Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 14 December 2007

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Friday 14 December 2007

Obesity Epidemic Needs A Social Approach Urge Scientists

Written by Catharine Paddock

An international team of scientists is urging health professionals to adopt a more social approach to tackling the global obesity epidemic. Writing in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Sharon Friel...
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Weight Loss Surgery Up Fivefold And Saving Lives Say Scientists

Written by Catharine Paddock

The worldwide incidence of bariatric surgical procedures, also known as slimming or weight loss surgery, has increased more than fivefold in five years in most developed countries and research evidence shows it reduced risk...
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New EU Legislation Will Improve Pediatric Drug Treatment

Written by Christian Nordqvist

European Parliament legislation will improve the regulation of pediatric drug treatment, according to an Editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), this week's issue. Author, Professor Imti Choonara, University of...
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Wearable Hemodialysis Device Delivers Promising Results In Pilot Trial

Mevacor Cannot Become Over-the-counter Medicine, FDA Advisory Panel Recommends

Lucentis Injection Should Be Given To Wet AMD Patients, Says NICE, UK

Other Medical and Health News for 14 December*

Alert By Medicines Regulator On Potential Contamination - Seton Products Ltd Woodward's Gripe Water, UK

If Your Chills Are Multiplying...Then You'd Better Shape Up-and Protect Yourself From The Dangers Of Frostbite

Guerbet Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Sinerem

European Medicines Agency Concludes New Advice To Doctors And Patientsfor Champix Needed

Survey Looks At Parents' Views Of OTC Cold And Cough Medications For Children Under Age Six After Recent Safety Concerns

Kenya's Dependency On Donor Funding Affecting Fight Against HIV/AIDS, NGO Consortium Head Says

National Federation Of Independent Business Recommends 10 Principles To Reform Health Care System

World Bank, Partners Launch Competition In South Asia To Develop Approaches Aimed At Reducing HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma

Hospital Charges Increase By 90% From 1997 To 2005, Study Shows

ONE Campaign Launches $1.8M Ad Initiative Urging Voters To Ask About Presidential Candidates' Positions On Global Development Issues

House Committee Holds Hearing On Suicide Risks Among Veterans

NEJM Perspectives Examine Dutch Health Care System

Democrats Agree To Fiscal Year 2008 Spending Levels Requested By President Bush, Plan To Shift Funds To Health Care, Other Priorities

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Children's Health Coverage Developments In Two States

House Democrats Stall Medicare Vote; Republicans Propose Bare-Bones Bill, Including SCHIP Extension

D.C. Council Grants Initial Approval To Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Licensing Bill

Prenatal Care Use, Access Among Oklahoma's American Indian Women Increases, Report Finds

When Disease Discriminates: Women And COPD

Heavy Traffic Makes Breathing A Burden In Children

Breathless Babies: Preemies' Lung Function Shows Prolonged Impairment

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care, Other Issues During Last Debate In Iowa

Average Cholesterol Level For U.S. Adults Reaches Recommended Range For First Time In Almost 50 Years

HIV-Positive Children In Developing Countries Need Access To Pneumococcal Vaccines, Opinion Piece Says

ABC News Series Examines Role Of Electronic Health Records In Improving The Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Impact Of HIV/AIDS On Minority Populations, MSM 'Overlooked' By Presidential Candidates, Opinion Piece Says

Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Monitors Give Physicians Valuable Insights Into Heart Rhythms

Some Brain Synapses May Be Targeted By Immune System, Stanford Researchers Find

Carol's Daughter Joins Forces With LFA To Bring Lupus To The Forefront, USA

HIV Infection 'Drastically' Enhanced By Semen Ingredient

State Could Save Millions On Prescription Drugs By Making It Possible For More Low-Income, Elderly New Yorkers To Get Medicare Drug Subsidy

Little Or No Survival Benefit For Breast Cancer Found With High-Dose Chemo And Stem Cell Transplant

Neuroprotection From Green Tea For Parkinson's Disease

Positive Clinical Trial Results Of New Treatment For Schizophrenia

According To New Clinical Data, Chromium Picolinate Improves Cognitive Function

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

AMA Commends Independent Health For Joining Industry Shift On Physician Performance Measurement

States Need To Spend More Time To Help Smokers Quit

Discovery Opens Door To Halting Destruction Of Lupus

New Medicines Use Review (MUR) Form Launched , UK

Normal Responses To Non-visual Effects Of Light Retained By Blind Humans Lacking Rods And Cones

Availability Of Oral Contraceptives In Community Pharmacies, UK

Cancer Stem Cells Regulated By MicroRNA

New Study Shows Environmental Contaminants Increase Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Canada

JTI Agreement With The EU - UK Left Out In The Cold

Australia: Concern Over Mentally Ill Smokers

CMS Publishes Medicare Part D Reference Guide For Pharmacists

ASHP To FDA: Pharmacists Needed To Guide Use Of Nonprescription Statins

Lannett Receives FDA Approval For Phentermine

To Learn How The Herpes Virus Invades Cells, Penn Researchers Shine The Light Of Venus

Brain Chemistry Study Improved By Production Of Biocapture Surfaces

Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2008

Children's Voices Important In Climate Change Discussions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prediction In Deployed Veterans

UK Transplant Senior Director Gives Evidence To House Of Lords Sub-Committee Investigating Organ Donation In Europe

How Chemical Markers Prevalent On Cancer And HIV-Infected Cells Can Fool The Body

Brain Cancer Drug Study Shows Promising Results

Medicare Beneficiaries Should Act Now To Meet Their Prescription Drug Coverage And Health Plan Needs For 2008, USA

Clues To Gastrointestinal Disease And Cystic Fibrosis Gene Dysfunction Revealed By Study

Government Emergency Legislation Swiftly Ends Medical Isotope Crisis, Canada

Early Results Show Promise In Reducing Side Effects From Anastrozole, UK

Immune-Protection Properties Of Sperm Could Provide Link To How Cancers Spread

Carbamazepine Prescribing Information To Include Recommendation Of Genetic Test For Patients With Asian Ancestry

Steering Committee Meet To Plan Launch Of First-Ever Annual Pan-Asian Computerised Tomographic Colonography (CTC) Congress

Smoothmed Unveils Holiday Skincare Tips

GE Healthcare IT Receives Prestigious SCP Standards Certification For Centricity Enterprise

Systems With Brain-Computer Link On The Brink Of Breakthrough, Study Finds

Anti-Doping Partnership Commentary On Mitchell Report, USA

Congress Clears The Way For National CPR And AED Awareness Week

Fires And Floods Lead The List Of Largest Red Cross Disaster Responses

Ambulance Single Responders - UNISON Reaction, UK

Axe Wielding Nurse Struck Off, UK

Is 'Ready For Work' Up To The Job? UK

Minister Pat The Cope Gallagher T.D. Launches Report Which Underscores The Importance Of Oral Health Promotion, Ireland

Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes Strategy For Better Health, Better Care - Long Term Conditions

Injury To The Brain Following Stroke Reduced By SN Treatment

Keep Safety In Mind When Buying Toys - Alabama Department Of Public Health

American Geriatrics Society's Foundation For Health In Aging Offers Older Adults Life-Saving Tips On Staying Safe In The Cold, Ice And Snow

Protein Interactions Of MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway Reported By Rong Li Lab

Small Study Investigating Combination Therapy Including Antibiotics For Multiple Sclerosis, UK

MS Society Supports Call For Improved Information Provision, UK

Focusing On The Tiniest Members In The War On Cancer

MS Society Welcomes Information On Sativex, UK

CEMACH Release: Saving Mothers' Lives - Findings On The Causes Of Maternal Deaths And The Care Of Pregnant Women, UK

IPLATO Mobile Services Reach 1 Million Patients In The UK

Keep Holiday Stress In Check By Practicing Easy Techniques

Urologic Nurses To Enhance Their Knowledge Of Pelvic Pain, Urodynamics Knowledge At Annual Symposium

Cleveland Clinic Surgeons Perform First Single-Port Laparoscopic Colon Resection

ProEthic Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance Of New Drug Application For Migraine

BioTime, Inc. Announces The Formation Of Embryome Sciences, Inc. For The Development And Commercialization Of Stem Cell Technology

System Errors Contribute To 30 Percent Of Settled Malpractice Claims, According To New Claims Analysis By The Doctors Company, USA

Public Health Takes Lead In Avian Flu Pandemic Emergency Response, USA

Teva Announces Approval Of Generic Trileptal(R) Tablets

What Ever Happened To The Jarvik 7 Artificial Heart?

Dr. Nicholas Schiff Receives Research Award For Innovation In Neuroscience

Breakthrough Technology Observes Synapse In Real Time, Supporting Theory Of Vesicular Recycling

Zometa(R) Helps Prevent Bone Loss In Breast Cancer Patients On Aromatase Inhibitors, Data Presented At SABCS

Important New Ki67 Biomarker Data Show Faslodex Significantly Reduces Tumour Cell Growth

Creation Of Voluntary Unique Patient Identifiers For Exchanging Electronic Health Records Called For

Dental Pain Relief In Seconds Without Drugs?

APhA And Kroger Expand Partnership To Train Pharmacists In Patient Care

European Medicines Agency Recommends Withdrawal Of The Marketing Authorisations For Lumiracoxib-Containing Medicines

Bodily Breakdown Explained: How Cell Differentiation Patterns Suppress Somatic Evolution

MammaPrint(R) Breast Cancer Test Validated In Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients

QRxPharma Initiates Second Phase III Clinical Trial For Its 'Dual Opioid' Pain Therapy

American Heart Association, American College Of Cardiology, Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions Joint Scientific Statement

PARI's EFlow Delivers Alnylam RNAi Therapeutic In Phase I Study

Independent Data Safety Monitoring Board Recommends Continuation Of Sangart's Pivotal Phase III Trials Of Hemospan(R)

Genzyme Study Of Myozyme(R) For Late-Onset Pompe Patients Meets Co Primary Efficacy Endpoints

Arena Pharmaceuticals Initiates Second And Third Pivotal Trials Evaluating Lorcaserin For The Treatment Of Obesity

Chroma Announces Positive Phase I Efficacy Data For Novel Cancer Therapy CHR-2797

Neupro(R) Filed With The FDA For The Treatment Of Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease

Neurocrine Receives Approvable Letter For Indiplon Capsules With Additional Safety And Efficacy Data Required By FDA

CDC Uses New Technical Approach To Enable Hospital Reporting Of Healthcare Associated Infections

BioMarin Announces FDA Approval For Kuvan

Doctors: Talk Therapy Newest Hope For Treating One Physical Side Effect Of Holiday Blues

Genmab Announces Details Of Planned Ofatumumab Phase II Study In Multiple Sclerosis

Another "Smart" Cancer Drug Can Have Toxic Effects On The Heart

Creative Work Has Health Advantages

Women's Heart Health Holiday Q & A: Protect Yourself From "Holiday Heart Attack Season"

Message To The Elderly: It's Never Too Late To Prevent Illness!

Budgeting Calories Might Help Take Off Unwanted Pounds

Putting Risk In Perspective: Do People Make Better Decisions When They Understand Average Risk?

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