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Indonesia's Bayan Resources gets $300 mln loanJAKARTA, April 23 (Reuters) - Indonesian coal miner PT Bayan Resources said on Friday it has agreed to borrow $300 million from a group of foreign banks in a club deal to refinance existing loans and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Vatican finances adult stem cell research (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am 1 year after swine flu, Mexicans split on response (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am Lagardere writes to watchdog over Wyser-PrattePARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - Lagardere has asked France's AMF stock market watchdog to examine whether activist shareholder Guy Wyser-Pratte was misleading investors in his campaign to change the group's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Indonesia's Rajawali buys 80 pct stake in $1.3bn rail projectJAKARTA, April 23 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Rajawali group has signed a deal to buy an 80 percent stake in a $1.3 billion Sumatra railway project from Transpacific Group, Rajawali's managing director, Darjoto...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am UPDATE 2-Lenovo emerges as leading candidate for Palm -sources* HTC not bidding for Palm after reviewing its numbers-sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am UPDATE 2-Fornix close to allergy unit sale, super dividend* Lost court appeal over rejected registration of productSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 3:05 am UPDATE 3-India's Wipro results lag rivals; tech demand improves* Sees Q1 IT services revenue up as much as 4 pct from Q4Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:59 am UPDATE 2-S.Africa's MTN says in talks on potential deal* Says talks may not lead to a transaction, gives no detailsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:51 am Italy approves decree setting wholesale gas capsROME, April 23 (Reuters) - The Italian government on Friday approved a decree setting an antitrust cap that prevents any single operator from having over 40 percent of the Italian wholesale gas market,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:39 am India now sees $11 bln rev from spectrum auctions-minNEW DELHI, April 23 (Reuters) - India now expects its third-generation (3G) and broadband spectrum auctions to raise 500 billion rupees ($11.2 billion), much higher than the government's budget estimates...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:27 am UPDATE 1-EU approves Novartis' Diovan for paediatric use* Novartis hypertension drug approved for use in EU childrenSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2010 | 2:15 am Gandhi's sex life laid bare in new book (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:32 am Maternal Height And Risk Of Child Mortality And Undernutrition - EditorialParul Christian, Dr.P.H., M.Sc., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, writes in an accompanying editorial that maternal stature, overall maternal nutritional status, and the factors that give rise to them needs more emphasis, especially because early growth failure is known to track into childhood and beyond. She calls attention to the challenge and potential public health value of addressing maternal undernutrition and maternal short stature as an approach to reducing child mortality in low- and middle-income countries...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Celldex Presents Data For Novel Cancer Antibody Program At 101st Annual AACR MeetingCelldex Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLDX) today announced that CDX-1127, a preclinical therapeutic antibody program for oncology indications, is the subject of a poster presentation at the 2010 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The presentation (poster #5343) is entitled "Development of Novel Anti-CD27 Human Antibodies with Therapeutic Potential", and describes preclinical in vitro and animal data with candidate antibodies for clinical development. The presentation is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm Candidates Keep Eye on Polls, and the ScalesVoters’ anti-incumbent mood has many politicians in Albany worried about image, and their weight has become an issue as they hit the campaign trail.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:10 pm Groundbreaking Research On Management Of Cardiometabolic Syndrome To Be Unveiled At Scientific Conferences In Anaheim, CA, April 23-28The preliminary results from the first multi-center clinical trial to test the impact of a therapeutic lifestyle change program including a specific diet in combination with a medical food containing specific plant-based nutrients on a health condition known as metabolic syndrome supports earlier research conducted by life sciences company Metagenics, Inc. Metabolic syndrome affects one in three American adults, significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and many other lifestyle-related chronic illnesses...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm Flying With Needles and Meds Can Raise Security Flags (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Adjusting to the necessary, but seemingly ever-changing security rules when traveling can be tough for anyone, but for someone traveling with a bagful of needles and vials of insulin or someone who's had a hip or knee replaced, the journey can be fraught with extra worry.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Health Tip: Managing Chickenpox Discomfort (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Chickenpox is a viral infection that usually affects children, resulting in itchy red patches that can appear all over the body.