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UPDATE 3-Mitsubishi: capital tie-up not key in Peugeot talksPARIS/TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp said talks to deepen ties with PSA Peugeot Citroen were ongoing, but played down expectations of a capital alliance after a report...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am In search of a lost world: Poland revives its Jewish pastAlmost seven decades since Nazi Germany decimated Poland's Jews in death camps like the notorious Auschwitz, Europe's former Jewish heartland is reconnecting with a lost part of its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 1:05 am More blood pressure worry: It's linked to dementia (AP)AP - If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jan 2010 | 1:01 am UPDATE 3-Geely to double Volvo output with China plant-source* Aims to sign Volvo deal in Feb, close by May - sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 1:01 am UPDATE 1-Faroe Petroleum gets new exploration licence in Norway* Considering applying for more licences (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:59 am Galapagos to develop medicines in new strategy-reportAMSTERDAM, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Belgian biotechnology company Galapagos plans to develop its own products at its own cost and risk in a "important change of strategy", its Chief Executive told a Dutch daily...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:58 am TomTom CEO says margins to remain high-paperAMSTERDAM, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Dutch navigation device maker TomTom , facing threats from Google and Nokia's , said it expects to keep high margins on its devices and software, according to an interview...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:53 am UPDATE 1-HTC Q1 rev picks up; margins hit by competition* Q1 gross margins down to about 30 pct from 32 pct in Q4Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:51 am UPDATE 1-Gulfsands gets approval to develop Syrian oil field* Says gets production license of 25 yrs for Yousefieh fieldSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:46 am UPDATE 1-ICG says climate for disposals improves* Sees 36 mln stg proceeds from sale of Gala Coral debtSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:37 am Sage says trading in line; cuts debt in Q1* Cuts net debt to 392 mln stg from 439 mln stg in quarterSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:33 am Energy Grants Seek Reliable Source for Diagnostic AidFaced with a limited supply of a radioactive drug, the Energy Department is investing in new processes and a new type of reactor. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:23 am Decision Looms on Advancing Health Care BillThe Democrats’ use of a procedural maneuver to pass the bill with a simple majority could carry numerous political risks.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jan 2010 | 12:23 am Global Update: Parasites: ‘Tropical’ Diseases Are Common in Arctic Dwellers, a Survey FindsAboriginal peoples in the Arctic face the kind of worm and protozoan infections that are often described as neglected ailments of the tropics.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:51 pm Really?: The Claim: Coughing Can Blunt the Pain of a Doctor’s NeedleCan coughing during an injection be a cheap and easy way to ease the needle’s sting?Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:50 pm U.S. teen pregnancy rate up after 10-year decline (Reuters)
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News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:41 pm Medtronic Heart Device Is ApprovedAn artificial valve that can be inserted without open-heart surgery.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:41 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 | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:26 pm Vital Signs: Exercise: In Women, Training for a Sharper MindOlder women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, a study found.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:19 pm A New Way to Look for Diseases’ Genetic RootsThough scientists hit a wall in their search, a Duke geneticist has ideas on how to renew the hunt.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:18 pm Vital Statistics: A Mixed Report on American HealthA National Center for Health Statistics report had good news and bad, including that a third of Americans were not feeling very well.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 10:59 pm Personal Health: After Smoking and Fats, Focus Turns to SaltIf he can take credit for nothing else, Michael R. Bloomberg can rightfully claim to have launched a national effort to help people live more healthfully.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 10:57 pm Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 25, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm Wooden Toilet Seats Can Trigger Children's Rash (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Harsh cleaning chemicals and wooden toilet seats -- especially those with varnishes and paints -- may be among the reasons why U.S. cases of toilet seat-related skin irritations among children appear to be increasing, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm Discovery Links Genes to Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified four regions of the human genome that predict a heightened risk of pancreatic cancer as a result of what they describe as the biggest-ever sweep of the genome for genes related to the disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm Genes, Diet Offer New Clues to Parkinson's Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) Researchers say they've spotted a new genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease, as well as a link between the illness and two other factors, metabolism and vitamin B6.