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By AP Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | View Comments It turns out that catching cancer early isn't always as important as we thought.
Medical News Today - November 9, 2011
Patients who have had a mini-stroke to not appear to have a reduced risk of further strokes if they undergo EC-IC bypass surgery, a procedure aimed at improving blood flow in the carotid artery, researchers from University of North Carolina School of ...
CBS News - November 9, 2011
(CBS/AP) President Obama's health care law overcame a major legal hurdle Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the controversial law's constitutionality... People who make a decision to forego health insurance do not opt out of the health care market. Their action is not felt by themselves alone. Instead, when they become ill or injured and cannot pay their bills, their costs are shifted to others. Those costs - $43 billion in 2008 alone - are borne by doctors, hospitals, insured individuals, taxpayers and small businesses throughout the nation.
Health.com - November 7, 2011
SUNDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) - Pumpkin spice candles and pine-scented air fresheners may evoke the holiday season for some. For others, those airborne fragrances trigger allergy symptoms - from runny, itchy noses and sneezing to ...
The Associated Press - Posted by SA November 5, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure ...
Fox News - November 4, 2011
Dr. Gregg Homer, based in Los Angeles, has conjured up a new procedure that uses a laser to permanently change brown eyes into blue ones -- and has even started limited testing on human subjects.
RTT News - November 2, 2011
(RTTNews) - Painkiller abuse leads to 40 deaths per day in the US, new data from the CDC reveals. One in 20 US adults has admitted to having abused prescription narcotics in their lives.
BBC News - November 2, 2011
The onset of wrinkles, muscle wasting and cataracts has been delayed and even eliminated in mice, say researchers in the US. It was done by "flushing out" retired cells that had stopped dividing.
USA Today - November 1, 2011
Another study finds that yoga classes can improve back function among people with chronic or recurrent lower back pain. "Our results showed that yoga can provide both short- and long-term benefits to those suffering from ...
AHN | All Headline News - November 1, 2011
Next time you find yourself tossing and turning at night, don't reach for warm milk, reach for a warm body instead. Research from the University of Chicago shows that people who feel isolated and disconnected from the people around them may not get a ...
Chicago Sun-Times - October 31, 2011
Victoria Alvarez grimaces as she gets a flu shot from pharmacist Shadi Doroudgar during a health fair outside the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.
Reuters - Posted by SA October 30, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude in a ...(click photo to enlarge)
Washington Post - October 30, 2011
On this crowded, hot, trampled planet, one of the most vexing trends is something countless of us see when we look in the mirror: We're going gray.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - October 30, 2011
Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, 60, pleaded guilty Oct. 27 to three counts of organ trafficking and one count of conspiracy in a New Jersey federal court. Rosenbaum is the first person to be convicted of illegal organ trafficking in the United States since a ...
TopNews Arab Emirates - October 29, 2011
It has been revealed in a recent report that people who indulge in dieting tend to gain weight in the next year. This has been revealed according to a recent study which is of the view that people tend to go into crash dieting to lose weight instantly. ...
New York Daily News - October 29, 2011
Too much black licorice can cause grown-up trick-or-treaters to experience abnormal heart rhythms. BY Kathleen Lucadamo Too much black licorice can cause heart problems in adults over 40, according to the FDA.
Medical News Today - October 28, 2011
In support of World Stroke Day on October 29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on Americans to take immediate action to reduce their risk for stroke.
BBC News - October 28, 2011
It's 11 months since I began taking a daily low-dose - 75mg - of aspirin in the hope that it might reduce my long term risk of developing cancer.
New York Times - October 27, 2011
For years, studies of obesity have found that soon after fat people lost weight, their metabolism slowed and they experienced hormonal changes that increased their appetites.
USA Today - October 26, 2011
LONDON - Popeye might want to consider switching to broccoli. British scientists unveiled a new breed of the vegetable that experts say packs a big nutritional punch.
By AP Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | View Comments George Eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him made it that far.
USA Today - Patricia Anstett - October 25, 2011
Cab driver Theodore Morgan dabs a little hand sanitizer on his palms when he touches something germy like gas pump handles, doorknobs and ATM buttons.
TIME - Sora Song - October 25, 2011
Chanting "om" might help ease your aching back, but only if it comes at the end of yoga practice. A new study finds that the physical act of doing yoga - but not its meditative aspect - may help ...
Washington Post (blog) - Jennifer LaRue Huget - October 25, 2011
More good news on the coffee front: Brand-new research finds that people who drink coffee are at reduced risk of developing basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. And the more they drink, the lower the risk. ...
(CNN) -- When new patients worry they don't know how they'll get through breast cancer, Cindy Davis puts her hand on theirs and says, "I know, but I want to tell you, I truly know, because I went through this two years ago.
WebMD - Denise Mann - Posted by SA October 22, 2011
Oct. 20, 2011 -- Women with early breast cancer often consider breast-conserving surgery in which a doctor removes the tumor but spares the rest of the breast.
Medical News Today - Rupert Shepherd
October 21, 2011
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced, fairly definitively, that Americans eat too much salt, and action needs to be taken to reduce the nation's salt consumption.
