Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 25 July 2008

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Friday 25 July 2008

Obesity Could Be Socially Contagious Say Researchers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers from the UK and Belgium suggested obesity could be a socially contagious phenomenon, after they found that people were influenced by the weight of those around them, such that their view of how overweight they...
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Wrong Bra Can Damage Breasts, Say UK Experts

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK experts on breast biomechanics said today that some women could be damaging their breasts by wearing the wrong bra, either because they don't realize it, or because they are too embarassed to wear the right bra for their size and shape...
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Illegal Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than 1,000 Americans

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

More than 1,000 Americans died in 6 cities between 2005 and 2007 from overdosing on nonpharmaceutical fentanyl (NPF), in the biggest ever epidemic of overdoses involving illegally produced versions of the painkiller...
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Shortfall In Current Funding Commitments To Halve Malaria Infections By 2015

Other Medical and Health News for 25 July*

House Panel Approves Compromise Health IT Bill That Addresses Some Privacy Concerns

House Committee Introduces Bill That Would Allow Small Businesses To Form Health Insurance Cooperatives

FDA To Recommend That Doctors Conduct Genetic Screening Before Prescribing Antiretroviral Abacavir To Reduce Allergic Reactions

Editorial, Letter To The Editor, Opinion Pieces Address AMA's Recent Apology To Black Doctors For Past Discrimination

28 Sens.' Letter Urges Leavitt To Scrap Draft Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access

House Energy And Commerce Committee Approves Bill Aiming To Promote Electronic Health Records Nationwide

House Expected To Send PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation To Bush Thursday

Asian Immigrants In California Continue To Protest Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts

House Rules Committee Approves Measure To Delay Medicare 'Trigger' Law; House Expected To Vote On Bill This Week

Perspective Pieces Address Coninsurance For Biologic Drugs, Genetic Nondiscrimination Law

Kaiser Family Foundation Releases New, Updated Resources On HIV/AIDS Reporting; Journal AIDS Releases Special Issue

Obama Should 'End War' On Sex Education, Sharing Of Accurate Sex Information, Opinion Piece Says

Medicare Physician Reimbursement System Requires Changes, Opinion Piece States

Parasitic Worm Infection Can Increase Susceptibility To HIV, Study Finds

Viagra Can Improve Sexual Function For Women Taking Antidepressants, Study Finds

Opinion Pieces Discuss Health Care Proposals Of Major Presidential Candidates

IFRC Launches $21M Appeal For HIV/AIDS Program In Five African Countries

Magazine Examines Debate Over Spread Of 'Father-Daughter Purity Balls'

California Courts Consider Effects Of Medicaid Fee Reductions For Pharmacists

Support For, Access To Condoms, Contraceptives In Developing Countries Not Meeting Needs, Report Says

Federal Appeals Court Rules Inability To Have Sex Is Protected Under Americans With Disabilities Act

Ohio, Florida Residents Trimming Health Care Spending, Unable To Pay Medical Bills, Survey Finds

TB Prevention, Treatment Should Be Integrated Into HIV Treatment Programs, JAMA Study Says

CDC, FDA Release Statement Saying HPV Vaccine Gardasil Remains Safe, Effective

CMS Allocating $49M To High-Risk Health Insurance Pools In 31 States

Many U.K. Physicians Missing Early Signs Of HIV, Group Says

Shared DNA Sequencing Instrumentation Established At UI And ISU

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation, July 24, 2008

British Birth Cohort Studies At Groundbreaking New Research Facility

MEDLINE Accepts Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal Of The Alzheimer's Association

Older People May Need Less Sleep, Study Finds

Breastfeeding Study Of HIV-Infected Women In Low-Resource Settings: Early Cessation Or Continued Breastfeeding?

Adult Stem Cells Activated In Mammalian Brain

Key Mechanism Of Cellular Damage In Aging And Disease Unravelled

UC Santa Barbara Chemist Goes Nano With CoQ10

Stanford Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory Of Aging

NEJM Publishes Nexavar® (sorafenib) Study Demonstrating Major Improvement In Overall Survival In Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Education And Continence Promotion Committee Highlights

BioPharm America Unveils Conference Program

Biogenerics Would Reduce Health Care Costs For Patients, Says GPhA

Clinical Trial Concluded For New Wrinkle Treatment

Bruker BioSpin 1.7mm MicroCryoProbe™ Wins R&D 100 Award For Delivering A Tenfold Jump In NMR Sensitivity For Small Sample Amounts

New Report Examines Current Use And Future Impact On Global Clinical And Reimbursement Practices

