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| TIA Doubles Risk for Later Heart Attack MedPage Today By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Explain that the occurrence of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) doubles a person's risk for a subsequent myocardial infarction. Note that the relative risk was highest for patients whose TIA occurred before ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tuberculosis cases drop to record low in SF, CA San Francisco Chronicle California had fewer cases of tuberculosis in 2010 than ever before, and even San Francisco, which has among the highest TB rates in the country, reached record low levels last year, public health officials announced Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Unhappy anniversary Deseret News Just over a year ago, then-Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of controversy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NEJM: Actos prevents diabetes in 72% of pre-diabetics Cardiovascular Business Compared with placebo, pioglitazone (Actos, Takeda Pharmaceuticals) reduced the risk of conversion of impaired glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes mellitus by 72 percent, but was associated with significant weight gain and edema, according to a study ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mercury Not A Risk For Heart Harvard Crimson By Melanie A. Guzman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER Exposure to mercury does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, or total cardiovascular disease, according to a study published by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| LA County leads US in hunger study Los Angeles Times More than 1.7 million Los Angeles County residents struggled with hunger in 2009, more than in any other county in America, according to new research published by Feeding America, the country's largest network of food banks. The study, called Map the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Penn study leads to new idea in treating pancreatic cancer | Philadelphia ... Philadelphia Inquirer By Stacey Burling Sometimes in science, what you get wrong can be just as important as what you get right. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania set out two years ago to prove that a new drug could marshal T cells, key players in the immune ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gastric Banding Problems Ivanhoe (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding appear to be relatively poor, according to a study published online March 21 in Archives of Surgery. In a 13-year follow-up study of about half of the obese ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| County health official confirms 'superbug' cases, downplays danger Contra Costa Times By Melissa Evans Staff Writer The county's top health official confirmed a high number of local patients have recently tested positive for a multidrug resistant bacteria, but said Thursday there is no reason for widespread panic. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| North state students slip in state health test Record-Searchlight By Damon Arthur Shasta County fifth- and seventh-graders slipped backward slightly in statewide physical fitness testing, according to state test results released Thursday. While the percentage of students reaching the state's "Healthy Fitness Zone" ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Genetic Signatures that Distinguish Cancer and Non-cancer Patients Highlight HEALTH by Walter Jessen A group of researchers led by scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have developed a new technology that detects distinct genetic changes differentiating cancer patients from healthy individuals ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CDC Report: Americans Feel Healthy ABC News By KATIE MOISSE, ABC News Medical Unit Despite rising rates of obesity and diabetes, 90 percent of Americans still rate their health as "good" or better, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and the National Center for Health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| House OKs health care Brattleboro Reformer By CHRIS GAROFOLO / Reformer Staff MONTPELIER -- The Vermont House of Representatives passed a bill calling for a single-payer system Thursday afternoon, putting the state on a path to become the first in the nation to adopt universal access to health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ER visits from Ecstasy up 75 percent, says study CBS News (CBS) - Ecstasy is known as a party drug, but a recent government study says more and more party-goers are ending up in the ER. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a report on Thursday that says medical ... See all stories on this topic » |
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