Posts In Category Health
High blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHO
on May 16, 2012 by skoty_root in Health, Comments (0)
One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries. […]
Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don’t Put Faith in Pediatricians
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WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — Many parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder don’t feel they can turn to their pediatricians for advice on treatments, a new study […]
US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids
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For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.
Genes Might Be Key to Parkinson’s Spread
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified gene variants that speed the progression of Parkinson’s disease, and they say their findings could help identify patients who would benefit […]
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
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LONDON (Reuters) – Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer […]
U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 deaths: study
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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 […]
U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 deaths: study
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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 […]
Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate
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DENVER (Reuters) – A small Catholic college in Ohio said Tuesday it was dropping health insurance coverage for students rather than comply with a federal mandate that the plan provide […]
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
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LONDON (Reuters) – Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer […]
FDA panel backs OraSure’s In-Home HIV test
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts concluded that OraSure Technologies Inc’s over-the-counter, in-home HIV test is reasonably safe and effective for determining whether […]
Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer’s
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are preparing to test an experimental drug in people genetically primed to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Two-Drug Combo Helps Teens With Migraines
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — A two-drug combination that relieves migraines in adults also works well in adolescents, new research indicates.
India’s Piramal Healthcare to buy U.S. firm to boost R&D
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian drugmaker Piramal Healthcare has agreed to buy a U.S.-based healthcare data provider for $ 635 million to boost research and development, the company said on Wednesday, […]
FDA Panel Backs At-Home HIV Test
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TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Tuesday approval of the first HIV test that would give people the results in the […]
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier
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Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don’t yet show many […]
Britain to fund prostate cancer pill in U-turn
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s drug watchdog has reversed a controversial decision not to fund a new prostate cancer pill that was developed in the country after maker Johnson & Johnson […]
US panel urges approval of drugstore HIV test
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A panel of experts on Tuesday urged US regulators to allow an over-the-counter version of a test that could allow people to test themselves at home for human immunodeficiency virus […]
Britain to fund prostate cancer pill in U-turn
on May 15, 2012 by skoty_root in Health, Comments (0)
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s drug watchdog has reversed a controversial decision not to fund a new prostate cancer pill that was developed in the country after maker Johnson & Johnson […]
FDA panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test
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American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on Tuesday recommended […]
US AIDS relief program saved 740,000 lives: study
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A US aid program aimed at helping foreign countries battle the AIDS epidemic saved 740,000 lives from 2004-2008, according to a US study published Tuesday.
Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn
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Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab […]
Ex-Yahoo CEO Reportedly Has Cancer
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The Wall Street Journal reports that shortly before stepping down as CEO, Scott Thompson told Yahoo’s board that he was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The health issue adds another […]
Surgery restores hand function in US patient
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For the first time, US surgeons have used a new type of operation called nerve transfer to restore hand function in a patient who was paralyzed by a neck injury, […]
More Kids in ER from Swallowing Batteries
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As Tiny Batteries Become More Common, So Too Do Swallowing Emergencies
Yahoo’s Thompson reportedly has thyroid cancer
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Yahoo’s Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer.
Roche Alzheimer’s drug picked for major test
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Roche Holding AG’s Genentech unit has won the right to try its experimental Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab on people with no signs of dementia – the first such […]
Flesh-eating germ rare, especially for the healthy
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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. […]
HIV/AIDS patients at higher risk of cardiac death: study
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People suffering from HIV/AIDS are at much higher risk than the general population of sudden cardiac death, researchers in California have found.
MPs urge action on medicine shortages
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain faces a worsening shortages of medicines because vital supplies are being sucked out of the country by exporters who can sell them for higher prices elsewhere, […]
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV/AIDS are four times more likely to die of sudden cardiac arrest than those in the general population, a new study finds. […]
Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s
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The Obama administration is adopting a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s disease, with an ambitious goal of finding some effective treatments by 2025.
Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s
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The Obama administration is adopting a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s disease, with an ambitious goal of finding some effective treatments by 2025.
Bottles, Sippy Cups Pose Injury Risks to Babies
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Pacifier, Bottle and Cup Mishaps Send 2,000 Children to ER Each Year
Ky. high court to hear diet drug suit in June
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The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a group of people sickened by the diet-drug fen-phen who say that a $ 42 million judgment awarded to them from […]
UK lawmakers urge action on medicine shortages
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain faces a worsening shortages of medicines because vital supplies are being sucked out of the country by exporters who can sell them for higher prices elsewhere, […]
Children at risk as “button” battery use grows: study
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(Reuters) – Children face a growing risk from “button” batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past two decades as the […]
Measles kills 12 children in Pakistan tribal area
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A measles outbreak has killed 12 children in one of Pakistan’s lawless tribal districts and is spreading as fighting, power cuts and curfews cause a vaccine shortage, doctors said Monday. […]
Economic growth sows unhappiness in China: study
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China’s economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society, according to a US analysis published on Monday. […]
Govt adopts landmark strategy to fight Alzheimer’s
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The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s on Tuesday, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or […]
Botswana makes new pitch for circumcision in AIDS fight
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“Should I, shouldn’t I?” That’s the question that 31-year-old Kabo Moeti ponders as he waits outside a clinic in a Botswana village, where he’s considering getting circumcised.
Ill.: Scratch-off raises $8.5M for breast cancer
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Illinois officials say a scratch-off lottery ticket launched in 2006 has raised more than $ 8.5 million for breast cancer research and education.
More batteries to blame for kids’ ER visits
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of kids treated in emergency rooms after swallowing batteries — or lodging them in their noses and ears — has almost doubled over […]
Parents read lips of woman with flesh-eating bug
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The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection said Monday they’ve learned to read lips and are communicating with their daughter despite a breathing tube in […]
French trial opens in diabetes-diet drug scandal
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Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases […]
Parents Should Nix Pacifiers, Bottles, Cups for Mobile Toddlers
on May 14, 2012 by skoty_root in Health, Comments (0)
COMMENTARY | By nature, toddlers are a danger to themselves. Their curiosity, coupled with innate fearlessness and an as-yet unsteady undercarriage make them prone to accident and injury. Recently, the […]
‘Button’ Batteries Sending More Kids to ER: Study
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — Cases of children rushed to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing coin-sized batteries found in many household gadgets have doubled over the past two […]
Colon cancer test may not require laxatives: study
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People getting checked for signs of colon cancer may not need to take a laxative if they choose a CT scan for their cancer screening […]
Almost 1 in 3 in U.S. have sleepwalked: study
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although only a handful of people in the United States sleepwalk every year, a new study suggests close to one-third may do it at some […]
NuvaRing Increases Risk of Blood Clots
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FIRST PERSON | For years, I avoided hormone-based contraceptives for fear of rare but serious side effects, such as blood clots. However, given the failure rates of non-hormonal methods — […]
Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — Widely used blood pressure medications called beta blockers do not cut a person’s odds of developing colon cancer, a new study contends.