 Top Olympus lender denies board ambush, but may fill chair
 22.02.2012 9:05  0 views  0 comments
 TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp#39;s main lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) denied it was trying to take control of the firm#39;s board by stealth, but said it might well agree to send a former banker to be chairman of the disgraced came... Read more »
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Olympus says India exec likely had no ties to scandal
22.02.2012 9:05 0 views 0 comments
 TOKYO (Reuters) - An Olympus Corp executive found dead in India in an apparent suicide is likely to have had no link to the Japanese endoscope maker#39;s accounting scandal, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Tsutomu Omori, 49, head of the ... Read more »
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Stem cell implants boost monkeys with Parkinson's
22.02.2012 8:54 0 views 0 comments
 Monkeys suffering from Parkinson#39;s disease show a marked improvement when human embryonic stem cells are implanted in their brains, in what a Japanese researcher said Wednesday was a world first. Read more »
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Type 1 Diabetes May Develop More Slowly Than Thought
21.02.2012 22:04 0 views 0 comments
 TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Insulin production may continue for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. Read more »
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Health Tip: Take a Deep Breath
21.02.2012 22:04 0 views 0 comments
 (HealthDay News) -- Deep breathing may be an effective way of reducing stress and calming down. Read more »
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Heart attack with no chest pain more likely in women
21.02.2012 21:18 0 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women, especially younger women, are more likely than men to show up at the hospital with no chest pain or discomfort after having a heart attack, a new study suggests. Those symptoms, or lack of symptoms, can result in... Read more »
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Combined vaccine tied to fever-related seizures
21.02.2012 21:17 0 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who got a single shot that included vaccines against tetanus and whooping cough were at higher risk of having a fever-related seizure on the same day in a new study from Denmark. However, researchers found the ch... Read more »
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Aspirin as Good as Plavix for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
21.02.2012 21:04 0 views 0 comments
 TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Aspirin works as well as Plavix in patients with blocked leg arteries, a new European study finds. Read more »
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Microchip device delivers drug
21.02.2012 20:51 0 views 0 comments
 CHICAGO (Reuters) - An implantable microchip delivered osteoporosis medicine to a small group of Danish women, raising hope for a new kind of drug-delivery device that might allow patients to skip regular injections, researchers said. The device, ... Read more »
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Guideline gets kids the right drug for pneumonia
21.02.2012 20:25 0 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After one hospital set guidelines for how to treat children with pneumonia, the number getting the right antibiotic shot up, a new study finds. Pneumonia refers to inflammation in the lungs caused by an infection. In ba... Read more »
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Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive
21.02.2012 20:24 0 views 0 comments
 CAIRO (Reuters) - The trail of counterfeit copies of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin leads to an address in a crowded Cairo suburb, with no sign of the firm named by international suppliers as the source of the product. Last week#39;s... Read more »
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FDA staff oppose Northera hypotension drug
21.02.2012 20:22 0 views 0 comments
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators recommended that Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd#39;s hypotension drug Northera not be approved for use in the United States, sending the company#39;s shares down over 14 percent. A review by Food ... Read more »
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Hepatitis C killing more Americans than HIV
21.02.2012 20:14 0 views 0 comments
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hepatitis C has surpassed HIV as a killer of U.S. adults, and screening all quot;baby boomersquot; could be one way to stem the problem, according to two new government studies. Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused... Read more »
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Health Highlights: Feb. 21, 2012
21.02.2012 19:04 0 views 0 comments
 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Read more »
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Health Tip: Set Exercise Goals
21.02.2012 19:04 0 views 0 comments
 (HealthDay News) -- When you set goals for your exercise program, they can help you stay on track. But it#39;s important to set goals that are realistic. Read more »
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FDA Weighs Fate of Qnexa for Weight Loss, Again
21.02.2012 19:04 0 views 0 comments
 TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to take a second look at the weight loss pill Qnexa on Wednesday, after initially rejecting it because of concerns about heart problems and possible birth defects. Read more »
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Venezuela denies new rumors about Chavez's health
21.02.2012 17:58 0 views 0 comments
 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela#39;s government scoffed on Tuesday at a report that Hugo Chavez is in Cuba for more urgent cancer treatment, denouncing it as part of a quot;dirty warquot; by the opposition ahead of a presidential election in Octo... Read more »
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Foreign investors fear Japan banks may hijack Olympus board
21.02.2012 17:51 0 views 0 comments
 LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Western investors in Japan#39;s disgraced Olympus have accused its banks of trying to take control of the boardroom by stealth, amid growing signs that the firm#39;s major creditors are considering installing their own a... Read more »
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Is Avoiding Gluten in Foods Always Necessary?
21.02.2012 17:03 0 views 0 comments
 TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Gluten-free diets have become a popular way to manage gluten sensitivity, but a new analysis suggests that many people who stop eating gluten may not need to do so. Read more »
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Olympus exec in India found dead in apparent suicide
21.02.2012 16:42 0 views 0 comments
 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A top executive of Japan#39;s scandal-ridden Olympus Corp was found hanged outside his apartment in suburban Delhi in a likely suicide, police said on Tuesday. Tsutomu Omori, 49, head of the company#39;s medical equipment b... Read more »
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