Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 25 March 2008

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Tuesday 25 March 2008

Horse Stopped From Visiting Patient At Hospital Bedside

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A few weeks ago, on a Hawaiian island, a man concerned to help his sick relative make a good recovery, took his favourite pet to visit him in hospital. The only problem was the pet was not a cat or a dog, or even a gerbil in a cage, but a horse...
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Parkinson's May Be Treatable With Therapeutic Cloning

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a step closer to developing a treatment for Parkinson's in humans using therapeutic cloning, scientists in the US and Japan have for the first time used cells from a mouse to treat Parkinson's in the same mouse...
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Surgeons Use Transplant Surgery To Remove Tumour

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a 15-hour operation, surgeons in the US used transplant surgery to remove and replace multiple abdominal organs so they could reach and cut out a tumour in a female patient who had a rare form of cancer...
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Autism: The Musical - Broadening Public Understanding Of Autism

2,500 Names In NIH Study In Stolen Laptop - Why Did Government Wait A Month To Warn Participants?

Other Medical and Health News for 25 March*

Tropical Disease Experts Call For A "Global Fund To Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases"

COAG's National Registration Plans Won't Stop 'Rogue' Doctors, Australia

6 In 10 Africans Remain Without Access To Proper Toilet: Poor Sanitation Threatens Public Health

GE Healthcare Launches Sterile Genderless Connector For Disposable Biopharmaceutical Production

AAMC Adopts Position On "Medical Home" System Of Care

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures For Ethnic Patients Up 13 Percent In 2007

Plastic Surgery Focuses On Face, Chest In 2007

Plastic Surgery Procedures Maintain Steady Growth In 2007

Brubaker Named AMDA's 2008 "Medical Director Of The Year"

31-Country Study Finds Stable Angina More Common In Women Than Men

New Alzheimer's Study Underscores Importance Of Sustaining Viable Medicaid System

AHCA/NCAL Urges Support For New House Effort To Delay Implementation Of Medicaid Regulations

Long Term Care Organizations Praise Representative Doggett's Effort To Eliminate Part D Co-Pays For Dual Eligibles In Assisted Living Residences

Medicare Bidding Program For Durable Medical Equipment May Harm Small Businesses And Decrease Patient Access To Care, Say 137 Members Of Congress

2008 Springtime(TM) EXPO Less Than Two Weeks Away

New Edition Of ABMS' Guide To Physician Specialties Now Available

The International Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease Commemorates "World TB Day"

Institute For Translational Medicine Created Through Temple And Fox Chase Partnership

EBCA Teams Up With Partners And Companies To Achieve HIV/AIDS Results In 100 Days, Ethiopia

BARACLUDE Data Show Low Resistance Over 5 Years In Nucleoside-Naive Hepatitis B Patients

News From The American Chemical Society March 19, 2008

Milk Powder Production: Is A New Occupational Disease Emerging?

How HIV Turns Food-Poisoning Into Lethal Infection

Pharmacist Advice Improves Asthma Control

The Eclipse Study To Better Understand COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Branded Cellular Therapies Creating A 'Toolbox' Of Options For Cardiologists

Cedars-Sinai Pulmonologist Offers Commonsense Advice On Coping With A Prolific Allergy Season In California

ECRI Institute's 2008 Health Devices Achievement Award

Medical Students Ask Congress To Increase Funding For Infectious Diseases

Patient Access To Durable Medical Equipment May Be Threatened By Competitive Acquisition Program

Renowned Economist Touts Benefits Of Medical Technology In Controlling Health Care Costs, Increasing Productivity

URAC Announces New Leadership To Mine Health Care Management Data And Develop Measurement Programs

'Mutant' Proteins Could Lead To New Treatment For Heart Disease

Hospitals That Participate In Clinical Trials May Provide Better Patient Care

Study Shows How Ignorance Can Be Influential

Parents' High Blood Pressure Associated With Increased Risk Of Hypertension Throughout Life In Men

Federal Protection Against Genetic Discrimination Needed

African Americans Less Likely Than Whites To Undergo Colonoscopy Screenings Despite Family History Of Colon Cancer

Evidence Of Periodontal Disease Leading To Gestational Diabetes Shows Importance Of Maintaining Good Oral Health In Pregnancy

Revealing How Superbug Staph Aureus Resists Our Natural Defenses

Dieting And Medication May Reduce Blood Pressure In Patients With Hypertension

346 Infectious Diseases And 7,316 Outbreaks Included In New Version Of GIDEON Online

Pitt To Host Forum: Head Injury And Your Brain

Mount Sinai Nurses Approve New Contract

Tracking Risky Teen Behavior By Cell Phone

Yale Science Saturdays Make Science Fun For "Kids Of All Ages"

Strengthening The Tumor-fighting Ability Of T Cells

Patients Give Rush University Medical Center High Marks In Overall Patient Satisfaction

Prevention Plan Essential With Longer Flu Season And Unexpected Strains

Drugs Based On Immune Factors Set To Double In Value By 2011

Genome Sequencing Of Red Flour Beetle Contributed By K-State Featured In March 27 Issue Of Nature

