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Toxins in plastic 'feminise boys'Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys making them "more feminine" and uninterested in rough games, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am UPDATE 1-TTM to buy Meadville printed circuit board businessNov 16 (Reuters) - Electronics manufacturer TTM Technologies Inc agreed to buy Hong Kong's Meadville Holdings Limited's printed circuit board (PCB) business for about $521 million in a cash and stock...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh* Deal worth 1.5 bln euros including debt, other obligationsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 2:29 am UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh* Deal worth 1.5 bln euros including debt, other obligationsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 2:29 am Empyrean Energy encounters more fractures at Texan wellNov 16 (Reuters) - Oil and gas explorer Empyrean Energy Plc said the Quinn 3H well at its Riverbend project in Texas, United States, encountered additional significant and minor fractures.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am UPDATE 1-Tandberg shares suspended pending statement* Bourse: Tandberg statement expected "relatively shortly"Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am 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 | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)AP - A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am Indonesia forestry laws curbing geothermal-industryJAKARTA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia needs to relax its laws to make it easier to explore for geothermal energy in protected forests if it is going to meet a target of lifting electricity demand from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:28 am UPDATE 1-William Demant raises H2 sales, EBIT outlookCOPENHAGEN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Danish hearing aid maker William Demant on Monday raised its forecast for sales and operating profits in the second half of this year on the back of stabilising markets...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:25 am UPDATE 1-Victoria Oil & Gas finds gas sands in Cameroon* To apply for 35-year exploitation, production licenceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:22 am Australian doctors operate on conjoined twins (AP)
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News: Health News | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:22 am UPDATE 1-Serica renegotiates credit facility* Facility to refinance outstanding debt on Kambuna field (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 1:07 am BRIEF-Oslo Bourse suspends trade in Tandberg shares* Suspends trade in Tandberg shares pending announcementSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Nov 2009 | 12:59 am Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care ReformCritics say the industry is trying to establish a higher price base before Congress passes legislation that tries to curb drug spending in coming years.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol Drug’s BenefitA study shows the heavily marketed Zetia was inferior to an old standby drug, niacin, in reducing buildup in the carotid artery.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Nov 2009 | 12:33 am Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC (Reuters)Reuters - American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Nov 2009 | 11:38 pm Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic TestingThe law would prohibit the use of genetic information in hiring decisions or in determining coverage.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:57 pm Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient RecordsA new study shows that electronic health records have so far not improved health care quality or cost. The reason may be that the technology is not being fully exploited.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:52 pm BrainwashedNew evidence of WWII interrogation methods emergesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm Research Sheds Light on Causes of Parkinson's (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Gene mutations linked to inherited Parkinson's disease also appear to be connected to the more common form of the disease that strikes people whose relatives don't have it, researchers now say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm Hypnosis has 'real' brain effectHypnosis has a "very real" effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull University researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pm Warning over 'cosmetic ops risk'Lack of regulation and "professional greed" puts cosmetic surgery patients at more risk than ever, a doctor warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Nov 2009 | 5:16 pm PEPCAD-3: Paclitaxel-Coated-Balloon/Stent System Misses Mark in De Novo Coronary LesionsInflation of the paclitaxel-delivering balloon followed by a bare-metal stent failed a randomized noninferiority test against the Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent in previously untreated coronary lesions.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am Gut disorder 'blamed on leaks'Genetic research suggests that a leaky gut is a key cause of the inflammatory disorder ulcerative colitis.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:59 am Canadian Confusion: Primary-Care Docs Lack Knowledge of CVD Risk Factors, PreventionFamily doctors and general practitioners in Canada are confused about cardiovascular risk assessment in primary prevention, a new survey reveals.