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Health Tip: Diabetics and Drinking (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you have diabetes and get insulin shots or take other diabetes medication, you may end up with low blood sugar if you drink alcohol, the American Diabetes Association says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2009 | 2:02 pm Levels of Circulating Tumor Cells Could Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Checking for changes in the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) could help doctors predict advanced prostate cancer patients' survival and response to treatment, U.S. researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2009 | 2:02 pm Researchers link obesity to birth defects (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:57 pm Valero returning Ardmore refinery to full productionHOUSTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp said Wednesday morning it was returning units at its 90,000 barrel-per-day Ardmore, Oklahoma refinery to full production after overnight storms caused brief...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:48 pm Study debunks illegitimacy 'myth'The rate of illegitimate births in the population is lower than many people believe, according to a major study of male ancestry.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm CORRECTION - - CORRECTED-Petrobras Argentine unit 4th-qtr profit falls-Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:33 pm UPDATE 1-Israel natgas shares rise as Noble ups find estimateTEL AVIV, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Shares in Israeli gas exploration companies gained on Wednesday, reacting to news from Noble Energy that a natural gas find off Israel's coast is even larger than originally...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm Octuplets' mom: No one can care for 14 kids alone (AP)
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News: Health News | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm TABLE-Saipem Q4 results 2008Feb 11 (Reuters) - 3 months to 31 December 2008 Group (in Euros millions unless otherwise stated)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm UPDATE 1-Satyam says client confidence improvingMUMBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd is reassuring wary clients about its long-term prospects and will be able to pay staff their February wages, its new chairman said on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:15 pm UPDATE 1-Advanced Life Q4 loss narrows; cuts 30 pct jobs* To take $60,000 Q1 charge, sees $1 mln annual savingsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm UPDATE 1-Softchoice posts Q4 loss on chargeFeb 11 (Reuters) - Canada's technology services provider Softchoice Corp reported a loss for the fourth quarter, hurt by a goodwill impairment charge of $43.6 million.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:05 pm UPDATE 2-RIM sees 4th-qtr earnings at low end of forecast* Q4 subscriber additions over 20 pct higher than forecastSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm Emageon Provides Update Regarding Merger TransactionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Trial to Take Place in LouisvilleSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Prostate cancer urine test hopeUS scientists have moved a step closer to a simple urine test to distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2009 | 12:52 pm Testicular Cancer Nearly Twice as Common in Marijuana UsersThe incidence of testicular cancer has been rising steadily over the past few decades, as has the use of marijuana as a recreational drug. Could the 2 be related?Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2009 | 12:52 pm Thirty Of LA BioMed Physician-Scientists HonoredIn a nationwide survey of medical professionals, 13 physician-scientists from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) are among the 5,000 top specialists around the country honored in the upcoming 2009 edition of "America's Top Doctors," a national guide of the top 1 percent of medical professionals in the country.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Water And Environment Technology Center To Be Funded By NSFThe National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $1.24 million grant to The University of Arizona and two other universities to fund a research center to investigate new clean-water technologies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Avamys A New Nasal Spray For Allergic Rhinitis To Ease Both Nose And Eye Symptoms In An Award Winning DeviceAvamys (fluticasone furoate), a new intranasal steroid (INS) manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), launches in the UK today. In clinical trials, Avamys has shown significant improvements in both nasal and ocular symptoms in adult and adolescent patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Rett Syndrome: Study Suggests Molecule Can Reverse Some SymptomsA molecule that promotes brain development could serve as a possible treatment for Rett syndrome, the most common form of autism in girls, according to researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Won By UC Davis Malaria Researcher Win SurachetpongMalaria researcher Win Surachetpong, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Davis, is the 2009 winner of the William C. Reeves New Investigator Award, given to the best scientific paper presented at the annual Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) meeting. Surachetpong received $1000 and a plaque at the 77th annual MVCAC meeting, held in Burlingame.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Kohl Amendment To Stimulus Promotes Common Sense In Implementation Of Health ITToday U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, successfully amended the Senate stimulus package to allow the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide necessary flexibility and consider the costs of compliance as health care providers begin to implement new requirements for health information technology (HIT).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am New Prevention Strategy May Significantly Reduce HIV InfectionsThe risk of HIV infection in high-risk populations may be substantially reduced by an antiretroviral drug treatment currently being tested in clinical trials, according to a study led by a researcher at the Yale School of Public Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Life Work Of Kurt Amplatz, M.D. Honoured By $50 Million Gift To U Of M Children's HospitalFairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota have announced a gift of $50 million from Caroline Amplatz, J.D., to honor her father, former University professor and medical device pioneer Kurt Amplatz, M.D. In recognition of the gift, the new facility will be named University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Biomedical Research Center Opens In Liverpool, UKScientists at the University of Liverpool will launch a new national research centre to further understanding into infections such as HIV and tuberculosis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am MIT Project Uses Personal Digital Assistants To Track TB Data - Test Results Reach Doctors An Average Of 15 Days FasterFor patients who have drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, it's critical to monitor the disease as closely as possible. That means monthly testing throughout a two-year course of powerful antibiotics, with injections six days a week for the first six months.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am After Tests, Peanut Plant in Texas Is ClosedThe Peanut Corporation of America closed its processing plant in Plainview, Tex., after a laboratory test indicated possible salmonella contamination.