Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 30 September 2008

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Tuesday 30 September 2008

Women Born As Big Babies More Susceptible To Breast Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Women who were born as big babies, particularly if they were longer in length, are more susceptible to breast cancer said UK researchers after re-analysing data from published and unpublished studies...
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Screen Heart Patients For Depression, New Guidelines

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that heart patients should be screened for depression, and treated if necessary, because research shows they are at much higher risk, and it can severely...
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Statins Not Linked To Higher Risk Of ALS Says FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new analysis by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of data from over 40 clinical trials did not show a link between statins, drugs used to lower cholesterol, and higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...
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Rhinitis Linked To Adult-Onset Asthma

Other Medical and Health News for 30 September*

House Approves Economic Stimulus Bill That Would Increase Federal Medicaid Funding; Republicans Block Senate Version

Editorials Address Pharmaceutical Companies' Announcements To Disclose Some Physician Payments

Immigrant, Women's Rights Advocates Call New HPV Vaccine Requirement For U.S. Citizenship Discriminatory, Costly

Opinion Piece Examines Fallout Of Potential Roe V. Wade Reversal

Health Care Reform Needed As Part Of 'New New Deal' To Address U.S. Economic Problems, Opinion Piece States

DeGeneres Joins Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Thursday With Phone Messages

Lack Of Funding, Inaccurate Public Perception Lead Atlanta Advocacy Group To Close

Boston Ending Canadian Drug Importation Program After Few City Workers Enroll

Health Protection Agency Welcomes The Launch Of UK's New Global Health Strategy

Cardinal Health Plans To Spin Off Clinical And Medical Products Businesses, Creating Global Leader In Medical Technology

Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval Of TAXUS(R) Express2™ Atom™ Stent System, First Drug-Eluting Stent For Small Vessels

Virginity Testing Puts South African Government, Zulu Tribe At Odds

Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Health Coverage Gaps

Indian Matrimonial Web Site Helps HIV-Positive People Find Partners

Health Insurance Industry Hosts Roundtable Discussion With Rhode Island Working Families And Small Business Owners

Eat For Goals! - UEFA, The World Heart Federation And The European Commission Come Together To Tackle Childhood Obesity

Response To 'Blood Thinning Drug Linked To Increased Bleeding In Brain' In Neurology

Help Me I'm Sad: Recognizing Depression In Children

Students Vote For "President Of School Lunch" In National Election, USA

NHS Constitution - A Workshop For People Living With Diabetes

Indiana County -- Preparing To Make A Difference This Flu Season

Join Scrubs & Beyond(R) In Supporting National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Researchers Find Safer Way To Make Stem Cells From Mature Cells

CQ HealthBeat Examines State Efforts To Overhaul Health Care

Botswana, PSI Distribute 60M Condoms; PSI Plans Initiative To Curb Spread Of HIV, Alcohol Abuse

Is There More To Prion Protein Than Mad Cow Disease?

Using Advanced Scientific Techniques -- As Well As Binder Clips And Tape -- To Reveal How Gene Regulation Works

Potentially Toxic Substance Present In Chicago Air

Determining What Works: Guidance For Health Research Design Gets An Overhaul

Newspapers Examine Health Care Proposals Of Major Presidential Candidates

USA Today Examines Efforts In Indiana To Limit Access To Abortion Through County Ordinances

Knowledge And Awareness Of HIV/AIDS Remain Low In China, Survey Finds

Conference: Perinatal Days And International Stillbirth Nov.5-7

2008 Karolinska Institutet Prize For Research In Medical Education Won By Springer Editor Geoffrey R. Norman

Older Adults Put At Risk For Depression Recurrence When They Suffer Restless Nights

Pastors Discuss Political Endorsements At Sunday Services To Protest IRS Rules

Washington Post Profiles Actress, HIV/AIDS Advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph H6

'Not Surprising' That HIV/AIDS In U.S. Is 'Worse Than Officials Had Expected,' Opinion Piece Says

New Web Resource About Medicines

State Medicaid Programs To Spend 1.6 Trillion Dollars On Long-Term Care Over The Next Twenty Years

Senate Fails To Pass Stimulus Package That Included Contraceptive Pricing Fix

Senate Approves Continuing Resolution, Sends Measure To President

GAO Report Looks At Medicare Imaging Payment Cap; New Resources Available To Aid In Comparison Of Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans

'Action' Needed To Address, Treat Poverty-Related Infections Affecting Mostly Hispanic, Black Populations, Opinion Piece States

