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Heart group lists 7 essentials for heart health (AP)AP - Here are the seven secrets to a long life: Stay away from cigarettes. Keep a slender physique. Get some exercise. Eat a healthy diet and keep your cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar in check.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Accidental viagraDrug design owes more to serendipity than careful designSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 1:32 am New Rules Set for H.M.O.’s in CaliforniaThe sweeping new rules would make California the first state to establish time standards in medical services. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:27 pm Vital Signs: Behavior: Too Much Sitting Shortens Lives, Study SuggestsResearch in Australia showed that each daily hour of television viewing was associated with an 11 percent rise in mortality.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:26 pm Vital Signs: Regimens: Tailor Medicine Levels to Size and Weight, Doctors SayDosages of antibiotics should be adjusted for size in adults, two researchers said in a new paper.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:26 pm Punk's not dead in military-ruled MyanmarThe singer smashes his guitar to pieces on the stage as thousands of spiky-haired punk fans cheer loudly -- a rare display of countercultural exuberance in military-ruled Myanmar. At...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:55 pm Honour for Bangladesh aid group's Afghan successImmaculately attired and cigar in hand, Fazle Hasan Abed, who will soon become the first Bangladeshi citizen to be knighted, does not look as if he holds the secret to a better future for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:40 pm Economic Scene: Centrist, and Yet Not UnifiedThe current health bills are the product of decades of political debate and more conservative than other attempts at reform. Yet they are flailing.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:31 pm India's Eiffel Tower rises from coconut grovesIt's been copied in Las Vegas and hangs on a thousand keyrings: now another replica of the Eiffel Tower is to be built in former French-occupied India, 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:21 pm Glaxo eyes token profit on malaria vaccineNEW YORK (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc hopes to seek approval by 2012 for its experimental vaccine to prevent malaria and will seek only a small profit on the product in order to make it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:05 pm Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 19, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm Complex Weight-Loss Plans Erode Dieters' Resolve (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The more complex a person's diet plan, the sooner the person will abandon it, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm Compounds Identified That Might Treat Nerve Diseases (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they've developed a new way to find compounds that could become treatments for degenerative nerve disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's diseases.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm Excess Weight Poses Anesthesia Challenge (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Many health risks of excess weight are well-known, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, to name a few. But an obese patient is also a challenge for an anesthesiologist to care for during surgery.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm UPDATE 1-Wipro Q3 net jumps 19 pct, says demand positive* Says IT services revenue to rise 3.6-5.4 pct in March qtrSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 8:40 pm Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive BehaviorA key to understanding obsessive behavior in people may lie in some dogs.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 8:35 pm RPT-MindTree raises FY10 outlook; Q3 net surgesMUMBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - IT firm MindTree Ltd raised its earnings forecast for the year ending March 2010 as it sees a 'slow revival' in the global economy and posted a forecast beating quarterly net...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 7:04 pm UPDATE 3-Samsung, Rambus settle in $900 mln deal, shares leap* Rambus stock up 14 percent, Micron off 3.4 percent (Adds comments from Rambus and Micron; updates shares)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 6:48 pm Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim gives $65M for genetic research on cancer, diabetes, kidney diseaseMEXICO CITY - Telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim pledged $65 million Tuesday for genetic research on cancer, type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. Scientists from Harvard University,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 6:26 pm Alberta health committee recommends creating own health act, patient charterEDMONTON - A government-appointed committee is recommending that Alberta create its own health act and a patient charter. The Canadian Press has learned that a key recommendation to beSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 6:01 pm 'No proof' e-cigarettes are safeThere is a worrying lack of safety data on electronic cigarettes, despite their growing popularity among the public, warn experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2010 | 5:57 pm 7,600 Dorel Asia drop-side cribs recalled in Canada over concern the drop-side can detachOTTAWA - More than 7,000 drop-side cribs distributed by Dorel are being voluntarily recalled in Canada over concerns the drop-side can detach, creating a space where a child can be...