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Pfizer discontinues NHL cancer drug development

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:43 -0400

NEW YORK - Pharma major Pfizer has discontinued the development of cancer candidate inotuzumab ozogamicin, which is part of a class of therapies called antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), in the haematological cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after it failed to show benefit in overall survival during phase III trials. Pfizer has notified the study investigators and appropriate regulatory authorities ...

Azad meets US Health Secretary Sebelius

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad met US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius here yesterday to discuss matters relating to bilateral cooperation covered under the Indo-US Health Initiative launched in 2010. Both the leaders expressed great satisfaction at the unfolding of collaboration and cooperation in different segments of healthcare. Azad noted with appreciation ...

Michael Douglas fights back tears at Cannes

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:10:01 -0400

Michael Douglas wept here Tuesday as he recounted how director Steven Soderbergh waited for the Oscar-winning actor to recover from throat cancer so he could star as flamboyant pianist Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra". "For me this ... it was right after my cancer. This beautiful gift was handed to me. I'm eternally grateful to Steven, Matt and Jerry," a tearful Douglas said, referring to ...

Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:04 -0400

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop. ...

Indo-China bilateral meet on healthcare sector held at Geneva

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:03 -0400

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Li Bin, Minister of Health and Population, People's Republic of China met here yesterday on the sidelines of World Health Assembly to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in healthcare sector. Congratulating Dr Li Bin for taking over as Health Minister of China, Azad stated that in view of her keen interest in ...

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa - UN report

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:10 -0400

21 May 2013 150 The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world's second largest continent. "Africa has been relentless in its quest to turn the AIDS epidemic around," said the Executive Director of the Joint ...

New iPhone App Speeds Care of Heart Attack Victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:02 -0400

Researchers have developed an experimental iPhone application, or app, designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack and send that information quickly to waiting hospital surgical teams. The inexpensive app can greatly improve a patient's odds of survival. The iPhone app is specially designed to identify patients suffering from a ...

Jeremy Clarkson pokes fun at Angelina Jolies double mastectomy

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:04 -0400

Jeremy Clarkson has made light of Angelina Jolie after she had her both breasts removed because of a cancer risk. The 53-year-old broadcaster said: "Ooh, can I have them?" the Daily Star reported. ...

Anabolic-androgenic steroids linked to reduced future mental health

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:03 -0400

The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids may affect one's mental health later in life, a new study has warned. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg. Twenty per cent of the subjects in the study admitted steroid use. Together with colleagues from Sahlgrenska University Hospital, they found a connection ...

Compound in Mediterranean diet makes cancer cells mortal

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400

A compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death, a new research has suggested. By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer cells into normal cells that die as scheduled. One way that cancer cells thrive is by inhibiting a process that would cause them to die on a regular cycle that is ...

Victorias Secret rejects plea for breast cancer survivor bras

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

Victoria's Secret has rejected a woman's appeal for a "survivor line" of bras. Allana Maiden wanted her mother to feel beautiful again after she'd undergone a radical mastectomy. But the lingerie company, she hoped would design sexy lingerie for women who've had breast cancer surgery, has decided not to go ahead with the line. The 28-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, was 6 years old when her ...

Cancer radiation therapy if given in evening may minimize hair loss

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:02 -0400

Researchers who discovered that mouse hair has a circadian clock - a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair - suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimized if these treatments are given late in the day. The study found that mice lost 85 percent of their hair if they received radiation therapy in the morning, compared to a 17 ...

Newly identified immune protein could stop diabetes in its tracks

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:05 -0400

An immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed, has been identified by Melbourne researchers. The discovery has wider repercussions, as the protein is responsible for protecting the body against excessive immune responses, and could be used to treat, or even prevent, other ...

Childhood ADHD could lead to obesity in adulthood

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:03 -0400

A new study conducted by researchers at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Medical Center found that men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed with the condition. "Few studies have focused on long-term outcomes for patients diagnosed with ADHD in ...

Mothers diets may harm IQs in two-thirds of babies

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:34 -0400

Jeremy Laurance is Health Editor of The Independent and the i and has covered the specialism for more than 20 years. He thinks the harm medicine does is under-appreciated, the harm it prevents over-rated, and that cycling works better than most drugs. He was named Specialist Journalist of the Year in the 2011 British Press ...

Comedians enlisted to spread key sexual health messages with dirty jokes

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:01 -0400

Brisbane 4000 A new sexual health project will use dirty jokes to get key sexual health messages through to young men.Family Planning Queensland is working with 11 Brisbane comedians to make short videos that address the key sexual health issues.The comics will perform in Brisbane tonight and the videos will be put online in August.Family Planning's Anthony Walsh says the aim is for young ...

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:12:36 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- The American Cancer Society -- one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups -- is 100 years old this week.Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At a time when average life expectancy was 47, few lived long enough to get cancer.But ...

Greater resources needed to improve health of Palestinian refugees UN

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:37 -0400

New York, May 22 : Health programmes carried out by the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has helped to improve their lives, but greater efforts and more resources are needed to effectively tackle health challenges, particularly during times of conflict, says a new ...

Clouds singer known for viral hit succombs to cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:32 -0400

Zach Sobiech's battle with cancer may have ended, but the inspirational message he put out for millions will surely endure. The 17-year-old high school senior from Stillwater, Minnesota recorded the song "Clouds" and posted it on YouTube last December, where it has been watched more than 3 million times since. Sobiech died Monday, May 20, ...

Winger Ioane Faces Fitness Race for First Lions Test

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:39 -0400

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Protest opposes London-wide National Health Service cuts

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:50 -0400

Around 7,000 people marched on Saturday at the first London-wide protest against cuts to the National Health Service (NHS). This is less than a third of the number that marched in defence of Lewisham Hospital in south London in January, and around the same number as marched against the sell-off of parts of the Whittington Hospital, north London, in March. Called ...

Nixons changes at Medicaid agency puzzle health care advocates

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:19 -0400

WEBSTER GROVES oThe Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city guidelines on residents keeping domestic ...

