Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 8 January 2008

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Tuesday 8 January 2008

Healthy Living Probably Gives You 10 More Years, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A study of middle aged and older people living in Norfolk, UK, has suggested that not smoking, being active, eating enough fruit and vegetables and drinking only moderate amounts of alcohol can increase lifespan by an...
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Breastfeeding May Delay Or Prevent Allergies In High Risk Children

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new report by a leading group of US pediatricians suggests that food allergies, asthma, eczema, and other atopic diseases may be delayed or prevented in high risk babies if they are breastfed for at least four months...
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Autism Cases Still Going Up As Vaccine Mercury Removed

Written by Catharine Paddock

Autism spectrum disorders continued to rise in the state of California, US, even after mercury-containing thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines, suggesting that exposure to the compound is not a cause of autism, as claimed by some groups...
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Impact Of Antidepressant Warnings On Prescribing To Young Patients

Significant Lowering Of Glucose In Oral Tolerance Test For Proprietary Version Of Resveratrol, SRT501

Medicare Spending Rose 19% In 2006

Other Medical and Health News for 8 January*

Natural Gut Hormones May Provide A Treatment For Obesity, Australia

Moffitt Seeking Participants For Advanced Liver Cancer Study, USA

DMAA Hails Decision On Financial Threshold For Medicare Health Support, USA

Two Movetis Compounds Successfully Progressing Through Phase II Clinical Trials In Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders

American Medical Association Promotes Health Care Proposal In New Hampshire

Congress, President Bush Need To 'Come Together' On SCHIP, Other Important Issues In 2008, Op-Ed States

HIV Prevention Strategies Targeted Toward Blacks Should Be Restructured, Opinion Piece States

Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care During New Hampshire Debates

Connecticut Requests Proposals For Plan To Cover Uninsured Residents

Tennessean Publishes Editorial, Opinion Pieces On HIV/AIDS

Scientists Urge Embryonic Stem Cell Research; Despite New Technique Creating Embryonic-Like Stem Cells

California Appeals Court Vacates Decision Allowing Class-Action Lawsuit Over Canceled Policies

New York Times Publishes Letters To Editor In Response To Opinion Piece About HIV/AIDS, Other Public Health Issues Worldwide

Los Angeles Times Examines Efforts To Encourage Antiabortion Advocacy Among Men Whose Partners Had Abortions

Florida Funding For Safety-Net Hospitals Could Be Affected By Proposed Property Tax Cuts

HIV/AIDS Cases Increasing In South Dakota, Health Department Reports

Maryland Health Officials To Work With Comptroller To Identify Families With Children Eligible For SCHIP

Amino Acid Mutations In Protein Might Make HIV Vulnerable To Immune System Attack, Study Finds

Weighing Up The Risk Of Skin Cancer And The Body's Need For Sun

Autism And Recurrent Genetic Deletion Linked

The Teen Benefits Of Not Having Sex Decline With Age

480 Genes That Control Human Cell Division Identified By International Team

Breast Cancer Patients Could Receive Wrong Treatment Because Of Errors In Widely Used Lab Tests

Newspapers Examine Use Of Health Savings Accounts By Employers, Investors

HIV/AIDS Experts, Doctors Voice Concerns About Health Problems Seen Among Long-Term HIV/AIDS Survivors

Childhood Eczema Still On The Increase In Developing Countries

High Risk Of Absenteeism In Emergency Responders Due To Work Injuries

Columbia Center For Children's Environmental Health Is 1 Of Only 3 Institutions To Receive Funds Through New NIH DISCOVER Program

Alternative Smallpox Vaccine Identified

Heart Could Be Conditioned To Survive Major Attack

Health Officials Report Pain, Fainting Among Girls Receiving Merck's HPV Vaccine Gardasil

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments In Elder Care

New York Times Examines How PEPFAR Could Be Bush's 'Most Lasting Bipartisan Accomplishment'

News From The American Chemical Society

Peer Coaches Help Patients Overcome Colonoscopy Fears

Heart Disease Risk May Increase With Lack Of Vitamin D

Psychotic Illness Can Be Predicted In Up To 80 Percent Of High-Risk Youth

Clinton Sends Mailing To Voters Questioning Obama's 'Present' Vote On Abortion Measures In Illinois

