Health and Medical News Headlines for January 8, 2009

5 Tips: How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution

Whatever 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 Sex

Another 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' Academics

Aerobic exercise improves a student's fitness level and test scores, too.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:06 pm

Obama Promises Bid to Overhaul Retiree Spending

Should the president-elect take on a serious effort to address the growing costs of entitlement programs, he would be opening up a potentially risky battle.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm

CES-UPDATE 4-Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google, Yahoo

NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc picked Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am

Indonesia agrees to INPEX $19.6 bln LNG plant proposal

JAKARTA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia has agreed to a proposal by Japan's INPEX Holdings Inc to build a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, a project worth an estimated $19.6 billion, a senior...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am

UPDATE 1-Asustek Q4 shipments worse than expected

TAIPEI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Asustek Computer , the world's largest motherboard maker, said on Thursday its fourth-quarter motherboard shipments likely fell wider than its previous forecasts as a slowing...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:37 am

Indonesia's S. Sumatra plans $1 bln coal railway project

JAKARTA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's South Sumatra province plans to invest 11 trillion rupiah ($1 billion) in new railroads so that its huge coal reserves can be moved from the mines to the ports more...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:09 am

Cardinal Health Updates FY09 Outlook

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

ANA598 Demonstrates Potent Antiviral Activity in an Early Clinical Study in HCV-Infected Patients

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

Isis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

MDS Reports Final Fourth-Quarter 2008 Results

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

Merckle group may sell more assets - sources

FRANKFURT, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The family of dead German tycoon Adolf Merckle may have to sell other business interests in addition to drug company Ratiopharm as part of a refinancing deal with banks, sources...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:57 am

UPDATE 1-StatoilHydro says shut Kristin gas field

OSLO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Norway's StatoilHydro has temporarily stopped production at its Kristin gas field in the Norwegian Sea because of a problem with the platform's lifeboat system, the company said...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:57 am

Nearly 11 Million Americans Have Individual Health Insurance Policies, But Some Only For A Short Time

About 10.9 million Americans under age 65 purchased individual health insurance policies at some point in 2006, but only 7million were covered by these policies for the full year, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The 3.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Participants To Interact Online With US FDA In Process Validation Webinar

ISPE, a global not-for-profit association of 25,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, has announced plans to host a live webinar on 13 January that will allow participants to interact with representatives of the US FDA and discuss critical process validation guidelines. The live Process Validation webinar will be held on 13 January 2009.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

AARP Unveils Legislative Priorities For New Congress, Including U.S. Health Care Overhaul

AARP officials on Tuesday released a list of legislative priorities for health care for the 111th Congress as part of a "characteristically sweeping agenda that focuses on the recession and on health care reform," The Hill reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Abdominal Obesity And Your Health, From Harvard Men's Health Watch

How much should I weigh?" It's a common question, and an important one. Surprisingly, though, it's actually the wrong question. For health, the issue is not just how much you weigh, but how much of your fat is located in your abdomen, reports the January 2009 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch. Abdominal fat comes in two different forms.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Time To 'Get Real, Find Common Sense' About Teen Sex, Opinion Piece Says

A "good New Year's resolution" for the U.S. would be to "settle down and get real about teens and sex," Washington Times columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes in an opinion piece. She continues that it is "harder than it sounds, but don't be discouraged. It's possible to disentangle competing agendas and find the common sense.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

VA Secretary Nominee Shinseki Plans To Reopen Benefits To Thousands Of 'Priority 8' Veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary-nominee Eric Shinseki on Monday said that, if confirmed, he would expand VA health coverage to about 265,000 middle-income veterans who had been denied the benefits since 2003, the AP/Boston Globe reports (Xen, AP/Boston Globe, 1/6).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Studies Examine Genetic Determinants Of ADHD

A special issue of American Journal of Medical Genetics (AJMG): Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics presents a comprehensive overview of the latest progress in genetic research of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

ExCell Study Joined By Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Children's Memorial Hospital and the Gamida Cell - Teva Joint Venture (JV) have announced that Children's Memorial has joined a select group of cancer centers in Europe, the United States and Israel, actively enrolling patients for the ExCell study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Identification Of Chemopreventive Agents In Black Raspberries

