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29 April 2008

PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill To Benefit Malaria Efforts, Experts Say

Bishops' Giving Communion To Politicians Supporting Abortion Rights Undermines Pope's Message, Opinion Piece Says

CQ's Carey Looks At Genetic Anti-Discrimination Measure, Legislation To Block Medicaid Rules Implementation, FDA Hearings

New York Times Examines Debate Over 'Dental Therapists' Providing Care To Alaska Natives

Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Not To Have Access To Treatment If First One Is Unsuitable, England

Wall Street Journal Examines Increased Media Coverage Of Surrogacy, Renewed 'Debate' Over Practice

Michigan Senate Health Committee Chair Discusses Health Insurance Proposal

One-fifth Of US 2-year-olds Not Fully Immunized, Warns CDC

Canadian Doctors Seek Better Balance Between Professional And Personal Aspects Of Life

Maine Gov. Signs Law Allowing Midwives Access To Certain Medications

Missouri Senate Endorses Subsidized Health Coverage Legislation For Low-Income Working Residents

Institute For Molecular And Nanoscale Innovation Opens At Brown University

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, New Journal To Be Launched By SAGE

CSIRO Unveils A New Class Of Fatty Acids

Scalia Says Constitution Does Not Prohibit, Permit Abortion Rights

Hospitals Increasingly Requiring Upfront Payment For Services To Reduce Bad Debt

UNICEF Peer Education Program Increasing HIV/AIDS Awareness In Yemen, Official Says

New Volume From Springer Focuses On The Most Urgent And Near-Term Issues Facing Nanotechnology

Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease Annual Award For Outstanding Contribution To Be Awarded To Milan Fiala, MD

S.D. Secretary Of State Certifies Petition To Put Abortion Ban On Ballot

Los Angeles Times Examines 'Exodus' Of Specialists From Southern California Emergency Departments

Christian Science Monitor Examines Peace Corps' Efforts To Attract Experienced Volunteers For Work Related To HIV/AIDS, Other Issues

Key To Future Technologies Held By 'Sticky Nanotubes'

Lighting Up The Lungs To Help Diagnose Disease

Identification Of New Genes Will Help Predict Breast Cancer Patient Outcome

Tracking The Carbon Footprint Of Different Lifestyles; Even The Smallest U.S. Footprints Are Relatively Large

Salvia, Increasingly Popular Recreational Drug, Shows Rapid Uptake, Short Duration In Animals

The Gerontological Society Of America Announces 2008 Hartford Faculty Scholars

ASH Protests At BAT's Footprint On Africa

Public Demand More Government Action To Curb Smoking, UK

The Gerontological Society Of America Congratulates New Hartford Doctoral Fellows

Clinical Data On The Use Of Medtronic's Deep Brain Stimulation System For Psychiatric Disorders To Be Presented At International Neurosurgical Meeting

Automatic Classification Of Iberian Pig Meat In Spain Made Possible By New Computer Applications

Medtronic Announces FDA Clearance Of New OneTouch(R) Ultralink(TM) Blood Glucose Meter

Identification Of Genes For Common Heart Condition And Kidney Problem

Physio-Control And FDA Agree On Plan To Address Quality System Issues

Improving AIDS Prevention In Africa By Involving Partners Of Pregnant Women

Monitoring AIDS Treatment By Physical Symptoms Is Effective

Investigators Unveil New Drug Discovery Tool For Alzheimer's Disease

PAHO, UNICEF Working Together To Support LAC Countries

Hanys Issues "Report Card" On Hospital Report Cards

For Mother's Day, The Gift Of Health

Emotions Can Be Unconsciously And Subliminally Evoked

Evolutionary Intricacies Of Rickettsia Pathogens Revealed By Scientists

Drug Combo Could Lower Diabetes Complications And Costs

Hundreds Of Diabetes Advocates Come To Washington To Urge Increased Federal Funding For Diabetes Research And Prevention

Irregular Heartbeat Affects Women Taking Osteoporosis Drug

Researchers Pin Down Main Factors For Heart Failure Hospital Admissions

Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Spreading In China, Killing Children

New Front In Fight Against AIDS Virus

High Self-Esteem Is Not The Same Thing As Healthy Self-Esteem

Football League Clubs On The Ball With Life-Saving Message, UK

African Americans Have 5 Times Higher Amputation Rate

RCN Calls For Patient Driven, Not Cost-Driven Targets In The NHS, UK

Nurses Spend More Than A Million Hours Every Week On Mountain Of Paperwork, Says RCN, UK

Is Happiness Having What You Want, Wanting What You Have, Or Both?

