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Well: Too Many Pills in Pregnancy
Doctors are concerned as studies find more women take medications during their pregnancies, including in the first trimester, when fetal organs are forming.
Source: NYT Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JANE E. BRODY Tags: Personal Health medications Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Women and Girls pregnancy Pregnancy and Childbirth Medicine and Health Featured Source Type: news

Ruling on Generics Irks Businesses
Business groups are urging Alabama's highest court to reconsider its recent ruling that name-brand drug makers can be held liable for injuries caused by the generic versions of their products.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Poll: Many Americans Don't See Their Kids as Overweight
But national statistics contend that there's an obesity epidemic among children Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Obesity in Children, Parenting
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pediatricians Say No to Expulsions, Suspensions at Schools
'Zero-tolerance' policies don't have the desired effect, American Academy of Pediatrics says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Behavior Disorders, School Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ScienceShot: A Recipe for Good Health
Olive oil and nuts reduce stroke, heart attack, and other ailments
Source: ScienceNOW - February 25, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Intense Acupuncture Can Improve Muscle Recovery In Patients With Bell Palsy - Randomized Controlled Trial
Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Bell palsy is sudden onset of facial paralysis that is usually temporary, resolving within weeks or months, although it can sometimes be permanent. Acupuncture is used to treat a variety of conditions and is gaining acceptance worldwide...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news

Higher Income Earners More Likely To Get Doctors' Appointments Than Lower Income People
People of high socioeconomic status are more likely to be able to access primary care than those of low socioeconomic status, even within a universal health care system in which physicians are reimbursed equally for each patient, found an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "A person calling a physician's office and asking to be seen as a new primary care patient was more than 50% more likely to be given an appointment if he or she presented as being of high socioeconomic status," says senior author Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

The Science Of Being 'Top Dog'
Some believe that competition is an art. Others believe it is a skill. A new book suggests it might be neither - and that there is a science behind winning. Host Michel Martin speaks with authors, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, about Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nutrition Myths and Common Sense
Persistent nutrition myths deny common sense and human history
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rural GP surgeries at risk of closure
Smaller rural GP surgeries could be forced to close because of contract changes that will see them squeezed "until the pips squeak".
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GP rural contract practice NHS surgery Source Type: news

GP contract 'will squeeze smaller practices out of business'
Small rural GP surgeries could be forced to close due to Government-imposed contract changes which will see them squeezed "until the pips squeak", a doctors' group is warning.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GP rural contract practice NHS surgery Source Type: news

Kenya: Nation Gets Billions to Fight Cancer
[The Star]Kenya has received 4.5 billion Euros to help boost the fight against cancer. Medical services minister Anyang' Nyong'o says the grant from a UK organization, will help in setting up cancer and renal units countrywide. Cancer has become a major health concern in the country killing more than 18 thousand patients annually.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Royalty Pharma may offer $6.6 billion bid for Elan
DUBLIN (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma has made a $6.6 billion approach to Irish drugmaker Elan, targeting royalty rights for multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Mediterranean diet may be better for your heart than cutting down on fat
Mediterranean diet high in olive oil or nuts shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk by 30 percent
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Antibiotics for ear infections: Pediatricians release new guidelines
Many ear infections go away on their own within three days, according to American Academy of Pediatrics
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pediatrics Group Issues New Ear Infection Guidelines
Less antibiotic use, added focus on pain control among key points
Source: WebMD Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What's That Thing Hanging Outside My Bathroom Window? My Neighbor's Drone
Here's something new, exciting and just a little bit troubling: it's a little robot that you can fly with your phone. It's easy. It's versatile. It's got cameras so you can see and record what's going on in the apartments above you, the houses on your block, in backyards, sports fields. Nice, yes. But what happens to privacy if these things become very popular?» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A new drug for breast cancer
A drug that presents a new way to knock out cancer cells was approved Friday to treat patients with a certain type of late-stage metastatic breast cancer.
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pass the olive oil, please
The Mediterranean diet is a well-known weapon in the fight against heart disease, but exactly how effective is it?
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mediterranean diet lowers risk of heart attack, stroke
The Mediterranean diet is a well-known weapon in the fight against heart disease, but exactly how effective is it?
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Uganda: Kadaga Commends Doctor On HIV
[New Vision]The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has commended Prof. Peter Mugyenyi, a Ugandan doctor and HIV/AIDS researcher, for taking a step to tell the HIV/AIDS catastrophe in Uganda in writing.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya: Coast General Gets a Dialysis Machine
[The Star]THE Kenya Commercial Bank Foundation yesterday donated adialysis machine to the Coast Provincial General Hospital.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

The Kindest Choice
Letting go is very hard to do. We want to cling to what we know. There is away to approach letting go that makes it easier and brings us countless possibilities.read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alison Bonds Shapiro, M.B.A. Tags: Happiness Health Relationships compassion embarrassment experience fear Forgiveness frank ostaseski grief hardest thing imperfection kindness letting go metta new beginnings possibilities rage realization self improveme Source Type: news

Uganda: Twenty-Three Children Undergo Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects
[New Vision]"My son, Edrick Mirimu, had been sickly since he was born. Whenever he coughed, his heart would pump so fast that he would vomit.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Kenya: What Do Human Beings, Beavers and Ants Have in Common?
[The Star]A human being, a beaver and an ant have a lot in common. Few animals, as part of their daily existence, consciously seek to alter the environment. Think about the typical cow. It spends much of its time eating.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Study: Most Slow-Growing Babies Do Catch Up
Work, life, and the attempt to do it all; brown bag lunch: turning leftovers into salad
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Walgreens company announces data breach
A Walgreens healthcare company has notified patients and employees of a data breach after computer hardware and other paper records containing the personal health information and Social Security numbers of patients was stolen. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - February 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Erin McCann Tags: Online Only ANAHEIM California Crescent Healthcare Industry News Privacy and Security Source Type: news

