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AP - Those hard-to-read scribbled prescriptions from doctors could soon become a rarity. Beginning Jan. 1, the federal government will boost Medicare’s payments to doctors that send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy rather than writing them out on paper and handing them to the patient.

Reuters - A new study shows that some
women with breast cancer fail to complete their radiation
therapy, pointing to a need to help more women to see their
treatment through to the end.

AFP - Researchers have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting the body’s immune response and being tailored to a patient’s specific tumor type, according to a study released Monday.

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) — Starting next year, doctors
can earn additional money from Medicare if they use electronic prescribing
systems, U.S. health officials said Monday.

AP - In the latest disappointment for cholesterol pill Vytorin, a major European study in patients with heart valve disease found the drug didn’t prevent worsening of the disease or lower the need for valve surgery, sending its makers’ stock plunging.

AFP - The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra has proven effective at combating sexual dysfunction in depressed women, according to a study published Tuesday.

AP - Government inspectors have found the same salmonella strain responsible for a nationwide food-poisoning outbreak in a Mexican-grown jalapeno in a Texas plant, prompting a new warning for consumers to avoid eating fresh jalapenos.

AP - An elderly woman has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, state health officials said Monday.

AP - When it comes to hearts, Taneal Wilson won the lottery. A small pump implanted to keep the 31-year-old alive long enough for a heart transplant somehow helped Wilson’s ravaged heart completely recover instead.

Reuters - Seventy-five percent of
children with cow’s milk allergy will be able to tolerate it if
it is heated extensively, according to a report in the Journal
of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Reuters - The Vytorin cholesterol fighter sold
by Merck & Co and Schering-Plough has not been linked to cancer
or cancer deaths in two large ongoing studies of the medicine,
an epidemiologist said on Monday during a medical meeting in
London.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Time.com - A new study says the majority of packaged kid-friendly foods contain too much fat, salt and sugar

Time.com - A new study says the majority of packaged kid-friendly foods contain too much fat, salt and sugar

AP - Public health officials in Massachusetts are investigating whether a patient in a Cape Cod hospital has the human form of mad cow disease.