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USA.gov News Feeds

• Genetics Provide Evidence for the Movement of Avian Influenza Viruses from Asia to North America via Migratory Birds
• US Pledges Additional $320 Million in Fight Against Bird Flu
• Early Pandemic Flu Wave May Protect Against Worse One Later
• CDC Awards $16.9 Million to Combat Pandemic, Seasonal Influenza
• FDA Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza
• CDC Awards $24 Million for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Projects
• Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic

• Secretary Leavitt's Webcast Now Available
• HHS Secretary Leavitt Visits Southeast Asia to Advance Product Safety and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Efforts
• Human-to-Human Transmission Likely in Pakistan Outbreak
• Secretary Leavitt Writes About Pandemic Exercise With Bloggers
• HHS Releases Pandemic Planning Update V Report
• U.N. Group Warns Indonesia Situation Critical
• Webcast on State Pandemic Planning Assessments
• New Guidelines for State Pandemic Planning
• Diagnostic kits for avian influenza and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) obtain the green light of the OIE Commission for Biological Standards

• Massage Therapy May Ease Pain and Improve Mood in Advanced Cancer Patients
• CAM and Hepatitis C: A Focus on Herbal Supplements
• November Is American Diabetes Month
• Researchers Investigate Effects of Ginkgo Biloba on Stroke-Related Brain Injury in Mice
• Half of Surveyed Physicians Use Placebo Treatments for Patients
• Review of Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Shows No Benefit for Use of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements
• Hypnosis May Reduce Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
• National Chiropractic Month, October 2008
• New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Centers Target Stress-Related Illnesses, Obesity, Cancer, and Other Conditions
• Lifestyle Changes May Affect Cell-Level Processes Related to Disease
• CAM at the NIH - October 2008
• Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Providers About CAM
• Dietary Supplements Glucosamine and/or Chondroitin Fare No Better than Placebo in Slowing Structural Damage of Knee Osteoarthritis
• Operation False Cure
• New NIH Research Initiative to Test Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms
• Message from the Director
• September Is Healthy Aging Month
• Paying for CAM Treatment
• Executive Summary of Meditation for Health Purposes Workshop
• Reiki: An Introduction
• Ayurvedic Medicine: An Introduction
• CAM at the NIH - July 2008
• CAM and Fibromyalgia: At a Glance
• CAM and Diabetes: A Focus on Dietary Supplements
• Grape Seed Extract May Help Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's
• St. John's Wort Shows No Impact on the Symptoms of ADHD
• Time To Talk About CAM
• Message From The Director
• International Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Issues a Voluntary Recall of all Viril-Ity-Power (VIP) Tabs
• Herbs at a Glance Book Now Available
• Spinal Manipulation for Low-Back Pain
• Martin H. Goldrosen, Ph.D., Named Director of NCCAM's Division of Extramural Activities
• Yoga for Health: An Introduction
• NIH Yoga Week is May 19?23, 2008
• Women's Health Week is May 11?17, 2008
• Director's Testimony: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request
• The Use of Magnets for Pain
• Herbal Science International, Inc. Recalls Twelve Dietary Herbal Supplements Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk Associated with Ephedra, Aristolochic Acid and Human Placenta
• CAM at the NIH - April 2008
• Study Sheds Light on the Placebo Effect of Medical Encounters
• Brain Awareness Week is March 10-16, 2008
• Pilot Study Provides New Insight on Effect of Ginkgo Extract on Dementia in the Elderly
• Acupuncture Shows Promise in Improving Rates of Pregnancy Following IVF
• February Is American Heart Month
• St. John's Wort and Depression
• Introduction to Acupuncture
• NCCAM's Advisory Council Welcomes Six New Members
• Menopausal Symptoms and CAM
• Introduction to Chiropractic
• FY 2007 Research Awards
• Josephine Briggs, M.D., Named Director of NCCAM
• NCCAM Grantsmanship Workshop
• CAM at the NIH - Fall 2007
• Job Opening: Health Scientist Administrator NCCAM
• Grant Application Notice: NIH Reduces Error Correction Window to Two Business Days
• December 1 Is World AIDS Day
• Recall of 'True Man Sexual Energy,' 'Energy Max' Dietary Supplements: FDA Press Release
• New Herbs at a Glance: Noni
• New Herbs at a Glance: Soy
• New Herbs at a Glance: Thunder God Vine
• November Is American Diabetes Month
• NCCAM Education Grant Program Focus of Academic Medicine Journal Issue
• NCCAM Image Gallery
• October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• New Herbs at a Glance: Hoodia
• New Herbs at a Glance: European Elder
• New Herbs at a Glance: Chamomile
• New Herbs at a Glance: Bitter Orange
• Warning of Red Yeast Rice Products for High Cholesterol
• FY 2008 Budget Request
• FDA Issues Dietary Supplements Final Rule
• CAM Use in Children
• New Herbs at a Glance: Astragalus
• CAM at the NIH: Focus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• In Memoriam: Stephen E. Straus, M.D., First Director of NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Internationally Recognized Physician-Scientist
• Integrative Medicine Consult Service Established at the NIH Clinical Center
• May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month
• An Introduction to Naturopathy
• April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
• Grape Seed Extract: Herbs at a Glance
• Lavender: Herbs at a Glance
• Study compares year-long effectiveness of four weight-loss plans
• Brain Awareness Week (March 12-18, 2007)
• Turmeric: Herbs at a Glance
• Peppermint Oil: Herbs at a Glance
• Fenugreek: Herbs at a Glance
• Job Opening: Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, NCCAM
• Job Opening: Director of NCCAM
• Winter CAM at the NIH Newsletter
• Yohimbe: Herbs at a Glance
• February is American Heart Month
• AARP/NCCAM Report on Older Americans
• An Introduction to Probiotics
• Self-Hypnosis Beneficial for Women Undergoing Breast Biopsy
• Twenty-Sixth NACCAM Meeting, February 2, 2007
• New Herbs at a Glance: Aloe Vera, Cat's Claw, Chasteberry, and More.
• Herbal Supplement Fails To Relieve Hot Flashes
• NCCAM-Funded Research for FY 2006
• CAM at the NIH, Fall 2006
• Paying for CAM Treatment
• Stephen E. Straus, M.D., Becomes Senior Advisor to NIH Director
• NCCAM and The Bernard Osher Foundation Announce New Career Development Award
• Developing Probiotics as Foods and Drugs
• Natural Products: Challenges and Opportunities, Distinguished Lectures
• Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research Released in Annual Bibliography (2005)
• Over 1.6 million Americans Use CAM for Insomnia or Trouble Sleeping
• Massage Therapy as CAM
• CAM at the NIH, Summer 2006
• Advisory Council Meeting, September 8
• Job Opening: International Health Program Specialist, GS 12/13
• Red Clover: Herbs at a Glance
• Licorice Root: Herbs at a Glance
• FDA Warns Consumers and Health Care Providers Not to Use Bismacine, also known as Chromacine
• FDA Warning: Dietary Supplements Used for Sexual Enhancement
• New SF424 and PHS 398 Electronic Forms
• Spring Issue: CAM at the NIH Newsletter
• DCRC Applicants Conference Call
• Miller Named Director of Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
• Five New Members on the Advisory Council
• Job Opening: Scientific Director/Clinical Director
• Job Opening: Grants Management Specialist
• Tai Chi for Health Purposes

