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07 September 2004

Pros and cons of virtual colonoscopy highlighted in two medical journals

Humans and parrots use their tongues to craft and shape sound

Recent evolution at a single gene may have brought down heart disease risk in some human groups

Virtual and Optical Colonoscopy Both Detect Precancerous Lesions but not Always the Same Lesions

West Nile Fever Causes More and More Serious Symptoms than Previously Thought

'Planned-care method' of asthma care reduces kids' symptoms

'Defensive' action by influenza viruses demonstrated by Hebrew university researcher

Rating medical journals by importance to clinicians

New evidence of radiation risk in childhood leukaemia

Shape shifting cell protein helps us remember and forget

Government Trumps Labor On Medicare, Australian Medical Association

06 September 2004

Millions of Americans have COPD, some diagnosed, some not

Community Pharmacy News- September Edition online now, UK

Scientists Describe How Chemical Turns Progenitor Stem Cells into Bone Cells

More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025

Hepatitis E in Chad, update 2

Sometimes talking is the best medicine

Health Development Agency welcomes healthier school meals, UK

RIKEN Yokohama Institute to Deploy HuBit Genomix' SNP Analysis System

DNA Chip Research Institute to Add New Product to HyperGene cDNA Series

Cosmetic Chemical May Improve Heart Failure, Kanebo, Osaka University Research

Next World Diabetes Congress to be held in Africa

Astra Zeneca waits for FDA decision on Exanta (anticoagulant)

Doctors missing out on important information from clinical trials

The two winners of the ERS COPD Research Awards 2004 come from the UK and Italy

Novartis wins Lamisil Tablets(reg) patent infringement lawsuit against Dr Reddy's Laboratories

Majority of GPs now question the scientific worth of animal tests

Research suggests unborn children may be at risk from environmental pollution

Women can reduce colon cancer risk if vitamin D blood levels are high

One third of asthma sufferers say they still worry about having an attack

Seretide reduces moderate severe asthma exacerbations by 57% more than formoterol/budesonide

Failure to Report Exacerbations Puts COPD Patients Lives at Risk

Rising childhood leukaemia incidence prompts crisis conference

Crestor(reg) takes leads in treatment for metabolic syndrome patients

New multilingual website launched by the European Respiratory Society

Condoms can protect women against recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease

Many states employers don't adequately cover smoking cessation treatment, USA

Parental consent requirement for contraceptives may up teen pregnancy rates

America's nurses are at increased risk for injury

Gross out approach is encouraging smokers to quit

What is cancer?

What progress is being made in cancer treatment?

What should I eat to reduce my risk of cancer?

What do I need to know about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

How do women feel after an abortion?

Key cancer facts, UK

05 September 2004

The UK Stem Cell Bank at NIBSC: An Overview

Ionising Radiation and How We Are Exposed to It

Ionising Radiation Damage and Cancer

Medicare 17% hike for seniors next year, USA

New blood test predicts heart attack more accurately

Watch your caffeine intake if you are prone to kidney stones

Injectable Heartworm prevention drug for dogs withdrawn from the market, USA

Nutritional Aspects of Cereals

Agaricus Extract May Prevent and Cure Lifestyle related Diseases, especially hyperlipemia and hypertension

Spanish Moss May Inhibit Skin Functional Decline

What Researchers at Toronto University are doing for Alzheimer's Disease research

Red Cross Ready to Respond in Florida

Anorexia and bulimia. Bulimia is much more common

How can global warming affect my health?

Battling Depression in Children

What kind of foods are carbohydrate free?

What is the difference between food allergy and food intolerance?

What is saturated fat?

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) launches a new medical Journal

04 September 2004

Russian tragedy, how Ossetia hospitals are coping, Red Cross report

Non drinkers and frequent drinkers at higher risk of cognitive impairment during old age

9 controllable risk factors responsible for 90% of heart attacks worldwide

Does The Atkin's Diet Actually Work? Report from The Lancet

Acceleration of Health-Systems Knowledge Required oo Meet 2015 Millennium Development Goals

Use of animals in medical research, The Lancet

RCGP signs agreement to help develop family medicine in Dubai

Patients who never smoked have better chance at beating small cell lung cancer

HIV AIDS Statistics United Kingdom

Pollution triggers bizarre behaviour in animals

Largest Ever UK Conference of People Living with HIV

World's leading doctors race to keep Scots ahead of fastest growing killer disease

What about choice for people who want GM crops? UK

Promising trials for new Alzheimer's drug, Phenserine

Conference to recruit General Practitioners, UK

Smoking, High Lipid Concentration and Stress Main Factors in Heart Attacks

Children must have access to HIV AIDS treatment and care

Methamphetamine use among Pregnant Mothers Poses Problems for Children

Schizophrenia and Diabetes. What's the Link?

