Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 24 September 2008

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Wednesday 24 September 2008

Leading Expert Says Claims About Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery Not Substantiated

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A leading UK expert has expressed concern about the rise of vaginal surgery for purely cosmetic reasons, saying that while there are lots of claims in the popular press, and perhaps more alarmingly, made by some surgeons...
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COPD Drugs Linked To Cardiovascular Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the US and UK reviewed published evidence on the widely prescribed anticholinergics ipratropium bromide and tiotropium bromide (marketed as Atrovent and Spiriva), and found they were linked to significantly...
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Sexist Men Earn More

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A large new US study found that sexist men earned more, that is men with more traditional views on the work and home roles of women on average earned higher salaries than men with more egalitarian views about gender roles...
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Study Does Not Find Nasal Insulin To Prevent Diabetes In Children

A Case Is Made For Institutional Support Of Science Blogging

Fungi Spores Travel At Very High Speeds

Other Medical and Health News for 24 September*

Why Does Gecko, A Chinese Traditional Medicine, Have Anti-Tumor Effects?

A Promising Possibility For The Treatment Of The Esophageal Carcinoma

Breathing During Radiation Studied By OHSU Cancer Institute Researchers

Worm Genome Offers Clues To Evolution Of Parasitism

Racial Disparities Decline For Cancer In Missouri

2 UCSF Scientists Recognized For Transformative Research

Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama Releases New Ad Criticizing GOP Nominee McCain On Health Insurance Regulation

Analysis Compares Medicare With Large-Employer PPO, Federal Workers' Health Plan

Funding Dispute Affects Plans To Develop Office Of Minority Health In Cincinnati

The Energy Consuming Style In Chronic Severe Hepatitis B Patient Normality

Do Gastrointestinal Endoscopists Suffer From Procedure-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms?

The Risk Factor For Severe Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea

The Effect Of Curcuma Wenyujin On Human HepG2 Cancer Cells

Chronic Hepatitis C Infection In A Patient With Bone Marrow Hypoplasia

The Pituitary Hormone Secretion Pattern In Cirrhosis Patients

Immunohistochemical Localization Of Glutathione-S-Transferase-Pi In Human Colorectal Polyps

The Biological Feature Of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Stem Cells

Intraperitoneal Metastasis After Spontaneous Rupture Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

A New Approach To Endoscopic Treatment Of Esophagogastric Junction Tumors

A Novel Technique For Detection Of Tumor Lymphangiogenesis

How Does The Microsatellite Alterate In Metaplasia-Dysplasia-Adenocarcinoma Sequence?

Is The Electrocautery Shovel A Safe And Feasible Tool For Laparoscopic Operation?

Studying The Effectiveness Of Rebamipide Enema In Treating Left-Sided Ischemic Colitis With Ulcer

A Promising Endoscopic Technique For Rectal Carcinoids

The Aetiology Of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding In Aged Patients

Is Endoscopic Ultrasound A Better Choice For Staging Of Gastric Cancers?

Why Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Is Better Than Intraoperative Ultrasound

Blogs Comment On HHS Rule, Colo. 'Personhood' Measure, Obama Campaign, Sex Education

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Abortion Rate Declines To Lowest Level Since 1974; Disparities Persist, Study Finds

Can The Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio Predict Survival Rate In Gastric Cancer Patients?

Is Mirtazapine And Fluoxetine Helpful In Treating Pancreatic Cancer?

Google Allows 'Abortion' As Keyword In Ads After Settling Lawsuit With U.K. Antiabortion Group

Florida Medicaid Beneficiaries Sue State To Receive Home-Based Care

Correction: Ranbaxy Antiretroviral Drug Story From Sept. 22

The Natural History Of 'Healthy-HCV Carriers'

Permanently Disabled At Age 46 Because Insurance Refused To Pay For MRI

New Insights Into The Pathogenic Mechanisms Of Liver Cirrhosis With Ascites

Autism, Learning Disabilities And ADHD Experts Convene At The Help Group Summit

Is Bcl-2 Protein A Major Obstacle In Treating Colorectal Carcinoma?

