Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 31 July 2008

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Thursday 31 July 2008

Schizophrenia Linked To Missing Or Duplicated Genetic Material

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Two international teams of scientists working on independent studies have discovered that rare deletions and duplications in genetic material appear to occur in greater numbers in people who have schizophrenia...
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Salmonella Saintpaul Found On Mexican Farm Says FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials said on Wednesday that a sample of serrano pepper and a sample of irrigation water taken from a farm in Mexico contained Salmonella saintpaul with the same genetic...
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Memory Replay During Sleep Linked To Age - Or Is It?

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists studying sleep processes in rats found that aging tended to impair the brain's ability to "replay" memories during sleep, a consolidation process that is important for converting recent memories into long term ones...
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30-year-old Disaster Still Affecting Mothers And Newborns

Other Medical and Health News for 31 July*

Health Care For Millions Of Californians Still At Risk

Thermo Fisher Scientific Improves Workflow In HLA Laboratories With 10-Second Analysis Of DNA Microsamples Using Nanodrop 1000

Does Being Single Increase Risk Of Dementia? Alzheimer's Society

WHO At The XVIIth International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, 3-8 August 2008

Rep. Shea-Porter Introduces Legislation That Would Ensure In-State Health Services For Veterans

Organizations, ILO Launch Campaign That Aims To Raise HIV Awareness Among Migrant Workers In China

Legislation Would Require Greater Transparency In Physician Self-Referrals For Imaging Procedures

New HIV Infections, Deaths From AIDS-Related Causes Down; Epidemic Not Over, UNAIDS Report Says

Washington, D.C., Immigrant Health Clinic Makes Changes To Qualify For Federal Grants

Grassley, Dingell Call For Overhaul Of FDA, Say Agency Should Be Able To Levy Fines, Order Recalls, Limit Drug Industry Advertising

Editorial, Opinion Piece Discuss Health Care Issues In Presidential Election

U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Decline Stalls, Racial Disparities Remain, CDC Data Indicate

Letters Respond To New York Times Opinion Piece On Catholic Church's Contraception Ban

Study Examines High-Deductible Health Plans, Use Of Medical Services; Web Exclusive Looks At Distribution Of Public Health Care Spending

Detroit News Examines Debate Over Certified Professional Midwives' Qualifications

Kansas' Preferred Health Systems To Stop Paying Hospitals For 'Never Events'

Tanzania Aims To Triple Number Of People With Antiretroviral Access By 2010, Health Minister Says

Judge Rules Kansas Abortion Statute Constitutional, Denies Request To Dismiss Case Against Tiller

Cigna, Express Scripts Agree To Pay $27M To Settle New York State Drug Switching Case

NPR's 'Tell Me More' Examines U.S. Hispanics, HIV/AIDS

Full Appeals Court To Review Decision Declaring Virginia Abortion Ban Unconstitutional

CMS Extends Massachusetts Medicaid Waiver For State Health Insurance Law

DIA/AAPS Co-Sponsored Conference To Examine The Immunogenicity Of Therapeutic Proteins

Potential HHS Rule Would Override Minn. Law Requiring Hospitals To Provide EC, Advocates Say

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Medicare News

ActionAid To Release Book About HIV Prevention, Youth At AIDS Conference

AARP: Medicare Anniversary Highlights Need For National Health Care Reform Next Year

Owners Unaware That Dog May Be Suffering From Serious Heart Disease

Vote Now For The 2008 Beacons Of Hope Awards, Lymphoma Association, UK

Pathologic T2 Stage Subgroups And Recurrence-Free Survival After Radical Prostatectomy

Results Of 9-Month Phase II Study Of GAMMAGARD Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IGIV) In Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Announced

Growth Of Drug-Device Combination Products Impacting The Way Drugs Are Developed

Endoscope May Be Replaced By String Probe To Detect Devastating Childhood Digestive Disease

Cochrane Review Evaluates Herbal Medicine From Schwabe Pharmaceuticals For Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Submits New Drug Application To FDA For Rivaroxaban

