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CORRECTED-RLPC-T2 Income Fund resumes dividend payment(Corrects discounted CLO note purchase in paragraph 7 of Sept. 3 story to $900,000 from $900 million)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:42 am GM Daewoo says to raise $396 mln in rights offerSEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - GM Daewoo Automotive and Technology Co, a unit of General Motors [GM.UL], said on Friday it would raise 491.2 billion won ($396 million) in a new share sale next month.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:27 am UPDATE 1-Nippon Oil: All Marifu units shut after blackout* No schedule for restart after lightning-caused blackout (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am Doctors or dealersThe ties between big business and psychiatrySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am FACTBOX-Japan brokerage industry changes in past decadeTOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Daiwa Securities Group plans to end its investment banking venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group , three sources said. [ID:nBNG447046]Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am UPDATE 7-Daiwa to buy out SMFG from banking venture -sources* Daiwa, SMFG in talks to end investment banking JV - sourcesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am UK addiction warning for pain drugsPainkillers containing codeine should be sold in small packs and available only after consultation, a parliamentary report recommends.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:09 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsSept 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am UPDATE 1-KazMunaiGas EP H1 net falls on lower oil prices* Makes 9.3 bln tenge provision related to tax issues (Changes dateline to ALMATY, adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 2:55 am UPDATE 1-Philips eyes consumer confidence stabilisation* Says stabilisation could come little earlier than expected (Adds quotes, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 2:25 am Pakistani stocks close on year high; rupee weakensKARACHI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Pakistani stocks closed on Friday at a year high, passing 9,000 points following a broad-based rally fuelled by foreign investors.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 2:19 am Mindray DS USA Appoints Michael Thompson Vice President of U.S. Ultrasound SalesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am Estrogen Supplements Not As Effective As ClaimedDietary supplements claiming to help postmenopausal women with bone health may not be doing what they say, according to new research from Purdue University.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am In Deadly Recurrrent Glioblastomas, Avastin Dramatically Improves Response, SurvivalThe targeted therapy Avastin, alone and in combination with the chemotherapy drug CPT-11, significantly increased response rates, progression-free survival times and survival rates in patients with a deadly form of brain cancer that had recurred.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Reflexologists To Join Voluntary Register, UKThe Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) opens its register to reflexology practitioners which means that members of the public will be able to choose their registered reflexologist in the knowledge that they meet national standards of conduct and competence.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am What Is Impetigo? What Causes Impetigo?Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection that is most common in children, it is caused by the staphylococcus aureus, or more rarely streptococcus pyogenes bacteria. Children account for about 70% of all cases. The first sign of impetigo is a patch of red, itchy skin.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Best Practice In Phase IV Clinical And Observational Research Conference 3-4th Dec 09 PraguePhase IV clinical trials are one the fastest growing areas of clinical research. Such post-marketing studies are becoming increasingly important as regulatory agencies demand more long-term data which proves efficacy, safety and quality. Furthermore, a key driver is the demands of health technology assessors and payers and their need for evidence-based economic data, again over the long-term.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Individuals With Large Thighs Have A Lower Risk Of Heart Disease And Early DeathResearch just published on bmj.com reports that men and women whose thighs are less than 60cm in circumference have a higher risk of premature death and heart disease. The study also concluded that individuals whose thighs are wider than 60cm have no additional protective effect. Professor Berit Heitmann is the lead author and based at Copenhagen University Hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Clues To Brain Injury Symptom From YouTube VideosBrain injury researchers at the University of Kentucky have spent hundreds of hours watching YouTube videos of people getting smacked, punched and knocked in the head during sporting events and recreational activities. But those researchers weren't goofing off on the Internet; they were doing hard science.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Unlicensed Intravenous Form Of Relenza Helped Save Life Of Swine-Flu Infected WomanA case report published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet documents the case of a 22-year-old woman who survived a serious case of swine-flu. She was treated with the unlicensed intravenous form of relenza, in combination with high-dose corticosteroids. Her immune system was impaired due to recent chemotherapy.