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Possibly tainted peanut butter sent to schools (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:19 pm Octuplets' mum wanted huge familyA US woman who gave birth to octuplets speaks for the first time about her desire for a very large family.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:14 pm 2 Helmerich rigs hit by work stoppage in VenezuelaNEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Helmerich & Payne said two of its eleven rigs in Venezuela were hit by work stoppages by a local union.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:13 pm Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Faces Tough Battle Against Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will face tough challenges following her surgery on Thursday for early-stage pancreatic cancer, experts say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:03 pm Biogen says Tysabri goals "difficult" to achieveBOSTON, Feb. 6 (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc backed off its previous forecast that 100,000 patients would be on its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri by the end of 2010 and reported a new case of the brain...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Nigeria baby poison deaths riseThe number of children in Nigeria killed by a contaminated medicine has risen from 34 in December to 84, the health ministry says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:00 pm UPDATE 2-Satyam suitor backs away; new chairman appointed* Board member Kiran Karnik appointed new Satyam chairmanSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:55 pm UPDATE 1-Allis-Chalmers cuts 235 jobsFeb 6 (Reuters) - Oil services company Allis Chalmers Energy Inc announced a slew of cost cutting measures, including eliminating 235 jobs in the United States, reducing certain day rates and employee...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:55 pm PREVIEW-Mexico's Telmex seen posting drop in quarterly net* Likely net profit drop as competition and economy weighSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:55 pm Reliance to get three drillships from TransoceanMUMBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries , which is soon to start producing gas from a deep-sea block off India's east coast, will take delivery of three drillships from Transocean , the driller's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:43 pm UPDATE 2-Biogen 4th-qtr profit rises; Tysabri falls short*Sees 2009 non-GAAP EPS above $4.00, GAAP EPS above $2.80Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm Cholera diaryClean water vital - but Zimbabweans don't like the tasteSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:24 pm UPDATE 1-Glaxo pays up to $450 mln for Idenix AIDS drug* Deal gives Glaxo access to Phase II once-a-day NNRTI drugSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Not Celebrating on Valentine's Day?Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Baxa Corporation Ranks Seventh in ColoradoBiz Magazine's Top 50 Family-Owned CompaniesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Google To Partner With IBM To Allow Consumers To Add Data From Portable Monitoring Devices To PHRsGoogle has announced plans to partner with IBM to allow consumers who have accounts with Google Health, an online personal health records service launched in 2007, to add data from portable monitoring devices, such as glucose and blood pressure meters, the Wall Street Journal reports. For the program, IBM will design software that consumers can use to transfer the data to their PHRs.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am HSAs Have 'Fundamental Flaws,' Columnist WritesA "growing number of businesses are expected to stop offering costly insurance benefits and push workers instead" into high-deductible health plans linked with health savings accounts in an effort to reduce costs, but HSAs have "fundamental flaws," Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus writes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Rapidly Evolving Gene Contributes To Origin Of SpeciesA gene that helped one species split into two species shows evidence of adapting much faster than other genes in the genome, raising questions about what is driving its rapid evolution. The paper in today's issue of Science shows that the gene has connections to another previously identified "speciation gene.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am President Of African First Ladies Group Calls For Increased Political Power Among Women To Fight HIV/AIDSEthiopian first lady Azeb Mesfin, the newly elected president of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS, recently said that women in Africa need increased political power to effectively fight HIV/AIDS on the continent, the Panafrican News Agency reports. Mesfin in her inaugural address said that African women "must have access to power.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Survival Of Blood-System Stem Cells Promoted By 'Sister' FactorsStem cells of any kind are defined by their eternal nature, reproducing themselves and providing a pool of cells from which more differentiated tissues arise.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am HIV/AIDS Commission To Call On Obama To Address Disease Among Blacks In U.S.The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS plans to call on President Obama to develop a national strategy to address the HIV/AIDS among blacks in the U.S., the AP/Yahoo! Canada News reports. The organization's head, Virginia Fields, will discuss the state of HIV/AIDS in the black community on Thursday in New York City.