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03 September 2009

EpiCept's Ceplene(R) Highlighted In Two 2008 European Union Drug Approval Reports

Aerocrine: Canada Approves NIOX MINO For Asthma Monitoring

Merck Launches SAFLUTAN(R) (tafluprost) In International Markets

Safer Bone Marrow Transplants For Sick Children

Proton Pump Inhibitors Do Not Interfere With Benefit Of Antiplatelet Drugs Clopidogrel Or Prasugrel In Patients After An Acute Coronary Syndrome

1-Year Follow Up Data Shows Bivalirudin Reduces Clinical Events In Heart Attack Patients Undergoing Angioplasty (HORIZONS-AMI Study)

Otamixaban Is Promising New Treatment For Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (SEPIA-ACS1 TIMI 42 Study)

Nadroparin Almost Halves The Risk Of Developing Blood Clots In Ambulatory Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Study Casts New Light On Research Of Controversial Scientist Paul Kammerer

A Fifth Of People With MDS (blood Cancer) Die Prematurely Because The NHS Won't Fund New Life-extending Drugs

American Psychiatric Association Addresses Mental Health Disparities In Seattle Youth Through OMNA On Tour

Community Pharmacy Ready To Help People Make Informed Decisions About Pain Relief

GPs Urge To Close The Loop In ePrescribing, Australia

No Time Like The Present To Tackle Preventable Illness, Australia

Genentech's Hedgehog Signal Inhibitor Helped Patients With Advanced Skin And Brain Cancers

Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy - Building On What Works

One Dose Provides 'Strong Immune Response In 'World-First Swine-Flu Vaccine Trial

Concerns Raised About 'Telemedicine' Approach To Erectile Dysfunction, Australia

MicroRNAs In Blood May Be Biomarkers Of Pancreatic Cancer

Blue Dog Democrats Still Expect Health Care Reform Deal

Small Business, Labor And Insurance Groups Express Opinions On Health Reform 'Must-Haves'

Tort Reform And Changes To Doctor Payment Could Cut Health Costs

GM Agrees To Pay Retiree Health Care

Rural States With Much To Gain Under Reform Also Feature Most Vocal Opponents

Health Systems, HIV/AIDS, Malaria Discussed At WHO Regional Committee Meeting

Antibiotic Used To Treat Trachoma Reduces Child Mortality In Ethiopia, Study Finds

Also In Global Health News: Vietnam PEPFAR Funding; Remote Village Health Care; HIV In India; UNICEF Budget; Mapping Drug Shortages

Scientists Identify New Target For Cancer Cure

Mass. General-Developed Strategy Dramatically Improves Function Of Cultured Liver Cells

Chemists Reach From The Molecular To The Real World With Creation Of 3-D DNA Crystals

Urine And Wood Ash Produce Large Harvest

Probing Aging And Disease Processes With Powerful New 'Molecular GPS'

'NanoPen' May Write New Chapter In Nanotechnology Manufacturing

Scottsdale Healthcare-TGen Clinical Trial Results Signal Advances Against Skin Cancer

FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Gloucester Pharmaceuticals' Romidepsin For Approval For Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma

SDI Reports: Number Of Flu Vaccines Given In Physicians' Offices Up 237% So Far This Season

NovaDel Article Published In Headache: The Journal Of Head And Face Pain

New IDEAL IMPLANT Is The Next Breast Thing, Combining Natural Results And Safety Of Saline

Pennsylvania Cardiology Program Implanting Defibrillators That Slow Heart Failure Progression

Acceleron Pharma's ACE-031 Increases Lean Body Mass In Phase 1 Single Dose Clinical Trial

Obama Set To Reveal Specific Health Reform Details In Strategy Shift

The AARP Seeks A More Neutral Image

Individual Mandate Would Spread Risk But Could Prove Difficult To Enforce

An Already-Changing Insurance Market May Face More Transformation

Despite Health Reform Efforts, Milwaukee Clinic For Low-Income Patients May Close

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Members Of Congress Say They Will Advocate For More Health Funding In Rwanda

New York Times Examines Efforts To Stop Spread Of Dengue In Asia

Florida Report Looks At HIV/AIDS Cases, Death Rates Among Men

Cincinnati HIV Agency Receives Delayed Federal Funds

ASGE Recognizes 10 Endoscopy Units For Quality As Part Of Its Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program

