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Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes (AP)AP - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am Counterfeiters target luxury winesPetrus, Romanee-Conti, Chateau d'Yquem -- wines coveted by connoisseurs, and targeted by counterfeiters. According to French wine professionals, a handful of rare and fine wines face theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am Ceramic implant inserted in skullA Southampton police officer is thought to be the first person in the UK to have part of her skull replaced with a ceramic implant.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2009 | 1:43 am Slovenia's Petrol Jan-Sept net sales fall 23 pctLJUBLJANA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sales at Slovenia's largest fuel retailer Petrol fell by almost a quarter to 1.7 billion euros ($2.53 billion) in the first nine months of the year, as recession took a toll...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:55 am UPDATE 1-NicOx to raise 100 mln eur, govt fund to investPARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - French biotech NicOx plans to raise about 100 million euros ($149 million) to speed up preparations for the launch of a potential blockbuster drug, the company said on Wednesday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am 3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in SenateThree Senate Democrats are resisting a commitment to allow the Democratic health care bill to be debated on the floor. Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:28 am Roche announces late-stage trial for heart drugZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it would conduct a new late-stage trial to evaluate the effect of one of its drug candidates in combating a thickening...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:22 am After luxury bags, counterfeit luxury winesPetrus, Romanee-Conti, Chateau d'Yquem -- wines coveted by connoisseurs, and targeted by counterfeiters. According to French wine professionals, a handful of rare and fine wines face theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:19 am UPDATE 2-China's No.3 refrigerator maker up for sale -source* Hong Leong hires bank to seek strategic options for XinfeiSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am UPDATE 1-Indonesia: Antam won't buy shares in Newmont unitJAKARTA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia's state-owned miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk will not join a consortium buying divested shares in a local unit of Newmont Mining Corp. given the stake on offer is too...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am Formerly conjoined twins in serious, stable condition after separation surgery in AustraliaMELBOURNE, Australia - An aid worker who helped bring formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins to Australia where doctors managed to separate them spoke of her relief Wednesday over their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am Personal Health: A Dental Shift: Implants Instead of BridgesImplants are the best solution to replace lost teeth in most cases, and they are more economical than bridges over time.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am TABLE-NAVAMEDIC 3-month resultsNov 18 (Reuters) - 3 months to Sep 30 2009: Navamedic ASA (Millions of Norwegian crowns unless otherwise stated)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am Formerly conjoined twins in stable condition (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:03 am Roche announces late-stage trial for heart drugZURICH, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it would conduct a new late-stage trial to evaluate the effect of one of its drug candidates in combating a thickening of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:02 am Bayer Animal Health Receives Regulatory Approvals To Market Microcyn(R)-Based Vetericyn™ Animal Healthcare Products In China And TaiwanOculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am New Mammogram Advice Finds a Skeptical AudienceMuch of the response to the new guidelines on mammograms has less to do with medicine than with a general approach to health care and to life itself.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm Medical Schools Quizzed on GhostwritingSenator Charles E. Grassley asked universities what they are doing about professors who put their names on others’ articles, and how that is different from plagiarism.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:16 pm A Genetics Company Fails, Its Research Too ComplexThe demise of deCode Genetics was largely the result of learning that researching genes that cause diseases was far more complex than anyone originally thought.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm Mother death hospital prosecutedA hospital in Swindon is to be prosecuted on health and safety charges over the death of a nurse shortly after she gave birth.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm Merck Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment In Phase III TRA-2°P-TIMI 50 Trial Of SCH 530348, A Novel, Oral Antiplatelet PAR-1 InhibitorMerck announced the completion of patient enrollment in the TRA 2Ë�P-TIMI 50 clinical trial, a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational study of SCH 530348, the company's investigational antiplatelet protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) inhibitor.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm Health Tip: When Baby Is Teething (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When babies are teething, they're generally miserable from the pain, swelling and tenderness in their gums.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm 'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are fearless at 3 years of age might just be poised for a life of crime.