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UPDATE 1-China cuts aviation fuel pricesBEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China will cut the price of aviation fuels by about 4 percent from Sunday, reflecting recent falls in international crude oil prices, according to an announcement from the National...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:34 am Study Of 12 Patients In The Philippines Shows Safety And Efficacy Of Reusing PacemakersPatients who received refurbished pacemakers donated from Detroit area funeral homes survived without complications from the devices, according to a case series reported by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Older Cancer Sufferers Need Treatments Tailored To Their Aging Immune SystemsElderly cancer patients need a combination of treatments tailor-made to their specific needs to successfully combat the disease. The challenge is to boost their immune response to cancer vaccines, because like the rest of our organs, our immune system ages and gradually becomes less efficient as we get older. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am One Step Closer To Simple And Portable Tuberculosis Tests For Developing WorldTwo billion people worldwide carry the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), and most of them do not even know they are infected. This is because some 90 percent of people with TB have "latent" infections. They have no symptoms, they can't spread the disease to others and the bug remains dormant in their lungs -- often for years.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am ATP Is A Key To Feel Warm TemperatureA Japanese research group led by Prof. Makoto Tominaga and Dr. Sravan Mandadi (National Institute for Physiological Sciences: NIPS) found that ATP plays a key role in transmitting temperature information from skin keratinocytes to afferent sensory neurons. Their findings were presented in the Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology October 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Clinical Trial Data Documenting Improved Menopause SymptomsSE5-OH containing Natural S-equol, a novel soy germ-based ingredient in a supplement, improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency by nearly 59 percent, according to a peer-reviewed study in Japanese women. This key study was presented in an oral presentation at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 20th annual meeting.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Stem Cell Research At Einstein Recognized By GovernorAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University hosted a roundtable discussion on stem cell research with New York Governor David A. Paterson. Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Scientists Report Last Time Carbon Dioxide Levels Were This High Was 15 Million Years AgoYou would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on Earth as high as they are today, a UCLA scientist and colleagues report in the online edition of the journal Science.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Diagnosis And Treatment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Should Improve Following Discovery Of Genetic DefectNew findings related to an uncommon genetic disorder may impact the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the most common chronic gastrointestinal illness in children and teens. Two million Americans have IBD which involves inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Persistent, Growing Disparities In US Underscore Need For National ReformThe cost and quality of health care, as well as access to care and health outcomes, continue to vary widely among states, according to the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System's second state scorecard report just released.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Common Surgical Procedure Effective Treatment For Sleep Apnea For Some PatientsAccording to research recently published by an Oregon Health & Science University scientist, a form of surgery called uvopalatopharyngoplasty is effective for treating certain patients who suffer from sleep apnea, one of the most common sleep disorders. The research, conducted in collaboration with scientists at the Mayo Clinic, is published in the September issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am As Flu Vaccine Arrives for the Season, Some Questions and AnswersThe first doses of vaccine for the swine flu began arriving this week. But fear and confusion about the vaccine are spreading almost as quickly as the virus itself. Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:59 pm Supplies of Regular Flu Vaccine Run Short in PlacesWith all the attention on the swine flu pandemic, another influenza problem has arisen: supplies of the vaccine for the garden-variety seasonal flu have run short.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:58 pm Adversity Helped Shape Snowe’s Health Care ViewSenator Olympia J. Snowe, a Republican whose vote is much prized by Democrats, was orphaned at 9 and widowed at 26.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:51 pm Argentine Senate passes media reform bill* Bill sparked intense battle between government, mediaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:48 pm Marijuana Licensing Fails to Chase the ShadowsFears of arrest and robbery hamper an experiment to provide safe, aboveboard access to medicinal marijuana.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:47 pm Big City: The Mad Rush for a Flu VaccineAssurances that swine flu is no more deadly than garden-variety seasonal flu only seem to heighten anxiety.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:03 pm Kenyan Marathoner Hoping to Win in Chicago, but Record May Have to WaitSammy Wanjiru, 23, the reigning Olympic marathon champion from Kenya, will make the 26.2-mile trek here, on the fastest official United States marathon course.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 10:59 pm PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 10The energy industry regulator Ofgem has warned that consumers face the prospect of large increases in their gas and electricity bills to fund infrastructure investments of 200 billion pounds over the next...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:57 pm Patient Money: The Annual Task of Choosing an Insurance PlanHealth insurance costs will be higher, and defaulting to your current plan could cost you hundreds of dollars.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:55 pm Health Tip: Help Prevent Listeriosis During Pregnancy (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Listeriosis is a bacterial infection that's contracted from contaminated food or drink. The infection can cause serious effects for a pregnant woman and her growing fetus, including miscarriage or early delivery.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Miscarriage Treatment Won't Harm Future Fertility: Study (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The current treatments for women who've had an early miscarriage don't affect their long-term fertility, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 9, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A recent report linking professional football to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease set off alarms in locker rooms across the nation, but the news for aging athletes isn't all bad. Retired pro football players have fewer heart disease risk factors than other men in the same age group, a U.S. study has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Truckers Trailed By Risky Behaviors: Study (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Prevention programs for long-distance truck drivers may help reduce risky behavior that can lead to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV and hepatitis C, say U.S. researchers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Marine fuel trader Chemoil says to post loss in Q3SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Marine fuel supplier Chemoil Ltd expects to post a net loss in the third quarter, hurt by weak fuel oil margins.