Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 4 March 2008

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Tuesday 4 March 2008

Black Tea May Help Fight Type 2 Diabetes

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in Scotland have unexpectedly discovered that black tea may help to combat type 2 diabetes. The discovery is at the laboratory stage and the research team is hoping to get funding to investigate further and...
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Las Vegas Clinic Shut After Hepatitis C Infections

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The City of Las Vegas shut down a clinic last week after health officials traced several cases of hepatitis C to the endoscopy centre. According to an Associated Press report, city mayor Oscar Goodman said the clinic's...
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Britain's First Supermarket GP Surgery Opens In Manchester

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Shoppers at Sainsbury's Heaton Park supermarket in Blackley, North Manchester, UK, who can't get an appointment with their GP after 6 pm can now see a doctor at a medical centre based at the store...
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Two New Lungs Might Be Better Than One

HIV Mortality In Poor-Resource Countries Reduced By Antiretroviral Program

Global Malaria Map Is Made Public -- And Shows Promise For Malaria Control Efforts

African Sleeping Sickness Could Be Eliminated, But Only If Forceful Efforts Continue

Other Medical and Health News for 4 March*

St. Jude Medical Named FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Medical And Other Precision Equipment Company For Second Consecutive Year

Apprentice Star Supports Charity Week, UK

Alcohol Ban Leads To Increased Drug Use

LA BioMed Researcher Says "Unexpected" Increase In Cancer Risk Found In Follow-Up Study To Women's Health Initiative

President Bush Asks Congress To Pass Bill To Restrict Online Sales Of Prescription Drugs

New York Times Letters To The Editor Address Concerns About Genetic Discrimination By Employers, Health Insurers

CQ HealthBeat Examines Debate Over New Medicaid Regulations

Letters To The Editor Discuss Long-Term Care Insurance Policies, State Partnerships

Legislation Would Place One-Year Moratorium On Medicare Audit Program

USA Today Letters To The Editor Address Recent Article On U.S. Physician Shortage

New York Times Examines Coming General Election Debate On Health Care, Lack Of Discussion About Reducing Medicare, Medicaid Costs

CQ's Carey Discusses GAO Report On Medicare Advantage, Mental Health Parity Bill, Indian Health Service Reauthorization, Global AIDS Programs

Minorities Among Kidney Disease Patients Who Are Referred Late To Specialists, Report Finds

Editorial On Global AIDS Program

Prescription Drugs Often Cost Less At Retail Pharmacies Than Through Colorado Program

Gene Could Stop Progression Of HIV, Study Finds

Cancer Institute Announces New Study To Compare Effectiveness Of Breast Cancer Treatments Tykerb, Herceptin

Massachusetts Rejects Insurer Bids For Subsidized Health Coverage Program

Safety Board Recommends Study Participants With High Viral Loads Consider Switching From GSK's Antiretroviral Epzicom To Gilead's Truvada

Arizona, Wisconsin, Virginia Take Action On Abortion-Related Legislation

Los Angeles Times Examines Product Liability Lawsuits, Potential For Court To Shield Drug Makers

Home-Based Care Could Significantly Reduce Mortality Among HIV-Positive Adults, Families In Developing Countries, Study Says

News From The American Chemical Society Feb. 27, 2008

Brain Imaging Explores The Myth Of Runner's High

A Clinical Trial In A Test Tube For AIDS Vaccines Developed By IAVI And VaxDesign Partnership

Precursors To Bone-Eating Cells Likely Target Of Next-Generation Arthritis Treatments

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early March 3, 2008

Iowa Gov. Culver Rejects Federal Funding For Abstinence-Only Education

HHS Secretary Leavitt Offers Lawmakers Access To Documents Used To Prepare Testimony On Ketek

Advocates Launch 19th Annual Black Church Week Of Prayer To Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS Among Communities Nationwide

New York's HIV/AIDS Names-Based Reporting, Partner Notification Law Has Not Led To Decline In Testing, Study Sa

Cell Phones May Encourage Students To Take More Risks, Study Finds

Stem Cells Prevented From Becoming Cartilage By Toxins In Cigarette Smoke

Treatment For Solid Tumors May Improve With New Target For Cancer Therapy

Potentially Life-Threatening Conditions Revealed By Elevated Liver Enzymes

In Patients With Advanced Chronic Hepatitis C - Serum Fibrosis Markers Correlate With Liver Fibrosis Stage

