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ClubCorp and MDA Swing Into the Millions for More Than 100 CharitiesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Many Hospitals Are Not Ready for H1N1: Nurse Survey Shows Deficiencies in Hospital Swine Flu ReadinessSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am DaVita to Present Three Abstracts for the International Society for Peritoneal DialysisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am SCENARIOS-The hands GM board could deal in Opel pokerFRANKFURT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The German government acknowledged for the first time in talks with GM's [GM.UL] chief negotiator John Smith the possibility that it would agree to sell Opel to RHJ International...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am UPDATE 1-Churchill Mining upgrades East Kutai reserves* Measured and indicated resources exceed 1.3 bln tonnesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:56 am Israel's Paz Q2 profit falls on oil price dropJERUSALEM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Paz Oil , Israel's largest distributor of refined oil products, reported lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, weighed down by a steep drop in revenue as oil prices halved...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:55 am Cairn India says Rajasthan output to start Aug 29NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Cairn India Ltd will start oil production from its Rajasthan fields in northern India on Aug 29, chief executive officer Rahul Dhir said on Wednesday in a conference call...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am UPDATE 2-Recession-proof Axis-Shield posts H1 profit jump* Shares up almost 6 percent (Adds chief executive comments, analyst reaction, share price)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:47 am UPDATE 1-CNOOC's worst half-yr results since '05 beat estimatesHONG KONG, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China's top offshore oil producer, CNOOC Ltd , said it was on track to achieve its 2009 output estimates, even after the firm reported its lowest half-year earnings since...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Publicis PR unit to double revenue in 3 yrs* Wants to complete 2-3 buys this year, focus on AsiaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:39 am What Britney Spears Can Reveal About Alzheimer's (Time.com)Time.com - Researchers may have found a way to identify those most at risk of developing the neurological disorder simply by asking them whether they recognize celebrities such as Britney Spears and Johnny CarsonSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2009 | 2:35 am Medical Expert Comments On Michael Jackson DrugsWriting for London's medical education title inCapitalHealth, one of London's leading experts in the use of anaesthetic drugs Dr Nigel Kellow explains when and how these powerful anaesthetic drugs should be used. His articles are featured on http://www.incapitalhealth.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am The Immune System's Role In Bone Loss Uncovered By UCLA ScientistsGot high cholesterol? You might want to consider a bone density test. A new UCLA study sheds light on the link between high cholesterol and osteoporosis and identifies a new way that the body's immune cells play a role in bone loss. Published Aug. 20 in the journal Clinical Immunology, the research could lead to new immune-based approaches for treating osteoporosis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am University Of Southern California Study Finds Changes In DNA Patterns Are Linked To Prenatal Smoke ExposureSchool of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has found that the life-long effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy may occur through specific changes in DNA patterns.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Tears Can Help Build And Strengthen Personal RelationshipsMedically, crying is known to be a symptom of physical pain or stress. But now a Tel Aviv University evolutionary biologist looks to empirical evidence showing that tears have emotional benefits and can make interpersonal relationships stronger. New analysis by Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Delay In Diagnosis For More Than Half Of Women With Ovarian CancerResearchers warn in a study just published on bmj.com that many women with ovarian cancer can go undiagnosed for months because their symptoms are not always being investigated without delay. Three key symptoms associated with ovarian cancer are identified in the study. They should help clinicians decide whether to investigate further.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Game Day Injections May Have More Benefits Than Drawbacks For AthletesGame day injections work like a magic pain relief bullet for some athletes but they may also pose complications if not administered correctly or if the individual does not comply with doctor guidelines, reveals a new clinical review published in the September/October issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Promising New Treatment For Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)An article published Online First and in the October edition of The Lancet Neurology reports that a new treatment involving the intramuscular injection of an antisense molecule is safe and effective at increasing the production of the protein dystrophin. The absence of this protein causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This treatment could help a considerable proportion of patients with DMD.