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Rock star, fisherman bid for Lebanon election raceA rock star, a fisherman and an unemployed bachelor have thrown their hats in the ring for Lebanon's legislative election hoping to make a change in a country run by political dynasties.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 May 2009 | 9:29 am UPDATE 3-Group lines up Iraq Kurdistan gas for Europe* Development of Iraq Kurdistan gas fields to cost $8 blnSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 May 2009 | 9:22 am CORRECTED - CORRECTED-FACTBOX-Nabucco pipeline project facts(Corrects feet to metres in paragraph 5; clarifies in 1st paragraph that half the project output could supply Nabucco pipeline)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 May 2009 | 8:51 am Tobacco Control Must Be Elevated As A Public Health PriorityAn Essay published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine calls for the President Obama to "make a strong public commitment" to tobacco control by mobilizing US Government departments and agencies to achieve a coherent policy after eight years of neglect.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Mesoblast Announce Heart Muscle Function Improved After Single, Lowest-Dose Injection Of "Off-The-Shelf" Stem Cells In Patients With Heart FailureAustralia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), announced positive three-month interim efficacy results from the first 20 patients enrolled in the Phase 2 heart failure trial of the proprietary allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", adult stem cell product Revascor(TM).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Philips Showcases Enhancements To Help EP Professionals Simplify Complex Interventional ProceduresWhat At the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual meeting (May 13-16, 2009) in Boston, Philips Healthcare is announcing several new product developments and updates aimed at helping electrophysiology (EP) professionals simplify procedures, reduce costs and support confident decisions.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression In Patients With Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial CystitisUroToday.com - Angiogenesis is thought to be important in many chronic inflammatory disorders, including diabetic retinopathy, atherosclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease. It has also been suggested that the angiogenic components of these diseases contribute to and exacerbate disease conditions.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Avecia Launches Toolkit For Production Of Antibody FragmentsAvecia Biologics has announced it has created a 'toolkit' of technologies to meet the production challenges for the next generation of antibody-based therapeutics. The toolkit consists of four elements, bringing together Avecia's high yield microbial expression system - pAVEway™ - with innovative downstream technologies for purification, refold and PEGylation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Computerized Tomography Magnified Bone Windows Are Superior To Standard Soft Tissue Windows For Accurate Measurement Of Stone SizeUroToday.com - Stone size is of key importance in making treatment decisions, especially for ureteral calculi. Earlier studies revealed that stone size on CT could at times be underestimated by as much as 1-2 mm; for ureteral calculi this could be the difference between initiating medical expulsive therapy versus an invasive ureteroscopic procedure.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am New Health Taskforce To Spot Signs Of Violence Against Women, UKA new taskforce of health professionals working together to spot early signs of violence and abuse against women and girls, investigate the scale of the problem and ensure victims across the NHS get the support they need was announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Health Secretary Alan Johnson.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Diagnostic Evaluation Of PSA Recurrence And Review Of Hormonal Management After Radical ProstatectomyUroToday.com - At present, no consensus exists on how patients with PSA recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP) should be treated. Although patients with postoperative PSA recurrence frequently undergo androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) before evidence of metastatic disease, the benefit of this approach is uncertain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Update On Swine Influenza, WalesI want to update Members on the swine flu outbreak and how preparations in Wales are proceeding. The WHO's pandemic flu alert level remains at phase 5 which reflects widespread human to human transmission and that a pandemic may be imminent.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 8:00 am Optimer Pharmaceuticals Presents Results From Fidaxomicin Phase 3 Study for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile InfectionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 May 2009 | 7:30 am Groundbreaking DKT/TOTAL Ethiopia Initiative To Promote Condoms To Housemaids LaunchedDKT Ethiopia and TOTAL Ethiopia have formed a groundbreaking partnership to run a pilot project to promote condoms to housemaids and other low-income women. Housemaids are particularly vulnerable to HIV because of their gender and age as well as isolating employment conditions.