Terrence Higgins Trust Offers Gay Men STI And HIV Testing In Vauxhall, UK

Importance Of Paid Maternity Leave Recognised At Last, Australia

C'mon COAG, Kick Some Goals - You Know The Answer Is More Public Hospital Funding, Australia

PAHO Joins Clinton Global Initiative To Save Mothers' And Children's Lives

Hemisphere's Health Authorities Open Annual Session

Association Between Higher Testosterone Levels And Financial Risk-Taking Behavior

Antisoma Starts Phase II Trial Of AS1402 In Breast Cancer

New Self-Training Gene Prediction Program For Fungi Developed By Researchers At Georgia Tech

ONI BioPharma Inc. Licenses Unique Gene Targets For Colorectal Cancer

New Physics In Aircraft Sound Reduction Enabled By Micro Honeycomb Materials

Making Time To Relax On The Job: Stress Plagues Majority Of Americans At Work But Relaxity Can Help Calm You Down

Carnegie Mellon International Symposium To Include Presentation Of Groundbreaking Findings On Autism

Increased Risk For Alcohol Problems In Adulthood When Alcohol Consumed Before 15 Years Of Age

Physical Therapists Say Appropriate Exercise Can Help Prevent ACL Injuries In Female Athletes

Warfarin Linked To Increased Bleeding In Brain

New Field Of Metabolomics Yields Exciting Antiviral Treatment Approach

Skin Virus Spreads In Rugby Players And Sumo Wrestlers

'Practise Makes Perfect' - Help For Children With Movement Difficulties

Identification Of 'Hub' Of Fear Memory Formation In Brain Cells

Psychiatric Participation In Interrogation Of Detainees

APA Statement On Mental Health Parity Legislation

Running Out Of Ideas For Lunch? Check Out "Healthy Lunches To Go"

Facet Joint Effusion And Interspinal Ligament Edema: Major Sources Of Lower Back Pain

3D CT Scans Lead To More Successful Treatment Of Varicose Veins In The Lower Extremities

CT Scans Change Treatment Plans In More Than A Quarter Of ER Patients With Suspected Appendicitis

Private Sector Representatives Vow To Help Fight The Sexual Exploitation Of Children

Young People To Learn About The Power Of Giving

RCN: Quality Acute And Emergency Care Saves Lives

Unnecessary Red Tape Must Not Harm Ability To Produce Food

WHO Experts Meeting Has Potential To Impact Millions Of Malnourished Children

Virtual World Offers New Locale For Problem Solving

Salmonella Poona Outbreak - Health Canada

CMS Issues Final Rule To Empower Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services

Predicting How People Will Migrate In Coming Decades

TB Bacterium Uses Its Sugar Coat To Sweeten Its Chances Of Living In Lungs

Enchanting Christmas Celebration At St. Paul's Raises Money For Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK's New Video Puts A Fun Twist On Being Breast Aware

Connecticut Physician Workforce Survey Results Released

MIT Paves Way To 'Artificial Nose' - Engineers Mass-Produce Smell Receptors In Lab

Number Of Grandparents Caring For Orphaned Grandchildren Worldwide Doubles In Ten Years, UK

Second-Hand Smoke May Trigger Nicotine Dependence Symptoms In Kids

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Recovers Over 3.5 pounds Million For Massachusetts Medicaid Program

Behavioral Modification Programs Help Obese Children Manage Their Weight

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Releases September Advisory

APTA Supports Surgeon General's "Call To Action" To Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis And Pulmonary Embolism

Costs Of Home Hemodialysis Offset By Better Health, Fewer Hospitalizations

NHS Urgent Care: Empower GPs To Design Services

Máire Hoctor T.D., Minister For Older People Opens The Final International Conference Of 'CitizenFirst' - Using Technology To Include All Citizens

Lung Association Calls On Party Leaders To Talk About Environment And Lung Health

26-Year-old Daughter Died Because She Feared Medical Cost

Single Mom With Cancer, Can't Afford Employer's Health Insurance, Lives In State Of Fear

AICR Study: Walnuts Slow Growth Of Breast Cancer Tumors

Alliance For Childhood Cancer Honors Representative Deborah Pryce For Leadership On Childhood Cancer Issues

Immune System Can Hurt As Well As Help Fight Cancer, Penn Study Shows

New Tests To Help Teenagers With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Fire At Great Ormond Street Hospital

20th Annual Scientific Symposium Of The Cardiovascular Research Foundation Oct. 12-17, Washington, D.C.

