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Inverness Medical Innovations to Participate at Goldman Sachs Leveraged Finance Healthcare Conference on April 8, 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 2:02 pm Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Obese adults are at higher risk of gum disease than are normal-weight people, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Apr 2009 | 1:03 pm Siemens Unveils New Enhancements to its Revenue Cycle Solution Soarian Financials at HIMSS 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm PVE, state funds show interest in Opel stake - paperFRANKFURT, April 4 (Reuters) - Private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds have shown interest in the European business of General Motors , the US carmaker's European head told a German magazine. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm CFIA expands recalled product list tied to tainted pistachios in U.S.OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded its list of recalled products tied to potentially tainted pistachios imported from the U.S. Importers and distributors are...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am Accuracy Of Percutaneous Core Biopsy In Management Of Small Renal MassesUroToday.com - The advent of nephron sparing surgery for small localized renal tumors has been spurred by the recognition of the importance of long-term preservation of renal function - especially in patients with a propensity for renal insufficiency due to hypertension, diabetes and aging.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am Bioinformatics, Zebrafish At Focus During Cancer Control MonthApril marks National Cancer Control Awareness Month, which focuses on the importance of prevention, treatment, and research. Making significant contributions in all of these areas is The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), which is one of the nation's 40 Comprehensive Cancer Centers as designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only such center in New Jersey.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Expert Advice On Prostate Cancer ScreeningsRecent studies have questioned the wisdom of getting regular tests for prostate cancer. Tulane University School of Medicine prostate cancer expert Dr. Oliver Sartor is available to talk about the latest treatments for prostate cancer and who should continue to seek annual tests for the deadly cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Does A New Popular Form Of Psychotherapy (Acceptance And Commitment Therapy) Work?An analysis of the studies which have been conducted with a new, increasingly popular, form of psychotherapy (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is raising doubts on the specificity of the strategy. The study has been published by a group of Dutch investigators headed by Prof. Emmelkamp in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Is Your Cognitive And Physical Functioning Ok? A New Instrument To Check ItA group of Italian and American investigators has published a new instrument for assessing cognitive and physical functioning (the Massachusetts General Hospital Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire, CPFQ), in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. It is a brief scale to measure cognitive and executive dysfunction in mood and anxiety disorders.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Does Your Shift At Work Put You At A Greater Risk For Developing Cancer?Does your shift at work put you at a greater risk for developing cancer? The answer may surprise you in that studies are finding that late-night exposure to light may diminish levels of a natural cancer-fighting hormone. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am New Surgical Options For Fighting Kidney And Prostate CancerCancerous tumors on the kidney once meant surgery to remove the kidney. Now, doctors at Tulane University are performing cutting-edge treatments designed to preserve as much of a patient's healthy kidney tissue as possible. Robotic partial nephrectomy is a procedure in which the surgeon utilizes a surgical robot to remove diseased tissue from the kidney while sparing healthy tissue.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Developing New Treatments For Triple-Negative Breast CancerBrian Rowan, Ph.D., professor of Cancer Research for the Tulane Cancer Center, is studying treatment options for an aggressive type of breast cancer that is prevalent in New Orleans among African-American women triple-negative breast cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Intestinal Cancer In Spite Of ScreeningOnly every second patient with colorectal carcinoma had taken part in an early detection program within the last ten years.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Folic Acid Fortification May Be Linked To Increased Colon Cancer RiskThe rate of colorectal cancer in Chile may have increased since that country began fortifying wheat flour with folic acid, reports a study in the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am US believers going green, hold media fast for LentFrom giving up their cars to abandoning their Facebook pages, many US Christians are being called on to help reduce global warming and turn their backs on Internet distractions over Lent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 8:56 am Kraft Foods offers salmonella timeline (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Apr 2009 | 6:22 am Full tables at soup kitchen for Spain's 'new poor'Every day at lunchtime, a pioneering new soup kitchen set up in the Madrid suburb of Mostoles specifically aimed at feeding the swelling ranks of Spain's unemployed fills up to capacity.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 5:55 am Banks resisting pressure to swap debt for stock-WSJWASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Banks that have loaned Chrysler LLC $6.8 billion are resisting government pressure to swap more than $5 billion of that debt for stock, the Wall Street Journal reported...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 5:12 am W. B. Schwartz, 86, Dies; Warned of Medical CostsDr. Schwartz was a leading health economist whose studies of the effects of market forces on medicine led him to predict that unbridled costs could lead to a rationing of care.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Apr 2009 | 5:02 am Patient Money: Getting a Health Policy When You’re Already SickA reform is promised, but for now consumers with pre-existing conditions must still struggle for coverage.