Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 21 April 2008

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Monday 21 April 2008

China Says Heparin Contaminant Did Not Cause Deaths And Reactions

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Chinese health officials announced today, Monday 21st April, that the contaminant found in batches of the blood thinner heparin whose main ingredients were made in China, was not to blame for the deaths and adverse allergy...
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Menstrual Disorder May Help Female Athletes, Thesis

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A researcher in Sweden has discovered that a common congenital cause of menstrual disorder may help female athletes succeed by slightly raising their testosterone level. The study was the doctoral thesis of Magnus Hagmar, a...
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Mammograms Benefit Women Into Their 70s

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from The Netherlands suggests that mammograms benefit women up to the age of 75 by cutting deaths; the researchers claim this is the first study to show this because until the late 1990s, few women over 70...
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John Prescott Battled Bulimia For Ten Years

Nasal Surgery Associated With Improvements In Quality Of Life For People With Sleep Apnea

Coronary Bypass Surgery Death Rates Decline, Regardless of Hospital Volume

The Uncommon Tale Of A Man's Struggle With Anorexia

Other Medical and Health News for 21 April*

One Size Does Not Fit All: Diverse Populations Pose Special Health Needs

Genentech Provides Update On "AVAiL" Phase III Study Of Avastin Plus Chemotherapy In First-Line, Advanced, Non-Squamous, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Health, Bioidentical Hormones And Mother's Day News

SPL Statement Following Receipt Of A Warning Letter From The FDA Regarding Recent Inspection Of Facility In Changzhou, China

Polyclinics Should Mean More Not Less, UK

AHRQ And Ad Council Encourage Men To Take Preventive Steps In Their Health Care, USA

North Carolina Should Not Ignore 'Legal, Moral' Responsibility To Provide HIV Testing, Treatment To Inmates, Editorial Says

Preventing And Halting The Progress Of Age-Related Vision Loss, UK

Draft Legislation Aimed At Overhauling FDA Would Require More Inspections, Change User Fees

Requiring More Frequent Eligibility Checks For California Medicaid Will Affect Children's Coverage, Increase Costs, According To Report

Advocate Calls On Media Outlets In Ethiopia To Be More Sensitive When Reporting On HIV/AIDS

Women Need To More Carefully Look At Studies Reporting Increased Breast Cancer Risks, Opinion Piece Says

Bush Administration Announces Support For Restaurant Association In Healthy San Francisco Lawsuit

HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies For Ukraine Discussed At Canadian Forum

Yale University Student's 'Abortion Art' Stirs Debate

Drug Company Coalition To Push For Looser Rules On Off-Label Marketing

Papua New Guinea's National Research Institute To Monitor, Study Behavior Of People Living With HIV/AIDS

Miss. House Speaker To Appoint Panel To Study Bill Regulating Abortions For Minors

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Examines Democratic Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans

Guardian Examines Detention Of 11 HIV-Positive People In China, Country's Response To HIV/AIDS

Oklahoma Gov. Henry Vetoes Omnibus Antiabortion Measure; Legislature Overrides Veto

NEJM Article Examines U.S. Physician Shortage

Reports Examine Health System Change, Medicaid Policy, Life Expectancy Disparities, MA Plans, Individual Health Plan Premiums

Studies On Sewage Sludge In Black Neighborhoods Will Exacerbate Blacks' Skepticism Of Medical Community, Editorial States

Catholic Lawmakers Supporting Abortion Rights Attend Papal Mass, Receive Communion

Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Service Members Will Cost U.S. Up To $6.2B Over Two Years, According To Report

Florida Senate Passes Gov. Crist's Plan To Expand Health Coverage To Uninsured Residents

Campaigns, Grants Support Interpretation Services, Diabetes Care, Organ Donation; Health Summit Features Seminar On Minority Health

Pharmacy Ready To Help Build Up Prevention Efforts

Pharmaceutical Innovation Platform Publication Describes Policies Which Encourage R&D For Innovative Medicines To Meet Essential Global Health Needs

