Health and Medical News Headlines for July 6, 2010

Gene link to male breast cancer

Men who carry a faulty gene have a one in 15 chance of developing breast cancer by the time they are 70, a study says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2010 | 3:32 am

Parents warned about choking game

A couple from America are warning parents in the UK about a choking game which can be dangerous for children.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2010 | 3:27 am

UPDATE 1-SMA Solar raises 2010 profit outlook

* Sees 2010 EBIT margin of 23 pct to 27 pct * Sees sales rising to 1.5 bln eur to 1.8 bln eur
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:50 am

Intercell sees sales up, cash reserves down -paper

VIENNA, July 6 (Reuters) - Austrian biotech company Intercell expects 2010 sales to rise but its cash reserves to fall as development costs grow, its chief executive told Austrian daily Wirtschaftsblatt...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:33 am

New U.S. guideline would expand bone density testing

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Under a new set of guidelines proposed by an influential U.S. panel, more women would be eligible for bone density tests to detect the bone-thinning disease...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:03 am

Statoil says production at Troll field normal

OSLO, July 6 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil said on Tuesday production at its Troll field in the North Sea was normal.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:03 am

Biologists Discover How T Cells Make A Commitment

When does a cell decide its particular identity? According to biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in the case of T cells - immune system cells that help destroy invading pathogens - the answer is when the cells begin expressing a particular gene called Bcl11b. The activation of Bcl11b is a "clean, nearly perfect indicator of when cells have decided to go on the T-cell pathway," says Ellen Rothenberg, the Albert Billings Ruddock Professor of Biology at Caltech and senior author of a paper about the discovery that appears in the journal Science...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

"Fossil" Genes From The Most Deadly Family Of Human Viruses

Modern marsupials may be popular animals at the zoo and in children's books, but new findings by University at Buffalo biologists reveal that they harbor a "fossil" copy of a gene that codes for filoviruses, which cause Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers and are the most lethal viruses known to humans...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Max Planck Researchers Investigate Facial Recognition

"From an early age on we are accustomed to the faces of other humans: a long nose, the swing of the lips or the bushy eyebrows. We learn to recognize the small differences which contribute to an individual appearance", explains Christoph Dahl, researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics". It is similar in monkeys. They learn to recognize the features of their fellow monkeys (so called conspecifics) and can grasp the identity of every group member quickly...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Lets Have An Open And Transparent Debate About Our Health Service - Doctors, Northern Ireland

Speaking for the first time as chairman of the BMA's NI Council, Magherafelt doctor Paul Darragh told hundreds of delegates at the BMA's annual conference of the need for an open and transparent debate about Northern Ireland's health service. Dr Darragh said, "Doctors are concerned that financial pressures are forcing the long overdue reconfiguration of health services as outlined in Developing Better Services as far back as 2002. "But doctors are concerned that such reconfiguration is being used as a cover for cost cutting...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Researchers Find Structural Similarities In The Brains Of Humans And Chickens

For more than a century, neuroscientists believed that the brains of humans and other mammals differed from the brains of other animals, such as birds (and so were presumably better). This belief was based, in part, upon the readily evident physical structure of the neocortex, the region of the brain responsible for complex cognitive behaviors. A new study, however, by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine finds that a comparable region in the brains of chickens concerned with analyzing auditory inputs is constructed similarly to that of mammals...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Short-Term Kidney Failure In Heart Patients May Not Be As Detrimental As Previously Thought

New research led by UC Health cardiologists shows that while short-term worsening kidney function is frequent among patients with heart failure, these patients also have better outcomes than those who have persistent kidney failure. These findings, published in the July 2010 edition of the Journal of Cardiac Failure, could lead to more effective interventions and treatments for patients with heart failure that develop kidney problems or failure as well...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

National Survey To Assess Painkiller Habits, UK

People using over-the-counter or prescribed painkillers at least monthly for aches and pains, or for an injury or medical condition, are needed to take part in a University of Derby survey. A team of psychologists has embarked on a study to build up a UK-wide picture of the nation's habits, when it comes to consuming over-the-counter and prescription pain medication. The research is led by Professor James Elander and Joana Duarte, a researcher working with the University under a Leonardo da Vinci scheme research scholarship...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Gene Activity Regulated By Histone H1 Throughout The Cell Cycle

A protein that helps pack DNA into the cell nucleus has an important role in regulating gene activity, scientists report. The researchers found that the protein, histone H1, also takes part in the formation of ribosomes, the cellular workbenches on which all proteins are made. The study appeared online in The Journal of Cell Biology. A human cell's genetic material is so vast that it must be condensed into tightly wound structures resembling beads on a string...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

WFP To Double Number Of People Receiving Food Assistance In Drought-Hit Niger

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is scaling up operations in the drought-hit West African country of Niger in the light of a shocking new government survey showing malnutrition rates among young children at emergency levels. "We're doubling the size of our operations and ramping up already significant interventions, to take even swifter action to protect these children," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran, adding that there had been a steep deterioration of the situation in recent weeks...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Transplanted Beta Cells Learn To Deal With Stress

