Killer E.coli strain infects first victims in Britain [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
The deadly new strain of E.coli that has killed 18 people in Europe risks spreading from person to person in Britain, the Health Protection Agency warned last night.
Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in for healthy eating [Link]
San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON -- There's a new US symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused others.
Gay, bi men remain key to HIV epidemic [Link]
Washington Blade
On June 5, 1985, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in its authoritative journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report that experts now consider the first signal that an ...
Cell phones: Which ones emit most, least radiation? [Link]
Tampabay.com
In the wake of this week's World Health Organization report that raised fresh questions about cell phones and cancer risk, we thought it would help readers to find out how much radiation there phones emit.
Brain Injuries Are Seen in New Scans of Veterans [Link]
New York Times
A new study may help explain why some military personnel exposed to blasts have symptoms of brain injury even though their CT and MRI scans look normal.
Bristol, Roche team up on melanoma study [Link]
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche Holding AG said on Thursday they would evaluate their respective cancer drugs as a potential combination therapy for metastatic melanoma.
Vatican Maintains Stance on Condoms at HIV/AIDS Summit [Link]
PBS NewsHour
At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV.
UPDATED Children of Divorce Suffer Academic Social and Emotional Setbacks [Link]
HealthNews
UPDATE: Although divorce may be inevitable, helping children cope with the process can be controlled in order to minimize the harmful effects that may occur.
Popular Blood Pressure Meds Not Linked to Cancer, FDA Says [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs widely used to treat high blood pressure doesn't boost the risk of cancer, as a recent analysis suggested, US health authorities announced Thursday.
FDA Investigates Newer Birth Control Pills [Link]
WebMD
June 2, 2011 -- The FDA has issued a safety alert warning that women taking a newer type of birth control pill containing the progestin hormone drospirenone may be at higher risk for developing potentially deadly blood clots than women ...
Inventor of Zicam flu remedy arrested in Calif. [Link]
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The inventor of well-known cold remedy Zicam has been charged with illegally importing and distributing an unapproved herbal product that he claimed treated bird flu, authorities said Thursday.
Low-carb dieters should exercise to protect heart [Link]
ABC7Chicago.com
June 2, 2011 (WLS) -- A new study finds low-carb, high-fat diets may not pose a risk to your arteries as some experts have feared, but that's only as long as exercise is part of the plan.
Bullying Tied to Sleep Problems [Link]
MedPage Today
Aggressive schoolchildren appear to be more likely to have sleep-disordered breathing than their more mild-mannered counterparts, a cross-sectional study showed.
Horse owners concerned about equine herpes outbreak [Link]
TriCities.com
An outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus puts horse owners across the nation on high alert, and now the Virginia Department of Agriculture wants local horse owners to be proactive, to prevent the spread the disease to our region.
Girls' lack of iodine 'could harm babies' (and it's due to a lack of milk) [Link]
Daily Mail
Schoolgirls have dangerously low levels of iodine, which could put the health of future generations at risk, claim British researchers.
Prostate cancer - be aware, not afraid [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Top bodybuilder, Denton Wilson, talks about his prostate cancer prostate cancer and explains that TENA Men absorbency pads have helped him gain control of his condition.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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Thursday, 2 June 2011
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 1, 2011)
Special Report: An end to AIDS? [Link]
Reuters
A still image provided by KPIX TV and taken from the broadcaster's video footage shows Timothy Ray Brown during an interview at his home in San Francisco.
Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be? [Link]
TIME
But as I've followed the story and spoken with experts on both sides of the issue, something else struck me. It relates to a line from yesterday's press conference with the researchers from the ...
'Octomom' doctor's license to be revoked, state medical board rules [Link]
Los Angeles Times
The medical license of the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who assisted Nadya Suleman in conceiving octuplets will be revoked next month, the Medical Board of California announced Wednesday.
Chronic-Fatigue Paper Called Into Question [Link]
Wall Street Journal
Editors of the journal Science have asked the co-authors of a 2009 paper that linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus called XMRV to voluntarily retract the paper.
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat C. diff [Link]
WebMD
June 1, 2011 -- The FDA has approved the use of an antibacterial drug called Dificid to treat adult patients with an infectious type of diarrhea that has become a significant problem in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
A Common Hormone in Birth Control May Have Heightened Blood Clot Risk [Link]
TIME
A synthetic form of the hormone progesterone, known as drospirenone is a key ingredient in popular hormonal contraceptives like Yaz and Yasmin, but a new report shows that it may have a higher ...
