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UPDATE 1-Novartis buys generics firm OrielZURICH, April 19 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG bought privately held U.S. company Oriel Therapeutics to boost its generics portfolio, targeting the multi-billion market for drugs against respiratory...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Apr 2010 | 12:14 am Day care sends sick kids home unnecessarily: study (Reuters)Reuters - Child care centers are too prone to send toddlers home for mild illnesses, doctors say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Apr 2010 | 11:12 pm Tobacco in candy-like form can poison kidsA new generation of smokeless, flavored tobacco products that look like breath mints or breath-freshening strips may be life-threatening for children who mistake them for candy, according to researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 11:09 pm Doctors Hear Many Questions About Health LawDoctors are answering questions about law that many do not understand, and which they may have opposed.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:20 pm Q+A-Australian PM Rudd's health reform fightCANBERRA, April 19 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd began difficult talks with state leaders on Monday to convince them to accept his health reform proposals, with failure threatening Rudd's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:19 pm Milan expo about eco-friendly, affordable furnitureEco-friendly, more affordable furniture took centre stage at the Milan International Furniture Fair as designers sought to woo green-minded consumers with smaller budgets in tough economic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:19 pm James F. Masterson, Narcissism Expert, Dies at 84Dr. Masterson, who helped inaugurate a new approach to the study and treatment of personality disorders, was a psychiatrist for those who needed the best (or thought they did).Source: NYT > Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:14 pm Once branded a coward, he fights for PTSD victims (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:08 pm Once branded a coward, he fights for PTSD victimsThey call him the angry guy now. Even his friends. And at this moment, on a snowy evening when he should be home, putting his son to bed, Andrew Pogany is, in fact, ticked off. He sits...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:08 pm Camel Orbs May Lure Young Users, Study Warns“Nicotine is a highly addictive drug, and to make it look like a piece of candy is recklessly playing with the health of children,” said the lead researcher of a study criticizing Orbs, a novel product from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 10:02 pm Ash Seen Posing Little Health DangerPeople in Britain with asthma or other respiratory ailments have been urged to take precautions.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 9:51 pm Matching Tumor Types to Drugs Boosts Lung Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- The number one cancer killer, lung cancer, may be more susceptible to treatment when doctors match up targeted drugs to tumors with key genetic traits, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Pediatrician Charged With Rape Was Once Cleared by HospitalMore than 10 years before Dr. Earl B. Bradley was accused of abusing more than 100 children, a nurse at his hospital raised concerns about his actions.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 8:40 pm Obama Health Team Turns to Carrying Out New LawOfficials are scrambling to make the transition from waging political war on Capitol Hill to managing one of the most profound changes in social policy in generations.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 8:40 pm FDA mulls killing Avandia safety study: reportNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are considering ending a safety study on GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, saying the move could alsoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 6:38 pm FDA mulls killing Avandia safety study: report (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. regulators are considering ending a safety study on GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, saying the move could also jeopardize the drug's presence in the U.S. market.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Apr 2010 | 6:38 pm FDA mulls killing Avandia safety study-WSJNEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are considering ending a safety study on GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, saying the move could also...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 6:35 pm Publishing venture bets on iPhone short storiesLONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - A new publishing company is betting that readers will bypass electronic readers such as Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader in favour of reading bite-sized stories on mobile...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:59 pm Rewards 'work like drugs' in ADHDBehavioural rewards for children with attention-deficit disorders work on the brain in the same way as drugs, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:40 pm French celebrity dogs enter canine hall of fameA canine hall of fame has opened in Paris, exhibiting giant portraits of the dogs of the great and good of French political, business and social life. "Leur Chien" (Their Dog) takes a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:33 pm Global wine lovers make own Bordeaux blends with top expertNot even airspace paralysed by volcanic ash could keep Do-It-Yourself wine enthusiasts from across the world from their first Bordeaux cru and a chance to blend with the palate behind the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:32 pm Tours of Iraq's ancient wonders open up as violence ebbsForeign tourists will soon be tramping around Mesopotamia again after a French company on Sunday opened an office offering visits to ancient sites in war-ravaged southern Iraq. "We have...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:14 pm Chip may detect spreading cancer cells in blood (Reuters)Reuters - Researchers have found a way to test blood for the cells that spread cancer and said they might be able to use the method to predict whose cancer will come back after treatment.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:12 pm In the atticFiction's 'mad' heroines were misunderstoodSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Apr 2010 | 5:04 pm U.S. Medicare panel to weigh prostate treatments (Reuters)Reuters - At a time of growing debate over prostate cancer treatments, U.S. Medicare officials will take a closer look at radiation therapy and its ability to reduce deaths and side effects in men.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Apr 2010 | 12:21 pm New Implants Mold to Brain Like Shrink-WrapBrain implants made from tiny wires and silk could help control seizures and be used in brain-machine interfaces.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 12:04 pm Major Revisions to Psychiatric Definitions Stir DebateProposed changes to the psychiatrist's bible, the DSM, about disorders ranging from Asperger's to gender identity, have sparked debate.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 18 Apr 2010 | 7:39 am
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