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20 October 2009

Neural Stopwatch Found In The Brain

What Are Febrile Seizures? What Are Febrile Convulsions? What Causes Febrile Seizures?

Infants Able To Identify Humans As Source Of Speech, Monkeys As Source Of Monkey Calls

Academic Medical Centers, The Nation's Classrooms For Doctors And Researchers, Don't Always Practice The Values They Preach

New Technique Paves Way For Medical Discoveries

Hand-Foot Genital Syndrome In Women Without HOXA13 Gene Mutation

International Diabetes Federation Launches Action Plan To Improve Standards Of Diabetes Care In North America

Cutting Breast Cancer Risk And Treating Symptoms Of Menopause With Hormone Mix

Morgan Stanley Launches Program To Provide Immediate Relief For Childhood Malnutrition Worldwide

The Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use

A Master Mechanism For Regeneration?

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Effective At Preventing Child Deaths

Economic Factors Rather Than Health Issues More Likely To Cause Homelessness In New Immigrants

Time Examines Catholic Bishops' Position On Abortion, Health Reform

Lawmakers Struggle To Balance Interests As Sweeping Health Legislation Negotiations Proceed

Insurers, Other Health Businesses Examine Effect Of Reform Bills

SEIU Opts Out Of Ad Campaign Opposing Tax On 'Cadillac' Plans

Medicaid Expansion And Struggling State Budgets

Workers To Pay More For Health Care Next Year, Consultants Say

Health Providers Make Cuts, Changes And Gambles In Face-Off With Economy

A Selection Of Today's Opinions And Editorials

Opinions: HIV Vaccine; HIV Resources Help Promote Global Disease Control; U.S. Fight Against World Hunger

Mercury Levels In Children With Autism And Those Developing Typically Are The Same

Medicare Rights Center Supports Legislation To Repeal Medicare's FlawedPhysician Payment Formula, Avert Looming Cuts

Protein May Predict Heart Attack And Early Death, But Not Stroke

For Patients With Erectile Dysfunction (ED) , Treatment With Oral Medications Demonstrates Significant Improvements In Sexual Intercourse And ED

Duke Studies New Approach In Fetal Transplants For Metabolic Disorders

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, October 20, 2009

MorphoSys And Daiichi Sankyo Forge Alliance To Develop Novel Antibody Therapies Against Hospital-Acquired Infections

Optimizing Progesterone For Brain Injury Treatment: New Approaches Include Adding Vitamin D And Using Water-Soluble Analogues

Mechanism For Neuron Self-Preservation Revealed By Researchers

NIH Newborn Screening Research Program Named In Memory Of Hunter Kelly

The Clonality Status And Allelotype Of Focal Nodular Hyperplasia

Obama Critical Of Health Insurers, Not Insistent On Public Plan Option

Oklahoma Law Equivalent To 'Scarlet Letter' For Women Who Seek Abortions, Column Says

White House Hedging Bets On Public Option In Health Bills

Health Reform Bills May Not Protect Consumers From Treatment Denials

Analysts Urge Democrats To Tailor Health Reform Pitch To Women

Medicare Officals Back Away From Hard Line Stance On Insurers' Warning Letters

West Virginia Nears Dental Crisis Over Stagnant Medicaid Payments

DC 'Squanders' AIDS Money On Questionable Groups Despite Urgent Needs

Young Adults Struggle To Find Health Care Coverage

FDA Approves New Treatment For Advanced Form Of Kidney Cancer

Experts: Treat Swine Flu Quickly, Even Without Verification

Terrence Higgins Trust To Run New Manchester Based City & Guilds Course On HIV

Institute Of Medicine Recommends New Nutritional Requeriments For School Meal Programs

WHO Recommends Antivirals For Patients With Symptoms Of Both H1N1, Pneumonia

Campaign Seeks To Hold Governments Accountable To Meeting MDG Targets

Rx&D Member Companies Take Further Steps To Provide Medicines To Rwanda And The Developing World

School-Age Children Most Vulnerable To Malaria Infection In Africa, Study Says

Philippines At Risk For Rapid Spread Of Disease After Typhoons

Innovative Financing For Global Health Issues Discussed At Nairobi Meeting

Also In Global Health News: Asia-Pacific Reproductive Health; Developing Country Medical Waste Disposal; Draft Bill In Uganda; Diarrhea Deaths In Chin

100-Year-Old Woman Gets Relief From Debilitating Back Pain After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Humans Are Still Evolving, Study

New Flu Prevention And Treatment Recommendations For People With Asthma

National Primary Care Week Addresses Critical Shortage Of Physicians In United States

Age Concern And Help The Aged Comment On Gordon Brown's Speech To Give Elderly Free Personal Care To Those With The 'Highest Needs'

GSA Showcases Groundbreaking Aging Research Slated For Atlanta Meeting

Major Swine Flu Outbreak At US Air Force Academy, Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior

FDA Approves HPV Vaccines Cervarix For Women, Gardasil For Men

Analysts Say Dems Should Aim Health Reform Messages At Women

Major Nurses Strike And Picket Looms October 30 As RNs To Protest Hospital Gaps In Swine Flu Safety

Antiabortion-Rights Groups Decry 'Global Gag Rule' Provision In Senate Spending Bill

Nurses Plan Strike Over Swine Flu Conditions At Hospitals

Boys Should Share Responsibility For HPV Prevention, Slate Columnist Argues

Even With Budget Concerns, Lawmakers Fight For Rural Hospitals

Eye M.D.s Partner To Promote Vision Screening Requirements

The CBO's Educated Guesses Make Or Break Reform Bills

United States Bone And Joint Decade Announces Conference Program

NPA Raises Profile Of Community Pharmacy At Men's Health Conference

Is 'Model Health System' Geisinger Replicable Elsewhere?

More Details Emerging On Health Reform's Proposed Changes To Medicare

Senate Postpones Vote On Medicare 'Doc Fix'

FDA, FTC Issue Joint Warning Letter To Web Site Offering Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Supplements

Using Internet Boosts Older Brains

Repligen Announces Completion Of Patient Treatment In Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of RG1068 In MRI Imaging Of The Pancreas

New Survey Shows Substantial Growth And Some Challenges With Electronic Data Capture In Clinical Trials

New Data Presented At ACR Meeting Demonstrates Colcrys(TM) (Colchicine, USP) Significantly Reduces Pain Of Acute Gout Flare Within 24 Hours

Newly Published Clinical Data Shows Caldolor(R) (Ibuprofen) Injection Reduces Opioid Use While Improving Pain Relief In Post-Operative Patients

CEL-SCI Presents Data At American College Of Rheumatology Conference Which Suggests That CEL-2000 Has Potential To Slow Damage

Patients Taking VIMOVO(TM) Showed A Decrease In Incidence Of NSAID-Associated Ulcers

Transave Completes Successful Phase II Clinical Program For ARIKACE In The Treatment Of Pseudomonas Lung Infections

Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Positive Data From Phase 2b Re-treatment Study Of TRU-015

New SIMPONI(TM) Data Show Long-Term Efficacy In Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lubris, Biomodels Report On Potential New Therapy For Osteoarthritis

FDA Approves Colcrys(TM) (colchicine, USP) For Prevention Of Gout Flares

Antibiotic Resistant Infections Cost The U.S. Healthcare System In Excess Of $20 Billion Annually

New Flu Poll: Employees Avoid Each Other To Prevent Flu, Yet Almost One-Third Not Changing Behavior

FDA Approves Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Fluarix For Pediatric Use

National Foundation For Infectious Diseases (NFID) Survey: Parents More Flu Aware And More Likely To Get Kids Vaccinated

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's VOTRIENT(TM) For Advanced Renal Cell Cancer

High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise For Treating Heart Disease

Early-Stage Parkinson's Study To Image Pre-Treatment Brain Function

Helping Children With Cancer Go Back To School

Endocrine Society Lauds CMA For Effort In Decreasing Exposure To Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Treatment For Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases The Risk Of Infection-Related Cancers

Prophylactic Administration Of Paracetamol To Children Receiving Vaccinations Can Reduce Vaccine Response

1 In 25 Adults Aged 15-64 Years Worldwide Using Cannabis, Despite Adverse Health Effects

Front Line Health Services Must Be Maintained - New British Medical Association (Northern Ireland) Chairman

Evolution's Path May Lead To Shorter, Stouter Women Who Give Birth Earlier

Current Soda Taxes Not High Enough To Curb Obesity, Study Finds

Crack Cocaine Smoking Increases Risk Of HIV

Biogen Idec And Biovitrum Announce Decision To Advance Long-Acting Hemophilia B Therapy Into A Registrational Trial

Forest Laboratories And Cypress Bioscience Announce Study Shows Patients Treated With Savella Experience Improvements In Pain And Physical Function

Phase III Study Showed Two Years Of ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) Inhibited Progression Of Joint Damage And Improved Disease Remission

A Perfect Storm: Wrong Thermometry And Wrong Temperature Can Cause Social And Economic Turmoil During A Flu Pandemic

Online Best Practice Programs Help Healthcare Providers Overcome Travel Restrictions

Richland Hospital Introduces First Digital Mammography System To Its Medical Imaging Department Offering

FDA Approves GARDASIL(R) For Use In Boys And Young Men

Two Leading Research Institutions Partner To Accelerate The Development Of An AIDS Vaccine Candidate

National Health Insurance Association Confirms Reports - Coverage Going To The Dogs!

GE Healthcare Kicks Off National 'BEE Healthy' Initiative To Address Childhood Obesity

Quidel Announces Launch Of Their MicroVue(R) C5a EIA Kit For Research Use Only

FDA Approves New Vaccine For Prevention Of Cervical Cancer

BioElectronics Announces Results From Pilot Section Of Acetaminophen Comparative Study

What Is Guillain-Barré Syndrome? What Causes Guillain-Barré Syndrome?

