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27 April 2009

Positive Body Image More Effective Than Exercise In Helping Young Women Quit Smoking, Lose Weight

In Pre-Clinical Tests Drug Inhibits Neuroblastoma Blood Supply

Cystic Fibrosis: Two-Pronged Model Could Help Foil Tough Infections

Levees Cannot Fully Eliminate Risk Of Flooding To New Orleans

A Sound Mind In A Sound Body

New Guidance On Malaria Elimination Released By Global Health Experts

Survival Rates Following Liver Transplant Similar In HIV Positive And HIV Negative Patients

Future For Radioembolisation In Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

News From The American Journal Of Pathology, 24-Apr-2009

Evolution Of Human Sex Roles More Complex Than Described By Universal Theory

Statins May Exert Influence On Prostate Cancer Growth By Reducing Inflammation

Tadalafil May Effectively Treat Symptoms Of BPH-LUTS In Addition To Erectile Dysfunction

As Swine Flu Toll Rises In Mexico, The Rest Of The World Gets Ready

New Evidence Shows Living Abroad Linked To Creativity

Poor Treatment For Common Vertebral Compression Fractures

Increased CO2 In Blood Linked To Muscle Deterioration In Patients With Lung Disease

Scientists Moving Closer To 'Artificial Noses'

MicroRNA May Link Smoking Risk Gene To Neurobiology Of Addiction

Eliminating Drug-Associated Memories To Treat Drug Addiction

Gene On Chromosome 9 May Predispose Some Women To Pelvic Floor Defects

Major Breakthrough In Generating Safer, Therapeutic Stem Cells From Adult Cells

New Method Developed By UC San Diego Bioengineers Gives Regenerative Medicine A Boost

More African-Americans Die From Causes That Can Be Prevented Or Treated

It's Never Too Late To Break Bad Habits

New Mediator Of Smoking Recruits

Blogs Comment On Plan B Decision, Sec. Clinton's Comments On Abortion, Other Topics

Senate Schedules Confirmation Vote For Sebelius Despite Some Republican Objections

Arizona Senate Approves Medicaid, Unemployment Bills In Order To Receive $1.7B In Federal Stimulus Funds

Afghan AIDS Control Program Reports 556 HIV Cases Through 2008

First Annual Business And Medicine Symposium To Be Presented By Weill Cornell And Cornell's Johnson School

143 Research Grants Awarded To Investigators At 83 Institutions Nationwide By American Cancer Society

Bionic Eye Expected By 2011 In Australia

Policy Papers Address Payment Reform And Solutions To Challenges Facing Primary Care

Robotic Assisted Kidney Cancer Surgery Proves To Be Beneficial To Patients

Improved Detection Of Bladder Tumors Reduces Cancer Recurrence

26 April 2009

"Only 10 Seconds To Care" By Dr. Wendy S. Harpham Helps Heal Clinician-Patient Bonds

Talley Environmental Care Granted U.S. EPA Approved Establishment Number

Optical Groups' Cautious Welcome For NICE Glaucoma Guidelines, UK

Synexus 'Best-in-Class' Solution Offers Unrivalled Control And Visibility Of Clinical Trial Lifecycle

Recovery Of Erectile Function After Unilateral And Bilateral Cavernous Nerve Interposition Grafting During Radical Pelvic Surgery

Salvage Permanent Perineal Radioactive-Seed Implantation To Treat Recurrence Of Localized Prostate Adenocarcinoma After External Beam Radiotherapy

NICE Issues Guidance To Help Assess And Treat Children With Gastroenteritis

New NICE Guidelines To Help Save The Sight Of Thousands Of People With Or At Risk Of Glaucoma

Ultrasound Imaging Now Possible With A Smartphone - Imaging Device Fits In The Palm Of A Hand

Emerging Trend Data Show Shorter Waits For Joint Replacement And Cataract Surgery

Lead Time And Overdiagnosis In Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: Importance Of Methods And Context

Synergy Between Anti-CCL2 And Docetaxel As Determined By DW-MRI In A Metastatic Bone Cancer Model

Mechanism Of Bone Metastasis: The Role Of Osteoprotegerin And Of The Host-Tissue Microenvironment-Related Survival Factors

Australian Study Discovers Alarming Increase In Drug-Affected Newborns

Stigma Of Infertility In Nigeria Examined By Brown Anthropologist

Urologix Announces Launch Of New Catheter And Scientific Presentations At 2009 American Urological Association Annual Meeting

Excess Baggage: Heavy Handbags Can Pose Serious Health Risks

Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates Expands Treatment Options For Cataract Patients

Healthcare IT Provider MedPlexus Releases "Three Things Every Doctor Should Know About The Stimulus Bill Incentives"

Sciele Pharma And Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Announce Positive Phase III Clinical Results Of Clonicel Used In Combination With Stimulants To Treat ADHD

Cannabis Compounds Reduce Multi-Drug Resistant Infections

Targacept Initiates Phase 2 Study Of TC-5214 In Patients With Resistant Hypertension

U.S. Food And Drug Administration Extends Review Timeline For ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) New Drug Application

Acorda Therapeutics Resubmits New Drug Application For Fampridine-SR For Improvement Of Walking Ability In People With Multiple Sclerosis

Revolutions Medical Acquires Exclusive Rights To License FDA Approved Breast Biopsy Localization System

