Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 1 August 2008

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Friday 1 August 2008

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in the US have converted skin cells from an 82-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) into stem cells that formed motor neurons with the same genetic make up as the patient...
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Pill Increases Exercise Endurance And Related Benefits

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

"Exercise in a pill" is how scientists are describing a remarkable discovery where they used drugs to switch on genetic triggers that are normally only activated by exercise, to dramatically increase endurance in mice and...
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Birth Risks Of Assisted Fertilization Linked To Infertility Causes Rather Than Procedure

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

The adverse perinatal outcomes associated with assisted fertilization (AF) in comparison to infants conceived spontaneously could be associated with the causes of infertility rather than the procedure itself, according to...
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Other Medical and Health News for 1 August*

Sleep Apnea A Stand-Alone Mortality Risk

Health Canada Releases New Report On Climate Change

Medicare And Medicaid Move Aggressively To Encourage Greater Patient Safety In Hospitals And Reduce Never Events

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty Discusses Plan To Improve Consumers' Access To Health Information

Responses To PEPFAR Reauthorization

Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri Releases Global Medicaid Waiver Application

Vietnam Should Prioritize HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, Deputy Prime Minister Says

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Details Of Second Economic Stimulus Package With Health Care Provisions

Massachusetts House Approves Bill To Raise $89M From Insurers, Health Care Providers

Universities In East Africa To Take Part In Study Examining Impact Of HIV/AIDS On Community

Covert CIA Detention Center On British Soil Revealed - PHR Demands Trans-Atlantic Investigation And IRC Access To All Detainees In US Custody

Birth Defect Three To Four Times More Likely For Infants Born To Diabetic Women, Study Says

Court Refuses To Halt 10% Cut To Medi-Cal Payments For Physicians, Dentists

Kenya's HIV Prevalence Increases To 7.8% In 2007, Report Finds

Newsweek Examines Emerging Field Of Oncofertility

Minnesota Senate Democratic Candidate Al Franken Advocates For Proposals To Lower Drug Prices For Seniors

HIV/AIDS Advocates Protest Stigma, Discrimination Ahead Of AIDS Conference

California Communities Host Conferences To Discuss Cancer And Hispanics

Audit Finds Reported Cervical Cancer Cases In Maryland Deliberately Altered In State Database

Blogs Increasingly Have Power To Influence Health Policy, Improve Discourse On Health Care Issues, HHS Secretary Says

President Bush Signs PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill

Haitian Women Living In Miami Less Likely Than Black, White Women To Have Had Pap Test, Research Shows

President Bush Signs Global AIDS Bill Into Law

White House Threatens To Veto $118.7B Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill

The Hill Editorial Addresses SCHIP Reauthorization

House Approves Bill Allowing FDA To Regulate Tobacco; Bill Would Ban Additives But Not Menthol

Spanish Researchers Take Part In The Discovery Of A New Immune Disease

Washington Post, WSJ Examine Reaction To Draft HHS Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access

House Panel Approves Legislation That Would Invalidate Mandatory Binding Arbitration Provisions Of Nursing Home Admission Contracts

Op-Eds Discuss Methods For Overhauling U.S. Health Care System

GlobalHealthFacts.org Posts Latest Global, Country-Level HIV/AIDS Data; New Latin America, Mexico HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets Available

Medicare Increases Nursing Home Payment Rates, Recalibration Of Rugs To Be Studied Further

Senate, House Members Introduce Bill To Provide Doctors With Unbiased Information About Prescription Drugs, USA

Trial Into The Link Between Prenatal Vitamin D Levels And Schizophrenia Prevalence

Teen Athlete With Debilitating Deformities Back On Feet After Complex Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Neuropharma Reports Last Results On Its Research In Alzheimer's Disease

Breast Cancer Patients Face Preoperative Options

Thermo Fisher Scientific Demonstrates Success Of Its Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Solution At Ameritox

MabThera Filed In The EU For Treatment Of Most Common Leukaemia In Adults

Average Number Of Prescription Items Dispensed To Older People Nearly Doubles In A Decade, UK