Smoothing TheTransition From Care Of Pediatric Disease To Adult Care

Two-Year Process To Overhaul Health R&D System Reaches Critical Stage At UN Summit

Government Of Canada Delivering Critical Treatment Initiatives To Address Illicit Drug Use

Animal Models Not Suitable For Spinal Cord Injury Research

Canadian Diabetes Association Thanks Our World-Class Volunteers

More Than 40 Per Cent Of Smokers Tried To Quit In 2007, UK

The Cold Hard Truth About 'Speed' And 'Ice', Australian Medical Association

State RFS Waivers Could Derail Advanced Biofuels

Global Health, Sustainable Agriculture And International Business Issues Focus Of 2008 BIO International Convention

Sustainability Is Watchword For Industry, Say Speakers At World Congress On Industrial Biotechnology

Researchers Say Language Skills Develop At 6

Drug Consumption In Norway

How Cancer Spreads

What The Public Needs To Know About Restaurant Inspections

Factors Affecting Survival, Disability Of Extremely Premature Infants Identified

Most Of Us Can Lose Weight Initially But Keeping It Off Is Another Matter

MediQuest Therapeutics Submits Drug Application To FDA To Treat Raynaud's Disease

Cell-Based Therapy Shows Promise In Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Viscosity Enhancers That Thicken Blood Are Highly Effective In Treating Severe Hemorrhage

Purdue Expert Says U.S. Has Low Risk Of Receiving Contaminated Drugs

Minocycline/Rifampin Catheters Shown To Reduce Microbial Resistance

The American Red Cross Invites New Volunteers To Get Involved During National Volunteer Week

VR Environments Therapeautic For Addicts

IFPMA Vaccine Task Force Funds University Of Cambridge Virus Mapmaker To Help WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network

Single-Celled Bacterium Works 24-7 Converting Light To Energy By Day, Moonlighting At Night

H. Dunbar Hoskins, Jr., MD Is 2009 Recipient Of GRF's Highest Honor, The Catalyst Award - Glaucoma Research Foundation

Discovery Of Stem Cells In The Pituitary Gland Of Mice Suggests A Means Of Adapting To Stress And Life Changes

Women & Depression

Breastfeeding Rates Negatively Impacted By Part-Time Work

American Geriatrics Society To Honor AARP CEO William Novelli With 2008 David H. Solomon Distinguished Public Service Award

Military Mental Health Issues To Be Featured At APA Annual Meeting

News From The American Chemical Society, April 23, 2008

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign At Naidex Exhibition, UK

Rheumatoid Arthritis - MorphoSys Announces Completion Of First Dosing In Phase 1 Trial For MOR103 Program

Pitt And Community Partners Awarded 3.9 Million Dollars For Violence Prevention Research

Canterbury Christ Church University Is Launching A New Masters Degree In Cardiology At Its Medway Campus, UK

EU Approval For Zevalin(R) As First-Line Consolidation Treatment

Tracleer (Bosentan) Receives New Indication In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis And Active Digital Ulcer Disease

Shocking Attitudes To Great War's Wounded Revealed, UK

Clinical Trial Results Show Proof-of-Concept For Use Of Coriolus Versicolor As Immunonutrition In HPV Patients With Cervical Lesions (LSIL)

Exercise Programme Improves Physical Performance And Reduces Fatigue In Cancer Patients After Treatment

BR Pharma Appoints Adele Davis As Head Of Clinical Trials

New Analysis Finds Day Care Attendance Early In Life Cuts Childhood Leukaemia Risk By About 30%

Endogun Medical Systems Ltd. Receives FDA Approval For Next-Generation Soft Tissue Attachment Device

MPs Highlight Abuse Of Human Rights Of People With Dementia, UK

Minister Maire Hoctor Launches Cork Seniors Together In The Imperial Hotel Cork, Ireland

Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes Sutherland Report On Free Personal Care

American Geriatrics Society To Honor AARP CEO William Novelli With 2008David H. Solomon Distinguished Public Service Award

King's Fund Appoints New Director Of Policy, UK

NPA Pharmacy Technician Of The Year Award, UK

New Nanotechnology Building Block From Chemical Cousin Of DNA

Researchers Develop Smart Instrument For Tissue Damage Assessment - Queensland University Of Technology

Quiet Time Shuts Up Hospital Noise, Australia

Insulin Secretion Increased In Otherwise Healthy Obese People By Aspirin-Like Compounds

Simpler, Cheaper Method Of Rabies Vaccination Is Effective

Soft Contact Lenses Do Not Increase Myopia Progression In Children, Study Shows

Terumo Heart Summarizes Results Of DuraHeart(TM) LVAS Implants

Cara Therapeutics Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of Novel Analgesic, CR845

ROXRO PHARMA Announces Positive Clinical Proof Of Concept Results For Novel Intranasal Migraine Treatment

Clinical Update - Debio 025 In Hepatitis C

Caliper Life Sciences' Optical Imaging Technology Selected To Aid Tuberculosis Research Efforts By The Texas A&M Health Science Center

Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss In Young Women

Study Identifies Factors Leading To Hospital Admission For Heart Failure

Tight Blood Pressure Control Not Enough To Temper Kidney Disease In African Americans

Detox Diets, Procedures Generally Don't Promote Health

Clumps Of Red And White Blood Cells May Contribute To Sickle Cell Disease

Research Analyzes The Effectiveness Of Decompression Surgery In Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries

Study Analyzes How The Malpractice Environment Impacts Practicing Neurosurgeons

Identification Of Novel Tumor Biomarkers Holds Promise For Improved Outcome In Patients With Brain Tumors

Brain Tumor Surgery: Study Investigates Connection Between Depression And Survival

Does Country Or Continent Of Treatment Affect Outcome In Patients With Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms?

Does Artificial Cervical Disc Equate To Lower Treatment Costs In Patients With Degenerative Cervical Disc Disease?

