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Children of Chicago Get Free 'Helmets 4 Safety'Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:30 am Zambian AIDS victims say left in dark ahead of pollKAFUE, Zambia (Reuters) - John Kabamba has to walk 20 kilometers to a clinic for AIDS therapy and he has no idea how candidates in Zambia's presidential election would ease the suffering ofSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am Longer-Lasting Restylane(R) Beauty Results ConfirmedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Study Reveals Factors of Exceptional Health in Old AgeSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Adaptis Names New Sales ExecutiveSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program for Overweight or Obese Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Reduces Weight and Improves Overall Liver HealthSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am China Medical Technologies Announces Reporting Dates for the September Quarter Results and Addresses Investor InquiriesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am 'Get Screened' Video Contest Throws a Spotlight on the Importance of Colorectal-Cancer ScreeningSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am More Hospitals Adopting Leapfrog Group's 'Never Events' Policy Which Inculdes Apologies, Reporting, and Waiving CostsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Early Liver Transplantation Regardless of Donor Type Increases Long-term SurvivalSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Jab hope for rheumatoid arthritisA monthly injection could halt rheumatoid arthritis in half of all patients, trial data suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:55 am Virtual helpHow a 3D computer world can be used to train paramedicsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am The Evidence Gap: Quickly Vetted, Treatment Is Offered to PatientsThe F.D.A. regularly allows devices to market after only cursory review and without clear evidence they help.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:42 am Exploring Caffeine Intake In Women With OAB And Mental Health DiseasePHILADELPHIA, PA, USA (UroToday.com) - Higher caffeine consumption can contribute to OAB. Many women who suffer from mental illness have OAB. The hypothesis was that women with mental heath disorders might self-medicate with caffeine.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Unilever U.S. Applauds New Uniform Food Labeling System For American ConsumersUnilever, a global consumer products company, today announced that it is a "likely implementer" of The Smart Choices Program, a voluntary front-of-pack food-labeling system comprised of a diverse coalition of scientists, academicians, health organizations, food and beverage manufacturers and retailers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Spiration, Inc. Receives First FDA Approval For Bronchial ValveSpiration, Inc., a developer of novel medical devices designed to benefit patients with acute and chronic conditions of the lung, announced today that the company has received Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) approval from the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics & Policy: Workshop At UD, Nov. 10-11The University of Delaware will host "Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics & Policy" on Nov. 10-11 at the John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark, Del.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Omrix Patient Enrollment Will Resume In Fibrin Pad U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial In Mild To Moderate BleedingOmrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Omrix") (NASDAQ: OMRI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company that develops and markets biosurgical and immunotherapy products, announced today that the Fibrin Pad U.S. Phase II clinical trial in mild to moderate bleeding will resume patient enrollment and continue with no modifications. On October 9, 2008, the Company announced that the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Decreasing Catheter Associated UTIs (CAUTIs): Our JourneyPHILADELPHIA, PA, USA (UroToday.com) - This descriptive study reported on the relatively high number of CAUTIs in a 35 bed urology, medical-surgery unit. The NJ CAUTIs rate is 7%, HNH is above 14.5%, and the urology unit was 15.9%.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am ROTATEQ(R) Substantially Reduced Rotavirus-Related Hospitalizations And Emergency Room Visits Combined In New U.S. Observational StudyROTATEQ® (rotavirus vaccine, live, oral, pentavalent) reduced rotavirus-related hospitalizations and emergency room (ER) visits combined by 100 percent during the 2007 and 2008 rotavirus seasons (January through May of each year) in an observational study in the United States.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Stress May Make You ItchCurrent research suggests that stress may activate immune cells in your skin, resulting in inflammatory skin disease. The related report by Joachim et al., "Stress-induced Neurogenic Inflammation in Murine Skin Skews Dendritic Cells towards Maturation and Migration: Key role of ICAM-1/LFA-1 interactions," appears in the November issue of The American Journal of Pathology.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Johns Hopkins And National Fibromyalgia Association Launch Fibromyalgia Educational Initiative To Bridge Chasm In Diagnosis And CareThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and the National Fibromyalgia Association announced today the launch of the Fibromyalgia Circle of Care Initiative at the ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, October 24-29, 2008 in San Francisco.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Pfizer To Present Data On New Approaches To Pain And Inflammation Treatment At ACR MeetingPfizer will present data on three investigational compounds that represent potential new mechanisms for targeting pain and inflammation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Hospitals ease ER crowding with ward beds in halls (AP)AP - There's no phone and no television. Only a screen offers privacy. But heart patient Edward Gray understands why the hospital put him in a cardiac unit hallway.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Oct 2008 | 5:04 am Hong Kong widens China food testsHong Kong food and health authorities will test more food stuffs from China, including meat, fish and offal.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:47 am Businesses Wary of Details in Obama Health PlanEconomists believe large and medium companies might have to contribute as much as 6 percent of their payrolls toward coverage.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Oct 2008 | 4:35 am Purple Tomato Extended Lives of Cancer-Prone Mice (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Tomatoes genetically modified to be rich in antioxidants called anthocyanins appeared to extend the life spans of cancer-prone mice, a European study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Oct 2008 | 3:47 am New, more efficient anti-AIDS drug for untreated patients (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Oct 2008 | 2:59 am Suicide linked to brain changesThe brains of people who commit suicide are chemically different to those who die from other causes, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Oct 2008 | 1:59 am Enhanced Surveillance Identifies More C difficile CasesExpanded surveillance criteria for community- and healthcare-facility-associated Clostridium difficile infection identified more cases of the infection than did standard criteria.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Oct 2008 | 12:30 am 5-Hour Diagnostic Test for MRSADiagnostic technology that uses bacteriophages has the potential to quickly identify pathogens and their drug sensitivity to better guide therapy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Oct 2008 | 11:48 pm AIDS treatment should start sooner, study finds (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2008 | 6:07 pm Massive flu vaccine dose protects elderly better (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2008 | 5:00 pm Purple tomato 'may boost health'Scientists develop purple tomatoes which they hope may be able to keep cancer at bay.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Oct 2008 | 3:52 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 Mental health suffers with crisisOctober 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 | 1:06 pm Workplace bullies are costlyOctober 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 | 1:06 pm Transsexual gene link identifiedAustralian researchers find a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male-to-female transsexualism.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm
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