Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 23 November 2007

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Friday 23 November 2007

Heart Attacks Down Following Countywide Smoking Ban

Written by Catharine Paddock

Heart attacks among non smokers in Monroe County, Indiana, US, fell by more than two thirds following a smoking ban in the county. These are the findings of a study published in the present issue of the Journal of Drug...
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Babies Prefer Helpful To Unhelpful Social Types

Written by Catharine Paddock

A study led by Yale researchers in the US revealed that babies less than one year old can tell the difference between helpful and unhelpful social types and show a preference for the former...
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Lung Transplants May Not Prolong Life For Cystic Fibrosis Children, New Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study found that lung transplants did not prolong life for the majority of children studied who had cystic fibrosis (CF) compared with CF children who did not undergo lung transplants...
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Other Medical and Health News for 23 November*

Government Boost To Veterans Healthcare, UK

Optical Consumer Complaints Contract Goes To OCCS, UK

Joint Commission Report Shows Improvement In Healthcare Quality In Hospitals

Students Reap Benefits Of New Program, USA

Committee Maps Out AAMI 2008 Conference Plans, USA

Eastman Dental Center Unveils New SMILEmobile

Research Identifies New Features Of Brain Structure That May Lead To ADHD

Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV, UK

TGen And NAU Awarded Federal Grant To Develop Biowarfare Disease Diagnostic

New Research Helps Explain How Tumours Go Undetected By The Body

American Dental Association Outlines Successful Environmental Efforts

European Medicines Agency Recommends Suspension Of Marketing Authorisation Of Aprotinin-Containing Medicines For Systemic Use

American Dental Association Vendor Showcase To Launch In January

HPA Statement On Pandemic Flu: A National Framework For Responding To An Influenza Pandemic

Mosquito Net Usage By Children Reaches 85% In Tombouctou, Mali

ABMS Launches New PSA About The Importance Of Board Certification When Choosing A Physician

CIBA Vision, The Eye Care Unit Of Novartis, Announces Settlement Of Patent Litigation With CooperVision, Inc.

AARP: CMS Publication Of Poor Performing Nursing Homes A Good First Step

Global HIV Prevalence Has Levelled Off; AIDS Is Among The Leading Causes Of Death Globally And Remains The Primary Cause Of Death In Africa

Joe Hockey's Latest Attack On Nurses Shows Coalition's Desperation, Australia

Trials For Oral Therapy Revlimid (Lenalidomide) Show Unprecedented Overall Survival And Response Rates In Blood Cancer, Multiple Myeloma

Medivir: Initiation Of A Phase IIa Clinical Trial With Investigational Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor TMC435350

Hags And Harridans - Beware! Says NHS Alliance Chairman

Day-To-Day Hospital Cleaning Needed

Help The Aged Welcomes New Research On End Of Life Care And Calls On Government To Secure Dignity In Death And Dying, UK

Growing Social And Economic Burden Of Lung Disease Underscores Need For Action: The Lung Association, Canada

Do You, Or Someone You Know, Work At Deloitte? UK

Research To Determine The Real Impact Of Occupation And Asthma, UK

London's Cancer Hot Spots

ASHP Responds To Medication Errors Harming Actor's Babies

Vitamin B Deficiency In Pregnant Mothers Linked To Diabetes

News From General Optical Council, UK

BDA Scotland Seeks Urgent Meeting On Decontamination Guidance

Government Launches New Flu Pandemic Plan, UK

General Practice Delivers Holistic Care Says GP Leader Response To Article In BMJ, UK

Improvement Foundation And NHS Alliance Celebrate Awards Of Excellence For 2007

UQ Expert Joins Global Consensus On World's Deadliest Diseases, Australia

Moffitt Cancer Center Takes Part In Newly Published Study In This Week's New England Journal Of Medicine

Growing New Immune System Following Stem Cell Transplant In Mouse Model

The International Myeloma Foundation Says REVLIMID(R) Extends Survival With Positive Implications For A Wide Range Of Blood Cancers

Sensitivity To Others' Feelings Still Experienced By People With Rare Type Of Memory Loss

Experiment To Gauge Economic Motivation From Competition

Three Of Four Americans Want More Information To Compare Doctors, Hospitals

Rebuilding The Evolutionary History Of HIV 1 Unravels A Complex Loop

NACO Bows To Activists' Pressure On AIDS Treatment In India, Says AHF

Hundreds Of Strokes Avoidable, Says Study

New Study Highlights Stigma And Stress Of Living With HIV/AIDS In Serbia

Dogs Sniff Out Diabetes

FDA Clears Advanced Test For Monitoring Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

GlaxoSmithKline And Genmab Initiate Ofatumumab Rheumatoid Arthritis Phase III Programme

Bayer Helps Flood Victims In Mexico

Major Phase 3 Trial Shows Zevalin® Extends Progression-Free Survival In One Of The Most Common Types Of Lymphoma

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