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FACTBOX-Market share of top Australian wealth managersSYDNEY, Feb 26 (Reuters) - National Australia Bank , the country's top lender and wealth manager and No.2 wealth manager AMP Ltd are involved in a takeover tussle for AXA Asia Pacific , a unit of France's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am UPDATE 1-Metro denies report about plans to buy M.videoMOSCOW/FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - German retailer Metro denied a newspaper report on Friday that its consumer electronics business, Media Saturn, is in talks to buy Russian electronics retailer M.video...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:23 am UPDATE 2-GE talks to Santander over Garanti stake -reportsISTANBUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - General Electric Co is in talks with Spain's Banco Santander to sell its 20.85 percent stake in Turkey's largest listed lender Garanti Bank , Turkish media reports said on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2010 | 1:07 am Former Och-Ziff executive plans China PE fund -WSJFeb 26 (Reuters) - A former managing director of U.S. hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group is looking to raise about $500 million for a private equity fund focusing on China, the Wall Street Journal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:59 am Former Och-Ziff executive plans China PE fund -WSJFeb 26 (Reuters) - A former managing director of U.S. hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group is looking to raise about $500 million for a private equity fund focusing on China, the Wall Street Journal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:59 am Sport of queens as Sydney hosts gay race daySix drag queens broke out of the barriers and charged up the course in their dresses on Friday as Sydney hosted what was billed as the world's first gay race day. Bright frocks, high...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am Doctor and Patient: A Surgeon Learns of the Choking GameA doctor knew nothing about a strangulation game in which youths try to achieve a legal high until her encounter with a boy who had died “playing” it. Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:18 pm GE talks to Santander over Garanti stake sale-reportsISTANBUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - General Electric Co is in talks with Spanish Banco Santander to sell its 20.85 percent stake in Turkish lender Garanti Bank , Turkish media reports said on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:12 pm Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsFeb 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0600 GMT on Friday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:12 pm Genentech Announces Positive Results Of Avastin Phase III Study In Women With Advanced Ovarian CancerGenentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced that a Phase III study showed the combination of Avastin® (bevacizumab) and chemotherapy followed by maintenance use of Avastin alone increased the time women with previously untreated advanced ovarian cancer lived without the disease worsening (progression-free survival or PFS), compared to chemotherapy alone. A preliminary assessment of safety noted adverse events previously observed in pivotal trials of Avastin...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm President Urges Focus on Common GroundPresident Obama and Congressional Republicans sparred over health care during an all-day televised forum, with Republicans repeatedly urging the president to scrap his bill and start over.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:53 pm Ex-regulators, bankers team up to buy failed banks-BloombergFeb 26 (Reuters) - A group of ex- regulators and bankers, led by William Isaac, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp's former chairman, are planning to raise $1 billion to buy failed lenders in the U.S...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:51 pm Baghdad printers working flat out ahead of Iraq pollsBusiness has never been so good for Iraq's printers in the runup to the March 7 election, but the boom has its own headaches in a country short on printing presses and rife with religious...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:42 pm US health summit ends in deadlockUS President Barack Obama urges top Republicans and Democrats to focus on agreements rather than arguments in a televised healthcare summit.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:18 pm Battle linesSummit raises stakes in US health reform battleSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm Orexo Announces Kyowa Hakko Kirin's Submission Of KW-2246 (Abstral) For Approval In JapanOrexo AB (STO:ORX) announces that its partner Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. has submitted the New Drug Application (NDA) in Japan for the cancer pain drug KW-2246 (Abstral). Kyowa Hakko Kirin has confirmed KW-2246's safety and efficacy in clinical trials conducted in Japan. The drug will be marketed by Kyowa Hakko Kirin and Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. Kyowa Hakko Kirin and Hisamitsu will also market HFT-290 (Fentanyl transdermal patch) under development by Hisamitsu...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm News Analysis: Uniting Democrats Is Challenge at Health ForumThe president did not seem to win over any Republicans, and seemed to end the day largely where he started, with little choice but to rally his Democrats to act on their own.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:52 pm Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm Obesity, Lack of Exercise Heighten Arthritis Risk for Women (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of obesity and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm The TV Watch: Parties Jousting With Dire WarningsNarrative choices designed to frighten were at the heart of the marathon health care summit meeting on Thursday.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:27 pm National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Maryland: Chemical Banned From CupsThe Maryland Senate on Thursday approved a ban on the chemical bisphenol A in bottles and cups for children under 4.