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23 September 2009

Health Care Reform Legislation Would Expand Access To Pharmacist-Patient Care Services

Amnesty International Report Highlights Maternal Mortality 'Emergency' In Sierra Leone

Rwandan President Outlines 'Improved' U.S.-Africa Relationship In Opinion Piece

Also In Global Health News: Combating Sleeping Sickness In Eastern Africa; China Commits To Developing Countries; Latin America Development

Molecule Responsible For Axonal Branching Discovered By MDC Researchers

Gene Variant Shows Strong Gender Bias For Cancer Predisposition

Rheumatoid Arthritis And Osteoporosis May Be Reversed By Experimental Approach

New Study Shows Parents Use Deception To Influence Their Children

Single-Molecule Tests Help Scientists Address Long-Standing Questions

Major Autism Study Focuses On Adults

'Intelligent Car' Able To Learn From Driver And Warn Him In Case Of Accident Hazard

Fate Of Nanoparticles In Human Cells Revealed By New Discovery

Many Medical Schools Report Incidents Of Students Posting Unprofessional Content Online

Among Resident Physicians, Higher Levels Of Fatigue, Distress Associated With Self-Perceived Medical Errors

Program For Physicians Emphasizing Self-Awareness Associated With Improvements In Burnout, Mood And Patient Empathy

Switch Program Increases Kids' Healthy Eating, Reduces Screen Time

Surgery Residents Indicate Satisfaction With Training, But Concerns With Confidence, Career Motivation

New Test Quickly ID's Active TB In Smear-Negative Patients

New Stove Dramatically Improves Lung Health In Mexican Women

Australian Study Finds Rural Roads Dangerous For Young Drivers

OSI-906 In Clinical Trial For Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Stress High Among Future Surgeons, Survey Reveals

New Report Shows Rising Tide Of Fractures In Asia

Lancet Editorial Links Access To Birth Control, Benefits To The Environment

Facing Aging Without Insurance

Pelosi Says House Health Bill Will Have Public Option

Small Business Leaders Say Affordability Is Key To Health Reform

The Uninsured Vary Dramatically By Congressional District And State

In Speech Before State Commissioners, Biden To Call For New Insurance Rules

Analysts Wonder How Reform Will Affect Wall Street

New Heart Surgery Method Raises Questions For Reformers

State Round-Up: Michigan Wrestles With Medicaid Cuts

African Leaders To Form Alliance To Eliminate Malaria Deaths

UNAIDS, NGOs Partner To Eliminate Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV In Africa

Chan Calls For Additional H1N1 Vaccines For Poor Countries During WHO Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting

Clinton Global Initiative Meeting Begins, Will Address Investment In Women, Girls

For Brain Metastases, Whole-Brain Radiotherapy After Surgery Or Radiosurgery Not Recommended

Advanced Lung Cancer Death Risk Reduced By 13 Percent By Adding Cetuximab To Chemotherapy

Fostering Creativity In Problem Solving

Upheaval Leads To Less-Familiar Choices Where Comfort Food Is Concerned

Brain Blood Flow Affected By Balance Organs

Disease Diagnosis, Toxin Detection And More Are Possible With DNA-Graphene Nanostructure

Menstrual Cramp Pain More Effectively Alleviated By New Device

$1.2 Million Grant To Study Centrosomes And Cilia

Rutgers To Collaborate In $3.4 Million Research Effort To Improve Prostate Cancer Identification Using MRI

ESMO Recognizes Leading Oncologists With Prestigious Awards

Stem Cell Panel Headed By Utah Ethicist

S.D. Attorney General Appeals Judge's Ruling On Abortion Law

For Some Families, 'Cadillac' Health Insurance Is Priceless

Many Amendments Already Introduced To Senate Finance Bill

Coverage Issues: Some People Have Too Little While Others Have Very Generous Plans

Some Abortion-Rights Advocates Find Health Debate Disheartening

Pharmacy Leaders Converge On Capitol Hill To Advocate For Patient Access To Pharmacists' Clinical Services

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Fosters Partnerships Between State Health Agencies And Pharmacies

Old-Fashioned Time And Fitness Heal With Less Cost

Medicare Probes Humana's Letter To Patients About Effects Of Health Reform

Government Orders Additional H1N1 Vaccine

Today's Opinions And Editorials

British Prime Minister To Unveil $1B Effort To Improve Health Systems In Developing Countries

Long-Term Survival Improved By Switching Early Breast Cancer Patients To Exemestane

Cost Of Noncompliance Revealed By Study Of Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment For Breast Cancer

In Quest For Gene Therapies, Junk DNA May Prove Invaluable

New Study Shows That Mood Has Limited Effect On Memory

Health Care IT, Cloud Computing To Be Highlighted At October IT Security Automation Conference