How To Differentiate Abdominal Tuberculosis From Lymphomas?

Advancing Medical Technology From Space

How Do The Choline Compounds Change When Apoptosis Occurs?

A New Therapeutic Option For Human Hepatocyte Cancer

Single Mom Fights To Give Daughter A Chance

Risk For Cardiac Events, Cardiac Death Increased By Popular COPD Treatment

American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, Oct. 31- Nov. 5

The Side Effects Of Monotherapy With Lamivudine

Ulcerative Colitis/Stercoralis Infection

Duodenal Perforation Caused By An Ingested Toothbrush Handle: A Case Report

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma With Gastric Infiltration: A Case Report

A Mixed Rectal Tumor And Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

Conservative Group Asserts Causal Link Between Parental Involvement Laws, Declining Abortion Rates

Connecticut Charter Oak Plan Adding Providers; Some Are Concerned Reimbursement Rates Are Too Low

CD4 Tests Can Reduce Costs, Extend Lives Of HIV-Positive People In Africa, Study Says

Weight Loss Surgery May Be Associated With Bone Loss

Clinical Data Show CVRx(R) Rheos(R) Therapy Improved Heart Structure And Function In Early-Stage Heart Failure Patients

Covidien Announces FDA Approval For Its Generic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Kit

HSE Warns Companies To Protect Workers' Safety After Essex Company Fined, UK

Working Together To Make Rabies History!

Life Expectancy Gap Leads To £100,000 Boost For Prince's Trust, UK

Science 2008, Pitt's Eighth Annual Science Showcase, To Highlight Contemporary Research And New Technology

Dyax Announces Completion Of Biologics License Application For DX-88 for Hereditary Angioedema

World Alzheimer's Day 2008 Special Report: New Alzheimer Targets Take Center Stage

Help Put Lung Health On The Agenda Of Federal Leaders' Debate

The Best Strategy For Treating Helicobacter Pylori

Physicians, Politicians In Russia Increasing Efforts To Discourage Abortion, Los Angeles Times Reports

Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Legislation To Attract More Primary Care Physicians To State As Wait Times For Appointments Increase

Thai Health Experts Call For Review Of Prevention Of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Program

NICE Guidelines Are Set To Improve Care And Management Of Children, Young People And Adults With ADHD, UK

Joslin Professional Education Consortium Offers Support And Education To Implement Best Practices In Diabetes Care

Stephen Hawking Sending DNA Into Space To Promote The Archon X PRIZE For Genomics

Phase III Study Suggests More Than Single Treatment May Be Needed For Therapeutic Response In Some CIDP Patients

Osiris Completes Enrollment Of Stem Cell Trial To Treat Pulmonary Disease

Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery - How Effective And How Safe?

Study Links Obesity To Recurrent Miscarriage

New Tool To Assess Speech Development In Infants, Toddlers With Hearing Impairments

Inspire Initiates Special Protocol Assessment Process For Prolacria™ Trial For Dry Eye

Better Best Before Dates

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

Breast Cancer Treatment Can Be Undermined By The Dietary Supplement Genistein

A Computer That Looks At Your Face And Tells You Your Age

Insiders Say Healthcare Industry Slowed, But Not Harmed, By Wall Street Crisis, Jarrard Inc. Survey Says

Photonic Crystal Biosensors Detect Protein-DNA Interactions

Delivering Toxic Genes To Effectively Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells

250th Peer-Reviewed Publication Documents The Success Of 454 Sequencing

Washington Post Examines South Dakota Abortion Ban Ballot Initiative

VA To Increase Benefits For Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries

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

Estimated 3 Million Injecting Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV Positive

Nymox's NX-1207 For The Treatment Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia In Phase 3 Program

HPV Test Found To Be 90% Effective In Detecting Cervical Cancer In Rural Area Of China, Study Finds

