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Health care spending to accelerate, U.S. report says In this photo taken Sept. 1, 2010, Douglas Holtz-Eakin speaks on Capitol Hill Washington. Health care costs appear to be accelerating again, the government says.
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Are e-cigs being used as a gateway to cigarettes? CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - A study published in Pediatrics found more than 40-percent of e-cigarette users have never smoked a traditional cigarette.
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Sanofi has announced that the first LixiLan Phase III trial, LixiLan-O, met ... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zealand announces that Sanofi has today reported the successful completion of LixiLan-O, one of two trials comprising the pivotal Phase III development program for LixiLan as a novel ...
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This Is What Makes Teens Want To Try E-Cigarettes (Reuters Health) - Teens are more likely to use electronic cigarettes if their friends and family view them as cool or acceptable, a new study suggests.
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High-frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Can Be Very Effective People who frequently suffer from back pain or leg pain might finally find their relief with the very effective high-frequency spinal cord stimulation.
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Low Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Could Be More Effective than High Frequency A brand new study could spell incredible relief for chronic back pain and leg pain; and the discovery is quite simple. In recent tests, scientists found that high-frequency spinal cord stimulation had nearly twice the effectiveness for the relief of ...
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USPSTF: Screen All Adults for Depression -- Period savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Molly Walker Contributing Writer.
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Some cilantro banned by FDA after human feces found in fields in Mexico WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is banning imports of some fresh cilantro from Puebla, Mexico, after a government investigation found human feces and toilet paper in growing fields there.
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Big Swings in Blood Pressure Could Spell Trouble MONDAY, July 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Wide blood pressure fluctuations may signal an increased risk of heart disease and early death, researchers say.
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Consumer Reports gives Marin hospitals mixed grades for success battling ... Marin General Hospital and Novato Community Hospital are performing at or below the national benchmark in avoiding infections, according to a new ranking by Consumer Reports released Wednesday.
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Spinal cord stimulation more effective at higher frequency High-frequency spinal cord stimulation provided significant relief for nearly double the number of patients helped by standard SCS.
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Mom: Boys get second degree sunburn at day care (CNN) —Two Oklahoma boys are in the hospital recuperating from burns after their mother said their day care took them to a splash park and let them play with no sunscreen.
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Study: more health risks for seniors who stop driving Even when they admit their driving skills may not be what they used to, older drivers are still hesitant to hand over their keys. According to a new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the loss of driving privileges for senior ...
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Big swings in blood pressure may indicate heart problems Blood pressure should remain relatively stable over time, regardless of a diagnosis of high blood pressure. By Stephen Feller | July 28, 2015 at 4:15 PM.
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Patients seeking alternatives to statins may undergo rigorous vetting A powerful new class of drugs promises to change the management of heart disease for high-risk patients who struggle to get their cholesterol levels under control— a group that numbers in the millions.
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Postpartum depression: blood marker may help identify women at highest risk The joy of a new baby can often be met with the onset of postpartum depression for mothers, but new research published reveals a blood marker that could identify those most at risk.
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FDA cilantro ban: Why cilantro from Puebla, Mexico is prohibited in the US FDA cilantro ban: A lack of sanitation facilities in Mexican produce fields has reportedly led to a product ban in the US. But Mexico isn't alone when it comes to field sanitation problems, say US farmworker groups.
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Severe Blood Pressure Fluctuations May Signal Incoming Heart Disease Severe blood pressure fluctuations may signal a high risk of heart problems and premature death, a new study suggests. Researchers found that a simple reading of systolic blood pressure can tell whether the patient has an increased risk of heart attack ...
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Boys suffer second degree sunburns at day care, says mom (CNN) Two Oklahoma boys are in the hospital recuperating from burns after their mother said their day care took them to a splash park and let them play with no sunscreen.
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'Exercise mimic' molecule touted as potential diabetes, obesity cure If so, research from Britain's University of Southampton published this week gives a glimpse of what may be possible in the future.
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US boy receives double hand transplant An eight-year-old US boy has become the world's youngest recipient of a transplant of both hands. Surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia operated for ten hours to carry out the incredibly complicated surgery on Zion Harvey from Baltimore.
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Exercise-mimicking molecule may offer new treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes Researchers from the UK have developed a molecule that mimics exercise - a creation they say could lead to treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Boy who lost hands to infection gets double-hand transplant Double-hand transplant recipient eight-year-old Zion Harvey smiles during a news conference Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Philadelphia.
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Sanofi's LixiLan for Diabetes Meets Goal in Late-Stage Trial Sanofi's experimental diabetes treatment LixiLan met its main goal in a late-stage trial, giving the drugmaker a potential competitor to Novo Nordisk A/S's Xultophy.
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Blood marker spots women at risk for postpartum depression Researchers have found a marker in the blood that can identify women who might be at risk for postpartum depression. By: PTI | Washington | July 29, 2015 4:32 AM.
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Index: Kroger Spice Recall Tonight Kroger recalling four of its store brand spices over salmonella fears. We have much more on our website. We told you Boston pulling the plug on his olympic bid for the 2024 olympic games.
