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"Yo-yo dieting" not tied to early death: studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren't at higher risk of early death than people who don't "yo-yo diet," according to a new report.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

EU mulls microchips on breast implants, but PIP study inconclusiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reactions heated to Planned Parenthood-Komen riftEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that it received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours after news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation.
Source: CTV Health - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. Advisors Explain Call to Censor Bird Flu ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity’s (NSABB) main concern "is that publishing these experiments in detail would provide information that could help some person, organization or government to develop similar mammal-adapted influenza A/H5N1 viruses for harmful purposes," the advisers said in a statement Tuesday.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Our Dining Partners Influence Our Eating BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study, led by Roel Hermans of Radboud University Nijmegen of the Netherlands, provides some insight into the previously established phenomenon that the overall amount of food people eat is correlated with the intake of their eating companion...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

AstraZeneca announces job lossesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teen heath habits may shorten their livesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A study of 5,500 U.S. teens found their poor health habits might cost them years from their lives, researchers suggest.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. child abuse, neglect cost -- $124BEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTA, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. child abuse -- including physical, sexual, psychological and neglect -- costs $124 billion a year, federal health officials estimated.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bird flu kills second person in one month in VietnamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Uproar as Komen Foundation Cuts Money to Planned ParenthoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two organizations dedicated to detecting and curing breast cancer have found themselves on opposite sides of the nation’s divisive debate over abortion.
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GARDINER HARRIS and PAM BELLUCK Tags: Komen, Susan G, for the Cure Planned Parenthood Federation of America Abortion Mammography Breast Cancer Source Type: news

Canadian Original: A doctor with a patient's perspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Canadian doctor who is being hailed for his work in medical ethics comes by his knowledge honestly -- as a Parkinson's disease patient whose experience with the health-care system hasn't always been positive.
Source: CTV Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Op-Ed Contributor: Censorship Hinders Influenza ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The censorship of influenza research will do little to prevent its misuse — and it may hinder our ability to stop influenza outbreaks.
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By HOWARD MARKEL Tags: Avian Influenza Research Censorship Science and Technology National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity World Health Organization Source Type: news

Device Makers, FDA Agree on FeesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical-device companies reached a tentative deal to pay the FDA $595 million over five years to increase the number of federal workers who approve devices and get new devices on the market faster.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Charity pulls plug on Planned Parenthood, inciting criticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the breast cancer awareness foundation known for its pink ribbon, has critics seeing red.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UK says home-grown cancer pill too costly to useEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog NICE sparked a major row on Thursday by snubbing a pricey new prostate cancer pill discovered at the country's top cancer research centre, a decision critics said was bad for patients and research.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Lilly Alzheimer's drug an unlikely ace in the holeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A treatment for Alzheimer's disease is the drug industry's longest shot, and any brave investors willing to place a bet on the outcome are likely to focus on Eli Lilly & Co.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Clazosentan Reduces Vasospasm After Subarachnoid HemorrhageClazosentan Reduces Vasospasm After Subarachnoid HemorrhageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
However, clinical outcomes, including neurological deficits, were not improved. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Seed therapy for prostate cancer may zap fertilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's sperm, a small study finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Roche Upbeat as Profit RisesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche issued an upbeat outlook for 2012 after reporting a rise in full-year net profit due to tight cost controls and despite a drop in annual sales.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Maritime man honoured for 1,000th blood donationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Rolled-up sleeves are a regular fashion statement for Jim Lord, who has become the third person in Canada to donate blood 1,000 times.
Source: CTV Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Christian author's romance novel sends message of hope to youthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

9-Year-Old Girl Heading Home After 6 Organ Transplant At Children’s HospitalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BOSTON (AP) — A 9-year-old Maine girl is heading home after a groundbreaking multiple organ transplant at Children’s Hospital Boston. Alannah Shevenell of Hollis underwent 14 hours of surgery in October to remove an aggressive tumor and to undergo a transplant of her stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, small bowel and esophagus. Hospital officials say it was the first known esophageal transplant in the world and the largest number of organs transplanted into a person at one time in New England. Alannah was diagnosed with a rare former of cancer when she was 4. The tumor snaked and twisted itself around her internal o...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: miketoole Tags: Health Local News Alannah Shevenell CBS Boston donate life esophagus Hollis liver Maine organ transplant pancreas small bowel spleen stomach WBZ Source Type: news

