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Lindsay Lohan struggles in rehab

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400

It seems actress Lindsay Lohan is struggling in rehab after the doctors cut her off from Addreall. The 26-year-old actress is completing her 90-day stint at the Betty Ford Clinic in California. And her friends are worried that she is lacking energy, reports femalefirst.co.uk. A source said: "Lindsay just doesn't want to be there. She was forced to go to Betty Ford by the judge instead of going ...

Indo- Swiss bilateral meet held at Geneva

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:30:03 -0400

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of Health Switzerland Alain Berset held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of World Health Assembly at Geneva with the aim of giving further impetus to cooperation in the field of healthcare. Speaking on the occasion, Azad said that friendship between India and Switzerland goes as back as Independence of India, strongly ...

Smoking during pregnancy up obesity and diabetes risk in baby girls

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:20:02 -0400

Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both obesity and gestational diabetes, in their daughters, a recent study has found. The study is by Dr Kristina Mattsson, Lund University, Sweden, and colleagues including Dr Matthew Longnecker from the National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences at the U.S.National Institutes of Health, North Carolina, USA. While the relation of ...

Frequent candy eaters not likelier to be overweight or have heart disease

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:50:01 -0400

A new research has suggested that frequency of candy consumption is not associated with weight or certain adverse health risks. According to a recent data analysis, adults who consume candy at least every other day are no more likely to be overweight nor have greater risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than moderate consumers (about once a week) or even less frequent candy eaters ...

Indigenous culture youth among key topics as UN permanent forum opens 12th session

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:18 -0400

20 May 2013 150 Around 2,300 indigenous participants are expected to discuss culture, education and health during the 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which will include a special focus on youth, indigenous groups in Africa and the importance of strengthening ties with international financial institutions. "We must have a better understanding of the ...

Teen Dies of Cancer After Touching Millions With Song

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:07 -0400

Zach Sobiech, an 18-year-old whose battle with cancer became a global story, has died. The Minnesota native became famous when his song "Clouds,rdquo; which is about facing death, became a viral sensation on YouTube, topping 3 million views. The song was originally released in December of last year. The video was so popular that a group of celebrities were inspired to create a video ...

India UK sign MoU on cooperation in health sector

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400

India and Britain have signed an MOU for cooperation in the field of health. The MoU was signed by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Secretary of State for Health, UK, Jeremy Richard Hunt last evening in Geneva. Describing the agreement as a historic event and a great milestone, Azad noted with optimism that this agreement is going to usher in a new era of cooperation in the health ...

Toddler who survived Saudi car crash found moving in body bag

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400

A toddler, who survived a car crash horror, was taken to a morgue in a body bag before doctors realised that he was actually breathing. Eisa Hayat was the only survivor of the car accident that took the lives of five members of the then one-year-old's British family on a pilgrimage to Mecca, the Daily Star reported. Doctors in Saudi Arabia saw the toddler moving in the bag just before they were ...

Commonly used catheters double blood clot risk in ICU and cancer patients

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400

Compared to other central venous catheters (CVCs), peripherally inserted central catheters (known as PICCs) -- an often preferred route for delivery of IV medications-more than double the risk of dangerous blood clots - especially among patients who are critically ill or who have cancer. This was found in a new University of Michigan Health System study including an Indian origin scientist. In ...

Cancer survivor Kleybanova makes victorious comeback

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400

After a victorious comeback to professional tennis, former World No. 20 and cancer survivor Alisa Kleybanova vowed Monday to return to the sport's biggest competitions. The Russian, 23, won two WTA titles before being forced to quit the sport in July 2011 when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. After an aborted comeback bid last year, Kleybanova made a successful return last week at a ...

Boot up Intel v big data wearable and health Apple on tax Google Island and more

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:53 -0400

Intel is a $53bn-a-year company that enjoys a near monopoly on the computer chips that go into PCs. But when it comes to the data underlying big companies like Facebook and Google, it says it wants to "return power to the people."Intel Labs, the company's R&D arm, is launching an initiative around what it calls the "data economy"--how consumers might capture more of ...

