Food allergy diagnosis 'an inexact science'

CNN
"I think the tests are inconclusive, and that obviously there's going to be instances where it looks like there has been an outgrowing of an allergy when ...

TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SKIN CANCER DETECTION AND PREVENTION, ABC NEWS' SAM ...

ABC News (blog)
The area was recently biopsied and found to be positive for basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer that, if treated, seldom becomes dangerous. ...

Food Allergies Less Common Than Believed, Study Says

New York Times
Yet about 30 percent of the population believe they have food allergies. And, Dr. Riedl said, about half the patients coming to his clinic because they had ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Newest Met Chris Carter hopes to add pop to the lineup

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Dave Hutchinson/The Star Ledger Jeff Gross/Getty ImagesChris Carter, shown during his time with the Red Sox, spent the past four seasons in the minors. ...

Genetic testing kits to be sold at drugstores

Los Angeles Times
The Pathway test kit, sold under the brand name Insight, claims to provide information on the risks of getting certain diseases, such as Alzheimer's or ...

Britain's Coalition of Pain

New York Times
By ALEX MASSIE DAVID CAMERON spoke for Britain on Tuesday. Asked by a reporter if there was anything to report from the latest rounds of interparty ...

Globe and Mail Working regular overtime linked to increased heart attack risk

Globe and Mail
“Our findings suggest a link between working long hours and increased coronary heart disease risk,” said Dr. Marianna Virtanen, an epidemiologist at the ...

Growing evidence linking air pollution with cardiovascular disease: AHA

TheHeart.Org
... short-term exposure to PM 2.5 and premature death and a strong level of evidence supporting the link between air pollution and ischemic heart disease. ...

Memo to the American Cancer Society: Every Cancer Counts

Huffington Post (blog)
A recent dustup between the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the President's NIH Cancer Panel may have left the public even more confused about how ...

Few High-Quality Studies on Food Allergies, Say Reviewers

U.S. News & World Report
TUESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- There's a lack of consistent information about the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of food allergies, according to ...

How well did Vt. respond to swine flu?

WCAX
The Vermont Health Department wants your opinion of the state's response to the swine flu outbreak. Fears of a possible pandemic from the dangerous strain ...

Genes alone don't foretell Alzheimer's disease risk

Los Angeles Times (blog)
Researchers looking for genes that contribute to late-onset Alzheimer's disease have found little to help them predict who is at higher risk of developing ...

Egyptian girl contracts bird flu: State news

Montreal Gazette
Some 23 Egyptians have died after contracting the bird flu virus. Most of those infected had come into contact with infected domestic birds in a country ...

Huntington bank to add 500 jobs in Columbus

BusinessWeek
Regional bank Huntington Bancshares Inc. plans to add 500 jobs in its Ohio hometown over the next five years. Columbus-based Huntington says in advance of a ...

Merck: Integration of new Schering-Plough unit is on track, new drugs are ...

Newser
3 acquisition, it's been building sales of key products, launching new ones for depression, asthma, fertility problems and other conditions, and retooling ...

Tiger Woods: I'm Angry, Frustrated and in Pain

People Magazine
27 car accident, the golfer calls the pain "annoying." "[The injury] actually was getting worse," Woods said, "and now I'm at a point now where I just can't ...

ABC News Nuts May Help Lower Cholesterol Levels

ABC News
By TODD NEALE Eating nuts improves cholesterol and other blood lipid levels, which may help stave off heart disease, researchers found. ...

Dodd highlights Food Allergy Awareness Week

Norwalk Plus Magazine
By Senator Dodd's office On Saturday, May 15, as part of Food Allergy Awareness Week, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) will hold a public forum for individuals and ...

Colorado Medicaid Payments Delayed Because Of Computer Glitch

Huffington Post (blog)
Prior to that error, the state's computers erroneously told the family of a 9-year-old boy with asthma that he was ineligible for Medicaid prescription drug ...

