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New tools developed to better treat ADHD patients in early stages
Researchers have developed a method to get better input from parents and teachers of children who are being diagnosed with ADHD for the first time -- allowing for more effective...
Badger cull debate in House of Commons - live coverage
The first ever debate by MPs on the highly controversial badger cull could see the government defeatedDamian Carrington
Meningitis outbreak toll: 317 cases, 24 deaths
An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled....
Settlement proposed to broaden Medicare coverage
The proposal would end Medicare's 'improvement standard,' making custodial and other care available for sick and disabled people whose conditions aren't expected to improve.WASHINGTON — Sick and disabled Americans who...
Answers sought as $3B Texas cancer agency meets
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas put $3 billion on the table to prove it was serious about fighting cancer, but it will take more than money...
New Jersey's Teen Driver Decals Linked with Fewer Crashes
New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia links teen driver "decal law" to a reduction in teen car crashes.
Effective treatment helps Danes with personality disorders
A new study shows that modern psychoanalytic therapy has a good effect on patients with severe personality disorders. The treatment enables a number of patients to start working or start...
Leading European experts call for more rigorous scientific evidence for healthcare interventions
Leading clinicians and health researchers from across Europe say much greater emphasis must be placed on the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of treatments and other healthcare interventions to ensure...
Simple, inexpensive risk score can shorten length of stay for MI patients
A simple-to-use risk score can identify low-risk patients following a severe heart attack and may provide an opportunity to employ early discharge strategies to reduce length of hospital stay and...
Antiviral therapy may halve risk of liver cancer after chronic hepatitis C infection, analysis indicates
Treating chronic hepatitis C infection with antiviral drugs could halve the risk of developing the most common form of liver cancer, in some cases, a new analysis indicates.
Pap tests should be less frequent for most
Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, new U.S. guidelines say.
Roche investigated for not reporting side effects
LONDON (AP) -- The European Medicines Agency has started an infringement procedure against pharmaceutical giant Roche for allegedly failing to properly report side effects in patients...
First Treatments Completed for Parkinson's Disease Study Sponsored by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation today announced a new clinical trial investigating the use of focused ultrasound technology in treating patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.
Postgrad system 'failing economy'
The postgraduate system in the UK's universities is failing to produce enough highly-skilled staff needed by a modern economy, warns a report.
National Briefing | Health: Flu Vaccine Effective Against 4 Strains, Study Finds
Vaccines that protect against four strains of flu proved just as effective in clinical trials as traditional ones that protect against three, two vaccine companies announced Monday.
Documents in Meningitis Case Show Complaints in 1999
Hundreds of pages detailed violations at the New England Compounding Center, like unlawfully allowing doctors to fax orders without names of specific patients.
Combination of Gulf oil and dispersant spell potential trouble for gut microbes
A study to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on Tuesday, October 23, examined whether crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon...
Not all juvenile arthritis is the same
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is currently classified as a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis but with the addition of systemic inflammation often resulting in fever, rash and serositis. New...
In the blink of an eye: Distracted consumers are most likely to remember ads with subtle variations
Consumers are more likely to remember an ad they’ve seen repeatedly if one element in the ad changes location from one exposure to the next, according to a new study.
Nearly half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure have it under control
Nearly half of US adults with high blood pressure reported theirs was under control by 2010. The increase in blood pressure control may be due to more use of multiple...
Health care history through humor
Featuring more than 200 examples of the century's best political art, a new history of health care reform provides an entertaining review of 100 years of partisan wrangling over medical...
Specific bacterial species may initiate, maintain Crohn’s
Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric Crohn's disease had significantly different levels of certain types of bacteria in their intestinal tracts than age-matched controls, according to new research. The work may...
Limits to Progesterone in Reducing Risk of Preterm Birth
Progesterone has been found useful in preventing preterm births among some women, but in those with a cervix shorter than 30 millimeters, injections of the hormone were found to have...
Well: Curbing the Enthusiasm on Daily Multivitamins
Experts are concerned about letting optimism about the potential benefits of nutritional supplements get ahead of the scientific evidence.
SUNY Downstate Chosen for Urban Health Initiative
SUNY Downstate Medical Center has been selected to participate in Urban Universities for HEALTH, a national initiative to improve the health of urban communities by developing their health workforce.
Well: Thinking Twice About Health Checkups
An analysis suggests that checkups like annual physicals in healthy people do not prevent death by cancer, cardiovascular disease or any other cause, and can lead to unnecessary diagnoses.
Well: Study Questions Benefit of Extra Vitamin D
The supplements have no effect on the most common blood markers for cardiovascular risk and death, a randomized trial indicates.
Well: Proximity to Livestock Raises a MRSA Risk
Scientists have found that living in an area dense with livestock is a significant risk factor for carrying a strain of drug-resistant bacteria associated with farm animals.