Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 6 May 2008

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Tuesday 6 May 2008

New York Firm's Meat And Poultry Products Recalled

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A New York meat company is recallling over 286,000 pounds of fresh and frozen meat and poultry products because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially fatal bacterium that causes listeriosis...
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California Health Care Providers Sue State Over Cuts

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A consortium of California's health care providers is suing the state over its decision to cut 10 per cent of health care payments from July because they say the move will reduce access to care...
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Ibuprofen Linked To Reduced Alzheimer's Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the US studying a large patient population have shown that use of the anti-inflammatory and painkiller ibuprofen is linked to lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease...
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Face Symmetry Is Sexy To Humans And Primates

Link Found Between Mitochondrial DNA And Macular Degeneration

Screening For Osteoporosis In Men, Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guideline - American College Of Physicians [Includes Video]

Other Medical and Health News for 6 May*

CFIA And USDA Announce Revised Guidelines For The Movement Of Seed Potatoes Between Canada And The United States

62% Of Canadians With Asthma Suffer When Air Quality Poor: Lung Association Survey

2008 May Is Mental Health Month: Help Kids Thrive Through Better Parent-Child Communication

Federation Of State Medical Boards Takes Interim Steps Toward Maintenance Of Licensure Model Policy

CMS Announces Decision On Medicare Coverage Of Artificial Hearts, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Reimbursements

Nondisclosure Of Mental Health Treatments Policy 'Welcome Sign' For Improved Care Of Service Members, Editorial Says

Native Hawaiians, Other Native Pacific Islanders Have Higher Cancer Rates Than Whites, Study Finds

Senate Action On Medicare MD Pay Bill Might Be Delayed Due To Medicaid, War Funding Efforts, AARP Lobbyist Says

CQ's Carey Looks At Genetic Anti-Discrimination Approval, Debate Over Medicaid Regulations, Legislation To Treat Substance Abuse Among Veterans

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Profiles Founder Of Children Affected By AIDS Foundation

Overcoming Gaps In Newborns' Immune Response

Some States To Ask Congress To Regulate Marketing Of Private Medicare Plans

Michigan Senate Passes Bill That Would Expand, Reduce Cost Of Private Health Insurance

New York Lawmakers, HIV/AIDS Advocates Working To Address HIV/AIDS Funds For Counties

New Zealand Prime Minister Announces Funding For New HPV Vaccine Program

Many Insured U.S. Residents Having Trouble Paying For Medical Expenses Because Of Less-Extensive Coverage, Higher Premiums, Copayments, Deductibles

HIV/AIDS Cases Decline In Malawi; Testing, Counseling Sites Increase, Health Official Says

Food Aid Now Reaching Cyclone-Hit Areas In Myanmar - World Food Programme

Tenn. House Rejects Proposed Constitutional Amendment Saying Right To Abortion Is Not Protected

Health Care Reimbursement System Might Lead To Shortages Of Certain Specialists, Experts Say

Rate Of Voluntary HIV Testing Unchanged In Singapore Despite Expanded Access To Rapid HIV Tests

Mothers More Willing To Have Older Daughters Vaccinated Against HPV, Study Finds

Healthy San Francisco Program Prompts Some Companies To Shift Costs To Consumers But Appears Effective

More Women Than Men Sought Services At Uganda's AIDS Support Organization In 2007, Report Says

Appeals Court Leaves Preliminary Injunction In Place Allowing Wash. State Pharmacists To Refuse To Dispense EC

Newspapers Examine Issues Related To Health Care Proposals Of Presidential Candidates

Global Fund Might Consider Loans For Countries That Become Too Wealthy To Qualify For Grants, Executive Director Says

El Paso, Texas, Region Can Serve As 'Model' For Minority Health Care, Opinion Piece States

Infants Could Be Harmed By Iron Supplements

Autism In Children And Mental Disorders In Parents Linked

Focusing On Genetic Mutations And Cancer Risk

New SCHIP Enrollees Have Unmet Health Care Needs And Waiting Period Would Negatively Affect Health Status Of Enrollees

Infants Benefit From Research Into Respiratory Syncytial Virus Replication

George Washington Medical Center's Cancer Institute Honors Margaret Foti For Leadership In The Fight Against Cancer

EPA Registered Disinfectant Kills Both Known Types Of MRSA

News From Hasbro Children's Hospital Presented At 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

Whole-Organ Genomic Survey Depicts Journey From Normal To Malignant Cell In Bladder Cancer

News From The American Chemical Society, April 30, 2008

Democrat Who Opposes Abortion Rights Wins Special Congressional Election In Louisiana

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Lobbies For Electronic Prescribing Requirement In Medicare Bill

Philadelphia Initiative Seeks To Reduce Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease Among Blacks

The Importance Of Physician Judgement In Reducing RSV-Related Hospitalizations

The Psychological Cost Of Climbing Gas Prices

Asthma Attacks Early In Pregnancy Put Baby At Greater Risk Of Birth Defects, New Research Suggests

