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The science of smoochingFebruary 16, 2009 CHICAGO - If you kiss your sweetheart and find it especially appealing, credit the candlelight, the champagne - or maybe just excellent gene compatibility.Source: PsycPORT.com | 16 Feb 2009 | 2:53 pm School psychologist job "ideal"February 16, 2009 Feb. 16--BLOOMINGTON -- Teaching is no longer considered a top career choice, but other education-related jobs are still on the ideal jobs list this year. Read the full top-jobs studySource: PsycPORT.com | 16 Feb 2009 | 2:53 pm Money can buy you happinessFebruary 16, 2009 By Shari RoanSource: PsycPORT.com | 16 Feb 2009 | 2:53 pm Fiancee kidney donor: 'Of course we were a match'From songs to poems to sayings on the side of coffee cups, everyone tries to define love in words.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Feb 2009 | 2:23 pm GM Europe unions seek spin-off of Opel, SaabFRANKFURT, Feb 16 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp's European labour leaders called on Monday for a spin-off of the Opel/Vauxhall brand rather than face what they called potentially fatal cost-cutting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 2:18 pm S.Africa's Netcare mulls listing UK unit in LondonJOHANNESBURG, Feb 16 (Reuters) - South African healthcare company Netcare Ltd is considering a possible London listing of its UK-based General Healthcare Group (GHG) unit, but not until at least the fourth...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 2:03 pm UPDATE 1-Polish PGNiG sees 2009 capex at $940 mln* To invest 1.45 bln zlotys in extraction and explorationSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm UPDATE 3-Premiere eyes stalling growth ahead of cash callMUNICH, Feb 16 (Reuters) - German pay TV broadcaster Premiere AG gave shareholders little to look forward to in 2009 as it forecast more losses and no subscriber growth for at least four months ahead...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm Staying Healthy in 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Sirion Therapeutics Partners With Advanced Vision Research (TheraTears(R)) to Promote Products for Retinal and Meibomian Gland HealthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm AlphaVax Announces New Vice President of Regulatory, Quality and Clinical OperationsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm Groundbreaking Paper Publishes Long Term Results of a Successful Phase I Clinical Trial Using Autologous Neural Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson's DiseaseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm China-Biotics, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Dr Reddys says founders pledge 5.94 pct of equityMUMBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Indian drug maker Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd on Monday said its founders have pledged about 10 million shares, or 5.94 percent of the company's equity, as on Feb 16.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:47 pm U.S. to Compare Medical TreatmentsThe stimulus bill will, for the first time, provide substantial financing for the government to compare different treatments for the same illness.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Researchers At The University Of Georgia Discover Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In DiseaseAs diseases go, toxoplasmosis is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Its effects are usually mild, though infection is for life, and two out of five Americans are chronically infected. Those with compromised immune systems can, however, face serious complications. And the disease can also have serious effects on a human fetus if contracted by a mother.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Multiple Brands Of Trail Mix And Fruit And Nut Trail Mix Recalled As Part Of Nationwide Peanut Corporation Of America RecallSUPERVALU INC.® (NYSE:SVU) is voluntarily recalling trail mix and fruit and nut trail mix products sold under the ACME, Albertsons, Jewel, and Shaw's brands because they may contain peanut products that have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Effects Of Neuromuscular Lags On Controlling Contact TransitionsQuickly moving your fingertips to press against a surface is essential to everyday life to, say, pick up small objects. Our prior research revealed that the human nervous system employs a surprisingly time-critical and neurally demanding predictive strategy for this apparently trivial action.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm 454 Life Sciences And Max Planck Institute Complete Draft 1X Sequence Of Neanderthal GenomeIn a press conference held on February 12 in Leipzig, Germany, and simultaneously at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and 454 Life Sciences announced the completion of the 1X draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm New Grief Group Offers Support To Family And CaregiversMany caregivers and family members begin to feel grief, fear and sadness about future loss long before the death of a loved one with a life-limiting illness. At the same time, caregivers and others may experience stress from the physical and emotional support they are providing their loved ones.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm The Mount Sinai Hospital And GE Healthcare Collaborate To Improve Patient Flow And Asset ManagementGE Healthcare has signed a multi-year agreement with The Mount Sinai Hospital to address a significant challenge facing healthcare institutions today - delivering high quality services in an environment of scarce resources.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm UCLA To Host Lupus SymposiumLupus International is honored to have several world-renowned physicians discuss -- as a panel and individually -- about lupus and its effects on the body. Robert Lahita, M.D., Ph.D is the Chairman of Lupus International's Board of Directors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm NVIC Says BMJ Review Demonstrates Medical Journal Bias Toward Pharma-Sponsored Influenza Vaccine StudiesIn a review of influenza vaccine studies published in the British Medical Journal Tom Jefferson, M.D., Ph.D. (Cochrane Field, Rome, Italy) and colleagues found that published influenza vaccine studies sponsored by industry are treated more favorably by medical journals even when the studies are of poor quality.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Announces Funding Of More Than $1.17 Million To Bridge Gaps In Hepatitis C Awareness, Prevention And Care In ChinaThe Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today announced funding of more than $1.17 million, focused on hepatitis C prevention and education and the mitigation of the disease in China, India, and Taiwan. The funding is part of Delivering Hope, an umbrella program for Bristol-Myers Squibb's (NYSE: BMY) efforts in the areas of hepatitis awareness, prevention and care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Oral Laquinimod For Multiple Sclerosis Granted Fast Track Status By FDATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) and Active Biotech (NASDAQ OMX NORDIC: ACTI) today announced that oral laquinimod, an investigational treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), has received a Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Heart pill to erase bad memoriesScientists believe a common heart medicine may be able to erase fearful memories from the mind.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Feb 2009 | 11:03 am Some Find Hope for a Shift in Drug PolicyThe anticipated selection of Gil Kerlikowske as drug czar has given hope to those who want national drug policy to shift away from an emphasis on arrests and prosecution.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Feb 2009 | 8:08 am Noted Rater of Restaurants Brings Its Touch to MedicinePartnering with the insurer Wellpoint, Zagat will allow patients to post reviews of doctors, some of whom are not impressed with the idea. Source: NYT > Health | 16 Feb 2009 | 7:03 am Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retention (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:48 am HIV gene therapy trial promisingOne of the first attempts to use gene therapy to treat HIV produces promising results in preliminary clinical trials.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:07 am Nice workUK health body's drugs rulings are watched worldwideSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Feb 2009 | 12:07 am Cancer 'danger receptor' foundA "danger receptor" that may kick-start an immune reaction to cancer in the body has been found by UK researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Feb 2009 | 6:01 pm Decoy molecules drive cancer cells to suicide: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Feb 2009 | 5:28 pm China launches campaign to break sex taboos (Reuters)Reuters - China on Sunday launched a national sex education campaign aimed at breaking traditional taboos and getting more people to seek treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and infertility.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Feb 2009 | 5:18 pm When illness spoils a couple's retirementFebruary 15, 2009 Nuremberg (dpa) - Many couples plan to grow old together and enjoy their retirement by doing things together they couldn't do when they were younger such as travelling the world.Source: PsycPORT.com | 15 Feb 2009 | 2:53 pm
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