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Just like realWar training in mock Camp Bastion prepares medicsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:27 am New Oral Solution Formulation Of Antiepileptic Drug Vimpat (Lacosamide) (C-V)UCB has announced the availability of an oral solution formulation of Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V, an antiepileptic drug (AED) for add-on treatment of partial-onset seizures in people with epilepsy age 17 years and older. Vimpat 10 mg/mL solution is now available in U.S. pharmacies. Vimpat is now conveniently available in three formulations: oral tablets, oral solution and IV injection, ensuring that patients can maintain consistent Vimpat treatment in any clinical setting. Vimpat injection is available as an alternative for patients when oral administration is temporarily not feasible...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am How Bacteria Boost The Immune SystemScientists have long known that certain types of bacteria boost the immune system. Now, Loyola University Health System researchers have discovered how bacteria perform this essential task. Senior author Katherine L. Knight, PhD. and colleagues report their discovery in a featured article in the June 15, 2010, issue of the Journal of Immunology, now available online. Knight is professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The human body is teeming with bacteria...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Riley Hospital Autism Program To Provide A Helpful Hand To Schools Through New Indiana Resource NetworkAn outreach program at the Riley Hospital for Children Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center has been designated as one of six resource centers of the Indiana Resource Network established by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). HANDS in Autism is the only program focusing on autism named to the Indiana Resource Network (IRN)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Pollution, Temperature And Sleep-Disordered Breathing - New LinkResearchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health have established the first link between air pollution and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), a known cause of cardiovascular diseases. Antonella Zanobetti, Ph.D., Susan Redline, MD, MPH, Diane Gold, M.D., M.P.H...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am For Better Health - Please Don't Stop The Music!Musicians say music soothes the soul; health researchers believe music heals the sick. There's a growing field of health care professionals who use melodies to promote relaxation, treat depression, and relieve anxiety and stress. Music therapy is also used to improve coordination skills, enhance the well-being of people who suffer from Alzheimer's and dementia, help hearing and speech problems, and complement the treatment of cancer and neurological disorders...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Vitamin D May Protect Against Influenza And Other VirusesVitamin D may help reduce the incidence and severity of viral respiratory tract infections including influenza, according to a new study conducted by investigators at Greenwich Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine. The study, led by James R. Sabetta, M.D., followed 198 healthy adults during the fall and winter 2009-2010. The rationale for the study was to determine if the declining concentrations of vitamin D seen in the fall and winter in a temperate climate could be a factor in the seasonal increased prevalence of respiratory viral infections such as the flu...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am UCLA Scientists Teach Cultured Brain Cells To Keep TimeBACKGROUND The ability to tell time is fundamental to how humans interact with each other and the world. Timing plays an important role, for example, in our ability to recognize speech patterns and to create music. Patterns are an essential part of timing. The human brain easily learns patterns, allowing us to recognize familiar patterns of shapes, like faces, and timed patterns, like the rhythm of a song. But exactly how the brain keeps time and learns patterns remains a mystery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am World Food Programme Mobilizes To Meet Emergency Needs In Kyrgyzstan ClashesThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide logistics and feed civilians caught in the humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan, while calling on all sides to allow the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian supplies, particularly in the country's second city, Osh. "This crisis is unfolding rapidly and WFP is mobilizing its global expertise to ensure that the vulnerable -- particularly women and children -- do not suffer," said WFP's Executive Director Josette Sheeran...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am AHRQ And Ad Council Encourage Men To Take Preventive Steps In Their Health CareMen are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In addition, men are about 30 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for preventable conditions such as congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes, according to new AHRQ data...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Study Claims Apple Juice Could Help Reduce Agitation And Anxiety In People With DementiaApple juice could help reduce behavioural and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia according to study published in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Researchers added two 4oz glasses of apple juice a day to the diets of 21 people with dementia with moderate to severe dementia. After a month, carers reported an approximately 27 per cent improvement in behaviour such as agitation, anxiety and delusion. There were no notable changes in cognitive performance or day-to-day functions...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Health Tip: Buy a Bike That Suits Your Child (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As with any exercise equipment or sporting gear, a bicycle should fit a rider properly, especially if the user is a child.