Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sydney Sun.com http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/cat/a1e025da3c02ca7c/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:26 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:26 -0400 30 Young women who have cancer treatment often lose their fertility because chemotherapy and radiation can damage or kill their immature ovarian eggs, called oocytes. Now, Northwestern Medicine scientists have found the molecular pathway that can prevent the death of immature ovarian eggs due to chemotherapy, potentially preserving fertility and endocrine function. Scientists achieved this in ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266774/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266774/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mixing alcohol with dry ice could lead to a strong possibility of serious health problems, drug and alcohol experts have warned. A video clip showing a man mixing these ingredients at home and inhaling the vapours made news in America last week and is just the latest to document the trend known as 'smoking' alcohol. Professor Steve Allsop, director of Australia's National Drug Research ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266088/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:50:07 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266088/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Exposing developing tissue to low levels of the plastic bisphenol A (BPA) is associated to a greater incidence of prostate cancer in tissue grown from human prostate stem cells. BPA is found in plastic water bottles and is universally prevalent, and tests indicate that almost everyone has measurable levels of the chemical in their bodies. In this study, investigators used human prostate stem ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264003/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:01 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264003/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A US study has suggested expectant women drinking from plastic bottles could be increasing their unborn child's chances of developing cancer later in life. Researchers at the the University of Illinois, who conducted their study on mice, showed how exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup cans, in the womb could increase prostate cancer risk, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263917/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263917/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Overweight women, who skip breakfast, experience acute, or rapid-onset, insulin resistance, a condition that, when chronic, is a risk factor for diabetes, a new study has revealed. The study funded by the Endocrine Fellows Foundation in Washington, D.C., the National Institutes of Health and the Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center, suggested that regularly skipping breakfast over time may ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263211/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:03 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263211/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Henry Cavill has given fans a peek into the grilling fitness regime he undertook to transform his body from "Fat Cavill" to Man of Steel. He claimed that in order get into Superman shape he ate 5,000 calories and worked out for two and a half hours a day, News.com.au. reported. Cavill gives credit for his toned body to his trainer Mark ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263210/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:03 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263210/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Bullying by siblings is related to the same serious mental health effects as peer bullying, a new study has found. Lead author Corinna Jenkins Tucker, associate professor of family studies at University of New Hampshire, said that even kids who reported just one instance had more mental health distress. Tucker and her co-authors from UNH's Crimes against Children Research Center - center ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262296/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:03 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262296/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The daughter of former South African president Nelson Mandela says he is "doing very well" as he recovers in the hospital from a lung infection. Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, South Africa's ambassador to Argentina, spoke Monday to reporters gathered outside of the Pretoria hospital where her father is being treated. On Sunday, President Jacob Zuma said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon remains ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215256276/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:18 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215256276/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DUBAI Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the four deaths were among previously registered cases. The new infections were in Eastern Province, in the capital Riyadh and in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia has been the country ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215256271/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:15:08 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215256271/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A woman opens the door to a Starbucks coffee shop in Silver Spring, Maryland. The coffee chain will soon display calorie information for all its ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276290/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:23 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276290/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dr. Tak Mak, of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, speaks during a press conference regarding the new breakthrough cancer drug that will enter clinical trials in July, 2013. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276291/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:54 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276291/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Andy Carroll will have a medical with West Ham tomorrow as he moves closer to a permanent move from Liverpool, Hammers chairman David Gold has confirmed. Gold wrote on his Twitter account: "Andy Carroll is having his medical tomorrow." There could be one significant hurdle for Carroll to overcome during the assessment. The England international has been out of the country on holiday ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276292/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:23:14 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276292/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Special video report: Foley nursing home sale The Suffolk County Legislature on Tuesday authorized the marketing of the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility for possible sale as closure of the Yaphank nursing home approached.The Legislature voted 11-5, with one absence and one abstention, to authorize county planning officials to start the process that could lead to the sale of the 14-acre ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276172/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:45 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276172/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Waist-to-height ratio may be a more accurate measure of cardiovascular health risk than the current standard, the body mass index, a St. Louis expert says. He’s confident that the waist-to-height ratio may soon eclipse the BMI as a measure of risk for lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Not so fast, says another expert: While the ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276293/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19:39 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276293/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (Credit: Shutterstock) U.S. health costs have been slowing down — and will continue to do so thanks to changes in the health care industry spurred by Obamacare, according to a ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276055/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:15 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276055/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution may be more likely to give birth to children with autism, according to a new study. The researchers found that the pregnant women in the study who lived in the most-polluted areas were up to two times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), compared with those who lived in the least-polluted areas. The ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276295/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:29 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276295/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c My wife almost lost her leg a few weeks ago. Then she almost lost her life. The symptoms didn't seem life-threatening at the time, so we almost made a fatal mistake by delaying seeking medical treatment. Since then, we've learned about the dangers of another "silent killer" you might not be familiar with: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT). My wife developed severe leg cramps while ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276296/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:59 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276296/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c American Journal of Transplantation on June 18 showed that the social network gave a 21-fold boost to the number of people who registered themselves as organ donors in a single day. The study comes at a time when ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276297/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:59 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276297/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276299/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:35 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215276299/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c How can you shed those final 5 pounds you put on over the summer? How can you liven up your BBQs and make tastier green smoothies? U.S. News Health discussed all this and more in a Twitter chat with registered dietitian Julieanna Hever and vegan cookbook author Dreena Burton. Here are the ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274861/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:30 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274861/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A blood test can detect antibodies of HPV that can cause throat and oral cancers years before the symptoms of the disease become apparent, researchers from the National Cancer Institute and the International Agency for Research on Cancer reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In the study, close to 1 in 3 people with ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274862/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:35 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274862/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution are twice as likely to have a child with autism compared to women exposed to low levels, scientists from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) reported in Environmental Health Perspectives (June 18th edition). The authors claim that theirs is the first large nationwide study to examine associations between air pollution and ASD ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274863/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:34 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274863/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c tumor but rather tumor recurrence - the reappearance of the disease following treatment. Precisely what causes breast cancer recurrence has been poorly understood. But now a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place: Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast cancer - a finding that suggests potential ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274864/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:32 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274864/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KSDK) - The St. Charles County Division of Environmental Health and Protection is asking homeowners to help reduce mosquitoes breeding areas and curtail incidences of the winged pest other biting insects. According to the health department, the county's mosquito control program only sprays when residents notify staff that mosquitoes are a problem in their neighborhood. ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274865/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:53 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274865/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, poses for a photograph in this undated picture provided by AstraZeneca in London on March 12, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274867/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:56 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215274867/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Our next Twitter chat, about factors that make communities healthy and safe for children, will feature experts from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273326/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:12:49 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273326/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c - Consumers' credit health has deteriorated in the past quarter, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) said on Tuesday. The number of consumers classified in good standing decreased by 76,000, to 10.55 million between the quarter ended June 2013 and the previous quarter, it said in a statement. The number of impaired accounts increased from 17.52m to 18.31m compared to the previous ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273327/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:22 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273327/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Manama, June 18. (BNA) -- Health Minister Dr. Sadeq Al-Shehabi has praised the directives of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to devise an effective system to reduce the waiting time of sickle cell patients and enable those in severe pain to receive urgent and proper treatment, in line with his keenness to shorten waiting time of those patients at Salmaniya ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273329/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:35 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273329/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c BOSTON (CBS) — How healthy are we in Massachusetts? One group says we are making progress in making healthy nutritional choices, but there is a long way to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273330/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:55:55 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273330/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday sharply criticized the food industry’s decision to market its unhealthy products to children, saying that strategy has been ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273048/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:55:11 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273048/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dr. Melina Jampolis quizzes Kathie Lee and Hoda on how different foods and drinks may improve your health, revealing that pinot noir protects the heart and can even help slow aging, and that curry spice helps reduce ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273331/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:10 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273331/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c More and more research has raised concern over the dangers of concussions - one of the most common forms of head trauma - as many sufferers go on to experience persistent neurological symptoms throughout their lives. Now, scientists have discovered a clue as to why mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI) can have such long-lasting health consequences. In a study published in the journal Radiology, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273333/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:42 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273333/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Scope out healthy choices At big airports, you'll find all kinds of kiosks, restaurants counters and shops, some offering foods that are tasty, portable and waist-friendly. You can't go wrong with a garden salad served with grilled chicken or a made-to-order sandwich containing lean deli meat, vegetables and mustard instead of mayo. Other light and filling options: broth-based soups, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273335/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:41 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273335/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Raising awareness of organ donation on social media websites can help boost donation rates, according to a new study. Facebook began allowing users to make their status as organ donors visible in their profiles in May 2012, and on the first day of the change, about 13,000 people in the U.S. registered to become organ donors 20 times more than the average number of daily registrations. The ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273334/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:41 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273334/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it was investigating the deaths of two patients who died following injections with Eli Lilly and Co's long-acting treatment for schizophrenia, called Zyprexa ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273336/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:01 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273336/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Kim Kardashian allegedly suffered medical complication before her baby was born, forcing a much earlier birth date than expected according to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273337/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:41:24 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273337/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c One -- -- you have to forgive six month old Ryan he's the top ten days. You'd never know that his little skull was cut in half and rebuilt like a puzzle. I got terrified as soon as he said -- -- ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273338/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:39:02 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273338/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c California’s insurance commissioner wants to exclude Anthem Blue Cross from the state’s new health exchange for small businesses, saying it’s made excessive rate hikes. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said three increases this year - including one of nearly 18 percent - were unreasonable. However, under state law he couldn’t block them. The state-run exchange stems ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273193/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:10 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215273193/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Elizabeth Thomas , MD, an endocrinology fellow at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora explained, "Our study found that acute insulin resistance developed after only one day of skipping breakfast." When a person is in insulin resistance, they need more insulin to lower their glucose level, commonly referred to as blood sugar. The study involved nine non-diabetic ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271829/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:20 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271829/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c America's worst charities . It was compiled using tax records to determine how much was spent on fundraising in comparison to percentage of revenue spent on direct cash aid. The results are incredibly shocking: while watchdog groups say that NO MORE THAN 35% should be doled out to fundraisers, some have paid as much as 98%. Or ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271830/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:04 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271830/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Health care costs in China increased in 2012 compared to that of the previous year, according to a statistics bulletin released on Tuesday by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC).The bulletin said in 2012 the estimated total cost of health care services in the country reached 2.89 trillion yuan (473.5 billion US dollars), a 18.8 percent rise compared to the previous year.The ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271831/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:41 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271831/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Aetna Inc., based in Hartford, Conn., plans to pull out of California's individual health insurance market. It will keep selling to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271680/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:37:28 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271680/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health today held the second common meeting to discuss the health-care field between GCC countries and the Republic of ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271833/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:24:52 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215271833/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Desiccated thyroid extract (DTE), derived from crushed preparations of animal thyroid glands, is a safe and effective alternative to standard T4 therapy in hypothyroid patients, a new study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. In adults, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270444/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:26 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270444/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c addiction , according to an animal study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Opioids are pain-killing drugs, derived from the opium plant, which block signals of pain between nerves in the body. They are manufactured in prescription medications like morphine and codeine, and also are found in some illegal drugs, like heroin. Both ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270445/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:25 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270445/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal model. