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Senate Votes to Open Health Care DebateThe Senate voted 60 to 39 on Saturday night to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling the bill over a crucial, preliminary hurdle. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Nov 2009 | 1:49 am Pistols, Tasers, assault rifles sell fast at US showRecession-stoked fears of rising crime and tougher gun laws under a Democratic government are sending US gun sales sky high, and big crowds at the Chantilly Gun Show this weekend proved it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Nov 2009 | 1:23 am Taliban suffocate Pakistan Buddhist heritageArchaeologists warn that the Taliban are destroying Pakistan's ancient Gandhara heritage and rich Buddhist legacy as pilgrimage and foreign research dries up in the country's northwest. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 11:58 pm US Senate approves health debateThe US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2009 | 11:12 pm Reliance offering about $12 bln for Lyondell - sourcesMUMBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries is offering about $12 billion to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt chemical company LyondellBasell Industries [ACCEIN.UL] to create one of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pm Crisis forcing hard-up Spaniards to sell their hairCash-strapped Spaniards are pulling their hair out over the economic crisis -- literally. Faced with the country's deep recession and soaring unemployment, many women are selling off...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm Desperate retailers seek holiday season rescueUS retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season. Merchants are furiously working to ramp upSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 9:33 pm Thrust and Parry on the Senate FloorA fight of galactic proportions over health care looms. Here’s a playbook for aficionados of legislative war games.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 9:21 pm Novelties: From the Lab, a New Weapon Against CholesterolTiny particles containing gold and other metals may someday help keep cholesterol from building up in blood vessels.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for AdultsSeveral Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for patients say their client base includes teenagers with psychiatric conditions including A.D.H.D.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 8:44 pm Japanese temple resorts to manga to woo visitorsGirls clad in maids' outfits are not traditionally associated with Buddhism, but that has not stopped monks at a centuries-old temple using Japanese pop culture to woo visitors. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 8:27 pm Botswana tries spicy solution to keep elephants at bayTourists love to watch herds of elephants trekking across Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, but nearby farmers watch in dismay when the animals trample their crops, leaving them little to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 8:16 pm South Korea Hana Fin sees 2009 net above market forecastSEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Hana Financial Group , South Korea's No. 4 banking group, expects its 2009 net profit at 300 billion-350 billion won ($259 million-$302 million) and will grow aggressively in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm Eradicating polioKonnie Huq joins 'Final Push' against disease in IndiaSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm Lawnmowers 'injure thousands'Using a ride-on lawnmower might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital, experts warn.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm Signs Swine Flu Wave May Have Peaked in U.S.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 4:19 pm Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40The new recommendations, released Monday by an influential group, reverse longstanding guidelines.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 4:18 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 | 21 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pm News Analysis: Screening Debate Reveals Culture Clash in MedicineBackers of science-driven medicine cheered the new recommendations on cancer screening, while many patients still believe that more is always better.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pm 65? Back of the Line for the Swine Flu Vaccine, PalOlder patients are top priorities for flu vaccine. But not for swine flu. They face fewer risks because they’ve been exposed to H1N1.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Nov 2009 | 4:15 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 | 21 Nov 2009 | 4:14 pm UPDATE 1-Ciena takes Nortel unit auction to 2nd day -sources* Optical networking, carrier ethernet unit sale continuesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm UPDATE 1-Ciena takes Nortel unit auction to 2nd day -sources* Optical networking, carrier ethernet unit sale continuesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Nov 2009 | 7:24 am Second separated twin out of comaThe second conjoined twin separated by doctors in Australia this week wakes from an induced coma.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am What Is Cartilage Damage? What Is Articular Cartilage Damage?Cartilage structures and functions can relatively easily be harmed, often resulting in damage. Cartilage is a tough, flexible connective tissue that is found in many areas of the body. This fine, rubbery tissue mainly functions as a cushion for bones at joints. The English word "cartilage" comes from the Latin word cartilage, which means "cartilage" or "gristle".
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am Unaware And At-RiskThe incidence of Type 2 diabetes has increased significantly over the last two decades, affecting both women and men alike. Obesity, often the result of unhealthy diets and lack of exercise, is a major contributor to the development of Type 2 diabetes. But despite the large number of cases diagnosed in the United States, many Americans still lack basic knowledge about the disease.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am November Is Diabetes Awareness Month, But Independence Blue Cross Fights This Growing And Devastating Disease Every DayIBC received one of the top corporate team awards from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) after mobilizing a team of nearly 400 walkers who raised $36,000 through donations and its corporate matching gift program for the ADA's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes presented by Independence Blue Cross (IBC).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Mother's Depression A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma SymptomsMaternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Positive Results From Chronic Study With Bayer's Rivaroxaban Will Be Presented As A Late Breaker At ASH 2009Findings from the Phase III EINSTEIN-Extension study will be presented in the Late Breaking Abstract Session on December 8, 2009, (7:30 am EST, Hall F, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Pelosi Statement On House Passage Of Medicare Physician Payment Reform ActHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on legislation that would permanently reform the broken Medicare physician payment system. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, which passed by a vote of 243 to 183, repeals a 21 percent fee reduction scheduled for January 2010, and replaces the physician payment formula with a more stable system.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Rare Pancreatic Cancer Patients May Live Longer When Treated With Radiation TherapyRadiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in the November 15 issue of the International Journ
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Viewing An HIV Accomplice At An Atomic-LevelSince the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Discovery Of New Type Of Immune Cells Regulating Inflammation In Chronic DiseasesThe newly discovered Th22 cells are a previously unknown subset of T helper cells. T helper cells are white blood cells that help activate other immune cells when the body is infected by viruses or bacteria. At the same time they help the body to tolerate own tissue and to prevent or curb inflammation.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Medication Compliance Is A Key Concern For Employers, According To New SurveyMore employers are taking steps to improve their employees' health by making sure they take their medicines as prescribed, a move that could stave off more serious and costly health consequences, according to a new report sponsored by the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC).
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