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24 May 2009

World Hepatitis Day - Tackling "Inadequate" Testing: Dried Blood Spot And Oral Fluids Offer Chance To Extend Hepatitis Screening

Planned Improvements Will Reduce Mixed Sex Accommodation Throughout Somerset's Community Hospitals, England

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Tuesday 19 May 2009, Wales

Health Trust Uses Complementary Treatments As Part Of Their "Improving Working Lives" Initiative

UN And WHO Heads Meet Vaccine Manufacturers

At SLEEP 2009 In Seattle This June More Than 6,500 Scientists And Doctors Expected To Convene

Evaluation Of Suicide Prevention Training Supported By Recovery Funds

23 May 2009

PharmAthene Submits SparVax(TM) Regulatory Strategy To FDA

N.J. Hospitals Face $97 Million In Medicare Cuts

Sexually Transmitted HPV Linked To Certain Head & Neck Cancers

H1N1: What You Should Know

Bioniche Phase III Clinical Trial With Urocidin(TM) Progressing Well

The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) Announces New Survey Results Highlighting Major Gaps In Public Awareness Of Gout

IBM Helps Ling Tung University Build System To Monitor And Analyze Patients' Health At Home

Bayer To Present Data On Development Compound BAY 73-4506 At 45th Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology

Top 10 Tips To Save Your Vision

AIDS Treatment Activists Push UNAIDS And WHO To Meet Commitments To Reduce HIV In Women And Newborns

The National Coalition For Osteoporosis And Related Bone Diseases Briefed Congress On Action Plan For A National Vision For Bone Health

"Eating For Two" Has Consequences For Mom And Baby

Latest Updates From The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

Spring Cleaning: Out With The Allergens And Mold

Emergency Physicians Don't Follow Established Clinical Guidelines For Diagnosing Patients With Possible Pulmonary Emboli

Binge Drinking In Childhood And Adolescence, Germany

More Effective Cancer Treatment And The Migration Of Modern Man From Africa To Western Eurasia

Spain To Pioneer The Application Of A Nanotechnology Microscope For Brain Studies

Breast MRI Detects Additional "Unsuspected" Cancers Not Seen On Mammography Or Ultrasound

805 Confirmed Cases Of H1N1 Swine Flu (H1N1) Virus In Canada

6,552 Confirmed Swine Flu Cases And 9 Deaths In The USA

Research To Improve The Health Of Future Generations Of Canadians Supported By Government Of Canada

Medication Quality In Peru And Region Strengthened With Official Laboratory's Accreditation

SAGE To Publish The Association For Psychological Science's Journals

Emphasis On Self-Awareness And Personal Will In Groundbreaking 'Reorganizational Healing' Model

Genetic Testing For Breast Or Ovarian Cancer Risk May Be Greatly Underutilized

New Stem Cell Research Unlocks Unknown Therapies

Poor Birth Outcomes Increased By Lower Legal Drinking Age, Study Finds

Another Mystery In B Lymphocyte Development Solved By NYU School Of Medicine Pathology Researchers

Function Of Key Protein In Cancer Spread Described By LSUHSC Researchers

Risk Factors For LRTIs In Inuit Children Identified In First Of Its Kind Study

Patients With Bipolar Disorder Have Higher Specialty Care Costs Than Patients With Diabetes And Other Chronic Diseases

New Species Of Jungle Yeast Discovered

Deakin Health Expert Recommends New Direction For Obesity Research

Science Review On Cancer Metabolism

Reducing Heart Attack Risk In Diabetes

Breast Cancer Etiology May Vary By Subtype

Getting More From Whole-Transcript Microarrays

Scientists Discover A Fundamental Mechanism For Cell Organization

What Is Yeast Infection Or Candidiasis? What Is Vaginal Thrush?

FDA Approves Samsca For The Treatment Of Hyponatremia

Five New Swine Flu Cases Bring UK Total To 117

22 May 2009

IBD Patient Launches iPhone Application To Help Doctors Treat Crohn's And Ulcerative Colitis

BPA Chemical Leaches From Hard Plastic Drinking Bottles Into The Body, Study

Washington Times Opinion Piece, Editorial Discuss DOJ Nominee Johnsen

Department Of Justice, HHS Boosts Number Of Investigators, Prosecutors Looking At Medicare, Medicaid Fraud

Former President Clinton, U.N. Advisor Douste-Blazy Announce Voluntary Airline Ticket Donation

Green Tea Chemical Shows Potential As Low-Cost Intervention Against Sexual HIV Transmission, Study Says

Number Of Black Organ Donors Increases In Michigan, Many Blacks Still Reluctant To Donate Organs

The American Psychiatric Association's 'Young Minds In Psychiatry' Awards Extend Their Global Reach

