Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 18 September 2008

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Thursday 18 September 2008

Major Study Shows MS Is A Global Disease

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The results of the largest global study ever undertaken on multiple sclerosis that investigated the spread, cost and resources to treat the disease in 112 countries covering 88 per cent of the world's population were...
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Virtual Colonoscopy Finds 90 Per Cent Of Large Growths

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study found that virtual colonoscopy using non invasive X-ray based computed tomography (CT scanning) was 90 per cent effective at finding large pre-cancerous and cancerous growths, but not very effective at finding much smaller growths...
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Alteplase OK 3 To 4.5 Hours After Stroke

Written by Peter M Crosta

A study published early online and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet found that the stroke drug alteplase is safe and effective even if administered 1 to 1.5 hours after the conventional 3-hour treatment window...
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Other Medical and Health News for 18 September*

Novel Small RNAs Discovered, Contribute To Significant miRBase Update

Kids With Obese Friends And Family More Likely To Misperceive Weight

Indiana University Melvin And Bren Simon Cancer Center Advances Prostate Cancer Research With PROGRESS

Enigma Diagnostics Announces An Award Of GBP 1.8 Million From UK Government

Senate Panel To Hold Hearing On Direct-To-Consumer Ads For Medical Devices

CDC Needs Additional $4.8B To Reduce Annual Number Of New Infections, Officials Say

Asian-Americans Less Likely Than Others To Seek Treatment For Mental Health Illnesses, Study Finds

Mental Health Parity Bill To Be Included In Tax Legislation Scheduled For Vote This Week

Hospitalists Could Be One Solution To Physician-Hospital Conflicts, According To Commentary

Article Examines Infectiousness Of TB Patients Living With HIV

Increasing Medicare Physician Payments, Testing 'Medical Home' Model Could Improve Quality Of Care, Experts Say At Senate Finance Committee Hearing

Lawmakers Raise Concern About Rhode Island Global Waiver

Tanzanian President Kikwete Calls For Increased Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS

Researcher On Virtual Patient Simulator Wins International Computing Prize

Newsweek Examines Fertility Issues Among Women Older Than 40, Women In Developing Countries

Kansas Health Institute News Examines Telemedicine

Female Condoms Promoted Through Beauty Salon Initiative In Malawi

Study Finds That Increased Federal Aid For Low-Income Women Can Lower Abortion Rates

Guidelines Seek To Prevent Abuse Of Foreign-Trained Nurses

Inaugural Meeting Of African HIV/AIDS Campaign Examines Components Of Successful Fight Against Disease

Urodynamix Submits 510(k) Filing To FDA For Second Generation Bladder Monitor

New York Times Examines Divide On Abortion Rights Among Roman Catholic Voters

Farmers, Ranchers Have Higher Premiums, Personal Expenses For Health Care, Survey Finds

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

Drug Information Association Conference To Present Latest Strategies In Clinical Trial Disclosure Compliance

Medical Advertising Agency Healthcare Success Strategies Wins Two Gold Awards

Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson's Disease Patients

Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller Files For Dismissal Of Charges

Elizabeth Edwards Discusses Need For Major Changes To U.S. Health Care System

Survey Shows 'Grey's Anatomy' Viewers Gained HIV Knowledge

Online Education Boosts Immunisation Skills For Practice Nurses, Australia

PharmaPros Dataflow ManagerT Solution Benefits Study At Paradigm Spine

Collaboration To Unravel Molecular Structure Of The Protein Components In Some Of Our Most Common Foods

Health Visitors Fear 'Another Victoria Climbie' In Their NHS Trust, UK

New Tesco Child Health Plan Aims To Help Little Ones, UK

PVD Treatment Milestone Announced At Cardiovascular And Interventional Radiology Society Of Europe (CIRSE)

Open Alternative To WeightWatchers Launched

Curemark CEO Presents Autism Findings At Prestigious Neurobiology Conference At Oxford

American Society Of Hematology Launches New Campaign To Educate Consumers On Vital Connection Between Blood And Personal Health

Grocery Manufacturers Association Reaction To FDA Advisory Committee Meeting On Bisphenol A (BPA)

Women's Rights Groups Endorse Obama

Pharmacy Benefits Managers Promote Low-Cost Generics, Adherence To Drug Plans

Citing Safety Concerns, FDA Bans Imports Of Ranbaxy Drugs Made In Two Indian Plants, Including Antiretrovirals

New American Media Examines Postpartum Depression Among Asian-Indian Women

Ecominds Offers Pots Of Cash To Local Environmental Projects, UK

Bovine Mastitis Could A Vaccine Be On The Way?

