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UPDATE 1-Sotheby's to cut jobs, reduce selling in Amsterdam* Includes job cuts, reduced selling activities in AmsterdamSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm UPDATE 4-U.S., Citi seal conversion deal, raising govt stake* Government to convert up to $25 bln of preferred sharesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm RPT-UPDATE 1-U.S. Treasury to convert Citi shares to common(Repeats to additional subscribers with no change to headlines or text) (Recasts lead, adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm GUCS 2009: High-Dose, Shorter Course of Radiation for Prostate Cancer As Effective As StandardA 5-week course of high-dose radiotherapy was as effective and well-tolerated as the standard 7.5-week course in reducing the risk for prostate cancer recurrence.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Bayer proposes dividend of 1.40 eur per shareFRANKFURT, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bayer on Friday proposed to pay a dividend of 1.40 euros per share on its 2008 earnings, up from 1.35 euros a year earlier, but slightly less than expected.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:47 pm PREVIEW-Genentech to make case for higher purchase price* When: Genentech sets Monday meeting before tender expirySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm PREVIEW-Genentech to make case for higher purchase price* When: Genentech sets Monday meeting before tender expirySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm UPDATE 2-Sevan Marine, Golar LNG see tough times, weak Q4* Sevan received bid for rig, working to strengthen capitalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:36 pm UPDATE 1-Magellan Health Q4 profit tops estimates, ups '09 viewFeb 27 (Reuters) - Magellan Health Services Inc , whose customers include corporations and government agencies, posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit, boosted by strong segment growth, and raised...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:33 pm U.S. Treasury says to convert Citi shares to commonWASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Treasury Department announced on Friday that it will convert a significant share of the preferred stock it holds in struggling bank Citigroup to common stock as long...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1200 GMT- U.S. Treasury says to convert up to $25 billion of CitigroupSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Obama calls for generic biotech drugs (AP)
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News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 11:32 am Women With Oestrogen Receptor Positive Early Breast Cancer Should Receive Aromatase Inhibitors Upfront - New NICE Clinical GuidelinesAstraZeneca welcomes the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Early Breast Cancer (EBC) clinical guideline (1) that recommends upfront use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs), such as anastrozole (Arimidex),Anastrozole (Arimdex)(2) in women who are not deemed to be low risk, whichSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am New Issue Of Diabetic Hypoglycaemia Discusses Effects Of Poor Metabolic Control On The Brain And Central Nervous SystemDiabetic Hypoglycaemia , the influential online diabetes journal published by ESP Bioscience, leads its new issue with an editorial and feature article authored by Professor Christopher Ryan of the Editorial Board, on the potentially deleterious effects of poor metabolic control on the brain and central nervous system (CNS).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Resource Helps Patients Cope With Breast Cancer DiagnosisThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has recently updated its popular patient brochure, Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Older Women Find Health Benefits Through Volunteer ProgramA new article in The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences reveals that African American women aged 60 and older who volunteer in elementary schools are not only more physically active than their non-volunteering counterparts, but seem to sustain this physical activity over time. Specifically, those who volunteered burned twice as many calories as those who did not.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Endovascular Repair Results In Decrease Of Total Aneurysm DeathsElective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is on the rise, yet total AAA- related deaths continue to decline since the introduction of endovascular repair (EVAR), according to an ongoing, long-term research report from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Justice Department Nominee Johnsen Questioned On Abortion Stance During Confirmation HearingSen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday questioned Department of Justice nominee Dawn Johnsen -- President Obama's pick to head the Office of Legal Counsel -- about her work representing an abortion-rights group 20 years ago, the New York Times reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am AARP Applauds President's Commitment To Health Reform In 2009, Tells Congress It's Their Turn To ActAARP today announced the next phase of its campaign to reform America's health care system, capitalizing on an eventful week in Washington- including the release of President Obama's budget plan-to build more momentum across the country.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Many Cancers Could Be Prevented - New Landmark ReportOver 40 per cent of colon and breast cancer cases in some countries are preventable through healthy patterns of diet, physical activity and weight maintenance, according to estimates in a report that has set out recommendations for policies and actions to prevent cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Pilot Project Shows That In Most Patient Cases GPs Would Refer Them For Osteopathic Treatment, UKA recently published report on a pilot project carried out in Northern Ireland involving integrated health therapies has shown that in 65% of cases, GPs reported a health improvement in patients using complementary forms of treatment.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Family Planning Association Reacts To Rise In Teenage Pregnancy Rates And Releases Results Of Parents' Survey Into Teenage Pregnancy, UKReacting to the rise in teenage pregnancies released today, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: "Given that we've had such a downward trend it's disappointing to see any rise. However, thousands of young women and men who may have become teenage parents haven't because of the work of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy. It's therefore important that the Strategy continues.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Drilling Down the Budget: Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health CarePresident Obama’s budget would make a down payment toward his goal of covering the uninsured, and he would pay for it in part by cutting federal payments to hospitals, insurance companies and drug companies.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 7:14 am In Trial, Drug Eases a Symptom of MSThe results could lead to approval of the first drug to treat a specific symptom of the disease.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 6:53 am National Briefing | Science and Health: Second Team Says It Has Flu AntibodyFor the second time in a week, a team of scientists announced it had found an antibody that attacks both seasonal flu virus and the H5N1 pandemic flu strains.