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Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health authorities worldwide had investigated after suspicions they might have been caused by the inoculation.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Children's hospital seeks bulletproof vestsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The children's hospital for the Maritimes is buying vests to protect security guards from gunshots and knifings.
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Childhood H1N1 and PneumoniaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Karen Brown reports on the struggle of one family who almost lost their six-year-old daughter to the H1N1 flu virus and pneumonia.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More birth defects seen with assisted reproductionEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared to babies conceived naturally.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Spray can prevent premature ejaculation: studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spray that numbs the penis can help prevent premature ejaculation, doctors reported on Thursday, and drug maker Sciele Pharma Inc, a division of Japan's Shionogi, plans to file for U.S. approval next year.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
US Survey Shows Southern Counties Most ObeseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
South Korean R&D budget to soarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Materials science and green technology should win large funding increases.
Source: news@nature.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Movie Theater Popcorn a Caloric BombEmail this article to a colleague.
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A large movie theater popcorn tub packs more fat and calories than two Big Macs, according to an updated report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Source: WebMD Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Teen brain wired differentlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say magnetic resonance imaging scans in mice show teen brains do differ from adult brains.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baby's Sleep Position Is The Major Factor In 'Flat-Headedness'Email this article to a colleague.
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A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly - or the development of flat spots on an infant's head - according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Canadian health-care spending to top $180BEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health-care spending in Canada is expected to reach $183.1 billion this year, up more than five per cent from last year, according to a report released on Thursday.
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospitals now allow 2 delivery room companionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Expectant mothers in Montreal will be allowed to have two people with them in delivery rooms, after an H1N1 flu hospital policy was eased this week.
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vital Signs: Childhood: U.S. Draws Low Marks on Premature BirthsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The nation, where one out of eight babies are born prematurely each year, earned a D from the March of Dimes.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By RONI CARYN RABIN Tags: Premature Babies Births Pregnancy and Obstetrics Medicine and Health Source Type: news
CDC tells travelers to 'Stop, Wash and Go'Email this article to a colleague.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Holiday get-togethers and traveling itself provide an ideal way for illness to spread, especially H1N1 flu, U.S. health officials said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IWK hospital seeks bulletproof vestsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The children's hospital for the Maritimes is buying vests to protect security guards from gunshots and knifings.
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mammography Debate Puzzles ManyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obama Administration Distances Itself from Task Force Finding; Sebelius Says Medicare, Medicaid Will Pay for Mammograms
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tobacco state's biggest university bans smokingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The largest university in the tobacco-growing state of Kentucky and home to a tobacco research center is banning all smoking ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1 riskier for kids with asthma than regular fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kids with asthma are at much higher risk of developing severe illness from H1N1 flu than they are with seasonal flu, a new Canadian study has found.
Source: CTV Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lifting Kenyans out of poverty one dam at a timeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Simon Maddrell quit a career in big business to found Excellent Development a charity that helps provide clean water to thousands of Kenyan farmers. Elizabeth Grice talks to him about his work.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women With Multiple Sclerosis or Epilepsy Have Safe PregnanciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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New national data suggest that the 2 most common neurologic disorders affecting women of childbearing age are not stopping families, and the obstetric outcomes are good. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Health spending to hit $183B this year, up $10B from '08Email this article to a colleague.
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A new report predicts Canada's total health-care bill for 2009 will reach $183 billion -- representing almost $5,000 for each man, woman and child in the country.
Source: CTV Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alberta easing paramedic witness rulesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Calgary police are applauding a provincial bill that would allow paramedics and other emergency personnel to disclose patient information.
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Transfusion Tied to Mortality in STEMI Treated With Primary PCIEmail this article to a colleague.
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Red blood cell transfusion is associated with increased mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), researchers report in the European Heart Journal for November. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Cangrelor Not Superior to Clopidogrel During PCIEmail this article to a colleague.
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In two large trials reported this week, the platelet inhibitor cangrelor was not superior either to placebo or to a loading dose of clopidogrel in reducing ischemic events after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
One-Size-Fits-All Approach Doesn't Work for Cardiac ResynchronizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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In patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, the left ventricular (LV) pacing site is a key determinant of the hemodynamic response to resynchronization - but contrary to common belief, the lateral LV wall and the coronary sinus are rarely the best sites, an international team of cardiologists has found. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Sleep-Related Breathing Pauses May Trigger Nocturnal ArrhythmiasEmail this article to a colleague.
