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Swine flu could hit up to 40 percent in US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 11:54 am Obama hawks health care overhaul, citing study (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 11:43 am Russia's Gazprom proposes gas import tariffsMOSCOW, July 25 (Reuters) - The head of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom on Saturday told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin he opposed a proposed hike in the gas extraction tax, suggesting instead the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am DaVita Donates Toys, Shoes and School Supplies for Army National Guard to Distribute in IraqSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am 96-Week MERIT ES Analysis Shows Efficacy Of Pfizer's HIV/AIDS Treatment Celsentri/Selzentry (Maraviroc) In Treatment-Naïve HIV PatientsAt 96-week follow up, data from the MERIT ES analysis show that treatment-naïve HIV patients taking Celsentri/Selzentry (maraviroc), in combination with Combivir® (zidovudine/lamivudine) experienced comparable virologic suppression to undetectable levels and significantly greater increases in CDSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am Head-to-head Trial Demonstrates Viramune®`s Similar Efficacy And Superior Effect On Lipid Profile Compared To Atazanavir/ritonavirResults from the ARTEN trial presented at the 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) conference in Cape Town, South Africa demonstrated non-inferiority regarding efficacy between Viramune® (nevirapine) and ritonavir boosted atazanavir (atazanavir/r) both combined with tenofovir and emtricitabine (Truvada ®).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am House Dems clear 1 health obstacle, others loom (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:52 am Brooklyn man accused of buying, selling kidneys (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:32 am Xeloda In Combination With Oxaliplatin Shown To Be Effective In Early Colon CancerRoche announced results from the international phase III study NO16968 (XELOXA), investigating oral Xeloda in combination with intravenous oxaliplatin (XELOX) immediately after surgery, which show that patients with colon cancer taking XELOX live disease free for longer compared to those taking the commonly used intravenous chemotherapy combination 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (5-FU/LV).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Recession Stressful For Many Kids, Toughest On Poor And UninsuredAs the economy continues to falter, a poll released today shows that parents must make harder choices about how to spend what money they have, and children -- especially those who are uninsured or who are among the lowest income bracket -- are more at risk because of it. The C.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Anthrax Attack Requires Early Detection & Quick ResponseA large attack on a major metropolitan area with airborne anthrax could affect more than a million people, necessitating their treatment with powerful antibiotics. A new study finds that in order for a response to be effective, quick detection and treatment are essential, and any delay beyond three days would overwhelm hospitals with critically ill people.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient Receives InfusionMichael (Mike) Jones has become the world's first recipient of adult cardiac stem cells to treat congestive heart failure. Jones' infusion on July 17 marks the world's first phase-one FDA-approved clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to treat heart disease. The clinical trial is being conducted by a team of University of Louisville physicians at Jewish Hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Sanofi Pasteur Receives Order From French Government To Produce Novel Influenza A(H1N1) VaccineSanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced it has received an order from the French Ministry of Health to produce a vaccine against the novel A(H1N1) influenza virus.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am MabThera Receives Positive Opinion In Europe For Treating Patients Whose Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia ReturnsRoche announced that the European Union's Committee on Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) has issued a positive recommendation for the use of MabThera (rituximab) in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am VA Medical Imaging Reaches Record LevelVistA Imaging, the medical and health care imaging system used in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, attained over one billion stored images in January this year, according to the department.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am Cyberonics Provides Update On Depression Post-Approval StudyCyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has approved the company's proposal to amend the protocol of its D-21 post-approval dosing study in depression patients treated with VNS Therapy(TM).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jul 2009 | 8:00 am UPDATE 1-Ericsson wins auction for Nortel's wireless assetsTORONTO, July 25 (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson has won an auction for the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp in a deal valued at $1.13 billion, Nortel said on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am Ericsson wins auction for Nortel's wireless assetsTORONTO, July 25 (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson has won an auction for the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp in a deal valued at $1.13 billion, Nortel said on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 6:29 am Patient Money: Buying a Hearing Aid? You’ve Got a Lot to LearnCosts and the ability to pick up sounds are just two factors to consider when shopping for a device.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 6:12 am 1 Plus 1: Shanghai Tweaks Child RulesThirty years after China began enforcing a one-child policy, city officials will offer emotional counseling and financial incentives to couples willing to have a second.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am British high streets under threat: lawmakersBritain's traditional city centre high streets, the main shopping thoroughfare, could be further threatened by planned out-of-town development laws, MPs warned Saturday. Many British...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 5:34 am Ovary Removal Linked to Increased Lung Cancer RiskWomen who underwent hysterectomies who had their ovaries removed were at nearly double the risk of developing lung cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 5:25 am A Way to Save for Hospitals: Salaries for Doctors, Not FeesA move toward salaried physicians is seen as a way to help rein in medical costs, but not everyone is sold on the idea.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 4:48 am Democrats’ Divide Fuels Turmoil on Health CareDissension among Democrats over health-care policy flared anew on Friday as Henry A. Waxman threatened to bypass his own committee to speed passage of the bill.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 4:41 am Report Sees Agent Orange Link to More IllnessesPeople exposed to Agent Orange appear to be more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease and ischemic heart disease, a panel of experts reports.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 4:41 am SingTel mulls Bharti related $3 bln financing-Basis PointSINGAPORE, July 25 (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications was talking to banks for $3 billion financing related to the merger between its Indian unit, Bharti Airtel , and MTN Group Ltd, Basis Point...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am Study: Snoozing may help women shed baby weight (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- New moms who can't zip up their pre-pregnancy jeans might not be catching enough zzzs.