Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 3 October 2008

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Friday 3 October 2008

Anthrax Preparedness In US To Involve Mailmen

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Earlier this week the US government announced measures to boost the nation's preparedness against a potentia outdoor anthrax attack: using letter carriers or mailmen on a voluntary basis to deliver supplies and medicines...
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India Toughens Ban On Smoking In Public Places

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

India's toughened ban on smoking in public places came into force yesterday 2nd October, following the government's announcement in May this year of the new Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rule, 2008, which includes...
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Mammogram Reading Assisted By Computer Is Effective

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK researchers found that the rate of detection of breast cancer by two experts reading a mammogram was the same as one expert using computer aided detection, but there was a slightly but significantly higher recall rate...
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Epstein-Barr Protein Contributes To Cancer

Promising New Anti-Tumor Vaccine Effectively Delivered In Mice

Other Medical and Health News for 3 October*

Senate Finance Committee Leaders Raise Concerns About Problems In Medicare Appeals Office

Commonwealth Fund Report Examines Health Care Proposals Of Major Presidential Candidates

Self-Confidence Of Medical Students Varies By Gender

New Fact Sheet On Breast Cancer And Molecular Imaging Released By SNM

Long-Jump World Record Reached With The Aid Of Space Tech

Researchers Find HIV Has Existed Among Human Populations For 100 Years

New Allegheny County, Pa., Effort Taps Religious Leaders To Educate Blacks On SIDS Risks

4th African Science Academies Conference, London Will Focus On Health, Agriculture, Education, And Water

Key Role In Largest US Children's Study To Be Played By UT Health Science Center At Houston

National Children's Study Expanded To Bristol County By Brown University And Women & Infants Hospital

UNC And N.C. Roles Expanded In Landmark Children's Health And Development Study

UT Southwestern Selected As Study Center For National Children's Study

Operation Rescue Files Complaint Against Kan. Abortion Providers, Citing Care Of Woman Who Underwent Procedure

Interracial Asian-White Couples Have Distinct Risks For Gestational Diabetes, Caesareans, Study Finds

Oregon Governor Criticized By Catholic Archbishop For Hosting NARAL Fundraiser

Poll Finds Health Care Rising As An Issue Among Independents; NEJM Article Discusses Business Community's Role In Health Care System Overhaul

CDC Officials Did Not Know HPV Vaccination Recommendation For U.S. Women Also Would Affect Prospective Immigrants

Utah Legislators Announce Plans To Propose Bill Banning Abortion

Wilmington News Journal Examines Nursing Shortage In Delaware

GBC, Booz & Company Report Examines Corporate Engagement On HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria

Biden, Palin Discuss Views On Roe V. Wade, Judicial Issues In Interviews

Canadian Program Provides Care To HIV-Positive Pregnant Women, Aims To Reduce Mother-to-Child Transmission

Vectibix(R) Now Available For The Treatment Of Advanced Colorectal Cancer In Belgium

Minerva Biotechnologies Announces Major Stem Cell Breakthrough

Kansas City's Integral Life Foundation Leads Medical Team Treats Several Hundred Haitian Orphans

District Court Affirms Patent Infringement Rulings And Finds That Amgen Is Entitled To A Permanent Injunction Against Roche

Biotechnology Industry Organization Lauds Senate Passage Of Strengthened Two-Year R&D Credit, USA

USANA Announces Dismissal Of Lawsuit, Johnson V. USANA

Health Services Research Finds Specialty Hospitals Not More Cost-Efficient Than Full-Service Hospitals

To Escape Death By Hormonal Therapy Breast Cancer Cells Recycle

More Than 150 Congressional Democrats Express Opposition To Proposed HHS Rule

University Of Minnesota Task Force Seeks Greater Transparency In Faculty Conflicts Of Interest With Pharmaceutical Companies

Kenya Signs $15 Million Grant Agreement To Fight HIV/AIDS

Moths With A Nose For Learning

Key Health Communications Tool Offered By African-American Blogs

ADA Presents First Humanitarian Award At 149th Annual Session To Thomas S. Underwood, D.D.S.

