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Anxiety Affects Attention ProcessesA research conducted at the University of Granada has identified the different effects of being of a nervous disposition and being anxious at a given moment on what happens around us. Being of a nervous disposition and being anxious at a given moment affects our attention to what happens. This finding will help improve the treatment of anxiety disorders, so common in our days. In fact, anxiety has become one of the most common conditions among the population, which can explain the negative connotations usually associated to this term...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am New System Developed For Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's DiseaseResearchers of the University of Granada have developed a new computer program that allows early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through processed images. This new system has enhanced successful early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease up to 90%, which is an important progress within this area of study. The study was conducted by professor Ignacio Alvarez Illán, a member of SIPBA (Signal Processing and Biomedical Applications) TIC-010 of the University of Granada, and supervised by professors Juan Manuel Gorriz Saez, Javier RamÃrez Perez de Inestrosa and Carlos Garcia Puntonet...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Collagen Manufactured From Transgenic Tobacco Plants At Hebrew UniversityA scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous commercial implications for use in a variety of human medical procedures. Natural human type I collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body and is the main protein found in all connective tissue. Commercially produced collagen (pro-collagen) is used in surgical implants and many wound healing devices in regenerative medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am NJIT Engineer Helps Stroke Patients Regain Motor Functions In Hands, Arms - More Volunteers Needed For StudyHelping stroke patients regain use of their hands and arms through innovative robotic and virtual reality-based video game therapies is the focal point of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical engineer. Thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Adamovich is developing better ways to rehabilitate people who have lost control of their hands, fingers, shoulders and elbows. Preliminary laboratory results appear promising: A group of 20 recent subjects has shown 20 to 28 percent positive changes in motor function following participation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am More Discovered About The Composition Of Human Spinal FluidA team of scientsts has sharply expanded scientific knowledge of the composition of human spinal fluid. The researchers have identified 2,630 proteins that reside in fluid that is considered "normal," a number nearly three times as great as the total number of proteins previously identified. Another striking finding was that more than half (56%) of the proteins were relatively unique to the spinal fluid and not found in blood. This new information, which appears in the June 11 edition of the journal PLoS ONE, is potentially a major step forward in the study of diseases of the nervous system...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Frontal Cortex Dysfunction May Contribute To Compulsive Sexual BehaviorSex "addiction" is a concept that has had particularly high visibility recently with the publicity associated with Tiger Woods. Persons with addictive or compulsive disorders frequently display an inability to inhibit behaviors once they become maladaptive, despite adverse consequences of their behavior. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is a brain region involved in decision-making and behavioral flexibility, and it has been identified as a potential mediator of behavioral inhibition. In a new study, Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Hospitalist Use Of Hand-carried Ultrasound: Preparing For BattleUroToday.com - The urologists "stethoscope" has just been unveiled! Both GE and a company called SonoSite have made the hand-carried or pocket ultrasound device commercially available this month. This easy to use, portable imaging technology will allow every urologist in their office, emergency room or ICU to easily image the kidneys, bladder, prostate and scrotum instantly and without radiation effect. This will finally provide the ultimate urologic physical examination diagnostic tool that quite literally is at the urologist's fingertips...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am FDA Review Of Dental Amalgam - Advisory Panel To Consider Risks To Vulnerable PatientsThe US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) say it is to hold an advisory panel on December 14th-15th to discuss a number of scientific issues that may affect dental amalgam regulation, used for direct filling of carious lesions or structural faults in teeth. The meeting will focus mainly on the possible risk to vulnerable patients, such as pregnant women, young children and fetuses. Amalgam is used for the treatment of tooth decay. It consists of a mixture of metals, composed of liquid mercury and powdered amalgam alloy, made up mainly of silver, tin and copper...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Nuclear Pores Call On Different Assembly Mechanisms At Different Cell Cycle StagesNuclear pores are the primary gatekeepers mediating communication between a cell's nucleus and its cytoplasm. Recently these large multiprotein transport channels have also been shown to play an essential role in developmental gene regulation. Despite the critical role in nuclear function, however, nuclear pore complexes remain somewhat shadowy figures, with many details about their formation shrouded in mystery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am A New Therapy Paradigm For Prostate Cancer Founded On Clinical ObservationsUroToday.com - In the February 15, 2010 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, Drs. Eleni Efstathiou and Christopher Logothetis present their paradigm regarding the prostate cancer (CaP) tumor microenvironment and how it contributes to CaP progression and response to therapy. They propose that the tumor microenvironment in CaP may account for the stage-dependent chemotherapy-response profile seen in CaP...