Sprouts appear to be E. coli culprit -- why that's not surprising [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Sprouts are the likely culprit behind the deadly E. coli outbreak, German officials have concluded, and in hindsight, it might seem little surprise: Raw sprouts can be hospitable hosts for ...
Woman Receives Full Face Transplant After Being Mauled By A Chimpanzee [Link]
Medical News Today
Charla Nash, 57, whose face was mauled by a furious 200-pound pet chimpanzee in February 2009, has undergone a full face transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr.
US Warns Styrene and Formaldehyde May Cause Cancer [Link]
New York Times
WASHINGTON - The government added styrene and seven other chemicals to its list of possible human carcinogens in a report delayed for years because of fierce lobbying from manufacturers.
UN Vows to Double Number of Patients Receiving AIDS Drug Therapy by 2015 [Link]
Bloomberg
World leaders meeting in New York this week to mark the 30th anniversary of the first reported case of AIDS have agreed to double by 2015 the number of people receiving life-saving drug therapy, ...
FDA links Zocor to muscle damage, especially in women [Link]
ConsumerReports.org
Most people should not take the 80 milligram dose of simvastatin (Zocor, Vytorin, and generic), the US Food and Drug Administration said this week after it found a clear link between that dose and muscle pain as well as rare but potentially deadly ...
Salmonella sickens kids handling baby chicks, ducklings [Link]
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By AP Georgia is among 15 states reporting cases of salmonella illnesses due to handling of baby chicks and ducklings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Better funding for vaccines could save more children worldwide, but US parents ... [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Apparently, the logic behind the parental admonition to “eat your dinner because children in Africa are starving” doesn't apply to vaccines as well.
Why Smokers Gain Weight When Quitting [Link]
WebMD
If you guessed "Nicotine, of course," you'd be right. But now researchers have zeroed in on the exact brain cells that nicotine triggers to cut appetite and body fat.
Micromet drug helps 75 pct of leukaemia patients [Link]
Reuters
LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Micromet (MITI.O) reduced levels of cancer cells to undetectable levels in nine out of 12 patients with a severe form of leukaemia, interim data from a clinical study showed on ...
Controversial McKinsey Health Care Study Creates Major Dissent At Firm [Link]
TPMDC
The political damage to President Obama's health care law may already be done. But there's a curious backstory to the report this week from a major consulting firm study that found "ObamaCare" would lead to fairly dramatic unintended consequences.
Cicada ice cream: Yum! And possibly good for you too [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Earlier this week, the internet was abuzz with reports that health officials in Columbia, Mo., had stepped in to prevent local ice cream parlor Sparky's from serving (apparently quite tasty) ice cream made with cicadas, the noisy bugs that swarm vast ...
One billion people disabled, first global report finds [Link]
The Guardian
A disabled child and his classmate in Dakar, Senegal. Across the globe, disabled children are less likely to attend school. Photograph: Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images The proportion of disabled people is rising and now represents 1 billion people - 15% of ...
U.S. Child Born in 2010 May Cost $226920 to Raise, USDA Says [Link]
Bloomberg
A middle-income family may spend $226920 to raise a child born in 2010 to the age of 18, the US Department of Agriculture said today in a report.
Actos Banned in France After Drug Linked to Bladder Cancer [Link]
InjuryBoard.com
Actos has been pulled from the shelves in France and Germany after the popular diabetes drug was linked to bladder cancer. The French agency told doctors to stop prescribing the medicine to patients.
H1N1 Starting to Show Resistance to Drugs [Link]
Fox News
A novel variant of swine flu has emerged in Asia with a genetic adaptation giving some resistance to Roche's Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza, the two mainstay drugs used to tackle the disease.
FDA says Siemens' medical scanner is first to simultaneously deliver PET and ... [Link]
Washington Post
By AP, WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says it has cleared the first medical imaging device to simultaneously perform two powerful scans used to diagnose a wide variety of diseases and ailments.
High heels could cause UK 'arthritis crisis' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Women wearing high heels could cause crisis levels of arthritis in the UK, experts have warned. By Emily Gosden A quarter of women wear high heels every day or frequently, a poll by The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists found, increasing their ...
Fruit juice 'has too much sugar for it to be a five-a-day' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Fruit juice should not be counted as one of your five-a-day because it contains too much sugar - but dried fruit should, two new studies suggest.
Older people receive worse NHS cancer care [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Older people with cancer are more likely to die in England than in other leading countries because of "age bias" in the NHS, according to a new report.
Brits are 75 per cent less likely to have a heart attack than just 20 years ... [Link]
Scottish Daily Record
Brits are three quarters less likely to have a heart attack now than they were 20 years ago, research claims. Greater awareness of how to control cholesterol levels and blood pressure - which can lead to heart attacks - as well as a decline in smoking ...
