Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 22 November 2007

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Thursday 22 November 2007

Heart Disease Death Rates Going Up In Young US Women

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by scientists in the US and the UK shows that the rate of deaths due to heart disease in young American adults has reached a plateau and may even be going up again in young women, after decades of hard won progress in reducing it...
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Suicidal Thoughts Could Be Linked To Chantix Says FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued what the agency terms an "early communication" about a potential, but yet to be confirmed, safety issue with Pfizer's smoking cessation drug Chantix, where a number of...
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Revlimid Improves Survival For Multiple Myeloma Patients

Written by Catharine Paddock

Results from two large international studies showed that patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, a cancer of the cells in the bone marrow that make blood, who were treated with Revlimid (lenalidomide) and...
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Blood Pressure Lowering With Direct Renin Inhibitor Aliskiren May Protect Obese & Diabetic People From Toxic Effects Of Abdominal Fat

'Rapid Access' To Minor Stroke Clinics Not Happening Fast Enough, UK

The Higher The Ozone Levels The Higher Cardiovascular Deaths Due To High Temperatures Are

Other Medical and Health News for 22 November*

MIT: Prenatal Arsenic Exposure Detected In Newborns -- Research Could Lead To Test For Screening Populations For The Poison

A Mathematical Explanation For Precision Of Trinucleotide Hereditary Diseases

Australia: Cigarette Pack Displays 'tempt Quitters'

Smoking Before And After Pregnancy Harms Daughters' Fertility

Divided We Fail "Faith Week" To Raise Health And Financial Security Issues In Communities Of Faith

Bio Responds To Latest Advancement In Stem Cell Research

American Nurses Association Releases Newly Revised Scope And Standards Of Practice For Home Health Nurses

Louisiana Governor-Elect Health Care Transition Committee Meets To Discuss Proposals

USAID Awards $60M Grant To Researchers In Kenya, Indiana For HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Program

Rhode Island Lt. Governor Announces Initiative To Study State Health Care System Changes

UNAIDS Discusses Global HIV/AIDS Estimates Following Release Of Report

Effort In Nassau County, N.Y., To Address Racial Health Disparities 'Deserves Kudos,' Editorial Says

Colorado Commission Recommends Health Care Plan Similar To Massachusetts'

Opinion Pieces Discuss Richardson's State, National Health Care Reform Proposals

Navajo Nation To Begin Using Telemedicine, GPS Technology To Help Tribal Members Monitor Diabetes

Maryland Gov. O'Malley Signs Legislation To Increase Taxes, Expand Medicaid Eligibility

Wall Street Journal Letter To The Editor Addresses Recent Opinion Piece On Electronic Prescribing

Studies Examine Quality Of Care For Patients With Limited-English Proficiency

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

'Efficient Physicians' Key To VEBA Success, Opinion Piece States

E.U. Adopts Modified TRIPS Agreement

Older U.S. Adults Often Cannot Obtain Affordable Individual Health Insurance Policies

Editorial, Opinion Piece Discuss Issues Related To Medicare Advantage Plans, Physician Reimbursements

AP/International Herald Tribune Examines Efforts Aimed At Providing Prison Inmates With Condoms To Reduce Spread Of HIV, STIs

Aetna President Discusses Health Care Reform

Issue Brief Examines Emergency On-Call Coverage From Specialist Physicians

Zimbabwe Minister Of Health, Child Welfare Parirenyatwa Calls On Religious Leaders To Discuss HIV Prevention

First-Ever Healthcare Predictive Modeling Dedicated Newsletter Showcases Best Of Breed Thought-Leadership; January 2008, USA

Republican Presidential Candidate Romney Calls For Caps On Noneconomic, Punitive Damages In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Large Employers Do Not Use Value-Based Strategies When Purchasing Health Plans, JAMA Study Finds

Botswana's HIV/AIDS Policies Should Serve People With Disabilities, Advocate Says

Acting Surgeon General Encourages Americans To Know Their Health History During Fourth Annual Family History Day

UN Launches International Year Of Sanitation To Address Global Crisis

President's Comment On PM Alcohol Seminar, UK

Confirma Expands Computer-Aided-Detection (CAD) For MRI To Prostate, Assisting In Improved Cancer Detection

EFoodSafety Announces Successful Citroxin Lab Tests Against 'Superbug' Eradicating MRSA Strain Of Staph

Sutter Solano RNs Vote To Authorize Second Strike - Sutter Continues To Cut Units, Refuses To Address Patient Care Procedures

Limited Impact So Far Of Central Health Reform But Reasons To Be Optimistic Over Future Of PbC, Says King's Fund, UK

King's Fund Statement In Response To Public Accounts Committee Report On NHS Consultant Contract, UK

GE Healthcare It Unveils Centricity Oneview

HRSA Introduces Training Tool To Improve Provider-Patient Communication

FDA Approves Zyrtec For Nonprescription Use In Adults And Children

FDA Issues Early Communication For Chantix

Rock Band Daughtry Hope To Make A Difference For Kids With Autism

Many Employers Do Not Appear To Be Implementing Strategies And Programs To Improve The Quality And Value Of Health Benefits

Novel Approach To Gastric Anticancer Therapy

Tasmanians Congratulated On Landmark Decision To Phase Out Tobacco Displays, Australia

