Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 19 February 2008

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Tuesday 19 February 2008

Bird Flu Breaks Out In Tibet And Claims Another Life In China

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The Ministry of Agriculture in China has confirmed there is an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Tibet, the second this year. This follows confirmation that a a 22 year old man from central China died of the virus last month...
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Nexavar Dropped From Lung Cancer Trial

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals have stopped a late stage trial of their cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib) in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), because it was not showing the hoped for increase in survival...
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Chances Of Survival Depends On What Time Cardiac Arrest Occurs

Written by Peter M Crosta

If you are in the hospital and have cardiac arrest at night or on the weekend, you have a significantly lower chance of survival to discharge than if you had the arrest during day or evening times on weekdays, according to...
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New Test For Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Is 99 Percent Accurate

Probiotics May Be Harmful For Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

Other Medical and Health News for 19 February*

Gene Therapy "Trains" Immune System To Destroy Brain Cancer Cells And Reverses Behavioral Deficits

Buck Research Focuses On Risk Factor For Parkinson's Disease

Human Stem Cells Aid Stroke Recovery In Rats

Precancerous Stem Cells Can Form Tumor Blood Vessels

Study Finds That Young Children Bear Greatest Burden Of Cholera

Do Animals Think Like Autistic Savants?

In Vitro Whole-Genome Analysis Identifies A Susceptibility Locus For HIV-1

Genetic Deficiency Of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3Beta Corrects Diabetes In Mouse Models Of Insulin Resistance

FDA Approves XYZAL Oral Solution For The Relief Of Seasonal And Year Round Allergies And Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

Drug Reduces Airway Mucus In Preclinical Asthma Model

Gene Expression Technologies Show Promise As An Aid To Breast Cancer Decision Making

XClinical's EDC System MARVIN Selected By Oncology Services Europe

Can-Fite Initiated Phase I Clinical Trial With CF102 First Cohort Was Successfully Completed

Trinity Health Selects CapsuleTech To Automate Patient Data Collection At Two Hospitals

Textronics, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance On Textile Electrode

PLx Pharma Initiates Clinical Trial For PL 2100 - Aspirin-PC

Chicago-Based Treatment Center Participates In National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Bringing Attention To Fatal Diseases

Nature Biotechnology Publishes First Paper Describing NanoString's Technology

Have You Heard? HearUSA Expands Footprint Into Charlotte

Sheraton Hotels Protect Workers And Guests In Decision To Go Smoke-Free

Santarus Announces Launch Of ZEGERID Products By GlaxoSmithKline In Puerto Rico And U.S. Virgin Islands

Tenth Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference Brings Together Industry Leaders And Investors, USA

Education, Health And Religious Organizations Unite To Keep Students Safe

Cancer Research UK Free Will Service Passes 10 Million Pounds Mark

FDA Proposes Guidance For Dissemination Of Information On Unapproved Uses Of Medical Products

Kodak Pledges Support For Asthma UK

Grant Furthers Aim To Prevent Global Prematurity And Stillbirths

Progress Is Being Made At This Year's Cancer Research UK Garden

News From The American Chemical Society Feb. 13, 2008

Nonstimulant Medication Is A Safe And Effective Alternative For ADHD Treatment In Children With Fragile X Syndrome

Getting Away From The Keyboard And Back Into The Physical World: Wizkid Makes Its Debut At The Museum Of Modern Art

Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra Strike The Right Notes For Stroke, UK

Response To BMJ Editorial: One In Four Stroke Patients Die Within A Month, UK

MDC Co-Hosts First Muscle Conference On Translational Research, UK

Breast Care Solutions By Siemens Offer A Comprehensive Product Spectrum For The Diagnosis And Therapy Of Breast Cancer

Siemens Healthcare Plans Acquisition Of CAS Innovations AG

States Advancing Common Approaches To Protecting Electronic Health Information, Report Finds

CDC Releases Results Of Formaldehyde Level Tests

CDC Study Warns Of Deaths Due To The "Choking Game"

Link Between Oceans, Coasts And Your Health: Reducing Risks And Reaping Rewards

RCN Northern Ireland Welcomes Proposals For Health Reform

RCN Responds To Healthcare Commission Report On Violence In Mental Health Units, UK

Communication In Science - PCST-10 International Conference, June 23-27, 2008

The Government Of Canada Is Getting Things Done For Newfoundlanders And Labradorians

Information And Communication Technologies In Teaching

Government Of Canada Continues To Challenge Industry On Management Of Chemicals

Cocaine's Effects On Brain Metabolism May Contribute To Abuse

Oscar-Nominated Actress Returns With Acclaimed Depiction Of Alzheimer's Disease, UK

Internet Offenders Target Teens, Not Young Children -- Rarely Use Force, Abduction Or Deception

UNISON Calls For End To Needlestick Agony, UK

Improved Surgery For Craniosynostosis

A Nurses' Place Is By The Bedside, UK

Volatile Compound Analysis Moves Forward With CAREER Grant

Nurse Struck Off For Falsifying Records, UK

Potential Diseases Detected Via Breath Samples

Midwife Suspended By Regulator, UK

Nursing Home Manager Removed For Series Of Blunders, UK

Diagnosis Of Depressed-Type Early Gastric Cancer Facilitated By Optimal Band Imaging With Endoscopy

