Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 15 May 2008

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Thursday 15 May 2008

Quake Deaths In Sichuan Is Probably Over 50,000 Says China's Government

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The death toll so far from Monday's earthquake has been confirmed at over 19,500, but the Chinese authorities fear that more than 50,000 have been killed in Sichuan province alone, according to a press conference...
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Exercise During Teen And Adult Years Linked To Lower Premenopausal Breast Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Research from the US suggests that exercising or being physically active is linked to a reduced risk of invasive premenopausal breast cancer, and the reduction is even higher when girls and women start regular physical...
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Breastfeeding Reduces Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

Women who breast feed for a longer period of time are less likely to get rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published on May 13, 2008 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, a BMJ Specialist journal...
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Bayer Pulls Remaining Stocks Of Trasylol

Researchers Show Ustekinumab For Psoriasis Is Effective

An Analysis Of Diversity Initiatives In Medical Schools In The UK

Reducing Global Demand For Food And Fuel By Reducing Obesity

Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma

β Blockers Increase Risk Of Death And Stroke After Non-Cardiac Surgery (The POISE Trial)

Other Medical and Health News for 15 May*

Senate Revises Bill That Would Require Drug, Medical Device Makers To Publicly Report Payments, Gifts To Physicians

New York Times Examines Limited Options For Disabled Children Who Reach Age 18

London's Guardian Profiles HIV/AIDS Advocate, Author Pisani

Congressional Democrats Reach Agreement On $3.3T Budget Blueprint For FY 2009 That Does Not Include Proposed Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid

Washington Post Series Examines Sedation Of Detained Immigrants Without Medical Reason

Jamaica Program Aims To Help Older Family Members Provide Care For HIV-Positive Children

'Difficult To Imagine' Why Seven 'Pro-Life' Republicans Are Not Supporting Global HIV/AIDS Bill, Opinion Piece Says

Gap In Mortality Rates Between People With More, Less Education Widened, Study Finds

Microsoft Official Named New Head Of Gates Foundation

Pope Benedict Criticizes Italian Abortion Law, Prime Minister Berlusconi Responds

Coalition Proposes Using Medicaid, SCHIP Funds To Purchase Private Coverage For Uninsured

Republican Senators Advocate Legislation That Would Specify Treatment Goals For PEPFAR

Washington Post Publishes Women's Health-Related Articles

Safety-Net Hospitals Penalized By Pay-for-Performance Bonuses, Study Finds

Louisiana Senate Approves Bill To Redistribute Medicaid Funds

Kroger Matches Discounts Of Other Retailers On Prescription Women's Health Medications

Health Grades Expands Health Care Facilities Grading Tool To Include Prescription Drugs

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty Vetoes Health Care Expansion Bill

Black Rectal Cancer Patients See Specialists At Similar Rates As Whites But Are Less Likely To Receive Recommended Therapy, Study Finds

Researchers Create Genetically Modified Human Embryo; Could Lead To 'Designer' Infants, Critics Say

51% Of Insured U.S. Residents Regularly Take Prescription Drugs For Chronic Illnesses, Study Finds

Insurers Launch Three-Year, $13M Incentive Program For Pennsylvania Physicians

U.S. Should Repeal HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions, Opinion Piece Says

UNICEF Rushing Medical Supplies, Tents, Clean Water To Children Affected By Powerful Earthquake In China

Experts Weigh Options For Health Surveillance In Nanotech Workers

Maternal Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants Linked To Urologic Conditions In Boys

Survivors Of Childhood Cancers Treated With Cyclophosphamide More Likely To Develop Bladder Cancer Later In Life

New Study Strengthens Association Of Prostate Cancer With Exposure To Agent Orange In Vietnam Veterans

External-Beam Radiation Therapy For Localized Prostate Cancer Linked To Bladder, Lung And Colorectal Cancer

Definition Of Premature Ejaculation By International Society For Sexual Medicine (ISSM)

Carbon Coated Nanomagnets As Potential Hyperthermia Agents

Gastric Bypass Surgery Restores Sexual Function In Morbidly Obese Men

Maxi-K Gene Transfer May Prove To Be Safe And Effective Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

