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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 | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:37 pm UPDATE 1-Blackstone India warrant deal blocked by regulator* Analysts see regulatory hindrance as one-off (Adds details, share price)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am Russia Gazprom to cut '09 capex - PM PutinMOSCOW, July 13 (Reuters) - Russian gas firm Gazprom will cut its 2009 investment programme to 775 billion roubles ($24.20 billion) from 920 billion roubles, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a government...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am White House says health-care, green jobs growing quicklyWASHINGTON - The White House's economic advisers say jobs providing health care and helping the environment are growing more quickly than the rest of the economy. The Council of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:29 am UK swine flu death toll hits 16A patient in London dies after contracting swine flu, bringing the UK toll to 16.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:23 am Four Seasons Health Care extends debt talksLONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - British care home operator Four Seasons Health Care has deferred the start of a sales process to continue restructuring talks, the company said on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am Victory Pharma, Inc. Announces FDA Accepts MGX006 NDA for ReviewSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:17 am UPDATE 1-BP agrees deal to develop Azeri fieldsLONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - UK oil major BP Plc has signed a preliminary deal with Azerbaijan to develop oil and gas fields in the Caspian Sea, the company said on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:16 am UPDATE 1-Brightpoint Q2 adj profit may meet or beat marketJuly 13 (Reuters) - Brightpoint Inc , a distributor of wireless devices, forecast second-quarter adjusted profit in line with or above market expectations, but gave revenue outlook below analysts' view...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:15 am REFILE-FACTBOX-Real estate funds activity in June(Fixes spelling of 'Advisors' in Blackstone Real Estate Advisors Group)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:15 am Patient helps pioneer CyberKnifeA man from Jersey becomes one of the first people in the UK to undergo an advanced form of treatment for pancreatic cancer.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:07 am MacroGenics Announces the Initiation of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody MGAWN1 in Subjects with Suspected Central Nervous System Infection Due to West...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Accuri Cytometers Completes $4 Million Series D FinancingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Aargh @*%!!!. Scientists say swearing helps reduce painCursing is an effective way to cope with pain, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:13 am A few drinks 'cuts dementia risk'Older people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol may have a lower risk of dementia, a US study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Scarless surgery'My kidney was removed through my navel'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:04 am Swine Flu Daily Update Issued At: 11am Friday 10 July 2009, Wales-- The NPHS influenza surveillance scheme, which records reports of diagnoses of flu from more than 300 GP practices across Wales, shows low levels of influenza activity in all parts of Wales. Further detail can be found on the NPHS website: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=457&pid=38241 -- The report from 8 July estimates there were 12.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Abrupt Opioid Withdrawal Increases Pain SensitivityThe abrupt withdrawal of morphine-like analgesics - opioids - can increase sensitivity to pain. Experiments have now shown that this effect is caused by a memory-like process, the long-term potentiation of synaptic strength in the spinal cord. The study, which was supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, also found ways of avoiding this increase in pain sensitivity.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Health Canada Confirms No Health Risk From BPA In Baby Food, Powdered Infant Formula, And Bottled WaterAs part of its research commitment on bisphenol A (BPA), Health Canada released yesterday the results of studies investigating BPA exposure levels in baby food in glass jars with metal lids, powdered infant formula, and bottled water.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Health Law Partners Warn Of Increased Medicare Auditing ActivityThe Health Law Partners, P.C. released a HealthCare Notification entitled: What All Health Care Providers and Suppliers Need To Know About the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program. Written by Abby Pendleton, Esq. and Jessica L.Gustafson, Esq., founding partners of The HLP, this article outlines the issues all Medicare providers and suppliers should know about the RAC program.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am New Plans To Improve Eating Disorder Services In WalesTwo new specialist teams will be set up to improve diagnosis, care and support for people with eating disorders in Wales, Health Minister Edwina Hart officially announced.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am WHO Approves Second HPV VaccineThe WHO announced Thursday it had approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, opening "U.N. agencies and partners [to] now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries worldwide," where an estimated 80 percent of the 280,000 annual deaths from cervical cancer occur each year, the AP/Google.com reports (7/9).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Senate Confirmation Of Assistant Secretary For Preparedness And Response Dr. Nicole LurieU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Dr. Nicole Lurie as the next Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at HHS. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Senate Weighs New Taxes To Fund Reform"Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) presented his members Thursday with more than a dozen ways to pay for health care legislation, ranging from new fees on industry to an income-tax hike on couples making more than $1 million a year," Politico reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am More Women Should Endure Labour Pains Says Leading UK MidwifeA leading UK authority on midwifery told a Sunday newspaper that more women should experience the natural pains of labour unaided by epidurals and other pain-relieving medication because not only do these procedures carry greater medical risk but they interfere with the mother's ability to bond with her baby and deny her the opportunity to experience childbirth as a rite of passage.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am National AIDS Fund Lauds Initiative To Remove Ban On Federal Funding For Syringe Exchange ProgramsThe National AIDS Fund (NAF) praised the decision by a House subcommittee to remove language from an appropriations bill that for the past twenty years has banned the use of federal funds for syringe exchange programs (SEPs). Since 1988, the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Pain in childbirth 'a good thing'The pain of childbirth may have benefits which women who opt for epidurals miss out on, a leading male midwife has said.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:18 am The Caucus: Health Care Negotiator With Instinct for the DealRepresentative Henry A. Waxman of California is philosophical about the opposition he faces from all sides as he tries to formulate health care legislation the White House will like.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jul 2009 | 6:19 am Japan ends ban on child organ donations (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jul 2009 | 5:00 am Obesity 'link to same-sex parent'A study finds obesity linked in mothers and daughters, and fathers and sons, but not across the gender divide.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:04 pm Slow blood flow 'hampers statins'Slow blood flow in areas of the body's arteries may reduce the protective effect of statins, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:04 pm Study: Clozapine may have saved schizophrenics (AP)AP - Thousands of people with schizophrenia worldwide could have been saved if doctors had prescribed them the anti-psychotic drug clozapine, a new study says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2009 | 11:04 pm Officials push for health care in spite of delay (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2009 | 10:55 pm Swearing Makes Pain More TolerableSwearing during a painful experience may increase a person's tolerance to that pain.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:05 pm
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