Scientists Identify Genetic Links To High Blood Pressure

Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Opened By John Swinney MSP, Scotland

Vaginal Infections 'symptom Sorter' Launches To Help Women Get Diagnosed And Treated

Toshiba Introduces New Multi-Detector CT Systems

Editorial Calls Supreme Court's Pregnancy Leave Decision 'Not Just'

Daschle Playing Role Of Adviser, Expert In Health Reform Debate

NEJM Perspective Pieces Examine Physician Involvement In Health Reform, Congressional Progress On Reform

Singer Elton John Calls For Increased HIV/AIDS Education, Care

Yolo County, Calif., Approves Proposal To Cut Funding For Health Care Services To Undocumented Immigrants

Genetic Defects Linked With Rare Bearded Lady

Use Of Adipose Stem Cells And Polylactide Discs For Tissue Engineering Of The Temporomandibular Joint Disc

Spine-shaped Gold Protrusions Improve The Adherence And Electrical Coupling Of Neurons With The Surface Of Micro-electronic Devices

MicroRNA Regulation Of Tumor-killing Viruses Avoids Unwanted Viral Pathology

Gene Discovery Suggests Cancer Drugs Might Treat Alcoholism

Delivering Vaccine Through The Skin Could Be The Future For The Prevention Of Ear Infections

Chlamydia That Avoids Diagnosis DNA Deletion Makes Swedish Chlamydia 'invisible'

Fenofibrate Reduces Risk Of First Amputation For Type 2 Diabetics By 36%

More Intensive Glucose Control In Type 2 Diabetes Reduces Heart Attacks And Heart Disease Events

Women With Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy Have A Substantial And Persistently Elevated Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Post-Birth

What Is Lyrica (pregabalin)? What Does Lyrica Treat?

Prevalence Of Variant CJD Agent In Britain Remains Uncertain

Aerosolized Nanoparticles Show Promise For Delivering Antibiotic Treatment

High Blood Pressure May Be Programmed In The Womb

Funding For Medical Equipment

Younger Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer Have Shorter Survival Times

News From The American Journal Of Pathology, June 2009

Kansas Gov. Parkinson Urged To Veto Removal Of Planned Parenthood Funding In Budget

Senate HELP Committee Approves Bill That Would Allow FDA To Regulate Tobacco

Kaiser Family Foundation President, CEO Discusses Public, Experts' Health Reform Beliefs

East African Officials Meet To Coordinate HIV/AIDS, Transport Efforts

White House Emphasizes Need To Reduce Health Care Costs, Improve Access To Care Among Blacks

Genentech And Biogen Idec Submit Applications To The FDA For Rituxan For Most Common Type Of Adult Leukemia

KCI Announces FDA Clearance Of ABThera™ Open Abdomen Dressing

Pulmonary Hypertension Successfully Treated With Stem Cells

Cook Medical Brings Advanced Endovascular Thoracic Aneurysm Treatment To Canadians

Spiration Presents Results Of Two Analyses Of Methods For Evaluating Effectiveness Of Bronchial Valve Treatment For Severe Emphysema

In Patients With Heart Attacks, CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Results Sustained Out To Four Years Compared To Bare Metal Stents

NEVO™ Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Yields Superior Results To Taxus(R) Liberte(R) Stent In Pivotal Clinical Trial

Impax Receives FDA Approval For Generic Precose(R) Tablets, 25 Mg, 50 Mg And 100 Mg

Satoris Launches 3 New Blood Tests To Help Researchers Identify Alzheimer's And Develop Drug Therapies

Bovie Medical Corporation Announces FDA Submission Of Laparoscopic Device For Solid Organ Resection

Comparison Of Medical Imaging Choices Finds Ultrasound To Be The Most Cost Efficient

TB -- Hiding In Plain Sight

Early Alzheimer's Disease May Be Identified By Automated Analysis Of MR Images

World Health Assembly Opens Amidst Concerns About Influenza Pandemic

Increased Risk Of Earlier Death In Elderly Women With 'Dowager's Hump'

Tennessee General Assembly Advances Bill To Restrict Abortion Access

Private Healthcare Guide To Private Medicine Now Available On Netdoctor

Spread Of Swine Flu Detracting From Real Issue, Says UK Charity

A-B-C-D-E Spells Fitter Future For Nation's Obese Children

Clinical And Cost Benefits To Promote Uptake Of Advanced Wound Management Technologies Across Europe

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Monday 18 May 2009, Wales

Senate Finance Committee Discusses Funding For Health Reform In Final 'Walk Through' Meeting

Blood Pressure Association Comment - Food Standards Agency Revised Salt Targets

More Strokes Can - And Should - Be Prevented

Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Lowered Uninsured Rate, Had 'Marginal' Effect On Spending, Group Says

Standard Chartered CFO Runs Blindfolded As Seeing Is Believing Becomes Official 2009 Standard Chartered Great City Race Beneficiary

HIV Transmission In Europe Occurs Primarily In Vacation Destinations, Study Finds

I'm Pregnant... So Now What Happens?

