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Lundbeck and several drug firms fined for pact to delay generic drugs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:13:25 -0400

BRUSSELS - European Union in its first case over pay-for-delay deals that held back sales of cheaper generic drugs Wednesday fined Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck 93.8 million euros and imposed fines totaling 52.2 million euros on several other producers of generic medicines. The European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said the companies had reached agreements that may have ...

Was Kim Ks early labor due to potentially dangerous medical condition

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:30:02 -0400

Kim Kardashian was made to deliver her baby five weeks before the due date because doctors feared she was suffering from a potentially dangerous condition, best cured by inducing premature labor. Family insiders revealed to People magazine that Kardashian experienced severe swelling in the days before her baby was born and doctors feared that the she had 'preeclampsia,' the New York Post ...

Azad to inaugurate private ward at LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:03 -0400

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the private ward at the 'LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases' here tomorrow. This will be the first private ward facility for TB patients in the government sector. It may be mentioned that the LRS Institute had its humble beginning as a TB Hospital under the TB Association of India in 1956. With ...

Females prefer biological fitness than other traits in potential mates

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:00:06 -0400

A female's mating decisions are largely based on traits that reflect fitness or those that help males perform well under the local ecological conditions, a new study has found. Males' bright colors, flashy ornaments, and elaborate songs are examples of fitness-related traits that females appear to have evolved to prefer, according to the study from the National Institute for Mathematical and ...

Gooey secret of naked moles rats cancer resistance discovered

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:30:04 -0400

The chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof has been identified by two researchers at the University of Rochester. The findings could eventually lead to new cancer treatments in people, said study authors Andrei Seluanov and Vera Gorbunova. Naked mole rats are small, hairless, subterranean rodents that have never been known to get cancer, despite having a 30-year lifespan. The research ...

High-fructose diet could lead to liver damage

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:50:03 -0400

A new study conducted in an animal model at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center showed that fructose rapidly caused liver damage even without weight gain. The researchers found that over the six-week study period liver damage more than doubled in the animals fed a high-fructose diet as compared to those in the control group. "Is a calorie a calorie? Are they all created equal? Based on this ...

UN iLanceti journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:54 -0400

19 June 2013 150 Heads of State, policymakers, scientists, advocates and private sector leaders will come together for the first time this month to explore how the AIDS response can be used to shape the future of global health in a United Nations-led meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi. Organized in conjunction with the Lancet medical journal, the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission: from AIDS to ...

American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400

The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

US Cervical Cancer Vaccines Cut Rates of HPV Infections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:15:04 -0400

CHICAGO The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually-transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. The results were better than expected and may even suggest that unvaccinated individuals are benefiting ...

Letting other system doctors give allopathic drugs dangerous IMA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:01 -0400

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday opposed a health ministry directive allowing practitioners of homeopathy, ayurveda and siddha to dispense allopathic medicines for common health problems, saying it could prove to be dangerous. At a press conference here, the IMA said the notification is an apparent attempt by the ministry to play with the lives of the innocent citizens in the garb ...

Weekend lie-in can prevent diabetes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:01 -0400

If you happen to be one of those who prefer staying asleep up till late on the weekend, you could be actually doing a great service to your health, suggests an Australian study. The study found sleeping longer at the weekend can help those who burn the candle at both ends during the working week. Insulin in the body worked better after a weekend of lie-ins - especially for those lacking in ...

Qld hospitals will reveal legionella tests

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:19:16 -0400

Queensland hospitals will release water test results for the potentially deadly legionella bacteria following an outbreak at a Brisbane hospital.One patient has died and another patient is in intensive care after contracting legionnaires' disease at The Wesley Hospital over the past fortnight.Tests have detected traces of the legionella bacteria, which causes the disease, in the warm water ...

Duty rosters of GUH sought by nursing board

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:18:07 -0400

The rosters at Galway University Hospital are being sought because the HSE's report is anonymous and the board wants to identify the staff ...

Crown critical of cancer drug policy

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:18:07 -0400

Independent Senator and oncologist John Crown has said it is a great scandal that some private health insurers have decided not to provide an approved cancer drug to their patients. Ipilimumab is available to people treated publicly for malignant melanomas, but not all health insurers will cover the costs. The drug, which costs between €40,000 to €50,000 per treatment, is available to ...

Testosterone Replacement Improves Pain Perception And Tolerance In Men With Low Testosterone

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:58 -0400

Testosterone therapy is associated with decreased pain perception in men with low testosterone levels related to opioid (narcotic) pain relievers (analgesics), a new study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "In this study, we attempted to determine whether testosterone replacement improves pain perception and tolerance, ...

Missing Link In Connection Between Social Stress And Triple-Negative Breast Cancer May Be Fat Cells In Breast

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:57 -0400

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development ...

In Vietnam New Virus Isolated From Patients With Severe Brain Infections

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:57 -0400

Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease. The virus was found in a total of 28 out of 644 patients with severe brain infections in the study, corresponding to around 4%, but not in any of the 122 patients with non-infectious brain disorders ...

Controversial Deals That Delay Generic Versions Of Drugs Coming Onto The Market Can Be Costly

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:56 -0400

Dr Farasat Bokhari's study shows that moves to investigate and ban pay-to-delay deals - which typically involve a branded manufacturer holding a drug patent paying a rival generic firm to delay the release of its cheaper version - are justified. The deals are on the rise in the United States and Europe and the practice has prompted concerns from regulators on both sides of the Atlantic that ...

Sugar Molecules Make Long Distance Calls

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:56 -0400

Glycoproteins are an essential part of our body: These sugar-protein hybrid molecules are what makes the protective mucus that lines our lungs and stomach. They are also part of the fluid that lubricates our joints, the synovial fluid, and cover all our cells, with the sugar parts, the glycans, sticking out like a tiny forest of antennae. Researchers in the Laboratory for Surface Science and ...