Global Warming May Lead To Increase In Kidney Stones Disease

Antiabortion Democrat Wins Special Election To Fill House Seat In Mississippi

Advisers To Presidential Candidates, Experts Discuss Prospects For Health Care Reform At Forum

FDA Requests $275M To Ensure Safety Of Imported Medical Devices, Drugs, Food

Increased Evidence Finds Exercise Beneficial To HIV-Positive People, Sacramento Bee Reports

Estimated 3.2 Million Burmese Potentially Affected By Cyclone

New Legislation To Support Next Stage Review, UK

Senators Praise Growing Support For Transparency In Drug Industry Payments To Physicians, USA

Stem Cells Might Contribute To Vascular Disease - Stem Cells Might Cause More Damage After Vascular Surgery

Cancer Stem Cells May Be At The Root Of Brain Tumors - Stem Cells Resistant To Chemotherapy

New Device For Elderly With Heart Valve Failure - Less-Invasive Procedure For Those Previously Untreatable

Combating Stroke - Outfitting Device With Drugs To Prevent Future Stroke

Screening For Diabetes Potentially Cost-Effective For UK

Global Risk - Infection By Deadly Bacterium Can Be Prevented With Proper Sanitation

Updating Of The Veterinary Surgeons Act, UK

Dramatic Improvement In Waiting Times For Tests, UK

Munich Hosts ESMO Symposium On Testicular Cancer

Progen Resumes Phase 1 Development Of Anti Cancer Agent, PG 11047

Biopure Announces Publication Of Phase II Proof-of-Concept Coronary Trial

Regado Biosciences' REG1 Anticoagulation System Study Results Published In The Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis

PRoFESS(R) Results Announced At XVII European Stroke Conference

New Data Shows 45 Percent Of Patients With Stage 1 Hypertension Reached Normotension With BENICAR(R) And BENICAR HCT(R)

Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. Presents Dosing Rationale For Viprinex(TM) (ancrod) At The European Stroke Conference

Pharmasset Commences Dosing R7128 Cohorts 3 And 4 For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C

Masimo Receives FDA Clearance For Noninvasive Total Hemoglobin

Myanmar: Half A Million Children Affected By Cyclone, Aid Agency Warns

Medtronic Announces FDA Approval Of New Vision 3D Wireless Implantable Cardiac Devices

Study Highlights Need For Early Learning Intervention In Some Children With MS

Members' Forum Will Discuss Clarke Report, UK

Society Announces Synergy Award Winner, UK

Pharmacists Play Important Part In Stroke Services

International Expert In Molecular Pathology To Join The Institute Of Cancer Research

New Healthy Eating Pyramid Now Freely Downloadable From Harvard School Of Public Health

More Patients Say They Receive Excellent Care From NHS Hospitals In Major National Survey, UK

How Good Is Your Practice At Same Day Urgent Care? UK

Representative Kaptur Receives Joseph F. Boyle Award For Distinguished Public Service From American College Of Physicians

Only About 1 In 10 Adult Americans Have All The Skills Needed To Manage Their Health

New Nationwide Report Estimates One In Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression In The Past Year

Get On Your Bike For Help The Aged! UK

Don't Sit Still And Avoid DVT

Breastfeeding And Arthritis

407.6 Million Dollars Pot Of Gold For The Aged Care Industry, Australia

ISPE-PCC Awards Credential To Industry Professional

A Range Of Cosmetic Medicine Procedures For Any Age

Science And Prevention At The World Congress Of Cardiology

Inpatient Survey Results Show 'Unacceptable Variations' In Quality Of Care, UK

Compensation For And Numbers Of Geriatricians Continue To Lag

How Europe's 'Precautionary Principle' Interacts With Cutting-Edge Technology

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Despite Seeing Cancer Specialists, Blacks Not Receiving Chemotherapy For Rectal Cancer

Better Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases Could Result From Sugar Linkage

Cancer Prevention Drug Being Developed By NCI

Nestlé Science And Research And Ge Collaborate To Explore New Frontiers In Diagnostics For Health And Nutrition

Missing The Point: Hospital Pay For Performance Incentives May Backfire Among Safety-Net Hospitals

