Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 14 November 2007

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Wednesday 14 November 2007

Reducing Nicotine Addiction Could Help Smokers Quit

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study has shown it is possible to reduce smokers' dependence on nicotine by gradually reducing the nicotine content of their cigarettes and thereby making it easier to quit altogether...
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HIV From Organ Donor Infects Chicago Transplant Patients

Written by Catharine Paddock

Four Chicago transplant patients have developed HIV and hepatitis C believed to have come from a single donor whose original HIV test may have been a false negative because the infection was too recent to register on...
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Reported STDs Continue To Rise In USA

Written by Catharine Paddock

According to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annual report on the national trends of three notifiable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis; the rate of reported...
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Women With Heart Failure Losing Out In UK Hospitals

Does Prenatal Binge Drinking Harm The Developing Fetus? Evidence Is Scarce

Gene Signatures Help Provide Breast Cancer Patients With More 'tailored Therapy'

Other Medical and Health News for 14 November*

Yale Discovery Suggests Protein May Play A Role In Severe Asthma

LA BioMed Research Finds Simpler Way To Determine Breast Cancer Risk In Postmenopausal Women

Myomo Receives Popular Science "Best Of What's New" Award For NeuroRobotic Technology Innovation

Short Bouts Of Exercise Each Day Can Lead To Better Bone Health In Children, Canada

10th Annual IGPA Conference Brings Together Global Generic Pharmaceutical Industry - Nov. 28-Dec. 1, Ritz-Carlton South Beach, Miami Beach, FL

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial For Psoriasis

Miami Herald Features Section On Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

PATH Seeks To Gain WHO, FDA Approval Of Redesigned Female Condom, New York Times Reports

Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Consider Options As Coverage, Costs Shift In 2008

Ohio Decides To Apply For Federal Funds Aimed At Preventing HIV Among Teenagers

NCPA President Steve Giroux To Speak At FDA Behind The Counter Hearing

Study Examines Hispanic, White Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Gap

Abbott Receives FDA Approval For Lower-Dose Of Antiretroviral Kaletra For Children

Wal-Mart Provides Health Insurance For More Employees

USA Today Examines Increase Of Diabetes Cases Among Children

Higher Incomes Allow U.S. Residents To Spend More On Health Care, According To Opinion Piece

Boston Program Highlights Racial Health Disparities Through Visual Art Exhibit

Advanced Applications Of Sound In Medicine, Conference Highlights (Nov. 27 - 30 2007 New Orleans)

Rising Health Care Costs Spur Policymakers, Business Leaders To Consider Shift Away From Employer-Sponsored System

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Veterans' Health Care

Michigan Program Increases Breast Cancer Screenings Among Black Women

Citrus Juice, Vitamin C Give Staying Power To Green Tea Antioxidants

Microfluidic Device May Reveal Ways To Fight Antibiotic-resistant Biofilms

Experimental Technique At GUMC Offers Real-time Analysis Of Breast Cancer Biopsies

63 Percent Of Diabetics Wearing The Wrong-sized Shoes - Risk Of Serious Foot Problems

Antegrade Bowel Intussusception Can Cause Recurrent, Chronic Postoperative Intestinal Obstruction

LA BioMed Researchers Find Lower Response Rates To Antidepressants With African-Americans, Latinos

Diagnostic Tool Providing Clear And Reliable Indication Of Water Quality Supported By Grant From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Several Presidential Candidates Address Health Care Issues

Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum To Develop Chronic Care Standards, Examine Overall Health Of State

New Eligibility Rules For Medicaid Nursing Home Coverage Take Effect In Florida

Study Analyzes Antiretroviral Drug Production, Cost Policies Of Brazil

Higher-Risk Kidneys May Help Solve Organ Shortage Facing Older Adults

Intensive Care Unit Survival Determines Satisfaction With Family-centered Aspects Of Care

Abnormal Glutamine Repeats Interfere With Key Transcription Factor, Leading To Neurodegeneration

A New Method Allows For The Early Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Hypertension

New Therapeutic Targets In The Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis

A Higher Risk Of Obesity For Children Neglected By Parents

Leading Neuroscientist Seeks Neural And Biological Basis For Creativity, Beauty And Love

National Institutes Of Health Selects Children's Hospital Oakland For Grant Award

Cutting Carbohydrates May Help Stunt The Growth Of Prostate Tumors

Cell Transplants May Improve Severe Urinary Incontinence

Diabetes Dilemma: Older People With Diabetes Face A Heavy Burden From Co-existing Health Conditions

