Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 20 February 2008

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Wednesday 20 February 2008

Cardiac Arrests At Night And Weekends Linked To Lower Survival For In Patients

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A nationwide US study has found that patients who are in hospital and have a cardiac arrest at night or at the weekend have a significantly lower rate of survival than counterparts who have a cardiac arrest during the day or on weekdays...
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Stroke Recovery Improves With Music Listening

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by researchers in Finland found that listening to music soon after a stroke appeared to improve patients' recovery. The study is the work of Dr Teppo Sarkamo, a psychologist at the Cognitive Brain Research Unit...
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US Cancer Death Rate Still Falling, Just

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The latest American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics shows that the nation's overall death from cancer continues to fall, but in 2004 to 2005, the last period for which full data is available, actual...
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No Real Differences Noted In Kidney Failure Treatments

Treatment Of Antibiotic Twice Per Year Reduces Infectious Blindness In Africa

Skin-Lightening Cremes Sold On Black Market Have Serious Health Risks

Other Medical and Health News for 20 February*

DrugLogic(R) Announces Qscan(R)-Clinical - A Drug Safety System For Clinical Development

Pharmacists Contributions To Society Highlighted In California Pharmacists Association Annual Awards

Optical Keyhole Carries A Discussion Between Verizon, Santur And Ciena

Cord Blood Stem Cells And Cardiovascular Disease

GAO Comptroller General Walker Announces Resignation, Plans To Lead New Foundation

Reports Examine Cost Impact Of Near Universal Coverage Proposal, Geographic Variations In Health Care Spending

Hispanics Have Higher Levels On Test That Measures Blood Sugar Control, Study Finds

Eye-Com & NeuroSky Partner To Demonstrate Intuitive, Integrated, Neurological And Ocular Control Technology At The Game Developers Conference - 2008

CQ's Carey Discusses Bush Administration Medicare Proposals, Senate Action To Block Medicaid Rule, House Scrutiny Of FDA Drug Approval Process

Product RED Art Auction Raises $42.6M For Global Fund Programs In Africa

'To-Do' Jobs At Home: Mr. Handyman Helps Residents Find The Motivation To Do It

Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care Proposals

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

Brazil Plans To Launch HIV Testing Centers, Advertising Campaign Encouraging HIV-Positive People To Seek Treatment

Bush Administration Medicare Proposals Would Increase Prescription Drug Benefit Premiums For Higher-Income Beneficiaries, Require Use Of EHRs

Maryland Governor Announces Partnership With CareFirst For 'Doughnut Hole' Subsidy

Scientists No Closer To Developing HIV Vaccine Than 20 Years Ago, AAAS President Say

British Researchers Report Finding That Could Lead To Predictive Test For Preeclampsia

AP/Washington Times Examines Effects Of New Rule On Medicare Hospital Reimbursements For Preventable Conditions

Changes In Ryan White Distribution Causing Funding Shortages For Southern California HIV/AIDS Groups

Actions Taken On Women's Health Legislation, Policy In Ariz., Colo., Mass., Mich., N.M.

N.Y. Attorney General Investigation Highlights Problems In Navigating Out-of-Network Charges

State Department Changes Policy Disqualifying HIV-Positive People From Entering Foreign Service

Abortion-Rights Opponents Endorse McCain, Washington Times Reports

Health Care Costs, Lack Of Savings Might Contribute To Lower Standard Of Living For Future Retirees, Study Finds

Bush Calls On Congress To Reauthorize PEPFAR Quickly During Trip To Tanzania

Bush Calls For Renewal Of Global HIV/AIDS Plan Without Abstinence-Only Education Changes

FDA Proposes Rule That Would Loosen Restrictions On Off-Label Prescription Drug Promotion

Problems With Health Care Costs For Big Three Automakers Indicate Need For Universal Health Insurance System, Editorial Says

Geisinger And Celera To Collaborate On Liver Disease Test

NASA MidSTAR-1 Successful Technologies May Be Revolutionary

NIH Hydroxyurea Treatment For Sickle Cell Disease Conference, Feb. 25-27

Calling For Better Health Care For Menopausal Women And Community Support In Rural Areas

British Patients Benefit From Shared Approaches To Best Practices

Innate Immune Response Fine-Tuned By Single MicroRNA

Shortcomings In Federal Nanotech Risk Research Plan

Pyng Medical Receives US FDA Clearance

Society For Biomaterials History Summit Convenes To Record The History Of Medical Inventions

Major Study Links Insurance Status To Advanced Stage In Multiple Cancers

New Journal In Emergency Medicine To Be Launched By Springer

Antibiotic May Prevent Dreaded Brain Fever

Researchers At Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Discover Possible Connection Between Changes In Brain Wiring And Predisposition To Obesity

An Assessment System Demonstrates The Learning Capacity Of Children With Down's Syndrome

New Point Of View On Melanoma Of The Eye: HSP90

Members Of The Public To Be Encouraged By Pharmacists To Report Suspected Side Effects Of Medicines, UK

Open Source As A Development Tool: Global Consortium Launches Study

Hypoglycemia Alert Dogs Offer Assistance To People With Diabetes

New Patterns Of Brain Activation Used In Forming Long-Term Memories Identified By Study

US Military Personnel Require Appropriate Medical Screening For Antimalarials

LAC+USC Medical Center Awarded Full Accreditation

The Rise Of Drug-Resistant E.coli

Statins Could Benefit Irregular Heartbeat

Male Exposure To Toxins Could Harm Generations Of Offspring, Link To Infertility

Terrence Higgins Trust Opens New HIV And Sexual Health Centre In The Wirral, UK

Seven AZ Products To Enter Discount Not Deducted List

Goal-Oriented Behavior Demonstrated By 3-Year-Old Children

Statement By Executive Director Ann M. Veneman Concerning The Situation Of Children In Sudan

