Health News

Academic Researchers' Conflicts of Interest Go Unreported

2009-11-19T19:49:36Z

Few universities make required reports to the government about the financial conflicts of their researchers, and even when such conflicts are reported, university administrators rarely require those researchers to eliminate or reduce these conflicts, government investigators found. . . .

The New York Times - November 19, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/health/policy/19nih.html

Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry

2009-11-19T19:45:27Z

Responding to news reports of unusually high wholesale price increases in brand-name prescription drugs, four House leaders and one senator asked for government reviews of the pricing practices. . . .

The New York Times - November 19, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/health/policy/19drugs.html

Patients happier when docs discuss side effects

2009-11-19T19:43:15Z

Hospital patients who suffer a side effect from treatment are more likely to give high ratings to their quality of care when hospital staff are up front about what went wrong, a new study suggests. . . .

Reuters - November 19, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AI3DA20091119?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Pain drug morphine may accelerate cancer growth

2009-11-19T15:37:40Z

Evidence is mounting that morphine, commonly used to manage pain, may accelerate cancer growth, but a newly-approved drug that blocks its side effects could also keep tumors from spreading, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. . . .

Reuters - November 18, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AH5GN20091118?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Insurers Unlikely to Alter Policies in the Debate Over Mammograms

2009-11-19T15:09:20Z

Medicare and private health insurers said they were unlikely to change coverage of breast cancer screenings after new guidelines recommended that women wait longer to have mammograms and have fewer of them. . . .

The New York Times - November 19. 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/19screen.html

Breast Cancer Screening Policy Won't Change, U.S. Officials Say

2009-11-19T15:09:19Z

The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new standards on breast cancer screening that were recommended this week by a federally appointed task force, saying government insurance programs would continue to cover routine mammograms for women starting at age 40. . . .

The New York Times - November 18, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/health/19cancer.html

Regulation, suspicion slow U.S. flu response: hearing

2009-11-19T14:43:58Z

Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and public suspicion have held up innovative ways to speed and stretch the U.S. influenza vaccine supply. . . .

Reuters - November 18, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AH5EA20091119?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Many in U.S. still lack cholesterol tests, drugs

2009-11-18T21:52:57Z

Many people in the United States are still not being screened for high levels of so-called bad cholesterol, and when they are found to have it, are often never treated, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. . . .

Reuters - November 17, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AG5E220091117?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40

2009-11-18T16:15:55Z

Most women should start regular breast cancer screening at age 50, not 40, according to new guidelines released Monday by an influential group that provides guidance to doctors, insurance companies and policy makers. . . .

The New York Times - November 17, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/health/17cancer.html

Just one heart attack leads to 725 X-rays

2009-11-17T21:54:51Z

The battery of tests given to a patient having a heart attack in a U.S. hospital adds up to a dose of radiation equivalent to 725 chest X-rays, researchers reported on Monday. . . .

Reuters - November 16, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AF4QB20091116?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Hunger in U.S. at a 14-Year High

2009-11-16T21:36:23Z

The number of Americans who lacked reliable access to sufficient food shot up last year to its highest point since the government began surveying in 1995, the Agriculture Department reported on Monday. . . .

The New York Times - November 16, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/us/17hunger.html

Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol Drug's Benefit

2009-11-16T21:04:32Z

For patients taking a statin to control high cholesterol, adding an old standby drug, niacin, was superior in reducing buildup in the carotid artery to adding Zetia, a newer drug that reduces bad cholesterol, according to a new study. . . .

The New York Times - November 15, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/health/research/16heart.html

Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC

2009-11-16T20:51:49Z

Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States. . . .

Reuters - November 16, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AF14A20091116?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Mutant genes linked to Parkinson's in some: study

2009-11-16T20:49:34Z

People of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, two large teams of researchers have found. . . .

Reuters - November 15, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5AE1EI20091115?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Food-borne ills can have lasting consequences: report

2009-11-13T20:01:19Z

More than just a bad bout of stomach flu, some food-borne illnesses can cause long-term consequences, especially for young people, a report released on Thursday has found. . . .

Reuters - November 12, 2009

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