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UN conference recognizes climate deal (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am Concern over H1N1 pandemic waning in Canada, poll suggestsTORONTO - A new poll suggests concern over H1N1 is waning in Canada, and that the public is generally satisfied with how their governments have handled the pandemic. Nearly...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:53 am Beijing enlists LA Lakers to promote city: reportBeijing tourist authorities have enlisted US basketball player Kobe Bryant and his team the Los Angeles Lakers to promote China's capital during home games, state media reported on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Dec 2009 | 1:56 am Forty Years' War: Cancer Center Ads Appeal to Emotions at a Fragile TimeAdvertisements for cancer centers can get away with statements that would be off-limits to drug makers. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:29 am Study Increases Prevalence of AutismThe estimate of children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome or a related developmental problem is the highest to date from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:16 am Senator Reports Progress in Talks on Health BillSenator Ben Nelson said that he and Democratic leaders had made “real progress” in negotiations on abortion, but there was no final agreement.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:14 am 2 Kidney Recipients Contract Brain Disease From DonorA rare condition went undiagnosed in a donor in Mississippi, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:14 am Patient Money: Not All Drugs Are the Same After AllThere is a gnawing concern among some doctors and researchers that certain prescription generic drugs may not work as well as their brand-name counterparts.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:13 pm Business Briefing | Mergers: Myriad Pharmaceuticals Acquires a Drug MakerMyriad Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy Javelin Pharmaceuticals in an all-stock deal worth about $96 million to acquire a postoperative pain drug, Dyloject. Javelin stockholders will receive 0.282 Myriad shares for each share held, translating to $1.50 a Javelin share, or a 22 percent premium, based on the closing price Thursday. If the drug is approved by health regulators, the companies expect Dyloject to generate worldwide sales of more than $300 million a year. Stock in Myriad, which is based in Salt Lake City, fell 30 cents, to $5.03 a share, and stock in Javelin, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., rose 7 cents, to $1.30 a share.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:06 pm CDC: Rare infection passed on by Miss. organ donor (AP)AP - An extremely rare infection has been passed from an organ donor to at least one recipient in what is thought to be the first human-to-human transfer of the amoeba, medical officials said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Dec 2009 | 10:22 pm Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 18, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Medication Adherence Varies Between Races (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly black Americans use fewer medications than whites and are more likely to skip taking their meds, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm One in 110 U.S. Children Has Autism (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that demonstrates that the prevalence of autism continues to rise, a government report released Friday finds that one in every 110 children in the United States has been diagnosed with the developmental disorder.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Kids in Home-Based Day Care Lack Exercise (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Most home-based child-care providers meet nutrition standards but don't give children enough physical activity, allowing them to spend too much time in front of the TV, a new study contends.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Kashmir's disabled cricketer dreams of India matchAkseer Abbasi thought his childhood dream of playing cricket for Pakistan was obliterated when his cousin accidentally shot him in the knee and he lost his right leg 15 years ago. Life...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:55 pm Rising affluence sees Beijing cars pass 4 mln markMao Chunchun and her husband stand in the sprawling Yayuncun Auto Market on the outskirts of Beijing eyeing Hyundai sports utility vehicles on offer for as much as 250,000 yuan (36,600...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:16 pm FDA Approves Tiotropium for Reducing COPD ExacerbationsThe FDA has approved an expanded indication for the inhaled, long-acting anticholinergic agent tiotropium bromide for reducing exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:40 pm UPDATE 2-Google in talks to buy review site Yelp - reports* Not the first time Google and Yelp have talked - source (Adds Yelp comment)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:05 pm 700,000 Dayquil units recalled over packagingAbout 700,000 units of Vicks Dayquil cold medicine were recalled Friday after a finding that the packaging was not child-proof, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:18 pm CDC revises how common autism is; 1 in 110 American children have disorderATLANTA - About one in 110 children in the United States have autism, according to the government's latest estimate released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:02 pm Whisky effects 'worse than vodka'A study suggests vodka produces less of a hangover than whisky - but has the same effect on performance at work.