Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 15 November 2007

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Thursday 15 November 2007

Second Outbreak Of Bird Flu In Suffolk, UK

Written by Catharine Paddock

Another outbreak of bird flu is suspected at a second farm in Suffolk, UK. The birds at Grove farm in Botesdale were scheduled to be culled following the confirmed discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus at nearby Redgrave Park farm on Tuesday...
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Avandia Stays On Market With Increased Boxed Warning While Safety Assessed

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked the manufacturer of diabetes type 2 drug Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) to carry out a new long term study to assess the cardiovascular risk of the drug...
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Forteo Increases Bone Density In Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that the osteoporosis drug Forteo (made by Eli Lilly) was more effective than Fosamax (made by Merck) at increasing bone density in arthritis patients with osteoporosis caused by taking corticosteroids such as prednisone...
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100,000 Will Die From Diabetes In Mexico In 2012

Investigational Vaccine Protects Infants Against Multiple Meningococcal Serogroups

MF59-adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine (Fluad®) Slashes Hospitalizations In The Elderly

Other Medical and Health News for 15 November*

Chronic HIV-1 Infection Frequently Fails To Protect Against Superinfection

B-K Medical Introduces Pro Focus OR Dedicated, Fully Integrated, Surgical Ultrasound Scanner

Sharon L. Kellogg Recognized By Cambridge Who's Who For Excellence In Emergency And Disaster Preparedness

Cardium Initiates Phase 2b Excellarate Clinical Study For Diabetic Ulcers

World Health Professions Alliance Publishes Core Competencies For Health Consultants

Dinosaur From Sahara Ate Like A 'Mesozoic Cow'

Study Proves Abstinence Education Works In Virginia

More Than 30,000 Medicaid Providers In Seven States Owe More Than $1B In Federal Taxes, GAO Report Finds

Expansion Of SCHIP 'Right Thing To Do,' Op-Ed States

Grassley Seeks Data On Medicaid Payments For Unapproved Treatments

USA Today Series On Diabetes Examines Treatment Options, Diet

Cases Of Sexually Transmitted Infections Increasing Nationwide, Minorities Disproportionately Affected, CDC Report Finds

November Issue Of Reproductive Health Matters Focuses On Maternal Mortality

Biopta Stretches Blood Vessel Viability Using Abcellute Cell Preservation Technology

Lawmakers Will Not Reach SCHIP Agreement Before Thanksgiving, Sen. Grassley Says

New Republic Releases Special Issue On Health Care

Four Transplant Recipients Contract HIV, Hepatitis C From High-Risk Organ Donor

Senate Finance Committee Meeting Addresses Physician Payment Cut Fix; Party Divisions Remain

Some Medical Centers Open Facilities To Compete With Retail Medical Clinics

Leaders Of Merck's Canceled HIV Vaccine Study Notify Participants Whether They Received Vaccine, Placebo

Aetna Reaches Agreement With New York State On Physician Ranking System, Transparency

Iraq Veterans Experience Delayed Mental Stress, Study Finds

92% Of HIV Infections In Mauritius Transmitted Through Injection Drug Use, Government Reports

CBO Director Says Tests, Treatments Of 'Dubious' Value Drive Up Health Care Costs

HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule Might Limit Epidemiology Studies, Survey Finds

Gates Foundation To Launch $50M HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaign In Partnership With Chinese Government, NGOs

Safeguard Against Health Risks: Hajj Pilgrims Warned

Edwards Announces Proposal To Expand Paid Family Leave

CDC's Gerberding Discusses Preventive Health Care At Conference

Global Fund Approves $1B In New Grants

Health Plans Recognized For Efforts To Reduce Racial Health Disparities

Thomson Scientific Publishes 'Who Is Making The Biggest Splash?'

