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Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2010 | 3:44 am NEWSMAKER-Akula shines light on India microlending in SKS IPOMUMBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - As a controversial $250-$350 million IPO draws nearer, Vikram Akula, founder of India's largest microlender, SKS Microfinance, crunches numbers.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2010 | 2:22 am Home birth risks under scrutinyWomen who plan home births recover more rapidly from childbirth, but there is a higher risk of their baby dying, an international study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jul 2010 | 2:15 am UPDATE 2-Two Australia PE deals signal buyout comeback* First significant buyout deals for Australia since 2007 * CHAMP sells Study Group to Providence, buys ATF Services (Recasts with news of second deal, adds background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2010 | 2:12 am Documents reveal it took months to develop Cdn space cookie for astronautsMONTREAL - It may take your mother or grandmother one hour -- tops -- to make and bake a batch of oatmeal cookies. But it took several months to develop Canasnacks -- cream-filled ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2010 | 2:05 am UPDATE 1- Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digestBANGALORE, July 1 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday:Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:07 am Surprising Find May Yield New Avenue Of Treatment For Painful Herniated DiscsAn immune cell known to cause chronic inflammation in autoimmune disorders has been identified as a possible culprit in low back pain associated with herniated discs, according to doctors at Duke University Medical Center. The finding implicates the cytokine molecule interleukin-17, and supports the burgeoning theory that an immune response plays a significant role in disc disease, says William J. Richardson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Duke...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Reducing Heat-Related Deaths Of Children In Closed Cars: New, Easy-To-Use UGA Temperature TableThe heat of summer brings trips to the lake, afternoons at the beach and vacations in the mountains. It also arrives with the threat of dangerous conditions in closed cars, where children left alone for even a few minutes can lead to tragedy. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Georgia has developed an easy-to-use table of vehicle temperature changes that may help public officials and media remind the public about the deadly consequences of vehicle-related hyperthermia in children...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Study: Do Scientists Understand The Public?Scientific advances often provoke deep concern on the part of the public, especially when these advances challenge strongly held political or moral perspectives. An American Academy of Arts and Sciences' project on Improving the Scientific Community's Understanding of Public Concerns about Science and Technology examined the ways in which scientists engage with the public, and how their mutual understanding could be improved...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Excess Weight Linked To Increased Risk Of Dying From Cancer In Populations Of Asia-PacificOverweight and obese individuals from the Asia-Pacific region are significantly more likely to die from cancer compared with individuals in the normal weight range. New strategies are urgently needed to tackle the obesity epidemic in Asia to prevent further increases in the cancer burden in this region, concludes an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology. Being overweight or obese is increasingly recognised as a key risk factor for several types of cancer...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am What Is Childhood Obesity? What Causes Childhood Obesity?Childhood Obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing. This serious medical condition affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Obesity in children has more than tripled in the past 30 years and because of its many adverse health effects, it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. Rates of childhood obesity have increased greatly between 1980 and 2010. Currently 10 percent of children worldwide are either overweight or obese...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Mouse Model Could Aid Research On Drug-Resistant Depression In HumansNew research shows that a unique strain of laboratory mice characterized at Penn State University has behavioral, hormonal, and neurochemical characteristics that are similar to those of human patients with drug-resistant forms of depression. The mice -- which have a defect in a gene -- are expected to be useful as a new model organism in the effort to develop more effective medications for specific forms of depression. The research, led by Bernhard Luscher, a professor of biology at Penn State, will be published in the journal Biological Psychiatry...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Humana Introduces 'Points Of Caregiving' Program, Providing Comprehensive Resource To Nation's 52 Million CaregiversHumana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) introduced Points of Caregiving, a comprehensive resource for the nation's 52 million caregivers. Designed as a complete caregiver's destination, the program includes an easy-to-use interactive website, telephonic support and customized reminders to help caregivers make decisions with confidence and to find support from peers. Research reveals that one in five American adults, many of whom have children or other dependents, provide care to a relative, friend or neighbor...