Arizona sued over stalled process for medical pot dispensaries [Link]
AZ Central.com
Two prospective medical marijuana dispensary owners sued the Arizona Department of Health Services and its director Tuesday in hopes of forcing the state to launch the stalled permit application process. ...
U of M gets $51 million federal medical research grant [Link]
MinnPost.com
University of Minnesota officials report they've received a $51 million federal grant for medical research to "increase community involvement in the research process and the efficiency and speed at ...
Lawsuit puts 2 Goodyear medical-pot applicants on hold [Link]
AZ Central.com
Goodyear has received two medical-marijuana dispensary applications, but officials said it is unclear if they will open. That's because the Arizona Department of Health Services, the regulating authority of the ...
People: Justin Timberlake smokes out a rumor [Link]
AZ Central.com - Suzanne Condie Lambert - Jun 14, 2011
Long-rumored blunt enthusiast Justin Timberlake is clearing the air. He does, in fact, inhale. "Absolutely," the singer-actor tells Playboy magazine when asked if he smokes pot. ...
Top 6 Health Care Myths From Yesterday's Republican Presidential Debate…In ... [Link]
Think Progress
The seven Republicans who took part in yesterday's presidential debate in New Hampshire all promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act without offering alternatives for expanding access to insurance or lowering ...
Health Insurance Companies on a Stock Buyback Binge [Link]
Minyanville.com
By The Center for Public Integrity Jun 14, 2011 8:00 am You might be surprised to learn that more and more of the dollars you pay for coverage are being sucked into a kind of black hole. Ever wonder what happens to the premiums you pay for your health ...
Bath Salts Abuse Gives Legit Businesses a Dirty Name [Link]
Portfolio.com
States scramble to ban components of illegal drugs marketed as “bath salts” as more and more problems emerge from their use, while legitimate bath-salts makers find sales taking a negative plunge. ...
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 15, 2011)
Massive Lead Poisoning, Report Says [Link]
FairWarning
Hundreds of thousands of children in China are suffering permanent mental and physical damage from lead poisoning, yet local officials are limiting blood testing, refusing treatment and covering up the scope of the ...
Researchers: A sunny drive can cause skin cancer [Link]
9NEWS.com
DENVER - It's a great feeling: Driving down the road with your window or convertible top down, the wind blowing around you as you just enjoy the day.
Olive oil lovers show lower stroke risk [Link]
Reuters
Olive oils are seen at ''Barcelona Degusta'' the 3rd edition of the consumer food show in Barcelona March 6, 2009.
Personal Genome Map Solves Calif. Teen's Illness [Link]
NPR
by AP Doctors couldn't figure out what was causing 14-year-old Alexis Beery to suddenly gasp for air. Her mother pushed scientists to check DNA - helping move genome mapping a step closer to its ultimate goal of customized medical care.
Parsing The Details Of New Sunscreen Regulations [Link]
NPR
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET A woman applies sunscreen on her body on a beach in the Netherlands.
FDA Warns of Bladder Cancer Risk With Actos [Link]
MedPage Today
Patients taking pioglitazone (Actos) for more than a year may have an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to an FDA interim review of an ongoing epidemiological study.
DOH Fines 804 Restaurants For Hiding Their Grades [Link]
Gothamist
We knew that there were a fair number of restaurants around town who were hiding their letter grades, but the sheer number of them is still surprising.
Most tumors not within cell phone radiation range [Link]
Reuters
A technician examines a mobile phone in a test room at the Market Surveilance Laboratories of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey, in Ankara June 9, 2011.
Sleeping on Back or Right Side May Increase Stillbirth Risk [Link]
Medscape
June 15, 2011 - Compared with pregnant women who sleep on their left side, those who sleep on their back may have double the risk of delivering a stillborn baby, and those who sleep on their right side also may have an increased risk, according to a ...
Docs Find Rise in Measles Cases a 'Tragedy' [Link]
ABC News
A young boy receives an MMR immunization at a health center in this Sept. 3, 2007 file photo in Glasgow. The first dose of the combination measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is given to children 12 to 15 months old, ...
