Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 2 November 2007

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Friday 2 November 2007

Pregnancy Condition Pre-Eclampsia Linked To Heart Disease, New Studies

Written by Catharine Paddock

Two new studies from the UK and Norway have found further evidence to suggest pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular diseases have some common roots. The studies are published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)...
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Drug Eluting Stents Not Value For Money, Swiss Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new Swiss study has found that overall, drug-eluting stents do not offer good value for money and this would still be the case if they were considerably cheaper. They are however, cost-effective when used to treat...
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Medical Professionals Clear About Futile Care In ICUs, Canadian Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A Canadian study looking into the perceptions of and reasons for futile medical care in intensive care units (ICUs) found that medical staff made consistent decisions about it, had a clear idea of what it was, and how to...
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Other Medical and Health News for 2 November*

Statement On Passage Of The State Children's Health Insurance Program Bill

Resonant Hosts First Breast IGRT Symposium At The American Society For Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology (ASTRO)

New Electronic Health Records Demonstration Project 'Encouraging Step' Says American College Of Physicians

Clinical Experts Detail How They Use Technologies From Varian Medical Systems To Improve The Precision And Speed Of Cancer Treatment

Healthcare Commission Response To Latest Rates Of Healthcare Associated Infections, UK

Yale-New Haven Receives Naming Gift For Cancer Hospital - The Smilow Cancer Hospital Will Open In Late 2009

Recommendations To Prevent Injuries While Using Ladders

Ohio Not Applying For Federal Funds Aimed At Preventing HIV Among Teenagers

Although U.S. Spends Twice As Much As Other Industrialized Nations On Health Care, More In This Country Have Access Problems, Survey Finds

Report Examines Medicaid Coverage For Family Planning Services; NEJM Perspectives Examine Physician-Industry Relationship, Health Care Costs

Concurrent Sexual Relationships Not Uncommon Among U.S. Men, Contributing To Spread Of HIV, Study Says

House Hearing To Address Lack Of FDA Inspections Of Foreign Prescription Drugs

St. Petersburg Times Series Examines Medicare

Mozambique National AIDS Council, UNFPA Host Conference Aimed At Discussing HIV Prevention Among Sex Workers

House Likely Will Not Have Time For Generic Biotechnology Drug Legislation This Year

Delaware Lieutenant Governor Announces Health Care Proposal To Expand Access To Preventive Care In State

Some Experts Emphasizing 'Proven, Lower-Tech' Strategies To Prevent HIV After Merck's Vaccine Trial Was Halted, Washington Post Reports

Conference Committee To Finalize Spending Bill Package

Prescription Drug Sales Growth Expected To Slow In 2008, IMS Report Says

Wisconsin Assembly Approves Bill Requiring Doctors To Determine That Women Seeking Abortions Not Coerced, Consent To Procedure

Sen. Grassley Might Seek Stricter Regulations On Tax-Exempt Status For Not-for-Profit Hospitals

DOD, VA Team To Provide Care Coordinators For Servicemembers, Veterans

The Politico Examines Sen. Specter's Earmarks For Abstinence Education Programs

Senate Budget Committee Hearing Focuses On Future Of Entitlement Program Spending

Most New York City Hospitals Provide Uninsured Patients With Information On Financial Assistance

ASHP Releases New Statement In Support Of Warfarin Or Aspirin Use

Large Trial Of Oral Antibiotic Minocycline Set To Begin In People At Risk For MS

U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops To Vote On Election Guidelines On Issues Including Abortion, Stem Cell Research

Senate Votes To Limit Debate On Revised Bill To Reauthorize And Expand SCHIP

Reports Of Serious Mental Illnesses Increase Among Gulf Coast Residents Two Years After Hurricane Katrina, Survey Finds

Destroying Blood-Borne Diseases Like AIDS Using Fine-Tuned Lasers

Master Switch That Regulates Blood Pressure Identified By OHSU Researchers

Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists And Engineers Presented To JeanMarie Houghton, MD, PhD, In White House Ceremony

Breeding Mighty Mice At Case Western Reserve

More Than $300,000 Of Drugs And Dietary Supplements Seized

Recent Increase In Multiple Myeloma Survival Attributed To Novel Therapies

HECS Scheme Fails To Attract Young Doctors To Country Practice, Australia

New Way To Predict Survival In Older Women With Lung Cancer

Cardiovascular Disease Decreasing Among Adults With Diabetes

First Of Its Kind Lung Cancer Forum To Be Hosted By The BC Cancer Foundation, Canada

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients To Benefit From Promising New Drug Therapy, Canada

Republican Presidential Candidate McCain Clarifies Part Of Health Care Proposal At Forum

Dutch, Swiss Execs Discuss Health Care Reform At Briefing

Editorials, Opinion Piece Address Debate On Revised SCHIP Bill

Stem Cells Found In Degenerating Spinal Discs

BDA Response To London Assembly Report On NHS Dental Care In London

Department Of Health Agrees New Contract For Salaried Primary Care NHS Dentists, UK

Canadian Diabetes Association Targets Young Adults For Diabetes Awareness Month

Defining Recovery From Substance Abuse

When Mother Is Overweight In Pregnancy Risk Of Having Hyperactive Children Is Greater

Medicare Lacks Tools, Incentives To Enforce Evidence-Based Coverage Policies, U Of M Study Finds

A Drug That Could Effectively Treat, Prevent The Spread Of Breast Cancer, Shown By Mayo Clinic Study

