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Columbia prof says Prop 8 adds to gay health woes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jan 2010 | 2:41 am Germany-buyers support A400M, but not at any priceBERLIN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The countries that have ordered the A400M transporter plane are sticking to the project "but not at any price", a German Defence Ministry spokesman said on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am UPDATE 2-Strong Xmas sales lift Pets at Home sale prospects* Four private equity bids in of over 800 mln stg - sourcesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 1:26 am America's Cup descends into further chaosThe America's Cup, tarnished by a battle of egos and legal wrangling, has been plunged into even more confusion just weeks before its 33rd edition is scheduled to begin in the Spanish port...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 1:07 am UPDATE 1-Pearson confirms IDS reviewing strategic optionsLONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - British publishing group Pearson confirmed that financial market data provider Interactive Data Corp (IDC) , in which it is the majority shareholder, is considering its strategic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:54 am UPDATE 4-Japan's Shiseido agrees $1.7 bln U.S. cosmetics buy* $18.20/share offer is 43 pct premium to Thursday closeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:45 am UPDATE 2-Japan's Willcom eyed by state fund, Softbank -source* Japan state-backed fund mulling Willcom bailout -sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:26 am UPDATE 2-Japan's Willcom eyed by state fund, Softbank -source* Japan state-backed fund mulling Willcom bailout -sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:26 am UPDATE 2-Japan's Willcom eyed by state fund, Softbank -source* Japan state-backed fund mulling Willcom bailout -sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:26 am Asustek sees motherboard shipments up 19 pct in 2010TAIPEI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Asustek , the world's largest motherboard maker, expects to ship 19 percent more units this year than in 2009, helped by growing demand from China and Europe, a company official...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:08 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Jan 2010 | 12:03 am Pathway Medical Technologies Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For JETSTREAM G3™ Atherectomy SystemPathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market JETSTREAM G3™, its newest peripheral revascularization catheter for the treatment of PVD. With a new distal cutter and enhanced aspiration efficiency, JETSTREAM G3 offers a significant improvement in cutting and removing disease as compared to previous versions...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children: study (Reuters)Reuters - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 10:26 pm CytRx To Conduct Phase 2 Clinical Trial With Bafetinib In B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaCytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced plans to initiate a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bafetinib (formerly known as INNO-406) in patients with high-risk B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). CytRx President and CEO Steven A. Kriegsman, stated, "We believe bafetinib is a cutting-edge treatment that could be efficacious in a wide range of hematological cancers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Artificial Pancreas Prototype in Development for Type 1 Diabetics (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The first version of an artificial pancreas -- a potentially revolutionary way to manage insulin delivery in people with type 1 diabetes -- may be available in as little as four years.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm Mail-Order May Help People Stick to Med Regimens (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Using mail-order pharmacies makes it easier for people to stick with their doctor's prescribed medication regimens, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm Lung Infection Up in Wake of Kids' Pneumonia Vaccine (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Since the PCV7 early childhood vaccine for bacterial pneumonia was introduced in the United States in 2000, the number of children hospitalized for pneumonia because of pneumococcus has decreased by 50 percent and bacterial pneumonias have decreased overall, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm Fitness: When the Gym Isn’t EnoughYoung men love supplements, but is there any muscle behind them? Source: NYT > Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 9:46 pm Aerocrine: US Expert Panel Recommends The Use Of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) In The Diagnosis And Management Of AsthmaAerocrine AB (STO:AEROB) announced that a group of prominent clinicians and researchers, all leaders in the field of asthma in the US, has issued a consensus paper recommending that inflammation monitoring using exhaled nitric oxide should be part of the routine clinical management of asthma in conjunction with other conventional methods. The points of clinical consensus were arrived at during a closed meeting held at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm Doctor and Patient: Do You Have the ‘Right Stuff’ to Be a Doctor?Traits like extraversion and conscientiousness might be better predictors of who makes a good doctor than a high score on a standardized test.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 8:52 pm FDA Gives TCA Cellular Therapy Green Light To Proceed With First ALS Adult Stem Cell Trial Using Patient's Own Stem CellsTCA Cellular Therapy, LLC (TCA-CT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its adult stem cell protocol to conduct Phase I clinical trials to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). This is the second FDA-approved protocol for the treatment of ALS using stem cells in the country; and the first using adult stem cells from the same patient. The aim of the Phase I study will assess safety. ALS afflicts approximately 30,000 Americans. More people die of ALS than Huntington's disease; and the fatalities nearly equal Multiple Sclerosis...