Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 2 July 2008

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Wednesday 2 July 2008

Yoga And Meditation Change Gene Response To Stress

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Research from the US suggests that mind body techniques like yoga and meditation that put the body in a state of deep rest known as the relaxation response, are capable of changing how genes behave in response to stress...
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Feds Expand Salmonella Saintpaul Search To Non Tomato Foods

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday, Tuesday, that it was no closer to finding the source of the Salmonella Saintpaul contamination that has now sickened over 850 people and put over 150 in...
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New York City Restaurants Enter Final Phase Of Trans Fats Ban

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Yesterday, 1st July, New York City restaurants entered the final phase of the ban on artificial trans fats introduced a year ago. The City's restaurants must now clear trans fats rom their menus...
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Emotional, Psychological, And Marital Stress In Male Factor Infertility

Changes In Bacterial Flora Associated With Kidney Stones: An Analysis Of Reported Literature

Smoke-Free Policies Are Achieving Intended Goals

Chronic Kidney Disease: The Underrecognized Epidemic

Painful Procedures Often Performed Without Pain Medication On Newborns In ICUs

Other Medical and Health News for 2 July*

Line-up Of AJR Editors Expanded To Meet The Needs Of Changing Profession

NARSAD Appoints Lou Innamorato As Acting President

Royal College Of Psychiatrists Launches Three-Year Campaign To Tackle Inequalities In Mental Health, UK

Statement On Death Of Mental Health Patient In Psychiatric Emergency Room Of Kings County Hospital

Democratic Lawmakers Call Bush Administration's Efforts To Temporarily Hold Medicare Physician Payment Rates At Current Levels 'Misleading'

Study Examines Mental Health Coverage In State Health Care Initiatives

Miami Herald Examines African HIV/AIDS Groups' Efforts To Fight Disease

CMS Rule Requires Hospice Providers To Track, Improve Quality Of Care Delivered

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Bill Gates Announces $23 Million Foundation Grant For HIV/AIDS In India

Los Angeles Times Examines Apparent Increase In Abortions In Middle East

California Hospitals Disclose Preventable Medical Errors

Indian Generic Drug Companies, HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group File Opposition To Patent Of Roche's Antiretroviral Valganciclovir

Study Looks At Asthma Prevalence By Race/Ethnicity, Connection With Housing Conditions

Indiana Lawmakers May Alter State's Fetal Homicide Law

New York Times Examines Effect Of Economic Downturn On State Budgets

Product RED To Begin Digital Music Service To Fight HIV/AIDS In Africa

California Summit Focuses On Diabetes, Obesity In Minority Communities

Pelvic Prolapse - Evaluating The Effects Of Pelvic Floor Reconstruction On The Outcomes Of Slings

Potential Role Of Stem Cells In The Treatment Of Incontinence And Pelvic Prolapse

Hispanic Births Increasing Group's Population; Some Rural Communities Significantly Affected

Pharmacists Urge Consumers To Seek Advice About Sunburn Safety

Shortcuts In Using Bar Coding Technology At Hospitals Undermines Systems' Safeguards, Study Finds

Minnesota Researchers Developing Web Site That Aims To Curb Spread Of HIV Among MSM

USA Today Looks At Counties' Response To Increase In Hispanic Population

Minister Wallace Launches New Stronger Codes Of Practice To Control Alcohol Marketing, Communications And Sponsorship, Ireland

New Book For Parents Of Children With Juvenile Arthritis

The Benefits Of Green Tea In Reducing An Important Risk Factor For Heart Disease

NPA Responds To Launch Of High Quality Care For All - The NHS Next Stage Review, UK

Depression Ups Risk Of Complications Following Heart Attack

New HRSA Report Illustrates Success Of Health Centers

New Report Outlines Substantial Progress Made On Import Safety

UNICEF Urges Sudanese Households To Prioritize Hygiene And Prevent Disease

Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive In Ethiopia For Emergency Relief

Statement On The Launch Of Lord Darzi's Report, UK

Damning Report Published On The Dental Contract Today

Urologic Residency Curriculum In Ultrasound Augments Resident Competency In Urologic Ultrasound

Urodynamics/Incontinence/Female Urology: Urodynamic Testing - Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

New York Times Magazine Examines Europe's 'Lowest-Low Fertility' Phenomenon

SureScripts, RxHub Merge, Create Single E-Prescription Network, Promote Greater Adoption

