UPDATE 1-Care UK rejects approach from Bridgepoint Capital

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Care UK Plc said it rejected an unsolicited approach from British private-equity investor Bridgepoint Capital Ltd.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:35 am

India's Dabhol shifts to local gas from LNG imports

NEW DELHI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - India's biggest power plant, built by U.S. energy firm Enron Corp that collapsed in 2001, on Wednesday switched to using local gas from costlier imported liquefied natural...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:07 am

U.N. says millions still lack access to AIDS drugs

LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of the 9.5 million people who need AIDS drugs cannot get them and 33 million people across the world are still infected with the virus that causes it, a...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:06 am

UPDATE 2-Siamgas unit to acquire Chevron Ocean Gas for $51 mln

* Sees net profit, revenue up 25 pct in 2010 (Adds executive quotes)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:03 am

Sanyo's total common shares rise 9 pct to 2.9 bln

TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co Ltd said Daiwa Securities SMBC converted 24.6 million preferred shares it owned in Sanyo into common stock, raising the number of Sanyo's common shares...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am

Sanofi-Aventis plans 5-yr, 10-yr euro bonds -IFR

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - French drug company Sanofi-Aventis SA plans a two-part issue of five-year and 10-year euro-denominated bonds, with benchmark sizes for both maturities, IFR reported on Wednesday...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:34 am

The short one

How twins help explain a new branch of genetics
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:34 am

Giving Heroin to Addicts: A New Treatment Gains Ground (Time.com)

Time.com - After a successful trial, Britain may soon set up clinics across the countrywhere heroin addicts would receive supervised injections of the drug. Theaim: to reduce crime and eventually wean them off drugs permanently
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:30 am

UPDATE 1-Gulf Keystone H1 loss narrows; shares surge

* Sees oil-in-place volumes 2 bln-4 bln barrels at Shaikan
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:20 am

Australia rolls out nationwide swine flu vaccination

PERTH (Reuters) - Australia rolled out a nationwide vaccination drive for H1N1 influenza on Wednesday in a bid to arm itself against a possible outbreak of the disease.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:11 am

Australia rolls out nationwide swine flu vaccination

PERTH, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australia rolled out a nationwide vaccination drive for H1N1 influenza on Wednesday in a bid to arm itself against a possible outbreak of the disease.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:10 am

UPDATE 1-Novartis says its MS therapy reduces relapses

ZURICH, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said on Wednesday its FTY720 oral drug to treat multiple sclerosis reduced both relapses and disability progression.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:06 am

Warning on muscle and joint pain

Muscle and joint pain account for almost half of all sick leave, both in the UK and across Europe, a study finds.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:46 am

Oleocanthal May Help Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's

Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. This structural change impedes the proteins' ability to damage brain nerve cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Improved Robotic Hand Captures Mechanical Engineering Top Award

The Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) has captured another top award for its updated innovative robotic hand that can automatically change its grasping force using compressed air.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Safe, Effective, Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair

Surgical treatment for mitral valve disease includes either repairing the patient's diseased valve or replacing it with a metal, mechanical valve or an animal tissue valve. The majority of those procedures are open-heart operations that require a major incision in the chest.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

IsoRay Announces Cornell Medical Center Adopts Cesium-131 To Treat Head And Neck Cancer

IsoRay, Inc. (Amex: ISR) announced today that on August 5, 2009, Dr. Bhupesh Parashar from the Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. David Kutler of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, and Dr. Jason Spector of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first Cesium-131 implant for a recurrent head and neck cancer (buccal mucosa).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Your Eyes May Be A Window To Heart Disease

For centuries eyes have been seen as windows to the soul. But medical researchers now believe the eyes may also offer vital clues to your risk of heart disease and stroke. Importantly, this research could lead to optometrists and ophthalmologists playing a key diagnostic role in identifying signs of life threatening health problems.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Promising Results In Reducing Neuropathic Pain With Combined Drug Treatment, Than With Either Drug Alone

An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that combination treatment using gabapentin and nortriptyline reduces neuropathic pain more than either drug alone. This treatment could be used in patients that only partly respond to one drug or the other.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

