Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 7 November 2007

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Wednesday 7 November 2007

Energy Drinks Linked To Heart Risk, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A small US study has found a link between consumption of "energy drinks" and high blood pressure or heart disease risk. The researchers found healthy adults who drank two cans of a popular energy drink a day had above...
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Modestly Overweight Linked To Lower Death Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that while the link between weight and causes of death varies considerably, being modestly overweight may actually lower death risk in a number of circumstances by providing the body with essential...
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Fasting Could Be Good For The Heart, New Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

Fasting could be good for the heart, said researchers that found lower rates of heart disease among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS or Mormons) compared with others...
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Older Obese Americans Suffering More From Disabilities

Thousands Of UK Women's Cancers Due To Overweight And Obesity

Fenofibrate Lessens Need For Laser Treatment For Diabetic Retinopathy

Children Whose Mothers Drank Alcohol During Pregnancy More Likely To Have Conduct Problems

Fluoxetine Plus Behavior Therapy Helps Teens With Substance Abuse Disorders And Depression

Other Medical and Health News for 7 November*

Post-Stroke Patients Treated With Lipitor Demonstrated Significant Improvement Or Stabilization Of Kidney Function

Male And Female Adolescents Equally Victims Of Physical Dating Violence; One Out Of 11 Youths Affected

One Of Every Three Popular Songs Contains References To Substance Use

Study: Novel Human-Derived ''Blood Vessels'' Durable In Vivo And Off-the-Shelf

Health Dialog To Present Findings From Multi-Payer Data Warehouse At First Ever Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum Summit

MIT IDs Enzymes Key To Brainpower - Research Could Inform Treatments For Alzheimer's Patients

Auriga Laboratories Obtains Rights To Market And Sell An FDA-Approved Product Indicated For The Treatment Of Mild To Moderately Severe Pain

Ugandan President Museveni Calls For Public-Private Partnership To Fight HIV/AIDS During U.S. Meeting

Health Care Spending For People Younger Than Age 65 Growing Faster Than For Older U.S. Residents, According To CMS

Bush Signs Suicide Prevention Bill For Veterans

Relationship Between Statins And Cognitive Decline More Complex Than Thought

WHO Director-General Chan Calls On Member States To Make Antiretrovirals, Other Medications More Affordable

Group Sues To Obtain Records On Clinton Health Care Task Force

CMS Informs Some Low-Income Medicare Drug Plan Beneficiaries That Their Coverage Could Change

American Association For Cancer Research Hosts 6th Annual International Conference On Frontiers In Cancer Prevention Research

House Likely To Pass Appropriations Bill Package

State Ballot Measures Focus On 'Nuts-and-Bolts' Issues, Such As Health Care Funds, According To New York Times

Want To Keep Your Kids Flu-Free? Study Shows Simple Ways To Get Kids To Wash Their Hands

Positive Trial Results--Novel Triple VEGF-R Inhibitor - 100% Of Renal Cell Patients Achieved Partial Response Or Stable Disease

HHS Secretary Leavitt Says President Bush Will Veto Any Version Of SCHIP Legislation That Includes Tobacco Tax Increase, CongressDaily Reports

California Democrats Announce New Health Care Proposal That Includes Coverage Mandate

Cold Spring Harbor Scientists Devise Novel, Low-Cost Method Of Sifting Genome's High-Value Regions

BCG Vaccine Causing Illness, Death Among HIV-Positive Infants, Report Says

Local UAW Leaders Approve Tentative Ford Contract

The American Dental Education Association's Abigail Gorman Receives Rising Star Award At The 2007 Nonprofit CFO Of The Year Awards Luncheon

Washington, D.C., Has Highest Black-White Obesity Gap Among 164 Jurisdictions, Report Finds

Baltimore Sun Series Examines Link Between Commercial Sex Work, HIV Transmission In Baltimore

Zagat, WellPoint To Allow Customers To Rank Physicians

Elevated Levels Of Mercury, Arsenic And Selenium Found In Store-Bought Freshwater Fish

Chronic Medications Increasingly Required By 'Tweens'

Report Shows Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Rates Of Prenatal Care, Teen Births In New Mexico

