Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 8 July 2008

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Tuesday 8 July 2008

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers working on a study comparing approaches to weight loss, found that keeping a food diary can double weight loss as part of a managed programme; they said that the more food records they kept, the more weight the participants lost...
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FDA Wants Suicide Warnings On Epilepsy Drugs

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A panel of independent experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is meeting this Thursday in Beltsville, Maryland, to review evidence of increased suicide risk for patients on anti-seizure drugs, and...
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Mothers Get High On Baby Smiles

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Seeing her baby smile lights up the reward centres in the mother's brain in a way similar to that observed in experiments on drug addiction, said US and UK researchers who hope the findings give further insight into the...
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Archiving Information About The Human Genome Using Wikipedia

Relationship Violence In And Before College

Nutrition In Early Life Associated With Intellectual Function As Adult

New Therapies And Medications For Crohn's Disease

Heightened Neonatal Glucocorticoid Exposure Produces Selective And Rapid Cerebellar Neural Progenitor Cell Apoptotic Death

Other Medical and Health News for 8 July*

USDA Releases CRP Land In Flood Regions For Grazing

Researchers Develop A Method To Evaluate Variations Identified In Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes

Helping People Make Healthier Choices When Eating Out Of The Home, UK

Julie Clark Joins Mental Health America As Vice President Of Healthcare Reform

New York Times Examines Benefits, Costs Of Cancer Drug Avastin

Papua New Guinea Has Highest HIV/AIDS, STI Rate In Asia-Pacific Region

Senate Republicans Under Pressure From American Medical Association To Pass Legislation That Would Stop Medicare Physician Fee Cut

Namibia Education Officials, Teachers Gather At Conference On HIV/AIDS Policy In Workplace

AP Looks At How McCain's Health Plan Would Affect Employer Coverage

G8 Summit To Address Aid To Africa; Leaders Urged Not To Backtrack On Pledges To Continent

S.D. Law Requiring Doctors To Tell Women Abortion Ends A Human Life 'Alarming,' Opinion Piece Says

Large Prescription Drug Companies Lack Innovation In New Drug Development,Wall Street Journal Letter States

Los Angeles Times Looks At National Efforts To Address HIV/AIDS In The Black Community

New York Times Examines 'Pelvic Fitness' Services Offered By Clinic, Criticism From Physicians

Most New York State Hospitals, Nursing Homes Reach Deadline For Downsizing, Merging, Closure

Federal Effort Will Hold 'Local Conversations' In Communities Across The Nation To Address Racial Health Disparities

Catholic Dioceses In North Carolina Launch Initiative To Increase Public Policy Advocacy

New Jersey Hospitals Face Crisis As Economy Worsens, More Uninsured Patients Seek Care

Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS Card Could Help Stop Spread Of Disease In Community, Columnist Says

Embryo Biopsy Does Not Affect Early Growth And Risk Of Congenital Malformations In PGD/PGS Babies

Grand Jury Decides Not To Indict Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller

Increased Gas Prices Prompt Many Home Health Agencies To Reduce Services For Elderly Clients

Grand Jury Recommends Needle Exchange Program In Stanislaus County, Calif., To Reduce Cases Of HIV, Hepatitis C

Aggressive Treatment Of Childhood Eczema Could Help Prevent Asthma, Says New Study

New Targets Identified For RNAs That Regulate Genes

Obama Addressed Health Exception For Abortion

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Examines Effect Of Downturn On Health Care Providers

Aggressive HIV Treatment Programs Could Reduce New HIV Cases Up To 60%, Study Finds

Children Born After Donor Insemination Should Be Told As Soon As Possible About Their Conception

If No Unaffected Embryos Are Available, Should Embryos With An Hereditary Disorder Be Transferred?

Government Report Is A Missed Opportunity To Show That Farming Matters Says NFU

More Mental Health Symptoms Suffered By Parents Following Multiple Birth Pregnancies

Welsh Adventure Holiday Gives Kids With Asthma Breathing Space, UK

Preserving Fertility Of Cancer Patients Using New Ovarian Stimulation Technique

Raising Awareness Of Cancer Among Black And Minority Ethnic Communities

Chemical Cues That Stimulate Egg Laying By Pregnant Mosquitoes Discovered By NC State Scientists

American Nurses Association Advocates For Safe Staffing Legislation To Protect The Public's Safety

European League-Tables For Antibiotic Resistance Revealed

Flood Relief Services Not Used By Many Victims

Biofuels Have A Part To Play

Tumor Suppressor Originally Thought To Promote Cancer

Bacterial Peptide Provides New Insight Into Common Tumor Suppressor

Cellular Recycling May Be Used To Treat Cancer

Cancer Therapies From The Ocean?