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:53 am FRANCE: Transcatheter-Valve Registry Permits "Observation" of Corevalve, Sapien DifferencesResults from one of the first registries to evaluate contemporary use of both the Edwards Sapien transcatheter valve and the CoreValve bioprosthesis show that complication rates are low and similar, following a short training period, and that mortality, at least out to six months, is "acceptable" for both types of devices.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:53 am CHAMPION: Negative Trials But Some Positive Angles for Cangrelor?Although neither CHAMPION-PCI nor CHAMPION-PLATFORM showed significant reductions in the primary end point with this new IV antiplatelet agent, some positive effects were seen, suggesting that the drug may yet have a future.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am Experienced Operators Can Switch Easily and Rapidly to Radial Access PCI: RAPTORExperienced interventional cardiologists can rapidly shift their practice from the femoral-artery to the radial-access approach, with no increase in procedure time and radiation exposure for PCI. Also, the transradial approach leads to a more economic use of hospital resources, say researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am Two-Year EXPIRA Results Suggest Mechanical Aspiration With Primary PCI May Reduce MortalityTwo-year follow-up results from the EXPIRA study show mechanical thrombectomy during primary PCI improves myocardial perfusion and may reduce mortality.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am Clearing Out the Brain's InboxNew neurons in adult brains clear away the remnants of old memories to make room for new ones.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Nov 2009 | 8:54 am Just Thinking of a Loved One Can Reduce Physical PainThey say love hurts. But it can also make people feel better.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Nov 2009 | 7:33 am In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’More than a dozen lawmakers’ statements on the health care debate were ghostwritten by lobbyists working for Genentech, a biotechnology company.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am Medical Test Manufacturer Donates 4,500 HIV Test Kits For The World AIDS Day 2009 Testing Millions Global CampaignChembio Diagnostics, Inc., a NY-based company that develops, manufactures, licenses and markets proprietary rapid diagnostic tests, is donating more than 4,500 rapid HIV test kits to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 2009 Testing Millions Global Campaign, based in Los Angeles, to commemorate World AIDS Day 2009 on December 1st.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Carl Zeiss Meditec Introduces New Applications For The ATLAS Corneal Topographer At AAO-OptoAAO-Opto Booth # 605 -- New software advances for the ATLAS® Corneal Topography System were released today by Carl Zeiss Meditec during the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Terrence Higgins Trust Welcomes Department Of Health Nursing Degree Announcement, UKHIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Health that all new nurses will be educated to degree level from 2013.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Medicare Paid Over $92 Million In Incentives For 2008 Under The Physician Quality Reporting InitiativeMore than 85,000 physicians and other eligible professionals who successfully reported quality-related data to Medicare under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) received incentive payments totaling more than $92 million, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today, well above the $36 million paid in 2007.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am FDA Takes Action Against Seafood Processing Company, ExecutivesThe U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against seafood processor Haifa Smoked Fish Inc. of Jamaica, N.Y., and two of its top officers for violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Interactive Video Games Have A Role In Good HealthAdvanced interactive games are making inroads as health and wellness tools, according to the November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Researchers are finding that interactive game systems are especially helpful for people with chronic health conditions. Playing the games increases physical activity and can even improve the ability to care for oneself.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am $17 Million To UC San Diego For Methamphetamine/AIDS ResearchIgor Grant, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues have been awarded a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center (TMARC) at UC San Diego.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Horror, It's Hemorrhoids -- Self-care Tips For Common ProblemBy about age 50, more than half of adults have dealt with hemorrhoids. The November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers home treatments that can relieve symptoms of this common and embarrassing problem.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Proposed Health Care Cuts Would Yield Job Losses And Severely Curtail Needed Health Care ServicesStatement by HANYS' President Daniel Sisto "Governor Paterson has proposed $278 million in cuts to Medicaid funding which, when combined with federal matching dollars, would slash funding to health care providers by $747 million.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am U.S. Adult Smoking Rates Remain StalledDespite progress in some areas, smoking rates among U.S. adults remained stalled in 2008, halting the nation's progress in ending the tobacco epidemic, according to a CDC study. The study, released in advance of the annual Great American Smokeout, found that 46 million Americans (20.6 percent) were current cigarette smokers in 2008, which is virtually unchanged since 2004 when 20.
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