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US prescription drug abuse 'growing'Experts warn growing numbers of US teenagers are putting their lives at risks by abusing prescription drugs.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am UPDATE 1-Smurfit-Stone files reorganization planDec 1 (Reuters) - Bankrupt corrugated packaging maker Smurfit-Stone Container Corp filed a Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement in a Delaware bankruptcy court early on Tuesday, court papers showed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am UPDATE 3-Geely taps China banks to back $1.8 bln Volvo deal* Chinese private equity funds keen to support - sources (Adds Geely's comments, next move for negotiations)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:59 am UPDATE 3-Geely taps China banks to back $1.8 bln Volvo deal* Chinese private equity funds keen to support - sources (Adds Geely's comments, next move for negotiations)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:59 am HIV-infected Chinese children struggle with stigma (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am UPDATE 2- Electra targets distressed sellers for dealsLONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Britain's Electra Private Equity said it is back targeting distressed sellers for new deals after a year of firefighting to protect investments and limit declines in asset valuations...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Kraft still favourite for Cadbury deal -BernsteinLONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc is favourite to take over Cadbury Plc despite interest from Hershey Co and Ferrero, and talk of Nestle SA involvement, said analyst Andrew Wood at Sanford...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Bordeaux banks on biodiversity (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:29 am Divided viewsTwo Americans on their attitude to healthcare reformSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2009 | 2:23 am Aids slideshowHistory of posters educating people about HIVSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2009 | 1:36 am UPDATE 2-Glaxo takes 19 pct of Aspen after completing deal* Aspen shares hit record high, up 2 pct (Adds latest shares, background on Glaxo strategy)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 1:34 am UPDATE 2-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 1:15 am UPDATE 2-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 1:15 am Reuters Summit-Homegrown China YouTube eyes NY listing(For other news from the Reuters Global Media Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/GlobalMedia09?pid=500)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 1:14 am UPDATE 1-Ofcom reviews BT charges in light of pension hole* To consult stakeholders on changing pension principlesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am China warns gay transmission of AIDS gaining pace (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:41 pm We May Be Born With an Urge to HelpBiologists are forming a better view of humankind than the traditional opinions of it as warlike and selfish. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:18 pm Personal Health: In Hospice, Care and Comfort as Life WanesPatients receiving hospice care tend to live longer and die more peacefully than those who get intensive care for their disease after the treatment no longer helps.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm Essay: To Curb Repeat Hospital Stays, Pay DoctorsPolicy makers will have a difficult time achieving cost-cutting goals unless physicians view them as their own.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm Vital Signs: Regimens: Cancer Concerns in Big Doses of Folic AcidSafety issues are raised about the fortifying of grains and cereals.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm Vital Signs: Prognosis: Numbers Rise in a Diabetes ForecastThe number of those with the disease is expected to double, and costs will rise as patients live longer, a new analysis said.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm Vital Signs: Patterns: Teaming Up to Control High Blood PressureResearchers at the University of Iowa found that patients benefited when a pharmacist was more involved in their care.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm Global Update: Salmonella: Drug-Resistant Strain of Bacteria Gains in Africa, With High Death RatesA new drug-resistant strain of salmonella is causing an unusual number of deaths in Africa.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm The Doctors Were Real, the Patients UndercoverWith the markings of a television detective show, three undercover observers got themselves admitted as patients to a locked psychiatric ward to investigate conditions.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm Well: In Month of Giving, a Healthy RewardFor a woman with multiple sclerosis, a gift-giving plan changed her outlook and improved her health — and science appears to back her up.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm Really?: The Claim: Exercise More During the Day, and You Will Sleep Better at NightDo regular exercise and better sleep go hand in hand?Source: NYT > Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 30, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:50 pm Skunk 'riskier type of cannabis'People who smoke the skunk form of cannabis are more at risk of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia, experts suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2009 | 7:43 pm Action on HIVThe French first lady campaigns on drugs accessSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2009 | 6:59 pm Grey hair 'not caused by stress'A woman's genes are much more likely than lifestyle factors such as stress or diet to cause greying hair, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2009 | 6:54 pm To be equalsSouth African troops with HIV win biggest battleSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:36 pm Alcohol Use May Decrease Risk of Chronic Atrophic GastritisModerate alcohol consumption may protect against chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), partly by facilitating the elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection, a key risk factor for CAG, researchers from Germany report in the December 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm Long-Term Growth Hormone Safe and Effective for Pediatric Prader-Willi SyndromeLong-term continuous growth hormone treatment is safe and effective for children with Prader-Willi syndrome, according to a report in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm D-Dimer Levels Aid Venous Malformation DiagnosisD-dimer testing can help in the differential diagnosis of venous malformations (VM), a new study in the Archives of Dermatology shows.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm Decision Tool May Reduce Unnecessary Immobilization in Trauma PatientsIn trauma patients with possible neck injury, paramedics can apply the Canadian C-Spine Rule to reliably avoid unnecessary spinal immobilization "without missing any important cervical spine injuries," results of a prospective study indicate.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm Timely and Continuous HIV Care Extends Survival: StudyIn HIV-infected individuals, high-risk behavior, HIV infection itself, as well as late initiation and early discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy all contribute to substantial decreases in life expectancy, United States researchers report.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm Quantitative CT Useful in Predicting Lung Function Decline in SmokersIn smokers with normal lung function, quantitative CT evidence of lung parenchymal overinflation independently predicts a rapid decline in lung function over the next 2 years, a new study has shown.