Neonatal Sepsis: Is The Use Of Microbicide-Soaked Vaginal And Infant Wipes Useful For Prevention?

19 October 2009

More Hospital Staff Keeping Their Hands Clean To Protect Patients

Junior Doctors Stressed, Overworked - Australian Medical Association

Women Warned About Risks Of Being Overweight During Pregnancy

Survey Provides Snapshot Of Junior Doctor Health And Wellbeing, Australia

Call For Elective Surgery Waiting List Overhaul - Medical Journal Of Australia

AIHW Medical Workforce Report - Doctor Numbers On The Rise To Face Future Medical Challenges, Australia

Viriom Selects ChemDiv To Develop HIV Program

Magnetic And Copper Bracelets Ineffective Against Pain Of Arthritis, Controlled Study

Increased Risk Of HIV Is Associated With Crack Cocaine Smoking

Minister Brady Opens The National Federation Of Pensioners' Associations Autumn Conference, Ireland

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $7 Million In Funding For Agricultural Plant Genomics, Genetics And Breeding Research

USDA Conducting Confirmatory Testing On Possible Detection Of 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza In U.S. Swine

What Is Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy? What Is Fabricated Or Induced Illness?

RACGP Disappointed By New Mental Health Training Policy, Australia

Get Serious About Diabetes

Student Develops New E. Coli Vaccine

Nurses Call For Urgent Action On Binge Drinking To Prevent 90,000 Deaths, UK

Moderate Weight Loss Helps Reduce Risk Of Osteoarthritis In The Knee, Maintaining Weight Provides No Benefit

Seven Million In UK Have 'Prediabetes'

HSE Warns Building Firms After Worker Is Seriously Injured In Fall, UK

Safety Warning After Lancashire Workers Get 11,000-volt Shock, UK

Texas Orthopaedic Surgeon To Provide Individuals Living With HIV/AIDS Equal Access To Services

40,000 Generations And Counting At Michigan State University: Scientists Watch Evolution Unfold

Metals Could Forge New Cancer Drug

Findings By Scripps Research Scientists Brighten Prospects Of Stem Cell Therapy For Range Of Diseases

Young Pharmacist Of The Year Named, Australia

Pharmacist Of The Year Named, Australia

Migraine Sufferers More Prone To Hangover Headache

Historic Memorandum Of Understanding Signed, Australia

New Chromosomal Abnormality Identified In Leukemia Associated With Down Syndrome

Development Of 2-Week Method For Generating Human Induced-Pluripotent Stem Cells With 200-Fold Increase In Yield

Cellular Mechanism That Causes Lupuslike Symptoms In Mice Identified By Stanford Study

Small Mechanical Forces Have Big Impact On Embryonic Stem Cells

ANG1005 Crosses The Blood-Brain Barrier To Reduce Tumor Size And Is Effective In Resistant Tumors

APP -- Good, Bad Or Both?

Eat To Excel On Exam Day

RCN Calls For Guaranteed Safe Staffing Levels As Workload Pressures Soar, UK

UNC's Thurston Arthritis Research Center Wins Multiple Awards At ACR Meeting

Burnham Honors Postdoctoral Fellows

Significance Of Medical Case Reports Grows

One-Stop Web Resource For Health Researchers Provided By ResearchToolkit.org

New Medical Devices Designed For Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery Introduced By Olympus

After Brain Radiation Exercise Can Aid Recovery

Fine-Tuning Treatments For Depression

Critical Vote For Medicare Fix Before U.S. Senate On Monday

Uterine Artery Embolisation May Adversely Affect Future Pregnancies

Reduced Fetal Activity And Assessing For Poor Pregnancy Outcome

HDMA Recognizes Leading Pharmaceutical And Consumer Product Manufacturers At The 50th Annual Diana Reception

Hanagan Honored With Nexus Award For Lifetime Achievement

National Wheat Variety De-registration Protocol Adopted

AICR Fact Check: Is It Safe And Healthy To Eat Leafy Greens?

Double Discount Insurance Offer From The NPA

FDA Approves New Indication For Gardasil To Prevent Genital Warts In Men And Boys

Research Findings Aim To Improve The Lives Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

User Involvement In Local Diabetes Care - Get Involved, UK

Wiley Systems, Inc. Announces Two New Rhythmic Protocols At National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) 2009 Convention In New Orleans

ULORIC(R) (febuxostat) Demonstrated Efficacy For Management Of Hyperuricemia In Patients With Gout

The Importance Of FRAX® In Osteoporosis Management: New International Osteoporosis Foundation Report

Mice Regain Ability To Extend Telomeres Suggesting Potential For Dyskeratosis Congenita Therapy

PSA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Announced, Australia

Planned Parenthood Of Central Ohio Receives Grant To Teach Teen Sex Education

GOP Leaders Keep Up The Criticism About Democratic-Backed Health Overhaul Plans

Wellness Provisions Advance In Reform Legislation

GOP, Some Dems Object To Plan For Adjusting Physicians' Medicare Pay

Second Phase Of Patient Reported Outcomes Initiative Launched By NIH

"Outside-The-Box" Thinking Earns BIDMC Scientist John Rinn Recognition As One Of The 'Brilliant 10' By Popular Science Magazine