2 mln teens live with HIV: report [Link]
Xinhua
JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 2 million adolescents ages 10 to 19 are living with HIV, with 86 percent of them from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Stem cell therapy gives dogs new pep in their step [Link]
Vancouver Sun
There is a revolutionary new treatment for arthritic dogs - stem cell therapy. The theory behind the treatment is that the stem cells can increase the body's ability to decrease ...
Cilantro may carry pesticides and salmonella [Link]
Chicago Tribune
But for cilantro haters, it may seem more like a vindication: Your tastebuds were protecting you from soapy tasting danger. While industry and regulators say they are going to take care of the problem, many, in the meantime, ...
Terminally ill 'should write down how they want to die' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Terminally ill patients are to be asked by their doctors to write down how they want to die, under new guidelines to be unveiled today.
MS patients denied licensed cannabis drug by NHS [Link]
The Guardian
Several MS patients across the UK are unable to get Sativex, a drug derived from cannabis which relieves their symptoms. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images The NHS has been criticised by doctors for denying multiple sclerosis patients access to a ...
Sun cream guidelines 'leave millions at risk' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Millions of Britons are putting themselves at risk of sunburn and skin cancer because official guidance on sun cream is far too low, it has been warned.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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Reuters
A still image provided by KPIX TV and taken from the broadcaster's video footage shows Timothy Ray Brown during an interview at his home in San Francisco.
Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be? [Link]
TIME
But as I've followed the story and spoken with experts on both sides of the issue, something else struck me. It relates to a line from yesterday's press conference with the researchers from the ...
'Octomom' doctor's license to be revoked, state medical board rules [Link]
Los Angeles Times
The medical license of the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who assisted Nadya Suleman in conceiving octuplets will be revoked next month, the Medical Board of California announced Wednesday.
Chronic-Fatigue Paper Called Into Question [Link]
Wall Street Journal
Editors of the journal Science have asked the co-authors of a 2009 paper that linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus called XMRV to voluntarily retract the paper.
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat C. diff [Link]
WebMD
June 1, 2011 -- The FDA has approved the use of an antibacterial drug called Dificid to treat adult patients with an infectious type of diarrhea that has become a significant problem in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
A Common Hormone in Birth Control May Have Heightened Blood Clot Risk [Link]
TIME
A synthetic form of the hormone progesterone, known as drospirenone is a key ingredient in popular hormonal contraceptives like Yaz and Yasmin, but a new report shows that it may have a higher ...
2 mln teens live with HIV: report [Link]
Xinhua
JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 2 million adolescents ages 10 to 19 are living with HIV, with 86 percent of them from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Stem cell therapy gives dogs new pep in their step [Link]
Vancouver Sun
There is a revolutionary new treatment for arthritic dogs - stem cell therapy. The theory behind the treatment is that the stem cells can increase the body's ability to decrease ...
Cilantro may carry pesticides and salmonella [Link]
Chicago Tribune
But for cilantro haters, it may seem more like a vindication: Your tastebuds were protecting you from soapy tasting danger. While industry and regulators say they are going to take care of the problem, many, in the meantime, ...
Terminally ill 'should write down how they want to die' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Terminally ill patients are to be asked by their doctors to write down how they want to die, under new guidelines to be unveiled today.
MS patients denied licensed cannabis drug by NHS [Link]
The Guardian
Several MS patients across the UK are unable to get Sativex, a drug derived from cannabis which relieves their symptoms. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images The NHS has been criticised by doctors for denying multiple sclerosis patients access to a ...
Sun cream guidelines 'leave millions at risk' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Millions of Britons are putting themselves at risk of sunburn and skin cancer because official guidance on sun cream is far too low, it has been warned.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Classification Of Weight By BMI (Body Mass Index)
BMI . . . . Classification
less than 18.5 . underweight
18.5–24.9 . . . normal weight
25.0–29.9 . . . overweight
30.0–34.9 . . . class I obesity
35.0–39.9 . . . class II obesity
≥ 40.0 . . . . . class III obesity
Tags: BMI - Obesity - Overweight - Underweight - Weight
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Medicine In The News (May 31, 2011)
Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO [Link]
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health ...
