Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 17 March 2008

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Monday 17 March 2008

Healthy Male Organs Established Before Birth

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by researchers in the UK examining the activity of hormones in male foetuses suggests that the health of male reproductive organs could be established before birth...
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Being Overweight Or Obese Linked To More Aggressive Breast Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study found that women who are overweight or obese tend to have more aggressive breast cancers and lower survival rates. The researchers suggest that a person's Body Mass Index (BMI, the ratio of a person's weight to...
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Toxin Found In Leading Organic Brands

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study commissioned by a US consumer watchdog found that leading brands of personal care products such as shampoos, lotions and body washes that are labelled organic or 100 per cent natural contain an unidisclosed...
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Chronic Snoring Remains After Surgery For Obese And African-American Children

Telling Smokers How Old Their Lungs Are Works

Other Medical and Health News for 17 March*

£3million Award Towards The Improvement Of Osteoporosis Services, UK

Precision Dynamics Corporation "Partner In Patient Safety" Campaign To Award $10,000 In Products For Top Hospital Success Story

Harder To Curb Teen Drinking In Inner City Areas Compared To Rural Areas

Senate, House Pass Budget Reconciliation Bills

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Budget Developments In Three States

Communities Seek To Address Racial Health Disparities, Raise Hispanic, Black Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness

Christian Science Monitor Examines Efforts To End Genital Cutting In Kenya

Massachusetts Lawmakers, Officials Discuss Overhauling Payments To Physicians, Hospitals To Control Health Care Costs

Washtenaw County, Mich., Health Department Features PBS Health Disparities Documentary

Okla. House Rejects Bill Requiring Parental Consent Before Minors Receive Sex Education

Pennsylvania House Democrats Pass Alternative To Cover All Pennsylvanians Plan

Spread Of TB In Africa Fueled By HIV/AIDS, Other Factors, Perspective Piece Says

Controlling Asthma With Web-Based Technology

Florida House Committee Passes Unborn Victims Of Violence Act

Some Health Insurers Dropping Coverage, Withdrawing Support In Reaction To Concierge Medicine

Ghana Radio Stations Launch HIV/AIDS Soap Opera Project

Senate HELP Committee Approves Bills Related To Prenatal Care Funding, Down Syndrome

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Global AIDS Program Reauthorization

Many STIs Not Detected In U.S. Because Of Lack Of Testing Among MSM, Health Officials Say

Older Women With Urinary Dysfunction Tend To Prefer To Live With The Problem Than Undergo Treatment

How Predictable Are Urinary Tract Infections?

$4M Grant To Study Effects Of Chronic Marijuana Use Won By Scripps Research Team

Storage And Integration Of Information On Human Protein Sequences

Pioneers In Small RNA Research To Present At UD Symposium, April 16

Breast Cancer Risk Increased By Gene Variant

Flagship Projects Announced By Swiss Systems Biology Initiative

Lung Disease Risk May Increase Following Low Exposure To Asbestos-Like Mineral From Montana Vermiculite

Increased Risk For Eating Disorders Found In Adolescent Girls With ADHD

Clues On Hormone's Role In Human Learning Reavealed By Research With Squirrels

In The Care Of Cardiac Patients Cardiovascular Nurses Strive For Excellence

Obese Women At Greater Risk Of More Aggresive Breast Cancer

Discovery Of Signaling System That Halts The Growth Of A Childhood Brain Cancer

Using Light To Detect Alzheimer's May Help Identify Ways To Predict And Prevent This Deadly Disease

New Insight Into Microbial Activities Provided By Bioinformatics Technology Developed At Argonne

Symptoms Of Depression In Children Are Different From Those In Adults

Capturing Data And Reporting In Patient Outcomes Following Surgical Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation

Difficulties Faced By Modern Matrons

NHS Has More Qualified Clinical Staff And Fewer Managers And Support Staff

Early Career Assistance Through Charitable Bursaries - Royal Microscopical Society, UK

General Optical Council News Update, UK

Evolute CX, A Mixed-mode Resin-based SPE Sorbent, For Extraction Of Basic Drugs From Biological Fluids Using Generic Procedure

Nurses Need Further Education On Sacral Nerve Stimulation

First Person Saved By Women's Online Medical Encyclopedia Is A Man!

