Deadline broken, talks continue for health bill (AP)

President Barack Obama takes off his jacket as he speaks at a town hall meeting on health care at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Thursday, July 23,2009. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - President Barack Obama is likening overhaul of the nation's health care system to one of the government's greatest triumphs: the NASA program that landed astronauts on the moon 40 years ago.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:47 am

WHO flu chief: No compromise on vaccine safety (AP)

A few bottles of swine flu vaccine are seen at the Flinders Medical Center in Adelaide, Australia, Friday July 24, 2009. The World's first human trials of a swine flu vaccine have begun in Australia, a drug company officials said Wednesday, with the aim of controlling the virus that has so far killed more than 700 worldwide. (AP Photo/Aman Sharma)AP - The World Health Organization's flu chief says there must be no doubt over the safety of swine flu vaccines before they are given to the public.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:29 am

Researchers: Zimbabwe's crisis driving HIV decline (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, a man inspects grains after receiving a batch from an aid organization in Chirumhanzi, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's grave economic crisis provides an unexpected bonus: Fewer people are getting infected with AIDS, dramatically so, researchers think because men don't have money to hang around bars, are forced to stay home with wives, and few can afford the luxury of a 'small house', the euphemism for a mistress. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)AP - Fewer Zimbabweans are getting infected with AIDS, and researchers speculate it's due in part to a battered economy that's leaving men short of money to be sugar daddies and keep mistresses.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:24 am

WHO flu chief: No compromise on vaccine safety

The World Health Organization's flu chief says there must be no doubt over the safety of swine flu vaccines before they are given to the public. Keiji Fukuda says health officials and...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:21 am

Six DaVita Clinics in Colorado Receive Silver Award for Clinical Excellence


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Completes $9.5 Million Registered Direct Offering


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Teamwork, Technology, and Coordinated Care Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs


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UPDATE 2-TeliaSonera Q2 profits, cost controls impress

* Lower cost base to offset downturn, no new measures eyed
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CORRECTED - CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-PE firms buy 10 pct of UnionPay unit -sources

* 3 private equity investors get 10% of China UnionPay unit
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:26 am

CORRECTED - CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-PE firms buy 10 pct of UnionPay unit -sources

* 3 private equity investors get 10% of China UnionPay unit
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:26 am

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

July 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Friday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:24 am

UPDATE 1-National Express gets approach from Spain's Cosmen

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Britain's National Express has received an all-cash takeover proposal from Spanish major shareholder the Cosmen family and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, sending...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:22 am

CORRECTED - CORRECTED-PE investors buy 10 pct of China UnionPay unit -source

(Corrects to show investments are in a unit of China UnionPay)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:06 am

Ageing Shanghai urges 2nd baby for eligible couples (Reuters)

Reuters - Shanghai is urging eligible couples to have two children as worries about the looming liability of an aging population outweighs concerns about over-stretched resources, a city official said on Friday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:52 am

From Mass.: Health care reform 'dos and don'ts' (AP)

AP - Three years into its experiment with near-universal health care, Massachusetts has some "dos and don'ts" for the nation as it grapples with the best way to cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:38 am

Higher Risk Of Cataract Surgery With The Use Of Drugs To Reduce Blood Pressure

A research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology suggests certain types of drugs prescribed to lower blood pressure seem to increase the risk of corrective cataract surgery. Cataracts cause blurred vision, and if left untreated can lead to blindness. They cloud over the lens at the front of the eye.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Wales Will Not Join National Pandemic Flu Service At This Stage

Health Minister Edwina Hart is reminding people that Wales will not be part of the National Pandemic Flu Service (NPHS) when it goes live in England. Wales, along with Scotland and Northern Ireland, will still be able to plug into the service if and when it is required.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Oregon Researcher Puts New Focus On How Particles Of Colloidal Materials And Artificial Cells Interact

Applying biological molecules from cell membranes to the surfaces of artificial materials is opening peepholes on the very basics of cell-to-cell interaction.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

