More than 48 million Americans get sick from food borne disease each year, mostly because of consuming raw or undercooked food, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there are ways to prevent harmful bacteria from contaminating your food and your kitchen.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Making Brain Surgery Safer
Brain interventions must be planned so that the neurosurgeon can access and remove the tumor without causing unnecessary damage. Before the brain tumor can be removed, crucial questions must be answered. Where do the functional areas of the cortex (gray matter) of the patient lie? What are the paths of the nerve fiber tracts that connect them? Answering these questions is important because the functional areas of the brain are interconnected via nerve pathways, also known as nerve fiber tracts...
Monday, May 30, 2011
No Excuse For Poor Nursing Care, Says NMC Chief Executive, UK
Dickon Weir-Hughes stresses nurses and midwives accountable for care. In response to Care Quality Commission (CQC) reports on the care of older people, NMC Chief Executive and Registrar, Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes said: " There is no excuse for unsafe care in any circumstance. The reports published by the CQC are a clear message that while there are some very positive examples of best practise, some hospitals are failing to deliver essential care and this is unacceptable. Nurses and midwives are accountable for care given whether directly or through delegation...
USDA Revises Cooking Temperatures for Pork
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated guidelines for safely preparing pork, recommending that pork be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stroke Rehab: Home Exercise as Good as Rehab Facility
When it comes to helping stroke patients walk again, low-tech, home-based approaches to rehabilitation may work just as well as specialized treadmill training in a rehab facility, a new study shows.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
USDA Revises Cooking Temperatures for Pork
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated guidelines for safely preparing pork, recommending that pork be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Baby of Faith-Healing Parents May Go Blind
Timothy and Rebecca Wyland were members of Followers of Christ Church and face criminal negligence charges.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Competition Winners, Australia
A Canberra-based Indigenous researcher's moving story of her son's battle with mental illness and a Kalgoorlie-based Indigenous health worker's animated story of a "tooth fairy" who educates Indigenous children about healthy lifestyles have won this year's Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Competition...
AMA President Speech Awarding AMA/ACOSH Tobacco Scoreboard And Dirty Ashtray Award, Australia
Each year at Conference, the AMA highlights the work of governments in combating tobacco use in Australia - the good work and the not-so-good work. I am pleased to announce today that for the second year in a row, the Commonwealth Government has been ranked first among Australian Governments for making the most progress on combating smoking during 2010-2011. The Commonwealth Government is to be congratulated for its continued commitment to tobacco control and world-leading legislation to mandate plain packaging...
Dr Oz: Magnesium Boosts Metabolism & Vitamin A Fights Wrinkles
Dr Oz: Vitamin Smackdown
Dr Oz played a game called Vitamin Smackdown to teach you which vitamins are the most important for boosting your metabolism and fighting wrinkles.� Here are Doctor Oz’s tips on some important vitamins and minerals.
Dr Oz: Magnesium Boosts Metabolism
Doctor Oz’s first question was which vitamin or mineral is best for boosting your [...]
Dr Oz played a game called Vitamin Smackdown to teach you which vitamins are the most important for boosting your metabolism and fighting wrinkles.� Here are Doctor Oz’s tips on some important vitamins and minerals.
Dr Oz: Magnesium Boosts Metabolism
Doctor Oz’s first question was which vitamin or mineral is best for boosting your [...]
Done Having Kids: Vasectomy, Tubal Litigation, and Other Options
WebMD discusses the pros and cons of his and her options when you?re done having kids, including vasectomy, tubal litigation, and intrauterine devices.
30 years of AIDS moments to remember
Thirty years ago, the CDC published its first mention of the HIV virus. In honor of that anniversary we take a look back at the most important moments in AIDS history.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Memorial Day Sun: Discount Sunscreen By Target Proves Best
Memorial Day and the official kick-off to Summer is upon us. That means heat, sun, fun and burns. How will you defend? After Consumer Reports tested the ability of 22 sprays, creams and lotions to protect against ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation, Target's Up & Up's Sport Continuous SPF 30 brand not only was the best deal on the market, but also won top honor for the all important effectiveness. In a change from previous years, the new report warns that ingredients contained in many of the sunscreens have been associated with adverse health effects in animals...
Job-Related Exercise Helps People Stay Healthy
About two-thirds of U.S. adults meet minimum physical activity guidelines while doing leisure activities, but walking or moving around more at the workplace could help, the CDC says.
10 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Food
Here are 10 ways to teach kids how to recognize correct portion sizes and learn to love healthy food. They'll avoid weight problems and be healthy for life.
Tigris Pharmaceuticals Initiates Randomized Phase 2 Study Of AFP-464 In ER-Positive Breast Cancer Patients
Tigris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced enrollment of its first patient in a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of AFP-464 (aminoflavone prodrug) with or without Faslodex� (fulvestrant) in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer patients. Molecular profiling will be used to pre-screen patients for a biomarker called Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR), which has shown to predict sensitivity to AFP-464. It is estimated that approximately 70 percent of breast cancers are ER-positive (1)...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Impasse over taxes, health in debt talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden and top lawmakers faced an impasse on taxes and healthcare on Thursday as they worked on a deal to tame the United States' debt and increase its borrowing limit.
