Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 23 September 2008

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Tuesday 23 September 2008

Doctors Ignore Most Opportunities To Express Empathy

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers studying doctors and surgeons treating lung cancer patients found they missed most opportunities to respond empathically in consultations where their patients expressed worries and concerns about symptoms...
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Shorter Radiation Therapy Just As Effective For Early Stage Breast Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A shorter more intensive course of radiation therapy that lasts three weeks as opposed to the standard five appears to be just as effective for treating early stage breast cancer said researchers at a conference in Boston on Monday...
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A Rice Protein Linked To Infectious Disease Resistance

Written by Peter M Crosta

A study published in the open-access journal PLoS Biology reports that a plant protein has been identified that is associated with the plant's ability to moderate resistance to infectious disease...
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Other Medical and Health News for 23 September*

Plant Antioxidant May Protect Against Radiation Exposure, Pitt Study Finds

Black Patients At Higher Risk For Colon Polyps

Study Finds Wide Variability In Survival After Emergency Treatment For Cardiac Arrest

Guidelines For Termination-Of-Resuscitation Of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Help Identify Patients With Little Chance Of Survival

Medications Commonly Prescribed For COPD Associated With Increased Risk Of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack Or Stroke

Data Supports Safety Record Of ENBREL(R) As Continuous Therapy In Children And Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Medicare Part B Premiums In 2009 Will Not Increase For Most Beneficiaries

CQ's Carey Discusses New CMS Medicare Advantage Marketing Guidelines, Mental Health Parity Legislation, Package Of Health Related Bills

Ruling Denying Antiabortion Group's Request To Circumvent Election Rules Should Be Upheld, Editorial Says

Associated Press Examines Drug Disposal Practices Of Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities

Raleigh News & Observer Profiles UNC Researcher Who Investigates Social Factors Behind Higher HIV/AIDS Rates For Blacks

PolyMedix Initiates Dosing In Phase I Clinical Study Of Novel Anticoagulant Antagonist Compound

Ikonisys Introduces Rare-Cell Test Designed To Determine Early Progression To Cervical Cancer

AVEO Pharmaceuticals Initiates First Clinical Trial Of Novel HGF Antagonist In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors And Lymphomas

Editorial Examines How McCain, Obama Picks For Supreme Court Would Differ

PhRMA Contributes $11.3M To SCHIP Advertising Campaign

UNAIDS Examines Challenges In China's Response To HIV/AIDS

Higher Morbidity Levels In African Nova Scotians

News From The American Chemical Society, Sept. 17, 2008

Teaching New Surgeons Using PC Program

Pollution, Everyday Allergens, May Be Sources Of Laryngitis

Geriatric Patients Receive Significant Benefit From Cochlear Implantation

Sinusitis Patients Suffer Pain Similar To Patients With Arthritis, Depression

Exposing Cancer-Causing Gut Bacteria

Study To Reveal Workings Of Dementia Genes

Carbon Nanostructures Form The Future Of Electronics And Optoelectronics

To Move Forward Emotionally, Step Back

Side Effects Of Breast Cancer Treatment Reduced By Acupuncture

Family History Of Brain Tumors Linked To Increased Risk Of Brain Cancer

MSNBC.com Examines New Ovarian Tissue Transplant Procedure

House Could Remove Provision From Mental Health Parity Bill Banning Some Referrals To Specialty Hospitals

Supply Shortages, Poverty Interrupt Antiretroviral Treatments In Swaziland

Empathy Often Lacking In Physician Consultations

Link Between Variant Of Vitamin D Receptor Gene And Melanoma Risk

Increased Risk Of Postoperative Delirium In Elderly Patients Taking Statins

Worse Clinical Outcomes In Women And South Asians With Angina

Germany's Federal Institute For Risk Assessment (BfR) Joins FDA, Others, In Affirming Safety Of Bisphenol A

American Journal Of Gastroenterology Publishes Study Of Advanced Noninvasive DNA Test For Colorectal Cancer

Increased Survival For Men With Prostate Cancer By Adding Radiation To Hormone Therapy

Use Of AIDS Test Can Prolong Life While Saving Money, Stanford Study Finds

Labor Secretary Victoria Bradshaw Calls Summit Key To Preparing For $100 Billion In Health Care Construction, California

Teva Introduces Nicardipine HCl Injection In The United States; First Alternative To Cardene(R) I.V.

