EU agency calls for curbs on GSK, Valeant epilepsy drug
LONDON (Reuters) - Use of an epilepsy drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant Pharmaceuticals should be restricted to patients for whom other an...
Source: http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/eu-agency-calls-for-curbs-on-gsk-valeant-epilepsy-drug
Rising radioactive spills leave Fukushima fishermen floundering
By Antoni Slodkowski HISANOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Dozens of crabs, three small sharks and scores of fish thump on the slippery deck of the fishing bo...
Source: http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/rising-radioactive-spills-leave-fukushima-fishermen-floundering
UK cost agency recommends Bayer, Regeneron eye drug
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost watchdog NICE is recommending a new eye drug from Bayer and Regeneron, after a price discount was offered...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/016PRfYKJYg/story01.htm
Quit-smoking treatments safe, effective: review
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Popular smoking cessation treatments - such as nicotine replacements and antidepressants - improve people's chances of kic...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/SiNsGtr0Rcw/story01.htm
Quit-smoking treatments safe, effective: review
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Popular smoking cessation treatments - such as nicotine replacements and antidepressants - improve people's chances of kic...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/SiNsGtr0Rcw/story01.htm
Eye Lifts - Fine Line Between Cosmetic and Therapeutic
Drooping eyelids may seem like an inevitable effect of getting older, but sagging eyelids not only age a person's face, they can impair peripheral vis...
Ping-Pong Champs Still Winners at 89, Even 100
Film about World Table Tennis Championship and aging opens this weekend.
Minneapolis Most Fit, Oklahoma City Nees to Start Jogging
Minneapolis was rated as the country's healthiest and most fit city while Oklahoma City needs to get on a treadmill. It is the third year in a row tha...
MERS Coronavirus: Tracking the Outbreak
The ABC News medical team reports on the outbreak of a novel virus as it unfolds. Death Toll Growing May 30 Katie Moisse (@KatieMoisse) A new virus sp...
Conn. Woman Delivers Home-Alone Birth
If Erica Bovino of Southington, Conn., is still trying to recall the exact details of the birth of her second child, daughter, Stella, three weeks ago...
At my heaviest, Annette Miller weighed 385 pounds. She never dared to dream she could run anywhere, never mind finish a half marathon.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/keG813AI3zY/index.html
Este Osofsky-McGonigle's recovery from a stroke is "remarkable," says her doctor. Seeking help in time is extremely important.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/tbYoL78RbE0/index.html
At my heaviest, Annette Miller weighed 385 pounds. She never dared to dream she could run anywhere, never mind finish a half marathon.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/keG813AI3zY/index.html
HLN's Susan Hendricks reports on what parents need to know to keep their kids injury-free on the playground.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/YrxTEPIg1J8/hm-playground-safety.cnn.html
Probiotics 'may prevent diarrhoea'
A large review suggests taking probiotics could prevent diarrhoea when on antibiotics.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22717273#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Disturbed Indian's solitary decade
A man's mistreatment highlights the challenge of mental disorder
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22689652#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Fighting Pakistan's measles epidemic
The battle against Pakistan's measles epidemic
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22724080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Japan Suspends Some Imports of U.S. Wheat
After a genetically altered crop was found on an Oregon farm, Japan suspended some imports.
Robert Sturman, a California artist, traveled to Kenya to document the work of the Africa Yoga Project, a nonprofit group that teaches and employs yog...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/yoga-in-africa/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Health Law Is Fostering Competition, Administration Says
The health care law is injecting more competition into insurance markets nationwide, drawing additional companies into states long dominated by a few ...
High doses of common painkillers increase heart attack risks
LONDON (Reuters) - Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is "equally hazardous" in terms of heart attack risk as use ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/bCAsbyeKtCg/story01.htm
'The 100' Diet Claims Weight Loss by Restricting Calories From Sugar
ABC News' Juju Chang and Taylor Behrendt report: Low-carb diets have been popular for years, but a new low-carb diet caters specifically to carb lover...
Married to a Quadriplegic: A Love Story
Ken Tada married Joni Eareckson in 1982 for better, for worse and for all the things that were uniquely her -- including the fact that she was a quadr...
Watch: Girl, 10, Denied Lung Transplant Due to Age Policy
Parents of Pennsylvania girl challenge organ donor and transplant rule to save daughter's life.
