Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 12 October 2007

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Friday 12 October 2007

Lipstick Contains Detectable Levels Of Lead Says Campaign Group Report

Written by Catharine Paddock

A report released yesterday by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC), a coalition of women's, public health, and environmental groups campaigning for the phasing out of toxins in cosmetics, has suggested that over half of...
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OTC Infant Cough And Cold Medicines Taken Off American Shelves

Written by Catharine Paddock

Over the counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines for infants under 2 years of age are being removed from the shelves of stores and drug retailers following a voluntary withdrawal by drug manufacturers ahead of an evaluation...
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Wyeth Ordered To Pay 134.5 Million In Hormone Therapy Lawsuit

Written by Catharine Paddock

Various US press agencies have reported that a jury in Nevada has instructed Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc to pay 134.5 million dollars in compensatory damages to three women who claimed the company's hormone therapy drugs caused their breast cancer...
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To Give Or Not To Give Antidepressants To Young People

Maternal Health Improves In Some Countries But Not In Others

Mothers Who Give Birth With Severe Obstetric Complications Have Higher Risk Of Mental Health Problems And Death

One Fifth Of Pregnancies End In Induced Abortion Globally, One Third In Europe

Crucial Moment To Redress Appalling Neglect Of Maternal Mortality

Maternal Mortality 2100 Times Higher In Sierra Leone Than In Ireland

Maternal Mortality Falls In Bangladesh Largely As A Result Of Safer Abortion And Better Emergency Care

Other Medical and Health News for 12 October*

COPD Rates, Higher Than Expected In China, Will Continue To Grow

Induced Abortion Declines Worldwide, Falls Most Where Abortion Is Broadly Legal

Even Occasional Use Of Spray Cleaners May Cause Asthma In Adults

Statins Reduce Loss Of Function, Keeping Old Lungs Young-Even In Smokers

Commission Report Recommends Changes For Veterans' Health Care

Editorial, Opinion Pieces, Letter To Editor Address SCHIP Expansion, Reauthorization

More Than 21,000 Girls Younger Than Age 15 In England, Wales At Risk Of Genital Cutting, Study Says

House Subcommittee Approves Mental Health Parity Legislation

Tennessee Postpones Request For Federal Matching Funds For Cover Tennessee

Many States Begin To Consider Proposals To Expand Health Insurance To More Residents

Medicaid Enrollment Declines For First Time In Nearly 10 Years; 42 States Plan To Expand Coverage For Uninsured

Chemotherapy Treatment Taxol Ineffective In Treating HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer, NEJM Study Says

Presidential Candidate McCain To Propose Health Care System Overhaul Offering Insurance Tax Incentives; Focusing On Prevention, Quality Of Care

Evangelical Leaders Perkins, Bauer Back Away From Threats To Back Third-Party Candidate If Abortion-Rights Supporter Wins GOP Nomination

Protein Discovery Could Lead To Development Of New Antiretroviral That Prevents HIV From Entering Cells, Study Says

New HIV Cases Increasing In Australia, Report Says

UAW Reaches Tentative Contract Agreement With Chrysler; GM Rank-and-File Members Ratify Contract

Metastatic Colon Cancer Research Benefits From $2.7 Million Award

Translational Breast Cancer Research Awarded Inaugural Grants From AACR, BCRF

Breast And Colon Cancers A "Genetic Landscape"

How To Counter The Negative Effects Of Rejection When Suffering From Low Self-Esteem

Participating In Alternative Food Networks Can Lead To Healthier Eating

News From The Journal Of Lipid Research

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

Researchers Find Red Wine And Grape Juice Help Defend Against Food-borne Diseases

National Quality And Safety Study Ranks Rush Among Top Five Performing Academic Medical Centers In The USA

Flexible Stem Cell Nuclei For Easier Migration

AIDS Epidemic May Be Fueled In The Caribbean By Lack Of HIV Prevention For Male Sex Workers

Patients Unable To Remember Which Medications They Use During Visits To Doctors

Sickle Cell Patients Treated Safely With Anticlotting Drug

Key To Understanding Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Lies In RNA-Binding Protein

Dr. Beth Levine, UT Southwestern Researcher, Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Studying The Reproductive Puzzle In E.coli Using Mathematical Model

Discovery May Impact On Development Of New Diagnostic Tests And Prostate Cancer Medications

Why Some Prostate Cancers Recur After Treatment

CliniCom(TM), Psychiatric Intake And Assessment Technology - Advanced Artificial Intelligence Software Is Cost-Effective, Time-Saving

First Successful Treatment For Chronic TBI

Trial Implementation Of Nationwide Health Information Network Aided By Regenstrief Institute

