Shands concerned about impact of cuts - Gainesville Sun
Orlando Sentinel Shands concerned about impact of cuts Gainesville Sun - 3 hours ago By DIANE CHUN Even as they hailed Wednesday's decision by legislators to fund the state's Medically Needy and MEDS-AD programs with "rainy-day" funds, Shands administrators expressed continued concern about the effect that cuts to the Medicaid .
US prods China on healthcare, cites heparin loophole - Reuters
Canada.com US prods China on healthcare, cites heparin loophole Reuters - 3 hours ago By Kirby Chien BEIJING (Reuters) - A US commerce official said on Friday that China did not have the ability or will to regulate its economy properly, allowing the export of a chemical that tainted a blood-thinning agent suspected of killing dozens.
Menstrual Blood Shows Heart Repairing Stem Cell Properties - Medical News Today
Citizen Menstrual Blood Shows Heart Repairing Stem Cell Properties Medical News Today - 2 hours ago Scientists in Japan have discovered that cells taken from menstrual blood can be cultivated in the lab and used like stem cells to repair damaged heart tissue.
FDA takes closer look at complaints from Lasik customers - The Associated Press
dBTechno FDA takes closer look at complaints from Lasik customers The Associated Press - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials.
Disparities Regarding Life-Span Rates in the US - Enews 2.0
dBTechno Disparities Regarding Life-Span Rates in the US Enews 2.0 - 1 hour ago By Sophia Keenan Although overall life expectancy in the US has increased more than seven years for men and more than six years for women between 1960 and 2000, Washington Post staff writer David Brown and Majid Ezzati, researcher at the Harvard Global .
New Guidelines Urge Heart Tests Before Kids - Wall Street Journal
Enews 2.0 New Guidelines Urge Heart Tests Before Kids Wall Street Journal - Apr 21, 2008 By RON WINSLOW Children diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder should have a thorough heart work-up, including an electrocardiogram, before taking stimulants such as Ritalin to treat the condition, according to a new recommendation .
New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes - Washington Post
MedPage Today New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes Washington Post - Apr 22, 2008 TUESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to the standard treatment regimen for anal canal cancer, the use of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin before other treatments didn't improve disease-free survival and resulted in a higher rate of colostomy .
Species loss 'bad for our health' - BBC News
Canada.com Species loss 'bad for our health' BBC News - 20 hours ago A new generation of medical treatments could be lost forever unless the current rate of biodiversity loss is reversed, conservationists have warned. UN official: Biodiversity loss could hurts medical research The Associated Press Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss eFluxMedia AFP - Africa Science News Service - Thaindian.
Miami doctors prepare to operate on girl with 16-pound tumor - The Associated Press
E Canada Now Miami doctors prepare to operate on girl with 16-pound tumor The Associated Press - Apr 22, 2008 MIAMI (AP) - A Vietnamese girl with a 16-pound facial tumor is in Miami awaiting surgery to restore her ability to eat and speak. Fifteen-year-old Lai Thi Dao suffers from a Schwannoma tumor that has been growing since she was 3.
Boy or Girl? The Answer May Depend on Mom s Eating Habits - New York Times
Canada.com Boy or Girl? The Answer May Depend on Mom"s Eating Habits New York Times - 17 hours ago How much a mother eats at the time of conception may influence whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl, a new report shows. The sex of a child may depend on a mother"s eating habits.