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Pfizer discontinues NHL cancer drug development

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:43 -0400

NEW YORK - Pharma major Pfizer has discontinued the development of cancer candidate inotuzumab ozogamicin, which is part of a class of therapies called antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), in the haematological cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after it failed to show benefit in overall survival during phase III trials. Pfizer has notified the study investigators and appropriate regulatory authorities ...

Researchers identify anti-cancer amino acid fragment

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

Scientists have identified an amino acid fragment that can be used to halt cancer spread, says a study. By studying proteins thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast and lung cancer. The findings suggest that a prosaposin-based drug ...

Grapefruit nanoparticles can deliver anti-cancer drug Study

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400

Scientists have engineered nanoparticles derived from grapefruit lipids that could be used to deliver anti-cancer and other drugs to tumour cells, says a study. Grapefruit has long been known for its health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionise how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumour cells, say researchers. The University of Louisville ...

Azad meets US Health Secretary Sebelius

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad met US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius here yesterday to discuss matters relating to bilateral cooperation covered under the Indo-US Health Initiative launched in 2010. Both the leaders expressed great satisfaction at the unfolding of collaboration and cooperation in different segments of healthcare. Azad noted with appreciation ...

Michael Douglas fights back tears at Cannes

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:10:01 -0400

Michael Douglas wept here Tuesday as he recounted how director Steven Soderbergh waited for the Oscar-winning actor to recover from throat cancer so he could star as flamboyant pianist Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra". "For me this ... it was right after my cancer. This beautiful gift was handed to me. I'm eternally grateful to Steven, Matt and Jerry," a tearful Douglas said, referring to ...

Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:04 -0400

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop. ...

Indo-China bilateral meet on healthcare sector held at Geneva

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:03 -0400

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Li Bin, Minister of Health and Population, People's Republic of China met here yesterday on the sidelines of World Health Assembly to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in healthcare sector. Congratulating Dr Li Bin for taking over as Health Minister of China, Azad stated that in view of her keen interest in ...

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa - UN report

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:10 -0400

21 May 2013 150 The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world's second largest continent. "Africa has been relentless in its quest to turn the AIDS epidemic around," said the Executive Director of the Joint ...

New iPhone App Speeds Care of Heart Attack Victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:02 -0400

Researchers have developed an experimental iPhone application, or app, designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack and send that information quickly to waiting hospital surgical teams. The inexpensive app can greatly improve a patient's odds of survival. The iPhone app is specially designed to identify patients suffering from a ...

Jeremy Clarkson pokes fun at Angelina Jolies double mastectomy

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:04 -0400

Jeremy Clarkson has made light of Angelina Jolie after she had her both breasts removed because of a cancer risk. The 53-year-old broadcaster said: "Ooh, can I have them?" the Daily Star reported. ...

Anabolic-androgenic steroids linked to reduced future mental health

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:03 -0400

The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids may affect one's mental health later in life, a new study has warned. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg. Twenty per cent of the subjects in the study admitted steroid use. Together with colleagues from Sahlgrenska University Hospital, they found a connection ...

Several people injured in terrorist act in Makhachkala are in heavy condition at Moscow hospitals

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:21 -0400

MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - People, who were hospitalized in the Moscow medical institutions after an awful terrorist act in Makhachkala on May 20, are in heavy and moderately heavy condition, the press service of the Russian Health Ministry reported on ...

Ghana’s First E-Health Service Launched

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:55 -0400

Prof. Agyemang Badu Akosa (left), prof. Edmund Delle (middle) and Mr. Patrick Dasoberi at the launch Ghana's first electronic health delivery service to enable doctors to reach their patients online and bring healthcare to the door steps of the citizenry has been launched in Accra. The E-health initiative, a remote doctor/patient interface, allows patients to see their doctors without ...

Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:07 -0400

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year. That bullish sales forecast by analysts at U.S. bank Citigroup highlights the growing excitement surrounding so-called immunotherapy after positive results from clinical trials conducted ...

MEDICAL MYSTERYUnknown Illness Kills 2 Hospitalizes 5 Others in Ala.

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:44 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...

Uganda Museveni Invites Investors in Medical Services

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:51 -0400

Kampala - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has suggested investors go into provision of high quality health services to limit medical tourism. Currently, India is the leading provider of these services. "You should also consider investing in specialized medical facilities to stop medical tourism," Museveni said recently while meeting potential tourism investors in London. He ...

World stocks mixed ahead of Fed chief testimony

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:28 -0400

BANGKOK -; World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, hours before Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the U.S. ...

Are GMO Crops Producing Health-Compromising Fake Hormones in Your Body

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:25 -0400

Prison Planet.com May 22, 2013 If you've been following NaturalSociety, then you're probably aware of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors. While we naturally produce hormones, there are various chemicals and agents that disrupt this production. Unfortunately, lurking in many of our food crops is something called a xenoestrogen (foreign estrogen) which mimics the real deal in our ...

Identifying Risk Factors For Depression Among COPD Patients

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:32 -0400

depression more frequently than those without COPD, resulting in higher levels of disability and illness and increasing the overall healthcare burden for the COPD population. Now, a study from researchers in Argentina indicates female COPD patients and patients who experience significant shortness of breath may have the greatest risk for developing depression. The results of the study were ...

Hospital Mortality In Septic Shock Patients In The ICU Affected By Source Of Infection

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:31 -0400

In ICU patients who have septic shock, the anatomic source of infection has a strong effect on the chances of survival, according to a new study from researchers in Canada. "Understanding the local infection source in patients with septic shock may influence treatment strategies and clinical outcomes," said researcher Peter Dodek, MD MHSc, professor of critical care medicine at the ...

Both Air And Noise Pollution Increase Cardiovascular Risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:31 -0400

Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to German researchers who have conducted a large population study, in which both factors were considered simultaneously. "Many studies have looked at air pollution, while others have looked at noise pollution," said study leader Barbara Hoffmann, MD, ...

Gender Differences In Access To Trauma Centers

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:30 -0400

Women are less likely than men to receive care in a trauma center after severe injury, according to a new study of almost 100,000 Canadian patients. "Gender-based disparities in access to healthcare services in general have been recognized for some time and evidence is emerging that these disparities extend to the treatment of severe injuries in trauma centers," says lead author ...