Deep Brain Stimulation May Offer Hope For Select Patients With Treatment Resistant Major Depression

Fewer General Surgeons In United States Today

28 April 2008

Structural Changes Are Needed To Fix World Food Crisis

Major Funding For Research Into Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, UK

Senate Fast-Tracks Medicaid Bill That Would Delay New Rules; CMS Defends Rules, Willing To Talk

Criticism Of Health Care Proposal Of Presidential Candidate Clinton Raises Questions About Opponent Obama, Krugman Writes

'Sound Scientific Reasons To Believe' Researchers Can Create HIV/AIDS Vaccine, Opinion Piece Says

FDA Official Says Agency Cannot Ensure Safety Of All Medications Sold In U.S.

Bush Administration Should Rescind SCHIP Directive That Restricts Enrollment Expansions, Editorial States

Thai HIV/AIDS Programs Overlook Children, UNICEF Official Says

Adverse Outcomes Linked To Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitutes

Volunteers Needed For Chocolate Study

Senate Approves Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation

Florida Budget Officials Tap Into Tobacco Endowment Fund To Provide Health Care For Low-Income, Severely Ill Residents

Iowa Records 127 New HIV Cases In 2007, Highest Number Since 1998, Health Department Report Says

Michigan House Delays Vote On Abortion Ban Mirroring Federal Law

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Coverage Expansion Efforts In Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota

Connecticut HIV/AIDS Advocates, Teenagers Call For Passage Of Bill That Would Provide Grants For Comprehensive Sex Education

Report Evaluates Efforts To Extend Health Insurance To Uninsured Subpopulations

USA Today Examines Stand-Alone Emergency Departments

Needle-Exchange Programs In Washington, D.C., To Expand By Summer

Report Examines State Health Care Reforms That Target Minorities, Immigrants, Non-English Speaking Residents

Pharmacist Sanctioned For Refusing To Fill, Transfer Contraceptive Prescription Appeals To Wis. Supreme Court

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Write Letter To Congressional Committees Expressing Concerns Over Cuts To 'Indirect Medical Education' Medicare Payments

U.S., British HIV/AIDS Researchers Pessimistic About Prospects Of Vaccine, Survey Finds

Efforts Address Cultural Competency, Cancer, Hospice Care And Health Disparities Among Minority Populations

Special Needs Plans Seek To Avoid Moratorium By Providing More Data To Congress

Reports Evaluate State Health Care Reforms, Efforts To Extend Health Insurance To Uninsured

HHS Secretary Leavitt Says Rising Medicare Costs Will Cause Generational Divide

Senate Committee Passes Bill To Promote Health Careers Among American Indians

Angina Patients Not Getting Tested

HPV Vaccine Uptake

Glaxosmithkline's Volibris Receives Authorisation From The European Commission For The Treatment Of Functional Class II And III PAH

Dr H.P. Heineken Prize For Biochemistry And Biophysics Awarded To Jack Szostak

HHS, Cleveland Clinic Collaborate To Advance Treatment For Neurological Disorders

UNAIDS Governing Board Meeting Closes In Chiang Mai

Nurses Call For Dignity To Be At The Heart Of Nursing, UK

Canada's Food Guide Now Available In 10 Additional Languages

New Age Of 'Pocket Pet' Medicine Begins-AVMA Grants Exotic Companion Mammal Specialty Provisional Recognition

Dr. Patricia Wohlferth-Bethke Hired By AVMA To Oversee AVMA Veterinary Career Center

"Vaccination Week In The Americas" Advances On Goals

No Risk To General Public Following Death Of Quarantined Puppy From Rabies, UK

Diabetes UK Funds Trial To Explore Effects Of Chocolate Compound

Advertising To Children Ban Blocked, UK

Doctor Prosecuted For Advertising And Selling An Unlicensed Medicine - 'Fat Jab', UK

Heat Is On To Protect Child Sunbed Users, UK

Can You 'Think Yourself Thin'?

Skin-To-Skin Contact Eases Babies' Pain

Inherited Blindness Treated With Gene Therapy

New Technique Created For Malaria Diagnosis

Dramatic Rise In Pre-Motherhood Diabetes In America

Will You Be Misdiagnosed? - How Diagnostic Errors Happen. Physician Overconfidence Explored As A Contributing Factor

World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) "Don't 'Dis' The Ability"... Artworks By Individuals On The Autism Spectrum - Artists Give Back!

The Eye-Patch Kids, DVD

Your Pharmacist 2008 Goes Outdoors, UK

Breast Cancer: Prognosis, Treatment, And Prevention - New Book

Breakthrough Technique Pioneered At Novartis Research Institute Restores Light Sensitivity In Damaged Retinas Of Mice

BIO Celebrates National DNA Day

Pfizer Enters Into Research Consortium To Expand Understanding Of Diabetes And Obesity Pathobiology

Attention Healthcare CIOs: Nurse Staffing And Satisfaction A Top Priority

European Commission Approves Viread For Chronic Hepatitis B

New Survey Shows Worrying Increase In Self-harm, UK

Dignity In Care Of Paramount Importance, Says Help The Aged As RCN Issues Survey, UK

GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition Of Whatman Plc

UNISON Urges MPs To Officially Recognise Workers Memorial Day, UK

Quarry Firm And Foreman Prosecuted After Worker Became Trapped In Machinery, UK

The Pesticides Forum Publishes Its Annual Report 2007 Along With Its Fourth Indicators Report, UK

Academy Testifies At FDA Meeting On Lasik Outcomes And Satisfaction

Reduced Absences And Improved Job Commitment Associated With Workplace Flexibility

Mapping The Genetic Locus For Triglycerides

Researchers At UCLA Engineering Discover Theoretical Model To Predict Jamming Which Could Provide New Avenues In Materials Innovation And Medicine

Important Markers Of High Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Discovered By Researchers

Risks Of TB Recurrence Reduced By Common Vitamin And Other Micronutrient Supplements

Sensory Treatment Reduces Autistic Mannerisms

Synexus(R) Achieves Record With More Than 10,000 Patients Enrolled In Clinical Studies

End-Of-Life Treatment Decisions Complicated By False Memories

Low-Frequency Hearing Linked To Shape Of The Cochlea

Children With Autism Display Surprising Language Abilities

The Insulin Highway Bypassed

Opening A Channel For Salt Retention

Anesthesia, Alzheimer's And Low Oxygen

Health And Economic Benefits Provided By Minimally Invasive Robotic Bypass Surgery

Pregnancy And Extreme Nausea And Vomiting

Fewer Complications From Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

Discovery That Different Processes Govern Sight, Light Detection Could Point Toward Help For SAD, Insomnia Patients

New 3M Rapid Detection Flu A+B Test Announced By 3M Health Care

PharmCare And IPharmacy Admitted Into South Australian Hospitals

Tredaptive Recommended For EU Approval For The Treatment Of Mixed Dyslipidaemia And Primary Hypercholesterolaemia

Smokers Interested In Smoking Less Needed For Harm Reduction Study, University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine

In-Home Health Care Via Wireless Networks, NSF Awards $1.5M For Study

Mental Health Research Charity Honours Dr. Mei For Schizophrenia Studies

BodyLogicMD Opens Hormone Therapy Office In Los Angeles, CA

Scientific Consensus On AIDS Vaccine Prospect Is Bleak, Poll Reveals

Matria Healthcare To Provide A Major National Health Plan With Expanded Continuum Of Maternity Care

Lannett Company Receives Approval For Dipyridamole Tablets USP, 25 Mg, 50 Mg, And 75 Mg

University Of Alabama Team Earns HudsonAlpha Innovation Prize

Grant From NIH To Advance Brain Tumor Therapies From Lab To Clinical Trials

Multiple Studies Demonstrate The Use Of Hyperthermia Therapy In Treating Pancreatic Cancer

Symposium Announces Great Strides In Childhood Immunization

Gerba: Sometimes It's Better Not To Clean

Proteus Biomedical Initiates Clinical Study Of Novel Technology For Heart Failure

The Hartford Is First To Offer Life Insurance At Standard Rates To Prostate Cancer Survivors With The Most Common Form Of The Disease

Ligand Initiates Phase II Trial With LGD-4665 In Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Extendicare Selects Kronos(R) To Attract And Retain Best Caregivers

Number Of Under-10s Who Are A victim Of violence - NCH Response To The Cardiff University Study, UK

NCH Response To The Children's Society's Good Childhood Enquiry, UK

First Human Use Demonstrates Effectiveness Of Irreversible Electroporation Treatment

Sen. Reid Fast-Tracks Medicaid Bill; CMS Official Says Bush Administration 'Willing To Talk'

S.D. Coalition Calls On Gov. Rounds To Develop Strategy To Address Unplanned Pregnancies, Abortion

Editorial, Opinion Piece Address Whether FDA Approval Of Medications Should Exempt Companies From Liability Lawsuits

Residents In Predominately Hispanic Southern Texas Region Suffer Higher Rates Of Disease, Report Finds

Akorn-Strides, LLC Announces FDA The Approvals Of Two ANDAs For Ondansetron Injection USP

Indigenous Polynesian Peoples Have Higher Cancer Mortality Rates

AIBS Annual Meeting In May Will Focus On Climate, Environment, And Infectious Diseases

Analysis Of RNA Role In Spreading Disease Advances Study Of Damaging Plant Infections

Neuroimaging Improves Quality Of Life For Brain Tumor Patients

Weather Warnings At AMS Conference

Dr. Jane Brotanek At UT Southwestern Medical Center Receives Grant From The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2-Day Evolution Symposium Hosted By Rockefeller University, May 1-2, 2008

A Mechanism That Can Send Cells On The Road To Cancer Discovered By Scientists

BRIGHTER Lasers For Tomorrow's Technologies

$450,000 Sweetener In Colon Cancer Battle

Publication Offers Labs Consensus Recommendations For Diagnosing Parasitic Diseases

New Targets For Modification Enzymes Uncovered By Epigenetic Research

New Technology Looks At Neurons From All Sides

Gene Therapy Improves Vision In Patients With Congenital Retinal Disease

Evanger's Dog & Cat Food Company Responds To FDA News Release

27 April 2008

Scientists Overcome Obstacle In Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis, UK

Team Develops Safe, Effective RNA Interference Technique - Method Holds Promise For Treating Cancer And Infection

