Health and Medical News Headlines for June 18, 2009

Medtronic paid doctor accused of false study: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc paid almost $800,000 in consulting fees to a former U.S. Army surgeon accused of fabricating a key study, according to published...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 11:17 am

Japan votes to lift ban on child organ transplants (AFP)

AFP - Japan's lower house on Thursday voted to scrap a ban on child organ donations, paving the way for patients aged under 15 to receive life-saving transplants here for the first time.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jun 2009 | 11:16 am

Vaccinate kids to control H1N1 flu: researchers (Reuters)

Reuters - Targeting children for vaccination may be the best way of using limited supplies of vaccine to control the current H1N1 flu pandemic, British researchers said on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jun 2009 | 10:27 am

Diluted diet

How eating foods high in water could help weight-loss
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am

Perceptive Informatics Introduces New Randomization and Trial Supply Management Reporting for Improved Data Access and Decision-Making

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am

UK oil refinery strike goes on, plant unaffected

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Contractors at a Total oil refinery in eastern England continued their week-long unofficial strike on Thursday over planned redundancies, a spokesman for the French energy...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:45 am

REFILE-AIRSHOW-UPDATE 1-Mubadala in GE deal, seeks partnerships

(Corrects reference to Abu Dhabi oil output and exports in paragraph seven by saying that the UAE, which includes Abu Dhabi, is the world's third-largest oil exporter.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:35 am

The Ensign Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am

Flip-flop Sandals Honored With American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:20 am

Greece says to sell 5 pct OTE stake to Deutsche Telekom

ATHENS, June 18 (Reuters) - Greece will exercise its option to sell a 5 percent stake in OTE Telecom to Deutsche Telekom , the country's finance ministry said on Thursday after a meeting with DT's CEO...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:13 am

UPDATE 1-Toshiba, Fujitsu hard drive deal delayed by 1 month

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to postpone its $310 million takeover of Fujitsu Ltd's loss-making hard drive business by one month while it awaits approval from one antitrust regulator...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:10 am

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

June 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Thursday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:07 am

The worm turns

Mass action is beating African river blindness
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2009 | 9:04 am

Lenders mull offer for bankrupt Delphi - NY Post

June 18 (Reuters) - Bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp's debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders are mulling an offer for the company, the New York Post said, citing a person familiar with the matter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:47 am

NHSBT Named A Winner In IT Awards For Electronic Offering System

A life-saving program that speeds up the matching of donated organs to would-be transplant patients has been named a finalist in the international Computerworld Honours Program 2009. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) commissioned global services company, Sapient, to design an electronic system to manage the process for matching and allocating organs donated for transplant across the UK.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

New Mechanism Fundamental To The Spread Of Invasive Yeast Infections Identified

A group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Professor Aaron Mitchell has identified a novel regulatory gene network that plays an important role in the spread of common, and sometimes deadly, yeast infections.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Do ADHD Drugs Cause Sudden Death?

This week, a study came out that scared us big-time ... it suggests that children and teens who take stimulants like Ritalin for ADHD have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death. Our pediatrician weighs in. A new study in The American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that children and teens who take stimulants like Ritalin for ADHD have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

King Khalid University Hospital Links State-Of-The-Art Medical Imaging Applications With Aruba Networks' 802.11n Solution From ASACO-IT

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, announced that Saudi Arabia's King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), the teaching hospital of King Saud University, has deployed Aruba's high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi and security solutions for PACS, RIS, and HIS applications at its facilities in Riyadh.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Law Study To Improve Doctors' End-Of-Life Decisions

More than 13,000 people who have lost the ability to make their own decisions die in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales each year after doctors have withheld life-sustaining medical treatment such as CPR.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Trans Fats Hinder Multiple Steps In Blood Flow Regulation Pathways

Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in processed foods contain trans fatty acids that interfere with the regulation of blood flow. A new report reveals a new way in which these "trans fats" gum up the cellular machinery that keeps blood moving through arteries and veins.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Study Finds Autistics Better At Problem-Solving

Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al and Harvard University study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Study Gives Clues To Increasing X-Rays' Power

Three-dimensional, real-time X-ray images of patients could be closer to reality because of research recently completed by scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a pair of Russian institutes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Analysis Does Not Support Association Between Genetic Marker, Stress And Risk Of Depression

Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life events, and an increased risk of major depression, according to an article in the June 17 issue of JAMA. The authors did find that the number of stressful life events is associated with depression.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

Contur Software Adds Further Chemistry Tools To Web-Based ELN

Contur Software, a leading provider of electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) systems, announced added chemistry functionality in iLabber, the company's recently launched high-end ELN system available as an online service.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

E.P.A. to Review Safety of Pet Flea and Tick Products

The Environmental Protection Agency has intensified its scrutiny of spot-on flea and tick products for dogs and cats, warning pet owners that the treatments may have serious, even fatal, side effects.

Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jun 2009 | 6:40 am

Really?: The Claim: Allergy Problems Run in Families

Are allergies genetically-based?

Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jun 2009 | 6:06 am

$788,000 Paid to Doctor Accused of Faking Study

Medtronic said that it had paid nearly $800,000 to Dr. Timothy R. Kuklo, a former military surgeon who has been accused of falsifying a medical journal study involving one of the company’s products.

Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jun 2009 | 5:38 am

Skin Deep: A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away

Can the manipulation of smell really lead to weight loss? A handful of niche products would have you believe just that.

Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jun 2009 | 5:03 am

Partisan Ire Surfaces as Senators Start Work on Health Bill

Lawmakers are settling in for a long, hard slog that may not fit with President Obama’s goal of signing a bill within four months.

Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jun 2009 | 4:46 am

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 | 18 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am

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 | 18 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am

Lawmakers clash over cost of health care overhaul (AP)

AP - Hoping to make history, the Senate set off on its major overhaul of the nation's health care system Wednesday, but its first steps were quickly overtaken by fresh cost concerns and partisan anger. An ambitious timetable that called for completing committee action in early summer seemed in danger of slipping away.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 11:20 pm

Doctors signal they'll work with Obama (AP)

AP - The nation's largest group of doctors began their annual meeting as a potential obstacle to President Obama's health care overhaul. After a big pep talk from Obama himself, they ended it Wednesday by signaling they won't close the door on one of his key proposals, a public health insurance plan to compete with private insurers.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 11:11 pm

Hysterectomies a stem cell source

Discarded fallopian tubes from hysterectomies could be a good source of donor stem cells, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2009 | 11:08 pm

The New Old Age: Day Care for All Ages

At intergenerational day care centers, young children and frail seniors find common ground.

Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 9:33 pm

Man who lost sense of smell assumed Zicam safe (AP)

AP - He was like millions of other consumers who sometimes take vitamins or echinacea, hoping to build up his immunity or ward off a cold. He figured alternative remedies were as safe as a spoonful of honey. But that notion washed away with one squirt of a homeopathic cold gel.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 9:27 pm

AP IMPACT: Zicam not alone in side effect reports (AP)

AP - The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs. And that was perfectly legal until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell. One little word on Zicam's label explains all this: "homeopathic."

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 9:11 pm

False test results seen in maternal screening (AP)

AP - A massive effort to test pregnant women for a deadly germ they can spread to their babies has yielded a bad surprise a high rate of wrong test results that led some infants to miss out on treatment.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm

MDS 2009: Telemedicine Feasible for Patients with Parkinson's Disease

A Web-based program is showing promise for patients living far from research centers, experiencing travel difficulties, or feeling too sick to commute.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 8:37 pm

Homeopathy, conventional drugs share ingredients (AP)

AP - Here's a sampling of active pharmaceutical ingredients used in homeopathic remedies, but in highly diluted amounts. The homeopathic name is listed first along with its recommended homeopathic use, then the conventional name for the same drug, and a recommended conventional use.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2009 | 8:22 pm

Asbestos 'emergency' declared in Montana town

A Montana town where asbestos contamination has been blamed for more than 200 deaths will get new cleanup and medical assistance from the Obama administration under a "public health emergency" declared Wednesday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jun 2009 | 8:14 pm

Serotonin Gene, Even When Combined With Life Events, Has No Effect on Depression

A new meta-analysis fails to find an association between a variation of the serotonin transporter gene, stressful life events, and depression.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 7:47 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 | 17 Jun 2009 | 7:43 pm

Ongoing Analyses Suggest Cefepime Does Not Increase Death Risk

In contrast to previous findings, cefepime does not appear to increase the mortality risk compared with other similar antibiotics; manufacturer and FDA studies to investigate this issue are ongoing.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 7:34 pm

Genotyping Info Now in US Clopidogrel Label

The label has been updated to include additional information on factors affecting patients' responses to the drug, including a new section on pharmacogenetics and advice that concomitant use of drugs that inhibit the CYP2C19 enzyme should be discouraged.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 6:15 pm

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 | 5:52 pm

Chemo Drug Cream May Fade Wrinkles

WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 5:51 pm

SNM 2009: FDG-PET/CT May Be Superior to CA-125 in Detecting Ovarian Cancer Recurrence

FDG-PET/CT can provide a more precise assessment of recurrence and outcome in ovarian cancer than the standard serum tumor marker.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 5:42 pm

EULAR 2009: Tocilizumab Prevents Joint Damage, Improves Physical Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The LITHE study results suggest tangible real-life improvement in daily functioning with the investigational agent tocilizumab.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 5:02 pm

Sociodemographics Factor Into Routine Cancer Screening Rates Among UK Women

Socioeconomic factors play a major role in predicting which women undergo routine cancer screening in the UK, according to a research team at the University of Oxford.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2009 | 4:08 pm

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