Hope For Emphysema Patients Offered By Tiny Implantable Coil

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:29 -0400

emphysema , according to a study conducted in Europe. Results of the study indicate the beneficial effects of the device persist more than a year after initial treatment. The study was presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference. "LVRC treatment results in significant and clinically relevant improvements in lung function, ability to exercise and quality of life for patients with ...

Increased Asthma Severity In Pregnant Women Exposed To Traffic Pollution

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:29 -0400

asthma severity levels in pregnant asthmatic women, according to a new study. "Air pollution is a known trigger for asthma symptoms," said lead author Janneane Gent, PhD, Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at the Yale School of Public Health. "In our study, exposures were assessed using a sophisticated air pollution modeling system (Community Multiscale ...

Patients With Low Back Pain Can Be Accurately Assessed Via Telerehabilitation

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:28 -0400

back pain (LBP) over the Internet, with good accuracy compared with face-to-face examinations, reports a study in the journal Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Taking advantage of Skype and other widely-used services may make telerehabilitation a more feasible alternative to in-person clinic visits, according to the new ...

Constipation And Other Bowel Problems Afflict 72 Percent Of Pregnant Women

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:28 -0400

diarrhea or other bowel disorders during their pregnancies, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found. But such bowel disorders only minimally affect a pregnant woman's quality of life, the study found. The study by senior author Scott Graziano, MD, and Payton Johnson was presented during the 61st Annual Clinical Meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians and ...

The Importance Of Hospital Emergency Departments

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:27 -0400

Hospital emergency departments play a growing role in the U.S. health care system, accounting for a rising proportion of hospital admissions and serving increasingly as an advanced diagnostic center for primary care physicians, according to a new RAND Corporation study. While often targeted as the most expensive place to get medical care, emergency rooms remain an important safety net for ...

Why Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Bitter

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:27 -0400

What is it about toothpaste that transforms the sweet flavor of orange juice into something so bitter? For the solution to that mysterious sensory phenomenon - in colorful, animated detail - check the latest episode of the American Chemical Society's award-winning Bytesize Science video series ...

Advance Made In Nanotech Gene Sequencing Technique

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:26 -0400

The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole. Now, a team led by University of Pennsylvania physicists has used solid-state nanopores to differentiate single-stranded DNA molecules containing ...

Good Long-Term Outcomes After Surgery In Most Infants With Posterior Fossa Subdural Hematoma

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:26 -0400

Posterior fossa subdural hematoma (PFSDH) is a serious and rare condition in newborns, generally occurring after difficult deliveries. But with appropriate treatment, there's an excellent chance of good long-term outcomes even in severe cases of PFSDH, reports a study in the May issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by ...

Novel Medicine For The Treatment Of Chronic Wounds

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:25 -0400

Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis Yue Shen from the Industrial Doctoral School and the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Umea University presented a novel medicine for chronic wound treatment that may completely change the ...

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Revealed By Genetic Screening

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:25 -0400

The study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed that a panel of 28 genetic markers improved detection of individuals with high risk ...

Identification Of Molecular Trigger For Alzheimers Disease

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:24 -0400

Alzheimer's disease - when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death of neurons in the brain. For the first time, scientists at Cambridge's Department of Chemistry have been able to map in detail the pathway that generates "aberrant" forms of proteins which are at the root of neurodegenerative conditions such ...

The Risk To Light-Skinned People Of Sun Exposure Highlighted By Study Of Young Israelis

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:24 -0400

A new study conducted using extensive medical records of over one million Israeli adolescents before military service shows clearly how exposure to the Israeli sun of young, light-skinned children increases substantially the risk of ...

PhysicianDrug Company Breakup Could Improve Health Care Cut Costs

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:23 -0400

A new report* suggests that improved health care and significant reductions in drug costs might be attained by breaking up the age-old relationship between physicians and drug company representatives who promote the newest, more costly and often unnecessary prescription drugs. This system, which has been in place for decades, at one time benefitted doctors by keeping them up to date on new ...

Blind People May Be Able To Locate Their Inner Bat

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:23 -0400

New research from the University of Southampton has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object. The study, which is published in the journal Hearing Research, examined how hearing, and particularly the hearing of echoes, could help blind people with spatial awareness and ...

Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Suffers Days After Ischemic Stroke Leading To Serious Complications

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:22 -0400

stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been a neglected area of research. Now, a new study by the University of South Florida reports that within a week of a stroke caused by a blood clot in one side of the brain, the opposite side of the brain shows signs of microvascular injury. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United ...

Narrow definitions in new health care law could penalize some Nevada Indians

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:05 -0400

More political news /inline-content --> On one hand, Angie Wilson said she's looking forward to when the health care overhaul takes full effect in 2014 -- it'll allow the Northern Nevada tribal health clinic she directs to maximize its limited resources. But on the other hand, the director of ...

Mark Butler wants report into claims relatives denied access to nursing homes

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:24 -0400

Australia Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler has called for a report into allegations that relatives were barred from visiting aged-care facilities after complaining about care standards.Wednesday night's Lateline program aired claims that families ...

Japan hospital tests powerful breast cancer therapy

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:29:28 -0400

A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world's first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast ...

IFP MP My bid to cure my cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:27:23 -0400

Following my recent hospitalisation and my temporary absence from Parliament, I have received many inquiries from the media, colleagues, friends and opponents about my state of health. My immediate reaction was that the matter was of no concern of theirs. However, upon reflection, I realise that if I am to be a true servant of the people, my state of health is no longer a private matter and the ...

HC notice to Centre on PIL for code of conduct for doctors

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:17:24 -0400

Safdarjung hospital on a PIL seeking directions to frame a code of conduct and a platform for hospital staff to voice their grievances without inconveniencing patients. Issuing notices to the Union Health Ministry, Safdarjung hospital and its resident doctors' association, a division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought their responses by August 7. The court was ...

UC hospitals face second day of worker walkout

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:44 -0400

LOS ANGELES -; Workers at University of California hospitals around the state were expected to picket for a second day before an intentionally brief strike ends early ...

