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Plans for abortion advice TV adsPregnancy advisory services - including abortion information - could soon be advertised on UK TV and radio.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm Morning Rounds: Food Safety, Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Insurance LawsuitHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:54 am Skin Deep: With a Buzz Cut, I Can Take on AnythingGetting a buzz cut helps a patient mentally prepare for war with prostate cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am Lingering painStudies continue to probe the effects of the Bhopal leakSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1105 GMT- Washington to propose tough new rules to curb excessive risk-taking in non-bank financial firms, hedge funds, derivativesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:08 am RPT-DEALTALK-Key deadline looms for Hummer sale process(Repeats story sent Wednesday) (For more Reuters Dealtalks, please click [DEALTALK/])Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Cornerstone Therapeutics Reports Year Ended December 31, 2008 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Micromet to Present at the Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference on April 2, 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am London's First Science-Based Cellulite Massage Guarantees Results for London's Cellulite SufferersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am UPDATE 2-MUFG, Morgan Stanley to merge Japan brokerages*MUFG to send chief executive and Morgan Stanley chairmanSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 10:52 am Chrysler Canada seeks retiree health savings-paperMarch 26 (Reuters) - Chrysler Canada Inc is negotiating with the Canadian Auto Workers to reduce an $80 million bill for healthcare for retirees who spend the winter months in Florida and other warmer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 10:38 am UPDATE 3-3i to keep selling assets to meet debt targetLONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - British private equity company 3i Plc is speeding up the pace of disposals to meet a mid-2010 target of halving its debt even though valuations of its assets will likely continue...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 10:32 am Danes lead world in telecoms technology-WEF indexGENEVA, March 26 (Reuters) - Denmark boasts the world's most networked economy, putting it and its Nordic neighbours in a good position to rebound from the current global downturn, the World Economic Forum...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 10:23 am REFILE-Reuters Summit-Distressed asset investors see Asia bounty(For other news from the Reuters Private Equity and Hedge Funds Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/PrivateEquityandHedgeFunds09?PID=5 00)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2009 | 10:22 am Africa faces 'cancer steam train'A former health secretary has told the BBC that the problem of cancer in Africa is "like a steam train coming down the track".Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:10 am Call for higher circumcision rateCircumcision should be routinely considered as a way to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections, argue US experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Study Challenges The Common Medical Practice Of Relying On Jaundiced Eye For Assessing NewbornsFor hundreds of years, doctors, nurses and midwives have visually examined newborn babies for the yellowish skin tones that signify jaundice, judging that more extensive jaundice carried a greater risk of illness. The yellowness comes from a blood byproduct, bilirubin, and a child that develops high levels of bilirubin has a potentially serious condition called hyperbilirubinemia.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Leading Contributors In The Progress Against Cancer To Be Honored By World's Largest Society Of Oncology ProfessionalsThe physician-scientist who was one of the first to investigate viable treatment options for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia-previously believed to be fatal-and to discover that the disease could be cured in this population using chemotherapy is among the notable awardees set to be honored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Major Gaps In IBD CareThe second national audit of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has found that many services for patients with IBD have improved; however, there was still wide variation in the provision of care and many services had not improved at all.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am PCOs Failing To Commission Falls And Bone Health ServicesThe second national clinical audit to investigate the organisation of services for patients who have fallen and fractured bones (hip, wrist, arm, pelvis or spine) shows that commissioning of falls services is very variable, rarely providing a co-ordinated falls and fracture strategy.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am UB Researchers Target The Brain With Nanoparticles To Fight Drug AddictionA precise, new nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted at the University at Buffalo.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Pharmacy Bodies Response To Reducing The Risk From Counterfeit MedicineThe AIMp, CPW, CCA, NPA and PSNC have responded to the MHRA consultation on measures to strengthen the medicines supply chain and reduce the risk from counterfeit medicines.