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Resignation 'threatens drug ban'The resignation of a senior government drugs adviser could delay a ban on the "legal high" drug, mephedrone.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Mar 2010 | 4:12 am Arthur Gallagher buys some FirstCity units* Group looks to Oslo, Singapore, China for further growthSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 3:21 am Templeton PE fund buys 5.3 pct of India's Shiv-VaniSINGAPORE, March 29 (Reuters) - A private equity fund managed by Templeton Asset Management has bought a 5.3 percent stake in India's Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services to help the latter expand...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 3:11 am Toyota says to supply hybrid technology to MazdaTOKYO, March 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp said on Monday they have agreed a deal under which Toyota will supply its hybrid technology to Mazda.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 2:46 am UPDATE 1-Linn Energy buys certain Permian basin properties* Deal expands company's footprint in Wolfberry oil playSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 2:32 am Health overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am 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 | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:05 am The Use Of Popular Programs To Prompt Classroom Discussions Among Medical And Nursing StudentsA medical student and faculty directors from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics analyzed depictions of bioethical issues and professionalism over a full season of two popular medical dramas - "Grey's Anatomy" and "House, M.D." - and found that the shows were "rife" with ethical dilemmas and actions that often ran afoul of professional codes of conduct. The authors of the review, available in the April issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics, say they were well aware that their findings would end up stating the obvious...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Wood, Kagan, Garland Considered Possible Supreme Court Nominees If Justice Stevens RetiresIf U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announces his "widely anticipated" retirement, Democrats close to President Obama say he likely would nominate one of three contenders -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Diane Wood or D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland, the New York Times reports...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am 2 Cases Of Rapid Development Of Drug-Resistant 2009 H1N1 Influenza ReportedTwo people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less than two weeks on therapy, report doctors from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am New Minimally Invasive Technique To Correct Chest Deformity Demonstrated By SurgeonsA new minimally invasive surgery to correct a chest wall deformity -- often known as pigeon chest -- was demonstrated at an international conference attended by surgeons from the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Chile, Panama, Puerto Rico, Germany, Spain and Russia. Technically known as pectus carinatum, the condition causes the chest wall to protrude outward, giving the patient's chest the appearance of the breast of a bird. In years past, the only surgery to correct severe cases was extremely invasive and involved cutting open the chest to remove excess cartilage...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Computer Game Operated By Eye Movements Could Allow People With Severe Physical Disabilities To Become 'Gamers' For The First TimeUniversity students have developed a computer game that is operated by eye movements, which could allow people with severe physical disabilities to become 'gamers' for the first time. The students, from Imperial College London, have adapted an open source game called 'Pong', where a player moves a bat to hit a ball as it bounces around the screen. The adaptation enables the player to move the bat using their eye. To play the game, the user wears special glasses containing an infrared light and a webcam that records the movement of one eye...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Mercyhurst Continues Burned Bone Research With Mock Fire Event Near PhillyThe Applied Forensic Sciences Department at Mercyhurst College continues its landmark research into the recovery and interpretation of burned human remains from fatal fire scenes with a mock fire and excavation in Montgomery County, Pa., this weekend. Representatives of the department were on site last week when area fire officials conducted a controlled burn of a modular home at the Hickory Park Campgrounds, 2140 Big Road, Gilbertsville, Pa...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Health Reform Vote Divides Antiabortion-Rights Democrats, RepublicansA long-standing alliance between some antiabortion-rights Democrats and Republicans "was blasted apart Sunday" when a group of antiabortion-rights House Democrats, led by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), voted for the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590) after reaching an agreement with the Obama administration about its abortion-coverage language, NPR's "Morning Edition" reports. Under the agreement, Obama pledged to issue an executive order reaffirming current federal restrictions on abortion funding in exchange for the antiabortion Democrats' votes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am It's Over: Congress Completes Work On Health Overhaul With Approval Of 'Fixes'After more than a year of political wrangling, Congress finished its work on health care reform Thursday night when the House passed a Senate-changed bill of fixes to the new law. The Associated Press reports that it was a busy day as both the Senate and House took up the health reconciliation bill, which makes changes to the overhaul law that President Barack Obama signed Tuesday. The Senate passed the reconciliation bill 56-43 Thursday afternoon...