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01 July 2004

Race, regular exams influence elderly vaccination rates

Why does cloning create abnormalities?

Travellers to Nigeria should ensure up to date polio vaccination

Injection drug users who study HIV/AIDS on internet better informed than those attenting traditional counseling sessions

Some correlation between certain types of brain activity and propensity to Alzheimer's

World Health Experts Gather in Mexico to Discuss Deadly Rotavirus

Medicine storage temperatures are 'too high', study reveals

Obesity overburdens Canada's health care system

30 June 2004

Telephone counseling effective in helping people give up smoking

Therapeutic cloning no longer a dream, says scientist who produced first cloned embryonic stem cell

Pfizer Prevails in Accupril Patent Suit

Risk/benefit of of Co-proxamol, prescribing reminder, UK

Bacteria spill their guts to aid researchers in quest for new antibiotics

Request for further evidence on the risks and benefits of analgesic co-proxamol

Doctors prescribe smokefree workplaces for the nation's health, UK

New guide to help dentists encourage smokers to quit is launched, UK

National Conference for GPs To Be. General Practice. The next generation, UK

Governments should pay more Attention to Children's Health Rights, World Medical Association

Demography of medical schools in the UK, British Medical Association Report

Scotland's doctors sign up for effective action on smoking in public places

Care homes investigation welcomed by UK Consumers' Association

Take patient's blood, add oxygen, zap it with light, warm it and put it back, great for heart patients

Warning about ingesting teas and health products containing Star Anise, Health Canada

Doctors sign up for smoking ban, UK

Reported cases of child abuse soar in Japan

National Approach Needed for the Health Care of Older People

Public Attitudes to Public Health Policy survey published, UK

Effects of passive smoking may have been underestimated

Red Cross Movement Responds to Crisis in Sudan

Devolution has worked, but Scotland still needs strong political leadership, says BMA

Children's Dental Health Survey, UK

World Heart Federation makes global plea to tackle CVD

On screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke

Treat the cancer, but take care to protect the heart, cancer cardiologists warn

Single embryo transfer, a new understanding of factors for success

Significant differences in growth of male and female embryos after ICSI

Grants from research to prevent blindness surpassed $8m in 2003, USA

FDA grants priority review for Femara for new indication as first ever post-tamoxifen treatment for early breast cancer in postmenopausal women

New body will boost clinical trials in UK, says Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Endurance Exercise Found To Be Equally Effective As Diuretics In Improving Cardiac Health

Duloxetine Reduces Stress Urinary Incontinence Episodes and Improves Quality of Life for Women

New milestones on the path to conquering HIV drug resistance (AIDS)

Infusion Of Two Peptides Acts To Accelerate Appetite Satisfaction

Children taking Omnicef(REG) (Cefdinir) more likely to finish their medication than those taking Augmentin for ear infections

Physicians should report acts of torture, says World Medical Association President

29 June 2004

Dogs' ability to discriminate brightness is about half as good as that of humans

Choosing a diet soft drink over a regular beverage may not be the best way to fight obesity

Fat people who lose weight put it all back on because their metabolism adapts

Early Exposure to a Tapering Dose Of Dexamethasone has Long-Lasting Effects on Neurodevelopment and Neuroendocrine Function

Is this drug an aphrodisiac for women? It is for female rats, say scientists

Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Huge expansion in National Health Service scans from next month, UK

Does healing slow down if you reduce the pain?

New York Approves Bill Allowing Access to PCR Test for Emergency Personnel Potentially Exposed to HIV

Oxford Journals Takes Bold Step Towards Free Access to Research

New review confirms Colief's efficacy in the reduction of colic related crying time

Hepatitis C Action Plan for England

Identifying Hepatitis C And Testing At Risk Patients

Oxford University's Therapeutic Antibody Centre receives Manufacturer's Authorisation

If you have a hangover, nausea and dry mouth, try a prickly pear, you will feel better

New guide to help dentists encourage smokers to quit is launched

Valuable research will only benefit 6% of infertile couples

FDA Clears Medicinal Leeches for Marketing

All there is to know about epigenetics

Second cow tests positive for BSE, USA

PAHO Director Urges Countries to Sign Tobacco Treaty Prior to June 29th Deadline

Atkins diet may make women infertile, interferes with genetic imprinting

Good news on obesity programs for schoolkids, says Australian Medical Association