Researchers Identify Disease Mechanism Underlying Rheumatoid Arthritis

$18 million bioinformatics center to become weapon against deadly diseases

Long Imprisoned Vietnamese Doctor Named Recipient of Human Rights

Long term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning are an autoimmune reaction

Gum disease, dentists provide laser treatments and avoid using a scalpel

Enlarged tonsils, adenoids and allergies may affect a child's bite, facial appearance and behavior

Oregon program to improve care for seriously ill patients widely used & successful

Mood disorders, treatments for depression have dental side effects

Bone marrow cells routinely help with wound healing

Single isolated mouse skin cell can generate into variety of epidermal tissues

Broken arms and collateral damage: clues to predator-driven evolution

CDC Offers for People Hurricane Advice

New imaging technology shown to detect early signs of Type 1 Diabetes in lab animals

What is Codex Alimentarius?

FDA Advice on how to Handle the Aftermath of Hurricane Frances

Minstry to set rules for human embryo research, Japan

03 September 2004

MHRA issues advice about quality of traditional chinese medicines, UK

NHS waiting list figures to 31 July 2004, UK

Red Cross aids hospitals taking hostage victims in Russian tragedy

Ex President Bill Clinton to have heart bypass surgery after having chest pains

HHS Personnel Ready to Assist Florida Families

Bush Talks About Health Care Accomplishments

Statement by UNICEF on hostage taking of children at Russian school

Do measures to control MRSA work?

Frequent alcohol drinking in middle age harms the brain

UK health services increasingly dependent on overseas trained doctors

Compulsory vaccination against terrorist attack is unjustified

New blood pressure targets are unachievable for most patients

The Glycemic Index, what you need to know

The role of insulin resistance in predicting cardiovascular disease

Novartis offers direct share purchase plan to investors in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France and UK

FDA defers decision on Omnitrope application (recombinant DNA human growth hormone)

Products Holding the Allergy UK Consumer Award

FDA Approves Device to Treat Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

150th Anniversary of John Snow and the Pump Handle

Cholera Epidemic Associated with Raw Vegetables, Zambia, 2003 and 2004

Award for excellence in engaging the public in science launched, UK

Consumers say NO to GM, says Which? (UK Consumer Association)

British women being recommended bras that are the wrong size

Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat

Experts Call For National Collaboration on Medical Education Research

Small, Smac-like molecule encourages death of cancer cells

Optimizing protein's 'death domain' halts leukemia in laboratory study

Helping Start Up Companies Move Out of the Lab and Into the Marketplace

$17 million grant from NIH for epilepsy study at Yale

Treating systolic high blood pressure in older persons is beneficial

Treatment for pulmonary fibrosis may be achieved by blocking cell death in the lung

Molecular staples shape a cancer killer

Skin stem cells give hairless mice hair

Mystery of sterility of the garlic plant solved by Hebrew University researchers

Battle between bubbles might have started evolution

MRHA recalls counterfeit Reductil, UK

Pfizer Files Suit Against Operators of 18 Internet Sites Selling Illegal Copies of Lipitor(reg)

Pfizer Statement on Regulatory Status of Lyrica

Return Euro K and Riva-K Potassium Chloride Products, says Health Canada

Eighteen people die every hour from injuries in the USA

Guilty Pleas Entered on FDA Case Involving Illegal Drug Trafficking

02 September 2004

Mammography gives women best protection from recurring breast cancer

Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people

Ajinomoto to Introduce Cholesterol lowering Mayonnaise

Otsuka Pharmaceutical's Bronchodilator Meptin to Get New Dosage Form

Medical services for war veterans harder to access despite fee increases, Australia

Brazil and UNAIDS join forces in the global fight against AIDS

Doxazosin, Lisinopril, Omeprazole and Simvastatin price drop, UK

Counseling boosts immunity, improves health habits

Australian Red Cross set to double Darfur deployment

Salt, how much do you need?