GlobeImmune's Hepatitis C Therapeutic Vaccine, GI-5005, Improves EVR Rates To 94 Percent In Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Medistem Reports Positive Multiple Sclerosis Data Using Fat Stem Cells

OctoPlus' Licensee Biolex Presents Locteron Phase IIa Results At EASL Conference

Consultation On Proposed Fees Announced By Society, UK

Research Throws Concern Over Nicotine Products

NICE Appraisal Of Rivaroxaban For The Prevention Of Venous Thromboembolism After Surgery

Bone Disease Markers Help To Monitor Response And Adherence To Osteoporosis Treatments

Long-Term Outcome Of Laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy In Boys With Intra-Abdominal Testis

Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Uretero-Pyelostomy For Symptomatic Yo-Yo Reflux

Alzheimer's Society Response To Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy

Fully Funding The Cancer Prevention And Research Institute Of Texas Is A Smart Investment

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Launches New Realize™ Adjustable Gastric Band-C

Postmortem Toxicology Made Easy

CPME Congratulates The European Parliament On The Positive Outcome Of The Vote On "patients' Rights In Cross-border Healthcare"

Online Support Drives Britons To Improve Their Health

Immune Cell Type Controls Onset And Course Of Severe Malaria

Medical Researchers Come Together To Remind Congress: Research Means Hope

American Academy Of Ophthalmology Honors PBS Master Carpenter Norm Abram For His Commitment To Eye Safety

American Society of Clinical Oncology Honors Over 100 Medical Researchers At Worlds Largest Meeting Of Oncology Professionals

The Soloist: A Call To Action

Quarter Of Stroke Patients Still Not Given Best Treatment

NFU Issues Rallying Call For Disease Cost Roadshows

Discovery Of Ion Channel Turns Ear On Its Head

Launch Of Landmark Consensus Report To Help Stop The Growing Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic In South And Central America

Spotlight Put On Osteoporosis Research

Adoption Of ZOLL AutoPulse Expands In Alberta, Canada

Environmental Factors Are Biggest Risk Factor For Impaired Hearing

Aetna Reconfirms Support For The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model Of Primary Care

Use Of Second Look Nephroscopy In Children Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Glanuloplasty By Ventral Skin Interposition In Hypospadias Repair: Preliminary Report

25 April 2009

Developmental Influences On Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Mortality Results From A Randomized Prostate-Cancer Screening Trial

Identified A Molecule That Increases The Risk Of Cardiac Insufficiency

IVCC And Syngenta Start Project For Novel Insecticidal Active Ingredient For Malaria Control

Lice Can Be Nice To Us

Mathematical Model Used To Explain Viral Extinction

Sick Plant Suffering For Parkinson Patients

The Climate Change Increases Cholera Cases In Africa

Access To Health Care For People With Mental Disorders In Europe

Fast Tracking Action The EU Platform For Action On Diet, Physical Activity & Health Celebrates Its 4th Anniversary

SPEEDY Babies A New Behavioural Syndrome

An Independent Study Reports On The Utility Of ImmuKnow(R), The Cylex(TM) Immune Cell Function Assay, For Monitoring Heart Transplant Recipients

USAID Recognizes World Malaria Day

HeartWare International Clinical Trial Shows 90% Survival At 180 Days

IBM And Golden State Medical Supply Create Drug Safety Model To Help Combat Counterfeiting

New Evidence Supports Efficacy And Value Of Smith & Nephew NPWT Products

CIDP Treated With Plasma-Derived Therapy

NFGC Conducts Multi-Institutional Research Project In Ovarian Cancer

Pharmatech Oncology Launches New Data Management Business Unit

Drug Therapy Reduces Neuroblastoma Tumor Growth In Pre-Clinical Investigation

Impact Of Swine Flu Outbreak Difficult To Predict

Researchers Find Drug That Inhibits Acute Leukemia Cell Growth

Head And Neck Injury Prevention The Focus Of American Association Of Neurological Surgeons Sixth Annual National Neurosurgery Awareness Week

Drug Inhibits Neuroblastoma Blood Supply In Pre Clinical Tests

Surgeon Is First To Remove Kidney And Prostate Through Single, Small Incision

Newly Sequenced Bovine Genome Aids Health Research

Decline In HRT Use May Have Led To Fewer Heart Attacks In Women

Working Well Under Pressure

Telemedicine To Transform European Healthcare

Survival Rates For Cancer Rise Across Ireland

Use Of High Fidelity Operating Room Simulation To Assess And Teach Communication, Teamwork And Laparoscopic Skills: Initial Experience

Increased Startle Responses In Interstitial Cystitis: Evidence For Central Hyper-responsiveness To Visceral Related Threat

Research Will Lead To Better Understanding Of Genetic Basis Of Disease

How Cigarettes Calm You Down

Major Advance In Cell Reprogramming Technology

Protein That Makes Phosphate Chains In Yeast Revealed By New Study

Chromosome Breakpoints Contribute To Genetic Variation

Canadian Biomedical Engineering Pioneer Receives International Award

Physician-Patient Pens Prescription For Compassion And Joy In Medical Care

Understanding Why Students Don't Like School: Cognitive Scientist Daniel Willingham Advises Teachers

'One Health' Care For Wild Mountain Gorillas And Human Neighbors Launched By UC Davis

