Health and Medical News Headlines for April 23, 2009

Morning Rounds: Layoff Stress, Miss Universe and Nursing Shortages

Health news from around the Web.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am

Personal Best: Want to Go Faster? You Need a Trainer

Exercise physiologists and coaches say most people who want to improve in almost any sport do not appreciate what can be accomplished with training nor know how to do it.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am

UPDATE 1-Alexion Q1 profit beats Street on higher Soliris sales

April 23 (Reuters) - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings as revenue from its genetic-disorder drug Soliris jumped 78 percent.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:09 am

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Reports Data From Three Hepatitis C Development Programs at the 44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am

China Yongxin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am

Facet Solutions Completes 1 Year Follow-up on U.S. Pilot Study

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am

UPDATE 1-StanChart China private equity dealmaker departs

* No replacement appointed immediately (Adds quotes, details and background)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:56 am

FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds (AP)

AP - Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:50 am

UPDATE 1-Fiat says still in talks on Chrysler, posts Q1 loss

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters) - Italian industrial group Fiat SpA said on Thursday it was still in talks to form a partnership with ailing U.S. carmaker Chrysler [CBS.UL], adding that it aimed to reach a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:48 am

UPDATE 1-Fiat says still in talks on Chrysler, posts Q1 loss

UPDATE 2-Thermo Fisher profit falls, lowers forecast

* Cuts '09 EPS forecast by $0.20, revs by $400 mln (Adds details)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am

ATS Medical Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:30 am

Living with HIV

'I can afford to buy life, and that's not fair'
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:42 am

Middle-age battle

The new problems people disabled by thalidomide face
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:34 am

F.D.A. Easing Access to ‘Morning After’ Pill

The F.D.A. has lowered the age limit to 17, from 18, for sale of the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:09 am

Exploring The Frontiers Of Retrovirology

BioMed Central recently announced the launch of "Frontiers of Retrovirology", an international conference that will bring together leading human retrovirus researchers to review current progress and to chart future challenges. HIV affects 33 million individuals worldwide. To date, 25 million have died from AIDS. In 2007 alone, 2.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

Families USA, PhRMA Propose National Income Eligibility Floor For Medicaid

Families USA, a national consumer health organization, and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents the drug industry, on Tuesday unveiled a campaign to encourage Medicaid policies aimed at improving access to affordable health coverage, BNA reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

Alkermes Completes Enrollment For Registration Study Of VIVITROL(R) In Patients With Opioid Dependence

Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced that it has completed patient enrollment for the registration study of VIVITROL® (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) for the treatment of opioid dependence, a chronic brain disease. The data from this study will form the basis of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

Mayo Clinic And Microsoft Deliver A Powerful And Personalized Consumer Solution For Managing Health

Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Health Manager, a privacy- and security-enhanced free online application that provides people with a place to store medical information and receive real-time individualized health guidance and recommendations based on the clinical expertise of Mayo Clinic.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

Senate Democrats Negotiating Budget Proposal That Includes Reconciliation

Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday indicated that they have not reached an agreement on whether the budget proposal will include reconciliation instructions for health care reform, The Hill reports (Alarkon, The Hill, 4/21). However, Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-N.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

American Medical Association To Announce Web-Based Information Service For Physicians

The American Medical Association plans to announce a new online service that will offer physicians electronic prescribing, reference materials on diseases and other resources, the AP/Kansas City Star reports. The effort aims to help physicians adopt information technology and increase AMA membership.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

LSUHSC Student Awarded Top National Honor For Diabetes Research

Sharell Bindom, a student in the MD/PhD program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, will be awarded the Mead Johnson Research Award in Endocrinology and Metabolism by the American Physiological Society at the 2009 Experimental Biology Meeting April 18-22 in New Orleans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

Scripps Research Cancer Biology Department Awarded More Than $8 Million In New Research Grants

"The fact that our scientists have been so successful in winning these awards speaks volumes for the high caliber of research being performed at Scripps Florida and in the Department of Cancer Biology," said John Cleveland, Ph.D., chairman of the department, which is located on the Jupiter, Florida campus of TSRI.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

PathCon(R) Announces USP 797 Airborne Microbes Initiative

PathCon Laboratories, the pathogen control experts, announced an initiative to assist pharmaceutical compounding facilities with US Pharmacopeia (USP) Regulation 797 compliance. The program provides a comprehensive laboratory analysis solution for facilities looking to evaluate the viable airborne microbial bioburden as described in USP 797.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

Mass Biologic Labs/UMass Med School And Medarex License C. Difficile Monoclonal Antibody To Merck

Merck & Co., Inc., (through an affiliate), Medarex, Inc.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am

500,000th heart pacemaker fitted

The 500,000th pacemaker operation in the UK has taken place - half a century after the first.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Apr 2009 | 8:16 am

Mapping a Human Genome, via an eBay Auction

A company called Knome plans to offer its personal gene-sequencing service to the highest bidder in an eBay auction.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 6:22 am

Avastin Falls Short in Test as Colon Cancer Medicine

The companies said only that the trial did not meet its endpoint, meaning Avastin did not reduce the risk of cancer returning by the target level.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 6:21 am

Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Heart Risks

Overweight people who consumed drinks sweetened with fructose, rather than glucose, had higher blood levels of L.D.L. and triglycerides, researchers said.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 6:12 am

Ulcer gels warning for children

Mouth ulcer and teething treatments containing salicylate salts should not be used by children under the age of 16, UK experts have said.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:58 am

F.A.A. to Propose New Medical Helicopter Safety Rules

Crashes over the last two years have killed 35 people, and air safety experts have criticized the F.A.A. for relying too heavily on voluntary standards.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:54 am

Drug Deals Tie Prices to How Well Patients Do

Some drug makers are backing up their products with discount deals or promises to pay if the drugs don’t work.

Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:38 am

Obesity May Hide Fetal Abnormalities on Ultrasounds (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight and obese women are less likely to receive an accurate reading from ultrasound screenings aimed at identifying fetal abnormalities, new research reveals.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:48 am

Clinical Trials Update: April 22, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:48 am

Genes May Alter Alcohol's Effect on Fetus (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics may influence the risk of physical and mental problems in babies born to women who drink alcohol during pregnancy, say U.S. researchers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:48 am

Acupuncture Cuts Dry Mouth in Cancer Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture reduces severe dry mouth (xerostomia) among patients receiving radiation for head and neck cancer, a small pilot study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:48 am

Painkillers May Not Protect Against Dementia (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Research has suggested that older people who want to avoid Alzheimer's disease might want to take daily doses of painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen, but a new study suggests that might not be the best idea.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:48 am

Osteoporosis Drugs Might Not Raise Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies find that the class of osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may not, in fact, raise the risk of esophageal cancer.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:48 am

FDA to make Plan B available to 17-year-olds

The "morning-after pill" will be available without a prescription to women 17 and older, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The minimum age has been 18.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Apr 2009 | 3:07 am

NYC takes lead in setting next food target salt (AP)

AP - First, it was a ban on artery-clogging trans fats. Then calories were posted on menus. Now the New York City health department is taking on salt. City officials are meeting with food makers and restaurants to discuss reducing the amount of salt in common foods such as soup, pasta sauce, salad dressing and bread.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2009 | 1:15 am

Painkiller 'no Alzheimer's block'

Researchers have found long-term use of painkillers such as ibuprofen cannot prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2009 | 11:52 pm

CDC: Swine flu seen in 2 California children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two cases of swine flu detected in children in the San Diego, California, area last week.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Apr 2009 | 9:38 pm

Prostate Cancer Recurrence Linked to Agent Orange Exposure

Veterans with exposure to Agent Orange are more likely to have biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy than other veterans.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 7:19 pm

AACR 2009: Genetic Variant Associated With Aggressive Prostate Cancer

A new genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer might eventually be useful in differentiating between patients who need treatment and those who can be followed with watchful waiting.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 5:36 pm

Older Stroke Patients Receiving Inadequate Care, Studies Show

Older people are less likely to receive high-quality stroke care than are younger patients, researchers warn.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 4:27 pm

ACOG Issues Recommendations on Routine Pelvic Exam, Cervical Cytology Screening

ACOG decided to issue the guidelines because the advent of the human papillomavirus vaccine has given rise to some confusion about when, and in whom, to perform periodic health assessments in women.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 4:22 pm

Who’s Watching the Watchman? FDA Advisory Panel Reviews LAA Closure Device Tomorrow

The FDA wants the advisory panel to consider "several confounding issues" related to the pivotal premarket approval study, among them the type of AF patient included in the trial and the generalizability of those findings to real-world settings.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 4:00 pm

Prehospital Triage of STEMI Patients Reduces Door-to-Balloon Times

More evidence shows that a coordinated regional approach to the treatment of STEMI patients, with prehospital triage and cath-lab activation, leads to a consistent reduction in door-to-balloon times.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 4:00 pm

Ongoing Late Lumen Loss With Cypher, Taxus Supports "Catch-Up Restenosis" Theory

A novel study comparing angiograms taken at six to eight months with those taken at two years shows that late luminal loss continues for stents with polymers, but not for a polymer-free DES. Experts say the results point to the need for polymer-free DES, or stents with bioerodable polymers that disappear after eluting their drugs.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 4:00 pm

Swine Flu Detected in 2 Children; Human-to-Human Spread Possible

H1N1 swine influenza A has been reported in 2 children living in southern California. No direct contact with swine was reported in either case, suggesting that the virus may have spread directly among humans.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 3:33 pm

Genetic selection

Lack of funding leading to heartbreak
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2009 | 3:20 pm

Benzodiazepines Linked to Post-ICU Depression

Intensive care unit patients with adult respiratory-distress syndrome and other forms of acute lung injury may need sedation to endure the stress of mechanical ventilation, but the benzodiazepine doses often used in this situation may be setting patients up for clinical depression after discharge.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 2:42 pm

Net Benefits of Tobacco Cessation Interventions Remain Well Established

The US Preventive Services Task Force has determined that the net benefits of tobacco cessation interventions in adults and pregnant women remain well established.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 1:53 pm

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