Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 17 September 2008

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Wednesday 17 September 2008

FDA Says BPA Food Plastic Is Safe But Awaits New Panel Report

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

As the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awaits final recommendations from an expert panel, the agency is tentatively defending its current position that products made with BPA (bisphenol A) are safe, while also giving...
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Imported Baby Formula Flying Off Shelves As China Fails To Control Tainted Milk Products

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Imported baby formula is flying off the shelves in China, as the Chinese government fails to convince consumers that it is able to stop corrupt manufacturers from adding toxic chemicals to milk products...
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Merck's Bone Drug Shows Promise In 24 Month Trial

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Drug company Merck said its investigational drug odanacatib (formerly MK-0822) for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women showed promise after 24 months in a Phase IIB trial where compared to placebo it...
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BPAs Found In Plastics Linked To Several Diseases

Older And Heavier Women More Likely To Suffer Incontinence

After Gastric Bypass, Large Stomach Pouches And Diabetes Make Weight Loss Less Effective

Gallbladder Surgery Complications Reduced By Limiting Resident Surgeon's Work Hours

Prosthetic Ears Can Improve Hearing And Speech Recognition

Other Medical and Health News for 17 September*

The Issue Of Creationism In Schools - Royal Society Statement On Professor Michael Reiss

Incisionless Heartburn Surgery Now Available At UPMC

GTx Presents Bone Turnover Marker Data And Additional PSA Progression Safety Analysis For Toremifene 80 Mg Phase III ADT Clinical Trial

WFP Triples Aid Deliveries In Storm-Ravaged Haiti

CMS Issues Rules That Restrict Insurance Agents' Marketing Of Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plans

Michigan's Not-For-Profit Hospitals Spent $2.6 Billion In 2007 On No-Cost, Discounted Care

India Witnessing Growth Of 'High-Price' Commercial Sex Workers, Reuters Reports

Blogs Comment On Addition Of HPV Vaccine To Immigration Rules; Forced Intercourse; Ab-Only Ed; HHS Rule; Palin

California Legislature Approves FY 2009 State Budget, Restores Some Health Cuts

More Teenagers Taking HIV Tests In Malawi, Survey Finds

U.S. Bishops' Criticism Of Pelosi's Remarks On Catholic Church's Abortion Stance 'Missed The Mark,' Opinion Piece Says

Newspapers Examine Trends In Emergency Care

Massachusetts To End Emergency Department Ambulance Diversions

HIV/AIDS Center In Poland Launches Campaign To Curb Spread Of Disease

Supporters Of Calif Initiative 'Dishonest' By Promoting Measure As 'Just Parental Notification,' Opinion Piece Says

Rep. Stark Introduces Electronic Health Records Bill That Includes Incentives, Penalties For Providers

Ghanaian President Kufuor Thanks Bush For Efforts To Address HIV, Malaria, Other Issues During White House Visit

Strain-Specific Priming Of Resistance In The Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum

New York Times Examines Surge In Teen Sexuality In Chile

Panel Discusses Proposals To Expand Medicaid To Cover More Low-Income Adults

Study Analyzes Ads For Medicare Advantage, Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans

New York State Issues Grants To Launch Mental Health Programs Targeting Asian-Americans, Hispanics

Social Fish And Single Mothers: Brain Evolution In African Cichlids

Antiabortion Group Releases Ad Criticizing Obama

President Bush Promotes Use Of Health Savings Accounts At Forum In Oklahoma

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

U.S. News & World Report Examines HIV/AIDS Rate Among Black Women

Early Parenting Plays Key Role In Infants' Physiological Response To Stress

Carotenoid-Based Coulour Of Acanthocephalan Cystacanths Plays No Role In Host Manipulation

Rep. Stark Introduces Bill To Create Electronic Medical Records System, Strengthen Privacy

Wall Street Journal Profiles New Hampshire Sen. Sununu's Position On Health Care, Other Issues

Drug Literature Lack Guidelines On Proper Disposal Method, AP Investigation Finds

'Two-Speed' HIV/AIDS Epidemic Occurring In Australia, Opinion Piece Says

Analysis Of McCain Health-Care Plan Shows It Does Not Achieve Universal Coverage; Numbers Of Uninsured Likely To Grow Long Term

Are Ecosystem Services Stabilized By Differences Among Species? A Test Using Crop Pollination

Reuters Examines Teen Celebrity Abstinence Pledges

Papers Examine Comparisons Of McCain, Obama Health Care Proposals, Positions On Science

Some New Jersey, Pennsylvania Hospitals Not Reporting Errors As Laws Require

Sex-For-Fish Practice In Kenyan Fishing Communities Contributing To Spread Of HIV

