Health and Medical News Headlines for March 17, 2009

UPDATE 3-Shell says production to grow, reserves flat

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it would increase production by a healthy 2 to 3 percent annually over the next four years but said the outlook for the industry was too uncertain...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:01 pm

UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca looks to cut 9 pct of German staff

* Suggests cutting 120 jobs from German workforce of 1,300
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:59 pm

UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA staff question safety of Bayer-J&J drug

* Bleeding, liver risk seen with Bayer, J&J drug-FDA staff
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:55 pm

Vital Statistics: A Rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases

A few sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise, especially among women, young people and minorities.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:46 pm

UPDATE 1-Valero says more time needed to fix OK refinery FCC

For refinery outages in the new Reuters Oil Fundamentals Database see http://bond.views.session.rservices.com/CE/ or go to <OFD/INFO>. (Adds quotes, background)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:46 pm

Walkers should aim for 100 steps per minute

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who walk for exercise should aim for a pace of 100 steps per minute to ensure their workout is intense enough, according to researchers.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:38 pm

Patient Infection Rates Controlled by Unique Program at Outpatient Cancer Clinic

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:29 pm

UPDATE 1-Pfizer launches $13.5 bln debt sale in 5 parts-IFR

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc , the world's largest drugmaker, launched a $13.5 billion debt sale in five parts on Tuesday, said IFR.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:28 pm

PHT to Demonstrate Innovative Medical Payment Solution at HIMSS Conference

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:28 pm

US Rep Frank targets financial reform in early May

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee said on Tuesday he hopes to begin drafting legislation to reshape financial regulation in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:22 pm

Healthcare Institutions Can Now Stay Confidently Up-to-Date With New Regulatory Compliance Calendar

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:20 pm

Embryonic Stem Cells: 5 Misconceptions

While stem cell research holds great promise, hype and misconceptions cloud the picture.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:52 pm

Vital Signs: Exercise: A Pace for Fitness: 100 Steps a Minute

A new study finds that a pace of 100 steps a minute or more seems to be enough for a workout to be considered of moderate intensity.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:35 pm

Morning Rounds: Deadly Drywall, Parents Who Smoke and a New Psoriasis Treatment

Health news from around the Web.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:31 pm

Migraine in pregnancy tied to stroke, heart attack (Reuters)

Reuters - Women who suffer from migraines while they are pregnant are at increased risk of having a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular disorders, according to a recent report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:14 pm

Metabolic Disorders Linked to Cognitive Decline

Evidence is mounting that metabolic and neurological disorders share common risk factors.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:10 pm

Pope rejects African condom use

Pope Benedict says handing out condoms is not the answer in the fight against HIV/Aids, on his first trip to Africa as pontiff.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm

Diabetes Risk In Aboriginal Canadians: Metabolic Syndrome Can Help With Identification

Metabolic syndrome is the clustering of risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease, such as obesity, high cholesterol, high glucose and hypertension. Aboriginal Canadians have a 3-5 times higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with non-Aboriginal Canadians. The 10-year study involved 492 residents from the Sandy Lake First Nation community in Ontario.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Roche Acquires Innovatis AG To Complement Its Product Portfolio In The Rapidly Growing Area Of Cellular Analytics

Roche announced that it has signed a definite agreement under which Roche will acquire 100% of innovatis, a privately held company based in Bielefeld, Germany. innovatis is a leading provider of automated cell analysis solutions, especially focussing on cell counting, viability testing, and cell function analysis in research, as well as bioproduction.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Laptop Ultrasound Used In Paediatric Emergencies At Royal London Hospital - ACUSON P50 Provides Portability And Reliability In Critical Situations

Valuable time is being saved during emergency paediatric procedures at The Royal London Hospital, part of Barts and The London NHS Trust, due to an ACUSON P50™ portable ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. "The P50 is a truly portable device, which has enabled us to perform emergency procedures in any area of the hospital.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Older People With Comorbidities May Not Benefit From Defibrillators

Older people with comorbidities and those with multiple hospital admissions related to heart failure are unlikely to receive a meaningful survival benefit from implanted defibrillators, found a study in CMAJ by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg611.pdf.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Two Cases Of Rabies In Viet Nam After Butchering And Eating A Dog Or A Cat

Eating dog meat, and to a lesser extent cat meat, is common in Asia. In a case- based education article, Heiman Wertheim (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit-Hanoi, Viet Nam) and colleagues describe two patients in Hanoi who died from laboratory-confirmed rabies. Their symptoms developed after butchering, preparing, and consuming either a dog or a cat.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Search For Blood Pressure Secrets Reveals A Surprising New Syndrome Linked To Seizures, A Lack Of Coordination, Developmental Delay And Hearing Loss

Yale researchers investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation have identified a previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine

1. USPSTF Recommends Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke in At-risk Patients Physicians Should Weigh Aspirin Benefits Against Risk for Serious Bleeding Events Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. For patients who have had a cardiovascular event, aspirin has been known to decrease the chances of a heart attack or stroke recurring.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Where Does Consciousness Come From?

