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UPDATE 2-Apple rolls out smaller, talking iPod Shuffle* Apple says new Shuffle is world's smallest music player (Adds exec interview, more details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 2:28 pm UPDATE 2-GW gets positive results for cannabis drug* Shares had risen by over 20 pct before the announcement (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 2:20 pm UPDATE 1-Marathon says Louisiana crude pipeline shutHOUSTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Marathon Oil Corp on Wednesday confirmed a crude pipeline supplying its Garyville, Louisiana refinery had been shut following a Tuesday blast that killed one worker and injured...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 2:00 pm A New Hope to Prolong Fertility: Ovarian Transplants (Time.com)Time.com - An experimental technique may help preserve fertility in cancer patients and other women struck with premature infertility. It may even be used for healthy women who just want to waitSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:55 pm Satyam Wins Consumer Health World Award for Tele-Ophthalmology ProgramSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:54 pm UPDATE 1-Conoco sees $1.4 bln cost cuts, slows projectsNEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips , the third-largest U.S. oil company, said it planned to cut costs by $1.4 billion this year while still keeping its oil and gas production flat with 2008...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:52 pm US Treasury's Kashkari: don't micro-manage banksWASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. government officials must be careful not to "micro-manage" banks that receive capital injections from the U.S. Treasury Department, a senior Treasury official said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:52 pm UPDATE 2-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsMarch 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm Spherix Postpones 2009 Annual Shareholders Meeting to Share Interim Diabetes Clinical Trial DataSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm UPDATE 4-National Semi to cut a quarter of workforce* Q3 rev falls 36 pct to $292 mln, Wall St view $295 mlnSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:48 pm Morning Rounds: Novel Surgery, a Female Condom and Mental Health FailingsHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:47 pm Poland agrees to talks on Russia gas dealWARSAW, March 11 (Reuters) - Poland gave up ground in talks to resume normal gas supplies from Russia, agreeing on Wednesday to renegotiate terms of a 1993 agreement governing gas transit terms between...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:47 pm Children of Older Men Suffer Lower IQChildren with older fathers had reduced cognitive abilities.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 12:42 pm Bacon and beerHow to understand health risks in 13 easy clicksSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2009 | 12:18 pm Tests could find ovarian cancer early (AP)AP - Doctors screening women for ovarian cancer were able to pick up the disease about two years earlier than normal, according to a British study published Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:36 am Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries"Blog Watch" offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts.The American Prospect's Ezra Klein discusses insurers' willingness to compromise on some reform issues but cautions that "coverage is the easy part. The bigger problem is cost.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Dr. Steve Perlman Receives Cushing AwardThe Chicago Dental Society presented Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) alum Dr. Steve Perlman with the 2009 George Cushing Award. The award recognizes those who raise public awareness about the importance of oral health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am BioMarck Pharmaceuticals Announces The Allowance Of Two US Patents On Lead COPD TherapeuticBioMarck Pharmaceuticals, a research and development company involved in the treatment of respiratory diseases, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for two of its patent applications.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am New Biomarkers Could Help Clinicians Determine Whether Or Not A Pancreatic Cyst Is Potentially DangerousA handful of proteins, detected in incredibly tiny amounts, may one day help doctors distinguish between a harmless lesion in the pancreas and a potentially deadly one, say researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am What Makes Us Aggressive?It's a well-documented fact that children from zero to two can be spontaneously aggressive and that boys can be among the worse culprits. Even after being socialized, seven percent of boys will continue to be hyper-aggressive until the age of nine. According to a new study, this small sub-group of aggressive children has a different makeup than non-aggressive children.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Health IT Incentive Funding In Stimulus Package Might Not Spur Technology Adoption, According To ReportHealth information technology funding included in the recently enacted federal stimulus package might not be enough to incentivize some physicians to make the initial installation investment, according to a study released on Monday by Avalere Health, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Patients Using Oregon Death With Dignity Act Want To Die At Home, Remain Independent & Control Future PainA new study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine, in which clients of Compassion & Choices of Oregon participated, found that terminally-ill individuals using the Oregon Death with Dignity Act did so because they wanted to die at home, remain independent and control pain at the end of a terminal illness.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Developing Countries Could Face $270B To $700B Financing Gap In 2009, World Bank SaysDeveloping countries could face a financing gap of between $270 billion and $700 billion this year as a result of the global economic downturn and declining trade income, the World Bank said Sunday, Reuters reports. The bank added that international institutions might not have enough resources to meet the financing gap even at the low end of the estimate.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Editorials, Opinion Pieces Respond To Executive Order Easing Restrictions On Embryonic Stem Cell ResearchNewspapers recently published the following editorials and opinion pieces discussing President Obama's decision on Monday to lift some federal restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. ~ New York Times: Obama's move to ease some of former President George W.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am First-Ever CIHR Journalism Awards Won By 19 Canadian Health ReportersThe Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the results of its first-ever CIHR Journalism Awards competition. Nineteen Canadian journalists won awards that will give them critical extra resources to conduct additional in-depth investigation and reporting of health research issues of interest to Canadians.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Stem Cell Decision Worries Some ScientistsAn end to restrictions on federal financing of embryonic stem cell research could cause others to drop support.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 10:33 am Breast tissue test consent fearYoung women undergoing breast reduction surgery are being screened for cancer without their informed consent, a report says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2009 | 8:58 am Group: U.S. gets D for adult mental health careThe nation does a poor job in the ways it serves its mentally ill population, earning a D, according to a report card issued Wednesday by an advocacy group.