Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 26 February 2008

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Tuesday 26 February 2008

Antidepressants Only Benefit The Severely Depressed, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by researchers in the UK suggests that antidepressants only benefit the very severely depressed and are no more effective than a placebo for everyone else. The meta-analytical study (ie one that systematically...
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Antibiotics Frequently Given To Patients With Advanced Dementia

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by researchers in the US found that people with advanced dementia are frequently given antibiotics toward the end of life, and has thrown into question whether this practice should be curtailed in view of the...
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Hormone Therapy Compromised Breast Cancer Diagnosis Via Mammogram And Biopsy

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new US study found that women taking combined hormone therapy had an increased risk of otherwise avoidable abnormal mammograms and breast biopsies that compromised the ability of these two methods to help diagnose breast cancer...
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Knowledge About Acne For Teens: Education Programs Can Be Effective

Shape Abnormalities Found In Thalamus Of Siblings Of Schizophrenia Patients

Executive Cognitive Function In CADASIL Patients May Be Improved By Taking Donepezil

More Surgery Problems For Obese Children

Other Medical and Health News for 26 February*

From Detainee Facility To Health Advocacy Center: A New Role For Guantanamo?

Plenaxis(R) Is The First GnRH Antagonist, A New Class Of Hormone Treatment Which Gives Physicians Added Control Of Prostate Cancer

Music Aids Stroke Recovery

Novel Rapydan(R) Gains Marketing Authorisation In EU For The Relief Of Pain Associated With Needle Puncture And Cannulation

Growth Hormone Boost For HIV Patients

Governors Oppose New Medicaid Regulations That Would Reduce Federal Funding For Services

Recruitment Of Health Workers In Sub-Saharan Africa Weakening Health Systems, Inhibiting Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, Article Says

Congress Likely To Debate Source Of Funds For FDA Oversight Of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements

End Of Agreements To Delay Market Entry Of Generic Medications Could Help Reduce Health Care Costs, Opinion Piece States

Prevalence Of Late-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Among Uninsured, Minorities Points To Need For Universal Health Care, Editorial Says

Newspapers Examine Presidential Candidates Clinton, Obama Difference Over Individual Health Insurance Mandate

Editorials, Opinion Piece Address Bush Administration Medicare Proposal

Study Hopes To Find Factors Behind Higher Black Infant Mortality Rates In Florida

Chicago Tribune Profiles Reaction Of Women Who Gave Infants Up For Adoption To Film 'Juno'

Thousands Of Ineligible People Might Be Enrolled In Washington, D.C., No-Cost Health Care Program, According To Draft Audit Report

Massachusetts Should Increase Funding For HIV/AIDS Prevention, Outreach Services, Editorial Says

Positive CHMP Opinion For Histologically-Based Use Of ALIMTA(R) (Pemetrexed For Injection) For Most Common Lung Cancer

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Issues In Ga., Maine, Md., N.H., Okla., Va.

Utah Governor Drops Plan To Apply For Federal Waiver To Expand SCHIP

Congress Must Allow States, Washington, D.C., To Fund Needle-Exchange Programs, Editorial Says

Psychiatrists Urge People To Consult Their Doctor Before Stopping Antidepressants, UK

Some Conservatives Concerned About McCain's Potential Judicial Nominees Because Gang Of 14 Membership

New York Times Examines Acceptance Of Private Health Insurance At College Health Centers

South Africa To Spend $274M To Increase Treatment Access, Finance Minister Says

News From The American Chemical Society: Feb. 20, 2008

HealthGrades Releases America's 50 Best Hospitals 2008

CMS Proposes Medicaid Changes That Would Give States 'Unprecedented Flexibility'

Baltimore Sun Examines Concerns About Overuse Of CT Scan

New Mexico Adds Three Antiretrovirals To AIDS Drug Assistance Program

Elsevier's Illumin8 Research Tool Helps Corporate Research Professionals Answer R&D Questions

Crime-Fighting Tool: Hair Reveals Where Murder Victims Drank Water

Trial Finds Tenofovir Gel Safe For Daily Use And Most Women Adhered To Study Regimens

New York Times Examines Providing HPV Vaccine To Boys In Effort To Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Sues City Of Los Angeles To Stop Foreclosure Of Former AIDS Hospice