Pain In People With Dementia Often Undiagnosed

Brain Tissue In Traumatic Injuries Regenerated By Clemson University Researcher

Increase In Weight-Loss Drugs Prescribed To Combat Childhood Obesity

Surviving Sepsis Program -- Increased Compliance Gets Results

SNPs Linked With Prostate Cancer Confirmed In Japanese Men Too

First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Discovered By Gladstone Scientists

New TAU Study Uses Breakthrough "Brain Profiling" To Detect Combat Soldiers At Risk Of Suicide

New Computer Models Aim To Classify, Help Reduce Injury Accidents

Death Rate From Unintentional Poisoning Triples In Middle-Aged White Women

Baucus-Grassley Bipartisan Partnership Frays Under Health Reform Pressure

Nutrition Experts Welcome Preventative Health Taskforce Report, Australia

UNICEF Appeals For Over $6 Million To Help Women And Children In Northern Yemen

Senate Republicans Prepare Robust Objections To Stall Democrats' Health Reform Efforts

Wellpoint Chief Calls For Reform, Defends Insurers

How To Make The Most Of Expiring Health Coverage

Wellness Program Helps Company Control Health Care Costs

Colorado Braces For Mental Health Cuts, Florida Nursing Homes Brace For Medicare Cuts, And Other Developments

Obama Urges Americans To Take Precautions To Protect Themselves From H1N1

Believing Is Seeing

Psychological Barriers Reduce Responsiveness To Bushfire Risk, Australia

Global Economic Downturn Increases Malnutrition, Death Rates Among African Children, U.N. Assessment Indicates

Mediterranean Diet Trumps Low-fat Diet For Diabetes Management

Funding Cut To North Carolina ADAP Should Not Affect Patients, Officials Say

Washington, D.C., HIV Health Care Providers Prepare For Expected Swine Flu Surge

HSPH Professor Barry R. Bloom Named Recipient Of National Award For Contributions To Understanding Immune Responses To Infectious Diseases

National Office For Suicide Prevention's Annual Forum And Launch Of 2008 Annual Report, Ireland

$8 Million Grant From National Institutes Of Health To Expand Laboratory Animal Research Facility At Fox Chase Cancer Center

Clinical Trials That Address The Problem Of Antimicrobial Resistance Funded By NIAID

Biomedical Research Centre Developing Enhanced Cells As Therapies

Potential Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Now Available From Vascular Designs

Endo Pharmaceuticals Gives Update On Regulatory Status Of Testosterone Undecanoate For Men With Hypogonadism

Adult Smoking Drops Again, Saving Lives And $2.8 Billion In Future Health Care Costs

Relapse Of Infections Is The Most Challenging Aspect Of Treating Clostridium Difficile Infections In The Hospital Setting

Study Shows LIVALO(R) Is Not Affected By Co-Administration Of Itraconazole

Novel Anticancer Drug Yields Positive Response In People With Advanced Or Recurring Skin And Brain Cancer

Discovery Of New Treatment For Hand Disorder Affecting Millions Shown Promising

New 'Music Therapy On Wheels' Delivers Healing Tunes To Pediatric Patients

Study Results Promise Faster Recovery From Life-Threatening Blood Cell Shortages

IGRT May Improve Outcomes For Obese Prostate Cancer Patients

Diesel Exhaust Linked To Cancer Development Via New Blood Vessel Growth

Resident Duty-Hour Reform Associated With Increased Complication Rate

Novel Anti-inflammatory Molecules Of Microbial Origin

Tuberculosis Treatment May Be Shortened

Wireless Sensor Systems Enable A Better Sleep

Vitamin C Deficiency Impairs Early Brain Development

California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% Of Claims

The ASCO Cancer Foundation And BCRF Announce 2010 Comparative Effectiveness Research Professorship In Breast Cancer

Outstanding Contributions To Mental Health Recognized At CPA's 59th Annual Conference, Canada

AMCP Submits Comments To CMS On E-Prescribing Incentives, Requirements For Recognized Compendia

Casualty Toll Of The Dread Risk Effect

Collagen Deficient Mice Show Signs Of Osteoarthritis

Kidney Disease Linked To Depression, Even In Early Stages

Patients Who Have Material Causing Narrowing In Neck Artery Removed Rather Than Angioplasty Have Lower Chance Of Narrowing Recurring And Stroke

Contribution Of Clinical Breast Examination To Breast Cancer Screening

Why Won't Healthcare Workers Take The Swine Flu Vaccine?