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am China syphilis infections up 30% each year: report (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jun 2010 | 12:31 am Sebelius stumps for anti-childhood obesity plan (AP)AP - The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won't work if communities don't engage in it, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a conference Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:17 pm Clinical Trials Update: June 11, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm Dispute Over Johnson Drug Recall DeepensDocuments obtained by a House panel indicate that a unit of Johnson & Johnson tried to buy back defective Motrin without alerting regulators. Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:20 pm F.D.A. Faults 5 Companies on Genetic TestsIn letters sent to the businesses, the agency said the tests were medical devices and needed regulatory approval before being marketed to consumers.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:20 pm Legal Fight Delays Paper on Psychopathy Scale 3 YearsA psychologist claimed his words were distorted in a paper critical of his rating scale of psychopathy, and a long legal battle ensued.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:01 pm Patient Money: What to Expect in Next Year’s Health Benefits OfferingsThe new health care law is already affecting benefit packages being put together for 2011, and it seems likely that employees will be asked to absorb more of the costs.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm UPDATE 2-U.S. panel probes marketing of Wyeth transplant drug* Lawmaker also asks if company targeted black patients (Adds Pfizer says will cooperate with inquiry)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:27 pm Nuclear company requests hearing to restart leaky isotope reactorisotope production by mid-summer. The Crown corporation has asked regulators for a formal hearing to get permission to fire up an aging Ontario nuclear reactor. If the application isSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 6:48 pm Focus on tackling maternal deathsThe organisers of this conference have pledged to keep up pressure on finance ministers to fund efforts to stop women dying in pregnancy and childbirth.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 6:35 pm Knighthood for alcohol campaignerThe head of the Royal College of Physicians, who has campaigned for measures to tackle alcohol misuse, is knighted.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:40 pm Autopsy finds Saskatchewan boy drowned, also had scald-type burnscause of death of a 22-month-old boy. The Saskatchewan Department of Justice said in a news release Friday that Evander Lee Daniels drowned and also had "extensive scald type burns"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:33 pm IPO VIEW-U.S. taxpayers could profit on pre-owned GM* GM IPO as soon as Q4, registration seen as soon as JulySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:10 pm Documents show J&J bought Motrin before recall (Reuters)Reuters - Johnson & Johnson planned to remove potentially flawed lots of its Motrin over-the-counter pain reliever from store shelves by having contractors buy stocks of it, documents obtained by Reuters show.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:10 pm UPDATE 2-Documents show J&J bought Motrin before recall* Congressional committee questions J&J's cooperationSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:09 pm Allergic reaction: Feds may ban airlines from serving peanuts as mile-high grubSAVANNAH, Ga. - Federal regulators in the United States are considering a snack attack on airlines that would restrict or even completely ban serving peanuts on commercial flights. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:08 pm Panel probes marketing of Wyeth transplant drugWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House of Representatives committee is investigating reports that drugmaker Wyeth, now a unit of Pfizer Inc, promoted a transplant drug to blacks for unapproved...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:04 pm UPDATE 1-U.S. panel probes marketing of Wyeth transplant drug* Lawmaker also asks if company targeted black patientsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:55 pm Transocean, US Justice Dept resolve liability spatWASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd has resolved its spat with the Obama administration over the oil drilling company's attempt to limit its liability in the Gulf of Mexico spill, according...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:38 pm Mental decline from diabetes can start in middle ageNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes can lead to a decline in memory, thinking speed, and mental flexibility in middle age, but controlling the blood sugar disorder might prevent some of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:23 pm Mental decline from diabetes can start in middle age (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:23 pm Additional Lots of Hospira-Brand Liposyn and Propofol RecalledThe recall of Liposyn and propofol injectable emulsion 1% has been expanded to include a wider range of lot numbers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:19 pm Doctor and Patient: An Important Vaccine Few Patients Are GettingMost doctors recommend immunizations against flu and pneumonia for older patients, but they do not do the same with the shingles vaccine.