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Daily coffee could extend life, study finds - Springfield News-Leader
USA TODAYDaily coffee could extend life, study finds
Springfield News-Leader
AP MILWAUKEE — One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter.After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some worry that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little ...
Coffee linked to lower risk of deathLos Angeles Times
A Java Fountain of Youth?ABC News
Drinking coffee can help you live longer: StudyNDTV Telegraph.co.uk -News 10NBC -Times of India all 476 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 07:09:14 AM -
Understanding Health Insurance Exchanges - Medscape
Live Insurance NewsUnderstanding Health Insurance Exchanges
Medscape
Frequently asked questions on health insurance exchanges explore what they mean for children's health care. What is a Health Insurance Exchange, and What Does It Mean for My Hospital and the Care We Provide to Children in Our Community?
State receives health care grant; plans to waitRapid City Journal
US sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchangesReuters
State receives new grant for health insurance marketplaceStatesman Journal Washington Post -Bloomberg all 157 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 06:29:11 AM -
Limits for lead poisoning lowered - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
New York Daily NewsLimits for lead poisoning lowered
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Zithromax linked to slight heart risk CHICAGO -- An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
CDC Lowers Recommended Lead-Level Limits in ChildrenNew York Times
Lead poisoning guidelines revised; more considered at riskUSA TODAY
US lowers threshold for lead poisoning in young children; change means more ...Washington Post Chicago Tribune -Los Angeles Times all 310 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 06:17:47 AM -
Paralyzed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm - The Republic
The GuardianParalyzed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm
The Republic
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a cup of coffee and guide it to her mouth where she sipped from a straw, the first drink she has been able to serve herself in 15 years.
Sensor links mind, thoughts to robot armMorning Sentinel
Thought-control technology invented for robot armsBBC News
Mind-controlled robot arms show promiseNature.com Washington Post -Los Angeles Times -msnbc.com all 542 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 06:08:03 AM -
Common antibiotic carries heart risk - Times of India
Zee NewsCommon antibiotic carries heart risk
Times of India
Antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack" can be bad for your heart, warn researchers. In a study, Vanderbilt researchers have found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular death in the first five days of taking azithromycin when ...
Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden DeathNew York Times
Common antibiotic boosts death risk - studyIndependent Online
Azithromycin May Up Risk of Cardiac DeathMedPage Today U.S. News & World Report -Press TV -ABC News (blog) all 53 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 04:31:49 AM -
Flesh-eating condition caused by common bacteria - CNN International
The GuardianFlesh-eating condition caused by common bacteria
CNN International
By Melissa Gray, CNN When they do cause an infection, they attack the body quickly, and doctors must act immediately to prevent their spread. Many different types of bacteria cause the condition known as necrotizing fasciitis, in which the bug attacks ...
Second Case of Flesh Eating DiseaseKARK
No tears as Ga. student sees bacteria-ravaged handsmsnbc.com
Georgia student with flesh-eating bacteria makes progressCNN USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times -Washington Post all 838 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 03:13:32 AM -
State awarded $128 million for Health Benefit Exchange - The Spokesman Review
KGMIState awarded $128 million for Health Benefit Exchange
The Spokesman Review
OLYMPIA – Washington will receive a financial reward for forging ahead with one element of federal health care reform this spring while many other states were holding back. The US Health and Human Services Department said Wednesday it will award ...
US sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchangesReuters
Dr. Cynthia Brooke, Grand Forks, column: For a 'dirty word,' Obamacare does ...Grand Forks Herald
Insurers Face $1 Trillion Revenue at Stake in Health LawBloomberg Washington Post -CNN all 147 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 03:04:46 AM -
FCC chooses spectrum for wireless medical devices - Chicago Tribune
FCC chooses spectrum for wireless medical devices
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The US telecommunications regulator is expected to announce plans on Thursday to set aside spectrum to connect wireless medical devices for more convenient health monitoring. The Federal Communications Commission said it is ...
FCC to allocate spectrum for wireless medical monitoringCNN (blog)
Genachowski to push wireless devices for medical useThe Hill (blog) all 15 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 00:23:52 AM -
Trial Supports Earlier Use of a Prostate Cancer Drug - New York Times
New York TimesTrial Supports Earlier Use of a Prostate Cancer Drug
New York Times
A new drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer may also help men if used early in the course of the disease, before an operation, researchers reported Wednesday. In a small clinical trial, six months of treatment with the drug, Johnson & Johnson's ...
