 Is broadcasting heart procedures at meetings safe?
 22.02.2012 23:19  5 views  0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Broadcasting heart procedures live to doctors at medical meetings may not present a risk to the patient on the table, a new study suggests. It's already common practice for major medical meetings to feature "li... Read more »
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More Doubt on Link Between a Blood Chemical and Heart
Disease
22.02.2012 23:06 5 views 0 comments
 TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Having high levels of the amino acid homocysteine won't raise your risk of developing heart disease, a new analysis indicates. Read more »
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FDA panel gives nod to Vivus obesity drug
22.02.2012 22:40 5 views 0 comments
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years. A panel of outside experts to the Food and Dr... Read more »
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Plastic surgery takes years off your face: study
22.02.2012 22:13 6 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wondering how young you'll look after that face lift? Now there's a study to help you out. Researchers reported this week that plastic surgery procedures took an average of seven years off patients' appearan... Read more »
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Researchers Spot New Gene Mutation Linked to Breast Cancer
22.02.2012 22:04 6 views 0 comments
 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a new gene mutation linked to breast cancer. Read more »
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Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons
22.02.2012 21:16 7 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About 15 percent of surgeons have alcohol abuse or dependency problems, a rate that is somewhat higher than the rest of the population, according to a new survey. The researchers also found that surgeons who showed sign... Read more »
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Vivus asks U.S. experts to back its obesity drug
22.02.2012 20:55 7 views 0 comments
 SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Proponents of a new obesity medication from Vivus Inc told U.S. reviewers on Wednesday that the drug's health benefits exceed heart and birth defect risks. A panel of outside experts to the Food and Drug Adm... Read more »
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Altria seeks to tap wide-ranging tobacco users
22.02.2012 20:37 7 views 0 comments
 BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Today's smokers are more open to trying different types of tobacco than smokers of previous generations, and Altria Group Inc is working on new products to entice consumers who want a change from cigarettes, the... Read more »
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Judge to rule if pharmacies must sell "Plan B" pills
22.02.2012 20:24 8 views 0 comments
 TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected to rule on Wednesday on whether Washington state can compel pharmacy owners to carry and sell the emergency contraceptive known as Plan B despite their personal religious objections to th... Read more »
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All U.S. Adults Should Get Whooping Cough Shot: Panel
22.02.2012 20:03 8 views 0 comments
 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health experts recommended Wednesday that all adults get vaccinated against whooping cough, an infectious bacterial disease that triggers uncontrollable coughing and is especially dangerous to infants. Read more »
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Men's Legs May Be New Source for Hair Transplants
22.02.2012 20:03 8 views 0 comments
 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may have a leg up on baldness: Transplanting hair from a patient's legs to his head for what may be a more natural look. Read more »
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Health Tip: Warning Signs of Foot Arthritis
22.02.2012 20:03 8 views 0 comments
 (HealthDay News) -- Arthritis is a painful joint condition, and the feet are common hosts. Read more »
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Health Tip: Be a Responsible Driver
22.02.2012 20:03 8 views 0 comments
 (HealthDay News) -- A license to drive offers many benefits, but a lot of responsibility, too. Read more »
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Factbox: Winners, losers in Obama corporate tax plan
22.02.2012 19:46 8 views 0 comments
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a plan to revamp the corporate tax system, slashing the top tax rate to 28 percent, while eliminating many tax loopholes that companies rely on to cut their taxes. Although the ... Read more »
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Pension, Medicaid changes sought in Illinois budget
22.02.2012 19:31 8 views 0 comments
 SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address on Wednesday to stop the two programs from devouring more of the cash-strapped state's general fund... Read more »
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'Biological clock' is linked to heart attacks
22.02.2012 19:10 9 views 0 comments
 Scientists on Wednesday said they had uncovered the first molecular proof that the "biological clock" is linked to a type of sudden, fatal heart attack. Read more »
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Factbox: Key allies of Venezuela's Chavez
22.02.2012 19:05 9 views 0 comments
 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will undergo another operation in Cuba after doctors found a probably malignant lesion in his pelvis, once again raising the question of who could succeed him. The 57-year-old socialist leader has ... Read more »
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Supreme Court sends back California Medicaid cuts case
22.02.2012 18:54 9 views 0 comments
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court sent back to a lower court a case on whether Medicaid recipients and medical providers can sue California for cutting reimbursement rates in the healthcare program for low-income Americans. The high court s... Read more »
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More troops on smokeless tobacco after deployment
22.02.2012 18:39 9 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. troops sent to Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to start a smokeless tobacco habit than their comrades who stay home -- especially if they see combat, a new study finds. The findings, reported in the journal Add... Read more »
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Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2012
22.02.2012 18:04 10 views 0 comments
 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Read more »
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