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New Australian tax to hit mining stocks hard - UBSCANBERRA, May 2 (Reuters) - Australian mining stocks face a sell-off on Monday as investors digest news that the government plans to slap a 40 percent tax on their profits, investment bank UBS said after...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 May 2010 | 1:45 am Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating To Fenoglide(R) 40 And 120 Mg TabletsImpax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPXL) confirms that it has initiated a challenge of a patent listed by Shionogi Pharma, Inc. in connection with its Fenoglide® (fenofibrate) tablets, 40 and 120 mg. Impax filed its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of Fenoglide® with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am Cancer Treatment Centers Of America Utilizes Calypso Real-Time Tracking To Help Reduce Side Effects For Prostate Cancer Radiation PatientsCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of non-ionizing real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumor targets, and Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), a national network of hospitals providing a comprehensive, fully integrative approach to cancer treatment, announced today that with the installation of the Calypso® System at the CTCA at Southwestern Regional Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., Calypso's real-time tumor tracking technology is now available at all CTCA centers nationwide...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am 2010 International Conference: Systems Biology Of Human DiseaseThe Council for Systems Biology in Boston (CSB2) is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2010 International Conference on Systems Biology of Human Disease. This three-day conference (June 16-19) will focus on mammalian systems biology, particularly as it applies to human disease and therapy. In addition to talks by invited speakers, SBHD will include two poster sessions and additional talks selected from submitted poster abstracts. The conference will take place at The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center on the campus of Harvard Medical School...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am Losing Your Edge . . . Or Your Hearing?A study recently published in the journal Nature casts doubt on the effectiveness of brain-training exercises and has aging baby boomers and others looking for new ways to strengthen their cognitive abilities. For individuals with hearing loss, a sleek and stylish hearing solution from leading hearing device manufacturer Oticon, Inc. may provide a practical and attractive option for maintaining an edge today and in the future...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am Medical Device Alert - Blood Glucose Meters - 5-Second Contour By Bayer Diabetes CareThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a medical device alert for the 5-second CONTOUR by Bayer Diabetes Care. Affected devices may show falsely high readings when testing samples from neonates. Hypoglycaemia may go undiagnosed as a result. - Do not use 5-second CONTOUR devices for monitoring blood glucose levels in neonatal care. - Use an alternative method, seeking advice from the local hospital laboratory. - Ensure that the 5-second CONTOUR devices are correctly identified and not introduced in neonatal care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am EEG Changes In Donation After Cardiac DeathAt a time when "donation after cardiac death" (DCD) has become an important approach to increasing the number of transplant organ donors, a provocative new study shows changes in brain activity occurring in response to withdrawal of life support, reports the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). Some transplanted organs come from living donors, while others come from cadaveric donors shortly after brain death...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am AF AWARE Survey Identifies Major Gaps In Reality Vs. Perceptions Of Atrial Fibrillation By Cardiologists And PatientsAlthough serious and the most common of heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are unaware of the risks, complexities and consequences of AF and many doctors find its management to be a clinical and health-economic burden, according to survey results published today in the online edition of EP Europace. Results taken from an international survey of more than 1,600 cardiologists and AF patients in 11 countries, found that only 43 percent of physicians and 55 percent of patients consider AF to be life-threatening(1)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am Bioject Announces Results Of Intradermal Dose Sparing Influenza Study Conducted By The Centers For Disease Control And PreventionBioject Medical Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:BJCT), a leading developer of needle-free injection therapy systems (NFITS), announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its collaborating institutions presented the latest results of its clinical trial of the Biojector® 2000 at the 13th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and held in Bethesda, Maryland April 26 - 28, 2010...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am New Statutory Requirements For Maintenance Of Professional Competence Of All Registered Medical Practitioners, IrelandThe Minister for Health & Children, Mary Harney T.D., has signed the commencement order which will bring into operation, on 1 May 2010, all remaining provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007. These provisions relate to the maintenance of professional competence of registered medical practitioners. The Minister said: 'The commencement of these provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 will introduce, for the first time, a statutory requirement for doctors to maintain their professional competence...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Book PublishedPediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern and a new book focuses on evaluating what is currently known about childhood TBI and the challenges faced by researchers and clinicians in this arena. The book is entitled "Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: New Frontiers in Clinical and Translational Research," edited by Vicki Anderson and Keith Owen Yeates and published by Cambridge University Press...