Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 23 October 2007

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Tuesday 23 October 2007

Brocolli Sprout Extract Protects Skin Against Damage From Ultraviolet Radiation

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that covering human skin with a compound called sulforaphane, extracted from sprouted broccoli seeds, protects it from damage by ultraviolet radiation (UVR)...
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More American Women With Breast Cancer Choosing Double Mastectomy

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study shows that more American women are choosing to have both breasts removed when only one breast is affected by breast cancer. In the first study to look at the trend across the US, researchers found that the...
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Weight Gain Linked To Raised Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that weight gain throughout adulthood is linked to an increased risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause for women who do not undergo menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)...
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Whole Grain Breakfast Consumption Lowers Heart Failure Risk For Men

Other Medical and Health News for 23 October*

Tarceva® (Erlotinib) Earns Approval For Lung Cancer Patients In Japan

Angioplasty.Org's 30 Years Of Documenting Stents And Balloons On View At TCT

ERGOMED Opens New Facility In Russia

Rising Rates Of Diabetes Highlighted, UK

Three Research Groups At The University At Buffalo Looking For New Ways To Change 'Problem Drinking'

Integrated Innova IVUS Reduces Procedure Time Up To 40%

European Medicines Agency Panel Recommends Approval Of Gilead, BMS, Merck Antiretroviral Atripla

WellPoint Partners With Zagat Survey To Create Physician Ranking Guide

Advocates Of Legal Drug Injection Center In San Francisco Discuss Support Of Idea

UAW-Chrysler Contract Might Not Be Ratified By Rank-and-File Members

Groups Calling On U.S. Presidential Candidates To Commit To Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Government Officials Launch Blogs; Groups Urge E-Prescribing For Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

GE Healthcare Now Shipping Cardiac Imaging With Up To 70 Percent Lower Dose

Israeli Doctors Providing Male Circumcision In Swaziland In Effort To Prevent Spread Of HIV

Christian Science Monitor Examines Challenges In Updating Veterans' Health Care, Disability Systems

New York City Department Of Education Recommends 'Research-Based' Sex Education Curriculum For City High Schools

Primary Care Physicians Increasingly Offer Flat-Fee, Prepaid Health Plans

Untreated Chronic Disease Leading Cause Of Death Among Homeless

Editorials, Opinion Piece Address Veto Of SCHIP Expansion Bill

Ohio Bill Would Allow Women Seeking Abortion To View Ultrasound Image

House Republican Leadership Request Meeting With Pelosi To Discuss SCHIP

HHS Secretary Leavitt's Health Care Proposals Hold 'Promise,' Columnist Writes

Pennsylvania Commission Adopts Rules Requiring Hospitals To Provide EC To Rape Survivors Or Apply For Exemption

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care During Debate In Florida

CQ's Carey Discusses SCHIP, Mental Health Parity, Postpartum Depression Bills

Red Cross Opens Safe And Well Website For Southern California Wildfires

Data On Genes Involved In Autism Released To Researchers Worldwide By The Autism Consortium

First Topical Prescription Treatment For Osteoarthritis Pain, Voltaren Gel Receives FDA Approval

Increasing The Supply Of Safe Blood Using New Products Launched By Pall

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Abortion, Other Issues At Family Research Council Summit

HIV Prevention Efforts, Including Those Aimed At Addressing Multiple Sex Partners, Offer Ultimate Hope For Curbing Pandemic, Opinion Piece Says

Colorado Health Care Proposal Would Expand Coverage To 85% Of States Uninsured

Study Finds Chewing Gum May Help Reduce Cravings And Control Appetite

Inhibitor For Heparanase Has Potential As Cancer Drug

Study Of Living Yeast Cells Sheds Light On A Crucial Signalling Process Also Found In Humans

Study Of Emotional Well-Being And It's Influence On Cancer Survival

Global Study Finds High Numbers Of Men And Women Are Overweight, Obese And Have Abdominal Fat

Government Of Madagascar And Coalition Of Global Partners Launch Measles And Malaria Prevention Campaign

Biosensors For Energy Balance And Obesity

Thousands Of Medical Students Call On Schools To Eliminate Pharmaceutical Marketing Influence

Electronic Medical Records And Outreach Improve Osteoporosis Care, Kaiser Permanente Study Shows

Improving Thinking And Reducing Diabetes Risk In Overweight Children Just With Exercise

Decreasing Healthcare-Associated Infection In Developing Countries With Hand Hygiene

Wiley-Blackwell Journals Contribute To Council Of Science Editor's Global Theme Issue

MIT Works Toward Novel Therapeutic Device - Applications Include Zapping Cancer Cells

APhA Applauds Unified Work Of The Profession On MTM CPT Codes

New Study Shows Excellent Outcomes For CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent In Treatment Of Completely Blocked Coronary Arteries

Food Expert B. Smith To Provide Healthy Menu Makeovers

Virtual Study Of Epstein-Barr

Doctors Get Out Their Crayons - A New Book From RSM Press, UK

The Importance Of A Good Night's Sleep

Local Scientists Needed In Fight Against HIV

Health Department Launches Poster Campaign In Schools And Clinics To Help Address High Rates Of Depression In Latinas

Health Department Urges All New Yorkers To Get A Flu Shot

Revealed: The Brain Circuits That Control How Much You Eat

Further Influenza Research Needed On African Populations To Prepare For Pandemic Influenza Threats

Breakthrough Reveals Important Human Receptor Structure That Will Aid Drug Development, UK

Keeping The Poor In Developing Countries Informed About Health Care And Education

Healthcare Watchdog Pledges Tough Action On Behalf Of Patients On Failures In Infection Control, UK

Lack Of Drug Susceptibility Testing May Have Led To XDR TB In South Africa

American Diabetes Association, Reps. Castle, Space, And DeGette To Hold Congressional Briefing On Day With Diabetes

Clues To Human Longevity May Result From A Longer-Living, Healthier Mouse Model

Using Stem Cells To Treat Damaged Eyes And A Rare Skin Disorder

Is There A Biological Predisposed To Pedophilia?

