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No Time For Complacency On Swine Flu - Australian Medical Association
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AMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that the AMA is encouraging people to visit their GP to be immunised against swine flu. It has been reported that there are still far too many Australians who have not been vaccinated to protect themselves from the virus. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Leeds Research Finds New Piece Of BSE PuzzleEmail this article to a colleague.
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New research funded mainly through the Wellcome Trust with additional support from the Medical Research Council shows that a new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD) could be a step closer. The research carried out by scientists at the University of Leeds was published today (November 20) in PLoS Pathogens. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news
Brain Disease "Resistance Gene" Could Offer Insights Into CJDEmail this article to a colleague.
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A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists. Kuru is a fatal prion disease, similar to CJD in humans and BSE in animals, and is geographically unique to an area in Papua New Guinea. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news
AHIP Statement On The Letter Regarding Health Care CostsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), released the following statement on the letter regarding health care costs: "We welcome the opportunity to address the issue of soaring health care costs. We look forward to providing information about how, where, and why costs are rising. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
AHIP Statement On The Release Of Proposed Senate LegislationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), released the following statement today on the release of proposed Senate legislation: "The promise of health care reform is that it will provide all Americans coverage, allow them to keep their coverage if they like it, and bends the cost curve to put the system on a sustainable path. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
International Operation Combats The Online Supply Of Counterfeit And Unlicensed MedicinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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An international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines has highlighted the dangers of buying such medicines online. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Source Type: news
Blocking Tissue Stiffening Enzyme Could Be Key To Preventing Aggressive CancersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A team of scientists from the US and the UK have shown that blocking an enzyme called lysyl oxidase (LOX) that causes tissue to stiffen reduces the likelihood of abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue turning into tumors, suggesting that LOX and similar enzymes could be new targets for effective anti-cancer drug therapies. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
AMA Urges Safety And Common Sense In Schoolies Week, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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AMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that Schoolies Week is a traditional celebration for students after a tough year, but it is also a time of high health risk for young people. Dr Hambleton, a Brisbane GP, said the focus has been on preventing the risks of alcohol and binge drinking but students should be equally careful and cautious about their sexual health. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
Stopping Tissue Stiffening Is Key To Preventing Aggressive CancersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published today in Cell online. Blocking the enzyme lysyl oxidase (LOX) reduced the chance a tumour would form, and also meant tumours that did develop were smaller and less aggressive. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Cardiovascular Systems Enrolls First Patient In CALCIUM 360 Degree Clinical TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (Nasdaq:CSII), announces the first patient enrollment in its prospective, randomized CALCIUM 360° clinical trial, part of the company's 360° Clinical Series. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Antiabortion-Rights Groups Announce Plan To Oppose Proposed Nevada 'Personhood' Ballot MeasureEmail this article to a colleague.
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The leaders of four antiabortion-rights groups on Tuesday announced that they will band together to oppose a proposed ballot measure that seeks to amend Nevada's Constitution to define people as "everyone possessing a human genome" from the moment of conception, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Baltimore Bill Requiring CPCs To Post Disclaimers Provides Women With 'Key Information,' Opinion Piece SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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There is "crystal clear" evidence that family planning "is one of the best -- and perhaps the very best -- strategy for women in the United States and across the world to improve their health and well-being, as well as that of their offspring," write Eva Moore, a fellow in adolescent medicine at John (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Reid Advances Dems' Health Reform Effort With Release Of Senate BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set the stage for a climactic debate in the Senate over health care by unveiling a 10-year, $848 billion bill that would extend insurance to 31 million Americans without coverage," The Wall Street Journal reports. The proposed measure, which totals 2,074 pages in length, "is the Senate's answer to a bill that narrowly passed the House Nov. 7. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Democrats Continue Efforts To Win Over ModeratesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wavering moderates, including Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Ben Nelson, D-Neb., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., control the key votes needed to bring the health overhaul bill to the Senate floor, so securing their agreement to go forward has become a priority for the Democratic leadership. Before releasing the bill, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Daschle Still Making Voice Heard On Health CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Hill reports that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle helped Obama Administration officials strategize to win health care reform votes from Senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Lawmakers Call For Inquiry Into Pharmaceutical Company Price HikesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reuters: "Congressional Democrats are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as Congress finalizes an overhaul of the healthcare system. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Source Type: news
World Summit On Food Security Wraps UpEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.N. World Summit on Food Security ended Wednesday in Rome with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) head Jacques Diouf calling for the global community to shift the fight against global hunger from "words to action," Agence France-Press reports. Diouf said, "We must do this to have a more prosperous world, fairer, more equitable and more peaceful. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
For World Toilet Day, News Outlets Examine Poor Sanitation Conditions Around WorldEmail this article to a colleague.
