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Access Industries submits rescue plan to SetantaLONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Investment group Access Industries has submitted a plan to buy a majority stake in struggling Irish sports broadcaster Setanta, it said on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jun 2009 | 9:04 am Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2009 | 7:58 am Patient Money: Medical Problems Could Include Identity TheftIncreased use of electronic medical records surely means a rise in ID theft, and many don’t know yet that they are victims.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 7:25 am H.I.V. Found in 22 Actors in Sex Films Since 2004Health officials accused an industry-supported health clinic of failing to cooperate with state investigations and of failing to protect industry workers and their partners.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 7:13 am Disease of Rich Extends Its Pain to Middle ClassThe rising tide of gout is leading the pharmaceutical industry to rediscover what seemed a disease of the past.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 6:49 am Medtronic Paid Surgeon While He Was in the ArmyThe company said it paid an Army doctor, who is accused of falsifying research about a Medtronic product, to give speeches and train others earlier than was previously known.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 6:31 am Congress Passes Measure on Tobacco RegulationThe legislation, which now goes to the president for signing, would let the government limit advertising, set standards for some products and ban others.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 6:30 am Business Briefing | Company News: F.D.A. Calls for a Caution on Label of Merck DrugThe agency wants the asthma medication Singulair and similar medicines to come with a caution about reports of psychiatric problems in some patients.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 6:27 am Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down (AP)AP - Guatemala's government is asking two towns to close down nearly all public venues to prevent the spread of swine flu.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2009 | 5:47 am TABLE-GAIL Jan-March net down 13 pct(versus the same period a year earlier, in billion rupees unless stated)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jun 2009 | 5:20 am All-Night Care for Dementia’s Restless MindsA home for the aged in the Bronx offers a dusk-to-dawn drop-off program to help combat the night terrors that can strike people with dementia.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jun 2009 | 4:08 am Health Tip: Soothing Separation Anxiety (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many young children have difficulty leaving their parents when it's time for school, work or a parental date night.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Health Tip: Have Unused Medications? (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While flushing unwanted or expired medications down the toilet is common practice, Health Canada says this may harm the environment.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- New research sheds light on two of the mysteries of Parkinson's disease: the spike in creativity that some people develop and a personality type that is thought to be shared by many with the disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am U.S. drafting rules to spur PE bank buyouts -FTSHANGHAI, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are drawing up rules that would make it easier for private equity firms to acquire troubled banks, aiming to free up more funds to recapitalise lenders, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jun 2009 | 3:10 am U.S. drafting rules to spur PE bank buyouts -FTSHANGHAI, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are drawing up rules that would make it easier for private equity firms to acquire troubled banks, aiming to free up more funds to recapitalise lenders, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jun 2009 | 3:10 am Biscuits being recalled because of allergy concerns: CFIAOTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with allergies to milk, eggs or hazelnuts not to consume various Lotte and Crown brands of biscuits. The products...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jun 2009 | 2:29 am Singing therapyLung disease patients offered vocal exercisesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jun 2009 | 12:37 am N.B. premier steps into dispute with doctors, says he's open to meetingFREDERICTON - Premier Shawn Graham says he is willing to meet with the New Brunswick Medical Society over the weekend to discuss their concerns about a proposed legislated two-year wage...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jun 2009 | 11:43 pm Venezuela says banned Coca-Cola Zero because company didn't declare sweetenerCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's Health Ministry said Friday it banned sales of Coca-Cola Zero because the company failed to declare that the no-calorie soft drink uses an artificial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jun 2009 | 11:24 pm Endologix Receives Nasdaq Letter on Director IndependenceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jun 2009 | 11:22 pm Surgery Teams Across the U.S. Take Time Out in the Operating RoomSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jun 2009 | 11:14 pm Another porn star tests positive for HIV; California to investigatecase reported in California's multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections. It was revealed this week...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jun 2009 | 10:31 pm FDA flags psychiatric risks of asthma drugs (AP)AP - New labels on popular asthma drugs like Merck's Singulair must highlight language about suicidal behavior, depression and anxiety seen in a small number of patients, federal regulators said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jun 2009 | 9:23 pm Commentary: Chastity, 'Good luck, brother!'Welcome, Chaz!Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 9:04 pm Treating Pain and Pain Addiction: An Expert Interview With Pain Management Specialist Yvonne D'Arcy, CRNP, CNSYvonne M. D'Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS, a pain management specialist and palliative care nurse practitioner, provides expert commentary on new developments in pain management and treatment of pain addiction.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 9:04 pm Healthy Work Environments for Nurses: An Expert Interview With Beth Ulrich, EdD, FACHEBeth Ulrich, EdD, FACHE, vice president of business analytics and research for Versant, provides expert commentary on the challenges nurses face in their current work environments.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 9:01 pm Youth Baseball Injuries: Good and Bad NewsAcute baseball injuries are on the decline. But overuse injuries are rising.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 8:59 pm ADA 2009: New Glucose Test Bridges Gap Between Serum Glucose and A1CTesting 1,5-anhydroglucitrol (1,5-AG) levels measures glycemia over the the previous 2 to 3 weeks; together with serum glucose and hemoglobin A1C, all 3 give a comprehensive picture of glycemia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 8:52 pm ADA 2009: Fenofibric Acid Plus Rosuvastatin Lowers LDL, Raises HDL Cholesterol in Type 2 DiabeticsA fenofibric acid plus rosuvastatin combination resulted in a better lipid profile than either drug alone in patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 8:44 pm ADA 2009: Artificial Pancreas Showing Safety, Therapeutic Efficacy in Clinical TrialsAn automated insulin delivery system provides effective glycemic control, including upon challenge with unannounced meals, in patients with type 1 diabetes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 8:36 pm Drugmakers rush to produce a swine flu vaccine (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jun 2009 | 7:57 pm Naps linked to psychosocial functioning in toddlers (Reuters)
