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Menopause 'prediction' test hopeDoctors are a step closer to accurately predicting the age at which a woman will hit the menopause.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Jun 2010 | 2:54 am Scientists say test could predict menopause (AP)AP - Doctors could one day use a blood test to predict decades in advance when women will go into menopause, scientists say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Jun 2010 | 2:20 am Transsexual's memoirs breaks new ground in Arab worldIn a daring, unprecedented move, a pioneer of the Arab world's underground transgender movement has released her memoirs, recounting her struggle to become a woman against all odds. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 27 Jun 2010 | 12:16 am Times of change for French wines' export strategyYou know times have changed when French wines, bruised by competition from the "New World", fight back with the upstarts' own weapon -- dropping complex regional labeling for the plain old...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 10:46 pm Reliance Ind. close to selling Mumbai plot-reportMUMBAI, June 27 (Reuters) - Reliance Industries Ltd , India's largest listed company, is close to selling a 2.5 acre (1 ha) commercial plot at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex to property developer Wadhwa...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 10:45 pm Vitamins May Not Curb High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Diabetics (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Taking vitamin C and E supplements will not lower the risk of the blood pressure disorder known as preeclampsia in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jun 2010 | 9:47 pm Insurance Pools Readied in Some StatesThe White House is poised to award contracts to about 20 states to run new insurance pools for people with serious medical problems. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jun 2010 | 9:10 pm In Colorado, Pot-Selling Pioneers Try to Turn a ProfitColorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000, but a recent bill could force amateurs out of the business.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jun 2010 | 8:50 pm PRESS DIGEST - British Sunday Busines Press - June 27Although private equity firms are pressing publisher and information provider Reed Elsevier to sell its exhibitions division, Reed's chief executive Erik Engstrom has made it clear that the division is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 8:25 pm UPDATE 1-Shell begins pulling U.S. Gulf workers due storm* Exxon, Chevron say offshore production unaffected (Adds BP spill containment, other offshore operations)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 6:57 pm Dexia, GIMV launch follow-on infrastructure fundAMSTERDAM, June 27 (Reuters) - Franco-Belgian financial services group Dexia SA and Belgian investment firm GIMV NV said on Saturday they were launching a second Benelux infrastructure fund for private...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 6:55 pm Heart condition'We missed the warning signs of my husband's stroke'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jun 2010 | 4:58 pm Exercise Alone Reduces Diabetes Risk in Obese BoysThree months of regular exercise of any type alone, without calorie restriction, is associated with significant improvements in body fat and insulin sensitivity in sedentary obese boys.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Jun 2010 | 3:19 pm Senator's concern may complicate Wall St bill voteWASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 2:00 pm Shell begins pulling workers from U.S. Gulf due stormHOUSTON, June 26 (Reuters) - Shell Oil Co said on Saturday non-essential workers from production platforms and drilling rigs in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico oilfields were being evacuated...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:33 pm Tens of thousands rally for gay rights in ParisTens of thousands of people marched and danced through the streets of the French capital Saturday to support gay pride and call for further gay rights. To the thumping beat of techno...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:25 pm Digital Domain: A Path to Instant Processing of Medical Insurance ClaimsInstant electronic processing of medical insurance claims has long been discussed, but its adoption has been slow.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:22 pm Bulgarians join Gay Pride march to promote toleranceSome 200 gays and lesbians, dozens of human rights activists and many heterosexual Bulgarians marched in Sofia Saturday to promote tolerance at a Gay Pride that has been slammed by the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:21 pm Slipstream: Women’s Libido Pills: Can a Third Route Be the Charm?The hunt for the first medical boost for female desire offers a case study in how drug makers are dealing with quality-of-life issues.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jun 2010 | 1:09 pm Sitagliptin Helps Poorly Controlled Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot TrialORLANDO - The dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP-4) inhibitor sitagliptin seems to confer multiple benefits in type 1 diabetics with suboptimal glycemic control, according to early results released at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). In a pilot study that included 20 type 1 patients, four weeks' treatment with sitagliptin led to decreased hemoglobin (Hb)A1c and mean blood glucose levels and total daily insulin doses...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jun 2010 | 10:00 am Brooklyn Mothers Choosing Manhattan HospitalsWhen it comes time for Brooklyn’s newcomers to have their babies, many are choosing to do so in Manhattan.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jun 2010 | 8:40 am
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