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Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 2:44 pm India minister wants all school kids to learn yoga (Reuters)Reuters - India's health minister on Saturday said he wants to push all school-going children to learn yoga, in the hope that it can reduce the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in years to come.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm India minister wants all school kids to learn yogaCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - India's health minister on Saturday said he wants to push all school-going children to learn yoga, in the hope that it can reduce the prevalence of diseases such...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm Siemens Focuses on Role-Based, Context-Sensitive and Knowledge-Driven SolutionsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:00 pm FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:26 pm Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise (Reuters)
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News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 11:36 am More Men Take the Lead Role in Caring for Elderly ParentsEven as they make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers now, men are less likely to ask for help to cope.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:39 am How Do Individuals React To Metabolic Stress? - Genetic Variation In Metabolism IdentifiedMetabolic diseases in particular the increasingly prevalent type 2 diabetes are caused by a complex interaction between genetic disposition and unfavorable lifestyle, above all unbalanced diet and too little physical exercise.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Teaching The TeachersProfessional standards programme falls short of an "A", suggests research Official professional standards in both Scotland and England which aim to nurture the development of new teachers pay too little attention to what 'becoming' a teacher is really like.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Experts Urge Change In Asthma ManagementThe need for an urgent change in asthma management is advocated this week by a group of respiratory specialists, patient representatives, GPs and paediatricians from across Europe and North America.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Nostalgic Thoughts Of Happier Times Can Help Overcome LonelinessNostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, has a crucial part to play in combating feelings of isolation and loneliness, claim researchers in a new study.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Stem Cell Obstacles"There are still a number of major hurdles in the path of stem cell research today that are preventing the routine application of the technology in regenerative medicine." So say UK scientists writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Biotechnology.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am 'Wiring' In The Brain Influences PersonalitySome people are constantly seeking a new kick; some prefer to stick to tried and tested things. Which group you belong to seems to be connected, inter alia, with the 'wiring' of specific centres of the brain. This was discovered by scientists at the University of Bonn using a new method. Even how much acceptance people seek is apparently also determined by nerve fibres in the brain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Europe Accuses Drug Makers of Padding Health Care CostsThe European Union accused drug companies of adding billions of dollars to health care costs by delaying or blocking the sale of less-expensive generic medicines.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:13 am Insight Into Adaptive Ability Of Cells Offered By Rong Li LabThe Stowers Institute's Rong Li Lab has published findings that shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries - findings that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body's natural defense mechanisms or chemotherapy treatment. The work was published in the November 26 issue of Cell.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am Electric Fields Clean Up BioreactorsResearchers from EKB Technology - a spinout joint venture between the University of Oxford and C-Tech Innovation - have announced positive results from an elegant method of improving mammalian cell bioreactors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am European Working Time Directive - Time Is Running Out, Warns BMA ScotlandWith less than 250 days to go until all junior doctors in Scotland will be restricted to working a maximum of 48 hours a week, BMA Scotland today (28 November 2008) warns that Scotland's Health Boards are not ready. The deadline for full compliance with the European Working Time Directive for doctors in training is August 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am Diffusion And Perfusion MR Imaging Of The ProstateUroToday.com - The current gold standard for diagnosis of prostate cancer is the Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy, initiated by elevated PSA-levels or a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) suspicious for prostate cancer. However TRUS and TRUS-guided biopsies are known to have high false-negative rates, up to 30% with random sextant biopsies 1, 2.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am The Evidence Gap: The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension StudyCritics say drug firms worked to discredit a clinical trial that found that inexpensive pills for hypertension worked better than newer drugs.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Nov 2008 | 8:05 am Small Sask. town wonders why it has 6 appendicitis cases since mid-OctoberAVONLEA, Sask. - Health officials say they're investigating why there are suddenly so many appendicitis cases in Avonlea, Saskatchewan. Since the middle of last month, six people in theSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 5:28 am UK funds for S Africa Aids fightThe UK is to give South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan £15m to help combat Aids in the country.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Nov 2008 | 5:16 am UPDATE 1-Ancora gets up to 5 pct of Bumi Resources -sourceJAKARTA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ancora Capital Management (Asia), an Indonesian private equity firm, has taken a stake of up to 5 percent in coal miner Bumi Resources , worth about $75 million, a person familiar...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 4:59 am Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- You may take certain over-the-counter supplements and medications without thinking twice. But when you're pregnant, even drugs that you can buy without a prescription can affect the developing fetus.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am Study Recruiting From Alzheimer's-Prone Families (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The adult children of people with the rarer, inherited form of Alzheimer's disease are being sought for a new study to better understand the biology of the brain disorder.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Giving blood transfusions to treat anemia in cancer patients increases the risk of potentially lethal blood clots, say University of Rochester, N.Y., researchers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am Ancora gets up to 5 pct of Bumi Resources-sourceJAKARTA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ancora Capital Management (Asia), an Indonesian private equity firm, has taken a stake of up to 5 percent in coal miner Bumi Resources , worth about $75 million, a person familiar...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 4:34 am UPDATE 3-FDA defends U.S. infant formula; sets safe levelWASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defended the safety of infant formula sold in the United States on Friday despite tests that found the chemical melamine in one brand...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 3:48 am Alberta reaches tentative three-year pay agreement with province's physiciansCALGARY - Alberta has reached a tentative agreement that will boost the pay of physicians by about 15 per cent over three years, and could also change the way they are paid. Health...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 3:33 am FDA sets 'safe' melamine levels in baby formulaAfter first saying that they could not determine a threshold for the safe amount of certain toxic chemicals in infant formula, Food and Drug Administration officials said Friday that trace amounts are safe.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Nov 2008 | 2:51 am Doctor says hopes of separating conjoined girls have been dashedbut the doctor who brought them to the United States to be evaluated for surgery now says there's no chance they'll ever have separate lives. Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru, who will be...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:35 am President-elect Barack Obama to broaden role of genetics in medical careWASHINGTON - For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approachSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:33 am Morning Rounds: Holiday Weight Gain, AIDS Prevention and Rising Health CostsHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:22 am UPDATE 2-FDA defends U.S. infant formula; sets safe level(Adds safety level, company reaction, details of findings)Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:13 am Health legacyCan early treatment fight a family disease?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:06 am Childhood Anxiousness and Disruptiveness May Predict Adult Suicide RiskAnxious-disruptive girls and disruptive boys are more likely to attempt suicide in young adulthood, according to a prospective school-based cohort study.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Nov 2008 | 9:30 pm Hand gels: Are they replacing soap and water?If you've ever shaken someone's hand, only to watch them slather themselves with hand sanitizer afterwards, you're not alone.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Nov 2008 | 6:08 pm Older People Get Distracted EasilyOne reason memory becomes a problem with age.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 28 Nov 2008 | 2:47 pm World's Oldest Person DiesEdna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 28 Nov 2008 | 2:43 pm New Zealand drink-driving doctor's 'handwash' defence dismissedA New Zealand doctor is convicted of drink-driving, despite blaming an alcohol handwash he used in surgery.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Nov 2008 | 2:40 pm 7 ways to help your baby fall asleepNaptime at our house used to be a recurring mystery: When would Lucy go down today? When I could no longer stand the suspense, I'd plop her in her car seat, where she'd anticlimactically drift off like it was no big deal. I was willing to do whatever worked. If you've ever experienced naptime drama, Parenting.com brings you mom and expert help.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Nov 2008 | 2:16 pm
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