Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 31 March 2008

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Monday 31 March 2008

Alzheimer's Patients Currently Being Enrolled For Phase III Eli Lilly Study

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Eli Lilly and Co has started a Phase III Clinical Trial of LY450139, an investigational gamma secretase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with mild/moderate Alzheimer's disease...
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Chest Compressions Alone Can Save The Life Of An Adult Who Suddenly Collapses

Written by Christian Nordqvist

If you are a lay bystander and come across an adult who suddenly collapses, remember that chest compressions (Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) alone may save a life, says the American Heart Association...
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Which Diabetes Medication Is Better At Slowing Down Atherosclerosis?

Written by Peter M Crosta

A study published in JAMA reports that the drug pioglitazone is more effective at reducing the rate of plaque build-up in the coronary arteries than the drug glimepiride. Both medications are designed to treat type 2...
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Other Medical and Health News for 31 March*

BIO Welcomes Two New State Organizations Aboard Industry Council

New Chief Executive For The Royal Institute Of Public Health

New Support Group For Gay Men Living With HIV Who Are Not On Medication, UK

FDA Seeks Civil Penalties From Calif. Device Maker

UNICEF Relieved At Release Of State Water Corporation Drivers In Darfur, But Repeats Call For End To All Attacks

California Has Not Issued Report On Physician Medicaid Payments For Past 15 Years

First-Ever County Level Report On Stroke Hospitalizations

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Medical Malpractice Developments In New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Cuban Group Aims To Reach Women With STI, HIV Prevention Messages

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicaid Developments In Missouri, Oklahoma

Progress Toward Meeting MDG Targets Slow In Some Areas

USA Today Examines Angioplasty Trends

Globe And Mail Examines African Governments' Efforts To Increase Male Circumcision To Curb Spread Of HIV

Minnesota Ranks No. 1 In Overall Health Care Quality, According To AHRQ Report

Number Of HIV Cases In Asia Could Increase By 8M Unless Increased Action Is Taken To Address Virus, Report Says

American Cancer Society Effort Targets Asian-Americans; UnitedHealth Gives Capital Funds To Clinic

Medicare Insolvency Overshadowed By National Economic Downturn In Public Eye, Experts Say

FDA To Review Safety Of GSK, BMS Antiretrovirals Abacavir, Didanosine

Hispanics' Foot, Leg Amputations Increase From 2001 To 2004; Rates Higher Than For Blacks, Whites

Democratic Presidential Candidate Clinton Says She Would Support Capping Health Insurance Premiums At 5% To 10% Of Income If Elected President

U.S. Health System Should Not Rely On Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Opinion Piece States

Former U.S. Surgeon General Addresses Health Issues Facing Black Women At Annual Conference

SAMHSA And Ad Council Debut National Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign On College Campuses

Statement By The Office Of Resident And Humanitarian Coordinator For Sudan On Attacks Against Humanitarian Actors

NICE Revises Guidance On Prophylactic Antibiotic Cover Against Endocarditis

Racial Differences In Response To Bowel Cancer Genetic Risk Factor

Arcadia's Physical Therapy Program Moves Up To 7th In Nation In U.S. News

Seattle Genetics Expands SGN-35 Clinical Program With Initiation Of Second Phase I Trial

Lannett Company Receives FDA Approval For Bethanechol Chloride Tablets USP, 5 Mg, 10 Mg, 25 Mg, And 50 Mg

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Scientific Advisor Shows SIRT1 Activation Improves Huntington's Disease In Preclinical Model

Toshiba Receives FDA Clearance For Two CT Clinical Applications

Joint Statement On FDA Investigation Of Singulair From The AAAAI And ACAAI

First Unionized Hospital In Texas Cypress Fairbanks Hospital, Houston RNs Vote To Join Nation's Largest RN Organization

Public Health Website Now Provides All Food Inspection Scores, USA

Health Department Cautions Consumers About 'Total Body' Dietary Supplement Products - Product Recall, USA

Stimulant Treatment For Young Children With ADHD Does Not Lead To Increased Risk Of Substance Abuse In Early Adulthood

NPA Urges Caution On Emergency Registration Of Pharmacists, UK

GE Healthcare Spotlights Latest Innovations At American College Of Cardiology Meeting

Latest Launch For GE ECG Data Management System Boosts Clinical, It Benefits

Cardiovascular Imaging Made Easy With Automation

Stem Cells From Hair Follicles May Help 'Grow' New Blood Vessels

For Diagnosis Of Head And Neck Injuries, Whole Body MDCT Just As 'Good' As Neck MDCT Angiography

Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Has Potential New Target

Encouraging Preschool Kids To Talk To Themselves

Discovery Of Role Of Rare Gene Mutations In Schizophrenia

Room For Improvement In Balancing Epileptic Seizure Control And Side Effects

New Orleans Hosts 235th American Chemical Society National Meeting

American College Of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session

Primate Vaccine For Ebola Virus To Be Tested For Human Use

SGM's Meeting At Edinburgh International Conference: Survey Finds Most People Believe Smallpox Not An Extinct Disease

