Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 23 July 2008

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Wednesday 23 July 2008

Medpedia Launches Giant Wikipedia-Like Medical And Health Encyclopedia

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Cyberspace is buzzing today with news of Medpedia, a global collaboration wikipedia-type project that will offer a massive amount of up to date medical and health information for free to anyone with an internet connection...
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New Treatment For Common Cause Of Male Infertility

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in Germany found that a simple and minimally invasive outpatient treatment for varicoceles, a common cause of male infertility that affects about 1 in 10 men, can significantly improve sperm function and pregnancy rates...
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Woman Brain Damaged After Detox Diet Gets Settlement

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Dawn Page, 52, a conference organizer and mother of two, from Faringdon, near Swindon in Oxfordshire, UK, received 810,000 pounds in an out of court settlement following allegations that the detox diet she followed on the...
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Ontario Will Pay For Insulin Pumps For Adult Diabetes Type 1 Patients

Doctors Will Have To Renew Their Professional Registration Every Five Years, England

Viagra Improves Sexual Dysfunction In Women On Antidepressants

Hospitals Vary In Number Of Lymph Nodes Examined In Patients With Gastric And Pancreatic Cancer

Safe And Effective Solution To Wrinkles Found In Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing

Prevention Partnerships And Data Sharing: Keys To Curbing Knife Violence

HIV Control In Pakistan Hampered By Social Taboos

Other Medical and Health News for 23 July*

WellCare Revises Past Financial Statements To Include Refunds Owed To Florida, Illinois Medicaid Programs

Changing Physician Payments Could Rein In Costs Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law, Opinion Piece States

Culturally Tailored Health Education Improves Clinical Outcomes Among Minorities With Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

House Hearing To Consider More Federal Funds For State Medicaid Programs As Part Of Second Economic Stimulus Package

Disease Prevention Programs Cannot Reduce Costs In Long Term, Columnist Writes

Cambridge, Mass., Studies Look At Racial, Gender Health Disparities

CMS Proposal Would Limit Industry Practice That Raises Costs For Some Medicare Drug Plan Beneficiaries

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Short-Film Features Oklahoma Prison Program That Teaches Women How To Prevent HIV

Widespread Adoption Of E-Prescribing Could Save U.S. $156M Over Five Years, Reduce Drug-Related Error Injuries, HHS Secretary Leavitt Says

Tennessean Examines Physicians In State Limiting New Medicare Beneficiaries They See, Charging Concierge Fees In Two-Part Series

Singapore Ministry Of Health Calls On More Physicians To Offer Anonymous Rapid HIV Tests

Merck Serono Receives European Approval For Broader Usage Of Erbitux In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Including 1st-Line Treatment

Bush's 'Relationship' To Reproductive Health, Sex Education 'Consistently Abysmal,' Opinion Piece Says

Alaska Group To Offer Health Coverage To Employees Of Not-for-Profit Organizations

Antiretroviral Treatment Programs Should Take Poverty, Hunger Into Account, Report Says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Examines Treatment Options For Pregnant Women With Cancer

Report Says Florida 'Bare-Bones' Health Plans Will Not Reduce Number Of Uninsured Residents

Human Rights Watch Urges Iran To Release Or Charge Two HIV/AIDS Advocates

Johnson Calls For National Movement To Tackle Obesity, UK

New York Times Magazine Examines Continuing Debate On IVF

HealthMarkets Agrees To Pay $20M To Settle Multistate Investigation

Use Of Methadone To Curb Rising Injection Drug Use, Spread Of HIV In Russia Examined At Conference

Nursing Teams In Care Homes Could Reduce Hospital Admissions

Cornell's Max Zhang Studies Air-Quality In Beijing During Olympics

Cancer Drug Delivery Research At Case Western Reserve University Cuts Time From Days To Hours

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Older Adults Can Play Role In Creating Healthier Environment

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

Washington Post Examines Efforts By Physicians, Hospitals To Be More Environmentally Friendly

Presidential Candidates McCain, Obama To Attend Forum At Saddleback Church

No Reproductive Or Developmental Effects From Oral Exposure To Low Doses Of Bisphenol A

Digit Length May Reveal Unusual Breeding Behaviour In A Seabird

Public Information Affects Breeding Dispersal In A Colonial Bird: Kittiwakes Cue On Neighbours

