Sinopec, KNOC decline comment on Addax bid reports

BEIJING/SEOUL, June 15 (Reuters) - Chinese state-controlled oil company Sinopec and state-run Korea National Oil Company (KNOC) declined on Monday to comment on reports they were bidding for Swiss-based...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 10:31 am

UPDATE 1-TomTom shares drop on $600 mln share issue plan

(Adds analyst comments, detail, background, updates shares)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 10:24 am

TransUnion Revenue Manager(SM) Meets Healthcare Challenges Brought On By Today's Economy with New Features


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

Nanopoint Applies CE Mark to Its cellTRAY(R) Imaging and Microfluidics Systems


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Birth control

Combating malaria by sterilising male mosquitoes
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:56 am

T-Mobile CEO says regulate less to innovate more

DRESDEN, Germany, June 15 (Reuters) - Hamid Akhavan, chief executive of Deutsche Telekom's mobile business, called on national and European regulators to use their powers wisely, warning that poor regulation...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:54 am

Fergus On Flu

The increased risks for women who are pregnant
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:42 am

Maersk eyes Danish shipyard job cuts

COPENHAGEN, June 15 (Reuters) - Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Monday it was considering laying off 175 staff at its Odense shipyard following a slump in orders since the first...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:38 am

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Cemex, LIC Housing, Orsu, Austrian Airlines, others)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:11 am

Danish oil reserves 200 mln cubic metres on Jan. 1

COPENHAGEN, June 15 (Reuters) - Denmark's known oil reserves amounted to 200 million cubic metres on Jan. 1, down from a year-ago 214 million cubic metres, the Danish Energy Agency said on Monday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:05 am

Forterus Inc. Treatment Centers Serving Middle-Class; Rapid Growth Detailed in Paul Howarth Interview


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:00 am

Shenhua denies giving ground on export coal price

SHANGHAI, June 15 (Reuters) - China Shenhua Energy Co , the country's top coal producer, expects Japanese and South Korean clients to pay at least as much as Chinese customers for this year's annual contract...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:33 am

Steve Redgrave

Olympic rower on his battle with diabetes
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:22 am

The 32nd British Transplant Games 30th July - 2nd August 2009

This year the British Transplant Games takes place in Coventry and 900 transplant athletes are preparing to take part. For a handful of these athletes, the Games offers vital training and preparation for other major sporting challenges such as triathlons and marathons.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

MBE For Chief Executive Of Infertility Network UK

Clare Lewis-Jones, Chief Executive of Infertility Network UK (I N UK) and More to Life, the largest national charity providing help, support and information to those suffering the effects of infertility, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to healthcare.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Friday 12 June 2009, Wales

Spread and extent of the outbreak (information as at 5pm on 11 June) -- 3 confirmed cases in Wales: - A 33 year old female from the Blaenau Gwent local authority area. She has been offered antivirals and is recovering at home. Her illness is related to travel to an affected area. The NPHS has traced close contacts to check if any have flu symptoms and to offer them antiviral medicine.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

New Laws Boost Immunization Practices

As a parent, you may know if your child's shots are current. But what about yourself? Do you know when you had your last tetanus shot, or any other shots for that matter? A new Texas law will help adults better track their and their children's vaccinations. Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Lewisville) pushed for legislation this session to track vaccinations throughout a person's lifetime.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

National Bug Busting Day Hotline Confirmed, UK

On Monday June 15th 2009, it's the Department of Health's National Bug Busting Day. It's the day for families everywhere to check their hair for traces of head lice and nits. In support of this Department of Health incentive, The Hairforce are setting up a Head Lice Check & Clear Hotline (0844 848 5948) for people to call-in and listen to advice about checking and clearing hair.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Alzheimer's Society Response To The Publication Of Revised NICE Guidance On Alzheimer's treatments

Thousands of people with Alzheimer's will continue to be denied access to the only drug treatments for the disease following the publication of revised guidance by the NICE. The original guidance recommended that only people in the moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease should have access to drugs in the NHS, denying them to people in the early stages.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Mental Health America Bestows Highest Honor To Georgia Mental Health Professional Sharon Jenkins Tucker

