McCain's History of Blow-Ups: The Top Ten

Seeded on Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:39 AM EDT (eyesonobama.com)

As former GOP Senator Rick Santorum put it, "Everybody has a McCain story." Over his tenure in Congress, McCain has had angry, expletive-laced exchanges with a number of his colleagues and peers,- both Democrat and Republican alike- many of which have been covered extensively by …

senators, politics, mccain, anger

Who Hates to Hear They Look Great? Over Half of the Chronically Ill!

Seeded on Wed Aug 1, 2007 3:36 AM EDT ()

Nearly 1 in 2 people in the USA has a chronic condition and 96% of it is invisible. A new survey reveals that over half of the chronically ill get annoyed when someone says, "You look so good!" because it invalidates their illness and suffering.

chronic, health, awareness, chronically-ill-friend, illness-invisible, website-restministries, copen-lisa

Long-Term Treatment With Steroids Decreases Risk Of Lymphoma In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:18 AM EDT (Medical News Today)

Two years or more of oral steroid treatment decreases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related lymphoma, according to data presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, in Barcelona, Spain.

health, steroids, medical-news-today, arthritis-rheum, annual-european-congress, lymphona

No Increase in Infection Risk Seen With Anti-TNF Therapy in RA - Mozilla Firefox

Seeded on Sun Jul 1, 2007 3:28 AM EDT (medscape.com)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 25 The rate of serious bacterial infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not higher among those taking tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha blockers compared to those taking methotrexate, a new study suggests.

drugs, health, arthritis-rheumatoid, medscape-health, webmd-health, about-medscape, anti-tnf, infection-bacterial

High Medical Payments Do Not Result In Higher Quality Of Care, Study Of Pennsylvania Hospitals Finds

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:54 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Hospitals in Pennsylvania paid the most to perform cardiac bypass surgery had lengths of stays and death rates comparable to the lowest-paid hospitals, according to a report released on Thursday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the New York Times reports. …

insurers, consumers, death-rates, costs-medical

FDA To Conduct Surveys About STI, Pregnancy Prevention Language On Condom Packaging

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:38 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

FDA plans to survey 1,200 people in shopping malls nationwide on their understanding of a condom's efficacy in preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and unplanned pregnancies based on current labeling, the agency said on Thursday in a notice on its Web site, …

fda, health, survey, std, pregnancy, condoms, prevention

Counselling Not Helpful In The Immediate Aftermath Of A Disaster

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:32 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Mental health professionals should stay away during the immediate aftermath of a terrorist atrocity or environmental disaster.

health

Presidential Candidate Obama Says Prescription Drug Proposal Could Save $157B Over 10 Years

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:29 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Saturday in Iowa said that his prescription drug proposal could save Medicare beneficiaries an estimated $157 billion over the next 10 years, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.

proposal, barack-obama, bill, us-news, universal-health-insurance-in, drugs-prescription

Federal Proof-of-Citizenship Requirements Prevent Enrollment In Medicaid By Eligible U.S. Residents

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:26 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Federal rules that require Medicaid beneficiaries and applicants to provide proof of their U.S.

health, medicaid, citizenship, eligibility

AARP Cites Racial Disparities In Medicare Immunization Rates

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:22 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Racial and ethnic disparities in flu and pneumonia immunization rates persist despite full Medicare coverage according to an issue brief released today by AARP at its Diversity and Aging in the 21st Century Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

health, medicare, aarp, disparity-racial, immunization-flu-pnsumonia

Smoking, Low Levels Of Education And Glucose Tolerance Increase Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:59 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

New data presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain, sheds light on the role of environmental and genetic risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

health, glucose, annual-european-congress, arthritis-rheumatoid, education-level

New Study: Regular Heavy Intake Of Alcohol Leads To Early Senile Dementia

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:56 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Constant alcohol consumption results not only in cognitive disorders but can elicit symptoms of senile dementia in people as young as in their forties.

health, dementia, alcohol, neurologists, european-neurological-society

Suicide And Sleep Disturbances Among The Elderly Linked

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:51 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Self-reported sleep complaints among the elderly serve as a risk factor for completed suicide, according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

suicide, health, elderly, depression, american-academy, sleep-medicine

National Institute For Complementary Medicine To Be Established, Australia

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:44 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

The Australian Government will provide 4 million dollars to the University of Western Sydney to help establish a National Institute for Complementary Medicine.

health, australia, complementary-medicine, national-health

Home Care Worker Shortage Looms As U.S. Population Ages

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:40 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

The U.S. will require almost one million additional home care workers by 2017 and as many as three million more by 2030, according to experts, the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.

supreme-court, overtime, care-homehealth, wage-minimum

Improvement Of Rheumatoid Arthritis During Pregnancy Shown By First Prospective Study

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:36 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

Disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is significantly reduced during pregnancy, according to new data presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain.

pregnancy, annual-european-congress, arthritis-rheumatoid

Long-Term Treatment With Steroids Decreases Risk Of Lymphoma In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:11 PM EDT (Medical News Today)

cancer, health, world-health-organization, arthritis-rheum, eular, annual-european-congress

EULAR: Rheumatoid Arthritis Response Quicker to Certolizumab - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:45 PM EDT (medpagetoday.com)

New disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) information out of EULAR. Exciting news for rheumatoid arthritis patients, as new DMARDS are both rare, and a new hope for remission from the diease.

drugs, health, breaking-news, arthritis, continuing-medical-education, medpage-today-d-amedpage

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