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Aspen seeks to acquire GSK thrombosis drug and plant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:31 -0400

DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...

Letting other system doctors give allopathic drugs dangerous IMA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:01 -0400

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday opposed a health ministry directive allowing practitioners of homeopathy, ayurveda and siddha to dispense allopathic medicines for common health problems, saying it could prove to be dangerous. At a press conference here, the IMA said the notification is an apparent attempt by the ministry to play with the lives of the innocent citizens in the garb ...

Weekend lie-in can prevent diabetes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:01 -0400

If you happen to be one of those who prefer staying asleep up till late on the weekend, you could be actually doing a great service to your health, suggests an Australian study. The study found sleeping longer at the weekend can help those who burn the candle at both ends during the working week. Insulin in the body worked better after a weekend of lie-ins - especially for those lacking in ...

Getting enough sleep may help prevent diabetes in men

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:02 -0400

Men who lose sleep during the work week may be able to lower their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by getting more hours of sleep, a new study has revealed. The research conducted by Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute has found that insulin sensitivity, the body's ability to clear glucose (blood sugar) from the bloodstream, significantly improved after three nights of "catch-up sleep" ...

How aspirin can effectively battle cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400

Aspirin lowers the rate of the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition, a news study has claimed. Carlo Maley, PhD, a member of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, said that aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which are commonly available and cost-effective medications, may exert cancer-preventing effects ...

Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may double risk of having autistic kids

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400

Women exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. The researchers examined data from Nurses' Health Study II, ...

Proper sleep lowers risk of diabetes in men

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400

Scientists have found that adequate sleep can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in men, says a US study. The findings of the research, carried out by Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), were presented at the Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco Tuesday. The study by Peter Liu, an LA BioMed lead researcher, found that insulin sensitivity - the ...

Brazil to produce H1N1 flu vaccine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400

Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. Nationwide production of the vaccine will help the country have an easier and faster access to the drug in case of an epidemic, he said Tuesday. "When Brazil has the technology, no economic crisis, exchange rate fluctuations, nor unilateral decision from a company can put patient treatment ...

Hesson concerned over Vettoris career hampering Achilles tendon problem

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:04 -0400

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has admitted concern over injured veteran Daniel Vettori and said there were some serious medical discussions to be had over his future. Vettori was a huge asset in the UK during the ICC Champions Trophy but struggled through with an Achilles tendon problem that has hampered him for nearly a year, and raises concern over his international career, Stuff.co.nz ...

Regular use of talcum powder ups risk of ovarian cancer by 24pc

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400

Women who use talcum powder regularly are at higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a new research. US scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have warned that powder particles applied to intimate areas after washing can seep into the body, the Daily Express reported. This can trigger inflammation, while increasing the risk of an ovarian tumour by 24 per cent. The ...

Parenting and home environment can influence kids health

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:02 -0400

Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviours themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to a new study. According to researchers at Duke Medicine, home environment and parenting can influence a child's health by shaping dietary and physical behaviors, such as providing access to fruits and vegetables or encouraging kids ...

How exposure to social stress early in life ups breast cancer risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:04 -0400

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, according to researchers from the University of Chicago. Some forms of stress exposure may be associated with an increased risk of certain types of aggressive breast cancer. But the ...

Kim K and Kanye West daughters name leaked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:02 -0400

The name of Kim Kardashian and beau Kanye West's daughter has reportedly been leaked by a nurse working at the Cedars Sinai Hospital in LA. According to the gossip website Media Takeout, the new parents have given the moniker Kaidence Donda West to the child, paying tribute to the rapper's mother Donda who died in 2007, Stuff.co.nz reported. On the contrary, another report has claimed that the ...

Rihanna to seek therapy to get over break up

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:01 -0400

Singer Rihanna is reportedly seeking a medical programme in order to cure her heartache, post her break up with Chris Brown. The 24-year-old is nursing her broken heart ever since her on and off relationship with Chris Brown came to an end a few weeks back. However, now she wants to move on from her past and is going to seek a 12-step programme for it, reports thesun.co.uk. "Rihanna is still ...

Focusing preventative programs on those in poor health could save billions study

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:05:37 -0400

Dr. Grant Innes, Alberta Health Services Head of Emergency Medicine at Calgary hospitals talks to waiting paramedics in the hallway of the Rockyview General Hospital on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Innes is leading the overhaul of emergency departments in Alberta hospitals and trying to reduce wait times for patients. The findings of a June 2013 University of Calgary study conclude that focusing ...

Judge may expand Calif. prison mental health case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:03:39 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Attorneys who represent California inmates are asking a federal judge to expand the court's oversight of prison mental health care to include the Department of State ...

5 things to know about the health care overhaul

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:03:38 -0400

With those results in mind, here are five key points everyone should know about the overhaul, heading into this fall and 2014, when major changes start to ...

Pesticides Tied To Reduced Biodiversity In Streams And Rivers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:11 -0400

A new study of water habitats in Europe and Australia, that for the first time examines the effect of pesticides on regional biodiversity, concludes pesticide use significantly reduces regional biodiversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers, in some areas by as much as 42%. The researchers say it is time to find new ways to look at how pesticide use affects the natural environment. The ...

Panel discussion Health experts assess global immunization efforts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:37 -0400

Global health experts at a panel discussion Tuesday said vaccines are helping in the battle against child mortality, but the effort has been slowed by funding and health worker ...

Some doctors seek to Innovate health care shifting to cash only

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:53:57 -0400

A new approach to medical service renders both insurance companies and emergency rooms largely redundant for routine care, saving money for consumers and lowering health care ...

Most Young Americans Want To Buy Health Insurance But They Can’t Afford It

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:49:53 -0400

Young Americans want health insurance, need health insurance, and think that health insurance is worth its price. But many — particularly the uninsured — can’t afford it, according to a ...

Public health approach to bullying and suicide prevention urged

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:13 -0400

Bullying is a public health problem that can be prevented to improve the health of young people, researchers say. In today's online supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health, experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed studies on the links between bullying, depression and suicide in ...