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Alnylam Obtains Approvals To Initiate Phase I Study With ALN-TTR01 In Patients With TTR-Mediated Amyloidosis (ATTR)Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that its applications for ALN-TTR01 have been given clearance by Portuguese, Swedish, and British regulatory authorities to begin clinical testing. The trial will begin enrolling patients shortly in a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter Phase I study...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am Deaths In The Family Cause Bacteria To FleeThe deaths of nearby relatives has a curious effect on the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus -- surviving cells lose their stickiness. Indiana University Bloomington biologists report in an upcoming issue of Molecular Microbiology that exposure to the extracellular DNA (eDNA) released by dying neighbors stops the sticky holdfasts of living Caulobacter from adhering to surfaces, preventing cells from joining bacterial biofilms. Less sticky cells are more likely to escape established colonies, out to where conditions may be better...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am pSivida Announces Submission Of NDA To FDA For An Ophthalmic Product For Diabetic Macular EdemapSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PVA), a leader in the development of sustained release back of the eye drug delivery systems for difficult-to-treat conditions, announced that its licensee, Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Iluvien® for Diabetic Macular Edema. Iluvien, developed by pSivida and licensed to Alimera Sciences in 2005, is a sustained release drug delivery system releasing the steroid flucocinolone acetonide for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am UPDATE 1-URS wins Scott Wilson bid war as CH2M withdraws offer* CH2M says will no longer proceed with Scott Wilson buy * Says deal not value-enhancing at current valuation (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2010 | 12:17 am UPDATE 1-Shuaa's PE fund to sell 22 pct stake in Rotana Hotels* Shuaa Partners Fund sells stake in Abu Dhabi hotel chainSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2010 | 12:15 am UPDATE 1-ABB says won't match Emerson offer for ChlorideZURICH, July 1 (Reuters) - ABB said on Thursday it would not match U.S. rival Emerson Electric's improved cash offer for British group Chloride , surprising some investors who expected the Swiss group...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2010 | 11:49 pm Australia's CHAMP says to buy ATF ServicesSYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) - Australia's CHAMP Private Equity has agreed to buy temporary fencing provider ATF Services from Sydney-based Quadrant Private Equity, the company said on Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2010 | 11:49 pm Australia's CHAMP says to buy ATF ServicesSYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) - Australia's CHAMP Private Equity has agreed to buy temporary fencing provider ATF Services from Sydney-based Quadrant Private Equity, the company said on Thursday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2010 | 11:49 pm UPDATE 3-Sumitomo buys stake in Usiminas unit for $1.93 bln* Stake sale, capital plans seen as boosting asset valueSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Jun 2010 | 11:46 pm Experts Optimistic About Solving Puzzle of Alzheimer's (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease has reached a point of significant potential, even as the disease's looming impact on society grows more and more dire, experts say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Obesity Ups Cancer Death Risk in Asia-Pacific Region (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight and obese people in the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly increased risk of dying from cancer compared to those of normal weight, finds a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Clinical Trials Update: June 30, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Physiotherapy Benefits Patients With Degenerative AtaxiaShort-term improvements in motor performance persist after 1 year and lead to real-world functional gains, researchers say. nMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 9:13 pm FDA Clears Updated Single-Incision Female Sling System for IncontinenceThe FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a next-generation single-incision sling system for female SUI resulting from urethral hypermobility and/or intrinsic sphincter deficiency.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 8:55 pm Deficits Found in Quality of Care Provided to Dying PatientsCommunication with patients is the area most in need of improvement.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 8:47 pm Letter Supporting CMS Nominee Donald Berwick Tries to Dispel Rationing ConcernsAlthough admired by the healthcare establishment, President Obama's choice to head CMS has been branded an advocate of rationing by Republicans and their allies.