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Breakthrough research shows Vit C kills drug resistant TB

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - Adding vitamin C to existing tuberculosis drugs regime could shorten the therapy for drug resistant TB, claims new research findings published in the online scientific journal Nature Communications. The striking discovery, by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria in laboratory ...

Fish oil supplements may help cut risk of diabetes heart disease

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:50:02 -0400

A new study has found that widely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease. Fish oil supplements, also called omega 3 fatty acid capsules, raise levels of adiponectin in the bloodstream. Adiponectin is an important hormone that has beneficial effects on metabolic processes like glucose regulation and the ...

Stewart Swift new best friends

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:50:02 -0400

Actress Kristen Stewart was reportedly nursing her broken heart by spending an entire day at singer Taylor Swift's house here. Stewart, 22, is once again going through a rough patch in her relationship with Robert Pattinson after he moved out of their love nest. It is said that he caught the actress' messages to director Rupert Sanders, with whom she had a fling in July last year. Stewart was ...

Brad Pitts drug tales

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:02 -0400

Actor Brad Pitt says he wasted a lot of time using drugs in the past. He admits he damaged his health with it just in the quest of exploring new things. The 49-year-old, who is engaged to actress Angelina Jolie and has six children, says he realised his mistake and took control of his drug intake. "For a long time I thought I did too much damage - drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. A guy ...

Researchers identify anti-cancer amino acid fragment

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

Scientists have identified an amino acid fragment that can be used to halt cancer spread, says a study. By studying proteins thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast and lung cancer. The findings suggest that a prosaposin-based drug ...

Grapefruit nanoparticles can deliver anti-cancer drug Study

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400

Scientists have engineered nanoparticles derived from grapefruit lipids that could be used to deliver anti-cancer and other drugs to tumour cells, says a study. Grapefruit has long been known for its health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionise how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumour cells, say researchers. The University of Louisville ...

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 ...

$7 million more in mental health funding could go to St. Louis County children

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:23 -0400

The St. Louis County Children's Fund hopes to award an additional $7 million in grants next year and will revamp some of its strategies after the release Wednesday of a $250,000 needs assessment.The assessment found that bullying, substance abuse, and disruptive and disrespectful behavior still pervade St. Louis County public and private schools despite numerous school-based programs ...

Security Guard Slashed In Nursing Home Parking Lot www.privateofficer.com

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:03 -0400

–A Waco security guard was slashed with a sharp object by a man he confronted in a nursing home parking lot early Wednesday morning. Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said at around 1 a.m. Wednesday the guard was patrolling at the Woodland Springs Nursing Center at 1010 Dallas St. when he spotted a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. As the guard approached the vehicle to investigate, ...

Sisters Ejected From Mall Over Cancer Hats www.privateofficer.com

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:59 -0400

A trio of sisters ejected from a mall in Pennsylvania are mourning the recent death of their mother from cancer -- but the three chose a forcefully worded yet common anti-cancer sentiment that offended mall security. The sisters ejected from the mall in King of Prussia are Makia Underwood, 32, Zakia Clark, 29, and Tasha Clark, 27. The girls' mother, Jackie Underwood, was diagnosed with ...

Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:22 -0400

Kathrin Jansen, senior vice president of Vaccine Research and Early Development at Pfizer Inc, poses for a portrait in one of her labs at Pfizer headquarters in Pearl River, New York, April 19, ...

Digital medical-record use continues to rise

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:29 -0400

The adoption of digital records has been pushed by the Obama Administration with $14 billion in incentives from the 2009 stimulus and promises to increase patient safety and reduce ...

we gave you the readers the chance to star on our cover via Twitter and be a FIT City Series race ambassador. Here we meet the inspiring winners and hear their fitness stories

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:12 -0400

I was always involved in sport when I was younger, from rugby to GAA, golf and swimming. I was never the best or fittest, but was passionate about sport, so always gave 100pc effort.Then from 2007 to 2010, a number of factors, including ...