DIY genetic tests prompt health warning

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:32 -0400

Experts struggle to understand the results of internet genetic tests and any errors can cause unnecessary anguish for families, says a ...

CTP changes to cut off medical treatment

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:29 -0400

People injured in road accidents will be cut off from treatment after five years under NSW government changes to CTP, the state opposition ...

New Drugs For IBS Hepatitis C

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:55 -0400

hepatitis C. An international study holds promising results for patients suffering from IBS-D. In the phase II study, researchers found that the drug ibodutant significantly improved symptoms in more than 50 percent of the individuals treated. "While there's been a lot of progress in medicines for IBS ...

Protection Against E. coli O157H7 Provided By Intestinal Bacteria

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:54 -0400

A cocktail of non-pathogenic bacteria naturally occurring in the digestive tract of healthy humans can protect against a potentially lethal E. coli infection in animal models according to research presented at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. The research, conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, could have important ...

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine May 21 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:53 -0400

depression . The researchers assessed comorbidity, tumor characteristics, initial treatment, and overall and disease-specific mortality through 14 years of follow-up. They found that the 10-year risks of dying from causes other than prostate cancer in men 61 to 74 and men older than 75 with three or more comorbidities were 40 percent and 71 percent, respectively. In comparison, the 14-year risks ...

Analgesics And Asthma Link Likely Due To Early Childhood Respiratory Infections

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:52 -0400

asthma and early childhood use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be driven by underlying respiratory infections that prompt the use of these analgesics, rather than the drugs themselves. The results of the new study were presented at the ATS 2013 International Conference. Analgesics like ibuprofen and acetaminophen are routinely given to ...

Sleep Apnea Patients At Increased Mortality Risk May Be Identified By Stress Test

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:51 -0400

obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - a disorder that causes breathing to halt intermittently during sleep - have a higher mortality rate than those who do not have the disorder. Now, a study from researchers at the Cleveland Clinic shows that OSA patients who also have poor functional capacity have an even greater risk of mortality and suggests that an assessment of functional capacity in this ...

Testing Diabetes Drug On Parkinsons Disease Patients

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:50 -0400

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control. Despite intensive research, there are currently no approved therapies that have been demonstrated to alter the progression of the disease. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Dr. Thomas Foltynie and colleagues at the National Hospital for Neurology and ...

Candy Consumption Frequency Not Linked To Obesity Or Heart Disease States National Confectioners Association

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:50 -0400

obesity more than ever, new research suggests that frequency of candy consumption is not associated with weight or certain adverse health risks. According to a recent data analysis published in a recent issue of Nutrition Journal, adults who consume candy at least every other day are no more likely to be overweight nor have greater risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than moderate ...

New Insight Into How Pathogens Break Through A Hosts Defenses

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:49 -0400

calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. "We believe that we have discovered an important component of cellular immunity, one that parasites have learned to take advantage of," says Emory University biologist Todd Schlenke, whose lab led the research. The Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Drug Side Effects May Be Inevitable

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:48 -0400

A new study of both computer-created and natural proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets - sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins - is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid. The study also found that the fundamental biochemical processes needed for life could have been enabled by the simple physics of protein ...

Improved Detection Of Elephantiasis Worm Infection

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:48 -0400

A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic. The new test found evidence of the infection - lymphatic filariasis - in many more people that the standard test had missed. ...

Ten Percent Of Teens Use Study Drugs Yet Most Parents Arent Aware

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:46 -0400

Many teens across the country are using "study drugs" to give them an academic advantage and help them achieve better results in school. The University of Michigan Mitt Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, which was carried out by researchers at the University of Michigan, found that only one percent of parents of teens between the age of 13 to 17 believe ...

Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:45 -0400

Suicide can be contagious, especially among teenagers, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The research suggests that one person's suicide can influence another ...

Drug-coated Balloons May Provide New Method To Open Clogged Arteries

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:45 -0400

A new treatment method that combines the advantages of angioplasty balloons and drug-releasing stents, and offers fewer risks, has been examined as a way to open clogged arteries. The study, led my MIT researchers and published in the journal Circulation, outlines the new approach where a balloon is inflated in the artery for just a short period where it releases a drug that stops cells from ...

Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips for containing allergens

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:15:26 -0400

With much of the country in severe drought conditions, America's farms are getting hit hard, which means food prices will only continue to rise well into 2013. Here's how you can protect your wallet from drying ...

Austerity Kills Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:13:14 -0400

In their new book, "The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills," economist David Stuckler and physician Sanjay Basu examine the health impacts of austerity across the globe. The authors estimate there have been more than 10,000 additional suicides and up to a million extra cases of depression across Europe and the United States since governments started introducing austerity programs in the ...

Mothers diets may harm IQs in two-thirds of babies

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:34 -0400

Jeremy Laurance is Health Editor of The Independent and the i and has covered the specialism for more than 20 years. He thinks the harm medicine does is under-appreciated, the harm it prevents over-rated, and that cycling works better than most drugs. He was named Specialist Journalist of the Year in the 2011 British Press ...

Comedians enlisted to spread key sexual health messages with dirty jokes

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:01 -0400

Brisbane 4000 A new sexual health project will use dirty jokes to get key sexual health messages through to young men.Family Planning Queensland is working with 11 Brisbane comedians to make short videos that address the key sexual health issues.The comics will perform in Brisbane tonight and the videos will be put online in August.Family Planning's Anthony Walsh says the aim is for young ...

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:36 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- The American Cancer Society -- one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups -- is 100 years old this week.Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At a time when average life expectancy was 47, few lived long enough to get cancer.But ...

GOP lawmakers Oklahoma tornado aid must be offset

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:59:19 -0400

As Moore, Okla., residents came to terms with the tornado tragedy, Washington Republicans said extra storm aid would have to be offset by budget cuts elsewhere. Gov. Mary Fallin said she was left speechless after taking an aerial tour of the violent tornado's path and inspecting the damage by car and on foot. "There's just sticks and bricks, basically," she said in the lobby ...

Greater resources needed to improve health of Palestinian refugees UN

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:37 -0400

New York, May 22 : Health programmes carried out by the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has helped to improve their lives, but greater efforts and more resources are needed to effectively tackle health challenges, particularly during times of conflict, says a new ...