Evaluating EGFR And HER2 To Determine The Most Promising Therapeutic Targets In Patients With Biliary Tract Cancer

Young Neurobiologists Honored For Research

SEBM 1st European Best Poster Prize Awarded At ISCGT Annual Conference In Cork Ireland

UT Southwestern President Elected To National Academy Of Sciences' Institute Of Medicine

LA BioMed Investigator Elected To The Institute Of Medicine

UCSD Researcher Receives 2009 Vanderbilt Prize

Five UCSF Scientists Named To Institute Of Medicine

The Gerontological Society Of America Congratulates 2009 Awardees

McClearn Wins GSA's 2009 Robert W. Kleemeier Award

Berkman Wins GSA's 2009 Donald P. Kent Award

Social Scientists Analyze Society's Health And Success

Cigarettes On Sale On The Internet: ESC Press Statement

Critical Ultrasound Journal Added To Growing Medicine Portfolio

ASTRO, Gilda's Club Chicago Join To Promote Cancer Survivorship

Japan Vaccinates Medical Workers Against Pandemic H1N1 Swine Flu

Routine Use Of Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) After Vaccination Not Recommended For Infants, Study

Obama Criticized For Caution, Pace On Naming Judicial Nominees, Washington Post Reports

Blogs Comment On Health Reform Hearing, Guttmacher Study, Other Topics

Senate Democratic Leaders Say Party Will Unite On Health Reform Vote

CBO Estimate: House Bill Closing In On Obama's $900 Billion Limit

Poll Questions Draw Varying Health Reform Conclusions

Leading Blue Dog Suggests Extending Medicare To Uninsured

Lobbying Efforts Heat Up On Health Care

Gloomy Health Care Statistics In Texas Top State News

Recent Releases In Global Health

Lupus Patients Perceive Benefit From Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Counseling Program

Drug Could Provide First Treatment For Scleroderma

Avoiding Infertility And Cancer With New Therapy For Vasculitis

Improved Understanding Of Why Seizures Occur With Alcohol Withdrawal

Growing Skin In Labs With The Help Of 'Spaghetti' Scaffolding

Post-Gastrectomy Acute Pancreatitis

Identifying Early Graft Dysfunction Preoperatively

Chrysanthemum Indicum Extract A Promising Novel Treatment For Human Cancer

Protein Interaction Network And Helicobacter Pylori Infection

ICU Patients On Ventilators To Flex And Stretch In Study At Case Western Reserve University

ASAPS Partners With SAGE In 2010 To Publish The Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Treatment Increases The Risk Of Infection-Related Cancers

Health Insurers Pledge Commitment To Greater Equality In Women's Coverage Under Health Reform

Abortion Coverage Topic Of Health Reform Negotiations; Bishops Threaten Opposition

African Cardinals Criticize Western Aid Programs For Promoting Abortion Rights, Contraception

Many Fertility Clinic Web Sites Do Not Disclose Risks Of Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis, According To Study

Latest Ad Audit Asks If The Insurers' Claims Add Up

Pelosi Has Tough Words For Insurers As She Pushes Public Option

AHIP And AMA Launch Health Care TV Ads

Insurers Vs. Dems: Battle Over AHIP Report Leads To 'Grudge Match'

Hearings Focus On Health Insurance Gender Discrimination, The Underinsured

Legislation Only Modestly Addresses Medical Errors

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

World Food Day Marked, ActionAid International Releases Hunger Report

Over 80 Countries Mark World Handwashing Day

FDA Approves 100th Antiretroviral For PEPFAR

Opinions: Fighting Hunger; Property Ownership, Trade Key To Africa's Development

Diagnostic Test For Teens To Detect Substance Abuse Can Also Predict High Risk Sexual Behavior

39th Annual Society For Neuroscience Conference

New Findings On The Formation Of Body Pigment

Maternal HIV-1 Treatment Protects Against Transmission To Newborns

18 October 2009

What Is Munchausen Syndrome? What Causes Munchausen Syndrome?

Obama Administration Appears Open To Public Plan 'Trigger'

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Humana Military Healthcare Services Promotes Flu Vaccinations For South Region TRICARE Beneficiaries

Celsion's Global Phase III ThermoDox(R) Trial Approved By State Food And Drug Administration In China

KaloBios' KB001 Antibody Shows Encouraging Safety And Activity In New Approach To Fighting Pseudomonas Infection In Cystic Fibrosis Patients

TheraDoc Announces New Surveillance Tool To Track MRSA And Other Potent Multidrug-Resistant Infectious Diseases

Hopkins Children's Ear Nose And Throat Specialist Receives Prestigious Award

The State University Of New York Launches H1N1 Pandemic Flu Strategy

Child Neglect Increase - UNISON Reaction, UK

Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman On The International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty

Flexcin Offers Tell-Tail Signs That Your Dog Has Pet Arthritis

Gynaecological Cancer Treatment Enters New Era Of Patient-tailored Care

Nobel Scientist Urges Wider Vaccination Against HPV Infection To Achieve Eradication

High Dose Folate And B Vitamin Supplements Increase Uterine Cancer Risk

Broader Age Range Recommended For Cervical Screening

Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy Need Not Risk Baby's Health

HPV Vaccines Indicate Further Benefits For Cervical Cancer Protection

Kinder Cervical Cancer Surgery Reduces Complications Without Jeopardising Survival

CALYPSO Trial Shows New Chemotherapy Combination Prolongs Progression Free Survival In Ovarian Cancer

Keyhole Surgery Shows Quality Of Life Benefits For Women With Early Endometrial Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Patients Have Lower Death Risk When Treated By Experts

Serbian Women Missing Out On Cervical Cancer Prevention

17 October 2009

Scientists Demonstrate Link Between Genetic Defect And Brain Changes In Schizophrenia

Physicians Urge Pregnant Women To Get H1N1 Vaccine, Protect Themselves And Baby From Potential Deadly Threat

News In Red And Blue: How Messages About Social Factors And Health Can Backfire

Researcher Wins $2.4M In Grants To Pursue Early Detection Of Autism

Fabled "Vegetable Lamb" Plant Contains Potential Treatment For Osteoporosis

Mobile Tour To Provide Prescription Help To The Uninsured In Charleston, S.C.

FDA Issues Another Emergency Use Authorization For Commercial H1N1 Flu Test To Quest Diagnostics' Focus Diagnostics

Breast Cancer Survivors And Patients Encouraged To Have Medical History Readily Available

National Institutes Of Health Award Clemson $9.3 Million For Tissue Regeneration Center

Novel HIV Drug To Be Studied In Cell Cultures And Patients

Concordia University To Build Innovative Centre For Health Research And Training

Concordia University To Construct New Building For Genomics Research

Biomedical Research Centre Searches For Immunological Biomarkers

MSU Becoming Center Of Excellence For Parkinson's Research

Miriam Hospital Researcher Receives More Than $12 Million To Study Weight Control

Elsevier's Brainnavigator Research Tool To Launch New Features At Neuroscience 2009 Show

EPIX Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval Of A Physician-Sponsored IND For Fourth 6-month Open Label Extension Of PRX-03140 For Alzheimer's Disease

Wound Management Technologies Announces Clinical Study Presentation Of CellerateRx(R) Technology At Leading Skin And Wound Care Conference

MedImmune To Present Data On RSV And Influenza At 2009 American Academy Of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition

Growing Up With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Health Care Spending Increases For Middle Age Americans

How Medical Center Research Led To New Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Where There's Smoke, There May Be Health Risks

Tradis Technique Tackles Typhoid: First High-throughput Functional Analysis Of Every Salmonella Typhi Gene

University Of The Basque Country Study On Proteins Related To Alzheimer

Trial Raises Doubts Over Alternative Pain Therapy For Arthritis

Be Overweight And Live Longer

The State University Of New York Launches H1N1 Pandemic Flu Strategy

Super Sticky Barnacle Glue Cures Like Blood Clots

Penn Study Finds Loss Of Tumor-Suppressor And DNA-Maintenance Proteins Causes Tissue Demise

Misuse Of Antibiotics Not The Only Cause Of Resistance

Cell Growth Abnormalities Predisposing People To Cancer Show Up In Cultured Skin Cells

Revealing The Food-Energy Cellular Connection

Evaluation Of The Cost Effectiveness Of Implantable Blood Pressure Device

Need For Government Intervention To Reduce Socio-Economic Disparities In Health Receives Public Support

Making Difficult Intubations Easier

Theory On Protective Effect Of Being Warm-Blooded Offered By Einstein Research

Assembly Line Gears In Ribosomes Visualized By Scientists

Findings About Veracity Of Peripheral Vision Could Lead To Better Robotic Eyes

Dismantling The Powerhouses In Cells

Potential For Universal Vaccines From Bug Barcode Readers

New Method Proposed To Calculate Reduction In Road Accident Deaths

Protein Receptor For Carbonation Taste Discovered By Scientists

Scientists Give Flies False Memories

Fox Chase Researchers Uncover Process That Determines The Fate Of White Blood Cells

In Shaping Our Immune Systems, Some 'Friendly' Bacteria May Play Inordinate Role

DFG Research Centre For 'Renewable Therapies' To Be Funded For A Further 4 Years

Big Study Of Young Brains Funded By Stimulus Grant Of Nearly $9 Million To UC San Diego

What Is Gum Disease? What Is Gingivitis? What Causes Gingivitis?

16 October 2009

ISCTM Meeting Discusses Clinical And Regulatory Aspects Of Using Adaptive Designs In Clinical Trials For Central Nervous System Drug Approvals

NanoBio's Nanoemulsion Kills Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found In Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) Reports Asthma As Most Common Underlying Condition In Severe Cases Of H1N1 Swine Flu...

