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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Iraq Sun.com http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/cat/c3c346bd4e23060a/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:54 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:54 -0400 30 Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has accused the government of "dangerous complacency" over the growing problems in Accident and Emergency ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665308/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:21 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665308/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Say what you like about Jeremy Hunt – and people usually do – but you have to admit that the Health Secretary has an inventive ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665309/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:20 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665309/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a The head of the NHS Sir David Nicholson is to step down from his role, it was announced today, following a sustained and sometimes virulent campaign to force his resignation over the Mid Staffordshire ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665310/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:32 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665310/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who have a classmate die of suicide are more likely to consider taking, or attempt to take, their own lives, according to a new study. The idea that suicide might be "contagious" has been around for centuries, senior author Dr. Ian Colman, who studies mental health at the University of Ottawa, told Reuters Health. Past studies ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665311/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214665311/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Many hospital emergency departments have dropped the Government's four-hour target to deal with patients because of soaring demand, MPs have ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663564/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:16 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663564/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:Q. Is global warming to blame?A. You can't blame a single weather event on global warming. In any case, scientists just don't know whether there will be more or fewer twisters as global warming increases. Tornadoes arise from very local conditions, and so they're not as influenced by climate ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663420/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:48 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663420/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a NANTERRE, France -- A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.But after years of delays in one of France's biggest recent health scandals, the proceedings could still be pushed back further.Between 1976 and 2009, around 5 million people took Mediator, ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663898/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:47 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663898/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Injections of a sugar solution appear to help relieve knee pain and stiffness related to osteoarthritis, a new study suggests. The technique — known as dextrose prolotherapy — has been around for 75 years but is still considered an ';alternative'; therapy. ';Our study suggests very strongly ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663565/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:06 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663565/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of Americans, many of them smokers or ex-smokers, suffer from the lung condition known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Now a new study finds that patients placed on the common antibiotic azithromycin may be able to cut down on hospitalizations due to flare-ups of the disease. ';Given that exacerbations of COPD can be ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663567/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663567/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women with specific alterations in two genes may be at increased risk of suffering depression after giving birth, a small new study suggests. The researchers hope they can use the findings to develop a blood test that could help spot pregnant women who are vulnerable to postpartum depression, which affects around ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663566/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663566/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Racial disparities exist in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer among hospitals in the United States, according to a large new study. Although most patients with this condition undergo surgery as part of their initial treatment, researchers found that blacks were less likely than Hispanics or whites to have surgery in the early stages of the ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663568/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:03 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214663568/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Meager salaries and demanding hours for nurses, however, are not purely a Polish problem. Throughout Europe, the nursing profession is rapidly losing its appeal. An aging workforce and dwindling student enrollment in nursing schools are precipitating a looming nursing ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214662102/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:48 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214662102/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a (Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug device to treat post-operative pain met the main goal of controlling pain in a late-stage study among patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214662235/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214662235/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a (Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said on ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214662265/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:33 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214662265/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a BEIJING -; Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214660939/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 08:48:18 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214660939/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Of the 557 male and female students who responded to a question asking how they felt the morning after a hookup, 41% of those expressed sadness, regret and ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214660768/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:11 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214660768/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Conjoined twin girls, who shared a liver and were joined at the abdomen, are expected to make a full recovery after Peruvian doctors separated ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214659541/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:19 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214659541/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia's Health Ministry says a 66-year-old man has died after being infected by the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214659663/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:13 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214659663/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Intercell said on Tuesday it has won U.S. regulatory approval for pediatric use of its Ixiaro vaccine to protect against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a step it had achieved in Europe in February. "For the first time in nearly two years, a licensed vaccine will now be available to vaccinate traveling children and children of forward-deployed military ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214656616/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 03:54:57 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214656616/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a The Health Secretary will announce proposals for a new Chief Inspector of General Practice who will subject GPs to a "rigorous" inspection, handing out Ofsted-style ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214655725/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:13 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214655725/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a A mother has accused doctors of treating her severely disabled daughter’s life as "not worth saving" after a highly critical inquiry found she died after a series of oversights and ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214655724/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:13 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214655724/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a President Barack Obama makes a statement next to Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius about contraceptive care funding in the press room of the White House in Washington, February 10, ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214654806/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:03 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214654806/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a The number of elderly people receiving help with their care has dropped by a fifth in just four years as cash-strapped councils have begun "rationing" support only to those at "crisis-point", a report by a leading think-tank ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650160/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:46:04 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650160/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to the care of your children’s teeth, dentists aren’t the only experts who can help. New recommendations from a government advisory panel urge primary care doctors to play a part in preventing tooth decay in the young. