MSNBCOrphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study FindsNew York Times -3 hours agoBy BENEDICT CAREY Psychologists have long believed that growing up in an institution like an orphanage stunts children’s mental development but have never had direct evidence to back it up.Foster care boosts IQ of children in orphanagesReutersStudy Says Foster Care Benefits BrainsThe Associated PressWKBTall 179 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesUninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following DiagnosisU.S. News &World Report -10 hours agoBy Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with cancer who don't have health insurance are more likely to die because they are less likely to get screening tests and so are typically diagnosed with advanced disease, ...Uninsured Americans Have Poorer Cancer Survival, ReportMedical News TodayAs cancer fight progresses, uninsured are left behindNorthJersey.comACS News Center - Atlanta Journal Constitution - United Press International - Science Daily (press release)all 321 news articles
New York Times BlogsModerate Exercise May Counter DementiaTIME -1 hour agoModerate physical activity - even an unhurried 30-minute stroll a day - may diminish the risk for vascular dementia among the elderly, according to a new study published this week in the online journal Neurology.Walking May Lower Dementia RiskNew York TimesModerate exercise may stall vascular dementiaReutersU.S. News &World Report - WebMD - AHN - MedPage Todayall 42 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases'Hospitalist' Physicians Help Shorten Patient StaysForbes -4 hours agoTHURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new breed of medical specialists, called hospitalists, can make a small but significant difference in shortening how long a patient needs to stay in the hospital, a new study shows.Anne Arundel Medical expands physician programBizjournals.comIn-house hospital doctors shorten stays, study findsSan Jose Mercury NewsKaiser network.org - Medscape (subscription) - Wall Street Journal - CTV.caall 29 news articles
Study: Sex Eduction Works to Delay IntercourseFOX News -10 hours agoSex education boosts the likelihood that teens will delay having intercourse, according to a new study published in the January edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health.No Matter the Approach, Sex Ed WorksABC NewsSex Ed Does Delay Teen Sex: CDCU.S. News &World ReportReuters - Medical News Today - Reuters India - eFluxMediaall 66 news articles
A Compromise on Use of Avastin to Treat Eye DiseaseNew York Times -3 hours agoBy ANDREW POLLACK Genentech, the biotechnology company, appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists that will allow its drug Avastin to continue to be used to treat eye diseases, boths sides announced on Thursday.UPDATE 2-Genentech, docs resolve dispute on Avastin eye useReutersGenentech, Doctors Now See "Eye To Eye" On AvastinCNBCMedPage Today - World Health Care Blogall 7 news articles
ABC NewsSchool Admits to Mistakenly Shocking StudentsABC News -Dec 19, 2007A teacher and a student interact at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. The center had admitted to mistakenly administering electric shock treatment to at least two students after a prank caller allegedly under the guise of a school ...Firings Over Prank-Call Shock TreatmentsThe Associated PressNew report details prank at Rotenberg CenterThe Patriot LedgerWNBC - United Press International - Boston Globe - USA Todayall 290 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesLooking to 'Budget Nun' for truth on health planLos Angeles Times -17 hours agoSACRAMENTO - Who knows? Twenty years from now, Californians may look back at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez as courageous visionaries for championing healthcare reform.Governor's health plan no humbugSan Jose Mercury NewsComment by Andy Stern President, Service Employees International UnionSan Francisco Chronicle - NBC 11.com - San Diego Union Tribune - Capitol Weeklyall 400 news articles
WPBFState institutes prescription discounts Tampa Bay Business JournalBizjournals.com -2 hours agoGov. Charlie Crist announced the launch of the Florida Discount Drug Card, which will provide eligible state residents with savings on prescription medication at 3000 participating pharmacies throughout Florida.State Starts Drug Discount PlanHouston ChronicleOlder Fla. residents to get discounts with drug cardThe News-PressWJHG-TV - Central Florida News 13| - Sun-Sentinel.com - Florida Times-Unionall 516 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesDoctors should defer booster shots of vaccine-CDCReuters -Dec 19, 2007CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Doctors should defer giving booster shots of a widely used childhood vaccine in the wake of a voluntary recall last week of 1.2 million doses by Merck & Co Inc, US health authorities said on Wednesday.Parents Should Postpone Child Vaccine Booster: CDCU.S. News &World ReportUPDATE:Doctors Urged To Defer Children's Hib Vaccine BoosterCNNMoney.comMedical News Today - WebMD - Food Consumer - NBC5.comall 129 news articles
Canada.comStudy says green tea may cut prostate cancer riskReuters UK -Dec 19, 2007TOKYO (Reuters) - Drinking green tea may reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Japan's National Cancer Center.Study: Sex Education Delays SexWBAYGreen tea may help prevent spreading of prostate cancerFood ConsumereFluxMedia - AHN - Xinhua - FOX Newsall 109 news articles
Nanotechnology News (press release)New Blood Test Finds Cancer CellsCBS News -22 hours ago(WebMD) A new cancer blood test may help doctors find cancers earlier and monitor cancer treatment. The new blood test uses microchip technology to sift blood to search for circulating tumor cells (CTCs), which come from solid tumors and roam through ...'Lab-On-a-Chip' May Improve Cancer DetectionMedPage TodayMicrochip Spots Stray Tumor Cells in the BloodstreamU.S. News &World ReportReuters UK - ZDNet Blogs - Chemical &Engineering News - DailyTechall 40 news articles
KAREGirl Injured in Swimming Pool Mishap Undergoes Triple-Organ TransplantFOX News -8 hours agoA six-year-old Minnesota girl who was horrifically disemboweled after sitting on an open drain in a swimming pool has received three new organs, KETV.Girl Hurt By Drain Receives Lifesaving TransplantWCCOGirl stable after triple organ transplantUnited Press InternationalFox 28 - Action 3 News - WKBT - KAREall 48 news articles
