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Obama declares swine flu a national emergency (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2009 | 2:11 am Worst Case: Choosing Who Survives in a Flu EpidemicOfficials have been quietly drawing up triage plans in case the number of severely ill people far exceeds the resources needed to treat them all. Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am Battling Addiction With Those Who Know It BestRecovering drug addicts in Philadelphia are joining with experts in a broad network to help those still struggling with substance abuse and depression.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:30 am Forty Years' War: A Place Where Cancer Is the NormM. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the largest freestanding cancer hospital, is on the front lines battling a disease that still faces grim odds.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:29 am Homeless Deaths Rise, and Anchorage CopesA Salvation Army detoxification and alcohol abuse treatment center has begun accepting chronic inebriates who have been taken there essentially by force.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:13 am Economic View: How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse OffHow government-mandated health insurance could be detrimental to many people it was intended to help.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:13 am Novelties: Plugging Into the Eye, With a New DesignImplants being developed by two groups fit into a snug berth under the retina of the eye. They spur what’s left of retinal circuits to send signals to the brain.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:13 am Progress Report On Cleft Palate Surgery In Developing CountriesCraniofacial surgeons around the world are striving toward a critical goal: making high-quality cleft palate and craniofacial reconstructive surgical services available to children in developing countries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am New International Diabetes Federation Study Reveals That People In Developing Countries Pay More For Diabetes Care And Have Poorer Health ResultsType 2 diabetes is often seen as a condition affecting older, unproductive adults in wealthy countries. However, the reality is that 70% of people with diabetes now live in low and middle-income countries and the economic impact of diabetes is much greater in poorer countries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am "Difficult-to-Treat Asthma" May Be Due To Difficult-to-Treat PatientsDifficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland. "[A] significant proportion of patients with difficult asthma are poorly adherent to inhaled and oral corticosteroid therapy," wrote principal investigator, Dr. Liam Heaney, of Belfast City Hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Seasonal Flu Shot Cannot Give You H1N1With two separate flu viruses threatening people right now, some doctors fear that those who acquire the H1N1 virus after receiving a seasonal flu shot will blame the shot for their illness…and not come back next year.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Study Predicts Chronic Hepatitis B To SoarThe number of people in Australia with chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) is predicted to increase markedly over the next decade, according to a new report released by the Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health (ACERH) at The Australian National University (ANU).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Arpida A/S Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Mersarex (iclaprim), EuropeThe European Medicines Agency has been formally notified by Arpida A/S of its decision to withdraw its application for a centralised marketing authorisation for the medicine Mersarex (iclaprim), 12.8 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion. Mersarex was expected to be used for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Middle East Healthcare IT Executives To Convene In OmanFrom 15-17 November 2009, the HIMSS Middle East Health IT Leadership Summit will bring the best healthcare IT practices together with the region's most advanced healthcare provider organisations. Organised under the patronage of the Ministry of Health for the Sultanate of Oman, the Summit will convene government, healthcare and technology leaders to advance the quality of care for all citizens.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am American Medical Association Launches Nation's First Comprehensive Web-Based Flu Health-Assessment Program For Patients And PhysiciansTo help patients and physicians better communicate and improve care coordination, the American Medical Association (AMA) unveils AMAfluhelp.org, the nation's first comprehensive Web-based patient flu health-assessment program. It walks patients through a series of questions to determine the severity of their flu symptoms based upon the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Statement By World Food Programme Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On Grave Situation In The Philippines Following Succession Of Violent StormsToday, I witnessed the severe humanitarian impact of the storms and torrential rains that have devastated parts of this beautiful land, and which have left the people of the Philippines facing one of the greatest challenges in memory.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Proactive Approach To Ergonomics Reduces Pain In Office WorkersA proactive ergonomic intervention reduces pain related to poor work postures in office employees, reports a study in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Young entrepreneurs get tips from Facebook-TwitterFacebook and Twitter stars shared lessons learned with young entrepreneurs aspiring to be the next hot technology firm. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter co-founders Evan Williams...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Oct 2009 | 12:50 am Swine Flu Is Widespread in 46 States as Vaccines LagPresident Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, allowing hospitals and local governments to set up alternate sites if needed to handle patients.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 12:36 am Small Business Faces Sharp Rise in Costs of Health CareAs Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in recent years.