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Breakthrough research shows Vit C kills drug resistant TB

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - Adding vitamin C to existing tuberculosis drugs regime could shorten the therapy for drug resistant TB, claims new research findings published in the online scientific journal Nature Communications. The striking discovery, by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria in laboratory ...

DC comics win court case over Melbourne gyms Superman workout

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

DC Comics has won a Federal Court case against a Melbourne gym over the term 'Superman Workout' which the company used to promote its products, allowing the fitness company to register 'superman workout' as a trademark. The gym Cheqout had had been using the phrase to describe its workout DVDs and video clips, but DC Comics challenged the trademark, saying Cheqout's consumers would think it was ...

Liberace role meant so much after cancer battle says Michael Douglas

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Michael Douglas has revealed that the role of the late 'Liberace' in the upcoming movie 'Behind the Candelabra' was a beautiful gift because he got it just after his struggle with stage-four throat cancer. The 'Basic Instinct' star thanked director Steven Soderbergh for giving him a chance to portray the role of the late pianist in the movie, Us magazine reported. Emotional Douglas expressed ...

Find how fit you are for your age

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400

A researcher at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine has demonstrated a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. Dr. Gil Atzmon hopes that the dissemination of this technique that measures telomere length will lead to the development of a "genetic thermometer" to assess a patient's health in relation to other individuals of the same ...

Novel concept advances development of universal flu vaccine

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:04 -0400

A new approach for immunizing against influenza, developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets. The vaccine concept represents an important step forward in the quest to develop a universal influenza ...

Fish oil supplements may help cut risk of diabetes heart disease

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:50:02 -0400

A new study has found that widely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease. Fish oil supplements, also called omega 3 fatty acid capsules, raise levels of adiponectin in the bloodstream. Adiponectin is an important hormone that has beneficial effects on metabolic processes like glucose regulation and the ...

Stewart Swift new best friends

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:50:02 -0400

Actress Kristen Stewart was reportedly nursing her broken heart by spending an entire day at singer Taylor Swift's house here. Stewart, 22, is once again going through a rough patch in her relationship with Robert Pattinson after he moved out of their love nest. It is said that he caught the actress' messages to director Rupert Sanders, with whom she had a fling in July last year. Stewart was ...

Brad Pitts drug tales

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:02 -0400

Actor Brad Pitt says he wasted a lot of time using drugs in the past. He admits he damaged his health with it just in the quest of exploring new things. The 49-year-old, who is engaged to actress Angelina Jolie and has six children, says he realised his mistake and took control of his drug intake. "For a long time I thought I did too much damage - drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. A guy ...

Daily Dose Of Fish Oil May Reduce Risk Of Diabetes Heart Disease

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:15:15 -0400

The use of fish oil supplements has been linked to a moderate increase in production of a hormone that has in turn been associated with a decreased risk of some forms ...

What tummy tucks can teach us about health care reform

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:08 -0400

Despite growing demand for cosmetic surgery, prices are rising more slowly than inflation. Fortune -- We're constantly hearing why the market forces that bring us great deals on cars, cellular phones, and houses can never work in health care. One leading myth is that each patient is so different, and every procedure so tailored, that doctors can't determine the cost, or tell patients ...

Leading doctor launches second attack on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt over childishly superficial and misleading comments

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:56:06 -0400

Mid Staffs scandal: NHS managers will be blacklisted for failure and patients will rate hospitals in major shake-up, announces Jeremy ...

Your Healthy Greek Yogurt Harbors A Deadly Secret

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:40 -0400

Greek yogurt is healthy and good, but the process of making it creates something called acid whey. Acid whey is very bad: accidental spills of it have killed thousands of fish. But Greek yogurt is booming, so what to do with its dangerous ...

Video High-tech high fitness Can gadgets enhance your workout

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:37 -0400

Despite new government labels on sunscreen due out this summer, one watchdog group says high SPF ratings can give people a false sense of security. Norah O'Donnell ...

UN 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:34:07 -0400

WHO officials have reported another fatal case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS, in central Saudi Arabia, but say it is not related to the cluster of cases reported from the country's ...

Report Nations kids need to get more physical

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:34:07 -0400

The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and treat physical education as a core ...

Fidel Castro Greets Cuban Rehabilitation Health Program

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:02 -0400

Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent congratulations today to the workers of the national community program of comprehensive rehabilitation of patients, started a decade ago. Since 2003, these services were expanded throughout the island, with 400 wards where about 69 million patients have so far benefited, with high levels of ...

Doctors say big South Australian projects show little regard for health

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

STATES show "scant regard for human health" by letting polluting projects with potentially deadly consequences to go ahead, doctors say. A report from Doctors for the Environment Australia points to the Port Augusta power station, the deferred Olympic Dam expansion and the Port Pirie lead smelter as examples of industrial developments approved without adequate checks. Environment Minister ...

Video Can calcium supplements lower heart attack risk in women

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:28 -0400

A new study finds that women taking 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day have a lower risk of dying, contradicting previous studied linking calcium to an increased risk of heart attacks. Dr. Holly Phillips ...

O2 Fitness pumps up Wilmington presence

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:34 -0400

O2 Fitness will open a second club in Wilmington, this one in Hanover Center. O2, the largest privately owned independent fitness operator in the state, already has 11 locations, mostly in the Triangle. This newest club is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter this year. The club will cover 28,000 square feet of space in the Mayfaire Town Center, five miles from the other Wilmington location. ...

5 Food and Exercise Mistakes

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:51 -0400

If you sweat heavily, work out for more than 90 minutes, or exercise in hot, humid conditions, reaching for a sports drink rather than plain water is a smart way to keep hydrated, stay fueled, and replace the electrolytes lost in sweat. But if you're exercising for less than an hour and a half, in a climate-controlled gym, plain water should be fine. The carbs in sports drinks are designed ...

