Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 3 October 2007

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Wednesday 3 October 2007

Creatine Combined With Resistance Exercise Boosts Strength In Older Adults

Written by Christian Nordqvist

If you are an 'older adult' and take creatine as well as doing exercise you may well enjoy greater benefits than just doing the exercise, say researchers from McMaster University, Canada...
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No Evidence Eczema Bath Products Work

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Eczema bath products, most of which contain liquid paraffin, are of "questionable" value, according to an article in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB), from the BMJ Group...
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Workplace Discrimination And Job Loss Faced By HIV Positive Workers

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Workers who are HIV positive have a higher risk of workplace discrimination and being without a job, according to an article in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The most vulnerable, explains the report, are women...
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FDA Considering Making More Drugs Available Which Would Require The Intervention Of Just A Pharmacist

Flu Shots Still Not Reaching Many In High Risk Groups In Canada

Are Meat Recalls A Cause For Concern?

Other Medical and Health News for 3 October*

Umbilical Cord Gene Expression Signals Premature Babies' Lung Disease Risk

ACE Inhibitor May Help Improve Aortic Stiffness And Dilation Associated With Cardiac Complications From Marfan Syndrome

AAKP Launches Kidney Patient Healthline

Gay And Lesbian Medical Association And Human Rights Campaign Foundation Release Healthcare Equality Index, USA

Hollings Cancer Center Creates $1 Million Endowed Chair For Breast Cancer Research And Treatment With Gift From The Spaulding-Paolozzi Foundation

Spouses Often Mirror Each Other's Health Habits

GPhA, FDA To Focus On Science And Regulatory Issues At The 2007 Fall Technical Conference

New Prescription Allergy Treatment XYZAL® (levocetirizine Dihydrochloride) Now Available For Fall Allergy Season In The USA

New Study Shows Medicare Contractors Are Inappropriately Denying Medicare Payment, Restricting Access To Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation Services

UNICEF, Special Olympics Champion Cause Of Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Although China Has Low HIV Prevalence, Situation Serious In Some Provinces Affected By Drug Trafficking, Illegal Blood Donations, Officials Say

Bipartisan Congressional Coalition Formed To Support Independent Pharmacists

Caribbean Health Leaders Promise Cleaner Care

The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Launches: Culturally Competent Care Program

Protecting Girls From Sexualisation In The Media, Australia

Doctors Warn Of Climate Havoc Resulting In Global Disease Epidemics And Famine

MIT Research Helps Convert Brain Signals Into Action

Maryland Prisons Have Highest Percentage Of AIDS Cases Nationwide, DOJ Report Says

Senate Passes Defense Appropriations Bill With Funds For Military Health Care

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Discuss Health Care Proposals Of Presidential Candidates

Hip Fractures Far Riskier To Women Than Breast, Ovarian And Uterine Cancer Combined

Kmart Steps Out To Fight Diabetes

American Red Cross Releases Book Devoted To Dog's Health

Judge Acquits Canadian Doctors, U.S. Drug Company In Tainted Blood Case

New Orleans Physician-Patient Ratio Back To Pre-Katrina Levels; Access Problems Persist, Report Says

Editorials, Op-Eds Discuss SCHIP Reauthorization, Veto Threat

'Re-Educating' Immune System Cells Slows Tumour Growth, UK

"Female Athlete Triad" ACSM Position Stand Now Available

Washington Post Publishes Several Women's Health-Related Articles

U.S. Has Higher Rates Of Chronic Diseases Among People 50 And Older Than European Nations, Study Finds

New York Announces Funds For Hospitals To Be Closed Or Merged

Improving Public Hospital Accountability And Governance, Australia

Eight States Plan To File, Join Lawsuits Against Bush Administration Challenging New SCHIP Eligibility Rules

Bristol-Myers Squibb To Pay $515M To Settle Federal, State Investigations

Australia: Smoking Bans Encourage Smokers To Give Up

Hemisphere's Health Authorities Open PAHO Annual Meeting

New Medicare Items For Autism Spectrum Disorders, Australia

Rimonabant License Has Changed, UK

GE Healthcare To Address Use Of Ultrasound Machine In India For Sex-Selective Abortions, Company Official Says

Doctors, Physician Groups, Hospitals Increasingly Push For Medicare Reimbursement Cuts To Be Blocked

UAW Might Face Difficulties In Seeking Pattern Deals With Ford, Chrysler

Families And Communities Unite To Promote Healthy Hearts

Rubella Elimination Advancing In The Americas

New Yorkers Should Discard All Topps Hamburgers - Health Department Is Investigating Two Possible Cases Of E. Coli Connected To Multi-State Recall

Chocolate Craving When Depressed: A Personality Marker

Family Planning Advocates In Philippines To File Lawsuit Against Cabinet Member Barring Contraceptives At Clinics As Manila Mayor

Medicare Part B Premiums To Increase By 3.1% In 2008 To $96.40 Per Month

American Hospital Association To Participate In Health Care Debate During Presidential Campaign

Wales: Smoking Deaths Fall As Ban Hits Six Months

'Uppers' Keep Going Up

Supreme Court Declines To Consider Challenge To New York Contraceptive Coverage Law, Wrongful Death Claim In N. J. Abortion Case

Siemens Medical Solutions Increases Presence In Japan: Joint Venture With Kameda Healthinformatics Institute For Healthcare IT

First Daughter Jenna Bush Launches Book Tour That Aims To Get Teenagers Involved In Issues, Including HIV/AIDS

House Members Introduce Bill To Require CMS To Reverse Medicare Coverage Decision For Anemia Medications

