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South Korean experts find way to remove lead from bloodHONG KONG (Reuters) - South Korean scientists may have found a way to remove dangerous heavy metals such as lead from blood by using specially designed magnetic receptors.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm Brazil's Petrobras cancels platform tenderSAO PAULO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras said late Thursday it canceled tenders for the construction of the P-61 and P-63 production platforms as it considered the prices...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm Bruce Power Ontario Bruce 6 reactor back in serviceNEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Bruce Power LP's 822-megawatt Unit 6 at the Bruce nuclear power station in Ontario returned to service early Friday, the Independent Electricity System Operator said in a report...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm UPDATE 1-Bioton says Polpharma deal dropped; seeks capital* Polpharma unit drops plan to pay $143 mln for Bioton stakeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm UPDATE 3-Sony Ericsson Q4 lags consensus, cuts more costs* Sees market worsening in 2009, especially in first halfSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Bioton says Polpharma deal dropped, seeks capitalWARSAW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Polish insulin maker Bioton confirmed on Friday that a deal to sell a third of the company to Polpharma was cancelled and said it was in talks with its main shareholders to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am Bioton confirms chief executive steps downWARSAW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Polish insulin maker Bioton confirmed on Friday that its Chief Executive Adam Wilczega would leave the top post but will remain on as the company's deputy head.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:38 am Europeans get unequal cancer care -Swedish studyLONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - European patients continue to receive unequal access to cancer treatment depending on where they live, according to new findings from experts at Sweden's Karolinska Institute...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:19 am Warner Chilcott Files New Lawsuit for Infringement of DORYX(R) PatentSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Mindray Medical Achieves 2008 Product Development Goals and Announces Strong Pipeline for 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am 'It's so scary'A mother faces up to her son's major surgerySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:48 am Chinese women 'want more babies'Some 70% of Chinese women want to have more than the one child allowed by law, according to newly-released state research.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:44 am House Passes SCHIP Reauthorization, Expansion Bill; Senate To Act SoonThe House on Wednesday voted 289-139 to approve a bill (HR 2) renewing and expanding SCHIP to about four million additional children, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 1/15). Under the expansion, similar to one that was vetoed by President Bush in 2007, children in families with incomes of up to three times the federal poverty level would qualify for the program.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am President-Elect Obama, Sen. Reid Focus On Scaling Back Medicare Advantage ProgramDemocrats, led by President-elect Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), have signaled their intent to "scale back" the Medicare Advantage program, The Hill reports. Obama on Sunday on ABC News' "This Week" identified MA as an example of "programs that don't work," adding that the program "doesn't necessarily make people on Medicare healthier.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Removal Of Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes Reduces Chance Of Cancer In High-Risk Groups, Study FindsWomen with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations who undergo surgery to remove their ovaries and fallopian tubes reduce their risk of ovarian or fallopian cancer by 80% and their risk of breast cancer by 50%, according to a study from University of Pennsylvania researchers, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Reuters reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am C. Difficile Infections Continue To FallNHS on track to achieve annual reduction of 30% by 2010/11 C. difficile infections are continuing to fall, the latest quarterly statistics from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed today. There were 8,947 C. difficile infections in in England between July and September 2008. This represents a 33% reduction compared to the same quarter last year and a 35.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Possible New Hope For Crops Battling Parasitic InfectionScientists from Ghent University and VIB (The Flemisch Institute for Biotechnology) have demonstrated how nematodes, also known as roundworms, manipulate the transport of the plant hormone auxin in order to force the plant to produce food for them.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Red Cross Launches Environmental Initiative, UKBritish Red Cross First Aid Training is starting the year with an initiative aimed at helping their customers to reduce their carbon footprint. The training provider launched their innovative iBrochures during 2008, and following their huge success has decided to make moves towards a paperless communication strategy for the coming year.