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, boosts the heart's pumping ability in children and young adults who've had the Fontan operation to correct single-ventricle heart defects, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Surging obesity rates, especially among children, may be putting the brakes on progress made in the past few decades against heart disease, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Many Doctors to Stay Course on Breast Exams for NowDespite recommendations that women should start breast screening at 50, not 40, many doctors said they were not ready to make such a drastic change.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Officials Defend Handling of Flu VaccineFederal officials said the root causes of a nationwide shortage of swine flu vaccine were beyond their control.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm Government's Social Care Green Paper Overlooks Mental Health, UKOn the day that the consultation period for the Government's Green Paper on adult social care closes, mental health charity Mind has expressed its concerns that the Paper does not address the needs of adults with mental health problems, instead skewing the debate towards older people.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm Study: New device boosts heart failure survival (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:55 pm US anger at new age rules for breast cancer tests (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:45 pm Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:32 pm Nursing & Midwifery Council Chair Elected Vice-President Of European OrganisationProfessor Tony Hazell, Chair of the NMC, has been elected Vice-President of the European Council of Nursing Regulators (FEPI). At a meeting held in Rome on November 12, FEPI's members elected a new six-strong Executive Board, responsible for setting FEPI's strategic direction.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm Older addicts 'lose will to live'Research published in Glasgow suggests rates of suicide among addicts aged over 35 may be higher than previously thought.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm BBC hospital dramas under attackA top NHS manager has hit out at the portrayal of NHS workers in Holby City and Casualty.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pm Hospital dramaDo TV shows give a bad impression of NHS staff?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:08 pm NCI Statement On Breast Cancer ScreeningNCI appreciates the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's careful review and analysis of the evidence regarding breast cancer screening for women at average risk. The take-away message is that each woman needs to consider her individual benefits and risks and discuss them with her health care provider before making a decision on when to start screening mammography and how often to get one.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm Cardiologists Shocked by New FDA Alert on Clopidogrel-PPI InteractionThe FDA has issued a new warning on an interaction between clopidogrel and the PPI omeprazole and other drugs that inhibit the CYP2C19 enzyme, just weeks after the only randomized trial on this issue reported no such interaction.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm Bypassing the Blues: How Simple Collaborative Care Can Help Tackle Depression After CABG SurgeryDepression after coronary artery bypass surgery is often overlooked by physicians but is associated with worse outcomes. A new US study illustrates a simple telephone-based approach to tackle this, with nurses encouraging patients to seek help from their primary-care doctors and providing ongoing feedback and review.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pm Experts Weigh in on Calorie Lists on Menus, Despite "Mixed" ScienceResults showing that people eat less when they know how many calories are in that Big Mac are mixed, but experts say that menu labeling provides only upside, with no public-health cost, and that over time results will show the information to have a positive effect on obesity rates in the US.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pm Postop Anemia in High-CV-Risk Patients: No CV Gains From Fixed Hemoglobin Target in TrialA randomized trial found no protection from in-hospital cardiovascular events with a strategy of blood transfusions to maintain hemoglobin above 10 g/dL, compared with a more conservative approach to transfusion therapy, in patients with CV disease or risk factors who underwent hip surgery.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pm RECORD AF: Better Success With Rhythm Control, But No Difference in OutcomesNew registry data presented this week showed that cardiologists are more likely to select rhythm control over rate control for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, and this strategy is more likely to lead to successful treatment of AF than the rate-control–based approach. Both strategies are equivalent in terms of their effect on clinical outcomes.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pm Thyroid 'risk from pre-eclampsia'Pregnant women with the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia may be more at risk of thyroid problems, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:03 pm Ancients 'had heart disease too'Hardening of the arteries is found in Egyptian mummies - suggesting heart disease risk factors may be ancient, experts say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:03 pm American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Wins Prestigious CLIO AwardThe first-ever CLIO Healthcare Award - a new category of the internationally distinguished CLIO Awards -- has awarded the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), a Silver CLIO for the Academy's year-long campaign "75 Years of Orthopaedic History.