Doctors save Ohio infant by creating airway tube with 3-D printer

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:02 -0400

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of an Ohio baby who used to stop breathing nearly every day. Because of a birth defect, Kaiba Gionfriddo's airway kept collapsing, causing his breathing - and often his heart - to stop. Doctors in Michigan had been researching artificial-airway splints but had not implanted ...

Minnesota teen who wrote farewell song Clouds dies from cancer

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:01 -0400

LAKELAND, Minn. - When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation.Other musicians have covered the tune, and "Clouds" was listed No. 1 on the iTunes Top ...

Dont forget fitness on holiday

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:49 -0400

Delhi-based fitness expert and trainer Santosh Sharma shares a few tips to stay fit during a holiday:- Avoid visiting a restaurant empty stomach. In such cases people end up eating much more. If you're starving, eat a piece of fruit or have a glass of juice or water in the hotel itself. Later, while having lunch, fill your plate with lightly dressed salads, fish, seafood and lean meats. Fish ...

Facts about healthy food and nutrition

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:01 -0400

Today, we will discuss some common myths about healthy food and nutrition and try to explain them in the light of facts. This will help us in separating facts from fiction so that we can enjoy our favorite ...

Take responsibility for your health today

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:26 -0400

23 May 2013 Who is really responsible for your personal health and fitness? Your doctor? Your husband? Your wife? Your children? Your parents? Your team manager? Your sister? Your ...

Coming Soon To America A Two-Tiered Canadian-Style Health Care System

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:42:56 -0400

independent agency that reviews their medical records, goes with them when they meet with specialists, and gives them advice on every aspect of their care. In the other system, waiting times will grow for almost everything - to get appointments with physicians, to get tests, to obtain elective surgery, etc. Patients may find that they don't have access to the best doctors or the best ...

GCC Health Ministers Approve Kuwait Declaration on Fighting Chronic Diseases

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:25 -0400

Kuwait , May 23 (BNA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Health Mohammad Barrak Al-Haifi has announced that the GCC health ministers have approved the Kuwaiti declaration on fighting non-contagious chronic diseases, as an action plan for the cooperation council for the arab states of the Gulf (GCC) member states . The approval was made on the sidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) annual meeting ...

Fitness test deceased was breadwinner

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400

Aspirant traffic cops wait to run 4km in 30 minutes to pass the fitness test which will qualify them to go into the next round for one of 90 provincial posts. File photo; ...

Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive MRSA superbug

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:49 -0400

Kathrin Jansen, senior vice president of Vaccine Research and Early Development at Pfizer Inc, poses for a portrait in one of her labs at Pfizer headquarters in Pearl River, New ...

Jordana Brewsters guide to the beautiful life

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:48 -0400

Jordana Brewster is so stunning that she nearly causes a three-car pileup crossing a Beverly Hills street, but she truly has no idea she created such a stir. Sporting white printed pants, a black cardigan and thick-rimmed glasses, the 33-year-old Brazilian, who stars on TNT's Dallas and in the new wham-bam Fast & Furious 6, is much more comfortable chatting about her inner ...

How to exercise without eating more

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400

Maintaining that delicate balance of eating enough to fuel your workouts and not overdoing it afterwards is a source of confusion for even the most educated exerciser. Sometimes, those post-workout hunger pangs hit, begging you to replace what you just burned off. Other times, your brain is telling you it's time to reward your hard work (with extra cheese). ...

Surgeons remove tigers basketball-sized 4-pound hairball

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400

CLEARWATER, Fla. – It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a veterinary center in the Tampa Bay area community of Clearwater. Doctors said in a statement that they safely ...

Dogs bring swarm of bacteria into your home

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:46 -0400

Your loyal pooch may be bringing a whole world of bacteria into your home but don't panic. Research suggests that exposure to a wide variety of microbes may be good for us. A new study reveals that homes with dogs have greater bacterial diversity than canine-free dwellings. Dog-related diversity is particularly high on television screens and pillowcases, the researchers found. "When ...

BTG says interventional medicine buys could boost sales to $1 bln

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:18 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - British pharmaceutical company BTG announced two deals on Thursday that it said could create an interventional medicine business with potential sales of $1 ...

Johnson Johnson plans on more than 10 drugs filed by 2017

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday that it plans to submit more than 10 new products for regulatory approval by 2017, including drugs to treat hepatitis C, immune diseases, and schizophrenia as well as vaccines for flu, rabies and ...

Saudi Arabia confirms another death from SARS-like virus

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to ...

Mass. hospitals $250M Bay State Boondoggle rolls into legislative intensive care

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:13 -0400

The Massachusetts congressional delegation reportedly held an emergency meeting Wednesday to try to save a patient, whose prognosis isn't good a $250 million annual subsidy to Massachusetts hospitals, paid out of other states' pockets. The "Bay State Boondoggle," as critics have labeled it, flows into Massachusetts hospital coffers due to a Medicare rule enacted under ObamaCare ...

Doctors Without Borders Halts Work in Northern Nigeria

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:44:55 -0400

The international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders has suspended its medical aid in northern Nigeria's Borno state, after gunmen there hijacked one of its ...

Measuring The Health Of Human Genetic Material In Relation To A Patients Age

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:39:50 -0400

JoVE ) could lead to the development of a ';genetic thermometer'; that could assess a patient’s health in relation to other individuals. The method developed by the laboratory ...

New injectable nanogel could treat diabetes

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:57 -0400

A new injectable nanoparticle, which looks like a toothpaste gel, can be infused in the body to constantly monitor the sugar levels in the body. The nano-gel was developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and may help the type 1 diabetic patients to constantly monitor their blood-sugar ...

Alzheimers Cause Found In Trigger Of Brain Protein Malfunction

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:45 -0400

In a new breakthrough to find the cause of Alzheimer's disease, scientists have pinpointed a molecule that appears to trigger a chain reaction of protein malfunction that eventually clogs up and kills brain cells. The teams, from the University of Cambridge in the UK and Lund University in Sweden, write about their findings in a paper due to be published online first this week in the ...