Pharmaceutical Lobbying Groups Stall Legislation That Aims To Prevent Companies From Delaying Introduction Of Generic Drugs To Market

Democrats Seek To Override Likely Veto On Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill

Maryland Senate Approves Health Care Expansion Bill

U.S., Zambia Sign Agreement To Partner With Tourism Companies To Fight HIV/AIDS

Diabetes Rates Are Increasing Among Youth

Massive Displacement In North Kivu Following Attack Near IDP Camps

2 Proteins May Be Survival Markers In Some Breast Cancers

Health-Care Quality Adversely Impacted By Language Barriers

Key Health Issues 'Missing In Action' In Campaign Launches, Australia

The Most Important Candidate Genes For Pancreatic Stone Formation

AMA Adopts New Policies On Disabled Patient Care And Medical Student Loan Deferment

Optimal Systemic And Splanchnic Hemodynamic State After Living-donor Liver Transplantation

NIH Funds 10 Science Education Partnership Awards

Ways To Detect Lupus-Associated Kidney Disease Investigated By Researchers

Amgen Spends Millions To Lobby Lawmakers To Reverse CMS Rule

Islamic Relief Organization To Host International Conference On HIV/AIDS, Islam

Risk Of Disability Rises In States With Income Inequality

X-ray With Ysio Wi-D: More Comfortable For The Patient, More Flexible For The Physician

UCLA's Phillips Wins Gerontological Society Of America's 2007 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award

Gerontological Society Of America Confers 2007 Nathan Shock New Investigator Award To San Antonio's Ran

NHS Handed Highly Effective Tool To Help Prevent Patients Being Re-Admitted To Hospital And Reduce Emergency Bed Days, UK

From Screening To Diagnosis And Follow-Up

Power Package For Hospital And Office

Siemens Introduces The World's Smallest Ultrasound Unit For Emergency Diagnostics

12 Diseases That Impacted Humanity Discussed By UCR Biologist In New Book

Compounds In Cranberries May Be Antibacterial Agents

Child Custody Battles Detrimental To Children: Britney And K-Fed Doing It All Wrong, MU Family Researcher Says

Biological Complexity Arises From Self-Organizing Structure Of Genes Study Finds

Significant New Target For Anti-Cancer Therapies Provided By Telomerase Enzyme Structure

Violent Video Games Are Exemplary Aggression Teachers Find Researchers

Top UK Hospital Commences Treating Cancer Patients With The TomoTherapy(R) Hi-Art(R) Radiation Therapy System

Genedata Joins Japanese Research Initiative For Metastatic Biomarkers

Genetic Risk Factors Interact With Family Background Leading To Juvenile Delinquency

How To Create Indestructible Insulin-Producing Cells, Australia

Plastic Surgery Complications And Deaths Are Rare, Despite Highly Publicized Death Of Donda West

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Louisiana And Texas Congressional Delegations Advocate Dispensing Fee Increase

How Women Decide To Leave An Abusive Relationship Explained By Model

Effects Of Suicide Bombing: Results Of Crowd Configurations Modeled By Researcher

Moving Interoperability Into Practice, HIMSS EHRVA Releases Quickstart Guide For CCD Standard

National Hygiene Services Quality Review 2007, Ireland

Israel Cancer Research Fund Receives Funds From American Donors

University Of Pittsburgh's Martire Wins The Gerontological Society Of America's 2007 Baltes Award

Massive Cancer Report Yields Three Clear Guidelines For Prevention

GSA Confers 2007 Joseph T. Freeman Award To University Of Maryland's Goldberg

Karolinska Institutet's Pedersen To Receive Gerontological Society Of America's 2007 Distinguished Career Award

GSA Confers 2007 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award To USC's Mather

University Of Houston's Achenbaum Wins Gerontological Society Of America's 2007 Donald P. Kent Award

The Gerontological Society Of America Bestows Robert W. Kleemeier Award To UCLA's Effros

Brody Wins The Gerontological Society Of America's 2007 M. Powell Lawton Award

Gerontological Society Of America Confers 2007 Distinguished Mentorship In Gerontology Award To Manson, Ory

NCOA's Whitelaw To Receive Gerontological Society Of America's 2007 Maxwell A. Pollack Award

Merck Partners With The International Diabetes Federation To Address Regional Diabetes Challenges