African Science Academies Meeting In Ghana Nov. 9-11 To Focus On Maternal/Child Health

Highlights From The John Theurer Cancer Center And Leukemia And Lymphoma Society

AAPS Co-Sponsors Workshop Focusing On Modified Release Drug Products

NIH, NephCure Foundation And University Of Michigan Support Study Of Nephrotic Syndrome

Researchers At LSUHSC Working To Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy

Centres Of Excellence In Palliative Care For Cancer Patients Recognized By ESMO

Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award Recipients Announced

Financial Capacity And The Onset Of Dementia

Ten Elsevier Books Win First Prize At BMA Medical Book Competition

Pratchett Addresses Lib Dem Conference As Voters Back Dementia Research Campaign

Abortion Discussion In Health Reform Debate Disappoints Some Advocates; Others See Value In Compromise

American Red Cross Launches Ready Rating Program To Prepare Businesses And Schools For Emergencies In 16 U.S. Cities From Coast To Coast

Baucus Plans Revisions To Finance Committee Reform Bill

Red Cross Sheltering Those Hit By Floods In Southeast

HRT Linked With Increased Risk Of Lung Cancer, Study Finds

Blogs Comment On Michelle Obama's Health Reform Speech, Personhood Amendments, Other Topics

PAC Looks At Osteoporosis - Our $7b Health Problem, Australia

After Criticisms, Baucus Expects Big Changes To Health Bill

Comparing Obama's Campaign Pledges To The Reality Of Reform

Mental Health Media Awards 2009 Shortlist Announced

OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-Engineered R Stent(TM) Is Safe In A Broad Population Of Patients With Primary PCI For STEMI

BioMarin Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study Of PEG-PAL In PKU

Data Show Long-Term Mechanical Integrity Of MitraClip(R) And Complete Healing Following Implantation Of The Device For Mitral Valve Repair

Vectibix(R) In Combination With Chemotherapy Significantly Improves Progression-Free Survival In Second-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Bayer's Novel Anti-Cancer Compound Regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) Showed Stabilization Or Regression In 81 Percent Of Kidney Cancer Patients

Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa(R) In Delay Of Complications Due To Bone Metastases In Advanced Breast Cancer Patients

New And Interesting PROSTVAC(TM) Data Indicate Broad Therapeutic Use In Metastatic Prostate Cancer

FDA Clears Sysmex XE-2100D Hematology Analyzer For Blood Processing Center Quality Control Release Testing

MAQUET Cardiovascular Receives FDA Clearance For MEGA(TM), The World's First 8Fr. 50cc Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter

What Are Those Little Red Bumps?

To EGFR Or Not To EGFR: How Should Physicians Identify The Millions Of Americans Living With CKD?

Both Distress And Fatigue Impact Resident Physician Errors

Childbearing Increases Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome

Dermatology Association Commends Howard County For Indoor Tanning Regulation

Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease And Its Treatment Targets

New Links Between Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Obesity In Young Women

Obesity Hinders Chemotherapy Treatment In Children With Leukemia

Women With Atrial Fibrillation Are At Significantly Higher Risk Of Stroke And Death Compared To Men

Stem Cell Study Raises Hope For Bone Repair Pastes

Second Concussion Can Be Serious For Young Athletes

1 Year After Aortic Valve Implantation, Few Complications Occur

Perceptual Learning Relies On Local Motion Signals To Learn Global Motion

New Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Stent From Cook Medical Could Greatly Reduce Need For Leg Amputations And Bypass Surgery For European Patients

Nanoresearchers Challenge Dogma In Protein Transportation In Cells

Race Has Little Effect On People's Ability To Spot Family Resemblances

Experimental Drug Lets B Cells Live And Lymphoma Cells Die

Vitae Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of Novel Renin Inhibitor

Prostate Cancer Patients On Hormone Therapy At Increased Risk For Various Heart Diseases

New Cancer Research Priorities Recommended By Expert

Sabril(R) Now Available In U.S. For Patients With Two Difficult-to-Treat Epilepsies

HealthPartners Research Foundation Receives $7.3 Million In Grants To Study Childhood Obesity And Hypertension

2.25 MM CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Approved By FDA

Broad Pharmacy Coalition Urges Congress To Block Severe Medicaid Cuts To Help Preserve Patient Access

NIAID Awards Cleveland BioLabs Additional Grant For Protectan CBLB502 Research In Mitigation Of Radiation Damage

Vicor's PD2i To Be Tested On Trauma Patients In U.S. Army's New Critical Combat Care Engineering (C3E) Program Area

