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US study sheds light on Africa's unique religious mixIn the space of a century, Africa has morphed from a continent dominated by traditional beliefs to one where the majority of people are Christian or Muslim, a US study showed Thursday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:20 am Poor Health Of Rural Men Underlines Urgent Need For "significant Investment" In Rural Healthcare, AustraliaThe Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says the latest report confirming the poorer health of rural and remote males compared with those living in the cities underlines the urgent need for major national initiatives to boost access to doctors and healthcare services in the bush...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Fatherly chats 'can stop smoking'Children who discuss issues that are important to them with their fathers are less likely to smoke, a Cardiff University study finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:56 pm Japanese women reborn in the nude through photographyOne photograph shows Yoco sitting naked on a bed, smiling softly as she admires her ample breasts in her cupped hands. In the next picture one of her breasts has gone, the right side of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Hard times spur gambling fever sweeping SerbiaSilence prevails in a brightly lit, sterile room as young men gaze intently at rows of television screens showing a variety of sporting fixtures, hoping Lady Luck will be on their side. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:15 pm Cardiologists' Malpractice Concerns Linked To Differences In Healthcare Use, Spending Throughout United StatesConcerns about malpractice suits influence how often cardiologists order some potentially unnecessary tests - resulting in significant variations in healthcare use and spending across the United States, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association. In a nationally representative survey of 598 cardiologists asked about circumstances under which they order cardiac catheterization "for other than purely clinical reasons," nearly 24 percent said they recommended the procedure out of fear of malpractice claims...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm Magazine Preview: The Estrogen DilemmaNew science is showing that estrogen’s effects on women’s minds and bodies may depend upon when they first start taking it. What should you do?Source: NYT > Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:13 pm Will Health Overhaul Incentives Also Penalize Some Workers?Some fear that while healthy employees might reap health insurance discounts, workplace programs could end up raising costs for the chronically ill.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:07 pm Statement By American Heart Association President Clyde Yancy, M.D. On Menu Labeling Measures In New Health Reform BillConsumer spending on food consumed outside the home has expanded over the years, which is both a convenience and a conundrum. It is likely that dietary choices made outside of the home environment have contributed to the problem of overweight and obesity for millions of Americans. For the consumer who wishes to make an informed decision regarding food consumption, caloric content information of prepared foods has not been previously readily available...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Weight-Loss Surgery May Ease Childbirth Risks (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Undergoing weight-loss surgery before having a baby greatly lowers the risk that obese women will develop major health problems during pregnancy, a new study reports.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Health Tip: Coping With Postpartum Depression (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Depression frequently affects women who are pregnant or who have just given birth.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm New Alzheimer's Gene Identified (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have pinpointed a gene variant that nearly doubles the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Play Creatively as a Kid, Be a Healthier Adult (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children who engage in creative and active play may grow up to be healthier adults, suggests a British study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: April 14, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Study Explores Possibility of a Female Viagra (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research might be bringing science a bit closer to a female version of Viagra.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Artificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes Moves Closer to Reality (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- The first human trials of the latest design of an artificial pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes found the device worked without causing low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Hormone Therapy May Fight Resistant Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary research suggests that a new hormone treatment could be a weapon for doctors in the battle against a form of prostate cancer that's resistant to surgical removal of the testicles.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement On New Health Care Quality, Disparity ReportsHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement on new reports on health care quality and health care disparities faced by racial, ethnic or income groups. The new reports - the 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report and the National Healthcare Quality Report - were released today by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Today's reports demonstrate why passing health reform was so critical," said Sebelius. "In 2009, healthcare associated infections increased and minorities were less likely to have insurance and less likely to get the treatments they needed...