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Summer is Here! Top Five Tips for Making Your Child's Summer Eating Habits HealthierSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:31 pm Rotary Marks Progress in Drive to Eradicate PolioSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm New EPI Healthcare Study by June O'Neill Shows Uninsured 'Crisis' Wildly OverestimatedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:24 pm GS1 Canada and GHX Align to Make Canada's Healthcare Supply Chain More Efficient and EffectiveSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:23 pm Iran's Crisis Posing a Problem for Its Mideast Allies (Time.com)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:10 pm Putin to meet Total, Novatek chiefs on WedMOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet the heads of French oil major Total and Russia's No.2 gas producer Novatek to discuss the firms' cooperation in Russia, Putin's spokesman...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:07 pm Safety of Neuraminidase Inhibitors to Treat H1N1 Influenza During Pregnancy ReviewedThe use of oseltamivir is preferred vs zanamivir for the treatment of H1N1 influenza during pregnancy because more safety data are available.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:05 pm IncentOne Achieves 2 Millionth Health MilestoneSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm UPDATE 1-Acura says pain drug to miss June 30 approval dateJune 23 (Reuters) - Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental pain drug Acurox would not be approved on the scheduled action date of June 30, based on a review letter from U.S. health regulators,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:59 pm Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Meridian International Center's Global Health Chair, Named Health Leader of the YearSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:59 pm Internationally-Renowned Health and Wellness Authority Joins livethesource(TM) as a Master DistributorSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:59 pm Schering-Plough Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common Shares and Mandatory Convertible Preferred StockSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm 33 stone at 15Georgia Davis talks about her dramatic weight lossSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm More heart patients controlling cholesterolAfter years of rising cholesterol levels from fatty diets and pudgy waistlines, there's finally good news, experts say. More people who are trying to lower their cholesterol are actually succeeding in getting their low-density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, down to healthy levels.Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:24 pm MDS 2009: Personality Traits Do Not Influence Parkinson's Disease RiskA new study finds no link with "at-risk" characteristics before onset of symptoms and later development of the disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jun 2009 | 1:16 pm Talks on insurance co-ops at impasseNegotiations between key Senate Democrats and Republicans over health insurance co-ops as an alternative to a government-run health plan were at an impasse as the parties faced off over how much federal government involvement there should be in the creation and running of the co-ops, according to senators and aides involved in the talks.Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pm House Democrats to open hearings on health bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Campaign Countdown For Voices Of IndustryThe UK's life sciences companies have just two days remaining to tell the Government what it can do to help them succeed, as medical and healthcare industry specialist MedilinkWM brings its Voices of Industry Campaign to fruition.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am To Stop Spread Of HIV, Prevention Campaigns In China Targeting Sex Workers, MSMCNN examines China's efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS by educating sex workers about the disease and prevention strategies. "It is estimated that some 700,000 people are living with HIV in China and there are about 50,000 new infections every year, according to the Chinese government and UNAIDS. The U.N.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Insurers Revoke Plans To Avoid Paying For Patients With High CostsA Congressional committee recently turned its attention to rescission, a practice where insurers retroactively revoke plans to avoid paying high costs. NPR reports: "According to a new report by congressional investigators, an insurance company practice of retroactively canceling health insurance is fairly common, and it saves insurers a lot of money.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am New Online Tool Maps HIV, AIDS Prevalence By County, Other StatisticsThe National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) today launched an online tool that maps the prevalence of HIV and AIDS by county, age, gender and ethnicity in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The HIV/AIDS Atlas is based on 2006 data collected from states and cross-checked with CDC data.