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Indiana University Receives NIH Grant To Improve Health Care In East Africa
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A $1.3 million grant to Indiana University from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center will establish the East African Center of Excellence in Health Informatics.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Winston Laboratories, Inc. Announces Positive Top-line Results Of Phase II Clinical Trial Of Civamide PatchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Winston Laboratories, Inc. ("Winston Labs"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Winston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: WPHM) today announced positive top-line results from Study WL1001-04-03, a Phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company's patch formulation of Civamide, a novel TRPV-1 receptor modulator in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
BrainStorm Stem Cell Therapy Technology Possesses Promising Potential For The Future Treatment Of Multiple SclerosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB:BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, is pleased to announce that the company's therapeutic approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases, particularly ALS and Parkinson's disease, was found to have a positive effect in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Multiple Sclerosis Source Type: news
$3 Million In Federal Stimulus Grants To Improve Human HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Arizona State University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health. ASU professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead a pair of two-year, innovative projects designed to tackle challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and the potential health risks of nanotechnology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Health Net Reminds Medicare Beneficiaries They Can Count On Health Affordability And Value With Company's 2010 Medicare Advantage Health PlansEmail this article to a colleague.
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With the kick-off of the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) this week, Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) reminds those eligible for Medicare that Health Net's Medicare Advantage (MA) product portfolio offers a comprehensive range of budget-friendly health plan choices to beneficiaries for 2010.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Petascale Computing Tools Could Provide Deeper Insight Into Genomic EvolutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Technological advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing have opened up the possibility of determining how living things are related by analyzing the ways in which their genes have been rearranged on chromosomes. However, inferring such evolutionary relationships from rearrangement events is computationally intensive on even the most advanced computing systems available today.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Seattle Genetics Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial Of Antibody-Drug Conjugate SGN-75Email this article to a colleague.
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Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced that it has initiated a phase I clinical trial of SGN-75 for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma. SGN-75 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting CD70 that utilizes the company's proprietary technology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
Research On College Students' Drinking Beliefs And BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Unrealistic optimism about drinking behavior can lead to later alcohol-related problems, according to research published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official monthly journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Stem Cells Improve Heart Function In Patients With CardiomyopathyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Florida cardiologist is using stem cell therapy to treat patients who suffer from a range of heart, lung and vascular illnesses. The results have been extraordinary. Zannos Grekos, M.D. uses the patients' own stem cells to treat the diseases. "One's own stem cells offer great potential for the treatment of serious heart, lung and vascular diseases," Dr. Grekos said.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news
Foodborne Illness: An Acute And Long-term Health Challenge For The 21st CenturyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention (CFI) has released a report that documents what is currently known about the long-term health outcomes associated with several foodborne illnesses. The report also discusses how under-reporting, inadequate follow-up and a lack of research make it difficult to assess the impact that foodborne illness is having on Americans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Rite Aid Makes Medicare Part D Planning Easy For Patients And CaregiversEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rite Aid pharmacies across the country are helping ease the Medicare Part D enrollment process now underway by offering a free Medicare Part D for Seniors planning guide in stores and online, as well as an online Medicare Advisor tool with personalized comparison plans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization To Roche´s Assay For 2009 H1N1 Influenza VirusEmail this article to a colleague.
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Roche`s (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) RealTime ready Influenza A/H1N1 Detection Set for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Roche kit detects RNA from the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus and allows rapid and accurate identification of patients infected with this virus.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Comments On Boehringer Ingelheim Clinical Test Results In Treatment Of Female Sexual DysfunctionEmail this article to a colleague.
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BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing products for female sexual health, including LibiGel® for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), applauds the efforts of Boehringer Ingelheim to develop a therapy to treat this unmet medical need.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
International Psoriasis Council Hosts Second Educational Symposium To Increase Global Knowledge Of PsoriasisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Beginning Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, the International Psoriasis Council (IPC) will host its second symposium at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The two-day conference brings together dermatologists from Asia, Eastern Europe and Spain to elevate the global understanding of psoriasis and its treatment.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eczema / Psoriasis Source Type: news
Roche announces late-stage trial for heart drugEmail this article to a colleague.
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it would conduct a new late-stage trial to evaluate the effect of one of its drug candidates in combating a thickening of the arteries in patients.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Empty Nest: Doing the Santa Monica schlepEmail this article to a colleague.
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By PAT NASON It's fun playing music and it feels pretty good when people sit still for it -- even better when they applaud and tell you they like one song or another, or the way you sing -- but when my kids tell me they like my music it's a thrill that's awfully hard to beat.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bayer Animal Health Receives Regulatory Approvals To Market Microcyn(R)-Based Vetericyn™ Animal Healthcare Products In China And TaiwanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Veterinary Source Type: news
Co-ed housing linked to binge drinkingEmail this article to a colleague.
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PROVO, Utah, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say college students living in co-ed housing are 2.5 times more likely than others to binge drink weekly.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disease spread through school lunchesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Hundreds and possibly thousands of children in the United States become sick from contaminated food served in school cafeterias, USA Today reports.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Comic books get no respect but they shouldEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Critics should stop tugging on Superman's cape -- comic books can be just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, a U.S. researcher says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart and bone risk from low vitamin DEmail this article to a colleague.
