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World Cup sponsors 'unhealthy'Millions of children will be the victims of unhealthy food marketing at this year's World Cup, a charity warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jun 2010 | 3:18 am Study: Link Between Antidepressants and Miscarriage (Time.com)Time.com - A new study reports a significantly increased risk of miscarriage in depressed women taking antidepressants, further complicating the treatment of the mood disorder during pregnancySource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Iran women splurge on makeup despite Islamic rulesBanned after the 1979 Islamic revolution, cosmetics like lipstick and nail polish have flooded Iran so much in recent years that it is now the Middle East's second largest beauty products...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:35 am Study: 10 minutes of exercise, hour-long effects (AP)AP - Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. The unfair news for panting newbies: The more fit you are, the more benefits you just might be getting.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jun 2010 | 1:04 am 'Dirty dozen' produce carries more pesticide residue, group saysIf you're eating non-organic celery today, you may be ingesting 67 pesticides with it, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group.Source: CNN.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 11:31 pm Business Briefing | International News: Panel Will Decide if Flu Outbreak Is OverA panel that advises the World Health Organization on pandemics will meet on Tuesday to decide whether to declare the H1N1 flu outbreak over. Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 10:20 pm Vital Signs: Risks: Obesity Is Found to Take Toll After Age 40A study comparing medications taken by normal weight, overweight and obese Americans found that obese people over 40 took more than those of average weight.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 10:20 pm Vital Signs: Hazards: Indoor Tanning Is Linked to Skin CancerThose who used indoor tanning devices were more likely to develop melanoma than those who did not, a study found.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 10:20 pm Happiness May Come With Age, Study SaysFor feeling content, 18 doesn’t hold a candle to 85, a nationwide poll has found. Researchers aren’t sure why.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 10:10 pm Health Tip: Set Rules at the Pool (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A swimming pool can be deadly, especially to young children. But setting mandatory rules can help keep kids safe.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 May 2010 | 9:48 pm Women Smokers Targeted on 'World No Tobacco Day' (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Although cancer death rates for women are generally on the downswing, statistics indicate that female lung cancer fatalities are rising, the American Lung Association (ALA) says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 May 2010 | 9:48 pm Sexual, Urinary Health Boosted in Exercisers, Nonsmokers (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- For people who need more reasons to start exercising and steer clear of smoking, new research finds that moving around and rejecting cigarettes can improve urinary health in women and sexual health in men.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 May 2010 | 9:48 pm Prostate Cancer Vaccine Shows Few Side Effects (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News)-- The newly approved therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine, Provenge, is safe and has few side effects, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 May 2010 | 9:48 pm Global Update: Poisoned Wells: In Asia, Cutting Arsenic Risk in Water Through Well-Drilling TechniquesArsenic is so common in groundwater in Bangladesh, Nepal, western India, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam that their drinking water has been called “the largest poisoning of a population in history.”Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 9:43 pm Really?: The Claim: Rosemary Helps Reduce Toxins in Grilled MeatCan a spice or marinade reduce carcinogens in grilled meat?Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 7:36 pm Mind: ‘Vital Exhaustion’? Just Don’t Call It ‘Nervous Breakdown’Modern medicine all but stamped out the term “nervous breakdown.” But it may be hard to improve upon.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 7:10 pm Shell has buyer interest for Montreal refineryCALGARY, Alberta, May 31 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has received an expression of interest in its Montreal refinery, which the company has targeted for closure and conversion into a fuel terminal,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 6:20 pm For Very Young, Peril Lurks in Lithium Cell BatteriesButton cell batteries like those found in remote controls and bathroom scales are a little known health hazard to young children.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 5:29 pm UK's NICE rejects Novartis's Xolair for childrenLONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Novartis's asthma drug Xolair will not be paid for by Britain's national health service (NHS) after the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) cost watchdog rejected...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 5:01 pm Chevron restarting FCCU at Richmond refinery -filingHOUSTON, May 31 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp was restarting the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit at its 245,271 barrel per day refinery in Richmond, California, on Monday, according a notice...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 4:55 pm Broadway looks ahead, embraces YouTube, video* More than a backdrop, video is central to storytellingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 4:47 pm Basics: In Creating ‘Synthetic Cell,’ Scientists Are Indebted to the Real ThingThe scientists who created a synthetic variant are in debt to nature, time and billions of years of evolution.