Zambia Medical Association Calls For Collaboration On HIV/AIDS Research Between Doctors, Herbalists

Insurer Highmark Introduces Health Care Gift Card

Proposals For Health Care Reform Face Many Barriers, Op-Ed States

Results Of Clinical Trial: Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis

Study Results On The Impact Of New CPR Techniques

Women Smokers, Obesity And Addictive Behaviors

Phobia Control Drug May Also Be Useful In Treating Addiction

Insulin Secretion Aided By Message From Fat Cells

Fasting For Cardiovascular Benefits Studied

Translational Research Benefits From $6.37 Million To Find New Ways To Treat Psoriasis

First Anti-TNF Biologic Therapy To Treat 1 Million Patients Worldwide

National Report Ranks States On Overall Health, Examines Health Disparities

Botswana President Mogae Says AIDS-Related Deaths Decreasing, Challenges Still Ahead In State Of Nation Address

Most Other States Likely Would Have To Increase Taxes To Implement Health Insurance Law Similar To Massachusetts', Experts Say

Diabetes UK Groups In Leicestershire Set To Celebrate World Diabetes Day

Young Londoners With Diabetes Host 3D Meetings

Counterfeit Medicines Supplier Sentenced, UK

Hepatitis C Virus Found To Spread Directly From Cell To Cell By-Passing Antibodies

By Keeping Vitamin A Active Drug Slows Prostate Tumor Growth

Charting The Mechanisms Behind The Genesis Of Fat Cells

Scientists Discover Link Between Alzheimer's And Copper

Six Countries Take Formal, Concrete Step Towards Preventing Patient Safety Problems

Men At Greater Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke When Exposed To Diesel Exhaust

Medication Plus Counselling May Help Teens Kick The Smoking Habit

People With High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease Should Avoid Energy Drinks

New Pharmacist Practice Guidance For Early Lung Cancer Detection, UK

Study To Prevent Extreme Weight Loss Could Lead To Treatment For Obesity

Conference: Driving Innovation, Control And Performance Improvement On The Critical Path, UK

Results Of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Trial

Pharmacists At The Front Line In Early Detection Of Lung Cancer, UK

Independent Consumer Group Launches Free Interactive Resource To Help Older And Disabled South Carolina Residents Navigate Medicare

Tuberculosis In The UK - Health Protection Agency Publishes Annual Report

Cancer Incidence In The United States: A Progress Report

Gesturing Helps Grade-Schoolers Solve Math Problems

National Political Leadership Needed To Stop People Smoking, Australia

Addiction Treatment May Benefit From Nicotine-Alcohol Interaction Study

Key To Good Health May Be Concentrating On Food Not Nutrients

ACSM And AMA Launch "Exercise Is Medicine" Program

Defeating Cancer Before It Strikes

The Beauty Of Gaze

Cause Of Insulin Resistance Discovered By UCSD Researchers

Potential New Target For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

BIO Welcomes New Report Detailing Policy Options To Ensure Responsible Use Of Synthetic Biology, USA

The Body's Internal Clock Adversely Affected By High-Fat Diet

Alzheimer's Disease Researchers Discover A Maternal Link

Landlord Smoke Campaign Is "Silly, Pointless And Misguided", UK

Antioxidants Abound In Ripe Fruit

Novel Approach To Blood Pressure Control

Today Sees The 2nd Lecture Of This Year's Series "From Microscope To Stethoscope"

Elsevier Signs Agreement With Bayer HealthCare AG

China International Medical Equipment Fair Autumn 2007 Receives Stronger Vote Of Confidence

Government Plans To Establish Care Quality Commission Could See Mental Health Sidelined, Says Charity, UK

For Work In Cardiology Mayo Clinic Physician Honored

Squeezing Decades Of Cancer Research Into 2 Years Using IBM World Community Grid

Brain Damage From PTSD Curbed By Blood Pressure Drug

Uncovering Key To False Memories

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Critical Knowledge About The Nervous System Uncovered By Rutgers Scientists

