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Chinese firms to compensate tainted milk victims (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am 'We're Ready to Prove It!'Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:18 am Nurses Welcome Change In Labor Department, USAThe nation's largest organization of registered nurses today welcomed the announced appointment of California Congresswoman Hilda Solis as "opening the door to a desperately needed change of course at the Department of Labor.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am VITROS(R) 3600 Immunodiagnostic System For Laboratory Diagnostics Receives 510(k) Clearance From The FDAOrtho Clinical Diagnostics announced 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for its VITROS(R) 3600 Immunodiagnostic System. This new high-capacity immunoassay system provides laboratories with a truly innovative solution to address their quality, labor and cost challenges.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Beckman Coulter Announces FDA Clearance Of UniCel(R) DxH 800Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of products that simplify and automate complex biomedical testing, ushers in a new era of cellular analysis with the release of the UniCel(R) DxH 800 Coulter(R) Cellular Analysis System.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Treating Gum Disease Linked To Lower Medical Costs For Patients With DiabetesA new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to 10 to 12 percent lower medical costs per month.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am FDA Clears Covidien's Evident™ Microwave Ablation System For Use In Nonresectable Liver Tumor AblationCovidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products , today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a 510(k) marketing clearance for the Evident™ Microwave (MW) Ablation System, intended for use in the ablation of nonresectable liver tumors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Colonoscopy Significantly Reduces Death From Left-Sided Colon Cancer But Not From Right-Sided Colon CancerColorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in North America. Colonoscopy is the "gold standard" for evaluation of the colon. Now, a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine finds colonoscopy may not be as effective as previously believed.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am CBO Predicts Medicare Public Buy-In Would Lead To Higher Insured Rates And Lower CostsA detailed report issued by the Congressional Budget Office comparing health care reform options found that a plan to allow Americans to buy into Medicare before turning 65 would lead to more people with health coverage and lower costs than private insurance coverage. The CBO studied a limited Medicare buy-in option for those between 62 and 64 years old.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Skipping Sleep May Signal Problems For Coronary ArteriesOne extra hour of sleep per night appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery calcification, an early step down the path to cardiovascular disease, a research team based at the University of Chicago Medical Center reports in the Dec. 24/31 issue of JAMA. The benefit of one hour of additional sleep was comparable to the gains from lowering systolic blood pressure by 17 mm Hg.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Is The Next Treatment For Alzheimer's Already Out There?New Alzheimer's Society research will investigate whether curcumin, found in the popular Indian spice turmeric, and a number of drugs for other conditions, could benefit people with Alzheimer's Researchers at Southampton University will examine whether the drugs could counteract some of the brain changes that are characteristic of the disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Phase III Study Showed Rituxan® Decreased The Progression Of Joint Damage In Patients With Early Rheumatoid ArthritisGenentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) and Biogen Idec (Nasdaq:BIIB) announced today 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 | 27 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Cancer drug reverses transplant rejection: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Dec 2008 | 6:09 am The Evidence Gap: Health Care That Puts a Computer on the TeamThere is broad agreement that moving patient records into the computer age is essential to improving care and curbing costs.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Dec 2008 | 6:00 am US offers Viagra to win over Afghan warlords: report (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Dec 2008 | 5:03 am Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly patients who take cholesterol-lowering statins before cardiac surgery may lower their chances of having postoperative delirium, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am Malaysia Petronas Gas to call bids for new plant-reportKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Malaysian industrial gas provider Petronas Gas is expected to call bids for a 900 million ringgit ($258.8 million) power plant project in Sabah on Borneo early next year,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Dec 2008 | 4:43 am Professor making strides in drug abuse researchDecember 26, 2008 Dec. 26--CHAPEL HILL -- Gadgets whiz and whir from every corner of the cramped laboratory.Source: PsycPORT.com | 27 Dec 2008 | 2:21 am Mentally ill suffer in AfghanistanDecember 26, 2008 Dec. 26--SAMAR KHEL, Afghanistan -- Wali Sultani has been chained to the wall of his cell for almost a month. He is wearing the same dirty clothes and he is eating the same diet every day -- bread, black pepper and water.Source: PsycPORT.com | 27 Dec 2008 | 2:21 am Transvaginal Mesh Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Linked to Good 1-Year OutcomesA prospective, multicenter cohort study shows satisfactory objective and subjective outcomes 1 year after trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Dec 2008 | 2:04 am Severe Asthma With Fungal Sensitization May Respond to Oral Antifungal TherapyA randomized controlled trial shows that approximately 60% of patients with severe asthma with fungal sensitization respond to oral antifungal therapy, with large improvements in quality of life.