Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 5 February 2008

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Tuesday 5 February 2008

Smokers Don't Sleep As Well As Non Smokers

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study by researchers in the US has found that cigarette smokers don't sleep as well as non smokers: they are four times more likely to report feeling unrested after a night's sleep than non smokers...
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Circumcision Of HIV Positive Men Does Not Stop Spread Of Virus

Written by Catharine Paddock

A new study presented to the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, USA, yesterday, Monday 4th February, showed that circumcising men after they had acquired HIV did not stop them...
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Use Antibiotics Correctly UK Launches National Campaign

Written by Catharine Paddock

The UK government has launched a campaign to remind doctors and the public about the correct use of antibiotics. Doctors should make it clear to patients that antibiotics don't get rid of the common cold, said the...
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Toddler Behavior Problems Not Prevented By Parenting Program

Back Pain Not Prevented By Instructing People How To Lift Heavy Objects

Study Of Two Families Helps Characterize Inherited Movement Disorder

Link Found Between Gout In Men And Sugar In Soft Drinks

Other Medical and Health News for 5 February*

Macaque Study Supports Drug Combinations To Protect Against Infection With HIV

What Are The Lifetime Medical Costs Associated With Obesity?

Nurses Are "Soft Targets" For Drug Companies' Promotional Tactics

Researchers Identify A Worldwide-distributed Clone Of Bacteria Responsible For Legionnaire's Disease

Don't Blame The Trees: Social Factors, Not Forests, Dictate Disease Patterns

Welfare Concerns For Broiler Chickens Underlined By DEFRA-Funded Study

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory On Chantix

Heart Disease Deaths Continue To Decline In American Women

New Study Concludes That Smoking Increases Breast Cancer Risk Based On Genes

Delivering Drugs By Inhalation Becoming Attractive For Central Nervous System Therapeutics

Budget Request From President Bush To Increase Spending For SCHIP By $19.7B Over Five Years

CQ's Carey Discusses Bush's FY 2009 Budget, Private Fee-for-Service Plans, House Panel Investigation Of Ketek

Papua New Guinea Coalition Against HIV/AIDS To Implement Programs In Businesses Nationwide

Democratic Presidential Candidate Clinton Discusses Enforcement Mechanism For Health Insurance Mandate

USA Today Examines Possible Reasons For Five-Year Low Of FDA Drug Approval Rate

Indian State Maharashtra Proposes Mandatory HIV Tests Before Marriage

FDA Should Reinspect Chinese Plant That Makes Mifepristone, Editorial Says

VA Announces Increase In Mileage Reimbursement For Disabled Veterans Who Travel To Receive Health Care

Researchers Examine Immune Cells Where HIV Can Lie Dormant, Possible Treatments

Pope Says Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Artificial Insemination Have 'Shattered' Human Dignity

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues In State Of The State Addresses

Researchers Examine Effect Of Male Circumcision On Female Partners

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation, Proposals In Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia

Commission Releases Final Recommendations For Overhauling Colorado Health Care System

UNAIDS, WHO React To Swiss Claim About Antiretrovirals, HIV Transmission

New York Times Examines Potential Causes Of Increased Fertility Rate In U.S.

Florida Governor Proposes $70B Budget; Includes $132M In Cuts To Medicaid

Democrats To Seek Changes, Boosted Funding During PEPFAR Reauthorization Debate

Huckabee Criticizes Romney For Changing Positions On Abortion-Rights, Other Issues

Massachusetts Health Care Subsidy Program Cost, Enrollment Could Double Over Three Years

Recent Editorials Address Problems At FDA

Series Of Newspaper Articles Examines Infant Mortality, Racial Disparities In Florida

Resistance To Breast Cancer Treatment Determined By Unsuspected Protein

Grants To Address Environment And Youth Development Awarded By Wrigley Company Foundation

Generation Of Insulin-Producing Cells From Adult Stem Cells Explored By JDRF And Plureon Partnership

Risk Of Psychosis Among Immigrants In The Netherlands Linked With Neighborhood Ethnic Density

Isocitric Acid From Fermentation Of Sunflower Oil - A New Building Block For Pharma?

