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Induction Chemotherapy Followed by ChemoRadiotherapy Increased Time-to-Treatment Failure Compared to ChemoRadiotherapy Alone in Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced Head & Neck CancerSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:02 pm Synta says drug worked in some melanoma patientsORLANDO, Fla., May 30 (Reuters) - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp , which in February halted trials of an experimental cancer drug after it was associated with a higher death rate, on Saturday said the trial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Schering's Caelyx superior in ovarian cancer trial* Causes less nerve pain, hair loss, than standard drugsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Merck KGaA's says cancer vaccine safe in studyFRANKFURT, May 30 (Reuters) - Merck KGaA's experimental cancer vaccine Stimuvax proved safe to use in a long-term Phase II study on lung cancer patients, the German drugmaker said on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Bayer's contested kidney cancer drug shows promise -studyFRANKFURT, May 30 (Reuters) - A sister compound to Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceuticals' potential blockbuster Nexavar has showed promise against kidney cancer in a Phase II study, raising the stakes in a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Bayer Announces New Data on Novel Anti-cancer Compound BAY 73-4506Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Oncothyreon announces clinical data from three product candidates presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual MeetingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Semafore's SF1126, a Vascular Targeted Pan-PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor, Is Well Tolerated and Demonstrates Activity in Phase I Solid Tumor PatientsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Germany seals deal to save Opel, Obama helpsBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reached a landmark deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna, General Motors and governments to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent, German leaders...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 11:49 am TAKE-A-LOOK-Germany agrees deal to save OpelGermany has reached a landmark deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna , General Motors and governments to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 May 2009 | 11:35 am Australian cruiser docks after swine flu outbreak (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 May 2009 | 10:02 am Half A Million People In The UK Have Undiagnosed Coeliac DiseaseHalf a million people in the UK have undiagnosed coeliac disease Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, is calling on the Government to ensure a new guideline launched this week by NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) is taken up by the medical profession to identify half million people in the UK who have undiagnosed coeliac disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 9:00 am Survey Flushes Out The Secrets Of Americans' Bathroom HabitsWhether it's "powdering your nose" or settling in for a good read, Americans spend a significant amount of time in the bathroom. According to a recent Yankelovich survey, many Americans spend more than 30 minutes each day in the bathroom that adds up to nearly eight days each year - which is more than double that of the average vacation trip .Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 9:00 am FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval Of The SEDASYS(R) SystemEthicon Endo-Surgery today announced that the Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Advisory Committee of the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 9:00 am Individuals Genetically At Risk Of Developing Psychological Disorders Also Benefit The Most From Positive EnvironmentsCertain individuals have long been regarded as particularly susceptible to developing behavioural and emotional problems when they experience negative environmental conditions, due to the fact that they carry so-called 'vulnerability genes'.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 9:00 am CuraGen To Present CR011-vcMMAE Data At ASCOCuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN) announced plans for three data presentations from its ongoing clinical trials of CR011-vcMMAE, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets GPNMB, in patients with advanced breast cancer and melanoma at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 8:00 am Genomic Health Study Shows Breast Cancers In Men Display Very Similar Gene Signatures To Those In WomenGenomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced results from a study which summarized the gene signatures identified by the Oncotype DX(R) breast cancer test in a large number of male patients for whom the test was used to guide treatment with chemotherapy. The results, which will be presented in a poster presentation on Monday, June 1 (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 8:00 am Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Announces Top-Line Results Of CPP-109 Phase II Trial For Cocaine AddictionCatalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX) announced top-line results from its U.S. Phase II clinical trial to treat cocaine addiction.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 8:00 am For HCV-Positive Liver Transplant Recipients, Some Donor Factors Affect OutcomesTwo new studies address donor factors that could affect outcomes for liver transplant recipients, particularly those with chronic hepatitis C (HCV). One found that donor steatosis, or fat in the liver, does not affect liver disease progression or three-year survival in recipients with or without HCV.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 8:00 am Marijuana Rivals Mainstream Drugs For HIV/AIDS SymptomsThose in the United States living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to use marijuana than those in Kenya, South Africa or Puerto Rica to alleviate their symptoms, according to a new study published in Clinical Nursing Research, published by SAGE.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 8:00 am Bayer Announces Leukine(R) Data Presentations At 45th American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual MeetingBayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that several studies evaluating the use of Leukine(R) (sargramostim) will be presented at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. "We are excited to see that several studies of Leukine have been accepted at ASCO," said Pam Cyrus, MD, vice president, Medical Affairs, Oncology, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 May 2009 | 8:00 am 2 Democrats Spearheading Health Bill Are SplitSenator Edward M. Kennedy envisions a public health coverage plan that looks like medicare, while Senator Max Baucus is working closely with Republicans who oppose a public plan.Source: NYT > Health | 30 May 2009 | 6:15 am New Blood Tests for 920 Patients After Six Samples Were MislabeledBronx-Lebanon Hospital Center described the inaccurate tests as “isolated incidents” that took place over an eight-month period.Source: NYT > Health | 30 May 2009 | 6:02 am Patient Money: The Many Hidden Costs of High-Deductible Health InsuranceThese policies have many pitfalls, special cases and exclusions. Knowing them will help people decide if they are worthwhile.Source: NYT > Health | 30 May 2009 | 5:42 am Bingeing on Celebrity Weight BattlesThe dieting sagas of the stars might be more frustrating than inspiring to overweight women.Source: NYT > Health | 30 May 2009 | 5:29 am Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Show Increased Pain SensitivityPatients with rheumatoid arthritis demonstrate general hyperalgesia to mechanical and thermal stimuli across several body sites.