New System Gives Improved Gene Technology Analysis

Men And Women Activate Stereotypes Of Competence And Sociability Respectively

Racial Disparities In Smoking Cessation Treatment Revealed By Study

Proteins That Stop A Major Signaling Pathway Can Also Generate New Proteins

Lip Balms And Glosses May Raise Skin Cancer Risk

Marking A Milestone With 500th Transplant In Heart And Lung Program At UCSF

Two Suppressor Molecules Affect 70 Genes In Leukemia

Understanding How Mosquitoes Weather The Winter Has Potential To Enable Manipulation of Mosquito Populations

Why Dominant Individuals Climb The Proverbial Ladder

Heat Generation, Fat Storage And Dinosaur Extinction

Simplicity Of Working Memory Study Could Help With ADD And Other Attention Difficulties

Bionic Feet Need More Spring In Their Step

The Brain's Reward System Works Similarly For Both Praise And Money

No To Patenting Genes, Yes To Testing Technologies: European Experts Propose Solutions To Gene Patenting Controversy

Andalucian Children Among The Fattest In Spain

Annual Treatment For Trachoma, As Recommended By WHO, May Be Unnecessary, If Treatment Coverage High

Is Panic A Pharmaceutical Invention?

Roche's Investigational Hepatitis C Polymerase Inhibitor, R1626, Demonstrated Significant End-of-Treatment Response In Phase IIa Study

Final Results Of Ideal Study Presented At Annual Meeting Of The European Association For The Study Of The Liver (EASL)

Three Studies Presented At 43rd EASL Showed Higher SVR For PEGASYS(R) (Peginterferon Alfa-2a) Plus Ribavirin Than Peginterferon Alfa-2b Plus Ribavirin

BARACLUDE(R) (Entecavir) Treatment Resulted In Greater Viral Load Suppression Compared To Adefovir At 96 Weeks In Hepatitis B Positive Patients

Interim Results From Boceprevir Phase II Study In Genotype 1 Treatment-Naive Hepatitis C Patients Presented At EASL

Women's Biological Clock Revealed: Hormone May Predict Age At Menopause

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Launches The FOOTPRINT PK Suture Anchor For Shoulder Repair

Data Suggests Promising Overall Survival And Progression-free Survival With Vargatef™ (BIBF 1120)

Two Merck Medicines Recommended For Approval In The European Union

Study In JAMA Shows Patients Treated With Abbott's XIENCE™ V Drug Eluting Stent Experience Better Outcomes Than Market Leading Drug Eluting Sten

Progenics And Wyeth Announce FDA Has Approved Relistor

26 April 2008

Oritavancin May Thwart Tough-to-Treat C. Difficile Infection

Healthier Teeth And Gums Signalled By Presence Of Certain Antibodies

Hurdles To Government Oversight And Gaining Public Trust Highlighted by Nanotech Expert

New Insights Into How The Brain Processes Social, Economic Reward

Lexington Is USA's Worst City For Allergy Sufferers

If Treatment Coverage High, Annual Trachoma Treatment May Be Unnecessary

Relistor For Opioid-Induced Constipation Approved By The FDA

Brain Scans Hint At 'Hard-Wiring' For Hierarchy

Major Step Forward In Understanding Mechanisms Of Memory

Rising Expectations Drive Growing Health Care Needs In Albania

Infant Carrying Ruled Out As Reason Why Humans Walk Upright

In Women And Children In India, Domestic Violence Associated With Chronic Malnutrition

Seniors, Minorities To Have Largest Impact On Tomorrow's America

Headset Muffles Loud, Unnerving MRI Noises

Siblings May Be To Blame For Low Grades, Bad Behavior, FSU Study Says

Junior Doctors' Leader Attacks NHS Reform For Its Own Sake, UK

Promising Overall Survival And Progression-free Survival With VARGATEF(TM) (BIBF 1120) For Advanced, Relapsed Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Monitoring AIDS Treatment By Regular Physical Examination Is Nearly As Effective As Advanced Laboratory Tests

Inhibition Of Urinary Bladder Carcinogenesis By Broccoli Sprouts

Prostate Specific Antigen At Or Before Age 50 As A Predictor Of Advanced Prostate Cancer Diagnosed Up To 25 Years Later: A Case-Control Study

Renal Transplantation In Children With Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Of Different Origin: A Single-Center Experience

Prospective Randomized Comparison Of A Combined Ultrasonic And Pneumatic Lithotrite With Ultrasonic Lithotrite For Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Delcath Expands Phase III Trial For Metastatic Melanoma To Include University Of Maryland Medical Center

Important Progress Toward Control Of Hepatitis B And C

Osteotech's Plexur P(TM) Receives FDA Clearance As Bone Void Filler And Bone Graft Extender In Spine

SynergEyes Hybrid Contact Lenses Provide A Vision Solution For Post LASIK Patients