Can sexting be an illness? Experts are split [Link]
Stamford Advocate
DAVID B. CARUSO, AP, FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press FILE - In this June 11, 2011 file photo, Rep. Anthony Weiner, DN.Y., carries his laundry to a laundromat near his home in the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, June 11, 2011.
Weighing Cancer Risks, From Cellphones To Coffee [Link]
NPR
by AP Enlarge AP A unidentified man uses a cell phone in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Despite all the recent news about possible cancer risks from cellphones, coffee, styrene and formaldehyde in building materials, most people face little ...
Medicaid kids denied medical care, says study [Link]
msnbc.com
AP CHICAGO - Children on public insurance are being denied treatment by doctors at much higher rates than those with private coverage, according to an undercover study that had researchers pose as parents of sick kids seeking an ...
TV time tied to diabetes, death [Link]
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - People who spend more hours in front of the television are at greater risk of dying, or developing diabetes and heart disease, with even two hours of television a day having a marked effect, according to a US study.
A Tale of Two Fathers [Link]
Pew Social and Demographic Trends
The role of fathers in the modern American family is changing in important and countervailing ways. Fathers who live with their children have become more intensely involved in their lives, spending more time with ...
Regeneron in play ahead of FDA meeting [Link]
MarketWatch
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of biotech group Regeneron Pharmaceuticals were in play Wednesday ahead of a key regulatory meeting that could determine the fate of its experimental eye drug VEGF Trap-Eye.
Montel Williams' fight [Link]
Sacramento News & Review
“There won't be a cure for MS in my lifetime. Period. It's not happening.” Montel Williams, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, accepts this.
David Cameron's NHS reforms are now a 'car crash,' says Alan Milburn [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron's watered down health reforms are “the biggest car crash in NHS history” a government advisor warns today. By Andrew Porter, Political Editor In a devastating critique published in The Daily Telegraph, Alan Milburn says that the changes ...
Research crisis in brain diseases a 'withdrawal of hope' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Red tape and a lack of funding could put research into Alzheimer's disease and depression back by a whole generation, claims a new study.
Hey, You! Get Off Of My Ward [Link]
Sky News (blog)
The Prime Minister was left in an awkward situation when a visit to a London hospital turned sour for his following press pack. David Cameron was with a camera crew, producer and small group of photographers at Guy's Hospital when the media with him ...
An insulin nasal spray for diabetes? [Link]
NHS Choices
Researchers have developed a “nasal spray vaccine” that might stop children developing diabetes, the Daily Express has reported.
Why I'll keep opening the door for women [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Sexism is civilised - whatever the Society for the Psychology of Women might think, says Stephen Bayley. I always hold the door open for women.
Older women 'most at risk of falling' [Link]
Barchester Healthcare
New statistics have shown that women over the age of 80 are at the highest risk of falling. Older women may want to use home care after it was revealed that females over the age of 80 are the most vulnerable to falling.
Pet sheep 'alerted British woman to cancer' [Link]
BBC News
A woman from Wiltshire discovered she had cancer after her sheep butted her in the breast. Emma Turner told BBC Radio 5 live Drive's Peter Allen "It's not a good way to get your breast cancer diagnosed.
Nurses warned over 'cleavage at work' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Nurses have been banned from showing cleavage or baring midriffs after NHS trust warned they must uphold hospital standards. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has issued a strict new uniform policy for all staff after a series of complaints from ...
Tags: Medicine In The News
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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
FairWarning
Hundreds of thousands of children in China are suffering permanent mental and physical damage from lead poisoning, yet local officials are limiting blood testing, refusing treatment and covering up the scope of the ...
Researchers: A sunny drive can cause skin cancer [Link]
9NEWS.com
DENVER - It's a great feeling: Driving down the road with your window or convertible top down, the wind blowing around you as you just enjoy the day.
Olive oil lovers show lower stroke risk [Link]
Reuters
Olive oils are seen at ''Barcelona Degusta'' the 3rd edition of the consumer food show in Barcelona March 6, 2009.
