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Burden of AIDS hits Zimbabwe's women hardestSince testing positive for HIV six years ago, Cecilia Chinhamo has endured a torrent of verbal abuse from her husband. "My husband shouts at me and calls me a walking corpse," said the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 11:50 pm Protect Your Baby's Smile (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- The best way to give your children's teeth a healthy start is to begin dental care early in life, and the American Dental Association has tips for keeping kids' teeth in tip-top shape: Visit the dentist for regular checkups. Set up an appointment within six months of the eruption of a child's first tooth, but no later than the first birthday. Routine exams, cleanings and fluoride treatments can catch problems early before they get worse and require significant care. ...Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm Lessons at Indian Hospital About BirthsA small, underfunded hospital in Arizona, with about 500 births a year, is outperforming richer institutions when it comes to keeping Caesarean rates down. Source: NYT > Health | 6 Mar 2010 | 9:10 pm Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health BattleSeeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Mar 2010 | 8:30 pm UPDATE 1-CNPC sees China oil output up 1-2 pct in 2010* Forecast below previous 2 pct estimate, above govt targetSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 8:14 pm Pru's Thiam aims to charm top UK shareholders on AIA - FTSINGAPORE, March 7 (Reuters) - Prudential Plc CEO Tidjane Thiam will attempt to charm leading shareholders on Monday, moving to quell disquiet over the British insurer's $35.5 billion bid for AIA, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 7:32 pm Cambodia drug-resistant malaria stirs health fearsPAILIN, Cambodia (Reuters) - In a dusty village near the Thai-Cambodia border, 24-year-old Oeur Samoeun sits on a dark green hammock recovering from a strain of malaria that has resisted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 5:04 pm Nicaragua's poor scavenge 1972 earthquake wreckageWhile Haiti and Chile face years of rebuilding from two massive quakes, Nicaragua still bears the scars of its powerful 1972 temblor, and the tons of twisted steel and cement it left behindSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm Masterclass from Viktor&RolfQuirky Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf held a masterclass in the art of dressing on Saturday, which was wildly applauded by the packed audience at their label's ready-to-wear show for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:49 pm Thousands march in Cape Town for gay rights in AfricaThousands of people took part in a raucous gay pride march Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa's gay capital, pressing for more tolerance in Africa, one of the world's most homophobic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:07 pm Push on to get prosthetics, rehab for thousands of Haitian amputeesHaitians shamed and shunned for their twisted or missing limbs, eyes that do not see, brains that move too slow. But since January's earthquake, thousands more have joined this band ofSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 1:07 pm 'Alice in Wonderland' opens strongly at box officeLOS ANGELES, March 5 (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" set a new record for a March release at the weekend box office in North America, earning an estimated $41 million on its opening day, distributor...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 12:07 pm Dutch government wants to sell flu vaccines backAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government wants to sell 21 million unused H1N1 flu vaccine doses back to their manufacturers after they proved unnecessary and no other country wanted to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Mar 2010 | 12:03 pm US city hands out female condomsWashington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Mar 2010 | 10:46 am OLIVUS: Olmesartan Reduces Atheroma Progression?ARBs may have a role in reducing coronary atheroma progression in patients with stable angina, a new study suggests.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2010 | 9:08 am Weekend Admission Delays Major Cardiac ProceduresNew figures from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality show that patients admitted to US hospitals on weekends tend to experience significant delays in receiving major cardiac procedures.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2010 | 9:08 am Charity urges 5% tobacco tax riseA 5% rise in tobacco tax would lead to a drop in thousands of smokers and save millions in health costs, an anti-smoking charity says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Mar 2010 | 3:36 am InterMune Announces Posting Of Briefing Documents For FDA Advisory Committee Meeting On PirfenidoneInterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted briefing documents for the March 9 Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) meeting to review the New Drug Application (NDA) for pirfenidone, InterMune's investigational drug candidate for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to reduce decline in lung function. The proposed trade name for pirfenidone is Esbriet®...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Phase III REGION-I Study Shows PEP005 (ingenol Mebutate) Gel 0.05% May Reduce Pre-Cancerous Skin Lesions In Patients With Actinic KeratosisSpecialty pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma announced that findings from a Phase III study evaluating PEP005 (ingenol mebutate) Gel 0.05% to treat actinic keratosis (AK), a common pre-cursor to skin cancer, were presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) (Scientific Session Poster Discussion: P105). Results from REGION-I demonstrated treatment with PEP005 Gel once daily for 2 consecutive days (n=117) on non-head locations resulted in significant clearance of AK lesions when compared with the vehicle or placebo (n=118). The study showed a 66...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am ISIS Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of ISIS-SOD1Rx In Patients With ALSIsis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS) announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 study of ISIS-SOD1Rx in patients with an inherited, aggressive form of Lou Gehrig's disease also known as familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Approximately 20 percent of all familial ALS cases are caused by a mutant form of superoxide dismutase, or SOD1. ISIS-SOD1Rx is an antisense drug designed to inhibit the production of SOD1. The ALS Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association are providing funding for the development of ISIS-SOD1Rx...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Building Social Networks To Help The Disadvantaged During Disaster RecoveryOnline social networks could help with communications and recovery for people with disabilities following major natural disasters, or even terrorist attack, according to a research paper in the International Journal of Emergency Management. In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, other natural disasters, and even technological emergencies it has become obvious that there is a serious need for disaster and emergency preparedness for people with disabilities...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am The Therapeutic Effect Of Worm-Derived Proteins On Experimental ColitisPatients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from chronic inflammation of the gut leading to gastrointestinal motility alterations with symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramps and diarrhea that profoundly affect their quality of life. The lack of exposure to worm infections, as a result of improved living standards and medical conditions, might have contributed to the increased incidence of IBD in the Western world. Epidemiological, experimental and clinical data support the idea that worm infection provides protection against IBD...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am What Do The Social Sciences Do For Me?Your average conversation down the pub on a Friday night could include topics such as 'the kids are driving me mad this week' or 'the litter in our street is out of control' and 'have you seen that change 4 life advert on TV?' - but the crucial research behind the topics rarely gets the same attention. Three events during the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science (12-21 March) provides a fascinating insight into how social science research influences our everyday lives...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Study Examines Perceived Barriers To Care For At-Risk Patients With DiabetesDiabetes affects approximately 8 percent of the people in the United States and adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates two to four times higher than adults without diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. A new study shows that primary care physicians believe the barriers that put patients with uncontrolled diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease as being patient-related or system-related...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Different Signaling Pathways Of CholangiocarcinomaCholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a bile duct cancer, is one of the major cancers in Northeast Thailand. This cancer is difficult to diagnose and has high metastatic and mortality rates. Overexpression of Met, a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor, has frequently been found in CCA and is correlated with progression of this type of cancer. HGF/Met activation induces a variety of cellular processes, including cell scattering, invasion and proliferation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am U.S. Doctors Sanction Transplant Criteria For Liver Cancer PatientsLiver transplantation specialists recently convened to address U.S. guidelines for allocation of organs for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, liver cancer). Representatives from more than 130 U.S. transplant centers were invited to the conference and participants included 180 leaders in liver transplantation (LT) from the 50 most active centers. Full details of the recommendations developed at the conference are published in the March issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am A New Indicator Of Poor Prognosis In Node-Negative Colorectal Cancer PatientsTumor budding at the invasive tumor front of colorectal cancer is recognized as an independent prognostic factor significantly related to both lymph node and distant metastasis. Several lines of evidence seem to suggest that tumor buds may, to some extent, represent malignant colorectal cancer stem cells because of their potential for migration and re-differentiation locally and at sites of metastasis...
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