Workplace bullies are costly

October 26, 2008 Oct. 26--Dr. Gary Namie wants to get one thing straight: People who verbally abuse and otherwise intimidate others at work are not doing it for the good of the company.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 6:21 pm

Mental health suffers with crisis

October 26, 2008 Oct. 26--In the midst of a mounting national economic crisis, more Chattanoogans are feeling overwhelmed, anxious and depressed by their financial situations, some local mental health care providers and counselors say.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 26 Oct 2008 | 6:21 pm

Massive flu vaccine dose protects elderly better (Reuters)

Reuters - Giving four times the usual dose of flu vaccine helps protect elderly people better than the usual dose, researchers reported on Sunday, offering a potential solution to the problem of vaccinating seniors.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2008 | 5:00 pm

Data Reported at ICAAC Indicates Selzentry(TM) Phase III Treatment-Naive Trial Shows Increased Efficacy When Used With Enhanced Trofile(TM) Assay

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:30 pm

Analysis of Long-Term Vicriviroc Data Provides Evidence of Sustained Viral Suppression, Increased CD4 Cell Counts and Tolerability in Treatment-Experienced HIV-Infected Patients

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:15 pm

High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Shows Increased Immune Response Among Adults 65 Years of Age and Older

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:15 pm

Sequoia Pharmaceuticals Presents In Vitro and First-in-Human Data Supporting Further Development of SPI-256, a Novel Investigational Protease Inhibitor

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:00 pm

New Merck HIV drug works in untreated patients

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new class of HIV drugs can help control the virus in untreated patients, researchers reported on Sunday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:36 pm

Heart device maker recalls implant

A medical device company has ordered the recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump, saying five people have died while using the device. Thoratec Corp. urged patients to
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:11 pm

Heart device maker recalls implant (AP)

AP - A medical device company has ordered the recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump, saying five people have died while using the device.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:11 pm

Paratek Reports Positive Phase 2 Clinical Data on its New Antibiotic PTK 0796 in Late Breaker Presentation at the 48th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:05 pm

BP's Sutherland agrees to stay until summer-paper

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - BP Plc Chairman Peter
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:03 pm

Long-Term Study Evaluates Boosted PREZISTA(R) Vs. Lopinavir/Ritonavir as Part of HIV Combination Therapy in Treatment-Naive Adults

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:00 pm

New Senate Commission Will Network Projects And Advise Policymakers On Biodiversity Research

Biodiversity is fundamental to our life, providing food, drinking water and stable habitats. But biodiversity is currently in a crisis situation: the increasing loss of species around the world causes profound changes in our environment and threatens the functioning of ecosystems along with the services they provide.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 2:00 pm

Israel's Delek to build power plant for Tnuva

Group said a 57 percent-owned unit of its subsidiary
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:49 pm

Male transsexual gene link found

Australian researchers identify a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male transsexualism.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm

ORNL Nanotechnologies Big Winners In DOE Call

Eight Oak Ridge National Laboratory nanomanufacturing technologies have won $8.4 million in funding from the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program. The awards, which will bring $6.8 million to the lab and $1.6 million to partners, are the result of a peer-reviewed competitive bid process from a DOE nanomanufacturing call.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm

Practice Makes Perfect In Lung Cancer Surgery

Patients operated on by surgeons who do not routinely remove cancer from the lungs may be at a higher risk for complications, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Racialization Of Drugs Mobilizes Prior Conceptions Of Identity

If we want to fully understand the allure of pharmaceuticals, we need to look beyond both medical efficacy and profit motives. A new study in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics shows that when we use claims about drugs in arguments about racial identity, the meaning of both the pharmaceuticals and of race remain unsettled. Anne Pollock, Ph.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

An Effective Method To Study The Pressure Of The Sphincter Of Oddi

The Sphincter of Oddi (SO) plays a vital role in maintaining the normal bile duct pressure, promoting gallbladder excretion and preventing from reflux. When sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) occurs, the incidence rate for bile duct infection and cholelithiasis will greatly increase.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am

Novel Marker Of Colon Cancer

Colon cancer ranks second of all gastrointestinal malignant tumors, it is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Until now, several molecules have been reported to play an important role in gastroenterological tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis, but the molecular mechanisms involved tumor development and progression still remain unclear in colon cancer.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Worms Live Longer When Deprived Of A Sense Of Smell

Many animals live longer when raised on low calorie diets. But now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that they can extend the life spans of roundworms even when the worms are well fed - it just takes a chemical that blocks their sense of smell. Three years ago, the researchers, led by Kerry Kornfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am

Altus Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation Of Phase 3 Trizytek Efficacy Data At The North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference

Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTU) announced that the Trizytek TM (liprotamase) Phase 3 efficacy study results will be presented at oral and poster sessions at the 2008 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) in Orlando, FL on October 23 and 24. Trizytek is a non-porcine derived enzyme replacement therapy for patients with pancreatic insufficiency.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Lupus Foundation Of America Awards More Than $1.1 Million In New Research Grants

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has awarded more than $1.1 million in new research grants and fellowships as part of its ongoing commitment to bringing down the barriers in developing new treatments and finding a cure for lupus. Lupus is a disabling and life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1.5 million Americans -- that's enough people to fill 30 baseball stadiums.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Erikson Institute Herr Research Center To Host Policy Conference On Trends And Needs In Early Childhood Mental Health Systems

Erikson Institute's Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy this week will host leading child advocates, researchers, and state officials from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin to discuss mental health services for children and infants.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am

Vaccine slashes diarrheal illness in kids (AP)

AP - A vaccine against rotavirus, the leading cause of diarrhea in infants, has led to a dramatic drop in hospitalization and emergency room visits since it came on the market two years ago, doctors reported Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2008 | 4:39 am

Hippocratic oath

What's in the famous medical promise and why?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Oct 2008 | 12:50 am

Rotavirus vaccines cut diarrhea sickness in U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters - An oral vaccine for diarrhea reduced hospitalizations of children with rotavirus by more than 70 percent in some parts of the United States, saved money and protected unvaccinated children, researchers reported on Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2008 | 4:46 pm

Aggressive vaccine effort could cut cervical cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - An aggressive strategy of vaccinating older women against cervical cancer could deliver a crippling blow against the disease, cutting rates for that type of cancer in half for women through age 45, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2008 | 4:16 pm