Joint Commission Urges Patients To 'Speak Up' About Pain - Education Campaign Coincides With Pain Awareness Month

The Minister For Science And Innovation Inaugurates Biospain 2008

'Industrial Manslaughter,' Immediate Action Needed For Prevention, Says Expert

Odanacatib Increased BMD Over 2 Years At Key Fracture Sites In Phase IIB Study

A Serial Founder Effect Model For Human Settlement Out Of Africa

Improved Understanding Of Human Anxiety From Mice Missing 'Fear' Gene

Being Born With Congenital Heart Malformation Brings Challenges At School

The Medical Center Of Southeast Texas, Port Arthur, Damaged By Hurricane Ike

Teva To Present New Treatment Data At World Congress For Multiple Sclerosis

Advanced Cancer Patients Benefit From Immediate Positive Effect On Pain And Mood When Massage Therapy Used

Positive Interim Data From Phase 2 Study Of Parathyroid Hormone 1-84 For Hypoparathyroidism Reported At ASBMR Annual Meeting

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine, Sept. 16, 2008, Issue

Health Care Policies Of Obama And McCain - UMB Healthcare Services' Dennis Triplett Provides A "Real-World" Comparison

MIV Therapeutics VESTAsync™ Drug-Eluting Stent Trials Progress - Excellent Safety And Efficacy Data

Calando Pharmaceuticals Announces Next SiRNA Therapeutic Candidate For Oncology - CALAA-02, Targeting HIF-2alpha

Pro-Pharmaceuticals Submits Data For Registration Of DAVANAT(R) To Treat Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer Patients

TB Or Not TB? - A Question Of Child Health, UK

Epilepsy In Later Life Conference, Scotland

Launch Of The Global Malaria Report 2008

Private Healthcare UK Launches Online Patient Reviews

Philips Ranks No. 1 In Overall Service Performance In Ultrasound All Systems 2008 IMV Servicetrak™ Reports

'Match.com' For NHS And Suppliers Launched, UK

Is Information Technology The Key To Empowering Patients? Seminar In Bolton,UK

Meningitis Trust Reaction To Announcement Of A New Approach To Vaccines

Brand New Short Film Breaks Mental Health Silence

Several Deep-Sea Mussels And Their Associated Symbionts Are Able To Live Both On Wood And On Whale Falls

Carrots And Sticks To Promote A Healthy Lifestyle?

Scientists Working To Protect Northern Ireland From Bird Flu

New Results Help Predict Treatment Response In Colorectal Cancer

Joining Forces Against Cancer

New Drug Substantially Extends Survival In Pancreatic Cancer

Use Of Non Psychoactive Cannabinoids In The Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Pfizer Launches New Medicine Safety Website To Help Healthcare Professionals And Patients Make Better Informed Decisions About Treatment Options

Acurian Announces Direct Access To Over 50% Of Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics For The Purpose Of Clinical Trial Recruitment

Largest Ever Grant For Research In Prevention Of Mental Disorders At 14th Annual Festival For Mental Health

Othera Initiates Phase I/II Clinical Trial Of OT-730 In Ocular Hypertension And Glaucoma

ASH Applauds Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent And Reduce Deep-Vein Thrombosis And Pulmonary Embolism

Determining The Structure Of Nuclear Receptor Has Implications For A Host Of Diseases

Effectiveness Of Steroids Reduced In Obese Asthma Patients

Cutting Calories Could Limit Muscle Wasting In Later Years

Three Trials Support Evidence Of Zometa(R) Anticancer Benefit In Pre- And Post-Menopausal Women With Early-stage Breast Cancer

FDA Grants Approval To Talecris Biotherapeutics For Gamunex(R) As A Treatment For Neurological Disorder CIDP In The United States

HIV Inhibited By Herpes Drug In Patients Infected With Both Viruses

"The Global Learning Series" To Raise Understanding And Awareness Of Autism And Autism Spectrum Disorders

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - Pfizer Oncology Presents Safety And Efficacy Results Of CP-751,871 Study At ESMO 2008

Mesoblast Limited Says FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation For Use Of Proprietary Stem Cells In Bone Marrow Transplants

'The Status And Future Of Research For Stem Cell Therapeutics: Bridging Basic And Clinical Research'

Health Disparities Field Experience At Mayo Clinic

Do New Caledonian Crows Solve Physical Problems Through Causal Reasoning?

