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Parental Talks Can Make Kids Safer Drivers (Time.com)Time.com - Two new studies suggest parents of the safest teen drivers not only set strict rules, but also talk to their kids about the reasoning behind themSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am S.Korea KNOC says starts drilling in northern IraqSEOUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has begun drilling a field in northern Iraq that could hold up to 1.2 billion barrels of crude, the firm said on Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am UPDATE 1-Thai PTT's major oil refiners review 2010 output plans* Bangchak cuts 2009 refining output target, seen up in 2010Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:59 am Women 'underestimate their sleep'Research suggests older women believe they sleep worse than men - but the reverse is actually true.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:48 am Indonesia's Medco plans second geothermal projectSINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia's energy explorer, PT Medco Energi Internasional , plans to develop its second geothermal project this year with an estimated investment of $400 million in northern...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:47 am Cure for insurance paperwork -- avoidanceIt's bad enough to be sick and miserable. But adding insult to injury for many a patient is having to hack through a veritable jungle of often-confusing paperwork to make health insurance claims.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am Japan's Toshiba, Fujitsu conclude hard drive dealTOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has taken over Fujitsu Ltd's loss-making hard drive business as it seeks to eke out growth in notebook PC hard drives in a market dominated...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:24 am ONGC gets cabinet nod for investment in VietnamNEW DELHI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Indian cabinet on Thursday allowed state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp's subsidiary to invest an additional $149.5 million for expansion of its oil block in Vietnam.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:23 am UPDATE 2-Cisco to buy Tandberg for $3 billion* Analysts split over offer price, not ruling out other bidsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am UPDATE 2-Cisco to buy Tandberg for $3 billion* Analysts split over offer price, not ruling out other bidsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am UPDATE 1-MTN shares up after trading resumes post-BhartiJOHANNESBURG, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Shares in South African mobile phone firm MTN rose on Thursday, a day after a potential tie-up with Indian company Bharti Airtel collapsed. [ID:nLU010353]Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:37 am Thai PTT says court order may affect consolidationBANGKOK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT said on Thursday its plan to merge petrochemical and refining subsidiaries could be affected by a court order to suspend operations of 76 industrial project at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:33 am RPT-UPDATE 3-Comcast denies it has deal to buy NBC Universal* Comcast denies report of $35 bln deal for NBC UniversalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am Baltimore City Public Schools Honored For Healthy MenuThe Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) has recognized the Baltimore City Public Schools with the Center's 2009 Award for Visionary Leadership in Local Food Procurement and Food Education. The CLF award recognizes individuals and groups for "outstanding contributions to advancing our understanding of the complex interactions between humans and the environment.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Scientists Discover Clues To What Makes Human Muscle AgeA study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself. The findings will be reported in the Sept.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Masitinib - Targeted Therapy For Cancers, Inflammatory Diseases And Neurological IndicationsIn new research published in the open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE, Dr Patrice Dubreuil and colleagues characterise the pharmacological profile of masitinib (AB1010), a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that targets the stem cell factor (KIT), PDGFR and Lyn.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Radon Confirmed As Second Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer By Study In Spain And RomaniaExposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an area of granite in Torrelodones, Madrid.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Less Than 50 Percent Of Men And Women With Depression See A Doctor For TreatmentLess than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Mabthera(R) (Rituximab) Approved In UK For Relapsed And Difficult-To-Treat Patients With Most Common LeukaemiaMabThera® (rituximab) is now available in the UK for relapsed and difficult-to-treat (refractory) patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL),1 the most common form of leukaemia.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Statement By World Food Programme Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On Devastation In The Philippines Following Deadly StormWFP is working closely with the authorities in the Philippines, assisting thousands of Filipinos whose lives were devastated after Saturday's deadly tropical storm tore through the country, flooding people's homes and destroying assets.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Smart Drugs: Should There Be Routine Doping Tests For Exam Students?An article in the Journal of Medical Ethics reports that the rising use of smart drugs or "nootropics" to enhance academic performance, could lead to routine doping tests in the future for exam students.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Analysis Of National General Practitioner Patient Survey Data In EnglandNew research published on bmj.com today reports that the GP Patient Survey is a reliable and valid means of providing financial incentives to doctors. Moreover, there is little evidence to support concerns that it has led to unfair payments. The GP Patient Survey is a component of the Government's commitment to make the NHS more reactive to patients' needs. In 2009, 5.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Coupling Electrosurgery With Mass Spectrometry For Real-Time Identification Of Tumor TissuesInstead of the classic scalpel, surgeons can also operate with an electroscalpel. A significant advantage to this technique is that while a cut is being made, blood vessels are closed off and hemorrhaging eliminated.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am U.N. Cites Global Rise in Detection and Treatment of AIDSThe number of people being tested for H.I.V. more than doubled in dozens of countries last year, leading to a major increase in those being treated. Source: NYT > Health | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:31 am Vital Signs: A Study Looks at Deaths After SurgeryResearchers found that death rates varied widely from hospital to hospital, but complication rates did not vary significantly.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:31 am Senate Panel Rejects Tightening of Abortion RestrictionsThe Senate Finance Committee rejected a Republican proposal to tighten restrictions on abortion under a bill to overhaul the health care system.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:20 am Swiss Health Care Thrives Without Public OptionExperts on the Swiss system suggest it would deliver much of what Washington is aiming to accomplish.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:14 am Rate of Enrollment in Medicaid Rose Rapidly, Report SaysAgency directors fear that lawmakers will need to find more money or cut benefits or payments to doctors and hospitals.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am A Race in CardiologyTwo major companies are racing to develop the potentially next big thing in heart surgery: a replacement valve that can be implanted through thin tubes known as catheters.