Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 7 August 2008

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Thursday 7 August 2008

Scientists Create Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers have found a way to produce immortal cell strains and tissue types from diseased patients by converting their cells into pluripotent stem cells with the same genetic errors...
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FDA Strengthens Conflict Of Interest Policies For Advisors

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal body that regulates food and drug safety, announced this week that it had strengthened policies and procedures, such as those governing conflict of interest, for FDA...
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Injected Vitamin C Shrinks Tumors In Mice

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers found that giving mice with rapidly spreading ovarian, pancreatic, and brain cancers high "pharmacologic " dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, caused the tumors to shrink...
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HIV Prevention Programs Will Be Ineffective If People Continue Risky Behaviors

HIV Prevention Requires Combining Multiple Methods

Biomedical Prevention Is Key To Reducing Transmission Of HIV Infection

Structural Reforms Also Important To HIV Prevention

Everyone Needs To Be On Board For Massive Movement To Prevent HIV

Immigrant Children May Be Less Physically Active Than Native US-Born Children

Aggression Minimized With Supportive Parenting In Girls Who Mature Early

Other Medical and Health News for 7 August*

Mutation Found In Dachshund Gene May Help Develop Therapies For Humans With Blindness

DOR BioPharma Announces Initiation Of Second Human Clinical Trial For RiVaxTM, Its Ricin Toxin Vaccine

Novartis Begins Shipment To US Of Fluvirin(R) Influenza Virus Vaccine With Three New Strains For The 2008-2009 Influenza Season

American Lung Association Offers Parents Seven "Back To School" Tips For Kids With Asthma

WHO Launches New HIV/AIDS Guide To Help Countries Reach Universal Access

Asthma, Outdoor Air Quality And The Olympic Games, Canadian Medical Association Journal Review

Former African Leaders Launch Regional Campaign To Pressure Politicians On HIV/AIDS

Advocates Discuss Travel Restrictions Around The World For People Living With HIV/AIDS

Mich. Should Pass Law Requiring Birth Control Coverage For Insurance Plans Covering Prescription Drugs, Editorial Says

Governments Overlook Behavior Change In HIV Strategies, Experts Say At AIDS Conference

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

Minority Infant Mortality Rates High In Kansas, Wisconsin

Nevada Report Shows State Officials Knew About, Did Not Act On J-1 Visa Program Abuses

Report Examines Cost-Effectiveness Of Larger Clinical Trials To Prevent Postapproval Adverse Events

Advocates, Experts Discuss Allegations Of Inadequate Treatment Of HIV-Positive Immigrants

Connecticut Governor Defends State Health Care Plan

Advocates, Experts Discussing Allegations Of Inadequate Treatment Of HIV-Positive Immigrants

Addressing Stigma Key In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, U.N. Secretary-General Writes

San Francisco Chronicle Opinion Pieces Respond To Draft HHS Rule

Wall Street Journal Examines Proliferation Of Urgent Care Clinics

Miami Herald Examines Research On Crack Users And HIV

HIV Vaccine Development 'Frustrating, Challenging,' But Progress Being Made, NIAID's Fauci Writes In Opinion Piece

Bombay High Court Rejects Mother's Petition To Abort Fetus With Heart Defect

New Study Looks At Uninsurance Among Immigrants

Risk Of HIV Transmission From Heterosexual Intercourse Could Be Underestimated, Study Finds

MSM Remain At High Risk For HIV; Official Data Lacking, Report Finds

NIH Grants Will Fund University Of Wisconsin Stem Cell Research

Congress Considering Legislation That Would Create Academic Detailing Program For Prescription Drugs

Rising Food Prices Could Affect Those With HIV/AIDS, Increase Number Of Women Entering Commercial Sex Trade, U.N. Officials Say

'NewsHour With Jim Lehrer' Examines HIV/AIDS Cases In Black Communities, Highlights Washington, D.C.

