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Smog advisory issued for parts of southern and central Ontariosouthern and central Ontario. The affected region includes Toronto, Hamilton, Barrie, Peterborough, London, Sarnia, and Windsor. A southwestertly flow of polluted air from the UnitedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Jul 2010 | 2:00 am What Big Eyes You Have. Are Those Lenses Risky?Young women have been copying Lady Gaga’s wider-than-life eyes, but the contact lenses are contraband, and doctors are concerned. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:30 am Minister Moloney Welcomes The Fourth Annual Report Of The Independent Monitoring Group On A Vision For Change, IrelandMr John Moloney, T.D., Minister for Disability and Mental Health published the Fourth Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group for A Vision for Change. The Report acknowledges progress in relation to the development of child and adolescent services, the appointment of the Assistant National Director for Mental Health and Executive Clinical Directors and the gradual movement towards the creation of catchment areas as outlined in A Vision for Change. However, overall the Monitoring Group is disappointed with the progress achieved since the launch of A Vision for Change...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am FSU Researchers Collaborate On $13.6 Million Grant To Bring Effective Practices To Low-Performing High SchoolsHigh schools across the nation have long struggled to improve student achievement and reduce dropout rates. While reforms enacted over the past three decades have proven successful in some schools, transferring those reforms to others has been challenging, and many students continue to fall behind. Education policy experts at The Florida State University will collaborate with researchers from Vanderbilt University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Education Development Center on a new $13.6 million grant to help improve high school performance in Florida and Texas...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Merck Serono: Survey Shows The Number Of MCRC Patients Tested For KRAS Jumped 50% In 12 MonthsMerck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has revealed new results from a global survey demonstrating that 66% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) are now tested for KRAS to determine if they could benefit from a personalized therapy, such as Erbitux® (cetuximab). This represents a 50% increase in levels of KRAS testing in just one year...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Stanford Hospital Debuts Hybrid Medicine RoomWhether it's called a hybrid room or an interventional platform, Room 9 at Stanford Hospital & Clinics is that singular space where a patient can stay in one place to be diagnosed and treated, either with surgery or the latest interventional procedure, in an environment as sterile as an operating room, with all-important imaging devices, microscopes and monitors right at hand. "It's a quantum leap up," said Robert Dodd, MD, PhD, who is both Stanford neurosurgeon and interventional neuroradiologist...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Discusses Importance Of Child Nutrition Reauthorization And WIC ProgramsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has testified on the pending legislation to reform and reauthorize USDA's Child Nutrition Programs and Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Below are excerpts from Secretary Vilsack's prepared testimony: "The Administration is strongly committed to passing legislation this year that reduces child hunger and improves the quality of school meals and the health of the school environment. "I thank Chairman Miller for his leadership on this issue...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Cubist Pharmaceuticals Enrolls First Patient In CXA-201 Phase 2 Study In Complicated Intra-Abdominal InfectionsCubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST), a leading acute care therapeutics company, announced the enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2 study with CXA-201. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized, study will compare the safety and efficacy of intravenous CXA-201 with an active comparator in patients with complicated intra-abdominal Infections (cIAI). This international study is expected to enroll 120 patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Cerapedics, Inc. Receives CE Mark For I-FACTOR™ Flex Bone GraftCerapedics, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing novel osteobiologic products, announced that it received the CE Mark for its i-FACTOR™ Flex bone graft product line. i-FACTOR Flex is the company's second product in the i-FACTOR product platform based on its proprietary small peptide attachment factor technology. i-FACTOR bone graft is the only biologic bone graft that combines a unique anorganic bone mineral (ABM) and small peptide (P-15™) to act as an attachment factor for specific integrins on osteogenic cells...