Adaptimmune Announces Opening Of Phase I/II Clinical Trial In Multiple Myeloma
Adaptimmune announced today that it has opened a Phase I/II, dual site, two-cohort, open-label clinical trial in multiple myeloma at the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania testing its enhanced T cell receptor T cell therapy. Adaptimmune is focused on the use of T cell therapy to treat cancer, with the body's own machinery - the T lymphocyte cell - being used to target and destroy cancerous cells...
Japan Earthquake Appears To Increase Quake Risk Elsewhere In The Country
Japan's recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a devastating tsunami, relieved stress along part of the quake fault but also has contributed to the build up of stress in other areas, putting some of the country at risk for up to years of sizeable aftershocks and perhaps new main shocks, scientists say. After studying data from Japan's extensive seismic network, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Kyoto University and the U.S...
Dr Oz: Why Am I Cranky? Top 6 Reasons for Crankiness
Dr Oz: 6 Surprising Reasons You’re Cranky
Dr Oz did a show on Crankiness called the 6 Surprising Reasons You’re Cranky.� There are things you can do to alter how you feel when you have a bad temper and mood swings.� Research has shown that your diet, your brain’s chemistry and your environment can all impact [...]
Dr Oz did a show on Crankiness called the 6 Surprising Reasons You’re Cranky.� There are things you can do to alter how you feel when you have a bad temper and mood swings.� Research has shown that your diet, your brain’s chemistry and your environment can all impact [...]
New Four Year STELARA� Data Show Consistent Safety Profile Over Time In Patients With Moderate To Severe Plaque Psoriasis
New findings presented from pooled analyses of the STELARA� (ustekinumab) psoriasis clinical development program showed that the safety profile of STELARA and rates of adverse events remained consistent and stable over time in adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis receiving up to four years of treatment...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
FDA Approves New HIV Drug Edurant
The FDA has approved Edurant (rilpivirine) for use in anti-HIV drug cocktails. Edurant is as effective as the popular Sustiva and is in the same NNRTI class of antiretroviral drugs.
Lupus and Skin Care: Sun Protection, Beauty Treatments, Rash Treatments, and Makeup
WebMD discusses how to care for your skin and beauty with lupus.
Sorin Group Announces First North American Implant Of The Freedom Solo Pericardial Aortic Valve
Sorin Group, (Reuters Code: SORN.MI) (MIL:SRN), a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced the first North American implant of the Freedom Solo? aortic valve, performed at Hopital Laval, Division of Cardiac Surgery in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Designed to maximize hemodynamic performance and ease of implantation, Freedom Solo represents the first implant in the Canadian Investigational Testing Authorization clinical study...
Kennedy's new frontier: The brain
Now out of Congress, Patrick Kennedy wants to create a detailed map of the brain in 10 years, with advances toward curing "every kind of brain disease." "Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Patrick Kennedy: Coming Clean," Sunday 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Consumer Reports: Target Has Best Sunscreen; Some Bad For You Though
After Consumer Reports tested the ability of 22 sprays, creams and lotions to protect against ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation Target's Up & Up's Sport Continuous SPF 30 brand not only was the best deal on the market, but also won top honor for the all important effectiveness. In a change from previous years, the new report warns that ingredients contained in many of the sunscreens have been associated with adverse health effects in animals...
More U.S. Women Giving Birth at Home
New research suggests more women are opting to deliver at home. Using birth certificate data, researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics saw a 20 percent rise in home births between 2004 and 2008.
The ALICE RAP Project To Redefine The Concept Of Addiction In The EU
ALICE RAP is a new dynamic trans-disciplinary EU project which aims is to help policy makers "re-think and re-shape" current and future approaches to the huge human and economic costs of addictions and lifestyles in Europe. This project is supported by the Catalan Ministry of Health and coordinated from the Hospital ClÃnic of Barcelona by Dr. Antoni Gual, head of the Hospital ClÃnic of Barcelona Addictions Unit...
Monday, May 23, 2011
Gaining Weight Between Pregnancies Raises Gestational Diabetes Risk
The amount of weight a woman gains or loses between a first and second pregnancy influences her risk for gestational diabetes, new research reveals.
Milestone For Mayo Clinic: 100th Heart Transplant Performed
Mayo Clinic in Arizona has performed its 100th heart transplant since the program opened in the fall of 2005 - a significant milestone, given that Mayo Clinic is the only medical center doing adult heart transplants in Maricopa County. The 100th heart transplant patient, a 46-year-old man from Glendale, Ariz., is recuperating following the 10-hour surgery on Wednesday, May 18. The surgery was performed by Francisco Arabia, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon and surgical director of Mayo's Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program...
Protecting Bone Marrow From Toxic Side Effects Of Chemotherapy Using Gene-Modified Stem Cells
Although chemotherapy is used to kill cancer cells, it can also have a strong toxic effect on normal cells such as bone marrow and blood cells, often limiting the ability to use and manage the chemotherapy treatment. Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy in Seattle that one possible approach to reduce this toxic effect on bone marrow cells is to modify the cells with a gene that makes them resistant to chemotherapy. Hans-Peter Kiem, M.D...