Medical Tourism Business Projected To Grow Eightfold By 2010, Study Finds

San Francisco Chronicle Examines Summer Camp That Seeks To Empower Young People Living With HIV/AIDS

Helping Behavior And Regard For Others In Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Apella)

Hormone Therapy Safe For Postmenopausal BRCA Mutation Carriers According To Observational Study

Relapse In Early Breast Cancer Patients Following Endocrine Therapy, Prediced By New Model

Prenatal Testosterone Excess May Be Responsible For Low Sperm Count

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

State Government Proves To Be A Poor Partner In Health Care, Family Physicians Say, California

AHF Calls On Iran To Release Two Respected AIDS Physicians Held Since June

Sequenom Announces Additional, Positive Results For Down Syndrome Test At Analyst Briefing

Support For A Pluralistic View Of Behavioural Evolution

Start Of Clinical Trial For MB07803, A Novel Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes, Metabasis Therapeutics

Guttmacher Report Documents 30-Year Low In Abortion Rates, Major Shift In Abortion Demographics

Aetna Allows Independent Physician Panel To Review Rescissions

National Journal Examines Advocates,' Lawmakers' Efforts To Create Domestic HIV/AIDS Plan

Report Examines Presidential Candidates' Health Care Proposals For Reducing Racial Health Disparities

Siemens Wins One Of The Biggest Orders For Medical Systems

Patient-Specific Botox Rules Are "Common Sense", Says Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland

Families, Clinicians And Campaigners Join Forces At Scottish Parliament, As New Campaign Is Launched

Melbourn Scientific Launches Fast Track Formulation And Analysis Service At ICSE

Drug Candidate Viprovex Shown To Enhance The Safety And Efficacy Of Tamiflu(R) For Treatment Of Influenza

Long-Term Cancer Survivors At Greater Risk Of Severe Stress

New Web Site Helps Doctors And Prostate Cancer Patients Make Better Treatment Choices

HSE Warns Of Working At Height Following Essex Prosecution, UK

Prostate Cancer: Hormone Therapy Before Radiation Seed Implants

Amnesics Remember Grammar, But Not Meaning Of New Sentences

Peptide Ghrelin May Be Involved In Both Alcohol Dependence And Overeating

Common, Debilitating Swallowing And Voice Problems: Seniors Not Seeking Treatment

New Research: Looking Past The 'Down Low''

Incomplete Reproductive Isolation Following Host Shift In Brood Parasitic Indigobirds

The First 50 Million Years Of Dinosaur Evolution: Macroevolutionary Pattern And Morphological Disparity

When/If To Start Hormones For Prostate Cancer Patients Whose PSA Rises After Radiation: New Study

For High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients, New Tool Helps Physicians Tailor Hormone Therapy

Frost & Sullivan Honours Outstanding Performances In Healthcare Industry

Who Should Have Surgery For Sleep Apnea?

High Dispersal Potential Has Maintained Long-term Population Stability In The North Atlantic Copepod Calanus Finmarchicus

Asthma UK Offers Advice To Freshers On Managing Asthma At University

Identification Of Vascular Marker For Ovarian Cancer

Epstein-Barr Virus Predicts Outcome In Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

DKMS And The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's New York City Chapter Announce Partnership

Breast Cancer Treatment Resistance Linked To Signaling Pathway

Lake Warming Favors Small-sized Planktonic Diatom Species

Compounds That Prevent Nerve Damage Discovered By Duke Team

Pilot Study Of Wellstar's Thermal Imaging Device Completed By Duke University Medical Center

Randy Jackson And The American Heart Association Encourage People To "Get In The K.N.O.W." About Improving Type 2 Diabetes Management

Half A Bar Of Dark Chocolate Per Week To Keep At Bay The Risk Of Heart Attack

ORLive Presents: Improved Operative Outcomes In Open Hysterectomy

Clues To Autism, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation From Rare Genetic Disorder

