Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 22 September 2008

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Monday 22 September 2008

Blaine Risks Blindness In 60 Hour Upside Down Stunt

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

American magician and endurance supremo David Blaine could go blind from blood clots forming in the veins of his eyes while performing his latest challenge to hang upside down for 60 hours, said vascular surgeon Dr Massimo...
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Recurrent Miscarriage Risk Higher For Obese Women

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK scientists studying women with a history of unexplained recurrent miscarriage found that the risk of a further miscarriage for obese women was significantly higher than that of normal weight women...
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Gut Bacterium Linked To Colon Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists found that a common bacterium found in the gut could play a role in the development of colon cancer by producing a fermentation byproduct that damages DNA and affects signalling pathways used by colon cancer...
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Other Medical and Health News for 22 September*

World Congress III Against The Sexual Exploitation Of Children & Adolescents To Take Place In Rio De Janeiro In November

Despite Insecurity, UNICEF Measles Campaign In Somalia Reaches Over 142,000

Society Joins Medical Research Awards

AARP On Medicare Premium Announcement: Brief Relief For Struggling Americans, No Time To Rest For Washington

Toward More Effective Drugs, Vaccines For Fighting HIV - Chemical And Engineering News

House Leaders Say They Will Consider Mental Health Parity As Stand-Alone Bill Next Week

Pennsylvania, New Jersey Release Hospital Quality Performance Reports

Mozambique's Progress On HIV/AIDS Insufficient, World Bank Official Says

Medicare HMO Costs May Prevent Cancer Patients From Enrolling In Clinical Trials, UPCI Study Finds

Polyclinics And Super Surgeries Likely To Undermine Trust And Cooperation Beween Patients And Their GPs, UK

House Energy And Commerce Committee Discusses Options For Health Care Reform Amidst Struggling Economy

Utah Preferred Prescription Drug List Savings Less Than Projected

China Should Provide Medical Care, Compensation To HIV-Positive Blood Donors, Piot Says

Jhpiego Improves Access To Services At Kenyan Hospital

Blogs Comment On Charges For Rape Kits In Wasilla, Sex Education, McCain's Abortion Position, Polls On Abortion

Huckabee Discusses Need To Focus On Preventable Health Problems

Greater Awareness Of HIV/AIDS, Other Global Health Issues Attributed To The Growth In Public Health Students, Washington Pos Reports

Trius Doses First Patient In Antibacterial Phase 2 Trial - TR-701 Tested For Efficacy In Drug Resistant Skin Infections

A New Class Of Hormone From Healthy Fat Cells Benefits Body Metabolism, HSPH Researchers Find In Mice

U.S. Ambassador Announces Rs. 11.5 Crore In Additional Humanitarian Relief To Bihar Flood Victims

American Urological Association Releases Best Practice Statement On Cryosurgery For The Treatment Of Localized Prostate Cancer

Robot Wheelchair Finds Its Own Way - MIT Invention Responds To User's Spoken Commands

Cycle Of Fatigue Must Be Cured For Hospital Staff, Queensland University Of Technology

Research Probes Cellular Housekeeping, University Of Queensland

GI Dynamics To Present Data From Clinical Weight Loss Study Of EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner In Morbidly Obese Patients

Australian Medical Students' Association Applauds Funding Boost For General Practice Training, Australia

Los Angeles Times Editorial Says Election Should Not Be About Abortion, Other Issues Important To 'Values' Voters

Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Pre-Emption Case That Could Give Pharmaceutical Companies Protection Against Liability

New York City Report Finds Reduced HIV/AIDS-Related Deaths, Increased Condom Distribution In FY 2008

New Data To Inform Clinical Practice Around Preterm Labour

Healthcare Commission Triggers Action To Improve Safety Of Patients At Milton Park Hospital

New Immunization Alliance Issues National Call To Action

Clinton, Richards Opinion Piece Says HHS Proposal Lacks Protection For Patients

Stateline.org Examines State Ballot Measures Related To Health Care

U.S. Conference On AIDS To Focus On HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Minorities

Initiatives Seek To Raise Health Awareness Among Hispanics, Educate Blacks About Chronic Diseases, Recognize Culturally Tailored Insurance Programs

Actor, Stem Cell Research Advocate Fox To Campaign For N.H. Gov. Shaheen In U.S. Senate Race

Advisers To Major Presidential Candidates Discuss Positions On Reimportation, Generics, Biotechnology Medications

Early Antiretroviral Treatment For People With HIV/TB Coinfection Could Reduce Mortality By Half, Study Says

Reauthorization Of Indian Health Care Improvement Act 'Desperately' Needed, Columnist Says

Introducing NEW Voltarol Pain-eze® Tablets - A New And Effective Way Of Treating Body Pain Voltarol® Launches First Ever OTC Diclofenac Tablet

Tengion Announces Expanded European Orphan Medicinal Product Designation For Neo-Bladder Augment