Sutent Approved For Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, USA
Sutent (sunitinib) has been approved by the FDA for treating advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Specifically, the medication has been given the green light for patients whose tumors cannot be surgically removed, or for those whose cancer has metastasized. This is the second drug, after Afinitor, to be approved for the same indication this month. Advanced (progressive) pancreatic neuroendocrine cancers account for less than 5% of all pancreatic cancers diagnosed in the USA. They are usually slower growing and less aggressive than the more common pancreatic adenocarcinoma...
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Dr Oz: Glo Teeth Whitening, Clarisonic Opal, UV Sun Sense & Retinol
Dr Oz: Anti-Aging Hot List
Dr Oz’s Anti-Aging Hot List had some cutting edge products to help us look our best including the Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System, UV Sun Sense Monitoring Wristbands, the Glo Brilliant Personal Teeth Whitening Device, and Philosophy Help Me Retinol Night Cream.� You should also read the recap of Dr Oz’s [...]
Dr Oz’s Anti-Aging Hot List had some cutting edge products to help us look our best including the Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System, UV Sun Sense Monitoring Wristbands, the Glo Brilliant Personal Teeth Whitening Device, and Philosophy Help Me Retinol Night Cream.� You should also read the recap of Dr Oz’s [...]
CDC Links Obesity, Arthritis, and Lack of Exercise
Obese adults with arthritis are 44% more likely to be physically inactive than obese people who do not suffer from the painful disease that causes inflammation and stiffness of the joints, the CDC says in a new report.
Allergy Self-Diagnosis Leads to Misdiagnosis
Many people skip seeing a doctor for allergy symptoms and misdiagnose themselves as having allergies when they actually have sinusitis, a survey shows.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
More U.S. Women Giving Birth at Home
New research suggests more women are opting to deliver at home. Using birth certificate data, researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics saw a 20 percent rise in home births between 2004 and 2008.
Dr Oz: Butterflies In Your Stomach Remedies: Peppermint Tablets
Dr Oz: Stomach Butterflies
Dr Oz answered a great question today – why do you get a butterflies in your stomach sometimes?� And what are some remedies to help prevent Stomach Butterflies?� Doctor Oz said that you often get butterflies in your tummy when lots of things are going on in your life and you go [...]
Dr Oz answered a great question today – why do you get a butterflies in your stomach sometimes?� And what are some remedies to help prevent Stomach Butterflies?� Doctor Oz said that you often get butterflies in your tummy when lots of things are going on in your life and you go [...]
Dr Oz: Colleen Williams 100 Pound Weight Loss Goal & Autopsy Suite
Dr Oz: Colleen Williams 700 Pound Woman
Dr Oz brought back Colleen Williams, the 700 pound woman who is desperate for Doctor Oz’s help to lose weight.� In case you missed the other three times that Colleen was on the Dr Oz Show, here are links to the recaps:
Dr Oz: 700 Lb Woman Colleen Williams
Dr Oz: [...]
Dr Oz brought back Colleen Williams, the 700 pound woman who is desperate for Doctor Oz’s help to lose weight.� In case you missed the other three times that Colleen was on the Dr Oz Show, here are links to the recaps:
Dr Oz: 700 Lb Woman Colleen Williams
Dr Oz: [...]
Five months pregnant with cancer
When she found the lump in her breast, Jessica Denton had known she was pregnant with her first child for just a few days.
GSK Lupus Treatment Benlysta Reaches Europe After US Approval
The first treatment developed for lupus in over 50 years has been reocommended for approval by the European Union this week. The watchdog, European Medicines Agency has backed the injectable drug that will cost Europeans $23,000 USD a year. Already approved in the United States in March 2011, the drug costs Americans $35,000 USD annually. Benlysta's annual global sales are expected to reach $3.55 billion in 2015, according to Thomson Reuters Pharma consensus forecasts. Some analysts predict sales as high as $5 billion in later years...
Friday, May 20, 2011
Five months pregnant with cancer
When she found the lump in her breast, Jessica Denton had known she was pregnant with her first child for just a few days.
New Multidisciplinary Center Takes Innovative Approach To Vision Research
A new vision research center based in Philadelphia will foster regional, national and global collaborations among a diverse group of exceptional clinicians and researchers working to better diagnose, treat and prevent visual diseases. Wills Eye Institute and Thomas Jefferson University announce the creation of the Wills Vision Research Center at Jefferson, representing more than 15 scientific disciplines...
Is Fear Deficit A Harbinger Of Future Psychopaths?
Psychopaths are charming, but they often get themselves and others in big trouble; their willingness to break social norms and lack of remorse means they are often at risk for crimes and other irresponsible behaviors. One hypothesis on how psychopathy works is that it has to do with a fear deficit. A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that children with a particular risk factor for psychopathy don't register fear as quickly as healthy children...