Mental Health Patients Disadvantaged In Access To Appropriate End-of-life Care, Australia

EFIC-Grunenthal Grant 2007: The New Generation Of Pain Researchers

New Edition Released: Book On Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder And Employment Law

Latest NHS Complaints Figures Published, UK

International Research Grant In Osteoporosis, IOf - Servier

President Bush Vetoes Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill

Proposed Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Massachusetts $100M Annually, Hurt Universal Health Coverage Efforts

Giuliani Says He Would Continue PEPFAR Program, Attempt To 'Dramatically' Increase Trade With Africa

Blacks, Some Hispanics More Likely To Become Disabled Than Whites Largely Because Of Socioeconomic, Health Status, Report Finds

Understanding Diversity In Disease - New Routes To Prevention, Diagnosis And Treatment

Diabetes UK Scotland Calls For Action On Diabetes Crisis

Young People Ask Scottish Parliament To 'Help Us Get Our Act Together'

Kohl Welcomes Results Of Hhs Oig Report On Generic Drug Usage Under Medicare Part D

Indigenous Health Needs Significant National Solutions, Australia

ANA Applauds Introduction Of Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

Modelling The Spread Of Disease, UK

DH Agree £850,000 Compensation For Change In Prescription Pricing Division (PPD) Processing Behaviour

Military Personnel Who Serve In War Zones Face Increased Risk For Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, And Marital And Family Conflict

India: Smoking Increasing

USA: New Study Suggests That Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Could Help Smokers Quit

Smoking Associated With Rectal Cancer

Research Body Calls For More Government Intervention To Tackle Public Health Problems, UK

Common Goals Fuel ASHP Involvement In AHA Health Care Reform Initiative, USA

ASHP Tells FDA: Health-System Pharmacists Ready To Implement Behind-the-Counter Medications, USA

Smokers Urged To Make A Plan To Quit During American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout

Medics Worry About Ethnic Sensitivity, UK

Children With Diabetes Get Raw Deal At School, UK

Defuse The Diabetes Timebomb, UK

Royal Hospital Chelsea Appoints Janet Husband As Commissioner, UK

What Dog Owners Need To Know About Salmon Poisoning

NIH Awards Grant To Cancer Education Program At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center

Brain Hormone Responsible For Effects Of Social Isolation

Effects Of Low Dose Arsenic On Development Shown By Dartmouth Researchers

Genomic Instability, Human RecQ Helicases And Homologous Recombination

Combining Medicine And Religion

Significant Anti-Cancer Effects Of Milk Thistle Demonstrated By Scientists

The Golden Standard In The Diagnosis Of Carcinosarcomas Is Histochemistry

New Cigarette Smoking Strategy Reduces Nicotine Addiction

Cholera's Lines Of Communication Broken By Princeton Scientists

Study Shows Organon's Asenapine Demonstrates Efficacy And Tolerability In Treating Acute Schizophrenia

Potential For Dietary Prevention Of Colon Cancer

Patient Privacy Is Given A Second Chance In The Senate

Family Enrollment Begins In Largest Study To Investigate Risk Factors Of Autism

NCPA President Steve Giroux's Testimony At FDA Behind The Counter Hearing

NATRECOR Authorized In Canada For Treatment Of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Coalition's Health Plan Sets The Right Course But Lacks Funding Detail, Australia

Lessons From Turkey's Bird Flu Outbreak

Predicting The Future In Ovarian Cancer

BioRx Offers Vivaglobin(R) To Patients With Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders

New Resource On Oral Therapy For Cancer Helps Patients Make Treatment Decisions

New Innovation Grants Boost Malaria Advocacy Efforts In Africa

Sleep, Hunger And Metabolism Have A Hormone Link

Males Evolve More Quickly For Simple Reason

Radiation Kidney Damage In BMT Patients May Be Limited By Drug In Common Use

Keeping The Public Safe From Dangerous Drugs

Humans And Chimps Differ At Level Of Gene Splicing

Focusing On The Cellular Machinery That Enables Neurons To Fire

Heavy Drinking Associated With Local Bars But Not Liquor Stores

How Water 'Lubricates' Proteins Observed By Scientists For The First Time

Important Cells' Stress Response Affected By Viral Infection

'Fingerprints' Help Find Genes Involved In Differentiation

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived From Preimplantation Genetically Diagnosed Embryos