Therapeutic Goods Administration recalls potentially unsafe eye drops, Australia

Study of Safety and Tolerability of Outpatient IV Infusions of NATRECOR(reg) (nesiritide)

Exenatide New Drug Application Accepted for Review by the FDA

Pfizer Reaffirms Superior Value of U Share Card and Other Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards

FDA Approves CLARINEX(R) (Desloratadine) Syrup, Indoor & Outdoor Allergies and Hives in Children

New Report Maps Women's Health in the USA Shows Patterns by State for Key Indicators

Children's lunchboxes still packed with fat, salt and sugar, UK

Top tips for a healthier lunchbox

Lunchbox survey 2004, facts and figures, UK

Rabies in France

Should AIDS Therapy Be Used Earlier Than Current Guidelines Recommend?

Liposuction is safe under proper conditions

Disease diagnosis, drug development focus of UH prof's biochip research

Veterinarians discover first known case of canine distemper in a wild tiger

Older patients with chronic kidney disease are costly as they transition to dialysis

Patient end of life choices limited by physician outlook

Prison stigma leads to poor health for African American men

Gender differences in how damaged hearts heal

Proteins involved in spread of HIV 1 infection discovered by scientists

Risk of thyroid cancer rises with radiation dose, Chernobyl study

Convulsions in Worms Mimic Epileptic Seizures

Envisat witnesses return of the South Polar ozone hole

American Journal of Nursing Partners with The Gerontological Society of America to Improve Care of Older Adults

MCG and Georgia Tech partnership probes tissue regeneration

Flame retardants found on supermarket shelves, USA

Transplant of pig tissue may reduce stroke size and damage

New imaging technology shown to detect early signs of type 1 diabetes

Mayo Clinic pioneers gene therapy delivery system for glaucoma

International stem cell symposium to be held at Imperial College London

Essential smell gene may provide key to new insect repellents

Modulating a song with noradrenaline

sAPP-alpha, Transthyretin, and Neuroprotection

Rare deficit maps thinking circuitry

Analysis of gene expression in lymphoid cells can determine lymphoma cancer

Explosive growth in renal artery interventional procedures; More cardiologists performing procedures

Health advice for men and women in their prime, UK Dept of Health

Grants for local asthma projects, UK

Government Safety Net Delivers For Pregnant Women, Australia

General Practitioners Committee comment on GMC charges for Hyde doctors, UK

Why adults still matter to teenagers

01 September 2004

Showa Denko KK (SDK) Develops New Catalyst for Tetralone Synthesis

First chip based test for broad diagnostic use in European Union has CE mark

Positive Phase II Results with Trovax in Colorectal Cancer, Oxford Biomedica

New study shows elevation in enzyme tied to higher cardiovascular risk

BNP test now also in acute dyspnea and end stage heart failure

Scientists estimate probability of death from breast cancer and other causes following diagnosis

Green tea research leads to gum and other products

Anti cancer compound in vegetables blocks late stage breast cancer cell growth

NIGMS Funds Center for Quantitative Biology, USA

Your short term memory's effectiveness significantly influenced by sight and sound

Protein involved in Primary Microcephaly linked to cancer

NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research

Improvement of treatment for ST elevation myocardial infarction in diabetics

Effect of concentric and eccentric muscle training on glucose tolerance

The the Euro Heart Survey on the diabetic state of patients with coronary artery disease

Diabetes mellitus in acute coronary syndromes, worse for women than for men

Cardiologists should care about glucose

Converting cells into heart muscle

Embryonic endothelial progenitor cells help overcome MI in pigs

Smoking, obesity, poor eating highest among young adults

Rehab improves survival after heart attack by over 50 percent

Evidence supports treatment of systolic high blood pressure in older persons

Highlights of the September Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Women with breast cancer detected by mammography screening have better outcomes

US medical schools report increases in faculty members and in women applicants

Record number of resident physicians enrolled in graduate medical education programs

Molecular motor myosin VI moves 'hand over hand,' researchers say

Humans march to a faster genetic 'drummer' than primates

Researchers improve detection of diverse anthrax strains

How an Insidious Mutation Fools DNA Replication

Northwestern researcher offers sleep tips based on recent research

Smoking shortens life by a decade, concludes 50 year study

Food should also look good, why antioxidants are so important?

