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BBC Health
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
2 Feb 2012 at 4:07pm
Brains may be wired for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:03am
Weekend hospital admission fears
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
3 Feb 2012 at 2:37am
Legionella Britons die in Spain
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
3 Feb 2012 at 12:58am
Record 'legal highs detected'
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
3 Feb 2012 at 2:46am
Euro MPs reject new food labels
Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".
2 Feb 2012 at 9:10am
Sugar tax needed, say US experts
Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.
1 Feb 2012 at 4:00pm
Contraceptive pill recalled in US
Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.
1 Feb 2012 at 2:48am
Measures 'reduced suicide rate'
Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.
1 Feb 2012 at 4:01pm
Ulcer drugs 'link to fractures'
Women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures in later life, particularly if they smoke, US research suggests.
1 Feb 2012 at 1:09am
NY Times: Health
Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy
A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy.
by By MELISSA FAY GREENE
4 Feb 2012 at 9:51pm
Lives: Dazed and Confused
How skipping school in late-?70s New York became a lesson in the costs of dropping out.
by By NANCY ROMMELMANN
4 Feb 2012 at 9:57pm
Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors
On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical ?awards? for their answers.
by By RANDALL STROSS
4 Feb 2012 at 5:20pm
The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women?s Health
In the skirmish between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood that intensified over the past week, all roads led to Texas.
by By EMILY RAMSHAW
4 Feb 2012 at 10:04pm
Preoccupations: Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets
In the job market, people with disabilities bring vast experience in coping and adapting ? qualities that help them become valuable employees.
by By PEGGY KLAUS
4 Feb 2012 at 7:30pm
Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
by By PAM BELLUCK, JENNIFER PRESTON and GARDINER HARRIS
4 Feb 2012 at 12:11am
Well: Today's Teens Better Behaved Than Their Parents
In fact, today's teenagers are misbehaving a lot less than their parents did.
by By TARA PARKER-POPE
2 Feb 2012 at 6:09am
Well: What Doctors Can Learn From Musicians
Could a coach bring back the intellectual vibrancy from medical-school days for one doctor, the way a music teacher inspires constant growth?
by By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.
3 Feb 2012 at 6:18am
Army Studies Workout Supplements After 2 Deaths
The military has removed dietary supplements containing the ingredient dimethylamylamine from stores on its bases, though the products are widely available elsewhere in the country.
by By PETER LATTMAN and NATASHA SINGER
3 Feb 2012 at 7:53am
Komen Foundation Urged to Restore Planned Parenthood Funds
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation was faced with dissension in its own ranks and roiling anger online over its decision to end its long partnership with Planned Parenthood.
by By JENNIFER PRESTON and GARDINER HARRIS
3 Feb 2012 at 5:18pm
Medical News Today
200 Years Of Infectious Diseases
Unpredictable, ever-changing and with potentially far-reaching effects on the fates of nations, infectious diseases are compelling actors in the drama of human history, note scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. In an essay marking 200 years of publication of the New England Journal of Medicine, NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and coauthor David M. Morens, M.D...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Mental Illness Suspect Genes Found To Be Among The Most Environmentally Respo...
For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain's executive hub. Among key findings of the study by National Institutes of Health scientists: genes implicated in schizophrenia and autism turn out to be members of a select club of genes in which regulatory activity peaks during an environmentally-sensitive critical period in development...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Best Treatment For TB Patients Could Be Determined By 'Goldilocks' Gene
'Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from Oxford University, King's College London, Vietnam and the USA. This is one of the first examples in infectious disease of where an individual's genetic profile can determine which drug will work best for them - the idea of personalised medicine that is gradually becoming familiar in cancer medicine...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Distinguishing Between The Forgetful And Those At Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), and identification of these people would mean that they could begin treatment as early as possible. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Geriatrics shows that specific questions, included as part of a questionnaire designed to help diagnose AD, are also able to discriminate between normal memory loss and aMCI...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Cedars-Sinai Neurology Researchers Present Findings At International Stroke C...
Stroke experts from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center presented research updates at the International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Feb. 1 through Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Highlights included: Thrombin Activity Associated with Neuronal Damage during Acute Stage of Ischemic Stroke After ischemic stroke - the type caused by a clogged artery but with no bleeding into the brain - a normal protein that plays a positive role in blood clotting escapes intact arteries and seriously damages healthy brain cells...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Probable Mechanism Underlying Resveratrol Activity Revealed By NIH Study
National Institutes of Health researchers and their colleagues have identified how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may confer its health benefits. The authors present evidence that resveratrol does not directly activate sirtuin 1, a protein associated with aging. Rather, the authors found that resveratrol inhibits certain types of proteins known as phosphodiesterases (PDEs), enzymes that help regulate cell energy...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Exercise In Low Oxygen Environment May Result In Improved Insulin Sensitivity
Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations (or hypoxia) can improve insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetics, however exercise while under hypoxic conditions provides greater improvements in glycemic control than intermittent exercise alone, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Exercise improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Previous studies have focused on continuous aerobic exercise with more recent work assessing resistance exercise...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Link Between Heart Failure And Thinner Bones And Fractures
Heart failure is associated with a 30 percent increase in major fractures and also identifies a high-risk population that may benefit from increased screening and treatment for osteoporosis, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Osteoporosis and heart failure are common, chronic and costly conditions that share common etiologic factors like older age, post-menopausal status and diabetes...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Battling Lung Cancer With Combination Drug Therapy
Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE. The study found that in NSCLC - the most common form of lung cancer - that the STAT3 gene is activated in some NSCLC cell lines by the JAK2 protein...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs From Website Advertising Risky For Purchasers
A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that internet sites selling prescription statins directly to consumers are widespread, and that most websites advertising statins for sale to the general public contain very poor levels of information relevant to safe use of the medicine and side effects. Researchers led by Professor David Brown, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, simulated a customer search and evaluation of 184 retrieved sites using evaluation tools focusing on quality and safe medicine use...