Inferring Ancestral Genomes From Admixed Populations

Ancestry Helps Map Disease Genes

Trauma Patients Likely To Experience Moderately Severe Pain One Year After Injuries

Study Examines Changes In Quality Of Life After Head And Neck Cancer Treatment

Romanian Community Provides Insight Into Genetic Factors Associated With Vitiligo

AHRQ Issues New Report About Transforming Hospitals Into High Reliability Organizations, USA

Baraclude(R) Data Continue To Demonstrate Low Incidence Of Resistance Through 5 Years Of Treatment IN NUCLeoside-naive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

HIT Definitions Project Calls For Final Comments On Proposed Definitions

Toward The Ethical Treatment Of Whole Genome Research Participants

New Research Gives Additional Therapeutic Tools For Even More Effective And Longer Control Of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Mechanism In Memory Development Discovered In Flies That May Help Parkinson's Patients

Greater Risk At Birth To Baby Boys Than Girls

Finely Tuned WspRs Help Bacteria Beat Body By Building Biofilm

Evolution Of New Species Slows Down As Number Of Competitors Increases

Dramatic Rise In Hepatitis C-Related Deaths In The United States With Greatest Risk To Middle-Aged Patients

Circadian Remodeling Of Neuronal Circuits Involved In Rhythmic Behavior

Discovery Of Certain Liver Disease Related To Cardiovascular Fitness

Riding The Wave: Reconciling The Roles Of Disease And Climate Change In Amphibian Declines

Fertility Treatments And The Surprising Power Of The Pill

Cancer Treatments In Phase 3 Trials Successful Up To Half Of The Time

Embryonic Stem Cells' Versatility And Self-Renewal Protected By Protein

Switch That Controls Whether Cells Pass Point Of No Return

Bellwether Industry's Confidence In UK Slumps - ABPI/CBI Survey, UK

Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified By Yerkes Researchers

70,000 Londoners Unaware They Have Diabetes, UK

Healthcare Commission To Launch Investigation At Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, UK

GMC Says Doctors Must Not Allow Their Beliefs To Compromise Patient Care, UK

5 Million Dollars Gift Names USC Norris Cancer Center's Day Hospital

Can EU Stop TB? ECDC Sets Out Plan Of Action As Report Shows Nearly 90,000 Cases Annually In Union

Folic Acid 'Boosts Sperm'

Tea Good For Women's Hearts?

Special Diets And Autism

Is A Vegan Diet Heart-Friendly?

Syphilis Makes A Comeback, UK

Study Outlines Risk Of Treatment-Resistant Infection Following Facelift Surgery

Younger Age, Involvement On Neck Or Arms Associated With Abnormal Scarring After Burn Injury

Body Mass Index Higher Among Bariatric Surgery Patients With Two Genetic Variations

Applying Prior Knowledge To Genome-wide Association Studies

Putting Aggressive Breast Cancers To Sleep

Aanestad Patient Safety Bill Passes First Committee Test - SB 1178 Protects Consumers From Convicted Sex Offenders (USA)

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine May Benefit Eczema Patients

Calling Aspiring Journalists

Free Drug Samples May Burden Patients' Pockets

ASA Commemorates Doctors Day 2008

Therapeutic Cloning Treats Parkinson's Disease In Mice

BARACLUDE(R) Data Continue To Demonstrate Low Incidence Of Resistance Through Five Years Of Treatment In Nucleoside-naive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

St. Jude Study Offers New Hope For Children With Kidney Tumors Deemed Inoperable

Sangart Completes Enrollment In Phase III Study Of Its Novel Blood Substitute Hemospan

Revised: Challenging The Norm May Lead To New Therapy For Type 2 Diabetes

DSMB Again Supports Continuation Of The Phase III Clinical Trial Of Medidur(TM) FA For The Treatment Of DME

NuRx Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patient In Phase I Clinical Trial Of First-in-Class RXR Agonist NRX4204

MAP Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results From Comparative Pharmacokinetic Trial For Its Pediatric Asthma Product Candidate

CryoLife Announces Implant Of First FDA-Cleared SynerGraft(R) Processed Human Pulmonary Heart Valve

Adult Glioblastoma: Strategies, Challenges, And Opportunities

Statement From Kent Hill, USAID Assistant Administrator For Global Health, On The Observance Of World Tuberculosis Day 2008

Spring Ankle Sprain Prevention Tips

Research Shows Patients With Psoriasis At Increased Risk For Developing Other Serious Medical Conditions

Watch Your Mouth: Michigan Association Of Endodontists Offers Four Part Series On Keeping Your Teeth Healthy

Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) Improve Cancer Treatment -- Experts Agree

Sewer Gas, Rotten Eggs And Suspended Animation: Researchers Probing Possibilities Of Breathing Hydrogen Sulfide

New Technique Will Speed The Development Of Vaccines

Model Offers New Understanding Of Cell Signaling

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