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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nepal National.com http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a1e025da3c02ca7c/ en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:33 -0400 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:33 -0400 30 US-based IT firms outperform Indian peers Revenues of IT companies have been growing at a healthy rate but US-based firms witnessed higher revenue growth than their Indian counterparts. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360021/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:15 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360021/cs/1/ Is Britney Spears pregnant again Troubled pop star Britney Spears has fuelled speculation she is pregnant again, after sneaking into a clinic for a health check up. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359938/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359938/cs/1/ China offers free treatment to the injured Beijing, May 15 (Xinhua) China Thursday promised it would provide free medical treatment to those injured in Monday's devastating quake that claimed over 15,000 lives and rendered tens and thousands homeless. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359769/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:01:37 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359769/cs/1/ Bird flu spreads in Darjeeling Kolkata, May 16 : The report of Bhopal based Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu at Pool Bazar Bijanbari block in Darjeeling sub division of the District. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360110/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:17 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360110/cs/1/ Top doctors offer Patrick Swayze revolutionary cancer cures Washington, May 16 : While actor Patrick Swayze is battling pancreatic cancer, three top doctors have offered him a sure-shot cure with their new revolutionary treatments. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360093/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:04 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360093/cs/1/ New enzyme inhibitor may lead to drug against cancer Washington, May 16 : Scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor that can deactivate proteins called phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinases (PI3Ks), which are crucial to cancer development. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360076/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:30 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360076/cs/1/ Smiling against your will at work is dangerous for your health London, May 16 : Forcefully flashing your teeth at work is dangerous for health, scientists have warned. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360044/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:44 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360044/cs/1/ Molecular mechanism behind onset of sun-induced skin cancer identified Washington, May 16 : Researchers from University of Minnesota have identified a molecular mechanism that may explain the onset of sun-induced skin cancer. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360020/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:15 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/360020/cs/1/ MIT engineers create bacteria-resistant films Washington, May 16 : A research team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reported the development of bacteria-resistant films applied to medical devices and other surfaces to ward off microbial accumulation. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359949/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:17 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359949/cs/1/ Study links lack of vitamin D to breast cancer risk Washington, May 16 : A new research has found that lack of exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), is clearly linked to breast cancer. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359929/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359929/cs/1/ Simple blood test may improve treatment response in breast cancer patients Washington, May 16 : Doctors' dependence on radiology studies such as CT scans and ultrasound for breast cancer therapy could soon become pass http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359928/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:21 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359928/cs/1/ Scientists identify hundreds of genes involved in cancer development Washington, May 16 : In a new study on mice, genetic researchers have pinpointed hundreds of genes that may have a major role to play in the development of cancer. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359927/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:19 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359927/cs/1/ High-salt diets may not increase risk of death Washington, May 16 : Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have challenged the long-held assumptions about high salt intake, by finding that high-salt diets may not increase the risk of death. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359920/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:11 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/359920/cs/1/ Hospitals Responding to Patients Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Michael O'Connor and Rick Ruggles, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. May 16--Most people wouldn't consider sharing a hotel room with a stranger. But for years, hos... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868163/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:39 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868163/ Diagnostic Health Appoints New COO Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT Diagnostic Health, an independent provider of diagnostic imaging services, has appointed Robert Gontarek as its COO effective from May 19, 2008. In this role... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868161/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:46 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868161/ Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a recurrence or to die from their disease, a new study show... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868164/ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:05:05 -0400 Health Day http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868164/ Array and AstraZeneca Announce Phase II Cancer Trial Plans Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT Array BioPharma and AstraZeneca have announced plans for two additional randomized Phase II trials for AZD6244. The trials, which will begin during the secon... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868156/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:36 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868156/ Manufacturer Removes Remaining Stocks Of Trasylol Background: On Nov. 5, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. agreed to an FDA-requested marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleedi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870403/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:52 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870403/ Sunbed Regulations Useless Says Scottish Parliament Health Committee A health committee of the Scottish parliament said the regulations covering sunbeds and tanning machines offered for public use in commercial parlours are "useless" and do not protect the public, aft... