WHO to give H1N1 jab guidance on Monday at latest

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to hold a media briefing on Friday or on Monday to issue guidance about the need for a H1N1 influenza jab, a WHO spokeswoman...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 11:26 am

Poll of Business Executives Shows Most Companies Not Aware of True Costs of Healthcare

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 11:22 am

NBTY to Webcast Presentation at Oppenheimer 9th Annual Consumer, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference; Announces Fiscal Third Quarter Preliminary Unaudited Net Sales Results

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am

Dr. Richard Rosenbloom Resumes Services To The Quigley Corporation's Pharma Subsidiary

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am

Cancer: The facts

Information and statistics on common types of cancer
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am

UPDATE 1-Caledon in advanced talks with two suitors -source

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Caledon Resources Plc , the coking coal company, is in advanced takeover talks with two possible buyers from China and India, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:31 am

Conservative Democrats break ranks on health care (AP)

AP - Conservative House Democrats are demanding significant changes before they can support a sweeping health care overhaul, forcing the House to join the Senate in delaying action on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:20 am

UPDATE 3-Infosys beats Q1 fcast, flags tough environment

* Employee numbers fall in Q1, first drop in any quarter
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:17 am

Caledon in advanced talks with two suitors -source

* Caledon Resources talks to Indian, Chinese suitors -source
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:15 am

Concern over Ebola virus in pigs

A form of Ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and pose a new risk to humans.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:14 am

DIARY-Eurobond issuance in Asia ex-Japan: Philippines bond

HONG KONG, July 10 (Reuters) - The following are planned or potential foreign-currency denominated debt issuances from Asia, excluding Japan.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am

UPDATE 2-Infineon plans $1 bln capital hike, Apollo involved

* Shares rise as much as 5.8 pct (adds analyst comment, CDS rally, updates shares)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am

UPDATE 2-Infineon plans $1 bln capital hike, Apollo involved

* Shares rise as much as 5.8 pct (adds analyst comment, CDS rally, updates shares)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am

EFSA Advises On Welfare Of Dairy Cows

EFSA's Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) has published five scientific opinions and a scientific report on the overall effects of the most relevant farming systems on the welfare of dairy cows and related diseases. The Panel concluded that long term genetic selection for higher milk yield and the nature of the farming systems used - i.e.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Millions Of People With Musculoskeletal Conditions At Risk Of Being Let Down By NHS

One-in-five (21%) primary care trusts (PCTs) do not offer 'clinical assessment and treatment services' (CATS) for people with musculoskeletal conditions, denying them services deemed a 'keystone' of the government's 2006 musculoskeletal services strategy1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

The Fight Against Chagas: Time To Focus On Patients

This year, one hundred years since the discovery of Chagas disease, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is launching its campaign "Chagas: it's time to break the silence." MSF calls on endemic countries to end neglect of Chagas sufferers and support diagnosis and treatment for affected people, rather than focusing solely on vector control.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Siemens Enterprise Communications To Provide Multi-million Pound Secure LAN For Barts And The London NHS Trust Hospitals

Siemens Enterprise Communications has won a four year multi-million pound framework contract to provide Barts and The London NHS Trust with an integrated Enterasys fixed and wireless LAN and security infrastructure.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Take The Swine Flu Threat Seriously - British Hajj/Umrah Pilgrims Are Warned

Saudi Arabia's warning to elderly Muslims, pregnant women and children against undertaking Hajj/Umrah pilgrimage this year in view of rapidly spreading swine flu worldwide sent a shock wave amongst Muslim community in Britain.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Hospital Doctors Must Learn About Money To Drive Better Treatment And NHS Efficiency, UK

Hospital doctors must learn the basics of NHS finance to help drive greater efficiency and better outcomes for patients, according to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the Audit Commission. The organisations have joined together to launch a new Guide to Finance for Hospital Doctors.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

NICE Upholds GlaxoSmithKline Appeal For Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment, Tyverb(R)(lapatinib)