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Our novel prostate cancer drug works by a unique mechanism of action," said study lead author Jeremy Jones, PhD, assistant professor of molecular pharmacology at City of Hope, Beckman ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270446/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:25 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270446/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Low testosterone and obesity are common in aging men, and each is associated with type ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270447/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:51:24 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270447/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c proposed rules to require that insurance companies accept a variety of payment methods, including cashier’s checks, money orders, and re-loadable pre-paid debit cards. That’s expected to help millions of low-income Americans — many of whom don’t have access to credit cards and checking accounts — who will receive federal tax credits to purchase insurance through ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270337/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:42:10 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270337/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c CALGARY -- Health issues are the biggest retirement concern for Alberta's Baby Boomers, according to the RBC 4th Annual Retirement Myths and Realities Poll released on Tuesday.The survey, of those aged 50 to 59, said 68 per cent of people in the province ranked health as the top concern while 53 per cent expect finances and changes in retirement income to be a challenge.Among other Alberta ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270329/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:12 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270329/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Modeste Nzenga, who arrived in Canada after being imprisoned for his beliefs in wartorn Congo, said the health care he received on arrival in Canada was crucial to getting back on his feet. ';These services are basic and important for refugees,'; said Nzenga, who works at a Calgary ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270448/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:31 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270448/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c British paracyclist Tom Staniford has discovered he is one of just eight people in the world with a rare syndrome.  Staniford, 23, is unable to store fat under his skin, losing all the fat around his face and limbs during childhood (despite) having been born a normal weight, the BBC reports. In spite of his wasted frame, Staniford's body thinks he is obese, meaning he has type 2 ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270450/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:44 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270450/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is discussing the sale of its thrombosis drug brands Arixtra and Fraxiparine, along with a related French factory, to Aspen Pharmacare in a deal that could be worth some $1 ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270451/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:06 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270451/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Americans spend $34 billion a year on vitamins, supplements and alternative therapies. Now, a new book debunks treatments that may not really work. Dr. Paul Offit of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discusses his book, "Do You Believe in Magic?" with the "CBS This Morning" ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270452/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:28:19 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270452/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c With the development of DNA sequencing centers that are capable of churning out multiple genomes in a week, many scientists saw a resource that they could turn against cancer. By sequencing a person's healthy cells and comparing those results to the sequence of their cancer cells, it would be possible to map all the genetic changes that drive cancers. Within the list of genes, there might ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270453/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:27:27 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215270453/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Enter the pharmacists – those white-coated, behind-the-counter individuals who, as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor, "dispense prescription medications to patients and offer advice on their safe use." Indeed, pharmacists must understand the complex composition of medicines, as well as the laws that regulate their manufacture and sale, and they instruct patients on how and ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269223/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:55:25 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269223/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c See your ad here MORE than $17 million will be spent on dedicated Hunter health services in this year's state health budget but the biggest cash splash is sure to be $585 million for the launch of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the region.There were no surprises in the health pages of the budget, with previously announced plans for $6.8 million for planning a new hospital in the ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269224/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:46 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269224/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor has charged newly qualified medical doctors from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to make God their partners in their practice. Addressing the first batch of final year medical students of the university, Dr Addo-Kufuor said "my personal experience as a Christian doctor practising for almost four and a half decades, I can testify it is God's blessing that makes ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269225/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:26 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269225/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c People who increased their consumption of red meat during a four-year period were more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes in a subsequent four-year period, according to an analysis involving about 150,000 people. The analysis, led by researchers at the National University of Singapore, took data from three long-running Harvard University studies involving mostly nurses and doctors. The results ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269227/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:32 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269227/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study. The findings are based on a model of 65- to 75-year-old men that takes into account costs of tests, treatment and missed work, treatment side effects, men's quality of life and their chance of dying from ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269228/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:31 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269228/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Deplin, a derivative of folate (vitamin B9), is proving to be a powerful weapon in the treatment of depression. Folate fuels the synthesis of key brain chemical messengers, like serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.  Shortages of these chemicals are implicated in major depression and other psychiatric disorders.  That's why folate deficiency is linked with depression - and why ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269229/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:31 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269229/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner. In today's society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even wasteful. But chances are, you're not doing yourself (or your boss, or your friends and family) any favors by multitasking your way through the day. Research shows that it's not nearly as ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269230/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:29 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269230/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Imagine having man's best friend--your pooch--sleeping at your feet while you're crunching numbers at work, lifting his furry chin for a scratch when your stress starts to rise, or nudging you for a fast game of fetch in the conference room. Well, companies like Zynga, Amazon, Ben & Jerry's, Clif bar and Google and even the U.S. Congress allow dogs at work. Why? Executives are ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269232/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:29 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269232/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Diets high in saturated fat and sugar may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new study may explain why. In the study, participants who ate a diet high in saturated fat (including lots of beef and bacon) and "high glycemic index" foods (such as white rice and white bread) had an increase in levels of a protein called amyloid-beta in their cerebral spinal ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269231/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:28 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269231/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Alternative The toughest part of recognizing that you want to eat, but not because your body is telling you to, is acknowledging that what you really need has nothing to do with food. But once you do just that, and find other healthy ways to cope with what's really going on (anxiety, relationship issues...), the weight may effortlessly fall off (day after day after day, just 200 surplus ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269233/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:22:57 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215269233/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Royal Bank of Canada says 70 per cent of survey respondents in the 50-to-59 age group deem changes to their health as the major challenge they anticipate as retirees. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268081/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:56 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268081/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Medical imaging diagnostics is a specialized field of medicine. In this article, I will briefly introduce Beijing United Family Hospital's most commonly used medical imaging procedures: x-ray, MRI, CT, and ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268082/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:41:07 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268082/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Charlotte and Chris Clark married just 10 days after he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer last year. He proposed within minutes of being ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267822/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:38:48 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267822/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Health in Africa over the Next 50 Years ' report reviews the progress made in health outcomes, as well as access to and the use of healthcare services. It assesses the current challenges faced by the sector, focusing on the progress made toward the health-related MDGs, the need to build more robust health systems, the problems of equitable access to and use of health services, sustainable ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268083/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:36:09 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268083/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The growth in health care costs is typically used by insurers to set premiums, according to the report by PwC's Health Research Institute, which analyzed costs for the 150 million Americans covered by employer health care plans. "Health care cost increases continue to exceed overall growth in wages, but the gap appears to be shrinking," Michael Thompson, principal with PwC's ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268084/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:43 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268084/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c At the "Body Worlds" exhibit in New York's Times Square, visitors will find a unique collection of nearly 200 human specimens on display - from full bodies to single organs. Donated human organs, presevered through a process called plastination, were first used to teach anatomy at universities. With the "Body Worlds" exhibit, they are being used to teach viewers ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268086/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:22:36 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268086/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The psychiatric unit at Roscommon Hospital is in the grip of a staffing crisis, it has been claime.dThe Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) has revealed that all admissions to the hospital's Acute Psychiatric Services unit were suspended over the weekend as a shortage of staff forced a further cutback in services.The number of psychiatric nurses in the unit has been cut from 111 in 2009 to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268054/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:20:11 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268054/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner. In today's society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even wasteful. But chances are, you're not doing yourself (or your boss, or your friends and family) any favors by multitasking your way through the day. Research shows that it's not ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268087/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:19:12 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268087/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Three civilians died in a blast in western Kabul Tuesday ahead of the NATO transfer of responsibility for security to Afghan forces, officials said. Gen. Mohammad Daud Amin, Kabul's deputy police chief, said intended target Mohammad Mohaqiq, a lawmaker and former cabinet member from the minority Hazara community, survived the attack, but at least four bodyguards were among the nearly two ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268256/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:40 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215268256/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:09am EDT * WHO report says childhood obesity picture is not improving * Adverts on TV, social media and smart phones criticised * Only a handful of countries have robust regulations By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The marketing of unhealthy foods to children has proven "disastrously effective", driving obesity by using cheap social media channels to promote ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267951/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:09:01 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267951/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Mazaya Centre branch of the Dubai health club Fitness 360 is offering free trial dance classes for children ages 13 to 17. "Not only will it help them keep fit, it is a dynamic class where they can meet other children with the same love for dance," said a gym spokesman. House Fusion Teen Edition takes place at 4pm on Tuesday, July 2. Call 04 330 7711 for more information. The club ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267008/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:11 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267008/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Medical card patients, who have undergone breast cancer treatment in hospital, may have to pay the cost of their GP cancer care follow-up. It is due to a dispute between the Irish Medical Organisation and the Health Service Executive. The IMO has warned that without proper funding, GPs will be unable to provide follow-up care for women with a medical card who have undergone treatment for breast ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267025/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:21 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267025/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c HRI's analysis projects 6.5 percent growth in medical costs, despite millions of newly insured expected under ACA in 2014 Healthcare inflation in the U.S. is projected to dip to 6.5 percent in 2014, according to PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI) in its annual ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266888/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:01 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266888/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Bacton Cricket Club, which has played in the Norfolk village since 1934, was ordered to stop using proper cricket balls on its pitch despite no-one actually being ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267026/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:43:57 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267026/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Belviq ) appears to improve blood sugar control in nondiabetic, overweight individuals, independent of the amount of weight they lose, a new study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Lorcaserin activates a serotonin receptor (5HT2C) in the brain believed to decrease appetite and promote a sense of fullness, thus encouraging ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267027/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:57 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267027/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c prostate cancers become resistant to hormone treatment, a new study conducted in human cell cultures and mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. A factor not normally found in the prostate, called Steroidogenic Factor 1, stimulates production of new steroid hormones and increases cell multiplication to fuel growth of ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267028/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:57 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267028/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c cerebral palsy , a new clinical trial from New Zealand shows. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Cerebral palsy affects more than half a million people in the United States. Caused by brain damage around the time of birth, the disorder affects muscle tone and movement, which can severely decrease the quality of life by making ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267029/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:56 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267029/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c fracture , or fracture at any site other than the spine. That finding held true even after the researchers made adjustments for many other characteristics that could affect fracture risk, said the study's lead author, Kiyoko Nawata, PhD. "Excessive sodium intake appears to be a risk factor for bone fragility. It is therefore important to consider excessive sodium intake in dietary ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267030/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:56 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267030/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A supplemental beverage used to treat muscle-wasting may help boost muscle mass among the elderly, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The supplemental beverage, called Juven®, contains three amino acids, including arginine. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and are required for cell ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267031/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:55 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267031/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c stress hormones after eating, which may make them more susceptible to disease, a new observational study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Excess weight ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267033/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:55 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267033/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A study of wild mice, which typically carry several parasitic infections at a time, finds treating one infection may worsen another. Led by the University of Edinburgh, the study is the first of its kind to suggest multiple infections may compete with each other and attempts to eliminate one could give another a foothold that results in poorer health. Study leader Amy Pedersen, of ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267032/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:54 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267032/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c obesity by raising levels of a substance in the body that is a natural appetite stimulant, a new study finds. The results were presented today at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The researchers found that when healthy, lean, young adults received only 4.5 hours of sleep a night, they had higher daytime circulating, or blood, levels of a molecule that controls ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267034/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:54 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267034/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The flagship event within our Outsourcing Clinical Trials series is expanding even further this year. Over 40 industry experts from the Pharma, Biotech, Medical Device and CRO sectors will be presenting