Opinion: Why medical misdeeds need exposure
Carl Elliott says hospitals devote far more energy to protecting themselves than to exposing wrongdoing
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/OVv8a8Ck3e0/index.html
Este Osofsky-McGonigle's recovery from a stroke is "remarkable," says her doctor. Seeking help in time is extremely important.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/tbYoL78RbE0/index.html
Natural sex supplements may not be
Conventional wisdom tells us that natural remedies are simply gentler alternatives to prescription drugs, right? Not so fast, experts say.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/7nyIOLu_O6o/index.html
Stroke recovery: One woman's story
Este Osofsky-McGonigle's recovery from a stroke is "remarkable," says her doctor. Seeking help in time is extremely important.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/tbYoL78RbE0/index.html
Holly Firfer gives us important information about how to reduce the risk for drowning for children and families.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/wmR3rtFaogk/exp-hm-drowning-prevention.cnn.html
Sick Salvadoran woman denied abortion
The Supreme Court of El Salvador refuses to allow a seriously ill woman to have an abortion, despite the unborn baby having a terminal defect.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22712756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
EU sues Spain in health card dispute
The European Commission takes legal action against Spain over the refusal of some of its hospitals to recognise the European Health Insurance Card.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22714147#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
HIV inner shell structure revealed
Researchers have for the first time unravelled the complex structure of the inner protein shell of the HIV molecule.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22708437#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Common painkillers 'pose heart risk'
Two common painkillers, ibuprofen and diclofenac, can slightly increase the risk of heart problems if taken in high doses for a long time, data sugges...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22713043#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Spain facing health insurance row
The European Commission is expected to launch formal legal action against Spain after hundreds of complaints from foreign nationals of medical treatme...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22712790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
War on drugs 'driving hep C pandemic'
The global war on drugs is fuelling a hepatitis C pandemic causing millions of needless infections, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has warned.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22705901#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Common painkillers 'pose heart risk'
Some common painkillers, including ibuprofen and diclofenac, may slightly increase the risk of heart problems if taken in high doses for a long time, ...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22694858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Joblessness Shortens Lifespan of Least Educated White Women, Research Says
The aim of the new study was to explain the growing gap in mortality between white women without a high school diploma and those with a high school di...
Well: For New Doctors, 8 Minutes Per Patient
Researchers found that doctors-in-training are now devoting only about 12 percent of their time at the patient's bedside, far less than in previous ge...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/for-new-doctors-8-minutes-per-patient/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Hospital Caring for an Heiress Pressed Her to Give Lavishly
The documents were filed in the battle between distant relatives of Huguette Clark, the reclusive copper heiress, and Beth Israel Medical Center over ...
Wariness Over a Deal Intended to Deliver More Pork to China
A Chinese takeover of a large American pork producer has prompted concern about China's expanding role in the American food supply and the implication...
No Impact Found for Stimulants on Later Drug Abuse
The finding that hyperactive children who take stimulant medication do not have lower risk over all for later substance abuse contradicts a longstandi...
GSK bets on chimp virus with $321 million vaccines buy
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is betting on a new vaccine technology based on chimpanzee viruses by acquiring Swiss-based Okairos for 250 million...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/NfgxvGZ5bMI/story01.htm
GSK bets on chimp virus with $321 million vaccines buy
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is betting on a new vaccine technology based on chimpanzee viruses by acquiring Swiss-based Okairos for 250 million...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/NfgxvGZ5bMI/story01.htm
Amgen to make move into Japan, takes on Astellas as partner
(Reuters) - Amgen Inc, the world's largest biotechnology company, said it entered into a long-term collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc and will for...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/mCncTbmK2ps/story01.htm
Colorado governor signs recreational marijuana regulations into law
DENVER (Reuters) - Governor John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed into law measures to regulate the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado, including...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/j8Xt-S_QDUU/story01.htm
New vaccine protects kids against hand, foot and mouth disease
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have developed the first vaccine to protect children against a virus called enterovirus 71, or EV71, that causes...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/ChI1rVZ65IM/story01.htm
First coronavirus sufferer in France dies in hospital
LILLE, France (Reuters) - France reported its first death from the new SARS-like coronavirus on Tuesday and Saudi Arabia, where the virus first emerge...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/qxKdKrSMKZM/story01.htm
Surviving the Stress of a Spelling Bee
Parents play a key role in keeping the competition fun, experts say.
Ariz. Twins Suffer Strokes at 26, Only Months Apart
For those younger than 45, the stroke risk has jumped 14 to 20 percent. Risk factors caused by obesity and smoking were once only seen in the elderly.
