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Young people 'coming out earlier'Teenagers are telling friends and family about their sexuality earlier according to gay organisations, but Revealed finds that coming out can still be a nerve-wracking time.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Sep 2009 | 4:33 am UPDATE 1-Repsol cuts Bilbao refinery output by 41 pctMADRID, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Repsol has halted one of two crude distillation units at its 220,000 barrels per day Bilbao refinery, the Spanish energy firm's Petronor subsidiary said on its Web site.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 3:08 am RLPC-Markit unveils final list for LevX senior series 5 rollLONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Markit has unveiled the final constituent list of Europe's new senior LevX index of leveraged loan credit default swaps (LCDS).Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 3:06 am Data From Multiple Clinical Trials of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) to be Presented at TCT 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am Cepsa Huelva hydrocracker to start Q2 2010-CEOBRUSSELS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Spanish refiner Cepsa will start the new 2 mln tonnes per year hydrocracker at its Huelva refinery in the second quarter of 2010, its chief executive said at an industry...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 2:37 am UPDATE 2-Cryo-Save looks to M&A as H1 profit rises* Could issue shares after dual listing, eyes M&A (Adds CFO comment, shares, detail)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 2:07 am Pieris AG Enters into Anticalin Collaboration With Allergan, Inc.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am Medical Imaging Equipment Finds Significant Uptake in Ghana, Finds Frost & SullivanSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am Frost & Sullivan: First Responders' Communication Interoperability - A Vital Need for Life-Saving ServicesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am India's GAIL to lay pipeline for 30.3 bln rupeesMUMBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - State-run gas transporter GAIL (India) Ltd said on Tuesday its board had approved a pipeline project in southern India for about 30.3 billion rupees ($625 million).Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:58 am UPDATE 2-Competition body says ITV ad rules still needed* Shares down 4.3 percent at 0747 GMT (Adds detail, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:52 am Early flu season what you need to know (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:11 am New "Smokefree Generation" Want Parents To Quit, UKA new 'Smokefree Generation' of children say that they will never try a cigarette, think that smoking is really uncool and are increasingly worried about the health of smoking parents according to new research conducted on behalf of NHS Stop Smoking Services.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Eight-year Study Shows Tubal Reversal Surgery Results In Higher Pregnancy And Live Birth Rates And Is Less Costly Than IVFDr. Gary S. Berger, Medical Director of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, released the most comprehensive study ever performed of tubal reversal surgery and its resulting outcomes. The Tubal Reversal Pregnancy Report 2009 involved more than 5000 women.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Socio-Cultural, Genetic Data Work Together To Reveal Health DisparitiesWhen it comes to health disparities between different groups, how society sees people in terms of race might play a greater role than genetics, according to a new University of Florida study. The study also showed that taking stock of socio-cultural factors might improve our understanding of how genes influence individual health - regardless of race.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am When Should A Head-Injured Child Have A CT Scan?An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that using validated prediction rules to identify children at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBIs) can reduce the need for CT scans. This can therefore diminish their resulting radiation exposure.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Reducing Drinking In University Students: Web-Based Screening And Intervention May Be HelpfulA report in the September issue of Archives of Internal Medicine (one of the JAMA/Archives journals) shows that web-based screening and personalized interventions for alcohol use may reduce drinking in undergraduate students. In many countries, unhealthy alcohol use is becoming more common among young adults.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Male Circumcision Programmes As Part Of Combination HIV Prevention In Sub-Saharan Africa Are Cost Effective, Says UNAIDSMale circumcision among heterosexual men in low male circumcision, high HIV prevalence settings is beneficial and cost effective, says a new article in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. Male circumcision should be considered as part of a combination HIV prevention package and not as an isolated measure.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Health Experts Unite In Support Of Soda TaxPresenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America's leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am ExonHit Presents Promising First Patient Results For EHT 0202, Its Alzheimer's Candidate DrugTop-line Phase IIa clinical data released demonstrate that EHT 0202, ExonHit's lead candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is safe and generally well tolerated in patients and that it could potentially enhance cognition in Alzheimer's disease patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Administering Dopamine To Brain-Dead Kidney Donor May Improve Outcome Of TransplantPretreatment of a brain-dead, heart-beating kidney donor with dopamine reduced the need for dialysis for the kidney recipient in the first week after the transplantation, according to a study in the September 9 issue of JAMA. "The majority of kidneys transplanted worldwide are retrieved from deceased heart-beating donors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Alterations In Brain Dopamine Pathway Appears To Be Associated With Certain Symptoms Of ADHDResults from brain scans suggest an association between a reduction in the transmission of dopamine markers with symptoms of inattention for individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a preliminary study in the September 9 issue of JAMA.