cutting-edge solutions to optimize your clinical trial delivery. This year includes even more sessions in the agenda - with the addition of more parallel sessions where you can choose which ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267035/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:52 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267035/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c "Increasing red meat intake during a four year interval was associated with an elevated risk of T2DM (type 2 diabetes mellitus) during the susequent four years.." the authors, led by Dr An Pan, from the National University of Singapore, wrote in the journal JAMA Internal ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266930/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:28:58 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266930/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A medical examiner has resigned after failing to deliver a report that could have saved the life of an eleven year old boy. The story begins in April when an elderly couple staying the evening in ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267037/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:16:02 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267037/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c "It's the worst during the warmer months, when there are more outdoor gatherings and people tend to leave food out and practice unsafe food handling techniques," said Scott Becker, the executive director of Association of Public Health Laboratories, a nonprofit organization that helps prevent and track foodborne illnesses. There are ways to prevent getting sick from the foods ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267068/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:16:01 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267068/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Naegleria fowleri lurks in warm, standing water. (Image credit: Getty Images) Florida health officials are urging swimmers to steer clear of stagnant water, which could be home ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267038/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:15:59 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267038/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Jun 18, 2013 - 12:49 - WAM WASHINGTON, DC, June 17, 2013 (WAM) -- Omar Al Shamsi, Deputy Chief of Mission of the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC, presented the inaugural Sheikh Zayed Prize for Pediatric Surgical Innovation to Dr. Heung Bae Kim of Boston Children's Hospital. The prize recognizes a mid-career individual who has successfully advanced surgical care for children, and includes a ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267039/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:06:14 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215267039/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c This story appeared in print on page A8 Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265993/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:54 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265993/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c C.T. Technician Amber Coudron, top, demonstrates a CAT scan machine on Tammy Wolf last week at the main medical clinic of the Clark & Daughtrey Medical Group in ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265994/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:54 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265994/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Opioids, such as morphine, are still the most effective class of painkillers, but they come with unwanted side effects and can also be addictive and deadly at high doses. Designing new pain-killing drugs of this type involves testing them on their corresponding receptors, but access to meaningful quantities of these receptors that can work in experimental conditions has always been a limiting ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265997/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:50 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265997/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c dyslexia and other learning disabilities could allow for earlier diagnoses and more successful interventions, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Many students now are not diagnosed until high school, at which point treatments are less effective. The study is published online and in the July print issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics. Senior author Jeffrey R. Gruen, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265995/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:50 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265995/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a novel transgenic system which allows them to remotely activate individual brain cells in the model organism Drosophila using ambient temperature. This powerful new tool for identifying and characterizing neural circuitry has lead to the identification of a pair of neurons - now called Fdg neurons - in the fruit fly that ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265996/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:49 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265996/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage, as "everybody knows" that reducing the amount of "reactive oxygen species" -- cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism -- is critical to staying healthy. What everyone doesn't know is that our bodies already have a complex set of processes built into our cells that handle these harmful ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265998/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:49 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265998/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c fractures will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid them, such as exercising, wearing proper footwear and taking supplements, a new study has found. The findings are important because much previous research in bone health has focused on medications or found that people make negative lifestyle changes such as reducing housework or leisure activities because they are afraid of falling, said ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266000/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:48 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266000/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Locating a car that's blowing its horn in heavy traffic, channel-hopping between football and a thriller on TV without losing the plot, and not forgetting the start of a sentence by the time we have read to the end - we consider all of these to be normal everyday functions. They enable us to react to fast-changing circumstances and to carry out even complex activities correctly. For this to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266001/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:47 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266001/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In a piece of work carried out by the Carbohydrate Metabolism Research Team of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology (a centre jointly owned by the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, the Spanish National Scientific Research Council-CSIC, and the Government of Navarre), the discovery has been made of the way in which the glgS gene (now renamed as the "surface composition regulator", ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266002/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:47 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266002/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c urinary incontinence . However, help is available for women if they seek medical advice, researchers say. In a study of the experiences of women with urinary incontinence, researcher Jodie Avery found that middle-aged women with incontinence (aged 43-65) were more likely to be depressed than older women (aged 65-89). Speaking in the lead up to World Continence Week (24-30 June), Ms Avery ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265914/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:46 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265914/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c If you are healthy and plan to start running for the first time, it is perfectly all right to put on a pair of completely ordinary 'neutral' running shoes without any special support. Even though your feet overpronate when you run - i.e. roll inwards. There appears to be no risk that overpronation or underpronation can lead to running injuries through using neutral shoes for this ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266003/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:46 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266003/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c phobias affect about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and surveys show that public speaking is high on the list of such phobias. For some people, these fears of social situations can be especially acute: For example, individuals with Asperger's syndrome often have difficulty making eye contact and reacting appropriately to social ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266006/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:45 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266006/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body - called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL. Published in Nature Cell Biology, the new study focuses on the process that occurs ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266007/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:45 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266007/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Male mice who were fed a high-fat diet and became obese were more likely to father offspring who also had higher levels of body fat, a new Ohio University study finds. The effect was observed primarily in male offspring, despite their consumption of a low-fat diet, scientists reported at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society in San Francisco, Calif. "We've identified a ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266009/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:44 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266009/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin - yet has type ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266008/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:44 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266008/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Because of their central importance to biology, proteins have been the focus of intense research, particularly the manner in which they are produced from genetically coded templates - a process commonly known as translation. While the general mechanism of translation has been understood for some time, protein synthesis can initiate by more than one mechanism. One of the least well understood ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266010/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:43 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266010/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c