Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 17 January 2008

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Thursday 17 January 2008

Human Animal Embryos Get The Go Ahead In The UK

Written by Catharine Paddock

The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has given two UK research projects one year licences to create embryos made of human DNA and animal eggs. The two licenses have been granted to King's College...
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Antidepressant Trials Are Selectively Reported, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study led by a researcher who used to review drug studies at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests that selective reporting of the results of antidepressant drug trials in journals exaggerates their effectiveness...
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Prostate Cancer Risk Nine Times Higher For Men With Five Gene Markers And Family History

Written by Catharine Paddock

Researchers from Sweden and the US have found that men who have five hereditary gene markers and a family history of the disease have more than nine times the risk of developing prostate cancer than men who do not...
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How Smoking May Damage Your Eyesight

Stroke Patients Who Are Undernourished Tend To Have Worse Clinical Outcomes

Dark Or Yellow Leafy Vegetables Reduced Risk Of Cataracts

Other Medical and Health News for 17 January*

Cancer Vaccine Showing Promise In Ovarian Trials

Technion Develop Sensory Respiration Device For Newborn Babies

HHS Provides 450 Million Dollars In Energy Assistance To Low-Income Families, USA

Cynthia Kreutz To Chair AHA's Section For Long-Term Care And Rehabilitation

Labor Department Regulatory Guidelines For Wellness Plans Likely To Prevent Employers From Making Health Coverage More Costly For Unhealthy Workers

Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers' Association Launches Registry Of Practitioners Treating HIV/AIDS

Republican Presidential Candidate Romney Wins Michigan Primary; Not All Democratic Candidates On Ballot

Many Young People In Cameroon Do Not Retrieve HIV Test Results, Researchers Say

House Speaker Pelosi Holds Forum To Address Long-Term Health Care Issues

San Francisco-Area Group Donates Hospital Equipment To Ethiopian Health Centers In Effort To Fight HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases

Democratic Lawmakers Say CMS Has No Authority To Limit State Efforts To Expand Medicaid Eligibility

Report Looks At Concerns Surrounding Race-Based Medicine

French High Council For Public Health Recommends HPV Vaccine Gardasil Over Cervarix

Georgia's PeachCare To Receive Enough Federal Funding To Prevent Shortfall

NitroMed To End Promotion Of Heart Failure Medication Specifically Approved For Blacks

Actions Taken On Cancer Screening-Related Legislation In California, Virginia

California Hospital Prices Vary Within State, Based In Part On Area Competition, Study Finds

Center Providing Medical, Drug, Alcohol Services To American Indians In Wisconsin Temporarily Closes

U.S. Births Increase To 4.3M In 2006, Highest Since 1961, AP/Lexington Herald-Leader Reports

Columnist Examines Predictions For Health Care Industry In 2008

Encouraging Teens To Receive HIV Test 'Much Easier' With Guarantee Of Privacy, Editorial Says

Employment Schedules Should Factor Into Return To Job After Injury

Unique Protection From DNA Damage Inferred By Evolution Of Human Genome's 'Guardian'

USA Today Examines Institute For Healthcare Improvement Campaign To Promote 'Bundling' To Avoid Hospital Infections

Reuters Profiles School For HIV-Positive Children In India

Resistin May Be Biochemical Link Between Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes

Study Of Fu-Zheng-Jie-Du-Decoction Action On PTEN Expression In Hepatocellular Carcinoma

New Research Offers Potential To Protect Patients From Liver Injury After Abdomen Surgery

Osteoporosis In Gastric Cancer Survivors

Scoliosis Screening Should Make The Grade In Schools

Determine What Tests You Need To Find Cancer Early With The Great American Health Check

New Phase Of Additional Funds To Support Clinical Trials Methods, UK

"I'm A Happier Person Than I Was Before" - American Diabetes Association

ABPI Exams Continue To Improve Industry Standards, UK

Innovative Medicines Should Be Used More, Not Less To Benefit Patients, UK

One Bite Too Many For Mosquitoes

New Book By University Of Calgary Professor Tackles Nicotine Addiction Through Hypnotism

Avoiding Weight Gain Induced By Antipsychotic Drugs

A 'Social Vaccine' Against AIDS: Keeping Young South Africans In School

New Player In Innate Immune Response Discovered By Scientists

Academy, Along With ABO And OMIC, Establish New Performance Improvement Taskforce

Cambridge Who's Who Names Brian M. Bursa, Esq. Executive Of The Year In Healthcare Law

Lighting Up The Powerful Global Smoking Lobby

Study Sheds Important New Light On Inherited Disorder Causing Iron Overload

Kenya: Helping Older People In The Wake Of Violence

Hereditary Prostate Cancer Gene Markers Located

HSC Welcomes The Establishment Of The Risk And Regulation Advisory Council, UK

An NHS Constitution Could Be Beneficial, But Only If Drafted Correctly, Says King's Fund, UK

Accumulation Of Rare Lung Disease Cells Indicates Higher Death Risk

St. Jude Medical Announces U.S. Clearance For Cardiac Image Integration Software

FDA Approves Sealant To Control Bleeding During Surgery

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children Suffer The Consequences Of The Post-election Crisis In Kenya

Minister Clement Announces Initiatives To Improve The Health Of Inuit At The First-Ever Inuit Health Summit In Kuujjuaq, Nunavik

