Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 2 January 2008

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Wednesday 2 January 2008

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US Scientists Working On Cocaine Vaccine

Written by Catharine Paddock

A husband and wife team based at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, have developed a cocaine vaccine that is currently undergoing clinical trials. The vaccine, which is based on an inactivated form of the...
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Restless Legs Linked To Increased Stroke And Heart Disease Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study has found that people with restless legs syndrome (RLS) have double the risk of stroke and heart disease compared to people without RLS. The study is the work of Dr John W Winkelman, of Harvard Medical...
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Colon Cancer Gene Traced To Possible Pilgrim Ancestor

Written by Catharine Paddock

A married couple who migrated from England to America around 1630, at the same time as the Pilgrim Fathers, have been traced as the ancestors of hundreds of Americans who have inherited a gene that predisposes them to a...
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Two Hour MRSA And Staph Blood Test Gets FDA 510 (k) Clearance

Serious Fire At Royal Marsden Hospital, London

White Patients More Likely To Receive Opioids In Emergency Department, USA

Studying Body Abnormalities In Patients With Childhood Cancer

Brits Love Fast Foods More Than Americans

Added Testosterone Does Not Help Older Men

The Disastrous Outcome Of The UK Drug And Treatment Strategy

Not Enough Sleep Linked To Higher Diabetes Type 2 Risk

Other Medical and Health News for 2 January*

Study Of Religious Activity Finds Benefit In Mental Health Of Women

Patients With Cirrhosis And Gene Variation May Have Elevated Risk Of Liver Tumor

Nightmares In Preschoolers Are Less Prevalent, Trait-Like And Associated With Personality

Less Relief From Stress For Women Suffering Marital Distress

Strong Pain Drugs In Emergency Rooms Administered Less Frequently To Blacks And Hispanics

Altered Cardiovascular Responses During Exercise Recovery In Undiagnosed OSA Patients

A Child's Weight, Behavior Can Be Influenced By Length Of Sleep Duration

Turning Anthrax Toxin Into A Cancer Killer

In An Emergency Doctors May Be Giving The Wrong Dosage Of Adrenaline Because Of Labelling

Some Antipsychotic Drugs May Be Missing Their Mark

Lung Cancer Cells' Survival Gene Seen As Drug Target

Quality Of Life In Adult And Pediatric Patients Significantly Improved By Tonsillectomy

Over Half Of All Cancers Can Be Prevented By Daily Lifestyle Choices

Ardea Biosciences' Lead NNRTI For HIV, RDEA806, To Enter Phase 2a Proof-of- Concept Clinical Trial

Forest And Cypress Announce Submission Of New Drug Application For Milnacipran For The Treatment Of Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Cephalon Submits New Drug Application For TREANDA For The Treatment Of Patients With Relapsed Indolent Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma

'Swish And Spit' Test Accurate For Cancer

Research Suggests New Treatment Suitable For All Brain Tumor Patients

Researchers Reverse Effects Of Sleep Deprivation

Bring In The New Year With A New Fitness Routine

Tips To Get Into Shape Without Leaving The House

Health Researchers Assess Impact Of Unsafe Neighborhoods

Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes May Be Increased By Lack Of Deep Sleep

Longer Survival Of Ashkenazi Ovarian Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Phantom Noises Misinterpreted As Tinnitus During Periods Of Silence

Solutions Sought To Reproductive Problems Related To Chromosomal Variations

Health Dept Study Shows Immigrant Children Are At Increased Risk Of Lead Poisoning

The Flu Vaccine In Powder Form The Answer To A Pandemic?

Top Czech Science Honor Won By UAB Microbiologist

Failure Of Protein Recycling System May Be Linked To Certain Diseases, Birth Defects

Second-Time Designation From National Cancer Institute Received By MCG

Nobel Direct Dental Implants In Question

The Physiology Of Champions

Why Exhaustion Follows Exertion

Free One-Click Access To The Cochrane Library For Low-Income Countries

One-day Forum To Explore Development Of Value-based Programs To Enhance Employee Health, Productivity And Outcomes

World Congress To Host Supply Chain Management Leadership Summit - Fostering Industry Collaboration To Enable Change

Wiley-Blackwell Expands Presence In Korea With Two New Journals: Pacific Focus And Basic & Applied Pathology

Cyclacel Initiates Phase 2 Sapacitabine Trial In Elderly Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients

Sunshine Vitamin Deemed Essential For Pregnant Women - Cases Of Vitamin D Deficiency And Rickets Are On The Rise, UK

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