Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 8 November 2007

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Thursday 8 November 2007

HIV Vaccine Trial Halted Because It Failed To Reduce Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock

Researchers told an open scientific meeting in Seattle, Washington, on Monday, November 6th, that a clinical trial on Merck's prototype HIV vaccine V520 had been halted because interim results suggested there was an...
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Cholesterol Drug Linked To Sleep Problems

Written by Catharine Paddock

US researchers reported to a meeting of the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2007 this week that simvastain, a drug designed to lower cholesterol, could be the cause of disrupted sleep in some patients...
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High Fat Diet Changes The Body Clock

Written by Catharine Paddock

US researchers have discovered that a high fat diet can change a mammal's body clock and thereby disrupt a range of behavioural and physiological processes, including those controlled by genes that switch on and off at...
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Government Comes Up Short On Pledge For Flexible Working In National Health Service, UK

20% Of Brits Have Sex With New Partner While Abroad

Tezosentan Does Not Seem To Improve Outcomes Or Symptoms For People With Acute Heart Failure

UK Children Should Be Vaccinated Against Chickenpox

Rise In Chronic Kidney Disease Prevalence In USA Due Partly To Increase In Diabetes And Hypertension

Other Medical and Health News for 8 November*

A Dynamical Systems Hypothesis Of Schizophrenia

New HIV Vaccine Target Could Solve Mutation Problem

A New Mathematical Formula For Cancer Progression

Media Misleading On Prostate Screening, Australia

Too Many Kids Injured In Car Crashes, Australia

Health And The 2007 Federal Election, Australia

Non-Maternal Care Associated With Reduced Levels Of Physical Aggression In Children Of Mothers With Low Education Level

AMSA Welcomes Coalition's Medical Workforce And Training Proposal, Australia

New Findings Provide Insight Into Treatment Of Hypertension In Mexican Americans

Newspapers Examine Health Care Proposals In Missouri, New Mexico

Namibian Government Must Consult HIV-Positive People In Reviewing Prevention, Treatment Program, Survey Says

The Hallowell Center And Dore Present Alternative Treatments For ADHD, Asperger's, Dyslexia

DOJ Subpoenas UnitedHealth For Documents Related To Omnicare

HIV/AIDS Cases In China Increased By 3,000 Monthly From January 2006 To June 2007, Official Says

Employer Support For Long Term Care Insurance Grows

House Subcommittee Chair Seeks Delay Of FDA Foundation Launch

PBS' 'NewsHour With Jim Lehrer' Reports On Impact Of PEPFAR In African Countries

Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Reduces HIV Viral Resistance In Pregnant Women Given Nevirapine For Perinatal HIV Prevention

New Genetic Tests Will Assess Risk Of Multiple Conditions

Global Fund, Ryan White Program Would Receive Increases In Funding Under House-Passed FY 2008 Appropriations Bill

Orange County Communities Come Together To Help Raise Funds For Little Girl With Skin Disease

NCQA To Announce Model To Identify Highest-Quality Primary Care Physicians, Establish Pay-for-Performance System

Organizations Formally Submit Proposals To Reopen King-Harbor Hospital

First Patient Undergoes Expanded Cord Blood Transplant In The ExCell Registration Study Of StemEx(R) For Leukemia And Lymphoma

Wives Of Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care At Cancer Summit In New Hampshire

Los Angeles Times Highlights Area Clinics Targeting Immigrants, Low-Income Minorities

Can-Fite: CF101 May Be Effective For The Treatment Of Crohn's Disease

Group Of Lawmakers Still Working Toward SCHIP Compromise

Many Immigrants Move To Upstate New York To Work In Health Care Field, Study Finds

Toshiba Introduces FaCTor64 Study To Improve Early Diagnosis And Treatment Of Coronary Artery Disease In Asymptomatic Diabetics

House Approves Combined Labor-HHS-Education, VA Appropriations Bills

Massachusetts Call Center Overwhelmed By Residents Seeking Information On Subsidized Health Insurance Plan

Laser Technology Could Be Used To Protect Against HIV, Study Says

Term Infants With Heart Disease Have Brains That Resemble Those Of Preemies

Statement Attributable To UNICEF On Developments In Chad

America May Over-Vaccinate According To OHSU Research

The V Central American Congress On STI, HIV And AIDS Opens In Nicaragua

Care And Prevention Of Falls 'Inadequate And Unacceptable'

Mayo Clinic Awarded $11M From NIH For Kidney Disease Research

MSF And TB Experts Call For New Approach To Test TB Drugs

Health Literacy Training Reduced ER And Clinic Visits And Boosted Parents' Confidence

UN Health Talks Could Lead To Urgently Needed Drugs And Diagnostics

Somalia: No Safety In Mogadishu

Brain-Circuitry Impairment May Underlie Difficulty In Modifying Drug-Taking Behavior

Medical Workforce Crisis Needs Smarter Solutions, Australia

OneWorld Health Launches Phase 4 Program Of Paromomycin IM Injection In India

How The Physiological Effects Of Poverty On Young Children Takes Its Toll On Health

American Journal Of Psychiatry Debuts "AJP In Advance"

Massachusetts General Hospital To Host Premiere Symposium For Degos Disease

Hypertension Treatment In Mexico Improves With Expanded Health Insurance

Wake Up To Winter - GMTV And NPA Tell Viewers - Ask Your Pharmacist, UK

Appetite Regulation Seen At Work In The Brain Provides A Boost For Obesity Research

Gene's Role In Type 1 Diabetes Uncovered By UVa Health System Team

Link Discovered Between Pollution From Marine Vessels And Heart And Lung Disease

Charity Needs Your Help To Create Quiet Time, UK

World Experts Gather In Cambridge To Bid To Unravel MS Genes, UK

Analysis Of Domestic Violence Deaths

St. Jude Medical Announces One-Year Results From MASCOT Trial

St. Jude Medical Announces Results From RethinQ Clinical Trial

HHS Unveils Plan To Strengthen, Update Food Safety Efforts

Studying The Mechanism Of Vision In The Frontal Eye Field

A New Approach To Decision-Making: When To Have A Child?