Identifying Genetic Markers In Overweight Newborns Could Prevent Obesity In Later Life

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:55 -0400

Similar genetic variations occur in both overweight newborns and obese adults, a large study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Our data suggest that ...

Hormonal Therapy For Transsexualism Safe And Effective

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:55 -0400

Hormonal therapy for transsexual patients is safe and effective, a multicenter European study indicates. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Transsexual individuals who seek treatment may feel as though they were born the wrong gender. Surgical and hormonal therapies are available to help these people change their external ...

Early Diagnosis Of The Metabolic Syndrome Can Trigger Preventive Treatment Sooner Before Type 2 Diabetes Develops

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:54 -0400

Researchers have developed a risk assessment scoring system that they believe may better identify certain adults - especially African Americans - at high risk of developing type ...

Comparing Insulin Degludec And Insulin Glargine

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:54 -0400

hypoglycemia - low blood sugar - compared with the commercially available insulin glargine, a new meta-analysis study finds. Results of the combined analysis, of five completed clinical trials, were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The studies included nearly 3,400 adults with type ...

Study Sheds Light On Molecular Basis For Metabolic Health And Disease

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:53 -0400

Inside each of us is our own internal timing device. It drives everything from sleep cycles to metabolism, but the inner-workings of this so-called "circadian clock" are complex, and the molecular processes behind it have long eluded scientists. But now, researchers at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered how one important protein falls under direct instructions from the body's ...

How Bone Adapts To Exercise Likely Affected By Timing Of Calcium And Vitamin D Supplementation

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:53 -0400

vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "The timing of calcium supplementation, and not just the amount of supplementation, may be an important factor in how the skeleton adapts to exercise training," said study lead author Vanessa D. ...

30 Percent Of Hospital Readmissions Could Be Prevented

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:52 -0400

Medicare penalties on hospitals with higher-than-expected rates of 30-day readmissions expected to rise in 2014, more hospitals are evaluating the most accurate methods for tracking readmissions of patients. A new study appearing in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program® (ACS ...

Lifespan Of Fruit Flies Boosted By Nearly 25 Percent By Herbal Extract

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:51 -0400

stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers. But it's how Rhodiola rosea, also known as golden root, did this that grabbed the attention of study leaders Mahtab Jafari and Sam Schriner. They discovered that Rhodiola works in a manner completely unrelated to dietary restriction and affects ...

Healthy Living Learned By Example

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:50 -0400

Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. Their findings, published online in the International Journal of Obesity,remind parents that they are role models for their children, and underscore the importance of parental policies promoting ...

Linking Brain-Cell Activity And Behavior In Smell Recognition

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:50 -0400

Behind the common expression "you can't compare apples to oranges" lies a fundamental question of neuroscience: How does the brain recognize that apples and oranges are different? A group of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has published new research that provides some answers. In the fruit fly, the ability to distinguish smells lies in a region of the ...

Masterpiece prepping Breathless medical drama

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:49 -0400

NEW YORK -- "Masterpiece" is prescribing a new drama set in a London hospital in the early 1960s.The series, "Breathless," will put medical practice at the brink of the tumultuous '60s. Set in a busy gynecology unit, it inhabits a world where abortion is illegal and the new contraceptive pill is only available to married women.Premiering on "Masterpiece" in ...

Your Weight Eating Behavior Likely Impacted By What You Believe Causes Obesity

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:49 -0400

obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise predicts his or her actual body mass, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Obesity has become a pressing public health issue in recent years, with two-thirds of U.S. adults classified as overweight or obese and similar trends unfolding in many developed ...

Identification Of Brain Regions Involved In Impersonations And Accents Could Impact Recovery From Brain Injury And Stroke

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:48 -0400

A study, led by Royal Holloway University researcher Carolyn McGettigan, has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and accents. Using an fMRI scanner, the team asked participants, all non-professional impressionists, to repeatedly recite the opening lines of a familiar nursery rhyme either with their normal voice, by impersonating individuals, or by ...

Persistent And Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Effectively Destroyed By New Compound

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:47 -0400

An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks ...

Ease Of Falling Asleep Determined By Quality Of Waking Hours

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:47 -0400

The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a study that identifies two proteins never before linked to alertness and sleep-wake balance. "This study supports the idea that subjective sleepiness is influenced by the quality of experiences right before bedtime. Are you reluctantly awake or excited to be ...

Helping Prevent Obesity Among Children Via Community-Based Programs

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:46 -0400

obesity , researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conclude that community-based approaches are important. A systematic review of childhood obesity prevention programs found that community-based intervention programs that incorporate schools and focus on both diet and physical activity are more effective at preventing obesity in children. The results of the study appear ...

Using Patient-Specific Stem Cells Researchers Analyze Causes Treatment Of Diabetes

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:46 -0400

A team from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center of Columbia University has generated patient-specific beta cells, or insulin-producing cells, that accurately reflect the features of ...

Airway Infection Reduced In Pediatric Intensive Care Patients By Multidisciplinary Initiative

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:45 -0400

An initiative that combines a multidisciplinary health care approach with a range of preventive measures could cut the rate of a common airway infection among children in intensive care by more than half, a new study suggests. The research, led by a team at Nationwide Children's Hospital, appears in the June issue of the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Ventilator-associated ...

Adolescent Obesity Associated With Hearing Loss

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:45 -0400

hearing loss , according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as likely to have unilateral (one-sided) low-frequency hearing loss. The study was recently e-published by The Laryngoscope, a journal published by the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society. "This is the ...

Newborn Vaccination For Rotavirus In Africa Is Effective

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:44 -0400

Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus ...

Barretts Esophagus Study First To Probe NSAID Effects On Mutation Rate

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:43 -0400

cancers , and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition. "Aspirin and ...

