Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 29 November 2007

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Thursday 29 November 2007

Hospital Care Harms One In Ten, UK Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A UK study has suggested that one in ten national health service (NHS) patients in hospital could be harmed as a result of their care. The study is to be published in the December issue of the BMJ journal Quality and Safety...
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Obesity Rate In American Adults No Longer Increasing, CDC

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released yesterday, 28th November, said that the rate of obesity among adults aged 20 and over in the US appears to be levelling off, and maybe even...
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Screening For Bowel Cancer Halves Emergencies And Cuts Deaths

Written by Catharine Paddock

Fifth year results from a UK study shows that bowel cancer screening halved emergency hospital admissions due to the disease and significantly cut death rates in Coventry and North Warwickshire, one of the UK's first pilot sites...
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Other Medical and Health News for 29 November*

Early And Late Sexual Debut Associated With Problems In Sexual Functioning

Increased Health Care Spending In Developing Countries Not Enough By Itself To Increase Utilization Of Skilled Birth Attendants

Nearly 60 Percent Of Women Trafficked And Sexually Exploited Suffered From Posttraumatic Stress

Immigrant Children At Higher Risk Of Lead Poisoning

AJHP Features Discussion On Implications Of Specialty Pharmacies

EU "Fire Safer" Cigarettes Set To Get Green Light

Empowering The Mind, Body And Spirit A Focus At The BC Cancer Agency's Community Cancer Forum, Canada

Group Sues HHS Over Rules Against Coverage Of Medications Prescribed For Off-Label Uses Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

U.N. Special Envoy For HIV/AIDS In Africa Mataka Urges Women To Address Cultural Practices That Fuel Spread Of Disease

WSJ Examines Increasing Efforts To Assist Care Providers

Kenyan Business Leaders Publicly Take HIV Tests To Raise Awareness, Encourage Workers To Be Tested

VA Falling Further Behind In Processing Disability Claims For Veterans

UNAIDS' HIV/AIDS Estimates For Russia 'Exaggerated,' Country's Top Health Official Says

States With Higher Uninsured Rates Have Higher Suicide Rates, According To Report

Lack Of HIV Prevention Efforts Among MSM Fueling Increase In New Diagnoses, JAMA Commentary Says

Scientists Will Update NCI Breast Cancer Risk Calculator To Better Reflect Black Women's Risk

Letters To Editor Address New York Times Editorial About U.S. Health Care Costs

Chinese-American, Black Women With Certain Diets Have Higher Risk For Developing Type 2 Diabetes, Studies Find

SCHIP Bill Advocates Shift Focus To Short-Term Program Extension

New York State Lawmakers Pledge To Pass Law Mandating Physician Ranking Systems Are Not Based Solely On Costs

Cultural Competency 'Paramount' In Delivering Adequate Medical Care, AAOS Diversity Board Chair Says In Interview

Young Adults Use Facebook To Advocate Health Insurance Expansion

President Bush Economic Adviser Hubbard To Resign

Republican Presidential Candidates Romney, Giuliani Trade Criticism Over Health Care

AHA Responds To Medicare Hospital Payment Change Proposal

Editorials Respond To Report About HIV/AIDS In Washington, D.C.

2007 Michael Young Prize Winner Focuses On Autism Research

Could A Fuel Cell That Runs On Glucose Save The Planet?

AMA Supports Legislation To Restore Medical Student Loan Deferment, USA

Ethnic And Racial Disparities In Colorectal Cancer Risk May Be Genetic

Reducing Inflammation In Damaged Skin Tissue Aided By Exercise

AACR Conference Showcases The Latest On Cancer Prevention Research

Promising Novel SIRT1 Activators For Treating Diseases Of Aging Unveiled By Sirtris

Study Looks At Live Kidney Donors' Satisfaction Rates And Health Problems

AACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award To Be Presented To Dr. Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D.

Inconsistency And Incoherency In Drug Policy The Focus Of New Book

Malaria Parasite In Patient Blood Reveals Distinct Physiological States

Stolen Laptops Could Land Doctors With £5,000 Fine, UK

Nurse Struck Off For Drug Failings, UK

Care Home Nurse Cautioned For Maladministration Of Drugs And Poor Record Keeping, UK

Mind Reveals Alarming Levels Of Disability Hate Crime, UK

Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Heightened By High Blood Pressure

HSE Warns Employers Of The Need For Proper Risk Assessments After Maintenance Worker Dies At Amusement Park, UK

Diisobutyl Phthalate Found In Some Cardboard Food Packaging

Chilly Winter Weather Causes Skin Woes For Men

Testing Canine Cognitive Abilities

Meat Quality Preserved By Natural Ingredient

Food Costs Take A Big Bite Of The Income Pie For Low-income British Columbians, Canada

Breast Cancer Detection Improved By New Technology

The Lives Of HIV-Infected Children Can Be Improved By Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

CMS Announces Approval Of Key Changes To Wisconsin's Badgercare Program

Quarter Of A Million Lose Access To NHS Dentistry, UK

Advanced Recovery Receives Trademark For Aphasia Treatment Protocol

World's First Nuclear Radiation-Blocking Fabric Receives New Patents

Drug Abuse Research At UH Funded By National Institutes Of Health Grant

Inovio Biomedical Partner Tripep Treats First Subject In Phase I/II Study Of Novel Hepatitis C DNA Vaccine