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm Obesity Can Take Toll on Sex Life (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is tied to reduced sexual activity and poorer sexual health, according to new research from France.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm DEALTALK-Australia IPO door inches open but hurdles remainSYDNEY, June 16 (Reuters) - German construction group Bilfinger Berger's decision to push ahead with its $1 billion Australian initial public offer has revived hopes the country's backlog of planned floats...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:44 pm FACTBOX-Australia's top IPOs in the last 12 monthsSYDNEY, June 16 (Reuters) - German construction group Bilfinger Berger is seeking to raise up to $1.1 billion through an Australian listing. It will be the country's largest IPO in eight months.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:44 pm Brazilian football has Haitians euphoric at lastWalking the streets of Port-au-Prince these days you may think you are in Brazil as Haitians starved of joy and excitement since January's devastating earthquake are caught up in World Cup...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:42 pm J.&J. Unit Recalls Additional Over-the-Counter DrugsMcNeil Consumer Healthcare, which is under investigation by a House panel, said some lots of Benadryl and Tylenol were “inadvertently omitted” from an earlier recall. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:22 pm BRIEF-Thai Banpu raises stake in Australian coal minerBANGKOK, June 16 (Reuters) - Thailand's Banpu PCL :Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:04 pm Obese have poorer sex life: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:00 pm Africa joins World Cup party, when lights are onKamudo Yohane had never seen a screen as big as the 54-centimetre (21-inch) television set up in a shantytown outside Blantyre, where hundreds of people huddle to watch World Cup matches.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:58 pm UPDATE 4-U.S. FDA releases risk summaries for newer drugs* Summaries look at risks seen 18 months after approvalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:34 pm Being obese raises the risk of sexual problems (AP)AP - Scientists say being fat can be bad for the bedroom, especially if you're a woman.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:15 pm B vitamin 'cuts lung cancer risk'People with high levels of a B-vitamin in their blood appear to be at a reduced risk of lung cancer, experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:03 pm Report gives reasons for backing walks for man who beheaded Greyhound seatmateWINNIPEG - A Manitoba review panel says in the interests of assessing whether Vince Li could ever be reintegrated into society, he should be allowed to take short, supervised walks aroundSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:50 pm Philippines - Market factors to watch - June 16MANILA, June 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports which may influence local financial markets on Wednesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:42 pm Indonesia - Market Factors to watch - June 16JAKARTA, June 16 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Indonesia as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:33 pm Should People Be Paid to Stay Healthy?How effective are incentives that prod patients to take pills, lose weight and stop smoking?Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:31 pm WRAPUP 7-Rating agencies dodge bullet in Wall St reform bill* Fed could escape relatively unscathed (Adds Franken reaction, details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:21 pm Doctors trial for overdose deaths goes to jury (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:59 pm Can You Really Pass Out from Jet Lag?Jet lag really can wreak havoc on the body, both immediately after a person travels and, for those who experience jet lag frequently, in the long-term.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:10 pm Unplanned Pregnancies More Common in Obese Women (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Obese women are less likely to use certain types of birth control and more likely to have unintended pregnancies, according to a new study on a French population.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:05 pm HIV: Nurse-monitored treatment gets OK in S.African trial (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:03 pm Unplanned Pregnancies More Common in Obese WomenObese women are less likely to use certain types of birth control and more likely to have unintended pregnancies, according to a new study on a French population.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:02 pm Cord blood transplants a viable option in leukemia (Reuters)Reuters - Adult patients with leukemia fare just as well when they get stem cell transplants taken from a cord blood bank as they do from a well-suited adult donor, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:40 pm Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prevalent in the Hospital SettingMost hospitalized patients are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and many pain medications could worsen the condition.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:27 pm In Desperately Poor Rwanda, Most Have Health InsuranceNinety-two percent of Rwanda is covered by a national health plan, and the premiums are $2 a year.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:33 pm Low-Dose Oral Steroids May Be Effective for Acute COPD ExacerbationIn patients hospitalized for acute COPD exacerbation, low-dose steroids given orally were not associated with worse outcomes than high-dose intravenous steroids.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:26 pm Free Clinics in the United States Serve Millions Each YearFree clinics treat an average of 1.8 million people in the United States each year and represent an important part of the healthcare "safety net" system, according to the findings of a new survey.