Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 11 February 2008

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Monday 11 February 2008

Flu Shots Target Wrong Strain But Still Worth Having Says CDC

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

As the flu season gets into full swing across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that while this year's shots do not match all of the major circulating types of flu, they are still...
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Artificial Sweeteners Could Make You Gain Weight, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A study by scientists in the US suggests that eating artificial sweeteners could make people put on weight because experiments on laboratory rats showed that those eating food sweetened with artificial sweeteners ate more...
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Study Finds Evidence Of Fake Malaria Drugs Being Manufactured In China
A unique collaborative study between scientists, public health workers and police has led to the arrest of alleged traders of fake anti-malarial drugs in China. The epidemiological investigation, involving teams from...
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Other Medical and Health News for 11 February*

Researchers Discover How Noroviruses Cause Repeated Outbreaks Of "Stomach Flu"

Polyglutamine Genes Interact To Modulate The Severity And Progression Of Neurodegeneration In Drosophila

Beset By Fear And "Good Intentions," Northwestern Cougars' Numbers Plummet-as Biologists Race To Clear A Path To Survival

Dramatic Declines In Wild Salmon Populations Are Associated With Exposure To Farmed Salmon

Gene Regulators Bind Promiscuously, But Often Do Nothing

Invasive Mutualists Erode Native Pollination Webs

Clavis Pharma Successfully Completes Clinical Phase I Study In Haematology

2008 Is A Decisive Year For The Validation Of The Asthma Target Interleukin-13

Astrazeneca Submits Seroquel XR For The Treatment Of Bipolar Mania And Bipolar Depression, And Seroquel(R) For The Treatment Of Bipolar Depression

Elderly US Nursing Home Residents Whose Care Is Funded By Medicaid Receive Limited Cancer Care

Editorial, Opinion Piece Discuss Health Care Issues In Presidential Election

Research To Examine Connection Between Cancer, Genetics Among American Indians

Higher-Than-Expected Number Of People Apply To New Healthy Indiana Plan

President Bush's Budget Proposal To Reinstate Ban On Needle-Exchange Programs In Washington, D.C., 'Gratuitous, Shortsighted,' Editorial Says

VA Secretary Peake Vows To Reduce Wait Times For Medical Care, Disability Claims

Studies Examine 'Creative' Uses Of Antiretrovirals Aimed At Preventing HIV Transmission, San Francisco Chronicle Reports

Merck Will Pay $671M To Settle Claims That It Overcharged Medicaid For Prescription Drugs, Bribed Physicians

Thai Committee To Review Legality Of Compulsory Licenses, Health Minister Says

House Approves Legislation That Would Extend Mental Health Coverage Law

Arrests, Trials Of HIV-Positive Men In Egypt Fueling Stigma Against People Living With Disease, Endangering Human Rights, Group Says

House Subcommittee Investigates Advertisements For Cholesterol Medication Lipitor

Gates Foundation CEO Stonesifer To Step Down

Health Care IT Programs Remain Priority For Congress Despite Budget Request, Staffers, Experts Say

House Minority Leader Boehner Says Proposed Democratic Changes To PEPFAR Would 'Undermine' Program

State Legislation Required For Maryland's Howard County Program For Uninsured

Government Has Put GPs In An Impossible Position, Says BMA, Re-Issue With Further Details, UK

Report Lists Key Policy Questions Facing State, National Health Reform, USA

AMA Supports 'Stolen Generations' Apology, Australia

Statement From Larry Minnix, President & CEO, AAHSA, On The CMS Ninth Scope Of Work For Quality Improvement Organizations

Compliance With Duty Hour Requirements Remains High Four Years After Introduction Of Common Standards, USA

High Blood Pressure Pill Cuts Risk Of Parkinson's Disease

Government To Fund Islet Cell Transplants, UK

Pharmacy President Prescribes Rebuke To Dispensing Doctors, UK

Seven New Prostate Cancer Genetic Risk Factors Identified

UK Scientists Uncover Clue To Cancer Drug Resistance

Who Is Allowed To Do What? General Dental Council UK

What Do Patients Need And Want To Know About Dental Professionals' Additional Skills And Qualifications? UK

Potential For New Treatment Following Discovery Of Good -- And Bad -- Liver Stem Cells

Iron Banded Worms Drying Out Of Blood Could Be Linked To Parkinson's And Alzheimer's

New Cellular Receptor For HIV Identifed

Prohealth Care Associates Invests 4.4m Dollars To Transform Technology For Patient Care

Nickelodeon And UNICEF Launch A New Initiative Aimed At Motivating Children In Latin America

How Red Blood Cells Nuke Their Nuclei

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful In Weight Control, Confirmed By Study

Academy Web Site Ranked Highest In Usefulness By Ophthalmologists

Health Services: Patients And Medical Doctors Call For EU Action

Leading Assisted Living Association Proclaims Satisfaction Measurement Is The Foundation Of Quality Care

National Nursing Home Week 2008, USA

American Dental Association Kicks Off National Children's Dental Health Month With Outreach Events And Advice To Parents

