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Tell-tale injuries from partnersWomen who are victims of domestic violence tend to have distinct patterns of facial injuries research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 3:02 pm UPDATE 1-Lee Enterprises Q1 profit falls; cuts jobs by 10 pctJan 20 (Reuters) - Lee Enterprises Inc , which publishes 49 daily newspapers including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, said its quarterly profit on a preliminary basis fell 69 percent and cut its staffing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:53 pm UPDATE 2-Forest Labs results beat views, shares riseNEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Forest Laboratories Inc posted lower quarterly profit on Tuesday on charges for licensing new medicines, but operating results far exceeded analyst targets on lower-than-expected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:28 pm China bird flu 'epidemic' warningA health expert warns that China could face a bird flu epidemic, and needs to work harder to prevent outbreaks.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:16 pm N.S. hospital goes on emergency alert after ER unable to find beds for 16 patientsHALIFAX, N.S. - Nova Scotia's largest hospital went on a mass casualty alert today for one hour after emergency physicians were unable to find specialized treatment and beds for 16...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:13 pm UPDATE 2-J&J profit rises, '09 profit view disappoints* Shares fell 1.6 percent in pre-market trading (Adds details on product sales, share decline, byline)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:10 pm UPDATE 1-Abraxis BioScience to spin off unitJan 20 (Reuters) - Biotechnology company Abraxis BioScience Inc said its board approved a plan to spin off Abraxis Health Inc.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:06 pm Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive therapy that uses beads soaked with anti-cancer agents has been successful at halting liver tumors, according to new studies.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm UPDATE 2-Dr Reddy's swings to profit, sees f'cast on track* Betapharm hurts earnings from Europe; director quits (Adds comments from company CEO, byline)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:58 pm CORRECTED-Conoco to shut FCC at Sweeny refinery for workNEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips plans to shut a gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit at its 247,000 barrel-per-day Sweeny, Texas refinery on Tuesday, the company said in a filing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:58 pm In men's fashion, devil's in the detailTake two of the world's top men's designers and ask what is special about their trade and the answer is "millimetres and microscopic detail". Yet at the very high-end Paris couture...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:45 pm UPDATE 2-SAP falls on report crisis to weigh on margins* Will not give 2009 sales outlook this month - magazineSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:45 pm Economic blues disappear at Milan's winter 2009 showThe economic doldrums seem to have vanished in Italy's fashion capital, where luxurious fabrics and sometimes-quirky outfits are on parade until Wednesday in winter 2009 ready-to-wear...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:38 pm General Mills and Kroger pull peanut butter items (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 12:50 pm Study: Women less able to suppress hunger than men (AP)AP - Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new study suggests. Researchers trying to understand the brain's mechanisms for controlling food intake were surprised at the difference between the sexes in brain response.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Hospital Cleaning Products And Disinfectants Boost Nurses' Asthma RiskRegular exposure to hospital cleaning products and disinfectants significantly increases nurses' risks of developing asthma, indicates research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The researchers base their findings on a representative sample of 3650 healthcare professionals, including 941 nurses, working in Texas, USA.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Chemical Commonly Used In Rubber Product Manufacture May Cause CancerA chemical commonly used in the manufacture of rubber products may cause cancer in workers regularly exposed to it, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The researchers base their findings on higher than expected rates of certain cancers, and deaths from the disease, among men working at a rubber chemicals plant in North Wales.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am New Scan Reveals Bleeding Following Heart AttackImages that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published in the journal Radiology. The research shows that the amount of bleeding can indicate how damaged a person's heart is after a heart attack.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Stem Cells Approved For World First Osteoathritis Clinical TrialRegenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced that it had received Australian institutional ethics approval to begin the first human trial of adult stem cell treatment for prevention of knee osteoarthritis after an acute traumatic knee injury.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Spot Light On Continence CareContinence care is not often in the spot light, yet around six million men, women and children in the UK are affected by incontinence. This week a video is being launched to highlight issues relating to incontinence and an All Party Parliamentary Group chaired by Baroness Sally Greengross, is to hold its first meeting in the House of Lords.