Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 28 January 2008

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Monday 28 January 2008

Infra Red Helmet For Reversing Early Alzheimer's To Be Tested

Written by Catharine Paddock

Medical experts in the North-East of England, UK, have found that safe exposure to infra-red light improves learning and cognitive functioning in the brain, and they are going to test the method by getting Alzheimer's...
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Suppressing Anger In Marriage Linked To Shorter Life

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new US study found that husbands and wives who suppressed their anger when one verbally attacked the other had a higher risk of early death compared to those who expressed their anger...
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GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology photo

Over 100 Cases Of Salmonella Linked To Pet Turtles In The US

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week it is still investigating a 9 month multistate outbreak of gastroenteritis that has infected over 100 people who most likely caught Salmonella from small pet turtles...
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The Pope's Attitude To Science Depends On The Issue

Other Medical and Health News for 28 January*

How Social Signaling Drives Chameleon Color Change

Strong Purifying Selection In Transmission Of Mammalian Mitochondrial DNA

Selective Inflammatory Pain Insensitivity In The African Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus Glaber)

The Evolution Of Quorum Sensing In Bacterial Biofilms

Inhibitory Phosphorylation Of Separase Is Essential For Genome Stability And Viability Of Murine Embryonic Germ Cells

A Novel CpG Island Set Identifies Tissue-Specific Methylation At Developmental Gene Loci

Sparse Representation Of Sounds In The Unanesthetized Auditory Cortex

Australia: Warnings Up In Smoke With Teenagers

Avastin Receives Broad Label Extension In Europe For The Treatment Of Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Safe Removal Of Gliomas To Preserve Language Requires Less Extensive Brain Exposure Than Previously Thought

Ipsen Ltd Withdraws Its Application For An Extension Of Indication For NutropinAq, Europe

Labor Department Proposes Regulations To Address Concerns About Family Medical Leave Act Abuses

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

FTC Settles Case With Online Marketer Of Alternative HRT

Studies Demonstrate Increased Efficacy Of Erbitux In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients With KRAS Wild-type Tumors

New Analysis Highlights Potential Of SEROQUEL For Long-term Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder

First Cell Phone That Reads To The Blind And Dyslexic Released By Joint Venture Of Kurzweil Technologies And The National Federation Of The Blind

Eczema Guidelines' Advice On Emollient Therapy Welcomed As Benefit To Children And Parents

Studies Show Depression Plagues Older Rural Communities In Australia And The USA

HHS Should Establish Single Database On Effectiveness Of Drugs, Services, IOM Says

Ukrainian Health Ministry Approves Measures Aimed At Combating HIV/AIDS In 2008

Wall Street Journal Examines Democratic Presidential Candidates' Plans And The 'Ghost' Of Single-Payer

Gates Calls For Collaboration Between Businesses, Governments, Not-For-Profits To Help Curb Poverty, Improve Health Worldwide

Editorial Urges Swift Passage Of Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Veterans' Commission Chair Discusses Recommendations For Disability System Overhaul

Bush In State Of Union Address To Call For $30B Extension Of PEPFAR

Grants Awarded For Health Disparities Research, Hispanic Health Students Receive Scholarships, Hispanic Women Taught To Educate Peers

Senators To Seek Vote On Bill To Establish Task Force To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs

New Jersey Legislation Would Exempt Physician-Owned Emergency Surgery Centers From Self-Referral Rule

Former Surgeon General Discusses Minority Health Disparities During California Trip

No Question Of Not Treating The Elderly, Says BMA, UK

Sen. Baucus Says Temporary Federal Medicaid Payment Increase Could Be Included In Senate Economic Stimulus Package

Massachusetts Governor Proposes $28.2B Budget, Including $400M Increase In Spending For State's Health Insurance Law

HIV-Positive Prison Inmates In Russia Have Limited Access To Antiretroviral Treatment, Advocates Say

Labor Department Proposes New Regulations For FMLA, Officials Say

SearchAmerica's Payment Advisor Suite(TM) Aids Compliance To New IRS Form 990 For Hospitals

Bogus Ayurvedic Practitioner Sentenced For Illegal Sale And Supply Of Unlicensed Steroid Creams, UK

MRC And GSK To Identify New Therapeutic Targets From Genetic Association Studies, UK

Malnutrition In Young Women Can Leave Communities Stuck In A Poverty Trap

GMC Calls On MEPs To Safeguard Patient Safety In Ongoing Debate About Europe-wide Healthcare

Widespread Variations In Standards Of Maternity Care A Cause For Concern, Says King's Fund, UK

NMC Commends Healthcare Commission's Maternity Services Review, UK

1.5 Million Dollars Gift Launches Three-Year Capital Campaign - Glaucoma Research Foundation

Study Shows Pharmacists' Involvement In Patient Care Leads To Clinical, Economic Improvements

Medi-Cal Cuts Will Exacerbate Health Care Crisis In California Health Care Providers Will Testify, USA

Arthritis Foundation Launches Year-Long Recognition Of 60th Anniversary

Independent Clinical Trial Finds HIFU Surgical Ablation Effective In Treating Atrial Fibrillation

Medisyn Technologies Awarded Phase I SBIR Grant By Department Of Defense To Discover And Develop Novel NSAIDs With Reduced GI Toxicity

Calibrant Announces Brain Cancer Drug Discovery Program With Cleveland Clinic

TransTech Pharma, Inc. Acquires Three Programs For The Treatment Of Metabolic Disorders From Novo Nordisk