1-Week Radiation Effective Breast Cancer Treatment

Cancer Patients Experience Increased Risk Of Learning And Memory Problems

Noted Medical Physicist To Document OSLD Superiority At 50th ASTRO Annual Meeting

3-Week Radiation Therapy As Effective As 5 Weeks For Early-Stage Breast Cancer

GE To Accelerate Development Of Nanoparticle Based Imaging Agents To Diagnose Cancer And Heart Disease Earlier

Inconsistent Management Of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Among Clinicians

Christian Science Monito Examines Effect Of Palin, Abortion Rights On Catholic Vote In Presidential Election

Obama Criticizes McCain On Health Insurance Regulation

World Food Programme To Phase Out Aid In Uganda, Including HIV/AIDS Support

The Use Of Ultrasound In The Fight Against Cancer

Dental Nurse Or Technician? It's Not Just What You Call Yourself, What You Do Counts As Well, GDC Confirms

1st 'Bernhard Dräger Award For Advanced Treatment Of Acute Respiratory Failure' Awarded To Dr Hermann Heinze

SAVI Device For Treatment Of Breast Cancer Shows Excellent Cosmetic Results, Few Side Effects

UK's First Digital X-Ray System With Wireless Detector Installed At York Hospital

Acute Post-Operative Pain - Javelin Enrolls First Patient In An Open Label Safety Study Of Dyloject

Urodynamix And Pfizer Inc. Collaborate On Urologist Program

University Of Pittsburgh Cardiologist Barry London, M.D., Ph.D., Honored With Nih Pioneer Award For Sudden Death Research

Gaucher Disease - Protalix BioTherapeutics Provides Enrollment Update For The Phase III Clinical Trial Of PrGCD

Internet-Based Treatment Of Bulimia Study Under Way At Western Psychiatric Institute And Clinic Of UPMC

Omrix Completes Enrollment Of Initial 90 Patients Needed To Conduct Interim Analysis In Fibrin Pad U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial

Clearwater's Canadian At-Home Dizziness Treatment Device Cleared By FDA

Entellus Medical® Launches FinESS™ Sinus Treatment At American Academy Of Otolaryngology (AAO) Annual Meeting

Orexo: UK Marketing Approval Issued For Abstral For The Treatment Of Cancer Pain

UNIFEM Report Calls For Increased Accountability To Improve Maternal Health, Curb Discrimination Worldwide

Cost Of Uncompensated Care For Undocumented Immigrants Difficult To Calculate, Experts Say

Newsweek Examines The Effect Of Aging On People Living With HIV/AIDS

American Indians: Higher And Deadlier Stroke Incidence

The Success Of Psychotherapy By Phone

Benefit Of Combination Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease Confirmed By Study

Source Of Multipotent Stem Cells With Broad Regenerative Potential Identified By Pittsburgh Researchers

New Technology Paves The Way For The Future Of Identifying Proteins Inside Cells

'Right First Time' Drug Manufacture Aided By New Tool

UK Warning Over Polyclinics And Super-Surgeries

Quitting During Pregnancy Aided By Exercise

RegeneRx Enrolls First Subject In RGN-352 Phase IB Clinical Trial, Reducing Cardiac Damage In Patients After An AMI

NHS Comparators Is Updated For Commissioners And Providers After Early Success, UK

Tuberculosis - Results On Efficacy Of Medical Acoustics' Lung Flute® To Be Presented At European Respiratory Society Congress

Roche Launches Future Proof Chlamydia Test In The UK, Offering More Reliable Detection Of Chlamydia Trachomatis

Potential Cure For Children With Sickle Cell Disease Evaluated In Nationwide Research Study

NIH Fast Track Grant Awarded To Arteriocyte For Critical Limb Ischemia Research

Stem Cell Research Advocates Concerned McCain Will Backtrack On Support If Elected President

Premium, Out-Of-Pocket Costs For U.S. Workers To Increase By 9% In 2009, According To Study

House Members Send Letter To Secretary Of State Rice Requesting Information On Antiretrovirals Supplied To PEPFAR By Ranbaxy

Year Results Confirm Unique Long-Term Survival Benefits Of Adjuvant Goserelin (Zoladex) In Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Study Suggests Why Heart Attack Victims Do Better With Social Support

Healthy People With Elevated Levels Of Uric Acid Are At Risk Of Developing Kidney Disease

Link Between Peripheral Artery Disease In Women And Secondhand Smoke

Behavioral Intervention Works To Reduce Risky Behavior

Potential Vaccine For Pneumococcus Disease

New Obama Ad Defends Abortion-Rights Record, Criticizes McCain's Support For Abortion Ban

U.S. Residents Cut Back On Health Care Spending As Economy Worsens

House Democrats Send Letter To President Bush Urging 'Swift Action' On Reversal Of Rule Banning HIV-Positive Foreigners From Entering U.S.