J&J drug shows promise in high-risk prostate cancerReuters
Study: J&J's Zytiga Can Eliminate Some Prostate TumorsWall Street Journal
J&J's Zytiga Helps Eliminate Early-Stage Prostate CancerBusinessWeek MedPage Today -The Guardian all 112 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 00:21:09 AM -
FDA Approves at Home HIV Test - KAALtv.com
CBS NewsFDA Approves at Home HIV Test
KAALtv.com
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- A major advancement in the fight against HIV/AIDS. There's new test that's so fast, it can detect HIV in 20 minutes and soon it will sold in your local pharmacy. Its believed 7000 Minnesotans are living with AIDS right now.
Over-the-counter HIV tests backed by US panelBBC News
Home HIV test should be approved, FDA panel rulesWashington Post
OraSure In-Home HIV Test Kit Moves Closer to FDA ApprovalBusinessWeek WebMD -Reuters -Wall Street Journal all 508 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 23:56:15 PM -
Pfizer drug shows promise in lung cancer-study - Reuters
Science CodexPfizer drug shows promise in lung cancer-study
Reuters
* Dacomitinib "median progression free survival" was 17 months * 74 pct of patients had partial response to drug May 16 (Reuters) - An experimental lung cancer pill being developed by Pfizer Inc showed promise in delaying worsening of the disease, ...
Personalized Rx for ChildrenWall Street Journal
Pfizer drug effective in rare children's cancersChicago Tribune
Pfizer Lung Drug Stops Deadly Child Cancers in StudyBloomberg Medscape -Science Codex -FOX 4 News all 44 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 19:11:27 PM -
Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol' - New York Times
The HinduDoubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol'
New York Times
The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so the theory went. Now, a new study that makes use of ...
Not All 'Good Cholesterol' Is 'Good': Raising HDL Not a Sure Route to ...Science Daily (press release)
No good for your heart: Good cholesterol doesn't lower cardiac arrest riskDaily Mail
Study questions whether raising “good" cholesterol reduces heart attack riskBoston.com ABC Online -The Ledger -Albany Times Union all 29 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 18:31:37 PM -
FDA Gets Good Marks on Speed of Approvals - MedPage Today
FDA Gets Good Marks on Speed of Approvals
MedPage Today
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today The FDA approved more drugs more quickly than its counterparts in Europe and Canada, a new study shows. From 2001 through 2010, the FDA approved 225 new drugs; the European Medicines Agency ...
Study: US clears drugs faster than Europe, CanadaCBS News
US Bests Canada, Europe in Drug ApprovalsU.S. News & World Report all 57 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 17:01:18 PM -
TB Patient Charged in Calif for Not Taking Meds - ABC News
ABC NewsTB Patient Charged in Calif for Not Taking Meds
ABC News
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious. Health officials said Armando Rodriguez, 34, of Stockton has active ...
US TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds 1 of 9CBS News
TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking medicationChicago Sun-Times
Stockton Tuberculosis Patient JailedKMJ Now all 220 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 16:33:06 PM -
Simple "head lag" test may help diagnose autism, research suggests - CBS News
CBS NewsSimple "head lag" test may help diagnose autism, research suggests
CBS News
(CBS News) Autism experts frequently tout the importance of children getting diagnosed early, since studies have shown early invention leads to better outcomes later in life. A new study shows that a simple diagnostic test that checks how a child ...
Infant Head Lag May Signal AutismWebMD
Head Lag -- Head and Neck Weakness -- May Be Sign of Autism in 6-Month-OldsABC News
Developmental Woes Common in Siblings of Children With AutismU.S. News & World Report KBOI -LiveScience.com -Science Codex all 21 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 16:15:57 PM -
According to CDC Education and Income Key to Health - Daily Disruption
CIO TodayAccording to CDC Education and Income Key to Health
Daily Disruption
People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared to those with less education and lower income levels, according to Health, United States, 2011 – the government's annual comprehensive report on ...
Bachelor's degree boosts health, CDC report suggestsCBS News
Higher Education Linked to Longer LifeCIO Today
Higher education linked to longer life, CDC report showsUSA TODAY U.S. News & World Report all 38 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 15:51:45 PM -
New Report Says Fish Pedicures May Carry Dangerous Bacteria - KBOI
ABC NewsNew Report Says Fish Pedicures May Carry Dangerous Bacteria
KBOI
Michael Temchine/For The Washington Post via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The tiny toothless carp that nibble away dead, calloused skin from the feet of salon customers undergoing fish pedicures may carry bacteria responsible for a variety of dangerous ...
