Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 6 August 2008

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Wednesday 6 August 2008

Broccoli Could Reverse Diabetes Heart Damage, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK researchers said that eating broccoli could reverse the damage done to heart blood vessels by diabetes because the vegetable contains a compound called sulforaphane that they tested in the lab and found it increased...
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Most Top Chain Kids' Menus Are Unhealthy Says US Watchdog

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Most of the options on the kids' menu in 13 top chain restaurants are too high in calories, and there are still too many meals high in saturated fat and sodium, said a US watchdog in a report released this week...
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FDA Approves 2008-2009 Season's Flu Vaccines

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved this year's seasonal flu vaccine, including new strains that are likely to be circulating in the US; the agency released the news on its website Tuesday...
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Young People Who Sleep Less Have More Risk Of Being Overweight

Fewer Psychiatrists Providing Psychotherapy

Other Medical and Health News for 6 August*

Alcohol Consumption Declining In USA, According To Results Of New Study

Do Humans Have Their Own Genetically Determined Body Odor?

Impacts Of Climate Change On Wheat In England And Wales

Roots, Shoots And Reproduction: Sexual Dimorphism In Size And Costs Of Reproductive Allocation In An Annual Herb

Yale Researchers Uncover West Nile's Targets

Chartpack Highlights Supplemental Drug Coverage Used By Medicare Beneficiaries; New Web Site Focuses On Medical Education

Delegates At XVII International AIDS Conference Welcome, Challenge Swiss Report On HIV Transmission

Many Hispanic Immigrants Adopt Unhealthy Lifestyles Upon Arrival To U.S.

Five Bush Administration-Approved Stem Cell Lines Used Insufficient Consent Forms, Bioethicist Reports

Competition Can Fix Medicare Insolvency, CMS Official Writes In Letter To The Editor

Male Circumcision Efforts Should Increase To Prevent HIV/AIDS, Particularly In Africa, Report Says

Obama, McCain Silent On HIV/AIDS Epidemic Facing The Black Community, Opinion Piece Says

Advocates Speak Out Against Ala. DA's Prosecution Of Pregnant Women Who Used Illegal Drugs

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Former Botswanan President Mogae Calls For New Vigor In Fight Against HIV/AIDS

High Number Of HIV Infections In Mozambique Concerns UNICEF

Stigma Prevents Hispanics From Getting Tested For HIV/AIDS

Fewer Utah Dentists Accepting Medicaid Beneficiaries

Houston Chronicle Examines HIV/AIDS-Related Discrimination, Stigma In Mexico

ACOG Releases New Recommendations On HIV Screening For Women

Battle Against HIV/AIDS Not Over; Improved Prevention, Treatment, Health Systems Needed, Clinton Says At AIDS Conference

California Governor, Lawmakers Nearing Agreements On Health Care Bills

Audit Finds New York Paying For Medicaid Benefits Of Former State Residents

Spain Announces $15.9 Million Donation To UNAIDS

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Looks At HIV/AIDS Among Black Women

Several 'Disturbing Elements' To Potential HHS Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access, Opinion Piece Says

Shortage Of Health Workers In Developing Countries Hindering Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, Experts Say At AIDS Conference

Learning By Embryos And The Ghost Of Predation Future

Mexico To Allow Drug Companies To Make, Sell Generic Antiretrovirals In Country, President Calderon Announces

Fungal Endosymbionts Of Plants Reduce Lifespan Of An Aphid Secondary Parasitoids And Influence Host Selection

Second-Quarter Earnings Down 3.2 Percent For Humana

HIV Vaccine Research Efforts Should Be Scaled Up, Experts Say At AIDS Conference

Tuberculosis Drug Interferes With HIV Treatment, JAMA Study Says

Gradients Of Precipitation And Ant Abundance May Contribute To The Altitudinal Range Limit Of Subsocial Spiders

