Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 15 October 2007

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Monday 15 October 2007

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Chlamydia does not only damage female fertility, it damages male fertility as well. Chlamydia is the most common STD (sexually transmitted disease) in the United Kingdom. As symptoms of the disease are often not apparent...
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English Pulling Out Their Own Teeth Because They Cannot Get Professional Treatment

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Six per cent of people in a large survey in England said they had to treat their own dental problems themselves, because they could not get professional treatment - this included pulling out their own teeth...
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Cancer Death Rates Falling Faster In The USA

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Overall cancer death rates fell 2.1% during 2002-2004, compared to 1.1% during 1993-2002, according to a new report published by America's principal cancer organizations, called Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of...
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Predicting Alzheimer's Risk With A Blood Test May Soon Become Reality

Other Medical and Health News for 15 October*

Recommendations For Reporting Of Observational Research Published

Many In Africa Don't Continue AIDS Drugs

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Profiles Local Reverend's Efforts To Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Black Community

New Centre Researches Back And Neck Pain Treatment, Australia

Peak Health Groups Welcome Government Nutrition And Physical Activity Grants, Australia

Constella Group Announces Additional Application Cycles For National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute's Complimentary DNA Resequencing And Genotyping

Hospital Deaths Decreased Significantly From 1994 To 2004, According To AHRQ

NeoStem Announces Further Expansion In Northeastern U.S. With Strategic Alliance With New England Cryogenic Center, Inc.

Biogen Idec And Elan Provide Update On Utilization And Safety Of TYSABRI® In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Physicians Adult Daycare Comments On Study That Shows Adult Daycare May Help Reduce Onset Of Alzheimer's

Affymax Doses First Patient In The Phase 3 Clinical Program Of Hematide™ To Treat Anemia In Chronic Renal Failure Patients

FDA's Psychiatric Division Has Rejected Cortex's Request To Study CX717 In Phase IIb ADHD Study

Minnesota Law Limiting Pharmaceutical Company Gifts To Physicians Could Lead To Similar Laws In Other States

Usage Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Therapies High Among Those With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome

Modafinil Is Effective In Treating Excessive Sleepiness

NMT Medical Commences Patient Randomization In MIST II PFO/Migraine Trial

AMA, AARP Hold Briefing Discussing Issues Related To Medicare Advantage Plans

Editorials, Opinion Pieces, Letters To The Editor Address SCHIP

CPAP Therapy Improves Symptoms Of Depression In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Harvard Bioscience Acquires Panlab S.l. Establishing A Spanish Subsidiary And Expanding Access In The Neuroscience Research Market

CMS Unveils Updated Web Site To Help Medicare Beneficiaries Better Compare Price, Coverage, Quality Of Prescription Drug Plans

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Health Care Issues In Presidential Campaign

New Tool To Assess Excessive Daytime Sleepiness In Adolescents

Acorda Therapeutics Files Lawsuit Against Apotex Corp. And Apotex Inc. Relating To Zanaflex Capsules(TM)

New Report Estimates Cost Of Low Health Literacy Between $106 - $236 Billion Dollars Annually

Pro-Pharmaceuticals Reports 43% Response Rate In Colorectal Trial

Role In Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease Patients Shifts From Neurologists To Primary Care Physicians And Psychiatrists In Long-Term Care Market

BioRx Pledges Long-Term Financial Commitment To The Oley Foundation To Help Individuals Requiring Home Intravenous Nutrition And Tube Feeding

Genzyme And Bayer Schering To Present New Data On Alemtuzumab In Multiple Sclerosis At ECTRIMS

SCHIP Debate Illustrates Republicans' Challenges In Appealing To Independent Voters

New Orleans Hospitals Rebuilding, But Face Financial, Staffing Problems

Valdoxan®, The First Melatonergic Antidepressant, Confirms Its Efficacy In Preventing Relapse Whatever The Severity Of The Depression

Organon Celebrates Ten Years Of Success With Follistim® Branded Products Stands Out As Leader In Field Of Fertility

Physicians Say Time And Money Constraints, Other Barriers Hinder Care For Dementia, US

The Coca-Cola Company Steps Up Innovation With New Research Center For Chinese Medicine

People Tend To Overestimate Their Self-Reported Sleep Times Compared To Measures By A Sleep Test

Giving Sight To 1 Million In South Africans Proves 'Seeing Is Believing'

Carolina Health Care Joins UnitedHealthcare Physician Network, US

W. L. Gore & Associates Takes On Peripheral Vascular Disease At Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Conference