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Subjective Cognitive Impairment Early Indicator of Further Cognitive DeficitsA new study suggests that SCI lies on a continuum that leads to full-blown dementia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 7:56 pm GENFIT: Potential For Combination Of GFT505 With StatinsGENFIT (Alternext: ALGFT; ISIN: FR0004163111), a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development, focusing on the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases, announces the absence of a safety risk due to pharmacokinetic drug-drug interaction when GFT505 is co-administered with a statin (GFT505-1095 clinical study). These results prepare the launch of Phase IIb and Phase III trials in patients already treated with a statin (on-top of statin trials)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 7:00 pm UGL Unicco First To Embrace Ionator EXP Ionized Water Cleaner That Kills H1N1 VirusUGL Unicco, a subsidiary of UGL Limited, announced that it is deploying Activeion Cleaning Solutions' breakthrough Ionator EXP to its workforce. The new cleaning and sanitizing device supports the recently announced UGL Unicco Flu Preparedness and Business Continuity Plan. UGL Unicco was an R&D testing partner of Ionator EXP units during the development process. UGL Unicco provides cleaning and other facilities services to commercial and industrial companies, as well as schools, colleges and universities, government facilities and public venues...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Cancer cell flaws may hit studiesDozens of cancer studies may be thrown into doubt because researchers used the wrong type of cancer cells.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:15 pm 'Raise antibiotic dose' for obeseDoctors may have to start prescribing higher doses of antibiotics because of rising rates of obesity, say experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:15 pm Study Demonstrates NJOY Electronic Cigarette Inhalants Do Not Contain Carcinogenic TSNAsNJOY, the world's leading electronic cigarette brand, has completed a scientific analysis that has determined that "there is no evidence that carcinogenic TSNAs are present in the aerosol" of its brand of electronic cigarette products. These results address concerns raised by the FDA and others about product ingredients, safety and health risks, and specifically, found that there is no carcinogenic risk from TSNAs - tobacco specific nitrosamines - in the vapor inhaled by NJOY product users or nonusers who may be exposed to the constituents passively...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm WHO Addresses Media Misconceptions About H1N1 PandemicWHO maintains that the spread of H1N1 represents a real pandemic and that the organization has responded appropriately.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 4:53 pm Haiti Earthquake Mobilizes Relief WorkersThe most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Haiti's history devastated parts of the island Tuesday. "We are saddened by the news and extend our condolences to those affected by this earthquake," said Fran Lessans, CEO of Passport Health, the nation's leading provider of travel medical services and immunizations. "Our priority right now is to make sure that Haiti Earthquake volunteers take adequate measures so that they do not succumb to illness," she added. Passport Health keeps up-to date health alerts for all international volunteers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm Call for Regional Systems of Care for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestThese systems of care would involve everybody from the EMS to dedicated, experienced centers that treat cardiac-arrest survivors and would be capable of performing PCI, mechanical interventions, and other specialized treatment, according to an American Heart Association policy statement.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:08 pm Locum 'failed' other patientsAn inquest into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas locum doctor hears details of how he gave a fatal overdose to one.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:07 pm Mass. doctor testifies in murder appeal (AP)AP - A once-prominent Boston doctor convicted of killing his wife after she discovered his secret sex life of prostitutes and Internet pornography has testified that he felt "lonely" and "isolated" when he looked around the courtroom during jury selection at his trial and saw no one there to support him.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:01 pm Acucela Launches ENVISION Clarity Trial; Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Oral Visual Cycle Modulator In Patients With Dry AMDAcucela, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new treatments for blinding eye diseases, today announced the launch of its ENVISION Clarity Trial, a Phase 2 clinical trial of ACU-4429, an investigational oral treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). ACU-4429 is one of the only treatments in development that works to slow the eye's visual cycle for processing light. By slowing this cycle, ACU-4429 has demonstrated the ability to decrease the levels of toxic by-products in the eye and thereby potentially stop the advance of dry AMD...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm "Needle in Haystack" Biomarker Validated in Graft-vs-Host DiseaseRash after allogenic bone marrow transplantation may -- or may not -- be a sign of graft-vs-host disease of the skin. A new biomarker might eventually help take the guesswork out of treatment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:43 pm Labor Campaigns Against Tax on Health PlansHouse and Senate Democrats are trying to iron out numerous differences in their bills, including a tax on high-cost coverage.