UCSF HIV/AIDS Training Program Successfully Promotes Diversity

Complications Reduced In Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients By Radiation Device

Common Cause Of Blindness Could Be Treated By Type Of Vitamin B1

Teen Drinking Problems May Be Prevented By A Good Relationship With Parents

The Negative Effects Of Belly Fat Can Be Reduced By Modest Exercise

Inpatients With Unhealthy Alcohol Use May Benefit From Brief Intervention

Americans May Be Missing Direct Route To Head And Neck Cancer Care According To Survey

World Veterinary Day 2009

X PRIZE Foundation And Knome Spotlight DNA Day With Historic Charity Auction Of Whole Genome Sequence

InterMune Reports Presentation Of Triple Combination Study Of ITMN-191 At European Association For The Study Of The Liver (EASL)

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Completion Of Enrollment Of ITCA 650 Phase 1b Study For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

24 April 2009

Scientists Find Safer Way Of Making Stem Cells

Brain Activity Determines Risk Or Resilience In Manic Depression

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan To Increase Reimbursement To Physicians Who Head 'Patient-Centered Medical Homes'

New Flexvision Xl Display Helps Clinicians To Perform Complex Interventional Procedures Efficiently

Florida Group Concerned About Potential Salary Cap On Future County Health Department Employees

Louisiana Health Insurers Call On Legislature To Establish Commission To Examine Health Insurance Mandate Proposals

Tracking Poll Examines Public Opinion About Health Care Reform

Contra Costa County, Calif., Approves $1.5 Million In Funding For Clinics Expecting Boost In Patients, Particularly Undocumented Immigrants

New Measures To Protect NHS Staff From Violence And Aggression, Wales

South Carolina Universities Partner For Dual Degree Program Aimed At Boosting Minority Health Care Worker Population

Malaria Deaths Plunge By 66% In Zambia

Spire Leeds Hospital Backs Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, England

British Research Breakthrough Brings Hope To Neuroblastoma Children

Importance Of Health Must Be Reflected In Budget, Australia

American College Of Physicians Launches Free Web-based Resource To Improve COPD Care

Harold Sox To Retire As Editor Of Annals Of Internal Medicine - Successor To Be Announced

MR Enterography Eliminates Unnecessary Radiation Exposure In Patients With Small Bowel Disease

MRI: Imaging Technique Of Choice To Exam Pregnant Patients With Possible Appendicitis

Educating Referring Clinicians About Benefits/Risk Of Advanced Imaging Leads To Drop In Imaging Exams

64-Slice CT: Most Dose Efficient For Evaluating Pregnant Patients With Possible Pulmonary Emboli

Ultrasound Can Help Low-Risk Patients Avoid Invasive Thyroid Biopsy

Two-pronged Attack Works Best For Psoriasis Treatment

Study Links Arm/Hand Swelling To Number Of Lymph Nodes Removed During Breast Cancer Surgery

Lower Dementia Drug Dose Boosts Brain Function, Cuts Side Effects

Men With Prostate Cancer Worry Less About Recurrence Than Their Spouses Do

Conservative Blood Glucose Control May Offer Significantly Improved Outcomes For Vascular Surgery Patients

PAI-1 Gene Could Be Important Biomarker Of Risk In Patients With Severe Pneumonia

Sequencing The Cow's Genetic Code - A New Agricultural Era Dawns

Iressatm (Gefitinib) Recommended For Approval For The Treatment Of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer In Europe

NHS Trust Boards Must Have Continuous Focus On Improving Quality Of Care - The King's Fund, UK

Study Shows Clonicel(R) And Stimulants Combined Provide Greater Improvement In Symptoms Than Stimulants Alone

Transgene Presents Additional Phase I Data For TG4040 In Hepatitis C Chronically Infected Patients At EASL And Is Now Preparing For Phase II Trial

BMA Cymru Wales Response To Increase In Taxation On Alcohol - Budget 2009

IUPUI Study Reports Inherited Impulsivity Predicts Alcoholism

Pollin Pediatric Research Prize Awarded For Breakthrough Work On Salt Iodization To Prevent Brain Damage

American Association Of Kidney Patients Honors Representatives Camp And Stark For Their Commitment To Kidney Patients

3D Research Model Tackles Prostate Cancer Spread

HHS Report Finds Medicare Fraud Prevalent In South Florida

Largest U.S. Health Insurers Report Lower Earnings, Decrease In Plan Members During Recession

Early-Stage Lung Cancer Identified Using Computer-Aided System Dramatically Increases One's Chance For Survival

New Study Argues For CT Colonography As Primary Colon Cancer Screening Test

Teleradiology Offers CT Colonography To Rural Areas

Noninvasive Test Accurately Identifies Benign Vs. Malignant Pelvic Lymph Nodes In Women With Gynecologic Malignancies

Excluding The Lateral View In Chest Radiograph Screenings Decreases Patient Radiation Exposure By 67%

MRI: Effective Tool For Determining Pathologic Stage Of Prostate Cancer

Pediatric Patient Body Shape May Play A Key Role In Decreasing Radiation Dose During CT Scans

Image Guided Treatment Helping Women With Tubo Ovarian Abscesses Avoid Unnecessary Surgery

MRI Identifies Five Causes Of Complications From ACL Reconstructive Surgery

When Conservative Treatment Fails: Sonographically-Guided Debridement Offers "Non-Surgical" Method For Chronic Tendinosis Of The Achilles Tendon