Cancer Research UK Invests 10m Pounds In Drug Discovery

Up To Two-Thirds Of GPs May Be Unaware That Work Is Beneficial For Physical And Mental Health, UK

Cryptosporidiosis - Are We Winning The Battle? UK

BIO-Asia Partnering Conference 2008 To Bring Together Biotechnology Leaders From North America, Europe And Asia

Paediatric Specialist Nurses Still Overstretched, UK

Fully Automated, Irrigated Tip Radiofrequency Ablation System With Remote Navigation Receives FDA Approval

The Weight Is Over - New Pfizer Drug Fights Canine Obesity

News From USW: 40 States, 100 Members Of Congress, 100 Million Children To Protect From Lead

Medela Healthcare, Inc. Launches Institutional Wound Therapy Rental Program

First Commercial Genetic Test For Male Baldness Being Launched

Two Federal Public Health Grants Awarded To Weill Cornell Medical College

13 Million Dollar Federal Grant For Research Into Vascular Disease Awarded To Weill Cornell

Getting Enough Sleep Can Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease

10-Fold Life Span Extension Reported In Baker's Yeast

Beyond DTC: Pharma Industry Face New Challenges, Competition, Strategies For Market Dominance

Cambridge Who's Who Names Christine H. Moorman Professional Of The Year In Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs

Cambridge Who's Who Names Charles D. Spielberger, Ph.D. Professional Of The Year In Psychological Assessment

Celsion To Proceed With Phase II Pivotal Breast Cancer Trial After Receiving Supportive FDA Response

Overweight Dogs In Europe To Benefit From Pfizer U.S. Experience

POZEN Submits Human Lymphocyte Study For Treximet™ (Formerly Known As Trexima™)

Progenics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trials For PRO 140, A Novel HIV Antibody Therapy

Doctor Prescribes 10 Life-Saving Inoculations For Adults

Large Number Of Preventable Deaths Among Under 3s In Poor Countries

Three Novel Approaches To Curing Cancer Win New Damon Runyon - Rachleff Innovation Award

Some Wood Floor Finishes Are A Likely Source Of PCB Exposure

Orthovita Submits 510(k) Application To FDA For The Use Of CORTOSS(R) Bone Augmentation Material In Vertebral Augmentation

Improved Quality Of Life Offered By New Drug For Children With Psoriasis

2009 Academic Excellence Awards - Society Calls, UK

Awards For Drug Discovery Research For Frontotemporal Dementia Announced

'IDEAL' Study Affirms Roche's Pegasys As Effective Treatment For Hepatitis C

Black Women Get Breast Cancer Two Decades Earlier Than White Women

Chairman Of The BMA, Welsh GP Committee Dr David Bailey Responds To National Assembly Audit Committee Report On The GMS Contract, UK

Keppra XR(TM) Extended- Release Tablets Filed With The FDA

Boots Claims The British Workforce Is Left Feeling Cold And Confused

National Conference On Autism To Be Held In Southwest Florida

Successful OCT Imaging Of Oral Cancer Tissue Announced By MDL And UCH, UK

BMA Response To The Organ Donation Task Force's Report, UK

Thyroid Disease 101: Ten Facts Doctors Forget To Tell Patients

Fifty Per Cent Increase In Organ Donation Possible Within Five Years, UK

Primarolo: NHS Health Research Shapes Up For The Future, UK

Minor Injury Linked To Blood Clot, UK

HIT Definitions Project Announces Public Forums

Smoking Leads To A Worse Prognosis For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients

Research Highlights The Unique Values Of GP-Patient Relationships

IntraOp's Mobetron Helps Save Ohio Woman Diagnosed With Recurrent Liposarcoma

Circumcision Rates Highest In Midwest, Lowest In West

Boost For Malaria Vaccine Development By Combining Strengths Of Dutch And American Researchers

Viroporins, Membrane Permeabilizing Proteins Of The Poliomyelitis Virus

St. Jude Defines Eye Cancer Gene's Role In Retinal Development

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Launches B12, Folate, And Ferritin Tests On Its Dimension Vista Intelligent Lab System

CeNeRx BioPharma Announces Successful Completion Of Phase L Clinical Program For Novel Antidepressant Agent Tyrima(TM)

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II/III Clinical Studies To Evaluate Its Diclofenac Patch For Mild To Moderate Pain

SGX Initiates Phase I Trials For SGX523

MAP Pharmaceuticals Reaches Agreement With FDA On Special Protocol Assessment For MAP0004 Phase 3 Clinical Trial In Patients With Migraine

Presidential Candidates Answer Mental Health Questions

Efficacy And Familiarity Are Key Reasons Physicians Prescribe GlaxoSmithKline's Advair For The Treatment Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Survey Reveals Americans Don't Make The Grade When It Comes To The ABC's Of Nutrition And Multivitamins

Portable Device Quickly Detects Early Alzheimer's

Study Finds That Blood Test Can Gauge Prostate Cancer Risk

Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Not Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Toxoplasma Infection Increases Risk Of Schizophrenia

Get Your Shots Before Heading To Summer Olympics

Women And Men Doctors Have Divergent Views On Women And Depression

Does It Help To Continue Antidepressant Drug Treatment For Preventing Recurrence In Depression?

Psychological Interventions Are Effective In Mood Swings

Withdrawal Symptoms From Paroxetine May Last For A Long Time

Keeping Young South Africans In School: A "Social Vaccine" Against AIDS

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