Massive disparities in medical school admission by social class, UK

Tobacco control style tactics needed to fight obesity epidemic

Patients sent abroad as skills of UK doctors go unused, film reveals

Viral respiratory infection common in children increases the risk of developing asthma

American Medical Association urges Florida Supreme Court to uphold tobacco verdict

Australia's new tobacco warnings are among world's largest

Help for doctors to spread quit smoking message

Bayer Biological Products Donates Kogenate(reg) FS to World Federation of Hemophilia

Duloxetine reduces stress urinary incontinence episodes and improves quality of life for women

Elan Files Amendment to New Drug Application for Prialt for Severe Chronic Pain

New Organon agent to reverse muscle relaxation in anesthesia accepted by FDA

New peak flow scale imminent, Asthma UK

Lack of insurance coverage, cost cited as reasons for not seeking mental health services, USA

Darifenacin substantially improves quality of life for people with overactive bladder symptoms

Patients pick safety over effectiveness when choosing treatment for knee arthritis

Innovative efforts target epigenetics, molecular imaging

Women with diabetes face higher risk of artery disease from hormones

Under skin sensor that monitors blood sugar levels with a simple wave of the arm

Repeat angioplasty, stenting significantly increases Medicare costs

Women's Breast Health, media briefing on breast cancer screening, diagnosis and therapy

Obesity disrupts appetite hormone

Leading European agency recognises clinical and cost-effectiveness of steroid-free Elidel cream for treating eczema

Using a laser to push cells around may reduce heart problems

Gene chip technology will lead to quick and accurate genetic testing for cystic fibrosis

Adolor Completes Submission of NDA for Entereg (TM) (alvimopan) in Postoperative Ileus

Mice with hyperactive Wnt10b gene eat all they want, but have half the body fat of normal mice

Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era

Elan Files Amendment to New Drug Application for Prialt for Severe Chronic Pain Based on Additional Efficacy and Safety Data

Imaging study reveals sex-based differences that persist as mice enter adulthood

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis should be allowed in Germany, study reveals

Amgen's Phase 2 Study of GDNF for Advanced Parkinson's Disease Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint

Herpes tool allows researchers to customize Alzheimer's vaccine

World's physicians make final plea for tobacco control treaty

28 June 2004

Endometriosis, could angiostatic therapy be the new treatment of the future?

A third of embryo donation families plan to tell children of their origins

PROactive investigates effect of ACTOS(reg) (pioglitazone HCl) on cardiovascular disease progression

Atkins type diets bad for women who want to have a baby

Method for direct treatment of intestinal illnesses wins prize for Hebrew University student

Emergency Medicine, a relatively New Specialty

First ever over the counter solution for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

In young women depression can mean literal heartbreak

British Detnal Association statement on dental patient charges

Khat plant boosts male fertility

HRT study which scared many women off had serious flaws

94% of Fertility Patients Never Receive Treatment

Celebs back calls for heart rhythm patients to make their voices heard to UK's 'heart czar'

British Medical Association Chairman condemns reliance on overseas doctors

The new Leica M520 OH3, surgical microscope for neurosurgery

Dynamic flow: resolving the vitamin C controversy

Origin of cancer common in people with HIV points way to therapy

Doctors to be vetted on endoscopic surgery, Japan

High school students in Japan ignorant about AIDS

UN Drug Chief Urges Russia to Take Action

Abbott Lab's statement regarding the CMS announcement on medicare demonstration project for self-injectable drugs

AstraZeneca letter to The Lancet in response to publication of a letter by Public Citizen about Crestor

FDA Designates Antegren Biologics License Application for Priority Review as a Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

Early predictor of breast cancer aggressiveness

Natural selection at work in genetic variation to taste

As stem cell debate heats up, public still uninformed and undecided

Donors fail to deliver for people of Darfur, Sudan

Clinical judgement still counts strongly alongside genetic testing

People cocooning more, also socializing less at home

First proof that cutting Rx drugs due to cost harms health

27 June 2004

Back Pain In The Workplace, Prevention and Management

British Medical Association comment on medical mistakes survey, UK

How do medicines work?

What Is a Clinical Trial?

Making the Health Care System Safer, Conference, UK

Doctors in the UK don't report mistakes, they don't trust the NHS to manage a blame free system

What is Asthma? How Do You Get Asthma? How Long Does Asthma Last?

Why did the National Institute of Health stop the estrogen hormone therapy trial?

Cutting out trans fats may cut down heart disease deaths by a quarter

How are medicines made?