Fox News - October 19, 2011
Hospital admissions for elderly US patients with heart failure fell by nearly 30 percent over a decade, an analysis of federal Medicare data shows, a surprising finding that offers fresh evidence of progress in the battle against cardiovascular disease ...
CBS News - October 19, 2011
(CBS) How healthy is US health-care system? Not very. In a comprehensive new assessment of the system that covers 42 measures of health-care delivery, the US scored 64 out of 100.
Medical News Today - Rupert Shepherd - October 19, 2011
The rare but incredible case of Wesley Warren Jr. puts our daily burdens into perspective as the Nevada resident says he needs around a million dollars to pay for an operation to remove his 100 pound scrotum. He has a hugely enlarged scrotum, ...
Reuters - October 18, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men get diagnosed with breast cancer at less than one percent the rate of women, according to a new analysis of cancer rates from six cities and countries.
Richmond Register - October 16, 2011
By Don McNay Register Columnist RICHMOND - Jim LaBarbara's new biography,” The Music Professor” has a section of the book about my dad.
Fox News - October 14, 2011
A recent study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that heart disease rates are down - thanks to a concerted public-health effort over the past two decades to better prevent and treat the problem - but ...
CBS News - October 13. 2011
(CBS) Naked mole rats might not be able to speak, but new research suggests they might have a lot to say about human longevity. The ugly buck-toothed creature outlives every other rodent by decades, is exceptionally resistant to cancer, can't feel pain ...
Reuters - October 12, 2011
A microsopic view shows human embryonic stem cells in various stages of differentiation into liver cells in this photo taken at Stanford University and released by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, March 9, 2009.
CBS News - October 12, 2011
Scientists have found a way to "turn off" life-threatening allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods - by playing a "trick" on the immune system.
Los Angeles Times - October 12, 2011
Next time you're considering skipping the salad bar, think again: Eating more raw fruits and vegetables could alter the effects of a gene that's a marker for heart disease.
CBS News - October 11, 2011
A new study suggests dietary supplements may be linked to a slightly increased risk of death in older women. The 19-year study involved about 39000 women with an average age of 62. Those taking multivitamins or supplements of iron, Vitamin B-6, ...
CBS News - October 10, 2011
(CBS/AP) Prostate cancer specialists are pushing back against an expert panel's recommendation that healthy men shouldn't get PSA blood tests for detecting prostate cancer.
By AP Sunday, October 9, 2011 | View Comments Federal health authorities say a nationwide outbreak of listeria in Colorado cantaloupes is now responsible for 21 deaths and the number may continue to grow.
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Chicago Sun-Times - Posted by SA October 8, 2011
TRENTON, NJ - The first combination pill for the millions of people with the dangerous combination of diabetes and high cholesterol won US approval Friday, offering convenience - and savings ...
Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory reported on Wednesday the first success in using the cloning technique that gave rise to Dolly the sheep to generate stem cells using adult human cells.
California Healthline - October 5, 2011
The health reform barely passed Congress. Legislators split along party lines. Critics called it an unfunded entitlement. Yes -- the now-beloved Medicare prescription drug program has come a ...
News2 - October 5, 2011
Filthy seafood infected with bacteria or tainted with drugs and antibiotics banned in the U.S. is finding its way onto the plates of Americans, according to state and federal officials, consumer advocates, academics and food safety experts.
“The volume of imports (80% of our consumption) is so large that it is not feasible to rely on surveillance at the border as a primary food safety control,” she said in an email, referring to the FDA’s low inspection rate.
Medical News Today - October 4, 2011
By measuring ratios of two fatty compounds in blood, doctors are now better able to predict how rapidly somebody with Alzheimer's disease is likely to lose cognitive function, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported in the ...
BBC News - Posted by SA October 3, 2011
Cancer experts are to carry out a major study to see if commonly used blood pressure drugs cut the risk of breast cancer spreading.
The Mercury - October 2, 2011
Every year there are two enrollment periods for those who wish to make changes to their Medicare coverage, when Medicare is already in place (not for those new to Medicare coverage).
ThirdAge - October 2, 2011
Kraft Foods Inc. is recalling three varieties of its Velveeta Shells & Cheese single-serve microwaveable cups with limited “best when used by” dates because small, thin wire bristle pieces may be inside the cups.
MiamiHerald.com - Posted by SA October 2, 2011
Senior citizens need vaccinations as much as school children — or even more. From flu to pneumococcal disease to shingles, people 65 and older are urged to get their shots. Whatever your age, flu season is here — starting in October, typically peaking ...
New York Times - October 1, 2011
An orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Young-Min Kwon, center, removed a metal hip from a patient at Massachusetts General Hospital. By BARRY MEIER BOSTON - As surgeons here sliced through tissue surrounding a failed artificial hip in a 53-year-old man, ...
ABC News - September 30, 2011
Produce seller True Leaf Farms has recalled 90 cartons of chopped and bagged romaine lettuce because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Healthcare Payer News - September 30, 2011
Health insurance premiums for families covered through their employers rose an average of 9 percent in 2010 and the average price for a family policy now exceeds $15000 per year according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Reuters -
Posted
by SA
September
28, 2011
Devices
used to
take blood
pressure,
temperature,
and
examine
eyes and
ears rest
on a wall
inside of
a doctor's
office in
New York
March 22,
2010.
