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Health Tip: When Seniors Have Trouble Sleeping (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Sleep disturbances -- including trouble getting to sleep or waking frequently throughout the night -- are common in elderly people.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 1:03 pm Mexico in economic shutdown as flu pandemic imminent (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm UPDATE 2-Comcast profit up on more subs, cost controlsNEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Comcast Corp posted a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday as it added more subscribers and kept costs under control in the midst of a tough U.S...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 12:19 pm UPDATE 2-Shire Q1 meets forecasts, rules out ADHD saleLONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Shire , Britain's third-biggest drugmaker, reported on Thursday first-quarter revenues met expectations, boosted by sales of new products, and ruled out spinning off its blockbuster...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm UPDATE 1-Noble Energy Q1 net loss on hedgingHOUSTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Independent energy company Noble Energy Inc reported a first-quarter net loss compared with a year-earlier profit as asset writedowns and natural gas prices and losses related...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 12:05 pm Bacon products face voluntary recall over Listeria concerns: CFIAOTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising of a voluntary recall of two bacon products over concerns about Listeria contamination. The recall affects Pillers "Taste...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 12:04 pm Ferrovial says receives 3 offers for GatwickMADRID, April 30 (Reuters) - Spanish construction company Ferrovial has received three offers for Gatwick airport, near London, it said on Thursday. (Reporting by Andres Gonzalez, Editing by Sonya Dowsett)...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 12:03 pm UPDATE 1-Equitable Resources posts Q1 profit* Q1 avg daily production sales up 18 pct to 255 mmcfe/daySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am RPT-Canada, Ontario govts to help refinance Chrysler-GlobeApril 30 (Reuters) - Canadian and Ontario governments will help refinance Chrysler to ensure that the U.S. automaker's Canadian subsidiary will not be separately placed in bankruptcy protection, The Globe...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:57 am UPDATE 1-Regal posts lower quarterly profitLOS ANGELES, April 30 (Reuters) - Regal Entertainment Group , the No.1 U.S. movie theater operator, posted a lower quarterly profit on Thursday, reflecting higher costs such as those associated with its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am UPDATE 1-Williams reports quarterly loss on energy price dropNEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Williams Companies Inc , a pipeline operator and natural gas producer, said on Thursday that lower energy prices pushed it to a first-quarter loss of 30 cents per share from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Guidelines for Use of Rotavirus VaccineA second rotavirus vaccine has been licensed since the American Academy of Pediatrics first published guidelines regarding prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in January 2007.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am Maersk says '09 container market particularly direCOPENHAGEN, April 30 (Reuters) - Shipping and oil heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk told its shareholders on Thursday that its outlook for the container shipping market this year was particularly dire.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am Guidelines Issued on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Gynecologic ProceduresThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a practice bulletin on antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:51 am FDA Safety Changes: Sporanox and NovothyroxThe FDA has approved safety labeling revisions for itraconazole (Sporanox) and levothyroxine sodium tablets (Novothyrox).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:48 am Mexico plans shutdown as WHO raises flu alert (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 11:14 am WHO fears pandemic is 'imminent'The World Health Organization raises the alert over swine flu to level five - a strong signal a pandemic is imminent, it says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:39 am Pacifiers No Barrier To Breastfeeding SuccessMany women have heard of the benefits of breastfeeding and pacifier use in reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as well as other advantages. But many may question the effects of pacifiers on breastfeeding success. Mothers need not worry about that according to Fern Hauck, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Sen. Specter Announces Switch To Democratic Party; Could Create Filibuster-Proof MajoritySen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) on Tuesday announced that he would leave the Republican Party to join the Democrats, a move that could decrease the GOP's ability to mount successful filibusters against some items on the Democratic agenda, such as health care reform, the New York Times reports (Hulse/Nagourney, New York Times, 4/29).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Use Of Certain Antibiotics In Topical Cream Could Prevent HIV Transmission, Study SaysA class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides could be used to make a topical cream that would trigger production of a protein in humans to prevent HIV transmission, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Biology, the Orlando Sentinel reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am H1N1 "Swine Flu": Information For DonorsNo additional risk Safety of the blood supply is the number one priority of Canadian Blood Services. At the present time, there is no additional risk to the blood supply requiring extra donor screening measures. There have been no reported cases of transfusion-transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza to date.