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Big drop in global measles casesThe number of deaths across the world caused by measles has fallen by 74% in the past seven years.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:49 am Madagascar Oil sees 1.7 bln barrels in TsimiroroANTANANARIVO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Houston-based Madagascar Oil boosted its estimate of reserves at its Tsimiroro project on the Indian Ocean island by 30 percent on Friday to 1.7 billion barrels.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:29 am Mind: Standing in Someone Else’s Shoes, Almost for RealNeuroscientists have shown that they can create a “body swapping” illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 11:14 am CORRECTION - - UPDATE 1-BG and Kazakhstan to co-operate on explorationSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:53 am UPDATE 1-Irvine Energy says may seek possible mergerDec 5 (Reuters) - Oil and gas company Irvine Energy Plc said on Friday it was conducting a strategic review, including a possible merger of the company, and was in advanced talks to sell its non-core...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:44 am DiagnoCure announces fourth quarter and full year 2008 earnings conference call and webcastSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am Private healthWho should be allowed to see your medical records?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:28 am UPDATE 1-Gazprom to ask state for $3.6 bln for power units* 100 bln rbls needed from state to fund power constructionsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:14 am Yanzhou Coal says looking at overseas assets, no decisionsHONG KONG, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd , China's No. 3 coal producer, said on Fridayit is conducting feasibility studies on overseas assets, but no final decisions have been made.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:07 am Health bullseyeHow the Viking's liver fought back from years of abuseSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:07 am Confronting HIV/AIDS In Black Women In Washington, D.C., Requires 'Frank Talk,' Washington Post Opinion Piece Says"If ever there was a case for unvarnished sex education in public schools, the ongoing AIDS epidemic in black America ought to be it," columnist Courtland Milloy writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am New Briefing On Impacts Of Childhood Bereavement Whilst In CustodyThe Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) has published a new briefing paper, revealing that bereavement is a major- but often overlooked - issue for young people in secure settings. Studies show that rates of bereavement for young people involved in the criminal justice system are higher than in the general population.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Manhattan Research Releases European Opinion Leader Roundtable Report For Biopharma MarketersIn recent years European healthcare consumers and physicians have steadily increased their use of the Internet for treatment and product decisions. According to healthcare and pharmaceutical market research company's Manhattan Research's Cybercitizen Health™ Europe v8.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Mental Welfare Commission Welcomes Report From Prison Chief, ScotlandDonny Lyons, Director of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland today made the following statement on Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prison 'Out of Sight - severe and enduring mental health problems in Scotland's prisons: As a body with a statutory duty to safeguard the care and treatment rSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Application Process Opens For Academic Health Science Centre Designation, UKThe process to select the organisations that will be designated as Academic Health Science Centres (AHSC) has formally opened today. At the same time it has been confirmed that Sir Ian Kennedy has been formally appointed to chair the international panel which will make a recommendation to Secretary of State about which partnerships should be awarded AHSC status.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am GlaxoSmithKline To Reduce Price Of HPV Vaccine Cervarix In South AfricaGlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday announced it will reduce the cost of its human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix in South Africa, SAPA/Independent Online reports. GSK will reduce the price of the vaccine from 700 South African rand per dose, or about $67, to 450 rand per dose, or about $43.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Online Learning To Support General Practice Care For People With Intellectual Disability- Royal Australian College Of GPsThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new online learning activity designed to support general practitioners and other members of the general practice team in providing high quality health care for people with an intellectual disability.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Clinton Replacement In Senate Must Uphold Her Legacy As 'Champion For Women,' Opinion Piece SaysAlthough President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. HilLary Clinton (D-N.Y.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Maine Family Planning Advocates Expect Fight Over Parental Consent For Prescription Birth ControlReproductive health advocates in Bangor, Maine, have launched a campaign -- called the Heart of ME campaign -- in anticipation of legislation to require parental consent for minors to receive contraception at school clinics and other health care providers, the Bangor Daily News reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am IBM And Merge Healthcare Join Forces For Better Development Of Advanced Medical Imaging TechnologyWith the help of IBM (NYSE: IBM), Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE) is providing doctors, radiologists and other medical professionals easier access to medical images including x-rays, MRIs and CT scans.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am UPDATE 1-Japan Nippon Oil in talks on $5-10 bln Iraq refineryBAGHDAD, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Oil Exploration is in talks with the Iraqi government on the construction of an oil refinery worth $5-10 billion and investment in oil exploration for the same...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:51 am Reliance Petrol conducts trials at refinery-sourceMUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Petroleum is conducting trial runs at its 580,000 barrel per day refinery in the western state of Gujarat, an official at a Reliance group company who has knowledge...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:44 am NEW ISSUE-India's Reliance to raise $101 mln via bondsMUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries Ltd is raising 5 billion rupees ($101 million) through 10-year bonds at a coupon of 10.75 percent, three banking sources familiar with the deal said...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:42 am Japan's Nippon Oil in talks on $5-10 bln Iraq refineryBAGHDAD, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Oil Exploration is in talks with the Iraqi government on the construction of an oil refinery worth $5-10 billion and investment in oil exploration for the same...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:34 am Strangers May Cheer You Up, Study SaysA new study found that happiness is more contagious than previously thought.