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5 Tips: How to Keep Your New Year's ResolutionWhatever you resolve to do differently in 2009, vow also to develop a strategy to make it happen.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:03 pm What Science Says about Enlightened SexAnother year, another batch of boring resolutions. So why not resolve to have better sex?Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:57 pm Exercise Improves Kids' AcademicsAerobic exercise improves a student's fitness level and test scores, too.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:06 pm Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread (Reuters)Reuters - A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:33 pm US STOCKS-Futures point to higher open as oil, dollar surge* Futures rise: S&P up 8.4 points; Dow 72, Nasdaq 10.75Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm UPDATE 1-Slovenia says Russian gas import down 90 pctLJUBLJANA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Slovenian main gas supplier Geoplin said on Tuesday supply of Russian gas was reduced by 90 percent from 0300 GMT and added the situation "partly improved" after 0900 GMT.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:08 pm UPDATE 1-Poland's PGNiG to ask industry to curb gas usage* Deliveries via Ukraine fall by another 7 mln cubic metresSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Poland approves gas supply cut to industrial clientsWARSAW, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Poland has approved a request by its gas pipeline operator to cut deliveries to industrial clients after gas supplies suffered from the ongoing Moscow-Kiev row, a deputy prime...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:00 pm Slovenia says Russian gas import down 90 pctLJUBLJANA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Slovenian main gas supplier Geoplin said on Tuesday supply of Russian gas was reduced by 90 percent from 0300 GMT and added the situation "partly improved" after 0900 GMT.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm UPDATE 1-India's ONGC unit raises $1 bln via CPs-sourcesMUMBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), a unit of state-run oil exploration company Oil & Natural Gas Corp , on Tuesday raised 50 billion rupees ($1.03 billion) through a one-year commercial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Man has hiccups for two yearsChristopher Sands says he's keeping his sense of humour despite not being able to stop hiccupping for nearly two years.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm UPDATE 1-Tower Semiconductor names Elstein as chairman* Seeks acquisitions, JVs in wake of global financial crisisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:08 pm Air India sacks 'fat' hostessesIndia's state-run carrier Air India dismisses nine hostesses who had earlier been grounded for being overweight.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Poland's PGNiG to ask industry to curb gas usageWARSAW, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG will ask its main industrial clients to limit gas usage due to lower supplies resulting from a price dispute between Moscow and Kiev, it said in a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am UPDATE 3-Logitech cuts jobs, abandons targetsZURICH, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Logitech plans to cut some 5 percent of its global workforce and abandoned its fiscal 2009 targets after consumers cut back on Christmas spending, the world's largest computer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:42 am BRIEF-PGS says Q4 2008 fleet utilisation 77 pctOSLO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Norwegian seismic surveyor Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) said on Tuesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:38 am Warning over 'third hand smoke'Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am Super stethoscopeHow FBI technology is driving a medical advanceSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:33 am One Person Diagnosed With Diabetes Every Three Minutes In The UKOne person is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes* in the UK, according to new figures from Diabetes UK. The leading health charity, which has released the shocking statistic to mark its 75th Anniversary, says the number of people diagnosed with the condition is growing faster than ever.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Survey Reveals Prevalence Of Self-harm In Scottish Teenagers For First TimeNew research shows 14% of teenagers in Scotland have self-harmed - and a further 14% have thought seriously about doing so. The research, published in the January issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, is the first-ever study to examine the prevalence of adolescent self-harm in Scotland. The results show that the prevalence of self-harm in Scotland is similar to that in England.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Giant Food To Offer Generic Antibiotics At No Cost For Three MonthsGiant Food stores and stores of its sister chain Stop & Shop will provide no-cost generic antibiotics to customers with prescriptions for three months beginning Jan. 2, the Washington Post reports. Numerous popular antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, penicillin and ciprofloxacin, will be included.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am 1 In 4 Australian Children Have A Parent With A Mental IllnessAlmost a quarter of Australian children are living with a parent who has a mental illness, according to new research published in the January issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin. Of these, just over 1 % (or approximately 60,000 children) have a parent who has a severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, manic depression or clinical depression.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Study Finds 'Virginity Pledges' Do Not Affect Likelihood Of Premarital Sex, Reduce Contraception UseTeenagers who make "virginity pledges" to remain abstinent until marriage are just as likely as teens who do not make such pledges to have premarital sex and are less likely to use condoms and other birth control methods, according to a study published in the January issue of Pediatrics, the Washington Post reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am 21st Century Challenge Of Ovarian Cancer In The Elderly, A Personal Perspective - Cancernetwork.comThe incidence of ovarian cancer is highest in women over 70 years old, and the disease is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies in the United States and Europe. Nevertheless, improving the quality of medical care for elderly women with ovarian cancer continues to be a challenge.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am HHS Secretary-Nominee Daschle Attends Community Meetings To Discuss Health Reform With U.S. ResidentsPresident-elect Barack Obama's HHS secretary nominee, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), attended a community meeting in Dublin, Ind., on Dec. 29, 2008, where he spoke with residents about their health care concerns, the New York Times reports (Driehaus, New York Times, 12/30/08).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am New Study Shows Nicotine Replacement Therapy Appropriate For Gradual As Well As Abrupt QuittersNicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare have now found that smokers who are trying to quit gradually can also be helped by nicotine gum.