Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 4 February 2008

Medical News Today provides hourly health news sourced and written by our own dedicated team.

Health News Headlines

Monday 4 February 2008

Phthalates From Baby Care Products Detectable In Infants' Urine

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by US researchers has revealed that exposure to phthalates, man-made chemicals found in baby care products like shampoo, talc and lotion, is widespread in infants and that the chemicals are metabolised in their...
[read article]

Paralysis Outbreak In Meat Workers Handling Pigs' Brains

Written by Catharine Paddock

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an update last week to its investigation of an outbreak of a paralysing condition that is affecting certain meat processing plant workers who use compressed air to...
[read article]

HPV-Linked Oral Cancer In Men Increasing

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by researchers in the US suggests that the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes as many cases of oral cancer in men as tobacco and alcohol and will overtake the latter within the next ten years...
[read article]

Other Medical and Health News for 4 February*

Freshwater Fish Invasions The Result Of Human Activity

The Neural Basis Of "Number Sense" In Young Infants

Amyloid As A Depot For The Formulation Of Long-Acting Drugs

Calcium Homeostasis Aids Protein Folding As A Therapy For Enzymes Gone Awry In Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Outcomes Vary For Prostate Cancer Patients Choosing Surgery; Overall, No Treatment Proven Superior

Information Session For Owners Of Small Flocks And Pet Birds, Canada

TMA Unveils The "Texas Medicare Manifesto"

More Than One-Quarter Million Infants Hospitalized For Infectious Diseases: New Federal Study In Pediatrics

Sens. Clinton, Obama Discuss Health Care Proposals During Democratic Presidential Debate In Los Angeles

Volunteers From Virginia HIV/AIDS Group Lobby Legislators To Increase HIV Prevention, Education Funds

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Flomax(R) Capsules

Weight Is Easier Gained Than Lost When Exercise Is Inconsistent

Number Of U.S. Residents Enrolled In Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Increases By 6.2% This Year; CMS Reduces Benefit Cost Estimates

New Radio System For Medical Helicopters Will Improve Emergency Care For Patients, USA

President Bush's $3T FY 2009 Budget Would Freeze Domestic Spending, Seek Nearly $200B In Savings From Federal Health Programs

UNAIDS Aims To Provide HIV Prevention, Treatment Programs To 80% Of IDUs In Asia, UNAIDS Asia-Pacific Director Says At Conference

Grants Awarded To Study Cancer Care Access Among Asians, Improve Diabetes Care Among Minorities; Fashion Show Aims To Raise Cardiac Health Awareness

Corgenix AspirinWorks(R) Test Now Offered Through Quest Diagnostics

U.S. Medical Schools Face Uncharted Territory In Expansion Efforts

Iowa Initiative To Reduce Unintended Pregnancies Announces $11.5M Grant To UNI

State House Committee Attempting To Block Gov. Blunt's Insure Missouri Program From Beginning

Studies Show Blacks More Likely Than Whites To Leave Hospice For Life-Extending Treatment, Also More Likely To Have Severe Sepsis, Die From Infection

30% Of Ill. Sex Education Teachers Untrained, Many Do Not Discuss Contraception, Study Says

One In Five D.C. Residents Does Not Have Regular Access To Care, Report Finds

European Advisory Committee Endorses Pediatric Formulation Of Abbott's Antiretroviral Kaletra

Tiller's Attorneys Appeal Ruling Denying Motion To Prevent Grand Jury From Examining Medical Records

Second Economic Stimulus Bill Could Include Medicaid Funding Increase

Drug Maker Aurobindo Receives $17M Contract From India's AIDS Control Organization

Alameda County Seniors And Disabled People Get Affordable And Convenient Health Care

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins And World Allergy Organization Launch New Online Journal

Clinical Data, Inc. To Present At The Toxicogenomics And Personalized Medicine Symposium At The New York Academy Of Sciences

Free Personal Care: Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes Recommendations From Audit Scotland