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Florida Nursing Homes Will Be Taxed To Increase Matching Medicaid FundsFlorida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) last week signed into law legislation (SB 8A) that will place a 5% tax on nursing homes' net revenues as a way to increase the matching federal funds they receive through Medicaid, Florida Health News reports. The tax is expected to draw down 55 cents in federal Medicaid funds for every 45 cents it generates. The tax assessment would generate an additional $3.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Future Physicians Praise Obama Administration For Swift Action On SCHIP LegislationThe American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's oldest and largest, independent association for physicians-in-training, praises the Obama administration for taking swift action on signing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) into law.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am European Court Rules Portugal Violated Women On Waves' Right To Provide Abortion Services On ShipThe European Court of Human Rights ruled this week that Portugal violated Dutch-operated Women on Waves' right to freedom of expression when it used a naval blockade to bar the organization's ship from Portuguese waters in 2004, Reuters reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Limitations Of Genetic Screening Reported In Public Library Of Science StudyWe may be a long way off from using genetics to reliably gauge our risks for specific diseases, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study published on Feb. 5 in the online journal PLoS Genetics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Aspirin cuts stomach cancer riskA study has suggested using aspirin could cut the risk of developing stomach cancer by up to a third.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2009 | 10:28 am Gates unleashes skeeters at technology conference (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 8:33 am Peanut Supplier Banned From Federal BusinessAn order bans the Peanut Corporation of America and a subsidiary from doing business with the federal government for one year.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 8:26 am Doctor and Patient: When Doctors and Nurses Can’t Do the Right ThingDoctors and nurses are increasingly being forced to compromise on what they believe is right for their patients.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:31 am Reinvent Wheel? Blue Room. Defusing a Bomb? Red Room.The color red can make people’s work more accurate, but blue can make people more creative, a study suggests.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:28 am Vital Signs: Behavior: TV Time Linked to Depression in FutureLengthy television viewing in adolescence may raise the risk for depression in young adulthood, according to a new report.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:06 am Army Data Show Rise in Number of SuicidesThe number of soldiers who committed suicide in January could reach 24, a count that would be the highest monthly total since the Army began tabulating suicides in 1980.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:55 am Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer Not Linked, Study SaysA Danish study found “no convincing association” with the cancer, though researchers said they would continue to follow their subjects to see if risk increased with age.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:47 am Octuplets mother breaks silence in TV interview (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:15 am UK measles rise 'very worrying'Measles cases rose 36% in England and Wales in 2008, figures show, prompting concern among health officials.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2009 | 5:21 am Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 5, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Recalled peanut butter was in meals sent to Ky. (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:31 am Critics: Poor oversight led to salmonella outbreakThe deadly outbreak of salmonella traced to a Georgia peanut plant was fueled by poor oversight by food safety regulators and a slow response by federal agencies, state health officials and outside experts say.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:06 am Few get surgery for grim pancreatic cancer (AP)
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News: Health News | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:02 am IVF drugs cancer risk 'ruled out'Taking fertility drugs does not increase a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer, a large Danish study reports.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:40 am Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Risk for Ovarian CancerThe largest study so far has found no convincing association between use of these drugs and an increase in the risk for ovarian cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 11:04 pm Cost is barrier to cancer treatment for manyCancer was once assumed to be a death sentence because the disease was often incurable, but a new survey suggests the crisis for many today is paying for available treatments.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 11:03 pm Justice Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancerJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the only woman on the Supreme Court, underwent surgery Thursday for early stage pancreatic cancer, the court announced.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 11:02 pm Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Has Pancreatic Cancer ResectionSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery for what was reported to be early-stage pancreatic cancer, according to a statement released by the court.