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UPDATE 1-Biovitrum to buy drug firm Swedish Orphan* Says combined group to have sales of 2 bln SEK in 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:32 am UPDATE 1-Biovitrum to buy drug firm Swedish Orphan* Says combined group to have sales of 2 bln SEK in 2009Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:32 am Ratiopharm attracts bids above 2 bln eur -sourcesFRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm, put up for sale to cut its owner's debt, has attracted several first-round bids above 2 billion euros ($2.95 billion), two people familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:20 am Software AG sees sales, profits up in 2010* Co hikes FY 2009 outlook, posts Q3 results above forecastsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:18 am UPDATE 2-C&W cuts earnings guidance, to demerge* Revises down EBITDA forecasts due to Caribbean weaknessSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:15 am UPDATE 2-Astellas cuts outlook as generic competition heats up* Cuts recurring profit f'cast to Y200.5 bln, below consensusSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am Telenor picks Huawei, Starent to replace networkOSLO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has picked China's Huawei [HWT.UL] and Starent Networks of the U.S. to replace its entire mobile infrastructure in Norway, first built by Ericsson...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am UPDATE 1-Lenovo Q2 net more than doubles, beats forecasts* Q2 net profit $53.08 mln vs street expectation of $24.5 mlnSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am UPDATE 2-Deutsche Post ups 2009 outlook on swift cost cuts* CEO says things looking up, but too early to celebrateSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:55 am UPDATE 1-Synthes falls after US regulator's warningZURICH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Shares in Swiss medical devices maker Synthes fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, after U.S. regulators said one of its devices was a health hazard.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am Nation Is Facing Vaccine Shortage for Seasonal FluExperts said the situation was unavoidable, given how the global swine flu pandemic raised demand for all flu shots. Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:11 am Pfizer And Medivation Initiate Two Phase 3 Trials Of Dimebon In Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Alzheimer's DiseasePfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) today announced the initiation of CONTACT and CONSTELLATION, two Phase 3 trials of the investigational drug dimebon (latrepirdine)* in patients with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Haggling Over Abortion Deal in Health BillThe issue is a political land mine on the path to a vote in the House that is tentatively set for Saturday.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am The Work-Up: To Their Own DevicesMedical devices may seem an inviting target to better control Medicare spending, but plans for a health care overhaul do not address the quality or the cost of the products.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:24 pm Skin Deep: Surgery at a Spa? Buyer Beware.Medical spas are rapidly growing, and coming under increased scrutiny.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm SCYNEXIS' SCY-635 Demonstrates Positive Antiviral Activity In Combination With Approved And Investigational Anti-HCV AgentsDrug discovery company SCYNEXIS, Inc. presented positive data from an in vitro study evaluating the antiviral activity of SCY-635 in combination with approved and investigational non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors, nucleoside polymerase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, ribavirin and interferon alpha 2b.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm Older Bypass Method Is Best, a Study ShowsA rigorous evaluation of bypass operations with and without heart-lung machines found that outcomes were better in cases using the machines.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:54 pm Practical Traveler: Theme Parks Confront Flu JittersWith crowded conditions, theme parks are being viewed as the perfect petri dishes for the H1N1 virus by some worried travelers.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:33 pm A Powerful Identity, a Vanishing DiagnosisExperts want to remove an autism label from a diagnostic manual, but people with the disorder are divided.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:24 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 | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm First Device Designed To Preserve Blood Flow To Iliac Arteries During Aneurysm Repair Receives Approval From Health CanadaCanadian physicians can now treat patients suffering from life-threatening aneurysms in one of the body's largest arteries with an endovascular graft delivered during a minimally invasive procedure without blocking a critical artery.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm Married With Children Paves Way to Happiness (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Want to be a happy married couple? Consider having kids.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 4, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Shorter, More Intense Radiation OK for Some Breast Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A shorter, more intense course of whole-breast radiation works as well as the traditional six-week course, at least for some early-stage breast cancers, a new study shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine that targets human papillomavirus (HPV) is able to stop precancerous lesions in the vulva from progressing into full-blown malignancies, Dutch researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Nanostart Majority-Owned MagForce Announces Successful Completion Of Final Clinical Trials For Nano-Cancer(R) TherapyMagForce Nanotechnologies AG, the Berlin-based medical technology company majority owned by Nanostart AG, today announced the successful completion of final trials demonstrating the efficacy of its Nano-Cancer® therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, a frequent form of brain tumor which is highly malignant. The actual study results significantly exceeded the study objective.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm FDA Awards Absorption Systems Phase II SBIR Grant For CellPort Technologies™Absorption Systems LP announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue development of the company's CellPort Technologies™ testing platform. This unique assay platform enables more specific prediction of potential drug-drug interactions mediated by human drug transport proteins.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm FDA Approves New Salix Product Exclusively In Catalent's Zydis(R) Fast Dissolve TechnologyCatalent Pharma Solutions, one of the leading advanced drug delivery technology providers to the pharmaceutical industry, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Metozolv™ ODT (orally disintegrating tablets) metoclopramide HCL utilizing Catalent's Zydis® fast dissolve technology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm From A Neuroscience Of Pain To A Neuroethics Of CareScience now offers us ever more advanced ways to understand and control pain. But with those new treatments come new questions about the use (and misuse) of state-of-the-art technology and how far pain management can and should go.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm Tackle work stress, bosses toldEmployers need to pay more attention to the levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace, key NHS advisers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Nov 2009 | 5:03 pm Unhealthy Food Ads Pervasive on Kids' ShowsIf you think SpongeBob puts junk in your kids' heads, then you need to pay closer attention to the commercials.