Nationwide Vaccine and Treatment Units Strengthened and Expanded, US

Alzheimer's Association Statement On Increased Funding For The National Institutes Of Health

Deciphering An Enzyme's Function By Molecular Docking

FDA Requests Marketing Suspension Of Trasylol

Alzheimer's Disease Researchers Study Grape Juice And Red Wine Polyphenols

FDA Selects Members For Risk Communication Advisory Committee

Predicting And Preventing Future Pandemic Outbreaks Aided By NASA Technology

Link Discovered Between Asthma And Depressive Disorders

Second World Record Attempt For Britain's Top Female 24 Hour Runner

U.S. FDA Approves Abilify(R) (Aripiprazole) For Adolescent Patients With Schizophrenia

Early Diagnosis And Targeted Therapy To Address Unmet Need In European Breast Cancer Therapeutics Market

Regulation Plans Not In Patients' Best Interests - BMA Response To Queen's Speech, UK

Skin Cholesterol Linked To Cardiovascular Disease Risk In Asymptomatic Individuals

Women Still Receiving Inadequate Information Surrounding Contraception, UK

Results Of Hemoglobin Study

Biology-Based Process Maintains Cell Properties And Lets Nature Do The Rest

VIB And UZ-KU Leuven Join Forces And Bring State-of-the-art Technology To Flanders

Lack Of Critical Lubricant Causes Wear In Joints, First-Ever Study Finds

The Age Of Immigrant Minors Determined Using New Technique To Examine Ribs And Teeth

Genome Sequence Of Fungus Responsible For Dandruff, Skin Disorders Completed

British Dental Association Calls For 'Passionate Debate' On Dentistry

Imagify Perfusion Stress Echo Is An Effective And Well-tolerated To Evaluating Chest Pain Patients At Risk For Heart Attack

More Than 30% Of Adults Suffer From Periodontal Disease

Seegene Introduces Only Diagnostic Approach Capable Of Detecting Most Prevalent Sexually Transmitted Diseases In A Single Test

Study Discovers Gaps In Pediatricians' Professional Values

Dr Hilary Jones Presents First Aid For Seizures, A New DVD Released By The Charity Epilepsy Action

Research Links Diet To Cognitive Decline And Dementia

APHA Adopts New Policies On Food Safety, Global Climate Change, Multidrug-Resistant Organisms, Breastfeeding And Feminine Hygiene

New Prostate Cancer Technology Saving Lives

New Study Reveals MRSA Bacteria Common Among Pigs And Farm Workers

Pharmaceutical Companies Lead Fight Against Staph And Other Infectious Diseases

CV Therapeutics' Anti-Ischemic Agent Ranexa(R) Significantly Reduces HbA1c And Other Markers Of Diabetes In MERLIN TIMI-36

The OrthoGlide(TM) Medial Knee Implant Continues To Be Accepted As An Alternative To Total Knee Replacement

Ranexa(R) Significantly Reduces Ischemia In Women In MERLIN TIMI-36 Study

Research Lacking On Why Heart Disease Is More Deadly For Women

MacroChem Announces Positive Interim Phase 2 Data For EcoNail(R) In The Treatment Of Onychomycosis

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Preliminary Bioavailability Data From Ongoing Phase 1 Trial Of Oral Picoplatin In Patients With Solid Tumor

Study Finds Starion Instruments' Tissue Welding Technology Reduces Pain And Bleeding In Tonsillectomy Patients

'AHF/India Cares' Provides Second Line AIDS Drugs To Activists In India

Presentation Of Phase IIa Results For Cytos Biotechnology's Hypertension Vaccine At The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation Of Phase 1b ZFP Therapeutic Data At Society For Neuroscience Meeting

Study Shows Dangers Of Inadequate Sex Education In Florida Schools

Patient Safety Experts Advance Internal Hospital Safety Rating System

Chronic Kidney Disease Common In The United States

Researchers Find Increase In Disability Among Older, Obese Adults

Lungs Pressure Needn't Threaten Heart Transplant Survival

Glioma Drug Targeted At Brain Tumors Shows Promise In Phase 1 Trial

Professor: Infections, Bacteria Critical For Healthy Life

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