Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 30 January 2008

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Wednesday 30 January 2008

Combat Brain Injury Symptoms Could Be Post Traumatic Stress, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by US army medical researchers has revealed that combat troops who served in Iraq who still have health problems months after a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion, could actually be suffering from post...
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Diabetes In Older Americans Rising

Written by Catharine Paddock

The number of older Americans diagnosed with diabetes every year went up by 23 per cent in the decade leading up to 2003-2004, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine carried out by...
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Cough And Cold Medicines Put 7,000 American Children A Year In The Emergency Department

Written by Catharine Paddock

Over 7,000 children in the US end up in emergency departments every year because of complications from taking cough and cold medicines, found researchers who did a nationwide study of the problem...
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What Is Mesotherapy Treatment You Ask?

Other Medical and Health News for 30 January*

New Analysis Demonstrates Efficacy Of Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) Maintenance Treatment For Bipolar I Disorder

ISMP Survey Shows Unnecessary Risks Still Exist With Automated Dispensing Cabinets

CMA Statement On Health Reform, USA

California Medical Association Says State Regulators' Actions Against UnitedHealth/PacifiCare Encouraging, But Bad Behavior By Insurers Must Stop

Louisiana Charity Hospital System Receives Exemption From State Hiring Freeze

Some Employers Switching To Stipends For Non-Group Coverage

Texas Officials Studying Needle-Exchange Program; District Attorney Says People Distributing Needles Do Not Have Immunity

California Senate Committee Rejects Plan To Overhaul State Health Care System

Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Clinton Promotes Health Care Proposal To Attract Hispanic Voters

Bush In State Of The Union Address Calls On Congress To Allocate $30B For PEPFAR

Some Scientists Questioning Folic Acid Fortification, Baltimore Sun Reports

CBO Director Orszag Calls For Improvements In CMS Demos, More Data From Insurers

Opinion Piece Addresses OMB's 'Unwillingness To Embrace Change,' Recommends Overhaul

Study Showing Differences In Access To Pain Treatment Illustrates Overall Issue Of Health Disparities, Opinion Piece Says

Bush In State Of Union Calls For Cloning Ban, Funding For Stem Cell Research Using Skin Cells

House Speaker Pelosi Discusses Health Care Initiatives, Other Democratic Priorities For 2008

Media Accounts Of Recent Study On Health Care Spending 'Wrong,' Opinion Piece States

Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Widens, Report Shows

Actions Taken On Abortion-Related Legislation In New Hampshire, South Dakota

President Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill With Veterans' Health Care Funds

Health Affairs Web Exclusive Examines State Coverage Expansions

5th Mexican Gay Youth March Aimed To Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Maine, Washington State

President Bush Addresses Health Care, Entitlement Programs In Final State Of The Union Address

FDA Cannot Meet Requirements For Inspections Of Medical Device Manufacturing Facilities, GAO Report Finds

Brazil To Distribute 19.5 Million Condoms During Carnival

Wisconsin Appeals Court Rules Newborn Infant Qualifies As Inpatient Under Federal Law

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights SCHIP Developments In Louisiana, Utah

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Scrutiny Over Benefit Of Using Statins

Ugandan President Museveni Says That HIV/AIDS Efforts Should Target At-Risk Groups

Tiller Attorneys Ask Kan. Court To Block Subpoenas For Records Of 2,000 Women Who Sought Abortions

South Carolina Collaborative Announces Plan To Cover 160,000 Uninsured Residents

Chrysler Group Offers Buyouts, Early Retirement Packages To 13,000 Employees

Number Of HIV Cases Among Elderly In Puerto Rico Increasing

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

Preparing For Clinical Trials In Stem Cell Therapy Studies For Stroke, Cerebral Palsy

UK Technology Focuses On Safety

Results Of Pilot Study Of Treatment For Deep Vein Thrombosis

News From The Biophysical Journal

Designation Of High-Volume Heart Transplant Hospitals Needs To Be Reviewed

New Decontamination System Kills Anthrax Rapidly Without Lingering Effects

New Robotics Will Revolutionize Industry And Services World, FATRONIK-Tecnalia Experts Say

