Break in Medical News

Congress Resumes Health Care Talks After Independence Day Break

Congress members are expected to resume debates the Monday following the Fourth of July break. To keep citizens aware of the dilemmas and decisions to be made in regards to family health insurance rates, FamilyHealthInsurance.net is compiling the latest information. Min...

Contract Talks for 1,800 Security Officers at Kaiser Permanente Break Down - Major Cuts to Worker Healthcare are at Issue

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a bargaining session yesterday with SEIU Property Services Division, the union representing 1,800 security officers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and the rest of the nation, talks with Kaiser's security contractor Securitas ended ...

How late is too late to break bad habits?

Research linking bad habits such as smoking and the direct impact on a senior's health will be presented during the American Geriatrics Society's Annual Meeting April 29 - May 3 in Chicago, IL. The study followed more than 2,000 seniors who were current smokers, past smokers and had never smoked....

Safety Break: Tips for Spring Break Safety and Security

Safety Measures for Students and Others to Enjoy Spring Break SANTA ANA, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Protection Service (UPS), the largest provider of security services to the commercial real estate market in Southern California and one of the nation's top 10 largest uniform pro...

Nuvilex, Inc. Launches Spring Break Initiatives Designed to Raise Visibility Among Key Demographic Group

CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvilex, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NVLX), formerly eFoodSafety.com, Inc., today announced the Company's Spring Break marketing initiatives designed to raise visibility of two of the Company's products, InfinitInk and Last Shot Hangover Remedy,...

Mardi Gras Gives Everyone a Big Fat Break Because Carnival Means 'So Long' to Meat

John Hopkins' project offers delicious recipes to get us through NEW YORK, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For centuries Mardi Gras -- also known as Carnival, or Fat Tuesday -- has been a time to consume the last bits of fat and meat in millions of homes in preparation for Lent, a t...

Mardi Gras Gives Everyone a Big Fat Break Because Carnival Means "So Long" to Meat

John Hopkins' project offers delicious recipes to get us through. (Vocus) February 13, 2009 -- For centuries Mardi Gras - also known as Carnival, or Fat Tuesday - has been a time to consume the last bits of fat and meat in millions of homes in preparation for Lent, a ti...

Over-the-Counter Cream May Help Break Back Pain Cycle

Reported Increases in Back Pain Underscore Need for Solution PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A report out of North Carolina suggests that back pain is on the rise - with the rate of increase doubling in recent years. Researchers comment on the link between depression and back pa...

Resolving to Break an Addictive Habit?

5 key steps might make it easier to start 2009 with less dependency TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- No matter the addiction -- drugs, gambling, shopping, smoking, alcohol or more -- people who want to kick their habit in the new year might find help in a new Harvard University pub...

New Strategies for the New Year: Resolving to break an addiction? Help from Harvard Medical School

Addiction affects people from all walks of life—presidents struggling to stop smoking, doctors dependent on pain pills, elderly widows who gamble too much, and teenagers abusing stimulant drugs. (Vocus) December 18, 2008 -- Addiction affects people from all walks ...

Discovery Health's NATIONAL BODY CHALLENGE Weighs in for a Sixth Season, Urging Americans to Break up With Bad Habits

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Breaking up is hard to do-but with the sixth annual NATIONAL BODY CHALLENGE, Discovery Health eases the transition with all of the tools to help Americans ditch their bad habits and gain a healthier lifestyle in 2009. America's largest and mos...

Ultrasound Can Help Break Up DVTs

Adding it to clot-busting drug eased the blockages, study found MONDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of ultrasound waves and clot-busting drugs may help dissolve blood clots quicker than drugs alone in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to an Emory Univers...

Southern AIDS Living Quilt Project Launch to Break Down Barriers

Web-based project educates and empowers through personal stories of Louisiana women and others across the South NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seventy percent of people living with AIDS in Louisiana are minorities, with AIDS being the leading cause of death for African Ameri...