People With Severe Mental Illness More Likely To Be Victims Than Perpetrators Of Violence

New Psychotherapy Services Cannot Arrive Fast Enough, UK

Roofers Urged To Heighten Awareness About Falls, UK

Cancer Experts: Don't Look To Supplements For Cancer Protection

Government Of Canada Announces New Progress In Reducing Wait Times In Nova Scotia

Shortage Of Veterinarians Has "Makings Of A Crisis", USA

Part Of ACCORD Study Halted Due To Safety Concerns, Canada

Positive Results From Phase III Trial Of Gamunex(R) In Patients With CIDP

ABMC To Manufacture Test For Syphilis

OraSure Technologies Pledges Support For National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Calibrant Announces Ovarian And Breast Cancer Drug Discovery Partnership With Yale University

Cognitive Disfluency Can Be Caused By Psychological As Well As Physical Distance

Research Grant For Young Scientists Launched By ECNP

IT To Enable Doctors To Feel Organs Via A Display Screen

Australian GM Canola Ban "Disappointing"

'Hot' Oxygen Atoms On Titanium Dioxide Motivated By More Than Just Temperature

High School To The First Year Of College - A Dangerous Transition

Alzheimer's Disease: Moss Protein Has A Role To Play

Government Has Put GPs In An Impossible Position, Says BMA, UK

Trophos SA Receives Grant From The Michael J. Fox Foundation To Evaluate Compounds In Parkinson's Disease Model

Genizon BioSciences Collaborating With London Genetics To Enhance Gene Discovery Findings In Schizophrenia

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Commences Phase I/II Clinical Trial In Ulcerative Colitis With Novel Oral Anti-Inflammatory Drug Candidate TRIOLEX(TM)

LCV: Novel, Third Generation Heart Valve Shows A Major Improvement In Performance, Better Through Flow And 100% Survival In Animal Studies

Pliant Corp Introduces Optym(TM) DS Film For Device Packaging

Strong U.S. Patent System Critical To Continued Medical Innovation

AdvaMed Appreciates Support For FDA Funding Increases, But Remains Concerned About Medicare

Medical Technology, Advancements In Innovation Key To Quality And Affordability Of Health Care

Revealed: Men's Attitudes To Contraception, fpa Publishes Results Of National Survey, UK

BDA Supports Communities' Right To Choose Fluoride, UK

BDA Launches Scheme To Help Young Dentists Propel Their Careers Forward, UK

Smokers Offered Special Insurance Policy Because They Die Earlier

EU To Spend Some Tobacco Aid On Health Campaigns

Gerontology Conference's Highlights To Include Talks On Student Social Networking

APA Sponsors Congressional Briefing On Stress-Related Disorders Of Returning Military Personnel And Effect On Their Families

Society Reacts To Ministerial Announcement On Contraceptives

Symbollon Pharmaceuticals Completes Phase III Pivotal Trial For IoGen

Scientists Reveal A New Target To Fight Bad Cholesterol

Managing Stress Important In Tough Economic Times, Australia

Giving Mice A Cold Virus Offers Hope Of New Asthma Treatments

Effect Of Father's Age On Offspring

Potential Treatment For Melanoma

Acupuncture And Success Of IVF

Alnylam Reports Pre-Clinical Progress With RNAi Therapeutics In Neurological Disease

Cord Blood Registry Reports A Significant Increase In Number Of Children Needing Access To Their Own Cord Blood Stem Cells For Treatment

Wellpoint Health Services Study Reveals Surprising Results For Cardiac Risks

Medical Simulation Corporation And The American Board Of Internal Medicine Introduce New Simulation For Physician Assessment And Evaluation

March Of Dimes Funds Prematurity Research In Illinois

Expression Pathology Obtains Maryland Funding To Develop Breast Cancer Test

Pregnant Women Should Be Checked For Low Thyroid Levels - Due To Dangers To Mother And Unborn Child

Senate Finance Committee Hearing Addresses Medicare Advantage Plan Marketing Abuses

Funds Go Toward Health Efforts For Asians, Hispanics; Initiatives Target Cardiac Health, Infant Mortality Among Hispanics, Blacks

Walking Generates Energy With Knee Brace

Spanish Study Of Women And Cigarettes

Genetics Of Rare Photosynthetic Bacterium Decoded

Virtual-Reality Frog Dissection Software 'V-Frog' Offers First True Physical Simulation

Special Issue Of Homicide Studies Explores Homicide In An International Context

Security Risk Perception Threatened By Workplace Autopilot

DOE JGI Releases A New Version Of Its Metagenome Data Management And Analysis System

Environmental Tobacco Smoke Linked To Death Of Asthmatic Woman

Merck's ISENTRESS® Tablets In Combination With Other Anti HIV Medicines Maintained Reductions In HIV 1 Viral Load And Increased CD4 Cell Counts

FDA Advisory Committee Supports Efficacy And Safety Of Zyprexa® Long-Acting Injection (LAI) For Schizophrenia Treatment

Study Reveals Why Certain Ovarian Cancers Develop Resistance To Platinum-based Chemotherapy

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