Consciousness arises as an emergent property of the human mind. Yet basic questions about the precise timing, location and dynamics of the neural event(s) allowing conscious access to information are not clearly and unequivocally determined.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Clavis Pharma Announces Positive Elacytarabine Phase II Results - Late Stage Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Clavis Pharma ASA (OSE: CLAVIS) announces positive results from a second interim analysis of the elacytarabine (CP-4055). Phase II study in patients with late stage acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). An interim analysis of data from 40 patients has been assessed by an independent data monitoring committee. The review confirms the positive results from the first 20 patients presented earlier.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Allium Offers Urethral Bulbar Stent: Minimally Invasive Treatment For Recurrent Urethral Strictures

Allium Group, the developer and manufacturer of innovative stents for the urinary, gastro-intestinal, pulmonary and peripheral vascular tracts, announced today that its CE certified Urethral Bulbar stent will now be accessible to patients in Europe.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm

Scientists create laser gun to kill mosquitoes

Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 10:31 am

Can eating Chinese staples ward off breast cancer?

Mushrooms and green tea may ward off breast cancer, mounting evidence suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Mar 2009 | 10:18 am

UV light 'could curb TB spread'

Ultraviolet lights could reduce the spread of tuberculosis in hospital wards and waiting rooms by 70%, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Mar 2009 | 8:55 am

Pregnancy Problem Is a Heart Warning

Pre-eclampsia may go away after pregnancy, but its effects on the heart may linger.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 7:26 am

Doctor and Patient: When Patients Feel Abandoned by Doctors

The final conversation between doctor and patient can bring a much needed sense of closure.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 7:12 am

US capital blighted by HIV/Aids

At least 3% of over-12s in Washington DC are infected with HIV/Aids, says a report from the city's health department.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Mar 2009 | 7:09 am

Global Update: Rabies Outbreak in Angola, Caused by Roaming Dogs, Kills 93 Children

A shortage of vaccines has prevented doctors from saving any of the children infected with rabies by roaming dogs in Luganda.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:52 am

Personal Health: No Single Path for Cancer Care in Elderly

There is little information to help elderly cancer patients decide between aggressively treating their cancer or taking a wait-and-see approach.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 4:30 am

Vital Signs: Hazards: Ambulance Stethoscopes May Pose Risk

Stethoscopes carried by ambulance crews may be exposing patients to drug-resistant bacteria, a new study reports.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 4:28 am

Vital Signs: Patterns: Big Waist Is an Extra Burden on Lungs

Carrying too much weight in your abdomen can put a strain on your lungs, a new study finds.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 4:28 am

Really?: The Claim: Hay Fever Can Lead to Other Allergies

Can an allergy to pollen cause an allergic reaction to fruits and vegetables?

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 4:27 am

Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new class of Alzheimer's disease drugs may prevent long-term damage from traumatic brain injury, suggests a study of mice by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am

Clinical Trials Update: March 16, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am

'Watchful Waiting' Safe With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Refusing immediate treatment can be safe for men with low-risk prostate cancer if they're closely monitored, new research finds.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am

'Fat gene' can damage fertility

Women who inherit the fat gene FTO run a higher risk of fertility problems due to polycystic ovaries, experts discover.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:35 am

Hormone 'to restart reproduction'

Scientists say a recently discovered hormone could form the basis of an effective and less risky fertility treatment.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:20 am

'Sick' economy forces layoffs at New York hospital

A New York City hospital will lay off 240 employees, including doctors, nurses and management positions, because of the difficult economic times, the hospital announced in a statement Monday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:37 am

Recommendation to Eat More Fish May Not Be Environmentally Sustainable

Evidence for health benefits from fish is inconsistent, and fish stocks are projected to be depleted in 40 years, so urging increased consumption is not warranted, a review concludes; however, the AHA still advocates two servings of fish per week.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:47 pm

One in Five US Adults Still Smoke: Prevalence Highest in Puerto Rico and Southern States

Puerto Rico and Kentucky lead the field when it comes to the highest prevalence of current smokers in the US, with a third of all adults there smoking, according to a new report from the CDC. There remains much work to be done in the field of tobacco control, say the researchers.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:38 pm

Diagnostic Methods to Treat Ear Pain in Primary Care Setting

The authors suggest several methods to diagnose ear pain and list various causes, with the most common causes being otitis media and otitis externa.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Lowering Glucose in AMI Patients Associated With Improved Survival

Glucose normalization may reduce mortality rates in initially hyperglycemic patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction regardless of whether they received insulin therapy.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Reviewed

A review article offers practice recommendations to diagnose and treat excessive daytime sleepiness in the family practice setting.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Migraines Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke During Pregnancy

A study shows that women who have migraines have an increased risk for stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and blood clots.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Combing Wet Hair May Be Best to Identify Active Head Lice Infestation

A study shows that combing through a child's wet hair may be more accurate than visual inspection to identify active head lice infestation.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Management of Urinary Retention Reviewed

A review presents recommendations for diagnosing and treating urinary retention in adult patients.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm

Pancreas cancer surgery outcome worse with obesity (Reuters)

Reuters - People who have undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer and are classified as obese don't live as long as those who are not obese, according to a new report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:49 pm

Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair May Be Effective, Safe After Solid-Organ Transplant

A retrospective review showed that laparoscopic incisional hernia repair in solid-organ transplant recipients was associated with a high rate of seroma formation but minimal long-term morbidity.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:28 pm

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