Latest science news in Health & Medicine
Cedars-Sinai head expresses regret for radiation overdoses
The hospital's chief executive, Thomas M. Priselac, details reforms made after 206 patients were subjected to overdoses caused by erroneous settings on a CT scanner. The chief executive of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said...
Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancer
(AP) -- A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh,...
UCSD researchers pave the way for effective liver treatments
A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for...
New Canadian research helps doctors care for kidney patients
Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors...
Child safety seat education needs an extra boost
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children despite the widespread availability of effective child passenger restraint systems (CPRSs) such as child safety seats. However, even when...
NIH launches 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trials in HIV-infected pregnant women
The first clinical trials to test whether the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine can safely elicit a protective immune response in pregnant women launched yesterday, and a trial to conduct the...
Signs Of Macular Degeneration May Predict Heart Disease
A large study found strong evidence that older people who have age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are at increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), although not for stroke. This result...
Report: Limiting medical lawsuits could save $41B
(AP) -- Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said...
Adversity Helped Shape Snowe’s Health Care View
Senator Olympia J. Snowe, a Republican whose vote is much prized by Democrats, was orphaned at 9 and widowed at 26.
Big City: The Mad Rush for a Flu Vaccine
Assurances that swine flu is no more deadly than garden-variety seasonal flu only seem to heighten anxiety.
Doctor in RCMP probe gets $320,000 annually
A company owned by the man at the centre of an RCMP fraud and breach-of-trust investigation is collecting $320,000 a year from the B.C. health system, CBC News has learned.
Hyper-SAGE Boosts Remote MRI Sensitivity
Hyper-SAGE can increase the strength of a remote MRI or NMR signal 10,000 times, making it possible to detect ultra-low concentrations of clincal and environmental targets. This enhanced sensitivity presents...
Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution
The consequences of breathing bad air is linked to appendicitis and ear infections, new studies indicate. It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all...
Do extra pounds always equal extra risk?
Researchers say plenty of fat people are healthy, and plenty of thin people are unhealthy. ...
Seeking fat acceptance
Size-tolerance activists envision a day 'when fat phobia becomes as intolerable as racism.' ...
Diets? Not for these folks
Weary of counting calories, some overweight people have a new goal -- to be happy and healthy, not thin. By any measure, Maria Canul is full-figured. The single, 37-year-old public relations specialist is...
Military stress injuries on rise
The number of former Canadian soldiers receiving disability pensions for psychiatric stress injuries is now more than five times what it was when troops first arrived in Afghanistan, new figures...
What the doc doesn't say: You're overweight
Even with report after report documenting the nation's considerable girth and the perils of obesity, millions of men and women nonetheless remain blissfully unaware that they have a weight problem.
Pine bark extract holds promise (but the proof isn't all in)
I read that Pycnogenol may be helpful for hot flashes. Now a major warehouse club is selling it as a powerful antioxidant with supposed benefits for cardiovascular health, osteoarthritis, skin...
Toronto EMS practices questioned
The family of a Toronto man who died this summer after waiting almost 40 minutes for medical attention say they're dissatisfied by the practices employed by Toronto's emergency workers.
Swine Flu Rates Up to 5 Times Higher for Native Groups
Today's announcement that U.S. swine flu deaths among children are "shooting up" is generating headlines. But, under the radar, swine flu is infecting another group up to five times more often than the...
2 flu shots at same time OK in U.S.
Getting both the H1N1 and seasonal flu shots at the same time seems safe and effective, a U.S. health official said Friday.
Physics? It's All the Same to Birds and Babies
Rooks can grasp a basic physical principle, but how smart does that make them? [Read more]
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Water scarcity of global concern ... Report: Diarrhea killing too many children ... Chronic rhinosinusitis, depression linked ... Vaccine reactions should be explored ... Health/Science news from UPI.
U.S. Slammed as U.N. Climate Talks Fizzle
Americans Take Beating from Environmentalists for Failing to Offer Emission Cuts or Financing for Developing Countries
Swine flu affects 'virtually the entire country,' CDC expert says
New figures show H1N1 in 10 more states than a week ago, up to 37 now, and a rise in pediatric deaths. But areas of earlier outbreaks may be seeing some relief. Pandemic...
Surgical Scalpel Sniffs Out Tumors While It Cuts
A chemical sniffer combined with a scalpel is slated to begin human clinical trials next month Transforming surgical scalpels into imaging tools could provide instant feedback on suspicious tumors or tissues. European researchers...
New age of discovery for new proteins dawns
(PhysOrg.com) -- We are on the brink of another new age of discovery- this time of countless new proteins, which could be used in a whole range of situations from...