Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 6 January 2008

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Sunday 6 January 2008

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Using a mouse model, researchers at Johns Hopkins and Ohio State University discovered that some copies of a specific gene can influence the severity of colon cancer. They explain, in the journal Nature, how trisomy 21...
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David Cameron's Speech On Healthcare Gets Approval From NHS Confederation, UK

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Dr. Gill Morgan, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation said that David Cameron's analysis of the future direction of travel for healthcare is accurate. "The huge potential of new technologies must sit alongside the need...
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Heart Attack In Casino Safer Than One In Hospital

Written by Christian Nordqvist

If you have a heart attack in an airport, or even a casino, there is a 50% chance you survive, compared to just one third if your heart attack takes place at a US hospital, according to a new study published in the New...
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Other Medical and Health News for 6 January*

Differentiating Between Natural And Human-Caused Global Warming

Research, Technology May Be Impacted By Strange-Behaving Crystals

Next-Generation Internet Portals Set To Improve Public Safety And Public Health In Canada

Improved Quality Of Life Promised As National Nanotechnology Initiative Releases New Strategic Plan

The Dangers And Drawback Of Drivers On Cell Phones

Increased Mortality Specifically Linked To Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Obesity And Diabetes Prevention May Come From Within The Body

Study Finds Children Are Introduced To Sipping And Tasting Alcohol In The Home

Long-Term Drinking Reduced By Gene Therapy In Rodent Model

Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures Influenced By The Dopamine Transporter Gene

Placebo Prescribing By Internists

New Journal Air Quality, Atmosphere And Health Founded By Springer

Marathon Runners Beware Of Drinking Too Much Water

Colon Cancer Risk In U.S. Traced To Common Ancester

AJMS Presents Highlights Of Pulmonary Symposium

Three Year Registry Data From 1,278 Women Shows Long Term Efficacy For Uterine Fibroid Embolization

No Excess Cardiovascular Risk From Hormone Replacement Therapy For Most Patients

Female Soccer Players Can Take Steps To Avoid Knee Injuries

Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots

Tracking Down Allergenic Substances

100% Of People Carry At Least One Type Of Pesticide From The Air, Water Or Food In Their Bodies

Osteoarthritis Risk Linked To Finger Length Ratio

Food For Thought: Delivering The Promise Of Food Processing

GlaxoSmithKline And Theravance Announce Start Of Large Phase 2B ICS And LABA Studies For Asthma In The Horizon Programme

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) Announced That The U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Has Assigned Priority Review Status For Sugammadex

Assembling The Jigsaw Puzzle Of Drug Addiction

One Person Out Of Every Thousand Has Synaesthesia, A Psychological Phenomenon In Which An Individual Can Smell A Sound Or Hear A Colour

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