Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 11 October 2007

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Thursday 11 October 2007

Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Cough And Cold Drugs For Babies

Written by Christian Nordqvist

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, part of Johnson & Johnson, is voluntarily withdrawing some cough and cold OTC (over-the-counter, non-prescription) drugs for infants. The company states that while these drugs are safe and...
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Quality Gap In US Children's Health Care, New Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study on the quality of health care received by American children suggests that half the time, they are not receiving recommended standard care for conditions such as asthma and diarrhea and neither are they getting...
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Over 1 Million Young Californians With Sexually Transmitted Infections Says New Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that in 2005 there were 1.1 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young Californians. These included diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HPV and HIV and...
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13% Of Canadian Trained Doctors Would Consider Returning From The United States

Cheap Trainers Are As Good As Expensive Ones, And Sometimes Better

Obese People Much More Likely To Develop Esophageal Cancer

Immune System Protein May Provide Lung Cancer Early Warning

Other Medical and Health News for 11 October*

HIV-Positive People Taking HAART Less Likely To Experience Brain Damage, Study Says

Health Insurers Say They Are Addressing Problems With Medicare Advantage Plans In Response To Deficiencies Cited By CMS Audits

Children Living With HIV/AIDS In Uganda Not Adequately Covered Under Antiretroviral Treatment Program, Health Minister Says

California Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes Leasing State Lottery To Private Company To Help Fund Universal Health Coverage

PDUFA Reauthorization Law Could Delay Approval Of New Medications, Op-Ed States

Gates Foundation Launches $100M, 5-Year Program To Provide Global Health Research Grants

MIT Links Gene To Cholesterol - Research Could Lead To Drugs For Atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's

Editorials, Opinion Pieces, Letters Address Veto Of SCHIP Reauthorization Bill

Research Could Lead To Treatments For Alzheimer's, Parkinson's - MIT Finds New Role For Well-known Protein

Ministers Call On U.S. Government To Declare HIV/AIDS Among Blacks Health Emergency, Propose Legislation To Address Disease

SCHIP Debate Continues To Focus On Eligibility Limits

Tennessee State, Federal Governments Approve TennCare Waiver

New Law Requiring Eye Exams For Illinois Children

Prostate Cancer Raises Hip Fracture Risk Substantially For 50 To 65 Year-olds

Mental Illness Patients Stay In Hospital Longer, Canada

Cancer Council Applauds ALP Commitment To Screen 50-year-olds For Bowel Cancer - Australia

AFP/Yahoo! News Profiles UNICEF, Indian NGO's Efforts To Make Sanitary Pads Available To Women

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care Issues During Debate On Economic Concerns

Newspapers Examine Employers' Efforts To Reduce Health Care Costs

New Hearing Mechanism Discovered That Fundamentally Changes Current Understanding Of Inner-ear Function - MIT

Asacol® 800mg Mr Tablets Approved For Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Maintenance Of Remission Of UC And Crohn's Ileo-Colitis

Catholic Church Opposes Philippine Congress Proposal To Provide Funding For Contraceptives To Stem Increasing Birth Rate

NASTAD Releases New Report On AIDS Drug Assistance Programs

UAW Members Likely To Ratify GM Contract; Chrysler Strike Deadline Nears

National Government Services Expands Policy To Cover Capsule Endoscopy Of The Esophagus, USA

2007 Bipolar Disorder Awareness Campaign Emphasizes Importance Of Accurate Diagnosis, Treatment And Recovery

British Dental Association Response To Decontamination Funding Announcement

Advinus Therapeutics And DNDi Join Forces On Drug Discovery And Development For Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala Azar)

Interferon Beta-1a Offers A Near 3-fold Improvement In Injection Tolerability Compared With The Original Formulation - 2-Year Phase IIIb Data

South Dakota Supreme Court Asked To Determine Whether Identity Of Abortion Ban Campaign Donor Must Be Revealed

'Much More To Do' To Control HIV/AIDS In Zambia, Letter To Editor Says

VA Patient Privacy Directive Limits Cancer Research

Worrying Trend In Mental Health Treatment Highlighted In New Book

How Stem Cells Decide To Become Either Skeletal Or Smooth Muscle Revealed By Study

The Highs And Lows Of Drug Cravings

Swedish Lifestyle Stops Women Working

NPR Examines HIV/AIDS Education On U.S. College Campuses

Inadequate Pandemic Planning Highlighted As A Threat To EU Security

Researching Complementary And Alternative Medicine For Alzheimer's At Mount Sinai Center Of Excellence

Collaboration Between ACS And Mount Sinai For New Children's Trauma Institute

Phase I/II Results Of Lovaxin C In Cervical Cancer Study From Advaxis, Inc.

New Centers For Excellence In Ethical, Legal And Social Implications Research Funded By NHGRI

Cancer Conflict With Chemotherapy Treatment

Health Risks Of Volcanic Ash Could Be Reduced By Rapid Analysis

Sustainable Health And Global Life Expectancy

Cognitive Impairment Due To Chronic Lyme Disease Discovered In First Placebo-Controlled Study

Revisions To 'College Cost Reduction And Access Act' Will Create Barriers To Careers In Primary Care And Hurt Access To Care In Underserved Areas

Brain Circuits Used In Sensation Of Touch Identified

Lethality Of Influenza Virus Enhanced By Protein

Key Pluripotency Regulator Lacking In Adult Stem Cells

Stress Linked With Low Birth Weights After The Sept. 11 Disaster

Studying Self Control

Genetic Factors Likely Responsible For Severe Heart Defect

Research To Understand Drug Resistance focuses on Feline Virus, Antiviral Drug

New Instrument Makes Nuclear Medicine Safer

Catheter Used To Deliver Adult Stem Cells For Regeneration After Heart Attacks

Frequency Of Transient Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation May Be Decreased By Electroacupuncture At PC6

