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Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall (AP)
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News: Health News | 31 Jan 2009 | 10:06 am Roche confident of success in Genentech bid -paperZURICH, Jan 31 (,Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche is confident that it will succeed in its bid for U.S. biotechnology group Genentech Inc , the Swiss drugmaker's chairman was quoted as saying in comments...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:15 am Patient Money: Making the Most of Flexible Spending AccountsFlexible spending accounts offer a tax break and can stretch health care dollars, if used wisely.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:04 am DAVOS-UPDATE 1-Brazil's Petrobras says no oil delays in 2009DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The head of Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras said there would be no project delays in 2009, bucking a wider trend, and that production was about 2.4 million...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:04 am Teaching An Old Drug New TricksA century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For E. Coli/P. Aeruginosa PNA FISH(R)AdvanDx announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for E. coli/P. aeruginosa PNA FISH(R) to identify Escherichia coli and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa directly from positive blood cultures. E. coli/P. aeruginosa PNA FISH is the first-ever test for identifying E. coli and P.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Red Cross Caring For People In Eight States As Winter Storm Leaves Hundreds Of Thousands Without PowerAlmost 5,000 people escaped their frigid homes last night in American Red Cross shelters in areas where utility companies are working to restore power to more than 770,000 homes and businesses still in the dark after this week's storm. With new snow on the ground and a chilly weekend approaching, that number could grow as more cold weather grips the nation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Researchers Disrupt Biochemical System Involved In Cancer, Degenerative DiseaseScreening a chemical library of 200,000 compounds, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified two new classes that can be used to study and possibly manipulate a cellular pathway involved in many types of cancer and degenerative diseases.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Screening May Eventually Reduce Additional Breast SurgeryA team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have developed a rapid, automated image screening process to distinguish breast cancer cells from normal cells.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Study Confirms Persistence Of Diversity Problems In Academic MedicineA survey study believed to be one of the first efforts to put hard numbers around long-held beliefs about diversity in medical school faculties has affirmed that awareness and sensitivity to racial and ethnic diversity are believed by most faculty to be poor and even poorer among faculty who are members of underrepresented minorities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Stress May Hasten Growth Of Melanoma TumorsFor patients with a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer malignant melanoma stress, including that which comes from simply hearing that diagnosis, might amplify the progression of their disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Shift Workers' Body Clocks Studied To Prevent Certain CancersDoes shift work predispose you to cancer by altering the body's response to hormones? And if so, can a dietary supplement help? Those are the questions researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) hope to answer through a new study, which recently received $600,000 in funding from The V Foundation for Cancer Research.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am New Study Shares Insights For Competitive Intelligence Policies, Ethics And Data CollectionNew research has shown that companies can take advantage of opportunities and manage risk by collecting and understanding intelligence through the competitive or business intelligence function.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am New Multi-Center Study Finds Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Screening Significantly Improves Detection Of Congenital Heart Disease In NewbornsMasimo (Nasdaq: MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that a new multi-center study of 39,821 newborns was published in the January 2009 issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am TABLE-Sun Pharmaceutical Ind Q3 profit up 28 pct(Versus the same period a year earlier, in billion rupees unless stated)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 8:13 am Diners to Get a Quick Guide to CleanlinessFor the first time, the health department will compel New York City’s nearly 25,000 restaurants to publicly post inspectors’ cleanliness ratings.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 7:09 am After Departure, No Leader for U.S. AIDS ProgramThe position is a State Department post with ambassador’s rank that had been held by Dr. Mark R. Dybul, a Bush administration appointee.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 7:08 am Peaceful Clinic Flooded With Patients With Their Own Fiscal CrisesThe Haven has faced a stream of executives and their spouses who are suffering from symptoms, including severe anxiety and suicidal tendencies, set off by the economy.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 7:02 am PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - Jan. 31WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on the front page of its business section on Jan. 31. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:57 am Peanut Recall Leads to Criminal InvestigationFederal health officials have begun a criminal investigation into the actions of the Peanut Corporation of America, after recalls of more than 400 products.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:41 am National Briefing | West: California: And Babies Make 14The woman from Whittier who gave birth to octuplets this week already had six children but refused the option of reducing the number of embryos she was carrying, her mother said.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:35 am DAVOS-Brazil's Petrobras says no output delays in 2009DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Petrobras Chief Executive Jose Sergio Gabrielli said on Saturday any delays to oil projects would not affect Brazil's 2009 output target and the country would pump...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:29 am Roche’s Genentech Bid Turns HostileRoche said it would pay a lower price than it had offered last July for the 44 percent of Genentech it does not already own and that it would go directly to shareholders with its offer.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:16 am Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:08 am China halts use of diabetes drug after deathsSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Health has ordered doctors around the country to stop prescribing a diabetes drug after a fake batch of the medicine was linked to the deaths of twoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 5:48 am Baked goods, chili and some ethnic cuisines could contain peanutsSome common foods that contain peanuts and peanut products: -Baked goods, such as cakes, cookies and pie and pastry crusts -Breakfast cereals, including granolas -Candy, especiallySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children who do not have health insurance and no regular source of health care are the most likely to have unmet medical needs, researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Sedentary seniors can improve their motor function and decrease their risk for insulin resistance by starting an exercise program that includes both aerobics and resistance training, new Canadian research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Variations in the DNA of certain genes can increase the risk of cancer in people who drink alcohol, according to researchers who reviewed studies on alcohol consumption, genetic polymorphisms and cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Oklahoma firm recalls frozen chili beef productsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Tulsa, Oklahoma, company is recalling 676,560 pounds (306,882 kg) of frozen chili beef products that may contain pebbles or small stones, the U.S. Department of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 4:41 am PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Jan 31Due to the misgivings of BP shareholders over the probable appointment of Rio Tinto chairman Paul Skinner as chief executive, the company's outgoing head Peter Sutherland has agreed to stay in his post...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 2:45 am Morning Rounds: ‘Putrid’ Peanuts, Soldier Suicides and the Octupulets’ Six SiblingsHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2009 | 1:51 am New Chicago School of Professional Psychology Forensic Center Opens Doors to the CommunitySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Jan 2009 | 1:00 am Unaware of hep CWhy many people do not know they have the diseaseSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:06 am Cold and flu 'can affect driving'Having a bad cold or the flu can have a detrimental affect on a driver's responses, an insurance firm has claimed.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am FDA panel recommends ban on the painkiller Darvon (AP)AP - Government medical advisers Friday recommended a ban on Darvon, a prescription medicine that's been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but left a trail of problems such as addiction and suicide.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:09 pm Sonogram Helps Predict When Trial of Labor Is Safe After C-SectionUsing ultrasound to measure the thickness of the lower uterine segment near term could lead to a significant reduction in uterine rupture among women contemplating vaginal birth after cesarean section, according to results of a Canadian prospective study presented this morning at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Washington, DC.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:49 pm Is extreme prematurity a risk for autism?Children who are born more than three months premature have double the expected rate of autism at age two as full-term children, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:35 pm Throwing the Book at SaltDr. Thomas R. Frieden, New York City’s health commissioner, is waging a campaign to lower the amount of sodium America eats.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:29 pm Acute Sinusitis Diagnosis, Management by Pediatricians ReviewedA survey study reviews the importance given to various symptoms, the use of sinus imaging, and management of acute sinusitis, including antibiotic choices and contingency prescription useMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:18 pm Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate May Be NeuroprotectiveA Cochrane systematic review supports a neuroprotective role for antenatal magnesium sulfate therapy given to women at risk for preterm birth.