Personal Genome Map Solves Calif. Teen's Illness [Link]
NPR
by AP Doctors couldn't figure out what was causing 14-year-old Alexis Beery to suddenly gasp for air. Her mother pushed scientists to check DNA - helping move genome mapping a step closer to its ultimate goal of customized medical care.
Parsing The Details Of New Sunscreen Regulations [Link]
NPR
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET A woman applies sunscreen on her body on a beach in the Netherlands.
FDA Warns of Bladder Cancer Risk With Actos [Link]
MedPage Today
Patients taking pioglitazone (Actos) for more than a year may have an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to an FDA interim review of an ongoing epidemiological study.
DOH Fines 804 Restaurants For Hiding Their Grades [Link]
Gothamist
We knew that there were a fair number of restaurants around town who were hiding their letter grades, but the sheer number of them is still surprising.
Most tumors not within cell phone radiation range [Link]
Reuters
A technician examines a mobile phone in a test room at the Market Surveilance Laboratories of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey, in Ankara June 9, 2011.
Sleeping on Back or Right Side May Increase Stillbirth Risk [Link]
Medscape
June 15, 2011 - Compared with pregnant women who sleep on their left side, those who sleep on their back may have double the risk of delivering a stillborn baby, and those who sleep on their right side also may have an increased risk, according to a ...
Docs Find Rise in Measles Cases a 'Tragedy' [Link]
ABC News
A young boy receives an MMR immunization at a health center in this Sept. 3, 2007 file photo in Glasgow. The first dose of the combination measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is given to children 12 to 15 months old, ...
Can sexting be an illness? Experts are split [Link]
Stamford Advocate
DAVID B. CARUSO, AP, FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press FILE - In this June 11, 2011 file photo, Rep. Anthony Weiner, DN.Y., carries his laundry to a laundromat near his home in the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, June 11, 2011.
Weighing Cancer Risks, From Cellphones To Coffee [Link]
NPR
by AP Enlarge AP A unidentified man uses a cell phone in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Despite all the recent news about possible cancer risks from cellphones, coffee, styrene and formaldehyde in building materials, most people face little ...
Medicaid kids denied medical care, says study [Link]
msnbc.com
AP CHICAGO - Children on public insurance are being denied treatment by doctors at much higher rates than those with private coverage, according to an undercover study that had researchers pose as parents of sick kids seeking an ...
TV time tied to diabetes, death [Link]
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - People who spend more hours in front of the television are at greater risk of dying, or developing diabetes and heart disease, with even two hours of television a day having a marked effect, according to a US study.
A Tale of Two Fathers [Link]
Pew Social and Demographic Trends
The role of fathers in the modern American family is changing in important and countervailing ways. Fathers who live with their children have become more intensely involved in their lives, spending more time with ...
Regeneron in play ahead of FDA meeting [Link]
MarketWatch
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of biotech group Regeneron Pharmaceuticals were in play Wednesday ahead of a key regulatory meeting that could determine the fate of its experimental eye drug VEGF Trap-Eye.
Montel Williams' fight [Link]
Sacramento News & Review
“There won't be a cure for MS in my lifetime. Period. It's not happening.” Montel Williams, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, accepts this.
David Cameron's NHS reforms are now a 'car crash,' says Alan Milburn [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron's watered down health reforms are “the biggest car crash in NHS history” a government advisor warns today. By Andrew Porter, Political Editor In a devastating critique published in The Daily Telegraph, Alan Milburn says that the changes ...
Research crisis in brain diseases a 'withdrawal of hope' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Red tape and a lack of funding could put research into Alzheimer's disease and depression back by a whole generation, claims a new study.
Hey, You! Get Off Of My Ward [Link]
Sky News (blog)
The Prime Minister was left in an awkward situation when a visit to a London hospital turned sour for his following press pack. David Cameron was with a camera crew, producer and small group of photographers at Guy's Hospital when the media with him ...
An insulin nasal spray for diabetes? [Link]
NHS Choices
Researchers have developed a “nasal spray vaccine” that might stop children developing diabetes, the Daily Express has reported.
Why I'll keep opening the door for women [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Sexism is civilised - whatever the Society for the Psychology of Women might think, says Stephen Bayley. I always hold the door open for women.