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 10:59 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 | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Sexual Satisfaction May Lead to Greater Well-Being in Women (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are happy with their sex lives have higher well-being scores and more vitality than women who are sexually dissatisfied, Australian researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 30, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Dementia risk higher for NFL players, study finds (HealthDay)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Workplace wellness programs are an effective way to reduce major risk factors for heart disease, such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, says a new American Heart Association policy statement.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Study Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who receive treatment for the mildest forms of gestational diabetes -- including diet and exercise intervention, self-monitoring of blood glucose levels and possibly insulin therapy -- are less likely to have serious birth complications or develop preeclampsia or high blood pressure during pregnancy, according to new research.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm Fitness: Baby Runs With a Fast CrowdJogging with a stroller is not as easy as it looks, experts say.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 9:16 pm Double hand transplant patient out of hospital (AP)AP - The mother of the nation's first double hand transplant patient says he's out of the hospital and looking forward to returning to his wife and daughter in Georgia.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 8:28 pm Pregnant smoking 'psychosis link'Mothers who smoke in pregnancy put their children at greater risk of psychotic symptoms like hallucinations, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 5:17 pm Daily sweets 'linked to violence'Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to UK researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 5:16 pm In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatals (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 4:20 pm Senate panel rejects tougher abortion provisionA Republican amendment that Democrats said would broaden restrictions on health insurance for abortion was defeated Wednesday by a Senate committee considering the only compromise health care bill so far.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 4:07 pm FAUST: Ultrasound Guidance Improves Femoral Access in Cases of High Bifurcation, Reduces Risk of ComplicationA study has found that although ultrasound imaging doesn't seem to improve upon the overall success rate of fluoroscopy-assisted femoral-access PCI, it does seem to facilitate the procedure, reducing the risk of access complications by 59% and doubling the first-pass success rate.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:50 pm BCIS-1 Trial: "Bailout" Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Beats Elective Use in Low EF/High-Risk PatientsThe study provides an important answer to a question that has divided some interventionalists. Those who "swear" by IABP use for all high-risk, low-EF patients should rethink their practice. In hypotensive patients and those with cardiogenic shock, IABPs play a key role.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:50 pm Patients with Schizophrenia May Have Flawed Antioxidant Defense SystemA flawed antioxidant defense system may leave schizophrenia patients' brains vulnerable to free radical attack.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:41 pm Opioid Overdose Triples in the United States, CDC Report ShowsA new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals opioid-related deaths are rapidly rising.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm Kissing-Balloon Dilatation of Side Branch Not Needed With One-Stent Bifurcation ApproachWith the one-stent technique for the treatment of bifurcation lesions, the use of routine kissing-balloon dilatation of the side branch does not improve six-month clinical outcomes.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:29 pm Treating mild diabetes during pregnancy beneficial (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:20 pm No Link Between Strep Infections and OCD or Tourette SyndromeA new study suggests there is no basis for a link between streptococcal infections and the subsequent onset of neuropsychiatric disorders including OCD and Tourette syndrome.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:09 pm Cooling 'cuts baby brain damage'Babies starved of oxygen at birth have a much lower risk of brain damage if they are given mild hypothermia, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:07 pm Diagnosis: Unexplained IllnessA toddler, a fever that won’t go away and the threat of a serious disease.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 3:04 pm Another Study Links Pesticides to Parkinson's DiseaseA new case-control study finds that occupational pesticide use was associated with a significantly increased risk for parkinsonism and implicates particular pesticides as culprits.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:54 pm Doctor-Led "Hospital-At-Home" Care Subs for Hospitalization in Acute Heart FailureThey lived just as long, but in a small randomized trial, patients with acute decompensated heart failure who received hospital-quality care in their homes as an alternative to hospital admission after presentation to the emergency department benefited in ways missed by those managed as inpatients in the traditional manner.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:40 pm Vital Signs: Study Finds Women Wear Shoes That Cause PainResearchers determined that women, unlike men, tended to choose bad footwear, leading to discomfort as they aged.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:36 pm Magazine Preview: Understanding the Anxious MindIs the economy making you nervous? Or is it terrorism? Or could it be the way you’re hard-wired?Source: NYT > Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 2:34 pm Commentary: When football turns deadlyWe love our football in this country, don't we? Whether it's watching the pee-wees or the pros, there's nothing like taking in a game on a crisp fall afternoon.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 12:51 pm Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Reduces Risk for ComplicationsTreatment of even mild gestational diabetes reduces risk for fetal overgrowth and other complications of the disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 12:40 pm Bacterial Coinfection May Have Contributed to H1N1 DeathsMany fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States had coinfections with Streptococcus pneumoniae, which likely contributed to death.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Sep 2009 | 12:08 pm Keep faith with cancer jab pleaParents are being urged to carry on getting their daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 10:58 am Hospitals repatriating undocumented patientsAn Atlanta clinic is among the medical institution that are offering to send illegal immigrants who can't afford treatment back to their native countries.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 10:45 am Love, pleasure, duty: Why women have sexWomen's reasons for having sex range from love to pure pleasure to a sense of duty to curiosity to curing a headache, according to authors of a new book.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 10:22 am Clock Turned Back on Aging Muscles, Researchers ClaimScientists have found and manipulated body chemistry linked to the aging of human muscle.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 7:18 am Spiritual Women Have More SexNew research has found that spirituality has a greater effect on the sex lives of young adults.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Sep 2009 | 6:17 am Many more receiving HIV therapyFalling prices and increased testing have led to a marked rise in the number of people in the poorest parts of the world receiving treatment for HIV.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Sep 2009 | 5:54 am
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