Health and Medical News Headlines for December 9, 2009

Trying to sober up? Forget the coffee...

Reaching for a mug of coffee may be the worst thing you can to do to try to sober up, a study suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am

UPDATE 2-Imagination Tech H1 profit up; sees more licensing

* Says confident of stronger licensing performance in H2
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am

Medvedev: changing Ukraine gas deals "irresponsible"

MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday said it would be "irresponsible" to change existing gas supply contracts between Russia and Ukraine.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am

Germany needs all A400M planes ordered-ministry

BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany's armed forces need all of the 60 Airbus A400M military transporters which it has ordered, a senior defence ministry official said on Wednesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:43 am

FACTBOX-Western carmakers flirt with Asian counterparts

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany's Volkswagen will buy a 19.9 percent stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor for $2.5 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of tie-ups between global automakers...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am

UPDATE 1-Swire hires 3 banks for $3 bln spin-off -sources

* Goldman, HSBC and Morgan Stanley to be mandated -sources
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:29 am

DEALTALK-CIC's lucrative dealmaking ritual: paying low fees

* Bankers gripe, but still throw their feet at fund (For more Reuters Dealtalks, click [DEALTALK/])
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:26 am

DEALTALK-CIC's lucrative dealmaking ritual: paying low fees

* Bankers gripe, but still throw their feet at fund (For more Reuters Dealtalks, click [DEALTALK/])
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:26 am

WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year (AP)

AP - Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:20 am

Fertile row

Is it ethical to pay women for their eggs?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:02 am

WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year

Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 2:01 am

UPDATE 3-VW buys $2.5 bln Suzuki stake; eyes world No.1 spot

* Suzuki to allocate 19.9 pct stake to VW from treasury stock
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 1:56 am

UPDATE 1-TSMC to buy 20 pct stake in solar cell maker

* TSMC shares flat, but Motech jumps before announcement
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Dec 2009 | 1:53 am

Economic Scene: Finding the Nerve to Cut Health Costs

Recent days have offered hope that some in Congress are summoning the courage to cut wasteful health spending, and endure the scare stories that follow.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Dec 2009 | 12:39 am

New way to die

Will new form of execution in Ohio be more humane?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Dec 2009 | 12:24 am

Reid Says Deal Resolves the Impasse on the Public Option

Senators said a tentative agreement between Harry Reid, the majority leader, and 10 other Democrats would sideline but not kill a government-run health insurance plan.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Dec 2009 | 12:17 am

Insights from eyesight - moles and human disorders

Findings about the eyesight of moles could give new insight about human disorders, Aberdeen researchers claim.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Dec 2009 | 12:14 am

Obama Is Criticized on AIDS Program

The drive to treat people with drugs is receding as emphasis shifts to prevention and to diseases that cost less to fight.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Dec 2009 | 12:04 am

Smoking ban 'cuts heart attacks'

A health report finds heart attack rates fell after the smoking ban, as Wales' top doctor calls for more work on preventing disease.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Dec 2009 | 11:52 pm

Stem cell dilemma

'How can we get more patients to join trials?'
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Dec 2009 | 10:59 pm

GAO: FDA yet to make safety changes post-Vioxx (AP)

AP - The Food and Drug Administration still hasn't restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of the Vioxx scandal.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 10:23 pm

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 8, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 9:48 pm

Breast Cancer Decline Only Partly Due to HRT (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of breast cancer in the United States declined 7 percent between 2002 and 2003, but only part of that decrease can be attributed to reduced use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by menopausal women, researchers say.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 9:48 pm

Coffee, Exercise Fight Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Having a few more cups of coffee and running that extra mile each day can reduce a man's risk of dying of prostate cancer, two studies indicate.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 9:48 pm

Vital Signs: Hazards: ‘Stay-Tabs’ on Cans Aren’t Staying Out of Children

A radiologist in Cincinnati found that the replacement for pull tabs were not childproof.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 9:14 pm

Senate rejects abortion amendment in health bill

As the Senate works toward a compromise over the public option in its health care bill, an amendment over abortion could keep the bill from getting to a vote.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 8:33 pm

Insecure Teens Feel More Pain, Are More Likely to Be Anxious, Depressed

Insecure adolescents experience more intense pain and are also more likely to be anxious and depressed.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 8:01 pm

Stem cells 'to fix cloudy cornea'