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, identifies components of black raspberries with chemopreventive potential.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Chronic Diseases, Out-of-Pocket Spending Increasing Among U.S. Residents, Study Finds

The percentage of U.S. residents who have chronic diseases has increased in recent years, and the trend has led to a large rise in out-of-pocket medical costs, according to a study published on Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, Reuters/Boston Globe reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am

Higher Co-Payments a Bar for Seniors Needing Mental Health Care

The elderly are less likely to receive follow-up care for mental illness when their out-of-pocket costs are higher than for other medical care.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 7:27 am

Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance

At a confirmation hearing Thursday, Tom Daschle will most likely be asked about Barack Obama’s call for a new public health insurance plan.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 6:12 am

Report Faults U.S. Measure of Cancer Risk

Federal agencies in charge of radiation protection are struggling to revise their standards to take into account the differences in susceptibility to radiation-induced cancer among men, women and children.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 6:08 am

Quest Acknowledges Errors in Vitamin D Tests

Quest Diagnostics provided possibly erroneous results to thousands of people who had their vitamin D levels tested in the last two years.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 5:53 am

Drug made from genetically engineered goats may become scientific first (AP)

AP - You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the Food and Drug Administration reported that the medication works and its safety is acceptable.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 5:11 am

'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) --- Seniors who head south each winter to escape the cold often feel better just thinking about the warmer climes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am

Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many children suck their thumbs, but it can cause dental problems if children continue to suck their thumb beyond age 4.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am

Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Digoxin, a drug used for many years to treat irregular heart rhythms and heart failure, may also be a cancer-fighting agent, researchers report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am

China investigates baby's death

Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jan 2009 | 4:22 am

Major lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing (AP)

AP - The nation's largest medical lab company says it recently discovered and fixed a problem that led to inaccuracies in a small number of tests for vitamin D deficiency.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 4:09 am

Fitness: Disease Invades a Body, and Endorphins Kick In

Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 3:37 am

Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says (AP)

AP - Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has reportedly sickened nearly 400 people in 42 states, but they don't know how the bacteria are spreading.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jan 2009 | 12:16 am

Study Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer

Among older women who have never taken hormone replacement therapy, obesity is tied to a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jan 2009 | 12:01 am

Risks cited for elective C-sections before week 39

When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:34 pm

Steps to trim calories and waistline

Losing weight and getting healthy isn't easy, but it's often the little things that add up over time. Here are some things you may want to avoid and some you should include in your diet if your resolution is to lose weight and feel fine in 2009.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:23 pm

C-sections best for baby when close to due date (AP)

AP - Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births shows. Those delivered earlier had more complications, including breathing problems, even though they were full term, the researchers reported in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Even just a few days made a difference, they said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:54 pm

FDA Safety Changes: Norditropin, Rozerem, Zomig

The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for somatropin [rDNA origin] injection (Norditropin), ramelteon (Rozerem), and zolmitriptan (Zomig).
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:16 pm

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says (AP)

AP - Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen birth rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, a new federal report says. Mississippi's rate was more than 60 percent higher than the national average in 2006, according to new state statistics released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The teen birth rate for that year in Texas and New Mexico was more than 50 percent higher.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:08 pm

New Appropriateness Guidelines for Revascularizations Offer Help for 180 Possible Scenarios

Six medical societies have written appropriateness guidelines for the use of revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention or surgery) amid debate about whether these procedures are overused.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

FDA Safety Changes: Norditropin, Rozerem, Zomig

Preterm Birth Linked to Later Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

A Swedish national cohort study shows that preterm birth is associated with some risk for psychiatric disorders requiring hospitalization from ages 8 to 29 years.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Elective Repeated Cesarean Delivery at Early Term Linked With Adverse Events

A cohort study shows that elective repeated cesarean delivery before 39 weeks of gestation is common and is linked to adverse respiratory and other neonatal outcomes.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in China

A new study has found that smoking continues to be a major risk factor for mortality in China, with almost 700,000 premature deaths estimated to be attributable to tobacco use in 2005.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Preterm Birth Linked to Later Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

Reducing Indoor Radon's Contribution to Deaths From Lung Cancer

Universal strategies to reduce radon in the home could be cost-effective and would make a modest and worthwhile contribution to reducing deaths from lung cancer, a new analysis suggests.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jan 2009 | 9:39 pm

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