Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 26 October 2007

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Friday 26 October 2007

MRSA Confirmed In Dead New York School Student

Written by Catharine Paddock

Health officials from New York city confirmed yesterday that a seventh grade male student who died on the 14th of October had MRSA, a highly infectious drug resistant form of staph bacteria that normally occurs in...
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Canadian Trial Of Heart Surgery Drug Trasylol Halted

Written by Catharine Paddock

A Canadian trial involving the antifibrinolytic drug Trasylol (aprotinin), used to control bleeding in high risk heart surgery patients has been halted. Trial patients on Trasylol (aprotinin), made by German-based drug...
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House Defies Bush And Passes Revised Child Health Bill

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass a bill to extend state supported child health insurance in defiance of a threat by President George W Bush to veto it. The vote, cast yesterday, was 7 votes short of the...
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Romantic Novels Commonly Include Passionate Romance In Emergency Medicine Settings

Cancer Of Cervix Or Vagina Can Come Back 25 Years Later

Hysterectomy Patients Much More Prone To Need Stress Urinary Incontinence Surgery

Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Given After Heart-Attack Reduces Infarct Size And Produces Better Outcomes

Other Medical and Health News for 26 October*

ACNM Launches Women's Health Expo In Conjunction With Acnm 53rd Annual Meeting, May 23-29, 2008

Straumann Launches New Generation Bone Level Implant In Europe And North America

A New Approach For The Treatment Of Community-acquired Pneumonia

Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis: Relatively Low Rate In France

Prominent Italian Oncology Center Chooses IntraOp Medical's Mobetron For Cancer Treatment

Sildenafil May Help In Complication After Pulmonary Embolism

Majority Of Thai Youth Lack Knowledge About HIV/AIDS, Health Ministry Says

Medical Organizations Pledge Support For Gift Disclosure Bill; Pharmacy Groups Lobby To Prevent Changes To Medicaid Reimbursement Formula

California Medical Association Holds 136th Annual House Of Delegates Oct. 27-29

Screening Or Not Screening For Lung Cancer: Consider The Benefit

Study Of DNA Repair In Cancer Cells By Yale Awarded $8.4 Million

Uganda AIDS Commission To Implement Five-Year Program Aimed At Reducing Spread Of HIV By 40%

Federal, State Authorities Raid Health Insurer WellCare; Target Unknown

Regenetech To Present Adult Stem Cell Update At 2007 Texas Life Science Conference

HIV/AIDS Hindering Economic, Social Development In Sub-Saharan Africa, Malawian President Mutharika Says

Caregivers Increasingly File Lawsuits Against Employers Alleging Discrimination

fpa Welcomes Announcement Of Vaccine Provision For Young Women

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center To Lead Study Of Surgery Vs. CyberKnife(R)Radiosurgery For Operable Lung Cancer Patients

Abreva(R) To Sponsor First - Ever GLBT Health Issues Conference - Innovative Conference To Create Dialogue About Health Issues Facing GBLT Community

APA Provides Disaster And Mental Health Resources For Those Impacted By The California Fires

HIV/AIDS Researchers Warn South African HIV Vaccine Trial Volunteers About Possible Increased Risk Of HIV

U.S. Adults Favor Health Care Proposals From Democrats, Poll Finds

Lutronic USA, LLC Earns US FDA Clearance For MOSAIC Fractional Laser System

Multi-Lingual Nutrition Fact Sheets On Food Labelling To Promote Healthy Eating Now Accessible To Several High-risk Cultural Communities In Canada

New Jersey Gov. Corzine Urges Voters To Approve Nov. 6 Referendum Asking For $450M For Stem Cell Research

Legislation Would Require Quarterly Price Disclosures Of Medical Devices

Migrated Gastrostomy Tube Can Be Cause Of Acute Pancreatitis And Cholangitis

ADHD Patch Provides Tolerable And Effective Symptom Control

The U.S. Health Care Crisis, This Week On Your Cancer Today ™

HPV Vaccine Recommended For NHS Immunisation Programme

Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill That Would Expand Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones

House Panel Approves Bill That Would Develop Health IT Standards

NEJM Perspective Discusses Lessons Of Health Care Reform Failure; Statehealthfacts.org Provides New, Updated Data On Uninsured, Medicaid

Research And Clinical Center To Lead International Muscular Dystrophy Research Effort

Precise Picture Of Cell Target For Drugs Discovered By Stanford Researchers

Multiple Neglected Tropical Diseases Effectively Treated With Drugs

Therapeutic Gene Expression Can Be Sustainable For 1 Year

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Reveals Structural Changes In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Has New Chemotherapeutic Target

Diabetics To Benefit From New Source Of Islet Cells

Toshiba Announces First U.S. Install Of Infinix CF-I/SP At Arlington Memorial Hospital

Virginia City Council Passes Resolution Creating Committee To Study If Stricter Guidelines Needed To Regulate Abortion Clinics

Sen. Grassley Proposes One-Year Halt To Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rate Cuts

Private Fee-for-Service Medicare Plans 'Raise Questions' About 'Long-Term Direction' Of Program, According To Boston Globe

American Diabetes Association Offers Tips For People With Diabetes Affected By California Wildfires

Aggressively Treating Cardiac Risk Factors May Reverse Ischemia

Ituri, DRC: Ongoing Sexual Violence And Brutality

First Lady Bush Launches Breast Cancer Facility, Signs Breast Cancer Awareness Partnership In Saudi Arabia

House To Vote On Revised SCHIP Bill; HHS Secretary Leavitt Says Bush Administration Would Accept Measure That Increases SCHIP Funding By $20B

California Agencies Release Proposed Regulations To Prevent Improper Cancellations Of Health Insurance Policies

Maryland Lawmakers To Consider Medicaid Expansion

Diabetes Drug To Be Developed By EpiVax With JDRF Program Funding

Medicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would Be More Affordable, Comprehensive, Stable Than Current Private Insurance-Run Drug Benefit

'Personalized Medicine' Leaves The Public Confused

Health Protection Agency Endorses The Government's Influenza Vaccine Campaign, UK

Doctors Warn Of 'Double Diabetes' Increase, UK

Effective Strategy In IBD Patients Found To Be Infliximab Scheduled Treatment

Largest Diabetes Audit Reveals Gaps In Paediatric Care, UK

Uniting To Fight Cancer In Developing World

Dopamine Receptor Levels In Obese Rats Increased By Food Restriction

MHRA invites researchers to access our data, UK

New Center For Ethical, Legal And Social Implications Research At Penn

Board Of Health Votes To Invite Public Comment On New Calorie Listing Proposal For Chain Restaurants

AVMA Responds To California Wildfires With Help And Information

Two At FSU Join Prestigious Ranks Of AAAS Fellows, USA

Worrying Trend In HIV Patients To Seek Care Later In The Progression Of The Disease

Evaluating An Immunomodulatory Cell Therapy Product For Type 1 Diabetes

ANF Supports Tasmanian Nurses' Stand Against Insulting Pay Offer

Safety Profile Of Medtronic's Endeavor® Drug-Eluting Stent Affirmed In Comprehensive Data Analysis

Medtronic Releases New Fixation System For The Spine

WHO Calls For Global Action To "Protect Health From Climate Change"

Emerging Cancer Therapeutics

Bovine Tuberculosis In Cattle And Badgers, UK

BVA Good Practice Guide On Veterinary Medicines Published

American Lung Association Applauds Release Of Updated CDC Best Practices

Perception Of Patients' 'Most Concerning Behavior' Varies Between Psychiatrists And Parents

Eradicating Tumors Is Not Enough; Cancer Care Providers Need To Proactively Address Patients' Psychological And Social Needs As Well

Pendle Teenagers Amongst The Heaviest Smokers In The North-West UK

AHRQ Report Recommends Use Of Existing Call Centers To Expand Communications In Public Health Emergencies, USA

