Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 9 May 2008

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Friday 9 May 2008

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists studying how the brain behaves during decision making have discovered that when people are confronted with moral decisions, they think about efficiency in one part of the brain, and equity in another part of...
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Arthritis Unnecessarily Stops Many US Diabetics Taking Needed Exercise

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

About half of US adults with diabetes also have arthritis, which appears to be a barrier, in addition to lack of time and being too busy with other things, because they are not sure what exercise is appropriate and they are...
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Should Patients Be Allowed To Pay Top-up Fees To Acquire Certain Treatments?

Written by Peter M Crosta

Should patients be allowed to purchase the treatment they want? UK In the UK, some believe that patients should be allowed to purchase any treatments that they want. This policy shift is debated between two experts in an article published on BMJ...
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The Problem With Counterfeit Drugs

Free Antiretroviral Treatment In Malawi Proving Effective

Carotid Bruit Linked To Cardiovascular Problems

Fungus Resistance At Molecular Level Keeps Tomatoes From Wilting

Other Medical and Health News for 9 May*

Actemra Inhibits Joint Damage And Improves Physical Function Of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

University Of Leicester To Lead Audit Of Adults With Autism, UK

Biotech Career Fair Features Largest Employers In Life Sciences Industry

Prescription Drug Ads Need More Oversight To Protect Patients

Daubenton's Bat Tests Positive For European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2

Senate Version Of Supplemental War Appropriations Bill Would Delay Medicaid Regulations, Increase FDA Funds

Rapid HIV Tests Highly Effective In Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission In India, Study Finds

Senate Finance Committee Discusses Offsets For Estimated $15M To $18M Cost Of Medicare Payment Delay; Bush Administration Requests June 16 Deadline

Biotech Firm GeoVax Labs To Launch Phase II Trials Of HIV Vaccine Candidate

Proposed Medicaid Regulations Would Not Compromise Disaster Preparedness, Bush Administration Officials Say

AIDS Orphan Advocates Call For Increased Community-Based Programs, Passage Of PEPFAR Bill

Aid Flights To Proceed To Myanmar Tomorrow - World Food Programme

Court Of Appeal Makes Decision Following Ruling That Nice Process On Anti-Dementia Medicines Unfair, UK

Letter From Bush Administration Indicates States Have More Flexibility To Prove They Enrolled 95% Of Currently Eligible Children In SCHIP

Studies Examine Ways To Curb Nonemergency Care In EDs, Risks Of Individual Health Insurance

Two Thirds Of People With Asthma Do Not Lead A Full Life Because Of Their Condition

Kansas Supreme Court Checks Grand Jury's Power In Tiller Case

Connecticut Senate Approves Legislation To Expand State Health Care Plan

Contract Dispute Between California Hospital And Insurer Disrupts Care For Hmong Immigrant Children, Parents Say

U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Asylum Cases Of Men Whose Partners Were Forced To Undergo Abortions In China

Illinois Gov. Blagojevich To Stop Enrolling People In Expanded FamilyCare Program

HIV/AIDS Funding In Tanzania Expected To Total $476M, Government Report Says

Denver Post Examines Outlook For Embryonic Stem Cell Research Policy Shift With Next President

Hearing To Focus On Direct-To-Consumer Ads For Prescription Drugs

Namibia To Launch Pilot HIV Testing, Counseling Project

Opponents Of Colo. Ballot Proposal Warn Against Unintended Consequences For Physicians, Women

House Energy And Commerce Committee Approves Bill To Reauthorize Community Health Centers Program

New HIV Cases Increasing In Germany, Institute Says

'Telepsychiatry' Allows Nurses To Treat Women With Postpartum Depression

Supporting Minority Medical Students To Increase Diversity In Hematology

Clock Ticking To Stop Medicare Physician Cuts That Hurt Seniors

Terrence Higgins Trust Targets Coventry Students During National Condom Week, UK

New CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can Be A Barrier For Adults Seeking To Manage Diabetes Through Physical Activity

AOA Champions National Effort To Combat Diabetes

Wichita Falls Entrepreneur Elected TMA Alliance President, USA

Brain Imaging Improves Anxiety Treatment

CEMACH Release: Stillbirths Not On The Decline But Improvement Seen In Neonatal Death Rates

Ex Vivo Results From HIV Positive Individuals With And Without Depression

2008 May Is Mental Health Month: Stressed "Sandwich Generation" Mothers Must Care For Themselves

Breast Cancer Response To Estrogen Regulated By Previously Unseen Switch

Mind Comments On New Public Attitudes Survey

Ageist Government Condemned Over Treatment Of Older People, New Research Finds, UK

Use Of Drink And Drugs By Young People For Better Sex

Doctors Feel There Is A Need For Clearer Understanding Of Their Role, UK

Calling For A Major Shift In HIV Prevention Priorities

ASCO And Cancer Foundation Recognize Community Oncology Practices' Dedication To Clinical Research

Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'

MGH Dermatologists First In New England To Offer New Laser Treatment

Statement By Mike Leavitt, Secretary Of Health And Human Services, On Designation Of Thomas Barker As Acting General Counsel

UNICEF Seeks 8.2 Million Dollars To Meet The Critical Needs Of Children And Women Affected By The Cyclone In Myanmar

Radiotherapy Delivery Up To Eight Times Faster, Accuracy Improved With Less Time For Movement

CMS Proposes New Protections For Medicare Beneficiaries In Medicare Advantage And Prescription Drug Programs

Government Of Canada Reaches Out To First Nations And Inuit Communities As Part Of Anti-Drug Strategy

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Recommends 62 Projects For Funding

Immunization Levels Among Inner City Children Enrolled In Subsidized Childcare Just Over Half Of National Averages, USA

Darzi's Five Pledges Are Positive But Need Detail, Says British Medical Journal, UK

New Category Of Device For Stone Extraction To Help Render Patients Free From Kidney Stones And Stones In The Urinary Tract

Purdue Expert Offers Tips On Spring Cleaning The Medicine Cabinet

Eliminating Disease-Causing Genes With Bread Mold?