How Does The Brain Protect Itself From Stroke Damage?
Scientists from the University of Oxford say they have discovered how the brain protects itself from damage that occurs in stroke. They wrote about their study in the journal Nature Medicine. If we can harness this inbuilt biological mechanism, which the researchers identified in rats, we could develop effective treatments for stroke, as well as prevent other neurodegenerative diseases in the future...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Africa: Making the Most of Nutrition 2013 - Unity, Polity and Clarity
[IDS]What a year this is going to be for the collective efforts to reduce malnutrition rates throughout the world.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Two Hill Panels to Examine Medicare Changes
(MedPage Today) -- There are small signs that Democrats and Republicans are beginning to wrestle with the issue of what role Medicare should play in deficit reduction.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 25, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Child alcohol contracts considered
Contracts to be signed by parents pledging not to provide their children with alcohol are being considered by authorities in Brighton and Hove.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Too Shy to Ask for a Wash and Dry?Too Shy to Ask for a Wash and Dry?
Patients might understand the importance of handwashing, but will they go so far as to remind healthcare workers to do so? Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Viewpoint Source Type: news

To claim someone has 'Viking ancestors' is no better than astrology | Mark Thomas
Exaggerated claims from genetic ancestry testing companies undermine serious research into human genetic historyYou may have missed the latest genetic discovery. As reported by The Daily Telegraph on Friday: "One million British men may be directly descended from the Roman legions". The story reappeared on Sunday, at the Who Do You Think You Are – Live event at London's Olympia, when it was repeated by Alistair Moffatt, the managing director of BritainsDNA, the company behind the claims.Such stories are becoming increasingly common in newspapers, on television and radio. Last week on the BBC miniseries Meet the Izzards w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Mark Thomas Tags: Blogposts Genetics Biology guardian.co.uk Human biology Anthropology Science Source Type: news

PatientsLikeMe lands $1.9M
Online network PatientsLikeMe has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create what the organizations touts as the "world's first open-participation research platform for the development of patient-centered health outcome measures." read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - February 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Brian Quinn PatientsLikeMe Paul Wicks Mobile/Wireless Quality and Safety Source Type: news

Scientists Pinpoint How Deep Brain Stimulation Eases OCD
MRI scans showed it normalized activity in areas of brain related to reward
Source: WebMD Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pediatrics Plus Acquires LearningRx Franchise
Pediatrics Plus has acquired the LearningRx franchise for central Arkansas, it announced Monday.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 25, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Screening Could Avert 12,000 Lung Cancer Deaths AnnuallyScreening Could Avert 12,000 Lung Cancer Deaths Annually
Screening current and former smokers for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography could prevent about 12,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United States. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Physician approaches to HIE vary widely
What does the average American doctor think about available health information exchange technologies several years into the meaningful use program? To answer that, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology office seperately conducted surveys of providers HIE perspectives and the research produced similar findings. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - February 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anthony Brino Tags: Online Only Health IT Maine Nebraska Texas The Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology the University of Chicago Washington Wisconsin Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source Type: news

Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2013
New Breast Cancer Drug Approved by FDA
Source: WebMD Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

France: Tainted horse meat likely eaten
Three horse carcasses tainted with a veterinary drug harmful to humans have "probably" entered the food chain, France's agriculture minister confirmed Saturday.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

SIDS Risk
Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Pregnancy and Substance Abuse, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gambia: Vaccination Campaign Against Contagious Cattle Disease in Urr Launched
[Daily Observer]Basse -Health stakeholders have stepped up strategies through the launch of a massive vaccination campaign against the deadly cattle disease called Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in the Upper River Region.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Pic that changed health care history
This picture from 1995 helped change the way doctors, nurses, even parents treated a newborn child.
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

This '95 pic changed health care history
This picture from 1995 helped change the way doctors, nurses, even parents treated a newborn child.
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Walmart to open health screening kiosks
By Julie Appleby, KHN Staff Writer This story was produced in collaboration with read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - February 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kaiser Health News Tags: Online Only Aleisha Butler ALEXANDRIA Ashburn Bart Foster Cardinal Health Carmen Balber Danit Marquardt Jack Gruber Johnson & Julie Appleby Mohamed Khader retail smartphone SoloHealth Station The SoloHealth Station United Source Type: news

South Africa: Denosa?s Positive Challenge to Friday?s Inciting Reporting On the Mamelodi Day Hospital Crisis By Daily Sun
[COSATU]With great reluctance, Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) would like to voice its unhappiness and concern in the manner in which Daily Sun reported the current crisis at the Mamelodi Day Hospital on Friday 22 February, under the title: "Hell Hospital!" on page 6.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 25, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Russia's Putin tries to curb smoking, tobacco sales
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban smoking in many public places from June under a law central to President Vladimir Putin's plans to make citizens healthier, raise life expectancy and help the economy.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Putin tries to curb smoking, tobacco sales
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban smoking in many public places from June under a law central to President Vladimir Putin's plans to make citizens healthier, raise life expectancy and help the economy.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Staff 'took' drugs from hospital
A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital appears before a disciplinary hearing.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news