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McDonald's recalls Shrek glassesUS chain McDonald's recalls 12m drinking glasses promoting the new Shrek movie after finding they contain a toxic metal.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 4:01 am McDonald's pulls cadmium-tainted 'Shrek' glasses (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:19 am Scientists seek former students in toxic MT town (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:08 am Drug hope for sepsis uncoveredScientists have uncovered a potential new treatment for blood poisoning, which affects 20 million people a year.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:06 am Low-dose HRT patches are 'safer'Hormone replacement therapy may be safer when given as low-dose patches than as pills, a study suggestsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:54 am Gene test hope for cancer therapyNHS patients are to be offered personalised cancer treatment under a pilot scheme to carry out genetic tests on tumours.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:50 am ZymoGenetics Initiates PEG-Interferon Lambda Phase 2b Clinical Trial In Hepatitis C In Collaboration With Bristol-Myers SquibbZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGEN) today announced the initiation of the second part of a Phase 2 clinical trial with PEG-Interferon lambda (IL-29) and ribavirin in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. ZymoGenetics is developing the investigational compound PEG-Interferon lambda in collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY). "We've moved forward into part B of our Phase 2 study of PEG-Interferon lambda in hepatitis C," said Eleanor L. Ramos, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of ZymoGenetics...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Patients With Stage II And Stage III Colon Cancer Treated With 5-FU-Based Adjuvant Therapy After 1995 Have Improved Overall SurvivalPatients with stage III colon cancer treated with 5-FU-based chemotherapy after complete surgical removal of their tumor after 1995 had improved overall survival with no change in time to recurrence compared to patients treated before 1995. In contrast, patients with stage II colon cancer treated after 1995 had longer time to recurrence and time from recurrence to death compared to those patients treated prior to 1995, according to Mayo Clinic and Gr Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, researchers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:00 pm News Analysis: Health Insurers and the Administration Find They Need Each OtherThe two foes will have to learn to work together to write regulations for the health care law that are mutually satisfying. Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:10 pm Kellogg to Restrict Ads to Settle U.S. InvestigationThe Federal Trade Commission challenged the accuracy of claims about the health benefits of Rice Krispies.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:10 pm St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Named No. 1 Children's Cancer Hospital In U.S.St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been named the nation's top children's cancer hospital in the 2010-11 Best Children's Hospital rankings published in U.S. News & World Report. St. Jude received the best overall score summarizing quality of care. St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and serves as an international resource to physicians and researchers. "This recognition is an outstanding external acknowledgment for our institution, but more importantly for the dedicated St...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm Drug Combo Staves Off Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- In people with pre-diabetes, a low-dose combination of two diabetes drugs -- metformin and Avandia (rosiglitazone) -- appeared to reduce the progression to type 2 diabetes, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Health Tip: Protect Your Child From a Sports Injury (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- You and your athletic child should keep some safety rules in mind before the game starts.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: June. 3, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Neighborhood Planning Could Help More Kids Avoid Obesity (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children have a better chance of avoiding the obesity epidemic if they live in neighborhoods where they can safely walk, bike and have access to parks and sports fields, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm EPA tightens sulfur dioxide limits (AP)AP - Good news for asthmatics, children, the elderly and those who have breathing disorders.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:21 pm Robert L. McNeil Jr., Chemist Who Introduced Tylenol, Dies at 94Mr. McNeil was a pharmaceutical executive who introduced Tylenol in 1955 as a competitor to aspirin for pain relief.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:10 pm New Report Provides Startling Look At Substance Abuse On An Average Day In The Life Of American AdolescentsOn an average day, 508,000 adolescents aged 12-17 in the United States drink alcohol; 641,000 use illicit drugs; and more than 1 million smoke cigarettes, according to a national survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report, which highlights the substance abuse behavior and addiction treatment activities that occur among adolescents on an average day, draws on national surveys conducted and analyzed by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm 1,000 More Unread Heart Tests at Harlem HospitalNew York hospital officials said the echocardiograms went back to 2005, not 2007, and totaled 1,000 more than previously thought.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:40 pm Abdominal Organ Transplant Symposium In New York, June 10, 2010The Montefiore-Einstein Abdominal Organ Transplantation Service will hold an Abdominal Organ Transplant Symposium on Thursday, June 10, 2010 from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Moses Division of Montefiore Medical Center on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx, NY...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:00 pm UPDATE 1-NAB in talks to sell AXA Asia retail platform* Begins talks to sell AXA platform to meet regulatory concernSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:45 pm Blackstone looks to offload Center Parcs property- FTLONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - U.S private equity firm Blackstone is in talks with British fund manager M&G to dispose of the majority of its UK property assets in holiday business Centre Parcs, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:39 pm New Gene Therapy Proves Effective In Treating Severe Heart FailureResearchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a (produced as MYDICAR®) is a gene therapy designed to stimulate production of an enzyme that enables the failing heart to pump more effectively. In a Phase II study, SERCA2a injection through a routine minimally invasive cardiac catheterization was safe and showed clinical benefit in treating this patient population and decreasing the severity of heart failure...