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First UTI in Febrile Infants: No Ideal Workup Exists First UTI in Febrile Infants: No Ideal Workup Exists
In febrile infants with a first urinary tract infection, an aggressive diagnostic protocol is very sensitive for vesicoureteral reflux and scarring but has high financial and radiation costs. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

One in 10 Britons now eats three meals a day at work - and gains a STONE in weight as a result
Seventy per cent admit to going to work with good intentions, only to succumb to the office vending machine or temptations provided by co-workers, a survey by a pistachio company found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Old canned fish found in Canadian grocers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Major grocers in Canada sell canned fish years past "best of" shelf life, although many say they check their products weekly, a CBC investigation found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Epilepsy: The drug that's harmed more children than Thalidomide
SUE REID on how an epilepsy drug that's still being given in pregnancy has left 20,000 British children with a host of physical or mental problems.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

C. Everett Koop, Forceful Surgeon General, Dies at 96
Dr. Koop was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in American history and played a crucial role in changing public attitudes about smoking.
Source: NYT Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By HOLCOMB B. NOBLE Tags: Abortion Deaths (Obituaries) Birth Control and Family Planning United States Politics and Government Smoking and Tobacco Koop, C Everett Medicine and Health Source Type: news

VIDEO: Can art heal the sick?
Investigating the power of art to heal the sick
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hiccups: How a big hug can cure chronic hiccups
Hiccups are most often caused by an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm — the horizontal layer of muscle separating the chest cavity from the abdomen.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

News Analysis: Proposed Brain Mapping Project Faces Significant Hurdles
The Obama administration has set an ambitious goal to map the 85 to 100 billion neurons in the human brain, but scientists say they are long way from developing the necessary tools.
Source: NYT Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JOHN MARKOFF Tags: Biology and Biochemistry Obama, Barack Research Brain Salk Institute Source Type: news

World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Putin Signs Law to Ban Most Public Smoking
President Vladimir V. Putin has signed a law to ban smoking in most public places, the Kremlin announced Monday.
Source: NYT - February 25, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Tags: Russia Smoking and Tobacco Putin, Vladimir V World Health Organization Source Type: news

C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General, Dies at 96C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General, Dies at 96
The public health giant educated the nation on HIV/AIDS and stepped up the government's campaign against tobacco use. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Alert Source Type: news

Call for abstracts: 2013 Cochrane Colloquium, Quebec City
The call for abstracts for the 21st Cochrane Colloquium (19-23 September 2013, Quebec City) is now open. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited in areas relevant to the work of The Cochrane Collaboration, systematic reviews methods, evidence-based health care and knowledge translation.Abstracts must be submitted by Thursday 4 April 2013 using the online submission form.Please refer to the website below for complete information on the Colloquium and the submission process. External link for more information: http://colloquium.cochrane.org/call-abstracts Contributor�...
Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - February 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: nowens Tags: 20th Anniversary Authors Current news Centres Cochrane contributors Cochrane Reviews Colloquium Consumer Network Conferences & Meetings Evidence-based health care Fields Low and middle income countries Methods groups Review g Source Type: news

Royalty Pharma Makes Offer for Elan
Pharmaceutical investor Royalty Pharma said it made a takeover offer to Elan, two days before the Irish drug maker outlined its investment plans after the sale of its stake in multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Affymax Shares Plunge on Drug's Recall
Affymax shares plunged 86% in midday trading Monday after reports of severe allergic reactions in some kidney-disease patients, including at least five deaths, prompted the company to recall its antianemia drug.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Deaf: Ringing in your ear? It could be a sign you're just moments from going deaf
Actress Jessica-Jane Clement was told she had only 10 per cent hearing in her right ear, and her hearing loss was irreversible.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Trainee teacher dubbed the 'perfect daughter' dies in her sleep from rare heart condition aged just 19
Charlotte Mayes, from Hindley, near Wigan, was thought to be perfectly healthy, didn't smoke or take drugs and drank very little alcohol.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Babies 'hear syllables' in womb
Babies can decipher human speech as early as three months before birth, say scientists.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body
A run of poor sleep can have a dramatic effect on the internal workings of the human body, say UK researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dementia in care homes 'more common'
Eight out of 10 residents in care homes are now thought to have dementia or severe memory problems, new data shows.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Olive Oil Diet Curbs Strokes
A diet with lots of olive oil and nuts cuts the risk of stroke and other major cardiovascular problems by 30% among high-risk people, according to a new study.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Health Scan: Colette Fitzpatrick, broadcaster
Do you think you have a healthy lifestyle?
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tackling the telltale signs of drug use
Q I think my 17 year old has started using cannabis and I am worried. Last week when I was cleaning his room, I found some of the paraphernalia for smoking cannabis. When I confronted him he went ballistic that I was “searching” his room and then denied he was smoking, before storming off.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Good grief, the Santa saga continues
A dad's life:Saturday morning and we are woken to the banshee wail of the elder blundering through our bedroom door, and throwing herself on us in despair. It appears she has the vapours. What with all the sobbing and gnashing I check for a Merchant Ivory camera crew but, alas, there is none. She is, it appears, quite serious.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sperm donation: May be second choice but it's not second best
Attitudes to egg and sperm donation have moved on a lot, with people much more open about the process
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The naked truth about barefoot running
Some say barefoot shoes divert the strain from bones and joints but others say going barefoot gives you all sorts of injuries too
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Running Diary
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Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

