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SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1245 GMT- A German economic sentiment poll by the ZEW think tank hits positive territory for the first time since July 2007Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:45 pm Hospital label no guarantee of better weight surgery (Reuters)Reuters - Despite the fancy label, hospitals designated bariatric surgery "centers of excellence" have as many deaths and complications from the weight-loss procedure as others, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:36 pm UPDATE 1-Broadcom makes unsolicited $764 mln bid for EmulexNEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Broadcom Corp said on Tuesday it made an unsolicited bid for storage-equipment maker Emulex Corp with an equity value of $764 million.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm Today on Capitol Hill: The Malaria ForumSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm UPDATE 1-Bronco to raise C$15mln via debentures* Q1 avg production target below April 1-20 period targetSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:07 pm Polish regulator pushes for bigger gas price cutsWARSAW, April 21 (Reuters) - Polish regulator URE wants gas monopoly PGNiG to cut prices by more than the 9 percent the company has proposed, URE deputy head Marek Woszczyk said on Tuesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:03 pm American Cancer Society Launches Major Brand Revitalization Effort to Help Broaden Consumer Understanding and ConnectionsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm For Atrial Fibrillation, Surveyed Experts Indicate That Multaq, Celivarone and ATI-2042 Have Advantages Over Propafenone in the Maintenance of Normal Sinus RhythmSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.'s Ginkgo Mihuan Oral Solution Completes 2009 TendersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Surveyed Specialists Foresee Greater Use of Parenteral Outpatient Therapy for the Treatment of OsteomyelitisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm WellMed Wins First Doyle Award for Innovation and Leadership in HealthcareSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Mayo Clinic backs new personal health record site (AP)AP - The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.'s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 11:38 am Happiest European children in Netherlands (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:46 am More people live with paralysis than doctors knew (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:20 am Stephen HawkingHis form of debilitating motor neurone diseaseSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am AACR 100th Annual Meeting Highlights Superior Ability Of InNexus' DXL-Modified Anti-CD20 Antibody To Attach And Kill NHLDXL625 monoclonal antibodies appear to be superior to commercial-stage antibodies in their ability to attach and deplete NHL in late stage pre-clinical studies, according to research conducted at InNexus Biotechnology Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange: IXS.V, a drug development company commercializing the next generation of monoclonal antibodies based on its Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL(TM)) technology.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am African First Ladies To Meet With Experts, Advocates In Los AngelesFifteen African first ladies will convene in Los Angeles on Monday for a two-day meeting to promote their work in advancing heath care and education for African women and girls, Reuters reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Senate Finance Committee To Vote Tuesday On HHS Sec. Nominee Sebelius; Confirmation ExpectedThe Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday is expected to vote to confirm Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) as HHS secretary, BNA reports. The full Senate also must confirm the nomination before Sebelius can become HHS secretary (BNA, 4/17). The committee was expected to confirm Sebelius after a hearing before the panel April 2, but committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am PatientCentral Technologies, LLC And VerdaSee Solutions, Inc. Team Up With Congressional Staff In Washington, DC For Disaster Preparedness"With Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike we saw a need to help patients, their physicians and healthcare providers navigate through chaos created by lack of access to medical records," states Al Davies, M.D., a seasoned critical care physician and CEO of PatientCentral Technologies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Genetic Variants Predict Recurrence Of Bladder Cancer, Patient SurvivalScientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered genetic variations in the inflammation pathway that reduce the likelihood of recurrence and increase survival of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who are treated with mainstream therapy.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Editorial: Physicians Must Help Men Overcome Barriers To Care"A growing body of sex-specific studies shows a trend among men, especially white middle-class men, of delaying seeking help when they become ill," writes June K. Robinson, M.D., of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and editor of Archives of Dermatology, and colleagues in an accompanying editorial.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Fulvestrant-Chemo Combo Targeted For ER Positive Breast CancerResearchers from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are converging on Denver for the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) to share their findings on a combined treatment targeting breast cancer that is stimulated by the hormone estrogen (estrogen receptive positive).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am How To Stop A Heart Attack In Its TracksMichael Gorham was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a massive heart attack. But just 35 minutes after Oak Park paramedics dropped Gorham off at Loyola University Hospital, Dr. John J. Lopez stopped Gorham's heart attack in its tracks. Lopez performed an emergency balloon angioplasty to reopen a major coronary artery that was 100 percent blocked.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am High Levels Of PEA-15 Shrink Breast Cancer TumorsOverexpression of PEA-15, which binds and drags an oncoprotein out of the cell nucleus where it fuels cancer growth, steeply reduced breast cancer tumors in a preclinical experiment, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported at the 100th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am President Obama Names Chief Technology, Performance OfficersIn his weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday, President Obama named Virginia Technology Secretary Aneesh Chopra as the nation's first chief technology officer and Jeffrey Zients, a CEO and former management consultant, as chief performance officer, the Washington Post reports (Shear/Kumar, Washington Post, 4/19).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Is There a Longevity Personality? (Time.com)Time.com - More outgoing, more active and less neurotic -- those are some of the traits that can lead to a ripe old ageSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 9:10 am Breastfeeding 'protects mother'Women who breastfeed may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am With Son in Remission, Family Looks for CoverageRuss and Danna Walker are among the uninsured millions who are a diagnosis away from financial ruin.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 6:22 am Vital Signs: Risks: Waist Size Strongly Tied to Heart DiseaseEven among people of normal weight, a large waist size significantly increases the risk for heart disease, a new study shows.