FDA Sets Meeting Date In Early June To Discuss Re-Submission Of Pixantrone NDA For Accelerated Approval
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. ("CTI") (NASDAQ: CTICD and MTA: CTIC) announced today that it will meet with the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration's (the "FDA") Office of Oncology Drug Products in early June to discuss the re-submission of CTI's New Drug Application ("NDA") for pixantrone for accelerated approval to treat patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ("NHL")...
Teen Privacy: When to Cross the Line
Do the dangers of teen drug abuse override a teen's right to privacy? In this article, experts help parents navigate the fine line between teens? right to privacy and parental protection.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Creepy-crawly skin all in the head, study says
For years, dermatologists have been aware of -- and baffled by -- people who feel a constant creepy-crawly sensation beneath their skin, which they believe is due to bugs, worms, or eggs below the surface.
Photos: X-Ray: Man Survives Pole Through Head
Las Vegas native Andrew Linn, 28, told reporters he is thankful to have survived a horrific car accident in which a 2-inch thick metal fence pole penetrated his mouth and exited his body through the back of his neck.
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Dr Oz: Jade Roller, Schizandra Berry, Jujube Seeds & Magnolia Bark
Dr Oz: Ancient Chinese Medicine
Dr Oz did a segment with Maoshing Ni, a Chinese Medicine doctor who specializes in Alternative Medicine.� He said that Ancient Chinese Medication is more accessible now than it used to be and people are becoming more and more interested in it as the price of medications and drugs increases.� The [...]
Dr Oz did a segment with Maoshing Ni, a Chinese Medicine doctor who specializes in Alternative Medicine.� He said that Ancient Chinese Medication is more accessible now than it used to be and people are becoming more and more interested in it as the price of medications and drugs increases.� The [...]
Five months pregnant with cancer
When she found the lump in her breast, Jessica Denton had known she was pregnant with her first child for just a few days.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
End-Of-Life Care For Advanced Lung Cancer Differs Markedly Between U.S. And Ontario
In the United States, older patients with advanced lung cancer make much less use of hospital and emergency room services at the end of life than their counterparts in Ontario but use far more chemotherapy , according to a study published May 18th online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Government-financed health care covers elderly patients in both Canada and the U.S., but coverage at the end of life differs. In the U.S., Medicare covers hospice care for qualified patients...
Vitamin D May Improve Breathing for COPD Patients
A small study that tested vitamin D against a placebo in patients with chronic lung disease found that those getting the vitamin D could breathe better and exercise more than those on the dummy pills.
Genetic Switch For Obesity Discovered
Scientists have found the master switch gene for obesity and Type 2 diabetes. This can lead to treatments for both diseases.
Asthma Stories To Be Taken To Westminster, UK
So far over 1,300 people have shared their experience of asthma or shown their support on Asthma UK's interactive asthma map as part of the charity's Get it off your chest campaign The campaign highlights the real impact asthma has on lives across the UK and aims to show why the condition should be taken seriously. On Wednesday 18 May Asthma UK will take these stories to Westminster to present to MPs. With the proposed changes to the NHS the charity wants to ensure MPs make asthma a priority and keep it on the agenda...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Dr. Besser's Notebook: Pneumonia in Africa
Dr. Richard Besser went to Kenya to shoot a story about pneumonia. It accounts for more childhood deaths around the world than any other infection. He says he couldn't do a series on global health without talking about pneumonia.
New Hepatitis C Drug Victrelis (Bocepravir) Approved by FDA
The FDA has approved Victrelis (bocepravir) to treat hepatitis C.
Many Plastic Products Leach Toxic Substances, Including Those Intended For Children
Many plastic products contain hazardous chemicals that can leach to the surroundings. In studies conducted at the University of Gothenburg, a third of the tested plastic products released toxic substances, including 5 out of 13 products intended for children...
APhA Encourages Seniors To Connect With Their Pharmacist To Increase Wellness And Medication Knowledge
During Older Americans Month, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) encourages America's seniors to connect with their pharmacist to gain better knowledge of the medications they are taking and available wellness opportunities. As the most accessible health care provider and the medication experts, pharmacists are ready to discuss many of the issues that arise due to medications and age...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Hypertension Control In Canada Has Improved Significantly
Treatment and awareness of hypertension in Canada have improved significantly in the last 25 years for community-dwelling adults, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). High blood pressure (hypertension) is a risk factor for vascular disease and mortality in developed countries but if managed properly, it is the most important modifiable risk factor. Recent studies in Canada have indicated improvements in the prescribing rates of drugs to treat hypertension and consequent decreases in cardiovascular events related to high blood pressure...
Two-dose Vaccine Coverage Necessary To Reduce Mumps Outbreaks; Vaccine Programs Need Continuous Evaluation
An analysis of a recent mumps outbreak in Ontario, Canada, indicates that two doses of mumps vaccine are more effective than one and further reveals the importance of ensuring people, especially older adolescents and young adults, are up to date on their mumps vaccinations. The administration of the second dose at a later age could have an impact on outbreaks, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
Dr Oz: Sirloin Is The Leanest Steak & Small Change Diet
Dr Oz: Small Change Diet & Keri Gans
Dr Oz was joined by Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet, who gave us a few small change solutions so that we can eat our favorite foods while still losing weight.� Gans said that you do not have to give up the foods that you love [...]