Cervical cancer risk 'affected by number of sexual partners' [Link]
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
The movement of a molecule called Met stimulates the growth and spread of breast cancer, new research shows. Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London, in the UK, revealed that Met boosts the growth of cancerous tumours because it moves to the ...
Now more than 5800 patients are waiting more than 36 weeks [Link]
WalesOnline
THE number of patients breaching the maximum 36-week waiting time target in Wales has risen to more than 5800. It is understood the majority of these patients are waiting for orthopaedic treatment.
Experts predict meningitis B vaccine [Link]
NHS Choices
News stories have extensively covered the possibility of a vaccine that could offer “new hope in the war on meningitis”. The Daily Mail said that the “first vaccine against deadly meningitis B will be available within months”, and The Independent said ...
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Friday, 10 June 2011
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 9, 2011)
Lancet Study Focuses on Readiness for Influenza Pandemic [Link]
Medscape
June 9, 2011 - An article reviewing recent developments in vaccine research, and looking ahead to the future, offers some reasons for optimism and some sobering observations.
FDA Restricts Use of High Doses of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Zocor [Link]
TIME
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday restricted the use of high doses of the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin, which is sold in generic forms and under the brand names Zocor and ...
FDA Warns of High-Grade Prostate Ca Risk with BPH Drugs [Link]
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a warning of an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer with the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart) currently ...
The 30-Year Fight Against AIDS and for Patient Rights [Link]
Huffington Post
Today the international community is gathered in New York to assess progress in combating AIDS, ten years after the historic United Nations General Assembly Special sessions that led to the creation of the Global Fund.
Pfizer to Suspend Sales Of Poultry Drug [Link]
ThirdAge
Pfizer Inc will suspend US sales of a poultry drug a study finding that the drug increased levels of a carcinogen in chickens, according to US health officials.
Thousands of injuries occur in bathroom each year, CDC reports [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Keeping up with hygiene is a good idea, but watch your step. The bathroom is full of ways to hurt yourself - and a new report estimates that nearly a quarter of a million Americans age 15 or ...
You can be fired for using medical marijuana, justices rule [Link]
The Seattle Times
Employers in Washington state are allowed to fire employees who fail a drug test, even if they have valid medical-marijuana authorization, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Preschool benefits last into adulthood, study says [Link]
Fox News
AP CHICAGO - Preschool has surprisingly enduring benefits lasting well into adulthood, according to one of the biggest, longest follow-up studies of its kind.
Some docs still 'prescribe' tanning, despite risks [Link]
msnbc.com
Patients sent to tanning beds for various ailments, including depression or even tooth whitening. How to protect yourself from misinformation Despite the known dangers of UV exposure, thousands of patients are sent to tan by their doctors.
Moderate Exercise Can Reduce Risk for Silent Stroke [Link]
HealthNews
Keeping active may cut the risk for suffering “silent” stroke. Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Miami have found that among a group of elderly people, those who regularly ...
North Haven Allergy-sniffing Dog a Hot Topic [Link]
Patch.com
St. Bernards, like Boo, can be trained to sniff out products that could trigger an allergic reaction in humans. We've all heard of bomb-sniffing dogs, drug-sniffing dogs...but what about allergy-sniffing dogs?
Birth Control Pill For Men In Development [Link]
WLWT Cincinnati
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center found that mice that were given a pill that mimics Vitamin A deficiency became sterile.
Remembering Andy Irons aright [Link]
The Guardian
The untimely death of world champion Andy Irons raises issues the surfing industry must address. But first, we mourn his loss Hawaiian Andy Irons riding a wave in the Quiksilver Pro in Fiji, 2003; Irons was found dead in a hotel room in Dallas, Texas, ...
The Coming Crash Of The American Health Care System [Link]
Forbes (blog)
The American health care system, as we currently know it, is well into its final days. Don't get too excited, conservatives. It's not Obama's fault.
Report: 15 percent of world population is disabled [Link]
Washington Post
About 15 percent of the world's population - some 785 million people - has a significant physical or mental disability, including about 5 percent of children, according to a new report prepared jointly by the World Health Organization ...
Health Care Survey: Employers May Cut Plans After 2014 [Link]
ABC News
A recent survey suggests some employers will no longer offer health care benefits after the Obama health reforms begin. (Getty Images) Employees can kiss goodbye employer-provided health coverage, at least as it exists today.
Autism shocker: Disorder linked to hundreds of mutant genes [Link]
CBS News
(CBS) Is there a gene for autism? Actually, a pair of new studies show that the debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder can be caused by hundreds of different genes.
Survivors: Cancer fighters gather [Link]
Watauga Democrat
The roughly 350 people who gathered Tuesday night at the annual Relay for Life survivors' dinner may not have been related, but their shared experiences have brought them as close as family.
