Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 16 June 2008

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Monday 16 June 2008

Salmonella In Raw Red Tomatoes: FDA Adds More States And Part Of Mexico To List Of Safe Growers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

On 14th June, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added the Mexican state of Baja California (norte) and the US states of New Mexico and Indiana to the list of places cleared of being the source of a rare form of...
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Hunger Hormone May Protect Against Stress Induced Depression And Anxiety

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

By doing tests on mice fed on a calorie restricted diet, US researchers have discovered that ghrelin, a hormone that increases when people don't eat, may defend against symptoms of depression or anxiety brought on by stress...
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58 Year Old Tim Russert Died Of Sudden Coronary Thrombosis Said Doctors

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

58 year old NBC newscaster Tim Russert, one of America's most familiar and popular TV faces, whose death on Friday shocked the nation, suffered a sudden coronary thrombosis, a particular type of heart attack that in...
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Childhood Injuries: Serious Disparities Between Affluent And Deprived

Other Medical and Health News for 16 June*

How Safe Are Medical Cannabinoids?

Aging And Bone Mineral Density

Pharmacology Of Crystal Meth

Looking Scared Could Be Protective

Fungal Exposure And Gardening

U.S. Launches Rs 58 Crore Initiative To Improve Maternal And Child Heath In India

Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics S.r.l. Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For The Pre-pandemic Vaccine Aflunov, Europe

States Provide 'Inadequate' Protections For People Who Purchase Non-Group Health Coverage, Families USA Study Finds

India To Launch No-Cost HIV Testing Program For People Diagnosed With TB

Stephen Lewis Foundation Donates $300,000 To Hospital In Congo To Address Sexual Violence, HIV/AIDS

House Subcommittee Passes FY 2009 Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill

Global Fund Multimedia Exhibit Aims To Raise Awareness, Promote Support For Distribution Of Antiretrovirals

Senate Republicans Block Debate On Bill That Would Delay Medicare Physician Payment Cut

Condom Distribution Programs, Conjugal Visits Could Slow Spread Of HIV In Caribbean Prisons, Official Says

Youth Anti-Tobacco Event, Weight-Loss Program, Health Conference, Mobile Screening Unit Target Minorities

Up To 35,000 Pregnant Women Affected By Myanmar Cyclone In Need Of Prenatal Care, UNPFA Official Says

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Town Hall Meeting Held In Oakland, Calif., As Part Of National 'I Stand With Magic' Campaign

La. House Approves Ban On Funding For Research Involving Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

Louisiana House Committee Passes Bill That Would Shift Hospital Funds From New Orleans To Other Regions

Black Infant Mortality Rate In Dane County, Wis., Drops 70% Between 2002, 2006

Appeals Court Rules U.S. Government Must Reconsider Asylum Requests Of Women Who Underwent Genital Cutting

American Medical Association To Vote On Endorsing Undercover Patients

Some Northern California Colleges Banning Campus Blood Drives Because Of FDA's Policy Barring MSM

Signs Of PTSD 2 To 3 Years After 9/11 Displayed By 1 In 8 Lower Manhattan Residents

CDC Report Finds Hospitals Do Not Do Enough To Promote Breastfeeding

Washington Post Examines Growth Of Employment In Health Care Industry, Increased Costs

Children Often Neglected In HIV/AIDS Testing, Treatment, Rwandan Official Says

Diabetes Week 2008 - A Serious Success, UK

Updated SAMHSA Directory Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available

UNICEF Calls For Full Resumption Of Services For Children In Zimbabwe

Guidelines Target Infected Food Handlers, UK

Health Canada Reminds Canadians Of Steps They Can Take To Prevent Foodborne Illnesses In Fresh Tomatoes

General Practice Week 2008, Australia

Australian Medical Association: GP Training A Must

Henri A. Termeer To Receive 2008 Biotechnology Heritage Award

WHO, Partners To Visit Sudanese Town For Restoring Health Services

China, UAE Make Big Progress In Ensuring Safe Blood Donation

Queen's Birthday Honour For Dr Tim Wreghitt, UK

Positive Clinical Data For PBI-1402 Presented At The Annual Congress Of The European Hematology Association

Romiplostim Data Show Potential Long-Term Efficacy And Safety In Adults With Chronic ITP

Foreign-Born Women More Likely To Be Victims Of Intimate Partner Homicide In New York City

American Dental Association Comments On FDA's Settlement Of Dental Amalgam Lawsuit

American Dental Association Seeking Candidates For The Position Of Executive Director/COO (Chief Operating Officer)

Medivation Initiates Second Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Of Dimebon™ In Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

Scottish Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Gain Access To New Treatment

UQ Research Finds Ageing Is Satisfying

Health Economic Analysis Reports That Revlimid Is A Cost Effective Treatment For Multiple Myeloma