Selection of Andhra hospital for best medical tourism facility award kicks up a controversy

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:51:10 -0400

The selection of Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, for the "best medical tourism facility" award, as part of the National Tourism Awards 2011-12 by the Union ministry of tourism, has kicked up a controversy.The awards were presented by President Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi at a function in New Delhi on March 18. Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi's home ...

Committee to hear from junior health minister on proposed abortion laws

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:44:21 -0400

The final day of hearings on the proposed abortion laws will hear from lawyers and the junior health minister today. The Committee will then report back to the Government ahead of the final drafting of the proposed new laws. Yesterday psychiatrists differed on whether the coalition should be including the threat of suicide in the law. Last night medical experts outlined their views on possible ...

Home health hosting garage sale for employee

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:40:03 -0400

Encompass Home Health of East Texas will hold a fundraising garage sale June 1 to benefit the medical expenses of one of its employees, Davy Hobson. The medical expenses have built up to almost $2 million because of serious complications and a long hospitalization, according to an news ...

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Health visits Hungary

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:09 -0400

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Health Ogtay Shiraliyev has visited Hungary. During the visit, Ogtay Shiraliyev had a number of meetings with Hungarian dignitaries, including Hungarian Minister of Human Resources Zoltan Balog, State Secretary of the Prime Minister`s Office and co-chair of the Hungary-Azerbaijan joint economic commission Peter Szijjarto, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the health ...

Analysis Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:03 -0400

President Barack Obama makes a statement next to Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius about contraceptive care funding in the press room of the White House in Washington, February 10, ...

Shane Victorino on hamstring injury I just want to get back to being healthy

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:00 -0400

starred in his own version of "Groundhog Day."Victorino left in the sixth inning of the Red Sox' 6-4 loss here Monday night after experiencing tightness in his left hamstring. It marked the fifth time this season that Victorino has exited a game early because of an injury."It seems like if it ain’t one thing, it’s another right now," Victorino said. "They ...

Employers to offer bare-bones coverage under health care law

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:58 -0400

US employers will be able to largely avoid penalties under the Obama-backed health care legislation, while offering very limited plans to their workforces. An article in ...

Union limits UC Medical workers to two-day strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:50 -0400

Some 13,000 patient care workers are set to strike on Tuesday and Wednesday at University of California Medical Centers across the state after voting by 97 percent to walk out. While workers are determined to fight management's attack on wages and demanded for increased health and pension contributions, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union (AFSCME) has ...

Fine Print Task Force Would Oversee Health Marketplace

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:12 -0400

resolution establishing a legislative task force to oversee and develop recommendations to implement the health insurance exchange or marketplace, the primary way for uninsured residents to buy insurance established by the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The Assembly passed it yesterday after the Senate passed it last ...

Medical examiner 20 children killed in twister

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:19 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs.The twister has killed at least 51 people and officials fear the death toll will rise.Medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott confirmed the children's deaths Monday night. The tornado made a direct hit on an elementary ...

Latest U-turn by Health Minister gives nursing unit a stay of execution

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:43 -0400

Roberto Martinez was left in no doubt how much Wigan fans want him to stay on as manager as the club celebrated their FA Cup triumph with a parade through the town centre on Monday ...

Ray Manzarek keyboardist and founding member of rock group The Doors dies at 74 from cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:47:01 -0400

FILE - In this undated publicity file photo, members of the Doors, from left, John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison, pose for a portrait. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by ...

Dubai aims to become top destination for health tourism in the Middle East

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:20 -0400

Medical tourism has been brought to the fore with renewed optimism and a host of projects as announced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday. The projects are part of the authority's strategy for 2013-2025, which build on His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's long-term sustainable development vision ...

360 Vantage acquired by IMS Health

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:25:12 -0400

Healthcare company, IMS Health, announced their acquisition yesterday of 360 Vantage, a Chandler-based developer of cloud-based mobile sales and marketing systems. For more, click on the AZ Tech Beat link ...