Preventing Death Of Eggs During Chemotherapy

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:43 -0400

chemotherapy and radiation can damage or kill their immature ovarian eggs, called oocytes. Now, Northwestern Medicine® scientists have found the molecular pathway that can prevent the death of immature ovarian eggs due to chemotherapy, potentially preserving fertility and endocrine function. Scientists achieved this in female mice by adding a currently approved chemotherapy drug, imatinib ...

Previous Studies Overstated Evidence On Spinal Fusion Product OHSU Review

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:42 -0400

An analysis by the Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University has found that previously published clinical trial studies about a controversial bone growth product used in spinal surgeries overstated the product's effectiveness. The OHSU analysis found the product offered no real benefit over bone grafts traditionally used in such surgeries and also found that ...

Beware Talcum powder can increase risk of ovarian cancer in women

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:42 -0400

The regular use of talcum powder in the genital area could increase the risk of ovarian cancer in women by almost a quarter, a study has shown. Around forty percent of the women use talcum powder for intimate personal hygiene, but several previous studies have investigated the link between the powder and ...

Heart Attack Stroke Risk Increases With Atherosclerosis In Abdominal Aorta

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:41 -0400

MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta - the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall - are associated with future cardiovascular events, such as ...

Neurosurgical Outcomes In Smokers

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:41 -0400

The effects of long-term cigarette smoking on morbidity and mortality have long been known. In a more immediate sense, smoking in the days and weeks before surgery can lead to morbidity and complications for many surgical procedures. In this review, researchers from the University of California San Francisco and Yale University examined the surgical literature and, specifically, the ...

FDA Graphic Warning Labels For Tobacco Need To Pass A First Amendment Legal Challenge

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:40 -0400

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposes new graphic warning labels for tobacco products, they can survive a First Amendment challenge if they depict health consequences and their effectiveness is supported by adequate scientific evidence, says a Georgetown University Medical Center public health expert and attorney. Graphic tobacco warning labels - which combine images with ...

Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy Twice Weekly As Effective As A Daily Regime

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:40 -0400

Daily supplementation of iron tablets to pregnant women does not provide any benefits in birth weight or improved infant growth compared to twice weekly supplementation, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Furthermore, twice weekly supplementation is linked to improved adherence rates in pregnant women and may also be linked to ...

Discovery Reveals The Secret Of DNA Methylation

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:39 -0400

Methylation refers to a chemical modification of DNA and this modification can occur in millions of positions in the DNA sequence. Until now, scientists believed that this epigenetic phenomenon actively reduced the expression of certain genes. A team of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, ...

Survey Reveals Male On Male Consensual Sex And Sexual Assault Common In South Africa

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:39 -0400

A survey of adult South African men published in this week's PLOS Medicine, shows that while overlapping sexual relationships with women appear to be common, roughly one in 20 men reported consensual sexual contact with a man, approximately one in ten reported being sexually assaulted by another man, and around 3% reported perpetrating such an assault. These findings highlight the need ...

Genes Of The Y Chromosome Identified Which Could Be Responsible For Its Association With Coronary Artery Disease

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:37 -0400

heart disease among men. A team of researchers including clinicians and scientists have made an important step forward in search of the mechanisms underlying increased risk ...

Vaccine Lowers HPV Infection Rates In Teen Girls

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:36 -0400

The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women has significantly reduced since the introduction of the HPV vaccine, according to a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The research showed that since 2006, when the vaccine was introduced, ...

Poorest Children Twice As Likely To Acquire Malaria

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:36 -0400

In the poorest nations and towns around the world, children from the most impoverished homes are twice as likely to acquire malaria compared with kids from affluent households. The finding was published in The Lancet, and was the result of a systematic assessment and meta-analysis that established that socioeconomic development should be a mandatory part of efforts to control and ...

Avoid Using Cell Phones While Walking In Public

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:35 -0400

Using your cell phone while walking may not be the best idea, according to a new report published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention. The study revealed that in 2010, over 1,500 pedestrians were treated in emergency rooms across the U.S. because of cell phone use while walking. Despite the recent drop in the number of injured pedestrians, total injuries related to walking while ...

AstraZeneca Moves New Global Head Office To Cambridge

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:35 -0400

AstraZeneca has announced it is opening its new corporate headquarters and global research and development center at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK. The site will be ready by 2016, where 2,000 office and research & development staff will work. The company announced in March this year that it was investing UK330 million (US$511 million) on a facility in Cambridge as part of ...

PTSD Affects 1 In 4 Stroke Survivors

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:34 -0400

One in every four survivors of stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack) develops PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) within twelve months, while 1 in 9 has chronic PTSD for longer than a 12 months, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center reported in the journal PLoS ONE. This means that almost 300,000 survivors ...

MERS-CoV Easily Spreads In Hospitals

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:34 -0400

A team of experts who traveled to Saudi Arabia have reported that the new Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is easily transmitted in healthcare settings, posing a serious public health threat. The researchers from Johns Hopkins University studied how the virus spread in four different Saudi hospitals. They published their findings in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...

Family of sliced-to-death nurse compensated

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:08:10 -0400

The family of a 24-year-old nurse, who was killed while trying to escape from a faulty elevator that suddenly descended after getting stuck, leaving her body sliced in half, have received compensation in the amount of 1.3 million yuan (212,160 US dollars), the Luohu District People's Procuratorate in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province announced, Southern Metropolis Daily ...

Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District Nurse Family Partnership hosts baby shower

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:42:16 -0400

JENNIFER RECIO/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES A nurse leads guests through a game Wednesday night at a baby shower hosted by the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District’s Nurse Family Partnership. The shower was for first-time pregnant ...