FDA Issues Guidance on Hospital Bed Design to Reduce Patient Entrapment

FDA Approves New Stent System to Help Prevent Stroke

Tokyo to ban quasi legal recreational drugs

Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to standardize health checks, Japan

Study Finds Immune Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer Possible

US Mexico Border: Historical Agreement for Health

National Patient Safety Agency Prioritisation Consultation, UK

Safety Alert To Tackle Hospital Infections, UK

Heart Attack Recovery Enhanced by Any Alcoholic Drinks, Not Just Red Wine

31 August 2004

More women and adolescents should be included in HIV vaccine trials

Hepatitis E in Chad, update

Hepatitis E in Sudan, update

Royal Society urges United Nations to ban human reproductive cloning

New Contract Funding Offer for Community Pharmacy , UK

Yearly full body scan ups cancer risk

75% of anticoagulation patients unaware their drug is used to prevent blood clots

Olympus, Shimadzu Co develop Ultra High Powered 3D Measuring Microscope

New CHARM* analysis adds further weight to effectiveness of Atacand(reg) in treating heart failure

NAVIGATOR trial investigators call for closer attention to glucose levels in cardiovascular and diabetes at-risk patients

Oxygen in Airlines, American Lung Association Comments

Thousands of chickens dying in Indonesia from mystery non bird flu disease

Fluoride tablet shortages in Australia

New CHARM analysis adds further weight to effectiveness of Candesartan in treating heart failure

Eiken Chemical to Release Medical Appliances for Mail-in Checkup

NICT to Test Highly Reliable P2P Medical Data Sharing System, Japan

Nichiban to Release Adhesive Tape for Chapped Skin Remedy

Snow Brand Milk Products Confirms Iron solubilizing Property of Lactoferrin

Quintiles Transnational Japan Starts Clinical Trial Data Service

Minorities worry public health system won't respond fairly in a bioterrorist event

Patients with multiple sclerosis may want to take wait-and-see approach to medications

Yin Yang of Ginseng, need for stronger regulations of herbal drugs

Probing the Surface of White Blood Cells to Enhance Immune System Medicine

Patented process preserves transplant tissues and organs

PNNL gets $10 million from NIH to build virtual lung

Preschoolers eat better but still get too much sugar and juice

Lance Armstrong Foundation's $1 million gift launches cancer survivorship clinic at Dana-Farber

Under Recognized Condition Important In Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Early use of aggressive statin therapy may offer some benefit for coronary patients

Study suggests immediate statins for heart attack patients

Professor calls for a new branch of learning, nanotoxicology

New findings from ground-breaking PROVE IT-TIMI 22 clinical trial

Protemix announces Discovery for Repair of Hearts damaged by Diabetes

Antibiotic treatment for secondary prevention of coronary events

Study supports aggressive treatment of heart patients with cholesterol-lowering medication

Recommendations on screening and sports participation in cardiovascular disease

Drugs, invasive procedures for treating chest pain in patients over age 75

New gene identified in breast cancer

Joint effects of cardiac risk factors mean more then just double trouble

Yamanouchi Launches Vesicare in EU for the Treatment of Urinary Frequency and Urinary Incontinence

Boehringer Ingelheim Completes Recruitment for Large Scale Clinical Trial on the Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker MICARDIS

Mental distress raises heart disease risk in patients with diabetes

FDA Approves Drug to Treat Skin Infections in Dogs

Humanitarian situation in Darfur and Chad remains critical; warns Oxfam Sudan

70 year old, George Brunstad, swims English Channel

30 August 2004

Sankyo's LULU Series to Get Two New Products for Sinusitis and Coughs

Kanebo Pharmaceuticals to Release OTC Cold Remedy Jelly

World ban on human cloning, UK stands up to US pressure

New obesity wonder drug makes patients lose 10% of body weight

Arthritis pain, an effective management plan for doctors

$42 million for new research networks, Australia

Rewarding Responsible, Educative and Compassionate Reporting of Urinary Incontinence