Older women 'most at risk of falling' [Link]
Barchester Healthcare
New statistics have shown that women over the age of 80 are at the highest risk of falling. Older women may want to use home care after it was revealed that females over the age of 80 are the most vulnerable to falling.
Pet sheep 'alerted British woman to cancer' [Link]
BBC News
A woman from Wiltshire discovered she had cancer after her sheep butted her in the breast. Emma Turner told BBC Radio 5 live Drive's Peter Allen "It's not a good way to get your breast cancer diagnosed.
Nurses warned over 'cleavage at work' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Nurses have been banned from showing cleavage or baring midriffs after NHS trust warned they must uphold hospital standards. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has issued a strict new uniform policy for all staff after a series of complaints from ...
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
Monday, 13 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 13, 2011)
Big Pharma Follows Gates' Lead By Slashing Rota Vaccine Prices [Link]
Medical News Today
Last month in Geneva, Bill Gates laid out his vision for the impact that broadening access to vaccines can have on the world. Now, only a few weeks after his inspirational speech, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has promised to cut a whopping 95% off its ...
Childhood Pets Might Lower Risk of Future Allergies [Link]
ABC News
New findings show that children's chances of developing allergies aren't any greater if there are pets in the home. (Getty Images) Childhood pets don't necessarily lead to allergies later in life, ...
Potiga Approved for Adult Epileptic Seizures [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Potiga (ezogabine) tablets have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat partial epileptic seizures in adults, the agency said Monday.
Seniors face Medicare cost barrier for cancer meds [Link]
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing a life-and-death struggle with kidney cancer, Rita Moore took her prescription for a new kind of chemotherapy pill to her local drugstore.
Could prenatal DNA testing open Pandora's box? [Link]
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome, but also things like eye color and height.
Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of SIDS [Link]
Reuters
A mother breastfeeds her child in a room at the William Soler Pediatric Cardiology Center in Havana October 21, 2008. By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who are breastfed - especially those only fed breast milk, and not formula as ...
Child Care Can Help Kids With Depressed Moms [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Young children whose moms suffer from depression are at heightened risk for behavioral troubles, but a new study shows that day care may help ease the risk.
Formaldehyde, Styrene Added To Cancer Warning List [Link]
Chemical & Engineering News
Despite intense pressure from the chemical industry, formaldehyde and styrene have been added to a government warning list of known and potentially carcinogenic compounds.
Girl survives rabies sans shot [Link]
msnbc.com
8-year-old from Calif. believed to be only the third person in the US to have recovered without antiviral shot The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Report Says Many Employers May Drop Health Coverage [Link]
Wall Street Journal
A report by McKinsey & Co. has found that 30% of employers are likely to stop offering workers health insurance after the bulk of the Obama administration's health overhaul takes effect in 2014.
Apples top list for pesticide contamination [Link]
CBS News
That shiny little apple you're eating has a dirty little surprise. At least, that's what a food safety watchdog claims in its annual examination of government produce tests.
Vertex Pharma licenses potential hepatitis C drugs [Link]
Boston Globe
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has licensed two potential hepatitis C drugs from Alios BioPharma Inc. Vertex said Monday that it plans to start human testing of the two drugs later this year.
USC Gets a $150 Million Donation From Keck Foundation for Medical Research [Link]
Bloomberg
The University of Southern California received a $150 million pledge for medical research from the WM Keck Foundation, the third gift of more than $100 million to the school since March.
Canadian researchers question autism screening [Link]
CNN
(CNN) -- A report from Canadian researchers published Monday says there is not enough sound evidence to support routine screening of children for autism, but several autism experts are questioning the paper's conclusions.
Editorial: Abuse of the elderly happens far too often [Link]
Prescott Daily Courier
Abuse of the elderly moves through our society with the stealth of a cat burglar. The unscrupulous prey on old people and bilk huge sums of money from them.
Britain pledges over £800m for vaccines for children in poorer nations [Link]
The Guardian
David Cameron announces the UK's donation, which he said would save the lives of 1.4 million children, at the Gavi conference in London.