Bush tells people to get tested for HIV, National HIV Testing Day, June 27

Only 6% of women over 40 get an annual screening mammogram for breast cancer, USA

Millions of women may be unnecessarily screened for cervical cancer

Alzheimer's drug is of little benefit, money could be better spent on more nurses and doctors

Aspirin therapy does not prevent strokes in about half the population

Kaposi's sarcoma virus 'reprograms' blood vessel cells into lymphatic cells

Mobile phones reduce a man's fertility by a third, say researchers

Hospital reorganization gaining pace in Japan

All about mumps. How long does it last? What are the symptoms and complications?

Improving diet and nutrition. About one third of cancers are related to diet

Trends in smoking in Great Britain

Parents beware, juice in juice drinks costs up to £34 per litre!

Oily fish. What are the benefits? How much should I eat? What about farmed fish?

Is it safe to eat poultry from areas affected by avian influenza?

A fly's taste experience is much like ours

Our growing desire to be beautifully bronzed is proving highly injurious to our health

Painkillers offer protection against some types of brain tumors

26 June 2004

Triple therapy fights type 2 diabetes without weight gain

Can genetically altered feed particles make their way into milk? It is doubtful

Bayer Receives FDA Clearance for Two Additional Claims for its BNP Test

Medicare will pay for some cancer, multiple sclerosis and other medicines, say officials

HHS to Present Plan on Transforming Health Care Through IT at National Conference July 21, USA

Acute Pancreatitis On The Rise Due To Alcohol Consumption, UK

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Bucks County Distributors Food Products That May Contain Undeclared Food Allergens

Pain medications found to impair healing in shoulder surgery

First treatment for deadliest form of stroke unveiled at 5th World Stroke Congress in Vancouver

Yale scientists decipher odor code

Older Americans who cut back on their medication due to cost have 50% higher risk of heart attack

Researchers examine oleic acid in the atmosphere

Defense mechanism of leading fungal pathogen identified

Open Access journals proven to compete on quality

Forcing the bacteria in our mouths to choke on their own acids may offer one way to stop cavities

A widely used drug for Alzheimer's disease may have minimal benefits

UCSF HIV mother/child education CD-ROM targets Third World

Number of cancer survivors growing in the USA

Yale researchers receive $4.5 million grant to study spinal cord repair

British Medical Association responds to the Human Tissue Bill

Liposuction Does Not Lower Risk Of Diabetes Or Heart Disease

25 June 2004

Most powerful laser to date could revolutionize cancer treatment

Novel therapy for intractable hiccups

Gender and Health Advocacy Packs

Local action the way forward for the NHS, new focus on local targets, UK

Epilepsy Action announces Mysoline news, UK

World class brain research center for Wales, UK

It is never too late to quite smoking

Women want an end to taboos surrounding the vagina

Cancer Survivorship in the United States from 1971 to 2001

New induction programme for all NHS staff announced by Nigel Crisp, UK

UK Health Secretary, John Reid announces launch of employers' organisation

European regulators extend missed pill window for Cerazette, Contraceptive without estrogen

American National HIV Testing Day, June 27, 2004

New Way Of Baking With the Introduction of SPLENDA(reg) Sugar Blend for Baking

Stars tee off for the Bobby Moore Fund, Cancer Research UK

National Family Caregivers Association & the National Alliance for Caregiving Public Education Program USA

Increasing Awareness of Anemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease

SARS vaccine that is sprayed into monkey's nose shows promise for humans

Neulasta(reg) Significantly Lowers Incidence of Infection and Hospitalization, Phase 3 Study

Cancer patients losing out on millions of unclaimed benefits, UK

Super strong 5 year old boy is just a regular kid, says doctor, Germany

Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections

British Medical Journal research strengthens case for action to widen access to medicine

Massive disparities in medical school admission by social class, UK

Tobacco control style tactics needed to fight obesity epidemic

New advice on oily fish consumption

New Devices For Faulty Heart Valves

UK Health Secretary John Reid launches new NHS Improvement Plan

Radio Waves Replace Laser Light In Refractive Eye Surgery

Genetic Factors In Thyroid Diseases

Genetic basis for individual variations in the response to stress

Diabetes and Heart Disease

New insight into cancer metastasis

Women and heart disease

Too few doctors ask teens about smoking

Alzheimer's disease, other dementias target of major NIH designation for UCSF

'Search and destroy' protein turns tables on HIV

Study of accidental sand burials present information that could aid parents

Scientists discover genetic marker responsible for two-fold increase in risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Medicare to Extend Access to Certain Drugs for Beneficiaries with Serious and Chronic Illnesses

