Medical advances help cerebral palsy patient
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Cerebral palsy can take away a child's ability to walk, but some new high-tech advances are helping to prevent that from happening. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Physical and sexual abuse linked to increased asthma risk in children
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Children who are physically or sexually abused are significantly more likely to develop asthma than other children, researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health)
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicine's next big thing: no more needles?
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For some, it's the worst part of going to the doctor. It's estimated that 10 percent of Americans are afraid -- even terrified -- of needles. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Building body parts
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It sounds like a plot out of a science-fiction movie, but researches say their advancements could greatly help injured soldiers.
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Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fat causing diseases
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Doctors know obese patients are at an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Treadmill helps post stroke
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Walking on a treadmill isn’t just for people wanting to slim down; it’s also helping stroke victims regain mobility years after a stroke. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer education needed
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Do you think you know what causes cancer? Results of a new survey show you probably don’t! (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin cancer may lead to other cancers
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Those who have had non-melanoma skin cancer may be at increased risk for other cancers, new research shows.
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Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obama accepts democratic presidential nomination; discusses health care, other issues at convention
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver accepted the presidential nomination and discussed his proposals for health care and other issues, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. In comments about his health care proposal, Obama said, "If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums," adding, "If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves." He added, "Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave." Obama also criticized presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ar...
Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Daily Health Policy Report Source Type: news
Isotope shortage could delay cancer treatments
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Reactor shut downs mean patients will go without diagnostic imaging. (Source: news@nature.com)
Source: news@nature.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Bubble-fusion researcher punished for misconduct
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Purdue University rejects appeal from Rusi Taleyarkhan. (Source: news@nature.com)
Source: news@nature.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Happier really does mean healthier, researchers say
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Happiness and satisfaction might lead to better health, according to a study released Friday. Not only that, but greater happiness could boost health in as little as three years. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preemies of smoking mothers vulnerable to sids
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Mothers who smoke during pregnancy increase their babies' risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), according to a study released Friday. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Another death blamed on listeriosis outbreak
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A death in British Columbia is being linked to the current listeriosis outbreak that started at a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, say health officials. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salmonella outbreak linked to one death in quebec
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One person is dead and 87 people have fallen ill from a salmonellosis outbreak that has struck in several regions of Quebec. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India's poor get health care in a card
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Wall Street Journal ( by subscription ) Source Type: news
Five mistakes that will land you in medical debt
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CNN ( column ) Source Type: news
Doctors debate "entertainment" ultrasounds
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Chicago Tribune ( column ) Source Type: news
Dna databases blocked from the public
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Los Angeles Times Source Type: news
Happiness and satisfaction might lead to better health
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(Source: Health Behavior News Digest)
Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Behavior News Service Source Type: news
Keep taking statins after heart attack
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Reuters Source Type: news
New katrina death tally: half of victims 75 and up
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(Source: Health Behavior News Digest)
Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Reuters Source Type: news
Mom's smoking during pregnancy ups preemie's sids risk
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(Source: Health Behavior News Digest)
Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HealthDay News Source Type: news
Flu shot does not reduce risk of death
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Newswise ( press release ) Source Type: news
End-of-life choices a complicated affair
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HealthDay News Source Type: news
B.c. death raises listeriosis outbreak toll to 9
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A ninth death, the first outside Ontario, is being blamed on the nationwide outbreak of listeria, public health officials said Friday afternoon. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Direct radiation effects on the heart "should not be dismissed"
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Cancer risks associated with radiation are well-known, but that doesn't mean clinicians should ignore the potential for direct cardiovascular damage with even subtherapeutic doses of radiation, possibly due to an inflammatory response, experts say. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Ways to sneak in daily exercise
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BOSTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. health newsletter offers ways to sneak in a workout without having to sneak to a gym. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: happiness linked to better health
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OMAHA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Everything else being equal, if you are happy and satisfied with your life now, you are more likely to be healthy in the future, U.S. researchers said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oseltamivir and zanamivir equally effective against influenza in children
