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9-year-old girl tells McDonalds CEO to not trick kids into eating unhealthy food

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400

A 9-year-old girl took on the head of McDonald's Corp. on healthy eating during the fast-food chain's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Fourth-grader Hannah Robertson, who spoke up during the gathering's question-and-answer session, told the fast food mogul that it would be nice if he stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat junk food all the time, the New York Daily News ...

Kids with Type 2 diabetes at greater risk of developing heart kidney problems

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:40:02 -0400

Children who develop Type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster and at a higher rate than people who acquire Type 2 diabetes as adults, a new study has found. "Once these kids have Type 2 diabetes, they seem to be at very high risk for early complications when compared to adults," Jane Lynch, M.D., professor of pediatric endocrinology in the School of ...

Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...

Heart healthy lifestyle may help protect kidney patients from dying prematurely

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:02 -0400

A new study has found that maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle may also help protect chronic kidney disease patients from developing kidney failure and early death. The findings suggest that patients with kidney disease should be encouraged to improve their heart health. Paul Muntner, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and his colleagues used the American Heart Association's recently ...

Drug target to boost bodys natural flu killer identified

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:03 -0400

A known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown recently that another, more promising, approach is to focus on improving drugs that boost the body's natural flu killer system. Emergence of new influenza strains, ...

Boys stem cells successfully treat cerebral palsy

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:06 -0400

Doctors have been able to successfully treat a 2.5-year-old boy who had suffered from cardiac arrest and brain damage, putting him in a vegetative state, using his own cord blood containing stem cells. The symptoms improved significantly; over the following months, the child learned to speak simple sentences and to move. "Our findings, along with those from a Korean study, dispel the long-held ...

Turning off technology hours before bedtime promotes sound sleep

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400

Using your tablet or smartphone before bed can suppress quality sleep, thus putting you at risk for health problems, a new study suggests. If you want to improve your sleep, researchers advise shutting off your tablet well before bedtime. Nighttime exposure to LED rays illuminating from tablets, computers, TVs, and smartphones can disrupt your body's natural rhythms, and raise your risk for not ...

Breast cancer cells release protective proteins that suppress tumour growth

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:03 -0400

University of East Anglia scientists have made a breakthrough in breast cancer research which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective function. Their research revealed that an enzyme called MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) could be acting as a locator to the immune system, which then becomes activated to attack tumours. It was originally thought that the ...

H7N9 flu virus transmitted through close contact coughing

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Scientists have proved that the H7N9 influenza virus is efficiently transmitted when animals are in close contact-defined in the study as touching, coughing and the exchange of bodily fluids. David Kelvin, PhD, a senior scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute and Professor at the University of Toronto, noted that the study was designed to give them clues about the transmission of ...

Secrets behind itching revealed

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:03 -0400

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report have discovered that a small molecule released in the spinal cord of a mouse triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch. The small molecule, called natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb), streams ahead and selectively plugs into a specific nerve cell in the spinal cord, which sends the signal onward through ...

Insurers limit doctors hospitals in state-run exchange plans

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:33:30 -0400

Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the state agency running California's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ...

Constipation can be serious health concern for your cat

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:32:24 -0400

Constipation in cats can be fairly common. This is not a pleasant thing to think about but it is necessary to do so because problems in this process can significantly affect the health and quality of life for your feline. Most healthy cats expel material from their colon one to two times a day. Others may have less frequent bowel movement cycles, predisposing them to constipation. The longer ...

Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain cancer treatment study

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:13 -0400

Human neural stem cells are capable of helping people regain learning and memory abilities lost due to radiation treatment for brain tumors, a University of California, Irvine (UCI) study suggests.Research with rats found that stem cells transplanted two days after cranial irradiation restored cognitive function, as measured in one- and four-month assessments. In contrast, irradiated rats not ...

Healthy gorilla born to 1st time parents at US zoo

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:47 -0400

A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound (2.2-kilogram) male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other gorillas there. It's the first offspring for mother Kambera, who has displayed a lack of maternal skills. Animal care experts are raising the baby in an environment that provides around-the-clock neonatal ...

Monterey County sued over health care in jails

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:49 -0400

MONTEREY, Calif. -; Monterey County's public defender has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the county jail offers substandard health care to ...

Health Care Clinic Director Sentenced for His Role in Health Care Fraud Scheme www.privateofficer.com

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:38 -0400

A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist was sentenced in Miami to 111 months in prison today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN). Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of ...

St. Charles District 303 ends mental health summit early

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:26 -0400

St. Charles District 303 talks on mental health as related to school security wrapped up early, and organizers soon will turn to crafting recommendations from the sessions for the school board and community. This year's Summit 303 – an annual series of discussions led by district officials – took on the task of examining mental health in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary ...

IRS role in health care law troubling

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:35 -0400

It's exceedingly ironic that after years of debate, enforcement of the federal health care law will wind up in the hands of the IRS, the agency giving President Obama one of the biggest headaches of his second ...

Unions wary of new health care law

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:00 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Obama's health care overhaul are frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their ...

Cieply dedicating his career to cancer research

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:45 -0400

But the Belle Vernon Area High School graduate will gladly settle for steady progress as he performs daily cancer research at the University of Pennsylvania in ...

A Program to Combat Food Contamination

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10:05 -0400

Workers at Sundance Berry Farms in Watsonville, Calif., are learning ways to enhance food safety, like spotting signs of contaminants or not wearing jewelry that might fall into boxes of ...

MEDICAL MIRACLEPregnant Woman Dies Has Baby Comes Back to Life

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:49 -0400

When a pregnant teacher in Texas collapsed, her coworkers rushed to help. The woman technically died, gave birth and then was brought back to life. Erica Nigrelli, an English teacher at Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas, collapsed in a co-worker's classroom when she was 36 weeks pregnant. "Apparently I told her, 'I feel very faint,' and I put my head down and I ...

Family fitness night attracts many in Moorpark

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:02 -0400

CARLOS CHAVEZ/Special to the Star Runners take part in the family fitness night events Tuesday at Mesa Verde Middle School in Moorpark. The event was part of a campaign to combat childhood ...

NGO Committee by Historic Vote Approves Openly Lesbian Medical Organization for Special Consultative Status

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:28:26 -0400

In a historic vote today, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended special consultative status to a Lesbian medical organization, as it continued to put under scrutiny the dozens of applications before ...

Insurers submit plans for Minnesota health care exchange

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:56 -0400

Consumers buying health care coverage this fall on Minnesota's new insurance exchange likely will have more choices than are currently available, bringing a spark of competition as health reform rolls out in the months ...