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 3:44 pm Seeking an Objective Test for Attention DisorderFinding objective evidence, or a biological marker, for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could cut the guesswork in diagnoses.Source: NYT > Health | 31 May 2010 | 3:42 pm Brazil stocks up in thin trading, real weakensSAO PAULO, May 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks closed up on Monday, bouncing back from recent losses on a day when holidays in the United States and Britain led to thin volumes.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 3:12 pm UPDATE 1-Husky drills prolific South China Sea gas wellCALGARY, Alberta, May 31 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc said on Monday that an appraisal well of a South China Sea natural gas discovery could produce up to 70 million cubic feet a day, a prolific volume...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 3:04 pm Gulf 'oil cloud' triggers new dispersant concernsMIAMI (Reuters) - A large undersea cloud of dissolved hydrocarbons discovered last week near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill raises fresh questions about toxic chemicals used to fight the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 2:23 pm China looks at kungfu to revive football hopesChina has once again failed to qualify for the World Cup, but 40-something businessman Kong Debao thinks he has a way to revitalise the "beautiful game" -- he has created kungfu football.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 1:38 pm Most Patients With Stroke Symptoms Don't Get Prompt Brain ImagingA new study shows that treatment is delayed most commonly in older, female, and African American patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 May 2010 | 1:33 pm UPDATE 1-Hitachi aims to revamp nuclear business abroad - NikkeiJune 1 (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd , Japan's largest electronics maker, plans to reorganize its core operations worldwide and wants to recast its nuclear power partnership with General Electric Co , the Nikkei...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 May 2010 | 1:24 pm U.S. to revisit ban on gay men blood donorsSince 1983, gay men have not been allowed to donate blood in the United States. This month, a federal advisory panel will reconsider the issue.Source: CNN.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 12:47 pm Picture Of Immune Response Clearer With Combined PET Scanning ProbesUsing two positron emission tomography (PET) probes, one common one and one they developed themselves, researchers in the US found they can get a much clearer picture of what happens at the cellular level during an immune response. You can read about the study, led by Dr Owen Witte, a professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 17 May early online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 May 2010 | 12:00 pm Can the snail give an insight into drug addiction?In an unusual behavioural experiment, scientists use pond snails to study the effects of methamphetamine on the brain.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 May 2010 | 10:40 am Fisherman files restraining order against BPA fisherman who was hospitalized after becoming ill while cleaning up oil in the Gulf of Mexico has filed a temporary restraining order in federal court against oil company BP.Source: CNN.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 9:32 am Obesity and asthma are linked: study (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 May 2010 | 9:23 am Tobacco Kills One Person Every Six Seconds, Says World Health OrganizationAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco consumption is one of the largest public health hazards the world has ever had to confront. Over 5 million people each year are killed, an average of 1 human every 6 seconds, the WHO says. Tobacco accounts for 1 in every 10 adult deaths. WHO informs that up to 50% of current users of tobacco products will eventually die of a tobacco-linked disease. More than four-firths of the 1 billion regular smokers on this planet live in low- and middle-income countries...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 May 2010 | 9:00 am 5 toxics that are everywhere: Protect yourselfA growing body of research is linking five chemicals -- among the most common in the world -- to a host of ailments, including cancer, sexual problems and behavioral issues.Source: CNN.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 8:54 am Nose job boomMore Iraqis getting cosmetic surgery as violence dropsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 May 2010 | 8:30 am Genes Linked to Birth Defects FoundThe genetic cause of an inherited condition that causes severe foetal abnormalities is found.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 8:13 am Study Suggests Why Acupuncture Might WorkScientists don't know if or why acupuncture works. A new study show how it might relieve pain.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 8:09 am Best ways to have ton of energyIf you didn't know better, you might think that all the energy necessary to get through the ups and downs of an average day could be found in a powder, a pill, or a suspiciously small can. If only! But here's the good news: getting -- and, more important, keeping -- your energy level high is a breeze. Just take a look at these expert tips and tricks.Source: CNN.com - Health | 31 May 2010 | 5:40 am Men's Skin Cancer Deaths Double In Last 30 YearsThe rates of men dying from malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of skin cancer - have doubled in the last 30 years, according to the latest Cancer Research UK figures published last friday. In the late 70s fewer than 400 (1.5 per 100,000) men died from melanoma but now more than 1100 (3.1 per 100,000) men are dying from the disease1. Experts are concerned because this sharp rise in death rates from malignant melanoma is due to so many more men developing what is largely a preventable disease. The figures also reveal that death rates in men over 65 have risen shockingly from 4...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 May 2010 | 4:00 am Hopes for breast cancer vaccineUS scientists say they have developed a vaccine which prevents breast cancer in mice. and they plan trials in humans.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 May 2010 | 2:36 am Attacking cancerGenetic research paves way to new approachSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 May 2010 | 2:35 am
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