Dr Oz was joined by Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet, who gave us a few small change solutions so that we can eat our favorite foods while still losing weight.� Gans said that you do not have to give up the foods that you love [...]
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Vehicle Accident Deaths Cost States Billions
Deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes cost an estimated $41 billion in the U.S. in medical and work-loss expenses in the CDC?s most recent annual estimate.
Perceived Media Bias Can Lead To Political Action
Politicians should be careful when they rail against mainstream news media. A study from North Carolina State University shows that perceived bias of media outlets can lead to increased political engagement - but only on specific issues. When there is a general perception of bias in the news media it actually results in increased apathy among citizens. "With this study, we wanted to see whether people's perception of media bias affected their political participation, beyond voting," says Dr...
Shooting Is No. 2 Cause of Kids? Injury Death
Firearm homicide is the second leading cause of injury death among youths aged 10 to 19, according to the latest data from the CDC.
$120 Billion Medicare Saving In Next Five Years Due To Health Law
The health care law will save Medicare $120 billion during the coming five years as a result of lower payments to insurers and hospitals, Medicare announced today. Companies leading the market in Medicare Advantage enrollees, such as Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., and WellPoint Inc., will receive reduced payments with a saving of approximately $50 billion. The Obama administration says other steps to reduce fraud and abuse are also providing promising results...
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Dr. Besser's Notebook: Pneumonia in Africa
Dr. Richard Besser went to Kenya to shoot a story about pneumonia. It accounts for more childhood deaths around the world than any other infection. He says he couldn't do a series on global health without talking about pneumonia.
DEWOBBLED - Minimizing Optical Path Modulation
Laser sources are widely used in the industry for labeling and material-machining applications. To meet the fast growing demands concerning precision and processing speed, optical scanner systems are applied for the modulation or deflection of light. Compared to mechanical translation stages optical scanner systems provide clear benefits regarding positioning accuracy and repeatability as well as very high dynamics. Conventional galvanometer-based optical scanners typically feature large optical apertures...
New Personalized Genetic Test- ProstaVysionTM- Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Make Best Treatment Decisions
Treatment of prostate cancer is often confusing for patients, but ProstaVysion? - the first personalized genetic panel for prostate cancer - optimizes that choice by defining the aggressiveness of the cancer. Exclusively from Bostwick Laboratories� and available immediately, ProstaVysionTM examines the genetic status of that patient's prostate cancer. This personalized analysis gives the patient and his physician the genetic information needed to make the best treatment decision...
Dr Oz: Sirloin Is The Leanest Steak & Small Change Diet
Dr Oz: Small Change Diet & Keri Gans
Dr Oz was joined by Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet, who gave us a few small change solutions so that we can eat our favorite foods while still losing weight.� Gans said that you do not have to give up the foods that you love [...]
Dr Oz was joined by Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet, who gave us a few small change solutions so that we can eat our favorite foods while still losing weight.� Gans said that you do not have to give up the foods that you love [...]
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Friday, May 13, 2011
DEWOBBLED - Minimizing Optical Path Modulation
Laser sources are widely used in the industry for labeling and material-machining applications. To meet the fast growing demands concerning precision and processing speed, optical scanner systems are applied for the modulation or deflection of light. Compared to mechanical translation stages optical scanner systems provide clear benefits regarding positioning accuracy and repeatability as well as very high dynamics. Conventional galvanometer-based optical scanners typically feature large optical apertures...
New Personalized Genetic Test- ProstaVysionTM- Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Make Best Treatment Decisions
Treatment of prostate cancer is often confusing for patients, but ProstaVysion? - the first personalized genetic panel for prostate cancer - optimizes that choice by defining the aggressiveness of the cancer. Exclusively from Bostwick Laboratories� and available immediately, ProstaVysionTM examines the genetic status of that patient's prostate cancer. This personalized analysis gives the patient and his physician the genetic information needed to make the best treatment decision...
As Allergy Season Arrives Big Time, Prepare Yourself
As the weather gets warmer we enjoy staying outdoors for longer. Picnics, weddings, graduations and other delightful outdoor gatherings are so much fun - but for millions of people with allergies and asthma, pollen and stinging insects can make life a misery. People with allergies and asthma are more likely to itch, wheeze, sneeze, cough or come out with a rash. Occasionally, a memorable occasion can turn into an agony that you will never forget. Dr...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity Linked to Autism
Women who have diabetes, high blood pressure, or are obese before pregnancy are more likely to have a child with autism, according to new research.
Lack Of ADHD Med Ingredients Make Patients Jumpy; FDA, DEA Involved
It seems there is a shortage of the ingredients needed to produce attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, and has sent some patients into a panic. The Food and Drug Administration discovered in March that they did not authorize enough of the active ingredients needed to produce medications such as Adderall and Ritalin to pharmaceutical manufacturers. These ingredients are highly regulated for their potential of abuse. The shortages affect drugs that generated a combined 24.2 million prescriptions in 2010, according to data provided by IMS Health...