Step Toward Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise In Animal Tests

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:44 -0400

A new approach for creating immunity against the flu virus that produces a stronger immune reaction and protects against more strains than the current vaccines, has shown promising results in animal tests. The result is a step forward in the development of a universal flu vaccine say the researchers behind it. Every ...

Concerns over underlying health of UK economy as 0.3 growth confirmed

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:28 -0400

Stockpiling by British businesses accounted for much of the growth in the UK economy in the first three months of the year, adding to concerns that its underlying health remains weak.GDP growth was confirmed at 0.3% by the Office for National Statistics after inventories increased by 0.4%.The ONS said business investment, a key indicator of the economy's wellbeing, fell 0.4% and consumer ...

Republicans Don’t Trust IRS to Enforce Obamacare Protect Confidential Medical Info

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:21 -0400

(AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - The Internal Revenue Service, under fire for inappropriately targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, cannot be trusted with Americans' sensitive medical information, Republican lawmakers said Wednesday. Under the Affordable Care Act, the job of enforcing compliance with the law falls to the IRS. "Imagine when the IRS decides that ...

GSK flu shot may raise adult narcolepsy risk Finnish scientists

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:11 -0400

National Institute for Health and Welfare said on Thursday. Growing evidence of a link between GSK's Pandemrix vaccine and an increase in narcolepsy, a ...

Adoption of electronic health records reaches tipping point

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:15:05 -0400

Federal health officials have met and exceeded their goal for 50 percent of doctors offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have electronic health records by the end of 2013. More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records, federal health officials announced ...

Heading to the beach New SPF regulations issued by the FDA

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:13:32 -0400

In the summer of 2011, Andrea Syglowski noticed a mole she'd had her entire life was starting to look different. Concerned, she booked an appointment with a dermatologist, and within a week was diagnosed with stage-0 melanoma - an early phase of the deadliest type of skin cancer. A week later, Syglowski, a Philadelphia-based actress who is in her 20s, underwent surgery to remove the mole, ...

Fitch Affirms South Shore Health and Educational Corp. Revs at A- Outlook Stable

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:05 -0400

Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ...

Survey confirms low levels of health insurance for those with mortgage difficulties

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:58 -0400

The vast majority of households who are having difficulty repaying their mortgage either don't have, or have substantially lower levels of, private health insurance cover.According to the Central Bank's latest household expenditure survey, people with mortgage repayment problems spend an average of 18% less than those who are not.When health insurance spending is included in monthly ...

Teen Births Decline in Most US States

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:57 -0400

The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The teen birth rate per 1,000 by state in 2011, and percentage decline since 2007: Alabama, 41, 22 percent Alaska, 36, 16 percent Arizona, 39, 35 percent Arkansas, 51, 16 percent ...

Can You Do Yoga if You Arent Flexible

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:53 -0400

yoga as something only done by young, lithe ballet enthusiasts. It was definitely not something practiced by uncoordinated, middle-aged guys who can’t touch their toes. Put me in the latter category and add to that that I’m nearly six-and-a-half feet tall and have had two back operations. But my wife, Jeanne, is nothing if not persistent when it comes to me ...

Biogen Idec Submits Application To FDA For Approval Of Plegridy™ In Multiple Sclerosis

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:26 -0400

EMA Submission Planned in the Coming Weeks Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) has announced it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of PLEGRIDY™ (peginterferon beta-1a), the company's pegylated subcutaneous injectable candidate for relapsing forms ...

Serious health problems in tribal areas not effectively addressed

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:24:32 -0400

Kerala News: Though the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme was implemented in the district during 2002-07, it was not effectively executed in the tribal areas. Had it been effective, the present crisis that led to the death of 48 infants during the last 16 months would not have ...

Health body MEC slam sex worker ‘rape’

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:30 -0400

Pretoria - The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) and Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo have condemned the alleged rape of a sex worker by two members of Tshwane Emergency Services this past ...

New faces sign up to 11 for Health

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:21:53 -0400

It had only been a few weeks since Vicente del Bosque picked up the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award, but the amiable Spaniard was already back in Zurich, expounding upon the importance of teamwork – just as he did in his award acceptance speech. This time, however, the 62-year-old coach was not addressing a gala audience, but a camera crew who had come to FIFA ...

New Maternity Block For Fomena Health Centre

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:20:18 -0400

The ward and theatre block A NEWmaternity and theatre block for the Fomena Health Centre to promote health delivery has been inauguratedat the community inthe Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region. The MTN Ghana Foundation constructed the single-storey block, which has 20 beds and a theatre at a cost of GH250,000. Until this new health infrastructure, the Fomena Health Centre did not have ...

Almost all states seeing big drop in teen birth rates

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:01:43 -0400

NEW YORK The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah saw rates fall by 30 percent ...

COPD Patients Benefit From Antibiotic Therapy

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:04 -0400

antibiotic may prolong the time between hospitalizations for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter study which compared the hospitalization rates of patients treated with a 12-month course of azithromycin to the rates of those treated with placebo. The results of the current analysis were presented at the ATS ...

Sleep Quality And School Performance Impaired By Asthma Symptoms

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:04 -0400

asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study. "While it has been recognized that missed sleep and school absences are important indicators of asthma morbidity in children, our study is the first to explore the associations between asthma, sleep quality, and academic performance in real time, prospectively, using both ...

Improving Physical Activity Levels Benefits COPD Patients

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:03 -0400

Clinical measurement of physical activity appears to be an independent predictor of whether or not patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will end up being hospitalized, according to a new study conducted by researchers in Connecticut. The study also corroborates an earlier investigation that linked higher levels of inactivity with an increased incidence of hospitalizations ...

