Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 18 February 2008

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Monday 18 February 2008

Indoor Air Pollution And Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A team of scientists from Denmark and Sweden discovered that indoor air polluted with tiny particles that are breathed in and get into the bloodstream affected the performance of blood vessels, and potentially increased the...
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Trial Showed Anti HIV Cream Safe But Did Not Prove It Is Effective

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A trial to evaluate an anti-HIV microbicide cream for women has found the product is safe, but it was not able to prove it could prevent male to female transmission of the virus during sex...
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Advanced Cancers More Likely In The Uninsured And Ethnic Minorities

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A large study of 12 types of cancer in over 3 and a half million American cancer patients has found that compared with patients on private medical insurance, patients who are uninsured or with Medicaid (the government...
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Breast Cancer Incidence Rising In Asian Women At Younger Age: Sunitinib Shows Potential As Treatment For Metastatic Disease

Lymphoma Causes Are Now Better Understood

Specific Genetic Variant Linked To Schizophrenia In Women

Largest Beef Recall In US History, 143 Million Pounds Worth

Other Medical and Health News for 18 February*

Imitating Monkey's Jumping Genes' Could Lead To New Treatments For HIV

Huge Proportion Of Maternal Deaths Worldwide Are Preventable

MIT Explains Spread Of 1918 Flu

Biovail Receives Canadian Approval For Wellbutrin(R) XL For The Prevention Of Seasonal Major Depressive Illness

Timberline Knolls Responds To Northern Illinois University Tragedy

Counseling Help Line Available For People Coping With The Northern Illinois University Campus Shooting

King Pharmaceuticals Announces ALTACE(R) Tablets Launch

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Capsule With Global Technology Leadership Award For DataCaptor(TM) Connectivity Suite

Female Artificial Heart Patient, 28, Boxes Her Way To Health

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc. Announces Notice Of Allowance For U.S. Patent For Its DETERx(TM) Abuse Deterrent Sustained Release Technology

Los Angeles Times Examines Effect Of PEPFAR Drug Programs In Africa

Florida Losing Federal Matching Medicaid Money Because Of Post-Hurricane Economy Boom

ProCure Treatment Centers Teams With University Of Pennsylvania To Advance Proton Therapy Training, Research And Development

U.S. HIV/AIDS, Development Work In Africa 'Wise Exercise Of American Influence,' Bush Says

Faith-Based Programs Aim To Help Blacks, Hispanics Adopt Healthy Lifestyles; Conference To Address Mental Health Among Blacks

Massachusetts Commonwealth Care Premium Could Increase

NYC Health Dept. Unveils New Condom As Part Of Unintended Pregnancy, STI Prevention Efforts

Senate Approves Amendments To Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Bill

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Care Reform Developments In Colorado, New Mexico

Palm Beach County, Fla., School District Plans To Begin Comprehensive Sex Education Program

Issue Spotlight Summarizes Presidential Candidates' Positions On HIV/AIDS, Global Health

Biotechnology Industry Seeks Passage Of Bill To Allow FDA Approval Of Generic Biotech Medications

Texas Appellate Court Upholds State's Feticide Law

'About Time' For Advocacy Groups To Support Federal Funding Of Needle-Exchange Programs, Editorial Says

Senate Finance Committee Bans American Medical Association From Medicare Reform Bill Talks

10% Of Washington State Pharmacies Restricting Access To EC, Report Says

Mass. Health Foundation Awards $270,400 For Initiative To Address Sexual Violence, HIV/AIDS Among Women

Rep. Stupak Calls For FDA Commissioner To Resign Amid Recent Prescription Drug Safety Issues

One-Third Of Births Were C-Sections In 2005, AHRQ Report Says

San Diego Health Officials Launch Ad Campaign To Stem Rise In Syphilis, Other STIs

Health Information Technology Experts Say National Standardized Electronic Health Record System Could Save U.S. Millions Of Dollars, Prevent Errors

Marlborough Hospital And Sleep HealthCenters(R) Partner On Sleep Clinic

Criticare Systems OEM Partner Fukuda Denshi CO, LTD. Receives Japanese GMP Approval

