<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Healthcare News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=43&amp;catid=-1</link><description>News Feed for - Healthcare</description><item><title>Diet tips news.</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96357435&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:25:00</pubDate><description>1. The Daily Mirror publishes tips on how consumers can avoid feeling bloated during the festive season. The article advises cutting salt intake, as excess levels can cause water retention, and also suggests </description><source>Food Line Web</source></item><item><title>White House Affirms EPAâ??s â??Sole Authorityâ?? on Endocrine Program Decisions</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96359572&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:56:00</pubDate><description>White House Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orzag says OMB supports EPAâ??s sole authority to make scientific decisions for the endocrine disruptor screening program (EDSP)...</description><source>Chemical Week</source></item><item><title>Bevacizumab Effective Against Biliary-Tract Cancers</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96294262&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:44:00</pubDate><description>Bevacizumab given in addition to the combined chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX-B) is well tolerated and shows promising antitumour activity in patients with advanced biliary-tract </description><source>Drug Discovery and Development</source></item><item><title>Health Tip: Bonding With Your New Baby</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96271752&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:32:00</pubDate><description>(HealthDay News) -- Caring for a tiny new being can be daunting at first, but new parents should concentrate immediately after birth on creating a strong bond between parent and child. The Nemours Foundation </description><source>Fox 12 Idaho</source></item><item><title>Health Tip: Treating Athlete's Foot</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96312941&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:34:00</pubDate><description>(HealthDay News) -- Athlete's foot is a fungal infection, usually causing itching and redness between the toes. It's commonly contracted in locker rooms and other moist, warm areas where fungi like to </description><source>Fox 12 Idaho</source></item><item><title>Plant stanol esters cholesterol lowering benefits confirmed</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96360622&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T02:10:00</pubDate><description>Consumer confidence in health claims in foods has been given a boost as the first European disease risk reduction claims have been authorised as part of the new Health Claims Regulation. A disease risk </description><source>Grocery Trader</source></item><item><title>Depression May Up Death Risk to That of Smoking</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96330963&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:41:00</pubDate><description>MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Being depressed might take as many years off your life as smoking does, a new study suggests. However, a combination of depression and anxiety appears to be better </description><source>Medbroadcast</source></item><item><title>Sagent Pharmaceuticals to Present at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96229718&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:37:00</pubDate><description>SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 23 /PRwire/ Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on injectable products, today announced that Jeffery M. Yordon, chief executive </description><source>Pharmacy Choice</source></item><item><title>Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Year Ended August 31, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96344089&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:27:00</pubDate><description>HOUSTON--(Business Wire)-- Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. (DYII) today reported a loss from continuing operations for the year ended August 31, 2009 of $0.03 per share compared to income from continuing operations </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>'Family Health History and Genetics Privacy' is the Newest Addition to the ACMG </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96351306&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:48:00</pubDate><description>American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) Encourages Families to Gather Family Health History Information on National Family History Day, Thanksgiving 2009 BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>VCA Antech, Inc. to Speak at the 21st Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference 2009</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96346947&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:00:00</pubDate><description>LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VCA Antech, Inc. (Nasdaq:WOOF), a leading animal healthcare company in the United States, announced that it will present at the 21st Piper Jaffray Health </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>UK cost body again rejects Roche bowel cancer drug</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96351937&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:26:00</pubDate><description>* Avastin deemed not cost-effective by NICE * Agency criticises 'complex' Roche subsidy scheme LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog has again rejected Roche's (ROG.VX) </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>PDL BioPharma Announces Ex-Dividend Date of November 27 for Special Dividend</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96344889&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:32:00</pubDate><description>Actual Per Share Amount of Dividend to Be Announced Shortly After Record Date of December 1 INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (Nasdaq: PDLI) today announced </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dell Inc., Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96347255&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:41:00</pubDate><description>5:00pm EST storyKeywords RTR_ArticleTitle 'Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dell Inc., Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, JPMorgan Chase and Wells RTR_ArticleBlurb 'http://www.zacks.com/ </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Texas court tosses state Vioxx suit against Merck</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96304188&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:10:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK - A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against drugmaker Merck &amp; Co that sought a refund for money spent on the withdrawn Vioxx pain treatment, the company said on Monday.Judge </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>Police routinely arresting people to get DNA, inquiry claims</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96347551&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:31:00</pubDate><description>Police officers are now routinely arresting people in order to add their DNA sample to the national police database, an inquiry  will allege tomorrow.  The review of the national DNA database by the government's </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Exercise Helps Control Teen Blood Pressure</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96276260&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T18:54:00</pubDate><description>Regular exercise may help keep teenagers' blood pressure in check, regardless of their body weight, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 1,300 Canadian teenagers they followed for </description><source>NewsMax.com</source></item><item><title>Who'd Foot the Bill for Cosmetic Surgery Tax?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96228781&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T15:52:00</pubDate><description>as it , doctors will be asked to collect tax on surgical procedures that fall under the bill's definition of 'cosmetic,' regardless of whether the procedure is covered by insurance. If the doctors don't </description><source>ABC News</source></item><item><title>NHS told to cut smoking and drinking among staff</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96317166&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T15:24:00</pubDate><description>The NHS must crack down on smoking, drinking and obesity among its staff in order to cut record sickness rates, a report has said. Sickness rates in NHS one third higher than need be, a report has found. </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET(R) Cookies Available at Samsclub.com</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96294879&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T11:16:00</pubDate><description>Weight-conscious members of Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., now enjoy online savings on obesity expert Dr. Sanford Siegal's popular hunger-satisfying cookies MIAMI, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ </description><source>Reuters</source></item></channel></rss>