Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 17 June 2008

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Tuesday 17 June 2008

Gay Brains Are Wired Differently Say Scientists

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Using scanning technology, researchers in Sweden found that the brains of gay men and women were wired differently to the brains of heterosexual people of the same sex, but were similar to the brains of heterosexual people...
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FDA Orders Older Antipsychotic Drugs To Carry Increased Warning Of Death Risks

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) flexed its new muscles yesterday, 16th June, and "ordered" manufacturers of older conventional antipsychotic drugs to strengthen the label so it warns about increased risk of death...
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Coffee Drinkers Do Not Die Sooner And Some May Even Live Longer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists from Spain and the US found that drinking two or three cups of coffee a day did not increase risk of death in either men or women and in fact both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee were linked with a slightly...
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Actemra Is First Biologic Agent To Show Better Efficacy Than Methotrexate In RA

Growing Pains: The Epidemiological Transition In Mexico

Cervical Cancer Screenings Lacking In Developing Countries

More Research Needed For Treating Malaria During Pregnancy

To Sell Or Not To Sell - Your Kidneys

Malarial Parasite More Serious Than Previously Thought

Alzheimer's Symptoms And Depression Do Not Change Together

Novel PEGylated Anti-TNF Drug Cimzia Is First To Demonstrate X-ray Proof Of Significant Early Joint Protection In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Other Medical and Health News for 17 June*

APA Continues Fight For Fair Coverage For Mental Health Care

State Healthcare Reforms For Uninsured Fail To Address High Percentage Of Mental Illness And Substance Use Disorders

The Personal Care Products Council Announces Significant Advances In The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Program

AARP Urgers Lawmakers To Act Quickly To Enact Moratorium On All 7 Regulations Proposed By The Center For Medicare & Medicaid Services

Minister Moloney Launches CARI (Children At Risk In Ireland) Annual Report

Study Finds Health Care Disparities For Female Veterans

HIV/AIDS Advocates Petition Sen. Reid To Override Sen. Coburn's Block On PEPFAR Reauthorization Bills

American Medical Association Members Say 'Secret Shoppers' Should Not Be Used To Gauge Quality At Physicians' Offices

Letters To The Editor Discuss Undisclosed Pharmaceutical Industry Payments To Harvard Researchers

Harvard Health Letter Editors Examine Racial Disparities In Breast, Prostate Cancer

Health IT Might Not Produce Immediate Savings, But It Could Improve Quality Of Care, Reduce Health Disparities, According To Analysts

Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Of 2006 Working, But Challenges Lie Ahead, NYT Editorial States

NPR Program Examines Brazil's Antiretroviral Program, Efforts To Collaborate With Other Countries To Fight HIV

Globe And Mail Examines Lack Of Prenatal Care Access In Southern Afghanistan

CQ's Carey Discusses Senate Medicare Package, Veterans' Care Legislation, Small-Business Health Insurance Bill

Unsafe Blood Transfusions, Medical Practices In Central Asia Contributing To Spread Of Infectious Diseases, Including HIV, World Bank Report Says

AMA Policy-Making Meeting Starts Second Day Of Voting, USA

Ohio Governor Vetoes Stimulus Package Provision Prohibiting Use Of Funds For Stem Cell Research

Coalition Calls For End Of Redesigned Medicaid Program In West Virginia

HIV/AIDS Hinders Children's Access To Education, UNDP Official Says

Sponsors Of South Carolina Bill That Would Modify Regulations Concerning HIV-Positive Students Will Attempt To Override Veto

Michigan Gov. Granholm Vetoes Abortion Ban Legislation Mirroring Federal Law

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts To Become First Insurer To Participate In Google Health

McCain Says He Would Not Use 'Litmus Test' When Appointing Supreme Court Justices

Gingrich Outlines Proposal To Address Health Care Costs

More Than Half Of AIDS-Related Deaths In Washington, D.C., Not Reported, Analysis Finds

Adult Stem Cells Improve Fracture Healing

Future Hope For Patients With Breast Cancers Resistant To Tamoxifen

Washington Post Profiles Pharmacies That Do Not Stock Contraceptives Due To Conscience

Newspapers Highlight Health Care, Economic Proposals Of Presidential Candidates Obama, McCain