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am International Dental Research Association Meets In MiamiDid you know that periodontal disease could be a risk factor for HIV? …that children of parents with high stress levels have more tooth decay? …that there's an association between obesity and periodontal disease? These are but a few of the thousands of pieces of information which will be preseSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am More Data To Support Pre-Harvest Food Safety Interventions Recommended By Plant PathologistsIn meetings with USDA, FDA, NSF, EPA, the Office of Management and Budget, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy last week, key leaders from The American Phytopathological Society (APS) Public Policy Board (PPB) addressed concerns related to human pathogens on plants and noted that significantly more research is needed to ensure national food safety.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Bariatric Surgery Minimizes Pregnancy Complications For Obese WomenWomen who undergo bariatric surgery to treat obesity will reduce the risk of medical and obstetric complications when they become pregnant, according to a study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's (BGU) Faculty of Health Sciences. The study was recently published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics by BGU Professor Eyal Sheiner and Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Final NICE Kidney Cancer Guidance Recommends Sutent(R) (sunitinib) Only, UKThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance recommending the use of Sutent (sunitinib) for the first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), commonly known as advanced kidney cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Baby boomGeorgian church leader sparks upsurge in birthsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 6:26 am Online Age Quiz Is a Window for Drug MakersTakers of the popular online RealAge test are handing out valuable data to drug companies.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 6:12 am Doctors Raise Doubts on Digital Health DataA federal study found digital records in only 9 percent of hospitals, and two experts say that financing the current system would be counterproductive.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:53 am Florida Veterans Stream for Testing After H.I.V. WarningA warning that veterans could have been exposed to infections from improperly cleaned colonoscopy equipment appears to have caused a panic in South Florida.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:47 am Investigators Find Source of Many Foods UntraceableMost food manufacturers and distributors cannot identify the suppliers or recipients of their products despite federal rules that require them to do so, a federal report found.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:47 am Psychiatric Group Ends Industry-Sponsored SeminarsThe American Psychiatric Association announced on Wednesday that it would end industry-financed medical seminars at its annual meeting.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:46 am Proximity to Fast Food a Factor in Student ObesityA study finds ninth graders whose schools are within a block of a fast-food outlet are more likely to be obese than students whose schools are a quarter of a mile or more away.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 5:42 am Head Injuries: Looking for Signs and Acting QuicklyNatasha Richardson’s sudden death has prompted the medical community, as well as parents and leaders of recreational, youth and college sports to take harder looks at the inherent risks of brain injury.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 4:35 am Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many medications should be taken at the same time every day, both to ensure their effectiveness and so that you remember to take them.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2009 | 3:48 am A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Ever wonder why your children will eat only a few bites of dinner but have no problem scarfing down a big bowl of ice cream?Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2009 | 3:48 am Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A newly identified marker for prostate cancer progression may also offer a new target for treatment, University of Michigan researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2009 | 3:48 am Circumcision Guards Against STDs (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- The decision of whether or not to circumcise an infant can be a difficult one, but new research suggests that having the procedure may reduce the risk of certain infections later in life.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2009 | 3:48 am Armstrong has surgery to repair collarboneChampion cyclist Lance Armstrong will have surgery Wednesday to repair a broken collarbone he suffered in a fall during a comeback race in Spain this week, he said via Twitter.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Mar 2009 | 1:09 am Fears over expiring health cardsHoliday-makers are being urged to renew their European health insurance cards (EHIC) as millions are due to soon expire.