Senior's Gait A Sign Of What's To Come

MGH Participates In First-Of-Its-Kind Healthcare Equality Index

Discovery Of Small RNAs That Regulate Gene Expression And Protect The Genome

Free NIH Teaching Tools Help Educators Meet State Science Education Standards

Autism: Genetic Links To Impaired Social Behavior

Scientists Unravel How Smoking Causes Cancer

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

Link Discovered Between Genetic Variation And Desire For Sugary Food

Budget Private Health Changes Will Hurt, Australian Medical Association

Longevity Study In Mice Finds It's Better To Go Hungry Than Go Running

IDF Gives Grant To Research Project In Australia To Reduce Unsafe Health Behaviour In Women At Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome

Terrence Higgins Trust Needs Your Help With Brighton Pride, UK

Endeavor II Four-Year Results Demonstrate Long-Term Safety And Durable Efficacy Of Medtronic Drug-Eluting Stent

Neurologists Gather To Discuss Successful Aging

Researchers Discover Architecture For Fundamental Processes Of Life - Universite De Montreal Study

Recent Advances In Reproductive Neuroendocrinology: A Role For RFamide Peptides In Seasonal Reproduction?

Sex And Space Destabilize Intransitive Competition Within And Between Species

Biomaterials For The Central Nervous System

Rotavirus Within Day Care Centers In Oxfordshire, UK: Characterization Of Partial Immunity

Detection Of Mortality Clusters Associated With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In Poultry: A Theoretical Analysis

AADH Induces Substrate Conformation Crucial For Promoting Vibration That Reduces The Effective Potential Energy Barrier To Proton Transfer

Results Of Dental Faculty Work-Life Survey Released In May Issue Of The Journal Of Dental Education

Chronic Disease Management: Does It Improve Health And Save Money?

U.S. Hospitals Lack Standards For Treating Apparent Life-Threatening Symptoms In Newborns

CIGNA Senior & Retiree Services And The National Council On Aging Join Forces To Increase Seniors' Access To Benefits

Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine Ranks In Top 10 In NIH Funding

PolyMedix Receives Regulatory Clearance To Initiate Phase I Clinical Study Of Novel Systemic Antibiotic Compound

New Presidential 1 Dollar Coin Helps Highlight National Stroke Awareness Month This May

Martin Lewis Leads Piggy Banks On Parade To Launch Mind's Debt Campaign, UK

Combined Text And Photo Warnings On Tobacco Products To Be Introduced By Minister Following Consultation, Ireland

Broadlands Residents, National Nurses Organization Decry VA Department Of Health's Approval Of Extension For Proposed HCA Hospital

New Health And Hospitals Fund Welcomed, Australia

Medicines Australia Surprised By PBAC Measure

ASCO Names Jay R. Harris, MD, Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award Winner

Asthma Linked To Higher Suicidal Thoughts With Attempts

Vitamin D Protects Cells From Stress That Can Lead To Cancer

Depression And Anger Can Plague Recent University Graduates: Study

Architecture For Fundamental Processes Of Life Discovered By Researchers

Nanotech Risks: Federal Government Taps NC State Experts

American Psychological Association's 116th Annual Convention In Boston, Aug. 14-17

Expanded Food And Nutrition Program Shows $10 Benefit For Each $1 Spent

Breast Cancer Campaign Warns Surviving Breast Cancer 'Is Not Enough'

Teen Helps Design Classroom DNA Experiments Using Common Food Dyes

'One Health' Initiative Supported By American Society For Microbiology

The Benefits And Risks Of Adding Ultrasound Screening To Mammography

Hyperactivity Is Associated With Decreased Numbers Of Interneurons

Prototypes Of Soldered Lenses To Be Presented At Optatec In Frankfurt

Prestigious Janssen Award Received By Researchers Who Helped Millions With Arthritis

Patient Safety Research: Treating It Like Other Clinical Studies Slows Progress

Health Risks Of Coarse Particle Pollution Examined By National Study

Diagnostic Accuracy May Not Be Improved By PET Imaging In Early Head And Neck Cancer

Mayo Clinic Named 1 Of Best Employers For Healthy Lifestyles

Acupuncture And Myofascial Trigger Therapy Treat Same Pain Areas

Asthmatic Girls And Children Exposed To Tobacco Smoke Benefit More From Montelukast (Singulair)

Heart Damage Reversed By Drug Therapy For PKU

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