Rates Of Heart Disease In The Young

New Type Of Optical Tweezer Demonstrated By Engineers

Who Benefits From Antidepressants? US Health Inequities

Proteins That Help Bacteria Put Up A Fight Identified By Scientists

Spread Of Complex Life May Have Been Sparked By 2 Oxygenation Events In Ancient Oceans

Honey Bee Invaders Exploit The Genetic Resources Of Their Predecessors

HIV And The Desire To Become Pregnant

Aspirin Does Not Benefit Many Stroke, Heart Attack Patients

Draft Sequence Of Corn Genome Unveiled By Washington University

Presentation Of Omololu Falobi Awards For Excellence In HIV Prevention Research

Center For Assisted Reproduction Is First In Southwest To Offer Pioneering Test Of A Woman's Biological Clock

Reducing Global Warming By Tracking Your Carbon Footprint

Enclarity Is First To Deliver NPI Type 1 And Type 2 Solutions Just In Time For May Medicare Deadline

Antisense Therapeutics To Present At Sachs Associates 7th Annual North America Forum For Investing And Partnering In Biotech

Recurrence Of Breast Cancer Reduced By Test

MIV Therapeutics Receives 2008 Frost & Sullivan North America Award For Technology Innovation

Multi-Site Study Finds Chemotherapy Break Can Be Recommended For Some Men With Prostate Cancer

Precautions Necessary To Avoid Risk Of Blindness After Ophthalmic Surgery

Latest Consumer Attitudes Survey Suggests Increased Consumer Confidence Around Many Food Issues, UK

U.S. Provides Additional Funding For Avian Flu Fight In India

Smoking's Effects On Genes May Play A Role In Lung Cancer Development And Survival

Safer Food Made Easy With New FSA DVD, UK

New Tools To Diagnose, Prevent, And Treat TB, Europe

Medical Device Parts Supplier Meets ISO 13485

Pharmacy Bodies Join Forces To Respond To Consultation On Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Legislation , UK

Mechanism Of Blood Clot Elasticity Revealed In High Definition

Britain's Childhood Obesity Crisis

New Way To Find People With Diabetes, UK

Delivering Knock-Out To Bacteria Using Silica Smart Bombs

Potential For New Therapeutic Targets And Diagnostic Tools In Cancer Treatment And Prevention

Australian Psychological Society Supports Call For Action Following Release Of Report On Youth Alcohol Abuse

FDA Announces Permanent Injunction Against Food Companies, Executives

UM Scientists Create Technology For Analysis And Forecasting Of Terrorism

Shocking New Book: Slaughterhouse

New Tool For Live Cell Imaging

Genome-Wide Open Chromatin From Next Generation Sequencing Integrated By Genomatix

Health Groups Call On Chancellor To Prioritise Anti-tobacco Smuggling Measures And Sign EU-Wide Agreements

Shedding Light On Our Evolutionary History Through Lemurs

Survey Investigates Role Of Pharmacy In Technology Use In Hospitals

Worrying Trend In Heart Failure

National Health And Hospitals Reform Commission Could Miss The Opportunity For True Health Reform

BPC 2008: Special Offer To All Pharmacy Students, UK

Yale Scientist Erin Lavik Honored For Academic Innovation And Leadership

Diazyme Introduces New Test For The Early Detection Of Kidney Disease

Attorney General Martha Coakley Reaches Settlement With Drug Second Manufacturer In Oral Contraceptive Lawsuit, Massachesetts

Breakthrough Gene Research Honoured

High Zinc Status In Lung Cells Slows Growth And Induces DNA Damage-Induced Gene Expression

Stroke Outcomes Improved By Early Blood Pressure Reduction

Successful Launch TTC/AIC HIV SMS Quiz Program In Mbarara, Uganda

Insights Into Drug Toxicity Revealed By New Chemical Tool Kit That Manipulates Mitochondria

Aris Global Launches AgClinical 2.0 And AgClinical NW 2.0 To Provide End-to-End Process Support For Clinical Trials Management

SoftLight Development Introduces Telerad: Web-Based Teleradiology Service With FDA-Compliant Web Viewer

