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UPDATE 1-Germany says EU concerns don't endanger Opel deal* Germany confident it can resolve EU doubts on Opel dealSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am Germany says EU concerns don't endanger Opel deal* Germany confident it can resolve EU doubts on Opel dealSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:27 am Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in USAs the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scare for at least the nextSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am Medicine’s Elusive Goal: A Safe Weight-Loss DrugThree small California companies are hoping to begin selling obesity drugs that could help treat one of America’s biggest and costliest health problems. Source: NYT > Health | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:38 am DFG Research Centre For 'Renewable Therapies' To Be Funded For A Further 4 YearsThe DFG Research Centre for Renewable Therapies at the Technical University of Dresden ("Renewable Therapies: From Cells to Tissues to Therapies - Engineering the Cellular Basis of Regeneration ", CRTD), following a very successful first funding period, is being extended and will be funded for a further four years.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Fox Chase Researchers Uncover Process That Determines The Fate Of White Blood CellsLike an unusually forceful career counselor, the Id3 protein decides the fate of a given white blood cell precursor, according to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Their findings, published in the journal Immunity, describe how Id3 directs blood cell progenitors to become gamma-delta T cells.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Theory On Protective Effect Of Being Warm-Blooded Offered By Einstein ResearchThe fact that they eat a lot - and often - may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The research, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, showed that the elevated body temperature of mammals - the familiar 98.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Need For Government Intervention To Reduce Socio-Economic Disparities In Health Receives Public SupportAs Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Protein Receptor For Carbonation Taste Discovered By ScientistsIn 1767, chemist Joseph Priestley stood in his laboratory one day with an idea to help English mariners stay healthy on long ocean voyages. He infused water with carbon dioxide to create an effervescent liquid that mimicked the finest mineral waters consumed at European health spas.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Scientists Give Flies False MemoriesBy directly manipulating the activity of individual neurons, scientists have given flies memories of a bad experience they never really had, according to a report in the October 16th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. "Flies have the ability to learn, but the circuits that instruct memory formation were unknown," said Gero Miesenböck of the University of Oxford.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Revealing The Food-Energy Cellular ConnectionOur body's activity levels fall and rise to the beat of our internal drums - the 24-hour cycles that govern fundamental physiological functions, from sleeping and feeding patterns to the energy available to our cells. Whereas the master clock in the brain is set by light, the pacemakers in peripheral organs are set by food availability. The underlying molecular mechanism was unknown.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Misuse Of Antibiotics Not The Only Cause Of ResistanceThe perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate, according to a recent report by the American Academy of Microbiology. The reasons behind the spread of resistance are much more complex, including appropriate antibiotic use, lack of proper sanitation and hygiene, and even the environment.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Super Sticky Barnacle Glue Cures Like Blood ClotsBarnacles are a big problem for boats. Adhering to the undersides of vessels, carpets of the crustaceans can increase fuel consumption by as much as 25%. Ship owners would love to know how to stop these hitchhikers gluing on, but before you can learn how to disrupt an adhesive, you have to understand the curing process.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am In Shaping Our Immune Systems, Some 'Friendly' Bacteria May Play Inordinate RoleOut of the trillions of "friendly" bacteria - representing hundreds of species -that make our intestines their home, new evidence in mice suggests that it may be a very select few that shape our immune responses.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am In Hawaii’s Health System, Lessons for LawmakersThe state has had success over 35 years of requiring employers to provide health care benefits.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:28 am Officials See a Shortage in Vaccine for Swine FluThe swine flu is in 41 states, and flulike illnesses account for 6.1 percent of doctor visits, health officials said.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:35 pm Albany Judge Blocks Vaccination RuleA judge ruled that the New York State health commissioner overstepped his authority in issuing a rule requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against swine flu.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:31 pm Big City: A Transplant Patient Finds That the Force Is Still With HimDavid Ware, the renowned saxophonist, did not want a kidney transplant, fearing that someone else’s life force would be inside him. He was wrong.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:23 pm Patient Money: Making Sense of High-Deductible Health PlansEmployers are offering big incentives to steer workers into insurance plans that can save the company a lot of money, but what is the best fit for you?Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:19 pm Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Fever after a vaccination is a normal and essential part of building an immune response, and giving children acetaminophen -- best known in the U.S. as Tylenol -- after a shot could dampen that response, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:50 pm Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 16, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:50 pm 11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Eleven more U.S. children died from H1N1 swine flu during the past week, a federal health official said Friday, adding that the disease is now so widespread it has surpassed epidemic proportions.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:50 pm Strides Made in Tonsil Cancer Repair (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery on tonsil cancer patients can spell trouble for the palate, but now researchers say they've developed a technique that helps preserve the ability to speak clearly and eat most foods.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:50 pm Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women who become obese -- a step above overweight -- by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than others, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:50 pm FDA Approves Cervarix for Cervical Cancer PreventionThe FDA has approved a bivalent [recombinant] HPV vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer and precancers caused by HPV types 16 and 18 in women aged 10 through 25 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:30 pm Near-death 'floating' based in brain, doctor saysMany of the people who describe near-death experiences talk about feeling a beautiful peace and being in the light. Science says it might be a trick of the mind, but those who have had them say it has changed their lives.