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Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups (AP)AP - It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groupsIt was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine. Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens instead of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:57 am UPDATE 3-Takeda holds forecast, drugs outlook still tough* Tough sales in markets, falling sales in flagship drugsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am Indian Oil: 1.4-1.5 bln rupees products burnt in fireNEW DELHI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - An official at state-run refiner and oil marketing firm Indian Oil said initial estimates indicate products valued at 1.4-1.5 billion rupees were burnt in a fire that broke...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am Swiss approve H1N1 vaccines from Glaxo, NovartisZURICH, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Switzerland has approved two vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis against H1N1 swine flu, regulators said on Friday, paving the way for a national immunisation campaign...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:26 am UPDATE 1-Nostra Terra says oil at Boxberger Well viableLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) -Oil and gas company Nostra Terra said the oil in the Boxberger Well in Kansas, U.S. is commercially viable, sending its shares up 30 percent in early trade, making it one of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am UPDATE 2-WPP eyes profit gains after Q3 ad spend uptickLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The world's largest advertising group, WPP , expects job cuts and weak comparatives to help boost profits into 2010, after the U.S. market continued to improve and the pace of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:21 am Shell 'defers downstream IT investment' - reportLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc is to delay investments in information technology systems at its downstream oil refining and fuel marketing unit to cut costs, a Shell protestors' website...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:15 am From BBC HealthSetting healthy eating habits for toddlersSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsOct 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:08 am UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsOct 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:08 am UPDATE 1-AIG says won't sell two Japan units Edison and Star* New CEO is reviewing global restructuring plan (Adds company comment, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Oct 2009 | 3:07 am Minister For Health And Children Welcomes The First Biannual Report Against The HSE Corporate Plan 2008 - 2011, IrelandThe Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, welcomed the publication by the HSE of the First Biannual Report against the HSE Corporate Plan 2008 - 2011. The Report, based on January to June data, provides an overview of trends and progress against the six high level corporate objectives and priorities as set out in the HSE Corporate Plan.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Is Short-Term Celecoxib Intervention A Effective Method For Preventing Gastric Carcinogenesis?Since the isolation and culture of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in 1983, this bacterium has become accepted as an important human pathogen for the development of gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. Cyclooxgenase-2 (COX-2) is a prostaglandin-synthesizing enzyme. Elevated expression of COX-2 is observed in a wide variety of human malignancies, including gastric cancer.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Bisphenol A Research Gaps To Be Addressed By NIEHS Recovery Act FundsResearchers studying the health effects of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) gathered in North Carolina to launch an integrated research initiative to produce data that will allow for a comprehensive assessment of its possible human health effects.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am USC Awarded New $16 Million Cancer Research CenterThe University of Southern California has been selected to establish a $16 million cancer research center as part of a new strategy against the disease by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and its National Cancer Institute. The five-year award will create a National Cancer Institute Physical Science-Oncology Center based at USC and involving a consortium of universities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Unique UAB/Red Cross Blood Partnership Boosts Blood SupplyVicki Vinson used to be a regular blood donor, until a surgery and some international travel left her ineligible. But she never lost the desire to donate, and for a very good reason. Two very good reasons, in fact. "Both of my parents have had serious medical issues in recent years," said Vinson, who works in Health System Information Services at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Teriparatide Outperforms Alendronate In Treating Steroid-Induced OsteoporosisA recent study determined glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP) is now treatable with Teriparatide, a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone. Researchers found patients with glucocorticoid-induced OP who were treated with teriparatide for 36 months had a greater increase in bone mineral density (BMD) and fewer new vertebral fractures than those treated with alendronate.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Study Shows Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17,000 Childhood DeathsLack of health insurance might have led or contributed to nearly 17,000 deaths among hospitalized children in the United States in the span of less than two decades, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. According to the Hopkins researchers, the study, to be published Oct.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Pitt Study Shows Linkage Between Teen Girls' Weight And Sexual BehaviorA University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors. The study results are published in the November issue of Pediatrics, now available online.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Novel Detector For Medical, Military ApplicationsPAIR Technologies, a start-up company established by University of Delaware researchers and a former DuPont scientist, is preparing to commercialize a high-precision detector - a planar array infrared spectrograph - that can identify biological and chemical agents in solids, liquids, and gases, present at low levels, and in less than a second.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Minster Brady Welcomes Report On Implementation Of The Home Care Package Scheme, IrelandMinister Brady welcomed the launch of a report of the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) entitled "Implementation of the Home Care Package Scheme". The Minister highlighted that "a main feature of Government policy in recent years has been to develop services to allow older people to remain living at home and in their communities for as long as possible".Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am A Senate Naysayer, Spoiling for Health Care FightAs a bill heads to the floor, Senator Tom Coburn prepares for what he considers a career pinnacle of havoc. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Oct 2009 | 12:19 am In Medicaid Fraud Cases, Some Unlikely SuspectsA painter with properties in the Hamptons, a dentist and a freelance artist who owns apartments in Manhattan were indicted on charges that they fraudulently obtained Medicaid benefits.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am Saudis Try to Head Off Swine Flu Fears Before HajjFearing that the annual Muslim pilgrimage will spread swine flu, Saudi authorities are taking precautions.