Illinois Pharmacists, Walgreen Reach Settlement On EC Distribution Rule

Democratic Presidential Candidate Obama Discusses Health Care Proposal, Other Issues In Interview With Nashua Telegraph

Foot And Mouth Disease In Sussex and Surrey; Bluetongue In East Anglia, Update, UK

Abortion Rates Similar In Countries That Legalize, Prohibit Procedure, Study Says

Republican Presidential Candidate McCain Announces Health Care Proposal That Focuses On Cost Containment

RCP Comment On NCEPOD Report 'Emergency Admissions: A Journey In The Right Direction?' - UK

Promising ADHD Therapeutic Strategy Is Computerized Training Of Working Memory

Determining How The Opioid System Controls Pain, Reward And Addictive Behavior

Ballot Proposal Language To Modify Missouri Amendment Protecting Embryonic Stem Cell Research In State Could Bias Voters, Opponents Say

Women's Magazines Should 'Drop' Camel No. 9 Cigarette Ads, Opinion Piece Says

Hispanics In U.S. Contract HIV Through Different Transmission Routes Based On Birthplace, MMWR Study Says

Canadian Institutes Of Health Research President Appointed Executive Director Of Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise

Conflicts Cost African Countries $284B; Funds Could Have Been Used To Fight HIV/AIDS, Report Says

Virginia Hospitals Report Millions Of Dollars In Uncompensated Care For Uninsured Patients With Mental Health Problems

Bending Light 'Wrong' Way Using Novel Semiconductor Structure Has Many Potential Applications

Predicting Alzheimer's Risk Comes A Step Closer

Functional Roles And Therapeutic Opportunities For Endocannabinoids

RCN Responds To Healthcare Commission Report On Outbreaks Of Clostridium Difficile At Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, UK

3,000 Child Health Checks Completed In The NT, Australia

More Than $37m For Community Projects Promoting Good Health, Australia

Iraqi Children Return To School With Hope And Fear

UAW Focuses On Ford; Chrysler's VEBA Funding Level Lower Than GM's

Less Invasive More Accurate 'Seed' Therapy For Breast Tumor Removal

Hope For Treatment-Resistant AIDS Patients Offered By New Class Of Drug

Neanderthal Genomic DNA Studies Unearth Inconsistencies

More Effective Therapies For Emotional, Behavioral Problems May Result From Study Into Parent-Child Interactions In At-Risk Families

For Contributiing To The Understanding And Treatment Of Cancer Gregory Hannon Wins 2007 Paul Marks Prize

New Initiative To Create Seamless Network Of Genetic Information Launched

For Severe Acute Pancreatitis, Short-Term Hemofiltration Found To Be Cost-Effective

In Extraportal Vein Obstruction Portal Vein Thrombosis Is Common

How Genetic Make-Up Affects Multiple Sclerosis

Potential Test For Chocoholics

First High-Res 3D Structures Of Mammalian HSP90 Protein Solved

Tiny Diamonds For Drug Delivery Mined By Nanoengineers

Genetic Counselling Sessions Attended By Couples Better Prepare Them To Ease Their Children's Concerns

'Lifestyle' Panel Focus On Avoiding Prostate Cancer And Living Better After Diagnosis

Multiple Sclerosis Disability May Be Accelerated By Cigarette Smoking

New Portable Diagnostic System For Foot-And-Mouth Disease And Avian Flu

Of All Facial Emotions Humans Perceive Fear Faster Than Any Other

New Resequencing Technology Accelerates Discovery Of Subtle DNA Variations

A Key To Blood Vessel Growth And Possible Drug Target Revealed By Study

Mass. Health Panel Unanimously Votes To Overturn Regulations On Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Pay-for-Performance Model Being Applied To Drug Makers In Europe, U.S.

Scientists Identify Genes That Both Extend Life And Protect Against Cancer

Eating To Live, Living To Eat: Genes May Make Some People More Motivated To Eat, Perhaps Overeat

Pregabalin Decreases Pain, Expedites Movement In Knee Replacement Patients

Nicotine Patch Decreases Post Surgical Pain

Low Levels Of Exercise Can Drive Down Blood Pressure

Alcohol Is Most Common 'Date Rape' Drug

Unravelling The Secrets Of Cancer Cells

Whole Blood Sensor Research Could Transform Cardiac Testing

Computerized Training Of Working Memory Is A Promising Therapeutic Strategy In ADHD

The Endocannabinoids: Functional Roles And Therapeutic Opportunities

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