Prostate cancer treatment tied to hernia risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:40:26 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate removal or radiation therapy to treat cancer is tied to two- to four-fold higher than usual risk of later having a hernia repaired, according to a new ...

Matter A Homely Rodent May Hold Cancer-Fighting Clues

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:39:25 -0400

Is the naked mole rat a cancerproof rodent? New research shows that the animals produce a unique compound that appears to protect them against the ...

Sleep Deprivation in Hospitals Is a Real Problem

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:02 -0400

subcircle/Flickr The importance of sleep is perhaps most realized when we become sick. When we are hospitalized and most in need of every ounce of health, though, hospital care practically guarantees that we won't get good sleep. Fortunately, two approaches hold promise to improve sleep for patients: one organizational, and the other a common trick of the trade among those of us working in ...

Metabolic syndrome has declined some risks persist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:40 -0400

But while so-called metabolic syndrome is declining, some of its components - including large waistlines and poor blood sugar control, which carry their own risks - are becoming more common, researchers ...

Exclusive Forest mulls bid for Irish drugmaker Elan - sources

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank expects to slow the pace of its bond purchases later this year and bring them to a halt around mid-2014, comments that weighed on stocks and pushed bond yields to a 15-month ...

Whats the Hold-Up Lynne Stewart Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Dying Of Lung Cancer Is Supposed to Be Freed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:07 -0400

Lynne Stewart, the fearless defense attorney with a taste for representing controversial clients, is serving a ten-year prison sentence as her lung cancer spreads. Sixty pounds slimmer and losing time, Stewart was granted compasssionate release six weeks ago, but is still not free. Stewart was convicted of on conspiracy charges for providing material support to terrorists in 2005, but she and ...

CDC HPV vaccine reduced disease rates in teen girls by 56 percent

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:34:47 -0400

University of Miami pediatrician Judith L. Schaechter, M.D. gives an HPV vaccination to a 13-year-old girl in her office at the Miller School of Medicine on Sept. 21, 2011 in Miami, ...

Cancer immunity of strange underground rat revealed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:48 -0400

Researchers have discovered how one of the world's oddest mammals developed resistance to cancer, and there is hope that their work could help fight the disease in humans. Naked mole rats live underground, where environmental conditions are harsh but predators are few. They can live for more than 30 years, almost seven years longer than their close cousin the house mouse--which is ...

How the US Stacks Up on Organ Donation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:36 -0400

boost to organ donation in the United States since its donor registration button launched last year, but organs are still scarce, and about 18 people die every day as they wait on a transplant list, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Pass the Potato Salad Hold the Germs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:35 -0400

Jun 19, 2013 3:32pm ABC News Medical Unit’s Dr. Ana Nobis reports: Sharing a meal with family or friends can be such a pleasure but not when uninvited germs, viruses and parasites crash the party. About one in six Americans get sick each year from eating contaminated food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Richard Besser, chief health and medical ...

Protecting the Childs Dignity in Health Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:25:45 -0400

Conference Examines the Importance of Holistic Medical Treatment of ChildrenBy Ann SchneibleROME, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - When children become ill, methods used to treat them should not only seek to heal the illness, but respect the intrinsic dignity and rights of those suffering.This message lies at the center of "The Child as a Person and as a Patient: Therapeutic Approaches ...

UN Lancet journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:47 -0400

Print 19 June 2013 &#150 Heads of State, policymakers, scientists, advocates and private sector leaders will come together for the first time this month to explore how the AIDS response can be used to shape the future of global health in a United Nations-led meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi. Organized in conjunction with the Lancet medical journal, the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission: from AIDS to ...

Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections by more than half US report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:33 -0400

The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.The results were better than expected and may even suggest that unvaccinated individuals are benefiting because of a drop ...

Study Wiser medication use could save US $213 billion a year in avoidable health care costs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:09 -0400

TRENTON, N.J. -- If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. The new findings by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics improve on numerous prior ...

Obesity Is Now A Disease American Medical Association Decides

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:22 -0400

Obesity has been officially recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association, an action that could put more emphasis on the health condition by doctors and insurance companies in order to minimize its effects. The new decision was made at the AMA's annual meeting on Tuesday by delegates in Chicago, and went against a recommendation by a committee that had studied the subject. ...

New Technology Reduces Controls CT Radiation Exposure In Children

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:22 -0400

Patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are being exposed to significantly less radiation during CT scans because of new technology that allows doctors to more tightly control radiation doses. The first-of-its-kind imaging software reduced overall radiation exposure from CT scans by 37 percent, according to two new studies published online today in the journal Radiology. ...

Many U.S. Adults May Not Be Protected Against Whooping Cough

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:21 -0400

Many U.S. adults are not up to date on their whooping cough vaccinations, putting vulnerable babies at risk of the potentially deadly disease, according to a new survey. The number ...

AMA Doctors Declare Obesity is a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:43:47 -0400

The American Medical Association House of Delegates passed a measure in Chicago Tuesday to officially recognize obesity as a disease. The measure read: "RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association recognize obesity as a disease state with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention." "Recognizing obesity ...

SkyTrain service disrupted by a medical emergency

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:25 -0400

VANCOUVER - The Burrard Street SkyTrain service has resumed after it was shut down this morning because of a medical emergency.TransLink says riders should allow some extra travel time as service returns to normal. A shuttle bus had been operating between Main Street and Waterfront stations, but that will end now that the Expo Line is operational.TransLink has not released any details of the ...

Health group wants pregnancy test dispenser in bar washroom

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:23 -0400

Healthy Brains for Children wants to install a pregnancy test dispenser in the bathroom of a bar in Thunder Bay, Ont. It would be the first such dispenser installed in a Canadian pub. Healthy Brains for Children is based in the U.S., but has a chapter in Thunder Bay. Its goal is to prevent prenatal exposure to alcohol. The local chapter has purchased a dispenser and is talking to officials at ...

