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Lumenis' Continued Dedication to Life-Saving Procedures Helps a Small Girl in Iceland Get a New Lease on LifeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 2:42 am Poland eyes more than 25 pct of Pulawy profit in divWARSAW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Poland's treasury may want the country's largest chemical group Pulawy to pay more than 25 percent of its 2008/2009 profit in dividends, Adam Leszkiewicz, the deputy treasury...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 2:29 am The Majority Of Unintended Incidents In The ER Are Caused By Human ErrorSixty percent of the causes of unintended incidents in the emergency department that could have compromised patient safety are related to human failures, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Emergency Medicine.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Pediatric Strokes More Than Twice As Common As Previously ReportedImaging studies along with diagnostic codes on medical charts show that the rate of strokes in infants and children is two to four times higher than commonly thought, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Misunderstood Expressions Facilitate Adolescent AggressionJuvenile delinquency may be a result of misunderstood social cues. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health shows that male juvenile delinquents frequently misinterpret facial expressions of disgust as anger, providing a possible cause for their aggressive behaviour.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am The American Society Of Human Genetics Honors Dr. Huntington Willard As 2009 Allan Award RecipientThe American Society of Human Genetics will present the 2009 William Allan Award to Huntington F. Willard, PhD, Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) at Duke University, in a formal ceremony at the Society's 59th Annual Meeting on October 23, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Harvard Study Reveals 45,000 Excess Deaths Annually Linked To Lack Of Health InsuranceA study published online estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002. The new study, "Health Insurance and Mortality in U.S. Adults," appears in the online edition of the American Journal of Public Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Wellcome Trust And Merck Launch Joint Venture To Develop Affordable Vaccines For Low-Income CountriesThe Wellcome Trust and Merck & Co., Inc. have announced the creation of the MSD-Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories, a unique research and development joint venture with a not-for-profit mission to focus on developing affordable vaccines for diseases that commonly affect low-income countries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am The Flip Side Of Surviving Cancer - ChemobrainOne of the most problematic side effects of cancer treatment, chemobrain - a range of symptoms including memory loss, inability to concentrate, difficulty thinking and other subtle cognitive changes following chemotherapy - seriously diminishes women's quality of life and daily functioning.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am What Is Lazy Eye? What Is Amblyopia? What Causes Lazy Eye Or Amblyopia?Lazy eye is also known as Amblyopia. Lazy eye is an early childhood condition where a child's eyesight in one eye does not develop as it should. The problem is usually in just one eye, but can sometimes affect both of them. When a patient has amblyopia the brain focuses on one eye more than the other, virtually ignoring the lazy eye.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am 2-Way Communication Between Common Biological Pathways And Body's Daily Clock Revealed By Gene ScreenWhile scientists have known for several years that our body's internal clock helps regulate many biological processes, researchers have found that the reverse is also true: Many common biological processes - including insulin metabolism - regulate the clock, according to a new study by investigatorsSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Chronic Pancreatitis And Endothelin-1 InhibitorsFibrosis is a key feature of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. The extensive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins fosters the development of an exocrine and endocrine organ insufficiency, and accelerates progression of the tumour. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) are the principal effector cells in pancreatic fibrosis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Obama Rejects Race as Lead Cause of CriticismPresident Obama said distrust of the role of government rather than his race was the cause of fierce criticism in the contentious debate over health care. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:16 am States Helping Aged Leave Nursing HomesA growing number of states are aiming to disprove the notion that once people have settled into a nursing home, they will stay.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:14 am Vaccine for Swine Flu Is Ahead of ExpectationsNearly all the early doses will be a nasal spray not recommended for pregnant women or people with health problems, federal officials said.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:07 am F.D.A. to Require Strict Warning on Anti-Nausea DrugThe drug Phenergan, made by Wyeth, was mistakenly injected intravenously into a patient. She sued after her hand and forearm were amputated because of complications.