The Journal "Foot & Ankle Specialist" Accepted In Medline

Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS), published by SAGE, has been accepted for inclusion in MEDLINE, the premier bibliographic database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), containing more than 16 million journal article citations. "FAS is privileged to be among the high-quality journals accepted into MEDLINE," said co-editor Gregory C. Berlet, MD.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Swine Influenza Daily Update: 22 July 2009, Wales

The NPHS influenza surveillance scheme, which records reports of diagnoses of flufrom more than 300 GP practices across Wales, shows low but increasing levels of influenza activity across 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 20 July estimates there were 73.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

In Spain Almost 1 Quarter Of Women Take Antidepressants

Psychopharmaceutical use has risen over recent years. This is fact, but what is not clear is the reason why. Researchers from four Madrid-based health centres have shown that family conflict is not a significant factor. However, the results published in the journal Atención Primaria are striking: in Spain, 24% of women take antidepressants and more than 30% take tranquillisers.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Bad Mitochondria May Actually Be Good For You

Mice with a defective mitochondrial protein called MCLK1 produce elevated amounts of reactive oxygen when young; that should spell disaster, yet according to a study in this week's JBC these mice actually age at a slower rate and live longer than normal mice.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Investigating Why The Immune System Fails To Control Hepatitis C: Mass. General-Based Research Center

A research consortium based at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has been awarded $15 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to investigate how the hepatitis C virus (HCV) resists suppression and clearance by the immune system.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Research To Investigate The Clinical And Cost-effectiveness Of Bone Anchored Hearing Aids

New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) for people who are bilaterally deaf (deaf in both ears).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

First Cancer Congress Update A Huge Success

The 2009 Cancer Congress Update held at the Park Plaza hotel in central London was hailed a resounding success by clinicians from the worlds of breast, colorectal, lung, prostate and haematological cancer.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

US: 160M doses of swine flu vaccine due in Oct. (AP)

Workers at one of the 19 National Pandemic Flu Service call centers in London, Thursday, July 23, 2009, answer calls from people concerned about swine flu. Authorities estimate the number of swine flu cases in Britain has doubled in the last week to about 100,000. The figure is based on a limited number of lab samples as well as the number of people seeking treatment from doctors. Britain's department of health said Thursday that 840 people have been hospitalized with swine flu and 63 are in intensive care. There have been 31 swine flu deaths. Officials have instructed people not to go to a doctor if they have symptoms but instead to visit a new swine flu Web site or call a flu hot line, staffed by people with no medical training. (AP Photo/Richard Pohle/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - The U.S. may have as many as 160 million doses of swine flu vaccine available sometime in October, even though manufacturers worldwide are having serious trouble brewing shots, federal health officials said Thursday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:32 am

Radioactive Drug for Tests Is in Short Supply

The closing of two nuclear reactors is creating a shortage in a drug crucial to tests for cardiac disease and cancer.


Source: NYT > Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:25 am

Swine Flu May Cause Seizures in Children

The warning of possible neurological side effects to swine flu should not cause alarm, doctors say, although some questions remain.


Source: NYT > Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:24 am

Doctor and Patient: Getting Good Value in Health Care

Community health and wellness have been pushed aside in the health care reform debate partly because we have been focused on net savings, not value, says Dr. Steven Woolf.


Source: NYT > Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:47 am

For Public, Obama Didn’t Fill in Health Blanks

Wanting to believe the president’s assurances, many couldn’t see how his health care plan would be paid for.


Source: NYT > Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:43 am

Technician faces more charges in hepatitis case

Nineteen former patients at a Denver, Colorado, hospital have tested positive for hepatitis C, federal prosecutors said Thursday as they announced new charges against a former hospital employee accused of exposing the patients to the virus.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:33 am

Clinical Trials Update: July 23, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

Sedentary Kids May Take Longer to Fall Asleep (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Science now confirms what parents have long sensed: Children who are inactive during the day have more trouble falling asleep at night.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- One in seven preschoolers from low-income families in the United States are considered obese, a new government report shows.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am

Summer Camp ’09: A Swim, a Cough, a Quarantine

Tamiflu and hand sanitizer are added to the usual routines of swimming and crafts.