Forbes -
September
28, 2011
I am author
of the book
"Caring for
Our Parents"
and resident
fellow at
The Urban
Institute,
where I am
affiliated
with the Tax
Policy
Center and
the Program
on
Retirement
Policy.
Washington Post -
September 27, 2011
By
NC Aizen and man,
Premiums for
employer-sponsored
health insurance
continued to escalate
this year even as the
share of workers getting
less generous coverage
reached a new high,
according to survey data
released Tuesday.
Reuters -
Posted by SA September 25, 2011
Nichawan
Sunarat, a three-year-old girl
suffering from respiratory
disease, is held by her mother
Napaporn while waiting treatment
in Maptaphut Hospital's emergency
room, nearly 180 km (112 miles)
southeast of Bangkok April 30,
2007.
WebMD -
Posted by SA September 25, 2011
All humans yawn. So do most
vertebrate animals. Surely it serves
some useful function. But what that
might be has puzzled scientists
throughout the ages.
BBC News -
Posted by SA September 24, 2011
Scientists in the
Netherlands are using robotic legs to try
to improve the movement of stroke
patients. The prototype device is called
the Lower-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton,
or LOPES, and works by training
... (click photo to enlarge)
International Business Times -
September 24, 2011
By IBTimes Staff
Reporter | September 24, 2011 3:44 AM EDT
Scientists at the Buck Institute for
Research on Aging and the Georgia Institute
of Technology have shown they can turn back
the biological clock in human adult stem
cells, ...
The State Column -
September 24, 2011
A new cancer drug trial
has proven to so successful at accurately
targeting tumors, that is has been stopped
early. This new cancer drug was administered
to prostate cancer patients at London's Royal
Marsden Hospital.
The Guardian -
September 22, 2011
Retinal cells derived from embryonic
stem cells will be injected behind patients' retinas.
Photograph: Roger Tooth/Guardian British surgeons are to
take part in the first trial in patients of a human
embryonic stem cell therapy...
Boston Globe -
September 21, 2011
Today is World Alzheimer's Day,
and a press release marking the occasion announced that
one in eight 65-year-olds already has the disease, which
causes profound memory loss over time, has no effective
treatment, ...
Medical News Today -
September 21, 2011
People who are exposed to higher
levels of traffic pollution have a higher risk of heart
attack for about six hours, researchers from the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reported in the
BMJ (British Medical Journal).
Sydney Morning Herald -
September 20, 2011
WASHINGTON: A complex compound
produced by sharks could be used in the fight against
deadly human viruses, American researchers have
discovered. Squalamine, manufactured from the liver of
the dogfish shark, was discovered in 1993 but a new
study has ...
TIME -
September 20, 2011
It's common knowledge that you
shouldn't go grocery shopping when you're hungry,
because you're more likely to buy junky, fattening
foods.
CBS News -
September 19, 2011
Undated handout photo released
Sunday Sept.18, 2011 by British charity Facing
the World of conjoined twins Rital and Ritag Gaboura (left
to right not given) before they were successfully
separated at London's Great
Ormond Street Hospital for Children. (click photo to
enlarge)
MedPage Today -
September 19, 2011
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved
the osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) as a treatment
for bone loss in women with breast cancer and men with
non-metastatic prostate cancer.
Los Angeles
Times -
Posted by SA
September 18, 2011
Fueling the surge are prescription
pain and anxiety drugs that are potent, highly addictive
and especially dangerous when combined with one another
or with other drugs or alcohol.
Times of India -
Posted by SA September 18, 2011
Throughout the years, there have
been so many rumors and half-truths regarding cancer
and its causes that often it gets difficult to know
what to believe.
New York Times -
September 16, 2011
With his suggestion this week that
a man whose wife was far “gone” with Alzheimer's should
divorce her if he wanted a new companion, the television
evangelist Pat Robertson stumbled into treacherous moral
terrain, setting off storms of ...
BBC News -
September 15, 2011
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables
with white flesh may help to protect against strokes, says a study in
the journal Stroke. But Dutch researchers say they do not know why
people with a high intake of apples, pears, bananas or cauliflower
reduce their ...
Kaiser Health News -
September 15, 2011
Last month, the Obama administration
also announced that premiums for private Medicare prescription drug
plans would fall slightly.
Open enrollment in Medicare Advantage
plans starts Oct. 15, a month earlier than in past years. It will run
through Dec. 7.
Many critics of the federal health law
raised fears that Medicare Advantage benefits would shrink and premiums
would rise because the overhaul reduced federal payments to the plans by
$136 billion over the next decade. "Instead we are seeing just the
opposite," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
"Medicare plans are stronger than ever and beneficiaries continue to
have access to affordable options."
HealthyState.org -
Seotember 14, 2011
Breast cancer is the second most common
cancer among American women behind skin cancer. It's estimated that
one in nearly every eight women will develop it in her lifetime.
USA Today -
September 13, 2011
A nasal insulin spray may someday help
people with mild memory problems or early Alzheimer's disease improve
or preserve their mental functioning, a new small study suggests.
