Health and Medical News Headlines for June 17, 2009

Powerful Ideas: Wii Aids Doctors and Patients

Scientists now are using Nintendo Wii to help doctors heal the body.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm

Health Tip: Understanding Various Types of Insulin (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you or a loved one has diabetes, you know that insulin is a lifeline to better health. But not all types of insulin are the same.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm

Health Tip: Some Medications Can Help Trigger Heat-Related Illness (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Heat exhaustion and heatstroke occur when the body becomes overheated and can't cool itself back down.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm

UPDATE 2-Watson goes global with $1.75 bln Arrow deal

* Acquisition creates generic drugmaker with $3 bln in rev
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

The Consumer's Role in Medication Safety -- An Interactive Discussion with a Pharmacist on Live TV

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:45 pm

BioSyntech Reports Positive Results from Pivotal Trial for BST-CarGel(R) Cartilage Repair Device

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:43 pm

UPDATE 1-Somanetics Q2 profit beats Street, cuts 2009 outlook

June 17 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Somanetics Corp reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates by a penny but cut its fiscal 2009 outlook, saying it expects sales of its INVOS hardware in the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:41 pm

Phase II Trial Demonstrates Elacytarabine May Increase Survival Threefold in Patients With Late-Stage Leukaemia

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm

NxStage(R) Announces Medisystems(R) Bloodline Distribution Agreement with Gambro

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:33 pm

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Regains Compliance With NASDAQ Listing Requirements

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm

Accuray's Euan Thomson Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2009 Award Recipient in Northern California

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm

Nuvilex Renews MedX Master Distribution Agreement and Implements New Pricing for Talsyn Scar Cream

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pm

Senators dig in on massive health care legislation (AP)

AP - Eye-popping new cost estimates for President Barack Obama's plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system are forcing majority Democrats to scale back their plans to subsidize coverage for the uninsured.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:24 pm

Elsevier Honored as "The Most Influential Publisher of the Last 100 Years in BioMedicine and the Life Sciences" by the Special Libraries Association

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm

EHA 2009: Everolimus Active in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Disease

A phase 2 trial showing single-agent activity for everolimus provides proof of concept that inhibition of mTOR kinase is clinically relevant in these diseases.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am

FDA says Zicam nasal spray can cause loss of smell (AP)

AP - Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:17 am

Pharma Enhances Patient Recruitment Methods Through Industry Site Level Dataset

KMR GROUP, a firm analyzing biopharmaceutical R&D performance since the early 1990s, announces SiteView, its newest module in the Enrollment Metrix Application. Enrollment Metrix helps companies plan more effectively and reliably when setting recruitment targets and timelines, therefore helping companies save millions of dollars due to delay and non-conformance.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

College Drinking Problems, Deaths On The Rise

Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a new government study shows.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Henry Ford Health System Adopts Healthy Interactions Conversation Map(R) Education Program As Standard Curriculum In Diabetes Education

Henry Ford Health System, one of the nation's top rated health systems and recognized visionaries in offering quality care, formally announced its adoption of Healthy Interactions U.S. Diabetes Conversation Map® education program in its diabetes education curriculum, proclaiming them to demonstrate increased effectiveness in helping patients with diabetes live with their condition.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

MacroGenics And Lilly Achieve Targeted Patient Enrollment In PROTEGE, A Global Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Of Teplizumab In Type 1 Diabetes

MacroGenics, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the PROTEGE trial achieved its targeted patient enrollment. The trial is a pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical study evaluating teplizumab, an investigational compound under development for the treatment of individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

CeNeRx BioPharma Obtains Rights To Novel Drug Candidate For Prevention And Treatment Of Neurodegeneration Disorders

CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), announced that it has obtained the rights to develop and market a novel agent for the prevention and treatment of neuropathies and neurodegenerative disorders.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Health Research Agencies Form Global Alliance To Curb Humanity's Most Fatal Diseases

