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Zain, Bharti deal could take months to close-TVKUWAIT, March 27 (Reuters) - The closing of the deal between Kuwaiti telecom firm Zain and India's Bharti Airtel could take weeks or months, Zain's chairman was quoted as saying.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Words Influence Infants' Cognition From First Months Of LifeNorthwestern University researchers have found that even before infants begin to speak, words play an important role in their cognition. For 3-month-old infants, words influence performance in a cognitive task in a way that goes beyond the influence of other kinds of sounds, including musical tones. The research by Alissa Ferry, Susan Hespos and Sandra Waxman in the psychology department in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, will appear in the March/April edition of the journal Child Development...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Questioning The Notion Of 'Group Think'A University of Alberta researcher is questioning the notion of "group think"- a common psychological phenomenon - that has been used to explain some of the extreme things people do once they are within the confines of a group. Rob Wilson, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, rejects the popular idea that groups tend to have a mind of their own and says the notion of a collective mind is problematic. "Groups are not thinking entities and do not share a collective consciousness," Wilson said. "The mind does not begin or end in the skull, but it's still the mind of the individual...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Fanconi Anemia Pathway DNA Repair Function: Newly Identified Proteins CriticalIdentification of two new proteins in the Fanconi anemia DNA repair pathway may help explain genetic instability in people with Fanconi anemia and how otherwise healthy people are susceptible to cancer from environmentally triggered DNA damage. A study in the March 26 Molecular Cell adds another layer of complexity to the multifaceted Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway. The research was led by scientists in the division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Discovery Of New Gateway To Treat Leukemia And Other CancersCanadian researchers have discovered a previously hidden channel to attack leukemia and other cancer cells, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The findings from the Universite de Montreal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Universite Laval may change the way doctors treat cancer patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Discovery Of Method To Predict Which Breast Cancer Patients Should Be Treated With AnthracyclinesAn international team of researchers has discovered a new way of detecting which breast cancer patients are going to respond best to chemotherapy that includes anthracycline antibiotics*. The research, presented at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona, is important because, until now, there was conflicting evidence about the best way of predicting response to anthracyclines and it was unclear whether any of the known biomarkers, such as the genes HER2 and TOP2A, were accurate indicators of response to these drugs...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Sexual Abuse In Childhood Can Affect Pregnancy In Later LifeSexual abuse in childhood increases the chances of high-risk pregnancy, shows a new study conducted by Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Head of the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies at the University of Haifa, Lee Yampolsky and Dr. Tzachi Ben Zion, Deputy Director of Soroka Hospital. "Even when a woman willingly and happily commences a pregnancy, it seems that the body relates the sexual act that created the pregnancy with the abuse trauma, evoking negative feelings which can then be expressed in physical and gynecological problems," Prof. Lev-Wiesel explains...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Early Gesturing Predicts Language Delays In Brain-Injured ChildrenAbout 1 in 4,000 infants has a brain injury known as pre- or perinatal brain lesions, mainly as a result of stroke, with risk factors involving both mothers and babies. Children with early brain lesions that affect one side of the brain often take longer to reach early language milestones; these delays normalize for many but persist for some. New research has found that children's gesturing at 18 months can identify those children who will have these later language delays...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Creation Of Registry For Coronary Optical Coherence TomographyMassachusetts General Hospital (MGH), together with a coalition of 20 international sites in five countries, will create the world's largest registry of patients who have had optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the coronary arteries. OCT is an intravascular imaging technology that researchers hope will give doctors a better means to identify the dangerous vulnerable plaques that cause heart attacks and sudden cardiac death. When a vulnerable plaque in the coronary artery ruptures, the result for the patient can be catastrophic...