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Health Care bill intact with challenges ahead (AP)
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News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 4:32 am Australians beat financial crisis blues: surveyAustralians have used the global financial crisis to appreciate the simple things in life, reporting an increase in their happiness despite a tightening of the purse-strings, a survey said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am UPDATE 2-DNO shares dive on potential loss of Iraq licences* Oil producer says preparing legal action vs Oslo bourseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am Trial HIV vaccine cuts infectionAn experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut infection rates, in a major trial in Thailand, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am REFILE-OMV exec sees healthy energy demand from 2011/12(Refiles to replace extra "2011" in second quote with "2012")Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am Wide awake in CairoI'm addicted to being awake," says Sameh Marghani, under the dizzying lights of a Cairo neighbourhood teeming with families shopping and teenagers nodding to the boom-boom of their car...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:44 am US court denies Wyeth bid to halt Zosyn generic-India's OrchidMUMBAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - India's Orchid Chemicals said on Thursday a U.S. court had denied Wyeth's motion for a temporary restraining order on the sale of its generic version of the Zosyn antibiotic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Obesity could become top cancer cause (AP)AP - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:28 am Fat caused 124,000 cancer cases in Europe: expertsBERLIN (Reuters) - More than 124,000 people in Europe developed cancer last year because they are overweight, and rising body fat levels threaten to add tens of thousands more to their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:23 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsSept 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:22 am Obesity could become top cancer causeBeing fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday. Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:15 am UPDATE 3-Baer's Artio IPO raises larger than expected $650mln* IPO proceeds of $650 mln to boost acquisition war chestSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:13 am RPT-India's Reliance Indust, NTPC signs gas supply dealMUMBAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries said on Thursday it has signed gas supply agreements with state-run utility NTPC to supply gas for some of its power plants for five years.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:04 am Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infectionA vaccine to prevent HIV infection has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 2:42 am Sugar-Coating Medicine With Therapeutic Nanoparticles(NIST) studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles more effective than conventional thinking says they should be. Just like individuals in a crowd respecting other people's personal space, the particles work because they get close together, but not too close.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Beryllium Reference Material For Occupational Safety MonitoringResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. Beryllium, an exotic rare-earth metal used as a hardener in high-performance alloys and ceramics, can cause berylliosis - a chronic, incurable and sometimes fatal illness.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Indianapolis To Host 16th Annual African American Mental Health ConferenceThe National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) will host its 16th Annual Mental Health Conference Oct. 2 to engage state legislators, health care professionals, community leaders and the public on solutions to improve the mental health of African Americans by reducing socioeconomic barriers, cultural stigmas and the incidence of misdiagnoses.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am A New Health Reform Strategy: Songs Could Lower Health Care Costs By BillionsThe $1 trillion cost and massive government role envisioned by the Obama Administration's health care reform plan (The Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009) continue to create controversy in Congress and throughout the nation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am How Good Are Indicator Bacteria At Predicting Pathogens In Recreational Water?Bacteria commonly used to indicate health risks in recreational waters might not be so reliable after all. Pathogenic E. coli were pervasive in stream-water samples with low concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Cancer Patients Not Given Adequate Information On Fertility PreservationLife-saving cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation can destroy the reproductive potential of both men and women; an added struggle for the 130,000 people in the US diagnosed with cancer each year.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am StemCells, Inc. Announces Initiatives To Advance Cell-Based Technologies For Pharmaceutical Industry And Research ApplicationsStemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) announced organizational initiatives focused on growing its specialty SC Proven® cell culture product business and advancing the development and commercialization of its central nervous system (CNS) cell-based assay platforms for use in drug screening and drug development.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Stress Among General Surgery Residents In The United StatesA study by the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Public Health published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association reports that the majority of general surgery residents in the United States say they are satisfied with their training and confident of their ability to perform.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Multi-Use Device Can Shed Light On Oxygen IntakeA fiber-optic sensor created by a team of Purdue University researchers that is capable of measuring oxygen intake rates could have broad applications ranging from plant root development to assessing the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Discovery Of New Links Among Alcohol Abuse, Depression And Obesity In Young WomenThere is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Guidelines in England for Assisted SuicideBritain’s top prosecutor has issued clarifications on when charges for assisted suicide would be less likely. Source: NYT > Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 12:27 am Senator Tries to Allay Fears on Health OverhaulSenator Bill Nelson of Florida is trying to block a potential cut in Medicare Advantage benefits for older Americans.Source: NYT > Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 12:17 am A Plan to Add Supermarkets to Poor Areas, With Healthy ResultsZoning and tax incentives would encourage full-service markets in city neighborhoods where fresh produce is scarce and poverty, obesity and diabetes are high.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:59 pm Consults: Alternative Therapies for FibromyalgiaDr. Brent A. Bauer answers readers’ questions on complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:51 pm Eloise R. Giblett, Blood Research Leader, Dies at 88Dr. Giblett’s work helped make transfusions safer and bone marrow transplants more successful and led to her discovery of the first recognized immunodeficiency disease.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:44 pm For First Time, AIDS Vaccine Shows Some Success in TrialsA new AIDS vaccine tested in Thailand has protected a significant minority against infection, the first time any vaccine against the disease has even partly succeeded in a clinical trial.