World / Health & Beauty
Research finds more electronic interference in hospitals
24.06.2008 23:31
usatoday.com
Research suggests devices used in hospitals may interfere with critical-care equipment.
USA
Health & Beauty
Health researchers aim to help rural Rainbow youth
24.06.2008 23:31
usatoday.com
The Rainbow Family of Living Light, many appearing wild and unwashed, gather annually. They present an opportunity that public ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Controversial diet drug approved
24.06.2008 20:03
bbc.co.uk
An obesity drug has been approved for NHS use, despite links to an increased risk of depression and suicide.
World
Health & Beauty
'Hospital risk' from radio tags
24.06.2008 20:03
bbc.co.uk
Lifesaving equipment in hospitals may be switched off by radio-frequency devices used to track people and machines, claim scientists.
World
Health & Beauty
Gene fuels deadly prostate cancer
24.06.2008 20:03
bbc.co.uk
A faulty gene closely associated with breast cancer is also responsible for a particularly dangerous form of prostate cancer, research shows.
World
Health & Beauty
The King's Fund And Marie Curie Cancer Care Announce New Partnership Role On End-Of-Life Care, UK
24.06.2008 18:11
medicalnewstoday.com
The King's Fund and Marie Curie Cancer Care are pleased to announce an extension of their partnership to improve end-of-life care. From September 2008, The King's Fund Director of Development, Steve Dewar, will take up a shared post between the two organisations. He will work to develop the contribution of both organisations to the further improvement of end-of-life services across the UK.
World
Cancer
How To Avoid Trench Foot At Glastonbury
24.06.2008 17:14
medicalnewstoday.com
If you are planning to go to the Glastonbury music festival this weekend and your prayers for a dry and warm few days aren't answered, you might like to heed BBC reporter Andy Sully's advice and look after your feet, or you could end up with trench foot, as he did last year.The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, better known as Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest music and performing arts festival of its kind in the world.
World
Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Fibromyalgia Stumps Doctors
24.06.2008 17:14
medicalnewstoday.com
Physicians are often slow to diagnose fibromyalgia, and multiple reasons may account for the delay, new data suggest. The results, from a survey that polled 1,622 physicians in eight countries as well as 800 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of fibromyalgia, also show that the condition has significant economic consequences. In short, fibromyalgia can lead to job absenteeism, job dismissal, and loss of income.
World
Neurology
Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond To Hold On PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation
24.06.2008 16:18
medicalnewstoday.com
Two newspapers recently published an editorial and an opinion piece about a group of seven Republican senators, led by Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.), that is blocking a vote on measures (HR 5501,
World
HIV/AIDS
House To Vote On Modified Version Of Senate Democrats' Medicare Physician Pay Patch Bill
24.06.2008 15:14
medicalnewstoday.com
The House on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on a modified version of Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus' (D-Mont.) legislation (S 3101) that would eliminate a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees scheduled for July 1, CQ Today reports.
World
Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Bloomberg Examines HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research
24.06.2008 15:14
medicalnewstoday.com
Bloomberg on Friday examined the current state of HIV vaccine research. The article also profiles Dennis Burton, professor of immunology at the Scripps Research Institute, and his research to develop an HIV vaccine.
World
HIV/AIDS
Hawaii Medical Service Association To Offer 'Virtual Visits'
24.06.2008 14:16
medicalnewstoday.com
The Hawaii Medical Service Association on Wednesday announced the launch of a new 24-hour medical service program that will offer state residents 10-minute "virtual visits" with a physician by computer or telephone, USA Today reports. The consultations will cost $20 to $50 per visit. The service will be available to all residents regardless of health insurance status (Appleby, USA Today, 6/19).
World
Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Treating Genital Herpes Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV, Study Finds
24.06.2008 14:16
medicalnewstoday.com
Treating genital herpes does not reduce the risk of HIV, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet, the AP/Newsweek reports (Cheng, AP/Newsweek, 6/19). Herpes simplex virus-2 has been shown to increase the risk of HIV by as much as threefold, so the researchers examined whether treating HSV-2 might reduce the risk of HIV,
World
HIV/AIDS
Link Found Between Low Vitamin D Levels And Cardiovascular-Related Death
24.06.2008 14:15
medicalnewstoday.com
Vitamin D is making headlines again. A recent report in the Archivesof Internal Medicine found that lower blood levels of vitaminD are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular-related deathand death overall.According to a current panel, some 50 to 60 percent of older people inNorth America and around the world suffer from a vitamin D deficiency.It has also been found that younger individuals face a similarscenario.
World
Cardiology
Ovarian Cancer Symptom Screening And Simple Blood Test Improve Early Detection
24.06.2008 14:15
medicalnewstoday.com
Researchers in the US have discovered that when used together, a simple blood test and a symptom screening questionnaire can boost early detection rates of both early and late stage ovarian cancer.
World
Cancer
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