Health Care For America Would Save Billions

DiabetesAmerica(TM) Opens New San Antonio Health Center

Recent Studies Suggest Popular 'Diet Pill' Reduces Acne Breakouts

New Findings On Emerging Contaminants

Study Shows How Believing Can Be Seeing

President Bush Puts Health Of Americans With Medicare In Jeopardy While Overpaying Medicare Private Insurers

U.S. Phase I Enrollment And Commence European Clinical Trial For The Argus II Retinal Implant Completed

Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Receives FDA Approval To Initiate Clinical Study In Chronic Pain

Sorin Group Announces U.S. Clinical Trial Of Memo 3D(TM) Semirigid Anuloplasty Ring

AOptix Technologies Adds VP Of Operations To Launch Advanced Biometrics Iris Product

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts Announces Next Step To Improve Quality Of Health Care

Obesity Screening Measures Highlight Additions To HEDIS 2009

Warner Bros. Entertainment Joins The 'President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief' In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

High Percentage Of Blood Disorder Patients Were Cured Or Achieved Remission When Treated With Stem Cells From Their Own Cord Blood Or A Sibling's

Cougar Biotechnology Presents Positive CB7630 Phase I And Phase II Data At ASCO 2008 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Susan G. Komen For The Cure Recognizes Cleveland Breast Cancer Activist With Volunteer Award

SJTRI Scientists Present Newest Research On Drug-Eluting Stents (DES)

New Cold Sore Treatment Launches Website

Utah Imaging Associates, Inc. Selects Zotec Partners As Exclusive Billing And Radiology Information Services Provider

Brendan Technologies, Inc. Delivers New Analysis Software To Big Pharma That Offers ''Quantum Leap'' For Drug Development Testing

Main Line Health Selects MobileMD Service For Electronic Communication With Its Philadelphia Physician Practices

Delta Dental Of Missouri Introduces New MAXAdvantageSM Benefit Option To Extend The Maximum Benefit Amount And Encourage Preventive Care

Physicians Expect To Decrease First- And Second- Line Use Of Vytorin In Wake Of ENHANCE Trial Results, According To Study By GfK Market Measures

Survey Finds Religion Colors Americans' Views Of Nanotechnology

Insightful Graphics Help Scientists Make New Discoveries And Explain Them To The Public

Linking Psychological Research And Practice

Neuroblastoma, Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Slowed By Tumor-Targeting Viral Therapy

European Clinical Trial For Argus II Retinal Implant Announced By USC And Second Sight

Study Recommends Best Care For Neck Pain

Education Of Kids At High Risk Of Failure Boosted By Parental Intervention

Mental Illness Is Subject To Biological And Sociocultural Factors, Says Arizona State Bioethicist

Decades-Old Challenge Has Researchers Seeking New Materials For Radiation Detection

Examining The Link Between Treating Osteoporosis With Bisphosphonates And Incidence Of Bone Necrosis

Biofuels, Healthy Oils And 'Pharma Crops' At AAAS Meeting

Unexpected Insights From The Salmon Brain Warn Of Health Effects Of Pesticide Mixtures

Sex-Changing Chemicals In Municipal Wastewater Devastate Wild Fish Populations

Is That Sea Otter Stealing Your Lunch -- Or Making It?

From Computer Models Of Stem Cell Growth To Creating Mature Cells

Australian Medical Association Urges Organ Donors To Make Their Wishes Known

Safeguard Patients From Persuasive Direct To Consumer Advertising Of Medicines - Australian Medical Association

Arthritis Sufferers Fund Arthritis Research

Aussie Neuroscientist Tests Addiction Drug

FDA-Approved Novel Anti-Cancer Agent Developed At Roswell Park For Clinical Trials

Biomedical Engineering Challenges Addressed By MIT Researcher

First Detailed Anatomical Atlas Of C. Elegans For Use In The Lab

Brain Waves Pattern Themselves After Rhythms Of Nature

Learning About Brains From Computers, And Vice Versa

Survey Finds Nanotech's Health, Environmental Impacts Worry Scientists And The Public

Advances That Could Improve Quality Of Life Identified By Leading Engineers And Scientists

Probiotics Scientist Honoured By Swedish University

Research Suggests That Socializing Makes Us Smarter

Study Finds Identical Twins Not Genetically Identical

New Methods Book For Proteomics Techniques

Report Calls For Accelerated Research On Microorganisms That Shape Our World

Should Chronic Pain Be Considered A Disease?

