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REFILE-Taiwan's Compal beats Q2 f'cast on PC demand pick-upTAIPEI, July 9 (Reuters) - Compal Electronics , the world's No.2 contract laptop PC maker, on Thursday said it shipped a better-than-expected 7.9 million units in the second quarter, in the latest sign...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 10:06 am State preparedness on tap for swine flu summitThe White House, months before flu season, will roll out the big guns Thursday for a swine flu preparedness summit, underscoring the importance the Obama administration is placing on the pandemic.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:58 am Bioton sees up to $2 bln from Bayer insulin dealWARSAW, July 9 (Reuters) - Polish drug maker Bioton expects $1.5-$2.0 billion in revenues from the 15-year contract to allow Germany's Bayer AG to distribute its insulin in China, it said in a statement...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:57 am ANALYSIS-Netbooks: Google's ace in PC war with Microsoft* Chrome PC operating system could attract netbook makersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:52 am Norway's Golar, Thai PTTEP in Australian FLNG dealOSLO, July 9 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas shipper Golar LNG and Thai energy firm PTT Exploration and Production have entered into an agreement to jointly develop an FLNG project in North West Australia,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:51 am UPDATE 2-Genus sees underlying profit flat until next year* Flat yr performance, but profit growth from forex movesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:50 am UPDATE 1-UAE's ADNOC, Conoco sign Shah gas field dealDUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and ConocoPhillips signed a deal on Thursday for a multi-billion dollar project to develop the Shah gas field in the United Arab Emirates,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions(Adds Brixton, Datang Telecom and others, updates Nexans)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:36 am Study: Night owls may benefit from p.m. strengthIf you have a hard time crawling out of bed in the morning, it could be that your body is biologically programmed to start the day later.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:33 am Appaloosa, 2 car parts makers eye Delphi- NY PostJuly 9 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Appaloosa Management and two car parts makers may bid for bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp , the New York Post said, citing a person close to the auction. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:22 am Exiled China tycoon in U.S. clean car venture -sourceHONG KONG, July 9 (Reuters) - Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes, is preparing to launch an ambitious plan to make clean-tech cars in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am Exiled China tycoon in U.S. clean car venture -sourceHONG KONG, July 9 (Reuters) - Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes, is preparing to launch an ambitious plan to make clean-tech cars in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am House Dems look at taxing the rich for health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:11 am $1 Million For Memory Research Awarded To UTSA PsychologistUniversity of Texas at San Antonio Assistant Professor of Psychology Rebekah Smith has been awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study adult memory. To conduct the research, beginning in July, Smith will be recruiting younger adult volunteers aged 18-30 and older adults, aged 60 and above.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Advancing Vaccine Against Valley Fever - UTSA Infectious Disease ResearchersMedical mycologists in The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) and the Department of Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have significantly advanced the fight against San Joaquin Valley Fever, a respiratory infection of humans, commonly called Valley Fever, which is caused by the Coccidioides fungus.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Endoscopic Surgery As Effective As Open Surgery For Nasal CancerResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that endoscopic surgery is a valid treatment option for treating esthesioneuroblastoma (cancer of the nasal cavity), in addition to traditional open surgery and nonsurgical treatments. These findings appear in the July issue of Laryngoscope.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Scientists Track Chemical Changes In Cells As They Endure Extreme ConditionsOne of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual cells that enable them to survive conditions that should kill them.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Conference: Combating Heart Disease And Stroke: Planning For A Healthier EuropeCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of early death and disability in Europe, accounting each year for the loss of more than 2 million lives and costing the EU economy an estimated 192 billion. Top level stakeholders and EU and national policymakers are meeting in Brussels to assess current prevention programs and to develop a strategy for Cardiovascular Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Nurse Leaders Selected For Prestigious National Fellowship To Improve Health CareA national fellowship program focused on expanding the role of nurses to lead change in the U.S. health care system has named its 2009 cohort of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation® (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows. Twenty nurses, selected from among the top nursing leaders nationwide, will join more than 200 nurse leaders who have participated in the program since 1998.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am New Strategies To Improve Treatment And Ultimately Prevent Heart Failure In ChildrenStructural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively simple issues, such as small holes between chambers of the heart, to very severe malformations, including complete absence of one or more chambers or valves.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Infants Experience Errors In Heart Meds Most OftenInfants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or end up on the wrong end of medication errors more often than older children, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center published July 6 in Pediatrics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Debate Over Recovered Memory Continued By Brown ProfessorFueling the debate over the controversial psychiatric disorder known as dissociative amnesia, or repressed memory, Brown University political scientist Ross Cheit is challenging claims by two Harvard University psychiatrists. At issue is how to prove whether the memories of trauma, such as childhood sexual abuse, can be repressed and then resurface later in life.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am What Is Heart Failure? What Causes Heart Failure?Even though it may sound like it, heart failure does not necessarily mean that the heart has failed. Heart failure is a serious condition in which the heart is not pumping blood around the body efficiently. The patient's left side, right side, or even both sides of the body can be affected. Symptoms will depend on which side is affected and how severe the heart failure is - symptoms can be severe.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am Months to Live: Convent Sisters Face Death With Dignity and ReverenceFor end of life care, sisters in a Rochester suburb rely on social networks and spiritual beliefs instead of aggressive medical intervention.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:28 am Brain Surgery Frees a Runner, but Also Raises New BarriersA lobectomy cured ultra-runner Diane Van Deren’s epileptic seizures, but left her with an inability to remember exactly where she is going or how to get back.