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Proposed bill would recognize postpartum psychosis as a defenseMarch 22, 2009 Mar. 22--Under a bill introduced in the Texas Legislature, postpartum mental disorder would be recognized as a legal defense for women, such as Andrea Yates and Dena Schlosser, who kill their children.Source: PsycPORT.com | 22 Mar 2009 | 3:14 pm It's one step at a time for brain injury patientsMarch 22, 2009 Mar. 22--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- They live together in a Victorian house on a quiet street in this college town. Mostly men in their early 20s, they play video games, watch movies, tell stories and practice playing guitar.Source: PsycPORT.com | 22 Mar 2009 | 3:14 pm Drug industry advocates join chorus to split FDA (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am China still welcomes foreign investment -ministerBEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - China's commerce minister said on Sunday that the country was still open to foreign investment after the government rejected Coca-Cola's $2.4 billion bid to buy top Chinese...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am Change In How HbA1c Results Are Reported - Diabetes UKThe way in which HbA1c results are reported in the UK is changing. From 31 May 2011, HbA1c will be given in millimoles per mol (mmol/mol) instead of as a percentage (%).HbA1c results, which measure blood glucose levels over two to three months, are currently given as a percentage. For most people with diabetes, the HbA1c target is below 6.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Palonosetron Warrants Adequate Caloric Intake In Oncology Patients Receiving High Emetogenic ChemotherapyA new, innovative study shows that a single dose of palonosetron, the second generation 5-HT3 antagonist, plus dexamethasone not only prevents chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), but also allows adequate caloric intake in oncology patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am NICE Welcomes Confirmation Of Central Role In GP Quality Incentive SchemeThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to oversee an independent, transparent and objective process for prioritising, developing and reviewing Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators for GPs in England from 1 April.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Clinical Trial Exploring Use Of Cardiac Device In New Groups Of Heart Failure Patients Completes Enrollment PhaseMedtronic, Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Xenophon And Fielding Target Nurses, AustraliaThe Australian Nursing Federation condemned the decision of Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Family First Senator Stephen Fielding to seek amendments to the Fair Work Bill in relation to the rights of employees to unfair dismissal.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Holidaymakers Warned Dirty Pools Cause Hearing LossBrits planning their summer holidays are being warned of the effects of dirty hotel swimming pools on their hearing. Research commissioned by hearing aid giant, Amplifon, found that sudden hearing loss can be brought on by exposure to dirty pools or water that has been over chlorinated.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Measure Up Roadshow Rocks Up To Stoke-on-Trent , Diabetes UKThe Diabetes UK Measure Up roadshow will visit Stoke-on-Trent between 18 and 24 March to help people in the area find out more about diabetes and discover whether they are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Neoprobe's Phase 3 Lymphoseek Study Achieves Positive ResultsNeoprobe Corporation (OTCBB: NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, announced that a multicenter Phase 3 study of Lymphoseek® has reached the accrual of 203 lymph nodes, the study's primary accrual objective. The multi-center open label study has been conducted in patients with either breast cancer or melanoma.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Product Recall - Insulin Pen Injection Devices, UKThe following faulty insulin pen injection devices are being recalled: Owen Mumford Autopen® Classic (1 unit 3ml), 1-21 units. Product code: AN3810. Affected lots: CJF, DBR, DEX, DMP, DND BRG and CCW. The manufacturers warn that the affected devices may fail to correctly dispense insulin.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network's Annual Food Allergy Conference Comes To BaltimoreFor the millions of Americans with food allergies, the importance of being educated about food allergy and prepared to treat a reaction is not to be underestimated. On March 28, the first of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network's (FAAN) 16th annual Food Allergy Conferences will be held in Baltimore, Md.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am India's Essar group may go private, delays refinery expansionMUMBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - Indian energy-to-steel conglomerate Essar Group is planning to become totally private, and none of its group companies will be listed, two newspapers said on Sunday, quoting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am Can't decide which handbag to buy? Rent it firstA Louis Vuitton bag, diamond-inlaid guitar, Gucci shades and a dog. Total cost? Less than 1,000 Singapore dollars (654 US). The catch is, you're only renting. As consumers scrimp to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 7:06 am China horseman eyes Bejing to London rideIt is only a couple of weeks since Li Jing finished a solo 9,000-kilometre (5,600-mile) horseback ride from central Russia to Beijing, yet he is already preparing a similar trek to London....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 6:23 am Eating Food That’s Better for You, Organic or NotThe American diet needs an overhaul. But “organic” food offers no guarantee of eating well, healthfully, sanely, even ethically.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Mar 2009 | 4:07 am SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 0350 GMT- Global economy set to shrink by 1 pct to 2 pct this year, World Bank chief Zoellick says, unprecedented since 1930sSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 3:56 am UPDATE 1-Unwinding toxic firms tops Obama financial reforms* Basic principles for Obama at April G20 summit in London (Adds Obama administration official comment, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 1:42 am Obama says would not accept Geithner resignationWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday stepped up his weeklong defense of much-criticized Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, saying he would not accept his resignation even if it was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2009 | 12:58 am Charlotte's battleHow a broken foot was the sign of a brain tumourSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Mar 2009 | 12:30 am 'Vitamin' for baby brain disorderA dietary supplement taken during pregnancy could cut the risk of hydrocephalus, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Mar 2009 | 12:16 am Credit union victim of soured mortgage marketKANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Regulators worked on Saturday to assess troubles at the largest U.S. corporate credit union with the aim of keeping liquidity flowing through the nation's 7,800 credit unions.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Mar 2009 | 11:41 pm Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?Advocates of organic and locally grown food have found a receptive ear in the White House, which has vowed to encourage a more nutritious and sustainable food supply.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Mar 2009 | 10:25 pm AIG bonus payments $218 millionCHICAGO (Reuters) - Documents turned over to the Connecticut attorney general show that American International Group Inc paid out over $218 million in bonuses, more than the previously disclosed $165 million,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Mar 2009 | 10:20 pm Iran to U.S.: "You change, our behavior will change"TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday U.S. President Barack Obama's offer of better ties was just a "slogan," but pledged Tehran would respond to any real policy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Mar 2009 | 9:53 pm Ugandan report decries shortage of mental illness drugsMarch 21, 2009 Text of report by Mercy Nalugo and Jane Nafula entitled "Mental illness on the rise - experts" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 21 MarchSource: PsycPORT.com | 21 Mar 2009 | 3:14 pm Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A screening regimen that combines ultrasound and a blood test to detect CA125, a marker for ovarian cancer, fails to discover the cancer in its early stages and often results in unnecessary surgery, a new study shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Mar 2009 | 1:22 pm Clinical Trials Update: March 20, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Mar 2009 | 1:22 pm Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A major international study pinpoints which people with major heart artery blockages would be better off having bypass surgery than artery-opening angioplasty.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Mar 2009 | 1:22 pm Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- More than 75 percent of candidates for fire and ambulance services in Massachusetts are either overweight or obese, a situation that has major consequences for public health and safety, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Mar 2009 | 1:22 pm
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