Cancer Research UK Ploughs £21 Million Into New Drug Discovery Programmes

Can Tea And Coffee Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

Experts Call For Sweetened Drinks To Be Taxed In America

The Lupus Foundation Of America, Inc. Asks Supporters To Band Together For Lupus

At TCT 2009: One-Year Results From Horizons-AMI Trial

Early Signs Of Eye Disease In Preemies Diagnosed By New Device

Drug-Eluting Stents Proven Safe, Effective For PCI In Diabetics

New Chemically-Activated Antigen Could Expedite Development Of HIV Vaccine

For Treatment Of Chronic Total Occlusions, Drug-Eluting Stents Found To Be Safe And Effective

Seniors With Insufficient Levels Of Vitamin D At Increased Risk Of Dying From Heart Disease

Anti-Tumor Activity In Mice Enhanced By Short-Term Stress, Stanford Study Shows

Blood-Brain Barrier Used As Therapy Delivery System By University Of Iowa Scientists

Treatment For Severe Respiratory Failure From Conditions Like Swine Flu Is Better When ECMO Is Part Of Treatment Than With Conventional Ventilation

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Is Vital For Our Future As A Species

Spontaneous And Medically Induced Preterm Births Contribute Equally To The Rising Rate Of Preterm Births: Scottish Study

Yale Researchers Explain Why Hunger Triggers Infertility

Charity Finds That 'Despite Recession' More Young People Are Going Out And Risking Hearing Damage

70,000 Lives Saved By NHS Stop Smoking Services, UK

Doctors Are Happy To Discuss Quality And Choice - British Medical Association Response To Health Secretary's Speech

NIDA's 2009 Avant-Garde Awards For Innovative HIV/AIDS Research Announced

Pitt's Critical Care Medicine Experts Honor A Founder Of The Field

Impax Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results Of Phase II Trial Of IPX066, A Novel Formulation Of Carbidopa-Levodopa For Parkinson's Disease

Safety Of Home Birth (McMaster Study)

Incyte Announces Positive Top-Line Phase IIb Results For Topical INCB18424 In Psoriasis

Increased Risk Of Death From Lung Cancer With Hormone Replacement Therapy

Flu Can Trigger Heart Attacks But Vaccine May Offer Protection For Cardiac Patients

22 September 2009

Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating To ORACEA(R) Delayed-Release Capsules, 40mg

Toshiba Introduces Low-Contrast Vascular Imaging

Internationally Renowned Physician-Scientist Joins USC Norris Cancer Center And Keck School Of Medicine

Pancreatic Fat Levels May Help Predict Diabetes

AAP Policy: Caring For Children In The Emergency Department

Emphasis Should Remain On High Standard Of Care And Best Use Of Taxpayers' Money

MethylGene To Resume Development Of Its HDAC Inhibitor, MGCD0103 (Mocetinostat)

Survey Reveals Folly Of Slashing Medicare Patient Rebate For Cataract Surgery, Australia

Reports Highlight Need For Urgent Action On Problem Drinking, Australia

User Involvement Project Announces Primary Care Partners - Diabetes UK

E Coli 0157 In Surrey: Update

Endeavor(R) Stent Reduced Risk Of Heart Attack/Cardiac Death By 48% At Three Years Compared To Taxus(R) Stent In Large Study

Dramatic Fall In Heart Attacks After Smoking Bans In North America And Europe

What Is a Nosebleed? What Causes Nosebleeds?

Don't Make Assumptions About HIV - A Major New Campaign Tells Gay Men, UK

In Children, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Works Like Seasonal Flu Vaccine - Early Results

With Onset Of Novel H1N1 Flu, Pediatric Preparedness Is Essential

FDA Awards Three Grants Designed To Stimulate Development Of Pediatric Medical Devices

Despite Ongoing Patient Safety Concerns, Study Finds Adverse Reactions From Contrast Agents Used During CT And MR Imaging Rarely Occur

Math Help For Healing The Toughest Of Wounds

The Frequency And Severity Of Asthma Attacks Can Be Reduced By Breathing Technique

Long-Term Risky Decision Making May Have Its Roots In Adolescent Alcohol Expsoure

Bad Effects Of Prolonged Bed Rest Reduced In ICU By Mild Exercise

Mortality In Trauma Patients May Be Doubled By Old Red Blood Cells

Minimal Training Required For Insertion Of Life-Saving Airway Mask

Dieters Beware Of Skinny Friends With Big Appetites

New Type Of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Demonstrates Superior Results

Radiological Treatment Method Spares Patients Invasive Surgery And Offers 89 Percent Cost Savings Over Ordinary Surgical Technique

Increase In Allergies Among Youth

Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Women May Be Increased By Large Fat Cells

Best Practice Care Lacking For Many Australians At Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease

Mass. House Approves Bill Allowing Gov. To Appoint Kennedy Replacement

Full Senate Finance Committee To Take Up Health Reform

GOP Lawmakers Opposed To Reform Reflect On Their Own Experiences

Medicare Round Up: News Coverage Of Cost Issues And Leadership Gap

Mayo Clinic May Prove To Be A Difficult Model To Replicate

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

IRIN Examines HIV/AIDS Advocates' Reaction To U.N. Agency For Women

Immune Response To Spinal Cord Injury May Worsen Damage

New Drug Targets For Spinal Cord Injury?