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Apr 2009 | 4:34 am Eli Lilly Wins Appeal in Patent CaseThe court threw out a $65.2 million verdict won by Ariad Pharmaceuticals over royalties on the osteoporosis drug Evista and the sepsis medicine Xigris.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Apr 2009 | 4:27 am Clinical Trials Update: April 3, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Apr 2009 | 3:50 am Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Gene mutations that cause infertility in men could point the way to a male birth control pill, American and Iranian researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Apr 2009 | 3:50 am James M. Sweeney Named Chairman and CEO of IntelliDOTSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 12:28 am Doctor in hepatitis B case has license suspended (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Apr 2009 | 12:24 am Doctor in hepatitis B case has license suspendedState regulators on Friday temporarily suspended the medical license of a doctor who health officials suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak. Nearly 3,000 of Dr. Parvez Dara's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 12:24 am Creditors object to Polaroid auction resultNEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) - Creditors objected on Friday to the results of the auction sale of bankrupt Polaroid Corp, won by private equity firm Patriarch Partners, saying a joint offer by two liquidation...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Apr 2009 | 12:17 am Respite care'Giving our daughter much needed 'me' time'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Apr 2009 | 11:58 pm Hot Tea Consumption Linked to Higher Risk for Esophageal CancerIn a northern Iranian population-based case-control study, drinking hot tea was strongly associated with a higher risk for esophageal cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm PTSD Common in Migraine Patients: StudyPatients with migraine, whether episodic or chronic, are more apt to have posttraumatic stress disorder than the general population.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm Severe Adverse Effects of Smoking May Be Reversible if Mothers Quit Early in PregnancyIn a cohort study, women who stopped smoking at less than 15 weeks' gestation had rates of spontaneous preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age infants similar to those for nonsmokers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm Postnatal Weight Gain May Predict Retinopathy in Preterm InfantsA screening algorithm including weight detected 100% of infants who developed retinopathy of prematurity requiring treatment and correctly predicted most of the children who did not need treatment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (AP)AP - Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government study has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Apr 2009 | 8:51 pm Recipes for Health: Bruschetta With Roasted Peppers and Goat CheeseThis light dish can be made sweeter by roasting your own peppers in the oven.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Apr 2009 | 8:29 pm G.E. and Intel Working on Remote Monitors to Provide Home Health CareThe companies plan to spend $250 million to find ways for doctors to remotely monitor, diagnose and consult with patients.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Apr 2009 | 7:47 pm Black women at risk of deadly breast cancer type (Reuters)Reuters - Black women, regardless of age or body weight, have a threefold greater risk of developing a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer, compared with non-black women, Boston-based researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Apr 2009 | 7:28 pm Health Behaviors Linked to Survival in Head and Neck CancerPretreatment lifestyle behaviors might be pivotal in improving prognosis among patients with head and neck cancer, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 6:58 pm New Polymorphisms Affect Colorectal Cancer Risk, Progression in BlacksThe p53 polymorphism that increases colorectal cancer risk is associated with nodal metastases and shorter survival only in blacks.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 6:55 pm ACC 2009: Pint-Sized "Partial" Ventricular-Assist Pump Debuts to Hopeful ReviewsThe pump itself, billed as about size of an AA battery and implanted in a subcutaneous pocket, can augment blood flow by up to three liters per minute.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 5:54 pm Wyeth, Elan Amend Phase 3 Protocols for Bapineuzumab in Alzheimer'sThe companies announced April 2 that the highest of 3 doses will be discontinued in a phase 3 trial including AD patients who are noncarriers of the ApoE4 risk allele; 2 other groups will continue. The decision will not affect trials in ApoE4 carriers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 5:47 pm Saxagliptin Gets Favorable FDA Panel Review, While Liragutide Not Recommended for ApprovalThe agency said that saxagliptin does not pose a cardiovascular risk to diabetes patients, effectively recommending the drug for approval, while liraglutide was turned away by the advisory panel because of an increased risk of cancer observed in animal studies.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 5:46 pm Dietary Soluble Fiber May Be Beneficial for Adults With and Without HypercholesterolemiaA systematic review shows that barley-derived beta-glucan benefits levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides, but not high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2009 | 5:32 pm Doctors Are Opting Out of MedicareMany people, just as they become eligible for Medicare, discover that the insurance rug has been pulled out from under them.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Apr 2009 | 3:58 pm House Passes Tobacco Bill, but Senate Battle LoomsThe House passed a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration sweeping powers over tobacco products.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Apr 2009 | 3:01 pm Heart Muscle Renewed Over Lifetime, Study FindsThe finding upends a medical myth and suggests new therapies for heart attack patients may be possible.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Apr 2009 | 1:38 pm Heart disease on the rise in IndiaHindu priest Pandjitee is not overweight, does not smoke or drink and follows a strict vegetarian diet. Yet three years ago he was suddenly struck by a heart attack.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Apr 2009 | 1:36 pm
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