Health and Medical News Headlines for May 21, 2010

UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized (AP)

AP - A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable students.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 May 2010 | 4:17 am

Scientists make 'artificial life'

Scientists in the US succeed in developing the first living bacterial cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 May 2010 | 4:08 am

Up in smoke: Indonesian child-teen smokers rising (AP)

AP - Ardi Rizal, 2, throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. His father gave him his first when he was just 18 months old.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 May 2010 | 3:57 am

Spain says Mediterranean Union summit postponed to give time for Israel-Palestinian talks

MADRID - The Spanish government says a forthcoming Summit of Union of the Mediterranean has been postponed to allow Israel-Palestinian talks more time to achieve results. Spain's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 May 2010 | 2:55 am

UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized

A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 May 2010 | 2:51 am

UK woman has sextuplets

A 31-year-old woman is recovering after giving birth to sextuplets at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxfordshire.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 May 2010 | 2:18 am

Cuban drag queens take to the stage

For 23-year-old Charlimar it was a dream come true, gyrating like Latin pop star Shakira on an outdoor stage before 2,000 cheering people, in the first government-sanctioned drag show in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 May 2010 | 1:57 am

Yoga helps fatigue, sleep in cancer survivors

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer survivors might want to try yoga to sleep better and have more energy, according to a new study that will be presented at a meeting in early June.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 May 2010 | 1:53 am

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Family Status And Gender Associated With Career Planning Among Surgical Residents

Surgical residents who are single or do not have children are more likely to plan for specialty fellowships, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Graduate surgical education has changed significantly in recent decades, according to background information in the article. "Specialization is a growing trend that might jeopardize the future of general surgery," the authors write...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Minimally Invasive Sinus Surgery Becoming More Common In Medicare Population

Sinus surgery performed using an endoscope appears to be increasingly common for the management of chronic sinus disease among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Chronic rhinosinusitis is characterized by infection and inflammation of the sinus cavities and nose that lasts longer than three months, according to background information in the article. Symptoms include congestion, runny nose, headache, facial pressure and loss of smell...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Innovations In Technology For Autism Demonstrations At The International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR)

Families with children diagnosed with autism will demonstrate Innovative Technologies for Autism on Friday May 21 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon , while researchers will be presenting technology innovations in a half day session from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

OU WATER Center Researchers Providing Solutions In Developing Countries

At the University of Oklahoma WATER Center, researchers are working to provide solutions in developing countries where clean, safe water is nonexistent. According to Center Director David Sabatini, 1 billion people in the world do not have a safe water supply, which leads to 2 million deaths a year...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

What Is Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis)? What Causes Valley Fever?

Valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, California disease, Desert rheumatism, and San Joaquin valley fever is a fungal disease that is endemic in certain parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Nevada and northwestern Mexico. It is caused by Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii. Infected individuals experience fever, chest pain, coughing and some other symptoms. Coccidioides immitis is a pathogenic fungus that resides in the soil...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

JAMA Commentary: Time To Rethink Causes, Possible Treatments Of Mental Disorders

It is time to reassess mental disorders, recognizing that these are disorders of brain circuits likely caused by development processes, according to a commentary in the May 19 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on mental health. Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, Md., presented the commentary at a JAMA media briefing on mental health. Dr. Insel and commentary co-author Philip S. Wang, M.D., Dr.P.H...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Barrow Researchers Use Illusions To Probe How We Think

A new amazing illusion proves that defying gravity may be as simple as your point of view. At the sixth annual international Best Illusion of the Year Contest, first place went to a mind-boggling illusion called "Impossible Motion: Magnet-Like Slopes." The entry submitted by Koukichi Sugihara, a mathematical engineering professor at Meiji University in Japan, challenges the human visual system and brain to believe that a ball can roll uphill. The illusion shows that the brain would rather believe this impossibility than conclude the incorrect point of view...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Flexible Treatment Intervention Associated With Greater Improvement In Anxiety Symptoms

An intervention in primary care settings that allowed a choice of cognitive behavior therapy, medication, or both, along with computer-assisted treatment support for patients with common anxiety disorders, resulted in greater improvement in anxiety symptoms and functional disability compared to usual care, according to a study in the May 19 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on mental health. Peter Roy-Byrne, M.D., of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, presented the findings of the study at a JAMA media briefing on mental health...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Life Sciences Research Grants Awarded Through Inova Health System And George Mason University