Pharmacy Chain Allows Men To Get Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Without Visiting Their GP, UK

Safe Haven Law Does Not Absolve Parents Of Responsibility, Department Of Health And Human Services Nebraska

Global Water Crisis Discussion, Houston, 5 To 9 October

DHHS To Hold Two Hearings October 2 - Child Care Subsidy Program & Certificate Of Birth Resulting In Still Birth, Nebraska

Book Reading By Dudley Clendinen Announed By NAS: 'A Place Called Canterbury: Tales Of The New Old Age In America'

DSHS Texas Receives CDC Pandemic Flu Grant

State Health Department Promotes Emergency Preparedness With Faith-Based Groups

Identification Of Mechanism Used By Gene To Promote Metastasis In Human Cancer Cells

150 Specialists Attended The Annual Meeting Of The European Technology Platform On Nanomedicine (ETPN)

Unlocking The Inner-Savant In All Of Us

American Medical Student Association Applauds Increase To National Health Service Corps

Supplements No Better Than Placebo In Slowing Cartilage Loss In Knees Of Osteoarthritis Patients

Time To Get Real About Modern Dentistry, Says British Dental Association

Risk For Pancreatic Cancer May Be Increased By Hepatitis B Exposure

Pain Is Not A Symptom Of Arthritis, Pain Causes Arthritis: New Study

Royal College Of Psychiatrists And Police Join Forces To Monitor Care Of People Detained Under The Mental Health Act

PolyMedix Presents Data On Anti-Tuberculosis Activity Of Its Novel Antibiotic Compounds

It's Your Doctor Calling: Fibromyalgia Sufferers Sought For Motivational Study

OCD Action Calls For Universities To Support Students With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Drexel University Online Launches Certificate In Medical Family Therapy

America's Need For Health Reform - Small Business Owner Testifies Before Congress

LegalView Reports Cancer Risk For St. Louis Residents After Unapproved Asbestos Removal During Demolition, USA

New Investigational "Liquid Cigarette" Smoke Cessation Product Achieves 71 Percent Quit Rate

OrthoView™ Launches Version 5.2 - Additional Spine Module Features

Leading Child Development Experts Will Gather In Los Angeles To Discuss Latest Research And Practice Issues On Early Childhood Development

UK Travellers Warned About Fake Malaria Drugs - Malaria Awareness Campaign, Organised By GSK Travel Health

Nothing But Nets And UNHCR Launch Initiative To Protect Over 600,000 Refugees In Eastern Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania And Uganda

McCain Tops Obama In Poll Of HR Executives

One Million Epocrates MobileCME Courses Completed - On-The-Go Learning Positively Impacts Physicians' Clinical Decisions

Specialist Nursing For Heart Failure Patients Reduces Costly Readmissions, Says British Heart Foundation Report

Retrospective Analysis Of Phase 3 Data Suggest Wyeth's Investigational Compound Bazedoxifene

Potentia Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Safety Data And Study Expansion In Phase I Trial For Lead Drug Candidate POT-4

Synvista Therapeutics Receives Approval To Begin Phase 2 Trial Of Topical SYI-2074 In Psoriasis

NeoVista Unveils 18 Month Data On Novel Wet AMD Therapy At Retina Society Meeting

Watson Announces Positive Data For RAPAFLO(TM)(silodosin), Its Investigational Product For BPH, At Regional AUA Conferences

ThromboGenics Announces Promising Results Of MITI IV Phase II Trial In The Treatment Of Acute Stroke With Microplasmin

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance For First Rapid On Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test For MRSA And S. Aureus

Baxter's Antimicrobial IV Technology Now Shown To Kill Six Common Pathogens, Including MRSA And VRE

Current Concepts In Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Focus On Severe Disease

Millions Affected By Infertility: How Atlantans Have Overcome The Issues

American Lung Association Cautions Against Wood-Burning And Urges Cleaner Alternatives For Winter Heat

Suspicious Immune Molecule Elevated In MS Patients

EVAR Offers Better Results Than Open Repair In High Risk Patients

Guide To The Virtual Medical Universe

Run Out Of Pain Killers Again?

Doctors Bone Up On Orthopaedics Through Wiki Project

Monthly Replacement Contact Lens Wearers Report A Decrease In Wearing Comfort Over The Course Of A Month, Research Shows

VEGF Trap-Eye: New Data Confirm Successes In The Treatment Of Age Related Macular Degeneration

Zypadhera(TM) Receives Positive Opinion From The European Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) For Treatment Of Schizophrenia

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

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