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 Wisconsin Star.com http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/cat/a1e025da3c02ca7c/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:51 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:51 -0400 30 Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday. "Quality of medicines can deteriorate during summers because of high temperatures. As most medicines are designed to be stored at normal room temperatures, no drug should be exposed to temperatures higher than 86 degrees fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius)," the Delhi Medical ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718201/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718201/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DC Comics has won a Federal Court case against a Melbourne gym over the term 'Superman Workout' which the company used to promote its products, allowing the fitness company to register 'superman workout' as a trademark. The gym Cheqout had had been using the phrase to describe its workout DVDs and video clips, but DC Comics challenged the trademark, saying Cheqout's consumers would think it was ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713758/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713758/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Michael Douglas has revealed that the role of the late 'Liberace' in the upcoming movie 'Behind the Candelabra' was a beautiful gift because he got it just after his struggle with stage-four throat cancer. The 'Basic Instinct' star thanked director Steven Soderbergh for giving him a chance to portray the role of the late pianist in the movie, Us magazine reported. Emotional Douglas expressed ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711841/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:50:03 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711841/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A researcher at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine has demonstrated a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. Dr. Gil Atzmon hopes that the dissemination of this technique that measures telomere length will lead to the development of a "genetic thermometer" to assess a patient's health in relation to other individuals of the same ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711116/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711116/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new approach for immunizing against influenza, developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets. The vaccine concept represents an important step forward in the quest to develop a universal influenza ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214708985/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214708985/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The prevalence of obstetric fistula -- a preventable and treatable condition linked to women's reproduction -- among women and girls in developing countries is a denial of their human rights, a senior UN official said on Thursday, urging global action to make childbirth safer. "The persistence of fistula is a result of human rights denied and a reflection of human rights abuse," ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214730759/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fri, 24 May 2013 00:48:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214730759/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c medical blunder in which a transplant patient was left fighting for her life after being given a heart that did not match her blood type. The rare mistake was discovered halfway through the emergency operation at a premier public hospital when a nurse, who was not in the operating theatre, realised that the donor's AB blood type was not compatible with the recipient's type A one. This ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729646/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:46 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729646/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Saskatchewan has a better wait time for a type of heart surgery than the rest of the country, a progress report on health-care reforms shows.That good news was a rare bright spot in an annual progress report released Thursday by the Health Council of Canada, which found that reforms are not keeping pace with the needs of Canadians and that access to services varies widely from province to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729647/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:50:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729647/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729648/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 22:45:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729648/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c California, widely seen as a model for how individuals will buy health insurance under the new health care law, announced Thursday that 13 insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214730760/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214730760/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c California health officials on Thursday unveiled the likely rates that insurers will charge under the health-care law backed by President Barack Obama - and they are lower than expected, rebutting warnings by critics that many people will experience "rate shock" once the law is fully implemented. On average, a person who chooses a mid-level plan can expect to pay around $321 a month, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729062/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 21:30:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214729062/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Leading characters in TV soaps are promoting unhealthy lifestyles with too much drinking, a poor diet and an almost total lack of exercise, according to an academic study. Several actors are portrayed drinking alcohol in at least a third of the scenes they appear in, while others are shown eating chips, cake and fry-ups. The two-week study by Liverpool John Moores University Business School ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214728297/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214728297/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c today, two doctors from the University of Michigan described how they saved an infant with a life-threatening respiratory disorder using a custom-designed 3D-printed device. Printed with bio-absorbable plastic, the device is holding the child's airway open and allowing him to breathe normally. The child, Kaiba Gionfriddo, suffered from tracheobrochomalacia--a collapse of the airway to one of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214728298/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214728298/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It said such practices included false investigations leading to wrong diagnostic results and poor equipment of centres designated as medical ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727231/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727231/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In the ongoing battle between humans and cockroaches, the insects have a leg up. A new study finds that roaches evolved their taste buds to make sweet insecticide baits taste bitter. As a result, the roaches avoid the baits and thrive, to the frustration of homeowners everywhere.Plenty ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727232/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727232/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It’s the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn’t have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the Ohio ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727233/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727233/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DENVER (AP) -- In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727798/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727798/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles. The vote by its 1,400 national membership came as no surprise to gay rights advocates, who hailed it as a first step to ending discriminatory practices in the 103-year-old organization. The ruling by secret ballot at a national ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727234/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 19:29:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214727234/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - Robert Pascasio is no longer the chief executive officer of Hancock Medical Center. A news release from the medical center's board of trustees announces his departure. But, it doesn't say why Pascasio left the hospital just one year after being named CEO. Hancock Medical Center's interim CEO will be Craig Cudworth. His first day on the job is Monday. