Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 7 December 2007

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Friday 7 December 2007

Cattle Fed On Ethanol Byproduct Have More E Coli

Written by Catharine Paddock

A study by researchers based in Kansas, USA, has found that cattle fed on distillers' grains, a byproduct of ethanol production, have higher concentrations of E. coli O:157 (the one that makes humans ill) in their gut...
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Sickle Cell Anemia Treated Using Reprogrammed Skin Cells In Mice

Written by Catharine Paddock

Scientists in the US have used a recently proven stem cell technology based on reprogramming skin cells to make them act like embryonic stem cells to treat sickle cell anemia in mice...
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FDA Issues Alert On Bed Wetting Drug

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked the manufacturers to update drug labels and prescription information on desmopressin, available in tablet and nasal spray form and used to treat bed wetting, to include...
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101 Suspected Ebola Fever Cases, Plus Hundreds Monitored In Uganda

Fruit, Vegetables And Whole Grains Added To Women, Infants And Children Program

Diesel Traffic Pollution Harms Lung Function Of Asthmatics

Other Medical and Health News for 7 December*

AHRQ Releases Toolkits To Help Providers And Patients Implement Safer Health Care Practices

50 Percent Of Americans Age 50 And Older Have Never Had A Colonoscopy

Pharmion To Present Clinical Data On Key Hematology Products At American Society Of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Toronto

Develop A Stress-Free Holiday Plan That Includes Time To Enjoy The Holidays, California

Bioject At The Forefront Of Product Development With Use Of Biojector(R) 2000 In Vical's Expanded DNA Vaccine Clinical Trial

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Avid Radiopharmaceuticals For Its Molecular Imaging Technology That Can Enable Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease

Grassley Seeks Probe On Antipsychotic Use In Nursing Homes

HIV/AIDS, Gender-Based Violence Interlinked, Zambian National Assembly Speaker Mwanamwambwa Says

Americans Not Making Time For Making Love - No Wonder Less Than Half Find Sex Lives Exciting

NIOX(R) Approved In China

VA Secretary Nominee Stresses Health Care At Confirmation Hearing

Ukrainian President Yushchenko Says Government Has Inadequately Addressed HIV/AIDS

New Book Presents Comprehensive Survey Of Research Into The Molecular Basis Of Aging

Americans Falling Behind In The Bedroom - United States Ranks 23 Out Of 26 Countries In Global Sex Survey

Illinois Coalition Sues State Over Expansion Of Family Care

India Should Target HIV Prevention Efforts At High-Risk Groups, Commentary Says

National Measles Campaign Reaches Over 196,000 Children In Lesotho

Louisiana Health Care Coalition Proposes Insurance Vouchers For Free-Market Care

New Rules For HIV-Positive People Visiting U.S. More Restrictive Than Old Regulations, Critics Say

Rising Health Care Costs Threaten States' Economic Outlook, Report Says

Health Care Debate Should Focus On Spending, Opinion Piece States

Lawmakers Doubt Agreement On SCHIP Legislation Will Be Reached, Expect To Approve Long-Term Extension

Almost Half Of U.S. Residents Support Providing Emergency Care For Immigrants, Poll Finds

California Appellate Court Ruling On Policy Cancellations Could Spur Class-Action Lawsuits

Senior Visits To EDs Increasing, Particularly Among Blacks, Study Finds

MEDMARX To Become The World's Largest Known Database Of Medication Errors

Senate Finance Committee Chair Baucus Cancels Medicare Bill Mark Up, Will Negotiate With House Democrats

Wall Street Journal Examines Challenges Drug Industry Will Face In Coming Years

UK Doctors Failing To Diagnose HIV Early In Africans

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Respond To World AIDS Day

Sickle-Cell Patients May Benefit From Anticancer Drugs

Subliminal Smells Bias Perception About A Person's Likeability

Major Funding Boost For Disability Sector - Devins, Ireland

Say Hello To A Healthier Kitty With The New American Red Cross Cat First Aid Guide

Second Chance Nurse Struck Off, UK

Nurse Who Gave Anti-Psychotic Drug To Treat Diarrhoea Struck Off, UK

Maintenance And Renewal Of Registration As A Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, UK

Mental Healthcare In 2007: A Bleak Picture? UK

Mind Comments On Shocking True Picture Of Mixed-Sex Wards And Racial Discrimination In NHS, UK

Unique Source Of Cancer Incidence From Around The World

Dignity For Older People Must Mean More Than Just Words Says Help The Aged, As Charity Reacts To Healthcare Report, UK

Stroke Strategy Welcome, But Can't Come Soon Enough, Says Help The Aged, UK

A New Manifesto For Medical Research In Europe

NIMS' Motion Platform Treatments Beneficial In Patients With Heart Failure And Peripheral Arterial Disease

Akorn, Inc. Announces First ANDA Submission For Serum Institute Of India, Ltd.