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Long-term vitamin D deficiency may result in lower levels of the sex hormone estrogen but not testosterone, U.S. researchers said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smoking Lou Gehrig's disease risk factorEmail this article to a colleague.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Smoking may now be considered an established risk factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, U.S. researchers said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Most cheerleading injuries during stuntsEmail this article to a colleague.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- More than half of U.S. cheerleading injuries are due to stunts and nearly all reported concussions occurred when doing a stunt, researchers said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stupak/Pitts may have wide abortion impactEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A healthcare amendment adopted by the U.S. House could lead to a loss of health plan coverage for medically indicated abortions, an analysis by experts found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother death hospital prosecutedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A hospital in Swindon is to be prosecuted on health and safety charges over the death of a nurse shortly after she gave birth.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Wiltshire Source Type: news
Merck Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment In Phase III TRA-2°P-TIMI 50 Trial Of SCH 530348, A Novel, Oral Antiplatelet PAR-1 InhibitorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Merck announced the completion of patient enrollment in the TRA 2�P-TIMI 50 clinical trial, a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational study of SCH 530348, the company's investigational antiplatelet protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) inhibitor.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Merck Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment In Phase III Trial Of SCH 530348, A Novel, Oral Antiplatelet PAR-1 InhibitorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Merck announced the completion of patient enrollment in the TRA 2°P-TIMI 50 clinical trial, a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational study of SCH 530348, the company's investigational antiplatelet protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) inhibitor.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Breast cancer prevention: Lifestyle can reduce riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Breast cancer prevention — More exercise, less alcohol and other measures reduce breast cancer risk.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cardiogenic shock: A serious heart attack complicationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cardiogenic shock — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms and treatment of this dangerous heart attack complication.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CPAP machines: Tips for avoiding 10 common problemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Making small adjustments to your CPAP device can help you use it more comfortably.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ventricular fibrillation: A life-threatening, but treatable heart arrhythmiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ventricular fibrillation — Comprehensive overview covers the causes and treatments of this life-threatening heart arrhythmia.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
S Korea's A/H1N1 flu death cases rise to 82Email this article to a colleague.
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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Wednesday ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Prices for H1N1 drug Tamiflu vary widely for same doseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some pharmacies are charging three times what others are for a scarce liquid form of the H1N1 drug Tamiflu used by children, ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Long-Term Pain Relief After Shingles AttacksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Food and Drug Administration
Related MedlinePlus Topic: Shingles
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
A Genetics Company Fails, Its Research Too ComplexEmail this article to a colleague.
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The demise of DeCode Genetics was largely the result of learning that researching genes that cause diseases was far more complex than anyone originally thought.
Source: NYT > Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS WADE Tags: Genetics and Heredity Iceland deCODE Genetics, Incorporated Source Type: news
New Mammogram Guidelines Causing Confusion, AngerEmail 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 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
CPR Minus Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts SurvivalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Knowing CPR and when to use it saves countless lives, and new research shows eliminating the mouth-to-mouth could double survival rates.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Link Between Alzheimer's and Heart FailureEmail this article to a colleague.
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New evidence supports a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure, two of the ten leading causes of death in the United States.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Phthalate Exposure Impacts BoysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Traces of a chemical found in everyday food products, plastics, soaps and lotions may push young boys away from trucks and playful fighting.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Viagra For Women?Email this article to a colleague.
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A drug originally developed as an anti-depressant may work better as a female sexual boost.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Cardiovascular DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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We all know that vitamin D from milk builds strong bones – but can it build a healthy heart as well?
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video-Re-Growing SpinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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About 80 percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lives.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Release of Reid's health-care bill could come as early as WednesdayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid scrambled Tuesday to lock down votes behind a health-care bill that he may present as early as Wednesday.
Source: Wash Post Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery Tags: Release of Reid's health-care bill could come early Wednesday Source Type: news
New mammogram guidelines cause another political uproarEmail this article to a colleague.
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In 1997, a federal committee of medical experts recommended against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, sparking a political uproar that led to congressional hearings and a unanimous Senate vote challenging the findings.
Source: Wash Post Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Eggen and Rob Stein Tags: New mammogram guidelines cause another political uproar Source Type: news
Dual Heart Tests Best for Young AthletesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Young athletes should be screened with two popular heart tests, not just one -- or early signs of life-threatening heart defects may be missed, researchers report.
Source: WebMD Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Increased Pregnancy Risk for MS PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis (MS) are only a little more likely to deliver babies by cesarean section than their counterparts who don't have the neurological disorder, a new study shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gene Mutations Linked to IBD in ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rare genetic mutations may trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in young children, a study shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol May Reduce Men's Heart RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Regular consumption of alcohol -- beer, wine, or hard liquor -- reduces the risk of heart disease in men by a third or more, according to a new Spanish study.
Source: WebMD Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many Doctors to Stay Course on Breast Exams for NowEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite recommendations that women should start breast screening at 50, not 40, many doctors said they were not ready to make such a drastic change.
Source: NYT > Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By PAM BELLUCK Tags: Mammography Cancer Doctors Medicine and Health Source Type: news
New Mammogram Advice Finds a Skeptical AudienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Much of the response to the new guidelines on mammograms has less to do with medicine than with a general approach to health care and to life itself.
Source: NYT > Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Tags: Mammography Cancer Women and Girls Breasts Medicine and Health Source Type: news
