Lineman won't be tackled by flu again
Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know. (Source: CNN.com - Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 07:20 AM --
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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve U.S. probe
Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (Source: CTV Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:52 AM --
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Swine flu drug in narcolepsy probe
Fifteen children in Finland were diagnosed with narcolepsy after receiving swine flu vaccine – but it could have occurred by chance (Source: New Scientist - Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:42 AM --
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Apollo Hospitals plans 11 new hospitals in 2 yrs
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd plans to invest 18 billion rupees to set up 11 hospitals in the country over the next two years, a top official said on Thursday. (Source: The Economic Times)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:34 AM --
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Chief editor of medical journal JAMA steps down
One of the leading medical journals in the Unisted States is looking for a new editor.
Dr. Catherine DeAngelis has announced she is leaving the Journal of the American Medical Association and returning to Johns Hopkins in Maryland. (Source: CTV Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:20 AM --
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Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:20 AM --
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Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:19 AM --
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New TB test diagnoses disease in under 2 hours
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. (Source: CTV Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 06:13 AM --
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Botox Maker To Pay $600M In Resolution
Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a long federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:47 AM --
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Doctors Without Boundaries: The Ethics of Teacher-Student Relationships in Academic Medicine
Physician teachers are required to be respectful exemplars of professionalism and interpersonal ethics in all environments, be it the hospital, classroom, or outside the educational setting. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:36 AM --
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Rosuvastatin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Since thrombocytopenia can have many different causes, statin therapy might easily have been overlooked as the precipitating factor in this patient taking Rosuvastatin. Southern Medical Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:36 AM --
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Stimulus-Responsive Macromolecules and Nanoparticles for Cancer Drug Delivery
Read about the latest advances in 'smart' â stimulus-responsive â drug carriers, which can improve targeted delivery of cancer drugs to tumors while minimizing harmful effects in healthy tissues Nanomedicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:36 AM --
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Ministers propose 45p drink price
The Scottish government says drinkers should spend a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol they buy. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:27 AM --
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New Test Seen As Big Advance For TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:25 AM --
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New Guidelines Issued for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
The British Association for Psychopharmacology has issued a consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 05:05 AM --
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Evaluating options for overseas collaborations: Fortis
Fortis Healthcare said it is evaluating options for collaborations in operating and managing hospitals in overseas markets, including Africa and the Middle East as it looks to expand international presence. (Source: The Economic Times)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 04:22 AM --
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Protein Identified That Spurs Formation Of Alzheimer's Plaques
In Alzheimer's disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid have a fatal problem: they need to enter the brain and remove the plaques without attacking healthy brain cells. New research from the laboratory of Nobel Prize winner Paul Greengard, however, suggests that treatments modeled on the blockbuster cancer drug Gleevec could be the solution. The findings are reported in the Sept. 2 issue of the journal Nature... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Michael Douglas Says He Has Stage Four Throat Cancer
Michael Douglas told a US television audience on Tuesday night that he has been diagnosed with and is receiving treatment for stage four throat cancer. Speaking on David Letterman's "Late Show" to promote the release of his new film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", the 65- year old American actor and producer said his doctors had told him he has an 80 per cent chance of survival. Stage four means the cancer has spread from the primary site, for example to another organ... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Beaumont Hospitals Launches New Liver Transplant Program
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak became Michigan's third liver transplant center on Aug. 31. A 59-year-old man from Royal Oak was the first patient to receive a liver transplant through Beaumont's new multi-organ transplant program. Under the leadership of Alan J. Koffron, M.D., director of multi-organ transplantation, Beaumont expanded its 38-year-old kidney transplant program to include liver transplants... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Floridians Prepare To Take Back The State
September's National Pain Awareness Month has never been more important for the state of Florida. Recent data from the Florida Medical Examiner shows residents are dying at a rate of at least 7 per day as a result of prescription drug abuse... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
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