Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 11 August 2008

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Monday 11 August 2008

Scientists Find Genetic Switch That Keeps Organs Young In Old Age

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Using genetically altered mice, US scientists have found a genetic switch that keeps organs young in old age by making sure that spent cellular protein is recycled efficiently and is not allowed to pile up and cause "toxic...
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60 Per Cent Of Americans Have Never Been Tested For HIV Says CDC

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An analysis of a 2006 national health survey by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only 40.4 per cent of Americans aged between 18 and 64 reported ever having been tested for HIV, which leaves...
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Weather Alerts Reduce COPD Hospital Admissions In UK

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A weather alert service run by the UK's Meteorological Office that forecasts when weather is likely to be bad for COPD patients and alerts them to take simple precautions, has achieved a 20 per cent drop in COPD hospital...
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Thymic Cortex Plays A Role In Immune Cell Selection

Other Medical and Health News for 11 August*

Milk Allergy Risk Identified In Several Brands Of "Non-Dairy" Acidophilus-Containing Health Products

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Spanish, Latin American NGOs Sign Declaration Urging Governments To Prioritize Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS

Low-Income, Minority Women Face Health Disparities In California, Report Finds

New York Health Care Union Seeks Legislation To Make Home Health Care Agencies Boost Worker Pay

HIV/AIDS Experts At Conference Express Concern About HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Former Soviet Union States

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Highlights Editorials, Opinion Pieces Related To XVII International AIDS Conference, Other Topics

Smoking Ban On Navajo Nation Reservations Vetoed

Illinois Governor To Extend Maximum Age Child Can Be Covered Under Parents' Health Insurance

Countries' Funding Requests In 2008 To Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis And Malaria Three Times Higher Than 2007 Levels

NPR Examines Presidential Candidates' Plans To Increase Foreign Aid

Grants To Fund Initiatives That Seek To Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings, Reduce Health Disparities Among Immigrants

Legislation Would Allow Small Businesses To Form Health Insurance Purchasing Pools

Drug Companies 'Quietly' Increasing Prices Of Some Medications By 100% Or More, USA Today Reports

Advocacy Group At Conference Discusses Rape Of Women, Girls In Zimbabwe After Recent Election

The Economist Examines Setbacks, Progress In Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Reports, Initiatives From International AIDS Conference -- Aug. 8

Vancouver Doctor Becomes President Of International AIDS Organization

Kaisernetwork.org Daily Video Roundup From XVII International AIDS Conference In Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 7

Canadian Health Minister Clement Criticizes WHO's Endorsement Of Drug-Injection Facilities

Growing Hispanic Elderly Population Concerns Florida Public Health Officials

Mylan Signs Deal With Indian Firm To Develop 22 Oral Contraceptives

Resetting Expectations In The Search For An AIDS Vaccine

National Association Of Chain Drug Stores Pushing For Separate Food, Drug Regulations

About 40% Of U.S. Adults Have Received HIV Tests, Study Finds

Experts Call For Global Sex, HIV Education Programs To Expand Beyond Discussions Of Safer Sex Practices

Raleigh News Observer Examines Breastfeeding Rates In North Carolina

Isentress Reduced HIV Viral Load And Increased CD4 Cell Counts When Taken With Other Anti-HIV Medicines

Veterans Groups Lobby Congress To Approve VA Budget One Year In Advance To Improve Veterans' Health Care

Antibodies Could Prevent HIV Transmission, Research Indicates

Report Released At Conference Calls For More Resources For Home-Based Care Activities In Zimbabwe

New Republic Examines Efforts Of Democrats Who Oppose Abortion Rights

EcoNugenics Develops Safe Antidote For Lead Toxicity In Children

Kucinich Introduces Legislation That Seeks To Lower Prescription Drug Costs By Replacing Medicare Part D

New Report Provides Demographic Profile Of Adoptive Parents

Conference Addresses Universal Access To Antiretroviral Drugs, Health Systems

Medicare Pilot Program Will Offer Beneficiaries Choices For Maintaining Their Own Personal Health Records

Survey Finds Number Of HIV-Positive People In China Have Become Resistant To At Least One HIV Drug

HHS Secretary Leavitt Posts Blog Entry Saying He Wants Draft Regulation To Be Rewritten

Deceitful Nurse Struck Off For Risking Patients, UK

PSA Supports NDPSC Decision On Ibuprofen-Codeine Products

Petersfield Company Fined £10,500 For Health And Safety Breaches, UK

Statement From The American Institute For Cancer Research (AICR) Clarifying The Processed Meat-Cancer Link

APA Highlights Importance Of Psychotherapy In Treatment Plans

GE Healthcare Meets Major Connectivity Milestone

CDC Releases New Data On Epilepsy From Multiple States

2nd Annual Digital Pharma; On The Cutting Edge Of Integrating New Media And New Marketing, Focus On Regulatory Issues. Oct 14-16

"Chiral" Molecules Pave The Way For Safer, More Effective Drugs

Married Adults Report Better Health, But Singles Are Catching Up

Widen National Immunisation Register, Says Australian Medical Association

Researchers Block Damage To Fetal Brain Following Maternal Alcohol Consumption - Sheep Study Holds Promise For Humans, But More Research Needed

1 In 5 Young Men Has Had Recent Prostate Cancer Test

Egg P Bodies Protect Maternal Gene Messages

New Study Suggests That Conscious Thought Leads To Better Choices

New Drug May Help Combat Alzheimer's

New, Discrete-Angle Radiation Delivery Mode Extends Hi·Art(R) System Capabilities - Faster Planning And Treatment For Wide Range Of Cancer Cases

New Drug For Type 2 Diabetes: Is It As Good?