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725961/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:39 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725961/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c BOSTON -– A Massachusetts teacher has been arrested for trafficking methamphetamine after he allegedly received a package of the illegal substance at his school. Stephen Doran, 57, a tutor at the Match Charter Middle School in the suburb of Jamaica Plain in Boston, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and held on $10,000 bail.And in a twist straight out of hit AMC show Breaking Bad, sworn ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725962/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:16 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725962/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It may not be long before Explorys outgrows the loft space at its Cleveland offices. The health-care big data firm has doubled its staff to 100 in the last ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725777/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725777/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Policyholders will pay anywhere from nothing to $687 a month in insurance premiums under California's health exchange, a program that will involve the participation of 13 carriers who will compete to offer coverage for the nation's most populous ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725778/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725778/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The strike formally ended at 4 a.m. after thousands of hospital pharmacists, nursing assistants, operating room assistants and other health care workers joined the walkout organized by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725965/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725965/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greater regulatory authority over drug ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725966/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725966/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Preventable and in most cases, treatable , obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent and occurs when a woman or girl suffers prolonged, obstructed labor without relief from timely medical intervention. As Thursday, May 23 marks the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, The Christian Post highlights a global faith-based charity which has been working for the past ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725879/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725879/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A record breaking face transplant in Poland but we want to warn you about the pictures you're about to see just three weeks after a workplace accident left a 33 year old man severely ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725967/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:56 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725967/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood tests of about 4,700 U.S. adults, aren't enough to prove marijuana keeps users thin or wards off disease. And among current pot smokers, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725968/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:52 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725968/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c GENEVA (AP) -- International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725969/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 18:06:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725969/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu May 23, 2013 5:39pm EDT May 23 (Reuters) - Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc said it was informed by its partner Astellas Pharma Inc that the Japanese company would not be seeking marketing approval for their experimental kidney cancer drug in Europe. Aveo's shares were down about 13 percent in extended trade, after closing at $2.70 on the Nasdaq. Astellas does not intend to fund any future ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725964/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:39:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725964/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SACRAMENTO -- Ventura County consumers looking to purchase individual health insurance policies next year through California's new purchasing exchange will have four health plans to choose from -- three of the largest commercial companies and also the county-owned Ventura County Health Care ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724348/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:38:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724348/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c James Swierkosz, a popular professor and assistant dean of students at St. Louis University School of Medicine, died Tuesday (May 21, 2013) at age 65.The cause of death was unknown, a university spokeswoman said Thursday. He had no known illness, she said.Professor Swierkosz had no children of his own, but many of his students considered him a father figure, students and colleagues said."He ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724489/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724489/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the opening session of the Texas Legislature in Austin earlier this year. The state of Texas is turning down billions of federal dollars that would have paid for health care coverage for 1.5 million poor Texans. By refusing to participate in Medicaid expansion, which is part of the Affordable Care Act, the state will leave on the table an estimated $100 ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724490/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:32:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724490/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c BIG PLANS: Johnson & Johnson says it's poised by 2017 to seek regulatory approval for a dozen new medicines and two dozen variations of existing ones.BIG IMPACT: Two experimental medicines could transform current treatments. One is an antidepressant that appears to work in just a day, instead of taking weeks. The other is a powerful painkiller that's not addictive.BIG REBOUND: ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724398/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724398/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that would create a state-governed "insurance exchange" so individuals and small businesses can shop for health care coverage as required by President Obama's health law. Lawmakers voted Thursday 37-19 to send the House a bill establishing the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace. The exchange will guide people ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724491/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:15 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724491/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c PORTLAND, Ore. - A family struggling with serious medical issues that was facing eviction will now be allowed to stay in their home, thanks to the neighbors who stood up for them and the media attention their story got. The Weiser-Lilly family has been hit hard - 12-year-old Aly has been fighting a touch-and-go battle with cancer for years and just this past November, her dad, Jeremy, learned ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724492/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:39 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724492/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Dr. Russell Kridel, president of Harris County Medical Society, said the new physician group will provide doctors with tools to provide better and more efficient care. The Texas Medical Association has teamed up with some of the states largest medical societies to create the Physician Services Organization for Patient Care. The organization aims to deliver tools to help physicians perform better ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725963/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:19:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214725963/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood tests of about 4,700 U.S. adults, aren't enough to prove marijuana keeps users thin or wards off disease. And among ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724342/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:19 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724342/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A web-based decision-making tool that alerts heart doctors when diagnostic tests would not be useful for a specific patient can curb wasteful procedures, according to a new ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724494/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724494/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Knee pain appears to decrease up to one year after "prolotherapy," a series of sugar water injections at the site of the pain, according to a new ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724433/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724433/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama have so far found only cold and flu viruses. In tests on seven of the nine patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found no sign that the illnesses were caused by any single germ, CDC spokeswoman Sharon Hoskins said in an email. Meanwhile, Alabama officials said they had added two more cases to the cluster, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724495/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724495/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Seven Alabama residents sickened by a mysterious illness this month that resulted in two deaths actually had cases of the flu, a cold virus or pneumonia, state health officials announced Thursday. State and local authorities had been conducting laboratory tests from samples taken from the seven patients in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The lab samples ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724496/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724496/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c More it is not always mean better quality at least when it comes to -- street. Consumer reports tested twelve broad spectrum sunscreens that claim to protect against cancer causing UB EA and UBB raised. Eight found some of -- east expensive brands -- the most effective. But I think everyone. Want to cut when they can but -- don't want to cut -- you know air quality tests measure the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724497/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724497/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SAN JOSE (KCBS) - A large group of registered nurses walked off the job Thursday morning at two hospitals in San Jose. Instead of changing IVs and administering medication, nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center were walking the picket line in a dispute over wages, benefits, pension and staffing levels. The union