Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 16 January 2008

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Wednesday 16 January 2008

Calcium Supplements May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack In Older Women

Written by Catharine Paddock

Researchers in New Zealand have discovered that calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack in healthy postmenopausal women. The study is published online today, Wednesday 16th January, in the British Medical...
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Vytorin Results Disappointing, Experts Say Don't Panic

Written by Catharine Paddock

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has issued a statement yesterday, 15th January, asking patients taking the cholesterol busting drugs Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin combined) not to panic...
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Cancer Therapy Pioneer Folkman Dies, Age 74

Written by Catharine Paddock

Judah Folkman, who pioneered a groundbreaking cancer treatment known as angiogenesis inhibition, where tumours are starved of their blood supply, died aged 74, on Monday night in Denver, Colorado, USA...
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Other Medical and Health News for 16 January*

Military, Federal Pharmacists In The Spotlight In Winter InterSections, USA

Wanted: Evidence Demonstrating Value Of Pharmacist Provided Patient Care Services

New Study Highlights Deficiencies Of Governor Blunt's Proposal To Provide Health Coverage To Uninsured Missourians, USA

FDA Issues Documents On The Safety Of Food From Animal Clones

Actions Taken On Abortion-Related Legislation In Kentucky, Tennessee

Most U.S. Adults Support Health Insurance Mandate With Government Subsidies For Some, Survey Finds

Washington Post Examines Parenting Among Young College Graduates

Neighborhood Clinics Increasing In Prominence In New Orleans Health Care System

California Budget Plan Would Lead To Reduced Federal Matching Funds For Medicaid, SCHIP

One-Third Of Women With Only One Sexual Partner Contract HPV Within A Year, Study Finds

USA Today Examines Early Retirees' Access To Health Insurance

Small Medical Equipment Suppliers Criticize New CMS Rule

Lifting Federal Ban On Needle-Exchange Programs Will Help Fight HIV/AIDS In Baltimore, Letter To Editor Says

White Nursing Home Residents Less Likely Than Blacks To Be Hospitalized, Study Finds

Florida Medicaid Beneficiaries Sue Health Care Agency Over Misleading Materials Promoting Pilot Program

British Soldiers, Civilian Contractors Undergo HIV, Hepatitis C Screenings After Receiving Blood That Was Not Properly Screened

Blacks May Be Less Likely To Enroll In Clinical Trials Because They Mistrust Physicians, Study Finds

CMS Proposes Cash Allowance To Let Beneficiaries Hire Personal Care Workers

Washington, D.C., Community Groups To Hold Meeting Focused On HIV/AIDS

Emergency Department Wait Times Increased By 36% From 1997 To 2004, Study Finds

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case On Access To Experimental Medications For Terminally Ill Patients

HHS Secretary Leavitt Says U.S. Committed To Helping Eradicate HIV/AIDS In India

Health Insurers To Refuse Payment, Billing For Care Related To Hospital Errors

San Francisco Chronicle Profiles Documentary On Birthing Practices

Congress To Address Health Issues In New Legislative Session

BDA Response To Citizens Advice Access Survey, UK

NPA Proud To Support UCA Young Community Pharmacist Of The Year Award, UK

Nominations Open - Sixth Annual Modern Healthcare CEO IT Achievement Award, USA

HSE Warns Safety Comes First When Dealing With Gas After Stoke-On-Trent Installer Is Jailed, UK

Doctors Give Massachusetts Health Reform A Failing Grade - Poor Early Outcomes Raise Red Flags, Only Private Insurers Profit

Shedding Light On Protein-Drug Interactions

Autoimmune Diabetes Triggered By Immunity-Controlling T-cells As They Wane With Age

Nurses, Patients March On CIGNA Forum To Protest Insurance Industry Abuse Of Patients

HIV Shifting From Most To Least Educated In Sub-Saharan Africa

Ted Hirsch To Lead AHA's Section For Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Services

Depression Stems From Both Nature And Nurture

Unprecedented Method To Predict ALS, Parkinson's Disease Unveiled By Mayo Clinic Study

