Women Poorly Represented in Cancer Studies

Women are under-represented in major clinical trials for cancers that affect both sexes.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:18 pm

AccuVein Inks National Three-Year Group Purchasing Deal With Amerinet

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:15 pm

Sarnova Names Hank Struik Chief Executive Officer

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm

U.S./Canada daily earnings hits & misses June 8 - 0900 ET

June 8 (Reuters) - The following U.S.-listed company reported earnings earlier today. This list shows whether it beat, met or missed Wall Street analysts' forecasts.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:03 pm

Successful Disease Management Programs Can Play Role in Health Care Reform

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

Abbott's TRILIPIX(R) (Fenofibric Acid) in Combination With Rosuvastatin Calcium Helps Patients With Mixed Dyslipidemia and Type 2 Diabetes Meet American Diabetes Association Lipid Targets

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

Warner Chilcott to Present at the Goldman Sachs 30th Annual Healthcare Conference

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

ViroPharma Announces Appointment of Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. to Board of Directors

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

Interleukin Genetics Launches Inherent Health Brand of Genetic Tests Offering Clear and Personalized Insights to Wellness

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

New Nutrisystem Works(TM) Offers Corporate America New Weapon in the Fight Against Obesity

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

AccuVein and GSABC Enter into Purchasing Agreement for Vein Illumination Device

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pm

Bangladeshi children 'ill' after immunisation drive (AFP)

AFP - More than a thousand Bangladeshi children have been rushed to hospital after a spate of illness caused by anti-worm capsules and vitamin A given as part of an immunisation drive, officials said Monday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:13 am

Cancer Treatment Centers Of America & EmpowHer Join Forces In The Fight Against Cancer

Two organizations that admire the powerful influence of women as healthcare consumers have announced a new venture to provide trustworthy, accessible and actionable cancer care information to women.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

$1.25 Million Awarded To Prostate Cancer Research

New treatments to ease or even cure the most common cancer affecting Australian men are a step closer to reality with a $1.25 million grant awarded to QUT prostate cancer researcher Professor Colleen Nelson today. Professor Nelson received the top Smart Futures Premier's Fellowship, worth $1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

One-year Phase III Study Confirms Ilaris(R) Offers Long-term Remission In Patients With CAPS, A Severe Lifelong Auto-inflammatory Disease

New results from a one-year Phase III study have confirmed that the investigational biological therapy Ilaris® (canakinumab, formerly ACZ885)[1] produced rapid and sustained remission of symptoms in the majority of children and adults with a rare and potentially life-threatening auto-inflammatory disease called cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS)1,2,3.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Policymakers To Discuss Alternatives To Custody

Experts in criminology will discuss 'Alternatives to Custodial Sentencing' at a Parliamentary seminar organised by the British Psychological Society and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Services and Policy. The event takes place at Westminster on Tuesday 16 June (4.30 - 6.00 p.m.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

MS Society Supports National Carers Week, UK

New research launched today (Monday) to mark the start of national Carers Week (8-13 June) shows that almost three-quarters (74%) of carers have reached breaking point due to the pressures of their caring role. The shocking research shows the importance of recognising the unmet needs of carers - the theme of this year's Carers Week.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

WHO Recommends Worldwide Use Of Rotavirus Vaccine For Children

To reduce an estimated half million deaths and two million hospitalizations from diarrhea caused by rotavirus each year, the WHO on Friday recommended that oral rotavirus vaccines be added to national childhood immunization programs, broadening access to the vaccine in the developing world, Reuters reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Debate Over Taxing Health Benefits Picks Up

"As the debate on how to fix health care picks up pace, so does discussion about one of the most lucrative ways to pay for it:" taxing employer-provided health benefits, CNN reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

RCN Welcomes The Appointment Of Andy Burnham As The New Secretary Of State For Health

Commenting on the news that the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Health, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "The Royal College of Nursing welcomes Andy Burnham to the post of Secretary of State for Health and wishes him well for his time in office.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Report Examines ADAP Waiting Lists, Factors Contributing To Cost-Containment Measures

"ADAP Watch," National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors: The report found that as of May 20, 2009, there were 99 people on AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists in Indiana, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming -- 37 more people than the previous ADAP Watch report, published in March 2009.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

The King's Fund Statement On The Appointment Of A New Secretary Of State For Health

Commenting on the appointment of Andy Burnham as the new Secretary of State for Health, The King's Fund chief executive, Niall Dickson, said: 'It is frustrating to have another change at the top when Alan Johnson had been in post for less than two years. This move has nothing to do with what is best for the health service.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Booze tonic

Is a little alcohol really good for your health?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jun 2009 | 9:14 am

AP IMPACT: Alternative medicine goes mainstream (AP)

AP - At one of the nation's top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient's bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits. Another woman rubs a quartz bowl with a wand, making tunes that mix with the beeping monitors and hissing respirator keeping the man alive.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jun 2009 | 7:33 am

Drug 'shift'

Young people's habits change
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jun 2009 | 6:24 am

New Guidelines on Young Athletes’ Concussions Stir Controversy

A new study released in The British Journal of Sports Medicine has again raised questions on how strictly concussions, and post-concussive recovery, should be regulated in youth sports.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jun 2009 | 5:50 am

New Orleans mayor quarantined in China

The mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, has been quarantined in China after possible exposure to the H1N1 virus, his office said Sunday.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Jun 2009 | 5:15 am

Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care

President Obama is preparing a push for legislation that will include speeches, town-hall-style meetings and much deeper engagement with lawmakers, officials say.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Jun 2009 | 3:34 am

Stents no better than heart drugs in diabetics (Reuters)

Reuters - Diabetics with stable heart disease do just as well taking drugs alone as getting quick angioplasty or bypass surgery to open blocked heart arteries, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jun 2009 | 3:22 am

Gum disease care 'aids arthritis'

People who have gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis can relieve both by treating their mouth infection, study finds.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jun 2009 | 11:33 pm

Gonorrhoea drug resistance fears

Fears have been raised over strains of drug resistant gonorrhoea that have emerged in England and Wales.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jun 2009 | 11:18 pm

Rogue protein 'spreads in brain'

Scientists show a rogue protein thought to cause Alzheimer's can spread through the brain, turning healthy tissue bad.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jun 2009 | 9:33 pm

Democrats buckle down on health care reform

As Democrats on Capitol Hill move toward revealing landmark bills to drastically reform the nation's health care system, the White House and the Democratic National Committee are increasing efforts to rally public support.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Jun 2009 | 9:23 pm

If All Doctors Had More Time to Listen

Instead of waiting for health care reform, some doctors are cutting administrative costs, seeing fewer patients and focusing on prevention.


Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jun 2009 | 5:06 pm

Senator says Obama 'got nerve' to push lawmakers (AP)

AP - Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says that President Barack Obama "got nerve" to go sightseeing in Paris while telling lawmakers it's time to deliver on a health care overhaul.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jun 2009 | 4:43 pm

SPIN METER: White House straddles health tax issue (AP)

AP - When it comes to taxing health insurance benefits, President Barack Obama hasn't said yes, and may never. But he and his top aides won't quite say no, either, to an idea he attacked sharply in his campaign for the White House.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jun 2009 | 3:51 pm

5 Myths about Women's Bodies

Much misinformation about the female body circulates in mainstream consciousness.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 7 Jun 2009 | 3:47 pm

Novo diabetes drug tops older medicine at two years (Reuters)

Reuters - Novo Nordisk A/S's experimental diabetes drug liraglutide was significantly better at helping patients control blood sugar than an older common medicine after two years of treatment, according to data from a clinical trial.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jun 2009 | 2:03 pm