Hurricane Sandy Baby Boom May Be a Bust
Some hospitals report an increase in birth rates nine months after Sandy. Others don't. The research is mixed.
Lung Transplant Out of Reach for 10-Year-Old
Sarah Murnaghan needs new lungs, but a policy is keeping them from her.
Healthy Quintuplets Born in Utah
Quintuplets born in Salt Lake City hospital; only a handful of such sets delivered each year
Tot With Arthritis Struggles to Walk
One of the greatest misunderstandings about arthritis is that it affects only adults. More than 300,000 children in the United States are living with ...
France has recorded its first death of a patient diagnosed with a SARS-like virus that just recently was found in humans, the hospital that treated hi...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/z_FnGRvr9Gc/index.html
New SARS-like virus is a 'threat to the entire world'
France has recorded its first death of a patient diagnosed with a SARS-like virus that just recently was found in humans, the hospital that treated hi...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/z_FnGRvr9Gc/index.html
SARS-like virus death in France
France has recorded its first death of a patient diagnosed with a SARS-like virus that just recently was found in humans, the hospital that treated hi...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/z_FnGRvr9Gc/index.html
VIDEO: 'Fastest' face transplant completed
A Polish man who received a face transplant three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident has seen his new face in a mirror for the first...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22698215#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Hand, foot and mouth vaccine 'works'
The first vaccine which protects children against hand, foot and mouth disease has been reported by scientists in China.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22689593#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Hand, foot and mouth vaccine 'works'
The first vaccine which protects children against hand, foot and mouth disease has been reported by scientists in China.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22689593#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Surgery at end of week 'more risky'
People having planned surgery at the end of the week are more likely to die than those having operations at the beginning of the week, research sugges...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22687599#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Irish plan plain cigarette pack law
Tobacco companies may soon be forced to use plain packaging when selling cigarettes in the Republic of Ireland.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22690032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
World Briefing | Europe: France: Man Dies From New SARS-Like Infection
A 65-year-old man infected with a virus causing SARS-like symptoms died Monday, health authorities said, the first French patient to be killed by the ...
Well: Is It Better to Walk or Run?
New studies that pit running against walking found that if your goal is to lose weight, running wins. But in other measures of health, walking can be ...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/is-it-better-to-walk-or-run/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Well: The Roving Runner Rides a Bike
Enticed by the city's new bike-share program, Brian Fidelman, the Roving Runner, sets off for Brooklyn on wheels, then takes a scenic run back to Manh...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/28/the-roving-runner-rides-a-bike-3/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Op-Ed Contributor: Addressing Medical Errors
We can't reduce medical errors without tackling the culture of shame.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/opinion/addressing-medical-errors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Hospitals Struggle to Get Workers to Wash Their Hands
Facing persistent, lethal neglect of a basic precaution, hospitals are using high-tech sensors, training hand-washing coaches and issuing gold stars.
Well: 'Fat Talk' Compels but Carries a Cost
Research shows that most women neither enjoy nor admire the body-denigrating bonding ritual known as "fat talk." But that doesn't stop them from engag...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/fat-talk-compels-but-carries-a-cost/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Health Care in Vast Alaska Frontier Is Spread Thin
One hospital tends to dozens of communities in a remote Alaskan region the size of Oregon, where medical decisions are filtered through an equation of...
Personal Health: Couples Facing the Ordeal of Cancer
Honesty, communication and affection are crucial for couples in this prolonged ordeal.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/facing-cancer-together/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Anti-Polio Campaign Worker Shot Dead in Pakistan
The attack was the latest on volunteers trying to eradicate polio in northwestern Pakistan, one of three countries in the world where the disease is e...
Exclusive: 'Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines - RAND
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasi...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/u3HrX0bFr0w/story01.htm
Certain chronic pain may raise suicide risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Back pain, migraine and other types of chronic pain without a known physical cause - and therefore little prospect for rel...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/iZG3zVW_p4E/story01.htm
Some with defibrillators may safely play sports
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new s...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/ul3QEY32wc4/story01.htm
New U.S. fears emerge over tainted compounded steroids
(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of illnesses in patients who took steroid injections compoun...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/b4Ao3xH5kok/story01.htm
Valeant near deal to acquire Bausch & Lomb: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is nearing a deal to acquire eye care company Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc from Warb...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/f6sxWD95pbM/story01.htm
C-sections tied to child obesity
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More babies born via cesarean section grow up to be heavy kids and teens than those delivered vaginally, according to a ne...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/k9JnObJaWTc/story01.htm
WHO to help Saudi Arabia investigate coronavirus before haj
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-l...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/7xbgUaa5qWc/story01.htm
Military children battle the blues
CNN's Elizabeth Corridan looks at the mental health issues of military children whose loved ones are deployed.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/6LHv2p38k-s/exp-hm-military-children.cnn.html
Mom talks hospital sidewalk birth
A woman in Boca Raton, Florida, gave birth on the sidewalk of a hospital, and her photographer documented the delivery.