represents 1,400 members of the California Nurses ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724498/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:41 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724498/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The state’s largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing to provide coverage to millions of Californians through the state’s new health exchange, officials announced Thursday. Covered California, the state agency running the health insurance marketplace, detailed plans and prices to be ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724972/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:29 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724972/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The aid will be used on emergency health assistance, sheltering, food, water, hygiene, and other basic needs BRUSSELS - The European Union has decided on provide an additional 65 millions euro in humanitarian aid to civil war-stricken Syrians.The aid will be transferred to the victims both in Syria and in the neighboring countries via UN agencies, the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and other ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724332/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724332/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Oregon Idea is urging support for legislation that would help bring more doctors to Oregon's rural areas. A nonprofit that counts some of the state's biggest power brokers as board members is throwing its weight behind a proposal for more rural doctors. On Thursday the Oregon Idea sent an email that encouraged support for Senate Bill 2, a proposal to waive $4.9 million in tuition and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724493/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:31:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214724493/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers found that when foods were labeled as being healthier, people were more likely to eat larger portions of it, even if the calories of both were similar. When a food is perceived as being "healthy," it often seems like an invitation to overindulge. I see this with clients who stock up on – and fill out with ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723013/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:09 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723013/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The couple had prepared to welcome their newborn baby and when Ann went to labour on January 17, this year, they knew that the moment they had prepared for had ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723014/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723014/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It is a open secret the board funds its activities through registration and licence fees collected from doctors and hospitals hence creating a conflict of interest. This perhaps vindicates the observers' claim the board cannot effectively punish doctors and hospitals who foot its ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723015/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723015/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore inspects the product and learns about the different uses for and varieties of marijuana during a trip to a dispensary in Arizona on Friday, March 22, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723016/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:16:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723016/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c New research shows parents play a more important role than previously thought in whether or not their child is bullied. Bullies are more likely to target children of overprotective ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723017/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723017/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By Kristin Wyatt, The Associated Press In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses - not just the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723020/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:00 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723020/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The 2013 report card released by Active Healthy Kids shows Canada gets low grades across the board in physical activity. Active Healthy Kids is an organization that promotes an active lifestyle in children, and a source for knowledge, insight, and understanding for stakeholders to help build better programs to increase physical activity in children. Active Healthy Kids releases a report card ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723021/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:23 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723021/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723771/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723771/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Western Health Advantage is one of 13 plans to land a spot in the individual marketplace for the state's health benefit exchange. Western Health Advantage CEO Garry Maisel says rates for plans came in under projections because of intense competition. "WHA and other California plans wanted to be part of Covered California and part of history," Maisel said. Sacramento-based Western ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723019/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723019/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c There's something fishy about the news that omega-3 supplements may help fight type 2 diabetes. Researchers believe fish oil can help with glucose regulation, but they don't yet understand whether it has a direct impact on type 2 diabetes development, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723022/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723022/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c B vitamins have long been known to play a key role in metabolism and energy extraction; and a deficiency in vitamins B6 or B12 can cause anemia.   New research suggests that B vitamin supplementation may also play a role in protecting against Alzheimer's disease - which is good news for the aging U.S. population. First of all, what are the B vitamins?   There are eight different ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723024/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:10 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723024/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c University of Pittsburgh researchers have confirmed that a federally-approved cancer drug reverses cognitive disabilities in mice with Alzheimer's ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723025/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723025/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Having heartburn often may lead to cancers of the throat and vocal cord, according to a new study. The good news, though, is over-the-counter antacids may help reduce risk, the study authors said. "Previous studies examining gastric reflux and cancers of the head and neck have generated mixed results," study author Dr. Scott M. Langevin, a postdoctoral research fellow at Brown ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214722692/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214722692/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c An Edison, N.J. fitness trainer was charged with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids across the country through Internet sales, a court complaint said. Richard Gray, 60, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to similar charges, said little in his preliminary hearing in federal court in Newark Wednesday, the (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported. Gray's arrest came after agents from U.S. Customs ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723028/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723028/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Florida police said a woman accused of domestic battery allegedly used a garden gnome decked out in New Orleans Saints gear to strike a man in the head. Gulfport police said Lisa Buckley, 47, arrived home around 4:17 p.m. Sunday "and began yelling at the victim" to start an argument that soon turned physical, the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times reported Thursday. Buckley "threw items all ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723986/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723986/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Two brothers from Berlin said they created a line of healthy frozen yogurts for dogs with flavors including salmon and beef. Twin brothers Roman and Raoul Krohn said they came up with the idea for Cold and Dog frozen yogurt when they were 9 years old and their grandmother told them not to give ice cream to their dog because it could be deadly, The Local.de reported Thursday. The brothers, now ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723321/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723321/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fish body oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, U.S. researchers say. "While prior animal studies found fish oil increased circulating adiponectin, similar effects in humans was not established," lead author Jason Wu of the Harvard School of Public Health said in a statement. "By reviewing evidence ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723026/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:18 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723026/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A snapshot of plans that will be offered on California's state health care exchange, Covered California, to qualified individuals in Santa Clara County. Ahead of the official launch of California's state health care exchange on Jan. 1, 2014, the agency charged with implementing new system on Thursday debuted benefit plans that will be