Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 8 September 2008

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Monday 8 September 2008

Painkillers Appear To Lower Prostate Cancer Marker

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from the US found that men who regularly took common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) had lower circulating levels of PSA (prostate-specific...
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FDA Starts Reporting Drugs Under Safety Investigation

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

On Friday 5th September, in line with new legislation introduced last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted the first of its quarterly reports on the drugs it is investigating for safety reasons because of...
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Father And Autistic Son Rescued After 12 Hours In Sea

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A father and his autistic son were rescued by coast guards after spending the night treading water 8 miles off the east coast of Florida for more than 12 hours. According to firstcoastnews...
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Other Medical and Health News for 8 September*

Blue Cross Tells Pregnant Mom "No Way"

A Year Of Challenge And Reward For Canadian Blood Services

Statement On JAMA Study Showing Continued High Rate Of Youth Suicides After "Black Box" Warnings

Retacrit Effective In Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy

Washington Post Examines Rhode Island Plan To Cap Medicaid Spending In Exchange For Greater Flexibility In Overhauling Program

Vietnamese-Americans Have High Risk For Mental Health Problems, Study Finds

DMAA Releases First-Ever Survey On State Of Disease Management, Wellness Market, USA

Republican Presidential Nominee McCain Needs To 'Sell Voters' On Health Care, Other Economic Proposals, Dow Jones Reports

Orlando Sentinel Profiles Home For Transgender People Living With HIV

About 85% Of Insurers' Marketing Materials For Prescription Drug Plans Do Not Meet Medicare Guidelines, Audit Finds

Seattle Department Finds OraSure HIV Test To Be Less Accurate Than Label Claims

Blogs Comment On Palin VP Nomination; Palin's Daughter's Pregnancy; HPV Prevention; Sex Education

Advocates In Swaziland Call For Democratic Reforms, Social Spending To Address Issues Such As HIV/AIDS

Philadelphia-Area Hospital Plans Maternity Unit Closure, Joins 15 Other Recent Closures In Region

U.N. Report Finds Donors Providing Less Aid To Developing Nations

Oral CGRP Receptor Antagonist Showed Statistically Significant Improvement In Migraine Relief Versus Placebo

North Carolina Sex Education Debate Becoming More Polarizing, News Observer Reports

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Women Likely To Receive No-Cost Formula Samples When Leaving Hospital After Birth, Report Finds

Kentucky Governor, Lt. Governor Promote Initiative To Simplify KCHIP Application Process

Events Seek To Raise Health Awareness Among Blacks; Magazine Ranks Top Schools For Hispanic Medical Students

Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) Gives Green Light To Effective Blood Cancer Drug Treatment Combination

New York Times Examines 'Culture War Rhetoric' On Abortion Related To Presidential Election

California Gov. Schwarzenegger Might Veto Health Care-Related Bills

Prenatal Behavioral Counseling Can Reduce Some Health Risk Factors Among Low-Income Black Women, Study Finds

Role Of Aerosols In Climate Change Examined In Science Paper

Positive SPA Reply From The FDA For TopoTarget's Pivotal Trial With Belinostat In PTCL

Migraine With Aura May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Stroke And Heart Attacks And Must Be Taken Seriously By GPs

Survey Helps Identify Strategies To Address Diabetes Care And Global Economic And Social Impact Of Type 2 Diabetes

Retacrit(R) Data Confirm Equivalent Efficacy To Epoetin Alfa In Renal Anaemia

New Data From A Phase 3 Study Confirms Clinical Benefits Of Once-Daily Liraglutide In The Management Of Type 2 Diabetes

Shedding Light On Bowel Cancer

ME Sufferers Rely On Alternative Medicines

Patients At Risk From Hospital Tubes

People With Diabetes Missing Out On Life Saving Medication, UK

Phase II Results Of COL-144 Presented At European Headache And Migraine Trust International Congress 2008

Nigeria Is The First Country To Play The Buzz And Bite Malaria Prevention Campaign On Television

LSI Chief Spine Surgeon Dr. James St. Louis Named 2008 Physician Of The Year

Weight Watchers Invites America To Lose For Good

New Data On Breast Imaging Using Cardiolite(R) To Be Presented At ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium

2-Day Ovarian Cancer Symposium Closes With A Promise To Find A Cure

WFP Battles Storms To Bring Urgent Aid To Haitian Families

Basil Holds The Key To Anti-Ageing

UC Davis Researchers To Study Pre- And Probiotic Use In Premature Infants At Risk For A Deadly Intestinal Disease

Healthcare Performance Strategies Launches Innovative Anesthesia Satisfaction Tool

ESBATech Announces Successful Completion Of Phase I Clinical Study For Lead Antibody Fragment In Ophthalmic Indications

Pathway Medical Technologies Receives FDA Clearance For Jetstream(TM) Pathway PV(TM) Atherectomy System