Bush's FY 2009 Budget Proposal Expected To Include Increases For Abstinence-Only Education

Hospitals Participating In Medicare Pay-for-Performance Pilot Project Improving Quality, Reducing Costs, CMS Says

Editorials, Op-Eds Address Health Care, Presidential Election

Number Of HIV-Positive People In Vietnam With Drug Access Increasing, Health Official Says

Patients Helped To Help Themselves Using 'Smart' Holograms

Huntington's Disease Broken Down One Protein At A Time

Electromagnetics In Everyday Life

Older Lung Transplant Patients Have Good Outcomes, Study Finds

2 Decades Of Research That Led To The Adoption Of Risk Adjustment Tools Recognized By Award

DR Congo: Cholera Spreads In Several Cities In Katanga

Severity Of Peripheral Artery Disease May Be Better Gauged By Global Positioning Tracker

Reward Regions Of Brain Activated By Video Games More In Men Than Women, Stanford Study Finds

Women Can Manage Their Fertility Using CycleBeads

Mining The 'Terahertz Gap'

More Dialogue On Prostate Cancer Risk Supported By Online Tool

After Organ Transplantation Former Substance Abusers Rarely Relapse

Rare Birth Defect Prevented By Inactivating P53 Gene

Energy-Efficient Microchip Developed

Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers Forced Into Early Retirement

Hepatitis C Infection May Be Blocked By Grapefruit Compound

Study Yields Clues To Cause, Possible Treatment Of Nerve Tumors

Clinical Trial Of Brain Cancer Vaccine Begins At New York University's Department Of Neurology And Neurosurgery

Warning To Parents About The "Online" Gap

Yale School Of Medicine's Richard Lifton Awarded Wiley Prize

Examining The Link Between Cancer And Down Syndrome

Public Health Woefully Underfunded In Administration's Proposed Budget, USA

In Welfare Offices Screening For Domestic Violence Woefully Weak

NCPA Statement On White House Campaign To End Teenage Prescription Drug Abuse

Seniors' Advocate Reacts To President Bush's FY 2009 Budget

News From The American Chemical Society

Remedy Realities Cold And Flu Cures That Actually Work

NCPA Statement In Response To President Bush's FY 2009 Budget Proposal

Discovery May Increase Treatment Options For Inherited Metabolic Disease Patients

Grant To Boost Unique Heart Disease Research, Australia

Sleep Treatment Often Denied To Insomnia Patients When They Have Mental Health Conditions

New York Methodist Hospital Set To Begin A Clinical Trial That May Help Emphysema Sufferers Breathe Easier

Pediatric Flu Vaccines: New Hospital Standards Needed

Evolving Technology Targeting Drug Delivery At The Cellular Level

Dr. Richard P. Lifton Receives 7th Annual Wiley Prize In Biomedical Sciences

Vaccine Booster Gives Persistent Immune Response To Resist Lung Cancer Recurrence

Americans Are Falling Into Credit Card Debt To Pay For Health Care

Serotonin Has Potential To Treat Advanced Parkinson's

New Method Used To Probe Recollections In Memory-Impaired Patients

Oral Contraception Provides Long Term Protection Against Ovarian Cancer

Nature Recreation In Decline

Nightly Nicotine Withdrawal In Smokers May Contribute To Restless Sleep

Women Prefer Contraceptive Ring Over Patch - Multi-Center Study Of Contraceptive Devices Reported In Obstetrics And Gynecology

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine

GPhA President And CEO Issues Statement On FDA FY09 Budget Proposal, USA

Study Finds Half Of Patients Undergoing Cerebrovascular Stent Placement Respond Poorly To The Antiplatelet Drug Clopidogrel (Plavix)

Crucial Role In Cell Survival Found In 2 Genes

BMA(NI) Response To RPA Announcement, UK

First Solid Evidence That Viral Transmission Through Breast Milk Can Be Prevented

Some Adults Abused As Children Carry Gene Which Protects Them From Depression

WFP Warned That Insecurity In Chad Threatens Food Distributions

Disaster For HIV/AIDS In 2009 Bush Budget

Poll Shows Overwhelming Support For Trained Staff In Care Homes, The Alzheimer's Society, UK

Better Communication And Support Has Led To Restraint Reduction For Those With Mental And Developmental Disabilities

Get Well Soon - Without Antibiotics, UK

MS Society Welcomes Government Social Care Review, UK

Britney Spears: Let's Talk About All Of Us

Today's Research: Tomorrow's Health: Experimental Biology April 5-9 2008

Philips Introduces New Fetal-Maternal Monitors With Optional External, Touch-Screen Display

Neurocognitive Effects Of Chemotherapy, Australia

Displaced Kenyans Lacking Critical Health Care

British Association Of Dermatologists Launches Sun Safety Information, UK

Why Serotonin Can Cause Depression And Anxiety

EU Grants Broad Approval Of Xeloda For Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer - Oral Chemotherapy That Significantly Reduces Treatment Time

Scientists Identify Protein's Crucial Role In Resistance To Breast Cancer Treatment, UK

