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Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am UPDATE 2-Aegis reconfirms full-year profit guidanceLONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Cost cutting helped Aegis reiterate full-year guidance on Thursday but the British marketing group shed revenue in the first nine months at the same rate as the first half.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:41 am UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca asks for U.S. approval of Brilinta* To compete with Plavix, one of world's most used medicines (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:14 am Ukraine leader asks Kremlin to amend gas agreementKIEV, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday urged Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to change an agreement on supplies of Russian natural gas whose terms he said were too...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:14 am UPDATE 2-Sony aims for 5 pct profit margin in 3 years* Aims to turn LCD TV, game operations profitable next yearSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:04 am UPDATE 2-Infineon sees higher 2010 sales after solid Q4* Shares indicated 2.3 pct higher (Adds share indications, details, strategist comment)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am MOL says 2010 capex budget totals HUF 357 blnBUDAPEST, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil and gas group MOL said on Thursday its 2010 capex budget equalled a total of 357 billion forints ($1.98 billion), subject to the approval of its board at a meeting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am FDA to review Actelion's Zavesca for additional useZURICH (Reuters) - Actelion Ltd, Europe's largest biotech company, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would review use of its drug Zavesca to treat a rare...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:59 am CIBC eyes Allied Irish Banks' M&T stake -reportDUBLIN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is interested in buying Allied Irish Banks' minority stake in U.S. lender M&T Bank Corp , the Irish Independent reported on Thursday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:54 am Eat local rice? Senegalese say no thanksThe look on restaurant owner Mame Couma Tandjigora's face tells the story. She scowls, as many in her country might when asked about locally grown rice -- a far bigger problem than it may...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am UPDATE 1-Lamprell says FY outcome hinges on client talksLONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - British oil services firm Lamprell said trading conditions remained challenging in the third-quarter but that its full-year prospects hinged on the outcome of talks with potential...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:49 am Breast Cancer Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials SayThe White House emphasized that the new screening standards were not binding on either physicians or insurers. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 MillionHarry Reid, the majority leader, put forward his version of the health care overhaul on Wednesday, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of the uninsured.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am As Smoking Rates Rise, Electronic Cigarettes Offer Viable Alternative To Harmful Combustible TobaccoThe Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) urged decision-makers to seek alternatives to combustible tobacco that reduce Americans' exposure to the multitude of harmful chemicals and toxins found in cigarettes. His remarks came in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released last week showing that smoking rates among U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Senate Bill Would Require E. Coli TestingCiting public concern about the safety of ground beef, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation that would require companies to test for a deadly E. coli strain.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:57 pm Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go UnreportedA report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm Insurers Unlikely to Alter Policies in the Debate Over MammogramsMedicare and private health insurers said they were unlikely to change coverage of breast cancer screenings after new guidelines recommended that women wait longer to have mammograms and have fewer of them.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:39 pm 1 conjoined twin talking after separation surgery (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:35 pm Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for InquiryResponding to news reports of unusually high wholesale price increases in brand-name prescription drugs, four House leaders and one senator asked for government reviews of the pricing practices.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:29 pm Vital Signs: Smoking Is Down but Not by Much, U.S. ReportsSome 20.6 percent of Americans were current smokers in 2008, a dip from 20.9 percent in 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:17 pm Obesity Rates Will Continue To Increase, Drive Health Care Costs In Pennsylvania Over Next Decade, According To New StudyA new report released based on research by Emory University Health Care Economist Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), shows increasing obesity rates in Pennsylvania and across the country will result in higher health care spending for states and individuals.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price rises (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 10:31 pm National Briefing | Science and Health: New Cases of Flu Drop on College CampusesFor the first time since fall began, new cases of flu among college students have started to drop, the American College Health Association reported.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 10:11 pm ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Encouraging Clinical Data With Its IMGN901 Compound In The Treatment Of Merkel Cell CarcinomaImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted anticancer therapeutics, today reported encouraging clinical data with its IMGN901 product candidate in the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Meaningful evidence of anticancer activity has been noted among the limited number of patients with MCC who have received IMGN901.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Taking the B vitamin niacin offers no additional benefit to seniors with coronary artery disease who are already prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, U.S. researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Pregnancy Complication May Be Linked to Thyroid Problems (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research offers bad news for women who develop a condition known as preeclampsia during pregnancy: They're at higher risk of reduced thyroid function and may be more likely to have thyroid problems in later life.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that having multiple sclerosis puts pregnant women at slightly higher risk for giving birth via cesarean deliveries or having babies that grow at a slower rate in the womb.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Herpes, the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital lesions, never truly goes into a dormant state, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke harms the cardiovascular health of children, especially toddlers and obese youngsters, U.S. researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40The new recommendations, released Monday by an influential group, reverse longstanding guidelines.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pm SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance To Market The AMID StaplerTM For Hernia RepairsSafeStitch Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:SFES) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to market its AMID StaplerTM in the U.S. with the intended use in general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh, in the repair of hernia defects and in other surgical specialties for the approximation of tissues, including skin.