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Cintra agrees Chile stake sale for 209 mln eurMADRID, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Spanish toll road firm Cintra has agreed to sell 60 percent of its stake in Cintra Chile to the Colombian ISA Group for 209 million euros ($300.7 million), its parent Ferrovial...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:15 am Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture (AP)
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News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:09 am Microsoft pegs China search market as top prioritySHANGHAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - China is a vital market for Microsoft's Web search business, as it chases leaders Baidu Inc and Google in the world's biggest Internet market, the world's largest software...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 1:55 am UPDATE 1-ING sells stake in Chinese insurer Antai to CCBAMSTERDAM, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Dutch ING , which is splitting up its bank and insurance operations, will sell its 50 percent stake in Chinese life insurer Antai to China Construction Bank (CCB) as part...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 1:39 am Pope, Berlusconi's power displays 'fuelled attacks'Assaults on Pope Benedict XVI and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi within two weeks show the danger of ostentatious displays of power and risk triggering copycat attacks, experts...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 1:30 am India's Ranbaxy sells entire stake in China JVMUMBAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories said on Tuesday it had transferred its entire shareholding in a Chinese joint venture firm to state-owned Chinese firm HNG Chembio Pharmacy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:55 am Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:47 am Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:47 am IBt says to respond to takeover offer in early JanBRUSSELS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Belgian radiotherapy implant maker International Brachytherapy (IBt) said on Tuesday it would respond to a takeover offer from two German shareholders early in January.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:45 am Forty Years' War: Old Ideas Spur New Approaches in Cancer FightIn a shift in thinking about why cancer occurs and how to stop it, researchers are looking to a cancer’s surroundings. Source: NYT > Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:08 am Books: Resilience, Not Misery, in Coping With DeathThe findings of George A. Bonanno, a clinical psychologist who interviewed hundreds of grieving people, were different from those of Freud and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:46 pm Advertising: An Underground CampaignTrying to fend off any limits to patient lawsuits, the trial lawyers’ association is aiming to reach lawmakers and their aides through ads at Union Station on Capitol Hill.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:42 pm In New Way to Edit DNA, Hope for Treating DiseaseScientists might have a new way to alter human DNA if a technique for editing the genetic text proves safe and effective.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:39 pm India's Ranbaxy shares fall on FDA letter to unitNEW DELHI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Ranbaxy Laboratories fell as much as 4 percent on Tuesday morning on news the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had warned a U.S. unit about violations of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:27 pm Vital Statistics: Aviation Injuries, Aloft and on the GroundMany hospitalizations result from accidents involving private planes and parachutists, researchers said.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:12 pm Edwin Krebs Dies at 91; Discovered a Crucial Bodily ProcessDr. Krebs shared a Nobel Prize in 1992 for discovering a crucial bodily process that helps govern the movement of muscles, the shape and division of cells, and even learning and memory.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:12 pm Personal Health: As Bones Age, Who’s at Risk for Fracture?The World Health Organization has devised a risk calculator for fractures that, if used properly, could help doctors and patients decide whether to use drug therapy.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:11 pm Vital Signs: Hazards: Beware the Walk Home on New Year’s EveStudies have shown that more pedestrians are killed on the first day of the year than on any other day and that alcohol is a factor.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:10 pm Vital Signs: Patterns: For Some, Delays in Skin Cancer DiagnosisBlacks and Hispanics are less likely to develop melanoma, but when they do, it is often found at a more advanced stage, a new study found.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:09 pm Vital Signs: Risks: Youths See Some Dangers but Not OthersIn surveys, teenagers said they viewed cigarette smoking as very dangerous, but many were less concerned about alcohol and marijuana.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:09 pm India's Reliance Ind board member Ravimohan diesMUMBAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries said R. Ravimohan, an executive director who joined the company's board in August 2009, died at the age of 52 on Monday evening, a company statement...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Dec 2009 | 11:05 pm Health Tip: Warning Signs of Juvenile Arthritis (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When children complain about the pain of stiff, swollen joints, they may have juvenile arthritis.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 28, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Low Thyroid Levels May Up Need for Assisted Delivery (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of a thyroid hormone in healthy pregnant women shortly before childbirth may be linked with fetal position problems that could require special care during delivery, new research finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Health bills nudge US on long-term care insurance (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Dec 2009 | 7:34 pm Mushroom drug cancer secret probeScientists discover the workings of a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a rare kind of wild mushroom.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Music therapy for tinnitus hopePersonalised music therapy may help cut noise levels experienced by people who suffer from tinnitus, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Rise in diabetes limb amputationsThe number of people having a limb amputated because of type-two diabetes has risen greatly in England, a study shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Dec 2009 | 3:03 pm ASH 2009: Hematology Research Video HighlightsMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Dec 2009 | 10:40 am A Model to Improve Quality of Medication Use Among Older Patients: An Expert Interview With Mary T. Roth, PharmD, MHSEven after controlling for nonadherence, black patients had more medication-related problems than whites and poorer quality of medication use.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Dec 2009 | 10:06 am Transplants use 'imperfect' organsA widespread shortage of organs for transplantation means surgeons are forced to use "less than ideal" organs -- a practice that can have deadly consequences.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 8:27 am Management of Hematospermia in the Family Practice Setting ReviewedA review article for family practitioners offers recommendations for evaluation and treatment of hematospermia in the family practice setting.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Dec 2009 | 8:14 am Ringing in ears plagues Metallica drummerYears of playing drums without protection left Lars Ulrich with a "constant ringing in the ears" that never went away. Except the ringing is not an actual sound -- it's a condition called tinnitus, a perception of sound where there is none.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 8:09 am Recommendations for Prescribing NSAIDs in the Primary Care SettingA review article provides recommendations for prescribing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the primary care setting.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Dec 2009 | 8:05 am Opinion: Unhealthy habits are what's killing usHealth care reform is proceeding toward the president's desk, likely to become law in the new year.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 7:46 am Disinfectants Cause Some Bacteria to Adapt, ThriveA bacterial species can adapt to resist antibiotics without being exposed to them.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 28 Dec 2009 | 7:37 am New form of malaria threatens Thai-Cambodia border (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am What Are Wrinkles? What Causes Wrinkles?Wrinkles are creases, folds or ridges in the skin. Most commonly, wrinkles appear as we get older. However, they may develop after our skin has been immersed in water for a long time. The first wrinkles to appear on our face tend to occur as a result of facial expressions. Sun damage, smoking, dehydration, some medications, as well as a number of other factors may also cause wrinkles to develop. Wrinkles are an inevitable part of the natural aging process. As we become older our skin gets thinner, drier and less elastic...
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