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Wiley-Blackwell Expands Journal Publishing Program - Launches Journal Of Clinical And Investigative DentistryWiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), has expanded its journal publishing program in dentistry. The leading society publisher will be publishing its latest journal, the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (JICD), from August 2010.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am 9 In 10 Iowa Voters Support More Government Oversight Of FoodNinety percent of voting Iowans believe the government should be given additional authority to ensure the food they eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies. Support for stronger food protections is high regardless of voters' gender, income level or political affiliation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Eating late at night adds weightLate-night snacking is more likely to cause weight gain than eating at other times of day, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 12:59 am White House signals openness to health compromise (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 12:54 am Drug Firm From Japan Buys Maker of LunestaThe American drug maker Sepracor accepted an offer of $2.6 billion from Dainippon, which wants more products and overseas sales. Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 11:44 pm Doctor and Patient: When Patient Handoffs Go Terribly WrongTransferring responsibilities from one doctor to the next is a fraught time in patient care.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 11:35 pm Minn. State Fair Sends Youths Home After Flu TestsOne hundred youths from 4-H programs were sent home from the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday after several young people in a dorm tested positive for the new strain of flu.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 11:18 pm California Leaders Back Health Program for the PoorIn a bipartisan deal, lawmakers voted to levy a tax on insurance companies to help maintain a health coverage plan for needy children.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 9:53 pm Take the Load Off Your Child's Back (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A backpack can be a great help to school children, but it needs to fit properly to avoid a lifetime of hurt, health-care professionals say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Health Tip: Taking a Childbirth Class (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- With all of necessary tasks to prepare for a new baby, you might wonder about the merits of going back to school.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Mediterranean Diet Might Delay Need for Drugs in DiabetesFollowing a low-carb, Mediterranean diet rather than a low-fat diet may postpone the need for drugs to control glycemia in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes, research suggests.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:38 pm Heart-Failure Outcomes Similar Across US HospitalsIn treating heart failure, unranked hospitals do as well as hospitals ranked by US News & World Report as being in the top 50 for performing complex heart procedures, researchers report.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:28 pm Interventional Cardiologists at Risk of Developing CataractsMore effort must be made to encourage interventional cardiologists to use protective eyewear, conclude the authors of the largest-ever study looking at radiation-induced eye damage among medical professionals.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:28 pm Only Three Cigarettes a Day Significantly Increases Cardiovascular Disease RiskRisk of cardiovascular disease increases sharply with low levels of exposure to cigarette smoke, while risk levels off at higher levels of exposure.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 7:28 pm India baby rowThe debate over a vulnerable woman's 'rape' pregnancySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Sep 2009 | 6:27 pm CDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kids (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 6:19 pm Large thighs 'may protect heart'The larger a person's thighs, the lower their risk of developing heart disease, a Danish study of 3,000 people suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Sep 2009 | 6:07 pm Your Brain Is Organized Like a CityNeurobiologist Mark Changizi sees strikingly real similarities between the two.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 5:46 pm Antibodies 'may aid HIV jab hunt'Two powerful new antibodies to HIV have been discovered which could aid development of a vaccine, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Sep 2009 | 5:28 pm Safety call over stem cell tripsA clampdown on unproven and potentially unsafe stem cell research is being called for by a group of experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Sep 2009 | 5:18 pm Study: New treatment may combat drug-resistant flu (AP)AP - A new and unlicensed treatment for swine flu could be used in patients who have Tamiflu-resistant viruses, doctors say. In an article published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, British doctors describe how they used an intravenous form of the antiviral Relenza to treat a 22-year-old woman who had a severe case of swine flu. Relenza is usually inhaled via the nose, and is not licensed to be given intravenously.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 5:03 pm Conservatives See Need for Serious Health DebateMany conservative experts said the dynamic of the debate was making it nearly impossible for them to inject their studied, free-market solutions into the discussions.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 4:04 pm CDC: High-risk kids need first H1N1 shotsChildren with high-risk medical conditions or disabilities should be among the first to be vaccinated against H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 3:25 pm Internet addiction center opens in US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:52 pm High Stakes for Merck in Litigation on FosamaxMerck spent $7 million in the second quarter to defend itself in the first of at least 900 pending cases in which plaintiffs claim that taking Fosamax caused jaw injuries.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:48 pm Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Often Obese or OverweightDoctors could choose medications accordingly, and discuss weight issues with patients and families.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:29 pm Teen who cries blood gets help from expertsCalvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic: His eyes were streaming tears of blood. And so began the teens medical odyssy.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:25 pm CDC Reports H1N1 Cases Already Increasing; Urges Vaccination of School ChildrenThe number of H1N1 influenza cases reported continued throughout the summer and is already increasing; the CDC is urging vaccination of all school-aged children as soon as a vaccine becomes available.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:22 pm Scientists find gene that can stop mice from becoming obese (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 2:14 pm Once-Daily Guanfacine Approved to Treat ADHDThe FDA has approved guanfacine extended-release tablets for the once-daily treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 1:40 pm Diabetic women get fewer Pap smears, mammograms (Reuters)Reuters - Women with diabetes are less likely to get important cancer screening tests than women without diabetes, new research from Spain confirms.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 1:35 pm Thromboembolic Events in Cancer Patients Halved in PROTECHT StudyProphylaxis with the low-molecular-weight heparin derivative nadroparin halved the risk for thromboembolic events in ambulatory cancer patients on chemotherapy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:59 pm For H1N1 cases: Use masks with airtight sealsAn advisory panel is recommending a major step up in protection for health workers dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have H1N1 influenza.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:56 pm Brain Blocks Out Expressions of Disgust in Patients With Disfiguring Skin ConditionA study shows that people with severe psoriasis have altered brain responses to expressions of disgust, a phenomenon that scientists believe might be an acquired coping mechanism.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:37 pm Potential key to AIDS vaccine discovered: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Sep 2009 | 12:25 pm New Data Confirm Lifestyle Changes Can Dramatically Reduce Risk for Breast CancerMaintaining a healthy weight, breastfeeding, exercising daily, and limiting alcohol consumption could prevent an estimated 38% of breast cancer cases in the United States.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Sep 2009 | 11:32 am Should you 'friend' your doctor on Facebook?You "friend" your old high school chums, your buddies from college and your colleagues. Will you get better health care if you friend your doctor? And will he or she friend you back?Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 11:25 am Pfizer Pays $2.3 Billion to Settle Marketing CaseThe government charged that executives throughout the company planned schemes to illegally market Bextra and other drugs.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 11:17 am Some Mice Pig Out But Don't Get FatMice lacking a certain gene can eat junk food without getting fat, a new study finds.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 10:01 am Baby's protruding heart tucked inside bodyIndian government doctors Thursday eased the protruding heart of a 10-day-old baby boy back into his body in what they called a critical but successful surgery.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 9:34 am Obama Aides Aim to Simplify and Scale Back Health BillsWhite House officials are looking for ways to simplify and scale back the major Democratic bills, lower the cost and drop contentious but nonessential elements.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 9:19 am Eating at Night May Put on PoundsWhen you eat, not just what you eat, can affect your weight, a new study on mice suggests.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 8:01 am High school put-downs could put students behindWhoever said names will never hurt you was wrong, according to a new study.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 6:53 am Embracing voicesWhy schizophrenics should not battle their demonsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Sep 2009 | 6:32 am Skin Deep: Plastic Surgery May Also Ease MigrainesEarlier last month, news of a surgical “cure” that touts a high success rate ricocheted worldwide.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Sep 2009 | 5:44 am NHS 'failed' over cannibal killerNHS failures contributed to two people being killed by a man with schizophrenia after he was freed from a secure hospital, two inquiries suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Sep 2009 | 5:40 am
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