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Manila's Petron plans to raise $212 mln from sharesMANILA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Top Philippine refiner Petron Corp plans to raise up to 10 billion pesos ($212 million) by selling 100 million preferred shares, the company said in a filing to the securities...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 1:51 am Geely, Ford agree on Volvo intellectual property issues-reportBEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has agreed with Ford Motor on intellectual property rights issues in its bid for Volvo, clearing a major barrier to acquire the Swedish luxury...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am UPDATE 1-Three PE firms back Sina $180 mln mgmt investmentHONG KONG, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Sequoia Capital, FountainVest and CITIC Capital have agreed to finance a management-led plan to invest $180 million in China's leading Web portal, Sina , two people familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 1:22 am UPDATE 1-Three PE firms back Sina $180 mln mgmt investmentHONG KONG, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Sequoia Capital, FountainVest and CITIC Capital have agreed to finance a management-led plan to invest $180 million in China's leading Web portal, Sina , two people familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 1:22 am France Tel work deal won't impact financial goals* Sees provision tied to part-time work deal at 700 mln eurSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 1:16 am Three PE firms back Sina $180 mln mgmt investmentSHANGHAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Sequoia Capital, FountainVest and CITIC Capital have agreed to finance a management led plan to invest $180 mln in China's leading Web portal Sina , two sources familiar with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am Infineon sees 3-4 positive years ahead-CEO in paperFRANKFURT, Nov 27 (Reuters) - German chipmaker Infineon expects the semiconductor industry to have a run of good years as the sector emerges from a sharp downturn, its chief executive was quoted as saying...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 12:42 am FACTBOX-Key facts on ING's 7.5 bln eur rights issueNov 27 (Reuters) - Dutch financial group ING has priced a 7.5 billion euros ($11.20 billion) rights issue, which will be used to pay back state aid, at a hefty discount. [ID:nGEE5AQ03T]Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am UPDATE 2-ING prices $11.2 bln rights issue at hefty discount* Discount 52.4 pct to Thursday close; 37.3 pct to ex-rightsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 12:23 am Iraq's postmen put their lives in God's handsAt 10:20 am on October 25, postman Mussa Sallus delivered letters to a bank at the ministry of justice in Baghdad. Five minutes after leaving the building, a shock wave blew him off his...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Nov 2009 | 12:22 am Abortion in Health Plan Tests a Pennsylvania SenatorSenator Bob Casey, whose father is known for having fought abortion, is a pivotal if reluctant player in the debate on public financing of abortions in the health bill. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant MortalityMothers in Dane County, Wis., are the subject of a study by researchers into the large racial gap in infant deaths.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Nov 2009 | 11:04 pm Brain Power: Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and RiskMore than 500 people have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, Tourette’s syndrome, even obesity, most in studies.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Nov 2009 | 10:31 pm U.S. diabetes cases to double, costs triple by 2034 (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm Ectopic pregnancy 'protein clue'Women with ectopic pregnancies have a lower level of a particular protein, raising the possibility of simpler tests, a study finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm MS 'blood blockage theory' testedUS scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm Auditory Illusion: When Sound Is Fragmented The Brain Fills In The GapsA new study led by scientists in The Netherlands has revealed the mechanisms through which the brain creates "auditory continuity illusion", where a physically interrupted sound is heard as continuing through background noise; thus when we try to listen to conversation in a noisy room, the
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm What Is Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile)?Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile, or C. diff, is a bacterium which infects and can make humans ill, as well as other animals. Symptoms can range from diarrhea to serious and potentially fatal inflammation of the colon. Elderly hospital patients, as well as those in long-term care facilities are most commonly affected by C.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm Synergistic Effect of Prenatal Tobacco and Early Lead Exposure on ADHDThe 2 exposures create a "double hit" to the dopamine system, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Nov 2009 | 11:41 am Man's coma recovery case attracts doubters (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Nov 2009 | 10:12 am After fire, boy with autism recovers, rebuildsA California fire destroyed Jonathan Reyes' house last year. Shaken by the fire, Jonathan, who has autism, had frequent meltdowns and nightmares. Today, the family has started a new life in a rebuilt home.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Nov 2009 | 10:01 am Mother hopes for cure for dying children"Every 15 minutes, a child is born who will develop a mitochondrial disease by the age of 10."Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am Malaria Mistreated in Nearly Two Thirds of Cases in KenyaA study conducted in western Kenya shows that 63% of patients with malaria-type symptoms are overtreated; debate over presumptive treatment is resulting in no set treatment approach for malaria.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am In cardiac arrest, think 'Stayin' Alive'Debra Bader was taking a walk in the woods with her 53-year-old husband one morning when suddenly he collapsed. At first she thought the situation was hopeless.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:53 am Under-Five Child Mortality Up 20% In Zimbabwe, New Data ShowsUNICEF and the government of Zimbabwe announced Tuesday that, according to new social development data, the mortality rate for children under age five has risen by 20 percent since 1990, Reuters reports. The data suggest that the mortality rate is increasing at a slower rate than in March 2005, when it rose by 50 percent, compared to 1990 (Dzirutwe, 11/24).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am Data Miners Can Inform Drug Companies Of Doctors' Prescribing HabitsThe Baltimore Sun reports: "[P]harmaceutical companies that make … prescription drugs are also looking over the doctor's shoulder, keeping track of how many prescriptions for whose drugs the individual physician is writing." The data is used to hone marketing pitches to individual physicians with carefully selected research findings.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am Obama Issues Joint Statement With Indian Prime Minister Singh, Includes Health, Agriculture CollaborationPresident Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "agreed Tuesday to team up and tackle a checklist of economic, nuclear, security and environmental challenges" as well as collaborate on health and agriculture issues, CNN reports. Singh is in Washington, D.C. for a five-day visit (11/25). The two leaders discussed joint public health efforts, according to ANI/Thaindian.com.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am Despite Gains, HIV/AIDS Remains Public-Health Priority, UNAIDS, WHO SayNews outlets continued to examine the 2009 AIDS epidemic update released Tuesday by the WHO and UNAIDS: "The U.N. report said 'AIDS continues to be a major public-health priority' and called for more funds to support efforts to curb the epidemic and to distribute lifesaving drugs," the Wall Street Journal reports. "The U.N.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am Massachusetts Lawsuit On Part-Timers And Health Care, Utahns Satisfied With InsuranceNews outlets report on a health care lawsuit in Massachusetts, a tobacco tax in Colorado and health plan ratings in Utah. The Boston Globe reports: "A group of part-time community college instructors filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state, saying that hundreds of adjunct faculty in Massachusetts' public higher education system are unfairly denied health care coverage.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am Today's Opinions And EditorialsDon't Rationalize Busting The Budget - Start Over Kaiser Health News You would be hard pressed to find any health policy expert who isn't disappointed that cost containment has fallen off the health care "reform" express (Robert Laszewski, 11/25).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am A Two-Door Clinic Segregates Patients Based On How They PayA radiology clinic in Manhattan's Upper East Side has two doors, an example of a new, two-tiered medical practice model favored by some doctors, MSNBC reports. One door opens to a crowded waiting room while the other opens into a small private room with four chairs and little or no waiting line. The crowded room is for patients whose insurance will pay for their visit.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am Medical Fees Surprise Patients, Bankruptcy Plagues OthersHigh medical fees often catch patients off-guard while many plagued by medical debt file for bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal reports: "When patients visit some doctors' offices and urgent-care clinics, they're increasingly running into something unexpected: billing as though they had gone to a hospital.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Nov 2009 | 6:48 am Ultrasound destroys rectal tumourA patient with rectal cancer has become the first to have part of their tumour destroyed by ultrasound, say UK doctors.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 5:58 am Radiation Is Effective for Palliative Treatment of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine TumorsThese tumors have been considered radioresistant, but a new study shows that radiation therapy was effective in achieving local control and palliation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Nov 2009 | 5:51 am 'Mental illness gene' discoveredScientists discover a gene which they believe may help explain the causes of mental illness.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 3:13 am Pardon? Humans 'hear' through their skin, say researchersSensations on the skin, such as a puff of air, can alter how people hear speech, say Canadian researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 2:11 am Device spells doom for superbugsResearchers have demonstrated a device that can kill off superbugs such as MRSA in just seconds - and could help with body odour.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am Vaccine implant 'kills tumours'A cancer vaccine given through an implant placed under the skin can kill tumours in mice, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Nov 2009 | 1:43 am
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