Distributed Robustness In Cellular Networks: Insights From Synthetic Evolved Circuits

Parents Of Dying Newborns Need Clearer Explanation Of Options

2008 World Congress On Osteoarthritis

Immediate And Sustained Reduction In HbA1c In Type 2 Diabetes Patients Using EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner

Surgeon Performs Ground-Breaking Laparoscopic Surgery

Children Of Chernobyl Come To Kids Klub Summer Camp, Suffolk, UK

Researchers Invigorate "Exhausted" Immune Cells: Findings Support New Therapies For HIV, Hepatitis, Cancer

Funding From The NIH For Multiple Disease-Related Research

Link Between Paracetamol Use And Asthma In European Adults Confirmed In GA²LEN Study

Migraine Linked To Blood Clots In Veins

New Research Collaborations For Health Announced Between NHS Organisations And Leading Universities, UK

Sun Damaged Skin Does Not Improve With Estrogen Treatments

WHO Governing Body To Make Decisions Affecting Health Systems

Elderly Sleep Apnea Sufferers May Live Longer

AstraZeneca And Targacept Announce Top-Line Results From Phase 2b Study Of AZD3480 In Alzheimer's Disease

FDA Approves Bausch & Lomb Akreos™ Advanced Optics Aspheric Lens

Older Problem Gamblers May Face Greater Suicide Risk Than Younger Counterparts, Study Finds

New Tool Estimates Resources Needed For Emergency Response

Medtronic Starts U.S. And International Trials Of Endeavor(R) Resolute Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent

Government's Carer Support Strategy Is "Pathetic" Says Southport Dementia Pioneer, UK

When In Doubt, Chimpanzees Rely On Estimates Of Past Reward Amounts

Improving The Realism Of Deterministic Multi-Strain Models: Implications For Modelling Influenza A

ACOG Announces Partnership With Frosted Pink With A Twist Innovative Program To Educate Women About Gynecologic Cancers

Scottish Research Highlights Possible Role Of Vitamin D In MS

Latest Survey Shows More Hospitals Offering Complementary And Alternative Medicine Services

Stroke Care Improving - But No Room For Complacency, UK

AVMA Calls On McCain And Obama To Help Keep America's Animals Healthy

FDA Approves Treatment For Rare Neurologic Disease

FDA Approves Expanded Uses For Gardasil To Include Preventing Certain Vulvar And Vaginal Cancers

American College Of Physicians Issues Guideline For Drug Treatment Of Men And Women With Osteoporosis Or Low Bone Density

Blood Pressure Drug Combination Reduces Heart Attack Deaths

Aetna To Offer Flu Shots For Members At More Than 25,000 Locations, USA

Tenet Hospitals Operational After Hurricane Ike

Researchers Suppress "Hunger Hormone"

PLX-PAD Could Become An Effective Therapeutic Alternative For Diabetics, Smokers And Others Who Are At Risk Of Amputation

An "HIV-test" Equivalent For The Early Detection Of Lung Cancer

What Is The Potential Of The Wound Care Market In Eastern Europe?

Physicians Warn Clostridium Difficile The Next MRSA?

New Synthetic Form Of Protein Holds Promise To Stop Cancer Spread

Update On Pivotal Phase 3 CRYSTAL Study In First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Girls With Mild Autism 'less Likely To Be Identified Than Boys', Royal College Of Psychiatrists

Majority Of Teachers 'Have Difficulty Understanding And Managing ADHD', Royal College Of Psychiatrists

Young Asylum Seekers In Scotland Under Stress, Royal College Of Psychiatrists

Testosterone Responses To Competition In Men Are Related To Facial Masculinity

Fibrin Gels And Their Clinical And Bioengineering Applications

Top Pharmaceutical Websites Visited By European Consumers Revealed

Family Hepatitis Service: Crossing The Hospital And Community Divide, UK

Breakthrough Breast CancerComment On Possible Vaccine For HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

British Red Cross Launches Online Products And Supplies Catalogue

Early Detection For Glaucoma Sufferers, UK

Positive PRECISION V Data Presented At CIRSE

Raising Awareness Of The Benefits Of Fish And Seafood

Canakinumab (ACZ885), A New Biological Drug In Development, Shows Potential In Treating The Most Severe Form Of Arthritis In Children

Nursing And Midwifery Council Asks Public What Would Get Them Interested In Regulation, UK

Cross-Border Healthcare: Debate Between The EU Institutions, Health Professionals And Patients On The Draft Directive Launched

IFPMA Creates Pediatric Task Force To Help Improve Availability Of Medicines And Vaccines For Children

East Sussex Hospital Fined 8,000 Pounds After Cleaner Is Badly Injured, UK

Lanarkshire Companies Fined 63,750 Pounds Over Double Fatality, UK

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