Russia’s Birth Rate up 5.6 in 2012 - Health Minister

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:10:18 -0400

MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti) - The birth rate in Russia grew by 5.6 percent year-on-year in 2012, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said on Friday. "In 2012, birth rate increased by 5.6 percent - from 12.6 to 13.3 [births] per 1,000 people," she said. She added that the number of abortions fell by 5.5 percent, or by 53,900, due to state measures to support pregnant women ...

Siblings run half marathon for mental health after losing brother to suicide

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:50 -0400

OTTAWA -- Last year on Race Weekend, Jon Pharoah cheered as his older brother crossed the finish line of the half marathon.His brother, Dennis Pharoah, didn't look like a conventional runner in shorts that seemed to be better suited for the garden than a foot race. He had pretzels and Fig Newtons stashed in the pockets for energy along the route. But Dennis was excited to complete his first ...

New Test For Bladder Cancer May Save Lives

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:02 -0400

A new urine test costing just 10 could diagnose bladder cancer at a much earlier stage, giving patients a better chance of survival. After trials on almost 500 patients showed the simple test is reliable, researchers are developing a dipstick, similar to a pregnancy test, that could be used by GPs. It would monitor people at the highest risk of the disease such as smokers. Professor ...

IRS’ next target Health care

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:58 -0400

And while we sit here and shudder at what has happened, it's important to know that the IRS, the organization that just spent four years targeting the political opposition of the sitting president, has been empowered by the president, through the health care law, to police every single American's health-care ...

Montreal lifts boil-water advisory says tap water safe to drink

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:51:11 -0400

Montreal officials say a boil-water advisory has been lifted and residents can drink their tap water after tests showed the water safe to drink. The boil-water advisory, issued Wednesday when the city began receiving calls about discolored water in Montreal's Sud-Ouest distract, was the largest the city has ever experienced, covering a region with 1.3 million residents, Canadian ...

Oxnard-area middle school hosts fitness nights for families

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:21:06 -0400

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Michaela Ann Field, a sixth-grader at Rio del Valle Middle School, juggles scarves Tuesday during a family fitness event. For the last time in the school year, parents and students joined together in exercise Tuesday at the Rio Del Valle Middle School gymnasium as part of a grant-funded program that encourages physical ...

State could regulate medical marijuana

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:12 -0400

Dennis and Deborah Little, in the kitchen of their Ramona home, face felony marijuana charges for growing the plant in their garden. They have county-issued medical marijuana cards and say the plants were to help treat their chronic ...

Minister Calls For Involvement Of Society At Every Level During 66th World Health Assembly

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:14 -0400

Bandar Seri Begawan - To ensure the realisation of Global Health Objectives, it is imperative for the health sector to involve cooperation from the non-health sector and every level of society through evidence-based advocacy in addition to continued efforts in health ...

National Briefing | Health Abscesses Reported After Steroid Injections

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:54:41 -0400

At least seven people have reported complications after being injected with a potentially contaminated medication made in a pharmacy in Tennessee, federal and state health officials said. ...

Exclusive Workplace wellness fails bottom line waistlines - RAND

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:43:54 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care Act and a favorite of the business ...

Regions ordered to ‘repatriate’ cancer patients

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:39 -0400

Waiting lists for cancer surgery in Montreal are now much longer than other parts of the province. Regional hospitals have been ordered to "repatriate" patients to their home ...

Watch Service Goat Saves Woman From Seizures

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:05 -0400

Probably seen a service dog helping someone who was blind -- maybe needs help getting around but we bet -- never seen a service -- Itself directly from Comstock Michigan explains why should never ...

Group issues health report card for Southern California beaches

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:35:16 -0400

Southern California beaches had overall good water quality last year, with most receiving good to excellent ratings, an annual report by Heal the Bay said. The organization has been assessing water quality at more than 600 beaches on the U.S. west coast and issuing an annual report card since 1991. Each beach is assigned an A to F grade, with higher grades denoting less risk of becoming ill ...

Fil-Am staffers and students join UC Medical Center strike frontline

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:00 -0400

Filipino hospital staffers at strike picket line in front of the University of California Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles. Photo by Hiyasmin Quijano LOS ANGELES, California–Filipino-American workers and students joined a two-day strike in front of the University of California Ronald Reagan Medical Center to ';get priorities straight.'; After ten months of ...

Certain chronic pain may raise suicide risk

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:00 -0400

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Back pain, migraine and other types of chronic pain without a known physical cause - and therefore little prospect for relief - were associated with an increased risk of suicide in a new study of U.S. veterans. But the researchers, who analyzed data on about five million patients in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, ...

FDA Seven infections tied to steroid injections from Tenn. compounding pharmacy

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:39 -0400

WASHINGTON Federal health officials are investigating reports of complications caused by possibly contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, ...

Affordable Care Act could bring skinny health coverage to some Americans

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:59 -0400

Skinny health coverage doesn't mean you get fit. It means that your health insurance may give you free office visits but will leave you holding the tab if you get really sick. That's the kind of coverage some may get under the Affordable Care ...

MENA womens health care gets first look at conference

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:07 -0400

Global efforts to improve maternal health are ready for fine tuning when it comes to the Middle East and North Africa. This will be the aim of researchers gathering ahead of this month's global conference on women's health in Kuala ...

Boxes of medical records missing from Jackson

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:32 -0400

Boxes of medical records for more than 1,400 patients of Jackson Health System have been missing since January, the hospital system reported Friday, after mailing letters to affected patients informing them of the privacy breach and offering free credit protection services — even though Jackson administrators say Social Security numbers, credit card numbers and financial statements were not ...

Hummels fitness boost for Dortmund

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:26 -0400

ESPN commentator Mark Donaldson gives his thoughts on how Borussia Dortmund should approach the all-German Champions League final against Bayern Munich on ...

W.Va. girl who refused vaccines marches with class

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:13 -0400

ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) -- A Randolph County girl who was banned from attending school after refusing to get state-mandated vaccinations will take part in her graduation ...

Some with defibrillators may safely play sports

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:56 -0400

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new study suggests that some can compete without serious consequences. Researchers followed 372 athletes with defibrillators for about two and a half years and found that none died while running, skiing or playing sports like ...

BestCities recognizes International Diabetes Federation with Client Award

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:15 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - BestCities Global Alliance is delighted to announce that the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has been named recipient of the inaugural BestCities Client Recognition Award. Presenting the award at IMEX Frankfurt, BestCities Board Chair Ms. Neeta Lachmandas congratulated the International Diabetes Federation and said they had been chosen based on their record-breaking ...

