Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 24 July 2008

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Thursday 24 July 2008

Gates And Bloomberg Unite In Global Fight Against Tobacco

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Two of the world's richest philanthropists, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg pledged on Wednesday to spend 500 million dollars to make people all over the world stop smoking. They announced the news together at a press...
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Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A prominent US cancer institute has posted a notice on its website urging cell phone users to take precautions when using cell phones because advice from an international panel of experts says cell phones have not been...
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Good Fats - What Are Healthy Fats?

Written by Dr Syed Muneeb Younus

Those who say all fats are bad for you are, of course, dangerously incorrect. As it turns out, plant-based fats are powerful cancer fighters, and even saturated fats from plant sources are now being shown to offer extraordinary health benefits...
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Certain Foreign-Born Populations In United States Have Higher Risk Of Tuberculosis

Scotland's Higher Death Rate Partly Explained By Drug Abuse

IMF Loans Linked To Higher Tuberculosis Death Rates

Kidney Cancer Patients Find Hope In Everolimus

Other Medical and Health News for 24 July*

AHIP Launches Campaign In Ohio For Nationwide Universal Health Coverage

International AIDS Conference Announces Speakers For Mexico City Event

Miami-Dade County, Fla., Town Hall Addresses Health Disparities Facing Black Residents

New York Times Examines Potential For Cost Savings In Obama's Health Plan

Washington Post Examines HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics In U.S.

California Medical Schools Continue To Have Low Enrollment Among Minority Students

Parliamentarian Memo Says SCHIP Resolution Filed Too Late To Be Given Fast-Track Status

House Committee Revises Privacy Protection Language In Electronic Health Record Legislation

CDC To Release Revised HIV/AIDS Estimates Next Month

Increase In Breast Cancer Among Alaska Native Women Appears To Be Slowing, Researchers Say

N.Y. Insurance Dept. Fines HealthNow For Denying Claims From Women Seeking Infertility Treatment

Second Economic Stimulus Package With Medicaid Funds Likely To Pass, Rep. Dingell Says

Study Finds Erosion Of Access To Care Among Working-Age Adults With Chronic Health Conditions

High TB Rates Among Immigrants To U.S. Highlight Need For Improved Screening, Study Says

Exposure To Epilepsy Drugs During Pregnancy Can Increase Birth Defect Risk, Study Finds

Senate Passes Legislation That Would Reauthorize Federal Funding For Community Health Centers

South Carolina Medicaid Beneficiaries' Medical Records Now Available Electronically

AP/Google.com Examines Debate Over Needle-Exchange Programs In Bexar County, Texas

Total Antidepressant Prescriptions Rise By 16 Million, USA

Christian Science Monitor Examines Debate Surrounding Home Births

New Orleans-Area Hospitals Lost $386M From 2005 To 2007, Execs Will Lobby For Stalled $350M Funding Package

Australia, Fiji Establish Coalition To Address Impact Of HIV/AIDS On Business

Privacy Revisions Made To Health IT Bill; Markup Set For House Committee

California Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Law That Bans Insurers From Linking Employee Bonuses To Health Insurance Coverage Limits, Cancellations

ILO Calls On Middle Eastern Countries To End Discrimination Against People Living With HIV/AIDS, Proposes Code Of Practice

104 Reps. Send Letter Asking Bush To Halt Potential Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access

Amerigroup Settles Medicaid Lawsuit Over Denial Of Coverage To Pregnant Women For $225M

Sexual Taboos Hampering HIV/AIDS Efforts In Pakistan, Study Says

Licking Your Wounds: Scientists Isolate Compound In Human Saliva That Speeds Wound Healing

Forecasting Air Quality For China

Nanotechnology: Shortcomings Of Current Federal Oversight

Lower Sperm Concentrations And Soy Foods Linked

Electronic Censor Emsures Patient Privacy

The Importance Of Exercise

Sex And Lifespan Linked In Worms: A Family Of Sugar-Like Molecules Controls Both

Concerns About Drinking Water And Medical Care Highlighted In Hurricane Preparedness Survey

News From The American Society Of Plastic Surgeons August 2008

Disrupted Communication Networks In Brain Lead To Autism's Social Struggles

Bubble Blowing Robot May Help Children With Autism

Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti Cancer Drug Sorafenib

Scientists Suspect Omega 3 Fatty Acids Could Slow Acute Wound Healing

Cold Plasma Technologies With Medical Potential Get Licensed

Exercise Could Be The Heart's Fountain Of Youth

Young Smokers Have Quitting On Their Minds

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Children Committee Highlights

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Drug Treatment Committee Highlights

EPA Funds $2.25 Million To Research Connection Between Biodiversity And Disease

Young people with bleeding disorders score in the David Beckham Football Academy, Greenwich

Data On Drugs And Small Molecules Is Placed In The Public Domain, Helping The Discovery And Development Of New Medicines

Johns Hopkins And MedHelp Collaborate To Answer Your Health Questions For Free

Interdisciplinary Research Transcends Boundaries

Robotic Arm And Hand That Moves And 'senses' Like A Human, And Is Controlled By A Human-inspired Electronic 'brain'

Meaty Men Required For Weight Loss Study, University Of Aberdeen Rowett Institute Of Nutrition And Health

A New Research Centre For Studying Nanotoxicology, UK

Lazy Eye Discovery: How An Old Gene Learns New Tricks

Mental Health Could Be Improved By Three-Point Plan In Wake Of Healthcare Commission Report, UK

Toxic Chemicals Found In Common Scented Laundry Products, Air Fresheners

Joint Commission International Offers Travel Tips For Those Cheering On Olympians In Beijing