Distinguishing Breast Cancer-Causing Mutations From Those That Are Harmless

Long-Term Outcomes Could Be Improved By Image-Guided Treatment For Deep Venous Thrombosis

Diagnosis Of Adult Asthma -- Part 2

Neuroscience Discredits Coercive Interrogation

New Way Deadly Food-borne Bacteria Spread Discovered By University Of Central Florida Professor

Nanotechnology Is Viewed Favorably, But Possible Risks Should Be Acknowledged

Treating Depression In Pregnancy

Specific Immune Response To Vaccine Demonstrated By Ben-Gurion University Alzheimer's Researcher

Data Safety Monitoring Board Recommends Continuation Of Celsion's Phase III ThermoDox(R) Study For Primary Liver Cancer

For The Good Of The Service Home-Help Staff Stretch The Rules

Provectus Completes Treatment Of All Patients In Phase 2 Trial Of PV-10 For Metastatic Melanoma

ARIAD Announces Clinical Data From Phase 1 Study Of Its Investigational MTOR Inhibitor, Ridaforolimus, In Combination With Bevacizumab

Second AGA Foundation Research Scholar Award In Honour Of California Family's Father

Appeals Court Panel Overturns Campaign Finance Rules In Lawsuit By EMILY's List

Checking In With Sen. Ron Wyden, R-Ore.

Dems Divided Over How To Pay For Reform

Illinois Court To Weigh How Much Charity Nonprofit Hospitals Must Perform

In Dallas, Doctor-Owned Hospitals Are Common And Lucrative; But Do They Add To Costs?

More On Massachusetts' Reform Lessons

Millions More In Horn Of Africa Could Face Food Shortages This Year, FAO Says

Candy Flavored Tobacco Products No Longer A Temptation To Children

Leading Scientist Professor Alan Ashworth To Receive Prestigious Award For Cancer Discoveries

Simple, Cost-Effective Diagnosis Of Gastrointestinal Cancers Predicted Using New Blood Tests

Speaking, Eating Possible After Tonsil Cancer Surgery With Reconstruction, Study Finds

Following Smoking Bans, Heart Attack Rates Drop, Continue Downward Over Time

Quality The Key For The Future Of The NHS, Says NHS Confederation

Taking Violence Prevention To The Streets

English/Spanish Speech-To-Speech Translation System To Help In Health Care Situations, Funded By NSF

Abortion, Health Reform Among Top Issues At Values Voters Summit

Advocates Launch Campaign To Reform Illinois Commercial Sex Laws

Confusing Insurance Jargon Prompts Call For Reform

Obama Lobbies The Public, Fellow Dems And One GOP Senator

Some Religious Groups Seek Health Care For Illegal Immigrants

Image-Guided Treatment Methods For Deep Venous Thrombosis Could Improve Patients' Long-Term Outcomes

Seniors Worry About Democratic Proposals, Reform Opponents' Messages

Inhalable H1N1 Vaccine To Arrive In U.S. First Week Of October, CDC Says

Roads Closed For Powerful MRI Scanner Delivery

U.N. Report Calls For $1.48B To Help Developing Nations Cope With H1N1

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS In Zambia; Ugandan Medical Workers; Obama Administration Officials' Q&A, Speech; South African Health Care Reform

K-State Biologist To Further Study Of Cellular Process That Plays Role In Chronic Disease

Health Canada Updating Proposal For Food Allergen Regulatory Amendments Based On Consultation Results

To Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Appear, DARPA Awards Duke $19.5 Million

Keeping Antibiotic Makers One Step Ahead Of Germs

MDC Diabetes Researcher Dr. Francesca M. Spagnoli Receives 1 Million Euro EU Grant

Release Of The Stem Cell Charter

Vitamin D Helps Improve Survival From Bowel And Skin Cancer

2-Way Health Information Exchange To Fight Disease Outbreaks

What Is Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate? What Causes Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate?

Healing Badly Damaged Lungs: Distinct Set Of White Blood Cells Found To Set The Pace Of Wound Repair

New Reconstruction Method Makes Speaking, Eating Possible After Tonsil Cancer Surgery

Poor Money Management May Be Early Indicator Of Alzheimer's Disease

Can An Over-the-Counter Vitamin-Like Substance Slow The Progression Of Parkinson's Disease?

