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Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'
Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:36am


Sporting 'heart screening' call
Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save lives, a study has concluded.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:14pm


Brain imbalance 'cot death key'
More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:34am


Sulston argues for open medicine
Genome pioneer and Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients, particularly in the developing world.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:06am


New way to tackle cancer depression
Researchers say they have found a new treatment for cancer patients suffering depression
3 Jul 2008 at 8:50pm


'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:09pm


Call for sex lessons at age four
Two leading sexual health charities call for compulsory sex education for children as young as four.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:38am


'Mental risk' of Facebook teens
Children growing up alongside social networking websites may have a "dangerous" view of the world, says an expert.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:30am


Denmark 'world's happiest nation'
Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey published by the US National Science Foundation.
3 Jul 2008 at 6:25am


US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report.
3 Jul 2008 at 5:10pm


Male mother
Gender reassignment is a long process
4 Jul 2008 at 7:04am


Money matters
Is the French system better than the NHS?
3 Jul 2008 at 8:06am


Fighting fit?
How to get the most out of your gym membership
3 Jul 2008 at 4:50am


Shaping up
Why doctors are switching on to video games
2 Jul 2008 at 2:27am

Medical notes
A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions
16 Jun 2008 at 10:57am

New York Times: Health

The New Old Age: The Car Key Conversation
The ?car key conversation? is a dreaded milestone of eldercare and one that adult children dread most.


by By JANE GROSS
3 Jul 2008 at 3:48pm

Personal Best: To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
No matter how much you train in the heat, it will never be easy, athletes and researchers say.


by By GINA KOLATA
3 Jul 2008 at 6:14pm

Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die
A woman?s desire to avoid life in a nursing home forces a country to confront the thorny ethical issue and casts an assisted-suicide advocate as Germany?s Jack Kevorkian.


by By MARK LANDLER
3 Jul 2008 at 10:39am

European Plan Would Expand Health Care Access Within the Bloc
European Union residents would be able to receive most health care treatment anywhere in the 27-nation bloc without prior authorization under a proposal published on Wednesday.


by By STEPHEN CASTLE
2 Jul 2008 at 11:53pm

Aiming to Sell the World on Fitness
Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with few health clubs, in a strategy to survive an economic downturn in the United States.


by By JOHN TAGLIABUE
3 Jul 2008 at 11:49am

E. Coli Illnesses Prompt Beef Recall
The Agriculture Department is warning that the beef supplied by a Nebraska company may be responsible for at least 40 illnesses.


by By MITCHELL BLUMENTHAL
3 Jul 2008 at 12:34am

F.D.A. Panel Urges More Testing for Diabetes Drugs
Diabetes drugs would be subject to more stringent safety standards under recommendations made Wednesday by a government panel.


by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 Jul 2008 at 1:19am

Salmonella Probe Adds Foods Served With Tomatoes
The government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation?s record salmonella outbreak.


by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 Jul 2008 at 1:55pm

Scientist at Work | David Pritchard: The Worms Crawl In
Can hookworms protect against allergies? In a quest to find out, David Pritchard infected himself.


by By ELIZABETH SVOBODA
30 Jun 2008 at 11:51pm

Mind: Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?
New papers illustrate the continuing power of Stanley Milgram?s shock experiments ? and the interpretations they still inspire.


by By BENEDICT CAREY
1 Jul 2008 at 11:00am

A Quandary on Blood Drops in the Brain
Improvements in scanning techniques are making it easier to see microbleeds in the brain, but it?s unclear what should be done about them.


by By GINA KOLATA
2 Jul 2008 at 9:53pm

Scientists Identify the Brain?s Activity Hub
A new report provides the most complete rough draft to date of the electrical architecture of the brain?s cerebral cortex.


by By BENEDICT CAREY
1 Jul 2008 at 10:15am

Officials Praise New Test for Drug-Resistant TB
The World Health Organization said that the new test promises to help significantly improve treatment and prevent the spread of the airborne infection.


by By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN
30 Jun 2008 at 11:20pm

Q & A: Fruit, Cut and Dried
How does dried fruit compare with fresh fruit in nutritional value?


by By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
30 Jun 2008 at 9:21pm

Drilling Down: Overindulgence in Small Packages
While food companies have reduced portion sizes to respond to concerns about overeating, a new study shows that small packages can also lead to over-consumption.


by By ALEX MINDLIN
30 Jun 2008 at 2:32am

Globe and Mail: Health

Ask a dietician
Leslie Beck takes your healthy eating questions
4 Jul 2008 at 10:22am

'There's absolutely no typical woman'
Abortion cuts across the lines of class, education, age and income to affect women from all walks of life
by CARLY WEEKS
4 Jul 2008 at 9:13am

Magic mushrooms' medical mojo
A small but growing number of scientists are once again recruiting patients for studies of controversial drugs
by ptaylor@globeandmail.com
4 Jul 2008 at 8:22am