First Chikungunya Animal Model Created By Researchers

National Surveys Of Trainees And Trainers, UK

Canadian Diabetes Association President Appointed To Lead Mental Health Commission Of Canada

Technology Exployed By Neuroscientists To Trace Source Of Emotions In Brain

Nanoparticle Probes Revolutionized Using Astronomy Technology

Oral Contraceptive Testing For Animals

China Aims For National Chain Of Anti-smoking Clinics

Noted Neurologist To Chair MDA Medical Advisory Committee

Union Of Chemistry And Nanotechnology Should Improve Identification And Treatment Of Bacterial Infections

Yellow Fever In Paraguay

Emeritus Award Must Have Tangible Benefits, UK

Lower PSA Values Found In Overweight And Obese Men, Even Before Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer

Recordati: Zan-Extra(R) Approved In Australia

British Dental Association Pushes For Reforms To NHS Dentistry

Merging Discovery With Therapy: Second Generation Memory Care Debuts

Fifth Anniversary Of RI Nightclub Fire Marked By NIST Building Safety Efforts

Potential Human Health Risks From Environmental Contaminants Suggested By Turtle Studies

Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Use Of The Human Rights Act In Private Care Homes, UK

Diseased Brain Cells Selectively Targeted By Tumor-Killing Virus

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Directed Self-Ordering Of Organic Molecules For Electronic Devices

Minister For Mental Health Visits Site Of New 6-bed Adolescent Unit At St. Vincent's Hospital, Fairview To Monitor Progress, Ireland

Large UK Study Reaffirms Body Fat-Cancer Link

'NMR On A Chip' Features NIST Magnetic Mini-sensor

New Method For Detecting HER2 Breast Cancer

New Book From Mary Ann Liebert Explores Controversies In Science And Technology

New Study Paves Way For Using Nanofluids In Cameras, Microdevices And Displays

GE Healthcare Works With Experts To Develop A Cardiac Vital Signs Educational Program For Clinicians

Increase In Thyroid Diseases Risk From Exposure At Chernobyl, Mailman School PH Study Finds

New Report Reveals Treatment Admissions For Methamphetamine, Prescription Drug And Marijuana Abuse Are On The Rise

Viewing Nanoscale Materials And Biological Specimens Using Lensless Camera

UNICEF And Dubai Cares Join Forces To Help Provide Education For One Million Children

UCF Technique Promises To Aid Doctors' Ability To Identify, Treat Bacterial Infections

University Of Leicester Scientists Develop New Techniques For Detecting Harmful Blood Clots/Air Bubbles In Arteries

Costly Emergency Prison Accommodation Close To Breaking Point, Warns BMA, UK

Scientists Find Antibody That Can Potently Neutralize Two Viruses

Limited Benefits Of Red Wine

Weight And Cancer Risk

Mobile Phones And Mouth Cancer

Vitamin Pills And Cancer Patients

Antidepressants Can Help With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

The Genetic Gold Rush Is On: New Direct To Consumer Genetic Tests Offer Information But Also Risks

'Invisible' Bacteria Dupe The Human Immune System

Welcome For New Strategy To Help Life-Limited Children, UK

Re-Adjusting Your Sleep Schedule And Planning Ahead Will Minimize The Burden Of An Hour Of Sleep Loss With The Upcoming Time Change

Support Workforce To Reduce Errors - New Zealand Medical Association

Purdue Lab Works To Improve Conditions At Indoor Swimming Pools

Three-Year Macy Study Results Released In February Issue Of ADEA's Journal Of Dental Education (JDE)

Essential New Guide Explains Psychiatric Medication To All

Monitor Your Doctor With Healthgrades' New "Watchdog" Alerts

For The First Time, Functional Transcription Factor MRNA Is Found Outside The Nucleus, At The Tip Of Growing Axons, Weill Cornell Team Reports

GPs, Sick Notes And Incapacity Benefit, UK

Oncology Drug Development Update Molecular Profiling Redefines The Nature Of Malignancy And Increases The Adoption Of Targeted Therapeutics

Diagnostic Center For Disease: Prostate Biopsy Spreads Prostate Cancer Cells

Osteoarthritis: Which Treatments Work And Which Don't?

Phosphagenics Initiates U.S. Clinical Trials For Its Topical Retinoic Acid

FDA Accepts TREANDA(R) New Drug Application For The Treatment Of Relapsed Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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

Innocoll Announces Dosing Of First Patient In Second US Phase 3 Clinical Trial To Investigate CollaRx(R) GENTAMICIN SURGICAL IMPLANT

Advanced Life Sciences Announces Successful Thorough QT Study Of Cethromycin

Memory Pharmaceuticals & Roche Expand Development Program For MEM 3454 In Schizophrenia

Neonatologists And Pediatricians Highlight Progress And Barriers To Preemie Care

Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancers More Likely To Spread To Other Organs

Thousands Of Survivors Of Congenital Heart Defects Facing Specialist Shortage

Evolutionary History Of SARS Supports Bats As Virus Source

Low Income Women More Likely To Suffer From Postpartum Depression

Women Who Suffered Child Abuse Spend More On Health Care

Families Need Help Coping With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Scientists Shed Light On Long Distance Signaling In Developing Neurons

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