Texas baby born after her mother was technically dead

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:21 -0400

Elayna Nigrelli's birth story is almost unbelievable: The infant girl was born while her mother didn't have a pulse. "I have got, like, the best ammunition for the rest of her life," mother Erica Nigrelli ...

Congressional Republicans question insurers about Sebelius

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:30 -0400

Kathleen Sebelius asked for funds for a healthcare non-profit group. The leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to 15 major insurance firms and other groups as part of their probe of Sebelius' involvement in Enroll America, a non-profit group aimed at educating the public about new coverage options following the implementation of ...

Actress Jamie Anne Allman gives birth to twins 81 days early

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:28 -0400

U.S. actress Jamie Anne Allman says the twin sons she gave birth to 81 days before her due date are finally home from the hospital. Allman, a co-star of "The Killing" who married "True Blood" cast member Marshall Allman in 2006, gave birth to their first children -- Asher James and Oliver Charles -- Jan. 31. However, the couple didn't get to take their boys home until ...

Fast-food menu labeling results in fewer calories purchased

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:23 -0400

U.S. adults and teens who used calorie information posted on menus purchased up to 143 fewer calories than those who did not see the calories, researchers say. ...

My Favorite Fitness App

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:28 -0400

Life truly began for me a few weeks ago when a box containing my UP by Jawbone – a wristband that tracks how you sleep, move and eat – arrived. Of course, meeting my husband, giving birth to my sons and watching my older son recently become a bar mitzvah trumped the joy any material possession has given me thus far in my life. Still, this tracker has made me very happy. It's like ...

Austin gets $2.5 million healthy homes grant

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:07 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The city of Austin has received a $2.5 million grant to recondition older homes that contain lead and other health and safety hazards, an expansion of a local program that has already helped hundreds of families. The grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments Lead Hazard Control Program includes a new focus on healthy homes allowing the city to address other ...

Unexpected Health Insurance Rate Shock-California Obamacare Insurance Exchange Announces Premium Rates

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:46 -0400

English: Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every now and again, a political pundit is required to stand up and admit to the world that he or she got it wrong. For me, this would be one of those moments. For quite some time, I have been predicting that Obamacare would likely mean higher insurance rates in the ...

Calif. officials Health insurance cheaper than expected

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:31 -0400

California officials say the rates offered by insurers for their state-operated health insurance market are lower than they expected. But many people will still be paying higher premiums next year as Covered California kicks in than they are now, the Los Angeles Times reported. The benefits insurers will be required to supply are also going up. "These rates are way below the worst-case ...

Survey Swedes having less sex than in the 1990s

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:23 -0400

A national survey found Swedes are having 24 percent less sex than in 1996 and a university professor said "desire disorder" is a public health problem. The United Mind poll of 3,000 Swedes, conducted in partnership with newspaper Aftenbladet, found respondents reporting having an average 3.8 sexual encounters per month, down from five when the survey conducted in 1996, The Local.se ...

Chapter 11 reorganization for Pa. youth mental health facility

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:19 -0400

A Pennsylvania facility treating troubled and autistic children in several states filed for Chapter 11 reorganization due to a $240 million debt, officials say. William Isemann, chief executive officer of KidsPeace, blamed the move on the non-profit's $101 million in pension obligations, The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pa., reported. At its peak in 2006, KidsPeace was a $170 ...

U.S. teens underestimate fast-food meal calories by one-third

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:19 -0400

U.S. teens underestimate the calories of their fast-food meals by about one-third but parents also underestimate fast-food meal calories, researchers say. Lead researcher Dr. Jason Block of the Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute colleagues surveyed nearly 3,400 adults, teens and school-age children in 2010 and 2011 at 89 fast-food restaurants in four New England cities. ...

IQ of children may be affected by what pregnant mothers eat

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:19 -0400

Pregnant women in Britain who didn't consume much fish or dairy products had children with lower IQ and reading ability than women who did, researchers said. Study leader Margaret Rayman of the University of Surrey and colleagues at the University of Bristol analyzed mother/child pairs from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children study by measuring urinary iodine concentration ...

Mitchell Streamlines Medical Bill Review Processing With Latest Product Release

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:09:25 -0400

Mitchell, a technology, connectivity and information provider to the property/casualty claims and collision repair industries, announced the commercial release of Decision Point 7.4, an automated medical bill review for first and third-party liability adjusters. Developed and delivered using Agile Development principles, the latest release boasts significant improvements to fraud and utilization ...

Illinois Medical District plans ambitious expansion

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:50 -0400

The Illinois Medical District is planning an expansion that could create 2,500 to 4,500 jobs and more than $300 million in new revenue in the next 10 years, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Plans include the development of 55 vacant acres and building a high-speed fiber optic line linking researchers to the University of Illinois supercomputer and a retail, hotel, restaurant, office and ...

Jackson Health warns 1407 patients of lost records

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:33 -0400

Jackson Health System says 1,407 patient records went missing. Jackson Health System alerted 1,407 patients that their personal information may be in jeopardy after several boxes of medical records went missing from its information data management department. The public health system in Miami-Dade County said there was no breach of the most sensitive information, such as social security numbers ...

Foods that trigger headaches

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:24 -0400

For many headache and migraine sufferers, certain foods can act as triggers. We received this question from a viewer: Dear Dr. Manny, I've noticed that whenever I eat red grapes I get a headache. Could there be something in them that is causing this to happen? Thanks, Jay Alvarez said grapes are low in calories and rich in vitamin C and fiber, so they are a nutritional snack. But they ...

Valeant near deal to acquire Bausch Lomb source

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:46 -0400

WASHINGTON - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a sharp slowdown in factory output could soon run its ...

FDA warns of potentially tainted compounded steroids

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:45 -0400

(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of negative reactions by patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in ...

Sugary drinks might raise kidney stone risk - But beer may help

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:41 -0400

Kidney stones can be incredibly painful for sufferers, and now a new study shows cutting sugary drinks out of your diet may reduce risk for the condition. "Our prospective study confirms that some beverages are associated with a lower risk of kidney stone formation, whereas others are associated with a higher risk," study co-author Dr. Pietro Manual Ferraro, a kidney specialist at the ...

LipoScience partners with Mayo Medical Laboratories

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:03:40 -0400

Mayo Medical Laboratories . LipoScience announced that its testing platform will be accessible to Mayo Clinic physicians and patients. The company says via statement that the partnership will help "drive adoption and decentralization" of the Vantera Clinical Analyzer. The analyzer can currently identify and quantify concentrations of lipoproteins, providing doctors with an assessment ...