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm For Lower Blood Pressure, Low-Carb Diet May Be Best (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet helps people shed as many pounds as a low-fat diet plus the weight-loss drug orlistat does, and the low-carb plan may be better at helping lower blood pressure, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm Malaria vaccine 'three years off'Microsoft founder Bill Gates tells the BBC that a partially effective vaccine for malaria could be just three years away.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 6:02 pm Lab advance aids hepatitis fightUS scientists looking for a treatment for the hepatitis liver virus have found new ways to study it in the laboratory.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm Smoke 'harms baby blood pressure'Smoke exposure during pregnancy damages a baby's blood pressure control, which may explain why their risk of cot death is higher, say experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm FDA Clears Percutaneous Valve for RVOT ConduitAnomalies of the right ventricular outflow tract require surgical intervention, but the percutaneous valve implant allows patients to undergo a less invasive procedure, delaying the need for further open-heart surgery, according to the agency.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:21 pm Serial Natriuretic-Peptide Testing Unmasks Shifts in CV Risk in the ElderlyThe findings in a community-based cohort of people aged >65 highlight the dynamic nature of cardiovascular risk in that population; a substantial jump in levels from the first to the second test significantly increased the adjusted risks of both heart failure and CV death.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:21 pm Same Weight Loss, Better BP With Low-Carb Diet vs Drug/Diet ComboThe one-year randomized study is the first to compare the low-carb diet with a low-fat strategy in combination with a diet drug. While lipid changes were similar, diastolic and systolic BP improved more with low-carb.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:21 pm New Variant Linked to Platelet Response and Bleeding Events With ClopidogrelThose homozygous for the CYP2C19*17 polymorphism had significantly reduced platelet aggregation and significantly greater risks of bleeding than individuals without the variant, although there was no difference in rates of stent thrombosis, report investigators.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:21 pm How to Get "Clinically Significant" Randomized TrialsThe common pitfalls of randomized trials and how to improve the interpretation of their results are the subject of a new review article.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:21 pm CSF White Count Reference Values Defined in Neonates, Young InfantsThe 95th percentile value for cerebrospinal fluid white cell count was 19 per microliter for infants 28 days or older and 9 per microliter for infants 29 to 56 days old.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 2:33 pm Opinion: Haiti medical care shamefulA team of doctors from New York City recently traveled to Haiti to help provide care for those injured in the January 12th earthquake. What they saw there shocked them.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:58 pm Suicide Rate Declines in HIV-Positive Patients, But Remains HighA large population-based study shows a significant decline in the suicide rate among HIV-positive individuals. However, compared with the general population, the risk remains high, and experts point out that much needs to be done to better address the mental health needs of this vulnerable population.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:41 pm Toilet Seat Dermatitis Making a ComebackHarsh cleaners and wooden seats may be behind a rise in toilet seat irritation.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:16 pm Scientists find quicker way to study cancer drivers (Reuters)Reuters - British scientists have found a new and faster way of studying a crucial class of cancer cells, called cancer stem cells, which they say should speed up work on developing drugs against them.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 1:07 pm Novel TNF-alpha Vector and Gene May Enhance Chemoradiation for Esophageal CancerThis approach led to a doubling in survival compared with historic controls.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:13 pm Specific Criteria Should Determine Hospital Discharge Timing on Individual BasisA new 16-point checklist from the American Academy of Pediatrics evaluates infant health and parent preparedness.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm Researchers Step Closer To Making T Cells Without "Feeder" CellsAn international team of academic and commercial researchers has discovered new information about how our immune system makes T cells that could help make purified T cells without the need for "feeder" cells: such an advance would be a big step forward for transplantation and regenerative medicine, as well as opening up new avenues for research and applications in drug and toxicity testing in industry. The researchers have written about their findings in a paper published online on 18 January in the Journal of Experimental Medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm Ambidextrous Children May Have More Problems in SchoolChildren who use both hands equally well have more academic problems than their right-handed peers.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 11:03 am Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA (Reuters)Reuters - Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline's over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ingredient, U.S. officials warned on Saturday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 10:13 am Arrayit Corporation's Proteomic Biomarkers Clear The Way For Pre-Symptomatic Detection Of Ovarian Cancer And Other Major DiseasesArrayit Corporation (OTCBB: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announces that Arrayit's new proteomic biomarkers will allow doctors to provide patients with a true pre-symptomatic diagnosis for Ovarian Cancer. Similar biomarkers are being developed to discover if patients are pre-symptomatic for Prostate Cancer and Parkinson's disease. Confusion surrounds the discovery of various biomarkers that detect specific diseases and cancers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am ASCO-GI: Overall Survival With Erbitux Is Significantly Improved In Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Tumors In CRYSTALMerck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that Erbitux® (cetuximab) provided an improvement in overall survival (OS) when added to the standard 1st-line FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients with KRAS wild-type tumors in the CRYSTAL study.1 In addition, the final results from this study included an analysis of the predictive value of BRAF status on Erbitux efficacy - one of the first to be based on a large subgroup (n=59) of a prospective, randomized study in the 1st-line setting...