Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 5 November 2007

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Monday 5 November 2007

Cancer Cells Killed By Heating Embedded Nanotubes With Radio Waves

Written by Catharine Paddock

US scientists have used non invasive radio waves to heat up carbon nanotubes embedded in the cancerous livers of rabbits to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue...
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Lack Of Sleep Linked To Being Overweight In 9 To 12 Year Olds

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study has found that lack of sleep in children aged 9 to 12 is linked to increased risk of being overweight. The study is published in the 5th November issue of Pediatrics and is the work of Dr Julie C Lumeng...
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Gardasil Protects Older Women Too Says Merck

Written by Catharine Paddock

Merck, the manufacturer of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine Gardasil, already being administered in many countries to girls as young as 12 to help prevent cervical cancer, has announced findings of a trial that shows it is...
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Good Cancer Survival Rates Passed On To Children

Other Medical and Health News for 5 November*

Sudanese Scientist Wins Award For Pioneering Leishmaniasis Research, UK

Fertility Preservation For Women: Penn Fertility Care Participates In The Oncofertility Consortium

A Sex-Ratio Meiotic Drive System In Drosophila Simulans

Population Genomics: Whole-Genome Analysis Of Polymorphism And Divergence In Drosophila Simulans

Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing In Meiosis

Impressive Results Follow Zanzibar's Attack On Malaria

The Time Is Right For Trials Of Multidrug-Resistant TB Therapy

Massive Expansion Of Clinical Trials Capacity Is Urgently Needed

Over-The-Counter Pain Medications May Reduce Risk Of Parkinson's Disease

District Of Columbia And New York: Counties With Largest Racial Disparity In Obesity Rates

Clinuvel's Drug Begins Global Phase II Skin Cancer Trials

Seniors Call For More Support To Age At Home, Australia

House Hearing Focuses On Bush Administration Cuts To Medicaid

Gilead Announces 48-Week Data From Two Pivotal Phase III StudiesEvaluating Viread(R) For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis B

Conference Committee Approves Budget Package That Includes Labor-HHS-Education, Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bills; Excludes Defense Bill

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Repor Highlights Recent Developments In Presidential Campaign Related To Health Care

Senate Approves Legislation To Expand And Reauthorize SCHIP, President Bush Expected To Veto

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments Related To Medical Malpractice In Three States

New Toolkit Features Information On The Uninsured; Latest Issue Of Health Affairs Marks 25th Anniversary Of Journal

Journal Of Infectious Diseases Publishes Theme Issue On Poverty, Development

Florida, Maryland And Michigan Address Medicaid During State Budget Discussions

Newspapers Report Developments In Medicaid Programs In Louisiana, New York And Washington, D.C.

Global Fund Should Focus On 'Wider Factors' Involved In Fighting Diseases, Editorial Says

One Quarter Of Florida Residents Lack Health Coverage, Report Says

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Features Recent Coverage On Behind-the-Counter Rx Drug Classification

IRIN News Examines Relationship Between HIV/AIDS, Food Shortages In Southern Africa

New Jersey Law Requires Hospitals To Report Infection Rates Publicly

FDA Has Not Inspected Many Foreign Companies That Manufacture Medications, Medication Ingredients Imported To U.S., GAO Report Finds

HIV Prevalence In Zimbabwe Decreases To 15.6%, Health Official Says

California Lawmakers Begin Debate On California Gov. Schwarzenegger's Health Care Proposal

Acting CMS Administrator Weems Promises More Oversight Of MA, Rx Drug Plans

HIV/TB Co-Epidemic Rapidly Spreading In Sub-Saharan Africa, Report Says

Lawmaker, Health Groups Oppose Medicare Caps For Physical Therapy

Health Insurers Targeting Marketing Efforts At Older Adults

New York State Nurses Association Recognized As Health Care Reform Pioneer

NAEA Opposed To Providing Contraception In Public Schools - More Than Half Of People Surveyed By AP Not Even Parents

University Of Pennsylvania Health System Expansion Taps ECRI Institute For Purchasing Guidance

Muscle Relaxing Drugs Can Reduce Lethal Blood Clots

Co-Epidemic Of HIV-TB Spreading In Africa, Undermining Global Control Of World's Two Deadliest Infectious Diseases

"Every Baby Has A Story" Campaign Visits Rush University Medical Center Thursday, November 8

Research Sheds Light On Carotid Artery Stenting Risk In Elderly

Participants Recruited For NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study On Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

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

Studies Show Smoking Harms Women More Than Men

Guardian Of Genome Predicts Treatment Outcomes For Childhood Cancer, Australia

Smokefree England - The First Three Months

Caring For Aging Parents: 10 Things To Know For An Emergency

Universities Join Forces To Tackle Brain Tumours, UK

Unique Database Mapping 'Expression' Of Genes In The Brain Could Lead To New, Targeted Treatments

Statement From The Secretary Of State On The Health Protection Agency Figures, UK

Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells Hospital Trust To Benefit From Deep Clean Programme, UK

Early Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer

Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Decreasing Because Of High Costs, Study Says

Severe Physical And Emotional Stress May Cause Catastrophic Tear In Aorta

Yale BioHaven Entrepreneurship Seminars Presents Vascular Insights:"Simplified Treatment For Varicose Veins"

Nebivolol Lowers Blood Pressure In African Americans With Stage I-II Hypertension As Demonstrated By The Journal Of Clinical Hypertension

For Identifying Destructive Heart Changes, Harvard Researcher Wins Prize

For Identifying Key Components Of Blood Pressure Control, Emory Scientist Honored

