Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 30 July 2008

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Wednesday 30 July 2008

New Fast Food Outlets Banned In South LA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed to ban the opening of new fast food outlets in South LA for one year, in the hope this will give time for healthier restaurants to gain more of a foothold in a part...
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America Neglecting Own Black AIDS Epidemic

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

America is one of the nations leading the fight against HIV/AIDS across the world, but is failing to address the epidemic among its own Black citizens, says a new report published on 29th July by the Black AIDS Institute...
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Alzheimer's Curbed By Promising New Drug

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new drug that has completed phase 2 trials in the UK and Singapore is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer's, as it appeared to slow the progress of the disease by as much as 81 per cent...
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Study Finds Low Survival For Pediatric Cancer In Low- And Mid-income Countries

Researchers Verify Link Between Type 2 Diabetes And Diet

Adult Behaviors Influenced By Early Experiences And Treatment In Baby Rats

Freezing Mouse Sperm: A New, Efficient, Cost-Effective Method

Other Medical and Health News for 30 July*

New Satisfaction Instrument Highlights Benefits Of Oral Therapy Over Infused ICT

Compliance To Proton Pump Inhibitors Reduces Costs

New Modeling Interface For Monte Carlo-Sensitivity Analyses, USA

Brain Plays Key Role In Appetite By Regulating Free Radicals

House Staffers Discuss Revisions To Draft Legislation That Aims To Improve Drug Safety

Wall Street Journal Editorial Criticizes Cost Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law

Editorial Calls For Congress, Tribal Leaders, Indian Health Service To Improve System For American Indians

Legislation Would Increase Minimum Lifetime Benefit Caps On Group Health Plans

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

NPR's "Tell Me More" Examines Hispanics And HIV/AIDS

Bush Administration Predicts Record $482B Deficit In FY 2009; Projection Could Affect Next President's Spending Plan, Including On Health Care

Rural Maryland Likely To Face Severe Physician Shortage By 2015, Report Finds

Report Examines Donor Funding For Health Issues In Low-, Middle-Income Countries

Chinese Province Passes One-Child Exemption For Parents Whose Children Were Killed, Disabled In Earthquake

Louisiana Officials, HHS Secretary Leavitt Discuss Medicaid Changes, Other Issues

Editorial, Letter To Editor Respond To HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research

USA Today Examines Success Rates For Cessation Smoking Among Pregnant Women

Insurers Using Radiology Benefit Managers To Cut Down On Unnecessary, Costly Imaging Procedures

Six-Week Course Of Antiretroviral Nevirapine Did Not Clearly Reduce Risk Of HIV Among Breastfed Infants, Study Finds

Interest Of Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive Increasing Among Women, Survey Finds

Veterans' Groups File Notice To Overturn Dismissal Of PTSD Care Suit

Asian Development Bank Manual Aims To Reduce Spread Of HIV In Workplace

Abortion Not Prominent In Presidential Race So Far But Issue Favors Obama In Battleground Areas, Analysis Says

Dental Care Shortages, Reimbursements Need To Be Addressed In Health Policy Debate, Experts Say

Keeping Kenyan Girls In School, Providing HIV/AIDS, Sex Education Could Reduce Future HIV Cases, Experts Say

Dems Unable To End Sen. Coburn's Hold On 34 Bills, Including Postpartum Depression Measure

Complaints About Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Declined By About 74% Between 2006, October 2007, GAO Report Finds

Latin American, Caribbean Health, Education Ministers To Attend Meeting Ahead Of AIDS Conference In Mexico

Is Income Already Captured In Quality Of Life?

Does The Discrete Choice Experiment Provide Consistent Results?