AAP Updates Childhood and Adolescent Immunization SchedulesAAP Updates Childhood and Adolescent Immunization SchedulesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued the 2012 immunization schedules for children and adolescents and advises clinicians to use all 3 schedules together, not as stand-alone schedules. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Alert Source Type: news

Seizure risk increased before and after psychiatric hospitalizationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Results from a Swedish study suggest the risk for unprovoked epileptic seizures is significantly increased before and after hospitalization for psychiatric disorders.
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 1, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Improved Kidney Transplant Survival In Mice; New Agent Likely To Speed Replacement Of Other OrgansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New research published online in the FASEB Journal details a new antibody, called "OPN-305" that may significantly improve survival outcomes for those receiving donated kidneys and other organs. OPN-305 works by preventing inflammation triggered by oxygen deprivation in the donated organ, allowing for better recovery after transplantation. Specifically, it binds to sensors on transplant tissue, called "toll-like receptors" or "TLR-2," in the circulating blood and turns off signals that provoke inflammation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplants / Organ Donations Source Type: news

Cigarette machine sale ban startsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A ban on cigarette vending machines comes into force in Wales to make it harder for young people to buy tobacco.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

MS Drug Prevented Fatal Heart Condition In Lab StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be effective at preventing and reversing the leading cause of heart attack, a new study has found. Scientists found that Gilenya, a drug recently approved in the US for treating MS, was effective at reversing the symptoms of ventricular hypertrophy in mice. Ventricular hypertrophy is a fatal cardiac disorder that can result in an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) and cardiac arrest...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news

Biological Time-Keeper Linked To DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers in Lille and Paris demonstrated that mutations in the melatonin receptor gene (melatonin or the "hormone of darkness" induces sleep) lead to an almost sevenfold increase in the risk of developing diabetes. This research, which was published in Nature Genetics on 29 January 2012, could contributed to the development of new drugs for the treatment or prevention of this metabolic disease. Type 2 diabetes is characterised by excess blood glucose and increased resistance to insulin...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

Phys Ed a 'Must' in Fighting Obesity [Op-Ed]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For budget cutting purposes, removing two full-time physical education teachers from the staff would save the school district approximately $140,000 next year, according to a front-page article in this newspaper by reporter Paul Schott last Friday. This is pennywise and pound foolish (no pun intended). As one physical education teacher, Joyce Evans of Coleytown Elementary School, put it at the meeting: "Physical education is a necessity, not a luxury, for the health and well-being of the whole child. It is an integral part of the educational process."
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - February 1, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Medicare Advantage's enrollment is up; premiums are downEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Premiums for the Medicare Advantage program have dropped an average of 7% while enrollment has grown by 10%.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medicare program's enrollment up, premiums downEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Premiums for the Medicare Advantage program have dropped an average of 7% while enrollment has grown by 10%.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Well Blog: Phys Ed: Exercise as Housecleaning for the BodyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body's cells may be one of its most valuable, if least visible, effects, a new study suggests.
Source: NYT Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Tags: Exercise Phys Ed Anxiety and Stress Medicine and Health Research Waste Materials and Disposal Source Type: news

MSK ultrasound volume increase higher among non-radiologists, study suggestsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(American College of Radiology) Between 2000 and 2009, the musculoskeletal ultrasound volume increase among non-radiologists was much higher than that among radiologists, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Ultrasound images of the MSK system provide pictures of muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and soft tissue throughout the body.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Large hospital successfully implements CPOE system with clinical decision support for radiologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(American College of Radiology) In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision support for radiology, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Significant increases in meaningful use and the adoption of CPOE were observed.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Decaffeinated coffee preserves memory function by improving brain energy metabolismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with Type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 1, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Aneurysm outcomes stagnant for last decadeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms, outcomes have remained stagnant over the last 10 years, U.S. researchers said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Consensus Sleep Diary: Standardizing Prospective Sleep Self-MonitoringEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions:The Consensus Sleep Diary was the result of collaborations with insomnia experts and potential users. The adoption of a standard sleep diary for insomnia will facilitate comparisons across studies and advance the field. The proposed diary is intended as a living document which still needs to be tested, refined, and validated.Citation: Carney CE; Buysse DJ; Ancoli-Israel S; Edinger JD; Krystal AD; Lichstein KL; Morin CM. The consensus sleep diary: standardizing prospective sleep self-monitoring. SLEEP 2012;35(2):287–302.
Source: Sleep - January 31, 2012 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research

Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned ParenthoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure was accused of bowing to right-wing pressure in its decision.
Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By PAM BELLUCK Tags: Komen, Susan G, for the Cure Planned Parenthood Federation of America Grants (Corporate and Foundation) Mammography Richards, Cecile Stearns, Clifford Bundy Breast Cancer Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT NYSE Source Type: news

National Briefing | Science: Panel Praises Removal of Details on Bird FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Removing information from manuscripts describing experiments that made a lethal bird flu more likely to transmit among humans “maximized the benefits to society and minimized the risks,” the government’s biosecurity panel said.
Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Avian Influenza National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity Nature (Journal) Research Source Type: news

Medivation prostate cancer drug well-tolerated in trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Reuters) - Medivation Inc's experimental prostate cancer pill caused fewer serious side effects in clinical trial patients than a placebo treatment, according to full results from a pivotal study announced on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

New Strides Against Prostate CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drug companies have scored a string of recent successes against advanced prostate cancer, ending a long drought during which there seemed to be few weapons to combat the disease.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Online test to gauge asthma riskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new online test is being launched that will help people with asthma gauge to what extent they are at risk from a serious attack.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Neuroscientists make headway turning thoughts into speechEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thinking aloud, literally, may someday prove possible as new research helps decode brain waves.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Worried About Being Too Slim?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I'm a woman in my 60s. I've always fought to keep my weight down, but as I get older, I've become concerned that being slim could be unhealthy. I recently heard that thin seniors are at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and are more likely to die after surgery than overweight patients. How worried should I be?
Source: Dr. Weil Q and A - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Best Potassium Bet?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Which form of potassium is best for augmenting food intake? At health food stores I find potassium in many forms - gluconate, chloride, aspartate, chelate, etc., but no one can tell me if one is better assimilated or useful than another.
Source: Dr. Weil Q and A - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

FDA approves Vertex cystic fibrosis drug, shares jumpEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health regulators approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Kalydeco, the first drug designed to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, a rare genetic disease.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Stem Cell Therapy Promising in Progressive MSStem Cell Therapy Promising in Progressive MSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A small proof-of-concept study hints that autologous mesenchymal stem cells may have neuroprotective effects in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

FDA approves Vertex cystic fibrosis drug, shares jumpEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health regulators approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Kalydeco, the first drug designed to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, a rare genetic disease.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

"Biggest Loser" host, dog Winky battle pet obesityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alison Sweeney, host of the NBC network's weight loss TV series "The Biggest Loser," has worked with the show's contestants since 2007, supporting them as they drop pounds and learn to lead a healthier way of life.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Obesity control drug by generic firm Lannett approved by FDAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Lannett Co. Inc. received its second approval for a generic drug product this week when the Food and Drug Administration cleared its application for phentermine hydrochloride capsules for use in the short-term management of obesity. Its product will join other generic phentermine products that generated sales of about $11 million last year, according to the pharmaceutical information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer. Lannett (NYSE Amex:LCI) of Philadelphia said it expects to begin shipping the product shortly...
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 31, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: research

Health lifestyle changes are being used by many parents as first-line ADHD treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study conducted at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that parents are relying more and more on natural therapies and healthy lifestyle options to improve their child's attention and behavior. The research results were published in the January issue of...
Source: NaturalNews.com - January 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Experts want suicide risk warning on ADHD drugEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Children who take a common drug for attention deficit disorder should be warned about the risk of suicidal thoughts, U.S. pediatric health advisers said on Monday.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Carter Center gets $40M to eradicate Guinea wormEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Carter Center announced it received $40 million in donations to help fuel its mission to eradicate Guinea worm disease.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stunning 7-Year Survival Difference in Brain Tumor TrialStunning 7-Year Survival Difference in Brain Tumor TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A study of patients with oligodendrogliomas has a practice-changing result. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Adapting to the ADHD Drug ShortageAdapting to the ADHD Drug ShortageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With the United States facing a severe shortage of ADHD medications, how can clinicians adjust their management approach? Medscape Psychiatry
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Commentary Source Type: news

Signs Prove Effective in Prompting People to Use Stairs Instead of ElevatorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
January 17, 2012 (Health Behavior News Service) — Signs that read, “Burn Calories, Not Electricity” posted in lobbies of New York City buildings, motivated more people to take the stairs and continue to use them even months later. read more
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: news

Risk Factors Determine 'Cardiovascular Destiny'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A report in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that risk factors alone are responsible for your cardiovascular destiny, and that having just one can up your risk considerably.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news

