Month: June 2012
Residents as Good as Fully Trained Docs if Properly Supervised: Study
Supreme Court Ruling Sets Stage for Full Rollout of Health-Care Reform Law
FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s long-awaited ruling Thursday upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act means that changes to the American health care system will roll out largely as planned when the bill was signed into law two years ago, experts say.
Health Tip: Is Your Pregnancy Higher Risk?
(HealthDay News) — If you’re pregnant, a series of physical and demographic factors may dictate that your pregnancy is “high-risk” and requires special care.
Is Court’s Health-Care Ruling a Wise Decision? It Depends…
THURSDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) — Supporters of the Obama administration’s health care reform law said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the landmark legislation protects the health of millions of Americans, but critics claim it does so at the expense of key civil liberties and exacts a high economic toll.
Gene Boosts Tomato’s Color, But May Make It Less Tasty
Study of Retired NFL Players Finds Evidence of Brain Damage
FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Tests performed on a group of retired NFL players revealed that more than 40 percent suffered from problems such as depression and dementia, adding to a growing pile of evidence that repeated sports-related head traumas can lead to lasting neurological issues.
FDA says Covidien device can get stuck in brain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Covidien Plc device for rare malformed blood vessels can get stuck in the brain and has been linked to nine patient deaths, U.S. regulators warned. The device, made by Covidien unit ev3, uses a spongy material to block off blood flow to abnormal tangles of blood vessels before they are removed by surgery. The material is delivered to the brain through a tube inserted into a groin artery, known as a catheter. But the catheter can get stuck in the spongy material while inside the brain, causing serious complications including hemorrhage and death, the U.S. …
German verdict to delay circumcision, not ban it, jurist says
PARIS (Reuters) – A widely criticized German court verdict on religious circumcision this week aims only to delay the act, not ban it, and is not directed against any faith, a jurist with a leading role in the legal debate said on Friday. The operation does serious bodily harm and only males old enough to consent to it freely should undergo it, said Holm Putzke, law professor at Passau University in southern Germany. …
Supreme Court upholds Obama’s healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Thursday in an election-year triumph for him and fellow Democrats who championed the most sweeping overhaul since the 1960s of the unwieldy U.S. healthcare system. In a 5-4 ruling based on the power of Congress to impose taxes, the nation's highest court preserved the law's "individual mandate" requiring that most Americans obtain health insurance by 2014 or pay a tax. The justices also preserved, with some changes, a provision of the law expanding the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor. …
‘Holiday’ for sick US child after healthcare ruling
When three-year-old Violet, who suffers from a rare and severe form of epilepsy, saw her parents cheering in front of the TV when news on US healthcare reform broke Thursday, she joined in and cried "happy holidays!"
Icahn suing Forest, cites succession plan worries
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn, who is seeking representation on the board of Forest Laboratories Inc, said he is suing the U.S. drugmaker to get more information about its succession planning. In a letter to the company's board, Icahn, Forest's second-largest shareholder, expressed concerns about Forest's longtime chief, Howard Solomon, handing over reins to his son, David Solomon, who is the company's senior vice president for corporate development and strategic planning. …