Bat Care Guidelines - A Guide To Bat Care For Rehabilitators, The Bat Conservation Trust

End Of Life Physician-Patient Communication: Ensuring Final Chapter Is Enacted With The Greatest Skill And Compassion Possible

Hyperion Therapeutics Completes Enrollment In Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial In Patients With Urea Cycle Disorders

Newly Published Study Results Showed That Two Mealtime Insulin Dosing Algorithms Were Effective For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

CeNeRx BioPharma Finalizes Plans To Initiate Phase II Trials For Its Novel Antidepressant Agent Tyrima(TM) Using Innovative Brain Imaging Study

Interleukin Genetics Launches Enhanced Heart Health Genetic Test Report Format

Health Professions Council Launches Call For Ideas On The Statutory Regulation Of Psychotherapists And Counsellors, UK

NicOx Completes Enrollment Of Two Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement (ABPM) Studies For Naproxcinod In Hypertensive OA Patients

Ekkyo Describes The First Benefits Of Controlled Hyperthermia In Humans In "Lasers In Surgery And Medicine"

CTI To Meet With The FDA To Discuss Filing Of A Supplemental Biologics License Application For Zevalin(R)

Team Trumps The Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer

Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets Of Early-Stage Alzheimer's

Pandemic Flu: Most Nursing Homes Don't Have Plan

New Guidelines For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Iced Tea's Hidden Risk Of Painful Kidney Stones

Splishing And Splashing Safely

Visualisation Software To Aid Prostate Cancer Detection

Intervention Delivered By Nurses Can Help Combat Depression In Cancer Patients

Ultrasonic Frogs Able To Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies Could Have Implications For Human Hearing

Targacept Starts Phase 2b Clinical Trial Of TC-5214 As Augmentation Treatment In Major Depressive Disorder

Children's Memorial Hospital Of Chicago Receives A Grant From BioMarin To Support Adult PKU Outreach

Pathbreaking Diabetes Study Supported By Grant To Broad Institute

Predicting Species Interactions From Edge Responses: Mongoose Predation On Hawksbill Sea Turtle Nests In Fragmented Beach Habitat

Mutual Data Reveals Variation In Temperature-dependent Sex Determination In Response To Environmental Fluctuation, Lifespan And Selection

Male Blue Monkeys Alarm Call In Response To Danger Experienced By Others

The Type And Timing Of Social Information Alters Offspring Production - Biology Letters

Generation Of Multi-layered Structures For Biomedical Applications Using A Novel Tri-needle Co-axial Device And Electrohydrodynamic Flow

Programming With Models: Modularity And Abstraction Provide Powerful Capabilities For Systems Biology

MIMA Cancer Center First In World To Treat Soft Tissue Carcinoma With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Using RapidArc™ Radiotherapy Technology

Providing Worldwide Customers With A Single Source Solution For Cancer Treatment Rooms

Royal College Of Psychiatrists Responds To The Healthcare Commission's Review Of NHS Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services

Jennerex Publishes Clinical Trial Data With Lead Product JX-594 Demonstrating Efficacy Against Liver Cancer And Associated Hepatitis B Virus

Practical Animal Handling - Online Tutorial - British Veterinary Association AWF

DVD Designed To Help Veterinary Surgeons To Disbud Goats - The Goat Veterinary Society

Amarin Proceeding To Phase 3 With AMR101 For Hypertriglyceridemia

First Cancer Diagnostic Test Based On Rosetta Genomics' Proprietary MicroRNA Technology Receives Regulatory Approval

Halozyme Therapeutics Announces Positive Findings With Pegylated Enzyme In Prostate Cancer Models

Mammogram Pain Reduced By Over-The-Counter Anesthetic Gel

AHF Chart Shows How US Senate Global AIDS Bill Will Save Five To Seven Million Lives

Plants Make Vaccine For Treating Type Of Cancer, Stanford Study

CyGene Laboratories Launches StrokeScan™ DNA Analysis

Ohio Ranked 4th In Overall Biotechnology Strength

PerkinElmer To Triple Neonatal Screening Capacity In Mexico

Ceres Nanosciences To Develop Nanotechnology Products For Health Care, Industry And Government Applications