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Therapists offer gay 'treatment'Therapists are offering to "treat" homosexuals despite there being no evidence that it works, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Laser consultations 'flawed'People may not be properly counselled about the risks of laser eye surgery, a Which? study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Mar 2009 | 11:59 pm Study: Few US hospitals use digital records (AP)AP - U.S. hospitals have a long way to go to join the digital age. Fewer than 2 percent have abandoned paper medical charts and completely switched to electronic health records, a new national survey found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Mar 2009 | 10:49 pm Shriver, Gingrich push for Alzheimer's 'Manhattan Project' (McClatchy Newspapers)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON Sargent Shriver once walked the halls of Congress pressing senators and members of the House of Representatives for more money for the Peace Corps, Head Start and Job Corps, his daughter, Maria Shriver, testified Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Mar 2009 | 10:28 pm Chronic Pain Linked to Low Vitamin DInadequate vitamin D may represent an underrecognized source of nociperception and impaired neuromuscular functioning, say researchers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:56 pm Study: Male circumcision helps prevent 2 STDs (AP)AP - Circumcision not only protects against HIV in heterosexual men, but it also helps prevent two other sexually transmitted infections, a large new study found. Circumcised males reduced their risk of infection with HPV, or human papillomavirus, by 35 percent and herpes by 28 percent. However, researchers found circumcision had no effect on the transmission of syphilis.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:51 pm Study: Range of pharmaceuticals in fish across US (AP)AP - Fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities had residues of pharmaceuticals in them, including medicines used to treat high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder and depression, researchers reported Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:32 pm Judge upholds most of award in flesh-eating case (AP)AP - A federal judge has upheld most of an $8.5 million judgment awarded to a woman who lost use of her arm due to a flesh-eating bacteria misdiagnosed by an Air Force base doctor.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:25 pm Frequency of Ischemic Stroke Climbs Steeply After the Age of 40 YearsA new analysis from the Helsinki Young Stroke Registry finds that the frequency of ischemic stroke increases sharply beginning at age 40 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Circumcision May Reduce Incidence of HIV, HSV-2, HPV InfectionA study shows that male circumcision significantly reduces the incidence of HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection and the prevalence of human papillomavirus infection.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Bypass May Be Best for Improving Survival in Diabetes, Older Adults, Pooled Analysis SuggestsBypass surgery vs angioplasty is better for survival benefit in older patients and in people with diabetes, at least in patients with multivessel disease in whom either strategy would be appropriate.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm FDA Safety Changes: Antidepressants, Plasma-Lyte 148, TyzekaThe FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for various selective serotonin and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; multiple electrolytes injection, type 1; and telbivudine.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Adjuvant Imatinib Reduces Risk for Recurrence of GISTAdjuvant imatinib therapy appears to improve recurrence-free survival after the resection of primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 8:32 pm Tight Glucose Control May Increase Mortality in Critically Ill PatientsThe NICE-SUGAR study reports that mortality is higher in critically ill, hyperglycemic patients receiving insulin to meet tight rather than less stringent blood glucose targets.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 7:33 pm Preoperative Anesthesia Consultation Associated With Reduced Length of Hospital StayA new population-based study shows that anesthesia consultation before major noncardiac surgery can lead to reduced length of stay, although not to improved survival.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 7:28 pm What's Going to Be Hot at ACC 2009?JUPITER still burns brightly, if this year's ACC program is any indication. Program chairs for the ACC and i2 Summit programs say there are a range of other important trials that may prove "disruptive" to the status quo.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 7:25 pm Less Is More: Simplified Four-Step Algorithm Improves BP ControlBlood pressure is better controlled when family doctors are given a simplified, four-step antihypertensive algorithm to follow, employing low-dose fixed-combination therapies, as opposed to the usual treatment guidelines, which are complex, Canadian researchers report.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Mar 2009 | 7:07 pm Recipes for Health: Royal Quinoa Salad With Tofu and Sesame Ginger VinaigretteThis nutty, tangy salad is built around high-protein royal quinoa, found originally in South America.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Mar 2009 | 5:27 pm Colonoscopy contamination at VA facilitiesThousands of veterans in South Florida may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV because of contaminated equipment after getting colonoscopies at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, officials announced Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Mar 2009 | 3:29 pm Battling backHow amputee servicemen are taking to the slopesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Mar 2009 | 12:13 pm Tinnitus cure 'is a step closer'Scientists say they are a step closer to curing tinnitus after they find what causes ringing in the ears.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Mar 2009 | 11:29 am
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