Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 15 June 2008

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Sunday 15 June 2008

Washington Post Examines Medicare's 'Growing Fraud Problem'
The Washington Post on Friday examined Medicare's "growing fraud problem and the need to devote more resources to theft prevention." According to the Post, law enforcement officials estimate that health care fraud costs...
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Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention By A Flavonoid Supplemented Diet In The Transgenic Adenonocarcinoma Of The Murine Prostate (TRAMP) Model
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dietary and environmental factors have been postulated to account for differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality worldwide. Amongst the many dietary components implicated in the...
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Study Pinpoints Strategies That Protect Older Adult's Physical Health
In his famous poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night," Dylan Thomas urges us to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Researchers are now backing up this counsel in the lab; showing just how "raging" against...
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Other Medical and Health News for 15 June*

BioLineRx Initiates Phase 2b Clinical Trials Of BL-1020, A GABA-Enhanced Antipsychotic For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia

Primary Vs. Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection For Germ Cell And Testicular Cancer: Inter-and Postoperative Complications

Jaw Protrusion Enhances Forces Exerted On Prey By Suction Feeding Fishes

Southampton Researchers Unlock Secrets Of Most Common Type Of Leukaemia

Centromeres Cross Over, A Lot

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Diovan(R) Tablets

A Simple Modification Of The Hodgkin & Huxley Equations Explains Type 3 Excitability In Squid Giant Axons

Urine Cytology Is Of No Added Value In The Primary Evaluation Of Patients With Hematuria

Breast Cancer Survivors, Activists Head To Capitol Hill To Marshall Support For Comprehensive Cancer Legislation

Congress To Address A Heart Condition Whose Prevalence Is Increasing With 'Exponential Growth': Heart Failure 2008

Science At The Petascale: Mimicking Brain Mechanisms Underlying Human Sight

Array BioPharma Presents Additional Positive Phase 1 Results In Two Programs At The 2008 Annual European Congress Of Rheumatology

Pre-Treatment Factors Predictive Of Positive Surgical Margin In Contemporary Radical Prostatectomies

Effects Of Habitat Quality And Size On Extinction In Experimental Populations

Phylogenetic Distributions Of British Birds Of Conservation Concern

Prognostic Significance Of HIF-1α Polymorphisms In Transitional Cell Carcinoma Of The Bladder

The Effect Of Alfuzosin And Tolterodine In Treating Double-J Stent-Related Symptoms

Humana To Allow Early Prescription Refills In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa And Illinois Disaster Areas

Even Before Tomato Warning, Many Americans Lacked Confidence In The Food Safety System

Bentley Board Approves Spin-off Of Drug Delivery Business

Prognostic Significance Of Abnormal P-Cadherin Expression In Transitional Cell Carcinoma Of The Bladder

Research Targets Diabetes-Related Eye Conditions

Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence With Stem Cells Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

Governor Signs Landmark Law For California Dental Hygienists - CDHA-Sponsored SB 853 Provides Greater Autonomy And Recognition Of Profession

Advances In The Treatment Of Patients With High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

The World's Brain Mapping Experts In Melbourne For Annual Conference

Sleep Restriction Results In Increased Consumption Of Energy From Snacks

Treating Pain Effectively - New Study Results Confirm Improved Gastrointestinal Tolerability Of Tapentadol

Promising Data Presented On GenVec Malaria Vaccine Program

Does Face Image Statistics Predict A Preferred Spatial Frequency For Human Face Processing?

Worms By Number - Living Organisms Show An Extraordinary Array Of Patterns

Prognostic Importance Of Teratoma At Time Of PC-RPLND For Patients With Metastatic Mixed Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumors

Multiple Myeloma - Velcade(R) (bortezomib), 30% Complete Response Rate Compared To 4 Percent With Current Drug Treatment Standard Of Care

Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy: Evaluation Of The Learning Curve

Death Of Tim Russert - Statement Of The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Assocation

New Long-Term HUMIRA (adalimumab) Data Show Up To Seven-Year Efficacy With Combination Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Young Children In Mostly Caucasian Countries Obtain More Sleep Than Those In Asian Countries

'B Me' Unveils Novel Design Concepts Reflecting The Needs Of Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease: How To Reduce The Risk?

Pediatrics: Surgery, Reconstruction, Diversion, Endourology, Transplantation

New National Foundation To Bring Fresh Perspective To Social Security And Medicare Dialogue, USA

Perception Of Musical Consonance And Dissonance: An Outcome Of Neural Synchronization

Prognostic Factors For Salvage HIFU Success After External Beam Radiation Failure

Risk Of Bladder Cancer After Childhood Cancer

REVLIMID® Provides Responses For Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Preliminary Study Results

Asia Pacific's Finest Healthcare Players Recognised - 21 Companies Honored At The 2008 Frost & Sullivan Excellence In Healthcare Banquet

Industry Supports International Research On New Melanoma Treatments

New Configuration Of GORE BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement For Hiatal Hernia Repair - Gore Adds Thinner, More Flexible, Custom Size Bioabsorbable Product

Data Show That Abbott's Humira (adalimumab) Reduced The Signs And Symptoms Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Up To Three Years

Smoking And Body Mass Index Linked To Hearing Loss - Moderate Alcohol Consumption Has A Protective Effect

Brandeis Research Has Implications For Understanding Disease Vectors, Mechanisms Of Pain And Inflammation

LLNL Detection Instrument Can Monitor The Air For All Major Terrorist Threat Substances

Summer Chorus Camp For Seniors Improves Quality Of Life, Concludes NIH Study

Highlights Of Upcoming Acoustics Meeting -- June 30 To July 4 In Paris, France

After A Stroke, Waves Of Electrical Discharge In The Human Brain Cause More Nerve Cells To Die

Checking Out Rescue Robots' Life-Saving Vision

Study Of Individual Molecules Enhanced By 'Nanoglassblowing'

Managing The Risk Of Violence In Medical Practice, Australia

Aetna Shows Commitment To Patient Safety With 70 Percent Reduction In Refills Of Duplicate Statin Prescriptions

BioMedEcon Reports 200% Higher Outpatient Medical Costs Among Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Compared To Matched Patients With Depression

UltraShape(R) Commences Pivotal Study For First Non-Invasive Fat Reduction And Body Contouring Device Using Non-Thermal Selective Focused Ultrasound

Opexa Therapeutics Reports Favorable Two-Year Data In Phase I/II Retreatment Studies Of Tovaxin(R) For Multiple Sclerosis

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics To Discuss Two Advanced-Stage Obesity Products That Target The Brain's Critical Role In Regulating Body Weight

IOPtima Successfully Completes Initial Clinical Study For Glaucoma Using Novel Laser-Based Therapy

Risk Of Contamination From Unsafe Blood - China And United Arab Emirates Make Rapid Progress

Integrated Control Of Malaria And Other Vector Diseases Is Crucial

Transfer Of Learning Traced To Areas Of The Brain

How Inflammatory Proteins Can Protect Against Cancer

New Data Shows Pramipexole (Mirapexin®/Sifrol®) Can Significantly Reduce Limb Pain In Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

Boehringer Ingelheim Announces First Positive Health Technology Assessments For Novel Oral Anticoagulant Pradaxa® (dabigatran Etexilate)

U.S. FDA Approves Requip® XL™, The First And Only Oral Once-daily Non-ergot Dopamine Agonist For Parkinson's Disease

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