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Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved (AP)AP - Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Nov 2009 | 3:08 am Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids savedBabies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 2:28 am Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP)AP - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Nov 2009 | 1:17 am Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Nov 2009 | 1:17 am Sun shines on golf's growth in China's HainanIt's chilly and wet back home in Sichuan province, but Chen Ming cheerfully tees off in shorts on a sunny palm-lined golf course on China's southern Hainan island. "The weather here is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:55 am TABLE-BIOPHAUSIA 3-month resultsNov 20 (Reuters) - 3 months to Sep 30 2009: BioPhausia AB (Millions of Swedish crowns unless otherwise stated)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am Moody's changes outlook on Woodside's rating to negativeReuters has stopped distributing the full text of Moody's Investors Service press releases on ratings actions, effective April 1, 2009. The text of this Moody's Investor Service rating is available at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:31 am News Analysis: Culture Clash in MedicineNew recommendations on breast and cervical cancer screening have been met with anger and confusion, not to mention a measure of political posturing. Source: NYT > Health | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 am Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer TestsNew guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am Deutsche Telekom seeks partner in U.S. - reportFRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom , Europe's largest telecoms company, is looking for a partner for its U.S. mobile communications business, German paper Handelsblatt reported, citing unidentified...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am | Science and Health: Chemical May Help Down Syndrome SufferersIncreasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am TABLE-Moresco -2009/10 group forecastCONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am TABLE-Moresco -2009/10 parent forecastPARENT-ONLY EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Exelixis Reports Encouraging Phase 1 Data For The PI3K Inhibitor Xl147 (SAR245408) In Combination With Erlotinib At The AACR-NCI-EORTC ConferenceExelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) reported interim data from an ongoing phase 1 dose-escalation trial of XL147 (SAR245408) in combination with the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib in patients with advanced solid tumors. XL147 is a selective, orally available small molecule inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that is enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:57 pm Reid, as Legislative Tactician, Takes Ownership of Health Care OverhaulThe Senate majority leader’s deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to the brink of a historic Senate debate.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pm Sir John Crofton, Pioneer in TB Cure, Dies at 97The clinician showed that three antibiotics could be safely combined to provide a cure, providing the template for later combination therapies for cancer and AIDS.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm UPDATE 1-Devgen makes Q3 profit, ups revenue guidance* Q3 EBITDA 877,000 euros vs Q3 EBITDA loss year earlierSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm Mammogram Debate Took Group by SurpriseThe Preventive Services Task Force, which urged women to get less-frequent screening for breast cancer, was created to be apolitical.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:27 pm University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell ResearchThe University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm Spineology Receives FDA Clearance For Capture™ Facet Screw SystemSpineology Inc., developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive spinal surgery devices, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for its minimally invasive surgery (MIS) Capture™ Facet Screw System. The Capture System was developed by Spineology in mid-2009 under the direction of Dr. Chet Sutterlin, product development consultant.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm China to punish those concealing swine flu info (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 10:44 pm Ouster of N.F.L.’s Voice on Concussions SoughtThe players union says that Dr. Ira Casson is too biased to be the co-chairman of the league’s committee on concussions.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm New guidelines: Pap tests should start at age 21Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm Arizona Medtech Company's Technology Breakthrough The First To Achieve FDA Approval For See/Treat UltrasoundGuided Therapy Systems, LLC (GTS), a leading medical technology company, is the first company in the world to develop and commercialize products that employ a unique form of ultrasound technology, Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First VoteSenator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 9:33 pm AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm Genentech And Biogen Idec Receive A Complete Response From The FDA For Rituxan For Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaGenentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), and Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced today that the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm Patient Money: Path to Alternative Therapies Is Littered With ObstaclesTrying unconventional remedies is a bold move, let alone trying to get an insurer to cover the expense and knowing what pills to buy.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 8:43 pm FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support The Safety And Effectiveness Of Prevnar 13™ Vaccine For The Prevention Of Invasive Pneumococcal DiseasPfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) announced today that the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 7:31 pm ImmuPharma PLC: Encouraging Final Phase IIb Results Seen With LUPUZOR™ In Systemic Lupus ErythematosusImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM) the specialist discovery and development pharmaceutical company is pleased to announce the final results from a Phase IIb trial of LUPUZOR™ in active patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm New skin 'may help burns victims'Researchers say they have found how to use human embryonic stem cells to create skin which could help serious burns victims.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm Varian Medical Systems To Showcase The Latest X-Ray Image Detectors And X-Ray Tubes At The MEDICA 2009 International Trade FairVarian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat panel digital image detectors, will exhibit its PaxScan digital image detectors and its line of X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging at the MEDICA 2009 International Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 18-21, 2009.