Monoclonal Antibody Appears Effective And Safe In Asthma Phase IIa Trial

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:02 -0400

asthma has shown promise in a Phase IIa clinical trial, according to U. S. researchers. Their research was presented at the American Thoracic Society 2013 International Conference and published simultaneously online in the New England Journal of Medicine. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial tested the efficacy and safety of the monoclonal antibody, dupilumab, in patients ...

Antibiotic Resistance And The Immune System

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:02 -0400

antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Cross-resistance to colistin and host antimicrobials LL-37 and lysozyme, which help defend the body against bacterial attack, could mean that patients with life-threatening multi-drug ...

Early Identification And Treatment Of Postpartum Depression Can Limit Or Prevent Debilitating Effects

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:01 -0400

depression in the weeks after giving birth, and an opportunity to intervene before symptoms become debilitating. The findings of the small study involving 52 pregnant women are described online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. "Postpartum depression can be harmful to both mother and child," says study leader Zachary Kaminsky, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry and ...

Children Exposed To Secondhand Smoke Likely To Be More Aggressive

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:01 -0400

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial, according to Linda Pagani and Caroline Fitzpatrick of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine hospital. No study to date has ...

Shigella Uses Natural Thermometer To Trigger Diarrheal Disease

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:00 -0400

How does the bacterium Shigella - the cause of a deadly diarrheal disease - detect that it's in a human host? Ohio University scientists have found that a biological "RNA thermometer" monitors whether the environment is right for the bacterium to produce the factors it needs to survive within the body, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The scientists have ...

Heart Condition Induced By Stress Anxiety Treated With Antidepressant

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:00 -0400

Lexapro ) were more than two-and-a-half times less likely to have mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), a heart condition brought on by ...

Addressing Mental Health Issues In HIV Care

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:59 -0400

HIV prevention and treatment platforms can reduce the opportunity costs of care and improve treatment outcomes, argues a new Policy Forum article published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Syvia Kaaya from the School of Medicine at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and her international colleagues say that effective interventions exist for ...

Environmentally Friendly Means For Extracting Antibiotics From Water

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:59 -0400

antibiotics from water sources - lakes and rivers - at a significantly higher rate than the currently used filtering technology made of activated carbon. They reported their results at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Vikram Kapoor, environmental engineering doctoral student, and David Wendell, assistant professor of environmental engineering, report on their ...

Gene Expression Analysis Of Colorectal Cancer

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:58 -0400

colon cancer that improves the current disease stratification based on clinicopathological variables and common DNA markers is presented in a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. (A transcriptome is all RNA produced by a population of cells.) Pr. Pierre Laurent-Puig and colleagues from INSERM in Paris, France used genetic information from a French multicenter study supported by the ...

Paediatric Medicines Global Recommendations

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:58 -0400

Transparent information on the evidence supporting global recommendations on paediatric medicines should be easily accessible in order to help policy makers decides on what drugs to include in their national drug lists, according to international experts from Ghana and the UK writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. The authors, led by David Sinclair from the Liverpool School of Tropical ...

Obese Patients Who Repeatedly Change Primary Care Providers Make More ER Trips

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:57 -0400

Overweight and obese patients are significantly more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to repeatedly switch primary care doctors, a practice that disrupts continuity of care and leads to more emergency room visits, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. The practice of "doctor shopping" among overweight patients may be a result of negative experiences with the health care ...

Consensus Statement On Research Definitions For Drug-Resistant TB In Children

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:57 -0400

The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) has released its June issue, which includes a consensus statement of the global Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. It establishes standardized definitions, measurements, and other key attributes that will affect research. This is the first step as the group of international stakeholders collaborate to raise ...

Researchers Find Potential Brain Switch For Behavior Change

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:56 -0400

You're standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make the shift from passively waiting to taking action when your bag appears? A new study from investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the brain's "switch" for new behavior. They measured levels of ...

Grapefruit-Derived Nanovectors Provide A Secret Weapon In Medical Drug Delivery

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:56 -0400

University of Louisville researchers have uncovered how to create nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, and have discovered how to use them as drug delivery vehicles. UofL scientists Huang-Ge Zhang, D.V.M., Ph.D., Qilong Wang, Ph.D., and their team have published their findings in Nature Communications. Lipids derived from grapefruit. GNVs can efficiently deliver a ...

Fighting Ovarian Cancer With Gold Nanoparticles

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:55 -0400

cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers found out why and determined how to make the nanoparticles effective ...

Computational Model Evaluates A New Way To Open Clogged Arteries

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:55 -0400

Over the past few decades, scientists have developed many devices that can reopen clogged arteries, including angioplasty balloons and metallic stents. While generally effective, each of these treatments has drawbacks, including the risk of side effects. A new study from MIT analyzes the potential usefulness of a new treatment that combines the benefits of angioplasty balloons and ...

Complex Brain Function Depends On Flexibility

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:54 -0400

Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain's computational power, study finds. Over the past few decades, neuroscientists have made much progress in mapping the brain by deciphering the functions of individual neurons that perform very specific tasks, such as recognizing the location or color of an object. However, there are many neurons, especially in brain regions that perform ...

New Tool For Faster Specific And Accurate Testing Of Probiotics Products

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:53 -0400

CosmosID®, a leading data mining solutions company for health and wellness, has reported as part of a collaboration results on analysis of labeling claims for the composition of probiotic products comparing speed, specificity, and accuracy. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CosmosID® conducted side-by-side analysis of a number of commercially available probiotics, four of ...

Identifying Women Who Should Be Screened For High Cholesterol

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:53 -0400

cholesterol levels to reduce their chances of developing cardiovascular disease. But who is 'at risk?' The results of a study by investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to estimate the proportion of women young and old who have cholesterol levels that meet the definition of being at-risk are reported in an article in Journal of Women's Health, a ...

How Disruption Caused By Premature Birth Can Lead To Conditions Such As Autism And Learning Difficulties

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:52 -0400

MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth. This new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), shows that disruption of these specific processes can have an impact on cognitive function. The researchers say the new techniques developed here will enable them to explore how the ...

