MedWorm: Consumer Health News Top 20

Brown fat could explain why some stay toasty in the cold

CTV Health — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:46:11 +0100

Canadian researchers may have discovered why some people are able to stay warm in cold temperatures: they may have more brown fat. And it's a finding that might one day be used a tool in the fight against obesity. (Source: CTV Health)

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Therapy can add years to certain brain tumor patients' lives

USATODAY.com Health — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:25:32 +0100

In a victory for personalized medicine, new treatment doubles survival for brain tumor patients with genetic mutation. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Gates Donates $750 Million to Global Fund

NYT Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:10 +0100

The donation to the struggling fund was made as a promissory note intended to tide the fund over regular cash shortages. (Source: NYT Health)

Keeping brain sharp may ward off Alzheimer's protein

Reuters: Health — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:27 +0100

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who challenge their brains throughout their lifetimes -- through reading, writing and playing games -- are less likely to develop protein deposits in the brain linked with Alzheimer's, researchers said on Monday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Man dies from avian flu in China

Monsters and Critics Health News — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:17:01 +0100

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Women on the Pill have less menstrual pain

Reuters: Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:41:58 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young women on birth control pills tend to have less painful menstrual periods than those not on the contraceptives, a new study finds. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Playing in 'Downton Abbey' isn't such a stretch for McGovern

USATODAY.com Health — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Elizabeth McGovern says, playing an American living in England in the oh-so-English PBS period series is a slam-dunk. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Christian author's romance novel sends message of hope to youth

USATODAY.com Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:05 +0100

Society's moral decline motivated her to write it. "I wanted something that was full of love, life, encouragement and motivation," she said. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Opinionator: What We Give Up for Health Care

NYT Health — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:41:04 +0100

If liberals care about middle-class salaries, public education and other state-funded services, they need to care about controlling health care costs as much as conservatives do. (Source: NYT Health)

Polio likely to have been eradicated in India, WHO says

Monsters and Critics Health News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:34:01 +0100

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Brain tumor formation better understood

Health News - UPI.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:56:04 +0100

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The connection between two RNA-binding proteins may affect glioblastoma, the brain cancer that killed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

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Founder of French breast implant company PIP arrested

Monsters and Critics Health News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:47:02 +0100

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From sex toys to scales at CES

CNN.com - Health — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:46:23 +0100

Connectivity was the name of the game at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, especially when it came to health-related products. (Source: CNN.com - Health)

Complementary medicine - does it work?

Telegraph Health — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:24:36 +0100

Many degree courses in aromatherapy and acupuncture are being scrapped. Bad news for those of us who benefit from alternative therapies, says Anna Tyzack. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Men at higher risk for mental decline

USATODAY.com Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:48:06 +0100

Subtle problems with memory - mild cognitive impairment - precede Alzheimer's disease, and a new study finds that men are at higher risk. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Government requires more fruits, veggies for school lunches

USATODAY.com Health — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0100

Today the government is releasing new requirements for changes in school meals, including slashing the sodium and limiting calories. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

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Briton with locked-in syndrome wants right to die

USATODAY.com Health — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:48:08 +0100

Nicklinson asked the court to declare that any doctor who gives him a lethal injection with his consent won't be charged with murder. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Roche's Avastin helps colorectal cancer patients

Reuters: Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:39:39 +0100

ZURICH (Reuters) - Patients with advanced colorectal cancer who received Roche's Avastin live longer when they also receive the drug as part of their second round of treatment, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday, citing a late-stage study. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Learning to Be Lean

NYT Health — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:09:25 +0100

Health insurers and employers must now pay to screen children for obesity and provide them with counseling. Experts say creating such programs will be a challenge. (Source: NYT Health)

Roche offers $5.7 billion to buy gene firm Illumina

Reuters: Health — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:23:32 +0100

(Reuters) - Roche Holding AG is offering $5.7 billion in cash to buy U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina Inc in a hostile takeover bid that marks a major play by the Swiss drugmaker into the gene technology field. (Source: Reuters: Health)