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Experimental Drug Might Open New Category of Sleep Aid

# 2012-06-13 06:01:47, Health Blog
Patients with severe insomnia taking a Merck experimental sleep drug drifted off faster and slept longer than those taking placebos in two clinical studies.

A.M. Vitals: Health Costs Projected to Rise Slowly, Then Faster Starting in 2014

# 2012-06-13 03:10:58, Health Blog
The WHO ties diesel fumes to lung cancer; Republicans ready a health-care message for after the Supreme Court ruling; An unconfirmed report raises fears about St. Jude's newer defibrillator lead; Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini talks about his industry's future.

Gender Gap Persists in Pay for Physician Researchers, Study Shows

# 2012-06-12 10:08:49, Health Blog
Female physician researchers are underpaid compared to men in the field, according to a study published Tuesday online in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A.M. Vitals: More Insurers Promise They Will Continue Some Health-Law Benefits

# 2012-06-12 03:02:44, Health Blog
Insurers will continue health-law benefits; the U.S. Commerce Secretary takes a medical leave; parents are caring for fragile children at home; restaurants are catering to diners with allergies; and yoga is making a play to be seen as a sport.

Cutting the Cost of Cacophony in Hospitals

# 2012-06-11 11:02:22, Health Blog
A noisy hospital does more than just annoy patients; it may also potentially hamper recovery -- according to a new study on sleep disruption.

A.M. Vitals: UnitedHealth Will Keep Health Law’s Consumer Requirements

# 2012-06-11 03:11:49, Health Blog
UnitedHealth Group will keep some early consumer features of the health law regardless of the Supreme Court decision; Type 1 diabetes is on the rise; the FDA staff questioned the benefits of an Edwards Lifesciences valve; states are waiting on the Supreme Court to figure out health exchanges; hospit...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Square Off Against Humira

# 2012-06-08 09:13:26, Health Blog
Drug makers are crowding into the arthritis business. But, to grab a share of that giant market, they'll have to stand up against Abbott's blockbuster treatment Humira.

A.M. Vitals: NFL Retirees File Suit on Head Injuries

# 2012-06-08 04:16:57, Health Blog
Here's what's making health news this morning: NFL Retirees File Single Suit for Head Injuries (WSJ): In the complaint, lawyers for more than 2,300 retired players in 86 suits alleged that for decades the NFL hid the risks of such injuries and ignored mounting evidence of the long-term effects that ...

Sheryl Crow’s Type of Brain Tumor Is Rarely Cancerous

# 2012-06-07 11:45:25, Health Blog
Musician Sheryl Crow reassured her fans via Facebook and Twitter this week that all was well despite a brain tumor.

Employers Unruffled by Looming Supreme Court Ruling on Health Law

# 2012-06-07 05:55:35, Health Blog
Employers who offer health benefits to workers are taking a sanguine approach to the upcoming Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of the federal health law.

Groups Push to Reduce Radiation Exposure From CT Scans

# 2012-06-07 03:23:09, Health Blog
The medical community's efforts to decrease overuse of CT scans and to lower the radiation dose when they are needed seem all the more imperative.

A.M. Vitals: Study Shows Cancer Risk for Children Getting CT Scans

# 2012-06-07 02:56:23, Health Blog
Also: Novartis recalls some birth-control pills; researchers determine a fetus's genome by using tests from the parents; and some vaccines for children in a federal program may be improperly stored.

Big Hospitals Get–and Dispute–Poor Patient-Safety Grades from Leapfrog

# 2012-06-07 01:40:50, Health Blog
Some of the nation’s best-known hospitals get poor grades on patient safety, according to a new report card from The Leapfrog Group. The analysis wasn’t well received by the hospitals.

A Different Kind of Checklist for Hospitals

# 2012-06-06 09:02:43, Health Blog
A group of top health-care providers is offering a checklist of ten strategies for tackling the broad issue of delivering improved care at reduced cost.

Lawmakers Moving To Close Legal Loopholes on ‘Bath Salts’

# 2012-06-06 05:40:26, Health Blog
A range of designer drugs known as “bath salts” is the subject of a federal bill as lawmakers and enforcers scramble to close loopholes in regulating an evolving substance.

