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Metapneumovirus infections seen widespread in adults (Reuters)Reuters - Human metapneumovirus, which was first identified in 2001 in children, is among the respiratory viruses that affect adults of all ages, New York-based researchers have found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:39 pm Pain pills may cut risk of bowel cancer: study (Reuters)Reuters - Use of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for over 5 years may lessen a person's risk of developing cancer of the lower portion of the large bowel, study findings suggest.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:33 pm Pollution at home often lurks unrecognizedNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people may be surprised by the number of chemicals they are exposed to through everyday household products, a small study finds, suggesting, researchers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:30 pm Bone-building exercise benefits may not lastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Athletic young men may lose the extra bone mineral density (BMD) they've accumulated if they reduce their physical activity levels as they grow older, according...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:29 pm UPDATE 1-Conoco, Cenex Montana refineries hit by fire-reportsHOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Fires broke out at the ConocoPhillips and Cenex refineries in Montana on Thursday, according to reports from Montana television stations and newspapers.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:21 pm UPDATE 1-India's Nov oil product sales sluggish as econ slows(Repeats to add link to table with no changes to text) (Recasts, adds details, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:16 pm Conoco, Cenex Montana refineries hit by fire-reportsHOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Fires broke out at the ConocoPhillips and Cenex refineries in Montana on Thursday, according to reports from Montana television stations.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:07 pm Health Tip: Why You May Have Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Erectile dysfunction occurs when a man can't achieve or maintain an erection during sex.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:02 pm UPDATE 1-Tesoro reports flaring at L.A. refinery--filingHOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Tesoro Corp reported flaring due to an equipment breakdown at its 100,000 barrel per day Los Angeles refinery on Friday, according to a notice filed with Los Angeles-area pollution...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Tesoro reports flaring at L.A. refinery--filingHOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Tesoro Corp reported flaring due to an equipment breakdown at its 100,000 barrel per day Los Angeles refinery on Friday, according to a notice filed with Los Angeles-area pollution...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 1:47 pm Eni gets exploration licenses in GabonMILAN, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Italy's oil and gas major Eni said on Friday it has acquired six high-potential new exploration licenses in Gabon as it aims to expand in sub-Saharan Africa.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 1:04 pm Conjoined twin dies in hospitalA former conjoined twin who survived an operation in which she lost her sister, has died, 23 days later, a UK hospital says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Dec 2008 | 12:36 pm UPDATE 1-Turkey's Grundig in Sony deal, shares surgeISTANBUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Turkish television maker Grundig Elektronik said on Friday it had signed a letter of intent to produce Sony brand LCD televisions, sending Grundig's shares 18 percent higher...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm Gazprom boosts reserves by 10 pct in 2008-paperMOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - The hydrocarbon reserves of Russia's Gazprom rose by a record 10 percent this year after the government granted it 10 major gas deposits and its oil arm boosted oil reserves,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 12:07 pm Heart Attack CalculatorWriting in the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Soft Data Paradigms to be published in January, Greek researchers describe a quick and easy artificial intelligence approach to working out heart attack risk. Physicians could use their system to provide patients with a personal risk factor and so advise on lifestyle changes or medication to lower their risk.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Overweight In Children Starting SchoolImmigrant children have a greater risk of suffering from overweight and obesity. This is the result of a study from Augsburg with 2306 children examined on starting school. Elisabeth Weber and her coauthors present the results in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztbl Int 2008; 105 [51-52]: 883-9).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Multiple Courses Of Antenatal Steroids Do Not Improve Preterm Birth Outcomes And Can Lead To Decreased Baby Size (Macs Study)Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids, every 14 days, do not improve outcomes for premature babies are associated with a decreased baby weight, length, and head circumference at birth. Therefore this treatment schedule is not recommended.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Why Don't We Read So Well On A Screen? Reading On A Screen Gives Us More Brain Stress Than Reading The Same Text On PaperClicking and scrolling interrupt our attentional focus. Turning and touching the pages instead of clicking on the screen influence our ability for experience and attention.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Phase III Study Showed Rituxan® Decreased The Progression Of Joint Damage In Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Genentech, Inc. (NYSE: DNA) and Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced that a Phase III clinical study of Rituxan® (rituximab) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have not previously been treated with methotrexate (MTX) met its primary endpoint.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Might Migrating Birds Have Infected The Svalbard Arctic Fox With Parasites?.Kristin Wear Prestrud comes from Sætre in Hurum, and graduated from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1999. After working for some five years at the veterinary school, primarily in the small animal clinic, she has for the last four years been employed as a Research Fellow at the Section of Arctic veterinary Medicine, The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in Tromso.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Caffeine Has Greater Effect On Men, And Starts Only Ten Minutes After ConsumptionA study headed by researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) shows that caffeine has a greater effect on men than women, and that these effects start just 10 minutes after it is drunk. In addition, contrary to what was previously thought, it has also been shown that decaffeinated coffee also produces an increased state of alertness.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Roche Brings Together Asia's Leading Academic Researchers In Drug Delivery SymposiumRoche brought together more than 70 leading experts from research institutes and universities across Asia at its second Drug Delivery Symposium held in Shanghai, China early in December.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Woman Who Regularly Fainted While Eating Sandwiches Or Fizzy Drinks - Case ExploredThe unusual case of a woman who regularly fainted while eating sandwiches or fizzy drinks is explored in a Case Report in this week's edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Christopher J Boos, and Dr Howard Marshall, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Birmingham, UK, and colleagues. The 25-year-old woman was seen at the hospital in January this year.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am ESC Statement On The Control Of Type 2 DiabetesA study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on 16 December 2008 has found that those with type 2 diabetes who had a diet high in low-glycemic foods such as nuts, beans and lentils had greater improvement in glycemic control and risk factors for coronary heart disease than those on a diet with an emphasis on high-cereal fibre.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Rare condition'A Christmas tree could put our son in hospital'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Dec 2008 | 12:19 am Prematurity 'can impair senses'A premature birth can cause lasting impairment to the sensory powers, research in the UK suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Dec 2008 | 12:08 am Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Low death rate after obesity surgery in Sweden (Reuters)Reuters - Death rates soon after anti-obesity or "bariatric" surgery in Sweden are low, statistics show.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Dec 2008 | 9:40 pm Drug adherence poor in women with urinary trouble (Reuters)Reuters - The odds are high that a woman who is prescribed an "anticholinergic" drug to relieve urinary incontinence or other lower urinary tract symptom will discontinue the medication not long after starting it, a study suggests. This is true regardless of the class of medication used.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Dec 2008 | 9:32 pm Games influence self-imageDecember 25, 2008 By Tim CarpenterSource: PsycPORT.com | 25 Dec 2008 | 2:51 pm Sleep disorder may be early sign of dementia or Parkinson's diseaseDecember 25, 2008 WASHINGTON, Dec 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the Dec. 24 online issue of U.S. journal Neurology.Source: PsycPORT.com | 25 Dec 2008 | 2:51 pm More sleep, fewer artery troublesDecember 25, 2008 By John FauberSource: PsycPORT.com | 25 Dec 2008 | 2:51 pm
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