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A Quebec university is using computer wizardry to help treat mental illnessMONTREAL - A Quebec university is using computer wizardry to treat mental illness while forging Canada's reputation as a world leader in the emerging field of cyberpsychology. The lab...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 4:19 pm UPDATE 2-Shell shuts flowstations after fire in south NigeriaLAGOS, April 12 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Sunday it had shut down flowstations feeding into its Trans-Niger oil pipeline in southern Nigeria as a precautionary measure after a fire at a manifold...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 4:09 pm Section of Alliston hospital closed to visitors due to gastro-intestinal outbreakALLISTON, Ont. - A section of the Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston, Ont., is closed to most visitors due to a gastro-intestinal outbreak. The hospital says a number of patients...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 4:09 pm Some off the top and blood pressure check too: Health workers visit barbershopsST. LOUIS - When Robert Hibler stopped by his barber, he got a new haircut - and a wake-up call. Two nursing students visited Flotrin's Barber Shop in north St. Louis offering to take...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 4:07 pm Swedes accuse European Union of snuffing out smokeless tobaccoEuropean Union's ban on oral snuff, and Trade Minister Ewa Bjorling is no exception. As Stockholm prepares to host the rotating EU presidency in July, Bjorling is spearheading a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 4:06 pm NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/April 20, 2009 IssueSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:39 pm 'Hannah Montana' rocks North American box officeLOS ANGELES, April 12 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" doubled forecasts by earning $34 million worth of tickets at the Easter weekend box office in North America, as young fans...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:35 pm Shell shuts flowstations after fire in south NigeriaLAGOS, April 12 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Sunday it had shut down flowstations feeding into its Trans-Niger oil pipeline in southern Nigeria as a precautionary measure after a fire at the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:34 pm NEWSWEEK Cover: The Mystery of EpilepsySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:24 pm PREVIEW-Defensive pharma promises solid Q1 results* Solid performance expected but long term problems loomSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:23 pm Hundreds, Including Babies And Children Possibly Exposed To Tuberculosis, ChicagoA 26-year-old *resident who is infected with tuberculosis (TB) has been working at three Chicago hospitals over the last 10 months, and has been in contact with a large number of patients, including hundreds of children and infants. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am N.C.-based grocery chain recalls pistachiosNorth Carolina-based grocery chain Harris Teeter voluntarily recalled its pistachio nuts because of possible salmonella contamination from its supplier, California-based Setton Farms.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Apr 2009 | 9:47 am AirStrip OB™ Receives FDA Clearance On BlackBerry™AirStrip Technologies announced that its signature product, AirStrip OB™, has received FDA clearance for use on the BlackBerry™.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Be The MatchSM Connects Searching Transplant Patients With Their Match Of A LifetimeA vital need for more support has one of the nation's largest health care nonprofits, the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), taking a new approach to engaging the public in its life-saving mission, which includes a new name for its donor and umbilical cord blood registry - Be The MatchSM.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am New Statewide Outreach Initiative Joins The Fight Against HIV Infection In IllinoisIn an effort to curb a still-serious HIV infection epidemic in Illinois, the Illinois Public Health Association introduced a new outreach initiative - Illinois HIV Care Connect - to increase awareness about a statewide network of services for HIV-positive individuals. James R. Nelson, executive director of the Illinois Public Health Association, said Illinois HIV Care Connect - http://www.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am America's uninsured haven't shown collective power (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:49 am The Future Of Medical Training Is Now Looking A Little Brighter, Australian Medical AssociationYesterday, NSW Health and IMET held the 'NSW Future Medical Training and Workforce Forum' in Sydney. Over one hundred representatives from bodies involved in the education and training of junior doctors united to discuss the problem of increasing medical graduates entering the health workforce.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Mithridion Announces Phase I Study Results In Alzheimer's DiseaseMithridion, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focusing on serious central nervous system (CNS) disorders, announced today results from a Phase I pharmacokinetic and clinical study of MCD-386, its lead drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease (AD).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am RAPAFLO™ (silodosin), Novel New Treatment In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Now Available In USAWatson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that RAPAFLO™ (silodosin), the company's new, uniquely selective alpha blocker for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is available for patients by prescription. Watson received U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Successful Treatment Of Idiopathic Priapism In A 13-Year-old BoyUroToday.com - Sickle-cell disease is the cause of the majority of *praipism cases in adolescents, but can be caused by other entities such as malignancies, trauma, and medication. The authors in this manuscript report a 13-year-old sexual active boy who developed priapism 12 hours after intercourse after which his erection never detumesced and became progressively painful.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Minister Actions Recommendations In Agenda For Change Report, WalesHealth Minister Edwina Hart unveiled new measures to ensure Agenda for Change is consistently applied across Wales. The move follows an Assembly Government-commissioned report by David Jenkins, Chair of the National Leadership and Innovations Agency in Healthcare, into the implementation of Agenda for Change, the new pay system for the majority of NHS staff.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Federal Coordinating Council On Comparative Effectiveness Research To Hold Public Listening Session In Washington DCThe Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research will hold a public listening session on April 14, 2009, in Washington DC. The council will hear public comment regarding comparative effectiveness research and the Coordinating Council's activities. "The Obama Administration is committed to openness and transparency," said HHS Spokeswoman Jenny Backus.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Diagnosis: Vision QuestA patient’s sight is so blurred he can’t even read. Could an animal bite be to blame?Source: NYT > Health | 12 Apr 2009 | 4:01 am Fresh Starts: Connecting the Dots of Medicine and DataThe push for electronic health records is causing demand to surge for “health informatics specialists.”Source: NYT > Health | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:24 am As Medical Charts Go Electronic, Rural Doctor Sees Healthy ChangeA family doctor in rural Kansas says her switch to electronic records has greatly improved her productivity.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:16 am So Botox Isn’t Just Skin DeepBotox has become a wrinkle-removal gold mine for the drug maker Allergan, but some doctors are also now using it to treat ailments like migraines and oily skin.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Apr 2009 | 3:08 am I. Herbert Scheinberg, Expert on Wilson Disease, Dies at 89Dr. Scheinberg, a specialist in rare hereditary diseases, helped develop a diagnostic test and treatment for Wilson disease, a potentially fatal buildup of copper in the body.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Apr 2009 | 1:10 am On his bikeExercise-phobe tells of his journey to a healthy weightSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Apr 2009 | 11:05 pm Diabetes 'impact on brain power'Failure to control type 2 diabetes may have a long-term impact on a person's memory and brain power, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Apr 2009 | 11:03 pm
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