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Police question Total Italy CEO at his office-TotalROME, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Italian police questioned the chief executive of Total Italy at his offices on Tuesday, a spokesman for Total Italy said.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:47 pm UPDATE 1-Shell mulls Pernis unit restart delay-sourceAMSTERDAM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is considering delaying the restart of a catalytic cracker used to make gasoline at its Dutch Pernis oil refinery until the end of January due to economic...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:42 pm Saxony OK's state aid for Qimonda if Infineon helpsDRESDEN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The German state of Saxony has agreed to save loss-making chipmaker Qimonda with a rescue package worth 150 million euros ($205 million) if parent company Infineon comes up...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:36 pm Combo treatment for prostate cancer cuts deaths (AP)AP - Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s. But in Europe, many doctors have avoided the combo treatment and used hormone drugs alone, thinking the pair would be too harsh for most patients.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm UPDATE 1-Beckman Coulter sees 2009 EPS growing 10 pctDec 16 (Reuters) - Diagnostic medical test maker Beckman Coulter on Monday said it expects 2009 earnings per share to grow 10 percent on a 5 percent rise in revenue, helped by higher-margin recurring...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:21 pm Indonesia Bakrie Telecom gets approval for tower salesJAKARTA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk said on Tuesday it had shareholder approval for a plan to sell its telecommunications towers, which could raise 380.22 billion rupiah ($34...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:17 pm Shell mulls Pernis unit restart delay -sourceAMSTERDAM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is considering delaying the restart of a catalytic cracker used to make gasoline at its Dutch Pernis oil refinery until the end of January due to economic...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:14 pm Pastrami sold in Ontario recalled; may contain Listeria monocytogenesOTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume Old Style brand Pastrami because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:10 pm UPDATE 2-Arpida at all-time low on funding concernsZURICH, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Shares in Swiss biotech company Arpida slumped to an all-time low of 0.56 Swiss francs on concerns the company could need fresh funding even after it confirmed drastic measures...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:02 pm India's Satyam to acquire stake in Maytas InfraMUMBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Indian software firm Satyam Computer Services Ltd said on Tuesday its board had approved buying 51 percent in Maytas Infra and the buy out of Maytas Properties.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am UPDATE 1-Telenor shares shine as Ukraine unit holds EGM* Kyivstar's cash holdings could be unlocked if row endsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:45 am People baffled by health messagesPeople know a healthy lifestyle is important, but most are still confused about recommendations on fruit, exercise and alcohol, a report shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:41 am Scots ban doctor's white coatThe traditional doctor's white coat will be dropped under a new dress code unveiled by the Scottish Government.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:25 am Heavy snorers 'burn more energy'People with bedtime snoring and breathing problems may be using up far more calories while they sleep.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am Technology helps Santa make magic, scientist says (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:51 am Why watching romantic comedies can ruin your love lifeWatching romantic comedies can ruin your love life, according to a university study.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:02 am East Surrey Hospital Reports Cases Of Winter Vomiting Virus, EnglandHolmwood and Godstone wards have been closed to incoming patients after 18 people at the hospital have developed symptoms of winter vomiting virus. Tests are now being done to find the cause and the wards will remain shut until all symptoms of the bug have cleared. Members of the public are being asked to consider the necessity of their visit to the hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Safety Can Be Learned - And Helps Combat DepressionLearning a feeling of safety activates cellular and molecular processes that act against depression. This has been analysed using a new animal model that helps examine and explain the relevant cell biology processes more effectively.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Major Grant To Support Rapid, Accurate, Affordable Test For TuberculosisDr. Antonio Campos-Neto, head of the department of Cytokine Biology at The Forsyth Institute, has received a major grant from the internationally renowned Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) to continue his work to develop a test to diagnose active Tuberculosis (TB), the world's second deadliest infectious disease. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Study To Identify Best Rehabilitation Therapies For Patients With Traumatic Brain InjuriesRush University Medical Center and 10 other healthcare facilities in the U.S. and Canada have been awarded a $4.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify which rehabilitation therapies, or combination of therapies, can best help victims of traumatic brain injuries. Rush is the only center in Illinois participating in the study.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Funding For Building Better Bones And Tissue In The LabTissue engineering holds great promise for the treatment of conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, fibrosis, periodontal disease and traumatic injuries. However, bone and cartilage currently produced in the laboratory don't have sufficient strength to function in the body so they're not clinically viable. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am USA's Largest Ever Prostate Cancer Screening Programme Shows High Compliance And Consistent ResultsJust under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA's largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes, according to research published in the December issue of the UK-based urology journal BJU International.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Immunity Stronger At Night Than During DayThe immune system's battle against invading bacteria reaches its peak activity at night and is lowest during the day.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am 'Celldance 2008' Film And Image Contest Of American Society For Cell BiologyLike exotic fish threading their way through a tropical reef, Golgi "ribbons" swim through the submicroscopic ocean inside a living cell. "Triskelion" (three-legged) clathrin proteins swarm like angry bees around a particle wanting to enter the cell membrane. Doubled chromosomes divide like a graceful corps de ballet fluttering towards the wings.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am In Live Mammal - Single Adult Stem Cell Can Self Renew, Repair Tissue DamageThe first demonstration that a single adult stem cell can self-renew in a mammal was reported at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 48th Annual Meeting, Dec. 13-17, 2008 in San Francisco. The transplanted adult stem cell and its differentiated descendants restored lost function to mice with hind limb muscle tissue damage.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Dignity In Care, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, EnglandA new project at the Royal Free aims to promote the idea of dignified care across the trust. "Nurses are passionate about trying to deliver dignified care," said Mary Flatley, who is leading the project team. "This project aims to help clinical leaders improve patients' experiences within the trust by supporting the staff to deliver these clinical improvements.