The Buzz Of The Chase

American Institute Of Physics, Houston Meeting Highlights: Physics And The Future Of Medicine

AAPM Cancer Research Highlights

Spatially Selective Sampling Of Single Cells Using Optically Trapped Fusogenic Emulsion Droplets: A New Single Cell Proteomic Tool

Plasma-Sprayed CaTiSiO5 Ceramic Coating On Ti-6Al-4V With Excellent Bonding Strength, Stability And Cellular Bioactivity

Greater Risk Of Perennial Allergic Rhinitis Linked To Alcohol

NPA 'Service Era' Workshops At BPC 2008, UK

Amendment For ELACYT Clinical Program Following Evaluation Of All Clinical Data Available For ELACYT(TM), Both In Haematology And Solid Tumours

Patients With Colon Cancer Who Have A Family History Of Colorectal Cancer Have Lower Risk Of Recurrence And Death

Mucous Breakthrough In Mice Holds Promise For Cystic Fibrosis

NICE Backs Pradaxa(R) (Dabigatran Etexilate) - The First Oral Anticoagulant In Over Fifty Years

Infant Deaths Increasing Due To Preterm Birth

Identification Of Possible Sleep Gene

Most Generalists Reluctant To Provide Primary Care For Young Adults With Chronic Illness

Scientists Race To Stay One Step Ahead Of The Drug-Taking And Genetic Manipulation That Threatens Sport

Improving Toxicity Detection

Improving Problems In Sleep, Attention By Studying Bladder-Brain Link

Discovery Of Cell's 'Quality Control' Mechanism May Lead To New Treatments For Cystic Fibrosis, Other Inherited Diseases

Red Cross Is Hounding The Public On Pet Safety During The Dog Days Of Summer

Red Cross Opens Safe And Well Website For California Earthquake

Pulmonary Fibrosis And Fatigue

Should African Health Systems Try To Be Efficient Or Also Fair?

Simple Medical Intervention Best For Reducing CHD Mortality

QALYs - The Missing Link Between Patients And The General Public

Cerebral Malaria May Be A Major Cause Of Brain Injury In African Children

Walk-Run Classification Of Symmetrical Gaits In The Horse: A Multidimensional Approach

New Frontiers In Single Cell Analysis

Michael J. Fox Foundation Funds $1.1 Million For Cutting-Edge Approaches To Parkinson's Disease Under Rapid Response Innovation Awards 2008

N.Y. Research Team Discovers How Antidepressants And Cocaine Interact With Brain Cell Targets

Collaboration Is First Step Towards Collecting - And Analyzing - Data Designed To Provide Better, More Personalized Cancer Treatment

Potential New Drug Target To Fight Tuberculosis Identified

National MS Society, Michigan Chapter & Organic Digital Announce Launch Of New Da Vinci Awards(R) Web Site

APHA Urges House To Protect Health Of Americans By Passing Tobacco Legislation

Seegene's New Rapid Sepsis Test Analyzes 68 Indicators For Deadly In-Hospital Disease

New Alzheimer's Predictors Advance Earlier Detection

Improved Estrogen Reception May Sharpen Fuzzy Memory

European Forum For Industrial Biotechnology, Brussels, Belgium, 15-17 September

Student Researchers Find Higher Rates Of Serious Illness Among Patients At L.A. County Clinics, USA

New Future For Kiwifruit- Fruit Scientists Uncover DNA Behind Colour, Flavour, Shape, Nutrition And Ripening

Risk Of Heart Attacks May Be Increased By Fat Around The Heart

ClinPhone Announces TrialWorks User Group Meeting To Be Held In Princeton, New Jersey

Heart Research UK Says 'Obesity Gene' Is An Excuse For Piling On The Pounds

Perspectives On Grief, Cruse Bereavement Care National Conference 2008

What Is A Year Of Human Life Worth? Updating The Renal Dialysis Cost-Effectiveness Standard

Pre-Power-Stroke Cross-Bridges Contribute To Force During Stretch Of Skeletal Muscle Myofibrils

Where And When Does A Ring Start And End? Testing The Ring Species Hypothesis In A Species Complex Of Australian Parrots

New Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure Restores Quality Of Life In Patients With Potentially Debilitating Spinal Condition

Findings On Bladder-Brain Link May Point To Better Treatments For Problems In Sleep, Attention

ImQuest Receives Two Year Phase 2 SBIR Grant To Develop Pyrimidinedione Product As An Anti-HIV Topical Microbicide

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Advances HCV Discovery Program To Clinic

FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Deportation Linked To HIV Risk In Male Injection Drug Users

New Disease Fighting Nanoparticles Look Like Miniature Pastries

Joint Inflammation And Heart Disease Linked

Doctors Don't Change Their Routine During Longer Consultations

Zinc Could Saves Lives Of Children With Diarrhea

Do Reading Materials For Health Professionals Improve Patient Outcomes?