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 9:33 am For some, financial risk-taking may be all in the genesSome people who take big risks on the stock market can blame their genes for their behaviour, work suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2009 | 8:11 am Regular eggs 'no harm to health'Eating as many eggs as you want is unlikely to damage your health by raising cholesterol, research confirms.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2009 | 7:50 am In New Procedure, Artificial Arm Listens to BrainAn advance in prosthetic arms allows people to move them more automatically than ever.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 7:31 am Health Scares Reduce Smoking but Not Waistlines, Survey FindsMany patients stop smoking after a heart attack or stroke, but relatively few lose weight, researchers report.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 7:25 am Morning Rounds: H.I.V. Prevention, Overweight Soldiers and Paying for the OctupletsHeath news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 6:45 am Personal Health: America’s Diet: Too Sweet by the SpoonfulThe average American has a daily intake of more than twice the recommended amount of sugar.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 6:29 am Mother's Obesity Raises Risk of Birth Defects (Time.com)Time.com - A new study suggests that obesity during pregnancy is a powerful and far-reaching risk factor for birth defectsSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2009 | 6:20 am Advertising: A Birth Control Pill That Promised Too MuchAs part of a settlement, Bayer is running ads that clarify the side benefits of its birth control drug, Yaz. Regulators say earlier ads played down the risks.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:48 am A.M.A. Joins Several States in Suing Aetna and CignaThe American Medical Association and others say two health insurers for more than a decade rigged a database to underpay doctors on out-of-network claims.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:23 am Mediterranean Diet Aids the Aging Brain: Study (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Chalk up another endorsement for the so-called Mediterranean diet: The eating regimen, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and olive oil, may help the brain stay sharp into old age, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Reclaim the nightWhy we should be sleeping - not working or partyingSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:38 am Obese mothers 'risk spina bifida'Mothers-to-be who are obese are more likely to have a baby with spina bifida, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2009 | 1:29 am Sobering results for cost-cutting Medicare project (AP)
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News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:24 pm Erectile Dysfunction in 40-Something Men Signals High Risk of Later CV DiseaseA community-based study finds erectile dysfunction to be a cardiovascular risk marker in what may be the youngest and broadest population yet.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:24 pm Regular Dietary and Lifestyle Counseling May Reduce Pregnancy Weight GainIn a randomized controlled trial, an organized, consistent program of dietary and lifestyle counseling was associated with less weight gain in pregnancy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:14 pm Multivitamin Use: No Effect on Cancers or CVD in WomenMultivitamin use has no influence on the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease, or overall mortality, according to a new analysis of more than 160 000 women participating in the Women's Health Initiative clinical trials.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:31 pm Nephropathy Risk Climbs With Greater Contrast Volumes at Primary PCIAn observational study underscores the importance of minimizing contrast exposure at PCI for STEMI.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:21 pm Intensive Insulin Therapy, Pentastarch May Be Harmful for Patients With Severe SepsisThe use of intensive insulin therapy placed patients critically ill with sepsis at increased risk for serious adverse events related to hypoglycemia, and pentastarch was also harmful.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Risk for Ovarian CancerFertility drugs do not increase the risk for ovarian cancer, concludes the largest study of the subject to date.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Many Agents Effective in Preventing Osteoporotic FracturesA review suggests that there is good evidence that many agents are effective in preventing osteoporotic fractures, but data are insufficient to determine relative efficacy or safety.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm No Benefit to Routine Imaging for Low Back Pain Without "Red Flags"A new meta-analysis of randomized trials finds no benefit to routine lumbar imaging for low back pain on clinical outcomes without indications of serious underlying conditions.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Erectile Dysfunction in 40-Something Men Signals High Risk of Later CV DiseaseA community-based study finds erectile dysfunction to be a cardiovascular risk marker in what may be the youngest and broadest population yet.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm 2nd peanut plant closedA subsidiary of a company that is under investigation for a deadly salmonella outbreak has suspended operation of its processing facility in Plainview, Texas, while authorities investigate their plant's procedures, the company said Tuesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 8:13 pm 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 | 6:46 pm Study: Multivitamins don't cut women's cancer riskJudy LaCour has been taking a multivitamin supplement for the past 30 years: "As often as I can remember, which isn't always, but on and off since I was in my 40s." She buys them in bulk from her local wholesale warehouse.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 6:37 pm Mich. zoo offers peek into animals' sex lives (AP)AP - A Michigan zoo is hosting an exotic, erotic afternoon on Valentine's Day, when consenting adults will get an unabashed look at how wild animals make babies.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:46 pm Reuben's taleThe parents who researched cure for their sick sonSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:15 pm Author: 'I make HIV real to them'Even though African-Americans make up only about 13 percent of the United States' population, they account for almost half of the people who contract HIV and are diagnosed with AIDS.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 3:20 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 | 3:11 pm Diet could cut risk of dementiaFebruary 10, 2009 A new study suggests a diet laden with fish, olive oil, vegetables and other foods common in Mediterranean-style cuisine may help ward off mild cognitive impairment, sometimes called borderline dementia. The study also suggests that such a diet reduces the chance of the transition from mild cognitive decline to Alzheimer's...Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 2:36 pm Italy seeks clarity on euthanasiaItaly's politicians seek new right-to-die laws, after the death of a woman whose case became a cause celebre.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:34 pm 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 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 Comatose woman in euthanasia debate diesAn Italian woman who had been in a coma for 17 years and whose right-to-die case was being debated in the Italian Senate has died, according to her father.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:49 pm
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