Men With Health Risk Behaviors Unaware Of PSA Test

Peak Ozone Concentrations Associated With Increased Hospital Admissions For Children With Asthma

Results From Phase 2A Clinical Trial Using SCV-07 As Monotherapy In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Worms Provide Clues For Treating Brain Diseases

Scientists Discover Cancer-Causing Role Of Gene Proteins

Hidden Infections Crucial To Understanding, Controlling Disease Outbreaks

Iron-moving Malfunction May Underlie Neurodegenerative Diseases, Aging

Paper Wasps Show Surprisingly Strong Memory For Previous Encounters

Study Examines Cost-Effectiveness Of HIV Monitoring Strategy In Countries With Limited Resources

Iron-Moving Malfunction May Underlie Neurodegenerative Diseases, Aging

Produce Concerns Linger After Summer Scares, So Is The Salad Bar Safe?

Spatial Epidemiology Becoming A More Effective Method Of Evaluating Environmental Factors And Disease

Size Of Hemorrhagic Stroke Reduced By Indian Spice

A Newly Discovered Developmental Brain Disorder Reponsible For Getting Lost Outside Your Door

Discovery Of New Drug Target For Inflammatory Disease By UC Davis Researchers

Purifying Nanorods: Big Success With Tiny Cleanup

Researchers Profile Teens Who Seek Help To Quit Smoking

Prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer And New Innovator Awards Received By Penn Researchers

$3M From NIH In New Innovator Awards To Two UC San Diego Faculty

Whole Brain Radiation Increases Risk Of Learning And Memory Problems In Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases

Radiation Before Surgery Reduces Quality Of Life And Risk Of Recurrence For Rectal Cancer Patients

Effects Of Hormones On Neural Responses To Sounds

Inhibiting Cholesterol-Associated Protein Reduces High-Risk Blockages In Arteries

Promising New Approach To Treating Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection

Stopping Smoking Reduces Postoperative Complications

Babies And Stress: Parenting Can Override Effect Of Genes In How Babies Respond To Stress

Foreign-born Children Are Increasingly Uninsured, USA

The Secret Ingredients Behind Germinated Rice

National Survey Shows UK Women Often Ignore Vaginal Infections

Study Shows Opioid Painkillers Help Workers With Low Back Pain

Non-Drug Therapy For Chemotherapy-Related Nausea Gets The Go Ahead For Large UK Trial

Proton Therapy Lowers Chance Of Later Cancers

Growth In Minimally Invasive Technologies Gradually Replacing More Invasive Surgeries

IBC Life Sciences Kicks Off The Annual BioProcess International(TM) Conference & Exhibition In Anaheim, California

ORLive Presents: Prenatal Heart Diagnosis Case Discussions Of Options And Treatments

Nipple Sparing Mastectomy With Reconstruction Surgery For Breast Cancer

Neighbors Unite To Help Young Leukemia Patient In Dire Need

SRI International Awarded Defense Threat Reduction Agency Contract To R&D Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics

Aspirin And Atherosclerosis

Higher Levels Of Depression Experienced By ENT/Sleep Apnea Patients

Children With Hay Fever More Likely To Experience Headaches, Facial Pain

Wirelessly Enabled Cardio Implants Serving As Flagship Application For Remote Patient Monitoring

EHealth Initiative Survey Links Health IT To Lower Costs And Improved Outcomes

Nanobiotix Announces Issue Of European Patent Protecting Its NanoXray™ Anticancer Platform

UC Berkeley Bioengineer To Receive NIH New Innovator Award

'New Innovator' Award From NIH Received By Wistar Institute Researcher

Top-Rated Prevention Program Helps Cut Teen Smoking Rate

World-Renowned Ear Surgeon Posts Free Educational Videos

Professor Colin Blakemore Is The New President Of The Motor Neurone Disease Association

Somerset's Elderly Get Advice On Keeping Warm And Avoiding Falls This Winter, UK

Healthcare Associated Infections Down At Musgrove Park, UK

Asian Journal Of Psychiatry Launched By Elsevier

New Breakthrough Pregnancy Test Is First To Indicate When Conception Occurred

New Zealand: Combining Advanced Medical And Information Technologies Offers Pathway To Lower Health Care Costs

Major International Children's Conference In Cardiff Next Week

Researchers Appeal For Volunteers To 'Road-Test' Exercise Programmes Prescribed By East Kent GPs, UK

Awards Presented At International Music And Health Conference, Which Is Heralded A Huge Success

The Prostate Cancer Charity Announces First Ever Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

With Respect To Old Age: Caring For Older People In Scotland

Breast Cancer Survivors Have High Quality Of Life Up To 15 Years After Lumpectomy/Radiation

Obese Children With Sleep Disorders May Be Helped, But Not Cured, By Surgery

Yale Study Takes A Closer Look At Safety Gaps During Patient "Sign Out"

In Recurrent Pediatric Croup, Reflux A Possible Factor

Healthy Blood Vessels May Prevent Fat Growth

Dreams May Be Influenced By Olfactory Stimuli

IBE And UCB Launch New Journalism Award To Improve Understanding Of Epilepsy Around The World

