Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 29 August 2008

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Friday 29 August 2008

Risk Of SIDS Is Twice-Linked To Smoking During Pregnancy

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a first ever experimental study to compare breathing reflexes of preemies born to smokers with those born to non-smokers, researchers in Canada found that premature babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are...
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Heart Risk Due To Low Radiation Doses Worth Investigating Say Scientists

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists at the National Cancer Institute in the US say more research is needed into the effects of low-dose radiation on cardiovascular risk, an area that remains controversial and about which there is too much...
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Magnesium Sulphate May Reduce Cerebral Palsy

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Giving magnesium sulphate to stop women from going into premature labour could reduce the chances of babies later being diagnosed with moderate to severe cerebral palsy, said researchers in the US...
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Prion Strain Characteristics Determined With Novel Method

Other Medical and Health News for 29 August*

Bankruptcy Filing Rate Among Seniors Increases Amid Rising Costs For Health Care, Consumer Goods, Analysis Finds

JAMA Publishes Article About CDC's HIV Testing Recommendations

Interest Groups Promote Health Reform As Election Issue During Democratic Convention

Marginalized Populations Should Be Focus Of HIV Prevention Efforts, Opinion Piece Says

Medicare Overpaid For Prescription Drugs With New Generic Versions Because Of Delay In Incorporating New Prices Into Payment Calculations, HHS OIG Rep

NEJM Publishes Perspective Pieces About HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research, XVII International AIDS Conference

Trapped And Neglected - Trafficked Children In South Asia Need The Law On Their Side

Penn. Gov. Rendell Plans To Request Federal Abstinence-Only Funds

HAART Might Increase Risk Of Asthma In Young Children, Study Says

Canadian Mental Health Association, National Proudly Announces Award-winners At Annual Conference In Nova Scotia

Mexico Supreme Court Expected To Rule Mexico City's Abortion Rights Law Constitutional

Census Report Shows Need For More Freedom In Health Insurance Market, Less Regulation, Opinion Piece States

Uganda Facing Challenges With Its Efforts To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

'Get Connected' On Campus

Sen. Clinton's Campaign Journey Sparks New Women's Movement, Boston Globe Reports

Wall Street Journal Examines Concerns Over Large Not-for-Profit Hospital System In Southwestern Virginia

Herpes Virus Health Campaign Released, Australia

Wall Street Journal Examines Abortion-Rights Issue At Democratic Convention

Cost Increases Incurred By U.S. Hospitals Slows To 0.9% In 2006, According To Report

HIV Spreading In New York City At About Three Times The National Rate, Study Finds

Kansas American Indian Tribe Declares Health Care Emergency, Requests Funds From IHS

Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death, Even Without Dementia

Nurse Struck Off For False Prescriptions, UK

HIV Patients At Greater Risk For Bone Fractures

McCain Expected To Name Running Mate Friday; Poll Shows Choice Of Abortion-Rights Supporter Would Be Risky

Telemedicine Showing Promise For Increasing Health Care Efficiency, Cutting Costs

In Animal Study Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions

Abortion Rights Too Large An Issue To 'Abandon Casually' In Presidential Election

Number, Percentage Of Uninsured U.S. Residents Decreased In 2007, Including Among Some Minority Groups, According To U.S. Census Bureau

Earwax Removal: National Guidelines Released

American Diabetes Wholesale Announces 2008 Diabetes Educator Of The Year Contest

Catheter Procedures Guided By Tiny 3-D Ultrasound Probe

Doctors Concerned About Risk Of Repeat Attacks In Heart Patients

Jumping For Joy ... And Stronger Bones

UT Southwestern Researchers Find Antidepressants Need New Nerve Cells To Be Effective

Guideline On Diagnosis And Treatment Of Primary Aldosteronism Released By Endocrine Society

Morphotek(R), Inc. Expands Its Phase II Trial Site Selections In The European Union - Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Cook Medical Announces Rapid Adoption Of Its Breakthrough EVOLUTION(R) Device Designed To Remove Faulty Pacemaker Leads