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:25 am Zimbabwe Declares Cholera EmergencyThe nation’s health minister appealed for outside help a day after police attacked protesting medical workers.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 9:17 am Drug Combo for Hypertension May Be Safer Than Recommended AlternativeThe results of a new study may call into question current national treatment guidelines.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:12 am Panel Urges More Screening of Brain Injury in TroopsThe Institute of Medicine is calling on the military to increase testing of cognitive skills of recruits to better evaluate and respond to traumatic brain injuries.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 8:08 am Many risks seen with traumatic brain injury (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Dec 2008 | 6:05 am Study: Most Child Abuse Goes Unreported (Time.com)Time.com - A series of reports on child abuse suggest that as many as nine in 10 cases of child maltreatment and neglect go unreportedSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:40 am Good cheer may spread itself, a study suggests (AP)AP - When you're smiling, the whole world really does smile with you.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Dec 2008 | 5:34 am Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Reactions to the vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer are rare, and young women can tolerate subsequent doses.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Lining the upper small intestine with an impermeable sleeve may be as effective as invasive gastric bypass surgery to help people lose weight and avoid diabetes, a new report says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am UnitedHealth to Insure the Right to InsuranceThe company will sell the right to buy an individual health policy in the future even if you become sick.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 4:06 am Happiness really does rub off on othersHappiness is infectious and can spread like a "ripple" through social groups, according to US researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:52 am Happiness: Contagious as the FluIn a good mood? Your neighbor, her friends and even her friends' friends should thank you.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:01 am Warning over internet painkillersPrescription-only painkillers available over the internet could be "deadly" say experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Dec 2008 | 12:01 am Plan for £12m stroke ad campaignA campaign will be launched by the government in the new year to help people remember what the first symptoms of stroke are.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:59 pm Doctor and Patient: Does More Sleep Make for Better Doctors?At the 78th hour of the workweek, young doctors of today must decide how to spend their last few hours in the hospital.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:06 pm Treating Diabetic Patients to Very Low Lipid Targets Regresses CIMTInterestingly, the regression of CIMT observed occurs in aggressively treated patients who reach treatment goals with statins alone and those treated with statins and ezetimibe combination therapy. An analysis of the FIELD trial, however, showed that fenofibrate had no effect on CIMT in diabetic patients.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 11:02 pm New Guidance on Evaluation of Distal Symmetric PolyneuropathyNew practice parameters aim to give evidence-based guidance on the role of laboratory and genetic testing, autonomic testing, and nerve and skin biopsy in the evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:29 pm ACCOMPLISH Published: ACE Inhibitor and CCB Best for Reducing Clinical Events in Hypertensive PatientsA single tablet angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/calcium-channel blocker initiated in high-risk hypertensive patients significantly reduced the risk for morbidity and mortality by 20%.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm American College of Physicians Recommends Routine Screening for HIVThe American College of Physicians has issued a statement that clinicians should routinely screen all patients for HIV.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Appropriate Exercise, Patient Education May Be Helpful for FibromyalgiaA study shows that progressive walking, simple strength training, and stretching improve functional status, key symptoms, and self-efficacy in women with fibromyalgia actively treated with medication.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Barbiturates and Opiates Increase Risk for Chronic MigrainePatients develop transformed migraine at a rate of 2.5% per year, a new study shows, and any use of narcotics increased this risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm MORES May Help Identify Men at Risk for OsteoporosisA study shows that in men aged 60 years and older, the Male Osteoporosis Risk Estimation Score can identify men at risk for osteoporosis who should be referred for confirmatory bone density scans.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm FDA Approvals: Apriso, Promacta, TreandaThe FDA has approved mesalamine extended-release capsules (Apriso), eltrombopag tablets (Promacta), and a new indication for bendamustine HCl intravenous infusion (Treanda).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm RSNA 2008: New Breast Imaging Modalities Reveal Cancers as Small as a Single MillimeterPositron-emission mammography (PEM) and breast-specific gamma imaging reveal occult breast cancers as small as 1 mm in size. PEM is not affected by breast density or hormonal status.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 9:53 pm ICDs With Subcutaneous Leads May Be Just Around The CornerResearchers say European regulators may render a decision next year.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Dec 2008 | 8:41 pm Measles Deaths Drop Worldwide, Report EstimatesMeasles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:45 pm Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:27 pm Fitness: A Drop in Pay, but a Leap in KarmaThe federal Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts the fitness field will grow 27 percent from 2006 to 2016. Are you ready to trade in your corporate skills for a leotard?Source: NYT > Health | 4 Dec 2008 | 7:24 pm US troops launch Iraq toxins caseSixteen American soldiers who served in Iraq accuse defense contractor KBR of knowingly exposing them to a toxic chemical.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:35 pm Morning Rounds: An African Epidemic, Children’s Shoes and YouTube’s Medical AdsHealth news from around the Web. .Source: NYT > Health | 4 Dec 2008 | 6:32 pm Aids awareHow attitudes have changed in Guyana and BarbadosSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:41 pm New doctorsSomali medical school's first graduates for yearsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:38 pm Man Accidentally Shoots Wife During SexWe Americans, it seems, have a penchant for doing ourselves harm.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Dec 2008 | 4:05 pm Baby Faith remains seriously illA baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:31 pm Measles deaths drop worldwide, report estimates (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Dec 2008 | 3:02 pm Old People Feel 13 Years Younger Than They AreElderly people feel like spring chickens.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Dec 2008 | 1:42 pm
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