diabetes self-management, as well as the role of prostastic acid phosphatase (PAP) in Prostate Cancer (PCa) bone metastases; identify new molecules that can stimulate the thyroid gland; reveal the prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) in an urban population; and show how thyroid autoimmunity may be triggered by endoplasmic reticulum ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266011/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:42 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266011/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c autism were significantly less likely than white children to have received subspecialty care or procedures related to conditions that often accompany autism spectrum disorders. While previous studies have documented that minority children with autism tend to be diagnosed at a later age than white children, this report - which will appear in the July issue of Pediatrics and has been released ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266004/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:41 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266004/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFL's 4-legged 'cheetah-cub robot' has the same advantages as its model: It is small, light and fast. Even though it doesn't have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the robot is definitely modeled upon a cat. Developed by EPFL's Biorobotics Laboratory (Biorob), the ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266012/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:40 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266012/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Duckworths face added charges of a single count each of racketeering, three counts each of money laundering and a single count each of possession of substantial amounts of marijuana in excess of 150 grams, said Leland Duckworth's attorney Leland ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266013/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:33 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266013/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c /enpproperty--> A national doctor association has set up a fund to help doctors assaulted by patients, Beijing Times reported on Monday. The Chinese Medical Doctor Association will invest 10 million yuan ($1.63 million) into the fund every year for the next five years. Doctors assaulted by patients and who are financially challenged can apply for grants from the fund to support themselves in ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265905/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:31:16 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265905/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:25am EDT * Cambridge Biomedical Campus to house new HQ and R&D centre * Some 2,000 jobs to be located on $500 million site by 2016 * Move forms centrepiece of plan to overhaul drug research By Ben Hirschler LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has chosen a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, England, next to the world-renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital, for ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266853/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:25:22 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215266853/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c LAKELAND | City commissioners voted 6-0 today to approve the sale of 13 pieces of property to Lakeland Regional Medical Center for $2.4 ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265091/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:40:05 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265091/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In this Tuesday, April 2, 2013 photo, an Indian child in a pink shirt undergoes treatment for encephalitis at a hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh state, India. Encephalitis is sweeping through northern India, killing at least 118 children in what officials worry could become the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade. (AP Photo/Biswajeet ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265312/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:38:12 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265312/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens, suggests a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers discovered that states with more restrictive limits on teens purchasing tobacco also have lower adult smoking rates, especially among women. And compared with states ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265069/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:55 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265069/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by University of Massachusetts Medical School investigator Yunsheng Ma, PhD, MD, MPH, and published in the American Journal of Public Health. The UMass Medical School study investigated whether elevated depressive symptoms and antidepressant use are associated with biomarkers for glucose dysregulation and inflammation, BMI and waist ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265009/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:54 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265009/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A structure called "the microtubule network" is a crucial part of our nervous system. It acts as a transportation system within nerve cells, carrying essential proteins and enabling cell-to-cell communications. But in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, ALS, and Parkinson's, this network breaks down, hindering motor abilities and cognitive function. Now Prof. ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265094/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:53 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265094/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, show that novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265095/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:52 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265095/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c heart disease (IHD). Published evidence suggest significant cardiovascular implications of NSAIDs for patients, with an immediate mortality risk demonstrated in patients who had suffered a myocardial infarction ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265097/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:51 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265097/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new study presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, shows that overweight and obese patients are less likely to achieve successful remission in ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265096/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:51 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265096/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Data first presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism demonstrate the benefits of a nurse-led programme on patient self-management and the management ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265098/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:50 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265098/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Here's a good reason to pay attention in math class. Nature Communications has published a paper from Ottawa researchers, outlining how advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265100/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:49 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265100/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By identifying a protein that acts as a genetic modifier, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved the mystery of why some infants are born with a grave syndrome consisting of cleft palate and major deformities of the skin and limbs, while other infants bearing the same predisposing genetic mutation bear little or no sign of the illness, called EEC. EEC stands for ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265101/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:49 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265101/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new social media initiative helped to boost organ donor registration rates, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The findings suggest that social media might be an effective tool for tackling a variety of problems related to public health in which communication and education are essential. Organ donation rates in the United States have remained ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265102/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:48 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265102/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Many scientists dream of making a single discovery that provides fundamental insight into nature, may be used to help save human lives, and can assist in the preservation of an endangered species. In new research reported in the journal Cell, a Japanese team is on the verge of accomplishing this nearly impossible feat. Unagi, the sea-going Japanese freshwater eel, harbors a fluorescent protein ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265103/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:48 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265103/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Lifestyle factors, lack of awareness by both patients and physicians, hesitancy in initiating and intensifying drug treatment, and healthcare structural deficiencies are amongst the reasons for the increasing problem ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265105/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:47 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265105/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that hospitalized patients do not receive more than one in 10 doses of doctor-ordered blood thinners prescribed to prevent potentially lethal or disabling blood clots, a decision they say may be fueled by misguided concern by patients and their caregivers. Calling the rate of missed doses "unacceptably high," the researchers add that hospitalized ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265104/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:47 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265104/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf War veterans, published online in PLOS ONE, may help explain why clinicians have consistently encountered veterans with different symptoms and complaints. Using brain imaging that was acquired ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265106/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:46 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265106/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by UCSF San Francisco researchers studying how cells respond to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265109/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:45 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265109/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c People who consume more red meat over the long term have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers from the National