Transatlantic Regulatory Integration Of Drug Approval Process Vital For The Global Pharmaceutical Industry, Notes Frost & Sullivan

Upcoming BioAlliance Pharma's Presentations At International Conferences On Infectious Diseases And Oncology

Independent Data Monitoring Board Recommends Continuation To Completion Of Genta's Phase 3 Trial Of Genasense(R) In Advanced Melanoma

Ridge Diagnostics, Inc. Clinical Data On Blood Test For Depression Presented At American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

PARI Pharma's Nebulized DSCG Shows Results Similar To Inhaled Steroids In Asthma Studies Presented At ATS

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Announces Lurasidone Phase III Data In Patients With Schizophrenia

Comparison Is Key To Lower Costs, Better Outcomes From Medications

Sleeping Through Dialysis: No Nightmare For Kidney Patients

Gene Test Determines Transplant Drug Tolerance

AJPH Releases New Influenza Articles From Experts On Vulnerable Populations Early

Abusive Relationships Increase Women's Risk Of HIV Infection

Researchers Examine The Psychological Impact Of Child Abuse

Dental School 'Imprints' Students With Skills For Community Service

"How Does The Human Brain Work?" - Leicester Researcher Explores New Methodologies That Shed Light On This Age-old Mystery

Invatec Officially Launches Coronary Drug-Eluting Balloon Platform IN.PACT™ Falcon At EuroPCR

Endotis Pharma Reports Successful Completion Of Phase I Program With EP42675, A First In Class Synthetic Parenteral Anticoagulant

Heatwave Plan Updated With Advice For Those With Respiratory Problems, England

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Unlikely To Protect Against New H1N1 Says CDC

Sheffield Mental Health Nurse Jailed 21 Months For Fraud

New Model Suggests Role Of Low Vitamin D In Cancer Development

World Hepatitis Day Brings Awareness Of Liver Cancer Risk To Carriers Of Hepatitis B Virus

African-American Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Often Forego Vital Treatment

Pharma And Biotech Companies Plug Into Singapore's Integrated Research Network

Louisiana House Approves Bill Allowing Providers To Refuse Certain Reproductive Health Services

Wall Street Journal Examines Patients' Confusion Over Coverage Of Preventive Exams

Iowa Gov. Signs Bill That Extends Health Insurance Coverage To More Children

Victorian HIV Test To Help Monitor Sufferers

Competitiveness And Perfectionism: Common Traits Of Both Athletic Performance And Disordered Eating

Can-Fite Announces Positive Results From Its Phase II Trial Treating Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (Dry Eye Syndrome) With CF101

Altair Therapeutics Reports Successful Completion Of Phase I Study Of Inhaled AIR645

Rexahn Achieves 50% Enrollment Milestone In Serdaxin™ Phase IIa Clinical Trial For Depression

A.P. Pharma Submits New Drug Application For APF530 In Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea And Vomiting

LDR Obtains Approval In Japan For Their Easyspine(R) Posterior Osteosynthesis System

Direct Flow Medical Announces Fifth Patent Issuance Of Their Unique Percutaneous Aortic Valve Technology

Biotech Leaders, Patient Advocates Highlight Cutting-Edge HIV/AIDS Therapies, Need For Next Generation Treatments

Sucampo Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Efficacy Trial Of Lubiprostone For Chronic Idiopathic Constipation In Japan

What Is Endocarditis? Why Healthy Teeth Could Help Care For Your Heart

FDA Approves SAMSCA(TM) (tolvaptan), The First And Only Oral Vasopressin Antagonist To Treat Patients With Clinically Significant Hypervolemic

Siemens Corporate Research Develops RAPID2 System For Fast Discovery Of Discriminative Pathogen Signatures

Multiple Types Of Heart Attacks Reduced By Prasugrel In TRITON-TIMI 38 Trial

New Clinical Data Shows Significant Improvement In The Appearance Of Fat Using SlimLipo(TM) Laser

Transcept Pharmaceuticals Presents Data From Studies Of Two Product Candidates At Annual Meeting Of The American Psychiatric Association

Gene Therapy Could Expand Stem Cells' Promise

Two-thirds Of Publicly-insured Adults Have One Or More Chronic Conditions

Human Genome Sciences Submits Biologics License Application To FDA For ABthrax(TM)

Lilly Advances Second Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Candidate Into Late-Stage Testing By Launching Two Global Trials

Boston Scientific Begins Clinical Trial For Next-Generation Nitinol Stent To Treat Iliac Artery Disease

