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Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol'New York TimesThe name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so the theory went. Now, a new study [...]
New York Times
Prevention Is Goal of Alzheimer's Drug TrialNew York TimesIn a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer's disease, people who are genetically guaranteed to suffer from the disease years from now — but who do not yet have any symptoms — will for the first time be given a drug [...]
The Age
Cutbacks Hurt a State's Response to Whooping CoughNew York TimesMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Whooping cough, or pertussis, a highly infectious respiratory disease once considered doomed by science, has struck Washington State this spring with a severity that health officials say could surpass the toll of any year since …Whooping cough epidemic declared in Wash. [...]
The Age
Budget Cuts Hurt Washington State's Response to Whooping Cough OutbreakNew York TimesMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Whooping cough, or pertussis, a highly infectious respiratory disease once considered doomed by science, has struck Washington State this spring with a severity that health officials say could surpass the toll of any year since …Whooping cough epidemic declared [...]
New York Daily News
Cancer patients cover Clarkson's 'Stronger' in viral videoNew York Daily NewsA group of pediatric cancer patients are sharing their strength — and their dance moves — with the world, thanks to a new music video making the rounds on YouTube. The video, posted this week, features patients and staffers on the hematology/oncology [...]
The Guardian
South Asia leads the world with highest preterm birth rateNew York Daily NewsPremature birth is the leading cause of death for infants, with 1.1 million dying each year. Southern Asia leads the world with 13.3 percent of babies born early. Fifteen million babies, or one in 10 around the world are born premature every [...]
The Guardian
15 million babies born prematurely every yearNew York Daily NewsWashington, May 3 — Fifteen million babies are born too soon every year and 1.1 million die shortly after birth, making premature birth the second leading cause of death in children under age 5, according to the first ever national, regional and global …Over 1 [...]
Mirror.co.uk
Vietnam: Illness Stirs Appeal for HelpNew York TimesVietnam has asked international health experts to help investigate a mystery illness that has killed 19 people and sickened 171 others in Quang Ngai Province, an official said Friday. The infection has mostly affected children and young people.Vietnam seeks foreign help to beat mystery skin diseaseBBC NewsVietnam seeks [...]
New York Times
Adjusting a Waistline for a Wedding, but at What Cost?New York TimesA Field Notes column last Sunday (“Bridal Hunger Games”) reported on some diets that brides use to drop 15 or 20 pounds before their weddings: Weight Watchers and a personal fitness trainer, juice cleanses, the Dukan diet, diet pills, hormone shots and [...]
AFP
Crowd-Sourcing Brain Research Leads to BreakthroughNew York TimesIn the largest collaborative study of the brain to date, scientists using imaging technology at more than 100 centers worldwide have for the first time zeroed in on genes that they agree play a role in intelligence and memory.Scientists at UCLA, worldwide collaborate to map brain size genesLos [...]
New York Times
Losing Weight in Time for the WeddingNew York TimesJENNIFER DERRICK'S weight had crept to 159 pounds from 125, and she knew she would not fit into her grandmother's wedding dress. “Women were smaller back then, and there was nothing to let out,” said Ms. Derrick, of Rockford, Ill. She took prescription …Wedding Diets: [...]
New York Daily News
Beer makes men smarter: studyNew York Daily NewsBy Corky Siemaszko / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS They found that men with a couple beers under their belts were actually better at solving brain-teasers than their sober counterparts. To reach that surprising conclusion, the researchers devised a bar game in …Make mine a double: [...]
New York Daily News
Tuna linked to salmonella outbreakNew York Daily NewsBy AP A yellowfin tuna used to make sushi and sashimi has been linked to a recent salmonella outbreak, according to federal health authorities. WASHINGTON — A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and …Tuna 'Scrape' Blamed [...]
New York Times
Scientists Link Gene Mutation to Autism RiskNew York TimesTeams of scientists working independently have for the first time identified several gene mutations that they agree sharply increase the chances that a child will develop autism. They have found further evidence that the risk increases with the age of …Autism linked to gene mutations; [...]
CTV.ca
Sense of Peril for Health Law Gives Insurers PauseNew York TimesAs the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: that the court could strike down the entire law.Healing Health Care Policy in GeorgiaGwinnett GazetteJustice Kennedy's [...]
Politico
A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers PauseNew York TimesAs the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: that the court could strike down the entire law.Supreme Court audio and transcripts:ModernHealthcare.comWhat Supreme Court? Obama defends [...]
CBS News
Diagnoses Of Autism On the Rise, Report SaysNew York TimesThe likelihood of a child's being given a diagnosis of autism, Asperger syndrome or a related disorder increased more than 20 percent from 2006 to 2008, according to a report released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Experts: Wide 'autism spectrum' may [...]
CBC.ca
On Day 3, Justices Weigh What-Ifs of Health RulingNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The day after the Supreme Court suggested that President Obama's health care law might be in danger of being held unconstitutional, the justices on Wednesday turned their attention to the practical consequences and political realities of …Court takes health care case behind closed [...]
ABC News
For Cheney, Pros and Cons in New HeartNew York TimesIt was the first time he was offered a transplant in the 20 months he had been on the waiting list, and Dick Cheney, the former vice president, decided to take it, his principal cardiologist said in a telephone interview Sunday, the day after the [...]
InjuryBoard.com
Hip Device Phaseout Followed FDA Data RequestNew York TimesJohnson & Johnson executives decided in 2009 to phase out a hip implant and sell off its inventories for use in patients just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration asked the company in a letter for added safety data about the implant, …DePuy Dumped ASR Hip [...]