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Best 'dates'Kindness is top of the list for a lasting relationshipSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:37 am UPDATE 1-Japan's KDDI seeks fewer voting rights in J:Com* Plans to buy 31.1% voting stake,down from original 37.8%Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Feb 2010 | 1:13 am No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:42 am 40 dead, 2,000 infected as first cholera outbreak in 50 years spreads across Papua New GuineaSYDNEY, Australia - The island nation of Papua New Guinea is struggling to contain its first cholera outbreak in 50 years, which has killed at least 40 people and sickened 2,000 over the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:41 am No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case showsTreatments like the quadruple bypass surgery Clinton had in 2004 last about a decade on average. Then the blood vessels used to create detours around the clogged arteries start to get...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:37 am UPDATE 3-Hanwha buys U.S. Prudential's Korea units for $425mln* Hanwha to pay up to 490 bln won for two Prudential unitsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:06 am Ross, partners raise $1.1 bln to buy a bank-reportFeb 12 (Reuters) - Related Cos' real estate developer Stephen Ross and partners have raised about $1.1 billion to help buy a failed bank, Bloomberg reported.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:03 am Health Discovery Corporation Inks Deal For Final Validation Of A New Molecular Diagnostic Test For Colon CancerHealth Discovery Corporation (OTCBB: HDVY) announced today that the Company has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Pancreas, Biliary and Liver Surgery Center of New York at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in New York City to provide clinical specimens to be utilized to complete the final validation of HDC's molecular diagnostic test for colon cancer. This test demonstrated a 93% Sensitivity and a 93% Specificity in a previous validation study...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Japan's KDDI seeks fewer voting rights in J:ComTOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japanese telecoms firm KDDI Corp said on Friday it plans to take 31.1 percent of voting rights in Jupiter Telecom (J:Com) , down from an initial plan of 37.8 percent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:56 pm No bidder for Hynix stake, market sale to be sought* Shareholders receive no bid despite deadline extensionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:51 pm Jewish Youths Are at Center of Outbreak of MumpsThe virus been found mostly among boys and young men in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park, health officials said. Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:39 pm Health Reform in Limbo, Top Drug Lobbyist QuitsBilly Tauzin, the industry’s top lobbyist, thought it was a smart move to bet on health care reform early — only to watch it come to a screeching halt.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:30 pm Row in Romania over bid to impose major junk food taxWhile First Lady Michelle Obama launched a high-profile campaign against obesity in the US this week, small Romania may be a step ahead with its bid to impose one of the first comprehensiveSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:30 pm China warns of snow storms on Lunar New YearChina on Friday warned that huge rain and snow storms would hit the north of the country this weekend on the eve of Lunar New Year, spelling potential travel chaos as millions head home by...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:18 pm Advertising: For G.E., a Human Face on Its Role in Health CareG.E. will spend more than $80 million in the United States this year on the campaign, which will have TV, print and digital components.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:12 pm AdvaCAL Calcium Effective Against Bone Loss In Postmenopausal WomenWith Osteoporosis an increasing concern among women of all ages, a recent report in the medical journal Osteoporosis International found that women taking the AAACa (AdvaCAL®) calcium supplements had the highest bone density increase among 32 different calcium studies conducted between 1977 and 2008. The 32 studies involved 3,169 postmenopausal women, 79 skeletal measures and 7 different types of calcium, including dairy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Polygamy on the rise in MalaysiaRohaya Mohamad, a 44-year-old Malaysian doctor, chats happily about her plans for the evening, a romantic dinner for five with her husband -- and his three other wives. Rohaya and her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Feb 2010 | 10:51 pm University Of Colorado Hospital And NEC Implement Unified Clinical Communications Technology To Advance Patient CareWorking with the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading integrator and provider of advanced communications and technology solutions, today announced that it has extended the communications infrastructure built on NEC's UNIVERGE® communications servers by implementing the nation's first Cisco Nurse Connect solution. Considered the leading academic medical center in the Rocky Mountain region, UCH is committed to patient care through the implementation of cutting edge healthcare technology, including unified clinical communications...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 11, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:48 pm Benicar Approved for Kids With High Blood Pressure (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Olmesartan medoxomil (Benicar), approved in 2002 to treat high blood pressure in adults, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the same condition in children aged 6 to 16, drug maker Daiichi Sankyo said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:48 pm Cognitive Skills May Shrink With Tamoxifen (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The breast cancer drug tamoxifen -- used for three decades to treat the disease -- appears to affect cognitive abilities, including some types of memory, a new study has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:48 pm MRI May Not Add Value to Routine Breast Cancer Care (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Adding expensive MRI scans to diagnose breast cancer won't budge rates of repeat operations or the need for further mastectomy procedures, a new British study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:48 pm Administration Rejects Health Insurer’s Defense of Huge Rate IncreasesAnthem Blue Cross, a California health insurance company, said that increases of up to 39 percent in premiums were driven by rising health care costs.