Stem cells: Coaxing the heart to heal itself [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Scientists at University College London have been able to coax cells in the hearts of adult mice to grow new, beating heart tissue.
Reforms 'cutting legs off NHS', says Laurence Buckman [Link]
The Guardian
The health and social care bill is not even law yet and the current structures of the NHS are "already collapsing all over the place", Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) GPs committee, has said.
Life expectancy rises in UK but north-south divide widens [Link]
The Guardian
The Office for National Statistics found life expectancy in the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea had reached 84.4 years for men and 89 for women.
Two sugary drinks a day can dull taste buds, study claims [Link]
The Guardian
Soft drinks on supermarket shelf. Such products can cause dulled sensitivity to sweet tastes, according to a study. Photograph: Reuters Consuming just two sugary drinks a day can dull the taste buds and lead to cravings for high-calorie food, ...
Baby P verdict a victory for social workers [Link]
Communitycare.co.uk
The High Court's decision to order The Sun newspaper to award damages to a social worker involved in the Baby P case has been hailed a "victory" for social workers.
Call for sacking over Great Ormond Street 'cover-up' of Baby Peter report [Link]
The Guardian
Great Ormond Street hospital has been accused of covering up claims in a report on the case of Peter Connelly, above. Photograph: ITV News/PA A government minister has called on the chief executive of Great Ormond Street hospital to resign for ...
Half of UK population had swine flu during pandemic... and many didn't even REALISE it. [Link]
Daily Mail
Almost half of the population caught swine flu during the pandemic - although many didn't realise it, research shows. Blood taken from 1600 Britons after the 2009/10 H1N1 outbreak revealed that 44 per cent tested positive for the virus.
Call for cigarette age crackdown [Link]
BBC News
Anti-smoking charity Ash Scotland has claimed public backing for a crackdown on under-age tobacco sales. It has published an opinion poll indicating that 87% of people in Scotland believe retailers should lose the right to sell cigarettes if they have ...
Care home residents' rights are under threat from the big society [Link]
The Guardian
The Human Rights Act doesn't allow people to enforce their rights against private companies. This loophole needs closing The government has not ruled out an independent inquiry into the abuse of adults with learning disabilities at the Winterbourne ...
Trusts face fines over late treatment [Link]
Defence Management
Six National Health Service trusts in England face fines if they take longer than 10 weeks to treat service personnel with non-urgent medical conditions, it has been reported.
Three-year cervical screening is effective when HPV test and conventional ... [Link]
Cancer Research UK
Women who receive normal cervical screening results can safely attend screening just once every three years if both the human papillomavirus (HPV) test and conventional cytology test are used, a large new study has confirmed.
Royal Brompton Hospital children's heart surgery fight gains support [Link]
London24
A renowned professor has pleaded for children's heart surgery at Royal Brompton Hospital in west London not to be axed. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below.
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Medscape
June 9, 2011 - An article reviewing recent developments in vaccine research, and looking ahead to the future, offers some reasons for optimism and some sobering observations.
FDA Restricts Use of High Doses of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Zocor [Link]
TIME
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday restricted the use of high doses of the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin, which is sold in generic forms and under the brand names Zocor and ...
FDA Warns of High-Grade Prostate Ca Risk with BPH Drugs [Link]
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a warning of an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer with the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart) currently ...
The 30-Year Fight Against AIDS and for Patient Rights [Link]
Huffington Post
Today the international community is gathered in New York to assess progress in combating AIDS, ten years after the historic United Nations General Assembly Special sessions that led to the creation of the Global Fund.
Pfizer to Suspend Sales Of Poultry Drug [Link]
ThirdAge
Pfizer Inc will suspend US sales of a poultry drug a study finding that the drug increased levels of a carcinogen in chickens, according to US health officials.
Thousands of injuries occur in bathroom each year, CDC reports [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Keeping up with hygiene is a good idea, but watch your step. The bathroom is full of ways to hurt yourself - and a new report estimates that nearly a quarter of a million Americans age 15 or ...
You can be fired for using medical marijuana, justices rule [Link]
The Seattle Times
Employers in Washington state are allowed to fire employees who fail a drug test, even if they have valid medical-marijuana authorization, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Preschool benefits last into adulthood, study says [Link]
Fox News
AP CHICAGO - Preschool has surprisingly enduring benefits lasting well into adulthood, according to one of the biggest, longest follow-up studies of its kind.
Some docs still 'prescribe' tanning, despite risks [Link]
msnbc.com
Patients sent to tanning beds for various ailments, including depression or even tooth whitening. How to protect yourself from misinformation Despite the known dangers of UV exposure, thousands of patients are sent to tan by their doctors.
Moderate Exercise Can Reduce Risk for Silent Stroke [Link]
HealthNews
Keeping active may cut the risk for suffering “silent” stroke. Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Miami have found that among a group of elderly people, those who regularly ...