Graduates of NJ Nursing Initiative Will Help Replenish Teaching Ranks

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:04 -0400

New Jersey's nursing school faculties will soon be replenished with 10 newly minted professors, thanks to a program that is aiming to strengthen nursing education. The doctoral graduates were sponsored by the New Jersey Nursing Initiative, a multiyear $30 million project to address ...

Board hires new Washington County health exec

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:57 -0400

MARIETTA - The Washington County Board of Health has appointed Court Witschey as full-time administrator at the county health department. Witschey, who has served as the Creating Healthy Communities Grant administrator at the health department for nearly a decade, said he'll officially take the post on June 1. "The board went into executive session and offered me the position at the end ...

Advanced breast cancer detecting machine reaches India

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:08 -0400

An advanced breast cancer detecting digital machine with a capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before, has reached India. The mammography machine 'Amulet' by Fuji films, claimed to be India's first low close resolution system, was unveiled in the national capital on Sunday, 19 ...

Is Catholic Church taking over health care in Washington

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:30 -0400

Lord knows our schools have problems. But suppose we tried to solve them by doing something radical - say, turning the schools over to the Catholic Church. On the plus side, the Catholics have a good record of running quality schools. The minus side - besides the whole plan being unconstitutional - is that vast majorities of people around here don’t necessarily share Catholic religious ...

The Newest Breakthroughs in Cancer Care

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:18 -0400

With cancer at epidemic levels, it's important to know your medical options. The good news is that there is more help available than traditional doctors and oncologists offer. And best of all, these innovative, effective methods are far easier on the patient than anything offered by conventional medicine. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, I hope you'll take a ...

Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:52:20 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...

Doctors say victim of face-chewing attack in Miami last year making progress playing guitar

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:49 -0400

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this undated photo provided by Jackson Health System, Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami, plays the guitar in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center in Cutler Bay, Fla. The attack left Poppo blind, but doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take ...

British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:23 -0400

Man makes decision as Angelina Jolie -- he removes healthy organ. Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Kevin ...

Portland Ore. rejecting water fluoridation

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:56 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. -; Residents are voting to keep Portland, Ore., as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add ...

TechExcel Lifecycle Management DevSuite Receives new Regulatory Compliance for Medical Device Manufacturers

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:03:02 -0400

TechExcel Inc., a leading provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions, today announced availability of TechExcel DevSuite for Medical Device Software Development, an industry-proven lifecycle management solution that helps medical device manufacturers bring products to market faster and ensures development processes are complaint with global regulations including FDA 21 CFR Part ...

Erwin Center and area hospitals prepared for severe weather

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:32 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Concert venues and hospitals spent part of Tuesday preparing for the possibility of severe weather in Central Texas. At the Frank Erwin Center, thousands gathered for Taylor Swift concert. While the arena has a evacuation plan in place, it likely wouldn't be put into effect during severe weather. In fact, the Erwin Center itself can act as shelter in place. "We watch the ...

NY Digital Health Accelerator Is a Model to Emulate Startups Perspective

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:56 -0400

New York Digital Health Accelerator Is a Model to Emulate at the beginning of the program. With the proliferation of accelerators, I thought I'd share an insider's perspective on what it was like to be in the program now that it is complete. I'll also share some ideas on how can take it to the next level building off of their already-strong foundation. Zina described the program ...

Law to keep hospitals reporting infections

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:50 -0400

Hospitals must continue reporting infections from hip- and knee-replacement procedures and cardiac surgery, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday, despite opposition by hospitals and state health ...

Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:38 -0400

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of less-costly ...

Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:26:21 -0400

Regional Fed chief James Bullard said in a speech Tuesday that the Fed should continue its monthly $85 billion in bond purchases, which drives down interest rates and thus encourages lending and spending, to help spur the U.S. economic ...

100 years fighting for a cancer cure

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:30 -0400

Today, there are nearly 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, a number that would surely have been encouraging on May 22, 1913, when a small group of doctors and business leaders formed the American Society for the Control of ...

Ogun introduces cash-less policy in hospitals

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:18 -0400

In an effort to ensure financial transparency in the health sector, the Ogun State Government has introduced the cash-less policy in all hospitals owned by ...

More beef pork boost risk of diabetes for males report

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:39 -0400

A group of Japanese researchers said in a report that men who eat large amount of beef or pork may face a higher risk of developing diabetes, while the risk was not seen in women.The researchers, who came from Japan's National Cancer Center and National Center for Global Health and Medicine, said Tuesday that the risk of diabetes of men who eat about 83 grams of beef or pork daily is 42 ...

Medical Schooling for Children

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:17 -0400

The 21st century is poised to be the Healthcare Century . Yet so few have access to the knowledge necessary to contribute to and benefit from the Healthcare Century. Medical knowledge is doled out to an elite few who qualify for and can afford the exorbitant cost of medical professional ...

DOD VA and HHS Partner to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans Service Members and Families

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:37 -0400

Today, the Departments of Defense (DoD), Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the progress made to date on initiatives called for in President Obama's August 31, 2012 Executive Orderto Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and their families. "We have made strong progress to expand veterans' access to quality ...

World Briefing | Asia China New Bird Flu Virus Is Controlled Officials Say

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:19 -0400

The H7N9 virus appears under control in China largely through restrictions at bird markets, but it caused some $6.5 billion in losses, United Nations experts said Tuesday. The virus infected at least 130 people in China since March, with 36 deaths, but no cases have been detected since early May, ...

Schafer Maturing medical device industry must change

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:22 -0400

For Norm Dann, it’s pretty simple. "If the medical device industry is going to survive," he said, "the business model has got to change." It’s now a mature, slow-growth industry, he said. It has to make simpler and less costly products. And companies have to significantly shrink their hugely expensive sales and marketing organizations. These are not the ...

The Green Shadow Cabinet and a Mental Health Declaration of Independence

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:17 -0400

Jill Stein . Its purpose is to provide an ongoing opposition and alternative voice to the dysfunctional U.S. government -- and to demonstrate what a government of, by, and for the people (rather than of, by, and for, giant corporations) looks like. As the Green Shadow ...

For Oklahoma doctors and first responders an emotional 24 hours

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:09 -0400

When the tornado hit Moore, flattening their medical center, the chief of trauma surgery at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center mobilized her team. Lessons learned from past tragedies helped forge the new Level One Trauma center. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman ...