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Failure To Prevent Substitution Of Branded Ophthalmic Preparations From Generic Substitution May Put Patients' Health At RiskThe warning over the potential dangers of generic substitution in ophthalmology come from Mr Peter Phelan, Consultant Ophthalmologist with a specialist interest in glaucoma at Sunderland Eye Infirmary, UK.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am President Obama Requests $1.5B In Supplemental Bill To Combat Swine FluPresident Obama on Tuesday in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee requested an additional $1.5 billion in the fiscal year 2009 war supplemental appropriations bill to address the recent swine flu emergency and prepare for a possible epidemic, CongressDaily reports (House/Condon, CongressDaily, 4/28).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Avian Flu Research Sheds Light On Swine Flu OutbreakA new study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is greater than previously thought. Results also illustrate how the current swine flu outbreak likely came about. As of now, avian flu viruses can infect humans who have contact with birds, but these viruses tend not to transmit easily between humans.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Potential Lung Disease Biomarkers Yield Clues To COX 2 Inhibitor Side EffectsIn searching for a simple way to identify individuals with smoking-related lung injury, scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have stumbled upon a potential explanation for why the class of pain-relievers known as COX-2 inhibitors increases the risk of heart problems among users. The findings are notable in two ways, explains Dr. Andrew J.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Mexico's Health Insurance Success Offers Lessons For U.S.As America considers major healthcare reforms, it may have lessons to learn from Seguro Popular, Mexico's ambitious plan to improve healthcare for its estimated 50 million uninsured citizens, suggests Ryan Moore, co-author of a study published April 8 in The Lancet, a leading international medical journal.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Study May Lead To Better Meds, Cholesterol LevelsDrug makers might be able to triple the absorbing power of some medications and lower toxic risks of others, as a result of a study at the University of Maryland, Baltimore on how bile acids travel through the gut. The study, by Peter Swaan, PhD, professor, and colleagues at the Maryland School of Pharmacy, has been boosted by a $1.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Lawyer in TB scare sues CDC over privacyAn Atlanta lawyer, whose well-publicized bout with tuberculosis caused an international health scare, is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for invasion of privacy.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 7:08 am Local Health Agencies, Hurt by Cuts, Brace for FluThe recession has drained resources from the state and local health departments that now are the front line.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 6:28 am Mexico Limits Many Activities as Flu Alerts Are IncreasedThe Mexican government moved aggressively to restrict public gatherings and commercial activities in an attempt to slow the alarming spread of swine flu in the country.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 6:07 am In Treating H.I.V. Infection, Sooner Is Better, Study FindsThe study, which is not the final word on the matter, tracked the survival rates of 17,517 North American patients with H.I.V. who started drug therapy at different points.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 6:05 am Containing Flu Is Not Feasible, Specialists SayClosing borders or restricting travel to thwart a flu virus would provide a marginal benefit at a very heavy economic cost, analysts say.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 5:57 am Updates on Flu Spotlight New York’s Health ChiefDr. Thomas R. Frieden, the city’s 41st health commissioner, has been announcing the latest tally of swine flu cases in the meticulous, benevolent tones of the trusted family doctor.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 5:50 am School Days Are Disrupted, by Facts and Fears of FluParents and caretakers braved cameras and reporters in front of Ascension School in the Upper West Side of Manhattan after the school was linked to the spread of the virus.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 5:48 am Mexican Child Visiting U.S. 1st to Die Here of Swine FluA 23-month-old boy from Mexico City became the first person to die of swine flu in the United States after being airlifted two weeks ago to a Houston hospital.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 5:44 am More than 100 U.S. schools closed due to swine fluAt least 74 elementary, junior high and high schools have closed across the country because of confirmed or probable cases of swine flu, the Department of Education said Wednesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 5:34 am WHO elevates pandemic threat levelThe World Health Organization raised the influenza epidemic level from 4 to 5 (out of a possible 6) on Wednesday, signalling that a pandemic is imminent, and urged countries to implement their pandemic plans.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 5:07 am Morning Rounds: New Drug Warnings and Unhealthy AirHealth news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2009 | 4:30 am World takes drastic steps to contain swine flu (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 4:23 am Clinical Trials Update: April 29, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity surgery-related complications in the United States declined 21 percent between 2001 and 2006, and payments to hospitals for obesity surgery decreased by as much as 13 percent, partly because there were fewer patient readmissions due to complications, a new study reports.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am Little boy, far from home, 1st US swine flu death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 2:43 am Scientists struggle to understand swine flu virus (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 1:18 am Attorney in 2007 tuberculosis scare sues CDC (AP)