Cheap, Portable Medical Tests Soon Available With Lab On A Chip Development

A Concept For Cost-Benefit Assessment Methods In The German Health Care System

Why Cells That Become Sperm And Ova Can't Copy Their Own Genes

Powerful New Networking Technique Improves Gene Discovery

Research Into Inflammation, Sensory Neurons And Low Back Pain Receives $1.7 Million

Bush Wants Zero New Funding For Global AIDS Programs, USA

When Kidney's Ability To Clean Its Own Filters Breaks Down, Disease Likely

AngioScore Obtains Japanese Approval For AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter

Leading US Cancer Researcher Receives New Swedish Science Prize

Synta And GlaxoSmithKline Announce Elesclomol Granted Orphan Drug Designation By The FDA

Toxic Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Can Affect Heart Muscle

BioLineRx Presents Pre-Clinical Data Demonstrating That BL-1021 Is Safe And Effective In Treating Neuropathic Pain

Link Between Smoking And SIDS Explained By New Research

Toshiba Receives FDA Clearance For Vantage Titan MR System

Mind Comments On A New Report That Shows Patients Are Living In Fear

Acorda Therapeutics Announces Successful Thorough QT Study Of Fampridine-SR

UK Prison Study To Investigate Link Between Diet And Behavior

Physicians Can Update Evidence-Based Medical Information Using Elsevier's WiserWiki

Frankfurt's Research Centre For Neurotechnology Paves The Way For A New Generation Of Artificial Vision Systems

Viruses For A Healthy Pregnancy

UNISON Calls For Recruitment Drive For Homecare Workers In Light Of Commission For Social Care Inspection, UK

Understanding Microbes For Use As Climate Engineers

Paradigm Medical Industries To Market Proprietary Electrophysiology Device For Early Detection Of Glaucoma

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Sensei And Humana Inc. Join Forces To Offer Humana Associates Innovative Program For Weight Loss

Comparing Digital Mammography And Film Mammography

Medical Careers Institute Introduces Bachelor Of Science Degree In Nursing, USA

Seat Belt Use In The Rear Seats Of Cars Almost Halves Risk of Death

Rite Aid Pharmacists Have A Heart For Those Who Want To Stay Heart Healthy

New Movement Aims To Inspire One Million Young People To Get 'Selfcentered': Connect To Authentic Inner Selves, USA

Surgical Scarring Reduced By Biodegradable Film

Celebrate American Heart Month By Eating Red

2008 Natural Products Expo West Proves 'Organic' And 'Sustainability' Are Hot, Bucking Economic Trends

Study Links Quality Of Breast Cancer Care And Physician Characteristics

Prostate Cancer Risk Not Linked With Circulating Sex Hormones In The Blood

HiFi DNA Tech Questions FDA In Lawsuit - 'Why HPV DNA PCR Is Acceptable For Gardasil(R) Approval, But Not Acceptable For Safe Vaccination?'

Gene Logic To Provide EPA Access To Software And Databases To Explore Strategies For Chemical Toxicity Screening

Material Created To Repel Liquids

B-K Medical And Advanced Medical Diagnostics Collaborate On The Introduction Of HistoScanning Technology For The Prostate

pSivida Pancreatic Cancer Study Results Released

Fatalistic Beliefs And Unethical Behavior

Statement From GPhA President And CEO Kathleen Jaeger On The President's State Of The Union Address, USA

Four Out Of Five Voters Favor Stronger Medicare Coverage For Wheelchairs, Oxygen, And Other Home Medical Equipment And Services

President Punts On Medicare, USA

Nanomedicine Research For Prostate Cancer Supported By 5 Million Dollars Gift From Prostate Cancer Foundation And David H. Koch

Agriculture Is Changing The Chemistry Of The Mississippi River

MesoDerm(R) Eliminates Needles And Painful Hypodermic Treatments

Surprisingly Few Auditory Neurons May Be Involved In Zeroing-in On A Particular Sound

Nurse Practitioners Hamstrung And Patients Disadvantaged: Study, Australia

Somnomed Receives FDA Approval For New SMH Biomaterial - Can Now Be Used To Make Dental Sleep Devices In The USA

