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UPDATE 1-Australian oil well to gush for nearly two monthsSYDNEY, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A leaking Australian oil well is likely to pour oil into the Timor Sea for nearly two months before it can be stopped, the operator said on Sunday, as environmentalists expressed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:35 am Bangladeshi firms seek to shed 'sweatshop' labelIn the small Bangladeshi town of Narsingdi, Suria Begum sits in a small hut, a short walk from her house, with two dozen other women where she knits children's hats, mittens and blankets.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:51 am Diamond mining is not forever, SAfrica learnsThe glittering diamonds are almost gone and as the lustre fades on South Africa's Diamond Coast, desperate ghost towns are left clinging to the last signs of life. The heyday of diamond...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:02 am Nutra Pharma Announces Launch Of Cobroxin, An Over-the-Counter (OTC) Treatment For Stage 2 (Moderate To Severe) Chronic PainNutra Pharma Corp. (OTCBB: NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), HIV and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), has announced that it has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever, Cobroxin, for the treatment of Stage 2 (moderate to severe) chronic pain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Appendicitis - AspenBio Pharma 510(k) Filing For AppyScore Advances In FDA Review With Request For Additional InformationAspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPY) reported it has received a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for additional information related to AspenBio's Premarket Notification 510(k) application for its AppyScore™ test filed in late June 2009. The AppyScore test is the first blood-based test designed to aid in the diagnosis of human appendicitis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am The Medicines Company Withdraws European Marketing Application For 3-7 Day Daily Dose Oritavancin TherapyThe Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced the withdrawal of the European marketing authorization application (MAA) for the 200mg 3-7 day daily dose therapy of oritavancin, its investigational antibiotic drug candidate for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by gram positive pathogens.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Duncan, Sebelius Unveil New CDC H1N1 Guidance For Colleges, Universities, And Institutions Of Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan joined with Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am What Is A Hysterectomy? Recovery From HysterectomyA hysterectomy is an operation to take out the uterus (womb), and sometimes the cervix and other reproductive organs as well. When surgery does not involve removing the cervix, it may be referred to as a subtotal hysterectomy. A radical hysterectomy involves the surgical removal of the uterus, ovaries, cervix, oviducts, lymph nodes and lymph channels.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am University Of Queensland Study Finds New Treatment For Communication DisordersUQ researchers have found certain drugs can change how the brain processes language in a finding that has implications for new treatments of communication disorders.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Diabetes UK's Measure Up Roadshow A Great SuccessDiabetes UK has so far encouraged nearly 30,000 people in the UK to measure their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. In July, the Diabetes UK Roadshow handed out almost 19,000 leaflets and flyers, completed nearly 900 risk assessments and reached thousands more people through the Measure Up media and marketing.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am UNICEF Concerned About Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation In YemenUNICEF expressed concern about the impact on children and women of the current crisis in Yemen following the escalation of hostilities in the north. "It is estimated that over 100,000 persons have been displaced by the latest round of fighting, many of them are children," said Aboudou Karimou Adjibadé, UNICEF representative in Yemen.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am UK'S Largest-Ever Mouth Cancer Campaign AnnouncedTHE UK's leading mouth cancer campaigners announce the first ever Mouth Cancer Action Month today after recent figures showed record numbers diagnosed with the disease. The British Dental Health Foundation will run its first-ever month-long campaign for the duration of November after previous week-long campaigns.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am All Hospitals With An Emergency Department Asked To Provide Acute Oncology Services, UKNew best practice guidance published to improve quality and safety of chemotherapy. Experts have recommended that all hospitals with an A&E department should provide acute oncology services to ensure the correct treatment of emergency cancer patients and those who suffer severe side effects from chemotherapy, Health Minister Ann Keen announced recently.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Suspicion undermines DR Congo relief workersAll too often, as his small humanitarian relief group tries to help victims of conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, Desire Kapuya feels stuck between a rock and a hard place. "Each...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:38 am New York painter barks for artIn her Brooklyn studio the artist stretches, gazes passionately -- then plunges her teeth through the canvas. So begins another masterpiece by Tillamook Cheddar, or Tillie, a Jack...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:22 am Daschle Has the Ear of the White House and the Health IndustryThe former Senate leader retains close ties to Capitol Hill and the White House as well as his clients in the health care industry.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:12 am Australia sprays oil slick amid wildlife fearsSYDNEY, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Aircraft sprayed chemicals to break up a large oil slick off Australia's northwestern coast on Sunday as environmentalists expressed fears for rare wildlife from oil gushing...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:10 am Smartphones drive language learning innovationThe boom in "smartphones", led by Apple's iPhone, has inspired language learning tools that would have been inconceivable just months ago -- and a Hong Kong firm is leading the charge. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2009 | 11:38 pm Universities Are Preparing for Back-to-the-Classroom Outbreaks of Swine FluAs the H1N1 flu disproportionately affects young people, campuses anticipated that dozens or even hundreds of their students will fall ill.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Aug 2009 | 11:12 pm Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- There are a number of ways that parents of children with asthma can prepare for flu season and the new school year, says the American Lung Association.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:47 pm Generation B: When You’re Your Mother’s KeeperA daughter reflects on the demands of caring for her mother, and the effects it has on her son.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:05 pm Obama wants honest health care debate (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2009 | 7:31 pm Correction: Porn Industry-HIV story (AP)AP - In an Aug. 20 story about safe-sex practices in the adult film industry, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Vivid Entertainment employed at least five performers who were infected in an HIV outbreak that briefly shut down the industry in 2004. Vivid spokeswoman Jackie Martin said all of its performers tested negative that year.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:14 pm The American Legion Can Play Key Role in Vets' Suicide Prevention, Says VASource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:24 pm Europe's biggest jackpot finds a winnerThe richest jackpot in European lottery history -- 146.9 million euros -- found a winnner Saturday after frenzied weeks of mid-summer lotto madness in Italy. The last time the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:04 pm FACTBOX-Canadian energy facilities in Bill's pathAug 22 (Reuters) - Hurricane Bill is moving towards Canada's Atlantic provinces as a major storm, with forecasters expecting to it reach the region on Sunday morning.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:42 pm Govt officials investigated in China lead poisoning case (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:05 pm Spain's 1st face transplant patient can smile now (AP)AP - Spain's first face transplant patient the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw has been so pleased by his new appearance that he smiled, hospital officials said Saturday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:51 am Robot Cats Purrrrfect for Elderly (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Robot cats and other man-made companions could help Britain's elderly, according to a report by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The report recommends that autonomous devices could provide a variety of different services to older people, ranging from basic companionship to medical monitoring. Devices with the appropriate sensors could act as fire detectors, or flash lights when doorbells or phones ring.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2009 | 7:51 am Protecting the Fair’s Prize Pig From the Swine FluState fairs have set new rules about touching pigs, citing concerns that a more dangerous flu strain could develop.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:42 am
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