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:01 am Sberbank-Opel deal meaningless without tech transferSOCHI, Russia, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Russia's participation in the Opel deal may be "a waste of time" if Western technologies are not transferred to the country, German Gref, cheif executive of deal participant...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 11:14 pm Health Tip: When Bedwetting Signals Another Problem (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Bedwetting affects many young children and often doesn't indicate a serious medical issue.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 18, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Genetics Linked to Early Sexual Activity in Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children who grow up in a home without a biological father have sex at a younger age than children raised with their Dad in the picture, and a study now offers a new explanation for why this is true.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Topical Cream for Erectile Dysfunction Shows Promise (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A topical cream for erectile dysfunction shows promise in animal testing and could become an alternative for men who can't tolerate the pill form of the drugs, U.S. researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Patient Money: Taking Care of Parents Also Means Taking Care of FinancesCaring for aging parents can quickly cause an unexpected financial squeeze, and put the savings of adult children in jeopardy.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:29 pm UPDATE 1-Libya to buy Canadian oil producer VerenexNEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Verenex Energy Inc , a Canadian oil producer focused on Libya, said on Friday it had entered into an agreement to be bought by a Libyan sovereign wealth fund, after the collapse...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 8:49 pm UPDATE 1-Libya to buy Canadian oil producer VerenexNEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Verenex Energy Inc , a Canadian oil producer focused on Libya, said on Friday it had entered into an agreement to be bought by a Libyan sovereign wealth fund, after the collapse...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 8:49 pm PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Sept 19The rise of the FTSE 100 to its highest level of the year has been driven by small investors trading in shares at levels not seen since the "dotcom" boom. Figures show the number of deals placed through...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 8:48 pm UPDATE 2-Disney's studio chief Dick Cook resignsLOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook stepped down on Friday from his post to pursue "new adventures" after privately telling staff he felt he no longer fit in at the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 8:40 pm GENova Bio ends relationship with Bridge BioResearchSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 6:25 pm UPDATE 1-E.Guinea seeks sustainable oil, no OPEC for nowHOUSTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea seeks steady oil output of 500,000 barrels per day but not necessarily membership in OPEC, the African nation's oil minister Owono Edu Marcelino said Friday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 5:51 pm 'Viagra cream' could prove saferA cream allowing erectile dysfunction drugs to be applied directly could make them safer, scientists say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Sep 2009 | 5:13 pm Happy outcomeHow tiny instruments make baby surgery saferSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Sep 2009 | 5:11 pm Disability Advocates Call-Out Governor Schwarzenegger for Honoring Mother-In-Law While Cutting Vital ServicesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Sep 2009 | 5:08 pm No Health Insurance, Higher Death RiskIn a new study, 45,000 US deaths per year may be linked to a lack of health insurance.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 4:34 pm 37% of U.S. Teen Girls Got HPV VaccineOnly 18% of girls received all 3 shots of the Gardasil vaccine.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 4:34 pm Health Ills Abound as Farm Runoff Fouls WellsFarm waste, the biggest polluter of American rivers, is largely unregulated by many of the laws designed to prevent pollution and protect drinking water.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:59 pm Jonathan Stamler to Move to Case WesternIn October, Dr Jonathan S Stamler will become the inaugural director of the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine at Case Western, trading Durham, NC for Cleveland, OH.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:54 pm How to Shave 10 Years Off Your Life: Have High Cholesterol, Be Hypertensive, And SmokeSmoking, together with high cholesterol and blood pressure, can knock 10 years off life expectancy in middle-aged men, new UK research shows. If excessive weight and glucose intolerance are added in, the difference can be as much as 15 years, they add.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:54 pm 7 Solid Health Tips That No Longer ApplyAdvice that was once considered gospel truth among the medical community is now being questioned.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:52 pm CDC: First swine flu vaccines may be nasal spray (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:28 pm FDA Approves Aliskiren/Valsartan Combo for HypertensionThe FDA has approved a single-pill combination of aliskiren and valsartan for the treatment of hypertension.