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Cost of medication and stigma leading asthma sufferers to risk health
(Queen Mary, University of London) The high cost of medication, stigmatization and poor acceptance of their condition are causing young adults to take a dangerous approach to managing their asthma, according to new research published today in the journal BMJ Open.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Simple measures to promote sleep can reduce delirium in intensive care patients
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A lack of sleep among patients in an ICU can cause delirium -- an altered mental state that may delay their recovery and lead to short and long-term confusion and memory problems. A team of doctors, nurses, and others in the medical intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins implemented a project to reduce nighttime noise, light, and staff interruptions, and switching certain medications. They were able to reduce delirium and improve patient perceptions about the quality of their sleep.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

First signals from brain nerve cells with ultrathin nanowires
(Lund University) Electrodes operated into the brain are today used in research and to treat diseases such as Parkinson's. However, their use has been limited by their size. At Lund University in Sweden, researchers have, for the first time, succeeded in implanting an ultrathin nanowire-based electrode and capturing signals from the nerve cells in the brain of a laboratory animal.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Cool Earth Solar and Sandia team up in first-ever public-private partnership on Open Campus
(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) In a public-private partnership that takes full advantage of the Livermore Valley Open Campus for the first time, Sandia National Laboratories and Cool Earth Solar have signed an agreement that could make solar energy more affordable and accessible.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Independent panel to present findings on diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus
(NIH/Office of Disease Prevention) To better understand the benefits and risks of various gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic approaches, the National Institutes of Health is convening a Consensus Development Conference Mar. 4-6, 2013 to assess the available scientific evidence. An impartial, independent panel will hold a press telebriefing after the conference to discuss their findings and implications for the public.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Increasing evidence links high glycemic index foods and dairy products to acne
(Elsevier Health Sciences) A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has determined that there is increasing evidence of a connection between diet and acne, particularly from high glycemic load diets and dairy products, and that medical nutrition therapy can play an important role in acne treatment.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Healthcare plans raise price after quote
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Eighty percent of U.S. health insurance plans raise premiums above the original quoted price for a portion of their applicants, a health consumer firm says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

China seeks extra testing of U.S. pork for feed additive
CHICAGO (Reuters) - China wants a third party to verify beginning March 1 that U.S. pork shipped to the country is free of a feed additive used to promote lean muscle growth, a U.S. Meat Export Federation spokesman told Reuters.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Alabama House passes bill tightening restrictions on abortion clinics
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - The Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday that would tighten regulations for abortion clinics in a move critics say could force many in the state to close.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Sudan: Mershing Camp Residents Face Repeated Attacks
[Radio Dabanga]Mershing -Residents from Mershing camp in South Darfur have complained about the spread of fevers, accompanied by coughing and diarrhea. Besides, the displaced complained about their exposure to attacks by pro-government militias when they leave the camp to collect firewood and hay.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Gilead, Teva reach settlement in Viread patent lawsuit
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said it has agreed with Israel's Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd to settle a lawsuit relating to patents protecting Viread, a treatment for HIV infection and chronic hepatitis B.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

New SARS-like virus could show up in U.S.
Infectious disease experts say they wouldn't be surprised if a new virus that's sickened 12 people and killed six shows up in the United States.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Meat DNA Test Difficult on Large Scale
While the dearth of DNA testing is bearing partial blame for the horse-meat scandal in the U.K. and Ireland, avoiding another food scare with testing isn't likely, because testing isn't easy or cost-effective.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Poor Contact Lens Hygiene BehaviorsPoor Contact Lens Hygiene Behaviors
Greater efforts to educate patients regarding compliant lens care behavior are needed to reduce the incidence of contact lens-associated microbial keratitis. Eye & Contact Lens
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news

Calcium Intake and Bone Loss in HIV-infected and UninfectedCalcium Intake and Bone Loss in HIV-infected and Uninfected
Does daily calcium intake help prevent bone loss in HIV infected patients? BMC Infectious Diseases
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Imaging, CT, and Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceImaging, CT, and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Review in brief some of the most important studies of 2012 with a particular emphasis on the new evidence base for perfusion imaging. European Heart Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Pre vs Post-Bronchodilator FEV1 Changes Over 5 Years in COPDPre vs Post-Bronchodilator FEV1 Changes Over 5 Years in COPD
Are serial measurements of the pre-bronchodilator FEV1 sufficient for comparing the impact of different interventions? Respiratory Research
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Advanced Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of GoutAdvanced Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Gout
Learn more on the application of advanced imaging tools in gout -- and how they can impact the diagnosis and management of this disease. Postgraduate Medical Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news