HealthLinx Achieves Improved Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic In Phase II Trial, Australia

Thousands Decline Lifesaving Genetic Cancer Checks, Australia

Dramatic Hike Forecast For ADHD Drugs Spend

Patients With Schizophrenia More Likely To Suffer From Ruptured Appendix

Menstruation Proves More Than A Curse: Cells From The Womb Lining Discarded During A Woman's Period Are The New Stem Cells

Statement From Asthma UK Cymru On The Launch Of The Service Development And Commissioning Directives - Chronic Respiratory Conditions

Tumour Cells Could Be Used To Develop Personalised Light-activated Cancer

FDA Seeks To Include Those Most Affected By Alzheimer's Disease In The Drug Review Process

Regenetech And Johns Hopkins Sign Stem Cell Agreement For Diabetes

New Insights Into The Global Market For Pain Management

Gates Foundation Commits To Expansion Of HIV Prevention In China

International Communication Award Recognises And Rewards Journalism Thatextends Public Awareness And Understanding Of COPD

Multimodal Tumor Diagnostics: Delivering A More Precise Image

Aging Well Magazine To Launch In January 2008

LA BioMed Researchers Find Response Rates To Antidepressants Are Lower Among African Americans And Latinos

Hospitalizations For Patients With Depression On The Increase

St. Vincent Medical Center Opens Innovative Clinic To Fight Hepatitis

CaringBridge Provides Tips To Those Living With Lung Cancer

Scientists Find Peptide Therapy Can Prevent Progression Of Parkinson's Disease

Erbitux Improves Survival In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer - Study Published In NEJM

Commonwealth Learning Scholarships Need Fixing, Australia

Young Cancer Patients Failing To Receive The Best Cancer Treatment, Australia

PET Scans Useful For Some Cancer Treatment, But How Do Patients Fare?

Panacea Pharmaceuticals Announces The Availability Of CC Detect(SM), A Serum Based Diagnostic Test For Colon Cancer

Study Shows Need To Test More COPD And Asthma Patients For Underdiagnosed Pulmonary Disease

Study Shows Organon's Asenapine Demonstrates Efficacy And Tolerability In Treating Acute Schizophrenia

Ceregene Completes Enrollment Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial For Parkinson's Disease

Swiss Experts Recommend QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold For Tuberculosis Infection Screening Prior To Initiating Anti-TNF-a Therapy

American Legion Anticipates Institute Of Medicine Report On Gulf War Veterans

Forteo's Bone-Building Power Shown In Arthritis Patients

Global View Shows Link Between Endometrial Cancer And Vitamin D Status

Listen Up! ENT Doctors Point Out More Reasons To Quit!

Latinos And African Americans Live Longer With Alzheimer's Disease

New Anemia Measure Predicts Risk Of Death In Dialysis Patients

Experts Report Progress In Food Allergy Prevention And Diet Restrictions

Vitamin D Injection Fails To Prevent Fractures In Elderly People

A New Method For The Early Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Hypertension, The Main Cause Of Death In Patients With Scleroderma

Prolonged Use Of Swedish Moist Snuff Increases Risk Of Fatal Cardiovascular Disease And Stroke

63% Of Diabetics Risk Serious Foot Problems By Wearing The Wrong Sized Shoes

What Happens When Alcohol Dependent Subjects View Alcohol Associated Pictures

New England Journal Of Medicine Study Shows ERBITUX® Improves Survival In Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Post Hoc Data Show Daily Activity Participation, Independence And Sleep Quality Improved In Adults With Arthritis After Treatment With ORENCIA®

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