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News Analysis: A Governor With No Money Seeks to Improve the People’s HealthGov. David A. Paterson has turned the familiar call for political change into an appeal for healthful living as he promotes a number of anti-obesity measures.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jan 2009 | 7:42 am Russian markets -- Factors to Watch on Jan 11MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Here are events and news stories that could move Russian markets today.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jan 2009 | 7:29 am NEWSMAKER-Gazprom chief does business in Kremlin's shadowMOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The head of Russian gas company Gazprom, Alexei Miller, faces a serious obstacle to his dream of turning his firm into a $1 trillion bluechip company: he owes his loyalty to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jan 2009 | 7:00 am Digital Domain: You’ve Been Talking (or Pressing ‘Send’) in Your SleepAn article in the journal Sleep Medicine shows that we can send e-mail even when we seem to be sound asleep.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jan 2009 | 6:20 am Health | White Plains: Vans Take H.I.V. Tests to Neighborhood SpotsThe mobile units will bring testing to the streets of Westchester, which has the highest rate of H.I.V. infections in the state outside New York City.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jan 2009 | 6:10 am Director of Disease Control Centers ResignsDr. Julie L. Gerberding has resigned as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jan 2009 | 3:57 am Overwork a silent killer in JapanPushed to their limits, thousands of Japanese are literally working themselves to death each year, a scourge the Asian power has started to address but which could get worse in the global...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jan 2009 | 3:47 am Donald F. Gleason, 88, Dies; Devised Prostate TestDr. Gleason devised the Gleason score, which has been used to help determine the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in millions of men.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jan 2009 | 3:45 am Long battleHow one teenager finally overcame agonising painSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jan 2009 | 1:39 am How We Get Our BearingsWe use geometric cues and feature cues.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jan 2009 | 1:21 am Water softener eczema relief hopeScientists are investigating if installing a home water softener can relieve children's eczema symptoms.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jan 2009 | 1:18 am GlobalPost offers world news to ailing U.S. papersNEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Overseas reporting was one of the first areas curtailed by U.S. newspapers stung by deep budget cuts in recent years. GlobalPost, an online news outlet that launches on Monday,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 7:09 pm China forecasts 188 million rail passengers over Lunar New YearChinese authorities are expecting 188 million people to travel by train over the Lunar New Year holiday, an important annual family get-together, a railways spokesman said Saturday. "We...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 6:01 pm Singapore misses tourism targets in 2008: tourism boardSingapore fell short of its targets for tourist arrivals and revenues in 2008 as travel slowed in the second half due to the global economic downturn, the tourism board said Saturday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 5:55 pm My Genome, My SelfIn the coming era of consumer genetics, your DNA will have much to tell you about the biological bases of your health, your physique and even your personality. But will this knowledge really amount to self-knowledge?Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 5:33 pm Food Inspection Agency warns of ciguatera toxin in some frozen fishOTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume a brand of frozen Leatherjacket fish because it may be contaminated with ciguatera toxin. The recall...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 5:25 pm Stimulant exemptions in baseball on the rise (AP)AP - Baseball authorized nearly 8 percent of its players to use drugs for ADHD last season, which allowed them to take otherwise banned stimulants.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 5:23 pm Dutch, Algerians discuss Sahara gas venture-reportALGIERS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Algeria and the Netherlands discussed on Saturday a partnership involving Nigeria and Royal Dutch Shell in a project to pipe Nigerian gas to Europe across the Sahara, Algerian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 5:22 pm The Salvation Army and Rush University Medical Center Launches 'Keep it Fit Chicago'Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Obese Now Outweigh the OverweightMore Americans are now obese compared to being simply overweight.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 3:50 pm Pentagon: Purple Heart won't be awarded for PTSD (AP)AP - The Pentagon on Thursday sought to assure troops that it takes post-traumatic stress seriously despite the recent decision not to award the Purple Heart to those with the disorder.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 3:27 pm Texas to reconsider $6M steriod testing in schools (AP)AP - Boys and girls in all sports, from football to tennis to cross country, have been randomly selected.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 2:32 pm Gap in views on racismJanuary 10, 2009 WASHINGTON - Think you wouldn't tolerate a racist act? Think again, says a surprising experiment that exposed some college students to one and found indifference at best.Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Jan 2009 | 10:36 am Lupus Is A Significant Cost To Employers, According To Thomson Reuters StudyA study published in The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (http://tinyurl.com/9x2ebc) found that the mean annual price tag for lupus - including medical expenditures, absence from the job, and short-term disability costs - was nearly $20,000 per patient.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Intestinal Lymphatic Tissue Important For The Absorption And Spread Of The Scrapie PrionScrapie is a transmissible, degenerative and ultimately fatal disease of the nervous system of sheep. The cause of the disease is a prion protein, and absorption from the intestine is assumed to be the natural route of infection. Lymphatic tissue associated with the intestine is important for the early accumulation of prion protein and its subsequent spread to the central nervous system.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Menthol Cigarettes Are More AddictiveMenthol cigarettes are harder to quit, particularly among African American and Latino smokers, according to researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). That is the finding of a study which examined the effects of menthol on quit rates among a diverse group of nearly 1,700 smokers attending a Tobacco Dependence Clinic at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Researchers Unlock Molecular Origin Of Blood Stem CellsA research team led by Nancy Speck, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has identified the location and developmental timeline in which a majority of bone marrow stem cells form in the mouse embryo.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia And Independence Blue Cross Team Up To Address Childhood ObesityAn inherent piece of the American dream -- that children have more opportunities and a better life than their parents -- is seriously at risk as the incidence of obesity among children continues to rise, and the current generation of children could become the first in this country's history to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am High Insulin Levels Raise Risk Of Breast Cancer In Postmenopausal WomenHigher-than-normal levels of insulin place postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report. Their findings, published in the January 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggest that interventions that target insulin and its signaling pathways may decrease breast cancer risk in these women.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Five Treats For Healthy Winter FeetMost people get concerned about the health and appearance of their feet during the summer months. But by the time winter rolls around, feet are all but forgotten, shoved back into boots and heavy sneakers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Free Early Education Program To Lower Infertility RatesYoung women may not be quite ready to have a baby now, but they should be seeking the answers to essential questions that may determine if they'll be able to have a baby when they are ready. The best time to seek these answers? For women in their 20s, infertility prevention is often ignored until it's too late.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Chances Of Surviving Cardiac Arrest Depend On Where Patients Are TreatedEfforts to fight the toll of cardiac arrest have typically focused on pre-hospital factors -- bystander CPR education and improvement, public defibrillation programs, and quicker EMS response.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am GSK And XenoPort Resubmit New Drug Application For Solzira(TM) In Restless Legs SyndromeGlaxoSmithKline and XenoPort, Inc. announced that GSK has resubmitted the New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval of Solzira(TM) (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended Release Tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The FDA had requested that the data in a single study be reformatted.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am
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