Vaccines 'Golden Era' Is Under Threat

Dementia Now A National Priority: Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes Ministerial Statement

Microbial Resistance Towards Antibiotics: Still A Critical Issue

New Antibiotic Class Proves Effective Against MRSA

600 Dollars Million Trust Fund Now Available For Smokers

New CLSI Guideline Provides Protocols For Verification And Validation Of Multiplex Nucleic Acid Assays

Park Company Developing Treatment Package For Obesity Virus

Nereus Pharmaceuticals Initiates Combination Clinical Trial For Proteasome Inhibitor NPI-0052 In Solid Tumors

Akorn, Inc. Announces FDA Approval Of Diclofenac Sodium Ophthalmic Solution 0.1%

Mouse Studies Show Tumors Suppress Cells Responsible For Regulating The Immune System

Health Experts Call For Vigilance Against Measles

Healthcare Commission Welcomes New National Clinical Advisor For Nursing, UK

Diabetes Cookbook -- Best In The World?

MSF Welcomes New Fixed-Dose Combination Against Malaria

Government Of Canada Takes Action On Another Chemical Of Concern: Bisphenol A

Peterborough Health Unit Gets Funding To Help Residents Butt Out, Canada

Pennsylvania Will Lose 5,800 Jobs, $645.2 Million In Business Activity Due To Bush Administration's Medicaid Cuts

ASHP Comments On AHRQ Proposed Rule For Medical Error Reporting System

ASHP, South Carolina Affiliate Oppose South Carolina Pharmacy Technician Legislation

Lupus Foundation Of America Seeks Funding Proposals For Research Studies On Childhood Lupus, Nervous System Involvement, And More

Vaccination Week In The Americas Set To Immunize 62 Million In The Western Hemisphere

Doubts Over Self-monitoring Of Type 2 Diabetes

Mind Praises Groundbreaking Documentary Opening Eyes And Ears To Hearing Voices, UK

Study Results Of Gammagard S/D And Gammagard Liquid In Patients With Mild-To-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Announced

Helicos BioSciences Enters Molecular Diagnostics Collaboration With Renowned Research Center To Sequence Cancer-Associated Genes

Counselling Program Acquires National Accreditation, Australia

Diagnosing Brittle Bones Before They Break

Compounding Standards On Their Way? Australia

VivaGel Inhibits Clinically Relevant Strains Of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) In Laboratory Tests

Infections Control And Contamination Of Daily Use Objects

Armed Forces Multi-Million Dollar Effort To Help Soldiers

Potential MS Therapy Advanced By Minnesota Partnership

Tracking Stroke

Research And Clinical Care Of Children To Benefit From Relationship Between Riley Hospital For Children & Capital Institute Of Pediatrics

Technology To Detect Liver Disease Via Blood Test To Be Developed

CMS Regulations To Be Addressed At APIC Conference

Awards To Launch Health Research Granted By Life Sciences Fund

Hybrid Material Made From Polymers And Proteins Fluoresces And Responds To PH Value And Temperature

'Smart' IV Pump And New Drug Delivery Technology Receive Support From UT System Texas Ignition Fund

Katrina's Lasting Impact

Experimental Study On Most Common Form Of Heart Valve Disease In Western Countries May Lead To New Treatments

Promoting Positive Changes In Youth - Even At-Risk Youth

Breast Cancer Risk And Vitamin D

Method Discovered For Clamping Down On A Cancer-Promoting Enzyme

In HER2 Breast Cancer Herceptin And Chemo Improves Response Rates Without Major Adverse Effects

College Of Neuropsychopharmacology 21st Congress

AB SOLiD System Added To Beijing Genomics Institute's Next Generation Sequencing Technologies

Patients Overestimate Cancer Screening History

Nurses Applaud 26 New Cosponsors For Illinois Single Payer Bill, USA

Congress Should Include The Physician Self-Referral Provision In The Farm Bill For Patients And Communities, USA

