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Bulgaria's Georgiev aims for chess world recordBulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev on Saturday began 360 chess games in an attempt to break the world record for the largest number of simultaneous games played. "Georgiev began...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:32 pm Compendia Guiding Off-Label Use of Cancer Drugs InadequateThe compendia used to determine Medicare coverage for off-label use of cancer drugs are incomplete, outdated, and inconsistent, and improvements in the system are needed.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm UPDATE 1-Satyam seeks nod to bring in investor, wins new work* Board seeks regulatory approval for plan to pick investorSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:33 pm Statuettes topple at Saint Laurent art showAuctioneers selling fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent's spectacular art collection got a jolt Saturday when an 80,000-euro statuette toppled and lost an arm as the display opened to the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm Blood Testing Identifies Abnormal Cells Up To Six Years Prior To Leukemia DiagnosisTesting of blood specimens may detect abnormal white blood cells in patients years before the chronic form of lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) develops, according to research published in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding may lead to a better understanding of cellular changes that characterize the earliest stages of the disease and how it progresses.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am SYNTAX Defines Borders Between CABG And PCI With TAXUS Drug Eluting StentsCoronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) should remain the "standard of care" for patients with complex coronary artery disease, concludes the SYNTAX study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (online February 18, 2009, Print edition March 5).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Young Spaniards Use Condoms To Prevent Pregnancy Not DiseasesResearchers from the University of Vigo have studied the sexual practices of young Spaniards aged between 14 and 24. The results of the study show that girls use condoms more than boys during vaginal sex, but less during anal and oral sexual practices. Sexual behaviour among young people is undergoing great changes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am A Revolutionary "Non-toxic" Model For Alzheimer'sA study from the Buck Institute for Age Research offers a revolutionary new model for Alzheimer's disease (AD), a devastating neurodegenerative disorder which afflicts 24 million people worldwide.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Neuralstem's ALS Trial On Clinical HoldNeuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: CUR) announced its spinal cord stem cell trial to treat ALS is on clinical hold and that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has provided the Company with specific comments, questions and recommendations for modifications to its protocol.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am For The First Time, Doctors Can Predict Which Hepatitis B Patients Have The Highest Chance To Achieve Treatment Success With PegasysImmune-boosting effect of Pegasys provides patients with the chance for a clinical cure New data presented showed that, for the first time, doctors can predict which hepatitis B patients treated with Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) have the highest chance to achieve a positive treatment outcome and even a clinical cure1,2.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Schering-Plough Submits Response To FDA For SAPHRIS(TM) (asenapine) In The Acute Treatment Of Both Schizophrenia And Bipolar I DisorderSchering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that it has responded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complete response letter for SAPHRIS(TM) (asenapine) sublingual tablets, which was received in January 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am American Lung Association Of New England Launches Online Asthma Control TestThe American Lung Association of New England (ALANE) has partnered with QualityMetric Incorporated of Lincoln, Rhode Island to offer an online survey and corresponding report that will help asthma sufferers learn how well their condition is being controlled and encourage them to discuss the results with their physician.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Young Smokers Increase Risk For Multiple SclerosisPeople who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. The study involved 87 people with MS who were among more than 30,000 people in a larger study.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am ICR Announces Date For Global GCP Certification ExamFollowing a successful pilot, the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) has announced the date of its first Global GCP (good clinical practice) Certification exam as Thursday 23rd April 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am CORRECTED - CORRECTED-Satyam buyer may face 3-year lock-in -report(Corrects to say Satyam is NYSE-listed and not Nasdaq-listed)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:19 am Morning Rounds: Everyday Poisonings, Psoriasis Drug Deaths and Wider Use of StatinsHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:14 am UPDATE 3-GM, Chrysler ask for up to C$10 bln aid from CanadaTORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Canadian units of General Motors Corp and Chrysler [CBS.UL] are seeking as much as C$10 billion ($8 billion) in aid from the Canadian and Ontario governments as they fight...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:08 am Bisphenol A can build up in babies and infants, researchers warnGUELPH, Ont. - Get rid of anything containing bisphenol A (BPA) that will be used by babies or pregnant women, warn researchers at the University of Guelph. A study by a toxicologist...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:10 am Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In what they called a "landmark agreement," former President Bill Clinton and the American Heart Association announced Thursday the launch of a national initiative on childhood obesity, aimed at getting up to 6 million American kids covered for routine visits to both primary care physicians and dietitians.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:47 am Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A powerful clot-busting drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in stroke patients in 1996 is still rarely used in Medicare patients, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:47 am Scientists Gain Insight Into Blood Cancer's Progression (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've spotted a mechanism by which chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progresses into a deadlier stage.