Canadian researchers look the national impact of osteoporosis

Bad teeth blamed on unhealthy adult lifestyle

Homocysteine Levels, The Cause Of Depression In Patients With Parkinson's

American Indian Health, A New National Library of Medicine Website

24 June 2004

Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of torn shoulder tendons

Center for biosecurity at UPMC analyzes funding for U.S. government biodefense

NIH Awards Grant for Cancer Research to the University of Wisconsin

Number of Cancer Survivors Growing According to New Report

Scientist Honored for Groundbreaking Studies of Genetic Interference with Chemotherapy and Tumor Development

Japanese Professor warns of environmental health hazards

Panel agrees to research on cloned embryos, Japan

Statement on FDA Test Results from Washington State Dairy Cattle

Health Canada Takes Additional Safety Measures to Ensure the Safe Use of Clozapine

Child-proof bottle tops aren't fooling inquisitive toddlers

New Febreze Allergen Reducer gets The British Allergy Foundation Seal of Approval

What are Hiccups? Why do we Hiccup? How to get rid of Hiccups

UK Minister vows there will be no let up in Government's efforts to stamp out elder abuse

Medical Device Alert (immediate action) Flexible and rigid endoscopes. MDA/2004/028, UK

Women may soon be able to find out when they'll go through the menopause

Does Echinacea work?

Fresh hope for breast cancer

Multidisciplinary panel releases expert report to improve treatment of acute stroke

Caduet(reg) Debuts Nationwide to Treat High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol

Breast milk has a compound that destroys skin warts, could protect against cancers

UK Conservative Party Health Policy

Simple test can help detect common lung disease

Relationship between eating behaviors and brain responses to food presentation

Study shows lack of research into GM health effects

ASTHO warns cuts in FY04 terrorism preparedness dollars will hurt USA response capability

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Now Women's Issue

Tulane opens doors to discovery

A few forkfuls of sprouted vegetables could help protect against cancer

Schizophrenia patients achieve further improvements in symptom control with Risperdal(R) Consta(TM)

Can a diet avoiding gluten and milk proteins reduce autism?

New computational tools to aid in protein research

Protein believed to control formation of memory identified by Scripps & UCSD scientists

$5 million grant funds partnership, studies of minority-based issues in reproductive health

Joslin researchers identify key molecule in Type 1 diabetes progression

Long history of missed opportunities plague Medicare prescription drug benefit

Deep periodontal pockets increase the risk for electrocardiographic abnormalities

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is forgotten killer, says University of Toronto professor

Infertility treatment affects oral health

Anorexia nervosa often chronic, study finds

Common chemicals morphing into potential toxins in Arctic

New Public Policy & Aging Report Highlights Facts and Fiction About Anti-aging Medicine

Survey of Zebrafish Early Development Potentially Relevant for Understanding Human Infertility and Birth Defects

Evidence for fat hormone target in brain

Hospital standards for high-risk surgeries save lives

New Vaccine May Protect Horses From Deadly Disease

Mutant mice lead to memory insights

23 June 2004

Fatty Acids May Fight Salmonella in Chickens

Gene whose loss makes "mighty mice" also controls muscle growth in people

Specific form of the gene APOE very slightly increases the risk of Parkinson's disease

FDA Applies DURAGESIC(reg) Six Month Period of Pediatric Exclusivity

GSK and Millennium Announce Integrilin(reg) (Eptifibatide) Injection Licensing For Europe

Abbott Laboratories Expands Axsym Diagnostic Testing Menu

Newborns are More Susceptible to DNA Damage from Pollution than Their Mothers

Better erections if you lose fat and exercise more, says Italian study

Liberals accuse Gary Mar of secret agenda to destroy medicare, Mar denies it, Canada

Adverse drug reactions to alternative medicines have more than doubled in three years

WHO publishes first ever Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment

Focus on patients not paperwork as NHS red tape is slashed, UK

First International Diesel Retrofit Project Awarded to Mexico City

Common signature found for different cancers, discovery yields hope for universal treatment

Using computers for long hours may prompt children to behave violently, neurologists says

Local governments slash AIDS related budgets in Japan

European Commission Approval For Arava(reg) (Leflunomide) For Use In Adults With Psoriatic Arthritis

