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Watchdog calls for trans-fats banTrans-fats found in cakes, biscuits and fast food should be eliminated in England, says the NHS watchdog NICE.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2010 | 4:15 am UPDATE 2-Bureau Veritas buys UK inspection firm from 3iPARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - French certification company Bureau Veritas is to buy British commodities testing and inspection firm Inspectorate for 450 million pounds ($667 million) in a deal it said would...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 2:34 am Breast is best slogan 'outdated'UK breastfeeding campaigners call for an end to the "breast is best" slogan, in a bid to show it is not something special.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2010 | 2:12 am UPDATE 1-Persian Gold to buy HyEx in reverse takeoverJune 22 (Reuters) - Ireland-based explorer Persian Gold Plc said it agreed to buy Hydrocarbon Exploration Plc (HyEx) in a reverse takeover that values HyEx at about 4.3 million pounds ($6.4 million),...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 2:08 am UPDATE 2-Malaysia EON Capital delays EGM on Hong Leong buyout* Hong Leong stock underperforms (Updates with outlook, company comment)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:51 am UPDATE 2-Aegon says may sell Transamerica Reinsurance* Reinsurance unit sale to focus on life insurance, pensionsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:36 am UK patients 'have genes mapped'An NHS hospital in London begins decoding all the genes of individual patients, in an effort to combat heart disease.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:34 am Cystic Fibrosis: More patients live into adulthood (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:10 am Exelixis Regains Full Rights To Develop And Commercialize XL184Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) announced that it has regained full rights to develop and commercialize XL184. Exelixis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) entered into a global development collaboration for XL184, the clinically most advanced MET inhibitor, in December 2008. Under the agreement, BMS and Exelixis had originally agreed to certain clinical development plans, and Exelixis maintained key rights regarding timing and funding of current and future clinical trials...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Direct Coping And Planning Results In Less Multiple Sclerosis Flare-Ups Than Dealing With Stress On An Emotional LevelMultiple sclerosis patients who directly confronted the stress of the Second Lebanon War suffered fewer attacks than those who chose to cope with the situation by focusing on feelings. This has been shown in a new study carried out by researchers of the University of Haifa, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Carmel Medical Center. "Because there is no cure for multiple sclerosis to date, it is important to uncover all the factors that impact the recurrence of attacks," said Prof. Eli Somer of the University of Haifa, one of the authors of the study. The study, which Prof...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Reducing Four-Hour Target A Welcome Move, RCN Says, UKThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) yesterday (21 June) welcomed the move to reduce the four-hour accident and emergency waiting time target to 95 per cent, contained in the revised NHS Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2010/11. RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary Dr Peter Carter said the RCN has been explicitly calling for greater flexibility around the target for a long time. He commented: On the four-hour A&E target: "The four-hour A&E target has undoubtedly helped to improve patient care by reducing waiting times for treatment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am FDA Marks First Anniversary Of Tobacco Control ActOne year ago, President Obama signed the historic Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). Under the Tobacco Control Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration obtained authority to regulate tobacco products, with a special emphasis on preventing their use by children and youth and reducing the impact of tobacco on public health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Diabetes Care Management Program Lowers Health Care Costs, Hospitalization RatesMedicare patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease can significantly reduce both the cost of their medical care and rates of hospitalization by participating in a telephone-based diabetes disease management program, a new study finds. The authors will present their results Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego. The disease management program took place in one year for a group of patients who were at least age 65 and who opted for a Medicare Advantage health plan with Health Net of Arizona...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Cannabis Treatment Licensed For MS, UKThe first symptom relief drug specifically for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been licensed by the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency). 'Sativex' is an oral spray made using cannabis extract and is used to help alleviate MS symptoms of spasticity. The treatment, which is been rigorously trialled over the last six years, can be prescribed by MS specialists and should be delivered as part of a multi - disciplinary symptom management programme, which includes regular physiotherapy and assessments by occupational therapists...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am APP Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval And Launch Of First Generic Aztreonam For Injection, USPAPP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc., (NASDAQ: APCVZ) announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Aztreonam for Injection, USP in two dosage strengths. Aztreonam is therapeutically equivalent to the reference-listed drug Azactam®, which is marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. APP will launch Aztreonam immediately in single dose vials of 1 gram, 20 mL and 2 gram, 30 mL. APP's Aztreonam is AP-rated, bar-coded and latex-free...