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CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am UPDATE 1-Kudelski completes takeover of OpenTVZURICH, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Digital TV company Kudelski said on Friday it had bought about 60 percent of the shares in OpenTV Corp it had not already owned for $1.55 a share, taking its voting rights...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 1:29 am UPDATE 1-Liberty Global to buy Unitymedia in $3 bln dealNov 13 (Reuters) - International cable operator Liberty Global agreed to buy Unitymedia GmbH [UNTMDA.UL], the second-largest German cable network company, for an equity purchase price of $3 billion (2...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 1:21 am UPDATE 1-Novera reviews interest in wind farm stakeLONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - British renewable energy company Novera Energy is reviewing interest from bidders in a minority stake in one of its operating wind farm assets.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am Reid Mulls Medicare Tax Increase for High EarnersActing in secret, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, put together a package that includes tax increases on the wealthy to finance health plans. Source: NYT > Health | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:26 am E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Company That Halted Testing of Ground BeefSlaughterhouses conduct their own testing for the pathogen E. coli but have resisted independent testing by grinders.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am TABLE-ALGETA 3-month resultsNov 13 (Reuters) - 3 months to Sep 30 2009: Algeta ASA (Millions of Norwegian crowns unless otherwise stated)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am Garna Biosciences -9-mth group results9 months ended 9 months ended Year toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am TABLE-Mitsui Matsu -6mth group results6 months ended 6 months ended Full year to Full year endedSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am Mitsui Matsu -2009/10 group forecastCONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am PuriCore Announces Promising Clinical Results For Vashe(R) Wound Therapy In Post-Operative Care Of Skin Grafts On BurnsPuriCore (LSE:PURI), the life sciences company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary solutions that safely, effectively, and naturally kill infectious pathogens, announced results of a randomized clinical trial showing the potential effectiveness of its Vashe Wound Therapy in the post-operative care of split-thickness skin grafts for burn injuries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am UPDATE 1-Japan's Idemitsu to buy UK oil explorer Petro Summit* Move expands Idemitsu's stakes in North Sea oil fields (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:44 pm TABLE-IREP -2008/09 parent resultsYear ended Year ended Year to Six months toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:32 pm TABLE-IREP -2008/09 group resultsYear ended Year ended Year to Six months toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:32 pm Forty Years' War: Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Are Not TakenAs the war on cancer continues, with little change in the mortality rate, the few drugs proved to deter cancer are widely ignored, researchers say.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm A New Cholesterol Study Puts Focus on Merck DrugsResearchers will present results with potentially significant implications for multibillion-dollar cholesterol medications from Merck.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:20 pm Vital Signs: Risks: 5 Pathogens Linked to Risk for StrokeThe lead author of a study said low-level infection and inflammation in vessel walls might be leading to disease.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm Noise 'worse for dyslexic pupils'Children with dyslexia find it harder to hear in noisy classrooms than those without the condition, a US study says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Sol-Gel's IND Application For Rosacea Accepted By FDASol-Gel Technologies announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acknowledged receipt of Sol-Gel's Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for DER45-EV Gel for the topical treatment of rosacea. This IND allows Sol-Gel to initiate Phase II studies with DER45-EV Gel in rosacea patients.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm Health Officials Cite Growing Flu Alarm in Asian NationsEmergency supplies of antiviral drugs are being sent to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where hospitals report that they are being overwhelmed by patients with swine flu.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm Shock Figures Highlight Prevalence Of Alcohol-Related Problems, UKMillions of people across the UK could be putting themselves at risk of alcohol related violence, casual sex or blackouts, according to an ICM poll carried out on behalf of the Priory Group. 61% of people questioned had been adversely affected following a night's heavy drinking. The most common occurrence was not being able to remember what had happened the night before.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm Older People at Greater Risk of Swine Flu Death (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A study of H1N1 swine flu in Mexico finds that while babies and people under the age of 40 are most likely to get sick, elderly people have the highest death rates.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 12, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm What's for Dinner? Brain Chemical Helps People Decide (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The brain chemical dopamine influences how people make simple and complex decisions, from what to make for dinner to whether to have children, according to a new English study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug reduced the spread of breast cancer into bone in mice, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm 22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- At least 22 million Americans have come down with the H1N1 swine flu since the virus first surfaced in April and approximately 3,900 people have died, including an estimated 540 children, federal health officials reported Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Dangers Of The Graveyard Shift...Nightshift Workers Suffer More Than Lack Of SleepChronobiology International - Informa Healthcare's journal on how biological rhythms affect the systems of living things - has published a 14-year study of more than 7000 subjects which concludes that shift-work constitutes an independent risk factor for impaired glucose metabolism.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm Charity demands child sunbed banSunbeds should be banned for under-18s in England, a charity says after a survey suggests 250,000 are putting themselves at risk of skin cancer.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Nov 2009 | 8:20 pm Breast Density Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancer RecurrenceA new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm Friends Find It Harder To Forgive: StudyYou may hurt the ones you love but 'forgive and forget' is much more likely apply in intimate relationships than it is to your friends, according to research results from The Australian National University, being released as part of National Psychology Week.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm Landmark Autism Law Receives Royal Sign Off, UKThe Autism Bill will receive Royal Assent today making it the Autism Act: England's first ever disability-specific law. The National Autistic Society (NAS) heralded the new law as "groundbreaking" and said health and social care services could now face legal action if they failed to provide support for people with the condition, which affects over half a million people in the UK.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm Sunbeds: 250,000 English kids at risk of cancer (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm Elderly More Likely to Die From H1N1 InfluenzaA new study reports that although infants and people 39 years and younger are the most likely to get infected, the elderly are the most likely to die from H1N1 influenza.