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:20 pm LifeScan Canada Recalls 3 Lots Of OneTouch(R) SureStep(R) Test StripsLifeScan Canada Ltd., is conducting a voluntary recall in Canada of 3 lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels at home. The test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when the glucose level is higher than 22.2 mmol/L...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm ‘Yes’ to Pop-Tarts! Panel Approves Bake-Sale RulesThe Panel for Educational Policy voted unanimously to implement a policy that bans most bake sales but allows students to sell premade items including Pop-Tarts and Doritos.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:17 pm LifeScan Recalls Specific Lots Of Consumer And Professional OneTouch(R) SureStep(R) Test Strips Due To Inaccurate Readings At High LevelsLifeScan, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall in the United States of eight lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips, used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels at home. The test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when the glucose level is higher than 400 mg/dL...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm Rural Doctors Serve Up Key Issues For Federal Pollies At Pre-election Breakfast Briefing, AustraliaThe Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says a national breakfast briefing it held this morning at Parliament House in Canberra was "a critical opportunity" to get across key rural health issues to federal politicians in the lead-up to this year's federal election campaign...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm Group therapy 'eases back pain'A form of group "talking therapy" is a cheap, effective way to alleviate low back pain, a UK trial has shown.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:59 pm Banquets of gods 'killed priests'Rich food offered to ancient Egyptian gods blocked the arteries of priests who took the food home, say UK scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:35 pm Stopping arm blood 'saves heart'Temporarily stopping blood flow in the arm prevents damage in people having a heart attack, a study has shown.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:12 pm Clot-Busting Drugs Effective In Patients With Unwitnessed StrokesClot-busting treatment should be considered for patients last seen healthy within a few hours before having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. A Canadian study analyzed outcomes of clot-busting drugs given to patients based on when they were last seen in their usual state of health ("time last seen normal") compared to patients who had someone witness the start of their stroke symptoms...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm Health summit sees spirited debateAs lawmakers head into a bipartisan health care summit with President Obama, there doesn't appear to be much mood for compromise on Capitol Hill.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:45 pm ADMIRE-HF Published: How Imaging Sympathetic Nerve Function Can Assess Risk in CHFThe study shows how imaging the sympathetic innervation of the heart can be used as a prognostic tool in heart-failure patients.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:44 pm Experts Ponder Expanding Transcatheter Valves Indication to Lower-Risk PatientsA variety of experts at the CRT conference discuss what it will take to bring minimally invasive transcatheter-valve implants to patients beyond those ineligible for open-heart surgery.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:44 pm US Scientists Begin to Unravel the Mystery of 9p21New research has shed some light on a hitherto-unsolved genetic mystery: how a common variation on chromosome 9p21, associated with an increased risk of early coronary artery disease, might exert its effects. But the scientists stress that more work will be needed to see whether the findings in mice translate into humans.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:44 pm GlaxoSmithKline Fires Back in Defense of RosiglitazoneIn its response, the company states it has been "proactive in investigating the safety data" of rosiglitazone and is critical of the Senate report that ignores other data, including DREAM, ADOPT, and RECORD.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:44 pm Pediatric Neurologist Gets Top Honor, Five Others Recognized At Stroke ConferenceThe American Stroke Association's highest honor - the Thomas Willis Award - will be presented to a respected leader in neonatal brain injury at the International Stroke Conference 2010. Donna M. Ferriero, M.D., professor of neurology and pediatrics and director of child neurology at the University of California-San Francisco, will deliver the Willis Lecture: "Little Brains, Big Consequences" Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 11:30 a.m. CT. The American Stroke Association also will present awards to: - J. Donald Easton, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm Cases: Homeless, Shoeless, Even NamelessA young woman who received treatment at a psychiatric ward in Portland, Ore., lamented the loss of the voices in her head.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:36 pm Less Is More: Small Changes Would Improve Heart-Disease Outcomes in USRather than concentrating primarily on medical technologies and greater use of pharmacotherapy, the US needs to seriously address lifestyle risk factors if it wants to properly tackle its heart-disease epidemic, a new Lancet editorial concludes.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:30 pm Interval training can cut exercise hours sharply (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:23 pm Cold meds a factor in actress' deathThe drugs involved in actress Brittany Murphy's death last December were apparently used to treat a cold or respiratory infection, the Los Angeles County coroner's autopsy concluded.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm Single Men, Unhappily Married Men May Have Higher Risk Of Fatal StrokeSingle or unhappily married men may have an elevated risk of fatal stroke in the coming decades, according to a large study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. The findings are based on earlier work in which researchers examined 10,059 civil servants and municipal workers (average age 49) who participated in the Israeli Ischemic Heart Disease Study in 1963. Using the national death registry and other records, researchers tracked the fate of the men through 1997, the last year for which underlying causes of death had been coded...