House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety
House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety Associated Press - 28 September 2013 20:40-04:00 Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserve...
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House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety
House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety Associated Press - 28 September 2013 20:40-04:00 Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserve...
FDA adds most severe warning to Pfizer's Tygacil
FDA adds most severe warning to Pfizer's Tygacil Associated Press - 27 September 2013 13:23-04:00 Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights rese...
As flu season starts, health officials announce new vaccine details
Two new vaccines will be introduced this year, including a variety that will protect against four strains of flu, two type A and two type B. The more ...
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-os-flu-season-orlando-20130926,0,3849476.story?track=rss
Ibuprofen may ease arthritis patients' depression
For people with a painful cartilage condition, common pain relievers may have small benefits for depression symptoms as well, a new study hints.
Survival after cancer diagnosis strongly associated with governments spending on health care
The more an EU (European Union) national government spends on health, the fewer the deaths after a cancer diagnosis in that country, according to new ...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/ZVFV6BJmd6M/130927183114.htm
Longest follow-up of melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab shows some survive up to ten years
Patients with advanced melanoma, who have been treated with the monoclonal antibody, ipilimumab, can survive for up to ten years, according to the lar...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/6i2isqejZSs/130927183129.htm
U.S. House passes bill to regulate drug compounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more authorit...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/oMt5WyHsZ-0/story01.htm
Race to get Obamacare online sites running goes to the wire
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just days before the launch of the new U.S. state health insurance exchanges that are the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act,...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/P6lJfFONNIs/story01.htm
Europe should shift focus to bowel cancer screening to save lives: scientists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European governments should divert funds to routine bowel cancer tests from less effective breast and prostate screening program...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/bJtnCtiBJsk/story01.htm
Achillion stock plunges as FDA maintains clinical hold on hep C drug
(Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to lift a clinical hold it had placed on the firm's h...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/J71E-vnQIQg/story01.htm
Andrea Sloan is dying of ovarian cancer. She's seeking "compassionate use" of a new drug that's not FDA-approved, but a drug maker says it's too risky...
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Failing GP surgeries 'face closure'
Failing GP surgeries in England have been warned they face closure by the NHS's first chief inspector of GPs, Professor Steve Field.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24315874#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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Combining traditional forms of Chinese and Western medicine could offer new hope for developing new treatments for some cancers, say experts from univ...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24315049#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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Business is booming in the anti-aging market, with many clamoring for lifts, tucks and fillers, but research has shown that youthfulness must come fro...
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/a-youthful-glow-radiating-from-within/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Op-Ed Contributor: Psychotherapy's Image Problem
Psychotherapy needs to more aggressively embrace, formalize and promote its empirically supported methods, which are often as effective or more effect...
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/opinion/psychotherapys-image-problem.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Editing Wikipedia Pages for Med School Credit
Students from the University of California, San Francisco, will be able to share their knowledge with the public and do research that has a life beyon...
Health Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Be Ready as Opening Day Nears
Officials are warning that despite fevered efforts, their new online markets where people can shop for health plans will not be fully operational at f...
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Biologists confirm role of sperm competition in formation of new species
Female promiscuity -- something that occurs in a majority of species, including humans -- results in the ejaculates from two or more males overlapping...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/m2Dwiz8WDfo/130926205001.htm
Abuse, lack of parental warmth in childhood linked to multiple health risks in adulthood
A new study for the first time examines the effects of abuse and lack of parental affection across the body's entire regulatory system, and finds a st...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/kqcRQ82kFKY/130926205005.htm
Hospital-grade lightweight blood flow imager on the cheap
Tracking blood flow in the laboratory is an important tool for studying ailments like migraines or strokes and designing new ways to address them. Now...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/wN7CYitEIy4/130926204956.htm
How viral infection disrupts neural development in offspring, increasing risk of autism
Activating a mother's immune system during her pregnancy disrupts the development of neural cells in the brain of her offspring and damages the cells'...
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/71NwY3pE5Uc/130926204727.htm
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_140959.html
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videos/news/Knee_Arthritis_072513-1.html
NIH-Funded Study Examines Frequency of Follow-Up Bone Mineral Density Tests in Older Adults
Source: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bone Density, Osteoporosis
Source: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2013/niams-24.htm
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Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_140961.html
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/TW7mnT7vCLs/story01.htm
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/HRdaSU-zOeg/story01.htm
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/Jgv4_CP50yc/story01.htm
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/sKrrUwZiukQ/story01.htm
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/gsSjgS4mQxY/story01.htm
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/4cuwPrqPxjA/story01.htm
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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/8Cweh-TMshA/story01.htm
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Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/r_K41KPz0vk/dr-drew-prostate-detection-ac-360-later.cnn.html
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Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/DePlepoAPzk/index.html
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Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/sSA0SRAHBWw/index.html
Well: Ask Well: Is It Safe to Eat Soy?
