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SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1440 GMT- Leaders of Southeast Asian nations agree to ease monetary policy and resist protectionism as they fight the financial crisis.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:40 pm Siemens Sets A New Standard For Breast UltrasoundNew automated breast ultrasound system automatically acquires volumes and offers intelligent clinical applications. Siemens Healthcare recently introduced the Acuson S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS), the first multi-use ultrasound breast system that automatically acquires volume images of the breast.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm American Society For Radiation Oncology Applauds President Obama's Health PrioritiesThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds President Obama's healthcare reform priorities set forth in his February 26, 2009, budget blueprint, particularly the President's promise to double funding for cancer research and close loopholes that are weakening the Medicare program.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Community Pharmacy Fairness Act Of 2009 Introduced In House, USAIn an effort to permit community pharmacies to negotiate fairer contracts that benefit their patients, Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced H.R. 1204, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009. They are joined by 32 other bipartisan original sponsors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Autism Bill: Government Must Take Urgent Action, UKThe UK Autism Foundation has urged the government to take decisive action on autism. An Autism Bill was debated in the House of Commons in Westminster on Friday 27th February, it now moves on to the next stage, it cleared the first hurdle by 131 votes to 25. Cheryl Gillan MP's bill called for an end to the postcode lottery to public services. The UKAF supported the bill along with 15 UK charities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Physicians Hail Arkansas Court Victory Against Baptist Health - Patient-physician Relationship Entitled To "exceptional Protections"LITTLE ROCK, Ark., USA - In a legal victory that preserves the patient-physician relationship and promotes competition, an Arkansas state court ruled today that Baptist Health, Arkansas' largest hospital system, acted improperly by inappropriately restricting hospital admitting privileges and interfering with the continuity of patient care. The ruling in Baptist v.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Don't Confuse FEN Death And Investigation With Aid In DyingThe media has recently reported the arrest of individuals associated with a group known as Final Exit Network (FEN) on charges of assisting a suicide in Arizona, and attempting to engage in similar activity in Georgia. The cases reported in the media this week involving FEN ought not be confused with the choice of aid in dying.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Young Ex-servicemen At Increased Risk Of SuicideYoung men who have served in the British Armed Forces are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than their civilian counterparts, research published today (March 3) has found.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Teaching Hospital Halves Its Rate Of Premature BirthsUT Southwestern Medical Center's primary adult teaching hospital has cut its rate of preterm births by more than half in the past 15 years, even as national rates are rising, researchers have found. The drop at Parkland Memorial Hospital, from 10.4 percent in 1988 to 4.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Seasonal Allergies ExpertSeasonal allergies follow the growth cycle of plants. Beginning in early March, the common allergies come from tree pollen, and by late April or early May, grass begins to pollinate. These allergies last until July and then the next round begins with ragweed and other weeds start in August. Allergy symptoms are often seen through your eyes, nose, and throat.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Artificial Disc Replacement As Good Or Better Than Spinal Fusion SurgerySpine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are performed on patients with damaged discs in the neck.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Patient Money: Advice to the Jobless on Getting Health CoverageEven if you can’t afford the insurance your job once provided, you may still have options to guard against medical bills.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2009 | 6:23 am Drug Maker’s E-Mail Released in Seroquel LawsuitIn an e-mail message, an AstraZeneca physician was praised for doing “a great ‘smoke-and-mirrors’ job” in muting adverse data.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2009 | 6:17 am Health Tip: Prevent Your Children From Choking (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- For small children, even the most seemingly harmless objects can pose a choking threat.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 27, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young people who assume life is rough for seniors are more likely to suffer from heart attacks and stroke when they reach that age themselves.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Men With BRCA Gene Mutations Unaware of Cancer Risks (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are part of families in which some members have BRCA1 or 2 gene mutations -- which boost the risk for breast and ovarian cancer -- typically avoid genetic counseling or testing, a new study found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:48 am Morning Rounds: Flu Drugs, a University Probe and Banned GenericsHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:24 am China passes food safety lawBEIJING - China's legislature enacted a new food safety law Saturday, promising tougher regulations and severe punishment for makers of bad products after scandals over tainted products...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:22 am World-famous British restaurant shuts in poisoning scareBritish restaurant The Fat Duck, considered one of the very best in the world, has been temporarily closed due to a food poisoning scare, owner Heston Blumenthal said Saturday. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:02 am Elbow Ligament Reconstruction Appears Not to Affect Future Professional Advancement in BaseballSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:01 am UPDATE 1-Dow in talks to sell stake in ag business -WSJNEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co is in talks with a group of private-equity firms about an investment in its agricultural-sciences unit, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:55 am UPDATE 1-Dow in talks to sell stake in ag business -WSJNEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co is in talks with a group of private-equity firms about an investment in its agricultural-sciences unit, said a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:55 am UPDATE 3-Mexico regulator eyes Citi rescue plan, BanamexMEXICO CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's bank regulator said on Friday it is analyzing the legal implications of the U.S. government's plan to boost its equity stake in Citigroup Inc .Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:33 am Wilbur Ross sees DIP loans as acquisition toolPHILADELPHIA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Debtor-in-possession loans, which help companies fund operations during a bankruptcy, are becoming a new way for distressed investors to take ownership of a bankrupt company,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:26 am Wilbur Ross sees DIP loans as acquisition toolPHILADELPHIA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Debtor-in-possession loans, which help companies fund operations during a bankruptcy, are becoming a new way for distressed investors to take ownership of a bankrupt company,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:26 am Wyeth grants CEO $10.25 mln award, rewards othersNEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Wyeth , which is slated to merge with Pfizer Inc later this year, has granted chief executive Bernard Poussot $10.25 million as a 2009 long-term incentive award...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:25 am Motor neurone disease 'gene clue'A gene linked to a type of motor neurone disease that runs in families has been pinned down after a 10-year search.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:36 am Gene linked to some cases of ALS foundResearchers announced this week that they've found a new gene, ALS6, which is responsible for about 5 percent of hereditary Lou Gehrig's cases.Source: CNN.com - Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 11:02 pm White House set to reverse 'conscience' clauseThe Obama administration plans to reverse a regulation from late in the Bush administration allowing health-care workers to refuse to provide services based on moral objections, an official said Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:31 pm ACOG Issues Guidelines for Stillbirth ManagementA recommendation statement by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists includes definitions and management of stillbirth, the evaluation of a stillbirth, and strategies for prevention.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Diabetes Linked to Pregnancy-Related Depression in Low-Income WomenAmong low-income pregnant women, those with diabetes have almost twice the odds of having perinatal depression and are also more likely to have postpartum depression, researchers report.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 10:00 pm Integration of Multislice CTCA With Magnetic Navigation Aids PCI Without Contrast AgentsIn a small study, researchers have shown that PCI without the use of contrast agents is feasible by integrating multislice CTCA and IVUS within a magnetic navigation system.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 9:27 pm 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 | 9:21 pm STEMI Patients in TRITON-TIMI 38: Prasugrel Bests Clopidogrel Without Bleeding RiskIn patients with ST-segment-elevation MI undergoing PCI, treatment with the new antiplatelet agent prasugrel significantly reduced ischemic events compared with clopidogrel, without significant differences in bleeding.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 9:05 pm Manufacturer-Listed Size for Children's Shoes Seldom CorrectNew research indicates that when it comes to children's shoes, the size listed by the manufacturer is rarely the true size. In nearly all cases, the manufacturers overstate the size, according to findings presented this week at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 8:29 pm Predisposition to Rotator Cuff Injury May Be InheritedAn increased likelihood of rotator cuff tears in both close and distant relatives of affected patients suggests that there is a heritable component, according to study findings presented Thursday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in Las Vegas.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 8:27 pm Movement Disorder Associated With Mutation That Impairs DNA BindingNot only Amish-Mennonites but also families of other ancestry demonstrate the influence of THAP1 mutations in primary torsion dystonia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 6:32 pm Cinnamon Dose-Dependently Reduces Insulin ConcentrationThe ingestion of 3 g of cinnamon reduces serum insulin levels after mealtime and increases the concentration of glucagon-like peptide 1, which has been shown to delay gastric emptying and minimize the feeling of hunger after eating.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 6:25 pm High Levels of Serum Cystatin C and Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Age-Related Macular DegenerationData from the Beaver Dam Eye Study show a relationship between the level of serum cystatin C and chronic kidney disease with the incidence of age-related macular degeneration, but the underlying biological processes are still not known.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 6:18 pm Recipes for Health: Couscous With Black-Eyed Peas and GreensA North African version of a dish that reminds most of us of the American South.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:55 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 | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:48 pm AAOS 2009: Shortage of Orthopaedic Surgeons Predicted for Total Joint-Replacement SurgeriesThe demand for hip and knee procedures is likely to outpace the number of available surgeons by 2016; 72% of those who need total knee replacements and 50% of those who need total hip replacements will not be able to obtain them.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:45 pm Alcohol taxWhat can we learn from Finland's experience?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:17 pm Overweight Russia prescribed 'crisis diet' (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Feb 2009 | 3:50 pm India in Africa medical link-upIndia launches a hi-tech project it says will provide medical education and improve health care in Africa.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Feb 2009 | 3:26 pm
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