Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 9 July 2008

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Wednesday 9 July 2008

Heparin Overdose Suspected In Texas Hospital Baby Death, 16 Others Affected

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Reports are coming in that a hospital in Texas, USA, is investigating how up to 17 babies in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) received an overdose of the blood thinner heparin; one of the babies is dead although the...
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FDA Strengthens Warnings On Fluroquinolone Antibiotics Because They Can Harm Tendons

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked the makers of fluroquinolone antibiotics to place a boxed warning on the label information for doctors and patients to alert them that this class of drug can increase the...
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Breast Cancer HER2 Test For Herceptin Candidates Approved By FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it had approved a new test that measures the strength of HER2 gene amplification in breast cancer patients so that decisions can be made about whether...
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No Improvement In Survival With Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer

No Major Changes Seen In Access To Chemotherapy After Medicare Modernization Act Of 2003

Higher Levels Of Blood Protein Fetuin-A Linked To Diabetes

New Tool To Help Measure Cardiovascular Risk: Cheaper, Easier

Very Elderly People Could Prevent Dementia By Treating High BloodPressure

Abortionists Move From Promoting Harm To Preventing Good, Writes Dr Trevor Stammers, UK

Other Medical and Health News for 9 July*

New Report Considers Role Of Pharmacy In Alcohol Misuse Services

G8 Supports Biotech's Role In Addressing Global Food Security

MISSION Product™ Brings High-Performance Skincare To Beijing

Culligan's New Aqua-Cleer(R) Advanced Drinking Water System Provides Clean, Quality Water Customized For Every Home

Measure Up Revived By Everyclick, Diabetes UK

Five Years On, NHS Still Failing MS Patients

Wall Street Journal Examines How Costly Cancer Drugs Affect Physicians' Treatment Decisions

Economic Changes Have Weakened 'Protective Value' Of Insurance, Other Benefits, According To Columnist

Medicare Physician Pay Patch Bill Might Gain Enough Votes For Cloture In Senate, Baucus Says

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Orange County, Calif., Social Service Agencies Seek To Provide Awareness Of Culturally Competent Health Care To Vietnamese Community

McCain Says As President He Would Balance Budget By 2013 In Part By Overhauling Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security

Seattle Times Examines Washington State Panel That Reviews Medical Technologies

Chicago Tribune Examines Treatment Disparities Between Blacks And Whites With Kidney Failure

Court Should Lift Injunction Against Wash. State Rules Requiring Pharmacies To Fill Prescriptions, Opinion Piece Says

Coverage Mandates Included In Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Cost $1.3B Annually, Report Finds

Editorials, Letter To Editor Respond To Senate Republican Block Of PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation

Opinion Piece Examines Democratic Party's Stance On Abortion

Physicians Debate Value Of Routine Breast Cancer Screenings For Elderly Patients

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

AP/Hays Daily News Examines Kan. Gov. Sebelius' Role In State Abortion Debates, Disputes

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Efforts Could Reduce Heart Attacks By 36%, Strokes By 20% In 30 Years, Study Finds

American Prospect Examines U.S. HIV/AIDS Strategy

HPV Vaccine Gardasil Under Investigation For Adverse Events, New York Post Reports

CDC Launches 'Healthiest Nation Campaign' To Improve Health Of U.S. Residents

Caribbean Leader To Ask CARICOM To Contribute Toward $50M Initiative To Fight HIV/AIDS

Cognitive Functions In Alzheimer's Disease My Be Affected By Antihypertensive Treatment

Suicide Prevention And Antidepressants

Spain: 21st Congress Of The College Of Neuropsychopharmacology, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2008

New Jersey Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Encourage Private Investors To Fund Stem Cell Research

WellPoint Agrees To Pay $11.8M To California Hospitals Over Health Insurance Policy Cancellations

G8 Leaders Agree To $60B To Help Fight Disease In Africa

Taking Fish Oil Supplements In Late Pregnancy Might Reduce The Risk Of Your Child Developing Asthma

Islet Transplantation Study For Type 1 Diabetes

The Internet, Alcohol, And Sleep: That May Contribute To Weight Gain In Adolescent Girls, Journal Of Pediatrics

Insight Into Development Of Congenital Circulatory Defects

Protein On 'Speed' Linked To ADHD

Medical Students Chosen For Exemplary Pharmfree Leadership, USA

Texas Physicians To U.S. Senators: Vote For One Special Interest Group - Texas Patients

