Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 2 September 2008

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Tuesday 2 September 2008

Advertising Drugs To Consumers Might Be A Waste Of Money

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The pharmaceutical industry spends billions of dollars in the USA each year on direct-to-consumer advertising. According to a new study, such advertising may have no effect at all on sales - at best the impact has been described as modest...
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Older Fathers' Offspring More Likely Bipolar

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

The children of older aged fathers may have an increased risk of bipolar disorder (BPD), according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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MR-Guided Biopsy Of The Prostate: An Overview Of Techniques And A Systematic Review

Written by K. Pondman, J. J. Futterer

UroToday.com - Next to digital rectal examination and PSA level, biopsy of the prostate is an essential procedure for determining optimal treatment. Systematic TRUSBx is the gold standard, but it fails to detect numerous tumors...
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Other Medical and Health News for 2 September*

The Effects Of The Direct Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Inhibitor Darapladib On Human Coronary Athlerosclerotic Plaque

Networks For Life

ST Elevation Infarction

Heart Failure Implementation

New European Guidelines For The Management Of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

New Stories Of Diabetes In Pregnancy

Physical Therapist Erik Moen, PT, CSCS, Heads For Beijing With US Paralympic Cycling Team

CHRE Review Gives Society The Thumbs-Up

Pre-Hospital Treatment On The Way To Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Karolinska Institutet Prize Awarded To Innovative Clinical Educational Researcher

MDA Telethon's $65 Million Breaks Record

MOR103 Anti-GM-CSF Antibody Shows Subpicomolar Affinity For Its Target Molecule

National Patient Choice Survey Latest Results, UK

Come To Diabetes UK Roadshow In Leicester

Investigational Factor Xa Compound: Data Presented At European Heart Meeting

Bone Mineral Density Concerns Should Not Discourage Use Of Contraceptive Shot

Public Reminded To Use Caution In Flood Waters

Going The Extra Mile - NHS Champions Awards 2008, UK

Psychologists Research The Roller-Coaster Of Life, UK

UNAIDS Acknowledges The Health And Human Rights Legacy Of Jonathan Mann On The Tenth Anniversary Of His Death

The Inability To Detect Changes In Skin Temperature May Contribute To The Poor Sleep Of Older Adults Who Have Insomnia

More Daytime Sleeping Predicts Less Recovery During Rehabilitation For Older Adults

Climate Scientist Report Global Warming Greatest In Past Decade

Brain Function Improved By Playing, And Even Watching, Sports

CMAJ Study Reveals Higher Anaphylaxis Rates After HPV Vaccination

PFI A Millstone For NHS, British Medical Association Says

GOC Removes 399 Student Opticians From The Registers, UK

Clinical News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Sept. 2, 2008

Global Survey Highlights The Complexity Of Bipolar Disorder - New Tools Launched To Help Fight Stigma Associated With Mental Illness

Neurodegeneration Research Helped By Motic Microscope

Neurosonology And Neuroimaging Title Plays Key Role In Stroke Diagnosis And Treatment

'The Transporters' - Unique Government-Backed DVD To Help Children With Autism Recognise Emotions To Go On Sale World-Wide

1,500 Professionals From The Biotechnology Sector Will Participate In Biospain 2008

SARS Treatment Causes Joint Disease

HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency For Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, And Alabama

Safe Vaccines Still Possible For Most Vaccine-Allergic Children

Media Advisory: American Red Cross Shares Hurricane Gustav Sheltering Footage

Adverse Events In Drugs Used In Children Revealed By Post-Marketing Studies

Working Harder For Less Pay, UK

News From September's Ophthalmology

ACOG Directs Attention To Health Risks Of Noncoital Sexual Activity

AFL Illicit Drug Policy A Leader In The Field

Study Reveals Cultural Differences In Attitudes Towards Caring For People With Dementia

Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation

Infant Behaviour Under The Spotlight At Conference, UK

Update: PCPA NPA MUR Support And Evaluation Programme

World Cancer Declaration Sets Ambitious Targets For 2020

The Future For The NPA, UK

Government Of Canada Moves To Evaluate 14 More Substances Under The Chemicals Management Plan

Sex Hormones Link To Heart Risk

Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents: The Risks And Benefits

New Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Demonstrates Equivalent Efficacy To Market Leader In 'Real World' Study

