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UPDATE 1-POSCO in prelim deal with Rio, seeks bigger cuts* Seeks 40-50 percent cut in contract iron ore prices (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 9:19 am UPDATE 1-Thai PTT plans 20-30 bln baht bonds in 2009* To conclude affiliate mergers in 6 months (Adds downstream buy plan, affiliate mergers)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 8:51 am Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutics in TaiwanSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 8:43 am Eye 'compensates for blind spot'Partially sighted people can be taught to view objects again using the undamaged parts of their eyes, say experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Apr 2009 | 8:07 am SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 0800 GMT- No. of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but still at levels indicating bottom not yet hitSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 8:01 am Scar-reducing drug shows promiseA drug designed to reduce scarring has shown promising results in early human trials, UK researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:54 am FDA: 'Unapproved' morphine to stay on marketA form of liquid morphine used by terminally ill patients will remain on the market even though it is an "unapproved drug," according to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration.Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:21 am Mercy Medical Center First In New York State With Latest Non-Invasive Weight-Loss SurgeryMercy Medical Center's Bariatric Surgery Program, ranked highest in New York State 2008/2009 by the HealthGrades® national hospital rating company, has become the first weight-loss surgery center in New York State to offer the new non-invasive ROSE procedure that reduces the size of a patient's stomach without the need for any incisions.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am What Does Your Dog Say About You?Yes, you can match a dog to its owner. But the match is only skin deep. This is the finding of a study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Vaccine For The Infected? New TB Vaccine Clears Important HurdleAn urgently needed new tuberculosis vaccine cleared a vital step in testing, an important advance at time when a third of the world's population is believed to be have latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), which, when re-activated, can cause full-blown disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am 4.9 Million Pounds For Groundbreaking New E-Health Project, UKThe Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has approved an investment of almost £5 million for the development of a groundbreaking new project to support the Northwest's biohealth sector and the public's health. Northwest e-Health will create new information technology and services for developing healthcare from advanced analysis of anonymised health records.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Tory Attack On Nurses' Pay A Disgrace, UKUNISON, the UK's largest public sector union today castigated Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's comments on public sector pay as a disgrace.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Older People's Lives Are Getting Worse, According To New Charity For Older People, UKOlder people feel their lives are getting worse according to a new report from leading older people's charity, Age Concern and Help the Aged(1). One in four UK older people (24 per cent), the equivalent of nearly 2.5 million individuals, admit their quality of life has deteriorated in the last 12 months, an additional 400,000 since the previous year.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Mothers-in-law A Key Factor To A Happy Arranged MarriageThe factors that make a happy marriage are the same for arranged marriages as for choice ones - and a good relationship with the mother-in-law is vital. This is the finding of a study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Medical News From The American Chemical Society -- April 1, 2009"Magic potion" in fly spit may shoo away blinding eye disease Researchers are reporting the first identification of a "magic potion" of proteins in the saliva of the black fly that help this blood-sucking pest spread parasites that cause "river blindness," a devastating eye-disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Natural Born LeadersThe behaviours that drive leadership style are linked to our genes, this is the finding of a study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Patients, Congressmen, & Local Home Medical Equipment Businesses Call For End To Harmful Medicare "Competitive" Bidding Program Coming To PittsburghAt the "HME Survival Summit" in Western Pennsylvania, patient advocacy groups, members of Congress, and home medical equipment (HME) providers came together to address the negative impacts of "competitive" bidding.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am Thai PTT plans 20-30 bln baht bonds in 2009BANGKOK, April 10 (Reuters) - PTT PCL , Thailand's largest energy firm, said on Friday it planned to sell bonds worth 20-30 billion baht ($565-$847 million) this year to fund investment and for debt refinancing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 6:55 am Poland - Factors to Watch on Apr 10WARSAW, April 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland GMT + 2 hours):Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 6:29 am Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday LivesExperts see signs that stress is becoming more common as a result of the economic downturn.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Apr 2009 | 6:25 am Intradermal Avotermin Improves Appearance of Scars in Early Clinical TrialsIntradermal injection of avotermin, a clinical application of transforming growth-factor beta 3, has the potential to provide accelerated improvement in scarring.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Apr 2009 | 4:36 am Personal Health: Flying Healthy, From Takeoff Past LandingTips to help you avoid getting sick on your next flight.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Apr 2009 | 4:05 am Statin Therapy Linked to Lower Total Testosterone Levels in Men With Type 2 DiabetesIn diabetic men treated with statins, evaluating androgen status using total testosterone may cause diagnostic error; bioavailable or free testosterone levels are recommended.