Obama tries to build momentum for health overhaul (AP)

AP - Reaching for a game-changer, President Barack Obama is beset by conflicting goals in a prime-time address Wednesday expected to detail just how he wants to expand health care coverage and lower medical costs while signaling to a deeply divided Congress that he's ready to deal.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:17 am

UPDATE 1-Syneron agrees to buy Candela for $65 mln

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Aesthetic laser device maker Syneron Medical Ltd said it agreed to buy rival Candela Corp in an all-stock deal valued at about $65 million.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:14 am

UPDATE 1-Almirall to file for COPD drug in EU; shares rise

* Share price jumps over 4 percent (Adds details, share reaction, comment)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am

VIVUS Announces Positive Results From Two Phase 3 Studies; Obese Patients on Qnexa Achieve Average Weight Loss up to 14.7% and Significant Improvements in Co-Morbidities

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

GENova discusses development of new anti-cancer biotechs potentially worth $400 Million per annum

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Covance to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Healthcare Conference

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Fifteenth US Patent Issued for aTyr Pharma Novel Biotherapeutic

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Arctic Sun Again Preferred Choice of Top-Ranked U.S. Hospitals for Therapeutic Temperature Management

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Vietnam birth trend may fuel sex work, trafficking: U.N. (Reuters)

Reuters - The ratio of boys born in Vietnam compared with girls has grown at an unusually rapid pace in recent years and could lead to a rise in sex work and trafficking, the United Nations said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am

Robot revolution

How surgery will be transformed in the next decade
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am

Sharing a bed 'is bad for your health'

Couples should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health and relationship, say experts.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:07 am

Forterus Inc. Executives to Be Interviewed on VoiceAmerica

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am

2009 India Excellence in Healthcare Awards

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 2:41 am

UPDATE 1-Lone Star's purchase of Japan REIT blocked

* Creditors' rejection could mean New City may be liquidated
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2009 | 2:34 am

New iPhone App Alerts of Nearby Swine Flu Outbreaks (Time.com)

Time.com - Created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, a new iPhone app called Outbreaks Near Me alerts you when diseases flare up near your home
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:45 am

Questions, answers on requiring health insurance (AP)

AP - Should the federal government require virtually all Americans to be insured or face thousands of dollars in fines? Proponents say this requirement is crucial to extending coverage and reining in costs as Massachusetts has done. Critics say it would impose an unfair burden on individuals and families already struggling in harsh economic times.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:21 am

AP source: Dodd rejects health panel chairmanship (AP)

AP - Sen. Christopher Dodd has decided against succeeding his friend Edward Kennedy as chairman of the Senate panel focused on overhauling the nation's health care system, a Senate aide confirmed Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:11 am

Advances In Wound Care Highlighted, England

A University of Wolverhampton lecturer is organising a national conference for academics and frontline medical staff working in wound management. Dr Claire Martin from the University's School of Applied Sciences is chairing the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) event this month.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

British Veterinary Association Responds To CVO Annual Report, UK

Commenting on the publication of the Chief Veterinary Officer's annual report 'Animal Health 2008: The Report of the Chief Veterinary Officer', which may be the last annual report produced in the current format, Nicky Paull, President of the British Veterinary Association, said "The CVO's annual
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Medieval Apple Pips Modern Rivals For Healthy Eating

A 12th century organically grown apple called Pendragon has higher levels of health- giving plant compounds than modern non organically grown rivals, such as Golden Delicious, Royal Gala and Cox.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Bacteria Detected Instantaneously By New Biosensor

A research group from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) in Tarragona has developed a biosensor that can immediately detect very low levels of Salmonella typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid fever. The technique uses carbon nanotubes and synthetic DNA fragments that activate an electric signal when they link up with the pathogen.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Society To Host A Masterclass For Licensing Herbal Medicines

In today's age many people are looking to herbal remedies as a natural and alternative form of medication to relieve illnesses and maintain good health, but various EU guidelines make it very difficult to register a traditional herbal medicinal product (THMP) in Europe.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