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:03 pm The Food Issue: Rules to Eat ByFor all the authority we grant to science on nutrition, culture has a lot to teach us.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 8:56 pm CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 8:09 pm Cocaine cut with antibiotic could cause life-threatening infection: health unitTORONTO - Canadians who use cocaine are being warned that drug dealers may have laced it with a veterinary antibiotic and could find themselves in a fight for their lives. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 6:13 pm Cancer careThe soothing building that gives patients a hugSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm WRAPUP 1-Dole sets IPO terms, Birds Eye aims to go publicNEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Dole Food Co Inc, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables, set terms for a planned initial public offering, including a price range and the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:42 pm US lawmakers urge India to protect ChristiansUS lawmakers urged authorities in India's eastern state of Orissa to prosecute perpetrators of violence against Christians, saying the nation's reputation for tolerance was at stake. In...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:34 pm Dr. Frederick 'Fred' Wirth Jr., physician for America's 1st test-tube baby, dies at 68RENO, Nev. - Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68. Wirth died Monday of pancreatic cancer in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:18 pm UPDATE 1-Argentine Senate seen backing media reform bill* Bill sparked intense battle between government, mediaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:14 pm Vernakalant Converts AF to Sinus Rhythm PostsurgeryThe drug, however, is still not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:01 pm High Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy Lowers Cardiovascular RiskNewly diagnosed hypertensive individuals who stuck to their antihypertensive therapy had a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events than low adherers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:01 pm Coronary Thrombosis--The Culprit Is Not Just Plaque RuptureClots derived from a different source--erosions of the arterial wall--may be an important cause of MI and sudden death, particularly in younger women, who may need a different approach to treatment, new research suggests.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 4:01 pm Probiotics may reduce skin condition in some kidsNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating pregnant mothers, and then their infants, with select strains of probiotics -- bacteria present naturally in the body and sometimes added to food or...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Oct 2009 | 3:20 pm H1N1 Influenza Deaths in Children Could Far Surpass Those for Seasonal Influenza, says CDC OfficialDeaths among children related to H1N1 flu have already reached 76 at what is normally the beginning of the flu season; pediatric deaths from the past 3 flu seasons have ranged from 46 to 88.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 2:58 pm W.Va. town offers wary welcome to celebrity chef (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 2:50 pm US, other nations stop counting pandemic flu cases (AP)AP - U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 2:48 pm Pfizer halts enrollment in lung cancer trial (Reuters)Reuters - Pfizer Inc has halted patient enrollment in a late-stage lung cancer trial of its experimental drug, figitumumab, for safety reasons, the drugmaker said on Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 2:47 pm New US law helps ill students keep health coverage (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm Generation B: In a Changing Era, a Reminder of AIDSOne baby boomer is working and marching with a new group of activisits, and feeling like a grandpa.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 1:27 pm KLF Genes Identified as Major Regulators of Axon Regeneration in CNSTwo weeks after nerve crush, KLF4 knockout mice showed enhanced axon regeneration.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 1:17 pm Increased Peripheral Revascularization Rates Lead to Reduced Rates of Diabetic AmputationsRates of major amputations due to diabetic foot complications are down after a 4-fold increase in rates of peripheral revascularization.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 12:50 pm What's Hot at ANA 2009Neurologists are heading to Baltimore for the association's annual meeting, where new basic and clinical research will be unveiled.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:50 am Skin Deep: When Stress Takes a Toll on Your TeethIn a faltering economy, dentists see an upturn in teeth grinding.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:41 am New Guidance Document Takes on the Ethics of "Neuroenhancement"The American Academy of Neurology's Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee has produced a document to help neurologists respond to requests by healthy adults for drugs that enhance memory or cognition.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 11:05 am Frequent, Brisk Exercise After Menopause Lowers Breast Cancer RiskAmong the few modifiable risk factors for breast cancer, a high vs a low level of physical activity has been consistently associated with a 20% to 40% reduced risk for postmenopausal breast cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 10:13 am Daily Soy Supplement May Reduce Whole Body Bone Loss in Healthy Postmenopausal WomenIn a 2-year multicenter clinical trial, daily supplementation with 120-mg soy hypocotyl isoflavones reduced whole body bone loss in this group but did not slow bone loss at common fracture sites.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Oct 2009 | 10:07 am How we're winning the war on breast cancerAlthough more than 190,000 people will get a breast cancer diagnosis this year, many will live cancer-free lives because of improvements in how we detect, treat, even prevent this disease. Here's how we're actually winning the war on breast cancer.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:44 am Nurse accused of reusing equipmentA Fort Lauderdale nurse has resigned and more 1,800 patients have been notified that they may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, after the nurse allegedly admitted to the hospital that she used disposable IV equipment on multiple patients, a violation of safety standards.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 9:12 am To vaccinate or not? Wary of H1N1 choiceSome parents are skeptical of the H1N1 vaccine. Public health authorities say the new vaccine is safe, but acknowledge that many struggle with the decision.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 7:24 am ME virus discovery raises hopesUS research suggests a single virus may play a role in the development of chronic fatigue syndrome.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Oct 2009 | 3:11 am Elizabeth Taylor says heart surgery went 'perfectly'Elizabeth Taylor said Thursday that her heart surgery was successful, adding that "it was like having a brand new ticker."Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Oct 2009 | 2:44 am
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