Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 9 October 2007

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Tuesday 9 October 2007

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Student 18, Dies Of Bacterial Meningitis In New York

Written by Catharine Paddock

An 18-year old female student at Bentley College in Waltham, Greater Boston, Massachusetts, died in New York yesterday, Monday 8th October, from bacterial meningitis, according to a report in the Boston Globe...
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Banked Blood Could Do More Harm Than Good

Written by Catharine Paddock

Two US studies suggest that almost as soon as it has been donated, banked human blood loses the vital ability to transfer oxygen to body tissue that desperately needs it. The researchers say that for the majority of...
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Study Suggests Taser Use By US Police Is Safe

Written by Catharine Paddock

A US study of the nationwide use of Tasers, the electrical stun guns used by the police, suggests the devices are safe and cause only a low incidence of serious injuries. The independent prospective study was carried out...
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Parkinson's Disease Patients' Relatives Have Raised Risk Of Developing Cognitive Impairment Or Dementia

Patients Who Had Received Pneumococcal Vaccine Have Better Survival Rates When Hospitalized With Community Acquired Pneumonia

Longer Survival Rates After Surgery For Prostate Cancer Patients

The Appendix Protects Us From Germs And Protects Good Bacteria

Other Medical and Health News for 9 October*

Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO) Wins Prestigious WebAwards

Patients Perceived Cancer Care Unaffected By Lower Medicare Reimbursements

HSE Launches 'Your Mental Health' Awareness Campaign With Research Report Campaign Developed By HSE, Ireland

Differences Observed Between Black And White Women In Use Of Breast Cancer Therapy

IMRT Better For Sparing Bladder When Treating Prostate Cancer

American Cancer Society Awards Research Grants To 109 Investigators At 77 Institutions Nationwide

Canada's New Government Announces $4.5 Million To Promote Access To Health Care Services For Official Language Minority Communities In Canada

Speak To An Asthma Specialist At The Healthy Living Week Exhibition, UK

International Symposium On Human Health Effects Of Fruit And Vegetables

Warning For Consumers: Popular Halloween Eye Wear Accessory Can Permanently Damage Eyes

Medicare Expects To Recover $4 Billion From Part D Plans Following 2006 Plan Reconciliation, USA

Trimeris, Roche Withdraw Supplemental Application To Market Needle-Free Device With Antiretroviral Fuzeon

Pandemic Flu Prep Necessary, "Daunting," Texas Medicine Reports

Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidates Beshear, Fletcher Discuss Abortion-Rights Views In Televised Debate

Doctors Relocating To Texas After Implementation Of Medical Malpractice Caps

Pennsylvania House Postpones Vote On Bill That Would Require Hospitals To Provide EC To Rape Survivors

Florida, Wisconsin Lawmakers Debate FY 2008 Budgets

Sanofi Pasteur Files E.U. Application To Update Gardasil License To Include Prevention Of Vulvar, Vaginal Cancers

Many New Jersey Residents Concerned About Health Care, Survey Shows

NARSAD - World's Leading Mental Health Research Charity - Presents 19th Annual New York Mental Health Symposium, Oct. 19th & 20th

Increased Risk Of Gastric Bleeding From Antidepressants And Painkiller Combination

Low-Income Maryland Children Lack Dental Care, According To Subcommittee Review

First Clinical Trial Of Apatone For Cancer Treatment Completed By Researchers

Gay And Lesbian Medical Association Announces 2007 Achievement And Provider Of The Year Awards, USA

St. Jude Medical To Expand Organizational Structure To Support Continued Growth

UAW Contract With GM Reduces Health Plan Choices

FSA Response To SCoFCAH Vote On Reclassification Of SRM, UK

Neupro Effective In Controlling Early Morning Motor Impairment And Generally Well-Tolerated For Long-Term Use In Patients With Parkinson's Disease

American Pain Society And American College Of Physicians Release Clinical Practice Guideline For Low Back Pain

News From The American Chemical Society

Clinton Vows To Rescind Bush's Restrictions On Federal Funding For Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Democratic Presidential Candidate Clinton Promises To Protect Science From 'Political Pressure'

Medicines Australia Concerned By Slow Growth In PBS Spending

National Primary Care Week Promotes Healthcare Justice

Results Of Body-Mind Meditation Study

Effect Of Medicare Modernization Act On Chemotherapy

New Insights Into The Evolution Of The Human Genome

Mario Capecchi Shares 2007 Nobel Prize In Medicine For His Revolutionary Genetic Approach To Mammalian Biology, Disease

Link Discovered Between Hip Size Of Mothers And Breast Cancer Risk In Their Daughters

Blood Arsenic Levels Lowered By Folic Acid

Studying Fungus Genome To Protect Grains, People And Animals

Consultation On New CDR Transparency Initiatives, Canada

American And European Parkinson's Sufferers Find Chinese Stem Cell Treatment Effective, Proving Western Debates Moot

Cleveland Clinic Releases New Knee Pain And Repair Guide

Mylan Inc. Subsidiary, Dey, L.P., Announces That Perforomist™ Inhalation Solution Is Now Available For Maintenance Treatment Of COPD

Biospace Lab Announces A Technological Breakthrough In Molecular Imaging On Non-anesthetized Animals

New Healthy And Efficient Diet Suggested

Findings Of Nano Optics Study Open Path For Variety Of New Nanodevices And Technologies

