US researchers said that undiagnosed cases of celiac disease, where the immune system has a strong adverse reaction to the protein found in wheat and other grains, appear to have increased dramatically in the last 50 years. They also found, over a 45 year follow up, that people with undiagnosed celiac disease have a nearly four-fold increased risk of premature death from any cause.
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03Jul
Tags: Research
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03Jul
Over-the-counter remedies for menopause symptoms are growing in popularity among some women who fear potential risks from prescription hormone replacement therapy, the New York Times reports.
Tags: Menopause
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03Jul
A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 “swine flu” virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses.
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03Jul
The following summarizes news coverage of state abortion statistics in Minnesota and Wisconsin.~ Minnesota: The number of abortions performed in Minnesota decreased for the second consecutive year in 2008, according to an annual report from the state Department of Health, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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03Jul
The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists – which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer.
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03Jul
Medical scientists from Southampton have contributed to a major new report, setting out plans to enhance the nation’s health by improving diet, increasing physical activity and cutting harmful drinking.
Tags: Health
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03Jul
Source: Food and Drug Administration
Related MedlinePlus Topic: Quitting SmokingTags: Drug, Food and Drug Administration, Health, smoking
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02Jul
Source: Food and Drug Administration
Related MedlinePlus Topic: ArrhythmiaTags: Drug, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Heart
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02Jul
Clarian Health has implemented in four hospitals the Synapse picture archiving and communication system of FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Stamford, Conn.
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02Jul
The Obama Administration has announced the availability of $4 billion in grants and loans to accelerate access to broadband technologies in rural and other underserved areas.
Tags: Health
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02Jul
Experts say patients should not worry about shaky data suggesting a possible slight cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes who take Lantus, a long-acting insulin.
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02Jul
Sunscreens are improving but are still inadequate, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
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02Jul
An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Tuesday to recommend new restrictions on the popular pain relief drug acetaminophen (known in many other countries as paracetamol), which is found in many US top selling over the counter medications such as Tylenol, aspirin-free Anacin, Excedrin, and also in prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.
Tags: Drug, Food and Drug Administration
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02Jul
GP phone consultations carry definite risks, warns an article in the current edition of Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) magazine Summons today (Thursday, 2 July). Latest data suggests that between a tenth and a fifth of all daytime contacts between patients and GP surgeries are by phone, says the article, by GP and GP trainer Dr Malcolm Thomas.
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02Jul
Nineteen House Democrats recently sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stating that they will not vote for health care reform legislation “unless it explicitly excludes abortion funding from the scope of any government-defined or subsidized health insurance plan,” CongressDaily reports.
Tags: Abortion, Health, Health Care, Health Insurance
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02Jul
The pharmaceutical company Roche on Wednesday announced a program to help ensure developing countries have access to its antiviral Tamiflu, for “the management of a novel influenza strain defined by the WHO as having significant and current pandemic potential,” Reuters reports (Egenter, 7/1).
Tags: Flu
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02Jul
Black women ages 20 to 29 have increased amounts of unhealthy abdominal and visceral fat than Hispanic women the same age, and young women of both age groups have more as compared to their elders, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.
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02Jul
Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Tags: Cancer
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02Jul
It’s official, again. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi is still the nation’s heaviest state — ground zero for obesity in the U.S.
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02Jul
Celiac disease — the digestive disorder treated by banning wheat and other grains containing gluten from the diet — is four times more common in the U.S. today than it was 50 years ago, a study shows.
Tags: U.S.
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