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Wockhardt to sell animal health unit to VetoquinolMUMBAI, June 28 (Reuters) - Indian pharma company Wockhardt Ltd said on Sunday it had signed an agreement to divest its Animal Health Division to France's Vetoquinol , but did not provide any financial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 11:09 am Spain's Repsol discovers 2 oil wells in TarragonaMADRID, June 28 (Reuters) - Spanish oil major Repsol has discovered two new oil wells off the northern coast of Spain with a potential production of 8,000 barrels per day, four times the group's Spanish...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 10:44 am Novartis in talks to buy much of Elan -reportDUBLIN, June 28 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis is in talks to buy parts of Irish peer Elan , including its flagship multiple sclerosis products and its Alzheimer's disease pipeline, the Sunday Times...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 10:13 am Novartis in talks to buy much of Elan -reportDUBLIN, June 28 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis is in talks to buy parts of Irish peer Elan , including its flagship multiple sclerosis products and its Alzheimer's disease pipeline, the Sunday Times...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 10:13 am Israel's D-Pharm files plan for Tel Aviv IPOJERUSALEM, June 28 (Reuters) - Israel's Clal Biotechnology Industries said on Sunday its D-Pharm unit has filed a draft prospectus with regulators for an initial public offering in Tel Aviv.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 9:26 am HearAtLast To Launch Exclusive Groundbreaking Neuro-CompensatorTM Technology Hearing Aids From VitaSoundHearAtLast Holdings, Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Eight Miami-Area Residents Charged In $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Home Health Care AgenciesEight Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $22 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of Miami businesses purporting to specialize in home health care services, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey H. Sloman of the Southern District of Florida, and Daniel R.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am NMC Statement Re Gosport War Memorial HospitalThe Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) is extremely concerned about the length of time that it is taking to resolve the issues for the families of former patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital. There have been two police investigations, which concluded in 2007, followed by an inquest conducted by the local coroner and continuing proceedings before the General Medical Council (GMC).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am New Rapid 4th Generation Point Of Care HIV Test Identifies Acute Infection Earlier Than Antibody Only TestsThe new 4th generation rapid HIV diagnostic test - Determine® HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo - from Inverness Medical is capable of detecting HIV infection several days earlier than HIV antibody only tests and is ideal to help diagnose and screen for early HIV infection.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am 1st Anticancer Drug For Animals Offers Human Treatment PossibilitiesAB Science, a young Paris-based biotech company, announces the pan-European commercial launch of its Masivet veterinary anticancer drug in June 2009. Masivet was approved in November 2008 by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the treatment of dogs with non-resectable grade 2 or 3 mast cell tumours. Masivet's active pharmaceutical ingredient is masitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Media Registration - World Diabetes CongressThe International Diabetes Federation's 20th World Diabetes Congress will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal in Montreal, Canada from October 18 -22, 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am European Scientific Committee Positive Recommendation From For A New Once Daily Mirapexin(R) Formulation For The Treatment Of Parkinson's DiseaseBoehringer Ingelheim announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending the approval of a once daily formulation for Mirapexin®/ Sifrol® (pramipexole), in all countries of the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Thursday 25 June 2009-- 9 confirmed cases in Wales, including one new case: - A 22 year old male in Powys. He has been offered antivirals and is recovering. Close contacts have been identified. The NPHS is investigating the source of the infection. -- 163 people have been under investigation in Wales.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am NMC Announces New Director Of Standards And RegistrationsThe NMC announced the appointment of Roger Thompson as its new Director of Standards and Registration. Roger has been Interim Director of Standards and Registration since the appointment of Kathy George as NMC Chief Executive & Registrar in March 2009. Roger will start his new role with immediate effect.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Institute Of Psychoanalysis Awards Honorary Fellowship To Actor Simon Russell BealeJoining a prestigious group including Anish Kapoor and Bernardo Bertolucci, acclaimed Shakespearean actor Simon Russell Beale was welcomed as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis at a presentation on Sunday 21 June 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Indonesia traffic nightmare goes from bad to worseNew laws requiring disabled pedestrians to wear traffic signs have met with frustration and derision in Indonesia, where in the eyes of the law cars have taken priority over people. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 7:28 am Fashion pioneer Vionnet's work on show for 1st timeAlthough the name of Madeleine Vionnet is hardly known today, in her heyday she was regarded as being as important to fashion as Picasso was to painting. A landmark first retrospective...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 6:29 am Marriage Stands Up for ItselfDespite strong social riptides working against it, the marriage bond is far stronger in 21st-century America than many assume.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Jun 2009 | 6:21 am Playing It Safe in Cancer ResearchA major impediment in the fight against cancer is that most research grants go to projects unlikely to break much ground.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Jun 2009 | 6:14 am A new high tech edge to Poland's Jewish heritageThe Holocaust nearly obliterated a millennium of Jewish life in Poland but a new website aims to bring it back in cyberspace by piecing together scraps of memories on life before the Nazis.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 6:12 am Obama pushes Senate to act on climate measure (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Jun 2009 | 5:48 am Winegrowers see a future in greenClean vineyards, "green" wines and lighter bottles? Many in the global wine and spirits business believe their only chance of long-term survival lies with sustainable development. Even...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 5:31 am Indonesia's traffic nightmare goes from bad to worseNew laws requiring disabled pedestrians to wear traffic signs have met with frustration and derision in Indonesia, where in the eyes of the law cars have taken priority over people. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2009 | 5:15 am Economic View: The Pitfalls of the Public OptionAn important question about any public provider of health insurance is whether it would have access to taxpayer funds.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Jun 2009 | 3:52 am New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis reduces joint inflammation in severe cases while causing only mild to moderate side effects, according to a report from the first clinical trial of the drug on humans.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am Osteoporosis risk11-year-old Lauren on how she protects her bonesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Jun 2009 | 11:30 pm U.S. Passes Million Swine Flu Cases, Officials SayThe estimate is based on testing plus telephone surveys in New York City and several other locales where the new flu has hit hard.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Jun 2009 | 3:25 pm Potential New Drugs Put at 970 MillionMillions of new and useful drugs remain undiscovered. All chemists need to do is mix the right stuff.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 27 Jun 2009 | 2:51 pm Genetically Modified Rice Fights AllergiesGenetically modified foods are intended to improve consumers' health.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 27 Jun 2009 | 2:43 pm US passes million swine flu casesOfficials estimate at least a million Americans have had swine flu, with 127 deaths, but many cases were mild.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Jun 2009 | 11:15 am
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