Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 12 May 2008

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Monday 12 May 2008

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Depressed Teenagers Making Themselves Worse With Marijuana Says US Government Report

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new White House report says that many American teenagers who are depressed and use marijuana to alleviate their condition are more likely to make it worse and even risk developing more serious mental health problems such...
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Smoking Ban Deters Teens From Becoming Established Smokers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A study on teenagers in the US state of Massachusetts suggests that smoke-free restaurant laws designed to protect non-smokers have had an unexpected benefit: they may be stopping a significant number of teenagers becoming established smokers...
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Pre-Eclampsia Gene Trigger Suggested By Tests On Mice

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Using laboratory mice, researchers in the US have discovered a possible way that the pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia may be triggered by the COMT gene, already known to play a role in schizophrenia...
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Respected Toxicologist Removed From EPA: Respected Scientist And Advocate Speaks Out For Deborah Rice

Vertebrate Cardiac Conduction System Illuminates New Therapies And Screens For Sudden Cardiac Death

Other Medical and Health News for 12 May*

Minn. House Passes Bill Clarifying That State Funds Can Be Used For Embryonic Stem Cell Research

FDA Approves New Formulation Of Coagulation Therapy

Early Stage Bone Cells Produce Potential Estrogen Substitute, Yale Researchers Report

FDA Approves First Generic Ropinirole

Air Pollution May Be Associated With Blood Clots In Deep Leg Veins

Study Documents Prevalence Of Obesity And Its Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Several Ethnic Groups

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Do Not Improve Cognitive Function In Older Adults

Electrode Re-Implantation May Help Patients Who Don't Respond To Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease

High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol May Be Associated With Retinal Vascular Disease

Glaucoma Patients With Poor Health Literacy May Have Greater Disease Progression

Low-Vision Rehabilitation Appears To Improve Visual Function In Macular Disease

McCain's View Of Judicial Philosophy Is More Than 'Campaign Plank,' Opinion Piece Says

Issue Module Presents Background On Health Care In 2008 Election

University Of Alabama Receives $3M NIH Grant To Study Health Issues That Affect Rural, Elderly Blacks

Ginny Hanrahan To Be First Chief Executive Officer At Health And Social Care Professionals Council, Ireland

Doctors Without Borders relief plane gets permission to land in Yangon

Cancer Research UK Honours Business

HSE Safety Alert: Explosion Risk From Redundant Domestic Back Boilers, UK

King's Fund Statement On Department Of Health Reconfiguration Pledges, UK

Doctors Try Suffocating Stubborn Tumors - Cutting Off Blood Supply, Nutrients May Help In Pancreatic Cancer

Darzi Review: Fine Words. Now Let's See The Action, UK

Relief Supplies From American Red Cross Arrive In Myanmar

Preemies Need Protein In First Days Of Life - Study: Babies Who Are Given More Protein Get Bigger & Stronger Faster

Hollywood Special Effects Can Spot Injuries - Hi-tech Labs Turn To 3-D Animation Techniques To Find & Treat Injuries

Common Laser Surgery For Uncommon Cancer - Doctors Have New Option In Treating Often Devastating Eye Cancer

The Australian Nursing Federation Marks International Nurses' Day, May 12, By Celebrating Inspirational Nursing Initiatives In Primary Care

Free Heart Health Assessments For South Asians At TiEcon 2008

FDA Approves New Class Of Migraine Drug

Cancer Survival Surges - Except For One Group

NPA Rallies Local Authorities To Secure Pharmacy Network In Face Of Polyclinic Plans, UK

Mind: Return Of The Great Depression Causing Great Depression

UK Autism Campaign Urges Debate On Social Care And The Elderly With Autism

AARP Submits Testimony On DTC Advertising

Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Say Yale Experts

Proposed Federal Rule Would Ban Certain Marketing Techniques For Private Medicare Plans

Future Of Medicines In Australia: The Experts Gather In Canberra

Starpharma Holdings Reports Positive VivaGel(R) Clinical Study Results

Search Is On For Genes That Point To Womb Cancer

Safe Measurement & Administration Of Liquid Medicines SOP Developed By NPA, UK

Philips Launches New Release Of Its Top-Rated Xcelera Cardiology Information Management Solution

AMA Works To Advance E-prescribing

Farm Bill Provisions Can Spur Production Of Advanced, Low-Carbon Biofuels

EEOC Takes Action On Case Against Detroit Police Department Over Maternity Leave Discrimination

Drug Company Executives Respond To Concerns About Ads At House Panel Hearing

Initiatives In Baltimore And California Address Minority Health Issues

International Study Discovers 10 New Genes Related To Human Growth

$35.5 Million In CIHR Funding Awarded To Health Researchers In McGill Network

John E. Lochman Honored For His Work And Program Dealing With Aggressive Behavior In Children

Research Into Cell Metabolism And Medical Injuries To Be Spearheaded By Engineer

Multinational Initiative Announced By Autism Speaks To Raise Awareness For Research, Diagnosis And Treatment Of Autism

Mechanism Uncovered Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain

Evidence Discovered For Suspected Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes

Does Divorce Affect The Parents?