US cancer survivor Jen OShea can rotate her leg a full 180 degrees with no pain

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:37 -0400

Hidden talent: Cancer survivor, Jen O'Shea, can rotate her right leg a full 180 degrees with no pain or effort at all so that her foot is facing the ...

4th graders offer message of hope to cancer patients

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:03 -0400

A message of hope through the eyes of a 4th grader looks simple: smiley faces, bright colors, and encouraging words. But sometimes it's the simplest things that can change someone's day. "I really thought a sunset would make it calm and the rising sun would mean you will rise from your sickness," said Sacred Heart Cathedral 4th grader, Jenna Fairbrother, describing her ...

Marshawn Lynch only healthy Seahawk missing from first workout

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:51:13 -0400

No reason was given for the absence of Seahawks All-Pro running back Marshawn Lynch from voluntary workouts, but coach Pete Carroll says Lynch is ...

UW Medicine Catholic health system to have ‘strategic affiliation’

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:46:13 -0400

In the latest affiliation between secular and religious health-care systems, UW Medicine and PeaceHealth, a Catholic health-care system, announced Monday they plan to create a "strategic affiliation," with details to be worked out over the ...

Two out of three regional hospitals still standing near tornado site

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:50 -0400

Kelly Wells of the Norman Regional Health System updates MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on the status of local hospitals following the devastating and fatal tornado in Moore, Oklahoma ...

Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:58 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of elective ...

Quebec area where cancer rates are 80 times higher to be studied

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:13 -0400

It's been more than 15 years since her husband died of a brain tumour, but Candide Blanger feels she may finally get some answers about why he died.Jacques Trottier died in 1995 at the age of 62. The couple had lived for 17 years next to the Valcartier military base in Shannon, where many experts believe the drinking water was laced with trichloroethylene or TCE. The solvent, which strips ...

Chinese academics at NYU accused of taking bribes and revealing research to China medical company

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:33 -0400

(15 mins ago) Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a US-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, US federal prosecutors said yesterday. Professor Zhu Yudong and Yang Xing, a lab engineer, were to appear in court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges. The third defendant, postdoctoral fellow Li Ye, ...

Joy Huber 5 Things Angelina Jolie Teaches Us About Cancer

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:59 -0400

This past week, I, along with many many others, was quite frankly shocked to hear the breaking news that Angelina Jolie had a preventive double mastectomy upon finding (quoted from her op-ed): "I carry a 'faulty' gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer." As more details have been revealed, I have reflected on what one of the ...

37 killed in US tornado with death toll expected to rise medical examiners office says

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:33 -0400

MOORE, Okla. - The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says 37 people have been killed by a tornado that hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott says the death toll is expected to rise. Elliott doesn't know how many of those killed were ...

Medicaid Patients Can Call Hotline for Help in Choosing Health Plans

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:44 -0400

Long-term care Medicaid recipients can call the hotline and ask questions about what doctors and medications are covered in different plans. A counselor also can enroll them in a plan. Florida has obtained tentative permission from the federal government to move 3 million Medicaid patients into managed care ...

MacDill Medical Ops Member Killed in Crash on I-75

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:44 -0400

Staff Sgt. Cheryl Westbrook was driving in the center lane on Interstate 75 near Riverview on Saturday when another car tried to change lanes and the two collided. Florida Highway Patrol officials said she lost control of the vehicle, hit a Florida Department of Transportation sign and flipped over. Westbook, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver in the other car, Candelaria M. Perez, ...

Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:52 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ...

Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:22 -0400

Mariana Arellano likes to go to birthday parties as much as her high school pals. But when it comes to snacking, she doesn’t go anywhere near the soda, cookies or candy.She waits for the sugar-free cake.“My friends are always trying to make me feel included,” said Mariana, a 17-year-old junior at Coral Reef Senior High School in south Miami-Dade. “They make it easier being ...