Researchers Identify Gene Variant Linked To Glaucoma

How Proteins Talk To Each Other

Leading Cardiovascular Surgeons Gather From Around The World To Share Ross Procedure Survival Data, Techniques At 2nd Annual Summit

Third Global Vaccine Congress In Singapore To Also Feature Virtual Component

Funding Of First Clinical Trial With Disease-Modifying Therapy For Rett Syndrome Announced By IRSF

Alfred Gilchrist Named New CEO Of The California Medical Association

Establishment Of ANPHA And Appointment Of CEO, Australia

Obama Takes Health Reform Pitch To Airwaves In String Of Television Interviews

Air Travel Safe For Most Pregnant Women

First Lady Says Health Reform Will Help Women, Create Equality In Coverage

Nicola Rossi Appointed Director Of Communications At The National Pharmacy Association

Obama Pushes New Message While Opposition Continues

Radiologists And Engineers Collaborate To Develop A Modified Catheter That Could Reduce Patient Injuries Due To Contrast Material Administration

Radiologists Discover A Technique That Drastically Reduces Patient Radiation Dose During CT Angiography

Malpractice Reform In Spotlight, Earns Mixed Reviews

More Than 35 Million People Have Dementia Worldwide, According To New Report

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Alzheimer's Disease International's Report On The Prevalence Of Dementia Worldwide

Nursing And Midwifery Council Swine Flu Guidance Launch - UNISON Response

Abbott Receives FDA Approval For First Fully Automated Blood Screening Test For HIV-1/HIV-2

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Continues To Outperform TAXUS With Sustained Clinical Advantages And Impressive Long-Term Safety Results In SPIRIT III Trial

Micromet Reports Interim Data From Phase 1 Study Of BiTE Antibody MT110 For The Treatment Of Solid Tumors

ANAVEX Completes Scale-up Manufacturing Of ANAVEX 2-73 For Phase I Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials

Neuralstem Receives FDA Approval To Commence First ALS Stem Cell Trial

PROLOR Biotech Announces Initiation Of Phase I Clinical Trial For Its Long-Acting Growth Hormone

Study Published In The Lancet Showed Significant Survival Benefit For Patients Facing Deadly Form Of Lung Cancer

Phase 3 Trial Shows Denosumab Delayed Skeletal Related Events In Advanced Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases

Boston Scientific Completes Enrollment In Pivotal Workhorse Trial For Next Generation Everolimus Stent

Bayer Introduces CONTOUR USB - The First Blood Glucose Meter With Unique Plug & Play Diabetes Management Software

MedImmune Receives U.S. Government Order For Additional 29 Million Doses Of Nasal Spray Vaccine For 2009 H1N1 Influenza

New Report Highlights Proven Disease Prevention Programs In Communities

Radiation Dose Reduced In New CT Procedure

Hospitalizations For Heart Disease, Heart Attack And Stroke Down Significantly

Geisinger Investigator Elected To 'APA Fellow' Status In The American Psychological Association

Geisinger Leads Nation In STABILITY Trial Enrollment

University Of Queensland Researcher Offers A Greater Incentive To Eat Your Greens

Effective Prevention Extends Lives And Increases Medical Cost Savings

Risky Behaviors Among Truckers Lead To Higher Rates Of STIs Including Hepatitis C

Pregnancy Serves As Opportune Time For HIV Prevention Education

Understaffed Rotas Are Pushing The NHS To Breaking Point, Says New Junior Doctors Leader, UK

1994 Group Welcomes CBI's Higher Education Funding Proposals But Warns Of 'Valley Of Death' Ahead For University Finances

Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk Of Death From Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Survival Improved By Maintenance Therapy With Pemetrexed

Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Improves Both Overall And Progression-Free Survival In Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Combining Two Anticancer Drugs Improves Remission Rates In Patients With Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Cancer Experts Are Developing A Tool To Work Out Percentage Risk Of Developing Cervical Cancer

Pfizer To Present Research On Established Therapies And New Approaches To Cancer Treatment Using Investigational Agents

Prostate Cancer Guide For African-American Men And Their Families Now Available

NCPA: Patient Survey Finds Widespread Problems With Mail Order Pharmacies

FDA Grants Priority Review Status To Supplement Containing Long-Term Survival Data For VELCADE(R) (bortezomib) For Injection

BSD Medical Corporation Reports FDA Review Of BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System Continues

New AACN Data Show The Impact Of The Economy On The Nurse Faculty Shortage

WFUBMC Heart Center Receives Recognition For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients

Angina Patient Benefits From Noninvasive EECP Therapy

Racial Disparities In Diabetes Prevalence Linked To Living Conditions

Accurate Diagnosis Of Adult Asthma

21 September 2009

What Is Kidney Cancer? What Causes Kidney Cancer?