Nurses Step Up Plans For California's Biggest RN Strike This Decade

Heart-Healthy Cholesterol-Reducing Snacks

Thoracic Imaging Approach Can Now Pinpoint Underlying Venous Problems

AMD Progression May Be Slowed By Reducing Intake Of Refined Carbohydrates

More Supplemental Breast Cancer Therapy Used by Whites Than Blacks

RCN Welcomes Move By Government To Make Hospitals Safer, UK

New RCN Fund Targets Help At Nurses In Hardship, UK

Centers Of Excellence In CAM Research Program Expanded By NCCAM

Insufficient Nutritional Information Supplied To Consumers

Better Health Services For Older Australians

Psychological Assistance For Children With Autism, Australia

HHS Awards Contracts For Trial Implementations Of The Nationwide Health Information Network, USA

HHS Awards Contracts For Advanced Development Of New Medical Countermeasures, USA

AASM: Improve Your Sleep And Reduce Your Risk Of Diabetes

World Medical Association General Assembly

Doctors Urged To Document Cases Of Torture

Unwanted Sex Common Among Young Married Women In India

Royal Society Comment On Gov Response To The Draft Human Tissue And Embryos Bill, UK

New Prediction Model To Guide Prevention Of Heart Disease

Impact Of Plant Viruses On Ecology, Human Health And Bioterrorism

New Book Offers An Evolutionary Perspective On Gender Differences

'Healthy' Restaurants Not Necessarily Good For Health

Randox A Seasoned Winner, UK

Increased Risk Of Intellectual Decline In Older People Suffering From Depression

Bioengineer Examines Genetic Basis For Malevolent Behavior

Future Cancer Hope May Rest In Genetics

First National Breast Cancer Conference Only Two Weeks Away, New Zealand

Countries Call For Pan-American Efforts To Boost Disease Surveillance And Response

Malaria Remains Formidable Challenge In The Americas

NHS Must Do More To Act On And Learn From Complaints By Patients, Says Healthcare Watchdog, UK

Think Pink! For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, UK

Medical Services Continue To Fail Women With Epilepsy, UK

Rotigotine Transdermal System Shows Significant Symptom Reduction And Tolerability In Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome

AAKP Accepting Nominations For The 2008 Medal Of Excellence Award

Israeli Software Provides Early Screening Test For Alzheimer's

Israeli Natural Pesticide Protects Crops With Turmeric

Locally Led, Staggered Recruitment For Specialty Training In 2008, UK

System Created To Build Transplant Tissue

Milk Production And Serotonin Linked In Human Mammary Gland Study

Brain Screenings Offered To Breast Cancer Patients During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Three New Genes Discovered That Cause Lung Cancer

Physical Function In Elderly People Improved by Perindopril

Study Of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Among Primary Care Physicians

First European Studies Highlights 86% Healing Of Fistula In Ano Using Cook Medical's Surgisis BiodesignTM Anal Fistula Plug

Project To Focus On Visual Displays To Help People Suffering From Macular Degeneration And Other Forms Of Vision Loss

Scott Pledges To Take Autism Issues To Brown In Conference Speech, UK

CDC Scientist Awarded China′s Highest Honor For Outstanding Contributions To Public Health

ASHP Members Go To Capitol Hill

Howard Failing The Health Of Australia

Jerry Lewis Urges Congress To Protect Medicare Benefits Of People With Neuromuscular Diseases

Medtronic To Present Findings From The Comprehensive Endeavor Clinical Experience To FDA Advisory Panel

Health Protection Agency Begins Winter Flu Activity Reporting, UK

Cancer Expert Appointed Chief Clinician Of Cancer Research UK

Timely Emphasis On Science Skills In Sainsbury Report, UK

The Future Of Hospital Care Needs The Patient Voice, Says Which? UK

BMA Comment On Tooke Inquiry Into Medical Training, UK

Act On Complaints At First Opportunity Says MDU, UK

Government Publish Response To Scrutiny Committee Report On Human Tissue And Embryos Bill, UK

Research Exploring Early HIV Infection Supported By NIH Grant

$11.5 Million Renewal Grant For Breast Cancer Specialized Program Of Research Excellence

New Insights On 'Jumping Genes'

Potential Treatment For Huntington's Disease Identified

Stories From The 'Silent Epidemic' Of Lymphedema

New Data Show Ceftobiprole As Effective As Combination Therapy In Treating Patients With Diabetic Foot Infections

Enrollment Complete In Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Of Medidur(TM) FA For Diabetic Macular Edema

Horizon Therapeutics Initiates Long-Term Phase 3 Safety Study For Lead Product Candidate HZT-501

Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. Completes Enrollment In FHAST1, A Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial In Fistulizing Crohn's Disease

EpiCept Announces Successful Completion Of Enrollment For Phase I Trial Of EPC2407

FDA Clears OmniWave(TM) Endovascular System For Clot Removal In Peripheral Blood Vessels

Consumer Safety Alert On Fat Dissolving Injections

One Shot Of Gene Therapy Spreads Through Brain In Animal Study

Common Early Warning Symptoms Of Ovarian Cancer Identified In CDC/Thomson Healthcare Study

Proper Mattress Can Improve Sleep Comfort, Reduce Pain, Says American Chiropractic Association

Smoking Has No Effect On Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis

Drug Cocktail Stops Brain Damage Caused By HIV

Friends Help Friends Avoid Drug Use

Anti-Depressant Drugs Can Double Risk Of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Watch Out For Tricks In Favorite Halloween Treats

Antibody May Reverse Some Alzheimer's Symptoms

Breast Reconstruction Surgical Webcast For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Researchers Find New Gene Linked To Breast Cancer

Tablet Is Better All Round For Cancer Patients

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