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UPDATE 1-Ripplewood to sell stake in Columbia Music*To sell holdings in Columbia, has disposed some U-Shin stakeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:51 am Roche drug keeps patients cancer-free longer (Reuters)Reuters - Roche's cancer drug Xeloda enabled elderly patients being treated for colorectal cancer to live free of the disease for longer, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs said on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:03 am UPDATE 1-Macquarie shortlisted for Prudential assets -sources* S. Korea units estimated to fetch below $500 mln -sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:01 am Hunger looms as Zimbabwe's planting season endsIn a dusty field in northern Zimbabwe, villagers clapped and sang as they received desperately needed seed and fertilizer for their crops, their only source of food and income. In this...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less SaltScientists writing in The New England Journal of Medicine conclude that lowering the amount of salt people eat by even a small amount could reduce cases of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:13 am Fitness: When the Gym Isn’t EnoughYoung men love supplements, but is there any muscle behind them?Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Surprising Relief For Back Pain Could "Sit" At HomeHere's some news that 80 percent of the U.S. population should take sitting down. According to a nationwide survey*, a majority (68 percent) of primary care physicians say they are likely to recommend that a patient sit in a reclined position to help alleviate back pain - a suggestion that should come as welcome news to the 8 out of every 10 Americans who will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives**. "We hear a lot about the importance of exercise and stretching muscles to relieve back pain but the fact is that resting those muscles properly is just as important," says Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Obama Weighs Paring Goals for Health BillWith Democrats reeling from a Senate loss in Massachusetts, President Obama signaled that he might be willing to set aside his goal of achieving near-universal health care.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:45 pm Macquarie on shortlist for Prudential assets -sourcesSEOUL, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Macquarie and South Korea's Hanwha Securities are among the shortlisted bidders for Prudential Financial's two South Korean units, expected to fetch less than $500 million,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:42 pm Guilty Plea in Sale of Products With SteroidsVMG Global, a California sports nutrition company, admitted in federal court that it illegally put steroids in its dietary supplements.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:24 pm Skin Deep: Should Surgeons Meet Patients Online?In an age when many Web-savvy plastic surgeons answer questions at cosmetic enhancement sites, plenty feel comfortable dispensing opinions to patients they’ve never met.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:20 pm Japan's WWII sinking of ship illegal: AustraliaJapan's torpedoing of an Australian hospital ship in World War II was illegal and violated fundamental humanitarian principles, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Thursday. But...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:19 pm GE's Anesthesia Solution Certified For Use In US Department Of Veterans Affairs FacilitiesOn behalf of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Document Storage Systems (DSS) has completed the certification process of GE's Centricity® Perioperative Anesthesia solution, making it the industry's first to be certified under the new process. Certification indicates the solution is fully capable of integration and compatibility with the VA's clinical information system, VistA. The VA serves the country's estimated 23.4 million United States veterans of the armed services. It operates 153 hospitals and 768 outpatient centers across the US and in Puerto Rico...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm Democratic Defeat Imperils Health Care OverhaulIn the wake of Tuesday’s upset, House Democrats appeared to rule out the idea of quickly approving a health care measure.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:59 pm Study links thyroid disease to non-stick chemicalsLONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have linked a chemical used in consumer goods like non-stick pans and water-resistant fabrics with thyroid disease, raising questions about the potential...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:15 pm Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:05 pm NexMed Updates On Canadian Aproval Process For VitarosNexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), a specialty CRO and a developer of products based on the NexACT® technology, announced today that it received a Notice of Non-Compliance ("Notice") as part of the review process from Health Canada for its New Drug Submission ("NDS") for the Vitaros erectile dysfunction treatment filed in February 2008. The deficiencies cited related to the product's CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls). There were no pre-clinical or clinical deficiencies cited in the Notice...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Kids using electronic media almost 8 hours a day, report finds (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically, to almost eight hours a day, a new report finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm First Oral Medications For MS Show Promise (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Two new drugs -- both oral, rather than injected -- may soon be available to combat multiple sclerosis.