The Science Of Diabetes And Diet: Dr. Richard Feinman To Speak On Oct. 2

Richard Feinman, PhD, professor of biochemistry and of family medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, will speak at the annual conference of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) on October 2, 2009. EASD is holding its annual conference September 28 - October 2 in Vienna, Austria. Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Electronic Medical Records Could Help Predict Domestic Abuse

Research published on bmj.com today reports that doctors could forecast a patient's risk of receiving a domestic abuse diagnosis years in advance by using electronic medical records as an early warning system. Dr Ben Reis from the Children's Hospital Boston Informatics Program and Harvard Medical School is the lead author.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

New Vaccine Delivery May Be More Effective Against Measles

Worldwide, there are estimated to be 10 million cases of measles and 197,000 deaths from the disease each year. While vaccines exist to protect children against measles, the vaccines are often difficult to store, costly to transport and may be prone to contamination when shipped to developing countries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Scientific Conference Focuses On Global Public Health

Counterfeit and adulterated food and drugs and advances in measurement science used to detect them emerged as key themes of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) hosted by the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention. Held in Toronto, Canada, more than 300 people from 26 countries attended, making this a truly multinational event.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

National Briefing | Health: Injectable Flu Vaccine Is Shipped

Some injectable swine flu shots will become available earlier than expected, a pharmaceutical executive said.


Source: NYT > Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 12:10 am

Vital Signs: Study Finds Women Wear Shoes That Cause Pain

Researchers determined that women, unlike men, tended to choose bad footwear, leading to discomfort as they aged.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:58 pm

Senators Reject Pair of Public Option Proposals

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected two proposals to add a government-run health insurance plan to the health care proposal.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:52 pm

Scrubbing up

Surgeon who was obese urges more weight checks
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:02 pm

Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause

A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:51 pm

Economic Scene: How a Tax Can Cut Health Costs

Lobbyists for unions and big business are staunchly opposed to a tax on generous health insurance plans, but their motives are questionable.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:29 pm

Boston Scientific in Stent Settlement

Boston Scientific and a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary also agreed to dismiss several other lawsuits related to the use of stents.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:19 pm

Former Drug Executive Convicted of Wire Fraud

In a verdict that could strike fear into pharmaceutical industry executive suites, the former head of a drug company was convicted of wire fraud for issuing what federal prosecutors called a misleading press release.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:00 pm

Congress, Concerned About Steroids, Reviews Law on Dietary Supplements

Congress is investigating whether laws, health agency resources and manufacturing guidelines are adequate to protect the public from products that illegally contain steroids but masquerade as dietary supplements.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 9:57 pm

Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who take the diabetes drugs known as thiazolidinediones may be at higher risk of bone fracture, new research suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 9:50 pm

No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The appetite-regulating hormone leptin may contribute to osteoarthritis in obese people, according to a new study that suggests that skeletal wear and tear caused by excess weight isn't the only cause of the painful and debilitating condition.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 9:50 pm

Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- If excess weight doesn't kill you by old age, it could make your life miserable in the form of chronic health problems and impaired mental fitness.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 9:50 pm

Being overweight can cut women's life expectancy (AP)

AP - Being fat in middle age may slash women's chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 percent, a new study says. American researchers observed more than 17,000 female nurses with an average age of 50 in the U.S. All of the women were healthy when the study began in 1976. Researchers then monitored the women's weight, along with other health changes, every two years until 2000.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 7:42 pm

Overweight and young equals ill health in old age (AFP)

AFP - Women who gain weight in the early decades of adulthood dramatically reduce their chances of reaching old age in good health compared with lean counterparts, a study published on Wednesday said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:34 pm

Social isolation 'worsens cancer'

Social isolation may trigger biological changes that make cancer more deadly, US research on mice suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm

First autopsy on Egyptian Mummy got 'wrong' cause of death

The first scientific autopsy on ancient Egyptian mummy probably got the cause of death wrong, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm

Well: Probiotics: Looking Underneath the Yogurt Label

Health-food claims about a type of live micro-organisms may, or may not, outstrip the science.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:03 pm

Parents clueless about kids' growth charts

Parents are often shown their child's growth chart --a graph that plots where a child falls in relation to peers in terms of height and weight -- but it turns out, few of them know how to interpret the information.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:43 pm