Bus truck collide at Atlanta airport

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:19 -0400

At least one person was reported to be in critical condition after a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided Friday at the Atlanta airport. The truck driver was attempting to make a U-turn when it was hit by the bus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on an access road at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The bus was headed to the ...

Insurers consumers still face uncertainty over health insurance premium prices

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:18 -0400

A myriad of different measures exist in the Affordable Care Act that could significantly affect prices individuals and families will pay for health insurance. While the effects of many are understood individually, the aggregate effect is still largely ...

Seven migrants escorted back to Cuba

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:17 -0400

Seven migrants, whose boat from Cuba was intercepted May 18 by the U.S. Coast Guard, were returned to Cuba, the Coast Guard said. Their boat was taking on water near Card Sound Bridge, which connects the Florida Keys to the mainland, when it was rescued. The migrants were removed from the boat and given food, water, shelter and medical attention, The Miami Herald reported. Under U.S. law, ...

USF College of Nursing receives $2.1 million award for cancer study

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:45 -0400

The University of South Florida College Of Nursing has received $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for a clinical trial involving cancer symptom management. The project involves testing a brief intervention known as COPE, which aims to teach cancer patients management skills for improving symptoms they identify as the highest priority, according to a written ...

Scientists Develop Worm EEG To Test The Effects Of Drugs

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:34 -0400

Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs. NeuroChip is a microfluidic electrophysiological device, which can trap the microscopic worm Caenorhadbitis elegans and record the activity of discrete neural circuits in its 'brain' - a worm equivalent of the EEG. C. elegans have been ...

Young Children Who Miss Well-Child Visits Are More Likely To Be Hospitalized

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:33 -0400

Missing Visits Even More Detrimental For Children with Chronic Health Conditions Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the risk of hospitalization compared to children who attended most of their visits, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Managed Care. The study included more than 20,000 children enrolled at Group ...

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Could Face $50000 Annual Fegistration Fee

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:21 -0400

BOSTON (AP) -- State public health officials are proposing a fee structure for the state’s new medical marijuana program. Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual registration fee to the state. Those who qualify for a hardship license to cultivate marijuana at home would pay an additional $100 ...

Nurse revives a 14-year-old girl at Royals game

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:04:58 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- A pediatric nurse says she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during ...

Teens most guilty of underestimating calories in fast food study reveals

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:02:57 -0400

Fast-food items may have way more calories than some of us -- especially teens -- think, according to new research. "We found that people, especially teens, are consuming more calories than they think they're getting when they eat fast food," lead researcher Dr. Jason Block, of the Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, said in ...

Man. farmer enters competitive health food market

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:20 -0400

TORONTO -- When triathlete Colleen Dyck decided to make an energy bar, she found ingredients close to home on her Manitoba farm. "What I saw on the market was a lot of corn syrup and a lot of cheap fortified bars, so I decided to make my own," said the Niverville entrepreneur, grain and oilseed farmer and mother of four. Dyck showcased Gorp, short for good old raisins and peanuts, at ...

10 things you only ask Google

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:02 -0400

11 Fixes For A Weak Bladder .) "2. The other main reason is bladder overactivity, where the muscles of the wall of the bladder squeeze when they should be relaxed (during bladder filling). This gives people a sense of urgency, and may cause them to leak urine. "If you're experiencing urine leakage with running or other physical exercise, I encourage you to seek help from a ...

Pregnancy hormone may predict postpartum depression risk

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:02 -0400

Levels of a stress hormone released by the placenta could predict a woman's risk of developing postpartum depression, new research suggests. The new findings suggest that measuring levels of the hormone, called placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (pCRH), could one day help identify women who are prone to postpartum depression before they give birth. "Women who show high levels ...

Portlands fluoride debate Is adding fluoride to drinking water dangerous

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:01 -0400

On Wednesday, the city of Portland, Ore., overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to add fluoride to the city's drinking water - making it the largest city in the United States without fluoride in its water supply or any plans to add it. In what turned into a highly contentious matter, both supporters and opponents of water fluoridation raised a combined $1 million to rally support for their ...

Ascension Health to sell $1.03 bln of rev bonds June 10 week

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:21 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 1:13pm EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Ascension Health Alliance is expected to sell $1.03 billion of taxable and tax-exempt revenue bonds during the week of June 10, a market source said on Friday. The sale includes $500 million of variable-rate and $100 million of fixed-rate tax-exempt revenue bonds issued through Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority. In addition, ...

Diabetes disaster strikes our youth

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:33 -0400

, based on research that found the additional financial impacts associated with obesity care costing about $1316 a person each year.Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local chairman Dr Kevin Arlett said the growing rate of people being treated for chronic disease related to being obese or overweight was the worst he had seen."We're seeing more and more patients with diabetes and heart disease ...

How To Get medical aid kits to Aleppo Syria

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:07 -0400

Insecurity creates serious concerns for delivering humanitarian aid in Syria DUBAI, 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Getting humanitarian supplies into conflict zones like Syria is no mean feat, often requiring negotiations with warring parties, braving insecurity and facing repeated delays and logistical challenges. But aid workers can make it happen. In one of the latest examples, 54 tons of much-needed ...

WHO to help Saudi Arabia investigate coronavirus before haj

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:03 -0400

A man, wearing a surgical mask as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, walks near a hospital in Khobar city in Dammam May 21, ...

C-sections tied to child obesity

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:03 -0400

The findings are in line with a recent review of nine earlier studies that also found a link between C-sections and childhood obesity (see Reuters Health story of December 12, 2012 ...

Mass. proposes fees for medical marijuana program

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:11 -0400

BOSTON -- State public health officials are proposing a fee structure for the state's new medical marijuana program.Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual registration fee to the state. Those who qualify for a hardship license to cultivate marijuana at home would pay an additional $100 fee.The proposed rules call for ...

Idaho State University To Pay $400K For Medical Records Breach

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:05 -0400

Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records. In August 2011, ISU told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a breach of its unsecured electronic protected health information. An investigation by the federal agency determined the Pocatello school hadn’t adequately assessed ...

From housing to health care 7 co-ops that are changing the economy

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:45 -0400

Chefs prepare food at the co-op restaurant Colors in New York City, started by former employees of the Windows of The World restaurant at the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Across the US workers are starting employee-owned businesses, from health-care co-ops to general ...

Aveo partner will not seek European approval for kidney cancer drug

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:25 -0400

Tuan Ha-Ngoc, president and CEO, Aveo Oncology Aveo Oncology (Nasdaq:AVEO) remained quiet Friday after the news that its partner to commercialize its potential drug for kidney cancer is giving up plans to seek approval for the drug in Europe, and wont pay for further trials. Shares in Aveo opened Friday down 17 percent, but by noon, had risen to $2.58 a share, about 4 percent below Thursdays ...