FDA Provides Clarity To Isis Regarding The Development Path For Mipomersen

Disinfecting Water Saves Lives In Rwanda

$1.5 Million Robot Cuts Risk Of Drug Errors

Device That Produces Tiny Skull Vibrations A Big Help For Hearing Impaired

Cardiologist Teams Up With Podiatrist To Save Diabetic Patient's Leg

Transplant Surgeon Pioneers New Way To Increase Supply Of Organs

Deadly Dose: Heparin Expert Helps Uncover Source Of Lethal Contamination

Fibromyalgia Affects Women More Often Than Men

Japanese Mushroom Leads To Breakthrough In Protein Research

Report Slates Service Provision For Children With Autism

Myocardial Infarction: Mortality For Women Not Higher Than For Men

Coffee May Protect Against Breast Cancer

25 April 2008

Promising Outlook For National UK HPV Vaccination

A Step Forward In Virology - Trojan Horse Of Viruses Revealed

One In Four Uninsured Eligible For Public Insurance But Not Enrolled, Says New NIHCM Report, USA

University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Acquires Complete Blood Science Requirements From A Single Source, UK

Biolex Therapeutics Researchers Present Locteron(R) Phase 2a Hepatitis C Trial Results At EASL Conference

ExxonMobil Marks First-Ever World Malaria Day

Pet Food Maker Needs Emergency Permit For Canned Foods To Enter Interstate Commerce, FDA

Neupro(R) Recommended For Approval In Europe For Restless Legs Syndrome

Gilead Announces 72-Week Data From Two Pivotal Phase III StudiesEvaluating Viread(R) For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis B

Test For Early Stage Heart Disease Underused

House Votes 349-62 To Approve Legislation That Would Block New Medicaid Regulations

Report Shows Improvement In U.S. Children's Wellbeing

Drugs For HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases Should Be Made More Affordable, Accessible, Advocates Say At Intellectual Property Rights Conference

Nearly 70% Of Italian Gynecologists Refuse To Perform Abortions, Health Ministry Report Says

Proposed Rules To Revise Family And Medical Leave Act Prompt Debate Over Law

HIV/AIDS Hindering Angola's Efforts To Eradicate Illiteracy, Education Official Says

Thousands Protest Chilean Court Decision To Halt Government EC Program

Many Physicians Do Not Use E-mail To Communicate With Patients

Pakistan, U.N. Agency Launch Pilot Initiative To Improve HIV Control Efforts Among Women

Indonesia Runs Large Scale Bird Flu Drill

Ariz. House Passes Abortion Ban Slightly Different From Bill Gov. Vetoed

The American Prospect Special Report Focuses On U.S. Health Care System

SADC Official Urges Member States To Fulfill Their Commitments To Fight HIV/AIDS

Report Provides Tool To Help Health Care Organizations Assess Needs Of Culturally Diverse Patients

New Jersey Republican Candidates For U.S. Senate Discuss Abortion Rights During Debate

CMS Adds Searchable Database Of Lowest-Quality Nursing Homes Nationwide To Web Site

Study Examines Factors Affecting Low Rates Of Colorectal Screening Among Korean-Americans

New Genetic Techniques To Combat Lung Cancer

Analysis Shows Combining Sorafenib With Carboplatin/Paclitaxel Adds No Benefit In Lung Cancer

House Passes Medicaid Bill 349-62

Leavitt Calls On Successor To Continue Bush Administration's 'Four Cornerstones' Plan

Federal Government Should 'Pay Its Bills' Instead Of Shifting Health Care, Other Costs To States, Arizona Gov. Napolitano Writes

Black, Hispanic Caregivers More Likely To Misinterpret Signs Of Alzheimer's, Survey Finds

Amazing Properties Of The Tomato, "The Red Bodyguard", Book

Senate Compromises On Bill To Ban Insurers, Employers From Discriminating Based On Genetics

Democratic Lawmakers Set Smaller Goals For Health Care Than Presidential Candidates' Proposals, The Hill Reports

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty Discusses Concerns About Legislation That Would Overhaul State Health Care System

Mandatory HIV Testing In North Carolina Prisons Will Not Stem Spread Of Virus, Opinion Piece Says

Mutation Database Helps Personalized Treatment Of Lung Cancer - Online Compendium Matches EGFR Mutations With Clinical Outcomes

House Committee Debates Continued Funding For Abstinence-Only Education

House Subcommittee Approves Bill To Reauthorize Program To Help Uninsured Obtain Care At Community Health Centers

Newark Star-Ledger Examines Effect Of Wal-Mart Generic Drug Discount Program On Pharmaceutical Industry

Singapore's Parliament Approves Measure That Addresses Spread Of HIV Through Unsafe Sex

OFT Investigation Highlights Tobacco Industry Hypocrisy, UK

European Light Research Opens Door For Optical Storage And Computing

Experts At AGS' Annual Scientific Meeting Determine "Virtual" Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams Improve Care For Chronic Patients

Technological Breakthrough In The Fight To Cut Greenhouse Gases

Study At AGS' Annual Scientific Meeting Reveal Some Challenges Older Adults Face When Taking Prescription Drugs And How Electronic Pillboxes Can Help

Fuel Crisis In Gaza: MSF Is Forced To Scale Back Its Medical Activities

Critical New Information Added To Nursing Home Compare Web Site

Improving Diabetes Management On PEI Agenda, Canada

Breast Cancer Subtypes Are Different Diseases

FDA Proposes Recommendations For Two Animal Drug Funding Programs

FDA Orders Pet Food Maker To Obtain Emergency Operating Permit

FDA Approves Relistor For Opioid-Induced Constipation

Families USA Report: New York Will Lose 25,500 Jobs, $3.1 Billion In Business Activity Due To Bush Administration's Medicaid Cuts