Safe And Effective Treatment For Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle Tumors

Researching Cure For Liver Cirrhosis

Combined 18F-DG PET/CT Can Highly Increase The Detection Of Colorectal Cancer

Darling's First Pre-Budget Report 'A Damp Squib For Older People', Says Help The Aged, UK

Sixty Percent Of Americans Cannot Name Top Killers Of Kids

HER-2 Status Predicts Success Of Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer Treatment

Scientists ID Genes Affecting MS Patient Response To Copaxone

Working Mother Of Three Finishes PhD About Obesity In Pregnancy In Australia In Record Time

Groundbreaking Women's Health Symposium Marks 25th Anniversary - How Close Are We To A Cure For Alzheimer's?

Connecticut Firm Recalls Chicken And Pasta Product For Possible Listeria Contamination

American Pharmacists Association Applauds Efforts To Address Nation's Chronic Disease Epidemic

Study Finds Biometric Sensors No Dirtier Than Doorknobs

New Top-up Fee System Is Making Medical Students' Debts Much Worse, Says BMA (Northern Ireland)

Word-class Speaker Faculty Announced For The World's Largest, Flagship Sales Force Effectiveness Conference, April 2008

Length Of Pharma Sales Rep Visit Falls To 90 Seconds

Cutting-Edge Stem Cell Procedure Helps Sufferers Of Myasthenia Gravis To Breathe Easier

Annual Meeting Focuses On Health Disparities And Minority Cancer Education

Most Adult Steroid Users Seek Muscles, Not Medals

Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus Can Replicate In Human Cells

Stem Cells And Aging

Repressor Protein Blocks Neural Stem Cell Development

The Details Of Natural Selection Revealed By A Gene Divided

AHRQ Announces Vanderbilt Medical Center Chosen As Evidence-Based Practice Center

'Father Of Stem Cell Research' Wins Nobel Prize, UK

Watching Speech Comprehension Fade As The Brain Falls Asleep, UK

HIV Drug Designed For Children Wins FDA Approval, UK

MSF Warns More Food Will Not Save Malnourished Children

Indianapolis Discovery Network For Dementia: Building Efficient, Effective, Locally Sensitive Solutions For Dementia Care

Individuals Sought For Bipolar Research At Indiana University

General Opitcal Council Launches New Website, UK

Coalition Urges Congress To Increase Funding For National Health Service Corps

New Data Shows NHS Working Smarter, UK

New Top-Up Fee System Is Making Medical Students' Debts Much Worse, Says BMA, UK

Top Clinical Science Award: International Accolade For University Of Leicester Team, UK

Type 2 Diabetes Volunteers Needed For TLC Trial, Australia

Simultaneous Study Of Multiple Variables Allowed With Microgrid

Hospital Death Rates See Decade Decline, USA

HIV Entry Into Cells Inhibited By Potent Peptides

Report Highlights Importance Of Non-clinical Care

New Tools To Assess Health Risks From Chemicals Offered By NAS Report

NHS Productivity: "More Than The Cost Of Widgets"

Risks Associated With Face Transplant May Be Lower Than Previously Thought, ASPS Journal Review Suggests

Prepare For A Colder Winter, Warns Help The Aged, UK

FDA Approves First Generic Versions Of Trileptal

NMC Updates Standards To Reflect Modern Health Practice, UK

Royal Colleges Issue Recommendations For The Safe Organisation Of Care During Labour And Birth

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patient In Clinical Trial Of Bavituximab In HCV Patients Co-Infected With HIV

Analysis Shows Vernakalant Hydrochloride Injection Increases Conversion To Normal Heart Rhythm In Acute Atrial Fibrillation Patients

VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment Of Phase I Trial Of Lenocta(TM)

Tumor Growth Inhibition And Pharmacokinetic Profile Of NKTR-102 (PEG-Irinotecan) In Multiple Solid Tumors To Be Presented At Upcoming Conference

Most Women With HIV And Their Health Care Providers Have Not Discussed How HIV Might Affect Them Differently Than Men

Harmion And MethylGene Initiate Phase One Combination Clinical Trial With MGCD0103 And Taxotere(R) In Patients With Solid Tumors

Anesiva Defines Regulatory Pathway For Adlea With FDA

ADVENTRX Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment In ANX-530 Marketing-Enabling Clinical Study

Proteolix Initiates Multicenter Open-label Study Of The Safety And Activity Of Carfilzomib In Subjects With Relapsed Solid Tumors

Salmonella Outbreak Traced To Banquet And Store Brand Frozen Pot Pies

Government Expands Trial With IMVAMUNE(R) Smallpox Vaccine In Persons With Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema

Roxane Laboratories, Inc. Announces The Launch Of Oxcarbazepine Tablets, 150mg, 300mg And 600mg

Migrating Tick Populations Pose Year Round Disease Threat For People And Pets

EHealth Initiative Releases Blueprint Representing Consensus On An Action Plan For Transforming U.S. Healthcare Using Health IT

ADDA Kicks Off AD/HD Awareness Campaign With Regional Meeting On Oct. 20 In Atlanta, GA

Data Show Vaprisol(R) Is Effective & Safe In Promptly Increasing Serum Sodium Levels In Patients With Euvolemic Or Hypervolemic Hyponatremia

Going Back To School Can Trigger Eating Disorders

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