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:12 pm Obesity Alone May Be the Best Predictor of Undiagnosed DiabetesThe Diabscreen Study suggests that opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes in primary care could target middle-aged and older adults with obesity.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:10 pm CDC: 3.4 million H1N1 vaccine doses available soonHealth officials expect more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to be available in the first week of October.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 3:06 pm FDA approves new HIV test from Abbott Laboratories (AP)AP - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test from Abbott Laboratories that detects both types of the virus that causes AIDS.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 2:38 pm Phase 3 Study Shows Benefits of IV Peramivir for InfluenzaPeramivir shows similar efficacy to oseltamivir in a randomized trial of 1091 patients, and peramivir's safety profile is superior.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 2:13 pm Nasal Spray May Reduce Viral Shedding and Rhinovirus TransmissionA small study shows that oxymetazoline has an antiviral effect against rhinovirus and decreases cold symptoms better than a saline placebo.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 1:33 pm Teachable Software May Help Diagnose Endocarditis, Study ShowsIn a proof-of-concept study, researchers developed an artificial neural network with high sensitivity in diagnosing endocarditis related to implanted cardiac-rhythm devices.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 12:46 pm Surviving H1N1 -- with baby in bellyIf you're pregnant or have recently had a baby, finding information on exactly how to prepare for H1N1 or swine flu can be daunting. Here are some expert answers.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 12:25 pm Increasing Duration of Chest Compressions During CPR May Lead to Better Survival for Patients in Cardiac ArrestIncreasing the time that rescuers spend on chest compressions while performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation could lead to increased survival in patients in cardiac arrest.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Sep 2009 | 12:19 pm IG: Improvements in VA endoscopic equipment use (AP)AP - Inspections show that Veterans Department medical facilities have made significant progress on fixing endoscopic procedure problems that potentially exposed thousands to HIV and other infections.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 10:24 am Drugs help prevent breast cancer but pose risks tooWomen at high risk of breast cancer can often lower that risk by taking medication, including drugs like tamoxifen or the osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista).Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 10:19 am Medical Editors Push for Ghostwriting CrackdownMedical journals are being pressed to adopt tougher disclosure policies on industry-financed research.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:39 am More fights ahead in Congress over health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:25 am 45,000 U.S. deaths linked to no insuranceA freelance cameraman with a burst appendix; a 51-year-old mother with undiagnosed heart disease; a 26-year-old with unusual fatigue. None had health insurance; all three died. A new analysis finds the uninsured have a 40 percent higher risk of death than those who have insurance.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 9:22 am Commentary: My life as 'Mighty Hermaphrodite'A lot of people have been outraged by the gender verification testing that South African athlete Caster Semenya has been put through, and have been trying to be supportive of her; but in doing so, they often further prejudice against the very thing which she appears to be: intersex.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 8:39 am New Tax in Senate Health Plan Draws Bipartisan FireLegislators in both parties said that they would seek significant changes in a Democratic proposal to tax generous high-cost health insurance policies.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 8:02 am Birth control could help combat climate change (AP)AP - Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 7:29 am Why we eat too much, and how to get controlWe all know we're supposed to eat healthy portions. So why is it that a rough day at the office or even just the smell of chocolate-chip cookies can cause us to throw our best intentions out the window?Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 7:29 am King: H1N1 worries raises awareness on campusesAt the University of Connecticut, planning for the H1N1 virus means, to begin with, clearing some serious storage space:Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am WHO: Pandemic flu vaccine production to fall short (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Sep 2009 | 6:49 am Canada anger at 'flu body bags'Canada's health minister orders an inquiry after body bags are sent to aboriginal communities as part of swine flu preparations.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Sep 2009 | 5:51 am Who's the daddy?The risks run by giving and receiving unregulated spermSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Sep 2009 | 4:43 am
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