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Pregnancy is not 'mind-numbing'March 08, 2009 Originally Published:20090101.Source: PsycPORT.com | 8 Mar 2009 | 3:21 pm Mental health coverage can pose special problemsMarch 08, 2009 Susan Boehrer estimates it has cost nearly a million dollars to keep her daughter safe and stable. Boehrer's daughter, Maddy, 17, has schizophrenia-affective disorder.Source: PsycPORT.com | 8 Mar 2009 | 3:21 pm Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Young children are at the greatest risk for dog bites in the summer and are especially vulnerable to severe bites in the head and neck areas, say researchers who analyzed 84 cases of dog bites in children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Mar 2009 | 1:01 pm Australian funds look to sell UK assets -paperLONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Australian investment groups have put swathes of British infrastructure, including ports in northeast England, up for sale in a bid to raise cash and pay down their debts, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 12:31 pm Sinopec unit gets $336 mln subsidy for refining lossBEIJING, March 8 (Reuters) - Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co received over 2.3 billion yuan ($336 million) in subsidy from China in 2008 to help offset refining losses caused by low state-set fuel...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 9:56 am Roche chairman optimistic on Genentech deal-paperZURICH, March 8 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is optimistic its raised bid for U.S. biotech company Genentech will succeed, Swiss Sunday newspaper Sonntagszeitung quoted Roche's chairman...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 9:49 am Roche chairman optimistic on Genentech deal-paperZURICH, March 8 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is optimistic its raised bid for U.S. biotech company Genentech will succeed, Swiss Sunday newspaper Sonntagszeitung quoted Roche's chairman...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 9:49 am TomTec Announces SonoLiver(R), A Dedicated Analysis Tool Of Dynamic Vascular Enhancement Of Focal Liver Lesions Using CEUSTomTec announces the release of SonoLiver® as part of TomTec's Image-Arena™ multimodality workstation solution at the European congress of radiology in March 2009. SonoLiver® combines in a novel way perfusion quantification tools with perfusion imaging of focal liver lesions.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am New Study Demonstrates Use Of Northfield's PolyHeme(R) Mitigates Tumor Progression In Pancreatic Cancer ModelNorthfield Laboratories Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Alnylam And Collaborators At MIT Publish New In Vivo Research On Systemic Delivery Of RNAi TherapeuticsAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced the publication of new data in the journal Molecular Therapy by Alnylam scientists and collaborators from the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am IntraOp Debuts DermaBeam™ Radiotherapy Solution For DermatologistsIntraOp Medical Corporation (OTCBB: IOPM) announces the launch of DermaBeam™, a ground-breaking new paradigm in radiation therapy for office-based dermatology applications and the first implementation at Dermrad, LLC in Ft. Myers, FL. DermaBeam™ is the first ever office-based electron beam radiation therapy solution.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Demonstrates Sustained Benefits Compared To Bare-Metal Stents In Six-Year Randomized Clinical TrialIn the first six-year follow-up of a pivotal study of any drug-eluting stent, the clinical benefits of the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent compared to a bare-metal stent (BMS) were sustained according to data presented here at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies conference.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Opexa Provides Key Quality Of Life Data On Tovaxin(R) For Multiple SclerosisOpexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA), a company dedicated to the development of patient-specific cellular therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and diabetes, today announced an update on the continuing analysis of the company's Phase IIb TERMS clinical trial (Tovaxin® for Early Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis) for the treatment of MS.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am Next-Generation Sequencing Uncovers Genetic Variation Linking Type 1 Diabetes With Enterovirus InfectionA study by Nejentsev et al. published online today in Science reports that researchers have discovered a group of rare variants in a disease-associated gene that appear to lower the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am California Pharmacists Honored As Key Contributors To Patient Care And The Advancement Of The Pharmacy PracticeThe art and practice of pharmacy has never been more relevant and valuable than today. Lives are saved, diseases are closely monitored, and the pharmacist-patient relationship is more vital than ever in keeping patients safe and producing the best healthcare outcomes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Last Chance To Enter Mind Journalist Of The Year Award 2009, UKThe Mind Journalist of the Year award celebrates excellence in reporting mental health issues in the national, local, and consumer press. Have you made a stand on mental health this year, or do you have a writer on your staff who has written sensitively and informatively on mental distress? If so, nominate them for a chance of being Mind Journalist of the Year 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Milton Keynes Hospital Helps Combat Ovarian Cancer Through Pioneering Screening Study, EnglandThe Love Women campaign, organised by Ovarian Cancer Action in March, aims to keep women well for longer by encouraging them to be aware of ovarian cancer and its symptoms. Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is helping to prevent gynaecological cancer in 'high risk' women by participating in the UK Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UKFOCSS).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Economic crisis fills up Istanbul antique shops, but no buyersIn Cukurcuma, the Istanbul antique dealers' mecca, the economic crisis has transformed shops into Ali Baba's caves filled with objects sold at low price by people in need, but falling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 6:49 am Resurgent Georgian Church sees influence soarWhen the head of Georgia's Orthodox Church offered to become godfather to every third child born to a family last year, the response was nothing short of miraculous. Birth rates among...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 6:22 am Fighting Smoking: Can One Drug Cure Addiction to Another (Time.com)Time.com - New studies suggest that Chantix, an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug, may encourage less drinking as well.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Mar 2009 | 5:25 am Myanmar elephant camp empty as tourists stay awayCurious elephant calf Wine Suu Khaing Thein should be the star attraction of the Pho Kyar eco-reserve down a rocky road in an isolated mountain range in central Myanmar. The one-year-oldSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2009 | 5:15 am Doctor dramaNew play hopes to improve Scotland's heart healthSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Mar 2009 | 12:01 am Enzyme behind cancer spread foundScientists say they have identified an enzyme that helps cancer spread around the body, leading to hopes it can be "switched off".Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Mar 2009 | 12:01 am Time for Change - Sunshine and Exercise Part of Holistic Treatment for OsteoporosisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2009 | 11:01 pm Feminist university launched in TunisiaA rights group in Tunisia announced Saturday the opening of a "feminist university" to promote women's causes in the north African country where at least one in five women have been beaten.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2009 | 10:26 pm Consensus bid could be derailed by health overhaul (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Mar 2009 | 10:13 pm Women still under-represented in European politicsWomen have certainly boosted their presence in European governments, thanks in part to electoral quotas, but are still under-represented despite high profile exceptions like Angela Merkel...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2009 | 8:42 pm These Nurses Are Taking Their Show on the RoadTraveling nurses typically make at least as much money as their more conventional counterparts, but there are drawbacks.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2009 | 7:49 pm Obama Reversing Stem Cell Limits Bush ImposedThe president’s action, which will carry out a campaign pledge, involves a long-controversial intersection of science and personal moral beliefs.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2009 | 5:53 pm Study: Iraqis mentally resilient amid warMarch 07, 2009 BAGHDAD - About 30 percent have been exposed to shootings or bombings. Others have witnessed killings or mutilated bodies. Nearly 10 percent had a family member kidnapped or had been abducted, captured or imprisoned themselves.Source: PsycPORT.com | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:21 pm Barrage of bad news can get in your head, affect judgmentMarch 07, 2009 Mar. 7--If you managed to avoid Friday's statistical contribution to the economic apocalypse by hiding in a closet, here it is: The nation's unemployment rate shot up to 8.1 percent last month and we lost 651,000 more jobs.Source: PsycPORT.com | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:21 pm Eating disorder is an illness, not a choiceMarch 07, 2009 Mar. 7--Ten million U.S. women and 1 million men struggle with an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.Source: PsycPORT.com | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:21 pm Ill. panel seeks advice preventing youth suicide (AP)AP - Trying to come to grips with the recent suicides of three young children, Illinois lawmakers are asking experts for advice about how to prevent future tragedies.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:08 pm Wine and Beer May be Good for Your BonesA glass of wine or a bottle or two of beer a day may strengthen the bones of older men and women.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 7 Mar 2009 | 2:12 pm
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