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:09 pm Bevacizumab Linked to Increased Risk for High-Grade Proteinuria and Nephrotic SyndromeBevacizumab is associated with an increased risk for high-grade proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome, according to the findings of a new meta-analysis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:56 pm Mystery Explained: How Frozen Humans Are Brought BackInduced hibernation of yeast and worms through oxygen deprivation sheds lights on rare episodes of humans who recover after apparently freezing to death.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:27 pm Natalizumab an Alternative for Those in Whom Other MS Treatments Have FailedPatients in whom previous treatment regimens have failed remain stable or show improvement when treated with natalizumab.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:23 pm Oil disaster efforts face extreme heatRising temperatures are adding to the perils of cleanup efforts on the Gulf oil disaster, and workers' heat-related illnesses are now the primary worry for local doctors and nurses.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:23 pm Drugmakers to share data to speed brain research (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:55 pm Maternal Intimate Partner Violence Linked to Childhood ObesityA subsample from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study shows that chronic maternal intimate partner violence is associated with increased risk for obesity among preschool-aged children.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:56 am Will Medicare Cover My Adult Children?The law permitting adult children to be covered under their parents' plans applies only to private insurance, not to Medicare.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:38 am Depression Leads to Weight Gain, Study ConfirmsDepression is linked to weight gain, particularly abdominal obesity.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 11:05 am More PCIs Performed in New York State, Including Discretionary PCI, Than OntarioIndividuals without a recent acute MI, for example, were 2.3 times more likely to undergo PCI in New York State than in Ontario, whereas the population-based rates of CABG surgery among nonacute-MI patients were not significantly different.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:44 am Meat-eating link to early periodsGirls who eat a lot of meat during childhood tend to start their periods earlier, a UK study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:35 am Three Plaque-Composition Factors Predict Ischemia in Intermediate-Sized Coronary PlaquesCharacteristics of coronary arterial plaques that cause severe stenoses can be identified with coronary computed-tomography angiography to predict inducible ischemia.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:33 am Reduction in MI in England After Smoking BanThe study shows a smaller reduction than previous reports, which is thought to be due to better controlling for confounders and marked reductions in smoke exposure before the ban was introduced.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:24 am FDA Reprimands Pfizer for Slow Reporting of Adverse EventsThe 12-page letter documents increasing numbers of adverse-event reports that are not being shared with the FDA within the stipulated 15-day window, including adverse reactions to the company's blockbuster statin, Lipitor.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:01 am Rosiglitazone Critic at FDA Accuses Superiors of Stalling Publication of New Data, Says Pharmalot BlogAn email from Dr David Graham to FDA commissioner Dr Margaret Hamburg says his superiors at the FDA may be stalling or blocking the publication of a manuscript showing the risks of rosiglitazone are higher than those of pioglitazone in Medicare subjects, according to Pharmalot.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:01 am Rotavirus Vaccine Contraindicated in Infants With Severe Combined ImmunodeficiencyThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that rotavirus vaccine, both monovalent and pentavalent products, should not be used in infants with severe combined immunodeficiency.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 10:00 am Environmental damage looms in Nigerian lead crisis (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 9:08 am Which supplements help depression?The multibillion-dollar market for dietary supplements is filled with products that claim to boost mood or improve depression. Some products are even billed as an alternative to prescription antidepressants.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:46 am How to safely get a tattoo removedGetting that tattoo seemed like a good idea at the time. But now that blast from the past on your back or tribal band around your arm may seem like a bit of body art you could live without.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:26 am Alcohol, Diet and Pancreatic Cancer RisksDr. Eileen O'Reilly responds to readers asking about risk factors for cancer of the pancreas.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:22 am 7 Foods Your Heart Will HateThis list reveals foods that will get you much more than your daily requirements of heart-stopping fats and salt – putting you on a sure track for a heart attack.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jun 2010 | 8:05 am Cancer drug hope for eye disorderA cheap drug used to treat bowel cancer should also be prescribed to prevent sight loss, say UK researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 7:01 am Restless legsHow one sufferer hasn't slept well in 46 yearsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 5:18 am Italian saint died of blood clot in heart, say researchersResearchers have used X-ray techniques to uncover the cause of death of a 700-year-old mummy.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:47 am WHO: more blood donations needed in poor countries (AP)AP - The World Health Organization says people make a total of 93 million blood donations worldwide every year, but the rate of donation in poor countries is far too low.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:45 am
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