More than Half of Canadian Parents Struggling to Get Baby to Sleep

Language Barrier is Key Reason for Unnecessary Emergency Visits for Children's Fever

Development of VX-680, a Novel Compound for the Treatment of Cancer

Online Allergy Certificate and Diploma Courses for European Students

Microchip to Track Genetic Signature of Cancer and Normal Tissue

Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan, update 7, WHO

Response to NICE guidelines on familial breast cancer, Macmillan Cancer Relief

British Medical Association statement on choice in the NHS

New Study Confirms Process Leading To Disorder Causing Male Characteristics In Women

Older women with depression may have an increased risk of heart disease

Breast cancer tests should be offered to a small proportion of women, NICE, UK

Cutting edge University of Toronto research centre to bear philanthropist's name

Estrogen alone hormone therapy could increase risk of dementia in older women

Gestational Diabetes not Found to Alter the Metabolic Processes in Obese Pregnant Women

Protein shift predicts brain cancer grade, recurrence and patient survival, Journal Cancer

Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Patients Shows Promise in Extending Lives

Virtual reality significantly reduces pain-related brain activity

The protection of human subjects in gene transfer research explored at conference in July

Inadequate vaccines can help breed more vicious malaria strains

Researchers induce temporary blindness to learn more about vision

Use of estrogen does not reduce risk of dementia in older women

To understand innate immunity, silence the genome

Computer-Assisted Navigation Positioning Systems Help Orthopedic Surgeons Perfect Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery

Many US women who have had a hysterectomy are unnecessarily screened for cervical cancer

Weight loss, lifestyle changes associated with improved sexual function in obese men with ED

Researchers Identify New Pathogen in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

predicting the minimum weight an athlete should maintain, new study

Controlling ADHD

PET provides non-invasive index of carotid plaque inflammation

22 June 2004

APS Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Translational Research Conference, Sept. 8 to 11

Health benefits of snuffing out workplace smoking detailed by Stanford researcher

Seroquel, new data provides evidence for improvement in anxiety in bipolar depression

Changes Mean More of the Public Can Give Blood, American Red Cross

New York Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Selling Fake Cancer Cure

Japanese Ministry unveils tougher methods for screening blood donors

Hospital posts data of patients on Web site, Japan

Labels to list allergenic ingredients, UK Food Standards Agency

New fish advice, Watch the webcast from the Food Standards Agency

Genetically Modified Foods, the Debate Moves Ahead, Europe

British Medical Association clarifies abortion guidance

Health Canada Is advising Canadians about a possible association between Crestor(reg) and rhabdomyolysis

Report published into IVF incidents at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK

Progress report on continuing care, UK Dept of Health

New Campaign Aims to Inspire People with Diabetes to Experience 'Diabetes Freedom'

Postoperative efficacy and safety of Exanta(reg) (ximelagatran) confirmed in wide range of orthopaedic surgery patient subgroups

Long Term Care Hearing Today, Special Committee on Aging, USA

Smokers die 10 years earlier, if you give up you halve your risk, even if you give up at 50

Doctors & nurses comment on BMJ paper: Mortality in relation to smoking, 50 years' observations on male British doctors

Largest polio epidemic in recent years looms, West and Central Africa

Mercury and human health

Statement on Dairy Cattle Deaths in Washington State from the FDA

Dogs can tell when a child's epileptic seizure is about to happen, they become protective

Smoking messes up tumor suppressor genes, they stay messed up 30 years after you give up

New Chemotherapy Delivery Method

Offers New Resources to Better Understand Sleep

EU approves Herceptin plus Taxotere as first line therapy in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer

Australian hospital pays $5m damages after boy overdosed and was brain damaged

Australians living longer, surviving more cancers, fewer dying of heart disease

Scientists Trigger Suicide Switch In Ovarian Cancer Cells

Rush Neurosurgeons Testing Cooling Method to Treat Brain Aneurysms

Remicade(r)Approved in European Union for Treatment of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Benefits of moderate drinking is in the alcohol itself, not the drinker's lifestyle

Benefits of sunlight for human health

Newly grown kidneys can sustain life in rats

Cardiac monitoring essential for preventing heart disease in patients with blood disorder

UCLA scientists use FDDNP-PET to detect and quantify Alzheimer's disease in living patients

Erectile Dysfunction In Diabetic Men May Predict Silent Heart Disease

Flies May Taste Bitter Better, First Map of Insect 'Tongue' Reveals

FMISO PET can predict tumor recurrence

Stat3 controls inflammation, reducing tissue damage in rats after acute lung injury

