Monday, May 23, 2011

Some Dentists Reluctant to Treat Kids on Medicaid: Study

Some Dentists Reluctant to Treat Kids on Medicaid: Study

Some Dentists Reluctant to Treat Kids on Medicaid: Study

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Undercover research in Illinois reveals that dentists are far more willing to provide emergency care to children with private insurance than to kids with public insurance such as Medicaid.

U.S. Rates of Autism, ADHD Continue to Rise: Report

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- One in six U.S. children now has a developmental disability such as autism, learning disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...

Health Tip: Keep a Kid-Friendly Kitchen

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

(HealthDay News) -- The kitchen can be a dangerous place for young children.

Global Fund halts payments to China

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:02 AM PDT

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has halted payments for programmes in China amid mismanagement by a public agency, a spokesman said on Monday.

US approves second new hepatitis C drug

Posted: 23 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Incivek to treat hepatitis C when taken along with the current two-drug regimen, marking the second such drug approval this month.

Baby boomers fueling boom in knee, hip surgeries

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:56 AM PDT

We're becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it's not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a pounding, spawning a boom in operations to fix them.

Dentists hesitate to treat kids on Medicaid: study

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:16 AM PDT

Dentists were less willing to see kids who needed an emergency appointment if they were covered by Medicaid than if they had private insurance in a new study based in Cook County, Illinois.

Vertex hepatitis C drug wins U.S. approval

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's highly anticipated hepatitis C drug won U.S. approval, heralding a new era of treatment for the liver-destroying condition and setting up a head-to-head marketing battle with a rival medicine from Merck & Co.

Row over future of smallpox virus samples

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:32 AM PDT

The World Health Organisation on Monday held a stormy discussion over the future of smallpox virus samples, which Russia and the United States are seeking to preserve while others want them destroyed.

Blood Pressure Drug Helps Those With Mild Heart Failure

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

SUNDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- New Swedish research suggests that the drug Inspra reduces the threat of major cardiovascular complications among patients who have a mild form of heart failure.

Cancer Patients Benefit From Full Access to Medical Records

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients who are given full access to their medical records feel a greater sense of satisfaction about their treatment, a new study finds.

U.N. body to probe Fukushima radiation impact

Posted: 23 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

A U.N. scientific body said on Monday it would study the radiation impact of Japan's nuclear disaster on people and the environment, but it did not expect to detect any major health effects.

Health Tip: Ease Pain From Tennis Elbow

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

(HealthDay News) -- Tennis elbow is an overuse injury that causes inflammation of the tendons that join the muscles of the forearm on the outside of the elbow.

FDA clears Vertex's hepatitis C drug Incivek

Posted: 23 May 2011 07:44 AM PDT

The Food and Drug Administration approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s hepatitis C drug Incivek Monday, making Incivek the second new treatment to be approved in the last two weeks.

Genes Tied to Severity of Cystic Fibrosis Identified

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

SUNDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- The severity of cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening hereditary condition that affects the lungs and digestive system, seems to be influenced by genetic variations, researchers have found.

Myanmar's sex worker clinics offer solace from stigma

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:59 AM PDT

When Thida Win contracted HIV after selling her body on the Yangon streets, it was her fellow sex workers that she turned to, not Myanmar's crumbling health service.

Mozambique seeks to reduce measles deaths by 98%: UN

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Mozambique plans to vaccinate 3.6 million children against measles over the next five days in a bid to reduce deaths by 98 percent by the end of 2012, a UN Foundation official said Sunday.

Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a deal to get the United States' debt under control.

Irregular periods in teens linked to health risks: study

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:15 PM PDT

Teenagers who have irregular periods are more likely to be overweight and obese and to have early warning signs of diabetes and heart disease than those with regular menstrual cycles, a study said.

Developmental disabilities inching up in U.S. kids

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:28 PM PDT

The number of U.S. children with developmental disabilities has been climbing over the past decade, reaching nearly one in six in 2006 to 2008, a new government report shows.

Court says widow can use dead husband's sperm

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:46 PM PDT

An Australian woman on Monday won a court battle to use her dead husband's sperm to have a baby in a landmark case in New South Wales, where IVF treatment is banned without consent of the donor.
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