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29 September 2009

Screening For Infant Hearing Problems

AAP Policy: Learn About School Nursing Services

Active Parenting Makes Teen Drivers Safer

Growth Charts Stump Parents

Universal Screening Lowers Risk Of Severe Hyperbilirubinemia

Ethnicity And Language Linked To Medication Use

Children Of Working Mothers Are More Likely To Lead Unhealthier Lifestyles

Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: New Prognostic Tool Could Help Make Treatment Decisions

28 September 2009

Labour MPs Show Support For More Investment Into Dementia Research

Thommen Medical Announces Chairside Implant Conditioning - North American Premiere At The 2009 AAOMS Meeting In Toronto, Canada

Costs Of Aging Population Could Dwarf Economic Downturn, UK

Blogs Comment On Guttmacher Study On Childbearing During Recession, Health Reform, Other Topics

CBO Scores On Health Bills Raise Questions

House Passes Bill To Stop Some Medicare Premium Increases

UPS Pledges $9M To Help Relief Organizations, Combating Human Trafficking Addressed At CGI

FDA Announces Preliminary Results Of Procedural Review Of Menaflex

Swine Flu Vaccine Closer To Release

EnzymeRx Announces Its IND For Uricase-PEG 20 Becomes Effective

Allos Therapeutics' FOLOTYN™ First And Only FDA-Approved Therapy For Relapsed Or Refractory Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

Minister Brady Launches The Irish Centre For Social Gerontology National Report - 'The Role Of Migrant Care Workers In Ageing Societies', Ireland

Advances In Radiation Therapy For Cancer: NCI Science Writers Seminar

Scientists Determine Dynamics Of HIV Transmission In UK Heterosexuals

Pelosi Continues Push For Public Plan In House Bill

Finance Committee Agonizes Over Medicare Cuts

GOP To Stall Confirmation Of HHS Nominees, Due To Flap Over Insurers' Letters To Seniors

G20 Draft Communique Addresses Agricultural Investment In Developing Countries, 'Influential Women' Raise Awareness For Maternal Mortality

National Athletic Trainers' Association's Fair Practice Lawsuit Settlement Benefits Members

Sleep Deprivation Taxes Neurons, Racks Up Brain Amyloid-beta?

Advances In Treating Hip Pain To Be Focus Of Hip Arthroscopy Meeting

Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. Releases Names Of Crew Members On Board Helicopter Involved In Accident In South Carolina

Merck Receives Positive CHMP Opinion For JANUVIA(R) (sitagliptin) And JANUMET(R) (sitagliptin/metformin) As Add-On To Insulin In The European Union

Positron Anticipates Cardiac PET Demand To Increase Due To Expanding Reimbursment Differential Between PET And SPECT Imaging

Polish Magazine Fined After Publishing Personal Antiabortion Remarks Against Woman

Senate Public Plan Advocates Ready For Finance Committee Face-Off

Business, Once An Ally, Now Stands Against Republicans On Health Reform

Frustrated Doctors Say Insurers Meddle In Patient Care

Gates Foundation Launches Campaign To Highlight U.S. Global Health Investment Successes

Recent Releases In Global Health

Does Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy Prevent Gastric Cancer?

Mechanism For Potential Friedreich's Ataxia Drug Uncovered

TMA Urges Congress, President Obama To Protect Patients From Insurer Business Tactics

Government Of Canada Partners With Alberta Lung Association To Reduce Tobacco Use In The Workplace

Free Prostate Cancer Screening Offered In Camden Oct. 10

U.S. Senators Introduce Veterinary Services Legislation

Cleveland Indians Manager Eric Wedge Urges Fans To Fight Cystic Fibrosis

FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Psoriasis

Addex Completes Enrollment Of First Mid-Stage Clinical GERD Trial

Angiomax Reduced Cardiac Mortality By 41%; Reduced Overall Mortality By 25% In Severe Heart Attack Patients Following Angioplasty

New American Cancer Society Cookbook Offers 100 Nutritious Recipes To Help Cancer Patients Get Well During Treatment

ALP Ad An Unfair Attack On Hardworking Doctors, Australia

Experts Recommend New Name, More Research On Nonmalignant Breast Tumor

At Finance Committee, Fireworks Surround Efforts To Add Drug Discount, Eliminate Individual Mandate

On Quality Of Care, U.S. Is Not Always Best

Poll: More Approve Of Obama's Handling Of Health Care, But Many Still Confused

WHO Lowers Expectation Of H1N1 Vaccine Output, Appeals For Donations To Fight Pandemic

IRIN Examines How User Fees Have Kept Most Vulnerable From Accessing Healthcare

Scholarships Funded Through Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers In Nursing Program

Two Nurses Awarded Lundbeck Neonatal Nursing Career Path Scholarships

NIH New Innovator Award Won By M. D. Anderson Scientist For Innovative Research In Drug Resistance

Young Tall Poppy Award Won By Jake Baum For Malaria Research

Findings Of ISU Study: Intervention Program Helps Kids Eat Healthier, Reduce Screen Time

In Heart Attack Patients, Drug-Eluting Stents Prove Better Than Bare-Metal Stents