G8 Nations Should Increase Aid To Africa To Meet 2010 Targets, Report Says

News From The American Chemical Society June 11, 2008

Protein Linked To Alzheimer's Disease Also Has Role In HIV Progression

Diabetics Twice As Likely To Suffer Hearing Loss

Scottish Suicide And Homicide Rates Fueled By Drink And Drugs

Early-Onset Puberty In Girls Slowed By Diabetes Drug

Age At Puberty Linked To Mother's Prenatal Diet

Canadians Without Risk Factors Need Bone Density Measurements Only Once Every 5 Years According To Largest Ever Canadian Study On Osteoporosis

Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine June 17, 2008

Postmenopausal Women May Benefit From Hormone Replacement Therapy

PET Imaging Detects Early, 'Silent Heart' Stage Of Disease In Asymptomatic Diabetic Patients

HHS Takes Action To Help Medicare Beneficiaries And Providers In Iowa And Indiana

HHS Secretary And Chinese Minister Of Health Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Traditional Chinese Medicine Research

On The Day Of The African Child, UNICEF Highlights The Importance Of Child Participation

General Practice Solutions For Enhancing Primary Health Care

Improving The Use Of General Practice Nurses, Australia

AMSA: Training Cuts Threaten Quality, Australia

AMA Provides First Ever Guidance On Medical Tourism

AMA Reinforces Commitment To Cover The Uninsured At The Annual Meeting

Financial Incentives Could Improve Organ Donation And Reduce Donor-Recipient Gap

AMA Launches Campaign To Cut Waste From Chaotic Insurance Claims Process, Unveils New Health Insurer Report Card

Medtronic Announces Key Activities At Cardiostim 2008

Tranzyme Pharma's Ghrelin Agonist TZP-102 Demonstrates Safety And High Oral Bioavailability In The Successful Completion Of A Phase I Trial

ORLive Presents: Access To Surgical Intervention For Metabolic Syndrome And Other Diseases, June 17 2008

AVI BioPharma Announces Partner's Advance In Cardiovascular Program

AHIP Statement On American Medical Association (AMA) Claims Processing Report

Assembly Of Molecules Critical To Protein Function Witnessed By Researchers

The Effect Of Estrogen Therapy On The Brain Depends On Reproductive Status

The Current Screening Test For Prediabetes In Children Results In Frequent Inaccurate Diagnoses

Identification Of Immune Molecule That Plays A Powerful Role In Avoiding Organ Rejection

Directed Enhanced Services Are A Must Do Says The CCA, UK

In Canada Obese Women Are Less Likely To Be Screened For Cervical Cancer

Report To Ministers From The Department Of Health Steering Group On The Statutory Regulation Of Practitioners Of Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, UK

The Gene For ADHD May Have Benefited Our Nomadic Ancestors

ICR Students Graduate From First MSc IN Clinical Research, UK

Healthy Commuting, UK

Memory Performance And Hot Flashes Linked

Technique Used In Human Ankle Injuries Modified To Treat Dogs' Knees

After Menopause Complex Changes In The Brain's Vascular System Occur

Cancellation Of England Nursing and Midwifery Council Elections Confirmed, UK

Bracing For Flood Onslaught In Lower Midwest

New Role Of Inflammatory Protein In Polycystic Kidney Disease Identified, And A Possible Treatment

CMHA Acknowledges And Supports Federal Government's Apology To The Thousands Of Victims Of Indian Residential Schools In Canada

Discovery Rewrites Current Scientific Understanding Of How The Body Responds To Viruses

Hormone Disorder May Contribute To Lack Of Menstruation In Teenage Athletes

MS Society Co-Funding Physio Posts To Meet Demand, UK

Hyperaric Medicine Team Joins War On Cancer

Issues Surrounding Sudden Cardiac Death

Gene Therapy Improves Survival And Quality Of Life Of Dogs With Cancer

BIOSPAIN 2008 - International Presentation Platform For Spanish Biotechnology

JCI Advanced Practicum For Accreditation, Quality Improvement And Patient Safety Set For July 14-18 In Chicago

Global Therapeutics Receives CE Mark Approval For Advanced GTX® Bare Metal Coronary Stent System Designed For Optimal Clinical Performance

Molecule That Nudges Nerve Stem Cells To Mature Created By UT Southwestern Researchers