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am AHIMA Applauds HHS Approval Of ICD-10 Final Rules, USA"The American Health Information Management Association congratulates Secretary Leavitt and the Department of Health and Human Services on the approval of Final Rules for adoption of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. This action will greatly improve America's health information for years to come while bringing it into alignment with the rest of the industrial world.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Economic Stimulus Package Likely To Cost $850 Billion, With Up To $90B For State Medicaid ProgramsThe economic stimulus package under development by President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats likely will cost almost $850 billion, including up to $90 billion in additional federal funds for state Medicaid programs, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports (Taylor, AP/Contra Costa Times, 1/14).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Treatment Of Indigestion With Antacids First Can Reduce Costs Of Care (Diamond Study)The order in which drugs are administered for indigestion (dyspepsia) has implications for cost-effectiveness. These are the conclusions of the DIAMOND study, published in an Article in this week's edition of The Lancet, , written by Dr Robert Laheij and Corine van Marrewijk, Radbound University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Netherlands, and colleagues.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Access To Health Care Among U.S. Prisoners Is InadequateMany inmates suffer from chronic illnesses, but do not receive adequate access to care and treatment. In a new study, researchers sought to determine the prevalence of select chronic diseases, access to health services and pre- and post-incarceration psychiatric treatment among the U.S. inmate population.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Report Criticizes F.D.A. on Device TestingThe report said that the agency should fulfill promises it made to fix its system for approving medical devices.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jan 2009 | 7:54 am UnitedHealth Settlement Near, but Faces a ProtestThe managed-care company said that it would pay $350 million to settle the class-action suit over reimbursement for out-of-network claims.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jan 2009 | 6:44 am Health Tip: What Seniors Eat (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Nutrition is an important part of a healthy lifestyle at any age, a requirement that doesn't change as you get older.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 15, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer saves lives, but too few Americans are getting the recommended screens or getting them regularly enough, a new report shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A pregnant woman living in one of the world's poorest countries is 300 times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than women living in more affluent nations, a UNICEF annual report released Thursday shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Recipes for Health: Brown Rice Fusilli With Broccoli Rabe or GreensBroccoli rabe adds a substantial wallop of nutrients to this take on a classic Italian dish.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:47 am Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine CrusadePaul A. Offit sees a fiery debate on autism as being hijacked by vaccine opponents peddling false hope.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jan 2009 | 3:55 am Morning Rounds: Webcam Doctors, Recalled Snacks and Young MothersHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:42 am Test: Some peanut butter at Ga. plant contaminated (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jan 2009 | 2:13 am DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile means (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jan 2009 | 1:22 am Health visitors 'aid birth blues'Health visitors can be trained to successfully spot and treat postnatal depression, a study finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:18 am Infection setback in prem babiesA treatment to improve a premature baby's chance of fighting infection does not work, a UK study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:18 am Skin Deep: Seeking Self-Esteem Through SurgeryAcne is no longer the star of teenage and adolescence horrors.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jan 2009 | 12:05 am Lilly settles Zyprexa suit for $1.42 billion (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jan 2009 | 11:58 pm High risk medical devices escaped close review (AP)AP - Some medical devices for sensitive uses, from certain hip joints to a type of defibrillator, have won government approval without a close scientific review, congressional investigators said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Lilly Said to Be Near $1.4 Billion U.S. SettlementThe sum would settle criminal and civil charges that Lilly illegally marketed Zyprexa for unauthorized uses.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jan 2009 | 11:20 pm Her Bulge, His Book and Their Plan BOprah made her announcement about her weight gain just as Bob Greene, who has overseen her diet and exercise regimen since 1992, began promoting his diet books. Is that good or bad public relations?Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jan 2009 | 11:00 pm Surgical Checklist May Improve Outcomes for Noncardiac SurgeryImplementation of a surgical checklist was associated with lower death rates and fewer complications in patients aged at least 16 years who were undergoing noncardiac surgery.