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Jan 2010 | 5:40 pm We're pregnantAttempts made to give new life to fathers' roleSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2010 | 5:16 pm British Medical Association Call For Bold Action To Increase Organ Donor RatesCommenting on the launch of Scotland's new organ donation teaching pack today (Tuesday January 19 2010), the BMA welcomed the Government's attempts to get young people to discuss the issues surrounding organ donation but said that bold action was required to improve donation rates. Dr Brian Keighley, chairman of the BMA in Scotland said: "The BMA has actively supported efforts to improve transplantation rates. But despite many high profile campaigns to generate an increase in the number of donors, there has been limited success...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm Fake Alli Sold on InternetFake, "potentially harmful" versions of the weight loss drug Alli are being sold on Internet auction sites such as eBay, the FDA and GlaxoSmithKline warn.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 4:31 pm Health Protection Agency Welcomes Addition Of New Pneumococcal Vaccine To Childhood Immunisation ProgrammeThe Health Protection Agency (HPA) welcomes the Department of Health's replacement of the current pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) with a vaccine that protects against further strains of the disease. The current PCV vaccine in use successfully protects against the seven major strains which cause pneumococcal infection. The new vaccine will protect against the seven strains already contained in the current vaccine as well as six other common strains of the infection. Pneumococcal infection can cause diseases such as pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm Several diseases form deadly brain cancer: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 3:45 pm Narrow Senate Race Unnerves Democrats on Health CareA Republican victory in Massachusetts could fracture the Democratic coalition behind health legislation, putting its approval in jeopardy.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 3:04 pm Democrats May Seek to Push Health Bill Through HousePreparing for a possible loss in Massachusetts, Democrats are mulling options to save the Senate’s health care legislation.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm Veteran Meetings And Exhibits Director Joins American Society Of AnesthesiologistsChristopher J. Wehking, CMP has been hired as the new Director of Meetings and Exhibits at the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Wehking will join the ASA January 25. Wehking currently serves as Director of Meetings and Exhibits for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). During his four years at ASPS, Wehking successfully introduced a new Annual Meeting and Exhibit Program, solidifying the event as the premier educational and exhibit event for the plastic surgery specialty...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm EGFR Gene Signature May Predict Prognosis and Guide Treatment in Lung CancerA 93-gene signature associated with the presence of EGFR mutations may be a favorable prognostic marker in patients with early-stage nonsmall-cell lung cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 2:51 pm Critical Blood Shortage in Haiti, PAHO SaysThe Pan-American Health Organization says there is a critical shortage of blood in the country, refrigeration is limited, and a high prevalence of TB and HIV are further constraining blood supplies.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 2:14 pm New Programme To Make Health Inequalities Everybody's Business, UKA new programme in thirty areas of the country will support the health service and local public sector organisations to work together to reduce inequalities by tackling local challenges. Healthy Places, Healthy Lives will encourage local leadership on the health inequalities agenda and share learning, meaning that health inequalities becomes everybody's business, Public Health Minister Gillian Merron announced today...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm 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 | 19 Jan 2010 | 1:55 pm Embryos Like to Be Rocked Like BabiesNew in vitro fertilization technique rocks embryos, success rate soars for mice.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 1:47 pm Narrowing an Eating DisorderWhen anorexia, bulimia and other labels don’t fit, experts use other labels for disordered eating.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 1:46 pm Democrats' plans at stake with Massachusetts voteMassachusetts goes to the polls Tuesday for a special election to fill Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat, which could determine the fate of the national Democratic agenda, including health care plans.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 1:44 pm Flu Pandemic Remains Moderate, Easing in Areas: WHOThe H1N1 flu pandemic remains moderate and its effects are probably closer to those of 1957 and 1968 than the far more deadly 1918 version, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 1:11 pm HTI Teams Up With Private Donor To Deliver Emergency Water Filtration Systems Directly To HaitiHydration Technology Innovations, LLC (HTI), the leading provider of next-generation forward osmosis water filtration technology, today announced it has teamed up with private donors to ship drinking water filtration systems to earthquake victims in Haiti. The donations will provide thousands of single-use water filtration pouches as well as eight community supporting hydro-wells that can purify 5,600 liters (1,480 gallons) of water a day. HTI has developed several clean water delivery systems of which four different models will be taken to Haiti...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm Deadly brain cancer not a single disease: study (Reuters)Reuters - The most common form of brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, probably is a set of diseases, rather than a single disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 12:49 pm Cognitive Fluctuations Signal Onset of Alzheimer'sTesting cognitive fluctuations should be considered when assessing Alzheimer's disease, say researchers.