Having A Pulmonologist On Staff Would Benefit Sports Medicine Programs

ENDEAVOR IV Trial Results Presented At TCT 2007

Results Of Clinical Trial Of Endobronchial Valve

Food Choices When Eating Out Affect BMI

Novel Vaccine For Aggressive Brain Tumors Tested By Mayo Clinic

Mencap Launches Arts DVD At Tate Modern, UK

Sorin Group Announces The First U.S. Clinical Implant Of The World's Smallest Cardiac Resynchronization Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Pneumonia Risk In Nursing Home Elderly May Be Reduced By Zinc

Elsevier Journals Participate Widely In Global Theme Issue On Poverty And Human Development

HANYS Presents Award To The Auxiliary Of Corning Hospital

Canadian Paediatricians Join International Efforts To Eradicate Poverty

Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Coalition Endorses Standards For Organizational And Product Identifiers

Genetic Influence A Factor In Pace Of HIV/AIDS Progression

MICROSCIENCE 2008 On Track To Being Biggest Ever - Europe's Largest Microscopy And Imaging Event Expands To Four Days, UK

Cilia And Sense Of Touch

InnerCool Licenses New Therapeutic For Potential Use In Stroke Patients

Legionnaire's Bacterial Proteins Work Together To Survive

People With Medium Levels Of HIV In Blood Most Likely To Cause Spread

HIV Testing In High-Risk Groups Needs Improvement

APHA Announces Recipient Of Public Health Fellowship In Government

Mortality In Hospitalized Patients Decreased By Six-Sigma

Treatment Options For "Pre-Breast Cancer" Condition

Deadly Brain Tumors May Respond To Treatment Using Common Virus

How Gold Salts Ease Pain Of Arthritis

Nine SAGE Journals Participate In Global Theme Issue On Poverty And Human Development

APhA Foundation Receives Great Moments In Pharmacy Collection

AAKP Teams Up With Patient Group And Insurer To Defeat MSP Extension For ESRD

New Technique To Treat Varicose Veins Developed By UCLA Doctor

New Survey Compares Patient Experiences With Health Care Systems In Seven Countries

Neural Link Between Sleep Loss And Psychiatric Disorders

Survey Reveals Serious Concerns About NHS Dental Reforms, Says BDA, UK

Diabetes Conference Draws International Experts To Vancouver, October 24 To 27, 2007

Early Deaths From Smoking Will Soon Double, Says Report

Spending More For Lung Cancer Treatment Did Not Substantially Increase Patients' Lives

From Terror To Joy: Faced With Death, Our Minds Turn To Happier Thoughts

Netto Foodstores Will Control Sales Of Analgesics, But Poundland And The 99p Store Continue To Refuse, UK

Improved Understanding Of Childhood Epilepsy Offers New Hope For Seizure Control

Report On Australian Biotechnology

Plasma From Females May Not Be As Harmful As Once Thought

Liebert Journals' Global Theme Issue On Poverty And Human Development

News From The American Chemical Society

Ensuring Anti-HIV Drugs Are Taken In Africa

Poverty Is The Focus Of The Journal Of The American Dental Association

Killing Blindness And Poverty With One Stone

First European Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological Cancers

Public Health In England: Improvements And Challenges

Announcement Of Appointment Of Members To The National Information Governance Board For Health And Social Care, UK

Skin Care Campaign Speaks Out To MPs Against A Severely Compromised Health Service Provision For Skin Diseases, UK

Appeal Takes Place Against NICE Osteoporosis Decision Which Restricts Access To Effective Medicines And Puts Patients At Unnecessary Risk Of Fracture

BMA(NI) Response To Publication Of The Review Of Recruitment Into Specialty Training, Northern Ireland

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Submits Clinical Protocol For New Phase II Trial Of Bavituximab In Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Groundbreaking Study Proves Personalized Diet Based On Genetics Leads To Significant Advances In Long Term Weight Management And Blood Glucose Levels

Boston Scientific PROMUS(TM) And TAXUS(R) Stents Continue Strong Performance In Safety And Efficacy Measures

Study Results Reveal Alli(R) Patient Satisfaction Linked To Weight Loss Achieved; Not Treatment Effects

Tezampanel Meets Primary Endpoint In Phase IIb Clinical Trial In Acute Migraine Headache

Renal Solutions, Inc. Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance Of New Design Of The Allient(R) Sorbent Hemodialysis System For Chronic And Acute Hemodialysis

FDA Approves Genzyme's Renvela(TM) For Dialysis Patients

Future MRSA Outbreaks In Schools Are Preventable!

Age Affects Motivation For Quitting Smoking

Carbon Monoxide Test Helps Doctors Determine Patients' Smoking Status

Hypnosis For Smoking Cessation Sees Strong Results

Respiratory Therapists To Educate Americans About Importance Of Seeking Immediate Help When Suffering Breathing Problems

Transparent Zebrafish Help Researchers Track Breast Cancer

Educated People Who Develop Dementia Lose Memory At Faster Rate

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