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm 'Enzyme clue' to breast tumoursScientists identify an enzyme crucial for turning breast tissue into tumours, according to a study.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Nov 2009 | 5:54 pm Health Tip: When Infants Get Diarrhea (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Diarrhea in infants is common, often a quick bout caused by a virus. But in some cases among young children, diarrhea can quickly become dangerous, says the U.S. National Library of Medicine.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm Health Tip: Recovering From C-Section (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Cesarean section is a surgical alternative to vaginal birth. After this surgery, the new mom needs time to recover.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm Spray May Delay Ejaculation (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A spray touted as the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation has proved effective in a second study, according to the company that developed it.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Nov 2009 | 5:25 pm 62-Year-Old Man Becomes First Patient In China Implanted With Rechargeable Neurostimulator For Chronic PainSt. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced that a 62-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong province has become the first patient in China to be implanted with the Eon™ neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to help manage chronic pain. Despite prior back surgeries, the patient suffered from chronic back pain for more than a decade.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm Thinspiration: Do Web Sites Encourage Anorexia?New Web sites promoting anorexia have caused public health concerns.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm House Passes Medicare SGR FixThe House passed a bill that would rewrite the controversial sustainable growth rate formula and eliminate a 21.2% Medicare pay cut for physicians scheduled for 2010.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm Metabolic Effects Significantly Lower With INVEGA(R) Compared To OlanzapineNew data from a 6-month open label randomised controlled trial show INVEGA® (paliperidone ER) is associated with significantly less metabolic effects compared to oral olanzapine in people with schizophrenia, while demonstrating comparable efficacy.1 The results were presented at the 15th Biennial Winter Workshop in Psychoses in Barcelona, Spain.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm Failed Antidepressant May Find Success in Treating Sexual Dysfunction in WomenData from 4 clinical trials show that flibanserin, a failed antidepressant, might restore sexual desire in some premenopausal women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 2:49 pm Worldwide Schizophrenia Characteristics, Outcomes 'Strikingly' SimilarAn international study of schizophrenia shows striking similarities in symptoms, medications, employment, and sexual problems across 37 countries.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 2:36 pm U.S. Farmers Continue To Favor Biotech Crop VarietiesAmerican farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996 because of the tangible benefits that biotech varieties deliver. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. farmers have embraced biotech varieties of soybeans, cotton and corn at the rate of 91 percent, 88 percent and 85 percent, respectively.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm 'I want my mammograms!'A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pm EFFECT: Public Reporting of Hospital Performance Improves Quality of Care?Publicly released report cards based on hospital performance did not result in a measurably greater systemwide improvement in two composite AMI or CHF process-of-care indicators in a Canadian study. But they did appear to stimulate some important changes in delivery of care that could have led to some better outcomes.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm Oral Anticoagulants Redeemed? Daily Dabigatran "Safe" With Dual Antiplatelets After MIA dose-finding study saw what were characterized as low bleeding rates associated with triple-drug antithrombotic therapy that included the oral anticoagulant dabigatran in patients with a recent ACS event and other cardiovascular risk factors.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm First Orthopaedic Surgeon in Space to Use His Medical Skills on MissionFive million miles from home, Dr. Robert Satcher completed his first space walk and "tweets" while in orbit.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm No Adverse Events Reported So Far With H1N1 Influenza VaccineUS officials are keeping a close watch for adverse events from H1N1 influenza vaccinations; nothing has been reported yet, but it's early, and the data are insufficient to assess the safety just yet.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm H1N1 Vaccine as Safe as Seasonal Vaccine, WHO SaysThe WHO emphasizes that the pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine appears to be as safe as the seasonal influenza vaccine, with few reports of adverse events.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:52 pm Patients and Doctors Differ When Reporting Adverse EventsAlthough clinician and patient reporting of treatment-related adverse effects differ from each another, together they are complementary and provide a more complete picture.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm HIV+ soccer team scores against stigmaSomebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through the clinic in their football jerseys singing uplifting songs in order to inspire other HIV-infected people like them.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am Declining Renal Function Linked to Worse Cardiovascular OutcomesIn individuals with or without kidney disease at baseline, declining kidney function was linked to a higher risk for heart failure, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease, and early death.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Nov 2009 | 10:37 am Who decides on mammograms? Inside task forceThe United States Preventive Services Task Force said this week that women should not begin routine mammograms until age 50, contradicting well-established advice and creating a mini-storm. Who is this task force and what authority do they have?Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 7:41 am Mad Science? Growing Meat Without AnimalsCow-less steak could mean saying goodbye to contamination worries.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am Senate health bill arrives with $849 billion price tagSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Nov 2009 | 4:16 am
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