Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 30 August 2008

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Saturday 30 August 2008

Governor Palin Is Pro-Life, Pro-contraception, And Pro-competition In Health Care

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Governor Sarah Palin today released the following statement to Alaskans: "It is the honor of my life to represent you as your Governor, and over the next two months I will continue to do so...
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'Substance Dependency-Induced Psychosis' (SDIP)

Written by Norman Jay Gersabeck M

Letter to the Editor This message will be very shortly be followed by a longer one that will further explain the very important -- but unfortunately -- also very politically incorrect psychiatric diagnosis of "Substance...
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New Study Links Antipsychotics To Stroke

Written by Peter M Crosta

Researchers in the UK have found that all drugs used in psychosis treatment are associated with an increased risk of stroke. The findings are published on bmj.com, and include evidence that people who both suffer from...
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Other Medical and Health News for 30 August*

Microscopic Life, Live Using Cutting Edge Laser Technology

Breaking Harmful Bonds

Smarter Hurricane Evacuations Can Save Lives

Study Helps Strengthen Darwin's Natural Selection Theory

New Approach To Detect The Early Progression Of Brain Tumors Identified By Barrow Researchers

Memory Trick Shows Brain Organization

Journal Of Nutrition, Health And Aging To Be Published By Springer

Key To Resistance To Common Cancer Drug Could Be Variation Of Normal Protein

SNM Expresses Serious Concerns As Isotope Shortage Looms

Framing Technique Can Be Used As A Public Relations Strategy In Cases Of Sexual Assault

German Zoologist Recognized By EMBO For Public Communication

OSU And OU Microbes Hunt Receives $1.3M NSF Grant

Dialysis Patients Urged To Prepare For Gustav - Fresenius Medical Care Gives Disaster Tips For Anyone On Dialysis

CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Outperforms The Taxus® Stent In People With Diabetes

ThermoDox® Liver Cancer Study Phase I Results To Be Presented At ILCA Conference 2008

Roche's XCELLigence System Offers Dynamic And Label-free Assessing Of Kinase Activity In Living Cells

FDA Grants IND For Pro-Pharmaceuticals' DAVANAT® To Treat Breast Cancer Patient

New Grant Will Help Lehigh's Environmental Initiative Integrate Technology With Science Education

Cylex Announces Plan For Multi-Center Trial Of ImmuKnow(R) Assay In South Korea

Intercell Announces Initiation Of Further Phase II Clinical Trial Of V710 An Investigational Vaccine To Prevent S. Aureus Infection

Instrumentation Laboratory Receives FDA Clearance To Expand The Intended Use Of HemosIL(R) D-Dimer Assay

CDC Urges Pre-Teen Vaccination With New Public Service Announcements

Florida Is State With Highest Percentage Of Untreated Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Happiness And Satisfaction Might Lead To Better Health

New Tool Gives A Heads-Up For Athletes After A Concussion

Treadmill Exercise Retrains Brain And Body Of Stroke Victims

Researchers Devise Means To Create Blood By Identifying Earliest Stem Cells

Statin Therapy Is Underused For Atherosclerosis Patients

New Procedure May Help Save Lives Of Patients With Aneurysms

Queen's Researchers Provide Solution To World's Worst Mass Poisoning Case

The Incidence Of Coccidia In Broilers Is Increasing

Why Transplanted Insulin Cells Die

Brain Study Could Lead To New Understanding Of Depression

The CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Outperforms The Taxus® Stent In People With Diabetes

Hurricane Gustav Strikes Haiti, Forcing 6,300 People From Their Homes

VP Nominee Governor Sarah Palin, Mother Of A Child With Down Syndrome

Takeda And Affymax Provide Clinical Development Update For Hematide In Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia

Walgreens Offers Medication Advice Ahead Of Potential Hurricane Gustav

WEHI's Immunologist Erika Cretney Wins L'Oreal Fellowship

Drug Improves Kidney Function In Diabetics Pentoxifylline Prevents Protein Leakage Into Urine

Yale Researchers Find New Way To Fix Faulty Genes Sickle Cell Anemia, Other Inherited Diseases Targeted

Cameroon To Host WHO Regional Committee For Africa

First International Cancer Film Festival Announces Finalists - Global Line-Up Drawn From Over 250 Countries

Common Spice May Offer Relief To Cold Sore Sufferers

Hitting A Home Run With Diabetes: College Coach And Catcher Team Up On And Off The Field

Biophysical Method May Help To Recover Hearing

"Stealth" Tips For Adding Exercise To Your Day - Without Going To The Gym, From The Harvard Health Letter

Disability Due To Recurrent Stroke No Different When Using Two Different Anticlotting Regimens Or Telmisartan (PRoFESS Study)

Physical And Sexual Abuse Linked To Asthma In Puerto Rican Kids

Upping The Tax On Premixed Spirits - A Step In The Right Direction?

More Than 500,000 Have Cancer In The U.S. But 98% Don't Take Part In Trials

Study: Parents Want Straight Talk From Nurses

Nurses Accurately Assess Pain In Children, Research Shows

Research On Children Presents Ethical Dilemmas

ACMA Review Lets Down Future Generations, Says Australian Medical Association

Are You Involved In A Dental Body Corporate? Have Your Say In GDC Consultation, UK

Ten Million Pound Rise In Money Spent On NHS Stop Smoking Services, UK

Sunderland Signals And End To The NHS Paperchase, UK

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