North Haven Allergy-sniffing Dog a Hot Topic [Link]
Patch.com
St. Bernards, like Boo, can be trained to sniff out products that could trigger an allergic reaction in humans. We've all heard of bomb-sniffing dogs, drug-sniffing dogs...but what about allergy-sniffing dogs?
Birth Control Pill For Men In Development [Link]
WLWT Cincinnati
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center found that mice that were given a pill that mimics Vitamin A deficiency became sterile.
Remembering Andy Irons aright [Link]
The Guardian
The untimely death of world champion Andy Irons raises issues the surfing industry must address. But first, we mourn his loss Hawaiian Andy Irons riding a wave in the Quiksilver Pro in Fiji, 2003; Irons was found dead in a hotel room in Dallas, Texas, ...
The Coming Crash Of The American Health Care System [Link]
Forbes (blog)
The American health care system, as we currently know it, is well into its final days. Don't get too excited, conservatives. It's not Obama's fault.
Report: 15 percent of world population is disabled [Link]
Washington Post
About 15 percent of the world's population - some 785 million people - has a significant physical or mental disability, including about 5 percent of children, according to a new report prepared jointly by the World Health Organization ...
Health Care Survey: Employers May Cut Plans After 2014 [Link]
ABC News
A recent survey suggests some employers will no longer offer health care benefits after the Obama health reforms begin. (Getty Images) Employees can kiss goodbye employer-provided health coverage, at least as it exists today.
Autism shocker: Disorder linked to hundreds of mutant genes [Link]
CBS News
(CBS) Is there a gene for autism? Actually, a pair of new studies show that the debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder can be caused by hundreds of different genes.
Survivors: Cancer fighters gather [Link]
Watauga Democrat
The roughly 350 people who gathered Tuesday night at the annual Relay for Life survivors' dinner may not have been related, but their shared experiences have brought them as close as family.
Stem cells: Coaxing the heart to heal itself [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Scientists at University College London have been able to coax cells in the hearts of adult mice to grow new, beating heart tissue.
Reforms 'cutting legs off NHS', says Laurence Buckman [Link]
The Guardian
The health and social care bill is not even law yet and the current structures of the NHS are "already collapsing all over the place", Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) GPs committee, has said.
Life expectancy rises in UK but north-south divide widens [Link]
The Guardian
The Office for National Statistics found life expectancy in the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea had reached 84.4 years for men and 89 for women.
Two sugary drinks a day can dull taste buds, study claims [Link]
The Guardian
Soft drinks on supermarket shelf. Such products can cause dulled sensitivity to sweet tastes, according to a study. Photograph: Reuters Consuming just two sugary drinks a day can dull the taste buds and lead to cravings for high-calorie food, ...
Baby P verdict a victory for social workers [Link]
Communitycare.co.uk
The High Court's decision to order The Sun newspaper to award damages to a social worker involved in the Baby P case has been hailed a "victory" for social workers.
Call for sacking over Great Ormond Street 'cover-up' of Baby Peter report [Link]
The Guardian
Great Ormond Street hospital has been accused of covering up claims in a report on the case of Peter Connelly, above. Photograph: ITV News/PA A government minister has called on the chief executive of Great Ormond Street hospital to resign for ...
Half of UK population had swine flu during pandemic... and many didn't even REALISE it. [Link]
Daily Mail
Almost half of the population caught swine flu during the pandemic - although many didn't realise it, research shows. Blood taken from 1600 Britons after the 2009/10 H1N1 outbreak revealed that 44 per cent tested positive for the virus.
Call for cigarette age crackdown [Link]
BBC News
Anti-smoking charity Ash Scotland has claimed public backing for a crackdown on under-age tobacco sales. It has published an opinion poll indicating that 87% of people in Scotland believe retailers should lose the right to sell cigarettes if they have ...
Care home residents' rights are under threat from the big society [Link]
The Guardian
The Human Rights Act doesn't allow people to enforce their rights against private companies. This loophole needs closing The government has not ruled out an independent inquiry into the abuse of adults with learning disabilities at the Winterbourne ...
Trusts face fines over late treatment [Link]
Defence Management
Six National Health Service trusts in England face fines if they take longer than 10 weeks to treat service personnel with non-urgent medical conditions, it has been reported.
Three-year cervical screening is effective when HPV test and conventional ... [Link]
Cancer Research UK
Women who receive normal cervical screening results can safely attend screening just once every three years if both the human papillomavirus (HPV) test and conventional cytology test are used, a large new study has confirmed.
Royal Brompton Hospital children's heart surgery fight gains support [Link]
London24
A renowned professor has pleaded for children's heart surgery at Royal Brompton Hospital in west London not to be axed. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below.
