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Vaccines: Separating fact from fictionIt's not difficult to understand why many parents approach vaccines with a wary eye: it can be torture to watch your child get pricked with a needle. Combine the physical discomfort with a steady stream of negative publicity and scary reports, and the wariness seems warranted. But by looking at the evidence, fact be separated from fiction.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:12 pm Health Tip: After Your Child is Born (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's important to properly care for your newborn's umbilical cord to prevent infection and related complications.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Eleven genetic variations believed to be predictors of esophageal cancer have been identified by U.S. researchers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, Get Smart (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Getting a prescription filled is such a routine task, most people do it without thinking about it.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm Oliver warns over unhealthy dietsThe economic downturn could lead to people eating more unhealthy food, TV chef Jamie Oliver says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:54 pm Orange UK scales back broadband, IPTV plansLONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Mobile operator Orange has slowedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Enrollment In EmbraceAC Study -- Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Comparing Anticoagulant ATI-5923 Against Warfarin CompletedARYx Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ARYX), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has completed enrollment in EmbraceAC, a Phase 2/3 double-blind clinical trial comparing its oral anticoagulation therapy, ATI-5923, against the leading anticoagulant agent, warfarin.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Urologic Nurses Convene For Successful ConferenceMore than 500 urologic health care professionals traveled to historic Philadelphia, PA, for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) 39th Annual Conference, October 3-6, 2008. The conference was designed for urologic professionals at all levels - nurses, technicians, medical assistants, physicians and physician's assistants.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am New Class Of Chemically Modified RNAi Therapeutics That Target Two Distinct Cellular MechanismsAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced the publication of a new study in Nature Medicine by scientists from the University of Bonn in collaboration with Alnylam.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Doctors Call For Co-payments Decision For Northern IrelandBMA(NI) has welcomed the decision recently, by Health Secretary Alan Johnson, to permit patients in England to pay privately for drugs without having their NHS treatment withdrawn. Dr Stephen Austin, Chairman of the BMA's Consultants Committee in NI, said that the Association would be lobbying the NI Government to go down the same route.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Funding To Support Child Witness To Violence ProjectBoston Medical Center has received a one-year grant for $50,000 from The Avon Foundation to support the Child Witness to Violence Project (CWVP) a counseling, advocacy and outreach program that focuses on young children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am New SIRT1 Activator Protects Against Metabolic Diseases Associated With A High Fat Diet: Fights Obesity And DiabetesA study appearing November 5 in the journal Cell Metabolism demonstrates that a synthetic new chemical entity protects against diet-induced obesity, improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity and enhances exercise endurance by enhancing fat utilization in certain target tissues.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am General Practice Groups Congratulate Nsw Health Minister On Postgraduate Commitment, AustraliaGP Unity NSW today congratulated The Hon John Della Bosca MP, NSW Health Minister, for his commitment (1/11/08) to ensuring all NSW medical graduates have a guaranteed hospital placement for their first 2 postgraduate years, and to the necessary forward planning to achieve this outcome.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Alcohol Advice Needs To Play A Greater Role In Sex Education For TeenagersAlcohol and attitudes are two of the key factors that health professionals need to be aware of when they are dealing with sexually active teenagers. Researchers from the University of Sheffield, UK, found considerable differences between the way that boys and girls aged 14 to 16 viewed a series of sexual scenarios.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Large-Scale Food Distributions Roll Out As WFP Expands Response To Congo CrisisThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began food distributions to more than 135,000 displaced people in six camps around Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Diabetics Rescued By ApelinSugar is naturally present in the blood in the form of glucose and is stored in the liver or adipose tissue (fat) thanks to the action of insulin. Glucose is stored or directly used to ensure satisfactory function of the heart, brain and so on according to the body's demands.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Gates urges rich countries not to cut health aidNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates Wednesday said he was worried the global financial crisis he says could last two to three years might drive rich countries to cut back...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:52 am UPDATE 2-Telenor shares up on hopes cash call to be dropped* FT says Telenor seeks alternatives to unpopular rights issueSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:48 am BD Announces Executive Appointments of President and Chief Financial OfficerSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:25 am Vitamin 'may be Alzheimer's aid'Vitamin B3 may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease - and even boost memory in healthy people.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:04 am Medarex Receives Milestone Payment for Investigational Antibody Targeting Integrin ReceptorsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals to Release Third Quarter Financial ResultsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am UPDATE 3-ITV sees challenging 2009 as online and TV ads hitLONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITVSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:47 am Japan Cosmo Oil cuts Nov, Dec crude refining furthersaid on Wednesday it has further cut crude refiningSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:19 am Multiple Sclerosis Association of America's Resource Detectives(SM) Program Marks One Year AnniversarySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:06 am UPDATE 2-Swisscom core profit down on iPhone costs* Swisscom Q3 EBITDA 1.19 bln Sfr vs forecast of 1.24 bln SfrSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am 'Distressing' top-ups ban liftedThe ban on topping up NHS care by paying for extra drugs privately is to be lifted under plans by ministers in England.