Drop In Mortality Rates After Summer Vacation

Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia Set To Grow Rapidly Worldwide

Invatec Announces Launch Of REEF HP™ PTA Balloon Catheter In Europe

Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Walk Again After Spinal-Cord Injury

CMS Proposes New Prospective Payment System For Renal Dialysis Facilities

Top Cricketers Appear In The THINK WISE Campaign To Raise HIV Awareness

Many People Are Confused Or Misinformed On What Is, And Is Not, In Health Reform Proposals

Ipsen: AZZALURE(R) Approved In Spain For Aesthetic Use In The Treatment Of Glabellar Lines

Invatec Launches The Maris Plus Self-Expanding Peripheral Stent System At CIRSE 2009

Aussies Need Regular Heart Disease Risk Assessments

Survey Emphasises Need For OLS Plans To Become Reality, UK

HSE Warns Employers To Maintain Equipment And Provide Training After Forklift Injury, UK

Employers Fined After Worker Injured From Double Risk, UK

HSE Launches Campaign To Inform Polish And Other Migrant Construction Workers, UK

Help Bring Diabetes To Light On World Diabetes Day

People With Diabetes Still Missing Out On Sight-Saving Screening, UK

Statement By Kathleen Sebelius, Regarding The Selection Of Dr. Francis Collins As A National Medal Of Science Recipient

New Genetic Link Between Cardiac Arrhythmias And Thyroid Dysfunction Identified

Some Catholic Leaders Pledge Support For Health Reform, Despite Concerns On Abortion Coverage

Blogs Comment On Baucus Health Reform Bill, Health Insurance For Women, Other Topics

Lawmakers Wonder If The Baucus Plan Does Enough To Control Premiums

Research Counters Criticisms Of Canadian Health Care System

Drug Sellers, Benefit Managers Poise For Court-Ordered Price Cuts

Study: Racial Health Disparities Cost $229 Billion From 2003-2006

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

FDA Approves Donor Screening Test For Antibodies To HIV

American Psychological Association Leads Senate Briefing On Reducing Health Inequalities In Health Care Reform

Medtronic Expects New Data On Drug-Eluting Stents And Transcatheter Heart Valves To Feature At TCT 2009

American Lung Association Launches Retro Marketing Initiative To Support 2009 Christmas Seals(R) Campaign

Scientists In Major Prostate Cancer Gene Discovery

World Of Country Life Farm, Exmouth, Closed As Precautionary Measure

E Coli 0157 In Surrey: Update

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis On The Rise In Victoria, Australia

Patients At Risk Of Cardiovascular Events Missing Out On Treatment, Australia

Gardasil Vaccination Rates Increased To 37% Of Teen Girls In 2008, CDC Says

Notre Dame President To Join Annual Antiabortion March For Life

Rising Costs To Business, Government And Consumers Inspire, Complicate Health Reform

Experts Debate Merits Of Public Plan And Individual Mandate

Insurers Defend Practices At House Hearing

Are College Students The 'Invisible Minority' In Health Care Debate?

Medicaid: Budget Gaps, Informants, And A Plan To Expand Coverage By Going Private

Innovative Mobile Robots Which Are Autonomous And Polyvalent

Intelligent Surveillance System Could Monitor Pedestrian Crossings

Free PAC Sessions For Pharmacy Assistants, Australia

California Nurses Association Seeks Contempt Citation Against Sutter/CPMC For Defying Federal Court By Refusing To Restore Nurses' Health Benefits

American Psychiatric Association Endorses H.R. 3200 As Basis For Reform

Community Pharmacy Staff Access To Swine Flu Vaccine - NPA Urges PCTs To Move Swiftly

Local MP Backs Muscle Campaigning Group, As Vulnerable Patients Launch Petition

Tesco Staff Keep Wheels Turning Day And Night For Charity, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Government Will Miss 2010 Care Plan Target According To National Survey Of Patient Advocacy Groups, UK

Professor Tim Evans Becomes Academic Vice-President - Royal College Of Physicians

Government Of Canada And AFN Confirm Protocol On H1N1

Dental Research Website Gets 'X' Factor

FDA Announces Second Annual Science Writers Symposium

AUL's Yoest Calls Abortion Debate 'Epic Showdown' In Washington Times Opinion Piece