Potential Relationship Between Androgen Deficiency And Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers Explore Mechanisms Of How Infant Pain Changes Sensitivity In Adults

A Novel Concept Of Growing Cells On Lymph Nodes: Pitt Researchers Receive $5 Million From NIH For Regenerative Medicine

Muscle Growth Restored In Elderly By Insulin Boost

E. coli's Kayak Paddle-Lke Motion Tracked For First Time

U.S. Needs Nearly $200 Million More On Climate-related Health Research

Body's Immune System Response To Dental Plaque Varies By Gender And Race

Homeless Veterans Prone To Violence Benefit From Group Therapy

UCI Researchers Create New Strategy For Highly-Selective Chemotherapy Delivery

Use Of Statins Favors The Wealthy, Creating New Social Disparities In Cholesterol

Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants

Diabetes Drug Shows Promise In Fighting Lethal Cancer Complication

World Heart Day Resonates With Recent Experts' Findings On CVD And EU Institutions' Determination To Promote Heart Health

Research Needed To Learn Which DCIS Patients May Be Candidates For Less Invasive Therapy

NEJM Publishes Mayo Clinic Study Of Physicians' Beliefs About Health Care Reform

Young Women With Autoimmune Condition Need To Be Warned About The Dangers Of Smoking And Use Of Oral Contraceptives

Like Drugs, Surgical Innovations Must Be Evaluated Through Trials

Pelosi Dismisses Idea Of Public Option 'Trigger;' Senate Finance Committee To Consider Public Option Amendments

Capps Amendment 'Best Approach' To Health Reform Abortion Coverage, Opinion Piece Says

Canadian Doctor: Dutch Health Care System Could Work In U.S.

Labor Chief Asks For Probe Into Health Insurance Lobbying

Kirk Named To Replace Kennedy, Bringing Senate Democrats To Crucial 60 Votes

Health Officials Anticipate 6 Million H1N1 Vaccine Doses By Early October

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Associated Press/Washington Post Examine Contributions Of Military Research To Reducing Global Disease Burden

March Of Dimes Supports Screening, Education And Intervention Tools To Prevent Preterm Birth

NSF Funds State's First Imaging System For UAB Microscale Research Lab

Disease Ecology To Be Studied By NIH Fellowship Recipient

Use Of Diabetes Drug Linked To Higher Risk Of Bone Fractures

27 September 2009

What Is Urinary Incontinence? What Causes Urinary Incontinence?

State Round-up: Warnings, Coverage And Violations In Health Care

Health Coverage, Quality Depend Heavily On Geography

Sleep Deprivation And Dementia

Multiple Strokes Rather Than Underlying Vascular Risk Factors Increase Risk Of Post-Stroke Dementia

Canada's G8 Leadership Must Address Catastrophic Failure In Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals

Statement By World Food Programme Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On Climate Change

Aetna, Georgia Public Broadcasting Begin Campaign To Fight Childhood Obesity In The State

Pfizer Launches Phase 3 Clinical Trial With Novel Alk Inhibitor In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Specific Gene Mutation

Teva Provides Update On Generic Evista(R) Litigation

New DNA Test Predicts Risk Of Severe Scoliosis

Certain Cancers More Common Among HIV Patients Than Non-HIV Patients

Young Adults Visit Doctors Least At An Age When Risky Behavior Peaks

Report: Nearly 85% Of Pharmaceutical Sales Completed Through Healthcare Distributors In 2008

New Initiative To Address Sexual Violence Against Girls Launched At Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting In New York

FDA Approves First Drug For Treatment Of Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma

It Is Time To Stop Diabetes

Big Sheep And Little Cow Farm, North Yorkshire, Partially Closed As Precautionary Measure - 3 Cases of E.Coli O157, UK

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Agressive Prostate Cancer Test Hope

William Hague And Vince Cable Turn The Tables On Natasha Kaplinsky And Robert Peston, Cancer Research UK

Patient Feedback Is Vital To Improving Support

Two Problems, Many Solutions, Confederation Report Turns Spotlight On Dual Diagnosis - The NHS Confederation

NHS Partners Network Welcomes CCP Report On The Use Of Consultants' Non-contracted Hours

26 September 2009

What Is Infant Jaundice? What Causes Infant Jaundice?

Study Underway On Whether Aspartame Affects Sensitive People

Pendemrix, Swine Flu Vaccine, Gets Positive Opinion From European Regulators

Repligen Announces Identification Of Drug Target For Friedreich's Ataxia

Sanofi Aventis : Multaq(R) (dronedarone) Recommended For Approval In The European Union

Afinitor(R) (everolimus) Now Licensed In UK For Advanced Kidney Cancer Patients After Failure Of First Line Vascular Targeted Therapy(1, 2)

Wyeth Receives Positive Opinion From European Regulators For Its 13-valent Pneumococcal Candidate Vaccine For Infants And Young Children

Survey Shows Americans Are Unprepared For Dental Emergencies

Tips For Making Flu Shots Easier On Kids... And Parents

New Directory Features Sources Of Help For Psychiatric And Addiction Treatment

New Genetic Research Indicates Jewish Priesthood Has Multiple Lineages

Autoimmunity: Visionary Concept Earns La Jolla Institute Scientist Prestigious NIH Pioneer Award

