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UN says mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015 (AP)AP - The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Mar 2010 | 3:07 am UPDATE 1-UK's Pru speeds up Asia listing plan* Says aiming for Hong Kong listing prior to rights issueSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Mar 2010 | 12:25 am Sleep Habits Revealed in New SurveyA new sleep survey reveals our sleep habits and differences between ethnic groups.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Mar 2010 | 12:17 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, March 8 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 11:53 pm UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, March 8 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 11:53 pm Pvt equity firm CCMP Capital to buy Infogroup-WSJMarch 8 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CCMP Capital has agreed to buy data and marketing services company Infogroup Inc for about $460 million, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 11:39 pm Pvt equity firm CCMP Capital to buy Infogroup-WSJMarch 8 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CCMP Capital has agreed to buy data and marketing services company Infogroup Inc for about $460 million, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 11:39 pm RPT-FDIC prodding pension funds to invest in failed banks-B'berg(Repeats to remove unrelated story inadvertently attached)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 11:31 pm RPT-FDIC prodding pension funds to invest in failed banks-B'berg(Repeats to remove unrelated story inadvertently attached)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 11:31 pm FDIC prodding pension funds to invest in failed banks-BloombergMarch 8 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are encouraging public pension funds that control more than $2 trillion to inject capital directly into the banking system by buying failed lenders, Bloomberg said,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 10:45 pm FDIC prodding pension funds to invest in failed banks-BloombergMarch 8 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are encouraging public pension funds that control more than $2 trillion to inject capital directly into the banking system by buying failed lenders, Bloomberg said,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 10:45 pm Farkas all set to buy Centerline Holding Co - WSJMarch 8 (Reuters) - U.S. real estate investor Andrew Farkas is all set to buy Centerline Holding Co, a provider of real estate financial and asset management services, by investing $100 million in equity...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2010 | 10:09 pm Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and often roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the killing powers of medicine.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm Action urged on pregnancy deathsPregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Mar 2010 | 5:59 pm Premature brain 'wash out' hopeA technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Mar 2010 | 5:19 pm Nestlé Bringing American-Style Diet Plans to EuropeWith obesity on the rise in Europe, Nestlé is betting that Europeans are ready to embrace a concept that has proved successful in North America. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2010 | 1:13 pm Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP)AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Mar 2010 | 12:15 pm How to Grow Old GracefullyGrowing old doesn't have to mean developing disability and disease, experts say. Here are some tips for healthy aging.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 7 Mar 2010 | 7:46 am 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 | 7 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am Adaptable To The Patient, The Clinician And The ProcedureSouth London Healthcare NHS Trust is now benefiting from advanced diagnostic CT with the installation of a SOMATOM® Definition AS from Siemens Healthcare at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup. The 64-slice CT is highly adaptable to the patient, the clinician and the task at hand. It is being used at the hospital for a range of general scanning needs, particularly oncology. The installation replaced a 4-slice system, also from Siemens, as the sole CT facility on site...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am U.S. Representative John B. Larson Visits Connecticut Surgical Group - American Urological AssociationU.S. Representative John B. Larson (D-CT) visited the Glastonbury office of Connecticut Surgical Group, a group surgical practice with 14 locations in the greater Hartford area, on Friday, February 26. Urologist Arthur Tarantino, MD, led Rep. Larson on a tour of the facility and explained to the Congressman how the practice serves as a specialty care resource for the community. Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am All Sectors Of Industry Called To Action On Safety Alerts, UKAll sectors of industry are being urged to play their part in sharing information to prevent accidents. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revamped its Safety Bulletin system which warns industry of problems with equipment, process, procedures and substances that may lead to injury, with bulletins now available automatically via email, text message or RSS feed, as well as on the website. HSE is now calling on industry to commit to sharing such information more effectively when sending out their own alerts...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Post-Op Liver Cancer Complications More Frequent At Low-Volume HospitalsThe frequency of post-operative complications following surgery for liver cancer is associated with a hospital having a low volume of liver surgery. Investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are presenting that finding at the 63rd Annual Society of Surgical Oncology Symposium taking place this week in St. Louis. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Unveils CYTOMIMIC™ Technology At 68th Annual Meeting Of The American Academy Of DermatologyBuilding on decades of research into how the body's electrical field affects skin regeneration, scientists at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., have discovered how to harness the power of bioelectricity to help improve skin rejuvenation. The new innovation, called CYTOMIMIC™ Technology, is a proprietary, patented technology that combines essential minerals to deliver biological levels of electric signals similar to the skin's natural bioelectricity...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2010 | 2:00 am
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