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Thai PTTEP sees Montara start-up sometime in 2010BANGKOK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) said on Wednesday the start-up of the Montara field in Australia might be delayed from the first quarter of 2010 to an unspecified...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am Nigeria's Oando sees 15,000 bpd of oil by Q2, 2010CAPE TOWN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Nigerian energy firm Oando Plc plans to produce up to 15,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil in the second quarter of next year, the chief executive officer said on Wednesday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:59 am Digital China to spend $66 mln on Japan IT firmTOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Digital China Holdings and its affiliates will invest as much as 6 billion yen ($66.4 million) in Japanese system developer SJI Inc , underlining the growing appetite for overseas...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am UPDATE 1-Akers Biosciences sees FY substantially below mkt view* Says hurt by lack of government contract for BreathScanSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:53 am UPDATE 1-Japan's Cosmo Oil to idle CDU till Jan or later* 85,000 bpd No.6 CDU at Yokkaichi refinery to be kept shutSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:53 am UPDATE 2-Socar eyes Italy plant stake; to up Asia term salesSINGAPORE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's state oil firm Socar plans to take a "substantial" stake in an Italian oil refinery next year and aims to raise the proportion of term exports of Azeri Light crude...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:37 am Ambani dispute back to square one as judge quitsMUMBAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A high-profile legal dispute between India's billionaire Ambani brothers was disrupted on Wednesday when a judge withdrew from a Supreme Court hearing, citing potential conflict...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:36 am UPDATE 1-Baker Hughes Q3 profit fallsNov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc posted an 87 percent slide in third-quarter profit on Wednesday as the oil and gas drilling industry recovers slowly from the past year's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:29 am UPDATE 2-Nobel Biocare says market share losses halted* CEO says group not losing further market share in 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:28 am FACTBOX-China's liquefied natural gas import dealsBEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. major ExxonMobil Corp has reached a preliminary deal to sell 2 million tonnes a year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Papua New Guinea project to China's Sinopec...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:20 am X-ray machine voted top inventionThe public votes the x-ray machine as the best invention over the Apollo 10 space capsule and Stephenson's rocket.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am Australian study links folic acid intake to asthma (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 1:20 am New WHO/UNICEF Action Plan To Tackle PneumoniaA comprehensive action plan that can save up to 5.3 million children from dying of pneumonia by 2015 is being launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Pneumonia is the biggest cause of child deaths in the world, killing 1.8 million children under five years of age every year, more than 98% of which occur in 68 developing countries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Personal Health: A Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With AsthmaAn alternative technique developed by a Russian doctor more than a half-century ago has been found effective in some trials. Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pm Flu Shots for Students Begin SaturdayMiddle and high school students will be able to get the shots free in clinics that will be held throughout New York City over the next five weekends.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pm House Bill Would Assure Workers Paid Sick DaysLegislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pm Health Bills Aim a Light on Doctors’ ConflictsProposals under consideration in Congress would require an online database showing the payments to doctors made by drug and device makers.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 11:40 pm New Clinical Guidelines For Egg Freezing In The UKThe British Fertility Society (BFS) and Association of Clinical Embryologists (ACE) have issued new guidelines in the journal Human Fertility on the effectiveness and safety of egg freezing for medical purposes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm Premature Births Are Fueling Higher Rates of Infant Mortality in U.S., Report SaysA detailed analysis by government researchers offered insight into a longstanding problem for the American population.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal ImmigrantsLatino leaders, worried that Congress might quietly cut back benefits for legal immigrants, have started an 11th-hour campaign to eliminate proposed waiting periods.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:32 pm Q & A: A Shot in the ArmWhy do some people get a sore arm at the site of a flu vaccine injection while others do not?Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:27 pm MEPs And Industry Debate Shared Commitment To Deliver 21st Century Healthcare Systems In Times Of CrisisEuropean policymakers and the pharmaceutical industry need to work collaboratively to ensure the current financial crisis does not stand in the way of delivering healthcare systems fit for the 21st century.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions, new research has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 3, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Deadly Stomach Bug Making Inroads Outside Hospitals (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially deadly stomach infection is on the rise outside of hospital settings, especially among the elderly, researchers warn.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Record Seasonal Flu Shots Are Expected in U.S.As companies concentrate on swine flu vaccine, demand for the seasonal vaccine could result in shortages.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:27 pm G.O.P. Counters With a Health Plan of Its OwnThe bill would reward states for reducing the number of uninsured and limit malpractice awards. It has no chance of passing.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm Experts Favor Broad Medicare Reforms To Control Costs And Foster Health Care Innovations, Survey SaysA vast majority of leaders in health care and health policy believe Medicare has been successful in providing access to care and stable coverage to the elderly and disabled individuals; however only a small percentage think the program has realized its potential to achieve other important goals, likeSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm Second Opinion: Quandary With Mammograms: Get a Screening, or Just Skip It?Research suggesting that mammography examinations do not help women leaves many in a treatment quandary.