Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 27 August 2008

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Wednesday 27 August 2008

Gene Found For Rare And Deadly Chidhood Cancer Neuroblastoma

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists have found that mutations of a gene called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) were behind most incidences of hereditary neuroblastoma, a rare and deadly childhood cancer, and they also discovered that the same...
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Skin Cancer May Increase Risk Of Other Cancers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study from the US suggests that people who have had nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) may be at increased risk of developing other cancers, including those that affect other parts of the body...
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No Link Found Between Diverticular Disease And Consumption Of Nuts, Seeds, And Corn

Written by Peter M Crosta

A new study published in the August 27 issue of JAMA reports good news for men who enjoy nuts, corn, or popcorn. Researchers studying a large cohort of men have found that consumption of these foods does not increase the...
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Should Tight Glucose Control For The Critically Ill Be Reconsidered?

Drug Designed To Lower Uric Acid Levels May Be Useful For Hypertension

New Cell Removal Technique Could Make Drugs Cheaper

Alcohol Consumption Can Cause Cell Death Leading To Abnormalities

Robotic Kidney Removal Performed In Michigan

New Target For Fight Against Common Type Of Breast Cancer: Brk

Medication Slows Nearsightedness In Children

Viagra Shows New Potential To Prevent Clots

High Levels Of Metals Found In Ayurvedic Medicines Purchased On The Internet

Other Medical and Health News for 27 August*

Many Not-For-Profit Hospitals Have Credit Ratings Downgraded This Year, Report Finds

HIV-Positive Renters In New York City Leaving Homes Because Of Foreclosures, New York Times Reports

Stanford University To Limit Pharmaceutical Industry Financing Of Continuing Medical Education

U.S. Census Bureau Releases New Figures On The Uninsured

Democratic National Committee Approves Platform With Health Care Language; Obama Campaigns In Iowa

Opinion Piece Discusses Need For Stronger Privacy Measures For Health Records

Stamford, Conn., Officials Concerned About HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics

HHS Inspector General Report Finds Agency Significantly Underestimated Rate Of Improper Payments For Medicare Durable Medical Equipment

Health Care 'Great Unfinished Business Of 20th Century,' Sen. Kerry Writes In Opinion Piece

Breastfeeding Could Reduce Risk Of Aggressive Form Of Breast Cancer That Disproportionately Affects Black, Younger Women

Blogs Comment On New HHS Regulation, Election Issues

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

PSI HIV/AIDS Program Reaches Out To Prisoners In Mexico

Society Course Provides Intensive Introduction To Tabletting, UK

Opinion Pieces Comment On Abortion, Presidential Election

Alabama Board Approves Plan To Charge State Employees For Obesity, Health Problems

Ottawa Citizen Examines Campaign Aimed At Changing Behavior In Uganda To Fight HIV/AIDS

LFA Launches Center For Clinical Trials Education

Mexico's Supreme Court Considers Challenge To Mexico City Law Permitting Abortion

State, Personal Errors Lead To Wrongful Coverage Termination For Some Commonwealth Care Beneficiaries

Ministers Encourage HIV Testing In New Orleans Black Churches

Animals Adapt Their Vocal Signals To Social Situations

Some Experts Concerned That Women Still Are Undergoing Clandestine Abortions, ABC News Reports

Changes To California Health Insurance Programs Might Result In Loss Of Coverage For Thousands Of Children

New York Health Department To Decide Soon Whether Medicaid Beneficiaries With HIV/AIDS Should Be Moved Into Managed Care Plans

Moving With The Beat: Heart Rate And Visceral Temperature Of Free-Swimming And Feeding Bluefin Tuna

Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology's Impact Remains Consistently High Over Past Five Years

Society Of Interventional Radiology Issues Call For Abstracts For 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting

Government Takes Further Action On Substances As Part Of World-Leading Chemicals Management Plan

Singer Sandi Thom Ages 30 Years To Warn Young People About Sunbeds

FDA Approves First Bone Marrow Stimulator To Treat Immune-Related Low Platelet Counts

Democrats Adopt New Platform At National Convention That Reaffirms Abortion Rights

Washington Post Profiles Physicians Who Have Adopted 'Micro-Practice' Model

City Funding Reaches Needle-Exchange Programs In Washington, D.C.

3D Images Of Choanoflagellate Loricae

The Earliest Stages Of Ecosystem Succession In High-Elevation (5000 Meters Above Sea Level), Recently Deglaciated Soils

NARSAD Introduces "Healthy Minds Across America," An International Event Recognizing The Toll Of Mental Illness In Our Communities, Sept. 14

Nearly 40,000 Children In Need Of Urgent Assistance In Georgia

Children Most Affected By The Conflict In Belet Weyne

CDC Releases 1918 Pandemic Flu Storybook

Regulation Proposed To Help Protect Health Care Providers From Discrimination

'Perfect Pitch' In Humans Far More Prevalent Than Expected

Novavax Announces Favourable Results From Phase I/Iia PANDEMIC Influenza Vaccine Program

Vacci-Test Demonstrates The First Same-Shift Test For E.coli O157:H7

Olive Leaf Extract Can Help Tackle High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol

Cancer Patients Are Kept In The Dark Surrounding Treatments Awaiting NICE Approval, UK

Pramipexole Clinical Trial Programme In Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Reveals New Significant Results

Medical Defence Union Helps Doctors Meet Professional Expectations, UK

Vitamin And Mineral Supplements - Friend Or Foe?

