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Don't Pay Up to Avoid Rays - Wall Street Journal
Examiner.com Don't Pay Up to Avoid Rays Wall Street Journal By ANNA PRIOR Planning some fun in the sun? You don't have to spend big bucks on sunscreens and high SPF levels to get good protection. Why you have to be ultra-vigilant about ultraviolet Daily Mail Importance of sunscreen use San Mateo Daily Journal Fort Worth Star Telegram - 9NEWS.com - Royse City Herald Banner &nbs..
Epileptic Seizures May Dissipate After Brain Surgery
Surgery can lead to successful outcomes for those with epileptic seizures.
Mixed Neurodegenerative Disorders Are Emerging From The Shadows
Many cases of age-related neurodegenerative disease fall into the gray zone between big, defined diseases - Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, for example. Their diagnostic accuracy is low, researchers agree. That's a problem, because mixed disease is not only common, but also quite different in its course from pathologically 'pure' disease. (Mixed disease is often worse.) But there's also excite..
NIH Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study Commemorates 25 Years of Discovery
The longest U.S. study of people with HIV/AIDS will be honored at a 25th anniversary commemoration on May 12, 2009, at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) has significantly contributed to the scientific understanding of HIV, AIDS and the effects of antiretroviral therapy through more than 1,000 publications, many of which have guided pu..
Cancer Researchers Link DICER1 Gene Mutation To Rare Childhood Cancer
Research published recently in Science Express from the journal Science demonstrates the first definitive link between mutations in the gene DICER1 and cancer.
Baucus: Health-Care Bill Cost May Fall Below $1Tln - Wall Street Journal
CTV.ca Baucus: Health-Care Bill Cost May Fall Below $1Tln Wall Street Journal (Updates to add names of Republicans negotiating the bill; further details of how the costs will be covered under the proposed bill. Senate committee cuts health reform costs CNN Baucus Sees Cost of Health Plan Cut to $1 Trillion Bloomberg MarketWatch - Politico - The Washington Independent - Reiten Te..
H1N1 (Swine) Flu Cases Escalate In Rhode Island, USA
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is seeing that H1N1 (Swine) flu continues to spread both locally and nationally. In Rhode Island, HEALTH has seen an increase in sporadic cases and outbreak clusters throughout the state, including in schools. As of 11 a.m., June 9, there are 39 confirmed positive cases in RI, doubling the case count in less than a week.
Trust Supporters Hold Celebration Day For Mental Health Care, UK
Patients, staff and carers who support the work of the county's leading provider of NHS services to adults with mental ill health, invited the public to join in their first 'birthday' celebrations last week. Members of the Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust's Members Council held the information and advice event at Lyngford House Conference Centre in Taunton.
CMS Proposes Fy 2010 Payment And Policy Updates For Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 28, 2009 that would update payment rates and clarify the framework for Medicare patient selection and care in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) during fiscal year (FY) 2010.
Suspected swine flu case surfaces in Butler County; Ohio has 3 ... - Middletown Journal
Jackson County Floridan Suspected swine flu case surfaces in Butler County; Ohio has 3 ... Middletown Journal - Tiffany Y. Latta , Margo Rutledge Kissell By Tiffany Y. Latta and Margo Rutledge Kissell Health officials announced Saturday, May 2, that there is a suspected case of swine flu in Butler County. Probable swine flu case reported to Sangamon County health officials The S..
US approves first drug to treat cancer in dogs
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AFP - The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it has approved the first drug developed to treat cancer in dogs.
E-health Enables More Personalized Medicine; Group Fights For Digital Patient Rights
Tonia Odom, a 35-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis, a sick father and a young son, each of whom has multiple health problems, has found some relief to the problems of managing her families' array of illnesses in at a Duke University clinic that's a model of the "medical home" approach to medicine, the New York Times reports.
Pandemic Flu Preparedness Guides For Families, Businesses, Medical Providers, And Community Groups Released By Trust For America's Health
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) re-issued a series of It's Not Flu As Usual guides on pandemic flu preparedness for families, businesses, medical providers, and community groups. "Worry and fear will not protect us -- knowing the facts and planning ahead will," said Jeff Levi, Ph.D., Executive Director of TFAH.
Beating Cancer as a Kid, Only to Fight It Again as an Adult - ABC News
ABC News Beating Cancer as a Kid, Only to Fight It Again as an Adult ABC News By DAN CHILDS For 32-year-old Casey Quinn of Minneapolis, Minn., cancer screenings have become a regular routine. "I'm so used to it being an annual part of my life," he said. Childhood cancer survivors at risk Chicago Sun-Times ASCO: Kids Who Survive Cancer Not Watching for Later Disease MedPage Today Midland Daily..