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm GI Dynamics' EndoBarrier ™ Gastrointestinal Liner Demonstrates Significant HbA1c Reduction In Obese People Living With Type 2 DiabetesGI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced data which demonstrate that obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes using the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner achieved near normalization of glycemic control in just one week, as compared to a sham control group.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm US swine flu deaths 'near 4,000'Swine flu has killed nearly 4,000 people in the US, including 540 children, officials said after devising a new counting method.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:55 pm Skin Deep: Breast-Feed the Baby, Love the Calorie BurnLately, a parade of celebrities has attributed their postpartum slimming to nursing, bringing this age-old topic back into the spotlight.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm US adult smoking rate rises slightly (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:41 pm WHO Steps Up Efforts to Assist Countries "Overwhelmed" by H1N1 FluH1N1 influenza is surging across Europe and Asia, and the number of patients seeking treatment has overwhelmed clinics and hospitals in Ukraine, Mongolia, and Afghanistan.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm Natural Ventricular Rate a Powerful Risk Predictor in ICD TrialIt's routinely assessed but underappreciated as a risk marker: the natural, unpaced heart rate of patients with implanted defibrillators was a strong, independent predictor of poor clinical outcomes in a retrospective analysis.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm William Ganz, Innovative Cardiologist, Scientist, and Inventor, DiesPioneering interventional cardiologist William Ganz dies.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm DES Fractures Occur More Often Than ThoughtA new postmortem study using high-resolution imaging has found that fractures in drug-eluting stents may be more common than thought. However, the majority of such fractures appear to be low-grade and silent, with likely few clinical implications, say the researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm CSL Biotherapies Obtains FDA Licensure For Use Of Its Thimerosal-Free Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine In ChildrenCSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), one of the world's leading manufacturers of influenza vaccine, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's application for accelerated approval of its seasonal flu vaccine, Afluria® (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for use in the pediatric population aged 6 months and older.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm Total- and HDL-Cholesterol Levels, Not Triglycerides, Predict Vascular RiskClinicians can simplify their existing risk-assessment tools by measuring either total- and HDL-cholesterol levels or apolipoproteins, and this assessment can effectively be done in patients who did not fast before the test.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:50 pm Vital Signs: Prognosis: Lingering Pain After Surgery for Breast CancerAlmost half the patients in a Danish study reported chronic pain two to three years after treatment.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:24 pm Obese Teens at Increased Risk for Multiple SclerosisYoung people with excess body weight may be at higher risk for more than type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Researchers are adding MS to the list of concerns.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Applauds APHA's Call For Ban On Asbestos, Annual Warnings For Workers In High-Risk OccupationsThe Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the American Public Health Association (APHA), the largest and most diverse public health organization in the world. APHA adopted a resolution calling on Congress to pass legislation banning the manufacture, sale, export, or import of asbestos containing products including products in which asbestos is a contaminant.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm For Children With Flu, a Trip to the E.R.?When do fever, cough and chills in children merit a trip to the emergency room? Pediatrician Dr. Howard Zucker offers advice for swine flu season.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm H1N1 death toll estimated at 3,900 in U.S.Nearly 3,900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pm Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: So Far, So GoodResults at 3 and 5 years provide some reassurance about the effectiveness and safety of hypofractionated radiotherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm Genes Add to Environmental Risk for Posttraumatic Stress DisorderPatients exposed to childhood and adult trauma who carry particular copies of serotonin transporter gene are at highest risk for PTSD.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:47 pm Sexual Transmission Blamed for High HBV Infection RateHorizontal transmission, probably by sexual contact, appears to be to blame for perpetuating the high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnant women here, according to local researchers presenting at the 5th Asia Pacific Congress in Maternal Fetal Medicine.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:33 pm Doctor and Patient: Primary Care’s Image ProblemAs few as 2 percent of medical students are pursuing general internal medicine, a trend that could doom efforts at universal health care.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:28 pm Enke death: What are the roots of depression?Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm On-off fasting helps obese adults shed pounds (Reuters)Reuters - Fasting every other day can help obese people lose weight, a small study hints.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm Breast 'regrowth' trial plannedA surgical method to regrow breasts after surgery has proven successful in tests on pigs, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Nov 2009 | 11:33 am New Method to Regrow Breasts After SurgeryA stem-cell procedure could allow women to regrow breasts after a mastectomy.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am Another cause of obesity: The bacteria in your gut? (Time.com)Time.com - Diet, exercise and genes aren't the only factors responsible for body weight, say researchers, who are discovering evidence of another component: the bacteria in your gutSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Nov 2009 | 8:50 am Mom: Hospital irradiated my babyKerry Higuera went to the ER when she began bleeding in early pregnancy. It's a decision she now regrets. Empowered Patient this week offers tips to help you avoid being the victim of a hospital mistake.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am Overweight kids are coronary time bombsRussell Pate was driving through a neighborhood one late afternoon when he noticed something odd.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am Origin of Household Dust Pinned DownA new computer model that simulates how dust comes into and out of homes may help communities dealing with contaminated waste sitesSource: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am One Key Found for Living to 100An inherited cellular repair mechanism thwarts aging and perhaps helps prevent disease.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Nov 2009 | 6:45 am Dementia drug use 'killing many'Needless use of anti-psychotic drugs in dementia care in the UK is widespread and leads to the death of many patients, an official review suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Nov 2009 | 6:13 am International award for Temple researcherNovember 12, 2009 Nov. 12--Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg will take his research on teen brain development and risky behavior international with a $1 million award he received yesterday.Source: PsycPORT.com | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:20 am
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