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Health Tip: Triggers for Foot Arthritis
Title: Health Tip: Triggers for Foot Arthritis Category: Health News Created: 5/8/2009 10:31:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2009
Rural Communities Should Benefit From Budget Health Boost
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National Rural Faculty has welcomed the increased funding for some existing programs and funding for new programs announced in this week's federal budget. These increases in funding are welcome given the difficult economic climate in which this budget has been delivered.
Americans Divided on Health Care Reform
Americans are evenly split on how to reform the U.S. health care system, according to a new poll.
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring And Staging In Children Can Identify Key Risk Factors For Future Cardiovascular Disease
Data unveiled today at the American Society of Hypertension's Twenty Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting (ASH 2009) revealed that ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring and staging can more accurately predict a child's risk for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a precursor to cardiovascular disease (CVD), than current diagnostic methods using casual blood pressure measurements.
Maternal deaths deemed inexcusable, "an outrage"
(Reuters)
Reuters - There is no excuse for the fact that pregnancy and childbirth continue to kill 529,000 women and leave 1 million children motherless worldwide every year, the wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.
Peter Lawrence's Story
The Long Path to Diagnosis Peter Lawrence's symptoms began in August 2005 when he started to suffer chest pains. He was admitted to Kent and Sussex Hospital where he was prescribed pain killers. These provided immediate relief, but Peter needed to have various tests to find out what the underlying problem was. An ultrasound to check his gall bladder was negative, and his chest X-ray was clear.
MIDIRS Announces Over 15 Million Units Of Information Delivered To Maternity Health Care Professionals Worldwide In 2008, UK
UK maternity charity MIDIRS, renowned for its evidence-based information resources for health care professionals, announced that a total of 15,792,079 units of information had been delivered to customers during 2008.
Senators Boxer, Bond And Kennedy Reintroduce Legislation To Assist Arthritis Patients
U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Kit Bond (R-MO) and Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) reintroduced the Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act of 2009, legislation that would authorize over $600 million in federal funding over five years to prevent and treat arthritis and related rheumatic conditions. Senator Boxer said, "I am proud to sponsor this legislation with Senators Bond and Ken..
New Studies Presented At European Society Of Anaesthesia Further Validate Masimo PVI(TM) For Noninvasive And Continuous Fluid Monitoring
Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that three new independent studies demonstrating the clinical accuracy and utility of Masimo PVI as a noninvasive and continuous measure of patient fluid status and res
D-Pharm Submits Investigational New Drug Application And Special Protocol Assessment To The FDA For Phase III Trial Of DP-b99 In Acute Stroke Patients
D-Pharm announced that it has submitted IND and Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) packages to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for its pivotal Phase III clinical trial of DP-b99 in acute ischemic stroke patients. D-Pharm plans to initiate the trial later this year following FDA review of the IND and SPA.
Walking test can ID heart-lung fitness, mortality risk
If you're middle-aged or older, a 10-minute walking test can give you and your doctor a pretty clear picture of whether you are at higher risk of dying during the next few years compared with other people your age, according to a large new analysis of data showing that cardiorespiratory fitness is intimately linked with the risk of dying of just about any cause.
New Orleans mayor out of quarantine in China - The Associated Press
Washington Post New Orleans mayor out of quarantine in China The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin figured he could get through just about anything. But being held in quarantine in China amid swine flu concerns on what was supposed to be a simple economic development trip? ... New Orleans Mayor Released From Swine Flu Quarantine U.S. News & W..
Insmed Announces Results Of IPLEX(TM) Phase II Trial In Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
Insmed Inc. (Nasdaq: INSM), a biopharmaceutical company, announced results from its exploratory U.S. Phase II clinical trial evaluating IPLEX(TM) (mecasermin rinfabate) in patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy ("MMD"). The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II trial conducted in 13 centers across the U.S. enrolled 69 patients with MMD, for a six-month period.
Big US study will test vitamin D, fish oil
(AP)
AP - Two of the most popular and promising dietary supplements — vitamin D and fish oil — will be tested in a large, government-sponsored study to see whether either nutrient can lower a healthy person's risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke.
