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House Dems push for votes on health bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am Some countries "ambushed" by H1N1STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 2:04 am UPDATE 3-Japan's Elpida to outsource chips to Taiwan's ProMOS* To outsource DDR3 chips to meet demand for faster PCsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 1:47 am Asia boosts Hermes luxury sales: companySales in Asia helped boost French luxury group Hermes in the third quarter, the company said on Friday, reporting an overall 10-percent rise in sales to 452 million euros (672 million...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 1:28 am UPDATE 1-Melrose gets approval to develop Bulgarian gas field* Says trying to ramp up gas projects in Bulgaria, RomaniaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 1:10 am UPDATE 3-NEC plans $1.5 bln share sale after losses* Money to help NEC restructure, shift to cloud computingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am TABLE-Insight -1qtr parent results3 months ended 3 months ended 6 months to Year toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am Gay rights a tall order in ex-communist blocTwenty years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe's homosexuals say they still face a tough struggle for equal rights, plus the kind of verbal abuse and violence rarely seenSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:59 am UPDATE 5-Sumitomo Trust, Chuo Mitsui say to merge* Share swap scheduled for April 2011, full merger year laterSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:56 am UPDATE 1-Coloplast Q4 EBIT tops consensus, to buy back sharesCOPENHAGEN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Danish healthcare products maker Coloplast posted a slightly bigger rise than expected in fourth-quarter operating profit and said it planned to buy back up to 1 billion...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:54 am Vital Signs: Screening: Many Doctors Do Unneeded Pap Smears, Study FindsA survey of 1,212 primary care doctors found that most had overused cervical cancer screening. Source: NYT > Health | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:54 am Carlyle to buy restaurant chain in $232 Mln MBOTOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Carlyle Group [CYL.UL] said on Friday it would buy a Japanese restaurant chain operator in a 21 billion yen ($230 million) management buyout, its second deal in Japan in two...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:53 am Officials Defend Distribution of Flu Vaccine to CompaniesCitigroup received 1,200 doses and Goldman Sachs got 200, as shortages have continued and hospitals have not received the supplies they have requested.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:39 am After Setbacks, Small Successes for Gene TherapyThree recent successes, though small, prompted hopes among scientists that a still-experimental idea for correcting genetic disorders might be back.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am Medical Transcription Industry Celebrates Health IT WeekAs health information managers and professionals across the country celebrate the health information & technology industry this week, the Association for Health Care Documentation Integrity (AHDI) and the Medical Transcription Industry Association (MTIA) announced their support for a healthcare reform package that improves electronic health records (EHRs) as well as patient safety.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am House Democrats Seek Allies for Health Care VoteVote counters say they are confident they will have the numbers when the House floor vote begins Saturday.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:52 pm World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: Indians Die From Swine FluThe spread of the H1N1 virus to remote parts of the Amazon rain forest in Venezuela caused the deaths of at least five Yanomami Indians in the past two weeks.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:49 pm New Drug for H1N1 Flu Offers HopePeramivir might also be a life saver for its developer, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, an unprofitable biotechnology company in Birmingham, Ala.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:32 pm F.D.A. Fighting False Online Claims About Swine Flu TreatmentsThe Food and Drug Administration has identified 140 different dubious products sold online and has sent letters to 75 manufacturers.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:25 pm Research Shows Neighborhoods Where AIDS Treatments LagThe San Francisco heath department is mapping the city to show where the sickest AIDS patients live, part of an effort to identify where care should be focused.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:14 pm Huntington Hill Installs Toshiba Aquilion Premium CT SystemToday's high-volume health care facilities require premium diagnostic imaging equipment that can image patients faster, with the best possible diagnostic accuracy. Huntington Hill Imaging Center has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aquilion® Premium CT system, to enable them to meet the demands of their growing business.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm Antigenics Provides Details On GlaxoSmithKline's Pivotal Malaria Vaccine Trial With QS-21 AdjuvantAntigenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) today indicated that GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Phase III malaria vaccine clinical trial, containing Antigenics' QS-21 Stimulon® adjuvant, has enrolled more than 5,000 children to date and is expected to involve up to 16,000 children. The pivotal efficacy study of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine, is ongoing in seven African countries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm A medic's taleLosses lead to "sombre mood" at Camp BastionSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:53 pm Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially deadly intestinal infection is on the rise outside of hospital settings, especially among the elderly, researchers warn.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 5, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning' (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The reported success of gene therapy in treating two children with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) brings hope to patients with the potentially crippling and fatal brain disorder and their families, says a nonprofit group that supports ALD research.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Inspire Completes Patient Enrollment In Three Late-Stage Clinical Trials In Cystic Fibrosis, Dry Eye And BlepharitisInspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today patient enrollment is complete in three of its late-stage clinical trials.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm Olive Oil Standards Keep Counterfeits Out Of The KitchenIt's no secret olive oil, the delicious staple responsible for the rich flavors and heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet, is fast becoming dear to the American palate. As demand for this premium product grows, the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) and its members want to ensure consumers get what they pay for when buying olive oil.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm Acceleron Pharma Initiates First-in-Human Study Of ACE-041, A Novel Angiogenesis Inhibitor, In Patients With Advanced CancerAcceleron Pharma, Inc.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm HHS Secretary Calls On States And Communities To Get Health Coverage To Uninsured ChildrenHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the 5 million children who are currently eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but are not yet covered.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm Experts map the body's bacteriaScientists have developed an atlas of the bacteria that live in different regions of the human body.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:46 pm Foetal heart rate monitor warningDoctors are warning expectant parents that at-home foetal heart rate monitors can give false reassurance.