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Clean living could cut third of many cancers (Reuters)Reuters - Healthier living could prevent about a third of the most common cancers in rich countries and about a quarter in poorer ones, international researchers said on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:30 pm UPDATE 1-Barnes & Noble sells majority stake in Calendar ClubFeb 26 (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc , the world's largest bookseller, has sold its majority interest in Calendar Club for about $1 million in cash and $6 million in notes.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:21 pm SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1417 GMT- President Barack Obama will forecast the biggest U.S. deficit since World War Two in a budget that would spend billions to arrest the economy's freefall. A $1.75 trillion deficit for the 2009 fiscal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:17 pm Caffeine May Kill Some Cancer CellsCaffeine targets protein in damaged skin cells, helps trigger cell suicide and reduce risk of cancer.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:12 pm RLPC-Kabel Deutschland says lenders agree covenant changesLONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Germany's Kabel Deutschland GmbH (KDG) [KABLD.UL] said on Thursday that a majority of its lenders have agreed to modify a covenant on 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion) of senior...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:10 pm GM posts massive loss, auditor may question viabilityDETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp posted a nearly $31 billion loss on Thursday for 2008 and said its auditors were likely to cast doubt on its ability its viability as it seeks an expanded federal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:04 pm Health Tip: Does Your Child Have an Ear Infection? (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ear infections are common in babies and young children. Unfortunately, youngsters who can't talk yet aren't able to tell you when something is wrong.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:03 pm UPDATE 1-Private equity aims to appease with European code* Private equity body says non-compliance would be "penal"Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Dengue fever worsens in BoliviaBolivia's outbreak of dengue fever worsens, with more than 18 people dead and 31,000 cases reported.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm UPDATE 2-Omnicare posts higher-than-expected profit* Q4 net profit 27 cts/share vs year-earlier loss 17 ctsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm UPDATE 1-Knight Capital sees charges from asset management exitBANGALORE, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Knight Capital Group Inc , which has been plagued by losses at its asset management unit, expects pretax charges of $35 million to $45 million related to its exit from the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm RLPC-Ferretti's first lien loan credit default swaps auctionedLONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti's first lien leveraged loan credit default swaps (LCDS) settled at 10.875 percent of face value, auction administrators Markit and Creditex...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:37 pm UPDATE 2-Biovail results boosted by income tax benefitTORONTO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Biovail Corp said on Thursday it posted a quarterly profit helped by a large deferred income tax benefit, but revenue fell.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm RPT-PKN Orlen sees Ural/Brent spread rising(Repeats to additional subscriber service, text unchanged)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm Four charged in US suicide probeFour people are charged in a wide-ranging probe in the United States into an alleged assisted suicide ring.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 12:56 pm Low-carb? Low-fat? Study finds calories count more (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Survey: Health care cost keeps the doctor away (AP)AP - One in four Americans said in a survey that someone in the family put off needed health care in the past year because of cost, including 16 percent who postponed surgery or a doctor's visit for chronic illness.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Scots ban cigarette machinesCigarette vending machines are to be banned in Scotland, along with tobacco displays in shops, ministers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Brain training devices 'no better than doing a crossword'People who spend money on expensive brain trainers to keep their mind sharp may well get the same benefit from simply doing a crossword, experts conclude.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:55 am Hospital Outpatient Department And Office-based Provider Visits For High Cholesterol And Other Conditions Soar In A Decade, USAAmericans visited a hospital outpatient department or office-based provider for high cholesterol 300 percent more often in 2006 than they did in 1996, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This translates to 44 million visits for treatment of high cholesterol in 2006.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Nurses Will Celebrate Profession, Enhance Skills At Nursing2009 SymposiumBlending the most urgent nursing topics with the latest innovations, the Nursing2009 Symposium: The Conference for Clinical Excellence will draw nurses from around the country on May 6-9, 2009, to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The symposium is designed for nurses who provide patient care in all practice settings as well as those who want to hone their leadership skills.