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The neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir and zanamivir are equally effective in reducing fever in children with influenza A H1N1 and H3N2 and influenza B infection, Japanese researchers report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Inhaled human insulin causes small changes in pulmonary function in type 2 diabetes
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In a 2-year safety study, inhaled human insulin treatment caused small changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 second in patients with type 2 diabetes. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Profess trial published: combination therapy falls short of noninferiority vs clopidogrel
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In reducing recurrent stroke, the combination of aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole did not meet criteria for noninferiority vs clopidogrel, and there was no benefit of telmisartan vs placebo. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Guidelines on management of primary aldosteronism issued
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The Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline reviews case detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Supplies needed to prepare for a hurricane
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ATLANTA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- In preparation for hurricane season or any natural disaster the U.S. federal government recommends stocking homes with supplies, including water and a radio. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Six retailers stop sale and recall simplicity bassinets
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Wal-Mart, Toys "R" Us, Kmart, Target and others start Simplicity bassinet recall due to serious infant safety reasons. Simplicity also has initiated the recall of bassinets, and CPSC urges stop of the the above-mentioned bassinet use. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: erku Tags: Health Child Safety Source Type: news
More genes are controlled by biological clocks
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The tick-tock of your biological clock may have just gotten a little louder. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health biological clock Source Type: news
Location important for genes, too
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Cells become cancerous mainly because they lose control of their growth. To better understand how this happens, a new study at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center looks at four genes that help regulate cell growth in embryos and that contribute to cancer in adults. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health cancer genes Source Type: news
Risk of fracture is higher in hiv-infected patients
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As antiviral treatment for HIV infection allows patients to live longer, many will be confronted with additional health challenges. A new study shows for the first time that one of these may be significantly increased risk of bone fractures. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health HIV infection Source Type: news
Benefits of flu shots for reducing deaths less than thought: study
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The flu shot does help protect against specific strains of influenza but its ability to help prevent deaths among the elderly may have been exaggerated, a new study suggests. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Johns hopkins medicine news roundup, august 29, 2008
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Podcast topics include chewing gum after bowel surgery, statins and myopathy, recovery from West Nile infection, and preeclampsia and kidney disease. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey and Rick Lange, M.D. Source Type: podcasts
Health policy advisor steps in it on health care
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As the Census Bureau reports that California has the highest number of uninsured people, and Texas has the highest percentage of residents, a McCain adviser utters some remarkably strange analysis: (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: erku Tags: Health health insurance Source Type: news
Tiny 3-d ultrasound probe guides catheter procedures
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An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray catheter guidance. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health medical catheters Source Type: news
Olive leaf to treat hypertension
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A study shows olive leaf extract is effective in lowering blood pressure. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clearing airways in cystic fibrosis
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By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway cells. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health cystic fibrosis Source Type: news
Multidisciplinary treatment of epilepsy: important considerations for neurologists, primary care physicians, nurses, and pharmacists
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What are the most important issues today in the treatment and management of patients with seizure disorders?
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
2 deaths spur simplicity bassinet alert
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Certain Simplicity bassinets shouldn't be used, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission alert. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rapid changes in key alzheimer's protein described in humans
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For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human brain. A collaborative team of scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Milan report their results this week in Science. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health Alzheimer & #039;s disease Source Type: news
Will screening for cardiovascular problems be effective?
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Last week the government in England closed its consultation on the effectiveness of vascular checks for high-risk individuals aged 40-74, to be rolled out in 2009-10, but will this strategy be worthwhile? Experts debate the issue on bmj.com today. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health cardiovascular disease Source Type: news
All types of antipsychotic drugs increase the risk of stroke
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All drugs used to treat psychosis are linked to an increased risk of stroke, and dementia sufferers are at double the risk, according to a study published on bmj.com today. (Source: Huliq Health News)
Source: Huliq Health News - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: harminka Tags: Health stroke Source Type: news
Expert: how to curb hurricane anxiety
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HOUSTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- For many, as the winds build for Tropical Storm Gustav, so do the fears and apprehension of a deadly hurricane, a Houston physician said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 29, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
