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Australia starts 1st swine flu vaccine trials (AP)
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News: Health News | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:02 am Axial Biotech Enters Partnership with the University of Utah to Utilize the Utah Population Database to Develop Personalized Diagnostic Tests for Spine DisordersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am NBTY Acquisition of Julian Graves Unconditionally ClearedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am AcelRx Announces Perfect Performance of Handheld Component of ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System in a Phase 2 StudySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Junying Yu, Leading Stem Cell Researcher, Joins Cellular Dynamics InternationalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am UPDATE 3-BHP sees mixed commodities demand outlook* China's build up of commodities inventory almost completeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:43 am India's Tech Mahindra Q1 net profit falls 46 pctBANGALORE, July 22 (Reuters) - Indian IT services firm Tech Mahindra Ltd on Wednesday reported a 46 percent drop in June quarter net profit due to interest costs it paid on borrowings to fund its acquisition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:36 am Lilly Reports Solid Second-Quarter 2009 Results, Raises EPS GuidanceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:30 am Lexicon to Provide Clinical Pipeline Update and Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on July 28, 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:30 am DIARY-Eurobond issuance in Asia ex-Japan: KNOC issues guidanceHONG KONG, July 22 (Reuters) - The following are planned or potential foreign-currency denominated debt issuances from Asia, excluding Japan.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:29 am CORRECTED - CORRECTED-Tengzhong eyes offshore vehicle for Hummer(Corrects attribution to company spokeswoman from company official)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:22 am New Collaboration To Conduct A Clinical Trial Of TB Vaccine Candidate In People Living With HIVThe Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation (Aeras) has announced a new collaboration with The Aurum Institute on the first study to test the AERAS-402/Crucell Ad35 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate for safety in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Aurum will conduct this trial in people living with HIV at its clinical trial site near Johannesburg, South Africa.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Pharmalucence, Inc. Announces FDA Approval For Its Generic Sestamibi KitPharmalucence, Inc., a leading supplier of radiopharmaceutical products, announced that it received approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Generic Drugs for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to manufacture and market its Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc-99m Sestamibi Injection.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Southampton Surgeons Honoured For Developing Keyhole Lung Cancer Surgery In The UKTwo Southampton surgeons who contributed to the development of keyhole surgery to treat early stage lung cancer have been internationally commended for their work. Consultant thoracic surgeons Khalid Amer and Ali Zamir Khan have spent the past four years developing a technique known as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy at Southampton General Hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am National Health And Medical Research Council Funding For UQ Brain Injury Research, AustraliaUniversity of Queensland researchers will use a $2.5 million grant to help people who have suffered an acquired brain injury communicate with the world. The recent National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding will establish a new Centre for Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Aphasia Rehabilitation at UQ, led by Professor Linda Worrall.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Affymax Announces Data Monitoring Committee Review Of Phase 3 Hematide ProgramAffymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) announced that the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), which provides oversight for the Phase 3 program for Hematide™, has completed another review and has informed the company that the cumulative safety data generated thus far from the EMERALD and PEARL Phase 3 trials support continuation of the studies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Provectus Pharmaceuticals Initiates New PH-10 Clinical Study For PsoriasisProvectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT ), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has initiated a new Phase 2 clinical trial of PH-10 for psoriasis involving daily dosing of patients for 28 days.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Cardiac Research At Colorado State University Shows Diseased Heart Valves In Dogs Produce SerotoninA significant part of the question of what causes mitral valve disease in dogs, giving scientists and medical experts clues into new possible ways to treat or prevent the disease, may have been solved by a Colorado State University veterinarian. The discovery refutes the current believe that mitral valve disease, the top heart disease in dogs, is inevitable as a part of aging in pets. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am John Kufuor Leads Effort To Fight Global Hunger Among SchoolchildrenThe former Ghanaian president, John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, has Today been named a Global Ambassador against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). He joins an elite team of celebrities, sportsmen And statesmen in stepping forward to advocate on behalf of the world's poorest and hungriest people.