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Sundia MediTech Appoints Dr. Tong Xu as VP of Process ChemistrySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am AcelRx Announces Positive Phase 2 Results from a Study of ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTabs in Treating Post-Operative PainSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Hospital Information Systems (HIS) Markets in Europe: Frost & Sullivan Reveals the Cost, Crunch and the Care ValueSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Prometheus Launches MyCeliacID(TM), the First Do it Yourself, Saliva-Based Genetic Test Dedicated to Celiac DiseaseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am Nearly 15 per cent of American teens think they'll die youngthink they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behaviour, new research suggests. The study, based on a survey of more than 20,000 kids,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:50 am Mylan Announces Strategic Collaboration with Biocon to Enter the Global Generic Biologics MarketSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:30 am Get Long-Term Care Protection Now; Don't Wait for Health Reform, Industry Leader AdvisesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:30 am Surprising number of teens think they'll die young (AP)AP - A surprising number of teenagers nearly 15 percent think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:26 am RLPC-EMEA syndicated loans down 38 pct to $327 bln in H1LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Lending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continued to slump with a 38 percent drop at the half year to $327 billion compared with the first half of 2008, according to Thomson...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:11 am 'Hundreds' going abroad for IVFMany British couples travel to the continent for fertility treatment because they cannot get it at home, a study suggestsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:06 am Tanning Chain Offers Tips for Effective Indoor and Outdoor ExposureSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Clarient Set to Join Russell 3000 IndexSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Jun 2009 | 10:00 am Doctors say more ovary transplants possible (AP)AP - Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors announced Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:56 am Preventing fallsThe hi-tech chair that talks to elderly patientsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am Overweight stars blamed for making obesity 'normal'Overweight celebrities such as Gavin and Stacey star James Corden are making dangerous weight gain appear normal, a medical expert has warned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:06 am Screening Prevents Aneurysm Deaths, But Questions Remain Over Cost EffectivenessThe national aortic screening programme in the UK should, in due course, prevent about half of all aneurysm deaths in men over 65 and will be extremely cost effective for the NHS, conclude researchers in a study published on bmj.com.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Trust's Antibiotic Guidelines Given National Credit, UKSouthampton's teaching hospitals have been recognised by one of the UK's top medical organisations for leading the way in use of antibiotics in the fight against infection. The British Medical Association, the professional body for doctors and medical students, praised Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust's development of clear and simple antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for staff.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Critics Escalate Attacks On Health Care OverhaulTensions are showing as health reform continues to be center stage on the President's and Congress' domestic policy agenda. The Associated Press reports that "President Barack Obama has learned the lessons of Bill Clinton's failed bid to overhaul the nation's health care system.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Study Identifies Biomarker That Safely Monitors Tumor Response To New Brain Cancer Treatment; Paves The Way To Phase 1 Clinical TrialA specific biomarker, a protein released by dying tumor cells, has been identified as an effective tool in an animal model to gauge the response to a novel gene therapy treatment for glioblastoma mulitforme. The finding, reported in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, paves the way for a Phase 1 clinical trial expected to begin in late 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Mexican, Chilean Presidents Appeal For Developing Countries Access To H1N1 VaccineMexican President Felipe Calderon and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday emphasized the importance of developing countries having access to a vaccine that offers protection against the H1N1 (swine flu), "that has killed over 200 people and infected tens of thousands worldwide," AFP/MSN Philippine News reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am International Study Of Polar Body Screening Launced By ESHREThe efficacy of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) has been one of the most hotly disputed subjects in assisted reproduction over the past few years. None of the trials carried out so far has shown conclusively whether it works or not.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am The Site For Alcohol's Action In The BrainAlcohol's inebriating effects are familiar to everyone. But the molecular details of alcohol's impact on brain activity remain a mystery. A new study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies brings us closer to understanding how alcohol alters the way brain cells work.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Minute Antibacterial Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant GermsDoctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Singapore and reported in Nature Nanotechnology.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Flu Shot May Be Less Effective After TransplantKidney transplant patients have a weaker response to influenza immunization than healthy individuals, especially in the first six months after receiving a transplant, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Columnists Discuss HIV Statistics, National Testing Day"It's getting harder to convince people of the urgency, that knowing your HIV status is better than not knowing, that this is still a serious problem," columnist Wendi Thomas writes in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am Before Summer Camps Throw Open Doors, Girding for Swine FluEven as outbreaks were reported at some camps, others, like Frost Valley Y.M.C.A. in the Catskill Mountains, were preparing by washing surfaces with bleach and warning parents to keep sick children home.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 4:59 am New Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in TestingA new method of attacking cancer cells, developed by researchers in Australia, has proved surprisingly effective in animal tests.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 4:39 am Grant System Leads Cancer Researchers to Play It SafeA major impediment in the fight against cancer is that most research grants go to projects unlikely to break much ground.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 2:33 am Ovary cancer signs 'confusion'There is "widespread confusion" amongst doctors and women about ovarian cancer, a charity has said.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Jun 2009 | 11:13 pm Early pregnancy problems warningExpectant mothers who have complications in early pregnancy should be supervised more closely, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Jun 2009 | 11:10 pm
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