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm Stroke Incidence Rising Among Younger Adults, Decreasing Among ElderlyMore young people are having strokes while older people are having fewer, according to data from Ohio and Kentucky presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. The average age of stroke patients in 2005 was nearly three years younger than the average age of stroke patients in 1993-1994 - a significant decrease, researchers said. Moreover, the percentage of people 20 to 45 having a stroke was up to 7.3 percent in 2005 from 4.5 percent in 1993-1994. "This is scary and very concerning," said Brett M. Kissela, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Health Executive Defends PremiumsThe president of WellPoint told a House panel that the increase was justified by soaring costs, and that pending legislation could make the problem worse.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:50 pm Generation B: For a Drugstore, ‘Nice’ Isn’t a PanaceaA pharmacy owner who followed his father into the family business is having to seek his own Rx for his business’s survival.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:49 pm Hospitalization Associated With Cognitive Decline in Elderly PatientsA new study shows that older patients who are hospitalized experience greater decline in cognitive functioning than those who are not hospitalized.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:37 pm Smoking Cessation Decreases Risk for CVD in HIV PatientsThe first study to assess the effects of smoking cessation among HIV patients finds that stopping smoking significantly decreases the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:23 pm NIH and FDA Collaborate to Speed Therapies From Microscope to MarketplaceNIH and FDA Collaborate to Speed Therapies from Microscope to MarketplaceMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:03 pm Acupuncture Reduces Depressive Symptoms During Pregnancy With Few Adverse EffectsTargeted acupuncture reduces depressive symptoms in pregnant women and may provide a viable treatment alternative to antidepressant medication, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:02 pm Total Fat, Trans Fat Linked To Higher Incidence Of Ischemic StrokePost-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. The incidence of ischemic stroke also increased by 30 percent in the quartile of women consuming the highest daily amount of trans fat (average intake 7 grams per day) compared to those who consumed the least (average 1 gram/day). Two common sources of trans fat are processed foods and fried foods...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm At Closing Plant, Ordeal Included Heart AttacksA growing body of research suggests job loss can have profound health consequences for workers.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:43 pm Decreases in Community Viral Load Linked to Fewer New HIV CasesResearchers used a mathematical model to assess mean and total community viral load in San Francisco and found an association with decreased numbers of new HIV infections.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm How to know if you're sex addictTiger Woods' confession to affairs has many wondering about the signs of sexual addiction. Empowered Patient tells you what to look for.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 11:52 am Spain chided over hospital feesA top EU lawyer says patients who get hospital treatment in another EU member state should get fully reimbursed by their home country.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am Tip-of-the-Tongue Moments ExplainedHave you ever had a 'tip of the tongue' memory lapse? Scientists are studying what causes this momentary forgetfulness.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:45 am Fruit 'blocks breast cancer'Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines appears to have breast cancer blocking powers, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 9:33 am UK publishes new rules for assisted suicide (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:50 am The Autism Debate: Who's Afraid of Jenny McCarthy? (Time.com)Time.com - Parents of autistic children call her an inspiration, but doctors say she's a menace to public health. How a former Playmate and television loudmouth became one of the most feared mothers in AmericaSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 8:20 am Phones, paper 'chips' fight diseaseA chemistry professor at Harvard University is trying to shrink a medical laboratory onto a piece of paper that's the size of a fingerprint and costs about a penny.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:16 am 'Motive' key on assisted deathNew guidelines on whether people face prosecution for assisting suicide place closer scrutiny on a suspect's motivation.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:05 am US panel: Too little known on lactose intolerance (AP)AP - Many people who think they cannot digest dairy products might do all right if they eat a small amount at a time, but surprisingly little is known about just how many have true lactose intolerance, a government panel concluded Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am Pfizer says FDA OKs updated infection vaccine (AP)AP - Pfizer said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated version of its best-selling infection vaccine for infants and children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am Panel recommends annual flu vaccinations for all (AP)AP - A government panel is now recommending that virtually all Americans get a flu shot each year, starting this fall.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am Warning over salt levels in soupMany soups sold in high street cafes and supermarkets may not offer the healthy option customers are seeking, a pressure group has warned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 4:37 am Can a happy marriage cut your risk of stroke?Single or unhappily married men have a higher risk of fatal stroke, according to researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:48 am Roche's Avastin helps in ovarian cancer (Reuters)
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