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:00 pm 2010 Biosecurity Conference To Feature Top Obama Administration OfficialsThe Biosecurity Conference will bring together senior-level government officials, scientists and security professionals to discuss President Obama's strategy to support biotechnology's enormous potential to improve the global quality of life while decreasing the risk of its potential misapplication. This event will be co-located with the 2010 BIO International Convention being held May 3-6 in Chicago, Ill...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm Senate Misses Deadline for Delaying Medicare Pay CutPhysician claims that were held for the first 10 business days of April may be processed at the reduced rate, based on past CMS guidance.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:46 pm Christian Peacemaker Teams founding father Gene Stoltzfus dies of heart attackFORT FRANCES, Ont. - Gene Stoltzfus, founder of the Christian Peacemaker Teams, died suddenly of a heart attack on March 10, ChristianWeek reported. He was 70. The white-bearded...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:20 pm McGuinty says key concern is lower drug costs, not the health of pharmaciesTORONTO - Ontario's main concern in an escalating battle with pharmacists is lowering the cost of medications and not the ultimate makeup of the industry, Premier Dalton McGuinty said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:17 pm Recent Findings Suggest Need For New Approach To Fighting Disease, Says Dr. Jon J. KabaraMicroorganisms may be the origin behind many diseases when certain circumstances are present, according to new research findings, and often without noticeable infection. Experts believe pathogenic viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and fungi can cause clinical inflammatory problems resulting from low-grade infections that may go unnoticed. These new findings, according to Dr. Jon J. Kabara, require a whole new approach to disease chemotherapy. Med-Chem Labs Inc. is using an approach that eliminates the cause (microorganisms) while relieving the effect (inflammation)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm Corrected: Survey shows how depression and smoking intertwine(Corrects 10th paragraph to show that Chantix is not an antidepressant)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:43 pm Macarthur Coal rejects New Hope's revised offerPERTH, April 15 (Reuters) - Takeover target Macarthur Coal on Thursday rejected a revised takeover proposal from miner New Hope Corp , saying the offer does not represent an adequate premium.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:41 pm ARROW/ (URGENT)For story, click on [ID:nSGE63D001]Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:10 pm Aeras And Crucell Announce Start Of Phase II TB Study In South AfricaDutch biopharmaceutical company Crucell N.V. (NYSE Euronext, NASDAQ: CRXL) (SWISS: CRX) and the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation today announced the start of a Phase II clinical trial of the jointly developed tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate AERAS-402/Crucell Ad35 in HIV infected adults. The Phase II study is designed to test the safety and efficacy of AERAS-402/Crucell Ad35 in adults infected with HIV and will be conducted by the Aurum Institute in Klerksdorp, South Africa. All Aeras-sponsored TB vaccine candidates have been or will be tested for safety in people living with HIV...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:00 pm Ignatieff flip-flops on health-care user fees amid grassroots revoltfrom Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Quebec's proposal to impose health-care user fees. After first declaring Quebec's plan legal, Ignatieff has reaffirmed the long-standing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 5:21 pm UPDATE 1-BP to do crude unit work at Texas City -filing* Maintenance on part of crude unit could produce flaringSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Apr 2010 | 5:07 pm Video games 'hardly affect sleep'Playing a video game appears to have only a mild effect on how long it takes a teenager to fall asleep, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm Advantages Of Radient Pharmaceuticals' Onko-Sure In Vitro Diagnostic Cancer Test Over CEA Published In Journal Of Immunoassay And ImmunochemistryUS-based pharmaceutical company Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE Amex: RPC) announced today the Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry (April 2010, Volume 31) has published a peer-reviewed journal article written by Dr. Andrea Small-Howard and Mr. Holden Harris titled "Advantages of the AMDL-ELISA DR-70 (FDP) Assay Over Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) for Monitoring Colorectal Cancer Patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm Dr Nicholas Fortuin, 69, Dies While CyclingDr Nicholas Fortuin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, passed away this weekend. He was riding his bicycle when he collapsed and died. Colleagues remember the doctor as an excellent teacher and clinician.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:20 pm Navy SEALs Recognize Anger More QuicklyNavy SEALs spot anger in a face more quickly than non-SEALs. Their brains work differently, study finds.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:04 pm ARBITER 6-HALTS: Final Results From Complete Study Population PublishedThe final results of ARBITER 6-HALTS, which include an additional 107 patients who completed the closeout assessment after a mean of seven months of treatment, are line with the preliminary results showing that niacin added to statin therapy resulted in a significant regression of carotid IMT, whereas treatment with ezetimibe did not.