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UPDATE 2-Menzies sees FY profit above view; says debt to fall* Sees FY like-for-like passenger volume to fall 5-10 pctSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am UPDATE 1-William Demant says market easing, keeps outlook* Says wrenched free of difficult market conditions of H208Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Emergence of Newer Drug Classes to Treat Diabetes and Co-morbidities Key to Market Expansion, Reveals Frost & SullivanSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am UPDATE 2-SBM Offshore H1 net up 12 pct, sees new orders* Sees 2009 net profit in line with 2008's $228 millionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:15 am UPDATE 2-Venture eyes acquisitions as fights bid* Sees more upside as acquirer than offered by Centrica bidSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am UPDATE 2-Forest, Glenmark drug fails against smoker's cough* Glenmark shares fall 17 pct to lowest in over a monthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 2:57 am From BBC HealthCoping with the miseries of summer hayfeverSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Aug 2009 | 2:38 am Japan Medical Dynamic -6-month groupCONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Japan Medical Dynamic -2009/10 groupCONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am REFILE-UPDATE 1-Macquarie buys Delaware Investment for $428 mln* Boosts assets under management to over $300 billion (Refiles to add dropped word bought in last paragraph) (Adds details, backgroud)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 2:27 am Some U.S. baby boomers still getting high, report saysWASHINGTON - Some Americans haven't let go of one part of the 1960s era: getting high on illicit drugs. The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within aSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Aug 2009 | 2:12 am Increased Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke With The Use Of Smokeless Tobacco ProductsResearch just published on bmj.com reports that people who use smokeless tobacco products like snus (a moist powder tobacco product) have a slightly higher risk of having a fatal heart attack or stroke. Over the last couple of decades, there has been an increase in the number of people in Europe and North America using smokeless tobacco. Most new users are aged under 40.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am What Is Ibuprofen? What Is Ibuprofen Used For?Ibuprofen is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) that is commonly used for the relief of symptoms of arthritis, fever, primary dysmenorrhea (menstrual pains), and as an analgesic (a medication given to reduce pain without resulting in loss of consciousness). Ibuprofen also has an antiplatelet effect (protects from blood clots), though less than aspirin.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Microchannels Could Advance Tissue Engineering MethodsUtilizing fractal patterns similar to those created by lightning strikes, Victor Ugaz, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has created a network of microchannels that could advance the field of tissue engineering by serving as a three-dimensional vasculature for the support of larger tissue constructs, such as human organs.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Exposure Test Too Short, Overlooks Long Term Effects, Pitt Research SuggestsThe four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure for humans and animals could fail to account for the toxins' long-term effects, University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the September edition of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Warning Over Home Fetal Heart Rate MonitorsExpectant mothers are being warned over the use personal monitors, such as Doppler devices, to listen to their baby's heartbeat at home. There is concern that they may lead to delays in seeking assistance for reduced fetal movements.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Short- And Long-Term Memories Require Same Gene But In Different CircuitsWhy is it that you can instantly recall your own phone number but have to struggle with your mental Rolodex to remember a new number you heard a few moments ago? The two tasks "feel" different because they involve two different types of memory - long-term and short-term, respectively - that are stored very differently in the brain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Labels Should Tell You How Drug Compares With Similar Treatments Say ResearchersResearchers from a leading US medical institution want the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require drug companies to describe on the label how the new product compares with existing ones and suggest that in many cases they would reveal the new one was no better and this would make patients and insurers less likely to pay for newer treatments.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Images In Women's Magasines Show Babies In Positions That Increase Risk Of SIDSMore than one third of photos in women's magazines depicted babies in unsafe sleep positions, according to a new study in Pediatrics. Additionally, the study found that two-thirds of sleep environments depicted in these magazines were also unsafe.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Inflammation May Be The Cause Of Fatigue Related To RadiotherapyPatients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, a known inflammatory pathway, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Julie Bower, Ph.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Treating Pain In Children With Arm Fractures: Ibuprofen Is As Effective As Acetaminophen With CodeineChildren with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Children's Research Institute. The study, which was led by Amy Drendel, D.O., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College, appeared in the Aug.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am For Older Athletes, Drug Question EmergesElderly athletes are setting records. Most are also taking several medications for their health, and that raises the question of what now constitutes a natural body.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Aug 2009 | 12:23 am Democrats Seem Set to Go It Alone on a Health BillGiven hardening Republican opposition to Congressional health care proposals, Democrats now say they see little chance of the minority’s cooperation in approving any overhaul.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Aug 2009 | 12:08 am Study on Vaccine for Cervical Cancer Finds Benefits Despite Some RisksResearchers questioned whether any level of risk is acceptable when inoculating a healthy population against a disease that can be prevented through screening.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 11:53 pm State Requires Flu Vaccination for CaregiversNew York’s largest health care union protested the regulation, which affects tens of thousands of health care workers.