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:41 pm Campaign warns against reusing plastic syringes (AP)AP - Patients who got hepatitis from contaminated syringes and medicine vials are joining infection control advocates to warn Americans about a problem they say is more common than people think. A recent federal report suggests they are right.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:33 pm Resistance Plus Aerobic Exercise May Be Best for Sedentary, Abdominally Obese Older AdultsCombined resistance and aerobic exercise were the optimal exercise for simultaneous reduction in insulin resistance and functional limitation in previously sedentary, abdominally obese older adults.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:19 pm More Reassuring Data With AnacetrapibOne of the first major clinical trials with Merck's new CETP inhibitor has shown promising results, with large increases in HDL and no effect on blood pressure.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:11 pm 5 Questions: A Surprising Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer'sDr. Margaret Gatz recently documented an unsettling connection between midlife diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. How might they be related? And what can patients do?Source: NYT > Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:06 pm Resistance Plus Aerobic Exercise May Be Best for Sedentary, Abdominally Obese Older AdultsCombined resistance and aerobic exercise were the optimal exercise for simultaneous reduction in insulin resistance and functional limitation in previously sedentary, abdominally obese older adults.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Combining Targeted Therapies for Metastatic Colon Cancer Is Not BeneficialMore is not better when it comes to targeted therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm SCCM 2009: High-Dose Statins Reduce Mortality in Sepsis PatientsCurrent use of moderate to high doses of statins for patients hospitalized with sepsis was associated with a mortality risk reduction of more than 20%.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Senator 'outraged' by food-borne illness casesThe chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee is "outraged" at the growing number of food-borne illnesses nationwide, he said Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 9:19 pm Back Story: Don’t We Already Have a Health Plan for the Poor?Despite popular misconceptions, Medicaid doesn’t insure everyone who is poor; proposed legislation to cover healthy workers who have been laid off is “unprecedented,” experts say.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 8:25 pm Living near big power line may up Alzheimer's risk (Reuters)Reuters - Older people living within 50 meters of major power lines are at increased risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease or senile dementia, research from Switzerland shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Feb 2009 | 8:15 pm SCHIP Bill Signed Into Law, Includes Strong Early Mental-Health CoverageThe State Children's Health Insurance Program bill signed into law by President Obama extends health insurance to 4 million uninsured children and provides strong mental health coverage.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 7:50 pm Midlife Diabetes Increases Dementia RiskDiabetes increases risk for dementia, including vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease, especially if onset is before the age of 65 years, a population-based study in twins suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 7:26 pm AAPM 2009: Negative Emotions About Pain Raise Interleukin-6 LevelsPatients who focus on their pain, feel helpless, and are generally pessimistic about outcomes have increased proinflammatory responses, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Feb 2009 | 6:11 pm No action over prayer-row nurseA Christian nurse who was suspended for offering to pray for a patient is told she can return to work.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Feb 2009 | 5:57 pm How can we make the streets safer for our kids?On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 5:54 pm Key discovery made in fight against bird fluTwo teams of scientists say they have found a key area of the H5N1 bird flu virus which seems to be vital to the virus' ability to copy itself, and hope the discovery could lead to new drugs to fight the virus.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 5:50 pm Fitness: Dieting? Put Your Money Where Your Fat IsInternet sites that facilitate diet betting have seen an increase in use, and recent studies have supported the idea that such wagers work for many people who couldn’t seem to shed pounds any other way.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 4:56 pm Law enforcement to review Tylenol murdersThe FBI announced Wednesday that it is working with Illinois state and local police to review evidence related to the 1982 Tylenol murders.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 4:45 pm Divorce Makes Women Look OlderBeing divorced is one of several factors now found to add years to a woman's face.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 3:41 pm Obama Signs Children’s Health Insurance BillThe House gave final approval to a bill extending health insurance to millions of low-income children, and President Obama signed it.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Feb 2009 | 3:11 pm Obama signs children's health expansionFebruary 05, 2009 Feb. 5--The Rev. George Cummings, of Oakland, was in the White House on Wednesday to see a dream come true.Source: PsycPORT.com | 5 Feb 2009 | 2:36 pm
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