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Shareholder vows to help Bioton get new fundsWARSAW, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The largest shareholder of troubled insulin maker Bioton vowed to help it get 50 million zlotys ($14.8 million) in financing by the end of this year, Bioton said in a statement...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:23 pm Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you want to learn more about the key risk factors for breast cancer, such as obesity, pollutants or smoking, a database can guide you to the available evidence that confirms or quells an association.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm UPDATE 1-Petrofac wins $2.3 bln Abu Dhabi contractLONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Oil & gas company Petrofac said on Sunday it had won a $2.3 billion contract from Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations for the development of the onshore Asab oil...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:53 pm Petrofac wins $2.3 bln Abu Dhabi contractLONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Oil & gas company Petrofac has won a $2.3 billion contract from Abu Dhabi Company for the development of the onshore Asab oil field. (Reporting by Ben Deighton, editing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm Gas dispute may spur plans for Balkan pipelineBUDAPEST, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine has given fresh impetus to plans to build a pipeline through Turkey and the Balkans, bringing Central Asian gas to Western Europe...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 11:54 am Redefining trousers, or casting them off altogether?Suggesting men wear skirts is definitely not a new idea on the men's fashion scene, but at this week's Paris men's shows the classic trouser is taking more than a beating. Excepting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 10:02 am TriZetto CEO Margolis Issues Six Predictions That Herald Challenges For U.S. Healthcare IndustryThe TriZetto Group, Inc. announced the release of six predictions for the healthcare industry by its founder, chairman and chief executive officer, Jeff Margolis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am California's Physician Groups Praise President Obama And U.S. House On Move To Renew State Children's Health Insurance PlanIn response to the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Cutting Edge Information Reveals That New Diabetes Drugs To Face Greater FDA Scrutiny In 2009Cardiovascular risks are at the heart of a new FDA mandate requiring additional clinical testing on type II diabetes drugs. In December 2008, the FDA released new guidelines requiring that pharmaceutical companies submit long-term cardiovascular studies for new type II antidiabetic therapies -- effective immediately.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am New Back Pain Channel On Medical News TodayMedical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Back Pain channel. The section will include news on the causes of back pain, including trapped nerves, spinal trauma, inflammatory disease and more. Plus information on treatments, surgery and clinical trials.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Roche NimbleGen Microarray Technology Enables The Highest-Resolution Map Of Human Genome Copy Number VariationRoche NimbleGen´s CGH microarray platform was used to generate the highest-resolution map of human genome copy number variation. Recent advances in microarray technology have led to the discovery of extensive copy number variation in the human genome, including DNA copy number gains (duplications), losses (deletions), and multiallelic or complex rearrangements.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Brigham And Women's Hospital In Boston Awarded AASM Comprehensive Academic Sleep Program Of DistinctionBrigham and Women's Hospital's Division of Sleep Medicine in Boston was recently recognized as an American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Comprehensive Academic Sleep Program of Distinction. This notable acknowledgement is shared with only one other sleep medicine center in the country.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Gentium Announces Completion Of Enrollment For The Phase II/III European Pediatric Prevention Trial Of DefibrotideGentium S.p.A. (Nasdaq: GENT) announced the completion of patient enrollment in a Phase II/III European, multi-center, open label, randomized trial to evaluate the prophylactic use of Defibrotide in pediatric patients undergoing stem cell transplantation who are at high risk for hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Cardiac Dimensions(R) Inc. Announces Achievement Of Implant Target For TITAN™ Safety StudyCardiac Dimensions®, Inc. announced that it achieved the implant target for the TITAN™ safety study during the fourth quarter of 2008.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am New Eczema / Psoriasis Channel On Medical News TodayMedical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Eczema / Psoriasis channel. The section will include news on skin dryness, recurring rashes, psoriatic plaques and psoriatic arthritis plus information on treatments and ways to improve quality of life.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am DiaKine Therapeutics Drug Improves Type 2 Insulin Action; Reduces Harm Of Fat In Preclinical StudyResults of a preclinical study involving DiaKine Therapeutics' lead drug candidate Lisofylline (LSF) indicate the compound may reduce two key risk factors for type 2 diabetes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am In Philippines, even the Church feels financial pinchEvangeline Rellanos has been selling candles outside San Pedro Cathedral in the heart of the Philippines' Davao City since she was seven years old -- but she has never seen business this...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 6:55 am Obama 'brand' stimulates big merchandise salesA Barack Obama T-shirt sells for five dollars on K Street in Washington. An Obama bronze medallion costs 60 dollars through the official presidential inauguration committee outlet. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 5:32 am Exposed to Solvent, Worker Faces HurdlesResearch has linked contaminants to diseases, but that often fails to help victims win worker’s compensation.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2009 | 5:32 am Atheism 2.0 -- Indonesia's nonbelievers find refuge onlineChain-smoking at a trendy coffee shop while studiously ignoring the mosque's evening call to prayer, Indonesian atheists Didi and Dewi have little patience for the beliefs of most of their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:55 am Scots to commemorate 250 years since poet Burns's birthScots the world over were set to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of national poet Robert Burns on Sunday, while the Edinburgh government kicks off a year of events to boost...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:39 am Health | Jersey City: A Soap Opera’s Sex Is All for a Good CauseA soap-opera style project is designed to change attitudes about safe sex among young women.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:30 am Discovery could block blood clotsScientists find a potential way to prevent blood clots which can cause heart attacks.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:18 am Positive tests stop listeria from undermining food safety: Maple LeafTORONTO - Meat from a plant in Toronto is reported to have tested positive for listeria but Maple Leaf Foods says there is no food- safety risk to the public. "Our food safety...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:30 pm
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