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Cases: Losing a Comforting Ritual: TreatmentThe radiation clinic, where everybody knows your name.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm How Old Do You Feel? It Depends on Your AgeThe older Americans are, the younger they feel, a large new survey found.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 2:29 pm Study Warns of Hazards for Elderly Using Walking AidsAbout 47,000 elderly Americans are treated in emergency rooms each year from falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm Universal embryo test 'very near'A gene mapping test that can test embryos for almost any inherited disease could be available in the UK within a year, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm Simbionix Signs Agreement With the European Association for Endoscopic SurgerySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 2:10 pm Intelligent Hospital Systems Receives International Award for Innovative Technology Benefiting SocietySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm UPDATE 1-Adaltis says running out of capital, assessing optionsJune 30 (Reuters) - Canada's Adaltis Inc , which is seeking to raise money to fund operations, said it is running out of capital and assessing various alternatives, including a potential bankruptcy filing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Releases June AdvisorySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm Acetaminophen Not So InnocuousThe painkiller is the leading cause of liver failure in the United States.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:51 pm Well: A 3,000-Mile Triumph, Spurred on by DiabetesEight cyclists show what vigilance about health can accomplish.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm UPDATE 1-BCB Bancorp to buy Pamrapo for $46.6 mlnJune 30 (Reuters) - BCB Bancorp Inc agreed to acquire Pamrapo Bancorp Inc for $46.6 million in an all-stock deal to increase its deposit market share in Hudson County, New Jersey.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:47 pm UPDATE 1-Endesa confirms investments, silent on dividend(Adds reiteration on investment plan, details, share price)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:44 pm 'Last man standing' at wake for a toxic townWearing powder blue pants and a plaid fedora, 84-year-old Orval "Hoppy" Ray arrived fashionably late to a celebration in Picher, Oklahoma, a vacated mining town at the center of one of the nation's largest and most polluted toxic-waste sites.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pm UPDATE 2-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsJune 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1330 GMT on Tuesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pm Poland fails to win backing for PKN defencesPLOCK, Poland, June 30 (Reuters) - The Polish government on Wednesday failed to win shareholder backing for more takeover defences at PKN Orlen, the country's largest refiner, forcing it to suspend its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:38 pm UPDATE 2-TomTom shareholders OK rights issue, shares soar(Adds shareholders approval, shares, analyst comment)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm Accumetrics, Inc. Announces GRAVITAS Trial 50 Percent EnrolledSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:35 pm FDA panel to vote on painkiller restrictions (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:28 pm Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart PatientsNew research shows that ischemic heart disease patients who suffer significant anxiety have close to a 5-fold increased risk of experiencing frequent angina.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:18 pm Sad dads may lead to crying infants, researchers report (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Don't automatically blame mom: A crying, colicky baby can be just as much the result of dad's state of mind, Dutch researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:03 pm Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- The syndicated comic strip "Baldo" will feature a storyline on diabetes in order to boost awareness about prevention and treatment of the disease among Hispanics.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 1:03 pm Doctors warn against 'swine flu parties'Health experts are warning parents against holding "swine flu parties" in the hope of infecting their children with the H1N1 virus.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:59 pm Risk for Pancreatic Cancer Increased by Early-Adulthood Obesity and Dietary Fat of Animal OriginTwo new studies provide details on how obesity and animal fats increase the risk for pancreatic cancer, and may offer new insight into pancreatic tumorigenesis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:49 pm Colorado beef company expands recallA Colorado company's recall last week of beef products possibly contaminated with E. coli has been expanded, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:13 pm Girl, 9, dies of swine flu as UK cases jumpA nine-year-old girl has died in Britain from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, as authorities reported a jump in the number of cases in the country.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:12 pm Study: More sex may help damaged sperm (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:07 pm Democrats Are Increasingly Confident About ReformDespite costs and public skepticism, Democrats are increasingly confident that they'll enact a vast health care overhaul. McClatchy reports: "The White House is ramping up its behind-the-scenes lobbying of Congress.