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am New Generation Health And Safety Degree On Show At Open Day, AustraliaA new Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety Science that offers career opportunities in a diverse range of workplaces, from mines to movie sets, will be on show at UQ's St Lucia Open Day (August 2). The Australian-first degree will span four years and will be available to students in 2010.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am ImClone Systems And Bristol-Myers Squibb Announce Revisions To ERBITUX(R) (cetuximab) U.S. Product Labeling For Metastatic Colorectal CancerImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved revisions to the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Large Study Points to the Brain Benefits of Eating FishA diet rich in fish may help ward off dementia, a study in developing countries has found.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 7:09 am Signing up'Why my samples might help to save lives'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:47 am A Defining Moment Nears for PresidentPresident Obama’s handling of the health care issue will shed light on his political strength and could shape his presidency.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:42 am Oakland passes landmark marijuana taxOakland's bid to become the first U.S. city to tax proceeds on medical marijuana passed Tuesday by a landslide vote.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:20 am Economic Scene: Challenge to Health Bill: Selling ReformHealth care will cost the typical American household roughly $15,000 this year, but many don’t notice how much they’re paying.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:13 am For Merck, Asthma Drug Helps Offset Earnings FallThe company’s acquisition of Schering-Plough later this year could help Merck’s bottom line.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:39 am The Work-Up: Costly Drugs Known as Biologics Prompt Exclusivity DebateCompanies that own the rights to high-end treatments say allowing copycats to market too soon would hurt financial incentives.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:30 am Data Show Manhattan Is Svelte and Bronx Is Chubby, ChubbyAt the neighborhood level, socioeconomic and demographic factors are the strongest predictors of high obesity rates, experts argue.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:23 am Sidney W. Bijou, Child Psychologist, Is Dead at 100Mr. Bijou helped establish modern behavioral therapy for childhood disorders like autism and attention deficit disorder.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:16 am Obama questions motives of health care criticsPresident Obama said Tuesday that political motives are behind GOP efforts to block the overhaul of health care in Congress.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Jul 2009 | 4:54 am Final sayWhy doctors still have the last say over treatmentSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jul 2009 | 4:20 am Clinical Trials Update: July 21, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jul 2009 | 3:50 am Sleep Benefits From Tonsillectomy Peak at 6 Months (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children who had their tonsils and adenoids removed slept better after having the procedure, but the benefit began to decline six months post-surgery, a new study has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jul 2009 | 3:50 am Young Black, Hispanic Women Tend to Develop 'Love Handles' (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic women in their 20s tend to accumulate more fat in their midsection than their male and older counterparts, possibly putting them at a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jul 2009 | 3:50 am Biomarkers May Predict Alzheimer's (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Certain proteins found in cerebrospinal fluid may accurately identify the people with mild cognitive impairment who are most likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jul 2009 | 3:50 am Saliva test for early birth riskA simple saliva test could help spot which expectant women are most likely to deliver their baby prematurely, experts believe.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:41 am Phone gadget to diagnose diseaseA new device that attaches to a mobile phone could be used to diagnose diseases in the developing world.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:16 am Many doctors feel negatively about obese patients (Reuters)Reuters - In at least one large New York City healthcare network, more than 40 percent of doctors have a "negative reaction" to obese patients, according to a new study. And most physicians feel that treating obese patients was "very frustrating."Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2009 | 11:09 pm Kicking the habit in pregnancy better for babies (Reuters)Reuters - Moms-to-be who smoke but quit early in pregnancy can sharply reduce their risk of having a premature or too-small baby, new research in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2009 | 11:08 pm Merck/Schering-Plough Reach Ezetimibe SettlementThe companies have agreed to reimburse 35 states and the District of Columbia to the tune of $5.4 million, part of a settlement stemming from investigations into how they marketed Vytorin and Zetia before announcing the ENHANCE trial's controversial results.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 9:43 pm Lp(a) Is a Causal Factor for CVD, But a Modest OneA new review confirms that Lp(a) has an independent association with MI and stroke and quantifies for the first time the strength of that risk, which is only about a quarter that of LDL cholesterol.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 9:43 pm Gene Variants Influence Heart-Failure Risk, Response to Beta BlockersIt only seems as if beta blockers don't work as well in African Americans as they do in whites, researchers say.