NMC Responds To CHRE's Expanded Performance Review, UK

Adult Social Care Law 'Confused And Chaotic', UK

HSE Prosecutes Weetabix After Man Loses Fingertips, UK

Federal Government Announces National "Don't Move Firewood" Campaign

Psychologists Reject Claim That Gay People Require Psychiatric Counselling, UK

AHLA Releases New Community Pan-Flu Preparedness Guidebook

GE Healthcare Showcases Innovative Molecular Imaging Solutions At 2008 Society Of Nuclear Medicine Conference

GE Healthcare Panda And Giraffe Infant Warmers Win Medical Design Excellence Award

Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis And Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Increased By Early Life Infections

Abatacept And Infliximab Improve Clinical Response Over Time In Methotrexate-Refractory RA Patients

EuroDYNA Takes Lid Off The Genome

Advocates Demand CDC Release AIDS Data

Recovery Nation Web Site Offers Help For Sexual Addiction

Teen Driving: Even Concerned Parents Set Bad Examples And Don't Do Enough, But There Is Help

Recovering Cocaine Addict In Support Of 'Misuse And Addictions Week', UK

Professional Society Honors PNNL Scientist - Julia Laskin Receives Biemann Medal For Achievements In Mass Spectrometry

Telemedicine In Emergency Departments - Medical Journal Of Australia

Acute Coronary Syndromes - Exploring The Best Way Forward In Optimizing Care (Medical Journal Of Australia)

Depression And Primary Care - Expanding The Evidence Base For Diagnosis And Treatment

US Senators Lautenberg, Brown Introduce Bill To Protect Health Care For Children With Chronic And Life-Threatening Illnesses

New Booklet To Tackle Dementia Abuse

American Red Cross Issues Appeal For Disaster Relief Fund

NMC Projects On The Go, UK

3D Real-Time Medical Imaging - Dominion Vi 3D Medical Imaging Scanner - Medical Imaging Technology

Broadcasting Mass Media Campaigns And Raising Cigarette Prices Reduces Smoking Prevalence

Purchasing Behavior Influenced By Calorie Information At Point Of Purchase

Oily Fish Can Protect Against RA, But Smoking And Psychosocial Stress Increase Its Risk

Novel DNA Microarray Chip Predicts Functional Impairment And Remission In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Joint Distraction Promotes Structural Repair In Patients With Severe Knee Osteoarthritis

30 Percent RA Patients Refractory To Anti-TNFs Achieve Disease Remission With Tocilizumab Plus Metho

A Comprehensive Approach To Cardiovascular Prevention: The EUROACTION Trial

Wealth Of Genomic Hotspots Discovered In Embryonic Stem Cells

RA Patient Priorities And Motivators For Clinical Trial Involvement

In RA And Other Types Of Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease CV Risk Management Should Be Mandatory

Clue To How Dysentery Parasite Might Evade Immune System Discovered By Johns Hopkins Researchers

Novel Model Of Osteosarcoma

New Molecular Insight Into Amboebic Dysentery

Moderate Fitness Lowers Risk Of Death For Normal Weight Or Obese Men With Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetic Women Get Less Intense Treatment Of Heart Disease Than Men

Severe Insulin Resistance May Increase Rate Of Pregnancy And Birth Complications

Cardiovascular, Breast Safety Study Of Libigel In Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Low Testosterone May Cause Health Problems That Lead To Erectile Dysfunction

Overweight Does Not Decrease Sperm Production

Testosterone Replacement In Older Men Does Not Increase Risk Of Prostate Cancer

Working Overtime Linked To Anxiety And Depression

Transplantation Presents Forum On Conditional Organ Donation

Invention To Prevent Surgical Adhesions Wins Kaye Award

In Australia Evolving Roles Difficult For GPs But Good For Patients

Growth Of Tumors In Human Cell Lines Slowed By Synthetic Cocoa Chemical

Oncology Scientific And Educational Conference And Cancer Patient Seminar: ESMO 2008

Researchers At Carnegie Mellon Improve Assessments Of Aortic Aneurysms

Conference On Personalized Medicine Hosted By American Association For The Advancement Of Science, June 20

First Single-Incision Lap-Band Surgery Completed By UT Southwestern Surgeons In Texas

The Complexities Of Salmonella

Urges Of Pathological Gamblers Curbed By Drug Commonly Used For Alcoholism

Weight Gain In Children Has No Association With Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption

Bone Growth Aided By Nanoparticles

Study Of Syphilis Bacteria Yields Valuable Diagnostic Tool

Specific Mutations In The IL2RA Gene Associated With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Parts Of Earliest Genetic Material May Have Come From The Stars

Specific Location Of The TRAF1/C5 Gene Associated With Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is A Risk Factor For Cardiovascular Disease

In Risk Of Severe Cardiovascular Events, Rheumatoid Arthritis Factors Equal To Cardiovascular Factors

Higher Allergy Risk In Kids Due To Traffic Pollution

NASA Data Helps Pinpoint Impacted Populations In Disaster Aftermath

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