Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 1 November 2007

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Thursday 1 November 2007

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Bowel Surgery Should Not Be Last Resort, UK Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

The threshold for deciding elective surgery for inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is too high says a new UK report. The result is that surgery is treated as a last resort resulting...
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Non Emergency Caesarean Doubles Risk For The Mother

Written by Catharine Paddock

A study of births in Latin America has found that women who have non-emergency caesarean deliveries have double the risk of illness and complications or even death compared to women who have vaginal deliveries...
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Stay Lean, Active And Watch What You Eat To Avoid Cancer, New Report

Written by Catharine Paddock

A report issued by an international panel of experts says that the best way to significantly reduce the risk of getting cancer is to be lean, exercise vigorously every day, avoid fast food, eat less red meat, and avoid...
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Novel RSV Surveillance Program Broadens Potential For Improved RSV Outcomes

Other Medical and Health News for 1 November*

Gambro Launches The AK 96™- A New Dialysis Machine To Deliver Hemodialysis Treatment With The Highest Level Of Quality And Safety

Medicaid Pays For More Than One-third Of $10 Billion Bill For Drug Abuse Hospitalizations

Ryogen Gets Patent On Soluble Aminopeptidase P Gene

Researchers Find Novel Mechanism To Predict Survival In Older Women With Early Stage Lung Cancer

HIMSS And Saudi Association For Health Informatics Association Collaborate On Education And Training

Former African Leaders To Meet In Zambia To Outline HIV/AIDS Control Strategies

Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidates Differ On How To Expand Health Coverage

WFP Aims To Raise $103M For Program In Malawi To Help People Affected By HIV/AIDS, Natural Disasters, Officials Say

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Health Insurance News

POZ Examines HIV/AIDS In U.S. South

Efforts To Change U.S. Health Care System Must Combine Public, Private Sectors, AHIP CEO Says

Guttmacher Institute, Kaiser Family Foundation Release Report On Medicaid Coverage For Family Planning Services

Lobbyists Push Lawmakers To Act Quickly On Medicare Physician Payment Rate Fix

More Comprehensive Sex Education Programs Needed, Opinion Piece Says

Presidential Candidate Giuliani Questioned About Ad Comparing Prostate Cancer Survival Rates

Breakthrough Cancer Pain: BDSI Files FDA NDA For BEMA Fentanyl

Coalition's Guidelines On Fish Consumption For Pregnant Women 'Misleading,' Opinion Piece Says

Bush Nominates Retired Army Surgeon As VA Secretary

Biochemical Research Into Opium Poppy And Cannabis Goes Underground

Advances In Therapy Added To Springer Journals Portfolio

In The Fight Against Fungal Infections, Gamma Interferon Offers Hope

Driving Reliability And Error Analysis Method (DREAM) Discovers True Cause Of Car Crashes

Exposing Bacteria's Vulnerabilities To Spur Wave Of New Drug Discoveries

Innovative Pain Diagnosis Device

100 Percent Natural Process Could Allow Medical Researchers To Expand The Use Of Nanoparticles

New Cardiac Arrest Gene Identified

Emergency Response Aided By New Computer Architecture

Breastfed Babies Breathe Better, Except When Mom Has Asthma

Tuberculosis Breaches Borders, But Not Public Health

Federal Judge Retracts Previous Ruling In Favor Of AT&T Employee Who Sued Company For Contraceptive Coverage

President Bush Threatens To Veto Combined Appropriations Bill, CongressDaily Reports

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Improved By Novel Medication

The Spirit Of Technology At INFORMS Annual Meeting

Underage Drinking And Driving, Dangerous Behavior Previously Overlooked.

Reassuring News For Muscular Dystrophy And Heart Disease Patients Following Gene, Stem Cell Therapy

Infertility From Ovulatory Disorders May Be Prevented By Diet And Lifestyle Changes

Pope Benedict Says Pharmacists Have Right To Conscientiously Object To Fill Emergency Contraception

Senate Majority Leader Reid Requests Delay In Senate Vote; President Bush Says He Will Not Sign SCHIP Legislation That Includes Cigarette Tax Increase

Editorials, Opinion Pieces, Letter Discuss Debate Over Revised SCHIP Bill

Highlights In The November Issues Of Biophysical Journal

Indication Of Acetaminophen Overdose Using Unique Pattern Of Gene Expression

Triage Study Challenges Notions Of Emergency Medical Response To Disaster -- Overtriage Alone May Not Be Culprit