Clouds singer known for viral hit succombs to cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:32 -0400

Zach Sobiech's battle with cancer may have ended, but the inspirational message he put out for millions will surely endure. The 17-year-old high school senior from Stillwater, Minnesota recorded the song "Clouds" and posted it on YouTube last December, where it has been watched more than 3 million times since. Sobiech died Monday, May 20, ...

Nine people hurt in collision on Australian army base

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:42 -0400

At least three people were seriously hurt Wednesday morning in a collision between Australian army vehicles at a base in Victoria, officials said. Another six people were treated for injuries at the hospital at the Puckapunyal base, The (Ballarat) Courier reported. A spokeswoman for Ambulance Victoria said two men were airlifted to hospitals and a third went by ambulance. The vehicles involved ...

Winger Ioane Faces Fitness Race for First Lions Test

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:39 -0400

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Protest opposes London-wide National Health Service cuts

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:50 -0400

Around 7,000 people marched on Saturday at the first London-wide protest against cuts to the National Health Service (NHS). This is less than a third of the number that marched in defence of Lewisham Hospital in south London in January, and around the same number as marched against the sell-off of parts of the Whittington Hospital, north London, in March. Called ...

Nixons changes at Medicaid agency puzzle health care advocates

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:19 -0400

WEBSTER GROVES oThe Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city guidelines on residents keeping domestic ...

Graduates of NJ Nursing Initiative Will Help Replenish Teaching Ranks

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:04 -0400

New Jersey's nursing school faculties will soon be replenished with 10 newly minted professors, thanks to a program that is aiming to strengthen nursing education. The doctoral graduates were sponsored by the New Jersey Nursing Initiative, a multiyear $30 million project to address ...

Board hires new Washington County health exec

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:57 -0400

MARIETTA - The Washington County Board of Health has appointed Court Witschey as full-time administrator at the county health department. Witschey, who has served as the Creating Healthy Communities Grant administrator at the health department for nearly a decade, said he'll officially take the post on June 1. "The board went into executive session and offered me the position at the end ...

Advanced breast cancer detecting machine reaches India

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:08 -0400

An advanced breast cancer detecting digital machine with a capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before, has reached India. The mammography machine 'Amulet' by Fuji films, claimed to be India's first low close resolution system, was unveiled in the national capital on Sunday, 19 ...

Is Catholic Church taking over health care in Washington

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:30 -0400

Lord knows our schools have problems. But suppose we tried to solve them by doing something radical - say, turning the schools over to the Catholic Church. On the plus side, the Catholics have a good record of running quality schools. The minus side - besides the whole plan being unconstitutional - is that vast majorities of people around here don’t necessarily share Catholic religious ...

The Newest Breakthroughs in Cancer Care

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:18 -0400

With cancer at epidemic levels, it's important to know your medical options. The good news is that there is more help available than traditional doctors and oncologists offer. And best of all, these innovative, effective methods are far easier on the patient than anything offered by conventional medicine. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, I hope you'll take a ...

Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:52:20 -0400

Doctors say victim of face-chewing attack in Miami last year making progress playing guitar

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:49 -0400

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this undated photo provided by Jackson Health System, Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami, plays the guitar in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center in Cutler Bay, Fla. The attack left Poppo blind, but doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take ...

British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:23 -0400

Man makes decision as Angelina Jolie -- he removes healthy organ. Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Kevin ...

Portland Ore. rejecting water fluoridation

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:56 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. -; Residents are voting to keep Portland, Ore., as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add ...

TechExcel Lifecycle Management DevSuite Receives new Regulatory Compliance for Medical Device Manufacturers

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:03:02 -0400

TechExcel Inc., a leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, today announced availability of TechExcel DevSuite for Medical Device Software Development, an industry-proven lifecycle management solution that helps medical device manufacturers bring products to market faster and ensures development processes are complaint with global regulations including FDA 21 CFR Part ...

Erwin Center and area hospitals prepared for severe weather

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:32 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Concert venues and hospitals spent part of Tuesday preparing for the possibility of severe weather in Central Texas. At the Frank Erwin Center, thousands gathered for Taylor Swift concert. While the arena has a evacuation plan in place, it likely wouldn't be put into effect during severe weather. In fact, the Erwin Center itself can act as shelter in place. "We watch the ...

NY Digital Health Accelerator Is a Model to Emulate Startups Perspective

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:56 -0400

New York Digital Health Accelerator Is a Model to Emulate at the beginning of the program. With the proliferation of accelerators, I thought I'd share an insider's perspective on what it was like to be in the program now that it is complete. I'll also share some ideas on how can take it to the next level building off of their already-strong foundation. Zina described the program ...

Law to keep hospitals reporting infections

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:50 -0400

Hospitals must continue reporting infections from hip- and knee-replacement procedures and cardiac surgery, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday, despite opposition by hospitals and state health ...

Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:38 -0400

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of less-costly ...

Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:26:21 -0400

Regional Fed chief James Bullard said in a speech Tuesday that the Fed should continue its monthly $85 billion in bond purchases, which drives down interest rates and thus encourages lending and spending, to help spur the U.S. economic ...

100 years fighting for a cancer cure

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:30 -0400

Today, there are nearly 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, a number that would surely have been encouraging on May 22, 1913, when a small group of doctors and business leaders formed the American Society for the Control of ...

Ogun introduces cash-less policy in hospitals

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:18 -0400

In an effort to ensure financial transparency in the health sector, the Ogun State Government has introduced the cash-less policy in all hospitals owned by ...

More beef pork boost risk of diabetes for males report

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:39 -0400

A group of Japanese researchers said in a report that men who eat large amount of beef or pork may face a higher risk of developing diabetes, while the risk was not seen in women.The researchers, who came from Japan's National Cancer Center and National Center for Global Health and Medicine, said Tuesday that the risk of diabetes of men who eat about 83 grams of beef or pork daily is 42 ...

Medical Schooling for Children

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:17 -0400

The 21st century is poised to be the Healthcare Century . Yet so few have access to the knowledge necessary to contribute to and benefit from the Healthcare Century. Medical knowledge is doled out to an elite few who qualify for and can afford the exorbitant cost of medical professional ...