America's Elderly Most Concerned About Iraq War And The Economy, According To Wesley Enhanced Living Survey

Roche Comment On NICE Anti-TNF Inhibitor Sequencing FAD

Operating Department Practitioner Struck Off For Fraud, UK

FDA Clears Osmetech's Warfarin Sensitivity Test And New ESensor® XT-8 Platform

UPMC Conference To Discuss Newest Scientific Knowledge Forcing Doctors To Re-Think How To Safely Manage Concussions In Athletes Of All Levels

Chagas Disease Partnership Will Deliver Safe, Easy-To-Use Treatment For Children

HealthMarkets' Subsidiaries Reach Settlement With State Regulators

Cancer Molecular Diagnostics: On The Critical Path To Personalized Medicine

Biocomposites Releases GeneX® Putty - A Unique Bone Graft Substitute

Directionality In The Evolution Of Influenza A Hemagglutinin

Complex Food Webs Prevent Competitive Exclusion Amongst Producer Species

Aggressive Monopolisation Of Mobile Caregivers - Proceedings Of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

A High Incidence Of Parthenogenesis In Agricultural Pests

More Investment In International Surveillance Of Infectious Diseases Vital To Prevent Future Pandemics - Lords Committee, UK

Imagilys Releases Patiencys, A 3D-animation Movie To Improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quality And Safety

Cincinnati Sub-Zero Medical And The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Unite To Address Cardiac Arrest

Scientists Figure Out How The Immune System And Brain Interact To Control Disease

Minimally Invasive Treatment, Venous Embolization, Improves Male Fertility

Clinical Trial For The Treatment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Begins At Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Mobile Medics Will Shape The Medical Device Market, Says Wireless Healthcare

'Janumet'TM (Sitagliptin/Metformin) Approved In The European Union For Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

Propofol Low-Dose Lessens Haemorrhagic Shock-Induced Organ Damage In Conscious Rats - Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology

Mouse Spatial Recognition Memory Significantly Disrupted By Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields

Health And Social Care Act 2008 Receives Royal Assent, UK

Unnecessary Biopsies Reduced By Team Work, SLU Researchers Find

Research Identifies Best Way To Discover If Cancer Has Spread

Continuous Sivelestat Sodium Hydrate Infusion Averts Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Intestinal Paralysis And Hypotension In Conscious Guinea-Pigs

Study Finds Link Between Small Birth Size And Changes To The Cardiovascular System That Predispose To Disease In Later Life

Heart Disease Is Linked To Worse Mental Processes That, In Turn, Predict The Onset Of Dementia

Royal Society Response To OFCOM Decision On 'The Great Global Warming Swindle'

Exceptionally Preserved Lacustrine Ostracods From The Middle Miocene Of Antarctica: Implications For High Latitude Palaeoenvironment

Behavioural Phenotype Affects Social Interactions In An Animal Network

Differential Reproductive Success Favours Strong Host Preference In A Highly Specialized Brood Parasite

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

Successful Strategies To Improve Patient Safety In Dialysis Units

Neuropathic Pain - NSL-043 Achieves Success In Phase I Multiple Ascending Dose Trial

Plans To Extend Clostridium Difficile Reporting, Wales Chief Medical Officer Announces

Study Finds Cranberry Juice Creates Energy Barrier That Keeps Bacteria Away From Cells

MIT Identifies Cells For Spinal-Cord Repair - Could Lead To Non-Surgical Treatment For Injuries

Huddersfield Academic Pens Pioneering Wound Care Book - 'Lower Extremity Wounds: A Problem-Based Approach'

Social Value Judgements: Principles For The Development Of NICE Guidance, UK

NICE Citizens Council Report On Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) And The Severity Of Illness Published, UK

NICE Drug Reviews Terminated When Manufacturers Fail To Submit Evidence, July 2008, UK

Might The Olympics Inspire You To Exercise More And Eat Better? Heart Research UK Tips

Citizens Advice Calls For Overdue Review On Prescription Charges, UK

30 Years Of IVF, UK

Student Dentists Helped By Virtual Toothache

CO-MED Trial: Two-Drug Test Approach To Depression

Tougher Laws For Drinks Industry Could Be Imminent, UK

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

Dinosaurs And The Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution

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