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) announced that, following GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) appeal, it will reconsider the submission for Tyverb (lapatinib), a treatment for an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer (ErbB2-positive).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Recognizes The Joint Commission's Critical Access Hospital Accreditation

The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has again granted The Joint Commission deeming authority for the accreditation of critical access hospitals. The CMS designation means that critical access hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission may choose to be "deemed" as meeting Medicare and Medicaid certification requirements.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Huntsman Cancer Institute Announces Major New Training Initiative For Cancer Research

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has licensed the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and Department of Biomedical Informatics as a cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG®) Support Service Provider in the category of Training Materials and Services. The distinction is the first to be awarded to an academic medical institution.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Early Mental Illness May Be Revealed By MRI Mapping Of Brain

John Csernansky wants to take your measurements. Not the circumference of your chest, waist and hips. No, this doctor wants to stretch a tape measure around your hippocampus, thalamus and prefrontal cortex. OK, maybe not literally a tape measure, but he does want to chart the dimensions of the many structures in the human brain.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Third of breast cancer 'harmless'

One in three breast cancers detected by screening may actually be harmless, researchers suggest.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jul 2009 | 6:38 am

Can Language Skills Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease? (Time.com)

Time.com - A small study of aging nuns illuminates the curious condition of "asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease" -- when brains show physical lesions, but patients display no signs of cognitive decline
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 6:15 am

On National Scale, New York Hospitals Fare Poorly on Readmissions

New federal data drew some criticism as the government considered financial penalties and incentives to curb return rates.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 5:58 am

Court Nominee Manages Diabetes With Discipline

A no-nonsense attitude, combined with the attention to detail that characterizes her legal opinions, has been a hallmark of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s approach to Type 1 diabetes.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 5:20 am

Doctor and Patient: When Doctors Make Mistakes

Errors affect doctors too, increasing the risk of burnout and depression and harming subsequent care.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 5:16 am

Dieting Monkeys Offer Hope for Living Longer

A study of monkeys suggests that people could in principle extend their life span by following a calorie-restricted diet.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 4:42 am

Democrats Are at Odds on Financing Health Care

House Democrats planned to propose a tax increase on the wealthy to pay for an overhaul of the health system, an idea the Senate has all but dismissed.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 4:36 am

Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated (AP)

AP - One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am

Vaccine May Someday Thwart Ear Infections (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers have developed a pain-free vaccination that might thwart ear infections in children.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- News reports about a possible link between pop star Michael Jackson's death and his alleged abuse of prescription drugs may have increased the public's concern about prescription medication overdose risks, suggests a survey of U.S. pharmacists.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

Early Menstruation Lowers Odds of Surviving Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with ovarian cancer, those who had their first menstrual period before the age of 12 and who had the most menstrual cycles over a lifetime are more likely to die of the cancer than those who had fewer ovulatory cycles, a new study shows.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

For Kids, Two Languages Can Be as Easy as One (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) - European researchers are contesting the assumption that bilingual toddlers have more trouble learning language skills than children who know just one language.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Younger adults who suffer a stroke are more likely to die if they are heavy drinkers, have heart failure, cancer, type 1 diabetes or an infection before their stroke, Finnish researchers report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

Can't Sleep? Log On

SHUTi (Sleep Healthy Using the Internet) is an automated online treatment system to help people with insomnia.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:43 am

National Briefing | Charities: Shriners to Accept Insurance

The Shriners say that they will keep a presence in all 22 cities where they provide care for children but that some facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:36 am

Ex-Medical Technician Is Held Without Bail in Hepatitis C Outbreak in Colorado

A criminal case is intertwined with a medical mystery, as drugs were reportedly stolen and used, then needles were reused.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 3:18 am

Obama Nominates Francis Collins to Lead NIH

The former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute would bring rich scientific and administrative experience to the National Institutes of Health, experts say.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2009 | 2:44 am

