Health News from Medical News Today: Niacin Does Not Reduce Stroke Or Heart Attack Risk, Trial Ended 18 Months Early

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Niacin Does Not Reduce Stroke Or Heart Attack Risk, Trial Ended 18 Months Early 1 Jun 2011, 12:00 am Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, vitamin B3 or vitamin PP does not protect patients with vascular and heart disease from stroke or heart attack. A clinical trial which compared combination niacin with a statin versus statins alone had to be ended 18 months early, according to Abbot Laboratories and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Niacin is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NO2. It is considered as one of the 48 essential human nutrients (depending on the definition used)... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: UK Advice On Sun Creams "not In The Interests Of Public Health," Warns DTB

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. UK Advice On Sun Creams "not In The Interests Of Public Health," Warns DTB 1 Jun 2011, 12:00 am The strength of sun cream recently recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to stave off sunburn is far too low and "not in the interests of public health," warns the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). NICE should rethink its advice, and soon, it says. NICE recommends sunscreens with a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 15 as sufficient to prevent sunburn and the subsequent potential risk of skin cancer. But DTB says that this is based on standard test conditions in which manufacturers apply 2 mg/cm2 of product to the skin... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Do Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone Raise Blood Clot Risk? FDA Orders Safety Review

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Do Birth Control Pills Containing Drospirenone Raise Blood Clot Risk? FDA Orders Safety Review 1 Jun 2011, 1:00 am The FDA informs that new data regarding birth control pills containing drospirenone are being evaluated to determine what the risk of blood clots is. Drospirenone is a synthetic progestin - a female sex hormone. Birth control pills usually contain either progestin or estrogen - they prevent ovulation, among other things to avert pregnancy. The molecular formula of drospirenone is C24H30O3... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Provision Of Subsidized Malaria Drugs In Shops Improves Uptake

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Provision Of Subsidized Malaria Drugs In Shops Improves Uptake 31 May 2011, 10:00 pm Reporting the findings of a cluster randomized trial carried out in rural Kenya, Beth Kangwana and colleagues find that provision of packs of the malaria therapy artemether-lumefantrine in shops at a subsidized price more than doubled the proportion of children with fever who received drugs promptly. Importantly, whilst enabling cheap and easy purchase of malaria treatment in shops enabled treatment of about 44% of children with fever, this is still much lower than the target of treating 80% of children with fever set by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Medical Experts Make A Case For Broader Use Of Compassionate Release In The Nation's Prison System

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Medical Experts Make A Case For Broader Use Of Compassionate Release In The Nation's Prison System 31 May 2011, 10:00 pm In an article published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP), authors suggest broader use of compassionate release in the nation's prison system. Under current guidelines, many prisoners who may be eligible for compassionate release die in prison while waiting for review. The authors propose changes that could fix compassionate release medical and procedural flaws, thus reducing in-prison deaths and inmate health care costs. The nation's prison system is overcrowded and the inmate population is aging... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Cholera's Challenge To Haiti And The World

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Cholera's Challenge To Haiti And The World 31 May 2011, 10:00 pm Debate about the public health response to Haiti's cholera epidemic continues as the crisis enters its ninth month, with some experts arguing that a vaccination campaign in Haiti would be neither feasible nor cost-effective, and advocating putting forth other measures... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Threshold Haemoglobin And Mortality In People With Stable Coronary Disease

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Threshold Haemoglobin And Mortality In People With Stable Coronary Disease 31 May 2011, 10:00 pm In this week's PLoS Medicine, Anoop Shah of University College London and colleagues report that, in people with stable coronary disease, there were threshold haemoglobin values below which mortality increased in a graded, continuous fashion. As well as a systematic review and statistical analysis of previous studies, the researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of patients from a prospective observational cohort... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Link Between Influenza Vaccination In Pregnancy And Reduced Risk Of Premature Birth

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Link Between Influenza Vaccination In Pregnancy And Reduced Risk Of Premature Birth 31 May 2011, 10:00 pm A study published in this week's PLoS Medicine suggests that there might be an association between maternal immunization with inactivated influenza vaccine during pregnancy and reduced likelihood of prematurity and the baby being small for gestational age. The study, led by Saad B... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: The Alcohol Industry Needs More Scrutiny

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. The Alcohol Industry Needs More Scrutiny 31 May 2011, 10:00 pm The influence of "Big Alcohol" in the health arena deserves as much scrutiny as Big Pharma and Big Tobacco, especially in light of evidence of bias in funded research, unsupported claims of benefit, and inappropriate promotion and marketing by the alcohol industry, says a new editorial in this week's PLoS Medicine... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.

Health News from Medical News Today: Cellphones Possibly Linked To Cancer Risk In Human, World Health Organization

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Cellphones Possibly Linked To Cancer Risk In Human, World Health Organization 31 May 2011, 11:00 pm Cellphones have been classed in category 2B - possibly carcinogenic to humans - by the cancer arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), after an international panel of experts evaluated hundreds of scientific articles. The IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) was focusing on electromagnetic radiation, which emanates from radar, microwaves and cellphones (mobile phones). Category 2B includes gasoline engine exhaust, glass wool, styrene, lead and DDT... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.