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Heavy women's miscarriage risk higher after IVF (AP)AP - Overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization compared with slim women, new research says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Jun 2010 | 4:11 am Women freeze eggs for 'Mr Right'Women in their late 30s are freezing their eggs because they are still hunting for 'Mr Right', researchers have found.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Jun 2010 | 4:10 am 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 | 28 Jun 2010 | 3:09 am UPDATE 2-Novartis needs Alcon directors' OK for buyout -advisor* Legal expert says Alcon board needs support of directorsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 3:07 am UPDATE 2-Japan's Idemitsu sees Q3 crude refining down 2 pct* Refining for domestic market drops 4 pct to 6.2 mln klSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 2:53 am AstraZeneca signs malaria drug research agreementLONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca said it was opening up around 500,000 of its chemical compounds to the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) to help speed up development...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 2:48 am EURO BONDS-Neste Oil, HSH NordbankLONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - News, details on corporate bond issues in the European markets on Monday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 2:35 am UPDATE 1-Creston agrees to sell ad agency DLKW to IPGJune 28 (Reuters) - British communications firm Creston Plc said it agreed to sell its advertising agency DLKW Group to the world's No. 4 ad group Interpublic Group of Cos Inc for 28 million pounds.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 2:23 am UPDATE 1-France Tel drops out of Le Monde's race* France Telecom, Nouvel Obs to withdraw bid post meeting.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 2:09 am Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death (AP)AP - The doctors finally let Rosaria Vandenberg go home.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:51 am BRIEF-Statoil in $437 mln deal with Stena DrillingOSLO, June 28 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil said:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:37 am UPDATE 1-India's Reliance Ind finds more oil in Cambay basin* Co says gas find to raise hydrocarbon potential at blockSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:30 am UPDATE 1-E.ON may sell 3.5 pct share in Gazprom-paperMOSCOW, June 28 (Reuters) - E.ON , the world's largest utility by sales, may soon sell its 3.5 percent stake in Russian energy giant Gazprom worth $4 billion, Vedomosti business daily reported on Monday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:25 am Wesfarmers says Q3 coking coal price to rise 11 pctSYDNEY, June 28 (Reuters) - Australia's conglomerate Wesfarmers has negotiated an 11 percent rise in third quarter semi-hard coking and PCI coal prices to $225 a tonne, FOB Queensland, the company said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:08 am Author Says Epidemic Played Large Role In Shift Of Attitudes On AbortionTen years before the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, German measles probably played the biggest part in starting to shift public attitudes about the criminal abortion laws, University of Illinois historian Leslie J. Reagan says in a new book...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am UD Prof Helps Discover New Chemical Method Important To Drug Design, AgrichemicalsUniversity of Delaware scientist Donald Watson is part of a research team that has discovered an easier method for incorporating fluorine into organic molecules, giving chemists an important new tool in developing materials ranging from new medicines to agricultural chemicals. The research, which is reported in Science, was led by Stephen Buchwald, the Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Researchers At UH Work To Prevent Neurological DiseasesMany diseases of brain function, such as epilepsy and schizophrenia, are caused by problems in how neurons communicate with each other. A University of Houston (UH) researcher and his team are analyzing these commands and connections in an attempt to prevent those diseases. Dr. Jan-�ke Gustafsson, Robert A...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Studies Assess Weight Gain Guidelines For Twin PregnanciesWomen who gain less weight than recommended during a twin pregnancy are more likely to deliver early when compared with women who gain the suggested amount, according to a study in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reuters reports. Nathan Fox of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates and colleagues sought to evaluate whether the Institute of Medicine's updated pregnancy weight gain guidelines improved pregnancy outcomes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Senate Fails To Pass 'Extenders' Bill, State Medicaid FundingAfter a bill to extend jobs and economic relief programs failed for the third time in the Senate Thursday, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he would withdraw the bill, Politico reports. The legislation included financial relief for states, including billions to support Medicaid programs. "Despite major concessions, GOP moderates refused to cross the aisle. ...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am WellPoint Research Leads To Limits On Use Of Boniva; FDA Spars With Tobacco CompanyNews outlets report on policies in the drug and tobacco industries. "WellPoint Inc. (WLP), the largest U.S. managed-care concern by membership, made it harder last year for its members to gain approval for use of the Boniva osteoporosis drug after internal research linked it to higher fracture rates, lower patient compliance and higher total costs of care than two other drugs, a WellPoint executive said Thursday," Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal reports...