Popular Science -
September
12, 2011
Genetically modified glow-in-the-dark
cats not only make stylish, futuristic pets, but now provide insight
into feline AIDS as well. (click photo to enlarge)
Forbes -
September 12, 2011
AP , 09.12.11, 11:35 AM EDT NEW YORK --
Swiss drugmaker Roche and drug developer Curis Inc. said Monday that
Roche has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve the drug
vismodegib as a treatment for the most common type of skin cancer.
The State Column -
September 10, 2011
Researchers have discovered a gene that
could potentially regulate chronic pain in patients. This discovery
represents a potential boost in effective painkilling drugs.
Los Angeles Times -
September 10,
2011
The changes have left nearly half the
working-age population without enough protection from illness.
Altogether, 44% of American adults were either uninsured or
underinsured last year, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
PR Newswire (press release) -
Posted by SA September 9,
2011
PITTSBURGH,
Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A potentially treatable
blood vessel abnormality in the brain may be the cause of
Parkinson's Disease in some patients,
according to a study published today in the journal Neurology
International by ... (click photo to enlarge AGH hospital,
Pittsburgh)
Medical News Today -
September 9,
2011
A national clinical trial conducted by
University of Florida investigators and colleagues have discovered
that intensive medical therapy might be better by itself in order to
prevent a common type of stroke, rather than in conjunction with
surgery that ...
ModernHealthcare.com -
September 8. 2011
ew research finds that fees paid to
physicians in the US are higher than in other countries and are the
main cause of higher overall spending in America on physicians'
services.
USA Today -
September 8, 2011
Stroke patients who receive aggressive medical
therapy have a better chance of avoiding a second stroke than those
who receive medical therapy plus a stent in the brain, a new study
reveals.
Auburn Journal -
September 7, 2011
By CanyonRat A nation's shame, if the "leaders" of this
country were able to feel such a thing. 16.8% of the nation has no
health insurance coverage in 2011.
Sun-Sentinel -
September 6, 2011
Getting a flu shot is normally a topic
for small talk in the fall and winter. This year, it's summer fare.
And there's more good news: a tiny, so-called "painless" needle to
take most of the sting out of flu protection.
The State Column -
September 5, 2011
Spores of the Clostridium sporogenes bacterium have
shown promise in delivering cancer drugs into tumors. By being able to
grow in soil without oxygen, this bacterium can grow within tumors.
BBC News -
Pallab Ghosh - Posted
by SA September 3, 2011
The world's first clinical trial of
brain stem cells to treat strokes is set to move to its next phase.
An independent assessment of the first three patients to have had
stem cells injected into their ...
TIME -
September 2, 2011
The Healthland Podcast: Civil Rights
for the Ugly? Also: Vitamin Excess and Sunscreen in a Pill Yale
researchers report that signals from stem cells in the fatty layer of
the skin may ...
BBC
News -
Posted by SA September 1, 2011
An engineered virus, injected into the
blood, can selectively target cancer cells throughout the body in what
researchers have labelled a medical first.
U.S.
News & World Report - August 31, 2011
Newborn babies in countries such as
Cuba, Poland and Malaysia now have a better chance of survival than
newborns in the United States, according to a study that looked at 20
years of data from all 193 member nations of the World Health
Organization.
Wall
Street Journal (blog) -
Sten Stovall -
August 30, 2011
Despite coming third to the market in
this field, a new blood thinner from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer
may become the drug of choice in the huge stroke sector. People with
dangerously irregular heart rhythms were 21% less likely to ...
TribLocal -
August 29, 2011
People frequently ask me what foods
they can eat to help lower cholesterol. A recent study in the Journal
of the American Medical Association tested two diets for their ability
to lower cholesterol, ...(click photo to enlarge)
MedIndia -
August 28, 2011
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of people
who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs over the
last two years said that they skipped needed health care or did not
fill prescriptions because of ...
Reuters -
August 26, 2011
NEW YORK - Senior citizens with
chronic medical issues often leave the hospital without prescriptions
for the medicines they were getting for their illness -- a move that
may raise their risk of landing in the emergency room or even ...
U.S. News
& World Report -
Angela Haupt -
August 24, 2011
Going green could help bring down the amount of LDL
cholesterol in your blood, the bad kind that can lead to heart
attack and stroke.
CNN
International -
Anne Harding -
Posted by SA August 24, 2011
Expert says the analysis
underscores the "importance of doing large, long-term randomized
studies of psoriasis therapies." (Health.com) -- For people with
severe cases of psoriasis, the injectable drugs known as
biologics ...
USA Today -
Randy Dotinga -
Posted by SA August 23,
2011
New research finds that
married people are more than twice as likely as single
people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery,
although the findings can't prove that having a spouse has a
protective effect.
Medical News Today -
August 22, 2011
Window fall-related injuries
are responsible for about 14 emergency department visits by
children aged 17 or younger each day in the USA, or 5200
annually, according to a study carried out by researchers at
the Center for Injury Research and Policy of ...
(Includes important new
option for SENIORS)
Creston News
- August 22, 2011
By (ARA) - Flu season is
here, and there are simple, everyday actions you can
take to help you and your family stay healthy.