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:27 am D. Mark Hegsted, 95, Harvard Nutritionist, Is DeadDr. Hegsted’s studies of fats and their role in promoting heart disease led to influential federal guidelines in the 1970s.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:18 am Happy Days: Living in the MomentA daughter turns to her study of yoga to help her understand her mother's Alzheimer's disease.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:18 am Abortion pill used in a quarter of US abortions (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:11 am British scientists claim to create human sperm (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:10 am Antibiotic Delayed Aging in Experiments With MiceThe drug, rapamycin, has already been in use for suppressing the immune system in transplant patients.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:58 am Pick to Lead Health Agency Draws Praise and Some ConcernPresident Obama on Wednesday nominated Dr. Francis S. Collins, a pioneering geneticist, as head of the National Institutes of Health.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:38 am Quality of Bottled Water Questioned in CongressTwo new studies suggested more regulation of bottled water could be needed, prompting inquiries into bottlers’ sources and testing from a House oversight panel.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:28 am E.U. Warns Drugmakers on Blocking GenericsThe European antitrust regulators told pharmaceutical companies that they could face tighter scrutiny and steeper fines for keeping generic drugs from consumers.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:24 am Democrats Divide Over a Proposal to Tax Health BenefitsAn effort by Senator Max Baucus to develop compromise health care legislation has come under sharp assault by fellow Democrats.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:19 am Clinical Trials Update: July 8, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A personalized electronic health tracking system can improve diabetes patients' care and clinical outcomes, Canadian researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Greater Language Skills in 20s May Guard Against Alzheimer's (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with greater language abilities in early adulthood were less likely to have Alzheimer's disease later in life, even when autopsies revealed the clear brain changes that are hallmarks of the disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Abortion Pill Study Suggests Way to Limit InfectionResearchers found that rare infections linked to abortion pills could be even less common if the pills were taken by mouth and accompanied by antibiotics.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 1:25 am Prince Charles warns of evironmental doom (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jul 2009 | 11:15 pm Language 'predicts dementia risk'People with superior language skills early in life may be less likely to get Alzheimer's later, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jul 2009 | 11:01 pm Tests raise life extension hopesA compound discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the ageing process, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jul 2009 | 11:00 pm Sen Grassley Asks Medical Journals About GhostwritingSent to eight medical journals, including the Annals of Internal Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the New England Journal of Medicine, the letter asks the journals to clarify their policies and practices regarding medical ghostwriting.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:56 pm Reducing Bleeding Risk in Patients Who Need Triple Antithrombotic TherapyCombining warfarin with dual antiplatelet therapy is associated with significant bleeding hazards, and this is a growing problem with the aging of the population. Recommendations on how to balance the benefits and risks of such treatment are made in a new review.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:56 pm Proteome Profiling Identifies Diagnostic Markers for Acute Pediatric AppendicitisUrinary levels of leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein reflect appendicitis severity.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:27 pm Drug gives anthrax protection in animal studies (AP)AP - An experimental drug helped monkeys and rabbits survive anthrax in a series of studies, suggesting it could be useful in case of another anthrax attack.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pm Final Analysis Shows HPV Vaccine Is Effective and SafeThe final results of a large phase 3 trial demonstrate that Cervarix, an AS04-adjunvanted vaccine, was immunogenic, generally well tolerated, and effective against HPV-16 or HPV-18 infections.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:50 pm 'Critical shortage' of cancer-treating isotopes: Canada (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jul 2009 | 8:34 pm Endometriosis ups risk of preterm birth: study (Reuters)Reuters - Pregnant women with endometriosis are at increased risk for delivering prematurely as well as suffering a number of other adverse pregnancy outcomes, results of a study indicate.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Jul 2009 | 7:38 pm ISSTDR 2009: Multiple Pathogens Detected Simultaneously With Investigational MicroarrayA new polymicrobial assay may unlock the origin of sexually transmitted syndromes caused by multiple organisms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 7:02 pm Changes in Medicare Pay Rules Could Have a Redistributive EffectThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a series of proposed changes to the 2010 physician fee schedule.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 6:32 pm Acne Drug Accutane No Longer SoldGeneric versions of the acne drug are still available as isotretinoin.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 6:12 pm Long-Term Survival After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair ImprovesA Swedish study reports improved long-term survival after surgery to repair intact abdominal aortic aneurysm, over a time when a greater number of older adults with more comorbidities were being treated.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 5:51 pm CTA Reasonable to Detect High-Risk Cardiac Sources of Embolism in Stroke PatientsCTA yields similar diagnostic accuracy to TEE for identifying high-risk cardiac sources of embolism in stroke victims--such as thrombus and aortic atheroma--but had a lower sensitivity and negative predictive value in medium-risk sources.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 5:51 pm Same-Day Discharge After Ablation Is SafeThe same-day-discharge strategy can help reduce logistical constraints of an increasing number of catheter-ablation procedures performed in daily practice, say researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Jul 2009 | 5:51 pm Biden cheers hospital deal in health care reformVice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that a deal has been reached with hospitals to help fund health care reform.Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Jul 2009 | 4:12 pm EU probes firms over drug delaysThe European Commission is investigating several drugs firms over costly delays in introducing cheaper generic drugs.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jul 2009 | 4:08 pm Fergus On FluThe world's biggest producer of flu vaccinesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:27 pm 'Expect suicides' with recessionRates of suicide, murders and heart attacks will go up as the economy continues its downturn, experts warn.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Jul 2009 | 3:26 pm
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