Mom talks hospital sidewalk birth
A woman in Boca Raton, Florida, gave birth on the sidewalk of a hospital, and her photographer documented the delivery.
With weeks to live, child fights for lungs
Sarah's been on the list for 18 months but because she's 10, donors are in short supply. Her parents say the rules need to change.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/_5AG2ZgBHcU/index.html
Binge eater breaks up with food
The letter Jacki Monaco wrote was fraught with emotion. "Dear food," it began. "You have been my dearest friend and my most painful enemy."
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/n6B5HljfaLk/index.html
What do drug addicts, serial dieters and children from troubled homes have in common? More than you might think.
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What do drug addicts, serial dieters and children from troubled homes have in common? More than you might think.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/XFhxSdzU5oU/index.html
Researchers find heart disease gene
A gene associated with a form of congenital heart disease found in newborn babies is discovered by researchers.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-22674029#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Hopes of India vaccine breakthrough
India may be a leading producer and exporter of vaccines, yet the government's immunisation programme fails to reach an estimated 28% of babies born t...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22667592#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
'The cough that paralysed me and left me in constant pain'
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22653711#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Man plays guitar during brain surgery
A patient has played the guitar while undergoing brain surgery in the US, to help surgeons pinpoint where to place electrodes to treat the effects of ...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22667597#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
States' Policies on Health Care Exclude Poorest
For millions of people below the poverty line, no assistance for health insurance will be available in states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
A Program to Combat Food Contamination
Fruit growers, farm workers and a major retailer have started a program aimed at preventing the types of bacterial outbreaks that have sickened consum...
National Briefing | Health: Abscesses Reported After Steroid Injections
At least seven people have reported complications after being injected with a potentially contaminated medication made in a pharmacy in Tennessee, fed...
Well: Chia Smoothie Recipes for Health
Chia seeds aren't just for terra cotta pets. Adding chia to a smoothie can make an energy-rich breakfast or give you a boost after a morning workout, ...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/for-a-better-smoothie-just-add-chia/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human - study
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact b...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/URjF3AEEc3g/story01.htm
Novo obesity drug could launch in U.S. end 2014
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk said it could launch obesity treatment liraglutide in the United States by the end of next year ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/dytn1fj0li0/story01.htm
Aveo says partner Astellas will not seek EU nod for kidney cancer drug
(Reuters) - Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc said it was informed by its partner Astellas Pharma Inc that the Japanese company would not be seeking marketing ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/HAYf8jxMLsg/story01.htm
California reveals prices for health insurance under Obamacare
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/M_TyVUs-V70/story01.htm
Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts
Some gay rights advocates call the move a step forward, but others say the 103-year-old organization has sent the wrong message to youth if it denies ...
Watch: Man Receives Record-Breaking Face Transplant
A Polish man underwent the 27-hour transplant just three weeks after a workplace accident.
Self-affirmation may protect against the damaging effects of stress on creative problem-solving and performance under pressure.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/U0fO_yRj_Ak/index.html
Self-affirmation may protect against the damaging effects of stress on creative problem-solving and performance under pressure.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/U0fO_yRj_Ak/index.html
A tornado bearing down, a mom in labor
Tears flowed and hugs were traded on Thursday in an Oklahoma maternity ward as four nurses saw for the first time the baby whose birth they helped saf...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/qXfva7OLGvc/index.html
Marijuana: The next diabetes drug?
Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannab...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/9rRWi0CxMT0/index.html
There's one thing Dr. Oliver Sacks can't do that most of us take for granted -- recognize faces.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/QspL0hH8aYg/sacks.face.blindness.cnn.html
For the millions of Americans with severe life-threatening food allergies, dining out can feel like a minefield.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/Ain0FFDwaQ0/index.html
VIDEO: Hunt firm on out-of-hours GP plans
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has deflected criticism from the British Medical Association (BMA) over his plans to improve out-of-hours care.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22649589#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS'
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP has warned.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22645384#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Doctor and Patient: Doctors Ill Prepared for Patients With Disabilities
Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — a...