Six of the world's foremost health agencies, collectively managing an estimated 80% of all public health research funding, today announced formation of a landmark alliance to collaborate in the critical battle against chronic, non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases (mainly heart disease and stroke), several cancers, chronic respiratory conditions, and type 2 diabetes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Three Rivers Announces Positive Results From Phase 3 DIRECT Trial Of Once-Daily INFERGEN(R) With Ribavirin In Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Failures

Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals announced positive results of the U.S.-based, randomized Daily-Dose Consensus Interferon and Ribavirin: Efficacy of Combined Therapy (DIRECT) clinical trial authored by Bruce R. Bacon, M.D., of Saint Louis University, and colleagues at 44 centers in the United States.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Reengineering A Food Poisoning Microbe To Carry Medicines And Vaccines

Scientists have used genetic engineering to tame one of the most deadly food poisoning microbes and turn it into a potential new way of giving patients medicine and vaccines in pills rather than injections. The study is in the current issue of ACS' Molecular Pharmaceutics, a bi-monthly journal.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Bacteria Can Induce A Harmful Immune Response

Molecules known as type I IFNs are a central component of the protective immune response following infection with a virus. In contrast, these molecules are not normally linked to the protective immune response following infection with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which is becoming a major health problem due to the emergence of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Study Demonstrates Efficacy Of Pitavastatin In Elderly Patients

New data presented showed that pitavastatin is an effective treatment for the management of dyslipidemia in elderly patients, with a similar safety and tolerability profile to low-dose pravastatin. The Phase III data were presented by Kowa, at the XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis in Boston.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

Balloon op

An innovative way to treat problem sinusitis
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2009 | 9:16 am

China debates sex change rules

China is set to formalise the rules covering sex change operations to ensure that all those who want surgery meet certain requirements.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2009 | 8:39 am

Report on Gene for Depression Is Now Faulted

The celebrated finding that a single gene helps determine one’s risk of depression has not held up to scrutiny.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 5:39 am

Call to ban child-in-car smoking

Adults should be banned from smoking in cars when there are children in the vehicle, a health expert tells the BBC.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2009 | 5:00 am

Smoke-free zone?

Call for smoking ban in cars with children on board
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2009 | 4:59 am

Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing

The medical device maker and four of its executives were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they improperly promoted a bone filler for purposes not approved by the F.D.A.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 4:48 am

F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval of a Gout Drug

Krystexxa, developed by Savient Pharmaceuticals, could become the second new treatment approved this year for the “disease of kings.”

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 4:48 am

F.D.A. Warns Against Use of Popular Cold Remedy

In 2006, the maker of Zicam paid $12 million to settle 340 lawsuits from the product's users who claimed that it destroyed their sense of smell.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 4:22 am

Health Tip: Choosing an Assisted Living Option (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Assisted living housing may be the ideal solution for an aging person who can't quite live alone, but who doesn't need the complete services of a nursing home.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 3:50 am

Sinus Infections Can Cause Toxic Shock in Kids (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Sinus infections may be a primary factor in about 20 percent of toxic shock syndrome cases in children, a new study has found.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 3:50 am

"Virtual colonoscopy" may be an option, study shows (Reuters)

Reuters - So-called virtual colonoscopies -- done using souped-up x-rays -- detect tumors and precancerous lesions almost as well as standard colonoscopies using a camera threaded through the colon, Italian researchers reported on Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 1:14 am

Many VA facilities lacking in colonoscopy safety

Lawmakers reacted with anger and dismay Tuesday to the second report this year that Veterans Administration facilities had inadequate safety procedures in place to ensure that colonoscopy equipment is sterilized between patients.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 12:34 am

New sunbed controls to be urged

The government will be urged to bring in strict new controls governing the use of sunbeds, the BBC learns.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 11:46 pm

AMA objects to calling obesity a disability (AP)

AP - The American Medical Association has taken action to support doctors' ability to discuss obesity with their overweight patients.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 11:20 pm

Cancer boost from whole carrots

The anti-cancer properties of carrots are more potent if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking, research shows.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 11:07 pm

Hope for test to measure ageing

Scientists are developing a simple blood test to measure how fast the body's tissues are ageing at a molecular level.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 11:07 pm

AP Interview: Sebelius says public plan to survive (AP)

AP - The insurance lobby won't be able to block a public health plan because most Americans realize they would be better off if the industry had competition, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday as congressional committees worked to shape legislation.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 10:07 pm

Alcohol’s Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It

Maybe moderate drinkers are just healthier to begin with.

Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 10:01 pm

Darusentan Data Encouraging But "Very, Very Early"

A phase 3 study with darusentan in patients with resistant hypertension was encouraging, but the data are still "very, very early," said the researcher who presented the late-breaking trial at the European Hypertension meeting this weekend.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 9:58 pm

Cancer patient tells of rips in health insurance safety net

Robin Beaton found out last June she had an aggressive form of breast cancer and needed surgery -- immediately.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 9:51 pm

Sebelius says kids may get swine flu shots first (AP)

AP - Schoolchildren could be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall and schools are being put on notice that they might even be turned into shot clinics. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday she is urging school superintendents around the country to spend the summer preparing for that possibility, if the government goes ahead with mass vaccinations.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 9:31 pm

ASCO 2009: Prolonged Rituximab Extends Remission in Follicular Lymphoma

One quarter of patients with advanced-stage follicular lymphoma treated with rituximab remained in remission 8 years later.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 9:26 pm

Cost Concerns as Obama Pushes Health Issue

An Congressional Budget Office analysis raised questions about one of President Obama’s major health care plans.

Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 9:19 pm

Weapon against epidemics: Cell phones

Cell phone technology is helping developing nations prepare for disease threats such as a new strain of swine flu, an outbreak of measles or the increased spread of HIV.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:51 pm

Study Offers Clues to Why People Overeat

Saliva production tends to decline in most people once they’ve gotten used to the taste of a certain food, but not in the obese.

Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:26 pm

Vital Signs: Hazards: The Fewer the Better on the Trampoline

On a trampoline, if two is company, three or more may well be a fracture.

Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:16 pm

Global Update: Mental Illness: Far More Chinese Have Mental Disorders Than Previously Reported, Study Finds

More than 17 percent of Chinese adults are suffering from a mental disorder, a new study shows.

Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:12 pm

Vital Signs: Fitness: Making Stairs a Lure for Exercise

Researchers are urging building designers to rethink their approach to stairs to encourage people to use them more.

Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:11 pm

FDA Committee Assesses vCJD Risk in US Plasma Products

The advisory committee voted unanimously that no changes to blood-monitoring practices are required at this time.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:08 pm

DES "Noninferior" to MIDCAB for Isolated LAD Disease, Small Study Suggests

Repeat procedures were more common for PCI, while periprocedural events were more common in the MIDCAB group, investigators report.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:07 pm

Proinflammatory and Prothrombotic Markers Seen in Obese Kids With No Other Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors

Obese children, even those without blood-pressure, lipid, or glucose abnormalities, have significantly higher levels of insulin, adiponectin, fibrinogen, and CRP than lean, age-matched controls, a new study suggests.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:07 pm

Some Surprises in Update to European Hypertension Guidelines?

The European Society of Hypertension is set to stir up the field of BP guidelines later this year, when it publishes an update to its 2007 recommendations.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 8:07 pm

ESC 2009: No Significant Reduction in Progression of Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis With Cilostazol vs Clopidogrel

Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 7:39 pm

FDA warns against using 3 Zicam cold meds

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers to stop using certain Zicam nasal cold remedy products, saying they can cause users to lose their sense of smell permanently.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 7:31 pm

Renewed Call to Get Antibiotics Out of Food

The dangers of antibiotic abuse in industrial-scale animal meat production are well known.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 6:25 pm

EULAR 2009: Golimumab Benefits Hold Up for 2 Years in Psoriatic Arthritis

The benefits of golimumab reported at 24 weeks in patients with psoriatic arthritis persisted at 2 years, according to the results of a 104-week open-label extension of the randomized GO-REVEAL study.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:13 pm

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