New Diabetes Device May Be Next Step In Quest For Artificial Pancreas

Medtronic Initiates Phase II Hepatitis C Clinical Study "COPE-HCV" To Determine Tolerability Of Continuous Interferon Infusion For Patients With HCV

Big Brother's Star Builder 'Steps Up' To Promote Ladder Safety, UK

HSE Propose Changes To Biocidal Products Regulations 2001, UK

HSE Warns Of The Dangers Of Misusing Fork Lifts After Worker Hit By Falling Load, UK

New Health And Safety Warning After Greater Manchester Dental Lab Puts Workers At Risk, UK

The Medicines Company Announces New Patent Issuance For Angiomax(R)

Medical Students To Have More 'Hands On' Experience

Essay On The "Power Of A Womb" Pockets Writing Prize

Eating Properly Is A Key Part Of Recovery

Births Decline In Most Areas Hardest Hit By Hurricane Katrina

Transgenomic And Power3 Medical Report Identification Of Abnormal Serum Proteins In Parkinson's Disease

Vion Pharmaceuticals Announces Results Of The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting For Onrigin(TM)

Nitec Pharma Reports Positive And Highly Significant Phase III Results From Capra-2 Study Of Lodotra(TM) In RA

MEDA Receives FDA Approval Of New ASTEPRO(R) (azelastine HCl) Nasal Spray 0.15%, The First And Only Once-Daily Nasal Antihistamine

We're All Mutants, According To New Gene Sequencing Research

Study Of Potential Target For Blocking Type 1 Diabetes Supported By JDRF Award

$10M Grant To Tackle Alzheimer's Disease Mystery

Newborn Blood Data Used To Study Cerebral Palsy

Study Of White Blood Cell Response Has Future Implications For Cancer And Injury Treatment

Leading International Headache Journal Cephalalgia To Be Published By SAGE

DNA Changes Linked To Diabetes

Australia: Hospital Infections Cost $1 Billion In Lost Bed Days

Exercise Minimizes Weight Regain By Reducing Appetite, Burning Fat,And Lowering 'Defended' Body Weight

Influenza Immunization Essential For Healthcare Workers

Canada's H1N1 Vaccine Plan Too Slow - Canadian Medical Association Journal Suggests Policy Change To Fast-track Vaccine

Action Needed For A Healthy Future, Says The Australian National University

Consumers Should Exercise Caution On Fitness Machine Claims, Expert Says

Clorox Sponsors American Red Cross "Do More Than Cross Your Fingers" Preparedness Campaign

Threats And Weaknesses In Preventive Care Model, Australia

Pharmacy Self Care Supports Adult Learners' Week, Australia

Edoxaban - Next Generation Oral Anticoagulant To Help Prevent Stroke In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Compliance With NICE Recommendations For The Management Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Now Made Easier

Pancreatic Cancer Affects Blacks At Higher Rates

Changes In Age Distribution Of Dengue In Thailand Explained: New Study

Pioneering Research Succeeds In Producing Industrially Vital Chemical Through Engineered Bacteria

Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement In Its History

Telemonitoring: A Bridge To Personalized Medicine

Are Syncope And Implantable Loop Recorders Good Value For Money?

Smokers And Overweight Women Are At Greater Risk Of Breast Cancer

Discovery That Chemistry In Zone Between Cells Influences Immune T-cell Activity Also Has Implications For Cancer Therapies

Mechanisms That Help Cancer Cells Proliferate Examined By Researchers

Prodrug Could Help Curb Skin Toxicity Related To EGFR-inhibiting Cancer Drugs

Fighting Fat And Diabetes With Biotransformed Blueberry Juice

Promise Of Nanodiamonds For Safer Gene Therapy

Promise Of Nanodiamonds For Safer Gene Therapy

Students Coping With High School Put-Downs Find It Hard To Learn

When Reporting Medical Errors, Patient Perception Is Vital

Greater Risk For Obesity In People Who Don't Own A Car And Live Near Fast Food

Timing Is What Matters In Treating Orthopaedic Injuries In Trauma Patients

Inflammatory Diseases Linked To Increased Cardiovascular Risk

Computational Process Zeroes In On Top Genetic Cancer Suspects

Cationic CT Contrast Agents Improve Visualization Of Joint Cartilage

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Features ChIP And Vector Recombineering Methods

