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New Device Reads Minds Pretty WellResearchers say they can glean simple preferences from a person's brain by shining near-infrared light into the noggin.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm BP cites Carson refinery process upset - filingNEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - BP Plc reported a process upset in an unspecified unit at its 265,000 barrel per day refinery in Carson, California, on Monday, according to a company environmental filing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm UPDATE 2-Omnicom profit down 14 pct, but beats forecastsNEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Omnicom Group Inc reported a 14 percent drop in quarterly earnings as advertising spending slumped badly at the end of the year, but its profit and revenue showed more resilience...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm UPDATE 1-Cubist's antibiotic gets generic threat; shares fallFeb 10 (Reuters) - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc said it got a letter from Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc notifying it had filed with U.S. health regulators for approval to market a copy-cat version of Cubist's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm UPDATE 2-Qwest profit beats Street view, shares riseNEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc posted a smaller quarterly profit but beat Wall Street expectations as the telephone company saved money from cutting 1,700 jobs in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm Time to overhaul action for AIDS children: report (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:13 pm F.D.A. Finds ‘Natural’ Diet Pills Laced With DrugsThe Food and Drug Administration says the weight-loss capsules StarCaps contain a potent pharmaceutical drug called bumetanide, which can have serious side effects.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:12 pm 18 and Under: The Cough-and-Sniffle Question: When to Keep a Child Home?Keep your child home from school if there’s fever, or if the child feels too crummy to participate — but don’t worry so much about the runny nose in the row behind.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm UPDATE 1-Slovene Petrol sees '09 group net at 36 mln euros* Share price down by 0.12 pct on Tuesday (Updates with '09 net profit forecast, details, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm UPDATE 1-LCA-Vision posts wider-than-expected Q4 lossFeb 10 (Reuters) - LCA-Vision Inc , a provider of laser vision correction services, posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss as procedure volume more than halved.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm UPDATE 2-Coventry Health posts 52 pct profit drop* Backs 2009 forecast (Adds details on results, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm China Health Ministry "puzzled" by bird flu casesBEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is puzzled by eight human cases of bird flu in January which appeared independent of any known case in birds, a spokesman said on Tuesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:42 pm INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-China Lenovo says profitable in 2010* M&A; is key strategy for expanding in emerging marketsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm UPDATE 2-Egis cuts 2009 forecasts, sees trouble in UkraineBUDAPEST, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Hungarian drug maker Egis cut its fiscal 2009 sales growth forecast on weakness on both its home and some key export markets, but said turnover could still rise on the softness...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:36 pm Incredible escapeToddler survives 20 minutes at the bottom of a poolSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Recipes for Health: Add Nuts to Your Diet With Sauces, Not SnacksHigh in healthy fats and nutrients, nuts are a nutritionist’s dream. An almond-based romesco sauce brings out the best in vegetables and fish.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:06 am Multivitamins Have No Impact On Risk Of Cancer Or Heart Disease In Postmenopausal Women, Study FindsThe largest study of its kind concludes that long-term multivitamin use has no impact on the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease or overall mortality in postmenopausal women. The results of the Women's Health Initiative study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, were published in the Feb. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Clinical Trials Workshop Maps Out Strategy For Effective Drug Development StudiesDay two of the SNM Clinical Trials Network Community Workshop convened on Monday, Feb. 9, in Clearwater, Fla., with more in-depth discussion on designing multicenter clinical trials using imaging biomarkers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am 'Alarming Increase' In Prevalence Of Chronic Low-Back Pain: UNC StudyThe proportion of people suffering from long term, impairing low back pain has more than doubled in North Carolina since the early 1990s, according to a new study. What's more, researchers believe the increase may be indicative of a similar trend across the country. In the study, published in the Feb. 9, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the Cecil G.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Immunosuppressant Medication May Be Cost-Effective For Dry Eye SyndromeA topical eye emulsion consisting of cyclosporine (a medication used to reduce transplant rejections or to treat arthritis and psoriasis) may be a cost-effective treatment for dry eye syndrome that does not respond to other therapies, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Attorney General Martha Coakley Enters Agreement With Bayer Corporation Resolving Allegations Of Deceptive Advertising Of Oral ContraceptiveMassachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office, along with 26 other states, reached an agreement with Bayer Corporation that supplements the requirements of a 2007 court-entered judgment concerning the advertising of Bayer products.