Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 13 March 2008

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Thursday 13 March 2008

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Smart And Personal Health Search Engine Offered By Insurer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

American health insurer and benefits provider Aetna has launched a "smart" web-based search engine that uses personal medical history and other background information to make it easier for their members to research and find...
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Flu Outbreak Closes Hong Kong Schools

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Outbreaks of influenza-like illness (ILI) in over 20 schools that are linked to the deaths of three children have caused the government to shut all schools in Hong Kong for two weeks, keeping half a million children away, reported Reuters...
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Modeling Flu Pandemics May Help Prevent Them

Written by Peter M Crosta

An article published in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States of America suggests that we can reduce the likelihood of a pandemic influenza outbreak in the United...
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Many Children Unimmunized And Susceptible To Measles, Mumps, And Rubella

Other Medical and Health News for 13 March*

Disease Leads To Vision Loss More Often In African Americans

Infection Control Company Inviro Medical Devices To Exhibit At AAAAI Annual Meeting

USC Researchers Discover Novel Way To Develop Tumor Vaccines

Hope To Beat Resistant Bacteria

Democrats Call For Gradual Expansion Of VA Health System

Drug Lobby Successfully Preventing Democratic Legislation To Reimport Drugs, Negotiate Prices For Medicare Drug Benefit

HIV-Positive People On Long-Term Antiretroviral Treatment Continue To Have Low HIV Viral Loads, Study Finds

MedPAC Chair Says Medicare More Efficient In Delivering Benefits Than Medicare Advantage Plans

Democratic Presidential Candidate Obama Wins Mississippi Primary; 21% Of Voters Cite Health Care As Most Important Issue

Thai Health Minister To Maintain Compulsory Licenses Issued By The Country

Republicans Unveil Budget Plan That Includes Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid, As House Prepares To Debate Legislatio

South China Morning Post Examines Efforts To Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS Among Sex Workers In Bali, Indonesia

China Will Not Consider Changes To One-Child Policy For At Least 10 Years, Official Says

WellPoint Lowers 2008 Profit Forecast Citing Rising Medical Costs, Low Enrollment

China, UNDP To Launch Three-Year Project Aimed At Mobile Populations

European Biotech Industry Sets The Record Straight On Biofuels And Outlines Contribution Of Biotech To A Low-carbon Society

Mo. Senate Approves Bill To Pay For HPV Information, Vaccination For Sixth Graders

Health IT Experts Say Incentives May Be Needed To Encourage Physicians To Adopt Electronic Systems

Advocates Call For Lifting Of U.S. HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions

PPAC Leader Calls Lawsuit Alleging Group Overcharged For Oral Contraceptives 'Completely False'

National Federation Of Independent Business To Launch Health Care Campaign To Promote Interest Of Small Businesses

Louisiana Initiatives Encourage Adoption Of Health Information Technology

SATB1 Triggers Aggressive Breast Cancer

New Class Of Breast Cancer Drugs Can Help Cut Recurrence Risk, Studies Say

Comptroller General Walker Criticizes Congress For Failure To Address Financial Problems For Entitlement Programs

Pennsylvania House Democrats Announce Alternative To Cover All Pennsylvanians Plan

Black Girls Remain Less Likely Than Whites To Develop Eating, Weight Disorders; Weight Concerns Rising Among Black, Hispanic Boys, Study Finds

The Anthrax Threat May Be Assuaged By A Cup Of Black Tea

Understanding The Neurological Underpinnings Of Risk

Investigational Cancer Drug Vandetanib - Enrollment Completed In 2 Pivotal Phase III Studies

Cause Of Severe Allergic Reaction To Cancer Drug Discovered

Aspirin's Positive Effect On Stroke Risk Destroyed By Ibuprofen

Family Cardiac Caregivers May Have Higher Heart Disease Risk

Patients With Implantable Medical Devices May Be Exposed To Security, Privacy Risks

25% Of U.S. Girls, Young Women Ages 14 To 19 Have Common STIs, CDC Study Says

Hospital Coalition Files Lawsuit To Prevent Medicaid Rule That Would Reduce Funding By $5B

Daycare Program To Prevent Obesity Benefits Preschoolers

Advocates Hopeful That Lawmakers Will Approve Hospital Stay Coverage Mandates For Breast Cancer Patients

Congress Must Resist 'Ideological Extremes' When Reauthorizing PEPFAR, Opinion Piece Says

