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| Iowa board votes to end 'tele-med' abortions used by rural women Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:45 PM PDT By Kay Henderson DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The Iowa Board of Medicine took a final step on Friday to stop Planned Parenthood of the Heartland from providing abortion-inducing drugs to women via a video-conferencing system, a practice used to serve women in rural areas without doctors. The board voted 8-2 to ban the practice, with most members arguing the best standard of care for a woman seeking an abortion is to have a doctor perform a physical exam and talk face-to-face with the patient. ... Full Story | Top |
| Montana prosecutor to appeal ex-teacher's month-long sentence for rape Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:19 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A Montana prosecutor said on Friday he intended to appeal as too lenient a 31-day sentence for a former teacher who raped a teenage student who later committed suicide. District Judge G. Todd Baugh has come under harsh criticism since sentencing former Billings high school teacher Stacey Rambold on Monday to 15 years in prison, then suspending all but 31 days of that term, for the 2007 rape of 14-year-old Cherice Moralez. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hundreds of Fosamax lawsuits versus Merck ordered readied for trial Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:51 PM PDT By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge overseeing consolidated litigation against Merck & Co over jaw injuries allegedly caused by the osteoporosis drug Fosamax has ordered hundreds of cases be dispersed to courts across the country for trial. The decision by U.S. District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan marks an unusual and potentially costly development for Merck. Companies often find it easier to reach settlements in mass tort cases that are consolidated before one judge. ... Full Story | Top |
| Psychiatric drugs may not increase death risk: study Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:29 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs that treat psychiatric illnesses may not increase a person's risk of dying over three to four months of treatment, according to a new study. Researchers found people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are more likely to die at any given time than people without those conditions, but taking drugs to treat the disorders doesn't appear to increase that risk. "If anything they seem to reduce the risk - except for a couple of old drugs," Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Yoga tied to better sleep after cancer Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:02 PM PDT  By Veronica Hackethal, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Practicing yoga may help people who have had cancer sleep better and reduce their use of sleep aids, according to a new study. Researchers found study participants, mostly women with a history of breast cancer, reported significant improvements in sleep quality and sleep duration when they attended yoga sessions twice per week. The study's lead author called it "the kind of study that doctors typically look to when changing the standard of care with patients. ... Full Story | Top |
| Teva to drop depression treatment after trial fails Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:51 AM PDT By Vrinda Manocha (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said it will stop the development of a depression treatment after a late-stage trial failed to show the drug was more effective than a placebo. The third late-stage study tested Nuvigil, or armodafinil, as an adjunct therapy in adults with major depression associated with bipolar I disorder. While the first late-stage trial had positive results, the second trial had failed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Injuries rare for indoor climbers: study Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:47 AM PDT By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injuries are extremely rare at indoor climbing walls, a new study of more than a half-million visits to a gym in Germany suggests. Over a five-year period, 30 injuries occurred, most minor and none fatal, which translates to a rate of 0.02 injuries per 1,000 climbing hours - lower than the rate seen among surfers, skiers and Nordic walkers. "Rock climbing, especially indoor climbing is a very safe sport," Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hygiene, sanitation tied to small effects on growth Friday, Aug 30, 2013 07:47 AM PDT By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children from poor regions with clean water, hygiene and sanitation programs tend to be slightly taller than those who grow up in similar areas without such programs, according to a new review. Kids ages four and younger who washed their hands, drank clean water or used well-maintained toilets - or some combination of the three - were on average 0.2 inches taller than those lacking such protocols, the findings show. ... Full Story | Top |
| Online tools may boost breast cancer patients' mood Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:50 AM PDT By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with breast cancer who created a personal website about their health reported feeling less depressed, more positive and having a greater appreciation for life in a small new study. Though cancer patients have long benefited from support groups made up of fellow patients and survivors, researchers said, they may still have trouble talking about their experiences with family and friends - who may also feel uncomfortable broaching the subject. ... Full Story | Top |
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