Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 9 November 2007

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Friday 9 November 2007

Diesel Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attack And Stroke In Healthy Men

Written by Catharine Paddock

UK and Swedish researchers found that diesel fumes from road vehicles increased blood clots and platelets in healthy volunteers. These are symptoms closely linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke...
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Three Anemia Drugs To Get Stronger Warning Labels

Written by Catharine Paddock

Warning labels on three anemia drugs used by one million Americans undergoing chemotherapy or who have kidney failure have been strengthened to alert users about increased risk of heart attack, stroke, a worsening of their...
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Mothers With Postnatal Depression Respond Quicker To Multifaceted Approach

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Low income mothers who suffer from postnatal depression recover faster with a multifaceted approach, which includes psychoeducational groups and treatment adherence support, according to an article in this week's The Lancet...
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Acute Low Back Pain Does Not Benefit From Spinal Manipulative Therapy Or Diclofenac

Cervical Cancer Risk For Oral Contraceptive Users Goes Down Ten Years After Stopping

Impact Of City-wide Sewerage Installation On Childhood Diarrhea Is Significant

Other Medical and Health News for 9 November*

Children And Monkeys Rationalize Their Decisions After A Tough Choice

European Institutions Commit To Making Dementia A European Priority In 2008

Seaweed Transformed Into Stem Cell Technology - Engineers Develop Degradable Scaffold That Releases Stem Cells In The Body

Physicians Meet This Week To Shape American Medical Association Health Care Agenda

Six Creative Holiday Ideas For Your Senior Family Member

Diabetes Incidence And Costs On The Rise In Gordian Study

Unum's Annual Landscape Of Long Term Care Debunks Myths That Insurance Is For The Elderly Industry - Leader Highlights Characteristics Of Group Claim

Dynogen's Prokinetic Drug, DDP733, Enters Phase 2b For Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation

AngioDynamics Highlights Study Showing Significant 5-Year Survival After Ablation Of Colorectal Liver Metastases

Research Highlights Important Indicators Of Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer

Volunteers Sought For Stanford Studies Of Bipolar Disorder

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments In Medicare Rx Benefit

Interpol To Help Stop Trade Of Counterfeit Antiretroviral, TB, Malaria Drugs In Africa

November Is National Home Care And National Hospice Month Tips From Experts To Help Family Members In Need

FDA 510(k)-Cleared TerraQuant(R) Combines World's Fastest Super Pulsed Laser With Infrared, Visible Red Light And Magnetic Field To Speed Pain Relief

TB Alliance Advances Two Drugs In Clinical Trials On Path To Faster, Better Tuberculosis Treatments

CaringBridge Honors Caregivers With Tips For Personal Wellness

FDA Selects Premier Healthcare Alliance As Source For Inpatient Drug Data

Pharmacy Industry Groups Sue To Block Medicaid Rule That Would Reduce Payments For Generic Medicines

HIV-Positive Pregnant Women Who Receive Tenofovir, Emtricitabine During Childbirth Have Decreased Risk Of Developing Drug Resistance, Study Says

Best Practices In Hospital Discharge To Reduce Preventable Readmissions

Safeway To Donate Nearly $17 Million For Critical Breast Cancer Research And Prevention Programs

Dodd Offers Plan To Improve Health Care For Veterans

BMA Response To The Human Fertilisation And Embryology Bill, UK

Two Moms Give Birth To Baby Food Company

Panel OKs Bill To Improve Mental Health Services For Prison Inmates

U.S. Health Care System Faces 'Expert Service Problem,' Columnist Writes

American Academy Of Ophthalmology Urges Diabetics To Get Their Eyes Screened To Avoid Complications And Vision Loss Of Diabetic Retinopathy

Lawmakers Fail To Reach Agreement On SCHIP Legislations, Negotiations Continue

Massachusetts Initiative Seeks To Help Hispanics, Brazilians Obtain Health Coverage

Looming Medicare Cuts Will Disproportionately Hurt Physicians In Small Practices

House Subcommittee Passes Bill That Would Extend American Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Gubernatorial Races In Kentucky, Mississippi

Company Seeks To Increase Minority Representation In Clinical Drug Trials

Snuff Out Cigarettes For The Great American Smokeout

Senate Panel Considers Package To Suspend Scheduled Reduction In Medicare Physician Fees

West Virginia Launches New Children's Health Coverage Pilot Program

University Of Miami Project Outreach HIV/AIDS Clinic Closes

European Day Of Healthy Food And Cooking

Senate Approves Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill; President Bush Expected To Veto Measure

Grocery Retailer Giant Eagle Expands Generic Prescription Drug Inventory, Introduces Price Cuts

China To Change Law Restricting HIV-Positive People From Entering Country

American Red Cross Celebrates The Involvement Of 160,000 Youth Volunteers

Workplace Stress Costs Great Britain In Excess Of £530 Million

Stockport Builders Merchants' Breakfast Aims To Help HSE Reduce Falls From Vehicles, UK

GPhA Applauds House Passage Of U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement

New Survey Finds One In Four Baby Boomers Erroneously Believe They Have Coverage For Long-Term Care Expenses

AHIP Ad Highlights Doctors' Support For Medicare Advantage, USA

Congressman Pomeroy Calls For Suspension Of Therapy Caps

The Nation's Premiere Aging Conference, Nov. 16-20 2007

National Athletic Trainers' Association Recommends 10 Steps To Combat Low Back Pain