FDA issues approvable letter for Certican(reg) for transplant rejection

Red Cross starts major airlift to assist the displaced of Darfur

Measures to stop CJD spread depriving UK National Blood Service of many donors

Billions struggle without clean water and basic sanitation

Global study shows nine factors identify majority of heart attack risk

Advances in tumor angiogenesis, Dendritic cells co-opted to the dark side

Enzyme reins in runaway inflammation; May prove potent drug target

The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes Director

Diabetes and Diabesity

Food Labelling Forum for Aberdeen, Scotland

Improving Health in London, Case Study: Health in a Lunch Box

29 August 2004

Sugared Drinks, Weight Gain, and Diabetes in Women

Flu Virus Outsmarting Key Drug

Chernobyl Children More Hyperactive?

Law targeting spread of AIDS introduced in China

Flu vaccine supply delay is not a crisis, CDC Director says

Swift action needed for all American uninsured, American Public Health Association

Assessing Damage A Major Part of Disaster Recovery

Higher blood pressure may blunt emotional responses

EPA Releases 12th Annual National Listing of Fish Advisories

FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Nellcor Puritan Bennet Probes Device

Rabies case in dog in South West France

Malaria imported into the UK

IMB Adopts Recommended International Non-Proprietary Names for Medicinal Products, Ireland

Students make polluted water drinkable again, Japan

Scientists illuminate cancer cells, Okayama University, Japan

NHS must improve monitoring of recruitment from abroad to cut poaching, UK

Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia Infections Associated with Exposure to Sublingual Probes, Texas, 2004

PSNC Votes Unanimously for Dept of Health's Funding Offer on the New Contract, UK

Biologists Use Engineering Technique to Learn More About Human Aging

Public Comment Period Begins on Report of Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

28 August 2004

Ohio Wholesalers Plead Guilty for Failing to Provide Drug 'Pedigree' Information

FDA Clears New Lab Test to Help Screen Newborn Infants for Congenital Disease

Tentative Approval for a Generic Version of Zofran ODT(R) Orally Disintegrating Tablets

FDA Reviews Priority 1 NDA Submission for Macugen, an Investigational Treatment for Neovascular AMD

Study suggests stress of task determines if estrogen helps cognition

Citrus Aurantium, Herbal Weight Loss Ingredient, Ephedra Substitute, May Have Risks

Diabetics face fewer healthy food choices in some urban areas

150 year old lessons of John Snow still relevant today

Scientists fear new Ebola outbreak may explain sudden gorilla disappearance

Children with ADHD benefit from time outdoors enjoying nature

Study sheds light on estrogen's benefit for multiple sclerosis

Grants, Internet Helping Improve Oncology Workforce Shortage

Emotionally Hazardous Work Environments, What's the Health Care Cost?

Man has jawbone graft created and transplanted enjoys first meal in 9 years

Paediatric research should take centre stage

Resistance to Flu Drug Could Be Greater Than Previously Thought

Statins effective in long term, nordic study suggests

Contents of The Lancet, Number 9436 August 28-September 3, 2004

Breast screening varies between women

UK asthma rate stable, but allergies rising

Environment and diet may explain different rates of asthma

Complying with new flu guidelines may be impractical and costly UK

Probiotics of no use for vaginal problems

27 August 2004

Potential stem cells in pancreas

Medicare Reimbursement for Home Inhalation Drug Therapies Must Rise Dramatically

Ranbaxy gets tentative approval from FDA for Gabapentin capsules

BMA launches "Breathe better" in Scotland campaign

GlaxoSmithkline Settles Litigation with New York Attorney General's Office

Merck Disagrees with Conclusions of Observational Analysis Presented at Int' Medical Meeting

Helping patients to leave hospital, new guidance to support NHS staff, UK

Developing biological pacemaker based on gene & cell therapies

Integrative biology of exercise APS Intersociety meeting October 6-9, 2004 in Austin

Emselex(R) is associated with fewer side effects than oxybutynin

Genetic research demonstrates possible cause of inherited form of Parkinson's disease

HIV patients may be infected with more than one type of HIV

Intranasal corticosteroid receives FDA pregnancy Category B rating for allergic rhinitis

University of Pittsburgh receives $10 million grant for head and neck cancer

American Physiological Society Showcases 46 Historic Breakthrough Research Articles