Children of mothers with cancer must learn this painful lesson early: the vulnerability of the figure on whom they have grounded their existence. With...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/mothers-with-cancer/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Well: Awareness: Heartburn Tied to Throat Cancer
Frequent heartburn increases the risk for throat cancer, a new study has found, and over-the-counter antacids may provide protection.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/heartburn-tied-to-throat-cancer/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Online tool helps control blood pressure long term
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, people with high blood pressure who could communicate with their pharmacists online had better blood press...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/GqUmIm0LUKA/story01.htm
Vitamin C may not treat gout: study
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 responsibl...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/uTCtqYa_jDg/story01.htm
Sugary drinks tied to kidney stone risk
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 wh...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/QkV_q3jEmbI/story01.htm
Teacher Offers Suicide Note Writing Class to Ease Fears
Suicide notes range from the terse and emotionally conflicted -- "Dear Betty: I hate you, Love George -- to the narcissistic: "Now you will appreciate...
Ala. Mystery Illness May Be Coincidence
A mystery illness has sickened seven people in southeastern Alabama, killing two of them, according to the state Health Department, but it's not clear...
Can You Do Yoga if You Aren't Flexible?
I always thought that of yoga as something only done by young, lithe ballet enthusiasts. It was definitely not something practiced by uncoordinated, m...
Tech Giant Recruiting Autistic Workers
Autism advocates are praising a German software company for its plan to hire people with autism as software testers, programmers and data quality assu...
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the different kinds of tornado injuries, is surprised there are not more head injuries.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/faAkgJkiAEc/lead-sanjay-gupta-tornado-injured.cnn.html
It's practically unheard of in the United States and most Western countries. But it's a terrible occurrence in a culture where a woman's status and di...
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A fate worse than death for scores of women
It's practically unheard of in the United States and most Western countries. But it's a terrible occurrence in a culture where a woman's status and di...
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Couple charged in death of infant who fell ill
Parents already on court notice to provide medical care for their children have been charged with third-degree murder in the death of their infant son...
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GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS'
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency health care system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP leader has warned.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22629703#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Lack of district nurses 'adds stress'
The Royal College of Nursing has said that a fall in the number of NHS district nurses is causing needless suffering for patients and is leading to pr...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22635116#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Universal flu jab 'edges closer'
A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22623682#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Community nursing service under fire
Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".
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Well: What's in Your Green Tea?
A new report from ConsumerLab.com shows that some bottled varieties of green tea appear to be little more than sugar water, while some green tea leave...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/whats-in-your-green-tea/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Editorial: The Aftermath of Measles Vaccine Scare in Britain
A measles outbreak in Britain would have never occurred if parents had respected the proven safety record of a vaccine.
National Briefing | Washington: Senate Committee Approves Bill on Compounding
A Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug Administration greater authority over compounding pharmacies.
Oregon: Fluoride Measure in Portland Is Defeated
Voters in Portland, Ore., defeated a measure on Tuesday to add fluoride to the water supply by a 60-to-40 percent margin.
Oregon: Fluoride Measure in Portland Is Defeated
Voters in Portland, Ore., defeated a measure on Tuesday to add fluoride to the water supply by a 60-to-40 percent margin.
Well: Aging: Fewer Elderly Deaths in Flu Pandemics
Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/older-adults-may-have-flu-protection/?partner=rss&emc=rss
From a Neanderthal Molar, Scientists Infer Early Weaning
Patterns of barium in the fossil tooth of a child indicate that breast-feeding ended after 1.2 years, researchers say — much sooner than in modern non...
U.S. government taps GlaxoSmithKline for new antibiotics
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual thr...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/jxyN7byt3WA/story01.htm
Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
LONDON (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, wit...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/ozv_3CuOu1A/story01.htm
Los Angeles voters OK move to curtail medical marijuana outlets
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voters strongly supported a ballot measure to sharply curtail the number of medical marijuana dispensaries permitted to operat...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/pxN9AzL5svw/story01.htm
Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs
(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to p...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Jei5okuISMA/story01.htm
Amag says anemia drug caused fatal reaction in Switzerland
(Reuters) - Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia dr...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Cx6EFrv3s8I/story01.htm
China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6....