New England Journal Of Medicine Article: Biogenerics Legislation Should Grant 5 Years Exclusivity

Targacept Presents Data From Highly Successful Phase 2b Trial Of TC-5214 As Augmentation Treatment For Major Depressive Disorder

Adipose-Derived Stem And Regenerative Cells Show Potential In First-in-Man Treatment Of Stress Urinary Incontinence

The American Cancer Society And Free & Clear Announce Joint Collaboration To Reduce Tobacco Use To Prevent Cancer And Other Chronic Diseases

Trade & Investment Minister Sees Pregnant Opportunity With DuoFertility Intelligent Fertility Monitor That Helps Women Get Pregnant The Natural Way

NIH Awards New Grants To Build Capacity In Informatics In Global Health

Statement By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary Of Health And Human Services, On National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

Heart Test Found Safe For Pre-Transplant Kidney Patients

Stem Cells Offer New Hope For Kidney Disease Patients

FDA To Investigate Quality Of Life Problems Following LASIK Eye Surgery

Me Generation' Baby Boomers Find Fulfillment Through Volunteerism, Family Ties

Analysis Of 999 Calls Shows Need For NHS Reform, UK

DNA Against Traffic In Human Beings

Med BioGene Announces Positive Results From Validation Study Of LungExpress DXTM

Government Of Canada Supports Scientific Research To Deepen Knowledge Of H1N1 Flu Virus

Institute Of Medicine Report Confirms Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Attacks In Nonsmokers

Inovio Biomedical Announces Initiation Of HIV Clinical Trial For DNA Vaccine Delivered Using Electroporation

Study Results Suggest Oral Salmon Calcitonin Using Eligen(R) Drug Delivery Technology May Reduce Cartilage And Bone Degradation In Osteoarthritis

Biosense Webster Receives FDA Clearance For The CARTO(R) 3 System

Nursing Numbers Increase But Profession Under Pressure, Australia

Amyloid Plaques Removed From Brains Of Live Animals With Alzheimer's Disease

Comment On Findings That A Third Of PCTs Do Not Have Respiratory Leads, UK

Discovery Lays Groundwork For Better Understanding Of Protective Human Microbes In The Gut

Pharmaceutical Innovation And Productivity Reduced By Patent Challenges, Researchers Suggest

Botox Sponge Treats Intrinsic Rhinitis Without Needles

Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus May Not Be Associated With Human Prostate Cancer

Messages About Social Factors And Health Can Backfire

Report By Nutrilite Health Institute Is First Major Analysis Of NHANES Fruit And Vegetable Consumption By Color

Study Sheds New Light On The Nature Of Broca's Area In The Brain

Promising Therapeutic Target For Central Nervous System Injuries Identified By Researchers

Potential For Creating Less Toxic Anti-HIV Drugs Following Discovery Of Enzyme Structure

Capps Amendment 'Radical Departure' From Status Quo On Funding For Abortion Coverage, AUL President Writes In Opinion Piece

Power Coalesces Among A Few Senate Players, Not All Elected

Insurers' 'Triple-Barreled Assault' Triggers Counter Attacks

Health Debate In Congress Could Last Well Into December

Medicare Advantage Premiums Could Climb 25% Next Year

Community Health Centers Would Grow Under Health Reform Bills

Minnesota Governor Proposes To Let Residents Buy Out-Of-State Insurance And Other State Headlines

184,700 North Carolinians Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

Keeping Our Heads In The Motorcycle Helmet Debate

University Of Pittsburgh Office Of Health Sciences Diversity To Host Minority Alumni Reunion Banquet

ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) Launched In The UK For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

American Nurses Association Testifies On Capitol Hill In Support Of Clean Water Act

Halting Of All Clinical Trials Of Interleukin-2 For HIV-AIDS Recommended

Smoking Bans Reduce The Risk Of Heart Attacks Associated With Secondhand Smoke

Thousands Of Reasons To Support Aged Care Reform, Australia

EyeGate Pharma Completes Phase II Study Of EGP-437 In Patients With Anterior Uveitis

Med-Vet-Net Report Showcases 5 Years Of Research

New Data Showed Type 2 Diabetes Patients Experienced Greater Blood Sugar Reductions

Acute Heart Failure More Accurately Diagnosed In Emergency Rooms By New Mathematical Model

Alabama GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes Constitutional Amendment Banning Most Abortions

Public Option Re-Emerges In Senate Discussions; Continues To Play Role In House

Center Remains Elusive Despite Snowe's Support

House Members Consider Where Others Stand In Health Reform Debate

California Study Suggests More Spending Can Save Lives

Lawmakers Seek To Quickly Fix Medicare Payments For Physicians

AARP Struggles To Educate Seniors About Health Care

Pain Relievers And Asthma - Pharmacy Guide Launched, Australia

Slow Start For PSOs Meant To Help Providers Learn From Mistakes

Government Closely Monitors Swine Flu Vaccine

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Gates Foundation To Announce Grants To Promote Agriculture At World Food Prize Symposium

