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Researchers put paid to "baby brain" myth (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am PREVIEW-Sanofi Q4 seen up, cautious for 2010* 2010 EPS forecasts from dip to low single-digit growthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Cambodia blasts Google map of disputed Thai borderPHNOM PENH, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Cambodia has hit out at Google over what it called a "radically misleading" map of the disputed Thai-Cambodia border, accusing the world's biggest search engine of being...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:36 am UPDATE 3-Panasonic Q3 profit jumps, outlook raised* Q3 op profit at 101 bln yen vs consensus of 92.4 bln yenSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:28 am WRAPUP 1-China's top refineries to continue record runs in FebBEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Top Chinese refineries will process crude oil in February near the record levels seen last month, suggesting the world's second-largest oil market could face supply gluts if...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:26 am D.Telekom gains on report about T-Mobile USA IPOFRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Shares in Deutsche Telekom rose on Friday after a report in the Wall Street Journal renewed speculation that the company may float or spin off its underperforming T-Mobile...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:26 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:22 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 1:22 am Protein Supplement Myth Revealed by Body of Work (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - Most health stores are tainted with the irony that so few of their products are actually healthy, from herbal potions of unknown purity and utility to dietary supplements capitalizing on recent trends in weight loss or hair gain.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am UPDATE 1-Kraft gets over 75 pct of Cadbury, to delist sharesLONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Kraft Foods on Friday said it had 75.41 percent acceptances from Cadbury Plc shareholders by 1900 GMT on Feb. 4 in its takeover of the British confectioner and will now move...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:40 am Australian researchers put paid to "baby brain" mythAustralian researchers said on Friday they had debunked the myth that a women's ability to think was impaired by pregnancy and mothering a newborn -- a condition commonly referred to as...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:32 am Japan's AOC delays start of Egypt oil output to 2012TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Japan's AOC Holdings said on Friday that plans to start commercial crude oil output from Egypt's offshore Northwest October block in the northern Gulf of Suez would be delayed...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:18 am Study Highlights Substance Use Disorder Treatment Need Among Full-Time Workers Without Health InsuranceAn estimated 3 million full-time workers in America without health insurance (16.3 percent of all full-time workers without health care insurance) needed substance use treatment in the past year according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Levels of need were particularly high among those in this category who were aged 18 to 25 (24.4 percent) and males (19.2 percent). The survey also revealed that among these uninsured workers in need of substance use treatment only 12...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Insulin Study Could Lead to New Dosage DevicesA new study points toward a different way of regulating children’s glucose levels by using a continuous glucose monitor instead of the standard diabetes management system. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:20 pm Stalled Health Care Bill Leaves Drug Makers in Regulatory LimboWithout the regulatory certainty stemming from the health care bill, drug companies face unpleasant surprises like a heavier tax on foreign income.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:16 pm AACR To Host 101st Annual Meeting In Washington, D.C.What Affecting one in two men and one in three women, cancer remains a leading cause of death around the world. This year, in the nation's capital, the American Association for Cancer Research will convene its 101st Annual Meeting, which will draw more than 17,000 academics, scientists, clinicians, industry leaders, survivors and media professionals to hear and discuss the latest scientific findings in this fast-moving arena. To help you plan your coverage of the conference, the program schedule is available online at http://www.aacr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Firm to pay $200K after importing lead-laden toys (AP)AP - A Massachusetts company has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty to settle allegations it violated U.S. law when it imported Thomas and Friends, Curious George and Winnie the Pooh toys with high levels of lead.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:26 pm Doctor and Patient: When the Patient Can’t Afford the CareMedical schools are strong in teaching biology and pharmacology, while areas like the costs of health care are often neglected.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:25 pm Learning "Curves": Bioethics Memory Aid Can Help Assess Patient Decision-Making Capacity In Medical EmergenciesPhysicians in training and bioethicists at Johns Hopkins have created an easy-to-remember checklist to help medical students and clinicians quickly assess a patient's decision-making capacity in an emergency. A report on the acronym CURVES, and how to use it, will be published in the February issue of CHEST. CURVES stands for Choose and Communicate, Understand, Reason, Value, Emergency and Surrogate...