NEW YORK - Baby boomers heading into what
used to be called retirement age are providing a 70
million-member strong market for legions of companies,
entrepreneurs and cosmetic surgeons eager to capitalize
on their "forever young" mindset, whether it's ...
San Francisco Chronicle -
Robert Reich
Posted by SA August 21, 2011
Two appellate
judges in Atlanta - one appointed by Bill
Clinton and one by George HW Bush - have just
decided the Constitution doesn't allow the
federal government to require individuals to buy
health insurance.
Medical News Today -
August
21, 2011
Don't smoke, eat
healthily, exercise regularly, and go easy on
the alcohol, and you are likely not only to have
fewer chronic health problems, but also to live
longer, according to a new study from the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
USA Today -
Denise Mann -
August 20, 2011
The 2011-12 flu
vaccine protects against seasonal flu and H1N1, just
like last year's, but that doesn't mean it's OK to
skip your yearly flu shot, researchers from the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn.
msnbc.com -
August
20, 2011
There's a new
reason to crack down harder on dog owners who
don't clean up after Fido. Samples in two cities
found that in winter the most common bacteria in
the air is from feces - probably that of dogs.
ABC News -
August 19, 2011
Former
President Bill Clinton, who turned 58 t0day,
now calls himself a vegan. He has dropped
more than 20 pounds, telling CNN's Dr.
Sanjay Gupta that he now consumes no meat,
no dairy, no eggs and almost no oil. Clinton
began changing his diet after ...
TIME -
Alice Park -
August 18, 2011
They're man's best friend,
but dogs, it turns out, may also be a
doctor's newest secret weapon for detecting
cancer. German researchers report in the
European Respiratory Journal that dogs can
be ...
TG Daily -
David Gomez -August
17, 2011
A recent
Rutgers University study supports the theory
that caffeine can help protect against
certain skin cancers on a molecular level.
CBS News -
David W Freeman -
August 16, 2011
(CBS) New discoveries about
the interplay of genes that underlie
prostate cancer could lead to a simple blood
test that identifies men who have an
aggressive form of the disease.
TopNews Arab Emirates -
Kanika Mehta -
August 16, 2011
Scientist
will soon be able to lay basis for the
research in medicine that could prevent
malignant tumors. Until now, cancer
researchers were influenced by the ideology
that single cells grow into a tumor by
invading other cells. ...
14WFIE.com -
Posted
by SA August 15, 2011
(HealthDay
News) -- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and
sleepiness rapidly return when patients stop
using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
machines, a new study finds. CPAP is a
common treatment for OSA patients, ...
Modesto Bee -
Anita Creamer -
August
15, 2011
SACRAMENTO -- Virginia Stone
is worried: Alzheimer's disease seems to run
in her family. Her 80-year-old mother, Kazue
Storey, was diagnosed seven years ago, and
Storey's mother died of the disease in the
1970s.
Taunton Daily Gazette -
Diane DiGiorgi -
August 14, 2011
Most
seniors would prefer to live at home
rather than in a nursing facility. A
goal of many Medicare and Medicaid
programs is to help seniors remain in
their own homes.
TIME (blog) -
Mark
Thompson -
Posted by SA August 13,
2011
Just
when you're thinking the Army may
have turned the corner on its troops
killing themselves, a new number
surfaces that dashes those hopes.
Friday afternoon the Army said it
suffered a record 32 suspected
suicides in July, the most since it
began ...
New Europe -
Ivan
Delibasic -
August
12, 2011
Experts at the
Lincoln Institute of the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology claim to have
developed a drug that capable of
curing any viral disease, from
influenza to HIV and Ebola. The
drug, named DRACO, might well
become the greatest medical ...
USA Today -
Posted
by SA August 12, 2011
By HealthDay The
breast cancer drug Herceptin
increases the risk of heart
problems in elderly patients,
especially those with a history
of heart disease and/or
diabetes, a new study says.
The
Week Magazine -
August 12, 2011
A mass of red
blood cells and two white blood
cells, or T cells: A new study
suggests that genetically
altered T cells can target and
kill cancerous cells in the
body.
U.S. News & World Report -
Angela Haupt
August
11, 2011
A new blood thinner could
help prevent strokes among
people with an irregular
heartbeat. Patients with
atrial fibrillation—who
commonly experience strokes
due to blood clots—typically
take warfarin, a drug that
requires strict ...
Reuters -
Posted
by SA August 10, 2011
By
Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters
Health) - Drawing
blood for medical
tests could make
sick patients even
sicker, hints a new
study that suggests
taking blood for
testing, over and
over, may not be as
innocent as doctors
used to think.
Houston
Chronicle -
Posted by SA
August 9,
2011
The annual
flu
vaccine is
one of
public
health's
great
headaches,
from the
guessing
game about
which
strains of
virus will
circulate
in the
coming
season to
public
weariness
about
rolling up
sleeves
for the
hastily
produced
shot.
Kansas
City
Star -
August
8, 2011
The
Obama
administration
decision
requiring
insurance
companies
to
cover
birth
control
with
no
co-pay
costs
easily
ranks
as the
best
medical
development
of the
year.
ThirdAge -
Kristeen
Moore -
August
6,
2011
Weight
loss
is
thought
to
increase
the
sex
drive
of
obese
men
who
have
type
2
diabetes,
according
to
a
new
study,
as
reported
by
Health
Day
News.
