Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 10 July 2008

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Thursday 10 July 2008

New Fatal CJD-Like Dementia Discovered In America

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new dementia that is distinct from but resembles known forms of CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, has been discovered in America, affecting 16 people, 10 of whom have died after gradually losing their mental and motor...
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Rare Form Of Salmonella Now Affecting Over 1000 People; Jalapenos And Cilantro Also Under Investigation

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Federal health authorities in the USA reported yesterday, 9th July, that the number of confirmed cases of people infected since April by the same strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, a rare form of the foodborne bacterium, now...
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Men With Diabetes Have More Damaged Sperm DNA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Conference delegates in Spain yesterday heard about new research from Ireland that found diabetes in men had a direct effect on male fertility because of higher damage to sperm DNA...
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African American Council On Liver Awareness Convenes In Washington D.C.

Older People Are Having Sex, And Loving It

Risk Factors Identified For Skin Cancer: Tumor Thickness, Immune Status, Desmoplastic Growth, And Location On The Ear

Approaches To HIV Treatment In Africa And Europe Yield Similar Results

Other Medical and Health News for 10 July*

AccuQuote, A Leading Provider Of Term Life Insurance Quotes, Provides Tips For Helping Smokers Find Affordable Term Life Insurance

Opexa's Phase IIb Study Of Tovaxin(R) Receives Positive Review From Data Safety Monitoring Board

Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family

Not The Protein, But Its Location In The Cell, Determines The Onset Of Leukemia

Medicare Paid As Much As $92M To Medical Suppliers Using ID Numbers Of Dead Physicians From 2000 To 2007, Report Finds

Biotech Firm GeoVax Labs Seeking FDA Approval To Launch Phase II Trials Of HIV Vaccine Candidate

Nashville, Tenn., Religious Leaders Seek To Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Blacks

Democrats Seek One More Republican Vote To Delay Medicare Physician Fee Reduction, Target McCain

Some Military Veterans Paying More For Health Care, Research Says

Minorities, Rural Residents In Maryland Less Likely To Be Cancer Clinical Trial Participants, Study Finds

Group Files Petition Signatures For Mich. Ballot Initiative To Loosen Stem Cell Research Restrictions

Washington Post, Wall Street Journal Examine Issue Of Medical Tourism

Study Examines India's HIV/AIDS Plan

Some European Physicians Hope To Make Low-Cost IVF Treatment Available To Women In Africa

Fewer Texas Physicians Accepting New Medicare Patients; Payment Cut Would Exacerbate Problem

G8 Nations Should Honor Development Commitments Made To Africa, Editorial Says

New York Times Examines Debate Over Mammography For Women Over 80

New Jersey Health Care Bill Extends Child, Low-Income Coverage, Allows Insurers To Vary Premiums By Age

Chicago Tribune Examines Program That Teaches Swazi Doctors How To Perform Male Circumcisions

Advocates Protest Catholic Church's Position On Condoms, Contraception Prior To Pope's Visit To Australia

Many Web Sites Still Offering Controlled Substances Without Prescription, Report Finds

Nepal On Track To Meet HIV/AIDS Target, MDGs, Minister Says

Olympus Grants An Additional $500,000 For Research In Minimally Invasive Surgery

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Examines Pa.'s Decision To Refuse Title V Abstinence-Only Education Funds

New York Times Examines McCain's Plan To Expand Federal Support For State High-Risk Pools

UNITAID Endorses Creation Of Panel To Examine Drug Patent Issues

Anti-Tobacco Campaign Tests Lung Capacity, Determination And Tobacco Awareness In 'Miley Mania Adventure'

Mathematical Models Of Energy Homeostasis

McCain Talking More About Judicial Issues Than Obama In Recent Stump Speeches, The Politico Reports

Proposed Bipartisan Bill To Spur U.S. Health Care Reform Could 'Cause Large-Scale Disruption,' According To Business Coalition

Women Who Use Microbicides, Still Contract HIV Could End Up With Fewer Treatment Options Because Of Resistance, Study Finds

A World Novelty For An Improved Tsunami Early Warning

UFCW President Announces Aggressive New Health Care Mobilization Project, USA

RHR Consultants To Speak At 2008 International Congress Of Psychology

Aerosol Toxins From Red Tides May Cause Long-Term Health Threat

The Spirit Of The Horse: Timberline Knolls Recovery Center Launches Equine Therapy