Umbilical cord stem cells could help treat people whose vision is damaged by a cloudy cornea, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Dec 2009 | 5:50 pm

Testosterone 'breeds fair play'

Giving testosterone to women can make them play more fairly, but only if they are oblivious to the treatment, tests suggest.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Dec 2009 | 5:38 pm

Child cancer survivors have higher heart risk-study (Reuters)

Reuters - Children and young people who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults because of the cancer treatment they received, researchers said Wednesday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 5:37 pm

Child cancer heart checks urged

Children who battle and survive cancer are at increased risk of heart problems and must be closely screened, say experts.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Dec 2009 | 5:32 pm

Germs May Be Good For You

Research suggests that everyday germs may prevent diseases in adulthood.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 5:03 pm

One in Five Dialysis Patients Undergoing PCI Get Contraindicated Meds With More Bleeding

Labeling on eptifibatide and enoxaparin advises against their use in dialysis patients, but for a range of reasons, these drugs are still used, despite the fact that safer alternatives exist, experts say.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 4:27 pm

Senate Clears Way for Home Health Care Cuts

Senators working on the health care overhaul voted 53 to 41 against Republicans’ move to block cuts to home health agencies.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 4:13 pm

Screening Can Diagnose Severe T-Cell Lymphopenia in Newborns

Early detection greatly improves the prognosis of those born with a blood disorder that affects the immune system.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 3:10 pm

Study: Soy may benefit breast cancer survivors

Women with breast cancer who eat more soy are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer than women who eat few or no soy products, according to a new study.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:27 pm

Study: Parents' Sex Talks with Kids Happening Too Late (Time.com)

Time.com - Teens who talk to their parents about sex are more likely to delay sex and to practice safe sex when they do become sexually active, but parents are waiting too long to have the talk
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:20 pm

H1N1 virus attacks deep into the lungs

In the rare cases when the H1N1 virus kills, scientists have found, it penetrates deep into the lungs, creating widespread damage -- a pattern similar to what killed millions during previous flu pandemics in 1918 and 1957.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:18 pm

Advanced Spyglass Speeds Up Diagnosis For Hospital Patients

A new hi-tech endoscope being used by doctors at Southampton General Hospital is revolutionising diagnosis for patients with liver and gallbladder conditions. The SpyGlass system, which consists of a fibre optic probe attached to a camera head, allows gastroenterologists to explore the tubes inside the liver (bile ducts) and visualise in detail what they previously would only have been able to look at on x-rays...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Many Dialysis Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Procedure Receive Improper Medication, With Increased Risk Of Bleeding

Approximately 20 percent of dialysis patients undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedure such as angioplasty) are given an antithrombotic medication they should not receive, which may increase their risk for in-hospital bleeding, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA. "In the United States, medication errors are implicated in more than 100,000 deaths annually. Medication errors include adverse drug reactions related to inappropriately prescribed or administered drugs. To minimize inappropriate medication use, the U.S...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Treating Cluster Headaches With High-Flow Oxygen Appears Effective

Patients with a cluster headache, which is characterized by bouts of excruciating pain usually near the eye or temple, were more likely to report being pain-free within 15 minutes of treatment with high-flow oxygen than patients who received a placebo treatment, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA. Cluster headache attacks typically last for 15 minutes to 3 hours untreated and have a frequency of 1 every other day for up to 8 attacks a day...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Most Primary Care Physician Practices Appear Too Small To Adequately Measure Quality

Most primary care physicians active in the Medicare program work in practices with too few patients to reliably measure significant differences in common measures of quality and cost performance, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA. There has been ample evidence that despite high and rising costs of health care in the U.S., quality is lagging, according to background information in the article...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Consumption Of Soy Food Among Women With Breast Cancer Associated With Decreased Risk Of Death, Cancer Recurrence

Although there is a concern regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, researchers have found that women in China who had breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food had an associated lower risk of death and breast cancer recurrence, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA. "Soy foods are rich in isoflavones, a major group of phytoestrogens that have been hypothesized to reduce the risk of breast cancer...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Screening Method Able To Identify Newborns With Blood Disorder That Affects Immune System

The testing of DNA from a statewide blood screening program for newborns in Wisconsin was able to identify infants with T-cell lymphopenia, a blood disorder that affects the child's immune system, a disease in which early identification is important, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA. Infants with severe T-cell lymphopenia (abnormally low level of white blood cells), including severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), often appear normal at birth and have no family history of immunodeficiency...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm

Mind: Postpartum Depression Strikes Fathers, Too

The effects of postpartum depression in men can be every bit as disruptive as occurs with women.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 1:36 pm

Examining the mental obstacles of energy conservation

December 08, 2009 To a psychologist, climate change looks as if it was designed to be ignored.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 8 Dec 2009 | 1:25 pm

Swine flu toll includes a few pets (AP)

AP - A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors' orders: Wash your hands and don't panic.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 1:22 pm

British researchers: little evidence Tamiflu works (AP)

AP - British researchers say there is little evidence Tamiflu stops complications in healthy people who catch the flu, though public health officials contend the swine flu drug reduces flu hospitalizations and deaths.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 1:17 pm

New Gene Findings in Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The largest study of molecular characterization in infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia might lead to individualized therapies that improve the current poor outcomes.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 1:12 pm

Expert Report Outlines Improvements To Neonatal Care, Wales

Health Minister Edwina Hart accepted yesterday the recommendations of an expert group on improvements to care for sick and premature babies in Wales. The group, led by Dr Jean Matthes, Consultant Neonatologist at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, has produced a plan to improve neonatal services. Priorities include introducing dedicated neonatal transport services, improved information systems, and the establishment of a Neonatal Managed Clinical Network for Wales. The network should be operational in February...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 1:00 pm

Coffee May Cut Risk of Prostate Cancer

A study shows regular coffee drinkers have a 60% lower risk of advanced prostate cancer.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 12:54 pm

Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall

Researchers say more cancers are being detected early or prevented through screening.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 12:54 pm

Guidelines Issued for Nonanesthesiologist Administration of Propofol for GI Endoscopy

Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 12:47 pm

Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Major Depression at Greater Risk for Significant Cardiovascular Complications

Study shows major microvascular and macrovascular issues to be more likely in subjects with major depression, an association not affected by self-care or severity of disease.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 12:33 pm

Scientist at Work: A. Thomas McLellan: Addiction on 2 Fronts: Work and Home

A. Thomas McLellan, the deputy director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has had personal experience with addiction.

Source: NYT > Health | 8 Dec 2009 | 12:24 pm

Swine Influenza Daily Update: 06 December 2009, Wales

Spread and extent of the outbreak (information as at 5pm on 5 December) The NPHS influenza surveillance scheme, which records reports of diagnoses of flu from more than 300 GP practices across Wales, shows that the rate of influenza consultation remains stable. Further detail can be found on the NPHS website. The report from 3 December estimates there were 32.8 cases of a flu-like illness diagnosed by GPs out of every 100,000 people in Wales - this is the equivalent of 984 people in Wales contacting their GPs in the last seven days with flu like symptoms...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 12:00 pm

Breastfeeding may curb heart, diabetes risk factors (Reuters)

Reuters - Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am

H1N1 Flu Less Severe Than Feared

H1N1 flu is no more deadly than seasonal flu, but victims of the H1N1 flu are much younger.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 11:30 am

Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes Lack Clinical Significance in Children

Retropharyngeal lymph nodes that are seen in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging for obstructive sleep apnea are normal and can be safely ignored, experts say.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Dec 2009 | 11:29 am

Ohio man executed by single drug

A convicted Ohio man becomes the first person to be executed in the US with a single dose of a lethal drug.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Dec 2009 | 11:06 am

New Â£1.5 M For Dementia Research Launched By Alzheimer's Society And The Bupa Foundation

Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa Foundation announced yesterday the launch of a ground-breaking partnership to boost research into dementia and its causes. The two charities are together launching a Â£1.5million fund to support research into an issue that is affecting more and more people in the UK and internationally. Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen, deputy chairman of the Bupa Foundation said: "Dementia is a cruel condition which robs people of their memories - and in future more and more people will be living with the condition or be affected by it. Â£1...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 11:00 am

Health Minister Announces New Money For Smoking Prevention, Wales

New funding worth more than Â£650,000 for smoking prevention was announced today (7 December) by Health Minister Edwina Hart. The announcement comes as new figures show that the first full year of the smoking ban in Wales has heralded a steep decline in the number of heart attacks. A total of Â£155,000 over the next two years will go into the ASSIST programme, where health promotion experts train pupils to persuade their friends not to start smoking or to give up, and more than Â£500,000 will be allocated for wider smoking prevention activity...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Dec 2009 | 10:00 am

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