Motherlode Blog Will Parents Still Turn Down an ‘Anti-Cancer Vaccine’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:40 -0400

"These are striking results," Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Times’s Sabrina Tavernise. "They should be a wake-up call that we need to increase vaccination rates. The bottom line is this: It is possible to protect the next generation from cancer, and we need to do it."But unless these numbers change a significant ...

U.S. doctor group votes to recognize obesity as a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:06 -0400

By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have "doubled among ...

Pastor Saeed Abedini Medical Condition Improving but New Iranian President Can Offer Little Help

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:27:02 -0400

Reports in Western media about the victory of a moderate cleric in Iran's ... At the same time, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents Abedini's wife and two children in the U.S., offered The Christian Post a perspective on Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani, explaining that his election victory last week is unlikely to change much for the U.S. pastor and ...

Kim Kardashian Hires Baby Nurse for 1 Year

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:27:01 -0400

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" in New York, May 6, ...

Africa receives least health aid

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:16 -0400

New research reveals that the part of development aid directed towards health issues has increased strongly during the last two decades. But Africa receives far less health aid than less challenged developing countries, compared to ...

Premier League Cardiff Citys top-flight return will include a healthy Mark Hudson

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:50:06 -0400

Premier League will be "massive", and said he will be fit for their first campaign in the top flight. The captain missed the end of the Championship-winning Cardiff season because of ankle trouble, but said he is looking forward to being on the pitch for the opener ...

Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Must Receive Independent Medical Advice Doctors Urge Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:43:19 -0400

Hunger strikers currently detained in Guantnamo Bay should receive independent medical advice, 153 doctors told President Barack Obama in an open letter published today in The Lancet. An increasing number of doctors and healthcare professionals are expressing concern and alarm that the hunger strikers are not receiving a proper or humane standard of medical care by military doctors. There are ...

Babies behind bars A Palestinian fertility doctor has become an unlikely hero by helping women conceive – even though their husbands are in jail

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:40:29 -0400

A normal story repeated anywhere in the world perhaps, but what is special about Lydia is that her husband is 12 years into a 25-year prison sentence in an Israeli jail.There are certainly no conjugal visits for Palestinian security prisoners, who the Israelis consider to be terrorists. Instead, Lydia - whose first child was born before her husband was jailed for being a member of the Al-Aqsa ...

Cancer top killer in Beijing for sixth straight year 8550 diagnosed daily nationwide

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:39:55 -0400

Cancer was the major cause of death for Beijing residents for the sixth consecutive year, according to a white paper issued by Beijing Municipal Health Bureau Tuesday. The white paper on Beijing residents' health conditions in 2012 also showed the second and third killers are heart and cerebrovascular diseases, which, along with cancer, caused 73.3 percent of total deaths. Lung cancer, the ...

Nurses assistant arrested for trafficking prescription drugs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:36:27 -0400

Jodie McElrath, an unemployed nurse's assistant, was charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and prescription fraud (PHOTO/Sumter County Sheriff's ...

Medical emergency stalls SkyTrain service Wednesday morning

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:29:09 -0400

Stephen Poloz stepped carefully into the public spotlight Wednesday, ostensibly to begin laying the foundation of his stewardship of the Bank of Canada but offering few concrete ideas to set him ...

British and Irish Lions 2013 George North passes fitness test to provide huge boost ahead of first clash against Australia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:26:43 -0400

The Lions have received a massive confidence boost following yesterday's loss to the Brumbies with the news that George North will be fit for the opening Test against Australia on ...

VINCE FLYNN DIES Best-Selling Author Loses Battle With Prostate Cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:34 -0400

In a Sept. 2, 2005 file photo, best-selling author Vince Flynn poses with the dust jacket of his new book, 'Consent to Kill' and copies of his six other books in his home in Edina, Minn. Flynn died Wednesday after a two-year battle with prostate cancer, a statement from Flynn's publisher, Simon & Schuster, Inc., said. He was 47. (AP/Jim Mone, ...

Bacterial bling Adding silver to antibiotics boosts their effectiveness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:32 -0400

With the recent rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria in the United States, once potent antibiotics are losing their luster as they increasingly becoming powerless in the fight against these dangerous infections. But new research suggests that an extra ingredient could help boost antibiotics' overall effectiveness. All they need is a bit of "bling." A new study from Boston ...

Immune to cancer Naked mole rats reveal their secret

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:32 -0400

Apart from their hairless appearance, naked mole rats are known for several distinguishing characteristics: They have an unusually long life span for a rodent, and they seem to be protected from developing cancer. Now, researchers have pinpointed a natural substance found between the rodents' tissues that may explain their cancer resistance. Understanding how this substance, known as ...

Fitch Releases Report on City of Hope National Medical Center CA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:27 -0400

Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...

Limit food stamps for sodas 18 mayors ask government

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:05 -0400

A social worker with the Cooperative Feeding Program displays a Federal food stamps card that is used to purchase food, Feb. 10, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, ...

Vince Flynn author of Mitch Rapp thriller series dead from cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:02 -0400

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:12pm EDT LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - Vince Flynn, the best-selling author of the Mitch Rapp series of political thrillers that includes "American Assassin" and "The Last Man," died on Wednesday at age 47 after a battle with prostate cancer, his representatives said. Flynn, who turned to writing as a way ...

Friends of Cancer Patients attend Union of International Cancer Control Geneva Roundtable

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:55 -0400

WAM GENEVA, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), the UAE based charitable society, has participated in the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Global Roundtable in Geneva, Switzerland. FoCP was invited to share its expertise on the creation of unified cancer registries across developing countries and their significance in fighting cancer. The high-level event ...

Sleeping In On The Weekend May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:19 -0400

For men who are losing sleep during the week, lowering the risk for type 2 diabetes may be as simple as catching a few extra hours of sleep on the weekend. A recent study lead ...

Blood Test Predicts Type 1 Diabetes Risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:48 -0400

German scientists have found a way to predict a person's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, their study has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The American Diabetes Association estimates there are over 3 million Americans living with type ...