Breast Cancer Risk Can Be Cut With Personalized Medicine

Why Don't The French Get As Fat As Americans, Considering All The Baguettes, Wine, Cheese, Pate And Pastries They Eat?

New Model Helps Identify What Works In Mental Health Treatment

Study Shows How Context Dictates What We Believe We See

Neurosocieties Tackled Head-On By European Neuroscience And Society Network

The Uukuniemi Virus Helps To Explain The Infection Mechanism Of Bunyaviruses

Defeating The Global Obesity Epidemic

New Wave Of Drug-Resistant HIV Infections In San Francisco Predicted By Novel Mathematical Model

Ross University School Of Medicine Expands Clinical Rotations In New York

New Website Explaining Role Of Progesterone Support In Pregnancy And Fertility Launched By Columbia Laboratories, Inc.

New CLSI Guideline Addresses Quality Control For Commercial Microbial Identification Systems

Mentor Corporation Launches Comprehensive Online Resource On Breast Augmentation And Cosmetic Procedures At Www.LoveYourLook.com

Micro Power Supplies SonoSite With Battery Pack For Hand-Carried Ultrasound

More Americans Are Using More Prescription Drugs

Sir Liam Donaldson - A Safer World For Healthcare, UK

fpa Reacts To Research From The Association For Young People's Health

Bipolar Depression Licence Application For Seroquel(R)

NICE Puts Qrisk On Course To Save Thousands Of Lives, UK

The Annual Black History Month Issue Of The Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved Now Available Online

New Organization Aims To Improve Student Health And Life

Bentley Pharmaceuticals Announces Product Approvals In Europe

Study Results Using The BSD-2000 Presented At International Congress On Anti-Cancer Treatment Held In Paris

Aanestad Votes For Budget Reduction Package, USA

President's Medicare Legislation Fails To Address Real Problems, USA

What Are Your Management Responsibilities As A Dental Professional? UK

UK Dental Regulator Prosecutes Community First For Treatment Ltd For Illegal Dentistry In Peterborough And Boston

Spain's Leading Corporate Foundation Gives 4 Million Dollars For Child Immunisation

Bluetongue - Vets President Outlines Challenge Facing Farming Industry, UK

Camp Alegria Offers Retreat For Latinas Diagnosed With Cancer

South Carolina Senate Committee Approves Measure Removing Requirement That School Officials Be Notified Of Students' HIV-Positive Status

Clinton Announces Economic Package, Cites Importance Of Health Care Proposal

CVS Caremark Agrees To Pay $38.5M To Settle Allegations That It Did Not Pass On Rebates, Discounts To Patients, Employers

Letters To The Editor, Opinion Piece Discuss Issues Related To FDA, Prescription Drug Regulation

Tamoxifen, Drug Discovery And The Future Of Selective Hormone Receptor Modulators

Treatment Clues For Pancreatic Cancer Provided By Mesothelin Engineered On Virus-Like Particles

Emerging Link Between Ambient Urban Air And Human Heart Diseases

Barcelona To Host Europe's Largest Inter-Disciplinary Science Conference

Nuclear Detectives Urgently Needed

Focus On Stopping Pain Epidemic

Neural Basis of Pitch Processing from a Tone-Language Perspective

Changing Comparisons And 'Attentional Collapse' Cause An Inability To Imagine Our Future Satisfaction

Aspects Of 'Humaniqueness' Differentiating Human And Animal Cognition

IT Offers New Approaches To Fighingt Dual-Resistant Hospital Infections

Key To Controlling MRSA Epidemic Identified

PRICARA™ RECALLS 25 Mcg/hr DURAGESIC® (fentanyl Transdermal System) CII PAIN PATCHES

Biogen Idec And Cardiokine Initiate Phase III Clinical Trial For Lixivaptan In Congestive Heart Failure Patients With Hyponatremia

Abbott Receives FDA Approval For SIMCOR® (Niaspan® / Simvastatin), A Novel Combination Medicine For Comprehensive Cholesterol Management

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