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am USDA Finalizes Ground Beef Standards For School Lunch And Nutrition ProgramsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has finalized tougher new standards for ground beef purchased by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for Federal food and nutrition assistance programs including the National School Lunch Program. "It is one of my highest priorities to ensure that food provided to the National School Lunch Program and other nutrition programs is as safe and nutritious as possible," Vilsack said. "The new standards guarantee our purchases are in line with major private-sector buyers of ground beef...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Study Finds Back Pain Sufferers Benefit From Chiropractic Care And Other Complementary And Alternative ApproachesA recent study, "Perceived Benefit of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Back Pain" (Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, May - June 2010, Vol. 23 No.3), found the majority of respondents receiving CAM for back pain reported great benefit from the various treatments...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Helping More Babies To Breastfeed By Treating Tongue TieDoctors advise new mothers to breastfeed for at least the first six months of a baby's life, but a simple yet often untreated problem can sabotage their efforts, University of Florida researchers say. Called a tongue tie, the problem occurs when the connective tissue under the tongue is too tight. A tongue tie can hinder some newborns from being able to breastfeed properly and painlessly, and this struggle can lead many new mothers to give up breastfeeding...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Pakistan urchins swap streets for art (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jul 2010 | 12:37 am Noticed: Too Much Red Bull? Relaxation Drinks For Sale“Relaxation shots” claim to undo the very buzz caffeinated drinks were designed to deliver.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jul 2010 | 10:50 pm Leave July 4 Fireworks to the Pros (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- One way to have a safe July 4th holiday is to leave fireworks celebrations to the experts, a children's eye specialist advises.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2010 | 9:47 pm 66,000 pounds of bison meat recalledA Colorado company is recalling about 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison meat that may be contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jul 2010 | 6:30 pm Pregnancy vitamin supplement callPregnant women in the UK should be told to routinely take vitamin D supplements, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2010 | 5:20 pm Costs may hinder access to public HPV vaccination for Canadian maleshave the same access as girls to a public immunization program for a highly prevalent sexually transmitted disease, experts attending a conference on the subject said Saturday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2010 | 4:17 pm US spill panel to hold public meeting July 12-13WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. presidential panel to probe the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and recommend new rules to prevent future disasters will hold its first public...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2010 | 3:22 pm Explosion of joy in Madrid as Spain makes semisTens of thousands of fans sang "Viva Espana" and danced in the street in Madrid Saturday as Spain overcame Paraguay to move into the semi-final of the World Cup. A crowd which watched...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2010 | 2:50 pm New 'Twilight' film eclipses box office rivalsLOS ANGELES, July 3 (Reuters) - The latest "Twilight" movie sailed past the $100 million mark during its third day at the North American box office, and was forecast to approach a record-breaking $200...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2010 | 12:13 pm Understanding childhood depressionMy daughter Rachel is sitting silently ten feet away from me, stroking our cat. It's a hot summer day and nearby her siblings are all splashing in our new pool. Why isn't my 11-year-old with them?Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jul 2010 | 11:09 am MRSA/SA Test Recalled Because of Rare False-Negative ResultsPatients with MRSA infections may receive incorrect treatment or delayed care due to false negatives, according to the FDA.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jul 2010 | 10:53 am The wounds of war: physical, psychological injuries legacy of Afghan battleVANCOUVER - Master Cpl. Jody Mitic was a sniper on patrol with his unit in Kandahar province in January 2007 when he stepped on a land mine and lost both legs below the knee. In the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2010 | 8:30 am Recipes for Health: A Classic French Sauce, RevisitedBechamel is a mainstay of French cuisine, often thought of as cream sauce. In fact, the authentic olive oil version is a surprisingly healthful addition to many vegetable dishes.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jul 2010 | 8:12 am Eli Lilly CEO says open to smaller acquisitions -paper* Buys could be in biotechnology, diagnostics, animal healthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2010 | 5:41 am Vibrating gloves and air puffs - plans for a car for blind driversUS scientists aim present a prototype car for blind drivers in 2011, using sensors to indicate turns in the road via vibrating gloves.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2010 | 4:03 am
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