Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 23 May 2008

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Friday 23 May 2008

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Changing Mealtimes Could Override Body Clock

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the US studying mice found that they could shift the animals' circadian rhythm or body clock by controlling food availability, suggesting that changing patterns of mealtimes might help humans adjust their...
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Bird Flu Confirmed In Bangladesh Said WHO

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Independent laboratory tests confirmed that a 16 month old baby boy in Bangladesh, who is now recovered, had bird flu, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) said earlier today, Friday...
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High Blood Pressure Patients Urged To Use Home Monitors

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A panel of US experts said yesterday that patients with high blood pressure should be regularly measuring it at home to help them and their doctors manage the disease. The advice was published online yesterday in the...
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Positive Results Found In Trial Of Special Diabetes Care Package For UK Asians

Benefits In Using Early Intensive Insulin Therapy To Control Glucose

Type 1 Diabetes In Finnish Children Skyrockets

Preventing Diabetes With Diet And Exercise

Other Medical and Health News for 23 May*

Statement By Mike Leavitt Secretary Of Health And Human Services On Two Medicaid Rules, USA

GE Healthcare And Centrak Introduce Bed-Level Location Technology To Help Healthcare Providers Track Tagged Mobile Medical Equipment

IFPMA's Access & Benefit Sharing Guidelines Support CBD Aims

Psoriasis - 10 Year Clinical Experience Confirms Raptiva's Long-Term Safety Profile

Senate Finance Committee Democrats To Move Forward With Medicare Package That Includes Medicare Advantage Plan Cuts

Bipartisan Effort Needed To Meet Demand For U.S. Health Reform, Letter To The Editor States

Most HIV Cases Traced To Transmission Of Single Virus, Study Finds

CBO Finds Health Information Technology Unlikely To Generate Significant Savings

California Insurance Department Encouraging Residents To Use Online Personal Health Records

Study Finds Increased Risk Of Some Cancers Among HIV-Positive People In U.S.

CMS Places Three-Year Moratorium On Construction Of New Long-Term Care Hospitals

Pennsylvania State Agency Seeks To Gain Control Of Medicaid Managed Care Plans' Prescription Drug Benefits

U.S. Patent Office Upholds One Of Four Patents On Gilead's Antiretroviral Viread

U.K. House Of Commons Votes To Maintain 24-Week Time Limit On Abortion

Louisiana Gov. Jindal's Administration Asks State Senate To Restore Millions In Health Care Budget Cuts

Photo Exhibit In Moscow Aims To Raise Awareness, Reduce HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma

Ohio Right To Life Files Federal Lawsuit Against State Ban Of Ads Mentioning Political Candidates

HHS Receives More Than 30 Applications For Electronic Health Records Pilot Program

Uganda AIDS Commission Drafts Plan To Streamline HIV/AIDS Messages

California Teen Birth Rate Increases First Time In 15 Years, Report Says

Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Industries Have Shifted Campaign Contributions To Democratic Candidates

NEJM Perspective Analyzes Direct-To-Consumer Advertising For Prescription Drugs, Medical Devices

House Subcommittee Hears Testimony On Breast Cancer-Related Bills

Senate Leaders Reach Agreement On Process For Considering War Supplemental Spending Bill, Medicaid Provision

Editorials Address Legislation That Would Increase FDA Funding For Foreign Inspections

AMA Applauds Passage Of New Law To Protect Patients From Genetic Discrimination

Chlamydia Testing Campaign Hits Pubs And Bars - Local Actress Backs Campaign, UK

BIO Lauds Senate For FDA And NIH Funding Boosts

President Bush Signs Measure Banning Genetic Discrimination In Health Insurance, Employment

Top Lawmakers To Question Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff On Detained Immigrants' Medical Care

Physician Apologies For Preventable Medical Errors Benefit Patients, Health Care System, Editorial States

Using A Surgivac Pump For The Drainage Of Chronic Indwelling Pleural Catheters In Malignant Pleural Effusions - Safety And Efficacy

Clinic Benefits Of Sequential Three Step Empirical Therapy In Chronic Cough Management

Congressional Resolution Recognizes Prevention Of Mental Illness Among Youth Should Be Public Health Priority

New Consent Guidance Challenges Time Pressured Doctors

American Heart Association Joint Scientific Statement Recommends That Home Monitors Be Used By Hypertension Patients

Premature Ovarian Failure Caused By Oocyte-Specific Gene Mutations

HSE Warns Companies To Manage Health And Safety Concerns Following Norfolk Prosecution, UK