FDA Strengthens Policy On Screening Advisers For Conflicts Of Interest

Pain Mediation By Innocuous Sensory Afferents

Battle Against HIV/AIDS Not Over; Improved Prevention, Treatment, Health Systems Needed, Clinton Says At AIDS Conference

Severe Drought And Calf Survival In Elephants

Earlier Treatment Of HIV Could Help HIV-Positive People Avoid Long-Term Complications, Recommendations Say

The Look Of Royalty: Visual And Odour Signals Of Reproductive Status In A Paper Wasp

Study Indicates Higher Incidence Of Childbirth-Related PTSD Than Previously Thought

Targeting Of 5-HT1A Receptors, Journal Of Neuroscience

Seizure-Induced AMPA Receptor Phosphorylation, Journal Of Neuroscience

Lateralization Of Speech Comprehension, Journal Of Neuroscience

Biology - Male Harassment Drives Females To Alter Habitat Use And Leads To Segregation Of The Sexes

Dogs Catch Human Yawns

Parasite - A Chivalrous Oomycete That Steals Fitness From Fecund Hosts And Benefits The Poorest One?

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Reports, Initiatives From International AIDS Conference

Interactions Between Environmental Factors Can Hide Isolation By Distance Patterns: A Case Study Of Ctenomys Rionegrensis In Uruguay

Students With Food Allergies Often Not Prepared

Communication Is Key To Ease Worry About Orthopaedic Surgery

Iron Metabolism Research Yields New Tool In Diagnosing Anemia Of Chronic Disease

Scientists Identify Possible Cause Of Endometriosis

Exposure To Agent Orange Linked To Prostate Cancer In Vietnam Veterans

Eating Eggs Boosts A Healthy Weight Loss Plan

HIV Drug Can Persist In Mothers' Milk, Increasing Risk To Them And Their Babies

Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Outgrew Predators To Survive

Key Site In Iron Metabolism Aids In Diagnosing Anemia Of Chronic Disease

Research Reveals Why Some Smokers Become Addicted With Their First Cigarette

When Neurons Fire Up: Study Sheds Light On Rhythms Of The Brain

Spices May Protect Against Consequences Of High Blood Sugar

New Decision Model Seeks To Avert Flu Vaccine Mismatch Of 2007-2008 Season

Back To The Future: Psychologists Examine Children's Mental Time Traveling Abilities

Remedial Instruction Rewires Dyslexic Brains, Provides Lasting Results, Carnegie Mellon Study Shows

People Who Are Obese May Carry Asthma Trait

Chronic Cough In Children Adds To Parental Stress

Cough Affects Lives In Different Ways

10 Warning Signs You Might Have Kidney Disease

Alkermes Announces Approval Of VIVITROL(R) For The Treatment Of Alcohol Dependence In Russia

Walgreens Enhances Retail Pharmacy Industry's Most Comprehensive Prescription Discount Program, USA

Cook Medical Receives FDA Approval To Market Improved Zenith(R) AAA Iliac Flex Legs And Z-Trak(TM) Introduction System

Walgreens July Sales Increase 10.7 Percent

Leukemia Journal Publishes Results From Darinaparsin Study

American Dental Education Association Awards Open To Dental Educators And Students

Non-Healing Bones Repaired In Clinical Trial Using Adult Stem Cells

Chlamydia Treatment In Pharmacies Will Deliver Convenient Care For Patients

Boosted Reyataz And Lopinavir/R Achieve Similar Results For Undetectable Viral Load In Treatment-Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients

'Tau Is Not Cause Of Alzheimer's, It Is Effect' Note Experts At Anavex

Cancer Researchers And Oncologists Offer A Clinical Trial For Multiple Myeloma Patients

Imulan Initiates Valley Fever Study Program

Revolutionary Technique That Could Reduce Lifelong Drugs For Transplant Patients Shows Promising Findings

Patient Who Needed Heart And Kidney Transplant Borrowed Time With Heart Assist Device