Final Design Of Consistent Nutritional Labelling System Given Green Light

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:48 -0400

People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the new consistent front of pack nutritional label launched today by Public Health Minister Anna Soubry. This comes after research shows that people can end up bewildered by the ...

Getting Nutrition In LTC Facilities Right - Interview In Advance Of The Long-Term Care CXO Summit 25-26 July 2013 Florida

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:47 -0400

Staci Vetrovsky of Nutrition Care Systems, Inc., a solution provider company at the marcus evans Long-Term Care CXO Summit Fall 2013, on why LTC facilities need to focus more ...

Uncooked curry leaves caused mass outbreak of salmonella in Newcastle say health officials

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:32:01 -0400

Uncooked curry leaves in a chutney left more than 400 people who ate at a street food festival with diarrhoea and vomiting or salmonella poisoning, health officials have ...

Tight budgets threaten health jobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:30:12 -0400

Auckland health workers face the prospect of job losses as district health boards grapple with a tightening supply of money from the Government. Leaders of the Waitemata and Auckland District Health Boards are openly talking of the possibility of cutting jobs, although not as their main way of making Government funding stretch to cover growing demand for health services. Waitemata's increase in ...

No cancer risk in plastic bottles

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:27:33 -0400

US scientists found that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb increased the risk of later prostate cancer in offspring mice. BPA is widely used around the world in the manufacture of plastic bottles and soup cans. But the Natural Hydration Council pointed out that the chemical is not found in plastic bottles containing naturally sourced water in the UK. A spokesman said: "In the UK, ...

US Doctors Tell Gov. Suntais Family He Cant Function As A Normal Person

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:24:25 -0400

By Saharareporters, New York Neurological doctors treating Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State in the United States have told his family and the state government footing his medical bills the governor cannot return to normal state of mental health that would enable him to function as a governor. Mr. Suntai first received treatment at the famous John Hopkins University Hospital in ...

Obesity is a disease doctors’ group says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:23:29 -0400

A new decision by the American Medical Association to classify obesity as a disease could change the way doctors and insurance companies treat and cover obese patients. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman discusses what it could mean for people who struggle with their weight. The American Medical Association officially designated obesity as a disease on Tuesday - a disease that requires medical ...

U.S. Doctors’ Group Labels Obesity a Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:33 -0400

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to focus greater attention on the weight-gain epidemic plaguing the United States, the American Medical Association has now classified obesity as a disease. The decision will hopefully pave the way for more attention by doctors on obesity and its dangerous complications, and may even increase insurance ...

Obesity as a disease What does it mean for Americans

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:17 -0400

Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA), many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Will this decision help facilitate better treatments for people who are currently obese? And will this new classification help combat the ...

Obesity now declared disease but risk for chronic illnesses was no secret

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:09:57 -0400

More than 35 percent of U.S. adults and 17 percent of children and teens now have a disease, after the American Medical Association formally voted Tuesday to classify "obesity as a disease requiring a range of medical interventions." The shift is aimed in part to get doctors to tackle obesity as if they were treating a disease instead of a lifestyle condition in need of modification. ...

HPV Vaccines Working Despite Limited Use

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:08:47 -0400

human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S., given the country’s dismal vaccination rates, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The HPV infection rate among girls between the ages of 14 and 19 dropped by 56 percent with the arrival of the vaccines Cervarix and Gardasil, a result the CDC calls ...

HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenagers Infection Rate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:07:06 -0400

The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus ...

Kenya Medical Staff At Kenyatta National Hospital Go On Strike

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:33 -0400

The medical staff at the Kenyatta National Hospital have staged a strike at the hospital premises protesting failure by the KNH management to pay salary increments and allowances that the staff were awarded by the Industrial Court earlier this year. Kenya Union of Domestic Hotels Educational Institutions Hospitals Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) executive board member Obuya Obengo said that the ...

Maine Cancer Patient Gets $200K for Misdiagnosis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:23 -0400

A Maine man who was told he had only months to live because of an aggressive Stage 4 pancreatic cancer is still alive more than four years later. And a jury has awarded him $200,000 for the doctor’s misdiagnosis. It turns out Wendell Strout suffers non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a more treatable form of cancer. He sued Central Maine Medical Center for damages, citing ';tremendous emotional ...

Skin Deep Rethinking Makeups Sun Protection

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:53:56 -0400

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Health costs beyond many

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:01 -0400

The state was also among 14 locations listed in a National Health Performance Authority report in which at least 25 per cent of residents had delayed or avoided seeing a dentist because they could not afford it. A NHPA report, released today, is the first national attempt to examine how well access to health services aligns with local needs. The report, for 2011-12, found that where people ...

Wisconsin ranked in top 5 states for medical imaging jobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:31 -0400

Wisconsin is one of the top five states for direct jobs in the medical imaging industry, with an estimated 6,920 people employed in the manufacturing, selling and servicing of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and other equipment, according to a new study from the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance. The study, based on 2011 data, was done for the trade group by Charles River ...

Pitango leads $23m financing in Vertos Medical

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:27 -0400

Pitango Venture Capital has led a $23 million financing round in Vertos Medical Inc. The US company has pioneered the mild(R) procedure - a safe, outpatient procedure that can help patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) stand longer and walk farther with less pain. The proceeds will be used to fund US commercial expansion and the launch of mild in European markets. Pitango was ...

Doctors’ Group Wants To Ban Companies From Marketing Energy Drinks To Kids

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:24 -0400

formally endorsed banning the marketing of energy drinks to children under age 18, citing the health risks associated with beverages high in caffeine and supplements like taurine. ';Energy drinks contain massive and excessive amounts of caffeine that may lead to a host of health problems in young people, including heart problems, and banning companies from marketing these products to ...

UPDATE 2-Astra Bristol diabetes drug disappoints in key test

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:02 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:09pm EDT * Onglyza fails to show cardiovascular benefit in study * Positive results might have added $1 bln to peak sales * Drug achieves non-inferiority goal versus placebo By Ben Hirschler LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's diabetes drug Onglyza failed to reduce heart risks in a large clinical study, disappointing investors who had thought ...