• Fresh Perspectives
• Lessons Learned From a Binational Survey to Examine Women's Health Status in the US-Mexico Border Region
• Improving Ways to Generate and Use Local Data to Create and Strengthen Binational Programs
• Reproductive Health Surveillance in the US-Mexico Border Region: Beyond the Border (and Into the Future)
• The Past, Present, and Future of Reproductive Health Surveillance in the US-Mexico Border Region
• Exchanging Information About Reproductive and Sexual Health on the US-Mexico Border: A Good Example of Collaboration
• Mortality Patterns in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories, 1999-2003
• Validation of the Spanish Translation of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) Survey
• Screening High School Students for Eating Disorders: Results of a National Initiative
• Identifying Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome Using Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference
• Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
• Attempted Breastfeeding Before Hospital Discharge on Both Sides of the US-Mexico Border, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
• A New Evaluation Tool to Obtain Practice-Based Evidence of Worksite Health Promotion Programs
• Strategies of Asian, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic White Parents to Influence Young Adolescents' Intake of Calcium-Rich Foods, 2004 and 2005
• Characteristics of Young Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
• Prenatal HIV Testing in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
• Promising Practices in Promotion of Healthy Weight at Small and Medium-Sized US Worksites
• Assessing Retail Fruit and Vegetable Availability in Urban and Rural Underserved Communities
• Exploring the Feasibility of Combining Chronic Disease Patient Registry Data to Monitor the Status of Diabetes Care
• Enforcement of State Indoor Tanning Laws in the United States
• Reproductive Health Surveillance in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2003-2006: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
• Effectiveness of a Multifactorial Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic for Diabetes Patients with Depression
• Prior Contraceptive Use Among Women Who Gave Birth in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health
• Assessing the Professional Development Needs of Public Health Educators in Light of Changing Competencies
• Awareness, Use, and Perceptions of Low-Carbohydrate Diets
• Objective Physical Activity Accumulation in Bouts and Nonbouts and Relation to Markers of Obesity in US Adults
• A Policy and Environmental Response to Overweight in Childhood: The Impact of Gold Medal Schools
• Internet-Based Morbidity and Mortality Surveillance Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Georgia
• The National Diabetes Education Program Evaluation Framework: How to Design an Evaluation of a Multifaceted Public Health Education Program
• Worms and Germs, Drink and Dementia: US Health, Society, and Policy in the Early 20th Century
• Mental Health Care in the African-American Community
• Health Care Reform Now! A Prescription for Change
• Erratum, Vol 5: Issue 3
• Erratum, Vol 5: Issue 3
• Erratum, Vol 5: Issue 3