Detection of Carbapenemase-producing EnterobacteriaceaeDetection of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Use of this rapid, accurate test would improve detection of patients infected or colonized with carbapenemase producers. Emerging Infectious Diseases
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Evaluation of Oral Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep ApneaEvaluation of Oral Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Which of your patients with sleep apnea will benefit from oral pressure therapy? Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Prior Aspirin Therapy and Implanted Cardiac Device InfectionsPrior Aspirin Therapy and Implanted Cardiac Device Infections
Does an aspirin a day keep implanted cardiac device infections away? Europace
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Childhood Thyroid Radioiodine Exposure and Later InfertilityChildhood Thyroid Radioiodine Exposure and Later Infertility
How could exposure to radioiodine during childhood potentially result in infertility later in life? Environmental Health Perspectives
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Plasma Adiponectin and Pancreatic Cancer Risk in 5 US CohortsPlasma Adiponectin and Pancreatic Cancer Risk in 5 US Cohorts
Although development of pancreatic cancer is associated with states of insulin resistance and chronic inflammation, the associative mechanisms are unclear. Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news

Reported Medication Errors in ICU and Non-ICU SettingsReported Medication Errors in ICU and Non-ICU Settings
Are there more harmful errors in ICU or non-ICU settings? Critical Care Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Neoadjuvant Hormone Therapy in Radical ProstatectomyNeoadjuvant Hormone Therapy in Radical Prostatectomy
Can neoadjuvant hormonal therapy positively impact the outcome of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy? BMC Urology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Journal Article Source Type: news

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Large GISTsEndoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Large GISTs
This study takes a close look at endoscopic submucosal dissection and its outcome in patients. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Abatacept Use After Failure of Multiple Biologics in RAAbatacept Use After Failure of Multiple Biologics in RA
How safe and effective is abatacept in treating RA patients who have failed multiple therapies? Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news

Steroid Injection and Exercise for Subacromial ImpingementSteroid Injection and Exercise for Subacromial Impingement
Should patients with subacromial impingement syndrome be treated with steroid injection and shoulder-specific physiotherapy before surgery is considered? Evidence-Based Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Erectile DysfunctionLower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Erectile Dysfunction
This study examines the patient characteristics and prevalence of these two conditions. International Journal of Clinical Practice
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Journal Article Source Type: news

AMD Risk Genes Do Not Predict Response to Therapy AMD Risk Genes Do Not Predict Response to Therapy
Although certain genetic risk alleles are strong predictors for the development of neovascular AMD, they do not affect the response to anti-VEGF drug therapy, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news

Physicians Who Dress the Part Inspire ConfidencePhysicians Who Dress the Part Inspire Confidence
Family members may unconsciously equate white coats and scrubs with competence, investigators say. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea: New Treatment Guidelines Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea: New Treatment Guidelines
Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea is increasing in the United States, according to a recent CDC report. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits in an Industry
As doctors and hospitals struggle to make new records systems work, the winners are big companies that lobbied for the legislation that allowed their sales to soar.
Source: NYT Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JULIE CRESWELL Tags: United States Economic Stimulus Act (2008) United States Politics and Government Electronic Health Records Cerner Corporation CERN NASDAQ Allscripts Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc MDRX NASDAQ Source Type: news

A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits
As doctors and hospitals struggle to make new records systems work, the winners are big companies that lobbied for the health records legislation that allowed their sales to soar.
Source: NYT Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JULIE CRESWELL Tags: United States Economic Stimulus Act (2008) United States Politics and Government Electronic Health Records Cerner Corporation CERN NASDAQ Allscripts Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc MDRX NASDAQ Source Type: news