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 12:34 am HK investors see wine as good bet for capital growthHong Kong investors are turning to rare vintages as an alternative bet for good capital growth, a trend driven by an insatiable demand for imported wine in China. Having witnessed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Oct 2009 | 12:25 am For Zimbabwe's deportees, shame at empty-handed returnOnias was 16 years old when he ran away from his home in rural Zimbabwe. Schools were shuttered and his village had run out of food. But after his mother died, leaving him an orphan, he setSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 10:54 pm UPDATE 1-SK Energy to supply car batteries for Daimler unitSEOUL, Oct 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Energy said on Sunday it has been chosen as a supplier of lithium-ion batteries for a hybrid electric vehicle project for Daimler unit Mitsubishi Fuso.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 8:46 pm SK Energy to supply car batteries for Daimler unitSEOUL, Oct 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Energy said on Sunday it has been chosen as a supplier of lithium-ion batteries for a hybrid electric vehicle project for Daimler unit Mitsubishi Fuso.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 7:24 pm Republicans say Democrats' plan to overhaul health care will increase costsWASHINGTON - With landmark health care votes expected in the coming weeks, Republicans are warning voters that the Democratic plan to expand coverage to millions who lack it will increaseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 5:04 pm Ontario preparing for Monday's flu vaccine roll outTORONTO - An Ontario Health Ministry official says the province's health units are spending the weekend training staff and putting plans in place to roll out H1N1 vaccinations Monday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:25 pm Gene therapy cures congenital form of blindness (AFP)
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News: Health News | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:37 pm Obama: national emergency for swine flu; help for hospitals to speed treatment for infectedWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm Italian wine harvest shows good quality but drop in quantityItaly's 2009 wine vintage will be generally very good, but output will be lower than expected because of unusually hot weather followed by torrential rain, the national association of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:04 pm Anti-Semitism on the rise in France: Jewish community groupViolent acts or threats against French Jews in the first half of this year outnumbered all similar incidents in 2008, a Jewish community group said Saturday, pointing to a wave of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:58 pm Eye gene therapy boost for youngGene therapy can be particularly effective in treating inherited sight problems in children, fresh trials show.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:12 pm Obama declares H1N1 emergencyPresident Obama on Saturday declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the H1N1 influenza virus.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:08 pm Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run outPublic health departments across the country are quickly running out of H1N1 vaccine, but most people are being patient, officials tell CNN.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:07 pm A H1N1 flu to-do (and don't do) listSwine flu vaccines are rolling out this month -- finally. Health-care workers in Indiana and Tennessee were the first to get the nose-spray version, while New Yorkers clamoring for the H1N1 vaccine finally had their chance too.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:31 pm Breast cancer patients: Consider all your optionsMastectomy or lumpectomy? Breast reconstruction or not? What type of chemo? There are lots of questions when faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, and some advocates fear women aren't being given all the options.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:14 pm Commentary: Somers' cancer advice is riskyThis week, the comedic actress Suzanne Somers is promoting her newly released book, which espouses the virtues of alternative medicine and, more important, explains why one should avoid conventional medicine.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 11:48 am Obama Announces H1N1 National EmergencyUS President Barack Obama has declared H1N1 influenza to be a national emergency. Separately, the FDA has authorized emergency use of intravenous peramivir.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Oct 2009 | 11:28 am Orexigen obesity drug shows added benefits: studies (Reuters)Reuters - Nearly half of patients who completed 56 weeks of treatment with Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's experimental obesity treatment, Contrave, lost at least 10 percent of their weight in a late-stage study and the drug also appeared to help cholesterol and blood sugar levels.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2009 | 11:01 am US declares swine flu 'emergency'President Obama declares H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, in a move to help medical teams handle the outbreak.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2009 | 10:36 am Millions spent to sway health care opinionsThe amount of money lobbyists are spending on health care reform could break records, and now that the five bills before Congress have cleared committee, that spending is expected to go into overdrive.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 8:39 am H1N1 vaccinations rolled out in UKA mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 8:32 am New York suspends mandatory flu shotsNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 8:28 am New study suggests humans are still evolving (Time.com)Time.com - Despite our stable agrarian society and medical advances that help us live into old age, the effects of natural selection are still at work on the modern human species, researchers saySource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2009 | 8:10 am Patrick Swayze's widow to break silenceIn her first interview since Swayze's September 14 death, Lisa Niemi, 53, who was married to the actor for 34 years, will join Elizabeth Edwards and Susan St. James, both of whom suffered the loss of children in accidents.Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 7:56 am Pelosi Intensifies Pressure for Public Health PlanSpeaker Nancy Pelosi acted amid indications that she had not locked down enough Democratic votes for the proposal.Source: NYT > Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:56 am News Analysis: Shortages and Confusion in Flu FightA prediction that a drive to vaccinate against the swine flu virus would be “a little bumpy” has come true.Source: NYT > Health | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:37 am
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