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Alertpedia does not guarantee their accuracy. en-us Copyright Alertpedia.com 2011-01-29T17:57:12+01:00 alertpedia.com health alerts Multiple Concussions Raise Teen Athletes' Health Risks http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209396 SATURDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- High school athletes who have suffered two or more concussions may already have early symptoms of 'post-concussion syndrome,' according to a new study. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209396 2011-01-29T06:02:00+01:00 Dry Eye Syndrome Common in Winter http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209395 SATURDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Dry eye syndrome is common in winter because of cold, dry outdoor air and dry indoor heat, says an eye expert. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209395 2011-01-29T06:02:00+01:00 UK health agency warns over antibiotic resistance http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209397 British health authorities issued new guidelines on Saturday to try to halt the spread of "superbug" infections that are resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, known as carbapenems. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209397 2011-01-29T02:05:00+01:00 Moscow schools shut down due to flu http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209398 Moscow and at least two other cities shut all their elementary schools Saturday to help fight one of the worst flu outbreaks to hit central Russia in more than a decade, officials said. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209398 2011-01-29T00:49:00+01:00 Human meds trigger calls to pet poison hotlines http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209399 Human medications including dropped pills sickened more pets in the United States last year than any other toxin. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209399 2011-01-28T12:20:00+01:00 Study finds no evidence black cohosh damages liver http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209400 Despite reports of liver damage in some women using black cohosh to ease menopause symptoms, clinical trials testing one major brand of this herb have so far found no evidence that it is to blame, according to a research review. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209400 2011-01-28T12:16:00+01:00 Venezuela checks 111 people for cholera after travel http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209401 Venezuelan Health Minister Eugenia Sader said Friday that 111 people went to the hospital to be checked for cholera, an illness they may have picked up at a wedding in the Dominican Republic. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209401 2011-01-28T11:05:00+01:00 Obama says will not refight battle over healthcare law http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209402 President Barack Obama said on Friday his healthcare overhaul is an important part of efforts to cut the budget deficit and insisted he will not "refight" the battle to pass the law. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209402 2011-01-28T09:53:00+01:00 Cholera cases climb to 111 in Venezuela http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209403 Venezuela's government says the number of cholera cases in the country has jumped to 111, with more people testing positive after attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209403 2011-01-28T09:25:00+01:00 Political crisis leads to disease in Ivory Coast http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209404 The piles of garbage are chest high outside a marketplace where an ongoing political crisis has halted trash collection and led to a cholera outbreak that has already left seven people dead. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209404 2011-01-28T09:23:00+01:00 Will Loss of Lethal Injection Drug Harm Surgical Patients? http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209408 FRIDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Anesthesiologists say they have grave concerns over a decision by a drug manufacturer to halt production of a long-used and powerful anesthetic because of the medication's use in lethal injections in pris... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209408 2011-01-28T09:03:00+01:00 Calls Go Out to Revive the Traditional Physical http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209407 FRIDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- "Getting back to basics" has become a mantra for those who think people have become too reliant on technology, and a growing number of medical experts would agree with the sentiment. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209407 2011-01-28T09:03:00+01:00 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2011 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209406 (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209406 2011-01-28T09:03:00+01:00 Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2011 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209405 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209405 2011-01-28T09:03:00+01:00 Britain pledges more cash to wipe out polio http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209409 Britain promised to double its funding on Friday to fight polio if other donors also upped their contributions to eradicate the crippling disease. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209409 2011-01-28T08:04:00+01:00 at http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209363 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209363 2010-10-04T21:15:55+01:00 a http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209362 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36209362 2010-10-04T21:15:42+01:00 Stem cells restore ovary function in rat study http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193055 Scientists have found that injecting a particular type of stem cells into infertile female rats can restore the function of their ovaries, and say their findings could pave the way for a similar treatment for humans. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193055 2010-09-15T09:17:00+01:00 FDA approves new drug for tough-to-treat gout http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193056 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc's gout drug in adults who do not respond to other treatments or cannot take alternatives for various reasons. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193056 2010-09-15T09:16:00+01:00 Helping Smokers Quit Could Save U.S. Money: Report http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193066 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Proven smoking cessation treatments save money as well as lives, according to a new study. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193066 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Radiation Exposure Raises Likelihood of Second Cancer http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193065 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation exposure increases the risk that cancer survivors will go on to develop another malignancy, finds a new study. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193065 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Krystexxa Approved for Gout http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193064 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Krystexxa (pegloticase) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adults with gout who do not respond to, or who cannot tolerate, standard treatments. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193064 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Health Highlights: Sept. 15, 2010 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193063 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193063 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Men With Low PSA at 60 Might Not Need Further Screening http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193062 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Fresh on the heels of a similar report released earlier this week, a new study shows that men who have a low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level at 60 do not really need future screening. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193062 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Scans May Aid Early Detection of Dementia, Parkinson's http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193061 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Brain imaging may help identify sleep disorder patients at greatest risk for neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease, an international team of researchers has found. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193061 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Good Preschools May Prevent Problem Behaviors Later http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193060 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- American children from low-income families who are exposed to well-structured, attentive and stimulating preschool programs between the ages of 2 and 4 years are less likely to develop behavioral problems... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193060 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Health Tip: What Causes Conjunctivitis http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193059 (HealthDay News) -- Conjunctivitis occurs when the membrane that protects the eye, the conjunctiva, becomes inflamed. A red, watery eye is a primary symptom of this very contagious condition. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193059 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 Health Tip: Traveling By Air During Pregnancy http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193058 (HealthDay News) -- Flying is safe for most healthy women who are pregnant, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) says, although some airlines have restrictions during the last month of pregnancy. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193058 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 New Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Reaches U.S. Shores http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193057 TUESDAY Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new antibiotic-resistant germ that apparently has it origins in India has sickened a handful of people in North America, with three of the cases reported in the United States, health officials said Tuesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193057 2010-09-15T09:02:00+01:00 English woman develops French-sounding accent http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193067 A woman from a village in southwestern England says that a severe migraine attack left her speaking with what sounds like a French accent — a striking example of a rare syndrome that neuroscientists say can leave lifelong locals sounding lik... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193067 2010-09-15T08:58:00+01:00 Special Report: Has Roche got the right medicine? http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193068 Last summer, the leaders of some of the world's top drugmakers buttonholed Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan and tried, unsuccessfully, to get him to change his mind. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193068 2010-09-15T08:49:00+01:00 CDC: One-third of sex ed omits birth control http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193069 The government says nearly all U.S. teens have had formal sex education, but only about two-thirds have been taught about birth control methods. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36193069 2010-09-15T08:33:00+01:00 Funding threatens vaccination campaigns: Red Cross http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173745 A four-billion dollar funding gap threatens vaccination campaigns that could save the lives of more than a million children a year, a Red Cross report published this week said. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173745 2010-09-15T03:22:00+01:00 Deaths in childbirth drop but too slowly: UN http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173746 Maternal mortality has declined by more than one-third in nearly two decades, UN agencies said on Wednesday, although Africa and South Asia bear the overhwhelming burden of deaths in childbirth. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173746 2010-09-15T02:47:00+01:00 New test gives one-hour TB diagnosis http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173747 Scientists have developed a new test which can diagnose tuberculosis in one hour, potentially helping to curb the spread of the disease, a health agency said in a study Wednesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173747 2010-09-15T02:09:00+01:00 Maternal deaths fall 34 percent, still above U.N. target http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173748 Deaths from complications during pregnancy and childbirth have fallen by a third in the past two decades but 1,000 women still die needlessly every day, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36173748 2010-09-15T01:04:00+01:00 Tendon Injuries May Be Linked to Estrogen Levels in Female Athletes http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158758 TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of tendon injuries appears to be greater in female athletes with naturally higher levels of estrogen, a small European study suggests. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158758 2010-09-14T14:03:00+01:00 Smoking cessation treatments cost-effective: U.S. study http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158759 Investing in smoking cessation treatments saves lives and it may be sound fiscal policy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158759 2010-09-14T13:29:00+01:00 Judge sets December 16 hearing on healthcare suit http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158760 A Florida judge said on Tuesday he would hear arguments on December 16 on a lawsuit by 20 U.S. states seeking to block President Barack Obama's overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158760 2010-09-14T13:27:00+01:00 Statins good for the heart and possibly infections: studies http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158761 The same cholesterol-lowering statins taken by tens of millions worldwide to prevent cardiovascular disease may help fend off infections as well, new studies have found. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158761 2010-09-14T12:55:00+01:00 Cyprus clinic at centre of human egg trafficking probe http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158762 They may never see the light of day but Maria is not abandoning her Cypriot "children", embryos that were seized after the fertility clinic where they were conceived in vitro was closed on suspicion of human egg trafficking. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158762 2010-09-14T12:50:00+01:00 China says HIV among migrant workers a concern http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158763 China's health minister said Tuesday he was concerned about the HIV/AIDS situation among migrant workers, but added the Asian nation had managed to contain the "fast spread" of the disease. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158763 2010-09-14T12:48:00+01:00 Global hunger declines for first time in 15 years: UN http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158764 The number of global hungry has declined by nearly 10 percent, the first drop in the number of undernourished since 1995, the UN food agency said in its annual report on Tuesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158764 2010-09-14T12:41:00+01:00 Global anti-malaria fight still fragile: report http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158765 The global fight against malaria is saving more and more lives, especially among children in Africa, but progress remains fragile and more money is needed, a report said Tuesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158765 2010-09-14T12:38:00+01:00 Is high cholesterol linked to mom's smoking? http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158766 The notion that small babies are at an increased risk of developing high cholesterol as adults may only hold true for children of moms who smoked during pregnancy, according to a new study. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158766 2010-09-14T12:36:00+01:00 Obesity costs US 215 billion dollars: study http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158767 Obesity costs the US economy at least 215 billion dollars a year in direct and indirect impacts including medical expenses and lost productivity, a new study showed Tuesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158767 2010-09-14T12:35:00+01:00 Obese men less likely to get biopsy after PSA screening http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158768 Research has shown that obese men have lower rates of prostate cancer than thinner men, but a new study suggests that this does not reflect an actual lower risk, but a lower rate of early detection through prostate cancer screening. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36158768 2010-09-14T12:34:00+01:00 In Vitro Fertilization Success Rate Higher in Spring, Study Suggests http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36143247 TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that success rates are higher when in vitro fertilization is done during the springtime. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36143247 2010-09-14T09:03:00+01:00 Kids Literally See Differently Than Adults, Research Shows http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36143246 TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children may actually see the world differently than adults, researchers have found. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36143246 2010-09-14T09:03:00+01:00 Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 14, 2010 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36143245 (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=36143245 2010-09-14T09:03:00+01:00