FDA Opens The Reportable Food Registry Electronic Portal For Industry

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a new way to head off potential cases of foodborne illness - the Reportable Food Registry (RFR), where food industry officials must use to alert the FDA quickly, through an electronic portal when they find their products might sicken or kill people or animals. The requirement, a result of legislation, took effect with the launch of the portal.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Drug Detection Technology Developed By University Of Leicester Team

University of Leicester researchers have combined crime research and space-age technology in ways that could lead to the quick detection of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in a black market currently worth an estimated $40billion per year.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

The Benefits Of Community Gardens

Urban residents across the United States have dug in to create green spaces in their neighborhoods, transforming vacant lots into colorful and crowd-pleasing community gardens. According to the American Community Gardening Association, there were an estimated 150,000 community gardens in the U.S. in 2004.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

What Is Arrhythmia? What Causes Arrhythmia?

An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat - the heart may beat too fast (tachycardia), too slowly (bradycardia), too early (premature contraction) or too irregularly (fibrillation). Arrhythmias are heart-rhythm problems - they occur when the electrical impulses to the heart that coordinate heartbeats are not working properly, making the heart beat too fast/slow or inconsistently.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

New Professional Leadership Body Launches Commitment To Membership, UK

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPSGB) will announce its vision for the pharmacy's new professional leadership body (PLB) by launching a series of commitments, against which members can measure its performance.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Democrats Promise to Send Health Plan to Obama

Congressional leaders voiced optimism after meeting with President Obama to plot strategy on health care legislation and to consider a new proposal from Senator Max Baucus.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:57 am

Who wants what?

US interest groups and what health reform proposals
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:31 am

U.S. Climate Change Bill to Compete With Healthcare

Environmentalists hope the push in Congress for climate change legislation is not overwhelmed by the debate dominating Capitol Hill over changing the U.S. healthcare system. But it might be.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:26 am

Summer of Work Exposes Medical Students to System’s Ills

After providing primary care in underserved areas this summer, medical students from the University of Washington returned to campus with their idealism tempered.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:26 am

Higher Morbidity Seen With Endovascular Aneurysm Repair in Women

Women who undergo endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) are more likely than their male counterparts to die or experience a complication within 30 days of surgery, according to a report in the September issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:22 am

Intracranial Atherosclerosis: No Clear Advantage to Stenting

In patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease, optimal medical therapy and endovascular therapies produce similar outcomes, results of a retrospective study suggest.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:18 am

News Analysis: Despite Fears, Health Care Overhaul Is Moving Ahead

President Obama’s health care speech on Wednesday night comes as critical players in the health care industry remain engaged in negotiations.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2009 | 12:06 am

The Work-Up: Bristling at Health Plan to Cover Early Retirees

In President Obama’s proposal, an offer of catastrophic health insurance for retirees 55 to 64 would tide them over until they could get Medicare.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 11:50 pm

First Stem Cell Drug Fails 2 Late-Stage Clinical Trials

The failure of Prochymal, from Osiris Therapeutics, is a setback for the use of adult stem cells to fight organ rejection.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 11:43 pm

Scrubbing Up

Doctors warn of the dangers of internet drugs
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 11:23 pm

Antipyretic Agents May Not Prevent Febrile Seizures

In a trial, antipyretic agents were ineffective for preventing recurrences of febrile seizures or lowering body temperature in patients with a febrile episode leading to a recurrent febrile seizure.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 10:12 pm

Even Mild Infections Hasten Decline With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- For people with Alzheimer's disease, even a minor infection can double the rate of memory loss, British researchers report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Program Curbs Teen Substance Abuse, Delinquency (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) Substance abuse and delinquent behavior among teens was significantly reduced in communities that tried a university-designed prevention program, a new study found.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Health Tip: Is Your Child's Backpack Too Heavy? (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Backpacks, if stuffed too full, can be so heavy that they can cause back pain and injury.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A new study tightens the suspected link between a virus and prostate cancer, and raises the possibility that infection with the virus could be an indicator of aggressive tumors that require swift treatment.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Gum Disease May Increase Head and Neck Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking good care of your teeth may help cut your risk of developing head or neck cancer, suggests a new study that links a gum disease to such tumors.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

