Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 5 December 2007

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Wednesday 5 December 2007

Carcinogen In Cooked Food Linked To Ovarian And Endometrial Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study from researchers in the Netherlands has found a link between acrylamide, a carcinogenic compound found in cooked, and especially burned, carbohydrate rich foods, and increased risk of endometrial and ovarian...
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Minnesota Pork Plant Illness Not A Public Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock

Health officials in Minnesota, USA, said a neurological illness that had struck workers at a pork processing plant, two of them seriously enough to require hospital treatment, posed no danger to the public...
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Fit Over 60s Live Longer Regardless Of Body Fat

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study suggests that over 60s who are fit live longer, regardless of their level of body fat. The study is published in the 5th December issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and is the...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb To Cut Workforce By 10%

Placebo As Good As Common Treatments For Sinus Infections

More Alpine Skiers And Snowboarders With Serious Head Injuries

Donors Need To Respond To The Reality Of Chronic Disease Worldwide

Billions Of Dollars And Millions Of Lives Saved If Chronic Disease Totals Could Be Reduced

Chronic Disease Interventions Work And Are Cost Effective

Other Medical and Health News for 5 December*

DocSite And The American College Of Physicians Partner To Bring Prestigious PIER Content To Point-Of-Care Registry

AstraZeneca Presents New Depression And Anxiety Results For SEROQUEL XR

New Data Reinforces The Superiority Of Escitalopram Over Duloxetine For Acute Treatment Of Depression

Transcendental Meditation More Effective In Reducing High Blood Pressure Compared To Other Stress Reduction Programs, Study Shows

MIT: Missing Protein May Be Key To Autism

Independence Blue Cross Announces End Of No-Cost Generic Drug Program

Richardson Releases HIV/AIDS Plan

Number Of Annual New HIV Cases In U.S. Might Be Higher Than Previously Thought

Employers Use Stick-and-Carrot Approach For Wellness Programs

New Data On Cancer Rates Among HIV-Positive People 'Underline' Need For Antiretrovirals That Restore Immune Function, Opinion Piece Says

UAW Leaders, Ford Executives Sign Contract At Ceremony

District Should 'Remain Vigilant' As Senate Votes On Bill That Would Remove Ban On Funding For Needle-Exchange Programs, Letter Says

Nursing Homes Often Medicate Residents Without Psychosis

Gates Foundation Gives Group $28.5M For Microbicide Research, Officials Say

American College Of Physicians Endorses Two Approaches To Achieve Universal Coverage

Social Stigma, Taboos In Iran Undermining Government Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, Official Says

DFG To Establish 10 New Collaborative Research Centers

Studies Review Smoking Among College Freshmen And Tobacco Use By Adolescents With ADHD

Business Groups Seeking To Reach Goals Before End Of Bush Administration

Physicians Often Do Not Follow Professional Standards, Study Finds

Stigma, Discrimination Toward Haitians Could Increase Following Release Of Study That Found HIV Arrived In U.S. From Haiti, Advocates Say

Ethnic Discrimination Not Only Based On Prejudice

New Insights Into The Fate Of Antiparasitics In Manure And Manured Soils

Mitochondria Defects Linked To Social Behavior And Spatial Memory

HATS Off To Combat Asthma

Feeding Cattle Byproduct Of Ethanol Production Causes E. Coli 0157 To Spike

New Study Identifies 4 Major Motivators To Drink Alcohol - 1 Of Them Could Be A Sign Of Problem Drinking

Disguising Environmental Harm Eases Only Our Conscience

Activating Protein Enhances Average Lifespan, Limits Age-related Disease In Mice

Computer Calls Can Talk Couch Potatoes Into Walking, Stanford Study Finds

AACR Introduces Cancer Prevention Research

More Than 40M U.S. Residents Say They Cannot Afford Adequate Health Care, According To CDC Study

Black MSM Twice As Likely As White MSM To Be Living With HIV, Researchers Say

Robotics Lab Helps Stroke Patients With Recovery

Waistline Growth On High-carb Diets Linked To Liver Gene

Fighting Diseases Of Aging By Wasting Energy

Linking Players In Blood Pressure Control To Metabolic Syndrome

Transcendental Meditation Effective In Reducing High Blood Pressure, Study Shows

DNA-based Therapy Could Slash The Development Time Of New Drugs To Combat Antibiotic-resistant Superbugs