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:06 pm Patient Money: Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare MazeMedicare offers many coverage choices, but the selections made when enrolling could save you money in the long run.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 8:58 pm US swine flu vaccines 'delayed'US officials warn of delays swine flu vaccine delays as deaths from the virus spread, hitting children especially hard.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 7:22 pm Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 7:04 pm UPDATE 2-Canada's Toromont proposes acquisition of Enerflex* Offer represent 34 pct premium vs Friday closing priceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:07 pm UPDATE 2-Canada's Toromont proposes acquisition of Enerflex* Offer represent 34 pct premium vs Friday closing priceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:07 pm U.S. OKs Glaxo's cervical cancer shotLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S. approval on Friday to sell a cervical cancer vaccine for girls and young women, while a rival Merck & Co shot was cleared for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm U.S. OKs Glaxo's cervical cancer shot (Reuters)Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S. approval on Friday to sell a cervical cancer vaccine for girls and young women, while a rival Merck & Co shot was cleared for preventing genital warts in males.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm UPDATE 3-GM sale of Opel hits snag with EU regulators* Germany optimistic Opel deal will be signed soon (Recasts, adds comment from GM)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:55 pm UPDATE 3-US OKs Glaxo's cervical cancer shot* Gardasil wins U.S. OK for males to prevent warts (Adds Merck, FDA comments)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:54 pm CORRECTED - NEWSMAKER-Calpers controversy not first for Apollo's Black* Apollo has more than $38 bln in assets under managementSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:34 pm UPDATE 1-Canada's Toromont proposes acquisition of Enerflex* Offer represent 33 pct premium vs Friday closing priceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:32 pm Robotic armSystem helping make life easier for dyspraxic childrenSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:07 pm Warning over fibroids treatmentUK doctors warn that a newer treatment for heavy periods caused by fibroids can seriously harm a subsequent pregnancy.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:01 pm Experts fear effects of media on 'balloon boy'The young child known as the "balloon boy" appeared sickly on NBC's "Today" show Friday morning. With his eyes adrift, 6-year-old Falcon Heene leaned his tiny head against his father before he vomited -- right in front of the cameras.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:50 pm Smoking Bans Reduce the Risk of Acute Coronary Events: IOM ReportIOM report confirms the cardiovascular benefit of implementing a ban on smoking in public places. The reduction in acute MI, anywhere from 6% to 47%, typically occurs quickly, often within 12 months of the ban.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:58 pm Zero CAC Score Not 100% Reassuring in Those Presenting to ED With Chest PainIn those presenting to the ED with chest pain, a prior zero calcium score cannot completely rule out a coronary obstruction, a new analysis of the MESA study has shown. This is likely due to the presence of soft plaques not detected by calcium screening, the researchers say.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:58 pm No Link Seen Between Heart Failure and Coffee IntakeWith few studies in the literature specifically looking at the issue, a prospective, population-based study in Sweden has found no significant rise or fall in risk of heart-failure hospitalization or death at increasing levels of coffee intake.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:58 pm Swine Flu Shots Revive a Debate About VaccinesPeople who do not believe in vaccinating children have found fuel for their arguments in the swine flu vaccine.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:55 pm Prophylactic Acetaminophen Before Vaccination in Infants Reduces Vaccine ResponseA new study shows that the antipyretic acetaminophen may interfere with the efficacy of vaccines and suggests that their use should not be routinely recommended.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:49 pm Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy May Increase Rate of Genitourinary ComplicationsAlthough MIRP caused fewer respiratory complications and less internal scarring than open retropubic radical prostatectomy, it had a higher rate of short- and long-term genitourinary complications.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm Idea Lab: The Fat and Short of ItShould making Americans taller be one of the goals of health care reform?Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:24 pm Democrats Address Their Own Rifts on Health CareBehind closed doors, lawmakers hotly debated a public option and a Medicare bill.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:47 pm Scientist uses poison gas to halt deathPeople need oxygen to live but it turns out it is also a toxin, causing a chain of damaging chemical reactions that result in death. Scientists are using that principle to try to cheat death.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:59 am Strategies for Diagnosing and Treating Dehydration in ChildrenA review article for the family practitioner offers strategies for diagnosing and treating dehydration in children; oral rehydration therapy is preferred in most cases.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:58 am Vaginal Danazol Effective in Young Women With MenorrhagiaIn a recent trial, low-dose danazol tablets placed in the vagina were safe and effective in reducing menorrhagia in young fertile women and promoted no significant adverse effects.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am Flu Shot Clinics at CVS, Rite Aid Affected by ShortagesCVS Caremark Corp will cut short its flu-shot clinics due to manufacturer delays in delivering influenza vaccine.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:05 am Younger Men With High-Risk Disease May Have Worse Prostate CA PrognosisAmong men who are treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer, the risk for progression appears to be increased in those who are younger and who have higher-risk disease, researchers report in the October 1st issue of Cancer.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:05 am Men less likely than women to wash hands properlyMen are less likely to wash their hands properly than women, according to a new study.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:52 am Follow Friday: Health care reform on TwitterThe U.S. Senate Finance Committee this week passed a 10-year, $829 billion health care reform bill -- partly because of a "yes" vote from a lone Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:18 am Bracelets 'useless' in arthritisCopper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps do not relieve pain or stiffness in people with arthritis, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:52 am Some poor nations succeeding in fighting hunger (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects (AP)
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