Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 12 December 2007

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Wednesday 12 December 2007

Diagnostic Mammogram Interpretation Varies Widely Depending On Radiologist

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study found that interpretation of diagnostic mammograms varied widely in a way that could not be explained by variations in patients but might be explained by differences in radiologist attributes, such as experience...
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Fewer US Teens Taking Illegal Drugs But Concerns Remain, Survey

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new survey of US teenagers shows that overall, smoking and illicit drug use has fallen over the last ten years, with substantial drops in the eighth graders but there are still some worrying trends such as increase in...
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New Avandia Study Finds Higher Risk Of Heart Problems And Death

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new Canadian study on older patients who took diabetes medications known as thiazolidinediones (which include rosiglitazone or Avandia), concluded they ran a significantly higher risk of congestive heart failure, heart...
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Epilepsy, Bipolar Drug To Recommend Genetic Test For Patients Of Asian Ancestry

Other Medical and Health News for 12 December*

Blood Pressure Drug Telmisartan Shows Powerful Activity Against Stroke

UPMC Helps To Create New Trauma Service In Qatar

DNDi Receives 25.7M Dollars From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Develop New Medicines For Neglected Diseases

WFP Mourns Loss Of Aid Worker In Algiers Bombing

New Study Offers Hope For Patients With Advanced Follicular Lymphoma

Pennsylvania Governor Outlines New Funding Mechanism For 'Cover All Pennsylvanians' Plan

Former Zambian President Kaunda Says African Countries Need Assistance In Fighting HIV/AIDS

Washington, D.C., Council To Consider Bill Requiring Licensing Of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives

Uganda Plans To Introduce No-Cost, Countrywide Male Circumcision Program To Prevent Spread Of HIV, Health Official Says

Seniors Unable To Afford Prescription Drugs, Study Finds

British Prime Minister Brown To Call On Multinational Companies To Assist In Efforts To Meet Millennium Development Goals, UK

Students Drawn To Health Care Policy Challenges

House Democrats Send Letter To Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff Objecting To New Rules For HIV-Positive People Visiting U.S.

Childhood-Cancer Survivors Struggle To Find Employment, Group Health Insurance

USC Researchers Explore Genetic Causes For Male Infertility

Studies Show Increasing Strain On Emergency Departments

HIV/AIDS Advocates Call On Huckabee To Meet With Mother Of Ryan White

Obesity Reduces Chances Of Spontaneous Pregnancy In Women Who Are Subfertile But Ovulating Normally

Drug May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence

Patients More Likely To Be Diagnosed With Cancer Soon After Blood Transfusions

PSA Testing Is Associated With More Prostate Cancer Diagnoses

Greater Cancer Risk In NBN Mutation Carriers

AP/Miami Herald Examines Voters Opinions On Providing Health Care, Trade-Offs

Republicans At Fault For Delays In Social Security Disability Claims Decisions, New York Times Editorial States

Cancer Cell Line Developed That Is Resistant To New Cancer Therapy

Natural Human Hormone As The Next Antidepressant?

Medicare Package, SCHIP Extension Could Be Added To Alternative Minimum Tax Legislation

Letter To Editor Addresses New York Times Article About Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy

Philadelphia Conference Discusses Barriers, Stigma Around Mental Health In Black Community

Smoking Raises Risk Of Diabetes

Scotland: 11m Pounds To Help Smokers Quit

Don't Let Corporate Power, Financial Influence Compromise Science/ Profession Of Psychology, APA Task Force Warns

President Calls For Study Of Polyclinics, UK

Society Extends New Services To Members With myRPSGB, UK

PCTS Must Engage More With Pharmacies, UK

Diabetes UK 2007 Activity Highlights

Democrats' Budget Plan Appears To Collapse; Rep. Obey Plans To Propose Measure That Adheres To President Bush's Spending Request

Women's Health 'Imperiled' By Medicare Plan To Limit Reimbursements For Medical Imaging At Non-Hospital Facilities, Opinion Piece States

Nearly 700 New Medications In Development To Treat Diseases Affecting Blacks, PhRMA Report Says

Somalia: Displaced Fleeing War In Mogadishu Face Humanitarian Crisis

3-Drug Combination 'Extremely Promising' As First-Line Therapy For Multiple Myeloma

Uranium Concentrations In Port Hope, Ontario

Canada Leading By Example - Baird Announces New Funding For Adaptation On Climate Change

Scientists Develop New Drug To Outflank Cancer Resistance, UK

New Survey Shows Confronting Alzheimer's Disease A Key Issue In 2008 Presidential Election

Copernicus Receives Milestone Payment From CFFT To Further Development Of Its Non-Viral Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis

New Computational Technique Can Predict Drug Side Effects

Nearly 1.6 Million Virginians Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care Costs In 2008, USA

Chemical Exposures On The Job May Be Linked To Diseases In Nurses, USA

ANA Launches New Safe Staffing Website, USA

Neurotransmitters In Biopolymers Stimulate Nerve Regeneration

Terrence Higgins Trust To Provide Services For People Living With Or Affected By HIV In Nottingham, UK

Purdue Center Takes On North American Battle Against Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

The International Myeloma Foundation Says New Findings Reported At Global Cancer Conference Require New Ways To Evaluate Treatments

Medicare Advantage Competition Intensifies, USA

Plans To Change Social Care System Must Be Properly Funded And Regulated, UK

Report Of The Inquiry Into Allegations Of Abuse At The Brothers Of Charity Services, Galway Between 1965 And 1998, Ireland

55,000 UC Staff Opt Out Of Punitive "Wellness Program" - Sutter Alta Bates, Summit RNs Reject Same Proposal-Two-Day Strike Begins Thursday, California

Medical Ultrasound Experts And Emergency Physicians Join Together To Publish Guidelines For Performing Emergency Trauma Ultrasound - The FAST Exam

Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes New Health Target For Dementia

Arthritis Foundation Announces Amgen And Wyeth To Be Presenting Sponsor Of The 2008 Arthritis Walk(R)

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

16th Annual Congress On Women's Health, March 28-30

King's Fund Welcomes Major Reform Of Adult Social Care System But Urges A Degree Of Caution Over Personalised Budgets, UK

Accuracy Of Diagnostic Mammograms Varies By Radiologist

GE Announces Further Dose Reduction Improvements In CT

Gene Is Associated With Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Setting A Course For The Future Of Tissue Engineering

UN General Assembly Holds Special Session Focusing On Children

AVMA Releases Latest Stats On Pet Ownership And Practices

Canada: The Cost Of Smoking Is More Than Just The Price Of Cigarettes

Midyear Attendees Hit The Jackpot In Las Vegas

UNFPA Requests $38 Million To Assist Crisis-Stricken In 24 Countries In 2008

FSU Study: Patients Fare Better In Hospitals Using Info Technology

MIAA To Conduct Workshop On Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Adolescents

NoMoreClipboard.com Personal Health Record Integrates Pain Management Module

Advanced Imaging Integration Module Now Available For Cardiac Arrhythmias

Exercise Testing May Help Predict Seriousness Of Mitral Regurgitation

Study In Nordic Countries Shows Increasing Burden Of Genital Warts Reflecting Recent HPA Data For The UK

Losses Of Long-Established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution

Coughing: A Sign Of A Serious Condition?

American Red Cross And IOM Finish Housing Project In Indonesia

Darkness And Cold Prevail In The Midwest - Advice From The Red Cross On How To Cope This Winter

Red Cross Blood Donor And Volunteer Featured On MtvU's "CAUSE EFFECT"

First National Care Of The Dying Audit, UK

Emergency Endoscopy Service Provision 'Unsafe', UK

Asthma UK Scotland Disappointed But Pragmatic Over Prescription Changes

Missing Protein Provides Clue To Ovarian Cancer Drug Success, UK

Government Plans Could Deliver A Second Class Service For Patients, Warn GP Leaders, UK

BMJ Group Expands Into China

University Of Pittsburgh Schools Of The Health Sciences Announce New Research Funding

fpa Opens 500 Pounds Award For Excellence In Journalism, UK

New Phase III Trial Shows Positive Outcome Of Lacosamide In Patients With Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Brain Stem Cells Sensitive To Space Radiation

Two Studies Demonstrate REVLIMID(R) (lenalidomide) Activity In Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

AVAX Technologies Announces Successful Completion Of Phase I / II Study Of MVax(R) In Patients With Stage 3 And 4 Melanoma

General Population Unlikely To Suffer Health Effects From 9/11 Air Exposures, Risk Analysis Study Says

The Learning Disability Coalition's Response To The Government's Putting People First Initiative, UK

Immersion Medical Offers Cardiac Surgical Simulator Module For Coronary Valve Replacement

AMSA: Medical Workforce Worthy Of Attention, Australia

New Research Finding On Experience Of Pain

Preliminary Results Of Pilot Study Demonstrate Better Seizure Management Using RecogniZe

Aging With GRACE: Improving Health Care For Older Adults

Cancer Stem Cells May Be Cause Of Brain Tumors

Highmark Presents Work On MRSA Prevention At National Health Care Quality Conference

Soliris(R) Therapy Provided Clinical Improvements In PNH Patients Regardless Of Disease Severity

Pharmasset Announces Clevudine And R7128 Presentations At HEP DART

EntreMed Announces FDA Acceptance Of IND Application For Panzem(R) In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Amedica Receives FDA Special 510(k) Clearance For Its Valeo(TM) Ceramic Spinal Implant

Panacea Pharmaceuticals Initiates GMP Manufacturing Of Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Test Kits

Sysmex America Receives FDA Clearance For XE-5000(TM) Hematology Analyzer

Lethal Human H5N1 Influenza Virus Replikin Gene Still Upregulated

Chimerix Initiates A Multi Dose Clinical Trial Of The Company's Lead Compound, CMX001, For The Treatment For Smallpox Infection

Poll Of Infection Prevention And Control Professionals Reveals MRSA Prevention Progress Six Months After National Survey

More Evidence Suggests Diabetes Drug May Be Dangerous

Statement By The American Legacy Foundation(R) On Youth Smoking Rates

American Heart Association Introduces Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, And Stabilization (PEARS) Course

BioMS Medical's Phase III U.S. Multiple Sclerosis Trial Receives Positive Safety Review From Data Safety Monitoring Board

Pennsylvania Department Of Public Welfare Holds Infant Toddler Mental Health Symposium

With Obesity, Diabetes, And Cardiovascular Disease On The Rise, Physicians Need More Comprehensive Guidelines

ANAVEX 7-1037 Demonstrates Chemotherapeutic Potential Without Toxic Side Effects For The Treatment Of Colorectal Cancer, Other Types Of Solid Tumors

Obesity Leads To More Hospital Admissions, Longer Stays

More "Functional" DNA In Genome Than Previously Thought

New Treatment Boosts Odds Of Surviving Trauma

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