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In light of World Toilet Day Thursday, several news outlets examine the impact of poor sanitation on health. Reuters examines the challenges of poor sanitation in Mumbai, India, "where more than half its 18 million residents live in slums and where the average ratio of people to toilets is 81:1. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
Op-Eds: HIV Travel Ban; Improving Sanitation; Counterfeit DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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'Blot' On U.S. HIV/AIDS Leadership Removed A "blot" on U.S. HIV/AIDS leadership "ended last month when President [Barack] Obama lifted the prohibition" that kept HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the U.S. or seeking residency, according to a Washington Post editorial. "The process for eliminating the travel ban started under President George W. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Involved In World AIDS DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus A Risk Factor For Gallbladder, Biliary And Pancreatic Cancer?Email this article to a colleague.
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There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes and gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). A research article published on November 14, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team, lead by Dr. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumour growth in a mouse model of skin cancer. Jan M. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news
Giant Snails Could Address MalnutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, she explains snail is not only cheaper and more readily available than beef but contains more protein. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Yale Researchers Target Tick Saliva In Their Search For Lyme DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the November 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites. Traditionally, vaccines have directly targeted specific pathogens. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1Email this article to a colleague.
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A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study (http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.091724), led by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, is published online in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma Symptoms May Be Mother's DepressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Potential Strategy To Help Generate HIV-Neutralizing AntibodiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WHAT: New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper co-authored by scientists at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Exome-Sequencing Might Help Identify Genetic Cause Of Thousands Of DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder. Mendelian disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease, are the result of one or more mutations in a single gene, typically a gene that makes a protein. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cystic Fibrosis Source Type: news
Cardiovascular Systems Enrolls First Patient In CALCIUM 360° Clinical TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) (Nasdaq:CSII), announces the first patient enrollment in its prospective, randomized CALCIUM 360° clinical trial, part of the company's 360° Clinical Series. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Altair Therapeutics Announces Commencement Of A Multi-Center Phase IIa Clinical Trial Of Inhaled AIR645 To Treat AsthmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Altair Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held, biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory diseases, announced the commencement of its IL-4 receptor alpha inhibitor bronchoprovocation trial. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over N.J. High School's Decision To Bar Student From Joining Antiabortion-Rights ProtestEmail this article to a colleague.