Lighting The Way To Cleaner Facilities Using UV Lotion

Fruit Fly Avoidance Mechanism Could Lead To New Ways To Control Pain In Humans

A New Gene Trigger For Pregnancy Disorder Identified

By Evaluating MicroRNAs Scientists Dig Deeper Into The Genetics Of Schizophrenia

The Design Of A Vaccine Against Leishmaniasis

Numbers In Our Hands

New Discovery On Role Of Vital Protein That Fights Meningitus

Looming Medicare Cuts Will Disproportionately Hurt Physicians In Small Practices

Major Shift In HIV Prevention Priorities Needed

Caveman Fad Diet

Weight Link To Dementia

Benefits In Chronic Pain Outweigh Risks For Painkiller Abuse

Treatment Could Be The Nation's First Line Of Defense Against Terrorist Smallpox Outbreak

Isotopes Made-To-Order Hold Promise On Science's Frontier

OCAST Funds OSU Projects With Commercial Viability

Studying Regulation Of Genes To Understand The Underpinnings Of Most Human Diseases

Stroke Study Wins $20.8 Million Grant Renewal To Explore Disparities

Microbiologists Receive Top Canadian Recognition

Spinal Cord Research Heads New $10M Funding In London, Ontario

Molecular Response Of Cartilage To Injury Identified By Study

Interventional Procedures Now Included In American Pain Society's Low Back Guideline

UTHSC-H Trauma Research: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst Announces $5M TETF Investment

From Engineering Solutions To Extending Human Healthspan To Developing Socially Assistive Robotics For Physical And Cognitive Health

Medical Errors Expert To Give Keynote Address At APIC Conference

Digestive Disease Week: Exciting New Data To Be Released

To Encourage Research In Hematology, Promising Medical Trainees Awarded Funding

The Number Of Fat Cells Remains Constant In All Body Types

Doctors Say Healthcare Services For Elderly People Are Not Good Enough

New DVD To Help Midwives Support Mums With Breastfeeding, UK

Cannabis Reclassified As A Class B Drug Welcomed By Unite/MHNA

Astellas' Mycamine(R) (micafungin) Licensed For Use In Europe To Treat Serious Fungal Infections

ABPI Code Introduces New Requirements For Working With Health Professionals And Patient Groups, UK

Government's Anti Social Behaviour Action Squad Plan A Welcome Approach, Says NCH, UK

New NICE Guidelines Mean IBS Sufferers Will Be Tested For Coeliac Disease, UK

FDA Grants Priority Review Of Gamunex(R) As A Treatment For Neurological Disorder CIDP

Next Pharmaceuticals Announces A New Clinical Study Demonstrating Relora(R) Significantly Relieves Short-Term Anxiety In Healthy Women

MedImpact Research Predicts Hospital Stays And Measures Effects Of Patient Education Among Diabetics

CRI Worldwide Opens Center For The Research Of Pain Disorders In Philadelphia

454 Sequencing For The Characterization Of The Protective Intestinal Flora

BEMA(TM) Fentanyl Phase III Data Demonstrating Efficacy And Tolerability To Be Presented At American Pain Society Annual Meeting

Siemens To Showcase Full Field Digital Mammography System And Other Breast Imaging Innovations At Symposium Mammographicum 2008

Death Of A Child Infected With Diphtheria In London

New Guidelines For Treatment Of Tobacco Dependence Released

Medicare Fee Cuts Could Devastate Rehabilitation Services, Physical Therapists Warn Congress

Get Inside Diabetes At Body Worlds 4

New Venture For Therapy With Cord Blood And Adult Stem Cells

Virtus International Sponsors The 3rd Annual 2008 Future Medical Device Forum Inthe Vibrant City Of Tampa, Florida

Public Citizen Calls On FDA To Withdraw Ortho Evra Patch From Market Over Safety Concerns

California Stem Cell Research Program Approves Statewide Laboratory Construction Program

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Even If Rise In Blood Sugar Level Is Not Severe, Study Says

Advocates Rally For Paid Family Leave Proposal In New York State

NPR Examines Shift To Later Age Of First Childbirth In U.S.

Senate, House Delay Votes On Supplemental War Appropriations Bills With Provisions To Delay Medicaid Regulations

CDC Report Finds Increase In Reports Of Respiratory Illness In Children After Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans Mayor Pushes For City Residents To Leave

Georgia Gov. Perdue Signs Bill Establishing Tax Exemptions For Employer-Provided High-Deductible Policies

New Hampshire House Passes Bill To Create Plan To Lower Insurance Premiums For Small Businesses

Next President Should Establish Center Focused On Development Of Cures For Diseases, Opinion Piece States

HIV Prevention Funding In Africa Should Be Shifted To Promote Male Circumcision, Partner Reduction Programs, Study Says

Kenya Launches Campaign To Increase TB Screening Among HIV-Positive People

Southeast Asian Officials Meet In Laos To Discuss HIV/AIDS Prevention

South Carolina Legislature Approves $2.4M For State ADAP

Latino Commission On AIDS Project Focuses On HIV/AIDS Among Hispanic Immigrants In Deep South

Access To Generic HIV/AIDS Drugs Increasing Following Thailand's Decision To Issue Compulsory Licenses, Health Official Says

Births Higher Among Hispanic Women Than Among Non-Hispanics, Report Finds

How Body Size Is Regulated: International Study Discovers Ten New Genes Related To Human Growth

Chromosome "lassoing": A New Key Mechanism In Cell Division

Most Spanish Hospital Websites Are Not Accessible

Improving Anxiety Treatment Through The Help Of Brain Imaging: A Potential Future Treatment Strategy

Antidepressants Do Work In Depression While Evidence For Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Is Poorer Say Experts

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