Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 22 February 2008

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Friday 22 February 2008

Paraguay Asks WHO For 2 Million Yellow Fever Vaccines

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday that the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Paraguay asked the WHO ICG (International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision) to provide 2 million doses of yellow fever vaccine...
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Next Global Disease Likely To Break Out Where We Are Not Looking

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An analysis of global trends in new infectious diseases suggests that we are looking in the wrong places for the world's next major outbreak. The study is the work of Dr Kate Jones, Senior Research Fellow, based at...
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Dozing In The Day Linked To Higher Stroke Risk In Elderly

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new US study found that dozing during the day could be a sign of increased stroke risk for elderly Americans. The findings of the study (Abstract 94) were presented to the American Stroke Association's International...
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Children With Down Syndrome Not Aided By Antioxidants

Some Medical Education Unknowingly Sponsored By Drug Companies

For Boys With Fragile X Sydrome And ADHD, New Hope Found In Non-Stimulant Medication

E-mail Access May Improve Patient-Surgeon Communication

Other Medical and Health News for 22 February*

Molecule Called NADP Regulates A Cascade Enabling Yeast Cells To Adjust Metabolic State

National League For Nursing Adds Enhancements To Its Total Assessment Program (TAP) For NCLEX-RN(R) Success

Merck Serono's Erbitux(R) Cited As 'One Of The Most Significant Advances In The Last 25 Years' In The Treatment Of Head And Neck Cancer

Scheduling Of Zolpidem (Stilnox), Australia

CMS Places Marketing, Enrollment Freeze On Health Net Prescription Drug Plans

Asian Countries Discuss Issues Surrounding HIV/TB Coinfection

FDA Rejection Of Avastin For Breast Cancer Therapy Would Be 'Unscientific, Unethical,' Editorial Says

CMS Sends Congress Report Outlining Bundled Dialysis Payment System

Former French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy Appointed To Serve As Special U.N. Adviser On Innovative Funding For MDGs

Kansas Supreme Court Blocks Enforcement Of Grand Jury Subpoena Of Abortion Records

WHO Report And FRAXtm Web Site Hailed As Milestones In Osteoporosis Prevention And Treatment By IOF

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Health IT News

China To Develop HIV Prevention Campaign Aimed At MSM

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Colo., Ga., Mo., N.Y., S.D., Wash. State

Novel Method To Reveal Drug Targets - Interactions Between Proteins Studied On A Global Scale

New Orleans Continues To Experience Shortage Of Psychiatric Beds

PEPFAR Has Been 'Unbelievably Effective,' Bush Says During Visit To Ghana

Bush Says He Would Change Global AIDS Abstinence-Only Earmark If Proven Ineffective

Google Partners With Cleveland Clinic To Allow Storage Of Patient Health Records Online

Number Of Ads For Unhealthy Foods, Beverages On Spanish-Language Channels May Contribute To Obesity Among Hispanic Children, Study Finds

States Look To Increase Number Of Insured Young Adults By Allowing Them To Stay On Their Parents' Health Coverage Longer

Florida Gov. Crist Announces Proposals That Aim To Expand Health Coverage, Improve Health Care Affordability

IOM Releases Report On Best Practices For HIV Prevention Trials

Hispanics More Concerned Than Whites About Loss Of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, Survey Finds

New York Times Examines Practice Of Some Britons To Pay Out-of-Pocket For Care Not Covered By National Health Service

South Dakota House Approves Legislation That Would Require People Convicted Of Intentionally Spreading HIV To Register As Sex Offenders

Pharmaceutical Companies Continue To Raise Prescription Drug Prices Despite Presidential Candidates' Criticism Of Industry

Supreme Court Rules FDA Approval Of Certain Medical Devices Protects Manufacturers From State Lawsuits

Massachusetts Court Of Appeals Rules MassHealth Must Review Payment Denial For Teenager's HIV-Related Surgery

EMEA Recommends Authorisation Of First Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccine, Europe

CDC State Preparedness Report Highlights Progress And Challenges, USA

CMS Proposes New Rules For Redesigning Medicaid, States Have Greater Flexibility In Benefits, Cost Sharing

Senator Sam Brownback To Speak At Global Health Partnering Forum, USA

GE Healthcare Announces First Deployment Of Apexpro FH Telemetry System On Carescape Enterprise Access At Memorial Hospital North

RCP Comments On BMA Report And Tesco, UK

Therapy Stimulates Recovery Of The Thymus Gland

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

FDA Licenses New Hemophilia Treatment

Disparities In Awareness Of Heart Attack Warning Signs Among Adults In 14 States Revealed By CDC Study

Ullrich Lauded For Gene Technology Advances And Recognized As A Pioneer In Signal Transduction Research

Memories' Staying Power In Mice Revealed By Genetic Tags

Potentially Widespread Cell-To-Cell Communication Discovered In Mechanism For Worm Defecation, With Human Therapeutic Implications

Delay Of Tamper Resistant Prescription Pad Rule Ends April 1, USA

ASHP Provides Pharmacy Perspective On NQF Quality Measures For VTE, USA

New Security Threat: Attack On Computer Memory Reveals Vulnerability Of Widely-Used Security Systems

New Understanding Of How Big Molecules Bind Will Lead To Better Drugs, Synthetic Organic Materials

New Novartis Research Institute First To Focus On Innovative Vaccines For The Developing World

Brain Tumour Gene Link Found

Arnold J. Levine And John Mendelsohn Recognized For Monumental Achievements In Basic And Translational Cancer Research

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation, Feb. 21, 2008

AACE Endorses National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) New Clinician's Guide For The Prevention And Treatment Of Low Bone Mass And Osteoporosis

Sequenom Announces Key Milestone In Development Of Noninvasive Prenatal Down Syndrome Test