Fish pedicures: Don't do itThe Spokesman Review (blog)
Fishy Beauty Trend: Spa Pedicures May Spread DiseaseMyHealthNewsDaily
New fish pedicure worriesWebMD.Boots.com all 4 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 15:42:40 PM -
Healthful foods not really more expensive than junk food, says USDA study - Chicago Tribune
USA TODAYHealthful foods not really more expensive than junk food, says USDA study
Chicago Tribune
One common complaint among activists trying to change the food system is that junk food is cheaper than healthful foods and the balance must change. US Department of Agriculture researchers took on this supposition in a report released today that ...
Healthy eating can cost less, study findsAuburn Citizen
Healthy food no more costly than junk foodTucson Citizen
Healthy food no more costly than junk food, government findsStatesman Journal USDA.gov (press release) (blog) -CSPI Newsroom all 7 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 15:36:58 PM -
Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short - WWNO
Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
WWNO
By NPR People: Jon Hamilton A working gas well head is fenced in just opposite of a home in Dish, Texas. Dish is about 30 miles north of Fort Worth. Quite a few of the 225 people who live in Dish, Texas, think the nation's natural gas boom is making ...and more » Published: 5/16/2012 14:56:04 PM -
FDA Delays New Sunscreen Labeling Rules - MedPage Today
CBS NewsFDA Delays New Sunscreen Labeling Rules
MedPage Today
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- The FDA has granted sunscreen manufacturers a 6-month extension to comply with new labeling rules in order to avoid having mislabeled sunscreens on the shelves this summer or a ...
New Sunscreen Regulations33 KDAF-TV
Sunscreen confusion won't end soon: FDA gives makers 6 more months to comply ...Washington Post
Chemical in sunscreen could be bad for your healthFox 59 CNN -USA TODAY -Reuters all 173 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 14:11:36 PM -
Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes - New York Times
New York TimesBrain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes
New York Times
Scientists who have studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, concluding that such explosions injure the brain in ways strikingly similar to ...
Does brain injury link NFL players, wounded warriors?CNN
Veterans exposed to explosions may be at risk for dementiaUSA TODAY
BLAST EXPOSURE LINKED TO VETS' BRAIN DISEASEU-T San Diego Washington Post all 292 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 14:00:59 PM -
Reducing air pollution during 2008 Beijing Olympics boosted residents' heart ... - CBS News
CBC.caReducing air pollution during 2008 Beijing Olympics boosted residents' heart ...
CBS News
(CBS News) An interesting new study of the 2008 Beijing Olympics lends new evidence to the link between air pollution and heart health. The study found that the Chinese government's cleanup efforts to reduce the smog and chronic air pollution that ...
Air pollutants mediate effects on heart health through inflammation and thrombosisTheHeart.Org
Study During Beijing Olympics Shows How Pollution Harms the HeartTIME
Your Heart on Pollution: An Olympic Case StudyThe Atlantic GlobalPost -Medical News Today -KSBY San Luis Obispo News all 48 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 11:02:30 AM -
Maternal Deaths Plunged Over 2 Decades, to About 287000 in 2010, UN Reports - New York Times
Globe and MailMaternal Deaths Plunged Over 2 Decades, to About 287000 in 2010, UN Reports
New York Times
The number of women dying from pregnancy and childbirth has dropped sharply in the last two decades, according to a report by a consortium of United Nations agencies set to be released on Wednesday. Maternal deaths fell to about 287000 in 2010, ...
Half as many women dying in pregnancy, childbirth as 20 years agoLos Angeles Times
India Tops Global Maternal Death Rate In 2010: UNBernama
Maternal deaths dropped by half in 20 yearsCBC.ca AFP -Christian Science Monitor all 69 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 10:58:31 AM -
Education Is Key to Health: Report - U.S. News & World Report
WTSP 10 NewsEducation Is Key to Health: Report
U.S. News & World Report
By Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- The better educated you are and the more money you make, the healthier you're likely to be, a US government report released Wednesday shows. The report found that more educated people with higher ...
Higher Education Linked to Longer Life, CDC Report ShowsFirst Coast News
Parent's Income, Schooling Affect Kids' HealthMedPage Today
CDC: Higher Income and Education Levels Linked To Better HealthTIME Bloomberg -Tucson Citizen all 22 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 10:03:41 AM -
Asthma rate at record high; clean Olympic air helped hearts - USA TODAY
USA TODAYAsthma rate at record high; clean Olympic air helped hearts
USA TODAY
By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Asthma count: The share of the US population with asthma has reached the highest level ever, 8.4% in 2010, up from 7.3% in 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. While deaths are dropping, the impact is ...
Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting MillionsU.S. News & World Report
US asthma rates at all-time high, CDC saysLos Angeles Times
Asthma Cases Reach New HighMedPage Today Kansas City infoZine -Sacramento Bee -UPI.com all 35 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 09:16:59 AM -
Early signs of Parkinson's might be seen in colon - Fox News
Early signs of Parkinson's might be seen in colon
Fox News
A colonoscopy or similar test could one day diagnose Parkinson's disease years before symptoms occur. That's because signs of Parkinson's that appear in the brain also show up in the colon, a new study says. Researchers examined tissue samples obtained ...
Crucial genes found in Parkinson's patientsCBS42
Genes Might Be Key to Parkinson's SpreadHealth.com
Gene Predicts Parkinson's ProgressionABC News Los Angeles Times -Medical Xpress all 35 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 08:36:38 AM -
Study: Acupuncture may help some people with COPD - Fox News
U.S. News & World ReportStudy: Acupuncture may help some people with COPD
Fox News
Three months of acupuncture improved breathing problems in people with chronic lung disease, in a new study from Japan. According to one researcher, the benefits seen with the alternative treatment were on par with, or better than, what's been shown ...
Acupuncture May Be Worth a Shot for COPDWebMD
Acupuncture may help some people with COPD: studyReuters
Could patients with COPD breathe easier with acupuncture?Los Angeles Times PlanetSave.com -U.S. News & World Report all 56 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 07:59:25 AM -
'Fat Tax' to Lower Obesity - ABC News
ABC News'Fat Tax' to Lower Obesity
ABC News
Calories, number of hours spent exercising, number of pounds to lose, those who are overweight now have a new number to worry about: a "fat" tax. Adding a high tax on unhealthy food and drinks may help slow the rising rates of obesity, according to a ...
Can a 'fat tax' help lower obesity?WLS
Junk Food Tax Must Be Fat, or Don't Bother, British Study SaysU.S. News & World Report
'Fat tax' on unhealthy food must raise prices by 20% to have effect, says studyThe Guardian USA TODAY -BBC News -Herald Sun all 66 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 07:23:37 AM -
Sleepwalking Linked to Depression, Anxiety - PsychCentral.com
PsychCentral.comSleepwalking Linked to Depression, Anxiety
PsychCentral.com
By Janice Wood Associate News Editor About 1.1 million adults in the US — or 3.6 percent of the nation's adult population — are prone to sleepwalking, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The research also showed ...
Sleepwalking May Be More Common Than You ThinkWebMD
More than 8.4 million Americans sleepwalk each year, study findsCBS News
30% of US adults have sleepwalked, study findsUSA TODAY Chicago Tribune -DAWN.com all 226 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 06:56:58 AM -
Cardinal, DEA settle Florida shipping case - Columbus Dispatch
Kansas City StarCardinal, DEA settle Florida shipping case
Columbus Dispatch
May's a popular time for moving. The Better Business Bureau suggests you take care when hiring a mover, however, because of the handful of bad apples that take advantage of families in transition. The group's advice: Get three in-home written estimates ...
Cardinal Health won't ship pain pills from Florida facility under DEA dealPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)
Cardinal Health settles drug distribution caseUSA TODAY
Cardinal DEA Settlement Calls for Two-Year Shipping HaltBusinessWeek Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press all 132 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 05:45:23 AM -
FDA Approves New In-Home HIV Test - KYW Newsradio
KYW NewsradioFDA Approves New In-Home HIV Test
KYW Newsradio
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - An FDA Advisory Panel unanimously recommended the approval of a new in-Home HIV Test yesterday afternoon. Local advocates are happy another weapon will be available in the fight against HIV.
FDA panel approves OraSure's home HIV test kitWTSP 10 News
Home HIV test advancesPhiladelphia Inquirer
Over-the-counter HIV tests backed by US panelBBC News WebMD -Washington Post -Reuters all 391 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 05:16:16 AM -
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: Getting active could be the new 'wonder drug' - Muncie Star Press
MinnPost.comWELLNESS WEDNESDAY: Getting active could be the new 'wonder drug'
Muncie Star Press
After attending the "Weight of the Nation" conference in Washington, DC, last week, I have had my eyes opened to our nation's epidemic, the silent killer: obesity. Overweight and obese people have an increased rate of heart disease, heart attack, ...