Government Of Canada And Cowessess First Nation Highlight Cooperation On Pandemic Planning And Preparedness

WHO, UNICEF Publish Plan To Reduce Childhood Diarrhea Deaths

Panel Discusses Future Of USAID, QDDR

FDA Announces Plans For LASIK Quality Of Life Project

Drought Warnings In West Africa Raise Regional Food Security Concerns

Also In Global Health News: Street Pharmacies; China Health Care; Hospital Safety; African Cardinals; Cells Phones For Health

FDA Warns Of Unapproved And Illegal H1N1 Drug Products Purchased Over The Internet

Ljubljana Center Of Europe During EAU 9th Central European Meeting

95,500 Virginians Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

Study Finds Girls Aware Of HPV Vaccine's Benefits

Drug Deemed Safe, Effective For Post-Surgical Pain In Children

Never Too Old To Keep Blood Pressure In Check

AANMA Concerned: Asthma Is Most Prevalent Underlying Illness Among Most Serious H1N1 Cases

Forget Dieting Over The Holidays

Two New Strategies Help Women Consider Breast Reconstruction After Cancer Surgery

Readmission Mortality Rates Are Surprisingly Higher Than Expected In Elderly Patients After Colectomy

AACR, NCI And EORTC To Host Molecular Targets And Cancer Therapeutics Conference

Fabled "Vegetable Lamb" Plant Contains Potential Treatment For Osteoporosis

A Study Shows That The Cochlear Implant Reduces The Delay Suffered By Deaf Children In Language Acquisition

Treatment Not Testicular Cancer Poses Greatest Risk To Survivors' Long-term Health

Internet Use Cuts Depression Among Senior Citizens

Pain-Related Placebo Effect Detected In Spinal Cord

Scientists Map First Complete Human Epigenome, The Driver Of Gene Expression

Auckland DHBs Decision Reduces Risk - New Zealand Medical Association

Negotiations Under Way To Merge Senate Health Reform Bills

New York Times Profiles Antiabortion-Rights Rep. Bachmann

U.S. Should Use Position On U.N. Human Rights Council To End Sex-Selective Abortion In India, Opinion Piece Says

Generic Drug Makers Back Away From Health Reform Tab

Democratic Lawmakers Seek Momentum, Republican Votes As Two Versions Of Reform Bills Are Combined

Statement Of American Academy Of Ophthalmology In Response To FDA And Department Of Defense Announcement About LASIK Quality Of Life Project

Gene Mutation May Reveal Clues For Treating Lung Diseases

Bleecker Assumes Expanded Role At Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Red Cross Offers Important Tips For Caring For Someone With The Flu

Age Concern And Help The Aged Responds To Department Of Health Poll Stating 86 Per Cent Of People Worried About Getting Older, UK

Age Concern And Help The Aged Comment On The Royal College Of Psychiatrists Statement On Age Discrimination In Mental Health Services, UK

Americares Honors Cardinal Health With Power Of Partnership Award

HSE Warns Employers After Two Norfolk Teenagers Seriously Injured By Electric Shocks, UK

Safety Advice Offered In A Bid To Bring Down Care Home Accidents

AspiringDocs.org Video Contest Focuses On Students' Role In Increasing Diversity In Medicine

Royal College Of Nursing Praises Improvement In The NHS, But Worst Performers Must Do More, UK

Seasonal Flu Jab Time - Diabetes UK

Sebelius, West Highlight New Tips To Prevent Medical Identity Theft And Medicare Fraud

WorldHeart Receives IRB Approval At First Center In The Levacor(TM) VAD BTT Clinical Trial

Schering-Plough Highlights Boceprevir, Narlaprevir (SCH 900518) And PEGINTRON(R) Data At The American Association For The Study Of Liver Diseases

Aethlon Medical Announces Presentation Of Hepatitis-C (HCV) Clinical Data At 42nd Annual American Society Of Nephrology (ASN) Conference

Stemedica Completes Meeting With The FDA

Soligenix Announces Initiation Of Its Confirmatory Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of OrBec(R) In Acute GI GVHD

MedImmune Highlights Inflammatory Disease Portfolio At 73rd Annual Meeting Of The American College Of Rheumatology

News In Red And Blue: How Messages About Social Factors And Health Can Backfire

Clinicians Develop New Decision Aid Tool To Help Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Outfoxing Pox: Developing A New Class Of Vaccine Candidates

Diagnosing Depression In An Hour Using 'ECG For The Mind'

Trialing Major Weight Loss For Type 2 Diabetes In The Overweight

Lower Rates Of Anxiety/depression And Poor Health Among People Living Near Green Space

Obesity Boosts Impact Of Air Pollution On Health

Australian Cervical Cancer Jab Programme Sparks Rapid Decline In Genital Warts

Care Quality Commission NHS Ratings 2008/09 - Department Of Health Response

Russell Group Response To Hepi Report On Research Assessment

"The Government Has Got To Get It Right": A National Autistic Society Response To The Public Accounts Committee Report On Adults With Autism, UK

Provectus Pharmaceuticals Initiates Compassionate Use Program Of PV-10 For Non-Visceral Indications In Cancer Patients In U.S.

