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Patient Money: Finding the Right Care for the Elderly
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:48
Advice for making an informed decision about supporting an ailing parent without bankrupting the family.
Avastin Fails Clinical Trial for Prostate Cancer
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 21:40
The miss in prostate cancer follows a similar disappointment with Avastin in gastric cancer but success in ovarian cancer.
FDA Panel Backs Device For Epilepsy
Wall Street Journal - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 17:24
An FDA panel narrowly backed the use of Medtronic's "deep-brain stimulation" device in certain epilepsy patients.
Democrats Struggle to Finish Health Bill
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 13:00
Rank-and-file House Democrats were frustrated, saying they had received few details about what would be in the legislation.
Coping With the Stigma of Tourette's
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:48
Experts from the Yale Child Study Center discuss the social stigmas of living with Tourette's syndrome.
Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:19
Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities.
Cooking Tips: Oats, Garlic and Tomatoes
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 08:33
The Curious Cook columnist Harold McGee answers reader questions about healthful cooking.
Awash in Fake Drugs, Nigerians Fight Back
Wall Street Journal - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 00:21
A new technology is helping companies and consumers detect fake pharmaceuticals in Nigeria.
Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean Guidelines
New York Times - Health - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 00:07
The medical experts told a National Institutes of Health conference that the trend of “once a Caesarean, always a Caesarean” may be safely reversed.
Recipes for Health: Pappardelle With Greens and Ricotta
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 23:09
This pasta is ideal for a dinner party when there is little time to prepare. Just be sure to use fresh ricotta.
Doctor and Patient: Learning to Keep Patients Safe in a Culture of Fear
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 23:09
The threat of blame, even malpractice, looms over doctors working to prevent medical errors.
Dysport Takes On Botox With Aggressive Rebates
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:39
Medicis has started a new marketing campaign that pits its wrinkle-smoother, Dysport, directly against Botox. It makes bioethicists squirm.
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Giving Is Its Own Reward
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:30
Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.
Surgical-Device Firms Walk Fine Line
Wall Street Journal - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 15:40
Heart surgery devices often used to treat a common type of faulty heartbeat haven't been approved by the government for that use. Yet these products are used almost exclusively to treat that condition.
FDA Will Review Fosamax, Boniva for Safety
Wall Street Journal - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 13:48
The review, of a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates that are commonly prescribed to treat osteoporosis and designed to build bone mass, will try to determine if they increase the risk of femur fractures.
Heart Test May Be Overused
Wall Street Journal - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 09:44
A widely used test to detect blockages in the heart's arteries often turns up little or no evidence of disease, a study found, suggesting that patients are frequently exposed unnecessarily to the risks and costs of the examination.
Is Sexual Anorexia the Flip Side of Sex Addiction?
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 08:17
Dr. Drew Pinsky addresses the issue of sexual anorexia, or avoidance of sex and intimacy.
A Partisan Divide On The Uninsured [Web First]
Health Affairs - Current Issue - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 05:00
The partisan split in Congress over health reform may reflect a broader divide among the public in attitudes toward the uninsured. Despite expert consensus over the harms suffered by the uninsured as a group, Americans disagree over whether the uninsured get the care they need and whether reform legislation providing universal coverage is necessary. We examined public perceptions of health care access and quality for the uninsured over time, and we found that Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to believe that the uninsured have difficulty gaining access to care. Senior citizens are less aware than others of the problems faced by the uninsured. Even among those Americans who perceive that the uninsured have poor access to care, Republicans are significantly less likely than Democrats to support reform. Thus, our findings indicate that even if political obstacles are overcome and health reform is enacted, future political support for ongoing financing to cover the uninsured could be uncertain.
Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:14
It now appears possible to sequence a patient’s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.
National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul
New York Times - Health - Thu, 03/11/2010 - 00:07
The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.