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UPDATE 3-Lonza trumps JLL with $460 mln Patheon bidZURICH, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Swiss drugs industry supplier Lonza has outbid private equity group JLL for Canadian rival Patheon in a deal worth $460 million, seeking to boost its manufacturing capacity...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 3:47 am UPDATE 1-IBN, Prisa in media deal, IBN unit takes stake* IBN takes 4.5 pct stake, to take part in further issuesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am IBN, Prisa in media deal, IBN unit takes stakeMADRID, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Spanish media group Prisa said on Friday it had reached a deal with US retail media firm In-store Broadcasting Network (IBN) to develop the media distribution business in Spain...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 2:52 am WHO predicts 'explosion' of swine flu cases (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Aug 2009 | 2:37 am UPDATE 1-Bharti head: not really looking to sweeten MTN bid* Bharti head: no contentious issue over the deal structureSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am College students with flu advised to avoid others (AP)AP - Health officials are offering some basic advice for college students with flu symptoms: Avoid other people until 24 hours after a fever is gone.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Aug 2009 | 2:10 am UPDATE 1-Leni Gas says Byron Energy awarded 4 new leases* Byron Energy top bidder for 4 new leases in Gulf of MexicoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am UPDATE 2-Arseus H1 in line with forecasts, repeats outlook* Turnover up in all units, dental seen strong in H2, 2010Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:52 am FACTBOX-Japan's plans to tackle spread of H1N1 fluAug 21 (Reuters) - Japan said this week the new H1N1 influenza virus has reached epidemic proportions in the country, but it is still lagging in vaccine production.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:35 am UPDATE 2-Candover makes sweeping management changes* Veteran Colin Buffin to step down from Candover PartnersSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:34 am PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Aug 21MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:30 am Frost & Sullivan: Malaysia Diagnostics and Devices Industry Outlook 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:23 am Traffic noise could be ruining sex lives of frogs (AP)AP - Traffic noise could be ruining the sex lives of urban frogs by drowning out the seductive croaks of amorous males, an Australian researcher said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:14 am Viability Of Bone Marrow Stem Cells With Unique MRI Tracking Methods Shown By TAU ResearcherThere is no known cure for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. But new hope, in the form of stem cells created from the patient's own bone marrow, can be found - and literally seen - in laboratories at Tel Aviv University. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am American Society For Microbiology Honors Nicholas J. WhiteThe 2009 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) sanofi-aventis ICAAC Award will be presented to Nicholas J. White, Professor, University of Oxford, United Kingdom and Mahidol University, Bangkok, and Chair, Wellcome Trust South East Asian Research Units, Bangkok.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am The Blue Foundation For A Healthy Florida Receives Grant To Address National/Regional Nursing ShortagesThe Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF), announced that it has been chosen as one of 10 foundations nationwide to receive funding from Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, a unique national initiative to help address the long-term shortage of available nurses across the country.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Progesterone Leads To Inflammation, A Breast Cancer Risk Factor, Research RevealsScientists at Michigan State University have found exposure to the hormone progesterone activates genes that trigger inflammation in the mammary gland. This progesterone-induced inflammation may be a key factor in increasing the risk of breast cancer. Progesterone is a naturally occurring steroid hormone and promotes development of the normal mammary gland.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Bio-Matrix Scientific's Research Subsidiary, Entest BioMedical, Inc., Files Stem Cell Therapy Patent Application For Treatment Of COPDBio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BMSN) announced its majority owned subsidiary, Entest BioMedical unit (OTCBB: ENTB), has filed a patent application for the use of adipose derived stem cells in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). BMSN is excited with the progress achieved by Entest BioMedical, Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am 'Rich Interaction' May Make Computers A Partner, Not A ProductIn the movie "2010," while trying to salvage the mission to Jupiter, the Hal 9000 computer noted, "I enjoy working with human beings, and have stimulating relationships with them." Well, 2010 is just around the corner, and as usual Hollywood was a little ahead of its time - but in this case, not by much.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am New Web Site Aims To Deepen Public Knowledge Of Omega-3sHoping to broaden understanding about the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids, a Purdue University-based international consortium has launched a Web site and newsletter campaign to educate the public, physicians and veterinarians.