Gyms For Women Sell More Than Fitness

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:43:30 -0400

. Standing in the atrium leading from the lobby -- where you can order a $10 "Flirtini," a $12 Long Island, or a $30 sangria carafe at the full bar -- to the locker room -- where the towels are a shocking shade of pink, the walls are coated in sliver glitter, and the flat irons are plentiful -- I couldn't figure out what this particular "un-gym," as it's billed, ...

Overruns Forcing Lower Payments to Some Providers in Stopgap Health Program

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:41:13 -0400

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U.S. to suspend pension health investments Lew

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Congressional leaders Monday that due to the debt limit, he will suspend debt issuance for the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund until August. The move won't affect funds needed to pay current beneficiaries, he said. In a letter, Lew said that the move was in line with ...

Advertising Aiming Autism Ads at Hispanic and African-American Parents

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:29 -0400

AUTISM Speaks, the autism and science advocacy organization, this week is introducing a new public service advertising campaign aimed at Hispanic and African-American ...

2 hospitals treating nearly 60 after Okla. tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:15 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Officials at two hospitals say they're treating nearly 60 patients, including more than a dozen children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.Integris Southwest Medical Center spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY'-ot) said 10 of 37 patients being treated at that facility Monday are listed in critical condition. Twelve are in serious and 15 others are listed in ...

Barbara Brenner Breast Cancer Iconoclast Dies at 61

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:27:19 -0400

She championed causes for most of her adult life, protesting the Vietnam War as a college student and working on women's rights, civil rights and employment discrimination as a lawyer. She became Breast Cancer Action's first executive director in 1995, two years after undergoing treatment for the disease and a year before it ...

State Senate OKs New Regulations For Calif. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:10 -0400

[…] in California by voters in 1996. The current law allowing the sale of medical cannabis has …State Senate OKs New Regulations For Calif. Medical Marijuana DispensariesCBS ...

Obama selects Sally Ride for posthumous Medal of Freedom

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:10:47 -0400

Barack Obama Monday said he will award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space. "We remember Sally Ride not just as a national hero, but as a role model to generations of young women," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. "Sally inspired us to reach for the stars, and she advocated for a greater focus ...

Follmer to Head Health Care Practice for Woodruff Sawyer in California

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:39 -0400

Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Chad Follmer health care practice Leader. Follmer has focused his 20-year career on insurance and risk management strategies developing and leading platforms to serve health care organizations and life sciences companies. He has lead several practices around this specialty and was most recently managing director, health care and life science practice leader for ...

Half of Hospital Admissions From Emergency Rooms

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:25 -0400

Emergency rooms account for about half of the ...

UK first in EU to get Mercks new Schmallenberg vaccine

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05:15 -0400

Merck & Co , had been issued a licence for the new vaccine after an accelerated assessment to make it available this summer. As a result, farmers will be able to vaccinate sheep and cattle before most of them become pregnant, which is important as exposure to the virus can cause damage to foetuses. Schmallenberg virus - named after the German town where it was first detected - infected ...

Cancer survivor holding benefit for Vancleave girl battling brain cancer

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:36:06 -0400

ST. MARTIN, MS (WLOX) - Natalie Hightower took another walk Monday, and she is draining fluids on her own. Her family is still trying to decide what steps to take after they learned the tumor removed from Natalie's brain last week was cancerous. Support for the 12 year old Vancleave girl is now spreading to St. Martin and Ocean Springs. One teacher is trying to rally the South Mississippi ...

Cardinal Health spies opportunity in Sichuan

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:05 -0400

/enpproperty--> A boom is on the horizon in the market for medical products in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, said the CEO of a firm that specializes in the field. Chen Zhiliang, general manager of Cardinal Health (Sichuan) Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, said the region's ever-growing medical infrastructure is certain to create a large demand for his company's products. ...

