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Ovarian Cancer is raising awareness in a variety of communities to ensure we are doing everything we can to inform women about the disease and its symptoms

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BBC Health

Heart test 'saves babies' lives'

A quick and cheap test could save the lives of babies born with congenital heart defects, doctors say.

'Too few' tonsil removals by NHS

Experts warn that cutting back on tonsillectomies in a bid to save money is putting patients lives at risk.

Stem cell sperm 'fertility hope'

Fertility experts are hailing a mouse study in which working sperm cells were created from embryonic stem cells in mice as "hugely exciting".

NHS trusts warn over waiting time

Some of the top-performing NHS trusts in England are predicting they will struggle to hit waiting time targets, official documents show.

Text messages boost malaria care

Daily text messages to health workers more than doubled the number of children getting the correct treatment for malaria, research shows.

Salmonella superbug on the rise

A strain of Salmonella that is resistant to antibiotics has spread to England, Wales, France and Denmark, a study has found.

MRSA rates fall to record level

MRSA rates in England have hit their lowest level since records began, official statistics show.

Young 'more likely to reach 100'

Today's 20-year-olds are three times more likely to reach age 100 than their grandparents and twice as likely as their parents, official figures show.

Pull plug on NHS e-records, say MPs

Ministers should consider pulling the plug on the central part of the NHS IT programme in England, MPs say.

Eating disorders delay pregnancy

Women with a history of eating disorders may struggle to fall pregnant quickly, research suggests.

Yahoo Health

Medicare prescription premiums won't rise in 2012 (AP)

AP - The Obama administration had good news for seniors Thursday: The average monthly premium for Medicare's popular prescription program won't go up next year.

Windfall for Massachusetts hospitals is questioned (AP)

AP - An obscure provision tucked into the federal health care law has turned into a jackpot for Massachusetts hospitals, but officials in other states are upset because the money will come from their hospitals.

Study: Healthy eating means spending more at store (AP)

AP - A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.

Scientists May Have Found Missing Link to Common Brain Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A map of the genetic mutations associated with the second most common form of brain cancer appears to reveal the biological cause of the tumors, researchers report.

Study: Pink Ads Prove Counterproductive for Breast-Cancer Awareness (Time.com)

Time.com - Despite years of a coordinated advertising and branding campaign, a new study shows that use of the color pink doesn't work so well for awareness of and fundraising for women's issues like breast cancer

Man regrets telling RI neighbor with cancer to die (AP)

AP - A Rhode Island man who put a sign on his garage urging a neighbor with cancer to die says he regrets it but wanted to make the man angry after the two quarreled over shrubs.

Obesity Counseling Should Stress Brain, Not Willpower: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes -- the ways the brain controls eating behavior in response to biological and environmental factors -- instead of personal choice and willpower, researchers suggest.

Boys who masturbate likelier to have safe sex? (Reuters)

Reuters - Masturbation could play an important role in sexual self-awareness and condom use in teenage boys, according to a new report.

No Increase in Medicare Drug Premiums in 2012 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In 2012, the average Medicare premium seniors pay for their prescription drugs will actually drop slightly, U.S. officials announced Thursday.

Want a Tall Kid? Try a Long-Distance Relationship (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Check your atlas: The height of your child may be determined, in part, by how far apart mom and dad were born.

MedPage Today

Football and Heat, a Deadly Combination

(MedPage Today) -- This year's combination of bigger bodies and record-breaking temperatures have placed football players at especially high risk of heat-related illness and death, speakers said during a teleconference on the issue.

Pulse-Ox Improves Finding Congenital Heart Defects (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Pulse oximetry to detect congenital heart disease in newborns is safe, feasible, noninvasive, and "reasonably accurate," researchers are reporting.

New Nerve Cells Made from Skin (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- For the first time, human skin cells have been directly transformed into functional nerve cells, opening a way for cell replacement therapies for neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported.

In Aplastic Anemia, Horse ATG Beats Rabbit (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with horse-derived anti-thymocyte globulin brought nearly double the hematologic response in acquired aplastic anemia as was seen with rabbit-derived ATG, data from a randomized trial showed.

Gene Fingerprint Points Out Dangerous Plaques (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- A genetic signature might pinpoint arterial plaques that are prone to cause strokes, Italian researchers found.

More Residents 'At Ease' With tPA (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Neurology residents are becoming more comfortable and experienced in using tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) for patients with acute ischemic stroke, a national survey showed.

Addiction Drug Saves Medicaid Dollars in Long Run (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Giving Medicaid patients with substance abuse problems access to buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone) is ultimately less expensive than maintaning them on methadone, the experience in one state showed.

Medicare Part D Premiums Hold Steady

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Premiums for Medicare's prescription drug benefit will not increase in 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday.

Neutropenia an Issue in RA Patients on Rituximab (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Late-onset neutropenia is a clinically important adverse event among patients with rheumatic disease treated with the monoclonal antibody rituximab (Rituxan) because serious infections can occur, a retrospective analysis suggested.

Scorpion Sting Antidote Wins Approval

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the biologic Anascorp as an orphan drug to treat scorpion stings, making it the first antidote against scorpion venom.

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