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UPDATE 2-Novo Nordisk says FDA's Victoza feedback delayed* FDA's formal feedback on Victoza delayed beyond year-endSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Dec 2009 | 1:43 am Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcanoThousands of tourists are flocking to the Philippines' restive Mayon volcano with many even risking their lives to get close to the spectacular flowing lava, authorities said Wednesday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Dec 2009 | 1:31 am UPDATE 1-FDA rejects filing of key Basilea drug* Cites concerns about data integrity for two key studiesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Dec 2009 | 12:41 am Taiwan to protect right to breastfeed in public (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Dec 2009 | 12:39 am Florida Republican May File Suit Over Health BillFlorida’s attorney general questioned the constitutionality of the bill and called on states to study whether to sue to kill a requirement that individuals buy health insurance or pay a fine. Source: NYT > Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:57 pm Economic Scene: Health Cuts With Little Effect on CareIn Richmond, Va., where hospital beds are fewer, health care looks like the rest of the country’s, but cheaper.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:15 pm F.D.A. to Seek New Standards on Human Test DataThe Food and Drug Administration will seek tougher standards for data from tests by medical device makers.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:10 pm Politically correct food on the menu in BritainFrom foie gras produced without making birds suffer to "sustainable" fish, British retailers and restaurants are fast embracing politically correct food, helped by celebrity-fuelled...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:09 pm Etisalat to pay Pakistan for telco firm stk -reportDUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - UAE's Etisalat is committed to paying $1.2 billion to the Pakistani government as part of its 2006 stake purchase in Pakistan Telecommunication Co , an Arabic-language daily...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:07 pm French trainee DJs put through their pacesRespect the listener. No need to bark like a dog," instructor Patrick Arnissole warns, as one of his students blurts improvised DJ patter into the microphone. "Give it more oomph......Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 10:40 pm Orwell's birthplace to be saved from decayAfter being neglected and forgotten for decades, the birthplace of George Orwell, the author of "Animal Farm" and "1984", is finally set for a makeover. Orwell was born Eric Arthur BlairSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 10:22 pm South African doctor sees drug-resistant HIV (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm China Mobile says China listing plan on trackHONG KONG, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China Mobile said on Wednesday that it is moving ahead on schedule with a plan to list in China, after media reported that an investigation into one of its top executives...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:54 pm Health Tip: Toxoplasmosis is Dangerous During Pregnancy (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection that can cause serious problems during pregnancy. Cats can carry the infection, and transmit it in their feces.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Diabetics Less Prone Now to End-Stage Kidney Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of end-stage kidney disease, one of the most serious complications of diabetes, rose steadily in people with diabetes for decades. But, in 1996, the rate of diabetes-related end-stage kidney disease finally began to decline.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 29, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Caution Can Help Keep Elderly Safe During Winter (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Winter's icy sidewalks and frigid temperatures can be challenging for anyone, but they pose extra hazards for elderly people, experts say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:49 pm Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:48 pm Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:48 pm Studies spotlight problems in FDA device approvals (AP)AP - Two new studies find shortfalls in the Food and Drug Administration's approval process for heart devices such as pacemakers and stents.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:24 pm Months to Live: Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: SedationInducing sleep with drugs near the end of life is a widely used treatment even as it vexes families and doctors.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 9:12 pm Catholic Group Supports Senate on Abortion AidCatholic hospitals have apparently split with bishops on an abortion-financing compromise in the health bill.Source: NYT > Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 8:58 pm 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 | 8:55 pm STEP-BD: History of Substance Use Does Not Affect Recovery From Depression in Bipolar DisorderFindings underline importance of treating substance abuse along with psychiatric symptoms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 7:33 pm CDC Reports Show Downward Trend in Current Smokers, Rates of Secondhand Smoke ExposureThe percentage of adults who are current smokers trended downward during 1998 to 2008 but remained unchanged from 2007 to 2008.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 7:30 pm Tylenol Recall ExpandsNauseating "moldy" odor emitted from Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets.WebMD Health Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 7:16 pm New Data for Second-Generation DES Should Reassure Doctors on Safety, Efficacy, Even for Off-Label UseHeartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 6:59 pm One in Five Heart-Transplant Patients Get Skin Cancer Within Five YearsHeart-transplant recipients have cumulative skin-cancer incidence rates of over 20% at five years and almost 50% at 15 years posttransplant and chances of a squamous-cell cancer within seven years.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 6:43 pm Children's alcohol risks warningParents in England are warned not to under-estimate the "dangerous consequences" of children drinking alcohol.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2009 | 5:59 pm JAMA Launches New Series On Caring Of The Aging PatientTo assist physicians in caring for a patient demographic that is rapidly growing in size, JAMA is launching a new series, "Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to Action." "The aging of the global population will be a hallmark of the 21st century, when average lifespan may reach 100 years in some countries, at least for women. Worldwide, the proportion of the population aged 60 years or older is expected to increase from 10 percent worldwide in 2005 to 22 percent in 2050, with the steepest rise in the next 25 years...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Findings Suggest Cardiovascular Devices Often Approved By FDA Without High-Quality StudiesPre-market approval by the FDA of cardiovascular devices is often based on studies that lack adequate strength or may have been prone to bias, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA. The researchers found that of nearly 80 high-risk devices, the majority received approval based on data from a single study. Cardiovascular devices are increasing in number and usage. "In 2008, at least 350,000 pacemakers, 140,000 implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and 1,230,000 stents were implanted. Although there has been recent scrutiny of evidence used in the U.S...