Gene Therapy Could Save Kids With Rare Metabolic Disorder From A Lifetime Of Eating Cornstarch

Cost Effective Body Identification Method Using Facial Reconstruction

Asthma In Children Linked To Cleaning Products And Air Freshener Use During Pregnancy

A Method To Select Eggs With The Best Chance Of Leading To Successful Pregnancy Developed By Researchers

Penicillin Could Be Back In Battle Against Antibiotic Resistant Bugs That Kill Millions

American Diabetes Association Urges Congress To Increase Essential Funding For Research & Prevention

Caspase-12: MUHC Researcher Finds New Defense Mechanism Against Intestinal Inflammation

Populations Of Nerve Cells Adapt To Changing Images Demonstrated By First Empirical Study

ASHP Offers Assistance To Sponsor Of Technician Registration Bill

Weigh In On Joint Commission's Medication Standards For Emergency Departments

New Sources Needed To Fund Pharmacy Services, ASHP Tells CMS

ASHP To Joint Commission: Pharmacists' Role In Infection Control Should Be More Visible

Tooth Erosion Caused By Popular Energy Drinks

Medtronic Introduces Improvement To Minimally Invasive Treatment Of Aortic Aneurysms In Europe

Emotional Impact Of Cocaine Addiction Mimicked In Animals

Endless Pools, Inc. And National Multiple Sclerosis Society Raise Awareness For Healthy Living

What Will You Do? Join The Movement To End Multiple Sclerosis During MS Awareness Week March 10-17

Henry Ford Hospital To Study Effectiveness Of A New Procedure That May Help Emphysema Sufferers

Could More Vitamin D In Childhood Cut Risk Of Adult Diabetes? UK

Budget: ABPI Welcomes Boost For Science In Schools

Alzheimer's In Both Parents Ups Risk

Drinking In Middle Age And Heart Risk

AVMA Applauds New State Laws That Make Dog Fighting A Felony Everywhere In The United States

Statement In Response To Allegations By Jim Devine MP, Nursing And Midwifery Council, UK

Convicted Nurse Is Struck Off By The Nursing And Midwifery Council, UK

Health Services Must Provide A Good Quality Of Death, Not Just Life

Evolving 'Swarm' Robots Investigated By UK's University Of York

New Longevity Genes Identified By Scientists

Genetic Markers Found By DNA Detectives For Lung Cancers Which Are Most Likely To Recur

HHS Awards 550 Million Dollars For HIV/AIDS Care, Services

The Yin And Yang Of Genes For Mood Disorders

Personal Counseling And Web-Based Strategies Show Modest Success For Sustaining Weight Loss, According To NHLBI Study

New Light Shed On Memory Loss Following Paradoxical Alzheimer's Finding

Many Teens Spend 30 Hours A Week On 'Screen Time' During High School

SCHIP Covering More Kids In 2007, New CMS Data Show

Comment Issued By Asthma UK Regarding A Study Showing That Regular Low Doses Of Aspirin Can Cut Adult Onset Asthma Risk In Women

Much-Needed Kidney Failure Treatment May Result From Novel Discovery By Einstein Scientists

Inhaled Tuberculosis Vaccine More Effective Than Traditional Shot

World Kidney Day And CKD Awareness Promoted By Visit To Capitol Hill By ASN Members

New Report Shows How Many People Are Likely To Die In Oregon Due To Lack Of Health Coverage

Faster Fat Burning In Mice With Protein Deficiency

New Educational Effort Launched On Genetic Testing For Dosing A Common Blood Thinner

Akorn-Strides, LLC Announces FDA Approval For Tobramycin Injection USP, 80 Mg/2mL And 1.2 Grams/30mL

Clinical Trial Shows Ubiquinol Has Significant Effect On Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

The Bonati Institute Initiates ODI Outcome Study

Nymox Releases Further Results From Latest U.S. Study Of NX-1207 For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Paradigm Medical Industries To Introduce Early Glaucoma Detection Device At ASCRS Conference

Provista Life Sciences' Chief Medical Officer To Speak On Early Cancer Detection At NIH Conference

Global Research Services Expands Clinical Trial Management Services In China With A Focus On Vaccine Development

Now Available In Latin America, An Elliptical Cross-Trainer That Makes Great Strides To Entertain And Motivate

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Prulifloxacin In Patients With Travelers' Diarrhea