Cancer Vaccine Quest Delivers New Findings

Highly Acidic Beverages Not A Threat To Gastrointestinal Tracts

Marinating Meats Prior To Grilling May Decrease Cancer Forming Compounds

Bladder-Brain Link May Point To Better Treatments For Sleep, Attention Problems

National Venous Program Screenings Increased To 2,234

Nanoparticles + Light = Dead Tumor Cells

Personalizing Cardiac Medicine

Modelling Genetic Regulation Of Growth And Form In A Branching Sponge

Suspended Pharmacist Is Fined £3,000 For Illegal Sale And Supply Of Viagra

Shire Re-Launches ADHDSupport.com, A Virtual Road Map Providing Information, Tools And Practical Tips About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

BMA Cymru Wales Comment On Assembly Committee Report Into Organ Donation

GA2LEN Researchers Follow European Olympic Athletes To Beijing To Assess Diagnosis Rates Of Asthma And Allergies

National Survey Provides Important New Data About Blindness In Nigeria

ICON Enhances Its ICOPhone Technology Platform - New EPRO Module Reduces Implementation Timelines For Collection Of Patient Data

What Did You Say? Efforts To Improve Health Literacy

The FDA Has Accepted For Filing The Registration Application For Sublinox

Sea Lane Biotechnologies Unveils A Potential New Class Of Biotherapeutics

Map Of Alzheimer's Genes May Lead To Novel Therapies

CompuMed Receives Regulatory Clearance By China's State Food And Drug Administration For OsteoGram Product For Monitoring Osteoporosis

50th AAPM Meeting In Houston, July 27-31: Science Highlights

Vyteris Announces Successful Completion Of Peptide Dose Ranging Study In Preparation For Phase II Human Clinical Trials

Titan Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results From Phase III Clinical Trial Of Probuphine For The Treatment Of Opioid Addiction

FDA Issues Not Approvable Letter For Iloperidone For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia To Vanda Pharmaceuticals

GTx Announces Phase III Clinical Development Of Toremifene 20 Mg On Course Following Planned Safety Review

Nutra Pharma Announces Completion Of Clinical Study In Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)

Osteotech's Plexur M(TM) Biocomposite Receives FDA Clearance In Spine

BRIDION(R) (sugammadex) Injection - First And Only Selective Relaxant Binding Agent - Approved In European Union

How Molecules Out Of Balance Lead To Human Multiple Myeloma And Other Cancers

Zounds Hearing Develops And Releases Power BTE Hearing Aid

Testosterone Predominance Increases Prevalence Of Metabolic Syndrome During The Menopausal Transition

Multiple Gossip Statements And Their Effect On Reputation And Trustworthiness

Automatic Imitation In Budgerigars

A Hormone That Enhances One's Memory Of Happy Faces

HealthGrades Study: Bariatric Patients Have 65% Lower Chance Of Complications At Top Hospitals

UT Southwestern Digestive Specialists Freeze Out Esophagus Cancer With New Therapy

London Man Fined For Illegal Internet Sale Of Medicines, UK

South London Man And His Shop Fined For Illegally Selling Unlicensed Medicines As Skin Lightening Creams, UK

Health Insurance Plans Kick Off Health Care Reform Campaign By Listening To Uninsured Ohioans, USA

Molecular Memories Mark Males From Females

Healthcare Watchdog Highlights Best And Worst NHS Hospital Care For People With Acute Mental Health Problems

Statement Of The American Diabetes Association On Anniversary Of The Americans With Disabilities Act

Salt Reduction Is A Healthy Sign, Says Which?

Which? Applauds Industry Commitment To Healthy Lifestyle Promotion

Bariatric Surgery Patients Have 65 Percent Lower Chance Of Complications At Top-Performing Hospitals: HealthGrades Study

Pandemic Research Receives $1.6M Funding Boost

BioCurex Files New RECAF Patent - New Methods For Tumor Imaging And Therapy Based On RECAF

Surgical Sponges In Patients: Lowering The Odds Of Leaving Objects Behind

Chairman Of National Association Of Karate And Martial Art Schools Has Asperger Syndrome, UK

Murder Law Review Will See Genuine Mercy Killers Facing Life Sentence, Says Dignity In Dying

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