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Appear To Slow Rate Of Cognitive DeclineOlder adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to adults who received placebo, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA. "Ginkgo biloba is marketed widely and used with the hope of improving, preventing, or delaying cognitive impairment associated with aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease," the authors write...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Use Of Telemedicine For ICU Patients Not Associated With Improvement In Survival, Shorter Hospital StaysRemote monitoring of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was not associated with an overall improvement in the risk of death or length of stay in the ICU or hospital, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA. Experts recommend that intensivists (intensive care physicians) care for ICU patients onsite because of an associated lower rate of illness and death...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Swine flu pandemic 'not yet over'The WHO head warns the global swine flu pandemic is not over and the virus could still mutate into a more dangerous strain.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2009 | 3:13 pm Tylenol Arthritis Caplet voluntary recall expanded (AP)AP - Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:25 pm Senior-citizen volunteers fight Medicare fraud (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:25 pm Novel Agent Shows Antitumor Activity in Ewing's SarcomaIn a small phase 1 trial, objective responses and disease stabilization were seen in patients treated with the experimental monoclonal antibody figitumumab for Ewing's sarcoma.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:23 pm Ginkgo doesn't work: How else to save your brain?Ginkgo biloba has failed -- again -- to live up to its reputation for boosting memory and brain function. Just over a year after a study showed that the herb doesn't prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study from the same team of researchers has found no evidence that ginkgo reduces the normal cognitive decline that comes with aging.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:21 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 | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:08 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 | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:05 pm American Diabetes Association Revises Diabetes GuidelinesThe new American Diabetes Association clinical practice recommendations promote hemoglobin A1c as a faster, easier diagnostic test for diabetes to reduce the number of undiagnosed patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:23 pm Vital Signs: 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 | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:15 pm Vital Signs: 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 | 29 Dec 2009 | 12:14 pm Poor Glucose Homeostasis in Childhood May Predict Adult PrediabetesA heart study shows that adverse levels of glucose homeostasis variables in childhood persist into adulthood, predict adult prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and relate to cardiometabolic risk factors.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am Green Tea Drinking in Elderly Linked to Lower Risk for DepressionIn a study of community-dwelling older persons, more frequent consumption of green tea was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:38 am Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk for Stomach CancerIn a prospective cohort, greater adherence to a relative Mediterranean diet was associated with a significantly lower risk for incident gastric adenocarcinoma.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:36 am WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2009 | 11:02 am Hangover Cures: What Works, What Doesn'tA lot of products tout the ability to help you feel better should you go overboard in toasting in the New Year.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 10:07 am 22 dead from measles in ZimbabweTwenty-two people, mainly children below the age of 5, have died of measles in Zimbabwe, the country's state media reported.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 8:51 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 | 29 Dec 2009 | 8:46 am 10 ways to get motivated for change in 2010A new decade is about to start, and you may be tempted to set a copious list of resolutions for yourself in order to broadly "make life better." Here are ten tips to help you succeed.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 8:34 am Is chronic pain ruining your relationship?Athena Champneys has been in near-constant pain since 2003, when she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and tenderness. Her husband hasn't always been 100 percent sympathetic, however.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 7:49 am New RNA Interference Technique Can Silence Up To Five Genes - Advance Could Lead To New Treatments For Liver And Other Organ DiseasesResearchers at MIT and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals report this week that they have successfully used RNA interference to turn off multiple genes in the livers of mice, an advance that could lead to new treatments for diseases of the liver and other organs. Since the 1998 discovery of RNA interference - the naturally occurring phenomenon in which the flow of genetic information from a cell's nucleus to the protein-building machinery of the cell is disrupted - scientists have been pursuing the tantalizing ability to shut off any gene in the body...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 5:00 am Swine Influenza Daily Update: 24 December 2009, WalesA daily update on swine flu issued by the National Public Health Service for Wales. Spread and extent of the outbreak (information as at 5pm on 23 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 is decreasing. Further detail can be found on the NPHS website: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=457&pid=38241 The report from 22 December estimates there were 22...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 5:00 am Anthrax Found In Drums Linked To Infected Woman, USUS health officials have confirmed samples from a pair of African drums used in a drumming circle attended by a New Hampshire woman who is severely ill in hospital with gastrointestinal anthrax have tested positive for the deadly bacterium...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 4:00 am Disinfectants May Help Superbugs Resist AntibioticsUsing disinfectants could help superbug bacteria become resistant not only to the disinfectant itself but to antibiotics, even if they have not been exposed to them, according to a new study from Ireland: the findings could be important step in the fight to prevent superbugs spreading in hospitals. The study is the work of lead author Dr Gerard Fleming from the National University of Ireland (NUI) in Galway, and colleagues, and is available to read online in the January issue of Microbiology...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Small Molecules Found To Protect Cells In Multiple Models Of Parkinson's DiseaseSeveral structurally similar small molecules appear capable of protecting cells from alpha-synuclein toxicity in multiple models of Parkinson's disease, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. Misfolded copies of the alpha-synuclein protein in brain cells are a hallmark of Parkinson's disease...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am How Amyloid Beta Reduces Plasticity Related To Synaptic SignalingThe early stages of Alzheimer's disease are thought to occur at the synapse, since synapse loss is associated with memory dysfunction. Evidence suggests that amyloid beta (Aβ) plays an important role in early synaptic failure, but little has been understood about Aβ's effect on the plasticity of dendritic spines. These spines are short outgrowths of dendrites (extensions of neurons) that relay electrical impulses in the brain...
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