Political failure has scuppered NHS reform [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron told Tory MPs yesterday that changes to the proposed NHS reforms were not about party politics. That is a difficult argument to sustain.
UK mother agrees to donate her womb to daughter [Link]
The Guardian
A UK mother has agreed to donate her womb to her daughter, raising the prospect of the daughter conceiving and carrying a child in the same womb she herself was born from.
34% Of British People With Diabetes Keep It A Secret, Which Raises The Risk Of Complications [Link]
Medical News Today
952000 people with diabetes in the UK, 34% of the nation's total, keep their condition a secret. They could be seriously risking their physical and emotional health by doing so, according to a survey carried out by Diabetes UK, a leading health charity ...
Vaccine funding: British volunteers helping make a difference [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron's £814 million vaccine funding boost comes as dozens of British volunteers help deliver life saving vaccinations to children in the world's poorest countries.
'Benefit risk' to cancer patients [Link]
BBC News
Macmillan Cancer Support is attacking plans in the Welfare Reform Bill to remove the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) after a year.
A better kind of prostate test [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
It's the most common cancer in men, a quarter of a million of whom live with the disease in Britain alone. So the news this week that the use of MRI scans to detect prostate cancer could save many of them from unnecessary rectal ...
Barcodes urged for NHS trusts to make procurement savings [Link]
Purcon
Barcodes could help tackle the variation in how much NHS hospitals spend on the procurement of products, the Department of Health (DH) has said.
Health board could cut operations [Link]
BBC News
Quality of care will be maintained in NHS despite the financial pressures, the health secretary has insisted. Her comments came after as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is to consider cutting back on some surgical operations to save money.
Wayne Rooney kicks off hair transplant trend [Link]
Manchester Evening News
As one of the country's leading hair transplant surgeons, Manchester-based Dr Bessam Farjo was delighted with Wayne Rooney's very public announcement that he'd taken steps to tackle his premature baldness last week.
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
Medical News Today
Last month in Geneva, Bill Gates laid out his vision for the impact that broadening access to vaccines can have on the world. Now, only a few weeks after his inspirational speech, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has promised to cut a whopping 95% off its ...
Childhood Pets Might Lower Risk of Future Allergies [Link]
ABC News
New findings show that children's chances of developing allergies aren't any greater if there are pets in the home. (Getty Images) Childhood pets don't necessarily lead to allergies later in life, ...
Potiga Approved for Adult Epileptic Seizures [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Potiga (ezogabine) tablets have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat partial epileptic seizures in adults, the agency said Monday.
Seniors face Medicare cost barrier for cancer meds [Link]
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing a life-and-death struggle with kidney cancer, Rita Moore took her prescription for a new kind of chemotherapy pill to her local drugstore.
Could prenatal DNA testing open Pandora's box? [Link]
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome, but also things like eye color and height.
Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of SIDS [Link]
Reuters
A mother breastfeeds her child in a room at the William Soler Pediatric Cardiology Center in Havana October 21, 2008. By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who are breastfed - especially those only fed breast milk, and not formula as ...
Child Care Can Help Kids With Depressed Moms [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Young children whose moms suffer from depression are at heightened risk for behavioral troubles, but a new study shows that day care may help ease the risk.
Formaldehyde, Styrene Added To Cancer Warning List [Link]
Chemical & Engineering News
Despite intense pressure from the chemical industry, formaldehyde and styrene have been added to a government warning list of known and potentially carcinogenic compounds.
Girl survives rabies sans shot [Link]
msnbc.com
8-year-old from Calif. believed to be only the third person in the US to have recovered without antiviral shot The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Report Says Many Employers May Drop Health Coverage [Link]
Wall Street Journal
A report by McKinsey & Co. has found that 30% of employers are likely to stop offering workers health insurance after the bulk of the Obama administration's health overhaul takes effect in 2014.
Apples top list for pesticide contamination [Link]
CBS News
That shiny little apple you're eating has a dirty little surprise. At least, that's what a food safety watchdog claims in its annual examination of government produce tests.