First-Ever National Ranking Of "Hot Spots" For Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.) Identifies Cities With Higher Risk

New Data For GlaxoSmithKline's Pre-pandemic H5N1 Influenza Vaccine, Prepandrix™, Show Administration Flexibility For Pandemic Planning

Geron Announces Issuance Of U.S. Patent For Cardiomyocytes From Human Embryonic Stem Cells

New Approach To Detect Rare Genetic Variants Aims To Help Women Evaluate Hormone Replacement Therapy And Breast Cancer Risk

GSK And Xenoport Announce Submission Of New Drug Application Requesting FDA Approval Of Solzira™ For Restless Legs Syndrome

WellDoc And AstraZeneca Collaborate To Develop Asthma Management Solution

Javelin Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment For Second Of Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies Of Dyloject(TM)

Tyverb® Demonstrates Encouraging Results In Phase II Study In Advanced Head And Neck Cancer

Interim Results For The European Pilot Study Of CardioFit For Congestive Heart Failure - BioControl Medical

Latest RAD001 Study Results Show Further Increase In Time Without Tumor Growth In Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

Compugen Discovers Peptide Drug Candidate For Treatment Of Solid Tumor Cancers And Announces Positive In Vivo Results

Patients' Hospital Bills Jumped $70 Billion In Just One Year, USA

RAD001 Combined With Sandostatin(R) LAR(R) And As Monotherapy Controls Growth Of Rare Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours

Debt Relief System For Medical Graduates Welcomed By New Zealand Medical Association

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer On Possible New Genetic Testing Technique

93% Of Brits Are Scared Of Going To The Dentist, UK

Medical Students' Association Applauds National's Voluntary Bonding Scheme For Medical Graduates, New Zealand

ENT Doctors Showcase New Research In Chicago, Sept. 21-24

NHS Tendering Website No Substitute For Dialogue, UK

HIV Support Centre To Pilot Rapid Testing Service, UK

Limbless Association P & O Awards 2008 Nomination Forms

Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Knowing When To Refer For Testing Is As Easy As 1, 2, 3

Nerve Activity Can Predict Life Or Death For Comatose Patients

Abbott's HUMIRA(R) Significantly Reduces Key Marker Of Inflammation In Patients With Moderate To Severe Psoriasis

Electrodiagnostic Testing May Be The Key To Early Identification Of West Niles Virus

Vivendy's Treatment For Morbus Morquio (MPS IVA) Granted Orphan Drug Designation By FDA

Gilead Receives Complete Response Letter From U.S. FDA For Aztreonam Lysine For Inhalation, Investigational Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

Abbott Uses NAFTA To Charge Mexico Significantly Higher Than Middle-income Country Rate

Blood Clot Drug May Be Less Effective When Taken With Commonly Used Acid-Reducer

University Student Designs Innovative Tool

Orthovita Files Response To FDA's Initial Review Of The CORTOSS(R) 510(k) Application

ZenBio, Inc. Awarded Grant To Provide Human Breast Cancer Cell System

Mixed Results For Personal Health Record System

ADAO Applauds Introduction Of Landmark Bill To Ban Asbestos In America And Protect Public Health

New Tool For Early Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer

BioMed SA Honors Three Texas Pediatric Surgeons For Groundbreaking Work Impacting Children Worldwide

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

Odanacatib, An Investigational Cathepsin K Inhibitor, Increased Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Over Two Years At Key Fracture Sites In Phase IIB Study

Nymox's NX-1207 Treatment For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Enters Phase 3 Development

Teva Receives EU Marketing Authorization For TevaGrastim(R)

Sciele Completes Pivotal Phase III Program For Glycopyrrolate In Pediatric Patients With Chronic, Moderate-to-Severe Drooling

One In Five ICU Survivors Experiences PTSD Symptoms

Coating Improves Electrical Stimulation Therapy Used For Parkinson's, Depression, Chronic Pain

We Know That The Wasps 'know": Cryptic Successors To The Queen In Ropalidia Marginata

Depression Common In Sarcoidosis Patients, Small Study Finds

Exposure To Family Violence Especially Harmful To Previously Abused Children

ESF Study Helps Stop Drugs Slipping Through Safety Net

Revealing The Extent Of Stroke Damage

New Stem Cell Centre Gives Hope For Stroke Damage

Treatment With New Drug Might Make Tumor Cells More Sensitive To Therapy

Few Drops Of Sucrose Can Relieve The Pain Of Young Babies Being Given Routine Jabs And Blood Tests