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 11:27 pm Senator Moves to Stop Scientific GhostwritingPressure from Washington may force changes in drug companies’ involvement with research papers.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 11:16 pm Study Using Embryonic Stem Cells Is DelayedThe Geron Corporation said regulators had ordered it to halt the trial, before any patients had been enrolled, for a therapy for paralyzed people.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 11:08 pm Coroners 'reject plea over vCJD'Coroners are refusing to test for an infection which causes vCJD - despite government pleas, the BBC has learnt.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Aug 2009 | 10:15 pm Health Tip: Your Child Must Wear a Bike Helmet (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A well-made bike helmet is as important to your child's safety as the bike's brakes or well-inflated tires.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Death, Especially for Men: Report (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The classic manifestations of sleep apnea -- loud snoring, interrupted breathing and sleep disruption -- nearly double the risk for chronic disease and premature death among middle-aged and elderly men, according to major new research.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 18, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm New Target Eyed for Colon Cancer Drugs (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that target a cell surface molecule called ERBB3 could offer a more effective way to treat colon cancer, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Estrogen Plays Surprise Role in Breast Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that the paradoxical strategy of treating breast cancers that have become resistant to anti-estrogen therapies with estrogen actually shrank some tumors.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Induced Labor May Prevent Need for Cesarean Section (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Inducing labor doesn't necessarily increase the risk of Cesarean section delivery, according to a study that challenges the widely held opinion.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The type 2 diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) increases the risk of heart failure and death more than another drug in the same class, Actos (pioglitazone), new Canadian research contends.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm A Book Doctors Can’t CloseThirty years after its initial publication, “The House of God,” a raunchy, troubling and hilarious novel that turned into a cult phenomenon, is still part of the medical conversation.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:07 pm AP IMPACT: Man says he sold kidney in US for $20k (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:43 pm Factory logjam could delay some swine flu shots (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:42 pm Drinkers 'ignorant of sleep woes'Many people do not realise drinking alcohol can disturb a good night's sleep, a poll suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:10 pm Studies: Cervical cancer vaccine safe, promotion unbalanced (AP)AP - Two studies by federal and academic researchers have found low rates of side effects with the blockbuster cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, but a total of 32 deaths and questionable promotion tactics by maker Merck & Co.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Aug 2009 | 4:11 pm Study: Foreclosures Causing Major Mental DepressionStudy finds half of foreclosed-upon homeowners show depressive symptoms; more than one third suffer major depression.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 2:04 pm FDA Approves Antihemophilic Factor for Routine Prophylaxis in Children With Hemophilia AThe FDA has approved a new indication for antihemophilic factor intravenous injection for routine prophylaxis to reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes and the risk of joint damage in children.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:52 pm What Really Killed Mozart? Maybe StrepMozart’s death has been attributed to many causes, but a new report suggests he died of a common infection.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:44 pm Personal Health: End-of-Life Issues Need to Be AddressedIn all the discussion of health care reform, there is one issue that has received short shrift: futile treatments at or near the end of life.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:43 pm Well: Weight Lifting May Help to Avert Lymph ProblemRestricting activity may not be the best strategy against lymphedema.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:34 pm Histoplasmosis Rare After Solid Organ TransplantsEven in endemic areas, few solid organ transplant recipients develop histoplasmosis, Ohio-based researchers report in the September 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Aug 2009 | 11:21 am Moderate to Vigorous Exercise Can Improve Cardiac Function in Type 2 DiabetesWhile an exercise program generally leads to improvements in metabolic function in patients with type 2 diabetes, it only improves myocardial function when activity is at least moderate to vigorous , according to a new study.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Aug 2009 | 11:21 am Republican senator hears health care concernsNow it's the Republicans' turn to face the health care debate back home.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:01 am Economic uptick is key in health care debatePresident Obama built his push for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system on the premise that reform is essential for economic recovery.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:00 am Town halls will press on, could get heatedTown hall meetings are continuing Thursday, and more members of Congress will undoubtedly face an onslaught of tough questions -- and maybe even some anger -- about health care reform plans.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 8:48 am Mozart may have died of strep complicationsSo ill he could not move, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart supposedly sang parts of his masterpiece, "Requiem," from his deathbed. Two centuries later, the exact cause of his death is still a mystery, but a new theory has emerged.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 8:01 am Getting It Straight on Gay Mental HealthHomosexuals are twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek help from mental health professionals.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Aug 2009 | 6:49 am Was a sore throat responsible for Mozart's death?A new study says the Austrian maestro died of complications from a simple sore throat caused by a bacterial infection.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Aug 2009 | 4:58 am
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