Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 28 March 2008

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Friday 28 March 2008

Parkinson's Disease Linked To Pesticide Exposure

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from the US has suggested that patients with Parkinson's disease were significantly more likely to have been exposed to pesticides than unaffected family members...
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Rare Gene Mutations Could Explain Schizophrenia

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research by scientists in the US has found that rare gene mutations occur up to 4 times more frequently in people with schizophrenia and may disrupt the development of critical parts of the brain...
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FDA Investigates Safety Of Asthma Drug Singulair

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the safety of Merck & Co's anti-asthma drug Singulair (montelukast) following reports querying a potential link between the drug's use and changes to behaviour and mood...
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One Insulin Injection Is Better Than Three, And Patients Agree

For People with Schizophrenia, New Antipsychotic Drugs Are Not Better Than Old Ones

Genomics Of Latin American Mestizo Populations Give Historical Insight

"Jumping Gene" May Induce Premature Aging Syndrome

Erection Hardness Scale Proves Effective In Assessing Erection Quality

Other Medical and Health News for 28 March*

Phoenix Marketing Study Demonstrates Impact Of Press Coverage And Advertising On Cholesterol Drug Users And Medication Brands

ArthroCare(R) Sports Medicine To Tackle Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Uterine Stem Cells Create New Neurons That Can Curb Parkinson's Disease

UQ Whiplash Website To Empower Consumers, Australia

Seven Of 10 Likely Democratic Voters In Pennsylvania Concerned About Health Care Costs, Poll Finds

Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Delay Hospice Repayments To Medicare

Individuals Cover Full Cost Of Health Care Through Lower Wages, Taxes, Opinion Piece States

MayoClinic.com Features New Strength Training Videos

Connecticut Hispanics Report Declining Quality Of Life, Including Access To Health Insurance, Survey Finds

Karo Bio Strengthens Eprotirome Phase II Program With Additional Clinical Study

Michigan Officials Require Abortion Clinics To Retrain Staffs On Medical Waste Disposal Procedures

Creativity, New Thinking 'Crucial' To Improving Global Health, Including Curbing HIV/AIDS, Perspective Piece Says

Identigene DNA Paternity Test Available Over-the-Counter At Rite Aid, Meijer Stores

Kansas House Approves Low-Income Health Insurance Subsidy

One-Sixth Of Teachers In Mozambique Die Annually Of AIDS-Related Causes, Official Says

Arizona Legislature Passes Two Abortion-Related Bills

Minnesota Lawmakers Expected To Approve Health Care Legislation

Indian Railways To Offer 50% Concession To HIV-Positive People Traveling To NACO Treatment Centers

People Born Prematurely Less Likely To Have Infants, More Likely To Die In Childhood, Study Says

Maryland House Approves Legislation That Would Promote SCHIP Enrollment

Brazilian Government Launches Initiative To Reduce HIV/AIDS Among Young MSM

Orexo Announces Results Confirming The Clinical Profile Of OX17 In Reflux Disease (GERD)

Pregnancy Discrimination Complaints At Record Levels, Wall Street Journal Reports

Concerns About Supreme Court Case On Product Liability In State Courts Prompt Alaska To Settle Medicaid Lawsuit

British, French Governments To Partner With Soccer Organizations To Increase School Enrollment, Address HIV/AIDS In Africa

Safety, Efficacy In On-And-Off-label Use Demonstrated In Largest Ever Analysis Of Drug-Eluting Stents Data

Byram Healthcare Introduces Specialty Diabetes Clinical Program For Latino Patients

CytRx To Present Stroke Recovery Data At The Sixth International Workshop On The Molecular Biology Of Stress Responses

Medtronic's New Endeavor(R) Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent Approved For Patients With Coronary Artery Disease In Canada

Mini Stem Cell Lab Formed From Self-Assembled Materials

The "Academy Award" Winner Of Cosmetic Dentistry Can Transform Your Smile

Multiple Genetic Glitches Disrupt Pathways Critical For Brain Development

Introducing Great Moves! A New Pediatric Weight Management Program In Collaboration With The Physicians Of Children's Hospital Boston