Novel Drug Discovery Leverages SIMDAT Grid Technology

Triple Cocktail To Tackle Stroke Risk

AstraZeneca's Seroquel XL, Once Daily Formula, Now Available For UK Patients

Minimally Invasive Surgery Cures Pain Caused By Hip Impingement

'Match.com' Which Will Hook Up NHS Providers With Healthcare Suppliers Launched

Mother's Flu Shot Protects Newborns

Patients Transitioned From Fosamax(R) To Denosumab Achieved Greater Gains In Bone Mineral Density Vs Those Continuing On Alendronate

Former U.S. Army Parachutist Becomes First Person Implanted With The World's Smallest Neurostimulator To Treat Chronic Pain

US And Netherlands Doctors Using Fast RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology To Treat Tumors Of The Head And Neck

Clinical Experts Detail How They Use Varian's RapidArc™ Technology To Improve The Precision And Speed Of Cancer Treatments

Britain And America Join Forces To Celebrate 150th Anniversary Of Leading Royal Anaesthetist

Gene Therapy Enters New Success Story Online - Scattered Gene Therapy Information Collected On Comprehensive Website

Hitting The Buffers: Conspecific Aggression Undermines Benefits Of Colonial Breeding Under Adverse Conditions

Baby Eyes Are Taking In The World, Applying Self-Experience To Other People

Inflation Hike Fuels NHS PAY Anger, Says Unite, UK

Medical Defence Union Continues 'Doctors For Doctors' Tradition With New Chief Executive, UK

Three Phase II Ipilimumab Studies Showed Almost Half Of Previously Treated Metastatic Melanoma Patients Alive Beyond One Year

With Help Of New Compound Viral 'Magic Bullet' Targets Cancer Cells

Public Health Experts Question Accuracy, Efficacy And Ethics Of Abstinence-Only Programs

Inflammatory Response To Infection And Injury May Worsen Dementia

Canada's Top Cold Fighter In Vaccinated Seniors Shows Colds And Flu Cut By One-Third

Looking Vs. Seeing

'Hunger Hormone' Suppressed By Johns Hopkins Researchers

Following Spinal Cord Injury, Sole Use Of Impaired Limb Improves Recovery

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

3-D MRI Technique Helps Radiologists Detect High-risk Carotid Disease

Toddlers' Problem Behavior Reduced By Parenting Program For Low-Income Families

Analysis Of Social Aggression In Children

School Problems More Likely In Children Who Are Concerned About Their Parents Arguing

Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS

New Study Assesses Patients' Opinion Of Paying People To Quit Smoking, Lose Weight Or Control Their Blood Pressure And Diabetes

Pazopanib Shrinks Lung Cancers Before Surgery

Fossil Quality And Naming Dinosaurs

Autism Conference At Florida Tech, Oct. 3-4, 2008

Pledge By Fraternal Order Of Eagles To Raise $25 Million For UI Diabetes Research

Larry King Cardiac Foundation Partners With Rush University Medical Center To Provide Heart Care For The Underserved

Global Lung Cancer Coalition Presents The 3rd Annual Lung Cancer Journalism Awards Competition

Testosterone Activates Similar Genes In Prostate Development And Prostate Cancer

Drug Related Hearing Loss And Deafness

Canada Less Prepared For Epidemics: Government Policies May Be Hazardous To Canadians' Health

Troubled Girls From Poor Neighborhoods More Likely To Have Sex In Early Adolescence

fpa Launches New Comic For 6-7 Year Olds, UK

Physical Exams Just As Good For Assessing Heart Failure: UT Southwestern Cardiologists

British Veterinary Association Launches New Website

US Medical Students Call For Expansion Of Access To Preventive Health Care Services And Comprehensive Education Programs

Video Game Technology Borrowed To Model Human Biology At Michigan Tech

Explaining Fast Water Transport In Nanotubes With The Help Of Simulations

ORMD 0901 Is Being Developed As An Oral Dosage Form Of A GLP1-Analog Aimed At Improving Glycemic Control In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Looking Inside Molecules Using New Technique

Xarelto(R) Approved In Canada - Venous Blood Clot Prevention After Elective Total Knee And Hip Replacement Surgery

Jools Holland Duets With Derek Paravacini In London West End Autism Benefit Concert

Stem Cells May Solve Mystery Of Early Pregnancy Breast Cancer Protection

More People With Down Syndrome Are Being Born, Achieving More And Living Longer Than Ever Before

Earnings Figures Don't Paint Full Picture, Says British Dental Association

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