Better Counseling By Physicians Recommended Regarding Link Between Smoking And Bladder Cancer

A Gene Variant May Make Women More Prone To Alcoholism

Court Case Highlights Need For Workers To Consider Elderly Residents, UK

Website Provides U.S. Prescribers With Free, Accredited CME Courses On Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing Practices

Duckweed Can Undo Pollution, Fight Global Warming And Alleviate World Hunger

Statement By Mary Harney, T.D. Minister For Health & Children In Relation To Budgetary Consolidation In 2008, Ireland

Self-Moisturizing Contact Lenses, Naturally

Professor Continues Research Of Biologically-Inspired Tactical Security Infrastructure For Military Computing And Disaster Relief Operations

Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging

New Bone Implants Baked To Withstand Stress

OptumHealth Introduces New "Brain Health" Capabilities

The Hijacking Of Human Red Blood Cells By The Malaria Parasite

Changes In Doctors' Reimbursement Has Not Affected Access To Cancer Care

Patients More Likely To Stay On Lipitor Than Simvastatin, A Large Observational Study Shows

The ECNP Consensus Statement On Bipolar Depression

Stanford Researchers Find Molecule That Kills Kidney Cancer Cells

News From The July 8 Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

Awareness Of Epidemiology's Limitations Could Reduce Impact Of False-Positive Cancer Results

Greater Gains In Mortality Reduction From Common Cancers Associated With Higher Education

Archemix' ARC1779 Granted Orphan Designation In EU For The Treatment Of TTP, A Life-Threatening Blood Disorder

Risk Prediction For Breast Cancer Not Substantially Improved By Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms

pSivida Corp: BrachySil™ Phase IIb Pancreatic Cancer Trials Commence

Novel Hit-To-Lead Drug Discovery

Aurora(R) Breast MRI Society Debuts The Journal Of Breast MRI

First Twenty-Five Percent Of Subjects In Phase 2 Melanoma Clinical Trial Treated

Recovery Of Wartime Limb Injuries May Be Improved By Myostatin Inhibitors

Dopamine's Opposing Effects Separated By A Few Millimeters In The Brain

Xclair(R) Reported To Be Safe And Effective In Study Published In European Journal Of Dermatology

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics And Rutgers University Study Shows That Transplanting NTF Cells Improves The Recovery Of Spinal Cord Injury Rat Model

Cancer And Tropical Disease Drug Discovery Aided By Insect Warning Colors

Strategic Program For Asthma Research Awards UTMB Professor $750,000 Grant

Lautenberg Statement On Ftc Proposal To End Deceptive Tar & Nicotine Ratings For Cigarettes

Antibody To Breast Cancer-Secreted Protein Blocks Metastasis

Spellex Releases Spellex Veterinary V.2008 - Animal Healthcare Spelling Software

Low Back Pain Recovery Slow; And Worse For Those On Compensation

Protein Marker For Schizophrenia Risk

Spellex Releases Spellex Biotech V.2008, New Upgrade Of The World's First Bioscience Spell Checking Software

Trans-Fatty Acids And Insulin Sensitivity

NICE Final Recommends Treatment Options For Primary, Secondary Prevention Of Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures In Postmenopausal Women, UK

Study Points To Cocktail Therapy For Alzheimer's - Beverage Supplement Improves Memory, Learning In Gerbils

Increased Support For Hematology-Related Training Programs

Hepatitis C Virus May Need Help Of Enzyme To Cause Liver Disease, Pitt Study Finds

New Grant Encourages Protected Research Time For Medical Fellows

NIH Selects BlueInGreen To Test New Technology For Efficient Removal Of Pharmaceuticals From Wastewater

Changing Salmonella From Foe To Friend As A Way To Administer Vaccines In The Body

European Telemedicine Vendors Adapt To Advances In Technology

Growing Demand For Infectious Disease Diagnostics Across East Africa

LifeCycle Pharma Announces Positive Topline Results From Phase II Clinical Study Of LCP-Tacro Once Daily In Stable Liver Transplant Patients

SF Study: Streamlined Consent Increases HIV Testing Among High-Risk Populations, Notes AHF

Groundbreaking E-Medication History Pilot Program To Improve Patient Safety

Primovist(R) Approved In The U.S. For The Detection And Characterization Of Liver Lesions