Seaside Therapeutics Recruits Industry Veterans To Accelerate Development Of Candidates For Autism And Fragile X Syndrome

ZIOPHARM Announces Positive Palifosfamide Sarcoma Randomized Phase II Interim Data: Trial Enrollment Stopped Early

Concern That Physicians Are No Longer Taught To Diagnose And Treat Tuberculosis

SHEA Responds To CDC On H1N1

AMP Commends SACGHS On Their DNA Patent Report

Sequential Genomic Analysis Links Gene With Human Kidney Aging

Wake Forest Baptist Urologist Selected For Prestigious Award

NCI Grant Funds SWOG Comparative Effectiveness Research

AACR, NCI And EORTC To Host Molecular Targets And Cancer Therapeutics Conference

UNC Scientists Win $1.6 Million Stimulus Award To Accelerate Decoding Of Human Genome

Living Near Green Space Has A Positive Influence On Health

New Report Released By UNICEF And WHO Gives A 7-point Plan To Reduce Child Death Due To Diarrhea

Use Of Prophylactic Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) In Children Receiving Vaccinations Can Reduce Vaccine Response

15 October 2009

28,300 Arkansans Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

Surgeons Find That Statin Drugs Lower Costs In Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Illness Devastates Uninsured Older Adults' Finances

VeriChip And RECEPTORS LLC Announce Further Scientific And Technology Details Of Phase II Development For In Vivo Glucose-Sensing RFID Microchip

pSivida Announces Last Patient In Phase III Iluvien(R) Trial Completes 2 Year Follow-Up Visit

Clinical And Regulatory Aspects Of Trials With Negative Symptoms Of Schizophrenia Discussed At ISCTM Meeting

Foundation For Chiropractic Progress Helps "Straighten Up" For World Spine Day

NHC Announces Physical Therapy Geriatric Residency Program

Senate Study Supports State Psychiatric Technicians' Furlough Concerns

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital And Stanford Hospital & Clinics Implement New Visiting Policy To Limit Presence, Spread Of H1N1 Flu To Patients

Acorda Therapeutics Announces Positive Vote By FDA Advisory Committee For Fampridine-SR

Researcher Edits Book On In Vivo Glucose Monitoring

BIO Asks Congress To Help Small Businesses Find New Sources Of Capital In Wake Of Financial Downturn

What Is Goiter (goitre)? What Causes Goiter?

More Evidence Of Link Between Green Spaces And Health

£10,000 Fine After Worker Breaks Ribs In 10ft Fall, UK

Pet Food Director Fined £10,000 After Worker Crushed To Death, UK

AMA Responds To Productivity Commission Discussion Draft On Public And Private Hospital Systems, Australia

Medicaid Enrollments Jump But States Are Trying To Cut Costs

Regional Health Care Experts Weigh In On Health Reform Efforts

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

News Outlets Examine Efforts To Control TB In South Africa

Atlantic Examines Flu Vaccine, Antiviral Skepticism

New York Times Examines HIV Stigma In Vietnam

Opinions: Pragmatic Vs. Moral Approach To Health Care Access; Pres. Bush's PEPFAR

Also In Global Health News: 'Delivering As One'; Syringe Vending Machine; Hospital Preparedness

What Is Pulmonary Edema? What Causes Pulmonary Edema?

Health Reform Bill Approved By Finance Panel, Snowe Sides With Democrats

Orthopedic Device Industry Rattled By Proposed Tax

Senate Finance Committee Passes Health Bill, But With Plenty Of Grumbling

Snowe's Vote Paves Way For Other Centrists To Support Baucus Health Bill

After Key Vote, Senate Still Has Long Way To Go On Health Care Reform

Reform Primers From Both Sides Of The Pond

Insurers' Report Backlash: Unified Dems, Angry White House, Dissenting Experts

Unions Run Newspaper Ad To Criticize Finance Committee Bill

Interest Groups Campaign Against Proposed Health Taxes

House Bill Would Extend Parents' Coverage For Young Adults

Analysis: Support For Health Reform Drops If People Think It'll Cost Them More

Senate Finance Bill Protects Some Medicare Advantage Patients

Federal Money For COBRA Has Helped Many But May Soon End

Error In CT Scan Machine Led To Radiation Overdoses In LA Hospital

Wellness Programs May Face Regulations To Protect Genetic Information

Required Flu Vaccines For New York Health Workers Draws Criticism

New Food Reports Highlight Growing Global Hunger

Abortions Worldwide Decline, Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 Women Annually, Report Says

International Monetary Fund Policies Harm Kenyan Health System, Report Says

28,100 Connecticut Residents Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

New York Times Examines Alternatives To Hysterectomies For Treatment Of Fibroids

Shackling Of Female Prisoners During Labor 'All Too Common,' NYT Editorial Says

13,200 Mainers Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

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