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Photo of a Loved One Reduces Pain
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A new study shows that just looking at a picture of a loved one can help reduce pain.
Source: WebMD Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1 Swine Flu Wave Peaking in U.S.?Email this article to a colleague.
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This wave of the H1N1 swine flu may have peaked. New cases are declining in most of the U.S., although deaths and hospitalizations are still rising.
Source: WebMD Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Artificial Sweetener May Lower Blood PressureEmail this article to a colleague.
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An artificial sweetener that's been shown to help people shed unwanted pounds may also lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels in people with mild or borderline high blood pressure, Chinese researchers report.
Source: WebMD Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First VoteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate.
Source: NYT > Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ROBERT PEAR Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Senate Reid, Harry Source Type: news
Batch of H1N1 vaccine causes adverse reactionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than 100,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine were withdrawn Thursday, due to a warning that one particular batch of the vaccine had a higher than usual amount of adverse reactions among patients.
Source: CTV Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malaysian loses nipples in botched sex changeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man
by removing her breasts, lost
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genentech And Biogen Idec Receive A Complete Response From The FDA For Rituxan For Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Genentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), and Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced today that the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news
FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support The Safety And Effectiveness Of Prevnar 13™ Vaccine For The Prevention Of Invasive Pneumococcal DiseasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) announced today that the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
| Science and Health: Chemical May Help Down Syndrome SufferersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome.
Source: NYT > Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By REUTERS Tags: Down Syndrome Intelligence (IQ) Brain Research Source Type: news
Dietary fiber: Essential for a healthy dietEmail this article to a colleague.
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A high-fiber diet offers many health benefits. Here's how to increase your fiber intake.
Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spain reports 115 deaths of A/H1N1 fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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MADRID, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Health and Social ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
ImmuPharma PLC: Encouraging Final Phase IIb Results Seen With LUPUZOR™ In Systemic Lupus ErythematosusEmail this article to a colleague.
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ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM) the specialist discovery and development pharmaceutical company is pleased to announce the final results from a Phase IIb trial of LUPUZOR™ in active patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lupus Source Type: news
Batch of H1N1 vaccine pulledEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health officials across Canada are being asked to hold back a batch of swine flu vaccine that appears to be causing higher rates of severe allergic reactions.
Source: CBC | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl forced to spend EVERY night in hospital after developing unique diabetic conditionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alice Halstead is only 18 years old, but will have to sleep in hospital for the rest of her life because a single night out could kill her.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tragedy of girl, five, struck by swine flu: Three GPs and a hospital doctor thought she had tonsillitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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By the time doctors discovered that she had the H1N1 virus, the youngster was on a life support machine, her family said. She died eight days later.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Last year's flu shot may help ward off swine flu, study showsEmail this article to a colleague.
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People who received last year's seasonal flu vaccine may have gained some protection against the swine flu virus, according to ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS told to say sorry for errorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS should learn to say sorry to patients when mistakes are made, a health watchdog says.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
New skin 'may help burns victims'Email this article to a colleague.
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French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Common Diseases Largest Children KillersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Diarrhea, Pneumonia Each Kill 3.5 Million Kids a Year, More than HIV and Malaria Combined
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Varian Medical Systems To Showcase The Latest X-Ray Image Detectors And X-Ray Tubes At The MEDICA 2009 International Trade FairEmail this article to a colleague.
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Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat panel digital image detectors, will exhibit its PaxScan digital image detectors and its line of X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging at the MEDICA 2009 International Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 18-21, 2009.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Source Type: news
'Enzyme clue' to breast tumoursEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published in the journal Cell.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Video: Senate Unveils Health Care BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democratic senators unveiled their long-awaited health care reform bill with significant departures from the House's plan. Nancy Cordes reports.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Provinces to get 4.8M doses of H1N1 vaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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A total of 4.8 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to the provinces by Sunday, CBC News has learned.
Source: CBC | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warnings issued about online drugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The RCMP is warning people not to buy prescription drugs like Viagra online because they could not only be fake, but dangerous to your health.
Source: CBC | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gene silencing predicted to improve drug manufacturingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Biotech firm hopes to use RNA interference to boost drug yields.
Source: news@nature.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Europe puts brakes on fusion projectEmail this article to a colleague.
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Firing up ITER in 2018 is not feasible, warn council delegates.
