Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 11 September 2008

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Thursday 11 September 2008

Brush Your Teeth And Look After Your Heart

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Research from Ireland and the UK suggests that people who have bleeding gums from poor dental hygiene and not brushing their teeth regularly could be increasing their risk of heart disease because bacteria in the mouth...
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15 Per Cent Of Chinese Have High Blood Pressure

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

China's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that 15 per cent of people living in China, that is about 200 million of the population, have high blood pressure or hypertension. According to figures on a Chinese government...
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Osteoarthritis Not Relieved By Knee Surgery

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In what has been described as a landmark study, scientists in Canada have found that a routine knee operation undergone by many patients with osteoarthritis does not relieve joint pain or improve knee function...
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Infant Health In Danger Due To Misleading Coffee Creamer Labels In Laos

Using Cellular Protein Expression HPV Test Is Better At Detecting Precancerous Cervical Lesions

Promising Results For Once Weekly Diabetes Drug Exenatide

Other Medical and Health News for 11 September*

Wellgate Supports Women In The Fight Against The Obesity Epidemic

Pfizer Will Withdraw Global Marketing Applications For Dalbavancin To Conduct A New Trial

Smile! Golden Rule Introduces New Affordable Dental Coverage For Families, Individuals Of All Ages Including Children And Seniors

Good Samaritan Health System Among First To Implant Advanced Defibrillator

Charlotte Endocrinologist Improving Diabetic Patient Care With Preventive Vision Loss Technology

Watch And Learn: Time Teaches Us How To Recognize Visual Objects - MIT Work Could Help Develop Better Computer Vision Systems

Rep. Stark Prepared To Introduce Legislation This Week To Spur Nationwide Adoption Of Electronic Health Records

Gov. Blagojevich Administration Remains Committed To Coverage Expansion For Sick Young Adults

Grand Rapids Press Examines Alzheimer's Disease Care Among Hispanics

Are You A Stress Eater? Revolutionary Program Reduces Overall Stress And Stress Eating Tendencies

Fertility Patients Turn Out In Big Numbers For Infertility Clinic's Fourth Annual Baby Reunion, USA

Experts Testifying Before Senate Panel Extol Incentives, Standardization As Means To Improve Quality Of Care

New York State Physicians' Practices Influenced By Insurers' Guidelines, Survey Finds

Black Clergy 'Committed' To Addressing HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Community, Opinion Piece Says

Opinion Pieces Discuss Teen Pregnancy, Abortion Rights, Motherhood

Louisville Courier-Journal Looks At Uninsurance Among Young Adults In Kentucky, Indiana

More Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education Efforts Needed To Reach Black, Hispanic Girls, Women, Letter Says

Top Dentist Says To Brush Your Teeth--The Right Way

Important New Data On The Effect Of Candesartan On Diabetic Eye Complications

District Attorneys In Tennessee Launch Campaign To Target Teen Pregnancy

Employers Offering Deals For Workers Who Travel Domestically For Medical Care

Starpharma, SSL International Reach Marketing Agreement Over VivaGel Condoms

Ballot Measures, Nomination Of Palin For VP Elevate Profile Of Abortion-Related Issues, AP/Google.com Reports

2% Of U.S. Medical Students Plan To Become Primary Care Physicians, Study Says

Stigma Deters HIV-Positive People From Seeking Treatment, Panelist Says At Arkansas HIV/AIDS Minority Task Force Meeting

ACLU Files Lawsuit Over Passport Denials To People Delivered By Midwives Near Mexico-Texas Border

New Study Examines Effect Of Retail Clinics On Overall Health Care Costs

Irish Times Examines HIV/AIDS Efforts In Moldovan Region

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Raised By Biden On Campaign Trail

Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Biden Discusses Health Care Proposal Of GOP Presidential Nominee McCain

Depression Common Among Youth In Rwanda Orphaned By AIDS, Genocide, Survey Finds

New Jersey Health Commissioner Should Improve Prenatal Care Resources To Address Racial, Economic Disparities, Editorial States

McCain Ad Criticizes Obama For Supporting Age-Appropriate Sex Education In Illinois State Senate

TheraGenetics Announces Agreement With King's College London To Participate In AddNeuroMed Consortium To Identify Biomarkers For Alzheimer's Disease

Senate Finance Committee Members Push For Compromise On Mental Health Parity Legislation