Magazines Is masturbation healthy

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:49 -0400

fantasy and desire when the child begins to fondle their private parts. It is important to discourage this habit because it can result to masturbation in adulthood. Some people argue that masturbation is healthy because it provides the same benefits as sex does and boosts self-esteem and confidence. Some say it keeps you away from ...

Breast cancer trigger found by Salk researchers

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:02 -0400

Called transforming growth factor beta, or TGF-?, the protein interacts with p53, a well-known tumor suppressor gene disabled in many cancers. In cells which have just begun to transform into cancer, the TGF-? protein inhibits apoptosis, or programmed cell death, which the p53 protein helps regulate. Free of the control of p53, the precancerous cells continue down the road to becoming ...

Health Minister awaits HSE creche report

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:16 -0400

Minister for Health James Reilly has expressed concern about issues raised in a planned RTÉ Prime Time programme on creches. He said Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald was also concerned. Mr Reilly said he would be watching the issue closely and awaited the report from the Health Service ...

Palm Harbor pharmacist pleads guilty in health care fraud scheme

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:10 -0400

Pharmacist Samuel Wahba faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Pharmacist Samuel Wahba has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, lying to a federal agency, making false claims to a federal health care program and concealing his exclusion from all federal health care programs. In 2001, he was convicted of violating the state racketeering law, Medicaid fraud and ...

Syria Denounces Health Situation in Occupied Golan

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:31 -0400

Damascus, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Health Minister Saad al-Nayef denounced the poor health situation of citizens settled in the Golan area annexed by Israel, due to the inhumane practices of their occupiers. He also criticized the forced subjection of Syrians detained in the area to pharmaceutical experiments and various forms of torture by Israeli authorities. Al-Nayef explained these ...

Insurers Picked For California Health Exchange

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:03 -0400

In a key test of the federal health law's ability to draw competitive bids from health insurance companies, California has unveiled plans and prices that will be available next year to millions of residents shopping for individual coverage on its new insurance ...

Health directorate warning on Dujardin wellness mix

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:43 -0400

For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333, or by calling personally at its offices at Continental Business Centre, Cutrico Buildings, Old Railway Track, Santa Venera or by ...

Calorie Information In Fast Food Restaurants Used By 40 Of 9-18 Year Olds When Making Food Choices Study Finds

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:43 -0400

Girls and obese youth 70-80% more likely to use information than boys and youth with a healthy BMI. A new study published online today in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more likely to use calorie information given in the restaurants to inform their food choices. It ...

Study Evaluates Prevalence Of Multiple Health Concerns Among Patients With The Alopecia Areata

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:42 -0400

JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Kathie P. Huang, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues examined the prevalence of comorbid (co-existing) conditions among patients ...

Study Suggests Certain Noncancer Pain Conditions Associated With Increased Risk Of Suicide

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:42 -0400

JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Mark A. Ilgen, Ph.D, of the Veterans Affairs Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan and colleagues examined the associations between clinical diagnosis of noncancer pain conditions and suicide. (Online First) Data for this retrospective analysis were extracted from the National Death Index and treatment ...

Campaign Encourages Smokers To Talk With Your Doctor For Help Quitting

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:41 -0400

Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully Because a doctor's advice and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new "Talk With Your Doctor" campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The ...

Alcohol Impairment Goes Beyond BAC Number

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:41 -0400

Drivers may think they have the green light to drive when their blood alcohol levels fall below the legal limit or the buzz wears off, but that's not the case, says a Purdue University expert. "It's more than just a number, and my advice is to not drink and drive at all because there really is no safe level," says Julia Chester, an associate professor of psychological ...

New Advances In Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400

Novel treatments for psychiatric disorders explored at national conference Dozens of leading psychology researchers are about to descend upon Concordia University for the annual Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies conference (CACBT 2013). Among the conferencepresentations will be a new research project that looks at using cognitive behavioural therapy for ...

World Lung Foundation Warns U.S. Budget Cuts Will Slow The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400

World Lung Foundation (WLF) today warned that the sequestration of the United States Federal Budget will have the unintended consequence of slowing efforts to control and ...

Researchers Eliminate Schizophrenia Symptoms In An Animal Model

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:39 -0400

schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists report. They genetically engineered mice so they could turn up levels of neuregulin-1 to mimic high levels found in some patients then return levels to normal, said Dr. Lin Mei, Director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics at the Medical College of Georgia ...

Russia to finance construction of hospitalsschools in Dniester Reg

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:51 -0400

In the plans is the construction of new buildings of the republic's maternity centre, the central clinic, the tuberculosis treatment clinic in Bendery and a new tuberculosis treatment centre in Rybnita. Agreements were also signed to build schools in Tiraspol. Bendery, Rybnita and the village of Tashlyk and new kindergartens in Rybnita and ...

Part Five of Five How to stay healthy on your holidays

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:35 -0400

Looking ahead, if you follow our 30-day plan, then in a month your body should be beach-ready. Your stomach will be flatter than ever; the arms will feel toned and you will feel healthy for the first time in years. A big high-five to you!What you don't want to do is ruin all that hard work by going AWOL on holidays and coming back bloated and lethargic. Firstly, it's important to ...

Dont scratch the itch Scientists find substance that could be key to stopping the sensation

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:19 -0400

Scientists have discovered a key substance in the central nervous system responsible for transmitting the sensation of an itch from the skin to the brain - a finding that raises the prospect of new treatments for serious itching ...

Success In mHealth Shifting Focus From The m To The Health

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:10 -0400

Global mHealth Initiative , a multi-disciplinary consortium registering over 82 faculty projects and 150 students engaged in mHealth innovation and research across the Johns Hopkins ...

4 tips for healthy fast-food choices

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:26 -0400

TODAY diet and nutrition editor Madelyn Fernstrom says that you can make wiser choices when eating at fast food restaurants by ordering a kids size meal, avoiding "crispy" dishes, and sticking to low- or no-calorie beverages like water and diet ...

Pregnant woman dies gives birth comes back to life

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:53 -0400

World Health Organization Coronavirus research stalled by scientific red tape

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:34 -0400

China's Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, leaves the podium after delivering a speech during the 66th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 20, ...

Scientists scratch the surface of itchings origins

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:34 -0400

Feeling itchy? Scientists may have discovered the mechanism of how our body initiates an itch. A study using mice conducted at the National Institutes of Health showed that a molecule called natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb) may be the culprit behind that pesky itch. This specific molecule sets off a chain reaction, leading to what our brain perceives as an itch, or what is medically known as ...

