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Glaxo to buy Stiefel Labs for up to $3.6 billionLONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc is to buy privately owned Stiefel Laboratories Inc for up to $3.6 billion to diversify its business by adding treatments for acne, dermatitis and other skin complaints...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am GlaxoSmithKline and Stiefel to Create New World-Leading Specialist Dermatology BusinessSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am This Mother's Day Celebrate a Mother's LoveSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am Pharmasset Voluntarily Halts Clinical Studies with Clevudine in Hepatitis B Infected PatientsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am Polish bourse sees privatisation within six monthsFRANKFURT, April 20 (Reuters) - The privatisation of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, for which four major western exchange groups have been invited to submit bids, will likely be completed within about six...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:50 am METALS INSIDER: Recession ? What recession ?-- Andy Home is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. For more Metals Insider columns, top Reuters metals stories and third party content, please visit the free Base Metals Community...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:48 am Tech Mahindra deposits funds for Satyam stake buyHYDERABAD, India, April 20 (Reuters) - Tech Mahindra Ltd , a mid-sized Indian IT outsourcer, said on Monday it had deposited the funds needed for taking the majority stake in fraud-hit Satyam Computer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am Tech Mahindra deposits funds for Satyam stake buyHYDERABAD, India, April 20 (Reuters) - Tech Mahindra Ltd , a mid-sized Indian IT outsourcer, said on Monday it had deposited the funds needed for taking the majority stake in fraud-hit Satyam Computer...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am Pivotal Clinical Data Published for the Only Laser Phototherapy Device Cleared by the FDA for Hair GrowthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am UPDATE 1-Japan banks bid for Citi's Nikko Cordial - sourcesTOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group have submitted bids to buy the Japanese retail brokerage unit of Citigroup Inc...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:39 am Mass hysteriaNicaraguan 'madness virus' baffles scienceSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 9:58 am Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:45 am A Potential Therapeutic Target For Gastric CancerGastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common malignancy and the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death in the world. The carcinogenesis of GC involved numerous genetic and epigenetic alterations, as well as many environmental risk factors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Angina And Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases LinkedIt is well known that non-cardiac chest pain is closely related to gastroesophageal reflux diseases (GERD). Chest pain of esophageal origin can be difficult to distinguish from that caused by cardiac ischemia because the distal esophagus and the heart share a common afferent vagal supply, and GERD can cause episodes of non-cardiac chest pain that resemble ischemic cardiac pain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Experimental Agents May Prevent Radiation-Induced LeukemiaTreatment with biphosphonates could prevent radiation-induced leukemia, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009. Alexandra Miller, Ph.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am XMT-1107, Shows Superior Pharmacokinetics And Anti-Tumor Activity Mersana, a platform-based cancer therapeutics company, announced positive results of preclinical studies for its second development candidate, XMT-1107, in two posters at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) in Denver.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Determining If A Smoker Is At Risk For Lung Cancer By Testing UrineResearchers may have uncovered why lung cancer afflicts some smokers and not others, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009. "A history of smoking has always been thought of as a predictor of lung cancer, but it is actually not very accurate," said Jian-Min Yuan, Ph.D., M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am American Association Of Heart Failure Nurses Annual Meeting To Feature Latest In Heart Failure Research And TreatmentThe American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) will be hosting its 5th Annual Meeting June 25-27, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minn. The meeting will highlight the latest research and treatment options for patients dealing with heart failure.