Recombination In Lion Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

BMA Response To The Health Secretary's Letter To All GPs, UK

Applications For 49-Pixel Probe-And-Camera System Range From Medical Imaging To Emergency Rescue

How The Heart Takes Form: MDC Researchers Describe Early Heart Development In Vertebrates

Updated Resource Available For Skin, Bladder Cancer Patients

World AIDS Campaign Calls For International Attention To The HIV Emergency In The Midst Of The Kenya Political Crisis

New Discoveries On What Does And Doesn't Affect Immune System

Vitamin E Or C Does Not Reduce Risk Of Dementia Or Alzheimer's - Controversial Research Suggests Vitamins May Not Be Beneficial For Prevention

Bacterium Sequenced Makes Rare Form Of Chlorophyll

Carol Vorderman Supports Kidney Cancer Charities UK Survey

This Century Could See The Arrival Of 'Tipping Points' In Climate Change

Epidemiological Model Solves Apparent Paradox In Thai Data For Dengue Deaths

React Responsibly Rizla - And Put Cannabis Health Warnings On Your Products, UK

New Research Reveals Thousands Of Adults With Autism Are Isolated And Ignored, UK

UNISON Issues Legal Challenge Over Foundation Trusts' Private Patient Income, UK

Two Thirds Think Government Failing Carers, Coleman Case Could Revolutionise Plight Of Carers, UK

New Study Of MMR Vaccine Finds No Link To Autism, UK

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Work At The University Of Chester Into Homocysteine And Vitamins, UK

HSE Reminds Employers Of Their Legal Duties To Employees Engaged In Manual Handling, UK

Journal Highlights New Findings On Age-Related Macular Degeneration And Nutrition, Eye Injuries In The Iraq War and Glaucoma and Quality of Life

ACOG Addresses Physician Fatigue And Patient Safety

ACOG Revises Opinion On Cord Blood Banking

ACOG Releases New Recommendations On The Management Of Asthma During Pregnancy

Reduced GP Prescribing Creates PBS Headroom, Australia

The ASCO Cancer Foundation Awards 25,000 Dollars To Oncology Fellows For Clinical Research Dedicated To Genitourinary Cancers

The ASCO Cancer Foundation To Host Public Forum For San Francisco Community

Spirometry Training For General Practice, Australia

ACNM Joins National Quality Forum, USA

GE Healthcare's Dynamic Imaging Solutions Again Ranks Number One For Seventh Consecutive Quarter In MD Buyline Pacs Report

Microneedles Enhance Drug Administration Through Skin

Breast Feeding Now Safer For Infants Of HIV Infected Mothers

Worried About Family Or Friends Falling? New Guideline Identifies Those Most At Risk

Organ Donor Shortage Remains Obstacle For Would Be Transplant Patients Despite Better Medicine

REMICADE Treated Patients Experienced Rapid And Substantial Improvement In Psoriasis In Critical Regions Of Body

Aung FootHealth Clinics & Advanced Wound Care Center Enrolling Patients With Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers For Matrix Clinical Trial

ReachMD Broadcasts First-of-its-Kind Physician Peer-Peer Discussion On ENHANCE Trial

Study Suggests Risperidone Long Acting Injection Combined With Standard Treatment Helped Delay Time To Relapse In Patients With Bipolar Disorder

IDM Pharma Announces Phase 3 Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) Study Demonstrating Improved Survival Published In The Journal Of Clinical Oncology

DHHS Guidelines Support Use Of Trofile(TM) Assay Prior To CCR5 Inhibitor Use

FDA Approves ASMANEX (R) TWISTHALER(R) (Mometasone Furoate Inhalation Powder) For The Once Daily Maintenance Treatment Of Asthma In Children Ages 4-11

AAHIVM Encouraged By TMC125 Approval

NCPA Statement On White House Campaign To End Teenage Prescription Drug Abuse

PTC Therapeutics Announces Publication Of Preclinical Data In PNAS

Statement Of The American Diabetes Association On The Administration's Proposal To Undermine Funds For Research, Prevention And Treatment In FY09

World Cancer Campaign Builds Momentum Globally With International Initiative To Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke

St. Jude Finds Risk Factors For Severe RSV Infection In Immunocompromised Children

Men Can Take Their Time To Decide On Prostate Cancer Treatment, Reports The Harvard Men's Health Watch

Chemical Linked To Reproductive Harm Is Getting Into Babies From Shampoo, Lotion And Powder, New Study Suggests

Chemical Chaperone Could Open Door To Treatment Of Neurological Disorder

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