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European oil refiners to cut output in Aug -survey* Runs around 85 pct in May-July, 89-92 pct throughout 2008Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am UPDATE 2-Malaysia's Maxis eyes $2bln listing, taps banks-sources* Taps Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, CIMB as advisors-sourcesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am UPDATE 2-Nikon writes down unsold gear, doubles loss outlook* To book 30 bln yen inventory writedown on unsold steppersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 4:05 am Clarient to Present at Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 12thSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Brain Fitness Reduces Risk of Onset of Depressive SymptomsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Antidepressants in America (Time.com)Time.com - A new study indicates that the number of Americans taking antidepressant medication doubled between 1996 and 2005Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am Paddling French women make it half-way to CanadaThree French women who set off a month ago to cross the Atlantic on paddleboards have made it half-way to Canada, their support team said Wednesday. "At 0533 GMT we crossed the middle ofSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Cord Blood America Retires $2.53M ObligationSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am UPDATE 2-Toshiba slows down capex, focus shifting* Infrastructure to earn double profit of devices 2011/12Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am UPDATE 2-Toshiba slows down capex, focus shifting* Infrastructure to earn double profit of devices 2011/12Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am Watching TV: Even Worse for Kids Than You Think (Time.com)Time.com - Being sedentary is bad enough. Now a new study suggests why watching TV is the worst kind of inactivity of allSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Deet bug repellent 'toxic worry'Scientists raise safety concerns about insect repellents contaning the compound Deet after noting toxic effects in mammals.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:56 am UPDATE 2-PuriCore buys Labcaire for up to $5.6 mln* Shares flat (Adds details from CEO interview, shares, analyst comment)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:55 am FDA Approves LIVALO(R) For Primary Hypercholesterolemia And Combined DyslipidemiaKowa Research Institute (KRI) based in Morrisville, NC and Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. (KPA), a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Montgomery, AL, announced that the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am PEAK Surgical Introduces PEAK PlasmaBlade(TM) TnAPEAK Surgical, Inc. announced the launch of the PEAK((R)) PlasmaBlade TnA (Tonsil and Adenoid) tissue dissection device following 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This new product is indicated for cutting and coagulation of soft tissue during otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat [ENT]) surgery, including removal of the tonsils and adenoids.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am The Dioxin Poisoning Of Victor Yushchenko: Need For Methods In Routine Analysis Of Metabolites Of The Poison TCDDAn article published Online First exposes the facts of the poisoning of Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko in 2004. It is the work of Professor Jean Saurat, from the Swiss Centre for Human Applied Toxicology, and the University Hospital, in Geneva, Switzerland, and his collaborators.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Back To School Stories: Sleep To STDs, Phobias To Rx MedsStarting or returning to school can stir up a bevy of emotions with a range of effects, from bothersome to debilitating. Knowing a little bit about a few of these problems helps parents and children manage and overcome them. School phobia extreme anxiety from going to school or even talking about it. Causes could range from being bullied to grieving for a lost pet.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Acquires Exclusive License To Novel Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Technology From Stanford UniversityEiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing antiviral therapies, announced today that it has licensed the exclusive worldwide rights to novel Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) technology from Stanford University. This technology, discovered in the lab of Stanford scientist and Eiger founder Dr. Jeffrey Glenn, M.D., Ph.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Lexicon Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of LX2931 In Patients With Rheumatoid ArthritisLexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of LX2931 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. LX2931 is an orally-delivered, small molecule drug candidate that has recently completed Phase 1 testing in normal volunteers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Finding Key To Cancer Drug Gleevec's LimitationsUniversity of Michigan researchers have developed an animal model that provides strong evidence why imatinib, marketed as Gleevec, helps patients with chronic myeloid leukemia survive longer, but does not keep the disease from returning if treatment ends.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am As Swine Flu Deaths Rise Worldwide, US Schools Brace For "Nasty" Flu SeasonFollowing a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report that over 1,000 of 1,154 people who have died worldwide from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic were in the Americas, schools in the US brace themselves for a "nasty" flu season. 338 (nearly one third) of the deaths were reported in the last week of July, of which more than 300 were in the Americas.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Bionovo Presents Positive Results From Phase 1B Trial Of Bezielle For Metastatic Breast CancerBionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced positive results from the Phase 1B clinical trial of Bezielle (formerly BZL101), their lead drug candidate for advanced breast cancer. In the trial, Bezielle showed an excellent safety and tolerability profile, and also showed promising indications of efficacy in a difficult-to-treat population.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Depression May Cause Patients To Become Less ActiveFeelings of depression could be one reason patients fail to follow their doctors' orders on exercising and eventually become less physically active, a new research review finds. Although past research shows that exercise improves chronic health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, it also shows that patients with these conditions often suffer from depression.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Plague patient 'near death' in remote Chinese town (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Aug 2009 | 12:30 am Obama Pushes Democrats for Unity on Health PlanThe president urged Democratic senators to keep trying for a bipartisan deal, but left open the possibility that they might have to pass a bill without Republican support.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Aug 2009 | 12:15 am New Strain of H.I.V. Is DiscoveredThe main strain of the virus is believed to have come from chimpanzees, but a new strain traces back to gorillas.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 11:57 pm Medical Papers by Ghostwriters Pushed TherapyCourt documents suggest that the level of hidden industry influence on medical literature is broader than previously known.