Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 13 February 2008

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Wednesday 13 February 2008

Prostate Cancer Watch And Wait Suggested For Older Men

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers, revealing the results of a study on prostate cancer at a meeting of specialists in San Francisco this week, suggested that watch and wait is a safe option for older men with early stage prostate cancer...
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Avastin Met Trial Goals For Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A clinical trial on Avastin (bevacizumab), a cancer drug that is already approved in the US as a treatment for colorectal and lung cancers, showed that the drug, when used in combination with chemotherapy in patients with...
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Doctors Rage At Blue Cross Letter

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Doctors are "outraged" that medical insurance company Blue Cross of California sent them a letter asking them to check whether their patients had omitted to mention pre-existing medical conditions on their insurance application form...
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Ventilator Treatment Strategies For Patients With Severe Respiratory Disorders Explored

Healthcare Providers Play Role In Likelihood Of Colorectal Cancer Screening

Climate Change Effect On UK Health Could Be Significant

Flaviviruses Explored: Clinical Characteristics, Vaccines, And The Effects Of Human Activity

Other Medical and Health News for 13 February*

Study Reports Gaps In Institutional Conflicts Of Interest Policies

Pet Owners Can Help Protect Their Animals Against Rabies, Canada

Minister For Health Welcomes Decision Of The Court Of First Instance Of The European Community, Ireland

Advocates In Massachusetts Request $6M Increase In Funding For HIV/AIDS Services

Use Of Binding Arbitration To Resolve Medical Malpractice Claims Has Increased

Concerns Raised About Texas Health Coverage Program Draft Proposal

Groups To Launch Pilot Program Using Text Messages To Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness In Uganda

Department Of Labor Publishes Proposed Rules To Increase Restrictions Under Family And Medical Leave Act

New York Gov. Spitzer Proposes Additional Health Program Cuts To Address Budget Shortfalls

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, HIV/AIDS Advocate Lantos Dies

HHS, National Business Group On Health Announce Project To Address Racial, Ethnic Disparities In Health Care

FDA Has Not Appropriately Debarred Individuals, Pharmaceutical Companies Convicted Of Crimes, Report Finds

Labor Department Publishes FMLA Proposals; Congressional Committee Chairs Criticize Changes

Washington Post Examines Positions Of Major Presidential Candidates On Health Care Issues

USA Today Investigation Examines Contributing Factors In Prescription Errors

Kentucky, New York, Utah Take Actions On HPV Vaccine, Sex Education Programs

Businesses 'Need To Act Now' To Prevent Spread Of HIV/AIDS In Russian Workplaces, Opinion Piece Says

Lawmakers Discuss Linking SCHIP Expansion With Small Employer Breaks

Kentucky, Nebraska, Virginia Take Actions On Abortion, Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation

Massachusetts, Federal Regulations Against Needle Exchanges Hampering Health Officials' Efforts To Prevent HIV/AIDS, Editorial Says

Congress Might Be Unable To Block New Medicaid Rules That Would Shift More Costs To States

Advocates For Custom-Made Hormones Launch Lobbying Effort Against FDA

People Living With HIV/AIDS In Thailand Protest Health Minister's Plan To Review Legality Of Compulsory Licenses

Increasing Number Of Immigrant Workers In U.S. Will Have Little Effect On Medicare, Social Security Issues, According To Report

Many Factors Influence Minorities' Low Participation In Medical Research

Inexpensive Portable Detection System For Rapid, Accurate Analysis Of Toxic Metals

Diagnostic Test For Pre-Eclampsia

Technique Discovered For Repairing Gene Defect That Causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy

New York Times Magazine Examines Views About Fetal Pain, Effects On Abortion Policy

J&J Granted Patent For Antiretroviral Etravirine From India's Patent Office, Attorney Says

Chicago Tribune Examines Retiree Health Coverage, Wellness Programs

Study Examines Hospital Variations In Resource Use For Several Populations

HSE Warns Of The Dangers Of Working At Height, UK

Statement On HHS' Proposal To Establish Patient Safety Organizations, USA

Give Your Valentine What They Really Want - A Good Night's Rest!

