Kennedy health plan includes long-term care (AP)

AP - Americans would be able to buy long-term care insurance from the government for $65 a month under a provision tucked into sweeping health care legislation that senators will begin considering next week.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:39 am

AEterna Zentaris Opens Extended Study for Cetrorelix in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:15 am

Setanta board holding emergency refinancing talks

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Emergency talks to refinance Irish sports broadcaster Setanta were being held on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:11 am

Oramed Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 8th National Life Science & Technology Week ILSI -BIOMED Conference, Israel 2009

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:09 am

BP says $60-$90 oil price arguably the right level

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said it could be argued $60-$90 was the right price range for oil because it would support investment in new supply without destroying demand...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:07 am

UPDATE 1-BP says $60-$90 oil price arguably the right level

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said on Wednesday it could be argued $60-$90 was the right price range for oil because it would support investment in new supply without destroying...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:07 am

Cepheid Receives Grant to Develop Ten-Color Real-Time PCR Detection Technology for Use in the GeneXpert(R) System

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

UPDATE 1-Alcan aerospace unit sees flat growth in 2009, 2010

VOREPPE, France, June 10 (Reuters) - The aerospace unit of Rio Tinto's aluminium unit Alcan said on Wednesday it expects to see flat growth this year and next, with lower plane output offset by the rise...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:51 am

Watson Files FDA Application for Generic Mucinex(R) D

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:45 am

Australia flu 'may tip pandemic'

A four-fold jump in Australia's swine flu infections could spark a WHO pandemic announcement, experts warn.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:42 am

Rhoen-Klinikum confirms 2009 profit, sales targets

FRANKFURT, June 10 (Reuters) - Germany's Rhoen-Klinikum reaffirmed its earnings and sales goals for 2009 on Wednesday as its business of operating hospitals remains immune to the economic downturn.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:31 am

Osteotech Completes Enrollment for DuraTech(TM) BioRegeneration Matrix Clinical Trial

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jun 2009 | 10:30 am

Fergus On Flu

WHO prepares way for pandemic declaration
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 9:56 am

Jellyfish Shed Fluorescent Light On How The Brain Works

Scientists at the University of Leicester are developing new ways of studying how brain cells work -thanks to jellyfish! Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Leicester, Nicholas Hartell, is leading a research group examining the connections between brain cells, called synapses.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Printing New Organs: Foundation Funds Medical Technology That Replicates Human Tissue

Methuselah Foundation has identified Organovo, Inc. as a leader in the extraordinary science of bio-printing. The US Department of Health and Human Services predicts: "Within 20 years regenerative medicine will be the standard of care for replacing all tissue/organ systems in the body.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Doctors Urge MPs To Support Measures That Will Protect Children From Tobacco Addiction

With MPs due to debate the Health Bill in the House of Commons, the BMA is urging them to support measures that will help prevent young people from taking up smoking.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Arete Therapeutics Presents Positive Clinical And Preclinical Data For AR9281

Arete Therapeutics Inc. announced the presentation of three posters that validate the mechanistic activity and therapeutic potential of the company's lead drug candidate, AR9281, an orally-administered soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitor that is in a Phase II clinical program for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

CEL-SCI Expands Testing Of Its Vaccine To Determine Efficacy Against More Virulent Strain Of H1N1 Swine And Other Influenza Viruses

CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Amex: CVM) announced that it is expanding the pre-clinical testing of its flu vaccine, utilizing its proprietary L.E.A.P.S. technology (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) to determine its efficacy against the more dangerous and virulent virus strains that may arise during the up coming winter flu season.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Global Walk To End World Hunger

This Sunday, thousands of people around the globe will join the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its major corporate partners, TNT, Unilever and DSM, in a walk to raise awareness and money to feed hungry school children in some of the poorest countries in the world.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Results From Phase 1 Clinical Study Of PEG-PAL In PKU And Update On Phase 2 Clinical Study

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) announced results from the Phase 1 clinical study of PEG-PAL (PEGylated recombinant phenylalanine ammonia lyase) for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU). The company expects to initiate the Phase 2 clinical study in late June or early July, pending institutional review board (IRB) approval from the clinical trial sites. The U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Leading Meningitis Charity Calls For Recognition For Carers

The UK's longest established meningitis charity - the Meningitis Trust - is encouraging carers across the UK to speak out and earn the recognition that they deserve, as part of Carer's Week (June 8 - 14). An incredible six million people in the UK provide unpaid care to someone they know and save the Government an incredible £87 billion each year.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

