Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 4 August 2008

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Monday 4 August 2008

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Sleep Apnea Linked To Higher Risk Of Death

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A US study that followed a random sample of men and women for 18 years showed that those with sleep apnea, where breathing pauses during sleep, had more than three times the risk of death from any cause compared to those...
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Anthrax Scientist Was Planning To Kill Co-Workers Therapist Told Court

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Dr Bruce E Ivins, the 62-yar-old US biodefense scientist who was reportedly going to be charged with killing five people by mailing them letters containing finelly milled anthrax spores in 2001, was planning to kill his...
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Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy Makes Some HIV Treatments Less Effective

Written by Peter M Crosta

In resource-limited countries, patients are often treated for tuberculosis at the same time that they are undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV. New research, published on August 6 in a special HIV/AIDS issue of...
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No Difference In Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Between HIV-infected Injection Drug Users And Non-users

Growth Hormone Reduces Fat In HIV Patients With Abdominal Obesity

New Treatment Guidelines For HIV Antiretroviral Therapy

Other Medical and Health News for 4 August*

Landmark Studies To Assess Risk Of Exposure To Elevated Levels Of EMS Confirm Clear Toxicity Threshold For DNA Damage

BSI British Standards Publishes Two New Guides To The Use Of Statistical Process Control Charts

Advocates Say Expanding Utah's Health Care Subsidy Program Could Push Children Out Of SCHIP

Participation In Connecticut Charter Oak Health Plan Off To Slow Start

NPR Series Examines Health Care Systems In Five European Nations

Presidential Candidate Nader Promotes Single-Payer Health Care Plan

South Korea Court Overturns Ban That Prevented Doctors From Revealing Sex Of Infants Before Birth

Picking 'Genuinely Pro-Life' Running Mate Would Be 'Revolutionary Decision' By Obama, Opinion Piece Says

Medicare Adds Two New Categories Of Preventable Hospital Errors To Do-Not-Pay List

Editorials Respond To PEPFAR Reauthorization

Eliminating Funds For HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research, Shifting Funds To Treatment 'Dangerous Sentiment,' Opinion Piece Says

Efforts Target American Indian Youth For Diabetes Prevention, Encourage Minorities To Donate Tissue, Organs, Begin HIV/AIDS Ministries In Communities

Mich. Board Sets Hearing To Decide If Measure Loosening Stem Cell Research Restrictions Will Be On Ballot

House Votes To Extend Medical Leave Coverage For College Students

Reuters Examines How Laws, Conservative Attitudes Are Hampering Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS In Malaysia

Federal Health Plan, Medicare Do Not Cover Routine HIV Screening As Recommended By CDC, Bloomberg Reports

Abbott Agrees To Settle Lawsuit Over Price Of Antiretroviral Norvir

NIDDK Publishes New Resources About Urologic And Kidney Disorders

JDRF Announces 2008 Scholar Award Recipients

Guilt On Their Hands: Tiny 'Tags' Could Help To Solve And Deter Gun Crime

Breast Cancer Confessions: The Emotional Work Of Disclosing A Diagnosis

Kennedy-Enzi EHR Bill Likely To Be Delayed Until After August Recess

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Mexican Officials Promote Sex Education Among Young People

San Francisco Chronicle Examines Efforts To Revise Rules Prohibiting Paying Women For Donated Eggs

Higher HIV Infection Estimate Shows Need For Routine Screening, More Funding For Care

In Vietnam, Alongside Progress, A Battle For Life With The Programme Of Action For Cancer Therapy

Innovative Diabetes Program In Bloomington-Normal, Ill., A Success

Long Work Hours Widen The Gender Gap

Senate Finance Committee Hearing Focuses On Changing Tax Exclusion For Employers Who Offer Health Coverage

Arizona Ends Temporary Health Insurance Program For People With Disabilities

Washington Post Examines HIV Epidemic In Tijuana, Mexico

Sens. Snowe, Coburn Threaten To Block Health IT Bill Over Funding, Privacy Concerns

ViRexx Announces Approvals Of Rights Offering

Pharmaceutical Company Confirms Two Cases Of PML In People With MS Taking Tysabri

Funding Available For 21 Campus Suicide Prevention Grants

UNICEF Executive Director Announces $3 Million For Mozambican Children Affected By Global Food Price Increases

UNAIDS Expresses Concern Over The Safety Of Three Ugandans Arrested During An International AIDS Conference

MSF Teams Evacuated After Assaults On Staff In Darfur

Mind The Deadly Gaps: Health Care Worker Shortages In Southern Africa Causing Fatal Delays In Bringing AIDS Care To Those In Urgent Need

Incident Involving Radioactive Material At IAEA Safeguards Laboratory - No Radioactivity Released To Environment

Data Mining Detects Signs Of Lou Gehrig's Disease In Gene Carriers Long Before Symptoms Appear

VA Expands Full Care Benefits To All Vets With ALS

Free Articles Get Read But Don't Generate More Citations

New Yeast Trick For Eating Favorite Food: Details In Nature Paper

Healthy Diet And Exercise Key To Strong Bones, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

Dartmouth Researchers Say Too Many Children See Extreme Violence In Movies

Family Type Has Less-Than-Expected Impact On Parental Involvement

Costs Lower For Minimally Invasive Surgery Versus Open

Nurse Cautioned For Inappropriate Behaviour Towards Patient, UK

PSA Awards ACT's Top Pharmacy Students, Australia

The Lung Association Welcomes Fines Levied Against Tobacco Industry, Canada

Canada And Mexico Reach Agreement To Lift Temporary Import Restrictions On Alberta Potatoes

