Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 4 September 2008

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Thursday 4 September 2008

Scientists Find Gene That Affects Pair-Bonding Behaviour In Men

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists studying human Swedish twins and voles have discovered a gene variant involved in producing a hormone that affects monogamy in animals whereby men with two copies of the variant were twice as likely to have had...
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Everyday Plastic Ingredient BPA Damages Brain Cells And Affects Mood And Memory

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in the US and Canada studying the effects of bisphenol-A (BPA), an ingredient of polycarbonate plastic used to make common everyday items for storing food and medicines, found it caused loss of connections...
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Autism Not Linked To Measles Vaccine, New Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

After a decade of controversy that has seen surges in measles outbreaks because of many parents' mistrust of the vaccine, a new US-led study concluded there is no link between the MMR vaccine and the onset of autism or...
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Giving Ibuprofen Before Paracetamol Shortens Fever In Children

Seasonal Mood Swings Examined Using PET Scans

Low Birth-Weight Associated With Psychiatric Problems In Children

Other Medical and Health News for 4 September*

WHO Proposes Strategy For Prevention And Control Of Cancer In The African Region

WHO Urges Action To Kick Polio Out Of Nigeria

Towards Elimination Of Iodine Deficiency Disorders In The African Region

Africa Makes Modest But Steady Progress In HIV Prevention

Africans Must Curb Harmful Use Of Alcohol

Governments Challenged To Improve The Health Of Women In The African Region

Former Republican Presidential Candidate Says GOP Should Focus More On Health Care In Presidential Election

More Training, Improved Tools Needed For African Health Workers Performing Male Circumcisions, Study Finds

ORLive Presents: Scoliosis Surgery: A Minimally Invasive Approach

Cellvizio(R) Imaging System Improves Bile Duct Cancer Detection According To A New Study In Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology

Pennsylvania Should Not Seek Federal Funding For Abstinence-Only Programs, Editorial Says

Health Affairs Web Exclusive Examines Supreme Court Decision About ERISA Conflict Of Interest

Study Examines Prevalence Of, Factors For Obesity Among American Indian Youth

Operating Department Practitioner Struck Off For Failing To Disclose Convictions, UK

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Comment On Palin, Daughter's Pregnancy, Abstinence-Only Sex Education

Georgia Approves HMO Fee To Help Fund State Medicaid Program

Health Care Professionals Seeing More Children With Fatty Liver Disease; Condition Prevalent Among Hispanics

Obama And McCain Align With Food And Beverage Industries For Child Obesity Platform

Medicexchange.com Launches Radiology Bookstore In Collaboration With Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Washington Post Examines November Ballot Initiatives On Abortion

HMOs To Stay In Florida Medicaid Reform Program After Agency For Health Care Administration Agrees To Lower Payment Cuts

Women Who Give Birth At California Hospitals Serving Mostly Minority, Low-Income Patients Less Likely Than Others To Breastfeed, Report Indicates

National Pediculosis Association Marks 25 Years Of Advocating Important Message: 'It's Not About Lice, It's About Kids'

Neurosciences Institute Discovers Drug Extends Stroke Treatment Time To 24 Hours, Repairs Brain Tissue

Wall Street Journal Examines Growing Fear Of Breast Cancer Among Some Young Girls

Proposed Medical Loss Ratio Requirement In California Would Not Address Rising Health Care Costs, Insurers Say

Domestic HIV/AIDS Spending 'Essentially Flat,' Increased 'Efforts To Control' HIV From 'All Levels Of Government' Needed, Editorial Says

Optical Regulator Wins Case Against Illegal Online Contact Lens Sales

New Forensic Sciences Exhibition Opens At National Museum Of Health And Medicine

Former Sen. Thompson Criticizes Obama's Support For Abortion Rights At Republican National Convention

More Companies Offering On-Site Health Care Services For Workers

Philippine Health Department Issues Administrative Order To Address HIV/TB Coinfection

Action Duchenne Funds £200k For New Research For A Cure For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Fast Track Drugs Reach Market Sooner, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug Development

New Obama Radio Ad Says McCain Would Make Abortions Illegal

Wall Street Journal Examines Insurer WellPoint's Strategy To Raise Premiums, Retain Plan Members

U.S. Residents Increasingly Adopting HIV-Positive Children From Abroad, AP/Google.com Reports

Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval For PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Heart Valve

Trichoplax Genome Sequenced - 'Rosetta Stone' For Understanding Evolution

President Bush Signs Law To Ensure Health Benefits For 'Sole Survivor' Veterans

Zimbabwe Government Lifts Ban On Aid Groups; Organizations Still Face Difficulties Providing Assistance

