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Bake Sales Fall Victim to Push for Healthier FoodsThe school bake sale is becoming obsolete in California, as new standards restrict what foods can be sold to students.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:24 pm Obama Weighs Quick Undoing of Bush PolicyThe president-elect is poised to reverse some actions that President Bush took using executive authority.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:24 pm African researchers plan malaria vaccine trial (AP)AP - A medical trial involving 16,000 children across Africa will be a challenge to human, scientific and communications resources on the world's poorest continent, three researchers hoping to develop the first malaria vaccine said Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:19 pm Obama Could Lift Stem Cell Funding BanA federal ban on funding research into embryonic stem cells could be lifted.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:07 pm Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Change is coming to the lifesaving asthma medications known as "rescue" inhalers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm Shark swim helps vets feel whole againRetired Army Spc. Scott Winkler had many scary encounters while serving in Iraq, but they were nothing compared with his recent experience at the world's largest aquarium: swimming alongside a massive whale shark.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:35 pm Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs Show Wider BenefitA study suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could benefit millions more people, even if they have low cholesterol.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:16 pm UPDATE 1-Warner Chilcott Q3 profit tops estimates, ups '08 viewNov 10 (Reuters) - Warner Chilcott Ltd reported aSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:08 pm BSkyB to offer standalone deals on online servicesLONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - British pay-TV firm BSkyBSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:02 pm UPDATE 1-Ensign Energy Q3 profit beats estimates* Q3 rev C$435.2 mln lags est. C$438.3 mln * Sees fall inSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:01 pm RPT-Crestor study seen changing preventive treatmentAstraZeneca's cholesterol fighter Crestor slashed deaths, heartSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm UPDATE 1-Zentiva Q3 net profit lags forecast, outlook confirmedPRAGUE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Net profit of ZentivaSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:22 pm UPDATE 2-Nortel sets sweeping cost cuts, posts big loss(Adds details, background; In U.S. dollars unless noted)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm UPDATE 1-DISH posts lower profit on investment lossesNEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - DISH Network Corp ,Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:59 am NaturalNews Launches Print-On-Demand, Publishing Services for Book Authors, Self PublishersSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:55 am Canadians facing economic-environmental trade-offOTTAWA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - As much of the developed worldSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am Former Miss America Nicole Johnson Takes Action for Type 1 Diabetes ResearchSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:45 am New Business And Communication Skills Course From British Dental AssociationA new BDA Masterclass seminar to help dentists and their teams enhance the patient experience, perfect their communications skills and develop more effective business plans is to be launched by the British Dental Association (BDA). The event, Advanced business and communication skills for dental practices, will be led by top-flight speakers from the world-respected Henley Business School.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Greater Regulation Could Hinder Important Source Of Medical Innovation - Duke University ResearchCongress and other policy makers are considering an increase in the oversight of physicians' relationships with medical device firms, but new research from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business suggests that greater regulation could stifle the development of new medical devices.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am KMR Group Assesses Discovery Research In Biopharma IndustryKMR GROUP, a firm analyzing biopharmaceutical R&D performance, announces the launch of a Discovery study to assess research performance and identify trends that promise to shape the most successful Discovery organizations of the future. The study is part of the Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Forum's initiatives for 2009 and already has a number of major company participants.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Mental Health Diagnoses In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome And Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain SyndromeUroToday.com - Mental health, pain and urinary symptoms are correlated. In an interesting study, Dr. J. Quentin Clemens and colleagues from Chicago recruited patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and 111 females with bladder pain syndrome from Northwestern University urology clinics. They recruited 72 male controls and 175 female controls from several sources.