General Health News
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially if they have large waists. However, for men, being underweight during that period of life actually increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain disease, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While the incidence of stroke as a complication of heart attack has decreased since the late 1990s, death during hospitalization in affected patients has not shown a corresponding decrease, new data suggest.
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diets high in saturated fat appear to increase the risk of cancer of the small intestine, a study shows.
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In people with type 1 diabetes, adequate control of blood sugar over the long haul helps reduce the risk of diabetes-related eye and kidney disease, new data suggest.
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In people with type 1 diabetes, adequate control of blood sugar over the long haul helps reduce the risk of diabetes-related eye and kidney disease, new data suggest.
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who make it to the age of 100 may indeed have some "good genes" that they pass on their children, according to a new study.
Nov 21
2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Babies born four months before the peak cold and flu season have a 30 percent higher risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Friday, suggesting that these common infections may trigger asthma.
Nov 21
2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born "small for gestational age" -- that is, significantly smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of pregnancy -- appear to be at increased risk for rapid gains in weight and body fat during adulthood, researchers from Paris, France report.
Nov 21
2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Like many other elderly Americans, Edie Stark has been hard hit by the meltdown in U.S. financial markets. She is 84 and has been worried a lot lately about outliving her savings.
Nov 21
2008
Scientists found 5,600 different species or strains of bacteria living in human intestines, making gut bacteria 10 times more diverse than expected. David Relman, one of the authors of the study, explains the findings and how a common antibiotic disrupts this bacterial community.
Nov 20
2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lung cancer pill Iressa has shown surprising results for patients with advanced disease where it has been at least as effective as a standard chemotherapy treatment, researchers reported on Thursday.
Nov 20
2008
The Summary display has been improved to enable easier scanning of article titles.
Nov 20
2008
Several enhancements were added to the Advanced Search page including incorporating the Single Citation Matcher functionality.
Nov 20
2008
Improved medicines and treatments are increasing life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis. But insurance doesn't pay for enough of those medical costs, leaving families affected by the disease to struggle with the financial consequences.
Nov 20
2008
Improved medicines and treatments are increasing life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis. But insurance doesn't pay for enough of those medical costs, leaving families affected by the disease to struggle with the financial consequences.
Nov 20
2008
There are indications that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head the Department of Health and Human Services. The transition team won't confirm that.
Nov 20
2008
More than 50 per cent of English hospita...
Nov 20
2008
The more research they do, the more evid...
Nov 20
2008
Many U.S. farmers struggle to meet their health care costs. A recent survey by the nonprofit Access Project says farmers pay twice as much as nonfarmers for insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. As small-business owners, they have few options and often buy insurance as individuals.
Nov 20
2008
Many U.S. farmers struggle to meet their health care costs. A recent survey by the nonprofit Access Project says farmers pay twice as much as nonfarmers for insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. As small-business owners, they have few options and often buy insurance as individuals.
Nov 19
2008
The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells. Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been sought as a solution to overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs.
Nov 19
2008
The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells. Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been sought as a solution to overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs.
Nov 19
2008
If confirmed, the former Senate majority leader would fill what may be one of the most important Cabinet posts, given the emphasis the Obama campaign put on the need for affordable health care during the election.
Nov 19
2008
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso apologised Wednesday for appearing to insult doctors, an important political interest group, by saying many of them lack common sense.
Nov 18
2008
A clinical review shows that women who h...
Nov 18
2008
Health providers must arm themselves against a deadly drug-resistant germ that is becoming increasingly common in hospitals and other settings, a study warned on Tuesday.
Nov 17
2008
Energy Star has posted new energy ratings for TVs to help consumers evaluate potential purchases. But an Energy Star listing alone doesn't mean the TV uses less energy. It means the TV is efficient — compared with others in its class.
Nov 17
2008
Dr. Jim Withers founded Operation Safety Net after he began making "house calls" under bridges in Pittsburgh, Pa. Now it's one of the nation's first full-time street medicine programs.
Nov 17
2008
Psychological group therapy for women with breast cancer may help them not only to cope better with their disease but also live longer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Nov 14
2008
Researchers report that listening to joyful music can cause blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood flow — which is good for cardiovascular health. Michael Miller, principal investigator of the study, explains the brain-body link and which songs may make for healthy hearts.
Nov 14
2008
Motl Brody, a 12 year-old Jewish boy from New York, was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year and is now brain dead. The boy's doctors say they've done all they can to save his life, and it's time to end treatment. Brody's parents, citing religious convictions, oppose removing their son from life support. Brody's fate could eventually be left to the courts. Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman discusses personal faith, ethics and end-of-life care.
Nov 14
2008
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the drug Crestor, typically used for reducing cholesterol levels, may reduce the risk of heart disease for people with normal cholesterol levels. But do the potential benefits offset the risks and cost of the drugs?
Nov 14
2008
A large research study released Sunday at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans is rocking the cardiology world. It suggests that even people with normal or low cholesterol levels can benefit from a cholesterol-lowering drug known as a statin.
Nov 14
2008
According to the results of a new survey...
Nov 14
2008
Based on current estimates, 8,420 people...
Nov 14
2008
A new study of people in Europe found th...
Nov 14
2008
This week's new study showing that a cholesterol-lowering statin drug can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke has opened up a debate over how aggressive doctors and patients should be when it comes to using statins — and who should take them.