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A New Jersey public high school student last week filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her free-speech and religious-freedom rights were violated when her school's administrators prohibited her from participating in an antiabortion-rights protest last month, the AP/Google News reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Columnists, Rep. Stupak Comment On Abortion Restrictions In House Health Reform BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces regarding an amendment sponsored by Reps. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) and Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) to the House health care reform bill (HR 3962) that would prohibit abortion coverage in private and public health plans that receive federal subsidies. Summaries appear below. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Political Cartoon: 'Heavy Reading'Email this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with John Cole's "Heavy Reading." This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Senate Leaders Consider Timeline For Health Bill VotesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Roll Call reports: "Senators may keep slogging through debate on their health care overhaul until the day before Thanksgiving, according to an adjournment resolution the House approved Wednesday. That measure provided for the Senate to adjourn Friday - or next Wednesday. The House is set to break on Thursday or Friday of this week. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
A Look At How Key Provisions Compare In The House And Senate BillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The New York Times reports that "the health care proposals from the House and the Senate are broadly similar but differ on some major issues." It reports on five issues - the public plan, employer contribution, abortion, illegal immigrants and financing - and puts differences in bold type (11/19). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Insurers Say They Won't Alter Mammogram Coverage Despite New GuidelinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Insurance companies say mammogram coverage is unlikely to change despite the debate over the effectiveness of breast cancer screenings for women in their forties. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
A Selection Of Today's Opinions And EditorialsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Breast Brouhaha The New York TimesEveryone has been trying to come up with a good nickname for the 10 years we're concluding next month. Terror Era really sounds like too much of a downer. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Family Planning Drive Launched During Conference In UgandaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Agence France-Presse examines a new U.S.-backed "12 million dollar family planning drive launched" Wednesday during a three-day conference on family planning in Kampala, Uganda. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
Pfizer, DNDi Partner To Identify NTD Drugs; Sanofi-Aventis, Medicines For Malaria Launch Drug StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pfizer and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) on Wednesday announced plans to team up in an effort to identify new drug candidates for the treatment of three tropical diseases, the Associated Press/Business Week reports. The scientists will test the efficacy of Pfizer drug candidates against sleeping sickness, visceral leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Grants; Africa's Water Resources; Sex Workers In MalawiEmail this article to a colleague.
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Report Examines HIV/AIDS Grant Funding HIV/AIDS program grants made by U.S.-based foundations totaled $618 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report by Funders Concerned About AIDS, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
FDA Takes Action Against Maryland Veal Calf DealerEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against William F. Nickle of North East, Md., for allegedly selling veal calves for human consumption that contained illegal drug residues in edible tissues. The complaint, filed Nov. 13, 2009, in the U.S. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Source Type: news
The Reid Proposal Makes Health Insurance Premiums More Affordable For The Middle ClassEmail this article to a colleague.
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Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced his health insurance reform bill that merges proposals that were adopted by the Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees. The bill will serve as the basis for Senate floor action over the next weeks. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Economics, Neuroscience And Hormones WorkshopEmail this article to a colleague.
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A workshop on "Neuroeconomics and Endocrinological Economics," being held Nov. 20 and 21 at UC Davis, will be the first to bring together experts in neuroscience, economics and hormone physiology in one event, according to organizers. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological CancersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a combined effort. Collaboration of experts from various fields is, therefore, necessary to take cancer-related research and medical practice to the next level. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
American Nurses Association Backs New Report Describing Effects Of Coal Pollution On HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) joined other health care groups to support the Physicians for Social Responsibility's (PSR) newly-released report, "Coal's Assault on Human Health." Registered nurses see the effects of coal-generated pollution on the health of newborns who have elevated mercury levels and on patients with lung or cardiac disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Oxford Involved In World AIDS DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Oxford to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness. World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Bristol Involved In World AIDS DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Bristol to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness. World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Mathematical Abilities Examined In Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits, but mathematical ability seems particularly damaged. Little is known about the brain structures related to mathematical deficits in children with FASD. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker On The House Vote To Repeal Medicare Pay Cuts For DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Today's vote by the House of Representatives is an important step toward repealing the 21.5 percent Medicare pay cut for doctors set to take effect next year, and moves to stabilize Medicare's payment system for doctors for the long term. People with Medicare must be able to maintain relationships with the doctors they trust. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
New Antioxidant Compounds Have Been Identified In Foods Such As Olive Oil, Honey And Nuts Using Two Analytical TechniquesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists at the University of Granada have identified and characterized for the first time different antioxidant compounds from foods such as olive oil, honey, walnuts and a medicinal herb called Teucrium polium. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