available to qualified individuals. Though some ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723018/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214723018/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In the late 1960s, a new fitness "fad" swept across the nation at a steady, leisurely pace. And at least one leading physician did not like ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721464/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:08:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721464/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Electric lights that brighten smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices are frequently causing people to not get a proper night's sleep, according to a new report published in the journal Nature. The body's natural rhythm becomes distorted as a result of artificial lights. Additionally, these lights can impact chemicals in the brain as well as prompt people to use ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721465/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721465/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Jeremy Laurance is Health Editor of The Independent and the i and has covered the specialism for more than 20 years. He thinks the harm medicine does is under-appreciated, the harm it prevents over-rated, and that cycling works better than most drugs. He was named Specialist Journalist of the Year in the 2011 British Press ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721282/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721282/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c , the central character commits violent acts during blackouts. To cure him, a medical team inserts electrodes into his brain, wiring them to an atomic-powered computer attached to his shoulder. Of course, the experiment runs amok. The patient escapes and goes on a killing rampage. It's a Crichton formula that runs through several books such as Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721466/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721466/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Police in Massachusetts say a 57-year-old tutor, who once served as a state representative and now being treated for stage-three cancer, accepted packages containing heat-sealed freezer bags filled with meth at the school where he worked. WHDH's Jonathan Hall ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721296/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721296/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists say a dramatic result last year suggesting that a cancer drug already approved by U.S. regulators could quickly clear out Alzheimer's plaques in mice was too good to be ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721470/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:39:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721470/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Reading, writing, arithmetic - and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject. The report, released Thursday, says only about half of the nation's youngsters are getting at least an hour of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721471/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:36:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721471/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Students at Rose Hill Elementary School jump around doing a counting exercise that is also aerobic exercise in their classroom in Commerce City, Colorado May 1, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721472/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721472/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women in their 40s didn't cut back on mammograms during 2010, the year after a government-backed panel said annual breast cancer screening should be optional for them, says a new ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721473/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721473/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Men wearing surgical masks as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus, speak at a hospital in Khobar city in Dammam May 23, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721474/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721474/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Health officials say they traced a salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 300 people to cooked chorizo sausage served at a Las Vegas restaurant. A report released Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District said the salmonella contamination likely occurred at the Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar, not where the sausage was produced, the Las Vegas Sun reported. "[There is] a small ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721275/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721275/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Afghanistan . Army officials said Lee Rigby, 25, nicknamed Riggers, was married with a 2-year-old son, The Guardian reported. He enlisted in 2006 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. Rigby, apparently targeted because he was wearing a T-shirt for the soldiers' charity Help for Heroes, was hacked to death Wednesday outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in the Woolwich district of London. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721703/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721703/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Sutter Health applied to offer coverage in the health benefit exchange via its new health maintenance organization plan, but recently withdrew its application. A big local name didnt make the list of health plans participating in Covered Californias new insurance marketplace next year: Sutter Health. Sutter did apply to offer coverage in the health benefit exchange via its new health maintenance ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721467/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721467/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Richmond firefighters have evacuated the West Hospital building on the Virginia Commonwealth University's medical campus because of a water ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719642/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719642/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c New York Rangers coach John Tortorella, right, argues a penalty call as Brad Richards looks on late in the third period of the NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Philadelphia. (Associated ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719846/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719846/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Eric Larson quit smoking after 39 years and is back on the trail to good health. What a pleasure-and surprise-to recently run into my longtime friend Eric Larson hiking in the Santa Barbara foothills. I DIDN'T ask, "What are YOU doing here?" But Eric must have known I was wondering how he hiked nearly three miles up San Roque Trail to a scenic vista point, because shortly after we ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719847/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:38 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719847/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c FRANKFORT, Ky. - The tea party won the first round Thursday in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order.Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip J. Shepherd refused to dismiss the lawsuit, as had been requested by attorneys for the state.The state argued unsuccessfully that taxpayers don't have ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719848/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719848/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) is required to procure medical grade marijuana and distribute it to Palmetto State residents with glaucoma and other ';chronic ailments'; – or at least that’s what an obscure 1980 state ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719849/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:38:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719849/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c What should have been the happiest day of Amanda Simpson's life quickly turned into a frightening one after the birth of her son led to the unexpected diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer. The 34-year-old mom from Timberlea, N.S. says her pregnancy was fairly routine. "It was long. I had some nausea. I had a lot of fatigue. It was rough, but from all accounts, I think it was ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719850/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:12 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719850/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c BOSTON (CBS) — Brad Richards is the second-highest paid player on the Rangers, with a $12 million salary and a $6.67 million cap hit that runs through the 2019-20 season. With the Rangers facing elimination Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, Brad Richards will be a spectator. Richards skated with the scratches on Thursday morning and afterwards confirmed that he will not be playing ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719853/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719853/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Pam Goldberg, CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Now that the Massachusetts Health Information exchange (MassHIway), an exchange allowing for e-health information to be shared between health care providers and organizations, is up and running, one group is hoping to advance its interoperability. The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721475/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721475/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c New Zealand adults are on average the second heaviest among 50 countries, a health list reveals - prompting warnings of a looming medical crisis for some Kiwis. The average Kiwi