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 4, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccinations (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most parents make sure their children get all their vaccinations, but when it comes to adults these protective shots often fall by the wayside, a new report shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes could benefit by using an artificial pancreas device to lower the risk of dangerously low blood sugar levels during sleep and help them control their disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm CANLIV: The Hepatobiliary Cancers Foundation To Host 1st Annual Biliary Tract-Gallbladder Cancer Research SymposiumCanLiv: The Hepatobiliary Cancers Foundation in partnership with The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation will host the 1st Annual Biliary Tract-Gallbladder Cancer Research Symposium on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The Symposium will engage scientists, clinical researchers, government partners and the patient advocacy community from across the globe in developing a strategic plan to accelerate clinical and translational research to advance treatment of gallbladder and biliary tract cancers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm Medical Group Urges New Rules on RadiationThe American Society for Radiation Oncology issued a six-point plan that it said would improve safety and quality and reduce the chances of errors in medical radiation.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:32 pm 'Minor Ailments' Not Always Minor, AustraliaAMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that calls by the self-medication industry for pharmacists to treat so-called 'minor ailments' such as coughs, colds, sore throats and back pain instead of doctors could put people with these ailments at risk of more serious health problems. Dr Hambleton said that minor ailments are not always minor. "Respiratory tract infections and back pain are often precursors to more serious conditions and require proper diagnosis," Dr Hambleton said. "Doctors are skilled in diagnosis, pharmacists aren't...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm Shina Systems Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance For Its 3Di Cloud-based Medical Imaging Advanced (3D/4D) Visualization SolutionShina Systems announces U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its 3Di medical imaging advanced (3D/4D) visualization software that downloads over the Internet and provides a full suite of image processing and clinical analysis applications on any PC. 3Di delivers imaging data, advanced reformatting and viewing tools, as well as powerful image processing on demand via a cloud environment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm Secret of sperm sprint uncoveredA mechanism which starts sperm swimming near the egg could lead to new forms of male contraception, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:08 pm Artificial pancreas diabetes hopeScientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:06 pm Pluristem's PLX Cells May Effectively Treat Ischemic Stroke - Brain Research Journal ReportsPluristem Therapeutics Inc. (NasdaqCM: PSTI) (DAX: PJT) today announced that the results of a pre-clinical study in an animal model of ischemic stroke demonstrated that its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cell therapy may be an effective treatment for this disorder. Results will be published in the journal Brain Research (Brain Research, Feb. 22, Vol. 1315) under the title "Transplantation of placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells upon experimental stroke in rats." The study was conducted in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Immunology and Cell Therapy (IZI) in Leipzig, Germany...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm Seniors aren't getting vital vaccinations, study finds (McClatchy Newspapers)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — States require that children have all their immunizations before they can enroll in school. Veterinarians send reminder cards to pet owners when Fido or Tabby is due for a shot. No such safety net exists for adults, however, and especially for the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to many diseases that vaccines can prevent, according to a new report about the low rate of adult immunization.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:39 pm Seattle Genetics And Millennium Announce Initiation Of Phase I Combination Clinical Trial Of Brentuximab Vedotin For Front-line Hodgkin LymphomaSeattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) and Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced that they have initiated a phase I clinical trial of brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Brentuximab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that is also in single-agent clinical trials, including a pivotal trial for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and a phase II trial for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm FDA concerned dissolvable tobacco appeals to kids (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm UK Cardiologists Petition NICE to Reverse Dronedarone DecisionDoctors and patient groups are petitioning the agency to change its recent draft guidance, which did not recommend the use of the new drug for AF.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:11 pm Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Due to Brainstem Serotonin AbnormalityNew data confirm that an underlying vulnerability contributes to the "perfect storm" of SIDS.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:03 pm Factory Reimbursement Launches New Tools To Manage Medical Device Reimbursement Across EuropeFactory Reimbursement announced today that it launched a new low-cost research and reporting service for medical device companies that wish to market and sell products in Europe. Manufacturers of medical devices and importers can now purchase customized reports that explain the intricacies of obtaining insurance reimbursement for their particular product, specific to the markets in which they hope to sell. These reports are in addition to Factory's broader reimbursement reports and database...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Concussions extra dangerous to teen brainsMax Conradt was a high school quarterback. That is, until the wrenching hit that changed everything. It was a concussion that his doctors believe caused Conradt to sink to the ground, blood pooling dangerously in his brain.