A New Take On Why Social Cues Confuse Babies And Dogs In A Classic Hiding Game

Identification Of Highly Radiosensitive Patients May Lead To Side Effect-free Radiotherapy

C. Difficile Hypervirulence Genes Identified

Diabetes Most Prevalent In Southern US

Weight Loss Influenced By Certain Personality Traits

Ardian(R) Demonstrates Durable Blood Pressure Reduction In Hypertension Patients Treated With Symplicity(R) Catheter System(TM)

Study Shows Superior Efficacy For TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stents Compared To Bare-Metal Stents In Heart Attack Patients At Two Years

UCLA Breathmobile Hits The Road To Help Kids With Asthma

Understanding The Flu Vaccine

SVS And APMA Alliance Provides Better Care To Diabetic Patients

Psychological Well-being And Biology: Are Strengths Of The Mind Good For The Body?

Certain Colours More Likely To Cause Epileptic Fits

New Ways To Predict Violent Behaviour?

Psychotherapy As A Basic Right: A Lesson From UK

Data Presented From Two Phase 3 ERBITUX® Studies In First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients At Joint 15th European Cancer Organisation

Cephalon Announces That FDA Grants Priority Review Of Its Supplemental New Drug Application For NUVIGIL As A Treatment For Excessive Sleepiness

Merck Receives Positive CHMP Opinion For JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) And JANUMET® (sitagliptin/metformin)

Early Administration Of Aggrenox® Is Effective And Safe After Acute Ischaemic Stroke Or TIA

Stem Cell Applications And Research Highlight NJIT's First Research Cafe

Funding Boost To Speed Up Cancer Detection For Canadian Research Network Led By University Of Toronto Chemist

$1.3 Million In Federal Awards For WPI To Continue Cardiac, Vascular And Tuberculosis Research

New Research Network Aims To Build A Better Eye

Neurological Activity That Fuels Racial Bias Explored By NYU's Amodio

Drs. Partha Mitra And Josh Dubnau Will Use 5-Year 'Transformative R01' Grants For Highly Innovative Brain Projects

115 Awards To Encourage High-Risk Research And Innovation Announced By NIH

Top UC San Diego Bioengineering Graduate Students Receive Awards From Siebel Foundation

Training By Experience For Medical Students Involved In Nursing Home Program

Social Background Weighs Heavily On Teenage Diet

Plaques Likely To Cause Heart Attacks Identified By Coronary Imaging Techniques

Lack Of Adverse Interaction Between Clopidogrel And Stomach Medicine Shown By Cogent Trial

Caltech Scientists Get Detailed Glimpse Of Chemoreceptor Architecture In Bacterial Cells

Lifestyle Interventions In The Prevention And Treatment Of Cancer

MSU Scientist Helps Map Potato Genome; Move Will Improve Crop Yield

Parental Corporal Punishment May Lead To Lower IQs In Offspring

Cracking The Brain's Numerical Code

Association Betgween Vitamin D Deficiency In Younger Women And Increased Risk Of High Blood Pressure In Mid-Life

Scientists Call For Humanity To 'Set Safe Boundaries To The Damage'

'How-To' Guide For Controlling The Structure Of Nanoparticles Produced By Engineers

What Is Jet Lag? What Causes Jet Lag? How Do You Prevent Jet Lag?

Anxiety And Distress During Active Surveillance For Early Prostate Cancer

Prisoners Got Drunk On Swine Flu Gel

25 September 2009

Chao Center Donates Medications To Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

CIGNA Offers Assistance To Customers Affected By Georgia Floods

Reverse Medical Corporation Receives FDA IDE Clinical Study Approval For The ReStoreTM Microcatheter

HSE Increases Flexibility Of First Aid At Work Training Regime, UK

New Zealand Officals Share Lessons With Their HSE Counterparts

School Fruit And Vegetables Tested For Pesticide Residues, UK

First 2009 Pesticide Residue Figures Released

Pesticide Residues Committee Publish 2008 Annual Report, UK

NEVO™ Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Associated With Significantly Less Chest Pain At Six Months Than Taxus(R) Liberte(R) Stent

NIH "Pioneer" And "Innovator" Awards Go To Johns Hopkins Scientists

American College Of Physicians Launches Ethics Case Studies Series On MedscapeCME

What Is Mouth Cancer? What Causes Mouth Cancer? What Is Oral Cancer?

European Medicines Agency Recommends Authorisation Of Two Vaccines For Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

New Paper From Internists Calls For Increased Role For FDA

FDA Ban On Flavored Cigarettes A Strong First Step Under Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act

National Academy Of Neuropsychology (NAN) And National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Team Up On Campaign To Raise Concussion Awareness

Active Biotech's Prostate Cancer Project TASQ Featured In British Journal Of Cancer

EnWave Announces Successful Test Results For Antibodies Using FreezeREV Dehydration Technology

2nd Annual Oncology Market And Patient Access Conference, 14-15 December 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

Researchers Find Drug That Reverses Resistance To Chemotherapy In Pancreatic Cancer

Excess Body Weight Causes Over 124,000 New Cancers A Year In Europe

Cervical Cancer Could Be Eradicated By Vaccination And Testing For The Human Papilloma Virus

