Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 7 February 2008

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Thursday 7 February 2008

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Seven former medical officials are on trial in France following a 17 year investigation into over 100 deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of young patients treated with contaminated growth hormones...
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Deaths Stop Part Of Diabetes Trial

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Part of a large North American clinical trial comparing aggressive with less aggressive blood sugar treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes has stopped 18 months early because the...
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Stress During Pregnancy Associated With Schizophrenia Of Children

Written by Peter M Crosta

A recent article in the Archives of General Psychiatry reports that women who undergo an extremely stressful event during the first three months of pregnancy have an increased risk of having children who develop schizophrenia. Researcher Ali S...
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Depression More Likely In Older Women Than In Older Men

Low-Fat Diet Recommended By Federal Government May Have Unintended Consequences

Other Medical and Health News for 7 February*

New Cause Identified For Necrotic Enteritis In Chicken

FSA Unveils First Steps Of Saturated Fat And Energy Intake Programme

Team-Based Approach Improves Diabetes Care

White House Budget Plan Eviscerates New York's Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Care Agencies

Researchers Find Biological Factors That May Drive Prostate Tumor Aggressiveness In African-American Men

Presidential Candidates Clinton, Obama, McCain Largest Winners On Super Tuesday; Clinton Leads On Health Care

Direct-To-Consumer Ads Change Doctor-Patient Relationship, Op-Ed Says

Feelings Of Mistrust, Preference For Curative Treatment Influence Blacks' Perception Of Hospice Care, Study Shows

House Democrats Could Combine Legislation That Would Increase Medicaid Funding, Halt Medicaid Regulations, Expand SCHIP

Articles Discuss Health Care Waste, Electronic Health Records; Tutorial Analyzes Public Opinion Of Health Care In Presidential Election

Los Angeles Times Examines Aging Among Long-Term HIV Survivors In U.S.

Some Lawmakers Criticize President Bush's Budget Proposal, Reject Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid

Mississippi Health Insurance Exchange Would Expand Access To Coverage For Small-Business Employees, Supporters Say

Delegation Plans To Issue Report About Thailand's Compulsory Licensing Program

Contraceptive Costs At Minnesota Colleges Increasing Up To Five Times

Los Angeles Times Examines 2002 California Law Requiring Timely Appointment Access For HMO Members

Zimbabwean Government To Begin New Treatment Policy To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Health Ministry Official Says

U.K. Scientists Develop IVF Technique To Prevent Genetic Disease Using Three Donors

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent News About Health Care And The Internet

African Women Gather To Address HIV/AIDS-Related Abuse

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation, Proposals In Idaho, Michigan, South Dakota

Wall Street Journal Examines Efforts By U.S. Hospitals To Improve Informed Consent Processes

New York Times Examines Issues Surrounding Product RED Campaign

Kansas Supreme Court Blocks Grand Jury Subpoena Of Abortion Provider Tiller's Records

Health Care Costs Higher For Healthy Individuals Over Lifetime, Study Finds

Researchers Use Technique To Identify, Generate Molecules For Microbicide Research, Development

Study Finds Black Women In Houston Have Higher Death Rates From Breast Cancer Than City's White Women

Electronic Personal Health Record For Hypertension

Multi-Institutional Study Comparing The Diagnostic Accuracy Of PET And CT

Reduce Your Risk Of Developing AMD, Leading Cause Of Vision Loss In Older Americans

California Challenge To Federal Abortion Law Undecided After Three Years, San Francisco Chronicle Reports

FDA Will Not Submit Proposal To Congress To Seek Authority To Approve Generic Biotechnology Medications

California Health Reform Bill 'Unfairly Favored Insurance Companies,' Opinion Piece Says

Hispanic Women Proficient In English More Likely Than Peers To Give Birth Early, Study Finds

Inadequate Diagnostic Criteria For Eating Disorders Shown By New Rhode Island Hospital Study

UK Takes Lead In Researching Medicines For Breathing Disorders

Risk Of Birth Problems Greater When Father Is In His Teens

'Jekyll And Hyde' Gene In Brain Cancer

Breakthrough In Single-Molecule Sensing

Bile Acids Test For Obstetric Cholestasis, A Serious Complication Of Pregnancy, UK

Measles In Sub-Saharan Africa Follows Rainy Season

Dr. Andrew Wechsler Receives Prestigious Thoracic Surgery Honor

Animal Study Of Alzheimer's-Associated Plaques Shows New Plaques Develop In 24 Hours, Neuronal Changes Soon After

Identification Of Brain Circuitry That Drives Drug-Seeking Compulsion

Way To Measure, Treat Autism Suggested By Brain Study

Caesareans Due To Birth Fears

Research On Gene And Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Expanded By Henry Ford Hospital

Discovery Of New Battleground For Viruses And Immune Cells Should Aid Those Developing Anti-Virus Vaccines

Adolescent Reaction To Iraq War

Impact Of Donor Organ Allocation System Discussed By Mayo Clinic Proceedings Contributors

Fluorescent Proteins For Live Cell Imaging, Biosensor Design Developed By Carnegie Mellon Scientists

Funding For Nanotech International Research Project

Celebrating The Partnership Between Academia And Local People With Citizen Science - Past, Present & Future

John Wayne Cancer Institute Researchers Show That A Key Protein Appears To Enable Spread Of Melanoma To The Small Intestine

Do Genetics Influence Political Orientation?