Notable Gender, Racial Disparities Exist Among U.S. Clinical Investigators, According To The Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug Development

Hospital Quality Indicator For Lymph Node Examination Following Colon Cancer Surgery Does Not Appear To Be Associated With Patient Survival

Error Detection And Correction Research Project Aims To Save Lives, USA

APHA Dismayed At President's Veto Of Health Funding Bill

New Web Site Helps Patients Find Stanford Clinical Trials More Easily

STEP Study Of Merck's HIV Vaccine To Be Unblinded

VGX Pharmaceuticals' SynCon™ Pandemic Flu Vaccine Protects Against A Lethal Challenge Of Live Virus In Pre-Clinical Animal Models

Tumor-Suppressor Gene For Lung Cancer Identified By M. D. Anderson Researchers

Lexington Doctors Launch Unique New Health Plan For Medicare Patients

Ultrasound Images Can More Accurately Classify Ovarian Tumors Than Pre-Surgical Blood Tests

Selenium, Ltd. Receives STTR Grant From The National Institutes Of Health To Develop Antimicrobial Dental Devices And Water Lines

Health Care Privacy Law Slows Scientific Discovery And Adds Cost To Research

ImmuneRegen BioSciences' Viprovex(R) Demonstrates Further Evidence For Effectiveness Against Influenza Virus, Including Avian Flu

Data Perturbation And Query Restriction Combination Suggested To Tackle Problems Facing Confidential Databases

Dentists Exceeding Requirements Of CPD, UK

Gene Syndrome Behind A Significant Number Of Endometrial Cancers, Australia

Campaign Cuts Malnutrition Rates In Kenya Refugee Camps To Lowest Levels In Years

Doctor Who? UK

Grant Will Fund Research Aimed At Genetically Engineering The Human Immune System To Fight Melanoma

Inspirational New Book Presents Colon Cancer Survivor's Powerful Testament

Biotivia Has Dramatically Increased The Bio Availability Of Oral Resveratrol

Health Care Spending To Reach $160 Billion This Year, Canada

Researcher To Use $1.2 Million Grant To Study Eye Diseases

New Molecule Will Treat Inflammatory Diseases

Hand Washing Critical To Avoiding Illness Over Holidays, Expert Says

A Well Kept Secret: As Many As 3.3 Million Canadians Experience Some Form Of Incontinence

Lautenberg Chairs Hearing On False And Deceptive Cigarette Ratings, Marketing

USC School Of Dentistry Researchers Discover Link Between Oral Cancer And Ethnicity

Belgian Cancer Patients To Receive State-of-the-Art Radiation Therapy Treatments With New Technology From Elekta

Studies Proving Success Of Newer Products And Increased Incidence Of Peripheral Arterial Disease Support Rising Uptake Of Peripheral Stents In Europe

Programs To Reduce Health Care Disparities Among Racial, Ethnic Minorities Recognized By NCQA

Do Life Events Trigger Mental Disorders?

New Data Confirms That A Selective, Fully Human Anti-VEGF Antibody Being Developed By Peregrine Is As Effective As Avastin(R) In Preclinical Models

Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals Announces Filing Of IND For Novel Recombinant Factor IX Product, IB1001, For The Treatment Of Hemophilia B

Prescient Medical, Inc. Acquires New Technology To Detect Inflammation In Coronary Blood Vessels

AACS Urges Caution When Choosing A Cosmetic Surgeon

Survey Reveals Heartburn Sufferers Experience More Heartburn During The Holidays

Hormonal Changes And Depression: What Is The Connection?

PDA Stresses Link Between Oral Health And Overall Health

Watch Your Weight, Keep Up Physical Activity

Study Finds Physicians And Nurses Both Take And Recommend Dietary Supplements

Smokers Remain Unaware Of The Health Effects Of Smoking, New Survey Finds

Cancer Gene Drives Pivotal Decision In Early Brain Development

Diabetes Dilemma: Most Older Patients Have Many Problems At Once

Behind The Counter Medicines: Improved Access, Better Health

Optometrist Shares Computer Vision Syndrome Remedies

Higher Risk Kidneys May Help Solve Organ Shortage Facing Older Adults

Quitting Not The Only Option On Great American Smokeout

Women And Doctors Have Widely Different Views About Depression Medication Use Around Pregnancy

Novel Therapies May At Last Bring Relief For U.S. Hereditary Angioedema Patients

New Drug May Restore Memory With Alzheimer's Disease

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