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BioCryst Provides Peramivir Update and Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:30 am UPDATE 3-Carphone to buy Tiscali UK for 236 mln pounds cash* Cash buy funded from existing facilities, no debt taken onSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:22 am Spain's Mediapro denies accord reached with PrisaMADRID, May 8 (Reuters) - Spanish media group Mediapro denied on Friday it is about to close an agreement with rival Prisa on broadcasting football matches on Prisa's pay-TV channel Digital+.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:18 am NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:17 am Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 11:12 am Swine Flu Cases Worldwide Exceed 2,300The World Health Organization said Friday that 2,384 people in 24 countries now had confirmed cases of swine flu.Source: NYT > Health | 8 May 2009 | 11:06 am UK swine flu genetics unravelledThe first genetic code of swine flu from European samples has been unravelled by UK researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 May 2009 | 11:05 am China CNPC seen selling $1 bln bills at 63 bp overSHANGHAI, May 8 (Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is expected to issue $1 billion in dollar-denominated three-year corporate bills on Monday at a coupon of about 63 basis points over six-month...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:04 am JLL Announces Extension of Its Offer To Acquire Patheon and Take Up of Deposited Restricted Voting SharesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:00 am Sunrise Reports Financial Results for First-Quarter 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:00 am Grey Ribbon Crusade(TM) Promotes National Unification in the Fight Against Brain TumorsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:00 am President Obama's New Knockout Mother's Day Message from ChampSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:00 am Neurobiological Technologies Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 May 2009 | 11:00 am Study blames over-eating, not poor exercise for US obesity (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 9:47 am Mothers declare war on Argentina's crack cocaine (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 9:18 am Data Does Not Indicate Glucosamine Damages The LiverThe COT (Committee on Toxicity) has published its findings on whether glucosamine might cause hepatitis. Glucosamine is a popular food supplement; it is commonly taken together with chondroitin for patients with osteoarthritis. The COT looked into whether there might be a link between glucosamine intake and hepatitis risk after a small number of case reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Emerging Infectious Diseases Tracked By Online Surveillance ToolTapping the Internet - including personal Web searches, news reports, blogs, chat rooms and social networking sites - is fast becoming a way to get a complete, up-to-the-minute view of public health threats, say researchers from the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital Boston (CHIP) in a Perspectives article published Online First by The New England Journal of Medicine on May 7, 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am High U.S. Fertility Rate Unusual Among Industrialized Countries, Opinion Piece SaysWhile the popularity of television reality shows focused on large families prove that "babies dominate pop culture these days," high birth rates also "are dominating the real world," USA Today contributor and author Laura Vanderkam writes in an opinion piece. Vanderkam adds that a recent National Center for Health Statistics report found that U.S. fertility rates in 2007 reached 2.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Bupa Accused Of Bullying Tactics Over Physiotherapist's Fees Which Will Restrict Patient ChoiceBupa has set in motion a campaign to lower the fees that physios charge their members, and to reduce the number of approved providers, which will decimate the industry and restrict patient choice. Physios should have the commercial autonomy to set their own fees and to request that their patients settle their accounts following treatment.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Electronic Health Record Use Can Vary By RaceA push for widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) has become a central part of the national health care debate, but a new study shows that the technology is not equally available to American patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Biological, Psychological And Social Factors Influence Individual Pain DifferencesWhy would two patients undergoing the same surgery report vastly different levels of post-operative pain and are genetic factors mainly responsible? A leading pain researcher in a plenary address at the American Pain Society (APS) Annual Scientific Conference believes this discrepancy is more understSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am No Insurance? No ColonoscopyJohn M Inadomi highlights the disparity in colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among different socioeconomic and ethnic groups in US society in a recent review published by F1000 Medicine Reports. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the developed world.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am MOSAIQUES And U.S. FDA Describe Detection Of Drug-Induced Side Effects In Early Phase Animal ModelsDrug-induced toxicity represents a significant problem in health care delivery: Over 100,000 people die per year from adverse effects of medications in the U.S. (Starfield, JAMA 2000, 284: 483-485). This has led to an intense awareness of drug-induced side effects, which may hamper the development of new therapeutic agents.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Reps. Burgess, Gene Green Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Promote Transparency In Health Care CostsU.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) and U.S. Congressman Gene Green (TX-29) together introduced HR 2249, the Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009. The bipartisan bill aims to make health care more affordable by promoting greater transparency about the costs of health care services for patients seeking care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Israel, PA And Jordan Cooperate As Flu Threat GrowsThe 2,000-mile border between Mexico and the United States is nothing compared to the short distances of about 100 miles between the major cities in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. Borders, distances and how we cross them have taken on new significance lately with the latest outbreak of swine flu, or the H1N1 flu, a global epidemic.