New Therapies Increasingly Being Used To Treat Liver Cancer

MarkMonitor Reports Continuing Rise In Online Abuse Of Top Drug Brands

Cancer - Curis Announces Dosing Of First Patient In Phase I Clinical Trial Of CUDC-101

Class Of Diabetes Drugs Carries Significant Cardiovascular Risks

Randomized Phase 2 Study Of IMC-A12 And IMC-1121B For Advanced Prostate Cancer Commences Patient Enrollment

Experimental Therapy May Lead To Macular Degeneration

Interventional Ophthalmology Procedure Indicated For Treatment Of Glaucoma

ADAGIO Trial Results Show Teva's AZILECT(R) 1 Mg Tablets Slow Progression Of Parkinson's Disease

Immigrants From India, Pakistan Face U.S. Prostate, Breast Cancer Risks

Even Without Dementia, Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death

AMSA Partners With Massachusetts Medical Society; Offers Members Discount To NEJM

For More Quality Time With Patients, Some Physicians Fire Insurance Companies

New Beta Blocker To Offer Hope To Heart And Lung Sufferers

According To Animal Study, Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions,

US College Students Needing TB Testing Now Have The Benefit Of QFT(TM)

TomoTherapy Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For TomoDirect™ Radiotherapy Technology

A Proclamation By The President Of The United States Of America: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2008

World Rabies Day Reminder Vaccinate Pets

Discovery Of First Gene Associated With Dry Macular Degeneration Has Major Preventive And Therapeutic Implications

Prevention Of Heart Disease Takes Precedence At American Society Of Nuclear Cardiology Meeting

National Alcohol And Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2008

Pre-Term Infants' Risk For Cerebral Palsy Decreased By Common Treatment To Delay Labor

Early Trigger For Type-1 Diabetes Found In Mice, Stanford Scientists Report

Demonstration Of Subliminal Learning In The Human Brain

AIDS Crisis In Communities Of Color Prompts Demand For National Plan To Fight HIV/AIDS

Stanford Medical School Severely Restricts Industry Funding Of Continuing Education For Physicians

EchoCRT Study Will Investigate Benefits Of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy In Patients With Heart Failure

Orthopaedic Surgeons Play Key Role In Stroke Recovery

New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Phase III Results Of VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) For Injection In Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma Patients

The University Of Nottingham In The British Midlands Announces Breakthrough In Parkinson's Disease Research

What You Need To Know About Women's Oral Health

Repair Stem Cell Institute Says Stanford University's Stem Cell Study Confirms The Futility Of Embryonics In Human Therapy

Pediatric Heart Transplants At Montefiore Approved By NY State Department Of Health

By Altering Hundreds Of Genes, Black Raspberries Slow Cancer

Digital Pathology Leader Adds Third FDA Clearance For Digital Pathology In Breast Cancer

Nursing Home Industry To Receive $1.5 Billion Overpayment In 2009, USA

Weeklong Celebration To Honor Urology Nurses' Compassionate Care, USA

Public Health Programs Responsible For Dip In Uninsured Rate Says APHA, Urges Strengthening Medicaid And Medicare

Inaugural Convention Of The National American Arab Nurses Association, October 9-10, Detroit

NICE Recognises Role Of High Intensity Statin Therapy In Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, UK

RE2, Inc. Awarded U.S. Army Phase II SBIR Program To Develop A Robotic Nursing Assistant With Dexterous Dual-Manipulator System

Algeta Reports Positive Headline Phase II Data On Pain Palliation With Alpharadin

Dana-Farber/Brigham And Women's Cancer Center Experts Webcast 10th Annual Patient Education Event On Prostate Cancer

DURECT Announces The IND Submission For A Third Abuse-Resistant Opioid Pain Medication Based On Its ORADUR(TM) Technology

91% Of People With Disabilities Believe They Receive Less Attention From Presidential Candidates Than Other Groups, USA

FDA Clears Stereotaxis Magnetic Radio Frequency Guidewire For Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions

Long-Term NHS Vacancy Rates Continue To Fall, UK

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) Community Comes Together For First Ever Virtual Conference

The Addicted Brain May Be Protected By Cocaine-Induced Brain Plasticity

Fat Tissue And Obsesity

Parkinson Disease Support Group Brings World Class Conference To Rome, Georgia

'The Future Delivery Of Medicine: 2020' To Be Forecast At London Conference

In Rare Disorder, Low Levels Of Brain Chemical May Lead To Obesity

Challenges, Prospects For An HIV Vaccine

ACUITY 1-Year Sub-Analysis Published In Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology

Farm Exposure In Utero Protects Against Asthma

Treatment Of Lung Hypertension Does Not Help Patients With Chronic Bronchitis

Pooling Of Birth Cohorts Provides Insights Into The Role Of Genes And The Environment In Asthma

PresGar Implements RamSoft's Digital Mammography Software

Bacteria Strain Linked To Stomach Ulcers Can Induce Cancer - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Researchers Find New Assault Mechanism

XDx's AlloMap(R) Gene Expression Test Cleared By U.S. FDA For Heart Transplant Recipients

Hospital Cost Increases Appear To Be Slowing, USA

Tepnel Announces New DNA Test For Early Detection Of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

MIT Model Helps Computers Sort Data More Like Humans - Advance Could Impact Artificial Intelligence Field

Blood Bank Product Receives Market Approval From Food And Drug Administration

Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review As First Therapy To Reduce Recurrence Of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After Surgery

Chef O Inspires Healthy Living At Aakp's Annual Convention

Cutting Edge Technology For Arrhythmia Highlighted At Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 - Siemens Innovations Designed To Meet Clinical Needs

Assistive Technology Plays Vital Role In Helping Older People To Continue To Live Independently And Safely In Their Own Homes

BT Business Helps Flexible Workers With Launch Of 'Get Fit For Mobile Working'

Peakdale Molecular Launches AssayReady4U(TM) In Collaboration With ChemPrintCo LLC

Australian Medical Students Association: Medical Training Solutions For National Doctor Shortage

Tough Journey For Families Of Children With Lymphoma

Burnt Kids' Pain Lessened By Distracting Device

Guiding The Way: Dealing With Diabetes And Mental Health Problems

Final NICE Guidance Recommends Lucentis(R) (Ranibizumab) For Wet AMD, UK

The New York Stem Cell Foundation Announces Third Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference

Researchers Discover Atomic Bomb Effect Results In Adult-onset Thyroid Cancer

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Home Rehabilitation - The Mobile Phone's Crucial Role

Novel Therapeutic Options Uncovered By Khat Chewing

Stopping Statins After Heart Attack Increases Risk Of Death

Patient Recruitment In Psoriasis Trial For Arana's Inflammatory Drug ART621 Completed; Results Expected In Q1 2009

ASTRO Selects Pediatric Oncologist As 2008 Honorary Member

VYVANSE(R) Now Available In U.S. Pharmacies Nationwide In Six Dosage Strengths - ADHD

Breakthrough Could Help Combat Superbugs

Treatment For Cachexia - Ark's Vitor™ Commences Patient Enrolment Into Phase III Pilot Study

Start Of Prolarix™ Phase 2 Study In Liver Cancer

World Health Conference Aims To Pave The Way For 'Singing On Prescription', UK

Major Funding To Support Ageing Population, UK

New Dates For Medical Reporting Training Courses Announced, UK

Invacare Corporation Launches Website Dedicated To Team Invacare Paralympians

Corn Genetics May Lead To Next Generation Of Plant-Based Biofuels

APHA Members Named Among The 100 Most Powerful People In Health Care

College Of American Pathologists' Education Division Receives Top Honor

Distinguishing A Bad Mood From Depression In Teenagers, From The Harvard Mental Health Letter

Army Personnel Show Increased Risk For Migraine - Condition Underdiagnosed, Mistreated

The Arrhythmia Alliance Excellence In Practice Awards 2008

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