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Robotic Dismembered Pyeloplasty: A 6-Year, Multi-Institutional ExperienceUroToday.com - This is the largest compilation of results of robotic dismembered pyeloplasties to date. In this study of 117 primary and 23 secondary robotic dismembered pyeloplasties for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJ), the resolution of obstruction at the time of the initial follow-up renal scan or intravenous urogram was 97% and 91%, respectively.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Arizona Department Of Health Issues Rabies WarningArizona is on track this year to break the state's annual record number of rabies cases. Since January, Arizona State Health Laboratory has confirmed rabies in 162 animals; 38 humans and 119 pets were exposed to these rabid animals. Many of these exposures occurred within the last few weeks. In 2005, 169 animals tested positive for rabies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Health Officials In Scotland Uphold Ban On Blood Donations From MSMScottish health officials Tuesday rejected calls to allow men who have sex with men to donate blood, citing concerns about the number of HIV cases in the population, The Scotsman reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Canada's Top Health Researchers Of 2008 To Be Announced On November 19th, 2008Canada's best and brightest health researchers of the year will be honoured at the seventh annual Canadian Health Research Awards - A Celebration of Excellence, hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy For Suspected Renal Cell CarcinomaUroToday.com - Our single center study on robotic partial nephrectomy represents one of the largest series in the world. The study, which shows results comparable, if not better, than most laparoscopic series, is significant for the relatively short ischemic times and excellent pathological outcomes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Fertility Experts Present The Latest Research At Reproductive Medicine MeetingLeading fertility experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center are presenting new research findings at the 64th annual American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) meeting in San Francisco, Nov. 8-12. Highlights include the following: - Dr. Mark V. Sauer is chairing the invited symposia, "Management of the HIV-Discordant Couple Seeking Fertility Care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am 'Assassin' cells home in on HIVScientists engineer cells in the lab to overcome one of HIV's most effective defence mechanisms.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:11 am IVF screen 'boosts baby chances'Scientists have shown a technique to screen IVF embryos can double the chances of pregnancy for some women.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:11 am Ronald Davis, Health Crusader, Dies at 52Dr. Davis was a former president of the American Medical Association who campaigned against tobacco, alcohol, obesity, illicit drugs and unhealthy lifestyles in his career as a public health official.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 8:03 am Aids diaryLesotho villagers tell of daily HIV struggleSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:58 am A World Away, Finding a Lifeline and a FriendJames Chippendale of Dallas was told his only change of survival from leukemia was a bone marrow transplant — which he received from Klaus Kaiser, a donor from Germany.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:57 am Taking a chanceThe risks of opting for an untested remedySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:11 am JPAD: No Effect of Aspirin Primary-CV-Event Prevention in DiabeticsLow-dose aspirin didn't cut the risk of cardiovascular events but may have reduced CV mortality, a secondary end point, in the randomized but open-label trial conducted in Japan; clinical events were unexpectedly few, compromising the study's statistical power.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 3:21 am Cholera threatens DR Congo campsAid agencies warn of the risks of disease in DR Congo refugee camps, as fresh fighting breaks out across the country.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 3:01 am SEARCH Me: Null Trial "Morphed" Into Positive Meta-AnalysisThe SEARCH trial showed no effect on major vascular events with either an intensive 80-mg dose of simvastatin compared with a 20-mg dose or with homocysteine lowering using folic acid and vitamin B12. But the statin data fit with other trials in the field, showing a "clear picture" emerging when it comes to the more-vs-less data on statins, say the UK investigators.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:24 am JUPITER Casts a Large Shadow: Moving From Efficacy Data to the Big PictureSome back-of-the-envelope analyses suggest that the public-health implications of using statins in primary prevention, especially among individuals considered "healthy" by conventional definitions, is weighing heavily on the minds of some cardiologists. Heartwire spoke with many experts to get their take on the new JUPITER data.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:05 am Warning over untested web 'cures'Leading medical experts warn patients against using untested remedies advertised on the internet which, they say, sell "false hope".Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:36 am Flu Shot Linked to Reduced Risk of VTEThe link between influenza vaccination and reduced pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis was particularly marked in younger subjects, researchers say.