Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 1 May 2008

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Thursday 1 May 2008

Men And Women Have Different Dementia Risks

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from France suggests that men and women have different risks for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and progression to dementia. The researchers suggest stroke is a primary risk factor for men, and depression for women...
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Philippine Government Bans Organ Transplants For Foreigners

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a bid to reduce the growing black market in kidneys for transplant, particularly from poor Filipino donors, the authorities in Manila have permanently banned organ transplants for foreigners in the country...
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Scientists Find Much Faster Way To Make Antibodies

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

By pinpointing the window of opportunity when the human immune response to a particular pathogen peaks, scientists in the US have developed a much faster way to isolate the highly specific antibodies needed to make flu vaccines...
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Risk Factors For Dementia Are Different Between Men And Women

Electromagnetic Fields Of Incubators Alter Newborns' Heart Rates

Tree Lined Streets Have Fewer Young Children With Asthma

Other Medical and Health News for 1 May*

Birdsongs Give Insights Into Learning New Behaviors - Young Songbirds Babble Before They Learn To Sing

Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find

Global Climate Change To Increase Vulnerability To HIV/AIDS Of People In Developing Countries, Panel Says

New Jersey Official Discusses Concerns About Proposed Medicaid Copayments

Suppression Of Human Protein Reduces HIV's Ability To Enter T Cells, Replicate, Study Finds

HHS Secretary Leavitt Says Bush Administration Would Accept Short-Term Moratorium On Two New Medicaid Regulations, While Five Others Would Take Effect

Studies Look At Blacks' Noncompliance With Weekly Dialysis Treatment; Provider, Patient Satisfaction With Telephone Interpretation Services

Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee McCain Provides Further Detail On His Health Care Proposal

PBS' 'NewsHour' Examines Effects Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Two Years After Enactment

GAO Reports Examine PEPFAR Funding Allocation

Kan. Judge Dismisses Subpoena Regarding Planned Parenthood Clinic's Records

Six Rural Maryland Hospitals Will Use Electronic System To Remotely Monitor ICU Patients From Delaware

Salt Lake Tribune Examines Enforcement Of Utah Law Requiring Mandatory HIV Tests For Convicted Sex Workers, Solicitors

ACLU Challenges Ore. Law That Restricts Provision Of Sexual Material To Minors

California Gov. Schwarzenegger To Attempt Second Health Care Proposal

Commercial Sex Industry Booming Along Uganda, Sudan Border; Teachers Increasingly Joining Trade, Study Says

Minn. House Approves Comprehensive Sex Education Requirement

More Than Half Of U.S. Hospitals Insolvent, Near Insolvency, Study Finds

Philippine Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Bolster HIV/AIDS Prevention

Healthy Lifestyles Become A Political Affair

HHS Secretary Leavitt Suggests Compromise On Medicaid Bill, Senate Support Unclear

Costs For Elder Care Increase For Fifth Consecutive Year, Study Finds

Number Of HIV/AIDS Cases In Singapore Reached Record High Last Year

Managing Chinese Obese Children With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Does 1q31.1-32.1 Harbor A Tumor Suppressor Gene Related To Chinese SCC Patients?

Anti-HAV Antibodies In Beta-Thalassemia

Ingredient In The Pill Could Prevent Brain Damage After Head Injury

New Model For Embryonic Limb Development Revealed By USC Researcher

Projects Give View Of Structural Differences Among Individuals And Find Previously Unknown Human DNA

Risk Of Common Type Of Breast Cancer May Be Reduced By Daily Aspirin

Creation Of Heart And Blood Cells From Reprogrammed Skin Cells

Risk Of Leukemia Relapse May Be Revealed By Molecular Change

In Tumor Cells 'Destruct' Triggers May Be Jammed According To UF Geneticists

First Sequence Map Of Large-Scale Structural Variation In Human Genome

High Circulating D-Dimers Are Associated With Presence Of Ascites

Discovery Of High Rate Of Pediatric Complicated Idiopathic Gallstone Disease

Gastric Juice For Diagnosis Of H. Pylori Infection In Patients On Proton Pump Inhibitors

Anti-HBe May Play A Role In The Progression Of The Disease Of Hepatitis B

Seeking An Osteoporosis Fingerprint Through Genotyping

Early Diagnosis, Treatment Of Lymphedema Enabled By Preoperative Assessment Of Breast Cancer Patients