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Brain Metastases Hijack Neuron-Supporting Cells To Resist ChemotherapyCancer that spreads to other organs finds a particularly inviting hideout in the brain, where these metastases are usually far harder to treat than they are in other locations. Two researchers from The University of Texas M. D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Antioxidant Benefits Of Tart Cherries Reinforced By New Human StudyEating just one and a half servings of tart cherries could significantly boost antioxidant activity in the body, according to new University of Michigan research reported at the 2009 Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Enhanced Effect Achieved In Certain Ovarian Cancers By Addition Of Dasatinib To Standard Chemo CocktailThe addition of a chemotherapeutic drug for leukemia to a standard regimen of two other chemotherapy drugs appears to enhance the response of certain ovarian cancers to treatment, according to a pre-clinical study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries"Blog Watch" offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Alzheimer's hopeA drug produced from daffodils is set for full productionSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 7:09 am False hopeBogus spiritual healers con the vulnerableSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 6:33 am Ill From Food? Ability to Investigate Outbreaks Varies by StateTracking food scares in the U.S. is left to more than 3,000 departments, and in several cases Minnesota officials have safeguarded the rest of the country.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Apr 2009 | 6:09 am Not-So-Secret Holiday Hints at Change for Marijuana AdvocatesAdvocates of legalizing marijuana are sensing increasing momentum toward acceptance of the drug, either as medicine or entertainment.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Apr 2009 | 4:30 am Malaria missionDeath of son after gap year inspires UK mother's fightSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 4:28 am China Eyes Completing Health Care Reforms by 2020The Chinese government aims to complete landmark health care reforms by 2020 to ensure safe and affordable coverage for its more than one billion citizens, state media said on Monday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 4:11 am Urine Test Could Gauge Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Someday, a simple urine test might spot smokers at highest risk for lung cancer, scientists report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Apr 2009 | 3:47 am Science Makes Inroads Against Prostate, Other Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Harnessing cutting-edge techniques, a variety of human, animal and laboratory studies are suggesting innovative new ways to beat cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Apr 2009 | 3:47 am Glomerular Filtration Rate, Urinary Albumin May Help Predict End-Stage Renal DiseaseCombining urinary albumin and glomerular filtration rate results identified more than 65% of patients with chronic kidney disease who would go on to have end-stage renal disease within 10 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 3:44 am New Sleep Environment Risk Factors for SIDS IdentifiedNovel risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome identified in a German study were sleeping outside the parental home, in the living room, or prone on a sheepskin.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 3:20 am Parkinson's plea for brain donorsA charity urges people to pledge to donate their brains after death to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 12:51 am 1970s lifestyle 'protects planet'Getting back to the slim, trim days of the 1970s would help to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 12:28 am China drug scams challenge pharmaceutical firms (Reuters)Reuters - When Pang Jianli walked into a Beijing pharmacy to buy medicine for his flu-stricken son, he was greeted by an overwhelming display of boxes and bottles emblazoned with promises of miraculous cures.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Apr 2009 | 12:23 am Beer goggles 'don't disguise age'The "beer goggles" effect should not be used as an excuse for men thinking a young girl is older than she is, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 12:15 am South Asian youths 'less active'South Asian children in England do less exercise than their peers from other ethnic groups, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Apr 2009 | 11:37 pm Tug of War Over Costs to Educate the AutisticA baffling disorder that is increasing — or at least, increasingly diagnosed — poses a challenge to a school system.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Apr 2009 | 10:26 pm Gene discovery sheds light on childhood cancer (Reuters)Reuters - Researchers have found an unexpected genetic mutation that causes a rare type of early childhood cancer, and said on Sunday it represents a whole new mechanism for the development of cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Apr 2009 | 9:09 pm Diabetes? Some beat it, but are they cured? (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Apr 2009 | 6:13 pm Metformin May Have Long-Term Benefits in Patients With Type 2 DiabetesA study shows that metformin added to insulin improved body weight, glycemic control, insulin requirements, and risk for macrovascular disease, but not the primary end point.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Apr 2009 | 5:48 pm Cancer brake 'could halt disease'Genetic "brakes" which could slow down or stop diseases like MS and cancer are found by scientists in Edinburgh.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Apr 2009 | 5:02 pm Studies find factories release pharmaceuticals (AP)AP - Federal scientists testing for pharmaceuticals in water have been finding significantly more medicine residues in sewage downstream from public treatment facilities that handle waste from drugmakers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Apr 2009 | 4:26 pm
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