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Cardiologists Shocked by New FDA Alert on Clopidogrel-PPI Interaction
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The FDA has issued a new warning on an interaction between clopidogrel and the PPI omeprazole and other drugs that inhibit the CYP2C19 enzyme, just weeks after the only randomized trial on this issue reported no such interaction. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
NCI Statement On Breast Cancer ScreeningEmail this article to a colleague.
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NCI appreciates the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's careful review and analysis of the evidence regarding breast cancer screening for women at average risk. The take-away message is that each woman needs to consider her individual benefits and risks and discuss them with her health care provider before making a decision on when to start screening mammography and how often to get one.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Formerly Conjoined Twins In Stable ConditionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins spent their first night in separate beds and were in serious but stable condition Wednesday following a marathon surgery to separate the toddlers, who were born joined at their heads.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
RECORD AF: Better Success With Rhythm Control, But No Difference in OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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New registry data presented this week showed that cardiologists are more likely to select rhythm control over rate control for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, and this strategy is more likely to lead to successful treatment of AF than the rate-control–based approach. Both strategies are equivalent in terms of their effect on clinical outcomes. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Postop Anemia in High-CV-Risk Patients: No CV Gains From Fixed Hemoglobin Target in TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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A randomized trial found no protection from in-hospital cardiovascular events with a strategy of blood transfusions to maintain hemoglobin above 10 g/dL, compared with a more conservative approach to transfusion therapy, in patients with CV disease or risk factors who underwent hip surgery. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Experts Weigh in on Calorie Lists on Menus, Despite "Mixed" ScienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results showing that people eat less when they know how many calories are in that Big Mac are mixed, but experts say that menu labeling provides only upside, with no public-health cost, and that over time results will show the information to have a positive effect on obesity rates in the US. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Bypassing the Blues: How Simple Collaborative Care Can Help Tackle Depression After CABG SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Depression after coronary artery bypass surgery is often overlooked by physicians but is associated with worse outcomes. A new US study illustrates a simple telephone-based approach to tackle this, with nurses encouraging patients to seek help from their primary-care doctors and providing ongoing feedback and review. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pain relief patch advert bannedEmail this article to a colleague.
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An advert for a pain relief patch endorsed by tennis champion Virginia Wade is banned on the grounds it could mislead arthritis sufferers.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: UK Source Type: news
No evidence of brain damage for Bangladeshi conjoined twinsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bangladeshi conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna are showing no signs of brain damage after their 27-hour head separation.
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Doctors hopeful for conjoined twins separated in AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sydney - Australian doctors are hopeful that joined-at-the-
head Bangladeshi twins Krishna and Trishna did not suffer
catastrophic
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thyroid 'risk from pre-eclampsia'Email this article to a colleague.
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Pregnant women with the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia may be more at risk of thyroid problems, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Ancients 'had heart disease too'Email this article to a colleague.
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Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies - suggesting the risk factors for heart disease may be ancient, researchers say.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
U.S. Gets a D on Preterm Birth Rates, Says March of DimesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Among the many reasons for the high preterm birth rate in the U.S.: lack of insurance, cigarette smoking and elective cesarean-section deliveries that are scheduled too early
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
One baby is stillborn every day in Scotland – and understaffed hospitals 'are key factor'Email this article to a colleague.
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BABIES in Scotland are dying because of overstretched staff and pressure on NHS services coupled with a lack of research into stillbirths, campaigners claim today.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree crashes with depressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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GRAEME Obree has been forced to abandon a comeback after a new world record attempt left the Scottish cyclist in a pit of depression.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New diabetes therapy to save patients from needleEmail this article to a colleague.
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SCOTTISH patients with severe diabetes could be freed from daily injections of insulin with the launch today of a groundbreaking new cell transplant service.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MSPs to study sweets law after pupils reveal sour effectEmail this article to a colleague.
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MSPs have agreed a law banning school shops from selling sweets needs to be reviewed after pupils told them it had forced them to close their fair trade 'tuck shop'
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Frying fish 'reduces health benefits'Email this article to a colleague.
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HOW fish is cooked helps to determine how healthy it is for the heart, a study suggests.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Half of women denied vitamin A sourceEmail this article to a colleague.
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ALMOST half Britain's women may lack an important source of vitamin A due to a genetic defect, research has shown.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One in six youths eats daily takeaways or ready mealsEmail this article to a colleague.
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ONE in six young people eat a readymade meal or takeaway every day, according to a poll.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes study is heavyweightEmail this article to a colleague.
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OVERWEIGHT men are in demand in Aberdeen to help with health research.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health boards miss cancer targetsEmail this article to a colleague.
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TARGETS for quicker cancer treatment are still not being met in all parts of Scotland or for some types of the disease, figures showed yesterday.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Wins Prestigious CLIO AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first-ever CLIO Healthcare Award - a new category of the internationally distinguished CLIO Awards -- has awarded the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), a Silver CLIO for the Academy's year-long campaign "75 Years of Orthopaedic History.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopaedics Source Type: news
Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in probation services: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocolEmail this article to a colleague.
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DiscussionThe trial will evaluate the impact of screening and brief alcohol intervention in routine probation work and therefore its findings will be highly relevant to probation teams and thus the criminal justice system in the UK.Ethical approval was given by Northern & Yorkshire RECTrial Registration number: ISRCTN 19160244
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dorothy Newbury-BirchMartin BlandPaul CassidySimon CoultonPaolo DelucaColin DrummondEilish GilvarryChristine GodfreyNick HeatherEileen KanerJudy MylesAdenekan OyefesoSteve ParrottKatherine PerrymanTom PhillipsDon ShenkerJonathan Shepherd Source Type: journals
Lothian's dementia timebomb is ready to explodeEmail this article to a colleague.