HIV/AIDS Cases Among Adults Ages 50, Older In Georgia Increasing, Health Department Says

Congressional Black Caucus Urges Lawmakers To Include Menthol Restriction In Tobacco Legislation

Charleston Post And Courier Examines South Carolina Law's Effect On Immigrant Health Care

On Medicare's Anniversary, Congress Still Has Work To Do - AARP Calls On Lawmakers To Pass Bill That Keeps Medicare Fair

Newly Discovered Checkpoint Process Decides Between Death, Division Or Cancer

Will Chemotherapy Work? Einstein Researchers Develop Test That May Offer Answer For Colorectal Patients

Resubmission Of New Drug Application For Vasovist - Providing Improved Imaging Of The Vascular System Through Magnetic Resonance Angiography Imaging

Survival After Extreme Blood Loss Significantly Improved By 'Hibernation-On-Demand' Drug

Report Calls For New Resources For Studying Fungi That Impact Human Health And Agriculture

Journal Of The Royal Society Of Medicine Has A Number Of Papers In Its NHS At Sixty Special Edition

Insights Into 'Blinking' Phenomena Could Improve Biological Imaging

Development Of Laser Spectrometer Opens The Way For More Effective Carbon Trading, Drug Development And Carbon Dating

Clinicians Should Consider Economic Impact Of New Interventions

Weather Programme Hails Help The Aged, UK

Outcomes Of Severe Lupus Nephritis Improved By 'Multi-Target' Immune Therapy

Cambridgeshire Employment Agencies Warned Of HSE Migrant Worker Checks, UK

$950,000 In Seed Grants Awarded By The Parkinson's Disease Foundation

HSE Prosecutes Printer Following Multiple Breaches Of Safety Laws, UK

Take Home Message - Localized Prostate Cancer - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

Take Home Message - Advanced Prostate Cancer - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Life-Extending Protein Can Also Have Damaging Effects On Brain Cells

To Reduce Obesity In The United States A Population-Based Approach Is Needed

President Bush Signs War Funding Bill That Delays Medicaid Rules

Federal Judge Rejects Request For Injunction Against Medicare Competitive Bidding Program For Durable Medical Equipment

Tackling Teenage Pregnancy Is Top Priority For North East England

Draft G8 Communique Does Not Cite 2010 Deadlines For Development Aid, Universal Access To HIV Prevention, Care

CCA Comment On RCGP Report On Primary Care Federations

White House, GOP Leadership Must Take 'Lead' In Convincing Senators To Drop PEPFAR Reauthorization Objections, Editorial Says

'Darzi' Could Herald New Chapter For NHS, Says Unite, UK

Dignity Must Be A Prime Focus For The Future Of The NHS, Says Help The Aged, UK

King's Fund Response To Lord Darzi's NHS Next Stage Review, UK

1000 Healthcare Professionals Expected At The Diabetes Asia 2008 Conference

Better Glucose Control In Children With Type 1 Diabetes Associated With Dietary Adherence

Disease-Detecting Lab In The Palm Of Your Hand

Asthma Risk Increases In Children Treated For HIV

Illegal Wildlife Trade Threatening Healthcare Resource

New Genome Research Provides Insights And Raises New Questions About How Multi-Cellular Organisms Evolved

More Must Be Done To Increase Organ Donors In The UK, British Medical Association

Peyronie's Disease Knowledge And Practice Patterns Assessment: A Survey Of Urologists In The United States

LapMentor Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgical Simulator Motion Analysis Data Correlation And Video Assessment Of Real Laparoscopic Surgery Results

Post-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Bleeding Management. Lessons Learned In 20 Years

Postvasectomy SA: Risk Factors For Noncompliance

Prospective Randomized Controlled Double Blind Trial Of Shock Wave Therapy (SWT) Vs. Sham Treatment In Men With Peyronie's Disease

Risk Of Renal Function Deterioration After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy In Patients With Baseline Renal Insufficiency

Stiffness Gradients In Vascular Bundles Of Palm Trees

Selection On Personality In A Songbird Affects Maternal Hormone Levels Tuned To Its Effect On Timing Of Reproduction

Inbreeding And Amphibian Malformations

ERMA's Recommendation To Continue The Use Of Endosulfan In New Zealand Dismays Breast Cancer Network

Secure Patient Data Or Face Consequences, Warns Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland

BPH/LUTS - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

Australian Medical Association Welcomes Application Of Screening Exam For International Medical Graduates

Urodynamics/Incontinence/Female Urology: Evaluation And Therapy - Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

Moffitt Cancer Center Study Shows That Pain Causes Increased Desire To Smoke Cigarettes

Patients' Safety Not Compromised By Cut To Junior Doctors' Hours In UK

New Technique Produces Genetically Identical Stem Cells

New Discovery A Step Towards Better Diabetes Treatment

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation July 1, 2008

Dental Practitioners Association Comment On Health Select Committee Report, UK

Small Protein May Have Big Role In Making More Bone And Less Fat

Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association - Moderated Poster Session: Trauma And Reconstruction II

Orchidopexy In Adulthood Improve Male Fertility

Outcomes Of Patients Lost To Follow-Up After Midurethral Synthetic Slings: Successes Or Failures?

State Of The Art Lecture: What Are The Most Important Ongoing Clinical Trials In Urologic Oncology Worldwide?

Surgical Treatment Of Severe Peyronie's Disease For Maximum Penile Length And Girth Gain

Vets In A Changing Environment - British Veterinary Association Congress 2008, 25 - 27 September, Royal College Of Physicians, London

PainEaze - Natural Pain Relief Solution Launched For Sports & Exercise Injuries, UK

Functional Group Diversity Of Bee Pollinators Increases Crop Yield

Post-Exercise Caffeine Helps Muscles Refuel

Egg Colour Mimicry In The Common Cuckoo Cuculus Canorus As Revealed By Modelling Host Retinal Function

Diabetic Hypoglycaemia: ESP Bioscience Announces New Journal For 2008 (01 July 2008)

The Modeling Of Avian Visual Perception Predicts Behavioural Rejection Responses To Foreign Egg Colours

Gender Differences And Heart Disease

New Oral Angiogenesis Inhibitor Offers Potential Nontoxic Therapy For A Wide Range Of Cancers

Animal Study Identifies New DNA Weapon Against Avian Flu

Surgeons' Role In Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Mortality Examined

Zenith Endovascular Graft Continues To Show Durability

Some Poor Households Opt For Cigarettes Over Food

Weekends Slow Weight Loss

New Study Focuses On Obesity In The Lesbian Community

Erectile Dysfunction Lower In Men Who Have Intercourse More Often

Sunburn Alert: UVB Does More Damage To DNA Than UVA

Erectile Dysfunction After Plaque Incision And Grafting: Incidence And Predictors

Intra Uterine Growth Retardation Induced Sub-Fertility Is Corrected By Placental Gene Therapy With Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1

Is Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Necessary Among Elderly Patients With Bladder Cancer Undergoing A Radical Cystectomy?

Pediatric Researchers Find Possible 'Master Switch' Gene In Juvenile Arthritis

Predicting The Fate Of A Living Fossil: How Will Global Warming Affect Sex Determination And Hatching Phenology In Tuatara?

Eisai Provides Preliminary Efficacy Update On EORTC Phase III Trial Of Dacogen(R) Versus Supportive Care In Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Applisonix Announces Breakthrough In Ultrasound Technology For Hair Removal - Average Hair Reduction Of 38% Following Initial Treatment

Female Bushcrickets Fuel Their Metabolism With Male Nuptial Gifts

Fish Odour Triggers Conspecific Attraction Behavior In An Aquatic Invertebrate

Echo Therapeutics Initiates Clinical Study Of Its Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System In Patients With Diabetes

Bad News To Bad Bugs: Northern Antibiotics Develops Novel Polymyxins With Reduced Toxicity

ADVENTRX Announces Preliminary Response Rate Data From Discontinued Phase 3 Trial Of CoFactor(R)

Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Tissue Bank Consortium May Solve Dire Problem In Pediatric Cancer Research

OneTouch(R) Ping(TM) Glucose Management System Cleared By FDA

USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs In Ethiopia

With Prostate Cancer: Waiting For Symptoms Is Not An Option

Best Treatment For MS May Depend On Disease Subtype

Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Balanced Nutrition Saves Lives

New Obesity Treatment Option For NHS Patients As It Emerges Public Want Doctors To Help Obese Patients Lose Weight, UK

Low Use Of Medical Check-Ups For Intestinal Cancer

Doctor Who-Ever's Convenient, UK

Yeast-Based Vaccine Induces Immune Responses And Reduces Tumor Size In Mice

FDA Approves First And Only Single-Dose Antibiotic For Dogs And Cats

Improvement Foundation Supports Lord Darzi's Newly Published 'High Quality Care For All' Next Stage Review, UK

DxS Launches Cancer Mutation Kit For K-RAS In Australia - New Diagnostic Assists Clinicians In Selecting Appropriate Cancer Therapy For Patients

Olympic Athletes: Trouble Breathing In Beijing?