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Drop In Access To Abortion Would Reward Antiabortion-Rights Violence, Opinion Piece SaysAfter the murder last month of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, "there is a very real danger" that the availability of abortion later in pregnancy "will end in this country -- not after public deliberation, legislative debate and majority vote, but because antiabortion absolutists on the fringSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am WorldCare Clinical Implements MCC's Imaging Performance Metrics In Support Of Standardized Peformance For Imaging Trials45th DIA Annual Meeting -- Booth # 1501 -- WorldCare Clinical, LLC (WCC), a leading imaging CRO for clinical trials in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced that it is offering version 1.0 of the Metrics Champion Consortium (MCC) Imaging Performance Metrics to all sponsors' imaging trials beginning July 1, 2009, through its WorldPro™ technology solution.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Local Researcher Shows Botox Clears Up Acne!The muscle relaxer Botox has now been shown to positively affect the skin as well. "Botox definitely clears up acne," says Anil Shah M.D. The Chicago plastic surgeon is one of the only doctors worldwide using Botox in an entirely new way. He injects the muscle relaxer directly into the skin to eliminate large pores, oil production, and acne breakouts.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Ads Highlight Different Aspects Of Health Reform DebateA coalition of union and liberal groups began running television ads designed to get "the attention of one particular television viewer: Sen. Kay Hagan," The Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record reports. Hagan, a Democrat from North Carolina, is among the lawmakers who have expressed reservations about a public option.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Historic Day For Health Care, Nurses And Midwives - ANF Welcomes Legislation To Increase Access To Quality Health CareNew legislation giving 'eligible midwives' and nurse practitioners prescribing rights on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Medical benefits Schedule (MBS) will allow more Australians to access quality, affordable health care according to the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Terrence Higgins Trust Looks For New Members To Join 'Telling It Straight' - A Support Group For Heterosexual People Living With HIV In SussexTHT is calling for people to join its support group 'Telling it straight'. The group is aimed at heterosexual men and women living with HIV in Sussex. The group meets every fourth Tuesday of each month in the evening. The next group session will take place on Tuesday 23rd at 6-8pm at THT's centre in Brighton. Stigma and discrimination around HIV can make it difficult to know who you can talk to.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am No rush to lose extra baby poundsNew mothers should take months, not weeks, to shed weight they put on in pregnancy, and up to a year is normal, advice says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jun 2009 | 9:50 am Organ scandalTen years on Alder Hey still casts a shadowSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jun 2009 | 9:18 am Mental battlefieldFlashbacks and insomnia... do the scars of war heal?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jun 2009 | 8:36 am Hunting ways to protect babies when mom drinks (AP)AP - Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 7:04 am Federal Saving From Lowering of Drug Prices Is UnclearPharmaceutical companies promised to help narrow a gap in Medicare coverage of prescription drugs known as the doughnut hole, which is more likely to lower costs for individuals.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 6:51 am Jean Dausset, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 92Mr. Dausset was a French immunologist who performed influential research that, among other things, improved the chances of success in organ transplants.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 6:26 am New Inquiry in Surgeon’s Bone Study for ArmyThe inquiry focuses on Medtronic’s payment of tens of thousands of dollars to an Army surgeon while he was still on active service.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:41 am Well: How the Food Makers Captured Our BrainsA recipe for indulging: salt, sugar and fat, mixed many ways. But we can fight it.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:24 am A Transplant That Is Raising Many QuestionsWhile there is no easy way to cheat the system, wealthy patients in need of organs have an advantage in being able to join many waiting lists.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:18 am Vital Signs: Behavior: Better Performance After a Dreaming NapA nap that includes a period of REM sleep seems to improve performance on word-association tests, a new study shows.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:09 am Vital Signs: Children: Self-Control Presages Math Gains in YoungA simple behavioral test for children entering kindergarten can predict future mathematics skills, researchers say.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:09 am Vital Signs: Perceptions: A Customer Bias in Favor of White MenPeople give higher customer satisfaction ratings to white men than to women and members of minorities, a new study says.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 5:09 am Abnormal Test Results May Not Get to PatientsIn a study, researchers found that 7 percent of clinically significant findings were not reported to the patient.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 4:49 am Personal Health: A Personal, Coordinated Approach to CareWhat is a medical home?Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jun 2009 | 4:49 am Health Tip: Preparing Your Child for a Medical Test (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medical procedures and tests can be frightening for both parents and children, so it's important that you're both prepared and calm.