Long-term health effects of chewing nicotine gum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:16 -0400

From patches to hypnosis to pills and even gum, there are many ways to quit smoking. But is there a downside to these common treatments? We received this question from Theresa in Riverside, Calif. Dear Dr. Manny, What are the long-term effects of using nicotine gum? There's no doubt about it that chewing nicotine gum is better than smoking cigarettes. But it still contains small amounts ...

WHO emphasizes corporate responsibility when marketing unhealthy food for kids

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:55 -0400

The World Health Organization has decried marketing of unhealthy fast food as a "disastrously effective" culprit behind the child obesity epidemic. The WHO Europe office announced on Tuesday that the agency is pushing for harsher rules when it comes to food marketing. Previous research has shown that highlighting foods high in trans fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt may make children ...

Sen. Hatch Govt report shows that health care law isnt ready for prime time

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:19 -0400

In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in ...

How to Keep Your Pet Healthy This Summer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:19:31 -0400

It's a grim reminder that, as the weather gets warmer, we need to pay extra attention to our pets. And keeping them inside vehicles on hot days isn't the only health risk. U.S. News turned to veterinary experts who shared advice on how to keep our four-legged friends safe and healthy this ...

Dont let your barbie become a health risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:20 -0400

A University of Minnesota study which tracked the eating habits of more than 62,000 people over a nine-year period found that regularly consuming well-done or charred meat may increase human risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to 60pc, so, it's worth it to be at least aware of the potential risks. Processed ...

The whole truth must come out vows Jeremy Hunt after report reveals baby deaths NHS cover-up

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:06 -0400

Jeremy Hunt made his comments after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was criticised for redacting the name of a senior manager who ordered the deletion of an internal review that highlighted weaknesses in the regulator's inspections at Furness General ...

3D Printing Tiny Batteries For Tiny Robots Medical Devices

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:50 -0400

To create the microbattery, a custom-built 3D printer extrudes special inks through a nozzle narrower than a human hair. Those inks solidify to create the battery's anode (red) and cathode (purple), layer by layer. A case (green) then encloses the electrodes and the electrolyte solution is added to create a working microbattery. (Illustration courtesy of Jennifer A. Lewis.) Researchers ...

Baby Deaths Cover-Up Health Sec Apologies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:02:50 -0400

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the covering-up of failures by an NHS watchdog to properly investigate baby deaths should never have happened. The Care Quality Commission has been accused of destroying their own report into maternity units that were part of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. An independent investigation found the CQC failed to properly inspect the Morecambe ...

‘Guantanamo detainees distrust military doctors’ – open letter to Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:49 -0400

Health Over 150 doctors and medical professionals have signed an open letter to US President Barack Obama calling for hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba to receive independent medical care. The letter, published in the Lancet medical journal, states that the detainees have "very good reason" not to trust local medical staff, who are required to ...

Obesity called a disease by U.S. doctors group

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:59 -0400

In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure Tuesday at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have "doubled among adults in the last twenty years and tripled ...

New Obamacare exchanges could miss enrollment deadline -GAO

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:18 -0400

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an Oct. 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on ...

Health watchdog investigates sham psychometric tests for jobseekers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:21 -0400

The Department for Work and Pensions is under investigation by a health watchdog for administering "sham" psychometric tests to the unemployed and threatening to withdraw their benefits if they did not complete them.The Guardian has learned that the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulator for psychologists, dieticians and other health workers, is investigating a ...

14 Foods That Fight Disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:03 -0400

Inflammation is part of the body's immune response; without it, we can't heal. But when it's out of control--as in rheumatoid arthritis--it can damage the body. Plus, it's thought to play a role in obesity, heart disease, and cancer. Foods high in sugar and saturated fat can spur inflammation. "They cause overactivity in the immune system, which can lead to joint ...

SEC on foreign ownership limits A healthy compromise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:36 -0400

Our country's rich history tells us that any form of foreign intervention--whether in the area of policy-making, military exercise, or business and investment--is always a sensitive subject. It never fails to stir a debate. On one hand, many believe that the Philippines is absolutely in better hands when Filipinos are at the helm of everything. Perhaps, this view is justified due to our ...

Drug companies in Europe fined for pay-to-delay scheme

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:50 -0400

Antitrust regulators in Europe said they had fined several drug companies $195 million for conspiring to delay bringing a generic drug to market. The New York Times reported Wednesday the companies fined included Danish drugmaker Lundbeck and German pharmaceutical firm Merck. The European Commission's antitrust division said the companies formed an agreement in 2002 to delay producing a ...

Small Health Insurers Assuming Big Role In Many States Under Obamacare

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:38:49 -0400

When the state of Mississippi begins offering subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama’s reform law this year, residents will have only one choice – Magnolia Health Plan – a small insurer little known in most of the country. The Obama administration hoped to attract robust competition in creating the exchanges, and it is counting on millions of Americans without ...

Diabetes-friendly recipe Fresh tomato and basil pasta

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:36:56 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI -- FRESH TOMATO AND BASIL PASTA Yields 6 to 8 servings INGREDIENTS 1 box Dreamfields Angel Hair 2 tablespoons olive oil 5 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes (see note below) cup chopped fresh basil 4 cloves garlic, minced -- Salt -- Coarsely ground black pepper -- Shredded Parmesan cheese (optional) DIRECTIONS 1 Cook pasta according to package directions. ...

CORRECTED-New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana law

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:32:06 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:32am EDT (Corrects 7th paragraph to show caregivers, not medical providers, limited to five medical marijuana patients at one time) By Jason McLure LITTLETON, N.H., June 18 (Reuters) - New Hampshire is set to become the final state in New England to allow medical marijuana after negotiators from the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled House agreed Tuesday on ...

Ian Brady remains chronically psychotic metal health tribunal hears

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:08 -0400

Ian Brady remains "chronically psychotic" and should remain in a hospital setting for treatment, his mental health tribunal has heard.The Moors Murderer suffers from long-term paranoid schizophrenia which does not "just fade away and die", according to the clinician in charge of his care at high security Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside.Brady, 75, was constantly paranoid about ...