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Kitchen Chemistry Makes Science PalatableMolecular gastronomy or molecular cuisine, the culinary movement that uses chemistry, is heating up kitchens worldwide. Carnegie Mellon University Chemist Subha Das is bringing the same techniques found in the world's leading restaurants, and seen on the popular television show Top Chef, to the classroom to teach students about the principles of chemistry. Das discussed "kitchen chemistry" during the Food Chemistry in the Liberal Arts Curriculum session at the 239th Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Sun Protection Program Increases Hat Use Among 4th-GradersA sun protection intervention program that encouraged fourth-graders to wear hats outdoors as a skin cancer prevention measure significantly increased hat use at school, a study by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine found. The program, however, had no effect on self-reported hat use at home or on measures of skin pigmentation. The study is published online March 23, 2010, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 27 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Some States Find Burdens in Health Care LawIn states where large numbers of additional residents will be insured, officials were concerned about how to finance expansions in Medicaid.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 11:15 pm Parenting: Do Nannies Turn Boys into Future Adulterers? (Time.com)Time.com - A British psychiatrist has kicked up a bit of a ruckus by arguing that mothers who hire nannies to raise their sons may inadvertently be creating future adulterersSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 10:25 pm F.D.A. Says Millions Got Unapproved NitroglycerinAbout 80 percent of prescriptions for nitroglycerin are filled with unapproved and unvetted tablets, the Food and Drug Administration said.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:53 pm Zyclara Approved to Treat Pre-Cancerous Skin Condition (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Zyclara topical cream (imiquimod 3.75 percent) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), a precancerous condition that's commonly found on skin frequently exposed to the sun.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm Long-Term Breast-Feeding Tied to More Aggressive Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women who breast-feed for six months or more face a higher risk of developing the most aggressive types of breast cancer, but it's not clear whether there's a cause-and-effect relationship, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm 28% of U.S. Kids Drank Alcohol in Past Month (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-quarter (27.6 percent) of American youth aged 12 to 20 said that they drank alcohol in the past month, according to a study released Thursday by the federal government.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:48 pm Lawmakers Recess and Prepare to Defend Health VotesMembers of Congress headed home for a two-week recess during which they will try to shape public opinion and defend their votes for or against the new health insurance law.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:21 pm Health Care Dominates Massachusetts Governor’s RaceGov. Deval Patrick’s attempt to control health care costs, in the state that pioneered universal coverage, has taken center stage in his re-election bid.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:21 pm Patient Money: How Doctors Would Cut Health Care CostsIs it possible to contain medical costs without compromising quality? Some physicians have a few suggestions.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 7:20 pm Fox cancels "24" TV show; movie version is nextLOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - The Fox TV network on Friday stopped the clock on its action adventure series "24," ending one of its most successful dramas as ratings began to slip in its current, eighth...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 7:14 pm 'Cheeky warning'The new campaign to cut bowel cancer deathsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2010 | 6:17 pm Mini portion plea for food makersFood manufacturers are being encouraged to make smaller portions of snacks and cut saturated fats in those products.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2010 | 6:07 pm Semiconductor firm NXP planning IPO -sourceNEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Dutch semiconductor company NXP [NXP.UL], owned by private equity firms, including KKR and Silver Lake, is planning an initial public offering, a source familiar with the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 5:49 pm UPDATE 1-MGM creditors to dicuss standalone plan-sources* Plan involves bankruptcy, abandons idea of complete saleSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm UPDATE 1-MGM creditors to dicuss standalone plan-sources* Plan involves bankruptcy, abandons idea of complete saleSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm UPDATE 1-MGM creditors to dicuss standalone plan-sources* Plan involves bankruptcy, abandons idea of complete saleSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm UPDATE 1-Dragon Pharma to go private for $0.82/shr* Chief Respect to pay $0.82 per each Dragon Pharma shrSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:25 pm Valero reports glitch at Port Arthur TX refineryHOUSTON, March 26 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp on Friday reported that a wet gas compressor tripped in a gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit at its 325,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:17 pm BP Solar closes its Maryland manufacturing plantLOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - BP Solar, a unit of BP Plc said on Friday it has stopped assembly work at its plant in Frederick, Maryland as part of a previously announced plan to shutter its high-cost...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:10 pm British veterinarians' high suicide risk probedA researcher published an article Thursday that attempts to explain why veterinarians in Britain appear to be four times as likely as the general public to commit suicide.