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:44 pm Dr. Leon Eisenberg, Pioneer in Autism Studies, Dies at 87Dr. Eisenberg conducted some of the first rigorous studies of autism, attention deficit disorder and learning delays.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:43 pm Personal Best: To Train Harder, Consider a CrowdSome runners say good teammates help improve performances.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 10:51 pm Immigrants Cling to Fragile Lifeline at Safety-Net HospitalAn Atlanta hospital and patients who use its dialysis clinic are at legal odds over a cost-cutting plan to end the service.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 10:50 pm Fitness: Back to Basics: Yes, Sergeant!The use of low-tech equipment has resurfaced in recent years in a shift toward so-called functional fitness.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 10:07 pm Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Medications, personal hygiene, mask-wearing and quarantines all help prevent the spread of viral infections such as the flu, and researchers now suggest that the latter three strategies should be given more attention in plans to deal with pandemics.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Prevention of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure improves the lives of older Americans and also reduces medical costs, study findings show.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Predicting Postpartum Depression May Be Possible (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Spanish researchers report that they've developed ways to detect 80 percent of cases of postpartum depression, which is estimated to affect more than one in 10 women who give birth.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Recession Has Women Rethinking Childbearing (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Women are postponing pregnancy and having fewer children because of the recession, but just when they need birth control most, many can't pay for it, a new survey finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm New Parkinson's Drug Draws Mixed Reviews (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A study to see whether a new drug can stop the progression of Parkinson's disease has produced results that have drawn sharply differing reactions from neurologists.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Leukemia Drug in High Dose Helps Survival (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), take note: A new standard of care is emerging -- at least for those younger than 50, or between 60 and 65.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Study: Flu shot better than nasal spray in adults (AP)
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News: Health News | 23 Sep 2009 | 7:59 pm 'Tweeting' medics expose patientsMedics posting messages on networking websites like Twitter are breaching patient confidentiality, a leading journal says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:04 pm What Seniors Need to Know about the FluThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 20 percent of the population gets the flu each year.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:59 pm Med Students Put Unprofessional Info OnlineA survey shows some students break confidentiality of patients on Facebook and YouTube.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:43 pm FDA Bans Flavored CigarettesAs of today, it's illegal in the U.S. to buy or sell most flavored cigarettes.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:43 pm Big drop in heart attacks after smoking bansTwo large studies suggest that communities that pass laws to ban smoking in public places, such as bars and restaurants, get a big payoff -- a drop in heart attacks.Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:08 pm Natalizumab Associated With Ongoing Cases of PMLRare but ongoing cases of PML continue to be associated with the use of natalizumab, according to the FDA.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:03 pm Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes Another Cause of Thunderclap HeadacheVarious triggers may initiate RCVS, which present with a thunderclap headache, preferentially affect women, and may cause neurological deficits as well as severe sequelae, including death.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 1:53 pm New skin cancer therapy shrinks tumorsA new drug for melanoma has been shown to rapidly shrink malignant tumors in an early trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York.Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:30 pm Mixed Start to Planned MARVEL Trial of Post-MI Autologous Skeletal-Myoblast TherapyA pilot analysis suggests the cell therapy can improve functional capacity, but amiodarone may be needed to prevent ventricular arrhythmias; its investigators say they plan to switch gears on the remainder of the study.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:50 am Senators Question Dr Martin Leon's Financial Links to IndustryThe letter, from Sens Herb Kohl and Charles Grassley, states that Leon did not fully disclose much of the money he has received from outside companies.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:50 am Sorafenib Shows Promise in Breast Cancer in Phase 2 StudyWhen added to capecitabine, sorafenib improved the progression-free survival of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:15 am Africa leaders unite on malariaA group of African leaders is set to launch a new group dedicated to fighting malaria, backed with $3bn of funding.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:08 am Regular Exercise During Pregnancy May Lower Risk for Excessive Birth WeightA cohort study shows that regular exercise during pregnancy is associated with a 23% to 28% decrease in the odds of giving birth to newborns with excessive birth weight.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:05 am Updated Recommendations for Use of Hib Booster Vaccine As Supplies IncreaseThe final dose of the Hib booster vaccination series is being given to those children between the age of 15 months and before their fifth birthday who have already received the primary series.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am Doctors' ordersStruggle to provide free maternal care in BurundiSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2009 | 10:34 am FDA Safety Changes: Metronidazole Injection, DexFerrum, INFeD, TasignaThe FDA has approved safety labeling revisions for metronidazole injection, iron dextran injection (DexFerrum and INFeD), and nilotinib HCl monohydrate capsules (Tasigna).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Sep 2009 | 10:28 am Eatery determined to 'serve up food not swine flu'A Madrid restaurateur senses that from the pandemic comes opportunity.Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 7:49 am Britain to clarify assisted suicide lawsThe director of public prosecutions in Britain was scheduled to issue new guidelines Wednesday on assisted suicide, making clear at what point people face charges if they help a loved one go abroad to die.Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 7:22 am People in Vegetative State Can LearnPatients in a vegetative state or minimally conscious state can learn, scientist saySource: Livescience.com - Health | 23 Sep 2009 | 7:09 am Assisted suicide law 'clarified'New guidance is issued to clarify the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales - with no guarantees against prosecution.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:22 am Hope over new skin cancer therapyScientists have presented results of an experimental new drug which in early stage trials has significantly shrunk skin cancer tumours.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:19 am
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