Oculus Innovative Sciences Completes Enrollment Of Phase II Trial Of Microcyn(R) Technology In Treatment Of Mildly Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Scientists In Spain Develop A Panel Of Genetic Markers For Tracing Meat From Farm To Fork

Before Winter Snow, More Flooding For The Northwest - Red Cross Assisting Communities As Evacuations Continue

Government Of Israel And Palestine Red Crescent Society Sign Agreement To Increase Emergency Medical Services

American Red Cross Urges Preparedness For 'Deceptive Killers' - Offers Wicked Winter Weather Safety Tips For Your Home And Vehicle

The Informed Patient: What The European Union Has To Do

NCPA Testifies Before House Small Business Committee

Ipsen And Medicis Announce Submission Of Reloxin(R) In Aesthetics To The FDA

Vectibix(R) Approved In The European Union For The Treatment Of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Dog Trainer Warns Of Holiday Hazards For Our Four-Legged Friends, USA

Memorial Blood Centers Notifying Donors Of Possible Data Loss

Sorin Group Announces First U.S. Implant Of Mitroflow Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve

Smiths Medical Receives Clearance For New Safety Needle To Help Protect Clinicians And Minimize Patient Discomfort

ConAgra Foods Cuts Sodium In Its Top-Selling Foods

Vitrolife: Products For Cold Storage Of Embryos Approved In Canada

BMA Condemns Possibility Of Random Shortlisting Of Junior Doctors, UK

Efforts On Child-Appropriate Medicines Intensify, UK

Tower Hamlets PCT Uses Text Messaging To Boost Attendance For Breast Cancer Screening, UK

Radiofrequency Ablation Growing In Popularity As A Treatment For Cancer

UK Fuelling Conflict In Sub Sahahran Africa

MDC Scientists Reveal Role Of Gene In Sensitivity To Thermal Pain

AMAS Test Measures Lethal Replikin Gene Activity In Lung And Other Cancers

Transport Pharmaceuticals Receives Coveted Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award

Menstrual Cycle Changes May Lead To New Therapies That Encourage Blood Vessel Formation For Patients With Advanced Lung Diseases

WFP Chief Condemns Killing Of Humanitarian Worker In Southern Afghanistan

Dermatology Nurses' Association Joins Symphony To Raise Funds For Melanoma Education

CSHL Scientist Recognized For Accelerating Cancer Gene Research

Accentuating The Positive More Effective In Inspiring Smokers To Quit

Trauma & Routine Assessments Enhanced With World's First Adaptive CT

Broxmeyer, Of Indiana University, Awarded National Prize For Cord Blood Research

VacZine Analytics: Clostridium Difficile - Vaccines Must Be Part Of Future Action Plan, UK

Walsall And Hull Launch Mainstream Deployments Of Telehealth For People With COPD And Congestive Heart Failure, Using Tunstall Genesis Monitors, UK

Micrus Endovascular Receives Approval To Market Stretch-Resistant Microcoils In Japan

Toshiba And TomTec Deliver New Tools For Cardiac 4D Ultrasound

Urologist Uses Botox To Treat Debilitating Condition

Drug Creates New Connections In Brain Restores & Improves Memory

Ramelteon Did Not Exacerbate Respiratory Depressant Effects In Patients With Moderate To Severe COPD

TargeGen Announces Planned Initiation Of Clinical Trial Of JAK2 Inhibitor TG101348 In Myeloproliferative Disease Patients, And Presentations At ASH

PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin Alfa) Data To Be Presented At American Society Of Hematology Annual Meeting

Alpha-1 Foundation, AARC Cooperate On Study To Test 5,000 COPD Patients For Alpha-1

Proteolix Announces Clinical Results With Carfilzomib To Be Reported At ASH 2007 Annual Meeting

OPKO's Bevasiranib Named One Of Most Promising Drugs Recently Entering Phase III Trials

Primary Endpoint Of Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial Achieved For Remoxy(TM)

Sulodexide Data Safety Monitoring Committee Completes Additional Review Of Phase 3 Study Data

Vical Expands Clinical Testing Of DNA Vaccine Against H5N1 Pandemic Influenza

Monotherapy BYETTA(R) Showed Significant Improvement In Glucose Control And Weight Loss In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Glenmark Initiates Phase 2 Trial For Crofelemer For Acute Infectious Diarrhea

Concern Over Toy Safety And Disappointed Kids Impacts Holidays For Parents

Epiphany Biosciences Reports Initiation Of Phase 2 Study Of Valomaciclovir For The Treatment Of Acute Infectious Mononucleosis

This Holiday Season, Teach Your Kids The Science Of How Drinking Alcohol Can Hurt Them

Teen Birth Rate Increase Demonstrates Need For Authentic Abstinence Education

Schools Have New Weapon For Head Lice Screening

ANAVEX Advances Drug Candidates For Treatment Of Epilepsy

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