UNC Charlotte To Evaluate Potential Adjuvant Activity Of ImmuneRegen's Viprovex(R) With Cancer Vaccine

Policy Makers Ignorant About Impact Of Asthma, UK

Urgent Assistance Needed To Help Haitian Children Affected By The Hurricanes, Says UNICEF

Development Leaders Point To Significant Progress In Mother And Child Health And Reduction Of Malaria And HIV/AIDS Deaths In Poorest Nations

CMS Expands Personal Health Record Pilot In South Carolina To Include Data From Tricare

Inheritance And Diversification Of Symbiotic Trichonymphid Flagellates From A Common Ancestor Of Termites And The Cockroach Cryptocercus

New Public-Private Group Will Help Accelerate Health IT Adoption

Saving Lives More Efficiently: Cardiac Arrest Study May Help EMS And ERs

Texas TERT Activation For Hurricane Ike A Success

New Study Confirms Link Between Pain Pumps And Cartilage Damage -- Searcy Denney Law Firm Investigates Claims

Medical Dictation And Transcription Platform Is Offered For Free

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Sept. 23

Determining Treatment Of Breast Cancer Patients Using New Predictive Tool

Zibor(R), A Second-generation Low Molecular Weight Heparin, Only One Licensed In The UK

Amplified Gene In Cells Found In Urine Reveals Presence Bladder Cancer

Constraining Free-riding In Public Goods Games: Designated Solitary Punishers Can Sustain Human Cooperation

Latest Biotechnologies Gather From More Than 23 Countries At BioJapan 2008 - World Business Forum

Increased Risk Of Hazardous Drinking And Alcohol-Use Disorders In 'Casual' Smokers

Link Between The Neuropeptide Y System And A More Severe Form Of Alcohol Dependence

Massage Therapy May Have Immediate Positive Effect On Pain And Mood For Advanced Cancer Patients

Diagnosis Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Home Sleep Test Deemed Reliable

Size-structured Risk-assessments Govern Daphnia Migration

Bacteria That Cause Chronic Sinusitis Killed Effectively By Honey

Get An ENT To The White House: Experts Discuss Presidential Struggles With Otolaryngologic Disorders

Lifespan, Lifetime Reproductive Performance And Paternity Loss Of Within-pair And Extra-pair Offspring In The Coal Tit Periparus Ater

Cutting Edge Discussion On Age-Related Hearing Loss

FDA Warns Companies To Stop Marketing Unapproved Ophthalmic Balanced Salt Solution Drug Products And Topical Drug Products Containing Papain

The Doctors Company Hosts Third Annual Legal Summit To Provide Industry's Best Claims Defense For Physicians

Sunderland City Hospital Announces Significant C. Difficile Reduction Rates After Eight Month Pilot Programme Study, UK

Significant Progress In Mother And Child Health And Reduction Of Malaria And HIV/AIDS Deaths In Poorest Nations

Study Finds That Quality Of Colon Cancer Surgery Is An Important Factor In Patient Survival

Galmed Medical Research Initiates Phase I Study Of Aramchol, Leading Drug Candidate For Fatty Liver Disease

AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For Yeast Traffic Light PNA FISH

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

Merck Serono Completes Enrollment In The REFLEX Trial Of Rebif(R) In Patients At Risk Of Developing Multiple Sclerosis

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Recruitment Completed In Ofatumumab NHL Pivotal Study

Alzheimer's Society Response To Gordon Brown's Speech At The Labour Party Conference, UK

Macmillan Cancer Support Response To Gordon Brown's Speech, UK

MS Society Welcomes Labour's Commitment On Prescription Charges, UK

Nice Approves Pradaxa(R)(Dabigatran Etexilate) - 1st New Oral Anticoagulant In UK For Over 50 Years

Strange Bedfellows: Science and Poetry, University of Montreal

Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital To Become Leader In Stem Cell Research, Canada