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:46 am Safety fears over nanocosmeticsCosmetics containing tiny "nano" particles are being used widely despite unresolved safety concerns, a watchdog warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:07 am A Good Appetite: An Apple and Barley Get-TogetherSavory baked apples topped with barley pilaf create a lovely, autumnal flavor.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2008 | 6:54 am Well: Behind the Report on TV and Teen PregnancySteamy television shows have been linked with teen pregnancy, but is it the content, or some other factor, that really influences teen behavior?Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2008 | 5:14 am Mind: When Duty Calls: The Value of Voting, Beyond PoliticsScientists have tried to get a handle on how people make voting decisions, but predicting voter behavior is still extremely difficult.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2008 | 4:36 am Drug 'tricks body to lose weight'Scientists say they have found a drug that can trick the body into burning off fat even when continuing on a high-fat diet.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:10 am Recipes for Health: Quinoa Salad With Lime Ginger Dressing and ShrimpThis salad, with lime dressing, scallions, cilantro and a bit of heat, works as a side dish or a light meal.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:03 pm ND pantries to accept only archery-killed deer (AP)AP - A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will accept only deer killed with arrows, fearing that firearm-shot meat may contain lead fragments.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:03 pm Fountain of Youth: Drug Restores MusclesA new medication that increases muscle mass in old people might be an anti-frailty drug.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:33 pm Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Cut MI Risk, Heart FailureMost myocardial infarctions in women could be prevented with a combination of several healthy lifestyle behaviors; whole-grain cereals reduced the risk for heart failure in men.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Combination Therapy Safe, Effective for Pediatric Anxiety DisordersA combination of sertraline and cognitive behavioral therapy may offer children with anxiety disorders the best chance for a positive outcome, but a single line of treatment is still effective.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Sudden Cardiac Death After MI Has Declined Over the Decades, but First 30 Days and Heart Failure Up RisksClinicians and patients need to be aware that sudden death is more common in the first few weeks after a myocardial infarction and that heart failure increases the risk for sudden death in survivors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Increases Risk for STIs in TeensIn a prospective study, adolescents treated for pelvic inflammatory disease were at risk for subsequent sexually transmitted infections and/or pelvic inflammatory disease for a 48-month period.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Hypnotherapy Outperforms Other Treatment Approaches for Smoking CessationAt 6 months, half of all previous smokers who received hypnotherapy remained successful at quitting smoking.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Common Nutritional Supplements Do Not Prevent Cancer in WomenThree common ingredients in multivitamins, vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid, had no significant effect on the risk for cancer in women, who were observed for an average of 7.3 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Voting-line camaraderie reflects 'we' spiritIn an election where accusations and acrimony were flung back and forth for months, a wave of calm and civility washed over millions of Americans who lined up to vote Tuesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 9:39 pm MRI Shows Relationship Between Depression and Pain ProcessingFunctional magnetic resonance imaging shows a difference in both the processing and anticipation of pain in patients with major depressive disorder compared with nondepressed subjects.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 9:36 pm HF up in Recent Decades as MI Deaths FallA decline in deaths from MI in recent decades appears to have been accompanied by an increase in the incidence of heart failure, according to a new analysis from the Framingham Heart Study. The likely explanation is that sicker patients, who would have died from MI in earlier years, are now surviving but going on to develop HF, say the researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 7:53 pm CPR by Paramedics for Cardiac Arrest: First Focus Is to Restore Pulse in the FieldAdoption by Los Angeles of a protocol for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that calls for at least 20 minutes of chest compressions and other measures before efforts to transport boosted in-the-field rates of restored spontaneous circulation by 70%.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 7:42 pm FDA Urges Vaccination Programs for Healthcare PersonnelBecause unvaccinated healthcare personnel can be a primary cause of outbreaks in healthcare settings, influenza vaccination of personnel can help ensure patient safety, the agency says.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2008 | 6:40 pm The War on Dengue FeverIn Bangkok, researchers hunt for a vaccine to protect U.S. troops, and millions of third-world civilians, from dengue fever.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 6:37 pm Hunting for health insurance after a job lossRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 5:36 pm Misdirected Criticism of Palin's Fruit Fly RemarkMost of her critics were off-target.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 5:21 pm Snakebites Kill 20,000 People a YearThe real total may be 94,000.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 4:46 pm Award for sleeping sickness workA Ugandan scientist based at Glasgow University wins this year's £65,000 Royal Society Pfizer Award.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Nov 2008 | 2:49 pm Protect your heart: Know your blood pressureHigh blood pressure is truly a silent killer. In fact, a heart attack or stroke may be the first sign that you even have a problem. That's why it's so important to get your blood pressure checked every time you go to the doctor -- especially if you're a woman.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 2:20 pm Women Lead Men in Bacteria, Hands DownResearchers find women have greater variety of bacteria on hands than men do.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm
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