Experts Propose Age-Based Hepatitis C Testing
Screening all people born between 1946 and 1970 for the hepatitis C virus would greatly reduce the number of people with advanced liver disease linked with the virus, according to new research.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Top Acne Treatment Mistakes: Popping Pimples, Overdoing Products, and More
WebMD talks to dermatologists about common mistakes people make in treating their acne.
Exercise may boost stroke risk
Having sex, drinking coffee, working out -- these and other everyday activities that cause blood pressure to spike may briefly raise the risk of a burst aneurysm in the brains of certain vulnerable people, a new study suggests.
Aboriginal Youth Use Tobacco, Illicit Drugs And Alcohol More Than Non-Aboriginal Youth
Aboriginal-youth living off-reserve in Canada use tobacco, alcohol and drugs significantly more than non-Aboriginal youth and have higher health risks, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Despite the high prevalence of smoking among Aboriginal youth in Canada, there is a lack of information on their patterns of tobacco use, especially among people living off-reserve. Most Aboriginals in Canada live off-reserve, and those 15 years of age and older are more likely than non-Aboriginals to have chronic health conditions, to drink heavily and to smoke...
Monday, May 9, 2011
12 Ways to Slash Your Cancer Risk
Cancer is one tricky widget. But you can decrease your risk for many forms of cancer by following these healthy tips.
OTC Industry Will Discontinue Infant Acetaminophen Drops
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association says makers of over-the-counter single-ingredient liquid pediatric acetaminophen medicines will discontinue current infant drops and make pediatric products just one concentration.
Insight Into HIV Immunity May Lead To Vaccine
Latest insights into immunity to HIV could help to develop a vaccine to build antibodies' defences against the disease, a University of Melbourne study has found. By investigating the action of the human antibodies called ADCC, in people with HIV, researchers were able to identify that the virus evolves to evade or 'escape' the antibodies. Professor Stephen Kent of the University of Melbourne and one of the senior authors on the paper said ADCC antibodies have been strongly implicated in protection from HIV in several vaccine trials but their action was poorly understood...
Tattoos: Are They Safe?
What you need to know about the health risks of tattoos, finding a safe tattoo parlor, and the process of tattoo removal.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
FDA Warns About Teething Medication
The FDA has issued a warning to consumers about the use of benzocaine, the main ingredient in over-the-counter liquids and gels that are used to reduce teething pain in the gums or mouths of very young children.
Scientists Show How Shifts In Temperature Prime Immune Response
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have found a temperature-sensing protein within immune cells that, when tripped, allows calcium to pour in and activate an immune response. This process can occur as temperature rises, such as during a fever, or when it falls - such as when immune cells are "called" from the body's warm interior to a site of injury on cooler skin...
Dr Oz: Zero Gravity Simulation & Inversion Therapy Machine
Dr Oz: Alternative Therapy
Dr Oz did a segment on Wild Alternative Therapies. �If you have achey knees or trouble running on a treadmill or eliptical due to lower body problems, then the Zero-Gravity Simulation Machine looks ideal! �And if you have stress or or depression, Doctor Oz introduced us to an Inversion Therapy Machine that [...]
Dr Oz did a segment on Wild Alternative Therapies. �If you have achey knees or trouble running on a treadmill or eliptical due to lower body problems, then the Zero-Gravity Simulation Machine looks ideal! �And if you have stress or or depression, Doctor Oz introduced us to an Inversion Therapy Machine that [...]
How Cells Interact With The Environment: Clues Offered By Single-Cell Marine Organisms
From a bucket of seawater, scientists have unlocked information that may lead to deeper understanding of organisms as different as coral reefs and human disease. By analyzing genomes of a tiny, single-celled marine animal, they have demonstrated a possible way to address diverse questions such as how diseased cells differ from neighboring healthy cells and what it is about some Antarctic algae that allows them to live in warming waters while other algae die out...
FDA Clears First Test To Quickly Diagnose And Distinguish MRSA And MSSA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first test for Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) infections that is able to quickly identify whether the bacteria are methicillin resistant (MRSA) or methicillin susceptible (MSSA). There are many different types of Staphylococci bacteria, which cause skin infections, pneumonia, food and blood infections (blood poisoning). While some S.aureus infections are treated easily with antibiotics, others are resistant (MRSA) to commonly prescribed antibiotics such as penicillin and amoxicillin...
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Ferring Pharmaceuticals To Support Great Prostate Cancer Challenge� Events Across The Country In National Effort To End Prostate Cancer
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., the makers of FIRMAGON� (degarelix for injection), a hormone antagonist therapy for advanced prostate cancer, has joined the race to end prostate cancer as an official sponsor of the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge�, the fastest growing men's health event series in the United States. Now in its fifth year, the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge (GPCC) is led by ZERO The Project to End Prostate Cancer...