DNA-Repair Mechanism Observed In Real-Time

InTouch Topic Of The Month - Contractual Money Review, UK

Insights Into The Human Microbiome Revealed By Metagenomics Of Skin

Discovery Of Gatekeepers In The Human Cell 'Shredder' Could Lead To A New Target For Cancer Drugs

CDC Reports More U.S. Nonsmokers Are Protected By Smoke-Free Laws

Telehealth Market Expected To Grow Over Next Few Years

South Sudan Fighting: MSF Treating Wounded

2008 Spring Research Review Award Announced By JDRF

BC Committed To Improving Diabetes Management, Canada

New Efforts To Help Improve Medical Products For Patient Safety And Quality Of Medical Care

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Examines Small Pharmacies' Efforts To Provide Specialized Services To People Living With HIV/AIDS

Improved Survival In Patients With Drug-Coated Cardiac Stents, Costly Follow-up Procedures Avoided

Improved Immediate Inflammatory Response To Streptococcus Pneumonia In The Lungs Of Mice With Pulmonary Emphysema

Prevalence Of Asthma In The Mainly Indigenous Torres Strait Region

Alternative Strategy For HIV Vaccine

Chronic Constipation - Three Presentations And Four Additional Posters Reinforce Efficacy And Safety Profile Of RESOLOR

AHRQ Announces Guide To Help Patients On Coumadin(R)/Warfarin Therapy

New Evidence Advocates The Use Of Enbrel To Combat And Effectively Control The Debilitating Symptoms Of Psoriasis

American Urological Association (AUA) Clinical Guidelines Recognizes Cryotherapy As Treatment Option For Prostate Cancer Patients

Urodynamix And Laborie Launch Tetra(TM) Bladder Monitor System - A Revolution In Bladder Diagnostics

Replikun Biotech To Commercialise A West Nile Virus Vaccine Technology

Higher-risk People Are Shunning Colon Cancer Screens

Surviving Cancer - Living Life: New Telephone Support Service For Breast And Prostate Cancer Survivors , UK

New Evidence On Tobacco Smuggling Presented To Health Select Committee, UK

Women Alcoholics Set To Match Men, UK

Walking Like A Human: TU Delft Robot Flame

Plans To Improve Specialist Healthcare For Children In South East Wales

Snorers Can Now Identify Killer Sleep Disorder With New Over-The Counter Screening Device, UK

American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses Announces Beacon Award For Pediatric Critical Care

Learning About Immune Attack Through Play

University Of Southern California Graduate Elected National President Of American Medical Student Association

Andalusian Scientists Study Fly's Ovary To Go Deeply Into Stem Cells

How The Brain Reacts To Breach Of Trust

The Need For Rehabilitation Teams In Endocrinology

RAD001 More Than Doubles Time Without Tumor Growth After Failure Of Standard Treatment In Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

Protection Against Liver Damage From Sea Buckthorn Berries

Oral Health Can Be Affected For Years To Come From Premature Tooth Loss

The Emerging Role Of Infection In Alzheimer's Disease

Talking Therapy Often Denied To Minority Ethnic Communities, Says Rethink - UK

OHSU Discovery May Lead To Early Cancer Detection

New Self Contained Stem Cell Workstation Makes Atmospheric Control Easier - Ruskinn Launches SCI-tive Workstation

Experience Of Patients In Black And Minority Ethnic Groups, UK

Keep An Eye On Quit-Smoking Patients Using Varenicline (Champix), Says National Prescribing Service Ltd, Australia

Health Secretary Welcomes Recommendations To Improve GP Access, UK

Gene-Based Tests Need Better Monitoring, Federal Study Finds

Fruit Juice Consumption Not Related To Overweight In Children According To New Research

Ariad Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of Its Investigational Oral Multi-Targeted Kinase Inhibitor, Ap24534, In Patients With Hematological Cancers

Tap-In Launches In Atlanta - Area Program Looks To Recruit Retired Medical Professionals, Respond To Uninsured

Risk Of Diabetes May Be Increased By Anti-Rejection Drug Administered After Kidney Transplant

Nail Salon Workers - Repeated And Prolonged Exposure To Variety Of Chemicals Could Put Workers At Risk

Prostate Cancer Blocked In Animal Study By Experimental Agent

World's Smallest Heart Pump Under Study At UPMC - Open Heart Surgery Not Required With The Abiomed Impella 2.5 Heart Pump

