Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 14 July 2008

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Monday 14 July 2008

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in Australia have made a breakthrough discovery about how the malaria parasite makes red blood cells too sticky and rigid for the the immune system to deal with that could one day lead to effective treatment...
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FDA Panel Rejects Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A panel of experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted last week to reject the Agency's proposal to make manufacturers of 11 epilepsy drugs put the strongest level of warning label on their products (the Black Box warning)...
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Intel's Home Care Remote Monitoring And Communication Device Gets FDA Approval

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Chip manufacturer Intel Corporation has gained FDA approval for its Health Guide PHS6000 electronic device that allows patients with chronic conditions to be monitored remotely and relevant information to pass between...
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Intermittent Preventive Treatment For Malaria In Schoolchildren Also Improves Attention Span

Other Medical and Health News for 14 July*

Mitigating Climate Change By Improving Forest Management In The Tropics

Leatherback Turtles Go With The Flow

Humans Lack IGb3 Due To The Absence Of Functional IGb3-Synthase: Implications For NKT Cell Development And Transplantation

Hyperactive Immune System Offers Window To The Brain In Degenerative Disease

Nicotine And Dementia

Patients Who Bring Health Information From The Internet Get More Time With Doctor

Seven Mistakes To Avoid When Seeking Social Security Disability Benefits

Sever's Disease (Children's Heel Pain) Can Be A Painful Side-Effect Of Summer For Boys And Girls Between The Ages Of 9 And 14

New Web Directory Helps Pet Owners Find Best Fit For Their Best Friend

Herbal Immunotherapy For Multi-Drug (MDR) And Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) As Well As TB With HIV

Merck, FDA Update Potential Adverse Reactions To HPV Vaccine Gardasil, Washington Times Reports

Obama Criticizes McCain On Supreme Court Judges

House Panel Votes To Extend Health Coverage For College Students Who Take Medical Leave

Swaziland To Purchase Antiretrovirals From Uganda To Address Country's HIV/AIDS Epidemic, King Mswati Says

West African Economic Community Launches Regional Campaign To Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis

U.N., World Bank Call For Improved Access To Family Planning On Eve Of World Population Day

House Subcommittee Approves Six Veterans' Health Care Bills

Los Angeles Times Examines Online Soap Opera That Aims To Raise HIV Awareness Among MSM

Efforts Offer Substance Abuse And Mental Health Treatment To American Indian Youth, Diabetes Management Education To Blacks

ORIMtec Releases Industry's First Intraoperative Monitoring Reference Guide For Neurotechnologists

LegalView Blog Announces Recruitment Of Mesothelioma Victims For New Clinical Trial Combining Chemotherapy And Radiation Treatments

AngioScore Launches New Longer And Larger AngioSculpt(R) Devices For Treatment Of Peripheral Artery Disease

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Initiates First Oncology Clinical Trial Of Novel PI3K Delta Inhibitor, CAL-101

Exact Sciences Provides Regulatory Update For Its Version 2 Stool-Based DNA Technology For Colorectal Cancer Screening

NewCardio Announces Results Of Its Large Clinical Validation Study

89% Of Children's Food Products Provide Poor Nutritional Quality, But 62% Of Them Still Make Health Claims

Chief Medical Officer Publishes Annual Report - New Focus On Tackling The Health Of The Teenage Nation, UK

Premier Healthcare Alliance Experts To Present At Conferences Around The World In July

TREDAPTIVETM (Nicotinic Acid /Laropiprant) Approved In The European Union: New Lipid-Modifying Therapy To Treat LDL-C, HDL-C And Triglycerides

TheraGenetics Licenses Intellectual Property Related To Predicting Patient Response To Antidepressant Therapy

Repros Therapeutics Inc. Announces That Proellex Significantly Reduces Pain In A U.S. Phase 2 Trial In Women With Moderate To Severe Endometriosis

Kronos Optimal Health Company Aims To Stop Diabetes Before It Starts

CardioTech Receives FDA Approval For Export Of Second Graft Size For CardioPass Clinical Trial

Water Safety Tips From The University Of Phoenix

Theragenics Corporation(R) Engages Men In A National Debate On Prostate Cancer

Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Researcher Develops Method For Early Detection Of Leukemia Relapse

Lutronic Announces FDA Clearance And Immediate Availability Of Its ECO2, The First Multi-Functional Fractional CO2 Laser System

Power3 Medical Products Advances The Diagnostic Capabilities Of The Company's Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers

Most Influential Forum For Geneticists Worldwide, Berlin

Visit Your GP Before Diabetes Visits You, Australian Medical Association

Micrus Endovascular Receives Approval To Market Cerecyte Microcoils In Japan

Oxygen Biotherapeutics Provides Update On Recent Events And Phase IIb Oxycyte Clinical Trial

Neways Donates Products To Japan Earthquake Victims

SinuCleanse Introduces Kids Mist

HP Donates Technology To Help Prevent Spread Of Disease In Quake-stricken Sichuan, China

Mosquitoes Are Out In Full Force This Summer

Affymax Completes Enrollment In PEARL 1, The First Of Four Phase 3 Clinical Trials Of Hematide™ To Treat Anemia In Chronic Renal Failure Patient

Disaboom Survey Reveals 52 Percent Of Americans Would Rather Be Dead Than Disabled

Compugen Announces Positive In-Vivo Results For Therapeutic Peptide Candidate For Immune Related Diseases

IAPAM Launches Aesthetic Medicine News Site

Live Healthy To Beat Diabetes National Diabetes Week: 13 - 19 July Australia

New Research: Diet And Nutrient Intake Of Indigenous Australians Poor

Potential To Prevent Loss Of Insulin In Type 2 Diabetes

Disease And The Environment - Enemies In Every Conflict. Meeting In Association With The Haywood Club, UK

BodyLogicMD Reports Increase Of Patients Who Suffer From Adrenal Fatigue

California Pharmacies Win Court Order To Halt 10 Percent Cut For Medi-Cal Prescription Drugs

Alcon Terminates The Development Of Anecortave Acetate In Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Still Too Low

Brazilian Lawmakers Reject Bill To Legalize Abortion

White House Renews Veto Threat Of Medicare Physician Payment Bill Because Of Medicare Advantage Cuts

Senate, House Reach Agreement On Policy Framework For Mental Health Parity Legislation

House Energy And Commerce Committee Hopes To Vote On EHR Bill By August, Seeks To Make 'Privacy A Priority'

NIH Fails To Oversee Grantees' Conflicts Of Interest, Grassley Says

American Medical Association Apologizes For 'Past History Of Racial Inequality' Toward Black Physicians

PhRMA Announces Revised Voluntary Guidelines To Prohibit Gifts To Physicians

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Issue Brief Examines Effects Of Tax Code On Health Insurance

Editorial, Opinion Piece, Letter To The Editor Address Health Care Issues In Presidential Election

Tourism Is Not Contributing To Spread Of HIV In Zanzibar, Minister Says

About 300 New HIV Cases Recorded In El Salvador Following National Testing Day

Report Examines ADAP Waiting Lists, Other Cost-Containment Measures

Young Vet Network - Discounted Access To Vetstream And New On VETS.TV, British Veterinary Association

Thoughts Of Death Make Us Eat More Cookies - Research Reveals How Watching TV Crime Shows Triggers Overeating

Rush University Medical Center Ranked Among The Top Hospitals In The Country In Seven Specialties

New Articles On Infertility And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Published In The Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health

General Dental Council (CDC) Expands Tooth Whitening Duties, UK

More Are Failing To Recognise They Have A Weight Problem

Higher Risk For Lifetime Of Tobacco Addiction In Youth With Genetic Variations

Identifying And Disrupting Key Elements Of Malaria's 'Sticky Sack' Adhesion Strategy

Potential Reasons For School Absenteeism Revealed By Study

The Mind's Eye: Psychologist Poses New Hand-Eye Relationship

Professor Of Radiology At University Of Cincinnati Receives Neuroradiology Society's Highest Honor

A Child's Natural Tendency To Be Empathic And Moral

America's Children In Brief: Key National Indicators Of Well-Being, 2008

Cancer Drug Reformulation Featured In Prestigious Journal

Automatically Sounding Out Heart Problems

Parkinsonian Tremor Caused By 'Cross Fire' From The Brain

Elusive Target In Cancer Cells Targeted By Magnolia Compound

Many More Strokes Predicted In Germany

An Effort To Detect Patterns Of Chemical Changes In Histones And Their Impact On Gene Expression

Program Discourages HIV Transmission In Russia

Biological Marker For Alzheimer's Holds Promise For Earlier Diagnosis And Treatment

Non-Parental Care Of Infants Tied To Unfavorable Feeding Practices

Conditions In The College Environment Encourage Binge Drinking

ACR's Guidelines For CT Colonography Interpretation Examined In Study At Digestive Disease Week

Conference: Emergency Response And Nanotechnology

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