Medical teams in tornado country ‘Not again’

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:33:48 -0400

Dr. Roxie Albrecht of the Oklahoma University Medical Center and paramedic Tony McCarty discuss the highly experienced medical response to tornado victims, the type of injuries they saw, and the emotional aspects of doing their jobs in tornado country. NBC News' Nancy Snyderman ...

City Will Speed Cleanup of PCB-Filled Lights in Schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:14 -0400

With smoke and tar from faulty light fixtures leaking into New York City public school classrooms at alarming rates, the Bloomberg administration said on Tuesday that it would cut in half the time it needed to replace them. The agreement to complete the cleanup by the end of 2016, rather than by 2021, was struck with plaintiffs who sued the city in federal court two years ago to force a ...

Heritage Valley nursing program to merge with Community College of Beaver County

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:38 -0400

Heritage Family Health System's 97-year-old Sewickley School of Nursing will shut down and transfer its students into an existing program at the Community College of Beaver County by fall, officials said ...

Healthy Eating Full-fat cheese the secret to a healthy quesadilla

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25:36 -0400

In this April 29, 2013 photo, mushroom, pepper and onion quesadillas are shown in Concord, N.H. Full-fat cheese is the secret to a flavorful recipe. (AP Photo/Matthew ...

UPDATE 1-Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:27 -0400

Tue May 21, 2013 9:23pm EDT (Adds quotes, details of strike, contract dispute) By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO May 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic procedures and other medical treatment throughout the state. The union representing nearly 13,000 ...

University of Hawaii medical school donates used equipment to public schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:01 -0400

Ewa Makai Middle School science teacher David Wong loads donated equipment from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine into his ...

Craig Thomson now faces 173 fraud-related charges over Health Services Union credit cards

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:35 -0400

EMBATTLED MP Craig Thomson is facing 19 fresh charges in relation to allegations he misused thousands of dollars in union funds to pay for porn and prostitutes. The Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard this morning Mr Thomson would now face 173 fraud related charges - including 19 new charges. The new charges allege Mr Thomson used a Health Services Union credit card to pay for R-rated movies ...

Arizonas Ban on Abortions Struck Down in Federal Court

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:57:22 -0400

A federal appellate panel struck down ...

Medical marijuana A big mess may get even bigger

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:52 -0400

As more states enact laws allowing the compassionate use of marijuana as medicine for patients with serious illnesses, they're getting smarter about how to do it without creating a mess similar to the chaotic legal mishmash in California. Unfortunately, California is moving in the opposite direction, creating an even bigger ...

Community decries govt’s neglect of health care services

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:51 -0400

Residents of a neglected Nassarawa/Bakoko community in the suburb of Calabar, Cross River State, currently rely on free services offered by philanthropists to get medical ...

House immigration talks hang on health care

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:48 -0400

House immigration negotiators have given themselves until the end of the week to hash out language on what kind of health benefits should be available to undocumented immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, a crucial issue for the talks.If they can’t resolve this issue, the four-year immigration negotiations could come to a crashing ...

Wisconsin hospitals have reduced deadly type of infection

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:15 -0400

Painstaking work by Wisconsin hospitals in recent years has sharply lowered the occurrence of one of the most deadly types of infections: those from central lines used to deliver fluids, medication and blood to patients. Infections in intensive care units from central lines -- tubes placed in a large vein in a patient's neck, chest or arm -- were 56% lower last year compared with a national ...

Priority Health Colon Cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:05 -0400

Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ...

Hero nurse helps save newborn baby and mother in Moore

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:44 -0400

Nurse Cheryl Stoepker of the Moore Medical Center explains how she protected a newborn child and his mother as the tornado wreaked havoc on the hospital building they hid ...

Cadmium-Tainted Rice Discovered in Southern China

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:26 -0400

HONG KONG -- Government officials in southern China sought on Wednesday to calm public ire about toxic substances menacing the region's main food staple, rice, after the city of Guangzhou said that nearly half the rice tested at restaurants this year held excessive cadmium, a heavy metal that can cause cancer and other ...

Chinese Bear Bile Farming Draws Charges of Cruelty

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:24 -0400

Guizhentang Pharmaceutical uses bears to produce a traditional remedy it markets for a variety of ailments. A worker, above, drained bile from a bear's gallbladder in Fujian ...

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland fined $142970 for safety violations

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:15:08 -0400

State regulators have fined Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland $142,970 for not properly isolating nearly two dozen patients suspected of having tuberculosis.The hospital failed to put the patients in appropriately ventilated rooms to prevent the disease from spreading to other patients and hospital employees, Cal-OSHA said.As it turned out, none of these patients tested positive for ...

Mt. Pleasant health fair to feature information for seniors

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:25 -0400

Senior citizens have many questions on health issues and concerns and sometimes no answers, so bringing together informational resources under one roof is a great way to get the needed information that they seek, according to Mt. Pleasant Senior Center ...

Andy Murray withdraws from French Open with back injury

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:31 -0400

Andy Murray, Great Britain, hoists his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic, Serbia, to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in New York. UPI Photo/Monika ...

Surge In Measles Cases Has English Health Experts Concerned

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:57 -0400

Health officials are concerned about the surge in measles over the years since controversial research emerged, linking the vaccine for the illness ...

AGPMPN warms up for World Doctors’ Day

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:31:54 -0400

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, an affiliate of the World Organisation of Family Doctors, is set to mark the 2013 World Doctor Day with a public ...

Six Bronx Doctors Receive Doctors’ Day Awards

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:21:16 -0400

Six Bronx physicians were among 28 physicians honored today by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) with Doctors' Day awards for their leadership and commitment to advancing the mission of the public hospital system and providing the highest quality healthcare to New ...

Amag says anemia drug caused fatal reaction in Switzerland

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:06 -0400

(Reuters) - Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia drug, Rienso, because of a death and several cases of ...

Victorias Secret will not make mastectomy bras

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:25 -0400

Debbie Barriett (left), 57, and Allana Maiden, 27, hold Victoria's Secret bags containing 118,000 signatures petitioning for mastectomy "survivor ...