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 11:36 pm The Work-Up: For Health Insurers’ Lobbyist, Good Will Is TestedThe work of the industry’s chief lobbyist, Karen Ignagni, over the last three years to reach agreements among insurers may be undercut.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm Level with meWhy one expert wants clear advice from doctorsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Aug 2009 | 10:12 pm Medicines Top Source of Kids' Poisonings (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The leading cause of accidental poisonings among American children can be found in the family medicine cabinet, a new government report shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Midlife Heart Risk Factors Linked to Later Dementia (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The things that are bad for your heart in the middle years of life -- high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes -- are bad for your brain in later years, new research indicates.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- When seniors stop taking proper care of themselves, their risk for death increases nearly sixfold, a new study shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs widely used to fight rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and other inflammatory disorders must now carry an updated "black box" warning label cautioning patients and doctors that the medicines may boost cancer risk in children and adolescents, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm Research Undermines Dog Domestication TheoryA new report “leaves in disarray” the thesis that dogs evolved in East Asia, scientists say.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 8:27 pm Forty Years' War: Lack of Study Volunteers Hobbles Cancer FightIn the war on cancer, a major hurdle involves finding cancer patients willing to participate in clinical trials.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 8:21 pm Warning From F.D.A. on Arthritis Drugs for Young PatientsPatients who take drugs to treat some inflammatory diseases will find a warning on the box that the medicines may increase in the risk of cancer in young people.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 8:05 pm Arthritis drugs raise cancer risk in kids: FDA (Reuters)Reuters - Blockbuster prescription drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions can increase the risk of potentially deadly cancer in children and teenagers, U.S. health regulators said on Tuesday in ordering stronger warnings on such medications.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 5:31 pm FDA: Arthritis drugs pose cancer risk to children (AP)AP - Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 5:04 pm Boredom 'fuels teen alcohol use'Many British teenagers turn to alcohol simply to relieve boredom, a survey of 16 and 17 year olds suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Aug 2009 | 5:03 pm Autism 'hits body language skill'Basic visual problems may prevent people with autism understanding body language, a UK study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Aug 2009 | 5:02 pm Ocean coral 'offers pain therapy'A compound harvested from soft coral off Taiwan could provide a new treatment for intractable nerve pain, experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Aug 2009 | 5:01 pm Doctors in Cuba Start Over in the U.S.For some, it’s better to be a nurse in the U.S. than to be a doctor in Cuba.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:03 pm Black Tea May Lower Blood SugarA substance in black tea mimics diabetes drugs.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:54 pm Americans Spend $34 Billion on Alternative MedicineEleven percent of out-of-pocket health care spending goes to CAM.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:54 pm Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Is Cost EffectiveDespite repeated recommendations by the American Heart Association, therapeutic hypothermia for comatose patients suffering cardiac arrest has been slow to catch on. This study shows that cost should not be an obstacle.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:28 pm FDA Approves Pitavastatin, a New Cholesterol-Lowering DrugAvailable in Japan since 2003, the newest statin joins six others on the US market.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:15 pm FDA Updates Warnings for TNF Blockers and Cancer RiskThe FDA is requiring stronger warnings regarding the risk for cancer associated with tumor necrosis factor blockers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:07 pm Evidence for acupuncture in impotence is weak (Reuters)Reuters - Men may not want to pin their hopes on acupuncture as a treatment for impotence, or erectile dysfunction, a new review of evidence suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:53 pm Recipes for Health: Midsummer Brings TomatoesTomatoes in the garden mean that summer is in full swing.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:46 pm Asperger’s Syndrome, on Screen and in LifeThree coming movies focus on people living with Asperger’s syndrome.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:45 pm Pneumonic Plague: Should We Worry?An outbreak of pneumonic plague in China has killed threeSource: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:41 pm We Learn More from Success than FailureMonkey's learn more after a success than after a failure, according to a new study.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 10:55 am Botulinum Toxin Safety Warnings Updated and Name Changes IssuedThe FDA has announced revisions to both the prescribing information and the names of botulinum toxin products.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 10:36 am Blood donors on tap at floating hospitalAli Herbert has spent the last seven months being "a walking blood bank" aboard one of the the world's largest hospital ships.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 10:21 am FDA Approves Treprostinil Inhalation Solution for Improving Exercise Ability in Patients With PAHThe FDA has approved treprostinil inhalation solution for increasing walk distance in patients with New York Heart Association class 3 symptoms associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 10:17 am FDA Approves Bevacizumab for Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaThe FDA has approved a new indication for bevacizumab intravenous infusion, allowing its use for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 10:15 am Organic vs. Local: Which Food Is Best?The touted benefits of organic food might just be a myth.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 9:12 am 7 in 10 U.S. Kids Have Low Vitamin DKids' low D means heart risk, rickets, weak bones.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 9:11 am Antidepressant Use SoarsThe use of antidepressants among children and adults soared between 1996 and 2005.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Aug 2009 | 8:52 am FDA Panel Gives the Nod to New Antipsychotic DrugA FDA committee gave a near unanimous 'thumbs up' to a novel antipsychotic drug for the acute treatment of adults with schizophrenia and mania/mixed episodes of bipolar 1 disorder.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Aug 2009 | 8:20 am Americans taking antidepressants doublesAugust 04, 2009 The number of Americans using antidepressants doubled in only a decade, while the number seeing psychiatrists continued to fall, a study shows.Source: PsycPORT.com | 4 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am Soldiers tale'Doctors used my ribs to save my hand'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:02 am
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