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 May 2010 | 1:00 am Ship-breaking exposes Bangladesh to climate change threatWhen huge waves hit Bangladesh's sleepy southeastern Sitakundu coastline after a cyclone in 1991, shopkeeper Abul Kalam survived by hanging on to a coconut tree. Kalam's parents,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 11:46 pm Long Lashes Without Prescription, but With RisksA glaucoma eyedrop, reinvented, is routinely available without a doctor’s prescription or visit.Source: NYT > Health | 1 May 2010 | 11:40 pm Rosalynn Carter pens new book about mental health (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 May 2010 | 11:39 pm Johnson & Johnson's recalls infant, children's Tylenol, Motrin (Reuters)Reuters - The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday urged consumers to stop using liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec medicines for children and infants after a broad recall announced by the manufacturer, although it said the chance of serious problems was remote.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 May 2010 | 11:37 pm Poor man's Gatorade saves Bangladeshi kids (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 May 2010 | 11:09 pm Eye Disease Rates High Among Latino Americans (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Latino Americans have higher rates of visual impairment, blindness, diabetic eye disease and cataracts than whites in the United States, researchers have found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 May 2010 | 9:47 pm Drug Maker Recalls More Than 40 Allergy, Cold Meds for Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- McNeil Consumer Healthcare on Friday recalled more than 40 of its liquid cold and allergy products for children because some of the medications may not meet federal quality standards.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 May 2010 | 9:47 pm Five minutes in the green can boost self esteemLONDON (Reuters) - Just five minutes of exercise a day in the great outdoors can improve mental health, according to a study released on Saturday, and policymakers should encourage more...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 8:43 pm Children’s Tylenol and Other Drugs RecalledConsumers should stop using certain lots of infants’ and children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl because they may contain too much of the active ingredient.Source: NYT > Health | 1 May 2010 | 8:10 pm A Young Disabled Teacher Navigates a Vertical CityFor a young teacher out to conquer a vertical maze of a city in a wheelchair, fierce independence and inescapable vulnerability sometimes clash.Source: NYT > Health | 1 May 2010 | 8:00 pm 'Green' exercise 'boosts health'Just five minutes of exercise in a "green space" such as a park can boost mental health, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 May 2010 | 5:01 pm Tourists in Copenhagen lament loss of Little MermaidTourists trekking to Copenhagen hoping to see an iconic statue of The Little Mermaid were left considerably underwhelmed on Saturday after being confronted by a still image on a giant videoSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 4:22 pm Washington Times considering sale - reportWASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Executives at the Washington Times are looking into a possible sale of the newspaper, which has slashed staff in recent months in order to cut costs, The Washington Post reported...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 2:56 pm Historic Manhattan hospital closesAfter 161 years of treating survivors of catastrophes, from the sinking of the Titanic to the attacks of September 11, New York's St. Vincent's Hospital closed Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 May 2010 | 2:21 pm Deficit forces closure of diabetic clinic, rehab program at Cobourg hospitalCOBOURG, Ont. - Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg has closed its diabetes clinic, along with its outpatient rehab services. The hospital is dealing with a $1.8-million deficit...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 2:07 pm General Growth board to vote on bids this weekend-sourceNEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - General Growth Properties Inc's board is expected to vote this weekend on choosing between two rival recapitalization offers, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 12:44 pm FDA investigates after McNeil recalls children's medicationsWASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Saturday it was investigating a health-care company for possible other problems following its recall of more than 40 over-the-counter...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 11:47 am Infant, children's Tylenol, Motrin recalled in U.S.WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday urged consumers to stop using liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec medicines for children and infants after a broad...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 10:51 am ADB lends $350 mln to Uzbekistan for energy projectTASHKENT, May 1 (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed on Saturday to lend $350 million to Uzbekistan to help the Central Asian country build a new gas turbine and improve energy efficiency...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 May 2010 | 10:24 am FDA investigating recall of children's medicine (AP)AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Saturday it was investigating a health-care company for possible other problems following its recall of more than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 May 2010 | 10:11 am Study: Pregnant women need more vitamin DPregnant women could -- and probably should -- consume 10 times more vitamin D than experts currently recommend, according to a new study.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 May 2010 | 9:26 am Children's cold, allergy medicine recalledA voluntary recall has been issued for more than 40 over-the-counter drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, because they don't meet quality standards.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 May 2010 | 9:25 am
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