FDA Clears The Pathwork(R) Tissue Of Origin Test For Hard-To-Identify Tumors

How Previously Ignored Parts Of HIV Genome Play Key Role

How Some Bacteria May Steal Iron From Their Human Hosts Discovered By Syracuse University Scientists

AMSN Endorses Proclamation For Change In Hospital-Patient Care Environment

Preliminary Cerepro (R) Phase III Results Meet Primary Endpoint - Operable Primary Malignant Glioma

Thermo Fisher Scientific Significantly Broadens Stem Cell Offering

New Campaign Highlights Greater Cot Death Risk For Premature Babies

The Minister For Health And Children, Mary Harney TD, Announces Publication Of The Report Of The Independent Body On Pharmacy Contract Pricing

Minister Moloney Welcomes The Launch Of The Report By The Mental Health Commission On The Operation Of Part 2 Of The Mental Health Act, 2001

Government Of Canada Response To The Outbreak Of Salmonella Saintpaul In The United States

Consider Becoming An Organ Donor, USA

Adult Stem Cells Reprogrammed To Become Myelin-Making Cells

CMS Announces More Accurate Payments For Inpatient Rehabilitation Services In FY 2009

Body Contouring Surgery Risk Rises With Increased Body Mass Index

FDA Clears The Pathwork(R) Tissue Of Origin Test For Hard To Identify Tumors

Common Vaginal Infection May Increase Risk Of HIV Infection

Form Of Hearing Loss Stems From Gene Mutation

Smoking Causes Half Of All Bladder Cancer Cases

Neurons Created From Skin Cells Of Elderly ALS Patients

Brain Tweak Lets Sleep-deprived Flies Stay Sharp

Diet, Exercise And Culturally Sensitive Care Can Prevent Or Control Diabetes

New Uses For Old-line Diabetes Monitoring Test: Screening And Diagnosis

Alcohol Binges Early In Pregnancy Increase Risk Of Infant Oral Clefts

Improving The Prognosis For Schizophrenic Disorders

Drug Use By Europe's Young People Leads To Risky Sexual Behaviour

David B. Samadi, MD, Demonstrates Robotic Prostate Surgery During Live Webcast, August 13, 2008

The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Devotes Special Issue To AIDS

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

Bush Signs Historic Global AIDS Bill Which Will Save At Least Five Million Lives

UM Partners With Seed-One Ventures To Form New Company To Develop And Market Broad-Based Therapies For Cancer And Other Diseases

'Antibiotics To Cure Sick Apples, Or Sick Children?' Physicians Ask EPA

Johns Hopkins Health Disparities Expert Criticizes CNN Report

Australian Study Shows That Sleep Apnea Is An Independent Risk Factor For Mortality

BDA Locks Horns With Department Of Health Over Unfair Notice Clause In Dentists' Contracts, UK

HSE And Kent Police Decide Not To Investigate Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, UK

APHA Mourns Loss Of Former Surgeon General Julius Richmond

Communication Gap Exists Between Seniors And Surgeons, US Study Finds

A Long Lasting Impression: New Study Finds Persistent Brain Changes In Response To Cocaine Depend On The Expectation Of Reward

Unusual Chromosomal Changes Increase The Risk Of Schizophrenia

New Discovery May Lead To Immunization Against Cardiovascular Disease

Living With A Partner Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer's

Pharmacies In London To Run Mobile Smoking Cessation Campaigns Via SMS

New JCR Book Provides Tips On Recognizing, Preventing Effects Of Fatigue

Open Wide With Greater Confidence - Statutory Registration Kicks In, Says General Dental Council, UK

Lymphoma Research Foundation Announces Its 2008 Research Grant Recipients

Treatment Corrects Severe Insulin Imbalance In Animal Studies

Genmab And GlaxoSmithKline Announce Positive Top-Line Results In Ofatumumab Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Pivotal Study