Nanotech Today Internet TV Talk Show

WHO Welcomes The Noguchi Award's Recognition For Service To Global Public Health

Leukaemia Research And Argos Celebrate 500,000 Pounds Milestone, UK

Government Goes Against Spirit Of Parliamentary Promise To Disabled People, UK

Heart Pacemakers And Defibrillators: Are They Reaching All Who Need Them? UK

Non-Invasive Measurement Of Heart Muscle Contractility Provide Best Predictor Of Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement

Cancer And TNF Antibodies Boost Biologics Sales In 2007

Gore Announces First Patient Enrolled In PRODIGY Study

Lytix To Take Lead Cancer Compound Into Clinic

Drugs Of Destruction And Human Rights

Some Young Adults Benefit From Early Co-Habiting, Marriage And Parenting

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

Famous Bipolar People Contest Raises Awareness, Encourages Research

The Immune System And Cancer - New Insights Into A Not Always Healthy Interplay

Bumrungrad Introduces The Latest Technology On Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Rush University Gets High Marks In Latest U.S. News Grad Schools Survey

India: Smoking Major Vector For TB Deaths

Schneider To Receive 2008 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award

HVO Launches Hematology Program In Uganda In Partnership With ASH

HIV Epidemic Among Gay Men Continues. Annual Figures For New HIV Diagnoses In UK Released For 2007

Watch Your Eyes When Playing Sports

TomoTherapy To Install Hi-Art(R) Treatment System At Leading Veterinary Medical School

BIO's World Congress On Industrial Biotechnology Offers A Taste Of Future Food Ingredients

Research Promotes Pro-Active Vitamin D Regimen In Patients With Osteoporosis

HealthOpin II: Parents Weigh In On Child Health Issues

Widespread Care Disparities In Medi-Cal Program

Baxa Corporation Launches Call For Research Papers

UK Dental Regulator Prosecutes Bristol Man For Illegal Dentistry

Latest Dawn AC Version 7.7 Anticoagulation Software Enables Bridging Of Low Molecular Weight Heparin, UK

American Medical Association Celebrates National Doctors' Day

Campaigners March On Department Of Health In Outrage At Camden NHS Privatisation, UK

New TMA Survey Shows Medicare Forcing Physicians Out; New Senator Cornyn Legislation Would Preserve Patients' Care

Patient Choice Has Some Way To Go Before It Delivers Improvements In Hospital Quality, Says King's Fund, UK

Medicines Safety For Young Children - NPA Says Ask Your Pharmacist, UK

Dietitians Association Appoints Advanced Practitioners, Australia

Rising Food Costs Hurt More Than Hip Pocket

Dietitians Of Canada Pleased To See Support For Nutrition Program In Ontario Budget

GE Healthcare Introduces Enhancements To Leading Maternal/Fetal Monitor Series

Relaxation Training May Improve Control Of Hard-To-Treat Systolic Hypertension

Are Teenage Brains Really Different?

FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use "Blue Steel" And "Hero" Products

$3.9 Million To Study Interventions To Aggression In Young Children Received By Penn State

FDA Makes Recommendations On Medical Devices That Treat Blocked Heart Arteries

Reduction In Sexual Satisfaction Is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Disease In Postmenopausal Women

LDL Particle Measurement By NMR Recognized By ADA, ACC

Bad Breakfast Habits Could Harm Long-Term Health, UK

Fast And Accurate Genome Research Made Possible Using Software Developed By Boston College Lab

FDA Identifies First Steps In Requirements For Safety Plans For Certain Drugs And Biologics

Heidelberg Boxing Study

FDA Warns Consumers About "Total Body Formula" And "Total Body Mega Formula"

Medicare's Immediate And Long-term Problems Demand Congressional Attention

Phase II Results For CDP791 In Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Support Further Clinical Development

McKesson And Clorox Partner On Infection Control In Hospitals

Honour For Top Scientist From Australian Academy Of Science

Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: Removal Of Appendix Through Vagina

Dyspareunia Response In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis Treated With Intravesical Lidocaine, Bicarbonate And Heparin

Beyond The Abstract - Umbilical Grafting In Treatment Of Recurrent Stomal Stenosis

A Nomogram Predicting 10-Year Life Expectancy In Candidates For Radical Prostatectomy Or Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer

Trends In Gleason Score: Concordance Between Biopsy And Prostatectomy Over 15 Years

Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy In Pediatrics

Sexual Function And Genital Sensitivity Following Feminizing Genitoplasty For Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Impact Of Obesity In Patients With Urolithiasis And Its Prognostic Usefulness In Stone Recurrence

Gene Mutations Tied To Immune Comeback During Therapy For HIV-1

Height Screening Programmes Found To Be Important For Monitoring The Health Of UK Children

Monocyte Subset Expansion Could Be Biomarker For HIV Progression

Conference Delves Into Borderline Personality Disorder Research And Treatment

Sore Wrists And Hands Can Result From Our Work: But Is It Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Receives FDA Approval For New HIV Test

Clinical Trial Begins For Innovative Drug-Eluting Stent With Unique Reservoir Technology

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Submits Application To FDA For Approval Of The Sedasys™ System The First Computer-Assisted Personalized Sedation System

Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals Comments On Results Of The ENHANCE Study

Statement On IMPROVE-IT Study

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