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:35 pm Dopamine Agonists Cause Severe Withdrawal Syndrome in Some PD PatientsDopamine agonists can cause a severe withdrawal syndrome in some patients with Parkinson's disease and symptoms are only alleviated by their reintroduction, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:16 pm New Study: Innovative Technique Allows Male Cancer Survivors Sterile From Treatment To Father ChildrenMen who were previously deemed sterile due to aggressive cancer treatments may still be able to biologically father children according to a new study published in the journal, Bone Marrow Transplantation. The study's lead author, Paul Turek, MD, former professor and endowed chair at the University of California San Francisco and founder of The Turek Clinic, pioneered the technique, called FNA Sperm Mapping, that is able to discover pockets of viable sperm in the testes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm Obesity rates stabilize but remain highObesity rates in the United States are still sky-high, but for the moment they appear to have stopped climbing higher, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:15 pm Diuretic Plus ACE Inhibitor Does Not Increase Acute Kidney Damage in ChildrenAngiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor plus furosemide therapy after cardiac surgery appears safe and does not increase the risk for acute kidney damage in children, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:06 pm Morphine for Pain Linked to Reduced PTSD Risk in SoldiersA new study of injured soldiers shows intravenous morphine cuts rates of posttraumatic stress disorder.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:47 pm Weekend Stroke Patients More Likely to Receive tPAA new study finds that stroke patients arriving at the hospital on the weekend are more likely to receive aggressive treatment, including tPA, although mortality outcomes were similar to those admitted on weekdays.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:16 pm Anti-malaria plant genes mappedThe global supply of a key anti-malaria drug is set to be boosted by a study of its genes, scientists say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:07 pm Ustekinumab Superior to Etanercept in Treating Moderate to Severe Psoriasis in Short-Term StudyReaching a 90% improvement score was more common among those who received ustekinumab, but both drugs were able to achieve at least 50% improvement in all patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:03 pm Differentiation Stage of Stem Cells Predicts Their Tumor-Generating PotentialIn neural progenitor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC-derived NPG), there are two different mechanisms that could lead to adverse events, new animal studies show.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Jan 2010 | 11:42 am Possible deal on taxing 'Cadillac' health plansCongressional Democratic health care negotiators, working with the White House, have reached a tentative deal with labor unions on restructuring a tax on high-end insurance plans, a key proposal to pay for health care reform, according to two sources familiar with the fast-moving talks.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 11:31 am Haiti quake could lead to medical 'perfect storm'Tuesday's earthquake could decimate what fragile medical care exists in the struggling country.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 11:26 am Best to lose some weight before weight-loss surgery (Reuters)Reuters - Having weight-loss surgery? Shedding a few pounds before the surgery might reduce your risk of having surgical complications, a new study hints.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 11:14 am Democratic Leaders Reach Compromise on Taxing Health PlansWhite House and Congressional negotiators say they have reached a deal on a controversial excise tax.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 10:54 am Britain apologizes to thalidomide victimsThe British government has apologized and offered compensation to hundreds of people who suffered the effects of thalidomide, a drug once prescribed to pregnant women that later was linked to major birth defects.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 10:02 am Patients demand: 'Give us our damned data'Many patients potentially could be caught in a "data prison" because they can't get their medical records. Here's why you need your records and how to get them fast.Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 8:23 am Belgian doctors give injured woman a new windpipe (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 8:21 am Farmed or wild fish: Which is healthier?Got a wish for fish?Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 8:09 am Calorie Postings No Match for Holiday GluttonyPeople picked lighter food after a city law requiring calorie counts, but lost control during the holidays, a study said.Source: NYT > Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 7:50 am Obese Pregnant Women Should Gain Less, Experts Say (LiveScience.com)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Jan 2010 | 7:10 am Obese Pregnant Women Should Gain Less, Experts SayShould obese women gain less weight during pregnancy than new recommendations suggest?Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Jan 2010 | 6:21 am Swine fluDid the UK over-react in keeping the pandemic at bay?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 4:04 am Eye test may detect Alzheimer'sIt may be possible to develop an simple eye test to detect Alzheimer's, according to new research carried out on mice by scientists at University College London.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 4:00 am Clubbers 'turn to new legal high'People going to clubs are thought to be switching to the legal high mephedrone instead of taking ecstasy or cocaine, according to new research.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am
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