Video Flavored water Healthy or not

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:33 -0400

Dr. Lisa Young, a nutritionist and professor at New York University, and Stuart Elliot, an advertising columnist for The New York Times, talk to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the nutrition of flavored water and how they're being ...

One person dies from diabetes every 10 seconds

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:20:32 -0400

Every 10 seconds, one person dies due to diabetes-related complications. Diabetes is now the biggest single cause of amputation, stroke, blindness and end-stage kidney failure. More than half of all deaths from diabetes result from cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke. This year alone, diabetes will cause over four million deaths worldwide. In 2010, there were 285 million ...

More outpatient clinics coming from MedStar Health

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:07 -0400

Hospital chain MedStar Health is expanding its network of walk-in clinics, announcing plans for two more urgent care clinics not previously disclosed. MedStar officials have informed District regulators they will seek permission to open a combined urgent care clinic and doctors' office in the Anacostia neighborhood of southeast D.C. A similar operation is also planned to open this summer in ...

Fitch Affirms The Doctors Company Groups Ratings Outlook Stable

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:07 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 10:51am EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, May 24 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on The Doctor's Company, an Inter-Insurance Exchange (Doctors) and its wholly owned insurance subsidiaries (see list below), collectively referred to as The Doctors Company Group (TDC). The ...

Should monetary incentives be offered for blood donation Study says yes

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:16 -0400

With Memorial Day weekend approaching, blood centers across the country will likely experience a dip in donations, as they do every year during summer months and around holidays. As part of an effort to increase blood donations both in the United States and in countries where blood shortages are much more severe and often deadly, a group of researchers is encouraging the World Health ...

Prevent diabetes by smoking pot

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:37 -0400

Marijuana tied to better blood sugar control People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood tests of about 4,700 U.S. adults, aren't enough to prove marijuana keeps users thin or wards off disease. And among current ...

Friends of Cancer Patients charity leads way at 10th CSR Summit

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:45 -0400

WAM Sharjah, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), the cancer specific charitable society, continues to consolidate its national, regional, and global impact with the conclusion of its highly successful participation in the tenth CSR Summit, which took place between the 20th and the 23rd of May. FoCP took part as the Summit's official charity - making this the first ...

Exercise regimen published in American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

A SEVEN-minute exercise regimen devised by scientists has been shown to provide as many health benefits as doing a long run and a session of weight training. The workout requires no more than a wall, a chair and seven minutes of your time. However, the experts say that you must be in pain when performing it in order to benefit. The article, High-Intensity Circuit Training Using Body Weight: ...

5 Ways To Live To 100 - And Still Be Healthy At 99

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:01 -0400

5 real ways to find the Fountain of Youth (photo: TripAdvisor) As an adult in the year 2013, there's a very good chance you'll live to be 100. That's according to the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Census Bureau, which has announced that those over the age of 80 now make up the world's fastest growing age group. In 2012 the number of Americans living to and past ...

Video Lyme disease What you need to know about ticks

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:46 -0400

The number of Lyme disease cases have tripled in the past 20 years. Dr. Holly Phillips discusses why the number of cases has skyrocketed, how the disease is transmitted via ticks, and what myths and realities persist about the insects and the ...

Can Medicare Advantage program play a part in health care savings

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:34:39 -0400

As health care leaders continue to look for ways to cut costs, the Medicare Advantage model might be a decent place to pull from. A recent study showed that utilization rates in some major categories, including emergency departments and ambulatory surgery or procedures, generally were 20 to 30 percent lower for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage HMOs than for those with Medicare ...

Why Jolies cancer test costs so much

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:33:46 -0400

>Editor's note: Gayle Sulik is a medical sociologist, founder of the Breast Cancer Consortium and author of "Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women's Health. " Follow her on Twitter: @pinkribbonblues(CNN) -- Angelina Jolie, when writing about her preventive double mastectomy, did not discuss how much her surgeries cost, but she did mention that many women would not be ...

Nigeria Doctors Without Borders Shuts Clinic in Northern Nigeria

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:31:03 -0400

Abuja - Aid organization Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended emergency health care in Borno State, Nigeria, - the heart of an insurgency now under assault by government troops. The decision comes after five gunmen hijacked an aid vehicle on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, Doctors without Borders moved into Baga, a town where thousands of homes were burnt to the ground and hundreds of ...

Nurse held for teen patient’s rape

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:49:13 -0400

A 19-year-old teenager was raped while being examined. The teenager reported it to her school teacher and a rape docket was opened at the Nquthu police ...

If this health plan is socialism we need more of it

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:42 -0400

Californians got their first glimpse Thursday of what insurers plan to charge for coverage to be offered next year to about 5 million state residents who don't receive health insurance from employers. Above, Cedars-Sinai Medical ...

New California health insurance rates unveiled

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:41 -0400

Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the agency running the state's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ...

Shuttered New Mexico plant resumes making peanut butter

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:12 -0400

The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month. Sunland Inc. Vice President Katalin Coburn says the company last week got the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration to restart peanut butter operations ...

H7N9 flu study hints at limited human-to-human spread

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:12 -0400

It's likely that the new H7N9 bird flu virus can spread through the air on a limited basis, according to a new study that looked at how the virus spreads in animals. The study also provides more evidence that the virus can spread between people in close contact. However, it's unlikely the virus could cause a pandemic, unless it undergoes genetic changes that allow it to spread more ...

Simple vision test may predicts IQ

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:11 -0400

A simple visual test is surprisingly accurate at predicting IQ, according to new research. The study, published May 23 in the journal Current Biology, found that people's ability to efficiently filter out visual information in the background and focus on the foreground is strongly linked to IQ. The findings could help scientists identify the brain processes responsible ...

New anti-depressant similar to Special K party drug

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:11 -0400

Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a treatment for patients with depression who have failed to benefit from standard medications. The intranasal drug, called esketamine, is closely related to a pediatric anesthetic called ketamine that has been shown in academic studies to ease symptoms rapidly in such patients, including a reduction in ...

Teen Birth Rates Down Across America Hispanic Girls Had Sharpest Drop

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:00 -0400

new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that teen birth rates in America fell sharply from 2007 to 2011, by as much as 34 percent on average for Hispanic ...

Wedding weight loss Dos and donts for the big day

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:41 -0400

and picking out the dress , to start. What's often forgotten until the last minute, however, are any desires to get in shape before the wedding. "I think sometimes, when people are preparing for a wedding, they are so consumed by the details -- the dresses, the flowers, the caterers -- that they don't realize they want to lose weight until three weeks out," Samantha Heller, a ...

