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DEALTALK-Unlikely suitor for Hynix may have last laugh* Possible discount could open way for Hyosung acquisitionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response (AP)
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News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsSept 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:44 am UPDATE 1-Gazprom Neft seeks to buy 100 pct of Sibir EnergyMOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Gazprom Neft , the oil arm of Russia's Gazprom , has filed a request to the anti-trust watchdog to buy 100 percent of mid-sized oil company Sibir Energy, the competition body...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:26 am UPDATE 3-J.Baer poised for buys, new targets disappoint* Says wants to further build Asia as second 'home' marketSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:20 am EU agency recommends two H1N1 flu vaccinesLONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency recommended two swine flu vaccines for approval on Friday, clearing the way for vaccination programs to start within weeks.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:16 am UK swine flu vaccine 'approved'The European drugs regulator has given the go-ahead for one of the UK's swine flu vaccines.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:16 am UPDATE 1-EU agency recommends two H1N1 flu vaccines* Move clears way for vaccination to start within weeksSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:15 am DEALTALK-Rewards and plenty of risk in China's Bumi deal* CIC strikes deal with company that's come under scrutinySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am China Money: Default insurance firm may support corp bill market* New bond insurer may support small firms' bond issuanceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:39 am UPDATE 2-Unilever pays 1.3 bln euros for Sara Lee brandsLONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV on Friday agreed to pay 1.275 billion euros ($1.87 billion) for the personal care business of Sara Lee bringing it brands such as Sanex...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:32 am Gazprom Neft seeks to buy 100 pct of Sibir EnergyMOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Gazprom Neft , the oil arm of Russia's Gazprom , has filed a request to the anti-trust watchdog to buy 100 percent of mid-sized oil company Sibir Energy, the competition body...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:31 am Lux Biosciences Reports Phase 1 Safety Results And Open Label Efficacy Results For LX214, A Potential Best-in-Class Treatment For Dry EyeLux Biosciences, Inc. a privately held biotechnology company focused on the treatment of ophthalmic diseases, announced results from a Phase 1 human safety and an open-label pilot efficacy study of the company's potential best-in-class therapy for dry eye, LX214 (topical mixed nanomicellar formulation of voclosporin).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Idera Pharmaceuticals Presents Interim Data From Phase 1b Clinical Trial Of IMO-2055 In Combination With Tarceva And Avastin In NSCLCIdera Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IDRA) today presented interim data from a phase 1b, single arm clinical trial evaluating IMO-2055, an agonist of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 9, in combination with Tarceva® and Avastin® in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am 'Genius' Grants Awarded To Yale Aging Expert And Evolutionary BiologistTwo Yale faculty members have been named MacArthur Foundation Fellows for 2009, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced. Mary Tinetti, M.D., the Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health and Richard O.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Modest Benefit Of Surgery Compared To Non-Surgical TreatmentAn article in this week's Surgery Special Issue of The Lancet reports that surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients (without an indication of severe nerve damage known as denervation) provides better outcomes than non-surgical treatment. However, the clinical relevance of this difference is modest.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Toshiba Introduces Its Next Generation CV-3D For Infinix Cardiovascular X-ray SystemsTo improve the ability of physicians to provide superior patient care during interventional procedures, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced its Next Generation CV-3DTM workstation and software package available on the InfinixTM-i X-ray product line.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am 2 Highly Prized NIH Director's Awards Won By Duke Biomedical ScientistsTwo Duke University Medical Center scientists have won prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's awards to pursue novel research. Tannishtha Reya, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacology and cancer biology, has won an NIH Director's Pioneer Award and Michel Bagnat, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology, won an NIH Director's New Innovator Award.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Journal Of Evidence-Based Dental Practice To Offer Continuing Education Units For ReviewersElsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services has announced that the Editors of Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (JEBDP), the foremost publication of information about evidence-based dental practice, will begin offering continuing education units (CEUs) to its recognized experts and valued peer reviewers.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Routine Prostate Cancer Screening With PSA Test: Insufficient EvidenceTwo papers published on bmj.com today report that there is unsatisfactory evidence to support population-wide screening for prostate cancer using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. The PSA test cannot differentiate lethal from harmless prostate cancer, according to the authors. This could lead to over diagnosis and overtreatment of healthy men.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Mental Health Patients Seen But Not Heard, UKPeople with mental health problems are being drastically let down by the services that are supposed to treat and care for them according to a report by the Care Quality Commission. In the biggest ever survey of mental health patients' experiences the results show that people often feel ignored, uninformed about their care and at times feel unsafe.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am New Journal To Focus On Cartilage ResearchSAGE is partnering with the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) to launch Cartilage in 2010. A peer-reviewed quarterly journal, Cartilage will be a forum for the exchange of ideas for the many types of researchers and clinicians involved in cartilage biology and repair. The official journal of the ICRS, Cartilage is edited by Roy D. Altman, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am House Votes to Block Increase in Medicare Part B PremiumsMillions of Medicare patients would not face increases in their monthly premiums next year under a bill passed by the House on Thursday. Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:19 am Senate Panel Rejects Bid to Add Drug DiscountThe Finance Committee will not require pharmaceutical companies to give bigger discounts to Medicare on drugs for older Americans with low incomes.