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:15 am Diabetes study cuts ulcer deathsA ground-breaking system which could halve the number of people dying from a diabetes-related condition is developed.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:05 am Lungs 'boosted' by breastfeedingThe physical effort involved in breastfeeding may leave babies with stronger lungs, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:04 am Gene test hope for hidden killerGenetic differences which may make people more vulnerable to potentially lethal strokes have been discovered by scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:01 am Window into cancer-spread secretsA technique which literally places a window in a mouse's chest could help scientists unlock cancer's most deadly process.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 12:01 am JUPITER Hits New Orleans: Landmark Study Shows Statins Benefit Healthy Individuals With High CRP LevelsThere are a number of adjectives being thrown at the JUPITER study--groundbreaking and paradigm shifting are just two--but many experts believe the study, which showed significant cardiovascular risk reduction among healthy individuals with elevated CRP levels, is likely going to shake up the field of primary prevention.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Nov 2008 | 11:54 pm Study: Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives (AP)AP - People with low cholesterol and no big risk for heart disease had dramatically lower rates of heart attacks, death and stroke if they took the cholesterol pill Crestor, a large study found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Nov 2008 | 11:36 pm Music headphones can interfere with heart devices (AP)AP - Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck even when they're disconnected. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Nov 2008 | 10:08 pm No Benefit of Vitamin C or E for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events: Physicians' Health Study IIRandomized results from the Physicians' Health Study II found no effect of either supplement on a composite of nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, or cardiovascular death after 8 years of treatment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Nov 2008 | 9:20 pm Getting Tough: Deported in a Coma, Saved Back in U.S.Antonio Torres’s case illustrates the haphazard way that the health care system handles uninsured immigrants.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Nov 2008 | 7:56 pm Heart failure hospitalization rates surge: study (Reuters)Reuters - The number of people 65 or older who are hospitalized for heart failure more than doubled in the past 27 years and is likely to keep climbing unless prevention measures are adopted quickly, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Nov 2008 | 7:35 pm Study: Headphones, pacemakers may not mixMost people with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators enjoy their iPods or other MP3 players just as much as anyone else, but a new study suggests they should be cautious about where they store the headphones.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Nov 2008 | 7:25 pm Studies: Vitamin pills don't prevent heart disease (AP)AP - Vitamins C and E pills taken by millions of Americans do nothing to prevent heart disease in men, one of the largest and longest studies of these supplements has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Nov 2008 | 6:17 pm Glass implant on tumor helps track cancer in mice (Reuters)Reuters - A technique using a tiny glass window implanted on the skin of a mouse allows scientists to track individual cancer cells as they spread and attack other parts of the body, according to a study published on Sunday. This window could one day play a big role in analyzing how well developmental drugs block cancer from spreading, said Jeffrey Segall, a researcher at the Albert Einstein college of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Nov 2008 | 6:16 pm Obama reviews Bush orders on stem cells, drilling (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Nov 2008 | 5:17 pm China issues first definition of Internet addictionNovember 09, 2008 BEIJING, Nov 09, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Chinese doctors released the country's first diagnostic definition of Internet addiction over the weekend, amid efforts to address an increasing number of psychological problems that reportedly result from Internet overuse.Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Nov 2008 | 3:17 pm Autism remains lightening rodNovember 09, 2008 Autism is a word that causes instant angst among parents, not just because the reality of it can be so harsh and there is no medical treatment, but also because myths about it continue to grow.Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Nov 2008 | 3:17 pm School bullies, look out: You may pay the priceNovember 09, 2008 Skip Wilhoit's half-hour lesson on bullying hits home with the fifth graders at Manatee Elementary.Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Nov 2008 | 3:17 pm Cholesterol drugs may cut heart disease riskHealthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released Sunday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Nov 2008 | 2:37 pm The Real Deal Behind Diet PillsThere are two commonly held opinions about diet pills.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Nov 2008 | 2:24 pm
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