Erectile
dysfunction
is
a
common
ailment
associated
with
these
conditions.
“Everything
that
makes
your
...
U.S.
News
&
World
Report -
August
5,
2011
Eating
healthfully
can
drain
the
wallet—so
much
that
it
could
make
it
difficult
for
Americans
to
follow
the
government's
2010
Dietary
Guidelines,
according
to
a
study
published
Thursday
in
Health
Affairs.
Medical
News
Today -
August
5,
2011
Research
collaboration
among
Weill
Cornell
Medical
College,
Cornell
University
Ithaca,
the
University
of
Toronto,
and
the
Medical
Group
Management
Association,
found
physicians
in
the
United
States
spend
almost
four
times
more
than
Canada,
dealing
with
...
MedPage
Today -
Nancy
Walsh -
August
5,
2011
Explain
that
for
the
first
time,
human
skin
cells
have
been
directly
transformed
into
functional
nerve
cells,
opening
a
way
for
cell
replacement
therapies
for
neurodegenerative
conditions
such
as
Alzheimer's
...
UPI.com -
August
4,
2011
Texas
Governor
Rick
Perry,
who
confirmed
that
surgery
conducted
on
his
back
included
a
stem-cell
injection.
(UPI
Photo/Kevin
Dietsch)
AUSTIN,
Texas,
Aug.
4
(UPI)
--
Possible
US
presidential
hopeful
Rick
Perry
received
an
experimental
injection
of
his
...
MedPage
Today -
Emily
P.
Walker -
August
4,
2011
Medical
practices
in
the
US
spend
nearly
four
times
as
many
hours
a
week
dealing
with
insurers
than
do
practices
in
Canada,
at
nearly
four
times
the
cost,
researchers
found.
International
Business
Times -
August
3,
2011
Researchers
have
found
that
genes
play
a
bigger
role
in
determining
longevity
than
lifestyle
choices.
The
"Einstein's
Longevity
Genes
Project"
at
the
Albert
Einstein
College
of
Medicine
in
New
York
questioned
a
group
of
nonagenarians
and
centenarians
...
Saga Health News - August 3, 2011
Researchers at the University of California, US, analysed the health of 1352 individuals, none of whom showed any signs of dementia, and who had an average age of 54. The researchers checked their body mass, waist measurements, blood pressure, ...
MedPage Today - Todd Neale - August 3, 2011
Tricyclics may be the safest choice for older patients who need an antidepressant, researchers found. Compared with tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and "other" ...
Wall Street Journal - Mia Lamar - August 3, 2011
Nursing home operators will face challenges matching last year's strong financial results as an impending cut of nearly $4 billion in Medicare payments will hinder the sector's financial performance, according to a new report from Moody's Investor ...
USA Today - Janice Lloyd - Posted by SA August 2, 2011
More research shows that even small amounts of aerobic exercise help lower coronary heart disease risk, according to a review published Monday in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association.
Washington Post (blog) - August 1, 2011
By Suzy Khimm JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES Medicare and Medicaid will be spared from the first round of cuts in the debt-ceiling deal.
Talk frankly with aging parents about health care
USA Today Updated July 31, 2011
The right time to broach medical issues varies, depending on the aging parent's health. "We usually say when the child reaches age 40 or the parent reaches 70, whichever one happens first, that's a good time to talk about what the senior's wishes are ...
Albuquerque Express - July 30, 2011
Johnson & Johnson has pulled back on the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol analgesic. The company said the decision had been made to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, Tylenol's active ingredient. ...
USA Today - Dan Vergano, Liz Szabo - Posted by SA July 28, 2011
A universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains may be within reach in the next five years, replacing annual shots developed for specifics flu viruses, the chief of the National Institutes of Health ...
Medical News Today - July 26, 2011
Unlike the brain of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees, particular parts of our human brain shrink in volume as we age, probably as an evolutionary consequence of our longer lifespan, suggest US researchers who report how they used MRI scans ... (click photo to enlarge)
ABC News - Courtney Hutchison - July 26, 2011
Based on detailed interviews with over 89000 people, the results showed that 15% of the population from high-income countries were likely to get depression over their lifetime with 5.5% having had depression ...
Jamestown Sun - July 26, 2011
PARIS — Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer's disease. An experimental test did a good job of indicating how much of the telltale Alzheimer's plaque lurks in people's brains, ...
Diagnostic Imaging - Whitney L.J. Howell - July 25, 2011
A new imaging agent currently in Phase III clinical trials could soon make it possible for more radiologists to see beta-amyloid - the brain plaque associated with suspected Alzheimer's disease - through PET scans.
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world's 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter Lipitor and blood ...
SmartAboutHealth - Posted by SA July 24, 2011
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would be forming new regulations to address sodium-enhanced meat. Although customers have frequently complained about the injections, the USDA says it is now clear that companies are potentially ...
International Business Times - Elvira Veksler -July 23, 2011
American scientists are considering inserting human brain cells into mice. In Britain, it is illegal to conduct experiments involving the combination of human cells and the great ape family.
