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BBC Health
Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'
Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:36am
Sporting 'heart screening' call
Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save lives, a study has concluded.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:14pm
Brain imbalance 'cot death key'
More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:34am
Sulston argues for open medicine
Genome pioneer and Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients, particularly in the developing world.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:06am
New way to tackle cancer depression
Researchers say they have found a new treatment for cancer patients suffering depression
3 Jul 2008 at 8:50pm
'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:09pm
Call for sex lessons at age four
Two leading sexual health charities call for compulsory sex education for children as young as four.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:38am
'Mental risk' of Facebook teens
Children growing up alongside social networking websites may have a "dangerous" view of the world, says an expert.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:30am
Denmark 'world's happiest nation'
Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey published by the US National Science Foundation.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:25am
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report.
3 Jul 2008 at 5:10pm
NY Times: Health
The New Old Age: The Car Key Conversation
The ?car key conversation? is a dreaded milestone of eldercare and one that adult children dread most.
by By JANE GROSS
3 Jul 2008 at 3:48pm
Personal Best: To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
No matter how much you train in the heat, it will never be easy, athletes and researchers say.
by By GINA KOLATA
3 Jul 2008 at 6:14pm
Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die
A woman?s desire to avoid life in a nursing home forces a country to confront the thorny ethical issue and casts an assisted-suicide advocate as Germany?s Jack Kevorkian.
by By MARK LANDLER
3 Jul 2008 at 10:39am
European Plan Would Expand Health Care Access Within the Bloc
European Union residents would be able to receive most health care treatment anywhere in the 27-nation bloc without prior authorization under a proposal published on Wednesday.
by By STEPHEN CASTLE
2 Jul 2008 at 11:53pm
Aiming to Sell the World on Fitness
Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with few health clubs, in a strategy to survive an economic downturn in the United States.
by By JOHN TAGLIABUE
3 Jul 2008 at 11:49am
E. Coli Illnesses Prompt Beef Recall
The Agriculture Department is warning that the beef supplied by a Nebraska company may be responsible for at least 40 illnesses.
by By MITCHELL BLUMENTHAL
3 Jul 2008 at 12:34am
F.D.A. Panel Urges More Testing for Diabetes Drugs
Diabetes drugs would be subject to more stringent safety standards under recommendations made Wednesday by a government panel.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 Jul 2008 at 1:19am
Salmonella Probe Adds Foods Served With Tomatoes
The government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation?s record salmonella outbreak.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 Jul 2008 at 1:55pm
Scientist at Work | David Pritchard: The Worms Crawl In
Can hookworms protect against allergies? In a quest to find out, David Pritchard infected himself.
by By ELIZABETH SVOBODA
30 Jun 2008 at 11:51pm
Mind: Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?
New papers illustrate the continuing power of Stanley Milgram?s shock experiments ? and the interpretations they still inspire.
by By BENEDICT CAREY
1 Jul 2008 at 11:00am
Medical News Today
Celebrating 50 Years Of Excellence In General Practice, Royal Australian Coll...
Tonight the RACGP's NSW & ACT Faculty is celebrating the opening of its new premises at College House, 12 Mount Street, North Sydney. The faculty's new offices overlook the Sydney foreshores and can cater for a multitude of events and activities.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:00pm
Man Sentenced For Dealing In Counterfeit Medicines Worth At Least 1.8million ...
Mr Viraj Shah (37) of 33 Oakfield Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8TH was sentenced to 51 weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years, and to 40 hours community service for dealing in counterfeit medicines. Mr Shah appeared at Kingston Crown Court following an investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
4 Jul 2008 at 4:00pm
Red Wine Ingredient Could Improve Health In Old Aged
An international team of scientists has discovered that taking large doses of a red wine ingredient in mid life can ward off symptoms of aging in mice. The effect was to extend quality rather than length of life.
4 Jul 2008 at 3:00pm
American Physical Therapy Association Applauds Sen Baucus For Standing Up Aga...
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applauds Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) for urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain the exceptions process to Medicare Part B therapy caps in a letter sent yesterday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt.
4 Jul 2008 at 3:00pm
Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS Card Could Help Stop The Spread Of The Disease ...
The Black AIDS Institute "may have come up with a strategy that could make a difference" and "help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS" in the black community, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell writes. As part of BAI's "Test 1 Million" initiative, the institute has developed a card that certifies that an individual has been tested for HIV in the last six months.
4 Jul 2008 at 2:00pm
Bush Calls On Congress To Reauthorize PEPFAR Ahead Of G8 Summit
President Bush on Wednesday called on Congress to quickly reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ahead of the Group of Eight industrialized nations summit next week in Hokkaido, Japan, Reuters reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 2:00pm
DHS Inspector General Issues Recommendation On Reporting Procedures Of Immigr...