Using Lyme Disease As A Model, MU Researchers Find Inflammatory Disease Treatments Will Improve Through The Use Of Lipidomics

PET/CT Scans May Help Detect Recurring Prostate Cancer Earlier

Researchers Induce HIV-Neutralizing Antibodies That Recognize HIV-1 Envelope Protein, Lipids

House Protection With Mosquito Screening Reduces Malaria And Anaemia In Children

Proton Pump Inhibitors Do Not Counteract Benefits Of Antiplatelet Drugs Clopidogrel Or Prasugrel In Patients After An Acute Coronary Syndrome

What Is Colic? What Causes Colic?

02 September 2009

Shortage Of Lupus Patients Challenges Growing Number Of Clinical Studies

Knopp Neurosciences Receives FDA Fast Track Designation For KNS-760704 In ALS

Teflon-coated Cells Could Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Ablynx Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial For ALX-0081

September Means Back To School And Prostate Cancer Awareness: Tips From Dr. Samadi, Chief Of Robotics, The Mount Sinai Medical Center

MDA, Walgreens Join Forces To Offer Seasonal Flu Shots

National Leadership Needed For Decisive Health Reform, Australia

Saving Daylight, Increasing Danger: Daylight Saving Time Leads To Less Sleep, More Injuries On The Job

American Psychological Association Awards Outstanding Psychology Teachers With Excellence In Teaching Award

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: More Common But More Curable

Government Of Canada Is Investing In First Nations And Inuit Health

Identifying A Voice May Prove Difficult When Accent Is Different To Your Own

AMCP Past President, FMCP Trustee John Hopkins Retires As CEO Of Rocky Mountain Health Plans

Good Health In Later Life For Older Women With The AGS Foundation For Health In Aging's New Health Tip Sheet

ASCO Calls On Medicare To Abandon Proposed Cuts To Cancer Care

Largest-Ever Database To Track Global Burden Of Atrial Fibrillation

What Is Contraception? What Is Birth Control?

Major Review Confirms Safety, Efficacy Of Corneal Transplant Procedure; Widely Used Antibiotic Can Cause Double Vision

Are Your Child's Eyes Ready For School?

Information For California Fire Victims And Evacuees

FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Randomized Trial To Support Proposed Indication For Clolar In Adult AML

Loehmann's To Host Fashion Funds Hope In-Store Event On September 24th To Benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF)

Are Teaching Hospitals Always Better?

New Advances In Traumatic Brain Injury Will Be Presented At University Of New Mexico On September 4

TCA Cellular Therapy Presents Adult Stem Cell Findings To European Society Of Cardiology Congress

Mosquitoes Don't "Fall" Away As A Major Pest Problem When Summer Ends

NCPA Urges Congressional Action This Month To Block Severe Medicaid Cuts To Pharmacies

Active Implants Announces CE Class III Medical Device Approval

Quality Associates Introduces H1N1 Flu Vaccine Forms Processing Service For States, Municipalities And Healthcare Providers

TransPharma Announces Successful Completion Of Phase 2 Trial Of ViaDerm-hPTH (1-34) In Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Announces Results From Phase III Trial Of Pimavanserin In Parkinson's Disease Psychosis

Three Federal Agencies Join With Sesame Workshop To Launch National PSA Campaign Stressing Healthy Habits To Prevent H1N1 Flu Infection

Women Of Childbearing Age Urged To Take Folic Acid Supplements

White House: Key GOP Senator Has 'Walked Away' From Negotiations

Lawmakers, Constituents Continue Talking About Health Overhaul

Union Leaders Hope To Restore Relevance In Push For Health Reform

Election Date Set For Kennedy's Replacement; Dodd Ponders Political Future

Las Vegas Man's Experience With Health System Shows Best And Worst Of Care

Despite Financial Crisis, Africa Must Focus On Health, Rwandan President Says At WHO Regional Meeting

USA Today Examines Salaries Of CEOs At U.S. Government-Funded Foreign Aid Non-Profits

Also In Global Health News: U.S. Global Development Policy; DDT In Uganda; Potential Drought, Famine In Ethiopia

