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Pfizer acquires Wyeth for $68bnUS drugmaker Pfizer is to buy rival Wyeth in a deal worth $68bn (£50bn), the two companies announce.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 1:17 pm EIB asked to help finance Nabucco pipeline projectBUDAPEST, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has been asked by the Nabucco pipeline consortium to help finance the project but the bank needs more information before making a decision,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:59 pm WRAPUP 1-Halliburton nears $559 million Nigeria settlementNEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Oilfield services company Halliburton Co said on Monday that it was nearing a $559 million settlement with the United States over a Nigerian kickback scandal and posted higher-than-expected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:58 pm Catching obesityCould a virus be to blame in some cases?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:53 pm Sex drive link to prostate cancerMen who are more sexually active in their 20s and 30s may run a higher risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:40 pm Pfizer Agrees to Pay $68 Billion for Rival WyethThe deal creating a pharmaceutical behemoth is the first big merger backed by Wall Street in months.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm REFILE-FACTBOX-Cyclone threatens Australia's oil,iron ore outputJan 26 (Reuters) - Miners and oil and gas operators operating around Australia's northwest coast are taking precautionary measures as a cyclone forms in the region.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm EU should seek damages for gas crisis - Hungary PMBUDAPEST, Jan 26 (Reuters) - European Union members hit by the recent Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute should jointly seek compensation for the damage caused by the halt in gas supplies, Hungarian Prime Minister...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Crucell not seeking alternative buyer -sourceLONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Crucell only agreed to talks with U.S. drugmaker Wyeth because of a proposal of more than 20 euros a share, and is not seeking an alternative buyer after Wyeth withdrew, a source...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:52 am UPDATE 1-Pfizer net profit falls, hurt by chargesNEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc posted a lower net profit on Monday, as its fourth-quarter results were hurt by a higher tax rate, charges related to cost reduction initiatives and settlement...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am UPDATE 1-Poland gas 76 pct of Russian gas,no cuts seenWARSAW, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Polish gas imports from Russia dropped by almost a fourth on Monday after a drop in imports via Belarus and lower deliveries through Ukraine, Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:44 am UPDATE 1-Sibir Energy sells Korimos stake for $68 mlnJan 26 (Reuters) - Russian oil company Sibir Energy Plc said on Monday it sold its 50 percent stake in refiner Korimos to Moscow Refinery, controlled by a joint venture between Sibir and Gazprom Neft...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am Eni CEO knocks IEA on demand forecastMILAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) has consistently overestimated oil demand since 2004, leading many market operators to predict an impending oil crisis, Eni SpA Chief Executive...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:33 am Neovasc Announces Agreement With LeMaitre Vascular for Exclusive Distribution Rights to its Biological Vascular StripsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:32 am Study adds to evidence of vaccine safety (AP)AP - A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:16 am Cannabis law change 'illogical'Cannabis is reclassified as a Class B drug but magistrates say fines for possessing small amounts undermine the law.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:07 am Reuters Examines Obesity, Health Care ReformReuters on Thursday examined "the difficulties facing the United States as it confronts an epidemic of obesity, and the problems for President Barack Obama as he sets about extending health insurance to more Americans at a time of runaway costs." According to a 2000 report by the U.S. Surgeon General, the direct and indirect costs of obesity total $117 billion annually. About two-thirds of U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am NCGR Breaks The 20 Billion DNA Sequence Barrier With Illumina Genome AnalyzerThe National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) announced that it has broken the 20 billion DNA sequence barrier for the first time with an Illumina Genome Analyzer. Using a single Illumina flowcell, NCGR scientists generated more than 20 billion bases (or letters) of high quality human DNA sequence - seven-times the length of a human genome.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Trial Of Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Paclitaxel, Estramustine, And Oral Etoposide Combined With Long-Term Androgen Suppression Therapy And RadiotherapyUroToday.com - How should patients with high-risk prostate cancer be optimally treated? In large part because of PSA screening, increasing numbers of patients are diagnosed with low risk, T1c disease. Yet, a significant number of patients continue to die of prostate cancer, with over 28,000 prostate cancer deaths estimated in the US for 2008 .Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Onconova Therapeutics Announces Initiation Of Phase I Clinical Testing For Ex-RAD™, A Radioprotective DrugOnconova Therapeutics, Inc. announced the successful completion of the first dose cohort of a Phase I clinical trial of its novel radioprotective drug ON 01210.Na (Ex-RAD™). A first-in-class radiation protection drug for both prophylactic and therapeutic applications, ON 01210.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am IRIN/Plus News Examines PEPFAR Under Obama AdministrationThe extent to which President Obama's campaign promises regarding HIV/AIDS will turn into policy "remains to be seen, but expectations are high," and the question is "not whether" the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will "continue" under Obama, but "whether it will continue in the same form," IRIN/Plus News reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Alnylam Receives Clearance From FDA To Initiate Phase I Study With ALN-VSP For The Treatment Of Liver CancersAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that its investigational new drug (IND) application for ALN-VSP has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrolling patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Blogs Comment On Anniversary Of Roe, Inauguration Of President Obama, Other TopicsThe following summarizes recent women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Buh-Bye Bush, Hello Repro-Rights," Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon's Broadsheet: It is "fitting" that NARAL Pro-Choice America released its report on the status of women's reproductive rights "just as we bid good riddance" to former President George W.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Hollis-Eden Researchers Present New Findings On Mechanism Of Action For Anti-Cancer Drug Candidate APOPTONE™ (HE3235)Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEPH), the world leader in the development of a new class of small molecule compounds based on endogenous adrenal steroid hormones, today presented new findings regarding the potential mechanism of action of APOPTONE™ (HE3235), the Company's drug candidate in development for the treatment of prostate cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Effects Of Urinary Tract Infection In Patients With Bladder Augmentation And Kidney TransplantationUroToday.com - A study from Brazil evaluated kidney transplantation in relation to urinary tract infection and bladder augmentation. This study showed 23 children who had undergone bladder augmentation and then had renal transplantation were retrospectively compared to 42 controls matched for gender, age, race, donor type, weight, and immunosuppression protocol in regards to graft outcome.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am IMPAX Receives Final FDA Approval For Omeprazole 40 Mg CapsulesIMPAX Laboratories, Inc. (OTC: IPXL), through its generic drug division Global Pharmaceuticals, announced that yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted final approval of the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of Prilosec 40 mg Delayed-release Capsules.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Aron Moscona, 87, Biologist Who Explored Embryonic Cells, DiesDr. Moscona provided early insights into how cells in the developing embryo find one another and interact.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jan 2009 | 6:56 am U.S. school children need less work, more play: study (Reuters)Reuters - All work and no play may be a hazard for some U.S. school children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jan 2009 | 6:53 am Pfizer reportedly near $68 billion Wyeth dealPfizer is near a deal to purchase rival drug maker Wyeth for $68 billion, according to news reports late Sunday that cited people familiar with the situation.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Jan 2009 | 6:41 am World's highest drug levels entering India stream (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jan 2009 | 6:22 am Study may guide preventive mastectomy decision (Reuters)Reuters - A small but growing number of women with cancer in one breast are deciding to have the other one surgically removed to avoid the possibility that a tumor develops there in the future.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jan 2009 | 5:36 am Jesse Olson, 84, Organizer for 1199 Health Care Union, Is DeadMr. Olson was a former union vice president who played a major role in expanding the nation’s largest health care workers’ local.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jan 2009 | 5:35 am Genetic 'hotspots' for psoriasisScientists are moving closer to identifying the multiple genetic faults which may cause the painful skin condition psoriasis.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:29 am Single cell 'can store memories'Just one brain cell is capable of holding fleeting memories vital for our everyday life, according to US scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:29 am Breast ops defy financial gloomCosmetic surgery has so far avoided the effects of the economic downturn, figures for the UK show.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:28 am Female Companionship Extends Sex Lives of Male Mice (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - When male mice live with female mice, their reproductive years are extended by up to 20 percent, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:05 am Vital Signs: More Delays for Women in Emergency CareWomen with heart symptoms were delayed on the way to hospitals more often than men, a study has found.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:50 pm Single Brain Cell Can Hold a MemoryA new study finds single cells can remember things.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:25 pm
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