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China set to approve 1-dose swine flu vaccines (AP)
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News: Health News | 2 Sep 2009 | 4:33 am After 15 years a bed-ridden Ugandan man finally gets careA Ugandan man, in bed for 15 years, finally gets hospital treatment after a Rwandan hears his story on the BBC.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:48 am Oil India in talks for overseas assets - execKOLKATA, India, Sept 2 (Reuters) - State energy explorer Oil India Ltd, which is launching an IPO next week to raise up to $570 million, is in talks with about four companies overseas to buy stakes in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am UPDATE 1-BP makes "giant" oil find in Gulf of MexicoLONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - London-based BP Plc said it had made a "giant" oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, reaffirming the area's importance to Western oil majors who are barred from investing in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am World Cup to boost mobile phone advertising in S.Africa-report* S.Africa mobile phone adverts to be boosted by World CupSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsSept 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Wednesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am UPDATE 2-O'Brien revives Independent feud; showdown loomsDUBLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien ended a six-month truce with the O'Reilly family on Wednesday, calling for a showdown over Independent News & Media's UK broadsheet titles,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Pakistani stocks end higher; rupee firmsKARACHI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Pakistani stocks led by the energy and banking sectors closed on Wednesday at their highest level of the year, dealers said, with interest from foreigners also an influence...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 3:06 am CORRECTED-BC Partners buys out European lab-test duo(Corrects paragraph 4 to show BC Partners to buy FutureLAB and take 40 percent stake in Synlab, not vice versa)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 2:58 am Gazprom says Ukraine gas storage levels goodMOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine has pumped 25 billion cubic metres of gas so far into its underground storage facilities, almost enough to ensure smooth supplies to Europe this winter, a Gazprom executive...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 2:56 am PetroChina, Huaneng tie up on natgas power projectsHONG KONG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - PetroChina , the world's No. 2 oil and gas producer by market value, has agreed with China's top power firm Huaneng Power International to collaborate on natural gas power...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am Sony Ericsson denies eyeing LG-Nortel stakeSTOCKHOLM, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Wednesday it was not eyeing a purchase of Nortel Network Corp's stake in LG-Nortel, refuting a South Korean media report.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Sep 2009 | 2:25 am A Stem Cell Discovery Could Help Diabetics (Time.com)Time.com - Harvard stem cell scientists have created the first insulin-producing cells from skin cells of type 1 diabetes patients -- and gained a deeper understanding of the diseaseSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:20 am Diabetes Study: Diet Can Help Avoid Drugs (Time.com)Time.com - In a four-year study, the popular Mediterranean-style diet helped keep Type 2 diabetes patients off blood-sugar-controlling medicationsSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:20 am The Increasing Vascular Drama Of Childhood ObesityObesity is one of the most important health problems in industrialized countries irrespective of socio-economic status, age, sex or ethnicity. The prevalence of childhood obesity in children has reached alarming levels, even in developing countries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am For Prostate Cancer Patients With Low-Risk Tumors 'Watchful Waiting' Is A Viable OptionAppropriately selected prostate cancer patients, including older men and men with small, low-risk tumors, may safely defer treatment for many years with no adverse consequences, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). Led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), the study appears online.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care At Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other SettingsRetail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments, according to a new RAND Corporation study.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families And Their WorldAutism can build a wall of poor communication between those struggling with the condition and their families. While a personal computer can help bridge the divide, the distraction and complexity of a keyboard can be an insurmountable obstacle.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Strategies For Reperfusion TherapyA new trial has begun in order to ascertain once and for all whether the best strategy for patients who cannot receive P-PCI is early fibrinolysis, together with mandated angiography. This is the STREAM trial whose principal investigators are Profs Frans van der Werf, Paul Armstrong and Tony Gershlick.