Circumcision Debate 'Complex,' U.S. News Blog Says

Link Between Dynamic Changes In DNA And Human Diabetes

The Kyoto Heart Study Results

Military Health Research Forum: Researchers To Discuss New Study On Gulf War Illness Treatment

Exploring New Approaches To Military Physical And Mental Health

Progress Made In Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment And Diagnosis

Sleep Quality Negatively Impacted By GERD, Results In Considerable Economic Burden

Study Helps Understand How Alcohol Consumption Disrupts Circadian Rhythm In Humans

During Hepatitis C Therapy Men Experience Sexual Dysfunction

Patients With Medical Homes Receive Better Primary Care At No More Cost

Worse Patient-Doctor Communication With Blacks Who Have High Blood Pressure

The Impact Of Positive Parenting Can Last For Generations

Dr. House's Prescription: More Medicine Is Better

Republicans Keeping August Heat On In September

Poll: Most Americans Confused About Health Care Proposals

Study Takes Long View To Analyze Cost Savings From Prevention

Study: Retail Clinics Offer Quality Care

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Population Growth In Cities Exacerbates Transmission Of Dengue

New South African Government Shows Commitment To HIV/AIDS, Health Care, Editorial Says

Kansas City Star Columnist Discusses HIV/AIDS Efforts In Black Community

Detecting Circulating Tumor Cells

Studying The Protein Modifier SUMO To Help Prevent Liver Disease During Pregnancy

Drinking Among College Students Affected By Cheap Drinks At College Bars

Radiation Toxicity In Zebrafish Reduced By Inhibition Of NF-kappa B, A Key Inflammatory Protein

Monkeys Get A Groove On, But Only To Monkey Music

New Ways To Combat Diabetes And Obesity

Anticoagulant Plays Unexpected Role In Maintaining Circulatory Integrity

Genetic Discovery Could Unlock Mystery Of What Makes Us Uniquely Human

Esophageal Cancer: Minimally Invasive Treatment Found Effective

Weight Gain In Adulthood Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk; Patterns Differ By Ethnicity

From Fat To Chronic Inflammation

'Outbreaks Near Me' Locates H1N1 (Swine Flu), Infectious Diseases

Innovative Therapies For Treatment Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

MADIT-CRT Trial

Cutting 'Hidden' Salt Could Lower Nation's Blood Pressure

Health Care Spending For Seniors Has Increased By Nearly A Third

Yoga Benefits Back-pain Patients

Waist-hip Ratio Better Than BMI For Gauging Obesity In Elderly

New Study Compares After-Hours And Daytime Surgery Success Rates

Researchers Find Gene That Contributes To Two Different And Common Neurological Movement Disorders

Trial Reports On New Therapy That Prevents Heart Failure

Scientists Identify Gene That Predicts Post-surgical Survival From Brain Metastasis Of Breast Cancer Patients

"Rachel Maddow Show" Interviews Carhart

Blogs Comment On Health Reform, CDC Circumcision Recommendations, Other Topics

Leaving August Behind, Democrats Look Ahead, Boost Health Efforts

House Democrats Investigating Whether Insurers Unfairly Drop Small Business Coverage

Health Care Ad Blitz Expected To Ramp Up

Legal Immigrants To Receive Scaled Back Health Care Benefits In Massachusetts

One Medicaid Program Struggles With 'Financial Tsunami', California Confronts Medical Wait Times, And More

Single-Dose H1N1 Vaccine Wins Approval In China

World Climate Conference Calls For Global Weather Surveillance System, Could Help Predict Disease Outbreaks

Proposed D.C. Council Bill Would Mandate HIV Testing In Local Jails

Potential New Therapy For Severe Kidney Disease Following Development of New Mouse Model

Stent For Life Initiative

Drugs Or Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation?

