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U.S. parents think twice about sending kids to camp (Reuters)Reuters - Since its opening last week, camp counselors at New Jersey's Liberty Lake Day Camp disinfect door knobs, take the temperatures of children as they arrive and remind the campers not to share canned sodas.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 pm UPDATE 1-Hong Kong finds 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's health department said on Friday it had detected a case of human swine influenza virus that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:38 pm UPDATE 2-China crude stocks near IEA member level-Tanaka* China's crude stocks equal to 86 days of imports - TanakaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:34 pm Hong Kong finds 1st case of H1N1 resistant to TamifluHONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's health department said on Friday it had detected a strain of human swine influenza virus, or H1N1, that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:25 pm UPDATE 1-Carlyle, Primus among bidders for AIG unit-sourcesHONG KONG/TAIPEI, July 3 (Reuters) - Global investors Carlyle [CYL.UL] and Primus are among the bidders for AIG's Taiwan insurance unit, sources said on Friday, as the troubled U.S. insurer looks to divest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm UPDATE 1-Carlyle, Primus among bidders for AIG unit-sourcesHONG KONG/TAIPEI, July 3 (Reuters) - Global investors Carlyle [CYL.UL] and Primus are among the bidders for AIG's Taiwan insurance unit, sources said on Friday, as the troubled U.S. insurer looks to divest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm UPDATE 1-Palm oil firm Wilmar hires banks for big China IPOHONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Wilmar International , the world's largest listed palm oil company, has hired three banks to handle what sources say could be a $3 billion flotation of its China business...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm BioCis Pharma Reports Positive Phase IIa Clinical Results in Atopic DermatitisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm Latest on the Reuters Hedge Hub blog- Caught short. Short-sellers can make losses as well as big profits.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:52 am Former ABN bankers start asset management firmAMSTERDAM, July 3 (Reuters) - Former employees of Dutch bank ABN AMRO have set up their own asset management firm in the Netherlands and Britain, the new company said on Friday. The firm, called Aethra...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:52 am Uganda to outlaw female circumcision (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:45 am INTERVIEW-Sony Ericsson vital to Ericsson-Treschow* Follows uncertainty after Ericsson Q1 profit warningSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am Fergus On FluFlu predictions should come with a health warningSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:06 am Schumer Preparing Strong Public Plan OptionSen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a member of the key Senate Finance Committee and advocate for a government-run health insurance plan, said yesterday he would abandon all other possible compromises in favor of immediately creating a public plan that "would operate on 'a level playing field' with private insurers," CongressDaily reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am President Calls For Medicare Payment Rate RevisionsPresident Obama reiterated his call to adjust Medicare reimbursement rates as a part of his broad push for health reform in a meeting with nine reporters, including writers from local newspapers, Wednesday.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am A Selection Of Recent Studies And SurveysGovernment Accountability Office Prescription Drugs: Overview of Approaches to Control Prescription Drug Spending in Federal Programs -- "The increasing cost of prescription drugs has put pressure to control drug spending on federal programs such as the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Private Health Insurance Coverage At 50-Year-Low, According To CDCThe percentage of Americans with private health insurance is at its lowest level in 50 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. "About 65 percent of non-elderly Americans had private insurance in 2008, down from 67 percent the year before, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the (CDC).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am WHO, Wyeth Launch Trial In Africa To Test New River Blindness DrugThe WHO on Wednesday announced plans for a clinical trial to test a new drug that "could halve the treatment period for river blindness [or onchocerciasis], a disease that threatens 100 million people mostly in Africa," AFP/Dow Jones Newswires/CNN Money reports (7/1).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Wellcome Trust To Give $50M To Boost Health Research In AfricaThe Wellcome Trust on Thursday pledged 30 million pounds or about $50 million to support health research at more than 50 African institutions, Nature reports (Nayar, 7/1). The money will fund seven partnerships that aim to boost health research capacity in Africa. It was unveiled at the World Conference of Science Journalists in London, according to SciDev.Net (Nordlingx, 7/2).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Ohio Supreme Court Rulings Deny Request For Clinic Records, Address Mifepristone UseThe Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a clinic operated by Planned Parenthood-Southwest Ohio Region does not have to release 10 years of child abuse reports and medical records of minors who received abortions, the AP/Middletown Journal reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Some Groups Say Iowa HIV Transmission Law Worsens Stigma, Hinders Testing EffortsSome Iowa groups are concerned that the state's criminal HIV transmission law adds to the stigma associated with the virus and hampers testing efforts, and are urging lawmakers to revisit the law, the Iowa Independent reports. According to the Independent, criminal transmission of HIV is classified among the second-most serious felonies that can be committed in the state.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Work Status Changes More Common Among Women Receiving Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer, Study SaysWomen with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy appear more likely than those treated with radiation therapy to experience a major change in work status, according to a study published in the journal Cancer, Reuters reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Recent Releases: TB Plans Compared; Seasonal Hunger; Getting Health Workers In Underserved Places; Antiretroviral Drugs To Prevent HIVEconomic Benefits Of Global Plan To Stop TB Examined A study, recently published in the journal Health Affairs, analyzes the costs associated with the Global Plan to Stop TB and compared them to the cost of sustaining the DOTS treatment program.