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News: Health News | 30 Apr 2009 | 12:36 am Cancer pill 'offers MS benefits'A cancer drug can dramatically reduce the chances of a relapse or a deterioration of an MS patient's condition, UK work shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Apr 2009 | 11:33 pm Swine Flu One Step Closer to PandemicThe World Health Organization again raises the pandemic alert level due to the swine flu.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 10:35 pm Making music out of swine fluSwine flu may be inspiring fear worldwide, but for Stephan Zielinski of San Francisco, California, it inspired a song.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 10:18 pm Anxiety, Self-Image Issues After Heart Transplantation Often Hidden, UnderestimatedSome heart-transplant recipients appeared to be profoundly distressed about their condition even as they spoke of it in grandly positive terms during interviews; the sad truth came across in their body language and tone of voice, according to researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 10:07 pm Oily Fish Eaten Once a Week Associated With Lower Rates of HFA new observational study in Sweden has found that eating oily fish once a week seems to protect middle-aged and older men against developing heart failure, but eating it more often than that did not give a greater benefit.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 10:06 pm Institute of Medicine Report Recommends Legislated and Voluntary Changes for COI DisclosureThe report comes amid increasing debate about appropriate disclosure of conflicts of interest in medicine and research.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 10:03 pm Women and Community Health Clinic Patients With CVD Referred Less to CardiologistsWomen with cardiovascular disease who are seen by their primary-care physician are not getting referred to cardiologists for consultation. Nor are heart-disease patients who are followed in local community health clinics. Minority patients also lag behind. The lack of referrals may be jeopardizing their health.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 10:03 pm AUA 2009: Investigational Agent Significantly Prolongs Latency in Premature EjaculationAgent Prolongs Latency in Premature EjaculationMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 9:06 pm Studies: Drug shows promise against hepatitis C (AP)AP - An experimental drug greatly increased the number of people who appear to be cured of hepatitis C infection, according to results of mid-stage testing.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Apr 2009 | 9:02 pm Swine Flu Vaccine May Be Months Away, Experts SayA major obstacle to production in the United States is a reliance on half-century-old technology to make the flu vaccines.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 8:47 pm World battles swine flu as death toll risesGovernments and health officials around the world continued to take steps Tuesday against the outbreak of swine flu that has killed scores of people in Mexico and spread to the U.S., Europe and possibly Asia.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 8:42 pm EASL 2009: Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis With Variceal Bleeding and Ascites Has Increased MortalityFor the first time, researchers have shown that patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis complicated by both ascites and variceal bleeding have a higher risk for death.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2009 | 8:32 pm The Naming of Swine Flu, a Curious MatterWhat to call the new strain of flu raising alarms around the world has taken on political, economic and diplomatic overtones.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 7:58 pm Meet the boy believed to be 'patient zero'Tucked away in this small mountain village in Mexico, off a dusty road flanked by pig farms, is where the earliest case of swine flu -- a virus spreading globally -- was confirmed.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 7:10 pm Four 20th-century flu outbreaksAs panic mounts over the increasing number of swine flu cases, it looks like the world is ending, with a sniffle and sneeze -- again.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 6:55 pm Health care training goes on in rural MexicoThe phone calls keep coming in as family and friends plead with Laura Libman, asking her not to go to Mexico.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 5:36 pm Soldier's letters give peek into Spanish flu pandemic"I'm coming, I'm coming For my head is bending low I hear those gentle voices calling Old Black Joe"Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Influenza evolving1918 was the 'mother of all pandemics'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Apr 2009 | 2:53 pm 'Barcode' shows mosquito threatsDNA "barcodes" can help prevent the spread of a disfiguring disease that threatens more than one billion people, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Apr 2009 | 2:33 pm Autism researchers announce breakthrough in identifying geneApril 29, 2009 Apr. 29--Researchers say they have found the first piece of the genetic puzzle that could lead to greatly improved diagnosis, treatment and even prevention of autism.Source: PsycPORT.com | 29 Apr 2009 | 2:13 pm Commentary: Flu shouldn't close Mexico borderThe swine flu outbreak that started less than a month ago has caused more than 150 deaths in Mexico and more than 60 confirmed cases across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with suspected cases in France, Spain, Israel and New Zealand.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Apr 2009 | 1:48 pm Cover upCan masks help stop the spread of swine flu?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Apr 2009 | 11:27 am
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