Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 13 August 2008

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Wednesday 13 August 2008

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Alcohol Dependence Drug Can Cause Adverse Reactions Warned FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert to healthcare professionals on Tuesday advising them of the risk of adverse injection site reactions in patients given injections of Vivitrol (generic name...
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Breast Cancer Researchers Find Potential In New Combination Of Existing Cheaper Drugs

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in the UK and Finland have discovered that a new combination of the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin and the bone-protecting drug zoledronic acid, both of which are considerably cheaper than herceptin, stopped...
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Breast Cancer Risk Of Relapse Is Not Negligible Say Researchers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers estimated that the risk of relapse for breast cancer patients who were cancer-free for five years after systemic therapy (chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or both, as well as surgery) was not negligible...
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Indonesian Children In Violent Communities Helped By School-Based Mental Health Program

Combat Veterans From Recent Wars Are At Increased Risk Of Alcohol-Related Problems

Running Improves Disability And Life Span In Older People

New Screening Guidelines: Don't Test Men Over 75 For Prostate Cancer

Uninsured Americans Less Likely To Receive Eye Care Than Canadians And Insured Americans

Increased Risk Of Death Associated With Low Vitamin D Levels

Refractive Errors Significantly Affect Adults In United States

Novel PET Scans Could Improve Alzheimer's Assessment

Other Medical and Health News for 13 August*

Experts Closing In On Avian Flu Breakthrough

Key Gaps Remain In Understanding Health Effects Of Vitamin D

Organ Donation And Transplantation Streamlined In New National System Patient/donor Registries And $35 Million In New Funding Will Save Lives

HSE Concerned At Continuing Hydrocarbon Releases Offshore, UK

Recruitment For Diabetes Pilot Stage 2 Begins, Australia

Canada's Government Announces Aboriginal Health Care Reform In Nova Scotia

Food Allergy 'ABC's: New Checklist Helps Parents, School Staff Prepare

Dallas Morning News Examines HIV/AIDS Among Texas Hispanics

Opinion Piece Calls For Comprehensive Policies To Reduce Abortion Rates, Improve Health Among Black Women

Eastside Sexual Health Service Holds Open Day To Launch New Testing Clinic

Fastskin Suits Improve Performance In Swimmers

AP/Google.com Examines Efforts To Reduce Spread Of HIV Among MSM

Los Angeles Times Examines Some Parents', Doctors' Reservations About HPV Vaccine Gardasil

Anomalous Diffusion Of Heterogeneous Populations Characterised By Normal Diffusion At The Individual Level

Development Of Free-Energy Based Models For Chaperonin Containing TCP-1 Mediated Folding Of Actin

Poverty, Population Movement Contributing To Spread Of HIV In Sudan, U.N., Health Officials Say

Host Manipulation As A Parasite Transmission Strategy When Manipulation Is Exploited By Non-Host Predators

Queen Number Influences The Timing Of The Sexual Production In Colonies Of Cardiocondyla Ants

About 1% Of HIV-Positive People Worldwide Have Been Tested For TB, Report Says

Sex-Linked Markers And Microsatellite Locus Duplication In The Cichlid Species Oreochromis Tanganicae

Assortative Mating And The Role Of Phenotypic Plasticity In Male Competition: Implications For Gene Flow Among Host-associated Parasitoid Populations

Redesigned West Virginia Medicaid Plan Restricting Benefits For More Than 90% Of Child Beneficiaries, Report States

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Health Care-Related Laws

Avian Migrants Adjust Migration In Response To Environmental Conditions En Route

Differential Selection According To The Degree Of Cheating In A Status Signal

Associations, Trade Groups Offer Members Group-Like Health Insurance

State Medicaid Agencies Routinely Fail To Notify Federal Authorities When They Sanction Providers, HHS OIG Report Finds

Editorials Discuss New Orleans Survey That Finds Mixed Reaction About Rebuilding Efforts

Calif. Judge Rules That Disputed Language For Parental Notification Ballot Initiative Can Stay On Voter Guide

Diversity Increases Biomass Production For Trematode Parasites In Snails

Immune Activation Suppresses Plasma Testosterone Level; A Meta-Analysis

Employers' Health Care Cost Growth Expected To Slow Next Year; Report Estimates Growth At 10.6%

