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US 'cavemen' seek raw truthVlad Averbukh says he'll need a napkin at lunch. "It could be bloody." What he doesn't require is a fork. A follower of America's "paleo diet," or simply "the caveman lifestyle," New...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Feb 2010 | 1:05 am In Texas, a Trial and Possible Prison Time for Reporting a DoctorA nurse is facing third-degree felony charges for informing state regulators that a doctor at her rural hospital was practicing bad medicine. Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 11:29 pm Horror witch-hunts target low-caste women in NepalKalli Biswokarma was tortured by neighbours in her village in Nepal for two days and forced to eat human waste before she finally gave in and confessed to practising witchcraft. Those...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 11:27 pm Diehard Thaksin loyalist paints rural Thailand redKwanchai Praipana's thousands of followers can't see him as he opens his daily radio show with anti-government diatribes, but it hasn't stopped him dressing for the role. Clad top-to-toeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 9:38 pm The Riddle of ConsciousnessPatients in a “vegetative” state showed some bright blips on brain scans, but there’s still no real answer to what’s behind blank eyes.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm Largest mumps outbreak in years spreads as more than 300 cases diagnosed in New York suburbsMONSEY, N.Y. - More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as America's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. Almost all the cases are among...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 7:14 pm Most Americans Think Swine Flu Pandemic Is Over, a Harvard Poll FindsMost Americans do not intend to get the swine flu vaccine and think the flu threat was overblown, according to a poll by the Harvard School of Public Health.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 6:58 pm 300 people diagnosed with mumps in suburban NYMore than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as the nation's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. A health official says 303 people in the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 6:55 pm Astra, UK charity hunt new kind of cancer drugLONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has struck a deal with the commercial arm of a British charity to try and develop a new class of a "cancer metabolism" drugs.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 5:05 pm Seoul launches 'floating island'A giant steel float that will be part of a "floating island" in Seoul boasting off-shore entertainment facilities began a snails-paced trip towards the city's Han River Saturday. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 1:57 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 | 6 Feb 2010 | 1:38 pm One Bowl = 2 Servings. F.D.A. May Fix That.The F.D.A. may update serving sizes for foods like chips, cookies and ice cream to reflect how Americans really eat.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 1:05 pm Permira stands by Hugo Boss, ProSiebenSat1-magazineFRANKFURT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Permira will hold on to its investments in fashion house Hugo Boss and broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 , the head of the buyout firm's German business told a magazine.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am Permira stands by Hugo Boss, ProSiebenSat1-magazineFRANKFURT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Permira will hold on to its investments in fashion house Hugo Boss and broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 , the head of the buyout firm's German business told a magazine.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am Ratiopharm fields decisive takeover bids-sources (Reuters)Reuters - Generic-drug makers Teva and Actavis, backed by Swedish buyout firm EQT, have placed make-or-break bids for German peer Ratiopharm but drug major Pfizer is expected to also be a contender, sources said.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Feb 2010 | 9:32 am Ratiopharm fields decisive takeover bids-sources* Teva and Nordic consortium Actavis/EQT have bid-sourcesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Feb 2010 | 9:26 am QIAGEN Unit And Pfizer Enter Into An Agreement To Develop A Companion Diagnostic For Brain Tumor PatientsPfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and DxS (a wholly owned subsidiary of QIAGEN N.V.) (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) announced that they have entered into an agreement to develop a companion diagnostic test kit for PF-04948568 (CDX-110), an immunotherapy vaccine in development for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Financial terms of the diagnostic agreement have not been disclosed. On April 16, 2008, Pfizer and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Everyone Wins At The Olympic Winter Games With Healthy Travel PreparationsSports fans attending the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Paralympics Games in Vancouver, Canada, in February can be winners if they make plans now to help stay healthy during their trip. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some simple tips to help travelers share gold medal memories but not the flu at the games. Teamwork will be the key to everyone enjoying a healthy experience at the Olympic and Paralympic games. You can help in the fight to control the flu's spread by remembering to "Stop, Wash and Go:" -- Stop: Make sure you feel well before traveling...