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BBC Health
US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
9 Mar 2010 at 5:36am
Action urged on pregnancy deaths
Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners.
7 Mar 2010 at 6:59pm
Obama continues healthcare attack
US President Barack Obama attacks insurers for raising rates as he continues his push for healthcare reform.
8 Mar 2010 at 2:37pm
UK gives SA millions of condoms
The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
9 Mar 2010 at 10:21am
Surgery on Mubarak 'successful'
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say.
6 Mar 2010 at 8:27am
Premature brain 'wash out' hope
A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.
7 Mar 2010 at 6:19pm
Africa in bid to wipe out polio
A campaign is launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.
6 Mar 2010 at 4:48am
'London bomb stress' recognised
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.
8 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm
DNA test 'may predict best diet'
A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is most likely to lose weight on a specific diet, say US researchers.
4 Mar 2010 at 6:59pm
Illegal cord blood sample warning
Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood
8 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm
NY Times: Health
After Cancer, Women Remove Healthy Breast
A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds.
by By TARA PARKER-POPE
8 Mar 2010 at 7:49pm
Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer?s
Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer?s, may be part of the brain?s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested.
by By GINA KOLATA
8 Mar 2010 at 8:20pm
Cases: Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past
Navigating difficult years with the help of someone who gets it.
by By ERIK KOLBELL
8 Mar 2010 at 5:06pm
18 and Under: When a Scratch or a Nosebleed Turns Into a Flood
Some of the ailments, like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, are usually resolved on their own, but others require treatment.
by By PERRI KLASS, M.D.
8 Mar 2010 at 6:27pm
Speed Reading of DNA May Help Cancer Treatment
If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient?s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.
by By NICHOLAS WADE
8 Mar 2010 at 11:50pm
Global Update: Counting on Clicks to Finance the Battle Against AIDS, Malaria...
Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites.
by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:35pm
A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer?s disease and other memory disorders.
by By YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE
8 Mar 2010 at 4:40pm
Vital Signs: Sleep: Study Finds Many Are Too Tired for Sex
A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups? habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
by By RONI CARYN RABIN
9 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
Vital Signs: Childhood: 1 in 4 Parents Link Autism to Vaccines
Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
by By RONI CARYN RABIN
9 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
Vital Signs: Aging: Cognitive Decline and Hospitalization
A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.
by By RONI CARYN RABIN
9 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
Medical News Today
Traumatized London Bombing Survivors Benefit From Outreach Program
A new mental health outreach programme set up after the 2005 London bombings has successfully identified and treated hundreds of survivors. After the 7/7 bombings in 2005 a group of clinical psychologists targeted nearly a thousand survivors of the attacks by painstakingly compiling hospital treatment records, police witness files and referrals from GPs. The need for this new method of reaching potential patients was evident after results showed that only 4% of patients contacted by the programme had been referred for treatment by their GPs - the traditional pathway to mental heath care...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Immigrants With Disabilities More Frequently Employed Than US-Born Persons Wi...
Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important. People, both native and foreign-born, with disabilities make important contributions to our society, and many individuals continue to work despite a wide range of impairments...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Need For Broader Use Of Individualized Learning Plans For Physicians
Physicians would be better prepared for the accelerating rate of scientific discovery - and more in step with the latest in patient-care - if they added an important tool to their medical bags: a plan for how to keep pace with emerging health-care advances. That is the finding of a national study published online in the journal Academic Pediatrics which examines whether pediatric residents know how to develop plans to ensure they'll keep abreast of current medical practice...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
New Method To Grow Arteries Could Lead To 'Biological Bypass' For Heart Disease
A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass" - or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report with their colleagues in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation. Coronary arteries can become blocked with plaque, leading to a decrease in the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. Over time this blockage can lead to debilitating chest pain or heart attack. Severe blockages in multiple major vessels may require coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a major invasive surgery...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Researchers Find Exposure To BPA May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB J.). Led by Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, the study is the first to show that BPA exposure permanently affects sensitivity to estrogen...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Johns Hopkins Hospital Earns 2010 'Hospital Of Choice' Award
The Johns Hopkins Hospital has again received the 2010 American Alliance of Healthcare Providers' (AAHCP) American Hospital of Choice Award. Johns Hopkins has been selected for this award seven times since the award's inception in 2002. The award is designed to find America's most customer-friendly hospitals based either on an extensive application process, or by a review of a facility's public communication and staff interaction with customers...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
The Prevalence Of Cyberbullying And Its Psychological Impact On Nonheterosexu...
Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts emotional harm in a stealth manner, working through Web sites, chat rooms, e-mail, cell phones and instant messaging...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr. Dennis Ownby, chief in the MCG School of Medicine Section of Allergy and Immunology, believes asthma rates are as bad in rural areas as they are in inner cities. "The prevalence is probably the same in rural areas," he said...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Haiti Relief Operations Supported By Navy Scientists
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center are supporting Haiti relief operations. The Marine Geosciences Division's Geospatial Sciences and Technology branch is providing a specially configured version of its patented NRL Tile Server and Geospatial Information Database (GIDB) that will host maps, imagery and other geospatial information for dedicated use in Haiti relief missions. This version of the NRL Tile Server and GIDB resides on computer systems at NRL-SSC. NRL scientists set up this dedicated resource in response to the Haiti earthquake...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
New Survey Finds Out What Americans Are Really Paying Attention To When Choos...
Americans recognize things need to change in the grocery aisle, and they support Uncle Sam's efforts to overhaul what is included in their food and on the packages. The majority also believe they are individually responsible for making the right food choices to avoid obesity, but will readily accept the government's help to be successful, according to a new survey by FoodMinds...
9 Mar 2010 at 7:00am
Yahoo News Health
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
(AP)
AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:04am
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
(AP)
AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
7 Mar 2010 at 1:15pm
WHO: over 85M African kids get polio vaccination
(AP)
AP - The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.
5 Mar 2010 at 7:15am
Gene test claims to show what diet works best
(AP)
AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.
4 Mar 2010 at 4:22pm
Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut
(AP)
AP - Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria.
4 Mar 2010 at 2:49pm
Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood
(AP)
AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.
4 Mar 2010 at 2:12pm
NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity
(AFP)
AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.
9 Mar 2010 at 8:27am
Women and men travelers tend to get different illnesses
(Reuters)
Reuters - World travel can make anyone sick but men and women tend to suffer different illnesses with women more prone to stomach problems and men at higher risk of fevers and sexually transmitted diseases, Swiss researchers found.
24 Feb 2010 at 7:08pm
Clinical Trials Update: March 9, 2010
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of
ClinicalConnection.com:
9 Mar 2010 at 11:02am
Study Looks At Cost-Effectiveness of ECG in Hyperactive
Kids
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Electrocardiogram screening
to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing
stimulant medications may help identify those at risk, but is only
borderline cost-effective compared to the current practice of taking a
patient history and doing a physical examination, a new study shows.
8 Mar 2010 at 10:48pm
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