Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:cos/beth_israel_deaconess_medical_centertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/13/York_declares_emergency_d46a

New York's governor has declared a health emergency over a flu epidemic that has hit more than 19,000 people in the state, and in an exceptional measure cleared pharmacists to immunize infants and children.

2013-01-13T09:56:01ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/01/travel_help_explain_clots_marathoners_78d7

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Marathon runners who travel by air to the race may end up with higher blood levels of molecules that have been linked to clots, a new study shows.

2012-03-01T20:16:50ZReuters US Online Report Health News Lindsey Konkeltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/02/13/pollution_tied_stroke_memory_loss_736e

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living in a crowded city or near a busy highway may be tied to a higher chance of having a stroke or losing your memory, new research suggests.

2012-02-13T22:51:23ZReuters US Online Report Health News Genevra Pittmantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/12/19/Patients_want_read_share_their_a92e

(Reuters Health) - Patients want easy access to any notes their doctor has recorded about them, and they want the right to let others view their medical information, according to a pair of U.S. studies.

2011-12-19T22:20:35ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsKerry Grenstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/28/27wakeupART_08cf

Right now, no one's here, and Paul revels in the solitude.

2011-11-27T00:00:00ZThe Boston GlobeBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/28/27noipswicART_5655

With no sale after more than two months on the market, officials say that Ipswich has run into the same situation that many other communities are dealing with: The affordable-home buyer, already an exclusive category, has become increasingly hard to find. Around the region, homes designated affordable are going without buyers, a situation created by tighter lending conditions and declining prices in the housing market.

2011-11-27T00:00:00ZThe Boston Globe By David Rattigantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/27/26ellisART_e397

As gunfire raged outside, the doctors struggled to treat the influx of patients.

2011-11-26T00:00:00ZThe Boston GlobeBy Kathleen McKennatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/09/20/CORRECTION_Doctors_predict_impotence_after_3578

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A man facing prostate cancer treatment can now get a rough sense of his odds of becoming impotent after the procedure, researchers said Tuesday.

2011-09-20T22:07:43ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsFrederik Joelvingtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/09/06/Hospital_ratings_kids_roll_dice_a04c

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A key component of children's hospital ratings may be statistically unreliable, fueling concerns over popular rankings used by millions of Americans every year, according to a new study.

2011-09-06T21:22:30ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsFrederik Joelvingtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/08/10/Drug_improves_some_cases_chronic_dd16

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The experimental drug linaclotide can relieve some cases of chronic constipation, but the majority of patients showed no significant benefit, according to the results of two studies published in the August 11th New England Journal of Medicine.

2011-08-10T21:17:35ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsGene Emerytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/16/Migraines_eased_after_ginger_herb_112e

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Migraine sufferers treated with a homeopathic preparation of ginger and the herb feverfew may find some pain relief, according to a preliminary study.

2011-06-17T06:21:48ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsKerry Grenstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/16/Excess_weight_elderly_makes_daily_a079

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who are obese are more likely to develop problems with day-to-day activities, such as bathing, getting dressed, and going to the bathroom, a new study finds.

2011-05-16T23:21:32ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsAlison McCooktag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/25/boost_heart_patients_study_f795

People with chronic heart failure may be able to boost their quality of life by doing tai chi, the ancient Chinese exercise regimen, a US study suggested on Monday.

2011-04-25T19:46:18ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/31/benefit_openness_6da8

Quality of health care has improved when hospitals are transparent. Nearly a century ago, a Harvard-trained surgeon created a controversy in the Boston medical community by advocating for hospital transparency. Dr. Ernest Amory Codman, an innovative physician whose work is still referenced today, targeted hospital care. He said hospitals should compile and release information about whether their treatments worked. Codman argued that doctors could learn from patient outcomes, and he was open to admitting mistakes.Codman was quickly rebuffed and ostracized by many colleagues ? the local medical society even asked for his resignation. In the years since, doctors and hospitals across the country have largely stood against releasing data on patient outcomes.

2011-03-30T00:00:00ZLas Vegas SunStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/29/ADMITTING_ERRORS_PROTECTS_PATIENTS_33b2

BOSTON HOSPITAL LED THE WAY ON TRANSPARENCY. Boston

2011-03-27T00:00:00ZLas Vegas SunMarshall Allentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/14/Breast_cancer_change_lifespan_older_0ea4

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to live just as long as peers without breast cancer, according to a new study.

2011-03-14T21:37:31ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsGenevra Pittmantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/02/for-profit_hospices_cherry-picking_patients_776b

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By choosing cheaper patients -- those likely to stay longer and rely on less skilled care -- for-profit hospices may be leaving nonprofit hospices overburdened with patients who cost more to take care of, according to a new study.

2011-02-02T21:43:32ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsLynne Peeplestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/19/Heavy_drinking_raise_abnormal_heart_f33c

NEW YORK (Reuters) - People who drink regularly, especially heavy drinkers, may be more likely than teetotalers to suffer atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to a research review.

2011-01-20T03:10:46ZReuters Life! Online ReportREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/19/Drinking_raise_risk_abnormal_heart_2d82

NEW YORK (Reuters) - People who drink regularly, especially heavy drinkers, may be more likely than teetotalers to suffer atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to a research review.

2011-01-20T03:10:46ZReuters US Online Report Health NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/12/24/Boston_hospital_made_spine_operation_8908

Major Boston teaching hospital scrutinized after 3 spine operation errors since September. A major Boston teaching hospital has been cited by federal and state health inspectors after doctors operated on the wrong location on three spine surgery patients.

2010-12-24T15:12:22ZAP NewsStaff