RCOG Releases Standards In Maternity And Gynaecology, UK

RCOG Release: Royal Colleges Release Report On Working Time Directive (WTD) 2009 Compliance

EU Organ Donation Directive Must Reflect Clinical Need

"Don't Delay EHealth" Advises Health First Europe

Cimzia(R) Filed With EMEA For Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Europe

SmokeFree England One Year On - New Report Shows Benefits To Health

Thermo Fisher Scientific Has A PCR Plate To Suit All Major Thermal Cyclers

Football Hero Sir Geoff Hurst MBE Urges: Access To Prostate Cancer Care Shouldn't Be Left To Chance

British Society For Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Launch The First Evidence-based UK Guidelines To Tackle Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP)

Analyzing The Occurrence Of Peyronie's Disease After Radical Prostatectomy

Can Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Induce Peyronie's-Like Plaque In Normal Penis?

Effect Of Allopurinol On Germ Cell Apoptosis Following Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury In A Rat

FDA Expands Cooperative Research And Development Study (CRADA) With Conformia

Seniors Mobilizing Against Medicare Advantage Cuts

The Formula For The 21st Century Dad - More Nurture: Less Nature

Statement: GMC Welcomes Emphasis On Education And Training In Lord Darzi's Final Report Of The NHS Next Stage Review

ABPI Welcomes Measures To Improve Access To Modern Medicines, UK

Employer-Based Weight Loss Programs Are Helpful

Integration Of Joint Replacements Improved By Coating Titanium With Polymer

USC School Of Dentistry Researchers Use A Patient's Own Bone To Accelerate Orthodontics

Study Of The Effects Of Healing Touch Therapy

New High-Tech Imaging Center "TIGA" At The University Of Heidelberg / Robot "NanoZoomer" Shows High-Resolution Images Of Cells And Tissue

How To Move Cancer Research Forward: Public/Private Partnerships - A NCI Science Writer's Seminar

New Study Says Peers At The Heart Of Teen Weight Concerns

Johns Hopkins Experts Available To Discuss Cardiac Arrythmia

Many Happy Returns, NHS

Prognostic Impact Of Postoperative C-Reactive Protein Level In Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Cytoreductive Nephrectomy

Pseudosarcomatous Fibromyxoid Tumor Of The Bladder

Ultrasonographically Measured Testicular Volumes In 0- To 6-Year-Old Boys

Positive Surgical Margins During Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Contemporary Analysis Of Risk Factors

Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy For Localized Prostate Cancer In Renal Transplant Patients

Risk Assessment Of Incidentally Detected Complex Renal Cysts In Children: Potential Role For A Modification Of The Bosniak Classification

Survey Finds Smokers Suffer More Back Pain

Difficulty Sleeping Increases As Women Progress Through Menopause According To Study By Rush University Medical Center

July 2008 Journal Of The American Dietetic Association Highlights

Post-Exercise Caffeine Helps Muscles Refuel

After Brain Injury Resuscitation Technique May Do More Harm Than Good

Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Johns Hopkins Researchers Report

Barcoded Technology Used To Reduce Medication Administration Has Flaws

Schizophrenia And Violence

At Specific Signal Threshold, Cancer Cells Revert To Normal

Child's Ability To Taste And Smell Measured By New Combination Of Tests

Lives Saved When Minimum Drinking Age Is 21

Fifteen Human Genomes Each Week - The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Hits 1 Terabase

New 'Everyday Cognition' Scale Tracks How Older Adults Function In Daily Life

Predicting TB Outbreaks Based On The First 2 Cases

Taking Action Against Hospital Acquired Infection

First Analysis Of Cancer Incidence, Mortality And Survival Combined Reveals Encouraging Trends In Europe, Smoking And Obesity-Related Cancers Increase

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Over 45s On The Increase

Does The Male Aging Influence Clinical Outcomes On ICSI Cycles?

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Of The Prostate After Cryotherapy: Initial Experience

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