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm Tireless Rural GP And Trail Blazer For Female Doctors Named Rural Doctor Of The Year 2009, AustraliaA tireless doctor who has served her rural NSW community for 25 years, championed rural birthing services and Indigenous health, worked hard to recruit more doctors to the bush and blazed a path for rural female doctors has been named the Westpac RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year for 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm Innovative Rural Student Named Medical Student Of The Year 2009A passion for promoting the benefits of rural practice to other health students has seen rural NSW medical student, Shannon Nott, receive the Westpac RDAA Medical Student of the Year Award for 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm Breast cancer changes with spreadNearly 40% of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread, a study shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2009 | 6:13 pm Energetic And Respected Rural Doctor Wins Coveted Award The Peter Graham 'Cohuna' Award 2009, AustraliaOne of Australia's most high profile and energetic rural doctors, Dr Peter Rischbieth, has been named the winner of the prestigious ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham 'Cohuna' Award for 2009.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm Sex jokesVietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subjectSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2009 | 5:13 pm Statement By Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius On The Repeal Of The HIV Entry BanToday, we will publish a rule in the Federal Register announcing that the United States will drop HIV from the list of diseases barring visitors from entering this country, effective Jan. 1, 2010.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm Initial Results Show Pregnant Women Mount Strong Immune Response To One Dose Of 2009 H1N1 Flu VaccineHealthy pregnant women mount a robust immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm CAC Scoring Plus SPECT Provide Long and Short View of Cardiac RiskAn 1126-patient trial shows that SPECT and CAC scoring imaging tests are independent and complementary predictors of short- and long-term cardiac risk, respectively.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm US Updates Advice on Perioperative Beta-Blocker Use in Noncardiac SurgeryA US update on the perioperative use of beta blockers for noncardiac surgery is, says the lead author, "similar" to recent European guidance on this issue.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm CMS Set to Cut Medicare Physician Fees for Cardiovascular ImagingThe 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule released by the CMS makes major cuts to several cardiovascular imaging services.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm CORONA Analysis Reopens Door for Statins in Heart FailureStatins for heart failure? After they failed to show much effect in two large randomized trials? Yes--maybe; at least in patients with ischemic heart failure who start the drugs early enough, suggests a post hoc analysis based on one of the trials.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm Task Force Develops New Radiation Guidelines For BrachytherapyRadiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to a new guideline co-authored by Yan Yu, Ph.D., director of Medical Physics in the department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm High p16 Antibody Levels May Signal HPV Infection in Head and Neck CancerIn patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, high p16 antibody expression might serve as a marker for infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 2:48 pm Children with ADHD at Risk for Zinc and Copper DeficiencyChildren with ADHD are at risk for deficiencies in zinc and copper, which may play a crucial role in the production of dopamine and norepinephrine, as well as melatonin, which regulates sleep.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 2:47 pm Boyz II Men singer has H1N1 virusThe H1N1 virus has afflicted another celebrity victim.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 2:33 pm Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers (AP)AP - Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 1:57 pm Low cholesterol may be sign of undiagnosed cancer (Reuters)Reuters - Low total cholesterol may be a sign of cancer rather than a cause, as some researchers have suggested, and men who have low cholesterol actually have a lower risk of developing high-risk prostate cancer, two teams reported on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm H1N1 vaccinations to be offered at GuantanamoThe Pentagon will offer the H1N1 vaccination to detainees at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, officials there said Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm Brain trouble often persists after brain cancer (Reuters)Reuters - Survivors of childhood brain tumors often suffer lasting problems with memory and other "cognitive" functions, results of a study indicate.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm In Nodal Metastatic Melanoma, Radiation May Be New Standard of CarePatients with melanoma had a lower risk for a return of disease in the lymph nodes when treated with adjuvant radiation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pm 2 dead, 28 sick from E. coli outbreakTwo people have died and 28 people have fallen ill with matching strains of E. coli after an outbreak in ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm Sierra Leone link to India medicsSierra Leone's president launches a satellite link-up so doctors in his country can seek advice from their colleagues in India.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm Debate Continues Over Patient Access to Investigational DrugsThe debate over patient access to investigational drugs is not expected to be resolved anytime soon; many issues still need to be resolved.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 11:59 am What women's symptoms really meanIf only your body were a little more honest, figuring out what's wrong when you don't feel right would be so much easier. But often a symptom -- maybe it's a sore back, cracked lips, tingling in your legs -- has an odd or unexpected explanation.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:41 am Necrosis in Biopsy Specimen Heralds Poor Prognosis for Type I Endometrial Carcinoma PatientsEvidence of necrosis on endometrial biopsy is an indicator of survival of less than 3 years in patients with type I endometrial cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am Premature births worsen US infant death rate (AP)AP - Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am Combination Drugs for Weight LossTwo studies presented this week have shown positive effects on weight loss using a combination of agents.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am Chinese official: Syphilis boom driven by economy (AP)AP - China has seen a tenfold increase in syphilis cases over the past decade, as migrant workers made enough money in the country's economic boom to hire more prostitutes, a senior Chinese health official was quoted as saying Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am Caffeine Cuts into Sleep, Even Hours LaterDrinking coffee to get through the night shift may have consequences on sleep.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am Do digital diaries mess up your brain?If we rely on technology for documenting, sorting and storing information -- creating digital diaries, or "lifestreaming" -- what will become of our minds?Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking ChallengedModerate alcohol consumption has long been associated with good health, but a new study finds that part of the reason for the good health might be other factors.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am In a bad mood? According to research, it's good for youIn a bad mood? Don't worry. According to research, it's good for you.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2009 | 4:14 am
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