Cancer surgery wait times longest in Montreal

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:29 -0400

MONTREAL -- More than 500 cancer patients in Montreal have been waiting nearly two months -- and counting -- for urgent surgery to remove tumours, newly-released provincial statistics show. The wait times in Montreal are higher than in any other region in the province, contradicting government claims that access to health care is more of a problem in outlying areas. Patient-rights advocate Paul ...

Disney pulls Jessie episode that makes fun of gluten-free child

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:24 -0400

Outrage by some parents over what they deem derogatory statements about children who need gluten-free diets that were made on the Disney Channel show "Jessie" has led the company to pull the episode off the air. "To our viewers, we received your feedback about tonight's 'Jessie' episode which some of you accessed early on Video-on-Demand," Disney said in a ...

Judge rules workers at UC hospitals can strike

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:09 -0400

LOS ANGELES -- A judge has ruled that some workers at the five largest University of California medical centers can go on strike for two days starting Tuesday.Sacramento County Superior Court Judge David Brown denied the system's request Monday for a complete injunction against a strike by the union which represents 13,000 nursing assistants, scanning technicians, operating room assistants, ...

Man stole purse backpack from Portland hospitals police say

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:33 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore. – Police are looking for a man accused of stealing a purse and a backpack from two Portland hospitals. The first theft occurred on May 14 at Portland Shriners Hospital, police said. The suspect walked into the volunteer break room at around 12 p.m. and allegedly stole a woman’s purse. After hospital security members found the suspect on surveillance video, they ...

Hospital CEO Pledges To Make Health Care Prices Public

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:52 -0400

The chief executive of a Miami, Florida hospital has pledged to begin addressing one of the most dysfunctional aspects of the American health care system, ...

Pfizer halts study of lymphoma drug unlikely to help survival

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:01 -0400

Pfizer Inc , which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug ...

Does prostate cancer treatment help older sick men

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:04 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate removal or radiation, and they'd have to live with their side effects, says a new ...

10 ways to relieve stress naturally

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:40 -0400

As a doctor, I get a lot of health questions both in my practice and in my email inbox. Today, I found one that I felt was particularly compelling, which I'd like to share with you.Hi, Dr. Manny, can you please tell me some natural remedies for stress? - ShidehThe thing is, in today's day and age, with America undergoing so many difficult times due to high unemployment rates, ...

Swine virus confirmed in Iowa Indiana hog herds

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400

(Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said ...

Sleep and Couples For Better or Worse Day AND Night

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55:56 -0400

Sleep. It occupies about one-third of our lives. We need it for our mental and physical health, and for our survival. Compared with other health behaviors such as smoking or exercise, sleep is unique because for most adults, it is a behavior they ';share'; with a partner. But according to studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American ...

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:27 -0400

WASHINGTON -; Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging ...

Viviscal Visible Signs of Healthy Hair Growth

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:04 -0400

As many of you know, aging clearly affects your hair, from texture change to lack of growth. I used to have three-inch circumference of pony-hair. And now? Well ... never mind. Due to stress (and aging), I really felt a noticeable difference in my hair, for the worse. I've started to experience some thinning in the past few months, and even my hairstylist reluctantly raised the issue. So ...

Britain aims to make gene testing accessible for cancer patients

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:22:51 -0400

Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy.The project, involving the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, the U.S. gene sequencing firm Illumina, geneticists and cancer doctors, aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes ...

Opinion Human cost of medical negligence is unacceptable

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:21:23 -0400

Human error may be a given, but when lives are at stake, most societies, corporates and organisations build in extra checks and fail-safes to stop citizens dying on a single professional ...

Latest Health Hurdle Buying Insurance Without A Bank Account

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:18:34 -0400

Millions of people who rely on check-cashing stores, like this one in New York City, could run into trouble buying health ...

Victim of Miami ‘zombie’ attack makes strides in recovery doctors say

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:34 -0400

One year after surviving a savage, bizarre attack in Miami that left him blind, beaten and facially disfigured, Ronald Poppo is continuing his recovery at a long-term care facility in Cutler Bay. Poppo’s caregivers said he is in good spirits and plays guitar every day in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center, and he has put on about 50 pounds since the Memorial Day weekend ...