LitInspector: Quick And Easy Retrieval Of Pathways, Genes, Gene Functions, Gene-Gene Interactions And More

Symptom Validity Testing Helps Detect Lies, Feigned Symptoms

Dr. Trace Curry Performs Realize Band As Alternative To Lap Band Surgery As Treatment For Obesity, USA

The Inside Story On Nanotechnology And The Media

MOTIVATE Continues Its Work With The Ministry Of Health Of The Socialist Republic Of Vietnam

Maintaining Physical Activity In Middle Age Results In Better Basic Physical Abilities As We Age

PetGadgets.com Offers Cutting-Edge DNA Test Kit For Pets

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics' Adult Stem Cell Approach More Relevant Than Embryonic Stem Cell Therapies

EPIX Pharmaceuticals To Present At CBI's Alzheimer's Drug Development Summit

Fifty Hospitals Around The World Are Now Using NeuroLogica's CereTom(R) Portable CT Scanner

New Study Examines How Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs

UNICEF Appeals For Nearly $30 Million To Support The Needs Of Children And Women Affected By Cyclone Sidr

A European Survey On Rare Diseases Reveals That Patients Are Rejected By Health Professionals

New Parasitic States Uncovered In Study Of Malaria Parasites

System Of Simplified, Standardized Dosing Instructions For Prescription Medication Container Labels

AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy Speaking At December 3 Institute Of Medicine Meeting, USA

Kohl Investigates Genentech's Plan To Limit Avastin Availability, USA

Lack Of Health Insurance Overstated In Arizona

Northern Territory Indigenous Initiative Must Be Reviewed And Health Checks Extended Nationally, Australia

FDA Provides Guidance And Regulatory Framework For HalcyGen's Phase III Registration Study Of Subazole

Patient's Symptoms Of Cushing's Disease Beginning To Abate After Endoscopic Pituitary Cure

Maternity Workforce Shortages Must Be Tackled, New Zealand

AMA Welcomes Nicola Roxon As Health Minister, Australia

New Patient Research Shows Importance Of Early Success In Treating Erectile Dysfunction

Hunger, Health And HIV/AIDS: A Critical Connection

High-Trauma Fractures In Older Men And Women Linked To Osteoporosis

Challenging 'Hoodie' Stereotypes Wins International Health Scientist Royal Society Kohn Award, UK

Breathe Deep: Which Patients Could Benefit From Inhaled Steroids In Cystic Fibrosis?

Testing Times: Detecting HIV In Resource-Limited Settings

Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions Announces Dates And Venues For Future CMEF/ICMD

Rotary International And Gates Foundation Together Commit $200 Million To Eradicate Polio

Innovative Research Into Erectile Dysfunction In Diabetics Rewarded At ESSM Congress

Immutep Announces Positive Interim Results From A Study Of Immufact(R) IMP321 In Metastatic Breast Cancer

American Medical Student Association Seeks Executive Director

Hospitalizations For Children With HIV Drop By Nearly Two Thirds

Dementia Screening In Primary Care: Is It Time? USA

Cook Medical Delivers Innovative Treatment For Recto-Vaginal Fistulas

Platelets In Hepatitis C Patients Boosted By Drug

Moffitt Seeking Participants For Green Tea Study

Observing Breast Cancer Gene Activity For The First Time From Outside The Body

New Step Towards Regenerating An Amputated Limb, Canada

Reducing Levels Of Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance Genes By Employing Manure Management

Seizure Risk Reduced In Pregnancy By Monitoring Of A Common Epilepsy Drug

Mouse Model Provides A Molecular Map For Aging

New Studies Show That Computer Aided Detection (Cad) Systems Are An Effective Aid In The Detection Of Various Stages And Types Of Colon Cancer

High Blood Pressure May Heighten Effects Of Alzheimer's Disease

Minimally Invasive Treatment Reduces Shoulder Pain From Tendonitis

'Stereo' Mammography Takes Breast Imaging To A New Dimension

MetaCure(TM) Launches Investigational Study Of Gastric Stimulator For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Are Overweight

Clinical Data Presented On OrthoGlide(R) Medial Knee Implant

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results Of Phase II Octreotide Implant Trial

Transport's Phase 2 Data Show Single Treatment SoloVir(TM) ETS Significantly Stops Progression Of Cold Sore Episode

ATS Medical Provides Update On Clinical Progress Of ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis

Report Reveals Links Between States' Mental Health Status And Treatment-Access

Concentra Medical Centers Gears Up For Flu Season To Keep Area Workforce Healthy

Novel Imaging Technique Shows Gray Matter Increase In Brains Of Autistic Children

National Heart Lung And Blood Institute Creates National Network To Study Cardiovascular Disease

Pedophilia May Be The Result Of Faulty Brain Wiring

Growth Of CT Scan Use May Lead To Significant Public Health Problem

Eltrombopag Studied In Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Cancer Risks For Urban African American Women Grow As Healthy Diets Become More Difficult To Maintain

New Perspectives On Health Disparities In Breast Cancer Research

Genetic And Behavioral Differences Add To Prostate Cancer Disparities

Drug Monitoring Reduces Seizures In Pregnant Women With Epilepsy

Women Must Work Harder

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