Under Pressure - ANF Survey Reveals Urgent Need For Paid Parental Leave Scheme, Australia

Initial Data Presented On World's First Pacemaker Designed For Safe Use In MRI Machines

News From The American Chemical Society, Aug. 27, 2008

Evidence Supports Utility Of Remote Patient Management And Fluid Monitoring Alerts To Potentially Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalisations

First Study To Determine The Prevalence Of Periodic Limb Movements During Sleep In A Population-Based Sample Using Standardized Criteria

Human Genome Sciences Completes Enrollment In Second Phase 3 Lymphostat-B(R) Trial

Chronic Insomnia Linked To Reversible Cognitive Deficits Without Changes In Behavior

The Prevalence Of Carotid Atherosclerosis, A Leading Cause Of Stroke, Increases Significantly With The Severity Of Snoring

NTELENCE™ (etravirine) Receives Marketing Authorisation In The European Union For HIV Combination Therapy

Federal Support For States Facing Gustav: Get Serious, Get Moving, Get Ready

Hurricane Gustav Public Health Actions

Red Cross Shelters Thousands As Gustav Pounds Gulf Coast

Global Warming Likely To Be Adversely Affected By Thawing Permafrost

Finnish Multicenter Study Comparing Intermittent To Continuous Androgen Deprivation For Advanced Prostate Cancer

How Much Tissue Sampling Is Required When Unsuspected Minimal Prostate Carcinoma Is Identified On Transurethral Resection?

Initial Data Presented On World's First Pacemaker Designed For Safe Use In MRI Machines

Comparable Safety Outcomes For Complex Patients Treated With Taxus(R) Express2™ Stents Or Bypass Surgery

Setting The Standard In Dementia Care

Hammersmith And Fulham PCT To Update Medical Records Via Automated Voice Messaging, UK

Patients Who Discontinue Statin Therapy May Be More Likely To Die, New Observational Study Shows

Hearing Specialist Leads Effort To Craft First Professional Guidelines For Earwax

Study Points To One Cause Of Higher Rates Of Transplanted Kidney Rejection In Blacks

Heavy Breathing An Obscure Link In Asthma And Obesity

Advances In The Management Of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

Emerging Diabetes Drugs Consider Beta Cell Mass And Function As An Important Target

Robotic Navigation Systems In Electrophysiology

Simple Information Leaflets Reduce Stigma Towards People With Mental Illness

Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

New Study Shows Link Between Middle-Ear Disease And Schizophrenia

Variations In Antidepressant Prescribing Suggest Disparities In Provision Of Care

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement A New Frontier In Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialist South London Service Successful In Treating People With Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

MIT Zooms In On Malaria-Infected Cells - Work Could Aid In Diagnostics, Drug Testing

How Often Do Hip And Knee Replacements Need Revision?

Academic Health Centers Should Take Lead In Promoting The Sharing Of Biomedical Research Data

New Approach To Treating Endometrial Cancer Discovered By TGen And Washington University Researchers

News From BioScience, September 2008

Advanced Liver Disease Accurately Identified Without Biopsy

DES In Diabetic Patients

Biosensors DES Demonstrates Equivalent Safety And Efficacy To Industry Leading DES In First 'Real World, All Comers' Clinical Study

American Heart Journals Publishes Results From ERATO Trial Showing Dronedarone (Multaq(R)) Improves Ventricular Rate Control

American Lung Association Study Finds No Evidence Of Depression Or Suicide Linked To Asthma And Allergy Drug Montelukast

SCAI: CARDia Data Find Diabetic Patients With Complex Heart Disease Can Safely Choose PCI

Nurse Alliance Of SEIU Healthcare Mobilizing RNs And Medical Supplies To Gulf Coast Areas In Advance Of Hurricane Gustav

Why Metal-On-Metal Resurfacings Go Wrong - Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery

Landmark Study Opens Door To New Cancer, Aging Treatments

National Autistic Society (NAS) Media Response To The Work And Pensions Committee Report: Valuing And Supporting Carers. UK

New Genes Found For Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Children

Vitrolife: New Unique Product Approved In Europe - New Needle For The Collection Of Human Oocytes

REVLIMID(R) Demonstrates Activity Against Relapsed/Refractory Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL)

Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Medical's NTDDS Technology Effective Against Diabetes Pain

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