Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 29 December 2007

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Saturday 29 December 2007

Some Pet Birds May Have Avian Chlamydiosis And Pose Risk To Humans

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Officials in Washington State have warned that some cockatiels, as well as other pet birds that were shipped by a national distributor, may pose a risk to humans who are in contact with them...
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Detox Diets Are A Waste Of Money And Time, Says Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist, Food Standards Agency, UK

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Come January 1st and millions of us feel we have been overdoing the feasting and would like to purify our bodies. It is tempting to go for the latest detox diets, but they are a waste of time and money, says Andrew Wadge...
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Truck With Possible E. Coli Tainted Beef Stolen, Consumers Warned

Written by Christian Nordqvist

American Fresh Foods has announced that a truck loaded with 14,800 pounds of ground beef, some of it possibly infected with E. coli O157:H7, was stolen last Thursday. People have been advised to refrain from buying ground beef from dubious vendors...
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Other Medical and Health News for 29 December*

Bevacizumab Found To Improve Survival For Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Hyperthermia Offers A Beam Of Hope Amidst Gloomy Progress In Cancer Therapy

VGX Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Completion Of The First Human Study To Assess The Tolerability Of CELLECTRA™ Electroporator

MorphoSys Files Clinical Trial Application To Initiate First Phase 1 Clinical Study Of Its MOR103 Program For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Einstein Researcher Receives $100,000 Grant For Lung Cancer Research

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of North Carolina Waives Copayments On Drugs For Chronic Conditions

Anthrax May Someday Be An Effective Cancer Therapy

Two Genes Are Important Key To Regulating Immune Response - Findings Have Implications For Research Into Lupus, Cancer And HIV/AIDS

Men Need More Botox Than Women

Experts Debate The Role Of Psychology In Interrogations

Public Policy Fails To Address The Effects Of Media Violence On Children

Subliminal Messages Can Influence Us In Surprising Ways

Intensive Training Post-spinal Cord Injury Can Stimulate Repair In Brain And Spinal Cord

Allergic Reactions To Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents Are Rare, Study Finds

Handling Pesticides Associated With Greater Asthma Risk In Farm Women

Pilot Error Declines As Factor In Airline Mishaps

New Clinical Trial Results Show How Personalized Medicine Will Alter Treatment Of Genetic Disorders

Researchers Show That Fibrosis Can Be Stopped, Cured And Reversed

Fight Against Hay Fever And Other Allergies Helped By New Immune System Discovery

President Bush Signs Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Including National Institutes Of Health Research Access Provision

Working Toward Engineered Blood Vessels At MIT

Diabetes Management Is Focus Of 'The Diabetes Educator'

Pollution Modeling To Be Improved By ASU Researchers Using NASA Satellites

'Gizmo' Designed To Save Lives In Emergencies

New Strategy For Protecting Aging Americans Against Infectious Disease Suggested By OHSU Research

The Science Of Shivering Revealed By OHSU Researchers

Vacuuming Fleas Is A 'One-Way Trip'

Man Of Vision Is Congressman Murtha For Championing Blinded Soldiers

Increased Risk Of Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli In Poultry Workers

How Doctors Deal With The Risk Embedded In The UK Medical System

Cooking Can Preserve, Boost Nutrient Content Of Vegetables

New Report Challenges Idea That Snuff Is A "safer" Substitute For Cigarettes

World's Only Ultrafast Electron Microscope Takes 4-D "movies" Of Molecules

Eltrombopag Effective For Hepatitis C Patients With Low Blood-Platelet Counts

New Ingredients In Drug-Like Anti-Aging Products Improve Skin

Physician-Scientist Urges Improved Drug Regulation To Ensure Heart Safety Of Non-Heart Drugs

Eating More Fruit And Veggies Can Help You Lose Those Pounds You Put On During The Holidays

AMS Health Sciences, Inc. Seeks Bankruptcy Protection, USA

Model Developed That Predicts Molecular Response Of Living Cells To Genetic Or Environmental Change

Frost & Sullivan Presents Bio-Rad With The 2007 'Product Line Strategy Award' For The Introduction Of Its Profinia Protein Purification System

Roll Out Of Digital Technology Revolutionises NHS Patient Care In England

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