Nationwide Study Maps Atherosclerotic Disease Heredity

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:52 -0400

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the significance of heredity for common forms of atherosclerotic disease. No studies have previously examined whether different forms of the disease share heredity. The study looked ...

Improved Vaccine Delivery System

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:51 -0400

A novel vaccine study from South Dakota State University (SDSU) headlined the groundbreaking research unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference (NBC). The meeting took place at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. "The main goal of a vaccine is to stimulate the immune system to fight against a pathogen that causes ...

Using Anabolic Steroids May Affect Your Future Mental Health

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:51 -0400

mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Twenty per cent of the subjects in the study admitted steroid use. The study is published by CERA, which is the University of Gothenburg's centre for education and research ...

Computer Model Predicts When Viruses Become Infectious

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:50 -0400

avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a report to be published in the International Journal Data Mining and Bioinformatics. Chuang Ma of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and colleagues at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan and the Wuhan Institute of Virology, explain that since 1997 several strains of avian influenza A virus (AIV), ...

Minimizing Hair Loss Due To Cancer Radiation Therapy

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:50 -0400

chemotherapy might be minimized if these treatments are given late in the day. The study, which appears in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), found that mice lost 85 percent of their hair if they received radiation therapy in the morning, compared to a 17 percent loss when treatment occurred in the evening. The researchers, from Salk ...

Searching For Biomarkers In Huntingtons Disease

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:49 -0400

Huntington's disease (HD) is currently incurable, the HD research community anticipates that new disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression. The success of HD research depends upon the identification of reliable and sensitive biomarkers to track disease and evaluate therapies, and these biomarkers may eventually be used as outcome measures in clinical ...

Researchers Develop Model For Better Testing Targeting Of MPNST

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:49 -0400

Researchers from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, and the University's Brain Tumor Program, have developed a new mouse model of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) that allow them to discover new genes and gene pathways driving this type ...

Researchers Hope To Recycle Kidneys To Help solve Donor Organ shortage

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:48 -0400

Nearly 20 percent of kidneys that are recovered from deceased donors in the U.S. are refused for transplant due to factors ranging from scarring in small blood vessels of the kidney's filtering units to the organ going too long without blood or oxygen. But, what if instead of being discarded, these organs could be "recycled" to help solve the critical shortage of donor organs? ...

Study Finds For First Time That Gym Class Reduces Probability Of Obesity

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:48 -0400

Little is known about the effect of physical education (PE) on child weight, but a new study from Cornell University finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability ...

Video Game Players More Aggressive When Confronted By Human-Like Opponents

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:47 -0400

Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Connecticut and Wake Forest University. "The Perception of Human Appearance in Video Games: Toward an Understanding of the Effects of Player Perceptions of ...

In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Racial Disparities Found In Surgical Management

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:46 -0400

lung cancer (NSCLC) in U.S. hospitals varies widely depending on the race of the patient, according to a new study. "In most patients, the initial treatment for Stage I and Stage II NSCLC is surgery," said researcher Jayanth Adusumalli, MBBS, of the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. "In our study of more than 1,200,000 patients diagnosed with NSCLC in US ...

Mortality Risk Increased By Delayed Transfer To The ICU

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:46 -0400

Delayed transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) in hospitalized patients significantly increases the risk of dying in the hospital, according to a new study from researchers in Chicago. "Early intervention improves outcomes for many of the conditions that are indications for inpatient transfer to the ICU. This suggests that delaying ICU transfer may increase the risk of death in these ...

Care At The End Of Life Room For Improvement Ideas For Change

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:45 -0400

The decision to limit life support in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to be significantly influenced by physician practices and/or the culture of the hospital, suggests new findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. A retrospective analysis of over 269,000 ...

Risk Of Adult Obesity Increased By Maltreatment In Childhood

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:45 -0400

Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36% more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of 7 cases of child maltreatment could avoid 1 case of ...

Exposure To Traffic-Related Air Pollution In Early Years Linked To Hyperactivity

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:44 -0400

Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The research is detailed in a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed open access journal published by the National ...

Iodine Deficiency In Pregnant Women May Harm Babies IQs

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:43 -0400

Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have a negative effect on babies' mental development, according to new research published in The Lancet. Iodine is ingested mainly through dairy products and seafood and is crucial for obtaining hormones secreted by the thyroid gland - which have a direct effect on fetal brain development. Negative effects of iodine on brain development have long been ...

Added Control For Biological Studies Using Single-Cell Transfection Tool

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:43 -0400

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new method for delivering molecules into single, targeted cells through temporary holes in the cell surface. The technique could find applications in drug delivery, cell therapy, and related biological fields. Bulk electroporation - a technique used to deliver molecules into cells through reversible nanopores in the cell membrane that are ...

Your Feet Are Home To Nearly 200 Types Of Fungi

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:41 -0400

Researchers have discovered that there are close to 200 different types of fungi species living on our feet - more than any other part of the body. Although fungi also inhabit other areas of the body - such as behind our ears - the researchers found that most of them are living between our toes. The study, carried out and published in the journal Nature, is the most extensive analysis of the ...

Reducing Your Risk Of Breast Cancer

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:41 -0400

Recently Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in order to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer, she said she "hopes other women can benefit from my experience". When she found out what her odds of ...

Recent events raise the question Is Las Vegas prepared for a major medical emergency

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:17:40 -0400

Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 2 a.m. Dr. Aaron Meltzer spent a week in November learning about medical care during emergencies and disasters in Israel, a country that handles multiple-casualty incidents on a regular basis. He returned to Las Vegas with questions about U.S. cities and how they have prepared for large-scale medical emergencies. In Israel, the public gets regular reminders on how the ...

Coconut water refreshing but some health claims havent been proven

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:03:51 -0400

Coconut water used to be a refreshing drink, if you happened to be lounging on a beach in India or Brazil. But in the last couple of years coconut water has become nothing short of a ...