Aegera Initiates A Fifth Phase 1 And 2 Clinical Trial For AEG35156

Study Reveals Novel LCD Solution Provides Significant Benefits Versus Calcipotriol In Treatment Of Moderate Psoriasis

Higher Number Of HIV Infections Must Translate Into Leadership & Action By U.S. Government

Poniard Pharmaceuticals To Present At The 4th Annual Moores UCSD Cancer Center Translational Oncology Symposium

Story Ideas For Health Reporters Covering The Summer Olympic Games

New Study First To Investigate Parents' Perspectives On Adolescent Self-Harm

South London Study Reveals Antipsychotic Prescribing 'No Worse' For Black Patients

Lab Study Shows Methadone Breaks Resistance In Untreatable Forms Of Leukemia

AtheroGenics Reports Positive Results From ANDES Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of AGI-1067 In Type 2 Diabetes

LANI Phase II Completed -- Phase III Scheduled

Volunteers Needed For Emphysema Study

Alzheimer's Drug May Help Mild Memory Loss

Joint And Muscle Impacts Reduced By Low-Gravity Training Machine

New Schizophrenia Genes Uncovered

Increased Burden Of Rare Genetic Variations Found In Schizophrenia

Link To Maternal Alzheimer's Disease

Self-Repairing Cartilage? OHSU Research Reveals Important Clues

Drug Has Potential To Prevent Alcoholics From Relapsing

UCSF Study Shows That Cocaine Addiction Is Linked To Voluntary Drug Use And Cellular Memory

Travelers To China For 2008 Olympics Warned About Respiratory Illnesses And Dog Bites

Timing Is Everything: How Vulnerable To Flooding Is New York City?

Dangermouse Warns Of Diabetes Danger

New Research Claims Link Between Sugary Drinks And Type 2 Diabetes

Psychologists Support Detention Review, Australia

AHIP White Paper Supports New GAO Findings On Inappropriate Use, Rapid Spending Growth For High Tech Imaging

Statement From The Healthcare Commission In Response To The Independent Inquiry Into Access To Healthcare For People With Learning Disabilities

Statement From The Healthcare Commission In Response To Kent Police And HSE's Announcement On Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Patients Praise The Care They Get In GP Practices And Health Centres

Decline In Homicides Due To Mental Disorder Linked To Improvements In Psychiatric Treatment, UK

Frequency And Type Of Childhood Abuse May Predict Suicide Attempts In Young Adults

Immunotherapy In High-Risk Pediatric Sarcomas Shows Promising Response

Nutrition Is The Bedrock Of Good Care, Says Help The Aged, UK

Survey Of Dentists' Attitudes To The New NHS Dental Contract, Introduced In April 2006, Shows That One In Four Intends To Quit The NHS, UK

"Practical" Stretching Does Not Weaken Muscles

Discovery Of Mechanism For Postpartum Depression In Mice May Lead To Better Treatments

UNISON Triggers Re-Opener Clause For Health Pay, UK

TauRx Therapeutics News Welcomed, But People With Dementia Still Need Services And Support

Experts Continue To Cite Bifantis As Promising Probiotic Treatment For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

GE Healthcare Named "Pioneer In Technology" By International Brain Mapping & Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society

FDA Approves First Generic Divalproex Sodium To Treat Seizures, Migraine Headaches And Bipolar Disorder

Imaging Techniques Yield New Information On How HIV Infects Cells And Provides Clues To Vaccine Design

Federal Agents Seize More Than $24 Million In Unapproved New Drugs

UNICEF Executive Director Launches Tetanus Campaign In Madagascar

FDA Extends Consumer Warning On Serrano Peppers From Mexico

MicroRNA Implicated As Molecular Factor In Alcohol Tolerance

Australia's Elderly At Risk Without Qualified Nurses In Aged Care

The Latest On Premier Science In Medical Oncology At The 33rd ESMO Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 12-16, 2008

Medtronic Starts U.S. Arm Of Global Study Comparing Safety Of Endeavor(R) And Cypher(R) Drug-Eluting Stents

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