Charity Welcomes Landmark Autism Announcement, UK

Adding Darapladib To Statins To Treat Coronary Heart Disease

New Cost-Effective Means To Reconstruct Virus Populations

New Link To Schizophrenia Discovered By Hopkins Researchers

Computer Game Could Benefit World Health

VYVANSE Demonstrated Significant Improvement In ADHD Symptoms In Adults

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment In Phase III Clinical Program For Contrave(R)

New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health

GenVec Announces Grant For RSV Vaccine Program

Skin Flaps Deliver Cancer-Fighting Therapy, ASPS Study Reveals

Alternative To Biopsy For Women With Probably Benign Lesions

Discovery Of New Cancer Gene

World Red Cross Red Crescent Day In Action

XenaCare Holdings Inc. (XCHO) Launches UV Sun Defense In A Pill

American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists Endorses National Diabetes Goal

Where Nursing Needs No Language: Stanford Hospital Nurses Volunteer Abroad

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Clearance And CE Mark Approval Of Strada Carotid Guiding Sheath

CardioTech Receives Approval For A Second Graft Size For CardioPass Clinical Trial

Patients Treated For Chronic Tendinosis With TOPAZ(R) Highly Satisfied Study Shows

Illinois House Bill 1432 To Provide Fair And Equal Coverage For Eating Disorders

Osteologix IND For NB S101 For Osteoporosis Accepted By FDA

Regulatory Filing For FACTIVE Tablets Submitted In Europe

Neuroscientist Paul M. Carvey, Ph.D., Recieves Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award For Parkinson's Disease Research

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Warms Up

Link Between Asthma Symptoms And Younger Siblings

Medicare Cuts Will Hurt Physicians In Small Practices, ACP Says

Magnet Lab Researchers Make Observing Cell Functions Easier

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study

Rehab For Stroke Survivors

Medication For Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Confirmed Effective By Study

Increased Risks For Infection And Dislocation Faced By Obese Patients Following Revision Hip Replacement Surgery

Statement Of President Of The Medicare Rights Center, On Proposed Regulations Governing Medicare Private Health And Prescription Drug Plans

Risk Of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression May Be Reduced By Use Of A Cane

Committee Evaluates Impact Of Planned Cut To Medicare Physician Fee Payments, USA

The Current 24-Week Limit For Abortion Should Stay, Say UK Doctors

British Medical Association Launches Its National "Support Your Surgery" Campaign

Not In My Back Garden - Government Figures Show Mental Health Stigma Is Still Rife, UK

New Guidance Issued By BTS/SIGN Supports Use Of Single Inhaler For Maintenance And Relief In Asthmatic Patients, UK

Attitudes To Mental Health Remain Broadly Sympathetic, Department Of Health, UK

Lord Darzi Sets Out Tough Rules For Changes In The NHS, UK

Synexus Increases Osteoporosis Clinical Trial Capacity

Department Of Health Announces Adult Autism Srategy, UK

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Fully-automated Anti-CCP Assay Launched By Roche Diagnostics

Improved Access To Drug Information With Addition Of EMC To SearchMedica.co.uk

Transporting Your Apolipoproteins Testing To The Next Level

Promoting Dignity And Independence For People Who Suffer From Dementia

Volcano Corp Announces First Human Use Of The Volcano Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging Catheter

Data Show Flector(R) Patch Yields Significant Pain Reduction For Acute Strains, Sprains And Contusions

UK Architects RMJM To Design $90m Biotech Facility In Beijing

Only One In Five Children Have Eyes Tested, Figures Show, Australia

Do We Still Need Rescue Breaths? UK

Array BioPharma Presents Additional Positive Phase 2 Results In Inflammatory Pain Clinical Trial At The American Pain Society's Annual Scientific Meet

Clinical Data On Somaxon Pharmaceuticals' Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Insomnia Presented At American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

Resurgent Health And Medical Honors Nurses During National Nurses Week

Fertility Doctors: Studies Suggest Artificial Insemination Increasingly Second Choice

Too Much Or Too Little Weight Gain Poses Risks To Pregnant Mothers, Babies

A Real-life I Am Legend? Researcher Champions Development Of "Reovirus" As Potential Treatment For Cancer

Ultrasound First, Not CT, For Diagnosing Suspected Acute Appendicitis

Vitamin D Linked To Reduced Mortality Rate In Chronic Kidney Disease

Obesity Linked To Increased Risk For Dementia

Naturally Occurring Protein May Be Effective In Limiting Hart Attack Injury And Restoring Function

Molecules In Plants May Have Beneficial Effect On Alzheimer's Disease

Globus Medical Completes Enrollment Of SECURE(R)-C Cervical Artificial Disc Clinical Trial

Overview Of Asenapine Data From Olympia Trial Program Presented At American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

Skin Flaps Deliver Cancer Fighting Therapy, ASPS Study Reveals

BiPar Sciences Expands Phase 2 Clinical Trials Of BSI-201, A Novel DNA Repair Inhibitor, In Ovarian Cancer

New Lacosamide Data Provides Evidence For Long-Term Efficacy In Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Vion Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation Of Clinical Trial Of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) In Combination With Cytarabine

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Commences Phase 1 Trial With EntreMed's Selective Kinase Inhibitor

Bayer And Regeneron Dose First Patient In Second Phase 3 Study For VEGF Trap-Eye In Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval Of New Family Of Advanced Pacemakers

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