Mate Or Hibernate? That's The Question Worm Pheromones Answer

VEGFbTM Has Been Granted Orphan Drug Designation By The FDA For The Treatment Of Advanced Melanoma

Nephrology Nurses Will Celebrate Kidney Disease Awareness And Education Week In August

Celebrity Designer And ADHD Spokesperson Ty Pennington Partners With Shire To Announce The Launch Of VYVANSE™ For Adult ADHD Treatment

Fat Injections - The New Trend In Facial Plastic Surgery

Amerigroup Announces Settlement In Largest Ever False Claims Case According To Goldberg Kohn - Goldberg Kohn Represented Whistleblower

Gilead Initiates Phase III Clinical Trial Of Elvitegravir, An Investigational Integrase Inhibitor For HIV

Want A Reason To Love Your Lower Belly Fat? It's Rich In Stem Cells

FluoroPharma Announces Positive Phase I Safety Results For BFPET(TM), Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Tracer For Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Dendreon Expects Interim Data Analysis For Phase 3 PROVENGE IMPACT Trial In October

California Alcohol Problems Drain $38 Billion Annually

University Of Iowa To Begin Using LUMA(R) Cervical Pre Cancer Imaging Device

Brain And Spinal Injuries In Georgia: A Needs Assessment And State Action Plan

Duska Therapeutics Submits Phase 3 ATPace(TM) Protocol To FDA For Comment

Stem Cell Transplantation Research At The Cancer Center At Hackensack University Medical Center Aims To Develop 'Designer' Transplants

Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Could Reduce Disparities For Black Kidney Transplant Recipients

'Statins' Linked To Improved Survival In Kidney Transplant Recipients

New HIV Drug Shows Viral Load Reduction In Treatment-Resistant Patients

Diabetes Experts Recommend One-Two Punch For Treating Patients With Pre-Diabetes

Long-Term Outcomes Of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Compared To Shock Wave Lithotripsy And Conservative Management

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Adult Conservative Management Committee Highlights

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Cell Biology Committee Highlights

Emergent Biosolutions And University Of Oxford Form Joint Venture To Develop An Advanced Tuberculosis Vaccine

CLC Bio Release White Paper On The World's Fastest Next Generation Sequencing Assembly Algorithm

Next-Gen Stop Smoking Via Text Message Service Launched

NICE Prescribes Greater Role For Insulin Pumps On The NHS, Thousands More Type 1 Diabetics To Benefit From New Guidance, UK

New Appraisal System Must Be Good For Patients And Fair To Doctors, Says British Medical Association Leader

Cartilage Repair Gel Under Development, Which Will Improve Quality Of Life For People Suffering With Medical Joint Trouble

New Checks To Protect Patient Safety, UK

Erythropoietins: The Shift From Biosimilars To 'more For Less' ESAs

A Sensible Censor For Sharing Medical Records - MIT-Developed Software Helps Protect Patient Privacy

Topigen Completes Enrollment Of Phase II Study Of TPI ASM8 In Asthma

Mind Comments On Welfare Reform Green Paper, UK

Healthcare Commission Reveals The Extent To Which Acute Mental Health Wards Are Failing Patients

Individual Tumorigenesis Pathways Of Sporadic Colorectal Adenocarcinomas Linked To The Biological Behaviors Of Tumors

Immunotherapy With Leukemia-cell-derived Heat Shock Protein 70 Triggers Induction Of Leukemia-specific Antibodies

Tumor Growth Significantly Inhibited When Tumor Blood Flow Is Interrupted Following Radiotherapy

Family Planning Association Launches Campaign On The Rights Of People With Learning Disabilities To Sex And Relationships, UK

Pharmaceutical Pricing And Reimbursement In Central And Eastern Europe - Conference

3rd Annual Clinical Development And Outsourcing In Central And Eastern Europe - Conference

New Study Shows Allograft Processed With Osteoprogenitor Cells - Yields 94% Lumbar Spinal Fusion Rate

InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc. Announces Key Data Supporting New Treatment Of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Urinary Tract Infection Incidence In Children After Successful Ureteral Reimplantation Versus Endoscopic Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Implantation

Wilms' Tumor Associated With Vertebral Anomalies

Comparison Of Postoperative Pain, Convalescence, And Patient Satisfaction Between Laparoscopic And Percutaneous Ablation Of Small Renal Masses

New International Alzheimer's Disease Research Network To Be Led By WUSTL

Mental Health Implications For Girls Experiencing Serious School Failure

Potential For Increased Access To Clean Water Using New Chlorine-Tolerant Desalination Membrane

UK Sugar Study Is Sweetener For Stem Cell Science

Identification Of Protein Able To Stimulate Production Of T-Cells

SNM Grants For Molecular Imaging And Nuclear Medicine Research

Help For Smokers With Schizophrenia

Cancer Patient Survival Linked To The Checking Of More Lymph Nodes

Alternative To Mammograms Under Study

Reflecting On Values Promotes Love, Acceptance

Emergency Evacuation Planning For Special Needs Populations Inadequate

Roswell Park Surgeons Perform 100th Bladder Cancer Robotic Surgery

National MS Society, Michigan Chapter Announces 2008 Da Vinci Award Winners

Sound Pharmaceuticals Files Second IND With The FDA For The Prevention Of Chemotherapy Induced Hearing Loss In Advanced Stage Cancer

Study Reveals Potential For NT-proBNP As A Marker To Predict Cardiovascular Risks From Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Familial And Genetic Risk Of Transitional Cell Carcinoma Of The Urinary Tract

Partial Salvage Cryoablation Of The Prostate For Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Radiotherapy Failure

Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate Role In Patients With Elevated PSA Level, Minor Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, And Bladder Outlet Obstruction

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