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau should promptly report all deaths of immigrants held at federal detention centers in the U.S. to the Department of Homeland Security, as well as to state authorities where required by law, according to recommendations in a report released Tuesday by the DHS Office of Inspector General, the New York Times reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 2:00pm
Efforts, Grant Seek To Promote Healthy Living In Underserved Communities, Med...
The following summarizes efforts that seek to improve health among minorities.Chicago: The Chicago Tribune on Monday featured the Kitchen Table Interventions Program, which trains local community members to be health care advocates and researchers to promote better health in urban and underserved communities.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:00pm
Pfizer To Eliminate Direct Financial Support For Continuing Medical Education...
Pfizer officials recently announced that the company will no longer provide direct financial support for continuing medical education courses offered by for-profit medical education and communication companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:00pm
Men, Blacks In Particular, Less Likely Than Women To Be Aware That They Have ...
Men are one-quarter less likely than women to know that they have high blood pressure and black men with high blood pressure, are particularly unlikely to know of their condition, according to study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Reuters Health reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:00pm
Reuters Health
A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules
GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:41pm
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
3 Jul 2008 at 4:31pm
Chance discovery points to crib death cause
LONDON (Reuters) - An imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what they called a chance discovery.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:11pm
Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:12am
U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:25am
Risky HPV detected in human breast milk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early period after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:20am
"Better treatment" seen needed for endometriosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Key-hole surgery to treat endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run, research suggests. Hysterectomy, on the other hand, while "too radical," is associated with a low reoperation rate, the study team found, and preservation of the ovaries is a "viable option."
4 Jul 2008 at 9:19am
Most study participants understand research goals
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study demonstrates.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:28am
Device helps retrain arm reach after stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Arm can help stroke survivors with partial arm paralysis re-learn the task of reaching, a study shows.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:16am
Heart failure outcomes worse in diabetics: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that having diabetes independently raises the risk of illness and death in people with heart failure, which occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:23am
Yahoo News Search: celiac disease
Have fish and chip treat without the wheat (Bromsgrove Standard)
SUFFERERS of celiac disease - or gluten intolerance - now have the opportunity to indulge in some good old-fashioned British fish 'n' chips, after a Barnt Green chippy launched a specialised menu on Monday (July 7).
3 Jul 2008 at 5:49pm
Creative Living July 6 (Portales News-Tribune)
Information on embellishing ready-to-wear garments and home decorating will be the featured topics on ?Creative Living? at noon Tuesday and at 2 p.m. Saturday.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:49pm
Country Life Vitamins Promotes Improved Health for Celiacs (PRWeb)
Country Life Vitamins, in conjunction with the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG), is working to improve the health of people with celiac disease and to bring about awareness of gluten intolerances. May, is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, but people's health is important all year long, and so Country Life Vitamins and GIG are committed to spreading awareness throughout the ...
30 Jun 2008 at 6:23am
Country Life Vitamins Promotes Improved Health for Celiacs (PRWeb via Yahoo! ...
Country Life Vitamins, in conjunction with the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG), is working to improve the health of people with celiac disease and to bring about awareness of gluten intolerances.
30 Jun 2008 at 2:01am
Two new cases of childhood diabetes daily (Adelaide Now)
TWO new cases of childhood Type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in Australia daily as researchers battle to unlock links between environmental factors and the disease.
1 Jul 2008 at 1:16pm
Help & support (Portsmouth Herald)
Addiction
3 Jul 2008 at 5:13am
Readers respond to 'Teen Talk' advice (Contra Costa Times)
DEAR READERS: Thank you for all the recent responses to my columns. Your feedback is always appreciated. Thank you for continuing to read "Teen Talk," and have a wonderful and safe summer.
3 Jul 2008 at 2:27am
New global standards set for infant formula (MSNBC)
A U.N. food commission has adopted a new standard for the production and handling of powdered infant formula in a bid to prevent diseases in young children, health officials said Wednesday.
2 Jul 2008 at 2:35pm
Childhood diabetes increase daily: study (The West Australian)
Two new cases of childhood Type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in Australia daily as researchers battle to unlock links between environmental factors and the disease.
1 Jul 2008 at 8:51am
Cutting-edge edibles try to take our fancy (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
NEW YORK - The menu for your party, should you choose to let the tastemakers at the Fancy Food Show have their say, might read something like this: truffled cheese over gluten-free crackers, piquant bruschetta dips with uncured duck hot dogs, salted chocolates and caramels, fair trade Jersey gelato, ginger lemonade on ice and, of course, plenty of flax.
3 Jul 2008 at 12:34am
Gluten free shopping
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