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Hong Kong air pollution blamed on political system (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:33 am Hong Kong air pollution blamed on political systemDemocracy activists are not the only ones unhappy with a slow pace of electoral reform in Hong Kong. Environmentalists blame the city's political setup _ which guarantees a strong voice...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:30 am Genetic Approach To Manipulate Microbes In GutWe are what we eat, but who are "we"? New, high-powered genomic analytical techniques have established that as many as 1,000 different single-celled species coexist in relative harmony in every healthy human gut. "For each human cell in your body there are 10 microbial cells, most of them living in the gut and helping us digest things we can't digest on our own," said Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Recovery Of Sight In MiceRetinitis pigmentosa affects over one million people worldwide and is manifested by a progressive loss of sight, eventually leading to blindness. Retinitis pigmentosa is a form of inherited retinal degeneration that affects the light-sensitive cells : photoreceptors. Photoreceptors are a special type of neuron which convert light into nervous impulses. These impulses are then processed by the retina and transmitted along the nerve fibres to the brain. There are two types of photoreceptors: rods and cones...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am What Are Suicidal Thoughts And Suicidal Behaviors? What Causes Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors?Suicide is the act of ending one's life intentionally. It is a tragic reaction to stressful life situations. However, suicide can be prevented. Learning what are suicide warning signs and how to reach out for immediate help and professional treatment could save your life or someone else's. It may seem like there is no way to solve problems and that suicide is the only way to end the pain. But steps can be taken to be safe and start enjoying life again. According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, suicide is: 1. The act of taking one's own life. 2. A person who commits such an act...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Surprisingly Common Transposons Or 'Jumping Genes' Are Known To Cause DiseaseScientists are finding more variation in the human genome than they had previously expected, now that new technologies are allowing researchers a closer look at the genomes of many individuals, according to a new study from University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. The study, published in the June 25 issue of the journal Cell, is one of the first to take an in-depth look at transposons, known as "jumping genes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Regenerated Lung Tissue Implanted In RatsA Yale University-led team of scientists reports that it has achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas, which is the key role of the lungs. Their paper appears in Science Express. Lung disease accounts for around 400,000 deaths each year in the United States. Lung tissue is difficult to regenerate because it does not generally repair or regenerate beyond the microscopic level...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Biomedical Scientist Concerned About Effects Of Oil Spill On Human HealthUniversity of Rhode Island Pharmacy Professor Bongsup Cho knows there are cancer-causing chemicals in diesel fumes and cigarette smoke. The biomedical scientist also knows that some of the same chemicals are found in the gooey tar balls that are being produced as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which began April 20 when a rig exploded and caught fire. But what he and other scientists have little knowledge of is the long-range impact of the spill on humans and wildlife at the cellular level...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am A Future Strategy For The Treatment Of Patients With Ulcerative ColitisUlcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by frequent diarrheal attacks and anal bleeding. Histologic characteristics of UC are the invasion of the crypt epithelium and lamina propria by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), disruption of the epithelial lining, and consequently mucosal ulceration and crypt abscess formation in the bowel wall. Regulation of the migration of inflammatory leukocytes into the intestinal tissues is considered to be a therapeutic option for patients with UC...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Study Finds People More Likely To Get Screened For Colon Cancer After Receiving Automated RemindersSimple, automated telephone reminders can increase colon cancer screening rates by 30 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study funded by the National Cancer Institute that appears in the July print edition of Medical Care. The study - which is the first to examine whether automated calls can increase screening for colon cancer - involved nearly 6,000 Kaiser Permanente members in Oregon and Washington who were overdue for screening...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Brief Psychological Therapy Is Effective In Primary CareBrief therapy at the GP's surgery can effectively treat anxiety and depression. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine found that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) was effective for treating anxiety disorders, while CBT, problem solving therapy (PST) and counseling were all equally effective in treating depression and mixed anxiety and depression. John Cape worked with a team of researchers from University College London to pool the results of 34 studies involving 3962 patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am In Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Mysterious Cilium Functions As Cellular Communication HubNearly all mammalian cells have what's called a primary cilium - a single, stump-like rod projecting from the smooth contours of the cell's outer membrane. Unlike its more flamboyant cousins, the motile cilia, which beat industriously in packs to clear our airways of mucous or to shuttle a fertilized egg to the uterus, the primary cilium just ... sits there. Like a bump on a log. In fact, it looks so useless that, until recently, many scientists considered it to be just a leftover artifact of eons of evolution...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Cereal Is RecalledThe Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of cereal because an unusual smell and flavor from the packages’ liners could make people ill. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jun 2010 | 12:40 am Brooklyn Mothers Choosing Manhattan HospitalsWhen it comes time for Brooklyn’s newcomers to have their babies, many are choosing to do so in Manhattan.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 11:56 pm Diabetes May Double Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes appears to double the risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other heart condition, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Drug Helps Tackle Type 2 Diabetes in New Way, Study Says (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug, the first in its class, gives added blood sugar control to people with type 2 diabetes who are already taking the glucose-lowering medication metformin.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm U.S. Report Finds Too Few Clinics Target Diabetes, Obesity (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Too few local health clinics in the United States offer diabetes screening or obesity prevention programs, according to a nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Patient Money: High-Risk Health Insurance Pools to Start in JulyFor many with chronic conditions and no coverage, relief may be on the way starting July 1 as the federal government begins to pay for new insurance pools.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:23 pm G8 pledges five bln dlrs to fight child illness (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2010 | 8:48 pm PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - June 26Only 19 percent of 83 company tax directors from FTSE 350 companies, polled by professional services firm PwC, said tax changes announced in the Budget would attract businesses to the UK. The poll found...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 7:48 pm German Court Liberalizes Rules for Right to Die CasesThe ruling strengthens the individual’s right to die with dignity, since terminating life-sustaining treatments will no longer be a crime if patients have declared their wishes.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 7:31 pm BP adds $5 bln to available credit-WSJNEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - BP Plc has added $5 billion to its available credit to ensure it has enough money to meet the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a story on the Wall Street...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 6:46 pm UPDATE 3-Icahn critical of possible Lions Gate, MGM merger* Contends Lions Gate has "its own problems" (Adds Icahn view of Lions Gate overhead; his share position)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:53 pm UPDATE 3-Icahn critical of possible Lions Gate, MGM merger* Contends Lions Gate has "its own problems" (Adds Icahn view of Lions Gate overhead; his share position)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:53 pm Sickly silenceShould pregnant women put up with feeling poorly?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:52 pm UPDATE 2-Kellogg recalls breakfast cereals over taste, smellNEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Foul smells from some Kellogg Co breakfast cereals prompted the world's largest cereal maker to voluntarily pull millions of packages from store shelves around the United...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:46 pm UPDATE 2-UAL, Continental pilot negotiations hit snag* Talks stall, but airlines confident deal can be reachedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:42 pm REFILE-UPDATE 1-Mullen nearly doubles stake in Logan IntlJune 25 (Reuters) - Canada's Mullen Group Ltd on Friday nearly doubled its stake in Logan International Inc to 12.5 percent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:39 pm REFILE-UPDATE 1-Mullen nearly doubles stake in Logan IntlJune 25 (Reuters) - Canada's Mullen Group Ltd on Friday nearly doubled its stake in Logan International Inc to 12.5 percent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:39 pm UPDATE 2-FDIC's Bair wants US regulators to resist lobbyingWASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators will have "some latitude" on how to implement the controversial Volcker rule and derivatives restrictions in the financial reform legislation, but must resist...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:29 pm Ode to the ApricotThis week, Martha Rose Shulman celebrates the nothing-like-it-flavor of ripe apricots, with their "tart edge and almond-y overtones.''Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:14 pm Should We Worry About the Polio Outbreak in Tajikistan? (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - An outbreak of poliomyelitis in Tajikistan has health officials concerned that unvaccinated children in the United States and elsewhere are at risk of contracting the paralyzing disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm Should We Worry About the Polio Outbreak in Tajikistan?Should We Worry About the Polio Outbreak in Tajikistan?Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 3:57 pm Low Response to Clopidogrel Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiac Death After PCIA platelet-reactivity index of over 60% on the VASP test was associated with an increased rate of death and stent thrombosis. The deleterious impact of a low response to clopidogrel was significantly higher in patients who received a drug-eluting stent.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 3:21 pm EMA to Review ARBs and Cancer, Infuriating Experts, Who Point to Missing Data and Adverse ConsequencesThe European Medicines Agency has announced that it will look into the possible risk of cancer associated with ARBs following the publication of a meta-analysis in Lancet Oncology last week.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 3:04 pm Celebrating life on the anniversary of a deathSome families find comfort in paying tribute to someone who has died on the day of each year corresponding to the death of a loved one.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 2:19 pm "Doc Fix" Delaying Medicare Pay Cuts Is Law Until November 30President Obama signed the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, delaying a 21.3% cut in Medicare reimbursement until November 30.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 2:15 pm Whaling meeting delays decision on hunting 1 year (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2010 | 1:13 pm Studied: College Students Are Found to Have Less EmpathyA study finds today’s college students are less empathetic than those 30 years ago.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 12:00 pm Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Cancer Risk: StudyAtopic dermatitis may increase patients' risk of cancer, new research hints.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 11:36 am Weekly Exenatide Tops Insulin Glargine: StudyThe once-weekly diabetes drug exenatide, being developed by Eli Lilly and Co and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc, was slightly better at controlling blood sugar than insulin glargine (Lantus), with weight loss instead of gain, according to data from a study.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 11:36 am New Study Outlines Risk Factors for Falls in Parkinson's DiseaseA new study finds a high propensity for falls even in early PD and suggests leg strength and upper limb sequencing tests can flag those at higher risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 10:32 am Six Questions to Protect Elderly PatientsThree experts offer advice on the questions family members can ask to lower a patient's risk for delirium during a hospital stay.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 10:16 am 'No foetal pain before 24 weeks'There is no evidence of foetal pain before 24 weeks, and no reason to challenge England's abortion limit, doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jun 2010 | 10:12 am Later Diabetes Risk Rises With Midlife Weight Gain, Measures of Central AdiposityAs BMI, waist/hip ratio, and other markers of central body fat at age >65 went up, so did the risk of new diabetes later on, in a prospective analysis of a US cohort. But the increased risk was attenuated in one particular subgroup.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:59 am Older Swingers Emerging as STI Risk GroupStraight couples who regularly swap sexual partners, referred to as swingers, have rates of STIs comparable with those of other high-risk groups.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:53 am Obesity-Related Female Sexual Dysfunction Often Resolves With Bariatric SurgeryFemale sexual dysfunction is common among the morbidly obese, but resolved in two thirds of patients who underwent successful bariatric surgery.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:50 am How Long Will My Family Be Covered Under Cobra?Laid-off workers can keep the health insurance coverage they had through their former employer for up to 18 months.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:30 am A New Option for the UninsuredNext month the federal government will begin providing relatively affordable coverage for uninsured people with pre-existing conditions.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 9:09 am International Headache Classification Committee Solicits InputThe committee hosted a town hall meeting Thursday asking delegates their views for the third edition of the headache disorders classification due out in 2012.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2010 | 8:51 am What Really Killed King Tut? New Evidence Sparks DebateA mystery that has baffled experts for centuries, the cause of King Tut's death is still a source of debate. Was it the result of foul play, disease or genetics?Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 7:54 am Social Security: An AppreciationAn group in Maine seeks stories about Social Security and its effect on families and communities.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 7:50 am Landmark German euthanasia rulingA top German court says it is not a criminal offence to cut off a dying patient's life support if that person has given their consent.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jun 2010 | 7:19 am Will 'Huge' inspire real-life obese teens?Mia Procida, 14, will be starting her eighth summer at Camp Pocono Trails in Reeders, Pennsylvania, at about the same time a new television show, called "Huge" rolls out on the ABC Family network.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 7:13 am Getting Fat? Blame the KidsAmericans with children aged 18 years or younger are less likely to exercise and more likely to be overweight or obese, according to a new report.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jun 2010 | 6:55 am German court approves euthanasia with patient consent (AFP)
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