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm Pitt County Memorial Hospital Adopts TandemHeart(R)-versatile Circulatory Support Device From CardiacAssistCardiacAssist Inc. announced that Pitt County Memorial Hospital has adopted the company's TandemHeart® System. Pitt County Memorial Hospital is in select company: TandemHeart is now being used in nearly 90% of the "Best U.S. Heart & Heart Surgery Hospitals" as ranked by U.S. News & World Report-with more than 1,900 TandemHeart procedures performed to date at nearly 150 hospitals across the United States. "We pride ourselves in being a state-of-the-art cardiac care facility," said interventional cardiologist Walter A. Tan, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm Links to Spirituality Found in the BrainScientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 8:04 pm Shenogen And Chemizon Announce Drug Discovery Collaboration Focused On Oncology And Endocrine DisordersShenogen Pharma Group and Chemizon, a division of Optomagic Co. Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 0101070) today announced a drug discovery collaboration agreement to create small molecule therapeutics targeting modulators of the ER-alpha 36 receptor. "We are very pleased to enter into this collaboration with Chemizon whose experienced management team has a track record of success in creating promising drug candidates," said Dr. Jin Li, President of Shenogen Pharma Group...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm NEJM Publishes Trial Results Demonstrating Bard FLAIR(R) Endovascular Stent Graft Is Superior To Balloon Angioplasty For Failing Dialysis GraftsC. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) announced the publication of trial results by The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) showing the Bard FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft maintains the patency of dialysis access grafts more effectively than balloon angioplasty alone. The FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft is the only implant approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of stenoses at the venous anastomosis of ePTFE or other synthetic arteriovenous access grafts...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm ExonHit Chosen To Join The European Innovative Medicines Initiative Consortium On Alzheimer's DiseaseExonHit Therapeutics S.A. (Paris:ALEHT) (Alternext: ALEHT) is pleased to announce that it has been chosen to participate in the European Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) consortium focused on identifying biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (PharmaCog). PharmaCog focuses on translational science and harmonization of research tools. Ultimately PharmaCog should provide the tools needed to define more precisely the potential of a drug candidate, reduce the development time of new medicines and thus accelerate the approvals of promising new medicines...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm Ex-president hospitalized, gets stentsFormer President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in New York City, ABC News has reported.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 5:03 pm Brain clue for autism hug avoidanceDelays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm 4SC Announces Treatment Of First Patient In A Phase I Study Of 4SC-2054SC AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: VSC) a drug discovery and development company focused on autoimmune and cancer indications, announced the first treatment in a Phase I study evaluating 4SC-205, an oral Eg5 kinesin spindle protein inhibitor, in patients with solid tumours or malignant lymphomas. This first-in-man Phase I, open label, dose escalation trial, the 'AEGIS' study, in patients to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of orally administered 4SC-205...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm Clinton's Heart Troubles: What Went Wrong?Former President Bill Clinton's readmission to the hospital Thursday for the placement of 2 stents in a coronary artery was perhaps shocking to the public but was not surprising to a cardiologist.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 4:58 pm Stents open clogged arteriesStents, small metal scaffolding devices placed inside blood vessels around the heart, are used to treat conditions that result when arteries become narrow or blocked.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 4:25 pm Nearly 200 Receive ASHES Online Education - New Infection Control Program Begins In MarchIn 2009 the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES), of the American Hospital Association, launched comprehensive educational programs targeting all levels of experience. Close to 200 professionals embraced online educational courses and over 15 members shared their knowledge and experience as course facilitators. Ninety-seven percent of participants who responded to the evaluation survey indicated high satisfaction level with the overall learning experience...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm Current health system has 'perverse incentive'Even as the health care debate turns to blood sport in Washington, some analysts say the debate is ignoring one of the leading causes of rising costs: the way health care providers are paid.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 3:21 pm RECORD Confirms Climb in HF Risk With RosiglitazoneThe secondary finding from the controversial trial is consistent with an interim analysis conducted several years ago.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 3:17 pm Comprehensive National Plan Needed To Close The Gap On Indigenous Health, Says Australian Medical AssociationAMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that the AMA welcomes the Government announcement of $9.1 million for new Indigenous mothers and baby services as the latest instalment in its commitment to close the gap on Indigenous health inequality by 2030. Dr Pesce said that every new funding announcement for Indigenous health services will make a difference - however, in regard to overall progress, the AMA endorses the Close the Gap campaign's Shadow Report, which finds that the Federal Government still lacks a comprehensive plan to fulfil its commitment to close the gap...