Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 31 October 2007

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Wednesday 31 October 2007

Reduce Hospital MRSA By Cleaning Surfaces Often Touched By Hand Says Scientist

Written by Catharine Paddock

Targeting surfaces often touched by hand in hospitals where MRSA is likely to be present, rather than concentrating on removing visible dirt only, could be a better way to stop the spread of the highly resistant bacteria says a UK scientist...
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Vitamin D Has No Effect On Overall Cancer Death Risk, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study has concluded that Vitamin D has no effect on the overall risk of dying from cancer although higher levels of the vitamin may be linked with a decreased risk of dying from colorectal cancer...
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11 Per Cent Of American Men Have Concurrent Sexual Partners

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study has found that 11 per cent of American men have concurrent sexual partners, which is believed to contribute to the spread of HIV. The study was carried out by researchers at the University of North Carolina...
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Other Medical and Health News for 31 October*

Scientists Discover New Genetic Variant Associated With Prostate Cancer In African Americans

Domestic Cat Genome Sequenced

Australia's Best Health Journalism Recognised

Drug Users More Likely To Drive Than Drinkers, Australia

Academy Sponsors Congressional Briefing On Military Eye Trauma Bill, USA

The American Lung Association Offers Health Tips To Residents Affected By California Wildfires

AMA: Physician Ranking Programs Must Put Quality First

MSF Calls On Thailand To Halt Forcible Return Of Hmong Refugees To Laos

Guyana Launches Project Aimed At Reducing Spread Of HIV, Improving Treatment, Prevention Among Prison Inmates

N.Y. AG, Cigna Reach Agreement On Physician Ranking System

ONE Campaign, DATA To Merge To Focus On Poverty-Related Issues Worldwide

Physicians Who Adopt Electronic Health Records Will Receive Higher Medicare Payments Under Pilot Project

Efforts Needed To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Columnist Writes

Pharmacies, Drug Wholesaler File Lawsuit Against Abbott Over Price Of Antiretroviral Norvir

HHS Secretary Leavitt Plans Trip To Netherlands, Switzerland To Study Health Care Systems

Massachusetts Increases Efforts To Enroll Low-Income Residents In Partially Subsidized Health Coverage By Dec. 31 Deadline

Clinton Signs Pledge To Commit To Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Presidential Candidates Biden, Giuliani Discuss Health Care

New Mexico Gov. Richardson Announces Universal Health Coverage Plan For State

Massachusetts Bill That Would Expand Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Provides 'Reasonable Balance,' Editorial Says

Congressional Democrats Consider Combining Labor-HHS-Education, Veterans, Pentagon Spending Bills

Small Businesses, Kansas Employers Increasingly Offering Worker Wellness Programs

Kansas Supreme Court Delays Grand Jury Investigation Of Abortion Provider Tiller To Decide If Panel Should Convene

Hoyer, Emanuel Discuss Possible SCHIP Compromise With Republican House Members

Two New Orleans Clinics Spend Twice As Much On Patient Care As Other Clinics In State

Missouri Gov. Blunt Launches Task Force To Investigate Health Effects Of Abortion

Some HIV-Positive People Taking Longer To Initiate Treatment, Study Says

Washington Post Examines Growing Trend Of Drug Dispensing By Physicians

Industry's Most Powerful Wide Bore Offers "Proton Package" For Radiation Therapy Planning

Scientists Use Shared Genome Data To Confirm SORL1 Gene Linked To Alzheimer's

National Right To Life Committee Defends Brownback's Talks With Giuliani On Abortion Views

Zimbabwe Shifts From Voluntary HIV Testing To Provider-Initiated Testing In Response To Epidemic

More Young Adults Take Anticholesterol, Hypertension Medications, Report Finds

Click Chemistry, A New Technique For Labeling Biomolecules In Vitro, Goes Live

Air Pollution Exposure Greatest While People Are Traveling In Their Vehicles

Study Of Depression And Suicide In Veterans

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

Claiming Human Rights In The UK: A Powerful Tool For Social Change

Role Of Growth Factor In Vertebrae Formation Demonstrated By Pourquie Lab

Weight Loss - Not One Size Fits All

Most Important Predictor Of Survival For Advanced NSCLC Patients Is Quality Of Life

Government Has Been Listening On Medical Workforce, Australia

Financial Incentives May Hold Key To Cutting Child Malaria Deaths

After Surgery High-Risk Prostate Cancer Kept At Bay By Radiation

Wide Income Gap Linked To Deaths In Both Rich And Poor Nations

Researchers Develop Technology For Early Detection Of HPV And Other Viruses

3rd Health Care Roundtable Focuses On Advances In Managing Non-Hospital-Based Asthmatic And COPD Patients

New Autism Treatment Tested

No Butts About It: Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer

Baby Babble Or A Sign Of Speech Problems

Mammography Vs MRI - What Should You Get And When?

