Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 22 October 2007

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Monday 22 October 2007

Emotional Wellbeing Has No Effect On Cancer Survival, New Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that emotional wellbeing has no effect on the chances of surviving head and neck cancer. People with so called negative emotions had the same survival rate as people with positive emotions, the researchers found...
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FDA Reports Hearing Loss Linked To Viagra And Other PDE5 Inhibitors

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of sudden reduction or loss of hearing following the use of PDE5 inhibitors, a class of drugs that includes the erectile dysfunction (ED) medications Viagra...
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US Schools Showing Modest Gains In Battle Against Junk Food

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that American schools are starting to make progress in the battle against junk food and promoting physical activity...
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Other Medical and Health News for 22 October*

More Women Are Choosing Double Mastectomy Even When Breast Cancer Is Confined To A Single Breast

African Women With Inadequate Food Supply Are More Likely To Have High Risk Sex

Personal Safety Concerns Could Thwart Exercise Targets For The Poor

Which Intervention Would Do The Most To Improve The Health Of The Extreme Poor?

Two New Arthritis Genes Identified

American Red Cross Offers "Trick" To Safety This Halloween

ANF Seeks Fair Treatment For Victorian Nurses, Australia

EnergyNow! Announces Grants To Combat Childhood Overweight

FDA Approves Change In Storage Conditions For Humate-P

Despite Funding Challenges, School Programs Increase Nutritious Options

MGH Researcher Receives $4 Million Grant For Smoking Cessation Initiative, USA

Physicians Migrating To Work In Industrialized Nations Are More Likely To Leave Progressing Developing Countries Than Less Developed Countries

Scientists Track Progression Of HIV To AIDS, Study Says

HIV/AIDS Will Hinder Namibia's Development Efforts Without Increases In Treatment, Prevention Programs, Report Says

GE Healthcare Receives FDA Clearance On Navigator Applications Suite For Anesthesia Therapy At ASA 2007

HIV/AIDS Prevention Among MSM In China Remains A Challenge, Health Official Says

ARRS To Launch New Continuing Education Program For Radiologic Technologists

Big Debate Mystery - The Case Of The Missing Health Policies, Australia

European Commission Lifts Suspension On Sale Of Roche's Antiretroviral Viracept

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Veto, Failed Override Vote Of SCHIP Expansion Bill

Former Kansas AG Kline Files Felony, Misdemeanor Charges Against Planned Parenthood Clinic

Editorials, Opinion Piece Address Issues Related To Medicare

Chicago Task Force Releases Recommendations To Address Breast Cancer Minority Disparity Between Black, White Women

UnitedHealth Reports Third-Quarter Earnings, Strong Results In Medicare, Medicaid Businesses

Asthma Inhalers Go CFC-Free, Australia

Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research & Care Act

AMCP Releases Guide To Pharmaceutical Payment Methods In Hill Briefing, USA

MDC-Led Consortium Leads To World-first Clinical Trial, UK

Portland, Maine, School Committee Approves Measure To Allow City Middle School To Provide Birth Control To Students

Growing Number Of Patients Turn To Internet For Health Information

National Nurses Movement Lauds Al Gore For Leadership On Single-Payer Healthcare

RNs Denounce Sutter Plans To Close St. Luke's Hospital, California

2007 U.S. Medical School Entering Class Is Largest Ever

ASCO Statement: Continued Decline In Cancer Death Rates Demonstrates Value Of National Investment In Cancer Research

ASCO Applauds CMS For Maintaining Coverage Of Crucial Clinical Trials For Patients With Cancer

Practicing Good Hygiene Can Help Prevent MRSA Infections

ADPH Offers Tuberculosis Skin Tests

HPV Test More Accurate Than Pap Test At Detecting Cervical Cancer, NEJM Studies Say

Aetna Revises Reimbursement Policy For Anemia Medications After CMS Decision

PCT Performance Ratings: Re-Organisation Is Bad For Your Health

Trick-Or-Treat Your Way To An Allergy-Free Halloween

Health Campaign To Protect Indonesian Children Successfully Completed

Statement Of The American Medical Student Association: SCHIP Override Fails

TMA Honors Texas Medicine's Best Legislators For 2007

Smoking And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, UK

Three Of Four Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidates Say They Support Efforts To Ban Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