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Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/ask-well-is-it-safe-to-eat-soy/?partner=rss&emc=rss
As Some Companies Turn to Health Exchanges, G.E. Seeks a New Path
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4 Reasons Chocolate Is Good for Your Health
Chocolate is one of my favorite foods; not only because it is tasty, but also because it's really good for your health. The most recent evidence of th...
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A world-wide competition to bring emerging breast cancer technologies to market is being launched by the Avon Foundation for Women, in partnership wit...
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A fear memory was reduced in people by exposing them to the memory over and over again while they slept. It's the first time that emotional memory has...
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Group prenatal care led to improved birth outcomes
Women in group prenatal care had improved birth outcomes, a finding that could inform future policy decisions.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/~3/P1hGS7wNf64/130920152948.htm
Prostacyclin analogs and PDE 5 inhibitors synergistically stimulate ATP release from human RBCs
Prostacyclin (PGI2) and phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors are vasodilators used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Althoug...
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Even in a U.S. government shutdown, Obamacare exchanges could function
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. State officials behind the launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform on October 1 say they could weather a federa...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/BiiDnCT2bzQ/story01.htm
Analysis: Benefit firms create tremors for insurers in U.S. healthcare shakeup
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American companies are sending shockwaves through the healthcare industry by moving a rapidly growing number of employees onto pr...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/fTVVh7snFx8/story01.htm
Rodents, insects found in Virginia ice-cream cone warehouse
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities have seized ice-cream waffle cones from a food storage facility in Waynesboro, Virginia, after inspectors found widesprea...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/wndzmXQqoek/story01.htm
Statin use tied to cataract development: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of developing cloudy lenses in the eyes may be linked to the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/mgsEvlZdn2c/story01.htm
The world faces a perfect storm of vulnerability, Dr. Tom Frieden says. On average, we identify one previously unknown microbe each year. We're also f...
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8 months pregnant with baby No. 3
Lea-Ann Ellison believes pregnancy is a time to "relish in your body's capabilities." But is there a limit to how much exercise you should do?
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Tackling fears 'while you sleep'
US researchers say they have found a method that may help people tackle their fears - while they sleep.
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Skin drug may treat type 1 diabetes
A drug that was used to treat the skin disorder psoriasis has shown signs of being able to treat aspects of type 1 diabetes.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24177519#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Universal flu vaccine 'blueprint'
Scientists say they have made a significant leap towards creating a vaccine that would protect against every form of flu.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24175030#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Fit-for-work tester 'must be sacked'
The company that carries out "fitness-for-work" tests on disabled benefits claimants is a "disgrace" and should be sacked, Labour's shadow work and pe...
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24195683#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Rise in A&Es failing to hit targets
The number of NHS trusts in England failing to meet target A&E waiting times has more than doubled in the last year, the regulator Monitor says.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24188142#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Obama asks high court to review contraception mandate ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to review the legality of a politically volatile provision of the ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/gg2mPWO4KCY/story01.htm
Sanofi in $40 million settlement over obesity drug linked to suicidal thoughts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sanofi SA has reached a $40 million settlement of a U.S. lawsuit accusing the French drugmaker of misleading investors about the ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/45vYb8fhdUs/story01.htm
Gene sequences of deadly Saudi virus show complex transmission
LONDON (Reuters) - Genetic analysis of samples of the deadly MERS virus that has killed 58 people in the Middle East and Europe shows the disease has ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/9coSGcv_K1c/story01.htm
Analysis: Tech firms, medical research, get helium reprieve in U.S.
