Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 17 July 2008

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Thursday 17 July 2008

Anti Malaria Gene Confers Higher HIV Risk In People Of African Descent

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US and UK scientists investigating a gene variant that protects people of African descent from a serious type of malaria, have discovered that it may increase their vulnerability to HIV infection by as much as 40 per cent...
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Low Carb And Mediterranean May Be Effective Alternatives To Low Fat Diets, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new large scale 2 year study by an international team of scientists concluded that Mediterranean and low carbohydrate diets may be just as safe and effective as standard medically prescribed low fat diets for losing...
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Menthol Used To Attract Young Smokers, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by US researchers who examined internal industry documents, market and national survey reports and lab test results, concluded that the tobacco industry manipulated the menthol content of cigarettes to attract...
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Greater Relief From Osteoarthritis Symptoms Found In Joint Replacement Surgery

Other Medical and Health News for 17 July*

North Texas Experiences Increase In Clinics Treating Mostly Uninsured, Undocumented Immigrants

Lawmakers Discuss Role Of States In Overhauling U.S. Health Care System

More Than 11,000 West Virginia Medicaid Beneficiaries Enroll In 'Enhanced' Benefits Plan, Sign Pledge To Adopt Healthier Lifestyles

Congress Overrides Veto Of Medicare Bill To Delay Physician Payment Cut

Louisiana Medicaid Services Could Be Cut Under FY 2009 State Budget, State Health Officials Say

More MSM Finding Partners On Internet In Chicago, Contributing To Increase In Syphilis Cases, Report Finds

Abstinence-Only Spending In Texas 'Clearly Not Working,' Editorial Says

Newark Star-Ledger Examines Emergency Department 'Super Users,' Effect On Health Care Costs

Advocates Urge Canada To Implement Needle-Exchange Programs In Prisons To Prevent HIV Transmission

Antiabortion Group Operation Rescue Holding Convention In Atlanta, Protesting At Local Churches

General Motors Will Replace Retiree Health Benefits For Non-Union Workers With Monthly Pension Supplement

Increasing Number Of HIV/AIDS Cases Recorded In Pakistan

St. Petersburg Times Examines Debate Surrounding Home Births

Total U.S. Prescriptions Drop As Consumers' Health Care Costs Rise

Group Of Women In Cameroon Pledges To Fight HIV/AIDS, Address Other Issues At Workshop

Planned Parenthood To Run Ads Criticizing McCain Response About Insurance Coverage For Contraception

CMS To Pay Physicians More Than $36M In Incentives For Participating In Quality Reporting Initiative

Coalition Calls On Governments To Address Human Rights Abuses Ahead Of International AIDS Conference

Senate Rejects DeMint Amendment To Global AIDS Bill

Advisers To Major Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care Proposals At Forum In New Jersey

Senate Defeats Two Republican Amendments To PEPFAR Reauthorization Measure

Legislators, Advocates Respond To Potential Federal Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access

Veterans Have Medical Claims Denied To Reduce Backlog, According To House Subcommittee Report

Kansas State Agencies Collaborate To Launch Statewide Diabetes Management And Prevention Initiative; Minorities Targeted

New AmfAR Grants Look To Optimize Current HIV Treatment And Strive For A Cure

Tobacco Industry Manipulated Cigarette Menthol Content To Recruit New Smokers Among Young People

Possible Genetic Influence In Active And Sedentary Behavior

Locating First Responders Inside Buildings: Competing Technologies To Be Tested Side By Side

Getting To The Root Of Cancer

Congress Overrides President's Veto Of Medicare Bill: $300 Million For Type 1 Diabetes Secured

Possible Future Avian Influenza Pandemic May Be Eased By Booster Vaccination

Nutritional Requirements By Gender

D-cycloserine May Improve Behavioral Therapy Treatment For Anxiety

First Worldwide Analysis Of Cancer Survival Finds Wide Variation Between Countries

Risky Drinking In Over 55s Becomes The Focus Of New Research

Guidelines To Prevent Genetic Discrimination

New Science Presentations At The Annual Meeting Of The American Association For Clinical Chemistry

Stevens Alumnus, Professor Working Together To Fight Obesity With Switch2Health Products