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GROWING evidence of the dementia timebomb facing Edinburgh emerged today as it was revealed an average of one in five patients being treated at the city's main hospital no
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Photographer free over child porn chargesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A PHOTOGRAPHER at the Sick Kids hospital, who was charged with having indecent images of children on his computer, has walked free from court after the charge was found not p
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Help for carers of alcoholicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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HELP is to be given to people affected by others' alcohol abuse in a new charter compiled by an Edinburgh charity.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Big break for heart patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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PATIENTS in the Lothians with chronic heart failure have had their lives transformed by a new programme.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Workers create sensory garden at Royal Edinburgh HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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A SENSORY garden has been created in the city's psychiatric hospital.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ERI Nurses take the plungeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A GROUP of thrill-seeking nurses have raised more than £1,000 for a good cause.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Obesity (ACE-Obesity):
an overview of the ACE approach, economic methods and cost resultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
The use of consistent methods enables valid comparison of potential intervention costs and cost-offsets for each of the interventions. ACE-Obesity informs policy-makers about cost-effectiveness, health impact, affordability and 2nd stage filters for important options for preventing unhealthy weight gain in children. In related articles cost-effectiveness results and second stage filter considerations for each intervention assessed will be presented and analysed.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob CarterMarj MoodieAlison MarkwickAnne MagnusTheo VosBoyd SwinburnMichelle Haby Source Type: journals
Park-and-ride plans are rolled out for staff at ERIEmail this article to a colleague.
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STAFF at Edinburgh's main hospital would get the use of a nearby park-and-ride facility under new plans to cope with a parking crisis at the site.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Andy's New York marathon feat is not to be sneezed atEmail this article to a colleague.
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A CITY man has completed one of the world's best-known marathons to raise money for Edinburgh's Sick Kids Hospital.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher DosesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Study finds increase lowers chance of hospitalization or death Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Heart Failure, Medicines
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Protocol: Transmission and prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: swine & swine workersEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article describes the study design and methods being used to assess influenza A transmission between swine workers and pigs. We hypothesize that transmission of swine influenza viruses to humans, transmission of human influenza viruses to swine, and reassortment of human and swine influenza A viruses is occurring. The project is part of a Team Grant; all Team Grant studies include active surveillance for influenza among Hutterite swine farmers in Alberta, Canada. This project also includes non-Hutterite swine farms that are experiencing swine respiratory illness.
Methods:
Nurses conduct active surveillance for influen...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Margaret RussellJulia KeenlisideRichard WebbyKevin FonsecaPam SinghLorraine MossMark Loeb Source Type: journals
Alicia Keys Keeps Children AliveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most people know Alicia Keys for her distinctive music – a blending of R & B, hip hop and classical styles. She is an accomplished pianist who writes songs about love, heartbreak and female empowerment. Her first album, Songs in A Minor, went platinum 6 times. In 2001 she was simultaneously the best-selling new artist and the best-selling R & B artist and she was only 21 years old. Worldwide she’s sold over 30 million albums and won 11 Grammy Awards. But she is so much more than the awards and the music. She’s also a lifesaver. Literally.
Source: Health WorldNet - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Mammogram Guideline ControversyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Debate continues over a new guideline which suggests that most women should not receive mammograms until after turning 50. Dr. Jon LaPook reports and Dr. Jennifer Ashton provides analysis.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Santas Lobby For H1N1 Shot Ahead Of Holiday RushEmail this article to a colleague.
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Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many
of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine and
not just because of those runny-nosed kids. There's also the
not-so-little matter of that round belly. Research has suggested
obesity could be a risk factor.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Folic Acid, B12 May Increase Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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There is new evidence that folic acid, taken in large doses, may promote some cancers.
Source: WebMD Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Teen's HeartsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Weight loss surgery quickly improves the heart health of obese teens and continues to do so for at least two years, researchers report.
Source: WebMD Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patient unwillingly discharged suffers strokeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Winnipeg man's ordeal after undergoing brain surgery is raising questions about discharge policies for patients who undergo major procedures at the city's largest hospital.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AP: Senate weighs long-term care programEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senate health care legislation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help the elderly ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Government panel recommends fewer and later mammograms, no self-examsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most women would do fine to hold off until age 50 for their first mammograms and skip self-exams for breast lumps altogether, according to new government recommendations released Monday that came as a surprise to many in the medical community--and women in general. [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Medical Technology Source Type: info
Biologists rally to sequence 'neglected' microbesEmail this article to a colleague.
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For scientists, the thousandth microbial genome is just the start.
Source: news@nature.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
New drug boosts women's sex driveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers are hailing a new drug called flibanserin as a possible remedy for sexual dysfunction in women.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Better not cough: Santas lobby for swine flu shotsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russia registers 5,613 A/H1N1 flu casesEmail this article to a colleague.
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MOSCOW, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,613 A/H1N1 flu ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Antiepileptic Drug Curbs Cocaine UseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vigabatrin, an epilepsy treatment, could break the vicious cycle of drug addiction and incarceration. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
New Mammogram Guidelines Causing ConfusionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A government task force said Monday that most women don't need
mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at
50 — a stunning reversal and a break with the American Cancer Society's
long-standing position. What's more, the panel said breast self-exams
do no good, and women shouldn't be taught to do them.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Abbott Announces Positive Three-Year Data On Its Fully Bioabsorbable Stent Technology, Initiates Large-Scale International TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced three-year data from the first 30 patients in the first phase of the ABSORB clinical trial, demonstrating that its fully bioabsorbable drug eluting coronary stent successfully treated coronary artery disease and was absorbed into the walls of treated arteries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