Few Eating Enough Fruits, Veggies

According to the CDC, most Americans are falling short of the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:32 pm

Majority Leader Protects Home State

Harry Reid of Nevada has secured a special deal protecting his state against the costs of expanding Medicaid under one of the major health care bills moving through Congress.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:08 pm

British girl dies after cervical cancer vaccine jab (AFP)

AFP - British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it was working with health authorities here investigating the death of a schoolgirl following a cervical cancer vaccination.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm

Only 1 in 8 Strokes Heralded by TIA

A new study finds only about 1 in 8 strokes are preceded by transient ischemic attack. The results underline the need for a broader approach to primary prevention, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:58 pm

Exemestane Superior to Tamoxifen as Initial Adjunct Therapy in Breast Cancer

Initial adjuvant therapy with exemestane in postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer is more effective than tamoxifen in improving disease-free and recurrence-free survival.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:52 pm

Where Physicians Stand Now on the Healthcare Debate: An Expert Interview With Robert J. Blendon, ScD

To get a better understanding of where physicians find themselves in this rapidly shifting debate, Medscape Medical News talked to healthcare pollster and analyst Robert J. Blendon, ScD.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:47 pm

UK official: Vaccine unlikely to have caused death (AP)

AP - A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:47 pm

After a Death, the Pain That Doesn’t Go Away

For some people, a death can produce feelings of loss that become debilitating and remove them from humanity.


Source: NYT > Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:42 pm

First shipment of H1N1 flu vaccine leaves the factory

Vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Tuesday it shipped the first batch of H1N1 flu vaccine from its plant in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, several days earlier than expected.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:14 pm

APA Endorses New Health Reform Bill, Public Insurance Option

The APA is optimistic its endorsement of the new health reform bill and a voluntary public insurance option will help level the playing field for the mentally ill.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:09 pm

FDA Issues Emergency Infant-Use, Compounding Guidelines for Oseltamivir

The FDA has approved guidelines for emergency use of oseltamivir phosphate 12 mg/mL oral suspension in pediatric patients younger than 1 year.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:51 pm

Study: Bad economy may be good for health

Are you finally ready for some good news about the recession? As it turns out, a shaky economy might actually be good for your health -- at least if history is any indication.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:40 pm

Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Ready for another reason to exercise? Men who exercise at even moderate levels may have a lower risk of prostate cancer than sedentary men, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:17 pm

How to tell a cold from the flu (AP)

AP - The common cold and flu — both the seasonal and the new swine flu — are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:09 pm

Preoperative Lobe Volume on Ultrasound Can Determine Appropriate Incision Length for Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery

A new study suggests that thyroid lobe volumes, as determined by preoperative ultrasound, can assist in planning an optimal incision length for gland removal.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 12:09 pm

Gene Variant Raises Crohn's Disease Risk

A common gene is linked to inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:49 am

CHARISMA Genomics Substudy Links Loss-of-Function Allele and Bleeding

Patients who are homozygous for the CYP2C19*2 allele are at increased risk of ischemia but less likely to bleed. Routine genotyping for the variant still isn't recommended.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:26 am

New Biomarker, Galectin-3, Shows Risk-Stratification Potential in Chronic Heart Failure

The proposed biomarker, which seems to apparently play a role in the progression of cardiomyopathy and heart failure, predicted mortality or HF hospitalization in a post hoc analysis from the already published COACH randomized trial.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:26 am

Warning: Homegrown Tobacco Still Deadly

Tobacco seeds sales have sharply risen this year as smokers try growing their own.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:51 am

High Heels Lead to Foot Pain

It's no secret that high heels are bad for the feet. But a new study documents the risks.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 7:53 am

Plan your ideal walking workout

Walking is a wonder exercise: it can help control weight, reduce the risk of diabetes, certain cancers, and heart disease, and relieve stress. Best of all, walking is free. Here's how to make every step count, no matter how often you hit the pavement.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Sep 2009 | 7:34 am

Child's body image may trigger eating disorder

September 29, 2009 Even as we face a childhood obesity epidemic, health experts warn that children are starving themselves more often - and younger than ever.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:36 am