Opposites Attract: The Protein Apelin Counters The Effects Of Ang II In Diseases Of The Major Arterial Blood Vessels

Nature Inspires New Highly Specific Drugs And Organic Products

New Reporting From IntrinsiQ Measures Impact Of Key Events On Oncology Drug Usage

miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. And Collaborators Publish Study Identifying microRNA Perturbations Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

International Congress For Joint Reconstruction: The New Face Of Orthopaedic Education

SunTech Medical OEM NIBP Technology For EMS Patient Transport Excels Against Recognized Standard

NIH Begins Study Of CHF Solutions' Aquapheresis™ Therapy

New Hope For Treating Common Form Of Inherited Neuromuscular Disease

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Second Prulifloxacin Phase 3 Clinical Trial

Battling Diabetes With Beta Cells

Targanta Therapeutics Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Oritavancin Phase 2 SIMPLIFI Trial - Antibiotic Targeting Gram-positive Organisms

Isolation Measures For Controlling Epidemics - Workshop, 10th September In Washington, DC

FDA Approvals For Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection USP, 4 Mg (Base)/mL And Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection USP, 10 Mg (Base)/mL

How Gastric Bypass Rapidly Reverses Diabetes Symptoms

Study Confirms Colorectal Cancer Screening Should Start At Age 50

Positive Phase II Results For FX06 - Fibrin-Derived Peptide For The Treatment Of Reperfusion Injury In Myocardial Infarction

Walter Reed Evaluation Concludes OraQuick(R) HCV Test Is Preferred Over Other Rapid Tests

Less Talk, More Action To Tackle Scotland's Soaring Obesity Epidemic

Agile Therapeutics Achieves Phase 2 Study Endpoints In Key Clinical Trials With New, Innovative Low-Dose Contraceptive Patch

New Data On The Benefit Of Cardiac Devices In Heart Failure Patients Presented At ESC Congress 2008

BMA Scotland Welcomes First Minister's Commitment To NHS General Practice

Genetic Covariation Between Effectiveness And Cost Of Defence In Aphids

Human Plague In US: The Importance Of Regional And Local Climate

Myocardial Regeneration By Intracoronary Infusion Of Selected Population Of Stem Cells In AM

Results Of The APPRAISE-I Dose Guiding Trial

First Patient Enrolled In Study Evaluating S.M.A.R.T.(R) Nitinol Self-Expandable Stent System In Leg Disease

Olivia Newton-John Partners With Curves To Distribute The Liv(R) Breast Self-Exam Aid To 1 Million Women

UHN Becomes A World Leader In Medical Imaging For Stroke, Cancer And Cardiac Patients

Surgical Technique Halts Cell Loss, Parkinson's Researchers Find

Taking The Gold With Silver: B. Braun Introduces Industry-First Silver Impregnated Needle-Free Luer Access Device

Rutgers University Teams With Gladson Interactive On Household Nutrition Study

Healthy Minds Across America Features 48 Public Forums On Mental Health Research, Sept. 14

Amedisys Experiences Minimal Disruption From Hurricane Gustav

NIH Funds 9 Centers To Speed Application Of Powerful New Research Approach

Study: Teen Suicide Spike Was No Fluke

BioMedEcon Reports Six Times Higher Psychiatric Medication Costs Among Patients With OCD Compared To Patients With Depression

Researchers Offer First Direct Proof Of How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage

NIH Funds Discovery Of New Influenza Inhibitors By Integral Molecular, Inc.

Regulatory Immune Cells Not Defective In Multiple Sclerosis

MS Market Is Estimated To Be Worth Almost US$8 Billion In 2008, With A Growth Rate Of 10.6% Year-On-Year

Red Cross Help For Those Returning Home

American Red Cross Responds To Hurricane Gustav

Network Scaling Reveals Consistent Fractal Pattern In Hierarchical Mammalian Societies

Circadian Flight Schedules In Night-Migrating Birds Caught On Migration

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Study Finds Few Parents Of Chronically Ill Children Use California Paid Family Leave Program

Nanotechnology? Synthetic Biology? Hey, What's That?