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/UY8Ma-uio4Q/story01.htm
Drowsy young drivers have increased crash risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adult drivers who usually get less than six hours of sleep per night are more likely to crash than those who sleep i...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/kBUKK8IKnGI/story01.htm
Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
(Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage t...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/KvV8xIOZibo/story01.htm
Couple Pleads for Son's Stolen Ashes
The silver memory box was the couple's only memento of their stillborn son.
Botox Gives a Jump on Wrinkles
Frown lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syr...
Joplin Survivor to Okla.: 'Be Strong'
Survivor of the 2011 Joplin, Mo., tornado relives the loss of two grandchildren, 6 and 10, who were ripped from their mother's arms while the family h...
Red Cross' Birthday Wish for Oklahoma
Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary sc...
SARS-Like Virus Spreads to Tunisia
A father died after a trip to Saudi Arabia, his two children were sickened.
Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people ...
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They discovered the cure for...
Before the term vaccination was coined, millions died each year from infectious diseases. Then these scientists became superheroes.
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Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people ...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ko1dr_eYTG0/index.html
'Psychiatric bible' tackles grief, binge eating, drinking
After years of controversy, the latest version of the "psychiatric bible" -- the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- has been rel...
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CNN's Nick Valencia discusses the Moore Medical Center which took a took a direct hit from the monster tornado.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/HBHUS57ZAmg/exp-early-nick-valencia-tornado-injured.cnn.html
VIDEO: Iodine deficiency 'may lower IQs'
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22621288#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Specialist hospital care plans due
A major shake-up for specialist hospital services, including A&E, will be announced later by five health boards in south Wales.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22608302#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Iodine deficiency 'may lower IQs'
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22607161#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Dupilumab, a New Drug, May Help Some Asthmatics
The number of asthma attacks or other outbreaks of symptoms decreased by 87 percent in those getting the drug, Dupilumab, compared with those getting ...
Well: Pain Relievers Do Not Cause Asthma, Study Finds
Some parents have been worried about giving their children pain relievers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, based on reports that children who are giv...
Well: Can Cholesterol Drugs Undo Exercise Benefits?
An important new study suggests that statins, the cholesterol-lowering medications that are the most prescribed drugs in the world, may block some of ...
World Briefing | Asia: China: New Bird Flu Virus Is Controlled, Officials Say
The H7N9 virus appears under control in China largely through restrictions at bird markets, but it caused $6.5 billion in losses, United Nations exper...
City Will Speed Cleanup of PCB-Filled Lights in Schools
The administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has consented to replace light fixtures containing the toxic substance in hundreds of schools by 2016...
Arizona's Ban on Abortions Struck Down in Federal Court
The law made the procedure illegal if performed about 18 weeks after fertilization, earlier than the time recognized by Supreme Court precedents.
Cadmium-Tainted Rice Discovered in Southern China
Officials in Guangzhou said that nearly half of all rice tested at restaurants this year contained unsafe levels of the toxic metal.
Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria
An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So ...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/KHZgMZHOdQs/130518153742.htm
Attacking MRSA with metals from antibacterial clays
Medical researchers have come up with a new approach for developing effective, topical antibacterial agents -- one that draws on a naturally occurring...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/3E_teaH1plo/130518153744.htm
Elan strikes more deals, agrees second share buyback
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish drug firm Elan agreed on Monday to buy two private drug firms, spin-off its one experimental drug and buy back more shares to...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/07uBLqXblCo/story01.htm
Putting group fitness classes in the proper light
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitness experts are shining a new light on group classes from Zumba to yoga because they believe the right lighting can transform...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/6ytkuKsxAoM/story01.htm
Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow u...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/CzRQVZ34SrI/story01.htm
Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 19...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/vDsjurFCZUY/story01.htm
Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle
JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health i...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/EhqKVeJJDm4/story01.htm
Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middl...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/RdJZ8srSY6g/story01.htm
Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies wit...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/vUyr9pmwMKk/story01.htm
One Year After Death, Marina Keegan's Words Live On
On the one-year anniversary of her death at 23 in a car crash, Yale activist and writer of "The Opposite of Loneliness" has play performed, book deal ...
Parents of Murdered Kids in Nanny Case May Find 'Joy' in Pregnancy
After two of their children allegedly were stabbed to death by their nanny last fall, Marina and Kevin Krim announced Thursday they were expecting a b...
