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Obesity maybe worse for liver than booze Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 19 Oct 2005 1:15 PM PDT Obesity may be a bigger risk factor for liver damage than alcohol intake, an Australian study suggests. - Precision radiation therapy yields rare success for liver tumors Medical News Today Wed, 19 Oct 2005 4:07 PM PDT Shaped-beam radiation therapy is a promising treatment for life-threatening metastatic liver tumors, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center who report an 88 percent success rate for controlling the lesions. Icoria Receives Second Phase II SBIR Contract for Liver Injury Biomarkers RedNova Thu, 20 Oct 2005 8:53 AM PDT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biotechnology company Icoria, Inc. Arbios Systems Appoints Walter C. Ogier Chief Executive Officer RedNova Thu, 20 Oct 2005 8:53 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arbios Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ABOS) , a medical device and cell based therapy company developing proprietary liver assist devices for the treatment of liver failure, today announced that, effective November 7, 2005, Walter C. Shaped-beam radiation therapy is a promising treatment for life-threatening metastatic liver tumors News-Medical-Net Wed, 19 Oct 2005 5:40 PM PDT ...according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center who report an 88 percent success rate for controlling the lesions. This is the first evidence that doctors can treat these tumors with radiation, and the results doubled the average length of survival. New Diabetes Drug Poses Danger to Patients, Cardiologists Say HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A diabetes drug about to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doubles the risk of death, heart attack and stroke, and it should not be approved until its safety is further explored, a team of prominent cardiologists reports. 'Spare tyre' health risk Herald Sun Thu, 20 Oct 2005 8:03 AM PDT SPARE tyres and muffin tops are changing the shape of young Australian women. One in three women aged 25-34 now carries excess weight around the abdomen. As Seen on Oprah: 64-Slice CT Technology Aids the Early Diagnosis of Heart Disease Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:38 AM PDT Toshiba America Medical Systems: Iron pills 'may be detrimental' Herald Sun Wed, 19 Oct 2005 8:16 PM PDT WOMEN who take iron supplements unnecessarily during pregnancy may be increasing the risk of their child having behavioural problems, an Australian study has suggested. Abbott protecting health funds: Beattie The Courier Mail Wed, 19 Oct 2005 4:39 PM PDT QUEENSLAND Premier Peter Beattie has accused the Federal Government of running a "protection society" for health funds.

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