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Michelin crowns young French chef's Chinese cuisineA 32-year-old French chef who serves tea to match her Chinese-themed dishes won a precious star in the latest edition of France's prestigious Michelin restaurant guide released on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am 1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism link (AP)AP - One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids (AP)AP - The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Mar 2010 | 1:17 am Arthur Hayes Jr., Who Led F.D.A. in Tylenol Case, Is Dead at 76During the Reagan administration, Dr. Hayes helped calm consumer fears after a Tylenol poisoning case and, amid some controversy, approved the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:54 pm Sheldon Gilgore, Physician Who Led Drug Giants Pfizer and Searle, Dies at 77Mr. Gilgore, an opera lover, had roles in the advancement of drugs like Ambien and Celebrex.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:50 pm Corner Office: Talk to Me. I’ll Turn Off My Phone.Tachi Yamada, president of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says “every moment counts, and that moment is lost if you’re not in that moment 100 percent.”Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:42 pm President in ‘Excellent Health,’ Routine Checkup FindsDoctors recommend that the president continue his “smoking cessation efforts” and that he change his diet to bring down a cholesterol level that is borderline high.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:40 pm Heart warning in obese childrenObese children as young as three years old show signs of future heart disease, say US researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:35 pm Merck to Pay $7.2 Billion for MilliporeThe takeover of Millipore, a provider of purifiers and filters for laboratories, will give Merck a big presence in products for the biotechnology industry.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:33 pm Radio station for divorcees battles stigma in EgyptWhen her divorce finally came through after a painful four-year procedure, Mahasen Saber became the target of reproving looks and gossip in Egypt's conservative society. But she fought...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:23 pm Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kidsThe odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests. The findings help explain disproportionately high...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:02 pm 1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism linkOne in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated. Most...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:02 pm BPA May Raise Risk of Asthma in Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mouse pups whose mothers were exposed to a common but controversial chemical developed allergic asthma, new research has found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:47 pm Pelosi Says She’ll Get Votes Needed for Health BillEven Democratic House members worried about re-election will come through on a health vote, their leader said on Sunday.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 9:21 pm UPDATE 1-Barclays hires former Goldman banker Leven* Hiring part of Barclays push into investment banking (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 8:21 pm Barclays hires former Goldman banker LevenHONG KONG, March 1 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc has hired former Goldman Sachs banker Johan Leven as co-head of corporate finance in Asia-Pacific, Barclays said on Monday, as the British bank continues its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:33 pm UPDATE 3-Germany's Merck to buy Millipore in $6 bln deal* Merck wins Millipore away from Thermo Fisher (Adds details about synergies, updates deal value)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:06 pm UPDATE 2-AIG agrees to $35.5 bln unit sale to Pru -sources* U.S government to get back $16 bln, possibly more (Rewrites throughout, adds details about the deal, second source)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:53 pm Gene test aid to cancer treatmentScientists develop a gene test which predicts how well chemotherapy will work in individual breast cancer patients.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:21 pm Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug is working (Reuters)Reuters - New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer's reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25 percent, lifting hopes for a medicine that disappointed in clinical tests two years ago.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:08 pm Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug is workingLONDON (Reuters) - New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer's reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25 percent, lifting hopes for a medicine that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 5:08 pm UK's Pru plans $20 bln rights offering -sourceNEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Prudential Plc plans to do a rights offering of about $20 billion to finance a $35.5 billion purchase of American International Group's Asian life insurance unit,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2010 | 4:59 pm Ripples of H.G.H. Test in England Are Being Felt Across the U.S.A disclosure that a rugby player in England tested positive for human growth hormone appeared to validate officials’ call to test for the substance in Major League Baseball and the N.F.L.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 10:34 am Top 10 Spooky Sleep DisordersSleep disorders that seem more at home in horror films than in your bedroom.