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Magnus Carlsen, the prince of chess turned kingHe recently completed high school without huge success, but 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen is now already at the top of the chess world, following the footsteps of his mentor, legendary chess...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids'Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Feb 2010 | 1:14 am Health Executive to Lead N.A.A.C.P.Roslyn M. Brock, 44, the board’s current vice chairman, will take the reins from Julian Bond who had served for 12 years. Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 11:53 pm Up Next! On Live TV! A Battle Over ... Health Care?President Obama and Republican leaders are going over strategies for a televised “summit” on health care policy.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 10:41 pm Reviewers urge Glaxo's Avandia come off market (Reuters)
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News: Health News | 20 Feb 2010 | 10:36 pm Singing 'rewires' damaged brainTeaching stroke sufferers to sing "rewires" their brains and help them recover their speech, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 10:24 pm US lunar pull-out leaves China shooting for moonChina aims to land its first astronauts on the moon within a decade at the dawn of a new era of manned space exploration -- a race it now leads thanks to the US decision to drop its lunar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 9:32 pm The Breast WhispererAs a lactation consultant in Brooklyn, Freda Rosenfeld has helped stressed-out mothers feed their newborns better and eased their fears.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 9:10 pm DR Congo orchestra brings Mozart to heart of AfricaIn Kinshasa, home of the swaying Congolese rumba, 200 people at a local church have succeeded in creating a concert hall orchestra to bring Handel, Beethoven and Mozart to the heart of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 9:10 pm Phenom’s Cautionary Tale Takes Bright TurnThomas Greilinger drank and ate his way out of hockey, weighing 280 pounds and working in an office five years ago, before rededicating himself to the sport.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 9:06 pm Electric bikes on a roll in ChinaChinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles -- hailed as the environmentally-friendly future of personal transport in the country's teeming cities. Up to 120...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 8:42 pm Malaria: A Scourge as Old as King TutMalaria courses relentlessly through narratives of history and literature — and is expected to kill 700,000 children this year.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 6:23 pm 'Rent a date'An unusual way to raise £1m for brain tumour researchSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 5:01 pm Oracle CEO optimistic on quick Sun profit potential* The $7.5 bln Sun Microsystems takeover closed in JanuarySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 4:28 pm Scientists suggest intense testing and aggressive therapy to block spread of AIDSSAN DIEGO - Aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of AIDS, a battle where a successful vaccine remains elusive. Called "test-and-treat," the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:39 pm Plus-size models take to London catwalkPlus-size models took to the London catwalk on Saturday in the latest collection by British knitwear designer Mark Fast, just days after a fresh row erupted in New York over the weight of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:15 pm Research finds brain link for words, music ability; finding may lead to better stroke careSAN DIEGO - Words and music, such natural partners that it seems obvious they go together. Now science is confirming that those abilities are linked in the brain, a finding that might...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:14 pm Early, aggressive therapy eyed in blocking AIDSAggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of AIDS, a battle where a successful vaccine remains elusive. Called "test-and-treat," the goal is to catch...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:55 pm Iran bans certain foreign tours on mourning holidaysIran has banned travel agencies from organising tours to countries where concerts are held during Shiite mourning holidays, newspapers quoted a tourism official as saying Saturday. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pm Senate report ties diabetes drug to heart attacksThe diabetes drug Avandia is linked with tens of thousands of heart attacks, and drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline knew of the risks for years but worked to keep them from the public, a Senate committee report released Saturday says.Source: CNN.com - Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:21 pm Research Ties Diabetes Drug to Heart WoesGovernment reports concluded that hundreds of people taking Avandia suffered heart attacks and heart failure, but some said the drug should remain available.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 10:58 am Poor Sanitation in Haiti’s Camps Adds Disease RiskPublic health specialists consider the diseases stemming from the buildup of human waste in tent camps as possibly the most pressing health threat in Haiti.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am Progesterone May Help Treat Traumatic Brain Injury Patients, Phase III Trial To StartA randomized, double-blind Phase III clinical trial, involving approximately 1,140 patients over a three-to-six year period using the hormone progesterone to treat traumatic pain injury (TBI) will start in March 2010 at 17 medical centers across the USA. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding the grant, which was awarded to Emory University. Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital will serve as lead center, with faculty from Emory School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Coma 'miracle' false, say medicsA Belgian who apparently began communicating after 23 years in a coma cannot in fact do so, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 7:08 am GSK Receives Positive Opinions In Europe For Tyverb® (lapatinib) And Votrient™ (pazopanib)GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued two positive opinions in the European Union for two of its cancer medicines. The CHMP has issued a positive opinion for the authorisation of a new therapeutic indication for Tyverb® (lapatinib) in the European Union...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Gilead's Single-Tablet "Quad" Regimen For HIV Achieves A High Rate Of Virologic Suppression In Phase II StudyGilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced Phase II clinical trial results showing that its investigational fixed-dose single-tablet "Quad" regimen of elvitegravir, GS 9350 (cobicistat) and Truvada(R) (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for the treatment of HIV infection exhibited antiretroviral activity comparable to thatofAtripla(R) (efavirenz 600 mg/ emtricitabine 200 mg/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am GSK Statement On FDA's Proposed Label Revisions For Some Asthma MedicinesGlaxoSmithKline is reviewing label changes proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for asthma medications containing long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), such as GSK's Advair (salmeterol / fluticasone propionate). GSK and makers of the other affected medicines containing LABAs have 30 days to agree with the proposed changes or state why they are not warranted. "We will work with FDA to ensure that the final label for these products protects the interest of patients who suffer with this chronic and serious disease," said Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am InfraReDx CEO To Discuss Vulnerable Plaque Identification With LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System At Cardiovascular Research Technologies 2010 ForumInfraReDx, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on developing novel diagnostic imaging technologies to accurately identify and characterize diseased intracoronary tissues, announced that the Company's founder and chief executive officer, James E. Muller, M.D., will present and participate in a number of sessions and panel discussions during the annual Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2010 meeting. CRT 2010, sponsored by Washington, D.C. based Washington Hospital Center, is being held February 21-23 at the city's Omni Shoreham Hotel. Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am BLU-MED Response Systems Donates 50-Bed Medical Facility To HaitiBLU-MED Response Systems(R) donated a 50-Bed Deployable Medical Facility in the city of Leogane, Haiti. This was in response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Leogane on January 12th, 2010. The air-conditioned facility, providing 4,500 square feet of floor space, will be supported through the Medical Benevolence Foundation and Worldwide Village. The absence of lifting equipment or electrical power did not delay construction, which was completed in less than two days without any special tools or equipment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Roseville Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) Redefines Efficiency With Elekta VMAT Radiotherapy TreatmentsThe first treatments with Elekta Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) began November 17, 2009 at Roseville Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) at Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS). RAS, a large private medical group, includes diagnostics as well as therapy in its centers. ROC treats 30-35 patients per day, mainly with prostate and breast lesions. With Elekta VMAT, single or multiple radiation beams sweep in uninterrupted arc(s) around the patient, reducing treatment times...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am NASS Winter Sports Tips For Spine HealthWith the 2010 Winter Olympics well underway in Vancouver, children and adults worldwide are watching the exciting festivities and cheering their country to victory. For some, however, the Olympic spirit will ignite a passion within to take up a winter sport of their own. "Getting active outside during winter is an excellent way to exercise and help those cold months pass by faster...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Johns Hopkins Medicine Acquires Naviscan PEM Technology For Novel Radiotracer ResearchJohns Hopkins Medicine has become the latest academic medical center to acquire the Naviscan Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanner. The device will be utilized by Richard Wahl, M.D., F.A.C.R, Professor of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in pre-clinical and translational research for the development of novel radiotracers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am VEGF Trap-Eye Shows Positive Results In Phase II Study In Patients With Diabetic Macular EdemaBayer HealthCare AG and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) announced that VEGF Trap-Eye showed positive results in a Phase II study in patients with Diabetic Macular Edema (DME). The primary endpoint of the study, a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity over 24 weeks compared to the standard of care in DME, macular laser treatment, was met. Visual acuity improvement was measured by the mean number of letters gained over the initial 24 weeks of the study...
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