How Cells Communicate To Activate The Cell Division Machinery May Address Problem Of Proliferation Of Malignant Cells And Tumor Growth

Despite Therapy For Hypertension Kidney Disease Worsens In A Fourth Of African-Americans

Texas Physicians To Launch Campaign To Improve Health Care System, USA

Early ADMET Use Reported By Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology News

Prolonged And Exclusive Nursing Improves Children's Cognitive Development

Parent-Infant Verbal Interactions Adversely Affected By TV

Cancer Patients Put At Risk For PTSD By Anxiety And Mood Disorders

Loss Of Protective Heart Failure Protein Causes High Blood Pressure

Could The Secret Of Longevity Be To Lead A Healthy Lifestyle?

British Sign Language, The Deaf And Criminal Justice

Bliss Kaneshiro, MD, Wins First Prize For Research Paper - American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists

Novel Mechanism For The Development Of Colon Cancer Discovered

Study Finds Alcohol-To-Outlet Density And Violence Are Clearly Linked Over Time

Key To Spread Of Common Form Of Breast Cancer Held In Cells Lining Milk Ducts

Alcohol And Cocaine Dependence Linked To The Tachykinin Receptor 3 Gene

News From The May Issue Of The Journal Chest

Delays In Starting Radiotherapy Can Increase Risk Of Cancer Recurrence

Public Urged To Get Active And "May-Kit Happen" This Month

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine, May 6, 2008

TMA Physicians Award Science Teachers Who Encourage Students To Enter Medicine

Life Saving Role For Cell Phones

Registrations For The PMP Program Now Open, Australia

A Digital Haven For Terrorists On Our Own Shores?

European Medicines Agency Notified Of Recall Of Swine Fever Vaccine(Porcilis Pesti) By Intervet International BV

News From The Canadian Medical Association Journal

Generous Donors Allow Red Cross To Respond Swiftly And Effectively To Southeastern Virginia Tornadoes

EGFR Protects Cancer Cells From Starvation Via A Kinase-Independent Mechanism

California Section V Receives 2007 Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Section Award

The Ethics Of Reproductive Technology Debated

Cleaning Up Uranium-Polluted Soils With Fungi

The Future Of Health Care Ob-Gyns Get Lesson On What's Driving Reform

'Gatekeepers' Of Breast Cancer Transition To Invasive Disease Identified By Scientists

Imbibing Alcohol In Adolescence May Lead To Heavy Drinking

On The Road With Allergies And Asthma

N.C. State Leads Effort To Create 'Next Generation' Of Experts On Hazards And Natural Disasters

Launch Of The UroToday International Journal(R)

Cell Damage Can Be Caused In 30 Minutes By Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Forty-One Percent Of Registered Nurses Find Generics Are Less Effective Than Name Brand Drugs - American Society Of Registered Nurses

Tracking Role Of Sugars In The Cell With Glowing Zebrafish

Controlling Embryonic Fate By Association

Managing Schizophrenia - think.mtv.com Will Provide Viewers With Information And Resources

Platypus Genome Reveals Evolutionary Path That Gave Mammals Reproductive Edge, Stanford Scientist Says

Lautenberg Applauds Closure Of Smoking Rooms In Senate Office Buildings

Latest Findings On Lyme Disease: Annual Conference At UNH Highlights Diagnosis And Treatment Of Debilitating Disease, May 17th

European Network Of Biological Samples Key To Develop New Cures For Complex Diseases

4-Year-Old Becomes 1000th Patient To Have Skull-Base Tumor Removed Through The Nose By University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Surgical Team

$250,000 Prize Awarded By March Of Dimes To Leaders In Understanding Embryonic Development

New Book Relates Life With An Autistic Son

Who Has The Best Brain In Canada - Testing High School Students Knowledge Of Neuroscience And Patient Diagnosis And Neuroanatomy

Genome Sequence Of Fungus Reveals Unsuspected Ability To Use Complex Carbon Sources

UV Protection For Eyes Especially Important During Summer Months

International Experts To Explore Brain Injury, Treatment In The Elderly, Conference

Drinking Among Young Adolescents Affected By Genes And The Environment

Seroquel Evaluation On Improvement In Short And Long-Term Symptoms

Brain Drain And Gain - Perceptions In Health And Medical Research Careers, Australia

All In A Day's Work - Doctors In Hospital Wards And Doctors-In-Training, Australia

Explaining Cervical Cancer Prevention

Media Opportunity: Herbal Medicine Awareness Week 23-30 May 2008, UK

Getting Obesity Under Control - Australian Medican Association Position Statement On Obesity

A Safer Alternative To Aspirin?