Source: news@nature.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Maize genome mappedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sequence should help corn breeders meet global demands for food and fuel.
Source: news@nature.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Children under five to get swine flu jab as death toll rises to 39Email this article to a colleague.
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HEALTHY children under the age of five are to be given the swine flu jab.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cutting-edge operating theatre to transform healthcare in ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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IT IS a room with an intimate view and the most advanced operating theatre in Europe.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MSP: Family heartbroken over C diff deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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AN EMOTIONAL MSP has told of the "heartbreaking" experience of the family of a patient who died in the latest hospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Human skin grown from stem cells offers burns victims hopeEmail this article to a colleague.
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SCIENTISTS have transformed stem cells into human skin in a breakthrough that may revolutionise the treatment of burns victims.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too few Scots for own transplant organ poolEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE Scottish population is not large enough to provide the number of organs needed for transplant operations, and an independent Scotland would have to remain in the UK-wide p
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Second-hand smoke may harm health outdoorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE smoking ban is causing outdoor second-hand smoke exposure in some areas to more than double, according to a new study.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
£1m project to cut cancer riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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ADULTS at risk of developing a form of cancer that claims the lives of more than 3,500 Scots a year are to be offered a focused programme of support to improve their health in
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doze off for memory boostEmail this article to a colleague.
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SLEEPING on it may be good advice for anyone trying to remember a new skill.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SNP attacked on malnutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was challenged yesterday on the "scandal" of malnourished children in Scotland.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children under five to get swine flu jab as death toll rises to 39Email this article to a colleague.
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HEALTHY children under the age of five are to be given the swine flu jab.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teens raid drinks cabinets for kicksEmail this article to a colleague.
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POLICE have warned parents to keep an eye on their drinks cabinet after picking up schoolchildren drunk on malt whisky and expensive bottles of wine.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Third person in Lothians dies after contracting swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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A THIRD person in the Lothians has died from swine flu, it has emerged.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients' confidential records on stolen ambulance laptopEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE confidential records of 600 NHS patients have been stolen after a laptop was taken from an ambulance headquarters.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New team to help improve Parkinson's careEmail this article to a colleague.
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A NURSING team to deal solely with Parkinson's Disease in the Lothians should herald a new era in care for the illness.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nasal sprays recalled over fears of dangerous bacteriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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THOUSANDS of Vicks nasal sprays in Britain are being recalled amid fears they could contain a dangerous bacteria.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New boss for drug teamEmail this article to a colleague.
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A NEW team manager has been appointed to a group designed to tackle substance misuse in the Lothians.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Five schools and communities adopt a Euro health project to help the Lothians win its battle with the bulgeEmail this article to a colleague.
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THEY are known the world over for their creamy cheeses, buttery croissants and crusty breads, their rich sauces and fine wines.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sock 'helps to prevent pain in amputees'Email this article to a colleague.
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AMPUTEES who suffer "phantom" pains from their removed limbs could be helped by a new treatment in Edinburgh.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-learning scheme at NHS 24 wins awardEmail this article to a colleague.
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A TRAINING scheme using e-learning at NHS 24 has been recognised with a national award.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on dengue epidemics in Thailand, 1996-2005Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
El Nino is one of the important driving forces for dengue epidemics across the geographically diverse regions of Thailand; however, spatial heterogeneity in the effect exists. The effects of El Nino should be taken into account in future epidemic forecasting for public health preparedness.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mathuros TipayamongkholgulChi-Tai FangSuratsawadee KlinchanChung-Ming LiuChwan-Chuen King Source Type: journals
How do healthcare consumers process and evaluate comparative healthcare information? A qualitative study using cognitive interviews.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
Several barriers to an effective use of comparative healthcare information were identified, such as too much information and the ambiguity of terms presented on websites. Particularly important for future research is the question of how comparative healthcare information can be integrated with alternative information, such as patient reviews on the Internet. Furthermore, the readability of quality of care concepts is an issue that needs further attention, both from websites and communication experts.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Olga DammanMichelle HendriksJany RademakersDiana DelnoijPeter Groenewegen Source Type: journals
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced By GenesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Findings may not apply to blacks, researchers note Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Asthma, Genes and Gene Therapy
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
New 'Skin' from Stem CellsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Technique used in mice may offer hope to burn patients awaiting grafts Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Burns, Stem Cells
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