Procalcitonin: A Valuable Predicator For Lethal Respiratory Failure

Response To The Announcement Of Pay Award For Armed Forces Doctors, UK

Hospital Rehabilitation Stays Getting Shorter, Canada

Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial Begins At Cancer Treatment Centers Of America

Micromet To Present Clinical Update For BiTE Antibody MT103/MEDI-538 At The International Conference On Malignant Lymphomas

Nearly 60 New Studies Of Oral Xeloda(R) (capecitabine) Featured At The 44th American Society Of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

Wyeth And Progenics Announce Preliminary Clinical Trial Results For RELISTOR Oral And Intravenous Formulations

QRxPharma Releases Additional Phase 3 Data For Q8003IR 'Dual Opioid' Pain Therapy

ATHENA Clinical Results With Dronedarone (Multaq(R)) Highlighted At The World Cardiology Congress

Novavax Announces Proprietary Method To Create SARS Vaccine And Renewal Of NIH Funding For SARS Vaccine Development

CNS Response, Inc. Provides Review Of Poster Session Delivered At The American Psychiatric Association 161st Annual Meeting

Ardea Announces Progress With HIV Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Program

E. Coli Outbreak In New Jersey?

SCAN Health Plan Offers Seniors Ten Tips For Safe And Healthy Travel

Acne Not Just A Teen Issue

Car Exhaust Therapy For Cardiopulmonary Bypass? A Poison As Protector

At The Synapse: Gene May Shed Light On Neurological Disorders

Neuromuscular Activation By Means Of Vibrations

Tracing Biobanks: EU Researchers Propose Identifying DNA Collections Similar To Books

New Analysis Showed That High Dose Lipitor Can Reduce The Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Bypass Surgery Patients

Busy Hurricane Season Predicted

HealthOpin IV: Schools Take A Shot In The Arm On Vaccinations

Caregivers For Alzheimer's Patients Record Life Stories With Project StoryKeeper

When Facelifts Go Wrong: Stanford Expert Counsels Plastic Surgeons On Dealing With Unhappy Patients

Teva Announces Approval Of Generic Sarafem(R) Pulvules(R)

IntegraMed Extends Shared Risk(R) Refund In Vitro Fertilization Program Options To Include Additional Services For Egg Donor Recipients

NeoPharm Enrolls First Patient In Phase I Trial For Patients With Metastatic Solid Cancer

American Company To Offer Dog Cloning Service At International Public Auction

First Patients Enrolled In MIV Therapeutics VESTASYNC II Study

Osiris Therapeutics Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating Prochymal(TM) For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Hepatitis C Resource Centre England Urges The UK Parliament To Aggressively Tackle The Spread Of Hepatitis C In England

Save Our Hospital Accommodation - Timetable For Local Protests By Medical Students And Junior Doctors, UK

Meningitis Is A Killer Disease: British Pilgrims Warned

Bio Washing Powder Rashes A 'Myth'

Erectile Dysfunction And Diabetes

Quitting Smoking Is Contagious

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer Announces Plan To End Exceptions To Animal Handling Rule

No Link Between Antidepressants And Birth Defects

New Survey Reinforces Link Between Asthma And Allergic Rhinitis, UK

C-Section-Linked Allergies And Asthma: Possible Biological Explanation Found

Insights Into Lung Disease And Lung Function In Young Adults

Diagnosing Benign Colon Polyps Using Revolutionary Probe At Mayo

Health Protection Agency Board Gives Advice On Radon Measures For New Homes, UK

Health Protection Agency To Study The Health Effects Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, UK

Analysis Of Millions Of US Births Shows Association Between Birth Defects And Preterm Birth

European Information Network On Good Practice In Health Care For Migrants And Minorities

NATA Joins "Exercise Is Medicine" Program

Certified Athletic Trainer To Serve On Health Resources And Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee

RNA Toxicity Contributes To Neurodegenerative Disease, University Of Pennsylvania Scientists Say

Fluorescent Nano-Barcodes Could Revolutionise Diagnostics

World Hospice And Palliative Care Day, UK

Premature Ejaculation: International Consensus Will Aid Future Diagnosis, Treatment And Research

fpa Reacts To Parliament Voting To Keep The 24 Week Time Limit For Abortion, UK

Does Patient Outcome Depend On Who They Are Or Where They Go For Care?

Child Protection Damages Public Health, Says AIMS, UK

Prevention Is The Cure To Tackling Young Offending, Says NCH, UK

How Stem Cells Decide What They'll Be

Washing Powders Not Cause Of Eczema, Study Confirms

Vought Receives Top Award From American Heart Association

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