Teen birth rates decline in most US states

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:38 -0400

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:37 -0400

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

Nebraska attorney general wants abortion clinic nurses license revoked

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:22:14 -0400

By Katie Schubert OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care and improperly administering drugs. Bruning, a Republican who received support from anti-abortion groups during a run for the Senate last year, argued ...

Chennai student battling blood cancer needs your help

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:22:08 -0400

Chennai : 17-year-old Lakshmipriya wants to be an engineer. But, the young Chennai girl suffers from leukemia, commonly known as blood cancer and doctors say she is running out of time. In a video appeal, Lakshmipriya explains that she needs a stem cell transplant. Doctors have found a matching donor in her sister, but the procedure and the accompanying treatment will cost around Rs. 40 lakh. The ...

Oklahoma Tornado Health Risks May Lie In The Rubble

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:51 -0400

Susan Kates salvages items from a friend's tornado-ravaged home Wednesday in Moore, Okla., where experts warn of health risks in the cleanup. (AP/Charlie ...

Doctors save Ohio toddler by printing him an airway tube

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:36 -0400

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the ...

Japanese hospital tests powerful non-surgical radiation therapy for breast cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:44 -0400

Interest in issues involving breast cancer and its treatment is at an all-time high, this after award-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone a double mastectomy because of a high risk of the said disease. It should prove as good news for the medical world that Japanese cancer specialist Kumiko Karasawa has revealed on Wednesday that has started the world’s first ...

John Martin brought occupational health to Newfoundland

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:18 -0400

As a physician, John Martin was clever, attentive, detail-oriented and personable. His patients loved him. But more than that, he was curious. He didn't just treat a disease, but pursued its origins. This took him inside patient's bodies, and up and down their family trees. He entered their homes and their work environments. And the latter might have been a fluorspar mine or a ...

Official promises probe into Perm Territory nurse photo session scandal

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:29:45 -0400

TYUSHEVO VILLAGE /Ryazan region/, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets promised a probe into the scandal involving a photo session of nurses in the resuscitation ward of a hospital in the Perm ...

Big differences in costs for Colorado small-group coverage under health reform

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400

Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ...

BRICS countries pledge to step up cooperation in public health

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:05 -0400

The BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- pledged in a joint communiqu on the sidelines of the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to strengthen intra-BRICS cooperation in promoting health of their peoples.According to the communiqu released to Xinhua Wednesday, the BRICS decided to continue cooperation in the sphere of health through the Technical ...

Orlando honors American Cancer Societys 100th birthday

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:49 -0400

ORLANDO -- In the City of Orlando, May 22, 2013 is now American Cancer Society Day. Mayor Buddy Dyer issued a proclamation, recognizing the American Cancer Society's 100th Birthday. Wednesday marks 100 years that the Cancer Society has raised money and support for cancer research. To celebrate, officials are encouraging people to join together, and take action to finish the fight ...

Mercks insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval

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

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses. The advisory panel was convened to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decide whether to approve the drug, suvorexant, which would be the first in a new class of sedatives ...

Oregon Fluoride Measure in Portland Is Defeated

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

Despite the recommendation of public health experts, voters in Portland, Ore., defeated a measure on Tuesday to add fluoride to the water supply by a 60-to-40 percent margin. The result marks the fourth time since 1956 that Portland has rejected fluoridation efforts, and means the city will continue to be the largest metropolitan area in the country without fluoridated water or plans to add ...

Editorial The Aftermath of Measles Vaccine Scare in Britain

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:21:49 -0400

Britain is experiencing serious outbreaks of measles that look to be a delayed consequence of a failure to vaccinate infants and young children more than a decade ago. A prime cause of that failure was ill-founded fears among parents that a widely used vaccine to combat measles, mumps and rubella might cause autism. Because they shunned the vaccine, their children, now in their teens, are ...

Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400

Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...

China-Africa Towards More Sustainable Health Care

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:56:16 -0400

Credit: ChimpLearnGood/ flickr By Paul Kadetz In 1941, Mao Zedongcalledfor a "practice of revolutionary humanitarianism". 14 years later in Bandung, Indonesia, China’s Premier Zhou Enlai met with other Asian leaders to chart a distinctly anti-colonial approach to humanitarianism and diplomacy on the African continent. From its first health aid to Algeria in 1964, China has ...

Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:48 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on ...

National Briefing | Washington Senate Committee Approves Bill on Compounding

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:19 -0400

A Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug Administration greater authority over compounding pharmacies. The practice of compounding, the specialty mixing of medication for individual patients, drew national attention last fall when tainted products from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts caused a fungal meningitis outbreak that killed more than 50 ...

Health care stocks As boomers age a booming sector emerges

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:56 -0400

What are we looking for? For the next 18 years, 8,800 Americans will turn 65 every single day. According to the Health Care Cost Institute, they will each spend $142,000 (U.S.) in medical expenses over the next 20 years. My colleague Rob Belanger and I thought it was time to take a look at health care facility ...

Medical provider gap dangerously wide

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:19 -0400

There's an easy, common-sense solution. The Legislature should act swiftly to allow medical professionals on the front lines of the health care system -- nurse practitioners, optometrists, pharmacists -- practice to the full extent of their capabilities. Senator Ed Hernandez has proposed three bills that would do exactly that, and they deserve to be quickly debated and ...

Okla. medical examiner identifies tornado victims

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:10 -0400

Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie ...

Faith delusion and mental health

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:13 -0400

It is amazing how some may even have profound psychological issues and possible lower scores in quality of life studies. My perplexity is that with the obviously better social and physical infrastructure in terms of electricity, clean environment, solid welfare system, security, transportation, efficient health care and many others, I do not expect anyone to come down with any psychological ...

Hospitals prepare for the worst with emergency drills

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:50 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. – Several Portland hospitals are running emergency training drills, simulating what it would be like if they were suddenly inundated with trauma patients. Wednesday morning, doctors ...

Cancer Victim Zach Sobiechs Clouds Hits No. 1 on iTunes as Video Tribute Goes Viral

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:08 -0400

Joni Eareckson Tada: 'She Was Unlike Anyone I Ever Met,' Says Husband About Courtship (Pt. 2) The Lakeland, Minn., teen died on Monday surrounded by friends and family after a four-year battle with osteosarcoma, a rare cancer of the bone that usually affects young children.Last May, after all of his medical options were exhausted, doctors gave the teen one year to live. Once he learned ...

Incentives push doctors to electronic medical records

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400

More than half of doctors' officers and 80% of hospitals that provide Medicare or Medicaid will have electronic health records by the end of the ...

Ride Don’t Hide cycling event aims to raise $400000 for mental health awareness

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:57 -0400

Vancouver resident Candice Johnson is cycling 60 kilometres in the Ride Don’t Hide event in memory of her brother Marc, who committed suicide in ...

Kauai Clams gets OK from Hawaii Health Department to raise and sell shellfish

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:34 -0400

The Hawaii Department of Health has given the green light to Sunrise Capitol Inc., doing business as Kauai Clams, to become the first Hawaii company in 26 years to farm and sell shellfish. The company, whose operation is in Kekaha on Kauai, is currently growing clams, and it plans to introduce locally-grown oysters in the near future. Gov. Abercrombie asked the department to help bring a thriving ...

Senate committee advances drug compounding bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:09 -0400

By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would increase federal oversight for companies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines. The proposed legislation was introduced in response to a meningitis outbreak last fall that killed more than 50 people and sickened more than 700. The outbreak was traced to ...

FDA panel says Mercks sleep drug safe effective at lower dose

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:09 -0400

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug was safe and effective at the lower of two doses studied, a panel of medical experts said on Wednesday, increasing the chance it will be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The advisory panel was convened to help the FDA decide whether to approve the drug, suvorexant, which would be the first ...

Doctors Save Life Of Kaiba Gionfriddo Ohio Boy By 3-D Printing Him An Airway Tube

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:02 -0400

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a ...

