Provides the latest RSS feeds for Public Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Jose Sun.com http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/cat/fb382975d494227f/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:13:16 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:13:16 -0400 30 The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday opposed a health ministry directive allowing practitioners of homeopathy, ayurveda and siddha to dispense allopathic medicines for common health problems, saying it could prove to be dangerous. At a press conference here, the IMA said the notification is an apparent attempt by the ministry to play with the lives of the innocent citizens in the garb ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215295592/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:01 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215295592/scat/fb382975d494227f Women exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. The researchers examined data from Nurses' Health Study II, ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215288772/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215288772/scat/fb382975d494227f Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. Nationwide production of the vaccine will help the country have an easier and faster access to the drug in case of an epidemic, he said Tuesday. "When Brazil has the technology, no economic crisis, exchange rate fluctuations, nor unilateral decision from a company can put patient treatment ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215288764/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215288764/scat/fb382975d494227f In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it.The association voted on the measure at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have "doubled among adults in the last twenty years and tripled ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215299602/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:24:07 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215299602/scat/fb382975d494227f formally endorsed banning the marketing of energy drinks to children under age 18, citing the health risks associated with beverages high in caffeine and supplements like taurine. ';Energy drinks contain massive and excessive amounts of caffeine that may lead to a host of health problems in young people, including heart problems, and banning companies from marketing these products to ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215299039/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:24 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215299039/scat/fb382975d494227f Health Over 150 doctors and medical professionals have signed an open letter to US President Barack Obama calling for hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba to receive independent medical care. The letter, published in the Lancet medical journal, states that the detainees have "very good reason" not to trust local medical staff, who are required to ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215297758/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:49 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215297758/scat/fb382975d494227f In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure Tuesday at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have "doubled among adults in the last twenty years and tripled ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215297759/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:59 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215297759/scat/fb382975d494227f Antitrust regulators in Europe said they had fined several drug companies $195 million for conspiring to delay bringing a generic drug to market. The New York Times reported Wednesday the companies fined included Danish drugmaker Lundbeck and German pharmaceutical firm Merck. The European Commission's antitrust division said the companies formed an agreement in 2002 to delay producing a ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215297503/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:50 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215297503/scat/fb382975d494227f View results The American Medical Associated opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease.An estimated 78 million adults and 12 million children in America are considered obese, by AMA standards, ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215296084/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:03 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215296084/scat/fb382975d494227f American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215296097/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215296097/scat/fb382975d494227f Millions of Chronically Ill, Lacking Insurance, Can't Get Needed Care CHICAGO - August 4 - Over 11 million Americans with chronic physical illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma are not getting the medical care they need because they ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215295870/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215295870/scat/fb382975d494227f www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to international ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215296099/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215296099/scat/fb382975d494227f Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (Photo credit: AJC1) By Mina Marmor and Henry I. Miller The relatively obscure liver inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant threat worldwide, and its prevalence is growing. It demands greater attention from both public health officials and drug developers. The ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215294021/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:45:59 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215294021/scat/fb382975d494227f An overweight person is shown in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., May 12, 2005. Obesity rates are at an all-time high, especially in certain parts of the country, say researchers, who have "mapped" the changes to illustrate how Canadians' waistlines have expanded over time. (Richard ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215292819/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:08 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215292819/scat/fb382975d494227f (13 mins ago) More questions have been raised over the Department of Health's use of public money to train staff. Two weeks ago it was revealed that an assistant health director had been given full-paid leave for a year to study as a barrister. Now it's emerged that since 2010 three other staff have been granted full-tuition sponsorship from the government -- amounting to over ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215291788/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:22:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215291788/scat/fb382975d494227f Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon - even if doctors aren't sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not. Since only 15 percent of all polyps turn out to be malignant, many patients are ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215290840/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:14 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215290840/scat/fb382975d494227f Campaign to Fix the Deb t and its efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare. Just to remind everyone, the Campaign to Fix the Debt (CFD) is yet another Peter Peterson-inspired initiative that has as its main goal cutting and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Peterson has used the billions of dollars he earned as a Wall Street