Nanoshells cancer treatment proves effective in first animal test

Innovative treatment approach to mantle cell lymphoma results in a high complete remission rate

Radiation After Surgery Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer

Half of head and neck cancer patients disabled by treatment

Two scans are better than one, PET/CT accurately diagnoses diabetes-related osteomyelitis of the foot

NIH Consensus Development Conference to Assess Evidence on Celiac Disease

New designed paclitaxel analog kills more cancer cells than natural product

Your stress reaction in your 20s predicts your blood pressure when you are middle aged

New test may provide answers for women with chest pain

Combination therapy shows promise in treating incurable form of non Hodgkin's lymphoma

Echinacea may have no benefit in treating common cold

Scientists discover new role for tiny RNA in plant development

Combined PET/CT scanner provides accurate assessment of heart disease

21 June 2004

Biocompatibility to widen scope of biomaterial applications

Partial Breast Radiation Procedure May Benefit Cancer Patients

Japanese researchers develop novel method of introducing transgenes into animals

Scottish research yields new clues to improve radiotherapy

Brain cell death in alzheimer's disease linked to protein accumulation and insulin biochemistry

New chip's potential as an artificial retina

What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder? What are the symptoms? What are the causes?

Complaint about Calprofen (ibuprofen) and Calpol (paracetamol) advertisement in 'She' magazine, UK

Lentivector(reg) gene delivery system results in high success rate in avian transgenics program

Individualized drug dosing scheme optimizes fertility treatments, better control and more pregnancies

New director of National Health Service intellectual property appointed UK

Telmisartan provides superior blood pressure control to valsartan and amlodipine

Boehringer Ingelheim Expands International Compassionate Use Program for Anti-HIV Drug Tipranavir

ABPI welcomes Select Commitee inquiry into pharmaceutical industry, UK

Xenova Receives Manufacturer's Authorisation from MHRA, UK

World's First Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) System

Medicine dominated by highest social classes, British Medical Association report shows

Wartime Rationing helped the British get healthier than they had ever been

EU action plan on environment and health risks dubbed 'inaction plan'

Keeping skin safe and healthy during the summer, from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Heat stress in exercising children during the summer months

Cigarette Use Among High School Students, USA, 1991 to 2003

Australian Medical Association repeats call for Volumetric Alcohol Tax

We need an Anti-Obesity Program for all Australians

Mainstreaming Action of Health Inequalities, HDA National Conference 2004

First oral anticoagulant in new class of direct thrombin inhibitors, Exanta(reg)

How politics undermines medical innovation

All about becoming a dentist in the UK

Surviving summer festivals if you have asthma

SARS can be spread through tears and can be analysed from tear samples

Diabetes and Mental Decline

When you learn about a new medical finding, ask yourself these questions

Morning hours riskiest for MI and stroke, more than half well-controlled hypertensive patients unknowingly at risk

Men Can Get Osteoporosis Too

What is glaucoma? What causes glaucoma? Who is most likely to get glaucoma?

What exactly is complementary and alternative medicine?

New combined PET/CT scanner shows significant improvement over CT and PET in staging tumors

20 June 2004

MRC Brain Sciences II (BSII) - Second call for proposals 2004, UK

What is body dysmorphic disorder?

Smoking, some statistics

How smoking affects your health

Physiology and Psychology of Smoking

Effect of Smoking on Life Span

Prevalence of Smoking

What you should know about the FluMist vaccine

Study says widely reported side effect of chemotherapy may be overestimated

USAID Sends an Additional $1.9 Million in Relief Supplies to Darfur

Sexual health charities call for Treasury action UK

Genetic diseases might one day be treated by adding a new chromosome to people's cells

Leptospirosis in Kenya

Cancer Gene Hunter Bert Vogelstein Receives Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Science

Healthy living and shift work

Quit smoking when you are under 35 and you will live as long as someone who never smoked

Calcium lowers your risk of developing colon polyps

19 June 2004

Two students die in northern Virginia, another very ill, no one knows why

Chemical Sensitivities and Perfume

Health Canada advises health professionals and consumers about penicillin allergy test recall

First Investigational Anti-VEGF Therapy for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Doctors urged to keep check on daughters of women who used pregnancy drug three decades ago Australia

Seniors say Medicare prescription drug card is confusing and of little benefit

Children's environmental health

New Treatment Option For Testicular Cancer

We come into contact with more than 500 chemicals and toxic substances every day

Poor diet, inactivity on the rise as a leading cause of death

Levitra benefits diabetic men

Fruit may save your sight

Protein Stops Blood-Vessel Growth, Holds Promise as Cancer Therapy

Researcher issues caution on live virus vaccines

Clot busting at stroke site viable option

Antioxidants during pregnancy may help prevent birth defects tied to alcohol

Ugandans Highly Knowledgeable About HIV Vaccine and Willing to Participate in Future Trials

How many mental illnesses are there?

