Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Alltop RSS: Study: Infant formula ads reduce breast-feeding

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Study: Infant formula ads reduce breast-feeding
Nov 3rd 2011, 02:46

The World Health Organization said a study has found that Filipino mothers who have been influenced by advertisements or their doctors to use infant formula are two to four times more likely to feed their babies with those products.

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Alltop RSS: Death toll from listeria outbreak rises to 29

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Death toll from listeria outbreak rises to 29
Nov 3rd 2011, 02:46

The death toll linked to listeria-contaminated cantaloupe in the United States rose to 29 as another death was reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

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Alltop RSS: Advisers back Merck drug for some kidney patients

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Advisers back Merck drug for some kidney patients
Nov 3rd 2011, 01:42

Health advisers on Wednesday unanimously recommended use of Merck & Co's cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin for preventing stroke and other heart problems in patients with chronic kidney disease, but only in those patients not yet on dialysis.

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Alltop RSS: Adding radiotherapy boosts prostate cancer survival

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Adding radiotherapy boosts prostate cancer survival
Nov 3rd 2011, 01:42

Adding radiotherapy to hormone drugs for prostate cancer patients significantly improves survival compared with hormone treatment alone, and the combination could save many lives if it were made standard practice, scientists said Thursday.

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Alltop RSS: New Device Spots Melanoma

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New Device Spots Melanoma
Nov 3rd 2011, 00:32

MelaFind, a device that helps dermatologists decide whether to order a biopsy of suspected melanomas, has been approved by the FDA.

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Alltop RSS: FDA approves innovative, non-surgical heart valve

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FDA approves innovative, non-surgical heart valve
Nov 2nd 2011, 23:29

Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure currently used.

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Alltop RSS: Modafinil has mixed effects on dozy surgeons

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Modafinil has mixed effects on dozy surgeons
Nov 2nd 2011, 23:29

The sleep-fighting medication modafinil may boost the brain power of weary surgeons, but doesn't help their operating skills in a simulator, a new report shows.

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