Determining How The Brain Selectively Interprets Sound

$5 Million Gift To Support Nanomedicine Research For Prostate Cancer

Promising Drugs For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma May Change European Market Dynamics

Researchers Can Now Determine When A Human Was Born By Looking Into The Eyes Of The Dead

The Medicines Company's Angiox(R) Receives European Authorization For Expanded Use In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

California Primary Care Association Responds To Senate Health Committee Vote

The World's First 'Operation' Gown

Probable Cause Identified Of Age Differences In Stimulant Response

Amgen Statement On Aranesp Manuscript In The Journal Of Clinical Oncology

Three Out Of Four Americans View Health As Their Personal Symbol Of Success

DNA Markers Of Cigarette Smoking

Mobile Anesthesiologists Announces New Option In Dental Anesthesia For The Chicago Dental Community

Applications Sought For BPC 2008 Practice Research Conference Award, UK

GMCtoday January/February 2008 Issue Is Published, UK

Does The Desire For Drugs Begin Outside Awareness? NIDA Research Reveals Subconscious Signals Can Trigger Drug Craving Circuits

Government Accepts RPSGB Stance On Future Pharmacy Body, UK

Swim The Channel For Diabetes UK

Findings By Stanford Researchers Give Boost To Potential Biomedical Applications Of Nanotubes

Topigen Pharmaceuticals Initiates European Phase 2 Clinical Study Of TPI ASM8 In Patients With Asthma

Virtual Human In HIV Drug Simulation, UK

British Veterinary Association Congress 2008 - Vets In A Changing Environment, UK

Big Increase In Quitters Following Introduction Of Smokefree England

EaglePicher Technologies Introduces First Implantable Medical Cell Designed Specifically For Monitoring Applications

More Smokers Kicking The Habit In England With Help Of NHS Services

Overrule Your Budget Office, Mr. President - By Newt Gingrich And David Merritt, USA

Myriad Genetics Announces Completion Of Phase 1 Trial Of Anti-Thrombin Drug MPC-0920

China: Beijing Will Expand Non-smoking Policy For Olympic Games

DOR BioPharma Reports Achievement Of Two-Year Stability Milestone For RiVax(TM), Its Vaccine Against Ricin Toxin

Breast Milk 'Protects Against Allergies'

Beachgoers Who Stay High And Dry May Stay Healthier

New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Tested By University Of Pittsburgh Scientists

Gene Expression Differences In Mice Fed Human And Chimp Diets

Cepheid Receives Health Canada Medical Device License For Xpert MRSA(TM) Test And GeneXpert(R) System

Tips For Dry Winter Skin, From The Harvard Health Letter

Surgex(TM) Becomes The First And Only BSCG (Banned Substance Control Group) Certified Product Which Is Clinically Proven Effective In Sports Recovery

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Opens Enrollment In Phase II Clinical Trial Of Bavituximab In Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Treatment Is Reduced To One Week

Surface Logix Achieves Objectives With SLx-4090 In Phase 2a Clinical Trial

Phase 1 Studies Show Promise Of QuatRx's Novel Compound, Sobetirome, For Lowering LDL Cholesterol Levels

Inverseon Announces Positive Phase IIa Asthma Study

Escalon(R) Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance For VascuView(TM) Visual Ultrasound System For Assisted Vascular Access

Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval To Add Transapical Delivery System To U.S. Clinical Trial Of Transcatheter Heart Valve

Global Initiative To Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke

Global Experts Convene To Discuss Emotional Trauma Caused By Disasters

Mask Wearing Students Take To Campus Starting This Week

Lungs' Mast Cells Could Provide New Treatment Target For Asthma, Other Respiratory Disease

Schizophrenia And Healthcare: Survey Finds Treatment Barriers

Kidney Cancer Drug Attacks A Major Type Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worsens Cystic Fibrosis

New Study Confirms Safety Of Novel Oncology Product For Treatment Of Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer

Group Aid Improves Diet, May Cut Diabetes Risk In American Indian Women

Antidepressants Unproven As Treatment For Low Back Pain

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