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:00 pm N.S. facility for mentally disabled overcrowded when abuse occurred: reportHALIFAX, N.S. - Overcrowding at a Nova Scotia facility that cares for the mentally disabled created tension among its residents in the time that 22 cases of abuse were reported, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:51 pm CDC: Rare infection passed on by Miss. organ donorMedical officials say an extremely rare infection has been passed from an organ donor to at least one recipient in what is thought to be the first such transfer of the amoeba. UniversitySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:45 pm UPDATE 3-Kraft seeks OK for share sale in Cadbury deal* Investors to vote on stock issue tied to Cadbury offer (Adds share price details, context on deal)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:38 pm Autism Jumps 57% in Just 4 YearsOne in 110 children has autism, a CDC study confirms.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:33 pm AHA: Focus on Cardiovascular Health, Not DiseaseAHA is, this year, trying to focus minds on cardiovascular health, rather than cardiovascular disease, as it unveils its latest statistics. Understanding the numbers that underlie cardiovascular disease in the US will provide the direction needed to focus efforts on prevention, it says.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:27 pm ERASE-MI: Initial Results With Elinogrel--A New IV/Oral P2Y12 AntiplateletInitial phase results with a new antiplatelet agent that has both intravenous and oral formulations have been published.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:27 pm Obesity Survival Effect May Elude Highest-BMI Patients in Preserved-EF Heart FailureIn a twist to the obesity paradox in heart failure, at least in HF with preserved ejection fraction, declining mortality with rising BMI may take a U-turn in the heaviest patients, an observational study finds.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:27 pm RPT-Ex-BoA executive raising bank deal fund--sources* North American Financial Holdings raised $550 mln--WSJSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:23 pm New CDC estimate: 1 in 110 children have autism (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:28 pm Study: 1 in 110 U.S. children had autism in 2006A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that one in 110 children in the United States had autism in 2006.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:41 pm The Truth About Hangovers Revealed in Drunken StudyBourbon gives you a worse hangover than vodka, but both beverages impair your performance by the same amount, a new study says.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:25 pm Mucinous Breast Cancer Should Not Be UndertreatedThis rare form of breast cancer has long been associated with a favorable prognosis, but researchers now suggest that outcomes could be less rosy than thought.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:09 pm Senate Votes to Delay 2010 Medicare Pay Cut Until February 28The Senate approved a defense spending bill that, as part of an add-on measure, would push the effective date for a scheduled Medicare pay cut of 21.2% for physicians from January 1 to February 28.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:55 pm Recipes for Health: Puree of Mushroom SoupA soup like cream of mushroom, but without all that dairy.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:46 am Upfront Zoledronic Acid Is Best for AI-Related Bone LossThe results are now finalized for the first-ever study of the effect of zoledronic acid on bone density in women with breast cancer on an aromatase inhibitor.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:28 am High-Dose Inhaled Steroids for Asthma May Increase Risk of Fetal MalformationsThe congenital malformation rate for pregnant women who used more than 1000 micrograms per day was much higher than that seen in nonusers and in users of no more than 1000 micrograms per day.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:16 am Cell Growth Protein Discovery May Lead To New Cancer TherapiesResearchers in Canada and the US have found a protein that appears to help cancer develop by playing a key role in cell growth and proliferation; they said the discovery helps us better understand cancer physiology and opens the door to new cancer therapies, including diagnostic tools and personalized treatments. These are the findings of a study published online before print on 11 December in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:00 am Corpus Callosum Lesions Predict Future Attacks of Multiple SclerosisLesions in the corpus callosum are independently associated with the progression of clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) to multiple sclerosis (MS), say researchers from the Netherlands in the December 1st Neurology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Dec 2009 | 10:46 am Liberal Revolt on Health Care Stings White HouseLiberals like Senator Bernard Sanders are signaling that they have compromised enough to win over moderates.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 10:41 am The Invisible AIDS Victims: How Women CopeCeleste Watkins-Hayes is examining how women cope economically with HIV/AIDS.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:25 am Scientists calculate the dimensions of a perfect faceScientists believe they have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:28 am Being picky about booze helps avoid hangover -- up to a pointAs holiday revelers lift their glasses at office parties and New Year's bashes, they may want to keep one rule of thumb in mind: the darker the liquor, the bigger the hangover.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:13 am Wales seeks organ opt-out powersWales may become the first part of the UK to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation under assembly government plans.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:00 am Stem cell therapies for hearts inching closer to wide useIf you've just had your first heart attack, doctors will one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy -- and that day is closer than you may think.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 7:34 am New Diet Advice: Curb Weekend CaloriesSome people up their calorie intake over the weekend, a new study suggestsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 7:20 am Professor Daniel Dennett Of Tufts University Selected As 2009 Fellow By The American Association For The Advancement Of ScienceDaniel Dennett of Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences has been selected as an AAAS Fellow for transformational contributions to philosophy of the cognitive sciences and philosophy of biology, which have become the most rapidly advancing fields in philosophy of science. Election as Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Dennett, the Austin B. Fletcher professor of philosophy, was one of 531 members named as a Fellow...