5 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Yahoo News Health
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
(AP)
AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
4 Feb 2012 at 6:35pm
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
(AP)
AP - For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.
3 Feb 2012 at 1:28pm
Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
(AP)
AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:02pm
Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl
(Reuters)
Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
4 Feb 2012 at 4:17pm
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few
alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are
at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect
women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair
(AP)
AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.
4 Feb 2012 at 6:54pm
Study: Follow-up Exams Key in Diagnosing Child Sexual Abuse Problems
(Co...
ContributorNetwork - In cases of child sexual abuse, a second follow-up exam often finds injuries, trauma or sexually transmitted infections missed on the first evaluation, especially in teens, says a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. With 80,000 reports of child sexual abuse in the U.S. annually, doctors say children should be examined at least once more in cases of reported sexual assault. Here are details about child sex abuse and how further medical evaluation might help.
1 Feb 2012 at 1:56pm
Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough:
Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- While a clot-busting
medication can often help stop a stroke in its tracks if it's given
promptly, a new study finds that a high number of stroke victims continue
to fail to get to the emergency room quickly enough to get the drug.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
Health Tip: Teach Your Toddler Good Behavior
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Toddler tantrums can challenge even the most
patient parent, but being firm and consistent can help you discipline your
toddler in an effective, loving way.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
Yahoo News Search: celiac disease
GI Experts to Host Live Teleseminar On Probiotics, IBS, Celiac Disease and Gl...
On Wednesday, February 1st at 8pm ET, world-renowned celiac disease experts, Daniel Leffler and Shelley Case, will conduct a public discussion online regarding probiotics and their role in gastrointestinal health. With the rising awareness of probiotics, the gluten-free diet, IBS, celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, spaces are filling up fast. ...
26 Jan 2012 at 12:13am
Kristin Mallorys tips on living with celiac disease
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kristin Mallory could barely keep up with her two young children after she and her husband moved from Maryland to Charlotte, N.C., in 1996. The "tender stomach" shed had since childhood flared into full-blown gastroint...
24 Jan 2012 at 6:40pm
Child Celiac Disease
Approximately one out of 115 people get celiac disease, but unfortunately, many people are undiagnosed because the symptoms mask so many other diseases.
1 Feb 2012 at 7:28am
Hold the gluten: Celiac tour kicks off here
The Celiac Awareness Tour comes to town this weekend. But it would appear that everyone's knowledge of the subject is exponentially greater than it used to be.
25 Jan 2012 at 10:20pm
Dr. Sheer talks about Celiac Disease
Dr. Todd Sheer, a gastroenterologist with The Austin Diagnostic Clinic , stopped by the KXAN studios to talk about Celiac, a disease many are unfamiliar with.
15 Jan 2012 at 7:03am
Vegan, gluten-free? Tips for safe and tasty trips
Hilary Davidson was diagnosed with celiac disease eight years ago and worried at first that she couldn't maintain a gluten-free diet on the road. But the idea of staying in one place didn't suit her -- or her work as a novelist and travel writer -- so she started calling restaurants and turning to the Internet to figure out what she could eat abroad.
26 Jan 2012 at 5:32am
UNH Dining expands gluten-free options for students
By: KERRY FELTNER Students who suffer from celiac disease and other gluten intolerances or allergies now have more options for their meals at Holloway Commons. ...
30 Jan 2012 at 9:28pm
Gluten-free diets help families overcome medical challenges
Although Doris Maki believes she has had celiac disease most of her life, she didn?t find out about it until she was 62. The Campbellford resident had always had some symptoms including bloating, occasional diarrhea and low iron levels, yet she had always passed it off as due to something else.[...]
20 Jan 2012 at 12:40am
Traveling with a tricky diet
Traveling with dietary restrictions, whether medical necessity or by choice, is getting easier. People with conditions like celiac disease are sharing their struggles and tips online to find safe and delicious food abroad.
26 Jan 2012 at 5:32am
Is it possible to outgrow sensitivity to gluten?
Rare physical side effects of lisinopril; and troubling mental side effects of Chantix Q: I always thought celiac disease was extremely rare and only affected young children. I was told that I had celiac as a child but that I had outgrown it.
31 Jan 2012 at 3:52am
Gluten free shopping
The Celiac Shop offers a range of products of interest to people with celiac disease and parents of autistic children. All billing and shipping is handled by Amazon.com. Visit the Celiac Shop today.
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