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Dec 2008 | 1:55 am 'Painful legacy' of heart attackOne in five people recovering from a heart attack is still having chest pain a year afterwards, a US study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Dec 2008 | 12:03 am Slimming successLizzie celebrates her progress with a new dressSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Dec 2008 | 12:01 am Calif. teen's family sues Cigna over transplant (AP)AP - The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient has sued health insurance giant Cigna Corp. for her death in 2007 after the company initially refused to pay for a liver transplant.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Dec 2008 | 11:56 pm Severe Asthma With Fungal Sensitization May Respond to Oral Antifungal TherapyA randomized controlled trial shows that approximately 60% of patients with severe asthma with fungal sensitization respond to oral antifungal therapy, with large improvements in quality of life.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Transvaginal Mesh Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Linked to Good 1-Year OutcomesA prospective, multicenter cohort study shows satisfactory objective and subjective outcomes 1 year after trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Linked to Improved Care for Stroke and TIA PatientsAdherence to evidence-based guidelines from the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke program resulted in improvement in hospital performance measures related to care of stroke and transient ischemic attack.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Multidisciplinary Treatment May Benefit Patients With Chronic Low Back PainIn a prospective trial, multidisciplinary treatment aided patients in all stages of back pain chronicity, suggesting that this should not be given only to those with lower grades of chronic pain.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Complex CBT Effective in Treatment of Severe Eating DisordersCognitive behavioral therapy that targets perfectionism and low self-esteem as well as extreme dieting, binge eating, or purging seems to be a valid treatment of particularly severe eating disorders.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm MyPyramid Dietary Guidelines Modified for Older AdultsIn the Modifed MyPyramid for Older Adults, nutrient- and fiber-rich foods are emphasized, as well as food sources of nutrients rather than supplements and the use of fluid and physical activity icons.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm Interleukin Genetics Receives Notification of Failure to Meet Continued Listing Standard Section 1003(a)(iii)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm UPDATE 1-Fujitsu says no deal with Western Digital-NikkeiSAN FRANCISCO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - There is no chance that Japan's Fujitsu Ltd will sell its hard disk drive business to Western Digital Corp , the Nikkei financial daily quoted Fujitsu President Kuniaki...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 8:38 pm UPDATE 2-FDA approves Allergan's drug for longer eyelashesBOSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Allergan Inc , the maker of Botox, said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its eyelash-thickening drug Latisse.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 7:58 pm Conoco says ops normal at L.A. refinery after upsetHOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said operations were normal on Friday at its 139,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles refining complex following a Thursday malfunction in a unit at the refinery's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 7:35 pm Experience Necessary: A Commitment to Fighting Childhood CancerJeffrey C. Allen is a professor of pediatrics and neurology and the director of the division of neuro-oncology at the New York University Cancer Institute.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Dec 2008 | 7:01 pm Neighborhoods Vary Widely in Access to Healthy FoodsDisparities in access to healthy food are of great concern because of their potential effect on dietary intake and obesity.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 6:55 pm Fujitsu says no deal with Western Digital-NikkeiSAN FRANCISCO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - There is no chance that Japan's Fujitsu Ltd will sell its hard disk drive business to Western Digital Corp , the Nikkei financial daily quoted Fujitsu President Kuniaki...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 6:45 pm Video: Allergan Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval of Latisse(TM) -- First and Only Treatment Approved by the FDA for Hypotrichosis of EyelashesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 6:38 pm Egypt's Coptic pope bans phone confessionsEgypt's Coptic pope has banned the faithful from confessing their sins to priests over the telephone because intelligence agents might be listening in, a newspaper reported on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 6:16 pm Patrick J. McMahon Named Senior Vice President/CFO of Sisters of Charity Health SystemSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Dec 2008 | 6:00 pm Expansion of Clinics Shapes Bush LegacyPresident Bush has doubled federal financing for community health centers, enabling the creation or expansion of 1,297 clinics in underserved areas.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Dec 2008 | 5:18 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 | 5:10 pm Silibinin Infusion Has Antiviral Effect Against HCV in NonrespondersIntravenous silibinin, a flavanone derived from milk thistle, provides a "substantial" antiviral effect in patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) who have not responded to standard full-dose pegylated interferon plus ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV), clinicians from Austria report.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm Your Brain Sees $$$ More Clearly Than You KnowWhen you see something of value, your brain essentially sees dollar signs, a new study finds.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 26 Dec 2008 | 4:48 pm
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