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:58 am CDC: US food poisoning cases held steady in 2008, despite high-profile outbreaksATLANTA - Americans didn't suffer more food poisoning last year despite high-profile outbreaks involving peppers, peanut butter and other foods, according to a government report released...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:55 am Nicotine Replacement Therapy May Be Effective in Smokers Unable to Attempt an Abrupt QuitA meta-analysis suggests that nicotine replacement therapy effectively achieves sustained smoking abstinence for smokers who have no intention or are unable to attempt an abrupt quit.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:54 am Zinc Intake Linked to Slightly Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in WomenAn analysis from the Nurses Health Study shows that higher zinc intake and dietary zinc-to-heme iron ratio may be associated with a slightly lower risk for type 2 diabetes in women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am FDA says liquid morphine painkiller for dying can remain on marketdying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests over their decision to remove it. The Food and Drug Administration had announced last...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am Child dental work rise 'worrying'Nearly 30,000 children a year attend hospital in the UK to have teeth pulled or be treated for decay, research shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:37 am U.S. Food Safety No Longer ImprovingCreated when most foods were grown and consumed locally, the nation’s food safety system needs a thorough overhaul, health officials said.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:36 am B.C.'s provincial health officer says drinking water could be better managedVICTORIA, B.C. - B.C.'s provincial health officer says the government and water suppliers have made improvements to how drinking water is managed over the last two years but more needs toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:24 am Radiation Dose Reduced During Triple Rule-Out Coronary CTARadiation-dose modulation cuts the amount of radiation used in half, compared with conventional triple rule-out coronary computed tomography angiography, all without compromising image quality, report investigators.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Apr 2009 | 3:07 am SAIC Motor focus is China mkt, not foreign M&A-paperSHANGHAI, April 10 (Reuters) - SAIC Motor Corp , General Motor's China partner, is focused on expanding its market share domestically and has no plans for foreign mergers and acquisitions, the China Securities...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Apr 2009 | 2:43 am Stop abortion ads, archbishop saysThe UK's new Archbishop of Westminster urges Catholics to oppose plans for abortion information to be advertised.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:03 pm New York Health Official Calls for Tax on Drinks With SugarAn idea proposed and abandoned by Gov. David A. Paterson was revived by the city’s top health official in the New England Journal of Medicine.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:17 pm Mind: When All You Have Left Is Your PrideKeeping up appearances, psychologists say, is about much more than appearance.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2009 | 10:11 pm Nicotine Replacement Therapy May Be Effective in Smokers Unable to Attempt an Abrupt QuitA meta-analysis suggests that nicotine replacement therapy effectively achieves sustained smoking abstinence for smokers who have no intention or are unable to attempt an abrupt quit.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm Statin Therapy Linked to Lower Total Testosterone Levels in Men With Type 2 DiabetesIn diabetic men treated with statins, evaluating androgen status using total testosterone may cause diagnostic error; bioavailable or free testosterone levels are recommended.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm ACC 2009: HF-ACTION on Exercise Training in Heart Failure: Refrain, No GainPatients with chronic heart failure who enter into an exercise training program may have only a modestly better survival and lower hospitalization risk than those who are not prescribed exercise.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm Zinc Intake Linked to Slightly Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in WomenAn analysis from the Nurses Health Study shows that higher zinc intake and dietary zinc-to-heme iron ratio may be associated with a slightly lower risk for type 2 diabetes in women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm Fawcett's battle brings attention to rare cancerThe news that one of America's TV icons is suffering from cancer brought sadness. Learning the type of cancer she had made some squirm.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:11 pm Food safety progress 'has plateaued,' CDC saysIn January, salmonella was linked to peanut products; last week, pistachio products. And on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said overall infection rates for salmonella and other foodborne pathogens have not changed significantly over the last four years.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Apr 2009 | 8:06 pm Efalizumab Withdrawn From US MarketEfalizumab (Raptiva), used for the treatment of psoriasis, will no longer be available in the United States because of the risk for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2009 | 6:54 pm 'Faulty genes'How one family copes with its genetic destinySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 4:42 pm Job Promotions Unhealthy, Study FindsGetting a promotion might boost your salary and self-esteem, but it can be bad for you.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Apr 2009 | 2:37 pm Shares tumble as Bioxell lead drug fails in trial (Reuters)Reuters - Italian biotech Bioxell SpA said its Elocalcitol drug to treat overactive bladder (OAB) failed to reach its main target in a mid-stage clinical trial, and that it would cut costs, sending its stock to an all-time low.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Apr 2009 | 11:24 am Calorie-Burning Fat? Studies Say You Have ItOriginally believed to be lost after infancy, calorie-burning brown fat has been discovered in adults.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:22 am 'Good' baby fat keeps adults slimAdults who retain their 'good' baby fat may be buffered against obesity and type 2 diabetes, scientists believe.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Apr 2009 | 9:08 am
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