New MR Technique May Help Save Women From Unnecessary Breast Biopsies

New Women's Imaging Technique Allows For A More Accurate Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer

New Computer Algorithm Helps Physicians Determine And Monitor Breast Density

Effective MRI Correlate For Identifying Incidental Breast Lesions Not Seen On Mammography And First Look Ultrasound

New MR Sequence Helps Radiologists More Accurately Evaluate Abnormalities Of The Uterus And Ovaries

Ultrasound Changes Care Of Some Patients With Rheumatic Conditions

Educating Physicians About Ventilation-Perfusion Scanning Leads To Reduced Patient Radiation Exposure

Hypertension, Diabetes And Increased Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Means Increased Risk Of Stroke

Majority Of Ordering Physicians Lack Knowledge Of Radiation Exposure Risks From CT

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Allows Radiologists To See Areas Of The Brain Rarely Seen Using Other Imaging Modalities

Training Curbs Anger And Aggression In Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome

Obama's Embryonic Stem Research Proposal Not Bold Enough, New York Times Editorial Says

Some Jobless Workers Might Not Be Eligible For Federal COBRA Subsidies

Agreements Between Some Drugmakers, Insurers Link Prescription Drug Effectiveness To Price

New Oncogene Gives Valuable Insight Into Hepatocellular Tumors In Humans

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Gene Bringing Together Animal And Human Research In Alcoholism

Americans United For Life Disappointed By Oklahoma Governor's Veto Of Bill Banning Destructive Embryo Research

Governor Rendell Says Medical Malpractice Insurance Continues To Show Signs Of Significant Improvement

FDA Fails To Consider Risks Of Over The Counter Plan B

LFAGW To Offer Free Lupus Symposium On May 16 For Patients And Families

Fate Therapeutics And Stemgent Launch Catalyst

Lutheran World Relief Responds To Escalating Conflict In Sri Lanka

Bringing Brain Science To The Classroom

Health Workforce Reform Fundamental To Successful Health Reform, AAHC Tells Obama Administration

Patients Had Fewer Infection Rates, Fewer Complications At Blue Distinction Centers For Bariatric Surgery(R), According To HealthCore Study

Novel Cancer Drug Reduces Neuroblastoma Growth By 75 Percent

Knowledge Unlocks Key To Healthier Options For Dialysis Patients

New Medicare Policy May Pose Risks To Black Kidney Patients

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Real Concerns And False Alarms

A Biological Basis For The 8 Hour Workday?

New, Automated System For Diagnosis Of Major Coronary Artery Stenosis Allows Radiologists To Prioritize Critical Cases

Cardiac CT Offers A Better, Cost Effective Approach To Diagnose Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients In The ER

Preoperative MR May Assist Surgeons In Planning Nerve Sparing Surgery For Men Undergoing Robotic Assisted Laparascopic Prostatectomies

Popular Gaming System May Offer Radiologists An Alternative Way To View Patient Images

Sickle Cell Treatment Developed At LA BioMed Approved For Phase 3 Clinical Trial

Breastfeeding Linked To Better Health For Mothers, Study Finds

Large-Scale HIV/AIDS Program In Pakistan Ending This Month

Poll Highlights Public's Views On Importance, Privacy Issues Related To EHRs

Alcohol-Related Diseases Account For 1.25 Percent Of Health Expenditure In Portugal

Tufts Medical Center Researchers Create A New Predictive Model For Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

ANA598 Demonstrates Potent Antiviral Activity At All Dose Levels In Completed Phase Ib Study In Hepatitis C Patients

Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results In Second Phase 3 Study Of ADHD Medication

Invivodata Certified To Deliver EXACT In COPD Trials

CyberKnife Radiosurgery Used To Treat More Than 3,000 Prostate Cancer Patients Worldwide

Facet Solutions Completes 1 Year Follow Up On U.S. Pilot Study

SAFC Biosciences(R) And Vivalis Collaborate To Optimize Cell Culture Media For Vaccines Production

Final Results Of Boceprevir Phase II HCV SPRINT-1 Study Showed Significantly Higher SVR Rates Compared To Standard Of Care

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Reports Data From Three Hepatitis C Development Programs

University Of California Los Angeles Selects Velos EResearch

Vion Pharmaceuticals Receives A Standard Review From The FDA For Its New Drug Application For Onrigin(TM)

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Obtains SFDA Approvals For Geranium Ointment And Musk Liniment For Pain Relief

Six In Ten Say Family Put Off Medical Care Due To Cost

U.S. Malaria Initiative Releases Third Annual Report

Lumenis Introduces The HoLEP Simulator And The PolyScope Disposable Ureteroscope At American Urology Association 2009 Annual Meeting

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces The Presentation Of Evidence Based Clinical Studies At The Symposium On Advanced Wound Care

Environmental Tectonics Corporation Exhibiting At The Annual Symposium On Advanced Wound Care And Wound Healing Society

ULURU To Present Clinical Evidence And Advanced Research On Altrazeal At The Society For Advance Wound Care Conference For 2009

Advancements In Integrative Medicine Research To Be Evaluated By Scientists From Leading International Academic Health Centers

Dental Educators Meet With Members Of Congress To Advocate For Universal Dental Coverage And Access To Oral Health Care