was estimated to weigh 81.3kg last year, lighter only than the average American, who weighed 82.7kg. The weight list was compiled by the Bloomberg news service using data from the World Health Organisation, the OECD and a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721468/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:06 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214721468/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Pietermaritzburg - Two mothers whose sons died after a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal testified at a commission of inquiry in Pietermaritzburg on ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719855/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719855/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, announces the health plans that were selected for 19 regions across the state as part of the federal healthcare ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719680/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719680/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Screening for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (CT scans) rather than chest X-rays may be a more effective way of detecting the disease, Medscape Today reported. Researchers hope that these results, collected as part of the National Lung Screening Trial, will provide more detailed information about the benefits of various types of lung cancer screening available to patients and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719857/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719857/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In 1996, Lynette Johnson, a professional photographer, was approached by her sister-in-law Sally Elliot with a difficult request.  Elliot's daughter and Johnson's niece, Lanie, had been stillborn and Elliot wanted Johnson to take a picture of her before her funeral. "It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life," Johnson, 59, based out of Seattle, Wash., told ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719858/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:24 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719858/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians will get their first look Thursday at the health plans to be offered through the state's new insurance exchange and how much that coverage will cost ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719681/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:55 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719681/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, said Phase III study results had shown people treated with its liraglutide drug had an 8 percent weight ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719859/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719859/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The human skin's surface is home to the "skin microbiome," an ecosystem where fungus, bacteria and viruses coexist. Sometimes, things within the microbiome can go wrong: Fungal skin infections affect about 29 million people in the United States. Research on the topic is lacking because growing fungi in the laboratory is a slow, difficult process. Thanks to genome mapping, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719502/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719502/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c new safety warnings for the drug thalidomide, which is used to treat multiple myeloma, because there is a slight risk patients could develop a secondary cancer. Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that is treated with a combination of medications including thalidomide. Patients who receive thalidomide must meet specific conditions and are registered for the controlled distribution of the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719860/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:13:14 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719860/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c U.S. schools should provide an hour a day of physical activity. Prince Harry of Britain races in a gym during a tour of the Harlem Children's Zone school in the Harlem region of New York. (UPI Photo/Lucas ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214720888/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:08:35 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214720888/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Wisconsin state workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee on voted 13-3 to approve the fee. Twelve other states currently impose similar fees but anti-smoking groups including the American Cancer Society and the American Lung ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719687/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:33 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719687/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered nine months ago after a salmonella outbreak is making nut butter ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719861/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719861/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c GENEVA (AP) -- World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719862/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719862/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c We celebrate local health care heroes. There are many physicians among our honorees. But there are also administrators and educators, researchers and public health advocates, entrepreneurs and a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719852/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719852/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Covered California's Peter Lee. Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net and nine smaller, regional health plans will participate in Covered California next year, the health benefit exchanged authorized by the Affordable Care Act. The smaller participants include the Bay Area's Alameda Alliance for Health, San Francisco-based Chinese Community Health ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719851/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214719851/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c ABUJA -- Aid organization Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended emergency health care in Borno State, Nigeria, - the heart of an insurgency now under assault by government troops. The decision comes after five gunmen hijacked an aid vehicle on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, Doctors without Borders moved into Baga, a town where thousands of homes were burnt to the ground and hundreds ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718268/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718268/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c At Princes St Primary School in Sandy Bay, co-ordinator and teacher Louise White is hoping to double the number of students using their own foot power. "We did a survey and found that 109 of our 355 students walk to school," she said. "We aim to get that number up to at least 218. "Some live too far away to walk the whole distance but we are hoping to persuade parents to park ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718270/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718270/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Here's a look at median CEO pay by industry last year, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar. For the fourth time in five years, health care CEOs got the most pay and utilities CEOs got the least.-Health care: $11.1 million-Industrial goods: $11 million -Services: $10.9 million-Financial: $9.8 million-All companies: $9.7 million-Consumer goods: $9.5 million-Basic materials: ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718271/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718271/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In an effort to "help the world and improve lives" German software company, "SAP AG", has just announced it plans to work alongside Specialisterne and recruit hundreds of people diagnosed with autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to join their workforce. The company said that it seeks to hire people ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718272/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:25:42 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718272/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c "Our goal is to provide patients and their families with efficient access to high quality emergency services. This expansion project ensures we have the space and resources to meet the growing volume and variety of patient care needs," Followell said in a news ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718273/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:59 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718273/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Local authorities in Kunming, in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, reassured the public that the massive oil refinery and paraxylene (PX) project would not harm residents' health and the pollution would be strictly controlled.Mayor Li Wenrong on Tuesday answered concerns about the project's pollution in the second meeting of the kind with 23 resident representatives and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718274/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718274/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 – Defense leaders will work closely with Veterans Affairs Department counterparts to ensure full integration of health records, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday. Hagel and VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki took part in a roundtable discussion on veterans health benefits claims with members of the Senate ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718275/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718275/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Durban - Two state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines used to treat cancer patients will be operational again soon at Addington Hospital in Durban, the KwaZulu-Natal health department said on ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718278/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:22 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718278/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Heat-related deaths in New York City's borough of Manhattan may rise about 20 percent over the next decade, according to a new study. Researchers at Columbia University in New York analyzed the relationship between daily temperatures ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718279/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718279/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Kaiba Gionfriddo plays with his mother, April outside his Youngstown, Ohio home Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A 3D-printed airway surgically implanted last February saved the boy's life, according to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718280/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:31 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718280/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c report out today makes some ambitious recommendations for physical education requirements in schools, including at least 30 minutes a day of movement during school hours. In the report, the Institute estimates that just half of school-age children get 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous activity. They suggest that schools make physical education a core subject and add the movement time ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718281/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:48 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718281/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c nursing home abuse is offensive, unethical and immoral. Whether the abuse takes place in West Virginia or far away, good people take offense at elderly, vulnerable people being harmed or humiliated. We read recently of a video surfacing that documents disturbing images of nursing home nurses shoving a feces-stained rag into a resident's face and blowing their noses on the woman's ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718282/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:07 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718282/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Merck's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. A new agreement between the GAVI Alliance, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline (which makes a similar vaccine, Cervarix) will provide vaccines in Africa at a fraction of their normal commercial cost -- with the goal of vaccinating 30 million women by 2020. Most pharmaceutical companies spend huge money on research and development, with new drugs requiring years ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718276/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214718276/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DENVER-In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses-not just the currently exempted religious ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214717192/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:48 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214717192/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Despite growing demand for cosmetic surgery, prices are rising more slowly than inflation. Fortune -- We're constantly hearing why the market forces that bring us great deals on cars, cellular phones, and houses can never work in health care. One leading myth is that each patient is so different, and every procedure so tailored, that doctors can't determine the cost, or tell patients ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716690/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:08 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716690/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Greek yogurt is healthy and good, but the process of making it creates something called acid whey. Acid whey is very bad: accidental spills of it have killed thousands of fish. But Greek yogurt is booming, so what to do with its dangerous ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716693/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:40 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716693/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Despite new government labels on sunscreen due out this summer, one watchdog group says high SPF ratings can give people a false sense of security. Norah O'Donnell ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716694/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:37 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716694/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Paul Forziano, 30, and Hava Samuels, 36, were married on April 7, 2012. The two are the center of a lawsuit over the rights of mentally disabled individuals to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716735/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:00 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214716735/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent congratulations today to the workers of the national community program of comprehensive rehabilitation of patients, started a decade ago. Since 2003, these services were expanded throughout the island, with 400 wards where about 69 million patients have so far benefited, with high levels of ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715157/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715157/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c STATES show "scant regard for human health" by letting polluting projects with potentially deadly consequences to go ahead, doctors say. A report from Doctors for the Environment Australia points to the Port Augusta power station, the deferred Olympic Dam expansion and the Port Pirie lead smelter as examples of industrial developments approved without adequate checks. Environment Minister ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715159/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715159/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new study finds that women taking 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day have a lower risk of dying, contradicting previous studied linking calcium to an increased risk of heart attacks. Dr. Holly Phillips ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715160/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715160/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c O2 Fitness will open a second club in Wilmington, this one in Hanover Center. O2, the largest privately owned independent fitness operator in the state, already has 11 locations, mostly in the Triangle. This newest club is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter this year. The club will cover 28,000 square feet of space in the Mayfaire Town Center, five miles from the other Wilmington location. ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715161/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:34 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715161/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c If you sweat heavily, work out for more than 90 minutes, or exercise in hot, humid conditions, reaching for a sports drink rather than plain water is a smart way to keep hydrated, stay fueled, and replace the electrolytes lost in sweat. But if you're exercising for less than an hour and a half, in a climate-controlled gym, plain water should be fine. The carbs in sports drinks are designed ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715163/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:51 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715163/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c LAKELAND, Minn. - When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation.Other musicians have covered the tune, and "Clouds" was listed No. 1 on the iTunes Top ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715136/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214715136/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Delhi-based fitness expert and trainer Santosh Sharma shares a few tips to stay fit during a holiday:- Avoid visiting a restaurant empty stomach. In such cases people end up eating much more. If you're starving, eat a piece of fruit or have a glass of juice or water in the hotel itself. Later, while having lunch, fill your plate with lightly dressed salads, fish, seafood and lean meats. Fish ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713804/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713804/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Today, we will discuss some common myths about healthy food and nutrition and try to explain them in the light of facts. This will help us in separating facts from fiction so that we can enjoy our favorite ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713647/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713647/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c 23 May 2013 Who is really responsible for your personal health and fitness? Your doctor? Your husband? Your wife? Your children? Your parents? Your team manager? Your sister? Your ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713805/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713805/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c independent agency that reviews their medical records, goes with them when they meet with specialists, and gives them advice on every aspect of their care. In the other system, waiting times will grow for almost everything - to get appointments with physicians, to get tests, to obtain elective surgery, etc. Patients may find that they don't have access to the best doctors or the best ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713572/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:42:56 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713572/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Kuwait , May 23 (BNA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Health Mohammad Barrak Al-Haifi has announced that the GCC health ministers have approved the Kuwaiti declaration on fighting non-contagious chronic diseases, as an action plan for the cooperation council for the arab states of the Gulf (GCC) member states . The approval was made on the sidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) annual meeting ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713806/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:25 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713806/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Aspirant traffic cops wait to run 4km in 30 minutes to pass the fitness test which will qualify them to go into the next round for one of 90 provincial posts. File photo; ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713810/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713810/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Kathrin Jansen, senior vice president of Vaccine Research and Early Development at Pfizer Inc, poses for a portrait in one of her labs at Pfizer headquarters in Pearl River, New ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713811/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713811/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Jordana Brewster is so stunning that she nearly causes a three-car pileup crossing a Beverly Hills street, but she truly has no idea she created such a stir. Sporting white printed pants, a black cardigan and thick-rimmed glasses, the 33-year-old Brazilian, who stars on TNT's Dallas and in the new wham-bam Fast & Furious 6, is much more comfortable chatting about her inner ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713813/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:48 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713813/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Maintaining that delicate balance of eating enough to fuel your workouts and not overdoing it afterwards is a source of confusion for even the most educated exerciser. Sometimes, those post-workout hunger pangs hit, begging you to replace what you just burned off. Other times, your brain is telling you it's time to reward your hard work (with extra cheese). ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713812/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713812/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c CLEARWATER, Fla. – It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a veterinary center in the Tampa Bay area community of Clearwater. Doctors said in a statement that they safely ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713815/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713815/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Your loyal pooch may be bringing a whole world of bacteria into your home but don't panic. Research suggests that exposure to a wide variety of microbes may be good for us. A new study reveals that homes with dogs have greater bacterial diversity than canine-free dwellings. Dog-related diversity is particularly high on television screens and pillowcases, the researchers found. "When ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713814/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:46 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713814/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c LONDON (Reuters) - British pharmaceutical company BTG announced two deals on Thursday that it said could create an interventional medicine business with potential sales of $1 ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713816/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:18 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713816/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday that it plans to submit more than 10 new products for regulatory approval by 2017, including drugs to treat hepatitis C, immune diseases, and schizophrenia as well as vaccines for flu, rabies and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713818/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713818/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713817/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713817/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A bus traveling in far west Nepal Thursday skidded off a hilly road and fell about 50 feet, killing at least seven people and injuring 41 others, police said. It was not immediately known if there were more passengers in the bus, which was traveling to Darchula district from Mahendranagar near the border with India. Nepalnews.com reported the accident occurred about 6 a.m. The injured were ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713999/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713999/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The Massachusetts congressional delegation reportedly held an emergency meeting Wednesday to try to save a patient, whose prognosis isn't good a $250 million annual subsidy to Massachusetts hospitals, paid out of other states' pockets. The "Bay State Boondoggle," as critics have labeled it, flows into Massachusetts hospital coffers due to a Medicare rule enacted under ObamaCare ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713808/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:13 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713808/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c JoVE ) could lead to the development of a ';genetic thermometer'; that could assess a patient’s health in relation to other individuals. The method developed by the laboratory ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712476/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:39:50 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712476/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new injectable nanoparticle, which looks like a toothpaste gel, can be infused in the body to constantly monitor the sugar levels in the body. The nano-gel was developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and may help the type 1 diabetic patients to constantly monitor their blood-sugar ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712477/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712477/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In a new breakthrough to find the cause of Alzheimer's disease, scientists have pinpointed a molecule that appears to trigger a chain reaction of protein malfunction that eventually clogs up and kills brain cells. The teams, from the University of Cambridge in the UK and Lund University in Sweden, write about their findings in a paper due to be published online first this week in the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712479/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:45 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712479/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c A new approach for creating immunity against the flu virus that produces a stronger immune reaction and protects against more strains than the current vaccines, has shown promising results in animal tests. The result is a step forward in the development of a universal flu vaccine say the researchers behind it. Every ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712478/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:44 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712478/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Stockpiling by British businesses accounted for much of the growth in the UK economy in the first three months of the year, adding to concerns that its underlying health remains weak.GDP growth was confirmed at 0.3% by the Office for National Statistics after inventories increased by 0.4%.The ONS said business investment, a key indicator of the economy's wellbeing, fell 0.4% and consumer ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712194/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:28 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712194/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - The Internal Revenue Service, under fire for inappropriately targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, cannot be trusted with Americans' sensitive medical information, Republican lawmakers said Wednesday. Under the Affordable Care Act, the job of enforcing compliance with the law falls to the IRS. "Imagine when the IRS decides that ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712480/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:21 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712480/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c National Institute for Health and Welfare said on Thursday. Growing evidence of a link between GSK's Pandemrix vaccine and an increase in narcolepsy, a ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712740/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:11 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712740/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Federal health officials have met and exceeded their goal for 50 percent of doctors offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have electronic health records by the end of 2013. More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records, federal health officials announced ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713807/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:15:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214713807/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c In the summer of 2011, Andrea Syglowski noticed a mole she'd had her entire life was starting to look different. Concerned, she booked an appointment with a dermatologist, and within a week was diagnosed with stage-0 melanoma - an early phase of the deadliest type of skin cancer. A week later, Syglowski, a Philadelphia-based actress who is in her 20s, underwent surgery to remove the mole, ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712483/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:13:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712483/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712484/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:05 