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UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions(Adds China Minmetals, Criteria, AXA, others, updates Harvest)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am FACTBOX-S.Korea's recent overseas energy investmentsSEOUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - State-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has agreed to buy Canada's Harvest Energy Trust for $1.7 billion, in the country's biggest energy investment. [ID:nSP454119]Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am UPDATE 3-Nestle speeds ups buyback, likely to sell Alcon stake* 2009 outlook maintained, sees volume growth acceleratingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 3:06 am UPDATE 2-Vectura must wait for Novartis lung drug payment* Associated $7.5 mln milestone seen in next fiscal yearSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:38 am UPDATE 3-S.Korea wins biggest energy deal with Canada's Harvest* State oil co KNOC to buy Harvest Energy Trust for $1.7 blnSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:38 am Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind (AP)
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News: Health News | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:34 am UPDATE 1-Thomson SA Q3 sales fall, no asset sales yetPARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Debt-laden French media technology group Thomson SA posted a 20 percent fall in third-quarter sales and said it had yet to clinch deals to sell assets earmarked for disposal,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am UPDATE 1-Thomson SA Q3 sales fall, no asset sales yetPARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Debt-laden French media technology group Thomson SA posted a 20 percent fall in third-quarter sales and said it had yet to clinch deals to sell assets earmarked for disposal,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Sinopec adds 160,000-bpd crude unit in E.China plantBEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Top Asian refiner Sinopec Corp is building a new 160,000 barrel-per-day crude distillation unit at an eastern China plant, part of a plan to process more local crude and cut...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:28 am A step too far?Why there is unease about womb transplants?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:27 am P&G eyes parts of Sara Lee unit-BloombergOct 22 (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co is eyeing parts of Sara Lee Corp's international household products unit, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:19 am UPDATE 2-Zamtel's suitors include Telkom, Vimpelcom, MTNL* S.Africa's Telkom, India's MTNL, Portugal Telecom on listSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:17 am Montreal Researcher, Physician And Teacher Phil Gold To Be Inducted Into The Canadian Medical Hall Of FameProf. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, and the Hon. Arthur T. Porter, Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), welcome the news that Dr. Phil Gold is to be inducted into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. In 1965, Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Malaria Vaccine Bid Attracts Gates Foundation SupportWalter and Eliza Hall Institute research into the development of a 'whole organism' vaccine against malaria has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Cook Medical Unveils An Integrated Line Of New Devices To Improve Peripheral Arterial Disease Patient OutcomesIn a tour de force of new product development and introduction, Cook Medical is introducing six new products in parallel to provide better treatment options to the physicians treating the 27 million people worldwide* afflicted with some form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and other diseases of the circulatory system.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am University Of Southern Nevada Announces Plan To Launch A Doctor Of Dental Medicine Program In UtahThe University of Southern Nevada (USN), a private, non-profit institution of higher education, announced today plans to expand its College of Dental Medicine by starting a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program at the university's campus located at 10920 South River Front Parkway in South Jordan, Utah. The university expects to admit its first class in fall 2011.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Teva Comments On Positive Results Of Phase III Trial In MediWound's Debrase(R)Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:TEVA) announced that MediWound Ltd., a company in which Teva holds an 11% interest, reported positive results from a pre planned interim analysis of a phase III trial for Debrase®, an enzymatic debriding agent for burns.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Improving Infertility Treatment By Identifying The Metabolism Of A Healthy EmbryoEmbryos that are most likely to result in a pregnancy are crucial to the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) but are difficult to identify. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, led by Emre Seli, M.D., are developing a fast, non-invasive test to help assess embryo viability for IVF.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Cosmetic Enhancement Center Of New England Acquires New "Cutting Edge" Facial Rejuvenation Laser Technology; Total FX UltraPulse By LumenisThe Cosmetic Enhancement Center of New England announced that they have added one of the latest innovations in cosmetic treatment technologies to their clinic, the Lumenis® UltraPulse CO2 fractional laser.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Pharmaceutical Manufacturers To Benefit From Consistency And ClarityTo improve key documentation relied upon by the pharmaceutical industry and others, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention announces the release of the redesigned United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF). The new format brings consistency and clarity to language and formats used throughout the publication, greatly improving ease of use.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Can Be Treated With Lower-Dose DexamethasoneA study published Online First by The Lancet Oncology reports that lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is linked to better short-term overall survival. In addition, it is associated with lower toxicity than lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma. Therefore it is a possible treatment option for these patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Hope On World Osteoporosis Day - New Drug In DevelopmentOsteologix, Inc. (OTCBB:OLGX), a bio-pharmaceutical company announced today that the company will continue the clinical development for its osteoporosis drug, NB S101 (strontium malonate), in the United States and the rest of the world markets.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Concussion Trauma Risk Seen in Amateur AthleteBrain damage has been identified in a former college football player, showing new evidence about the possible safety risks of college and perhaps high school football. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am Benefits and Risks of Cancer Screening Are Not Always Clear, Experts SayThe debate over cancer screening is confusing to many patients who have been told repeatedly to undergo screening for breast or prostate cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 11:27 pm Skin Deep: A Few Cookies a Day to Keep the Pounds Away?The popularity of cookie diets is hardly surprising in this culture of quick fixes, but cookie critics say the weight-loss plans are neither effective nor healthy.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 11:25 pm F.D.A. Lags in Banning Researchers After FraudCongressional investigators looked into the agency’s process of prohibiting further work by researchers found guilty of misconduct.