New Analysis Shows Efficacy Of SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) In Anti-TNF Experienced Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

A new analysis demonstrated that a greater proportion of patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had prior treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha agents and received subcutaneous injections of SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) once every four weeks experienced s
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Effective Over-the-Counter Prostate Cancer Test Kit Likely In Next Few Years

An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers. UCF's Qun "Treen" Huo and M.D. Anderson-Orlando's Dr. Cheryl Baker and Jimmie Colon teamed up about 18 months ago with a very ambitious plan.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Which Kids Join Gangs? A Genetic Explanation (Time.com)

Time.com - A new study re-establishes the link between genes and violent behavior, but the growing evidence suggests that "nurture" actually has much more to do with behavior than "nature"
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 7:20 am

Feared disease

How the 'stigma' of epilepsy is hampering care
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 6:42 am

Democrats Nearing Consensus on Health Plan

Leaders in both chambers said they wanted to establish a new public health insurance program, which would compete with private insurers.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:38 am

Adding a Big Dash of ‘Health’ to Low-Carbohydrate Diets

Overweight adults who ate a low-carbohydrate vegan diet lost weight and showed large drops in “bad” cholesterol.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jun 2009 | 5:05 am

New Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Trial (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental diabetes drug called liraglutide appears to outperform exenatide (Byetta), the only currently approved drug in its class, a study funded by liraglutide's maker, Novo Nordisk, shows.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am

Clinical Trials Update: June 9, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am

Alzheimer's and Even Mild Dementia Hasten Death (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease have a shorter life span than other older adults, but the risk of death is no greater for whites or blacks, a new study says.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am

Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture relieves the indigestion and heartburn that bother many women as their pregnancy progresses, a new Brazilian study shows.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am

Global Update: Rotavirus: Every Child Should Be Vaccinated Against Diarrheal Disease, W.H.O. Says

Rotavirus kills 500,000 children a year across the globe, and an immunization may be beneficial, says the World Health Organization.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:11 am

How a Mild Virus Might Turn Vicious

The swine flu virus is rapidly making its way around the world, but it has been relatively mild so far, causing only 139 confirmed deaths. Could it mutate into something more lethal?


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jun 2009 | 3:00 am

Gene explains breast cancer chemotherapy outcomes (Reuters)

Reuters - Genetic mutations can show which breast cancer patients will be helped by a certain type of chemotherapy, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:48 am

'Improved' test for Alzheimer's

A new mental agility quiz could help detect Alzheimer's disease more accurately than the traditional test, researchers say.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 12:22 am

Way to stop cancers seed in brain

Scientists believe they have found a potential way to stop cancers establishing themselves in the brain.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jun 2009 | 12:22 am

FDA Approval Requested for Crestor-Trilipix Combo

If the agency agrees, the companies will market the new drug as Certriad.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:52 pm

Milestone Paper: First 5-Year Data on Stem-Cell Treatment in AMI

The first long-term results of autologous bone-marrow-cell transplantation to treat patients with acute MI show it to be safe and to offer a small improvement in cardiac function.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:41 pm

FDA Warns of Bacteria in Clarcon Skin Products

FDA cautions consumers to not use products made by Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory because of a bacterial contamination risk.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 10:14 pm

WHO says it may declare swine flu pandemic soon (AP)

AP - The World Health Organization said Tuesday a spike in swine flu cases in Australia may push it to finally announce the first flu pandemic in 41 years. It also expressed concern about an unusual rise in severe illness from the disease in Canada.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jun 2009 | 9:38 pm

The Great Shampoo Sham

There's a movement afoot called the no-poo movement advocating for the end of shampooing.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 9:11 pm

WHO on Flu: Prepare for Pandemic, Not Panic

Swine flu is about to be called a pandemic, but officials want to make sure people don't panic.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:47 pm

Health Care Spending Disparities Stir a Fight

Members of Congress may rein in health spending by taking some Medicare money away from high-cost areas.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:46 pm

EHA 2009: Nilotinib Superior in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Than Current Standard

Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:44 pm

Slain doctor's clinic closing permanently

A Wichita, Kansas, women's clinic headed by a doctor who was shot to death at his church will permanently close, attorneys for the doctor's family said Tuesday.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:31 pm

Several Factors Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality From Vaginal Cancer

A population-based study shows that stage, tumor size, histologic features, and treatment modality significantly affect the risk for mortality from vaginal cancer.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:28 pm