San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:33:31 -0400

SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The San Jose City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance increasing taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The tax rate will be going from 7-to-10 percent starting in July, a move that is expected to generate $1.5 million in additional revenue each year. "We probably have 100 dispensaries operating in San Jose, even though they're illegal under ...

Little Canada man was intrusive in videotaping medical call city argues

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:08 -0400

A 29-year-old man was "extremely intrusive" when he videotaped a medical call outside his apartment, an attorney for the city of Little Canada argued in court Wednesday. Andrew Joseph Henderson recorded the actions of a sheriff's deputy and an ambulance crew as they prepared to take a highly intoxicated man to the hospital the night of Oct. 30, 2012. "This was a medical ...

Mall Kicks Out Women Wearing Breast Cancer Hats with Expletive

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:28 -0400

The King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania kicked out three sisters last Sunday for wearing matching hats with a message: Fu*k Cancer. Over one of the letters was a strategically placed pink breast cancer ribbon. The ladies, who spoke to the ABC News affiliate WPVI, said they were honoring their mother, who died last Tuesday of breast cancer and had battled the disease for four ...

US doctors save boy by 3-D printing splint

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:40 -0400

IN a medical first, US doctors have used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance in the booming field of regenerative medicine - making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the ...

OAS Permanent Council Receives Report of the Pan American Health Organization and Submits Draft Resolutions to the General Assembly

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:41 -0400

May 22, 2013 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today held its last regular meeting prior to the 43rd General Assembly, in which it heard reports of the work done during the last year by its various committees, the annual report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and approved the submission of numerous draft resolutions to be decided by the Foreign ...

Medical company declines to answer Senate questions on Medicare billing

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:59 -0400

WASHINGTON - The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and other home medical supplies to Medicare recipients who may not need or want them. Jon Letko of U.S. Healthcare Supply LLC, based in Milford, ...

Seattle chefs Top Chef Master Rick Bayless kick in for cancer

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:06 -0400

Fred Hutch Premier Chefs Dinner and fundraising auction. I did it again last Sunday, hanging out with some of my favorite chefs, watching as they showed up ...

Priority Health High Blood Pressure Education Month

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:56 -0400

May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a silent killer because 90 percent of patients have no ...

Caryn Kelley Medical examiner explains why death was homicide

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:54 -0400

Caryn Kelley is expected to take the stand in her own defense. She's faces up to 30 years in prison if she is found guilty of ...

Online tool helps control blood pressure long term

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:33 -0400

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, people with high blood pressure who could communicate with their pharmacists online had better blood pressure control a year after that service ended. Previously researchers had found that patients randomly assigned to the web-based pharmacy care did better than those who used a patient website but had no extra help or were only ...

Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:32 -0400

By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not indicate the bird flu, nor a new mutation of any known influenza virus, said Dr. Mary McIntyre, an assistant state health officer at the Alabama ...

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Combining Medical Care With Pastoral Faith Support

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:00 -0400

A national network of hospitals in the U.S. called Cancer Treatment Centers of America is combining state-of-the-art medical care for patients in advanced-stages of cancer with spiritual support by a team of pastors, which is said to help patients live longer. "The focus of Care that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America utilizes is a 'Holistic Model,' and in that model ...

Okla. medical chief Cataloging dead horrific task

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:55 -0400

By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Even to a man who deals in death every day, the toll from Monday's tornado was "horrific."That was the word Dr. Eric Pfeifer, the chief medical examiner of Oklahoma, used Wednesday to describe the challenge of identifying and performing autopsies on two dozen victims.After working around the clock for two days, Pfeifer emerged from the morgue ...

WHO Health officials must collaborate on health threats

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:30 -0400

Dr. Margaret Chan, of director-general of the World Health Organization told the World Health Assembly currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, "10 years ago, this assembly met under a cloud of anxiety -- SARS was spreading explosively along the routes of international air travel, placing any city with an international airport at risk of imported cases. "Less than four months after ...

3-D Printed Medical Device Saves a Life for the First Time

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:29 -0400

Kaiba became the first person to have his life saved by a 3-D printed device: Doctors at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital designed a customized splint that opened his airways and saved his life. The details of Kaiba's case were published Wednesday in the New England Medical Journal. Green and Scott Hollister, a biomedical engineer, had been working on ...