MedicineNet.com News Feeds

• Health Tip: Treating Insomnia
• Health Tip: Driving During Winter
• Health Tip: Caught a Cold?
• Health Tip: Caffeine and Pregnancy
• U.S. Won't Meet 2010 No-Smoking Goals
• Smoking Rate Is Declining in U.S.
• Health Tip: Exercise to Beat Arthritis Pain
• Health Tip: Risk Factors for Skin Cancer
• Health Tip: Prevent Nail Problems
• Health Tip: Doing Your Baby's Laundry
• Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
• Health Tip: Protect Baby From Diaper Rash

• Lung Cancer Patients Get Blamed for Their Disease
• Younger Men Fare Best After Hip Joint Resurfacing
• Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
• Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
• Swollen Lymph Nodes
• Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
• Lung Cancer May Be Deadlier for Men
• HPV Vaccine Gardasil May Help Boys, Men
• Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants
• Alcohol Abuse Can Damage Bones
• What Is a Hospitalist?
• Women's Hands Home to More Types of Germs

• High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids
• Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
• Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children
• Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
• Chemical in Plastics May Cause Fertility Problems
• Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
• U.S. Teens Brimming With Self-Esteem
• Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug
• Health Tip: Doing Your Baby's Laundry
• Obese Kids Have Old Arteries
• U.S. Gets 'D' for Premature Birth Rate
• Fat Cravings May Start in Womb

• Traces of Corn Found in Almost All Fast Food
• Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk
• After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
• Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
• Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination
• Crestor FAQ: New Benefits for Statins
• Smoking Coupled With Obesity Raises Death Risk
• No Magic Solution to Yo-Yo Dieting
• High-Calorie Breakfast? Not So Fast
• Top 20 Fitness Trends for 2009
• Lasting Damage From Fen-Phen Drug?
• Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child

• Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
• High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids
• Younger Men Fare Best After Hip Joint Resurfacing
• Pregnant Rural Women More at Risk
• Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
• Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
• Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
• Swollen Lymph Nodes
• Health Tip: Caffeine and Pregnancy
• Placebo Acupuncture Tied to Higher IVF Pregnancies
• HIV Vaccine Failure Still Brings Insights
• Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs

Medical News Today Feeds

• Start Of Phase III Trial On The Anti-influenza Drug CS-8958
• Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition: Positive Study Results For New Patented Natural Antiviral Substance
• Design Of System That Will Revolutionise Control Of Influenza Epidemics
• Molecule That Stops SARS Invented By Purdue Researcher
• APhA Encourages Americans To Get Vaccinated Against The Flu
• Risk Of Blood Clots Forming In Veins May Be Reduced By Flu Shots
• Records Of 1918 Spanish Flu Could Hold The Key To Solving Future Pandemics
• Consumer Reports Survey: Nearly Half Of Adults Won't Get Flu Vaccine, Citing Poor Excuses Like 'I Don't Get Sick'
• Google Tracks US Flu Trends
• Increased Incidence Of 'Superbugs' In Canadian Hospitals: Experts Call For Continued Investment In Infection Control Resources, Programs
• GSK Major Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Efficacy Trial To Assess Superior Protection For Those At Risk Of Influenza
• Delaware's First Confirmed Influenza Case For 2008-2009
• Flu Shots Available At Special One-Day Clinics Statewide, Askansas
• Avian Flu Virus Freed From Immune Recognition By Protein 'Tubules'
• Joint Commission Monograph To Offer Promising Strategies For Immunizing Health Care Personnel-Health Care Organizations Encouraged To Submit Practices
• Lag In Flu Vaccination Rates For At-Risk Adolescents
• Phase I/ IIa Dose-Optimization Clinical Study Of VaxiSomeTM-Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine Starts, NasVax
• Flu Shot Protects Kids - Even During Years With A Bad Vaccine Match
• Parental Alert: New Flu Recommendations Take Effect This Season
• Passing Cold Or Full Blown Flu?
• Survey Looks At Black Parents' Knowledge Of Meningitis Risks
• New Guidelines Suggest Flu Shots For All Children Vaccinate Now For Best Protection, Virginia Dept Of Health
• Numerous Deaths Could Be Prevented And Costs Reduced By Pneumococcal Vaccine During Flu Pandemic
• Rockeby Biomed Awarded 750,000 Dolars Of Grants By Singapore Government For Influenza And Bird Flu Research, Singapore
• Disinfection Matters: Household Surfaces Key To Colds