Active Ingredient In Florastor Probiotic Clinically Proven To Boost Efficacy Of Treatment For Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease

Head & Neck Cancer Treatment Improved By Robotic Surgery

Popcorn Ingredient Suspected Cause Of Lung Disease

Study Finds Physical Activity, Healthy Eating And BMI Not Linked In Older Teens

Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing In Veterans' Ears

Functional Decline Linked To Dual Treatment Of Incontinence And Dementia

Diabetes And Alzheimer's Disease Linked By Salk Institute Study

New Research Finds Better-Educated Women Are A Healthier Weight

Users Of Left Ventricular Assist Devices Show Improving Survival Rates

Drug Targets Identified In Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy And Other Conditions

Valley Presbyterian Hospital Unveils Unique Fantasy Playroom For The Children Of Patients

New Genetic Test Helps Women And Doctors Predict Female Hair Loss Before It Starts

Treatment Center To Host Conference To Discuss Controversial Look At Eating Disorders

BT Test For Breast Cancer Now Covered By Insurance

Conference Unveiling For British Dental Association Masterclass

Report Calls For End To 'Macho' Medical Schools Culture - British Medical Association Says, UK

Gordon Brown To Regrade Cannabis As A Class B Drug Sparks Approval From Recovering UK Addicts

Using "Smart Scales" For Congestive Heart Failure Monitoring Could Save NHS Over £60M A Year And Help Save Thousands Of Lives, UK

British Cosmetics Doctors Unite Against Laser De-Regulation

One In Four Disabled Seniors Use Risky Or Ineffective Medicines, USA

British Veterinary Association Welcomes Arrival Of Bluetongue Vaccine

Inhibitex Initiates Phase I Trial Of FV-100 For The Treatment Of Shingles

Compugen Announces Discovery Of Blood Based Biomarker For Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer

Mirabilis Completes First Human Trial Of Non-Invasive Treatment For Uterine Fibroids

Cougar Biotechnology Announces Initiation Of Phase III Trial Of CB7630 (Abiraterone Acetate)

Genentech And Biogen Idec Announce Top-Line Results From Phase II/III Clinical Study Of Rituxan In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Women With Family History Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Hernia, At Greater Risk Of Uncomfortable Gynecological Condition

Studies Discuss Cochlear Implants, Middle Ear Infections And Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids

Safety Improved By Childbirth Training Change

Elderly Heart Patients With ICD Devices Live Longer After Heart Failure

Kofi Annan To Address Global Food Crisis, Its Impact And Solutions In Africa

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Announces New Phase III Clinical Findings To Support Bepreve NDA Filing

Vicus Therapeutics Records Last Patient Visit Of Phase 2, VT-122 Trial For The Treatment Of Cachexia In Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

CureDM's Diabetes Therapy Achieves Major Development Milestone

Data Show Preoperative Assessment Of Breast Cancer Patients Enables Early Diagnosis, Successful Treatment Of Lymphedema

Alexza Completes Enrollment In Phase 2a Clinical Trial With AZ-002 (Staccato(R) Alprazolam) In Panic Disorder Patients

Innocoll Announces Dosing Of First Patient In US Phase 2 Clinical Trial To Investigate CollaRx(R) GENTAMICIN TOPICAL For The Prevention Of Infections

FDA Approves Advair(R) 250/50 For Reduction Of Exacerbations In Patients With COPD

FDA Approves MIXJECT(TM), A Convenient, Easy-to-Use Drug Delivery System For Watson Pharmaceutical's TRELSTAR(R) DEPOT And TRELSTAR(R) LA

Overcoming 'I'm In Control Syndrome' And Providing Help When Patients Least Expect It Can Benefit Children And Teens With Asthma

Children More Vulnerable To Harmful Effects Of Lead At Age 6 Than As Toddlers, Says New Study

U.S. Unemployment Having Impact On Kids' Health Care Coverage And That Puts Their Health At Risk

Mothers Less Likely To Pursue HPV Vaccination For Youngest Daughters

Young Children Hospitalized For Flu Associated With Higher Costs And Higher Risk Illness

Mouse Adult Stem Cells Developed Into Heart And Blood Cells

Scientists Discover How Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics

Why Optimists Enjoy Better Health

Family, Friends Determine If Women Breast Feed

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