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

HHS Secretary Leavitt To Visit HIV/AIDS Projects In Cote D'Ivoire

'Divisive Social Issues' Could Draw Attention From Presidential Candidates, New York Times Reports

Evidence Of An Inflammatory-Like Response In Non-Normally Pigmented Tissues Of Two Scleractinian Corals

Incipient Allochronic Speciation Due To Non-Selective Assortative Mating By Flowering Time, Mutation, And Genetic Drift

U.S. Faces Serious Shortage Of Primary Care Physicians, Especially In Low-Income, Rural Communities, According To NACHC

CQ's Carey Discusses Tax Treatment Of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage, Tobacco Regulation Bill, Foreign Nurse Visas Legislation

Washington Post Examines Treatment Of MSM, WSW In Mexico, Latin America, Ability To Access HIV Treatment, Seek Asylum In U.S.

Abortion Rights Debate 'Shifting' To Procedure's Possible Mental Effects, Wall Street Journal Reports

Can't Tell The Caterpillars From The Trees: Countershading Enhances Survival In A Woodland

Dazzle Coloration And Prey Movement

Breastfeeding Varies Dramatically By State In Initiation And Duration, USA

Female Condom Skills Training Reduces Unprotected Sex Acts Among Women

Starpharma Holdings Limited Announce New VivaGel(R) Clinical Trial Commences

Three Researchers To Receive Prestigious Awards From The American Society Of Hematology

FDA Grants Approval To Evera Medical's FulFil Lip IDE Application

The Quality Of Maternity Care, Staffing Levels And Pay Top Table Of Midwives' Worries, UK

Vascular Screening - Naional Pharmacy Association Responds To DH Consultation, UK

National Pharmacy Association Concerned At Wider Release Of Prescribing Data, UK

Gunther Von Hagens' Manchester Exhibition Attracts 20 New UK Body Donors

National Pharmacy Association Takes Members' Concerns To Prescription Pricing Division, UK

Going Abroad For Your Dental Care? Check Out The Facts Before You Check In

Increased Coordination Between CMS, IHS Could Improve Quality Of Care For American Indians, GAO Report Finds

US Pharmacopeia Achieves ISO Accreditation For Certified Reference Materials

Maelstrom Quashes Jumping Genes

Targeted Radiation Therapy Can Control Limited Cancer Spread

Tiny Molecule Helps Control Blood-Vessel Development, UT Southwestern Researchers Find

International Association Of Fire Fighters Launches Smoking Cessation Campaign With Pfizer

Obagi Medical Products Launches SoluCLENZ Rx Gel, The Only Prescription Solubilized Benzoyl Peroxide For Acne

Is GMO Food And Organic Food An Either/Or Proposition?

Pluristem's PLX-MS Shows Potential Benefit In The Prevention Of Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers Examine Safety Of Internet Prescriber Service Providing Erectile Dysfunction Medications

Nano Vaccine For Hepatitis B Shows Promise For Third World - Nanoemulsion Could Save More Lives By Removing Current Vaccines' Drawbacks

Strange Molecule In The Sky Cleans Acid Rain, Scientists Discover

Risk Assessment Plays Key Role In Long-Term Treatment Of Breast Cancer

Massaging Muscles Facilitates Recovery After Exercise

Causes For Sexual Dysfunction Change As People Age - Earlier Experiences With Multiple Partners And STDs Take Their Toll

Bavarian Nordic Announces Partnership With National Cancer Institute In The US And Obtains Rights To A New Vaccine Candidate

Acoustic Experience Shapes Female Mate Choice In Field Crickets

HIV Stigma May Be Lessened By Access To Antiretroviral Therapy

U.S. Women Significantly Increase Use Of Contraceptive Services

Cancer Physician Invents Test For New Drugs That Cut Off Tumor's Blood Supply

U.S. NCI Starts Enrolment In Phase 2 Systemic Melanoma Clinical Trial With REOLYSIN(R)

Cholesterol Drug Plays Role In Melanoma Remission

MedImmune Initiates First Phase 2 Trial In Lupus Patients With Its Antibody Targeting Interferon-alpha