• IPAC And AFMC Announce Launch Of 4 Indigenous Health Documents, Canada
• Centre For Excellence And Outcomes In Children And Young People's Services Publishes Scoping Studies For The Early Years Theme
• Role Of Vitamin D In Cancer Therapy Clarified By Study
• Substance In Red Grapes And Wine Key To Alzheimer's Disease
• Long-Term Vitamin E Or Vitamin C Supplementation Does Not Offer Protectiion From Cancer
• Calcium May Only Protect Against Colorectal Cancer In Presence Of Magnesium
• New Bacteria Discovered In Raw Milk
• Smokers Drink Almost Twice As Much Coffee As Nonsmokers, But Unaware Of Impact Of Caffeine Intake When Quitting, New Survey Finds
• Vitamin E And C Don't Change Cancer Risk, Long Term Study
• Soy Protein's Ability To Lower Cholesterol Confirmed, Possible Mechanism Of Action Described
• The Truth About Sweeteners - Moms Express Nutrition Concerns, Yet Real Culprits Overlooked
• Major Research Project Reveals Advances In School Healthy Eating, England
• December 08 Nutrition Bulletin Now Available Online - British Nutrition Foundation
• International Foodborne Disease Stakeholder Event Assessing The Impact Of Food Contamination On Health
• Nearly All Fast Food In The US Uses Corn
• American Medical Association Offers Healthy Tips To Lighten Up Thanksgiving Meals
• MDS Analytical Technologies Announces Availability Of New High-Throughput Method To Detect Melamine In Food
• Increased Risk Of Stroke With Increased Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels
• Burundi's Food Shortages Create Challenges For People Living With HIV/AIDS
• Study Finds No Breast Cancer Reduction From Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements
• Kids Are Active But Not Eating Their '5-A-Day' According To UK Study
• HHS And FDA Chiefs To Travel To China To Further Improve Cooperation On Food Safety
• ExxonMobil Chemical's Vistamaxx Specialty Elastomers And Resins Achieve FDA And EU-Directive Compliance
• How Cancer Progression Can Be Spurred By Eating Red Meat
• Vitamin C Lowers Levels Of Heart Disease Biomarker, Finds Study, Adds To Debate Of Health Benefits

• Nearly All Fast Food In The US Uses Corn
• Freshwater Pollution Costs US At Least $4.3 Billion A Year
• Symptoms In Asthmatic Children Worsened By Traffic Pollution
• Arsenic Linked To Cardiovascular Disease At EPA-regulated Drinking Water Standards
• Healthful Plant Nutrients Also Found In Meat And Milk - Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry
• Arsenic May Increase Risks For Cardiovascular Disease At Current Epa-Regulated Drinking Water Standards
• The Dangers Of Air Pollution Both Indoors And Out Revealed By Vest Monitors
• Wide Public Support For Nationwide Study Of Genes, Environment And Lifestyle
• Big Tobacco Favored In Regulation Of Tobacco Products Making US Farms Less Stable
• Potential Pharmaceutical Royalties To Be Donated To Madagascar
• Food Security In Africa To Be Improved By USAID Grant
• UK Royal Commission Raises Concerns About Nanomaterials
• Dingell Counters Waxman's Bid For Chair Of House Energy And Commerce Committee
• Scientists Report Major Steps Towards 1st Census Of Marine Life
• The Future For Medical Diagnostics Is Gold Nanostars
• Coordinated Response To Economic And Environmental Crises Urged At Top Scientific Meeting
• State Fund Advances Titanium Powder Research, Nine Other Iowa State Projects
• Revised Theory Suggests Carbon Dioxide Levels Already In Danger Zone, Study Published In Open Atmospheric Science Journal
• Food Shortages Pose Obstacles To HIV/AIDS Treatment In Haiti
• Global Implications Of Wildland Fire Smoke Explored In Book
• Mozambique Conference On Food: Dec. 1-2, 2008
• Novel Gene Shut-Off Mechanisms In Corn Discovered
• Cholera-Carrying Midges That Contaminate Water Supplies Guided By Polarized Light
• Cleaning Heavily Polluted Water At A Fraction Of The Cost
• Improved Understanding Of Population Dynamics With The Help Of Small Water Fleas