A Mathematical Challenge to ObesityNew York Times
Pounding Away At America's Obesity EpidemicWBUR
Study: Obesity will cost Utah billions in health careSalt Lake Tribune Chicago Daily Herald -PennLive.com -KTVZ all 60 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 03:20:09 AM -
Laxative-Free CT Colonography Detects Most Larger Lesions - Medscape
CBS NewsLaxative-Free CT Colonography Detects Most Larger Lesions
Medscape
May 15, 2012 — Laxative-free computed tomographic colonography (CTC) accurately detected adenomas 10 mm or larger, according to the results of a prospective test comparison study published in the May 14 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Laxative-Free Way to Detect Intestinal PolypsIvanhoe
Can Laxative-Free Colonoscopy Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates?TIME
Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon ScanU.S. News & World Report Reuters -CBS News -msnbc.com all 117 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 22:33:30 PM -
Ischemia-Guided Stenting Beats Meds Alone - MedPage Today
Angioplasty.OrgIschemia-Guided Stenting Beats Meds Alone
MedPage Today
By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference.
St. Jude Medical Continues Strong Show of PCI Optimization Technologies at EuroPCRAngioplasty.Org
FAME II Trial Demonstrates FFR-Guided PCI Superior to Medical Treatment in ...MarketWatch (press release)
FAME II: FFR pinpoints stable CAD patients who fare worse with OMTTheHeart.Org TCTMD all 16 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 18:21:15 PM -
How Cheap Meat Practices Beef Up Superbugs Like MRSA - WAPI
ABC NewsHow Cheap Meat Practices Beef Up Superbugs Like MRSA
WAPI
Simon Sparrow, 1, died from a MRSA infection in 2004. His mother has since been on a mission to raise awareness of superbugs. (Everly Macario)(WASHINGTON) -- As 1½-year-old Simon Sparrow lay dying in a hospital in April 2004, doctors were perplexed as ...
Mothers, Farmers And Chefs Against Antibiotic Mis-UseWired News all 7 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 18:11:30 PM -
US HIV aid has prevented 741000 deaths: study - Reuters
msnbc.comUS HIV aid has prevented 741000 deaths: study
Reuters
By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, ...
US HIV aid has prevented 741000 deathsFox News
AIDS funding cuts could impact care, prevention effortsSan Francisco Chronicle
Bernie Sanders floats plan to make HIV drugs less costlyPolitico MedPage Today -U.S. News & World Report all 181 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 16:05:49 PM -
Paralyzed man has limited use of his hand restored - Fox News
BBC NewsParalyzed man has limited use of his hand restored
Fox News
A 71-year-old paralyzed man had limited use of his hand restored after surgeons re-wired his nerves to build a new communication route between his brain and his hand, the BBC News reported. The man had been in a car accident almost five years ago, ...
Doctors 'rewire' hands of paralysed manThe Guardian
Nerve rewiring helps paralysed man move handBBC News
Surgery restores hand function in US patientOutcome Magazine Daily Mail -Telegraph.co.uk all 29 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 14:58:49 PM -
Hospira Pulls More Opioid Painkiller Vials - MedPage Today
RTT NewsHospira Pulls More Opioid Painkiller Vials
MedPage Today
By Cole Petrochko, Associate Staff Writer, MedPage Today The FDA has announced the recall of one lot of Hospira's hydromorphone hydrochloride injection because of an overdose risk from potentially overfilled vials. The affected lot of Hydromorphone ...
Hospira voluntarily recalls batch of painkillerCrain's Chicago Business
Hospira recalls opioid drug cartridgesMarketWatch
Hospira Recalls Pain Drug Cartridges On Over-Fill ConcernsWall Street Journal Chicago Tribune all 41 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 14:48:48 PM -
Children At Risk As 'Button' Battery Swallowing Increases - RTT News
ABC OnlineChildren At Risk As 'Button' Battery Swallowing Increases
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Button batteries, commonly used in children's toys as well as remote controls, cameras and electronic greeting cards, present a threat to children who swallow them, according to a report published in Pediatrics on May 14.
Button batteries blamed for uptick in emergency room visits, study findsKTVQ Billings News
Batteries sending more children to ERCatholic Online
Button batteries a potentially deadly danger to childrenAZFamily ABC News -Reuters -Los Angeles Times all 148 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 14:44:08 PM -
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient - U.S. News & World Report
AFPDoctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
U.S. News & World Report
By Alan Mozes TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, surgeons have restored partial mobility to the hand of a quadriplegic patient. The patient had suffered an injury to the lowest bone in his neck, and it was the specific location of ...