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News: Health News | 12 Jun 2009 | 7:41 pm Obama welcomes bill to regulate tobaccoPresident Barack Obama said Friday he looked forward to signing a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 7:13 pm ATC 2009: Tacrolimus Better Than Cyclosporine at Preserving Renal FunctionA 10-year study has provided firm results regarding graft survival in kidney recipients, but there was no difference in patient survival between the 2 groups.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 5:36 pm Maternal Obesity During Pregnancy May Increase Risk for Perinatal Metabolic CompromiseA study shows development of insulin resistance during the perinatal period in the offspring of obese mothers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 5:28 pm News Analysis: To Flu Experts, ‘Pandemic’ Confirms the ObviousIt came as no surprise on Thursday when the World Health Organization declared that the swine flu outbreak had become a pandemic.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 5:21 pm ATC 2009: Optimized Mycophenolic Acid Does Not Appear to Reduce Kidney Rejection RatesIn the OPERA trial, higher-dose mycophenolate mofetil with cyclosporine allowed for early corticosteroid discontinuation with good tolerability, but did not prevent rejection.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 5:07 pm Consensus Interferon May Help Hepatitis C Patients Failing Initial TherapyConsensus interferon combined with ribavirin is a safe, effective treatment for some patients with chronic hepatitis C who did not respond to initial therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 4:57 pm ADA 2009: GLP-1 Inhibitor Outperforms Sulfonylurea in Type 2 DiabetesIn a head-to-head comparison, liraglutide reduced A1C levels more effectively with virtually no hypoglycemia and with weight loss compared with weight gain with glimepiride.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2009 | 4:37 pm US swine flu cases grow to nearly 18,000 (AP)AP - Nearly 5,000 new U.S. swine flu cases have been reported in the last week, due partly to its continuing spread in the Northeast.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jun 2009 | 4:22 pm Concerns over older mother trendAn urgent public debate on the trend for women to delay motherhood is needed, leading doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2009 | 4:00 pm Patrick Kennedy checks into rehab facilityU.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy has checked into an unnamed medical facility for help with his recovery from substance abuse, the Rhode Island Democrat said in a statement Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 3:54 pm Fergus On FluTo avoid the infection, why it pays to be oldSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2009 | 3:37 pm Experts close to roots of greyingScientists say they are closer to understanding exactly why we go grey with age.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2009 | 3:16 pm Senate Approves Tight Regulation Over CigarettesThe bill would give the F.D.A. the power to impose potentially strict new controls on tobacco products.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 3:11 pm The New Old Age: Can Memory Loss Be Prevented?Novelty sharpens the mind, researchers say.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 3:05 pm Swine flu cases nears 30,000 worldwideThe number of swine flu cases is closer to reaching 30,000, the World Health Organization reported Friday, a day after declaring the start of a global pandemic.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Proteomics Technology To Focus On Neurological Complications Of HIVThe National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a three-year, $3-million grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University to establish a research center to study the neurological complications that afflict people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Government Targets Interfere With The Battle Against Superbugs, Says British Medical AssociationThe war on healthcare associated infections (HCAIs), or so-called 'superbugs', will never be won unless long-term strategies are introduced to radically reduce their prevalence, says a BMA report launched recently.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Australia: Face Mask That Kills Swine Flu Readied For Australian Pandemic FightWith a four-fold increase in swine flu cases within the last week, Filligent, the Australian-led biotech company, is mobilizing stocks of its anti-infective BioMask to help combat the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) across Australia.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm 'Virtual World' Training For Public Health Emergencies Evaluated By UICResearchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health are conducting a study to determine if collaborative virtual environments improve public health preparedness and response planning. The study is funded by a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm The Publics' Ignorance Of Anatomy Revealed By StudyA study of patients and members of the public has shown that most lack even basic knowledge of human anatomy. The research, featured in the open access journal BMC Family Practice, found that people were generally incapable of identifying the location of major organs, even if they were currently receiving relevant treatment.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm New Algorithm For Ruptured Aneurysms Improves Mortality RateResearchers from the University of Washington in Seattle report that algorithms for the management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) with a preference for endovascular repair (EVAR), serve as surrogates for an organized approach to managing the disease process and reducing overall mortality.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Fenestrated Endografts Prove Viable Alternative To Open SurgeryThe use of fenestrated endografts to treat juxta-renal and para-renal aneurysms (adjacent to and involving the visceral segment of the aorta) after prior aortic reconstruction, is a viable alternative to open repair. These findings are from a study presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery®.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Dose-Reduction Techniques Associated With Decreased Amount Of Radiation Exposure From Cardiac Scans Without Impairing Image QualityAn intervention that includes techniques to reduce the amount of radiation from cardiac computed tomography angiography (scanning used to diagnose coronary artery disease) was associated with decreasing patient exposure to radiation without significantly changing the quality of the images, according to a study in the June 10 issue of JAMA.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Significant Health Benefits Demonstrated By A Red-Wine Polyphenol Called ResveratrolThe benefits of alcohol are all about moderation. Low to moderate drinking - especially of red wine - appears to reduce all causes of mortality, while too much drinking causes multiple organ damage.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Cardiologist Urges People To Get Informed About AngioplastyA report broadcast during the CBS Evening News on June 8 noted that one in 200 patients die during elective coronary angioplasty procedures and suggested that patients may be safest at institutions where surgical backup is readily available when complications occur.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm King: Falling between health care cracks in OrlandoMary Yates has high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a nagging, sore hip. And no health insurance.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jun 2009 | 12:56 pm
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