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IBM to buy start-up Guardium for $225 mln -newspaperTEL AVIV, Nov 29 (Reuters) - IBM , the world's biggest technology services company, is expected to announce this week the acquisition of database security start-up Guardium for $225 million, Israeli financial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2009 | 1:49 am Dubai World refused distress-asset sale -reportDUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Nov 2009 | 1:04 am America wages new war in Vietnam - on AIDS (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Nov 2009 | 10:25 pm Seniors May Need Help Overcoming Holiday Blues (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For many seniors, the holiday season can trigger melancholy as they think about lost loved ones, struggle with health issues or worry about money problems, according to the American Geriatrics Society.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm PRESS DIGEST - British business - Nov 29Thomas Cook and Thomson owner TUI Travel are both expected to post strong results this week and report a last-minute dash for sun and snow. TUI's results will show that a strong performance in the UK and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 9:12 pm Bhopal gas survivors mark 25 years of agonyLivestock outnumber humans at the Arif Nagar slum, a toxic wasteyard next to the site of the world's worst industrial accident, which occurred 25 years ago this week in the Indian city of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 7:43 pm Depression aid'I felt so alone and needed someone to help'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Nov 2009 | 5:52 pm Health Care Savings Could Start in the CafeteriaA start-up company is aiming to help companies lower medical costs by offering employees healthier diets. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Nov 2009 | 5:40 pm In Support of Abortion, It’s Personal vs. PoliticalFor the post-Roe generation, abortion has been a personal choice and not a political cause. This worries pro-choice leaders in and out of Congress.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Nov 2009 | 5:16 pm Number of US diabetics to double in 25 years: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm Study: Day care centers turn on TV for kidsThink your children are getting hours of playtime, story readings and stimulating lessons at day care? Maybe they are, but they could also be spending a chunk of their day watching TV or DVDs.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pm Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaulMaybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: If Congress makes history and puts a bill on President Barack Obama's desk...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm FDA approves new seasonal flu vaccineThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has approved a new vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Nov 2009 | 1:12 pm Australia gives Chinese panda pair star treatmentTwo giant Chinese pandas began a decade-long stay in Australia Saturday with star treatment, with a refrigerated police escort and green lights all the way to their new home, officials...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm New Cowen CEO hiring, acquisitions possible-reportCHICAGO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The chairman and chief executive of investment bank Cowen Group Inc is hiring bankers and analysts and may use proceeds from an equity offering for acquisitions, according...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 10:54 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 | 28 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am Women Who Want to WantAs they revise their psychiatric diagnostic manual, researchers are wondering why so many women feel little sexual desire and what should be done for them.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Nov 2009 | 10:19 am Callebaut hopes to sell consumer business in 2010GENEVA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Barry Callebaut , the world's biggest chocolate maker, is still determined to sell its consumer business and hopes to clinch a deal in 2010, its chief executive was quoted on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Nov 2009 | 9:17 am Is Cataract Surgery Scary?Cataract removal is one of the safest and most effective types of surgery. It’s also one of the most common operations performed in the United States.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 28 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am Health overhaul: Understanding the pros and consMaybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: If Congress makes history and puts a bill on President Barack Obama's desk...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 6:53 am AB InBev calls off sale of Beck's beer brand -reportFRANKFURT, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev has walked away from a planned sale of its German beer brand Beck's to U.S. buyout firm Bain Capital, a German magazine reported.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am New Report Shows 97 Medicines And Vaccines Currently In Development For HIV/AIDSAmerica's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are testing 97 medicines and vaccines to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a new report released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Climate Change Could Boost Incidence Of Civil War In AfricaClimate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, and published in the online issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Impoverished Living Conditions Despite New Settlement Policy After The Genocide In RwandaThe goal of the new settlement policy for refugees and survivors of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 was to provide new accommodation for all who needed it. However, even though people were housed, a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg reveals that living conditions in the countryside did not improve.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am FDA Approves Agriflu Seasonal Influenza VaccineThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Agriflu for people ages 18 years and older to prevent disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am A Mechanical Model Of VocalizationWhen people speak, sing, or shout, they produce sound by pushing air over their vocal folds -- bits of muscle and tissue that manipulate the air flow and vibrate within it. When someone has polyps or some other problem with their vocal folds, the airflow can be altered, affecting the sound production.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am North Carolina Based Cromoz Inc. Launches Carbon Nanotechnology For Target Drug Delivery System In Cancer Treatment In Hyderabad, IndiaCromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India. The water-soluble carbon nanotubes, which have functional groups on the walls that allows for conjugation with cancer drugs, was developed in partnership with the Indian Institute of Kanpur (ITT).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Research And Legislation Should Go Hand In Hand, As Much As PossibleCarlos MarÃa Romeo Casabona is Director of the Interuniversity Professorship in Law and the Humane Genome at Deusto University and the University of the Basque Country. The Professorship is largely made up of jurists but also has other experts such as researchers in the fields of molecular biology, medicine and even specialists in ethics.
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