Quadriplegic able to regain some hand function due to nerve transferCBS News
Doctors 'rewire' hands of paralysed manThe Guardian
Nerve rewiring means paralysed man can move hand to feed himselfDaily Mail AFP -BBC News -Daily Disruption all 38 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 14:05:27 PM -
No Benefit Found For Exercise Echocardiography In Asymptomatic Patients ... - Forbes
No Benefit Found For Exercise Echocardiography In Asymptomatic Patients ...
Forbes
Routine exercise echocardiography in asymptomatic patients after revascularization does not lead to better outcomes, according to a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Although guidelines generally discourage the practice, ...
Hospital Mortality Rates for Cardiovascular Revascularization Patients Varies ...Sacramento Bee
Stress echo in asymptomatic patients after revascularization "not worth it"TheHeart.Org
Stress Echo in Asymptomatic Revascularized Patients Not UsefulFamily Practice News Digital Network Medical Xpress all 17 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 12:06:50 PM -
New Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts - New York Times
New York TimesNew Drug Trial Seeks to Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts
New York Times
In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer's, people who are genetically guaranteed to develop the disease — but who do not yet have any symptoms — will for the first time be given a drug intended to stop it, ...
New Bid to Prevent Alzheimer's EarlyWall Street Journal
Scientists hunt ways to fight Alzheimer's earlierWashington Post
Study to test antibody crenezumab for preventing Alzheimer'sUSA TODAY Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -CBS News all 1,110 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 12:05:40 PM -
FDA panel to consider at-home HIV test - WSFA
French TribuneFDA panel to consider at-home HIV test
WSFA
By Randy Dotinga TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Should Americans be able to buy a test at the drugstore and use it to determine whether they're infected with the virus that causes AIDS? A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel plans to ...
Home HIV test weighed by FDA advisory panelWashington Post
FDA Staff Flags False Results of Home HIV TestMedPage Today
FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIVUSA TODAY CBS News all 91 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 10:57:15 AM -
What Is A Medical Loss Ratio? The Check Will Be In The Mail - Forbes
ForbesWhat Is A Medical Loss Ratio? The Check Will Be In The Mail
Forbes
Healthcare reform is a very large puzzle. Talking about only one piece at a time makes it difficult to convey the big picture of our health care system problems and fixes. The piece of the Affordable Care Act in the news recently is the exciting ...
Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves US behindLos Angeles Times
Understanding health careSanta Rosa Press Democrat
Insurers Face $1 Trillion Revenue at Stake in Health LawBloomberg Washington Post -The Seattle Times all 64 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 10:31:00 AM -
Nerve rewiring helps paralysed man move hand - BBC News
BBC NewsNerve rewiring helps paralysed man move hand
BBC News
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Man demonstrates use of his hand following surgery. Video courtesy of Washington University School of Medicine. A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to ...
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic PatientU.S. News & World Report
Surgery restores hand function in US patientAFP
Paralyzed Man's Hand Movement Partially RestoredWebMD RedOrbit -CBS News -Fox News all 65 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 10:08:16 AM -
Get A Paper Cut, Save A Life - WLWT Cincinnati
WTHIGet A Paper Cut, Save A Life
WLWT Cincinnati
By Arielle HawkinsCNN (CNN) -- Registering to become a bone marrow donor just became as simple as tending to a paper cut. Help Remedies, a small health care products company, has recently teamed up with DKMS, the world's largest bone marrow donor ...
Bone marrow drive to aid retired Parkland teacherAllentown Morning Call
Wildcats Annual Bone Marrow Testing Drive Was A SuccessVillanova University Official Athletic Site
Kiosks recruiting bone marrow donorsSelf-Service World WTHI all 50 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 08:00:51 AM -
HBO film takes aim at nation's growing obesity epidemic - San Antonio Express
ABC NewsHBO film takes aim at nation's growing obesity epidemic
San Antonio Express
By David Wiegand Shaquilah Davis measures Mark Mertin in the HBO documentary, "The Weight of the Nation." More than two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION: CHALLENGES: Herman Strother. photo: Jessica Dimmock/courtesy of ...
A Mathematical Challenge to ObesityNew York Times
'Weight of The Nation' documentary series debuts on HBO with free online access89.3 KPCC
Sizing Up Americans In 'The Weight Of The Nation'NPR Los Angeles Times -ABC News -New York Daily News all 120 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 20:55:17 PM -
Is world outpacing US on health care? - Washington Post
BloombergIs world outpacing US on health care?
Washington Post
Even as Americans debate whether President Obama's health-care law and its promise of guaranteed health coverage should be scrapped, many far less affluent nations are moving in the opposite direction — to provide medical insurance to all citizens.