Clexane Recall, Australian Medical Association

NIIW Reminds Parents Of The Importance Of Immunizations And Encourages Them To Look To Their Child's Doctor For Information

Menstrual Blood Shows Heart Repairing Stem Cell Properties

Palliative Care Is The Area Of Health Care In Which Doctors Can Make The Greatest Difference To Their Patients

Data On Investigational Compounds Being Co-Developed By Tibotec For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C Presented At EASL 2008

According To Research From The University Of Navarra, Smokers Have A 41% Higher Risk Of Suffering Depression

Nanotechnology Consumer Products Are In Your Mouth And On Your Face

New Gene Discovered For Recently Identified Form Of Intellectual Disability

Insight Into How The Nervous System Processes Sensory Information

New National Research Center Focuses On Treatment And Prevention Of Sports And Exercise Injuries

Drug-Users Who Are Young And Homeless Are More Likely To Exit Treatment Early

Lower Stroke Risk From Age 50 To 64 Linked To Higher Wealth

Royal Colleges Publish Guidelines On Working With Children With Suspected Nonaccidental Injury

Increase In Diagnostic Imaging Mainly Due To Self-Referring Physicians

Leading Organization Calls On Presidential Candidates To Emphasize Mental Health In Health Policy Plans

Growing Industry Efforts To Address HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Child & Maternal Health, And Chronic Diseases In Developing Countries

Targeting Cell Membrane RAFTS Offers Novel Approach To Treat Alzheimer's And Other Diseases

Metabolic Genes Tied To Inflammatory Predictor Of Heart Disease And Stroke Risk

Minister Gallagher Announces Strengthened Measures To Control Alcohol Advertising, Ireland

Earthquake In Illinois Could Portend An Emerging Threat

Nurses Blast SEIU For Deceit In Hiding Violence At Michigan Conference

UH Prof Finds Geological Faults Threaten Houston

Women Most Hurt By Lack Of Universal Health Care - ACOG Supports Cover The Uninsured Week April 27-May 3, 2008

Mayo Clinic Arizona And VCU Medical Center Honored For Bridging 100% Of CardioWest Artificial Heart Patients To Transplant In 2007

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals' AEOL 10150 Provides Significant Protection Of Lungs And Skin In Animal Studies Of Mustard Gas Exposure

WCPD 2008 Congress: The Time To Discuss The Prevention Of Diabetes Is Now

Ceragenix To Present Urinary Catheter Data At European Conference

Inspire To Discontinue Development Of Epinastine Nasal Spray

First Nationwide Climate Change Survey Of Public Health Departments Shows Lack Of Resources For Dealing With Health Challenge

What The Public Needs To Know About Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Tests

DNA Vaccines May Offer Hope In MS

Cancer-Related Health Disparities Remain Across Ethnic Groups In The Greater San Francisco Bay Area, Even As Cancer Deaths Fell 24% From 1988 - 2005

New Technology For Boosting Vaccine Efficiency

Breaking Ground In Discovering How Neurons Generate Movement

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European Medicines Agency Recommendation On Use Of Angiotensin IIreceptor Antagonists During Pregnancy

New Film Festival Challenges Cancer Stigma - Top Oncologist On Jury Panel

Cutting Edge Genome Technologies And Applications: Advances In Diagnosing, Treating More Diseases

Stroke Diagnosis And Care Could Be Improved By New 3-D Ultrasound

Positive Findings In Treating Patients With Advanced Hepatitis C

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Clears Senate, USA

American Veterinary Medical Association Grants Exotic Companion Mammal Specialty Provisional Recognition

Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute Completes First Trainings And Certifications

Boxing Legend Frank Bruno To Honour Spinal Injury Award Winners, London

GPs Call On Government To Deliver Scottish Solutions For Scottish Patients, UK

Dose Escalation With Enbrel(R) Is Significantly Lower Than Other Commonly Used Anti-TNF Agents In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, DART Study, UK

Wyeth Withdraws Its Application To Extend The Marketing Authorisationfor Tygacil, Europe

Maccine Receives Bio-Industry Award For Best Preclinical Or Clinical CRO In Asia

Heading Off A Bird-Flu Pandemic: We Need Broadly Protective Vaccines That Can Be Rapidly Produced And Administered

Children Make More Than One Million Visits A Year To Ontario Emergency Departments, Canada

The Benefits Of Marketing In The NHS - A White Paper

Unite Says 'No' To Multi-Year NHS Pay Deal

Taking The Fear Away From Dying

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Highlights Taribavirin Phase IIb Data Presentation At European Association For The Study Of Liver (EASL) Annual Meeting

Gilead Announces 72-Week Data From Two Pivotal Phase III Studies Evaluating Viread(R) For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis B

Arcadia Contributes Technology License To The African Agricultural Technology Foundation To Develop Nitrogen Efficient And Salt Tolerant African Rice

Biovail Receives FDA Approval For Aplenzin (BVF-033) For The Treatment Of Depression

Statement By The President of the USA: National Donate Life Month

'Quality' Health Care Today: Results Of National Survey

VistaGen Collaborates With Canadian, U.S., And British Researchers To Isolate Earliest Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Human Cardiac Cell

