Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 25 January 2008

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Friday 25 January 2008

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Botox And Myobloc Should Carry Stricter Warnings Consumer Group Petitions FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock

Citing deaths linked to the use of the drugs, Public Citizen, an American consumer advocacy group has petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase its warnings and directly advise patients and doctors...
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Kidney And Liver Cancer Drug Raises High Blood Pressure Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock

Sorafenib, a new anti tumour (antineoplastic) drug marketed by Bayer under the brand Nexavar, and used to treat patients with advanced kidney or liver cancer, has been found to increase significantly the risk of developing high blood pressure...
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Oral Contraceptives Reduce Risk Of Ovarian Cancer, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study found that using oral contraceptives substantially reduces women's risk of getting ovarian cancer: the longer they use them, the less likely they are to develop the disease, concluded the researchers...
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Other Medical and Health News for 25 January*

MabThera Meets Study Primary Endpoint In Improving Disease Symptoms When Used As First Biologic Therapy In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Corgenix Medical Says New Study Further Establishes Concept Of "Aspirin Resistance"

Alnylam Reports Positive Phase II Data For ALN-RSV01, An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Davos Provides Platform For Humana To Highlight Prevention Of Chronic Diseases

Economic Stimulus Package Likely Will Not Include State Funding For Medicaid

Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Says Medicaid Will No Longer Pay For Treatment Of Preventable Hospital Errors

New Campaign In North Carolina Aims To Boost HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Hispanics

New York Gov. Spitzer Proposes Budget That Includes $1B In Health Care Cuts

Hispanic, Black Children In Massachusetts Lag Behind Peers In Dental Health, Report Indicates

Abortion For Disability Is Discrimination Against The Disabled, Says Baroness Masham, UK

Presidential Candidates' Platforms Reflect Differences In Perspectives Of Democratic, Republican Primary Voters On Health Care Issues, Survey Analysis

California Senate President Pro Tempore Delays Vote On Health Care Overhaul Measure

About 9.7M Children Under Age Five Die Annually From Preventable Diseases, Including HIV/AIDS, UNICEF Report Say

Actions Taken On Abortion-Related Legislation In Alaska, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia

WSJ Examines Financial Incentives For Physicians To Switch Patients To Less-Expensive, Generic Medications

Number Of HIV-Positive Blood Donors In Japan Reaches Record High In 2007

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Ariz., N.H., Va., S.D.

Wal-Mart CEO Announces Pilot Program To Provide Prescription Drug Services For Some Employers

Rwanda Launches Male Circumcision Campaign To Help Reduce Spread Of HIV

U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Missouri Must Provide Transportation To Inmates Seeking Abortion

Some U.S. Employers Ending Group Health Insurance Plans, Helping Employees Pay For Individual Policies

Dell, Microsoft To Launch Product RED Computer

Advocates, Lawmakers Call On Congress To Pass Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act

Diabetes Cost U.S. $174B In 2007; Cases Continue To Rise

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Patents On Gilead's Antiretroviral Viread

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Announces Proposal To Expand Health Insurance To Two-Thirds Of Uninsured Residents

NEJM Perspectives Examine Likelihood Of U.S. Health Care System Collapse, San Francisco's Universal-Access Program

Detecting Autism Earlier Using New Approach

Perfect Vision Still Vulnerable To Blindness

New Search Engine Interface To Improve Medical Search Results

Chronic Low Back Pain Is Reduced, Analgesic Use Is Reduced, And Activities Of Daily Living Improved Following Treatment With The DRX9000

Researchers' Tool Delivers Laboratory Protocols Across 15 Subject Collections

Banner Pharmacaps Receives FDA Approval For Nimodipine Softgel Capsules

Enhanced Antiviral Activity Identified By Evolutionary Battle Scars

Researchers Find Drug That Nearly Doubles Lifespan In Mice With Familial ALS

When Mysterious Protein Deleted In Mice Deafness And Seizures Result

Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center Orthopedic Surgeon Is First In Virginia To Implant 'Motion Preserving' Spinal Device To Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Study Could Help Clinicians Treat Marijuana Addiction And Withdrawal Symptoms