Fibromyalgia Sufferers Could Benefit From A Regular Dip

Awareness Month Helps Keep Nutrition Top Of Mind

Increased Cystic Fibrosis Severity And Deficiency In The Protein MBL2 Linked

Integrated Genomics' And NIH Research Reveals Secrets Of Emerging Pathogenic Acetic Acid Bacterium, Granulibacter Bethesdensis

CMA Says Los Angeles City Attorney Lawsuit Against Health Net Sends A Strong Message That Insurers' Anti-Patient Practices Won't Be Tolerated

More Injuries Sustained By Preschool Children Who Have Insufficient Sleep

Improved Treatment For Crohn's Disease

UNISON Challenges Government Over Well Notes For Employees, UK

UNISON Challenges Government Over Taxes For Migrants, UK

Stroke Risk May Be Lowered By Moderate Level Of Aerobic Fitness

BJOG Release: Selective Single Embryo Transfer Of A Blastocyst For IVF Increases Pregnancy Rate And Lowers Twin Births

New Devices Less Effective In Thwarting Brain Aneurysm Recurrence

Cross Border Co-operation In Creating Awareness Of Suicide Reaffirmed At Meeting, Ireland

Temporary 'Black Henna' Tattoos May Cause Skin Damage, ADPH Cautions

Link Found Between Excessive Nutrient Levels And Insulin Resistance

Inova Health System Inks 8.3m Dollars Deal With GE Healthcare

Coming To The Defense Of Cats

Patients' Relatives Are Ignored By The Spanish Health System, Suffer Emotional Stress

Understanding Atherosclerosis

Device That Measures Optimum State Of An Organ Prior To Transplanting Has Been Patented

Tuberculosis Risk In Male Smokers With High Vitamin C Intake May Be Increased By Vitamin E

Guidelines For Evaluation Of Psychological Side-effects Of Brain Injury

Health Insurers Trying To Shift The Blame For High Premiums, Australian Medical Association

Despite Constraints, FAO Helping Gaza Farmers

Bioscience Purification Kills MRSA In One Hour, Reports Tri-Air Developments, UK

Fact Sheet: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases Around The World

New Forensic Testing Kit From Applied Biosystems Helps Improve DNA Analysis In Sexual Assault Cases

Antigenics Announces Publication Of Phase 3 Melanoma Study Results In Journal Of Clinical Oncology

Sciele And Addrenex Announce NDA Submission Of CloniBID To Treat Hypertension

The Secret To Aging Gracefully (Without Surgery): Treat Your Body From The Inside Out

Doctors To Offer New Genetic Test For Baldness From Biotech Startup

BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring For Patients With Cardiac Devices Launched In India

Arizona Center For Education And Research On Therapeutics Launches PDA Version Of QT-Prolonging Drug Lists

Nymox's NX-1207 Offers A New And Attractive Approach To The Treatment Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease By Computer

Americans Believe Whole Grains Are Healthiest Foods, Decision Analyst Study Shows

Mobile PET CT To Deliver Cancer Screening Closer To The Community

Stronger Government Action Needed To Tackle The Epidemic Of Alcohol Misuse, Says New BMA Report, UK

Seaweed Link To Diabetes Treatment, UK

Avoiding Induced Labor Is More Beneficial To Moms And Babies

New Data On Children's Height And Weight Published, UK

Global Biotechnology Markets Trends Report

Pacific Fertility Center Announces Breakthrough In Egg Freezing Technology

Cook Medical Launches Spectrum Glide To Combat Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections

67% Of Farmers Are Ready To Grow GMOs Immediately Says A Demoskopea Survey, Italy

One In Three Ten To 11-Year-Olds Are Overweight, Says The NHS Information Centre, UK

Government Continues To Waste Money On Private Treatment Centres, Says BMA, UK

More Americans Buying Prescription Drugs By Mail

Yale Lab Engineers Virus That Can Kill Deadly Brain Tumors

The European CanCer Organisation Welcomes The European Parliament's Vote To Postpone Implementation Of The EU Directive On Electromagnetic Fields

Osteoporosis Charity Welcomes Breakthrough In Fracture Prevention, UK

Surviving Suicide - A Moving Documentary For Sport Relief, BBC

Prescribed Medicines Commonly Used In Pregnancy

British Dental Association Calls For Constructive Solutions To Problems With NHS Dental Contract, UK

Lack Of Political Will And The Subordination Of Women Are Major Barriers To Tackling AIDS Says Leading Expert

Discovery Of A New Switch Of The Immune Response

Pre Clinical Data Show Intracellular Pathways Affected By ONCONASE(R)

Gen-Probe Submits U.S. Regulatory Application For Additional Approval Of PROCLEIX(R) ULTRIO(R) Blood Screening Assay

New York Strengthens Emergency Preparedness With Cardinal Health Ventilators

Gene Defect Causes Immune Deficiency And Balance Disorder

New Guide For The Prevention And Treatment Of Low Bone Mass, Osteoporosis

Kidney Donor Age Linked To Aortic Stiffening

Involved Patients Not Always The Healthiest

Contribution Of Cancer Care Nurses Hard To Gauge

Intranasal Insulin May Lower Food Intake In Men, Improve Memory Function In Women

Female To Male Transsexuals Have Higher Androgen Levels, Not PCOS

Women With Higher Levels Of DHEAS Have Better Cognitive Function

Major Scientific Push To Tackle Agricultural Productivity And Food Security In Developing World

Purging The Plantain Pests In Africa

Comparison Of Venlafaxine And SSRIs In The Treatment Of Depression

Researchers Explore The Antidepressant Effects Of Ketamine

Healthcare Governance Crucial

New Evidence Into Cocaine Related Deaths

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