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Obama has meeting today to discuss health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 11:28 am UPDATE 1-King posts net loss, but results beat Street* Q1 EPS ex-items tops Reuters Estimates view by 3 centsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 11:25 am Mexico's schools cleaned, ready to resume classes (AP)
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News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 11:10 am Obama to get health reform boostUS health industry leaders are expected to agree spending cuts, freeing up funds for President Obama's health reform plans.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 10:58 am UPDATE 1-Ensign Energy Q1 profit down 11 pctMay 11 (Reuters) - Ensign Energy Services Inc on Monday posted an 11 percent drop in quarterly profit as the economic downturn hurt the oilfield-services firm's equipment-utilization rates.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:52 am UPDATE 1-Principal Financial plans 42.3 mln offeringMay 11 (Reuters) - Principal Financial Group Inc , a U.S. life and health insurer battered by investment losses, said it plans to offer 42.3 million common shares, in an effort to bolster its capital position...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:45 am Mind gamesPsychological condition left me in a wheelchairSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 10:44 am BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:30 am Critics: WHO slow on generics for swine flu (AP)AP - As poor countries face a possible swine flu pandemic with only enough Tamiflu to treat a tiny fraction of their populations, some experts are calling for a simple but contentious solution: massive production of generics.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 10:29 am Alexza's Corporate Presentation to be Webcast at the Eighth Annual JMP Securities Research ConferenceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:15 am OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals' Clinical Programs to be Featured in Oral Presentations at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual MeetingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:00 am American Oriental Bioengineering Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:00 am Ontario Systems Announces Record-Breaking First Quarter Fueled by Increase in New Client AgreementsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 10:00 am Free newspaper group Metro sells U.S. businessSTOCKHOLM, May 11 (Reuters) - Free newspaper group Metro International said on Monday it had agreed to sell its operations in the United States to Seabay Media Holdings LLC for an undisclosed sum. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 9:58 am US sees confirmed flu cases riseThe US now has more confirmed swine flu cases than Mexico, with a spike in numbers since Friday bringing the total to 2,532.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 9:35 am UPDATE 2-Southern Cross sees fee rates beating hopesLONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Care home group Southern Cross said on Monday that it expects local authorities to raise payments more than anticipated, helping to drive shares up 8 percent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 May 2009 | 9:32 am Massachusetts Commission To Recommended New Reimbursement ModelThe Massachusetts Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System this month is expected to recommend that the state change the method by which physicians and hospitals are reimbursed for services, the Boston Globe reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Preclinical Work Shows How One Gene Causes Severe Mental RetardationResearchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina have discovered in mice how a single disrupted gene can cause a form of severe mental retardation known as Angelman syndrome.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Montgomery County, Md., Minority Health Advocacy Groups Protest Proposed Health Program Spending CutsA group of minority community leaders in Montgomery County, Md., on Thursday gathered at the County Council to protest a proposed 10% budget cut to minority health programs, the Washington Post reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Diagnostic Accuracy Of Transitional Cell Carcinoma On Multidetector Computerized Tomography Urography In Patients With Gross HematuriaUroToday.com - Our current study proves that multidetector computerized tomography urography (MDCTU) is sensitive and accurate for transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary tract in hematuria patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Bergen County, N.J., Rejects Plans To Close No-Cost HIV Testing CenterThe Bergen County, N.J., Board of Freeholders on Thursday rejected plans to close the only no-cost HIV testing center in the county after opponents said the potential closure could lead to a reduction in the $4 million in Ryan White Program funding that Bergen and Passaic counties receive, NorthJersey.com reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Fewer Families Able To Afford Health Insurance, New Study Finds, USAThe majority of uninsured American families who are not covered by group health insurance through an employer cannot afford to buy health insurance, according to a new study by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Some experts have suggested that because 23.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Blogs Comment On Obama Budget Proposal, Health Care Reform, Other TopicsThe following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ Blog Posts Examine Reproductive Health Provisions in Obama's Budget Proposal, David Castillo/Nancy Northup/Marilyn Keefe: The "outlook is somewhat bleak for family planning" under Obama's fiscal 2010 budget proposal released on Thursday, David Castillo writes in a Family PlanIt blog entry.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy Vs. 1 Cycle BEP As Adjuvant Therapy For Non-Seminomatous Testicular Tumours In Clinical Stage IUroToday.com - In our publication, Table 5 seems to be very important for further discussion, containing a meta-analysis of all authors (Corti Ortiz/Gilbert/Tandstad/Oliver/Westermann/Hartmann) using only 1 cycle of BEP for the treatment of clinical stage I nonseminoma. The group without risk factors for recurrence was comprised 300 patients - of whom, 4 experienced relapses (1.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Genetic Clues To Blood PressureAn international research team has identified a number of unsuspected genetic variants associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and hypertension (high blood pressure), suggesting potential avenues of investigation for the prevention or treatment of hypertension.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Regulation Of Prostate Cancer Progression By Galectin-3UroToday.com - Prostate cancer has posed a major public health problem in the United States and worldwide. There is a continuous search for better diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for this disease. Galectin-3 is a β-galactoside-binding protein, which binds to the carbohydrate portion of cell surface glycoproteins or glycolipids (1, 2).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 May 2009 | 8:00 am Flu Deaths Outside Mexico Climb to 5The United States reported its third fatality and Costa Rica its first, both involving men who also had underlying illnesses.Source: NYT > Health | 11 May 2009 | 6:25 am Despite Recession, Personalized Health Care Remains in DemandPatients who still value their health in hard times have helped maintain the growth of concierge medical practices, which charge hefty fees for personalized care and constant access.Source: NYT > Health | 11 May 2009 | 6:11 am Swine flu found on China mainlandChina confirms its first case of swine flu on the mainland, and is searching for people who could have been in contact with the infected man.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 5:54 am Industry Pledges to Control Health Care Costs VoluntarilyHealth care providers are hoping that the voluntary action will help to stave off new government price constraints.Source: NYT > Health | 11 May 2009 | 5:23 am Outbreaks and Recalls Put Worry on the TableThe incidence of food-related illness has fallen drastically from the days before pasteurization and refrigeration, but new dangers have emerged.Source: NYT > Health | 11 May 2009 | 4:56 am Sunbed use 'to rise' in recessionA fifth of regular sunbed users aim to increase usage because they cannot afford a holiday in the recession, a UK survey finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 3:47 am Weight 'fuels preventable cancer'Almost 19,000 over-weight people a year in the UK are diagnosed with cancer that could have been prevented.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 12:16 am Men 'suffering recession blues'Men are struggling to cope with the emotional impact of the recession, a UK mental health charity has warned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 May 2009 | 11:42 pm With swine flu, we're all in this together (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 May 2009 | 6:03 pm Mental health support wanes, many homelessMay 10, 2009 The Dallas Morning NewsSource: PsycPORT.com | 10 May 2009 | 3:02 pm Managing a Flu Threat With Seasoned UrgencyMost experts praise Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the W.H.O., for her response to the swine flu outbreak.Source: NYT > Health | 10 May 2009 | 10:10 am
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