Bypass tops stents in diabetics with diseased arteries 
November 5th, 2012
By Bill Berkrot and Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES | Sun Nov 4, 2012 7:52pm EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Diabetics with more than one diseased artery fared significantly better if they underwent bypass surgery than those who received drug coated stents following artery clearing procedures to improve blood flow to the heart, according to data from a five-year study presented on Sunday. After five years, the bypass group had a lower combined rate of heart attacks, strokes and deaths of 18.7 percent versus 26.6 percent for the stent group in the 1,900-patient study funded by the U.S.
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Retail clinics may cut into primary care
November 1st, 2012
By Amy Norton NEW YORK | Thu Nov 1, 2012 3:42pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The health clinics in pharmacies and other retail stores may be convenient, but they may also take a bite out of the traditional doctor-patient relationship, a new study suggests. Retail health clinics operate mainly out of chain pharmacies, but they’re also in some grocery stores and “big box” stores like Wal-mart. There are now more than 1,300 retail health clinics nationwide, according to the non-profit RAND Institute
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Mumps outbreak traced to face-to-face schooling: study
October 31st, 2012
Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:59pm EDT (Reuters) – A face-to-face educational method used among Orthodox Jews apparently led to a U.S. outbreak of mumps in 2009 and 2010 even though most of those infected had been properly vaccinated, according to a U.S
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Ivermectin hair lotion found effective against lice
October 31st, 2012
By Gene Emery NEW YORK | Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:05pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single 10-minute hair application of a drug used in oral form since the 1980s to control river blindness and other parasitic diseases eliminated head lice in nearly three of four children in a new study. The lotion contains ivermectin and is sold under the brand name Sklice by Sanofi Pasteur, which paid for the study. The U.S
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Top medical innovations treat headaches, diabetes
October 31st, 2012
An Autonomic Technologies Inc. (ATI) Neurostimulator, an almond-size device that is implanted in the mouth to relief severe headaches, is pictured in this undated handout photo. The best medical innovations for next year include the device and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer that detects skin cancer, the Cleveland Clinic said on October 31, 2012
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GSK raises bet on AIDS drug with new Shionogi deal
October 29th, 2012
Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London July 21, 2008. GlaxoSmithKline announce their half yearly results on Wednesday July 23. Credit: Reuters/Toby Melville By Ben Hirschler and Mayumi Negishi LONDON/TOKYO | Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:03am EDT LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline has raised its bet on a promising drug for HIV/AIDS by redrawing a deal with Japan’s Shionogi which gives it a much bigger economic interest in the new product
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Study suggests lowering cholesterol earlier in life
October 25th, 2012
By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK | Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:50pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Teens and young adults may want to pay attention to their cholesterol levels instead of waiting until later, when there is less room for improvement, according to a new study. There is no ironclad proof that doing so would actually benefit anyone, and the idea that people under 35 should be screened for high cholesterol is controversial.
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Are cancer patients’ hopes for chemo too high?
October 24th, 2012
By Gene Emery NEW YORK | Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:07pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – At least two thirds of people with advanced cancer in a new survey believed the chemotherapy they’re receiving might cure them, even though the treatment is only being given to buy some time or make them comfortable. “Their expectations are way out of line with reality,” Dr. Deborah Schrag of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston told Reuters Health.
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People more likely to do CPR in wealthier areas
October 24th, 2012
By Gene Emery NEW YORK | Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:06pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People in wealthier white or integrated neighborhoods are more likely to try to save a cardiac arrest victim using CPR than people in other neighborhoods, according to a large U.S. study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Doctors call for changes to prevent cheer injuries
October 24th, 2012
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK | Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:44pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A group of U.S. pediatricians on Monday recommended that cheerleading be designated an official sport, mainly to help prevent injuries, which the doctors say can be catastrophic.
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