Newspapers Highlight Activities Related To World Breastfeeding Week

Legislation Would Protect Physicians Who Volunteer To Treat Low-Income, Uninsured Patients From Liability Claims

IAVI Releases Blueprint For HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research

Canada Commits $45M To Fighting HIV/AIDS In Africa, Health Minister Clement Says At AIDS Conference

Kline Loses Johnson County, Kan., DA Primary; Abortion Clinic Prosecutions Prominent In Race

FDA Approves 2008-2009 Flu Vaccines

Children Living With HIV Deserve Fair Treatment

Health Canada Advises Consumers Not To Use Rize 2 The Occasion Capsules Or Any Unauthorized Erectile Dysfunction Products

BDA Says NHS Health Boards Must Heed Health Minister's Call To Prioritise High Street Dentists, UK

Cancer Research UK Expresses 'deep Concern' On Kidney Cancer Drug Decision

Fluctuations In PSA And The Use Of Antibiotics

Interstitial Cystitis And Pelvic Pain Syndromes

Late Onset Hypogonadism, ADAM, Andropause: What Is It And What Is The Treatment?

Scripps Research Team Unravels New Cellular Repair Mechanism

Ortho-McNeil Initiates First-Of-Its-Kind Skin Infection Registry

Teens Do Not See Abstinence In The Same Way Adults Do

AICR Reminds Mothers Of Additional Breastfeeding Benefit: Cancer Protection

Back-To-School Preparations Must Include Up-To-Date Immunizations, USA

Study Finds Connections Between Genetics, Brain Activity And Preference

Humans' Evolutionary Response To Risk Can Be Unnecessarily Dangerous, Finds TAU Study

I Can, Automatically, Become Just Like You: The Effects Of Exclusion On Nonconscious Mimicry

The Schiavo Case - Are Mass Media To Be Blamed?

Water Is 'Designer Fluid' That Helps Proteins Change Shape, Scientists Say

Scientists A Step Closer To Producing Fuel From Bacteria

National MMR Catch Up Campaign Launched, UK

The Prostate Cancer Charity Comments On Reports That The Duke Of Edinburgh Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, UK

Minister Harney Approves Introduction Of Cervical Cancer Vaccination Programme

For Breastfeeding To Succeed, Mothers Need Support

State's High School Youth Are Smoking Less

Dietitians Back Unit-Pricing Plan, Australia

Nexan And GE Healthcare IT Unite To Provide Green Storage For Imaging

Brachytherapy Vs. Cryoablation In The Treatment Of Prostate Cancer

Diagnostic Evaluation Of Urinary Incontinence In Women

Erectile Dysfunction And The Prostate: What Are The Connections?

Caltech Neurobiologists Discover Individuals Who 'Hear' Movement

Hot Peppers Really Do Bring The Heat

Make Sure Baby Spends Plenty Of Time Lying On Tummy

Struggles Of Adolescence Can Be Particularly Painful For Children Who Also Struggle With Obesity

Post-Partum Suicide Attempt Risks Studied

Antibiotics During First Three Months Of Life Linked To Wheezing At 15 Months - Likely Due To Underlying Infection

Treatment Outcomes Highlight Dangers Of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev Initiates Project To Eliminate Intestinal Worms In Ethiopia

Comprehensive Treatment Of Extensively Drug-Resistant TB Works, Study Finds

Black Girls Who Abuse Alcohol Less Likely To Use Condoms

Gender And Culturally Tailored Interventions Help Curb STDs In Black Girls

Medicinal Marijuana Effective For Neuropathic Pain In HIV

Nutritious Food And More Exercise Won't Be Enough To Stop The Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic, Australia

82 Percent Of Americans Think Health Care System Needs Major Overhaul

GIANT-Coli: A Novel Method To Quicken Discovery Of Gene Function

Recipe For Cell Reprogramming Adds Protein - Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Can Be Created Without Cancer-Causing Gene

Researchers Report Periodontal Disease Independently Predicts New Onset Diabetes

B Cells Can Act Alone In Autoimmune Disease, Yale Researchers Report

Dynamic Mechanical Oscillations During Metamorphosis Of The Monarch Butterfly

Microfluidic Single Cell Analysis Of Intracellular Compounds

Europe's Largest Academic Health Science Partnership Created In London

Launch Of New Interactive Renal Anaemia Resource For Physicians

NHS Report Confirms Top Reliability Ranking For Olympus AU640

Preventing Kyphosis -- A Hunched Back

Ways To Avoid Blood Pressure Increase At Menopause

Children Should Rely On Safety Equipment To Prevent School Sports Injuries

Parents Should Make Sure They Help Their Child Select A Good Backpack When Returning To School