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:49 pm PRESS DIGEST - BRITISH BUSINESS - JAN 21=Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:05 pm Alnylam And Collaborators Present Data From Multiple Pre-Clinical And Clinical Programs At RNAi Keystone SymposiumAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it presented data from multiple pre-clinical and clinical programs at the "RNA Silencing: Mechanism, Biology, and Application" Keystone Symposium held January 14-19, 2010 in Keystone, Colorado. Alnylam and its collaborators presented data from Alnylam's therapeutic programs including transthyretin (TTR)-mediated amyloidosis and Huntington's disease, as well as new data on delivery approaches for the systemic delivery of RNAi therapeutics...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm Scientific Learning's Fast ForWord Software Approved By Australian Government As Intervention For Children With AutismScientific Learning Corp. (NASDAQ:SCIL) today announced that the Australian Government's Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has named the Fast ForWord ® family of products as an approved intervention for children under age six who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm At trade show, U.S. homebuilders hope to find financing* Bank of America participates in small builder loan forumSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 7:27 pm Reliv Says The Battle Against Heart Disease Can Be WonThis February, in honor of American Heart Month, Reliv International, a nutrition and direct selling company, is encouraging local residents to be proactive about their heart health. The proper approach, Reliv says, should include more than just avoiding certain activities and foods. "When it comes to heart health, many experts tend to focus on the 'don'ts' - don't eat red meat, don't smoke, etc.," said Dr. Carl Hastings, chief scientific officer of Reliv International...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 7:00 pm Caritas Christi Health Care And Philips Healthcare Team Up In Significant Haiti Relief EffortWhat Philips Healthcare, is donating nearly $1 million of medical equipment and supplies to be used by a team of Caritas Christi clinicians headed to Sacre Coeur Hospital, in Milot, Haiti, north of Port-au-Prince. Caritas Christi Health Care, as well as other donors, has provided an additional $2 million of supplies and funding. When Wednesday, January 20 at 7:00 a.m...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm U.S. maker issues safety warning for strollers with hinged canopiesTORONTO - The manufacturer of several children's strollers is warning that hinges on the products' canopies pose a danger of injury to children's fingers, including cuts, bruises and evenSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jan 2010 | 5:45 pm Charities Call For Gordon Brown To Keep His Prescription Promise, UKThe Prescription Charges Coalition, of which Mind is a member, has called on Gordon Brown to keep his promise made at the Labour Party Conference in 2008 and scrap prescription charges for all those with long-term conditions. Prescription charges are a deeply unfair burden on people with long-term conditions - those who need medicines the most for day-to-day quality of life. Many people with long-term conditions rely on their medicines to enable them to carry out basic, everyday tasks and avoid the severe impact their condition can have on their mobility and ability to work...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm Diagnosis and Management of Red Eye in Primary Care ReviewedA review for family physicians covers the diagnosis and management of red eye in the primary care setting.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 4:46 pm Trials spark hope of pill for MSOral drugs to treat multiple sclerosis could become available in 2011 after promising results in two trials.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm BJOG Release: The Pregnancy Complications Of Maternal ObesityNew research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology points to a strong association between maternal obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Previous research has shown that maternal obesity is associated with pregnancy complications such as hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes and maternal death; and fetal/neonatal complications such as stillbirth, birth defects, macrosomia (big baby syndrome) and shoulder dystocia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 4:00 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 | 20 Jan 2010 | 3:31 pm MS pills show promise and risk, studies say (AP)AP - Tests of the first two oral drugs developed for treating multiple sclerosis show that both cut the frequency of relapses and may slow progression of the disease, but with side effects that could pose a tough decision for patients.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 3:08 pm Daily Acyclovir Therapy May Not Reduce Risk for HIV-1 TransmissionA study shows that daily acyclovir therapy is not associated with a lower risk for transmission of HIV-1, despite reduction in plasma HIV-1 RNA levels.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm Minister Brady Presents Certificates To Ageing With Confidence Facilitators, IrelandAine Brady, T.D., Minister for Older People, will present certificates to facilitators who have successfully completed the Ageing with Confidence course which was commissioned by Galway City Partnership, Galway Rural Development and the Centre for Social Gerontology, National University of Ireland, Galway, in partnership with Age & Opportunity. Age & Opportunity is a national, not-for-profit, organisation that promotes opportunities for greater participation by older people in society through partnerships and collaborative programmes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly (AP)
