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"Hillbilly heroin" a growing problem in B.C.'s small communitiesuntouched by the scourge of hard drugs are discovering a similar danger that some consider even tougher to tackle because it's handed out with a doctor's blessing. So-called "hillbillySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Itau Unibanco sees overseas expansion in timeISTANBUL, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Itau Unibanco , Latin America's biggest bank by assets, said it plans to build up overseas once it completes its merger, but that will take at least a year and it's not tempted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Oct 2009 | 2:41 am A Crackdown on Bake Sales in City SchoolsTo limit students’ sugar and fat intake, the New York City’s Education Department has effectively banned most bake sales. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Oct 2009 | 2:15 am IDB group buys HSBC headquarters in New YorkTEL AVIV, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Israel's Koor Industries and Property and Building said on Sunday they had signed a deal to acquire from HSBC the bank's headquarters in Manhattan for $330 million.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Oct 2009 | 2:02 am Scotiabank eyes overseas deals; likes SE AsiaLONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia would consider overseas acquisitions to take advantage of its strength during the financial crisis, its chief executive said, saying the Americas...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:55 am Trail of E. Coli Shows Flaws in Inspection of Ground BeefStephanie Smith, 22, was left paralyzed in 2007 after eating a burger tainted by E. coli. Tracing her burger shows why eating ground beef is still a gamble.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am Updated Advaxis Phase I Survival Data Indicates Long-Term Immune ProtectionThe Phase I trial of ADXS11-001, the lead vaccine candidate of Advaxis, Inc. (OTCBB: ADXS), the company that pioneered the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) vaccine, has shown thirty-six (36) month survival in three (3) of the thirteen (13) evaluable patients treated with Advaxis' therapeutic cancer vaccine, indicating the possibility of persistent immune protection.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Files SNDA Submission For Clonicel To Treat ADHDAddrenex Pharmaceuticals and Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi company announced that Addrenex has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Clonicel (modified-release clonidine) to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Halozyme Presents Phase 2 Results For Regular Insulin-PH20 Confirming Faster Insulin Absorption And Superior Glucose ControlHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO) today announced additional Phase 2 results that demonstrated faster insulin absorption and increased peak insulin concentrations in type 1 diabetic patients after co-administration of its recombinant hyaluronidase enzyme (rHuPH20 or PH20) with Humulin® R (regular human insulin), a mealtime insulin.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am DexCom™ Receives CE Mark Approval For The SEVEN(R) PLUS Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM) announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européene) approval for the SEVEN® PLUS continuous glucose monitoring system, enabling commercialization of the system in the European Union and the countries in Asia and Latin America that recognize the CE Mark.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Publix Pharmacies To Compound Tamiflu Into Oral SuspensionIn response to the shortage of Tamiflu in liquid form, all 795 Publix Pharmacies will offer to compound Tamiflu into an oral suspension. Tamiflu, a drug often prescribed to treat flu-like symptoms, is typically available in two forms - capsule or liquid form. The liquid form is generally prescribed to children and adults unable to swallow the capsule form.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Titan Announces Award Of NIH Grant For Probuphine(R) Clinical DevelopmentTitan Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Pink Sheets:TTNP) announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Research and Research Infrastructure Grand Opportunities grant to the company through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA). The two year grant for Probuphine clinical development is expected to provide approximately $7.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Avexa Closes ATC's Phase III Trial To Evaluate DataAvexa Limited (ASX:AVX) announced that the apricitabine (ATC) Phase III study will be closed and the data will be subsequently unblinded and analyzed. After extensive interaction with the regulatory authorities and potential partners, the decision was made to evaluate the 24 week data with the results due in the first quarter of 2010.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Massachusetts General Hospital Selects Elekta As New Vendor For Complete Cancer Treatment SolutionMassachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has purchased four radiation therapy treatment systems from Elekta (STO:EKTAB), including three Elekta Infinity and one Elekta Synergy® S. The order, which includes information management software, will enable the facility to offer patients a complete cancer treatment solution from the company.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Honor Society Of Nursing Recognizes Researcher For Significant Contributions To Geriatric CareThe Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), is pleased to announce that Mary D. Naylor, RN, PhD, FAAN will receive The Baxter International Foundation's 2009 Episteme Award for clinical trials and refinement of the Transitional Care Model, an innovative approach to addressing the needs of high-risk chronically ill elders and their family caregivers. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am New Study Evaluates Surgical Masks Vs. N95 Respirators For Preventing Influenza Among Health Care WorkersSurgical masks appear to be no worse than, and nearly as effective as N95 respirators in preventing influenza in health care workers, according to a study released early online today by JAMA. The study was posted online ahead of print because of its public health implications. It will be published in the November 4 issue of JAMA.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Sugary Mix Is Just What the Flu Doctor OrderedWith the children’s version of Tamiflu in short supply, pharmacists are mixing the drug with cherry syrup.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Oct 2009 | 12:51 am Rio gets a chance to show off sporting passionRio de Janeiro is Brazil's capital of fun but it has also elevated sports to the level of a national passion, a lifestyle that never goes out of fashion. But now Rio has won the right toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Oct 2009 | 12:24 am Tales of everyday racism set France on edgeWhen Lylia Kateb's French manager introduced her recently to the big boss, he added reassuringly: "But don't worry, she's a decent person." Despite being an Arab, was the implication. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2009 | 11:57 pm In Poland, honey - again - grows on treesPerched in a lofty pine tree a dozen metres (around 30 feet) from the forest floor, Tomasz Dzierzanowski carefully removed a clump of dry grass from a hole in the wood and wafted smoke intoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2009 | 11:29 pm Nervous US retailers brace for critical holiday seasonApproaching a holiday shopping season critical to economic recovery, US retailers are bracing for a difficult period with credit still tight and consumer caution lingering. Many early...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2009 | 10:05 pm Aboriginal patrols curb illegal fishing in AustraliaAs Aboriginal sea ranger Dion Cooper's patrol boat cuts through Australia's northern waters, he maintains a running commentary about what seems a featureless blue expanse. Off the port...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2009 | 9:36 pm Hong Kong's luxury living draws mainland ChineseMainland Chinese once fled to the slums of Hong Kong's Kowloon to escape poverty, war and communism but many mainlanders in the district these days are seeking swimming pools and harbour...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2009 | 9:23 pm Technique can pinpoint tinnitusIt is possible to pinpoint the area of the brain that is activated when a person suffers from tinnitus, US doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm
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