Vertex Pharma licenses potential hepatitis C drugs [Link]
Boston Globe
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has licensed two potential hepatitis C drugs from Alios BioPharma Inc. Vertex said Monday that it plans to start human testing of the two drugs later this year.
USC Gets a $150 Million Donation From Keck Foundation for Medical Research [Link]
Bloomberg
The University of Southern California received a $150 million pledge for medical research from the WM Keck Foundation, the third gift of more than $100 million to the school since March.
Canadian researchers question autism screening [Link]
CNN
(CNN) -- A report from Canadian researchers published Monday says there is not enough sound evidence to support routine screening of children for autism, but several autism experts are questioning the paper's conclusions.
Editorial: Abuse of the elderly happens far too often [Link]
Prescott Daily Courier
Abuse of the elderly moves through our society with the stealth of a cat burglar. The unscrupulous prey on old people and bilk huge sums of money from them.
Britain pledges over £800m for vaccines for children in poorer nations [Link]
The Guardian
David Cameron announces the UK's donation, which he said would save the lives of 1.4 million children, at the Gavi conference in London.
Political failure has scuppered NHS reform [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron told Tory MPs yesterday that changes to the proposed NHS reforms were not about party politics. That is a difficult argument to sustain.
UK mother agrees to donate her womb to daughter [Link]
The Guardian
A UK mother has agreed to donate her womb to her daughter, raising the prospect of the daughter conceiving and carrying a child in the same womb she herself was born from.
34% Of British People With Diabetes Keep It A Secret, Which Raises The Risk Of Complications [Link]
Medical News Today
952000 people with diabetes in the UK, 34% of the nation's total, keep their condition a secret. They could be seriously risking their physical and emotional health by doing so, according to a survey carried out by Diabetes UK, a leading health charity ...
Vaccine funding: British volunteers helping make a difference [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron's £814 million vaccine funding boost comes as dozens of British volunteers help deliver life saving vaccinations to children in the world's poorest countries.
'Benefit risk' to cancer patients [Link]
BBC News
Macmillan Cancer Support is attacking plans in the Welfare Reform Bill to remove the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) after a year.
A better kind of prostate test [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
It's the most common cancer in men, a quarter of a million of whom live with the disease in Britain alone. So the news this week that the use of MRI scans to detect prostate cancer could save many of them from unnecessary rectal ...
Barcodes urged for NHS trusts to make procurement savings [Link]
Purcon
Barcodes could help tackle the variation in how much NHS hospitals spend on the procurement of products, the Department of Health (DH) has said.
Health board could cut operations [Link]
BBC News
Quality of care will be maintained in NHS despite the financial pressures, the health secretary has insisted. Her comments came after as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is to consider cutting back on some surgical operations to save money.
Wayne Rooney kicks off hair transplant trend [Link]
Manchester Evening News
As one of the country's leading hair transplant surgeons, Manchester-based Dr Bessam Farjo was delighted with Wayne Rooney's very public announcement that he'd taken steps to tackle his premature baldness last week.
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
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 12, 2011)
Bariatric Surgery Does Not Extend Life Expectancy Among Older Obese Males [Link]
Medical News Today
Severely obese older men who undergo bariatric surgery do not have a lower risk of death, researchers from Durham VA Medical Center, NC reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Ducklings Or Chicks, Ohio Investigates [Link]
Medical News Today
Eight cases of salmonellosis have triggered an investigation by Ohio state officials who have linked them to ducklings and/or chicks sourced from an Ohio hatchery and bought at various agricultural outlets across the state.
Lengthy ED Diversion Proves Costly for AMI Patients [Link]
MedPage Today
Explain that diverting an ambulance by at least 12 hours from the nearest emergency department (ED) increased the risk of death in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients by more than 20%.
The McKinsey Health Insurance Study: Democrats Strike Back [Link]
Forbes (blog)
I've written a fair amount about the McKinsey study indicating that 30 percent of employers intend to “definitely or probably” stop offering health insurance to their workers after 2014.
Ovarian Cancer Screenings Raise Risk Of Health Problems And Do Not Reduce ... [Link]
Medical News Today
Transvaginal ultrasound and the CA-125 blood test do not prevent females from dying of ovarian cancer - in fact the invasive medical procedures may be linked to health problems, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham wrote in the ...