Young Women May Be Underrepresented In Breast Cancer Research Studies & Treatment

Student Project Address Access To Healthcare For Underserved

Prostate Health Research And Awareness Initiative Launches During Hall Of Fame Weekend

HIV Expert Says One Step Down, Two More To Go In Quest To Cure AIDS

Radical Prostatectomy For Incidental (Stage T1a-T1b) Prostate Cancer: Analysis Of Predictors For Residual Disease And Biochemical Recurrence

Critical Assessment Of Tools To Predict Clinically Insignificant Prostate Cancer At Radical Prostatectomy In Contemporary Men

Laparoscopic Radical Nephroureterectomy For Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma: Oncological Outcomes At 7 Years

Approach To Radical Prostatectomy

Nominations Open For 2009 Landon-AACR Prizes For Scientific Achievement In Cancer Research, Deadline For Nominations Is August 25, 2008

Anti-HIV "Drug Cocktails" Equally Effective In Patients With Or Without History Of Injection Drug Use

Who And World Bank Join Forces For Better Results From Global Health Investments

Reclassification Of Azithromycin From POM To P - An Unparalleled Opportunity, UK

Musgrove Park's (UK) Helen, A Physiotherapist, Is Off To The Olympics

Pediatric HIV Treatment Increases Asthma Risk

AAAAI: Ragweed Allergy Heats Up With Climate Change

Peritoneal Dialysis: Saving Lives, Saving Money

Health Regulator Elects New President, UK

New Implant Device Remotely Monitors Heart Failure Patients At Northwestern Memorial's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute

Genzyme And Isis Begin Second Phase 3 Trial Of Mipomersen

Pooled-Analysis Of 54 Clinical Studies Shows No Increased Risk Of Heart Attack With Abacavir Therapy

Tolerx Initiates Dosing Of Otelixizumab, A Novel Type 1 Diabetes Agent, In DEFEND, A Phase 3 Clinical Trial

SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Submits Abbreviated New Drug Application For A 12-hour CDT-based Pseudoephedrine Formulation

U.S. Preventive Medicine Supports Testing Older Men For Prostate Cancer

American Lung Association Offers Parents Seven 'Back To School' Tips For Kids With Asthma

Targeted Drug Therapy Found Effective In Patients With Common Form Of Immune Mediated Kidney Disease

Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Stroke May Increase Risk Of Death

For Easier Breathing

Most Important Choice -- Schedule A Colorectal Exam

Small, Sweet And Healthful: A Square Of Dark Chocolate A Day Offers Benefits

Chinese Urologists' Practice Patterns Of Diagnosing And Treating Chronic Prostatitis: A Questionnaire Survey

Poor Overall Survival In Septa- And Octogenarian Patients After Radical Prostatectomy And Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer

Dental Reform Monitoring - Quarterly Update, UK

Diagnostics Waiting Times & Activity Data: Month Ending June 2008, UK

New Insights Into The Development Of Epithelial Cells - MDC Researchers Discover More Diversity Than Expected

Fat Metabolizing Hormone Studied In Humans

Molecule CX717 Has Positive Effects In Opiate-Induced Respiratory Depression In A Phase IIa Clinical Study

World Food Programme Hails Canada For Protecting Food Ships Headed For Somalia

Male Circumcision - A Dangerous Distraction In The HIV Battle

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Announces Funding Commitments For Groups Fighting HIV And AIDS

Human Rights Groups Petition Iran For Release Of HIV/AIDS Doctors

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Phase 2A Clinical Trial Of Its Oral Insulin Capsule

Healthy Barbacues Are Better For You

Charity Launches New Leaflet To Help People Leaving Hospital After Meningitis

Philips New Handheld Ultrasound System Offers Premium Image Quality In A Portable System

Study Of The Reproducibility Of A Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Bladder Cancer Detection Assay

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