LEO Pharma Unveils Major Breakthrough In Psoriasis Management

First Impressions For Attractiveness, Dating Success Improved By Botox

Ethiopia Caught In The Middle Of Horn Of Africa Emergency

Helix Gets Approval To Open Sites In Germany For Ongoing Clinical Trial With Topical Interferon Alpha-2b In Patients With Ano-Genital Warts

Genmab Completes Recruitment Of Patients In The Phase II Study Of Ofatumumab In Combination With CHOP Chemotherapy

Reshaping The Behavior Of Markets Where Drugs Play A Central Role - Blue Spoon Consulting Publishes Framework For Strategy Design

Post-Traumatic Stress Endures Over Time In Family Members Of ICU Patients

Straumann Presents 'Roxolid™' A New Material Designed To Enhance The Strength And Healing Properties Of Dental Implants

Making Music To Deal With Dementia

Unlocking The Brain After Stroke

International Polar Day Focuses On People : Sept. 24, 2008

KLAS Report Rates Five Unit Dose Packaging Vendors

Stem Cell Research: 3 Major Awards In 1 Month For Duke Stem Cell Biologist

NIDA Announces DrugPubs - A New Research Dissemination Center

MAP Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion Of Enrollment In Phase 3 Trial Of Unit Dose Budesonide In Children With Asthma

New Hope For The Sad Heart: SADHART Clinical Trial Presents Evidence Of How Treatment Can Improve Depression And Morbidity In Heart Failure

Results From IMPROVE Study Show Therapeutic Effect Of New Formulation Of Rebif(R) At 16 Weeks In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

ATL/TV1102 Trial Results Presented At World Congress On Treatment And Research In Multiple Sclerosis

New Studies Confirm Safety, Effectiveness Of Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) Technology For Chronic Sinusitis

First Published Study Of New HPV Test For Developing Countries Shows High Accuracy In Predicting Cervical Disease

Breast MRI Scan Could Determine Need For Radiation Therapy

Coapt Systems Launches FDA Cleared Novielle Voice (TM) For Restoration Of Voice Loss

FDA Clears MBL Bullous Pemphigoid ELISA Test

Scaling Up The Global Nursing Workforce To Fight Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Immigrant Children Are Increasingly More Likely To Lack Health Coverage

New Initiative Seeks Safer Health Care For Newborn Babies And Mothers Giving Birth In Michigan Hospitals

Napo Announces Positive Clinical Data Indicating Crofelemer, Could Effectively Treat Cholera

What You Need To Know About Men's Oral Health

Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevalence Is Lower Among Asians And Higher Among American Indians, Compared With Blacks And Whites In The U.S.

Pancreatic Cancer: New Options When An Old Enemy Returns

New Computer-Based Tools Will Help Make Best Use Of Genetic Breast Cancer Tests

New Insights Could Lead To A Better Pneumococcal Vaccine

Some Breast Cancer Patients Facing Radiation After A Mastectomy May Be Over-Treated

Pitt Research Indicates New Virus Is Culprit, Not Bystander, In Deadly Skin Cancer

Biopartners Presents Three Year Safety And Efficacy Data For Sustained Release Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (LB03002) At ESPE 2008

Quality Assurance Programs Improve Clinical Trials

New Laboratory Technique Improves Success In "Highly-Sensitized" Kidney Transplants

Half Of Trials Supporting FDA Applications Go Unpublished

UNICEF: Report Highlights Risk Of Maternal Mortality In Developing World

Premature Babies Are Not Receiving Care They Deserve, UK

RCN: Nutritional Care Is A Top Priority

RCN Responds To New MRSA Figures From The Health Protection Agency

AVMA Supports FDA Efforts To Clarify Regulation Of Genetically Engineered Animals

FDA Proposes Label Requirements For Refused Imported Foods

FDA Updates Health Information Advisory On Melamine Contamination

Health Care Premiums Rose 4.8 Times Faster Than Earnings In Wisconsin From 2000 To 2007, USA

Patients Win With GP Training Boost, Australia

New CMS Initiative Helps To Assist And Identify Individuals Who Care For Medicare Beneficiaries As Caregivers

NATA Issues Consensus Statement Aimed At Reducing Gender Bias In ACL Injury Research Studies

Sexism Pays: Study Finds Men Who Hold Traditional Views Of Women Earn More Than Men Who Don't

Baxter Initiates Phase III Trial For The Treatment Of Alzheimer's Disease

Emisphere Announces Recruitment Phase III Study For Oral Osteoarthritis Treatment

Recruitment Completed In Ofatumumab NHL Front Line Study

Helix Receives Approval To Open Sites In Germany For Its Ongoing Clinical Trial With Topical Interferon Alpha-2b In Patients With Ano-Genital Warts

Transdel Enrolls First Patient For Ketotransdel(TM) Phase 3 Clinical Trial

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