CBS News - Ryan Jaslow - July 21, 2011
(CBS) Being tall has its advantages from boardroom to the basketball court, but a new study suggests it comes with a big downside.
Chicago Tribune - July 20, 2011
Heat does more than make us crabby and lethargic; it can be deadly, and not just for the elderly. The minute we're blasted by suffocating heat, our bodies tenaciously fight to defend our core temperature of 98.6 ...
The Associated Press - July 20, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A budding model for primary care that encourages the family doctor to act as a health coach who focuses as much on preventing illness as on treating it has shown promising results and saved insurers millions of dollars.
Bloomberg - Anna Edney - July 19, 2011
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW)'s less- invasive heart valve works for patients with severe aortic valve narrowing who are too sick for chest-opening surgery, US regulators said, while raising concerns of ...
AboutLawsuits.com - July 18, 2011
People with hypertension and heart problems who regularly take common over-the-counter painkillers could be at greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death, according to the findings of a new study. Patients with heart disease and high blood pressure ...
Bangor Daily News - July 18, 2011
With Medicaid budgets under close scrutiny in most states, including Maine, a New York Times editorial reflects on a recent randomized study in Oregon showing that people covered by the program not only have improved access to health care services ...
The Associated Press - Posted by SA July 17, 2011
Born with cerebral palsy, Jennifer McPhail relies on a home health aide to help her get dressed for work and ready for bed at night.
McKnight's Long Term Care News - July 15, 2011
Baby boomers are more concerned with how aging affects their physical and mental health than the role it plays in their appearance, according to a new poll. Sixty-five percent of baby boomers, or those currently between the ages of 47 and 65, ...
TruthDive - July 14, 2011
Washington, July 14 (ANI): A study has found that a “fountain of youth” that sustains the production of new neurons in the brains of rodents is also believed to be present in the human brain. The finding by researchers at the Duke University Medical ...
By Laura Blue Wednesday, July 13, 2011 | View Comments Men die at higher rates than women from almost every kind of cancer, a new study finds.
Times of India - Posted by SA July 13, 2011
Even people who aren't struggling with illness can benefit from the emotional support provided by pets, said a study. Researchers also found evidence to dispel the notion people's relationships with their pets come at the cost of their ties with other ...
Kaiser Health News - Mary Agnes Carey - July 12, 2011
Washington is abuzz about a spreadsheet that was leaked this morning outlining potential Medicare and Medicaid savings that could end up in a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling.
CBS News - July 11, 2011
A school bus drops off seniors at an East Harlem market May 10, 2011 in New York. School buses that sit idle between their morning and afternoon runs now transport senior citizens to the marketplace and other senior events under New York City's ...
Bradenton Herald - July 10, 2011
Shame on Florida. The state has dealt Medicaid patients several mean-spirited blows of late. First, state legislators turned a blind eye toward Medicaid nursing home patients in rejecting millions in federal money that would have sent many home with ...
San Francisco Chronicle - Lauran Neergaard - July 10, 2011
US cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they're doing it in communities designed for the sprightly.
New York Times - Gina Kolata - Posted by SA July 8, 2011
When poor people are given medical insurance, they not only find regular doctors and see doctors more often but they also feel better, are less depressed and are better able to maintain financial stability, according to a new, ...
By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows massage therapy may help people who suffer from chronic back pain.
Daily Mail - July 5, 2011
By Daily Mail Reporter But the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born, according to a leading scientist. Even more incredibly, Aubrey De Grey believes that the first person to live for 1000 years will be born in ...
Times of India - July 3, 2011
Antimicrobial copper surfaces could be one way of minimising hospital infections, since they rapidly kill bacterial, viral and fungal pathogens. The latest trial, conducted at three US facilities - has shown that the use of antimicrobial copper ...
SmartAboutHealth - July 2, 2011
According to a decade long study, current smokers and former smokers aged from 55 to 74 were screened yearly. The study showed those who were screened with a low-dose CT scan were 20% less likely to develop lung cancer than those screened by X-ray.
Forbes (blog) - Avik Roy - July 1, 2011
President Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare into law, with Harry Truman on hand. Image via Wikipedia. (Medicare went into effect 45 years ago today, and has the ballooning paunch to prove it.
Mother Nature Network - John Platt -
June 30, 2011
One hospital system's infection prevention team proves what you already know. There's not much that can't be improved by duct tape.
Reuters - Bill Berkrot - June 30, 2011
A chest x-ray showing visible growth on the left side of the lung in an image courtesy of the National Cancer Institute. By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK (Reuters) - A landmark study showing that routine lung screening of heavy smokers and former smokers using ...
New York Daily News - Christine Roberts - June 29, 2011
Marcus Bachmann and his wife Rep. Michele Bachmann attend TIME's celebration of its TIME 100 on April 26, 2011 in New York City. (click photo to enlarge)
ThirdAge - Roberta Seldon - June 28, 2011
Blood vessels grown from donated skin cells were successfully implanted in the arms of three patients in Poland, according to new research. The blood vessels were implanted to... (click photo to enlarge)
Daily Mail - Mark Duell - Posted by SA June 27, 2011
If you're reading this sitting down, then stand up. It could save your life. Women who sit for more than six hours daily are around 40 per cent more likely to die than those sitting for less than three hours a day, a study said.