MSN Health & Fitness Barbara Walters' Prognosis Is Excellent, Doctors Say

MSN Health & Fitness
Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of women and heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, said that "women tend to ignore their symptoms" ...

Henry County Alzheimer's patient found dead

Defiance Crescent News
FLORIDA — The Henry County Alzheimer's patient who wandered away from his residence in the village of Florida overnight has been found dead. ...

'Serious mistake' to dismiss swine flu, warn experts

Mail & Guardian Online
Infectious disease experts on Tuesday warned health professionals that it would be a "serious mistake" to dismiss swine flu because of the relatively low ...

Clinical Trials Update: May 11, 2010

U.S. News & World Report
This study is evaluating an investigational medication for asthma. You may qualify if you are 18 or older and have been diagnosed with asthma. ...

Medco: Just using LABAs to treat asthma put patients at risk

Drug Store News
Data from the study were presented at the 2010 Eastern Allergy Conference and coincided with National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. ...

Cancer Costs Have Nearly Doubled in Less Than 20 Years

Medscape
May 11, 2010 — Total medical costs of cancer care have nearly doubled during the past 20 years, despite a shift away from inpatient care. ...

Working 10 Hour Days Hurts Your Heart

ABC News
In all, the researchers found 396 heart problems in the group, which included death due to heart disease, non-fatal heart attacks and angina.

Help us review dementia information

Alzheimer's Research Trust
If you think you could help, please email you contact details to Alison Cranage, Science Communications Officer, on acranage@alzheimers-research.org.uk for ...

"Mouse grimace scale" developed to track pain in lab mice

Ars Technica
By Casey Johnston | Last updated May 11, 2010 11:15 AM A paper in Nature Methods this week establishes a scale that can estimate how much pain mice are ...

Emirates to add Baghdad route

The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Emirates says it will begin flights to Baghdad in July as the latest carrier to add routes to Iraq as the nation struggles to ...

Medco Study: Despite FDA Warnings, Nearly One-Third of Asthma Patients Still ...

PR Newswire (press release)
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) asthma treatment guidelines recommend that LABAs should be used in combination with inhaled ...

Don't Let Allergies Hamper Your Outdoor Workouts

That's Fit
Over 50 million Americans are affected by common allergies and hay fever during this time of year. Our experts weigh in with the best strategies for ...

Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attacks, Heart Association Says

NPR (blog)
by Kathleen Masterson For years researchers have suggested a link between air pollution and heart disease. Now the American Heart Association says there is ...

Govt to downgrade swine flu alert level

RTHK
The Government says it will downgrade its swine flu alert level from the highest, to the lowest level later this month. The alert has been set at the ...

EnVivo Initiates Phase IIb Alzheimer's Disease Trial For EVP-6124

PR Newswire (press release)
"Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a number of symptomatic therapies available to them. However, the effects of the available medications are modest. ...

Rough allergy season. Why?

WTOP
by Justin Karp WASHINGTON - A person might not have any allergy problems throughout their lives -- until they move to the DC area. Why does that happen, ...

Reuters Memo to boss: 11-hour days are bad for the heart

Reuters
The finding, from an 11-year study of 6000 British civil servants, does not provide definitive proof that long hours cause coronary heart disease but it ...

Indonesia Celebrates World Asthma Day with New Control Test

NTDTV
Presented at the National Monument in Jakarta, the award recognizes the Indonesia Asthma Foundation's successful effort in initiating and conducting the ...

Rats on Junk Food Pass Cancer Down the Generations

Food Consumer
When pregnant rats were fed a fatty diet, both their daughters and granddaughters proved to be at greater risk of breast cancer. ...

Alzheimer's Association HELPLINE operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Port Clinton News Herald
The Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, can help, 24 hrs./day and 7 days/week! The Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter's, ...

CNET Google: Don't upgrade Office, add Docs

CNET
... are stuck in Europe and trying to get home, or stuck somewhere else and trying to get home to Europe, please add your information to this spreadsheet. ...