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Top Court Lets Smokers Sue for FraudCompanies that marketed “light” cigarettes may be sued, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 8:28 am N.F.L. Meeting Irks Wives of Ill RetireesThe wives of retired football players with dementia have been barred from N.F.L. meetings discussing later-life care for their husbands.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 7:39 am Colonoscopies Miss Many Cancers, Study FindsA popular screening test failed to detect far more colorectal cancers than expected.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 7:23 am Fresh bird flu outbreak in IndiaAuthorities in India's West Bengal state identify the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in thousands of dead chickens.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Dec 2008 | 7:19 am Teen Smoking Rates DeclineFewer teenagers are smoking now than at any time in the past decade, according to a new survey.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 6:51 am Personal Health: Query for Aging Patients: How Much Do You Drink?For older people alcohol has the potential to be a health benefit or a life-shortening hazard.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 6:37 am Drug price controls may shorten lives: report (Reuters)Reuters - Imposing European-style price controls on prescription drugs in the United States would result in modest cost savings that would be more than offset by shortened life spans as the pace of drug innovation slows, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:40 am Vital Signs: Risks: Child’s Weight Tied to Type of Crash InjuryA new study suggests that while heavier children are no more likely than others to be injured in car accidents, they are much more likely to hurt their arms and legs.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:37 am Vital Signs: Screening: Not All Blood Pressure Tests Are EqualA new report suggests that only ambulatory blood pressure can predict a future heart problem.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:37 am Cases: Person, Patient, StatisticHaving prostate cancer makes you feel like you’ve been reduced to an abstraction, merely a wrinkle in the business of repairing prostates.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:04 am Vital Signs: Regimens: Acupuncture Provides Headache ReliefFor chronic headaches the best treatment may be one of the oldest: acupuncture.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:02 am Global Update: Haiti and Dominican Republic Urged to Fight Mosquito Illnesses TogetherThe Carter Center has called for a joint effort to eliminate malaria and lymphatic filariasis from their last foothold in the Caribbean: the island of Hispaniola.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Despite major progress reducing overall colorectal cancer incidence and death rates in the United States, black men and women are still 45 percent more likely than whites to die of the disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:48 am Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Certain people just may be destined to be obese, based on the discovery of six additional genetic variants tied to people with higher body mass index, a new study says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:48 am Hypertension Might Hinder Thinking (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Sudden surges in blood pressure could make seniors with chronic hypertension a little less smart, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:48 am Self-harmers 'include boys too'The idea self-harm is almost exclusively a problem among teenage girls is wrong, UK research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Surge in Zimbabwe cholera deathsCholera has killed nearly 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, the UN Security Council hears as it debates the crisis there.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2008 | 10:54 pm Leptin Levels Linked to PsoriasisPeople with psoriasis may face a higher risk for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other heart disease risk factors thanks to high leptin levels.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 10:43 pm Poor Lifestyle a Link Between Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Disease RiskThe findings suggest that treating psychological stress on its own might not be the best approach to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease, say investigators.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm SABCS 2008: Improving the Clinical Breast ExaminationA new study demonstrates that when clinicians are asked to focus attention while performing a breast examination, the rate of detection of breast masses increases.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Nasal Obstruction, but Not Allergic Rhinitis, Linked to Sleep DisordersIn a prospective study, nasal obstruction with or without allergic rhinitis, but not allergic rhinitis without nasal obstruction, was associated with snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm FDA Approvals: Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens-A Vaginal Cream and BoostrixThe FDA has approved synthetic conjugated estrogens-A vaginal cream (SCE-A Vaginal Cream) and a new indication for tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Boostrix).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Pushing more doctors to ditch the prescription pad (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2008 | 9:17 pm Nifedipine May Not Prevent Premature BirthsA prospective, randomized study showed no benefit vs placebo for maintenance tocolysis with nifedipine, a widely used drug after arrested preterm labor to prevent premature births.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 8:15 pm New Variants Linked to Body Mass IndexSeveral of the newly discovered variants are strongly expressed in the brain or function in the central nervous system and point to a genetic basis for variations in appetite regulation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 8:05 pm More surgery for conjoined twinA baby girl separated from her conjoined twin has an operation to close her chest following heart surgery.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2008 | 6:09 pm Special-needs kids need special toysDecember 15, 2008 Dec. 15--Laurie Jerue struggled for years with bittersweet emotions as she bought her daughter Big Bird toys while the girl's peers moved on to teenage interests.Source: PsycPORT.com | 15 Dec 2008 | 5:45 pm Boost for 'light' cigarette casesUS gives the go-ahead to lawsuits against cigarette companies that advertised light or low-tar products.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2008 | 5:07 pm Electronic Laboratory Reporting May Help Speed Case Reporting of Notifiable DiseasesAccording to an analysis of Florida reporting from 2002 to 2006, ELR may potentially speed case reporting of notifiable disease and facilitate disease control activities.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 5:06 pm Racial Disparities Continue to Grow in Colorectal CancerOverall, incidence and mortality rates in colorectal cancer have declined, but racial disparities continue to widen.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 5:01 pm Bleeding test could free up bedsDoctors develop a new technique to diagnose internal bleeding which could save the NHS nearly £14m each year.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2008 | 4:09 pm Gene Test Better Predicts Breast Cancer RiskA new tool detects gene variations that are linked to an increased risk for breast cancer.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Racial gap in colon cancer deaths is widening (AP)AP - The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks' lower screening rates and poor access to quality care.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm
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