Delhi girl Preeti who aimed to be a nurse battles acid attack injuries after her right lung collapses in Mumbai hospital

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:58 -0400

acid attac k May 2 on the day she arrived here to take up a nurse's job, is deteriorating with the acid eating into her insides, her distraught family said on Thursday.Acid was flung on Preeti, 25, by some unknown people as she got off the from the New Delhi-Mumbai Garib Rath Express at Bandra Terminus on May 2 morning to take up her job as a nurse in the army hospital in Mumbai."She ...

New developments downtown are backdrop for discussion on Las Vegas as health care hub

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:07:52 -0400

Brian Brannman, Chief Executive Operator of University Medical Center, speaks during the paneled discussions on downtown medical developments hosted by the Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition at the Historic 5th Street School Wednesday, May 22, ...

Cancer event raises more than $55000

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:55 -0400

More than 700 people attended Cancer Services of Northeast Indianas 11th annual Lapper & Survivors Day event to help raise money for people with all types of cancer. More than $55,000 was raised for the organization, which provides emotional support, practical resources and information to more than 3,000 people with cancer and their families each year.Lapper is a fundraiser designed for ...

Bragg Health Institute Installs Greenhouse at San Marcos High School

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:03 -0400

Dr. Patricia Bragg, CEO/President of Bragg Live Food Products and Founder of Bragg Health Institute, along with internationally acclaimed classical-crossover vocal recording-artist and health advocate Duchess Sylvia Valentina, will present a BraggHealth Lecture and Program entitled, 'The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle - You are what you Eat, Drink, Breathe, Think, Say and Do' as part of a ...

Hope Hype And Health In Silicon Valley

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:03:47 -0400

hype cycle " - a jolt of excitement when I arrived, thrilled to be immersed in the scene, taking me to the "peak of inflated expectations," followed by the "trough of disillusionment" as I became better at separating out mythology from achievement. Now, I've reached what I can only hope is the "plateau of productivity." I've an even deeper belief in ...

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:55 -0400

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

Health call center moving into bank

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:44:37 -0400

The former Washington Mutual building at 400 E. Main St. in Stockton, once intended to become City Hall, will house a health care call center operated by San Joaquin ...

Violence crisis Cabinet meeting after deadly London attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:33:43 -0400

Anti-Muslim rioters fought police and 10 Downing St. called crisis Cabinet meetings after men raging about Islam hacked a soldier to death on a London street. About 250 supporters of the English Defense League street protest movement, all wearing black ski masks and some in paramilitary dress, threw rocks and bottles at police in London's southeast Woolwich district. The rioting occurred ...

NZ running low on chickenpox vaccines

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:26:04 -0400

New Zealand is running low on chickenpox vaccines as more parents seek to have their children immunised and as winter approaches. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced it is out of stock of its Varilrix vaccine and is getting an emergency shipment from Belgium. It hopes it will be back in stock within a fortnight. GSK New Zealand general manager Anna Stove said there had been ...

2-day worker walkout to end at UC hospitals

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:06:00 -0400

The union says they're disputing dangerously low staffing levels. UC officials say the real issue is the union's refusal to accept a new pension ...

Lakeland Regional Medical Center Names New Senior Vice President

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:18 -0400

LAKELAND | Lakeland Regional Medical Center has named Danielle Drummond its new senior vice president for strategy and growth, a position responsible for strategic planning, business development and technology ...

Cop recruit deaths Fitness was required for traffic officers

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:49 -0400

At an inquiry into the deaths of eight job applicants, the KZN transport department says its advert specified that a tough physical test was ...

Family battling cancer now faces eviction

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:55:22 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. – A family already facing cancer now faces eviction from their apartment. It's been bad since one of the family's little girls started fighting cancer. Now someone else in the family is fighting cancer while they all fight being kicked out of their home. Melissa Weiser-Lilly's almost 12-year-old daughter, Aly, has been fighting a touch-and-go battle with ...

Public meeting Mona El Farra discusses public health in Gaza.

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:53:17 -0400

Dr Mona El Farra is a physician now working as a public health advocate in Gaza. Her particular focus is on women and children. 6pm. RMIT, Building 80, Swanston St, Level 2, Room 7. Sponsored by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network & Australians for Palestine. For more info ph Michael Shaik 0431 573 ...

What David Ortiz steal of third base says about the health of his heels

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:08 -0400

didn't think he had any firsts left.Then, last night, he stole third base."You saw that (expletive)?" Ortiz joked.Seeing isn't always believing, but in this case, it really did happen. Ortiz stole a base for the first time since 2011 and only the third since 2007, when he achieved a career-high with three steals. It was his 12th career stolen base and the first time ever that ...

Davidson Kuni Lexus partners with Denver Health for opening of new showroom

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:22:53 -0400

Above from left: Gregg Stone, president/general manager of Kuni Lexus of Greenwood Village; Steve Hearne, Western Region general manager for Lexus; Paula Herzmark, executive director of the Denver Health Foundation; Dr. Arthur Gonzalez, CEO of Denver Health and Hospital Authority; and Greg Goodwin, CEO of Kuni Automotive Group. I'll say this much up front: The ...

$7 million more in mental health funding could go to St. Louis County children

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:23 -0400

The St. Louis County Children's Fund hopes to award an additional $7 million in grants next year and will revamp some of its strategies after the release Wednesday of a $250,000 needs assessment.The assessment found that bullying, substance abuse, and disruptive and disrespectful behavior still pervade St. Louis County public and private schools despite numerous school-based programs ...

Security Guard Slashed In Nursing Home Parking Lot www.privateofficer.com

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:03 -0400

–A Waco security guard was slashed with a sharp object by a man he confronted in a nursing home parking lot early Wednesday morning. Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said at around 1 a.m. Wednesday the guard was patrolling at the Woodland Springs Nursing Center at 1010 Dallas St. when he spotted a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. As the guard approached the vehicle to investigate, ...

