Firm agrees to refund to settle suit over weight-loss pills

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-based company has agreed to pay refunds to consumers who purchased its weight-loss tablets to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed its advertising slogan, "Eat All You Want & Still Lose Weight," was deceptive. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Watch out for nasty global flu surprises, WHO warns

By Kate and Kelland LONDON, Feb 27 - The world remains highly vulnerable to a possible severe flu pandemic and governments should increase surveillance, vigilance and preparedness, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. It said the world was fortunate that the last flu pandemic, caused by H1N1 swine flu in 2009/2010, was relatively mild, but added: "Such good fortune is no precedent". In a seven-page report on flu, WHO said that on many levels, the world is better prepared now than ever before for a flu pandemic. The level of alert is high, it said, and there is better surveillance of flu viruses in both animals and humans. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Chile leader visits ailing 14 year-old who wants to end her life

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet on Saturday visited a 14-year-old girl suffering from cystic fibrosis who made a heart-wrenching video appeal to be allowed to end her life. Valentina Maureira had addressed Bachelet personally in the message, which she recorded with a smartphone and uploaded to YouTube from her hospital bed without her parents knowledge. Maureira is in "stable" condition from cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic disorder that attacks the lungs and other vital organs, making it difficult to breath and causing a host of other symptoms. Her message has been viewed thousands of times on social networks, igniting debate over euthanasia in Chile, where it is forbidden by law.

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Fat, Lean Mass Grows With Raltegravir and Protease Inhibitors (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Unclear if gains are an adverse effect or signal of improved health. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)

(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include peanuts and allergy, pregnancy after bariatric surgery, NSAIDs and heart disease, and foods and bugs that cause illness. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

Sierra Leone vice president places himself in Ebola quarantine

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola amid a worrying recent surge in new infections in the West African nation.

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Sierra Leone vice president places himself in Ebola quarantine

Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola amid a worrying recent surge in new infections in the West African nation. Cases of Ebola, which has killed nearly 10,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea during a year-long epidemic, have fallen off sharply in recent weeks. Of 99 new confirmed Ebola cases in the region during the week to Feb. 22, however, 63 were in Sierra Leone according to the World Health Organization's weekly report. Sam-Sumana's bodyguard John Koroma died early this week. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

Combos Cure HCV in Almost All With HIV Co-infection (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Just 12 weeks of treatment eliminated hepatitis C virus in HIV patients. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

Women Veterans Likely to be Obese, Depressed Than Men

Women veterans who had specialized heart tests were more likely to be obese, depressed and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder than men veterans. This is according to a study published in an American Heart Association journal. The number of women cared for by veteran affairs facilities has doubled in the past decade, providing a unique opportunity to examine the heart health of women veterans. The study reveals women veterans face ...

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D.C. Week: Meaningful Use Deadlines Eased, SCOTUS Rules in Antitrust Case

(MedPage Today) -- March 20 is the new deadline for attesting to Meaningful Use. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

HCV Drugs Costly but Cure Might Not Be (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Analysis suggests controversial drugs give a better bang for the buck. via MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians Read More Here..

Researchers Identify Protein Pathway Involved in Brain Tumor Stem Cell Growth

Glioblastomas are a highly aggressive type of brain tumor, which has very few effective treatment options. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are one step closer to understanding glioblastoma development following the identification of a key protein signaling pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth and survival. Brain tumor stem cells are believed to play an important role in glioblastoma development and may be possible therapeutic targets. The ...

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Anderson Surgical Algorithm Increases Success in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

A surgical algorithm developed and implemented by ovarian cancer specialists dramatically increases the frequency of complete removal of all visible tumor - a milestone strongly tied to improved survival. The researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center describe the Anderson Algorithm in a perspective piece outlining a personalized surgical approach to ovarian cancer published online at Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. "Our algorithm ...

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Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention for Colon Cancer

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, suggests the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, according to Mark Pochapin, MD, the Sholtz/Leeds professor of Gastroenterology and director of the Division of Gastroenterology at NYU Langone Medical Center : "With early screening and prevention, this is one cancer that is highly curable and often preventable." As March approaches, gastroenterologists ...

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Insurance Status Linked to Differences in Patient Safety and Quality of Care

Patients that are on Medicaid or uninsured have higher rates of reportable patient safety and quality of care issues during hospitalization for brain tumors, finds a study. The study got published in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer. Not having private insurance is associated with higher rates of patient safety issues (PSIs) and hospital-acquired conditions ...

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