Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders

November 30, 2008 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 30 Nov 2008 | 8:21 pm

UPDATE 1-US web sales up 1 pct on Black Friday -comScore

NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales online rose 1 percent on Black Friday, the traditional start to the holiday shopping season, to $534 million, tracking firm comScore said on Sunday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Nov 2008 | 6:35 pm

Gene "silencing" drug blocks heart disease in mice

LONDON (Reuters) - An international research team has identified a tiny piece of genetic material that plays a key role in heart failure, and shown how an experimental compound prevents the
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China pledges to fight AIDS discrimination (AP)

A volunteer hands out pamphlets with information on AIDS prevention in Shenyang, China Saturday Nov. 29, 2008. After years of denying that AIDS was a problem, Chinese leaders have shifted gears dramatically in recent years, confronting the disease more openly and promising anonymous testing, free treatment for the poor and a ban on discrimination against people with the virus. (AP Photo)AP - Chinese health authorities and the U.N. AIDS agency pledged to fight discrimination against people with the disease in China with the unveiling Sunday of a massive red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.



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Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so (AP)

In this Nov. 28, 2007 file photo, a social worker displays earrings and pendants made using the AIDS awareness symbol at a counseling center in Chennai, India. As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. (AP Photo/M. Lakshman, File)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2008 | 4:58 pm

Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so

As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Nov 2008 | 4:56 pm

Moroccans give fresh twist to kaftan

For centuries it has been the sartorial standard for women's wear in Morocco. Now a group of Moroccan fashion designers say it's time to give the kaftan a modern twist. The...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Nov 2008 | 4:35 pm

Siemens: Ask the Ultimate Power in Imaging


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Acuo Technologies Announces Vendor Neutral Archiving Contract With Children's Hospital of Philadelphia


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Israel's Delek Group moves to net loss in Q3

JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Israeli conglomerate Delek Group said on Sunday it moved to a quarterly net loss due to a drop in value of its real estate investments.
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Sentinelle Medical Enters OEM Distribution Agreement with Toshiba


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Pregnant Indians risk passing diabetes to babies

CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Nov 2008 | 1:58 pm

Pregnant Indians risk passing diabetes to babies (Reuters)

Reuters - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed factors including malnutrition.
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Fujifilm Sees Significant Growth of Managed Services Business


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Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)

Gen. Peter Chirarelli, vice chief of staff for the Army, accompanied by occupational therapist Eileen Hayes, tests out a driving simulator used for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients to test their reaction skills, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Chirarelli toured the Warrior Transition Unit, as well as medical and rehab facilities for soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)AP - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2008 | 12:31 pm

A Class Of Small RNAs Inherited From The Mother Determines Offspring's Fertility Trait

Hereditary information flows from parents to offspring not just through DNA but also through the millions of proteins and other molecules that cling to it. These modifications of DNA, known as "epigenetic marks," act both as a switch and a dial - they can determine which genes should be turned on or off, and how much message an "on" gene should produce.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Scottish Psychiatrists 'Slightly More Positive' About The Mental Health Act

Psychiatrists in Scotland are starting to view the new Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 a little more positively, according to the results of a survey published in the December issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin. Overall, levels of satisfaction among psychiatrists rose between 2006 and 2007.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Emerging Drugs For Treatment Of Overactive Bladder And Detrusor Overactivity

UroToday.com - Overactive bladder is a key battleground for the pharmaceutical industry and an area of considerable significance to health delivery systems. Given the substantial effects on quality of life, patients are understandably keen for therapeutic strategies which are effective without the significant side effects of anticholinergic drugs.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

UK Boost For South Africa In New Struggle Against AIDS

South Africa's revitalised drive against AIDS today received a £15 million boost which could help save millions of lives and stop the spread of HIV across the country.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 'Works Best With Recurrent Depression'

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is most effective in patients who have had four or more prior episodes of depression, according to new research from The Netherlands.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Age And Grade Trends In Prostate Cancer (1974-2003): A Surveillance, Epidemiology, And End Results Registry Analysis

UroToday.com - In this study we report an analysis of prostate cancer grade migration trends, by age, using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data over a 30-year period from 1974 to 2003. Age and grade are critical factors in guiding treatment decision-making and outcomes reporting in prostate cancer.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

The March Of AIDS May Be Slowed By Selenium

Increasing the production of naturally occurring proteins that contain selenium in human blood cells slows down multiplication of the AIDS virus, according to biochemists. "We have found that increasing the expression of proteins that contain selenium negatively affects the replication of HIV," said K. Sandeep Prabhu, Penn State assistant professor of immunology and molecular toxicology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Interim Safety And Risk Assessment Of Melamine And Its Analogues In Food For Humans, FDA Update 29th November

Last month, FDA issued its Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and its Analogues in Food for Humans. This interim safety and risk assessment indicated that melamine, in its chainlike "polymerized" form, has been used to manufacture dishes, plastic resins, and components of paper and paperboard that may come in contact with food.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

New Zealand Study Examines Link Between Abortion And Mental Health

Women who have an abortion face a small increase in the risk of developing common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, according to a new study from New Zealand.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Robotic Partial Nephrectomy For Renal Hilar Tumors: A Multi-Institutional Analysis

UroToday.com - Our multi-institutional study on robotic partial nephrectomy for renal hilar tumors is the first to focus solely on renal hilar tumors and represents one of the largest series in the world.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

India's hijras spread safe sex message in life or death AIDS fight (AFP)

Indian sex workers prepare for a night's work at their home inside the redlight area of Kamathipura in Mumbai, on November 25. The Indian government currently estimates that between two million and 3.1 million people are living with HIV-AIDS, sharply down on previous calculations that triggered fears of a South Africa-style epidemic.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Savitha was born a boy but became a girl at the age of 16. Nine years on, she sells cheap sex to lorry drivers at a dusty truck stop outside the southern Indian city of Bangalore.



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Decision due on conjoined twins

Doctors will decide next Tuesday whether to operate on two conjoined twins born in a London hospital last week.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2008 | 3:16 am

Saving lives

How a new trolley may breathe life into resuscitation
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2008 | 12:54 am

Alternative vision

DR Congo students with HIV get busy with cameras
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2008 | 12:32 am

Internet searching stimulates brain

November 29, 2008 Can Googling delay the onset of dementia?
Source: PsycPORT.com | 29 Nov 2008 | 8:21 pm

Psychologists: Fear and greed may fuel retail stampedes

November 29, 2008 While greed may seem an obvious motive for crowds that stampede retailers in search of bargains at this time of year, experts say fear also plays a significant role.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 29 Nov 2008 | 8:21 pm