Obama Interviews Appeals Court Judge Wood For Supreme Court Nomination

Republicans Introduce Health Reform Plan That Would Provide Tax Credits To Purchase Health Coverage, Establish State Insurance Exchanges

Health Information Technology Lobby Group Rallies Support For Certification Group; Critics Question Group's Ties

University of Rhode Island Receives $18 Million Grant To Strengthen Biomedical Research Capacity In Rhode Island

Technology To Improve Accuracy Of Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

Preserving Patient Access To Primary Care Act Of 2009 Endorsed By American College Of Physicians

Covidien Announces Milestone Placement In Remote Respiratory Monitoring

National Institutes of Health Announces New Program To Develop Therapeutics For Rare And Neglected Diseases

Phase II Trial Of ASA404 Published In Lung Cancer

Live Procedure Webcast: InterStim(R) Testing Procedure For Treatment Of Urinary Disorders

Dr. David B. Samadi Introduces New Prostate Cancer Care Center For Robotic Surgery Patients At Mount Sinai Medical Center

Planning A Trip Outdoors When The Weather Warms Up? England

Council Recognises Champions Of Pharmacy

Society Launches Consultations On Regulation Of Conduct In Schools Of Pharmacy

Chagas Disease Not Addressed By World Health Assembly

Don't Forget Your Condoms At Birmingham Pride, Says Terrence Higgins Trust

MS Societies In UK And Australia Provide International Research Opportunity

Health and Safety Executive Warns Employers About The Safety Of Equipment After Worker's Hand Is Damaged By Rotating Blades, UK

Patients In St. Jude Medical Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression Pilot Study Demonstrate Sustained Improvement In Depression Symptoms

Stanford Study Recruiting Participants Who Have Insomnia And Depression

BSD Receives FDA Humanitarian Use Designation For The BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System

MicroPhage Demonstrates Rapid Diagnostic Platform Feasibility In Skin And Soft Tissue Infections

Victorian Invention A Watchful Approach To Parkinson's

Second Face Transplant Man Speaks Out, US

21 May 2009

What Is Health? What Does Good Health Mean?

Bayer Schering Pharma Presents Positive Results Of Phase II Study With Riociguat

Boston Scientific Welcomes Launch Of Syntax Score Website

Limiting Work Hours Of Medical Residents Could Cost $1.6 Billion Annually, Study Finds

Academy Makes Recommendations To Build Clinical Academic Capacity

New NHS Focus On Audiology Brings Faster Hearing Aid Treatment

Lowell Elementary Closes Due To High Rate Of Influenza Like Illness

Fighting Human Trafficking By Genetic Identification

New Data From Endeavor-II Challenges Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Eluting Stents

Opinion Pieces Comment On Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Abortion Debate

U.S. Residents To Pay Greater Share Of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage In 2009, Report Finds

Columns Discuss Health Reform Efforts

Georgia Receives More Than $60M In Ryan White Funding

California Primary Care Physician Shortage Affecting Clinics That Serve Minority Populations

Older Volunteers' Perceived Benefits Vary With Program Traits

First Multidisciplinary Center For The Treatment Of Asthma Opens In The Midwest

Strong Immune Response To New SiRNA Drugs In Development May Cause Toxic Side Effects

Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression Pilot Study Demonstrates Sustained Improvement In Depression Symptoms

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment Could Be Improved By Protein That Suppresses Androgen Receptors

Melbourne Researchers Break Through On Schizophrenia

Appetite Increased By Action Of Ghrelin Hormone Leading To Accumulation Of Abdominal Fat

Study Shows EVISTA(R) Improves Patient Compliance In Osteoporosis Management

Osteoporosis Drug Heritage Continues Ahead Of 10th Anniversary

3-D Structures With 'DNA Origami'

Safe For Passengers With Lung Disease To Travel By Air

New Slow-Release Hydrogen Sulfide Donating Molecule May Hold Key To Development Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

DNA Deletion Makes Swedish Chlamydia 'Invisible'

Changes To Maternity System Needed, New Zealand

Regulating The Sugar Factory In Diabetes

Outcome Of Children Born After Fertility Treatment, Embryo Freezing: Two Studies

Risk Of Dialysis Access Failure Reduced By Combination Of Aspirin And Anti-Clotting Drug

Enormous Increase In NHS Spending On Management Consultants, UK

Drop In U.S. Births Began Before Recession, Census Data Show

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Recent Health Reform Developments

Comparative Effectiveness Necessary To Weigh New Drugs Against Old Ones, Opinion Piece Says

HIV/AIDS, Gay Rights Advocate McFarlane Dies

Cambodia Health Officials Expand HIV/AIDS Prevention Education To Primary Schools

Investigation Urgently Needed Into Treatment Of Mentally Ill Immigration Detainees At California Facility, Editorial States