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 5:02 pm BioMimetic Therapeutics Receives First Orthopedic Marketing Approval For Augment™ Bone GraftBioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) announced today that it has received approval from Health Canada to begin the marketing of its lead orthopedic product, Augment™ Bone Graft, as an alternative to the use of autograft in midfoot, hindfoot and ankle fusion indications in Canada.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm Sex, then amnesia...and it's no soap operaIt was either mind-blowing or completely forgettable. Either way, Alice doesn't remember. That's because first she and her husband had sex, then she developed amnesia.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm Off-Pump CABG Shows No Benefit Over On-Pump Approach: ROOBY StudyA 2203-patient randomized trial of off-pump vs on-pump CABG surgery found no differences in neuropsychological outcomes and worse overall outcomes for the off-pump group at one-year follow-up.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm VELETI in Print: Plaque Sealing of SVGs a Strategy "Ahead of Its Time"?The imaging study was the first to show that stenting a non-flow-limiting stenosis of an SVG may help slow or halt the accelerated atherosclerosis that takes place in these vessels. An accompanying editorial cautions that the study does little more than "infer a trend toward anatomic benefit."Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm Another in-Hospital CV Risk Marker: 24-Hour Shifts With Overnight On-Call DutyLong work shifts with nighttime on-call duty, with the inevitable interruptions of sleep, are associated with ECG, blood-pressure, and biochemical changes associated with increased cardiovascular risk, suggests a randomized crossover study that hints at a sustained effect on the risk markers if the 24-hour shifts happen too frequently.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm Adding Fuel to the J-Curve Fire; Debate Is ReignitedMore discussion about the J-curve in hypertension is published this week; one expert believes the undue attention being paid to this subject might discourage doctors from treating high blood pressure aggressively.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm New Guide To Improve Neonatal Care, UKThe Department of Health is publishing new guidance to help the NHS improve the care provided for premature and sick babies during their first days. The NHS has made great progress in caring for babies with the lowest infant mortality rates and NHS neonatal services now care for over 60,000 babies a year.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm Family doctors group loses members over Coke deal (AP)AP - Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:55 pm Risks of daily aspirin may outweigh benefitsTaking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one. But if you've never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a new report.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm FDA: Diabetes drug Byetta tied to kidney problemsPeople with type 2 diabetes who are taking the blood-sugar-lowering drug Byetta may be at increased risk for kidney problems, including kidney failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:08 pm Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump' (AP)AP - It seemed like a great idea — doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has produced a surprise: Bypass has fewer problems and is more successful done the old way.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm More Than 80 Percent Of HCV Genotype 1 Treatment-Naive Patients Achieved Sustained Virologic Response With Twice-Daily Telaprevir-Based RegimenTibotec announced results of a new study (VX950-C208), which showed that sustained virologic response (SVR) was achieved in more than 80 percent of treatment-naïve patients with chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) who took telaprevir, administered either every 8 hours or every 12 hours, in combination with standard of care.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm First-Ever Evidence-Based Guidelines on Treatment of Brain MetastasesThe first-ever set of evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of brain metastases is about to be publishedMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm Educating CKD Patient's Family Encourages Kidney DonationInformal gatherings where social workers and nurse clinicians chat with friends and relatives of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) promote kidney donation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:57 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 | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:51 pm Recommended Childhood Vaccines Safe for Children With Inborn Errors of MetabolismA preliminary study found no evidence of serious adverse events, including autism, in children with inborn errors of metabolism who received recommended childhood immunizations.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pm Smoking in pregnancy tied to bad behavior in kids (Reuters)Reuters - Women who smoke while pregnant risk having hyperactive preschoolers who can't pay attention, a large study from the UK hints.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm Gaza on swine flu alertSwine flu has not reached Gaza yet but with 1.5 million residents squeezed into 360 square kilometers it would appear to be a small miracle.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pm Commercial pigs in Ind. test positive for H1N1 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pm Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Infections Remain Prevalent In and Out of HospitalInfection control practices reduced the rate of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter in an intensive care unit and should be implemented in patients at risk for community-onset infections.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:36 am How Posted Calories Affect Food OrdersOne study said an effort had no effect on residents in poor neighborhoods, while another saw modest changes citywide.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:29 am Low Vitamin D Linked to High Risk for Kidney Disease in African-AmericansAfrican Americans with low serum vitamin D levels are at nearly triple the risk for end-stage renal disease than whites with normal levels of vitamin D.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:13 am For Inoperable Early Lung Cancer, "First Significant Change in 50 Years"Stereotactic body radiation therapy provided a high rate of local control of smaller peripheral lung cancers in patients with inoperable disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:27 am Father fights hospital -- and mother -- for baby's lifeA baby born with a severe birth defect put its parents on opposing sides in a British court Monday over whether to switch off the child's life support.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am Eating Fast May Make You FatEating quickly could lead to overeating.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Nov 2009 | 8:53 am Tributes paid to TB cure doctorThe man who pioneered life-saving treatment for tuberculosis sufferers dies in Edinburgh at the age of 97.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Nov 2009 | 6:56 am Sex jokesVietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subjectSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Nov 2009 | 6:31 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
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