Definiens Unveils Definiens XD, A New Image Analysis Platform - Multidimensional Image Analysis Capabilities Provide Unparalleled Scientific Insight

For Long-Term Control Of Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Not Always Necessary

Romiplostim Data Show Potential Long-Term Efficacy And Safety In Adults With Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Government Should Tell Parents If Their Child Is Obese, Parents Say

This Year's Tore Andersson Prize Awarded To Sir Michael Marmot For His Research In Social Equity And Health

Old Muscle Given New Pep By Stem Cell Researchers

Lamaze Launches New Weekly Pregnancy Newsletter For Parents

Donor Offspring May Feel Betrayal, Anger: Study

INACSL And Elsevier Partner To Publish Clinical Simulation In Nursing

Significant Weight Loss Sustained In Obese People Treated With Liraglutide For One Year

New Data Reveals Tocilizumab Is The First And Only Biologic Drug To Show Superiority Over Current Standard Of Care In Rheumatoid Arthritis

British Women Are Denying The Menopause - A Result Of Today's Anti-Aging Society?

Majority Of Voters Will Make Social Care For Older People A Top Election Issue, New Survey Finds, UK

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

New Analysis Shows That REVLIMID® Plus Dexamethasone Yielded A Mean Survival Of 5.6 Years For Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Sanofi Pasteur To Donate 60 Million Doses Of H5N1 Vaccine To WHO Over 3 Years For Its Influenza Vaccine Global Stockpile

Accumetrics Announces The Launch And First Patient Enrolled Into The GRAVITAS Trial

New Study Shows BENICAR(R) (olmesartan Medoxomil) Reverses Blood Vessel Damage Independent Of Blood Pressure Lowering

Blood Pressure Lowering Effect Of Hypertension Treatment Device Further Validated In New Studies

Quatrx Pharmaceuticals Presents Results From Ophena(TM) (Ospemifene Tablets) Phase 3 Study Related To Treatment Of Symptoms Of Vulvovaginal Atrophy

Metabolex Completes Patient Enrollment In Phase 2 Trial Of MBX-8025 For Treatment Of Dyslipidemia

SuperGen's JAK2 Inhibitor, SGI-1252, Inhibits In Vivo Tumor Cell Proliferation

Transdel Initiates Ketotransdel(TM) Phase 3 Clinical Program For Pain

Bionovo Discovers New Estrogen Regulatory Elements For Breast Cancer And Osteoporosis Drugs

ADVENTRX Announces CoFactor(R) Phase 2b Clinical Trial Overall Survival Results

Exelixis Reaches Agreement With FDA On Special Protocol Assessment For XL184 Phase 3 Trial

Sensitivity Enhancements To Monogram's Trofile(TM) Assay Demonstrate Improved Power To Select Patients For CCR5 Antagonist Therapy

FDA Approves Cymbalta(R) For The Management Of Fibromyalgia

Nanotechnology, Biomolecules And Light Unite To 'Cook' Cancer Cells

Novel Compound May Treat Acute Diarrhea

Blood Pressure Levels In Childhood Track Into Adulthood

Geisinger Study: Inflammatory Disease Causes Blindness

Lou Gehrig's Disease Protein Found Throughout Brain, Suggesting Effects Beyond Motor Neurons

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

Society's Attitudes Have Little Impact On Choice Of Sexual Partner

Men Treated For Prostate Cancer Experience High Levels Of Psychological Distress After Treatment

Gentronix Use Abcellute Preserved Hepatocytes To Enhance In Vitro Genotoxicity Testing

Teva's AZILECT(R) 1 Mg Tablets Meet End Points In ADAGIO Phase III Trial

Preterax(R) Prevents And Reverses Renal Disease In Type 2 Diabetics

New Brain Fitness Program In High Demand - Erickson Knows Fitness Isn't Just About The Body

Dell Electronic Lab Notebook Solution Unleashes Information For Pharmaceutical And Biotech Researchers

USDA Rural Development Funds Available For Disaster Relief Efforts

Leading Catheter Astra Tech's; LoFric(R) Now An Option For Those On Medicare And Medicaid

Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Help People With Dementia, Study Finds

Healthcare Commission Report Into Hospital Hygeine Standards, UK

Seaside Postcard Delivers Health Warning

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