Tags: Medicine In The News
Posted by Medicalchemy
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Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 8, 2011)
Appeals court weighs health insurance mandate [Link]
USA Today
ATLANTA - A federal appeals court Wednesday sharply questioned the validity of the government's new requirement that most Americans buy health insurance and whether, if it is struck down, the entire 2010 health care overhaul ...
Pfizer to Stop Sale of Animal Drug [Link]
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration said Pfizer Inc. will stop the sale of the animal drug 3-Nitro that's used in some chicken feed after an agency analysis detected a "very low" level of inorganic arsenic in the ...
Obama calls for world without HIV/AIDS [Link]
USA Today
President Obama is marking the 30th anniversary of the battle against HIV/AIDS by calling on countries to do more and try to stamp out the disease.
Gene mutations could cause autism in boys, another disorder in girls ... [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Autism spectrum disorders can be caused by as many as 300 or so rare genetic mutations, scientists reported Wednesday. The research strongly implicates genetics, including spontaneous gene mutations, in the development of the disorder.
Drug makes hearts repair themselves [Link]
BBC News
But a study in the journal Nature showed the drug, thymosin beta 4, if used in advance of a heart attack, was able to "prime" the heart for repair.
Barefoot Running Less Impact Risk; So Easy A Caveman Could Do It [Link]
Medical News Today
Almost barefoot running gear is all the rage these days, but is it truly better for you than all the fancy footwear offered on the market?
Research Goes Mobile; Pfizer Leads FDA Approved REMOTE Project [Link]
Medical News Today
Research is going mobile. For the first time in America's history and an innovative advancement in clinical study approach, Pfizer is running the first US clinical study pilot project, approved by the Food and Drug Administration and known by the ...
FDA Recommends Limits On Highest Dose Of Cholesterol Drug Zocor [Link]
Wall Street Journal
(Updates with prescription figures in second paragraph, adds information from FDA and Merck comments starting in the fifth paragraph.
CDC officials call for better Salmonella prevention efforts [Link]
Pediatric SuperSite
Despite a significant reduction in the past 15 years of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella infection has not decreased and causes more hospitalizations and deaths than any other foodborne infection.
Pfizer To Work With Boston Hospitals To Speed Research Efforts [Link]
Wall Street Journal
BOSTON (Dow Jones)--Pfizer Inc. (PFE) will spend about $100 million over the next five years on a collaborative effort with several Boston-area medical institutions aimed at more efficiently turning early stage ...
Does coffee make you hear things? [Link]
Salon - Peter Finocchiaro
Scholars at Australia's La Trobe University just released a study showing a correlation between caffeine intake and auditory hallucinations.
Autism diagnoses take South Korea by surprise [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Some families are in denial after US and Korean researchers discover in a Seoul suburb the highest rate of autism ever measured in a general population.
Group Names Best Diet For Weight Loss [Link]
MyFox Philadelphia
With thousands of diets purporting to be the best plan for shedding the pounds, a US media health group on Tuesday announced its picks for the best diets after assembling a panel of experts to assess the benefits of each.
Minority kids spend most of their waking hours plugged in [Link]
USA Today
Minority children spend an average of 13 hours a day using mobile devices, computers, TVs and other media - about 4½ hours more than white kids, says a report out today.
Safety Dooms Novel Staph Vaccine [Link]
MedPage Today
A phase II/III trial of V710, an investigational vaccine for the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infection, has been stopped for good following a risk-benefit analysis, according to Merck and ...
Heart attack breakthrough 'exciting' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
British scientists Professor Paul Riley and Professor Peter Weissberg have managed to reactivate dormant repair cells in the heart of an adult mouse.
An apple a day keeps flab away [Link]
Times of India
PTI | Jun 9, 2011, 01.30am IST LONDON: An apple a day keeps the doctor away, so goes the old saying. Now, researchers claim to have found out the exact reason - the fruit helps keep one's body toned and slender by boosting muscles and fighting the flab ...
Pioneering asthma treatment begins [Link]
Healthcare Today
Doctors at two UK centres are treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering new treatment. Specialists at the centres in Manchester and Glasgow are using the treatment which is described as “melting away” muscle in the airways.
Frog Skin Could Help Treat Cancer And Other Diseases [Link]
Medical News Today
Scientists have discovered two proteins secreted from the skin of frogs that could help treat cancer and other diseases by disrupting the growth of blood vessels: one switches the process of "angiogenesis" on, and the other switches it off.
Drug 'Aromasin' prevents breast cancer [Link]
International News Network
ISLAMABAD: In what may be seen as a positive development, it has emerged that the anti-estrogen drug Aromasin reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence by about one-third in postmenopausal women previously treated with tamoxifen.
Getting smart on child brain tumours [Link]
BBC News
It's a relatively low number that means most GP's might expect to see only one or two cases in their career. Even so, the consequences - both for the individuals and their families - can be devastating, and brain tumour remains the leading cause of ...
