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Cholera outbreak strikes ZimbabweNearly 300 people have died in Zimbabwe in recent weeks from cholera as the disease spreads and sanitation crumbles, the UN says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 5:45 pm Popular Radio Host Has Drug Company TiesDr. Frederick K. Goodwin, a psychiatrist, earned income from drug makers that he didn’t report on his radio show.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 5:22 pm Doctor and Patient: Too Much InformationIf a doctor over-shares, what happens to the doctor-patient bond?Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 5:22 pm Health Tip: Signs That a Child May Be Autistic (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Autism is a childhood developmental disorder that has no cure. Autistic children have problems with social interaction, communication, and may engage in repetitive behaviors.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Nov 2008 | 5:02 pm Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer-fighting pill Iressa works as well as chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for lung cancer, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Nov 2008 | 5:02 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 21, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Nov 2008 | 5:02 pm Retirees hit by "longevity risk" (Reuters)
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News: Health News | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:59 pm Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier BabiesA new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:52 pm The New Old Age: Who Is Legally Responsible for CareIn 30 states, adult children are legally responsible, on paper at least, to pay for food, clothing and medical care for indigent parents.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:13 pm Zimbabwe cholera outbreak likely to continue: WHOGENEVA (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has infected more than 6,000 people and killed 294 in the country whose economic collapse has caused many hospitals to close, the World...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 4:02 pm Sunoco says compressor tripped at Marcus HookNEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sunoco Inc said Friday a compressor tripped late Thursday at its 178,000 barrel-per-day Marcus Hook refinery, but production was not affected.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:52 pm US STOCKS-Bargain search lifts market, but Citi wiltsNEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors snapped up energy and other beaten-down sectors after Wall Street's two-day slide to an 11-year low on deepening economic fears.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:52 pm Morning Rounds: Obese Airline Passengers, Food Allergies and Fixing Health CareBreaking health news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:39 pm UPDATE 2-Turkish assets rise on deposit guarantee reportsISTANBUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Turkish lira and shares gained strongly on Friday, rebounding from sharp losses a day earlier, after government sources said Turkey planned to raise the state guarantee...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:38 pm UPDATE 1-Exxon: rates cut at Beaumont after sulfur plant snagNEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp cut rates at its 348,500 barrel-per-day Beaumont, Texas refinery after the sulfur plant lost power on Thursday, according to a company filing with state environmental...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:33 pm BRIEF-Saipem statement on Aramco contractMILAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Italian oil field services company Saipem SpA says in statement:Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:24 pm McKesson to settle pricing litigation for $350 mlnBOSTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Healthcare services company McKesson Corp said on Friday that it had agreed to pay $350 million to settle charges that it fraudulently inflated the price of more than 400 prescription...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:18 pm Exxon says lower rates at Beaumont after sulfur plant snagNEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp cut rates at its 348,500 barrel-per-day Beaumont, Texas refinery after the sulfur plant lost power on Thursday, according to a company filing with state environmental...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:15 pm US STOCKS-Wall St loses ground as Citi plummetsNEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared gains on Friday, and the Dow Jones industrial average briefly turned negative, as shares of Citigroup slid further and investors fretted about the worsening...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:15 pm UPDATE 1-Russia's Gazprom extends gas deal with SlovakiaMOSCOW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has extended its gas supply contract with Slovakia for 20 years, Gazprom Export said on Friday. Under the agreement, Gazprom, the world's...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2008 | 3:07 pm New View Inside Bacteria Could Improve HealthThe bacterial cell wall, a target of potent antibiotics, can now be imaged in three dimensions to show how it gives bacteria structural support and protection.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:10 pm S.D. Abortion Script Threatens Doctor-Patient Relationship, NEJM Opinion Piece SaysA South Dakota law that requires a physician to tell a woman seeking an abortion that the procedure "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being" with whom she has an "existing relationship" signals "a new step in states' efforts to restrict abortion," Zita Lazzarini of tSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm Study Looks At Physicians' Likeliness To Refer Minority Patients To Clinical Trials"Factors Influencing Physician Referrals of Patients to Clinical Trials" (.pdf), Journal of the National Medical Association: The study, by University of South Carolina medical researchers, looks at physicians' attitudes and beliefs about recruiting patients to clinical trials, particularly minorities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm Local Young People To Perform In Colchester's World AIDS Day Arts Festival, UKOn Monday 24 November, HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will join forces with Colchester Borough Council and the Mercury Theatre to stage the town's twelfth annual World AIDS Day Arts Festival. The Arts Festival, which begins at 7.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm Early Treatment For HIV-Positive Infants Reduces Death Risk By 76%, Study SaysHIV-positive infants who begin receiving antiretroviral therapy immediately after being diagnosed with the virus are 76% less likely to die than HIV-positive infants who do not receive treatment until the disease has progressed, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm FDA Acts To Avoid Shortage And Strengthen The Safety Of SucraidThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an expedited approval of a supplemental application that allows for changes in the manufacturing of Sucraid (sacrosidase) Oral Solution. The approval will prevent a product shortage by allowing the sole manufacturer of the drug, QOL Medical, to obtain Sucraid's active ingredient from a different manufacturer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Severe Form Of EpilepsyThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, Banzel (rufinamide), for use as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. "This approval offers another treatment option for patients who suffer from these debilitating, severe seizures," said Russell Katz, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm Children With Serious Mental Health Problems Do Not Receive Adequate Care In One In Five States, Survey FindsChildren with serious mental health problems do not receive adequate care in more than one in five states, according to a survey released on Thursday, USA Today reports. The survey, conducted by Janice Cooper of the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, included responses from state and local officials, as well as others involved with mental health care for children.