Increased Injury Risk When Energy Drinks Mixed With Alcohol

New Insights Into Lung Cancer Revealed By Tumor Genome Analysis

Two Wrongs Can Make A Right With Epilepsy Genes

Study Defines Precisely Why Age Is A Risk Factor For Heart Failure

Time To Transplant Bridged For More Women Using Smaller Heart Pump

Gene Responsible For Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified By Manchester Researchers

Novel Gene Alterations In Lung Cancer Identified By Study

Tasigna Receives US Approval Providing New Hope To Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients With Resistance Or Intolerance To Existing Therapies

Voltaren Gel Receives US Regulatory Approval As The First Approved Topical Prescription Treatment For Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis

Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly Announce New Prasugrel Head-to-Head Phase III Study Against Clopidogrel

In Landmark Phase III Head-to-Head Study, Prasugrel Statistically Superior To Clopidogrel In Reducing Risk Of Heart Attack

Bayer HealthCare Submits Rivaroxaban For European Approval

Standard Of Proof Change May Lead To More Adverse Findings Against Doctors - Medical Defence Union, UK

Modernising Nursing Careers Consultation Launched, UK

New Natural Plastic Extends Life Of Bone Implant

Fractionation Technology Developed By VTT Increases Diverse Uses Of Oats

Agencies Must Win Trust Of Locals To Contain Marburg And Ebola Outbreaks

Important Roles Played In Severe Acute Pancreatitis By Large Dose Dexamethasone

Study Results Of Cardiovascular Risk For Living Kidney Donors

End-Stage Renal Disease Expected To Rise Dramatically With Aging 'Boomers' Rising Diabetes Rates

Groundbreaking Research Presented At Neuroscience 2007

AACR Asia: American Association For Cancer Research Announces Its Plans

Study Finds Asymptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease Prevalence Is Rising

Reperfusion Of Acute Myocardial Infarction In North Carolina Emergency Departments (RACE): A Statewide Model Of Better, Faster Heart Attack Care

2007 Luminous Award Winners Highlight Ovarian Cancer Treatment And The Importance Of Early Detection

Conference To Address Performance, Safety Of Defibrillator Lead Wires

Culture Can Affect Access To Alcohol, Drug Abuse Treatment For Rural Youth- New Study Uncovers Common Stereotypes Among Clinicians

New Medical Causes Of Kidney Disorder The Focus Of Renal Week Program

The Late Edmund H. Sonnenblick, New York Cardiologist, Receives Posthumous National Research Achievement Award

For Trials Documenting CVD Burden Chicago Scientist Honored

For 4 Decades Of Mentoring In The Cardiovascular Sciences, Atlanta Physician Recognized

Treatment With Pegasys Provides Hepatitis C Patients A Second Chance To Achieve A Cure After Not Responding To Peg Intron

Tarceva Approved For Lung Cancer In Japan

Abbott's Investigational SIMCOR® Offers Comparable LDL Lowering To Simvastatin And Significantly Raises HDL And Lowers Triglycerides In Phase III

Word-class Speaker Faculty Announced For Sales Force Effectiveness Conference, April 2008, Barcelona

News From The American Dietetic Association

Severe AIDS Complications Caused By Testing Delays

Novel Way To Remove Iron From Ferritin Discovered By Scientists

First Systemic Therapy For Fatal Childhood Disease Performed By U Of M

Adult Neural Stem Cells Enlisted In Development Of New Drug Delivery System

Research On Smart, Bacteria-Repellent Nanohydrogels Aided By NSF $1 Million Award To Stevens Team

Questioning Folic Acid Fortification Following Link With Increased Cancer Rate

Plasma Serotonin Levels Can Correlate With Degree Of Liver Insufficiency

Endosonography-guided Biliary Drainage Is Useful In Cases With Failed Endoscopic Biliary Stenting

Survival In Hepatitis C Virus Patients Prolonged By 24-Week Course Of Interferon-Alpha Therapy

Can Survival In Colorectal Cancer Be Predicted By Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule-180?

Tracking The Antitumor Drug To The Cell Nucleus

Study Of The Lifecycle Of HIV Offers A Hairpin To Fight HIV

Social Skills Training To Help Adolescents With Autism

Groundbreaking Experiments Could Lead To New Lie Detector

Potential Treatment For Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Student Innovators Rewarded For Their Medical Inventions

Most Doctors Oppose Medical Immigration Plans, BMA Research Shows, UK

Nexavar (Sorafenib) Launched In UK For Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Screening For Pre Diabetes Cost Effective

Anesthesia Pouch Allows Children To Go Home Sooner After Surgery

Fountain Of Youth For Your Heart?

Elderly With Hypertension Less Likely To Get Lifestyle Modification Advice From Doctors

Predicting Survival After Liver Transplantation

Studies Explore Reasons For Latino Health Care Disparities

Nationwide Decrease In The Need For Liver Transplant

Oncological And Functional Outcome Of Radical Cystectomy In Patients With Bladder Cancer And Obstructive Uropathy

Effect Of Comestibles On Symptoms Of Interstitial Cystitis

Serum And Urine Fibronectin Levels In Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux

Is Abuse Causally Related To Urologic Symptoms? Results From The Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey

Scientists Question Folic Acid Fortification

Artificial Organs Targeted In Medical Technology Venture

Emotional Intelligence And The Use Of Tobacco And Cannabis

Obesity And Diabetes Emerging Major Health Care Challenges In The Eastern Mediterranean Region

Treat All Patients With Rare Lung Disease To Prevent Stroke, Say Doctors

Cambridge Company Chosen To Provide National Eye Screening Service For Diabetes Patients

Experts Agree On Measures To Challenge Obesity

How A Stressful Life Can Contribute To The Development Of Alzheimer's Disease

Research Programme For Foods And Services Promoting Well Being

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