What is agoraphobia? What are the characteristics of agoraphobia?

Secretary Thompson Urges Family to Help Dad Save Money on His Drug Costs by phoning or going online USA

18 June 2004

Drug tested at OHSU prevents MS-like disease in animals

Reducing your risk of cancer, a Canadian perspective

Prostate and testicular cancer, what men can do

Men have triple the likelihood of recurrence of blood clot in the veins than women

What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?

One billion people will die this century from smoking related diseases

An all consuming disease tuberculosis

Japan Hospital Pharmacist Association targets pharmacy errors

GlaxoSmithkline announces major advance in on-line access to clinical trial information

What do we mean by physical activity? What are the benefits?

75% want sexual health and HIV to be made a priority for the NHS UK

Health Canada submission to the US HHS Task Force on Importation

Alcohol partly to blame for rising rates of pancreatitis

Cross border drug sales from Canada to the USA

Effect of artificial food colourings and benzoate preservative on pre school children

Both obesity and reflux are risk factors for asthma in adults

Socio economic inequalities in lung function

Laser surgery for snoring. Is it really effective?

Youngsters must 'belt up' to stay safe, advises the Health Development Agency UK

Axonyx Initiates Second Phase III Alzheimer's Disease Trial With Phenserine

Gene related to DNA repair and cancer risk, say University of Toronto researchers

How should we combat racism in the National Health Service UK?

30% of Europe's child deaths are environment related

Ultrasound for Cancer Treatment

Future hope for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Targeting 'B-Cells' a new approach to RA treatment

A&E Care threatened by drop in recruitment standards UK

New tests for nut allergens developed by Florida scientists

Smoking among US teens lowest in 13 years, but asthma rates up

Cholesterol lowering drugs, statins, may help fight rheumatoid arthritis

ASTHO warns cuts in FY04TERRORISM preparedness dollars will hurt states' response capability

Scientists Learn How Adjuvant Makes Vaccines Effective

Is wine good for you or do wine drinkers have a generally healthier lifestyle?

Molecule that blocks key bacterial enzyme may lead to new antibiotics

Improved nutrition could prevent more than half of the world's child deaths

Tumour suppression, Involvement of mammalian Mus81

Prenatal thyroid screening proves beneficial to women and their children

Research demonstrates new treatment options and possible risks associated with polycystic ovary syndrome

New multidisciplinary research tops chemists' meeting Aug. 22-26

Medical Research Council scientist knighted, UK

UK biotech industry second largest in the world, largest in Europe

Northwestern Memorial leads research to help save people with thoracic aortic aneurysms

IMO Response to Irish Prison Service Statement regarding Prison Doctors Dispute

Government panel divided over cloning, Japan

Therapeutic cloning may be permitted at Newcastle University, UK

Food irradiation, Health risks, Misleading consumers, Misuse of the technology

HHS Awards $849 Million to Improve Public Health Preparedness USA

Dummies do not affect success of breast feeding in premature babies

Osaka Prefecture faces highest risk of cancer due to polluted air Japan

17 June 2004

Infants of Mothers Infected With HIV Face Nearly Constant Risk For HIV Infection For Duration of Breastfeeding

Regular use of asthma drugs poses respiratory, cardiac dangers

Salmonella infects cells and saves itself by altering host membrane lipids

Community diet schemes win awards in Wales

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Announces Availability of the VITROS(reg) ECiQ Immunodiagnostic System

Young adults think health habits reduce harm from smoking

Age gap brings cancer inequality UK

Health Risks of Tattooing and Ear or Body Piercing

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Keeping Bacteria from Cross Contaminating Your Food

Keeping Bacteria from Cross Contaminating Your Food

Raw meat, poultry and seafood can contain harmful bacteria. To keep them from spreading to other food, it's important to keep raw perishables separate from ready to eat foods.

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