DOD VA and HHS Partner to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans Service Members and Families

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:37 -0400

Today, the Departments of Defense (DoD), Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the progress made to date on initiatives called for in President Obama's August 31, 2012 Executive Orderto Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and their families. "We have made strong progress to expand veterans' access to quality ...

World Briefing | Asia China New Bird Flu Virus Is Controlled Officials Say

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:19 -0400

The H7N9 virus appears under control in China largely through restrictions at bird markets, but it caused some $6.5 billion in losses, United Nations experts said Tuesday. The virus infected at least 130 people in China since March, with 36 deaths, but no cases have been detected since early May, ...

Schafer Maturing medical device industry must change

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:22 -0400

For Norm Dann, it’s pretty simple. "If the medical device industry is going to survive," he said, "the business model has got to change." It’s now a mature, slow-growth industry, he said. It has to make simpler and less costly products. And companies have to significantly shrink their hugely expensive sales and marketing organizations. These are not the ...

The Green Shadow Cabinet and a Mental Health Declaration of Independence

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:17 -0400

Jill Stein . Its purpose is to provide an ongoing opposition and alternative voice to the dysfunctional U.S. government -- and to demonstrate what a government of, by, and for the people (rather than of, by, and for, giant corporations) looks like. As the Green Shadow ...

For Oklahoma doctors and first responders an emotional 24 hours

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:09 -0400

When the tornado hit Moore, flattening their medical center, the chief of trauma surgery at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center mobilized her team. Lessons learned from past tragedies helped forge the new Level One Trauma center. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman ...

Medical teams in tornado country ‘Not again’

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:33:48 -0400

Dr. Roxie Albrecht of the Oklahoma University Medical Center and paramedic Tony McCarty discuss the highly experienced medical response to tornado victims, the type of injuries they saw, and the emotional aspects of doing their jobs in tornado country. NBC News' Nancy Snyderman ...

City Will Speed Cleanup of PCB-Filled Lights in Schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:14 -0400

With smoke and tar from faulty light fixtures leaking into New York City public school classrooms at alarming rates, the Bloomberg administration said on Tuesday that it would cut in half the time it needed to replace them. The agreement to complete the cleanup by the end of 2016, rather than by 2021, was struck with plaintiffs who sued the city in federal court two years ago to force a ...

Heritage Valley nursing program to merge with Community College of Beaver County

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:38 -0400

Heritage Family Health System's 97-year-old Sewickley School of Nursing will shut down and transfer its students into an existing program at the Community College of Beaver County by fall, officials said ...

Healthy Eating Full-fat cheese the secret to a healthy quesadilla

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:36 -0400

In this April 29, 2013 photo, mushroom, pepper and onion quesadillas are shown in Concord, N.H. Full-fat cheese is the secret to a flavorful recipe. (AP Photo/Matthew ...

UPDATE 1-Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:27 -0400

Tue May 21, 2013 9:23pm EDT (Adds quotes, details of strike, contract dispute) By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic procedures and other medical treatment throughout the state. The union representing nearly 13,000 ...

University of Hawaii medical school donates used equipment to public schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:01 -0400

Ewa Makai Middle School science teacher David Wong loads donated equipment from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine into his ...

Craig Thomson now faces 173 fraud-related charges over Health Services Union credit cards

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:35 -0400

EMBATTLED MP Craig Thomson is facing 19 fresh charges in relation to allegations he misused thousands of dollars in union funds to pay for porn and prostitutes. The Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard this morning Mr Thomson would now face 173 fraud related charges - including 19 new charges. The new charges allege Mr Thomson used a Health Services Union credit card to pay for R-rated movies ...

Arizonas Ban on Abortions Struck Down in Federal Court

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:57:22 -0400

A federal appellate panel struck down ...

Medical marijuana A big mess may get even bigger

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:52 -0400

As more states enact laws allowing the compassionate use of marijuana as medicine for patients with serious illnesses, they're getting smarter about how to do it without creating a mess similar to the chaotic legal mishmash in California. Unfortunately, California is moving in the opposite direction, creating an even bigger ...

Community decries govt’s neglect of health care services

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:51 -0400

Residents of a neglected Nassarawa/Bakoko community in the suburb of Calabar, Cross River State, currently rely on free services offered by philanthropists to get medical ...

House immigration talks hang on health care

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:48 -0400

House immigration negotiators have given themselves until the end of the week to hash out language on what kind of health benefits should be available to undocumented immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, a crucial issue for the talks.If they can’t resolve this issue, the four-year immigration negotiations could come to a crashing ...

Wisconsin hospitals have reduced deadly type of infection

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:15 -0400

Painstaking work by Wisconsin hospitals in recent years has sharply lowered the occurrence of one of the most deadly types of infections: those from central lines used to deliver fluids, medication and blood to patients. Infections in intensive care units from central lines -- tubes placed in a large vein in a patient's neck, chest or arm -- were 56% lower last year compared with a national ...

Priority Health Colon Cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:05 -0400

Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ...

Hero nurse helps save newborn baby and mother in Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:44 -0400

Nurse Cheryl Stoepker of the Moore Medical Center explains how she protected a newborn child and his mother as the tornado wreaked havoc on the hospital building they hid ...

Cadmium-Tainted Rice Discovered in Southern China

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:26 -0400

HONG KONG -- Government officials in southern China sought on Wednesday to calm public ire about toxic substances menacing the region's main food staple, rice, after the city of Guangzhou said that nearly half the rice tested at restaurants this year held excessive cadmium, a heavy metal that can cause cancer and other ...

Chinese Bear Bile Farming Draws Charges of Cruelty

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:24 -0400

Guizhentang Pharmaceutical uses bears to produce a traditional remedy it markets for a variety of ailments. A worker, above, drained bile from a bear's gallbladder in Fujian ...

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland fined $142970 for safety violations

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:08 -0400

State regulators have fined Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland $142,970 for not properly isolating nearly two dozen patients suspected of having tuberculosis.The hospital failed to put the patients in appropriately ventilated rooms to prevent the disease from spreading to other patients and hospital employees, Cal-OSHA said.As it turned out, none of these patients tested positive for ...