Nurse Has Seen Change And History Over 50-Year Career
As she completes her unprecedented 50th year of work as a nurse this July, Norma Salahshour asserts that very little has changed since she was a fresh-faced graduate beginning her first job. Although The Methodist Hospital and nursing itself have evolved radically over the years, Salahshour just finds the same inspiration to come to work today as she did five decades ago. "It all starts in your heart," she explains. "I have always been interested in helping people." Fifty years as a nurse is incredible enough, but five decades working at the same hospital is an even greater achievement...
Quest Diagnostics Care360 EHR Customer Successfully Completes Meaningful Use Attestation To Receive The Medicare EHR Incentive
Quest Diagnostics� (NYSE: DGX) announced that Care360 user Paulo Andre, M.D., a neurologist in Framingham, MA, was the first Care360 EHR customer to successfully complete the attestation process for demonstrating Meaningful Use of an electronic health record with an ONC-ATCB certified complete EHR* in accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR incentive program. Dr. Andre was the 25th physician in the U.S. to attest on the CMS web-based Registration and Attestation System when it became available in April...
High-Tech Heart Device Keeps a Family Alive
After at least seven of Lanay Miceli's family members died suddenly of cardiac arrest, doctors tested her for Long QT Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes erratic heart beats. The condition can lead to seizures and death. Doctors implanted a new defibrillator, that experts say is less invasive and offers the same protection as older devices.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Salmonella concerns prompt grape tomato recall
Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc., a California-based food supplier for six retail chain stores, has announced the recall of grape tomatoes produced by a grower who said the vegetables might be contaminated with salmonella.
Heat Up Your Cold Meat And Avoid Listeria Risk, CDC Tells The Over 50s
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, is warning people aged 50 years or more to reheat their cold meat before eating, to avoid listeriosis - listeria infection. For those over 50, and especially over 65, such meats as hot-dogs, cold cuts, luncheon and deli meats should be heated to at least 165 degrees, what the CDC describes as "steaming hot". The CDC adds that any opened package of sliced meat should be thrown out within five days. Listeria is much less common than salmonella or E. coli. However, it can be extremely deadly...
Dad Gives Cancer-Stricken Toddler Marijuana
Cash Hyde was diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumor and now his Dad says the marijuana oil he put in the son's G-tube eased his pain and may have cured him.
Ore. Woman Has Foreign Accent Syndrome
In 2009 Butler, a 56-year-old tax consultant in Toledo, Ore., awoke from denture implant surgery with an accent that's a bit British with a Transylvanian twang, and it just sort of stuck.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
KAEL-GemVax: TeloVac Becomes World's Largest Ever Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Trial
KAEL-GemVax, a leading oncology biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it had been officially notified by the independent Data Monitoring Committee that over 1000 patients have been enrolled in the TeloVac Study, making it the world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial. This also means that the TeloVac study is on course to finish recruitment in August 2011, with results expected in late 2012...
American Society For Bone And Mineral Research President Dr. Sundeep Khosla Available For Comment On New NEJM Study Related To Osteoporosis Drugs
A study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine finding a "small" risk of thigh bone fractures for patients taking popular osteoporosis drugs concurs with recommendations from a September 2010 Task Force Report of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). Last year's Task Force report, which was published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, looked at long-term use of bisphosphonates, concluding that while they prevent many common fractures, the drugs may be related to "atypical femur fractures" when used for more than five years...
Suicide linked to brain disease
His was a suicide with a macabre twist. In February, former Chicago Bears safety David Duerson shot himself in the chest, but not before leaving behind a note requesting that his brain be studied for evidence of a disease striking football players.
Supplements don't prevent prostate cancer: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study deflates hopes that certain nutritional supplements could stave off prostate cancer, the second most common cancer in men.
New Survey Finds Tanning Salons Are Not Warning Teens And Young Women About The Dangers Of Tanning Beds
Results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) found that a troubling number of Caucasian teen girls and young women are not being warned about the skin cancer dangers of indoor tanning beds by tanning salon employees. The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) supports the Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act (TBCCA), which calls on the FDA to examine the classification of indoor tanning beds and implement enhanced labeling requirements. "Indoor tanning poses a significant health risk, especially for Caucasians because of their fair skin...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Following CRASH-2 Trial, Calls For Life-Saving Drug To Be Made Freely Available
How much would you pay for an extra year of healthy life? The cost of filling up your car at the petrol pumps? Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have found that a year of life could be saved for around the price of filling up the tank of an average family car in the UK - which is a fitting comparison bearing in mind that most of the patients who will benefit from this cheap life-saving drug have been hit by cars...
Portable Tech Might Provide Drinking Water, Power To Villages
Researchers have developed an aluminum alloy that could be used in a new type of mobile technology to convert non-potable water into drinking water while also extracting hydrogen to generate electricity. Such a technology might be used to provide power and drinking water to villages and also for military operations, said Jerry Woodall, a Purdue University distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering. The alloy contains aluminum, gallium, indium and tin...