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Prevacid® Delayed-Release Capsules

Research Suggests That We Don't Worry But Strive For Moderate Happiness

NMT Medical Announces Significant Changes To Its Clinical Trial Plans In The United States

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation

NovaDel's New Drug Application For ZolpiMist Oral Spray To Treat Insomnia Accepted For Filing By The U.S. Food And Drug Administration

Dr. Helaine Smith Offers Test To Aid Early Detection Of Oral Cancer

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals To Present At Keystone Symposia's Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Action And Resistance Conference

New Techniques Improve Diagnosis Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Why Is Broccoli Good For You?

'Telepathic' Genes Recognize Similarities In Each Other

Vitamin E Linked To Physical Activity

Adolor And GlaxoSmithKline Report Favorable FDA Advisory Committee Meeting For ENTEREG(R) For The Management Of Postoperative Ileus In Bowel Resection

Robotics Project: Led By Tekniker-IK4

EPIX Pharmaceuticals Achieves 1.25 Million Dollars Milestone In Collaboration With Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics

The Many Uses For The New Electron Microscope Include Medical Research Into Liver Disease

Peripheric Vascular Disease Treated With Adult Stem Cells

Celprogen Launches Cancer Stem Cells

Breakthrough Study Links Prostate Cancer, Depression, IBS, Adrenal Fatigue And Allergies To Lead And Mercury Toxic Load In Body

European Commission Launches Energy Plans To Tackle Climate Change, UK

Nutritional Control Of Health Destiny

Findings In Adult Mice Studies Reveal Elusive Pancreatic Stem Cells

IOM Recommends New National Program To Evaluate Effectiveness Of Health Care Products And Services And End Confusion About Which Work Best

Frost Family Receives Health Care Heroes Award At Annual Families USA Health Action Conference

In Advance Of The Presidential State Of The Union Address: AMA On The State Of Health Care

Partnering For Global Health Forum 2008 To Create A New Paradigm For Addressing Most Pressing Global Health Issues, USA

Although Comfort And Mobility Improved, Arthritic Knees Remain Painful After Arthroscopic Surgery

Australia: Big Rise In Lung Cancer

Society Submits Evidence ToThe Clarke Inquiry, UK

Scottish Government Allocates Additional 40m Pounds To Tackle Obesity Epidemic

UK Medical Devices Regulator Warns Women Over Dodgy Foetal Monitor

The 2008 American College Of Physicians Briefing On The State Of The Nation's Health Care

Response To Concern About Maternity Services With Most Comprehensive Review Ever Carried Out, UK

Australia Must Follow British Lead On Obesity - AMA

Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund Awards Grant For Breast Cancer Awareness Program To Christiana Care Health System

UCF Sponsors Brain Conference That Draws National Experts

Social Security Could Deliver Stimulus Within 6 Weeks To Millions Of Seniors, Yet Low Income Retirees Ignored In Stimulus Plan - USA

Stress Of Finding Link To Heart Disease

MPs Condemn State Of Dementia Services In England

IFPMA Increases Assistance To The WHO-Based Special Programme For Research And Training In Tropical Diseases (TDR)

Minister Welcomes First Nurse/Midwife Prescribers, Ireland

Government Of Canada Announces Commitment Of 660,000 Dollars To Foot And Mouth Disease Prevention And Preparedness In South America

New Insights Into Vaccination For HIV

Advances In The Treatment Of Gastrointestinal Cancers

Statement From The Academy Of Medical Sciences, UK

BA Present MDC With 2,000 Pounds Cheque Thanks To Employee, UK

Inflammation-Induced Colon Cancer Stopped In Its Tracks By TNF-Alpha Antagonist

NAD Works With PepsiCo On Super Bowl Ad In American Sign Language

NAD Leadership Training Conference Geared To Up-And-Coming Leaders

Esophageal Screening Using Camera In A Pill

Heart Rhythm May Be Disrupted By Popular Arthritis Drug

Report Finds That Business Coalitions Are Helping One Million Companies Tackle AIDS In The Workplace