Marvel LifeSciences Ltd Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Applications For Insulin Human Rapid Marvel, Insulin Human Long Marvel

Young Cancer Doctors To Be Recognized For Important Contributions To Gastrointestinal Cancers Research

NPA Proposes Pharmacy Solutions For 'Access Critical' Services, UK

Pharmacy Bodies Publish Guide To The New PECs, UK

Scientists Associate Six New Genetic Variants With Heart Disease Risk Factor

Half Of Breast Cancer Tumors Have Molecular 'Achilles Heel'

For Liver Cancer Identification Proteomic Profiling Shown More Accurate Than Traditional Biomarkers

NHS Blood And Transplant To Establish National Organ Donation Organisation, UK

Government Of Canada Launches Consultation On Canada's Proposed Food And Consumer Safety Action Plan

Efficacy Of M2 Vaccines Increased By Cell Death Suppression

Many Children With Asthma Not Receiving Medication Due To Lack Of Insurance

Emergency Management Personnel Can Visually Track Resources Using Life-Saving Mapping Tool

The Nature Of Bisexuality In Women

More Clues About BRCA1's Role In Breast Cancer Provided By New Pathway

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Innovative Smaller, Cheaper, 1-Dose Vaccines

AMA Calls On Government To Implement GP MRI Policy, Australia

For African-American Women On Hemodialysis, Social Support, Psychological Factors Contribute To Fatigue

Nephrology Nurses Stepping In To Help Caregivers Of Hemodialysis Recipients Alleviate Anxiety And Depression

Nephrology Nurses Need Education On Dialysis Shared Decision Making Guideline

Association Found Between Food Insecurity And Developmental Risk In Children

Important Step Taken To Reduce Animals Used In Specific Safety Test For New Medicines

Carbon Nanopipettes Created That Are Smaller Than Cells And Measure Electric Current

American Red Cross Partners With Safety4kids To Debut Children's Fire Safety DVD

High-Risk Acute-Leukemia Patients May Be Identified Using Genetic Blood Test

UNISON Calls For Recruitment Drive For NHS Cleaners, UK

RCOG Consumer's Forum Free Public Lecture: Can Cervical Cancer Be Prevented? UK

BJOG Release: Does Being Overweight Or Obese Increase Subsequent Hysterectomy Risk?

Misdiagnosis Of Monkey Malaria In Humans Can Be Fatal

Film Features Stroke, Wins Two Golden Globe Awards

UF Research Snuffs Out Notion That Smokeless Tobacco Is Lesser Of Two Evils

VGX Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance To Commence Clinical Trials Of VGX-1027, A Novel Oral Drug With Potent Anti-inflammatory Activity

Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, And Others Open Up To Elder Care Expert Doctor Marion About Aging And Caregiving In America

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Kai Sensors For Its Path-Breaking Multi-Potential Sensing Technology For Wireless Patient Monitoring

Metabolism Affected By Probiotics New Study Finds

Risk Of Lobular Breast Cancer Increased Fourfold After Just 3 Years Of Combined HRT

New Reports Examine Candidates' Plans, Public's Views Regarding Health Care Reform And 2008 Elections

Breast Cancer Spread 'Halted'

King Pharmaceuticals Reports FDA Approval Of Revised Labeling Regarding Purity Of THROMBIN-JMI(R)

Hospitals-Physicians-Consumers--At The Intersection Of Improved Quality, Safety And Performance." - Conference

Fixing Wrist Fractures Without A Cast

WFP Food Is Distributed In Nairobi Slums And To Kenyan Refugees In Uganda

BMA Investigating Problems With Junior Doctor Recruitment, UK

ACNM Applauds Release Of The Business Of Being Born Documentary, USA

Why Men Are More Prone To Liver Cancer

DMAA Leader Responds To RAND Disease Management Literature Review

OIG Report Confirms Dangerously Thin Margins For Community Pharmacy

AHRQ Releases Consumer Financial Incentives Guide For Employers And Other Health Care Purchasers