Oral Rivaroxaban Better Than Subcutaneous Enoxaparin For Preventing Blood Clots After Knee Replacement (Record4 Study)
A phase III study has shown that for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery, oral rivaroxaban is better than subcutaneous enoxaparin at preventing blood clots (venous thromboembolism/VTE). The findings are reported in an Article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Alexander G G Turpie, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues.
Human Term Placenta A New Abundant Source Of Hematopoietic Cells
Investigators at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California found a way to obtain large numbers of hematopoietic stem cell from human term placenta.
Jobs' liver transplant shows money can make a difference - USA Today
Xinhua Jobs' liver transplant shows money can make a difference USA Today By Justin Sullivan, Getty Images By Marilynn Marchione, AP A celebrity like Apple CEO Steve Jobs scores a rare organ transplant and the world wonders: How? The rich have plenty of advantages that others don't. But winning the "transplant lottery" ... Apple, Palm: When Silence Isn't Golden Barron's Michael Jackso..
OptumHealth Provides Free Counseling Help Line For People In Missouri And Oklahoma Affected By Tornadoes
OptumHealth Inc. announced that it is providing a free help line to people in Missouri and Oklahoma who are trying to cope with the emotional consequences of the recent tornadoes that hit the region. Staffed by experienced master's-level behavioral health specialists, the free help line offers assistance to callers seeking help in dealing with stress, anxiety and the grieving process.
Bullying Linked to Psychotic Symptoms
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Being bullied may increase a child's risk of developing psychotic symptoms, researchers have found.
Carnival Cruise Lines to resume visits to Mexico this month - Los Angeles Times
Sky News Carnival Cruise Lines to resume visits to Mexico this month Los Angeles Times Israel Leal / AP Tourists enjoy the pool at the Hotel Gran Caribe in Cancun. The coastal city - one of Mexico's most popular tourist stops - has lost an estimated $2.4 million since the start of last month's swine flu outbreak. CDC downgrades Mexico travel warning USA Today US cancels warning against Me..
36th European Symposium On Calcified Tissue, Vienna, 23 - 27 May 2009
Journalists are invited to register for the 36th European Symposium on Calcified Tissue in Vienna, 23 - 27 May. Presentations offer state-of-the-art research on bone and mineralized tissue, as well as the diagnostis and treatment of metabolic bone disease.
Regulation Of Prostate Cancer Progression By Galectin-3
UroToday.com - Prostate cancer has posed a major public health problem in the United States and worldwide. There is a continuous search for better diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for this disease. Galectin-3 is a β-galactoside-binding protein, which binds to the carbohydrate portion of cell surface glycoproteins or glycolipids (1, 2).
New Technology At Great Ormond Street Hospital Is Aiding Faster Emergency Referrals To Its Specialist Paediatricians, England
Thanks to the introduction of an innovative IT system at the Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS) hosted at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (GOSH), referring hospitals can now share perfect quality medical data on emergency patients more quickly and securely than ever before. The product, named CATS-i, has been co-developed by software manufacturer Cimar UK and GOS..
Pulmatrix Announces Ph 1b/2a Clinical Trial Of Novel ICALM Therapy For Flu
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White House frames health care as economic problem
Fixing the economy requires overhauling the U.S. health care system, a White House report concludes just the message the administration ...
WHO praises Mexico's response to H1N1 flu - Xinhua
Voice of America WHO praises Mexico's response to H1N1 flu Xinhua MEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday praised Mexico's professionalism, responsibility and transparency in handling the A/H1N1 flu outbreak. As flu fears ease, Mexico prepares to re-open AFP Mexico Suspects Asian Source of Swine Flu Virus The Epoch Times WFMZ-TV Online - Wall Stree..
Autistic Boy Steals Car, Flies Cross-Country - ABC News
News 10NBC Autistic Boy Steals Car, Flies Cross-Country ABC News By LEE FERRAN and ANNA WILD Kenton Weaver is 13 years old, has no photo ID that his father knows of and lives with autism. A 13-year-old steals his father's car and hops a flight to visit his mother. Disabled Fla. boy steals car, flies to California msnbc.com Autistic boy steals father's car, drives to airport and flies ... ..
FDA Advisory Committee Votes In Favor Of Zyprexa For Two Adolescent Indications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) voted that Zyprexa(R) (olanzapine), an atypical antipsychotic, is effective and acceptably safe for the acute treatment of schizophrenia or manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adolescents aged 13-17 years old.
UCB Launches Vimpat In The US For Add-On Treatment Of Epilepsy In Adults
UCB has announced that Vimpat® (lacosamide) C-V , a new antiepileptic drug (AED) is available in the U.S. as an add-on therapy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in people with epilepsy who are 17 years and older. Vimpat® will be available in U.S. pharmacies by the first week of June 2009. "The availability of Vimpat® in the U.S.
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