Bayer says Alzheimer test shown to work in study (Reuters)

Reuters - Bayer's Alzheimer's disease (AD) marker florbetaben was shown to help detect the illness in eight out of 10 cases in a Phase II study, possibly offering a way to diagnose early onset.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:21 pm

Swearing Makes Pain More Tolerable

Swearing during a painful experience may increase a person's tolerance to that pain.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:05 pm

UPDATE 1-Venture CEO tells Centrica to pay above 900p/shr

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The chief executive of North Sea gas producer Venture Production said its shareholders were looking for "significantly in excess" of the 845 pence a share takeover offer made...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 1:12 pm

RHJ to submit new, improved offer for Opel-paper

BERLIN, July 12 (Reuters) - Belgian holding company RHJ International is readying an improved offer for General Motors unit Opel which foresees preserving all of its German plants, a newspaper reported...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:20 am

Financial investors may buy Vattenfall grid-sources

*Vattenfall in exclusive talks to sell German grid- sources
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:05 am

Effects Of Once-Daily Tadalafil On Erectile Function In Men With Erectile Dysfunction And Signs And Symptoms Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

UroToday.com - Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) often suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS; BPH-LUTS) such as urinary frequency, urgency, intermittency, nocturia, straining, incomplete emptying, or weak urinary stream.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am

European College Of Neuropsychopharmacology, 22nd Congress Sept. 12-16, 2009, Turkey

Promoting new discoveries in brain research and mental disorders Mental disorders are a global problem and represent one of the biggest challenges for health care systems. In the world, there are some 500 million people suffering from mental disorders, and in the European Union, mental disorders range as one of the leading causes of disease burden.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy For The Treatment Of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome In Males: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

UroToday.com - At a glance one could assume that this study was solely empirical - on the contrary! Shock waves (SWs) seem to have a greater therapeutic potential than is assumed and understood today. Finally, the effect of SW cannot be explained by current models of thinking.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am

U.S. Moves Forward With Preparations For H1N1 Vaccination Campaign

The Obama administration on Thursday said a nationwide vaccination program could begin as early as mid-October to protect Americans from the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and pledged $350 million to help prepare communities across the country for this effort, the Washington Times reports (Ward, 7/9).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Pressure mounts to ban smoking in military

You've seen the iconic picture of a soldier with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, but that could soon be a thing of the past.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jul 2009 | 9:51 am

Scrub tech causes major hepatitis scare in Colo. (AP)

AP - Kimberly Spencer's 9-year-old son went to Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center last month for what was supposed to be a routine surgery. The rambunctious child stuck a BB in his ear and doctors had to operate to remove it.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am

Society Supports GHP Protest For Pharmacist Recruitment Premium, UK

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is backing the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP) bid to get the Government to review its decision on the recruitment and retention premium of pharmacists in hospitals and PCTs.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Impact Of Childbearing On Women's Body Image Investigated

A psychologist who investigated the effects of childbearing on women's body image will present her findings at the British Psychological Society's Division of Counselling Psychology annual conference, held at the University of Warwick.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Three More Sentenced In Fake Drugs Conspiracy Trial, UK

The seventh and final member of a multi-million pound international counterfeit gang was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court earlier this week, 6 July 2009. The 12 month sentence, suspended for two years, concluded a series of trials carried out by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) under the London based investigation Operation Stormgrand.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Amarillo Biosciences Reaches Enrollment Goal In Australian Influenza Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) announced that it has reached full enrollment in a Phase 2 clinical study of the company's oral interferon product at the University of Western Australia located in Perth. A total of 200 healthy volunteers meeting all eligibility criteria have been enrolled to 16 weeks of treatment with oral interferon or matching placebo.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

Give The NHS Your Views On Electronic Record Systems

The NHS wants your views on an online personal health information service called HealthSpace. Electronic patient record systems such as HealthSpace have the potential to bring huge benefits to people with diabetes by improving the way healthcare teams work, and by giving people more control of their care.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am

146th Annual AVMA Convention In Seattle Invites Veterinarians To Help Clean Up Animal Shelters

Veterinarians will be giving back to the city of Seattle during the 146th American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Annual Convention - held from July 11-14, 2009, in Seattle, Wash. - by helping fix up two animal shelters and a horse rescue facility. The event will be funded and overseen by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), the charitable arm of the AVMA.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Paul Ricard, the drinks magnate drunk with art

As night fell over the Mediterranean, the hundreds of people ferried to this minuscule island offshore France learnt a secret -- the country's late drinks tycoon Paul Ricard was a closet...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:25 am

No Stork Involved, but Mom and Dad Had Help

The parents of children born to surrogates wrestle with a modern twist on the old question: Where did I come from?


Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:10 am

Omega-3 no match for Alzheimer's, study finds

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Omega-3 fatty acid supplements did nothing to slow memory declines in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, but a study in healthy people with slight memory...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:03 am

Omega-3 no match for Alzheimer's, study finds

* Shows promise in healthy people with mild memory trouble
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am

Obama calls for higher education revamp in US

President Barack Obama has called for strengthening higher education so that the United States could lead the world in college degrees in a decade. "In an economy where jobs requiring at
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 5:52 am

For Doctors in Congress, Little Harmony on Health Care

The 16 physicians from the House and Senate have taken different lessons from their experiences in medicine, and they do not agree on what a bill should look like.


Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jul 2009 | 4:31 am

Risks of Delaying ACL Reconstruction in Young Athletes May Be Too High, Study Shows

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 4:00 am

Private armies on frontline of Pakistan war

Six months ago, Fahimuddin was a Pakistani businessman and local councillor. Today he heads a private militia using rocket launchers, guns, grenades and daggers to repel Islamist attacks.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 3:17 am

Cash-strapped California quizzes Jackson costs

Disgruntled Californians, their state broke and in budget meltdown, are asking why taxpayers should foot the bill for Michael Jackson's million-dollar memorial last week. While the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:52 am

Hip problems

'If they picked it up earlier she wouldn't have needed an op'
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jul 2009 | 12:19 am

Obesity health risk cause 'found'

Scientists believe they may have uncovered a key reason why obese people have a raised risk of health complications.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jul 2009 | 11:32 pm

Leaders in House Seek to Tax Rich for Health Plan

The proposal, a clear expression of Democrats’ perceived mandate, calls for a surtax on individuals earning at least $280,000, but it faces hurdles in both chambers of Congress.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Jul 2009 | 4:12 pm

Polio threat to Pakistan children

Continuing conflict in Pakistan has left more than a million children at risk of contracting polio, health officials say.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jul 2009 | 2:43 pm

Obesity emerges as risk factor in severe flu (Reuters)

Reuters - People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jul 2009 | 1:15 pm

Sanofi recalls three cough mixtures in France (Reuters)

Reuters - Sanofi Aventis has recalled three cough mixtures for babies and children in France after traces of a toxic substance were discovered in a bottle, the French health authority said on its website on Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jul 2009 | 12:34 pm