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News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 2:20 pm Higher Doses of Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients Linked to Increased Overdose RiskHigher doses of opioids in chronic pain patients have been associated with an increased risk for overdose.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 2:14 pm Calorie, Sodium Intake Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy Progression in African AmericansHigh intakes of calories and sodium appear to be associated with the progression of retinal disease among African American patients with type 1 diabetes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 1:25 pm Treatment Advances, Early Terminations Contribute to Higher Survival Rates in Children With Congenital AnomaliesKnowledge of trends in survival rates for children with certain congenital anomalies may help physicians and patients with decision-making during and after pregnancy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 1:13 pm Restricting Food and Fluid Intake During Labor May Not Be HelpfulA Cochrane systematic review shows no evidence for any risk or benefit of restricting food and fluid intake during labor for women at low risk for complications.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 1:10 pm Many Doctors Delay End-of-Life Talks With Terminal Cancer Patients -- Could a Video Help?A large survey reveals that many doctors delay having an end-of-life discussion with terminally ill cancer patients, and a small study suggests that a video depicting the options can be useful.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 12:40 pm 7-Step Plan to Improve Heart HealthA new seven-point checklist has been designed with a goal to improve U.S. cardiovascular health.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 12:33 pm Democrats scramble on health care after GOP winNervous Democrats debated Wednesday how to save a health care reform plan suddenly pushed to the brink of defeat by an upset GOP Senate win in Massachusetts.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 12:31 pm Help on hold as groups await way in to HaitiThousands of people with medical and other expertise are eager to get into Haiti to help -- but their efforts have been delayed by communications outages and the country's crumbled infrastructure.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 12:30 pm NSAIDs May Be More Effective Than Paracetamol for Menstrual PainA Cochrane systematic review shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are an effective treatment of dysmenorrhea, but there is a significant risk for adverse effects.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 12:09 pm Brain size governs 'game prowess'If you find video games a struggle, it could be to do with the size of certain parts of your brain, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:22 am Ethical Guidelines Address Patient-Physician-Caregiver RelationshipsA new position paper from the American College of Physicians offers ethical guidance to physicians for developing mutually supportive patient-physician-caregiver relationships.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:11 am Green Tea May Help Cut Risk for Lung CancerConsumption of green tea might help decrease the risk for lung cancer, particularly in smokers and those with specific genotypes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:10 am Oprah: Stay off your phone while drivingShelly and her husband, Daren Forney, were the happily married parents of three beautiful girls, 13-year-old Jessica, 9-year-old Erica and 4-year-old Valerie. "Erica is my little sunshine because she lit up the house," Shelly says. "She was making us laugh before she was a year old."Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:57 am Bifocals may slow kids' nearsightedness progression (Reuters)Reuters - A prescription for bifocals may help children with rapidly worsening nearsightedness maintain better vision, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:21 am Why Antidepressants Don't Work for Half of PatientsA brain receptor can block the effects of antidepressants.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:37 am Personal Health: Living With a Formerly Fatal Blood CancerChronic myelogenous leukemia has been transformed from deadly to nearly always treatable.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:01 am Plasma 'could cut dentist pain''Plasma jets' could one day be used to clean out bacteria from tooth cavities, say German researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 8:59 am Gene mappers untangling common cold mysteriesA cure for the common cold has eluded scientists since the dawn of mankind.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 8:57 am 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 | 7:58 am How to Quit Nervous HabitsHow to quit nervous habits and bad habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, overeating and smoking.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 7:51 am Size of Brain Region Affects Video Game PerformanceHow well you perform on video games may be determined, at least in part, by the size of a certain region in your brainSource: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Jan 2010 | 7:33 am Binqe quizThe battle to fight drinking from the Romans onSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 7:32 am More states took in expired meds in 2009 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jan 2010 | 5:58 am Drug firm boost to malaria fightPharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, is giving free access to previously confidential data on thousands of potential anti-malaria compounds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 5:13 am Running 'improves memory' in miceNew research helps explain why regular exercise improves brain power say Cambridge scientistsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am
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