Consumers, Nurses, Seniors Tell Governor: Don't Break Your Promise to Protect Innocent Patients from Health Insurance Cancellations, Don't Weaken Existing Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nurses, consumers, and seniors called on the legislature and the governor today to include a key provision to protect innocent patients in any health insurance cancellation legislation forthcoming in the closing days of the legislative sess...

DCED Official Helps to Break Ground for Hospital Expansion Project in Southwest PA

Project Expected to Create Over 500 Jobs, Expand Health Care Options for Area Residents BUTLER, Pa., June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's need for more site preparation funding and a better health insurance system was underscored today when a top Department of Community and Econo...

Scientists Break Into HIV 'Hideout'

Vault for antibodies provides shelter for virus out of reach of drugs WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have confirmed that a certain type of cell provides a "hideout" for HIV during drug treatment and is a reservoir of HIV in humans. These follicular dendritic cell...

World No Tobacco Day: Global Organizations Join Forces To Break the Tobacco Marketing Net and Help Children Grow Up Smoke-Free

GENEVA, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- On World No Tobacco Day, 31 May, the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) joins the World Health Organization in calling for a comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products. Globally, most smokers start smokin...

Do You Need a Caregiving Break Today?

Caring Today Magazine and Home Instead Senior Care Launch Third Annual Essay Contest Contest will reward winning caregivers with $16,000 in much-needed support FAIRFIELD, Conn., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time for a break for America's unsung heroes, the 50 millio...

More Than 1,000 Children's Memorial Hospital Patients, Physicians, Elected Officials, Donors and Staff Gather to Break Ground on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

CHICAGO, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ground was broken on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago today following remarks from Children's Memorial Hospital patients, philanthropist and transformational donor Ann Lurie, hospital leadership and public officials (F...

Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget

With prices rising, group offers tips that save dollars, make sense SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Rising food prices may have people with diabetes and their caregivers wondering if they'll be able to afford a healthy diabetes meal plan. But it's a misconception that these plans ...

Gov. Strickland, Legislative Leaders Break Promise to Protect Ohio's Kids from Tobacco

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of William V. Corr, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Governor Ted Strickland and legislative leaders have broken Ohio's promise to protect its kids from tobacco by proposing today to raid f...

AUDIO from Medialink and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America: Treat It, Don't Repeat It: Break Free from OCD

NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A new campaign is underway to help raise awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. The Anxiety Disorders Association of America, or ADAA, has launched the "Treat it, Don't Repeat It: Break Free From OCD" campaign to educate Americans about OCD sympt...

Make or break time for osteoporosis treatment

Women who do not comply with treatment instructions for osteoporosis or who do not respond to treatment are more likely to suffer further fractures, which seriously affects their quality of life. There is an urgent need to provide support to these patients and address their issues when new therap...

mtvU & The Jed Foundation Go Beyond 'March Madness,' Spring Break & 5th Anniversary of Iraq War, Dedicating March Programming to College Students' Mental Health

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, Cage Reveal Struggles With Depression and Suicidal Thoughts For Emmy-Nominated 'Half Of Us' Campaign New mtvU / Associated Press Mental Health Poll, Profiles of Student War Veterans and Athletes Coping with Mental Health Challenges NEW YORK, March ...

Chemo Break Benefits Some Men With Prostate Cancer

Findings suggest treatment 'holidays' improve quality of life for patients FRIDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Some men with advanced prostate cancer can safely take a break from chemotherapy, says a study by researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute. ...

'Sex & the City' Gets Serious About HIV and AIDS in South Africa - Kristin Davis Helps Oxfam Break the Stigma and Close the Treatment Gaps Fuelling AIDS

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kristin Davis, star of US hit TV show Sex & the City, will join with Oxfam and leading AIDS activists at a Johannesburg press conference tomorrow, Saturday, February 2, to support community efforts in addressing the HIV and AIDS epidemic in So...

