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Patient Money: Food Safety Tips for the Budget-Conscious
Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.
by By WALECIA KONRAD
3 Sep 2010 at 8:00pm
H.I.V. Prevention Gel Hits Snag: Money
Donors have not yet committed enough money for even one of the two studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a vaginal microbicide and get the product into women?s hands.
by By CELIA W. DUGGER
3 Sep 2010 at 9:02pm
F.D.A. Backtracks and Returns Drug to Market
After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.
by By GARDINER HARRIS
3 Sep 2010 at 10:00pm
Modified Salmon Is Safe, F.D.A. Says
The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply.
by By ANDREW POLLACK
3 Sep 2010 at 8:40pm
Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers
Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found.
by By REED ABELSON
3 Sep 2010 at 2:48am
Srinagar Journal: A Kashmir Hospital Is Witness to Conflict
Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.
by By NIDA NAJAR
3 Sep 2010 at 1:20am
Recipes for Health: Grilled Leeks With Romesco Sauce
Steamed and grilled leeks are paired with romesco sauce, a nut-thickened pepper purée.
by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
3 Sep 2010 at 10:37am
Child?s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young
Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.
by By DUFF WILSON
3 Sep 2010 at 3:28pm
Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools
New York City?s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.
by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
3 Sep 2010 at 12:50am
Doctor and Patient: Tending to Patients During a Hurricane
Dr. Ruth Berggren was among a team of nurses and doctors that stayed with patients during Hurricane Katrina.
by By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.
3 Sep 2010 at 2:10am
Medical News Today
4.7 Million Uninsured But Eligible Children Not In Medicaid Or CHIP
There are still about 4.7 million uninsured American children who are eligible for CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) or Medicaid and are not enrolled, says a new report published in the journal Health Affairs. The report estimated about 7.3 million American children were uninsured on an average day in 2008 - of those, 65% of them (4.7 million) were eligible for Medical or CHIP but not enrolled. According to the report, ten states had participation rates either close to or above 90%. 39% of eligible uninsured children live in California, Florida or Texas, while 61% (2...
3 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Half Of Severe Asthma Cases In Children Are Not Untreatable; Just Follow The ...
Many youths appear resistant to treatment from the onset of a severe asthmatic condition. Why? Simply put, many have been wrongly diagnosed or caretakers have not followed asthma treatment guidelines properly. There is no one cure-all for this condition that is a chronic, or long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways...
3 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Prescription Drug Use Rises 10%, Spending More Than Doubles In One Decade
The number of people in the USA who took one prescription medication in a one month period rose 10% during the decade up to the end of 2008. Americans spent US234.1 billion on prescription medications in 2008, more than double the figure in 1999, according to a report published by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). A prescription drug or medication is one that requires a doctor's prescription, as opposed to an OTC (over-the-counter) drug, which can be purchased straight from the pharmacy without having to see the doctor first...
3 Sep 2010 at 11:00am
Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in finding out how aggressive cancers originate, raising hope of novel targeted therapies for future breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell. The scientists say this is the first study to show that the most aggressive cancers probably arise from intermediary, or progenitor, cells, which may significantly influence future research into fighting breast cancer...
3 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Every Rose Has Its Thorn; Legionnaire's Disease In The Garden
Quite an unusual case of Legionnaire's disease arose in 2010 and is now being thoroughly investigated. Why so strange? A healthy 67 year old man contracted Legionnaire's through a cut on his hand while handling compost in his garden. This week's edition of The Lancet reports the full details based on a Case Report by Dr. Simon M Patten, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley and his colleagues. In March 2010, this fit senior in the United Kingdom arrived at the Royal Alexandra Hospital possessing eight days delirium, fever with shakes, lethargy, and shortness of breath...
3 Sep 2010 at 10:00am
Minister Harney Launches The Findings Of The All-Ireland Traveller Health Study
Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, yesterday (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in July 2007...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:00am
ADA 2010 Annual Session Features Latest Products, Technologies In Dentistry
There's still time to register and gain firsthand knowledge of the latest products, technologies and techniques in dentistry at the American Dental Association's (ADA) 151st Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition. It takes place Oct. 9 - Oct. 12 at the Orlando (Fla.) Orange County Convention Center. The ADA Annual Session offers attendees the choice of more than 245 relevant and topical continuing education courses, with more than 50% of lecture courses offered free with registration. Advance registration discounts, benefits only available through Sept...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:00am
Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double, UK
Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living with cancer, and their family and friends, increased access to the information and support they need - when they need it, where they need it...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:00am
Commitments To Global HIV/AIDS Programs Falter For 'First Time In 15 Years,' ...
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe "said Thursday that global contributions to fighting [HIV/AIDS] are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times," Agence France-Presse reports. "The world economic recession is pushing countries ... to enforce austerity," Sidibe said during a press conference in Tokyo during which he called upon Japan to maintain its support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. "Governments and donors are second-guessing in terms of their budget and priorities," he added...
3 Sep 2010 at 8:00am
Regional Director Of WHO Africa Warns Of Impact Global Financial Situation Wi...
Regional Director of WHO for Africa Luis Sambo discussed during the 60th session of the Africa Committee of the WHO how the global economic situation could impact funding for health programs in Africa and the ability for countries to reach U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports. In a report to the meeting taking place in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, "Sambo indicated that between 2008 and 2009, Africa's real average GDP growth rate declined from about 5% in 2008 to 2...
3 Sep 2010 at 8:00am
Yahoo News Health
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
(AP)
AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
2 Sep 2010 at 8:55pm
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
(AP)
AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
2 Sep 2010 at 3:01am
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
(AP)
AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.
1 Sep 2010 at 5:27pm
Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
(AP)
AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.
1 Sep 2010 at 5:25pm
Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
(AP)
AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
31 Aug 2010 at 6:48pm
Double hand transplant patient shows new hands
(AP)
AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.
2 Sep 2010 at 4:17pm
Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks
(Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
2 Sep 2010 at 3:00pm
For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.
31 Aug 2010 at 6:21pm
Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
3 Sep 2010 at 6:08pm
Sickle Cell Kids at Greater Risk of 'Swine Flu'
Complications
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle cell
disease experience more life-threatening complications from the H1N1 swine
flu than from seasonal flu, a new study has found.
3 Sep 2010 at 6:08pm
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