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Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jul 2009 | 10:12 am Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability (AP)AP - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am The Very First All Spanish "Surgery Robot" Is Now Operating In MalagaThe routine use of this first commercial robot assistant culminates the process of investigation, development, technology transfer and the marketing of this robot. Four years ago the Spanish company SENER became interested in the ongoing research by the Medical Robotics Group of the University of Malaga.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Double Success For Instituto Gulbenkian De Ciencia Scientists Working On Chromosome SegregationLars Jansen's work on the formation of the centromere, a key cellular structure in powering and controlling chromosome segregation and accurate cell division, has just earned him a paper in Nature Cell Biology and a prestigious EMBO installation grant, of 50,000 euro per year, for a maximum of five years.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Rampant Helper Syndrome Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNACatalysts assist in chemical reactions without undergoing any alteration of their own. In the cells of living organisms, proteins perform this important function. They carry out the metabolism fundamental to all living processes. Proteins are instrumental in cellular respiration, they for instance reduce oxygen to water and oxidize food into carbon dioxide.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Loneliness Among Older People, StudyProfessor Bo Malmberg and Professor Gerdt Sundström at the School of Health Sciences in Jönköping, Sweden have studied loneliness among older people. A common stereotype about older people is that loneliness is typical for older women, rather than for older men.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Working Towards An Optical Integrated CircuitETH Zurich researchers have successfully created an optical transistor from a single molecule. This has brought them one step closer to an optical computer. Internet connections and computers need to be ever faster and more powerful nowadays. However, conventional central processing units (CPUs) limit the performance of computers, for example because they produce an enormous amount of heat.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Homeopathy At Risk Of Being Lost In TranslationHomeopathy risks being subsumed by modern medicine, argues a historian of science. Not only does this means that homeopathy's heroes have become mere footnotes in history, but it could limit homeopathy's potential to contribute to the treatment of today's pressing medical problems, she says.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Watson Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval For Generic PLAN B(R)Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has received approval today from the United States Food and Drug Administration on its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for levonorgestrel tablets, 0.75 mg, for women seventeen years and younger.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Healthy Sex Life After A Cardiac EventResuming sexual activity is expressed by patients as extremely important after a myocarÂdial infarction (MI). In spite of this, sex counselling is an area of nursing practice that is frequently neglected and needs more evidence-based knowledge.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Childhood Arthritis: Common But Preventable Consequence Of Lyme DiseaseWhen left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or central nervous system. Lyme disease in children is often overlooked in its earliest stages, leading to these complications later on, according to Emma Jane MacDermott, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am More Loneliness, Anxiety Experienced By Overweight Kids, MU Study FindsAs childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Child mothers among Malaysia's indigenous: reportGirls as young as 11 have been giving birth among Malaysia's Orang Asli, or "original people," according to a report. The New Straits Times quoted a government official as saying that heSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Jul 2009 | 6:24 am Swine Flu Death Toll in Argentina ClimbsArgentina’s president said she would not rule out closing major public venues where swine flu could spread more quickly.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Jul 2009 | 6:15 am Patient Money: For a Frugal Dieter, Weight Loss on a Sliding ScaleA dieter’s commitment to weight loss can sometimes be linked to how much money he or she is willing to spend.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:42 am American Society of Anesthesiologists Releases Following Statement Related to Media Inquires Regarding Michael Jackson's DeathSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Jul 2009 | 5:15 am Global Update: Tuberculosis: TB Vaccine Too Dangerous for Babies With AIDS Virus, Study SaysA common tuberculosis vaccine is too risky to give to those born infected with the AIDS virus, says a new study published by the World Health Organization.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:40 am Mexico wins praise for swine flu response (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jul 2009 | 4:23 am Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am New Weapons in Fight Against TB? (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's disease, suggests a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am About 10 firms submit bids for AIG Taiwan unit-papers* Cathay, Chinatrust, Fubon, Ruentex among Taiwan biddersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:11 am About 10 firms submit bids for AIG Taiwan unit-papers* Cathay, Chinatrust, Fubon, Ruentex among Taiwan biddersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Jul 2009 | 3:11 am New Report Finds Flaws in Sunscreen Protection, SafetySunscreens are improving, but 3 of 5 brand-name products either do not protect the skin from sun damage sufficiently, contain hazardous chemicals, or both, according to a report by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:56 am Progenitor Cells Identified From Human Fetal HeartsHuman cardiovascular progenitor cells isolated from human fetal hearts can give rise to striated- and smooth-muscle cells as well as endothelial cells, researchers report.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:18 am New Meta-Analysis: Statins of Benefit in Primary PreventionA new meta-analysis including some of the more contemporary statin trials has found that the agents significantly improve survival and reduce coronary and cardiovascular end points in primary-prevention populations, a benefit that extends to all subgroups.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:18 am ARMYDA-RECAPTURE Published: Statin Reload Before PCIThe rate of major adverse cardiac events was significantly lower among patients "reloaded" with atorvastatin 80 mg 12 hours prior to PCI and 40 mg just before the procedure than in those who did not receive the additional statin boost.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:18 am FDA Approves Dronedarone for Atrial FibrillationDronedarone is envisioned as a safer alternative to amiodarone, a widely used antiarrhythmic agent in patients with AF.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:18 am Barriers to Optimal Termination of Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest IdentifiedInsurance-reimbursement rules, state laws, and the public's false perceptions of survival after cardiac arrest may impede emergency medical workers from using best resuscitation attempts, a study finds.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Jul 2009 | 2:18 am US Marine commander out shopping in AfghanistanBrigadier General Larry Nicholson demonstrated the more open approach he wants to see among the new US troops sent to southern Afghanistan by going shopping for melons. Nicholson,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Jul 2009 | 1:55 am Lung research'I was given common cold virus to help others'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:23 pm Self-help 'makes you feel worse'Bridget Jones is not alone in turning to self-help mantras to boost her spirits, but a study warns they may have the opposite effect.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:06 pm Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep CA former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:18 pm Teck to sell 17 percent stake to China for C$1.74 billionTORONTO (Reuters) - Teck Resources said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp in a deal that will help the Canadian miner pay down its debt while expanding...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:29 pm Brazil stocks inch down on quiet day; real slipsSAO PAULO, July 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks ended slightly lower on Friday after a session of light, choppy trading.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:09 pm UPDATE 3-Cemex slams Strabag pullout, eyes legal action* Cemex disputes decision, considering court action (Adds analyst comment, debt details, share price)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:29 pm UPDATE 3-Adaltis granted creditor protection by court* Shares under review (Recasts after court grants protection)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:15 pm Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsJuly 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:04 pm Health.com picks top beach, lake getawaysWe know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:47 pm Suit: Toxic plane air sickens flight attendantThe last time Terry Williams can remember being headache-free was in December. A chronic migraine has plagued her ever since. So have balance and vision problems, a tremor in her left arm, a prickly sensation in her feet and a loss of childhood memories.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:31 pm Fertility drug combo promising in older women (Reuters)Reuters - The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:27 pm Immigrant mom sees fruits of healthy baby foodAgatha Achindu's life-changing career move started out simply enough -- she wanted a healthy baby.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:07 pm Botched circumcisions leave 31 dead in S.Africa (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:52 pm Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea (Reuters)Reuters - Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:44 pm People more empathetic to their own raceJuly 03, 2009 BEIJING, Jul 3, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A bystander feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, researchers in China said.Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:36 pm Could honeybee venom ease arthritis pain?A New Zealand company seeks EU approval to market honeybee venom to help people with arthritis ease their pain.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:31 pm Uganda to outlaw female circumcision (AFP)
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