Pregnant man gives birth to baby girl
Thomas Beatie was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man
3 Jul 2008 at 5:40pm

European scientists link serotonin to sudden infant death
Researchers in Italy have found that an imbalance of the neuronal signal serotonin in the brainstem caused sudden death in mice, and hope their findings will shed new light on sudden infant cot death.
3 Jul 2008 at 4:27pm

Children's suicide attempts raise concerns about ADHD medication
Issue highlights debate over whether or not to prescribe powerful drugs to treat complex psychiatric problems among children
by CARLY WEEKS
3 Jul 2008 at 11:02am

First the stroke, then a Newfoundland accent
Southern Ontario woman's file is the first documented case of foreign accent syndrome in Canada. 'My family thinks it's cute, but I don't,' Rose Doré says
by ANNE McILROY
2 Jul 2008 at 11:22pm

Start your day with a square of chocolate
According to researchers, a big breakfast packed with protein, carbs - and even something sweet - can lead to weight loss
by Leslie Beck
2 Jul 2008 at 8:41am

A surprisingly potent placebo: face time with me
Patients who receive more attention from their doctors see a dramatic improvement
by Dr. Michael Evans
1 Jul 2008 at 8:27am

Babies need more than sugar to ease their pain, study finds
Giving newborns sucrose does not reduce discomfort
by CARLY WEEKS
1 Jul 2008 at 4:38am

Medical News Today

Efforts, Grant Seek To Promote Healthy Living In Underserved Communities, Med...
The following summarizes efforts that seek to improve health among minorities.Chicago: The Chicago Tribune on Monday featured the Kitchen Table Interventions Program, which trains local community members to be health care advocates and researchers to promote better health in urban and underserved communities.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:00pm

Pfizer To Eliminate Direct Financial Support For Continuing Medical Education...
Pfizer officials recently announced that the company will no longer provide direct financial support for continuing medical education courses offered by for-profit medical education and communication companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:00pm

Men, Blacks In Particular, Less Likely Than Women To Be Aware That They Have ...
Men are one-quarter less likely than women to know that they have high blood pressure and black men with high blood pressure, are particularly unlikely to know of their condition, according to study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Reuters Health reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:00pm

U.S. Health Care System Overhaul Needed To Reduce Costs, Columnist Writes
"Health care will become one of the most onerous personal finance issues in coming years unless the system is changed to ensure universal access, cost control and long-term financing," Bloomberg columnist John Wasik writes in the Bloomberg/Boston Globe.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:00pm

UnitedHealth Group Announces Lower Profit Outlook, Will Restructure To Focus ...
UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday lowered its earnings guidance because of reduced commercial businesses and higher-than-expected Medicare-related costs and said it would restructure the company with a greater focus on regional coverage, the Chicago Tribune reports (Chicago Tribune, 7/3). The insurer said that profits would drop about 16% from earlier estimates (Forster, St.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:00pm

NGO Leader In Angola Seeks To Mobilize Country's Youth For HIV Prevention
Young people in Angola have a poor record of participation in HIV prevention efforts, including voluntary testing and condom use, according to Antonio Coelho, executive secretary of the Angolan Network of AIDS Service Organisations, Angola Press Agency/AllAfrica.com reports.Coelho made the remarks Wednesday while speaking to the Angola Press Agency.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:00am

Wall Street Journal Letters To The Editor Address Recent Opinion Piece On Med...
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday published two letters to the editor in response to an opinion piece about a bill (HR 6331) approved last month by the House that would delay a scheduled 10.6% reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements and reduce funds for Medicare Advantage.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:00am

New York Senate 'Missed Mark' Not Passing Comprehensive Sex Education Bill, O...
The New York state Senate "clearly missed the mark" by not passing the Healthy Teens Act, which would make funding available for schools to provide comprehensive sex education, Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, author of "The Neighborhoods of Queens," writes in a Long Island Newsday opinion piece.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:00am

Radicals Shake Up Molecules In A Tug O' War
Until now, it was commonly thought that colliding molecules get the shakes as the result of energy transfer solely from the smashing of the molecules, but some new research adds a second means by which colliding molecules become vibrationally excited--it is being called the "Tug o' War Mechanism.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:00am

Number Of Abortions Decreasing Among HIV-Positive Women In Belarus, Official ...
The number of HIV-positive women in Belarus who are forgoing abortions is increasing, Svyatlana Shylava, chief ob-gyn for the country's Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday, BelaPAN reports. According to Shylava, about 176 infants were born to HIV-positive women in 2007, up from 52 in 2000 and six in 1996.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:00am

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Employees Let Go After Prog...
Nearly the entire staff of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has been let go due to a political disagreement between Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and state Senate Republicans over whether a bill to reauthorize the council should also include an extension of a malpractice insurance subsidy for physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Goldstein, Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/2).
4 Jul 2008 at 10:00am