Brown Reforms And Darzi Review 'Incompatible', Warn Campaigners, UK

Indigenous Health Education: Fostering A Fresh Approach, Australia

The Brain Activity Behind Tinnitus Uncovered

Workplace Bullying Rife - Rising Stress Levels Hit The Health Of The Nation And The Economy, UK

Cancer Charities Join Forces To Launch New Trial For Women With An Aggressive Type Of Breast Cancer, UK

Amkor Pharma, Inc. Stroke Drug Nears End Of Phase I Clinical Studies, Prepares For Phase II In 2008

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Aricept(R) Tablets

Young Adults More Likely To Quit Smoking Successfully

New Study Examines Smoking And The Risk Of Age Related Eye Disease

Fostair(R) Launched In The UK For The Regular Treatment Of Adults With Asthma

First Head To Head Study Comparing Crestor And Lipitor(R) Effects On The Treatment Of Atherosclerosis

Prostate Cancer Progression May Be Promoted By Hormonal Dietary Supplements

Court Sets June Trial Date In Patent Litigation

Publishing Partnership Extended Between Wiley-Blackwell And The Cochrane Collaboration

Patients Treated With Lipitor Were Significantly Less Likely To Have A Cardiovascular Event Than Those Treated With Simvastatin, New Study Shows

Lack Of Training For Children's Medicines Prescribing May Increase Risk Of Error

Femmenessence (Maca-GO) Balances Hormonal Fluctuation For Menopause Sufferers With All-Natural Alternative To HRT

The Garden City Group, Inc. Makes Donation To Autism Speaks

Gabriel Sciences Receives NIH SBIR Grant For Development Of Antidepressant

Avalon Pharmaceuticals Announces The Initiation Of Compound Characterization Phase In Drug Discovery Collaboration

'Instant' Alzheimer's Drug Claim

Blind People In Cumbria Get Free Computer Classes, UK

New Data Show Menveo(TM) To Be The First Quadrivalent Meningococcal Vaccine To Provide Immunogenicity In Infants

Children's Hospital Cancer Study Finds Adolescents And Young Adults Don't Get Same Access To Cutting-Edge Treatment As Younger Patients

First Patient Enrolled In Cogentus Pharmaceuticals' Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Of Novel Combination Medicine

Juvaris BioTherapeutics Announces Cooperative Research And Development Agreement With The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Isolagen Inc. Completes Injections Of Isolagen Therapy(TM) In Phase III Wrinkle And Phase II Full Face Studies

Universite De Montreal Researchers Simulate World's Largest Heart Model Using SGI Technology

Cleveland Clinic To Lead First Head-to-Head Comparison Of The Two Most Potent Statins

Tolerx Achieves Milestone With Completion Of Phase Ib Clinical Study Of TRX1 In Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Anthera Announces Preliminary Positive Results From Once-Daily A-002 Phase II Cardiovascular Trial

Kosan Initiates Phase 2 Trial Of Alvespimycin, Second-Generation Hsp90 Inhibitor, In HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) State Chapters To Provide Parents With Educational Forum To Discuss Cervical Cancer And HPV Vaccines

GelVac(TM) Nasal Powder H5N1 (Bird Flu) Influenza Vaccine Passes Preclinical Toxicology Studies

A Place For Smokers To Find Out: What Has Smoking Done To My Lungs? How Can I Quit?

PreMD Announces FDA Decision On POC Skin Cholesterol Test

Should Children Be Permitted To Get Genetic Testing For BRCA 1 / 2 Mutations?

UNC, Duke Lead First Statewide Shaken Baby Prevention Research Project In U.S.

Pedometers Help People Lose Weight Even Without Changes In Diet

Lessening The Burden Of Hepatitis B Virus Infection And Liver Cancer Among Asian And Pacific Islander Americans

Medical Implants: The Inside Story

Scientists From 16 Different Countries Study The Link Between Children's Nutrition And The Development Of Adult Diseases Such As Diabetes Or Allergies

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