Sudden Death During Sport: Education To Improve Survival Rates

Heart Failure And Renal Impairment PROTECT Study

Results From The European CRT Survey

PreSCD II Registry

Preventing Breast Cancer: Largest-Ever Review Completed

American Red Cross And Jamie Lee Curtis Launch "Do More Than Cross Your Fingers" Public Awareness Campaign To Prepare People For Emergencies

Trauma 411: Prolonged Surgery Should Be Avoided In Certain Cases

Major Milestone Achieved - Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric IDE Study

LIVALO(R) Demonstrates Sustained, Long-Term Efficacy And Tolerability In Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia Or Mixed Dyslipidemia

Brain Imaging Shows Playing Tetris Leads To Both Brain Efficiency And Thicker Cortex

Shire Completes Submission Of NDA For Velaglucerase Alfa For Type 1 Gaucher Disease And Reports Positive Results For Remaining Two Phase III Trials

MADIT-CRT Trial Results Provide Clinical Evidence That Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Significantly Slows Heart Failure Progression

FDA Clears Hologic's MammoSite(R) ML Radiation Therapy System For The Treatment Of Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Pennsylvania Department Of Health Launches Online H1N1 Vaccine Registry

2 Independent Studies Released On The Effectiveness Of Prostate Cancer Treatment

American Institute For Plastic Surgery Is Using Artefill To Fight Patient Wrinkles

AMP President Updates CDC Committee On H1N1 Testing

High School Football, Wrestling Athletes Suffer Highest Rate Of Severe Injuries

International Event Brings World's Top Cancer Doctors To Queen's

Cardiovascular Risk: Aspirin Works For Primary Prevention In Moderate And High Risk Diabetics

The First Links In The Chain Of Survival For Heart Attack Patients Involve Pre-Hospital Organization

The Benefits Of Reperfusion Therapy

Illumina Announces Delivery Of The First Genome Through Its Individual Genome Sequencing Service

Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute Launches Largest Study To Date To Explore "Awakening" Effects Of Common Sleep Drug On Vegetative Patients

Stanford Recruiting Participants For H1N1 Flu Vaccine Trial

University Of Florida Scientists Construct 'off Switch' For Parkinson Therapy

Doctor-Patient Relationships Complicated By The Internet

University Of Southern California Study Shows Persistence Of Metabolic Syndrome May Predict Type 2 Diabetes In Obese Hispanic Teenagers

Will Playing Tetris Benefit The Brain?

More Women Fall Ill With Bladder Cancer Than With Cervical Cancer

Global Health Professions Urge Action On H1N1 Pandemic

Human Tissue Act May Have Helped Research, Says Study

In Heart Failure Patients Treated With ACE Inhibitor And/or Beta Blocker, Higher Plasma Renin Activity Is Related To Greater Risk Of Mortality

Researchers Question Why Brain Tumors Don't Respond To Medication

Nearly Half Of Statin-Treated Patients Not Currently Reaching LDL-C Target

New Information About How Fat Increases Blood Pressure Could Help Identify Those At Risk

According To New Study, Expanded Insurance Benefits Break Down Barriers To Hospice Care

American Veterinary Medical Association Survey Indicates Most Starting Salaries Are Up For New Veterinarians

Swedish Research Compares Smoking With Use Of Snuff And Risk Of Developing MS

New Study Finds Problems Accessing Medications Through Medicare Part Dassociated With Increased Emergency Room Visits

Animal Study Reveals How Exercise Minimizes Weight Regain

Blacks More Likely To Die From Pancreatic Cancer Than Whites

Detection Of Myocardial Infarction - New Sensitive Markers

Surprising Rate Of Recurring Heart Attacks, Strokes Globally

Parents Play Key Role In Whether Teen Tobacco Use Becomes A Daily Habit

Depression And Anxiety Affect Up To 15 Percent Of Preschoolers

Priory Expert Says Increased Stress Linked To Rise In Eating Disorders

Ovarian Cancer Risk: Scientists From University Of Hawaii At Manoa Find Genetic Marker

Safe And Effective Inhibition Of Ophthalmic Blood Vessel Growth Shown By Gene Signal GS-101 Data

New TRUST Trial Data Confirm Clinical Benefits Of BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring(R)

National Guideline Released For The Treatment Of Hoarseness

Teleflex Medical Introduces OSMO™ Maintenance Free Water Removal For Mechanical Ventilation

Sleep Disturbances And Workplace Bullying

POZEN Announces FDA Acceptance Of NDA For VIMOVO™

Research Highlights Of The September 2009 Issue Of Ophthalmology

In Obese Sedentary Adolescents, Exercise Alone Shown To Improve Insulin Sensitivity

New Study Shows Abnormal Lipid Levels Are Highly Common In Statin-Treated Patients

PsychoGenics And AstraZeneca Enter Agreement To Identify New Treatments For Central Nervous System Disorders

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Break A Family's Cycle Of Obesity

AMI: The Scale Of The Problem

New Hope For Heart Failure Patients

Walgreens To Offer Seasonal Flu Shots At More Than 7,000 Points Of Care Nationwide Beginning September 1st

New European Guidelines On Pulmonary Hypertension Provide New 6-Group Clinical Definition

Infective Endocarditis: An Old But Changing Disease

The Ongoing Challenges For Cardiovascular Prevention In Europe

Cardiovascular Diseases: Can We Change Society?