Increase In Alzheimer's Plaques And Sleep Loss Linked

Major Disasters Tax Surgical Staff But May Reduce Costs For Routine Operations

Study Dispels Myth That New Residents Cause Increase In Medical Errors In July

Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joseph Baker On Key Votes Facing The Senate Finance Committee

Dems Hope To Merge House Health Reform Bills By Next Week

Costs To Government, Consumers Remain Unclear In Finance Bill

Pelosi Tries To Unite Divided Democratic Factions In House

States Worry Over Medicaid Expansion; Montana Expands Kids Coverage

Translational Medicine Meeting, Zurich, 11-12 November 2009

Shedding Light On Cancer Cells

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease On The Rise In The United States, Study Finds

Gammaglobulin Treatment For Alzheimer's Disease To Be Tested By University Hospitals Case Medical Center

In Thailand Clinical Study, HIV Vaccine Regimen Demonstrates Modest Preventive Effect

HRC Fertility Offers Gene Security Parental Control For Embryonic Safety

Priority Health To Cover Seasonal And H1N1 Flu Vaccines

Enzyme Is Key To Clogged Arteries

New Study Shows Mobile Infants Have Established Neural Pathways To See Looming Danger

Quintiles Increases Capacity To Support European Clinical Trials

Abnormally Large Hearts May Be Shrunk By A Relative Of Viagra

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Announces EcaFlo(R) Anolyte (Excelyte(R)) Effective Against Swine Flu (H1N1)

Prime-Boost Vaccine Study Shows Modest Effect In Preventing HIV

Genzyme's Campath Meets Primary Endpoint In Phase 3 Combination Therapy Trial For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Global Prostate Cancer Research Meeting Opens

Mass. Gov. Appoints Former DNC Chair Kirk To Kennedy Senate Seat

Reports Of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Increase Among Tennessee Women, Study Finds

Procedural Amendments Take On Political Weight As Finance Committee Debates Health Bill

Dems Court Snowe For Key 60th Vote

Health Reform Ads Confusing Public, News Outlets Try To Dispel The Fog

Biden Emerges As Health Care Messenger

Heads Of Indian Health Service, Hispanic Doctors Speak Out On Reform

Health Policy Research Roundup

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Merck, Qiagen Pledge Cervical Cancer Tools At CGI, Meeting Highlights Effects Of Gender Inequality

WHO Asia-Pacific Countries Pledge To Use Artemisinin With Other Drugs By 2015 To Prevent Drug-Resistance

Also In Global Health News: Urban Malnutrition In CAR; U.S. HIV Travel Ban; East Africa Hunger

We Can Challenge Our Brains Or Our Bodies, But Not Both, Says Study

'Back-Breaking' Work Beliefs Contribute To Health Workers' Pain

Cost-Savings Of Colorectal Cancer Screening As Treatment Costs Increase

High Levels Of Persistent Environmental Chemicals Found In Breast Milk In A Population With Many Male Reproductive Problems

Metallic Foam Improves On Memory Foam

Reactive Oxygen In Fruit Flies Acts As A Cell Signalling Mechanism For Immune Response

Antiabortion-Rights Black Pastors To Endorse Obama's Health Plan

HIV Vaccine Shows Promise In Trial

Senators Fight Over Medicare Spending Cuts, What It Would Mean For Beneficiaries

Input From Pharmacists Sought For New Version Of Professional Practice Standards, Australia

Democrats Face High Stakes, GOP Seeks Advantage

New Poll Shows Only 20 Percent Say Health Care Is Their Biggest Concern

Democrats Woo AARP, Seniors To Support Health Reform Bills

Trade Groups To Church Groups Share Evolving Views On Health Reform

Democrats, Seeking To Ease Seniors Concerns, Propose Freeze On Medicare Part B Premiums

Profile Of Grady Memorial Hospital Highlights The Difficulties Faced By Safety Net Facilities

HCA Registered Nurses Make A Demand To Management: Precautions, Not Punishment, On Flu

AACAP Chosen As A Mental Health Charity To Receive Grants

Investigational Vaccine Shows Modest Potential For Protecting Against HIV Infection

African Leaders Malaria Alliance Launched At U.N. General Assembly

Government Of Canada Announces Funding For Tobacco Cessation Programs For Industries With Higher Than Average Smoking Rates

Kerry, Lugar Letter Calls For Obama To Appoint USAID Leader Quickly

G20 Countries Could Tax Foreign Exchange To Help Achieve U.N. MDGs, Opinion Piece Says

Patient Societies From Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary And Singapore Recognized For Their Innovative Projects

Prestigious Award Recognizes A Promising Approach To The Study Of Memory

Ticagrelor Reduced Cardiovascular Deaths And Heart Attacks In ACS Patients Undergoing Heart Procedures: New Data From PLATO Trial

Research Reveals How Mitochondrial Gene Defects Impair Respiration, Other Major Life Functions

Farletuzumab Data Presented On Phase II Clinical Trial In First-Relapsed Ovarian Cancer Subjects

Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announces Start Of Enrolment In U.S. Phase 2 Melanoma Cancer Clinical Trial

