Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 13 December 2007

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Thursday 13 December 2007

Eating Less Red And Processed Meat Likely Reduces Cancer Risk, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by researchers in the US suggests that people who eat the least red and processed meat are the least likely to develop cancer compared to people who eat the most. The research is published in the journal PLoS...
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Bush Vetoes Child Health Bill A Second Time

Written by Catharine Paddock

US President George W Bush has vetoed the redrafted expansion of the state children's health insurance program, saying that the country should be trying to move more children into private health cover rather than move...
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Merck Recalls Over 1 Million Doses Of Children's Vaccine

Written by Catharine Paddock

The drug company Merck told the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday, Wednesday 12th December, that it is recalling over one million doses of vaccines routinely given to babies and children...
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The British Are Guzzling 30% More Alcohol Than Previously Thought

Trans Fat Reductions Should Be Voluntary, Says Food Standards Agency, UK

Measles, Mumps And Rubella Vaccines Suspended In Canada

Over The Counter Contraceptive Pill To Be Dispensed Straight From Pharmacist, UK

Other Medical and Health News for 13 December*

Nilotinib Response Rates Continue To Improve In Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Who Cannot Take Glivec(R) (Imatinib)

Early Treatment Stops Epilepsy In Its Tracks

Cancer Research Giants Collaborate To Present The CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

California Lawmakers Continue To Negotiate Universal Health Care Proposal

Large Percentage Of HIV-Positive Women In Arab Countries Contracted Virus From Their Husbands, UNDP Regional Coordinator Says

FDA Panel Considers Allowing Over-the-Counter Sales Of Low-Dose Cholesterol Medication

African Employers Gather For Conference To Discuss Impact Of HIV/AIDS On Workplace

Hospitals Take Steps To Prevent Readmissions To Reduce Costs

HIV/AIDS Education In Washington, D.C., Schools Lacking, Other City Efforts Improving, Group Finds

ABC News Survey Examines Presidential Candidates' Approaches To Health Care Reform

HIV/AIDS Treatment Programs Will Not Keep Pace Unless Number Of New Cases Decreases, Experts Say At PEPFAR Reauthorization Hearing

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Features Recent Health Care-Related Developments In Presidential Campaign

Huckabee Says He Is Willing To Meet With Family Of Ryan White

Lawmakers Pass Measures To Improve Veterans' Health Care Services

Rep. Cummings Urges Black Community To Address Diabetes Risk By Making Lifestyle Changes

House Lawmakers Unable To Reach Consensus On Adding Medicare Package To Alternative Minimum Tax Bill

Growing Health Care Costs Must Be Addressed Before Social Security, According To Op-Ed

Lower Reporting Of Family Cancer History Could Affect Cancer Screening, Prevention Among U.S. Immigrants, Report Says

Weill Cornell Receives $2.4 Million In Grants From Gates Foundation To Fight Tuberculosis

To Prevent IQ Loss And Brain Damage In Babies Experts Urge Complete Global Access To Iodized Salt

Reasons Behind Cancerous Cellular Interactions

PET/CT Imaging Proves Golden For Detecting Cancer In Children

National Trial For Torn Aorta Repair

Light And Sound -- The Way Forward For Better Medical Imaging

Senate To Consider $522B Omnibus Budget Package; Rep. Obey Continues Work On Revised Proposal

Studies Examine Impact Of SCHIP Delays, Effectiveness Of Disease Management Programs

U.N. Agencies Launch Manual To Teach AIDS Orphans In Africa Farming Skills

USDA To Host Citrus Greening Summit, USA

Care Home Nurse Struck Off For Woefully Inadequate Care, UK

Latest US Policy In Iraq Can Lead To Human Rights Abuses Says Hebrew University Researcher

Safety Challenges To Nanotech Commercialization Identified By Survey Of Northeast Firms

Care Home Nurse Cautioned By Regulator After Using A Female Catheter On A Male Resident, UK

Open Communication Between Patients And Healthcare Providers Is Key To Dispelling Stigma Associated With Fecal And Urinary Incontinence

BJOG Release: Expectations And Experience Of Labial Reduction

New Book Exposes Vulnerabilities In American Healthcare

Steroids Found In OSAS (Intensive Body Lotion With Aloe Vera), UK

UK Fuelling Conflict In Sub Saharan Africa

Screening Frenzy, UK

New Research Reveals People With Neurological Conditions Are Being Left In An Information Void And Not Receiving Adequate Care, UK

Treatment Prospects For Multiple Sclerosis Will Improve, UK

Recipe For Disaster, UK

1 Trillion Dollars Hospital Bill Fast Approaching, USA

OREXIGEN Therapeutics Initiates Fourth Phase III Trial For Contrave(TM) To Treat Obesity

Interactive Intelligence CEO Makes Largest Private Donation To Nobel Prize-Nominated AIDS Program

Stem Cell Gene Therapy Advanced By Ireland Cancer Center Researchers

The International Myeloma Foundation Identifies Potential Link Between Genetic Pathways And Environmental Risks For Myeloma

Special Report Describes A Medical Device That Is Changing The Lives Of Back Pain Sufferers

Cyberkinetics Receives FDA Response Letter On Andara OFS System For Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Sirtris' SIRT 1 Activator Selected By National Institute Of Aging For Study Of Beneficial Effects On Aging

To Help Passengers Fend Off Jet Lag And Winter Blues, Aeroports De Paris Boutiques Offer Light Therapy Sessions

Aspect Medical Systems Announces Positive Results Of BRITE Major Depression National Study

Javelin Pharmaceuticals Launches Dyloject(R) In UK

Provectus Pharmaceuticals Receives Patent In India For Lead Oncology Product

Caught In The Act: The Dynamic Dance Of Enzymes

Adult Stem Cell Heart Attack Study Updated At American Society For Hematology Meeting

Early Phase II Results Show Bosutinib Safe, Effective For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Does Time Slow In Crisis?

SEROQUEL XL® (quetiapine Fumarate Prolonged Release): New Depression And Anxiety Results Presented At IFMAD In Budapest

House Passes Lautenberg Measure To Cap Tricare Health Care Costs For Military, Guard, Reserves, Retirees And Families, USA

fpa Reacts To Lord Darzi's Statement In The House Of Lords About Pilots Investigating The Provision Of Contraception In Pharmacies, UK

New Pharmaceutical Approach For Sleep Disorder Treatments

The Female Lower Back Has Evolved To Accommodate The Weight Of Pregnancy

Anavex Advances Drug Candidate For Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease

The New York Times Announces Winners Of The 2007 'Tribute To Nurses' Awards

JWCI Researchers Identify Epigenomic Test That Could Improve Treatment For Specific Gastric Cancers

Specialists At Moores UCSD Cancer Center Evaluate New Option For Treating Advanced Melanoma

Study Of Ossur's Collars Finds Them Superior In Immobilization And Reduction Of Pressure

Fresh Dining Launches First-Ever Program Designed To Facilitate Healthy Weight Loss And Promote Maximum Fitness For New Moms, USA

Aetna Introduces Medicare Advantage Plans In Nevada

Xanthus' Symadex Demonstrates Ability To Increase Spinal Cord Remyelination In Multiple Sclerosis Model

Women Persist In Plastic Surgery And Other Rejuvenating Treatments If They Are Not Working, Research Says, UK

Synthetic Blood Announces Progress With Oxycyte Program In Traumatic Brain Injury

Vasopressin Caution In Septic Shock

Chronic Knee Pain: Is Surgery The Only Solution?

Turkish Health Workers Condone Wife Beating

Rise In NHS Hospitals Admissions In England

Predicting Growth Hormone Treatment Success

GSK Announces Regulatory Approvals For Requip-Modutab, The First And Only Oral Once-Daily Non-Ergot Dopamine Agonist For Parkinson's Disease

Diagnostic Test Waiting Times And Patient Choice, UK

Is The Government Considering Legalising Drugs? UK

Electroporation Delivery System For DNA Vaccines

BMA Scotland Response To The Scottish Government's Action Plan For Health & Wellbeing

Shape-Memory Rubber Developed For Biomedical Use

More Medicos, But Crisis In Patient Care Looming, Australia

AMSA: Physician Assistant Courses May Compromise Medical Education Standards, Australia

Neupro(R) Filed With The FDA For The Treatment Of Restless Legs Syndrome

Scientists In The UK Overcome Obstacles To Stem Cell Heart Repair

Growth Of Self-Administration Challenging Drug Delivery - Greystone Associates Examines Key Technology And Commercialization Factors

First-Ever HIV Rapid Test Video Created By Brown Researchers

Too Much Fructose Could Leave Dieters Sugar Shocked

Nuvelo Begins Phase 2 Trial And Receives Fast Track Status For Alfimeprase In Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

New Phase 3 Data Showed PRISTIQ Significantly Reduced Symptoms Of Major Depressive Disorder Versus Placebo

Ceregene Presents Long-term Follow-up From Phase 1 Trial Of CERE-120 In Parkinson's Disease

Agendia's MammaPrint(R), The Only FDA Cleared Breast Cancer Prognosis Test, Is Now Widely Available To U.S. Patients

INVEGA(TM) Shows Favorable Long-Term Safety Profile In A One-Year Study Of Patients With Schizophrenia

Pre - Natal Alcohol Exposure Shapes Sensory Preference, Upping The Odds Of Later Alcohol Use And Abuse

Link Between Female Hormones, Depression Merits Better Research

Cholesterol Lowering Drugs And The Risk Of Hemorrhagic Stroke

Milk And Egg Allergies Harder To Outgrow

Racial, Economic Health Disparities In Dental Practice

Pioglitazone Lowers Cardiovascular Risk In Diabetic Patients With Kidney Disease

Deadly Virus Strips Away Immune Defensive Measures

Immune Compound Blocks Virus' Hijacking Of Antibodies

Active Compounds In Fungus Potential Prostate Cancer Treatment

Researchers Explore Genetic Causes For Male Infertility

Poor, Uninsured Perceive More Discrimination During Health Care Visits

Childhood Cancer Survivors Catch Up In School, Work As Young Adults

Survey Shows One In Five Patients With Parkinson's Disease And Troublesome Symptoms Should Be Considered For Deep Brain Stimulation

Venlafaxine Extended Release Effective For Patients With Major Depression

Light And Sound The Way Forward For Better Medical Imaging

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