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:00 pm CIMC wins bidding for Australia's Loscam-sourcesHONG KONG, June 4 (Reuters Basis Point ) - China's CIMC, the world's largest shipping container maker, has won the bidding to buy Australian pallet maker Loscam Ltd, according to two banking sources. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:58 pm Suicide attempts less likely in men with higher IQsYoung men with low IQs are much more likely than their peers to attempt suicide later in life, a new study has found. In fact, men with the lowest IQs are about four times more likely to attempt suicide as those with the highest, and the risk tends to go up as IQ drops.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:21 pm Coleman's ex-wife: He couldn't be savedShannon Price says Gary Coleman couldn't be saved after suffering a brain hemorrhage last week and she didn't want him left in a vegetative state, she explains in a video interview released Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:00 pm Snuffing Out Smoking In Those With HIVWhile researchers have done a good job documenting health problems associated with the high prevalence of smoking among Americans who have HIV/AIDS, it's now time to focus on how to get these smokers to kick the habit, Saint Louis University School of Public Health research finds. Of the 1.1 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS, between 40 and 60 percent are smokers - which is two to three times the rate of smokers in the general population. Jenine K. Harris, Ph.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:00 pm Vale to buy out Aquila in Australia coal projectSYDNEY, June 4 (Reuters) - Brazilian mining giant Vale will exercise its option to buy a 24.5 percent stake in an Australian hard coking coal project from mining firm Aquila , lifting its stake to 100...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:48 pm Exxon delays well due to drilling moratoriumHOUSTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is delaying plans to drill a development well in a long-producing oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico in response to a U.S. moratorium on deepwater drilling, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:13 pm UPDATE 2-Financier LeBow named Borders Group CEONEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc said on Thursday financier Bennett LeBow, the bookseller's chairman and largest shareholder, was named chief executive of the company, while interim CEO...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:07 pm Hormone patch may be safer for womenWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who want to use hormone replacement therapy may be less likely to have a stroke if they use low-dose patches instead of pills, Canadian researchers reported on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:05 pm Bangladesh kids who lose mother more likely to dieFor children in Bangladesh, losing a mother _ but not a father _ can be deadly, a new study says. Researchers in Bangladesh, Britain and the U.S. used data from population surveys from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:01 pm Bangladesh kids who lose mother more likely to die (AP)AP - For children in Bangladesh, losing a mother — but not a father — can be deadly, a new study says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:01 pm UK scheme for MS drugs "a costly failure" -experts* Scheme launched in 2002 "wastes 50 million pounds a year"Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:01 pm Bangladeshi kids who lose a mother more likely to die, study showsfather -- can be deadly, a new study says. Researchers in Bangladesh, Britain and the U.S. used data from population surveys from 1982 to 2005 in Matlab, Bangladesh, to follow what...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:00 pm UNC And Olympus Partner To Open Advanced Imaging Center For Life Science ResearchThe University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill today opened the doors of a new facility designed to be one of the world's most sophisticated research centers devoted to life science imaging. The new UNC-Olympus Research Imaging Center provides researchers with advanced microscopes and camera equipment, software, consultation and expertise, in an environment intended to encourage the highest levels of scientific inquiry. The center is designed to stimulate collaboration among top life science research faculty members and will be available to guest researchers as well...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:00 pm A toxic history lessonChemicals that we were once assured were safe turned out not to be. Is history repeating itself? FULL STORY | TOXIC AMERICA: FULL COVERAGESource: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:53 pm When Boomers Get DementiaHow can society deal with the coming flood of Alzheimer's patients?Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:51 pm Doctors' group turns up heat on Medicare payments (Reuters)Reuters - The American Medical Association turned up the heat on the U.S. Congress on Thursday for failing to stop a 21 percent Medicare pay cut for doctors treating elderly patients.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:31 pm Wash off tarballs, but brief encounters not risky (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:24 pm Adenosine vs Clopidogrel Preload for Elective PCI?A small but provoking trial hints that adenosine may help reduce periprocedural myonecrosis in patients not preloaded with clopidogrel prior to elective PCI--the question is whether pursuing an alternative strategy is effort well spent.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:05 pm Both CABG, CRT Indicated? Same-Session Surgery, Implantation Best, Study FindsThe CABG alone won't help dyssynchrony, so patients with heart failure who have indications for both CABG and cardiac resynchronization therapy will benefit from getting both at the same procedure; delaying CRT pending the outcomes of CABG can mean that the patient could lose a lot, according to a small randomized study.