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Understanding Intrinsic Changes In Protein Shape Could Lead To New Drugs, Pitt Scientists SayComputational biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown that proteins have an intrinsic ability to change shape, and this is required for their biological activity. This shape-changing also allows the small molecules that are attracted to a given protein to select the structure that permits the best binding.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Effectiveness Of Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy When Delivered Online In Real Time By A TherapistAn article in this week's Global Mental Health special edition of The Lancet reports that Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) seems to be efficient when delivered online in real time by a therapist. The benefits are maintained over eight months. This technique of delivery could expand access to CBT in primary care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Targeted Cancer Treatment Using Nanomaterials Developed By Argonne, University Of Chicago ScientistsScientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to soft biological material. Thousands of people die from malignant brain tumors every year, and the tumors are resistant to conventional therapies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Where Elderly Back Obama, Health Bill AnxietySome in Florida fear that health care reform would reduce the Medicare benefits they depend on.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:40 am A Basis Is Seen for Some Health Plan Fears Among the ElderlyThe concerns of many older Americans as they look at the health overhaul bills in Congress focus on the savings intended to come from Medicare.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:39 am Britons Fault Health Service, Until Others DoDespite their own complaints, the British don’t like it when their system is cited as an example of the failures of socialized medicine.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:29 am Obama Insists Health Plan Will PassOn a radio talk show hosted by Michael Smerconish, President Obama also expressed doubt that a bipartisan compromise could be reached on health care.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:28 am On defense, Obama woos right, left on health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm Health Tip: Avoid Your Child's Asthma Attacks (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- One of the first steps toward managing your child's asthma is to recognize the allergens or irritants that can trigger an attack. Frequently, these may include dust, pet dander, smoke, exercise or polluted air.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm Scientists Spot How Sugar 'Feeds' Tumors (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New information about how sugar "feeds" tumors has been uncovered by U.S. researchers, who said the finding may also have implications for other diseases such as diabetes.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm School Kids, Parents Should Get Flu Vaccines First (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The best way to stop the spread of flu, be it the seasonal flu or swine flu, is to vaccinate those most likely to spread the virus, namely school children and their parents, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm Hypertension Drugs May Be Helpful in Treating Multiple SclerosisEarly research has investigators questioning whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors may also have a role in treating autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 9:40 pm Gender bending athlete: What is intersexuality?The case of South African athlete Caster Semenya has sparked worldwide interest following reports that she will be tested by sporting officials to determine whether she is male or female.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 7:52 pm Lung cancer genetics unravelledThe genetics underpinning a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer are further unpicked by UK scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Aug 2009 | 5:05 pm Homeopathy not a cure, says WHOPeople with conditions such as HIV, TB and malaria should not rely on homeopathic treatments, the World Health Organization warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Aug 2009 | 5:04 pm False rumors influencing health care debateA woman asked Rep. Allen Boyd at a town hall meeting the other day if health care reform proposals would force people to let the government access their bank accounts.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:47 pm Kids roll up sleeves for H1N1 clinical trialAndrew Stein, 10, and his brother, Nathan, 7, are having a typical end-of-summer vacation: hanging out at the pool, visiting their grandparents and waiting for the beginning of school.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:26 pm What You Should Know About ArthritisFirst, anyone who thinks they may have arthritis should see a doctor. Self-diagnosis is hazardous to your health.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:15 pm Improved Outcomes in NSCLC After Screening for EGFR MutationsIn patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer, screening for EGRF mutations and using tyrosine kinase inhibitors instead of chemotherapy in patients who are positive can improve outcomes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:24 pm FDA Issues Warning Letters to Illegal Marketers of Topical IbuprofenEight companies illegally marketing over-the-counter products containing topical ibuprofen have been warned by the FDA to stop, as the agency has not approved the topical application of ibuprofen.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:24 pm Adult video gamers often overweight, depressed (Reuters)