Bill Gates and Baidu to Build Their First Project Against Smokers [Link]
Financial Feed
Bill Gates hopes to see more rich people sign up with the Giving Pledge project as well as other charities. Chairman Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp and Robin Li, CEO of China's giant search engine Baidu, will join forces to form an alliance for public ...
Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus [Link]
Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple University's School of Medicine announced Friday that it is expanding once again - in Pittsburgh. It is collaborating with West Penn Allegheny Health System to establish a four-year medical campus.
Rudd, Gates back vaccines to save children [Link]
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia will pledge A$200 million ($210 million) at an international donor conference on Monday to support a global vaccines alliance seeking to save the lives of 4 million children ...
The Dukan Diet: French weight loss method examined [Link]
Montreal Gazette
The Dukan Diet has been generating more and more buzz, most probably because its been purported to be the plan followed by Kate Middleton's sister, Pippa (pictured here crossing the finish line during the ...
Rise in obesity sees resurgence in heart attacks [Link]
The Independent
It sits behind the ribs pumping 100000 times a day to carry nourishment to the furthest extremities of the body. But the heart is vulnerable to the excesses of a Western lifestyle.
Research: Low surgical volume hospitals show greater risks [Link]
Private Healthcare UK
Recent research has found that hospitals with low surgical volumes can be riskier for certain procedures. Picking carefully where you want to undergo treatment can be important then, since the report found that patients who had primary total hip ...
Tags: Medicine In The News
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Medical News Today
Severely obese older men who undergo bariatric surgery do not have a lower risk of death, researchers from Durham VA Medical Center, NC reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Ducklings Or Chicks, Ohio Investigates [Link]
Medical News Today
Eight cases of salmonellosis have triggered an investigation by Ohio state officials who have linked them to ducklings and/or chicks sourced from an Ohio hatchery and bought at various agricultural outlets across the state.
Lengthy ED Diversion Proves Costly for AMI Patients [Link]
MedPage Today
Explain that diverting an ambulance by at least 12 hours from the nearest emergency department (ED) increased the risk of death in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients by more than 20%.
The McKinsey Health Insurance Study: Democrats Strike Back [Link]
Forbes (blog)
I've written a fair amount about the McKinsey study indicating that 30 percent of employers intend to “definitely or probably” stop offering health insurance to their workers after 2014.
Ovarian Cancer Screenings Raise Risk Of Health Problems And Do Not Reduce ... [Link]
Medical News Today
Transvaginal ultrasound and the CA-125 blood test do not prevent females from dying of ovarian cancer - in fact the invasive medical procedures may be linked to health problems, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham wrote in the ...
Bill Gates and Baidu to Build Their First Project Against Smokers [Link]
Financial Feed
Bill Gates hopes to see more rich people sign up with the Giving Pledge project as well as other charities. Chairman Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp and Robin Li, CEO of China's giant search engine Baidu, will join forces to form an alliance for public ...
Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus [Link]
Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple University's School of Medicine announced Friday that it is expanding once again - in Pittsburgh. It is collaborating with West Penn Allegheny Health System to establish a four-year medical campus.
Rudd, Gates back vaccines to save children [Link]
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia will pledge A$200 million ($210 million) at an international donor conference on Monday to support a global vaccines alliance seeking to save the lives of 4 million children ...
The Dukan Diet: French weight loss method examined [Link]
Montreal Gazette
The Dukan Diet has been generating more and more buzz, most probably because its been purported to be the plan followed by Kate Middleton's sister, Pippa (pictured here crossing the finish line during the ...
Rise in obesity sees resurgence in heart attacks [Link]
The Independent
It sits behind the ribs pumping 100000 times a day to carry nourishment to the furthest extremities of the body. But the heart is vulnerable to the excesses of a Western lifestyle.
Research: Low surgical volume hospitals show greater risks [Link]
Private Healthcare UK
Recent research has found that hospitals with low surgical volumes can be riskier for certain procedures. Picking carefully where you want to undergo treatment can be important then, since the report found that patients who had primary total hip ...
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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