Reduced Risk Of Malaria Shown By First Global Malaria Map In Decades

Recent Trend Of Growing US Disparities In Health Not Inevitable, Study Finds

Elsevier Accelerates And Enhances Clinical Decision Making With Broadened Suite Of Clinical Decision Support Solutions

Intelligent InSites Announces Major New Release Of Enterprise Real-Time Location Software Platform For Healthcare

Good Samaritan Hospital Named Among America's 50 Best Hospitals 2 Consecutive Years

The Genetic Coding Of The Pea Unravelled By Scientists

St. Jude Medical Announces Share Repurchase Program Authorization

UNICEF-Dubai Cares Partnership Benefits Schoolchildren In Djibouti

UNICEF Executive Director Announces US19 Million Dollars In Funding For Liberia

Indiana U Study May Alter Approach To Psychiatric Treatment

ESBATech's Antibody Fragments Demonstrate Penetration Into The Eye With Topical Delivery Via Eye Drops

Brain Scans Reveal Biological Basis Of Cocaine Addiction

Acne May Prevent People From Participating In Sport And Exercise, Says Research

Foods Matter, UK's Only Magazine For Those Suffering From - Or Interested In - Allergies And Sensitivities

National Health And Hospitals Reform Commission, Australian Medical Association

Youth Binge Drinking Culture Must End, Australian Medical Association

Record Numbers Retire On 1 Million Pounds NHS Pension Pots, UK

New Consortium Announces Significant Grant Funding Of Anaemia Product Programme, UK

KLAS' Ambulatory EMR Perception Report Probes Providers For Market Insights

Breast Cancer Action Disagrees With FDA's Avastin Ruling

MayoClinic.com Focuses On Treatment Options For Psoriasis

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Ranks In Top One Percent Of Institutions Impacting Future Biomedical Diagnoses And Treatments

LA BioMed Research Finds Combined Hormone Therapy Can Increase Frequency Of Abnormal Mammograms, Breast Biopsies

Anti HIV Gel Proven Safe, Tolerable For Women

Xenomics Announces License With Warnex Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Assay

Insecticide Spraying Needed To Control Yellow Fever In Paraguay And Brazil

Study Details Link Between Obesity, Carbs And Esophageal Cancer - As Obesity And Carb-Intake Rates Have Increased, So Has Specific Cancer

Always Bundle Up In The Cold? You May Still Get Sick, Expert Says

Jhpiego Honors Women Around The World - International Women's Day, March 8, 2008

Researchers At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Studying Airway Bypass Treatment For Emphysema

Three Year Analysis Of Treatment Efficacy, Cosmesis, And Toxicity Support Use Of The Hologic Mammosite Radiation Therapy System

Associated Foot & Ankle Specialists Enrolling Patients With Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers For MATRIX Clinical Trial

GeoVax Vaccine Only 5th AIDS Vaccine Moving To Phase 2 Human Trials

OPKO Health And Pathogenics Announce Data Publication Demonstrating The Potential Utility Of NCT In A Severe Eye Infection

Alexza Initiates First Phase 3 Clinical Trial For AZ-004 (Staccato(R) Loxapine)

MacuSight(TM) Announces Positive Preliminary Results From Phase 1 Study Of Sirolimus In Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

InteKrin Therapeutics Announces Initiation Of Phase 2b Study In Type 2 Diabetes With INT131

FDA Grants Over-The-Counter Clearance To GentleWaves(R) For The First Home Use Light-Based Device To Treat Wrinkles

Protect Your Adolescents Against More Than Just A Cold This Winter

Flu Season At Its Peak: Experts Have Tips For Staying Healthy

'Enormous Progress' In Reducing Cancer Does Not Include Lung Cancer

High Calcium Intake May Not Help Prevent Fractures, Reports The Harvard Health Letter

Idenix Announces Data Presentations At The 43rd Annual Meeting Of The European Association For The Study Of The Liver (EASL)

New Study Suggests Young Adults More Approving Of Cosmetic Surgery

Silica Smart Bombs Deliver Knock Out To Bacteria

Faux Fido Eases Loneliness In Nursing Homes

Autism's Origins: Mother's Antibody Production May Affect Fetal Brain

Spinal Cord Injury May Not Increase Risk Of Heart Disease

New Gene Involved In Hair Texture/Density Uncovered

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