Rheumatoid Arthritis And Misdiagnoses

Black VLBW Babies In NYC More Likely To Be Born In Hospitals With High Neonatal Death Rates

Antibody Test For Malaria Developed By ETH Zurich Researchers

Continuity Of Care In Early Childhood Improves Delivery Of Health Screenings

Teens Who Eat Breakfast Daily Found To Eat Healthier Diets Than Those Who Skip Breakfast

Diagnosis Of Dementia Brings Relief, Not Depression

Malignant Tumor Cells Controlled By Protein In Embryonic Stem Cells

Risk Of Death For Heart Attack Patients Raised By Clinical Depression Even Years Later

Predicting Who Will Use Microbicides

Some Patients May Be Spared An Unnecessary Procedure By New Test For Joint Infection

President Bush Declares March As Red Cross Month

Rampant Ageism In The NHS, UK

Record-Breaking HIMSS Conference & Exhibition Reflects Success, Growth Of Healthcare IT Industry

Revised Guidance Helps Offshore Workers Play Their Part, UK

Corporate Manslaughter Under The Spotlight At WWT Mock Interview Event In Cardiff, UK

Drug Strategy: Can The Government Deliver? UK

Minister Hoctor Speaks At Launch Of CARDI In Stormont Castle, Ireland

National Sleep Awareness Week- A Wake-Up Call For Those Who May Not Be Getting A Good Night's Sleep

Information Session For Backyard Flock Owners, Canada

2008 Annual Meeting Of The National Academy Of Sciences

Gender Differences Found In Forgiveness

Novel Transcription Factors For Stemness Suggested By Stem Cell Research Using Genomatix

AAMC, AAU Issue New Guidelines On Managing Conflicts Of Interest

Three New Medical Schools Join AAMC Membership, USA

What Were Psychopaths Like As Children?

AICR Hails Local Efforts To Improve Health - Could Help Prevent Cancer In Large Numbers, Experts Say

Who Is Likely To Get Dry Eye Syndrome After LASIK Surgery Discovered By Scientists

Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute To Host 4th International Malaria Research Conference

Biological Basis Found For Gender Differences In Language

Study Of 'Power Napping' In Pigeons May Benefit Humans

Celebrating Communication May Is Speech And Hearing Awareness Month

BMA And NPA Launch GP - Pharmacist Workbook, UK

High-Throughput Methods For Analyzing Gene Activity Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Transfer Of Biological Electron Captured In Real Time

Researchers Identify New Genetic Marker For Breast Cancer

Males And Females Protected From Hearing Loss By 'Female Sex Hormone'

Understanding How The Drug Isotretinoin Zaps Acne

New Awareness And Prevention Series For Community Health Events Released By NIDDK

FDA Grants Priority Review For Promacta(R) / REVOLADE(R) (eltrombopag)

Unsubstantiated Chemical Imbalance Theory Of Depression Perpetuated By Media

Task Force Recommends Against Screening For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry

Don't Drive Smokers Into Dangerous Behaviour, UK

Randomized Trial Shows Restricting Kids' Video Time Reduces Obesity

Asthma Protocols For Top Athletes

Cleaner Hospitals Demand More Cleaners, UK

Outrage As Pregnant Student Nurses Told - "Buy Your Own Uniforms", UK

UK Nurse Violence Shocking Says UNISON

Nurse With TB Stuck Off Register, UK

Health Regulator Responds To King's Fund Report On Midwifery Services, UK

Royal College Of Radiologists Disappointed By Government Response To Tooke Report, Aspiring To Excellence

Zolpidem And Quality Use Of Medicines

Testosterone Could Guard Against Eating Disorders

Understanding Behavioral Handicaps Following Head Injuries

Risk Of Anxiety Disorders May Be Increased By Gene Variants

Calling For More Scientific Research Funding By Members Of Congress And Top Scientists

Keck School Receives 11 Million Dollars Gift To Fight Diabetes, Cancer, USA

Researchers ID Promising New Cancer Drug

Rare Syndrome Provides Clues On Obesity, Blood Pressure

Therapeutic Effects Of Injectable Drugs Enhanced By Engineered Nanomedicine System

A Greater Than Previously Thought Link Between Alcohol And Blood Pressure Found

Consumer Groups Say Medicare Agency Is Proposing The Wrong ApproachTo Protecting Drug Coverage For People With Low Incomes, USA

Researchers Describe Mechanisms By Which Capon Gene Causes Heart Rhythm Disturbances

MIT's Smart Pillbox Targets TB

Reaching Out To Siblings In The Shadow Of Autism

Injecting Black "Goo" Into Brain May Nullify Surgery

Does Your Kid Just Have Growing Pains - Or Arthritis?