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent expert panel, advises that primary care physicians use ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650163/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:20:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650163/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Young drivers who get behind the wheel while drowsy run a higher risk of getting into car crashes, but Australian researchers have found that not catching up on missed sleep on weekends puts them in even greater danger of having an accident at night. ';This is another challenge to adolescents that comes with lack ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650165/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:20:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650165/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — The costly form of radiation therapy that has become the norm for prostate cancer in the United States may be no better than the older, cheaper variety — at least for some men, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 1,000 U.S. men who had radiation therapy after prostate cancer surgery, the newer ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650166/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:20:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650166/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Long-acting inhaled medications used by millions of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may raise the risk of cardiovascular complications among older patients, a new large Canadian study reveals. The finding centers around patients over age 65 who are prescribed long-acting bronchodilators — ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650164/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:20:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650164/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Obese and overweight men and women who suffer from heartburn often report relief when they lose weight, a new study shows. The researchers tracked the effects of weight loss over a year in patients who had a persistent form of heartburn known as gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD. ';If you lose weight, you will ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650167/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:20:04 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650167/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Although people with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are often advised to avoid activities more strenuous than golf or bowling, new research suggests that many people with these heart devices can participate in more vigorous sports. But, the decision to participate in sports should be made on an individual basis following a discussion ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650161/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:20:04 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650161/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Merck & Co , had been issued a licence for the new vaccine after an accelerated assessment to make it available this summer. As a result, farmers will be able to vaccinate sheep and cattle before most of them become pregnant, which is important as exposure to the virus can cause damage to foetuses. Schmallenberg virus - named after the German town where it was first detected - infected ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650199/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05:15 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214650199/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Parents should never allow babies to sleep in bed alongside them due to the risk of cot death, according to research which has prompted the Government to order an "urgent" review into official ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214648964/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:26 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214648964/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a ROSENHEIM, GERMANY (CBS SF/CBS LA) – Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday morning of bile duct cancer in Germany, according to a post on the group's official Facebook page. Manzarek was ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214649217/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:29 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214649217/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a A woman with a mental disorder who has repeatedly tried to terminate her pregnancy has asked a judge to allow an abortion after doctors said she lacked the mental capacity to make a ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643887/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643887/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a A judge has been asked to decide if a man who suffers from a chronic mental illness should be treated for possible testicular cancer after he refused the treatment recommended by ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643886/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643886/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Doctors must stop prescribing antibiotics to people with coughs and colds to avert the "catastrophic threat" of superbugs, according to the Chief Medical ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643888/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:04 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643888/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Pfizer Inc , which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214644000/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:01 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214644000/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a (Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643997/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643997/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a WASHINGTON -; Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643579/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:27 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214643579/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities brought criminal charges against three New York University researchers on Monday, alleging they conspired to take bribes from Chinese medical and research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance imaging technology. A criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan charged Yudong ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642595/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:20 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642595/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Katie Schubert OMAHA (Reuters) - Investigators in Omaha are looking at whether the murders discovered last week of a doctor and his wife are connected to the unsolved 2008 murders of a young boy and his family's housekeeper, police said on Monday. Dr. Roger Brumback and his wife, Mary, both 65, were found murdered last Tuesday in their west Omaha home. Brumback was a professor at ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642596/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:20 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642596/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Ivan Oransky NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642597/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:19 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642597/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who get an older and less costly form of radiation after their cancerous prostates are removed fare just as well as men who get a new and expensive type of radiation, according to a new study. "What we demonstrate is that both (therapies) are very safe and effective after prostatectomy, and patients should feel very confident receiving ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642598/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:19 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642598/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Photo: Rita Maas Don’t have a go-to recipe for eggplant? This spicy, Asian-inspired dish may be it. Healthy and easy to make, this meal is a no-brainer for lunch, dinner, or any time. Eggplant is a great source ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642599/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:06 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214642599/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Elderly people could stave off Alzheimer's disease by taking Vitamin B supplements because they reduce brain shrinkage associated with the disease by up to 90 per cent, a study ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214641389/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:51 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214641389/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said extended use of its experimental riociguat pill to treat a life-threatening form of high blood pressure in the lungs was shown to be safe and effective in a prolonged ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214641518/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:55 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214641518/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214641672/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:54 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214641672/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommend that design changes to tent cabins and other lodging run by private concessionaires first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.The report released Monday by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General found that park ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214640311/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:36 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214640311/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a The Accident & Emergency crisis is now so severe that doctors can no longer guarantee safe care for patients, NHS officials have warned in a leaked letter seen by The ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639980/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:48 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639980/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Although many hospital intensive care units have a nighttime attending physician on staff to help improve outcomes, new research suggests this may have no clear benefit to patients. Since one-third of teaching hospitals in the United States and three-quarters of hospitals in Europe staff a nighttime physician in the ICU, the practice may unnecessarily ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639984/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:21 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639984/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Music can help soothe the fear and anxiety of critically ill patients who have been placed on ventilators, reducing both their stress and their need for sedatives, according to a new study. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients allowed to listen to music of their choice whenever they liked enjoyed a 36 percent reduction ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639981/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:21 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639981/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — A child whose mother lived near heavy traffic while pregnant faces a relatively higher risk for developing a respiratory infection before the age of 3, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at data involving nearly 1,300 pairs of mothers and infants from eastern Massachusetts. All the mothers began study participation while in their first trimester of ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639983/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:20 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639983/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution and noise pollution both may boost the risk of heart disease, new research from Germany suggests. ';Many studies have looked at air pollution, while others have looked at noise pollution,'; said Dr. Barbara Hoffmann, a professor of environmental epidemiology at IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine and lead ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639982/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:20 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214639982/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Dr. Eric Kandel studies how we create short- and long-term memories Kandel won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work Sea slugs are used in neuroscience research because of their simple ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638644/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638644/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Eating whole grains lowers your risk for diabetes, heart disease and cancer Iron, folic acid and magnesium are now nutrient staples in most cereal brands Today's cereals also pack flax, chia and freeze-dried ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638643/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638643/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Zach Sobiech was diagnosed at 14 with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer Last May, Zach was given a year to live after doctors ran out of treatment options Zach's song "Clouds" went viral on YouTube; now celebs have posted a ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638642/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638642/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Dermatologists are saying that new federally mandated labeling laws for sunscreens should help Americans make smarter choices when it comes to products that provide the best sun protection. The new labels required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must provide information about whether a sunscreen will protect against skin cancer in addition ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638645/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:54 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638645/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — A new Canadian study has uncovered an apparent gender bias in the hospital setting, with women less likely than men to get trauma center care following a severe injury. ';Gender-based disparities in access to health care services in general have been recognized for some time, and evidence is emerging that these disparities extend to the treatment of ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638646/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:53 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214638646/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a In this photo Thursday, April 25, 2013 Lucy Butler,15, getting ready to have her measles jab at All Saints School in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, England, as a national vaccination catch-up campaign has been launched to curb a rise in measles cases in England. More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635725/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:11 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635725/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a SUNDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Richard Waguespack, clinical professor in the university’s division of otolaryngology, said a wet spring often results in a robust summer allergy season. ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635726/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:33 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635726/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a is closing in on a site for its new $500 million home in Cambridge, with a biomedical park just south of the English city the most likely site, property industry sources said.Moving research and global headquarters to Cambridge, with minimal disruption, is a key test for new Chief Executive Pascal Soriot as he tries to change the drugmaker's culture and puts ground-breaking science at the ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635198/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:46 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635198/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635047/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:33 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214635047/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a cancer doctors , aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes be tested in more people. Researchers announcing the 2.7 million pound (2 million pounds) project, funded by the Wellcome Trust medical charity, stressed this was not a response to reports last week of Jolie's decision to undergo surgery to reduce ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634508/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:13 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634508/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a (Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals said it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a late-stage trial for its experimental lung cancer drug. The late-stage trial will compare a combination of chemotherapy and the drug, bavituximab, with chemotherapy alone. The main goal of the trial would be to show an improvement in overall survival of patients. ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634335/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:18 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634335/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Toni Clarke (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug suvorexant appears generally effective, according to reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but they questioned the company's proposed dosing levels. The reviewers posted their comments on the FDA's website on Monday, two days ahead of a meeting of outside medical experts which will advise the ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634336/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:17 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634336/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly. Medtronic wants the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court's finding that it had the burden of showing that it was not infringing on patents owned by Mirowski ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634337/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:17 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634337/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a VB6 touts a ';vegan before six'; diet as the ideal way to balance staying healthy, reducing one’s environmental footprint, and also enjoying the occasional burger or ice cream cone. Everyone has different dietary needs and goals, but we wanted to demystify vegan cooking, which often sounds pretty intimidating. These five recipes are 100 percent vegan and 100 percent doable--no ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634339/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:03 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634339/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a sea salt , which will keep your taste buds guessing. It’s also really easy to make.You just need to mix together the ingredients in a large bowl, spread on a baking sheet, and cook in the oven. Easy as that! And the recipe makes a big batch, which will last you all week. This granola is a wonderful addition ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634338/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:03 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634338/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — The older vaccine for whooping cough that was phased out in the late 1990s is more effective than the current version of the vaccine, a new study contends. Teenagers who received four shots with the older vaccine — called whole-cell vaccine — before they were 2 years old were significantly less likely to ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634341/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634341/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Health magazine , beauty secrets from her mom that she lives by, and how she unwinds in her daily life. ';I’m a huge fan of Health,'; she said. ';So, to be on the cover, is a big deal for me, so I’m very ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634340/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634340/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve got bunions, chances are others in your family suffer from the common foot disorder, with a new study finding the condition is often passed down from parents to children. Reporting in the May issue of Arthritis Care & Research, researchers found that people of European descent often inherit conditions such as bunions or other toe ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634342/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:02 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634342/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those who didn’t have the disorder when they were young, a new 30-year study shows. Researchers found that men with childhood ADHD tended to have a higher body-mass index (BMI) and obesity, ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634343/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:01 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214634343/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214631906/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 08:19:05 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214631906/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Andy Roddick, who was one of tennis' fittest players, couldn't understand why he was feeling fatigued in the summer of 2010. He played through the pain and was upset at ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214630956/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:00 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214630956/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Aimee Copeland receives bionic hands that cost up to $100,000 each "It just mimics so well a natural hand," Copeland says The multiple amputee says she's looking forward to cleaning house and cooking She will work with amputee children in a summer ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214630955/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 07:26:00 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214630955/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage in a slum in Islamabad April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal ... http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214630957/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:35 -0400 http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/214630957/scat/c3c346bd4e23060a