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am From BBC HealthMaking sure your children get enough exerciseSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:15 am Flu risk for indigenous peoplesIndigenous peoples, such as Aborigines and Native Americans, have a higher risk from swine flu, experts warn.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:03 am Warning over fake Tamiflu salesPeople should not buy anti-flu drug Tamiflu over the internet without a prescription, experts warn.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am Revisions to Health Bill Are Unveiled by DemocratsAction by the leaders of the Senate health committee cleared the way for a vote by the panel next week.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:14 am World Briefing | The Americas: U.S. to Donate Drug to Combat Swine FluThe United States will donate 420,000 packets of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to the Pan-American Health Organization to help fight the swine flu pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:07 am Senator Grassley Asks Aetna About Limited Health PolicyThe Iowa Republican is seeking details about insurance the company sold to a man in Texas that left him owing nearly $200,000 in medical bills.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:23 am Sanofi Drug for Heart Rhythm Disorder Is ApprovedSanofi plans to begin marketing Multaq, generically known as dronedarone, in the United States this summer.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:22 am India media hails gay sex rulingThe Indian media hails a ruling by a court ruling decriminalising homosexuality in the countrySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:59 am Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis (AP)AP - A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:40 am Health Tip: Controlling Asthma (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a major threat to certain species of wildlife, which need to be protected through health monitoring, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing Dementia (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults who live alone are twice as likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life compared to those who are married or live with a partner. And the risk is three times higher among those who are divorced or widowed, according to a new study by Swedish and Finnish researchers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am Kick the habitZanzibar heroin addicts team up to go cleanSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:47 am Scraping byCash crisis leaves Ukrainian hospitals relying on charitySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:36 am Advocates are back with real health care stories (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:12 am Scots take 'sun-fry' cancer riskScots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, research warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:46 pm Solo life ups gene dementia riskPeople who have a gene flaw and live alone in middle-age are at highest risk of developing dementia, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:25 pm Birth weight appears associated with leukemia (Reuters)Reuters - There may be an association between high birth weight and an increased risk of overall leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appears to be associated with the high and low extremes of birth weight.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:43 pm Federal probe finds problems with chelation study (AP)AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:33 pm July 4th fireworks: Fun but dangerous, feds warnBefore lighting up that patriotic sparkler this weekend, remember to play it safe.Source: CNN.com - Health | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:29 pm SNM 2009: Lemon Juice Reduces Radiation Exposure to ParotidThyroid cancer patients are able to maintain salivary gland function with the addition of lemon juice to therapy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 8:49 pm Ferumoxytol Approved to Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia in Chronic Kidney DiseaseFerumoxytol injection may be more effective than oral iron for anemic patients in all stages of chronic kidney disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 8:03 pm ISSTDR 2009: Internet-Based Testing Improves Screening for Chlamydia Among MenInternet-based chlamydia testing at home widens access to young people, and new DNA hybridization technology provides results at point of care.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:55 pm Well: Eating to Fuel ExerciseSports nutrition expert Leslie Bonci talks about the best time to eat before and after exercise.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:33 pm Bone Mineral Density Monitoring May Not Be Needed Up to 3 Years After Starting BisphosphonatesA study suggests that monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in the first 3 years after starting treatment with a potent bisphosphonate is unnecessary and may be misleading.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:30 pm Proton-Pump Inhibitor Withdrawal May Cause Rebound Acid HypersecretionA study shows that proton pump inhibitor therapy for 8 weeks induced acid-related symptoms in healthy volunteers after withdrawal, suggesting that rebound acid hypersecretion has clinical implications.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:24 pm President Pushes Health Plan as an Economic BoonAt a town-hall-style meeting, President Obama pushed his proposal for a health care overhaul as a cost-saver rather than an expenditure.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:22 pm HPV Vaccination Is Not Cost-Effective in the NetherlandsEven under the most favorable assumptions, the HPV vaccine was not found to be cost effective, Dutch researchers report.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:59 pm Cancer Patients Undertreated for VTE, Despite Guideline RecommendationsMany oncology patients do not receive appropriate VTE prophylaxis as recommended by practice guidelines, despite the high rates of associated morbidity and mortality.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:19 pm Wet Ear Wax, Osmidrosis May Be Linked With Breast Cancer RiskA single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the breast cancer gene ABCC11 is closely associated with wet-type earwax and axillary osmidrosis, Japanese scientists report in the June issue of The FASEB Journal, a publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:12 pm Ultrasound Adds No Value to Cervical Cerclage Decision-MakingCervical ultrasound to determine the need for cervical cerclage does not improve outcomes over those obtained with history-indicated placement, according to a report in the June American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:12 pm WHO Says Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 "an Isolated Case"The first H1N1 infection found to be resistant to the antiviral Tamiflu represents an "isolated case" with "no public health implication" at this time, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:12 pm
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