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Checklist to stay healthy and active during summer season

There are millions of vacation destinations to visit this summer and thousands of sights to see, but there is one surefire way to ruin your trip -- getting sick. Although you may not be thinking about viruses and bacterial infections when you plan your trip, there are a few nasty bugs you should be aware of as you pack your bags.

13 Apr 2010

Uninsured migraine sufferers likely to get inadequate treatment: Neurology

People with no health insurance are less likely than the privately insured to receive proper treatment for their migraines, according to a study published in the April 13, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Apr 2010

Physicians warn parents on dangers of prescription drug abuse among children

With reports of increased prescription drug overdoses in emergency departments, the nation's emergency physicians are issuing a strong warning to parents about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs, which are now the second most abused drugs, after marijuana. Hospital visits caused by accidental and unintentional prescription drug overdoses went up 37 percent between 1999 and 2006, according to new data released by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

13 Apr 2010

Compound that kills specific lymphoma cells discovered

An international research team co-led by the Ontario Cancer Institute has discovered a compound that kills specific lymphoma cells - a discovery that will accelerate developing targeted drugs to fight the most common form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

13 Apr 2010

Research on efficacy of yoga in breast cancer treatment attracts award of over $4.5M

In an ongoing effort to scientifically validate the age-old belief that mind-body interventions have a beneficial impact on the health of patients, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded more than $4.5 million to study the efficacy of incorporating yoga into the treatment program of women with breast cancer.

13 Apr 2010

Gene mutations may predispose individuals to schizophrenia, says new study

An international study led by Universit- de Montr-al scientists suggests that gene mutations may predispose some individuals to schizophrenia and provides new clues about the causes of this ambiguous disorder.

13 Apr 2010

New endoscopic scanning technique improves early detection of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus

Cancer of the lower esophagus develops almost exclusively in patients with Barrett's esophagus, an otherwise benign complication of esophageal reflux that affects approximately 3 million Americans. Although the prognosis of patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer is poor, the chances of successful treatment increase significantly if the disease is detected at an early dysplastic stage.

13 Apr 2010

Tips to avoid burns and injuries during summer season

Take extra care at your Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day celebrations this year by ensuring that accidents do not interfere with summer fun. Dr. Roger Yurt, director of the Hearst Burn Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, recommends the following safety tips to avoid burns from barbecues, fireworks and other routine activities that can pose a hazard this season.

13 Apr 2010

Lockheed Martin pledges $4M to aid UCLA Health System's Operation Mend program

The Lockheed Martin Corp. announced today a pledge of $4 million to benefit the UCLA Health System's Operation Mend program, which provides reconstructive surgeries and other health care needs to U.S. military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

13 Apr 2010

Link between IL-8, MIF gene polymorphisms and progression of atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia

Atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia are two important precursory lesions in the process of intestinal type gastric cancer. However, the precise mechanism of the progression of these two lesions is still unclear, a few studies have investigated the risk of host gene polymorphism on the atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia, but all of them are limited by their one-time point screen.

13 Apr 2010

Health insurance customers in California, Mass. await decisions about premium increases

Thousands of worried Californians who buy individual insurance policies from Anthem Blue Cross will soon learn whether they face rate increases of up to 39% that were put on hold for two months amid a public outcry that helped revive national healthcare legislation.

13 Apr 2010

Researchers evaluate new treatment for coronary heart disease

Some patients with heart muscles seriously affected by coronary heart disease may soon be able to benefit from an innovative treatment.

13 Apr 2010

Exercise tips for summer season

The summer is a great season for getting in shape. Whether by playing a sport, an aerobic exercise routine, or just returning to that familiar running path -- this is the time for activity.

13 Apr 2010

California hospital error data reveals fines, gaps in reporting

"California regulators have fined hospitals just over $1 million for failing to report incidents such as leaving a foreign object in a patient after a surgery or operating on the wrong person, according to data released to California Watch by the California Department of Public Health."

13 Apr 2010

COAG to work out deal on proposed health reforms

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally was hopeful that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s health reforms proposed would be beneficial to the states despite the major opposition that it has seen. Ms Keneally chaired a teleconference on Monday night with first ministers after Mr Rudd released the full details of his health reforms.

12 Apr 2010

Overcoming resistance - new options for the treatment of ovarian cancer

Research on the development of a new therapeutic agent for the treatment of particularly aggressive ovarian cancer has produced some very promising initial findings. In laboratory tests, scientists have succeeded in reducing the resistance of the tumour cells to a natural resistance mechanism with the help of a monoclonal antibody. The results of this project, which was funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, have just been published. The project also succeeded in establishing a hitherto unknown connection between so-called "natural killer cells" and the regulated death of cancer cells.

12 Apr 2010

Drinking during adolescence increases risk of benign breast disease in young women

Girls and young women who drink alcohol increase their risk of benign (noncancerous) breast disease, says a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University. Benign breast disease increases the risk for developing breast cancer.

12 Apr 2010

Vancouver Coastal Health implements Kronos' workforce management solutions

Following a rapid implementation, 8,000 Vancouver Coastal Health employees are now live with workforce management solutions from Kronos® Incorporated. A regional healthcare provider serving 25 percent of British Columbia's population, Vancouver Coastal Health is continuing to implement Kronos for its entire workforce of 21,000+ employees. Kronos will be used in 556 locations.

12 Apr 2010

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals to present delafloxacin Phase 2 study data at 20th ECCMID

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage antibiotics company with a broad product pipeline based on its innovative discovery platform, today announced that an oral presentation of data for delafloxacin, its lead antibiotic candidate, will be given at the 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 10-14, in Vienna, Austria by Paul G. Ambrose, Pharm.D, FIDSA, Director, Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics, Ordway Research Institute.

12 Apr 2010

Eclipsys introduces Sunrise Enterprise 5.5 integrated software solutions for healthcare industry

Eclipsys Corporation, The Outcomes Company® today announced the availability of Sunrise Enterprise™ 5.5 — a rich suite of integrated software solutions that serves to differentiate Eclipsys™ and its client base within the healthcare industry.

12 Apr 2010