investment banker and private equity fund manager to ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215289915/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:06:12 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215289915/scat/fb382975d494227f A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks, such as those from Red Bull GmbH and Monster Beverage Corp., to youths. The American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, Tuesday endorsed a policy that called for limiting how the caffeinated beverages are sold to those younger than 18. The group cited studies that link the ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215288068/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:56:55 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215288068/scat/fb382975d494227f Cancer Care Programme (NCCP).However, Dr Ray Walley, chairman of the GP committee in the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), said this would mean an extra workload for GPs and those with a medical card may have to be charged."The HSE is failing to fund or invest in cancer-care services in general practice, thereby passing all costs on to patients, including medical-card patients."Patients ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215286429/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:11:00 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215286429/scat/fb382975d494227f Foreign workers owe public health institutions a staggering 26 million ringgit (US$8.2 million) in medical fees, said Home Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said many foreigners did not settle their medical bills at public hospitals. Due to this, the government would review policies for insurance packages and medical coverage for such workers. Dr Ahmad Zahid said the study would be part of an ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215286430/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:45 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215286430/scat/fb382975d494227f BISSOONDAYE Geeta Seenath was allowed by doctors to have solid food as part of her diet on Monday, as she continues to recover from the harrowing ordeal of being lost in the Toco forest for seven ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215285516/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:14:17 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215285516/scat/fb382975d494227f Fibromyalgia , a widespread deep tissue pain, affects about ten million people in the US. The condition causes tenderness in the hands and feet, fatigue, sleep disorders and cognitive decline. For years, the disorder was believed to be imaginary and often even attributed to patients making up the illness. The latest research not only proves its existence, but it has also pinpointed the source. ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215285577/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:15 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215285577/scat/fb382975d494227f The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said it was currently prosecuting over 10 fake medical doctors that were apprehended at various times while disguising as ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215282504/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:09 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215282504/scat/fb382975d494227f WASHINGTON -- Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program that will dramatically drop the prices the government pays for those products but patients will have to ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215277701/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:38 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215277701/scat/fb382975d494227f new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds. Doctors especially need to start bringing up these topics more with young men. Nearly one in five sexually active boys report that they’ve never heard anything about condoms or contraceptives from their teachers or their doctors. National guidelines for medical professionals already stipulate that doctors must discuss these type of ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215277691/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:46 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215277691/scat/fb382975d494227f Even though the emails were never sent, govt prosecutors argue that they help establish a pattern of Apple serving as a "ringleader" in a conspiracy with the publishers to force the retail book industry to adopt higher prices of ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215277697/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:14 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215277697/scat/fb382975d494227f ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KSDK) - The St. Charles County Division of Environmental Health and Protection is asking homeowners to help reduce mosquitoes breeding areas and curtail incidences of the winged pest other biting insects. According to the health department, the county's mosquito control program only sprays when residents notify staff that mosquitoes are a problem in their neighborhood. ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215274865/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:53 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215274865/scat/fb382975d494227f Manama, June 18. (BNA) -- Health Minister Dr. Sadeq Al-Shehabi has praised the directives of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to devise an effective system to reduce the waiting time of sickle cell patients and enable those in severe pain to receive urgent and proper treatment, in line with his keenness to shorten waiting time of those patients at Salmaniya ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215273329/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:35 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215273329/scat/fb382975d494227f The federal Medicare program has dropped nearly a third of the companies chosen to continue supplying home medical equipment to beneficiaries statewide, leaving even fewer suppliers as part of its controversial competitive bidding program set to kick off in Tennessee in less than two weeks. The contracts were voided because those 30 out-of-state suppliers that had won didn't meet Tennessee ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215269236/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:55:27 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215269236/scat/fb382975d494227f See your ad here HUNTER Medicare Local staff and members are calling on the board to reinstate outgoing chief executive officer Dr Mark Foster whose contract is not being renewed.It is understood that 250 staff and members have signed a petition asking for the return of Dr Foster, who has been CEO for six years.His contract was due to expire on June 30 and the board's decision not to renew ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215269237/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:47 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215269237/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor has charged newly qualified medical doctors from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to make God their partners in their practice. Addressing the first batch of final year medical students of the university, Dr Addo-Kufuor said "my personal experience as a Christian doctor practising for almost four and a half decades, I can testify it is God's blessing that makes ... http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215269225/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:26 -0400 http://www.sanjosesun.com/index.php/sid/215269225/scat/fb382975d494227f