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15 Percent of Americans Don't Use the Internet In research released today, the Pew Research Center says that 15 percent of American adults do not use the Internet. That number is a significant drop from 2000, when Pew found that nearly half of all adults don't use the Internet.
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Doctors call for mission to eliminate hepatitis NEW DELHI: Viral hepatitis kills nearly three lakh people across the country every year. An estimated 40 million are currently infected with hepatitis B virus and another 12 million with hepatitis C virus.
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Department of Planning employees to volunteer at community center in Baltimore The event Wednesday is part of Gov. Larry Hogan's Maryland Unites: A Day of Service initiative. Department employees will be serving lunch to guests at the center and to help in any way needed.
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Department of Planning employees to volunteer BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Department of Planning employees are volunteering at a community center in Baltimore. The event Wednesday is part of Gov.
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FDA approves stomach-filling balloon for weight loss Federal health regulators say they have approved an inflatable medical balloon that helps patients lose weight by filling up space in the stomach.
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At least 192 labs accidentally received live anthrax – Pentagon The Pentagon has admitted that a US Army lab accidentally shipped live anthrax to at least 192 laboratories over the past decade. The figure is more than double the number the agency reported in June.
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FDA Approves Balloon for Stomach to Treat Obesity The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved an inflatable medical balloon that helps patients lose weight by filling up space in the stomach.
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Maryland Governor: Losing Hair, Killing Cancer Cells ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he's lost hair but is killing cancer cells "like crazy." Hogan's office released a photo Tuesday showing the bald governor wearing sunglasses with a wide smile outside the governor's reception room.
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US Army lab faulted over lax anthrax procedure WASHINGTON Techniques used by a U.S. Army laboratory in Utah failed to neutralize live anthrax spores on many occasions over more than a decade and the lab should have realized the procedure was inadequate, a top health official told lawmakers on ...
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Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare. Your Patients Are Getting Healthier A Yale University study analyzed the experience of 60 million Americans covered by traditional Medicare between 1999 and 2013, and found "jaw-dropping improvements in almost every area," the lead author says.
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The Pentagon now says at least 192 laboratories accidentally received anthrax A US Army lab accidentally shipped live anthrax to at least 192 laboratories, according to a Department of Defense statement. That's more than double the number reported by the Pentagon in June.
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Madison lab that received anthrax decontaminated Madison— A Wisconsin commercial laboratory that mistakenly received live anthrax spores had been decontaminated and reopened. BBI Detection of Madison was one of 86 facilities in 20 states and seven other countries that received the anthrax specimens ...
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Iowa extends bird flu disaster proclamation through August July 28 Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Tuesday extended the state's bird flu disaster proclamation by a month until Aug. 30, keeping in place a raft of state resources for poultry farms recovering from an outbreak of the disease, country's worst-ever.
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Happiness is acute sunburn at fun park The children were airlifted to Shriner's Hospital for Children in Galveston Texas for treatment due to the severity of their burns.
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Depression and personality disorders drive psych patients to euthanasia Depression and personality disorders are the most common diagnoses among Belgian psychiatric patients requesting help to die, on the grounds of unbearable suffering, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
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Lawmakers consider how to stop US heroin epidemic American lawmakers are grappling with ways to respond to a worsening heroin epidemic. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death in the US, surpassing car accidents and gunshot wounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Prescription drug 'take-back' days reinstated WASHINGTON, D.C. - Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, along with eight other U.S. Senators, successfully convinced the DEA to reinstate prescription drug take-back days.
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Hospitals Have Reduced Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Costs Among Medicare Patients American hospitals have reduced deaths, hospitalizations, and costs among people over the age of 65 in the past couple of decades, according to a new report released Tuesday.
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Heroin abuse is a deadly epidemic, DEA agent says A DEA agent says a dramatic increase in heroin use is likely because of a successful crackdown on prescription drugs. Links Mentioned on WAFBMore>>.
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'Jaw-dropping': Medicare deaths, hospitalizations AND costs reduced The U.S. health care system has scored a medical hat trick, reducing deaths, hospitalizations and costs, a new study shows. Mortality rates among Medicare patients fell 16% from 1999 to 2013.
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Cepheid Introduces True Point-of-Care Molecular Platform at AACC Analyst Event ATLANTA (GenomeWeb) - Cepheid has announced that it will enter the point-of-care molecular diagnostics market next year with a new platform called the GeneXpert Omni.
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'Leaky' vaccines could make diseases more deadly: Study More harmful viruses can evolve from the use of so-called 'leaky' vaccines, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have confirmed for the first time.
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Biker Impaled By Tree, Drives 20 Miles To Hospital A mountain biker in New Mexico who was impaled in the neck by a tree branch has managed to avoid serious injury -- even after riding his bike 20 miles to the nearest hospital.
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FDA proposes to include more sugar info on food packages The U.S. FDA has proposed to offer more information about added sugars on the front of food labels, a move it says will give consumers information similar to what's already available for sodium and certain fats.
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