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Credit Suisse attracting staff, buys possible-CEOZURICH, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has continued to attract talented staff despite the crisis and has cash to spare for possible acquisitions, the Swiss bank's chief executive was quoted as saying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:44 am Meridian Granted Special 510(k) Clearance To Add 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus Analytical Sensitivity Claim To The TRU FLU(R) Test Package InsertMeridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ:VIVO) announced that the company has been granted a Special 510(k) clearance to update the TRU FLU package insert to include analytical sensitivity claims with two strains of 2009 H1N1 virus cultured from positive respiratory specimens. TRU FLU is a rapid test which identifies influenza A and B in human specimens.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Vaccine To Prevent Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early PromiseUniversity of Michigan (U-M) scientists have made an important step toward what could become the first vaccine in the U.S. to prevent urinary tract infections, if the robust immunity achieved in mice can be reproduced in humans. The findings are published September 18 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Pancreatic And Colorectal Cancer Novel Antibody Developed From A Vaccine To Begin Phase I TrialNeogenix Oncology, Inc. (Neogenix) announced that NPC-1C, the company's first IND (Investigational New Drug Application) was granted permission by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company to begin a Phase I trial. NPC-1C is derived from a colorectal cancer vaccine that had previously demonstrated safety and clinical activity in prior human studies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Snapfish By HP Invites Consumers To "Share To Care" During Breast Cancer Awareness MonthSnapfish by HP (NYSE:HPQ), the No. 1 online photo service, today announced the launch of its 2009 "Share to Care" campaign in support of breast cancer awareness month. Throughout October, Snapfish will offer free "Share to Care" photo greeting cards for its customers to send to friends and family members.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am People In Deprived Areas Missing Out On Vital Heart Health Services, Says Heart CharityIn response to a report published by the Care Quality Commission which examined how the prescription of statins and stop smoking services could best be used to tackle cardiovascular disease and health inequalities, Betty McBride, Policy & Communications Director at the British Heart Foundation, said:Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Febrile Seizures And Severe Epilepsy In Infants Traced To A Sodium Channel Gene MutationMutations in the SCN9A sodium channel gene are a cause of febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy in infants 6 months and younger, report researchers from the University of Utah, University of Antwerp, and University of Washington.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am White Post Farm, Nottinghamshire Closed As Precautionary MeasureThe Health Protection Agency this morning advised the closure of White Post Farm in Nottinghamshire, following confirmation yesterday that a second individual who visited this farm had the same strain of E. coli O157 as another visitor. The farm has closed voluntarily and the HPA and its partners are conducting a full epidemiological investigation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Leader For Northern Ireland Junior Doctors Pledges To Work To Protect Health And Safety Of Doctors And PatientsDr David Farren, the new leader of junior doctors in Northern Ireland called for workforce shortages to be tackled head-on so that patients across the province continue to receive the best quality of care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Program Offers Community Pharmacies An Expanded Role In Diabetes Self-Management Training, Increases Access And Treatment Options For PatientsThe National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) announced a partnership that will expand counseling options for patients while offering community pharmacies a path to be compensated by Medicare and other insurers for diabetes management.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Positive Phase IIb Results For GSK1838262 (XP13512) Reported For Neuropathic Pain Associated With Post-Herpetic NeuralgiaGlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced top-line results from a Phase IIb clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of GSK1838262/XP13512 (gabapentin enacarbil) for neuropathic pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in adults. In this study, subjects were randomized to receive placebo, 1200, 2400 or 3600 mg/day of GSK1838262 dosed twice a day.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New social network with French touch unfurls in BrazilAn upmarket, invitation-only social network with a French touch expanded into Brazil this month and is setting its sights on Asia, one of its founding partners told AFP. French Tuesdays,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:52 am Child misery behind Pakistan's festive banglesTen-year-old Mohammad Adnan leans towards the blazing furnace, moulding bangles for up to 12 hours a day to earn 18 cents to help feed his Pakistani family. "I'm just starting and can...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:43 am Real-life 'superheroes' take to the streets in USInside a hotel room in this New England port city, a superhero assumed his disguise before hitting the street. Dressed in a black fedora, white shirt with skinny black necktie, and a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:39 am Kenya rainmakers called to the rescueLong vilified as sorcerers, Kenya's Nganyi rainmakers -- with meteorological equipment consisting of trees, pots and herbs -- are being enlisted to mitigate the effects of climate change.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:26 am Proposing a Public Health Option as a ‘Safety Net’With hundreds of amendments filed to a Senate health bill, it seemed clear that on some issues Democrats and Republicans were far from agreement. Source: NYT > Health | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:12 am A Doctor for Disease, a Shaman for the SoulA California hospital’s attempts to cater to its immigrant patients resulted in a policy allowing for Hmong shamans to practice within their walls.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:10 am Belatedly, Egypt Spots Flaws in Wiping Out PigsWhen the government killed all the pigs in Egypt this spring in an attempt to combat swine flu, it was warned that Cairo would be overwhelmed with trash. Now, it is.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:01 am Where have east Germany's women gone?After the Berlin Wall fell, hundreds of thousands of people fled the former communist east for a better life in the west and a overwhelming number of them were young women. The result,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:49 pm UPDATE 1-Carlyle buys 17.3 pct of China dairy maker Yashili* Carlyle follows KKR, Sequoia deals in China dairy sectorSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:15 pm Word for Word | A Tutorial From Lyndon B. Johnson: ‘Don’t Let Dead Cats Stand on Your Porch’Six lessons from President Johnson’s successful Medicare push, captured in his own words.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:21 pm Carlyle buys 17.3% of China dairy maker YashiliHONG KONG, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Carlyle Group [CYL.UL] said on Sunday that the U.S. private equity giant had bought a minority stake in Yashili to help the leading Chinese infant formula maker improve...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:20 pm Toughest test coming up for health care overhaul (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sept. 20Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm Economic View: Why Health Care Will Never Be EqualThe main driver of increasing health care costs is advances in medical technology, but those advances are expensive.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:56 pm Slipstream: Taking the Fun Out of Popping Pain PillsTo deter misuse, pills are being developed that resist tampering or that cause unpleasant side effects when they are altered.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:33 pm Seeing Yourself in Their LightWomen versed in self-help and new-age spirituality are working to lead others.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:23 pm 'Little Berlin', tiny German village divided by WallFor 23 years, this tiny village in southern Germany was known as "Little Berlin" because it too was divided by a Wall cutting right through its middle. Perhaps nowhere else were the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:39 pm The Holy Grail of the UnconsciousWhat the unearthing of Carl Jung’s Red book is doing to the Jungs and the Jungians (and maybe your dreams).Source: NYT > Health | 19 Sep 2009 | 5:40 pm Health heroesThe comic book superheroes fighting diseaseSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Sep 2009 | 5:29 pm Delinquents 'misinterpret anger'Teenage boys who get into trouble with the law may have difficulty interpreting social cues in others, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Sep 2009 | 5:09 pm Helping Elderly Leave Nursing Homes for a HomeMore 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 | 11:01 am
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