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm Abbott Announces Positive Three-Year Data On Its Fully Bioabsorbable Stent Technology, Initiates Large-Scale International TrialAbbott (NYSE: ABT) announced three-year data from the first 30 patients in the first phase of the ABSORB clinical trial, demonstrating that its fully bioabsorbable drug eluting coronary stent successfully treated coronary artery disease and was absorbed into the walls of treated arteries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm Antiepileptic Drug Curbs Cocaine UseVigabatrin, an epilepsy treatment, could break the vicious cycle of drug addiction and incarceration.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm Scientist Begins To Unravel What Makes Pandemic H1N1 TickAs the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40The new recommendations, released Monday by an influential group, reverse longstanding guidelines.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:56 pm RE-LY: Post Hoc Analysis Confirms Benefit of Dabigatran Relative to Warfarin at All INR LevelsRegardless of INR control achieved at participating centers, dabigatran remained noninferior at the lower dose/superior at the higher dose to warfarin for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:55 pm The Obese Don't Always Know ItSome obese individuals don't know they're overweight.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALSWhile previous studies have indicated a "probable" connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov. 17, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, states that smoking may now be considered an "established" risk factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm 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 | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm Cardiologists Shocked by New FDA Alert on Clopidogrel-PPI InteractionThe FDA has issued a new warning on an interaction between clopidogrel and the PPI omeprazole and other drugs that inhibit the CYP2C19 enzyme.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:28 pm 'Awareness' trumps breast self-exams, docs sayAside from pushing back the age for routine mammograms, new guidelines recommend against breast self-exams. For some, the advice is sacrilege. For others, it's just fine.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm Women Suffering Sudden Cardiac Arrest Have Lower Prevalence Of Structural Heart Disease Compared To MenA woman who suffers sudden cardiac arrest is significantly less likely than a man to exhibit the decrease in the heart's pumping ability that is widely recognized as a precursor, says a new study in the Nov. 24 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm Major Advances in Clinical Cancer Research in 2009: A Report From ASCOLeading oncologists identified what they consider to be major and notable advances in clinical cancer research in the past year.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am Pakistan's HIV cricket team are positive role modelsCricket is the national sport in Pakistan, but what makes the First Positive Cricket Team stand out from all the other Karachi-based clubs is that its members are all HIV positive.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am HCV Treatment Rates of HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients Remain Low in EuropeEven though HCV treatment rates remain low for patients coinfected with HIV and HCV in Europe, overall mortality rates have fallen, possibly because of effective anti-HIV treatment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am First Mention: Fluoride, 1931The New York Times reported the link between fluoride and cavity prevention on June 14, 1931.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:54 am Task force changes mammography guidelinesWomen in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:19 am Sexual abuseAn offender describes chemical castrationSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am Today's Top Athletes: Human or Android?Athletes are becoming more android-like through physical, biological and chemical enhancements.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am Study: Heart attack patients receive much radiationHeart attack patients are exposed to a radiation dose equal to about 725 chest X-rays over the course of their hospital stay, according to research presented Monday at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am Ulcer meds may up death risk after heart surgeryHeart patients who take certain stomach-acid-suppressing drugs to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding may be at increased risk of dying after a cardiac procedure, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Orlando, Florida.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:51 am Microsoft co-founder Allen diagnosed with cancerMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, more than 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin's disease, a spokesman at his company Vulcan Inc. told CNN on Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:34 am Miracle cure?Footballer turns to the healing power of the placentaSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:33 am No Surprise: Coed Dorms Fuel Sex and DrinkingCoed dorms fuel very unhealthy behavior that might otherwise be moderated.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic'As practitioners from around the world gather for an international cancer conference in Tanzania, the head of an African cancer organisation says that the continent is heading for a smoking pandemic.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:34 am
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