Blacks Older Than Age 65 Less Likely Than Whites To Receive Recommended Cancer Treatments, Study Finds

Recent EEOC Decision Could Help Maintain Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, Editorial States

Improvements To Medical Scans By UK Mathematicians

Licensing Agreements With Oxford BioMedica Announced By U. Mass Medical School And Carnegie

New Best Doctors Clinical List Includes UT Southwestern Physicians

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Grant To Ravenell

Improved Prognosis And Treatment Of Lung Cancer Could Result From UAB Research

Growth In China's Biotech Industry

CMS Issues Proposed Rule To Expand Plan Choices To Medicare Beneficiaries With Limited Incomes And Resources, USA

UNICEF Steps Up Its Emergency Response To The Mozambique Floods

The 2008 BIO International Convention Dates Announced

Scotland: Cancer Specialist Calls For Smoking Age To Rise To 21

California Girl Named 2008 MDA National Goodwill Ambassador

Big Ambitions For Diabetes Research, UK

Differentiation Blocked In Tumor Stem Cells

UK Is The World's Leading Fast Food Nation

Devolution Hits The NHS, UK

Studying The Risk Factors For Parkinson's Disease

Declining Memory And Lack Of Imagination Linked In Older Adults

HANYS' Analysis Finds More Than Half Of State's Hospitals Continue To Lose Money Or Barely Break Even, New York

Memory Consolidation Improved By Daytime Sleep

HANYS Blasts Federal Action Prohibiting Use Of Medical Checklists, New York

Division Of Occupational Psychology Conference 2008, UK

ASPS Survey Taps Top Markets For Regional Plastic Surgery Data

Help The Aged Reaction To Brown Speech On Health, UK

Anxiety Increases Risk Of Heart Attack By 30 To 40 Percent

View Of Liver Tumors Sharpened By High-Energy Ultrasound

Pilot Studies Funded By Rockefeller University's Center For Clinical And Translational Science

Be Aware Of Home Heating Hazards

Study Is First To Demonstrate Impact Of Terrorist Attacks On Cardiac Health

Environmental Contaminant Is A Risk Factor For Parkinsonism

Academy Of Medical Sciences Response To The Tooke Report, UK

Asphyxia In Newborns Requires Better Access To Cool Caps To Improve Outcomes, Lower Cost Of Treament

The Stroke Association Response To 'Gordon Brown Pledges New Preventative NHS', UK

Lack Of Oxygen Is Probable Cause Of Infant Birthmarks

Microneedles Ease Intravenous Drug Delivery

ICGP Expresses Dismay At Failure To Fund Increase In General Practice Training Places In 2008, Ireland

Nutrition Standards And Wellness To Take Center Stage At School Nutrition Conference

Publication Of Research Accounced By Oncolytics Biotech, Inc.

GE Healthcare Creates A Vendor-Independent Healthcare It Educational Program For Integrated And Networked Medical Devices

GE Healthcare Launches Infant Warmer For Newborns

PSNC Responds To Consultation On Stoma And Incontinence Appliances

BIO Commemorates The 25th Anniversary Of The Orphan Drug Act, USA

Walking Restored After Spinal Cord Injury

Fatherhood Linked To Prostate Cancer Risk

Racial Disparities Persist In Cancer Care

Personalized Medicine Through Genomic Analysis And Molecular Diagnostics - Conference

3M Donates Paint Schemes To American Red Cross For 2008 NASCAR Season

Insulet's OmniPod(R) Personal Diabetes Manager To Integrate DexCom Continuous Glucose Monitoring Technology

Biotech Industry Welcomes European Commission's Communication On European Lead Market Initiative

WFP Convoy Leaves Nairobi For Kenya's Rift Valley; WFP Food Sent To Kisumu

Circumcision Doesn't Reduce Sexual Satisfaction And Performance, Says Study Of 4,500 Men, UK