Samaritan's HIV Drug Granted IND From FDA

Men And Women Benefit From Gender Specific Kidney Transplants

EpiVax Receives 600,000 Dollars Grant To Develop Treatment For Diabetes From National Institutes Of Health

Depression After Stroke: A Neglected Problem

FoldRx Technology Enables Discovery Of Novel Therapeutic Approach For Treating Cystic Fibrosis

In Norway Vaccinated Infants Well Protected Against Severe Pneumococcal Infection

Sciele Pharma Completes Phase III Safety Trial For Glycopyrrolate Liquid, A Treatment For Chronic, Moderate-to-Severe Drooling In Pediatric Patients

Meda: FDA Approves Azelastine Eye Drops Unit Dose

Hysteresis Of Soft Joints Embedded With Fluid-Filled Micro-Channels

Approximate Bayesian Computation Scheme For Parameter Inference And Model Selection In Dynamical Systems

Molecular Motor Works By Detecting Minute Changes In Force

International Organizations And IAEA Member States To Test Emergency Plans

Studying How Food Affects The Brain

Key Structure From Ebola Virus Revealed By Scripps Research Scientists

Verbally Aggressive Mothers Direct Their Children's Behavior

U.S. Health Authorities Report Reduction In Rotavirus Disease After The Introduction Of Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine RotaTeq(R)

Response To Vaccination Affected By Gender, Time Of Day

Better Outcomes In Heart Attack Patients Linked To Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Sen. Cornyn Supports Short-Term Medicare Fix But Says Democrats Have Left Hard Work Undone

Ethical Red Flags Raised Following Gene Therapy Research In Developing World

In Spite Of Setbacks, Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines Continue To Make Gains - Immune Science Associates Assessment Analyzes Evolving Strategies

Majority Of Subjects Report That Music Sounds Pleasant With Their MAESTRO Cochlear Implant

Introgen To Host Conference Call With Clinical Investigators To Discuss Phase III Data And ADVEXIN Registration Activities

New Book Looks At Long-Term Care And Uncertainties For Elderly Baby Boomers

A Keystone Effect For Parasites In Intraguild Predation?

Biomolecular Simulation And Modelling: Status, Progress And Prospects

Médecins Sans Frontières Statement On UNITAID Medicines Patent Pool Decision

National Autistic Society Response To The Bercow Review On Children, Young People And Speech, Language And Communication, UK

Statement By Robert M. Hayes, President Of The Medicare Rights Center,on The Senate's Passage Of The Medicare Bill

Internists Applaud Senate Vote To Pass H.R. 6331 And Avert Physician Payment Cut, Noting Bipartisan 'Veto Proof' Majority, USA

Merck Serono: Erbitux(R) Phase III Clinical Study In Gastric Cancer Started

Medicare Bidding Program Creates Major Problems For Physicians, Hospitals, And Beneficiaries Seeking Home Medical Equipment

Mind Over Matter In Chronic Disease Treatment, Queensland University Of Technology

Naturopaths Support Tougher Regulation Of Complementary Medicine

CYT003-QbG10 Monotherapy For The Treatment Of Allergic Diseases Is Safe And Efficacious In Placebo-Controlled Phase II Study

Research Highlights Problems Of Predicting Birth Weights In Obese Mothers But Finds GAP Method Very Accurate

Global Health Workforce Alliance Welcomes G8 Commitment For Action On Chronic Health Worker Shortages

Online Courses Boost Infection Control Skills That Could Prove Vital In A Pandemic

ACUSON P10 Crosses Healthcare Boundaries - Handheld Pocket Ultrasound Carries Out Essential Obstetric Scanning In Tanzania

WHO Welcomes G8 Agreement To Annual Reviews Of Commitments To Progress In Global Health

Institute Professor Wins Prestigious Science Award, UK

Maternity Services Should Be Priority Say Midwives, UK

Barnardo's Response To The Review Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services, UK

June 2008 NPA Board Meeting

An Ancient Tripartite Symbiosis Of Plants, Ants And Scale Insects

Candidate Neural Locus For Sex Differences In Reproductive Decisions

Online System Created For Soldiers To Solve Issues At Walter Reed

Psyched To Bike

Physician Owned Hospitals Linked To Shifts In Care

Patients Being Given Inappropriate Fertility Treatment, According To Infertility Network UK