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Rising H9N2 Influenza Replikin Count Has Doubled That Of H5N1The H9N2 strain of influenza commonly infects poultry and occasionally humans. Replikins, Ltd., using its FluForecast® software, has studied the Replikin Count® annually in each of H9N2 and its sister strain H5N1.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Cell Molecules Seen In Finer Detail With New Imaging MethodScientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed ever-increasingly sophisticated imaging devices. Now, Niels de Jonge, Ph.D., and colleagues at Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), add a new tool to the biology-watcher's box.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Physician Social Networkers Are High Prescribers And More Likely To Engage With PharmaManhattan Research, a global pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company, releases its latest physician analysis titled "Physician Online Communities: Physician Social Networking and the New Online Opinion Leaders" as part of the Taking the Pulse® physician market research and strategic advisory service.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Insightra Medical, Inc. Gains FDA Clearance For The Most Complete Range Of 7Fr Intra Aortic Balloon (IAB) CathetersInsightra Medical Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Irvine, California, markets the most complete range of 7Fr IAB catheters in sizes including: 40cc, 35cc, 30cc, 25cc and 20cc, all in a true 7Fr diameter. "We want to offer customers product flexibility and a very high level of quality," says Brad Sharp, CEO of Insightra.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am LegalView Updates Peanut Butter Recall Information Portal With Info On Salmonella Contaminations Among Several Tainted Food ProductsLegalView.info, the most comprehensive legal resource available on the Web, recently updated its peanut butter recall information portal to include news on the tainted batch of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) peanut butter, which has been causing salmonella poisonings among individuals across the country. According to a Reuters news report from Jan.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Old diseaseIs plague, which wiped out millions, still a killer?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 10:57 am Global Update: In Senegal, Where AIDS Efforts Are Often Praised, Prison for Counselors Is a SurpriseHuman rights organizations, health groups and some foreign governments have united in condemning Senegal for imprisoning nine local AIDS activists.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 9:57 am Staff at 'higher risk' of cancerConcerns are raised over a chemical used in rubber production after research into cancer rates in staff at a plant.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 9:50 am China confirms third bird flu death this yearChina has recorded its third bird flu death this year after a 16-year-old boy died in central China on Tuesday morning.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am A Conversation With Robert L. Martensen: A Front-Row Seat as a Health Care System Goes AwryDr. Robert L. Martensen has treated an estimated 75,000 patients and says the health care crisis is one of money, people and systems.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 6:12 am Mind: Sex and Depression: In the Brain, if Not the MindA little sadness after sex is nothing strange, but deep unhappiness indicates something more.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 6:07 am After Hookups, E-Cards That Warn, ‘Get Checked’Public health officials are exploring ways to harness the Internet to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases by alerting people exposed to them.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 6:06 am Checklist Reduces Deaths in SurgeryA quick and inexpensive safety checklist reduced surgical complications and deaths.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 6:00 am MRSA rising in kids' ear, nose, throat infections (AP)AP - Researchers say they found an "alarming" increase in children's ear, nose and throat infections nationwide caused by dangerous drug-resistant staph germs.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 5:16 am More Recalls of Peanut Butter Products AnnouncedMILWAUKEE (AP) -- Kellogg Co. said Monday federal authorities have confirmed that salmonella was found in a single package of its peanut butter crackers, as two grocers and General Mills Corp. recalled some of their products because of the scare.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 5:00 am Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- When parents pack their preschoolers' lunches, they may be sacrificing nutrition by giving the children food they like.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sociable people who don't sweat the small stuff may be more likely to remember the small stuff as they age, suggests new research exploring the link between personality and the incidence of Alzheimer's disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Vital Statistics: Trends Shift, With Births on the RiseA new national report on childbirth suggests that some long-term trends may be reversing themselves. The report, published Jan. 7 by the National Center for Health Statistics, found that more babies were born in 2006 than in any year since 1961. And after a 14-year period of decline, births among teenagers 15 to 19 rose 3 percent in 2006 from the year before.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 4:24 am Personal Health: Trying Anything and Everything for AutismFamilies of children with autism, for which there is no documented cure, face endless ups and downs.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 4:23 am Well: Your Nest Is Empty? Enjoy Each OtherResearchers are taking a fresh look at what happens in a marriage after children leave the house.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 4:20 am Really?: The Claim: Eye Color Can Have an Effect on VisionCan the color of your eyes affect more than just your dating life?Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2009 | 4:20 am Premature baby drugs concernSome medicines routinely given to premature babies expose them to potentially harmful levels of chemicals, UK research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:52 am Men 'can fight food urges better'Men are more likely than women to be able to resist a plate full of tempting treats, US research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 2:35 am Tiny motors may be big in surgeryThe smallest mechanical motor yet designed could be used in tiny robots for surgical procedures.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:07 am Texas girl gets new heart; sis awaiting transplant (AP)AP - A 7-year-old girl received a new heart Monday, more than eight months after she and her older sister were put on the transplant list because of the same rare ailment.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2009 | 1:00 am Doctors separate conjoined twins"Sometimes you can forget about the preciousness of life," hospital spokesman Allen Poston thumbed onto his Blackberry after peering into an operating room where a team of 15 doctors and medical staff separated conjoined twins in six hours in surgery.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Jan 2009 | 11:00 pm Personality May Influence Dementia RiskPeople who are social, active, and not easily stressed may be less likely to develop dementia, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 10:02 pm Nonsurgical acid reflux therapies work: U.S. study (Reuters)Reuters - Two nonsurgical procedures relieve many symptoms of acid reflux disease including heartburn in people who are not helped by the medications typically used to treat it, U.S. researchers said on Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:25 pm Mellow Demeanor May Stave Off DementiaPersonality and lifestyle impact dementia risk.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:17 pm Long Working Hours in Middle Age May Impair CognitionMiddle-aged workers who consistently work overtime appear to be at risk for mild cognitive impairment, researchers report.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:12 pm Staying calm 'prevents dementia'People who are more laid back are less likely to develop dementia in old age, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:00 pm Understanding Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Children Presents Unique ChallengesKids develop at different rates, so how do you know when their blood pressure or fasting glucose measurements are "abnormal"? A new American Heart Association scientific statement provides a contemporary review of the issues.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 8:31 pm New Data on Aliskiren Provoke DebateAliskiren, a new direct renin inhibitor, reduced blood pressure to a greater degree than one of the usually recommended first-line agents, hydrochlorothiazide, in a new study. But there are a number of criticisms of the trial, including the assertion that the diuretic is not the ideal comparator.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 8:10 pm Two Distinct Patterns of Cerebral Damage in Dementia Linked to Diabetes StatusIndividuals with dementia display 2 distinct patterns of cerebral damage, depending on their diabetes status, new research shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 7:42 pm Testing when eyes become vulnerable to cataracts (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2009 | 6:06 pm DNA Mismatch Repair Plays Role in Pancreatic Cancer OutcomesGenetic variations in DNA mismatch repair are associated with tumor response to preoperative therapy, tumor respectability, and overall survival of patients with pancreatic cancer treated with gemcitabine.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 5:25 pm RAD001 Benefits Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine TumorsTreatment with RAD001, with or without concomitant octreotide, demonstrated antitumor activity in patients with metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors who had failed standard treatment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 4:35 pm Student fitted with bionic handA student who had his hand ripped off in an accident becomes the second person in the UK to be fitted with a revolutionary replacement.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2009 | 4:13 pm Octreotide Shows Promise in Metastatic Neuroendocrine Midgut TumorsResults from the first placebo-controlled study suggest that octreotide LAR can slow tumor progression in metastatic neuroendocrine midgut tumors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:51 pm Web site helps patients' families, medical providers communicateJanuary 19, 2009 Jan. 19--Hundreds of miles from their northern Kentucky home, Joe and Nancy Legner wondered how to quickly tell friends that their youngest daughter was in a coma and that they'd rushed to Detroit to be at her bedside.Source: PsycPORT.com | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:06 pm Got the Monday blues? Feeling a bit 'SAD'?January 19, 2009 TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- - Today the most depressing day of the year -Source: PsycPORT.com | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:06 pm More mainstream physicians suggesting alternative therapiesJanuary 19, 2009 CHICAGO - For years, Dr. Ali Keshavarzian ignored "alternative" therapies because his Western-trained brain wanted more evidence that they actually worked.Source: PsycPORT.com | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:06 pm Proposal puts mental health safety net for children on chopping blockJanuary 19, 2009 First in a series of reports that explores the impact of budget cuts being contemplated by elected officials in Maryland and Virginia this session.Source: PsycPORT.com | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:06 pm
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