Calando Files IND For SiRNA Nanoparticle Therapeutic In Oncology

Clinical Data, Inc. Initiates Second Pivotal Phase III Study Of Vilazodone

Statement By The US First Lady In A Discussion At The Mexican Association Against Breast Cancer

Mrs. Bush's Remarks At The Launch Of The U.S.-Mexico Partnership For Breast Cancer Awareness And Research

National Poison Prevention Week, 2008 - A Proclamation By The President Of The United States Of America

American Academy Of Audiology Celebrates 20th Anniversary At AudiologyNOW! In Charlotte, NC

Age Of Patients Seeking Cosmetic Surgery Shows 2 Year Increase In 2007 Procedural Survey

Zebrafish Use MicroRNAs To Regenerate Fins

Value Of Fonar Upright® Multi-Position™ MRI In Evaluating The Dynamic Aspects Of Chiari Malformation

Identification Of First Sex Chromosome Gene Involved In Meiosis And Male Infertility

Least Likely To Monitor Their Blood Glucose Are Minority, Low-Income Diabetics

Results Of Phase IIb Clinical Trial Of Short Ragweed Sublingual-Oral Immunotherapy At American Academy Of Allergy Asthma And Immunology Annual Meeting

News From The Journal Of Lipid Research

Lloydspharmacy Study Shows The Average UK Heart Is Five Years Older Than Its Owner

Recruitment Of Midwives Needs A Boost, Says The Royal College Of Midwives, UK

Keeping Dementia Sufferers In Their Own Homes For As Long As Possible

Diet And Colorectal Cancer Risk

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Receives Grant To Develop Vaccine Against Ovarian Cancer

ASHP Joins Effort To Build Standardize Performance Measure Data Collection

Healthy Male Reproductive Organs Depend On Early Hormone Activity, UK

Terry Pratchett: UK At Forefront Of Alzheimer's Research

Innovation Must Be Practised As Well As Preached, Says ABPI

Aspirin Could Cut Risk Of Asthma

Quit Smoking For A Relaxed Baby

WFP Urges Continued Support For Burundi Refugees Returning Home

BMA Calls On Ministers To Take Urgent Action On Prison Drug Crisis, UK

Volunteering Boost For Teachers And Health Workers, UK

MDC Researchers Reconstruct Jumping Gene - New Tool For Elucidating The Function Of Genes

BMA Warns Of Loss Of Patient Voice, UK

Thousands More NHS Doctors & Nurses Drive Forward Improvements In Patient Care, UK

Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Gets Authorization To Begin Phase III Study In The US

Teva Provides Update On Glatiramer Acetate 40mg For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

ETS Laboratories Announces BevTrac To Offer Scorpions(TM) For Rapid Detection Of Wine Spoilage Organisms

Scottsdale Medical Imaging Participates In National Colon Cancer Study

ProEthic Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch Of Ibudone For Acute Pain

Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives FDA Approval On Granisol™ Oral Solution

Nitric BioTherapeutics Launches Phase II Clinical Trial For The Use Of Nitric Oxide In The Healing Of Chronic Wounds

Sequence Of Treatments May Induce Clinical Response In Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients

Power3 Medical Initiates Three Hundred Patient Clinical Validation Study Of Its Nuropro® Diagnostic Test For Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Disease

Continuous Use Nasacort AQ Nasal Spray Had No Treatment Effect On Stature-for Age Distribution Among 2-5 Year-olds With Year-round Allergic Rhinitis

Boston Globe Examines Role Of Democratic Presidential Candidate Clinton In Effort To Establish SCHIP

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Medicare Development

SEC Must Approve Automakers' Accounting Methods Before VEBA Can Take Effect

Charlotte Observer Examines Faith-Based Alternatives To Health Plans

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill

First Lady Laura Bush Tours Haiti To Highlight U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs

Treating Genital Herpes Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV, Study Says

Will Russia Have A Tuberculosis Vaccine?

Depression: The Symptoms In Children Are Not Like In Adults

Technology Improves Odds For Critically Ill

Failed Blood Supply Can Lead To Loose Chips In Joints

Research Study Shows How Proteins May Develop New Ways Of Treating Breast Cancer

University Of Kent Study Aims To Encourage Physical Exercise For 11 - 15 Year Old Girls

Keele Researcher Investigates A Treatment For Tennis Elbow

Mind Over Body: New Hope For Quadriplegics

Gentronix Launches New Genotoxic Metabolite Detection Assay GreenScreen HC Available From Gentronix Limited

Blood Vessel Protein Reverses Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy In Mice

Insight Into HIV's "On-Off" Switch Shows Promise For Therapy, Understanding Cellular Decisions

Scientists Shine New Light On Inflammatory Diseases

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