University of Singapore reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The authors carried out a follow-up of three studies involving approximately 149,000 Americans. As background information, the researchers explained that the consumption of red ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265014/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:44 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265014/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Short-term users of antidepressants who are stressed and consume a high-fat diet might have a higher risk of long-term weight gain, researchers from the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, explained on Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, USA. Lead author Suhyun Lee, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265110/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:43 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265110/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Home births have been linked to low rates of caesarean section, postpartum hemorrhage, and third-degree perineal tears in a new study. The research, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, a publication of the Australian Medical Association, also showed that low rates of stillbirth and early neonatal death were recorded. The home births analyzed in the study, led by Dr Christine ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265111/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:43 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265111/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Drinking a few glasses of wine every week won't harm a pregnant woman's child, according to new research published in BMJ Open. The study looked at what effects moderate drinking during pregnancy might have on fetal neurodevelopment. Moderate drinking is characterized as consuming 3 to 7 glasses of alcohol per week. A total of 7,000 ten year olds, who participated in the Avon ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265113/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:42 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265113/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The layout of white matter brain abnormalities in people after traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) are similar to those found in early Alzheimer's, according to new research. The finding, published in Radiology, suggests that the first traumatic event that causes mTBI, ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265112/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:42 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265112/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c "Watchful waiting" is safe, cost-effective, and results in a better quality of life for patients with low-risk, localized prostate cancer, rather than undergoing immediate treatment, says a study carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The study findings were published in Annals of Internal Medicine. According to the authors, their ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265114/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:41 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265114/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c MOSCOW, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s governmental commission has approved an agreement on cooperation in providing high-tech medical assistance to citizens of member-states of the Eurasian Economic Community, according to the information placed at the Cabinet’s website. After the commission issues a positive decision, a bill on ratification of the agreement will be considered at ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265115/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:31:58 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265115/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c While costs are rising faster than inflation, the projected increase pales in comparison to the double-digit spikes seen in the early 2000s. It's also slightly less than the 7.5% increase PwC estimated for ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264982/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:20:31 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264982/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A Victoria woman must pay $27,000 in U.S. medical bills because she didn'tbother to read her travel insurance policy, the B.C. Court of Appeal says.It unanimously rejected a lower-court ruling that the policy was difficult to understand.The justices said the exclusion was completely reasonable, predictable and unambiguous."With respect, it cannot be that simply requesting travel ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265022/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:18:42 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265022/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Significant progress has been made in improving health in the poorest countries, narrowing the gap between nations with the best and worst health status in the past two decades, World Health Organisation (WHO) 2013 statistics indicate. ??It attributes the progress to efforts made to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which have reduced health gaps between the most-advantaged and ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265117/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:05 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265117/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NAPA (KPIX 5) — A registered nurse at Napa State Hospital was assaulted by a male patient at the facility Sunday night. KPIX 5 has learned a convicted sex offender was arrested in the case. A state hospital spokesperson said the incident occurred inside a hospital building Sunday night. While the nurse was attacked, she immediately called for help using an electronic alarm attached to her ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265118/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:06:07 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265118/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The White House promised to veto a bill in the Republican-controlled House that would ban abortions in the United States after 22 weeks of pregnancy. "Forty years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed a woman's constitutional right to privacy, including the right to choose," the White House said in a statement. "This bill is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and shows contempt for ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265262/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:02:00 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215265262/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ADULT/CHILD CPR AND AED, with obstructed airway relief, $29, 6-9 p.m. today at Family Fundamentals, Lakeland, and from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Regency Center for Women and Infants, Winter Haven. Register with Citizen CPR at 863-680-1277 or 863-291-5977.TODAY OR FRIDAYTRAINING VETERANS AS HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS FOR VETERAN PATIENTS, attend informational sessions on Good Shepherd Hospice's We Honor ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264160/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:35:07 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264160/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Agency for Health Care Administration has also fined the 12-bed San Martin De Porras assisted- living facility $20,000. The June order is in response to a February 2012 incident. The Miami Herald reported inspectors found the woman in the wheelchair. She was being forced to sit on a pressure sore. Reports said the woman was trying to get up but was bound by two belts around her legs and ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264161/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:35:06 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264161/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Looking for a simple and healthy way to add crunch to summer salads and stir-fry dishes? Eating jicama (pronounced hee-kah-mah), also known as yam bean or Mexican turnip, is a great, low-calorie way to not only get the crunch you crave, but work extra dietary fiber, as well as essential vitamins and minerals, into your ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264088/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:33:20 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264088/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The District of Sami in the Central River Region is seemingly part of the districts still lacking behind in major developments or facilities. According to the Chief of the area, people in that part of the country have not got any health centre or high school in the district. Chief Kemo Leigh made these remarks recently in Janjangbureh while speaking with President Yahya Jammeh, during a meeting ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264163/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:58 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264163/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Luctor™ polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) alloy that flows twice far as conventional transparent medical polymers in thin wall injection mold ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264164/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:55:17 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264164/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW DELHI (AP) -- Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264165/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:52:42 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215264165/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Wallabies wing Digby Ioane has revealed that he has overcome a knee injury and is ready to take on the British and Irish Lions on Saturday. Ioane participated in full training sessions on Friday and Monday and reported on Tuesday that, "It's feeling good. I'll be ready for this weekend."The 27-year-old Reds flyer had minor surgery to clean up cartilage in his left knee last ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263335/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:28:52 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263335/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Expanded family planning services are at stake in this year's installment of the annual battle over funding for women's healthcare as the Assembly Budget Committee yesterday advanced two bills that Gov. Chris Christie will likely veto. One ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263336/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:32 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263336/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Science News: The Indian Drug Control Department officials said the painkiller drug dextropropoxyphene and its formulations had been under the scanner for quite some time as it was heavily ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263305/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:29 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263305/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c People who suffer from heartburn should go and see a doctor if it persists for three weeks because they may be at risk of cancer, experts have ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263285/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:23:53 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263285/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c CAREER firefighters struck down by cancer in South Australia will no longer have to prove it was caused by their work to get compensation under new laws introduced in state ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263338/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:07:01 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263338/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c example of a dog's unwavering loyalty. Kermie, an 11-year-old dog, was diagnosed with cancer a month after her owner, Eric Ralston, left for an 8-month deployment, according to his wife's YouTube page. Jennifer Ralston wrote that the family didn't expect Kermie to make it long enough to see her "dad" return. "Twelve days before Eric was due home, we received ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263339/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:55 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263339/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Nurse practitioner Sharon Blattert of Macomb Township takes the vital signs of Margarite Heiniger, 84, a resident of the Villages of East Harbor in Chesterfield Township. GPS software tracks her visit and allows for an electronic signature.