COPD Patients On Bronchodilators Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiovascular Events

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:18 -0400

Elderly patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are treated with long-acting bronchodilators ?-agonists and anticholinergics are at an increased risk of cardiovascular events, according to new research published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Over a quarter of Americans above the age of 35 suffer from COPD, it is one of the leading causes of death in the ...

Clinical Trial Finds Fluid And Sodium Restrictions Have No Effect On Weight Loss Or Clinical Stability Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:18 -0400

heart failure (ADHF) suggests that aggressive fluid and sodium restriction has no effect on weight loss or clinical stability at three days but was associated with an increase in perceived thirst, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. Sodium and fluid restrictions are nonpharmacologic measures widely used to treat ADHF despite a lack ...

Two Radiotherapy Treatments Show Similar Morbidity Cancer Control After Prostatectomy

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:17 -0400

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Use of the newer, more expensive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy (CRT) after surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland were associated with similar morbidity ...

Only 25 Of Sunscreens Offer Strong Protection

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:16 -0400

Only 25% of sunscreen products offer strong and broad UV protection and raise few health concerns, according to Environmental Working Group (EWG). The safety and efficacy of over 1,400 sunscreens, lotions, lip products, and makeups that advertise sun protection on the market in 2013 were evaluated in EWG's 7th annual Sunscreen Guide released today, May 20th. "The vast majority of ...

The Government Bans Doctors Who Can’t Repay Their Student Loans From Treating Medicare Patients

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:32 -0400

Over ten percent of all doctors and nurses on the government’s Medicare and Medicaid blacklist end up on it because they defaulted on government-backed student loans. Medical workers on the blacklist are barred from treating Medicare and Medicaid patients or receiving federal reimbursements for a predesignated time period. According to a Modern ...

Insys Therapeutics completes $37M IPO to back medical marijuana drug

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:07:15 -0400

Insys Therapeutics Inc. has completed its $36.8 million initial public offering to help bolster sales of its medical marijuana drug. Insys Therapeutics Inc. has completed its $36.8 million initial public offering to help bolster sales of its medical marijuana drug one of a handful of Arizona IPOs within the past seven months. The resurgence of IPOS in Arizona is a sign that the economy is ...

Health sites too complex full of cliches study

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:19 -0400

By Ivan Oransky NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the ...

Pricey radiation no better post prostatectomy study

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:19 -0400

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who get an older and less costly form of radiation after their cancerous prostates are removed fare just as well as men who get a new and expensive type of radiation, according to a new study. "What we demonstrate is that both (therapies) are very safe and effective after prostatectomy, and patients should feel very confident receiving ...

Minnesota health officials Raw cheese sickened up to 25

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:51 -0400

Minnesota health officials say more than two-dozen people have been sickened by eating raw Mexican-style cheese. The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday, May 20, at least 25 Minnesotans became sick with salmonella linked to eating queso fresco made with unpasteurized cheese. The state health department, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the city of Minneapolis have been ...

Bunions should be blamed on genes not shoes study shows

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:59 -0400

Bunions are likely inherited and not caused by faulty footwear, Counsel and Heal reported. Bunions are a painful foot condition characterized by bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of the big toe. Earlier research indicates that 23 percent of people 18 to 65 years of age and 36 percent of people over the age of 65 have bunions. The new study, published in the journal Arthritis ...

Bill would strip secrecy from health agency

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:33 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two lawmakers are seeking to strip broad secrecy provisions from the California agency overseeing implementation of President Barack Obama's health care ...

Fitch Updates U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals and Health Systems Rating Criteria

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:15 -0400

Slow Progress on GAAP and IFRS Convergence; Optionality for Impairments Increases Significant differences will remain between the GAAP and IFRS accounting standards in 2013, although cooperation and progress continues on some remaining joint projects, according to Fitch Ratings. The pipeline of new standards promises increasing commonality between the two platforms over coming years. Progress ...