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 9:43 pm Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Less Hypertension and Lower Lifetime Risk of Heart FailureResults from two new studies show that a lack of exercise, being overweight, cigarette smoking, and unhealthy diets high in salt and low in fruits and vegetables strongly elevate the risk of developing hypertension or heart failure.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 9:43 pm Global health officials mull how to slow swine flu (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2009 | 9:30 pm MONET Trial: Darunavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy Shows Efficacy for HIV Patients With Undetectable Viral LoadDarunavir/ritonavir monotherapy shows noninferior efficacy compared with triple therapy containing darunavir/ritonavir in patients with HIV RNA levels of less than 50 copies/mL at baseline.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 8:42 pm Raltegravir, Etravirine, and Darunavir/Ritonavir Effective in Highly Treatment-Experienced HIV-Infected PatientsThe combination of raltegravir, etravirine, and darunavir/ritonavir showed durable virologic suppression and was well tolerated in patients with resistant virus and few treatment options.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 7:57 pm Integrase Inhibitor Demonstrates Efficacy as Monotherapy in HIV-Infected PatientsA novel integrase inhibitor, S/GSK1349572, achieved undetectable HIV RNA levels with relatively few adverse events after 10 days of monotherapy in 70% of HIV-positive patients in a phase 2a study.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 7:11 pm Lessons Learned, City Prepares for a Resurgence of Swine FluA major focus of planning for the fall, officials say, is to avoid being swamped by high demand for emergency room services.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 7:04 pm Using Scientific Tools in an International War on Fake DrugsA doctor is applying mass spectrometers to find counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, especially in poorer countries, where government regulation is weak.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 6:35 pm Why We Must Ration Health CareA utilitarian philosopher’s argument for placing a dollar value on human life.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 6:31 pm Global responseHow countries are dealing with the swine flu pandemicSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2009 | 6:10 pm Using dentists as dope dealersKenny Morrison soaked in life from his beachfront home. A top chef at a trendy L.A. restaurant, he served dinner to the Hollywood stars, including A-listers.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 6:05 pm Borger: Democrats messing up on health careIt's always hard to be optimistic about the passage of any kind of health care reform.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 5:44 pm Prechewed infant food may transmit AIDS virus (Reuters)Reuters - In a report released Monday, US researchers say they have "compelling evidence" that three infants became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, by eating food prechewed by their HIV-infected caregivers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2009 | 4:46 pm Adenotonsillectomy May Improve Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in ChildrenTwo and a half years after adenotonsillectomy, children with sleep-related breathing disorders slept better than they did before surgery, but not as well as they did 6 months after surgery.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 3:46 pm Journey's end?Africans may no longer have to walk miles for Aids drugsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2009 | 3:41 pm Metastatic Disease in Pediatric Cancer Shows Strikingly High Levels of Progenitor CellsBone-marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells might play an essential role in metastatic disease progression in pediatric patients with solid malignant tumors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 3:24 pm Hospital Communication Software May Improve Patient, Physician Satisfaction at DischargeDischarge software with computerized physician order entry resulted in small improvements in discharge perceptions by patients and their outpatient physicians.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 3:23 pm U.N. report pinpoints cancer risk from radon in homes (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm Australia to begin first human test of H1N1 vaccineThe first human trials of a swine flu vaccine are expected to start in Australia Wednesday, as the World Health Organization confirmed that more than 700 people had died from the virus worldwide.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 1:53 pm U.S. Withheld Data on Dangers of Distracted DrivingOnly a handful of states have passed laws banning driving while talking on cell phones or texting.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 1:17 pm How Media Brings Out the Idiot in TeensResearchers have found that video games, TV and YouTube have helped popularize risky behaviors.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Jul 2009 | 1:08 pm Unraveling how children become bilingual so easilyJuly 21, 2009 WASHINGTON - The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window?Source: PsycPORT.com | 21 Jul 2009 | 12:21 pm Africa HIV city care questionedMore HIV/Aids patients in Africa could be treated if funds were switched from lab testing to care in villages, study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2009 | 12:04 pm Global swine flu deaths top 700H1N1 swine flu has killed more than 700 people around the world, says the World Health Organization.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am Concern over Broadmoor 'failings'Broadmoor high-security hospital is criticised by a health watchdog over its high suicide rate and failure to protect patients.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2009 | 9:49 am
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