GHI/HIP Conversion Approval Must Include Improved HMO Performance, Penalties For HMO Misconduct, USA

Prime Minister Rudd's Apology To The Stolen Generations An Important Step, Australia

Good Leadership And Management Are Keys To Avoiding Failings In Patient Safety, Says Healthcare Watchdog, UK

Bra Size Link To Diabetes, UK

Watching Football Can Break Your Heart

Pop Goes The Question Of Gout

French Naval Escorts Assure WFP Food Supplies To Somalia; Denmark Takes Over

RNA-Based Methods For Developmental Studies Are Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

HHS Secretary Awards Health Leaders With Special Distinction For Improving Quality And Value Of Health Care

Doctors Have No Confidence In NHS Database, Says BMA News Poll, UK

Nine New Hospitals For BMI Healthcare - Transaction With Nuffield Hospitals Completes, UK

AACN And AONE Announce Plans For Nurse Manager Certification Exam - Partnership Follows Launch Of Nurse Manager Orientation Program

American Public Health Association Scores Members Of Congress On Public Health Voting Record

Pooled Phase 3 Study Of Nplate(TM) (Romiplostim) In Adult Patients With Chronic ITP Published In The Lancet

Proposed Legislation Takes Aim At Soaring Nursing Home Liability Costs In Tennessee

Healthcare Providers Direct, Inc. Announces First Accurate And Effective Rapid Point-of-Care Screening Test For Microalbuminuria

Founder Of Bikram ''Hot'' Yoga To Present All-Day Benefit Yoga Seminar In San Diego

IDEV Technologies Inc. Receives 510(k) Clearance For New SUPERA(TM) Biliary Stent Delivery Catheter

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application For SILENOR(TM) For The Treatment Of Insomnia

Employers Discover A Better Way To Pay For Health Care Benefits, USA

February 4th Is World Cancer Day - AICR Offers Free Prevention Information To Millions Of Americans

Radiation Exposure Safe In Balloon Catheter-Based Sinus Surgery

Early Detection Critical In Treating Pediatric Thyroid Cancer

Surveying The Ecological Genetics Of Freshwater Bacteria

For Measuring Treatment Response PET Superior To Standard Evaluation Tools

Identification Of Brain Region That Can Be Stimulated To Reduce The Cognitive Deficits Of Sleep Deprivation

Alternative Treatments Show Promise With Hard-To-Treat Foot Problems

News From The Journal Of Biological Chemistry

Penn Physician Recommends "Mobile Polling" At Senate Hearing

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early

Can World Prize Competitions Foster More Equitable Drug Research And Development?

New Findings Show Enbrel Significantly Reduced Levels Of C-reactive Protein

Gene Linked To Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women

New Strategy Helps Reduce Errors In Obstetrical Care

Long-Term Improvement Of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Shown In Ustekinumab Phase 3 Data

Disease Progression In ALS Slowed By Targeting Astrocytes

Effects On Drinking Differ By Gender: Study On Drinking By Hispanics Along The Texas-Mexico Border

Children Prenatally Exposed To Alcohol May Be Identified By Eye Blinks

Chronic Drinking Can Lead To Severe Pneumonia After Surgery

Adolescent Drinking Influenced By Parental Drinking

Anti-Obesity Prescriptions Pass The Million Mark, UK

Research Investigates Friendly Bacteria For Babies, UK

Brain Tumor Research Boosted By Simons Foundation Grant

Building A Code Of Research Ethics

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Features RNA-Based Methods For Developmental Studies

Studies Test Noninvasive Alternatives To Liver Biopsy

In Chronic Hepatitis C Silymarin Does Not Affect Virus Activity Or ALT Levels

Gene Essential For Prenatal Development Of Nervous System Characterized By Trainor Lab

Supercomputer Powers Tool To Reveal Hidden Interactions

Tracking How Drug Changes, Blocks Flu Virus

Families Could Spend Less And Eat A Healthier Diet

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor Visits Lack Depression Assessment

