Health News

Take Control with Dialysis at Home

More kidney failure patients are doing hemodialysis at home

June 14, 2011·3 min read

Non-invasive Ventilation Trumps Other Weaning Methods

Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure patients have less risk of reintubation and death using noninvasive ventilation

Secret Diabetes

Diabetes patients who keep their disease a secret are putting their health at risk

Uneasy Obesity

Social anxiety in obese individuals

Downers Abuse Up

Benzodiazepine drug related admissions nearly triple

June 14, 2011·1 min read

Predicting In-Vitro Success

Antimullerian hormone levels can predict the number of eggs that will be formed for each menstrual cycle

New Parkinson's Treatment in Development

Parkinson's disease therapy which injects Sinamet shows promise

Detecting Dementia in Down Syndrome Adults

Brain scan tool improves ability to diagnose alzheimers disease and dementia in down syndrome adults

'I Love My Baby Back Ribs'

MD Anderson gives tips for healthier BBQ grilling

FDA Alerts

FDA Apparoves Simultaneous MRI, PET Scan

Siemens Biograph mMR system performs dual PET and MRI scans

A Simple Spray May Stop Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes could be prevented with nasal insulin vaccine

Flu Prevention Update

Influenza vaccine VAX 102 in development shows promise

Drug Resistent Epilepsy Responds to Stimulation

Trigeminal nerve stimulation helps epilepsy patients

Imaging Technology That Can Diagnose Heart Disease

Cardiovascular technology shows three dimensional plaque structures

Move the Body to Keep the Brain Active

Exercise reduces risks of silent strokes

Blood Test for Breast Cancer Patients

Metastatic breast cancer treatment could be guided with new blood test

Urine Test for Cancer in the Works

Upper GI cancers may be detected with a urine test

FDA Alerts

FDA to Regulate Nanotechnology

FDA will consider public comments on nanotechnology regulations

Blood Protein Predictor of Heart Disease

Surfactant protein-D actually manufactured in lungs, not heart

Fishy Packaging Prompts Recall

Women 50+ tablets are recalled by FDA for nondisclosure of fish gelatin

No Más for Sugar Ray

Sugar Ray Leonard beats the count of sexual and drug abuse demons

What's Natural in the "All Natural" Diet?

Paleolithic diet claims to be "natural" and better for you

Radioactive Tea Leaves

Japan bans green tea exports because of high radiation levels