Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 26 November 2007

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Monday 26 November 2007

Bird Flu In South Korea Is Non-Deadly H7 Strain

Written by Catharine Paddock

The Agriculture Ministry of South Korea confirmed on Saturday 24th November that the latest outbreak of bird flu among farmed ducks was of the non-deadly H7 strain, and not the deadly H5N1 strain that is fatal to humans...
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Reprogrammed Skin Cells Could Replace Embryonic Stem Cells

Written by Catharine Paddock

A breakthrough in stem cell research was announced last week in a paper in the journal Science where researchers from the University of Wisconsin -Madison in the US and other colleagues reported how they reprogrammed human...
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Cholera Vaccine Could Protect Affected Communities
A vaccine used to protect travelers from cholera, an infection characterized by diarrhea and severe dehydration, could also be used effectively among those living in cholera-prone (endemic) areas, according to a...
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Other Medical and Health News for 26 November*

Drugs May Not Delay Onset Of Dementia

The Benefits And Risks Of Fitting Patients With Radiofrequency Identification Devices

Medical Research Participants Should Understand That Research Is Not The Same As Treatment

Nationwide Clinical Trial Tests Effectiveness Of Drug That Slows Cancer Growth

Medical Ventures Completes U.S. FDA Application For Metricath Gemini

International Stem Cell Corporation CEO Issues Statement On De-Differentiation Research And Parthenogenesis

AMPATH: Restoring Lives Not Just Immune Systems

New Method Of Drug Delivery More Effective At Reaching Brain Tumors

Schering-Plough Announces Asenapine NDA Accepted For Filing By The U.S. FDA

ASTRO Publications Earn Three MarCom Awards

Product Life Cycle Management Key To Sustaining Revenue Growth In European Gastroenterology Therapeutics Market

BJOG Release: Smoking Obscures Tests For Down Syndrome, UK

Publication Of Irish Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Assessment Report

UNISON Calls For Action Over Dirty Ambulances, UK

Advice For Nurses And Midwives For The Administration Of Botulinum Toxin, UK

Advanced Elastography Features Available On HI VISION™ 900 Premium Ultrasound System

HPA Warns Of Continuing HIV And STI Epidemic In Gay Men, UK

Many Prostate Cancer Patients Receive Improper Or "Mismatched" Therapies

Dog Owners With Type 1 Diabetes Needed For Study, UK

Philips Unveils Computed Tomography (CT) System That Scans The Heart In Two Beats To Aid In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Serious Health Conditions

Concerted Effort From Leading Health Experts Offers Global Prescription To Tackle The Most Fatal Diseases

Tomorrow's NHS: The American Dream? UK

Israeli Fashion Photographer Leads Worldwide Campaign For Healthier Models

Insight Agents Launches Generic Contrast Media And Attractive Business Model In Europe

VistaGen Sees Promise For Stem Cell 'Breakthrough' To Accelerate Drug Discovery And Development

Hitachi Introduces Efficient ECLOS16™ CT Scanner At RSNA

Nurses Welcome A Rudd Labor Government, Australia

RPSGB Responds To The Dispensing Doctors' Association Announcement Of The Launch Of A DDA Register Of Dispensers, UK

ADInstruments Supports Biomedical Education Symposium At Chang-Gung University, Taiwan

Highland 'Superman' Flying To National Glory, UK

Patience Is Rewarded For Ipswich Teenager, UK

Education Session On Pain Management Geared Towards Chinese Patients At BC Cancer Agency's Community Cancer Forum

Innovative Drug Production Project Secures Funding From Technology Strategy Board, UK

The Capital Fund Backs Stem Cell Innovators, UK - Plasticell Secures £690,000 Including First Institutional Investment

Study Finds Eyes "On The Nose", Australia

Mass Screening Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic Would Boost Survival Rates, UK

Israeli 'Guided Missiles' Induce Cancer Cells To Commit Suicide

UNICEF Concerned About Looming Health Threat While Stepping Up Programmes For Children Affected By Cyclone Sidr

Alzheimer Society Receives 1 Million Dollars Gift On World Alzheimer's Day, Canada

Reported £2bn NHS Surplus - UNISON Reaction, UK

Mind Comments On Boost To War Veterans Mental Health Care, UK

Local Heroes Hoping For National Glory, UK

Response To 'Rapid Access To Minor Stroke Clinics Takes Twice As Long As It Should' In The Journal Of Neurology, Neurosurgery And Psychiatry

Remoulding Attitudes Toward Disability, UK

South Africa: Drive To Stub Out Smoking Among The Youth

For Kidney Cancer Patients Cryoablation Continues To Show Good Results

Scientists' Concern Over Nanotech's Health, Environment Impacts

Active Parents Raise Active Children

Should All Medical Students Be Graduates First?

GP Targets Are Not Meeting Patients' Needs, UK

Doctors Challenge NICE Guidelines On Heart Drug, UK

Roche Submits Application For FDA Approval Of Actemra For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bristol-Myers Squibb And Pierre Fabre Provide Update On Vinflunine Development Status

New Data Published In The Lancet Show GSK's Rotavirus Vaccine Rotarix® Offers Sustained And Broad Protection Against All Common Circulating Rotavi

Biogen Idec And Neurimmune Therapeutics Announce Alliance To Develop Treatments For Alzheimer's Disease

'Mismatched' Prostate Cancer Treatment More Common Than Expected

Non-Caucasians At Higher Risk For Severe Metastatic Breast Cancer Pain

Cryoablation Continues To Show Good Results For Kidney Cancer Patients

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