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:19 am In a first, an AIDS vaccine shows some success (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am For First Time, AIDS Vaccine Shows Some SuccessA new AIDS vaccine tested in Thailand has protected a significant minority against infection.Source: NYT > Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:59 pm F.D.A. Reveals It Fell to a Push by LawmakersThe Food and Drug Administration said that four congressmen and its former commissioner influenced the process that led it to approve a patch for injured knees.Source: NYT > Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:47 pm National Briefing | Science: Swine Flu Doses Will Be Double the Number ExpectedMore than six million doses of swine flu vaccine will be available by the first week in October, more that twice as many as had been recently expected, federal health officials said.Source: NYT > Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 10:14 pm Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The way to reduce the chances of developing dementia such as Alzheimer's disease after a stroke is to prevent a second stroke by concentrating on all the known stroke risk factors, a new British study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 24, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Letter Warns About Tricky Dosing With Liquid Tamiflu for Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors warn that parents across the country could give the wrong dose of Tamiflu to their children as treatment for the H1N1 swine flu because the dosing instructions don't always coincide with the measurement markings on the syringe that comes with the liquid medication.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Draft Consensus Statement Presents Evidence on Ductal Carcinoma In SituAn independent panel summarized implications regarding DCIS based on the evidence from a systematic literature review, expert presentations, and audience input.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:37 pm No Relationship Between Significant Carotid Stenosis and Stroke After Cardiac SurgeryNo association was found between carotid stenosis and stroke after cardiac surgery. The study may answer the question of whether carotid endarterectomy before or during heart surgery provides benefit.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:28 pm FDA to Investigate Concerns of Violations of Approval Process With Menaflex DeviceThe FDA says there were inconsistencies in the approval process for the Menaflex device; the safety of the device is not in question, and the device will stay on the market, pending a review.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:26 pm Rasagiline Trial Demonstrates Mixed Results in Parkinson'sNew published data show opposite outcomes for 2 doses of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor, prompting more questions than answers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:19 pm Birth-Rate Study: In Recession, Fewer Women Having Kids (Time.com)Time.com - A new study suggests that more women are factoring economic anxieties into their decisions about getting pregnantSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm J&J recalls infants', children's liquid Tylenol (AP)AP - Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit said Thursday it is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 8:45 pm Anti-depressants pregnancy 'risk'Children born to women taking anti-depressants in early pregnancy have an increased risk of heart defects, a study finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Sep 2009 | 5:04 pm Prostate screening under scrutinyRoutine screening for prostate cancer comes under further scrutiny after two studies conclude it may do more harm than good.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm Potential Dosing Errors With Oseltamivir in ChildrenUS clinicians usually prescribe liquid medicines in milliliters (mL) or teaspoons, but Tamiflu is dosed in milligrams (mg), and the dispenser is marked only in 30, 45, and 60 mg.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pm Marine breast cancer patients blame base waterThe sick men are Marines, or sons of Marines. All 20 of them were based at or lived at Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps' training base in North Carolina, between the 1960s and the 1980s.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:50 pm Sebelius: More than enough H1N1 vaccineThere will be more than enough doses of the H1N1 vaccine to go around in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:38 pm Physician, Teach Thyself: IMPROVE-HF Initiative Boosts Use of Evidence-Based Outpatient CareThe two-year prospective registry-based study of a performance-improvement initiative's effectiveness saw significant jumps, >70% in some cases, in the appropriate use of six out of seven measured evidence-based treatments for patients with chronic heart failure.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:23 pm Should Patients Go Directly to a PCI-Capable Hospital? Two Studies, Different ResultsOne trial showed that despite a mean treatment delay of 67 minutes, STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI taken first to an emergency department before transfer had equivalent rates of major adverse cardiac events when compared with those who presented directly to a PCI facility.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:23 pm SPIRIT IV: Xience V Trumps Taxus for Clinically Driven End Points, Although Diabetic Questions LingerRates of target lesion failure were significantly lower for the everolimus-eluting Xience V stent for the trial as a whole. In diabetic patients only, however, no differences were seen between the two stents.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:23 pm Stent Sandwich: First-Generation Stents Equal for Cypher in-Stent RestenosisLate lumen loss at one year, the primary end point, was equivalent between the Cypher and Taxus stent at one year among patients with restenosis after initial treatment with the Cypher stent.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:23 pm House passes bill stopping Medicare premium hikes (AP)AP - Millions of Medicare patients would be spared monthly premium increases next year under a bill passed by the House Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:08 pm Exhausted? How to Get Your Willpower BackWillpower is like a muscle: it needs to be challenged to build itself.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:04 pm Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing (AP)AP - Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 3:03 pm Southern deluge may help fall allergy sufferersIt's definitely fall: Kids are back in school, football season has kicked off, and ragweed is blooming. While autumn means cooler temperatures and colorful leaves, it also means runny noses and red eyes for millions of Americans.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 2:40 pm Osteoporosis Coordinator Improves Fracture Follow-Up CareMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 2:31 pm 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 | 11:38 am Folate-rich diet cuts women's colon cancer risk (Reuters)Reuters - Eating plenty of folate may sharply reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, at least for women, South Korean researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:30 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 | 10:42 am Some doubt hand washing stops H1N1According to some experts, you can wash your hands all you want, and it won't do much to stop the spread of influenza, including the H1N1 variety.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 10:24 am Long battleWhy Thailand is leading efforts to tackle HIV/AidsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Sep 2009 | 10:21 am Brain Learns to Detect Danger as a Baby Learns to CrawlStudy shows that as babies mobilize, they also start to develop danger detection abilities.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 8:46 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 | 7:53 am Why People Hoard StuffHoarding can ruin families. But is it inherited or learned?Source: Livescience.com - Health | 24 Sep 2009 | 7:23 am 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 | 24 Sep 2009 | 4:51 am HIV vaccine 'reduces infection'An 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
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