Some Missoula health care providers want Affordable Care Act to stayKPAX-TV
Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves US behindLos Angeles Times
Universal health care bill introducedLegislative Gazette Bloomberg -The Seattle Times all 42 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 17:38:45 PM -
No, side bangs will not give you a lazy eye - msnbc.com
NEWS.com.auNo, side bangs will not give you a lazy eye
msnbc.com
By Brian Alexander It started, apparently, with a story in the Australian tabloid Daily Telegraph, which quoted an Aussie eye doctor as indicting the hair-over-one-eye hairstyles of Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie (those of us into old movies prefer ...
Eye, eye! There are no fringe benefits for emosThe Daily Telegraph
Trendy haircuts could result in lazy eyes, expert warnsFox News
Fringes DON'T affect your eyesight: Doctors dispel theory from optometrist who ...Daily Mail Geekosystem -andPOP -Death and Taxes all 29 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 17:24:27 PM -
Flesh-Eating Germ Rare, Especially For The Healthy - NPR
Flesh-Eating Germ Rare, Especially For The Healthy
NPR
by AP ATLANTA (AP) — Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in a river two weeks ago. One of her legs was amputated and her fingers will be too, ...and more » Published: 5/14/2012 16:35:51 PM -
FDA Committee Gives OK to HIV Prevention Drug - Washington Informer
Boston.comFDA Committee Gives OK to HIV Prevention Drug
Washington Informer
In what could be considered a watershed moment in the world's 30-year fight against HIV, US government advisors recommended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) give the go-ahead to a drug that has been shown to be effective in preventing the virus ...
Taking Truvada to Prevent HIV Also Comes With RisksNew York Times
Good News for GileadZacks.com
Gilead's HIV Quad Pill Wins Backing From FDA AdvisersBloomberg Washington Post -ABC News all 192 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 14:45:12 PM -
Mine-Safety Group Stems From Deadly Accident - Wall Street Journal
Mine-Safety Group Stems From Deadly Accident
Wall Street Journal
By KRIS MAHER Three mining experts will study ways to improve mine safety and oversee a $48 million foundation created as part of a settlement reached with Alpha Natural Resources Inc. and the federal government as a result of the 2010 Upper Big Branch ...
Alpha establishes mine safety foundationState Journal
W.Va. Looking to Expand Medicaid Managed CareWVNS-TV
Alpha Natural Resources Establishes Foundation To Improve Mine Health and SafetySacramento Bee West Virginia MetroNews -WJAC Johnstown all 38 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 14:32:37 PM -
A Once-Unthinkable Choice for Amputees - New York Times
New York TimesA Once-Unthinkable Choice for Amputees
New York Times
Five years ago, on a muggy August morning in Hicksville, NY, Ann Kornhauser was out walking her golden retriever when bones in her left foot suddenly cracked. Ms. Kornhauser, then in her late 50s, soon learned why: doctors discovered a rare tumor in ...
Cutting-edge prosthetics give amputees a radical choiceBrisbane Times
Amputees' once-unthinkable choice eases as artificial limbs improveBend Bulletin
Some amputees now opt to lose more of limbsAustin American-Statesman all 6 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 14:20:54 PM -
French trial opens in diabetes-diet drug scandal - CTV.ca
CTV.caFrench trial opens in diabetes-diet drug scandal
CTV.ca
AP NANTERRE, France — The first French trial has begun over a diabetes drug that was also used to lose weight and is suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people. The pharmaceutical group Servier is suspected of "aggravated deception" for hiding the ...
French drugmaker on trial over weight-loss pillHealthNews
Mediator: French Drugmaker On Trial Over Weight-Loss PillHuffington Post
Servier, founder face trial on Mediator chargesFiercePharma all 100 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 13:44:33 PM -
Low Back Pain Eases but Doesn't Vanish - MedPage Today
Low Back Pain Eases but Doesn't Vanish
MedPage Today
By Rita Baron-Faust, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. This study found that most people who seek care for low back pain improve rapidly ...
Back pain improves in first six weeks but lingering effects at one yearMedical Xpress
Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: StudyNewsday (subscription) all 9 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 13:04:14 PM -
Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms - Reuters
CBS NewsMarijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms
Reuters
| By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with multiple sclerosis have long said that smoking marijuana helps ease their painful muscle cramping. And a new clinical trial suggests they are not just blowing smoke. The study, published Monday, ...