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Clinical Trials Update: June 22, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is already linked to heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, but new research finds those extra pounds can also significantly increase a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer, especially if she experiences early menopause.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Lab Study Finds Protein That May Inhibit Cancer Spread (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A protein produced by certain kinds of tumors inhibits the spread of cancer and could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am Obama, citing his smoking woes, signs tobacco law (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jun 2009 | 3:46 am Psoriasis Associated With All Vascular DiseaseAs well as being an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, psoriasis is also associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease, a new case-control study has shown.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:38 pm More Patients at LDL Targets, But Improvement Still NeededCompared with a decade ago, where just 38% achieved LDL-cholesterol guideline targets, 73% of individuals are now at goal.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:38 pm CV Mortality and Hospitalizations Declining in CanadaFrom 1994 to 2004, cardiovascular disease mortality declined 30%, while the rate of MI mortality decreased 38.1% and stroke mortality decreased 28.2%.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:38 pm Is Nothing Safe Anymore?Raw cookie dough is like any other raw food: it may contain bacteria. Duh!Source: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:18 pm Appendicitis urine test hopeScientists say they are hopeful of developing a simple urine test which will be able to detect appendicitis.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:03 pm Music as medicine? Why opera could be good for your heartListening to the right kind of music can slow the heart and lower blood pressure, research reveals.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:02 pm 'No proof' for filling baby teethFilling rotten baby teeth may be an unnecessary trial for children to endure, experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2009 | 11:02 pm Cookie-dough recall could cost 200 jobsA Nestle plant linked to an outbreak of illness has been shut temporarily, and the company said Monday that it expects to lay off more than 200 workers as a result.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Jun 2009 | 10:53 pm Study: Bad test results often don't reach patients (AP)AP - No news isn't necessarily good news for patients waiting for the results of medical tests. The first study of its kind finds doctors failed to inform patients of abnormal cancer screenings and other test results 1 out of 14 times.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pm Obama praises deal to cut drug costs for elderlyPresident Obama on Monday strongly praised a decision by the nation's pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Jun 2009 | 8:49 pm New law puts tobacco under FDA oversightPresident Obama signed landmark legislation Monday giving the Food and Drug Administration new power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Jun 2009 | 8:45 pm Drug company deal may give Obama a boost (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jun 2009 | 8:42 pm SNM 2009: Radioactive Patch Effectively Treats Skin CancerTransdermal radiation therapy is an effective alternative to surgery for standard care of basal cell carcinoma.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 8:32 pm New Study Shows the SSRI Paroxetine May Affect Sperm DNA and Male FertilityA study of healthy volunteers on paroxetine shows that the SSRI induces abnormal sperm DNA fragmentation -- a marker thought to be a predictor of infertility.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 8:32 pm Brain Sees Tools as Extensions of BodyAfter using a mechanical grabber that extended their reach, people behaved as though their arm really was longer.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Jun 2009 | 6:10 pm Tools are 'temporary body parts'Experiments show that people envision tools as extensions to the body, changing their perception of themselves.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2009 | 4:01 pm Blood Test May Determine Short-Term Risk of Death in Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisSerum surfactant protein A, a protein that is generated in the lungs and finds its way into the peripheral circulation when the lung is injured, is one of the strongest independent predictors of early mortality in the first year after diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:57 pm Respiratory Syncytial Virus Has Lasting Effects on Preterm InfantsPrematurely born infants hospitalized for bronchopulmonary dysplasia due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection continue to show poor lung function in later years.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:57 pm Hyperlipidemia Phenotype Is a Risk Factor for Early Myocardial InfarctionThe familial-combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) phenotype appears to be a major risk factor for the occurrence of MI at a very young age.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:57 pm Fighting Africa's brain drainA group of African scientists last week called on rich nations to help stem the tide of African talent leaving the continent's universities.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:39 pm
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