Senate Confirms New York Judge Lynch To Federal Appeals Court

Parties Plot Strategies, Next Steps On Baucus Bill

White House Offers $25 Million For Medical Malpractice Projects

Labor Department Advocating Rule Exemption To Boost GM Health Care Trust

Some Federal Workers Can't Afford Health Insurance

A New Study Links 45,000 Deaths A Year To Lack Of Insurance

Rural Coloradans Have Trouble Getting Health Care, Attracting Physicians

Douglas: State Governors Need 'Time, Flexibility' For Successful Health Reform

Polymorphisms Of The Interleukin-1 Gene Complex May Influence Alcohol Dependence

Kids Behaving Badly: Why It's Hard To Be Good

Endurance Training Benefits Postmenopausal Women As Much As Younger Women

New Way To Calculate Body's 'Maximum Weight Limit'

Although Tamoxifen, Raloxifen And Tibolone Dramatically Reduce The Risk Of Invasive Breast Cancer, Some Patients Experience Adverse Effects

The Nation's Top Scientists And Innovators To Be Honoured By President Obama

Study Demonstrates Possibilities Of Reducing Unnecessary MRI Tests For Stroke Detection And Improving Safety

First Efficient Diamond Raman Laser Paves The Way To New Defense Technologies And Improved Laser Surgery

Monitoring Pollution And Detecting Disease Using Portable And Precise Gas Sensor

Biotech Innovation Could Extend Dosing Intervals, Simplify Production

Turning Drugs On And Off Using Magnetism

Link Between Contraception, Population Growth And Climate Change

Developing World: Toilets And Hand Hygiene Are Vital For Child Growth

Governors Worry About Major Medicaid Expansion

Doctors Discuss Defensive Medicine And Primary Care Pay

Health Policy Experts Urge Congress To Abandon Ideological Differences On Overhaul

Nine Countries Pledge H1N1 Vaccine Donations To Developing Countries

Despite Signs Of Economic Growth, World's Poorest 'Still Not Out Of The Woods,' U.N. Secretary-General Says

Kenya To Launch Measles Vaccine Campaign

TIME Examines Voluntary Airline Tax That Aims To Fund Global Health Projects

PBS Shows Examine Door-To-Door Medical Counseling In Rwanda, Malaria In Tanzania

IPS Examines Maternal Mortality In Mozambique

Opinion Piece Examines Vacant USAID Administrator Position

Recent Releases: Climate Change, Health; ITNs; Mexico H1N1; Policy Tracker; TB Treatment; Blogs

Some Senators Fear New Tax Meant To Control Health Costs Could Spiral

Sound Off: Some Lawmakers Talking Up Baucus Bill, Grassley 'Resents' President's Remarks

Studying The Earliest Brain Changes That Could Lead To Alzheimer's Disease

International Research Ethics: New Program Commences At IUPUI

Education And Reward Genes Interact To Influence Alcoholism Among Mexican-Americans

Early Age At First Drink May Modify Tween/Teen Risk For Alcohol Dependence

Link Between Too Many Bars In Rural America And High Suicide Rates Instead Of Idyllic Life

20 September 2009

Providing Contraception To Reduce The 76 Million Annual Unintended Pregnancies Could Help Address Climate Change

How Vital Are Toilets And Hand Hygiene For Child Growth?

Heart Risk Factors In Middle Age Can Cut Life Span By Up To 15 Years

Some Ethnic Minorities Rate Medical Care Worse Than White Patients

35,000 Pounds Of Unlicensed Medicine Found In Car Boot

Under Pressure: The Impact Of Stress On Decision Making

20th Anniversary Of Theoretical And Computational Biophysics Group Marked By Symposium

Drinkaware Responds To fpa Research Revealing Alcohol Influences Sexual Decision Making

New Leader For Northern Ireland Junior Doctors Pledges To Work To Protect Health And Safety Of Doctors And Patients

Medical Students Seek Input To Improve Wellbeing, Australia

Pancreatic And Colorectal Cancer Novel Antibody Developed From A Vaccine To Begin Phase I Trial

Universal Detection Technology Addresses Bioterrorism Threat To National Security At ASIS 2009

New Program Offers Community Pharmacies An Expanded Role In Diabetes Self-Management Training, Increases Access And Treatment Options For Patients

New Report Outlines Importance Of Health Insurance Reform For Young Americans

Meridian Granted Special 510(k) Clearance To Add 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus Analytical Sensitivity Claim To The TRU FLU(R) Test Package Insert

URMLHN: Climate Change The Origin Of Bacterial, Viral And Parasitic Pathologies

Snapfish By HP Invites Consumers To "Share To Care" During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. Initiates Phase 1 Study Evaluating Safety And Dosimetry Of Novel Heart Failure Imaging Agent

Vascular Surgeons Present Positive Study Results For The GORE PROPATEN(R) Vascular Graft And Updates To The GORE VIABAHN(R) Endoprosthesis

Hyperion Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Designation For HPN-100 For The Treatment Of Hepatic Encephalopathy

New Research Shows Direct Link Between Soda And Obesity

World Rabies Day: Vets Urged To Raise Awareness

Positive Phase IIb Results For GSK1838262 (XP13512) Reported For Neuropathic Pain Associated With Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

White Post Farm, Nottinghamshire Closed As Precautionary Measure

People In Deprived Areas Missing Out On Vital Heart Health Services, Says Heart Charity

Febrile Seizures And Severe Epilepsy In Infants Traced To A Sodium Channel Gene Mutation

Vaccine To Prevent Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early Promise

What Is Kawasaki Disease? What Causes Kawasaki Disease?