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:02 pm Low Event Rate With Proximal Occlusion in CASAt 30 days, the stroke and death rate among 1300 patients who underwent carotid artery stenting was 1.4%. An editorialist believes these results are a "game changer" for carotid artery stenting and that proximal endovascular-occlusion devices will become the preferred mode of emboli protection.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:02 pm Queensland Researchers Found Breast Cancer Survival Gene, AustraliaQIMR researchers, as part of an international collaboration, have found that a gene that is most commonly associated with skin pigmentation, hair and eye colour may influence a patient's chances of surviving cancer. The study found that a variant in the OCA2 gene is associated with increased survival in breast cancer patients. According to QIMR's Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench, "The variant of the gene is only a single change in the genetic sequence, but seems to have quite an impact...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Infliximab Helpful for Moderate to Severe Crohn's DiseasePatients with Crohn's disease who were treated with infliximab with or without azathioprine were more likely to have steroid-free clinical remission vs those who were taking azathioprine alone.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:09 pm Intelligent, Temperature-Dependent Antiplatelet Drug Could Reduce Bleeding ComplicationsA group of scientists from Australia and the US are developing an antiplatelet drug that can be turned on or off by medically employed hypothermia.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:08 pm Primary Care Trusts Driving Up Use Of The Private Sector, UKPCTs across the country are drawing up plans to increase their use of the private sector to drive efficiency savings, Pulse can reveal. Our investigation finds NHS managers are gearing up for a huge shift of services to alternative providers as a means to increase competition and make millions of pounds of savings. As many as 65% of trusts who provided details under the Freedom of Information Act admitted to plans to increase use of the private sector, as advised by the Government's World Class Commissioning strategy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Artificial Pancreas May Help Control Type 1 DiabetesA bihormonal closed-loop artificial pancreas using a computer algorithm may tighten glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes while lowering risk for hypoglycemia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 pm Fidaxomicin Shows Promise Against C Difficile in Second Phase 3 StudyFidaxomicin, a first-in-class macrocyclic antibiotic, showed cure rates on a par with vancomycin; the new drug appears particularly promising against emerging hypervirulent strains of C difficile.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:42 am Dietary Glycemic Load Linked to Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Women But Not MenIn an Italian cohort, high dietary glycemic load and carbohydrate intake from high-glycemic index foods increased the overall risk for coronary heart disease in women but not in men.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:41 am Do diabetics do better after colon cancer surgery? (Reuters)Reuters - People with diabetes actually fare better after colon cancer surgery than people without the condition, according to surprising new findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:28 am Reports of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Low After 2009 H1N1 VaccinationNew numbers from the CDC/FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System suggest that cases of GBS are low, but investigators stress that passive surveillance generally underestimates the risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:06 am Gene swap plan to beat diseaseUK scientists create embryos with DNA from a man and two women in controversial work aimed at preventing inherited diseases.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:00 am Lancet: Sharp drop in maternal deaths worldwide (AP)AP - The number of women dying in childbirth worldwide has dropped dramatically, a British medical journal reports, adding that it was pressured to delay its findings until after U.N. meetings this week on public health funding.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:12 am 'I am transgender, and I want my voice to be heard'Rebecca Avery always felt different, even as a child. It wasn't until the age of 13 that she would even hear the word that explained why she felt out of place -- she was transgender.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:02 am Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the GlobeFor the first time in decades, there has been a significant drop worldwide in deaths from pregnancy and childbirth.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:49 am Adoption can overwhelm a familyChildren who are adopted may be at elevated risk for mental health disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, major depression and separation anxiety disorders, according to research.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 8:13 am Pudding pleaseAre we giving toddlers too much fruit and veg?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2010 | 7:49 am Finding love online despite illnessWhile sites like Match.com and eHarmony don't discriminate, they also don't cater to people who are coping with sexually transmitted diseases, disabilities, or mental health conditions. All of these can make dating even trickier.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Apr 2010 | 6:19 am
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