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm U.S. Vaccine Advisory Committee Considers Response To H1N1 SpreadThe CDC convened a national vaccine advisory committee Friday to discuss the best response to the spread of H1N1 (swine flu) with an estimated 6,000 new cases in the U.S. last week alone, Reuters reports. "The key point is this new infectious disease is not going away," despite the fact the flu season in North America has passed, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC said. "In the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Who Goes Abroad For Fertility Treatment And Why?A substantial number of European patients travel to other countries for fertility treatment, both because they think that they will receive better quality care abroad and in order to undergo procedures that are banned in their home country says a study of the subject launched at the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Study co-ordinator Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Canada Continues To Work With National And International Partners To Manage The Spread Of The H1N1 Flu VirusHealth Minister Leona Aglukkaq updated Canadians on the H1NI flu virus response and reemphasized the Government of Canada's ongoing collaboration with its national and international partners to manage the spread of this virus. The Minister and Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Science Magazine Spotlights 20 Years Of CF ResearchAn article in Science magazine this month highlights several promising new CF therapies, including VX-770 and VX-809 developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, as part of a look back at key moments in CF research since the discovery of the CF gene 20 years ago.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition: From Human Bite To Robot JawsThe UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth*. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public for the first time at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition [30 June to 4 July].Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm RCP's Response To Lord Darzi's Report, High Quality Care For All, Our Journey So Far.Responding to the publication of High Quality Care for All, Our journey so far, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, said "We welcome the progress made since the publication of the first report from Lord Darzi, particularly the focus on the quality agenda.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm APEX Guides: Helping PBC Leaders To Become World Class CommissionersThe first three guides - Clinical Engagement, Governance and Prioritising Investment - will be launched at the Practice Based Commissioning National Forum, on 1 July. A fourth guide, on Patient and Public Engagement, will be published over the summer and a fifth, on Procurement, is already in the pipeline and expected to be published in September.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Female Human Embryos Adjust The Balance Of X Chromosomes Before ImplantationDutch researchers have found the first evidence that a process of inactivating the X chromosome during embryo development and implantation, which was known to occur in mice but unknown in humans, does, in fact, take place in human female embryos prior to implantation in the womb.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm HIV Diagnoses Among Men In New Orleans Growing, Large Increases Reported Among BlacksHIV diagnoses among all men in Louisiana declined from 1997 to 2006, but increased in 2007 and 2008 - diagnoses in the New Orleans metropolitan area alone increased by 9 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the Louisiana Office of Public Health, the New Orleans Times Picayune reports. Of particular concern are the increases among black men in New Orleans.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Mechanical mandible aids researchA robot jaw, designed to mimic the action of the human mouth, has been developed by a team of scientists at Bristol University.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am Daily sex 'best for good sperm'Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 10:04 am First swine flu fatality in SpainA 20-year-old Moroccan woman infected with swine flu dies in Madrid, becoming Spain's first fatality from the virus.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 9:57 am Saving livesSerious heart defects detected on screening tourSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 9:12 am Fergus On FluTamiflu resistance: First case in DenmarkSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 7:38 am Cookie Dough at Nestlé Plant Yields Positive Test for E. ColiFollowing a voluntary recall, raw cookie dough from a Nestlé plant in Virginia has tested positive for E. coli bacteria.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 6:48 am Oncologist Defends His Work at a V.A. HospitalDr. Gary D. Kao, accused of mishandling treatment for prostate cancer, spoke before a Congressional panel.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 6:36 am Obama Steers Health Debate Out of CapitalThe White House is trying to shift the health care debate away from Washington and to the states.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 6:35 am Small weight loss 'ups fertility'Obese women who lose even a small amount of weight may boost their chances of getting pregnant, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2009 | 6:27 am NYC: Aiming Wide in City War on SmokingThe city wants to require shops that sell cigarettes to post health notices that will include a photo of blackened lungs.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 6:05 am Abbott Loses Drug Patent SuitA unit of Johnson & Johnson said that a jury has ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.67 billion in a patent infringement suit over rheumatoid arthritis drugs.