Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 12 February 2008

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Tuesday 12 February 2008

Heparin In Baxter Multiple Dose Vials In FDA Alert

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised doctors and patients to stop using Baxter's Multiple-dose vial heparin and switch to another supplier until they have found out why the product appears to be causing...
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Want To Live Longer? It's Never Too Late To Make A Difference

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Two US studies have suggested that it's never too late to make a difference to one's odds of living longer. One study showed that having a healthy lifestyle in early elderly years was linked to greater odds of living to...
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Falling Heart Disease Rates Could Be A Thing Of The Past

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The falling rates of heart disease enjoyed by the US population since the 1960s may be a thing of the past, and may even be on the rise again, according to data from autopsies...
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Medical Costs For Back And Neck Problems Are Rising, But Health Outcomes Are Not Improving

Depressed Trainee Doctors Make More Medication Errors Than Non-Depressed Colleagues

Though Most Breast Cancer Information On Web Is Accurate, Caution Recommended

LDL Cholesterol Levels Associated With New Gene Locus

Mothers Given Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Give Birth To Bigger And Heavier Children

Other Medical and Health News for 12 February*

MIT Gene Research May Explain Autistic Savants

Catholic Health Association Deeply Disappointed With The Administration's FY2009 Budget Proposal

AAMS Supports H.R. 3939: Practical And Effective Safety Legislation

Association Of Academic Health Centers Faults Bush's FY 2009 Budget

Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations To Focus On Certain Nursing Homes, Hospitals, CMS Says

Researchers Develop Technique That Prevents HIV From Reproducing, Philadelphia Inquirer Reports

Some Large Employers Shift Costs Of Retiree Health Care To Medicare Advantage Plans

Molecule That Directs Immune Cells To Intestines Also Serves As Receptor For HIV, Study Finds

Federal, State, Local Officials Discuss High Infant Mortality Among Blacks In Florida County

Obama Wins Primaries, Caucuses In Four States; Huckabee, McCain Each Garner Wins

Responsibility For Uninsured 'Lies With Washington' But State Should 'Press Ahead,' Editorial Says

Few Blacks Know Of Connection Between Cardiovascular Health, Dementia, Survey Shows

President Bush Threatens To Veto Appropriations Bills That Exceed His Request For Discretionary Spending

CQ's Carey Discusses Mental Health Parity Bill, FY 2009 Budget, MA Plan Marketing Abuses

'Conscious Effort' Should Be Made To 'Enhance' Health Infrastructure Benefits Provided By Disease-Specific Programs, Opinion Piece Says

South African Parliament Votes To Ease Abortion Restrictions

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

Drug-Resistant TB Outbreaks In Africa, Ukraine Not Diminishing, Scientists Say

McCain Would Appoint Conservative Justices To Supreme Court, Opinion Pieces Say

Audit Suggests People Outside Washington, D.C., Enrolling In Health Care Program For Low-Income District Residents

Australia To Provide Indonesia With $40M Million To Fight HIV/AIDS

GSK To Update FDA On HPV Vaccine Cervarix Later This Year, CEO Says

Lawmakers Launch Probe Into Whether CDC Withheld Information About Long-Term Cancer Risks Of FEMA Trailers

Violence In Kenya Reducing Access To Antiretrovirals Among People Living With HIV/AIDS

Wall Street Journal Examines Women's Advocacy Groups' Support For Clinton, Obama

House Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage For State Medicaid Programs

WHO Releases New Guidelines On Second-Line Antiretrovirals

Study Finds High Blood Pressure Worsening For Women; Beginning To Stagnate For Men

Autistic Behaviors In Offspring Linked To Prenatal Exposure To Maternal Antibodies

Use Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Affected By Provider Influence And Patient Barriers

Multinational Project Develops Robotic Rats To Aid In Rescue Missions

News From The American Chemical Society

A Professor And A Librarian Partner To Help Undergrads Search For And Validate Online Scientific Sources

The ESMO Handbook Of Cancer Prevention

Smart Grid: New NEMA Concept Measures The Intelligence Of The Electricity Supply Chain

Health Effects Of Obesity May Be Related To Body Image

Public Health Approach To Climate Change Proposed

Smokeless Tobacco Ads Continue To Target Youths

EPA Loses Federal Court Battle Over Mercury

International Effort Takes Critical Steps To Accelerate Growth Of Global Biofuels Market

American Society Of Safety Engineers' Safety Professionals To Speak At Asse-Singapore Regional Safety Conference

ASSE Offers Business Resumption Safety Tips To Those Affected By The Deadly Winter Storms

Breath-Testing Devices Linked To Vehicle Ignition Locks Reduce Driving-While-Impaired

Changes In Society And Technology Are Influencing How Patients See Their Physicians

New York American Society Of Safety Engineers Oppose Law To Amend A City Code

Extraction Of Titanium Dioxide Becomes Greener

ASHA, Califone To Collaborate On Association's BHSM Campaign

Human Skin Cells Reprogammed Into Embryonic Stem Cells, UCLA Study

Six Simple Steps To Protect Against And Stop The Spread Of Noroviruses

Brain Vessels May Be Damaged By Anti-Cancer Drug

American Dental Association Foundation Awards 300,000 Dollars Grant To Educate Pediatricians In Oral Health Care

AAAS Town Hall Event To Feature Penn Childhood Obesity Researchers

The Beauty Bias: Can People Love The One They Are Compatible With?

