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— Researchers at Purdue University have precisely measured the impact of a high-fat diet on the spread of cancer, finding that excessive dietary fat caused a 300 percent increase in metastasizing tumor cells in laboratory animals.
The researchers used an imaging technique to document how increasing fat content causes cancer cells to undergo changes essential to metastasis. Then they used another technique to count Read the rest of this entry »
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — The economic stimulus plan’s $20
billion for health-care information has unleashed a fight
between business advocates who want to sell patient data and
consumers who want to keep medical information private.
The U.S.
approved yesterday favors industry-
backed standards for sale, marketing and storing health data.
The
reflects privacy protections sought by
consumer groups. The debate may damp what could be an historic
boost Read the rest of this entry »
Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted conditional approval of a second clinical study of its
™ Cortical Stimulation System for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). With this approval, the Company expects to begin enrolling patients into its PROSPECT II study this quarter, with preliminary results anticipated during the second half of 2009.
The Read the rest of this entry »
While Valentine’s Day approaches you may be thinking of a Valentine’s Day text instead of a card, but is that a good plan? It may be bad textiquette.
, author of four books including the hugely popular
,
and columnist for Men’s Health on the subjects of relationships, sex, and health, has created the ultimate guide to texting Do’s and Don’ts to help assure that your romance will stay lit and not fizzle because of a texting faux-pas and Read the rest of this entry »
The day after Thursday’s media invasion, all was quiet in Leland.
So quiet, in fact, there were only a few cars parked on the two main streets that make up the hub of this small LaSalle County town.
So quiet even the police and fire departments seemed locked up tighter than drums.
So quiet that, even over the lunch hour, there was only one table of patrons in the pretty downtown diner that was all dolled up for Halloween in festive orange Read the rest of this entry »
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s largest hospital has found the bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease in patients’ rooms, and officials said Thursday it likely sickened four people who were treated there.
Lab tests showed legionella bacteria in water samples taken from Grady Memorial Hospital rooms on two floors where the patients came down with the disease since Jan. 1, said Dr. Leon Haley, the hospital’s deputy chief of staff.
Legionnaire’s Read the rest of this entry »
Study: Concerns on mixing Plavix, heartburn drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — Stent patients who take the blood thinner Plavix along with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and other dangerous events, according to a study released Tuesday.
Researchers found that patients who were taking Plavix with popular prescription heartburn drugs, including AstraZeneca PLC’s Nexium, were significantly more likely to be hospitalized Read the rest of this entry »
Ark. anchorwoman dies in hospital after beating
Saturday, October 25, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press Writer
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas television anchorwoman died Saturday, several days after she didn’t answer her wake-up call and was found beaten in her home, hospital officials said.
Anne Pressly, 26, died at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Margaret Preston said.
In a statement released Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON – Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle was a good friend to Native Americans during his 26 years in Congress, and tribal leaders expect he’ll be an even stronger advocate on their behalf if he becomes secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as expected.
When Republicans controlled the Senate, Daschle – who served 10 years as the Senate’s Democratic leader – tried unsuccessfully to get Congress to add billions in funding Read the rest of this entry »
Seven Iraqi civilians were killed on Sunday in separate explosions targeting a crowded market in a volatile province north of Baghdad and a hospital west of the capital.
Four people were killed when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in a market in the town of Khalis in the Diyala province, according to security officials and medics.
Another 13 people were wounded in the afternoon bombing, including an Iraqi police officer in charge of coordinating Read the rest of this entry »