Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 15 January 2008

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Tuesday 15 January 2008

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals photo

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today, 15th January, that meat and milk from cloned cattle, pigs and goats, and their offspring, is as safe to eat as meat from non-cloned animals...
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New MRSA Superbug More Prevalent Among Sexually Active Gay Men

Written by Catharine Paddock

A study carried out in San Francisco and Boston, USA, found that sexually active gay men were many times more likely to acquire a new highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the MRSA superbug than the rest of the population...
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Pleasure Experience Of Wine Goes Up With Price

Written by Catharine Paddock

US scientists have discovered that the more expensive a person believes a wine to be, the greater the pleasure they experience when drinking it. They showed this using self-reports and scans of increased blood oxygen flow...
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Emergency Room Waiting Times 36% Longer Than In 1997 In The USA

Vitamin D2 Supplements Might Lower Risk Of Some Older Women Falling Down

Low Testosterone Among Over 60s Men Linked To Fracture Risk

Multiple Sclerosis Response To Treatment May Vary Depending On Patients' Genes

Other Medical and Health News for 15 January*

CAGW Denounces Efforts To Scuttle Medicare Provider Audits, USA

Kamada Announces Successful Completion Of Phase I Studies With Aerosolized AAT For The Treatment Of Lung Diseases

Single-Agent Chemotherapy Still Preferred To Biological Therapies For Treatment Of Metastatic Melanoma

Medicaid Managed Care Plans Place More Burden On Patients And Families With Severe Mental Illness, AJP Study Shows

Businesses Increasingly Auditing Employees To Ensure Dependents Eligible For Health Insurance

WHO Recommends More Than 4M Workers Be Hired To Provide HIV/AIDS Services In Developing Countries

CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2 Dose-Finding Study Of Becocalcidiol For The Treatment Of Psoriasis

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Features Recent Developments In The Presidential Campaign Related To Health Care

World Bank Investigation Uncovers Fraud In Five Bank-Sponsored Health Projects In India

Democratic Efforts To Pass Economic-Stimulus Bill Could Draw Republican Opposition

AMA President Details 2007 Actions By Commission To End Health Care Disparities

Juno Portrays 'Fairy Tale' Of Pregnant Teen Returning To 'Carefree Adolescence,' Opinion Piece Says

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues In State Of The State Addresses

Arizona Hispanic Group Reverses Decision To End HIV/AIDS Services Through Ryan White Program

Indiana Committees Take Action On Abortion, Pharmacy-Related Legislation

Officials In Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico Discuss Efforts To Expand Health Coverage

Fight Against HIV/AIDS In U.S., New York City 'Far From Over,' Editorial Says

Risk Of Bone Necrosis Tripled By Popular Osteoporosis Drugs

Teens With Positive Attitudes Toward Delaying Sex Less Likely To Initiate Sex, Study Says

Budget Deficits Might Force Some States To Reduce Funds For Health Care Programs, Find New Revenue Sources

Majority Of New York City Adults At Increased Risk Of HIV Transmission Think They Are Not At Risk, Survey Says

Annals Of Family Medicine January/February 2008

Abnormal Proteins In Saliva Identify Breast Cancer, Benign Tumor Cells, Study Finds

Sen. Brown Requests Information On FDA Fast-Track Designation

California Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes FY 2008 Budget, Includes Funding Levels For HIV/AIDS Services

Efforts To Cross Racial Divide In Medical Research Thwarted By Lack Of Trust Between Doctors And Patients

Public Welfare Medal To Be Presented To Norman P. Neureiter

Amazing Longevity Reported In Simple Organism Suggests Strategies For Increasing Human Lifespan

New Way To Block Destructive Rush Of Immune Cells

Christian Science Monitor Examines U.S. Global Family Planning Support Outlook With Democratic President

Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Software Designed To Compile Transcripts Of Physician-Patient Interaction