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:47 am Galicia's abandoned villages get new livesFor hundreds of years, the inhabitants of Spain's rugged Galicia region have emigrated throughout the world in search of better lives, leaving their homes and villages to fall into decline.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:21 am China oil firms could get FX to invest abroad-reportBEIJING, Feb 21 (Reuters) - China could use its $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves to support foreign mergers and acquisitions by Chinese oil and gas companies, the China Daily said on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:51 am Study: Most fertility clinics break rules on embryo implantation (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:26 am Vienna, one of the spy capitals of the worldTwenty years after the end of the Cold War, Vienna remains a spy haven, swarming with foreign agents who think nothing of killing in broad daylight, while the Austrian authorities turn a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:11 am Drug maker suspends sales of psoriasis drug on Health Canada's recommendationTORONTO - The distributor of a psoriasis drug that is the subject of safety concerns has agreed to suspend sales of it in Canada. Health Canada recommended that EMD Serono Canada Inc....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:00 am Missed diagnosis'GPs failed to link my health problems to childhood polio'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:44 am Health Care Industry in Talks to Shape PolicyThe secret talks appear to be inching toward a consensus that comprehensive health care legislation should include a requirement that every American carry insurance.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:31 am Breast cancer biology 'changing'Lifestyle changes and screening have shifted the type of breast cancers women are diagnosed with, UK research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 am Telephone Counseling With Dietitian May Be Effective for Weight LossHigh-frequency telephone contact with a dietitian was similar to high-frequency face-to-face counseling contact for supporting lifestyle modification in obese patients trying to lose weight.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:53 pm Ingrown Toenail Management ReviewedA review discusses risk factors, conservative therapy, and surgical approaches regarding management of the ingrown toenail in primary care.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:45 pm Vitamin B12 Useful for Recurrent Aphthous StomatitisThe results of a small trial suggest that vitamin B12 is a safe, effective, and inexpensive treatment for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS).Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:33 pm Parsing SYNTAX: Pros and Cons of PCI and CABG for Complex Coronary DiseasePCI with DES failed to meet the test of noninferiority against CABG for a composite end point of death, MI, stroke, and revascularization, although the two strategies had comparable rates of "hard" clinical events at one year. Rates of stroke were higher for CABG, while repeat procedures were more common for PCI.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:20 pm Sudden Death Among Athletes on the Rise, But Overall Event Rates Still LowThe increase likely reflects enhanced public recognition due to increased public and media attention, rather than a true acceleration. Still, researchers again call for a systematic and mandatory reporting system to track sudden death in the US.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:08 pm Polio makes its 'Final Inch' toward global eradicationWith a chance of winning an Oscar on Sunday, the director of "The Final Inch" says she hopes her documentary will shed light on the often over-looked issue of polio eradication.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:05 pm Ingrown Toenail Management ReviewedA review discusses risk factors, conservative therapy, and surgical approaches regarding management of the ingrown toenail in primary care.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm TNF Inhibitors May Increase Shingles RiskDrugs that inhibit tumor necrosis factor-alpha have already been associated with serious infectious complications, and investigators say shingles should now be added to the list.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Telephone Counseling With Dietitian May Be Effective for Weight LossHigh-frequency telephone contact with a dietitian was similar to high-frequency face-to-face counseling contact for supporting lifestyle modification in obese patients trying to lose weight.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Vitamin B12 Useful for Recurrent Aphthous StomatitisThe results of a small trial suggest that vitamin B12 is a safe, effective, and inexpensive treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm London Journal: Squirming, but Watching a Dying Reality StarThe crude-talking, hard-drinking Jade Goody, who struck a chord on “Big Brother,” wants to take reality TV to a new extreme.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 9:49 pm What’s Wrong With Summer Stiers?A team of medical experts is trying a new way to diagnose what ails her — and others who are suffering from mysterious diseases.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 9:44 pm Diagnosis: Feverish TimesA patient survives cancer but ends up with something just as deadly.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 9:44 pm Octuplets making good progress, hospital saysDoctors remained optimistic Friday that all eight babies born last month to a California woman will fully develop without major complications.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 9:41 pm Study: Proximity to fast-food linked to stroke riskA person's risk of stroke is associated with the number of fast-food restaurants near their residence, according to a study presented Thursday at a stroke conference in San Diego, California.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 9:25 pm Cleveland Clinic Gets Victim of Chimp AttackThe transfer of the woman, who was mauled by a chimpanzee, means a face transplant is being considered.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 9:11 pm Peanut product recalls (AP)AP - The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Feb 2009 | 6:35 pm FDA: Psoriasis drug linked to deadly brain infectionThe government is warning that taking the psoriasis drug Raptiva could result in serious brain infection and even death.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Feb 2009 | 5:39 pm Sweden to allow non-prescription drugs in stores (AFP)
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