Sisters Ejected From Mall Over Cancer Hats www.privateofficer.com

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:59 -0400

A trio of sisters ejected from a mall in Pennsylvania are mourning the recent death of their mother from cancer -- but the three chose a forcefully worded yet common anti-cancer sentiment that offended mall security. The sisters ejected from the mall in King of Prussia are Makia Underwood, 32, Zakia Clark, 29, and Tasha Clark, 27. The girls' mother, Jackie Underwood, was diagnosed with ...

Digital medical-record use continues to rise

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:29 -0400

The adoption of digital records has been pushed by the Obama Administration with $14 billion in incentives from the 2009 stimulus and promises to increase patient safety and reduce ...

we gave you the readers the chance to star on our cover via Twitter and be a FIT City Series race ambassador. Here we meet the inspiring winners and hear their fitness stories

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:12 -0400

I was always involved in sport when I was younger, from rugby to GAA, golf and swimming. I was never the best or fittest, but was passionate about sport, so always gave 100pc effort.Then from 2007 to 2010, a number of factors, including ...

Teen birth rates decline in most US states

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:38 -0400

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:37 -0400

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

Nebraska attorney general wants abortion clinic nurses license revoked

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:22:14 -0400

By Katie Schubert OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care and improperly administering drugs. Bruning, a Republican who received support from anti-abortion groups during a run for the Senate last year, argued ...

Chennai student battling blood cancer needs your help

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:22:08 -0400

Chennai : 17-year-old Lakshmipriya wants to be an engineer. But, the young Chennai girl suffers from leukemia, commonly known as blood cancer and doctors say she is running out of time. In a video appeal, Lakshmipriya explains that she needs a stem cell transplant. Doctors have found a matching donor in her sister, but the procedure and the accompanying treatment will cost around Rs. 40 lakh. The ...

Oklahoma Tornado Health Risks May Lie In The Rubble

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:51 -0400

Susan Kates salvages items from a friend's tornado-ravaged home Wednesday in Moore, Okla., where experts warn of health risks in the cleanup. (AP/Charlie ...

Japanese hospital tests powerful non-surgical radiation therapy for breast cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:44 -0400

Interest in issues involving breast cancer and its treatment is at an all-time high, this after award-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone a double mastectomy because of a high risk of the said disease. It should prove as good news for the medical world that Japanese cancer specialist Kumiko Karasawa has revealed on Wednesday that has started the world’s first ...

John Martin brought occupational health to Newfoundland

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:18 -0400

As a physician, John Martin was clever, attentive, detail-oriented and personable. His patients loved him. But more than that, he was curious. He didn't just treat a disease, but pursued its origins. This took him inside patient's bodies, and up and down their family trees. He entered their homes and their work environments. And the latter might have been a fluorspar mine or a ...

Official promises probe into Perm Territory nurse photo session scandal

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:29:45 -0400

TYUSHEVO VILLAGE /Ryazan region/, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets promised a probe into the scandal involving a photo session of nurses in the resuscitation ward of a hospital in the Perm ...

Big differences in costs for Colorado small-group coverage under health reform

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400

Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ...

BRICS countries pledge to step up cooperation in public health

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:05 -0400

The BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- pledged in a joint communiqu on the sidelines of the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to strengthen intra-BRICS cooperation in promoting health of their peoples.According to the communiqu released to Xinhua Wednesday, the BRICS decided to continue cooperation in the sphere of health through the Technical ...

Orlando honors American Cancer Societys 100th birthday

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:49 -0400

ORLANDO -- In the City of Orlando, May 22, 2013 is now American Cancer Society Day. Mayor Buddy Dyer issued a proclamation, recognizing the American Cancer Society's 100th Birthday. Wednesday marks 100 years that the Cancer Society has raised money and support for cancer research. To celebrate, officials are encouraging people to join together, and take action to finish the fight ...

Mercks insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:56 -0400

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses. The advisory panel was convened to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decide whether to approve the drug, suvorexant, which would be the first in a new class of sedatives ...

Oregon Fluoride Measure in Portland Is Defeated

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400

Despite the recommendation of public health experts, voters in Portland, Ore., defeated a measure on Tuesday to add fluoride to the water supply by a 60-to-40 percent margin. The result marks the fourth time since 1956 that Portland has rejected fluoridation efforts, and means the city will continue to be the largest metropolitan area in the country without fluoridated water or plans to add ...

Editorial The Aftermath of Measles Vaccine Scare in Britain

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:21:49 -0400

Britain is experiencing serious outbreaks of measles that look to be a delayed consequence of a failure to vaccinate infants and young children more than a decade ago. A prime cause of that failure was ill-founded fears among parents that a widely used vaccine to combat measles, mumps and rubella might cause autism. Because they shunned the vaccine, their children, now in their teens, are ...

Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400

Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...

China-Africa Towards More Sustainable Health Care

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:56:16 -0400

Credit: ChimpLearnGood/ flickr By Paul Kadetz In 1941, Mao Zedongcalledfor a "practice of revolutionary humanitarianism". 14 years later in Bandung, Indonesia, China’s Premier Zhou Enlai met with other Asian leaders to chart a distinctly anti-colonial approach to humanitarianism and diplomacy on the African continent. From its first health aid to Algeria in 1964, China has ...

Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:48 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on ...

National Briefing | Washington Senate Committee Approves Bill on Compounding

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:19 -0400

A Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug Administration greater authority over compounding pharmacies. The practice of compounding, the specialty mixing of medication for individual patients, drew national attention last fall when tainted products from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts caused a fungal meningitis outbreak that killed more than 50 ...

Health care stocks As boomers age a booming sector emerges

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:56 -0400

What are we looking for? For the next 18 years, 8,800 Americans will turn 65 every single day. According to the Health Care Cost Institute, they will each spend $142,000 (U.S.) in medical expenses over the next 20 years. My colleague Rob Belanger and I thought it was time to take a look at health care facility ...