Ghana AIDS Commission Launches Condom-Distribution Program Ahead Of African Cup Of Nations

Researchers Report That Existing Antiretroviral Drugs May Thwart Vaginal HIV Transmission

Improved Understanding Of How Allergic Reactions Are Triggered

New Method Developed To Identify Genetic Determinants Of Alzheimer's Disease

News From The Public Library Of Science

Guidelines To Improve Care Of Three Symptoms At End Of Life Issued By Internal Medicine Organization

Atherosclerosis, Weight Gain Could Be Reduced By Lipoic Acid

Technology Innovations And Community Teaching Initiatives Combine To Buoy Survival In Hospitals And The Community

Cancer Prevention Research And Glowing Fruit Flies

Cancer Experts: Breastfeeding Protects Mothers, Children

BIO Supports U.S. Government In WTO Case Against EU On Agricultural Biotechnology Products

AVMA House Of Delegates Holds First Annual Winter Meeting, USA

FDA Approves New Genetic Test For Breast Cancer Patients

FDA Approves Tysabri To Treat Moderate-To-Severe Crohn's Disease

Life-Science Discoveries Revolutionize Auto Fuel

New Particle Can Explain All Forces Of Nature

Universal Detection Technology Selected By The US Department Of Homeland Security To Train First Responders In Bioterrorism Detection

IBC Announces Conference: The 2nd International Biology, Preclinical And Beyond In India And China

Diabetes UK Careline Scotland Launched

Research To Improve Diabetes Management, UK

Knee Arthroscopy Gets Patients Back On Their Feet Fast

Weight-Loss Tips Differ In African-American, Mainstream Magazines

New Buffer Resists PH Change, Even As Temperature Drops

Knee Replacement Options Expanding

Physician Reporting Of Emerging Outbreaks Increased By Simple Online Methods

25 Years Of Pollution Monitoring In The UK Shows A Fall In The Presence Of Toxins In Ambient Air

A Good Night's Sleep Could Improve Long-term Memory, UK

Dopamine Involved In Aggression

Mothers' Stress May Increase Children's Asthma

Smoking Belies Milder Disease But Worse Prognosis For IPF Patients

MPS Welcomes CHRE Guidance On Sexual Boundaries

BIO Deems French Ban On Biotech Crops Unnecessary And Unscientific

Fish Oil Supplements May Help Some Cardiac Patients While Harming Others

CMS Issues Proposed Rule To Empower Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services, USA

Vitalise Increases Choice For Disabled People And Carers In 2008-2009, UK

Autoadapt Create The Car Seat That Can Swivel And Recline, UK

HHS Partners With Ohio And Pennsylvania To Raise Awareness On Planning For Long-Term Care

Researchers Uncover New Piece To The Puzzle Of Human Height

Novel Neural Stem Cell Type Identified

Molecular Evolution Of Limb Length

Colleges Say NHS Should Fund Fertility Services For Cancer Patients, UK

Heart Rhythm Can Be Adversely Affected By Celecoxib

Thousands Of Genes Found To Influence Body Weight

Mediterranean Diet During Pregnancy Helps To Ward Off Childhood Asthma And Allergy

Development Of Enzyme Mimics Funded By $5 Million Grant

Healthy Kids Programs Helped Prevent More Than 1,000 Hospitalizations Annually

Aerocrine: Cost Savings In Asthma Management When Using NIOX MINO(R)

Anadis' Milk-Based Anti-Influenza (Flu) Virus Antibodies To Provide Immediate Immunity

"Speaking Out For Epilepsy" Podcast, USA

Physical Therapist Intervention For Balance Impairments May Help Reduce Risk Of Falling

French Biotech Crop Decision Environmentally Unfriendly

Medicare And Social Security Are Crucial To Fending Off Poverty For Future Retirees