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 8:00 am Haiti awash in doctors; nurses in short supplySo many doctors are answering Haiti's call for medical aid that the largest hospital in Port-au-Prince has a new problem: organizing and finding good use for them all.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 7:30 am Wheelchair mobility at the tip of the tongueResearchers and engineers are hard at work on a wheelchair controlled by the tongue. It gives patients with the highest level of spinal cord injury mobility without being too conspicuous.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Jan 2010 | 7:27 am Welch Allyn Advances Healthcare Delivery By Converging Traditional Diagnostics Devices With Latest In Electronic Connectivity TechnologyArab Health Congress-Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, will showcase its newest suite of core diagnostics product offerings that feature next-generation electronic connectivity technology this week at the 2010 Arab Health Congress in Dubai, U.A.E...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am Ambidextrous children 'ADHD link'Children who write with both hands are more likely to struggle in school and have symptoms of hyperactivity disorder, experts claim.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 6:02 am ASCP Foundation Awarded Grant For Medication Optimization Study Using Monitor-RXThe American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Foundation has been awarded a grant in the amount of $93,465 from the Center for Technology and Aging for a research project utilizing Monitor-Rx to optimize the medication regimens of older adults. The ASCP Foundation was selected as one of five grant recipients out of 47 applicants to the Center's Medication Optimization Diffusion Grants Program...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am Elan Drug Technologies Welcomes The NDA Approval Of MS Drug AMPYRA™ (Dalfampridine) Extended Release TabletsElan Drug Technologies, a business unit of Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of AMPYRA™ (dalfampridine) as a treatment to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This was demonstrated by an increase in walking speed. AMPYRA™ will be marketed in the U.S. by Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACOR)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am Paradigm Shift In Hepatitis C Testing May Curb The Numbers Affected, Says ExpertThe Institute of Medicine, a branch of the US National Academy of Sciences, is urging healthcare providers to take steps to battle liver-damaging hepatitis B and C, which are often overlooked viruses. Surprisingly, hepatitis B and C together infect three to five times more Americans than the AIDS virus does. In the next 10 years, these two liver-damaging infections will kill about 150,000 people in the US alone, says a new Institute of Medicine report...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am Re-appointments To The Advisory Board On The Registration Of Homeopathic ProductsThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Appointments Commission are pleased to announce the re-appointment of the Chair and one member to the Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products (ABRHP). The ABRHP is an independent body that works closely with the MHRA, advising UK health ministers on the regulation of homeopathic products. Dr Tim Chambers OBE has been re-appointed as Chair of the ABRHP and has served on the Board for the past six years. He received an OBE for services to medicine in 2009...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am Diabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference Is Drawing CloserDiabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference (APC) is coming to the Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) in Liverpool from 3 to 5 March 2010. The APC is the only event of its kind in the UK that is exclusively for healthcare professionals and scientists working in the area of diabetes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am The Johns Hopkins Hospital Wins Ana Award For Outstanding Nursing QualityThe American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the United States, has recognized The Johns Hopkins Hospital for consistently yielding outstanding patient outcomes that are tied directly to the high quality of nursing care. Other hospitals receiving the award include: - Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colo. - Teaching Hospital (three-time winner) - Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, Ind. - Community Hospital - Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Ind. - Pediatric Hospital - Moss Rehab, Elkins Park, Pa...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am More melamine-tainted milk products found in China (AP)AP - Melamine-tainted dairy products were pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children had been sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:59 am Never forgetting a faceMany of us struggle sometimes to put a name to a face, but what if you could recognise someone many years after seeing them for a moment?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jan 2010 | 4:29 am
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