Many Gym-goers Are Reading And Answering Text Messages While Using Treadmill

Novel Structure Proteins Could Play A Role In Apoptosis

Visually Impaired May Soon Benefit FromTelescope Embedded In Glasses Lens

Identification Of New Cellular Pathway Linked To Cancer May Enable Cells To Be Sensitized To Chemotherapy

New Method Enabling Routine Targeted Gene Modification Developed By Consortium

Genes Evolve To Minimize Protein Production Errors

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Opening Ceremony Highlights

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Painful Bladder Syndrome Committee Highlights

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

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Vesicovaginal Fistula In The Developing World Committee Highlights

Australian Study Investigates Shockingly Low Level Of Concern In Elderly Regarding Falls

Regional Factors Driven By Genetic Diversity Add Complexity To Autoimmune Disease Drug Development

Medicare Should Increase Payments For Physician Practices That Acquire And Use HIT To Improve Quality Says American College Of Physicians

Federal Authorities Seize Xiadafil VIP Tablets After Company Refuses To Recall Product, USA

National Survey Finds That 14% Of Primary Care Nurses Have Never Undertaken Any Type Of Basic Training In Cardiovascular Disease, UK

Allergic Rhinitis Diagnosis And Treatment: New Guidelines For Primary Care Professionals

Research Says Fat Friends And Poor Education Helps People Think Thin

Neurotherapeutics Presents Special Issue On New Treatments For Alzheimer's Disease

Innovative New Treatments Take Fear Out Of Dentist's Chair

Better Understanding Of Neurodegenerative Disease May Result From New Study Of Gene Evolution

New Method To Manipulate Genetic Material Developed By Consortium

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Frail Elderly Committee Highlights

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Management Using Continence Products Committee Highlights

Energy Drinks Associated With Risk-Taking Behaviors Among College Students

4th International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Imaging, Neurophysiology And Other Investigations Committee Highlights

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Initial Assessment Including Quality Of Life Committee Highlights

4th International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Neural Control Committee Highlights

Dangers Of Global Food Security

Lamaze: Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond, The Magazine For Expectant Families, Receives 2008 Magnum Opus And APEX 2008 Awards

Medical Defence Union (MDU) Says Revalidation Must Be Fair And Evidence-Based, UK

Wanted: 15-year-olds With Asthma To Join New Team, Asthma UK Scotland

Medicare Trigger Ignores Real Problem Of Skyrocketing Health Care Costs - Medicare's Troubles Can Only Be Solved By Systemic Health Care Reforms

Experts At Anavex Offer A Primer On Promising 'Oxidative Stress' Theory

Exploring Effects Of Protein-rich Diet On Bone Health - Osteoporosis Study

Yale Study Shows Why Cigarette Smoke Makes Flu, Other Viral Infections Worse

British Fertility Society Survey Of IVF Experts

European Health Authority Studies Conclude That Impurity In Roche's Viracept® (nelfinavir Mesylate) Did Not Increase Patients' Risk Of Cancer

Novel Structure Protiens Could Play A Role In Apoptosis

Macrophages May Be Marker For Atherosclerosis

Little Evidence That Treating Varicoceles In Men Boosts Pregnancy Rates

A Study In Mothering And Violence

Shortage Of Cancer Drugs Impacts Iraqi Children With Leukemia

Hyperactive Immune Resistance Brings Blindness In Old Age

Thomson Reuters Publishes CMR International's 2008 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook, Now Available For The First Time Online

APOSENSE® [18F]-ML-10 For Molecular Imaging Of Apoptosis To Proceed To Phase I/II Trials

Medicus Health Announces Release Of New Isolation Stations

More Participants Sought For Study Of Prolotherapy For Tennis Elbow At UPMC

Boosting Weight Loss By Limiting Fructose

Emergency Physicians Have Good First Instincts In Diagnosing Heart Attacks

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence (ICI) - Dynamic Testing Committee Highlights

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

Alexza Initiates Second Phase 3 Clinical Trial For AZ-004 (Staccato(R) Loxapine)

American Society For Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology Strengthens Government Relations Department

Bioheart Reports Promising Results From SDF-1 Modified MyoCell(R) Therapy In Heart Failure Study

AARP Fitness Ambassador Martina Navratilova Offers Tips To Help Get Active And Healthy

MacroChem Announces Phase 2 Data For EcoNail(R) In The Treatment Of Onychomycosis

PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance To Market PEAK(R) Surgery System For Use In General Surgery

On National Patient Safety Day, The Committee To Reduce Infection Deaths Calls On The CDC To Make Every Death Count

Soma Intimates Joins The Battle Against Ovarian Cancer

Soyfoods Do Not Impact Sperm Count

Health Tips For Olympics Travelers

Researchers Identify Gene Responsible For Rare Childhood Disease

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