A meaty row

Does too much red meat really make you ill?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am

UPDATE 3-Sumitomo to launch $1.4 bln offer for J:Com stake

* KDDI also planning to take J:Com stake (Adds pricing details, company comments)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 2:15 am

UPDATE 1-Ericsson CEO mum on 2010, sees long-term growth

STOCKHOLM, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ericsson , the world's biggest mobile networks maker, would not give a forecast for 2010 on Monday but said growth in the longer term would be robust as data traffic surged...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am

Row brews over Moroccan alcohol law

A row is brewing in Morocco over the sensitive issue of selling alcohol to Moroccan Muslims, which is banned by a law that is broken openly every day. A 1967 royal decree strictly...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am

UPDATE 1-Plant Health Care profitable in H2; cautious on sales

* Cautious on sales as clients buy products closer to use
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 1:41 am

Whistler home and away for snow-loving Aussies

Once upon a time Whistler was considered a last brief stop for many young Aussie travellers on their way back Down Under after taking time out to traverse the globe. Now the Olympic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am

UPDATE 3-Bharti confirms $10.7 bln bid for Zain Africa assets

* UBS advising Zain, StanChart advising Bharti - sources (Adds deal valuations, bankers, Zain chairman)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 1:31 am

UPDATE 1-Max says Kazakh well shows 38 metres of net oil pay

* Says BOR-1 well reached measured depth of 1,755 metres
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 1:20 am

Zahi Hawass, media-savvy guardian of Egypt's past

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, at 62, still bubbles with excitement whenever he announces the latest discovery of a tomb or relic, his eyes lighting up under the brim of his...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am

UPDATE 1-Falkland Oil in rig contract with Desire Petroleum

Feb 15 (Reuters) - Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd said it agreed with Desire Petroleum Plc to contract a rig to drill the first ever well in the East Falklands Basin.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 12:44 am

UPDATE 1-Sumitomo to launch $1.4 bln offer for J:Com stake

* Aims for 40 pct in television company, from 27 pct now
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Feb 2010 | 12:15 am

Expecting a Surge in U.S. Medical Schools

Seeking to address an imbalance in U.S. medicine, nearly two dozen medical schools have opened or are set to open.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Feb 2010 | 10:13 pm

Grandparents 'boost obesity risk'

Young children regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, a UK study suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Feb 2010 | 6:17 pm

Herpes drug 'delays' HIV illness

A cheap, widely-used treatment for herpes can delay the need for HIV drugs in people with both infections, say US researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Feb 2010 | 5:31 pm

Gene clue to early dementia speed

A gene that may give you an increased risk of a distressing early form of dementia has been identified by UK scientists.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Feb 2010 | 5:18 pm

Childhood Obesity Takes Psychological Toll, Too

Childhood obesity is linked with all sorts of health problems, but the psychological ones can be just as debilitating.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 14 Feb 2010 | 2:05 pm

Results Unproven, Robotic Surgery Wins Converts

Robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery makes sense in some ways, but it is not clear if its outcomes are better.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Feb 2010 | 9:44 am