North hails Lions medical staff

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:12:33 -0400

Wales wing George North has praised the British and Irish Lions medical staff after he was named in the starting XV for Saturday's Test against Australia in Brisbane. North was in superb form for the tourists before a hamstring injury - sustained in the Lions' 64-0 victory over a Combined Country XV -put his involvement in the Test series in doubt.But despite missing the past two ...

Brazil protests for public transportation health education

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:09:09 -0400

The biggest protest in the last two decades is being held in State capital and is spreading across the country. Tired of being misled by the economical, cultural and political elite of the country, Brazilians poured on to the streets to demand better public transportation, health and ...

Medical care lags behind Afghan military growth

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:57:08 -0400

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHINWAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- The young Afghan soldier lay in great pain on a cot at an army base, his uniform pants cut up to his thigh so medics could clean the wound in his right knee where he was shot fighting insurgents. The medics bandaged him and gave him morphine and an IV bag of fluids. But they couldn't stitch up the wound or give further care because ...

GSK links with French venture firm to target rare diseases

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:51:31 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is investing 17.5 million euros ($23.5 million) in a new venture fund to invest in drugs for rare diseases, underscoring the growing role of big drugmakers in backing start-up companies. GSK and many of its rivals are becoming more active in funding early-stage companies, reflecting both a desire to tap into smart ideas from outside their own laboratories and ...

Cancer awareness event scheduled at Ports game

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:46:08 -0400

STOCKTON - Sutter Gould Medical Foundation and the Stockton Ports will host "Strike Out Cancer" on Sunday, when the Ports host the San Jose Giants at Stockton Ballpark, 404 W. Fremont ...

UK health unions betray Mid Yorkshire trust dispute

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:10:17 -0400

The dispute involving around 400 clerical staff and administrative workers at the Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust has been wound up by the Unison and Unite unions. The trust comprises Pinderfields hospital in Wakefield together with Dewsbury and Pontefract hospitals. Last autumn the trust announced it had a 26 million deficit and would implement 24 million in cuts, including slashing jobs and ...

Whats up with Mental Health in WA A Socialist Alliance Public Forum

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:56:55 -0400

In its last term, the Barnett government introduced legislation that would curtail the rights of people with mental illness. This forum will discuss these proposals and the conditions facing people with mental illness and the services meant to support them, in WA. Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, Perth (next to McIver train ...

Chinese medical team treats people in Brunei

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:54:08 -0400

/enpproperty--> A Chinese medical team on Wednesday continued to deepen cooperation with its international counterparts and to treat people in Brunei. The team is taking part in the first ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise. Thirty-five Chinese joined a field hospital as part of the joint exercise being held ...

Health policies need better implementation

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:53:46 -0400

/enpproperty--> A top health expert has urged Chinese authorities to better implement policies aimed at averting a national obesity crisis. The call comes after the latest report on the general health of Beijing residents discovered that more people are at risk of diseases brought on by being overweight. Wang Linhong, deputy director of the National Center for Chronic and ...

Award for the cancer nurse who goes way beyond the call of duty for her patients

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:52:49 -0400

A Northern Ireland nurse has been recognised for her dedication to a leading cancer charity. Ruth Boyd was chosen as the winner of Cancer Research UK's (CRUK) Flame of Hope Research Engagement Award after showing exceptional commitment to raising awareness of the charity's pioneering ...

New MERS virus spreads easily deadlier than SARS - Boston.com

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:45:35 -0400

LONDON (AP) - A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi ...

McKeesport Area High School’s Allied Health students got together at the district’s Career and Technology Center with instructors Donna Maguire and Antonietta Stolic at left and McKeesport Hospital Foundation executive director Michele Matuc

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:37:51 -0400

Combining a spring field trip with grant-funded resources, Allied Health students at McKeesport Area Career and Technology Center will gain practical skills through health care ...

Davidson Chefs sizzle at Hot Rocks Griller Challenge benefiting Denver Health

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:43 -0400

Brian Griese, left, and Michael Pollak, chaired the Challenge with Les Shapiro (not shown). Dr. Arthur Gonzalez is Denver Health's chief executive, and Dr. Fernando Kim is chief of urology at the hospital. Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post Anyone who thinks that sliders are no big deal - nothing more than itsy-bitsy hunks of ground beef on a bun - should have been at the 2013 Hot ...

Peer Prosecute health regulators

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:41:04 -0400

Lord Macdonald of River Glaven suggested that officials at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) might have committed misconduct in a public office, and said questions should be asked as to whether they could face criminal charges. His comments come after a damning report found the CQC might have deliberately suppressed an internal review which criticised its inspections of University Hospitals of ...

Alameda Hospital may join Alameda Health System

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:25:04 -0400

Alameda Hospital is exploring an affiliation with the Alameda Health System, which operates Highland, Fairmont and the John George Psychiatric hospitals.The boards of both organizations have signed a letter of intent to pursue a relationship and will have about 90 days to seek public comments and work out the details.Alameda Hospital could benefit financially because the health system would help ...

Mayor of scandal-hit town steps down for health reasons

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:47:37 -0400

Even the quaintest towns in Quebec aren't immune from police probes, city-hall intrigue and mayoral resignations these days.Take the case of Hudson, population 5,000. The leafy western suburb of Montreal, known as a community-minded enclave and the hometown of late New Democratic leader Jack Layton, is undergoing its own junior version of the scandals that have rocked big-city neighbours ...

Peruvian Drink of Purple Corn Prevents Cancer

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:44:13 -0400

Lima, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Daily consumption of chicha morada, a drink made from purple corn has a high content of antioxidants, which help prevent cancers such as colon cancer, said the expert Martha Villar. Villar, Director of Complementary Medicine health agency social Security (Essalud), said that the drink, with high consumption at all levels, also prevents cardiovascular diseases. She ...