Cook Medical Completes Enrollment In First International Trial Of First-Of-Its-Kind Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent

MSM Remain Most At-Risk Group For HIV In Beijing, Official Says

SituGen Ltd. Completes Clinical Trials Of Novel Device For Umbilical Cord Blood Collection

MiCardia Corporation Receives US FDA Market Clearance For Dynaplasty™ Annuloplasty Devices

William Russell Introduces Moratorium Underwriting On All Its Individual Expatriate Health Insurance Plans

Food Processing Factories Can Be Contaminated By Food Soil Stuck To Surfaces

Emotional Intelligence Training Might Help Doctors Relate To Patients

Internews Enlists More Than 1,000 Journalists In Fight Against HIV/AIDS

USAID Provides Flood Assistance To Costa Rica

Get Ready Day Aims To Help Communities To Be Prepared

New Zealand Medical Association Welcomes The Release Today Of Part 1 Of National Party's Health Policy

New IPCC Report Confirms Police Cells Are Not Places Of Safety For Mental Health Patients, UK

Symposium: How Do Race, Genetics And Health-Care Disparities Affect Spread Of HIV?

Philips And University Medical Center Utrecht Sign MOU To Collaborate On Innovations In Major Disease Areas

The First Ever Guide To 0300 Telephone Numbers For The Healthcare Sector Is Published, UK

More Treatment Options Emerge As Head And Neck Cancer Risks Evolve

Clinical Trial Offers Hope To Thousands Of Women With Incontinence And Could Save The NHS Millions Pounds Per Year

Making Exercise Fun For Wheelchair Users

Charity Aims To Reduce Suicide In South Asian Community

Broad Range Of Disorders In Children Linked To Aberrations In Region Of Chromosome 1q21.1

Blind People Meet In Devon For Their Annual Delegates' Conference, UK

Survival Instincts Propel 'Difficult Patient' To Insist On Quality Care

Musgrove Park Is The Top Performer In A Patient Safety Project

Mind Comments On Healthcare Commission Community Mental Health Survey, UK

World Lymphoma Awareness Day, UK

Sexual Harassment 10 Times More Likely In Casual And Contract Jobs

New Nanotechnology Paints For Hospitals Could Kill Superbugs

Meat Factories May Need To Modify Their Cleaning And Disinfecting Procedures To Avoid Food Poisoning Bacteria

WHO, Partners Launch Health Response For Pakistan's Flood, Conflict Displaced

Yeovil District Hospital Support Hand Washing Campaign To Reduce Infections

Mental Hospital Escapes Reinforces Unite Campaign For National Standards

Fertility Preservation Using Cryopreservation Techniques

New Clinical Decision Support Company Launches For UK Healthcare Market

Abuse Of Painkillers Can Predispose Adolescents To Lifelong Addiction

Help On Hand For Patients With Bladder And Bowel Disorders, UK

Beating To The Rhythm Of Heart Research

Radiation Oncology Institute Campaign Raises $3 Million

Mind Calls For An End To Using Police Cells As A Place Of Safety

Exco InTouch Partners With MMG To Provide Effective Patient Recruitment And Retention In Clinical Trials

Understanding European Reimbursement Systems Key To Launching Innovative Medical Devices

Pluristem Successfully Concludes Final Pre-Clinical Safety Studies With PLX-PAD In Preparation For Human Trials

ImVisioN Therapeutics Starts Phase I Clinical Trial Of IVN201 Against Cat Dander Allergy And Raises CHF 4.6 M

Data Evaluated Onset Of Effect With SYMBICORT In Asthma Patients

As School Starts Again, Moms Express Nutrition Concerns - Yet Real Culprits Often Overlooked

Andersen Jones Gets Checkered Flag For DTC Project Targeting Patients With Type 1 And 2 Diabetes

Minnesota Optometric Association Advises, Watch For Vision Changes During Pregnancy

Government Sees The Light On Cosmetic Laser Deregulation, UK

JDRF Study Results Show Continuous Glucose Monitoring Provides Significant Benefits In Management Of Type 1 Diabetes

MRSA Problems After Surgery Could Be Solved By Light-Activated Treatments

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Sept. 9 JNCI

Poor Compliance Of Quality Measures Following Colon Cancer Surgery

Evaluation Of Quality Measure For Colon Cancer Care Suggests Considerable Improvements Needed