Study Of Complementary Therapies On Patients Recovering From Heart Surgery

Risk Of Death Decreased With Radiation Seed Implant For Prostate Cancer When Compared With Observation Only

Clemson Nanotechnology For Molecule Tracking Recognized By NIH

Learning To Manage Risks An Essential Part Of Growing Up, Says HSC, UK

Keen Welcomes Stronger Links Between Communites And Health Services, UK

Comprehensive Guidelines For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Stable COPD Issued By ACP

Genes Behind Alcohol Sensitivity In Fruit Flies, NC State Study Finds

Coalition's Family Emergency Medical Centres, Australia

Medicare Indexation Falls To Half The Rate Of Health Inflation

Hypertension Patients' Risk For Diabetes May Be Decreased By Preventing Or Reducing Enlarged Heart

Planning For Aged Care 'Boom' Must Start Now, Australia

Johns Hopkins Scientists Make Discoveries About Tinnitus

Researchers Image Neurons As Never Before By Combining Multiple Fluorescent Proteins

Committee On Herbal Medicinal Products Elects New Chair And Vice-Chair

Summary Report Of New Asthma Guidelines

NACDS Board Member Addresses Medicare Competitive Bidding Program Before U.S. House Panel

Transport And Construction Under The Spotlight At North Wales Health And Safety Seminar, North Wales

MayoClinic.com Provides Tips For Coping With Nicotine Cravings

Excess Body Fat Causes Cancer

Groundbreaking Researcher Joins Yale Stem Cell Center

Potential For Earlier Detection Of Esophageal Cancer Using 3-D Model

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine

Never Too Late To Change Habits Of A Lifetime, Says The FSA, UK

China: Campaign Highlights The Danger Of Smoking

Coalition Plans For Medical Workforce Lacks Strategy, Australia

Consultation Document On The Protection Of Patients And Volunteers Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Examinations, UK

Statement From NYC Health Department Addressing MRSA Alarm In Schools

Is It All In The Head? - Understanding Psychosexual Disorders In Women, UK

California Medical Association Calls For Renewed Focus On Health Care Reform

NACDS Announces Two Distinguished Guests At 2008 Annual Meeting, USA

Physician Says Old Drugs Need 'Repurposing' For New Uses

Nanobiotechnology Symposium At UCLA To Highlight Advances In Nanomedicine

Relationship Between Genetics, Esophageal Cancer And The Carcinogenic Effects Of Alcohol

Acute Pancreatitis In Acute Viral Hepatitis

UK Study Highlights Family Doctors' Earnings

Increasing The Diagnostic Accuracy Of CBDS To Exclude Common Bile Duct Stones Prior To Gallstone Operations

GP Pay "Cut" Since 2005-06 Levels

Early Preventive Intervention For Disruptive Boys Can Improve Education And Reduce Later Criminality, UK

New Research Suggests Compulsory Community Treatment Doesn't Work, UK

Depressive Symptoms Higher In Europe's Latin Countries

People With Schizophrenia Are More Logical

Practice Parameters Offer Recommendations For The Evaluation And Treatment Of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

Anxiety Linked To Sleep Disturbances

Link Between A Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder And Increased Heart Rate Variability

Children With Asperger Syndrome More Likely To Have Sleep Problems

Trial Shows Minocycline Has A Harmful Effect On Patients With Motor Neuron Disease

FDA Approves Tasigna For Treatment Of Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Joint Commission Launches New COPD Certification Program

Resuscitation Of Patients, UK

Managing And Treating Cornual Pregnancies, UK

MPS Issues Advice To Doctors Of Patients Who Have Had Elective Fertility Treatments Abroad, UK

Roche's Organ-Rejection Drug CellCept Increases Risk Of Birth Defects, Miscarriage, FDA Says

California Dental Hygienists Offer Health Tips For Weekend Warriors & Fitness Buffs

NACCP And Families Fighting Flu Team Up To Educate Parents About The Importance Of Annual Flu Vaccination For Children

Significant New Data On Roche's PEGASYS(R) And Hepatitis C Pipeline Compounds To Be Featured At 58th Annual AASLD Meeting

Nexavar Becomes First And Only Approved Treatment Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Europe

Some Clinicians Recommend Repeat Colonoscopies Too Soon

Standardizing Radiation Dose In 4D CT Scans Can Reduce Lung Injury To Cancer Patients

Study Points To Relief From Seasonal Allergies

Early Lung Screening Detects Cancer Before Symptoms Appear

New Reports Help Pediatricians Identify And Manage Autism Earlier

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