2Day FM tries to block ACMA investigation into prank call which led to nurses death

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:32:43 -0400

Sydney 2000 The radio station at the centre of the royal prank call that led to the suicide of a nurse at a UK hospital is trying to block further investigation of its actions.The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says Sydney radio station 2Day FM has applied to the Federal Court for an order to stop ACMA's investigation into the 2012 call.DJs Mel Greig and Michael ...

‘Force-feeding Gitmo prisoners contradicts medical ethics’

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:31:05 -0400

Politics Force-feeding people during a voluntary hunger strike is considered an abuse of the Hippocratic Oath, and medical personnel at Gitmo should not follow orders that violate their ethical principles, psychiatrist Terry Kupers told RT. If the hunger strike continues in Guantanamo, inmates will most likely face irreversible organ damage and eventually death, Terry Kupers, psychiatrist ...

Two-fifths of U.S. adults care for sick elderly relatives

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:54 -0400

By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:00am EDT WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Four in 10 U.S. adults are now caring for a sick or elderly family member as more people develop chronic illnesses and the population ages, a new study has found. "More health care is happening at home," said Susannah Fox, associate director of the Pew Research Center's ...

Some healthy ways to gain weight

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:47 -0400

Gaining weight is as difficult as losing it. People use trendy diets, magical pills and some flashy products to gain weight, but all this is trash. If you're underweight, trying to gain weight, try it in a healthy ...

National Briefing | New England Condoms Approved for Schools in Massachusetts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:43 -0400

The Boston School Committee on Wednesday approved making condoms available in the ...

Naked mole rats could be the key to curing cancer study shows

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:33:12 -0400

does not develop cancer due to sugars that keep cells from clumping. While 95 percent of mice die of cancer, this African rodent is immune from the disease and lives 10 times longer than its peers. The sugar that may be ...

150 doctors seek access to Guantanamo hunger strikers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:19:39 -0400

(1 hr 5 mins ago) More than 150 doctors from the United States and Britain have written to US President Barack Obama urging him to grant independent medical care to hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees. A prominent US senator who visited the facility earlier this month meanwhile, called for a re-evaluation of force-feeding procedures at the military prison, saying current methods raise ...

Virus sickens 200 at Yellowstone Grand Teton parks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:02:47 -0400

By Laura Zuckerman June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:02pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Two of America's premier national parks, Yellowstone and Grand Teton, warned visitors on Wednesday about a gastrointestinal illness that has sickened at least 200 people at the start of the summer tourist season. The rare health advisory, tied to a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus, ...

Abe aims for fiscal health

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:22:34 -0400

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and other leaders of the Group of Eight nations pose for a group photo at their summit meeting at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday. (Photo by Miho Takahashi/The Yomiuri ...

UK gives green light to food health ratings

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:21:18 -0400

United Kingdom The UK is introducing a labelling scheme which colour codes foods according to how healthy they are.A similar system was rejected in Australia, with authorities here instead opting for a star rating system on food packaging that was announced last Friday.In the UK, food sold in packaging will be colour coded with a red, amber and green system to show how much fat, saturated fat, ...

Italys Prandelli Sweats Over Players Fitness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:20:19 -0400

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Oregon panel OKs medical pot dispensaries

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:12:46 -0400

Voters last November rejected a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana use. Voters rejected legalizing dispensaries in ...

Private hospitals not as open Qld nurses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:11 -0400

THE Wesley Hospital's failure to inform the public about a 2011 legionnaires' death is an example of a lack of accountability in the private health sector, Queensland's nurses union ...

Dr. Manny James Gandolfini and The Sopranos taught me its OK to just be human

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:57 -0400

I guess Billy Joel was right when he crooned, "Only the good die young." We lost one of the greats when actor James Gandolfini, died of a possible heart attack in Italy at the age of 51 on Wednesday. Gandolfini rose to fame as crime boss, Tony Soprano in HBO's hit drama, "The Sopranos." To me, Gandolfini represented part of my life that taught me a lot about being a real ...

Arthur buoyant on Clarke fitness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:54:24 -0400

Australia coach Mickey Arthur remains confident Michael Clarke will be fit in time to lead his country out for the first Ashes Test against England next month.Clarke has been battling back problems of recent times and hasn't played a competitive match since the final Test against India in Mohali in March.But Arthur remains hopeful that Clarke will get some much needed match practice against ...

East Wing Journal Michelle Obama Promotes Healthy Eating With a Grass-Roots Campaign

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:05:44 -0400

Michelle Obama 's senior policy adviser on nutrition, leaned over a pork dish, stabbed it with a fork, then delivered his approbation. ...

CalPERS health premiums will rise an average of 3 in 2014

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:48 -0400

California Public Employees' Retirement System , the country's third-largest purchaser of health benefits, said its health insurance premiums next year would increase 3%, on average, for nearly 1.3 million ...

Cash-strapped locals put health last

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:14 -0400

REPORT identifies link between bulk billing in an area and the number of GP visits and says people put off seeing the dentist because of ...

Health groups oppose Wisconsin bill barring gun inquiries

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:57:52 -0400

Health organizations say a Wisconsin bill that would prohibit doctors from asking patients whether they own guns would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. Under the proposal from Republican Rep. Michael Schraa, doctors except for psychiatrists who violated the ban could face a $25,000 fine or nine months in prison. "Owning a firearm, or not owning a firearm, is a personal ...

Cancer is hard on the heart

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:06:26 -0400

OTTAWA -- About eight years ago, the cancer drug Herceptin attracted glowing attention for the role it plays in preventing the recurrence of certain types of breast cancer.For a minority of patients, however, there was a dark side to this "miracle drug": increased the risk of heart failure and stroke.Cancer treatment can be hard on the heart. It might aggravate pre-existing heart ...