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Health Tip: How New Dads Can Prepare for Birth (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Sure, expecting women have to carry most of the responsibility when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth. But that doesn't mean there's nothing for dads-to-be to do.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Forteo Approved for Drug-Related Osteoporosis (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Eli Lilly's Forteo (teriparatide injection) has received expanded approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat osteoporosis associated with long-term use of glucocorticoid medication, the company said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Agent Orange Linked to Parkinson's, Heart Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides that were sprayed far and wide by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War might put veterans at increased risk for heart disease and Parkinson's.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to help prevent recurring breast cancer appears to hold promise as a treatment for deadly fungal infections, new research has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:48 am Cut Back on Tamiflu, U.S. Official SaysThe director of the National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases said that summer camps should cease handing out Tamiflu to healthy campers.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 3:17 am Personal Health: Much Has Changed in Surrogate PregnanciesWith the birth last month of twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, surrogate pregnancy once again assumed center stage.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 2:47 am Radioactive Drug for Tests Is in Short SupplyThe closing of two nuclear reactors is creating a shortage in a drug crucial to tests for cardiac disease and cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 2:37 am National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Hepatitis Case WidensA patient infected with hepatitis C has been found at a second Colorado hospital that employed a surgery technician accused of infecting others.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2009 | 2:06 am KKR paid $7.9mln for aircraft use in 2008-documentNEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co [KKR.UL] paid $7.9 million for the use of private aircraft in 2008, according to a document made public on Friday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 2:06 am KKR paid $7.9mln for aircraft use in 2008-documentNEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co [KKR.UL] paid $7.9 million for the use of private aircraft in 2008, according to a document made public on Friday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 2:06 am Reading problemsHow coloured lenses gave Ben's education a boostSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jul 2009 | 1:50 am UPDATE 1-KKR's Euronext fund seeks consent for deal* Details on possible U.S. listing, Euronext delisting (Adds details on fund-raising, portfolio valuations, listing)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 1:19 am UPDATE 1-KKR's Euronext fund seeks consent for deal* Details on possible U.S. listing, Euronext delisting (Adds details on fund-raising, portfolio valuations, listing)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2009 | 1:19 am Hepatitis C case found at 2nd Colorado hospital (AP)AP - A patient infected with hepatitis C has been found at a second Colorado hospital that employed a surgery technician accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with painkillers meant for patients.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jul 2009 | 11:12 pm Swine flu 'reaches 160 countries'The swine flu epidemic has reached 160 countries and could infect two billion people over the next two years, says the WHO.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:23 pm Obesity Holds Steady for Poor PreschoolersCDC officials say efforts to improve nutrition and increase exercise may be paying off.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:59 pm New CDC Recommendation: All Children Should Receive Annual Seasonal Flu VaccinesThe CDC upgrades its recommendation from advisement to full recommendation for annual seasonal flu vaccine for all children aged 6 months to 18 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:58 pm Continued Warfarin Seems Okay for High-Thrombotic-Risk Device ProceduresHigh-risk patients with an indication for chronic warfarin can keep taking it throughout implantation surgery without raising their risk of significant bleeding, preliminary data suggest.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:49 pm Swine Flu Vaccine by October, Say MakersManufacturers tell an FDA panel that a swine flu vaccine could be ready for 50 million people by mid-October.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm Crohn's Strictures, Strictureplasties Predict Obstruction RecurrenceIn Crohn's disease patients who undergo surgery for strictures, the number of strictures and strictureplasties may predict the likelihood of recurrent obstruction, according to researchers at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm Ozone Exposure Worsens Childhood AsthmaThe results of a study published in the July issue of Allergy suggest that even in rural areas, ozone appears to have an adverse effect on childhood asthma.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm Modified Directly Observed ART Has Little Effect on AdherenceA modified direct observation therapy (mDOT) approach for antiretroviral regimens in HIV-infected patients shows no clear advantage over self-administered therapy, researchers report in the July 16th issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm HIV Treatment Response Carries Risk of Cryptococcal Meningitis RecurrenceIn HIV-infected patients who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) after an episode of cryptococcal meningitis, response to ART may increase the risk of cryptococcal meningitis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (CM-IRIS).Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm Whole Body MRI Helps Evaluate SpondylarthritisWhole-body MRI appears useful in assessing acute inflammatory lesions in the sacroiliac joints in patients with established and active spondylarthritis (SpA), European and US researchers report in the July 15th issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm Frequent Advice and Encouragement Fail to Inspire Physical Activity After StrokeRepeated encouragement and verbal instructions about exercise did not increase ambulatory stroke survivors' physical activity, investigators in Europe and China report in the July 23 issue of BMJ Online First.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm Uninsured 23-year-old battles leukemiaTo begin with, Gregory Rose didn't have health insurance. Plus, it was finals week. So his first instinct was to ignore the pain.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:54 pm Afghan midwifes step up to save livesThe war in Afghanistan may no longer be forgotten but the true victims always are.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:35 pm Money Relieves PainMoney dulls physical pain and eases the sting of rejection, new research shows.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:03 pm Falkland feversCoping with swine flu on a remote islandSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 11:22 am New swine flu cases double to 100,000 in UKThere were 100,000 new cases of swine flu in England last week, nearly double the number from the previous seven days, authorities announced Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:36 am
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