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:44 am Books: The Puzzle of Spaces That SootheHow Walt Disney cheered the brain, and Lourdes enraptured it.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:36 am Health Tip: When Your Child Needs Glasses (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some children may resist wearing eyeglasses, despite the resulting improvement in vision, school work and even extracurricular sports.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Clinical Trials Update: June 29, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am 47,000 Elderly Hurt in Walker, Cane Mishaps Each Year (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Each year, more than 47,000 elderly Americans are treated at hospital emergency departments for injuries from falls that involve walkers and canes, according to a federal government study released Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am FDA sources: E. coli found at Nestle plantFederal investigators at the Nestle USA plant in Danville, Virginia, have found evidence of E. coli bacteria in an unopened package of raw chocolate chip cookie dough, two sources at the Food and Drug Administration told CNN Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:16 pm Swine flu parties 'a bad idea'Throwing "swine flu parties" in an attempt to get immunity against the virus while it is a fairly mild form is not a good idea, doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:01 pm Getting Old Is Better Than ExpectedThe disparities between what younger people expect will happen as they age, and what really happens, are stark.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:57 pm Massive Vitamin-D/Omega-3 Trial for CVD, Cancer PreventionStudy participants will be randomized to one of four groups: daily vitamin D (2000 IU) and fish oil (1 g); daily vitamin D and fish-oil placebo; daily vitamin-D placebo and fish oil; or daily vitamin-D placebo and fish-oil placebo and followed for five years.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:56 pm Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: Don't Ignore White-Coat and Masked HypertensionWhite-coat hypertension and masked hypertension should not be regarded as benign, say the authors of a new 10-year study. The risk of developing sustained hypertension is higher in people with the above two conditions than in those who have normal blood pressure, they found.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:56 pm Study charts swine flu's spread through air travel (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Jun 2009 | 9:33 pm Drug-resistant swine flu seen in Danish patient (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Jun 2009 | 8:05 pm Experts Debate Benefits and Risks of Stimulants for Healthy PeopleTwo editorials present opposing views on the merits and safety risks of making stimulants, particularly methylphenidate, freely available for enhancing cognitive performance in healthy adults.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 7:09 pm Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Jun 2009 | 6:47 pm ASMBS 2009: Elderly Obese Patients Benefit From Weight Loss SurgeryComplications and outcomes of gastric surgery are no worse for patients older than 65 years than for younger patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 6:28 pm Zambian nurses defy sack threatNurses in Zambia defy a government deadline to end their three-week strike or face dismissal.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Jun 2009 | 4:50 pm Swine flu 'shows drug resistance'Experts report the first case of swine flu that is resistant to tamiflu - the main drug being used to fight the pandemic.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Jun 2009 | 4:15 pm Asia's Party-Drug Carries Incontinence RiskRevelers across Asia who snort the animal tranquilizer ketamine for a hallucinogenic high may face incontinence and other health problems as new dangers of this cheap party drug start showing up in long-term studies.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 3:56 pm Atrial Fibrillation Increases Risk of Death in DiabeticsAtrial fibrillation is a strong independent predictor of overall mortality and cardiovascular events in diabetic patients, according to findings published in the May issue of the European Heart Journal.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 3:56 pm Nicotinic Receptor May Be Useful Target in Lung Cancer TreatmentIn mice with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), survival can be prolonged by blocking the alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha7-nAChR) subunit.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 3:56 pm Stem Cell Factor Indicative of Asthma SeverityIn asthmatics, peripheral blood levels of stem cell factor (SCF), a pleiotropic cytokine, and its soluble receptor c-kit, are related to disease severity, Polish researchers report in a June 1st paper in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Jun 2009 | 3:56 pm Surprising number of teens think they'll die youngJune 29, 2009 CHICAGO - 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: PsycPORT.com | 29 Jun 2009 | 3:51 pm Half of Americans Use Vibrators, Study ClaimsVibrator use is common among American adults.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 2:52 pm The Real Cost of Our 'Disease Care' SystemHealth care reform is needed, but the question is whether it will come and whether it will do the job.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm
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