Hosting Olympics Boosts Host Country's Medal Haul Before And Afterwards

Vitamin D May Have Key Role In Helping Brain Work Well In Later Life

Comfrey Root Extract Ointment Relieves Back Pain Fast

Despite Positive Response, GP Practices Face 'devastating' Cuts In Funding As A Result Of Patient Access Survey, Says BMA Scotland

Oxoid Provides Free Infection Control Seminar In The UK

Yale Team Identifies Key To Potential New Treatment For Allergy-Induced Asthma

Leading NGOS Call For International Action To Combat Epidemic Of Non-Communicable Diseases

IOM Report Calls For Big Boost In Global Health

Use Science To Convince Teens A Sober Prom Is Better, American Association for the Advancement of Science Says

Rush University Commencement Ceremony, June 13 At The UIC Pavilion

Discovery Of Important Role For Junk DNA

Physicians Can Lead Health Care Reform Through Payment And Delivery System Reforms

Medical-Surgical Nurses To Meet In DC For Annual Convention

When Managed By Specialty Pharmacy, MS Patients More Compliant With Medications

Nanoparticles In Environment Estimated By Novel Approach

Shire Announces Study Results Of The Effects Of INTUNIV™ Extended Release On Secondary Measures In Children With ADHD And Oppositional Symptoms

The Difficulties Of Early Identification Of Dementia

Swine Flu Has Struck 41 Countries, 11,034 Cases, Including 85 Deaths

What Is Ovulation? What Is The Ovulation Calendar?

Economic Recession Prompting California Women To Seek Health Care In Clinics

Senate HELP Panel Begins Mark Up Of Bill Placing Tobacco Under FDA Oversight

Vermont Legislature Passes Law Regulating All Drug/Device Company Marketing, Requiring Disclosure Of Gifts To Doctors

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Coalition Urges Continued Funding For Research Amid Economic Crisis

Vitamin D Found In Fish Boosts Brain Power

World Health Assembly Forced To Postpone Decision On Viral Hepatitis

Victorian Invention A Watchful Approach To Parkinson's

Sylentis Presents New Data On Its Compounds For The Treatment Of Glaucomas And Dry Eye Syndrome At ARVO Congress

Governments Should Increase Efforts To Reduce Stigma, Improve Access To HIV Services Among MSM, UNAIDS Executive Director Sidibe Says

Parents Needed To Help Curb Teenage Births Among Hispanics, Group Says

World's Largest Bariatric Surgery Patient Database Exceeding 120,000 Patients Will Support Best Practices Development

Medtronic's Corevalve Shows Subclavian Access Success In Patients Contraindicated For Femoral Approach

New HIV Saliva Test Delivers Results In Just 20 Minutes, UK

Official Launch Of A European Obesity Day Online Survey

Promising Robotic Therapy For Cerebral Palsy

Surgical Mask And Respirator Use Should Be Encouraged During Swine Flu Outbreak

Employing People With Autism Could Save The UK Economy Billions Each Year

Even Mildly Abnormal Blood Sugar Levels During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Ambulance Phone Triage System Misses More Than 50% Of Stroke Patients

Swine Flu And Levels Of Arsenic Exposure Explored

The Therapeutic Process Of Mother-Infant Psychotherapy

Sleep Apnea Widely Undiagnosed Among Obese Type 2 Diabetics

Care For School Children With Diabetes May Be Improved By Telemedicine

Westernization Associated With Potentially Harmful Sun Habits Among Asian Americans

Web-Based Consultations May Reduce Referrals To Dermatologists

Thyroid And Parathyroid Surgery Outcomes May Be Worse In Pregnant Women

Study Examines Trends In Gallbladder Cancer Over Four Decades

Surgery, Oral Devices Associated With Improvement In Sleep Breathing Disorder

Diagnosing Gastro-related Disease Becomes Even Simpler

Oral Evidence Continues On The Tobacco And Primary Medical Services Bill, Scotland

Nanobiotix Reports Exciting Preclinical Results Using Its NanoXray™ Therapeutics Technology To Destroy Tumors

GOP House Members Send Obama Letter Asking Him To Reinstate 'Conscience' Rule

Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Reaches $22 Million Medicaid Fraud Settelement From Eli Lilly

Evidence Grows For Multiple Drug Therapy Use With Tracleer(R) (bosentan) As First Line Therapy

New Democrat Coalition Proposes Independent Panel To Oversee Comparative Effectiveness Research

World Leading Nutritional Specialist Attends Hospitalar 2009

Researchers Uncover Proteins Underlying Devastating Brain Diseases

New Jersey Senate, Assembly Panels Advance Autism Coverage Bill

The Formula For Sustainable Healthcare Reform

HIV/AIDS Advocates React To Obama's Proposed Global Health Initiative

Free AMA Webinar To Help Physicians Access Stimulus Funds For HIT

Mechanism That Allows Influenza Virus To Evade The Body's Immune Response Revealed By USC Researchers

SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Stent System More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery In Patients With Complex Artery Disease

Thousands Of Pennsylvania Graduates Need Health Insurance Options

Medicaid Health Plans Provide Cost Savings To States And High Quality And Value To Beneficiaries, New Analysis Shows

Americans Who Don't Know They Have Diabetes Incur $18 Billion In Health Expenses Each Year

National Public Health Organizations Brief Capitol Hill On H1N1

New Study Reveals Wide Variations In Depression Diagnoses Among Ethnic Groups

U.S. Health Care System Fails To Protect Patients From Deadly Medical Errors

Nexavar Approved In Japan For The Treatment Of Advanced Liver Cancer

Why Do People With Down Syndrome Have Less Cancer?

Side Discrepancy Errors In Radiology Reports Rare But Often Clinically Significant

Clinical Trial Tests Protein To Reduce Angina Pain

Lifestyle Program For Patients With COPD Is Health And Cost Effective

Protein From Algae Shows Promise For Stopping SARS

Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline In Asthma And COPD

Team Tracks Nanotube Cancer Killers In Live Tissue

Identifying Pathways In The Brain To Understand The Underlying Molecular Mechanism Of Huntington's Disease

Prepared Patient: Managing Mental And Medical Illness

Advanced Preventive Women's Clinic For Women With Menopause Symptoms Who Are At Risk For Heart Disease

Medication Used To Treat Urination Difficulties For Men Associated With Higher Risk Of Ophthalmic Complications Following Cataract Surgery

Bone Marrow Cell Therapy May Be Beneficial For Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Substance Abuse Appears To Be An Important Factor In Increased Risk Of Violent Crime By Persons With Schizophrenia

Combination Therapy Appears Helpful For Short-Term Treatment Of Insomnia; Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Be Better For Long-Term

Better Cardiorespiratory Fitness Related To Lower Risk Of Death, Cardiovascular Disease

Republicans To Introduce Health Reform Plan That Would Establish State Health Insurance Exchanges, Provide Tax Credits

Stentys Establishes U.S. Operations In Princeton, N.J.

AccuVein Launches First Portable, Non-Contact Vein Illumination Device

New Clinical Research Organization Established In West Palm Beach, Florida

James W. Saxton Presents On Electronic Medical Records At National Physician Insurers Conference

New UK Developed Anti-Bacterial Drug {Metallo-Porphyrin} Unveiled At Leading European Microbiology Congress

TORY Dental Plans A 'Waste Of Money' Says UK's Leading Oral Health Charity

Broncus Introduces Innovative Bronchoscopic Tools To Be Used In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lung Diseases

Sol-Gel Anti-Acne Clinical Study Shows Significantly Improved Efficacy And Safety

European Paediatric Influenza Analysis (EPIA) Group Formed To Quantify The Burden Of Seasonal Influenza In Children In Europe

Let's Talk About Sex, Doctor Macmillan Launch Sex And Cancer Campaign

Novel Mechanism Of Action Of Corticosteroids In Allergic Diseases

Revealing A Surprising Link Between Diabetes And Alzheimer's Disease

Medtronic And Lilly Form Alliance To Provide Solutions For Diabetes Management

AnaSpec Introduces Line Of Membrane Potential Fluorescent Probes

Campaign Welcome Parliamentary Report Exposing Serious Failings In Treatment For Alcohol Dependents Across England

Brain Takes Just 200 Milliseconds To Interpret Facial Expressions

Home-visit Interventions Result In Decreased Behavioral Problems In Infants Born To Young American Indian Mothers

MitraClip(R) Therapy Data Demonstrate Clinical Benefit In High-Risk Patients With Mitral Regurgitation

Myelin Removal Beads: Premium Efficiency For Neural Cell Separations And Antibody Stainings

Obama Starts Interviewing Supreme Court Candidates

Abstinence-Only Sex Education Debate Has High Financial Stakes, Washington Times Opinion Piece Says

Sexual Transmission Of HIV Prevented By New Contraceptive Device

Swedish University President Awarded Prestigious Distinction

The Largest Single-site Children's Hospital In The UK Is Opening On 11th June On Manchester's Oxford Road

Research In The Bolivian Rainforest Suggests Ancient, Shared Roots Of Feeding Behaviours In Monkeys And Humans

Doctors And Patients Welcome Older People Health Debate By Local Politicians, Northern Ireland

Global Experts To Convene In Dubai For Second Anti-Aging Congress

UK's First Essenza Complements MRI Service At London Bridge Hospital

Hospital To Promote Job Opportunities At Royal Bath And West Show

World Hepatitis Day 2009: 5 Years For The EU To Rescue The Liver!