Largest International Cardiac Surgery Study Will Compare Open-Heart Surgery With Or Without Heart-Lung Machine

AACR Announces New Grant Opportunity For Bladder Cancer Research

Jury Still Out On Organ Transplant Success In HIV-Positive Patients - ECRI Institute Compares Outcomes From Six Clinical Trials

Roswell Park Researcher Receives $1.2 Million To Study Cancer Immunology

Indiana Health Officials To Examine State's Pandemic Influenza Ethics Planning

BMA (Northern Ireland) Chairman Addresses Association's Annual Meeting In Edinburgh

Returning To Sport After Joint Replacement

Doctors Call For Royal Commission To Review Co-Payments, UK

Prime Minister Supports Infertility Patients As Pioneer Of IVf Says He's Angry At Lack Of Funding, UK

Thousands Struck Down By Summer Heat, Most Are Poor, USA

Give Our Children The Best Start In Life, Says BMA Scotland

Sport, Fun, Information: A Live Forum For Young People With Diabetes

Fourth WFP-Contracted Driver Killed In Somalia This Year

Mundipharma Submits New Analgesic Targin(R) (Prolonged Release Oxycodone / Naloxone Combination) For European Approval

Cadaver Tissue Fails Nearly A Quarter Of The Time In Young, Athletic ACL Reconstruction Patients

Men And Women With History Of Concussion Mend Differently, Study Finds - Concussion Treatment Needs To Be More Individualized

Life History Constrains Biochemical Development In The Highly Specialized Odontocete Echolocation System

Adaptive Numerical Competency In A Food-Hoarding Songbird

The Ocean Becomes A Pipeline To A Cure For Cystic Fibrosis

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 1b Clinical Trial Results Of APD791 For The Treatment Of Arterial Thrombosis

Orexigen(R) Initiates Second Phase IIb Empatic(TM) Trial On Schedule

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Study To Evaluate Simulect(R) (Basiliximab) For Noninfectious Uveitis

Zeus Scientific To Offer A Rapid Nasal Screening Test For Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Public Health Experts Provide Update On Current Infectious Diseases Threats

Ardea Biosciences' Advances RDEA806 Into Phase 2a Proof-of-Concept Study For Gout

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Study To Evaluate Simulect(R) (Basiliximab) For Noninfectious Uveitis

Mayo Clinic Spearheads Research To Discover Unsuspected Gene For Atrial Fibrillation

Novel Approach May Protect Against Heart Attack Injury

Survey: Most Effective Dental Braces Are Least Attractive

Some Drugs Increase Risk Of Falling

Frequent Dialysis May Benefit But At What Cost?

Kidney Disease Linked To Lower Medication Use After Heart Attack

Herceptin Targets Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Researchers Uncover Health Benefits Of Aspirin In The Prevention And Treatment Of Osteoporosis

Diabetes UK Backs Prevention Research

London Duo Sentenced For Trafficking Counterfeit Medicines And Dealing In Controlled Drugs Worth Just Under Half A Million Pounds, UK

Pharmacists Urged To Implement New Opioids Guidance Immediately

New On VETS.TV - BVA AWF Discussion Forum 2008 And The Young Vet Network

APTA Endorses World Health Organization ICF Model

AHIP: Country Is Eager For A Uniquely American Approach To Health Care Reform, USA

Latest Safeguarding Children Review Shows Most Vulnerable Children Not Yet Benefiting From Improvements To Services And Outcomes

Prostate Cancer Vaccines More Effective With Hormone Therapy

Battle Against Superbugs Undermined By Failing Drugs

Mammalian Choices: Combining Fast-But-Inaccurate And Slow-But-Accurate Decision-Making System

Bidirectional Sex Change In Mushroom Stony Corals

Delivering Integrated Healthcare Pilots

Upstream And McGill University To Collaborate On Testing Of Potential Tropical Disease Treatments

DIREVO Announces Transfer Of Patents From Evotec

BIOLASE Launches New Waterlase(R) C100 All-Tissue Dental Laser System; Unveils Broadened Product Strategy

New Call For Research Into Diabetes Complications

Study Shows Potential To Greatly Diminish Ringing In The Ears

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