Drunken Polish dentist yanks tooth of patient wanting a crown

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:05:14 -0400

A drunken Polish dentist yanked the tooth of a patient who had come in for a crown, then barricaded himself in his office when police arrived, officials said. The patient in Radomsko was undergoing preparations for the crown when he became suspicious the dentist was drunk, Polskie Radio reported Wednesday. The dentist polished the patient's front teeth, and then gave him five jabs of ...

NAKED MOLE RATSCould They Be the Key To Preventing Cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:27 -0400

Apart from their hairless appearance, naked mole rats are known for several distinguishing characteristics: They have an unusually long life span for a rodent, and they seem to be protected from developing cancer. Now, researchers have pinpointed a natural substance found between the rodents' tissues that may explain their cancer resistance. Understanding how this substance, known as ...

Cancer is hard on the heart

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:47 -0400

Nelson Mandelas health Is it time to let go

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:01 -0400

In South Africa, former President Nelson Mandela has now been in the hospital for 12 days, battling a lung infection. The official word is his condition remains serious but ...

Video American Medical Association declares obesity a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:00 -0400

The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, leaving many doctors hoping that this changes the way insurance companies view covering treatment. Weight loss surgery is covered by Medicare and insurance companies when there are complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure, but patients who have not yet developed these problems are denied coverage. Dr. Jon LaPook ...

Explosions under London sidewalks investigated

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:34 -0400

At least five pedestrians have been injured by electrical equipment exploding under London sidewalks since January 2012, officials say. In the most serious case, a woman was burned over about 20 percent of her body by an explosion in the Edgeware Road last year, the Evening Standard reported. Two other women suffered less serious burns in the same blast. Indran Sivarajah told CNN he had a near ...

Greenpeace activists charged with trespassing at Polish power plant

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:33 -0400

At least 20 Polish Greenpeace activists protesting a power plant's use of coal were arrested and charged with trespassing, police said. The activists Tuesday scaled a 328-foot cooling tower and tried to hang a banner reading "PGE coal kills" at the Turow power plant in Bogatynia, part of the state-owned energy corporation PGE, the third-largest in Poland. Winds were too strong to ...

Long-time educator councilman dies after battle with cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:22:27 -0400

(WBIR, Rockwood) A long-time East Tennessee city councilman and educator has died. Bill Thompson, 75 of Rockwood, lost his battle with cancer on Sunday. Rockwood officials say Thompson rarely missed city council meetings, even when he was sick. They held a moment of silence during Monday night's meeting to honor him. Thompson was also a former teacher and principal. Rockwood High ...

‘Health not age affects benefits of implanted heart device’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:17:18 -0400

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, is a device placed inside the chest to deliver electrical shocks to restore normal heartbeat if it detects a dangerous abnormal heart ...

Study claims ‘inner peace’ can help pupils to cope with exams

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:38 -0400

A new study from three leading universities has revealed the benefits of teaching "mindfulness" in schools, providing the first evidence that mental exercises akin to Buddhist meditation improve children's attention spans, lower their stress levels and contribute to better exam performance.More than 250 pupils at six schools, aged 12 to 16, were given a nine-week course in ...

Healthy Tomato Sauce Recipe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:31 -0400

With tomato season in full swing, this is a great time to take advantage of nutrient-rich tomatoes and make up a batch of my family's favorite pasta sauce. Loaded with equally healthy onions, garlic, and carrots, this pasta sauce is so versatile, you can use it on grilled veggies, fish, or chicken, too. Best of all, it's filled with prostate-pleasing lycopene, thanks to the combination ...

Aupuncture brings better health to Namibians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:33 -0400

/enpproperty--> WINDHOEK - The Chinese Acupuncture Department at the Katutura State Hospital in Namibian capital Windhoek is bringing relief and better health to many locals. Festus Tuhadeleni is one of the patients whose health has improved after undergoing an acupuncture treatment at the Chinese Acupuncture Department. Let down by his worsening condition in the leg even after an operation ...

Wright Medical to sell implants business to MicroPort for $290 million

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:02:53 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:02pm EDT (Reuters) - Wright Medical Group Inc (WMGI.O) said on Wednesday it will sell its hip and knee implants business to a unit of MicroPort Scientific Corp (0853.HK) for $290 million in cash. Wright's OrthoRecon business generated about $269 million in revenue for 2012 and proceeds from the sale will be used to further growth in its Extremity ankle and biologic ...

Italian labor union leader Attacks on emergency workers senseless

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:02 -0400

A crowd swarmed Italian ambulance drivers responding to an emergency, marking the third aggressive act against emergency workers in two weeks, police said. The driver and medical team were loading a 60-year-old man into the ambulance in Rome when they were attacked Tuesday evening, ANSA reported. The man had suffered a heart attack and died shortly after arrival at the hospital, ANSA of Rome ...

Colts rookies promote health literacy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:56:56 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Colts rookies are doing some community service. It's called the Rookie Community Blitz, and Wednesday the athletes were at the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center. Activities included a PLAY 60 football camp for youth, a reading time, arts and crafts, and a dance ...

Judge may expand state prison mental health case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:17 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys who represent California inmates asked a federal judge Wednesday to expand the court's oversight of prison mental health care to include the Department of State ...

Goo from naked mole rat may protect against cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:26 -0400

The naked mole rat may hold the secret to cancer resistance. Scientists have identified a chemical that they say prevents the notoriously ugly rodent with a long lifespan from developing cancer. They hope the substance could one day lead to effective cancer treatments in humans. "A lot of cancer research focuses on animals that are prone to cancer," study author Vera Gorbunova, a ...

Parkinsons disease groups offended by Kanye West lyric

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:25 -0400

Kanye West has upset some Parkinson Disease groups after one of his lyrics on his latest album "Yeezus" seemed to poke fun at the symptoms experienced by people with the ...