TMC278 Demonstrates Long-Term Efficacy And Tolerability In Treatment-Naïve Adults With HIV

Whom Do We Fear Or Trust? Faces Instantly Guide Us, Scientists Say

Exercise Pill Is No Replacement For Exercise

Researchers Publish Findings Of A New Chemoprevention Gene Therapy That Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Sesame Seed Extract And Konjac Gum May Help Ward Off Salmonella And E. Coli

Perceived Discrimination Affects Screening Rates

Instrument Of Ratification For The International Convention Against Doping In Sport - Statement By The US President

Improved Helium Ion Microscope Sets New Standards For Imaging Resolution And Brightness

Abbott's Kaletra(R) Tablet Dosed Once-Daily Or Twice-Daily Demonstrated Similar Clinical Results Across Race And Gender Lines

Nexgen Spine Receives CE Mark Approval For The Physio-L(R) Artificial Disc

First U.S. Patient To Receive New Heart-Assist Device Doing Well After Surgery At University Of Michigan

Ninety-Six Week Data On Tibotec Investigational NNRTI, TMC278, Presented At AIDS 2008

Protein Key To Control Growth Of Blood Cells

FDA Accepts Streamlined Phase 3 Development Plan For Q8003IR 'Dual Opioid' Pain Therapy

Emisphere Announces Recruitment Of Novartis Phase III Study For Oral Osteoporosis Treatment

New CyberKnife Technologies Demonstrate Dramatic Reduction In Treatment Times

Cara Therapeutics Announces Successful Completion Of Phase I Clinical Trial Of Novel Analgesic, CR845

Medarex Announces Allowance Of Investigational New Drug Application For Wholly-Owned Fully Human Anti-PD-L1 Antibody, MDX-1105

Tolerx Announces Achievement Of Milestones Upon Anti-CD4 Antibody Program Advancement And Initiation Of Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Pharmasset Reports Preliminary Results Of A 4-week Combination Study Of R7128 For The Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C

Landmark HIV/AIDS Publication Launches At International AIDS Society Conference In Mexico City

AmfAR Urges Iran To Release Missing HIV/AIDS Doctors

New Report Finds Investment In AIDS Vaccine And Microbicide R&D Continues To Increase Incrementally In 2007

Floss Your Teeth - On The Double!

Improved Hair Loss Treatments On Horizon

Stent Grafts: A Better Way To Treat Blunt Trauma Injuries

India And China Hold The Key To World Meeting MDGs, Says UNICEF Flagship Report

RCN Supports Sexual Health Week 4th - 10th August

FDA Announces Improved Policies Regarding Transparency, Public Disclosure For Advisory Committees

New Recommendations To Protect Disaster Survivors

Targeted Action On HIV And Tuberculosis Needed To Reach Drug Users

Argos Therapeutics' Arcelis Personalized Immunotherapy Platform In HIV Achieves Primary Endpoint In Phase 1 Trial

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Broadens Its Patent Protection To Japan

HIV And Health Workforce Communities Pledge Collaboration, Not Competition

Extra Money To Help More Mums Breastfeed, UK

Brunel University Launches Masters Degree In Urgent Care For GPs

Clinxus Partnership Devises Improved Tests To Detect Kidney Damage For New Drugs In Development

Testosterone And Body Fat Are Controlled By The Same Genes

Young People Asked How They Would Change Wales

The Hidden HIV Epidemic Revealed

NCH Response To Michael Gove's Speech On Strengthening Family Life And Promoting Responsible Fatherhood, UK

High Fuel Cost Worry For Raynaud's Sufferers, UK

Boston Scientific Announces First UK Patients To Benefit From Next-Generation Heart Devices

Brain Surgery For Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Effective But Risky

fpa Reacts To MHRA Approval Of Over-The-Counter Chlamydia Treatment, UK

Bionor Immuno Advances HIV Peptide-Based Therapeutic Immunization Program With Start Of A Phase IIb Trial In U.S. And Europe

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