The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:00 -0400

A Moore Medical Center patient sits in the parking lot after a tornado damaged the hospital on Monday. A massive tornado swept through the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon, leaving ruin in its path. Moore Medical Center, which stood directly in the tornado's path, ...

‘Zombie’ attack victim may spend rest of life in Miami-Dade nursing home

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:58 -0400

Ronald Poppo listens to Heat games through a portable radio, but he’ll never watch TV again. He’s relearning how to play guitar, but he has lost interest in reconnecting with his family. Poppo’s doctors offer to give him prosthetic eyes and rebuild his chewed-off nose, but he turns them down. “He’s blind, so he can’t see what he looks like now, and it ...

Zach Sobiech Teen Who Recorded Farewell Song Clouds Dies From Rare Cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:04 -0400

Zach Sobiech Eighteen-year-old viral video inspiration Zach Sobiech's long goodbye came to a solemn halt on Monday morning when he died from the rare bone cancer osteosarcoma. He had been battling the disease for the last four years of his life.The Lakeland, Minn., teen who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 14, began writing farewell songs to his friends and family last year after he ...

Spring training with the NY Liberty Fitness is a year-round job

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:09:15 -0400

Photo credit: Liberty's Toni Young during the NY Liberty WNBA practice in Greenburgh. (Patrick E. McCarthy) In the Greenburgh practice facility shared by both the Knicks and Rangers, the players for the Liberty are deep into spring training. Fan favorites Cappie Pondexter and Leilani Mitchell are engaged in an intense half-court game under the watchful eye of coach and retired Detroit ...

After Taking Medical Bills Into Account One In Seven American Seniors Live In Poverty

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:14 -0400

Preliminary analyses of the 2010 U.S. Census indicated that less than one in ten American seniors live in poverty. But a new and more nuanced ';supplemental'; poverty metric ...

STUDY People Eat Bigger Portion Sizes When The Food Is Labeled ‘Healthy’

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:12 -0400

People assume they can eat larger portion sizes of foods labeled ';healthy,'; even when those foods actually have the same amount of calories as the ';non-healthy'; versions, according ...

Drowsy young drivers have increased crash risk

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:37 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult drivers who usually get less than six hours of sleep per night are more likely to crash than those who sleep in, according to a new study from ...

Ronald Poppo face-chewing victim still recovering one year later Hospital

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:37 -0400

The photos on the left are of Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off last year in Miami. Dr. Urmen Desai (right) and Dr. Wrood M. Kassira, both plastic surgeons, are shown during a news conference in Miami, on May 21, ...

NWS upgrades Oklahoma tornado to EF-5

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:39 -0400

A path of destruction is seen in the aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. ...

Man sentenced for stealing medical supplies for injured troops

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:38 -0400

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing U.S. military medical supplies was sentenced to six months in prison in San Diego, Calif., court records said. Michael Tuisee, 34, was one of three civilian contractors charged in the case, accused of taking medical equipment ...

A Tunisian man died of SARS-like virus after Mecca pilgrimage

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:29 -0400

A Tunisian man died after a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and two adults children tested positive for SARS-like virus, health officials say. World Health Organization officials said Tuesday the 66-year-old Tunisian man was the second pilgrim to the Muslim holy city to be sickened with the SARS-like virus novel coronavirus, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Tunisian man returned from a ...

New Brunswick discouraging new family doctors from practising medical residents

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:08 -0400

New Brunswick is discouraging family physicians from practising in the province despite a growing need for care, a number of doctors in the Maritimes say.Medical residents from throughout the region have written an open letter expressing their concerns to Premier David Alward and Health Minister Hugh ...

Suzsanne Singer dies her volunteers visited nursing home residents

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:55 -0400

Suzsanne Singer, who died this week at age 88, was a psychologist who trained volunteers to visit nursing home residents who had no visitors.She started her Senior Connections program when she noticed many elderly living their final years in isolation. She and her daughter-in-law, Sandy Roeder Singer, trained volunteers to visit nursing homes.They modeled the program after the extended family of ...

A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:48 -0400

How much is my deductible? Health insurance deductibles typically only go one direction: up. It's not unusual for people these days to be responsible for paying thousands of dollars in medical ...

Treatment With Antidepressant Results In Lower Rate Of Mental Stress-Induced Cardiac Ischemia

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:19 -0400

antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower rate of MSIMI, according to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA. "A robust body of evidence has identified ...

Fluid And Sodium Restriction Pointless For Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:18 -0400

Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction among patients who've been hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) appears to have no effect on weight loss or clinical stability, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. A total of 75 patients hospitalized patients with ADHF participated in the study. Researchers assessed the effect that sodium and fluid ...

That’s Pin-Credible Cancer-Survivor Can Turn Her Leg 180 Degrees

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:32 -0400

CANCER survivor Jen O’Shea has been left with a special talent after undergoing treatment to beat the disease – she can now twist her leg an incredible 180 ...

Program to certify healthy meals at Denver-area restaurants

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:35 -0400

About 40 Denver-area restaurants will offer dietitian-verified healthy meals under a new program being launched Wednesday by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Healthy Dining in Colorado program builds on a national template that Healthy Dining, a nutritional consulting company, has undertaken by listing good-for-you options at participating restaurants on ...

Study Health literature too complex for most patients

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:27 -0400

The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the time to answer every last question about test ...

Fitch Rates St. Alexius Medical Center Series 2013A Revs A- Outlook Stable

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:11 -0400

U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ...

Medical factors add to urgency of tornado rescues

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:59 -0400

As the 24-hour mark approached in the aftermath of the tornado that swept through a large swath of suburban Oklahoma City, emergency crews on Tuesday continued to search for survivors. At least 24 people were killed, including nine children, and those numbers are expected to climb. Disaster expert Dr. Matt Levy, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore ...

Survival under tornado debris dependent on injuries exposure to elements

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:55 -0400

UTMB gets $5M to study health care for elderly

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:28 -0400

Researchers at UTMB were awarded $4.9 million to study best practices for caring for elderly patients. The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a $4.9 million grant to study how to care for and promote the health and well-being of elderly patients. All four of UTMB's schools will participate in the study. Dr. James Goodwin, director of UTMB's Sealy Center on Aging in ...

