Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 21 July 2008

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Monday 21 July 2008

Alzheimer's Vaccine Cleared Plaques But Did Not Slow Disease

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by researchers in the UK found that a promising vaccine designed to protect against the amyloid protein plaques that form in the brains of people who develop Alzheimer's was effective at clearing the plaques...
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New York Restaurants Can Be Fined For Not Showing Calories

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

As of midnight last Friday, big chain restaurants in New York City can now be fined between 200 and 2,000 dollars if they do not show calorie counts on their menus. Since May, city health inspectors have had the authority...
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Human Progenitor Cells Grow Blood Vessels In Mice

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists have successfully grown new, functioning blood vessels in mice by implanting them with progenitor cells extracted from human blood and bone marrow. They said this is an important step in developing new treatments for growing tissue...
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Dimebon For Dementia: Promising Clinical Trial Results

Vaccine Removes Brain Plaques But Does Not Prevent Dementia

Other Medical and Health News for 21 July*

Screening Of Tiny Chemical Fragments May Pay Big Dividends In Drug Discovery

Medill News Service/The Politico Examines Emergence Of The 'Pro-Choice Spiritual Left'

Watchdogs Find Public Health Services Improving But New Report Warns Of Slow Progress On Reducing Alcohol Misuse And Obesity, UK

McCain Criticizes Obama For Voting Against So-Called 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Ban

House Panel Votes To Extend Medical Leave Coverage For Students

Lawmakers Address Various Health Care Topics In Opinion Pieces In The Hill

Report Examines HIV Rapid Testing In Health Department Prevention Programs

Committees Pass Bills Boosting Global Family Planning Funding; Senate Strikes 'Global Gag' Rule

Senate Appropriations Committee Passes $119.7B FY 2009 Military Construction-VA Spending Bill

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Delegates At Conference Discuss Ways To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Support Pediatric Care In Central Asia

ACLU To Lobby Florida School District To Abandon Abstinence-Only Sex Education

House Will Approve Senate's Version Of PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation Next Week, Leaders Say

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Foreign Operations Bill That Includes HIV/AIDS, Millennium Challenge Funding

Many Hispanic Diabetics Unaware Of Risk For Eye Disease, Study Finds

Class Of Antibiotics Can Enhance Gene-silencing Tool

Chemical Changes In The Brain Make Pregnant Mice Ignore The Smell Of Males

Mechanism That Governs Adhesion Between Cells And Therefore Their Capacity To Move Discovered

Video Released Of Rapid Alzheimer's Improvement After New Immune-based Treatment

The Genetics Of The White Horse Unraveled

Stanford Study Of Dark-skinned Mice Leads To Protein Linked To Bone Marrow Failure In Humans

Best Care For The Frail And Elderly With Coronary Artery Disease

Add Lime To Seawater And Reverse CO2 In The Atmosphere

Presidential Candidates Have Differing, Related Perspectives On Abortion, Stem Cell Research, Opinion Piece Says

Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Proposes Resolution To Stop Bush Administration Directive On Restricting SCHIP Expansion

House Committee To Investigate Health Insurance Policy Rescissions Nationwide

Disease Prevention Programs Could Generate Substantial Savings In Health Care Costs, Report Finds

America's Health Insurance Plans Launches Campaign To Organize Residents Satisfied With Private Health Insurance

Maine Coalition Collects Enough Signatures For Ballot Measure On Repealing Beverage Tax Increase That Funds Health Care Program

NIAID Director Fauci Cancels Planned HIV Vaccine Trial

Spread Of HIV Would Not Slow In Africa If Catholic Church Encouraged Condom Use, Official Says

Papua New Guinea Making Progress In HIV Testing, Drug Access, Global Fund Executive Director Kazatchkine Says

Efforts Seek To Address Asthma, Encourage Students To Become Pharmacists In Minority Community

Obstetricians Often Overlook Alcohol Consumption In Pregnancy, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology

Undiagnosed Diabetes Puts Half A Million Lives At Risk

Healthcare Associated Infections Down At Musgrove Park

Nine Out Of Ten People With Mental Health Problems Are Prisoners Of Stigma Shocking New Research

CNA Zeroes In On Serious Medical Errors

New Contraceptives In The United States 2008 Report

Biocon And Abraxis BioScience Launch ABRAXANE In India For Treatment Of Breast Cancer

FDA Grants Clearance For Celera's ViroSeq® HIV-1 Genotyping System Software V2.8

Alzheimer's Australia Vic Announces Dementia Awareness Week 2008

Introgen To Present ADVEXIN Phase 3 Study Results At American Association For Cancer Research's Cancer Clinical Trials

Senate Committee Conducts Hearing To Discuss Methods To Spur Nationwide Adoption Of Electronic Health Records

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Holds Hearings About Proposed Insurer Merger

Commercial Sex Work, Lack Of Knowledge About STIs Contributing To Spread Of HIV In Afghanistan

NIH Awards More Than $33 Million To Fund State-of-the-Art Research Equipment, USA

Be Aware Of Risk In GP Skin Cancer Surgery, Warns The Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland

Qantas Tobacco Sales A Retrograde Step: Australian Medical Association

Engage GPs For More Effective Cancer Care, Medical Journal Of Australia

Defining Health Care Needs For Chronic Illness, Medical Journal Of Australia

GPs Need To Be Engaged In Health Reforms: Expert, Medical Journal Of Australia

$4.4 Million To Improve Mental Health Of Canadians Announced By CIHR

Current Policies Will Not Avert Health Workforce Crisis Warns New Report

Higher Coffee And Cigarette Consumption Among AA Attendees

Brain Regions Damaged By Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Identified By Water-Diffusion Technology

ESA To Consult The Science Community On Earth Explorer Selection

Enzyme Expression Levels Correlated With Chemotherapy Drug Response

Extra Care Housing Enabling More Older People And Those With Dementia And Long-term Conditions To Live In A Home Of Their Own, UK

One Generous Gift Results In Ten Transplants - Second Recipient In Chain Wins Bronze Medal At 2008 Transplant Games

Proprietary Processes Take Center Stage In Therapeutic Vaccine Sector

New Air Regulations To Improve Travel By Air For Blind And Partially Sighted In Europe

Older Adults Benefit From Resistance Training

UC San Diego Launches Institute Of Engineering In Medicine To Accelerate Health Care Tech

'Nanosculpture' Could Enable New Types Of Heat Pumps And Energy Converters, Potential Medical Applications

Next Step In Understanding Biological Roots Of Common Diseases Funded By NHGRI

Overindulgence Of Alcohol Encouraged By Loud Music

Prenatal Drinking, Environmental Enrichment: Effects On Neurotrophins Are Independent Of Each Other

Human Blood Vessels Grown From Adult Progenitor Cells In Mouse Model

Awards To Be Presented At The Experimental Biology 2009 Meeting In New Orleans

New Research Shows That Vocal Communication Evolved From Ancient Fish Species

Latest Findings Presented By Researcher Helping To Pioneer Medical Therapy For Fragile X

Molecular Hula Hoop

Pitt University To Host Annual Pancreatic Research Meeting

Innovative Technique In African American Rhinoplasty Proves To Preserve Ethnicity, Increase Self-Esteem

Common Stereotypes About Obese Workers Refuted By Study

H.R. 6331 - The RX For Community Pharmacy, Bill Includes Three Provisions That Protect Patient Access To Community Pharmacies, USA

Latest Large Grant Announcement

Topics At Behavior Conference Include Hermaphrodites, Predatory Actions And Fertility Decline

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