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Distinguished From Underlying Critical Illness By Gene Chips

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Reports Progress In International Phase 3 Riquent(R) Study

Bentley Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion Of Treatment In Phase II India Clinical Study In Type 2 Diabetes And Preliminary Clinical Results

BioDelivery Sciences To Present BEMA(TM) Fentanyl Data At The 24th Annual Meeting Of The American Academy Of Pain Medicine

New Data Shows DAVANAT(R) Extends Survival Of End-Stage Colorectal Cancer Patients More Than 6 Months

Covidien Introduces Sandman Intro(TM) CPAP Device

Reflect Scientific, Inc. Receives Order For Its Cryometrix Large Capacity Transportable Ultra Low Temperature Freezer

First New England Hospital To Use Minimally Invasive Heart Wrap Surgical Technique For Advanced Stage Heart Failure Patients

International Pharmaceutical Company To Pay Over 323,000 Dollars To State Medicaid Program For Engaging In Unfair Business Practices

New Zealand Medical Association Supports HDC Comments And Urges Action

Clean Air For Kids Campaign Scores A Win, Canada

New Patient Safety Proposed Regulation Aims To Improve Health Care Quality And Patient Safety

Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Detected With 99 Percent Accuracy

Texas Physicians Urge Parents To Vaccinate Adolescents Against Meningitis

Trial To Test Radiation-Emitting Beads Against Advanced Liver Cancer

MDCT Radiation Dose Can Be Further Reduced By Appropriate Timing In The Use Of Breast Shields In Children

New Findings Contradict A Prevailing Belief About The Inner Ear

Help The Aged Response To News Of NHS 180 Million Pound Payout, UK

Latest Cost Of Living Figures Mean Pensioners Falling Behind As Benefits Go Unclaimed, UK

'Overdrive' Protein Discovery Could Broaden Drug Design Options

HSE Warns Waste Industry To Ensure Safe Systems Are In Place For Reversing Refuse Trucks - After Schoolgirl Is Killed, UK

Study Of Brain Chemistry Made Possible By 'Lab On A Chip'

Blood Pressure Raised By Aircraft Noise, Even During Sleeping, Says Study

Royal Veterinary College Scientists Unravel The Mysteries Of Neurodegenerative Diseases, UK

Opiate And Nicotine Addiction Shown To Have Additional Similarities

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Humans Inhabited New World's Doorstep For 20,000 Years

Ophthotech Enrolls Its First Patient In A Phase I Anti-PDGF Macular Degeneration Trial

Text 61121 For Local Health Services In England

Conflicts Of Interest In Institutional Relationships Require More Attention

HPV-positive Head And Neck Cancer Patients Fare Better Than HPV-negative Patients

Brand New Laser Lipo Procedure Makes Its UK Debut

A Penn Symposium At The 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting: Poverty And The Brain

Mental Health Of Americans Still Greatly Affected By Sept. 11 Terrorism

Healthy Minds Network (HMN) Will Work With GPs To Offer A Range Of Services, UK

World Congress Presents The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 21-23, Washington, D.C.

Castle Study Shows Boosted Reyataz(R) (Atazanavir) Is A Well Tolerated And Effective Option For Treatment-Naïve Patients

Leading Hospital Relies On Red Hat Solutions For Improved Reliability And Patient Care

IPC The Hospitalist Company Expands Into New England

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Performs First Visually Guided Laser Catheter Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation In Northeast

EMD Launches First Bead-Based Multiplex Assays Using EpiTag(TM) Technology From Epitome Biosystems, Inc.

Shark Attacks Claiming Human Lives Hit 20-year Low Last Year

Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient In STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial

Exploring Some Of The Major Chemical Discoveries Of The Century

Unique Infrared Technique Finds Applications In Nanoscience

Poultry Virus As Human Cancer Treatment

Cook Medical Introduces Umbilical Hernia Graft Designed To Fit Individual Patient Anatomies

The Connection Between Scarcity And Value And Why It Seems Like All The Good Ones Are Taken

CytRx Receives FDA Correspondence Regarding Phase IIb Arimoclomol Clinical Trial In ALS

Unigene Initiates Phase I/II Clinical Study For Oral Calcitonin

Kamada To Start Phase II Clinical Studies Of The Aerosolized Form Of AAT For The Treatment Of Bronchiectasis

Hayes, Inc. Introduces First Evidence-Based Genetic Test Evaluation Service For Insurers, Hospitals And Policy Makers

Xencor Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial With XmAb2513 In Lymphoma

The Latest In Medical Scanners From Sheffield Engineers

Children Who Have An Active Father Figure Have Fewer Psychological And Behavioural Problems

New Centre To Be At The Heart Of UK's Cardiovascular Research

International Lung Cancer Conference, Liverpool - 9-12 July 2008

St Michael's Neonatal ICU Depends On The Siemens Rapidlab(R) 1265 Blood Gas Analyser For Critical Care Testing, UK

MorphoSys Receives CTA Approval To Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Study For MOR103 Program

World Medical Association Takes Over Secretariat Of Health Professions' Alliance

Oxoid Extends Range For Identification Of Staphylococcal Species

CLC Bio Tests Next Generation Sequencing Solution On African Tuberculosis Data

Medipattern's B-CADTM Version 2 Shown To Increase Diagnostic Accuracy By 44% In Lesions Less Than 1 Cm In Size

Men Who Are More Continually Active At Work May Have A Lower Risk Of Prostate Cancer, Study Finds

GPhA Annual Meeting Focuses On Industry Opportunities And Challenges For 2008

New CEO For Leading Sexual Health Charity Fpa, UK

Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Updates FDA IND Approval Status For Phase III Diamyd(R) Diabetes Study In The US

Advanstar Drives Docs To Healthcare Portal - Modern Medicine

Lannett Encouraged By Levothyroxine Development In Florida

Sands Research Conducts Real-Time Brain Imaging Of Viewers Exposed To Superbowl Commercials

Final Study Results Show V.A.C.(R) Therapy To Be More Efficacious Than Advanced Moist Wound Therapy In Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers

UK Food Standard Agency Approves Claims For Graminex Flower Pollen Extract(TM) For Exclusive Distribution By PharmaSav

ACAAI Publishes New Supplement On Hereditary Angioedema

SourceMedical Adopts New Technology To Improve Patient Admission Process Via The Internet

National Federation Of The Blind To Testify At Hearing On Hybrid Vehicles, USA

Disability Access Corporation's Board Approves Introduction Of Proprietary Software Into China

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Receives Approval For Hydrocodone Bitartrate And Homatropine Methylbromide Syrup

CLSI Publishes Guideline For The Collection, Transport, And Processing Of Blood Specimens For Coagulation Assays

Health Dialog Selected To Provide Health And Wellness Support To 17,000 Medicare Beneficiaries

Presidio Pharmaceuticals And Numerate Announce Research Collaboration To Identify Improved Hepatitis C Therapeutics

U.S. Launch Of On-Line Course For Clinical Trial Management: GRS Announces Future Training In China And Europe

Swansea Research To Develop A Breath Test For Cancer And Diabetes

A Functional Immune System Can Be Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells, Preliminary Study Finds

Northwestern Memorial's Heart Center Pioneers Minimally Invasive Surgery That Corrects Irregular Heart Beat

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patient In Phase II Clinical Trial Of Bavituximab In Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Micromet Announces The Publication Of BiTE Antibody Review In Drugs Of The Future

Watson Announces Silodosin NDA Accepted For Filing By FDA For The Treatment Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Clinical Update - Decapeptyl(R)/Trelstar(R) 6-Month Formulation In Advanced Prostate Cancer

Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition Responds To Recent Influenza Outbreaks

Drug Co Payments, Caps Might Deprive Patients Of Needed Medications

"Abstinence Plus" Programs Can Reduce Risky Sexual Behaviors In Youth

Little Evidence That Psychotherapy Helps Elderly With Depression

Anxiety Tied To DCIS Patients' Overestimation Of Cancer Risks

Surgery Improves Quality Of Life For Children With Sleep Apnea

One Drink Of Red Wine Or Alcohol Is Relaxing To Circulation, But Two Drinks Are Stressful

Love Good For The Heart, Says Vanderbilt Cardiologist

Help Your Teen Through A Breakup

Why So Many Children Are On The Road To Heart Disease

Breast Cancer Biomarkers Uncovered

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