Smoking pot may help relieve MS painCBC.ca
Recommended: Pot smoking may help relieve symptoms of MSmsnbc.com
Smoking marijuana can help ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis, study suggestsWashington Post Los Angeles Times -CBS News all 96 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 12:05:36 PM -
Sunburn Common Among Young Adults, USA - Medical News Today
CBC.caSunburn Common Among Young Adults, USA
Medical News Today
In the United States skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer, and melanoma is the most lethal type of skin cancer. According to two studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute, ...
Young Adults Ignore Skin Cancer WarningsABC News
People Don't Listen to Skin Cancer WarningsFox News
Sunburn and Indoor Tanning Still Putting Young People at Risk for Skin CancerTIME CBC.ca -Medscape -Atlanta Journal Constitution all 56 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 11:16:05 AM -
Volunteers wanted to test red wine compound in fighting Alzheimer's - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comVolunteers wanted to test red wine compound in fighting Alzheimer's
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
By Sue Thoms | sthoms1@mlive.com File photo | MLive.comA compound found in red wine -- and chocolate, red grapes and tomatoes -- may hold the key to preventing memory deterioration, researchers say. Studies in animals have shown a compound found in red ...
Red wine compound can combat Alzheimer'sTimes of India
Component in red wine may hold answers in Alzheimer's battleUSA TODAY
New tool emerges to detect signs of Alzheimer's diseaseMiamiHerald.com ScienceBlog.com (blog) -Arizona Daily Star -Patch.com all 22 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 09:53:43 AM -
Many women still smoke while pregnant - ABC2 News
ABC2 NewsMany women still smoke while pregnant
ABC2 News
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. We all know it's bad for you, but too many American women still smoke during their pregnancies.
New Report Shows More Than One in Five Pregnant White Women Smoke CigarettesNewswise (press release)
Pregnant Women Smoke, Drink despite Knowing Its Side-Effects, Reveals StudyDemocratic Underground
1 out of 5 white women smoke while pregnantWTVR Medical Xpress -BlissTree all 35 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 09:11:31 AM -
Light-powered bionic eye invented to help restore sight - BBC News
BBC NewsLight-powered bionic eye invented to help restore sight
BBC News
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News A retinal implant - or bionic eye - which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California. Implants currently used in patients need to be powered by a ...
A Retinal Prosthetic Powered by LightTechnology Review
In Rat Study, Eye Device Shows Promise for Restoring SightU.S. News & World Report
Retinal implants could restore partial visionScience News RedOrbit -Phys.Org -Ars Technica all 24 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 09:06:00 AM -
Food Allergies in the Workplace are Not Always What They Seem - Forbes
ForbesFood Allergies in the Workplace are Not Always What They Seem
Forbes
Does your employee refuse to sit at the conference table, passing up the doughnuts at the morning status meeting? Does the new intern always have an excuse not to go out for Friday night beers at the local hangout? Does your office mate leave the ...
Hold the peanuts: Food allergy sufferers' guide to dining outWTOP
Mylan Specialty L.P. Commemorates 15th Annual Food Allergy Awareness WeekSacramento Bee
Shining a light on food allergiesPauls Valley Daily Democrat Medical Xpress -Milford Mirror -HollandSentinel.com all 34 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 08:57:30 AM -
'Stronger' video filmed at Seattle Children's Hospital goes viral - KSDK
New York Daily News'Stronger' video filmed at Seattle Children's Hospital goes viral
KSDK
The public could get its first glimpse of the St. Louis' Rams wish list for ... The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough. He picked up a big ... Seattle, WA (KSDK) - Doctors, nurses and patients at Seattle Children's Hospital's ...
Young Seattle cancer patients' 'Stronger' video a big hit; Kelly Clarkson ...Washington Post
WATCH: Child Cancer Patients Sing Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger'TIME
Young cancer patient's music video goes viralCTV.ca The Associated Press all 323 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 08:24:34 AM -
Mass. Susan G. Komen affiliate awards grant to Hallmark Health - Boston.com
TopNews Arab EmiratesMass. Susan G. Komen affiliate awards grant to Hallmark Health
Boston.com
Pictured (lr): Jeanette Beltran, Director of Community Initiatives at the Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure; Judy Sadacca, Outreach Manager; John Seccareccio, System Director of Imaging. The following was submitted by The ...
Breast cancer survivors dedicated to helping find a cureKARE
Perfect day for Y-ME, but organizers fear impact of Komen controversyChicago Sun-Times
Thousands walk to support breast cancer researchMinneapolis Star Tribune MyFox Philadelphia -Philadelphia Inquirer -Atlanta Journal Constitution all 187 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 08:15:33 AM