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 6:50 am Doctor and Patient: Does Oversight Threaten the Doctor-Patient Bond?In the highly regulated field of organ transplantation, third-party oversight actually strengthens a doctor’s connection with patients.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:09 am Heart Device Dispute Renews Push for User RegistrySome experts say the debate about a Medtronic heart device would not exist if efforts to develop a national database of patients who get heart devices had received more support.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:03 am 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 | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:49 am Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga can improve the emotional health of breast cancer patients, contends a new U.S. study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:49 am Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 26, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:49 am Alzheimer's Plaques More Complex Than Thought (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The impact of amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease may be more complex than believed, U.S. researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:49 am Some Prenatal Vitamins Lack Iodine, Study FindsMany 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: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Morning Rounds: Food-Borne Illnesses, Another Flu Death and the Costs of Alzheimer’s DiseaseHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am National Briefing | Washington: Stem-Cell Bill Is ReintroducedSupporters of stem-cell research said they had reintroduced a Senate bill that would allow federal financing for human embryonic stem-cell research, in anticipation of President Obama’s support for the work.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 2:58 am Discovery could help adults grow new teeth when their own wear out (AP)AP - Ever wonder why sharks get several rows of teeth and people only get one? Some geneticists did, and their discovery could spur work to help adults one day grow new teeth when their own wear out.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 2:27 am Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact'The sticky plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease may have a bigger impact on the brain than it was thought, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Feb 2009 | 2:10 am TB resisted by old drug combinationTwo drugs already used for fighting other infections may help in the battle against drug-resistant TB, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Feb 2009 | 1:59 am Doodling 'may help memory recall'Doodling may look messy, but it could in fact be a sign of an alert mind, a study carried out by Plymouth University suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Feb 2009 | 1:54 am What's the Best Diet? Eating Less Food (Time.com)Time.com - The $40 billion U.S. diet industry would have you believe that a high-protein or low-fat or low-carb plan is the ticket to thinness. A new study suggests simply this: eat less.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 1:05 am FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms (AP)AP - Federal health officials are adding their sternest warning to a heartburn drug that has been linked to muscle spasms.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:22 pm Calcium Intake May Protect Against CancerA prospective study shows a lower risk for cancer overall in women with higher intake of calcium and a lower risk for gastrointestinal tract cancers in both men and women with high calcium intakes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:04 pm Complexity of Spit RevealedA new study tries to clean up the mysteries around saliva, including the microbes that live in it and why we each have a salivary signature.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:02 pm Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Helps Predict Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisA retrospective study suggests that threshold maximal oxygen uptake of 8.3 mL/kg/minute during baseline testing adds prognostic information for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm New Guidelines Issued to Diagnose Hand OsteoarthritisThe European League Against Rheumatism has issued 10 key recommendations to diagnose hand osteoarthritis, based on a combination of research-based evidence and expert consensus.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Calcium Intake May Protect Against CancerA prospective study shows a lower risk for cancer overall in women with higher intake of calcium and a lower risk for gastrointestinal tract cancers in both men and women with high calcium intakes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Even Low to Moderate Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk for CancerA large study conducted in middle-aged women suggests that even low to moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk for cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Exacerbations of COPD May Cluster Together in TimeExacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease clustered together after an initial exacerbation, which may affect timing of preventative interventions and clinical trial data analysis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Study: Many heart guidelines based on thin evidenceNearly half of the guidelines issued to cardiologists by the country's leading heart organizations are based on low levels of evidence, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 9:33 pm What’s Eating Our Kids? Fears About ‘Bad’ FoodsMany experts worry that some parents are becoming overzealous in efforts to engender good eating habits in children.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 9:27 pm ISC 2009: Primary Stenting in Ischemic Stroke Promising; Pilot Extension PlannedPilot results using primary stenting in a series of 20 patients with acute ischemic stroke has shown that recanalization of the infarct vessel was achieved in all patients, with 45% achieving a modified Rankin Scale score of 0 or 1.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 9:13 pm GUCS 2009: Urine Test Highly Accurate for Detecting Prostate CancerThe gene-fusion test also significantly correlates with 4 indicators of prostate cancer aggressiveness.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 9:02 pm Fewer Calories Equals Less Weight, Regardless of Carb, Fat, or Protein ContentOne of the longest diet studies to compare different heart-healthy diets emphasizing different macronutrient levels has shown that what matters is reducing calorie intake over the long term and getting regular support or counseling.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Feb 2009 | 8:57 pm Personal Best: The Barriers Fell, One Year, One Step at a TimeThere is a generation of women, middle-aged and older, who are discovering to their astonishment that they can be athletes, that it is not too late.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2009 | 8:47 pm Study: Old drugs might give TB a 1-2 punch (AP)AP - Scientists might have found a way to deal drug-resistant tuberculosis a one-two punch using two old, safe antibiotics and studies in ill patients could begin later this year.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Feb 2009 | 7:00 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 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 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 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
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