Reduced insular γ‐aminobutyric acid in fibromyalgiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ConclusionDiminished inhibitory neurotransmission resulting from lower concentrations of GABA within the right anterior insula may play a role in the pathophysiology of FM and other central pain syndromes.
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - January 30, 2012 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bradley R. FoersterMyria PetrouRichard A. E. EddenPia C. SundgrenTobias Schmidt‐WilckeSuzan E. LoweSteven E. HarteDaniel J. ClauwRichard E. Harris Tags: Fibromyalgia Source Type: research

Big Pharma donates drugs for neglected diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's major pharmaceutical companies joined forces with governments and leading global health organizations on Monday to donate drugs and scientific know-how to help control or wipe out 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Two-Arm Blood Pressure Checks May Spot "Silent" RisksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study appears to support the idea that blood pressure checks should be done in both arms. Researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) in the UK reviewed evidence covering differences in systolic blood pressure between arms and found it could be a useful way to spot elevated risk of vascular disease and even death in cases that might otherwise be "clinically silent". Findings of the systematic review and meta-analysis are published online in The Lancet on 30 January...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news

SF College Launches Letter Campaign to Have Acupuncture Added to...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in San Francisco is asking the public to write to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and ask that acupuncture be added to...(PRWeb January 27, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/chinese-medicine/bay-area/prweb9143787.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 30, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Oh, That's So Awkward...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Handling awkward situations is an essential life skill.
Source: Psychology Today - January 30, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: kschreiber Tags: Social Life Source Type: news

Political Science | Women and Faith: Law Fuels Contraception Controversy on Catholic CampusesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many Catholic colleges are pushing back against a ruling by the Obama administration that the new health care law requires insurance plans at Catholic institutions to cover birth control.
Source: NYT Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DENISE GRADY Tags: Birth Control and Family Planning Colleges and Universities Roman Catholic Church Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Assn of Catholic Colleges and Universities Presidential Election of 2012 Obama, Barack Romney, Mitt Gingric Source Type: news

MS drug prevented fatal heart condition in lab studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(University of Manchester) A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be effective at preventing and reversing the leading cause of heart attack, a new study has found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Peripheral vascular disease may lead to stroke or early death, researchers say
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Health News - January 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Diabetes, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Measuring blood pressure on one arm not enough: studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Measuring your blood pressure on both arms could detect a silent, but serious cardiovascular disease and save your life, a new study has found.
Source: CTV Health - January 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Paroxysmal non‐epileptic motor events in childhood: a clinical and video‐EEG–polymyographic studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aim  The aim of this article was to describe the phenomenology and polymyographic features of paroxysmal non‐epileptic motor events (PNMEs) observed in a series of typically developing and children with neurological impairment.Method  We conducted a retrospective evaluation of 63 individuals (29 females; 34 males) affected by PNMEs at the National Neurological Institute ‘C. Besta’ between 2006 and 2008. Individuals were included in the study if they had PNMEs documented by a video‐electroencephalography–polymyographic study and were aged between 1 month and 18 years (mean age at the time of video‐electr...
Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - January 29, 2012 Category: Child Development Authors: CARLOTTA CANAVESELAURA CANAFOGLIACATERINA COSTAFEDERICA ZIBORDIGIOVANNA ZORZISIMONA BINELLISILVANA FRANCESCHETTINARDO NARDOCCI Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Development of an internet‐based cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (CCFA Partners): Methodology and initial resultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions:CCFA Partners is a novel e‐cohort. Enrollment is ongoing, with surveys twice yearly. CCFA Partners represents a unique resource to study PROs and changes in disease management over time. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012;)
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - January 29, 2012 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Millie D. LongMichael D. KappelmanChristopher F. MartinJames D. LewisLloyd MayerPatricia M. KinneerRobert S. Sandler Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Quality of life reduced in diabetes patients who fear hypoglycemic eventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hypoglycemic symptoms are associated with reduced quality of life and increased fear of hypoglycemia in patients with Type 2 diabetes treated with antihyperglycemic agents, show study findings.
Source: MedWire News - Diabetes - January 29, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Effectiveness of interventions for reducing diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in people with metabolic syndrome: systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta‐analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Evidence suggests that both lifestyle and pharmacological interventions can reverse metabolic syndrome. However, there is a lack of data on whether these benefits are sustained and translate into longer term prevention of diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease.
Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - January 29, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Alison J DunkleyKathryn CharlesLaura J GrayJanette Camosso‐StefinovicMelanie J DaviesKamlesh Khunti Source Type: research