Ky. needs more doctors ahead of Medicaid expansion

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:26 -0400

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage could exacerbate the state's shortage of physicians, according to a report released Wednesday.Deloitte Consulting, a technology firm that's helping to set up the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, unveiled the report showing Kentucky's 10,475 ...

Why Baby Boomers Need To Get Real About Health And Long-Term Care Costs In Retirement

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:28 -0400

Baby Boomers are in serious denial when it comes to their medical and long-term care costs in retirement. Yes, Medicare provides excellent health insurance (subsidized in large part by taxpayers). But it doesn't come close to paying for a senior's medical costs. And doesn't pay for long-term supports and services at all. Those holes in the Medicare system mean a couple turning 65 ...

DOD VA Move Ahead with Seamless Medical Record Effort

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:57 -0400

By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments should be able to create a seamless health records system by the end of the year, Undersecretary of Defense Frank Kendall told reporters today. The undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics led a review of the health care records system. The idea is to create a ...

Uninsured Texans Seek Health Care In Mexico As Their Governor Resists Medicaid Expansion

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:33 -0400

article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by one of Obamacare’s most ardent critics: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). The piece centers on particularly destitute populations in southern Texas, where some uninsured residents are so poor, sick, and ...

Thalidomide drug label to warn of cancer risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:31 -0400

A thalidomide drug that is approved as part of treatment for multiple myeloma may increase the risk of other cancers, Health Canada says. In Canada, Thalomid is approved for use in people aged 65 and older as a treatment for the blood cancer called multiple myeloma, in combination with melphalan and ...

Sugary drinks tied to kidney stone risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:56 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who drink at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day are slightly more likely to develop kidney stones than people who rarely imbibe them, according to a new ...

Holy See to 66th World Health Assembly

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:35 -0400

Here is the intervention by the Holy See delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly. The meeting is under way in Geneva, Switzerland. The address by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, the representative of the Holy See, was given ...

Vitamin C may not treat gout study

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:52 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily vitamin C supplements don't lower uric acid as much as drugs used to treat high levels of the acid that's responsible for gout, says a new study from New ...

Fluoride wont be added to Portland Ore. water voters decide

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:03 -0400

A protestor with a banner interrupts a City Council vote on whether to add fluoride to city water in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. City voters decided this week not to fluoridate Portland's water ...

Details emerge about Polands first face transplant

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:03 -0400

In this picture provided by the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland, a 33-year-old Polish man whose face was torn off by stone-cutting machinery is shown after undergoing a total face transplant. Doctors performed the surgery on May 15 in a 27-hour operation. In a news conference on Wednesday they said it was the first time a life-saving face transplant was carried out soon ...

Migraines plus depression may equal smaller brain

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:03 -0400

Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to be depressed as people who don't have the painful headaches. Now, a new study finds that people with migraines who also are depressed have smaller brains, a discovery that could provide more clues into treating the conditions. "Our study suggests that people with both migraine and depression may represent a unique group from those with only one ...

Even mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy may lower kids IQ scores

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:02 -0400

Pregnant women who skip out on foods that contain iodine, like milk and fish, may be lowering their baby's IQ and reading abilities. A study published on May 22 ...

Conway plans hackathon on guns mental health and school safety

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400

Ron Conway is planning to host an invite-only hackathon next month in San Francisco that will focus on guns, mental health and school safety. The Highground Hackathon is scheduled for June 8th at 645 Harrison Street in the new offices of Twilio, a provider of telecommunications services like voice calling and text messaging that integrate with software programs. The event is sponsored ...

Home health aids keep watchful wait on Obama

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:14 -0400

Critics say federal wage protections for these workers will drive elderly and disabled people into institutionalized settings. Advocates say that hasn't happened in states that currently extend the minimum wage to home care ...