Indiana Lawmakers Pass Feticide Bill; Indianapolis Star Examines Admitting Privileges Measure

Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Remains Challenge In Zambia, Health Minister Says

House Votes 227-196 To Affirm Democrats' Option To Use Budget Reconciliation Process To Fast-Track Health Care Legislation

Presto! Fast Color-changing Material May Lead To Improved Sunglasses - Journal Of The American Chemical Society

Telesso Technologies Initiates Head-To-Head Study Comparing Its FDA-Approved Guide Wire-Assisted Peripheral IV Catheter To Industry's Gold Standard

Technology For Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery Advanced By Olympus

Researchers Discover That Gene Switches On During Development Of Epilepsy

First Evidence For DNA-Based Vaccination Against Chronic Hepatitis C

GTx Announces Toremifene 80 Mg Phase III ADT Clinical Trial Data To Be Presented At The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

Photographs Of UV Exposure Can Impact Sunburns In Preteens According To BUSM Study

Regulation Of Cell Proliferation By The OGF-OGFr Axis Is Dependent On Nuclear Localization Signals

Tranzyme Pharma Announces Positive Phase 2 Results With TZP-101 For Improvement Of Symptoms In Patients With Gastroparesis

FDA Researchers Contribute Insights Into Avian Flu Virus

Updated FDA Action On Plan B (levonorgestrel) Tablets

Travellers To Nigeria And Ghana Continue To Bear Burden Of Malaria

NHS Must Not Waste Opportunity To Improve Care For Most Vulnerable - The King's Fund, UK

National Institute For Health And Clinical Excellence Offers Treatment Hope For Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Are Older Patients Denied Access To Psychological Services Due To Ageism In The NHS?, UK

Glasgow GP Brings First LDN Conference To Europe To Help Raise Awareness Of Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases

PercSys Introduces Accordion CoAx(TM) Stone Control Device For Facilitating Percutaneous Kidney Stone Treatments

Teva Pharma B.V. Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application ForClopidogrel Teva Pharma (clopidogrel Hydrobromide)

Almac And PHT Announce Formal Alliance To Improve Clinical Trial Data Quality

Emergency Measures Launched In Horn Of Africa To Stop Spreading Polio Outbreak

Scientists Develop Drugs To Block Skin Cancer Protein

Clinton Reiterates Obama Administration's Support For Global Family Planning

New Jersey Legislature Examining Ways To Avoid HIV/AIDS Medication Copayments In State Budget

Scolnick Prize In Neuroscience Lecture To Be Delivered By Jeremy Nathans

The Brain's White Matter, Necessary For Information Relay, May Be Compromised By Adolescent Binge Drinking

New Biosensor For Most Serious Form Of Listeria Food Poisoning Bacteria - Analytical Chemistry

"Self-healing" Polymer May Facilitate Recycling Of Hard-to-dispose Plastic - Macromolecules

Elan And Transition Therapeutics Receive Key Patent For Alzheimer's Disease Treatment With ELND005

HHS Extends Deadline For Bidders In Competitive Range For Recombinant Anthrax Vaccine Contract To Submit Development Plan To FDA For Review

Three Hidden Health Dangers In The Home

Studies Find That Illusionary Relationships With TV Characters Can Give Us Real Pleasure

Aetna Releases 2008 Annual Report, 'Choosing To Make A Difference: Improving Health Care One Person At A Time'

Nurse Practitioners Encouraged To Take A Leading Role In Treating Hypertensive Patients

Integrative Manual Therapy To Be Profiled On National TV For Work With Autism

NHANES Analysis Reveals Drinking Juice Is Associated With Health-Promoting Behaviors In Adults

New Findings From Global Survey Of Women Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer Highlight Strategies To Improve Patient Enrollment In Clinical Trials

Project Prevention Announces Payment For Birth Control To The 3,000th Addicted Woman

Instead Of Fighting Breast Cancer, Immune Cell Promotes Its Spread

Research Team Wins Funds To Unravel A DNA Mystery

Seattle Genetics Presents Preclinical Data On Antibody-Drug Conjugate Programs At AACR

Covidien Launches SILS(TM) Port Multiple Instrument Access Port

Six New Genes Associated With Heart Attacks

Synexus Ability To Handle The Whole Of A Phase II Trial Slashes Time And Costs

Nominations Open For Scrip Awards 2009

Sebelius Likely To Be Confirmed As HHS Secretary; Republicans Not Expected To Filibuster

Africa Should Manufacture Generic HIV/AIDS Drugs, UNAIDS Head Sidibe Says

Republicans Not Likely To Filibuster Sebelius Nomination, Grassley Says

New Techniques In Cancer Treatment To Be The Focus Of International Atomic Energy Agency Conference

During Pregnancy Genetics Can Mediate Vulnerability To Alcohol's Effects

Chewing Gum Can Lead To Better Academic Performance In Teenagers According To New Study

Anti-Tumor Effects Seen In Pancreas Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Use Of Vitamin K With Sorafenib

Potential Therapies For Dengue Fever Following New Understanding Of Dengue Virus

America's RN Union Targets Congressional Healthcare Leaders In New Ad Drive

Missing Target For Calcium Signaling Identified By Researchers

Synthetic Biology Advanced Using Combinatorial Libraries To Engineer Genetic Circuits