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Special Issue Of Genome Research: Personal Genomes And VariationThe September 2009 issue of Genome Research, entitled "Personal Genomes and Variation," is a special issue dedicated to the burgeoning field of personal genomics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am The Ongoing Challenges For Cardiovascular Prevention In EuropeA comprehensive strategy, focusing on changes in lifestyle and on the management of risk factors, is needed to prevent premature mortality and reduction of life expectancy in good health due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). The European Heart Health Charter has established a roadmap for European countries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Method For Safer Bone Marrow Transplants For Sick ChildrenAn article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that minimal-intensity conditioning (MIC) regimen using antibodies instead of high dose chemotherapy may reduce the short and long term toxicity related with stem cell transplants in children. This could allow successful transplantation even in the sickest children.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Assessment Quantifies Risks And Benefits Of Warfarin Treatment For Atrial FibrillationWarfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation - the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder - appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, those who have had a prior stroke and for patients with multiple risk factors for stroke, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Breast Cancer Screening And Clinical Breast ExaminationBreast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Depression looms as global crisisThe World Health Organization predicts in the next 20 years depression will become the most common cause of ill health.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:28 am Conservative Democrats Expect a Health DealDespite a summer of discontent, many members of the conservative Democratic Blue Dogs Coalition say agreement on a health care plan is possible. Source: NYT > Health | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:14 am Clinic Fills a Need but Faces FailureIn inner-city Milwaukee, a nonprofit clinic helps those needing immediate care avoid the hospital. But it is nearly bankrupt, and Washington proposals could leave it behind.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:09 am Boston Scientific Device Seen to Cut Heart FailureA study of a heart device to correct both irregular beats and contraction patterns found that fewer patients who received it needed hospitalization.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Sep 2009 | 12:01 am Economic Scene: Changing Health Care by StepsYears passed before America accepted the concept of Medicare, and any health reform approved today will be only an incremental step toward change.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 11:58 pm Document Details Plan to Promote Costly DrugA marketing plan showed how Forest Laboratories planned to spend millions to get doctors to promote a brand name over generics.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 11:57 pm Forty Years' War: Taking Risk for Profit, Industry Seeks Cancer DrugsCompanies are pouring billions into developing cancer drugs, lured by the high prices such drugs can command.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 11:50 pm Scrubbing UpDoctors face assisted suicide dilemmaSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 10:59 pm This Time, City Says It’s Ready for Swine FluGirding for a second wave of the swine flu pandemic that has already killed more than 50 people in New York City, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined a strategy that was equal parts infection control and panic control.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 10:33 pm Experts Seek Ways to Fight Spread of Dengue Fever in AsiaThe beginning of the transmission season for many countries in Southeast Asia has prompted heightened concern among health officials.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 10:22 pm Health Tip: Pack Your Child's Lunch (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Between helping with homework, making dinner, and the nightly bedtime routine, it's difficult to find the time to pack a healthy lunch each day for your child.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Health Tip: Keep Seniors Safe at Home (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If a loved one with dementia is living at home with supervision, it's still important to eliminate potential dangers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they know why obesity leads to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a finding that may help experts target therapies to limit the health impact of being very overweight.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Adult Weight Gain Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Men who pack on excess pounds as young adults are at heightened risk of developing prostate cancer, although the risk varies by ethnic group, researchers from the University of Hawaii report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Blood Test May Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Texas scientists say they have found small molecules in the blood that can spot pancreatic cancer, a finding that could have diagnostic implications in the future.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Dr. Gupta offers advice to parents on H1N1Over this past week, I had some interesting conversations with colleagues who are also health care professionals. These conversations usually start with, "You know what I hate about the media ... ?"Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 6:58 pm Boy conceived using new test bornThe first baby conceived with the help of an egg screening technique developed in Nottingham, is born.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 6:55 pm Experts urge wider folic acid useA rise in spina bifida cases in Scotland prompts experts to urge all women of childbearing age to take folic acid supplements.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 6:09 pm Study: Swine flu easily overtakes other strains (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 5:51 pm Spared chemoNew antibody treatment cuts the risk of side effectsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 5:42 pm 'Bubble' children treatment hopeA safer form of bone marrow transplant aids children with seriously flawed immune systems, doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 5:23 pm NYC schools to offer free swine flu vaccinations (AP)
