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UPDATE 3-Tengzhong seeks approval for Hummer buy; hurdles seen* Exploring China production base aimed at domestic marketSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Yanzhou Coal resubmits application for Felix buyHONG KONG, Oct 12 (Reuters) - China's Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd said on Monday that it has resubmitted its application for the purchase of Felix Resources Ltd to the regulatory authority of Australia...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:23 am Iran sees possible Total deal worth $7.5-8 blnTEHRAN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian energy official said on Monday the value of a possible new liquefied natural gas deal with France's Total would amount to $7.5 billion to $8 billion, state...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsOct 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:18 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsOct 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:18 am UPDATE 2-YouGov swings to year loss; trading challengingLONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - British online market research agency YouGov Plc swung to a pretax loss for the year to end-July and said it expected challenging trading conditions to continue as clients keep...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:16 am Aramco to award $500 mln drilling work in GhawarKHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco plans to award an integrated drilling contract in South Ghawar worth $500 million in a bid to cut costs, sources at oil services firms said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:48 am UPDATE 1-Israel's CopperGate in advanced talks to be soldTEL AVIV, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Israeli home networking chip firm CopperGate Communications is in advanced negotiations to be acquired, one of its investors said on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:39 am UPDATE 1-Israel's CopperGate in advanced talks to be soldTEL AVIV, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Israeli home networking chip firm CopperGate Communications is in advanced negotiations to be acquired, one of its investors said on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:39 am Indian shares rise 2 pct; Reliance Inds up 3 pctMUMBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Indian shares extended gains to 2 percent on Monday afternoon, led by gains in energy giant Reliance industries which was up over 3 percent on hopes of a patch-up between the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:39 am Vital Signs: Nutrition: Lower Depression Risk Linked to Mediterranean DietA Mediterranean may protect not just the heart, but mental health as well, a new study finds. Source: NYT > Health | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:25 am Where to Get a Flu Shot Is Big Worry of SeasonFrom telephone hot lines to vaccine drive-throughs, the states are gearing up to be able to offer inoculations.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:17 am 21st Century Babies: Grievous Choice on Risky Path to ParenthoodIntrauterine insemination, a procedure to help women get pregnant, is the major cause of dangerous multiple births of four or more babies.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:05 am In Visit To Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY Gov. Paterson Renews Commitment To Stem Cell ResearchOn a visit to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Thursday afternoon, New York Governor David A. Paterson pledged his continuing support for stem cell research after receiving a briefing from a panel of Long Island scientists engaged in projects involving stem cells.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am State Governments Start Swine Flu Vaccine CampaignQuestions, answers and reactions emerge as various states and counties distribute H1N1 flu vaccines. CNN covers recommendations that people from ages 2 to 49, especially health care workers and children, receive an nasal spray version of the vaccine, while pregnant women and children younger than two should wait for injectable kind.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Therapeutic Hypothermia Journal Announced By Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.Therapeutic Hypothermia, a new online open access peer-reviewed journal, will focus on medical treatment which lowers a patient's body temperature to help reduce the risk of ischemic injury to tissues following a period of insufficient blood flow. This therapy is applicable to patients with cardiac arrrest, peripheral embolism, and ischemic stroke.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Lessons Learned From H1N1 Virus PandemicA comprehensive study has revealed, for the first time, the impact of swine flu on the health of the general public in Australia and New Zealand. The lessons learned in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across the two countries on the impact of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus are being shared with countries in the Northern Hemisphere to help them prepare for their upcoming flu season.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Catholic Bishops Call For Changes In Health Care LegislationCNN: "Senior Catholic bishops are threatening to oppose the health care bill under consideration in Congress if lawmakers don't make significant reforms regarding federally funded abortions and other issues.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Award Recognises 30 Years Of Anti-Smoking WorkAn international award has been given to the University of Adelaide's Professor Konrad Jamrozik, who has spent the past 30 years campaigning against smoking and helping smokers to kick the habit. Professor Jamrozik, who is the Head of the School of Population Health and Clinical Practice at the University of Adelaide, has received the Nigel Gray Award for Achievement in Tobacco Control.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am 69 Grants To Support A Broad Spectrum Of Scientific ResearchBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has been awarded $38.2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Increased Levels Of Muellerian-Inhibiting Substance Could Mean Greater Breast Cancer RiskWomen with increased levels of Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . To determine whether MIS levels were associated with breast cancer risk, Joanne F. Dorgan, Ph.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Chicago City Council Restricts Protesters Near Medical ClinicsProtesters must stay at least eight feet away from people who are within 50 feet of Chicago medical facilities under an ordinance the City Council approved on Wednesday, the Chicago Tribune reports. The ordinance was approved 28-13 and takes effect on Nov. 17.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Haiti, Dominican Republic Leaders Aim To Eradicate Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis By 2020, Funding UnclearLeaders from Haiti and the Dominican Republic "agreed Thursday to cooperate in a campaign aimed at eradicating the last vestiges of malaria from the islands of the Caribbean by 2020," but funding sources for the estimated $250 million effort are "uncertain," the Associated Press reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Insurance Industry Assails Health Care LegislationThe health insurance industry said that legislation drafted by Senate Democrats would drive up premiums, rather than making coverage more affordable.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:51 am Discreet sex education breaks Indian taboo (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:47 am Juggling increases brain powerOxford University scientists find that a complex skill such as juggling causes changes in the white matter of the brain.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:35 am Children can 'imagine away' painChildren can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain, research shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:35 am Op-Ed Contributor: Nothing to Fear but the Flu ItselfWhy Americans are wrong to fear the H1N1 flu vaccine.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:53 pm Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- It's a trend that has health experts worried: Young kids are becoming increasingly oversized -- leading, they fear, to overweight teens and, ultimately, overweight adults with health problems.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:48 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 | 11 Oct 2009 | 7:07 pm Fat children 'don't want surgery'Most obese children reject the idea of weight loss surgery, but need more support to lose weight naturally, a survey suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Oct 2009 | 6:06 pm 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 | 11:41 am 'I cried and cried'Woman's leg amputated by mistakeSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Oct 2009 | 5:12 am
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