One In Ten PCTs Fail To Follow PEC Guidance

Micro Machines Brought Closer Following Understanding Of Actuator Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes

Nurse Who Demonstrated A Lack Of Basic Anatomical Knowledge Found Guilty Of Misconduct, UK

Clinicians May In Future Treat Diseases By Regulating The Immune Response

Key Nerve Navigation Pathway Identified

Extending International Efforts, Integrating The Healthcare Enterprise Adopts Enhanced Principles Of Governance

Identifying The Best Candidates For Lung Transplant In Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Healthy Hands On National Hairdressers Day, UK

Novel Enzymes For Better Biofuel Production Offered By Termites

Offshore Industry Has More To Do Says HSE, UK

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

Landmark Global Consensus To Curb World's Most Fatal Diseases

New Lung Association Research: Millions More May Have COPD Than Previously Estimated, Canada

Screening Systems For Open Angle Glaucoma Assessed

Cold Laser Stop Smoking And Weight Loss Education Available

Malaria Consortium Supports Launch Of Affordable Medicines Facility For Malaria In New Report

One-Third More Insured Workers Required To Meet A Deductible

Smoking May Affect Fertility Of Female Offspring

Plant Research Has Global Implications

Portuguese Presidency Promotes The EU's Commitment To Healthcare Biotechnology

Waters Returning To Their Natural, Pre-Industrial State

Chromosome Coiling Offers Insight Into Bioclocks

At-Risk Locations For Storm Surge Pinpointed By Supercomputer, Lives Saved

Combination Of Cigarette Smoke And Alcohol Increases Damage To Heart

Recent Study Of Carnivores Brings Bergmann's Rule To The 21st Century

Neural Representation Of The Selective Brain

UC Davis Researchers Identify A Cellular Pathway That Makes Prostate Cancer Fatal

Potential Strategies For Treatment Of Neurodevelopmental And Psychiatric Diseases

A Young Star In Childhood Cancer Research, Australia

Fat Hormone May Contribute To Longevity

Climate Change Triggers Wars And Population Decline, New Research

Ciba Finds Biosignal Compounds "Exceptional" Against Microbes In Swiss Study

Colour Blindness In Cricket Can Be Managed, Study Shows, Australia

Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level Can Reflect Adrenal Adenoma

AMA Health Policy Report Card - 2007 Federal Election, Australia

Found In Translation: Prioritising Research Questions In Breast Cancer

SARS: A Model Disease

Antenatal HIV

Hospital Consultants Are Worth Every Penny, Says BMA, UK

New Figures Reveal True Extent Of Restriction Of Access For The Vulnerable, UK

Curbing World's Most Fatal Diseases: Consensus Created By Health Experts Offers A New Global Prescription

Current Treatment Targets Leave Diabetes Patients At Risk

GNI Announces IND Approval In China For Novel Liver Disease Drug F351

Boston Researchers Present Study Showing Working Memory Training In School Can Help Students With Attention Deficits

BMA Response To The Audit Commission Report On Practice Based Commissioning, UK

Banks Support Mental Health Awareness Guidelines, UK

Kalirin's Role In Learning And Memory

Lifespan In C. Elegans Extended By Antidepressant

Light Shone On Human Sight Loss By Blind Mice

Merck Company Foundation Expands Immunization Training Program Through IU School Of Medicine, Moi University Partnership

Erickson (And NFL) Provide New Perspective On Aging In America

One Side-Effect Of An Anti-Cancer Drug Counteracted By Carbon Monoxide

Clinical Trials Provide Hope For Bone Marrow Cancer Patients

Devastating Social And Economic Losses Caused By Lymphatic Filariasis

Tighter Controls On Baby Milk, UK

Africa Action Welcomes New Statistics On Global AIDS Pandemic

St. Jude Finds Molecule That Could Improve Cancer Vaccine And Therapy For Other Diseases

Brostallicin Trial Data Demonstrates Encouraging Anti Tumor Activity In Patients With Chemotherapy Resistant Cancers

Roche Submits Application For FDA Approval Of ACTEMRA(R) For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

The American Liver Foundation Encourages Heightened Awareness Of Hepatitis B And C In Light Of Recent Events In The News

Asthma Foundation Offers National Flu Shot Finder

Positive Outcome Of Drug Drug Interaction Trial With Intravenous Iclaprim

Stem Cell Breakthrough Could End Human Embryonic Experimentation

Novo Nordisk Applauds Adoption Of World Diabetes Day Resolutions By U.S. Congress

Oral Drug Sets New Survival Standard For Bone Marrow Cancer

Pediatric Pulmonary Expert Comments On Study Of Lung Transplants For Cystic Fibrosis

Vitamin E Could Help 40% Of Diabetics Ward Off Heart Attacks

Cigarette Smoke And Alcohol Damage Hearts Worse As Combo

Arterial Vascular Disease Underdiagnosed, Undertreated In Older U.S. Women

Statement Of Michael L. Langberg, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Regarding Heparin

New Discoveries About Nitric Oxide Can Provide Drugs For Schizophrenia

Proposal To Step Up Cardio Vascular Disease Research

Debate Over Inclusion Of Sleep Apnea In The Standards For Driving

Ulster Research Aims To Reduce Ankle Injuries

Ulster India Teams Probe How Robotics Can Help People With Disabilities

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