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:16 am Vital Signs: Having a Baby: Activity May Decrease Length of LaborSitting, standing or walking around during labor may speed the process.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:16 am Vital Signs: Perceptions: No Hiding Underarm Odor From WomenWomen have a better sense of smell than men, at least when it comes to detecting underarm odor.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:16 am Really?: The Claim: Weight Training Is Bad for Blood PressureCan lifting weights raise your blood pressure?Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:09 am Sex Ratio Seen to Vary by LatitudeMore boys are born, but that is less the case in the tropics.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:07 am Cases: A Bond Shaped by Illness, but Not Defined by ItA father and son, both affected by serious illnesses, look at each other and are pierced by a mutual sense of mortality.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:06 am Study Raises Estimate of Paralyzed AmericansA new study found that nearly 2 percent of Americans are paralyzed, far more than previous estimates, but some experts are skeptical.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:01 am Personal Health: Family Planning When Cancer IntrudesAfter a diagnosis of cancer, patients should be thinking about their future reproductive plans.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 5:00 am Avian Flu Cases in Egypt Raise AlarmsThere is an unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt, and experts hope these strange occurrences don’t indicate silent cases.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Apr 2009 | 4:58 am Targeted Treatments Show Mettle Against Advanced Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with a variety of advanced cancers who had been faring poorly on less finely tuned therapies did better when they received treatments that were targeted to their tumors' specific characteristics.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 3:50 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 | 21 Apr 2009 | 3:50 am Clinical Trials Update: April 20, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am When unhealthy foods hijack overeaters' brains (AP)
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News: Health News | 21 Apr 2009 | 1:08 am Long distance couples to test "intimacy" deviceA technology laboratory is seeking three couples to try out a device designed to communicate intimacy from miles away.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2009 | 12:34 am Fears over web health revolutionConcerns are being raised about the use of the internet and new technologies to revolutionise health.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:21 pm Psoriasis link to health problemsWomen with psoriasis have an increased risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:02 pm Baby resuscitation 'linked to IQ'Children resuscitated at birth are more likely to have a low IQ by the age of eight, a study concludes.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:01 pm Childhood-Onset Diabetes Associated With Later CNS ChangesSeveral possible illness-related neuropathological processes, including gliosis, demyelination, and altered osmolarity, can develop in young type 1 diabetes patients 12 years after diagnosis.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 11:00 pm Genetic Risk Score Slightly Helps Predict Risk for Type 2 DiabetesBody mass index, family history of diabetes, and exercise habits determine 80% of type 2 diabetes risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 10:00 pm Commentary: How to outlive your doctorIn 1970, when doctors diagnosed Greek-American Yiannis Karimalis with stomach cancer and only gave him a few months to live, he decided to move back to Ikaria, his birth island. There, he reasoned, he could be buried more inexpensively among his fellow Greeks. But when he moved back to the island he didn't die. He has lived nearly 40 years more. And when he returned to America on a recent visit, he discovered that his doctors were all dead.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Apr 2009 | 9:37 pm Study paints picture of collegiate mental health (AP)AP - Ever since campus counseling centers were established in the 1940s, college officials have known that the prevalence and severity of students' mental health problems were rising. They just didn't know by how much.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Apr 2009 | 9:09 pm Tight Glycemic Control May Not Be Best in Type 2 DiabetesA review of randomized controlled trials suggests that tight glycemic control offers uncertain benefits at the expense of complex treatment programs, hypoglycemia, weight gain, and costs.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm Alzheimer's hopeA drug produced from daffodils is set for full productionSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Apr 2009 | 8:41 pm Clinical Trial Supports Oxycodone for Acute Herpes Zoster PainResearchers are emphasizing the importance of treating acute shingles pain, and they demonstrate that oxycodone is an option for select patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 7:38 pm Zoledronic Acid Infusion Effective for Bone Loss Linked With Glucocorticoid UseIn a randomized trial, a single 5-mg intravenous infusion of zoledronic acid was more acceptable to patients vs 5 mg of oral risedronate daily to prevent and treat glucocorticoid-related bone loss.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 7:20 pm Poor Physical, Mental Health Status May Increase PTSD RiskPoor physical or mental health prior to combat exposure may predispose military personnel to an increased risk of new-onset posttraumatic stress disorder after deployment, new research suggests.Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 7:13 pm FDA Approves Expanded Age Indication for Tdap Booster VaccineThe tetanus toxoid/reduced diphtheria toxoid/acellular pertussis single-dose booster vaccine (Boostrix) is approved for persons aged 10 to 64 years; it was initially licensed only for persons aged 10 to 18 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 6:03 pm New Recommendations for HIV Public Policy ReleasedHighly active antiretroviral therapy revolutionized HIV treatment, but public policy is still based largely on an earlier model of care, according to a joint position paper from the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of Physicians.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 5:48 pm Tadalafil or Sildenafil Not Linked to Visual Effects With 6 Months of Daily UseIn a randomized trial of medications for erectile dysfunction, no abnormalities in electroretinography or visual function and no treatment-related findings suggestive of drug toxicity were observed.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 5:08 pm Some Children Really Are Addicted to Video GamesAbout 8.5 percent of youth age 8 to 18 who play video games do so pathologically.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Apr 2009 | 4:36 pm Lead Levels in Children Affect CV Response to StressEven quite low levels of lead in children appear to affect how their vascular systems respond to stress and could have implications for their cardiovascular health in later life, a new study shows.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Apr 2009 | 4:00 pm Chewing Gum Touted as Diet StrategyOne type of sugar-free gum might reduce calorie intake in some people.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Apr 2009 | 2:13 pm
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