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News: Health News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:03 pm Tests Begin on Drugs That May Slow AgingExcitement among some researchers has picked up with the apparent convergence of lines of inquiry involving genes and restricted diets.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:01 pm Web addiction camp in China under probeA 14-year-old boy allegedly beaten at a boot camp in China for young Internet addicts was in critical condition Thursday, less than three weeks after a youth at a different camp died, Chinese state media reported.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 1:44 pm Commentary: Democrats may kill reformDemocratic members of Congress, party strategists, and even President Obama have tried their best to portray Republicans as obstructionists to health care reform, and want us to believe that if the effort fails, it's all because of the GOP.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 1:36 pm Obama Calls Health Plan a ‘Moral Obligation’The president asked religious leaders to help promote his efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 1:10 pm BIG Trial Suggests Letrozole Monotherapy as Preferred Adjuvant in Early Breast CancerThe question of whether to use an aromatase inhibitor alone or in sequence with tamoxifen has never been answered by a clinical trial — until now.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:59 pm Months to Live: At the End, Offering Not a Cure but ComfortPalliative care specialists, doctors who manage patients’ last months, study how to deliver a grim prognosis.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:52 pm Dual Factors Tied to Vancomycin NephrotoxicityIn patients receiving vancomycin, both the area under the curve (AUC) and the trough value are related to potential nephrotoxicity, but the trough level appears to be more informative, researchers report in the August 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:19 pm U.S. House Democrats Expand Health Insurer ProbeTop Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee are questioning dozens of health insurance companies about executive compensation and other practices.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:19 pm U.S. to Start Testing Swine Flu Vaccines in ChildrenData from tests on adults show it is safe to start trying out the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine in children, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:19 pm Vaginal Repair With Mesh No Better Than Colporrhaphy for Pelvic Organ ProlapseVaginal repair augmented with mesh does not offer advantages over colporrhaphy for women with pelvic organ prolapse, according to a report in the August BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:19 pm Sustained RA Remission Can Be Achieved Without Biologic DrugsUp to 15% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were treated with conventional therapy in Dutch and British cohort studies had symptom remission for at least a year, according to a report in the August issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:19 pm Preterm Birth More Likely for Male Twins Than for Female TwinsMale-male twin pairs are at greater risk than female-female twin pairs for preterm birth, according to a report in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:19 pm Doctor and Patient: Talking Often, and Calmly, About DyingEnd-of-life-care discussions enter the health care debate, but the truth is most doctors and patients aren’t having these conversations.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:17 pm Personal Best: One Injured Hamstring, a String of TreatmentsDid blood injections, exercise or simply time help my tendon heal?Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 11:46 am Getting past the lingo of the health care debateAre you confused by all the back and forth on health care reform? Here's a guide to some of the terms commonly tossed about in the debate.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 10:36 am For Outsiders, Opening Doors to Health CareHospitals have added thousands of jobs, even as unemployment has soared. Workers in other fields use degrees and certifications to make the leap to health care.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 9:16 am Few cholesterol-lowering supplements workIf you're looking for an all-natural way to lower your cholesterol -- in addition to watching what you eat and exercising -- there are plenty of dietary supplements on the market that claim to do the trick. Each year seems to bring a new alternative remedy -- garlic, ginseng, or red yeast rice, for example -- that users tout as the next best thing to get cholesterol under control.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 7:55 am When a parent goes to war, kids grow up fastIn Pennsylvania, Tyler Dix, a 16-year-old movie buff, is wide awake by 7 a.m. to cook breakfast for his younger siblings.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 7:42 am Commentary: Why the doctor won't see you nowWhen President Obama recently cited the number of Americans without health insurance, he declared that, "We are not a nation that accepts nearly 46 million uninsured men, women, and children."Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:56 am Candle-lit dinners may be romantic, but can they harm your health?Candle-lit dinners may be romantic, but researchers are warning they could be harmful to health.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am
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