EHE International Joins The Histiocytosis Association Of America In Raising Awareness Of A Rare Disease

OLIGOMERIX Funded By The ADDF To Evaluate Compounds Active Against Tau Oligomers, A Novel Target For Therapeutic Development

Obesity And Heart Disease May Be Reduced By Herbal Remedy

Prevention Activities Could Increase Lifespan Of U.S. Adults

New AAP Policy On Lipid Screening And Heart Health In Children

Hospitals Receive AHA Award For Improving Community Health Through Effective Collaborative Projects, USA

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Causes 'Double Trouble' To Brain

Study Finds 98 Percent Of Elective Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again

European Medicines Agency Approves Relistor The First-In-Class Treatment Of Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC) In Advanced-Illness Patients

China's Policies Focus On Both Environment And People

High Blood Pressure Increases Risk Of Dementia By Up To 600 Per Cent

"Primary Care Strategy Signals Government's Priorities For Pharmacy." Says The CCA, UK

Tip Of The Week - 'Cholesterol'- Not All Bad

Research Reveals Clergy Find NHS Better Employer Than Church Of England

Tools For The Rosaceae Genomics Community Provided By Review Article

NICE Fails To Act On Risk Of Fracture, Says Osteoporosis Charity, UK

Nurse Struck Off Following Care Home Cruelty, UK

Disruption Of Blood Sugar Levels After Heart Surgery Is Common

School Lunch Reimbursement Rates Increase But Additional Funding Still Needed To Cover Food Cost Hikes

Increased Risk Of Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnosis In Overweight, Insulin Resistant Women

Suzan Ulrich Named To ACNM Fellowship

Affordable Fertility Treatment In Developing Countries

The MS Society's Top Volunteers Are Online To Answer Your Questions, UK

Young People Meet With G8 Leaders

Research Shows Those Who Are Fit Fight Drugs Better

Pediatricians Can Help Prevent Violence

6 Of Every 100 Patients Die In Hospital Due To Adverse Drug Reaction

New Generation Of Doctors Urged To End Workplace Bullying, Australian Medical Students' Association

New Insight To Demineralization

Sen. Cornyn Calls On Democratic Leadership To Address Long-Term Solution To Medicare Payment System

Medivation Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Phase 2 Dimebon Study In Huntington's Disease

Guidelines For Care Of Elderly Patients Ignored

Increased Risk Of Heart Attack In Pregnancy

Aanestad Patient Safety Bill Passes Final Committee Test - Unanimous Support For SB 1178 In Assembly Appropriations Committee, California

News From The American Chemical Society, July 2, 2008

Multiple Sclerosis - Teva Provides Update On FORTE Trial

ISMPP Applauds AAMC Clarification On Ghostwriting Versus Transparent Writing Collaboration In Scientific Publications

GP Practices Face Consolidation And Closure, Says Colliers CRE Primary Healthcare Review, UK

Medtronic Starts International Market Launch And U.S. Clinical Trial Of Endurant Stent Graft

The Fight Against Bovine TB, British Veterinary Association

FDA Grant AMDL Clearance To Market THE AMDL-ELISA DR-70(R) (FDP) Blood Test For Monitoring Colorectal Cancer

Significant Impact Factor Boost For Scientific Journal Genome Research

Pandemic Planning Complicated By Political Borders, Health-Care Issues

Seniors Advocacy Group Launches Internet Ad Campaign Urging The Senate To Support Medicare Legislation

Progressive Vision Says The BMA Is Wrong - The NHS Should Be Run More Like Supermarkets, UK

Study Provides Evidence Of Brain Damage In Adults With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Two New Studies Analyze Menopause-Related Sleep Problems

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Resumes Clinical Investigation Of TLR7 Mechanism In HCV

Medivation Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Phase 2 Dimebon Study In Huntington's Disease

Light Sciences Oncology Begins Clinical Trials Of Litx Therapy In Patients With Enlarged Prostate

GeoVax Reports Progress On Its AIDS Vaccine Technology

Digestive Care, Inc. Announces The Filing Of The First Module Of NDA Submission For PANCRECARB(R) (pancrelipase)

Taking Control: Future Therapies For A Host Of Serious Diseases May Be Found In Women's Menstrual Blood

98% Of Elective Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again, Says ASPS Study

St. Jude Study Reveals A New Function For An Old Enzyme In Fatal Childhood Disease

MDS Pharma Services Launches Next Generation Phase I Study Management System

Larger Patients Seek Less Lecturing, Better Health Care

"Smart Bomb" Nanoparticle Strategy Impacts Metastasis

Vaginal Microbicides May Prevent More Infections In Men Than Women

The Coming Epidemic Of Type 2 Diabetes In Young Adults

Combination Drug Taken Early Relieves Migraine Symptoms

NYC First: Complex Aneurysm Treated Using New Fenestrated Endograft Stent

Half Of Children In Welfare System Have History Of Special Health Care Needs

First Hospital In Illinois To Stop Cancer Cold With Cold

More Than 25 Percent Of Chinese Adults Are Overweight Or Obese; Absent Changes, Rate Expected To Double In 20 Years

Schizophrenia Linked To Dysfunction In Molecular Brain Pathway Activated By Marijuana

Apprentice-Style Challenge For Property Professionals, UK

Women Who Use Fake Tan Are Twice As Likely To Stay Safe In The Sun - 36% Of British Teens Class Themselves As Sun Worshippers

Get Rid Of The Market In Health Care, Says Doctors' Leader, UK

Boehringer Ingelheim Launches New Powerful Blood Pressure Treatment, MicardisPlus 80/25mg (telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide), In The UK

Peyronie's Disease: Characteristics & Treatments

£3.3 Million Boost For African Science

Healthier Eating For Public Sector Workers And Patients, UK

Microbial Solutions Scoops Ford Engineering Excellence Award For Bacterial Technology

BMA Scotland Leader Addresses Conference In Edinburgh

Make Abortion Available In The Community Says fpa, UK

National Vaccine Advisory Committee Recommends Increased Adolescent Immunization

Treating Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Require A Combination Of Two Methods

Study Shows That Milder Forms Of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Are Associated With Hyperglycemia

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