UC Medical Workers Begin 2-Day Strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:22 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) –University of California medical center workers in San Francisco and several other cities statewide began a two-day strike Tuesday. The strike, organized by the union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, started early this morning at medical facilities at UC San Francisco, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Irvine and UC San Diego, union ...

Catholic Health Initiatives paying more for Houston hospitals than reported

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:40 -0400

Catholic Health Initiatives will pay more than $2 billion to purchase St. Luke's. Arapahoe County-based Catholic Health Initiatives agreed to purchase the Houston area's St. Luke's Episcopal Health System for $236 million more than previously reported. St. Luke's said last month it approved an agreement to transfer the system to CHI, the nation's second-largest faith-based ...

Texas couple charged with injury to adoptive son who died

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:23 -0400

A Texas couple have been charged with injury to a child, their 4-year-old adoptive son who died in March. David and Angela Cook of Cleburne were arrested Monday, ...

Mustard-filled munitions found in Utah desert

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:22 -0400

Informal stockpiles of buried World War II-era munitions were discovered during the cleanup of a Utah chemical depot, an Army spokeswoman said. The Deseret Chemical Depot, a 19,000-acre facility whose Chemical Agent Disposal Facility was closed in 2012, still contains 27 informal dumps where weapons and debris were burned in the years before environmental health hazards were understood. Among ...

Milwaukee Zoo says death of young orangutan caused by tapeworm

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:12 -0400

Officials at the Milwaukee County Zoo say the death of Mahal, a young orangutan immensely popular with visitors, was caused by a severe tapeworm infection. The determination was made after months of work and DNA examination by epidemiologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday. Tissue from Mahal, who died Dec. ...

Correction New Virus story

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:51 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and ...

Dupilumab a New Drug May Help Some Asthmatics

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:37 -0400

A new asthma drug being developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals may help patients whose condition is not well controlled by existing medicines, according to the results of a small clinical trial released Tuesday. In the 12-week study, the number of asthma attacks or other outbreaks of symptoms decreased by 87 percent in those getting the drug, dupilumab, compared with those ...

Pension gaps at not-for-profit U.S. hospitals growing -Moodys

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:54 -0400

WASHINGTON | Tue May 21, 2013 4:05pm EDT WASHINGTON May 21 (Reuters) - The pension gap at U.S. not-for-profit hospitals is growing, according to a Moody's Investors Service report released on Tuesday that found the low interest rate environment is contributing to the shortfall. Moody's said that in aggregate, the 331 not-for-profit hospitals it rates with pension plans projected ...

Brad Pitt Believes That He Has a Fascinating Medical Condition That Causes Him to Not Remember People’s Faces

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:14 -0400

Esquire , Pitt reveals that he genuinely thinks he has a rare medical condition that prevents him from remembering people's faces. (That, or this is a genius strategy to gently lower people's expectations about being recognized by the world's most famous ...

This fundamental principle of health care is violated every single day

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:48 -0400

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Lacey declares fitness for Tyrone clash

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:40 -0400

Karl Lacey has declared his fitness for Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final with Tyrone in Ballybofey. Lacey has made a return to training this month after a hip injury kept him out of the Allianz League campaign. The 2012 Footballer of the Year is hoping to play a part in the blockbuster encounter as the champions meet a rejuvenated Tyrone. Lacey told RTÉ ...

Genetic Variation Among Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Improved Survival

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:59 -0400

Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the American Thoracic Society international conference. "Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive disease with a median [midpoint] ...

Shorter Duration Steroid Therapy May Offer Similar Effectiveness In Reducing COPD Exacerbations

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:59 -0400

Among patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring hospital admission, a 5-day glucocorticoid treatment course was non-inferior (not worse than) to a 14-day course with regard to re-exacerbation during 6 months of follow-up, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at ...

Bed-Sharing With Parents Puts Babies At 5 Times The Risk For SIDS

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:52:58 -0400

Co-sleeping with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) fivefold, a new study in BMJ Open suggests. The likelihood applies even if parents are not smokers, drinkers, or drug users - other factors that raise the risk of SIDS, according to the study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A previous study conducted by a research team at the ...

Endangered lists enjoy healthy rises in numbers

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:46 -0400

The population of China's endangered animals, including giant pandas and Siberian tigers, is on the rise thanks to billions of yuan in investment, a top official from China's wildlife watchdog said on ...

Via Christis job reductions go against recent trends in local health care sector

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:49 -0400

Health care is the areas second-largest employer and has mostly been experiencing job growth, but Via Christi Health announced Tuesday that it will be eliminating 350 to 400 positions. Via Christi Health has been Wichitas second largest employer since 2010, and the health system has continued to strengthen its hold on that position by growing its work force. Stories the Wichita Business Journal ...

People choose larger portions of ‘healthy foods

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:12 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new ...

Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids sleep apnea

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:21 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt ...

Teaching Youngsters About Medical Science With A Game—And Killer Muenster

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:44 -0400

Ralph's Killer Muenster , players use the science of genetics to restore the killer cheese to its former edible state. It's all in a bid to make medical innovation enticing and accessible to youngsters. It's kind of a San Francisco thing. "It had to be something that felt relevant to this area," says Josh Rogers, the head of marketing and advertising at Ideo. "And ...

Federal appeals court strikes down Arizonas 20-week abortion ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:36 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. That's generally considered to ...

Peers of suicide victims more likely to think about killing themselves

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:33 -0400

Children and teens who had a peer commit suicide may be more likely to think about and attempt suicide themselves, an effect that appears to be more pronounced in younger kids. The phenomenon, which is known as "suicide contagion," was shown to last two years or more after a peer's death, a Canadian study revealed. "When these kids are suddenly faced with a suicidal death in ...

Environmental Working Groups top sunscreens for 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:32 -0400

The Environmental Working Group , a consumer organization, has released its annual report on sunscreens to come up with a list of recommendations for what people should slather on their skin this summer . The group analyzed hundreds of sunscreens currently on the market and gave them a score between 1 and 8, with "1" being considered a top pick. Read on to see examples of what the EWG ...

Woodruff-Sawyer names Chad Follmer as health practice leader

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:17 -0400

Chad Follmer as its health care practice leader. He had been managing director of health care and life science practice leader for the western region of Woodruff-Sawyer rival Marsh, one of the nation's largest insurance brokerages. In fact, as of May 21, his LinkedIn profile still has him at Marsh. The announcement came days ...