Breakthrough in cloning stem cells
Earlier this week we saw a breakthrough in this field: A group of researchers published in the journal Cell proof that they had created embryonic stem...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/r6kP6ROV--0/index.html
Flesh-eating bacteria victim uses bionic hands
Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, ...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/b1dgAPRHeh8/index.html
Should tennis be worried about the 'kissing disease'?
Nicknamed the "kissing disease," mononucleosis or glandular fever is a viral illness that can linger for weeks, months or even years. CNN investigates...
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Bunions 'blame family not footwear'
The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has shown.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22555774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Walk-to-school numbers 'falling'
Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22570898#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22570859#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Well: Many Fronts in Fighting Obesity
Simply focusing on sugar will do little to quell the rising epidemic in the United States.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/many-fronts-in-fighting-obesity/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Well: Focaccia Recipes for Health
This week, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman experiments with focaccia, an alternative to pizza that makes a great lunch, snack or ...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/focaccia-five-ways/?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Texas Tribune: With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care
As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state's 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about is sup...
Marijuana Bill Advances in Illinois
The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous st...
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/us/marijuana-bill-advances-in-illinois.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Shinseki Faces Mounting Criticism Over Backlog of Benefit Claims
The secretary, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for his overwhelmed agency's problems dealing with claims for disability compensation.
The Health Toll of Immigration
A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in the United States, the worse their rates of heart disease, h...
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/health/the-health-toll-of-immigration.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Opinion: Disease and the Public Eye
I had never heard of dystonia — until my doctors told me I had it.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/opinion/sunday/disease-and-the-public-eye.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Novo Nordisk says completes hemophilia drug trial
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, said on Friday it had completed the first phase III trial of a he...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/fAjdWawZyv8/story01.htm
EU watchdog backs Bayer acne drug for certain patients
LONDON (Reuters) - Bayer's acne pill Diane 35 and its generic versions are safe to use in certain women when other options have failed, the European M...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/_YQ5ZfKJhzE/story01.htm
Sanofi says will keep Toulouse research site
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi said it would overhaul rather than exit its Toulouse research site, as it seeks to break an impasse with the French governmen...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/FpAeU_Mtv0g/story01.htm
Organ donor cards hard to implement in China, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - A system of donor cards indicating consent for organ transplants will not work in China as families will insist on having the fina...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/mQhJqrPhYT0/story01.htm
Sanofi says myelofibrosis treatment study positive
PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said a late-stage Phase III trial of a drug designed to treat myelofibrosis led to positive results.
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/OQmxz2-QYPA/story01.htm
Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/OrCXN01ZCuk/story01.htm
7 Health Problems Fixed by Food
These nutrition solutions do everything from clear your skin to supercharge your mood.
Climate Change Could Impact Allergies
As the climate changes and carbon dioxide levels rise, experts say it's not just the environment that is affected, but your nose. Warmer temperatures ...
We all know the odds. But broke, unemployed, unhappy or all three -- six numbers have the power to change your life.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/RXPYXQMQ93k/index.html
Man drops 130 pounds after surgery
After his gastric bypass surgery, Dale Benzine's life changed drastically. It wasn't easy, he says, but it was definitely worth it.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/mqaJ1ZgKVlg/index.html
Why you keep playing the lottery
We all know the odds. But broke, unemployed, unhappy or all three -- six numbers have the power to change your life.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/RXPYXQMQ93k/index.html
When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell the...
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/0bd8mRo0KCE/index.html
AUDIO: 'We're a nation of lazy porkers'
The number of people under 40 with type 2 diabetes in the UK has risen sharply in the past 20 years, research shows.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22567919#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: 'IVF time-lapse needs more evidence'
A group of British researchers in Manchester have come up with a technique which they believe could significantly improve the success rate for couples...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22567067#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Mental illness 'caused by chemistry'
The Today programme's science correspondent Tom Feilden reports that a team of scientists based at Cardiff University who found that a handful of gene...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22565276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Rise in type 2 diabetes among young
The number of people under the age of 40 with type 2 diabetes in the UK has seen a major rise over the past 20 years, say researchers.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22543559#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Time-lapse imaging 'improves IVF'
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22559247#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
House Votes Again to Repeal Health Law
Republican lawmakers took to the floor to register their complaints about President Obama's signature legislative achievement.
J.&J. Unit Phasing Out All-Metal Hip Devices
Johnson & Johnson faces a wave of lawsuits from patients who say they were injured when all-metal implants sold by the company failed.