Alabama Newborn Screening To Add Test For Cystic Fibrosis

Press And Photo Call: UK Vision Strategy Launch Conference

Lymphoma - Free Patient Literature Now Available To All

Release Of Raw Magic: The World's First Superfood Recipe Book

Three Top Accolades In Three Months - Queen's Award Recognises Innovative Company Dedicated To Reducing Patients' Wound Pain

Nursing By Lamplight: Free Evening Openings Of The Florence Nightingale Museum

RTS Launches Solidprep System Enabling 90% Time Saving In Tablet Sample Preparation

Insert Therapeutics To Initiate A Multinational Phase II Clinical Trial Of Lead Drug Candidate IT-101 In Ovarian Cancer

Calypte's Aware(TM) HIV-1/2 OMT Approved As China's Only Rapid Oral HIV Test

Pope Benedict XVI Accepts Gift Of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

DiabetesAmerica(TM) Offers Free Online Health & Lifestyle Classes

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Maxalt(R) Tablets

Vestara Launches EcoRexNS(TM) To Reduce Pharmaceutical Waste Pollution

Groundbreaking Female Fertility Test Measuring Biological Clocks Launches In Illinois

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Evista(R) Tablets

Idera Pharmaceuticals Presents Data From Study Of Toll-Like Receptor Antagonist In Preclinical Model Of Multiple Sclerosis

$6.8M Awarded To Researchers Worldwide By The Alliance For Lupus Research

AMSA Hosts Annual MD/MBA Conference

Hundreds Of Doctors March On Capitol To Protest Cuts To Medi-Cal

Nurse Convicted Of Drug Dealing Is Suspended For One Year, UK

Cameron's Statement On Care Funding A 'Welcome Addition' To The Debate, UK

School Fruit And Vegetables: Autumn Term 2007 Results Of Pesticide Residues Testing, UK

Mistletoe As Cancer Treatment: Review Calls Evidence Weak

Factors Other Than Age Affect Preemie Survival

Considering Weight Loss Surgery? What You Need To Know

Urgent Action Needed Against Global Food Crisis

New Technique For Improving Medical Diagnosis For Cancer Patients

Medication Improves Driving Ability ADHD Patients

Concentrating On Different Aspects Of Pain Leads To Breakthrough In Migraine Genetics

New Democrat Coalition, New York City Officials Announce Proposal For Federal Health Care IT Program

Sen. Grassley Sends Letter To Merck Requesting Explanation Of Recent JAMA Reports

California Regulators Order Health Insurers To Reinstate Coverage For Some Members Whose Policies Were Improperly Cancelled

Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Requests Additional Funding For Health Insurance Law

Report Examines How Social, Economic Factors Contribute To Health Disparities In Alameda County, Calif.

Smith & Nephew Launches R3 Acetabular System

New Data Confirm Pramipexole (Mirapexin®/Sifrol®) Can Significantly Reduce Sleep Disturbance For People With Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

New Powerful Antihypertensive MicardisPlus® 80/25 (80mg Telmisartan/25mg Hydrochlorothiazide) Approved By EU Commission

Keep An Eye On Allergies This Season

Treximet (sumatriptan And Naproxen Sodium) Tablets Approved By FDA For Acute Treatment Of Migraine

FDA Approves Rotarix The First Vaccine Licensed To Complete The Rotavirus Immunisation Series By Four Months Of Age

New Antihypertensive PritorPlus® 80/25 And Kinzalkomb® 80/25 Approved By EU Commission

Genentech And Biogen Idec Announce Top-Line Results From A Phase II/III Clinical Trial Of Rituxan In Primary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

ALIMTA® (pemetrexed For Injection) Receives European Approval For Histologically-Based Use In First-Line Treatment Of Most Common Lung Cancer

Abbott Announces HUMIRA® (adalimumab) Approved In Japan For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

New Abbott Kaletra® (lopinavir/ritonavir) Lower-Strength Tablet for Pediatric Use Approved in Europe

Many African Americans Have A Gene That Prolongs Life After Heart Failure

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