Previous Claims Of siRNA Therapeutic Effects Called Into Question By Report In Human Gene Therapy

New Study By Kent State Professor Links Early Explanations Of 9/11 To Long-Term Adjustment

With Or Without You: Premature Aging Whether Or Not Protein Is Modified

Stem Cell Transplantation Benefits Mice With Childhood Motor Neuron Disease

Natural Childbirth Makes Mothers More Responsive To Own Baby-Cry

New Method For Early Detection Of A Heart Attack

Hopkins Researchers Piece Together Gene 'network' Linked To Schizophrenia

Spotlight On Quality And Safety At Annual Ambulatory Care Conference - Conference To Address Competitiveness In The Marketplace, USA

New Study Assesses The Impact Of Soft Drink Availability In Elementary Schools On Consumption

Safety Of Antithrombotic Treatment In Acute Coronary Syndromes

Alzheimer's Society Comment On New Research Demonstrating That Exercise Improves Cognition In People With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Published In JAMA

BMA (Northern Ireland) Welcomes HPV Vaccination Programme

High Incidence Of Mental Disorders Revealed In Young Offender Institutions

Clinical Trial Protocol Against Cancer Therapy Side Effects (Mucositis) Approved

Livestrong.com Reveals Youth Health Secret: Mom And Dad Matter More

Webcast Presentation Of Results From Phase 2 Study Of ARCALYST(R) (Rilonacept) In Gout Patients Initiating Urate-Lowering Therapy

Being Abundant Is Not Enough: A Decrease In Effective Population Size Over 8 Generations In A Norwegian Population Of The Seaweed, Fucus Serratus

Implications Of Multiple Mating For Offspring Relatedness And Shoaling Behaviour In Juvenile Guppies

Children With TVs In Their Room Sleep Less

UGA Leads Effort To Swat Down Major Vegetable Disease

Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada Recommends That Parliament Reject Bill C-484

More Evidence That BPA Found In Clear Plastics Impairs Brain Function

Increase In Youth Suicide Rate Following Decade Long Decline May Reflect Emerging Health Crisis

UF'S Burn Center Tests Virtual Reality Disaster Training

No More Excuses: Ways To Overcome Barriers To Regular Exercise

Cholesterol In The News: Answers And More Questions

Biological Invasions Increasing Due To Freshwater Impoundments, Says CU-Boulder Study

ZEFTERA, A New Anti-MRSA Broad-spectrum Antibiotic Approved By Health Canada

Gene Is Likely Cause Of Stroke-Inducing Vascular Malformations

Vitamin D Has Potential To Ward Off Disease, Reports Harvard Women's Health Watch

Secondary Prevention In Acute Coronary Syndrome - Rivaroxaban Phase II Data In ACS To Be Presented At AHA Congress In November 2008

PET Scans Lead To Treatment Changes In Majority Of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Dr. Yong Shi Awarded NSF Grant For Project "MEMS Umbrella-Shaped Actuator With Medical Apps Potential"

European Congress On Anti-Aging And Aesthetic Medicine (ECAAAM)

Hurricane Katrina Increased Mental And Physical Health Problems In New Orleans By Up To Three Times

BJOG Release: Doctors Find Fetal Growth Factors Associated With Early Miscarriage

Space Versus Phylogeny: Disentangling Phylogenetic And Spatial Signals In Comparative Data

Height Linked To Risk Of Prostate Cancer Development And Progression

CV Therapeutics Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of CVT-3619, A Novel Potential Treatment For Cardiometabolic Diseases

Human Genome Sciences Reports Initial Results Of Randomized Phase 2 Trial Of HGS-ETR1 In Combination With Bortezomib In Advanced Multiple Myeloma

September 2008 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights Cataract Removal, Severe Headache And Dual Energy X-Ray Imaging

Building A New And Better Ankle

Novare Announces Successful Series Of Single Port Lap Band Procedures With RealHand(R) High Dexterity Instruments

Stem Cell Sciences Announces The Creation Of The World's First Authentic Rat Embryonic Stem Cells From Its Exclusively Licensed Technology

Regado Biosciences Reports Clinical Results For REG1 Anticoagulation System At European Society Of Cardiology Congress 2008

Further Analysis From ATHENA Study Showed That Multaq(R)(Dronedarone) Reduced The Risk Of Stroke In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Phase III Clinical Studies Of Aclidinium Bromide Show Statistical Significance Vs. Placebo In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

6 Tips To Protect Kids In Fall Sports

Prasugrel Significantly Reduced New Or Recurrent Heart Attacks In Both Acute And Longer-Term Settings Following PCI, Compared With Clopidogrel

Quercetin Fights Off Flu In Mouse Study

Too Much Calcium In Blood May Increase Risk Of Fatal Prostate Cancer

Exercise Helps With Body Image, Depression In Pregnancy

Virginity Pledges Show Signs Of Success

Younger Smokers On Fast Track To Behavior Problems Later

Catheter Ablation System For Atrial Fibrillation Shows Reduced Procedure Time, Remarkable Safety Profile And Excellent Outcomes

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