Experts recommend genetic counseling for young sarcoma patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Genetic testing may help sarcoma patients and their famlies know their risk of other cancers later in life If your child is diagnosed with a sarcoma—a tumor in connective tissue like muscles or bones—it’s natural to become totally focused on his immediate recovery. But what if beating sarcoma wasn’t the only time your child might face cancer? Data shows that there is a link between sarcomas and Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare condition that raises a person’s risk of developing one or more cancers to as high as 85 percent. Cancers typically diagnosed in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome include breast cancer, sarco...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - January 29, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Cancer Source Type: news

After a Diet, Your Body Remains Addicted to FoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A recent news article about dieting was a revelation for me as to why I sometimes feel like I'm addicted to food. The article emphasizes what many of us chronic dieters already know-- after you have lost weight on a diet, your body actively fights you, through both hormones and brain activity, to put that weight back on. Is there a way out? read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - January 28, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Diet Health brain activation careful track chronic dieters diet principles eating habits energy input exercise diary food addiction food intake graphs input and output logical strategy losing weight National Weigh Source Type: news

Breaking Free of AddictionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
10 Surprising truths about addiction.
Source: Psychology Today - January 28, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: rchandra Tags: Addiction Source Type: news

Brazilian bikinis expanding to fit plus-size consumersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Girl From Ipanema has put on a few pounds, and for many sunbathers on Brazil's beaches the country's iconic itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikini just doesn't suffice anymore. And that's got a growing number of Brazil's bikini manufacturers offering more plus-size styles.
Source: CTV Health - January 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Demi Moore 911 call reveals "real emergency"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tape of frantic 911 call from actress' home released
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CFIA: Undeclared egg in Bin Bin Snow Rice CrackersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bin Bin brand Snow Rice Crackers are being recalled because they may contain egg that's not declared on the label.
Source: CTV Health - January 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mutated Kras Spins A Molecular Loop That Launches Pancreatic CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists have connected two signature characteristics of pancreatic cancer, identifying a self-perpetuating "vicious cycle" of molecular activity and a new potential target for drugs to treat one of the most lethal forms of cancer. The research, reported in the journal Cancer Cell and led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, connected the molecular dots between: Mutated versions of Kras, a gene that acts as a molecular on-off switch but gets stuck in the "on" position when mutated...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pancreatic Cancer Source Type: news

Prostate cancer's 'forgotten 10,000'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thousands of men with prostate cancer are being "forgotten" because it is still regarded as an "old man's disease", MPs are to be warned.
Source: Telegraph Health - January 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: drugs breast cancer prostate cancer Source Type: news

Cosmetic procedure reduces signs of agingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DALLAS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Ultherapy uses high-frequency ultrasound waves to tighten the deep collagen fibers of the skin making the face appear younger, a U.S. plastic surgeon said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prenatal ExposureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research has found that even light to moderate drinking during pregnancy may interfere with learning and memory during adolescence.
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - January 28, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: cancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

French Breast Implant Boss ArrestedFrench Breast Implant Boss ArrestedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who has sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine News Source Type: news

Once-Weekly Exenatide Okayed by FDA for T2DM After Long LookOnce-Weekly Exenatide Okayed by FDA for T2DM After Long LookEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The FDA approved the once-weekly version of exenatide for type 2 diabetes with a list of required postmarketing studies on the potential for cardiovascular events and medullary thyroid carcinoma. FDA Approvals
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Alert Source Type: news

Hot liquid scalds main cause of kid burnsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MAYWOOD, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hot liquid scalds -- being burned from beverages, soup or food on the stove -- are the No. 1 cause of burns to children, a U.S. burn expert said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Data Mixed on Role of Parents in Childhood ObesityData Mixed on Role of Parents in Childhood ObesityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite the mixed data from the clinical trials, experts say there are some parenting strategies, such as monitoring unhealthy behaviors and positive reinforcement, that are helpful in getting children to change their behavior and lose weight. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Local Doctor Talks About Treating Gabrielle GiffordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BOSTON (CBS) – As Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords hugged President Obama at the State of the Union address, a speech-language pathologist here in Boston was watching with tears in her eyes. Dr. Marjorie Nicholas, an Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, spent two weeks working with Giffords in October. Dr. Nicholas says it was an intense period of speech and language therapy. “It was extremely exciting,” she says. “As the rest of the world has seen with Gabby, she is a very inspiring person. It was a great honor for me to be able to work with her and be part of her rehabilitation.” ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Aphasia brain injury Gabrielle Giffords Karen Anderson Marjorie Nicholas MGH Institute of Health Professions President Barack Obama Source Type: news