The Increasing Vascular Drama Of Childhood Obesity

Prevent Cancer, Heart Attacks And Global Warming By Eating Less Red Meat

New Strategies For Reperfusion Therapy

PREDICT Score Allows Personalized Antiplatelet Therapy

Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families And Their World

Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families And Their World

For Prostate Cancer Patients With Low-Risk Tumors 'Watchful Waiting' Is A Viable Option

Acute Impact On Brain Function In Earthquake Survivors

Genetically Speaking There Is No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups

Explaining Excessive Radiological Imaging

Mastectomy Decisions Among Racially And Ethnically Diverse Breast Cancer Patients

Overdiagnosis Since Introduction Of Prostate Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer Screening And Clinical Breast Examination

Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care At Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other Settings

Special Issue Of Genome Research: Personal Genomes And Variation

New Assessment Quantifies Risks And Benefits Of Warfarin Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation

New Method For Safer Bone Marrow Transplants For Sick Children

Otamixaban May Be A Useful Alternative Treatment For Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (SEPIA-ACS1 TIMI 42 Study)

01 September 2009

Geneuity Releases Biomarker Assays For Early Detection Of Kidney Damage

New Study Of House Health Reform Bill: Wyoming Faces Nearly $60 Million In Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years

HealthPartners One Of First To Integrate Electronic X-rays, Radiology Reports Into Patients' Electronic Health Record

FDA Advisory Committee To Discuss Genzyme's Clolar For Adult AML On September 1

NIH Study Reveals New Genetic Culprit In Deadly Skin Cancer

AAP Clinical Report: Evaluating Sexual Behavior In Children

Implementation Strategy And The Utilisation Of The Allied Health Workforce Key To Primary Health Care Success - Australian Psychological Society

New Physical Activity Programme Launched, UK

Preventative Health Taskforce Report: AMA Supports National Strategic Approach To Prevention, Australia

Half Of Sunburn Cases Happen At Home In The UK

New Braasch Biotech Vaccine Technology Provides Growth Hormone And IGF-1 Treatments Without The Use Of Drugs

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd.: FDA Accepts For Review The Complete Response Submission To Ceftobiprole NDA

Phase III Trial Of ASA404 In Lung Cancer Completes Patient Enrolment

Global Health Ventures To Begin Testing Of Its Super Stimulus Sublingual Film At The University Of British Columbia

H1N1 Pandemic Virus Does Not Mutate Into 'Superbug' In UMd. Lab Study

Equal Pay Day - Aged Care Workers Among Australia's Worst Paid, 95 Per Cent Women, Australia

Coronary Artery Disease And Diabetes

No Increased Risk With Drug Eluting Stents - But Late Stent Thrombosis Remains A Concern

Do Women Who Smoke Like Men Die Like Men?

Get The World On Its Feet: The Role Of Exercise Training

High Caffeine Intake Can Lead To Arrhythmias

Genes In Prevention Of Heart Disease: Hopes And Doubts

Four Year Anniversary: Researchers Ask "Why Did Some Katrina Survivors Stay Behind?"

St. Jude Medical Announces European Launch Of New Version Of Remote Patient Care Network

New European Guidelines On Syncope Revise Diagnostic Definitions And Re-Evaluate Extent Of Risk

First European Guidelines For Reducing The Cardiac Risks In Noncardiac Surgery

Novel Biomarkers, Including CRP, Did Not Predict Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Patients With Heart Disease Who Were Treated With A Statin

Diagnostic HYBRIDS Gets FDA Clearance For The Detection Of Influenza A (H1N1)v Virus

TransEnterix Announces Positive First-in-Man Results With New Laparoscopic Surgical Platform

NeuroLogica Corporation Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance For InSPira HD: Portable High Resolution SPECT

First Patient Enrolled In CYPRESS, A Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Trial With The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent

Treatment Of Anemia With Erythropoietin May Benefit Heart Failure Patients

Failing Heart, Failing Kidney: Double Trouble?