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am President Of EFPIA Calls For A 'New Dialogue' On MedicinesAndrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline and President of EFPIA, the body representing the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Europe, called for 'a new dialogue' between governments and the pharmaceutical industry in order to deliver patient access to better medicines and enhance Europe's competitiveness as a base for R&D investment. In his first speech as EFPIA President, Mr. Witty stressed the need to encourage development of innovative medicines and vaccines that address unmet medical needs and the importance of giving patients a 'true and proper role' in healthcare decision-making...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Global Health Ventures Signs Letter Of Intent With Pacific Therapeutics On A Novel Therapy For Pulmonary DiseaseGlobal Health Ventures Inc. (OTCBB:GHLV) (the "Company"), a specialty pharma company focused on life style products is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding letter of intent ("LOI") with Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. ("Pacific") a specialty pharma company focused on pulmonary diseases including asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Under the terms of the LOI, the Company will pay Pacific an upfront fee, milestone payments for key clinical and regulatory achievements, and royalties on potential future sales...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Brain Signs Of Schizophrenia Found In BabiesSchizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder affecting one in 100 people worldwide. Most cases aren't detected until a person starts experiencing symptoms like delusions and hallucinations as a teenager or adult. By that time, the disease has often progressed so far that it can be difficult to treat...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am UPDATE 1-BA strikes pension deal to keep merger on trackLONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - British Airways said it had agreed a recovery plan for its 3.7 billion pound ($5.5 billion) pension deficit, potentially removing a final obstacle to its planned merger with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 12:45 am CORRECTED - CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Malaysia EON Capital delays EGM on Hong Leong* Hong Leong says may walk away if no decision by Aug 15Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 12:41 am UPDATE 1-Sanofi signs up to $750 mln drug deal with Regulus* Regulus gets $25 mln upfront plus $10 equity investment * Regulus is jointly owned by Alnylam and IsisSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 12:30 am As Law Takes Effect, Obama Gives Insurers a WarningThe president plans to meet with industry executives on Tuesday to warn them against imposing hefty increases in anticipation of tighter regulations under the new health care law. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Jun 2010 | 12:20 am UPDATE 1-Reliance to pay $1.35 bln for Pioneer field stake-FT* To pay $1.35 bln for 45 pct of Eagle Ford field - reportSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Jun 2010 | 12:09 am South African Markets - Factors to watch on June 22JOHANNESBURG, June 22 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect South African markets on Tuesday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 11:59 pm UPDATE 1-NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on June 22HELSINKI, June 22 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tuesday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jun 2010 | 11:57 pm Concern Over Foreign Trials for Drugs Sold in U.S.Eighty percent of drugs approved for sale in 2008 had trials that took place in foreign countries, a report says.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 11:19 pm Vital Signs: Hazards: Emergencies Over Legal Drugs IncreaseEmergency room visits for nonmedical use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs doubled during a recent five-year period.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 11:05 pm Vital Signs: Prognosis: When Cancer Patients Opt for SurgeryWhy don’t more patients opt for the more successful lung cancer treatment?Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 11:01 pm Global Update: Tuberculosis: Mining Plays Bigger Role in TB in Africa Than Had Been Realized, Study FindsRates of tuberculosis have doubled in Africa over the past two decades.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:31 pm Vital Signs: Risks: Blood Pressure Drugs Are Tied to CancerA class of blood pressure medicine is being linked to a slight but significant increase in cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:30 pm Really?: The Claim: A Craving for Ice Is a Sign of AnemiaIs a fixation for ice is sign of iron deficiency anemia?Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:20 pm The New Landscape: Appealing Denied Health Claims May Not Be Easier Under New LawThe new law makes the system for challenging denied claims somewhat more consumer friendly, but does not significantly change the existing rules.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:20 pm Geisinger, a Health Insurer, Pays More to Save MoreBy paying for nurses to track the sickest patients, Geisinger experienced a 23 percent drop in hospital admissions.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:18 pm A Conversation With Elaine Fuchs: Discovering the Wonders of Skin CellsElaine Fuchs, the new president of the International Society for Stem Cell research, studies the biochemistry of skin tissue.Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:10 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 | 21 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm Obesity Doesn't Always Guarantee 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 | 21 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm Age, Race May Affect Type 2 Diabetes Screening Results (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Despite its endorsement last year by the American Diabetes Association as an effective way to diagnose type 2 diabetes, new research out of Singapore suggests that the hemoglobin A1c blood test may not accurately identify the disease among elderly Asians.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: June 21, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Many Diabetics Unaware of Hot Weather Hazards (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Although diabetes raises the chances of developing heat illness, many people with the condition don't know how to reduce their risk, a new Mayo Clinic survey reveals.