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NHS targets 'being scaled back'Key NHS targets are to be scrapped or scaled back under a shake-up of health service management, ministers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Breast implants 'need checking'Women with breast enlargements are being advised to contact their surgeon amid concerns about the safety of a certain type of implant.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jun 2010 | 3:14 am Tea and coffee 'protect hearts'Drinking several cups of coffee or tea a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year study from the Netherlands finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jun 2010 | 2:12 am Falls cost NHS millions each dayFalls among elderly people may be costing the NHS up to £4.6m a day, the charity Age UK has warned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jun 2010 | 2:03 am N.Korea's English fan club cheer on heroes at W.CupWhether in a freezing Pyongyang or a sun-drenched Cape Town, North Korea can be guaranteed support from at least two diehard fans -- Englishman Bryan Clark and his wife Pauline. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 2:02 am World Cup offers besieged Gazans rare escapeThere was standing room only at the seaside cafe as World Cup fans escaped the Gaza Strip's dreary confinement for a 90-minute match only briefly interrupted by power cuts. Palestinians...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 1:23 am Next stop France for oldest baby mammothName: Khoma. Looks like: A baby mammoth. Age: somewhere above 50,000 years. Discovered in the permafrost of northern Siberia just last year, this rare example of prehistoric monster is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 1:10 am Oil spill stirs study, debate over health impactsPublic health officials and scientists will be gathering in New Orleans this week to talk about whether any health problems could be caused by the Gulf oil spill. The group will also...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 1:01 am Durban surfing World Cup waveIt may be winter in South Africa, with Arctic temperatures swirling around Johannesburg for evening World Cup games, but the Indian Ocean city of Durban is thriving in its sub-tropical...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 12:43 am Landry's CEO gets key shareholder vote for buyout-WSJJune 21 (Reuters) - Landry's Restaurants Inc Chief Executive Tilman Fertitta's $1.4 billion bid for the seafood restaurant operator received the support of a crucial shareholder on Sunday, the Wall Street...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 12:02 am Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, June 21 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jun 2010 | 11:32 pm Riva, an icon of Italian luxury designA crane gingerly lifts a 13-metre Riva into Lake Iseo after the last coat of varnish has dried on its mahogany finish. The speedboat, an icon of "Made in Italy" luxury design, is going...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jun 2010 | 11:18 pm Warburg Pincus, others invests $381 mln in Red StarSHANGHAI, June 21 (Reuters) - Chinese retailer Red Star Furniture Group got a cash injection of 2.6 billion yuan ($381 million) from U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus [WP.UL] and several other investors...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jun 2010 | 10:31 pm ER doctors: Lawsuit fears lead to overtesting (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jun 2010 | 10:29 pm Risk to Elderly: Hallucinations in the HospitalHospitals say many patients, particularly older ones, are experiencing inexplicable disorienting episodes, and are increasingly trying to prevent or treat it. Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jun 2010 | 10:21 pm Bristol returns cancer drug XL184 to ExelixisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co will pay another $17 million to end its development collaboration for Exelixis Inc's experimental cancer drug XL184.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Jun 2010 | 9:57 pm Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome in Studies (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of new studies has uncovered evidence that low levels of vitamin D could lead to poor blood sugar control among diabetics and increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome among seniors.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Obesity Not Always a Sentence for Heart Disease (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- For a small number of obese people, those extra pounds do not condemn them to heart disease or diabetes, Dutch researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm 'Junk Food' Sugar May Help Some Fat Cells Proliferate (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the ubiquitous sugar known as fructose may cause certain fat cells in children to multiply faster, which might play a key role in childhood and adult obesity.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm PCBs May Weaken Kids' Vaccination Response (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Children exposed early in life to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may have a reduced immune response to tetanus and diphtheria vaccines, a new study indicates.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Efficacy Of Tamsulosin In The Management Of Lower Ureteral Stones: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study Of 100 PatientsUroToday.com - Further proof that tamsulosin works for improving the passage of distal ureteral stones is provided in this randomized study of 100 patients, taking either a placebo or 0.4 mg of tamsulosin for upwards of 4 weeks or until stone passage. The stones were 10 mm or smaller; the average stone size in the tamsulosin group was 5.9 mm vs. 6.0 mm in the control group (p = 0.75). All of the stones were located below the common iliac vessels. In the tamsulosin group, 82% expelled their stone while in the placebo group this occurred in only 61% (p = 0.02)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm Learning disabled care is 'worse'Some doctors and nurses believe people with learning disabilities get a poorer standard of care, says a charity.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Jun 2010 | 5:07 pm A Pacemaker Wrecks a Family's LifeHow putting in a pacemaker wrecked a family’s life.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jun 2010 | 12:56 pm FDA Warns Against Using Magic Power CoffeeThe dietary supplement can dangerously lower blood pressure.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Jun 2010 | 8:39 am Why Skin Cancer Is on the RiseSkin cancer is on the rise, and indoor tanning and the need to be bronze could be to blame.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 20 Jun 2010 | 6:57 am Now, Dad Feels as Stressed as MomNew studies show that fathers now struggle just as much — and sometimes even more — than mothers in trying to balance work and family life.Source: NYT > Health | 20 Jun 2010 | 5:45 am
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