Mexican President Calderon Commits To Making Lower AIDS Drug Pricing A Priority For National Government

Encouraging Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Bapineuzumab At International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease

Minimizing Traumatic Response To Bad Memories

Ongoing Phase II Study Explores Potential For Detection Of Amyloid Plaque Prior To Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease

Metabasis' Results From Its Phase 2a Clinical Trial For MB07803 For Diabetes Type 2 To Be Presented At World Congress

FDA Approves Expanded 510k Classification For Titan Spine's Endoskeleton(R) TA Anterior Interbody Fusion Device

New Data On Nymox BPH Drug To Be Presented At American Urological Association Meeting In Monterey October 26-30

Physicians Report MRSA Superbug Cases On The Rise, According To Study By GfK Market Measures

National Federation Of The Blind To Testify Before House Subcommittee Regarding Paper Currency Identifiable To The Blind

Inspire Provides Update On Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Program - Optimization Of TIGER-2 Trial Design

GenVec Receives Continued Funding From The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security For Foot-And-Mouth Vaccine Program

Increased Risk Of Heart Attack In Older Adults Due To Protein Made By Fat Cells

Changes To Mandatory Detention Overdue, Says Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

Health, Legal Concerns Over Fake Sick Notes, Says Australian Medical Association

UCB Receives Not-Approvable Letter From FDA For Lacosamide For Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Obesity Predisposition Traced To The Brain's Reward System

Estimating A Cohort Mean Sf-6d Utility Value

Expanding Parkinson Disease Assessment To Psychosocial Functioning

Economic Evaluation Of Priority Setting In Israel

Note To People With Scarred And Stiffened Lungs: Monitor Your Sleep Before Severe Fatigue Sets In

Nephrologists Debate Uses Of Estimated Kidney Function

Renal Involvement In Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux: Are Prenatal Detection And Surgical Approaches Preventive?

Prostate Cancer Detection Rate In Patients With Repeated Extended 21-Sample Needle Biopsy

Performance Of Prostate Specific Antigen For Predicting Prostate Cancer Is Maintained After A Prior Negative Prostate Biopsy

Gene May Put Women With Migraine At Increased Risk Of Heart Disease And Stroke

Smoking Predicts Increased Stroke Risk For Your Spouse

Despite Hazards, 1/5 Of British Adult Survivors Of Childhood Cancer Are Smokers

Breastfeeding Needs Support, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

Long Acting Neuraminidase Inhibitor (LANI) Phase II Completed - Phase III Scheduled -Naturally Acquired Influenza A Or B

American Public Health Association Commends House Passage Of Tobacco Legislation

Journal Of The National Cancer Institute July 29

Study Identifies Changes To DNA In Major Depression And Suicide

Alzheimer's - Positive New Data On Dimebon's Long-Term Efficacy And Novel Mechanism Of Action

Mothers From Affluent Neighborhoods Near Highways Increase Odds Of Low Weight Babies By 81 Percent

How Much Does Atrial Fibrillation Cost The German Health Care System?

Memory Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Preclinical Data For MEM 68626 At ICAD 2008

Lifestyle Factors Contribute To Lowering And Raising Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease

Diverse Approaches To Alzheimer's Therapies Continue To Show Progress At ICAD

Cadence Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Concurrence With Clinical Development Plan For Acetavance(TM)

Phase II Data On Lilly's Antibody Show It Affects Amyloid Beta, A Protein Believed To Be Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Foundation Of America Survey: Americans With Memory Concerns Fall Short Of Talking To Doctors

First Ever Study On Alzheimer's Disease Treatment In Hispanics Presented At Major Medical Meeting

Anavex Presents Neuroprotective Effects Of Anavex 1-41 At The International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease 2008

New Data Highlight Positive Results Of Namenda(R) (memantine HCl) Once-Daily Extended-Release Formulation

DeCODE And SGENE Consortium Discover Deletions In The Human Genome Linked To Risk Of Schizophrenia