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:05 pm Prostate Cancer Patient First In Spain To Receive Fast And Precise RapidArc(R) Radiotherapy Treatment From VarianClinicians at Institut Catala d'Oncologia (ICO) in Barcelona have carried out the first treatment in Spain using RapidArc® radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). A 73-year-old prostate cancer patient from Barcelona has become the first patient in the country to receive the fast and efficient treatment. "The treatment went very well and the patient really noticed the time difference compared with previous treatments," said Dr. Ferran Guedea, head of the radiation oncology department...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm New Statement Urges Caution for Primary-Prevention Aspirin in DiabeticsA new statement from the AHA, ACC, and ADA says that aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is "reasonable" in patients with diabetes who are at high risk for cardiovascular events. The new recommendations are more cautious than those previously published.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 3:43 pm Children With New Epilepsy Often Have Delayed Brain DevelopmentThe modest abnormalities in brain structure primarily affect white matter, report investigators. These problems are most evident, they note, in children with idiopathic generalized epilepsies.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 3:18 pm Behavioral Therapy Rivals Drug Treatment for Men With Overactive BladderBehavioral therapy is at least as effective as antimuscarinic drug therapy for the treatment of overactive bladder in men without significant obstruction.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 3:01 pm Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Acquires RespiVert Ltd., Strengthens Pulmonary FocusCentocor Ortho Biotech Inc. announced that it has acquired RespiVert Ltd., a privately held drug discovery company focused on developing small-molecule, inhaled therapies for the treatment of pulmonary diseases. The company's lead compounds, RV-568 and RV-1088, narrow spectrum kinase inhibitors with a unique profile of anti-inflammatory activities, are progressing into clinical development as potential first-in-class treatments for moderate to severe asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Cystic Fibrosis (CF)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm Physicians Seeing Fewer Medicare Patients Because of Low Pay and Threat of CutEven more physicians would restrict the number of Medicare patients they see or stop taking new ones if Congress passes a short-term SGR fix, according to a new AMA survey.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:56 pm Pregnant at 47: Can I do that?Kelly Preston is the latest celebrity to get pregnant in her late 40s. Doctors say chances are anyone that age can get pregnant -- if she's got the cash.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:55 pm EXPRESS Long-Term Data Show Flagging Effect of Intensive Therapy for Stroke Prevention After TIA or Minor StrokeA new EXPRESS study analysis confirms early aggressive treatment of TIA or minor stroke patients can cut recurrent stroke risk at 90 days by about 80%, but by 4 years risk returns to high levels.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:49 pm Doctor and Patient: The Human Side of Doctor-Patient RelationsInnovative new medical school programs focus on the human side of the doctor-patient relationship.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:28 pm Meditation May Improve Drinking and Substance Abuse Behaviors in Active Military PersonnelActive military personnel who practice meditation during substance abuse treatment programs may experience significant improvements in recognizing and changing their drinking behaviors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:24 pm Lady Gaga's condition sheds light on lupusAddressing rumors that have circulated about her health, Lady Gaga told CNN's Larry King this week that she doesn't have lupus, but has tested "borderline positive" for the condition.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:11 pm Alternative Therapies for Raynaud'sDr. Fredrick Wigley of the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center answers readers' questions about alternative remedies for Raynaud's phenomenon.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:59 pm Fisherman's wife breaks silenceWhile others keep quiet, Kindra Arnesen speaks out about her fears for her husband and other fishermen working on the Gulf's oily waters.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:42 pm B-Cells' Gene Expression Associated With Tolerance in Renal Transplant PatientsStudy identifies potential biomarkers of immune tolerance in renal transplant patients who successfully discontinued antirejection drugs.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:30 pm Chlorhexidine Wipes Fail to Prevent Newborn Deaths and SepsisDevelopment of new strategies to avert bacterial colonization is urged.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:22 pm Is the 'male menopause' a myth?The "male menopause" is a myth, according to a review of evidence.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:01 am Psychologist: Oil Spill Worst Disaster in U.S. HistoryPsychologically speaking, is the oil spill disaster more like 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina? Researchers suggest neither; it falls in a third category and is among the worst in U.S. history.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:50 am Cancer fund cash 'will run out'The UK government will need more money to meet promises made for its new fund for cancer drugs, a BBC investigation finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:02 am Robot surgeonDoctors use a robot to assist with knee surgerySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:42 am Brain Stimulation Helps Parkinson's DiseaseDeep brain stimulation helps improve motor function in Parkinson's disease patients.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:32 am Parents in child alcohol warningParents are being warned that children under 15 should not drink alcohol, in new guidance from the chief medical officer for Wales.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:49 am Chemicals find way into the wombFive years ago Molly and Zachery Gray were in the midst of a dark, lonely spiral. It began with Molly's first miscarriage.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:19 am Abortion Foes Advance Cause at State LevelAt least 11 states have passed laws this year regulating abortion, and in four additional states, bills have passed at least one house of the legislature.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jun 2010 | 5:08 am Warning over giving babies honeyParents are being warned not to feed honey to babies after three cases of botulism in the past year in the UK.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:57 am
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