Expert says doctors must stop giving antibiotics for colds coughs

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400

Britain's chief medical officer says physicians must stop prescribing antibiotics for routine coughs and colds. Sally Davies said in remarks prepared for delivery told the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, this week that without urgent action British healthcare will return to 19th-century levels, with common operations proving potentially lethal as germs become resistant to ...

Girls tossed from mall over cancer hats

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:41:13 -0400

Three sisters say they were kicked out of a Pennsylvania mall because they refused to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of ...

American Workers Health Care Costs Increase Again

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:24 -0400

The family health care tab shows no sign of shrinking. On average, according to the latest Milliman Medical Index (MMI), a family of four covered through a typical employer health plan will pay out $9,144 this year in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. That's up about 6.5 percent over 2012, though not as much as the prior year's increase of 7.2 percent. The 2013 rise translates into ...

Lifestyle Health budget falls short by Sh125b

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:36 -0400

On notice He put on notice staff in the ministry, saying that issues of inefficiency and accountability must be addressed immediately. Macharia said that the ministry had good policies, adding that the biggest challenge it faced was in the implementation. "Issues like maternal health can be easily achieved through devolution, by first addressing those vulnerable people in the rural ...

Detecting Prostate Cancer In Urine

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:19 -0400

that they have found a safe and inexpensive way to identify clinically usable markers for prostate cancer in urine. The team’s new early screening method ...

Insurers feared Michael Jackson had cancer other diseases witness

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:42 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Concert promoters couldn’t buy coverage for Michael Jackson because insurers feared he had cancer and several other diseases The King of Pop really didn’t have, a top executive testified today.Shawn Trell, AEG Live's general counsel, told jurors that insurance carriers had a laundry list of health concerns about Jackson but they were clueless about The Gloved ...

Antidepressant Escitalopram Helps Heart Problem Caused By Stress

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:14 -0400

Researchers at Duke Medicine have revealed that a commonly prescribed antidepressant - escitalopram (Lexapro) - could be used to treat a heart condition caused by stress among people suffering from stable coronary heart disease. The findings of the study, published in the May 22/29, 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that people with ...

New Drug May Decrease Asthma Attacks By 87

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:13 -0400

A novel, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and decrease and minimize acute breathing issues among people with moderate-to-severe asthma, according to new research by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and were also presented in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American ...

UC Hospitals Divert Patients Cancel Surgeries

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:29 -0400

A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day strike by postponing elective surgeries and hiring temporary workers, but services still were affected after thousands of employees took to ...

Health Care Clinic Director Sentenced in Miami to 111 Months for His Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:12 -0400

WASHINGTON-A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist was sentenced in Miami to 111 months in prison today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN). Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern ...

Software company to recruit people with autism as programmers

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:59 -0400

German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems. SAP has asked start-up Danish recruitment company Specialisterne to help it find, train and manage employees diagnosed with the disability. "They bring a special set of skills to the ...

Feet contain most fungi on body new research shows

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:59 -0400

A new map of the fungal species lurking on human skin reveals the most diverse communities can be found on -- you guessed it -- the bottom of the feet. Genetic sequencing found the fungal genus Malassezia dominated on most of the core body regions and arms. The heel, toenail and toe web (skin between the toes), by contrast, supported highly varied fungal communities. Imbalances in these ...

More patients than docs report skin surgery problems

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:16 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one quarter of people being treated for non-melanoma skin cancer in their doctor's office reported some type of complication after surgery, in a new ...

Tech Giant SAP Recruiting Autistic Workers

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:08 -0400

PHOTO: CO-CEOs of SAP AG Bill McDermott, right, and Jim Hagemann Snabe during the annual results press conference on Jan. 23, 2013 in Walldorf, ...

First look South Lake Hospitals skilled nursing unit hint Its pretty

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400

South Lake Hospital is partnering with Southern Growth Partners LLC to build a 30-bed skilled nursing unit at the Clermont campus. Here at Orlando Business Journal, weve been following the deal at South Lake Hospital to build a $12.3 million skilled nursing unit on the campus. The two-phased plan will start with 30 beds and, eventually, expand up to 60 beds. Today, South Lake Hospital and ...

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