(CAPTION): Nurse practitioner Sharon Blattert, left , 46, of Macomb Twp., takes vital signs of Margarite Heiniger, 84, a resident of The Village of East ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263340/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:00:46 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215263340/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Within the United States, health care workers have come under relentless attack by large hospital corporations, which have sought to slash benefits, reduce wages and increase workloads. This has been stepped up as mergers and acquisitions have led to a greater monopolization of the industry and staffing levels have been cut as part of the cost-cutting measures at the heart of President ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262469/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:38 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262469/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A novel treatment for Parkinson's disease has been listed on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, bringing it within reach of tens of thousands of Australian patients.The new treatment consists of a once-daily patch that provides continuous delivery of dopamine, designed to help patients control their symptoms over 24 hours.Dopamine is normally produced by cells in the brain, which ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262470/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:20:00 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262470/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Private health facilities in the country have received Sh110 million as loans from the Kenya Medical and Education Trust in partnership with Medical Credit Finance (MCF). So far, 157 facilities have received loans, the organization's lead quality advisor Lester Chawiyah said during a five-day training of private health managers drawn from Kisii, Nyamira, Migori, Homa Bay. Bomet among other ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262369/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:56:21 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262369/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WASHINGTON -- There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs might be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even as the economy gains strength and millions of uninsured people ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262473/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:56:00 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215262473/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for about seven years. In 2011, the rate fell to 19 percent, but that might have been a statistical ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261650/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:28:18 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261650/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c These five physicians recently joined the medical staff at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City:Dr. Ambica Soni, family practitioner at Soni Family Practice in Davenport, who studied medicine at St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, Luton, England. Her residency in family medicine was at the University of Illinois in Chicago, where she was chief resident. Soni ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261662/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:26:08 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261662/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Susan G. Komen, the leading US breast cancer charity has named a nationally known health policy and research expert, Judith A. Salerno, to replace founder Nancy Brinker as its chief executive officer. (Jelena Jankovic/AFP/Getty Images) ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261663/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:16:50 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261663/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Williams during the Canadian Grand Prix on June 9, 2013. Veteran Formula One commentator Murray Walker said he was optimistic of making a full recovery after being diagnosed with lymphatic system cancer aged ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261665/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:58:33 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261665/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c 6/17/2013 B.C's Health Minister says wheelchair fees in long term residential care homes are not unusual and are administered fairly, including exempting those who can't afford it. Terry Lake says it boils down to if a senior has the means then they have to foot the bill for their wheelchair. Lake says those that don't will have a wheelchair provided. He says the issue is ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261666/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:47:22 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215261666/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DOCTORS are predicting that Bissoondaye Geeta Seenath will take at least a month to recover from injuries sustained during her seven-day ordeal in the Toco ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260798/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:23:33 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260798/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Xavier Pelletier, 16, died after he was hit by a car while on the Ride to Conquer Cancer in Arlington, Wash. Pelletier, a Grade 10 student at Pacific Christian School, was participating in the two-day fundraiser in support of his uncle, a cancer ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260799/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:20 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260799/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Protesters on Parliament Hill, Monday demonstrate against cuts to refugee medical coverage. Health workers staged protests in 19 cities on Monday to highlight the problems they say were created a year ago when the government eliminated all medical coverage for some asylum seekers and cut the supplemental benefits Supporters against federal government cuts to refugee health services protest on ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260023/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:50 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260023/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c CEU-San Pablo University will be taking the stage during this annual meeting to discuss the results of their study that found a high-fat diet could disrupt the brain's ability to learn and remember things all the way into adulthood. The researchers arrived at this theory after feeding adolescent mice high-fat diets and observing how their spatial memory began to shrink. According to lead ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260024/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:14:55 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260024/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c New research, which involved thousands of children and adolescents around the country, found that those who were attacked, threatened or intimidated by a sibling had increased levels of depression, anger and ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260025/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:05:35 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260025/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A SOUTHERN singing group facing closure will head to the steps of Parliament House this week in their continued fight to keep the program afloat. The Singing for Health group members will sing Don't Stop The Music on the North Terrace steps at 1pm tomorrow in a last-ditch attempt to save the program from its June 30 closure. The group, run by Southern Primary Health, was set up in 2009 to ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260802/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:56:00 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260802/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The pause is familiar to anyone who has been in a supermarket: The grocery checkout suddenly stops as a customer, perhaps quietly embarrassed, decides which items can be purchased and which will have to wait. One day in Apples & Oranges, the grocery store she and her husband, Erich March, opened this year in East Baltimore, Michele Speaks-March noticed that a young woman had more items in ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260304/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:47:46 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215260304/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Canadian postsecondary students feel stressed, overwhelmed, lonely and some have even considered suicide in the past year, a new study released Monday suggested.More than 30,000 students were surveyed for the report, which sheds light on mental health and other health issues faced by students at Canada's colleges and universities. Some of the troubling findings of the report had to do with ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215259037/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:13:48 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215259037/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A nurse massages babies at the Xining Children Hospital in Xining City, Qinghai Province. Hospitals in Henan Province have been advertising the selling of unwanted babies, according to a report by China National Radio. (Getty ... http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215259015/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:13:36 -0400 http://www.sydneysun.com/index.php/sid/215259015/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c