Strep disrupts blood clotting to infect humans

Streptococcus infects humans by thwarting blood clotting

New tool predicts how long pollutants will stay in soil

Patient safety compromised because doctors are being shut out of rest rooms, UK

Senior doctors offer to tackle palliative care crisis

Domestic solvents and cleaning products may increase childhood asthma risk

Critical Role for Primary Care Specialists Most Often the Source of Preventive Care

Final call for nominations for the Hambro Macmillan Fellowship Award

HHS Issues National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan, USA

NICE publishes new guideline to improve care of patients with high blood pressure, UK

Health Disparities Experienced by Racial Ethnic Minority Populations USA

26 August 2004

Future physicians urge candidates to act in response to increase in uninsured, USA

Private health insurers failing to cover vital cancer treatment and misleading consumers, UK

NICE highlights 'silent killer' hypertension, just 30% of sufferers know they have it, UK

Salmon study findings already addressed by industry voluntary measures

Placing Relative with Dementia into Long Term Care Facility Doesn't Help Emotional Burden of Caregivers

New hope in fight against advanced lung cancer

ABPI welcomes new NICE Guidance on hypertension, UK

Counterfeit Medicine, ABPI Statement, UK

Asthma link to household cleaning products

Increased Rebates Will Benefit Older Australians

AMA acts to protect integrity of Medicare Safety Net, Australia

New guideline for the NHS on managing dyspesia in adults with primary care, UK

Guidance, Tacrolimus And Pimecrolimus Use With Advice On How Often Topical Corticosteroids Be Applied For Atopic Eczema NICE

World facing silent emergency as billions struggle without clean water or basic sanitation

Progress towards the world drinking water goal

Mate seeking behaviors at the most basic level

Wiring in a Cone-Only Retina

'Molecular portals' in brain cells identified

How our brains fend off madness, we produce a cannabis like substance

Scientists to develop vaccine to combat bioterrorism threat from deadly bacteria

Images reveal how rotavirus - leading cause of diarrhea - enters cells

Researchers Uncover Secrets of Immune System's Munitions Factory

Riverbank filtration pulls pollutants from drinking water

High dose steroids do not always cause bone loss in children

Needle free anthrax vaccine shows promise in animal studies

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a rapidly rising disorder

Drug resistant bacteria may find new foe in novel drug design approach

NJIT chemist speaks Aug. 25 about compound derived from pine tree, chiral ionic liquids

Home computers aid efforts to develop new medications, Stanford researcher reports

Visiting African Scientists Collaborate with MBL Scientists on Infectious Diseases

Researchers demonstrate protein's role in impairing cell function in onset of Parkinson's Disease

askBMA rolls out across the UK

Royal College of GPs to hold obesity conference, UK

Royal College of GPs outlines safe use of prescribing software

New plans to strengthen code on international recruitment of healthcare staff, UK

Avian influenza, implications of H5N1 infections in pigs in China

25 August 2004

Anxiety in pregnancy linked to child's behavior problems

Enzyme signpost points to better bowel cancer test

New Antidepressant Cymbalta Launched in USA

New polio cases confirmed in Guinea, Mali and the Sudan

NIH Releases Research Strategy to Fight Obesity Epidemic, USA

Mice May Hold Key to Restoring Human Hearing Loss

European Society of Cardiology Congress 2004 - just a few days away

Regular Physical Activity Really Does Boost Immune System In Older Men

Bright idea could doom cancer and viruses, say Purdue scientists

New discovery in preventing diabetic complications

Concern as young doctors shun academic careers, UK

Health benefits of citrus topic at American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia

New compounds show promise in fighting malaria and cancer

Trojan Horses, xenon imaging and remote controlled genes

Marathoning mice could have Olympian effects on obesity

American Neurological Association 129th annual meeting

UVM psychologists to follow up study of first civil union couples, USA

Patients with depression often experience physical pain

Old runners pick up speed quicker than younger runners, especially women over 50

Sensors at Watts Bar being evaluated by ORNL, USA

American study seeks women who have donated eggs

Wright named among most powerful people in healthcare, USA

Univ of Toronto course geared to international medical graduates

Somkers under 40 run five times the risk of heart attacks

Cigarette smoke produces 10 times more air pollution than diesel car exhaust

Police 'incapacitant' sprays may be more harmful than previously thought

30 day survival benefit from endovascular surgery for treatment of aortic aneurysm