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Calling For Support For Parents Of Children With DisabilitiesCaring for a child with a disability can be challenging, but many of these challenges are due to a lack of necessary environmental supports, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Texas A&M University Center on Disability and Development. Results of the study, a part of a larger statewide needs assessment for families that have children with disabilities, is published in the current issue of Rehabilitation Psychology. Seven focus groups were conducted in Texas with 40 parents of children with disabilities, and data collected from these focus groups were coded into themes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am New Center Opens For Vets With Traumatic Brain Injuries And Psychological IssuesThe Washington Post reports on a new center for veterans: "The $65 million medical center, which opened Thursday, is devoted exclusively to helping members of the military who suffer from traumatic brain injuries, PTSD and other psychological issues...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am The Benefit Of Routine, Jail-Based HIV Testing For Inmates Confirmed By StudyRoutine, jail-based HIV testing of inmates can successfully identify a substantial proportion of people unknowingly infected with HIV and could play a critical role in preventing the spread of the disease, according to a new report in this week's U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Mass. School District To Revisit Condom Policy After Criticism From Gov.Facing criticism from Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), the state's Provincetown School District will reconsider a recently passed policy allowing students of all ages to request no-cost condoms from school nurses, the Boston Globe reports (Nicas, Boston Globe, 6/25). The policy is scheduled to take effect this fall. It requires any student who requests a condom to receive counseling, including information on abstinence. Parental notification is not required (Johnson, AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/24)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Ask Questions About Cyber BullyingCan a student be suspended for posting a video on YouTube that cruelly demeans another student? Can a principal search a cellphone, much like a locker or a backpack? Ask our expert your questions about cyber bullying. Source: NYT > Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 10:30 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 | 27 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm School-Based Efforts May Help Curb Obesity in High-Risk Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- School-based efforts at better nutrition, more exercise and improved education about healthy living can help kids who are most at risk for obesity keep the weight off, compared to children in schools without such programs, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Jun 2010 | 9:49 pm Once-Weekly Extenatide Lowers HbA1c More Than Daily Oral Antidiabetics or Insulin GlargineOnce-weekly exenatide lowered glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes to a greater extent than sitagliptin, pioglitazone, or insulin glargine in DURATION-2 and DURATION-3.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Jun 2010 | 7:40 pm 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. In research to be presented on Monday at a European fertility conference in Rome, Iranian experts say their preliminary study could be a first step toward developing a tool to help women decide when they want to have children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Jun 2010 | 1:46 pm Insurance Pools Readied in Some StatesAbout 20 states will soon receive contracts to run new insurance pools for people with serious medical problems.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 1:40 pm Study uncovers new diabetes genesTwelve new genes linked with type 2 diabetes are found in a study into DNA and the risk of having the condition.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Jun 2010 | 11:01 am 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 | 27 Jun 2010 | 9:03 am 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 | 27 Jun 2010 | 8:50 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 | 27 Jun 2010 | 8:50 am 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 | 27 Jun 2010 | 8:50 am Studied: College Students Are Found to Have Less EmpathyA study finds today’s college students are less empathetic than those 30 years ago.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 8:10 am Blood test may be able to predict menopauseA simple doctor's-office blood test may one day be able to predict when a woman will start menopause, possibly even in women in their 20s.Source: CNN.com - Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 7:58 am Why We Dream: Real Reasons RevealedDreams may have evolved to help us solve problems in our sleep, according to a Harvard psychologist.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 7:21 am Kevorkian: 'I have no regrets'Dr. Jack Kevorkian tells Dr. Sanjay Gupta he still strongly advocates assisted suicide, or, as he calls it, "patholysis."Source: CNN.com - Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 5:13 am 10 ways to find more pleasure every dayGo ahead: Indulge yourself. Top your cone with another scoop of ice cream. Then check out these suggestions for creating (even more) moments to savor.Source: CNN.com - Health | 27 Jun 2010 | 5:03 am High-energy playItaly grapples with childhood obesity epidemicSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Jun 2010 | 2:51 am
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