Healthcare Staff In Africa Need Palliative Care Training

American College Of Physicians Release Guidebook And DVD To Help Patients Understand Causes, Risks, And Lifestyle Changes In Managing Hypertension

Adolescent Risk-Taking Has Major Consequences When It Comes To Marriage

Lesotho Launches Cash Grants For Orphans And Other Vulnerable Children

Teams Of Scientists In Singapore And Hungary Collaborate To Discover Cures And Therapies To Advance Healthcare Delivery

World Malaria Day 2009 Getting To Zero: Who European Region Working Towards Malaria Elimination

NHS Referral To Treatment (RTT) Times Data - February 2009, UK

Under 16s Advised Against Taking Oral Choline Salicylate Gels

World Meningitis Day Warning To Hajj/Umrah Pilgrims, UK

Budget 2009: NPA Pledges To Help Members Into Prosperous Future, UK

Brief Guide To Support Evaluation - National Pharmacy Association, UK

Research Assesses Treatment Of Lung Infections In Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Global Health Leaders To Address Urgent Crisis Of Prematurity And Stillbirth

Fat Tissue Stem Cells Offer Hope For Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

FDA To Allow Sale Of Plan B Emergency Contraception To 17-Year-Olds

Christian Science Monitor Examines U.S. Policy Regarding Drug Use, Harm Reduction

What Is Restless Legs Syndrome? What Causes Restless Legs Syndrome?

Beyond Associations: Colorectal Cancer Culprit Found

Scientists Shed New Light On Bowel Cancer Genetic Link

Study Sheds New Light On Why Breast-Fed Babies Grow More Slowly

Majority Of Doctors Skeptical Of Organ Transplantation Practices In China

Americans Ambivalent Toward Single-Parent Families

Reason For Weight Gain Discovered By LSUHSC Public Health Researcher

DeScientific Journal PNAS Features Results Of Study And Findings Allow Synthetic Reproduction To Aid Further Research

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Of Great Britain Responds To Guidance On Oral Salicylate Gels In Under-16s

Potential New Drug Target For Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease

Stem Cell Row Grows As Scientist Says Embryonic Treatment Supporters' Claims Are Fantasy

Impulsive Behavior Influenced By Genes Can Preceed The Development Of Alcoholism

Women Value Safety Over Choice

Vitamin D Levels Linked To Asthma Severity

Study Of Deceased Donor Pairs In Kidney Transplantation: 'Nature Vs. Nurture'

MPI And MDC Researchers Make Significant Strides In Identifying Cause Of Bacterial Infections

Antibody Gives Cancer The Recognition It Deserves

Regional And National Stroke Care Disparities Unacceptable - Peter Black

Medicare Rights Center Gets Cover For NY Woman's Cancer Treatment - Victory Marks Implementation Of Evidence-Based Part D Off-Label Coverage Standard

Mental Disorders Among Top Most Costly Conditions In Children

Haemophilia Soceity Hopes Lords Debate Will Bring News On The Implementation Of The Archer Report, UK

Comedians Man Up For Mental Health: Richard Herring Headlines Mind Comedy Night, UK

Health First Europe Welcomes European Parliament Vote On Patient Safety

Must Cervical Screening Be Discontinued At The Age Of Fifty?

7 People With Swine Flu, US

Blood Vessels Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells Used In Dialysis

23 April 2009

17 Year Old Girls In The US Will Soon Have Access To Over The Counter Morning After Pill

Nevada Assembly Approves Bill To Lift Medical Malpractice Cap For Non-Economic Damages

15 African First Ladies Meet In Los Angeles To Promote Health, Development Initiatives

Senegalese Appeals Court Overturns Convictions Of Nine Men Involved With HIV/AIDS Efforts

HIV/AIDS, Drug Programs Should 'Work Together,' Sidibe Says In Opinion Piece

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New 1oz Breast Milk Containers

North Carolina County Experiences Increase In Number Of Hispanics Accessing Public Services

Providence, R.I., Agency Provides Care To Southeast Asian Community

Tackling Inequalities From The Ground Up, UK

Phase 1 Trial Of Whole-parasite Malaria Vaccine To Begin

What Is Nursing? What Does a Nurse Do?

Phase III C-08 Study Of Avastin In Early-stage Colon Cancer Does Not Meet Primary Endpoint

Teva To Present New Data On Its Innovative Therapies For Multiple Sclerosis And Parkinson's Disease At The Upcoming 2009 American Academy Of Neurology

GlaxoSmithKline Launches Alli® (orlistat 60 Mg)

The Benefit Of Grapes May Be More Than Skin Deep

1994 Group Raises Serious Concerns About £400m Cuts To DIUS Budget Announced In Budget

Molecular "Key" To Successful Blood Stem Cell Transplants Discovered By UBC

UPMC Senior Communities Hold Spring Open House And Senior Health Fairs

American Association For Homecare Applauds Senate Subcommittee Efforts To Address Waste And Fraud In Medicare

Scientists Warn Of Serious Health Consequences If Governments Don't Prioritise Natural Food

Caltech Scientists Show Why Anti-HIV Antibodies Are Ineffective At Blocking Infection

Vermed Introduces Tender-Trode Plus For Newborns

Budget A Wake Up Call For The Health Service Ahead Of Funding Squeeze From 2011 - The King's Fund, UK