SLEEP 2009: Cooling of Frontal Cortex May Help Counter Insomnia
A device that cools the frontal cortex slows down brain metabolism and may improve symptoms of insomnia. Medscape Medical News
Alimera Sciences Announces Presentation Of Data From The 12-Month Interim Readout Of The Human PK Iluvien(TM) Study At ARVO 2009 Annual Meeting
Alimera Sciences, Inc.
Learning to be happy in tough economic times
The state of the economy may be out of people's hands, but their happiness isn't, according to a group of researchers meeting at an international conference on happiness this week.
WATCH: The Joy of Giving a Face
Kennedy goes to bat for Dodd in campaign ad - The Associated Press
NECN Kennedy goes to bat for Dodd in campaign ad The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Edward Kennedy is going to bat in a new TV campaign ad for longtime pal Sen. Christopher Dodd, who faces a tough re-election fight in Connecticut. Dodd Launches His Second Ad Of The 2010 Campaign Hartford Courant Democrats Scramble to Cut Costs From Health Plan New York Times MedPage Today - ModernH..
Swine flu: Your questions answered - BBC News
GulfNews Swine flu: Your questions answered BBC News The government has admitted that there are now so many cases of swine flu in the UK that the outbreak cannot be contained. Ministers said the emergency response would now move to a new "treatment" phase across the UK as there may soon be 100000 new ... WHO, poor nations urge global access to swine flu vaccine AFP China expects swine flu vaccine..
LATITUDE Pharmaceuticals: Nanoemulsions Are A Superior Approach To Formulating Insoluble IV Drugs
LATITUDE Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (LPI), a San Diego-based drug formulation developer, reported that it is entering its fifth year of formulating a wide variety of poorly soluble/insoluble drug compounds using its proprietary intravenous (IV) nanoemulsion technology.
WATCH: Obama Pitches Health Care Overhaul
Gene Test Helps Detect Prostate Cancer
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood test greatly reduces false-positive results in prostate cancer screenings and, when used in combination with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, could prevent many unnecessary biopsies, U.S. researchers say.
Devices Show Promise for Heart Failure - Wall Street Journal
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases Devices Show Promise for Heart Failure Wall Street Journal By KEITH J. WINSTEIN Implanted defibrillators that resynchronize heartbeats slowed deterioration in patients with mild heart failure, according to a large study that could boost demand for the devices. Combination device reduces heart failure deaths Los Angeles Times Sector Snap: Heart device makers gain ground F..
DDW: Better Polyp Detection with Deep Sedation (CME/CE)
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- More precancerous polyps were found in colonoscopies performed with deep sedation than with milder sedation in which patients remained conscious, a researcher reported here.
Study Highlights Economic Impact Of Early Mobility Impairment In People With Multiple Sclerosis
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience reduced income and earning potential as their mobility impairment increases, according to data collected from more than 8,100 participants of the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) database, the largest self-reported MS patient registry in the world.
Ash borers: You can't stop them, but you can slow how far they spread - Duluth News Tribune
Ash borers: You can't stop them, but you can slow how far they spread Duluth News Tribune There are an estimated 747 million ash trees in Wisconsin forests and 867 million in Minnesota forests, with millions more in cities across both states. Emerald Ash Borer Getting Closer to Chippewa Valley WQOW TV News 18 Eau Claire prepares for emerald ash borer invasion Leader-Telegram WXOW.com - ..
Worry over weight: Poll finds health disconnect
(AP)
AP - Scan the breathless headlines at any magazine rack — Fight Flab in Minutes! Get Beach Ready! Add the skinny yet buxom model, and it should be no surprise that the average woman feels insecure if not downright unhappy with her real-world figure.
Identification Of Potential Risks Of Therapies Taken By The Elderly
Researchers unveiled data during Digestive Disease Week® (DDW®) 2009 examining the potential risks associated with two commonly-used treatments, particularly among the elderly: acid suppressors and antithrombotics. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the field of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
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