Which Country Ranks Highest In Biotech Innovation

Food Manufacturers Must Step Up To The Plate And Reduce Salt Levels, Says Heart Charity

Optical Bodies Warn, "Don't Cut Corners On Contact Lens Care During Recession"

Somerset's Midwives Can Now Offer Women A New Early Pregnancy Support Service, UK

Protein Identified As Critical To Insulating The Body's Wiring Could Also Become Treatment Target

Mycamine(R) Now Available In 13 EU Markets For Treatment Of Serious Fungal Infections

Enzyme-Equipped Liposomes Embedded In Polymer Capsules As A Novel Biomedical Transport System

Regardless Of Family History, HRT-Breast Cancer Risk Stays Same

Quality Measures Improve Outcomes More Than Hospital Volume Alone

Landmark Kidney Cancer Data Published By The Journal Of Clinical Oncology

Blood Tests And Better Communication Skills Could Cut Over-prescribing Of Antibiotics

First-of-Kind TearLab Product, Developed By Invetech, Wins MDEA Award

Endeavor Drug-Eluting Stent Is First To Receive CE Mark For Treating Acute Coronary Syndrome

20 May 2009

What Are Laxatives? How Do Laxatives Work?

Quotient Bioresearch Acquires Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility From Charles River Laboratories And Forms Quotient Clinical

Argenta Discovery Announces Entry Into Phase I For First Candidate From Collaboration With AstraZeneca To Develop Improved Inhaled Bronchodilators

The Far-Reaching Benefits Of Exposure To 2 Languages

Daiichi Sankyo And MorphoSys Expand Collaboration With Two New Cancer-Related Antibody Programs

Dying At Home: A Trend That Could Make Hospitals More Efficient

In A New Way Of Treating The Flu, Both The H And N Portions Of The Virus Are Targeted

NHS South West Essex Launches Mobile MMR Clinic To Tackle Outbreak, UK

How The Body Differentiates Between A Scorch And A Scratch

Hospital Staff Celebrated At Annual Awards

Pharmaceutical Industry Announces Launch Of Anti-counterfeit Medicines Pilot Project In Sweden

Gene Signature Helps Predict Breast Cancer Prognosis

International Team Tracks Clues To HIV

Popular Television Shows Inaccurately Portray Violent Crime According To Mayo Clinic Researchers

Perforomist Inhalation Solution Data Presented At American Thoracic Society Conference

Scientists Map How HIV Spread In Europe

L.A. Times, NYT Opinion Pieces Discuss International Women's Health Issues

Senate Confirms Hamburg As FDA Commissioner

Pennsylvania House Approves Bill Allowing Young Adults To Remain On Parents' Health Insurance Policies Up To Age 29

Opinion Piece Examines Efficacy Of Foreign Aid

Increased Risk Of Emphysema Following Childhood Exposure To Tobacco Smoke

Greater Likelihood Of Becoming An Adult Smoker If Mother Smoked During Pregnancy And Early Childhood

Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) Improved Lung Function In Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients With Respiratory Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (Pa) Infection

Physician Practices' Interactions With Plans Cost $31 Billion Annually

Consumers Rate Medicare Higher Than Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Helping Mentally Ill People Find Jobs Could Save Federal Government $368 Million A Year

UCLA Discovery May Explain Why Autism Strikes Boys Four Times More Than Girls

Health Affairs And RWJF Launch Health Policy Briefs With Look At Medicare Advantage

Researchers Uncover Proteins Underlying Devastating Brain Diseases

Medtronic Annual Meeting Date Scheduled For August 27, 2009

Malaria Management Via Electronic Monitoring And Mapping

Scientists Discover Area Of Brain That Makes A 'People Person'

Plant Min Protein Sits Tight And Rescues E. coli

Schizophrenia Still Misunderstood, Research Finds

Mapping HIV's March Around Europe

Brain-Scanning Process That Holds Promise For Epilepsy Treatments Developed By University Of Minnesota Researcher

Universal Sensors, Nottingham Trent University And Cambridge Design Partnership To Help In The Fight Against The Hospital Superbugs, C.difficile, MRSA

'Super-Recognizers,' With Extraordinary Face Recognition Ability, Never Forget A Face

Obama's Notre Dame Speech Strikes 'Forceful Blow' Against Culture Wars, Washington Post Opinion Piece Says

Snowe Holds Private Meetings To Discuss Fallback Public Plan

Baltimore Sun Examines Debate Over Howard County, Md., Health Program

Researchers Develop Questions To Determine Risk Of HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance

Study Shows Decreased Risk Of Death From Opportunistic Infections With Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment

Maryland County Officials Create State's First Suburban HIV/AIDS Commission

Those With Darker Skin Might Be More Susceptible To Nicotine Addiction, Study Finds

Obesity In Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Asthma In Offspring

AmeriCares And Boehringer Ingelheim Open New, Expanded Free Clinic To Help Families Hit Hardest By Economic Hardship

Veteran-owned Biotech Startup Company Charges Health Agency (NYSDOH) With Blackballing Its Initiatives

Genetic Factors May Predict Depression In Heart Disease Patients

Dr. David Fischell To Speak At The EuroPCR Conference In Barcelona On The Detection Of Plaque Rupture With The AngelMed Guardian System.