5 Long-Weekend Health Hazards

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:19 -0400

For many people Memorial Day weekend means finally getting to kick off summer by striking up the barbecue, taking a dip in the ocean or simply basking in the sunshine during a long weekend. But celebrating the unofficial start of summer also means encountering a few hazards of the season. From sunburns to bug bites or even an ill-cooked hotdog, the summer months have a few perils to contend ...

9 Simple Steps to Happiness

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:19 -0400

FYI, you won't find it at the mall. "Purchasing things like televisions, clothes and coffee machines won't make you happier overall--but buying experiences maximizes happiness," says Michael Norton, PhD, associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and co-author of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending. Research shows that people who ...

Tanzania Indian Diabetes Drug Sparks Controversy

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:37:19 -0400

Zanzibar - AS the controversy over the efficacy of an Indian-made diabetes drug, Wosulin, hots up at Zanzibar's Mnazi Mmoja main hospital, patients are being put in danger. Some 6,000 diabetics have refused to use Wosulin drug made by the India-based company, Wockhardt Limited, resolving to find other optional medicines to survive. "We have vowed not to use the medicine until our ...

Serena Williams big favorite at French Open

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:07 -0400

Maria Sharapova, shown after winning the 2012 French Open, is seeded second in this year's event behind world No. 1 Serena Williams. UPI/David ...

For Fitness Upstart Threes Company

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:52 -0400

Who are the principles in your partnership and what is the name of your company? I am Leanne Shear. I have two partners, Katie Currie and Helena Wolin. We started a women-only boutique fitness studio ...

Judge Challenge to KYs health care exchange can proceed

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:46 -0400

Saying that the plaintiffs have a right to challenge the executive actions of the Governor, a Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of of Kentuckys new health care exchange can proceeed. According to The Courier-Journal, Judge Phillip Shepherd issued a four-page order Thursday denying a motion from the Beshear administration to dismiss the ...

Indy-based St. Vincent Health plans unspecified job cuts

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:31 -0400

Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health, the second-largest hospital system in Indiana and the states sixth-largest employer, will lay off an unspecified number of employees across its 22-hospital network by June 30. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that the cuts are a cost-saving move that the hospital blames on Obamacare, cuts to Medicare reimbursement and lower-than-expected volumes of ...

Pikeville Medical Center will join Mayo Clinic network

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:13 -0400

The Pikeville Medical Center, a 261-bed hospital that is undergoing a $150 million renovation, will join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. According to The Lexington Herald-Leader, the network connects doctors with Mayo Clinic specialists for diagnosis, therapy and care management through an online information system. The Pikeville center will be the second Kentucky medical center to join the ...

Health food warning over added drugs

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:27 -0400

/enpproperty--> Health food is not a drug or medicine, a watchdog said after a major investigation found companies were adding drugs to their products. The China Food and Drug Administration issued the warning on Friday during a news conference following investigations in 15 provinces that uncovered a widespread presence of drugs in food. Most of the health food brands claim their products ...

Flemming opens door to fresh talks with doctors

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:57:28 -0400

Health Minister Ted Flemming released a letter he sent to the New Brunswick Medical Society on May 15 requesting the two sides return to ...

BRIEF-Lombard Medical tech to raise 21 mln stg through placing subscription

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:57:13 -0400

LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 7:57am EDT LONDON May 24 (Reuters) - Lombard Medical Technologies PLC : * Tech - proposed placing and subscription of shares * Proposes to raise 21.0 million (before expenses) through a placing and subscription * Issue price of 175 pence per ordinary share * Source text for ...

KZN cancer shame at an end

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:14 -0400

The KwaZulu-Natal health department's refusal to pay a maintenance contract for two state of the art radiotherapy machines has left hundreds of cancer patients at a Durban hospital without treatment for the past four months. Picture: ...

Diabetes in India rising with women at a particular disadvantage

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:18 -0400

India find themselves at a disadvantage compared with men.This is the conclusion of a study, Impact of Gender on Care of Type 2 Diabetes in Varkala, Kerala, which analysed gender roles, norms and values in a household and found women patients to be more vulnerable.This vulnerability influences all phases of diabetic care, according to the paper by Dr Mini P Mani at the Achutha Menon Centre for ...

Steven Soderbergh switches to TV with period medical drama The Knick

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:16 -0400

Change of scene ... Steven Soderbergh attends the premiere to his latest and last feature film, Behind the Candelabra, in Cannes. Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty ...

Google copies Amazons playbook... Carl Icahn seeks up to $7B for Dell... iPhone urinalysis draws first FDA inquiry of medical apps

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:26:26 -0400

Carl Icahn Hot and wet Thursday. High of 89. See more weather at Action News Jax. In tax overhaul debate, large vs. small companies (NYT) Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid (Reuters) Google copies Amazons playbook (WSJ) iPhone urinalysis draws first FDA inquiry of medical apps ...

‘Breast Cancer Is Not Curse’

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:56 -0400

Dr Beatrice Wiafe Addai Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai, a consultant and breast surgeon, has dispelled the wrong perception that breast cancer was caused by witch- craft, explaining that though the causal agent of the disease has not yet been known, it has no traces of curse or witchcraft. She has therefore advised women to go for early and prompt clinical screening on breast cancer for detection ...

Citrix Receiver helps doctors in Canada provide bedside care

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:41 -0400

Hamilton Health Sciences, a family of six hospitals and a cancer centre serving more than 2.3 million residents of Hamilton and central west Ontario in Canada, is using Citrix technology to increase bedside interactions between patients and doctors and accelerate decision making. Speaking as part of a customer panel at Citrix Synergy 2013 in Los Angeles, Mark Farrow, CIO at Hamilton Heath ...

Health care reforms unexpected victims

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:04 -0400

FORTUNE -- Health insurance companies are hectic places these days – they're preparing for key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to go into effect next year. Given the frenzy, certain parts of the act could have unintended consequences. Specifically, a new report suggests, Americans without bank accounts could get left behind, unable to pay their insurance premiums. Here's ...

New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human study

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:28 -0400

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have ...

Autistic People Find Job Niche in Tech

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:51:44 -0400

Phillip Griffin graduated high school with honors in 2009, but despite his good grades and interest in math and science, finding a job proved difficult . That's because Griffin, 22, has autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disorder characterized as difficulties with social interaction and communication - making job interviews a nightmare. "I got a little frustrated," he ...