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Flaxseed Lowers High Cholesterol In Men: Iowa State NWRC StudyA new study from Iowa State University's Nutrition and Wellness Research Center (NWRC) may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs -- if they don't mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet. Suzanne Hendrich, an ISU professor in food science and human nutrition, led a study that examined the effects of flaxseed lignan in 90 people diagnosed with high cholesterol...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Some Forms Of Massage Help Against Low-Back Pain But Not All Techniques Live Up To The Promises Made For ThemMost people have experienced back pain - and many hope that massage will relieve it. But not all forms of massage have been scientifically proven to help against low back pain. That is what the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) pointed out in information published on http://informedhealthonline.org/. Back pain often affects the lower back and can be a big physical and psychological burden. "The cause of back pain is not always immediately clear," explains Professor Peter Sawicki, the Institute's Director...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, March 29 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:08 am UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, March 29 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:08 am Petroceltic raises $120.5 mln with share placingDUBLIN, March 29 (Reuters) - Petroceltic International Plc said on Monday it had conditionally raised about $120.5 million through a conditional placing of 635,294,000 new ordinary shares at a price of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:04 am Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitionsMarch 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0500 GMT on Monday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am Hynix sees robust DRAM market to continue in Q2ICHEON, South Korea, March 29 (Reuters) - Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, said on Monday that global memory chip supply remained very tight and stronger than expected market conditions...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am TABLE-Tri-Stage -2009/10 parent resultsYear ended Year ended Year to Six months toSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Mar 2010 | 12:01 am New Tool Could Help in Testing for H.G.H.A test similar to one used in cancer treatments has antidoping officials encouraged that they have found a new, and important, way to catch athletes using human growth hormone.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:31 pm Insurers Might Delay Covering Pre-Existing ConditionsDespite the new health law, some insurers say they do not have to cover some children with pre-existing conditions yet.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:30 pm Scientists Say F.D.A. Ignored Radiation WarningsThe scientists say warnings about the risks of using CT scans to screen patients for colon cancer were brushed aside by the agency.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:25 pm Lawmakers Face Fallout at Home From Health VoteAround the country, members of Congress found on-the-ground evidence of how the issue has divided the country.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:25 pm Junkies and junk-food addicts share craving mechanism (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:02 pm Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2010 | 5:38 pm HIV patients 'need drug lifeline'The opportunity to save tens of thousands of HIV patients with a simple, cheap, drug treatment is being missed, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 5:18 pm Children 'stunted by Iraq war'Iraqi children born in the most violent areas are shorter than those born in other parts of the country, a study says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 5:17 pm Chemical 'nips cancer in the bud'A chemical cocktail could destroy growths in the gut which have the potential to become colon cancers, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 5:17 pm Great dividePassions high in Texas over Obama health reformsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 3:38 pm Seat of Temptation Found in the BrainA specific region of the brain could be responsible for the human ability to resist temptation, a new study says.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 28 Mar 2010 | 1:50 pm Fatty foods may cause cocaine-like addictionScientists have finally confirmed what the rest of us have suspected for years: Bacon, cheesecake, and other delicious yet fattening foods may be addictive.Source: CNN.com - Health | 28 Mar 2010 | 12:42 pm 'Ring tone therapy' is Japan's latest fadSo-called "therapeutic" ring tones to help everyone from hay fever sufferers to the overweight are the latest craze sweeping Japan, the BBC's Roland Buerk reports.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 10:34 am Huge pay rise for S Leone doctorsHealth workers in Sierra Leone say they will end their 10-day strike, after the president agreed to increase their pay six-fold.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2010 | 9:06 am
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