Weighty issue Doctors at AMA vote to make obesity a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:03 -0400

View results The American Medical Associated opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease.An estimated 78 million adults and 12 million children in America are considered obese, by AMA standards, ...

Parliament re-instates medical practice limits

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:52 -0400

Parliament has green-lighted renewed limits on the number of healthcare specialists who may operate in the country. For three years starting July 1 new medical practice licenses will be restricted in some regions and costs reigned in. The only exception to the law are doctors who sought continuing education in Switzerland during a period of at least three years, a clause which was hotly debated ...

Almunia fines Lundbeck and rivals for fudging competition on medicines

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:10 -0400

European Commission Vice-President Joaqun Almunia announced on Wednesday (June 19) fines totalling nearly €150 million on pharmaceutical companies that the Commission judges guilty of illicit agreements to blunt competition in the market for anti-depressant medicines. Lundbeck, a Danish company, is fined €93.8 million, and a handful of generic companies are fined a total of € 52.2 ...

Health cover-up staff face action

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:18 -0400

Individuals involved in a cover-up at a health watchdog could face disciplinary action and other sanctions, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told ...

Cancer-causing isotope found in Fukushima groundwater – plant operator

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:12 -0400

Politics Elevated levels of cancer-causing radioactive isotopes have been discovered in the groundwater of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the plant's operator has revealed. Highly toxic strontium-90 was present at 30 times the allowable rate, tests showed. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), the owner of the wrecked plant, said that tests showed levels of strontium in groundwater had ...

Hamilton man bikes cross-country for breast cancer gets robbed in Montreal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:31 -0400

A month to the day after he started biking across the country, Kyle Chevalier was robbed. The 24-year-old McMaster University graduate from Ancaster is heading up the Biking for Boobies campaign, raising money for breast cancer research. On Friday, his chase car was broken into while at a stop in Montreal. He lost $700 of donated cash, 2 laptops, a camera and footage from cycling through the ...

Canada-U.S. team develops promising sharp-shooter anti-cancer drug

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:21 -0400

Dr. Tak Mak, Director of The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, speaks during a press conference regarding the new breakthrough Cancer CFI-400945 drug that will enter clinical trials next month at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, June 18, ...

Premier predicts Alberta Health Services changes will be positive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:17 -0400

Premier Alison Redford says she’s confident new AHS administrator Janet Davidson, above, will make the ';strategic decisions'; necessary to dramatically improve health ...

British ballet dancer David Wall dies of cancer aged 67

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:41:56 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - British ballet dancer David Wall, known for becoming the youngest male principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 21, has died of cancer aged 67 at his home in ...

Pregnant women can drink moderately without harming baby study says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:41 -0400

Pregnant women may be able to consume between three to seven glasses of alcohol per week without causing any neurodevelopmental problems in their unborn children, HealthDay reported. In a study published in BMJ Open, researchers analyzed the self-reported drinking habits of 7,000 mothers, at both 18-weeks into the pregnancy and again when their children were 4 years old. When asked during ...

Hot flashes common even before menopause

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:37:58 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most women expect hot flashes as a part of the "change of life," but more than half start sweating before menopause has actually begun, according to a ...

Protect yourself from serious medical conditions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:36:08 -0400

recent brush with death and her encounter with our medical system confirmed insights that we've gained regarding how to protect yourself from potentially ruinous medical expenses. While my posts typically use analysis for my conclusions, in this case it's my wife's personal experience that provides support for my recommendations. While I normally write about retirement planning ...

American Medical Association recognizes obesity as a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:26 -0400

The American Medical Association, the nation's largest physician organization, decided Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease that requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention.The decision was made at the group's annual meeting in Chicago.Experts in obesity have struggled for years to have obesity recognized as a disease that deserves medical attention and ...

SEIU McCain Health Care Putting Moms Last

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:18 -0400

Starting Tuesday, Nationwide SEIU Events Will Highlight How McCain Care Leaves Women and Families Behind WASHINGTON - August 18 - With health care costs rising out of control, more and more Americans are finding it impossible to keep up. Women, 90 percent of whom shoulder the health care responsibility for their families, are in particular feeling the strain. Beginning Tuesday, August 19, ...

SEIU to Count Down to Better Health Care With 365 Stories for Next 365 days

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

Health Care Workers, Patients, Consumers to Speak Out About Challenges of Broken System WASHINGTON - August 15 - With growing numbers of Americans calling on elected officials to fix the broken health care system, ...

Planned Parenthood American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices More Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ...

Progressive Democrats of America DNC Delegate Support Surges for Guaranteed Health Care Plank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ...

Physicians for a National Health Program Millions of Chronically Ill Lacking Insurance Cant Get Needed Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

Millions of Chronically Ill, Lacking Insurance, Can't Get Needed Care CHICAGO - August 4 - Over 11 million Americans with chronic physical illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma are not getting the medical care they need because they ...

Physicians for Human Rights Human Rights Groups Petition Iran for Release of HIVAIDS Doctors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to international ...

Court hearing on hold over lung transplant rules

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:23:20 -0400

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A court hearing over organ donor matches involving children is on hold after the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl at the center of the lawsuit received a lung ...

A Public Health and Healthcare Spending Time Bomb Hepatitis C

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:45:59 -0400

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (Photo credit: AJC1) By Mina Marmor and Henry I. Miller The relatively obscure liver inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant threat worldwide, and its prevalence is growing. It demands greater attention from both public health officials and drug developers. The ...

New structure for top health authority

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:44:11 -0400

/enpproperty--> China's top health and population authority has set up a special department to oversee ongoing reform to the medical care system. The move by the National Health and Family Planning Commission was announced in an official online statement. The Institution Reform Department replaces the Medical Reform Office under the State Council to push forward reform programs, ...

Health chief criticised by anti-cuts campaigners for out of touch Superman video

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:56 -0400

A health chief has been criticised by anti-cuts campaigners after he appeared in an online video cavorting around an NHS building dressed as ...