Mt. Pleasant health fair to feature information for seniors

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:25 -0400

Senior citizens have many questions on health issues and concerns and sometimes no answers, so bringing together informational resources under one roof is a great way to get the needed information that they seek, according to Mt. Pleasant Senior Center ...

Andy Murray withdraws from French Open with back injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:31 -0400

Andy Murray, Great Britain, hoists his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic, Serbia, to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in New York. UPI Photo/Monika ...

Surge In Measles Cases Has English Health Experts Concerned

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:57 -0400

Health officials are concerned about the surge in measles over the years since controversial research emerged, linking the vaccine for the illness ...

AGPMPN warms up for World Doctors’ Day

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:54 -0400

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, an affiliate of the World Organisation of Family Doctors, is set to mark the 2013 World Doctor Day with a public ...

Six Bronx Doctors Receive Doctors’ Day Awards

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:21:16 -0400

Six Bronx physicians were among 28 physicians honored today by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) with Doctors' Day awards for their leadership and commitment to advancing the mission of the public hospital system and providing the highest quality healthcare to New ...

Amag says anemia drug caused fatal reaction in Switzerland

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:06 -0400

(Reuters) - Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia drug, Rienso, because of a death and several cases of ...

Victorias Secret will not make mastectomy bras

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:25 -0400

Debbie Barriett (left), 57, and Allana Maiden, 27, hold Victoria's Secret bags containing 118,000 signatures petitioning for mastectomy "survivor ...

Healthy Locker trying to take control of Titans

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:12 -0400

Jake Locker believes the best way to be a leader is by doing, not talking. It's why the Titans quarterback worked so hard on his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery to be ready for the team's offseason program.So when the Titans start their organized team activities next week, Locker will be ready to throw without limitations. It's just as he expected when he had surgery ...

The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:00 -0400

A Moore Medical Center patient sits in the parking lot after a tornado damaged the hospital on Monday. A massive tornado swept through the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon, leaving ruin in its path. Moore Medical Center, which stood directly in the tornado's path, ...

‘Zombie’ attack victim may spend rest of life in Miami-Dade nursing home

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:58 -0400

Ronald Poppo listens to Heat games through a portable radio, but he’ll never watch TV again. He’s relearning how to play guitar, but he has lost interest in reconnecting with his family. Poppo’s doctors offer to give him prosthetic eyes and rebuild his chewed-off nose, but he turns them down. “He’s blind, so he can’t see what he looks like now, and it ...

Zach Sobiech Teen Who Recorded Farewell Song Clouds Dies From Rare Cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:04 -0400

Zach Sobiech Eighteen-year-old viral video inspiration Zach Sobiech's long goodbye came to a solemn halt on Monday morning when he died from the rare bone cancer osteosarcoma. He had been battling the disease for the last four years of his life.The Lakeland, Minn., teen who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 14, began writing farewell songs to his friends and family last year after he ...

Spring training with the NY Liberty Fitness is a year-round job

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:09:15 -0400

Photo credit: Liberty's Toni Young during the NY Liberty WNBA practice in Greenburgh. (Patrick E. McCarthy) In the Greenburgh practice facility shared by both the Knicks and Rangers, the players for the Liberty are deep into spring training. Fan favorites Cappie Pondexter and Leilani Mitchell are engaged in an intense half-court game under the watchful eye of coach and retired Detroit ...

After Taking Medical Bills Into Account One In Seven American Seniors Live In Poverty

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:14 -0400

Preliminary analyses of the 2010 U.S. Census indicated that less than one in ten American seniors live in poverty. But a new and more nuanced ';supplemental'; poverty metric ...

STUDY People Eat Bigger Portion Sizes When The Food Is Labeled ‘Healthy’

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:12 -0400

People assume they can eat larger portion sizes of foods labeled ';healthy,'; even when those foods actually have the same amount of calories as the ';non-healthy'; versions, according ...

Drowsy young drivers have increased crash risk

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:37 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult drivers who usually get less than six hours of sleep per night are more likely to crash than those who sleep in, according to a new study from ...

Ronald Poppo face-chewing victim still recovering one year later Hospital

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:37 -0400

The photos on the left are of Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off last year in Miami. Dr. Urmen Desai (right) and Dr. Wrood M. Kassira, both plastic surgeons, are shown during a news conference in Miami, on May 21, ...

NWS upgrades Oklahoma tornado to EF-5

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:39 -0400

A path of destruction is seen in the aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. ...

Man sentenced for stealing medical supplies for injured troops

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:38 -0400

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. military medical supplies was sentenced to six months in prison in San Diego, Calif., court records said. Michael Tuisee, 34, was one of three civilian contractors charged in the case, accused of taking medical equipment ...

A Tunisian man died of SARS-like virus after Mecca pilgrimage

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:29 -0400

A Tunisian man died after a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and two adults children tested positive for SARS-like virus, health officials say. World Health Organization officials said Tuesday the 66-year-old Tunisian man was the second pilgrim to the Muslim holy city to be sickened with the SARS-like virus novel coronavirus, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Tunisian man returned from a ...

New Brunswick discouraging new family doctors from practising medical residents

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:08 -0400

New Brunswick is discouraging family physicians from practising in the province despite a growing need for care, a number of doctors in the Maritimes say.Medical residents from throughout the region have written an open letter expressing their concerns to Premier David Alward and Health Minister Hugh ...

Suzsanne Singer dies her volunteers visited nursing home residents

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:55 -0400

Suzsanne Singer, who died this week at age 88, was a psychologist who trained volunteers to visit nursing home residents who had no visitors.She started her Senior Connections program when she noticed many elderly living their final years in isolation. She and her daughter-in-law, Sandy Roeder Singer, trained volunteers to visit nursing homes.They modeled the program after the extended family of ...

A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:48 -0400

How much is my deductible? Health insurance deductibles typically only go one direction: up. It's not unusual for people these days to be responsible for paying thousands of dollars in medical ...

Treatment With Antidepressant Results In Lower Rate Of Mental Stress-Induced Cardiac Ischemia

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:19 -0400

antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower rate of MSIMI, according to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA. "A robust body of evidence has identified ...

