Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 28 July 2008

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Monday 28 July 2008

Obesity Gene Affects Appetite, Children's Study Shows

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK scientists studying the genetics of obesity in children found that FTO, a known obesity gene, also had an effect via the regulation of appetite, whereby children who had two copies of the higher risk variant did not...
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Conventional MRI And Computer Analysis Could Be Used To Detect Alzheimer's

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers using conventional, as opposed to high powered MRI equipment, and computer- based methods to analyze the scans, are breaking new ground in the diagnosis of the telltale signs of Alzheimer's Disease, increasing...
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Dementia In Developing Countries Potentially Underestimated

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

The gap between prevalence of dementia in developing and higher-income countries may be much smaller than previously estimated, according to a study released on July 28, 2008 in The Lancet...
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Sports Participation More Likely Among Comfortably-Off, Middle-Aged White People, UK

Other Medical and Health News for 28 July*

86 Per Cent Of American Adults May Be Obese By 2030

New York Times Examines Congressional Black Caucus' Position On Tobacco Regulation Bill

Massachusetts Insurers To Cover Retail Clinic Visits

Violence, Discrimination Against MSM In Africa Jeopardizing Efforts To Reduce Spread Of HIV, Advocates Say

Jamaica Gleaner Examines Issues Surrounding Pregnancies Among HIV-Positive Women

Poll Finds 48% Support For, 39% Opposition To California Parental Notification Ballot Initiative

Federal Standards For Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Needed, Witnesses At House Hearing Say

CBS' 'Evening News' Examines HIV/AIDS Among Blacks In U.S.

House Approves Global AIDS Bill, Measure Sent To President Bush

Va. U.S. Senate Candidate Warner Says He Would Not Impose 'Single Litmus Test' On Supreme Court Nominees

Science Publishes Online Collection About HIV/AIDS Funding

Spring (Tex.) ISD Named First District Of The Year In School Nutrition

30 Years Of Assisted Reproduction Has Disproven 'Alarmism,' Shown That Market Should Regulate, Opinion Piece Says

Witnesses At Senate Aging Committee Hearing Call For 'Person-Centered' Care For Elderly

Mental Health America Urges U.S. Health Agencies To Act On Report On Improving Mental Health In Primary Care

Buckinghamshire Authorities Sign Up To HSE "Sensible Risk" Campaign, UK

Five Year Caution For Drink Driving Nurse, UK

Nurse Struck Off For Sexual Assault On Elderly Patient, UK

Nurse Convicted Of Possessing Child Pornography Struck Off, UK

Minister Harney Launches The 2008 Immunisation Guidelines For Ireland

Veterans With Asbestos-Related Breathing Diseases May Be Entitled To Compensation From The Federal Government, Canada

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Ottawa, Ontario

Four Hospitals Honored For Commitment To Quality

The Way Ahead For Chlamydia Screening, UK

Dietitians' Advice Key In Battle Against Diabetes, Canada

Number Of Abortions Performed In Connecticut Increases In 2006, 2007 Despite Declines Nationwide

Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee McCain Discusses Cancer Issues At Ohio Event

Food Safety Advocate William Marler Calls For Public Meat Inspection Records, USA

Positive Opinion From Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) For Evicel™ Liquid Fibrin Sealant (Human)

Canon U.S.A. Unveils The Canon CXDI-60G Portable Digital Radiography System At AHRA 2008

NICE Labour Induction Guidelines Welcomed By Midwives, UK

Heathcare Commission Exposes Acute Mental Health Wards Are Failing Patients, While Forcing Community Services To Close, UK

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

Journalism Competition Shows HIV Still High On The Public Agenda

Fragrance Materials Association Assures Safety Of Fragrance Ingredients - No Contrary Evidence In Contested University Of Washington Study

Tune In To 'Watch Your Own Heart Attack' - British Heart Foundation Urges Nation Not To Miss Two Minute TV Event, UK

'Obesity Gene' Works By Influencing Appetite

Idea AG Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Diractin(ketoprofen), Europe

EMEA Recommends Restricted Use Of Oral Norfloxacin-Containing Medicines In Urinary Infections, Europe

European Medicines Agency Recommends Restricting The Use Of Oral Moxifloxacin-Containing Medicines

Long Waiting Times For Psychological Therapies Harmful, Says Mental Health Report

Anti-Hypertenstion Drugs May Benefit People With Dementia

Sweat And Hydration Issues Examined In Recently Released Journal Supplement

Communication Key To Dementia Care

Lawmakers Criticize Pharmaceutical Companies For Large Price Increases For Brand-Name Medications For Rare Diseases

House Ways And Means Committee To Introduce Own Legislation To Encourage EHR Adoption

NexMed Receives FDA Response For Erectile Dysfunction Product

Alzheimer's Bill Passes State Senate, USA

Cognitive Effects May Be Experienced By Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Hormone Therapy

Where Will The Growth Be For Drug Delivery Methods?

Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Using Hip Bone Density

IHTSDO Launches New Global Effort To Build Essential Health Terminology Toolset

Defining DNA Differences To Track And Tackle Typhoid

Dr. Michael DeBakey, Medical Trailblazer And Longtime Friend Of National Library Of Medicine, Dies At 99

Complimentary Sports Injury Prevention Pamphlet For Women Offered By The Neurologic And Orthopedic Hospital Of Chicago

Francisella Tularensis: Stopping A Biological Weapon

Bacteria Reveal Secret Of Adaptation At Evolution Canyon

Pre-Eclampsia: New Research On Mice May Have Important Implications For Humans

Massachusetts Eye Surgeon Awarded "Best Paper" Of Session On Cataract & Lens Implant Surgery At ASCRS Annual Meeting

Tackling Alzheimer's Disease With Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Rectal Cancer Patients Benefit From Minimally Invasive Surgery

Depression And Bipolar Results Worth Striving For - A New Recovery Model For Mental Illness

Increased Uptake Of Surgical Disposables In Central And Eastern Europe

Gynaecological Cancer Screening Gets Education Boost, Australia

House Approves Delay Of Medicare 'Trigger' Measure

House Committee Report Finds Medicare Pays Up To 30% More For Medications Under Part D Plans

Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Law Requiring Private Health Insurers To Cover Treatment For Autism

NYT Editorial Questions U.S. Army's Efforts To Care For Wounded Soldiers

About 40% Of MSM In New York City Do Not Disclose Sexual Orientation To Physicians, Survey Finds

Oregonian Examines Outreach Efforts To Improve Minority, Immigrant Health

Programs Seek To Promote Weight-Loss Among Hispanics, Encourage Minority College Students To Attend Dental School, Addr. American Indian Health Disp.

Remote-controlled 'man' Called IStan Trains Healthcare Professionals

Higher Than Average Success Rate For Children Receiving Living Donor Living Transplants

UK To Host 12th World Congress On Pain

Smoking Among Schoolchildren At 25 Year Low, UK

Requiring Animal Research To Be More Evidence-based'

Will Artificial DNA Be The Future Of Computers And 'green IT'? University Of Toyama Team Creates Artificial DNA, Furthering Hopes In DNA Computing

Pharma Sales Executives Meet At Annual Summit, Moscow, To Exchange Sales Force Effectiveness Best-Practice, Network

No Justification For Denying Obese Patients Knee Replacements

Bayer Welcomes The Proposed EMEA Labeling Changes For Moxifloxacin

Key Prostate Motion Management Experience Using The Calypso® Medical's 4D Localization System To Be Presented At The 50th AAPM Annual Meeting

Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief, PEPFAR - Radio Address By The President To The USA

Virtual Reality System Gives Surgeons A New Way To Train

Vita Food Products Issues Alert Regarding Vita Nova Salmon, Some May Be Contaminated With Listeria Monocytogenes, USA

England And Wales Lead Reduction In Cancer Deaths And Increase In Cancer Spend

Fighting Plaque With Gummy Bears

Plasma DNA Level Is A Reliable Marker Of Recurrent Esophageal Cancer, Study Finds

Rep. Stark To Introduce Own Health IT Bil

New Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

House Passes PEPFAR Reauthorization Measure

Long-Standing Belief About HIV Treatment Disproved By Researchers

Overweight Elderly Americans Contribute To Financial Burdens Of The US Health Care System

Grant Received By Heart Researchers To Study Asthma

Virtual Student Support Via Second Life

Infections In Brain Shunt Surgery Reduced By Antimicrobial Sutures

$8.5M Gift Received By American Cancer Society To Finance Thyroid Cancer Research

Strategic Plan For Research Into Benign Prostate Disease Published By NIDDK

Latest Technology Examines Aerosol Particles In The Sky

Guidelines On The Role Of Endoscopy In The Bariatric Surgery Patient Issued By ASGE

International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease 2008

Statement In Response To Governor's Signing Of Trans Fat Bill By California Center For Public Health Advocacy

Marketing Authorization Application For Satraplatin Is To Be Withdrawn

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