For transplanted beta cells, life is tough. Not only are the insulin-producing cells in a stranger's body, tucked into the liver rather than the pancreas, they are a bit short on oxygen and blood, and they are often exposed to raised levels of glucose. Joslin Diabetes Center scientists, however, have shown that the cells can protect themselves by actively adapting to their new homes-findings that may help to aid future transplants aimed at treating type 1 diabetes. Researchers in the lab of Gordon Weir, M.D...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Jul 2010 | 1:00 am

Gassco says has no limitations in gas network

OSLO, July 6 (Reuters) - There were no limitations in Gassco's network for transporting gas from Norway on Tuesday, the pipeline operator said.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 12:56 am

PREVIEW-Temasek may reveal shift to resources, leadership plan

* Resources may be up to 8 pct of portfolio vs 5 pct-analysts
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 12:52 am

UPDATE 1-Tullow expects Uganda govt approval imminently

* Sees H1 revenue of $495 mln vs $438 mln in H1 2009 (Adds detail)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 12:51 am

India's Quippo-WTTIL plans to sell 2-5 pct stake

NEW DELHI, July 6 (Reuters) - Indian telecoms tower firm Quippo-WTTIL is looking to sell between 2 percent and 5 percent stake to raise funds for growth, a director of the company said on Tuesday. "If...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 12:48 am

Taiwan's HTC Q2 profit up about 33 pct y/y

TAIPEI, July 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp reported an around 33 percent rise in second-quarter profit, it said on Tuesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 12:46 am

Taiwan's Powerchip returns to profit in Q2

TAIPEI, July 6 (Reuters) - Powerchip , Taiwan's top DRAM chipmaker, returned to profit in the second quarter after PC sales and chip prices rebounded from last year's slump.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Jul 2010 | 12:40 am

Golf and Motherhood on Conflicting Courses

Cristie Kerr, No. 1 in the world, faces the conundrum that caused Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa to retire: focus on golf or start a family?

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 11:15 pm

X-Ray Laser Resurrects a Laboratory No Longer in the Vanguard

In a shift from particle physics to photon science, an outdated accelerator in Menlo Park, Calif., was converted into the world’s brightest X-ray laser.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 11:02 pm

Really?: The Claim: Exposure to Plants and Parks Can Boost Immunity

Is “forest bathing” good for your health?

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:50 pm

Vital Signs: Risks: Smallpox Vaccine and Sexual Contact

There are five known cases in the past 12 months of women from four states who got vaccinia through sexual contact with a member of the military.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:50 pm

Vital Signs: Patterns: Added Sugar and High Blood Pressure

A new study suggests that foods high in added sugar may increase the risk of high blood pressure.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:42 pm

Letters: Young Doctors at Risk (2 Letters)

Letters to the editor.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:40 pm

Cases: Fading Father Escapes Mental Fog for a Precious Night

A widowed 91-year-old father was suddenly released from the mental and emotional changes of the previous years for one precious night.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:39 pm

Letters: Focusing on Geriatrics (1 Letter)

A letter to the editor.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:39 pm

Patient Voices: A ‘Forest Fire of Hair Loss,’ and Its Scars

In facing alopecia areata, Matt Kelley slowly regained his sense of self.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:39 pm

Testosterone Gel Trial Ends After Heart Issues

A study was stopped abruptly last year after 10 elderly men taking testosterone suffered serious cardiac problems, compared with only one in a control group.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 10:27 pm

Too Much Screen Time Can Threaten Attention Span (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Too much time spent watching television and playing video games can double the risk of attention problems in children and young adults, new research finds.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jul 2010 | 9:48 pm

Kids See Fewer Ads for Sweets, More for Fast Food: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- American children are seeing fewer TV ads for candy and beverages, but more fast food commercials, finds a new study.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jul 2010 | 9:48 pm

Drugs Like Viagra Linked to Higher Rates of STDs (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged and older men who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, a new study of more than 1.4 million men finds.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jul 2010 | 9:48 pm

Depression 'may lead to dementia'

Having depression may nearly double the risk of developing dementia later in life, new research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Jul 2010 | 7:45 pm

Tips for Seniors to Prevent Falls

Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths. Here are some techniques to avoid falls.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 4:18 pm

Depression may boost dementia risk

The link between depression and dementia has always been unclear, but a new study supports the theory that depression increases dementia risk.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:19 pm

Scientists find blood protein link to Alzheimer's (Reuters)

Reuters - High levels of a blood protein called clusterin are linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said on Monday -- a finding which could pave the way for doctors to detect the disease before it takes hold.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Jul 2010 | 2:03 pm

Blogs : Humor pages | Norkay's Blog | Kids Stories | Indian Recipes | Database Tech Blog

Sundries : World Video Clips | Songs Clips | Indian Video Clips |