Bacterial Infections In Premature Babies More Common Than Previously Realized Study Shows One In Four Born With Fetal Bacteremia

Four Health Behaviours Can Add Fourteen Extra Years Of Life

News From The Jan. Issue Of Chest

Getting Enough Sleep Will Help Raise Your Exam Scores - AASM To Teens

Greater Disability Follows Congestive Heart Failure, Increased Nursing Home Admissions

Brain Development Controlled By BERT And ERNI Proteins

NHS: 'Personal' Means People First, UK

Cybersecurity Defense Center Receives UTSA Award Of $6.4 Million

Radio Series Asks Tough Questions About Social Care, UK

Diagnostic Tool For Children With High Nitric Oxide Levels May Be Affected By Ethnicity

Teens More Likely To Maintain Normal Weight As Adults If They Participate In Physical Education And Active Play

Focus On Prevention Laudable But Screening Plans Misguided, Says BMA, UK

Campaign Packs For Contraceptive Awareness Week 2008 Are Now Available, UK

Doubledecker Bus Arrives To Support Lifesaving Campaign, UK

Asthma UK Issues New Year Cold Weather Warning To South Asian Communities

FDA Clears First Quick Test For Drug-Resistant Staph Infections

FDA Receives New Data On Risks Of Anemia Drugs - Consistent With Previous Data On Tumor Growth And Death

Self Funding A Care Home Place Could Mean Selling A Family Home To Subsidise Other Residents Of That Home, UK

Women Who Smoke Are At An Increased Risk Of Lung Disease

Home Treatment Of Pneumonia Safe And Effective, Finds Study

New International Health Regulations Now In Force, USA

Science And Practice Abstracts Invited For BPC 2008, UK

Fetus Size Adversely Affected By Pollution

Organ Transplants And Cardiovascular Diseases May Improve Following Medical Breakthrough

Risky Sexual Behavior Of Newly Homeless Youth Linked To Lack Of Social Support, Supervision

NHS Screening For Diabetes, UK

'Dad is Just As Good As Me', Say 7 Out Of 10 Mums

'Electrospray' Droplet Research Yields Surprising, Practical Results

New Study: U.S. Ranks Last Among Other Industrialized Nations On Preventable Deaths

Trius Initiates U.S. Phase I Trial For Its Oxazolidinone Antibacterial Drug, TR-701

JHPIEGO Commemorates Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Fovea Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Designation From EC For RdCVF For The Treatment Of Retinitis Pigmentosa

Sangart, Inc. Initiates Dosing In Phase II Study Of Hemospan(R) In Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia

Alseres Pharmaceuticals Concludes Enrollment In The Cethrin(R) Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial In Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Provides Update On Hepatitis C Pipeline At JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Receipt Of FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Recurrent Acute Repetitive Seizures Product Candidate

Maxygen Announces Positive Progress In Phase IIa Clinical Trial Of Novel PEG-GCSF

VIA Pharmaceuticals Enrolls First Patient In Phase 2 Clinical Trial To Measure Impact Of VIA-2291 To Reduce Vascular Inflammation

Allos Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2b Study Of PDX In Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

InterMune Announces Continuing Progress On ITMN-191 (R7227)

Semafore And Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) Dose First Patient In Phase I Study Of Targeted PI3 Kinase (PI3K) Inhibitor

Alexion Commences Dosing In AEGIS Registration Study Of Soliris(R) (eculizumab) In Patients With PNH In Japan

Amicus Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Plicera(TM) For Gaucher Disease

Celldex Therapeutics Receives Fast-Track Designation For CDX-110, A Novel EGFRvIII Vaccine For Glioblastoma

MAP Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Unit Dose Budesonide In Children With Asthma

Sangamo BioSciences Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of ZFP Therapeutic In Stem Cell Mobilization

Exelixis Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial Of XL184 In Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Hawaii Biotech Receives Allowance To Perform West Nile Vaccine Clinical Trials

CoolTouch Introduces CoolLipo(TM) Laser System, Recently FDA Cleared For Laser-Assisted Lipolysis

Ocera Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Status For AST-120 For Pouchitis

Researchers Use Magnetism To Target Cells To Animal Arteries

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