Over-Use Of Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Lead To Complications

Risk Of Colorectal Polyps May Be Doubled By Smoking

Focus On The Connection Between Human Health And That Of Wetlands

Spread Of Humans And Diseases Revealed By Globetrotting Black Rat Genes

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval For Endeavor(R) Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System

Heart Disease Is A Major Complication Of Lupus - February Is National Heart Month

Dr. Mirta Roses Sworn In For 2nd Term At PAHO, USA

Society Launches Consultation On Threshold Criteria, UK

Philip Morris International Spin-Off Could Have Devastating Health Effects In Developing Nations

Diabetes UK Calls For Traffic-light Food Labelling

UCLA Cancer Center Researchers Discover Biomarkers That Predict Lung Cancer Patient Response To Drug Therapy

Retired Optician And AMD Patient's Story After Taking Macushield Eye Supplements, UK

Galvus(R), A New Treatment For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Receives European Approval For Label Update Paving The Way For EU Launches

Doctors' Gifts Unwrapped By Medical Defence Union, UK

Medical Imaging Embedded Systems Expertise Expands, UK

Chronic Insomnia Can Predict Future Functioning Of Adolescents

Respiratory Disturbances During Sleep Increase Significantly With Age, Even In Healthy Individuals

A Systematic Change In Dreams After 9/11/01

Periodic Leg Movements Predict Total Sleep Time In Older People With Cognitive Impairment And Sleep Disturbance

Researchers Develop Successful Test Vaccine That Prevents Development Of Prostate Cancer

Taking The Pulse Of The Nation: The Latest Findings From The Health Survey For England

Randox Introduces A Range Of 25 Liquid And Ready-To-Use Protein Assays

New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates

BIO To Launch Nation's First Forum Connecting Early-Stage, Private Biotech Companies With Venture Partners, USA

Study Finds Lack Of Evidence To Support Draconian Efforts To Weaken Patent Rights, USA

Nurse Practitioner Study Highlights Health Inefficiencies, Australia

ANF Welcomes Health Ministers' Focus On Primary Care, Australia

Nurse Practitioners Good For Health Reform - Australian Nursing Federation

Prostate Cancer - Simple Urine Test Leads To More Accurate Diagnoses, Fewer False-positive Results

Genetic Mutation Increases Risk Of Preterm Birth

Timing Of Interleukin-7 Therapy Enhances T Cell Immunity

First High-Resolution Digital Mouse Brain Atlas Designed For Web Applications

Determination Of Important Neurotransmitter Regulator Structure

Four Days Of REM Sleep Deprivation Contributes To A Reduction Of Cell Proliferation In Rats

Study Concludes A Daytime Nap Can Benefit A Person's Memory Performance

Journal Of The American Dietetic Association February 2008 Highlights

Nexavar® Approved For The Treatment Of Kidney Cancer In Japan

GlaxoSmithKline Files Pneumococcal Paediatric Vaccine In The EU

Lymph Node Density Is Superior To TNM Nodal Status In Predicting Disease Specific Survival After Radical Cystectomy For Bladder Cancer

Randomized Clinical Trial Of A Family Intervention For Prostate Cancer Patients And Their Spouses

Mechanisms Of Hemostatic Failure During Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: Review Of Food And Drug Administration Database

Long Term Urinary Sequelae Following 125 Iodine Prostate Brachytherapy

Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis In 25 Children

* Updated hourly, headlines marked as POPULAR are based upon the number of times they are viewed. Those marked as TOP RATED are based upon visitor ratings. Finally, those shown as NEW were published in the last hour.

< -- View news for 3 February 2008

View news for 5 February 2008 -- >

View other days' news for:
February: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
January: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

View news for any date:

Add Our Health News Headlines to your news reader:

Contact Our News Editors

For any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form.

Please send any medical news or health news press releases to:

Back to front page

List of All Medical Articles

Terms and Conditions


News Archive [link] Web Wikipedia Medical Dictionary [link]