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 10:37 pm Vaccine Against Virus in Girls May Be Given to BoysA federal panel of independent medical experts stopped short of urging the routine use of an HPV vaccine in boys and young men.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 10:36 pm Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health LegislationThe Senate blocked action on a bill to increase Medicare payments to doctors, legislation that had become a proxy for the larger partisan fight over health care policy.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 10:36 pm One Ultrarunning Problem, Solved for GoodToenail removal can be a big relief to people who compete in 50- or 100-mile races, but some call it overkill.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 10:14 pm Paterson Administration Fears Cost of U.S. Health Care OverhaulStates that have been more generous with Medicaid eligibility could fare worse than others under one proposed formula for sharing costs with the federal government.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 10:03 pm Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 21, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who are super obese and those with the most chronic health problems face an increased risk for dying within a year after weight-loss surgery, a new U.S. study has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that mind-body treatment can boost the odds that infertile women will become pregnant by in vitro fertilization -- at least after more than one cycle.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Gene Behind Gaucher Disease a Player in Parkinson's (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- An unprecedented worldwide study has clinched the case that the gene behind Gaucher disease, a rare neurological disorder, is also involved in Parkinson's disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Sex of Twins May Affect Outcomes (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The outcomes of a twin pregnancy -- including the infants' size and delivery date -- might be affected by whether a woman is carrying boys or girls.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Doctors Told to Give Flu Medicine PromptlyFederal health officials warned physicians not to rely on flu tests to make decisions about whether to treat sick patients.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm Drug Makers Are Advocacy Group’s Biggest DonorsA senator’s investigation prompted the National Alliance on Mental Illness to release the names of companies that donate $5,000 or more.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 9:27 pm Womb transplants 'a step closer'UK experts say a successful human womb transplant could happen within two years, despite ethical misgivings.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Oct 2009 | 8:22 pm Former KISS drummer: men get breast cancer too (Reuters)Reuters - Peter Criss, founding member of rock band KISS, knows that many of his male fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to tell them even tough rocker guys like him can suffer from a disease usually associated with women -- breast cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 7:02 pm Insomnia effects countered in labThe forgetfulness brought on by insomnia may be countered with drugs, research carried out on mice suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm HPV Vaccine Fails to Get Nod for Routine Use in BoysDespite hearing impassioned pleas to protect both men and women from cancer, a CDC advisory panel declined to recommend that a human papillomavirus vaccine be routinely administered to boys to prevent genital warts.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:52 pm House Moves Closer to Healthcare Public OptionDemocrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moved closer on Tuesday to agreeing on a broad healthcare reform plan that would include the most liberal version of a government-run public insurance option.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:50 pm Blood Mercury Levels in Children With Autism Similar to Those in Typically Developing KidsThe most rigorous investigation of differences in circulating blood mercury levels to date shows there is no difference between children with autism and typically developing children.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:44 pm Medical marijuana policy move sparks optimismPatients in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal can now light up without fear of federal reprisal, but they may still have to answer to local authorities.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:42 pm Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine (Gardasil) Cuts Rates of Genital WartsThe incidence of genital warts was markedly reduced in women by the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, and a benefit was also seen in heterosexual men.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:42 pm Vaccine Advisory Panel Recommends Second HPV VaccineA federal vaccine advisory panel voted today to recommend the use of a second human papillomavirus vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 1:34 pm Etanercept Improves Pulmonary Capacity in Patients With Advanced Ankylosing SpondylitisEtanercept improves pulmonary vital capacity and spinal mobility in patients with advanced ankylosing spondylitis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:56 pm Fighting Gout With Skim Milk and WaterNew studies suggest water and skim milk can help treat attacks of gout.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Microdermabrasion May Rejuvenate Aging SkinA study shows that the technique using a coarse instrument may improve skin's appearance.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Gum Disease Raises Arthritis RiskResearch suggests a 'causal link' between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm An uphill battle to combat Latino childhood obesityStatistics show obesity affects a disproportionately high percentage of Latino-American children. The problem is caused by a wide range of cultural, social, economic, environmental and possibly genetic factors. Experts agree it is an uphill battle to solve.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:23 pm Panel backs vaccine as cervical cancer alternative (AP)AP - A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:13 pm CDC concedes vaccine production behind schedule (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Oct 2009 | 11:56 am Current Risk Equations May Overestimate CVD Risk in Diabetic PatientsResearchers using different international databases report that the Framingham and UKPDS risk equations overestimate the probability of CV events in diabetic patients.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Oct 2009 | 11:40 am Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marryNew research has found that adults who are childhood cancer survivors are less likely to marry compared with their siblings and the general population. The side effects of treatment along with other factors play a role.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 7:44 am What is Transient Ischemic Attack?Transient ischemic attack is a cause for alarm.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 7:30 am Music Benefits Exercise, Studies ShowExercising to some tunes may make for a better workout.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Oct 2009 | 7:22 am Clashes over Peru abortion moveRival demonstrators clash with police in Peru's capital Lima, as Congress approves a bill proposing legalising some abortions.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Oct 2009 | 5:54 am 'Weight loss lip balm' under fireHealth workers warn against trying a lip balm that the makers claim helps weight loss.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:53 am
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