Boston Globe - June 26, 2011
PROVIDENCE, RI—Three Rhode Island state beaches are reopening to swimmers, though state health officials say five others must remain closed until high bacteria levels abate.
Politico - Kathleen Sebelius - June 24, 2011
The claims that the board will ration care are simply false, says Kathleen Sebelius. | AP Photo Close By KATHLEEN SEBELIUS | 6/23/11 10:06 PM EDT Over the past year, we've seen two plans to address Medicare's future finances.
FrumForum - June 24, 2011
Americans want the deficit reduced, but they aren't so keen on Paul Ryan's Medicare plan. A new Bloomberg Poll finds that Americans by a 57 percent to 34 percent margin say that they will be individually worse off if Paul Ryan's Medicare Plan became ...
Eating larger portions of healthy food is more important than dieting when it comes to staying slim, say scientists. The US team found people who increased their intake of more high-fibre food like nuts, fruit, yoghurt and vegetables actually lost ...
BeverageDaily.com - Helen Glaberson - June 23, 2011
New research suggests four to five cups of caffeinated coffee a day could help fight off Alzheimer's disease, due to a mystery coffee ingredient that interacts with the drink's caffeine content. ...
Medical News Today - Christian Nordqvist -June 22, 2011
Why did surgeons apparently overlook complications linked to the Infuse Bone Graft in so many clinical trials? This is something that the Senate Finance Committee is currently investigating. Many surgeons received money from makers Medtronic Inc. for ...
Federal Times - Sean Reilly - June 20, 2011
Starting next month, the federal government will ramp up its campaign against Medicare fraud with technology aimed at uncovering bad claims before they are paid.
HeraldNet - Richard H. Cooper -
June 20, 2011
The case for health-care reform has been made. Health-insurance costs are a burden for families, businesses and taxpayers. The largest costs fall on taxpayers, since government is the largest purchaser of health care.
U.S. News & World Report - June 20, 2011
MONDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday a new strategy to help ensure the safety and quality of imported drugs and food products
TriValley Central - Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - June 18, 2011
AP WASHINGTON - Tired of paying bogus claims, then chasing the scammers, Medicare announced Friday it is deploying screening technology similar to what's widely used by credit card companies to head off fraud.
Los Angeles Times - Walter Hamilton - Posted by SA June 18, 2011
Games, monitors and robots are among the tools being tested to help aging people live in their homes as long as possible, while lowering risks to their health and safety.
New York Times - Benedict Carey - Posted by SA June 18, 2011
Scientists have designed a brain implant that restored lost memory function and strengthened recall of new information in laboratory rats - a crucial first step in the development of so-called neuroprosthetic devices to repair ...
The Lincoln Tribune - June 17, 2011
A new analysis of life expectancy around the world finds Americans are lagging behind other industrialized countries, and also identifies vast disparities within the United States itself. Life expectancy for American men was about 75.5 years in 2007, ...
Food Product Design - June 16, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Older adults who consume a diet rich in olive oil may reduce their risk of stroke by 41% compared to those who never consume it, according to a new study published online in the journal Neurology.
U.S. News & World Report - June 16, 2011
More than $90 billion in special US government funding for Medicaid will end in a few weeks, leading to cuts in benefits for millions of low-income people.
The Atlantic - Marion Nestle - June 15, 2011
Is it better to eat conventional fruits (cherries, berries and apples) and other veggies (peppers) that are on the "dirty" vegetable list or forego them altogether?
U.S. News & World Report - Angela Haupt - June 15, 2011
Life as a couch potato could be deadly. For every two hours of daily television time, the risk of diabetes increases by 20 percent over 8˝ years, the risk of heart disease rises by 15 percent over a decade, and the chances of dying from ...
MedPage Today - Kristina Fiore - June 15, 2011
Explain that most counties in the US lag behind other developed nations in terms of life expectancy, although there's great variation among them.
Wall Street Journal - Scott Kilman
Posted by SA June 14, 2011
The apple industry faces a potential public-relations headache in the wake of federal testing that found pesticide residues in 98% of America's second-most-popular fresh fruit, the highest rate among the produce screened by the US ...
BusinessWeek - Carla K. Johnson - June 14, 2011
Very obese older men hoping to live longer may be let down by a new long-term study that found weight-loss surgery didn't increase survival for people like them -- at least during the first seven years. Prior studies have found ...
PC Magazine - Peter Pachal -
June 13, 2011
Scientists have created a "living laser," a single cell that emits laser light. Based on jellyfish DNA, the genetically engineered cell could someday lead to laser-armed cells that can treat themselves or other tissue in the body.
Boston Globe - Jay Fitzgerald - June 12, 2011
Medicare is the smaller of the nation's two most popular entitlement programs - but it has the larger and more immediate budget problems.
PsychCentral.com - Traci Pedersen - June 12, 2011
New research reveals that nicotine's ability to reduce food intake is linked to a certain subclass of brain nicotinic receptors in rodents.
BigPond News - June 11, 2011
Over one billion people around the world live with temporary or permanent disabilities, a UN study shows. More than one billion people around the world live with temporary or permanent disabilities, and many face discrimination and a lack of needed ...
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