Baltimore police cruiser crash sends officer three others to hospitals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49:40 -0400

A Baltimore police officer responding to an emergency call was involved in a rush hour accident on North Avenue that sent three people and the officer to local hospitals. The officer was driving through the intersection of North Avenue and North Charles Street at about 5 p.m. and collided with a civilian vehicle, sending it spinning up onto a sidewalk. Two pedestrians were also hit and required ...

Outdoor Medical Marijuana Growing Prohibited In Concord

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:47:58 -0400

CONCORD (KCBS)-- Outdoor medical marijuana cultivation is no longer permitted in the city of Concord after complaints about growers. Their operations must now be moved indoors. Concord Police Chief Guy Swanger said there was disturbance calls and "issues" surrounding the outdoor ...

Wisconsin Department of Health Services secretary takes medical leave

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:13 -0400

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades is taking a leave of absence to have hip replacement surgery. DHS released a statement saying Rhoades' leave began on Wednesday. She hopes to return by the end of July. Deputy Secretary Kevin Moore will take over the agency in the interim although Rhoades said she will be involved in decision-making as her ...

At Least 150 Doctors Ask Obama to Visit Gitmo Prisoners

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:11:28 -0400

Washington, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A total of 150 doctors from different countries signed an open letter written to US President Barack Obama for an authorization to visit the 130 hunger strikers in the prison of Guantanamo, Cuba. In the text, published in the specialized magazine Lancet, the doctors assured the prisoners have good reasons to distrust from the health personnel in the prison, ...

5 points to know about the health care overhaul

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:42 -0400

Still a little hazy about the health care overhaul? You have plenty of company.About half the people surveyed earlier this spring by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation felt they didn't have enough information to understand how the law will affect their family. Among those with an annual household income of less than $30,000, some 30 percent thought the law had been repealed by Congress ...

Group-Based Child Care Appears To Be Associated With Reduced Risk For Emotional Problems In Children

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:28 -0400

Regulated group-based child care appears to be associated with reduced risk for emotional problems among children of mothers with maternal depressive symptoms, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication. Children of depressed mothers are at increased risk ...

Screening Colonoscopy Associated With Increased Survival Duration And Rates For Patients With Colon Cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:27 -0400

colon cancer identified on screening colonoscopy appear to have lower-stage disease on presentation and better outcomes independent of their staging, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Surgery, a JAMA Network publication. Since their introduction in 2000, National Institutes of Health-recommended screening colonoscopy guidelines seemingly have consistently decreased overall ...

Smoking Cessation Associated With Reduced Postoperative Complications After Major Surgery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:26 -0400

Smoking cessation at least one year before major surgery eliminates the increased risk of postoperative mortality and decreases the risk of arterial and respiratory events evident in current smokers, according to a study by Khaled M. Musallam, M.D., Ph.D., of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon and colleagues. (Online First) A total of 125,192 current and 78,763 past ...

Ozone alert issued by health department for parts of Colorado

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:59 -0400

An ozone action day alert was issued Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Regional Air Quality Council.The alert, which begins at 4 p.m., applies to the Front Range Urban Corridor from El Paso County north to Larimer and Weld counties. The alert includes the Denver-Boulder area, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Greeley. The alert will remain in effect ...

SkyTrain service restored following medical emergency

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:55:50 -0400

VANCOUVER - The Burrard Street SkyTrain service has resumed after it was shut down this morning because of a medical emergency.TransLink says riders should allow some extra travel time as service returns to normal. A shuttle bus had been operating between Main Street and Waterfront stations, but that will end now that the Expo Line is operational.TransLink has not released any details of the ...

Deadly new coronavirus a serious risk in hospitals-Saudi study

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:54:31 -0400

* International team visited Saudi Arabia * 38 people killed since new coronovirus emerged late 2012 * Nine infected patients received dialysis at same hospital By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The new Middle East coronavirus that has killed 38 people after emerging late last year is a serious risk in hospitals because it is easily transmitted in healthcare environments, ...

Nowhere to hide from diarrhea-causing bacteria study

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:20 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Otherwise healthy people with a diarrhea-causing infection may have picked up the bacteria in doctors' offices or other healthcare sites, according to a new government study that also hints heartburn medications might increase the ...

Video Obesity now recognized as a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:44:34 -0400

The nation's largest medical group has just recognized obesity as a disease. Previously the American Medical Association called it a public health problem. The new distinction may lead to policy changes in terms of interventions and treatments. Alison Harmelin ...

Construction worker killed in Arizona bridge collapse

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:38:45 -0400

A construction worker was killed early Wednesday when a bridge collapsed outside Phoenix, officials said. A second worker was pulled from under the rubble, KNXV-TV reported. Officials said he received a serious head injury but was reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital. The construction site is on the Route 202 Loop in Mesa. Capt. Forrest Smith of the Mesa Fire Department said ...

U.S. doctors target sugary drinks bought by government

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:02 -0400

By Madeline Will NEW YORK, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:30pm EDT NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - The American Medical Association joined the effort to discourage consumption of sugary drinks on Wednesday with a pledge to work to get them off U.S. government food aid programs for the poor. The nation's largest physician group said removing the sugary beverages from the Supplemental ...

Fast-Spreading Virus Under Inquiry in Saudi Arabia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:07 -0400

A man in a Saudi hospital has pneumonia. The patient in the room next door gets sick, and before anyone realizes what is happening he infects seven others, each of whom infects at least one more. An outbreak is born. A detailed investigation of the viral illness first detected last year in Saudi Arabia has revealed the chilling ease with which the virus can spread to ill patients in the ...

Investigation Follows Trail Of a Virus In Hospitals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:07 -0400

Focusing preventative programs on those in poor health could save billions study

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:05:37 -0400

Dr. Grant Innes, Alberta Health Services Head of Emergency Medicine at Calgary hospitals talks to waiting paramedics in the hallway of the Rockyview General Hospital on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Innes is leading the overhaul of emergency departments in Alberta hospitals and trying to reduce wait times for patients. The findings of a June 2013 University of Calgary study conclude that focusing ...