Non-Invasive Radiosurgery With Novalis Tx™ Platform Rolling Out Worldwide

Gender Selection Ads On Google, Microsoft Pulled In India

Sen. Edward Kennedy Holds Videoconference With HELP Committee Democrats To Discuss Health Care Reform Strategy

Op-Ed Criticizes National Health Board

Blacks' Mortality Rate After Liver Surgery Two Times Higher Than That Of Whites, Study Finds

NPR's 'Morning Edition' Examines Parents' Concerns About HPV Vaccine

House, Senate Veterans Committee Chairs Push To Approve VA Budget One Year In Advance

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

CDC Recommends Asian, African Immigrants Be Tested For Hepatitis B

Effective Chemoradiotherapy Method For Pancreatic Cancer

Is Local Anesthetic Wound Infusion Following Laparotomy Effective For Colorectal Surgery?

Caveolin-1 Contributes To Regulation Of Radiation Survival Via The B1 Integrin/AKT Signaling Axis

Sensing Of DNA-dsbs Under Continual Hypoxia

Urinary Toxicity After Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer: Dose Maps To Identify Dose-effect Relationships

Stem Cell Transplantation To Rescue Radiation- Damaged Salivary Glands

Making The Internet Safer For Children - European Parliament

Impact Of Fractionated Irradiation On Tumor Microenvironment In Human Squamous Cells Carcinomas (hSCC) In Nude Mice

Mid-term Review Of The European Environment And Health Action Plan 2004-2010 - European Parliament

Motion-compensated Cone-beam CT For Accurate Online Assessment Of The Position Of Lung Tumours

DMLC Motion Tracking Of Moving Targets For Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy Treatment

Gordon Brown Praises NHS Staff On Reductions In C. Difficile And MRSA Infections, UK

Quantifying The Robustness Of IMRT Treatment Plans From A Statistical Optimization Model To Account For Organ Deformation

Introducing Pareto Front Evaluation As A Concept For Objective Evaluation Of Inverse Planning And Delivery Techniques

A Practical Method To Deal With Differential Motion Of Target And OAR During Image Guided Radiotherapy

Listeriosis Update, Ontario, Canada

Physics Topics At ESTRO 27 (European Society For Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology)

Alzheimer's Society Has Responded To Comments Made By Baroness Warnock In The Media, UK

Consumer Advisory - Nissin Cha Cha Dessert May Contain Melamine

Insurance Denies Life-Saving Surgery, Calling It "Cosmetic"

National Nurses Movement Marches "The Bridge To Healthcare" Across Golden Gate, California Nurses Association

Asthma Link With Paracetamol - NPA Advice

A New Diagnostic Tool For Colorectal Cancers Prognosis

How To Prevent Halothane Hepatitis In Iran?

'Friendly' Bacteria Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes, Yale Researchers Find

Study Places Rush University Medical Center Among The Top Performing Academic Medical Centers In The USA

Board Certification Turns 75, USA - American Board Of Medical Specialties

Migraine Research Foundation Announces Winners Of Grants To Spur Innovation In Migraine Research

Pediatrics Bioethics Conference To Be Held In Jacksonville, Florida, October 10-11, 2008 - Conference Will Feature Experts In The Field

Top Scientists Gather To Discuss Wild Blueberry Health Research: Summit Reveals Promising Studies In Brain And Cell Health

National Survey Reveals Impact Of ADHD In Adults

Clinical Topics At ESTRO 27 (European Society For Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology)

Do We Need More Intense Radiotherapy In Locally Advanced Head And Neck Cancers? Results From A Large Randomized Trial From The GORTEC

ICT And Dose Intensification Of The Radiation Boost In Locally Advanced Anal Canal Carcinoma

Vaginal Brachytherapy Versus External Beam Pelvic Radiotherapy For High-Intermediate Risk Endometrial Cancer - Randomised PORTEC-2 Trial

Two-Year Results From A Swedish Study On Conventional Versus Accelerated Radiotherapy In Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ARTSCAN)

Single-Dose (8 Gy) Versus Short-course (8 Gy X 2) Radiotherapy In Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression.

MRI Assessment Of Tumour Spread And Response For Image Guided Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy

Phase II Study Of PET Image-Guided IMRT To 60 Gy For Positive Para-Aortic Lymph Nodes In Cervix Cancer

Dose-Volume For Ionising Radiation To The Rectum And Sigmoid Decides The Prevalence Of Unexpected Defecation In Clothing

Long Term Follow-up Demonstrates The Correlation Between D90 And Outcomes For I-125 Seed Implant Monotherapy For Localised Prostate Cancer

Long-Term Chronic Toxicity Of A Dose Escalating HDR-BT Boost Combined With Pelvic EBRT For Intermediate And High Risk Prostate Cancer

Radiobiology Topics At ESTRO 27 (European Society For Therapeutic Radiology And Oncology)

The Sign For Progression Of Colorectal Carcinoma

Taurine: A Potent Antioxidant Drug In The Future?