Charity welcomes routine HIV test at Manchester hospital [Link]
BBC News
Patients being admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary are being routinely offered HIV screening as part of a new policy to boost detection rates.
Ignorance about food hygiene is a recipe for disaster [Link]
WalesOnline
Research carried out by the Food Standards Agency in Wales revealed the many misconceptions people still hold about preventing food poisoning and illness.
Tags: Medicine In The News
Posted by Medicalchemy
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Acute Medicine - Anaesthesiology - Anatomy - Anthropology - Biochemistry - Cardiology - Dentistry - Dermatology - Drug ADR - Drugs - Duplication Sites - Embryology - Emergency Medicine - Endocrinology - Epidemiology - Family Medicine - Forensic Medicine - Gastroenterology - Genes - Genetics - Geriatrics - Gynecology - Haematology - Health Informatics - Hepatology - Immunology - Infection - Intensive Care - Medical Dictionary - Medical Education - Medical Geography - Medical Statistics - Metabolic Medicine - Microbiology - Nephrology - Neuroanatomy - Neuroscience - Nuclear Medicine - Nutrition - Obstetrics - Occupational Health - Oncology - Ophthalmology - Orthopaedics - Otolaryngology - Paediatrics - Palliative Care - Parasitology - Pathology - Pharmacology - Physiology - Proteomics - Psychiatry - Public Health - Radiology - Respiratory - Rehabilitation - Rheumatology - Sports Medicine - Surgery - Toxicology - Tropical Medicine - Urology - Vascular - Virology
USA Today
ATLANTA - A federal appeals court Wednesday sharply questioned the validity of the government's new requirement that most Americans buy health insurance and whether, if it is struck down, the entire 2010 health care overhaul ...
Pfizer to Stop Sale of Animal Drug [Link]
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration said Pfizer Inc. will stop the sale of the animal drug 3-Nitro that's used in some chicken feed after an agency analysis detected a "very low" level of inorganic arsenic in the ...
Obama calls for world without HIV/AIDS [Link]
USA Today
President Obama is marking the 30th anniversary of the battle against HIV/AIDS by calling on countries to do more and try to stamp out the disease.
Gene mutations could cause autism in boys, another disorder in girls ... [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Autism spectrum disorders can be caused by as many as 300 or so rare genetic mutations, scientists reported Wednesday. The research strongly implicates genetics, including spontaneous gene mutations, in the development of the disorder.
Drug makes hearts repair themselves [Link]
BBC News
But a study in the journal Nature showed the drug, thymosin beta 4, if used in advance of a heart attack, was able to "prime" the heart for repair.
Barefoot Running Less Impact Risk; So Easy A Caveman Could Do It [Link]
Medical News Today
Almost barefoot running gear is all the rage these days, but is it truly better for you than all the fancy footwear offered on the market?
Research Goes Mobile; Pfizer Leads FDA Approved REMOTE Project [Link]
Medical News Today
Research is going mobile. For the first time in America's history and an innovative advancement in clinical study approach, Pfizer is running the first US clinical study pilot project, approved by the Food and Drug Administration and known by the ...
FDA Recommends Limits On Highest Dose Of Cholesterol Drug Zocor [Link]
Wall Street Journal
(Updates with prescription figures in second paragraph, adds information from FDA and Merck comments starting in the fifth paragraph.
CDC officials call for better Salmonella prevention efforts [Link]
Pediatric SuperSite
Despite a significant reduction in the past 15 years of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella infection has not decreased and causes more hospitalizations and deaths than any other foodborne infection.
Pfizer To Work With Boston Hospitals To Speed Research Efforts [Link]
Wall Street Journal
BOSTON (Dow Jones)--Pfizer Inc. (PFE) will spend about $100 million over the next five years on a collaborative effort with several Boston-area medical institutions aimed at more efficiently turning early stage ...
Does coffee make you hear things? [Link]
Salon - Peter Finocchiaro
Scholars at Australia's La Trobe University just released a study showing a correlation between caffeine intake and auditory hallucinations.
Autism diagnoses take South Korea by surprise [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Some families are in denial after US and Korean researchers discover in a Seoul suburb the highest rate of autism ever measured in a general population.
Group Names Best Diet For Weight Loss [Link]
MyFox Philadelphia
With thousands of diets purporting to be the best plan for shedding the pounds, a US media health group on Tuesday announced its picks for the best diets after assembling a panel of experts to assess the benefits of each.
Minority kids spend most of their waking hours plugged in [Link]
USA Today
Minority children spend an average of 13 hours a day using mobile devices, computers, TVs and other media - about 4½ hours more than white kids, says a report out today.
Safety Dooms Novel Staph Vaccine [Link]
MedPage Today
A phase II/III trial of V710, an investigational vaccine for the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infection, has been stopped for good following a risk-benefit analysis, according to Merck and ...