Help The Aged Calls For 500,000 Pounds To Help Older People In Bangladesh Recover From "Forgotten Tsunami"

CLASP Schools - Statement By The Health And Safety Executive, UK

Two Companies Fined For Breaches Of Health And Safety Legislation After Two Workers Seriously Injured, UK

Minister Harney Announces Independent Body To Begin Work Immediately To Assess Fair Community Pharmacy Dispensing Fee, Ireland

Movement Of Ash Trees And Firewood From Norfolk County Prohibited, Canada

Better Process Control In The Pharmaceutical Industry Offered By New Laser Technique

Action Medical Research Team Cloase To Repair Treatment For Spinal Injuries

A Revolutionary Way To Mend Damaged Bones And Cartilage Using A Patient's Own Stem Cells Being Developed By University Of Edinburgh, UK

Nitrous Oxide: Definitely No Laughing Matter

Will The New Labelling Proposal Simplify Food Choices For Consumers?

Scientists Explore Consciousness

Aperio Announces European Digital Pathology Science Seminar Series, Europe

Start Licensing, Inc. Challenges Korean Company's Provision Of Dog Cloning Services

Food Safety Attorney, Calls For CDC Long-Term Study Of Nation's School Children And Congressional Hearings On Safety Of United States Beef Supply

Stanford Researchers Find Protein Targets For Potential Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis

Clues About Neuromuscular Disease Provided By 2-Way Cell Talk

'Design' In Nature

3-D Imaging Made Quicker, Easier Using New Technology

Stress Hormone Impacts Memory, Learning In Diabetic Rodents

The Significant Effects Of The Male Parent In Reproductive Success

Mammalian-Like Neurogenesis Seen In Fruit Flies

Discovery May Answer How Feeding Can Prevent Infection In Critically Ill Patients

Gecko-Inspired Bandage Created By MIT

Natural Selection Affected By Human Culture, Stanford Study Shows

Focus On Atrial Fibrillation In The Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine Feb. 19, 2008

New Filter Clears Up Fiber Optic Communications

Lives Could Be Saved And Healthcare Costs Reduced By Heart Attack Prescription Drug Strategy

DNA Repair Enzyme Probed By Researchers

March Is National MS Education & Awareness Month

National MS Hero Awards Begin!

Big Pharma Chooses Philadelphia Summit To Discuss Business Intelligence Strategy

Pfizer, BMS, AstraZeneca, GSK, Bayer To Discuss Latest Tactics And Strategies To Achieve Sale Excellence

The Health Concerns Of Young People, UK

A Scheme That Works With The NHS To Help Anxiety Sufferers, UK

BMA Releases GP Poll Questions, UK

Safety Medical Products (ASX:SFP) Announce Supply Of Retractable Syringes To The National Diabetes Services Scheme

NHS Makes Outstanding Progress In Treatment Of Heart Disease, UK

JADO Reports Clinical Proof Of Concept With Raft Modulator In Atopic Dermatitis

IOF Recognizes Wyeth For Good "Bone Health" Corporate Citizenship

MabCampath Available For First Line Treatment Of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) For Whom Fludarabine Chemotherapy Is Not Appropriate

Former Manchester City Lord Mayor Has Hope And Quality Of Life Restored At New Beike Stem Cell Facility

Lake Nona To Build State-Of-The-Art Wet Lab & Biotech Incubator Facility

Medical Students From Poor Performing Schools Do Just As Well As Other Students, UK

Scientists Explore Consciousness, UK

Research Study Investigating New Post Heart Attack Treatment Has Begun Enrolling Patients

Employers Need To Do More For Staff Returning To Work After Ill-health, Says BMA, UK

A Shot In The Arm Against Early Stage Cervical Cancer

Breast Cancer Blood Test Introduced To The Middle East

A Chip Off The Old Genome

Bayer And Onyx Provide Update On Phase 3 Trial Of Nexavar In Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dentists' Top Five Oral Health Care Tips During Pregnancy

New Survey Shows African Americans Are Concerned With Heart Health But Unaware Of Link To Brain Health

K-State Trauma Researcher Says Being Prepared, Taking Action Are Vital In Preventing Tragedies Like The One At NIU

Siemens Receives FDA Approval For The VERSANT 440 Molecular System

Vaccine/Antibody Therapy Effective In Melanoma And Ovarian Cancer

Prescription For Teen Dating Do's And Don'ts: Parents Should Talk Openly, Set Limits

Missing Chromosome Predicts Brain Tumor Patients' Response To Treatment

Before A CT Scan, Many Should Take Drug To Protect Kidneys

Child Obesity Seen As Fueled By Spanish Language TV Ads

Overcoming An Eating Disorder: A Glimpse Into One Woman's Journey

As Antidepressants Begin To Work, Hopelessness Can Linger

Laser Light May Be Able To Detect Diseases On The Breath

Herpes Virus Link To Complications In Pregnancy

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

World Leaders Challenged To Agree A Global Pact On Obesity And Healthy Nutrition At AAAS Conference In Boston

Alcoholics Underestimate The Risk Of Bleeding

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