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2009 | 7:00 am Crisis bad news for Russia's shrinking populationState-sponsored posters call for Russians to do their duty and have big families. One lining the Moscow metro shows a woman juggling three stout babies, another preaches "love for your...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 May 2009 | 6:46 am Months to Live: Fighting for a Last Chance at LifeA Virginia family’s campaign for access to an unproven drug highlights the challenges many terminally ill patients face in the search for treatment.Source: NYT > Health | 17 May 2009 | 6:05 am Splat, you're dead: German paintballers fight backLast week German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government changed its mind on including a ban on paintball in a package of measures it wants to rush through parliament in response to a recent...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 May 2009 | 5:30 am Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- The abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation is associated with later development of Alzheimer's disease, a large-scale study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 May 2009 | 3:48 am Tulane Doctor Is Expected to Lead Health Dept.Dr. Thomas Farley, an advocate of government efforts to promote wellness, is much like his departing predecessor.Source: NYT > Health | 17 May 2009 | 2:02 am Iplex and ‘Compassion’Last year, the F.D.A. fielded more than 500 requests from seriously ill patients who wanted to be treated on a “compassionate use” basis with drugs that had not been approved by the agency.Source: NYT > Health | 17 May 2009 | 1:46 am Swine flu closes more New York schools, spreads in Asiaclosing more schools and showing up in a jail - while the disease also reached farther into Asia among travellers returning from the United States. An assistant school principal in NewSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2009 | 11:59 pm Stem cell questHer family took her to China hoping for a miracleSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 May 2009 | 11:29 pm Abortion issueObama could spark protests at Catholic universitySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 May 2009 | 11:05 pm Girl in five millionBorn with a narrow trachea - but her future is brightSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Elderly need more 'sun vitamin'Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people cut their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Flu Leads Rikers to Cancel Visits for Some InmatesInmates were advised to tell friends and relatives not to visit after a prisoner received a diagnosis of swine flu.Source: NYT > Health | 16 May 2009 | 10:43 pm Health negotiators narrowly miss virus sharing dealGENEVA (Reuters) - Health negotiators from rich and poor countries failed on Saturday to clinch a full deal on virus sharing to produce vaccines, but expressed satisfaction that they had...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2009 | 10:41 pm Haiti Hosts Opening Ceremony of the 2009 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial: Worldwide Events Commence With the Announcement of a National HIV Testing Campaign in HaitiSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2009 | 9:28 pm Swine flu closes more NYC schools, spreads in Asia (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 May 2009 | 9:14 pm Chinese tourists avoiding France because of Sarkozy: officialChinese tourists are avoiding France because of President Nicolas Sarkozy and his country's attitude toward Tibet, a senior Chinese tourism official told AFP on the weekend. "Chinese...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2009 | 8:37 pm MI Rates Drop After Decline in HRT Use Post-WHIA new study using the general US population has found that the sharp drop in use of hormone-replacement therapy in the three years from 2002 onward was associated with significantly fewer MIs among women, but that the stroke rate was unaffected.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2009 | 4:13 pm DASH Diet Reduces Risk of Heart FailureWomen who had a food intake similar to the DASH diet, with high consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and a low intake of fat and dairy products, had a reduced risk of developing heart failure in a recent study.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2009 | 4:02 pm Poll: More Americans calling themselves pro-life (AP)AP - A Gallup Poll released Friday found that 51 percent of Americans now call themselves pro-life rather than pro-choice on the issue of abortion, the first time a majority gave that answer in the 15 years that Gallup has asked the question.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 May 2009 | 3:49 pm Budiodarone Reduces Atrial-Fibrillation Burden in Phase 2 StudyHeartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2009 | 3:49 pm For Health, Recess as Good as Gym ClassNatural short bursts of play energy contribute just as much to a healthy lifestyle as longer bouts of organized exercise.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 16 May 2009 | 2:22 pm Swine flu hits India and TurkeyIndia and Turkey record their first cases of swine flu, giving further evidence that the virus is spreading.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 May 2009 | 12:07 pm
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