Mardil, Inc. Announces Positive Preliminary Results Of Pilot Study With BACE(TM) Device At Annual TCT Conference

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

HIV Vaccine Study First To Show Some Effectiveness In Preventing HIV

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Demonstrates Significantly Lower Rates Of MACE And Stent Thrombosis Compared To TAXUS(R) Liberte

Pre-clinical Data Show OrbusNeich's Combo Bio-engineered Sirolimus Eluting Stent May Offer Advantages To Current Drug Eluting Stent Technologies

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Superior To TAXUS(R) In Key Safety And Efficacy Measures In SPIRIT IV Trial

New Software Service Allows Physicians To Meet Obama's Electronic Medical Records Push At NO Cost

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance For Xpert(R) HemosIL(R) FII & FV Test

New U.K. NICE Guidance Supports Use Of Hologic's Adiana(R) Permanent Contraception System

H1N1 Flu: Are Parents Underestimating Risk To Kids?

Manipulation Improves Back Function In Late Pregnancy

Childhood Kidney Disorder Has Lasting Effects

Pregnancy And Birth: Safe For Women With Kidney Transplants

Nanoparticle-based Battlefield Pain Treatment Moves A Step Closer

Red Cross Lending A Hand To Flood Victims Unable To Go Home

Nearly Half Of Women Alter Childbearing Plans Because Of Recession, Guttmacher Study Finds

PAC09 Excellence And Pharmacy Student Of The Year Awards, Australia

American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Hosts 78th Annual Meeting

Our Response To The New Guidelines For Prosecutors On Assisted Suicide

Additional Alabama Death Linked To 2009 H1N1 Influenza

RCN Comments On CQC Survey Of Patients In Acute Mental Health Services, UK

Potential New HIV Vaccine: Terrence Higgins Trust Response, UK

Institute Of Medicine Provides Guidance On Standards Of Health Care For Disaster Situations

Use It Or Lose It? Study Suggests The Brain Can Remember A "Forgotten" Language

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update

1994 Group Welcomes The Publication Of The Research Excellence Framework (REF) Consolation

1994 Group Welcomes HEPI Rejection Of Vouchers As A Mechanism For Funding Higher Education

Don't Turn Our Patients Into Customers Say Doctors

Health Canada Approves GlucaGen(R) For Treatment Of Severe Hypoglycemia In Diabetes Patients

Babies With Position-Related Head Flattening May Have Higher Rate Of Ear Infections

Researchers Examine Use Of Toad Venom In Cancer Treatment

Weill Cornell Institute For Geriatric Psychiatry Awarded $10 Million Grant

New England Journal Of Medicine Also Publishes Study Of Physicians' Beliefs About Health Care Reform

Electronic Prescribing Helps Prevent Injuries And Reduce Health Costs

Results From Landmark PROSPECT Trial Demonstrate The Ability Of Volcano's VH(R) IVUS Imaging To Identify Plaques Most Likely To Cause Heart Attacks

Results From Abbott's PROSPECT Study Provide New Insight Into Role Of Vulnerable Plaque In Coronary Artery Disease

Rapid Shrinking Of Tumors Seen In Trial Of New Treatment For Advanced Melanoma

$2.5 Million NIH Grant To Study Cells' Reaction To Physical Force

2 Highly Prized NIH Director's Awards Won By Duke Biomedical Scientists

First-Ever Drug Effectiveness Study On College Students With ADHD

'Genius' Grants Awarded To Yale Aging Expert And Evolutionary Biologist

Utah Business Magazine Presents Community Outreach Award To University Of Utah Faculty Member

New Journal To Focus On Cartilage Research

Crime Prevention To Be Transformed By Pioneering Cyber-Security Center

Journal Of Evidence-Based Dental Practice To Offer Continuing Education Units For Reviewers

Understanding How Humans Battle Infectious Disease Aided By Study Of Fish Mechanism To Fend Off Invading Germs

Routine Prostate Cancer Screening With PSA Test: Insufficient Evidence

MicroDose Therapeutx Announces Initiation Of Phase 1 Study With Inhaled Atropine As Antidote To Combat Effects Of Nerve Agent Poisoning

pSivida Anounces New Iluvien(R) Pilot Study In Patients With Macular Edema Secondary To Retinal Vein Occlusion

First-Ever Controlled Pharmacological Study Of ADHD In College Students Launched

Abiomed Reports Results From Academic Medical Center's Three-Year Follow-up Of MACH II Trial

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group And Therinject LLC Begin Development Of Tumor Banking Facility In Conjunction With Cancer Therapeutic Vaccine

Lux Biosciences Reports Phase 1 Safety Results And Open Label Efficacy Results For LX214, A Potential Best-in-Class Treatment For Dry Eye

Toshiba Introduces Its Next Generation CV-3D For Infinix Cardiovascular X-ray Systems

Idera Pharmaceuticals Presents Interim Data From Phase 1b Clinical Trial Of IMO-2055 In Combination With Tarceva And Avastin In NSCLC

Mental Health Patients Seen But Not Heard, UK

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Modest Benefit Of Surgery Compared To Non-Surgical Treatment