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Cell Transplantation Eyed as Treatment for Cerebral Palsy (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Children with cerebral palsy may benefit from transplantation into the brain of cells that support and surround neurons in the nose, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Remedy Needed for Overdiagnosis of Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- A new review suggests that doctors need to address the problem of overdiagnosis in cancer care -- the detection and possible treatment of tumors that may never cause symptoms or lead to death.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:18 pm Nuon Therapeutics Identifies Novel Use And Advances NU1618 Into Development For Chronic Hyperuricemia In Patients With GoutNuon Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that the company is advancing its lead program, NU1618, into phase 2b development for the treatment of chronic hyperuricemia in patients with gout. Nuon anticipates releasing topline data from a completed proof-of-principle, phase 2a study of NU1618 in the second quarter of 2010...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:00 pm Poor 'get less prostate surgery'Men living in deprived areas are less likely to receive radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:05 pm 'Diabetes Know Now!' Provides Life-Saving Test For Deadly DiseaseHooper Holmes (NYSE Amex: HH) today announced the nationwide launch of Diabetes Know Now!, its newly developed health awareness platform to combat diabetes. The Diabetes Know Now! program is the combination of an online diabetes risk assessment and at-home diabetes laboratory test kit manufactured and sold by Hooper Holmes. By completing a quick, easy, 17-question diabetes risk assessment at http://www.diabetesknownow.com, people can gauge their risk for having or developing diabetes. Users at high risk for diabetes will be offered an at-home diabetes test kit...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:00 pm Dreams 'can help with learning'Taking a nap after learning a new task may be a good way to commit it to memory - as long as you dream, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:57 pm CDC urges 50-state anti-smoking effortA coordinated national anti-smoking effort could reduce the more than 400,000 annual tobacco-related deaths in the United States, federal health officials said Thursday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:48 pm AVEO Pharmaceuticals' Selective Anti-Notch1 Monoclonal Antibody Exhibits Potent Notch1 Inhibitory ActivityAVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVEO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing cancer therapeutics, today announced preclinical data which demonstrate that its Notch1-specific monoclonal antibody is a highly potent inhibitor of Notch1 function in both in vitro and in vivo models. These data were presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010 in Washington, D.C...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:00 pm XDx’s AlloMap May Reduce Post-Transplant BiopsiesA study found that a test that analyzes genetic activity may help avoid invasive approaches to detect rejection of transplanted hearts.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:30 pm Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc. Announces Initiation Of Its Phase II Study In Contact Dermatitis Patients Using MRX6, A Novel Anti-Inflammatory DrugMorria Biopharmaceuticals Plc, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on novel, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, announced today the initiation of its Phase II clinical trial on its leading topical Multi-Functional Anti Inflammatory Drug (MFAID) MRX6. The double-blind, placebo-controlled study of up to 80 contact dermatitis patients will take place at the Hadassah Hospital in Israel...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:00 pm Novo's Victoza beats Merck drug in diabetes study (Reuters)Reuters - Novo Nordisk's new diabetes drug Victoza proved more effective than Merck & Co's Januvia in a head-to-head study, boosting prospects for a product that has got off to a strong start in key markets.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:02 pm New Promega Maxwell(R) 16 LEV Blood DNA Kit Surpasses Concentration Standards In Less TimePromega Corporation now offers the Maxwell® 16 LEV Blood DNA Kit which is designed to purify DNA from whole blood. The new kit, optimized to work on the Maxwell® 16 instrument, eliminates the need for a buffy coat step while providing exponentially higher concentration in less time with parallel purity. While manual buffy coat methods typically collect 20 percent of available DNA, the new Maxwell Blood automation system collects up to 80 percent...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 5:00 pm Deadly New Fungus Emerging in Oregon Expected to SpreadA deadly new VGIIc strain of the fungus Cryptococcus gattii has mysterious origins.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:02 pm Akorn Announces FDA Approval To Re-Launch Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP 3.5 GAkorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) a niche generic pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) supplement for Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP 3.5 g. The company intends to begin shipping the product immediately. Raj Rai, the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Akorn stated, "We identified an opportunity to re-launch Erythromycin as ongoing market shortages have made this an attractive product which is complementary to the other ophthalmic ointments Akorn currently sells...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Statins Do Not Protect Against and May Increase Risk for Colorectal AdenomasStatins do not reduce the risk of developing colorectal adenomas. Whether or not they increase the risk is not as clear.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:20 pm Indian Tribe Wins Fight to Limit Research of Its DNAThe Havasupai people, who live in the Grand Canyon, had claimed that university researchers misused their DNA.