Ketamine may be quick effective treatment for untreatable depression

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:42 -0400

Ketamine, a drug also known as Special K or K, may have some untapped benefits for people suffering from treatment-resistant depression. A clinical trial presented on May 20 at ...

Vermont governor signs assisted-suicide bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:42 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vt. Vermont is now the fourth state in the country that allows physician assisted suicide. The law, which allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients, took effect Monday when it was signed by Gov. Peter ...

FDA raises concerns about experimental sleep aid suvorexant

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:42 -0400

WASHINGTON While an experimental insomnia drug from Merck was effective at helping patients sleep, it also had dangerous side effects including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee warned. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released a review of the company's sleep aid, suvorexant, ahead of a public meeting on Wednesday. The ...

Rockies face healthy to-do list to stay in NL West contention

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:45:56 -0400

On this date, one year ago, the Rockies lost 6-4 to the lowly Seattle Mariners, giving the Mariners a three-game sweep. Boos rained down at Coors Field. "We are in a rut right now," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said at the time. "We are going to have to dig our ourselves out. Nobody likes it. It's no fun to go through it." The Rockies' record was 15-25 and they were ...

Music Therapy Appears To Help Reduce Anxiety Use Of Sedatives For Patients Receiving Ventilator Support

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:42 -0400

Among intensive care unit patients receiving acute ventilatory support for respiratory failure, use of patient-preferred music resulted in greater reduction ...

Former Packers QB Don Majkowski catalogs his health woes in survey of NFL players

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:27 -0400

Nine in ten said they were happy they played football, but fewer than 50% said they would recommend children play it today Among the three dozen players interviewed for the story was former Packers player Don Majkowski (left), whose story about the effect of playing football on his health is a grim one. "Seventeen years removed from his NFL career, ex-quarterback Don Majkowski says he can ...

IFP sees red over cancer saga

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:51 -0400

Durban - The Inkatha Freedom Party on Monday called for KwaZulu-Natal's health MEC and the head of department to quit over their failure to keep two cancer radiotherapy machines operational at a Durban ...

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Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:45 -0400

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Olongapo nurse crowned Miss PH-Earth on second try

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:58:20 -0400

WINNING BEAUTIES Angelee de los Reyes (center), who was crowned Miss Earth-Philippines at SM Arena on Saturday night, poses with other winners of the beauty contest. From left: Bernadette Aguirre (Eco-Tourism), Nancy Leonard (Water), Kimverlyn Suiza (Air) and Alma Cabasal (Fire). RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines--She definitely looked lovelier the second time around, and the judges ...

Health IT startup CareWire names new CEO hires former Klout exec

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:44 -0400

CareWire, a startup that's a developed a text messaging service for health providers, has named former health care consultant Ken Saitow president and CEO. The Excelsior-based company also has hired Phil Hotchkiss, a Twin Cities serial entrepreneur who most recently was chief product officer at Klout, to serve as executive vice president and chief product officer. Saitow was previously ...

Bayer says lung drug shows promise in prolonged trial

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:55 -0400

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said extended use of its experimental riociguat pill to treat a life-threatening form of high blood pressure in the lungs was shown to be safe and effective in a prolonged ...

Environmental Working Groups 2013 sunscreen guide takes aim at high SPFs

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:09 -0400

The Environmental Working Group is warning that some sunscreens may not protect people as well as they might have thought. The consumer watchdog's latest annual report of sunscreens comes at a time when beach goers can expect to see new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products easier to use. Despite those long-awaited changes mandated by the Food and Drug ...

Police remove 17 bodies from Modesto Calif. funeral home

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:25 -0400

Seventeen bodies were removed from a Modesto, Calif., funeral home in a criminal and civil investigation of cremation delays, sheriff's deputies said. The business was identified as the McGuire Cremation and Funeral Service, the Los Angeles Times reported. The unusual move by the Stanislaus County, Calif., Sheriff's Department, at the request of the county coroner, came after the ...

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