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am New Test For Breast Cancer Will Help Guide Treatment ChoicesOne in eight women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Now a new test will help physicians determine the best possible treatment for each patient.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am The Interscutularis Muscle ConnectomeThe complete connectional map (connectome) of a neural circuit is essential for understanding its structure and function. Such maps have only been obtained in Caenorhabditis elegans. As an attempt at solving mammalian circuits, the authors reconstructed the connectomes of six interscutularis muscles from adult transgenic mice expressing fluorescent proteins in all motor axons.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Frequent And/Or Long-Term Users Of Marijuana At Increased Risk Of Testicular CancerFrequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The study results were published online Feb. 9 in the journal Cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Potential Key To Lyme Disease Identified By UT Southwestern ScientistsResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that may help give Lyme disease its bite. The findings suggest that the bacterial protein, which aids in transporting the metal manganese, is essential for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease to become virulent.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Control Of High Blood Pressure Continues To Improve In EnglandStudy highlights: Awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure have increased significantly in England. Rates of blood pressure control have increased to more than 50 percent in men and women. Controlling blood pressure is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths, researchers said.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Healing rhythmWhy playing the drums may be an effective therapySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 8:43 am Smokers more likely to quit for their pet's health than their ownSmokers are more likely to kick the habit to safeguard their pets' health than their own, US researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 7:53 am Saturated fatWhy is eating too much bad for your health?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 7:19 am David C. Sabiston Jr., Heart Surgeon, Dies at 84Dr. Sabiston led a surgical team in performing an early and daring coronary bypass operation in the 1960s, paving the way for more effective cardiac procedures.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 6:42 am F.D.A. to Place New Limits on Prescriptions of NarcoticsMany doctors may lose their ability to prescribe 24 popular narcotic medicines, federal drug officials announced Monday.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 6:36 am Well: Love in the Time of Prostate CancerAs Valentine’s Day approaches, Dana Jennings ponders the impact of prostate cancer on his marriage.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 6:34 am Death Ends Coma Case That Set Off Furor in ItalyThe death of 38-year-old Eluana Englaro ended a case that divided the nation and ignited fierce clashes among Italian leaders and the Vatican.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 5:43 am Itineraries: Traveling Mothers Face Hurdles in Pumping Breast MilkA business trip still presents an array of challenges for breastfeeding mothers.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 5:27 am Morning Rounds: Octuplets’ Mother Speaks Out, Marburg Fever in the U.S. and Massage Therapy Goes LegitHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 5:14 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 | 10 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am UnitedHealth's Shares Could Trade to Low 50s: Barron'sUnitedHealth Group's shares fell 54 percent in 2008 to a low of $14.51, but could rise in the next year into the low-50s, helped by its leading market share in Medicare and Medicaid patients, according to Barron's.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:59 am Most HIV-Positive Kenyans Are Unaware of Their SerostatusMore than 80% of all HIV-infected individuals in Kenya do not know their serostatus and nearly half have never used a condom.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:52 am Marijuana linked to aggressive testicular cancer, study reveals (HealthDay)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:47 am Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 9, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:47 am Tests Gauge Alzheimer's Patients' Ability to Drive (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The loss of driving privileges can be a blow to a person's independence, including people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:47 am Grandma's moistening kettle may have held off flu (AP)AP - Grandma may have been right about keeping a teakettle warming on the stove in winter to moisten the air.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:41 am Microbicide May Be First to Protect Against HIV InfectionA post-hoc per-protocol analysis of PRO 2000 found a significant 36% reduction in HIV infection, but a more conservative intention-to-treat analysis showed results that only approached significance.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:26 am Study Suggests Multivitamins Don't WorkLong-term multivitamin use has no impact on the risk of mortality in postmenopausal women.