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am 50 Percent Of Healthcare Workers In Hong Kong Refuse To Get The Swine Flu VaccineResearch just published on bmj.com reports that about half of healthcare workers surveyed in Hong Kong say they would not be vaccinated against swine flu because of fears of side effects and doubts about effectiveness. Still, the authors underline that vaccination is one of the most effective ways to reduce illness and death linked with pandemic flu.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am A Wound That Does Not Heal: Frost & Sullivan Reveals The Impact Of Chronic Ulcers On The European Healthcare SystemChronic wounds cause immense suffering, healthcare expenditure, and disability for millions of patients - and make the wound care market a billion dollar market. Chronic ulcers take a prolonged duration to heal, especially when appropriate treatment is not provided.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am What Are Symptoms? What Are Signs?In medicine a symptom is generally subjective while a sign is objective. Any objective evidence of a disease, such as blood in the stool, a skin rash, is a sign - it can be recognized by the doctor, nurse, family members and the patient. However, stomachache, lower-back pain, fatigue, for example, can only be detected or sensed by the patient - others only know about it if the patient tells them.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am Lead scares highlight China's environmental dilemma (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:03 pm Nick Jonas: Livin' the Dream Despite Diabetes (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- In November 2005, Nick Jonas was only 13, but on the cusp of living a life that most people just dream about. He and his brothers had landed a recording contract and were touring from city to city when his family noticed that something was wrong.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Saliva May Help Spot Oral Cancer Early (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- In a major step towards early diagnosis of oral cancer, researchers have found that saliva contains at least 50 microRNAs that could aid detection.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Tamoxifen May Up Risk of Second, More Aggressive Breast Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The drug tamoxifen is a tried-and-true way to lower the chances of developing the most common type of recurrence among breast cancer survivors, but new research suggests it raises the risk of getting a more aggressive cancer in the healthy breast by more than four times.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 9:49 pm Sebelius: Vaccinations main swine flu defense (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 5:43 pm Half of health workers reject swine flu shot (AP)AP - About half of Hong Kong's health workers would refuse the swine flu vaccine, new research says, a trend that experts say would likely apply worldwide. In a study that polled 2,255 Hong Kong health workers this year, researchers found even during the height of global swine flu panic in May, less than half were willing to get vaccinated.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 5:43 pm How flesh bug fools immune systemScientists show how flesh-eating parasites responsible for a disfiguring tropical disease dupe the immune system.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2009 | 5:00 pm Ovarian cancer 'is being missed'Women with ovarian cancer may be going undiagnosed because their symptoms are not being recognised.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:59 pm First Genomewide Data on Gene Variant Affecting Clopidogrel ResponseMore evidence that a common gene variant is truly associated with a blunted response to clopidogrel comes from the first genomewide association study to examine this issue.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:49 pm Sex-Based Differences in ACS Mortality Explained by Comorbidities and Disease SeverityAlthough women have higher rates of mortality at 30 days following an ACS, the increased risk is largely explained by clinical differences at presentation and severity of angiographically documented disease, according to researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:49 pm Lead-laden paint still widely sold around the world (Reuters)Reuters - Even as the US lowers the lead levels allowed in paint dramatically, paint with dangerously high lead levels is still being sold for household use worldwide, putting hundreds of millions of young children at risk of permanent brain damage, research out this month in the journal Environmental Research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:19 pm Proposal to Ease Aid for G.I.’s With Stress DisorderA new rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs would make it easier to get aid for post-traumatic stress disorder. Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:57 pm Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some men (AP)AP - A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who've had serious heart problems.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:50 pm Federal report details abuse at N.Y. juvenile centersA new federal report says employees at four New York state juvenile residential centers have been responsible for abuse resulting in concussions, broken bones and even one death.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:13 pm Hip Fracture Rates Drop; Reasons Are UnclearRates of hip fractures have been steadily falling for two decades in Canada, a new study finds.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:59 pm Officials Weigh Circumcision to Fight H.I.V. RiskOfficials are considering promoting routine circumcision for boys born in the U.S. and whether it should be offered to adult men with risky sexual practices.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:59 pm Low Blood Flow, High Metabolism Predict Poor Outcome in Pancreatic CancerDecreased blood flow to pancreatic tumors may partially explain resistance of pancreatic cancer to oncologic treatments, and the ratio of metabolism to blood flow might be a prognostic variable.