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Researchers Win Award For Best Clinical Paper In Orthopedic Physical TherapyUniversity of Delaware researchers have won the American Physical Therapy Association's award for the best clinical paper in orthopedics published in 2008. Their study focused on one of the most controversial topics in sports medicine-the management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Institute Of Medicine To Lead Meetings To Raise Profile Of Integrative Medicine In CongressThe Institute of Medicine this week will lead a series of meetings to get on "Congress' radar" the concept of whole-body wellness care, also known as integrative medicine, the AP/Boston Globe reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am More Research Needed To Prove Blood Pressure Lowering Drugs Are Effective For Dialysis Patients, Says BHFIn response to a study published in the Lancet which showed that blood-pressure lowering drugs should be routinely considered for patients undergoing dialysis, Professor Peter Weissberg, Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said: "Reducing high blood pressure in the general population reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am In Speech To Congress, President Obama Says 'Now Is The Time' To Invest In Health Care, Other Areas To Grow EconomyPresident Obama on Tuesday during a speech to a joint session of Congress called for investments in health care and other areas to "grow our economy, even as we make hard choices to bring our deficit down," USA Today reports (Hall/Jackson, USA Today, 2/25).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am More Flexible Hemostatic Dressing Now Available For Clinical SettingsHemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that its flexible by design, HemCon® Patch is now available for use for external, temporary control of bleeding during interventional and diagnostic cardiac catheterization, interventional radiology, electrophysiology and dialysis access procedures.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Travel Fellowships To Experimental Biology 2009 In New Orleans Received By 40 Minority ScientistsOne of the nation's oldest and most respected non-profit science organizations will provide more than $68,000 in travel fellowships to underrepresented minority students and scientists to attend the Experimental Biology conference in New Orleans, April 18-22. The American Physiological Society (APS), which administers the program, has announced that 40 fellows will receive the travel awards.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Majority Of Ex-Inmates In Texas Delay HIV Treatment, Study FindsA majority of HIV-positive prison inmates in Texas do not fill their prescriptions in an appropriate amount of time after release, creating a threat to public health, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Houston Chronicle reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Calorie Reduction Versus Diet For Weight LossA new US study concluded that as long as a diet is heart-healthy and reduces calorie intake it helps you lose weight, no matter what proportions of fat, protein or carbohydrate it contains.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Study Finds More Failure of Heart DeviceMedtronic’s Sprint Fidelis lead was recalled two years ago but remains in place for thousands of patients.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:31 am Son’s Death Recasts Image of a British LeaderThe life and death of David Cameron’s young disabled son have helped bridge a social gap between him and Britain.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Clean living way to beat cancerOver 40% of breast and bowel cancer cases in the UK could be prevented by healthy eating and exercise, world experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:13 am Older Men Urged to Consider a Drug to Prevent Prostate CancerFor the first time, doctors have suggested that some men take medication in order to prevent a feared and common cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 8:48 am Peanut Recall’s Ripples Feel Like a Tidal Wave for Some CompaniesSmall businesses can be hit hard in a big recall, as they rarely have a staff to handle one.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 8:35 am Study Zeroes In on Calories, Not Diet, for LossThe largest-ever controlled study of weight-loss methods found that it does not matter if dieters count carbohydrates, protein or fat, as long as they are counting something.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 7:25 am A Stir Over Plan to Grade New York City’s RestaurantsStarting in July 2010, placards bearing inspection ratings of A, B or C will be displayed for customers to see.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 7:20 am Advertising: A Push to Spell Out a Drug’s Risks and BenefitsResearchers are urging the F.D.A. to develop fact boxes for medicine similar to the nutrition panels on food packaging. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 6:55 am Medicare Spending Still Varies Widely by RegionAddressing variations in the cost of care will be critical in overhauling the nation’s health care system.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 6:53 am Drug Maker Is Accused of FraudThe Justice Department charged Forest Laboratories with defrauding the government of millions of dollars by illegally marketing the antidepressants Celexa and Lexapro.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 6:49 am Cigarettes in New Film Stir Anger at StudioAn arm of the American Medical Association is demanding that Warner Brothers step up its policing of tobacco images on screen.