AHS admits mistakes on unpopular health-care policies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:07 -0400

EDMONTON -Two of Alberta's top healthcare bosses have conceded mistakes were made implementing unpopular home care, palliative and long-term-care policies that triggered a public backlash in recent weeks.They promised Tuesday to reverse some of those decisions, but critics are questioning whether they will go far enough to benefit affected Albertans.Alberta Health Services chief ...

EU fines Lundbeck and others 146 million euros for blocking rival drugs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:35:43 -0400

news ) , a total of 146 million euros (124 million pounds) for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant to the market, the first EU sanction against such deals. The punishments follow a 2009 report by the European Commission on the pharmaceutical sector, which said "pay-for-delay" agreements between companies lead to consumers paying as much as 20 percent more for their ...

Insider tips from medical specialists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:28 -0400

What your doctor doesn't have time to tell you in an all-too-brief appointment. The Oncologist Says Edward T. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, in Rochester, Minnesota Turn down the grill. When meat is charred at a high temperature, amino acids in the meat break down and form carcinogens. "Lower the flame or move the rack ...

Cancer’s Lonely Soldier -- Dr. Jackson Orem Director of the Uganda Cancer Institute

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:15:09 -0400

Cancer’s New Battleground - the Developing World . Jackson Orem is a busy man. He directs the Uganda Cancer Institute – the only dedicated cancer treatment facility in a country of 33 million people. Yet he still finds time to see patients, like Musa Settimba. "Good to see you," Orem says as he enters a small exam room furnished with little more than a chair and table. ...

Prostate Cancer Hits African American Men Especially Hard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:15:05 -0400

MIAMI -- Marc Henderson, a 63-year-old African-American airport administrator here, isn’t afraid to ask his physician to do a blood test for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), a screening test for prostate cancer. "I’d rather know early on so that it can be treated, rather than sit around in denial until it’s too late," he said. "If it’s going to help catch ...

NBA star Kobe Bryant to visit UAE to raise diabetes awareness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:52:44 -0400

The basketball superstar Kobe Bryant will be in the UAE later this year to help raise awareness of diabetes. The NBA star will be in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in September. Bryant, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, has expressed his excitement on his Facebook page. He posted that he is looking forward to visiting Abu Dhabi and Dubai for the "Kobe Health & Fitness Weekend". More ...

U.S. doctors say obesity is a disease

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:08 -0400

An overweight person is shown in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., May 12, 2005. Obesity rates are at an all-time high, especially in certain parts of the country, say researchers, who have "mapped" the changes to illustrate how Canadians' waistlines have expanded over time. (Richard ...

South Africa Give De Villiers Deadline to Prove Fitness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:50:34 -0400

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Deeply disturbing and appalling NHS watchdog covered-up scandal at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust where eight babies died of neglect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:42:44 -0400

Britain's NHS regulator covered up the failure to prevent a scandal at a hospital maternity unit where at least eight babies are thought to have died from neglect, according to a damning report published ...

Ministries Partners and Experts to Meet at AfDB Africa-Asia Knowledge Exchange on Universal Health Coverage

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:24 -0400

The African Development Bank is organizing is a dialogue forum between African and Asian countries on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Lusaka, Zambia on June 25-28, ...

Best foods to beat the heat this summer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:39 -0400

Summer conjures images of barbecues and pool parties but too many charred burgers may leave you feeling drowsy and sweaty. Lightening up your diet can make extreme heat more bearable. Eating the wrong foods during the summer can make you feel run down, tired and sluggish, while eating seasonally can have a cooling effect on the body, which is ideal during scorching temperatures. We are ...

New app gives patients more access to doctors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:39 -0400

Eight minutes: that's the average time a patient spends with his or her doctor during an appointment. And for many, it's just not enough. To battle this ongoing problem, Dr. Gopal Chopra, a neurosurgeon-turned-entrepreneur, developed a free app called PingMD that enables a person to stay in contact with his or her doctor outside of office visits. "PingMD is a very easy to use ...

Bond set at $3.5M in medical drug trafficking case | Video

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:11 -0400

AIDS , cancer, anti-psychotic and other pharmaceutical drugs is being held in Broward's Main Jail on $3.5 million bond.Jorge Castillo, 43, is believed to have operated a trafficking ring that brought in more than $26 million from drugs acquired from unlicensed sources that were then sold to retail pharmacies in at least 18 states, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.The ...

Healthy Eating Part 2 With Roger Berkowitz

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:28 -0400

I sat down with Dr. Lilian Cheung, Director of Health Promotion & Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition, to get her unique insights into healthy eating. I think you’ll find her knowledge and perspective ...

Pakistan closes university and hospital after fatal attacks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:13:56 -0400

Pakistani have authorities closed Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University and Bolan Medical Complex in Quetta after terrorist attacks killed nearly 90 ...

Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain cancer treatment study

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:19 -0400

Human neural stem cells are capable of helping people regain learning and memory abilities lost due to radiation treatment for brain tumors, a University of California, Irvine (UCI) study suggests.Research with rats found that stem cells transplanted two days after cranial irradiation restored cognitive function, as measured in one- and four-month assessments. In contrast, irradiated rats not ...

RPT-Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 U.S. states

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:37 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:00am EDT By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - A swine virus deadly to young pigs, one never before seen in North America, is spreading rapidly across the United States and proving harder to control than previously believed. The virus now has spread to 13 states - with more than 100 positive cases to date - since it was first diagnosed in the United States last ...

Ask an Expert Gardening Advice for Aging Bodies Part 1

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400

Readers sent dozens of questions about aging and gardening to Patty Cassidy, the author of ...

Risk For Insulin Resistance In Offspring Increased By Directed In Vitro Technique

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:59 -0400

A special type of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, may increase the risk for insulin resistance among children conceived in this way, according to a new study from Greece. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. During natural fertilization, as well as other IVF treatments, the egg is exposed to many sperm. In both of these cases, the ...