LONDON (Reuters) - Producers of high-tech products from MRI scanners to semiconductors are breathing a sigh of relief after U.S. lawmakers acted on Th...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/IjHkHnXj7ig/story01.htm
Home Depot to tap health insurance exchanges for part-timers
(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc is shifting medical coverage for part-time workers to new public marketplace exchanges ahead of new benefits requirements u...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/JBtdnsQjQX0/story01.htm
Group plans to form largest U.S. hospital alliance
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Seven hospital systems in New Jersey and Pennsylvania will form what executives say will be the largest U.S. healthcare...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/_8Pzn_Z7q8I/story01.htm
Statin use tied to cataract development: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of developing cloudy lenses in the eyes may be linked to the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/FgUQ_nAe7Pc/story01.htm
Braces help avoid surgery in teens with scoliosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the first large-scale test of whether wearing a brace helps to prevent an already-curved childhood spine from twisting ...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/N9sKDRUuMU8/story01.htm
U.S. to spend up to $273 million on tobacco-related research
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to spend as much as $273 million over the next five years on tobacco-related research in a bid to hel...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/LAEWtn8ckgU/story01.htm
Dementia to drive global leap in number of elderly needing care
LONDON (Reuters) - A global rise in cases of the mind-robbing Alzheimer's disease is creating a chronic shortage of carers, with the number of old peo...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/MjDx5wr9Tmg/story01.htm
Generic drug sales help Rite Aid to surprise profit
(Reuters) - Rite Aid Corp, the No. 3 drugstore chain in the United States, reported a surprise quarterly profit after generic drug sales boosted margi...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/zGN-63lVDTo/story01.htm
GSK, Theravance lung drug Relvar wins European green light
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance's new inhaled lung drug Relvar has been recommended for approval in Europe, Britain's biggest drugma...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/upuPHaCqjcg/story01.htm
New flu vaccines offer extra protection - and more profits
LONDON (Reuters) - Big drugmakers are seeking a boost from new four-in-one influenza vaccines that will be available for the first time this flu seaso...
Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~3/ympRJ2nlB3w/story01.htm
Alzheimer's caregiver: 'I know it's coming'
More than 35 million people worldwide live with dementia. By 2050, that number is expected to more than triple to 115 million.
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Food expired? Don't toss it just yet
Americans are prematurely throwing out food, a new report says, largely because of confusion over what expiration dates actually mean.
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/rYyRb6tAMw4/index.html
TV star: I hid Tourette's from Hollywood
Dash Mihok currently stars on Showtime's "Ray Donovan" as Ray's brother Bunchy.
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CNN's Holly Firfer reports on a new study finding that low or high BMI can cause complications in pregnant women.
Many 5-year-olds 'have tooth decay'
More than a quarter of five-year-olds in England have tooth decay, although the number is down on five years ago, a survey suggests.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24162248#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Is sex education key to porn battle?
Is sex education the key to reducing its effects?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24162794#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Elderly care needs 'set to treble'
The number of older people who will need care is set to nearly treble globally by 2050, campaigners say.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24162509#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Three-person IVF 'risks' warning
Concerns about the safety of a pioneering therapy to create babies with DNA from three people are raised by researchers.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24158049#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Face veils in hospital under review
Whether NHS staff in England should be allowed to wear full face veils is to be reviewed, according to the Department of Health.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24158041#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Google aims to help us live longer
Google's new healthcare spin-off will focus on "the challenge of ageing" as search giant spreads its wings again.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24158924#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Is sugar the 'most dangerous drug?'
University of Colorado professor Dr. Richard Johnson explains why sugar regulation could help tackle rising obesity rates.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24159944#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Well: Ask Well: Sleep or Exercise?
The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to readers' questions about fitness.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/ask-well-sleep-or-exercise/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Goalie Helps Others With Multiple Sclerosis
Josh Harding, now back on the ice at the Minnesota Wild's training camp, spent the off-season establishing a charity benefiting M.S. patients struggli...
Candace Pert, 67, Explorer of the Brain, Dies
As a Johns Hopkins graduate student, Dr. Pert helped discover a key to brain chemistry. She went on to become a neuroscientist and a major proponent o...
Well: Questioning Steroid Shots for Back Pain
A new review of studies suggests that injecting any liquid, even plain saline solution, works just as well as steroid injections for back pain.
Well: What a Messy Desk Says About You
It can be a good idea to clean up your desk. But not if you're looking to be creative.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/what-a-messy-desk-says-about-you/?partner=rss&emc=rss
U.S. Warns of Frauds Tied to Health Care Law
The warnings came amid reports of high-pressure sales tactics and efforts to obtain personal information from consumers in advance of the opening of t...
What science is learning about fire and how to live with it.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/magazine/into-the-wildfire.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Well: Magnets Fail to Relieve Arthritis Pain
Many people use copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps to alleviate the pain of arthritis, but a rigorous new study concludes they do not work.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/magnets-fail-to-relieve-arthritis-pain/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Well: Medicine Is More Than Carrots and Sticks
In today's medical schools, words like "provider" and "consumer" are used as frequently as "healer" and "patient." But no arsenal of incentives alone ...
Study Affirms Benefit of Back Braces as Scoliosis Treatment
Physicians have recommended bracing to treat scoliosis in adolescents for more than 50 years, but until now, research on its effectiveness had produce...