California Fires Trigger Steps To Safeguard More Than 20,000 Homecare Patients

Emergence Of Recombinant Forms Of HIV: Dynamics And Scaling

Dealing With Stress As A Treatment For Alcohol Abuse, USA

Computerized Testing System Helps Determine Whether Athletes With Concussions Can Get Back In The Game

Drug-Craving Brain Region In Rats Discovered By Chilean Researchers

Stress A Major Health Problem In The U.S., Warns APA

Young Neurobiologist Honored For Research Into The Fruit-Fly's 'Smell' Circuit

Nutritional Detective Work Carried Out In Botswana By U Of I Scientist

Public Hospitals In Crisis: More Funding, Better Management, And Commonwealth/State Cooperation Needed, Australia

New Research Shows That Smoking Bans Help People Quit

Slimming World Teams Up With NHS Choices

Combining Existing Strategies Could Prevent Nearly Half Of New Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cases

Homecare Stakeholders Present Recommendations To CMS Administrator Kerry Weems, USA

Children's Lives Sacrificed For Development

First-Ever Meeting On The Science Of Cancer Health Disparities To Be Hosted By AACR

Care For People With Diabetes Is Improving, Says Report From The IC

New Cold Homes Map Targets People Over 65 With Advice On How To Keep Warm, UK

Leading Brain Experts To Discuss Factors Of Successful Aging

Study Of Decision-Making In Psychiatric Patients

NICE Must Rethink Denying Abatacept, Says Patient-voice Organisation Arthritis Care, UK

Parkinson's Disease And Deep Brain Stimulation

Allergic Rhinitis And Asthma - International Recommendations For Patients And Health Professionals In 10 Languages

King's Fund Statement Welcoming NICE Guidance On Behaviour Change

Preventing The Onset Of Obesity And Diabetes By Blocking Fat Deposits In Tissues

Cancer Research UK Invites All Women To Come Together For Race For Life 2008

European Union Asked To Study Risks Of Tobacco Product

British Medicine Is Blighted By "Self-Interested, Ineffective, Squabbling" Bodies Incapable Of Providing The Leadership It So Desperately Needs, UK

Searching In Clay To Treat Disease-Causing Bacteria

Grant Funds Research On Inflammation, Kidney Disease And Cardiovascular Disease, USA

Bird Flu Virus In Europe - A Hidden Danger

Obesity Risks Increase After Menopause

Cholesterol Transporter May Contribute To Vascular Disease

Research Study Demonstrates Prolonged Benefit Of Fitness Program For Bladder Control & Sexual Function In Women

Synvista Therapeutics' Alagebrium Shows Potential For Use In Treating Diabetes-Related Gastrointestinal Complications

SuperGen's Novel Hypomethylating Agent Highlighted At AACR Plenary Session

VIA Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Trial Program For VIA-2291 In Acute Coronary Syndrome

EntreMed Reports Phase 1 PK And Preclinical Efficacy Results For ENMD 1198

Sirion Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase III Results For Difluprednate

KV Pharmaceutical Announces FDA Approval For Morphine ER 100 Mg And 200 Mg Tablets

Breaking Studies - Masimo's Technologies The Focus Of Multiple Clinical Studies At Last Week's American Society Of Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting

All About Heart Healthy Eating: The Harvard Heart Letter Devotes An Issue To Nutrition

EntreMed Shows Increased Survival With MKC-1 In Preclinical Renal Cell Cancer Model

Bayer Issues Additional Guidance To Physicians On Trasylol(R)

Results Of VYVANSE(TM) (lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) Pivotal Trial In Adult ADHD Presented At Major Scientific Meeting

State's Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plan Offering Training To Combat West Virginia Obesity Epidemic

Stereotaxis Highlights Live Coronary And Peripheral Vascular Cases Performed At TCT With Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation System

Proof Of Concept Study Explores Probiotic Approach To Treating Gum Disease

Anti Hypertensive Drugs May Help Prevent And Treat Alzheimer's Disease

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