RCP Comment On ONS Death Rates Due To Alcohol, UK

Doctors Can No Longer Ignore Climate Change, Says RCP President, UK

Calling For More Veterinarians, USA

FDA Issues Early Communication About An Ongoing Review Of Vytorin

Maribeth Healey Is Recognized For Her Work In Improving Access To Quality, Affordable, Health Care For Oregonians

RSNA 2007 Draws Record Attendance, USA

Call For OTC Oral Contraceptive Pills Gets Pharmacy Support, UK

Stem Cell Therapy For Brain Repair Is The Focus Of The ASNTR 15th Anniversary Meeting

Risk Of Addiction In Offspring When Starvation Suffered By Mother During Pregnancy

Common Human Viruses Threaten Endangered Great Apes

Bone May Be Repaired By Turning On Adult Stem Cells

Bridging Gap Between Academic Research And Applied Discovery

Community Hospitals Transfer More Patients To Trauma Centers, Despite Their Own Ability To Treat The Injuries

Type 1 Diabetes Research Benefits From Significant Funding

Self-Help Through Practical Psychotherapy

Patients Encouraged To See A Physician If They Experience Symptoms Suggestive Of GERD

Self-Expanding Plastic Stents In The Treatment Of Benign Esophageal Conditions

Notch-ing Glucose Into Place

Potential For A Targeted Treatment For Auto-Immune Diseases

Lack Of Standard Definition Of Risk Factors For Metabolic Syndrome Makes Measuring The Problem Difficult

Shriners Hospitals For Children Kicks Off Year-Long Campaign To Prevent Gasoline Burn Injuries

SpeechWorks Debuts New Autism/ADHD Therapy In Columbia

ASPS Addresses Concerns Regarding BOTOX Treatments

Nurse Struck Off For Having Sex With Patient, UK

Allergan, Inc. Responds To Public Citizen's Allegation Regarding A Fatality Following BOTOX(R) Cosmetic Treatment

Allina Hospitals & Clinics Engages National Experts To Investigate Nursery Fire

The Hopes Of Kenya's Children Hanging In The Balance

Adult Stem Cells Beneficial In Heart Failure Recovery

Food Needs Persist In Cyclone Affected Areas In Bangladesh

NGOs Demand An End To Leprosy Stigma, UK

British Dental Association Welcomes Change Of Heart On Capital Gains Tax

WFP Food Being Distributed To More Than 70,000 People In Nairobi's Slums

How Can UK Obesity Strategy Succeed If Frontline Nurses Feel Undervalued?

European Medicines Agency Recommends Approval Of Novel Oral Anticoagulant, Dabigatran Etexilate (Pradaxa(R))

PuriCore's Sterilox Solution Highly Effective Against Pandemic H5N1 Avian Influenza

ApoCell To Conduct Studies In Support Of Novel Pfizer Cancer Drug Trial

OpenEye Launches The 'SAMPL' Blind Challenge

Chocolate 'Causes Weak Bones'

New Technique Allows Fast Printing Of Microscopic Electronics

New And Notable Symposium Speakers Announced By The Biophysical Society

Discovery Of Anthrax Cellular Entry Point Is A Milestone In The Ongoing Efforts To Protect Humans From Bioterrorism And Bio-Warfare

Is There Racial Bias In Quality Of Medical Care Between Jerusalem's Arabs And Jews?

Possible Link Between Environmental Pollution And Diabetes

Children Who Complete More Years Of Education Are Less Likely To Have Malnourished Offspring

Stroke Prevention: Idraparinux Causes Significantly More Bleeding Than Vitamin K Antagonists

Center For Medicare Advocacy Calls For Support For Traditional Medicarein Anticipation Of The State Of The Union, USA

Christiana Care's Omar A. Khan, M.D., MHS, Receives 2007 Pfizer Teacher Development Award

Patent Issued For Barr's Extended-Cycle Contraceptive Seasonique

Plant Gene Found That Affects Stress Resistance

Large-Scale 'Cocoon Strategy' Against Whooping Cough

Water-Borne Pathogen Now Under Attack Thanks To Breakthrough Research

GlaxoSmithKline And Adolor Report Favourable FDA Advisory Committee Meeting For Entereg® For The Management Of Postoperative Ileus In Bowel Resect

Elusive Pancreatic Progenitor Cells Found In Mice

Funding To Explore Controversial Theory Of Alzheimer's Origin

Severity Of Mitochondrial Disease May Be Predicted By In Silico Modeling

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Picoplatin Safety Data In Colorectal Cancer

The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Addresses The Safety Of Botox

American Society For Dermatologic Surgery Supports Current Labeling Of Allergan's Botox(R) Products

GlaxoSmithKline To Revise Avandia® (rosiglitazone Maleate) Label In Europe Following Assessment By CHMP

Bayer Establishes US Special Access Program For Leukine® While Replacing Current Liquid Formulation

Genentech And Biogen Idec Announce Positive Results From A Phase 3 Trial Of Rituxan In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Inadequately Responded

Merck Receives Not Approvable Letter From FDA For OTC MEVACOR® (lovastatin) 20 Mg

Tekturna HCT, A Single-tablet Combination Of Tekturna And A Diuretic, Receives US Approval For Treatment Of High Blood Pressure

Interim Safety Data Presented On Vectibix(TM) (Panitumumab) In Combination With Standard Chemotherapy

Denosumab Osteoporosis Study Met Primary And All Secondary Bone Mineral Density Endpoints In A Head-to Head Comparison With Weekly Alendronate

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