Heart attack breakthrough 'exciting' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
British scientists Professor Paul Riley and Professor Peter Weissberg have managed to reactivate dormant repair cells in the heart of an adult mouse.
An apple a day keeps flab away [Link]
Times of India
PTI | Jun 9, 2011, 01.30am IST LONDON: An apple a day keeps the doctor away, so goes the old saying. Now, researchers claim to have found out the exact reason - the fruit helps keep one's body toned and slender by boosting muscles and fighting the flab ...
Pioneering asthma treatment begins [Link]
Healthcare Today
Doctors at two UK centres are treating NHS asthma patients with a pioneering new treatment. Specialists at the centres in Manchester and Glasgow are using the treatment which is described as “melting away” muscle in the airways.
Frog Skin Could Help Treat Cancer And Other Diseases [Link]
Medical News Today
Scientists have discovered two proteins secreted from the skin of frogs that could help treat cancer and other diseases by disrupting the growth of blood vessels: one switches the process of "angiogenesis" on, and the other switches it off.
Drug 'Aromasin' prevents breast cancer [Link]
International News Network
ISLAMABAD: In what may be seen as a positive development, it has emerged that the anti-estrogen drug Aromasin reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence by about one-third in postmenopausal women previously treated with tamoxifen.
Getting smart on child brain tumours [Link]
BBC News
It's a relatively low number that means most GP's might expect to see only one or two cases in their career. Even so, the consequences - both for the individuals and their families - can be devastating, and brain tumour remains the leading cause of ...
Charity welcomes routine HIV test at Manchester hospital [Link]
BBC News
Patients being admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary are being routinely offered HIV screening as part of a new policy to boost detection rates.
Ignorance about food hygiene is a recipe for disaster [Link]
WalesOnline
Research carried out by the Food Standards Agency in Wales revealed the many misconceptions people still hold about preventing food poisoning and illness.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 7, 2011)
Number of Rare E. Coli Cases in US Rose Last Year [Link]
New York Times
Federal officials said on Tuesday that a national monitoring system for food-borne illness detected an increasing number of sicknesses last year from a group of rare E. coli bacteria related to the little-known and highly toxic strain ...
One in three employers may drop health benefits, report says [Link]
Los Angeles Times
The predictions about healthcare keep coming. The latest suggests that nearly a third of employers are likely to stop offering health insurance to employees in 2014 when major federal ...
J&J's Zytiga Extends Life; Other Prostate Cancer Alternatives? [Link]
Medical News Today
Zytiga (abiraterone acetate), an ingested pill treatment manufactured by J&J, has been found to potentially extend life by up to four months in men with spreading cancer who have already been treated with chemotherapy.
Health Buzz: U.S. News Ranks 'Best Diets' [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
US News today released its first-ever Best Diets rankings—an evaluation of 20 eating plans that have been expert-rated in seven categories, including short-term weight loss, long-term weight loss, easiness to follow, safety, ...
USDA encouraging wider use of summer food program [Link]
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Department of Agriculture has made it easier for organizations to access funds to feed children in low-income areas during the summer, officials said on Tuesday.
Conservatives alarmed over David Cameron's NHS concessions [Link]
The Guardian
David Cameron has alarmed his backbenchers after meeting demands laid down by the Lib Dems over NHS reform. Photograph: Getty Images David Cameron is facing a battle to reassure anxious Conservative MPs after he announced a raft of changes to the ...
E.Coli Payout To Run Into Hundreds Of Millions [Link]
Sky News
European trade bosses are indicating they will pay hundreds of millions of euros to farmers suffering heavy losses as a result of scare stories surrounding a deadly E.coli outbreak.
Drug companies cut vaccine prices [Link]
BBC News
Several major drugs companies have announced big cuts to the amounts they charge for their vaccines in the developing world. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis have agreed to cut prices through the international vaccine ...
Plain packets 'would help smokers quit' [Link]
Private Healthcare UK
Plain cigarette packets could be one way of reducing the number of smoking-related deaths by helping people to quit. According to Amanda Sandford, research manager at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), plain packets could be more effective than health ...
Neurology care 'patchy and inefficient' [Link]
The Guardian
The NHS is failing to provide proper care for up to 10 million Britons who have a neurological condition such as migraine, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, physicians warn in a report.
Should women under 25 be screened for cervical cancer? [Link]
The Guardian
In England, cervical cancer screening starts at 25, but younger women are dying from the disease. In some European countries screening starts as young as 18 Débora welcomes your help and feedback in her research.
Don't believe all you read about pomegranates [Link]
The Guardian
Media claims about pomegranates show how corrosive the practice of 'science by press release' is. Peer review is essential Pomegranates have been the subject of numerous claims about their health benefits.
