Best health news articles 08 2009

	New Zealand's health system needs uplift Comments from the Health and Disability Commissioner about the safety of New Zealand's hospitals need to be acted on urgently, says the New Zealand Medical Association. Commissioner Ron Paterson told Parliament that New Zealand hospitals are unsafe and the health system lacks national leadership. Healthcare - New Zealand Medical Association, New Zealand
	Breathing life into injured lungs before lung transplant For the first time in the world, transplant surgeons at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network used a new technique to repair an injured donor lung that was unsuitable for transplant, and then successfully transplanted it into a patient. Health - University Health Network, Canada
	Homeopathic medicine may work for swine flu People are seeking alternative medicine - Homeopathy, just in case the swine flu becomes resistant to treatments like Tamiflu. Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that treats a disease with heavily diluted preparations that are thought to cause effects similar to the disease's symptoms. Swine Flu - KSTP TV, USA
	Soy, tofu, sprouts can improve COPD symptoms Using soy products, like tofu, natto, bean sprouts and soy milk, can reduce the risk and symptoms of lung disease i.e. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Taking 75g of soy products daily is having the most health benefits and improving the lung fuction in human beings. COPD - Curtin University of Technology, Australia
	Designing an effective test to detect ovarian cancer Current diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer are woefully ineffective for early detection of the disease, say researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. Ovarian Cancer - Stanford University Medical Center, USA
	Breast cells responsible for breast cancers Breast cells called luminal progenitor cells are likely to be responsible for breast cancers that develop in women carrying mutations in the gene BRCA1, revealed by researchers. Breast cancer - Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia
	Pancreatic cancer risk reduced by diabetes drug metformin The antidiabetic medication metformin is associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer in diabetics, revealed by researchers. However, other commonly used therapies, such as insulin or insulin secretagogues, may be associated with increased risk. Pancreatic cancer - American Gastroenterological Association, USA
	US children low in vitamin D Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Vitamin D - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
	Women opt surgery to remove breasts, ovaries to reduce cancer risk Many women at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer are choosing to undergo surgery as a precautionary measure to decrease their cancer risk, revealed by US researchers. Cancer - American Association for Cancer Research, USA
	Gene Deaf1 may play a role in type 1 diabetes Stanford University's researchers have identified a gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's insulin-producing cells. Diabetes - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
	MRSA may accompany hospital patients to home Infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) appears relatively common among patients discharged from the hospital into home health care, revealed by researchers. In addition, about one-fifth of infected patients may transmit the organism to other people in their households. MRSA - Archives of Internal Medicine, USA
	Is influenzinum right homeopathic remedy for H1N1 flu? There is no doubt that swine flu or Influenza A H1N1 cases are rising in India. Most worrying point is that number of deaths from swine flu also increasing suddenly inspite of all screenings at airports and sea-ports. Swine Flu - Health Newstrack, India
	Binge drinking among older Americans - a study One of the largest surveys of substance use has found a remarkable amount of binge drinking among older Americans, revealed by researchers at Duke University Medical Center in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Alcoholism - Duke University Health System, USA
	High insulin level increases prostate cancer risk Elevated insulin levels in the normal range appear to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, revealed by researchers in a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Prostate Cancer - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, UK
	Radiation from medical imaging increasing Researchers are evaluating the risks and benefits of medical imaging in patients. They revealed that the average effective dose of radiation nearly double the amount they would otherwise be exposed to from natural sources. MRI - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA
	Homeopathy medicines and H1N1 - a rational approach needed H1N1 numbers are increasing in India, and a new picture is emerging of its spread. The cumulative laboratory confirmed deaths reported by the Indian Govt as on 26th August 2009 is 75. Swine Flu - Health Newstrack, India

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