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Bariatric Surgery Does Not Extend Life Expectancy Among Older Obese Males - Medical News Today

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT

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Bariatric Surgery Does Not Extend Life Expectancy Among Older Obese Males Medical News Today Severely obese older men who undergo bariatric surgery do not have a lower risk of death, researchers from Durham VA Medical Center, NC reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). There are two main types of bariatric surgery ... Limited Benefit for Bariatric Surgery in High-Risk PatientsMedPage Today Bariatric Surgery Fails to Prolong Life in Older MenThirdAge New Study Says Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Decrease Death Risk Among ObeseHealth Aim U.S. News & World Report -Newsday (subscription) all 211 news articles »

Lengthy ED Diversion Proves Costly for AMI Patients - MedPage Today

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT

Lengthy ED Diversion Proves Costly for AMI Patients MedPage Today Explain that diverting an ambulance by at least 12 hours from the nearest emergency department (ED) increased the risk of death in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients by more than 20%. ... Ambulance Traffic Could Decide Life Or DeathHuffington Post Ambulance Diversion Found to be Linked to Heart Attack Death RateKBOI Ambulance Diversion Strongly Linked with Increased Mortality of Heart Attack ...PR Newswire (press release) Medical News Today (press release) -Louisville Courier-Journal (blog) all 19 news articles »

Simultaneous PET/MRI Device - Siemens Biograph MMR System - Approved By FDA - Medical News Today

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:06 AM PDT

WIVB

Simultaneous PET/MRI Device - Siemens Biograph MMR System - Approved By FDA Medical News Today A device that simultaneously performs a PET (positron emission tomography) scan and an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, called the Siemens Biograph mMR system, has been cleared by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration). ... Siemens PET Scan-MRI Combo Gets FDA ClearanceWall Street Journal New Device Performs Body Scans SimultaneouslyU.S. News & World Report FDA Gives Green Light to Simultaneous PET/MRI SystemMedscape Washington Post -Forbes -ThirdAge all 151 news articles »

The McKinsey Health Insurance Study: Democrats Strike Back - Forbes (blog)

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 04:14 PM PDT

ABC News

The McKinsey Health Insurance Study: Democrats Strike Back Forbes (blog) I've written a fair amount about the McKinsey study indicating that 30 percent of employers intend to "definitely or probably" stop offering health insurance to their workers after 2014. Well, the White House and its allies have begun to ... Report Says Many Employers May Drop Health CoverageWall Street Journal Health Care Survey: Employers May Cut Plans After 2014ABC News Many US employers to drop health benefits: McKinseyReuters The Atlantic -TPMDC -Minneapolis Star Tribune all 171 news articles »

Ovarian Cancer Screenings Raise Risk Of Health Problems And Do Not Reduce ... - Medical News Today

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 09:03 AM PDT

ThirdAge

Ovarian Cancer Screenings Raise Risk Of Health Problems And Do Not Reduce ... Medical News Today Transvaginal ultrasound and the CA-125 blood test do not prevent females from dying of ovarian cancer - in fact the invasive medical procedures may be linked to health problems, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham wrote in the ... Ovarian Cancer Screening Does "More Harm than Good"ThirdAge Ovarian cancer screening does more harm than good, study showsLos Angeles Times Ovarian Cancer Test FailsKSAT San Antonio HealthCanal.com -TopNews Arab Emirates all 16 news articles »

Walkers Celebrate Cancer Survivors With 24-Hour Relay - Patch.com

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Waterbury Republican American

Walkers Celebrate Cancer Survivors With 24-Hour Relay Patch.com The Relay for Life of Greater Middletown marks the 11th consecutive year community members remember, celebrate and fight back against cancer. By Matthew F. Donahue | Email the author | 4:25pm Cancer survivors and caretakers make a lap around the track. ... Relay for Life returns to Freedom area June 17-18Explore Carroll 8th Annual Madison County Relay for Life (video)(updated with story)Oneida Dispatch Students open hearts, pocketbooks for cancer cureBonner County Daily Bee Hornell Evening Tribune -SW Iowa News -TheNewsTribune.com all 55 news articles »

AIDS Patients Aging Prematurelyad - ThirdAge

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 01:39 PM PDT

The Hindu

AIDS Patients Aging Prematurelyad ThirdAge HIV patients who are treated early, before they're too sick, dramatically lower their chances of spreading the AIDS vi... Read Morerus to a sexual partner, a major new study has found. AIDS patients are wrestling with premature aging, a predicted side ... Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivorsThe Associated Press Aids survivors premature ageingNews24 UN AIDS summit overcomes condom resistanceAFP Daily Monitor -NY1 -ABC News all 352 news articles »

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:17 AM PST

Are The China Haters Right?

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:11 PM PDT

More Than 600 Sickened By Lead Poisoning In China

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:30 AM PDT

Worst Market In Nine Years Spells Worsening Woes

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT

Murdoch Urges China To Open Up Its Film Market

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 11:13 PM PDT