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 11:20 pm In Misstep, Schools Vaccinate 2 Without Parental ConsentThe children suffered no adverse effects, but the error raised questions about how carefully the vaccination program is being carried out.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:55 pm Swine Flu Hit Millions in Spring, Agency SaysAlso, officials announced that nearly 25 million doses of swine flu vaccine are now available, and many vaccination clinics are expected to be held this weekend.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:45 pm As Donors Focus on AIDS, Child Illnesses LanguishDiarrhea and pneumonia kill millions of children and are easily treatable, but wealthy nations’ focus remains on the costly fight against AIDS.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:39 pm Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:36 pm House Releases Healthcare Reform BillThe sweeping $894 billion healthcare reform bill includes a government-run insurance option and extends coverage to 36 million people over the next few years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Diet and exercise can keep diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Want to improve that osteoarthritis in your knee? New research suggests that regular Tai Chi exercise can reduce pain and help your knee function better.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm 17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 17,000 children in the United States might have died unnecessarily over nearly two decades because they didn't have health insurance, according to a report from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Buoyant Democrats Unveil Health Care LegislationWhile Democrats rejoiced, Republicans responded that gimmicks had been used to hide the measure’s long-term costs.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:32 pm Vital Signs: Awareness: On Drug Labels, Vital Facts May Be MissingResearchers urged the Food and Drug Administration to create a standardized fact box for prescription medicines.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 8:57 pm CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 8:42 pm Call for better bowel cancer careThere are still gaps in bowel cancer surgery care, an audit suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot (AP)AP - Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm 'Lie still' for pregnancy boostWomen undergoing fertility treatment with artificial insemination may boost their chances of pregnancy if they lie still afterwards, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Oct 2009 | 6:01 pm Obama girls' vaccine: Favoritism or good example? (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 5:11 pm When moms get flu shot, babies benefit too: study (Reuters)Reuters - When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Oct 2009 | 3:51 pm Stem Cells Turned into Precursors of Sperm and EggsThe breakthrough could ultimately lead to research that would help infertile couples.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 3:50 pm Diabetes Slows Cognitive Decline in Patients With Alzheimer's DiseaseThe study findings are unexpected in light of earlier research, researchers say.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 3:31 pm Supervised Exercise Therapy May Be Helpful for Patellofemoral Pain SyndromeIn a randomized trial, this intervention was associated with less knee pain and better function at short-term and long-term follow-up vs usual care in patients seen in general practice.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 3:22 pm Drinking, Alcoholism Linked to Different GenesAlcohol consumption and alcohol dependence are associated with different genetic pathways.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 3:16 pm Sex Differences in Changing MI Prevalence, Mortality Challenge Conventional WisdomTwo well-known observational registries highlight such changes in women and men over a decade or more: Do women younger than 55 still have an advantage over men in the same age group?Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 3:13 pm Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Apparent Father-Daughter Genetic Link for Colorectal CancerIn a colorectal cancer study, affected daughters of affected fathers are significantly younger at diagnosis than other parent-offspring pairings, indicating a genetic or genomic imprinting.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 2:44 pm Inpatient Diagnostic Imaging Leads to Fewer Deaths at Little or No Extra CostHospitals in which patients were more likely to receive an array of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams during admission had lower in-hospital mortality rates with minimal or no extra cost.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public OptionBowing to pressure from some Democrats, Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed to negotiate fees with doctors and hospitals.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 1:37 pm Doctors' Lack of Respect Weighs on the ObesePatients with higher BMIs received less respect from doctors in a study, which is raising care concerns.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 1:18 pm Officials: Stay Calm on H1N1 Flu VaccineThe H1N1 vaccine gap is closing, say health and homeland secretaries.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 12:59 pm Diabetes on the Rise in U.S.A Gallup survey shows about 26 million Americans have diabetes.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Oct 2009 | 12:59 pm Shortage of Vaccine Poses Political Test for ObamaDespite months of preparation, the Obama administration is getting mixed reviews for its handling of the swine flu.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 12:47 pm Swiss plan controls on 'suicide tourism'It has long been the final destination for terminally ill patients who want to end their lives, offering what many consider to be a dignified way out of their suffering.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am Schizophrenia drugs in kids cause weight gainSchizophrenia drugs, increasingly prescribed to children with bipolar disorder and other conditions, can cause youngsters to experience rapid weight gain, according to a new study.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:39 am Volunteer crew hopes to spread healing via boatThe Floating Doctors set sail this week aboard a 76-foot vessel. Their mission: to take health care and supplies to 15 countries in Latin America and the Pacific islands. The dream started inside a gray canvas backpack.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 9:25 am Cancer charity boss on beating cancer three timesAt 32 years old Doug Ulman is president of cancer-support charity the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He has also survived three separate cases of cancer.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 8:43 am How to keep little trick-or-treaters safe and healthy this HalloweenHalloween is creeping up on us -- and as kids anticipate the occasion with excitement bordering on mania, parents often express concern.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 8:07 am Making tough choices: Pregnant with cancerSeven years ago Erin Zammett Ruddy was diagnosed with a slow-moving form of blood cancer. She went into remission, got pregnant, stopped her meds, and had a son. Now she wants to do it again.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Oct 2009 | 7:52 am FattismWhy do some of us hate fat people so much?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Oct 2009 | 6:22 am Gender questionThe dilemma facing young people born in the wrong bodySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Oct 2009 | 4:22 am
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