Given Choice, Bereaved Families Will Donate Tissue For Medical Research, UK

Dieters Who Eat In Response To Emotions Versus Social Situations, Lose Less And Regain More

New Link Between Genetics And Obesity Discovered, UK

American Red Cross To Announce $500,000 For Flood Affected Region

New MRSA Detection And Treatment Strategies

Clinical Trial Results Of Golimumab For Ankylosing Spondylitis

New Data Illustrates Variances In The Use Of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Treatments

In-Clinic Treatment Protocol Improves Care For Patients At Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Collaboration Reveals New Insight Into The Link Between Genetics And Obesity

Forcing Cancers To Reveal Themselves To The Immune System

New Tonsillectomy Technique Cuts Postoperative Complications By 47%

Study Reveals A Subset Of Mature Neurons That Can Retain A Youthful Form Of Plasticity

PAHO Urges Pan American Action To Stop Regional Epidemic Of Chronic Diseases

Unusual Molecular Switch For Common Form Of Advanced Breast Cancer Identified

Statement By Bernadette Toomey, On The Untimely Passing Of Robert Goulet From Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis

American Academy Of Family Physicians And International Medical Corps Collaborate To Bring Quality Care To Disaster-Affected Communities

Death Signal Received By Cardiac Cells From Mitochondria

Health Protection Agency Issues Advice On Controlling Norovirus, UK

Asbestos Exposures From Large Scale Fires, UK

Boosting Vitamin D May Have Long-Term Benefits For Inflammation, Aging, New Study Suggests

'Your Vision' Blackburn Awareness Event A Big Success, UK

Neuroscience 2007: Indiana University Research

"New Frontiers In Brain Science" - MIT To Host Conference On Cutting Edge Research Of The Human Brain

Team Of Scientists Develops Non-Invasive Method To Track Nerve-Cell Development In Live Human Brain

Less Than Half Of American Youth Get Yearly Dental Visit

AMA Challenges Coalition And Labor To Commit To New Public Hospital Beds, Australia

NEOS Healthcare Launches The NEOS HSA

Three New Studies Show Benefits Of NuVim's Key Ingredient

Smoking Ban Helps Reduce Passive Smoking

Nicotine Vaccine Helps Some Quit Smoking

FDA Clears Silver-Coated Breathing Tube For Marketing - Reduces Risk Of Pneumonia For Patients Using Ventilators

Study Focuses On The Side Effects Of Statins

Statement Of Dr. Fauci, Director National NIAID On The Release Of New Data From The HVTN 502 (Step) HIV Vaccine Study

Database Of Cryogenic Materials Properties Posted Online By NIST

Lab-On-A-Chip Devices Set To Advance With Miniature Microwave Technology

Focus On RNA-Binding In Myotonic Dystrophy

Potential New Treatment For Dyskinesias In Parkinson's

Study Of Heart Failure Patients Finds That Exercise Helps Repair Muscle Damage

MabThera(R) Virtual Clinic Gives Rheumatologists Real-Life Patient Insight

WMA's Online Course On Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Launched Worldwide

Frost & Sullivan To Moderate International Conference At MEDICA 2007 - Exploring Investment Opportunities In The World's Largest Medical Market

WFP Assistance Heading For Flood-Ravaged Tabasco

Media Stance On Prostate Cancer Screening Flawed

MediQuest Announces Positive Results From Phase III Study - Trial Holds Promise For Millions Suffering From Raynaud's Disease

Boosting Our Brainpower: How Far Should We Go? UK

Statewide Program Helps Improve Quality Of Care For Heart Attack

Medical Defence Union Separates Fact From Fiction About Mental Capacity Act, UK

First Global Animal Health Conference To Enhance Positive Environment For Veterinary Medicines, UK

Symptom Awareness, National Screening Trial Key To Lung Cancer Detection

Are There Rearrangement Hotspots In The Human Genome?

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals' AEOL 10150 Protects Lungs Against Mustard Gas

Tweens Double Use Of Diabetes Drugs

Human Evolution And Fly Genomics

Corticosteroid Injections Not As Effective As Surgery In Treatment Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Low Vitamin D Levels May Worsen Osteoarthritis Of The Knee

Trubion Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation Of Positive Data From Phase IIb And Re-treatment Studies With TRU-015 In Patients With Arthritis

Abbott Study Examines Rates Of Uveitis (Inflammation Of The Eye) In Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Treated With HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab)

Milnacipran Demonstrated Significant Improvement In Pain And The Core Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Data Show

Repligen Reports Positive Phase 2a Clinical Trial Results Of RG2417 For Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder

Six Simple Steps To Protect Against And Stop The Spread Of Superbugs

World Diabetes Day Spotlights Type 1 Diabetes Increase And World Class Response

Dermatologists Warn Fitness Enthusiasts: Don't Let Exercise-Related Skin Problems Outweigh The Benefits Of Physical Activity

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Getting To The Root Of Caring For Your Hair At Any Age

Skin Cancer Prevention Update

Skin Care Tips From The Top

Taking Care Of Your Skin Starts From Within

Abbott Research Demonstrates Viability Of Combining Antibody Functions To Target Two Or More Disease Causing Processes

The Top Killer Cancer You Don't Know About: November Marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Holiday Dinners Shouldn't Be Solo Events

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