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am In picturesClean water flows a year after Harare cholera outbreakSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Sep 2009 | 12:57 am Birth defects rise in parts of China: state media (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Sep 2009 | 12:57 am National Briefing | Science: Lasker Award Recipients NamedFive scientists have won research awards for developing a lifesaving leukemia treatment and for advances in “reprogramming” DNA, which led to a new kind of stem cell. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Sep 2009 | 12:25 am For Speech-Impaired, Insurance Fights RemedyDespite their usefulness and lower cost, devices like iPhones and netbook PCs that can help the speech-impaired are not covered by Medicare or insurers.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 11:42 pm New York Eyes ‘No Smoking’ Outdoors, TooNew York City’s health commissioner announced that he would seek to ban smoking at public parks and beaches as part of a plan to further curb smoking rates.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 11:35 pm Survey Shows Heart Device Aids Men More Than WomenAn examination of data collected from patients with defibrillators indicates that they may not be as effective for women.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 11:13 pm Books: One Injury, 10 Countries: A Journey in Health CareAn author’s trip around the world with a sore shoulder teaches a lot about the health care system in the United States.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 11:09 pm First Mention: Vitamin D, 1922On June 19, 1922, The Times reported that a team led by Dr. E. V. McCollum had “captured” an unknown vitamin, which aids in bone growth and prevents rickets.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 10:54 pm Personal Health: Early Warning for a Deadly Kidney DiseaseA test from the National Kidney Foundation can alert people to an illness that often shows no symptoms until the organs are almost ready to fail.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 10:53 pm Global Update: Sickle-Cell Anemia: Vaccines in Wealthy Countries May Save Lives of Children in Africa, Study SuggestsResearchers found that the bacteria contributing to the deaths of African children with sickle-cell anemia were the same as those for which vaccines have been developed.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 10:53 pm Vital Signs: Sickened by Brownies, but It Wasn’t Food PoisoningWhen several preschool teachers fell sick after eating brownies, public health investigators suspected it wasn’t a typical case of food poisoning. The real problem was something a little different.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 10:52 pm Vital Signs: Childhood: Needless Suffering After Tonsil SurgeryChildren might not receive adequate pain relief once they are sent home after having their tonsils removed, research indicates.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 10:52 pm Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug for people whose high blood pressure cannot be controlled by existing medications has done well in a pivotal trial, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the widely used diabetes drug metformin to conventional chemotherapy shows promise for treating and delaying recurrence of breast cancer, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Too Few Latinos Get Colorectal Cancer Tests (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Language barriers may contribute to lower screening rates for colorectal cancer among Mexican-Americans, a San Diego State University study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Very Small Head Size Could Signal Problems in Newborns (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children born with a much smaller-than-average head size are more likely to have neurological and cognitive problems, and should be screened for them, new guidelines suggest.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm FDA Approves Telavancin for Treating MRSA Skin InfectionsThe FDA has approved telavancin injection for the once-daily treatment of adults with complicated skin and skin structure infections, including MRSA and MSSA.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 7:51 pm Daycare May Not Prevent Later Asthma and AllergyIn a prospective study, early daycare was linked to increased airway symptoms until age 4 years, and to fewer symptoms between age 4 and 8 years, but no protection at the age of 8 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 7:50 pm Repeated Migraine Attacks Raise Risk of Ischemic Brain LesionsMigraineurs have an increased risk for ischemic brain lesions and white matter lesions; risk for larger and more progressive lesions is particularly pronounced for women with migraine without aura.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 7:08 pm Mecca pilgrims must have flu jabUK Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in November are told to get seasonal flu vaccinations before travelling.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 6:11 pm Bed bug infestations 'increasing'There has been a massive increase in the number of bed bug infestations, according to a survey.