Antibiotic Delayed Aging in Experiments With Mice

The drug, rapamycin, has already been in use for suppressing the immune system in transplant patients.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 2:39 am

Obama Warns of Return of Swine Flu in the Fall

The Obama administration warned Americans on Thursday to be ready for an aggressive return of the swine flu virus in the fall.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 2:26 am

Breast Cancer Treated Too Often

One out of three breast cancer patients may be getting more treatment than they need, a new study finds.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 2:14 am

Swine Flu Might Hop Back to Pigs

Pigs could catch the new H1N1 flu strain, or swine flu, from humans.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Jul 2009 | 1:53 am

FDA: Dough's E. coli strain differs from illness (AP)

AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday the strain of E. coli found in a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant does not match the strain that has been linked to a 30-state outbreak, and they aren't sure how the dough was contaminated.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2009 | 1:49 am

Anti-obesity product safe in mid-stage study (Reuters)

Reuters - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity product involving versions of hormones linked to appetite and metabolism yielded positive results.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2009 | 11:36 pm

Common cancer deaths 'falling'

The number of people dying from three of the most common cancers has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 40 years.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 11:02 pm

Proof mounts on restricted diet

Cutting calories may delay the ageing process and reduce the risk of disease, a long-term study of monkeys suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 11:02 pm

'Lower' Asian obesity threshold

The threshold for being overweight and obese should be lowered for British Asians, experts say.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 11:02 pm

Months to Live: Sisters Face Death With Dignity and Reverence

For end-of-life care, a group of convent sisters rely on social networks rather than aggressive medical care.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 9:19 pm

Hospitalization More Common Among Heavy Drinkers

Compared with teetotalers, men who consume 22 or more units of alcohol per week have a 20% higher rate of acute admissions, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:54 pm

Sebelius: Plan for worst-case scenerio in swine flu

The 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 | 7:40 pm

Persistent Viruria Predicts PML in HIV-Infected Patients

Persistent JC virus viruria and increasing JC virus DNA load in the urine are strongly associated with the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), according to a study of patients with HIV infection.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:36 pm

Pioglitazone Prevents In-Stent Restenosis in Diabetics

In patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the use of pioglitazone appears to suppress in-stent neointimal proliferation, Japanese and US researchers report in the June issue of JACC: Coronary Intervention.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:36 pm

Acoustic Cardiography Does Not Improve Diagnostic Accuracy in ED Patients With Dyspnea

In emergency department patients presenting with undifferentiated acute dyspnea, an S3 captured by acoustic cardiography does not improve diagnostic accuracy for acute decompensated heart failure or provide independent prognostic information, results of an international study suggest.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:36 pm

WCBP 2009: Parental Anxiety Best Predictor of Outcomes in Children Exposed to Trauma

A parental history of anxiety disorders is the best predictor of the development and persistence of PTSD in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 7:09 pm

Uganda seeks to ban female circumcision

In many cases it's a woman that grips the blade -- maybe clean, maybe dirty -- that cuts a girl's path to womanhood.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:16 pm

Low IQ Alone Not Related to Early Mortality

New research suggests it is not low cognitive ability that contributes to early mortality but rather other factors, particularly socioeconomic status.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:34 pm

Fergus On Flu

How to track the size and spread of swine flu
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jul 2009 | 5:04 pm

Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Associated With Lower Cognitive Performance

A new cohort study shows that cognition may decrease over time for older adults with severe COPD.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:40 pm

Peru's pregnant women dying at 'scandalous' rates

Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:35 pm

Obesity on the Rise in US

The prevalence of obesity in US adults has increased by more than 25% in 2008; a separate report found that healthcare spending on obesity increased by 80% from 2001 to 2006.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:30 pm

Few Oncologists Consider Cancer Patients' "Burden of Survivorship"

When active treatment ends, many cancer patients experience feelings of letdown and emptiness, so return visits for monitoring should also be used to inspire patients, suggests 1 medical oncologist.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2009 | 4:14 pm