ACOG Calls Attention To Higher Risk Of HIV/AIDS Among Minority Women

Routine HIV Screening Recommended For All Women, Regardless Of Individual Risk Factors

New Data Shows The Alcohol Industry Cannot Be Trusted, Australia

Visualise Your First Step To Health

Merck Responds To Aids Activists' Pleas; Reduces Price Of Stocrin By 40% In Mexico, Notes AHF

CDC Numbers: HIV Prevention In US A Failure; AHF Calls For $200M To Test 10M People

Delivering Drugs By Inhalation Becoming Attractive For Central Nervous System Therapeutics

MDRNA Announces Phase 2 Trial Of PYY(3-36) Does Not Meet Weight Loss Endpoint

Preclinical Data Demonstrates Potential Of LX214 As Best-in-Class Topical Treatment For Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Of The Eye

Marler Clark Files Salmonella Saintpaul Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart

5-LOXIN(R) Proven To Reduce The Symptoms Of Osteoarthritis In New Human Study Published In Arthritis Research And Therapy

Gilead Sciences And Merck & Co., Inc. Agree To Register And Distribute HIV Medication In Twelve Countries

EKR Therapeutics Receives Approval For Ready-to-Use Intravenous Bags Of Cardene(R) I.V.

Tracleer(R) (bosentan) Receives EU Approval For Treatment Of Patients With Mildly Symptomatic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Journal Of Vision Issue Breaks New Ground With A Collection Of The Latest In Imaging Studies In Vision

Our Antibiotic "Addiction" Is Not Helping Our Children Fight Their Colds, Australia

Research Suggests That Childhood Obesity Begins In Infancy

Microbe Diet Key To Carbon Dioxide Release

Fruit And Vegetable Consumption Is Low Among Black Men, USA

Reasons Why Restaurant Employees May Not Follow Food Safety Procedures

The Emerging Scientific Discipline Of Aeroecology

Epilepsy Drug May Help Alcoholics Recover From Dependence, Small Study Suggests

Drop In Number Of Reported Cases Of Heat Stroke Deaths Among High School Level Football Players

The Brightest, Sharpest, Fastest X-Ray Holograms Yet

World's Smallest Snake, Adults Averaging Just Under Four Inches In Length, Found In Barbados

Disaster Medicine Ethical Guidelines Needed For US Health-care Professionals

Turned-off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth - CB1 Suppresses Tumors, A New Potential Path For Treatment, Prevention

Newly Discovered Gene Variant Implicated In Lupus - Cutting The Brakes On The Immune System

Outdoor Activity Lowers Nearsightedness Risk In Children

Interferon Or Surgery For Eye Surface Cancer - Which Is Best?

Immune System Protein Accurate Predictor Of Survival In Pediatric Septic Shock

American Cancer Society Study Finds High Use Of Complementary Methods Among Cancer Survivors

First National Study Of Diving-related Injuries - In Neighborhood Pools And Competitive Events, Diving Injuries Add Up, USA

Multiple Sclerosis: new MRI contrast medium enables early diagnosis in animal model

NIDDK Resource Helps Guide Women With Diabetes Through Healthy Pregnancies

An Environmental Study Into The Office Of The Future

China Becomes A Physics Powerhouse

July 2008 National Pharmacy Association Board Meeting, UK

Human Genetics Commission Call For Radical Overhaul Of The National DNA Criminal Database Welcomed By Faith & Community Leaders, UK

Leading Organisations Call For Recognition Of Palliative Care And Pain Treatment As Human Rights

Scottish Study Adds Support For World-Wide Ban On Smoking In Public Places

Nymox Has Global Patent Rights For Statin Drugs For The Treatment And Prevention Of Alzheimer's Disease

Frost & Sullivan Honours TransPharma Medical For Its Innovative ViaDerm Drug Delivery System

Africans In England Need More HIV Prevention Services

fpa Publishes Results From Survey Of Professionals Working In Learning Disability, UK

Telemedicine Leads To Better Stroke Treatment Decisions - Enables Doctors To Make Correct Decisions For Stroke Patients At Remote Areas

Even Cancer Cells Follow The Laws Of Evolution - Each Cancer Type Has Unique Gene Mutations That Give It Darwin's Selective Advantage

Combating Secondary Infections In Clinics - Just Dive In: Natural Product Hybrid Provides Antimicrobial And Cell-resistant Surfaces

People Who Know Someone Who Died In Iraq War Or 9/11 Less Likely To Approve Of Bush's Performance In Office

Should Group B Strep Test Be Carried Out On Subsequent Pregnancies?

Overcoming Inhibitors Of Cell Death Improves Cancer Therapy Efficacy

A Mechanism For The Development Of Obesity-associated Conditions

New Panel Of Mice Helps Predict How Drugs Are Broken Down In Humans

Some Types Of Leukemia Are Addicted To Notch Proteins

How Inflammatory Cells Get From The Blood To The Site Of Injury

An Odd Pair Important For Cartilage Formation: Sox9 And P54nrb

Chronic Exposure To Estrogen Impairs Some Cognitive Functions

Increased US Prison Population Has Profound Demographic Consequences, Disproportionately Affecting Black Males

Toxic Drugs, Toxic System: Sociologist Predicts Drug Disasters, Says Prescription Drug Harm Growing, Drug Testing, Approval And Marketing Flaws

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