Tough decisions about money and treatment are ahead as AIDS turns 30 [Link]
Washington Post
The AIDS epidemic turns 30 next month. What began as a fatal new plague has become a treatable, if still incurable, chronic illness.
Study finds stress does not lead to MS [Link]
AHN | All Headline News
A new study appears to contradict previous research that suggested stress can increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
Doctors rethinking prescribing Abbott's Niaspan [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Doctors say they are thinking twice about prescribing an Abbott Laboratories drug used to raise levels of good cholesterol to patients taking a statin pill that is successfully lowering their bad cholesterol.
Nottingham centre sees breast cancer success [Link]
BBC News
Figures from the city's Breast Institute, which screens 30000 women a year, also show that survival rates are improving. Advances in screening mean cancers less than 1.5cms in diameter, too small to detect manually, account for more than a third of the ...
Goodbye, Food Pyramid: USDA to Announce a New 'Food Icon' [Link]
The Atlantic
The triangular nutrition guide, rendered useless by its latest redesign, is being replaced. Here's a preview of what's to come.
Pediatricians Flag Energy, Sports Drinks For Youth [Link]
Mediapost.com
There's a new message today for teens and their parents regarding what they imbibe: Just say no to energy drinks, and yes to sports drinks only when necessary after intense workouts.
Woman selling 'suicide kits' reignites right-to-die debate [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Sharlotte Hydorn, 91, says she's 'just interested in helping people' who might otherwise suffer painful deaths. FBI agents raided her home last week in an investigation of possible mail fraud or other violations.
Want to Boost Breast-Feeding Rates? More Maternity Leave is Key [Link]
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health ...
Tough decisions about money and treatment are ahead as AIDS turns 30 [Link]
Washington Post
The AIDS epidemic turns 30 next month. What began as a fatal new plague has become a treatable, if still incurable, chronic illness.
Study finds stress does not lead to MS [Link]
AHN | All Headline News
A new study appears to contradict previous research that suggested stress can increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
Doctors rethinking prescribing Abbott's Niaspan [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Doctors say they are thinking twice about prescribing an Abbott Laboratories drug used to raise levels of good cholesterol to patients taking a statin pill that is successfully lowering their bad cholesterol.
Nottingham centre sees breast cancer success [Link]
BBC News
Figures from the city's Breast Institute, which screens 30000 women a year, also show that survival rates are improving. Advances in screening mean cancers less than 1.5cms in diameter, too small to detect manually, account for more than a third of the ...
Goodbye, Food Pyramid: USDA to Announce a New 'Food Icon' [Link]
The Atlantic
The triangular nutrition guide, rendered useless by its latest redesign, is being replaced. Here's a preview of what's to come.
Pediatricians Flag Energy, Sports Drinks For Youth [Link]
Mediapost.com
There's a new message today for teens and their parents regarding what they imbibe: Just say no to energy drinks, and yes to sports drinks only when necessary after intense workouts.
Woman selling 'suicide kits' reignites right-to-die debate [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Sharlotte Hydorn, 91, says she's 'just interested in helping people' who might otherwise suffer painful deaths. FBI agents raided her home last week in an investigation of possible mail fraud or other violations.
Want to Boost Breast-Feeding Rates? More Maternity Leave is Key [Link]
TIME
If the United States wants to significantly increase its breast-feeding rates, extending women's maternity leave would be a good place to start, according to new research published today in the ...
Measles Vaccination Negligence by the US Residents is Agonizing [Link]
TopNews United States
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Health Protection Agency stated that the people of the US need to take measles seriously.
Health-care law makes Medicaid reform urgent [Link]
The Times of Trenton
New Jersey has an unfortunate tradition of failing to address long-term public policy issues before they become full-blown crises.
Boston Scientific Recalls Imaging Catheters [Link]
ThirdAge
Boston Scientific Corporation issued a voluntary recall Monday of all of its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters. The catheters are used in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional ...
Assisted suicide campaigner Dr Ann McPherson dies [Link]
BBC News
Dr Ann McPherson, who died on Saturday aged 65, was an outspoken campaigner of the terminally ill's right to die at a time of their choosing.
Stressed workers need a holiday every 62 days [Link]
Times of India
A new study by a health expert has revealed that today's increasing working hours and work loads should also mean more breaks for the workers to activate themselves.