Doctors Who Express Empathy Get Highest Patient Ratings

Stowers Institute's Hawley Lab Identifies Factors Responsible For Restart Of Meiotic Cycle

Research Finds Allergic Children Exposed To Peanuts At Younger Ages Despite Recommendations To Avoid

Children's Hospital Researchers Identify Molecular 'switch' That Could Save Very Young Lives

Violent Sex Acts Boost Insect's Immunity System

It's Not Just A Kid Thing: Fluoridated Tap Water Benefits Older Adults Even More

Medicare Rx Plans To Cover Fewer Medications Next Year

Number Of Outpatient Surgical Centers In Pennsylvania Increases, State Report Shows

Program Partly Sponsored By Mexican Government Provides Health Assistance To People Of Mexican Descent

Targacept Announces Results Of Phase II Study Of TC-2696 In Postoperative Dental Pain

Callisto Announces Presentation On Guanilib At 2007 Crohn's And Colitis Foundation National Research And Clinical Conference

Tel Aviv University Gives Preemies A Fighting Chance

Medical Acoustics' Revolutionary Diagnostic And Therapeutic Device, The Lung Flute(R), Now Registered In The European Union

FAA Approves CompuMed, Inc. As Telecardiology Vendor

Improper Use Of High-decibel Holiday Toys May Hurt Children's Hearing, UC-Irvine Researchers Advise

International Neuromodulation Society Announces Eighth World Congress In Acapulco, Mexico

ImmuneRegen BioSciences And DelSite Biotechnologies To Collaborate On Development Of Pandemic Flu Treatment

Leavitt Issues Requests For Medicare Reform Package

Some New York State Hospitals, Nursing Homes Ahead Of Schedule For Closure, Restructuring Plans

Michigan Made Progress Meeting Some Healthy People 2010 Targets For Children; Racial Health Disparities Remain, Report Says

World's Most Powerful MRI Ready To Scan Human Brain

Different Anticoagulant Regimens Yield Equal Results

Millions Of Children Held Hostage By Psychiatric Disorders

Knopp Neurosciences Presents Results Of Phase 1 Ascending Single-Dose Study Of KNS-760704

NCI Renewal Grant To Develop New Cancer Therapies

Smaller Babies More Prone To Depression, Anxiety Later On

Labeling Keeps Our Knowledge Organized, Study Shows

Auriga Laboratories Obtains Rights To Market And Sell A New Product Indicated For The Treatment Of ADHD

Protein Controls Blood Vessel Formation, Offers New Drug Target

Greer Announces Safety And Dosing Study Evaluating Sublingual-Oral Immunotherapy In Patients With History Of Adverse Reactions To Allergy Injections

Canopus BioPharma Selected To Present Its Drug Candidate For HIV/AIDS Treatment At The Global Summit On AIDS And The Church

Talyst Capital Leasing Program Provides Hospitals, Health Systems A Fast Path To Pharmacy Automation

Bone Marrow Cell Transplants Help Nerve Regeneration

Scripps Scientists Develop New Tests That Identify Lethal Prion Strains Quickly And Accurately

Early Treatment With COPAXONE Demonstrated Robust Protection Against Progression To Clinically Definite Multiple Sclerosis In The PreCISe Study

Liver Transplant Offers Survival Benefits For Patients Of All Sizes

Pass The Popcorn! Study Finds That Film Enjoyment Is Contagious

Optimism Isn't Always Healthy

Health Plan For Military Families Achieves Member Satisfaction Rating Among Highest In America

701,000 Iowans Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care Costs In 2008

Mozambique: New Tobacco Regulations Take Effect

CellSearch Circulating Tumor Cell Kit For Monitoring Patients With Metastatic Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Applied For FDA Clearance

Proteins' 'Breaking Point' Found, UK

Standing Stone's CoagClinic Improves Patient Safety And Reduces Costs For Anticoagulation Therapy Management

New Study Reports Unparalleled Clinical Results For Treatment Of Anterior Knee Arthritis

GPhA Praises Senate For Its Approval Of U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement

Wiley-Blackwell And University Of Pennsylvania Health System's Center For Evidence - Based Practice Launch InfoPOEMs For Primary Health Physicians

It's Time To Check Up On Dental Health

GDC Issues Guidance On Clinical Trials, UK

Extensive Proteomics Research Strengthens The Uptake For Protein Purification Kits In Europe