Fourth Edition Of Life-Saving Skills Manual To Debut In 2008, American College Of Nurse-Midwives

British Medical Association Responds To Independent Report On Shared Electronic Patient Records

Breastfeed With Pride Says National Childbirth Trust, UK

Need Blood Pressure Checked? You May Want To Sit Down For This News

Research Sounds The Drumbeat For Women And Heart Disease Risk

Cultural Sensitivity Improves Outcomes For Cancer Patients

Sudden Death Of A Parent Raises Risk Of Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder For Surviving Children, Pitt Researchers Find

Adolescent Asthma: Are Schools A Factor?

A Bit Of Reassurance On Lyme Disease

Manganese And Children's Brain Development

Are U.S. Mothers Ready To Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV?

InspireMD Announces Positive 6-Month Efficacy And Safety Results Of The MGuard(TM) Coronary Stent

Gout - Adenuric(R) (Febuxostat) Receives Marketing Authorisation In The European Union

GE Healthcare Introduces New 3.0T MR Scanner

Emergent BioSolutions Acquires Advanced Recombinant Protective Antigen Anthrax Vaccine Candidate And Technology

Graduating Doctors Will Leave Queensland If Jobs Aren't Available - Australian Medical Students' Association

New Zealand Medical Association Calls For New Approach To Junior Doctors' Industrial Situation

Anti-depressants May Benefit Some Patients With Irritable Bowel Disease

MIT Researchers Find Novel Way To Repair Airway Injuries - Technique Could Apply To Different Parts Of Human Body

AAKP Urges Senator John Kerry To Support A Home Hemodialysis Pilot Program, USA

Hearing For The First Time In 65 Years - HBO Documentary Film "Hear And Now"

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Issues Annual Report For 2007

Depuy Spine Introduces New Vertigraft(R) VG1(R) Cervical Allograft - Shaped To Align With Anatomy, Freeze-Dried For Easy Storage

Depuy Spine Introduces New Minimally Invasive System For Complex Spine Procedures - VIPER(TM)2 Pedicle Screw Fixation System

Flower Power May Bring Ray Of Sunshine To Cancer Sufferers

U.S. Nursing Shortage Approaches Record Levels

Testing For Renal Function - Randox Laboratories Develop Four Tests

Second Genetic Link To Weight And Obesity - New DNA Variants Found That Can Help To Pile On The Pounds

U.S. Teens Adopted As Infants Appear To Have Moderately Increased Odds Of Mental Health Problems

Youths In Towns With Smoke-Free Restaurant Laws Appear Less Likely To Become Smokers

Sudden Death Of A Parent May Pose Mental Health Risks For Children, Surviving Caregivers

Study Assesses TV Viewing And Verbal Interactions Among Low-Income Parents And Infants

Breastfeeding May Improve Children's Intelligence Scores

Low Blood Levels Of Vitamin D May Be Associated With Depression In Older Adults

Simple Test Could Calculate Number Of Fertility Years

Can HIV Transmission In Pregnancy In Low Income Settings Be Prevented With Round The Clock Rapid Testing In Labor?

It's The Virus, Stupid: Immune Exhaustion In HIV Infection

Albemarle Optimizes Smallpox Drug Candidate For SIGA

Two Year Study Confirms SUPPRELIN(R) LA Implant Maintains Profound Suppression Of Hormones In Children With Premature Onset Puberty

Divigel(R) (estradiol Gel) 0.1 Percent Offers Lowest Approved Dose Of Estradiol For Treatment Of Moderate To Severe Hot Flashes

Starting Flu Vaccination In August Could Help Protect Nearly 11 Million More Children During Scheduled Doctors' Visits

QRxPharma Releases Successful Phase 3 Study Results For 'Dual Opioid' Pain Therapy

Senetek PLC Announces Positive Results From Pyratine-6(TM) Clinical Trial In Patients With Acne Rosacea

N30 Pharma Announces Completion Of Phase 1 Clinical Studies With N30-201

Clinical Data Demonstrates 5 Year Efficacy And Safety Of Aquamid(R) In Facial Augmentation

Study Shows Physician Judgment Is Important In Reducing Rate Of RSV-Related Hospitalizations Among High Risk Infants

Anesiva Announces Publication Of Phase 3 Zingo(TM) Data In The Journal Pediatrics

Recent Advances Make Sunscreen More Effective And Easier To Use

HeartWare Receives Conditional Approval Of IDE

Annual Conference On Vaccine Research To Highlight Not Only Health Benefits But Also Economic Gains

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 2B Dose-Ranging Clinical Study Of Pramlintide/Metreleptin Combination Treatment In Obesity

New Study Confirms Dose Accuracy Of SoloSTAR(R) Prefilled Insulin Pen

American Red Cross Stands Ready To Aid Cyclone Survivors In Myanmar

Warning: New Skin Cancer Study Finds Outdoor Workers Are Less Likely To Get Screened For Skin Cancer

New Studies Support Dermatologists' Recommendation: Self-Exams, Screenings Vital For Detecting Skin Cancer

First Waterproof MP3 Player To Use Bone Conduction Technology For Highest Quality Underwater Sound, Released By Finis, Inc.

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