Parents Of Overweight Children Fail To Recognize Risk Factors Of Childhood Obesity, Unlv Study Finds

ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine Hospital Named FIFA Medical Centre Of Excellence

Budget Announces Child Trust Fund Increase For Disabled Children, England

Poll Highlights Public's Views On EHRs, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Health Costs

Charity Welcomes Blindness Move, England

Veterans Must Prove VA Failure To Provide Information Led To Denial Of Medical Claims, Supreme Court Rules

New York Pharmacy Chains Provide Drug Information In Foreign Languages

ICR Launches New Guide To The EU Directives

New High-Level Commission Will Examine Strategies For Maximizing Global Health Aid

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re Latest Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Published Yesterday

Uganda Officials Urge WFP To Continue Support For HIV-Positive Displaced People

Needle-Exchange Program Targets IDUs In New Mexico

PDAs, More Education Help Doctors Follow Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines

Pain Relievers Ibuprofen And Naproxen May Delay Not Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Binge Drinking May Hamper Information Relay System In Teen Brain

Organic Biosensor Detects Onset Of Acute Myocardial Ischemia

Baroque Classical Music In The Reading Room May Improve Mood And Productivity

Media Ignores Health Consequences Of Drinking And Driving Among Young Celebrities

Double Lung Transplants Better Than Single For Long Term Survival

Vitamin K With Sorafenib Active Against Pancreas Cancer, Liver Cancer

Hormone Therapy Offers Potential Protective Effect Against Colon Cancer In Older Women

Prison Punishes More People Than Just The Inmates

Young Volunteers Help Close Social Gap In Cancer Care

Universal Health Insurance Might Not Save Lives

Eating Fatty Fish Once A Week Reduces Men's Risk Of Heart Failure

Physical Activity Counseling Increases Physical Activity Of Older People

New Hope For Advances In Treating Malaria

Commonly Used Ulcer Drugs May Offer Treatment Potential In Alzheimer's Disease

The Herbal Remedy: Teens Use Cannabis For Relief, Not Recreation

Blood Glucose Monitoring The Underrated Key To Successful Therapy

Pioneering Diabetes Management

Sanofi Pasteur Global Dengue Vaccine Clinical Program Expanded To Singapore And Vietnam

European Immunization Week 2009 Goes Online

Alzheimer's Society Comment On New Research Into Insulin Degrading Enzyme ('Pac-Man' Enzyme)

Study Identifies Correlation Between Sex Ratios At Birth, Latitude

Iowa House Approves Narrower Health Insurance Bill

Rwanda Becomes First Developing Nation To Introduce Vaccine For World's Leading Infectious Child Killer

President Of The Society For Clinical Ophthalmology Commends The New NICE Glaucoma Guidelines Evidence-based Depth And Scope, UK

Eklin Medical Systems To Showcase RapidStudy(TM) CDx Digital Radiography Systems At CVC East

RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology Enabling Fast, Accurate Treatments For Pennsylvania Cancer Patients

Expert Insights In Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Current Challenges And Future Directions

NursesNow International And GlobeMed Resources Announce Availability Of Bilingual Mexican Nurses For US Hospitals

Palisade Systems DLP Technology Deployed By Gibson General Hospital To Protect Electronic Medical Records

Penn State Conference To Address Rising Teen Pregnancy Rates

OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R Stent(TM) Demonstrates Impressive Results In Higher Risk Patients

Virginia Interventional And Vascular Associates Offers Alternative To Hysterectomy For Uterine Fibroids

AEterna Zentaris Presents Phase 1 Results For AEZS-112 In Patients With Advanced Cancer And Lymphoma At AACR Annual Meeting In Denver

Blood Transfusion And Outcomes

China Breaks Ground On Largest Comprehensive Stem Cell Storage And Processing Facility

InteRNA Technologies And Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre To Develop MicroRNA-based Therapeutics For Prostate Cancer

New American Lung Association Report Reveals States Failing To Enact Lifesaving Tobacco Control Policies

Three Million People Now Using Kaiser Permanente's Personal Health Record

Frost & Sullivan: Female Cancer Patients More Willing To Use Implantable Infusion Pumps Than Males

New Stem Cell Technology To Improve Drug Safety

Surveyed Experts Indicate That The Combination Of Sutent And Taxol Has Advantages Over The Combination Of Avastin And Taxol

The American Society Of Hypertension Launches Education Program For Hypertension Accreditation

Surgeon Removes Kidney Through The Belly Button

The Price Of Pain And The Value Of Suffering

Royal Society Response To Budget, UK 2009

Study Suggests Higher Risk Of Death Associated With Removal Of Ovaries

Rep. Cummings Calls For Investigation Into Whether Insurers Denied Claims To Civilian Workers Injured In Iraq, Afghanistan

Washington State Bill Could Remove Thousands From Basic Health Program

Results Differentiate STA-9090 In Hsp90 Inhibitor Class And Show Activity In Erlotinib (Tarceva(R))-resistant Lung Cancer Models

Celera Presents Data Describing An Immunodiagnostic Assay To Detect Lung Cancer From Blood Serum

Applied Biosystems Scientists Use Next-Generation Sequencing To Associate Methylation Patterns With The Development Of Cancer

Coromega(R) Unveils New OmegaBaby Prenatal Supplement

International Stem Cell Reports Excellent Preliminary Results For Skin Rejuvenation