Heart Disease May Be On The Rise According To Mayo Clinic Population Research

Disability Does Not Necessarily Follow Disease In Living To Old Age

New Report On Global Tobacco Control Efforts, USA

Best New Journal Is Mind, Brain, And Education

Living Cell Technologies Ltd Company Announcement: Diabetes Trial Supported By US-Based Diabetes Foundation

Mechanism Leading To Cleft Palate Discovered By Oregon Researchers

SciClone And Sigma-Tau Report Promising Interim Results From Phase 3 Hepatitis C Trial

First Responders Testing Cutting-Edge Technology On Heart Attack Victims

Psychology The Key To Improving Australia's Health

Expect Mixed Emotions On Sorry Day, Australia

MRC Appoints New Head Of Technology Transfer Company, UK

Urinary Biomarkers For Coronary Disease

Risk For Heart Disease Elevated By Combined Hostility And Depression

Its Hard To Know At Times If Your Dating Partner Is Happy

First-Of-Its-Kind Research Identifies Possible Target For Prevention And Treatment Of Pneumonia

U.S. Adults Knowledgeable About High Blood Pressure, But Few Realize Its Relationship To Heart Attack And Stroke

MIT Develops Thin-Film 'Micro Pharmacy'

Half-Million Dollar Surety Bond Requirement Would Put Many Small Durable Medical Equipment Providers Out Of Business

Prostate Cancer Genetics

HSE Warns Construction Companies Over Trainee Supervision Following 17 Year-Old's Death, UK

Cutting Deaths In Construction - HSE Inspectors Target Refurbishment Sites In Newcastle, UK

Minister Announces Commencement Of Commission On Nurses Working Hours, Ireland

Global Health Threatened By Fake Antimalarial Drugs

Prions Link Cholesterol To Neurodegeneration

Study Finds Patients With Complex Fibroadenomas Can Avoid Surgery

GE Healthcare Acquires Image Diagnost International GMBH

UNAIDS Working With Egyptian Authorities Regarding HIV Related Arrests

UNAIDS Concerned About Effects Of Violence In Kenya On People Living With HIV And Potential Risk Of New HIV Infections

Farm Workers Require Swine Flu Monitoring

UK Researchers Find The Root Of The Evolutionary Emergence Of Vertebrates

Non-Invasive Imaging Method For Diagnosing Osteoarthritis

'Junk DNA' And Complex Evolution

Survey Finds Care Undermined By Doctors' Uncertainty About Approaches To Care For Heart Failure Patients

Public Smoking Ban In Italy Results In Decrease In Acute Coronary Events

Transplant Hope For Diabetes Patients, UK

Scientists Research Delivering Drugs Straight To Brain, UK

Are You At Risk Of Heartbreak?

Raising The Bar On Flu Prevention

Endologix Launches The Powerlink System In Japan

Gardasil(R) Demonstrates High Efficacy Against Precancerous Cervical Lesions In Longest Follow-Up Of Large Phase III Clinical Studies

Answering Questions For Life In The 21st Century - Siemens Debuts Its MR & CT Innovations To Satisfy UK Clinical And Cost Expectations

New Work Programme For NICE, UK

ESMO Launches Handbook Of Cancer Prevention, Europe

UNISON Hosts International HIV/AIDS Conference, UK

Help The Aged Response To Reform Report On NHS, UK

Researchers At Pulmonary Associates To Study Airway Bypass Procedure For Severe Emphysema

One-Year Results Of Bronchial Thermoplasty In Refractory Asthma

Research Team Identifies Novel Anti Cancer Drug From The Sea

Gene Therapy Activates Immune System In Patients With Leukemia

Drug Doesn't Help Prevent Migraine After All

Fatty Acids Beneficial In Treatment For Dry Eye Syndrome

Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation Successfully Removes Teen Drummer's Painful, Benign Bone Tumor

Nation's Leading Preventive Health Groups Seek To Save Lives By Transforming Americans' Approach To Health

Poor Outcomes For Nursing Home Residents Underscore Need For Nurse Staffing Ratios And Stronger Enforcement

Cancer Pioneer Reaches Key Agreement On Colon Cancer Drug OncoVAX(R)

AGI Dermatics Clinical Data Indicate Bicyclic Monoterpene Diols Suppress MMP1 And Stimulate Collagen Through TNF-a Signaling

AtriCure Announces Initiation Of The ABLATE Pivotal Trial To Evaluate The Isolator Synergy(TM) Bipolar Ablation System To Treat Atrial Fibrillation

Horizon Therapeutics Completes Enrollment In Phase 3 Trials For Lead Product Candidate HZT-501

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Completes SUN-MICRO Phase 3 Pivotal Trial

Pharmion And MethylGene Announce Orphan Drug Designation Granted By The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) For Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Genetic Immunity Presents Clinical Data On DermaVir Patch Immune Therapy At 15th Annual Conference On Retroviruses And Opportunistic Infections

Pixantrone Shows Activity In A Preclinical Study Of Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG)

FluForecast(R) Replikin Count(TM) Predicts That The H5N1 Cycle Which Began In 1996 Is Now Over

Depression In The Elderly Is Complicated But Treatable, From The Harvard Mental Health Letter

Society Of Gynecologic Oncologists To Host 39th Annual Meeting On Women's Cancer

Studies On Urgent(R) PC To Be Presented At The 2008 Society Of Urologic Nurses And Associates Annual Symposium

AGA Medical Corporation Receives European CE Mark Approval For The AMPLATZER(R) Duct Occluder II

Benefit Of Cancer Prevention Surgery Differs Between Women With BRCA1 And BRCA2 Mutations

Dramatic Improvement In Aortic Valve Surgery Using Least Invasive Valve Replacement Procedure

Researchers Show Leaky Muscle Cells Lead To Fatigue

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