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 8:37 am Experts use nanotech to deliver anti-cancer genes (Reuters)Reuters - British scientists said on Tuesday they had developed a treatment that transports anti-cancer genes selectively into cancer cells using nanotechnology.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Mar 2009 | 6:50 am Ian Alger, Pioneer in Innovative Therapeutic Techniques, Dies at 82Dr. Alger, a New York psychiatrist, pioneered the use of video recordings in therapy and was an early proponent of therapy through videoconferencing.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 6:29 am The New Old Age: Dad’s New LoveA father falls in love, moving from his retirement home to be with a woman in another state. What's a daughter to do?Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 6:21 am Charles Lieber, Who Studied Alcohol as a Toxin, Is Dead at 78Mr. Lieber upset scientific dogma by showing that alcohol in excess can cause cirrhosis despite an adequate diet.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 6:06 am Doctor Admits Pain Studies Were Frauds, Hospital SaysOne of the most prolific researchers in anesthesiology has admitted that he fabricated much of the data underlying his research.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:59 am Doctor hailed for abortion on child rape victimA doctor excommunicated by the Catholic Church for performing an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim received a standing ovation during a national convention on women's health, according to a local media report.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:57 am Screening Can Detect Early Ovarian CancerOvarian cancer, usually detected too late, was discovered at earlier stages in postmenopausal women who underwent controversial screening.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:47 am Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records SystemThe company said its package deal of hardware, software, installation and service will make the technology more affordable for small physician offices.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:12 am Michelle Obama’s Agenda Includes Healthful EatingIn her first weeks in the White House, Michelle Obama has emerged as a champion of healthy food and healthy living.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 5:09 am More Evidence Prostate Tests Overdiagnose CancerAs many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow-growing to ever be a threat, a new study suggests.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Mar 2009 | 4:23 am Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and its common companions -- diabetes and heart disease -- can work together to speed dementia and other brain ills, a series of new studies shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am Migraines 'raise pregnancy risk'Migraines substantially raise the low risk of a stroke during pregnancy, a US study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:39 am Recession thwarts healthy effortsA quarter of people in the UK are putting healthier eating on the back burner as the credit crunch bites, a report reveals.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2009 | 1:00 am Trials offer ovarian cancer hopeScreening might help to detect ovarian cancer before symptoms develop, early results from a trial suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2009 | 12:46 am 'Econocides' surgeIs the economic crisis causing more suicides?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Mar 2009 | 12:01 am Girl recovering after removal of 6 organs, tumorSeven-year-old Heather McNamara was heading home Tuesday, a month after surgery that temporarily removed organs from her digestive tract to allow removal of a tennis ball-size tumor.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Mar 2009 | 10:32 pm Non-LDL Statin Effects Credited With Improving Stroke Functional OutcomesIn a prospective cohort study of patients with ischemic stroke and LDL-C <100 mg/dL, those who had been on statins were significantly more likely to be discharged with no or only slight disability.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:34 pm No Reduction in Bleeding With Vitamin K in High-INR PatientsLow-dose oral vitamin K did not reduce bleeding in patients who have been overanticoagulated on warfarin, a new study has found.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:25 pm FDA Approves Bioresorbable Barrier to Prevent Adhesions in Children After Open-Heart SurgeryThe US FDA has approved a bioresorbable product used in children during open-heart surgery to reduce the risk of developing scar tissue postsurgery.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:15 pm Glucosamine May Be No Better Than Placebo for Hip OsteoarthritisA randomized controlled trial shows that glucosamine is no better than placebo in reducing symptoms and progression of hip osteoarthritis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Depression Lowers Blood Pressure, but Antidepressants Increase ItNew research indicates that depression itself does not raise blood pressure; rather, the drugs used to treat depression, specifically tricyclic antidepressants, tend to increase blood pressure.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Management of Streptococcal Pharyngitis ReviewedA review provides best practices to diagnose and treat streptococcal pharyngitis in the primary care setting.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Breast-Feeding May Reduce Risk for SIDS by Half Throughout InfancyThe authors of a case-control study recommend including the advice to breast-feed through 6 months of age in sudden infant death syndrome risk-reduction messages.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Colonoscopy Is Preferred Test for Colorectal Cancer Screenings, Says American College of GastroenterologyRather than discuss various options, clinicians should recommend colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, say new guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Vitamin C Supplementation May Help Prevent GoutA prospective study shows that higher vitamin C intake is independently associated with a lower risk for gout.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Disability Similar Over Time With Levodopa or Dopamine Agonist as Initial PD TherapyLong-term outcomes from the CALM-PD trial show therapy with a dopamine agonist or levodopa initially, followed by open label levodopa, resulted in similar disability and quality of life after 6 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Mar 2009 | 8:52 pm More evidence prostate tests overdiagnose cancer (AP)AP - As many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow-growing to ever be a threat, says a new study that raises more questions about the controversial tests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Mar 2009 | 8:00 pm Smart Diet: Fish Boost IQTeenage boys who eat fish at least once a week score higher on intelligence tests.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Mar 2009 | 7:13 pm Nano-treatment to torpedo cancerNanotechnology raises hopes of destroying hard-to-treat cancers with highly targeted tumour-busting genes.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Mar 2009 | 4:52 pm Russia now 'top heroin consumer'Russia says it is now the world's biggest consumer of heroin, which it calls a threat to national civilisation.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Mar 2009 | 4:29 pm Red wine doesn't cut breast cancer riskAttention red wine drinkers: Drinking moderate amounts of any kind of alcohol (including wine, beer, and liquor) is associated with a slightly increased breast cancer risk -- and the rosy-hued beverage is no exception.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Mar 2009 | 3:24 pm Prince Charles detox 'quackery'Prince Charles is accused of exploiting the public in hard times by launching what a leading scientist calls a "dodgy" detox mix.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Mar 2009 | 2:21 pm
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