Tender Loving Care(R) Recognizes Fall Prevention Month

Sciele Pharma And Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC Announce Initiation Of Pivotal Phase III Trials For PSD502 For Premature Ejaculation

NACDS Statement On The Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act Of 2007, USA

HHS Secretary Leavitt Signs Agreement With Canada To Improve Indigenous Health Care Delivery And Access

FDA Says Consumers Continue To Buy Risky Drugs Online

Children With Heart Disease Often At Greater Risk Due To Obesity

Babies May Be Harmed By Common Drug For Stopping Preterm Labor

Zimbabwe's HIV Infection Rate Continues To Fall

Innovative Investigator Receives Award For Risk Distribution Evolutionary Law

Measles Campaign A Success In Zambia

UNICEF Presents: "Children And Adolescents Affected By HIV And AIDS In Metropolitan Area Of Buenos Aires"

Joint Emergency Assistance For 103 Abducted Children In Abeche

Empathy And Understanding Should Be Employed When Patient Nondisclosure Requested

Incentives For Small/Medium-Sized Medical Practices To Use Electronic Health Records

More Information Needed On The Impact Of AIDS On Children, Says UNAIDS

Life-Saving Mail Drop Goes To Thousands Of NI Homes, UK Transplant

Hacking The PIN Codes Of The Immune System Has The Potential To Create New Vaccines And Treatments

Medicare Final Rule Announces 2008 Physician Fees And Reforms For Accurate Payments And Quality, USA

New Steps To Encourage Efficiency And Quality For Medicare Hospital Outpatient Services In 2008, USA

Your Health May Be Only Skin-Deep: The Fourth-Leading Cause Of Death In The U.S. Is Often A Result Of Bacteria On Patients' Own Skin

Relief Fund Established For Hospice Patients And Families Affected By Southern California Fires

Shisha Smoking Is More Harmful Than Cigarettes

Diabetes: A Top Cause Of Blindness Among Adults

New AJP Study Identifies Childhood Psychiatric Patterns Preceding Arrest In Early Adulthood

Internet-Based Treatment For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Shows Potential, Says AJP Study

Carotid Artery Stenting Risk In Elderly

Enjoy Christmas Without Looking Like Santa

Christams Gift Ideas To Fight Obesity

How Histone Gene Expression Is Differentially Regulated During Drosophila Development

Liver Injury And High-Fat Diet Linked

Fighting Colorectal And Breast Cancer With Newly Identified Enzyme

Liver Transplant Patients Treated At The Best Transplant Centers Suffer No Racial Bias

CVCTA Education To Offer Live Case Training For Level I Participants

Progression Of HIV, Early Death Affected By Lifetime Trauma

United States, Canada And Mexico Agree To Mutual Assistance

Gestational Diabetes And Menin Regulation Linked In Study By Stanford Researchers

Dementia Diagnosis By PET Scan

'Highest' Honor Awarded To Young Scientists Received By University Of Cincinnati Researcher

Sciele Pharma And Addrenex Announce Initiation Of Pivotal Phase III Trials For Clonicel For ADHD

BioFactura Announces Positive Results In Development Of New Rapid Diagnostic Tests For Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Infections And Bioterrorism Threats

Avian Influenza Movement Restrictions Lifted In Saskatchewan, Canada

Confirmation Of Potato Wart Detection In A Potato Field On Prince Edward Island, Canada

Psychological Stress Causes Skin To Lose Its Antimicrobial Defense Mechanism

Proper Eye Care Essential For Diabetics

A Method That Captures Cell Growth And Activity Highlighted By Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Supracervical Hysterectomy Not Superior To Total Hysterectomy

Doctors' Training Programme Facing Shortfall Of Places, BMA Warns, UK

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Launches Lippincott's Nursing Procedures & Skills

New Painless Test For Cervical Cancer Could Provide Access To Better Healthcare For Women Worldwide

Inovio Biomedical's DNA Vaccine Delivery Technology Moves Ahead In Clinical Trial For Hepatitis C

New Therapy To Cut Smokers Risk Of Lung Cancer

NZMA Alarmed At Industrial Situation, New Zealand

The NMC Asks: What Does The Future Hold For Nursing Education? UK

Interim Report On Occupational Cancer Published, UK

HSC Chair Highlights Real Health And Safety Issues Affecting Britain's Workforce

New Studies Add Weight To Link Between Pre-Eclampsia And Heart Disease

Approx 22,000 Preventable Deaths Result From Heart Attacks/Pneumonia Treatment Falling Short Of National Goals

Patients Denied Admission To Intensive Care Because Of Doctors' Pessimism

Genetic Variations May Reveal African-Americans At-Risk For Prostate Cancer

Successful Replication Of Viruses By Mimicry

Litvinenko Poisoning Caused Limited Public Concern

New Report Shows How Our Diet Must Change To Cut Cancer Risk

Drug-Eluting Stents Not Cost-Effective In All Patients

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Collaborative Approach Needed

Time To Supersize Control Efforts For Obesity, UK

New Government, New Hope For Indigenous Australians?

Bill Against 'Bad Bugs' Applauded By Infectious Diseases Experts As Having Potential To Save Thousands Of Lives

Cannabis Reclassifcation Debate Could Distract UK Government From Communicating Risks Of Use

Lancet & Global Forum For Health Research Essay Competition-Winners Announced

U.K. Parliamentary Committee Releases Recommendations On Gestational Limit On Abortion, Other Related Regulations

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