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm Hairspray linked to birth defectBoys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:38 pm Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm High After Psychiatric Hospital DischargeTwo new studies show that patients who have attempted suicide or who have been hospitalized for a psychiatric illness are at increased risk for suicide or other types of self-harm. These findings, say experts, highlight the importance of, and the need for, immediate and effective aftercare interventions.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:23 pm Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in IndiaThe health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:20 pm 'Superglue' brain op for toddlerThe parents of a 17-month-old girl tell how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:13 pm The Role Predator Selection On Polymorphic Aposematic Poison-frogsPhenotypic variation between populations of the poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius is extremely high throughout their distribution in northern South America. As the bright colors are assumed to act as a warning signal to potential predators, the evolution of this variation within a species raises some interesting questions. On pp. xxx-xxx B.P. Noonan & A.A.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm Siemens And Asklepios Expand Cooperation In The IT SectorSiemens Healthcare and the Asklepios Hospitals will continue to deepen their cooperation in the information technology (IT) sector. The hospital information system i.s.h.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm Asthma UK Northern Ireland Seeks Support From Health CommitteeAsthma UK Northern Ireland has used an exclusive round table discussion with the Health Committee to seek their support and Intervention to ensure that the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) keep its promises to people with asthma, and to highlight current issues affecting people with the condition in Northern Ireland.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm Asbestos victims win 'test case'Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 11:59 am War woundsHow conflict has driven medical advanceSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 8:59 am Recipes for Health: Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash SoupA rich-tasting soup that doesn’t rely on cream or butter.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 8:35 am Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials SayFederal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under 5.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 7:42 am TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists SayChildren’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2008 | 6:56 am Obama Picks Daschle for HHS SecretaryBy selecting former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) to head the Department of Health and Human Services, President-Elect Barack Obama has found a point person for sweeping healthcare reform who also shares his bipartisan read realistic approach to politics.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Nov 2008 | 2:58 am Study: Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier (AP)AP - Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:51 am About face! How babies in their buggies benefit from eye contact.The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:32 am Hospital bug fine plan 'unfair'The UK government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:22 am Young drinkers offered educationPolice are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2008 | 12:05 am Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers FindIn the largest randomized trial of ginkgo biloba to date, researchers found that the extract did not prevent or delay memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:28 pm Adverse Effects, Patient Preference, and Cost Should Dictate Antidepressant ChoicePhysicians should consider adverse effects, cost, and a patient's personal preferences when prescribing second-generation antidepressants, since research shows all of these agents have equivalent efficacy, according to a new guideline issued by the American College of Physicians.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:33 pm HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks (AP)AP - Two years after the government urged making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus doesn't know it, scientists said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:01 pm ECGs Add Little When It Comes to Prognosis in Those With Chest PainElectrocardiograms have limited incremental value over and above clinical assessment for prognosis in patients with suspected angina, a new study has found.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Ginkgo Biloba Shows No Benefit in Prevention of Dementia, Alzheimer's DiseaseResults of a randomized trial show no beneficial effect of Ginkgo biloba in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease or dementia in subjects with either normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm FDA Approvals: Premarin, Norditropin, AcanyaThe FDA has approved a new indication for a conjugated estrogens topical vaginal cream, an expanded indication for somatropin injection, and clindamycin phosphate plus benzoyl peroxide topical gel.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Significant Reduction in Breast Cancer Recurrence and Mortality With Psychologic InterventionIn stage II breast cancer patients, a program of psychologic intervention significantly reduced recurrence and mortality risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Long-Term Study Shows Neurostimulation Relieves Leg PainNew 24-month results suggest that spinal-cord stimulation provides sustained leg pain relief, improved quality of life, and functional capacity in patients with failed-back-surgery syndrome.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:18 pm Specialized Stroke Care and Telemedicine Appear to Improve OutcomesSpecialized stroke care is associated with long-term benefits and is possible, researchers say, even in hospitals without full neurological service.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:00 pm ASCO Updates Guideline on Chemotherapy and Radiation ProtectantsThe updated guideline includes palifermin for severe mucositis, and new recommendations for amifostine and dexrazoxane.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:38 pm Depression on the holidays is commonNovember 20, 2008 Nov. 20--For most people, the start of the holiday season brings feelings of joy and anticipation.Source: PsycPORT.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:36 pm Ban on fast-food TV ads may cut obesityNovember 20, 2008 ATLANTA - A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study in the U.S. that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.Source: PsycPORT.com | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:36 pm No belly buttonThis model has no navel. Why the lack of tummy button?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:13 pm Pfizer drops bid to sell Viagra over the counter in Europe (AFP)
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