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am New York Times Examines How EHRs Could Improve Evidence-Based MedicineThe New York Times last week examined how "widespread adoption of electronic health records might ... greatly increase evidence-based medicine," among other benefits. The article is part of an occasional Times series called "The Evidence Gap.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am New York Times Series Examines Use Of Genetic Tests To Determine Whether Drugs Will Benefit IndividualsThe New York Times in an installment of its "The Evidence Gap" series last week examined how "so much hope is riding on the promise of 'personalized medicine,' in which genetic screening and other tests give doctors more evidence for tailoring treatments to patients, potentially improving care and saving money.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Nation's health spending rises, but not so much (AP)AP - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:31 am Hospital mobile bans can be easedHospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:28 am Doctors Will Make Web Calls in HawaiiDoctors will be able to make face-to-face Web calls on patients in Hawaii starting Jan. 15.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:09 am Spending Rise for Health Care and Prescription Drugs SlowsNational health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Coming Down on TobaccoThe new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry by regulating cigarettes, raising sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 6:09 am Cases: The Instincts to Trust Are Usually the Patient’sDoctors can’t explain it, but every day in medicine there are people who know they are near death, no matter what the tests show.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:38 am Well: With the Right Motivation, That Home Gym Makes SenseBehavioral scientists are fascinated by why people buy exercise machines, only to let them rust.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:08 am Vital Statistics: Accidental Injuries Higher in Rural AreasThere is a much higher rate of hospitalization for most kinds of accidental injury in rural areas than in cities, a new report indicates.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:07 am Really?: The Claim: Some Men Are More Likely to Father BoysMen who want to know whether they’re more likely to father a boy or a girl may garner clues from their family tree.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:06 am Ebola alert shuts Angolan borderAngola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:05 am Personal Health: More Isn’t Always Better in Coronary CareIra’s story is a classic example of invasive cardiology run amok.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:04 am Vital Signs: Gasping Misunderstood in Heart AttacksA new study reports that the heart attack victims who gasp are more likely to survive — especially if they are given chest compressions right away.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:02 am Vital Signs: A Note to the Wise on MySpace HelpsTeenagers often use social networking sites like MySpace to post intimate personal information they come to regret.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Toys are associated with thousands of injuries every year, mostly because of misuse or because the toys are too advanced for the children playing with them.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 5, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More and more people with diabetes are living to older ages, thanks to medical advances. But the long-term facilities, such as nursing homes, that care for aging Americans may not be ready for the additional challenges that come with treating patients with diabetes.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient in Viagra, may shield hearts from damage caused by high blood pressure, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Stress hormone 'a marker for ME'Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in children linked to higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome as adults.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:29 am Females 'less physically active'Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician (AP)AP - Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:56 pm No Antiarrhythmic Protection With Fish Oil, New Meta-Analysis ShowsThe analysis, driven primarily by the results of two large clinical trials, showed that fish oil was associated with a significant 20% reduction in the risk of cardiac death but did not reduce the incidence of appropriate ICD interventions or sudden cardiac death.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:25 pm Psoriasis and CAD: New Call to Recognize LinkA new report is reiterating the increased risk of coronary artery disease observed in patients with the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis and stressing that patients must be informed of this link and have their cardiovascular risk factors regularly assessed and, if necessary, treated.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:08 pm Excessive Daytime Sleepiness More Common in Obese Children With Habitual SnoringA study shows that the likelihood of excessive daytime sleepiness in obese children is greater vs nonobese children at any given level of severity of obstructive sleep apnea.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Spinal Surgery Superior to Exercise, Medical Therapy at 4 YearsA new analysis extends to 4-year follow-up showing that spine surgery provides more rapid and greater relief of symptoms and improvement in function vs nonsurgical options for lumbar disc herniation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Second-Generation Antipsychotics Not All Superior to Older DrugsIn a current meta-analysis, only half of second-generation antipsychotic medications were found to be more effective for schizophrenia and reduce symptomatic relapse vs first-generation drugs.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Excessive Daytime Sleepiness More Common in Obese Children With Habitual SnoringA study shows that the likelihood of excessive daytime sleepiness in obese children is greater vs nonobese children at any given level of severity of obstructive sleep apnea.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:32 pm Universal Primer PCR Test May Aid in Diagnosis of Neonatal SepsisA prospective study showed that universal primer polymerase chain reaction was accurate in diagnosing neonatal sepsis before but not after antibiotic therapy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:23 pm MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' (AP)AP - Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead researcher of a study of lower-income kids that she says shows how parents and other adults can encourage safer Internet use.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:03 pm Nursing industry desperate to find new hires (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jan 2009 | 7:48 pm Framework for Experimental Drug Use in Terminally Ill PatientsTerminally ill patients are often willing to try experimental therapies but are ineligible for clinical trials. A new framework offers strategies for access to experimental compounds, and attempts to balance the interests of patients, manufacturers, and society.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 6:48 pm Exercise Improves Old BrainsExercise improves blood flow and helps build new brain cells.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Jan 2009 | 3:52 pm Weight Loss Improves SexObese men reported better sexual function after losing lots of weight in a new study.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Jan 2009 | 2:05 pm
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