Minnesota AIDS Project Recognizes Eighth Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Physicians In Southeast Michigan Benefit From Improved Patient Communication Services

Two Nanotech-Driven Tools For Biologists, Neuroscientists To Boost Nematode Research On Neurons And Drugs

Powerful Tool For Pathogen Discovery Enables Improvements In Screening For Transplant Safety

Greer Sponsors Landmark Study Analyzing The Benefits And Cost Effectiveness Of Allergy Immunotherapy Among Children With Allergic Rhinitis

Genetically Tailoring Glioblastoma Therapies

Evidence Found Of Gene That Plays A Suppressor Role In Skin Cancer Development

ACADIA Announces Presentation Of Data On Pimavanserin Co-Therapy At The 14th Biennial Winter Workshop On On Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorders

Fear Memories Processed In Unique Way By Very Young

Weight Watchers And Groupe Danone Establish Weight Management Joint Venture For China

Cleviprex Demonstrated Rapid, Precise Blood Pressure Control In High-Risk Patients, According To New Analyses

'Best Practices For Protecting Researchers And Research' Released By Society For Neuroscience

Geron's Second U.S. Patent For Production Of Pancreatic Islets From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Strengthens Company's Intellectual Property Position

Mitralign Successfully Completes First Human Case

FDA Approves CytoCore's SoftPAP(TM) Cervical Cell Collector

Routine Intake Of Dairy Products Can Help Reduce Periodontal Disease

New, Practical Dimension Added To Holography

New Once Daily Salofalk Granules Launched For Ulcerative Colitis

Ascal Not Safer Than Aspirin

Diabetes, Cholesterol, Anti-obesity Drugs Top Spending

New Study Suggests Link Between Environmental Toxins And Early Onset Puberty In Girls

New Immigration Rules To Restrict International Medical Graduates' Access To UK Post-graduate Medical Training

fpa Welcomes New Government Initiative To Promote Long-Acting Reversible Contraception, UK

Put Fluoride In Welsh Water, Urges BMA Cymru Wales

BMJ Group & Cerner Collaborate To Provide Better Information For Doctors, UK

Research Targets Best Treatments For Childhood Asthma, UK

UTMB Wins 3.4 Million Dollars Federal Grant To Study Addiction-recovery Drugs

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Creates World-Class Cancer Center

Older Women More Susceptible To Depression Than Older Men

NIH, Gates Foundation To Support Riley Hospital And Moi University Program For Woman And Infant Health Research

More Confusion For International Doctors, Says BMA, UK

Immunosuppressant Further Linked To Birth Defects

Scientists Rebuild Ancient Proteins To Reveal Primordial Earth's Temperature

Africa Action Releases "Africa Policy Outlook 2008" On AFRICOM Anniversary

More Brain Research Suggests "Use It Or Lose It", Australia

Prostate Cancer Research Benefits From $1 Million Donation From Queensland Businessman

Poor Health Literacy Cause For Alarm, Australia

Artes Medical's 5-Year Safety And Efficacy Data Presented At The American Academy Of Dermatology Conference

Fine Tuning Risk Assessment For Cancer

Riley Hospital And MoiU Program For Woman And Infant Health Research Supported By NIH, Gates Foundation

Successful Quitting Increase - NPA Resources Available For Pharmacy Services, UK

Dietitians Of Canada Launches Recipe Analyzer

Launch Of Disability Equality Information Events For Disabled People In Kent

Move To Free England-Wide Bus Passes For Disabled People Is Supported By 9 Out Of 10

Final Welfare Reform Regulations Announced; Rules Will Promote Self-Sufficiency And Program Flexibility, USA

Life-Saving Mail Drop Goes To Millions Of Homes Across Midlands, UK

St. Jude Medical Announces European CE Mark Approval Of Integrated Irrigation Pump And Cardiac Ablation Generator

London's Poor Air Quality Tackled With Launch Of Low Emission Zone

NANOSTIM(TM) Synthetic Bone Paste For Orthopedic Procedures Now Available In Europe

LFA Unveils New Lupus Education Materials

Research Continues To Prove That Medical Liability Reforms Work

Biotechnology Industry Organization Renews Its Endorsement Of Chubb, USA

Conference To Identify Key Characteristics Of RTs In The Future

Liz Dawn Speaks Of Battle Against Lung Disease And Smoking

Mental Health America Media Awards Honor Excellence In Mental Health Journalism

Medtronic Seeking Long-Distance Runners Who Benefit From Medical Technology

Upstream Biosciences' Novel Anti-Malaria Agents Demonstrate Promising Signs Of Efficacy In Initial Testing

Leading Investigators Highlight Advances In Photodynamic Therapy At The American Academy Of Dermatology Annual Meeting

Alcohol Linked To Surgery Risk

Pregnancy, Stress And Schizophrenia

Nile Therapeutics Announces Dosing Of First Heart Failure Patient In Phase Ib Study Of CD-NP

Statement From The American Diabetes Association Related To ACCORD Trial Announcement

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Achieves Significant Milestones In The Development Of Isosorbide Mononitrate Sustained Release Tablets

FDA Agrees To Review Cimzia(R) File For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Senesco Technologies Reports On Results Of Preclinical Multiple Myeloma Studies

Massive American Red Cross Tornado Relief Effort Spans Five States

Discovery Could Lead To Early Cancer Detection, Prevention

Two Different Peels Both Effective In Treating Acne

Transparent Fish To Make Human Biology Clearer

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Contributors Discuss Impact Of Donor Organ Allocation System

Paper Outlines Approach To Genetic Diagnosis In Autism

National Survey Shows Minority Children Experience Multiple Disparities In Health Care

Button Mushrooms Contain As Much Anti Oxidants As Expensive Ones

Improving The Recognition Of Brain Tumors

Europe's Most Common Genetic Disease Is A Liver Disorder

Significantly Higher Success Rates With Artificial Insemination

Tattooing Improves Response To DNA Vaccine

Antidepressants That Are More Efficient And Faster

Responding Rapidly And Efficiently To Disasters

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