Rich children 'have superior vocabularies by age of five' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Children living in wealthy households have far superior vocabularies and problem-solving skills than their poorer peers by the age of five, according to research prepared for Scottish ministers.
Alcohol admissions 'stretch' NHS [Link]
BBC News
A huge rise in people suffering alcohol-related injuries and illness is putting an increasing strain on the NHS in Brighton and Hove, and is said to be costing millions of pounds a year.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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New York Times
Federal officials said on Tuesday that a national monitoring system for food-borne illness detected an increasing number of sicknesses last year from a group of rare E. coli bacteria related to the little-known and highly toxic strain ...
One in three employers may drop health benefits, report says [Link]
Los Angeles Times
The predictions about healthcare keep coming. The latest suggests that nearly a third of employers are likely to stop offering health insurance to employees in 2014 when major federal ...
J&J's Zytiga Extends Life; Other Prostate Cancer Alternatives? [Link]
Medical News Today
Zytiga (abiraterone acetate), an ingested pill treatment manufactured by J&J, has been found to potentially extend life by up to four months in men with spreading cancer who have already been treated with chemotherapy.
Health Buzz: U.S. News Ranks 'Best Diets' [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
US News today released its first-ever Best Diets rankings—an evaluation of 20 eating plans that have been expert-rated in seven categories, including short-term weight loss, long-term weight loss, easiness to follow, safety, ...
USDA encouraging wider use of summer food program [Link]
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Department of Agriculture has made it easier for organizations to access funds to feed children in low-income areas during the summer, officials said on Tuesday.
Conservatives alarmed over David Cameron's NHS concessions [Link]
The Guardian
David Cameron has alarmed his backbenchers after meeting demands laid down by the Lib Dems over NHS reform. Photograph: Getty Images David Cameron is facing a battle to reassure anxious Conservative MPs after he announced a raft of changes to the ...
E.Coli Payout To Run Into Hundreds Of Millions [Link]
Sky News
European trade bosses are indicating they will pay hundreds of millions of euros to farmers suffering heavy losses as a result of scare stories surrounding a deadly E.coli outbreak.
Drug companies cut vaccine prices [Link]
BBC News
Several major drugs companies have announced big cuts to the amounts they charge for their vaccines in the developing world. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis have agreed to cut prices through the international vaccine ...
Plain packets 'would help smokers quit' [Link]
Private Healthcare UK
Plain cigarette packets could be one way of reducing the number of smoking-related deaths by helping people to quit. According to Amanda Sandford, research manager at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), plain packets could be more effective than health ...
Neurology care 'patchy and inefficient' [Link]
The Guardian
The NHS is failing to provide proper care for up to 10 million Britons who have a neurological condition such as migraine, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, physicians warn in a report.
Should women under 25 be screened for cervical cancer? [Link]
The Guardian
In England, cervical cancer screening starts at 25, but younger women are dying from the disease. In some European countries screening starts as young as 18 Débora welcomes your help and feedback in her research.
Don't believe all you read about pomegranates [Link]
The Guardian
Media claims about pomegranates show how corrosive the practice of 'science by press release' is. Peer review is essential Pomegranates have been the subject of numerous claims about their health benefits.
Rich children 'have superior vocabularies by age of five' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Children living in wealthy households have far superior vocabularies and problem-solving skills than their poorer peers by the age of five, according to research prepared for Scottish ministers.
Alcohol admissions 'stretch' NHS [Link]
BBC News
A huge rise in people suffering alcohol-related injuries and illness is putting an increasing strain on the NHS in Brighton and Hove, and is said to be costing millions of pounds a year.
Tags: Medicine In The News
Posted by Medicalchemy
Medicalchemy Group: Clinical Trials - History of Medicine - Images - Mnemonics - Syndromes - Tests -
Acute Medicine - Anaesthesiology - Anatomy - Anthropology - Biochemistry - Cardiology - Dentistry - Dermatology - Drug ADR - Drugs - Duplication Sites - Embryology - Emergency Medicine - Endocrinology - Epidemiology - Family Medicine - Forensic Medicine - Gastroenterology - Genes - Genetics - Geriatrics - Gynecology - Haematology - Health Informatics - Hepatology - Immunology - Infection - Intensive Care - Medical Dictionary - Medical Education - Medical Geography - Medical Statistics - Metabolic Medicine - Microbiology - Nephrology - Neuroanatomy - Neuroscience - Nuclear Medicine - Nutrition - Obstetrics - Occupational Health - Oncology - Ophthalmology - Orthopaedics - Otolaryngology - Paediatrics - Palliative Care - Parasitology - Pathology - Pharmacology - Physiology - Proteomics - Psychiatry - Public Health - Radiology - Respiratory - Rehabilitation - Rheumatology - Sports Medicine - Surgery - Toxicology - Tropical Medicine - Urology - Vascular - Virology
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