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WPP boss Sorrel sees flat 2009 - reportMILAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - WPP , the world's second largest advertising group, expects a flat 2009 compared with 2008 after a recovery in the second half, its chief executive said in an interview with an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 11:03 am GPs And Hospital Consultants Need To Work Closer Together For The Greater Good Of The NHS - Says BMA Cymru, WalesA leading consultant thinks GPs and senior hospital doctors need to start developing closer working relationships to benefit patients and the NHS as a whole.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Electro-Optical Sciences Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Landmark MelaFind(R) Pivotal TrialElectro-Optical Sciences, Inc. ("EOS") (NASDAQ: MELA) announced positive top-line results of its pivotal trial of MelaFind, a non-invasive, point-of-care instrument to assist in the early detection of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Auto-circler Device (Tercan Device) For Marking A Vertical Scar MammaplastyIt is known that the desired shape and position of the nipple-areola complex may be difficult to achieve in vertical-scar reduction mammaplasty. The marking of a mosque-shaped areolar pattern varies from one surgeon to another, and therefore, periareolar trimming or resection may be inevitable with the use of such technique.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am New Surgical Technique Shows Promise For Improving Function Of Artificial ArmsA surgical technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation appears to enable patients with arm amputations to have improved control of functions with an artificial arm, according to a study in the February 11 issue of JAMA. Currently available prostheses following upper-limb amputation do not adequately restore the function of an individual's arm and hand.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am New Method Protects Anacidic Stomachs From Carcinogenic AcetaldehydeResearchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Central Hospital have in cooperation with Biohit Oyj developed a new method that helps reduce the cancer risk posed by acetaldehyde in an anacidic stomach.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Teenage Pregnancy And Young Parents - Statement By CEO Of Brook Services, UKSimon Blake, Chief Executive of Brook, said: "Since the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched in 1998 teenage pregnancy rates have reduced by 12.6%.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Several Adults Have Tried To Remove Their Own Teeth With Pliers, Says Somerset Dental Health Advisor, EnglandThe county's Dental Health Advisor is warning people in Somerset that do-it-yourself dental treatment is both unnecessary and dangerous. The comments come after an online survey was conducted by 'Which', the National Consumer Association, into access to NHS dental treatment in England *.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am WHO Asks For People's Opinion On Its News BulletinThe World Health Organization would like to know how it can make the Bulletin more interesting for its readers, and relevant to your work. Please click on one of the following links to complete our readers' survey in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish. This is an anonymous survey and will only take you about 10 minutes to complete. Thank you! The Bulletin Team.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am NEJM Publishes Results From The Landmark ATHENA Trial With Multaq(R) (dronedarone) In Atrial FibrillationSanofi-aventis (Paris Bourse: EURONEXT: SAN; and New York: NYSE: SNY) announced today that the ATHENA trial was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial showed that Multaq(R) (dronedarone), in addition to standard therapy, significantly reduced the risk of first cardiovascular hospitalization or death by 24 percent (31.9% vs. 39.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Statistical Press Notice: A&E Statistics - Quarterly Update, UK Department Of HealthThe following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Â Accident and Emergency attendances; total time spent in A&E from arrival to admission, discharge or transfer; and waiting for emergency admission through A&E, quarter ending 31 December 2008 Â The main findings for Q3 2008/09 were: Â - Across all A&E types, 97.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am China and Vietnam face strains as war memory fadesLANG SON, Vietnam, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The tall black tablets at the Lang Son cemetery list hundreds of dead Vietnamese soldiers. Next to some names are the words "chong Phap" or "chong My" -- "fighting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 8:39 am Lebanese George Chakra debuts stunning show at Fashion WeekAfter years indulging in high couture, Lebanese designer Georges Chakra has debuted his new line in New York in stunning fashion. In marked contrast to the vibe at the New York Fashion...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 7:00 am NEWSMAKER-Viehbacher applies Glaxo lessons at SanofiLONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Chris Viehbacher, the new chief executive of French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA , could hardly have hoped for a better start.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 7:00 am NEWSMAKER-Viehbacher applies Glaxo lessons at SanofiLONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Chris Viehbacher, the new chief executive of French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA , could hardly have hoped for a better start.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 7:00 am For Mother and Child at Risk, Care That Includes a PsychologistA new effort by the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center seeks to protect young children from psychological damage that can be common in poor families.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Feb 2009 | 6:28 am Superstore outlet in Kelowna, B.C., recalls beef after concerns of glassKELOWNA, B.C. - A grocery store in Kelowna, B.C., has recalled a brand of ground beef after a customer found a piece of glass on a package of the meat. The Canadian Food Inspection...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 5:16 am Men Must Contend With a Biological Clock, Too (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- It wasn't all that long ago that any suggestion that a man had a "biological clock" like a woman, and should father children sooner rather than later, would have been given short scientific shrift.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Feb 2009 | 4:46 am India's youth caught between tradition and temptationIndian lovebirds had reason to rejoice this Valentine's Day thanks to a recent court ruling that cleared a young married couple who were caught kissing in public of "obscene" behaviour. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 3:40 am U.S. company says regulators have approved new gout treatmentWASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new treatment for gout in more than 40 years, a company said Saturday. Takeda Inc. said Uloric, a once-daily drug,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2009 | 1:04 am Hope revivedTransplant cured our daughter's blood disorder'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Feb 2009 | 12:17 am Pollution link to asthma in wombChildren exposed to high levels of traffic pollution in the womb could be at risk of developing asthma, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Feb 2009 | 12:04 am UPDATE 2-Ecuador to freeze Repsol, Perenco assets over taxQUITO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Saturday his government will freeze the assets of Spanish oil company Repsol and France's Perenco over demands for taxes owed.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Feb 2009 | 11:06 pm UPDATE 1-GM, UAW talks break off; Chrysler talks stall(Adds detail, background on restructuring, sales, analyst comment)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Feb 2009 | 9:45 pm Drug giant pledges cheap medicine for the poor: report (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Feb 2009 | 5:22 pm Asthma May Start in the WombChildren born in areas with increased traffic-related pollution could be at greater risk of developing asthma.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Feb 2009 | 3:52 pm Sensors Help Keep the Elderly Safe, and at HomeNew technologies help older people to live alone and avoid trips to hospitals or nursing homes.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm Light 'could detect Parkinson's'A light as bright as a million-watt bulb could help identify early signs of Parkinson's disease, British researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Feb 2009 | 10:39 am
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