Many Teen Smokers Struggle To Kick The Habit

Dacorum Borough Council Fined After Death Of Employee, UK

Psychology Of Women Conference Discusses Women's Rights, UK

Call For Better Guidance For Breast Surgery Ops

Patient Group Launched In The South West

Medicare Quality Reporting Initiative Pays Over $36 Million To Participating Physicians From The 2007 PQRI Reporting Period

FDA Advisory Committee Provides Opinion Of DORIBAX(TM) For The Treatment Of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

Senate Passes Landmark AIDS, TB And Malaria Bill, Says Global AIDS Alliance

Pelosi Statement On Bush Administration Effort To Redefine Contraception As Abortion

New Research Indicates Cigarette Makers Manipulate Menthol Levels To Attract Young Smokers

Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation System Used To Successfully Treat An Inoperable Congenital Heart Defect In A 10 Year Old Patient

Asthma And Other Allergies Tied To Absence Of Specialized Cells

Drug Lowers Body's 'Set Point' To Control Hyperparathyroidism In Dialysis Patients

Kidney Damage Caused By Iodinated Contrast Material Thought To Be Overestimated

First Human Use Of New Device To Make Arrhythmia Treatment Safer

Genetic Variation Raises HIV Risk In People Of African Descent

Pediatricians May Have Less Subconscious Racial Bias Than Others

Using Magnetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer

MDCT Using Virtual Gastroscopy And Multiplanar Reformation Images Differentiates Between Malignant And Benign Gastric Ulcers

After ER Visit, Many Patients In A Fog

Breakthrough In The Fight Against Deadly Superbug

Custom-Made Insoles Offer Relief To Sufferers Of Foot Pain

More Evidence Of Long-Term Problems From Regular Salmeterol For Asthma

Diabetes Could Be A Hidden Condition For Heart Disease Patients

Possible Link Found Between X-rays And Prostate Cancer

Environmental Pollutant Has Sex-Skewing Effect

Corneal Transplant Technique Shows Promise In Children

Association Between Genetic Variation And Antidepressant Treatment Response Replicated By New Study

More Than 2/3 Of Massachusetts Residents Support Health Reform Law According To Poll

TOG Release: Factors Impeding Access To Good Maternal Healthcare For Ethnic Minority Women In The UK

Patient Satisfaction With Access To Their GP Remains Consistently And Impressively High, UK

Food Needs Rise In Eastern Congo And Violence And Displacement Continue

Teva Enrolls Patients For A Second Large Global Phase III Trial Of Oral Laquinimod

IRX Therapeutics To Present Phase 2 Results At 7th International Conference On Head And Neck Cancer

MDVIP Launches Preventive Medicine Pilot Program For Uninsured In Florida

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Approval Of Wireless Transmitter To Monitor Patients' Implanted Cardiac Devices

Heart Disease Specialists Meet Spanish Footballers To Develop Tools For Detecting Sudden Death Syndrome

Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Employs Convio Software-As-A-Service In The Fight Against Breast Cancer

Newly Qualified Nurse Struck Off, UK

Sensible Health And Safety During The Summer Holidays, UK

Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial Of PROVENGE In Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Prior To Surgery

MPs Forced To Hide Mental Health Problems, UK

Lords Committee On Intergovenmental Organisations To Publish Report On Infectious Disease, UK

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer On Cochrane Review Of Breast Self Examination

Rates Of Oesophageal Cancer In UK Among The Worst In Europe,

New End Of Life Strategy Must Secure Dignity In Dying For Older People, UK

Questioning The Removal Of Ovaries During Hysterectomy

European Biotech Industry Identifies The Real Culprits Causing Food Price Rises

Caesarean Section -- No Consensus On Best Technique

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Benefits Chronic Fatigue Patients

No Evidence Yet On Whether Diet Alone Can Control Type 2 Diabetes

AFFiRiS GmbH: Milestone Reached In Clinical Trial Of Alzheimer's Vaccine

Both Metrifonate And Praziquantel Can Be Used To Combat Urinary Schistosomiasis

Childhood Diarrhea: Treat With Zinc Over 6 Months Of Age

Optical Bodies Warn, 'Don't Lose Sight Of The Risks When Buying Contact Lenses', UK

Mobilize With Care Following Ankle Surgery

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

High-Dose HBO2 Therapy Extends Survival Window After Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Kidney Transplants Less Successful At Night

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