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: New Precautions Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: New Precautions
A new Health Advisory, issued by the CDC, expands guidelines for preventing the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, organisms said to be on the rise. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Health plans confident of health exchanges
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The vast majority of business leaders at healthcare plans say they are confident they will be successful being a part of the new health exchanges, a poll says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fast New Test Could Find Leprosy Before Damage Is Lasting
A simple, cheap screening offers the hope of diagnosing and curing leprosy, even in the poorest places, before victims are permanently disabled or disfigured.
Source: NYT Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Brazil Research Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Philippines Indonesia Tests (Medical) Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Source Type: news

Fast New Test Could Help Nip Leprosy in the Bud
A simple, cheap screening offers the hope of diagnosing and curing leprosy, even in the poorest places, before victims are permanently disabled or disfigured.
Source: NYT Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Brazil Research Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Philippines Indonesia Tests (Medical) Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Source Type: news

Doula Care Reduces Cesarean Deliveries in Medicaid PatientsDoula Care Reduces Cesarean Deliveries in Medicaid Patients
Doula care in childbirth may lead to decreased Medicaid costs for many states. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Septic Arthritis in Children Ruled Out by New Test Septic Arthritis in Children Ruled Out by New Test
Children with knee arthritis who are from Lyme-disease-endemic areas rarely have septic arthritis and can be spared invasive testing if they meet ANC and ESR criteria. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
Most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bhutanese Midwife Learns from Thailand’s Experience - 21 January 2013
LOEI, Thailand — After four days of trekking from his village by foot, a two-day bus ride across Bhutan, an international flight to Bangkok and a long van ride, Sonam finally arrived at this mountainous province in northeastern Thailand. The midwife from Gelephu, a small village in eastern Bhutan, was one of more than 20 Bhutanese health professionals selected to participate in a technical training on reproductive health care services.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Saving the Lives of Women and Children: Progress on MDGs - 22 January 2013
Since 2007, the Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals has brought together a number of actions and initiatives, all aimed at fulfilling the promises given by world leaders in the Millennium Declaration in 2000. Since then, the campaign has issued regular updates on progress on women's and children's health.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Towards Universal Access for Reproductive Health in the Philippines - 23 January 2013
This blog post by UNFPA's Executive Director, originally published in the Huffington Post, salutes a new health care law in the Philippines that expands access to voluntary family planning and gives all individuals, regardless of income or status, access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Getting More Health for the Money: Burkina Faso Tries Outsourcing - 24 January 2013
SABLOGO, Burkina Faso — Although Solange Lamoussa Sawadogo has no medical training, the 28-year-old mother of two is fondly called 'loctoré' – doctor in English – in her village 200 kilometres east of Ouagadougou, the capital. With the nearest health centre in Moaga, eight kilometres away, Solange, a volunteer Community Health Worker, promotes reproductive health, encourages couples to get family planning counselling – something rather new in this traditional community – and dispenses condoms and some contraceptives.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Health is Key for Sustainable Development - 24 January 2013
OSLO — World leaders called for accelerating efforts to save the lives of women and children in the coming decade at a high-level meeting that discussed perspectives and results on progress in global health. Global health – especially maternal and child health – is a prerequisite for achieving the Millenium Development Goals and sustainable development. As such, it needs to be reflected prominently in the discussion around the Millenium Development Goals on the debate about post-2015 priorities.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Major Event to Highlight Women’s Health and Development in Africa - 27 January 2013
The African Union Commission, UNFPA, and other partners will convene a special high-level event on the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) on the sidelines of the African Union Summit.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Dubai Declaration Lays Out Commitments to Save the Lives of Mothers and Children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region - 30 January 2013
DUBAI — Delegates at a United Nations-convened high-level meeting on saving the lives of mothers and children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region today agreed to urgently accelerate progress on improving maternal and child health between now and the end of 2015. They also committed to reduce the gap between current funding levels and those required if the Region is to meet Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on reducing maternal and child mortality.
Source: UNFPA News - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Policing public housing: New York and British cities - Flint J.
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to compare approaches to policing and addressing offending and anti-social behaviour in public housing in New York City and UK cities and to discuss whether the different rationales and techniques deployed may be effe...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Reforms will save 1600 children a year
Better data and greater information sharing at the heart of pledge to cut UK's worsening all-cause child mortality Related items from OnMedicaGovernment launches its Child Health Strategy Urgent action needed on children’s healthQOF needs four new child health measuresFlu jabs to be offered to all childrenChild emergency hospital admissions on the rise
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 19, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news