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am O.K., Russia, Time to Work ItWestern-style fitness is beginning to catch on among Russia’s wealthy.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am News Analysis: Democrats Ask, Can Health Care Bill Be Saved?President Obama is pushing for a final bill, but he didn’t say how he would resolve the questions of policy, procedure and politics facing Congress.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am Patient Money: Fighting Denied Claims Requires PerseveranceFollowing a few steps can make the process of appealing insurance denials easier and increase the likelihood of success.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am Fruit And Vegetable Consumption Improved By Online ProgramsOnline programs that provide information and tips about fruits and vegetables may be the key to getting more Americans to eat healthier, say researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. Researchers found that when given access to an online program about fruits and vegetables, participants increased their daily fruit and vegetable intake by more than two servings. Many of the participants continued using the program after the study concluded, and even reported their family members became involved in the program...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Pentagon And Congress Should Act Quickly To End Gay Military Ban, APA SaysThe American Psychological Association urged both the Pentagon and Congress to move swiftly to end the restrictions on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, noting that there are decades of scientific research demonstrating no threat to military readiness or morale. "While we were heartened by the congressional testimony of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, we believe that a year to study the matter and another year to implement change is too long," said APA President Carol Goodheart, Ed.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Moms Influence How Children Develop Advanced Cognitive FunctionsExecutive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions - such as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility - that help us plan and monitor what we do to reach goals. Although executive functioning develops speedily between ages 1 and 6, children vary widely in their skills in this area. Now a new longitudinal study tells us that moms play a role in how their children develop these abilities. The study was conducted at the University of Montreal and the University of Minnesota...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am California Stem Cell And ALS Therapy Development Institute Extend Their Collaboration To Advance Potential Stem Cell Assisted Therapy For ALSCalifornia Stem Cell, Inc. (CSC) and ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) are pleased to announce an extension and expansion of their collaboration aimed at advancing a potential stem cell therapy for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). This effort will build on work that has already been completed as part of this on-going partnership to understand how stem cells, and their derivatives, may be applied to treatment of this fatal neurodegenerative disease...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Tenaxis Medical, Inc. Announces Completion Of The Enrollment Phase Of Their Pivotal StudyTenaxis Medical has completed enrollment of its pivotal US study for the ArterX Vascular Sealant™. The study was designed to enroll up to 220 patients who were scheduled to receive a synthetic vascular graft or patch at 12 investigational sites within the US. Typical applications involved the placement of arteriovenous dialysis access grafts, carotid endarterectomy patches and large vessel reconstruction such as the open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am CREON(R) (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules Significantly Improves Fat Absorption In Children With Cystic FibrosisSolvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Phase IIIb data published in the January issue of Clinical Therapeutics confirm that CREON® (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules significantly improves a key measure of fat absorption in children aged 7-11 years who have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) due to cystic fibrosis (CF), EPI is a condition resulting from a deficiency in the production and/or secretion of pancreatic enzymes that are necessary to digest nutrients in food...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am New Agent To Manage Cancer Related EffusionsIn the USA each year, 200,000 cancer patients suffer from a malignant pleural effusion development of excessive fluid (pleural effusion) in the chest. Several litres of such fluid can accumulate, and many patients suffer from significant breathlessness and distress. One in four patients with lung cancer, one in every three with breast cancer and most of the patients with mesothelioma will develop a malignant effusion. The current strategy is to induce a pleurodesis (seal the pleural cavity with a chemical agent so no fluid can accumulate)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Performance Of EU Health Care Systems Investigated In New StudyThe performance of the European healthcare system will be evaluated in the EuroHOPE study (European Health Care Outcomes, Performance and Effectiveness) coordinated by the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and funded by the EU. The project is an extension of the Perfect study carried out by THL in Finland to the European level. Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation has funded the Perfect project through its FinnWell programme...
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