We need to ensure the vulnerable are not the first to suffer
Second Opinion:My most striking theatrical experience was undoubtedly a riotous Polish play called Birthrate, the highlight of the 1981 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

No national screening for sickle cell gene
Protocols for testing pregnant women for the sickle cell gene vary widely across Irish maternity hospitals, data provided by the Health Service Executive reveals.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Turning 'grumpy old man' syndrome into a disease
Medical Matters:Do grumpy old men suffer from testosterone deficiency? According to some experts they do. They have even coined a medical sounding label – Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) – to cover the range of symptoms thought to be caused by a drop in testosterone levels in males.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical Notes
Medical elections: The candidates for election as members of the Medical Council were announced yesterday. Six of the 12 medical members will be elected by the profession.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health Board
Awareness week: Acupuncture Awareness Week events include a free talk on managing life’s stress with Chinese Medicine on Thursday at 1pm in the Acupuncture and Medical Clinic, 138 Capel St, Dublin 1; and a free talk and demonstration of acupuncture on Wednesday at 1.10pm in AcuWell, Abercorn House, 57 Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

One thing at a time, one day at a time
A Year of Living Mindfully: 9Making some time every day to be quiet, to drop into our breath and slowly re-inhabit our body is a good idea. That is, if we want to come home to ourselves and draw together the various threads of our experience. But it’s just the beginning.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctor with an appetite to deal with malnutrition problem in Greece
Dr Michael Chourdakis has devised a programme to help Greek hospitals tackle malnutrition in patients
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

All the care comes together at London cancer one-stop shop
Bright, welcoming, friendly, University College Hospital, Macmillan Cancer Centre in London is taking care to a new level
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

When it's impossible to rate your pain
The worst days are barbed wire barricades and broken glass on top of high walls – creative responses to pain
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Objections and honesty from the streets
That's men:Was my use of the phrases “the male of the species” and “the female of the species” in a recent reference to drug addicts objectionable and dehumanising? One reader thinks so.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Who will end up cooking your dinner?
Getting straight to the point can impoverish everything from a healthy diet to a career in the food industry
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'I believe a lot of things are down to mind over matter'
Having lived through the two- to five-year MND life expectancy period, ‘my survival instincts kicked in’
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kenny accused of reneging on Galway Hospice funding promise
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of reneging on a promise he made over a year ago to bridge the funding gap at the Galway Hospice and prevent threatened bed closures.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Concern over increasing number of 'late' vaccines
Healthcare staff in Donegal are worried about the implications of the increasing number of children who have not had their vaccines on time.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

HSE air service responds to 150 calls
The HSE emergency air ambulance responded to 96 life- saving calls in its first six months of operations and another 50 since the start of this year.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Fantastic breakthrough' in battle against killer disease
A final ruling must be made before a meningitis B vaccine, Bexsero, becomes available for use
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

We all have a right to love
One group is helping to erase the stigma attached to relationships for those with intellectual disability
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The missing link to mental health services
The opening of the Phoenix Care Centre is a sign that the days of the ‘granite building on the hill’ are coming to an end
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Breast cancer: The liver operation that gives breast cancer patients a new lease of life
Susan Welch underwent a course of chemotherapy and Herceptin, a drug that targets certain types of breast cancer cells.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Missed diagnoses common in the doctor's office
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Missed or wrong diagnoses are common in primary care and may put some patients at risk of serious complications, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Video: Study: Mediterranean diet beats low-fat fare
Powerful evidence in a major medical study shows a diet including olive oil, nuts, wine, and fish can lead to longer life - and may provide more benefits than a low-fat diet. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NYC begins tooth decay prevention program
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The New York Health Department announced a campaign to promote oral health for young children because tooth decay is mostly preventable, officials say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Underwater Hunger Artist: Giant Isopod Fasts For 4 Years
From Japan comes news of a giant isopod that knows all there is to know about the hunger game. How else to explain the fasting behavior of the animal that, his minders say, hasn't eaten in more than 1,500 days? The male giant isopod, known simply as No. 1, last ate on Jan. 2, 2009 — or, to put it in perspective, 18 days before President Obama began his first term.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Senior Tory demands resignation of NHS chief over Mid Staffs scandal
A senior Tory backbencher has become the latest Conservative MP to call for the resignation of Sir David Nicholson, the NHS chief implicated in the Mid Staffs scandal.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tory MPs to demand resignation of NHS chief over Mid Staffs scandal
Conservative MPs will today demand the resignation of Sir David Nicholson, the NHS chief executive implicated in the Mid Staffs hospital scandal.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news