Well: Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study of women ages 18 to 44 found that drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages can alter levels of estrogen.
Source: NYT Health - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Caffeine Estrogen Age, Chronological Hormones Medicine and Health Race and Ethnicity Women and Girls Well Woman Source Type: news

Bieber pumps life into Ontario organ donationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A rally cry from Justin Bieber asking fans to become organ donors has done wonders for Ontario's Trillium Gift of Life Network, which has seen a boost in organ donors since the plea was made last week.
Source: CTV Health - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What's Hot at International Stroke Conference 2012?What's Hot at International Stroke Conference 2012?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Anticipated data include findings from the SWIFT, SPS3, TREVO and WARCEF trials, and more from SAMMPRIS. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Guidelines for potential multiple organ donors (adult). Part III: organ-specific recommendationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A morte encefálica induz várias alterações fisiopatológicas que podem causar lesões em rins, pulmões, coração e fígado. Portanto, a atuação do intensivista durante a manutenção do potencial doador falecido exige cuidados específicos com estes órgãos visando sua maior viabilidade para transplantes. O manejo hemodinâmico cuidadoso, os cuidados ventilatórios e de higiene brônquica minimizam a perda de rins e pulmões para o transplante. A avaliação da condição morfológica e funcional do coração auxilia na avaliação do potencial transplantável deste órgão. Por fim, a avaliação da função hep�...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva - January 27, 2012 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research

Antidepressant Treatment for Acute Bipolar Depression: An UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions. Antidepressants probably have no substantial role in acute bipolar depression. However, in light of conflicting results between studies, more well-designed trials are warranted.
Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics - January 27, 2012 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research

Altered mTOR signaling and enhanced CYFIP2 expression levels in subjects with Fragile X syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and autism. The protein (FMRP) encoded by the fragile X mental retardation gene (FMR1), is an RNA‐binding protein linked to translational control. Recently, in the Fmr1 knockout mouse model of FXS, dysregulated translation initiation signaling was observed. To investigate whether an altered signaling was also a feature of subjects with FXS compared to typical developing controls, we isolated total RNA and translational control proteins from lymphocytes of subjects from both groups (38 FXS and 14 TD). Although we did not observe any diff...
Source: Genes, Brain and Behavior - January 27, 2012 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Charles A. HoefferEleonora SanchezRandi J. HagermanYi MuDanh V. NguyenHelen WongAshley M. WhelanR. Suzanne ZukinEric KlannFlora Tassone Source Type: research

Many adults now manage aging parents' care from afarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mother might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store.
Source: CTV Health - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Test May Evaluate Severity of COPD ExacerbationTest May Evaluate Severity of COPD ExacerbationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study suggests that a COPD assessment test can determine exacerbation severity. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news

Older adults may be vulnerable to new swine flu virusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There may be a lot more vulnerability in the population to a new swine influenza virus than was first thought, new Canadian research suggests.
Source: CTV Health - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

James Murdoch to quit GSK boardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch, facing scrutiny over his role in a phone hacking scandal at the News of the World tabloid, is to step down from the board of GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's biggest drugmaker said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

2-Year Study Finds Gardasil Does Not Trigger Autoimmune Conditions After VaccinationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is now recommended for male and female adolescents and young adults, does not trigger autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis after vaccination in young women, according to a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Kaiser Permanente researchers used electronic health records to conduct an observational safety study of 189,629 females aged 9 to 26 years old in California who were followed for six months after receiving each dose of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine in 2006-2008...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Source Type: news

Anxious MindsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sure, we live in anxious times, but you can tame the impact.
Source: Psychology Today - January 27, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: clane Tags: Anxiety Depression Source Type: news

An Rx? Pay More to Family DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nation's second-largest health insurer, WellPoint, is shaking up its approach to paying doctors, putting a major investment behind the idea that spending more for better primary care can save money down the road.
Source: WSJ.com: Health - January 27, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis BEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Study found lower risk of developing disease for people taking these cholesterol-cutting drugs
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Health News - January 26, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, Oncology, Pharmacy, Hepatology, News, Source Type: news

The Real YouEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Being authentic takes courage—but it is a mark of mental health.
Source: Psychology Today - January 26, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sheitler Tags: Happiness Source Type: news