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:30 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 | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:24 pm Rare Side Effect Seen From Breast Cancer DrugA new report suggests that the drug may increase the odds that long-term users may develop an uncommon but aggressive new tumor.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:35 pm Obesity drug fears investigatedUS authorities are investigating concerns an anti-obesity drug available over the counter at chemists may cause liver damage.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:34 pm Nurse detects cancer after dietA woman who lost four stone in weight believes her diet saved her life because it helped her find tumours on her breast.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2009 | 11:54 am Many Clinicians Unaware of Benefits of Male CircumcisionThe risk for HIV transmission is cut in half with male circumcision, yet most physicians are unaware of studies demonstrating this.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 11:48 am Bioethicist Becomes a Lightning Rod for CriticismDr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, the president’s special health care adviser, has come to personify the attacks on the plan.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 11:17 am Ibuprofen May Be Effective for Outpatient Analgesia in Children With Arm FracturesIn a randomized controlled trial, ibuprofen was at least as effective as acetaminophen with codeine for outpatient analgesia for children with arm fractures.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 11:10 am Tamoxifen link to second tumoursLong-term use of a common breast cancer drug may hike the risk of developing a deadly second tumour, study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2009 | 11:04 am WHO Issues Guidelines for Antiviral Treatment for H1N1 and Other InfluenzaNew guidelines provide a basis for advice to clinicians on use of currently available antivirals for patients with illness caused by influenza virus infection, potential use for chemoprophylaxis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:41 am Q & A: A Little Hard of HearingDoes loss of hearing with age afflict men and women to the same degree?Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:31 am Higher Diastolic, Not Systolic, Blood Pressure Linked to Impaired CognitionNew data from the REGARDS study shows that elevated diastolic blood pressure is associated with impaired cognition, a finding that has implications for the reduced incidence of dementia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:30 am Report: H1N1 flu could cause 90,000 U.S. deathsThe H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, if it resurges this fall as expected, according to a presidential advisory panel.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:28 am Global Update: Viruses: Veterinarian in Australia Is Sickened After Being Exposed to a Rare VirusThe Hendra virus, found in 1994, has proved lethal to horses and humans caring for them.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:25 am A Virus’s Debut in a Doctor’s SyringeTen years ago this week, New York found itself at the center of a major public health drama: a mysterious illness was attacking older men who liked to garden.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:24 am Books: When a Doctor Is More, and Less, Than a HealerTwo books from doctors who are also writers.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:22 am HPV Vaccine Likely to Prevent Many Cases of Penile CarcinomaNearly half of cancers of the penis are associated with infection by high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV-16 and HPV-18), results of a large meta-analysis indicate.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:13 am D-Dimer Tests Exclude Venous Thromboembolism in OutpatientsPoint of care D-dimer tests can be used to rule out venous thromboembolism in low-risk outpatients, according to a report from The Netherlands in the August 19th British Medical Journal.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:13 am Rituximab Plus Chemotherapy for Untreated CLL: "Highly Effective"Rituximab immunotherapy combined with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and mitoxantrone (R-FCM) is a highly effective regimen for previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), new research shows.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2009 | 10:01 am She's got ballsCan hormones explain female high fliers?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2009 | 8:44 am Study Suggests Alcohol Ads Target TeensA new study uncovers the alcohol industry's intent to market to underage drinkers.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 8:39 am Obese People Have 'Severe Brain Degeneration'Obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 7:59 am Commentary: Liberals' passion for public optionPresident Obama was caught off guard by the frustration that liberals expressed at the suggestion he might drop the public option from health care reform.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 7:13 am New Theory Questions Why We SleepResearchers still can't figure out the reason we need shut-eye.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:34 am Commentary: Why primary care doctors are fed upHealth policy experts agree that any reform in our health care system must include a well-educated, caring primary care doctor who is able to manage the health of his or her patients with an eye to using resources optimally to keep costs down.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:39 am
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