Benefits Of Using A Drain After Surgery To Release Subdural Haematoma

24 September 2009

Statewide Partnerships Address Local Nursing Shortage

The Endocrine Society Unveils New Clinical Guideline Addressing The Endocrine Treatment Of Persons With Gender Identity Disorder

The Endocrine Society Supports Legislation To Study Nutritional Quality Of Foods Marketed In Schools

"Closing Pambula's Busy Maternity Unit And Forcing Experienced Doctors Off The Roster…is That Really The Safest Option?" Rural Doctors Ask NSW

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

Scientists Identify Genetic Cause Of Previously Undefined Primary Immune Deficiency Disease

USDA Launches New Web Pages And On-Line Tools To Help Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices

Secretary Vilsack Awards $8.5 Million In Recovery Act Grants To Selected States For The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For WIC

People With Diabetic Nerve Pain Shows The Condition Significantly Impacts Daily Activities Such As Exercise And Sleep Yet Often Goes Untreated

Review Of Disability Services Under The Value For Money And Policy Review Initiative 2008-2011, Ireland

HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Senate Confirmation Of Carmen Nazario As Assistant Secretary For Children And Families

Vice President Biden, Secretary Sebelius Issue New Report On Seniors And Health Insurance Reform

Safety Regulator Disappointed By 'killer' Advert Ruling, UK

Death And Injuries Prompt Potato Harvest Warning, UK

Two Jonsson Cancer Center Researchers Win New Innovator Awards

Breakthrough In Experimental HIV Vaccine Prevents Infections In 31% Of Cases

Research Team Leads Unprecedented, NIH-Supported Attempt To Discover The Rules For Assembling Human Tissue

Open Innovation Networks Are One Key To Improved Care

Groundbreaking Model Of Heart Disease Rewarded With NIH Pioneer Award

Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Associated With Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Schizophrenia Gene Linked With Abnormal Neurogenesis In Adult And Postnatal Brain

Concept Acquisition In The Human Brain

Men's Blood Pressure Increased By High-Sugar Diet

When Assessing Risks, Our Emotions Can Lead Us Astray

Genetic Variation Discovery Could Improve Hepatitis C Treatment

Many Prostate Cancer Patients Do Not Need Treatment, Study Finds

Attention Makes Sensory Signals Stand Out Amidst The Background Noise In The Brain

Teenagers To Be Examined For Long-term Liver Study

IAVI Statement On Results Of Phase III ALVAC-AIDSVAX Trial In Thailand

Results Of ADAGIO Study With AZILECT(R) In Parkinson's Disease Published In New England Journal Of Medicine

FDA Advisory Committee Hears Presentations And Public Comment On EXALGO Extended-Release Tablets

Walgreens To Compound Tamiflu Oral Suspension For Children In Response To Supply Shortage

VCA Animal Hospitals Offers Free Boarding For Pets Affected By Southern California Wildfires

New Cancer Drug Test Promises Safer And More Effective Clinical Trials

The Length Of Time Before Breast Cancer Worsens Significantly Improved By Sorafenib

Perlegen Introduces BREVAGen™ Breast Cancer Risk Stratification Test

Ultrasound Can Predict Tumor Burden And Survival In Melanoma Patients

Colon Cancer Research: Prestigious $4.9 Million NIH Grant Awarded To Case Western Reserve

ImThera Medical Completes Development Of Targeted Hypoglossal Neurostimulation Treatment For OSA

Efforts Under Way To Block Implementation Of Ariz. Abortion Restrictions

Operation Rescue 'Has No Place' In Antiabortion-Rights Movement, Opinion Piece Says

Republicans Criticize Democrat's Direction, Finance Committee Timing

Obama Aides Say Media Blitz Helps; Polls Show Majority Of Americans Are Satisfied With Health Care Quality

Some Medicare Benefit Cuts, Increasng Premiums Could Create 'Political Nightmare'

Two New Studies Test Conventional Wisdom About Physician Behavior

States Extend, Create New Programs For Vulnerable; In Texas, Home Health A Problem

Global Effort Needed To Protect People From Species-Crossing Diseases, Report Finds

G20 Preview: Obama To Propose Phasing Out Of Fossil Fuel Subsidies; HIV/AIDS Protesters Take To Streets In Pittsburgh

Also In Global Health News: Malawi HIV/AIDS Fight; Cancer In Developing World

Everolimus-Eluting Stent Proves Signifcantly Safer, More Effective Than Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

New Brain Pathway For Regulating Weight And Bone Mass Identified By Researchers

Depression And Anxiety Disorders Of Adolescents Are Not The Same Thing

Global Cities And Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Denver To Barcelona

Full Testing Recommended For Medicinal Products Susceptible To 'Dose Dumping'

'Green' Roofs May Help Put Lid On Global Warming

Is Inhaled Insulin Delivery Still A Possibility? Why Has It Been A Commercial Failure?