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pm BioAlliance Pharma Presents Additional US Pivotal Phase III Results On Loramyc™ (Miconazole Lauriad(R)) At The 47Th Annual Meeting Of The IDSABioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment and supportive care of cancer and AIDS patients, has presented results on miconazole Lauriad® at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in Philadelphia (October 29 - November 1st).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 4:53 pm Aeolus Pharmaceuticals' AEOL 10150 Protects Lungs Against Chlorine Gas Exposure In Animal StudiesAeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AOLS) reported that researchers from National Jewish Health and McGill University have completed a series of preliminary studies demonstrating that AEOL 10150 protects lungs from chlorine gas exposure in mice.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm Obesity linked to 100,000 cancer cases annuallyMore than 100,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by excess body fat, according to a report released Thursday in Washington.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm FDA Launches Program to Reduce Drug-Related InjuriesThe FDA has announced the launch of the Safe Use Initiative program to reduce drug-related injuries from patient errors or procedural errors by pharmacies or other healthcare providers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm What's Crawling on Your SkinThe human body home to countless microorganisms of various species.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:34 pm AMA Supports Latest House Reform Bill But Links It to Medicare Payment BillThe AMA supports a massive House healthcare reform bill that may soon come to a vote, but it must also pass a separate bill on Medicare reimbursement that would avert a 21.2% pay cut for physicians.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:28 pm 'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pm Not All Metabolic Syndrome Is Created Equal: Framingham Offspring AnalysisThe syndrome (defined by ATP III criteria) can predict increased cardiovascular and mortality risk or not, depending on which three of five risk factors contributed to the diagnosis, a cohort study suggests; its investigators caution that their observations are only preliminary.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:12 pm New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease (AP)AP - French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:12 pm Breast feeding may not alter older kids' health (Reuters)Reuters - Exclusive breast feeding for up to 6 months, though beneficial for an infants' immunity and mothers' weight, may not alter children's health risks over the long term, study findings hint.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm Promedior Announces Publication Of Preclinical Studies In Science Translational Medicine Demonstrating That HSAP Inhibits Kidney FibrosisPromedior, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases and tissue remodeling, announced today the publication of results from preclinical studies demonstrating that human Serum Amyloid P (hSAP) potently inhibited fibrosis in two independent model systems of kidney fibrosis.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm Persistent Spikes Seen in Intraocular Pressure After Anti-VEGF Injections for AMDResearchers find sustained spikes in intraocular pressure after treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), even in patients with no known risk factors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:56 pm Vitamin D Has Benefits in Chronic HCV InfectionVitamin D supplementation improved standard antiviral treatment efficacy in a small study.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm Hypertension, Inflammatory Markers More Common in Offspring of Patients With Alzheimer'sStudy results suggest that the associations are independent of APOE genetic status and underscore the need to assess offspring for primary prevention of hypertension.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm Study: Heart failure may worsen with statinsIt's widely known that cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients with heart disease, but a new study suggests they may actually harm some people with heart failure.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm House health care bill gets 2 major backersThe AARP will endorse the House Democratic leadership's bill to overhaul health care, according to a Democratic source with direct knowledge of the plan.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Best Therapy for Smoking CessationThe first head-to-head study of smoking cessation therapies shows combination treatment with a nicotine patch plus lozenge doubles the rate of abstinence at 6 months.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pm Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says (Reuters)Reuters - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pm Statins Associated With Lower Risk for Death Among Hospitalized Influenza PatientsStatin users hospitalized for influenza experienced a 54% lower risk for death than patients not taking statins.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pm Giving Sight by Therapy With GenesOnce clinging to his mother and father, now playing Little League and riding go-carts, an 8-year-old benefited from a new technique.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pm Anticoagulants May Aid Biochemical Control in Prostate CancerMen taking anticoagulants for cardiovascular disease might derive additional benefit from the therapy when they undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm Electrical Stimulation Eases Asthma AttackElectrical stimulation may be a safe option for treating severe asthma flare-ups.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am WHO: H1N1 is now world's dominant flu virusThe H1N1 virus has now become the dominant influenza virus around the globe, with high levels and an increase of activity in many regions, the World Health Organization said Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am Doctor and Patient: Texting as a Health Tool for TeenagersWith text messaging, a study found, young liver transplant recipients were more likely to take their medications and avoid life-threatening complications.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am Tiny tech sparks cell signal findTiny metal particles have been shown to cause damage to DNA across a cellular barrier - without having to cross itSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:10 am Afghan schools close amid H1N1 vaccine shortageIt's 1p.m. and squeals of delight reverberate off the apartment complex walls.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 11:02 am How to dodge germs in the time of H1N1The H1N1 virus is in full bloom, seasonal flu is on its way, and all sorts of other germs constantly circulate around us. Here's a plan of action for avoiding them.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Nov 2009 | 10:46 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 | 5 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am 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 | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:38 am Ugandan girls give birth and go straight back to school for examsNews two schoolgirls went into labour during exams, gave birth and continued with exams in the afternoon shocks Ugandans.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am Camera offers hope for memory-loss patientsA small, wearable camera that captures images automatically could change the way memory loss patients, in particular those with Alzheimer's, are treated, experts say.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am Commentary: Know your heart, know the risksYou may not think that a woman like me could be at risk for heart disease, but the truth is, I have a heart condition. Fortunately, it isn't a life-threatening one, but not all women are as lucky.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Nov 2009 | 8:15 am 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 | 5 Nov 2009 | 6:38 am
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