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:38 pm Genes Help Explain Who Gets FitScientists have identified genes that can partly predict how much we respond to exerciseSource: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:34 pm The government has your baby's DNAYour baby's DNA is sitting in a state lab somewhere, with your baby's name on it, where it will stay there for months, years, or even decades. In this week's Empowered Patient, what you can do if you worry about genetic privacy for your baby.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:16 pm Launch Of Ipsen's Decapeptyl 6-Month Formulation (LP 22.5 Mg) In France For The Treatment Of Advanced Or Metastatic Hormone-Dependent Prostate CancerIpsen (Paris:IPN), an innovation-driven global specialty pharmaceutical group and Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of companies with a focus on the development of prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs, announce the launch by Ipsen in France of Decapeptyl® LP 22.5 mg 6-month sustained-release formulation for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic hormone-dependent prostate cancer. Other launches are planned shortly, notably in Germany and Portugal...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm Trace of Thought Is Found in ‘Vegetative’ PatientExperts said a finding could raise ethical questions about consulting severely disabled patients on care.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm Autism parents haunted by question: Why?The retraction of a controversial study that suggested a link between autism and a childhood vaccine has been little comfort to some parents.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:47 pm fMRI May Allow Communication With Some Patients in Vegetative or Minimally Conscious StatesNew findings suggest a small proportion of these patients show signs of awareness on functional MRI that can't be seen at the bedside, and further, it may afford some rudimentary communication.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:22 pm Make Adult Vaccinations as Widespread as Those for Children, Say Immunization AdvocatesTens of thousands of adults die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases such as seasonal influenza and pneumonia, according to a study.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:01 pm Nurses Are Frequent Targets of Workplace ViolenceSeventy-five percent of the nurses in a new survey said they experienced workplace violence during the past year; just 1 in 6 of the incidents was formally reported.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:59 am 'Sweat lodge' guru due in court ThursdaySelf-help guru James Ray will appear in court Thursday to face manslaughter charges in the deaths of three participants at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he organized last year.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am Herbal Remedy Users Have Worse AsthmaA study finds less inhaler use in asthmatics who take herbal remedies.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am Missing Genes Linked to Extreme ObesityA study shows some morbidly obese people are missing a section of DNA.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am Genetic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility -- ASCO Updates Policy StatementAlthough genetic testing has become a part of oncologic care, there is concern over marketing directly to consumers, especially of tests with unproven clinical utility.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:46 am Neuroimaging May Help Distinguish ADHD and Severe Mood Dysregulation From Bipolar Disorder in YouthNeuroimaging may help identify unique biomarkers that distinguish attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and severe mood dysregulation from bipolar disorder in young patients with overlapping behavioral and psychiatric symptoms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:39 am More Than Half of Americans Use Internet for HealthMore than half of Americans looked up health information on the Internet last year, U.S. government researchers reported on Tuesday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:32 am The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype?Imagine a treatment that could build bones, strengthen the immune system and lower the risks of illnesses like diabetes, heart and kidney disease, high blood pressure, and cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am Health Official Can’t Guarantee Openness in TalksKathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said administration officials provided “technical support” to Congress, but did not control the negotiations on the health bill.Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:15 am What Really Motivates SpermMolecule that starts sperm identified, could lead to treatments for male infertility, contraception.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 10:05 am Gov't moving into central role in health care (AP)AP - Government is poised to become king of the hill in America's vast health care system, with or without President Barack Obama's planned redo, according an economic report released Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:29 am Is the 'Avatar' concept really possible?"Avatar," now the highest grossing film ever, has thrilled audiences with the idea that humans could inhabit faux, avatar bodies. Sounds creepy, but is "Avatar" tech possible in reality?Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:13 am 'Vegetative state' man responds to questionsA man presumed to have been in a vegetative state for five years has communicated with the outside world for the first time since suffering severe head injuries in a car crash, researchers said Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 9:08 am Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am Obese People Lose Weight at High AltitudesHigh altitudes may help people lose weight, a new study says.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:33 am Patient 'killed unlawfully' by GPA coroner calls for a shake-up of out-of-hours medical care after ruling a patient was unlawfully killed by an overseas doctor.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:58 am ADHD triggers 'creative genius'Attention-deficit disorders may be the spark behind creative geniuses such as Byron, Picasso and even Kurt Cobain, claims a psychiatrist.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2010 | 4:28 am
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