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:09 pm AHA Champions Omega-6 PUFAs to Counter Popular Nutrition AdviceThe American Heart Association now says people should not reduce their intake of omega-6 fatty acids, found in vegetable oils, in proportion to their intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Acute Sinusitis Diagnosis, Management by Pediatricians ReviewedA survey study reviews the importance given to various symptoms, the use of sinus imaging, and management of acute sinusitis, including antibiotic choices and contingency prescription use.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate May Be NeuroprotectiveA Cochrane systematic review supports a neuroprotective role for antenatal magnesium sulfate therapy given to women at risk for preterm birth.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Extended-Release Divalproex Safe for Migraine Prophylaxis in TeensExtended-release divalproex sodium is a safe and generally well-tolerated treatment for migraine prophylaxis in adolescents, according to the results of 2 similar studies.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Extended-Release Divalproex Safe for Migraine Prophylaxis in TeensDivalproex sodium extended-release (DVPX ER) is a safe and generally well tolerated treatment for migraine prophylaxis in adolescents, according to the results of two similar studies reported in the January issue of Headache.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 9:47 pm FDA: Criminal probe begun in salmonella outbreakGeorgia's agriculture commissioner wants to know whether the state can conduct a criminal investigation of the Peanut Corporation of America, whose products have been linked to a salmonella outbreak.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 9:15 pm Initial Treatment With Placebo Not Harmful to Teens Participating in Antidepressant Trials, Study SuggestsInitial treatment with placebo in teens participating in antidepressant trials is not harmful, and in fact, adolescents who receive placebo prior to active treatment fare as well as those who receive immediate active treatment, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 9:05 pm GWTG: Primary-Prevention ICD Use Varies Widely at HospitalsThey may be used in only 20% of those who should receive them, with use as low as 1% at some centers, suggests the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines Heart Failure Registry.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:39 pm Mom's obesity tied to higher infant mortality (Reuters)Reuters - Research shows that babies born to obese mothers are at increased risk for dying, particularly in the first weeks of life, compared to babies born to normal-weight mothers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:17 pm Zimbabwe cholera cases pass 60,000More than 60,000 people have now been infected with cholera in Zimbabwe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 6:40 pm NYC blog that charts woes of dating bankers sparks backlash (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jan 2009 | 5:15 pm Obama lauds bipartisan kids' health insurance planPresident Obama pointed Friday to a "bipartisan" legislative success, at the end of a week in which his economic stimulus bill triggered a partisan divide.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 5:12 pm Childbirth drink danger revealedWomen who drink too much water during labour are at greater risk of a potentially dangerous condition, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:53 pm Senate Approves Children’s Health BillA newly empowered Democratic majority brushed aside objections with a bill to insure four million children.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:53 pm For Woman, 8+6=14 Babies NowThe woman who gave birth to octuplets last week already had six children, bringing her brood to a whopping 14.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 3:48 pm Study: Some depression meds more effectiveAll antidepressant drugs are not created equal, according to a new analysis that looked at "new generation" depression medication.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 3:01 pm Overthinking 'disrupts golf putt'Golfers who think too much about their technique between shots could be seriously affecting their performance, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:32 pm Zapping the Brain Improves Fine Motor SkillsElectrical stimulation improves brain processing of motor skills.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:31 pm Mother of octuplets has six other childrenThe mother of a woman who gave birth on Monday to octuplets said her daughter already has six children at home and was undergoing fertility treatment.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm Text happyHow phone texts could help ease the winter bluesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:51 pm Air Force to train combat docs to use acupuncture (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Parents told: Stop giving under-15s alcoholJanuary 30, 2009 CHILDREN younger than 15 should not be given any alcohol, even under parental supervision, the UK government's chief medical officer said yesterday.Source: PsycPORT.com | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:06 pm Ghost tales spook hospital staffDerby's new super-hospital makes a chaplain available following reports of a ghostly figure in the building.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:43 am Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000More than 60,000 Zimbabweans have been infected by cholera, a figure the WHO had called a "worst case scenario".Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:20 am
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