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 8:35 pm Chancellor Donates Proceeds From Tobacco StockDr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the chancellor at the University of California, San Francisco, sold her stock in Altria after questions were raised about it. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 7:39 pm FDA Clears Handheld Needleless Hemoglobin Spot-Check DeviceThe FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a handheld device for noninvasive hemoglobin spot-check testing, along with Sp02, pulse rate, and perfusion index, in virtually any environment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 6:29 pm Medicare looking at Dendreon cancer vaccine (Reuters)Reuters - The Medicare program said on Wednesday it was evaluating data on Dendreon Corp's prostate cancer therapy to decide whether to cover the product nationwide for seniors in the federal health program.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 4:56 pm ACCORD: New Wave of Results Tantalizes, Bolstering Cautions About "Intensive" Glycemic ControlPatients who were initially in the trial's intensive-glycemic-control arm before they crossed over to standard therapy showed less progression of a debilitating diabetes complication. But in actual practice, would it be worth it?Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 4:44 pm Colorectal Cancer Patients Taking Aspirin Live LongerRegular aspirin use after a colorectal cancer diagnosis was associated with a lower risk for both overall and cancer-specific mortality. This was particularly true for tumors that overexpress COX-2.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 3:43 pm Sensor-Augmented Insulin Pump Therapy Trumps Multiple Daily Injections in Type 1 DiabetesSensor-augmented pump therapy more effectively controls glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 1 diabetes than multiple daily injections; the pump has demonstrated an excellent safety profile.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 3:37 pm When is a drug too risky to stay on the market? (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 3:09 pm Durable Improvement in Lipid Levels After Gastric Bypass SurgerySignificant improvements in cholesterol levels are seen within 6 months of gastric bypass surgery, with beneficial effects persisting for at least 6 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 3:05 pm mTOR Inhibitors Fail to Show Long-Term Benefit in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney DiseaseSirolimus and everolimus showed no sustained benefit on renal function in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; everolimus showed benefits at 1 but not 2 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2010 | 2:25 pm To Beat Insomnia, a $60,000 Bed?It is common for those with insomnia to wonder if their bed -- or too much noise or light -- is contributing to restless sleep.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 12:56 pm I'm Retired. Will My Plan Cover My Son?Though most insurance plans soon must permit beneficiaries to enroll dependent adult children, certain retiree-only plans will not be subject to the new requirement.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 12:42 pm Insurers' Group Skips Endorsement of Medicare NomineeThe insurers' trade organization didn't join in supporting Donald M. Berwick, the nominee to head Medicaid and Medicare.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 12:39 pm Female Circumcision Rife in Iraqi Kurdistan, Says Report (Time.com)Time.com - In June, Human Rights Watch released a study about female genital mutilation, commonly referred to as FGM, in Iraqi Kurdistan that stresses the prevalence of the practice and its lasting effects on women in the regionSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 12:30 pm Asian study links obesity to cancer (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 12:10 pm Intensive diabetes treatments give mixed results (Reuters)Reuters - Aggressive drug treatment to lower blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in diabetics does little to prevent heart disease and strokes, but it does help prevent diabetic eye disease, nerve and kidney disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 12:09 pm 5 Real Hazards of Air TravelAirport body scanners are small change compared with the cosmic rays, loud noise, spread of disease and other hazards of air travel.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 11:00 am When Your Child Is the CyberbullyWhat should parents do when they discover their own child has been bullying over text messages or the Internet?Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 10:00 am VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIVA Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 8:57 am No Place Like HomeWith a change in Medicare reimbursement rates, doctors are making more house calls.Source: NYT > Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 8:34 am Spain court will study challenge to abortion law (AP)AP - Spain's highest court has agreed to study whether a new abortion law allowing the procedure without restrictions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy is constitutional.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2010 | 8:04 am After heart attack, life can feel like a 'time bomb'A brief chest pain, numbness in the arm or even fatigue is enough to worry Sandra Thornton, a heart attack survivor.Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2010 | 6:25 am
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