| Title |
Date |
| Sebelius, Obama take action on swine flu |
05/01/09 |
| HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday held two press conferences and briefed congressional lawmakers on the recent public health emergency involving swine flu, also known as the "2009 H1N1 influenza virus," CQ HealthBeat reports (Reichard, CQ Healt |
| Obama discusses progress, prospects on major initiatives at events marking 100 days in office |
05/01/09 |
| President Obama on Wednesday held a town hall meeting in Missouri and a news conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss progress on issues such as health care during the first 100 days of his presidency, the Washington Post reports. |
| VA electronic health records system could be low-cost option for non-VA hospitals |
05/01/09 |
| The Veterans Health Administration's open-source electronic health records system could be an effective and low-cost option for non-Veterans Affairs hospitals that are seeking to implement such a system but have been held back by the cost, the Wall Street |
| Many patients in intensive care are deficient in vitamin D |
05/01/09 |
| Australian researchers have discovered that many critically ill patients in intensive care are deficient in vitamin D. |
| Research model shows best way to deal with a flu pandemic |
05/01/09 |
| According to the latest available research, should a global influenza pandemic become a reality, small stockpiles of a secondary flu medication, provided they are used early enough in local outbreaks, could extend the effectiveness of large primary stockp |
| New name for swine flu |
05/01/09 |
| The World Health Organisation (WHO) says as from now the new influenza virus, currently tagged 'swine flu' will be known as influenza A(H1N1). |
| Inherited impulsivity predicts alcoholism |
04/28/09 |
| Solving the age-old chicken and the egg dilemma, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers report that genetic predisposition to impulsivity is a trait predictive of alcoholism. The study appears on the July print issue of the journal |
| Breast elastography allows for a more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer |
04/28/09 |
| Breast elastography allows physicians to give a more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a study performed at Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. |
| Why do breast-fed babies grow slower? |
04/28/09 |
| Breast-fed babies grow more slowly than formula-fed babies, which is why new growth charts, based solely on the growth patterns of breast fed babies, are being introduced in the UK in May. |
| Novel compound treats addiction by eliminating drug-associated memories |
04/28/09 |
| Addicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to their own memories of prior drug use. |
| Benfotiamene, a fat-soluble form of vitamin B1, could treat common cause of blindness |
04/28/09 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world's leading causes of blindness. |