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:16 pm Sugary foods linked to pancreatic cancer risk (Reuters)Reuters - People with diets high in sweets and other foods that cause rapid blood-sugar spikes may have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer than those who eat less of those foods, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:21 pm Essay: Are Killer Viruses Things of Beauty?A Manhattan art gallery features a rogues’ gallery of deadly microbes rendered in glass and costing $10,000 each.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:11 pm MRSA in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Linked to Shorter Survival TimeIn a large cohort study, detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis was associated with shorter survival time.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:01 pm CT Angiography May Not Be Needed for Suspected Pulmonary EmbolismA study shows that in patients with no risk factors for pulmonary embolism, the chance of having a computed tomography angiogram result positive for pulmonary embolism is only 0.95%.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:45 pm Petting farms warned about safetyMore must be done to protect people visiting children's farms, experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:09 pm Rare Gene Variant a Model for Lifelong Low LDL-C, Suggesting Earlier Treatment?A new study verifies earlier findings that people with a relatively rare genetic variant have around a 15% lower LDL-C over a lifetime and that this is associated with a disproportionately large reduction in the risk of heart disease. It suggests that people could start cholesterol-lowering treatment sooner, say the researchers, but others disagree.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:26 pm High Rates of Severe Functional Impairment Found in Returning Soldiers Due to PTSD, DepressionSerious functional impairment related to posttraumatic stress disorder and depression has been found in US Army soldiers returning from Iraq.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:14 pm Myocardial Strain Measured by Echo Detects Cardiotoxicity of Cancer Drugs EarlyMyocardial longitudinal strain and cardiac troponin plasma concentrations may help identify patients in whom anthracyclines and trastuzumab are cardiotoxic.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:58 am Uninsured Working-Age Americans More Likely to Die From Stroke or MI Than InsuredUninsured American patients of working age had a 50% higher death rate from MI or stroke than their insured counterparts, a new nationally representative study shows. The results should stimulate policy makers to ensure that everyone receives equal, current, and evidence-based treatment for these conditions, say the authors.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:46 am Cysts, Pancreatic Disease and CancerAre pancreatitis and pancreatic cysts related to cancer of the pancreas? Dr. Eileen O'Reilly responds to readers' questions.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:05 am Alzheimer's study: Evidence slim on preventive advice (Time.com)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:35 am Pesticides, Genes Combine to up Risk of Parkinson'sMen with certain genetic variations who were exposed to some toxic pesticides which are now largely banned run an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, French scientists said on Monday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:26 am Q & A: So Near, So FarWould a daily workout for the eyes forestall the need for reading glasses?Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:18 am What's your big fear? Snakes? Spiders?More than 19 million American adults have a specific phobia, a powerful, irrational fear of a particular scenario or object, like actress Salma Hayek's intense reaction to snakes.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:17 am Vital Signs: Safety: Distracted Driving as a Medical ConditionA physician calls on her colleagues to initiate discussions about driving and text messaging with their patients.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:42 am Personal Best: After Heatstroke, When Is It Safe to Exercise?Heatstroke, a potentially deadly consequence of exercising strenuously in the heat, remains poorly understood — misunderstood, some say.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:38 am FDA Cracks Down on Commercial Genetic TestingThe FDA has sent warning letters to companies selling gene test kits directly to consumers. The real reason: The tests are expensive and useless.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:23 am GPs to inform on 'ill' gun ownersDoctors prepare to share information on gun owners with police to flag up 'dangerous' patients.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:11 am Stupid Teenage Tricks, for a Virtual AudienceThe foolishness is not new - but YouTube raises the stakes.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:37 am Kroger recalls potentially deadly ice creamKroger is recalling some containers of its Deluxe Chocolate Paradise Ice Cream, sold in 17 states, because it may contain tree nuts that are not listed on the label, the grocery chain said Tuesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:23 am Should menthol cigarettes be banned?Menthol cigarettes make up a growing share of the shrinking cigarette market.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:23 am The Genome at 10: A Decade Later, Gene Map Has Yielded Few New DrugsThe Human Genome Project has not produced the promised cornucopia of new drugs.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:53 am Mothers 'can't resist competing', a survey suggestsMothers are very competitive and like to throw the best birthday parties and dress their children in the smartest clothes, a survey suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:25 am Big pushBid to end US maternal deaths 'crisis'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am Brain 'distorts own body image'The brain naturally distorts body image - a finding which could explain eating disorders like anorexia, say experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:31 am
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