Source: NYT > Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:53 am

Medics 'need bomb wound training'

Doctors need more training to deal with bomb blast injuries given the nature of the current threat of terrorism, say experts.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 12:32 am

Healthy fat link to bowel disease

A high intake of polyunsaturated fat in the diet, while good for the heart, may lead to inflammatory bowel disease, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am

'New way' to repair heart damage

Scientists say they have found a new way to mend damage to the heart.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:39 pm

Flu infects 100,000 in past week

The number of new infections has doubled in England, the government says, as it launches the National Flu Service.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:22 pm

Preschool obesity rate stable at 1 in 7: study (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. obesity epidemic, which afflicts all age groups, has stabilized in the past five years among preschool-age children at about one in seven children, government researchers said on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:11 pm

Adding UFH to Enoxaparin for PCI Is Unnecessary, Ups Bleeding Risk

Physicians are blind to the effects of unfractionated heparin on top of enoxaparin in the cath lab, because of a failure of the ACT test to pick up an excess bleeding risk from this combination, the new STACKENOX study shows.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:38 pm

H1N1 Flu Vaccine Trials Set to Launch

Clinical trials of 2 H1N1 influenza vaccines will begin shortly to assess vaccine safety and efficacy in anticipation of a fall outbreak.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:59 pm

Centrally Active ACE Inhibitors May Help Prevent Dementia

In general, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors do not prevent dementia in older adults being treated for hypertension, but centrally acting ACE inhibitors do appear to reduce cognitive decline.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:55 pm

KRAS Mutation Now in US Labeling for EGRF Inhibitors

The FDA has approved a product-labeling change; labeling now states that cetuximab and panitumumab are not recommended for the treatment of colorectal cancer in patients with KRAS mutations.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:09 pm

Low Rates of Help-Seeking Among Those Who Contemplate or Attempt Suicide

Nearly half of individuals who contemplate suicide and one-quarter of those who have attempted suicide do not seek help, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:08 pm

Obama forges ahead with health care push

President Obama took his push to overhaul health care to a national audience Wednesday night, but he gave little assurance that Congress would agree to a plan before its August recess.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:42 pm

Computerized Training Improves Cognition in Schizophrenia

An intensive computerized cognitive training program that targets perceptual impairments such as auditory processing in patients with schizophrenia can substantially improve verbal learning.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:42 pm

Recall Issued for All Stabilet Infant Warmers

Draeger Medical Inc, working with the FDA, has issued a recall of several infant warmer models because of the potential for serious injury to patients and/or caregivers from their continued use.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:40 pm

Personal Health: Much Has Changed in Surrogate Pregnancies

With the birth last month of twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, surrogate pregnancy once again assumed center stage.


Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:35 pm

U.S. trials for H1N1 vaccine announced

In a race to beat the flu season, medical institutes across the United States will begin human trials for a new H1N1 flu vaccine starting in early August, the University of Maryland announced Wednesday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:14 pm

Parental Death Has Major Impact on Depression Risk in Youth

A parent's death more than quadruples the risk for depression for children, adolescents, and young adults, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:41 pm

Gene Variant Linked to Increased Risk for Follicular Lymphoma

Researchers have identified a gene variant that appears to double the risk for follicular lymphoma.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:58 pm

Widely Available ART Associated With Decrease in TB Incidence in HIV-Infected Individuals

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) remained unchanged in a sub-Saharan population, but antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduced TB incidence among patients with HIV infection.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:12 pm

Seeking solutions

Obama's plans to shake up costly US healthcare system
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:45 pm

Body worries

Teenagers explain why they are having boob jobs
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:25 pm

Obama Moves to Reclaim the Debate on Health Care

President Obama sought to convince an increasingly skeptical American public that proposed changes to the health care system would benefit them and strengthen the economy.


Source: NYT > Health | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:47 pm

Afghan midwifes step up to save lives

The war in Afghanistan may no longer be forgotten but the true victims always are.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm

Swine flu fears prompt Hajj curbs

Arab ministers agree to stop vulnerable groups attending this year's Hajj pilgrimage because of fears over swine flu.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:47 am