Wales Leads The Way In Attracting Junior Doctors To Wales

GP Leader Takes Contract Message Straight To Grassroots Doctors, UK

Europe's Winter Flu Season Starts

New ECDC Report Finds Vaccination Of Adolescent Girls Is An Effective Strategy Against Cervical Cancer

Biotech Industry Supports Europe's Renewable Energy Directive And Its Sustainability Criteria For Biofuels

28th Annual Conference Of The American Society For Laser Medicine And Surgery - Wednesday, April 2 - Sunday, April 6, 2008 In Kissimmee, Florida

New Resource In Fight Against Childhood Obesity, UK

Female Hospital Consultants Are '20% Less Productive Than Their Male Colleagues', UK

Drug-Coated Stents Perform Better Than Bare Metal Stents In Higher Risk Patients

Quantum Genomics Corp Partners With Inserm In Stroke And Cardiac Ischemia Drug Development

fpa Responds To Lancet Article On The Contraceptive Pill And Ovarian Cancer, UK

EMEA Statement On The Safety Of Gardasil, Europe

New Avian Influenza Flare-Ups

Extra Investment To Support Birthing Choices On The NHS, UK

European Medicines Agency Recommends The Approval Of Thalidomide For The Treatment Of Rare Bone-Marrow Cancer

KRAS Gene Status May Impact Vectibix(TM) (Panitumumab) Efficacy And Patient Reported Outcomes In Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

Apthera Files A Phase III Special Protocol Assessment With FDA For NeuVax(TM) In Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

NanoViricides Is On Course To Develop Bird Flu, Influenza, And Other Drugs

Taro Receives FDA Approval Of New Drug Application For Flo-Pred(TM) (Prednisolone Acetate Oral Suspension)

Baby Boomer Bulge Linked To Low Exercise, Australia

Beyond The Abstract - The Effect Of Age On Outcomes Of Sling Surgery For Urinary Incontinence

Beyond The Abstract - Pathological Evidence Of Necrosis In Recurrent Renal Mass Following Treatment With Sunitinib

Beyond The Abstract - Integrative Genomics Analysis Reveals Silencing Of Beta-Adrenergic Signaling By Polycomb In Prostate Cancer

Beyond The Abstract - Is It Necessary To Cure Prostate Cancer When It Is Possible?

Beyond The Abstract - Prostate Biopsy Patterns In The CaPSURE Database: Evolution With Time And Impact On Outcome After Prostatectomy

Beyond The Abstract - Testicular Microlithiasis As A Familial Risk Factor For Testicular Germ Cell Tumour

Low Dose Computed Tomography For The Evaluation Of Flank Pain In The Pregnant Population

Low Risk Prostate Cancer Can And Should Often Be Managed With Active Surveillance And Selective Delayed Intervention

Anatomic Excision Of Anterior Prostatic Fat At Radical Prostatectomy: Implications For Pathologic Upstaging

Does Prophylactic Breast Irradiation In Patients With Prostate Cancer Influence Cardiac Toxicity?

Over 30 New Studies Of Oral Xeloda(R) Featured At The 2008 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Nuvelo Announces Results From Phase 3 NAPA Program In Acute Peripheral Arterial Occlusion

Thalidomide Pharmion(R) Receives Positive Opinion For Treatment Of First-line Multiple Myeloma From European Medicines Agency

New Non-Surgical Stem Cell Procedure To Relieve Chronic Tendon Problems

Genaera Corporation Presents Promising Preclinical Type 2 Diabetes Data For Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) At Keystone Symposia

Insmed Provides Update On IPLEX(TM) Expanded Access Program In Italy For The Treatment Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Portrait(R) Plasma A New Non-Surgical Option For One Of The Most Requested Aesthetic Treatment Aging Eyes

Derma Sciences To Enter Phase II Development Of Wound Healing Product That May Use Body's Own Naturally Occurring Stem Cells

FDA Approves MiddleBrook's Amoxicillin PULSYS For Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis In Adolescents And Adults

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