I-Flow Leads Infection Prevention Trend By Using Silver With Antimicrobial Properties In Medical Devices

Opexa Therapeutics Announces Completion Of Mid Study Descriptive Analysis On Phase IIb Trial Of Tovaxin(R) For Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis

Quick-Med Technologies Is Developing A Next Generation Skin Sanitizer Technology To Provide Long-Lasting Protection From MRSA

More Clinical Data Required To Support European Approval Of Desvenlafaxine As A Potential Treatment For Vasomotor Symptoms

Obesity Chokes Up The Cellular Power Plant Obesity Associated With Clear Changes In Gene Networks And Dysfunction Of Mitochondria

Generic Pharmaceutical Association Urges Continued Education For Health Care Providers And Consumers About Affordable Generics

Kidney Research UK Marks World Kidney Day With UK Screening Programme Proposals

Anti-Cancer Drug CYT997 Update, Australia

Composite Nanotechnology Carrying Radioactive Gold Slows Tumor Growth

APHA Says New Ozone Regulations A Missed Opportunity To Protect Public's Health, USA

Kohl Hearing Seeks Alternative To Drug Industry's Controversial Practice Of "Educating" Doctors About New Drugs, USA

Little Britain Raises Big Money At The Lighthouse Gala Auction, UK

Australia: Smoking And Blood Pressure Are Deadly

Top Employers Show Investing In Health And Well-Being Leads To Business Success

White Helmets Of Argentina, PAHO Agree To Strengthen Regional Disaster Response Capacity

American Lung Association Applauds Subcommittee On Health For Its Strong Commitment To Public Health

University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine Joins Campaign To Diversify The Face Of Medicine

Scientists Discover How TB 'Develops Invincibility' Against Only Available Treatment For Killer Disease

Astrazeneca Completes Enrolment In Second Pivotal Study For Vandetanib (Zactima (Tm) ) In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Drugs In Our Drinking Water? How To Dispose Of Your Medications Safely

New Regulation Mechanism Controls Survival Of Immune Cells And Influences The Diversity Of Antibodies

Tax Hike On Booze Is The Right Way Forward, Say Doctors, UK

Wyeth And Progenics Provide Update On Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Intravenous Methylnaltrexone For Postoperative Ileus

Sequenom Announces Multiple MassARRAY Systems Sales In China

Anadis Licenses Antibody Technologies From ImmuCell: Includes E. Coli And C. Difficile

BioTime Receives Funds From The Life Extension Foundation For Application In Regenerative Medicine And Aging

Third Wave's HPV Clinical Trial Achieves Primary Clinical Endpoints

New Healthcare Marketing Vehicle Launches To Help Americans Living With Cholesterol, Diabetes And Obesity

U.S. Patent Office Upholds Two Additional Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents In Reexamination Decisions

Oculus Innovative Sciences To Announce Additional Phase II Data And Data From Two Recent International Studies At DFCon 08

AmWINS Group Benefits Launches Pharmacy Audit Tool For Employers

BakBone NetVault: Backup Proves Invaluable For Cancer Research UK

Gene Hunters Fine Tune Marker For Common Obesity Gene

Avicena's HD-02 To Proceed To NIH Sponsored Phase III Huntington's Disease Trial

ADVENTRX To Present CoFactor Phase 2 Breast Cancer Data At The 2008 Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

New England Area Fertility Experts Issue Call For Ethnic Egg Donors

Medications Plus Dental Materials May Equal Infection For Diabetic Patients

Tiniest Babies Covered At Medical Center

Study Helps Explain Fundamental Process Of Tumor Growth

New Lab Test Predicts Risk Of Kidney Injury After Surgery

Part Time Practice Trends Intensify Physician Shortage

How To Keep Lost Weight Off? Try Regular, Short Phone Calls

Benefit For Lymphoma Patients In Combined PET CT Scanning

Hispanics Encouraged To Become More Involved In Their Health Care

Sandoz Enhances Patient Access With Launch Of Omnitrope(TM) Pen 5 With Liquid Cartridge

Amgen Statement On Successful Outcome Of Romiplostim Panel Meeting

Amgen To Discuss Romiplostim Application At FDA ODAC Meeting

Committee Recommends FDA Approve Novel Anesthesia Drug To Reverse Muscle Relaxation Within Minutes

Abbott Receives CE Mark For Smaller Size XIENCE™ V Drug Eluting Stent

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