Integrative Health Technologies, Inc. (IHTI) Begins Study Of Its Employee And Medical Patients Wellness Tracking Program

Farmers Insurance Bikes For Babies In Vegas

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Medtronic Files PMA Application For FDA Approval Of Talent Abdominal Stent Graft System

Desert Regional Medical Center Implements Cerner RxStation To Improve Medication Management

Australia: Victoria Considers New Proposals To Reduce Youth Smoking

ASHP Honors Pharmacists For Innovative Best Practices

Clevex Receives Cleveland Clinic's New Product Award For Developing New Dermatological Device

FSU Researcher Lands $3.3 Million Grant To Help Smokers Kick Habit - Study Will Focus On Connection Between Smoking And Anxiety Disorders

BioServe Announces ControlMATCH For More Efficient Biomarker Validation

Cook Medical Launches Heparin-Bonded Endo-Sof Radiance Ureteral Stent

FEIBA Granted Prophylactic License, UK

A Better Life For People With Learning Disabilities, UK

Colorectal Cancer Patients Benefit From Stent Placement In Minimally Invasive Procedure

Progress Made In Securing Patient Safety In Cosmetic Procedures, UK

Transatlantic Rowing Challenge Made Possible By One Of A Kind New Diabetes Gadget, UK

Salaried Primary Care Dentists Vote In Favour Of Proposed Contract, UK

One In Ten Suffers Medical Error, UK

Ratifying Kyoto Protocol A Healthy Decision, Australia

BIO Urges Senate To Consider PTO Report On Improved Patent Quality, USA

Four Key Public Health Organisations Unite To Tackle Health Inequalities, UK

Stop Smoking Services Are Reducing The UK's Health Gap

2008 Consumer Drug Reference Features New OTC Guide, Safety Warnings

BMA Response To The Healthcare Commission Report On The State Of Healthcare, UK

Make Scotland's Roads Safer - Reduce The Drink Driving Limit

UK's First Integrated Patient Record System Rolls Out From Acute To Community Sector

Renowned Plastic Surgeons Join Cedars-Sinai Medical Group; Specialists Perform Pediatric Reconstructive And Adult Cosmetic Surgery

Bird Flu Continues To Threaten Humans, FAO Director-General Warns

ICON Named 2007 North American Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Service Provider Of The Year

UCB Announces Positive Phase III Trial Results For Keppra XR (Levetiracetam) Extended-Release Tablets

NIAC Welcomes Plan To Reduce Multiple Births But Calls For Improved Access To NHS Funded Treatment, UK

Healthcare Commission's State Of Healthcare 2007 Report Causes Concern, Says The Mental Health Foundation, UK

Humans Appear Hardwired To Learn By "Over-Imitation"

A New Journal Devoted Exclusively To The Growing Science Of Cancer Prevention

BMJ Group Acquires Onexamination.Com, UK

Half The Steps To Test - With The New And Only, All-In-One Blood Glucose Monitoring System

Neptune Industries Reports Favorable Phase II Trial Results On Ento- Protein(TM)

Genta Clinical Programs Featured At American Society Of Hematology Meeting

Vion Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation Of Clinical Trial Of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) In Combination With Stem Cell Transplantation

EntreMed Commences Phase 2 Study With MKC-1 In Pancreatic Cancer

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Completion Of Enrollment Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of ZFP Therapeutic For Diabetic Neuropathy

Medarex Announces Allowance Of Investigational New Drug Applications For Wholly Owned Fully Human Anti-CD19 Antibody, MDX-1342

MRSA Facts For Handwashing Week

EEG Institute To Provide Free Post-Traumatic Stress Treatment For Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans

National Cancer Institute Study To Determine The Optimal Time For CLL Patients To Begin Treatment

Portola Initiates Phase II Clinical Program In Heart Attack Patients With Its Novel Antiplatelet Agent, PRT060128

Survey Confirms Americans Prefer Root Canal Treatment By Endodontists

Veterans With Cancer Might Fall Under Radar For Depression

Kidney Donation After Cardiac Death May Expand Donor Pool

Seven Steps To Prevent Colds And Flu This Winter

"Epigenetic" Marks A Clue To Multiple Functions Of The Brain

Get To Know Your Family History This Holiday Season: Be Aware Of Prevalent Cancers In Your Family

World's Most Powerful MRI Ready To Scan Human Brain

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