Could An Absorption Enhancer Be More Convenient And Helpful For Colitis Patients?

Elekta Announces Availability Of Elekta Infinity With VMAT Technology For Fast, More Precise Treatment Of Cancer

Stable Part B Premium Is Good News For People With Medicare, USA

FDA Approves GE Healthcare's AdreView (Iobenguane I 123 Injection) Diagnostic Agent For Detecting Neuroendocrine Tumors In Children, Adults

Nymox NX-1207 Data Presented At American Urological Association Meetings In San Diego And Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico

ERBITUX(R) Now Available In Japan For Use In Treating Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Scientists At IBM And Genome Institute Of Singapore Make New Stem Ell Discovery

Alzheimer's Disease International Launches Worldwide Campaign To Address Growing Public Health And Social Care Emergency

Portability Of Sleep Apnea Treatment Devices Provides Uninterrupted Rest Without The Hassle

Botox' Unprecedented Success Spurs Competition

Editorial: Where's The Data? Association Of Faculties Of Medicine Of Canada

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Initiation Of XIAFLEX(TM) Phase IIb Study For Peyronie's Disease

Myriad Genetics Announces Topline Results Of Phase 1 Trial Of Vivecon For HIV

Volunteers Needed For Emphysema Study At Pulmonary Associates

Pre-Activity Stretching May Hinder Athletic Performance, Unlv Study Finds

Hurricane Ike's Aftermath No Match For St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital's Emergency Department

for Dementia's Admiral Nurses Spearhead New Partnership Initiative To Support People With Dementia And Their Carers In East Kent, UK

New HPV-DNA Test To Screen Women In Developing Countries For Cervical Precancerous Disease Has 90% Success Rate

A New Option To Ameliorate Quality Of Life Of Advanced Gallbladder Carcinoma?

A Novel Use Of Nigella Sativa On Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Is OB Glue Paste Technique Ideal To Establish Nude Mouse Transplantation Model?

How To Prevent Liver Damage Induced By Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment?

OptiNose Presents Data On Highly Effective Nasal Polyp Treatment

In Crohn's Disease A Case Of False Positive Octreoscan

Tracing Extensive Regulatory Networks That Help Determine How Certain RNA Messages Are Alternatively "Spliced"

UD Researchers Dig Through Cell 'Trash' And Find Treasure Using Novel Tool

News From Biology Of Reproduction, October 2008

A Brave New World Requires Bold New Research Approaches In Nanotechnology

Identification Of The Genes That Cause Blindness Due To Corneal Edema

NSF, NIH Award Ecology Of Infectious Disease Grants

'Molecular Diagnostics: Leading The World From Philadelphia' Hosted By AACR

Medical Evacuation Procedures Targeted By US Air Force Grant

Fresenius Medical Care Continues To Reopen Dialysis Clinics After Ike

NHS Must Not Sleepwalk Into Working Hours Crisis Says New Junior Doctor Leader, UK

TYSABRI(R) Demonstrates Sustained Improvement In Functional Outcomes In Multiple Sclerosis Patients According To New Post-Hoc Analysis

Marketers Of Electronic Cigarettes Should Halt Unproved Therapy Claims

Assembly Government Outlines Plans To Meet One Wales Commitment On Family Nurses

No Clean Bill Of Health For Government According To Kingston Nursing Professor, UK

Opexa Announces Top-Line Results From Phase IIb Clinical Trial Of Tovaxin(R) For The Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis

World Heart Day - Sunday 28th September 08 Know Your Risk!

Managing Asthma Not Helped By Monitoring Exhaled Nitric Oxide

Genetic Link Found Between Immune And Nerve Systems

Out Of Joint

High Blood Pressure Takes Big Toll On Small Filtering Units Of The Kidney

Identification Of Cells That Mediate Steroid-Resistant Asthma

Risk Of Fracture After Menopause Reduced By Oestrogen

Preventing Suicide In Low- To Middle-Income Countries

A New Combined Treatment Of Biliary Cast Syndrome

hefA Plays An Important Role In Multidrug Resistance Of Helicobacter Pylori

Strong Association Found Between Prevalence Of Low White Blood Count And Women Of African Descent

Landers Lab Micro-Sizes Genetics Testing

Type 1 Diabetes May Result From Good Genes Behaving Badly

What Contributes To The Biological Behaviors Of Gastric Carcinomas?

Treating Steroid-Naive Ulcerative Colits Patients Efficiently

Life Sciences Discovery Fund Advances Latest Research Proposals

The Main Risk Factor Of Gallstone Disease

A Rare Case Of Inflammatory Myoglandular Polyp

How To Diagnoses And Treat Biliary Rhabdomyosarcoma Efficiently?

Rectal Carcinoma: What Induces Local Recurrence?

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