Dads break bones of children more often than moms

NORFOLK, Va. Dads break or fracture the bones of their children far more often than moms, and they tend to inflict their abusive rage on infants younger than five months old, according to a study in Child Abuse & Neglect. The abuse can be horrific. In one study case, a child suffered 31 broke...

Princeton scientists break cholera's lines of communication

A team of Princeton scientists has discovered a key mechanism in how bacteria communicate with each other, a pivotal breakthrough that could lead to treatments for cholera and other bacterial diseases. The mechanism is a chemical that cholera bacteria use for transmitting messages to each othe...

L.A. Author, TV Personality and Substance Abuse Specialist Discusses Struggle to Break 'Bad-girl' Syndrome Oct. 26-28 in Baltimore

Hanala Stadner, Second-generation Holocaust Survivor, Available to Speak on Root Reasons Behind Britney, Lindsay and Paris Celebrity Meltdowns BALTIMORE, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Hanala Stadner, L.A. author, TV personality and substance abuse counselor specializing in celebriti...

UH to Break Ground for New Ahuja Medical Center

Major component in UH's Expansion Plans for Easily Accessible, Patient- centered Facilities CLEVELAND, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- With the turn of a ceremonial shovel, University Hospitals officials, with the company of several public officials including Senators Sherrod...

NBME Appeals Massachusetts Judge's Reversal of Lower Court in Suit for Extra Break Time During Medical Licensing Exam

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Board of Medical Examiners is appealing the decision of Justice Gary Katzmann of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, which granted the petition of breastfeeding mother Sophie Currier for extra break time to express milk. "Our overriding concern...

Randolph Equities to Break Ground on State of the Art Medical Center in Space Starved Near West Chicago Suburbs

New Building provides Medical Office space for Doctors, Healthcare Specialists, and Medical Professionals CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Randolph Equities has answered the emergency call for medical space in the Near West Suburban market with the development of the Oakbro...

Mass. Judge Denies Request by Breastfeeding Mother for More Break Time on Medical Licensing Exam

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Judge Patrick Brady of Norfolk County, Massachusetts Superior Court has denied a motion by a breastfeeding mother for a preliminary injunction that would have given her additional break time for her to pump breast milk during the national medic...

Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break link to childhood obesity

August 28, 2007 (Oakland, Calif) -- Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break the link between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity, according to a Kaiser Permanente study featured in the September issue of Diabetes Care. The largest study of its kind, this research shows that the risk...

How to Have a Safe Spring Break

Simple Tips for a Safe, Healthy Trip MONTVALE, N.J., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Break is a rite of passage for millions of U.S. college students. However, while many plan for a week of fun in the sun, they need to be prepared for the unexpected. "An American Medical Association s...

How to Cope When Illness Doesn't Take a Holiday Break

Stress-relieving tips may help young and old alike,, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Holidays can bring stress as well as joy, which can be a particular concern for people managing a serious illness. But Dr. Michelle Riba, associate chairwoman for integrated medicine and p...

Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak

CDC report details how health officials first spotted, chased down source and spread of tainted peanut product FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The salmonella outbreak that has now sickened 529 people began as a blip on U.S. health-monitoring radar. Officials with the U.S. Cent...

Peanut Butter Eyed as Source of Salmonella Outbreak

Minn. officials find bacteria in King Nut brand; almost 400 Americans in 42 states have been sickened as probe continues SATURDAY, Jan. 10(HealthDay News) -- Health officials in the state of Minnesota said late Friday that they had found salmonella bacteria in one brand of peanut butte...

Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak

Almost 400 Americans in 42 states have been sickened FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 400 Americans in 42 states remains unknown, U.S. health officials said Friday, adding that more cases are expected. The strain of salm...

A Break Through Energy Bill by the US Government

The US senate passed a break through energy bill. The bill proposes to raise gas mileage standards for the first time in 20 years and fund research n alternative energy sources. The government is advocating new measures to soothe growing public concern over rising prices at the pumps. The co...