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 May 2009 | 3:54 am Stimulant Chewing Gum Can Be Dangerous for Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant chewing gum can be dangerous if used excessively by children and teens, warn doctors who wrote a case report about a teenage boy who was hospitalized after chewing a large amount of the caffeine-containing gum.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 May 2009 | 3:48 am Health Tip: Eating Out With a Diabetic Child (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's easy to monitor what your diabetic child eats at home when you're the one preparing the meals. But it gets trickier when the family eats at a restaurant.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 May 2009 | 3:48 am Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) --Taking aspirin reduces heart attack risk in people with no previous history of vascular disease but increases the risk of internal bleeding, say British researchers who analyzed the results of 22 clinical trials.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 May 2009 | 3:48 am Neighborhood Safety Is Linked to Disability (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Living in unsafe neighborhoods -- or even believing that a neighborhood is unsafe -- can lead to disability among elderly, low-income people, suggests a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 May 2009 | 3:48 am Modified Herpes Virus Shows Promise Against Metastatic MelanomaA gene-modified, immune-enhanced herpes simplex type 1 virus has shown promising activity against metastatic melanoma in a phase II study.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 May 2009 | 3:35 am Anxiety 'hitting British workers'British workers are experiencing panic attacks and insomnia because of stress associated with the economic downturn, a survey has suggested.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 May 2009 | 11:07 pm Low oxygen level prostate tumors often recurrent (Reuters)Reuters - Hypoxia, or reduced oxygen levels, in prostate tumors significantly predicts a poor long-term biochemical outcome, regardless of other prognostic factors, such as tumor stage or type, according to results of a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Orlando.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 May 2009 | 9:22 pm Daily glucose testing may lower macrosomia risk (Reuters)Reuters - Daily self-monitoring of blood sugar, or blood "glucose," levels by pregnant women who have mild gestational diabetes is more effective than weekly office-based testing in reducing the risk of having an infant born with macrosomia, excessively large size for his or her duration of development, according to research published in the current issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 May 2009 | 9:04 pm Weight Guidelines Toughened for Obese Mothers-to-Be (Time.com)Time.com - In many countries, pregnant women still battle inadequate care and malnutrition. Not so in the U.S., where physicians' greater concern is obese and overweight moms-to-beSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 May 2009 | 5:20 pm SA doctors march for better payHundreds of South African doctors march through cities to demand a 50% pay rise and more investment in hospitals.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 May 2009 | 5:17 pm ACSM 2009: Exercise Improves Patellofemoral PainA supervised exercise program for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) more effectively improved pain and function than usual care emphasizing rest and activity avoidance in a randomized trial.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 5:10 pm FDA Issues Reminder on Risk for Serious Fungal Infections With TNF-alpha Blockers, Including SimponiThe FDA has released a safety warning on the risk of serious fungal infections associated with golimumab and other tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 5:10 pm Transplantation of Kidneys With Multiple Arteries FeasibleThe outcome of transplants of living donor kidneys with multiple arteries is similar to that of kidneys with a single artery, with no increase in thromboses and no decrease in allograft survival.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 4:55 pm US cancer care: Treatment choices are all about you (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 May 2009 | 4:50 pm Parents Who Kill Their Children Not Psychopaths but Have Emotional DysfunctionMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 4:49 pm Eliminating MRSA From the NICU May Not Be a Realistic GoalA surveillance and isolation program designed to reduce MRSA colonization of newborns in the NICU progressively decreased the incidence of colonization, but only for the first 5 years of the program.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 4:19 pm Current Glaucoma Care Is Cost-EffectiveThe current practice of glaucoma diagnosis and care in the United States is cost-effective in terms of vision quality and quality of life.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 4:04 pm Late abortion tribunal challengePro life campaigners are continuing their fight for the publication of details of late medical abortions.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 May 2009 | 3:30 pm Leaders Called Upon to Support Sexual Health (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - If you practice safe sex and have regular checkups for sexual health, good for you. You're one of the few.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 May 2009 | 3:11 pm Leaders Called Upon to Support Sexual HealthThe tenets of sexual health need to be addressed and upheld, and political and religious leaders should lead the charge.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 May 2009 | 3:00 pm PTSD Can Surface for Years After Initial Trauma, Post-9/11 Study Showscan surface up to 2 years after the event.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 2:52 pm Stand Up To Cancer Campaign Announces Research Dream TeamsFive research "dream teams" have received 3-year grants totaling more than $70 million from money raised in the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 May 2009 | 2:46 pm China releases quarantined U.S. studentsStudents and teachers from a Maryland private school who were quarantined in China because of swine flu concerns have been released, the mother of one of the students told CNN's "American Morning."Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 May 2009 | 1:31 pm
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