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Thai PTTEP's Bongkot field halted for repair - PTTBANGKOK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production PCL has halted operations in a part of its Bongkot natural gas field in the Gulf of Thailand for temporary repairs, parent firm PTT...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Oct 2009 | 2:08 am 21st Century Babies: The Gift of Life, and Its PriceAn increasing number of babies born using fertility treatments are twins, and they carry special risks often overlooked in the desire to produce new families. Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 2:04 am Lohan's celebrity catwalk dismays fashion worldLindsay Lohan's widely panned appearance on Paris catwalks for luxury label Ungaro could signal a shift away from high end brands seeking creative input from celebrities, analysts say. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am As Flu Vaccine Arrives for the Season, Some Questions and AnswersThe first doses of vaccine for the swine flu began arriving. But fear and confusion about the vaccine are spreading almost as quickly as the virus itself.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:18 am Success of AIDS Vaccine Trial Is at IssueData released last month showing an AIDS vaccine’s promise are weaker than believed, reports find.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:08 am Tough times boost Bangladesh shipbuildingWhen Bangladeshi labourer Abdul Karim was laid off from his shipbuilding job in Singapore because of the global recession, he did not expect to find the same sort of work at home. But...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:07 am Inquiry Looks at Overdoses of RadiationCalifornia public health officials are investigating medical errors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in which 206 patients were exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:07 am Obama Cites G.O.P. Officials in Call to Action on BillPresident Obama said he saw an “unprecedented consensus” around plans to overhaul the nation’s health care system, citing Republican former officials.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:05 am Plexxikon Treats Initial Patient With First-in-Class Drug In Phase 1 TrialPlexxikon Inc. today announced that dosing of cancer patients with PLX3397 has started in a Phase 1 clinical trial. PLX3397 is a novel, oral investigational drug for treating multiple diseases, including metastatic cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Sports Stars Help Level The Playing Field For People With Mental IllnessFrank Bruno, Tony Adams and Marcus Trescothick back the publication of Levelling the Playing Field, a new report from Time to Change that applauds five sportspeople who have bravely spoken out about their experiences of mental illness.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am WHO Reports 4M Poor People On AIDS Treatment; AHF Hails Accomplishment, But Notes Millions More Still Lack Access To Lifesaving Treatment, HIV TestingAIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hailed the news that four million people from low and middle income countries living with HIV/AIDS were on lifesaving antiretroviral treatment in 2008, a 36% increase over 2007.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services And The Ad Council Launch National Campaign To Help Prevent The Spread Of The H1N1 Flu VirusHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is joining with The Ad Council to launch a series of national television public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to encourage Americans to take steps to protect themselves from the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am SAMHSA Awards Up To $15.3 Million In Grants To Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity In Targeted AreasThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced it is awarding up to $15.3 million over three years to 13 grantees to expand substance abuse treatment capacity systems in communities that can most benefit from these types of integrated comprehensive services.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Including Boys In HPV Vaccination Programmes Would Not Offer Value For MoneyIncluding boys in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes of pre-adolescent girls would not be cost-effective if there is high vaccine coverage and efficacy in girls, as it is likely that the costs of vaccinating boys will outweigh the added health benefits, finds new research published on bmj.com today.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Angiochem To Present New Clinical Data For ANG1005 In Brain Cancers At Society For Neuroscience MeetingAngiochem, Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am MacuCLEAR And Mystic Successfully Complete Phase Ib Clinical Trial For Macular DegenerationMacuCLEAR, Inc. ("MacuCLEAR") and Mystic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ("Mystic") announced preliminary successful results of a Phase Ib Clinical Trial for the treatment and prevention of the progression of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Gateshead Manufacturer Fined £3000 After Workers Exposed To Hazardous Fumes, UKThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has highlighted the importance of managing health risks effectively after a Gateshead company admitted exposing its workers to hazardous soldering fumes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am PCMA: Want To Lower Prescription Drug Costs? Try Generics And Mail-Service PharmaciesMany consumers looking for ways to reduce their health care costs are taking potentially dangerous steps such as foregoing prescription drug medications altogether or skipping necessary refills, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Lobbyists Fight Last Big Plans to Cut Health Care CostsMost of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama’s vow to curb health care costs have fallen victim to organized interests and parochial politics.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:27 am 'SoleRebels,' Ethiopian answer to 'Nike'Ethiopian shoemaker Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu sees her eco-friendly "SoleRebels" brand of footwear, made of recycled tyres and traditional woven fabric, as Africa's answer to Nike. In her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:27 am 'Minced beef and bread' at NKorean fast food jointOnce condemned as evil "US imperialist" fare, western-style fast food is now available in North Korea thanks to a Singaporean entrepreneur who is already drawing up expansion plans just...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 11:46 pm The Haggler: A Cruise, a Terminal Illness and a TechnicalityA travel insurance company refused to refund $7,000 to a terminally ill man who canceled a trip without seeing a doctor.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Oct 2009 | 11:03 pm Novelties: A New Way to Inhale, Not Inject, InsulinA small inhaler and insulin powder created by the MannKind Corporation are before the F.D.A. for marketing approval.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Oct 2009 | 10:55 pm In Gaza, the zebra is a donkeyAt Gaza's "Happy Land Zoo," donkeys earned their stripes and became zebras. The two made-in-Gaza zebras have become symbols of life under the Israeli blockade, a local attraction and a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 9:59 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 | 10 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm FDA Warns Against Use of Zanamivir With NebulizerThe FDA and GlaxoSmithKline are reporting the death of a person with influenza after receiving zanamivir inhalation powder (Relenza) that had been dissolved and administered with a nebulizer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Oct 2009 | 8:22 pm FDA Warns of Radiation Overexposure With Brain CTThe FDA is reporting radiation overexposures during brain perfusion CT; the overexposures took place at a single institution but may reflect a more widespread problem.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Oct 2009 | 8:01 pm Patient careGetting vital treatment at home, not at hospitalSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Oct 2009 | 5:11 pm Jaw bone created from stem cellsScientists create a joint in the jaw from human adult stem cells, an advance which could revolutionise reconstructive surgery.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Oct 2009 | 5:07 pm Obama calls for bipartisan work on health care, notes some Republican support outside CongressWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Saturday he's seeing "unprecedented consensus" behind overhauling the U.S. health care system, though he acknowledged continued partisan gridlock...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 3:06 pm Peterborough health warns about contaminated cocaine causing deadly infectionsPETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Health officials in Peterborough, Ont. have issued a warning that people who use cocaine in the area may be at risk of severe life-threatening infections due to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm Pope to canonise 'lepers' apostle' and four othersPope Benedict XVI is on Sunday to canonise five new saints, including a man who dedicated his life to lepers in Hawaii and another considered one of the greatest mystics of the 20th...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am Skin cancer can be inherited: studiesNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Want to reduce your risk of skin cancer? Wear sun screen, of course. But two new studies suggest that choosing your relatives carefully could also be helpful.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Oct 2009 | 9:06 am Regular Flu Vaccine Supplies Run Short in PlacesWith all the attention on swine flu, supplies of the vaccine for garden-variety seasonal flu have run short.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Oct 2009 | 5:55 am CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise (AP)
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