A.M. Vitals: J & J To Stop Selling Surgical Mesh

# 2012-06-06 03:16:21, Health Blog
Sales of a surgical mesh product are being stopped, and a sexually transmitted disease may be drug resistant within a few years

Trial Offers New Choice for Blood-Pressure Patients

# 2012-06-05 08:02:36, Health Blog
Major medical centers have begun testing a new medical device with the promise to relieve an otherwise untreatable form of high-blood pressure.

Hospitals Zero In On Drug-Resistant Infections as Pressure Builds

# 2012-06-05 03:31:49, Health Blog
Hospitals are beefing up hygiene amid growing recognition that drug-resistant organisms can lurk on the most common surfaces.

A.M. Vitals: One Hospital’s Fight Against Deadly Infection

# 2012-06-05 03:18:18, Health Blog
Here's what's happening in health news today: One Hospital’s Fight Against Deadly Infection (WSJ): The New Jersey-based hospital, Hunterdon Medical Center, cut its rates of deadly infections and has now launched a national program to help educate infection control officials and cleaning staff....

Live Chat: Sleep Better Together

# 2012-06-04 11:14:28, Health Blog
Researchers say sleeping with a partner can diminish the quality and quantity of your sleep. But you can improve it. WSJ's Andrea Petersen and Dr. Christina McCrae of the University of Florida chatted with readers on June 6. Replay the event.

Cancer Doctors Say Some, Not All, Drug Shortages Have Eased

# 2012-06-04 10:36:30, Health Blog
Doctors who treat cancer say a shortage of oncology drugs has eased, though shortages persist of some chemotherapy drugs.

Widely Spaced Letters Help Dyslexic Children Read, Research Shows

# 2012-06-04 09:02:14, Health Blog
Children with dyslexia can read faster and more accurately when letters in text are more widely spaced, Italian and French scientists reported Monday.

A.M. Vitals: Chest Radiation for Girls Is Linked to Breast Cancer Later

# 2012-06-04 03:35:08, Health Blog
Female childhood cancer survivors face higher risk of breast cancer later in life from radiation treatment, targeted therapies are showing promise for improving cancer outcome in patients

A.M. Vitals: Soda Ban May Fizzle

# 2012-06-01 02:29:27, Health Blog
Sugar Ban Stirs Up New York (WSJ): As public-health officials praised New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban the sale of large-size drinks in restaurants and other locations, some academics and business groups called the plan an ineffective way to handle the obesity crisis and cr

Neglected Diseases – How Should We Pay for R&D?

# 2012-05-31 11:00:23, Health Blog
Last week, the World Health Assembly – the decision-making body of the World Health Organization - debated whether to obligate every country to donate at least .01% of its gross domestic product to R&D to combat these so-called neglected diseases. But the U.S., European Union and Japan opposed th...

Reader Consult: Sweet or Sour on FDA’s High Fructose Corn Syrup Decision?

# 2012-05-31 10:29:45, Health Blog
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's rejection of a request to change the name of high fructose corn syrup to "corn sugar" unleashed a torrent of responses from industry and health experts on both sides of the debate.

A.M. Vitals: Countering Discount Drug Cards

# 2012-05-31 02:19:28, Health Blog
Here's what's making health news this morning: CVS Caremark Keeps Heat on Drug-Maker Discount Cards (WSJ): The increasingly popular cards give patients a break on higher copays for branded drugs at the pharmacy counter. But because health plans typically foot most of the bill, they can get pinc...

A.M. Vitals: FDA Warns of Fake Adderall

# 2012-05-30 01:55:19, Health Blog
Also: Scientists analyzed 19 years of skin cancer records and reported in the journal Cancer that aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. They compared the rates of skin cancer in those who took one or more of these drugs with those who didn...

Task Force Recommends Against Hormones for Post-Menopausal Women

# 2012-05-29 10:25:14, Health Blog
A federal task force has once again examined the use of hormone replacement therapy, and is again recommending against hormones for preventing fractures, dementia and other chronic diseases in women who are already past menopause. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued the draft guideline...

Basic Science: To Respond to Plavix, Don’t Forget to Take It

# 2012-05-29 03:45:44, Health Blog
Photo Researchers Inc. For patients with advanced heart disease, an increasingly important question in the 21st century clinic is: What is your CYP2C19 status? That’s not a secret password to your bank account – it’s the name of a gene that affects how people respond to the blockbuster blood ...