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 28 Feb 2010 | 7:51 am Washington Post Profiles Minn. Abortion Provider Filling Void Of Doctors In South DakotaThe Washington Post on Friday profiled abortion provider Carol Ball, who travels from her home state of Minnesota to offer the procedure at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sioux Falls, S.D. No South Dakota doctor has performed elective abortions in the state since 1994. The Planned Parenthood affiliate in Minneapolis coordinates the schedules of Ball and three other providers who each travel to staff the clinic about one day per week. Some women in the state drive as many as five hours to reach the clinic, according to the Post...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Cold Weather Falls: Prevention Is Better Than CureWinter statistically represents a time when older people are more susceptible to slips, trips and falls. However, Balance Master's Peter Hope argues that fall prevention is better than cure. In fact, Peter believes that by increasing awareness of and access to advice and exercise; older people are more likely to maintain their health and independence for longer; resulting in human benefits such as increased mobility, confidence and independence...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Electronic Prescriptions Reduce Errors By Seven-FoldShould doctors around the country use e-prescribing to decrease prescription errors? A study led by physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College found that health care providers using an electronic system to write prescriptions were seven times less likely to make errors than those writing their prescriptions by hand. The study appears today in the online edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. There is currently a strong push in the United States to encourage doctors to write electronic prescriptions in the ambulatory setting, where an estimated 2...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Number Of Women With Gestational Diabetes UnderestimatedA new study claims that twice as many women as previously thought develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy. The research shows that 16 per cent of women develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy compared to previous estimates that only 8 per cent develop the condition. The findings of this international research involving 23,000 women in nine countries will be published in the March issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am NHS Could Save Millions By Investing In Specialist Nurses, EnglandMeg Macarthur, Senior Policy Officer at Breakthrough Breast Cancer says: "The threat to breast care and other specialist nurses is potentially devastating to patients. We know that these nurses play a significant role in their care and recovery, offering an invaluable service throughout their treatment journey. "Sufficient access to a specialist nurse offers real benefits to patients and potential savings for the NHS...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am National Stroke Prevention Study Reveals Surgery And Stenting Equally EffectiveA major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive procedure a proven alternative. The Methodist Hospital in Houston is a top 10 enrolling site for the CREST study (Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trials), funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Brown Recluse Spider Is Sometimes To Blame When Anemia StrikesAs spring approaches and people return to outdoor activities, caution should be taken in areas of the country that are home to Loxosceles reclusa, also called the brown recluse spider. A new study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that when patients present with sudden anemia, but the cause is elusive, the brown recluse spider should be part of the differential diagnosis, at least in parts of the nation where the spider is regularly found. In a recent issue of The Journal of Pediatrics, St...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Psychology Blog Reaches Award Finals - British Psychological SocietyThe British Psychological Society's Research Digest has reached the finals of the Research Blogging Awards in the categories 'Best Psychology Blog' and 'Best Research Twitterer'. The Research Digest blog, which is written by Dr Christian Jarrett, has been growing in popularity every year since it began five years ago. Up to 26,000 people now subscribe to the email and around 75,000 people visit the blog each month. Dr Christian Jarrett said: "It's really gratifying to be shortlisted among other psychology blogs of such high standard...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Ark Therapeutics Files Cerepro(R) Re-Examination Documentation With The European Medicines AgencyArk Therapeutics Group plc (AKT: LSE) ("Ark" or "the Company"), announces that it has filed documentation with the European Medicines Agency ("EMA") in relation to its request for re-examination of the marketing approval application ("MAA") for Cerepro®, Ark's novel gene based therapy for the treatment of operable malignant glioma (brain cancer). The EMA have acknowledged receipt of the filing. The re-examination filing provides evidence from the Phase III trial (Study 904) in relation to possible bias in the decision to re-intervene, and the validity of the endpoint...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow To Travel To Chad To Highlight PolioInternationally acclaimed actress, humanitarian and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow is travelling to Chad this weekend to raise awareness of the importance of vaccinating children against polio. The visit is timed to coincide with the country's upcoming national polio immunization campaign. During her week-long visit, Ms. Farrow will meet with local officials and travel with polio teams to witness vaccination campaigns first-hand. Chad's national campaign is part of a synchronized polio immunization campaign to be conducted across west and central Africa on 6 March...
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