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm US Diabetes Cases to Double, Costs Triple by 2034By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm HIV-Controlling Patients Show Different FeaturesPatients with HIV who exhibit natural control over the disease and those with non-progression are by no means identical, researchers report in the December issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm Lymphocyte Aggregates Predict Better Infliximab Response in Rheumatoid ArthritisPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with synovial lymphocyte aggregates respond better to the anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent infliximab than those with only diffuse leukocyte infiltration, researchers from the Netherlands report.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm Deferred Blastocyte Transfer IVF Protocol Yields Promising ResultsInfertility specialists at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas say they have achieved high pregnancy rates by freezing all of the fertilized eggs in an IVF cycle followed by thaw, extended culture to the blastocyst stage, and then transfer.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm Practical Immediate Health Reform - AMA President Addresses The Congress On National Health Reform, MelbourneAMA President Dr Andrew Pesce, speech to 'Australia's Health' The Congress on National Health Reform, Parliament House of Victoria, 30 November 2009 Practical Immediate Health Reform My thanks to Global Access Partners and the Australian Centre for Health Research for the invitation to be part of this important Congress.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread H1N1 activityOnly 32 states are currently reporting widespread H1N1 flu activity in the United States, down from 48 states three weeks ago, federal health officials said Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm Exercise Prevents Aging of CellsA new study shows that regular physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 3:02 pm CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm College's too-fat-to-graduate rule under fireMost college students expect to receive their diplomas on the basis of grades, but at a Pennsylvania school, physical fitness matters too.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 1:51 pm Early Intervention Very Effective For Toddlers With Autism, Small StudyA small US study involving toddlers diagnosed with autism, some as as young as 18 months old, showed that intensive early intervention delivered by trained specialists and parents was very effective and improved IQ, social interaction and language ability.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm The Clinic: How to live longerCNN.com today featured a live Webcast of The Clinic, looking at how science is making progress in the quest for immortality.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am Pattern Of Family History In Stone PatientsUroToday.com - The real aetiology of stone formation is still unclear to the common clinician. Researchers are groping in the dark trying to recognise the reversible and irreversible risk for future stone formation in an individual. Positive family history has been implicated as a main factor in the aetiology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am Unusual Scrotal Pathology: An OverviewUroToday.com - The diverse embryological origins of the scrotal contents, including the genital swelling, the retroperitoneum, and the abdominal wall, create an environment where unusual pathologies can and do appear.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Predictors Of Prolonged Warm IschemiaUroToday.com - The best management of patients with small renal masses is the nephron sparing approach. This has been well shown to improve patients' long-term renal function while providing equivalent oncologic management of their disease compared to open radical surgery.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am Drop in smoking cuts cancer deaths in Europe (Reuters)Reuters - A decline in smoking in Europe and better screening mean fewer people are dying of cancer, but lung cancer deaths in women are rising in places like Scotland and Hungary where more women smoke, doctors said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am Study: Early autism intervention in toddlers worksResearchers have shown for the first time that early intervention for autism can lead to higher IQ levels and improved language skills and behavior.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am Oral cancers in women rising; Is HPV to blame?Oral cancer is on the rise. Historically it has been a man's illness, but women are making up a growing percentage of patients. Smoking and excessive drinking are two possible triggers -- but so is the human papillomavirus.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am Can Residents Perform Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy With Patient Comfort Comparable To Biopsy Performed By Attending Staff Urologists?UroToday.com - Urology residents are involved with performing transrectal-ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsies during their training. Satisfactory accomplishment of this skill is a competency necessary for urologic practice.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am Urodynamic Effects Of Silodosin, A New Alpha(1A)-Adrenoceptor Selective Antagonist, For The Treatment Of Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaUroToday.com - Silodosin is a newly developed α1A-adrenoceptor(AR) selective antagonist. It has been reported that blockade of α1A-AR was effective in the relief of bladder outlet obstruction, while the blockade of the α1D-AR was believed to alleviate storage symptoms due to detrusor overactivety (DO).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am The Effect Of On-Line Position Correction On The Dose Distribution In Focal Radiotherapy For Bladder CancerUroToday.com - Radiotherapy, given in 20-25 fractions over 4-5 weeks, is usually the second choice for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer, behind radical cystectomy. Only patients unfit or unwilling to undergo surgery are referred for radiotherapy. An advantage of radiotherapy is that the healthy part of the bladder can be saved in case of a uni-focal lesion.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am Tumor Perfusion Assessed By Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) Correlates To The Grading Of Renal Cell CarcinomaUroToday.com - The purpose of the clinical study was to evaluate whether quantitative parameters of tumor vascularisation assessed by DCE-MRI enable the determination of the morphologic grading of renal cell carcinomas non-invasively. Our prospective study included 21 patients suspected of having renal cell carcinoma with a mean age of 61.5 years.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am At Army post, teams nurture mental healthNovember 30, 2009 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Army brigade leaders at Fort Campbell have begun monthly meetings of officers, doctors and counselors to catch early signs of emotional or mental stress among their troops and intervene before soldiers hurt themselves or others.Source: PsycPORT.com | 30 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am Study: Autism treatment effective in toddlersNovember 30, 2009 CHICAGO - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.Source: PsycPORT.com | 30 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am Alcohol takes its toll on Russians' healthIn Russia, where the government has designated alcoholism a "national disaster", men have an average life expectancy of just 60 years -- one of the lowest in Europe.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am XMRV Is Present In Malignant Prostatic Epithelium And Is Associated With Prostate Cancer, Especially High-Grade TumorsUroToday.com - In the September 22, 2009 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Robert Schlaberg and colleagues verify that the DNA and protein from the xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) exists in prostate cancer (CaP) tissue.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am Late cancer diagnosis 'kills thousands' in England (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact (AP)AP - Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am Experts change HIV 'drug advice'The World Health Organization says HIV drugs should be given sooner and to breastfeeding mothers with the virus.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am
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