AVMA Issues Statement On California Proposition 2

World Rabies Day Reminder -- Vaccinate Pets

Statement Regarding A Potential Disruption In Global Isotope Supply Due To Shutdown Of Dutch Reactor

Prehistoric Vs. Modern Baltic Sea Cod Fisheries: Selectivity Across The Millennia

War And The Evolution Of Belligerence And Bravery

New - Journal Of Radiology Case Reports

Finalists Nominated For The 2008 European Biotechnica Award

Family Physicians Hail Patient Care Benefits; Court Order Overturns Medi-Cal Payment Cuts, California

New Tool To Help Prevent Medication Mix-Ups Due To Look Alike/Sound Alike Drug Names, Announced By USP

Home Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance For TRUE2go, TRUEresult No-Coding Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems

Disease Management Journal Changes Name And Expands Focus To Population Health Management

Finding 'Lost' Survivors Of Congenital Heart Defects: Stanford Hospital Program Provides Care To Adults Born With Heart Problems

RegeneRx Completes Patient Enrollment Of First Phase II Clinical Trial

Grant To Improve Safety For Remote Areas Using Enhanced Satellite Navigation

JAMA Publishes Study Results On Efficacy Of The Bard Agento(R) I.C. Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube In Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Creating A Supportive Relationship With A College Roommate

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

Study Finds Troubled Children Adversely Affect Peers' Test Scores, Behavior

Manhattan Research Announces Top 10 Product Sites Visited By Physicians

Trends In Prescription Medication Sharing Among Reproductive-Aged Women

Discovery Offers Potential For Drugs To Fight Bird Flu, Other Influenza Epidemics

Flower Power: Tel Aviv University Researchers Are Combatting Cancer With A Jasmine-Based Drug

More MRI And CT Machines, More Exams Performed, Canada

Coral Reef Fish Smell Leaves To Find Island Homes

Social Learning Strategies And Predation Risk: Minnows Copy Only When Using Private Information Would Be Costly

Book To Help Nursing Students Authored By Rutgers College Of Nursing Professor

How 'Secondary' Sex Characters Can Drive The Origin Of Species

Preparing Physicians For Aging Baby Boomers' Needs In Hospice And Palliative Medicine

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Partners With Extreme Athlete Mike Monroe

Viral Cancers - Sylvester Researcher Discovers Key Molecule That Triggers Immune Response

National Medal Of Science Awarded To Duke Medicine Physician-Scientist

21 Hospitals Across The Rocky Mountain States Come Together To Focus On Improving Clinical Quality And Patient Safety

Python Project: CU-Boulder, Biotech Firm Team Up To Search For Human Cardiac Therapeutics

Large Studies Needed To Further Confirm Prostate Cancer Drug Abiraterone

Hearts A Flutter: Medical Students' Exams To Include Audio Portion For First Time

Yale Researchers Find How Estrogen Aids Memory

Newer Cardiac Imaging Machines Effective In Detecting Coronary Artery Stenosis

Drug Discovery By University Of Miami Experts Will Lead To Better Treatments For Kidney Disease

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Exhibits At 2008 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference

The Joint Commission To Develop Hospital Standards For Culturally Competent Patient-Centered Care, USA

American Medical Student Association Academy Provides Leadership Training For Tomorrow's Physicians

Radiation Oncology Institute Launched, Receives $5 Million Grant

AggreWell™400 For Standardized Embryonic Stem Cell And Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research

Beware Managed Care Dressed Up As Private Hospital Benchmarks - Australian Medical Association

NC State Researcher Leads Team Debunking Palau 'Hobbit' Claims

Protection Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Coral Reef Collapse

Unusual Ultrasonic Vocalization Patterns In Mice May Be Useful For Modeling Autism

Early Cortical Specialization For Face-To-Face Communication In Human Infants

Local Adaptation In Brown Trout Early Life-History Traits: Implications For Climate Change Adaptability

U.S. Medical Providers Must 'Offer American Consumers A Better Deal' To Reduce Medical Tourism, Columnist Writes

Pregnancy Situations Have Impact On Brain Development In Preterm Infants

Asian-American/Pacific Islanders Have Higher Survival Rates Than Others For Gastric Cancers, Study Finds

Genmab Has Announced Plans To Begin Four Studies Of Ofatumumab In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia And Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

New Blood Gas And Electrolyte Analyzer From Roche

Tackling Child Abuse And Neglect In Australia: New Approach Needed

Global Survey Highlights Need For Cancer Prevention Campaigns To Correct Misbeliefs

Nano-Sized 'Trojan Horse' To Aid Nutrition

Vidaza, Only Agent To Extend Survival In Patients With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Role Of Pramipexole In Key Research Areas Of Parkinson's Disease Management Discussed At 12th EFNS Congress

Pitt Scientists Receive $3.6 Million To Test Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu

A Moving New Parkinson's Disease Campaign Aims To Stamp Out Inequalities In Treatment And Care Across Europe

'3 Little Pigs' Project: Building A Stronger Roof Over Your Head

Urodynamix Awarded NRC-IRAP Support For New Prostate Cancer Detection Technology, Canada

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