Fluid And Sodium Restriction Pointless For Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:18 -0400

Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction among patients who've been hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) appears to have no effect on weight loss or clinical stability, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. A total of 75 patients hospitalized patients with ADHF participated in the study. Researchers assessed the effect that sodium and fluid ...

That’s Pin-Credible Cancer-Survivor Can Turn Her Leg 180 Degrees

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:32 -0400

CANCER survivor Jen O’Shea has been left with a special talent after undergoing treatment to beat the disease – she can now twist her leg an incredible 180 ...

Program to certify healthy meals at Denver-area restaurants

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:35 -0400

About 40 Denver-area restaurants will offer dietitian-verified healthy meals under a new program being launched Wednesday by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Healthy Dining in Colorado program builds on a national template that Healthy Dining, a nutritional consulting company, has undertaken by listing good-for-you options at participating restaurants on ...

Study Health literature too complex for most patients

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:27 -0400

The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the time to answer every last question about test ...

Fitch Rates St. Alexius Medical Center Series 2013A Revs A- Outlook Stable

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:11 -0400

U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ...

Medical factors add to urgency of tornado rescues

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:59 -0400

As the 24-hour mark approached in the aftermath of the tornado that swept through a large swath of suburban Oklahoma City, emergency crews on Tuesday continued to search for survivors. At least 24 people were killed, including nine children, and those numbers are expected to climb. Disaster expert Dr. Matt Levy, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore ...

Survival under tornado debris dependent on injuries exposure to elements

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:55 -0400

UTMB gets $5M to study health care for elderly

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:28 -0400

Researchers at UTMB were awarded $4.9 million to study best practices for caring for elderly patients. The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a $4.9 million grant to study how to care for and promote the health and well-being of elderly patients. All four of UTMB's schools will participate in the study. Dr. James Goodwin, director of UTMB's Sealy Center on Aging in ...

UC Medical Workers Begin 2-Day Strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:22 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) –University of California medical center workers in San Francisco and several other cities statewide began a two-day strike Tuesday. The strike, organized by the union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, started early this morning at medical facilities at UC San Francisco, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Irvine and UC San Diego, union ...

Catholic Health Initiatives paying more for Houston hospitals than reported

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:40 -0400

Catholic Health Initiatives will pay more than $2 billion to purchase St. Luke's. Arapahoe County-based Catholic Health Initiatives agreed to purchase the Houston area's St. Luke's Episcopal Health System for $236 million more than previously reported. St. Luke's said last month it approved an agreement to transfer the system to CHI, the nation's second-largest faith-based ...

Texas couple charged with injury to adoptive son who died

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:23 -0400

A Texas couple have been charged with injury to a child, their 4-year-old adoptive son who died in March. David and Angela Cook of Cleburne were arrested Monday, ...

Mustard-filled munitions found in Utah desert

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:22 -0400

Informal stockpiles of buried World War II-era munitions were discovered during the cleanup of a Utah chemical depot, an Army spokeswoman said. The Deseret Chemical Depot, a 19,000-acre facility whose Chemical Agent Disposal Facility was closed in 2012, still contains 27 informal dumps where weapons and debris were burned in the years before environmental health hazards were understood. Among ...

Milwaukee Zoo says death of young orangutan caused by tapeworm

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:12 -0400

Officials at the Milwaukee County Zoo say the death of Mahal, a young orangutan immensely popular with visitors, was caused by a severe tapeworm infection. The determination was made after months of work and DNA examination by epidemiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday. Tissue from Mahal, who died Dec. ...

Correction New Virus story

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:51 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and ...

Dupilumab a New Drug May Help Some Asthmatics

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:37 -0400

A new asthma drug being developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals may help patients whose condition is not well controlled by existing medicines, according to the results of a small clinical trial released Tuesday. In the 12-week study, the number of asthma attacks or other outbreaks of symptoms decreased by 87 percent in those getting the drug, dupilumab, compared with those ...

Pension gaps at not-for-profit U.S. hospitals growing -Moodys

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:54 -0400

WASHINGTON | Tue May 21, 2013 4:05pm EDT WASHINGTON May 21 (Reuters) - The pension gap at U.S. not-for-profit hospitals is growing, according to a Moody's Investors Service report released on Tuesday that found the low interest rate environment is contributing to the shortfall. Moody's said that in aggregate, the 331 not-for-profit hospitals it rates with pension plans projected ...

Brad Pitt Believes That He Has a Fascinating Medical Condition That Causes Him to Not Remember People’s Faces

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:14 -0400

Esquire , Pitt reveals that he genuinely thinks he has a rare medical condition that prevents him from remembering people's faces. (That, or this is a genius strategy to gently lower people's expectations about being recognized by the world's most famous ...

This fundamental principle of health care is violated every single day

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:48 -0400

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Lacey declares fitness for Tyrone clash

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:40 -0400

Karl Lacey has declared his fitness for Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final with Tyrone in Ballybofey. Lacey has made a return to training this month after a hip injury kept him out of the Allianz League campaign. The 2012 Footballer of the Year is hoping to play a part in the blockbuster encounter as the champions meet a rejuvenated Tyrone. Lacey told RTÉ ...

Genetic Variation Among Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Improved Survival

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:59 -0400

Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Thoracic Society international conference. "Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive disease with a median [midpoint] ...

Shorter Duration Steroid Therapy May Offer Similar Effectiveness In Reducing COPD Exacerbations

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:59 -0400

Among patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring hospital admission, a 5-day glucocorticoid treatment course was non-inferior (not worse than) to a 14-day course with regard to re-exacerbation during 6 months of follow-up, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at ...

Bed-Sharing With Parents Puts Babies At 5 Times The Risk For SIDS

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:58 -0400

Co-sleeping with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) fivefold, a new study in BMJ Open suggests. The likelihood applies even if parents are not smokers, drinkers, or drug users - other factors that raise the risk of SIDS, according to the study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A previous study conducted by a research team at the ...

Endangered lists enjoy healthy rises in numbers

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:46 -0400

The population of China's endangered animals, including giant pandas and Siberian tigers, is on the rise thanks to billions of yuan in investment, a top official from China's wildlife watchdog said on ...