New SAMHSA Study Finds Trauma-Informed Care Improves Behavioral And Emotional Health Of Children
According to data released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), children and youth affected by traumatic events improve their functioning in community-based "system of care" programs. Traumatic events can include witnessing or experiencing physical or sexual abuse; violence in families and communities; natural disasters; wartime events and terrorism; accidental or violent death of a loved one; and a life-threatening injury or illness...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Many Unaware of OTC Pain Relievers' Ingredients, Risks
Many Americans may be unaware about the active ingredients in many popular over-the-counter pain relievers, and their potential side effects, according to a new study.
Fire Walking Ritual Gives Clues to How People Bond
The hearts of people who perform the daring feat of fire walking beat in sync with loved ones watching them complete the ceremony.
Dr Oz: April 29, 2011: In Case You Missed It
Doctor Oz?s ?In Case You Missed It? segment and recaps for April 29, [...]
Link Between Business Travel, Obesity And Poor Health
Road warriors who travel for business two weeks or more a month have higher body mass index, higher rates of obesity and poorer self-rated health than those who travel less often, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The study, conducted by Andrew G. Rundle, DrPH and Catherine A. Richards, MPH, drew data from medical records of more than 13,000 employees in a corporate wellness program provided by EHE International. Nearly 80% of employees traveled at least one night a month and 1% traveled more than 20 nights a month...
Young in U.S. Pay No Attention to Stroke Risk
Most young Americans are dangerously na�ve about their health and assume they are healthy even though they eat too much fast food, drink too many sugary and alcoholic beverages, and engage in other behaviors that put them at risk for stroke, a survey shows.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Rare Condition: 'Mirror Movement Disorder'
When Andree Marion brushes her teeth with her left hand, her right hand will automatically do an "air brush" impression. When she turns a door knob with her right hand, the left one with twist in kind. Because of a rare condition known as mirror dystonia, Marion's hands will perpetually act in tandem. Thanks to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, researchers now understand why.
Movement disorder - Health - Parkinson's disease - Disorders - Mental Health
Movement disorder - Health - Parkinson's disease - Disorders - Mental Health
Identifying Cognitive Reserve In Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease With PET-CT Exams
A recent study revealed that the "cognitive reserve" in early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and PET-CT examinations can be used to effectively to identify early-onset AD patients. "Although early-onset Alzheimer's dementia is quite rare, it can be devastating to the patients that carry the diagnosis," said Dr. Jacob Richard Hodge, lead researcher for this study at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "Symptoms are often unexpected and support networks are generally directed towards an older population...
Thousands Of Acute And Critical Care Nurses 'Stand Tall' At Annual Conference, Hosted By The American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) brings together thousands of nurses this week in Chicago at its annual National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) with the theme "Stand Tall." AACN President Kristine Peterson, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, says the theme goes beyond a simple tagline. "Our community of nurses is exceptional because we have always stood tall. We stand tall each time we affirm nursing to our patients and their families, fellow nurses and especially ourselves. We stand tall when we aspire for more experience, knowledge and expertise...
Sunday, May 1, 2011
'Pine Mouth': Nuts Can Ruin Taste for Weeks?
If everything you ate suddenly tasted bitter, metallic, and for the most part vile, you might think something was seriously wrong with you -- but it could just be the pine nuts you ate yesterday.
Virtually undocumented before 2009, a recent slew of "pine mouth" cases have brought this strange affliction to light. A day after consuming certain pine nuts (it is not known why some batches cause this and not others), sufferers will be unable to taste anything but a bitter, metallic taste, no matter what they eat, for weeks.
Pine nut - Cook - Nuts and Seeds - Home - Food
Virtually undocumented before 2009, a recent slew of "pine mouth" cases have brought this strange affliction to light. A day after consuming certain pine nuts (it is not known why some batches cause this and not others), sufferers will be unable to taste anything but a bitter, metallic taste, no matter what they eat, for weeks.
Pine nut - Cook - Nuts and Seeds - Home - Food
Investigational Agent Shows Promise In Reducing Spread Of Prostate Cancer
A drug developed to treat Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, may also help prevent human prostate cancer from spreading, as seen in new lab studies say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). Published online April 29 in PLoS ONE, the researchers report that if the agent continues to work well in further laboratory and preclinical studies, it may be the first prostate cancer drug specifically designed to stop cancer spread, or metastasis...
Photonic Color-Change Crystals Could Improve Safety For First Responders To Chemical Hazards
A new kind of sensor could warn emergency workers when carbon filters in the respirators they wear to avoid inhaling toxic fumes have become dangerously saturated. In a recent issue of the journal Advanced Materials, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Tyco Electronics describe how they made the carbon nanostructures and demonstrate their potential use as microsensors for volatile organic compounds...
Curemark Reports Positive Results For Novel Compound CM-182 In Schizophrenia Mouse Model
Curemark, LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that its compound CM-182 demonstrated positive results for schizophrenia in the transgenic chakragati (ckr) model of psychosis. The mouse model screening was performed by the Contract Research Organization, Cerca Insights. The chakragati mouse, considered a model for screening antipsychotic compounds, exhibits abnormal circling behavior and hyperactivity in response to environmental stress cues and also anti-social behaviors...
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