More Than 20 New Studies Show The Many Benefits Of Essure(R) Compared With Surgical Tubal Ligation

California RNs Will Oppose New Health Bill, Blast Forced Insurance, Threat To Seize Wages, Failure To Control Costs Or Set Comprehensive Benefits

Settlement For Houlton RNs Provides Significant Patient Protections, RN Retention Gains

Nurses, Ministers, Patients And Commissioners Hold Vigil For Safe Patient Care

Health Care Tops Issues Voters In Early Primary States Want 2008 Presidential Candidates To Address

First Moisture-Sensing Genes Discovered By University Of Iowa Team

Asthma In Young Children May Be Prevented By The Blocking Effects Of Viral Infections

Enzyme Regulates Brain Pathology Induced By Cocaine, Stress

Football And Fundraising When The Ayr Tartan Army Plays The Mighty Dukla Pumpherston! Scotland

New Fellowship Program For Japanese Physicians Sponsored By SNM/Nihon Medi-Physics

NAMI Launches Veterans Resource Center On Mental Health; Online

Video Educates Preschoolers About Controlling Infections

American Public Health Association Concludes 2007 Annual Meeting

Thomson Healthcare Launches Application That Assesses Physician Performance

NCPA Statement On House Judiciary Committee Approving Bill Restoring Fairness To Contract Negotiations For Prescription Drug Plans

BJOG Release: New Study On The Causes And Treatment Of Major Obstetric Haemorrhage

Genetics Plays A Role In The Sexual Orientation In Men

California Physicians Welcome Possible Breakthrough In Health Reform Discussions

Remembrance Day Reminder About Optimising The Use Of Medicines, Australia

Interface For Blind Computer Users To Be Developed By CCNY-Led Team With Award Of $330,000 From NSF

Society For Neuroscience Selects Boston University Medical Center Researcher's Abstract

Single HQ For Health And Safety Executive In Bootle, UK

Results Of Gene Study Could Lead To Tailored Treatment For Depression

Release Of New Data From The HVTN 502 HIV Vaccine Study

New Ministerial Order To Regulate The Movement Of Ash Trees And Firewood From Middlesex County, Canada

Ethical And Public Health Implications Of Climate Change

Landmark Drosophila Genome Project

Close The Ethnic Gap In Saving Lives - Join OneMatch Stem Cell And Marrow Network, Canada

Supplements Even Confuse Athletes

Call For Political Leadership On Tobacco Control, As Australia's Deadliest Cancer Continues To Take Unacceptable Toll, Australia

Breast Cancer Cells Multiply When Exposed To Extracts Of Catfish Caught In Polluted Waters

MayoClinic.com Focuses On Diagnosing Fibromyalgia Symptoms

New Strategy For Translational Research Creates New Arrangements For Clinical Trials

New Data Reinforce One In Three Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Achieve Clinical Remission With Tocilizumab

FDA Approves New Diabetes Product

fpa Responds To Research Into Sexual Behaviour Abroad In The Journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, UK

Lipitor Provides Greater Benefit Compared To Simvastatin In Patients With A History Of Heart Attacks Who Have Had Subsequent Cardiovascular Events

Texas Voters OK 3 Billion Dollars In New Cancer Funding

Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Caffeine For Apnea Of Prematurity (CAP) Project: Clinical Trial Results

New Actemra Data Shows Significant Benefit For Patients Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis

Court Throws Out Claim In J&J Lawsuit Against American Red Cross

Nicotine Alcohol Interaction Impacts Learning

American Medical Association Clears Path For Adenoviral Conjunctivitis 'Pink Eye' Detector

Leukemia Drug Proves Safe And Effective Over The Long Term

Isolagen Initiates Phase III Clinical Program To Investigate Isolagen Therapy(TM) For The Treatment Of Acne Scars

Rifalazil Trial (PROVIDENCE-1) Fails To Provide Significant Clinical Benefit In Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

SCH 530348 (TRA), A Novel Investigational Antiplatelet Agent, Shown To Inhibit Platelet Aggregation In PCI Patients

Study Shows Vernakalant Hydrochloride Is Effective In Conversion To Normal Heart Rhythm In Atrial Fibrillation Patients Following Cardiac Surgery

Cost Effectiveness Study Supports Use Of EUFLEXXA(TM) By Rheumatologists For Pain Relief In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Epiphany Biosciences Reports Initiation And Enrollment In Valomaciclovir Study For Shingles

Sanofi Pasteur Initiates Phase II Trial Of Cell Culture-Based Seasonal Influenza Vaccine

NicOx' Naproxcinod ABPM Data Presented At American Heart Association

Vital Therapies Announces Presentation Of ELAD(R) 'Artificial Liver' Data At American Association For The Study Of Liver Diseases 2007 Annual Meeting

Good Hygiene Is Key To Preventing MRSA

Smokers Who Quit Have Less Money Stress

Obesity, Smoking, Alcoholism Escalate Costs To Military Health Plan

Reovirus Plus Radiation Act Synergistically Against Cancer

Joint Replacement In Seniors Reduces Pain And Increases Independence

'Managing Your Career' Is An Understatement For Patients With Arthritis

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