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More Evidence That Caffeine Can Jolt Memory (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- The growing evidence that caffeine consumption may help treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease has received an extra boost from two new studies.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jul 2009 | 1:03 pm Kids of Parents Who Value Exercise Are More Active (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children are more likely to join a sports team or be active if their parents like team sports, U.S. researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jul 2009 | 1:03 pm China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Retains Hawk Associates for Investor Relations ServicesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:54 pm Death Penalty and Mental Illness: Families of Victims Speak out at National Convention; 'Double Tragedies' Report ReleasedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:37 pm Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces conference call and webcastSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:30 pm MasterCard Extends Agreement With OptumHealthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:30 pm Smart for Life(TM) Introduces HeroFiber(TM) to Its Product LineSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:20 pm DynaVox Systems LLC Merges with Blink TwiceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:17 pm Eamonn Hobbs Appointed President & CEO of Delcath Systems, Inc.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:11 pm Number of Patients With Dementia on the RiseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:10 pm New Moms Urged to Take Care of Postpartum HealthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:10 pm Lilly Receives Fourth FDA Approval for ALIMTA(R) (pemetrexed for injection)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pm Genetic Risk Factors Found For Most Common Brain TumourFor the first time, researchers have identified genetic variants commonly found in the population that can increase an individual's risk of developing glioma, the most prevalent brain tumour. The findings are published today in the journal Nature Genetics. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research in the UK, The University of Texas M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Johnson & Johnson Completes Initial Tender Offer For Cougar BiotechnologyJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced that the initial offering period of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGRB) expired at midnight (Eastern time) on July 2, 2009. The offer was conducted through a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson named Kite Merger Sub, Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am 30% Of Children At Risk Of Future Heart DiseaseAlmost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke, according to results referred to in the Medical Journal of Australia.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am New Method For Detecting Nitroxyl Will Boost Cardiac Drug ResearchWake Forest University scientists have developed a new research tool in the pursuit of heart medications based on the compound nitroxyl by identifying unique chemical markers for its presence in biological systems.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Imaging Technique Allows Researchers To Monitor Protein Changes In Mouse TumorsA new imaging technique can monitor, in living mice, the HER2 protein found in above-normal amounts in many cases of breast cancer as well as some ovarian, prostate and lung cancers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Variations In 5 Genes Raise Risk For Most Common Brain TumorsCommon genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, an international research team reports online in Nature Genetics. Genetic risk factors identified by the research team, led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am High Profile Doctors Support GMC Licensing CampaignHigh profile doctors have today lent their support to the latest phase of the GMC's licensing campaign. Dr Hamish Meldrum, BMA Chair; Dr Ramesh Mehta, BAPIO President; and Dr Frances Elliot, Chief Executive of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland have all contributed messages on a new GMC website, Licensing help , aimed at helping doctors to make their decision about taking a licence.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Philips Introduces Mobile C-arm With Flat Detector For Surgical X-ray ProceduresWith rapid change taking place in the surgical environment as the range of interventional and minimally invasive procedures continues to expand, Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today announced the availability of the Veradius X-ray system.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Mini-stroke Patients Get Better Care In Hospitals With Stroke ServicesPatients who suffer from transient ischaemic attack (so-called "mini-strokes") are more likely to receive rapid assessment and care if they attend a hospital which has organised stroke care services, according to the results of a survey published in the Medical Journal of Australia.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Dutch-Style System Would Make Health Funds Compete For Medicare FundingAustralians should be able to receive Medicare-type benefits directly from the private health fund of their choice, according to the authors of an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Laser 'cure' for blindness testedA ground-breaking laser treatment could prevent millions of older people from going blind, experts believe.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am Quacks and CuresBizarre treatments handed out to patients in the pastSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2009 | 8:19 am In Maine, Two Sides on Health Care Step Up Competition for Senators’ VotesThere is a general agreement in the state that something needs to be done about health care, but sharply divided opinions about what the something should be.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jul 2009 | 5:11 am Ban Is Advised on 2 Top Pills for Pain ReliefA federal advisory panel voted to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin because of their effects on the liver.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jul 2009 | 3:18 am Genetic clue to brain cancer riskGenetic warning signs of an increased risk of the commonest kind of brain cancer - a glioma - have been discovered.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 11:00 pm Coffee 'may reverse Alzheimer's'Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Jul 2009 | 10:10 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 | 5 Jul 2009 | 12:24 pm
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