Gene called Nanog may be key to master cells - Times of India
June 17, 2006

Dog Flu Diet and Diseases

Gene called Nanog may be key to master cells Times of India - Jun 15, 2006 LONDON: A gene named after the mythical Celtic land of the ever young could help explain how to reprogramme adult cells into embryonic stem cells to treat diseases, researchers said on Wednesday. Stem cell trigger pinpointed Register Scientists Skirt Stem Cell Ban by Building Dual Labs, Firewalls Bloomberg Reuters.uk - Unison.ie - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Zenit News Agency - all 42 related

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Malaria Outbreak in the Bahamas Prompts Screening Voice of America - 3 hours ago Bahamian health officials are screening inmates at an immigration detention center in Nassau as the government seeks to contain a malaria outbreak on the southern island of Great Exuma. Jasmin@nasguard.com Nassau Guardian Canadians warned about malaria outbreak in Bahamas SooToday.com CNN - Reuters - radiojamaica.com - all 19 related

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ITV.com

NAO gives positive account of NHS CfH E-Health Insider - Jun 16, 2006 For the first time the NAO provides an official costing of the total cost of the NHS National Programme for IT, predicting the figure to be £12.4bn. NHS computer system heads for GBP12bn bill TMCnet NHS computer upgrade ‘behind schedule’ Financial Times Monsters and Critics.com - ITV.com - Reuters.uk - Times Online - all 187 related

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WXIA-TV

Update 2: Formerly conjoined twins doing well after separation Food Consumer - 12 hours ago After 22 hours of operation to separate conjoined twins Regina and Renata Salinas Fierros, doctors in Los Angeles report the twins are doing well and are in serious, but stable condition. Separated Twins Doing Well Los Angeles Times Twins Recovering After Separation Surgery Houston Chronicle Telegraph.co.uk - Forbes - San Jose Mercury News - Xinhua - all 565 related

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Tobacco industry: Smoking isn't bad for your health* Independent - 3 hours ago *Or at least not as bad as everyone says, according to pro-smoking campaigners who even claim it can fight disease. Now American tobacco giant Philip Morris says it need not damage fertility. If It's Good for Philip Morris, Can It Also Be Good for Public ... New York Times Is it just smoke and mirrors? Cigarette maker tries to change the ... International Herald Tribune Nashua Telegraph (subscription) - Kaiser network.org - all 5 related

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Earthtimes.org

Old is gold…and happy Earthtimes.org - 8 hours ago Days of youth are the happiest times of your life, right? Wrong, says a study by researchers from VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Michigan. Most believe myth that aging brings unhappiness Reuters.uk With age comes happiness China Daily WIS - Saga Health News - Lex 18 - all 28 related

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Foul drinking! Malaysia Star - 1 hour ago EVERY four years, a fever hangs potently in the air, sending grown men and women into a frenzy of irrational behaviour. Eyes are glued to TV screens, and these eyes track the actions of 22 grown men. Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage Bru Direct COFFEE PROTECTS LIVER FROM ALCOHOL Free Market News Network The Seoul Times - all 5 related

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Zambia launches body to check medicines' adverse effects People's Daily Online - 15 hours ago Zambia's Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority (PRA) has set up a vigilance unit, Pharmaco, to improve the safe and rational use of medicines to prevent their adverse reactions to patients, local media reported Saturday. Egyptian investors eye Zambia ZNBC One million Zambian children to be orphaned by HIV/AIDS: official People's Daily Online African News Dimension - all 4 related

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ITN

MMR Vaccine Linked to Autism and Rare Bowel Disorder Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - 1 hour ago There will finally be a British inquiry into the link between the MMR vaccination injection and the astonishing high rate of autism, and bowel disorder cases that have come as a result. The media's MMR shame Guardian Unlimited Stop killer illness Wigan Observer All Headline News - Independent - Medical News Today - World Fitness - all 26 related

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If It's Good for Philip Morris, Can It Also Be Good for Public ... New York Times - 52 minutes ago "We don't make widgets," Steve Parrish likes to say, and that acknowledgment strikes me as a good place to start this story. Is it just smoke and mirrors? Cigarette maker tries to change the ... International Herald Tribune Tobacco companies ask judge to dismiss Medicare lawsuit Nashua Telegraph (subscription) Kaiser network.org - Independent - all 5 related

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Albany Times Union

You need to be a dirty rat to be healthy? Food Consumer - 4 hours ago You need to get as dirty as wild rats and mice to have a stronger immune system to ward off common allergies and autoimmune diseases, the news media is suggesting based on a new animal study. A dirty rat is a healthy rat Sploid (satire) Rat Study Shows Dirty Environments Healthier Than Clean FOX News ABC News - Forbes - all 192 related

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Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage Bru Direct - 14 hours ago Researchers report that drinking coffee cuts the risk of cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol -- by 22 percent per cup each day -- but they stopped short of saying doctors should prescribe coffee for that reason. Foul drinking! Malaysia Star Drinking Coffee Maybe Good for Liver The Seoul Times Free Market News Network - all 5 related