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 6:23 am Obesity Just as Risky for Teens as Heavy Smoking (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Being obese at age 18 increases the risk of premature death in adulthood as much as smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day, according to Swedish researchers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Scientists Spot New Clue to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Yale University researchers believe they've filled in an important missing link in understanding the development of Alzheimer's disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Gene modifies lung disease impactResearchers have discovered a gene that modifies the severity of lung disease in people with the genetic condition cystic fibrosis.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:21 am Rapid HIV evolution avoids attackHIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, an international study has shown.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2009 | 2:12 am Panel: Adopting from abroad? Get hepatitis A shot (AP)AP - A 51-year-old adoptive grandmother's hospitalization from hepatitis has helped spur new vaccination recommendations for people in close contact with children adopted from other countries.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 1:38 am Study: Some prenatal vitamins lack enough iodine (AP)AP - Many brands of multivitamins for pregnant women may not contain all the iodine they claim, potentially putting babies at risk of poor brain development, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 12:09 am FDA says India plant falsified generic drug dataThe Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it has stopped reviewing drug applications from an India-based pharmaceutical plant, alleging that officials there falsified data and test results in applications, some of which the agency has already approved.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Feb 2009 | 11:30 pm Only Half of US Prenatal Multivitamins Contain Iodine; Doses Often at Odds With LabelDespite its being critical to normal neurocognitive development, a new study finds that only 51% of US prenatal multivitamin brands contain any iodine, and in a number of randomly selected brands, the actual dose of iodine contained in the supplements did not match values on the labeling.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:09 pm Exposure to Secondhand Smoke May Raise Dementia RiskA large study suggests that increased exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with a progressively higher risk for cognitive impairment in nonsmokers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm No Clear Evidence to Support Use of Antidepressants for Chronic Low Back PainA new review of studies from the Cochrane Library concludes that there is no clear evidence to support the use of antidepressants in the management of chronic low back pain.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm FDA Safety Changes: Boniva, Emend, ClozarilThe FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for ibandronate sodium tablets (Boniva), aprepitant capsules (Emend), and clozapine tablets (Clozaril).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Antibiotics Before Pacemaker, ICD Implantation Upheld in Rare Randomized TrialIn a randomized trial of patients receiving a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, cefazolin given before the procedures resulted in an 80% decrease in the risk for infection.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Obesity in Adolescents May Carry Same Risk for Premature Death as SmokingA record linkage study shows that obese adolescents have the same risk for premature death in adulthood as people who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm AAN 2009: Pork Workers With Novel Neurological Illness Much Improved, but Pain an Ongoing Issue for ManyMore than a year after developing a novel neurological illness, apparently caused by exposure to aerosolized pig brains, a cluster of 24 workers from 2 pork-processing plants in the United States have all improved. However, none has complete resolution of symptoms, and many have ongoing pain.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 9:43 pm Researchers Report Sharp Jump in Prevalence, Incidence of Diabetes in UK From 1996 to 2005Obesity seems to be the reason for the rise in diabetes cases.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 8:47 pm RF Ablation Linked to Improved Liver Cancer SurvivalPooled data from a review of randomized trials of percutaneous ablation therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma indicates that a radiofrequency (RF) approach offers a survival advantage, Korean researchers report in the February issue of Hepatology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 8:32 pm GnRH Agonist Treatment Reduces Ovarian Endometrioma RecurrencePremenopausal women who have undergone conservative laparoscopic surgery for ovarian endometriomas have a lower rate of tumor recurrence with 6 months of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy compared with an expectant management approach, results of a randomized trial show.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2009 | 8:30 pm Medical notesThe rare condition which afflicted Ivan CameronSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 3:45 pm A mother's fear"I know that one day I will watch my son die"Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm Dentists wary of salon teeth-whitening treatments (AP)
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