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Study: Sexually active girls at risk of infection (AP)AP - Indiana University researchers say half of all urban teenage girls may get one or more sexually transmitted infections within two years of becoming sexually active.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am Cadbury pension fund insures 500 mln stg liabilitiesLONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British confectioner Cadbury said on Wednesday it had insured 500 million pounds ($813 million) of pension liabilities in a deal allowing it to keep control of the scheme's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:49 am Australia tax office seeks hard line on private equityMELBOURNE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Australia's tax office proposed tough rules on Wednesday for taxing gains on private equity investments, sparking a call from the industry for the government to step in to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:33 am UPDATE 1-Biotech Addex plummets 75 pct after drug flopZURICH, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Shares in Swiss biotech Addex fell 75 percent on Wednesday, slammed by news it was stopping development of its lead drug candidate and underlining the risky and volatile nature...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:19 am UPDATE 1-FuturaGene's drought-tolerance gene gets Chinese patentDec 16 (Reuters) - Agriculture biotechnology firm FuturaGene Plc said it received a Chinese patent for its drought-tolerance gene for use in food and non-food crops, sending its shares up 6 percent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:11 am UPDATE 1-Essilor buys US eyewear group FGX in $565 mln dealPARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Essilor , the largest maker of corrective eye lenses, is to buy U.S. group FGX International in a $565 million deal, to boost its presence in the growing market for non-prescription...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Dec 2009 | 12:12 am Innovative Initiative Designed To Boost Access To Medicines Is AdoptedIn a decisive step to improve access to medicines in the developing world, the Executive Board of UNITAID, the international health financing agency, has given the green light for a patent pool for AIDS medicines to open for business. A patent pool for medicines has the potential to safeguard access to patented medicines for people living with HIV in the developing world, by creating a structure for drug companies to share their HIV drug patents and receive royalties in return...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am India's Bharti seeks to buy 70 pct stake in Bangladesh's WaridDHAKA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel Ltd , India's biggest telecoms firm, is set to buy a 70 percent stake in Bangladesh telecom operator Warid Telecom, Bangladesh's telecoms regulator said on Wednesday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:45 pm UPDATE 2-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:44 pm UPDATE 2-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:44 pm Seychelles getting 'sinking feeling'Camille Hoareau stands on Denis Island's beach of creamy-white sand, exactly where trees used to grow a few years ago and where the fish will soon swim if global warming surges on. "See...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:28 pm Economic Scene: If Health Care Reform Fails, America’s Innovation Gap Will GrowThe need for health coverage prevents many workers from finding new jobs or starting new companies, which suppresses economic growth. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:20 pm Chevron Phillips shuts Port Arthur ethylene units(For refinery outages in the new Reuters Oil Fundamentals Database see http://bond.views.session.rservices.com/CE/ or go to <OFD/INFO>)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:20 pm Improve Access To IVF, Says Royal College Of Nursing, UKAccess to NHS-funded IVF must improve, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said, as it launches a new policy briefing on infertility provision in England. The briefing paper looks at current practice in the NHS and points to evidence that says only a third (30%) of PCTs offer three full cycles of treatment. While this is an improvement on 2007 figures it still falls short of NICE guidelines which say all PCTs should offer three full cycles of treatment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:00 pm Obama Health Care Meeting Aims to Rally SenatorsPresident Obama urged Senate Democrats to bury their differences and pass sweeping health legislation within the next nine days.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 10:54 pm In 2025, India to Pass China in Population, U.S. EstimatesIndia will become the world’s most populous country in 2025, surpassing China, where the population will peak one year later because of declining fertility, according to U.S. projections.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 10:48 pm Nationwide Study Shows Sharp Decline In Suicide Rate Among HIV Patients, But Not For AllA nationwide study found that suicide rates for HIV patients in Switzerland decreased by more than half, after 1996 when the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced. Despite the dramatic decrease, the suicide rate among HIV-infected individuals still significantly exceeded that of the general population. The study also showed that the majority of HIV patients who died by suicide (62%) had a mental illness diagnosis. The findings from this nationwide Swiss study by Olivia Keiser, Ph.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Health Tip: Preventing Burns on Baby's Skin (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's up to parents to protect their children from burn injuries.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Tight blood sugar control needn't be the end-all factor for people with type 2 diabetes who have other medical problems, a new study indicates.