Red Cross Birthday Wish for Moore Okla.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:46 -0400

The organization, which provides food, shelter, blood and mental health services for disaster survivors, turns 132 today. Its birthday wish? To support and comfort the residents of Moore for ';as long as it takes.'; ';We’re there to help communities recover and rebuild,'; said Red Cross spokeswoman Anne Marie Borrego. ';Our hearts go out to those affected by this ...

Two women charged with illegal abortion in Virginia

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:16 -0400

Two Virginia women tried to induce an abortion that ended with one woman's preterm baby dying shortly after birth, authorities allege. Jessica Renee Carpenter, 20 and her roommate, Rachael Anne Lowe, 27, were each charged April 30 with one count of producing an illegal abortion. The charge carries a prison term of between two and 10 years if they are convicted. The Norfolk women, who also ...

Nurse linked to hepatitis C outbreak sues hospital for firing

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:16 -0400

A nurse says a New Hampshire hospital fired her because of her connection to a housemate who was charged with infecting patients with hepatitis C. Kerry Descoteau has sued Exeter Hospital for wrongful termination for releasing her even though the state nursing board dismissed a complaint against her, the Portsmouth Herald reported Tuesday. Descoteau has not been charged in the 32 confirmed ...

9th Circuit strikes down Arizona abortion law

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:14 -0400

A U.S. appeals court Tuesday struck down an Arizona abortion law banning the procedure after 20 weeks unless there's a medical emergency. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the law conflicts with federal decisions extending back to Roe vs. Wade. "Arizona may not deprive a woman of the choice to terminate her pregnancy at any point prior ...

Hospitals treat hundreds after Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:59 -0400

Cindy Wilson texts to friends Monday, May 20, 2013 after her home was destroyed by a massive tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., in the afternoon. Wilson and her husband, Staff Sgt. B. Wilson, took cover in their bathtub when the tornado hit. Cindy received a deep gash to her forehead and her wound was treated by first responders at the scene. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Jim ...

OBrien winning final fitness battle

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:12 -0400

Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury. O'Brien was expected to be out for two weeks after incurring bone bruising in last weekend's Amlin Challenge Cup final victory over Stade Francais. But Lions forwards coach Graham Rowntree today revealed that the injury is not as bad ...

Few Simple Steps To Prevent Skin Cancer This Summer

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:59 -0400

Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in the U.S., and as summer is quickly approaching, Americans are encouraged to take a few simple steps to protect their health and prevent skin cancer throughout this upcoming season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for ...

China-trained medical doctors doing fine in Nepal

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:09 -0400

Bhavuk Sharma Bajagain, 30, a medical doctor by profession, is often busy with his patients in the emergency ward of Kathmandu Model Hospital, one of the more reputable hospitals .In the morning, Bajagain also teaches and shares his medical experience with students in two different local medical institutions."I am very happy and satisfied when I see my patients relieved of pain after ...

Hospitals freeze AE targets - because they can’t hit them

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:33 -0400

Hospitals across Britain have been forced to suspend targets to see accident and emergency patients within four hours because they can no longer cope with demand, doctors and managers have ...

Illicit drug users in Abbotsford sue to back demands for health services

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:41 -0400

METRO VANCOUVER - Three drug addicts are taking the City of Abbotsford to court alleging its public health policies violate their human rights.The trio, and the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors, are holding a news conference later today at Abbotsford City Hall, with Pivot Legal Society lawyer Scott Bernstein.They claim zoning bylaws implemented by Abbotsford council in 2005 violate ...

Covidiens lung cancer detection system included in ACCP guidelines

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:40 -0400

Covidien CEO Jose Almeida Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced Tuesday that its bronchoscopy system, used to detect lung cancer, has been included in the new American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines. The Dublin-based company, with US headquarters in Mansfield, Mass., said in a statement that the clinical practice guidelines were released by the ACCP earlier this month and are intended ...

Man tells of deadly fitness test

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:49 -0400

Aspirant traffic cops wait to run 4km in 30 minutes to pass the fitness test which will qualify them to go into the next round for one of 90 provincial posts. File photo; ...

FState MEC warns doctors

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:44 -0400

Free State - The Free State is considering a forensic probe into alleged abuse of privilege by state doctors doing private work, health MEC Benny Malakoane said on ...

Miami face-chewing victim thanks supporters in new video

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:29 -0400

The homeless man whose face was nearly chewed off by another man in a gruesome attack in Miami last year is recovering well from his severe facial injuries and has expressed gratitude to those who supported him during his recovery process. In a newly added YouTube video from Jackson Health System in Miami, 66-year-old Ronald Poppo is seen sitting on a hospital bed strumming a few chords on a ...

H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:45 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on ...

Ken Buck Weld DA and state political figure says hes cancer-free

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:06 -0400

Senate candidate Ken Buck and his wife, Perry, concentrated on election results in 2012. (The Denver Post file | KARL GEHRING) Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck announced on Facebook Monday night that his cancer is in remission."I feel so blessed to have so many friends who have prayed, prepared meals, sent cards, called, e-mailed and expressed love and support in so many positive ...

Health risks remain for Okla. tornado responders victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:51 -0400

Dana Ulepich searches inside a room left standing at the back of her house destroyed after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, ...

Oklahoma tornado aftermath filled with risks for victims rescue workers

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:46 -0400

Dana Ulepich searches inside a room left standing at the back of her house destroyed after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, ...

New coronavirus spreads to Tunisia 66-year-old man dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:46 -0400

RABAT, Morocco The new coronavirus has now reached Tunisia. The novel SARS-like virus that's been infecting people who have been in the Middle East or those who have been in contact with recent travelers to the region, has killed a 66-year-old Tunisian man following a visit to Saudi Arabia. Two of his adult children were infected as well, according to the Tunisian Health Ministry. His sons ...

Hospital Hit by Oklahoma Tornado Lucky

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:19 -0400

A nurse walks the destruction at Moore hospital after a huge tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour struck Moore, Okla., near Oklahoma City, May 20, ...