Great Genetic Diversity Discovered Between Breast And Colon Cancer Tumors

Previously Undetectable Motion Now Measurable Using New Force-Fluorescence Device

Faster Identification Of Adenoviruses To Improve Patient Care

Looking In The Past Of Human Body Parts Use, University Of Queensland, Australia

Protein May Be Key To Deadly Form Of Pancreatic Cancer

Discovery Of Key Blood Protein Has Potential For Anemia Treatment

Study Of Childhood Metabolic Disease Provides New Insights

Clues For Renewable Energy, The Environment And Human Health Held Within 'Chlamy' Genome

Olfactory Test Finds Sense Of Smell Of Professional Welders May Be At Risk

Nanotechnology Health And Safety: Caution Urged By Nanoparticle Expert

Study Finds Key To Lower Drug Development Costs Is Biopharmaceutical Infrastructure

Improving Stress Tests In Cardiology

Brain Damage Linked To Alzheimer's Disease Captured By Innovative 3D-Imaging Technique

RA Patients Suffer In Silence To Stay On Drugs, UK

Coalition's Fish Consumption Recommendations For Pregnant Women Not Endorsed By Some Members

GSK Applies For WHO Prequalification Of HPV Vaccine Cervarix

E.U. Not Providing Adequate Resources For Sexual, Reproductive Health Services In Developing Countries, Report Says

FDA's Expected Approval Of Merck's Antiretroviral Raltegravir Could 'Break New Ground' In HIV/AIDS Fight, Wall Street Journal Reports

More Than 30 States Have Laws Hindering Physicians From Implementing Routine HIV Testing, Study Says

GOP Pushes For Minor Revisions To SCHIP; Democrats Refuse To Compromise

HealthMarkets Agrees To Pay Delaware As Much As $500,000 Fine

Preventing Alzheimer's Disease Early On

Improving Assessment Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk In Chinese

Slowing Down The Development Of Heart Disease

Air Pollution Linked To Bronchitis In Preschoolers

Pharmacokinetic And Safety Results From Phase 2 Study Of PTC124 In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Gilead Submits Marketing Applications In USA & EU For Viread® (Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate) For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis B

1st Successful Treatment For Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - LSUHSC Study Reports

'No Scar' Surgery Proving Successful In Trials - Flexible Endoscope Makes Use Of Body's Orifices

AACR, Breast Cancer Research Foundation Award Inaugural Grants In Translational Breast Cancer Research

Seeking A Pathogen Target In HIV

Link Discovered Between Enzyme, Fat Formation And Appetite

Teen Photovoice Project Aids Spread Of Health Advocacy Message In Minority Communities

Genome Research Published In The Latest Issue Of Science

PTC Therapeutics Announces Pharmacokinetic And Safety Results From Phase 2 Study Of PTC124 In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Threshold Pharmaceuticals To Stop Enrollment In Clinical Trial

Nile Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase 1a Results Of CD-NP, A Selective NPR-B Agonist In Clinical Development For The Treatment Of Heart Failure

KineMed Presents Preclinical Data For Investigational Agent Demonstrating Neurogenesis And Confirming Improvements In Behavioral Model

Clinical Benefits Demonstrated With Low-Dose GATTEX(TM) In Phase 3 Short Bowel Syndrome Study

Researchers Report First Successful Treatment Of Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

DeCODE Launches DeCODE MI(TM) -- A Test For A Major Genetic Risk Factor For Early-onset Heart Attack

World Bank Group Report On Malaria In Africa Highlights Progress Towards Goal Of Significantly Reducing Malaria Deaths

Genomic Health Announces Preliminary Results From A Study Of Oncotype DX(TM) In Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients

Phase 2 Data Show Daclizumab Significantly Reduced Multiple Sclerosis Lesions In Patients Receiving Interferon Beta Therapy

The Antibody Response To Propionibacterium Acnes Is An Independent Predictor Of Serum Prostate-Specific-Antigen Levels In Biopsy-Negative Men

Beyond The Abstract - Prostatic Abscess As A Delayed Complication Following Cryosurgery For Primary Prostate

Predictors Of Skeletal Complications In Men With Hormone-Refractory Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Beyond The Abstract - Fracture Risk In Danish Men With Prostate Cancer: A Nationwide Register Study

Distal Penile Circular Fasciocutaneous Flap For Complex Anterior Urethral Strictures

No Supra Additive Effects Of Goserelin And Radiotherapy On Clonogenic Survival Of Prostate Carcinoma Cells

Breast Cancer Awareness Calls For Cardiovascular Awareness

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