Genocea Biosciences Wins ''Best Vaccine Startup'' Award At World Vaccine Congress 2008

Goshen Center For Cancer Care Sponsors Symposium Dedicated To Increasing Awareness And Treatment Options For Inoperable Liver Cancer

Revolutionary Genetic Test For Women's Hair Loss Launched

Cancer Immunotherapy Shows Long-Term Promise In Lung Cancer - Immunotherapy Reduces Relapse Risk Without The Side-effects Of Chemotherapy

Listening To The Urinary Stream Microphone Replaces Catheter For Diagnosis Of Voiding Symptoms

Simulating Surgery To Reduce Implant Complications

An Infant's Future Mental Abilities And Susceptibility To Mental Illness Can Be Permanently Altered By Dietary Changes In Early Life

When Switching To Second Line HIV Antiretrovirals, Clinical Monitoring Nearly As Effective As Laboratory Techniques

European Medicines Agency Adopts Positive Opinion For Ranolazine For Treatment Of Chronic Angina

Nventa Completes Safety Evaluation On Final Cohort In HspE7 Phase 1 Cervical Dysplasia Trial

Antipodean Pharmaceuticals Announces Results Of Phase 2 Study Of Lead Compound MitoQ(R)

Vermillion And The Ohio State University Report That Novel Diagnostic Test May Help Predict Risk For Relapse Of TTP, A Serious Blood Disorder

ESBATech's Lead Antibody Fragment Enters Clinical Development For Ophthalmic Indications

Novagali Pharma Successfully Enrolls First Patient In U.S. Phase I Clinical Study With CORTIJECT(R) For Diabetic Macular Edema

NAFLD AND NASH Linked To Metabolic Syndrome And Cardiovascular Disease

FDA Approves New Once-a-Month Dose Of Actonel For Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Pharmasset Adds Two Cohorts To R7128 Hepatitis C Study

Specialized White Blood Cells Coordinate First Responders To Viral Infection

Buyer Beware Of Psychiatric Genetic Tests

One Of Nation's Largest Portfolios Of New Lymphoma Therapies Targets Diverse, Difficult Cancer

AMPK Signaling: Got Food?

Patients Often Don't Take What The Doctor Ordered

Review: Doctors Should Consider Alternatives To Antibiotics For Sinusitis

Study Links Autism Risk To Distance From Power Plants, Other Mercury Releasing Sources

90Y-ibritumomab Tiuxetan Safe And Effective For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients After Chemotherapy

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India To Carry Majority Of World's Heart Disease Burden By 2010

Researchers Expand Role Of Mitochondria In Cell Division

Efficient Coding Principle Applied To Sense Of Smell

Breast Cancer Types Have Different Origins

Elusive Protein Protects Malaria Parasite From Heme

President Bush Meets With "Six-Way" Kidney Tranplant Team And Patients

Eat Less For A Girl, More For A Boy? NHS Choices Response

Scalp And Neck Melanoma Survival

Childhood Trends Improving In US, But Obesity And Low Birthweight Are Serious Concerns

FDA Cannot Properly Inspect Foreign Companies That Manufacture Medications, Medication Ingredients, Report Finds

HIV/AIDS Threat To National Security In Pacific Region, Official Says

Lawmakers Reach Agreement On Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation; Bill Could Be Approved Soon

U.S. Prisons Missing Opportunities To Provide HIV Testing, Education, Prevention, Panel Says

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Improved Access To Medications For Most Seniors, But Sickest Seniors Continued Skipping Pills Because Of Cost Issue

CBO Releases Cost Estimate Of Medicaid Legislation

Massachusetts Lawmakers Seek To Restore Budget Funding To Establish State Health Equity Office

White House Issues Formal Veto Threat Against Legislation That Would Delay Medicaid Regulations

More Than One In Five Adults In Kentucky Uninsured In Early 2008, Poll Finds

Georgia Report Grades Counties On Health Status Of Minorities, Identifies Areas For Improvement

Wall Street Journal Examines New Measure In Fertility Testing

Senators Request Resignation Of VA Mental Health Director

Researchers Develop Breath-Monitoring Device To Monitor Treatment Adherence Among HIV-Positive People

Unhappiness Among UK Teens Surprisingly High

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Iowa, Kansas, Missouri

Disciplinary Action Against Physicians Dropped 6% From 2006 To 2007, US Report Finds

Children's Center Aims To Promote Home-Based HIV Testing Among Youth In Botswana

Colo. Senate Candidate Schaffer Criticized For Not Acknowledging Forced Abortions In Northern Mariana Islands

NACDS Seeks Passage Of E-Prescribing Bill To Finance Medicaid Reimbursement Rule Change

UAE Establishes Committee To Develop HIV/AIDS Strategy

House Expected To Pass Medicaid Bill; Sen. Baucus Says Chamber Will Soon Consider Measure

Democratic Presidential Candidate Clinton Wins Pennsylvania Primary, Favored On Health Care Issue

Thailand's Anti-Drug Efforts Hindering Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Advocates Say

NICE Guidance Aims To Prevent Hypothermia In Patients Undergoing Surgery, UK

UKCMRI Partners Dismiss Claims About Research Project, UK

Healthcare Watchdog Launches Biggest Ever Inspection Programme In Acute NHS Trusts To Check Infection Control, UK

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