Realistic Perception Of Risk Is Key To Motivate People To Take Protective Action Against New Infectious Diseases

Targeted Cancer Treatment Following Breakthrough In Radiotherapy

The Impact Of Third Hand Smoke On Risk For Genetic Mutations Wins First Place Addiction Science Award At 2009 Intel ISEF Competition

Epilepsy And Schizophrenia Clues From 'Singing Brains'

U.S. Study Shows Significant Improvement For Patients Suffering From Excessive Sweating With Topical Antiperspirant

Salmonella's Sweet Tooth Predicts Its Downfall

Simulating The Pandemic Disease Airport Screening System

A Training Technique Has Brain, Physiological Linkage: Chinese Data Unraveled At University Of Oregon

Increase In Contraception Sales, Vasectomies Linked To Recession, Slate Column Says

Senate Finance Committee Releases Policy Paper Describing Options To Pay For Health Overhaul

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Smoke-free Mumbai Sticker Campaign

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Proteomics: Finding The Key Ingredients Of Disease

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One Of ASCO's Sleeper Hits: OGX-011 Cuts Provenge's Death Rate In Half

Key To Potential New Treatment For Allergy-Induced Asthma Identified By Yale Team

7 Out Of 10 Women Too Embarrassed To Discuss Vaginal Dryness And Pain With Their Physician

North Carolina State University And The University Of Strasbourg Agree To Collaborate On A Training Program

New Tool Helps Researchers Identify DNA Patterns Of Cancer, Genetic Disorders

Statement From CCF Against CDC Nominee Thomas Frieden

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Boost Fitness, Pediatrics West To Help Fight Obesity In Area Youths

Head Of Urologic Oncology At The Cancer Institute Of New Jersey Marks 500th Robotic Prostatectomy

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Launches Telephone Support Program

The Union To Offer 8 MDR-TB Courses This Year

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TREAT TB Web Portal Launched

El Salvador And Benin Become 1st To Order Asthma Drugs From Asthma Drug Facility (ADF)

Waits To See Specialists In Boston Increased To Average Of 50 Days, Study Finds

Hospital Room Design Can Have Effect On Patient Care, Outcomes, Studies Show

Reform Editorials Examine Rationed Care, Taxing Health Benefits

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MEDai Helps Medicare Part D Sponsors Adhere To CMS Medication Therapy Management Initiative

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Acute Respiratory Disease Poses Significantly Greater Risk For Black Americans

Flu Shot Not Effective In Preventing Flu-Related Hospitalizations In Asthmatic Children

Study Suggests TB Screening Needs To Be Targeted For Maximum Public Health Benefit

Genetically-Engineered MSCs Kill Metastatic Lung Cancer Cells In Mice

Patients With Sleep Apnea Should Avoid Driving After A Bad Night's Sleep & Even Small Amounts Of Alcohol

WHO Urges H1N1 Vaccine Producers To Give 10 Per Cent To Poor Countries

Massive Medicaid Fraud Exposed: PsychRights Calls On Members Of Congress For Assistance

AARP Ramps Up Effort To Close Medicare Doughnut Hole One In Five Fall Into The Gap, But Few Climb Out

Learning Disabilities Nurse Jailed 9 Months For Fraud

Research On Cocaine-related Renal Disease To Benefit From NIH Stimulus Funding

Changing Priorities, Incentives And The Rules Of The Game; Creating An Electronic Health Record For Every Citizen Who Wants One

$191,000 In Grants Awarded By The Society Of Interventional Radiology Foundation

SNM And CMOD Engage The Imaging Community In Critical Discussion

Tall Men Earn More, In Australia

Prestigious Industry Credential Awarded To Danish And American Pharma Colleagues

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Gallup Poll Reflects Cultural, Political Changes In Abortion Views, Opinion Piece Says

Los Angeles Times Examines Increase In Caesarean Births, Related Rise In Risk, Cost

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

New Pocket-Sized Breath Test Developed By TAU

Mock CPR Drills In Kids Show Many Residents Fail In Key Skills, Hopkins Study Reveals

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Higher Prevalence Of Early Menarche Among Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Computer Model Predicts Brain Tumor Growth And Evolution

Mathematical Model May Predict Tumor Growth And Chemo Response

The Importance Of Medicaid Continuity For Former Inmates

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