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The risk of nocturnal arrhythmias is markedly increased shortly after the occurrence of sleep-related breathing pauses in patients with sleep-disordered breathing, according to study findings in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology for November. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Aggressive Treatment of Ovarian Cancer Not Supported By ScienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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A survey designed to collect information on practice patterns of physicians treating women at high risk for ovarian cancer shows an increase in the aggressiveness of treatment in the past 7 years. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
Senate Says Health Plan Will Cover Another 31 MillionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senator Harry Reid put forward his version of the health care overhaul, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of the uninsured.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Senate Reid, Harry Law and Legislation Source Type: news
ALLHAT Investigators Report 10-Year Follow-up and Stand by Diuretics as First-Step Antihypertensive TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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New data confirm the original conclusions: although amlodipine and lisinopril are not superior to chlorthalidone on any outcome, chlorthalidone is superior to them on 1 or more secondary endpoints. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Secretary Sebelius Statement On New Breast Cancer RecommendationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: "There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations have caused a great deal of confusion and worry among women and their families across this country. I want to address that confusion head on. The U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Exact Staggering CostsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In one year at one urban teaching hospital, antibiotic-resistant infections in just 188 patients cost the hospital and society somewhere between In one year at one urban teaching hospital, antibiotic-resistant infections in just 188 patients cost the hospital and society somewhere between $13 and $18 million, researchers say.3 and In one year at one urban teaching hospital, antibiotic-resistan... Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Satellite Lesions Increase Risk of Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis With Large NeviEmail this article to a colleague.
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Multiple satellite nevi and posterior midline location of large congenital melanocytic nevi (LCMN) increase the risk of neurocutaneous melanocytosis, according to a report in the November Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Preimplantation Genetic Testing Does Not Raise Monozygotic Twinning RateEmail this article to a colleague.
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Preimplantation genetic screening and diagnosis does not increase the incidence of monozygotic twinning, report investigators from Belgium in the November issue of Human Reproduction. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Source Type: news
Surgeon Experience Trumps Specialty for Best Adrenalectomy OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients undergoing adrenalectomy are less likely to have complications and more likely to have a shorter hospital stay if their surgeon performs at least four such operations per year, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Source Type: news
U.S. Senate Panel Passes Food Safety Reform BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
E. Coli O157:H7 Poses Greatest Risk to Young Children, Females, and ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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After infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, young children and females are most likely to develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and elderly patients are most likely to die, according to a report in the November 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cancer Risk Not Affected by Anti-TNF Therapies for Rheumatoid ArthritisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents do not increase the risk of cancer during the first few years of use for rheumatoid arthritis, according to one of the largest and longest duration population-based assessments to study this issue. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Anterior Biopsy Helpful in Spotting Prostate Cancer SpreadEmail this article to a colleague.
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In men with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance, routine biopsy approaches often miss disease progression. Sampling of the anterior region of the prostate may improve detection, researchers report in the November issue of the Journal of Urology. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology Source Type: news
Improper Government Payments Hit $98 Bln: W.HouseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Initial Antimicrobial Therapy for Septic Shock Is Key to SurvivalEmail this article to a colleague.
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The initial empiric antimicrobial therapy used to treat septic shock may be the most important determinant of whether a patient will survive to hospital discharge. Inappropriate therapy can reduce the chances of survival by fivefold or more, according to an article in the November issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care Source Type: news
Platelet Transfusions in NICUs May Cause More Harm Than GoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Platelet transfusions in neonates are associated with increased mortality, even when they're given to treat severe thrombocytopenia, investigators report. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Alogliptin Safe and Effective for Type 2 Diabetes in Elderly PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor alogliptin (Takeda) is safe and effective for treating type 2 diabetes in elderly patients, according to a report in the November Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Kate Moss criticized after skinny-is-good remarkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Campaigners against eating disorders criticized Kate Moss Thursday after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on pro-anorexia ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digital Medical Records' Privacy a ProblemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton Looks at the Computerized Medical Records Debate, Highlighting New Law for Patient Rights
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health issues in middle age can lead to dementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study has found.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Opposed by SocietiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The ACS, ACR, and ACOG advocate continuing to follow their own current guidelines and not adopting the new USPSTF recommendations. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Watch out, roundworms: UV phasers are set to stunEmail this article to a colleague.
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With a flash of ultraviolet light, you can stun a roundworm. And a pulse of visible light has them wriggling again
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Senate Dems Gird For Health Care BattleEmail this article to a colleague.
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An early showdown over health care reform is expected on the Senate floor by week's end now that Majority Leader Harry Reid has unveiled the Democrats' bill.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Rapid, Sustained Improvement in Airflow With Budesonide/Formoterol for COPDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Airways are opened within 5 minutes with budesonide/formoterol, and those improvements are sustained for at least 6 months in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Source Type: news
FDA Panel Recommends Prevnar 13 Vaccine for ApprovalEmail this article to a colleague.
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An advisory committee voted 10 to 1 (with 1 abstention) to approve Pfizer's request for licensure of Prevnar 13 to immunize infants and children against invasive pneumococcal disease.
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