PCE Exposure Increases Risk Of Birth Defects

By Resurrecting Ancient Proteins, University Of Oregon Researchers Find That Evolution Can Only Go Forward

The Millennium Development Goals May Be Challenged By Malnutrition Among Older Adults In Rural Bangladesh

Mass. Senate Approves Kennedy Succession Bill; Appointment Could Be Made This Week

Antiabortion Rep. Langevin Faces Latest Primary Challenge From Abortion-Rights Supporter

Baucus Bill Doesn't Bend Cost Curve Enough, Experts Say

Analyzing The Baucus Bill: Individual Mandate, Tax Provisions

Vice President Biden: More Regulation For Insurers Will Protect Consumers, Lower Costs

Some States Praise Language To Change Medicare Pay Formula

Trial Lawyers Push Back On Medical Malpractice Reform

Comparing U.S. Health Insurance To Other Developed Nations: Some Surprises

Who Are The Uninsured And Where Do They Live?

Obama Addresses U.N. General Assembly, Calls For 'New Era Of Engagement'

Clinton, Obama Open CGI; Safe Water, Opportunities For African Women Commitments Announced

Agriculture Summit Addresses Doubling Global Food Output By 2050

Opinions: Reforming U.S. Aid; Delivering Health Care In Developing Countries

Workshop Targets Control-Theoretic Approaches For Agent-Based Models

UNC Scientists Garner New NIH Awards For High Risk, Transformative Research

MIT Retinal Implant Could Help Restore Some Vision

The Vasculature Emerges As A Potential Therapeutic Target In Treating ADPKD Liver Cysts

Women Living In Group Homes Need To Learn To Make Decisions About Leisure Time To Enrich Their Lives

Swine Flu Could Wreak More Havoc On U.S. Economy, Says UAB Economist

Environmentally Safe 'Planetary Boundaries' Being Overstepped By The Human Race

Key Issues In H1N1 Pandemic Identified, Addressed By Medical Ethics Experts

Who's At High-Risk For Thyroid Disease? Should They Be Screened?

ATA Thyroid Cancer Guidelines Updates

Risks And Benefits Of Anti-Thyroid Drugs

Australia's Experience With Iodine Nutrition: Lessons Learned

World Heart Day, 27 September 2009 - Work With Heart

Finance Committee Dems, Republicans Draw Lines On Health Reform In First Day Of Markup

Society Of Interventional Radiology Foundation Receives $1 Million Legacy Gift

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Former Kansas AG's Deputy Regarding Tiller, Planned Parenthood Investigations

Checking In With Linda Douglass

FDA: Institute Of Medicine To Study Premarket Clearance Process For Medical Devices

Senators Take To Trenches For Finance Committee Health Bill Mark Up

Pelosi, House Dems Finding Compromise On Health Bills Difficult

Marchers, Celebrities Sound Off On Health Care Reform

American Board Of Physical Therapy Specialties Recognizes Board-Certified Specialists

Insurers, GOP React To Criticism Of Letters To Seniors

Physical Therapists Receive Clinical Specialist Recertification

Some Imaging Centers, Drug Makers May Be Driving Up Costs

New - Young Adult Support Weekend, Diabetes UK

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Versartis Presents Preclinical Data For Novel Type 2 Diabetes Drug

Cystic Fibrosis Patient Emily Schaller Begins 2,000-Mile Quest To Get On "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"

Nurses Survey Of 23 Arizona Hospitals Show Deficiencies In H1N1 Readiness

Most Of Alabama Now Protected By Trauma Communications System

Keeping School Lunches Nutritious And Delicious All Year Long, Canada

SPIRIT IV Results Reaffirm Strong Performance Of Boston Scientific PROMUS(R) And TAXUS(R) Express(R) Stents

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Superior To TAXUS(R) In Key Safety And Efficacy Measures In SPIRIT IV Trial

CEL-SCI Hires Clinical Research Organization For Clinical Study With Hospitalized H1N1-Infected Patients

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Plans To Initiate A Second Clinical Trial Of CCR5-ZFP Therapeutic To Treat HIV/AIDS

Capecitabine Added To Standard Treatment Given Before Surgery Helps To Eradicate Tumours In Patients With Early Breast Cancer

Medivation Announces Initiation Of Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of MDV3100 In Advanced Prostate Cancer

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. Announces Positive Results From Clinical Study Evaluating Genetic Test's Impact On Weight Loss

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. Receives Phase II Trial Approval In Israel

Pregnant Women Need Flu Shots

Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Symposium At The Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Meeting

Exertional Heat Illness Linked To Rare Anesthesia Complication

Cognitive Problems After Surgery May Be Unrelated To Heart-Lung Bypass

Drug Might Slow Parkinson's Disease Progression

Researchers Identify Protein That Repairs Alzheimer's Brain Damage

Study Explores Possibilities Of Reducing Mortality During Spinal Infusion Of Opioids

Thyroid Nodules In Children Pose Greater Risk Of Malignancy

Good Communications Vital To Preventing Infections, Says NHS Confederation

NICE Recommends Pemetrexed For The Treatment Of Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

Arthritis Foundation Of India Trust Wins The IOF Linda Edwards Memorial Award

Pioneering And Innovative Research Into The Neurochemical Basis Of Substance Addiction

APTA Urges For Reform To Increase Access To Physical Therapy Services Following Results Of Pilot On Musculoskeletal Conditions

Scholarships Recognize High-School Seniors With Asthma Who Are Pursuing Higher Education

Smoking Ban Could Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease Claim New Studies