Research Into Deadly Cancer In Dogs May Also Have Human Applications

Kaiser Permanente And Veterans Affairs Preview Electronic Health Record Interoperability To Enable Better Health Care

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Of Great Britain Supports Free Prescriptions

Study Highlights Possible Risk Of Heart Attack Linked To COPD Medication But More Research Is Needed, British Lung Foundation

Scientists Develop New, More Sensitive Nanotechnology Test For Chemical DNA Modifications

New Instrument Can Quickly Examine Multiple Proteins In A Single Cancer Sample

Use Of Proven Heart Failure Therapies Not Standardized In The United States

Canadian-Made Life Saving HIV/AIDS Drug Heading To Africa Under Canada's Access To Medicines Regime (CAMR)

The Facts Hispanics Need To Know About Colon Cancer

Sinovac Initiates Development Of Vaccine Against Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease

Methylation Levels Key To Glioblastoma Survival

More U.S. Kids Getting Government Dental Insurance

Study Finds Antioxidant Deficiency Linked To Pulmonary Hypertension

Calcium Key To Muscle Function

Gordon Brown's Speech Mentioning Social Care - Help The Aged Response, UK

More Than 80% Back 'alcopops' And Tobacco Tax: Newspoll Survey, Australia

Research Evaluates Acupressure For Chemo Induced Nausea

A Big Future For Tiny Medicine - Nanotechnology

Olympus Introduces New Enzymatic Creatinine Assay

Skin Disorder Vitiligo Could Yield Clues In Fight Against Melanoma

University Of Miami Receives Grant From National Center On Minority And Health Disparities

Switching On To Neuronal Switch-off

USC School Of Dentistry Teachers Hypnosis As An Alternative To Novocain

Collaboration Between Interleukin Genetics And Geisinger

Improving Drug Manufacture And Delivery

In Emergency Situations: Getting Health Information Where It Needs To Go Instantly

AAKP Supports Bill To Clarify Laws Regarding Incentives For Organ Donation, USA

DIA/FDA/PhRMA Drug Safety Conference: Planning The Lifecycle Of Safety Evaluation

Isoflavone Dietary Supplement Improves The Functioning Of The Arteries In Stroke Patients

Trachoma In Ayod County, Sudan: One Of The Most Severe Burdens Documented

Recruitment Completed In Ofatumumab NHL Pivotal Study

Radioactive Seed Therapy Shows Significant Reduction In Lung Cancer Recurrence

First European Patients Treated With The Percutaneous MitraClip(R) System

Insmed And Premacure Cite Study Results Demonstrating Potential Effectiveness Of IPLEX(TM) In Preventing Blindness In Premature Infants

Palatin Technologies Presents PL-3994 Clinical Trial Results At The 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Of The Heart Failure Association Of America

Major Adult Vaccine Clinical Trial For Pneumonia Prevention Begins

Medicsight Announces American College Of Radiology Imaging Network ("ACRIN") Trial Shows CT Colonography Now An Option For Colon Cancer Screening

Phosphagenics Announces Initiation Of Phase 1 Clinical Trial In Humans For Its Transdermal Lidocaine

InspireMD Announces Enrollment Of First Patients In The MGuard(TM) Acute Myocardial Infarction Clinical Trial Data Will Be Used To Confirm Results

FDA Approves Nasacort AQ(R) Nasal Spray For Children Aged 2 - 5 Years Old

Monogram And Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Initiate Evaluation Of HERmark(TM) Breast Cancer Assay In Metastatic Breast Cancer

Beaumont Doctor Invents Device To Improve Blood Clot Treatment Outcomes

ADA Asks Congress To Strengthen Medicaid Oral Health Programs

VA Announces Changes To The Disability Rating Schedule For Traumatic Brain Injuries And Burn Scars

U.S. Pet Owners Can Double The Impact Of Vaccinations To Help Reduce Rabies In Africa, Save Lives

CMV Disease In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Proactive Approach To Prevention

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