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 4:08 pm UPDATE 4-AT&T sees Q1 $1 bln healthcare related charge* Says charge involves tax treatment of Medicare subsidiesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Mar 2010 | 3:59 pm Experts debate merits of breast cancer screening (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 3:35 pm After-school exercise helps overweight girls (Reuters)Reuters - Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines in cholesterol levels in girls and boys, report researchers from Spain.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 3:34 pm Mupirocin Nasal Ointment Plus Bleach Baths Achieve Long-Term S Aureus Decolonization of SkinMupirocin nasal ointment plus 30-minute bleach baths for 5 days resulted in a higher rate of eradication of Staphylococcus aureus from the skin of previously infected -- many with MRSA -- patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 1:50 pm 5 key things to remember about health care reformConfused about healthcare reform? You're not alone. Here are the five things you need to take away from this week.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 1:09 pm Women Make Up Majority of Hospital Stays, Even After Excluding ChildbirthPregnancy and delivery are still the chief reasons for admissions, but cardiovascular disease also accounts for a significant number.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 12:46 pm Antithrombotic Therapy Does Not Improve Outcomes in Recurrent MiscarriageIn a randomized study, aspirin alone or with heparin failed to improve the live-birth rate vs placebo in women with 2 or more unexplained recurrent miscarriages.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 12:43 pm Massive Medicare Pay Cut Will Take Effect April 1The CMS will freeze payment on physician claims for the first 10 business days in April to blunt the effect of the cut, hoping that a 1-month delay will be approved when Congress reconvenes April 12Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 12:30 pm Despite initial self-doubt, woman drops 100 poundsChris Dolley joined her sister-in-law in a weight-loss quest just to help her relative out. But a funny thing happened: She lost 100 pounds.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 12:22 pm Losing breast not always best for cancer patients (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 12:04 pm Study Sniffs Out Link Between Smaller Brain Volume and Poor OlfactionMen with decreased left hippocampal volume have triple the risk for diminished olfactory ability, medical students report.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 11:13 am "Culture of Influence" Eroding Public Trust in PsychiatristsIn an editorial in this week's issue of JAMA, Thomas Insel, MD, director of the NIMH, highlights the entrenched relationship between psychiatry and big pharma.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 10:40 am More Evidence of Benefit of Light/Moderate DrinkingLight and moderate alcohol consumption, but not heavy drinking, were associated with lower rates of cardiovascular mortality than complete abstention, in a new study of more than 245 000 US adults.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 10:35 am Risk of Sudden Irreversible Disability Low in Multiple SclerosisDespite fears, a new study shows that patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis rarely become disabled after an acute relapse.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:51 am Overlapping Drug-Eluting Stents Associated With Poorer OutcomesOverlap of drug-eluting stents leads to poor angiographic and clinical outcomes, according to a European study.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:36 am Who are the real hypochondriacs - men or women?Women are more likely than men to complain about their health even when they are actually well, according to new statistics.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:34 am Second Course of Prenatal Steroids Can Improve Lung Function in PreemiesThese findings show that subsequent treatment with prenatal steroids improves respiratory compliance and also leads to a lower rate of respiratory distress syndrome in these newborns.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:32 am Is There an Obesity Tipping Point in Infancy? (Time.com)Time.com - Risk factors for obesity start in early infancy -- even before birth -- which is why many obesity researchers think prevention efforts must start earlier than school-ageSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:15 am Final Votes in Congress Cap Battle on Health BillAfter a final vote in the House, a package of changes to the health care bill headed to the president for his signature.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 9:10 am Americans Sneeze More As Allergies Mysteriously IncreaseAllergies of all kinds are on the rise in developed countries, but no one knows whySource: Livescience.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 8:52 am Fast Food Makes Us Impatient, Study SuggestsFast food places a value on instant gratification could lead to a culture of impatience.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 8:45 am Actress' death sparked grief networkA growing number of online sites allow people to share their grief, an important part of the healing process.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 8:07 am Want healthy kids? Learn to cookWe hear it on the news like a drumbeat: Millions of kids eat out too much, lack access to fruits and vegetables, and it seems no one's teaching them how to make healthy choices.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Mar 2010 | 7:24 am Beta-blockers 'cut cancer spread'Blood pressure drugs may be able to reduce the ability of breast cancer to spread around the body, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Mar 2010 | 6:47 am Could Hong Kong teach China to quit smoking? (AP)
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