Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 27 September 2008

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Saturday 27 September 2008

Shocking Pictures To Appear On Cigarette Packets In UK On 1st October

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The UK's ten million Smokers may see pictures of rotting teeth, throat cancer, and indications of male impotence (erectile dysfunction) on cigarette packets they buy at the beginning of October...
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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs photo

Should Ecstasy Be Downgraded? UK

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Before the turn of the century ecstasy was a big headline puller and journalists wrote about it a great deal. Recently, however, cocaine and heroin have taken front stage. Just because ecstasy is not hitting the headlines as...
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Springer To Partner With The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
Springer will partner with the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society (CAS) to publish the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia / Journal canadien d'anesthésie (CJA) starting in January 2009...
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Other Medical and Health News for 27 September*

Revision Of Food Stamp Application Process Suggested By MU Researcher

Scientist Plans To Test For Blood Pressure Genes Affected By Age

NIH's Genes, Environment And Health Initiative Adds 6 Studies

New 'Center For The Physics Of Living Cells' At Illinois Funeded By NSF

Tracking And Controlling Tropical Diseases At New UNC Laboratory

2008 Distinguished Alumni Awardees Announced By Mayo Clinic

Resilience In An Aging Society: The Gerontological Society Of America's Annual Scientific Meeting To Present New Research On Hot Topics In Aging

Simulated Cancer Treatment Room For Radiotherapy Students At Kingston And St. George's Universities, London

Major Nanotech, Energy, And Biomed Meeting

Taking The Next Step Toward Advanced Artificial Limbs

Breast Cancer Patients Not Offered All Options For Reconstruction, UK

UN Needs To Commit To More Aid For Health Better Spent, Not More New Initiatives To Disburse Same Money

Impact Of CSI-Style Programming On Jurors: How Attitudes And Expectations May Impact On Jurors' Decision-Making In A Courtroom

Chemical Weapons: Researcher Working On Their Destruction

IDM Pharma Provides Update On Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) Regulatory Status Following September Meeting Of European Committee For Medicinal Products

CHMP Recommends Approval Of Olanzapine Long-acting Injection For Maintenance Treatment Of Schizophrenia In Europe

Scientists Unmask Key HIV Protein, Open Door For New AIDS Drugs

Research Underway To Give Sleep Apnea Sufferers Relief And Rest

Researchers Develop New Model For Cystic Fibrosis

PNAS: How A Stuck Accelerator Causes Cancer Cell Expansion

Carotid Artery Disease As A Risk Factor In Stroke

DSMB Again Supports Continuation Of Alimera Sciences' Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Iluvien(TM) For The Treatment Of DME

Takeda Submits A New Drug Application In The U.S. For Alogliptin (SYR-322) / ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

Ironwood And Forest To Present Positive Data From Linaclotide Phase 2b IBS - C Study At ACG Annual Scientific Conference

Established Safety Profile Of Spiriva Confirmed By 30 Rigorously Controlled Clinical Trials And The Landmark Trial UPLIFT

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

Breast MRI Scan Could Determine Need For Radiation Therapy

Bioheart Reports Promising Results From Preclinical Study Of Adipose Derived Acute Cell Therapy

AMT Obtains License To Amgen's GDNF Gene To Develop Treatment For Parkinson's Disease With AMT's Proprietary Gene Therapy Platform

'Open Cancer Surgery Set To Become A Thing Of The Past'

Study Of 'Big Eaters' Could Lead To Better Asthma Treatments

Culture Shapes Young People's Drinking Habits

Nottingham Scientists To Develop Blood Test For Alzheimer's

Child Witnesses - How To Improve Their Performance

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