Prolonged Low-Dose Corticosteroids Linked to Lower All-Cause Mortality in Septic Shock

In a systematic review, corticosteroids did not affect 28-day all-cause mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock overall, but low-dose intervention was helpful in a subgroup of 12 trials.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 8:00 pm

Senate Feels Ted Kennedy’s Absence on Health Bill

In treatment for cancer, Senator Edward M. Kennedy is working on health legislation but is not at the Capitol.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:40 pm

Genetic Predisposition Plus Use of ACE-Activity-Lowering Drugs May Increase Suicide Risk in Men

Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:31 pm

Low Doses May Help Cure Food Allergies

Researchers have found some success using low-dose exposure to treat food allergies.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 7:21 pm

ADA 2009: Pioglitazone Slows Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis

Carotid artery intima media thickness was 38% lower in subjects taking pioglitazone than in those taking placebo in the diabetes prevention trial ACTOS Now.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 6:53 pm

ADA 2009: Once-Weekly Exenatide Achieves Better Glycemic Control Than Daily Sitagliptin or Pioglitazone

The investigational glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist (GLP)-1 exenatide lowers hemoglobin A1c levels to a greater extent, and more type 2 diabetes patients reached A1c targets.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 6:08 pm

Borger: Let's hear from Obama on health care

There is a moment -- on every issue of consequence -- when a president has to step in and declare: I own this.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:39 pm

Road particles pose 'higher risk'

Children may be at greater risk from the microscopic particles in traffic pollution than previously thought, according to new research.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:31 pm

Cases: Basic and Vital: A Struggle to Breathe

Alone in a hospital room with a patient gasping for air.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 5:13 pm

Herbal sales dominated by sizable companies (AP)

AP - Some people who buy supplements to avoid Big Pharma drug companies may find themselves doing business with Big Herba, instead.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:58 pm

Senate Dems propose broad health reform bill

The national debate on health care entered a new arena Tuesday, with Senate Democrats proposing a comprehensive bill that will launch a heated congressional battle to determine if America adopts universal coverage.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:53 pm

Tests show many supplements have quality problems (AP)

AP - Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these have been found in "natural" products and dietary supplements in recent years.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:48 pm

Study Clarifies a Depression Risk

Teaching coping and problem-solving skills prevented depression in adolescents at high risk of developing the condition.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:31 pm

Heart girl dies after baby care

A student who was born with a heart condition died after a stressful night caring for a fake baby as part of her course, her father says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:30 pm

Vital Signs: Nutrition: Parents’ Healthy Diet Has Little Influence

Children aren’t paying attention to their parent’s healthy diets, a new study suggests.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:30 pm

In Worms, Genetic Clues to Extending Longevity

A study conducted on round worms may provide an explanation for recent experiments in which biologists have made laboratory organisms live longer by manipulating their genes.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:27 pm

Antioxidants may hamper breast cancer treatment

Think that vitamins can only help--but never hurt--a condition? Although that's true in many cases, some vitamins can be harmful to certain people or under special circumstances.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 4:19 pm

Nebulized Lidocaine Does Not Help Children Undergoing Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Nebulized lidocaine does not reduce the pain and distress of nasogastric tube insertion in young children, according to findings published in the June issue of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:54 pm

Pregnant with girl or boy? At-home test may tell

Dying to know thExpecting moms can determine whether they're carrying a boy or a girl as early as 10 weeks after conception, according to an over-the-counter gender prediction test by a Plano, Texas, company.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:38 pm

HIV in South Africa 'levels off'

South Africa's HIV epidemic is levelling off and the rate of infection in children and teenagers is falling, a study says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2009 | 3:35 pm

Look Out! Computer Injuries Spike

Computer injuries are on the rise.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:52 pm

Experts reveal best ways to save an aging brain

Want to keep your wits sharp as the years go by? You're not alone. Most people are worried about losing their memory as they age, and a new study shows it's a valid concern: In fact, at 53 percent -- more than half of all people -- have at least a minor mental decline in their 70s and 80s, and about 16 percent develop more serious problems with memory and other mental functions as they age.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jun 2009 | 2:03 pm

Autism help lacking, study says

June 09, 2009 Public services for Virginians with autism suffer from poor organization and limited resources and fail to offer help early enough. Many school systems also are unable to meet the needs of their autistic students, according to a report released yesterday by the General Assembly's lead audit review agency.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm