Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 23 December 2007

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Sunday 23 December 2007

Shock Treatment May Continue At Special Education School

Written by Christian Nordqvist

A special education school which has been in the news for inappropriate use of electric shock treatment has been allowed to continue using shock treatment for the most dangerous and self-destructive behaviors...
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Lack Of Evidence That Fall Prevention Programs Work, UK

Written by Christian Nordqvist

According to a study published in bmj.com, there is scant evidence that fall prevention programs utilized by the NHS (National Health Service) are effective in reducing the total number of fallers or fall related injuries...
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Human To Human Bird Flu Transmission Possible But Limited, Says WHO

Written by Christian Nordqvist

A human may have infected another human(s) during the last cluster of H5N1 bird flu infections in Pakistan, but only to a small degree, the World Health Organization (WHO) believes. Some of the international test results have not come back yet...
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Other Medical and Health News for 23 December*

Understanding The Development Of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

Study Finds Parents Show Bias In Sibling Rivalry

Understanding Evolution Booklet To Be Released On 4th January

$5 Million NIH Grant For Lupus Research At UT Southwestern

Economic Pain Also Likely With Skatepark Injuries

Efficiency Of Satellite Telecommunications For Civil Protection Agencies

Faster X-ray Interferometers Due To Single-photon Interference

Emory, Ohio State Launch Partnership In Predictive And Personalized Health Care

PNNL's Richard Smith Named To Prestigious Scientific American 50 List Of Outstanding Leaders

Study Investigates Cannabis Use Among University Students

Forest Service Launches Web-based Forest Threats Viewing Tool

Smaller Asteroids May Pose Greater Danger Than Previously Believed

A New Treatment Option For Patients With Renal Cancer

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Completes Patient Enrolment In U.K. Phase Ia/Ib Combination REOLYSIN®/Radiation Clinical Trial

Most Breast Cancer Surgeons Don't Talk To Patients About Reconstruction Options

Significance Of Minute Focus Of Adenocarcinoma On Prostate Needle Biopsy

Beyond The Abstract - Significance Of Whole-Pelvic Radiotherapy For High Risk Prostate Cancer Patients After Radical Prostatectomy

Beyond The Abstract Cathepsin B Is Involved In The Apoptosis Intrinsic Pathway Induced By Bacillus Calmette-Guérin In Transitional Cancer Cell Lines

Importance Of Tumor Location In Patients With High Preoperative Prostate Specific Antigen Levels Treated With Radical Prostatectomy

Prostate Biopsy Patterns In The CaPSURE Database: Evolution With Time And Impact On Outcome After Prostatectomy

Role Of Urinary Cathepsin B And L In The Detection Of Bladder Urothelial Cell Carcinoma

Wilderness Leaders Must Show Broad Understanding Of Medical Treatment

Patient Plans "Pinot For Prevention" Parties To Raise Awareness Of Women's Heart Disease

Professor Links Adverse Health Outcomes To Assisted Reproductive Technology In Massachusetts

Clearer Antibullying Laws Needed To Address Children's Health

Optometrists: Got The Flu? Take Out Your Contacts

Recent Studies Offer Fresh Insights Into Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

Lower Temps Get Cool Reception In Study On Hypothermia And Blood Loss

Light Powered Platinum More Targeted & 80 Times More Powerful Than Similar Cancer Treatments

"I Think It Is Important To Demonstrate The Influence Of The Microenvironment In The Process Of Metastasis", Points Out Biologist

Mechanical Bowel Preparation Should Not Be Done Before Elective Colorectal Surgery

Brits Set To Suffer Bad Cold And Flu Bouts This Winter, Warns Boots

One Health Initiative Task Force Makes Progress Toward Goal Of Uniting Human And Animal Health

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