Abortion soars among women in 40s [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
The number of women having abortions in their 40s has risen by almost one third in a decade, according to new figures. By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent 9:00PM BST 28 May 2011 Experts said the dramatic rise reflects increased sexual activity ...
Call to fund heart valve surgery [Link]
BBC News
A group of leading heart doctors has called for a change in the treatment of patients considered too high-risk for open-heart surgery.
Hay Festival 2011: Professor risks political storm over Muslim 'inbreeding' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Prof Steve Jones, one of Britain's most eminent scientists, has warned that the level of inbreeding among the nation's Muslims is endangering the health of future generations.
New legislation on falsified medicines adopted [Link]
Pharmacy Europe
The European self-medication industry is fully committed to protect the consumer against counterfeit medicines and appreciates the adoption of the Directive on falsified medicines by the Council of the European Union.
Celebrity role model 'in doubt' [Link]
BBC News
Friends, family and teachers are much more likely to influence young children than celebrity role models like actors or footballers are, a study suggests.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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If the United States wants to significantly increase its breast-feeding rates, extending women's maternity leave would be a good place to start, according to new research published today in the ...
Measles Vaccination Negligence by the US Residents is Agonizing [Link]
TopNews United States
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Health Protection Agency stated that the people of the US need to take measles seriously.
Health-care law makes Medicaid reform urgent [Link]
The Times of Trenton
New Jersey has an unfortunate tradition of failing to address long-term public policy issues before they become full-blown crises.
Boston Scientific Recalls Imaging Catheters [Link]
ThirdAge
Boston Scientific Corporation issued a voluntary recall Monday of all of its iCross Coronary Imaging Catheters. The catheters are used in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional ...
Assisted suicide campaigner Dr Ann McPherson dies [Link]
BBC News
Dr Ann McPherson, who died on Saturday aged 65, was an outspoken campaigner of the terminally ill's right to die at a time of their choosing.
Stressed workers need a holiday every 62 days [Link]
Times of India
A new study by a health expert has revealed that today's increasing working hours and work loads should also mean more breaks for the workers to activate themselves.
Abortion soars among women in 40s [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
The number of women having abortions in their 40s has risen by almost one third in a decade, according to new figures. By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent 9:00PM BST 28 May 2011 Experts said the dramatic rise reflects increased sexual activity ...
Call to fund heart valve surgery [Link]
BBC News
A group of leading heart doctors has called for a change in the treatment of patients considered too high-risk for open-heart surgery.
Hay Festival 2011: Professor risks political storm over Muslim 'inbreeding' [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Prof Steve Jones, one of Britain's most eminent scientists, has warned that the level of inbreeding among the nation's Muslims is endangering the health of future generations.
New legislation on falsified medicines adopted [Link]
Pharmacy Europe
The European self-medication industry is fully committed to protect the consumer against counterfeit medicines and appreciates the adoption of the Directive on falsified medicines by the Council of the European Union.
Celebrity role model 'in doubt' [Link]
BBC News
Friends, family and teachers are much more likely to influence young children than celebrity role models like actors or footballers are, a study suggests.
Tags: Medicine In The News
Posted by Medicalchemy
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Tuesday, 2 November 2010
U.S Top Hospital Honor Roll (2010-2011) U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News & World Report "U.S Top Hospital Honor Roll" for 2010-2011 (Rank Order):
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Mayo Clinic
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
- University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Duke University Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (Billings Building) is pictured opposite.
- The hospital was ranked No. 1 in 5 medical specialties & in the top 3 in 7 specialties:
- Ear, Nose & Throat (1st)
- Gynecology (1st)
- Neurology and Neurosurgery (1st)
- Rheumatology (1st)
- Urology (1st)
- Kidney Disorders (2nd)
- Ophthalmology (2nd)
- Psychiatry (2nd)
- Cardiology & Heart Surgery (3rd)
- Diabetes and Endocrinology (3rd)
- Gastroenterology (3rd)
- Geriatrics (3rd)
Image: Johns Hopkins Hospital (Billings Building)
Image Source: Peterfitzgerald on Wikitravel.org (Public Domain)
Tags: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis - Cleveland Clinic - Duke University Medical Center - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Johns Hopkins Hospital - Mayo Clinic - Massachusetts General Hospital - New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell - Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center - University of California, San Francisco Medical Center - U.S. Hospital
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