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 5:37 pm Yemeni girl, 12, dies in painful childbirthA 12-year-old Yemeni girl, who was forced into marriage, died during a painful childbirth that also killed her baby, a children's rights group said Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 5:33 pm Highly Anticipated Atorvastatin Trial Fails in Multiple SclerosisResults of the STAYCIS study are in and highlight key design problems. Investigators tell Medscape Neurology what went wrong.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 5:22 pm Gene find 'may curb lung mucus'A gene breakthrough raises hope of easing suffering for people with chronic lung disease - and maybe those with a common cold.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 5:07 pm Taking showers 'can make you ill'Showering may be bad for your health say scientists who have shown dirty shower heads can deliver harmful bacteria.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 5:06 pm Genes blamed for early first sexThe fact that children raised in homes without a dad have sex earlier is down to their genes, say US researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 5:04 pm Who Should Get CRT? Resynchronization Benefits Seen in Heart Failure With LVEF >35%Heart failure patients with ejection fractions >35% aren't necessarily excluded from the clinical and reverse-remodeling benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy, suggests yet another study questioning the limits of CRT's current eligibility criteria.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:55 pm Cardiovascular Health of Americans Is "at a Crossroad"The number of Americans who have a low cardiovascular risk-factor profile is decreasing, indicating that after two decades of improvement, progress appears to be reversing. The overriding driver of this phenomenon is excessive weight, say the researchers, which in turn contributes to hypertension and diabetes, itself a major contributor to heart disease.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:55 pm ICDs in Women With Heart Failure? Won't Work, Suggests Meta-AnalysisImplantable defibrillators don't cut all-cause mortality in women with systolic heart failure, proclaim five major clinical trials speaking in unison. An editorial writer cries "foul" on the frequent assumption in clinical practice that outcomes data from randomized trials conducted primarily in men should also apply to women.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:55 pm Chlorinated Pools May Raise Allergy RiskA study shows a higher risk of allergies and asthma for kids who swim in pools.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:53 pm Beaches May Be Safe Harbor for MRSAResearchers find samples of the superbug on Washington state beaches.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:53 pm Studies: Swine flu spreads long after fever stops (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:30 pm Medtronic Issues Advisory Over Device Battery LifeMedtronic Inc has issued a warning about battery problems in 6300 implantable defibrillation devices, but said there is no safety concern for patients.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:37 pm Study: Showerheads may deliver bacteria blastIf the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho scared you, here's another reason to scream: A new study says that potentially disease-causing germs can get trapped in showerheads and grow into biofilm, or coats of slime that deliver a bacteria blast along with your hot water.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:28 pm Exercise can extend survival even in 'oldest old' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 2:03 pm Study: Showerheads Loaded With BacteriaShowerheads harbor disease-causing bacteria.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 1:00 pm Diabetes drug kept breast tumors away in mice (Reuters)Reuters - Adding the common diabetes drug metformin to chemotherapy helped shrink breast cancer tumors faster in mice and keep them away longer than chemotherapy alone, raising hope for a more effective way to treat cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Sep 2009 | 12:45 pm CDC: H1N1 flu vaccine to be ready by early OctoberThe H1N1 flu vaccine will be available earlier than had been expected, the director of the nation's top disease agency told CNN on Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 11:38 am Enforcing bedtimes improves kids' healthWhen Genevieve Skory and her husband Brian were new to parenting, they let their two young kids read or watch TV until they fell asleep. Big mistake, say the Skorys as well as the experts.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 9:57 am Effort raises profile of a 'Silent Killer'September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. To raise the profile of this "silent killer," health advocates and state leaders are trying a new approach.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 8:47 am H1N1 virus forces French to bid adieu to kissIt goes without saying that France is a land that puts a certain value on kissing.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 8:32 am Key Found to Muscle Loss After Age 65Muscles deteriorate as we age, but weight training can help.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 7:48 am Commentary: New face of addiction in AmericaAddiction in America has a new face: prescription drugs. Last year, prescription drugs replaced heroin and cocaine as the leading cause of deadly overdoses.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Sep 2009 | 4:47 am Why trying to quit smoking can be an itchy problemScientists say they have discovered why people trying to quit smoking can get an attack of the itches.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am
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