Health and Medical News Headlines for September 21, 2009

Researchers: Aspirin cuts colon cancer risk (AP)

AP - People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Sep 2009 | 4:32 am

Report: 35 million-plus worldwide have dementia (AP)

AP - More than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness and it's an ominous forecast as the population grays.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Sep 2009 | 4:27 am

Researchers: People susceptible to colon cancer can cut their risk in half by taking aspirin

LONDON - People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday. The...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 3:27 am

Researchers: Aspirin cuts colon cancer risk

People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday. The finding...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 3:04 am

NHS targets

Out of favour - but they can produce results
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Sep 2009 | 3:03 am

Study finds aspirin protects against colon cancer

* More studies needed to see if would help wider population
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am

Voice, Medical Records iPhone Apps Launched for Physicians

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am

Nexans France axes some 400 jobs, shuts one unit

PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Nexans SA , the world's biggest cable maker, said last week it will shed some 400 jobs in France and shut a production unit in a move to reorganise its activities, hard hit by...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 2:57 am

UPDATE 1-Empyrean says Texas Crude farms out Sugarloaf block B

* Says Texas Crude Energy farms out block B to Hilcorp * Sees field ops to begin promptly * Empyrean shares rise 19 percent (Adds details)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 2:25 am

UPDATE 1-OncoMethylome, German group see new cancer tests

* Results boost shares in Belgian biotech OncoMethylome
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 2:04 am

Adecco chief says has buy opportunities-FT

ZURICH, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Adecco currently has a opportunities for acquisitions but will keep financial discipline, the chief executive of the world's largest staffing company said in a press interview...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 2:04 am

UPDATE 1-Phorm H1 loss narrows, says confident of future

* Sees commercial deployment in a major market (Adds details)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:53 am

UPDATE 1-TPG-backed Wumart nears $600 mln deal for HK rival

* Times also reportedly in talks with another Asian retailer
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:43 am

Some Senators Fear New Tax Meant To Control Health Costs Could Spiral

A tax on generous health benefits in the health reform plan unveiled this week by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., has raised eyebrows around Congress, the New York Times reports. The tax would apply to any plan with annual premiums in excess of $8,000 for individuals and $21,000 for families, and would initially impact only a small number of health plans, according to the Senator's own estimate.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Opinion Piece Examines Vacant USAID Administrator Position

The Obama administration "has yet to announce a candidate to head" USAID, despite the talk "about how super-important foreign assistance is these days," columnist Al Kamen writes in a Washington Post opinion piece examining the vacant USAID administrator position.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

IPS Examines Maternal Mortality In Mozambique

Inter Press Service examines efforts to curb maternal mortality in Mozambique. The article profiles the work of English medical doctor Peg Cumberland and her team, who have trained "around 400 local people in remote health care" since she came to the country more than 13 years ago.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Studying The Earliest Brain Changes That Could Lead To Alzheimer's Disease

Five researchers receive grants to investigate biological, genetic, and environmental causes of AD Five early-career scientists were awarded The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease. The $75,000 awards provide a broad array of funding in the biological, genetic, and environmental causes of AD.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

International Research Ethics: New Program Commences At IUPUI

Students seeking a master's degree in philosophy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis can select a new offering that will expose them to the growing field of international research ethics.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

TIME Examines Voluntary Airline Tax That Aims To Fund Global Health Projects

TIME examines a voluntary airline tax, to be introduced in the U.S. and several European countries in January, that aims to "make up a shortfall in official government aid to poor countries - a shortfall exacerbated by the world financial crisis.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Early Age At First Drink May Modify Tween/Teen Risk For Alcohol Dependence

Individuals who begin drinking at an early age are more likely to subsequently develop alcohol dependence (AD). While age at first drink (AFD) and AD are influenced by similar genetic and environmental factors, AFD may also have an impact on the risk for AD. A new study has found that AFD may facilitate the expression of genes that are already associated with vulnerability to AD symptoms.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Sound Off: Some Lawmakers Talking Up Baucus Bill, Grassley 'Resents' President's Remarks

Some lawmakers are touting the Baucus bill's potential and bickering among themselves and the White House about how reform plans are taking shape.Four centrists in the Senate said the Baucus Bill has potential Thursday. Roll Call: "Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Recent Releases: Climate Change, Health; ITNs; Mexico H1N1; Policy Tracker; TB Treatment; Blogs

Lancet Editorial, Comment Address Climate Change, Health In addition to the Lancet's recent publication of an opinion piece and letter by 18 doctor association leaders about the potential health risks associated with climate change, the journal includes an editorial about sexual and rep
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Education And Reward Genes Interact To Influence Alcoholism Among Mexican-Americans

Hispanics with alcohol-induced problems - especially male Mexican Americans - have significantly worse health and welfare than those with other ethnic backgrounds. This study examined the influence of gene/environment interaction on alcoholism among Mexican Americans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

The TV Watch: For President, Five Programs, One Message

The president’s talk-show grand slam was a remarkable — and remarkably overt — display of media management.

Source: NYT > Health | 21 Sep 2009 | 12:07 am

Australian dies after court win

An Australian quadriplegic, who last month won a landmark legal right to starve to death, dies.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Sep 2009 | 10:46 pm

New York Health Care Workers Resist Flu Vaccine Rule

New York State is alone among state and city health departments in mandating the vaccinations for influenza and swine flu.

Source: NYT > Health | 20 Sep 2009 | 10:44 pm

Obama Insists That Insurance Will Be Affordable

Appearing in interviews on five television networks, the president said that he welcomed Republicans to the effort, but added, “I don’t count on them.”

Source: NYT > Health | 20 Sep 2009 | 10:42 pm

More than 35 million globally have dementia: report (Reuters)

Reuters - More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report released on Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Sep 2009 | 10:25 pm

A Proposed Tax on the Cadillac Health Insurance Plans May Also Hit the Chevys

A plan by Senator Max Baucus is intended to help pay for health reform, but more modest plans would soon be taxed as well.

Source: NYT > Health | 20 Sep 2009 | 10:23 pm

New Drug May Offer Hope to Some With Lung Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Maintenance therapy with the drug pemetrexed improves the survival of people with non-small-cell lung cancer whose disease has not progressed after chemotherapy, a new study has found.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Sep 2009 | 9:47 pm