Clock ticking on Democrats' health care reform (AP)

AP - Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of passing legislation to remake the nation's health care system by year's end.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2009 | 3:49 am

FACTBOX-Details of ING split-up and results

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Dutch financial services group ING Group NV will split its insurance and investment management and banking operations, ending the group's combination as formed in 1991. [ID:nLQ54845]...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 3:16 am

RPT-PREVIEW-Sony to book Q2 loss, rivals to fare better

* Sony set for Q2 loss, but gaining on Nintendo in games
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am

GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs (AP)

AP - The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn't extend patients' lives, say congressional investigators.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am

ANALYSIS-Aggressive China online game firms eye global crown

* Shanda, Changyou IPOs galvanise push for overseas growth
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:33 am

DEALTALK-Anglo may unload zinc first in $6 billion auction

* Zinc mines may be first to go in fresh divestment plan
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:33 am

UPDATE 1-UK Coal Q3 revenue down, output flat

* Sees FY deep mine output at lower end of earlier view * Sees average sales price for '09 still within view * Q3 output at 1.8 mln tonnes
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:32 am

Mother courage

How an ambulance bicycle is saving lives in Malawi
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:32 am

UPDATE 3-ING to split in two, launch rights issue

* Will pay Dutch state back in part early * ING shares open 3 percent down
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:24 am

UPDATE 1-Coal of Africa sees Vele output by April 2010

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Coal of Africa (CoAL) said on Monday it expects to start production at its Vele coking coal project in South Africa by April next year if the government grants it a license...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am

20 years after Berlin Wall fell, Nicosia remains divided

Shoppers in the capital of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus sometimes have to take along an extra item with their credit cards and mobile phones -- their passports. Many of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:46 am

INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-India TCS says AsiaPac growth recovering

* sees double-digit Asia-Pacific revenue growth in '09/10
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:42 am

West Bank women weave a living from a homegrown art

In her sparsely furnished home in a village outside the West Bank town of Ramallah, Naama Asi embroiders dresses that fetch hundreds of dollars from Palestinians scattered around the world.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:32 am

Media Examines U.S., Mexico H1N1 Vaccine Campaigns, Health Effects Of Handwashing In Bolivia

The Washington Post examines H1N1 vaccine supplies across the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Grant Brings Real-World Science To Boston Classrooms

A new curriculum called The Great Diseases will bring real-world biomedical research to students in three Boston high schools. The result of a collaboration between scientists from Tufts University School of Medicine and teachers from the Boston Public Schools, the curriculum presents current threats to global health through laboratory learning, multimedia, and case-based studies.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Multimillion-Dollar Research Center For Social And Cognitive Networks To Be Lead By Rensselaer

With $16.75 million in funding from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will launch a new interdisciplinary research center devoted to the study of social and cognitive networks.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Professor Suzanne Cory Awarded 2009 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

Professor Suzanne Cory, the former director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Professor Cory will receive her prize, created to recognise the accomplishments of outstanding female scientists, at The Rockefeller University in the US on 5 November.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Challenges In Biomarker And Drug Development Tackled By Workshop

A commentary published online October 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute summarizes a set of critical decision points in cancer biomarker and drug development. The points, which emerged from a workshop, include developing a clear understanding of the biology of the target and its interaction with the drug and the factors affecting the performance of the biomarker assay.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Second Of Three Lectures This Fall On Application Of Evolutionary Ideas By Biologist Theodore Garland

Biologist Theodore Garland will give an hour-long lecture, titled "Born to Run: Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, in the University Theatre on the UC Riverside campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is open.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Low-Dose Colchicine (Colcrys) Is Rapid, Effective Treatment For Acute Gout Flares

PHILADELPHIA - New data show that low-dose colchicine (ColcrysTM) rapidly controls acute gout flares. The results, which were presented at the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, are drawn from a secondary analysis of the phase III Acute Gout Flare Receiving Colchicine Evaluation (AGREE) trial.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

The Prevention, Treatment And Diagnosis Of Eye Disease: ARVO Foundation And Pfizer Ophthalmics Honor Carl B. Camras With Translational Research Award

The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) and Pfizer Ophthalmics are pleased to announce a series of awards named in honor of Carl B. Camras, MD. Up to three awards of $10,000 each will be presented annually for a period of 10 years to early career researchers. The AFER/Pfizer Ophthalmics/Carl Camras Translational Research Awards celebrate the life and achievements of Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

$75 Million Pandemic Warning System

In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible death toll into the millions, UC Davis is leading an unprecedented international effort to find and control diseases that move between wildlife and people. The global early warning system, named PREDICT, will be developed with funding of up to $75 million over five years and is one of five new initiatives of the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

Genetically-Inherited Sight Disorder: Gene Therapy Can Improve Eyesight, Especially In Children

An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that gene therapy can improve the eyesight of people, especially children, who have particularly poor vision or are nearly blind due to a genetically-inherited sight disorder. The reported improvement remained stable during two-years of monitoring.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am

A Nation Battling Swine Flu, and Short Vaccine Supplies

Experts say overly rosy projections on vaccine supplies did not take account of the vagaries of vaccine production.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 Oct 2009 | 12:51 am

Bill to Increase Access to Contraception Is Dividing Filipinos

Family planning advocates trying to make birth control more readily available are meeting resistance in the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country.


Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 11:30 pm

1 in 5 kids get little vitamin D, study says (AP)

AP - At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2009 | 11:22 pm

Drilling Down: Models Strike a Chord in Self-Esteem

An article soon to be published in The Journal of Consumer Research explores the self-esteem among women looking at pictures of models.


Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 11:18 pm

Tips on hormone use, coping with menopause (AP)

AP - What to do if menopause makes you miserable?
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2009 | 11:16 pm

Democrats Are Optimistic That Public Option Will Be Approved

Several Democratic senators voiced optimism that Congress would pass a health care bill containing at least the germ of a government-run insurance program.


Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 10:24 pm

'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen (AP)

AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional series examining their use and potential risks.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm

H1N1 Is Still Spreading Globally

Swine flu has continued to spread rapidly in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, though it has slowed in much of the Southern Hemisphere.


Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 8:58 pm

Antidepressants 'work instantly'

Scientists say they have discovered that antidepressants get to work immediately to lift mood, contrary to current belief.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Oct 2009 | 6:37 pm

Antibody 'fixes internal bleeds'

US scientists say they have discovered an antibody that could minimise the damage caused by major traumas.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Oct 2009 | 6:36 pm

RI tracking swine flu through electronic records (AP)

AP - State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify and respond to an outbreak of the illness.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Oct 2009 | 6:12 pm

H1N1 Widespread in 46 States as Vaccines Lag

President Obama’s decision to make the swine flu outbreak a national emergency lets hospitals and local governments set up alternate sites to handle patients if needed.


Source: NYT > Health | 25 Oct 2009 | 10:31 am

Forty Years' War: A Place Where Cancer Is the Norm

M. 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 | 9:40 am

Small Business Faces Sharp Rise in Costs of Health Care

As 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 | 5:13 am

Women have 'same heart symptoms'

It is a myth that women have different heart attack symptoms from men, according to Canadian researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Oct 2009 | 5:07 am