19 September 2009

Jefferson First Hospital In City To Offer New, Non-Invasive Tinnitus Treatment

Anemic Patients With MDS Gain Long-Term Benefits From Erythropoietin And Myeloid Growth Factor Hormones

Modest Vitamin/mineral Deficiencies Increase Age-related Disease

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A Chip For The Eye: Artificial Vision Enhancers Being Put To The Test

Seasonal Influenza: Not Enough Healthcare Workers Have Themselves Vaccinated

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Forest Laboratories Presents Analysis Of Two Positive Pivotal Phase III Studies Of Ceftaroline For The Treatment Of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

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The American Society Of Human Genetics Honors Dr. Huntington Willard As 2009 Allan Award Recipient

Professor Shimizu, Winner Of The 2009 Enzyme Engineering Award.

Wellcome Trust And Merck Launch Joint Venture To Develop Affordable Vaccines For Low-Income Countries

Medical Interpreters Break Language Barriers In Health Care

2-Way Communication Between Common Biological Pathways And Body's Daily Clock Revealed By Gene Screen

Discovery Of New Links Between Epilepsy And Brain Lipids

Harvard Study Reveals 45,000 Excess Deaths Annually Linked To Lack Of Health Insurance

The Roles Of S100A2 And P63 In The Carcinogenesis Of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Chronic Pancreatitis And Endothelin-1 Inhibitors

Natural Hydrogel Helps Heal Spinal Cord, Barrow Researcher Finds

How MicroRNAs Drive Tumor Progression

Health Care Costs Driven Significantly Higher By Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors

New TAU Drug Cuts Off Blood Supplies To Starve Cancer Tumors

Protein Link To Fat Storage Pinpointed By Scientists

The Flip Side Of Surviving Cancer - Chemobrain

Misunderstood Expressions Facilitate Adolescent Aggression

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Pediatric Strokes More Than Twice As Common As Previously Reported

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American Medical Association Committed To Reform, Will Work To Strengthen Final Bill

Almost 400 Abortions In First Year Of Services In General Practice, UK

Health Care Premiums Rose 7.2 Times Faster Than Earnings In Ohio From 2000 Through 2009

E Coli 0157 In Surrey: Update

Health Care Premiums Rose 6.3 Times Faster Than Earnings In Tennessee From 2000 Through 2009

Baucus Approach To Financing Health Care Reform Step In Right Direction

UNAIDS Welcomes Creation Of New UN Women's Agency

NHS Is About Patients Not Cash Units Says UNISON, UK

Abbott Wins Top Honor In Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards

Abbott Expands Use Of Sustainable Packaging As Part Of Global Environmental Efforts

Diabetes Forecast Offers "10 Tips" To Save Money And Improve Your Health

Bollywood DVD Launched - Diabetes UK

HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Cornerstone Funding Of The $650 Million Recovery Act Community Prevention And Wellness Initiative

Memories Of The Way They Used To Be

Campaigners To SHout Loud About Sexual Health

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Vaccine For Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early Promise

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Top Tips For Healthy And Young Looking Skin

NIH Awards Einstein $3.5 Million To Study Epigenomics Of Human Health And Disease

New Antipsychotic Drug Asenapine (Saphris) Helps Prevent Relapse In People With Schizophrenia; Phase III Data Presented At ECNP

Health Care Premiums Rose 6.4 Times Faster Than Earnings In New York From 2000 Through 2009

Republican Wish List Has Stark Differences And Surprising Similarities To Democratic Proposals

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Memorial Service Held For Slain Mich. Antiabortion Protester

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CNN Says Obama May Be Seeking Backup Plan Even As He Rallies Dems

Parents' Insurance Status Affects Their Children's Health Care--Even When The Children Are Insured

Top Official Calls For Quicker, Improved Response To Military Mental Health Needs

Health Policy Research Roundup

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Drug Discovery Process More Accurate, Less Expensive Using Novel Mass Spectrometry Application

New Software Protocol Enables Interoperability Among Telesurgical Systems

Comprehensive Understanding Of Bacteria Could Lead To New Insights Into Many Organisms

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Rep. Capps Says Misinformation, 'Outright Fabrications' Surround Abortion Amendment In Health Reform

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