OXiGENE Begins Phase II NSCLC Trial Of ZYBRESTAT(TM) In Combination With Bevacizumab And Chemotherapy

UCSF Program Achieves Over 56% Reduction In Medication Administration Error

Rising Australian Biotech Stars Set To Connect On The World Stage

Online 'Medical Knowledge Exchange' Devoted To Knowledge Discovery And Physician-To-Physician Collaboration

Implantable Device Designed For Type-2 Diabetes Patients Who Are Overweight And Do Not Respond To Current Oral Anti-Diabetic Treatments

Childhood Illnesses Where Paediatrics Meets Child Mental Health, Meeting, Swansea, Wales

Volcano Announces U.S. And European Launch Of Rotational IVUS And Integrated FFR

New Release Digitally Delivers Nearly 300 Oral Presentations From ASA's 2008 Internationa Stroke Conference

Leading Pharmaceutical Company Gets To The Heart Of The Latest Cardiovascular Science And Research Through Ekatius(TM)

25th Marathon Medicine Conference: Global Warming, Exertional Heat Illness And The Future Of The Marathon Race

Jamie Oliver And Sainsbury's Team Up To Feed Cash-strapped Families For A Fiver, UK

Sensing Danger By Smell

Silicon Circuits That Are Foldable And Stretchable Can Conform To Many Shapes

Genetic Errors And Schizophrenia Linked

Controversies And Evidence For Tracheostomies In Critical Care, Conference, London

21st Century Stress Management - Is Litigation Feeding Changes To People's Psychology?

Colombia's Instituto Nacional De Cancerologia Chooses IntraOp's Mobetron To Help Fight Cancer

Antisense Therapeutics Scientist Out To Pull More Big Deals

Annual Meeting Of The American Association For Dental Research: Eminent Scientists To Lecture In Dallas

Findings Reveal How Dengue Virus Matures, Becomes Infectious

Array CGH Used To Examine Human Embryonic Stem Cell Genome

Social Security Disability Insurance Recipients Need Better Understanding Of Pros And Cons Of New Debit Card, Allsup Says (USA)

Various Forms Of Hope Among Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Stuart Ratzan Wins 8.8 Million Dollars Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case Against Southern Baptist Hospital In Jacksonville

Home Guardian Releases Innovative Sensor System To Keep Seniors Safe

90 Years Of The RAF Medical Services: A Celebration! Meeting, London

Dramatic Developments At Kilauea Volcano: Scientists Work To Keep Public Safe And Informed

NurseAuction.com Aims To Alleviate Nurse Shortage With Online Nurse Bidding

Mobile Cancer Stem Cells - The Real Bad Guy? New Model Of Metastasis Formation Presented In Berlin

New $5M Simulation Training Center At The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center Employs Actors And Robots

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Releases March Advisory Highlighting Communication Issues That Affect Patient Safety

Understanding And Treating Melanoma 2008, Meeting, London

Actual Use Of Asthma Medications Contradicts Guidelines

Education Seminars On Medicines - Publication Of Details By Medicines Australia

Schools Trips Are An Essential Part Of Every Child's Education, Say's HSC Chair

Society 'Discriminating' Against Brain Injured

New Advice On Treating GERD: Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Reports On The Latest Research

Helicos BioSciences Announces Shipment Of The World's First Single Molecule DNA Sequencer

Maximum Life's Product Navitol Clinically Proven To Reduce Systolic Blood Pressure

New Book Speaks To Sufferers Of Mental And Physical Abuse

Medical Billers To Celebrate Official Day Of Recognition On March 27, 2008 - USA

South Carolina To Begin Working On The World's First Biological Heart Pacemaker With Recruitment Of International Expert In Cardiac Electrophysiology

Thermometer That Does Not Disturb Sleeping Baby

Heart-Failure Experts To Offer Rare Historic Review Of Condition, Therapy, And Diversity In Chicago