More Evidence On PTSD Treatments For Veterans Needed

The Origin Of Several Neurodegenerative Diseases May Be Explained By The Accumulation Of Sugar In Neurons

Discovery Of 2 Genes Related To Disabling Form Of Arthritis

Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Signs-On To IMedicor

Dean L. And Rosemarie Buntrock Give Rush NeuroBehavioral Center $2 Million To Serve The Needs Of Socially Impaired Children

Mencap's Concern At New NHS Performance Ratings Announced By The Healthcare Commission, UK

European CHMP Issues Positive Opinion For ATRIPLA(R) (Efavirenz 600mg/Emtricitabine 200 Mg/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 300 Mg)

Children's Vision Screening Is Failing, Awareness Of Free NHS Sight Tests For Under-16s Must Be Increased, UK

Lawmakers Ask HHS Secretary Leavitt To Withdraw Appointment Of Orr As Acting Head Of Family Planning Programs

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Features Recent Developments In 2008 Presidential Campaign

Dental Care Expansion Bill Captures Governor's Support, California

Leading Scientists To Reveal Latest Brain Repair Research, Australia

The Solution To A Seven-Decade Mystery Is Crystal-Clear To FSU Chemist

Thalidomide Should Be Added To The Standard Regimen For Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Are Unable To Undergo High-Dose Therapy

Many Errors By Medical Residents Caused By Teamwork Breakdowns, Lack Of Supervision

ADHD: Excuse Or Misunderstood? 57% Of British Public Believe Disorder Used To Excuse Children's Bad Behaviour

Medicines For The Few - How Can Society Better Understand The Reality Of Medicines For Rare Diseases?

APhA Recommends FDA Improve Pediatric OTC Labeling

AMA Welcomes GP Referral For MRI Scans, Australia

Call For Doctors To Become Members Of Parliament, UK

Women Deliver Conference Launches New Commitments

What Are The Most Popular Prescription Drugs Online - 2007?

Campaigners Raise Alarm As 'Sicko' Corporations Target NHS, UK

New Clinical Trial Announced For Break Through Cancer Pain

National Massage Therapy Awareness Week

San Diego Team Travel To Mexico To Perform Volunteer Surgery On Hundreds Of Local Children With Severe Birth Defects

Senate Rejects Amendment To Spending Bill That Would Have Cut Federal Funding To Clinics Providing Abortions

Schwarzenegger Lacked 'Political Courage' When He Vetoed Prison Condom Bill, Editorial Says

House Fails To Override Veto Of SCHIP Expansion Legislation

Independent Pharmacists Urge Passage Of Legislation That Would Allow Small Pharmacies To Collaborate On Negotiations With Health Insurers, PBMs, CQ

Evaluation Of Brain Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial Is Underway At NYU

Ubiquitin Builds Up An Immune Response

$3.8 Million Research Grant Won By Musculoskeletal Center

Common Field Mice Confirm Genetic Change Happens Fast

Evolutionary Changes In Genetic Sex-Determination Systems

UCSF Work In Maternal Safety Furthered By MacArthur Grant Of $11 Million

Singapore's Biomedical Sciences Initiative For Clinical Research

Decision-Making About PSA Testing And Prostate Biopsies: A Qualitative Study Embedded In A Primary Care Randomized Trial

Beyond The Abstract - Extragonadal Retroperitoneal Germ Cell Tumor: Primary Versus Metastases?

Hexaminolevulinate Fluorescence Cystoscopy And White Light Cystoscopy For The Detection Of Superficial Papillary Lesions In Bladder Cancer Patients

Quality Assessment Of Hypospadias Repair With Emphasis On Techniques Used And Experience Of Pediatric Urologic Surgeons

Mohs Micrographic Surgery For Penile Cancer: Management And Long-Term Follow Up - Beyond The Abstract

Is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Preferred Treatment Option For Elderly Patients With Urinary Stone? Effect Of Age On Treatment Outcome

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