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:07 pm Aetna Announces Plan To Extend Coverage For Young Adults Before Reform Law Takes EffectAetna (NYSE: AET) today released the following statement regarding its decision to work with customers to extend dependent coverage to young adults. "We understand that young adults are concerned about potential gaps in health care coverage. We are working with our customers to allow young adults to remain on their parents' plan until the dependent coverage requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act go into effect later this year. We believe this is in the best interests of our members and is in keeping with the spirit of the health reform law...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm High-Flow Bloodlines Improve Dialysis Outcome, Lower Dialysate DosageTubing that delivers a high blood flow results in improved urea clearance and lowers the total dialysate dose, compared with conventional bloodlines, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:42 pm Most Stroke Patients Do Not Recognize Symptoms, Delay Seeking TreatmentAwareness campaigns for stroke symptoms should focus on getting urgent medical attention, researchers conclude.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:24 pm Blood Test "Noninferior" to Routine Biopsy for Surveillance of Acute Heart-Transplant RejectionA randomized trial suggests potential, at least, for fewer biopsies in transplant recipients when the invasive procedure is driven primarily by a positive finding on a gene-expression test along with clinical or echo signs, compared with a strategy of routine biopsy surveillance.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:18 pm History of Severe Headache Linked to Increased Risk for White Matter Lesions in the ElderlyA history of any severe headache, not just migraine, has been associated with an increased risk for white matter hyperintensities, according to new research.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 1:47 pm Nicotine vaccine early results goodA vaccine that could help people stop smoking is showing promise in early clinical trials, researchers announced this week at a national meeting of addiction specialists.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 1:16 pm Losing Weight Helps Immune SystemLosing a moderate amount of weight could reverse harmful changes in the immune system that often occur in obese peopleSource: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 1:01 pm Dedicated Clinic Can Ease Transition to Adult Urology ServiceA dedicated "transition clinic," designed to help pediatric urology patients move into an adult urology setting, prevents patients from getting lost to follow-up as they mature.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 12:24 pm Selected Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis Fare Well After TransplantationCarefully selected patients with alcoholic hepatitis have survival rates that are more than doubled with early liver transplantation, compared with no liver transplant.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 12:00 pm Who’s to Blame When Flawed Health Products Are Sold?Doctors in a landmark medical device case ask who should be held responsible when a company sells flawed products.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:59 am Intensive Therapy Improves Survival in High-Risk HepatoblastomaTreatment with dose-intensive multi-agent chemotherapy and surgery improves survival in patients with high-risk hepatoblastoma, according to results of the SIOPEL-3HR Study.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:49 am Bleeding With First Baby Ups Later Pregnancy RisksWomen who bleed early in pregnancy but don't miscarry are at increased risk of pregnancy complications, and this risk carries over to their next pregnancy, according to a large study from Denmark reported in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:49 am New Compound Potent Against Hepatitis CAn experimental Bristol-Myers Squibb compound called BMS-790052 is proving to be the most potent yet at treating hepatitis C, company researchers said on Wednesday.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:49 am Naps and Dreams Boost Learning, Study FindsDreams boost learning and help us make sense of the real world. A new study may be the first to show this connection between dreaming and learning.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:03 am Doctor and Patient: An Unforeseen Complication of Electronic Medical RecordsLearning to juggle computers in the exam room can have unexpected consequences for doctor-patient relations.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 11:02 am Naps boost memory, but only if you dreamAn afternoon power nap may boost your ability to process and store information tenfold -- but only if you dream while you're asleep.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 10:56 am Can Cobra Be Extended for a Disability?Cobra coverage can be extended for the disabled, but it's a difficult process.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 9:12 am Study to probe mobile health riskResearchers launch a decades-long study into whether there is a link between mobile phones and health problems such as cancer.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2010 | 8:31 am How scary is having a baby when you're over 40?Giving birth over age 40 increases the risk of birth defects and complications. Here's a look at the numbers.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 7:09 am Pedal power is fueling green awarenessThe use of human muscle generates mere fractions of the power required to run facilities. But the sparks of energy are inspiring environmental consciousness.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 6:14 am Sierra Leone polio shots delayed by volcanic ash (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Apr 2010 | 4:57 am Genzyme Expects $175 Million Fine for ShortagesThe company announced another delay in easing shortages of two drugs that were caught up in manufacturing problems.Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2010 | 2:21 am
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