Medical provider gap dangerously wide

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:19 -0400

There's an easy, common-sense solution. The Legislature should act swiftly to allow medical professionals on the front lines of the health care system -- nurse practitioners, optometrists, pharmacists -- practice to the full extent of their capabilities. Senator Ed Hernandez has proposed three bills that would do exactly that, and they deserve to be quickly debated and ...

Okla. medical examiner identifies tornado victims

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:10 -0400

Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie ...

Faith delusion and mental health

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:13 -0400

It is amazing how some may even have profound psychological issues and possible lower scores in quality of life studies. My perplexity is that with the obviously better social and physical infrastructure in terms of electricity, clean environment, solid welfare system, security, transportation, efficient health care and many others, I do not expect anyone to come down with any psychological ...

Hospitals prepare for the worst with emergency drills

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:50 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. – Several Portland hospitals are running emergency training drills, simulating what it would be like if they were suddenly inundated with trauma patients. Wednesday morning, doctors ...

Cancer Victim Zach Sobiechs Clouds Hits No. 1 on iTunes as Video Tribute Goes Viral

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:08 -0400

Joni Eareckson Tada: 'She Was Unlike Anyone I Ever Met,' Says Husband About Courtship (Pt. 2) The Lakeland, Minn., teen died on Monday surrounded by friends and family after a four-year battle with osteosarcoma, a rare cancer of the bone that usually affects young children.Last May, after all of his medical options were exhausted, doctors gave the teen one year to live. Once he learned ...

Incentives push doctors to electronic medical records

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400

More than half of doctors' officers and 80% of hospitals that provide Medicare or Medicaid will have electronic health records by the end of the ...

Ride Don’t Hide cycling event aims to raise $400000 for mental health awareness

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:57 -0400

Vancouver resident Candice Johnson is cycling 60 kilometres in the Ride Don’t Hide event in memory of her brother Marc, who committed suicide in ...

Kauai Clams gets OK from Hawaii Health Department to raise and sell shellfish

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:34 -0400

The Hawaii Department of Health has given the green light to Sunrise Capitol Inc., doing business as Kauai Clams, to become the first Hawaii company in 26 years to farm and sell shellfish. The company, whose operation is in Kekaha on Kauai, is currently growing clams, and it plans to introduce locally-grown oysters in the near future. Gov. Abercrombie asked the department to help bring a thriving ...

Senate committee advances drug compounding bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:09 -0400

By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would increase federal oversight for companies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines. The proposed legislation was introduced in response to a meningitis outbreak last fall that killed more than 50 people and sickened more than 700. The outbreak was traced to ...

FDA panel says Mercks sleep drug safe effective at lower dose

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:09 -0400

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug was safe and effective at the lower of two doses studied, a panel of medical experts said on Wednesday, increasing the chance it will be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The advisory panel was convened to help the FDA decide whether to approve the drug, suvorexant, which would be the first ...

Doctors Save Life Of Kaiba Gionfriddo Ohio Boy By 3-D Printing Him An Airway Tube

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:02 -0400

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a ...

San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:33:31 -0400

SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The San Jose City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance increasing taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The tax rate will be going from 7-to-10 percent starting in July, a move that is expected to generate $1.5 million in additional revenue each year. "We probably have 100 dispensaries operating in San Jose, even though they're illegal under ...

Little Canada man was intrusive in videotaping medical call city argues

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:08 -0400

A 29-year-old man was "extremely intrusive" when he videotaped a medical call outside his apartment, an attorney for the city of Little Canada argued in court Wednesday. Andrew Joseph Henderson recorded the actions of a sheriff's deputy and an ambulance crew as they prepared to take a highly intoxicated man to the hospital the night of Oct. 30, 2012. "This was a medical ...

Mall Kicks Out Women Wearing Breast Cancer Hats with Expletive

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:28 -0400

The King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania kicked out three sisters last Sunday for wearing matching hats with a message: Fu*k Cancer. Over one of the letters was a strategically placed pink breast cancer ribbon. The ladies, who spoke to the ABC News affiliate WPVI, said they were honoring their mother, who died last Tuesday of breast cancer and had battled the disease for four ...

US doctors save boy by 3-D printing splint

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:40 -0400

IN a medical first, US doctors have used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance in the booming field of regenerative medicine - making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the ...

OAS Permanent Council Receives Report of the Pan American Health Organization and Submits Draft Resolutions to the General Assembly

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:41 -0400

May 22, 2013 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today held its last regular meeting prior to the 43rd General Assembly, in which it heard reports of the work done during the last year by its various committees, the annual report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and approved the submission of numerous draft resolutions to be decided by the Foreign ...

Medical company declines to answer Senate questions on Medicare billing

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:59 -0400

WASHINGTON - The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and other home medical supplies to Medicare recipients who may not need or want them. Jon Letko of U.S. Healthcare Supply LLC, based in Milford, ...

Seattle chefs Top Chef Master Rick Bayless kick in for cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:06 -0400

Fred Hutch Premier Chefs Dinner and fundraising auction. I did it again last Sunday, hanging out with some of my favorite chefs, watching as they showed up ...

Priority Health High Blood Pressure Education Month

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:56 -0400

May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a silent killer because 90 percent of patients have no ...

Caryn Kelley Medical examiner explains why death was homicide

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:54 -0400

Caryn Kelley is expected to take the stand in her own defense. She's faces up to 30 years in prison if she is found guilty of ...

Online tool helps control blood pressure long term

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:33 -0400

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, people with high blood pressure who could communicate with their pharmacists online had better blood pressure control a year after that service ended. Previously researchers had found that patients randomly assigned to the web-based pharmacy care did better than those who used a patient website but had no extra help or were only ...

Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:32 -0400

By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not indicate the bird flu, nor a new mutation of any known influenza virus, said Dr. Mary McIntyre, an assistant state health officer at the Alabama ...