Healthcare

Group urges primary care overhaul Sat, 11/12/2010 - 06:57 by harsheeb Washington -- The United States should have a national strategy on primary care, the care patients receive on first contact with the healthcare system, health advocates say. A report released Friday by the Hope Street Group urges healthcare deliverers to reorient primary care fundamentally toward prevention, wellness and active disease management, a Hope release said. Comments Read more	Haitian cholera strain called deadlier Sat, 11/12/2010 - 06:41 by harsheeb Boston -- The cholera strain devastating Haiti carries a mutation that makes it more intense and could allow it to spread further, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at two Boston hospitals have sequenced the DNA of the cholera bacteria and compared it with strains from Peru, Bangladesh, the Gulf of Mexico region and other areas, NewScientist.com reported Friday. The analysis showed the Haitian bacteria were from a single source and similar to a recent predominant South Asian strain, but a different lineage to cholera in South America or strains occurring naturally in the Gulf of Mexico. Comments Read more	40 million Americans drive drunk or drugged--survey Fri, 10/12/2010 - 13:19 by Neka Sehgal A new federal survey delving into the driving habits of people 16 years and older, found more than 30 millions drove under the influence of alcohol while over 10 millions were high on drugs when behind the wheel in the United States last year. Comments Read more
Lifting weights safe for breast cancer survivors--study Thu, 09/12/2010 - 15:59 by Neka Sehgal Contrary to popular belief that heavy lifting of any kind may worsen the lymphedema in breast cancer survivors, a new study suggests that a gradual training program may be an effective option and actually help patients with painful swelling in their arms. Comments Read more	Meeting friends at church may make you happier--study Wed, 08/12/2010 - 17:55 by Natalie James Going to church regularly may make you happier and your life more satisfying, suggests a new study. Comments Read more	Why the Street Should Love King Pharmaceuticals' Earnings Tue, 07/12/2010 - 12:17 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more
Elizabeth Edwards on deathbed; ends cancer treatment Tue, 07/12/2010 - 12:08 by Natalie James Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, is seriously ill as her cancer has taken a sharp turn for the worse and she may have just weeks to live, according to the Associated Press and other tabloid reports. Comments Read more	Lesbian, gay, bisexual teens more likely to be punished, arrested Mon, 06/12/2010 - 20:18 by Natalie James Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the United States are more likely than their straight peers to be punished by their school, police or the criminal justice system for the same transgressions, according to a study published Monday. Comments Read more	72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad products recalled Mon, 06/12/2010 - 17:18 by Neha Gupta The Suter Company Inc., a Sycamore-based company, has recalled almost 72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Sunday. Comments Read more
Annual Mammogram lowers rate of Mastectomy--study Sat, 04/12/2010 - 19:02 by Neka Sehgal The annual ritual of a mammography among breast cancer survivors between the ages of 40 and 50 years may reduce their risk of mastectomy, claims a new study. Comments Read more	Repeated miscarriages may raise heart attack risk--study Thu, 02/12/2010 - 18:51 by Natalie James Women who suffer repeated miscarriages are at an increased risk of heart attack later in life, finds a new study. Comments Read more	Similar gene controls plant, human clocks Thu, 02/12/2010 - 07:29 by harsheeb Davie -- U.S. researchers say a gene that controls part of the natural clock cycle of plants is similar to its human version -- and in fact the two genes can be swapped. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, identified the "Jumonji-containing domain 5 gene," that plays a part in regulating the circadian rhythm of the lab plant Arabidopsis, a university release said. The protein made by the gene can likely regulate how genes are turned on and off, potentially making it part of a clock controller, they say. When Stacey Harmer, associate professor of plant biology, and colleagues made Arabidopsis plants with a deficient gene, they found that the plants' internal circadian clock ran fast. Comments Read more