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World Fitness

With junk food or with no food, we are killing our children ... Sunday Herald - 2 hours ago IN a world that starves children to death routinely, losing your sense of humour isn’t hard. If you also happen to sell opinions for a living, petty arguments can become big arguments with a few keystrokes. 'Nutrient Profiling' To Nab Food Terrorists? The Common Voice Websites might be hit by curb on junk food adverts Telegraph.co.uk World Fitness - Reuters.uk - FoodNavigator.com - Independent Online - all 85 related

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S.Africa says DDT helping to slash malaria rate Reuters - Jun 15, 2006 South Africa's use of controversial pesticide DDT has helped it achieve a huge reduction in malaria cases over the past five years, the health minister said on Friday. Charter drafters look to narrow the chasm in health-care provision ... Business Day Minister attacked over Aids claims Telegraph.co.uk all 7 related

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WXIA-TV

Conjoined twins separated after marathon surgery in US Xinhua - Jun 15, 2006 Ten-month-old conjoined twin girls attached from the lower chest to the pelvis were separated Wednesday after a daylong operation, according to a hospital spokesman. Medical team rebuilds bodies of conjoined twins in LA EiTB 10-month-old conjoined twins separated Toronto Star Cape Argus (subscription) - Medical News Today - Houston Chronicle - Monsters and Critics.com - all 597 related

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World Fitness

Call to outlaw junk food ads in magazines TMCnet - 1 hour ago (Daily Mail Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) ADVERTS for junk food could be banned from newspapers, magazines, cinemas and websites as part of a radical drive to tackle the obesity crisis. 'Nutrient Profiling' To Nab Food Terrorists? The Common Voice With junk food or with no food, we are killing our children ... Sunday Herald Scotsman - All Headline News - World Fitness - Reuters.uk - all 85 related

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ITN

Focus: How a spurious health scare brought an old killer back The Sunday Times - 47 minutes ago As health chiefs last week reported the worst outbreaks of measles across Britain in 20 years, slow progress was being made in bringing to justice the doctor who sparked the MMR scare. Stop killer illness Wigan Observer UK Highest Level Of Measles In 20 Years All Headline News Independent - World Fitness - BBC News - Which? - all 25 related

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Jasmin@nasguard.com Nassau Guardian - 10 hours ago The world's media has now begun reporting on the outbreak of malaria in The Bahamas. It was just over one week ago that local health officials revealed that an Exuma man had contracted the potentially deadly ... Damage control The Freeport News Bahamas tries to contain malaria outbreak CNN Reuters.uk - all 17 related

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Mumbai Mirror

Salt substitute could cut heart disease risk Mumbai Mirror - 2 hours ago Use of potassium-enriched salt in place of regular salt in everyday diet could cut the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, a study has found. Get 'couch potatoes' moving Jerusalem Post Salt Substitute May Help Hearts WebMD DailyIndia.com - all 7 related

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TVNZ

Afterhours clinics cope with strike TVNZ - 1 hour ago After-hours medical clinics say they had a manageable Saturday night as the junior doctor's strike enters its fourth day. Clinics in Auckland say they have had no major problems. Junior Doctors Strike Likely To Run Course newswire.co.nz Hospitals coping as strike enters third day New Zealand Herald Gisborne Herald - ABC Asia Pacific - NZ City - TVNZ - all 55 related

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ITV.com

NHS computer system heads for GBP12bn bill TMCnet - 35 minutes ago (Daily Mail Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) KEY parts of the Government's controversial new NHS computer system are falling behind schedule and total costs will reach GBP 12.4billion, spending watchdogs have found. Watchdog criticises delays over '£20bn' NHS computer system Independent Electronic NHS system faces criticism Monsters and Critics.com Reuters.uk - BBC News - Telegraph.co.uk - Register - all 186 related

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Food Consumer

Iron in Infant Formula May Raise Adult Parkinson's Risk Forbes - Jun 15, 2006 THURSDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The high amount of iron consumed by babies reared on infant formula may increase their risk for developing Parkinson's disease as adults, suggests a study involving mice. Infant Formula, Parkinson's Tie Probed WebMD National briefs The Olympian all 17 related

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BBC News

The return of measles Independent - Jun 15, 2006 Figures released yesterday revealed a 20-year high in cases of measles after a collapse in MMR immunisation rates. There were 449 confirmed cases of measles in England and ... Measles Numbers Highest Since 1995, UK Medical News Today UK Highest Level Of Measles In 20 Years All Headline News World Fitness - Which? - ITN - Times Online - all 23 related