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868170/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:51 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868170/ Azor Reduces Blood Pressure In Difficult To Treat Special Populations (TM) (amlodipine and olmesartan medoxomil) safely and effectively helped patients across several major subpopulations lower their blood pressure (BP). An analysis of patient subgroups from the pivo... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870407/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:56 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870407/ Celebrex Shows Benefit In First-of-Its-Kind Lung Cancer Chemoprevention Trial Celecoxib, the anti-inflammatory medication also known by the trade name Celebrex, has proven to be safe and reduces a specific proliferation measurement of precancerous lesions in the lung, according... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868159/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:58 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868159/ Veterinarians, Pediatricians And Postal Workers Team Up To Reduce Incidence Of Dog Bites, USA There are very few public health crises that can truly be cured by public awareness and education ... but dog bites are one of them. There are 4. 7 million people bitten by dogs every year, and this s... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870404/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:53 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870404/ I came back from the dead thanks to my pals at work oms of heart problems, but she put the pains down to indigestion and attempted to grin and bear it.However, three hours into her shift the pain became so great that she decided to take a break.Ms Watt... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14869513/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:16:19 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14869513/ Doctors Invited Participate In Paid Online Survey Activity ), a new web-based medical market research service. Qualified and practicing Healthcare professionals in Europe are invited to join the EPG Survey panel. Membership is free and panel members are paid... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870408/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:47 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870408/ Targeted Therapy Plus Chemotherapy May Pack 1-2 Punch Against Melanoma By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a new study by researchers in the Duke Co... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870411/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:46 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870411/ How Tumorigenesis And Drug Design Are Affected By Mutant P53 Stability In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Guillermina Lozano (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues reveal how the stabilization of a mutated form of p53 affects oncogenesis, and lends startling new insig... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870410/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:45 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870410/ Pfizer Extends 10 Million Yuan To Earthquake Victims And Relief Efforts In China Pfizer China announced it is providing up to RMB 10 million (approximately $1.4 million U.S.D) in medicines and financial assistance to relief organizations operating in the region worst affected by t... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870415/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:40 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870415/ Risk Of Death In Patients Waiting For Kidney Transplants Increased By Hidden Heart Condition An often asymptomatic condition - systolic dysfunction, or decreased pumping of the heart - poses an increased risk of death for patients on kidney transplant waiting lists, according to a study appea... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870401/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:50 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870401/ Applied NeuroSolutions To Offer P-Tau 231 Test For Use In Alzheimer ), a company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), today announced an initiative to provide its P-Tau 231 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870413/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:40 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870413/ Cancer testing crisis too much to be handled alone, inquiry told Eastern Health was overwhelmed soon after the start of its crisis in dealing with flawed cancer tests, a judicial inquiry in St. John's has been told. Dr. Robert Williams, who retired as vice-preside... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868158/ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:06:30 -0400 CBC News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868158/ Dying Patients And Their Relatives To Benefit From Department Of Health Investment In Hospital Environments, UK The physical environment in which the NHS cares for thousands of dying patients is to be transformed as a result of a new £1 million programme funded by the Department of Health, led by the King's Fu... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870400/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:49 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870400/ Non-Profit Pima Health System is Outbid; 25,000 Local Clients to Seek Care Elsewhere Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Becky Pallack, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson May 16--Pima Health System has lost its state contract to provide health care to local Medicaid patients. "T... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868160/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:37 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868160/ Phase II Study Of IMC-A12 For Advanced Liver Cancer Opens For Patient Enrollment ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that a Phase II clinical trial of IMC-A12, Im... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868166/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:48 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868166/ Theranostics Health Signs Collaboration Agreement With Duke University Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT Theranostics Health has entered into a three-year master research collaboration agreement with Duke University. This relationship will provide Duke investiga... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868171/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:38 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868171/ Family stays healthy despite growing demands "The data shows that in the past two decades there is something like a 'normal model' of the family, which is a married couple with their children," Perrig-Chiello told swissinfo. "Four-fifths of all ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868162/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:53:30 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868162/ Expansion Of USDA BioPreferred Program Presents Significant Opportunities For Industrial Biotechnology Companies The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized three rules designating new categories of biobased products as eligible for BioPreferred purchasing by all federal agencies and contractors. Biotechnology ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870405/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:54 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870405/ Novavax Completes Enrollment In Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced that it has completed enrollment in the Phase I/IIa study of its pandemic influenza vaccine including a total of approximately 230 subjects. Favorable interim... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870398/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:57 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870398/ Lung Damage In Emphysema Halted By Common Acne Drug An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne can prevent tissue damage caused by lung diseases such as emphysema, researchers have found. A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Calif... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870412/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:02:43 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870412/ Smoothies Set To Be Healthy Option Plus Slipping down a treat They are recommending that the labelling advice on the products should be updated to show they contain two of the recommended "5-a-day" portions of fruit and vegetables, not ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868168/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:51:37 -0400 Sky News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868168/ Plastic Surgery And Sex In The City Girls Plastic surgery: A good move for the Sex in the City Girls. Discuss. Oh come on, you thought it too. There's no way they could look THAT good at THAT age. I should know...I'm at least a decade (ahem) ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868574/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:51:36 -0400 Sky News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868574/ Woman Accused Of Deadly MySpace Hoax Megan, pictured in a MySpace memorial for her American Lori Drew allegedly helped create a fictitious profile of a 16-year-old boy on the social networking site and used the persona to flirt with ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870797/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:51:35 -0400 Sky News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14870797/ Older Americans Need Shingles Vaccines (newser) – The CDC is recommending that all adults age 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles, a common condition that can result in chronic plan, the http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864901/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:12:06 -0400 Newser http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864901/ Medical tests under review due to diagnosis concerns Almost 4,600 former hospital patients in the north-east are due to begin receiving letters today telling them that their chest x-rays and CT scans are being rechecked.The move comes amid doubts about ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864907/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:38:52 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864907/ "Cool" New Treatment For Hot Flashes In Breast Cancer Survivors An anesthetic injection into a collection of nerves in the neck of breast cancer survivors may reduce the severity and frequency of debilitating hot flashes and night awakenings associated with breast... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867370/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:12 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867370/ Implementation Of Nurse-to-Patient Ratios In California Is Successful, Says American Society Of Registered Nurses In a national online survey conducted by the American Society of Registered Nurses (ASRN.org), 56% of the 761 Registered Nurses surveyed on March 26 that worked under nurse-to-patient ratios said that... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867371/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:12 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867371/ Study Shows That Prostate Cancer Increases The Risk Of Bone Fracture As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Analysis of data from Gar... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864914/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:11 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864914/ Nurse rescued four days after SW China earthquake A 23-year-old nurse was rescued at 2:23 p.m. on Friday from a collapsed town hospital in southwest China's Sichuan Province, four days after the earthquake on Monday that could claimed more than 50,00... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868078/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:57:14 -0400 People's Daily http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14868078/ Study Finds That Those With A GLUT2 Gene Variation Consistently Consume More Sugars, Regardless Of Age Or Sex A new study released in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidenc... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867369/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:11 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867369/ BBVA Foundation International Study On Attitudes To Stem Cell Research Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due partly... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867364/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:15 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867364/ Science Briefs From Weill Cornell Medical College Stem Cells Might Contribute to Vascular Disease - Stem Cells Might Cause More Damage After Vascular Surgery Physician-scientists believe that stem cells might play a harmful role in the body's reac... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864913/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:15 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864913/ Connecting Cancer Genes - Study Implicates 350 Gene Regions In Cancer Development In The Mouse, UK A large genetic study in mice has identified hundreds of genes involved in the development of cancer by examining the DNA of more than 500 lymphomas to find the cancer causing mutations. The study ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864902/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:11 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864902/ Eight Belles was healthy for Derby Eight Belles had no diseases or pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused the filly to break down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. Autopsy results reviewed by The Associated Press on ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864904/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:31:49 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864904/ Experts And Pharmacists Call For An Increased Role For Pharmacy Across The UK New data revealed show that the pharmacy profession is increasingly recognising the potential to be involved in weight management, in a bid to stop the rising number of obese and overweight people.1 R... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867366/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:08 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867366/ Rural Australia - The Biggest Waiting Room The Australian Medical Association has attacked the Rudd Government over its lack of action on rural health. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said she was bitterly disappointed that the Federal ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867368/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:10 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867368/ St. Jude Medical Announces FDA And European CE Mark Approvals Of The IsoFlex Optim Pacing Lead St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European CE Mark approvals of the IsoFlex® Optim™ pacing lead. The small-diameter lead is built on the... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864827/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:15 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864827/ New Data Support Routine Childhood Vaccination With PREVENAR In Europe - Shown To Reduce Invasive Pneumococcal Disease In Young Children Data presented at the 26th annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) in Graz, Austria, provide additional evidence of the public health impact of the routine ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867367/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:09 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867367/ "It Will Be Implementation That Matters" Says The CCA, UK The Company Chemists' Association (CCA) welcomed The NHS Next Stage Review Leading Local Change paper and the Government's five pledges to change in the NHS. Georgina Craig, who leads on commissionin... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867365/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:11:14 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867365/ Women increasingly opt for mastectomy More breast cancer patients are undergoing mastectomies, reversing a trend in which women were choosing less extensive surgeries that let them keep their breasts, a new study suggests. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867261/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:05:47 -0400 USA Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14867261/ Study adds to evidence of anti-cancer benefits Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found – adding to evidence... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864918/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:05:32 -0400 The News Tribune http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864918/ Recent Survey Demonstrates Arthritis Foundation Program Improves Communication Between Doctors and Patients The Arthritis Foundation today announced a continuation of its Let's Talk RA® program, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, based on success demonstrated through a recent survey of rheumatoid a... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864911/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:21:41 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864911/ New Rebounder Website Opens, Dedicated to Promoting the Health Benefits of Rebounding iRebounder.com opens its doors to the public with a new website dedicated to promoting the many health benefits of rebounding. The site provides lots of useful information about rebounding. Sells a wi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864909/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:21:25 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864909/ Richmond, Texas Resident Receives Prestigious Fitness Award Kathie Owen, a local resident, received a prestigious fitness award from International Sports Science Association by meeting the requirements to renew three fitness certifications in May 2008 thereby ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864912/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:21:28 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864912/ Fitness Helps Arthritis Sufferers, Expert Reports 46 million people have a doctor-diagnosed case of arthritis in America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report one of the leading causes of arthritis is obesity. Aaron Dawkins, ow... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864905/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:19:16 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864905/ Three Hip Replacements in India for Two Americans=$130,000 Savings, Thanks to Medical Tourism Company WorldMed Assist While political candidates argue about health care reform, Americans are taking matters into their own hands. Jerry Mead of southern Indiana and Robert Lupo of northern California ended up next door n... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864915/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:20:33 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864915/ Drug combo helps women with advanced breast cancer A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatment... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862375/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:10:46 -0400 Examiner http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862375/ "Dr. Marie-Ange D. Tardieu and the Body Image Institute of New York" Launch Women National Women's Health Week kicks off on Mother's Day, May 11, and will be celebrated until May 17, 2008. For more information about National Women's Health Week, please visit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864899/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:19:42 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864899/ Medical Students Committed to Underserved Local Communities Win Awards Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT Kaiser Permanente awarded mentoring scholarships to 12 medical students committed to providing quality and sensitive care to Southern California's uniquely d... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862380/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01:51 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862380/ New Addiction Stats and New Clinical Staff at the Gracer Medical Group in San Ramon An addiction treatment and pain management specialty practice announces new staff members and 1-year success statistics for the practice's addiction treatment patients from San Ramon, Sacramento,... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864908/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:19:45 -0400 PR Web http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864908/ Array BioPharma and AstraZeneca Announce New Phase 2 Development Plans for the Investigational Anti-Cancer Drug AZD6244 Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) and AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced plans for two additional randomized Phase 2 trials for AZD6244 (ARRY-886). Th... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862371/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01:50 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862371/ IBM and HIPAAT Team to Give Patients Control Over Personal Health Information Access Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT IBM (NYSE: IBM) and HIPAAT Inc. (HIPAAT), the leading provider of consent management solutions to the healthcare industry, are joining forces to bring innova... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862379/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01:48 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862379/ Eribulin Mesylate Demonstrated Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The investigational chemotherapeutic agent eribulin mesylate (E7389) demonstrated activity in a heavily pretreat... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862376/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01:40 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862376/ Health Risk of Particle Pollution Studied Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 21:00 CDT A U.S. study found no evidence of a link between daily changes in coarse particles and the number of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases. Research... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860086/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:23:51 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860086/ Massage Therapists Train in Cancer-Screening Skills With skin cancer on the rise, Powell says that her experience made her realize how the 300,000 massage therapists in this country could play an important role in early detection of skin cancer and oth... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860089/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:23:43 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860089/ Bone drugs seen helping fight cancer spread WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug prescribed to prevent fractures in breast cancer patients whose tumors have spread may actually help slow the cancer itself, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862373/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:37:10 -0400 Reuters http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862373/ Data Loss Casts Doubt On IT Scheme 24/12/07 Patients' details are missing Opponents of the scheme say they do not trust officials to gather UK residents' medical records into one place after recent blunders that have seen sensitive personal... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864607/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:12:40 -0400 Sky News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14864607/ CLP keeps pushing for answers on cancer unit The Northern Territory Opposition's health spokesman Matt Conlan says the seven year delay for an oncology unit in Darwin has become close to farcical, and he is calling on Federal Labor politicians t... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862374/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:21:11 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862374/ Health premium hikes prompt complaints Complaints about private health insurers hiking premiums jumped 114 per cent in the March quarter compared with the same period 12 months ago, new figures reveal. And complaints could rise further if... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860085/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:46:09 -0400 West Australian http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860085/ Housing key to retaining rural medical staff, Govt warned The Rural Doctors Association of Queensland says medical staff working in remote areas will not stay in their jobs if the State Government can not promise long-term housing improvements. A state-wide... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862378/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:21:06 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862378/ Heart risks high in childhood cancer survivors CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children who survive cancer while they are young are five to 10 times more likely than their healthy siblings to develop heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862377/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:37:11 -0400 Reuters http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14862377/ ASCO Study Confirms Importance of Histology in Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With ALIMTA Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 21:00 CDT INDIANAPOLIS, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lung cancer patients whose histology is factored into treatment decisions may fare better as a result, accor... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860080/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:23:32 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860080/ Abbott to Present Data on Novel Cancer Treatments at American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 21:00 CDT ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott scientists will highlight the latest clinical trial data of several investigative compounds in t... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860079/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:23:30 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860079/ optimists live longer, enjoy better health Perhaps optimists enjoy better health and longer lives because they lead healthier lifestyles, build stronger social support networks, and get better medical care, the Health Watch article suggested. ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860092/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:41:25 -0400 People's Daily http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860092/ New scans prompt mastectomies for breast patients WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who get newer scans called magnetic resonance imaging are more likely to opt for mastectomies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860351/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:31:01 -0400 Reuters http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860351/ Long wait for medical care after China quake DEYANG, China — After 11-year-old Zhang Jiazhi crawled free of the rubble that remained of his middle school, his parents began a 20-hour ordeal to get medical care for their son, whose arms wer... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860010/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:57:54 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14860010/ Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to the usual active symptom control (ASC) does not appear to improve survival or quality of life, according to an article released on May 16, ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14859340/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:56:00 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14859340/ People over 60 urged to get one-time shingles shot ATLANTA (AP) -- People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14857617/ Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:42 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14857617/ TV drug ads may have to zoom in on side effects WASHINGTON (AP) — Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal thoughts a... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14859188/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:49:34 -0400 USA Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14859188/ Friends, fans gather to raise funds for musician Frankie Smith played with area bands including Tin Pan Alley and White Noise. Sunday, 20 bands are having a day-long "Jam 4 Frankie" to raise funds for his care. He has been diagnosed with liver cance... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14856596/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:22:01 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14856596/ Starting time pushed back for Sunday The Etowah Youth Orchestras wrap up the 2007-2008 Concert Season with the annual Spring Formal Concert Sunday at Mort Glosser Amphitheater.The concert, which features performances by the Etowah Youth ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14856595/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:22:00 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14856595/ Riley touts compromise tax proposal MONTGOMERY - Gov. Bob Riley on Wednesday served up his compromise tax plan that would reduce the state sales tax on food but allow most Alabamians to keep the federal income tax deduction when they fi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14858402/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:21:51 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14858402/ United Way targets education, health, income BALTIMORE — The United Way of America plans to steer money raised during the next 10 years to support programs directly related to education, income and health care. United Way president and ch... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14856623/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05:11 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a1e025da3c02ca7c/id/14856623/