How to Talk to Your Kids About Natural Disasters

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:18 -0400

Fassler emphasized the importance of limiting television and Internet viewing, especially for very young children. But assume your children already know, or will soon find out about it, even if you try to shield them from the devastating images. Jeffrey Brown, an assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, agreed that even kids who aren't asking ...

California study Treatments for prostate and breast cancer vary widely depending on where people live

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:15 -0400

Tracy has agricultural roots and affordable homes, but a new study reveals a less obvious distinction for this Central Valley city: Doctors use internal radiation to treat men for prostate cancer at the highest rate in California, more than four times the state average.By comparison, men living just 60 miles away near Stanford University are much less likely to undergo the procedure known as ...

Growing medicines in plantsrequires new regulations

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:44 -0400

In a paper to be published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, six scientists from the US and Europe compare risk assessment and regulation between the two continents. They will run a web chat on the subject with Sense About Science from 12-1 on Wednesday 20th February. In the EU, plant-made pharmaceuticals have to be authorised in the same way as GM agricultural crops. In theory, agricultural ...

Tool helps health providers make patient record sharing authorization decisions

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:52 -0400

State health officials have developed a tool to help providers decide when they need patient authorization to share treatment records as California builds an electronic highway for medical information. State health officials have developed a tool to help providers decide when they need patient authorization to share treatment records as California builds an electronic highway for medical ...

UN AIDS Deaths Down Treatment Up in Africa

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:33 -0400

A new United Nations report says AIDS-related deaths in Africa are falling while the number of Africans getting treatment for the AIDS virus is on the ...

Health Insurance for Less Than $100 Monthly

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:34 -0400

In some places around the world, it is possible to arrange good, comprehensive health insurance for less than $100 per month. In some countries the cost of medical care can be so low that it can make more sense to pay for it as you need it, rather than insuring against it. And, under certain circumstances, health care can even be free. These are all potential upsides of one of the most important, ...

Video Fecal bacteria common in public pools U.S. health officials say

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:47 -0400

Health officials say they found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from Atlanta-area public swimming pools last summer. And they say contaminated water leading to disease outbreaks is becoming common ...

Protest begins at UC San Diego hospitals

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:03 -0400

Union President Kathryn Lybarger is scheduled to attend the 6 p.m. demonstration at UC San Diego's Thornton Hospital campus, 9300 Campus Point ...

Head hunter Russell Reynolds adds health care head in San Francisco office social media guru in Palo Alto

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:16 -0400

Sofie Qiao. Russell Reynolds Associates, a New York-based executive search firm, named Sofie Qiao as San Francisco-based executive director of the health care sector. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds, Qiao co-founded biotech firm LEAD Therapeutics, consulted and did other management work at Discovery Partners International, Syrrx (now Takeda California), McKinsey and Co., and Genzyme (now ...

World Bank Group chief urges delivery of health coverage to end

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:42 -0400

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on Tuesday called on countries gathered at the 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) to ensure universal access to quality, affordable health services to help end extreme poverty by 2030.It is estimated that out-of-pocket health spending forces 100 million people worldwide into extreme poverty every year and inflicts severe financial hardship on another 150 ...

Fayette County Notes Run with A Nun or Walk to Stop Diabetes on June 1

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:41 -0400

The Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes will be June 1 at Keeneland Race Course. Registration is 7:30-8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. Step Out is a one-day fundraising walk benefiting the American Diabetes Association. To register, volunteer or for more information, visit Diabetes.org/lexingtonstepout or call (859) 268-9129.Run for the needyOutrun a nun and win a prize during the 23rd annual ...

Sir David Nicholson quits NHS chief steps down in wake of Mid Staffs scandal

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:32 -0400

The head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson is to step down from his role, it was announced today, following a sustained and sometimes virulent campaign to force his resignation over the Mid Staffordshire ...

Health reforms will give too much power to insurers dentists

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:05 -0400

Plans by health minister Edith Schippers to allow health insurers to restrict patient access to approved providers will give them too much power, according to Dutch dentists' association NMT. The minister plans to allow insurers to refuse to pay for treatment carried out by practitioners not on their approved list. Some 95,000 people have now signed a petition against the changes, which ...

Tunisia announces three cases of coronavirus one death

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:12 -0400

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since recovered but the rest of the family remains under medical observation, the ...

Sebelius Expanding Access to Health Coverage Is a Responsibility Belonging Chiefly to National Governments

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:56 -0400

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (AP File Photo) (CNSNews.com) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius touted universal health coverage at a global conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. "Advancing the health of our nations is a fundamental commitment we make to all our people," Sebelius told the World Health Assembly Plenary Session. "As President Obama ...

Ministry of Health forms a Team to confront Coronavirus

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:44 -0400

Manama, May 21st (BNA) - After reviewing Decree Law No. (3) for 1975 on public health and its amendments, and the approval of the Activities Committee in its meeting No. (19) dated May 19, 2013, Undersecretary of Ministry of Health issued a decision which stipulated the formation of a working group at the Ministry of Health to confront Coronavirus. According to the first article of the ...

Health Minister Meets with Executive Director of UNAIDS

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:42 -0400

Geneva, May 21. (BNA) -- On the sidelines of the 66th Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Health Minister Dr. Sadeq bin Abdulkareem Al-Shehabi and his accompanying delegation, met here today with the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidib and discussed with him areas of joint cooperation. During the meeting, Michel Sidib ...

Why Investing In Smarter Pill Bottles Could Help Us Save Billions Of Dollars In Health Costs

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:07 -0400

A pill bottle that glows blue when it’s time to take another dose, and red when you’ve accidentally forgotten to take one. Pills embedded with sensors that allow doctors to track who’s swallowing them. A pill bottle that starts to grow spots, like an overripe banana, when the medicine has expired. Insurers and pharmacies are ...

Damning FState health report released

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:02 -0400

Bloemfontein - A damning report on the condition of some Free State health facilities and services was presented to provincial health staff on Tuesday by newly appointed MEC Benny ...

Schoolmates of suicide victims at higher risk

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:02 -0400

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who have a classmate die of suicide are more likely to consider taking, or attempt to take, their own lives, according to a new study. The idea that suicide might be "contagious" has been around for centuries, senior author Dr. Ian Colman, who studies mental health at the University of Ottawa, told Reuters Health. Past studies ...