Older Patients Experience A "Nearly Inescapable Obligation" To Pursue Cardiac Interventions

How Can We Develop New Treatments For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Is Marking Patient Safety Awareness Week

Modest Health Care Quality Gains Outpaced By Spending, USA

An Open Source Solution To Manage Clinical Trial Data; Aberrant Mucin Assembly Induces Colitis

Concern At Ophthalmologist Workforce Shortages - RANZCO, New Zealand

According To University Of Pennsylvania Researchers Viruses Evolve To Play By Host Rules

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Features High-throughput Methods For Analyzing Gene Activity

British Dental Association Welcomes High Court's Decision To Reject Unfair Termination Clause In PCT Contracts

Lords Science Committee To Investigate Genomic Medicine, UK

First-Ever Global Forum On Health Worker Crisis Opens In Kampala, Uganda

Operator Expertise Matters When Carrying Out Ultrasounds To Detect Ovarian Cancer

Tighter Tummies: A New Way To Combat Weight Gain

NHS Maintains Strong Financial Position, UK

BMA Response To The Launch Of The Conservative Party's Consultation On Prison Reform

PillCam(R) SB Visualizes Disease Severity, Guides Treatment And Provides Better Sensitivity For The Detection Of Villus Atrophy

Groundbreaking Study Of Widowhood During Pregnancy Published In The Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health

HIV Breakthrough: Researchers Identify Protein That Fights Immunodeficiency

New Test For Malaria Protection

Growth Promoters Biochip Screening Test

Millipore Corporation Announces New Facility In Singapore

LifeCycle Pharma Announces Positive Top-Line Results Of Phase II Clinical Trial Of LCP-Tacro In Stable Kidney Transplant Patients

Boston Scientific Announces First Implant Of New Device To Treat Heart Failure

The Patient Safety Authority Marks Patient Safety Awareness Week March 2-8

SMEs Are THE New Paradigm For Innovation In Healthcare

American Association Of Kidney Recognizes March As Kidney Disease Awareness Month

Reports Of Increased Survival In Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu

Black Tea And Diabetes

Lung Cancer Risk With Vitamin E Pills

Thomson Healthcare Cancer Profiler Used In Study

Pharmatech Teams Up With Systems Medicine LLC And The Sarcoma Foundation Of America For A Phase II Myxoid Liposarcoma Trial

Publication In Clinical Cancer Research Confirms Ability Of Peregrine's Bavituximab To Target Tumor Blood Vessels With Excellent Specificity

NicOx Initiates Two Large ABPM Studies For Naproxcinod In Hypertensive Patients With Osteoarthritis

Pharmacopeia Initiates Second Phase 2 Hypertension Study With PS433540 (DARA)

Nventa Evaluation Complete For First Three Cohorts In HspE7 Phase 1 Cervical Dysplasia Trial

Boston Scientific Announces European Approval Of New Heart Failure Lead

In Early Childhood, Continuous Care By One Doctor Improves Delivery Of Health Screenings

APIC Issues Recommendations On How To Have A Healthy Hospital Stay

Psychological Distress, Not Depression, Linked To Increased Risk Of Stroke

Innovative, Reversible Solution Treats Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Red Meat Consumption Linked To Colorectal Cancer: Experts Offer New Advice For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Aromatherapy May Make You Feel Good, But It Won't Make You Well

Health Tips To Ease Family Travel

Researcher At University Of The Basque Country Studies Factors That Enhance Autonomy Of Cancer Patients

Multiple Sclerosis: Prognosis Better Than Expected

"Innocent Bystanders" Can Be The Cause Of Tumor Development

"Lazy Eye" Treatment Shows Promise In Adults

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