How Men Might Contribute To Cancer In Women

Scientist Discovers Clue In Mysterious Lung Disease

Growth Of Lung Cancer Cells May Be Slowed By Vitamin A Derivative

NZMA Welcomes New Minister Of Health, New Zealand

Snoring Men Transform Into Sleeping Beauties After Surgery

Wansbeck Safer Workplace Inspections Begin, UK

Health In Ireland: Key Trends 2007

No Connection Found Between Vitamin D And Overall Cancer Deaths

Scientists Identify Chemical That Triggers Parkinson's Disease

American Diabetes Month Brings Awareness To Growing Health Care Crisis

Nutrition Action Plan Is Good News, Says Help The Aged, UK

Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Predicted By New Brain Marker

Alzheimer's Disease May Be Predicted By New Brain Marker

Simple Strategy Could Prevent Half Of Deadly Tuberculosis Infections

Treating Cancer As An Infectious Disease With Promising Results

CIHR Funding To Improve Wait Times And Health Services, Canada

Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Causes Damage To Normal Tissue

BAPEN Launches New Information Resource To Support Hospital Trusts As They Respond To The Improving Nutritional Care Action Plan Launched Yesterday

New AHRQ Tools Help Pharmacies Better Serve Patients With Limited Health Literacy, UK

Unravelling The Genetics Of Alcohol Sensitivity With The Help Of Fruit Flies

Scripps Research Team Blocks Bacterial Communication System To Prevent Deadly Staph Infections

After Brain Injury Stem Cells Shown To Improve Memory

Why Male Circumcision Is A Biomedical Imperative For The 21st Century, Australia

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Practice Nurse Policy Makes Perfect Sense, Australia

Study Maps The Making Of A Decision In The Human Brain

fpa Welcomes The Science And Technology Committee Findings On Abortion, UK

Genetically Modified Periwinkle Could Become Biofactory

Breaking Down Barriers To Cancer Care For All Canadians

Neurological Protection From Rosemary

Number Of Americans Living With Dementia Growing At An Epidemic Rate

Access For Poor, Underinsured Patients To Weight Loss Surgeries Limited By Government Restrictions

Symposium To Focus On The Changing Epidemiology Of HIV

Excellence Through Evidence-Based Implant Dentistry

Tool Could Manipulate Tiny Objects On A Chip

Down Syndrome Babies Helped To Walk Months Earlier With Treadmill Training

Insurance Rates May Increase With Privacy Concerns About Genetic Information

DFG Will Be Assuming Responsibility For The German-Israeli Project Cooperation Programme In 2008

UTMB Sets Up A Comprehensive Transplant Center

Hereditary Link In Heart Disease And Study Of Sibling Risk

Sniffing Out The Gene That Gives Dogs Black Fur

Antisocial Behaviour In Kids Key To Alcohol Trouble In Teens, UK

New Book Aids Clinicians In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Oncologists Achieve Excellent Local Tumor Control Using Focused Radiation

In Wake Of Dirty Bomb Children Would Require Different Medical Care

Lifespan In Worms Dramatically Increased By Drug Commonly Used To Treat Bipolar Disorder

Risk Of Prostate Cancer Return Greatly Increased When Treatment Appointments Missed

Fibromyalgia Pain Caused By Neuron Mismatch, Suggests Study

BioLineRx Announces Positive Results From Phase 2a Interim Trial Analysis Of BL-1020 For The Treatment Of Patients With Schizophrenia

Gyrus ACMI Introduces The World's First Endoscope Protection System (EPS) Designed To Prevent Accidental Laser Damage

Superior Remission Rates For Once Daily Use Of Pentasa(R) (mesalazine) In Ulcerative Colitis

Nutritional Care In UK Has Reached A 'Tipping-Point' Says BAPEN In Response To Department Of Health Nutrition Action Plan

New Regulation Rules Will Lead To A 'Climate Of Fear' Say Doctors, UK

Economic Motivation May Affect How Often Some Physicians Order Imaging Studies

Experts Meet To Look At How To Reduce Smoking During Pregnancy

Japan: New Study Finds Children Of Smoking Mothers Have A Higher Risk Of Obesity

New Book Offers Help In Dealing With Childhood Infections

International Cannabinoids Symposium: 10 March 2008, UK

Discovery Of Neural Stem Cell Mechanism Considered Significant

Congress Urged By SNM Ad To Fund Nuclear Medicine Research

Award From AATOD Received By Boston University School Of Medicine Physician

Key To High Altitude Function For Tibetans Is Elevated Nitric Oxide In Blood

Researchers Find Chemical In Red Wine, Fruits And Vegetables Stops Cancer, Heart Disease, But Is Dose-Dependent

More Psychologists Needed In The Bush, Australia

Killing Cancer With UV Light

Economic Motivation Could Underlie Excess Referrals For Diagnostic Imaging

New NCQA Criteria For PCMH Model To Be Announced At Healthcare Summit By Nation's Healthcare Leaders

Rewiring Dyslexic Children's Brains Using Sound Training

British Medicine "Leaderless"

GMC Asks For Doctors' Help To Collect Ethnicity Data, UK

Cardinal Health Releases New Tool To Combat MRSA Infections In Hospitals

Long-Term Data From A Landmark Phase III Trial Show Survival Benefit At Three- And Four-Years In Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme

New Clinical Studies Confirm Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio(R) GI In Range Of Procedures

Younger Adults Increasingly Treated For Heart Disease Related Conditions

Barr Receives Tentative Approval For A Generic Version Of Mirapex(R) Tablets, 0.125mg, 0.25mg, 0.5mg, 1mg And 1.5mg

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development Submits New Drug Application For Paliperidone Palmitate

Ranbaxy Receives Tentative Approval For Valsartan Tablets

Roche Diagnostics Launches CoaguChek XS Plus System To Provide New PT/INR Point-of-Care Solution For Non-Waived Anticoagulation Services

Culture Can Affect Access To Alcohol, Drug Abuse Treatment For Rural Youth

Misconceptions About Bipolar Disorder Explained, From The Harvard Health Letter

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