NICE Recommends Xarelto(R) (rivaroxaban) Use In NHS, UK

UK Advertising Standards Authority Concludes Pfizer's Hard Hitting Counterfeit Medicines Advert 'did Not Breach Code'

Pitt Brain Tumor Program Researchers Present Novel Findings At AACR Annual Meeting

NHS Makes Budget Efficiencies, UK

FDA Grants Ethicon Endo-Surgery Approval Of Its IDE Application To Commence Study Of Notes Toolbox(TM)

FDA Gives Clinical Trial Green Light On Drug To Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Karmanos Cancer Institute Researchers Provide New Hope For Breast Cancer Treatment

Data Presented At AACR Annual Meeting Show Anti-Tumor Activity Of Peregrine's Fully Human Anti-PS Antibody In Prostate Cancer Model

NKTR-105 Demonstrates Superior Antitumor Activity And Improved Pharmacokinetics Over Docetaxel In Preclinical Studies Presented At AACR

TOPICA Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Potent Antifungal, Luliconazole, In Athlete's Foot

Celator(R) Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data On CPX-351 And CPX-1 At The American Association For Cancer Research

AcelRx Announces Initiation Of Phase 2 Cancer Breakthrough Pain Program

Micromet Presents Data At AACR Meeting Showing Elimination Of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells By BiTE Antibody MT110

Micromet Presents Preclinical Data Showing Activity Of Erbitux And Vectibix Based BiTE Antibodies Against KRAS And BRAF Colorectal Cancer Cells

New Bill Offers Medicare Reimbursement Fix For Intravenous Immune Globulin

Ambulatory Care Nurses Focus On 'Building Healthier Communities' At Annual Conference

Sex And Racial Differences In Bladder Cancer Presentation And Mortality In The US

Some Experts Link Economic Downturn To Increase In Abortions, Vasectomies

Medicare Could Serve As Test For Reducing Health Care System Waste, Experts Say At Senate Finance Committee Roundtablex

Array BioPharma's ARRY-520 Demonstrates Significant Activity In Hematological And Taxane-Resistant Tumors

Maine Standards Company, LLC Releases New VALIDATE(R) Cardiac Marker Test Set

Exercise Protects Against Damage Causing Leakage In The Blood-Brain Barrier Following Methamphetamine Use

Antioxidant Found In Berries, Other Foods Prevents UV Skin Damage That Leads To Wrinkles

Mass Biologic Labs/UMass Med School And Medarex License C. Difficile Monoclonal Antibody To Merck

Membrane Filters Are Key To Future Of Public Water Supply, UH Scientists Say

Mayo Clinic And Microsoft Deliver A Powerful And Personalized Consumer Solution For Managing Health

ACP Releases New Resource To Help Patients Managing High Blood Pressure

Scripps Research Cancer Biology Department Awarded More Than $8 Million In New Research Grants

Patients' Lives Are Being Put At Risk Because Of Vanishing Beds - Warns BMA Cymru Wales

LSUHSC Student Awarded Top National Honor For Diabetes Research

A UK Consensus On The Management Of The Bladder In Multiple Sclerosis

Exploring The Frontiers Of Retrovirology

Dentists In The Dark About Teeth Grinding (Bruxism)

Array BioPharma's ARRY-543 Shows Potential Clinical Benefit In Cancer Patients

Study Finds Mannatech's Ambrotose(R) Complex Significantly Improves Visual Discrimination And Working Memory In Healthy Young Adults

Haley Group Proposes "Revenue Without Taxation" Plan For Medicare And Medicaid Reform

Aetna And George Washington University Pilot Study Helps Identify And Support Risky Drinkers

Alkermes Completes Enrollment For Registration Study Of VIVITROL(R) In Patients With Opioid Dependence

PathCon(R) Announces USP 797 Airborne Microbes Initiative

Families USA, PhRMA Propose National Income Eligibility Floor For Medicaid

Senate Democrats Negotiating Budget Proposal That Includes Reconciliation

American Medical Association To Announce Web-Based Information Service For Physicians

Test For Hormones In Blood Not Reflective Of Hormones In Breast Tissue; Breast Cancer Risk

Diabetes, Obesity And Hypertension Increase Mortality In Hepatitis C Patients

Promoting Patients' Rights In The EU

Major International Study Challenges Notions Of How Genes Are Controlled In Mammals

New Technique That Scrambles Light May Lead To Sharper Images, Wider Views

Promising Elacytarabine Clinical Results Presented At AACR

The Search For Unusual Alien Life On Earth And Life That Can Survive On Mars

Misconceptions Make Life Tougher For People With MS

Learning How The Pieces Responsible For Interpreting The Human Genome Work

Plants Could Override Climate Change Effects On Wildfires

New Advances In Cancer Research To Be Highlighted At University Of Leicester

New TB Vaccine Candidate Enters Phase IIb Proof-of-Concept Trial In South Africa

Sexual Harassment From Males Prevents Female Bonding, Says Study

Rifampin Kinetics Poor In Children

Phase III C-08 Study Of Avastin In Early-Stage Colon Cancer Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint

Louse Infestation Calibrates Immune System Regulation

Exercising The Brain Keeps Seniors Mentally Sharp

Greyson's Trilexon(R) System Receives Trademark Approval

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