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News: Health News | 1 Sep 2009 | 4:37 pm Opponents of U.S. Healthcare Reform Wield Fear WeaponOpponents of U.S. healthcare reform have been wielding one of the most effective political weapons: fear.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 4:21 pm U.S. Democrats Push Insurers on Small Business PlansDemocrats leading the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee widened their probe of the health insurance industry on Monday, seeking information on companies' policies for small businesses.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 4:21 pm Most HIV Elite Controllers Do Have ViremiaWith a highly sensitive assay, researchers have discovered that the majority of HIV-1 "elite controllers" actually have low-level viremia, in association with higher HIV-1-specific antibody responses and CD-4+ T cell loss.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 4:21 pm KYOTO HEART Study Not Quite Sufficient to Extend the Role of ARBs to First-Line TherapyDespite showing an impressive 45% reduction in stroke with valsartan add-on therapy compared with non-ARB add-on treatment in high-risk hypertensive patients in Japan, the findings of the KYOTO HEART study are not strong enough to support ARB use as first-line therapy in Western populations, say expert observers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 3:17 pm Irbesartan in Atrial Fibrillation: No Overall Benefit, But It May Prevent Later Heart FailureThe study missed its primary end point, but the ACTIVE investigators see a silver lining with irbesartan in AF patients treated with the drug, saying that the secondary reduction in heart-failure hospitalizations is "believable" and clinically useful. One expert, however, said that irbesartan adds little clinical benefit to these already well-treated patients.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 3:17 pm Rolofylline Fails to PROTECT in Acute Heart FailureThe adenosine antagonist was no more effective than placebo in the treatment of acute heart failure and was also associated with a higher incidence of stroke and seizure in the PROTECT trial.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 3:17 pm Bisphosphonates are Essential Component of Multiple Myeloma Treatment, Says Expert PanelBisphosphonates can minimize skeletal morbidity in patients with multiple myeloma, and should be used in lytic bone disease or severe osteoporosis, says an expert panel.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 2:51 pm Donor says he got thousands for his kidneyFour years ago, a young, cash-starved Israeli answered an ad in a newspaper for a kidney donor.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 2:17 pm Depression, Anxiety Symptoms Common in PreschoolersSymptoms of depression and anxiety are common in very young children. Risk factors for these symptoms include difficult temperament at 5 months and maternal history of depression.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 2:07 pm Laparoscopic Uterosacral Nerve Ablation May Not Be Helpful for Women With Chronic Pelvic PainCompared with laparoscopy without pelvic denervation, laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation did not improve pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, or quality of life in women with chronic pelvic pain.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 2:00 pm FDA Approves Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved pancrelipase delayed-release capsules for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis or other conditions.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Sep 2009 | 12:50 pm Massachusetts Cuts Back Immigrants’ Health CarePermanent residents who have had green cards for less than five years will lose dental and hospice care.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 12:29 pm Study: PSA test leads to needless diagnosesMore than one million American men may have been unnecessarily diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer since widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test began in 1987, a new study says.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 11:35 am Elmo joins H1N1 flu fightThe federal government is reintroducing a powerful weapon in the fight against the H1N1 flu virus: Elmo.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 10:48 am ADHD 'queue jumpers' rowAllowing children with attention deficit disorder to queue jump at theme parks may do them more harm than good, says expert.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 10:38 am Personal Health: Buyer Beware of Home DNA TestsWhat information, if any, can we learn from home DNA tests?Source: NYT > Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 10:36 am Baby born with protruding heart battles for lifeThe father of a four-day-old baby born with his heart protruding from his chest has told CNN about the 1100 km train journey he made to save his son's life.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 7:27 am Company wellness programs improve healthEmployee wellness programs just may be the cure for companies struggling to keep up with rapidly rising health care costs.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Sep 2009 | 7:14 am Indian swine flu deaths top 100The number of people to die of swine flu in India passes 100, as new deaths are reported in three states.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 5:43 am Birth drugs 'cut breastfeeding'Drugs commonly used to treat bleeding after birth may hamper breastfeeding, Swansea University research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am
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