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Task force: Screen kids, obesity treatment works (AP)AP - An influential advisory panel says school-aged youngsters and teens should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight — a move that could transform how doctors deal with overweight children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am Accel leads $20 mln funding in Russian e-commerceLONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Accel Partners is leading a $20 million round of funding for Russian online shopping club kupiVIP.ru, which the company says is the largest investment to date in a Russian e-commerce...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am FACTBOX-Cadbury's top 10 shareholdersLONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Four out of Cadbury's top 10 shareholders are U.S. investors, with New Jersey-based Franklin Mutual Advisers the largest shareholder, with 7.67 percent, according to data provided...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am UPDATE 1-Google probing possible inside help on attack-sources(For more stories on Google in China click [ID:SGE60C01H] (Adds background and details on negotiations)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:23 am UPDATE 2-India TCS shares at record high on broker upgrades* JPMorgan raise price target, BofA-ML upgrades rating to buySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am Turkmenistan to scrap monument to dictator: reportTurkmenistan will soon tear down a monument to its mercurial former dictator viewed by many as a symbol of his most bizarre excesses, official media said Monday. The massive "Arch of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:02 am Cadbury shares higher on hopes on raised Kraft bidLONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Shares in Cadbury Plc pushed higher on Monday in anticipation of a higher bid from Kraft Foods , which is expected to sweeten its original takeover offer before the Jan. 19...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:48 am China to expand smoking bans as health awareness rises in world's largest tobacco consumerBEIJING - Health advocates and Chinese officials are campaigning to enforce smoking bans in seven major cities, the latest sign of rising health awareness in the world's largest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:07 am Term 'concussion' leads some docs, parents to underestimate severity of injuryTORONTO - The medical diagnosis of "concussion" may be leading parents and even doctors to underestimate the possible severity of brain injuries in children, some Canadian researchers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:44 am Hoping It Won’t Be Needed, Democrats Ponder a Backup Plan on Health Care BillIf a Republican wins the Massachusetts Senate race, ending the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority, persuading the House to pass the Senate’s health bill is the preferred Plan B. Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm Therapists Report Increase in Green DisputesAs awareness of environmental concerns has grown, therapists are seeing a rise in household bickering, particularly about food.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jan 2010 | 11:51 pm News Analysis: In Recall, a Role Model StumblesJohnson & Johnson, historically adept at crisis management, lost its footing last week over a recall of several hundred batches of popular medicines, including Tylenol.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jan 2010 | 10:25 pm Shots Relieve Children's Hay Fever, Cut Expenses (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Allergy vaccinations reduce total health-care costs in children with hay fever by one-third and drug prescription costs by 16 percent, according to a 10-year U.S. study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm Weaker wine 'may prevent cancers'Swapping a daily glass of wine for a slightly weaker one could be enough to lower the risk of some cancers, claims a charity.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jan 2010 | 5:04 pm Stem cell transplant hopes liftedA technique which may remove the need for matched bone marrow transplants for patients is used in humans for the first time.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jan 2010 | 5:03 pm First private pharmacy since 1971 opened in Sweden (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jan 2010 | 1:38 pm Medical chief: I ordered docs to leaveDoctors and nurses walked away from a Haiti field hospital Friday night on U.N. orders, leaving CNN's Sanjay Gupta to care for the injured quake victims.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jan 2010 | 12:42 pm DNA sweep finds new genes linked to diabetes (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jan 2010 | 10:14 am F.D.A. Concerned About Substance in Food PackagingIn a shift, the Food and Drug Administration will study the health risks from bisphenol-A, or BPA, which is widely used in plastic bottles and food containers.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jan 2010 | 9:15 am
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