New Initiative Gives Cancer Physics A Boost - Queensland University Of Technology, Australia

Zolpidem (Stilnox) And Insomnia Management - NPS Info For Prescribers And Patients, Australia

Biota Holdings Limited (ASX:BTA) Commences Human Rhinovirus Phase IIa Clinical Trial

Scientists Identify Another Piece Of The Weight-Control Puzzle - Research Finds Role For GABA Neurotransmitter In Maintaining Energy Balance

Obesity Genes Revealed

In Scientific First, Einstein Researchers Correct Decline In Organ Function Associated With Old Age

New Bacterial Species Found In Human Mouth

Genes May Make Some People More Prone To Anxiety

Presenting Novel Method To Create Personalized Immunotherapy Treatments That Stimulate HIV-Specific T Cells

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

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Helicos BioSciences' True Single-Molecule SequencingTM Platform

Harvard University And Oxford Nanopore Technologies Announce Licence Agreement To Advance Nanopore DNA Sequencing

GTCbio Announces Largest Annual Conference - The 4th Modern Drug Discovery & Development Summit - Oct 15-17, 2008, San Diego

Metabasis Therapeutics Collaborates With Roche To Develop Liver-Targeted Compounds For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C

Detailed Results From The SEAS Study To Be Presented At European Society Of Cardiology Congress 2008

Do You Know What You Are Eating? ADA Introduces MyFoodAdvisor

Surgical Treatment Of Stress Urinary Incontinence: Options And Surgical Pearls

Tumor Markers For Urothelial Carcinoma

Unlocking Mystery Of Why Dopamine Freezes Parkinson's Patients - Dopamine Reshapes Key Brain Circuits That Control Behavior

A Bug's Life.. In A Bubble

Double Standards In Saving The Life You Love

Greater Specificity Of Cardiac Risk Tests With The Randox HDL And LDL Clearance Method

Enrollment In Phase IIb Clinical Trial For I-vation™ TA (MK-0140) Suspended Pending Review Of Study Design By Merck & Co., Inc.

80 Million Americans Can Benefit From New Diabetes Resource - Free Educational Website Created By UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center Goes Live

BIO Welcomes Advances In Stem Cell Research

Early Treatment Is Key To Combating Hepatitis C Virus - Researchers Publish Research Results In Online Edition Of Journal Of Virology

Community Health Centers Are Recognized During National Health Center Week, USA

Flexible Stenting Solutions Announces Successful Completion Of First-in-Man Study Of Third Generation Peripheral Arterial Stent

Clinical Data Utilizing The DRX9000™ Will Be Presented At The 2008 PainWeek Conference In Las Vegas

454 Sequencing System Used To Determine The Complete Neanderthal Mitochondrial Genome, Establishing When Humans And Neanderthals Diverged

StemCells, Inc. To Present On Batten Disease To The California Institute Of Regenerative Medicine's Oversight Committee

EXACT Sciences Announces Next Generation Stool-Based DNA Technology Study Results Of 92% For Colorectal Cancer Detection

Recombinant Drugs And The Economics Of Prefilled Syringes

Medical Management Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)

New Drug Development In Bladder Cancer: Understanding Biology To Develop Future Leads

Options In Prostate Cancer Surgery: Perineal Prostatectomy In The Age Of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Pelvic Prolapse: What Does The Urologist Contribute?

Study Shows Epidural Anaesthesia Is Safe But Only Slightly Improves Survival

Irish Medicines Formulary Edition 4 Now Published

The Changing Marketplace Of Antithrombotics: Better Than Cheaper?

Overactive Bladder: Management And Treatment Options

Geron Initiates Clinical Trial Of GRN163L In Combination With Paclitaxel And Bevacizumab In Patients With Breast Cancer

California Academy Of Family Physicians Offers Emergency Loans To Doctors Facing 10% Medi-Cal Payment Cuts

New Type Of Scanning Electron Microscope - Hitachi High-Tech Launches The SU8000

New Prostate Cancer Test Is Ready For Commercialization Following Successful Completion Of Final Clinical Trials

Sorin Group Announces FDA Approval And First U.S. Implant Of The World's Smallest Implantable Dual Chamber Pacemaker

Kayaking Prostate Cancer Survivor To Finish 1,700 Mile Paddle In NYC

Kodak Digital Innovations Enhance Experiences At Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Roche's XCELLigence System Designed To Reduce Animal Testing In Pharmaceutical Development

First Lady Laura Bush And United Nations Foundation Announce Nothing But Nets Distribution Of Mosquito Nets To Combat Malaria In Burma (Myanmar)

Combined Malaria And NTD Control Effort Is Cost-Effective Solution To Reduce Anemia

Medicare Pilot Program Will Offer Beneficiaries Choices For Maintaining Their Own Personal Health Records, USA

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