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Life-extending Drug May Also Combat Obesity (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - The compound resveratrol, which is present in red wine and gained fame for its supposed life-extending properties, might also help combat obesity, a new study in animals suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 5:55 pm Gemtuzumab Voluntarily Withdrawn From US MarketBased on discussions with the FDA, Pfizer has announced a voluntary withdrawal of gemtuzumab in the United States. Reasons cited are lack of benefit and safety concerns.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 5:12 pm Life-extending Drug May Also Combat ObesityThe compound resveratrol, present in red wine and also known as a life-extending drug, reduces weight gain in lemurs, a new study finds.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 5:06 pm Anxiety Predicts Heart Disease Years LaterTwo new studies firmly establish anxiety as an independent predictor for subsequent coronary heart disease years down the line. Physicians, who often neglect to ask patients about their feelings, should pay attention to these findings, say the researchers and an editorialist.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 4:05 pm High Doses of ACE Inhibitors, Beta Blockers, and Statins Lower Mortality in ACS PatientsAcute coronary syndrome patients should be discharged on the maximum tolerated doses of ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and statins, data from a single European center suggest. Patients treated with the higher doses of the three agents had significantly lower mortality rates at one-year follow-up than those who were treated with low or intermediate doses.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 4:05 pm Future of Rheos System Uncertain; Company in Discussion With FDAThe future of the Rheos system for use in patients with resistant hypertension is hanging in the balance after a data safety monitoring board told the company the pivotal trial of the device in this indication has failed to meet one of its end points.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 4:05 pm Online Appropriateness Tool for Echo Designed to Ward off Restrictions Hindering Other ModalitiesOnline system cuts the time needed to review the appropriateness of an echocardiography exam to under a minute.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 3:20 pm Experts Targeting Smoking and Secondhand Smoke WorldwideAt the World Congress of Cardiology 2010, experts pulled no punches in their desire to see smoking and secondhand smoke completely eliminated.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 3:20 pm Whither Echo? Experts at ASE Conference Debate Echocardiography's Future Role in Cardiac ImagingExperts discussed the hurdles and opportunities for the development of echocardiography in a series of mock debates on its role in cardiac imaging and how it stacks up against other modalities.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 3:20 pm Anxiety in youth linked to later heart attacksMen diagnosed with anxiety in their late teens or early 20s are more than twice as likely to have heart disease or a heart attack later in life than their more laid-back peers, according to a new Swedish study.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 3:05 pm Levodopa Improves Rectal Function in Patients With De Novo Parkinson'sThe study should prompt further investigation into additional treatment approaches involving dopaminergic mechanisms, an independent expert says.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 2:50 pm Financial Concerns and Lack of Insurance Affect Survival and Access to Care Among Cancer PatientsFinancial concerns prevent more than 2 million cancer survivors from getting medical care, and lack of insurance is associated with a higher mortality rate among patients with rectal cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 2:37 pm FDA approves more advanced HIV test (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a test that may help slow the spread of HIV by detecting the virus more quickly in the early period when it is most infectious, the agency said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 2:26 pm Spiked female condom to fight rape?South African doctor Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse. Ehlers vowed to help -- 40 years later, she has.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 1:22 pm Low Doses of Certain Chemotherapy Agents Can Deprogram Cancer CellsAn understanding of the epigenetic effects of low-dose demethylating agents in combination with histone deacetylase inhibitors yields promising early results in the treatment of advanced lung cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jun 2010 | 1:08 pm High court allows drug injury suit to proceedA lawsuit brought by a breast cancer patient against a major drug company will go forward after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the dispute.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 12:14 pm Sex education debate heats up in Philippines (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 11:09 am Do women need a sex pill?"The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is, 'What does a woman want?' "Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:43 am Judge's innovation may offer malpractice fix (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:40 am Study: Cartoons, junk food linkedShrek, Dora the Explorer, and other animated TV and movie stars beloved by children have been moonlighting as junk-food pitchmen in recent years. And they're good at it.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 9:47 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 | 9:24 am GP waiting time target 'scrapped'Patients in England will no longer be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours under a scaling back of NHS targets.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jun 2010 | 8:42 am Female Viagra Doesn't Improve Sexual DesireFind out why the FDA didn't approve female viagra.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 8:21 am Why do we need Bigfoot?Legends of Bigfoot, Yeti, and other creatures persist in many cultures. Monsters represent dark aspects of our subconscious worlds, and we need them as metaphors for the challenges of life, experts say.Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 7:50 am Parents Underestimate Weight of Their Obese ChildrenMost parents can't tell whether their preschool-age child is overweight or obese, a new study suggests.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 21 Jun 2010 | 7:48 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
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