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 15, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Generic Aricept Approved for Alzheimer's Dementia (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) --Generic versions of the drug Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) that will dissolve instantly on the tongue have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia resulting from Alzheimer's disease, the agency said Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Puberty May Trigger Sleep Apnea in Overweight Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Among teenagers, being overweight or obese increases the risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but the same does not appear to be true for younger children, Australian researchers have found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Boosting Kids' Stroke IQ May Save Lives (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke-related disability could be reduced by teaching children how to spot the signs of stroke in relatives and to call 911 immediately, a new study shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Infants’ Swine Flu Vaccine Is Recalled as Less PotentNearly a million doses may have been slightly less potent than required, federal officials said in announcing that the shots had been voluntarily pulled.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:44 pm 26 Arrested in Three States in Medicare Fraud SchemesFederal agents arrested 26 suspects in three states on Tuesday, including a doctor and nurses, in a crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:35 pm Immigrants Lose Lawsuit Against Atlanta HospitalAbout 50 patients, mostly illegal immigrants, had sued to force Grady Memorial Hospital, a struggling public hospital that provides charity care, to continue providing free dialysis treatment.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:30 pm Patient Money: Steps to Take Before Cobra Subsidy EndsA federal subsidy has allowed laid-off workers to keep up with health insurance premiums. But that subsidy is about to expire.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:21 pm Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Second Reading Debate Of The Personal Care At Home Bill, UKAndy Burnham yesterday outlined how a £670million-a-year package would help 400,000 people - including people with dementia - to stay in their own homes instead of moving into residential care. In the second reading debate of the Personal Care at Home bill he described it as a 'significant moment' marking the beginning of a fundamental overhaul of care services in England. 'The promise of free personal care at home for those with the highest needs is a welcome development...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:00 pm Senate Turns Down Drug ReimportationThe US Senate today turned down a bipartisan amendment to its healthcare reform bill that would allow the purchase and importation of prescription drugs from other countries.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:00 pm Researchers Identify Patient Characteristics Of Unique Accelerated Aging SyndromeUT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have provided the most extensive account to date of the unique observable characteristics seen in patients with an extremely rare premature aging syndrome. The findings, reported online and in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggest that patients with atypical progeroid syndrome (APS) should not be lumped together with those diagnosed with two similar but more well-defined accelerated aging disorders called progeria and mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:00 pm Low CETP Activity Associated With Heart Disease RiskAlthough seen as a potential heart disease therapy, raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels by inhibiting activity of a transfer protein may not be effective, a new study suggests. Scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and Boston University School of Medicine found an association between low plasma cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) activity and increased risk of heart disease in the Framingham Heart Study population...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:00 pm First Immunological Clue To Why Some H1N1 Patients Get Very Ill Or DieAn international team of Canadian and Spanish scientists have found the first potential immunological clue of why some people develop severe pneumonia when infected by the pandemic H1N1 virus. The study analyzed different levels of regulating molecules for 20 hospitalized patients, 15 outpatients and 15 control subjects in 10 Spanish hospitals during the first pandemic wave in July and August 2009...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 6:00 pm Women have 'more sensitive touch'The sense of touch is more sensitive among women than men because their fingers are smaller, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 5:04 pm Food hormone link to Alzheimer'sHigh levels of a hormone that controls appetite are linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 5:00 pm Doctors Urge Parents To Preset Volume On Holiday ElectronicsParents and children giving or receiving an electronic device with music this holiday season should give their ears a gift as well by pre-setting the maximum decibel level to somewhere between one-half and two-thirds maximum volume. Any sound over 85 decibels (dBs) exceeds what hearing experts consider to be a safe level and some MP3 players are programmed to reach levels as high as 120 dBs at their maximum. Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Director Ron Eavey, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 5:00 pm Kids' Swine flu shots recalled; not strong enough (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:54 pm Chile weightlifter has surprise babyA Chilean weightlifter gives birth to a baby boy during a training session, without having known she was pregnant.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:52 pm Obama 'optimistic' on healthcareUS President Barack Obama says he is cautiously optimistic a landmark healthcare bill will be passed in the SenateSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:50 pm Patients urged to weigh CT scan risks and benefits (Reuters)Reuters - Patients should not let recent studies showing that exposure to radiation from a CT scan may raise their cancer risk scare them away from getting this type of X-ray when it is needed, radiology specialists said on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:47 pm Case Shined First Light on Abuse of ChildrenIn 1874, it took the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to bring the case of a battered 10-year-old, Mary Ellen McCormack, before a New York court.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:43 pm Kids' H1N1 vaccine recalled; safety not a concernOne of the five manufacturers supplying H1N1 vaccine to the United States is recalling hundreds of thousands of flu shots because they aren't as potent as they should be.