The Atomic Structure Of The Mammalian 'Fatty Acid Factory' Determined

The Psychology Of Spending: How You Spend Affects How Much You Spend

Using Mathematics To Show How Environmental Change Affects Populations

Atmospheric Research Collaboration To Outpace Climate Change

A New 'Pyrex' Nanoparticle

As Easy As 1, 2, 3: Number Sense Correlates With Test Scores

How Plants Fine Tune Their Natural Chemical Defenses

Banyan Biomarkers Announces U.S. Patent For Neural Proteins As Biomarkers For Traumatic Brain Injury

Children's Cancer Research Fund Launches CompleteTheCure.com

Cook Medical Announces The First Placement Of Innovative Zenith(R) AAA Iliac Flex Legs In The UK

National Institute On Drug Abuse Announces Recipients Of New Avant-Garde Award For Innovative HIV/AIDS Research

New Scientific Review Shows That Zolmitriptan ('Zomig(TM)') Nasal Spray Provided Efficacious Relief From Cluster Headache

World Experts In Brain Plasticity Gather In Brisbane

New Hope In Sight For Cataract Patients: Coated Lenses Set To Reduce Post-Op Infection

Antibiotics Over-Prescribed By UK GPs Despite Resistance Fears

Dangerous Side-Effects Of Epilepsy Drugs Reduced In New Research

50% Of People Ignorant Over Causes Of Heart Disease, UK

Clinical Training At Risk If Not Funded By Healthcare Agreements, Australia

Calculating How Breast Cancers Will Respond To Tamoxifen

20 Per Cent Of GP Cases Could Be Handled By Pharmacists, British Pharmaceutical Conference

Jumping The 'Species Barrier' - Infectious, Test Tube-Produced Prions

New 'Trick' Allows HIV To Overcome A Barrier To Infection

In An Animal Model Of Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Gene Therapy Prevents Blindness

31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

UNC Spin-Off Company Receives $2 Million Grant To Market Cancer Treatment Technology

Society Of Interventional Radiology Applauds Report's Uterine Fibroid Embolization Recommendations

Free Drug Samples May End Up Costing Uninsured More

2009 Award Recipients Named By Biophysical Society

Early Phase Breast Cancer Study At GUMC Suggests New Approach Can Re-sensitize Tumors

$8.5 Billion Extra Payments To Medicare Advantage Plans In 2008

How STDs Increase The Risk Of Becoming Infected With HIV

Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early Table Of Contents: Sept. 5, 2008

Routine Use Of MRI Scans To Evaluate Breast Cancer Challenged By Study

Tiny Gold Clusters As Top-Notch Catalysts Identified By NIST And Partners

Lung Cancer Risk Models Created For Specific Populations, Prediction Refined

Most Effective Treatment For Malaria: Avoid Using Same Drug For Everyone

Stem Cell Research: Updated Guidelines Released

Potential Rapid Deployment Of Emergency Communication Infrastructure: Virginia Tech

Diet Improvements During Ramadan Suggested By Nutritionists Of The UGR

Potential BSE Test For Live Animals Based On Changes In Urine

Researchers Use Light In MRSA Fight

Pfizer And Medivation Agreement To Co-Develop And Market Dimebon For Alzheimer's And Huntington's Diseases Treatment

Safeway Raises $9.7 Million To Fight Muscular Dystrophy

Prehospital Hypothermia Therapy Featured In EMS Cover Story

AGGRASTAT(R), Lowers Incidence Of Heart Attack, In Patients Who Respond Poorly To Aspirin Or Clopidogrel, After Elective Coronary Angioplasty

New Data Is Presented On Investigational Oral Anticoagulant Apixaban In Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients

Orexo Initiates Clinical Phase II Program For OX914 - A New Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Inflammatory Airway Diseases

European Medicines Agency Proposes Pilot Program To Rationalize International GMP Inspection Activities

Infections Linked To Premature Births More Common Than Thought, Stanford Study Finds

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

Biovail Receives Canadian Approval For Ralivia™ For The Treatment Of Moderately Severe Pain

Moffitt Cancer Center Chief Participates In Clinical Trial Resulting In FDA Approval Of New Label For Myelodysplastic Therapy VIDAZA

AVEO Initiates Phase 1b Combination Trial Of AV-951 With FOLFOX6 In Patients With Advanced Colorectal And Other Gastrointestinal Cancers

ConforMIS, Inc. Is Named The Winner Of The 2008 North American Frost and Sullivan Award For Medical Device Healthcare Innovation

First Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery Completed On A Child

Princess Royal - The New Royal Patron Of The Motor Neurone Disease Association

Immune Cells Compensate For Defective DNA Repair Factor

Increase In Private And Public Place Infant Abductions: Research In AJN

Greater Risk Of Injuries Among Neighborhood Children When There Are More Off-Premise Alcohol Outlets

Women Who Binge Drink At Greater Risk Of Unsafe Sex And Sexually Transmitted Disease

Conference To Address Developments In Neurocritical Care

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