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Mumbai Mirror

Get 'couch potatoes' moving Jerusalem Post - Jun 15, 2006 Recommendations on promoting health and preventing disease - formulated during two days of deliberations at the National Institute for Health Policy Research (NIHPR) annual conference - were presented on Thursday to Health Minister Ya'acov Ben-Yizri. Salt substitute could cut heart disease risk Mumbai Mirror Salt Substitute May Help Hearts WebMD DailyIndia.com - all 7 related

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Omnicare stock surges on CMS comments MarketWatch - Jun 15, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Omnicare Inc. shares rallied as much as 11.3% Thursday after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified guidance regarding beneficiary protections for long-term care ... Omnicare rises on Medicare contract clarification Reuters Rules clarification sends Omnicare stock up Cincinnati Business Courier HealthCentral.com - HealthCentral.com - all 12 related

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Egyptian investors eye Zambia ZNBC - Jun 15, 2006 Zambia and Egypt have signed five agreements aimed at exploring areas of invetments in both countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Lt. One million Zambian children to be orphaned by HIV/AIDS: official People's Daily Online Zambia to check medicines' adverse effects African News Dimension People's Daily Online - all 4 related

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TVNZ

Emergencies only at NZ hospitals as doctors strike Reuters - Jun 14, 2006 Public hospitals in New Zealand reduced their services to emergencies only on Thursday as more than 2,000 doctors, tired of working long hours, began a five-day strike. Hospitals say they are coping well with junior doctors' strike Radio New Zealand Junior NZ doctors strike over hours ABC Online NZ City - TVNZ - Newstalk ZB - all 54 related

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World Fitness

HHS Secretary's Use of CDC Jet Cost Taxpayers $720,000 ABC News - 41 minutes ago Most government VIPs are supposed to fly commercial on official trips. Until this year, the only exceptions were for those involved in national security such as the secretary of defense. Democrats scorch use of CDC jet Oxford Press Use of jet in Medicare push at issue Boston Globe Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - TPMCafe - World Fitness - KSL-TV - all 21 related

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Dog Flu Diet and Diseases

Bird flu found in gosling in Canada Monsters and Critics.com - 19 hours ago Toronto - Canadian officials identified a case of bird flu in a dead gosling at a poultry farm in Prince Edward Island, news reports said Friday. Avian flu detected at PEI backyard farm National Post Bid flu detected in goose in Canada MarketWatch World Fitness - 580 CFRA Radio - Trading Markets - ABC News - all 97 related

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Food Consumer

Excessive iron linked to Parkinson's, study says Monterey County Herald - 10 hours ago Exposure to levels of iron similar to those infants get from baby formula may increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease later in life, according to a study in mice. Infant Formula, Parkinson's Tie Probed WebMD Iron in baby formula absorbed more United Press International Marin Independent-Journal - CBC News - all 17 related

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Cancer vaccine is huge advance The Register-Guard - 5 hours ago The development of a vaccine for cervical cancer promises to save hundreds of thousands of women's lives worldwide and billions of dollars in the United States, a local cancer doctor says. Vaccine May Pack More Cancer-Preventing Power Forbes Vaccine will save lives Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Richmond Times Dispatch - The Tennessean - Hartford Courant - Bay Area Reporter - all 33 related

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Earthtimes.org

Twins Recovering After Separation Surgery Houston Chronicle - Jun 16, 2006 Ten-month-old twins who were separated were being closely monitored by doctors as they look for any signs of infection from the long and complicated surgery. Twins Recovering After Separation Surgery ABC News 10-month-old conjoined twins separated Toronto Star New York Times - Xinhua - People's Daily Online - BBC News - all 769 related

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Preemies at risk for later behavioral problems Reuters - Jun 15, 2006 Babies who are born several weeks too soon are at increased risk for behavioral problems later in life compared with children who are born at the expected time, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. Antibiotic vaginosis may delay preterm delivery Reuters all 5 related

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Scientists Look For Huntington's Cure Post Chronicle - 18 hours ago Scientists in Vancouver, British Columbia, may have started paving the way towards a cure for Huntington's disease. Examining the symptoms of ... Scientists cure Huntington's in mice Guelph Mercury (subscription) Scientists Look For Huntington's Cure Playfuls.com RxPG NEWS - Calgary Sun - Toronto Sun - Globe and Mail - all 20 related

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Zambia to check medicines' adverse effects African News Dimension - 54 minutes ago Launching the Pharmaco on Friday, acting Health Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha said not all adverse effects are known before a medicine is marketed hence the need to set up the monitoring body. Zambia launches body to check medicines' adverse effects People's Daily Online Egyptian investors eye Zambia ZNBC People's Daily Online - all 4 related

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Better Hygiene Can Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates OhmyNews International - 52 minutes ago Three years ago in Spring 2003 news of a possibly revolutionary vaccine made the rounds of the scientific press. It was suggested that humanity would be able to fight a deadly cancer type in women with just a simple vaccination. Data Show Cervical Cancer Candidate Vaccine Highly Immunogenic and ... DG News Vaccine will save lives