Heart Failure: More Or Less Malignant Than Cancer?

The Huge Opportunities For Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

CABG Vs. PCI: Call For Multidisciplinary Approach To Decide In Complex CAD Cases

The Link Between Weight And Importance

TIME Examines Debate Over Using Female Condom To Fight HIV/AIDS In Uganda

Washington D.C., Launches Five-Year, HIV Testing, Awareness Campaign

Status Of Ryan White Program Examined

A New Solution To Guarantee Privacy And Scientific Freedom In Genetic Research

Women, Blacks, Medicare Recipients Less Likely To Be Evaluated For Liver Transplantation

New Family Care Model Aids At-Risk Families

Hidden Diversity In Key Environmental Cleanup Microbes Found By Systems Biology Assessment

The 'Goldilocks Dose' Of DHA That Is 'Just Right' For Preventing Oxidative Stress In Men

Scientists Imitate Viruses To Deliver Therapeutic Genes

New Research Raises Doubts On The Safety Of Intravenous Treatments

Increase In Number Of Accidents Following Access To Motorbikes Without Taking A Prior Exam

Potential New Treatment For Ovarian Cancer

Scientist Calls For Federal Review To Protect Workers In Pharmacies Using Air Pressure-Driven Pill Dispensing Machines

Safety Of Drug-Eluting Stents: First Results From The ISAR-TEST-4 Study

PRAGUE-7 Cardiac Study Results

Primary Angioplasty May Be More Effective Than Thrombolysis In Very Elderly Patients With AMI: Results From The TRIANA Trial

Frozen Culinary Circle™ Fettuccini Alfredo With Chicken Recalled Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Results From A Global Registry Of Acute Coronary Events Study

Spinal Implant Developed By Brasilian Born Neurosurgeon Receives FDA 510(k) Market Clearance As A Lumbar Intervertebral Body Fusion Device

Results From NORDISTEMI

Long Travel Distances To High Volume Centers May Pose A Barrier To Optimal Cancer Care For Some Patients

VCA Animal Hospitals Offers Free Boarding For Pets Affected By Fires In Los Angeles

Democrats Appeal For Health Legislation To Honor Kennedy

Explainers And Fact Checks On Health Reform Bills

Medicare Changes Could Save Money For Taxpayers, Enrollees But Seniors Fret

Obama's Aging Czar Calls Issue 'A Unifying Topic'

Officials Flesh Out New Grant Program To Help States, Doctors With Health IT

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Gates Foundation Appoints New HIV Program Head

Gates Foundation Task Force Visits Flooded Indian State

Also In Global Health News: Flu, Cholera In PNG; Improving Life Awards; HIV/AIDS In Rwanda; Men And Maternal/Child Health; MDR-TB In India

News Reports Examine HIV/AIDS Services In Two California Counties

Association Between Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer And Disruption Of Sleep-Wake Rhythm In Women

Breast Cancer Intervention Reduces Depression, Inflammation

When It Comes To Sports, Children Are Not The Only Ones In The Game

Protein-Telomere Interactions That Could Be Key In Treating Cancer Identified By Researchers

Singapore Scientist Says Novel Discovery Suggests New Approach For Age-Defying, Anti-Wrinkling Treatments

Platinum Nanocatalyst Could Aid Drugmakers

Platinum Nanocatalyst Could Aid Drugmakers

Early Life Nurturing Impacts Later Life Relationships

Biomedical Needs Met By Silk-Based Optical Waveguides

Natural Compounds, Chemotherapeutic Drugs May Become Partners In Cancer Therapy

'Public Plan' Divides Democrats On Health Bills

Poll Finds More Confidence About Paying For Health Care; Young Adults Most Supportive Of Reform

Hospital Executives Worry About Reform Uncertainties

Federal Authorities Investigate Connecticut Hospital

Drug Stores Consider How Reform Efforts May Affect Drug Stores

State Wrap: Mental Illness In Arizona, Stimulus "Windfall" In Texas, Medicaid Expansion In Nebraska

H1N1 Cases On Decline In Southern Hemisphere, WHO Says

Water Shortages Have Impact In Iraq, Yemen

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