Violence Perpetrated By Girls Is On The Rise

Ethics Case Studies Series On MedscapeCME Launched By ACP

Study Looks At Using The Immune System To Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Hartford Foundation Congratulates Longtime Grantee Mary Tinetti, MD On Receiving MacArthur Fellowship

New Study Finds Way To Stop Excessive Bone Growth Following Trauma Or Surgery

Don't Rush To The Emergency Room If You Think You Have 'Swine Flu'

CTI Life Sciences Ltd. Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Opaxio (paclitaxel Poliglumex)

Health and Safety Executive Warns Of Importance Of Risk Assessments When Caring For Vulnerable People, UK

HSE Warning After Incident At Road Works Leaves Motorcyclist In Intensive Care, UK

Medicare Issues New Guidance To Insurance Companies On Medicare Mailings

Blood Flow Blockages In The Heart Can Now Be Measured Using St. Jude Medical Wireless Fractional Flow Reserve Technology

Medical Website Design Company, Aurora Medical Design, Launches New UCSF Sleep Surgery Website

New Multi-Use Device Can Shed Light On Oxygen Intake

Crucial Role Of Macrophages In Muscle Regeneration Uncovered By EMBL Scientists

New Beryllium Reference Material For Occupational Safety Monitoring

Quantum Physicists Predict That Diamonds May Be The Ultimate MRI Probe

Sugar-Coating Medicine With Therapeutic Nanoparticles

New Nanochemistry Technique Encases Single Molecules In Microdroplets

UCSF Research Shows Private Umbilical Cord Banking Is Not Cost-Effective

"Dust Alert" Exposes Dangerous Invisible Pollution, Pollen And Construction Waste

How Good Are Indicator Bacteria At Predicting Pathogens In Recreational Water?

Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts Revealed By Computer Model

Discovery Of New Links Among Alcohol Abuse, Depression And Obesity In Young Women

Exercise Counseling And Fitness Center Training Effective For Type 2 Diabetes

Historic Gene Therapy Trial To Treat Alzheimer's Disease Underway At Georgetown

New Insight Into Age-Related Muscle Decline

Survival Benefit Maintained In Long Term Follow-up Of IES With Pfizer's AROMASIN(R) (Exemestane Tablets)

Protalix Reports Preclinical Data On Anti-TNF Follow-on Biologic Arthritis Drug

Indianapolis To Host 16th Annual African American Mental Health Conference

A New Health Reform Strategy: Songs Could Lower Health Care Costs By Billions

Cancer Patients Not Given Adequate Information On Fertility Preservation

StemCells, Inc. Announces Initiatives To Advance Cell-Based Technologies For Pharmaceutical Industry And Research Applications

Stress Among General Surgery Residents In The United States

23 September 2009

Where Physician Completed Obstetrical Residency May Provide Quality Of Care Indicator

American Lung Association Supports $5 Million In Lung Disease Research

Hygiene And Physical Barriers Should Be Given Higher Priority In Pandemic Plans

Community-Based Drug Delivery And Improved Health Facility Drug Supply Could Mean Almost 60,000 Fewer Maternal Deaths Across Africa

New Clinical Data On Medtronic Transcatheter Heart Valves Featured In More Than 25 Presentations At TCT 2009

Physio-Control Receives Market Approval From Health Canada For LIFEPAK(R) 15 Monitor/Defibrillator

Football Legend Joe Theismann Teams Up With Leading Medical Societies And Medtronic To Save Lives From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)

More Sophisticated, Better Coordinated Global System Needed To Effectively Prevent, Detect, Respond To Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Novel Approach To Treating Human Disease Wins Top International Computational Science Prize

ANA Commends UN Resolution On The Creation Of A UN Women's Agency

FDA: Philips Lifeline Issues Safety Alert For Lifeline Pendant Personal Help Buttons

Candy And Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal In United States; Step Is First Under New Tobacco Law

Nutrition Emergency In Central African Republic

Flavored Cigarettes Aimed At Children Banned By FDA

School Nurses Stretched To Breaking Point

What Is An Ectopic Pregnancy? What Is A Tubular Pregnancy?

Tweeting Disability Charities Speed-Debate At Party Conferences

Women's Health And Wellness Discussed At Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing

Bevacizumab (Avastin) Could Play An Important Role In Improving The Neurocognitive Function Of Patients With The Most Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer

Targeted Heat Therapy Offers New Standard Treatment Option For Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Plexxikon Announces Encouraging Data From Phase 1 Extension Study Of PLX4032 Showing Objective Responses In Metastatic Melanoma Patients

Samsung Launches 'Everybody's Doing It' Campaign To Fight Breast Cancer With Awareness, Actions And Pledges

California's Physician Groups Offer Congress Model For Key Component Of National Health Reform

Play It Again Sports Makes Exercise A Family Affair

Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute To Ensure Effective Communication With Persons Who Are Deaf Or Hard-of-Hearing

NCPA Urges Senators To Reduce Health Care Costs By Supporting Transparency Requirements For Pharmacy Benefit Managers

MagForce Nanotechnologies Completes Patient Recruitment For Pivotal Glioblastoma Study

HHS Secretary Sebelius And Education Secretary Duncan Announce Winner Of 2009 H1N1 PSA Contest

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