HHS Awards $24.1 Million to Help Women, Children and Families Obtain HIV AIDS Care and Services, USA

24 August 2004

Open Consultation on Draft Technical Requirements for Tissues and Cells, Europe

Nutrient and energy needs of teenagers

Patient dies after tube inserted into lungs instead of stomach, Japan

Doctors offered better training in endoscopes, Japan

Counterfeit Cialis 20mg tablets alert, MHRA, United Kingdom

Top Moscow Doctor Bemoans State of Schools

Further healthcare needs in remote Darfur regions

UK heart attacks not as fatal as before

Some pain may originate in the brain, not the body

Dental patients bite back in the UK

24 hour pharmacies in the UK

Benefits of Uninterrupted Treatment with REMINYL(reg) for Alzheimer's Patients

Xeloda improves therapy of patients with early colon cancer

Researchers discover that a naturally occurring peptide influences immune response

Manipal Heart Foundation uses stroke reducing device for the first time in India

Vitamin E supplements do not help asthma patients

Best Way To Burn Fat, Intermittent Exercising

Secretary Thompson Announces TANF Caseloads Declined in 2003 USA

MSF builds cholera treatment centre in Chadian capital to help fight epidemic

Researchers find clues about how antibodies specialize

First clinical study of new pediatric croup vaccine shows safety, tolerability in adults

Your knees and quads hurt more after running than walking because you are only human

Homeland security initiative takes Memphis' ORNL technologies to the nation

Chronic fatigue syndrome researchers offer physical evidence

Revealing visuals show details of a common mechanism for infection

Database of genes associated with cancer drug resistance

Many people with Bardet Biedl syndrome cannot detect smells

Study links nutritional supplement, creatine, to increased metabolic energy

First Scientific Conference on Childhood Leukaemia

Another example of tangled proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

Nevada researcher re ignites mammal reproduction debate

One third of American adults have high blood pressure

Reducing brain toxins helps Alzheimer's patients

How good is your biological clock

OneWorld Health compiles comprehensive state of infectious diarrhea treatments, potential solutions

Herceptin backgrounder, tweaking a good breast cancer drug into a great one

New tumor fighting ability in Herceptin, a popular breast cancer drug

Anticancer drug Zebularine specifically targets tumor cells

Imaging technique shows lymph nodes, metastases in breast cancer without surgery

New imaging technique may help reduce risk of heart attacks, strokes

Blueberry compound shows promise of lowering cholesterol as effectively as drug

Mammography has low risk of recall for false positive findings

Race a factor in breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Missed appointments cost NHS over £162 million UK

Length of sex act in flies dictated by genetics

No longer just for biology, RNA can now be built into 3-D arrays

Is genetic engineering endurance the future of the Olympics?

Synthesized molecules studied as weapon to stop cell division in cancer cells

23 August 2004

Police break up methamphetamine ring run by some of Moscow's top chemistry students

Columbus Children's Hospital launches new Health E Hints Program

DVT Advcating Proactive Prophylaxis

Insurers Object to New Provision in Medicare Law USA

UK Government ambles while dentistry problems continue, says Consumers' Association

West Nile Virus infection Convalescence can take a long time for the elderly

Scientists Establish Database of Genes Associated With Cancer Drug Resistance

Ranbaxy gets FDA approval to manufacture and market loratadine syrup

Positive ruling for GSK in Zofran patent litigation

FDA Approves Zelnorm as the First Rx Therapy For Chronic Constipation

Schering Plough Exercises Option to License ViroPharma's Intranasal Pleconaril

School anxiety? What you can do to help your child

Fatigue, how sleep affects safety, avoiding tragedy during the night shift

New compound could give some types of cancer the one two punch

Genetic clues found for common congenital brain disorder, Dandy Walker malformation

Penn scientists identify novel pathway in aneurysms

New class of compounds promises to revive failing hearts

Breakthrough in understanding of hereditary disease of lymphatic vessels

U of T study identifies possible stem cells in pancreas

In gene regulation, small is beautiful

You are a better eyewitness if you were in a bad mood when you saw the event

Kerry Says Bush Has Changed Position on Reimportation of drugs, States Own Support for Practice

Avian influenza H5N1 detected in pigs in China

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