Pesticides Tied To Reduced Biodiversity In Streams And Rivers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:11 -0400

A new study of water habitats in Europe and Australia, that for the first time examines the effect of pesticides on regional biodiversity, concludes pesticide use significantly reduces regional biodiversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers, in some areas by as much as 42%. The researchers say it is time to find new ways to look at how pesticide use affects the natural environment. The ...

Panel discussion Health experts assess global immunization efforts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:37 -0400

Global health experts at a panel discussion Tuesday said vaccines are helping in the battle against child mortality, but the effort has been slowed by funding and health worker ...

Some doctors seek to Innovate health care shifting to cash only

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:53:57 -0400

A new approach to medical service renders both insurance companies and emergency rooms largely redundant for routine care, saving money for consumers and lowering health care ...

Most Young Americans Want To Buy Health Insurance But They Can’t Afford It

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:49:53 -0400

Young Americans want health insurance, need health insurance, and think that health insurance is worth its price. But many — particularly the uninsured — can’t afford it, according to a ...

Public health approach to bullying and suicide prevention urged

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:13 -0400

Bullying is a public health problem that can be prevented to improve the health of young people, researchers say. In today's online supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health, experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed studies on the links between bullying, depression and suicide in ...

Prostate cancer treatment tied to hernia risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:40:26 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate removal or radiation therapy to treat cancer is tied to two- to four-fold higher than usual risk of later having a hernia repaired, according to a new ...

Matter A Homely Rodent May Hold Cancer-Fighting Clues

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:39:25 -0400

Is the naked mole rat a cancerproof rodent? New research shows that the animals produce a unique compound that appears to protect them against the ...

Sleep Deprivation in Hospitals Is a Real Problem

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:02 -0400

subcircle/Flickr The importance of sleep is perhaps most realized when we become sick. When we are hospitalized and most in need of every ounce of health, though, hospital care practically guarantees that we won't get good sleep. Fortunately, two approaches hold promise to improve sleep for patients: one organizational, and the other a common trick of the trade among those of us working in ...

Metabolic syndrome has declined some risks persist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:40 -0400

But while so-called metabolic syndrome is declining, some of its components - including large waistlines and poor blood sugar control, which carry their own risks - are becoming more common, researchers ...

Exclusive Forest mulls bid for Irish drugmaker Elan - sources

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank expects to slow the pace of its bond purchases later this year and bring them to a halt around mid-2014, comments that weighed on stocks and pushed bond yields to a 15-month ...

Whats the Hold-Up Lynne Stewart Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Dying Of Lung Cancer Is Supposed to Be Freed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:07 -0400

Lynne Stewart, the fearless defense attorney with a taste for representing controversial clients, is serving a ten-year prison sentence as her lung cancer spreads. Sixty pounds slimmer and losing time, Stewart was granted compasssionate release six weeks ago, but is still not free. Stewart was convicted of on conspiracy charges for providing material support to terrorists in 2005, but she and ...

CDC HPV vaccine reduced disease rates in teen girls by 56 percent

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:34:47 -0400

University of Miami pediatrician Judith L. Schaechter, M.D. gives an HPV vaccination to a 13-year-old girl in her office at the Miller School of Medicine on Sept. 21, 2011 in Miami, ...

Cancer immunity of strange underground rat revealed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:48 -0400

Researchers have discovered how one of the world's oddest mammals developed resistance to cancer, and there is hope that their work could help fight the disease in humans. Naked mole rats live underground, where environmental conditions are harsh but predators are few. They can live for more than 30 years, almost seven years longer than their close cousin the house mouse--which is ...

How the US Stacks Up on Organ Donation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:36 -0400

boost to organ donation in the United States since its donor registration button launched last year, but organs are still scarce, and about 18 people die every day as they wait on a transplant list, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Pass the Potato Salad Hold the Germs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:35 -0400

Jun 19, 2013 3:32pm ABC News Medical Unit’s Dr. Ana Nobis reports: Sharing a meal with family or friends can be such a pleasure but not when uninvited germs, viruses and parasites crash the party. About one in six Americans get sick each year from eating contaminated food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Richard Besser, chief health and medical ...

Protecting the Childs Dignity in Health Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:25:45 -0400

Conference Examines the Importance of Holistic Medical Treatment of ChildrenBy Ann SchneibleROME, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - When children become ill, methods used to treat them should not only seek to heal the illness, but respect the intrinsic dignity and rights of those suffering.This message lies at the center of "The Child as a Person and as a Patient: Therapeutic Approaches ...

Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections by more than half US report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:33 -0400

The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.The results were better than expected and may even suggest that unvaccinated individuals are benefiting because of a drop ...

Study Wiser medication use could save US $213 billion a year in avoidable health care costs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:09 -0400

TRENTON, N.J. -- If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. The new findings by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics improve on numerous prior ...

New Technology Reduces Controls CT Radiation Exposure In Children

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:22 -0400

Patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are being exposed to significantly less radiation during CT scans because of new technology that allows doctors to more tightly control radiation doses. The first-of-its-kind imaging software reduced overall radiation exposure from CT scans by 37 percent, according to two new studies published online today in the journal Radiology. ...

Many U.S. Adults May Not Be Protected Against Whooping Cough

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:21 -0400

Many U.S. adults are not up to date on their whooping cough vaccinations, putting vulnerable babies at risk of the potentially deadly disease, according to a new survey. The number ...

AMA Doctors Declare Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:43:47 -0400

The American Medical Association House of Delegates passed a measure in Chicago Tuesday to officially recognize obesity as a disease. The measure read: "RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association recognize obesity as a disease state with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention." "Recognizing obesity ...

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