Future Type 2 Diabetes Research May Be Inspired By Genetic 'Roadblock'

Siemens Japan Acquires Majority Stake Of Mochida Siemens Medical Systems

New Leukemia Drug Stems From Feverfew

Midwives Honored During National Midwifery Week

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Research Center At Vanderbilt University Funded By NIMH

Infant Outcomes May Be Improved By Vaginal Progesterone Gel

New Once-Daily Advagraf Launched Across Europe - New Formulation Provides A More Convenient Dosing Option For Organ Transplant Recipients

ACOG Supports Domestic Violence Awareness Month, USA

ACOG Co-Sponsors National Breast Cancer Awareness Month In October

APhA Seeks Candidates For The 2008 APhA-APPM And APhA-APRS Elections, USA

Natural Products Association Wins Federal Competition And Award To Expand Business In China

GE And Lilly Announce Collaboration To Co-Develop Molecular In-vitro Diagnostics For Cancer Treatments

Micro-Incubator Advance Biology Research

APhA Encourages The Public To Get Vaccinated Against Influenza This Season

Ingredient In Red Wine Fights Diabetes In Mice

Study In Worms Suggests Longevity May Hinge On Banishing Your Sweet Tooth

Understanding Why Certain Cancers Become Resistant To Drugs Is The Aim Of MU Researchers

Study Of Mental Disorders Has Surprising Results

Samaritans Welcomes PCC Verdict On 'Excessive Detail' In Suicide Report, UK

Innovative High-Performance Motorized Wheelchair

Phylonix Phase II SBIR To Develop Zebrafish Models For Eye Diseases

Safe Reduction Of Radiotherapy Is The Aim Of Cancer Researchers

Wake-Up Call To Women To Do More To Prevent Cancer

Blood Donations From Previously Pregnant Women Restricted

Recurrent Depression In Adolescence Predicts Later Mental Health And Economic Problems

Minister For Health And Children Welcomes The Announcement Of An Insurance Scheme For People Infected With Hepatitis C And/or HIV, Ireland

Routine Thyroid Screening Not Recommended For Pregnant Women

Audiologists And Speech-Language Pathologists Warn Of Learning Problems Associated With Noise

Breast Health And Cancer Prevention Tips For Women And Men

Inborn Stress Response Triggered By Carbon Dioxide

Young Adult Smoking Behavior And On-Screen Smoking In Movies Linked

Brain's Relaxed Response Snares Young Smokers From First Nicotine Hit

Safer Drugs For Deadly Tropical Disease Leishmaniasis

Antioxidants Studied In New Research Into Plant Colors

'Unlocking' Cancer Cells-New Advances From The University Of Leicester, UK

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Life-Saving Heart Device Denied To Vulnerable Patients

Autism Awareness Week UK - Appeal To PM Gordon Brown

ConsumersTalkNano Online

Keeping Airline Passengers Safe By Detecting Menace In A Bottle

Cutting-Edge Epigenome Center At USC Supported By $10 Million Gift

Knee-Injury Device For Humans Approved By FDA

Liver Transplantation Successful In Over 60's

Asians Less Likely Than Black Or White People To Be Satisfied With Specialist Community Mental Health Services, UK

Scientists And Politicians Join Forces In Brussels

Cancerbackup Welcomes Cervical Cancer Vaccine, UK

Charities Welcome Drug Company Move On Lung Cancer Treatment, UK

Asthma On The Job

Educating The Educators - Nursing And Midwifery Council, UK

Recognising The Skills Of Sexual Health Advisers, UK

Older People Across The UK Demonstrate Worryingly Low Levels Of Stroke Awareness

Professional Guidance Needed For EU Prescriptions Dispensed In The UK

Mayor Outlines Measure To Increase Supply And Choice Of Accessible Homes In London

Understanding The Role Of The Ancestor Of Crohn's Disease Pathogen

Possible Contamination Of Natural Waters By Tamiflu Could Put Flu Treatments At Risk

Killing Leukemia Stem Cells While They Sleep

ALS TDI Completes Gene Expression Profile Of Lou Gehrig's Disease In Mice

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Clinical Study Of Topical Diclofenac Sodium Patch

NicOx And Ferrer Present Promising Clinical And Preclinical Results In Dermatology

Colonoscopy Remains The Most Effective Screening Option For Colon Cancer

Duramed Launches New Indication For ENJUVIA(TM) (Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens, B) At North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Fighting The Gassy Effects Of Good Eating, From The Harvard Health Letter

Study Determines Breast Specific Gamma Imaging Has Higher Specificity Than MRI In Patients With Equivocal Mammograms

HPV Testing And Vaccinations May Change Scope Of Training For Laboratory Professionals

Cegedim Strategic Data (CSD) Provides Ailment-Specific Patient Information About Disease Onset, Treatment And Outcome

Veterinary Lab Routinely Tests For Bluetongue Virus

"Huffing" Linked With Suicidal Behavior In Incarcerated Teens

Fetal Cell "Transplant" Could Be A Hidden Link Between Childbirth And Reduced Risk Of Breast Cancer

Dietary Calcium Could Possibly Prevent The Spread Of Breast Cancer To Bone

Many Overweight Teens Have Same Eating Disorders As Thin Peers

Men Who Learn More About PSA Test Are Less Likely To Seek Screening

New Strategies With Greater Antitumorous Efficacy

Algorithms To Reanimate The Heart

Binge Drinkers Who Feel Regret Less Likely To Repeat Behaviour

Should Schoolgirls Be Vaccinated Against Cancer Virus?

First Significant Genetic Finding In Severe PMS, Or PMDD

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