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712484/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The vast majority of households who are having difficulty repaying their mortgage either don't have, or have substantially lower levels of, private health insurance cover.According to the Central Bank's latest household expenditure survey, people with mortgage repayment problems spend an average of 18% less than those who are not.When health insurance spending is included in monthly ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712356/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:58 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712356/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The teen birth rate per 1,000 by state in 2011, and percentage decline since 2007: Alabama, 41, 22 percent Alaska, 36, 16 percent Arizona, 39, 35 percent Arkansas, 51, 16 percent ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712514/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:57 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712514/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c yoga  as something only done by young, lithe ballet enthusiasts. It was definitely not something practiced by uncoordinated, middle-aged guys who can’t touch their toes. Put me in the latter category and add to that that I’m nearly six-and-a-half feet tall and have had two back operations. But my wife, Jeanne, is nothing if not persistent when it comes to me ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712487/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214712487/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c high blood pressure - the single most important risk for death worldwide - could be helped by a UK-wide clinical trial aimed at improving treatments. Clinicians have recruited the 500th patient to the trial, which is evaluating the most effective drug combinations for newly diagnosed patients. Researchers want to know whether prescribing two drugs at the start of treatment is better than the ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711331/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:27 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711331/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c EMA Submission Planned in the Coming Weeks Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) has announced it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of PLEGRIDY™ (peginterferon beta-1a), the company's pegylated subcutaneous injectable candidate for relapsing forms ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711330/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:26 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711330/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Kerala News: Though the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme was implemented in the district during 2002-07, it was not effectively executed in the tribal areas. Had it been effective, the present crisis that led to the death of 48 infants during the last 16 months would not have ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711332/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:24:32 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711332/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Pretoria - The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) and Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo have condemned the alleged rape of a sex worker by two members of Tshwane Emergency Services this past ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711333/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:23:30 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711333/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c It had only been a few weeks since Vicente del Bosque picked up the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award, but the amiable Spaniard was already back in Zurich, expounding upon the importance of teamwork – just as he did in his award acceptance speech. This time, however, the 62-year-old coach was not addressing a gala audience, but a camera crew who had come to FIFA ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711334/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:21:53 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711334/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c The ward and theatre block A NEWmaternity and theatre block for the Fomena Health Centre to promote health delivery has been inauguratedat the community inthe Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region. The MTN Ghana Foundation constructed the single-storey block, which has 20 beds and a theatre at a cost of GH250,000. Until this new health infrastructure, the Fomena Health Centre did not have ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711335/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:20:18 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711335/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c NEW YORK The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah saw rates fall by 30 percent ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711138/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 06:01:43 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214711138/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c (NaturalNews) The affordable component of the so-called Affordable Care Act may not be all that affordable after all, as many of the most sickly patients covered under the Obama scheme will still likely have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for their treatments, according to new reports. In California, for instance, cancer patients could be required to pay up to 30 percent of the costs ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710409/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:49 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710409/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c antibiotic may prolong the time between hospitalizations for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter study which compared the hospitalization rates of patients treated with a 12-month course of azithromycin to the rates of those treated with placebo. The results of the current analysis were presented at the ATS ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710360/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710360/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study. "While it has been recognized that missed sleep and school absences are important indicators of asthma morbidity in children, our study is the first to explore the associations between asthma, sleep quality, and academic performance in real time, prospectively, using both ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710361/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:04 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710361/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Clinical measurement of physical activity appears to be an independent predictor of whether or not patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will end up being hospitalized, according to a new study conducted by researchers in Connecticut. The study also corroborates an earlier investigation that linked higher levels of inactivity with an increased incidence of hospitalizations ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710364/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:03 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710364/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c asthma has shown promise in a Phase IIa clinical trial, according to U. S. researchers. Their research was presented at the American Thoracic Society 2013 International Conference and published simultaneously online in the New England Journal of Medicine. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial tested the efficacy and safety of the monoclonal antibody, dupilumab, in patients ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710363/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710363/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Cross-resistance to colistin and host antimicrobials LL-37 and lysozyme, which help defend the body against bacterial attack, could mean that patients with life-threatening multi-drug ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710362/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:02 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710362/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c depression in the weeks after giving birth, and an opportunity to intervene before symptoms become debilitating. The findings of the small study involving 52 pregnant women are described online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. "Postpartum depression can be harmful to both mother and child," says study leader Zachary Kaminsky, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry and ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710262/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710262/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial, according to Linda Pagani and Caroline Fitzpatrick of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine hospital. No study to date has ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710365/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:01 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710365/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c How does the bacterium Shigella - the cause of a deadly diarrheal disease - detect that it's in a human host? Ohio University scientists have found that a biological "RNA thermometer" monitors whether the environment is right for the bacterium to produce the factors it needs to survive within the body, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The scientists have ... http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710367/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c Thu, 23 May 2013 05:18:00 -0400 http://www.wisconsinstar.com/index.php/sid/214710367/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c