Nov 14
2008
This week's new study showing that a cholesterol-lowering statin drug can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke has opened up a debate over how aggressive doctors and patients should be when it comes to using statins — and who should take them.
Nov 13
2008
While statins have been shown to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, about half of patients quit taking the medicine after a year. One recent study shows that people stop statins for two reasons: They lack a clear understanding of how the medicines work, and they don't trust their health care providers.
Nov 13
2008
Inequalities in support for children wit...
Nov 13
2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown responded to...
Nov 13
2008
Eli Lilly and Company announced it inten...
Nov 12
2008
With flu season fast approaching, people who feel themselves getting sick are turning to the web to self-diagnose. Aggregating Google's flu-related searches can yield interesting trends about where outbreaks are occurring — and might even provide earlier regional warnings than the CDC.
Nov 12
2008
President-elect Barack Obama has promised to loosen restrictions on abortion. At the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' semiannual meeting Tuesday in Baltimore, one bishop after another echoed the words of Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Neb., who said the church can't let that happen.
Nov 11
2008
Egypt's capital city is blanketed by an inky haze of pollution that on its worst days can bring noxious, throat-burning fumes. Most people blame the black cloud on farmers burning agricultural waste. While the government has made some progress in trying to reduce the smog level, it has a long way to go.
Nov 11
2008
A Washington, D.C. hospital is suing to remove a 12-year-old boy from life support. Motl Brody was pronounced dead — with no brain function — after a battle with cancer. Motl's parents, who are Orthodox Jews, believe that he, and his soul, are still alive.
Nov 10
2008
Health care is one issue President-elect Barack Obama won't be able to duck. Some 46 million Americans have no insurance, and millions of others are one serious illness away from financial catastrophe. Many people who voted for Obama are expecting him to do something big to fix the problem.
Nov 9
2008
A new study says a blood test to measure C-reactive protein, along with cholesterol levels, is an important indicator of cardiovascular disease. But there is disagreement in the scientific community over what the study results mean.
Nov 9
2008
A new research study finds that many people who have no signs of heart disease should be taking statin drugs, which lower cholesterol and may have other benefits. Prescribing a generic version could save patients — and insurance companies — millions of dollars.
Nov 9
2008
People who have normal cholesterol levels but signs of inflammation in the blood vessels can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke in half, according to an American Heart Association study released Sunday.
Nov 9
2008
People who have normal cholesterol levels but signs of inflammation in the blood vessels can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke in half, according to an American Heart Association study released Sunday.
Nov 8
2008
Dr. Ronald Davis, past president of the American Medical Association, died Thursday of cancer. Davis pushed the AMA to apologize this summer for years of policies that excluded black doctors.
Nov 7
2008
A group of Rice University students is taking a chemical found in red wine and genetically engineering it into beer. They hope their new Biobeer will bring the health benefits of wine to a broader range of people.
Nov 6
2008
It's the time of the year when you can make changes in your employee benefits. It's open enrollment season. Health care and other costs are going up, and there are a lot of changes in the benefits insurers are offering.
Oct 30
2008
Sanofi-aventis announced that the U.S....
Oct 16
2008
Diabetic Hypoglycaemia, the influential ...
Oct 14
2008
Updated guidelines from the American Aca...
Oct 14
2008
Because of vitamin D deficiences in the ...
Oct 9
2008
A cohort study shows that regular consum...
Oct 2
2008
Sep 25
2008
A redesigned version of My NCBI was released.
Sep 24
2008
In July of this year, the American Acade...
Sep 8
2008
Some PubMed users will see links to Discovery "ads" on the Summary display.
Sep 5
2008
Blood pressure in low-birth-weight child...
Sep 3
2008
Aug 26
2008
Children and adolescents with neurally m...
Aug 15
2008
When a drug name is used in a search, a Drug Sensor may display excerpts of information from other resources.
Aug 12
2008
Use the PMID to PMC ID Converter to translate one type of ID to the other.
Jul 2
2008
Automatic Term Mapping has been modified to remove the search for single words that make up substance names, e.g., IL-22 does not include a translation for (IL[All Fields AND 22[All Fields]), and for MeSH terms that include a standalone number, e.g., Chromosome 22, or single character, e.g., Protein C.
Jun 17
2008
Title has been added to the PubMed Sort By menu.
May 29
2008
The Citation Sensor is released to catch citation searches.
May 27
2008
Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) has been augmented in PubMed.
May 15
2008
The Beta version of an Advanced Search page was released.
May 1
2008
Some PubMed users will see links to Related Reviews on the AbstractPlus display.
May 1
2008
The Abstract and Citation displays now include the PubMed Central ID (PMCID).
Apr 15
2008
The blue sidebar menu has been removed from the Summary results to provide space for forthcoming features.
Apr 3
2008
My NCBI Collections is now available as a selection under the PubMed results Send to menu.
Apr 2
2008
Collaborator names added to PubMed citations can be viewed using the Collaborators toggle link on the AbstractPlus display.
Feb 12
2008
AbstractPlus now includes the PubMed Central ID (PMCID).
Jan 29
2008
Links to drug information on the AbstractPlus display to MedMaster Patient Drug Information, a new book available on the Bookshelf, are now available for all PubMed users.
Jan 10
2008
Citations from the 1949 Current List of Medical Literature were added to the OLDMEDLINE subset.
Dec 3
2007
MEDLINE citations and the MeSH database have been updated with 2008 MeSH vocabulary.