Peptimmune Announces Grant Of United States Patent For PI-2301 Peptide Copolymer For Multiple Sclerosis

Seattle's Swedish Cancer Institute First In U.S. To Treat Cancer Patient With Elekta VMAT

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Announces Agreement For Evidence Based Study For Diabetic Venous Ulcers

Nile Therapeutics Announces Dosing In Second Phase Ib Study Of CD-NP In Heart Failure Patients

Precise Low-Dose Drug Monitoring Essential For Long-Term Kidney Transplant Success

Quark Pharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosing By Pfizer In Phase II Trial Of RNAi Therapy In Diabetic Macular Edema

Simple Lab Test For Bone Disease Linked To Risk Of Death In Dialysis Patients

Aggressive Approach To Staghorn Calculi-Safety And Efficacy Of Multiple Tracts Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Perioperative Complications And Early Follow-up With 100 TVT-SECUR Procedures

Oestrogen And Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Effects On Stromal Cell Proliferation And Local Formation From Androgen

Understanding Factors That Affect Length Stay In Hospital

Fellowships Recognise Contributions - Pharmaceutical Society Of Australia

GE Healthcare Announces Phase I Results With Amyloid Imaging Agent GE-067

Hand Hygiene Alone Will Not Reduce Healthcare Associated Infections, Warns RCN

Annual Infection Prevention And Control Conference

Rare Forms Of Meningitis More Deadly Than Viral Meningitis

UCF Professor Develops Vaccine To Protect Against Black Plague Bioterror Attack

UK Continues To Punch Above Its Weight In World Class Research

FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of Actemra For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

AIDS Report: Human Rights Key Element To Universal Access Goal

Innovative Approach To Management Of Alzheimer's Disease-First Clinical Trial Results Of Souvenaid Demonstrate Potential Of Medical Nutrition Product

North Korea Survey Confirms Deepening Hunger For Millions

GPs Support Responsible Use Of SSRIs In Children And Adolescents - Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

Facing Apparent Resistance To Antibiotics, Hebrew U. Researchers Develop New Techniques To Kill Dormant Bacteria

Patients Could Be Storing Up Dental Problems For The Future, Health Body Warns - British Dental Association

Robotic Surgery Extends Benefits To Bladder Cancer Patients At NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Bayer's Novel Anticoagulant Rivaroxaban Submitted For U.S. Approval

Laboratory And Mouse Studies Show Targeted Drug Blocks The Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells That Spread To The Brain

Elan, Wyeth Present Encouraging Bapineuzumab Phase 2 Trial Results At ICAD

Shock Wave Lithotripsy For Renal Stones Is Not Associated With Hypertension And Diabetes Mellitus

Sunitinib Malate Is Active Against Human Urothelial Carcinoma And Enhances The Activity Of Cisplatin In A Preclinical Model

MicroRNAs Tune Protein Synthesis

Recovery From Bed Rest During Pregnancy

Giving 'Meaning' To Measurement In Prostate Cancer

New Treatment For Advanced Prostate Cancer

New Drug For HIV Treatment

Unexpected Benefit Of Allergies

Unpleasant Arithmetic Of Medical Innovation

Frankincense Provides Relief To Arthritis Sufferers

Healthy Children Of Alzheimer Patients Show Early Brain Changes

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Trial Of New Drug For Alzheimer's Disease

Drinking Can Be Triggered By The Right Place And The Right Time

BJOG Release: How Does Acupuncture Influence IVF Outcome?

The 'Replay' Of Memories During Sleep Impaired By Aging

Minister Wallace Welcomes Stricter Alcohol Laws, Ireland

Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes TauRx Breakthrough

APhA Applauds HHS And Homeland Security (DHS) For Including Pharmacists In The Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Prioritization Guidance

Response To 'New Study Finds Smoking Predicts Increased Stroke Risk For Your Spouse' In The American Journal Of Preventive Medicine

GSK - Changes To Medicines Distribution Arrangements, UK

Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection With One Course Of Bleomycin And Etoposide Plus Cisplatin Chemotherapy

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