Mental Health America announced Sharon Jenkins Tucker of Decatur, Georgia, as its 2009 recipient of the Clifford W. Beers Award. Tucker was recognized for her outstanding achievements in mental health advocacy during Mental Health America's Centennial Gala on June 11. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network (GMHCN).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Prevalence Of Multiple Sclerosis In The United Kingdom - Study Estimates Now 100,000 People With MS In UK

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom - study estimates now 100,000 people with MS in UK. Sara L Thomas,a Rachael Williams,b Tim Williams,b Andrew J Hall.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Expert Group To Review Pharmacy Services In Wales

An expert group has been set up to review pharmacy services across Wales as part of the Welsh Assembly Government's commitment to develop community pharmacy services and pharmacy-based drop-in centres.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Mental Health America 2009 Media Awards Recognize Excellence In Mental Health Journalism

Mental Health America tomorrow will honor journalists, producers and writers for outstanding coverage of mental health issues at a Media Awards luncheon being held during its Centennial Conference in Washington, D.C.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Festival threat

Crowd surfing can put your health at risk
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 7:38 am

Men warned of greater cancer risk

Men's reluctance to adopt a healthy lifestyle and visit the doctor is fuelling a gender gap in cancer deaths, UK experts say.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 6:57 am

Alan Berkman, 63, Activist Doctor, Dies

Dr. Berkman was a Vietnam-era radical who founded a group that helped make AIDS medications available to some of the world’s poorest people.


Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 5:01 am

On Web and iPhone, a Tool to Aid Careful Shopping

GoodGuide is a Web site and iPhone application that lets consumers dig past the marketing spiel by discovering a product’s health, environmental and social impacts.


Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 4:23 am

G.O.P. Senators Question Obama’s Health Reforms

Republicans continued to express concerns over the Obama administration’s call for a public insurance option.


Source: NYT > Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 1:55 am

Promises, Promises: Indian health care needs unmet (AP)

This July 2005 photo provided by the Little Light Family shows Ta'shon Rain Little Light in Crow Agency, Mont. Five-year-old Ta'shon had stopped eating and walking, and complained constantly to her mother that her stomach hurt. On her first and subsequent visits to the Indian Health Service clinic on the Crow Agency, Mont., Ta'shon's mother was told her daughter was depressed, when in fact she had cancer, and died some months later. (AP Photo/Little Light Family)AP - Ta'Shon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking. She complained constantly to her mother that her stomach hurt.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2009 | 1:39 am

First UK swine flu patient death

A woman becomes the first to die from swine flu in the UK and the outbreak's first death outside of the Americas.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 12:55 am

Obesity ops 'raise fracture risk'

People who have obesity operations such as gastric bypasses double their risk of fractures, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 12:43 am

Co-op compromise gives White House a health option (AP)

AP - With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, Obama administration officials said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jun 2009 | 11:59 pm

Hearing to air VA mistakes with hospital equipment (AP)

AP - A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile equipment that may have exposed 10,000 veterans to HIV and other infections was isolated to three Southeast hospitals or is part of a wider problem.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jun 2009 | 7:44 pm

Australia tries tough love to heal Aboriginal woes (AP)

In this May 29, 2009, photo, locals sit on the street side in downtown Wadeye in the Northern Territory in Australia. Wadeye, with a population of 2,500, the largest Aboriginal community in Australia's remote Northern Territory, is a reminder of the tortured relationship with its oldest inhabitants, and the government's endless failed attempts to right the wrongs it's wrought.(AP Photo/Kristen Gelineau)AP - Along the dusty red road that leads from the lonely airstrip into town, the signs flash by: "No alcohol," says one. "Petrol sniffing kills," admonishes another. "Don't bring gunja into our town," warns a third.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jun 2009 | 4:51 pm

The Gross Science of a Cough and a Sneeze

Scientists study the ways we cough and sneeze to shed light on how viruses like influenza spread.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Jun 2009 | 2:13 pm