National Briefing | Food Safety: Green Onions Recalled

Two California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:14 pm

Obama vows action on healthcare

President Obama says he intends "to get something done this year" on US healthcare reform, ahead of a key speech to Congress.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 9:03 pm

Health care tops agenda as Congress reconvenes

The struggle over health care reform takes center stage again Tuesday as Congress reconvenes after an August recess dominated by angry town hall forums and rising pressure from liberals and conservatives.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 6:46 pm

ADHD chemistry clue found

Differences in the brain chemistry of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are found.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 5:53 pm

Tall people lead 'better lives'

Taller people live better lives because of higher incomes and education, US researchers suggest.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 5:47 pm

Women's 999 delay 'risks lives'

Women's reluctance to seek help when they may be having a heart attack could be costing lives, a UK survey suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 5:38 pm

Feds update H1N1 antivirals guidelines

Federal authorities said Tuesday that health care providers could consider simply watching for flu symptoms in some individuals rather than prescribing preventive antiviral drugs right away if a person has been exposed to the flu.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 4:45 pm

Tick-Borne Illnesses Have Nantucket Considering Some Deer-Based Solutions

A committee on the island is looking at options including trimming brush in backyards and installing feeders that coat deer with insecticide. Most controversial is whether to allow more deer hunting.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 3:14 pm

First ESC Guidelines for Noncardiac Surgery Support Use of Beta Blockers

The first-ever European recommendations to help cardiologists manage patients undergoing noncardiac surgery have been issued.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 3:07 pm

Virtual Environment May Help Veterans With PTSD/TBI Better Adjust to Civilian Life

A new virtual environment program set in a grocery store may help veterans returning from active duty better adjust to and cope with the challenges of civilian life.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 2:26 pm

European CRT Survey: Indications in Real Life Often Ahead of Guidelines

In Europe, cardiac resynchronization therapy in clinical practice is applied to many patients for whom there is no supporting clinical-trial evidence, including those with atrial fib and patients older than 75.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 2:24 pm

Vital Signs: Regimens: Habits Help in Avoiding Breast Cancer, Study Finds

Maintaining a healthy weight, getting regular exercise and limiting alcohol intake are among the steps that may reduce breast cancer risk.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 12:58 pm

Vital Signs: Children: Seeing a Family Benefit in Obesity Surgery

Children born to women who had bariatric surgery for obesity may face a lower risk of severe obesity themselves, a study suggests.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 12:54 pm

Global Update: Pregnancy: Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women by Following Local Childbirth Traditions

Health workers were able to improve their ability to help women in Peru during childbirth by asking about their local traditions.


Source: NYT > Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 12:53 pm

Delayed BCG Vaccine May Improve Immune Response Against TB

BCG vaccine administered at 10 weeks of age produces a better immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis than when given at birth, according to the results of a small study from South Africa, published in the September issue of Vaccine.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 12:18 pm

Analysis Pares Down List of Monoclonal Gammopathy-Linked Diseases

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance has been associated with dozens of other diseases, but a new study of more than 17,000 people shows only a fraction of these associations are likely to be real.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 12:14 pm

The top 10 nutrition stories of the last 20 years

America's relationship to food has certainly changed in the 20 years. Some of those changes may seem discouraging but others are innovations that make eating healthfully easier than ever.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 11:47 am

American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Flu Recommendations

The AAP has updated current recommendations for routine use of trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine and antiviral medications for the prevention and treatment of influenza in children.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2009 | 11:43 am

Swine flu spread in China 'grim'

China's health minister says the nation is facing a grim situation as it tries to contain a rapid surge in swine flu.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 7:28 am

Study: Human fat yields multipurpose stem cells

You know that fat in your body you wish you didn't have? It turns out those cells could be used to create stem cells that one day may be able to cure disease.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2009 | 7:18 am

Infection-allergy link questioned

The theory that exposing youngsters to infections protects them from later allergies is wrong, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2009 | 4:31 am