Medical examiner cuts Moore Okla. death toll

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:37 -0400

While fears remain that the count could again rise -- the medical examiner's language retains the qualifier "at least" -- the updated figure cuts the one that had stood overnight, 51 dead, more than in ...

The DSM-5 is here What the controversial new changes mean for mental health care

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:27 -0400

The most recent revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has arrived, and the latest changes have caused divisions among those in the psychiatric community. Often touted as the psychiatrist's "Bible," the DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association and establishes the almost universal standard by which doctors classify, ...

China probes rice tainted with cancer-causing cadmium

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:46 -0400

BEIJING Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province's Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed excessive levels of cadmium, according to an official notice ...

Bed sharing may increase risk of SIDS by five times

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:44 -0400

Sharing a bed with an infant significantly increases their risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a new study published online on May 20 ...

As OTAs begin several Ravens still working their way back to health

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:35 -0400

Starting today and continuing over the next three weeks, Ravens’ rookies and veterans will come together for organized team activities. The three day OTAs, which will be held at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills from May 21-23, May 29-31 and June 4-6, will serve as a prelude to the mandatory veteran minicamp, held on June 11-13. The OTAs are voluntary and several Ravens ...

Survivor Of Cannibalistic Attack Thanks Community Doctors

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:31 -0400

MIAMI (CBS4) – Nearly one year ago Ronald Poppo was the target of one of the most gruesome attacks in South Florida's history. After his face was mutilated and eye gouged out by Rudy Eugene, Poppo was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital. On Tuesday several of the doctors responsible for his care talked about his progress. "Mr. Poppo asked us to talk about him, to thank the ...

UPDATE Medical examiner 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:18:54 -0400

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven ...

Cancer Claims Ray Manzarek Founding Member of The Doors

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:00 -0400

In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, ...

UC hospitals say patients safe despite strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:24 -0400

LOS ANGELES -; Both sides say a two-day strike by several thousand University of California medical workers hasn't affected patient ...

High Fiber Diets Linked To Increased Risk Of E.coli

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:19 -0400

According to new research published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people who consume diets rich in fiber are at an increased risk of contracting Escherichia coli (E. coli) which can lead to O157:H7 infection and severe disease. Escherichia coli, which is also known ...

N. Ky. health department stops well-child exams

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:39 -0400

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The health department in northern Kentucky says it plans to stop offering well-child visits because Medicaid no longer offers reimbursement for them.Health department spokeswoman Emily Gresham Wherle told The Kentucky Enquirer (http://bit.ly/18eOAvu) that the agency will honor current appointments but will not schedule any new appointments. She said parents would need to ...

Employers Can Minimize Their Exposure To Obamacares Health Insurance Mandate By Offering Low-Cost Skinny Coverage

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:08 -0400

Dallas-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain El Fenix says that it will offer limited insurance coverage to its 1,200 workers, covering prescription drugs, preventive care, and physician visits, in order to gain eligibility for the weaker version of Obamacare's employer mandate. Last week, ...

Cardinal Health Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 2.54 Yield

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:06 -0400

report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money -- maybe they find ...

Cars and cancer treatment pre-occupy terminally ill Iain Banks

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:23 -0400

By Li-mei Hoang LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 11:24am EDT LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - Terminally ill Scottish author Iain Banks has been talking online about cars, carbon footprints and chemotherapy for treating his cancer in a new update to fans. The novelist, who recently enjoyed a short holiday to a northern Scottish island, said on his website Banksophilia that if his "tumours have ...

Khosla-backed stealthy health care startup Gamgee gets $2M

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:39 -0400

Mobile health care startup Gamgee, led by former Epocrates tech chief Bob Quinn, has raised $2 million. Gamgee, a stealthy mobile health care startup, disclosed on Tuesday that it has raised $2 million in equity funding. The Palo Alto company led by CEO Bob Quinn has no website but his LinkedIn profile offers some insight into what he is working on. "Funded by Khosla Ventures, I am building ...

5 reasons the government is not prepared to handle ObamaCare

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:51 -0400

The recent turn of events with the Obama Administration and a lack of transparency are a significant red flag to the impending catastrophe of how the proposed changes under the Affordable Care Act could be the next ensuing disaster. 1. Is the IRS capable of fairly enforcing penalties? A major part of the Affordable Care Act is providing insurance for those who don't have it, or can't ...

Increase in HIV infections among Navajo prompt fears of epidemic

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:51 -0400

An increase in HIV infections among the Navajo people in Gallup, N.M. has the medical community concerned over a possible epidemic, the New York Times reported. Among the reservation's population, 47 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in 2012, which is a 20 percent increase from 2011, according to a report released last month by the federal Indian Health Service. Furthermore, data has revealed ...

Mom issues health warning after 16-year-old son dies of testicular cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:51 -0400

After the recent loss of their 16-year-old son from testicular cancer, one family is urging other young men to get checked regularly, Gazette Live reported. Michael Rushby from Grangetown, England waited eight long months before telling his brother John on April 17 that he had found a lump on one of his testicles. "He said he had a problem and showed me one of his testicles," ...

Babies who share bed with parents 5 times more likely to die of cot death

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:50 -0400

Babies sharing beds with their parents face a five-fold risk of dying of cot death, even if their parents are not smokers, new research shows. The increased risk of death extends to babies previously thought to be at low risk because they are breastfed and the mother has not taken alcohol or drugs, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal Open. The findings come after 1472 ...

AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:05 -0400

(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, sending its shares up 15 ...

Going the Distance CPA Firm Sponsors Yearlong Push for Employee Health Fitness

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:34 -0400

particularly from January to April when many firms are willing to invest in the occasional fitness class or healthy lunch to ensure employees stay fit and healthy during the grueling tax season. But healthy living is a year-round commitment ...

Algeria Algerian Press Demand Truth On Bouteflikas Health

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:01 -0400

Algerian newspapers on Tuesday denounced a news blackout by the government over the state of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in a French hospital for three weeks. The government has accused local and international media of publishing false information as rumours circulate that the president may even be in a coma. Pointing out that Bouteflika's Algerian doctor, Rachid ...