Medarex Announces Initiation Of Phase 2 Clinical Development Program For The Treatment Of Lupus

Duska Therapeutics Receives Comments From FDA On Phase 3 ATPace(TM) Protocol Synopsis

Journal Of The American Dental Association Publishes Key Clinical Data For The Use Of OraVerse(TM) A Local Anesthetic Reversal Agent

Neurobiological Technologies Reaches Patient Enrollment Target For Interim Analysis Of Viprinex(TM) Phase 3 Stroke Trials

Fall Semester - A Time For Parents To Discuss The Risks Of College Drinking

Morpace Inc. Reports: Hispanic American Women Unaware Of Heart Disease Threat

Weakening U.S. Economy Takes Its Toll On Americans' Health

Risk Assessment Plays Key Role In Long Term Treatment Of Breast Cancer

First Reported Video Of Cell's Recognition Of Danger Through Its Protein Response

Overweight Hispanic Children At Significant Risk For Pre-Diabetes

Camping Injuries Can Be A Bear

Cancer Cells With A Long Breath: Seeking The Origin Of Brain Tumours In Children

Technological Crystal Ball Boosts AIDS Survival

Science And Philosophy Meet To Tackle The Mysteries Of The Human Mind

Babies Lost In (peripersonal) Space?

Contracpetive Pill Influences Partner Choice

Sound Adds Speed To Visual Perception

Bugs Put The Heat In Chili Peppers

Microbes, By Latitudes And Altitudes, Shed New Light On Life's Diversity

Climate Change Caused Widespread Tree Death In California Mountain Range, Study Confirms

UBC Study Of Olympic Athletes Shows That Pride And Shame Are Universal And Innate Expressions

Actions Of Individuals Key To Saving Biodiversity-And Ourselves, Stanford Biologists Say

Humans Worsen Spread Of Deadly Emerging Infectious Disease Amongst Amphibians

Birth During A Recession Raises Risk Of Fatal Cardiovascular Disease At Advanced Age

Gladstone Scientists Identify Single MicroRNA That Controls Blood Vessel Development

Key To Treating Cancer May Be Finding Its Original Cell

Patients Reluctant To Change Surgeons Despite Lure Of Shorter Wait Times

Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk Of Bone Fractures

Adverse Reactions To Antibiotics Send Thousands Of Patients To The ER

Direct Link Between Hereditary Personality Trait And Brain's Endorphine System, Journal Of Nuclear Medicine

Start Of Phase 2b Right-Heart Catheter Study Of PRX-08066 In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Moderate-To-Severe PH

Physical Therapists Offer Low-Cost Solution To High-Cost Expenditures For Acute Low Back Pain

Inflammation And Immunologic Symposium Explores New Research In Chronic Diseases

Experts Encourage More Research Into Drugged Driving - New Study Guidelines Released

Scientists Use Old Enemy To Knock Out Cancer

Public Health Clinic Study Links 'Americanization' And Depression

Celebrities Show True Colours In Charity Fashion Campaign, Breakthrough UK

Promise Of Youth In MENA

Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques And The Use Of Harmonic(R) Technology In Gynecologic Surgery

Case Western Reserve University Study Finds Caregivers Of Spouses With Dementia Enjoy Life Less

Distinguished Cardiologists And Scientists Honored With 2008 International Academy Of Cardiology Award

PolyMedix Has Regulatory Clearance To Initiate Phase I Clinical Study Of Novel Anticoagulant Antagonist Compound

FDA Approves Registration Of AbSorber's Transplantation Test

Oxygen Biotherapeutics Develops Gel Version Of Oxycyte(R) For Treating Surface Wounds

FDA Approves Viread(R) For Chronic Hepatitis B In Adults

The Third Generation Of TPO Mimetics Are Again Biologics

Aging Process Slowed Down If You Run Regularly

ExxonMobil To Support Innovative New Malaria Elimination Strategy In Southern Africa

Statistical Press Notice: GP Extended Opening Hours - Monthly Update, Month Ending July 2008

VitiGam™ Inhibits Melanoma Growth In A Dose Dependent Manner - Inhibition Of Tumor Growth Is Statistically Significant

WFP: Cash Roll-Out To Help Hunger Hot Spots

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