Medical News

Medical news features can be found in many daily newspapers, news websites as well as in magazines and periodicals. There are many journalists and writers who specialize in this subject matter. Medical news can cover many different aspects of the business of medicine, from the most scientific of articles in womens and mens health down to scandal or general interest stories involving personalities.

For many decades, medical TV shows have topped the popularity polls and frequently won awards. Dr Chamberlain, Ben Casey, M.A.S.H. and China Beach were all early top shows followed by St Elsewhere and ER, while House and Grey’s Anatomy continue to be high in the ratings even after several seasons. Many viewers have an absolute fascination with all things medical and do not seem to mind how depressing or gory the programs are. Watching fictional TV shows could actually create a greater interest in genuine medical news.

Numerous people are interested to read or view medical news particularly when there is a first time ever operation or an earth shattering breakthrough. Many of us are concerned about our health and well being and like to keep up on the latest health news. Boston.com features a comprehensive medical news blog well suited for the health aficionado.

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• Punjab may adopt Tamil Nadus healthcare model

  
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  ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Chandigarh, Dec 29 - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday asked officials to examine the feasibility of adopting the Tamil Nadu healthcare model in the state to ensure better procurement of high quality medicines and equipment. The review committee, which was constituted ...
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• Mysterious disease claims eight lives in Uttar Pradesh

  
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  ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Lucknow, Dec 29 - A mysterious disease, marked by high fever, severe headache and vomiting, has claimed lives of eight people in the last 15 days in the Kanpur Dehat - district of Uttar Pradesh, a health official said Tuesday. At least eight people have died of this mysterious disease ...
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• Some States Fight Medicaid Expansion – Costs a Worry to All

  
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  One provision of health reform which has the states up in arms, for varying reasons, relates to the expansion of Medicaid coverage.  First, the expansion creates a mandate by the federal government levied upon the states, since Medicaid is basically a 50/50 matching program of state and federal dollars.  Second, ...
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• The Breastfeeding Madonna

  
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  Those Medieval painters were a bit less puritanical than we moderns: A common motif in paintings was the Madonna Les Latte: the Virgin Mother breastfeeding the baby Jesus.Back in those days, if a woman didn’t breast feed her baby, it died. Yes, upper class women often would find a “wet nurse” to provide ...
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• No, the Catholic Hospital Association does not support the Senate’s Health Reform Bill

  
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  I am aghast the the US Senate rushing through a health bill that no one has read, and voting on it over a Christmas weekend when most people have a life to live and don’t follow the news.But that is no excuse for this shoddy reporting by the NY Times: “Catholic groups Support Senate on [...]
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• India swine flu toll 880, over 25,000 infected

  
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  ( From http://www.rxpgnews.com ) New Delhi, Dec 28 - At least two people died due to swine flu Monday taking the countrywide toll to 880, health authorities said, adding that 124 new cases have taken the infection tally to 25,236. The two deaths were reported from Maharashtra and Assam. With this, the casualty figure ...
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• New research could advance research field critical to personalized medicine

  
  BreakThrough Digest Medical News — Authority: 145
  Contact: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu 215-514-9751 Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC — It’s the ultimate goal in the treatment of cancer: tailoring a person’s therapy based on his or her genetic makeup. While a lofty goal, scientists are steadily moving forward, rapidly exploiting ...
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• Disinfectants can increase antibiotic resistant bacteria

  
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  Using disinfectants could cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics as well as the disinfectant itself, according to research published in the January 2010 issue of Microbiology. The findings could have important implications for how the spread of infection is managed in hospital settings.Researchers from the ...
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• Antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infections spreading globally

  
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  A sudden worldwide increase in an antibiotic-resistant bacterium linked to urinary tract infections (UTIs) is cause for concern, according to a review in f1000 Medicine Reports.Faculty of 1000 member Dr Johann Pitout, of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, urges the medical ...
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• Music therapy for tinnitus hope

  
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  Personalised music therapy may help cut noise levels experienced by people who suffer from tinnitus, say researchers. More...
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• Hike in diabetes limb amputations

  
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  The number of people having a limb amputated because of type-two diabetes has risen greatly in England, a study shows. More...
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• New Study Shows That Partners Sculpt Each Other To Achieve Their Ideal Selves

  
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  Interesting study, though Im not sure it is ever a goof thing for one partner to "sculpt" another. On the other hand, we all try to be our best selves with our partners, or at least we should. New Study Shows That Partners Sculpt Each Other To Achieve Their Ideal Selves Is that really Bob? Youve seen him ...
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• Keeping stem cells young forever

  
  BreakThrough Digest Medical News — Authority: 145
  Contact: Rutlege Ellis-Behnke rutledge@hkucc.hku.hk University of Hong Kong Tampa, Fla. (December 28, 2009) Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:9), now freely available on line at ...
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• Drug-resistant urinary tract infections spreading worldwide

  
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  Contact: Steve Pogonowski press@f1000.com Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine A sudden worldwide increase in an antibiotic-resistant bacterium is cause for concern, according to a review in f1000 Medicine Reports . Faculty of 1000 member Dr Johann Pitout, of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory ...
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• Researchers find clues to why some continue to eat when full

  
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  Contact: Aline McKenzie aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-3404 UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS Dec. 28, 2009 The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and ...
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• Small molecules found to protect cells in multiple models of Parkinson’s disease

  
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  Contact: Nicole Giese giese@wi.mit.edu 617-258-6851 Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research FINDINGS: Several structurally similar small molecules appear capable of protecting cells from alpha-synuclein toxicity, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. RELEVANCE: Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative ...
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• Common mechanism underlies many diseases of excitability

  
  BreakThrough Digest Medical News — Authority: 145
  Contact: Karen Honey press_releases@the-jci.org 215-573-1850 Journal of Clinical Investigation Inherited mutations in voltage-gated sodium channels (Navs) are associated with many different human diseases, including genetic forms of epilepsy and chronic pain. Theodore Cummins and colleagues, at Indiana ...
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• Schizophrenia mouse model should improve understanding and treatment of the disorder

  
  BreakThrough Digest Medical News — Authority: 145
  Contact: Toni Baker tbaker@mcg.edu 706-721-4421 Medical College of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga. Scientists have created what appears to be a schizophrenic mouse by reducing the inhibition of brain cells involved in complex reasoning and decisions about appropriate social behavior. Findings by Medical College of ...
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• Johns Hopkins scientists discover a controller of brain circuitry

  
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  Contact: Maryalice Yakutchik myakutc1@jhmi.edu 443-287-2251 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions By combining a research technique that dates back 136 years with modern molecular genetics, a Johns Hopkins neuroscientist has been able to see how a mammal’s brain shrewdly revisits and reuses the same molecular ...
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• Disinfectants train superbugs

  
  New Media Medicine — Authority: 154
  Disinfectants could effectively train bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, research suggests. More...
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