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 am Mexico's reopening from flu lockdown faces hitches (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 7:13 am In Strategy Shift, G.E. Plans Lower-Cost Health ProductsGeneral Electric is shifting the strategy in its $17 billion-a-year health equipment and technology business, seeking to broaden its reach with more lower-cost products.Source: NYT > Health | 8 May 2009 | 7:08 am Magazine Preview: A Journey Through DarknessDaphne Merkin, who has battled depression for as long as she can remember, writes about the struggle to emerge from its shadows.Source: NYT > Health | 8 May 2009 | 6:40 am New Effort Reopens a Medical MinefieldThe Obama administration’s initiative to compare the effectiveness of medical treatments is drawing criticism from medical products companies, some doctors and others.Source: NYT > Health | 8 May 2009 | 5:16 am Senators Offer Their Support to F.D.A. NomineeDr. Margaret A. Hamburg breezed through her Senate confirmation hearing while the administration proposed a budget that would give the agency more money.Source: NYT > Health | 8 May 2009 | 4:56 am Double hand transplant patient recovering well (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 4:54 am Taxing Those With Insurance to Pay for Those WithoutThe proposals being debated in Congress would start considering some part of the value of health benefits as income and tax it accordingly.Source: NYT > Health | 8 May 2009 | 4:52 am Flu overhyped? Some say officials 'cried swine' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 4:04 am Seniors Cope With Sleep Loss Better Than Young Adults (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy older adults cope better with sleep deprivation than younger adults, and daytime sleepiness among older adults isn't a normal part of aging, U.S. researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 3:49 am Clinical Trials Update: May 7, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 May 2009 | 3:49 am Hong Kong hotel guests remain in quarantineThe mood at Hong Kong's Metropark Hotel was subdued Thursday -- but only because most of the guests were in their rooms nursing hangovers from a night of partying the evening before.Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 May 2009 | 2:17 am 2 U.S. swine flu dead had other health problemsBoth people who died of swine flu in the United States had pre-existing health problems, federal health authorities said Thursday in a report.Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 May 2009 | 12:50 am Smear tests vital in over 50sCervical screening continues to pick up abnormalities in women over 50, say UK researchers, despite calls to cut such tests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 May 2009 | 12:45 am Home light therapy psoriasis hopeA specialist light treatment for psoriasis is just as effective and safe when given at home as in hospital, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 May 2009 | 12:44 am PAS 2009: Even Mild Prematurity Increases Risk for Severe RSV InfectionSerious respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection risk does not appear to be limited to extremely premature infants.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 May 2009 | 12:07 am Well: When Swine Flu Hits HomeA mother’s first-hand account of the swine flu outbreak in Queens.Source: NYT > Health | 7 May 2009 | 11:49 pm Peripheral Artery Disease Often UnderdiagnosedA prospective cohort study shows that peripheral artery disease is often overlooked even in patients with known ischemic heart disease under specialist cardiovascular care.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 11:46 pm US swine flu victims had chronic health problems (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 May 2009 | 11:07 pm ACOG 2009: Transvaginal Ultrasonography Can Predict Preterm Birth in Women With Select Uterine AnomaliesTransvaginal ultrasound cervical length was found to predict spontaneous preterm birth at fewer than 35 weeks of gestation, low birth weight, and neonatal mortality in women with a bicornuate uterus.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 10:37 pm Drinking Up to Half a Glass of Wine Daily May Increase Longevity in MenIn a cohort study, long-term light alcohol intake was linked to lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality risk and increased life expectancy, but more studies are needed.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 10:26 pm PAS 2009: Black Children With Primary Hypertension Have High Risk for Ventricular HypertrophyBlack children with primary hypertension are more likely to show left ventricular hypertrophy and hypercholesterolemia than children of other races with primary hypertension.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 10:22 pm Oral Chemotherapy Poses Financial Burden to PatientsThe healthcare structure in the United States frequently results in cancer patients having to pay more toward their treatment if the chemotherapy is oral rather than intravenous, making it less affordable and, in some cases, unattainable.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 10:21 pm Most Hypertension Drugs, Except ARBs, Better Than No Treatment for CHD Risk ReductionAlthough most patients receive more than one drug for high blood pressure, two new meta-analyses show that, in terms of initial drug therapy, only angiotensin receptor blockers were not significantly better than placebo or no treatment for the prevention of coronary heart disease events, while all antihypertensive drugs were better than placebo for the prevention of stroke.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 9:18 pm Mexico lowers swine flu alertMexico lowered its swine flu alert one notch Thursday as more than 6 million students returned to classes and thousands of shuttered businesses reopened their doors.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 May 2009 | 9:17 pm Ixabepilone in Metastatic Breast Cancer: Small Benefit at High CostIxabepilone offers women with relapsed metastatic breast cancer another treatment option, but at what financial cost?Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 8:46 pm Diagnosis: SleeplessThe 51-year-old patient had not had a good night’s sleep in more than a decade. He fell asleep all the time but he could not stay asleep.Source: NYT > Health | 7 May 2009 | 8:42 pm New Boxed Warning for Testosterone Gels to Protect Against Secondary ExposureThe FDA is requiring a boxed warning to be added to testosterone gel product labeling after reports of premature development of secondary sex characteristics in young children in close contact with users of the products.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 8:30 pm AAN 2009: Pramipexole Effective in Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Parkinson's DiseasePramipexole appears to be effective treating depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease, with a direct effect on depression that is not related to improvement of motor symptoms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2009 | 8:21 pm FDA: Kids at risk from testosterone gel (AP)AP - A little testosterone might be good for adults, but it can cause serious harm to children, federal health officials warned Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration said adults using prescription testosterone gel must be extra careful not to get any of it on children to avoid causing serious side effects.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 May 2009 | 7:40 pm FDA warns of testosterone gel effects in kidsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require a boxed warning on the labels of two testosterone gel products, the agency announced Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 May 2009 | 7:07 pm Consults: Are Americans ‘Nutty’ About Drinking?Dr. Mark Willenbring of the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse answers readers' questions.Source: NYT > Health | 7 May 2009 | 5:13 pm Fitness: Do Sports Creams Rub the Pain Away?Can you really rub away the pain using over-the-counter sports creams, or is it all in your head?Source: NYT > Health | 7 May 2009 | 5:07 pm Bustle returns to Mexico streetsDaily life returns to the streets of Mexico after a five-day shutdown to contain the swine flu virus.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 May 2009 | 4:06 pm
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