Red Cross And HOPE Worldwide Partner To Curtail Home Fires

Vicki Seltzer To Lead AHA's Section For Maternal And Child Health

Statement From The American Pharmacists Association Regarding FDA's Action Against Compounded Menopause Hormone Therapy Drugs

Potential Efficacy Of HIV Prevention Strategy Shown In Mouse Model

Increase In Influenza-like Illness, Ireland

Reduced Call Charge For NPA Business Support Helpline, UK

New Health Initiative To Battle The Bulge, Australia

GE Healthcare Recognized Again As The Industry Leader By IMV, Named Best In PET System Service

The Same Rules Determine Number Of Offspring, Whether It Is Wildebeest Or Malaria Parasite

GE Healthcare Announces Strategic Partnerships With Process Analysis And Automation And Matrical To Extend Its High Content Analysis-Offerings

Vegetables May Be New Calcium Providers

GE Healthcare Presents New Data Management Solution For High Content Analysis And Screening

Genes May Interact With Obstetric Complications To Boost Schizophrenia Risk

Seeing The World Differently - Vitalise Launches New Holiday Brochure For Visually Impaired People, UK

Medical Defence Union Announces Dates For 2008 Ethics And Law Workshops, UK

Dignity In Dying Statement: 'Mercy Killer' Walks Free, UK

Novacta Receives 3.5 Million Pounds Strategic Translation Award From The Wellcome Trust To Target C.difficile Infections, UK

Selective Restraints And Reduced Medication Could Reduce Nursing Home Falls Says Four-Year Study

Organ Donation And Presumed Consent - BMA Position, UK

Mothers And Children Needed For Depression Study, University Of Pittsburgh

Anxious Mothers Breastfeed Less

IONSYS, The Highly Innovative Needle-Free System For The Management Of Acute Post-Pperative Pain, Available In Germany, The UK And Ireland

Moffitt Study Seeks Caregivers For Senior Cancer Patients, USA

Chewing Gum Health Scare

Tendon Grafts Deliver Gene Therapy

Scientists 'Grow' Hearts

Organ Donation Debate, UK

Largest Number Of Donors Ever Set Fund-Raising Record For UNFPA

Humana Press Journals Now Available On SpringerLink - Access To Humana Press Journals Platform Will Be Deactivated 31 January 2008

Commission Proposes Measures To Encourage Safe Novel Foods In The EU

American Association Of Kidney Patients Announces 2008 Medal Of Excellence Award Winner

Coalition Of Doctors Condemn FDA Decision To Deny Women Access To Bioidentical Hormones

First Published SF-6D Utility Measures For Paraplegia And Tetraplegia

Roche Responds To Announcement Of 'IDEAL' Hepatitis C Trial Results

Schering Plough Reports Top Line Results Of The IDEAL Study

Interim Analysis Supports Continuation Of Cell Genesys' VITAL-1 Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of GVAX Immunotherapy For Prostate Cancer

FDA Extends Review Of Genasense(R) NDA Appeal In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Pharmion Submits European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) For Vidaza(R) In Patients With Higher Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

RADIESSE More Effective Than Restylane As Reported In A 60-Patient Clinical Trial

Phase III Data Published For Once Monthly Dose Of Risedronate To Treat Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Nventa Completes Evaluation Of Second Cohort In HspE7 Phase 1 Cervical Dysplasia Trial

Rubber Gloves: "Born" And Now Banished

Anyone Can Save A Life: Researchers Lead National Efforts To Improve CPR Quality

Medical Error Reporting By Doctors Seems Underused

Loss Of Mind And Money: Delirium And Its Costs

Study Examines Decision Making Deficits In Older Adults

10 Fold Life Span Extension Reported In Simple Organism

Research In Action

Psychotherapy Should Be Subject To Rigorous Regulation Just Like Drug Treatments, Say Academics

Health Insurance For The Poor In Africa

Scientists Uncover New Potential Treatment For Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Progenics And Wyeth Announce NDA Review Period For Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone Extended By Three Months

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