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 7:00 am Skip the Mad Honey, HoneyTurkish men have a hankering for "mad honey." But it's not what they think.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:46 am Burn pits could cause long-term damage to troopsThe military is backing off its previous position and acknowledging that some troops exposed to the burning of refuse on military bases could be susceptible to long-term health effects.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:36 am 6 PNNL Scientists Elected AAAS FellowsSix scientists from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their exceptional efforts to advance science or its applications. The PNNL honorees and the AAAS sections that elected them are: Scott Chambers, physics; Moe Khaleel, engineering; Yuehe Lin, chemistry; Philip Rasch, atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences; John Wacker, chemistry; and Sotiris Xantheas, chemistry...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Institute To Identify New Vaccine Targets For Tuberculosis, Malaria, Dengue Virus And SmallpoxResearchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology will take aim at several of the world's most dangerous infectious diseases - tuberculosis, malaria and dengue virus -- in a five-year, $18.8 million federally-funded set of projects seeking to make new inroads toward vaccines against the disorders. The Institute received four project awards totaling $18.8 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to fund the study...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Research On Leishmaniasis In Ethiopia Benefits From $5 Million Grant To Hebrew U.The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases has received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for research into visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. The project will be led by Prof. Alon Warburg, a vector biologist working at the Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada at the Hebrew University's Faculty of Medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Identification Of Gene Linked To Rare Form Of Progressive Hearing Loss In MalesA gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The gene, PRPS1, appears to be crucial in inner ear development and maintenance. The findings are published in the Dec. 17 early online issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics. "This discovery offers exciting therapeutic implications," said James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., director of the NIDCD...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Actin Keeps Things Moving Within A CellUsing new technology developed in his University of Oregon lab, chemist Andrew H. Marcus and his doctoral student Eric N. Senning have captured what they describe as well-orchestrated, actin-driven, mitochondrial movement within a single cell. That movement -- documented in a paper appearing online the week of Dec...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Study Finds Informal Social Networks Better At Encouraging Hispanics To Prepare For DisastersFINDINGS: Historically, authorities have used broad media campaigns to encourage the public to prepare for disasters - an approach that has proven largely ineffective. For this new study, UCLA researchers sought to test novel, culturally tailored, informal social networking approaches to improve disaster preparedness, using data on 231 Hispanics in Los Angeles County...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Umbilical Cord Could Be New Source Of Plentiful Stem Cells, Say Pitt ResearchersStem cells that could one day provide therapeutic options for muscle and bone disorders can be easily harvested from the tissue of the umbilical cord, just as the blood that goes through it provides precursor cells to treat some blood disorders, said University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers in the online version of the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. Umbilical cord tissue cells can be expanded to greater number, are remarkably stable and might not trigger strong immune responses, said senior investigator Bridget M. Deasy, Ph.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:00 am Study Finds Benefits Of Playing Video GamesDo your kids want a Wii, a PlayStation or an Xbox 360 this year? This holiday gift season is packed with popular gaming systems and adrenaline-pumping, sharpshooting games. What's a parent to do? Is there any redeeming value in the hours that teens spend transfixed by these video games? According to a new study in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, regular gamers are fast and accurate information processors, not only during game play, but in real-life situations as well...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:00 am Many drink 'more than they think'The amount of alcohol people think they drink adds up to 44 million bottles of wine a week short of reality, UK survey finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:57 am World Cup branding for South African condoms is "nuts"A suggestion that South African condoms should be branded with football during the 2010 World Cup is "nuts", Cape Town's mayor says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am An edible cureCan we really eat away our risk of disease?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Rare gender identity defect hits Gaza familiesUntil last summer, both Nadir and Ahmed were -- for all intents and purposes -- girls. But their lives flipped 180 degrees when they hit puberty. They have a rare birth defect called male pseudohermaphrodism and it runs in their family.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am
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