Liberia Urgent Need for Medical Doctors

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:49:39 -0400

The Liberian Government has got more problems now perhaps than during the years of violence. The problems are multiple and hugely insurmountable in many respects, and it is glaring that the government does not have answers to all of them. The Unity Party-led government came to power in 2006, three years after the war ended in 2003. Most Liberians had thought that with the election of Madam Ellen ...

UPDATE 1-Novo obesity drug could launch in U.S. end 2014

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:20:35 -0400

Fri May 24, 2013 6:20am EDT * Sees U.S. launch of liraglutide end 2014 or early 2015 * Analysts divided on likely commercial success * Bulls see peak sales of $4 bln, but reimbursement key * Novo shares up 0.7 percent, outperforming sector COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) - Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk said it could launch obesity treatment liraglutide in the United States by the end of next year ...

B.C. residents healthiest in Canada despite the province spending less on medical care

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:11:12 -0400

British Columbians can take pride in being the Swedes of Canada, boasting the best lifestyle habits and health status in the country.That's one of the findings of a Conference Board of Canada report titled Paving the Road to Higher Performance: Benchmarking Provincial Health Systems.The report, released Thursday, accords B.C. an A grade, "on the strength of having the healthiest ...

Faces of Diabetes Belva Robinson

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:50:46 -0400

Share your story We are interested in hearing how diabetes has impacted your life. Submit your comments to be considered for publication on this site or in the print edition of the Corpus Christi ...

Cost of Diabetes Saying goodbye to…

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:50:45 -0400

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMESFriends and family of Mike Reyes, who died in March after years of complications from diabetes, wait for his funeral services at the Holy Family ...

Cost of Diabetes Reyes family portraits

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:50:43 -0400

Michael Zamora/Caller-TimesSamantha Reyes, 14 (from left), sits with mother Danita Reyes and twins Simon and Sophie Reyes, 10, next to a vase of flowers meant for Mike Reyes’ gravesite. After years of complications from diabetes, Mike Reyes, a father and husband, died after having a heart ...

University of California medical workers strike

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:39 -0400

For two days this week, May 21-22, workers at various University of California Medical Centers went on strike. Several hundred respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, nursing aids, surgical technicians, and other patient care workers, all represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) marched in front of their respective centers demanding better ...

Emails show concern for Jacksons health

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:48 -0400

A stage manager working on Michael Jackson's ill-fated This Is It concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death he was in a physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to jurors."I have watched him deteriorate in front of my eyes over the last eight weeks," said John Hougdahl in an email to Randy Phillips dated June 19, 2009.Jackson ...

First A1c Test For Diagnosing Diabetes Wins FDA Clearance

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:14:03 -0400

The FDA on Thursday granted marketing clearance for the first HbA1c test for diagnosing diabetes - COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay, manufactured by Roche, of Basel, Switzerland.The HbA1c test, also known as A1c test, shows a patient's average glucose level over a three-month period. The A1c tests currently on the market are FDA-cleared for monitoring a patient's blood glucose ...

Health Experts Call Chronic-Disease Management Key to Controlling Costs

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:21 -0400

Cathleen Bennett, director of state health policy and strategic planning, and state Sen. Joseph F. Vitale, chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens ...

Interactive Map NJ Exceeds Nationwide Skin Cancer Rate

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:21 -0400

But melanoma and other skin cancers are largely preventable. Health officials want to make sure people know that skin cancer is the most common cancer and that people can guard against it by wearing sunscreen and protective clothing and avoiding long-term exposure to the strong midday sun. That's especially important information on Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer at the ...

Many Mexican Young Adults Have A Genetic Predisposition To Obesity

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:18 -0400

obesity , said a University of Illinois scientist who conducted a study at the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potos?. "The students who inherited genetic risk factors from both parents were already 15 pounds heavier and 2 inches bigger around the waist than those who hadn't. They also had slightly higher fasting glucose levels," said Margarita Teran-Garcia, a U of I professor ...

New Mouse Model Helping To Keep Stem Cells Strong

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:17 -0400

stem cells in the blood often jump into action by multiplying and differentiating into mature immune cells that can fight off illness. But repeated infections ...

Promising Early Results For Use Of Poliovirus Vaccine In Recurrent Glioblastoma

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:16 -0400

tumor cells that uses a modified poliovirus is showing encouraging results in an early study to establish the proper dose level, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report. The treatment, developed at Duke and tested in an ongoing phase 1 study, capitalizes on the discovery ...

Children With Autism Benefit From Enrichment Therapy

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:15 -0400

autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists. They found that a treatment known as environmental enrichment led to notable gains in male subjects between the ages of 3 and 12. Results appear online in Behavioral Neuroscience. Study co-authors Cynthia ...

In Moral Decision-Making Empathy Plays A Key Role

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:14 -0400

Is it permissible to harm one to save many? Those who tend to say "yes" when faced with this classic dilemma are likely to be deficient in a specific kind of empathy, according to a report published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. Philosophers and psychologists have long argued about whether there is one "right" answer to such moral questions, be it utilitarian ethics, ...

Dietary Exposure To Certain Plastics May Play A Hidden Role In Epidemic Increases In Childhood Hypertension

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:14 -0400

Plastic additives known as phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates) are odorless, colorless and just about everywhere: They turn up in flooring, plastic cups, beach balls, plastic wrap, intravenous tubing and - according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - the bodies of most Americans. Once perceived as harmless, phthalates have come under increasing scrutiny. A growing collection of ...

Addictive Behaviour - A Choice Or A Brain Disease

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:13 -0400

New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value of actions, in planning actions and in motivation. Dr. Alain Dagher, from McGill University, suggests abnormal interactions between these decision-making brain regions could ...

Food Addiction Could Help Explain The Global Obesity Epidemic

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:12 -0400

addiction expert Francesco Leri, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Guelph, suggest food addiction could explain, at least partly, the current ...

Treatment For Cocaine Addiction In Animal Model

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:12 -0400

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine's effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is undergoing further animal testing in preparation for possible clinical trials in cocaine addicts, the researchers say. "It was remarkably ...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated With Abdominal Fat Accumulation In Men

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:11 -0400

obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with visceral (abdominal) fat accumulation only in men, perhaps explaining gender differences in the impact of OSA on cardiovascular disease and mortality. "Visceral fat accumulation, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is also associated with OSA, and gender differences in mortality related to sleep apnea have been ...

Spirometry Reveals Over-Diagnosis Of COPD Among Uninsured Patients

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:11 -0400

More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold standard" for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "While there have been many studies of the under-diagnosis of COPD, there has not been a U.S.-based study that has quantified the ...