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 12:41 pm Embolization Plus Immediate Ablation Promising for Unresectable Liver TumorsMicrosphere embolization plus radiofrequency ablation killed all unresectable liver tumors treated in a new Italian study.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 12:20 pm Blood Stored More Than 14 Days Increases Risk for Organ Failure in Transfused ChildrenThe risk for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in critically ill children who receive blood that is more than 14 days old is nearly double that of similar children transfused with fresher blood.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 12:15 pm Tanning Beds: FDA To Debate Tougher Cancer WarningAdvisors to the US Food and Drug Administration are planning hold a public debate in the spring to discuss the pros and cons of stricter regulations on the use of tanning beds, including stronger warnings on cancer risks and reclassifying them. According to an Associated Press report earlier today, FDA UV radiation specialist Sharon Miller said the agency doesn't recommend the use of tanning beds at all, but: "We know people do use them so we want to make them as low-risk as possible...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm Alcon To Purchase Ophthalmic Pharmaceutical Assets From SirionAlcon (NYSE: ACL), the world's leader in eye care, announced that it will purchase the rights in the United States for two FDA-approved topical eye care products from Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. The two products purchased are Durezol™, a marketed ophthalmic corticosteroid approved for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with eye surgery, and Zirgan™, a recently approved antiviral for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis (corneal ulcers). In addition to these marketed products, Alcon also acquired the global rights, excluding Latin America, for Zyclorin™...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm Weight Watchers sues Jenny Craig for Bertinelli ad (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:54 am Letters: Planning for Life’s End (1 Letter)To the Editor:.Source: NYT > Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:44 am S.Korea to restrict TV adverts for junk food (AFP/File)AFP/File - South Korea Tuesday announced curbs on television advertising for junk food in a bid to cut obesity and promote healthy eating among children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:20 am Mixed Results for Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal IntubationsFirst-attempt success rates are significantly higher with videolaryngoscopy than with direct laryngoscopy for patients with difficult airways.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:05 am SunTech Medical's Oscar 2 ABPM Used In Study Linking Vitamin D Deficiency And HypertensionA study led by Dr. William White and Dr. Pooja Luthra at the University of Connecticut Health Center is using the Oscar 2™, 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) to investigate a possible link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension. The hypertension study will help identify if vitamin D deficiency is a cardiovascular risk factor by measuring changes in 24 hour blood pressure using the Oscar 2 ABPM from SunTech Medical. Hypertension expert, Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am FDA on BPA: 'Some Concern,' No BanThe FDA says to take 'reasonable steps' to avoid the plastics chemical bisphenol A.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:54 am H1N1 2009 Monovalent Vaccination Recommended for Overall PopulationNow that an ample supply of influenza A (H1N1) vaccine is available, the CDC has expanded the recommendation for vaccination to the rest of the population.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:50 am Budget Must Provide 'Stimulus Package' For Health - Australian Medical AssociationAMA Federal Budget Submission 2010-11 AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the May Federal Budget must provide a significant 'stimulus package' for the Australian health system. Releasing the AMA's Federal Budget Submission, Dr Pesce said the health system is in desperate need of strategic investment across the whole range of programs and services - from primary care to hospitals to mental health and Indigenous health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 10:00 am Boehringer Ingelheim And Priaxon Announce A Collaboration To Research And Develop Novel Treatments For CancerBoehringer Ingelheim and Priaxon entered into a worldwide collaboration to research and develop mdm2/p53 inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. Priaxon is providing its innovative and proprietary small molecule drug discovery expertise which is particularly suited to investigate inhibition of protein-protein interactions. p53 is a human tumor suppressor protein. It has been shown that in tumors with wild-type p53, the restoration of p53 tumor-suppressive functions can be achieved by blocking a cellular interaction of mdm21 and p53...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am In Haiti, bracing for mental aftershocksAs Haitians struggle to recover from Tuesday's earthquake, mental health experts caution that the most severe psychological effects won't take form until individuals' situations stabilize.Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Jan 2010 | 8:49 am FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Jan 2010 | 8:39 am HPV test 'better than smear'Cervical cancer deaths could be cut if a different screening test was used for over-35s, according to researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2010 | 5:20 am Corpse dangerDo dead bodies in Haiti pose a health risk?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2010 | 2:58 am Nano device targets artery damageA molecule designed to find, latch onto, then treat hardened arteries may offer a new way to tackle heart disease.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Jan 2010 | 2:06 am
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