USA Today Profiles 'What To Expect' Author's Efforts To Help Low-Income Pregn...
USA Today on Wednesday profiled the book "Baby Basics," an "easy-to-read pregnancy primer" by Heidi Murkoff, author of the bestselling "What To Expect When You're Expecting." According to Murkoff, the abridged book stemmed from her recognition that the one million low-income women who give birth each year do not have access to the 614-page, $14.95 book.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:00am

Gene Technique That Alters CCR5-Producing Gene Increases Resistance To HIV In...
Altering the gene that produces CCR5 protein on the surface of immune cells using a harmless virus was found to significantly increase resistance to HIV in mice, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the Press Trust of India reports (Press Trust of India, 7/1).
4 Jul 2008 at 9:00am

Massachusetts Cigarette Tax Increases By $1 Per Pack To Fund State Health Ins...
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill that increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The increase, which brings the tax to $2.51, took effect immediately. On Monday, the bill was approved by the state House and Senate by votes of 93-52 and 26-9, respectively.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:00am

Virginia Bishop Apologizes For Catholic Organization's Help To Girl Who Sough...
Richmond, Va., Roman Catholic Bishop Francis DiLorenzo in a letter published on Monday apologized after Commonwealth Catholic Charities employees helped a 16-year-old Guatemalan girl obtain an abortion in January, the New York Times reports.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:00am

Reuters Health

A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules
GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination.

Yahoo News Search: celiac disease

Have fish and chip treat without the wheat (Bromsgrove Standard)
SUFFERERS of celiac disease - or gluten intolerance - now have the opportunity to indulge in some good old-fashioned British fish 'n' chips, after a Barnt Green chippy launched a specialised menu on Monday (July 7).
3 Jul 2008 at 5:49pm

Country Life Vitamins Promotes Improved Health for Celiacs (PRWeb)
Country Life Vitamins, in conjunction with the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG), is working to improve the health of people with celiac disease and to bring about awareness of gluten intolerances. May, is National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, but people's health is important all year long, and so Country Life Vitamins and GIG are committed to spreading awareness throughout the ...
30 Jun 2008 at 6:23am

Country Life Vitamins Promotes Improved Health for Celiacs (PRWeb via Yahoo! ...
Country Life Vitamins, in conjunction with the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America (GIG), is working to improve the health of people with celiac disease and to bring about awareness of gluten intolerances.
30 Jun 2008 at 2:01am

Two new cases of childhood diabetes daily (Perth Now)
TWO new cases of childhood Type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in Australia daily as researchers battle to unlock links between environmental factors and the disease.
1 Jul 2008 at 1:16pm

Help & support (Portsmouth Herald)
Addiction
3 Jul 2008 at 5:13am

Readers respond to 'Teen Talk' advice (Contra Costa Times)
DEAR READERS: Thank you for all the recent responses to my columns. Your feedback is always appreciated. Thank you for continuing to read "Teen Talk," and have a wonderful and safe summer.
3 Jul 2008 at 2:27am

New global standards set for infant formula (MSNBC)
A U.N. food commission has adopted a new standard for the production and handling of powdered infant formula in a bid to prevent diseases in young children, health officials said Wednesday.
2 Jul 2008 at 2:35pm

Childhood diabetes increase daily: study (The West Australian)
Two new cases of childhood Type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in Australia daily as researchers battle to unlock links between environmental factors and the disease.
1 Jul 2008 at 8:51am

Cutting-edge edibles try to take our fancy (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
NEW YORK - The menu for your party, should you choose to let the tastemakers at the Fancy Food Show have their say, might read something like this: truffled cheese over gluten-free crackers, piquant bruschetta dips with uncured duck hot dogs, salted chocolates and caramels, fair trade Jersey gelato, ginger lemonade on ice and, of course, plenty of flax.
3 Jul 2008 at 12:34am

A Diabetes Primer (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
It has become a way of life for more than 23.6 million Americans. After a meal or suffering a slight ?dizzy spell,? they coax out a tiny drop of blood from their finger and test it for the glucose level.
2 Jul 2008 at 7:27am
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British Medical Journal

Health and safety of sex workers

Food and Drug Administration: on the examining table

Drug company tries to suppress internal memos

Andrew Wakefield drops libel case against TV company

Medical emergencies in conflict areas are often ignored

New WHO chief calls for better preparations for flu pandemic

Most cancers in Europe are avoidable

Influential nutritional research is often funded by industry

German doctors threaten to boycott proposed project on electronic patient rec...

German health reforms hang in the balance

Drug makers end free lunches

Rehabilitation after stroke

Sex hormone testing

What is statistical heterogeneity and is it important?

Fat chance of hitting obesity targets

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