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FDA Proposes Lower Risk Classification, Special Controls for External Pacemakers »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed…

Intensive care patients benefit from more calories in daily diet »

Patients who are fed more calories while in intensive care…

University of Georgia study finds that less is more for common cancer drug »

University of Georgia scientists have found that smaller, less toxic…

Children with autism benefit from early, intensive therapy »

A primary characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is impairments…

MVA-B Spanish HIV vaccine shows 90 percent immune response in humans »

Phase I clinical trials developed by Spanish Superior Scientific Research…

Study puts a new spin on ibuprofen’s actions »

Ibuprofen, naproxen, and related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) – the…

News

Study analyzes potential reasons for continued lack of success in prevention and control of Lyme disease »

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States, with the majority of cases occurring in the Northeast. It has been three decades since the agent…

Jan 5 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

System That Repairs Failed, Problematic Fix Aortic Aneurysms Approved for Marketing by FDA »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the first system that can repair a failed or problematic aortic endograft, a fabric tube used to repair a dangerously…

Nov 23 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Health Care Reform

Perceptions of Health Care Disparities Fueled Largely by Political Ideology »

EAST LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to public perception about health disparities in the United States, political ideology plays…

Nov 9 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Secretary Sebelius Statement on New Breast Cancer Recommendations »

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services…

Dec 11 2009 / No Comment / Read More »

Retail Clinics Changing the Face of Routine Medical Care »

Retail medical clinics provide routine care of similar quality and at lower cost than that offered in doctors’ offices, urgent…

Sep 4 2009 / No Comment / Read More »

CDC to Distribute $40 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Help States Fight Healthcare-Associated Infections »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced plans to distribute $40 million to state health departments to help…

Sep 1 2009 / No Comment / Read More »

BREAKING NEWS

» 18:09 Hairstylists Can Help Identify Older Clients Who Need Health Services

Cancer Research

New lung cancer test predicts survival »

In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has demonstrated that an available molecular test can predict the likelihood of death from early-stage lung…

Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Family Health

MP3 Players Put Teens at Risk for Hearing Loss »

Using MP3 players at high volume puts teens at risk for early hearing loss, say Tel Aviv University researchers Today’s ubiquitous MP3 players permit users…

Dec 28 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Aging

Add a decade or more of healthy years to the average lifespan with simple lifestyle changes

Health prevention strategies to help Canadians achieve their optimal health potential could add a decade or more of healthy years to the average lifespan and save the economy billions of dollars as a result of reduced…

Oct 21 2011 / Read More »

Autism

Learning to ‘talk things through in your head’ may help people with autism

Teaching children with autism to ‘talk things through in their head’ may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research. The…

Jan 25 2012 / Read More »

Economics

Report Shows Shift in Starting Salaries for Physicians

In the case of some specialties, starting salaries for doctors who join physician-owned medical group practices are catching up to those offered by hospital- and integrated delivery system-owned (IDS) practices, according to a recent survey from…

Aug 6 2009 / Read More »

H1N1 Flu

Inadequate mask use among health care workers early in 2009 may have played role in H1N1 outbreak

Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue…

Dec 1 2011 / Read More »

Health and Beauty

Educating women about heart attacks could save lives

Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognized 30 to 55 percent of the time and those who miss the warning signs and fail or delay getting help, run the risk of death or grave disability. But…

Jan 13 2012 / Read More »

Health Care Reform

Perceptions of Health Care Disparities Fueled Largely by Political Ideology

EAST LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to public perception about health disparities in the United States, political ideology plays a surprisingly large role – more so even than party affiliation, according to new research by…

Nov 9 2010 / Read More »

Nutrition

Diets low in fat and high in fiber during childhood may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood

A recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower…

Oct 27 2011 / Read More »

Recall Alerts

Recall on Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Oral Contraceptives: Packaging Error

AUDIENCE: Consumer, Pharmacy, OB/GYN ISSUE: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals issued a nationwide, retail-level recall of multiple lots of oral contraceptives because a packaging error may result in the daily regimen for these products being incorrect and could leave…

Sep 25 2011 / Read More »