What do you get when you mix a world-class health system with an innovative, entrepreneurial university? A very successful research collaboration. For more than a decade, researchers at Northern Virginia's Inova Health System and George Mason University have been collaborating on groundbreaking research on obesity, liver disease and cancer...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Study Of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Funded By Nearly $1.5 Million NIH Grant To K-State Researcher

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming a growing problem around the world, and are a particular worry in hospital-acquired infections. "In U.S. hospitals today there are reported to be upward of 2.5 million infections annually for people who came to a hospital to be treated for one thing, but before they are sent home they've acquired a secondary infection," said Lynn Hancock, assistant professor in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University. Hancock was awarded nearly $1...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Shell: Detects fire at its Australia refinery

PERTH, May 21 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has detected a fire at the bitumen processing unit of its Geelong refinery in Australia, it said on Friday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 May 2010 | 12:44 am

UPDATE 1-BTG sales up 16.2 pct, to market Varisolve itself

* Says to market Varisolve itself in U.S. reimbursed sector
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 May 2010 | 12:43 am

Study Finds Certain Drugs Can Keep Some Forms of Cancer in Remission Longer

The studies on longer cancer treatment involve a strategy for making cancer into a chronic disease like diabetes or hypertension, held in check by continuous use of medicines.

Source: NYT > Health | 20 May 2010 | 10:53 pm

Synthetic Bacterial Genome Takes Over Cell

J. Craig Venter called it a step toward making microbes from scratch, but some scientists criticize the approach.

Source: NYT > Health | 20 May 2010 | 10:52 pm

Suprapubic Aspiration More Painful Than Urine Catheterization in Preterm Infants

Clinicians should take these findings under consideration when deciding on the appropriate method to rule out urinary tract infection, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 10:28 pm

Some Spices Cut Cancer Risk That Comes With Grilled Burgers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) --Researchers report that adding certain spices to your burgers before tossing them on the grill this summer will not only add to the flavor of the meat, but they can also cut the risk of cancer long associated with the cooking of beef.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 9:48 pm

Post-Chemo Treatment May Boost Lung Cancer Survival (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Among people with non-small-cell lung cancer, treatment with the drug erlotinib (Tarceva) after chemotherapy appears to slightly boost survival rates, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 9:48 pm

Clinical Trials Update: May 20, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 9:48 pm

A Protein Links Alzheimer's, Down Syndrome (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say a kind of protein that clogs the brain in Alzheimer's disease also accumulates in the eyes of Down syndrome patients and causes cataracts.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 9:48 pm

Heart Disease Among Childhood Cancer Survivors Tied to Gene Mutations (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that survivors of childhood cancer with certain genetic variations are more likely than other survivors to develop heart disease.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 9:47 pm

National Briefing | Health: More Disclosure for Drug Research

Medical researchers receiving United States grants who have been paid more than $5,000 by drug companies must publicly disclose the payments under rules proposed by regulators.

Source: NYT > Health | 20 May 2010 | 9:31 pm

Ovarian cancer screening shows promise in study (AP)

AP - Researchers may finally be closing in on a way to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer — a disease that rarely shows symptoms until it's too late to cure.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 5:29 pm

Common diabetes drug linked to vitamin deficiency (Reuters)

Reuters - Patients treated over long periods with metformin, a common drug for diabetes, are at risk of developing vitamin B12 deficiency which is also likely to get worse over time, according to a study published Friday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 May 2010 | 5:10 pm

Autism link with migrant parents

Migration from certain parts of the world can increase the risk of a child having autism, a study has suggested.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 May 2010 | 5:03 pm

Genetics of body germs revealed

The entire genetic sequences of 178 microbes that live on, or in, the human body have been decoded by US scientsts.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 May 2010 | 5:02 pm

Statin side-effect risk uncovered

GPs should be careful about prescribing cholesterol-busting drugs say researchers who found "unintended" side effects.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 May 2010 | 5:02 pm

For cancer survivors, yoga may boost energy and aid sleep

Cancer survivors often feel fatigued and have trouble sleeping for months -- or even years -- after their last chemotherapy or radiation session. Now, a new study shows that yoga can help them sleep better, feel more energized, and cut back on sleeping medications.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 May 2010 | 4:49 pm

Medical Societies Have Mixed Reactions to Medicare Payment Bill

The AMA, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Physicians say Congress still needs to completely revamp Medicare's method for determining physician reimbursement.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 3:18 pm

Benefits Shown for Omalizumab in Uncontrolled Asthma

The population of asthmatic people who benefit from omalizumab therapy can be extended to include those with moderate disease and those with severe, difficult-to-control asthma.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 2:43 pm

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