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:08 am New Diagnoses Provide Impetus for Smoking Cessation, Weight LossNew diagnoses such as heart disease or cancer prompted modest behavioral changes in smoking cessation and weight loss in middle-aged and older adults, especially for conditions where either smoking or obesity was a risk factor. The more new diagnoses a person had, the more likely he or she was to stop smoking and/or lose weight.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:05 am FDA Issues Serious Reality Check on Diet PillsFDA finds several dozen products sold as weight-loss supplements contain potentially harmful drugs.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 3:12 am Arthritis therapies 'ineffective'Most complementary therapies used by people with rheumatoid arthritis are ineffective, a study has suggested.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:18 am Malnutrition affecting '3m in UK'The number of people at risk of malnutrition in the UK stands at three million, experts believe.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:11 am Huge study boosts disappointment on multivitamins (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:48 am Watchdog warning on saturated fatUK watchdog launches campaign to encourage people to cut down on saturated fat consumption.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:45 am Ban sees bar staff 'breathe easy'Both smokers and non-smokers report health benefits as a result of the smoking ban in Scotland, a study of bar staff suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:37 am Hospital-Supervised Exercise May Prevent Need for Surgery in Patients With ClaudicationIn a randomized trial on claudication, endovascular revascularization or supervised exercise resulted in similar 6-month and 12-month outcomes, although improvement was faster with revascularization.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:39 pm Current Evidence Insufficient to Support Skin Cancer Screening by Primary Care CliniciansThe US Preventive Services Task Force states that the balance of benefits and harms of screening for skin cancer by primary care clinicians or by patient skin self-examination is undetermined.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:26 pm Procalcitonin, CRP May Predict Serious Bacterial Infection in Febrile InfantsUsing procalcitonin and C-reactive protein with current markers may assist in the treatment of infants younger than 3 months seen in emergency departments for fever of unknown origin.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:08 pm FDA seeks plans to reduce misuse of painkillers (AP)AP - Federal health regulators are requiring more than a dozen drugmakers to develop plans to reduce the misuse of their painkillers, which cause hundreds of deaths each year.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:02 pm Current Evidence Insufficient to Support Skin Cancer Screening by Primary Care CliniciansThe US Preventive Services Task Force states that the balance of benefits and harms of screening for skin cancer by primary care clinicians or by patient skin self-examination is undetermined.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Procalcitonin, CRP May Predict Serious Bacterial Infection in Febrile InfantsUsing procalcitonin and C-reactive protein with current markers may assist in the treatment of infants younger than 3 months seen in emergency departments for fever of unknown origin.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Hospital-Supervised Exercise May Prevent Need for Surgery in Patients With ClaudicationIn a randomized trial on claudication, endovascular revascularization or supervised exercise resulted in similar 6-month and 12-month outcomes, although improvement was faster with revascularization.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm How to help patients make wiser health choices (AP)AP - It's one of medicine's uncomfortable truths: That blood test for prostate cancer is far from perfect. Would as many men take a PSA test if they knew? Or consider treatment for early breast cancer: Is saving the breast worth all the extra doctor visits for radiation or would you prefer the whole breast removed in one trip?Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:31 pm Italian coma battle woman diesEluana Englaro, the Italian woman at the centre of a right-to-die debate, has died, the health minister says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:06 pm Study: How Hospitals Should WorkHow some hospitals create a positive place that patients appreciate.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:55 pm Early study shows AIDS-fighting gel promising (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Feb 2009 | 8:41 pm Parents Blamed for Childhood Obesity (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Children tend to eat what their parents eat, finds a new study that suggests a parental contribution to the growing obesity problem among young children and teenagers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:30 pm Parents Blamed for Childhood ObesityChildren tend to eat what their parents eat.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Feb 2009 | 6:20 pm Professor focused on cheap specsAn Oxford University professor hopes his adjustable glasses will help millions of people in the developing world.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:27 pm Five ways to fight Alzheimer'sFebruary 09, 2009 Actor Hector Elizondo knows how difficult it can be to care for a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease. When the stage and screen star's mother was diagnosed with the progressive form of dementia, his father insisted on becoming her sole caretaker. But her care proved so stressful that his...Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:51 pm
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