Alcoholism-Associated Molecular Adaptations In Brain Neurocognitive Circuits

Head-to-Head Study Demonstrates Focalin(R) XR Offers Faster And Better Symptom Control Than Concerta(R)1 In Early Part Of ADHD Patients' Day

Pharmasset Announces Initiation Of Combination Study Of Clevudine And Viread(R) For HBV By French National Agency For Research On AIDS And Hepatitis

Epeius Biotechnologies' Tumor Targeted Rexin G Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation For The Treatment Of Osteosarcoma

ViroPharma Provides Update On Upcoming FDA Advisory Committee Meeting To Discuss Bioequivalence Of Locally Acting Gastrointestinal Drugs

FDA Approves EOVIST(R) To Detect And Characterize Focal Liver Lesions

Proposing A New Global Compact For Infectious Diseases

Experts Say Slowing Aging Is Way To Fight Diseases In 21st Century

Breast Asymmetry After Cancer Treatment Affects Quality Of Life

Survival Benefit Lacks For Some Prostate Patients Given Hormones

Liver Protein Associated With Type 2 Diabetes In Older Adults

Internet Crawling: A New Tool For Tracking Infectious Disease

New Resource For Home Health Care Response During A Flu Pandemic

A New Frontier In The Battle Against Disc Degeneration

Researchers Discover That The Size Of A Woman's Uterus Can Predict Whether She Is At Risk Of Having Very Premature Twins After IVF

Argyrin: Natural Substance Raises Hope For New Cancer Therapies

Can Tomatoes Carry The Cure For Alzheimer's?

Working To Decode TB,

MICROSCIENCE 2008 Heralds A Bright Future For Microscopy - Largest Royal Microscopical Society Event To Date

Risk Of Developmental Disorders In Children Not Increased By IVF

RADI Medical Systems Launches Next Generation PressureWire(R) Certus

FDA Approves New Genetic Test For Patients With Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Should Play Greater Role In Primary Care, UK

World's First In-Light HD Operating Room Camera: Delivers Razor-Sharp, True-to-Life High-Definition Video And Still Images

'Nephrology Nurses Week' To Spotlight Nurses' Life-Saving Work

Prime Minister Gordon Brown And Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop Of York, Welcome New Standards Of Care For Sickle Cell Disease

A New Antimicrobial Therapy Pocket Guide Written By Physicians Of Mayo Clinic For Physicians On The Go

Report Offers Resources For Home Health Care Response During A Flu Pandemic

Thermo Fisher Scientific Named A Microsoft Pharmaceutical And Life Sciences Innovation Award Winner For Informatics Solutions

The First Autism Disease Genes

Neurogenesis In The Adult Brain: The Association With Stress And Depression

New Insights Into Human Transcriptome Revealed By Deep Sequencing Study

Consortium Of Emergency Care Providers To Conduct Clinical Trial Of Promising Treatment For Severe Trauma

China Medical Equipment Fair Spring 2008 Sets New Records With Expanded International Participation

European Commission Announces Marketing Authorisation For 50mg Once Weekly Enbrel(R) For Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Psoriasis

Fish Oil And Red Yeast Rice Studied For Lowering Blood Cholesterol

Start Of Phase I Study For Intranasal Pandemic Influenza Vaccine DeltaFLU

Schering-Plough Announces Phase III Data For Sustained Follicle Stimulant

Emisphere Announces Data From Independent Clinical Study Of Effects Of Oral GLP-1 On Glucose And Insulin Concentrations

Members Of Consumer-Driven Health Plans Choosing Less Care

Failure Of The 1st Attempt At Assisted Reproduction Justifies At Least 1 Additional Cycle

Scientists Urge More Care In Selection Of Normal-Looking Sperm

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Keeping A Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss

Ultraviolet Light Therapy Is As Beneficial For Darker Skin As Lighter Skin

Tilapia Contains Potentially Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination

PM Gives Morale Boost To Hospital Cleaners, UK

Help The Aged Forums Celebrate Ten Years Of Speaking Up For Older People In The West Midlands, UK

Male Cyclists Risk Sexual Problems If They Don't Choose The Right Bike

Whizz-Kidz Seeking Potential Wheelchair Skills Trainers, UK

MP Probes Health Minister On Services For Vulnerable Patients, UK

UNC Study Ties Ending Moderate Drinking To Depression

Diet May Modify Leading Worldwide Cause Of Cardiovascular Disease

Online Cancer Chat With A Safety Net

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