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Mumps outbreak reaches nearly 2,000Nearly 2,000 people, mostly adolescent and young adult males in Orthodox Jewish communities in New York and New Jersey, have contracted mumps since last summer, according to health officials.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:38 pm Denosumab "Promising" in Treatment of Giant Cell Tumor of BoneThe novel biologic could represent a breakthrough for this disease, offering a systemic therapy for patients who have little option but surgery.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:38 pm Excess weight raises pregnancy risks: study (Reuters)Reuters - Being overweight or obese increases a woman's chances of having an extra-big baby, even after the effects of pregnancy-related, or "gestational," diabetes are taken into account, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:36 pm Oliver: Bad food decisions shorten livesCelebrity chef Jamie Oliver on Wednesday called for an overhaul of America's food system, saying the country's poor decisions about what to eat are shortening life spans and increasing health care costs.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:20 pm Sweet Science: The Health Benefits of ChocolateEating chocolate has been linked to many health benefits, including better heart health, and now, reduced risk of stroke. But that's no excuse to gorge on it, experts say.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:09 pm Asperger's: A diagnosis, or an identity?For Mary Calhoun Brown, the term "Asperger's" is crucial to conveying to schools that although her 15-year-old son has had social difficulties, he has a near-genius IQ and great speaking ability.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:06 pm Mumps outbreak in NY, NJ tops 1,500 cases (AP)AP - A mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon, health officials said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 12:42 pm New Jersey Added to Trial to Cut Health Insurance PaperworkDoctors and hospitals will be able to check a patient’s private coverage and track claims through a single Web portal.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pm Chubby Babies Often Become Obese Teens (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - You have to admit, chubby babies are oh-so-cute. But many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, which puts them at higher risk for all kinds of health issues, including type-2 diabetes, and high cholesterol and blood pressure, suggests a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 12:20 pm Finasteride Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk, but Which Men Should Receive It?Finasteride reduces the incidence of prostate cancer, but it remains unclear if it should be recommended to all men or just to those at a higher risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 12:14 pm Chubby Babies Often Become Obese TeensAs early as three months, an infant could be on his way to obesity, which means a suite of health problems.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:57 am Older Maternal Age Linked to Increased Risk for Autism in ChildrenContrary to previous research, a new study suggests that older maternal age has a greater influence on autism risk than older paternal age.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:37 am No Evidence of Cognitive Decline in Pregnant Women, New MothersA new study shows that pregnant women and new mothers have no evidence of cognitive decline – a finding that lays waste to the myth of placenta brain.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:23 am Increase in Headaches From Dust and Fumes Exposure After World Trade Center DisasterExposure to massive dust cloud or trauma could explain the increase in headaches after 9/11, researchers say.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 11:07 am Superior Academic Performance Linked to Increased Risk for Bipolar DisorderFindings appear to support the link between creativity and bipolar.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 10:48 am Health Canada Approves Darunavir for Pediatric UseHealth Canada has approved darunavir with ritonavir and other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in pediatric patients aged 6 to 18 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:56 am WHO to Consider Whether H1N1 Pandemic Has PeakedAn emergency advisory committee will meet later this month to consider the issue, although a WHO official cites a Senegal outbreak as proof that the pandemic is not over.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am F.D.A. to Increase Oversight of Medical RadiationThe agency said it would move to more stringently regulate the most potent sources, including CT scans.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am Is your doctor a criminal?What makes a physician's career veer off course into allegations of criminal wrongdoing -- and how do you find out if your doctor has a checkered past?Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:08 am Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study FindsA study found an increased risk of early death among youngsters with pre-diabetes and high blood pressure, but obesity was the factor most associated with death before 55.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 9:06 am Vaccine-Autism Link Had Long, Inaccurate HistoryThe Lancet finally has retracted the flawed 1998 study that invented the vaccine-autism link, and the lead author has been disgraced, but the damage is done.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Feb 2010 | 8:55 am Proposed autism diagnosis changes anger 'Aspies' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 8:31 am Michelle Obama on obesity: Good diet vs.fad diet (LiveScience.com)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Feb 2010 | 6:50 am Multiple SclerosisWhy surgeon put faith in new treatmentSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2010 | 5:06 am Dementia at 36How dementia can ruin even young livesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am
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