In Postmenopausal Women Testosterone Improves Verbal Learning And Memory

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:58 -0400

Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a new study found. Results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "This is the first large, placebo-controlled study of the effects of testosterone on mental ...

Fat Tissues In Sheep Affected By Prenatal Exposure To BPA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:57 -0400

obesity and metabolic syndrome. Results of the animal study were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Found in plastic water bottles, older baby bottles and many other consumer products, BPA is a known hormone disrupter with estrogen-like properties. Prior research has linked BPA in both animals and humans to obesity and the metabolic syndrome, which ...

Link Between BPA And Defects Of A Testicular Hormone In Newborn Boys With Undescended Testicles

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:56 -0400

undescended testicles . The results, which were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, suggest yet another potential harmful effect of BPA, which is widely used in many plastics, liners of food cans and dental sealants. "Alone, our study cannot be considered as definitive evidence for an environmental cause of undescended testis," said lead ...

Precocious Puberty In Girls May Be Delayed By Vitamin D Supplementation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:55 -0400

puberty in girls, a new clinical study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Among girls, puberty generally begins between the ages of 10 and 14. Boys undergo these changes later, usually between 12 to 16 years of age. Precocious puberty is diagnosed in girls when sexual development begins before the age of 8; in boys, it is ...

Weight Loss Promoted By Drug Combination In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:55 -0400

diabetes , rather than either drug alone, a study from Slovenia demonstrates. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. PCOS is the leading cause ...

AFP Makati Medical Center sign deal to improve military hospitals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:49 -0400

Makati Medical Center Foundation Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan and AFP Chief General Emmanuel Bautista sign a memorandum of agreement that would strengthen military hospitals. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center and the Makati Medical Center Foundation signed a memorandum of agreement on Wednesday that is aimed at ';strengthening ...

IceCure Medical jumps nearly 300 in two days on US deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:38 -0400

ICCM ) rose 112% yesterday and is up a further 158% so far today at NIS 0.09. The company announced yesterday that US medical insurance company HCSC is providing coverage from June 15 for its IceSense3 system's cryoablation procedure for the removal of breast cancer tumors. HCSC has 13 million members - 5% of the US medical insurance market. Published by Globes [online], Israel business news ...

Sulking Advani cites ill-health postpones meeting with RSS chief till tomorrow

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:23:05 -0400

A meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran LK Advani was called off on Wednesday after the party leader reported "unwell", said party sources.Bhagwat, who played a key role in stopping a sulking LK Advani from quitting key BJP posts, was to meet Advani here.However, the meeting was called off later, after Advani ...

Health Department questioned on spending again

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:22:35 -0400

(13 mins ago) More questions have been raised over the Department of Health's use of public money to train staff. Two weeks ago it was revealed that an assistant health director had been given full-paid leave for a year to study as a barrister. Now it's emerged that since 2010 three other staff have been granted full-tuition sponsorship from the government -- amounting to over ...

Fast Thinking Saves Lives From Stroke

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:51 -0400

Doctors have long known that the sooner a stroke is treated, the better the outcome. But now a new study finds just how much each minute counts. For each 15-minute head start doctors get on treating stroke, they cut the risk of stroke symptoms and death by 4 percent, according to the study of more than 58,300 ischemic stroke patients published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Zimbabwe Rebuilding Zimbabwes Health System

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:12:01 -0400

Masvingo - A newborn baby lets out a feeble cry as midwife Anna Mungara tends to a small wound on its head, at the provincial hospital in Masvingo, a town in southeast Zimbabwe. With utmost care, Mungara cleans the cut, wraps the baby in two sets of warm blankets and makes cooing sounds to soothe him. When the infant calms down, she gently places him into an incubator. Mungara, a trainee at the ...

Arizona Gov. Brewer secures Medicaid expansion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:37 -0400

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ending a six-month legislative session, Arizona lawmakers endorsed a key element of President Barack Obama's health care law in a huge political victory for Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, after a lengthy fight over Medicaid expansion that divided the state's Republican ...

Discovery Of A Mutant Gene In Rett Syndrome

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:20 -0400

Discovery of a mutant gene responsible for a disease is a milestone, but for most conditions, it may be only a first step towards a treatment or cure. Understanding Rett Syndrome, ...

The Importance Of A Fathers Diet Before Conception

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:20 -0400

body weight after weaning and high body fat in midlife despite eating a low-fat diet, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Many researchers have studied the effects of maternal diet on the risk ...

Early Development Of Offspring Affected When Nursing Rats Ate A Chemical In Antibacterial Soap

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:19 -0400

A mother's exposure to triclocarban, a common antibacterial chemical, while nursing her babies shortens the life of her female offspring, a new study in rats finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Commonly used in antibacterial soap and other personal care products, triclocarban has the potential for a large portion of the ...

Relationship Between Short-Term Antidepressant Use Stress High-Fat Diet And Long-Term Weight Gain

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:19 -0400

body weight , a new animal study finds. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Our study suggests that short-term exposure to stress and antidepressants, rather than a high-calorie, high-fat diet alone, leads to long-term body weight gain, accompanied with increased bone and spleen weights," said study lead author ...

In Children With Autism Voices May Not Trigger Brains Reward Centers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:18 -0400

autism , brain regions tailored to respond to voices are poorly connected to reward-processing circuits, according to a new study by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The research could help explain why children with autism struggle to grasp the social and emotional aspects of human speech. "Weak brain connectivity may impede children with autism from experiencing ...

Implantable Defibrillators Benefit The Elderly Too

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:18 -0400

The elderly may benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators as much as younger people, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered device placed under the skin of the chest which delivers electrical impulses to restore a normal heartbeat if it detects a dangerous abnormal ...

Certain Types Of Graft-Versus-Host Disease May Increase Risk Of Death

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:17 -0400

Joseph Pidala, M.D., M.S., assistant member of the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant and Immunology programs at Moffitt Cancer Center, and colleagues from the Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Consortium have determined that certain gastrointestinal and liver-related types of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are associated with worsened quality of life and death. Their study appeared in ...