Via Christis job reductions go against recent trends in local health care sector

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:49 -0400

Health care is the areas second-largest employer and has mostly been experiencing job growth, but Via Christi Health announced Tuesday that it will be eliminating 350 to 400 positions. Via Christi Health has been Wichitas second largest employer since 2010, and the health system has continued to strengthen its hold on that position by growing its work force. Stories the Wichita Business Journal ...

People choose larger portions of ‘healthy foods

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:12 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new ...

Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids sleep apnea

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:21 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt ...

Teaching Youngsters About Medical Science With A Game—And Killer Muenster

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:44 -0400

Ralph's Killer Muenster , players use the science of genetics to restore the killer cheese to its former edible state. It's all in a bid to make medical innovation enticing and accessible to youngsters. It's kind of a San Francisco thing. "It had to be something that felt relevant to this area," says Josh Rogers, the head of marketing and advertising at Ideo. "And ...

Federal appeals court strikes down Arizonas 20-week abortion ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:36 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. That's generally considered to ...

Peers of suicide victims more likely to think about killing themselves

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:33 -0400

Children and teens who had a peer commit suicide may be more likely to think about and attempt suicide themselves, an effect that appears to be more pronounced in younger kids. The phenomenon, which is known as "suicide contagion," was shown to last two years or more after a peer's death, a Canadian study revealed. "When these kids are suddenly faced with a suicidal death in ...

Environmental Working Groups top sunscreens for 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:32 -0400

The Environmental Working Group , a consumer organization, has released its annual report on sunscreens to come up with a list of recommendations for what people should slather on their skin this summer . The group analyzed hundreds of sunscreens currently on the market and gave them a score between 1 and 8, with "1" being considered a top pick. Read on to see examples of what the EWG ...

Woodruff-Sawyer names Chad Follmer as health practice leader

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:17 -0400

Chad Follmer as its health care practice leader. He had been managing director of health care and life science practice leader for the western region of Woodruff-Sawyer rival Marsh, one of the nation's largest insurance brokerages. In fact, as of May 21, his LinkedIn profile still has him at Marsh. The announcement came days ...

Red Cross Birthday Wish for Moore Okla.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:46 -0400

The organization, which provides food, shelter, blood and mental health services for disaster survivors, turns 132 today. Its birthday wish? To support and comfort the residents of Moore for ';as long as it takes.'; ';We’re there to help communities recover and rebuild,'; said Red Cross spokeswoman Anne Marie Borrego. ';Our hearts go out to those affected by this ...

Two women charged with illegal abortion in Virginia

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:16 -0400

Two Virginia women tried to induce an abortion that ended with one woman's preterm baby dying shortly after birth, authorities allege. Jessica Renee Carpenter, 20 and her roommate, Rachael Anne Lowe, 27, were each charged April 30 with one count of producing an illegal abortion. The charge carries a prison term of between two and 10 years if they are convicted. The Norfolk women, who also ...

Nurse linked to hepatitis C outbreak sues hospital for firing

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:16 -0400

A nurse says a New Hampshire hospital fired her because of her connection to a housemate who was charged with infecting patients with hepatitis C. Kerry Descoteau has sued Exeter Hospital for wrongful termination for releasing her even though the state nursing board dismissed a complaint against her, the Portsmouth Herald reported Tuesday. Descoteau has not been charged in the 32 confirmed ...

9th Circuit strikes down Arizona abortion law

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:14 -0400

A U.S. appeals court Tuesday struck down an Arizona abortion law banning the procedure after 20 weeks unless there's a medical emergency. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the law conflicts with federal decisions extending back to Roe vs. Wade. "Arizona may not deprive a woman of the choice to terminate her pregnancy at any point prior ...

Hospitals treat hundreds after Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:59 -0400

Cindy Wilson texts to friends Monday, May 20, 2013 after her home was destroyed by a massive tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., in the afternoon. Wilson and her husband, Staff Sgt. B. Wilson, took cover in their bathtub when the tornado hit. Cindy received a deep gash to her forehead and her wound was treated by first responders at the scene. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Jim ...

OBrien winning final fitness battle

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:12 -0400

Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury. O'Brien was expected to be out for two weeks after incurring bone bruising in last weekend's Amlin Challenge Cup final victory over Stade Francais. But Lions forwards coach Graham Rowntree today revealed that the injury is not as bad ...

Few Simple Steps To Prevent Skin Cancer This Summer

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:59 -0400

Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in the U.S., and as summer is quickly approaching, Americans are encouraged to take a few simple steps to protect their health and prevent skin cancer throughout this upcoming season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for ...

China-trained medical doctors doing fine in Nepal

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:09 -0400

Bhavuk Sharma Bajagain, 30, a medical doctor by profession, is often busy with his patients in the emergency ward of Kathmandu Model Hospital, one of the more reputable hospitals .In the morning, Bajagain also teaches and shares his medical experience with students in two different local medical institutions."I am very happy and satisfied when I see my patients relieved of pain after ...

Hospitals freeze AE targets - because they can’t hit them

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:33 -0400

Hospitals across Britain have been forced to suspend targets to see accident and emergency patients within four hours because they can no longer cope with demand, doctors and managers have ...

Illicit drug users in Abbotsford sue to back demands for health services

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:41 -0400

METRO VANCOUVER - Three drug addicts are taking the City of Abbotsford to court alleging its public health policies violate their human rights.The trio, and the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors, are holding a news conference later today at Abbotsford City Hall, with Pivot Legal Society lawyer Scott Bernstein.They claim zoning bylaws implemented by Abbotsford council in 2005 violate ...

Covidiens lung cancer detection system included in ACCP guidelines

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:40 -0400

Covidien CEO Jose Almeida Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced Tuesday that its bronchoscopy system, used to detect lung cancer, has been included in the new American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines. The Dublin-based company, with US headquarters in Mansfield, Mass., said in a statement that the clinical practice guidelines were released by the ACCP earlier this month and are intended ...

Man tells of deadly fitness test

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:49 -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; ...

FState MEC warns doctors

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:44 -0400

Free State - The Free State is considering a forensic probe into alleged abuse of privilege by state doctors doing private work, health MEC Benny Malakoane said on ...