WFP Warns Somalia Sinking Deeper Into Abyss Of Suffering

Sweet Results For Diabetes From A Ton Of Bitter Melon

2008 Advancing BioBusiness Award Winners Announced

Recommendation By International Experts: Infant Formula Should Contain DHA Omega-3 And AA Omega-6

U.N. To Hold Meeting In June To Examine HIV/TB Coinfection Worldwide

60th Anniversary Of The National Institute Of Dental And Craniofacial Research

Concerned About Children's Cough And Cold Medicines? Advice From Your Day Lewis Pharmacist , UK

Patent For Virtual Telemicroscope Issued To SUNY Researcher

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Positive Early Results For Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of VX-770 - An Oral Compound To Treat CF

Study Shows Why Synthetic Estrogens Wreak Havoc On Reproductive System

ARCALYST(TM), First And Only FDA-approved Treatment For Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), Now Available In The United States

Elixir Announces Completion Of Enrollment In Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial For New Diabetes Drug

Taro Receives FDA Approval For Ondansetron Hydrochloride Injection USP, 2 Mg/mL ANDA

Large Study Reports That 65% Of Male Patients With Stress Urinary Incontinence Were Dry At Two Years

Collaboration To Seek A Cure For Diabetes

EPIX Pharmaceuticals To Present Phase 2a Alzheimer's Data At Keystone Symposia

Glycine Could Be Key To REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

What's 'Up' With A Class Of Retinal Cells In Mice?

American Red Cross Celebrates Its Past And Future At Its National Convention During Red Cross Month

Splinternet Introduces GammaTect Plus(TM) To The Radiation Detection Marketplace To Protect Against Dirty Bombs

Positive Early Results For Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of VX-770 For Cystic Fibrosis

Reflect Scientific, Inc. Receives U.S. Patent For Catalytic Inspection Method

Arbor Vita Rapid H5N1 Flu Diagnostic Presented At ICEID Meeting

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Into Hormone Replacement Therapy, Memory Loss And Alzheimer's Disease

Stress-Management May Improve Control Of Hard-To-Treat Systolic Hypertension, Reduce Need For Medication, Cut Health-care Costs

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Into Abdominal Obesity And Risk Of Dementia Published In Journal Of The American Academy Of Neurology

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Care Homes, The Human Rights Act And Department Of Health Announcement On Elder Abuse Research, UK

Although Americans Live Longer, Enjoy Greater Health And Prosperity, Important Disparities Remain

Mental Health Nurse Convicted Of Fraud Is Struck Off, UK

Fighting Disfiguring Dermatologic Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment

Abuse Of Older People Nation's 'Secret Shame', UK

Advice For The Three Million People Aged 50 And Over Caring For A Parent In Later Life, UK

Troublesome Allergens Thrive In Humid Weather

Large Multi Center Study Suggests New Genetic Markers For Crohn's Disease

Racial Disparities Persist For Colonoscopy Screenings

Basis Created For Directing And Filming Blood Vessels

Agoraphobia Is A Disease

Can Physical Symptoms In Depression Be A Consequence Of Low Energy Production Rates?

Researchers Of The University Of Navarra Have Designed A Product For The Detection And Characterization Of Brucellosis

Nitrites Help To Struggle Against Ischemia Retinae

Trubion Initiates Phase 1/2 Study Of TRU-016 In CLL, Announces Next Generation Product Candidate For RA And Provides Product Pipeline Update

Early Research Suggests Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Therapy May Reduce Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease

Pegintron(TM) Plus Weight-Based Rebetol(R) Resulted In Higher SVR Than Flat Dosing; Low Relapse Rates In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

Stem Cell Research Provides Medical Breakthrough To Repair Heart Cell Damage Created By A Heart Attack

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Positive Early Results For Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of VX-770 - An Oral Compound To Treat CF

Americans Guess One-Third Of Professional Athletes On Performance Enhancing Drugs

Publication Addresses Misconceptions About Emergency Contraception

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