Practical Concerns About Patient Mobility Need To Be Addressed, BMA Says, UK

Pfizer Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Exulett(dalbavancin), Europe

Levemir(R) Demonstrates A 24-hour Duration Of Action And Significant Weight Loss In Obese Patients - New Studies Announced

Tsunami Survivors Experienced Complex Trauma And Grieving Process Says New Study

Takeda Reigns Supreme Among Japanese Pharma Companies

Diagnostics Waiting & Activity - Monthly Update And Quarterly Census

70 Years Old And Going Strong With Down Syndrome And No Dementia

Landmark Study Reports Breakdown In Biotech Patent System

World's Largest-Ever Study Of Near-Death Experiences

Nanoscale Silver: No Silver Lining?

'Oar' Inspiring Stroke Campaign To Be Launched - Lifestyle Factors And Expansion Of Medical Imaging For Earlier Diagnosis Vital In Improving UK Rates

CABASER(R) (Cabergoline) Product Information Update

New Drug Hope For Cystic Fibrosis Patients

One-To-One Pharmacist Advice In Your Own Home Boots Launches 'Virtual Pharmacist' Service

Food Poisoning Cases Could Be Cut By Titanium Work Surfaces

New Epilepsy Campaign Promotes Healthy Mums And Babies, UK

Gap Junction Protein Vital To Successful Pregnancy, Researchers Find

Copper-Bottomed Fish Tanks For Safe Shellfish In Restaurants

Researchers Find Cause Of Severe Metabolic Disorders

Link Discovered Between A Mother's Stress And Her Child Becoming Overweight

Workers' Mental And Physical Health Influenced By Gender Of Supervisor

Diabetes Prevention Via Dance

Receptor Activation Protects Retina From Diabetes Destruction

An International Team Of Scientists Sums Up The Current Effects Of Aerosols On Precipitation

Depressed College Students Benefit From Study

Neural Link Discovered Between Intelligence And Self-Control

Examining The Treatment For Parkinson's

Identificaion Of A Protein Essential In Long Term Memory Consolidation

India: Breast Cancer Screening May Lower Mortality And Disease Burden

5- And 10-Year Survival Continues To Improve For US Children With Hematologic Malignancies

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Differentiating Between Benign And Malignant Bile Duct Strictures

Genetic Region Linked To A 5 Times Higher Lung Cancer Risk

Diabetes: Study Data Show Longer Term Efficacy And Safety And Tolerability Profile Of JANUVIA Up To Two Years

In Virtual World Real-World Behavior And Biases Show Up

New Survey Reveals Americans Trust Their Faces To Facial Plastic Surgeons

Smoking Rate Falls Dramatically Among Minnesotans

Daycare Protects Against Pediatric Asthma

Liability Reforms Bring More Care, More Doctors To Texans; TMA Physician Survey Confirms: Prop 12 Was Good For Texas

Nurse Involved In Tragic Car Death Allowed Back On Register, UK

Mind Comments On Research Into Rates Of Escape From Secure Hospitals, UK

The Medical Protection Society Launches Advice Guide For Doctors On Dealing With Media

As Google Turns Ten, MPS Highlights Issues Surrounding Online Self-Diagnosis

United Healthcare Denies Young Mother Choice For Labor And Delivery

RCN Responds To Migration Advisory Committee

RCN Responds To News That Nurses Would Outnumber Doctors In Polyclinics

Scrapping Of Hospital Car Parking Charges Welcomed By Scotland's Nurses

CMS Funds State Efforts To Increase Awareness Of Home-Based Alternatives To Institutional Care

New Childhood Brain Cancer Genes Identified

Clue To MRSA Vaccine Is Bacteria's Sticky Glue

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Announces 26 New Drugs In Clinical Trials

Circassia Achieves Successful Phase II Clinical Results With Toleromune(R) Anti-Allergy Technology

StemCor Systems Receives CE Mark For MarrowMiner(TM) System For Bone Marrow Collection

FDA Approves Testing To Explore Effectiveness Of Rapid Patient Cooling In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases

Cardica Receives 510(k) Clearance To Market PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System For Use In Cardiac Bypass Surgery

Doctor Declares War On Hospital Infections, Patents MRSA-Killing Machine

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