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 10:47 pm FDA Approves Milnacipran for FibromyalgiaForest Laboratories and Cypress Bioscience announced that the FDA has approved milnacipran, a dual serotonin- and norepinephrine-reuptake inhibitor, for the management of fibromyalgia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 10:20 pm Smokers Who Quit Stay at Increased Risk of Atrial FibCurrent and former cigarette smokers both had independently elevated risks for atrial fibrillation in a prospective, European population-based study.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm New Study Adds to Debate About Colorectal Cancer Screening by Primary Care CliniciansA new meta-analysis says that primary care clinicians provide colonoscopy screenings that are comparable with the standards set by specialists.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Antipsychotics Increase Mortality Over Long Term in Alzheimer's Patients: DART-ADA study shows increased mortality rates in Alzheimer's patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medication, underlining the need for less harmful alternatives to treat the neuropsychiatric symptoms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm The Stuffing Dreams Are Made Of?As mattresses labeled “organic” and “natural” have become increasingly common, it has become harder for consumers to sort through manufacturers’ claims.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jan 2009 | 9:42 pm Abnormal Brain Circuit Function May Explain Impulsive Behaviors in Bulimia NervosaFailure to engage frontostriatal circuits responsible for regulating behavior may contribute to binge eating and other impulsive behaviors in women with bulimia nervosa, a new imaging study suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 9:34 pm Omega-3 Fatty-Acid Intake Improves Neurodevelopment in Preterm GirlsInvestigators observed an 80% reduction in the proportion of baby girls with significant mental delays when they had a diet rich in docosahexaenoic acid.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 9:06 pm Doctor and Patient: Putting a Price on CompassionHave we become so comfortable with money in medicine that we have downgraded once horrifying taboos to fodder for entertaining chatter and monetary calculations?Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jan 2009 | 8:54 pm FDA pledges openness on gene-altered products (AP)AP - Federal health officials Thursday pledged a new, open process for approving drugs and foods from genetically engineered animals.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jan 2009 | 7:57 pm FDA guidelines for genetically engineered animalsThe Food and Drug Administration announced formal guidelines Thursday that will regulate the production of genetically engineered (GE) animals.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jan 2009 | 7:44 pm Special Circulation Issue Dedicated to CVD in AsiaA series of papers highlights new data on cardiovascular disease in Asians specifically. The researchers stress that the presentation of disease there is often different from that seen in the West, and responses to treatment can also differ, necessitating separate study in Asian populations.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 7:16 pm Antidepressants May Ease Fibromyalgia SymptomsEvidence from a meta-analysis of 18 trials of antidepressants in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome shows that these drugs can improve FMS-associated symptoms of pain, sleep disturbance, depressed mood, and health-related quality of life. However, effect sizes vary significantly between classes of antidepressants.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 7:15 pm FAME Published: Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided PCI Significantly Reduces Clinical EventsFFR-guided PCI reduced the risk of death, MI, or repeat revascularization by 30% and death or MI by 35%, compared with the current practice of using angiography to guide stenting decisions. An editorial states that on basis of this and other trials, it's likely the investigators are onto something.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jan 2009 | 6:52 pm 'Tragedy' of maternal deathWomen in poor nations are 300 times more likely to die due to childbirth or pregnancy complications, Unicef warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jan 2009 | 4:15 pm Calorie information on menus callCafes, pubs and restaurants have been urged to display nutritional information on their menus by a food watchdog.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jan 2009 | 3:20 pm Three mumsAlex Patrick had two sons with the help of her sistersSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jan 2009 | 3:05 pm Antipsychotic drugs linked to sudden deathSusan Craig's brother Roger died of a pulmonary embolism in 2007, at age 38. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in high school, he had been on antipsychotic drugs for years. At the time of his death, he was carrying 280 pounds on his 6-foot-4-inch frame.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jan 2009 | 2:31 pm House widens US child health careThe US House of Representatives votes to extend government health insurance to an extra four million children.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm Privatisation 'raised death rate'The rapid mass privatisation after the break up of the Soviet Union raised death rates among men, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm
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