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:39 pm High Leptin Levels May Protect Against DementiaNew evidence suggests that higher levels of leptin may help guard against dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:19 pm Physicians Develop Method Using Fist To Estimate Blood Loss At Scene Of TraumaDetermining blood loss at the scene of trauma can be critical to successful patient treatment. Health care workers such as emergency medical technicians have used visual estimation, which can be highly inaccurate, as their only means of determining volumes of blood loss. A new, simple method developed by UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School may drastically improve their accuracy. A team led by Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Obama Wants Senate to Pass Health Reform Before ChristmasIt's now or perhaps never for healthcare reform, President Barack Obama told 60 members of the Senate Democratic caucus as they race to pass legislation before the Christmas recess.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:06 pm Concurrent Trastuzumab Is Best in HER2 Breast CancerThe only trial designed to evaluate concurrent versus sequential trastuzumab with adjuvant chemotherapy now has 5-year results.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:04 pm AHRA And Toshiba Announce 2009 Putting Patients First Grant RecipientsRecognizing the need for programs that improve patient safety and quality care, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced the six recipients of the second annual Putting Patients First grant program. The AHRA and Toshiba Putting Patients First grant program seeks to improve patient care and safety in diagnostic imaging by offering grants to fund programs, trainings and seminars at local hospitals and imaging centers. This year, three additional grants were given specifically for pediatric programs...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:00 pm Sanofi Pasteur Recalls 800,000 Doses of Pediatric H1N1 Vaccine Due to Deficient Antigen LevelsH1N1 influenza vaccine prefilled syringes for children aged 6 to 35 months were recalled because of deficient antigen levels; no revaccination is required, but a second dose may be required.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:53 pm No Effect of Tarenflurbil on Cognition, Activities of Daily Living, in Early Alzheimer's DiseasePhase 3 results from the largest randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Alzheimer’s disease to date show no effect on cognition or activities of daily living with tarenflurbil after 18 months of treatment over placebo.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:51 pm Intensive Medical Therapy in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Markedly Reduces Microemboli and Cardiovascular RiskIntensive medical therapy markedly reduces the incidence of microemboli and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic carotid stenosis, whereas revascularization benefits only a small fraction of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:10 pm Rape victims offer advice to today's college womenIf you're in college or headed there, sit down. If you're the parent of a student, listen up. One in five college women will be raped, or experience an attempted rape, before graduation. Here's what you need to know.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:57 pm Lurasidone Effective in Adult Schizophrenia With Few Adverse Metabolic EffectsA large phase 3 trial shows that lurasidone may be a new treatment option for schizophrenia symptoms, showing efficacy without some of the major metabolic adverse effects often found with other drugs used to treat the disorder.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:46 pm Patients meet donors from largest-ever kidney swap (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:24 pm Huge cyst woman told she had IBSA woman with a cyst which grew to the size of two newborn babies was told she had Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:57 pm Observatory: Flies Get Tipsy and Aid the Study of AddictionBy exposing fruit flies to alcohol, researchers hope to gain genetic insight into human behavior.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:56 pm Q & A: Fears About EarsWhat is cochlear hydrops and what might help?Source: NYT > Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:52 pm Leukotriene B4 Nasal Spray Activates Neutrophils, May Have Virucidal EffectsLTB4 nasal spray increases neutrophil activity and mediator release, and might condition neutrophils to combat respiratory viruses.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:48 pm Neurostimulator Reduces Partial-Onset SeizuresThe investigational device known as the RNS System appears to decrease partial-onset seizures with a low rate of serious adverse events.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:59 am 'Fertile women favour flirty men'Flirtatious men have a better chance of attracting a woman when she is at her most fertile, Portsmouth University researchers suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:25 am AIDS activist Dennis deLeon dies at 61Dennis deLeon, former New York City human rights commissioner and long-time AIDS activist, has died, according to the organization he helped launch. He was 61.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:50 am Extreme diets: Life on 800 calories a dayVery low-calorie diets have been used to help obese patients lose weight for more than two decades. But how safe are they?Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:28 am Bon appetit!Liberte, Egalite, Obesite: Fighting flab the French waySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:54 am Gaps found in young people's sex knowledgeMost sexually active unmarried young adults believe pregnancy should be planned. Yet about half do not use contraception regularly, according to a new study that highlights the gap between intentions and behavior.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:38 am Lieberman a major problem for Senate DemocratsA few weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said colleague Joe Lieberman was the least of his problems in passing a health care bill.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:26 am NFL Tries to Get Serious on ConcussionsA new PSA may signal that the NFL is sort of, maybe, almost getting serious about concussions.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:16 am Sleeping sicknessUganda fights back against deadly diseaseSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:42 am
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