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm Breaching a Barrier to Fight Brain CancerAn experimental treatment for glioblastoma suppresses a barrier to deliver a drug directly to brain tumors.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 7:53 pm New Senate Healthcare Reform Bill Features Public Option With Opt-OutThe Senate bill would cost $849 billion through 2019, but it would ultimately shave $127 billion off the federal deficit while reducing the number of uninsured by 31 million people.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Recommends No Impediments To Breast Cancer ScreeningSusan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's leading breast cancer advocacy organization, has carefully reviewed the data and new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concerning mammography screening. Komen for the Cure issued the following statement today from Eric P. Winer, M.D., chief scientific advisor and chair of Komen's Scientific Advisory Board.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm Stanford Hospital Aims To Identify Early Patients With DeliriumWhen a nurse in the orthopedic unit asked her new post-operative patient where she was, the response had a pleasant ring: "I'm at a spa." But that answer sent the nurse straight to the phone. She called Kathleen Turner-Hubbard, MS, NP, and asked her to come to the D-ground unit. In a hurry.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm Alcohol 'protects men's hearts'Drinking alcohol dramatically cuts the risk of coronary heart disease in men a study suggests, but experts remain critical.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm Immune tribe 'indicates CJD hope'Darwinian natural selection could help halt human "mad cow disease", experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 5:03 pm Results From Phase 2b Study On Atrial Fibrillation Agent Reviewed At American Heart AssociationARYx Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARYX), a biopharmaceutical company, announced that a review of the results of the Phase 2b clinical trial, PASCAL, testing the efficacy and safety of ARYx's compound for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, budiodarone, was presented today at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm Pfizer Submits New Pediatric Data For Lipitor(R) (Atorvastatin) To The European Medicines Agency (EMEA)Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) announced it has submitted pediatric data for Lipitor® (atorvastatin) to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA). Pfizer has also developed a new chewable form of Lipitor, including a pediatric-appropriate 5 mg dose, which is part of this submission.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm Budget office: Health care bill costs $849 billionThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years, according to a senior Democratic source and an administration official.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:47 pm CT-STAT: CT Angiography Rules Out CAD Faster and Cheaper Than Standard CareThe use of coronary CT angiography in the emergency room can successfully triage at-risk chest-pain patients and can do so faster and less expensively than standard diagnostic testing.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm Ticagrelor Effects Unraveled in New Phase 2 TrialsNew and unique phase 2 data add to the growing body of evidence explaining the pharmacologic effects of the new antiplatelet agent ticagrelor.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm Baseline Function Data From STICH No Help in Pinpointing Patients Who Benefit From SVRMeasures of left ventricular dysfunction or wall motion identified by different imaging modalities at baseline offer no clues as to whether a subset of patients treated with surgical ventricular reconstruction might benefit from the procedure.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm ACC/AHA Focused Update of Guidelines for STEMI, PCIThe latest evidence for the treatment of STEMI and PCI has been incorporated into a fast-track update of US guidelines. But questions remain about the quality of some of the evidence informing the guidelines and about the composition of the writing committees.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm BARI 2D Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Favors Medication Over PCI for Less Severe CVD in Diabetic PatientsNew data from the BARI 2D trial comparing medical therapy vs revascularization in diabetics shows higher up-front costs of revascularization are only partially offset by long-term savings.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm Movea Reveals SmartMotion™ Developer Solution, Accelerating Deployment Of Motion-Sensing Solutions For Healthcare, Sports And Physical TherapyMovea, the global leader in technology, patents, and products for motion-sensing applications, unveiled its SmartMotion™ Development Kit (SMDK) at MEDICA 2009. The SMDK allows application developers, OEMs, and healthcare researchers to effortlessly add motion-sensing capabilities to their products or R&D projects.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm Pain drug morphine may accelerate cancer growth (Reuters)Reuters - Evidence is mounting that morphine, commonly used to manage pain, may accelerate cancer growth, but a newly-approved drug that blocks its side effects could also keep tumors from spreading, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pm HHS chief says no to changing mammogram policyA federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm Poll: Majority of U.S. adults don't want H1N1 shotMore than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pm Folate Supplementation Linked to Increased Cancer Incidence and MortalityThe finding comes from a new analysis of data from 2 cardiovascular trials but American researchers suggest there is a benefit and no cancer problem with folic acid fortification.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm GP Groups United On Collaborative Care, AustraliaUnited General Practice Australia (UGPA) - the coalition of the peak groups representing Australia's general practitioners (GPs) - today issued a strong united endorsement of collaborative care arrangements between health professionals to deliver the best possible health outcomes for Australian patients.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm HIV-1 STEP Vaccine Trial Failure Blamed on Adenovirus ShellThe increase in HIV infections among vaccines, leading to a halt of the HIV type 1 STEP vaccine trial, has been traced to the adenovirus shell.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm Legius Syndrome Often Mistaken for Neurofibromatosis Type 1Legius syndrome is genetically distinct but similar to neurofibromatosis and is characterized by cafe au lait macules, axillary freckling, and macrocephaly.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm Progression to Daily Cannabis, Tobacco Use Linked to Earlier Onset of PsychosisEscalating frequency of substance abuse may be a modifiable risk factor for psychosis, new research shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm Fergus On FluWould you have the swine flu vaccine?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am '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 | 18 Nov 2009 | 9:45 am Tiny chip could diagnose diseaseA simple and cheap approach to diagnosing a wide array of medical conditions has been demonstrated by researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2009 | 8:59 am Poll: Majority favor ban on abortion fundingSix in 10 Americans favor a ban on the use of federal funds for abortion, according to a new poll.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 7:27 am Army suicides set another yearly recordSuicides among soldiers this year have topped last year's record-breaking numbers, but Army officials maintain a recent trend downward could mean the service is making headway on its programs designed to reduce the problem, Army officials said Tuesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Nov 2009 | 2:52 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
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