American Dental Association Presents Distinguished Service Award At 149th Annual Session

Colonoscopy Associated With Reduced Colorectal Cancer Incidence

Overactive Bladder Treatment - Uroplasty Enrolls First Patients In Urgent(R) PC Clinical Trial

Michigan Dental Association Stops Illegal Practice Of Dentistry, Safeguards Public

Athlete Performance And Fatigue Monitoring Goes To A New Level: Zephyr Team System

ORLive Presents: IntraBeam(R): Intraoperative Radiation Treatment In Early Stage Breast Cancer

Chembio And Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Sign Agreement For DPP(R) Oral Fluid - Whole Blood HIV Test

Bullying Common In Cyberspace

NCSBN Center For Regulatory Excellence Grant Program Awards Grants Totaling Over 1.7 Million Dollars To Eight U.S. Organizations

How Civil War Refugees Cope With The Unknown

Presence Of Safety Measures Affects People's Trust In The Safety Of Tourist Destinations

Latest Study Results Comparing VRI™ To Conventional Procedures Of Assessing Regional Lung Function Measurement

New Study In Journal Of Palliative Medicine Finds Palliative Care Access Varies Widely In The US

EFPIA Welcomes High Level Pharmaceutical Forum Recommendations On Sector Competitiveness, But Urges Action

Developing GA101, A Humanized Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody With Hematological Malignancies Potential Treatment - Genentech, GlycArt And Roche Collabo

MitoAction.org Improves Mitochondrial Disease Awareness

GPhA Praises California Governor Schwarzenegger For Signing Workable E-Pedigree System

Melamine-contaminated Powdered Infant Formula In China - Update, World Health Organization

Melamine And Cyanuric Acid: Toxicity, Preliminary Risk Assessment And Guidance On Levels In Food - World Health Organization

Merck KGaA: Survival In 1st-Line Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Significantly Prolonged By Erbitux(R)

First Food Aid Convoy Reaches Thousands Displaced In Northern Sri Lanka

World Rett Syndrome Congress

Cook Medical's Drug-eluting Peripheral Vascular Stent, The Zilver PTX, Will Be Manufactured At Its Limerick, Ireland Plant

Pterodactyl-Inspired Robot To Master Air, Ground, And Sea

New Guidelines On The Application Of Certain Aspects Of The Orphan Medicines Regulation Published, European Commission

Severe Adverse Event Reported In Raptiva Patient

Under Certain Conditions Religion Makes People Helpful And Generous

Bacterial Crisis Command Center Revealed

Are You A Binge Drinker? BMA Scotland Calls For Compulsory Labelling Of Alcoholic Drinks

Wielding Microbe Against Microbe - New Antibiotic Discovered

GDC Opens New Specialist List In Special Care Dentistry, UK

New Policy Limits Psychologist Involvement In Interrogations

Women Against Cervical Cancer

Cancer Treatment Could Be Transformed By Nanodiamond Drug Device

Liver Transplant Recipients Almost 3 Times More Likely To Develop Cancer

Thailand Aiming To Become Asia's Medical Hub

Cardinal Health Inc., Agrees To Pay $34 Million To Settle Claims That It Failed To Report Suspicious Sales Of Widely-Abused Controlled Substance

Newspapers Examine Efforts, Reaction To Easing Ban On HIV-Positive Visitors To U.S.

New Report Calls For Mental Health To Be Better Integrated Into Primary Care

People With Disabilities, Seniors, And Homecare Workers Fight For Consumer Workforce Council, Pennsylvania

Disturbing Trend In Treating Recurrent Breast Cancer Discovered By UC Davis Researchers

Launch Of Pandemic Influenza Planning Toolkit, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

Pharmaxis Research Programs Highlighted At European Respiratory Society Congress

Cardinal Health Resolves Controlled Substance License Suspensions

Breast Cancer Surgery That Reduces Risk And Improves Cosmetic Appearance - New Research

MyCareTeam Releases Significant Enhancements To Glucose Monitoring Software

2008 Therapeutic Temperature Management Congress Opens To Hundreds In Barcelona

Repurposing Of Enbrel For Alzheimer's Disease

One In Five People Live With At Least One Disability

FDA Awards $5.2 Million In Grants To Further Food And Feed Safety - Enhances Key Elements Of Agency's Food Protection Plan

FDA Awards Up To $2.5 Billion To Modernize Information Technology Over Ten Years - Cornerstone Of 21st Century Bioinformatics Initiative

Senate Approves Financial Bailout Legislation That Includes Mental Health Parity Provisions

Ukraine Parliament Introduces Bill To Increase HIV Prevention, Treatment Efforts

Spiritual Healing Threatening Adherence To Antiretrovirals In Uganda, Official Says

Bulletin Of The World Health Organization, Volume 86, Number 10, October 2008, 737-816

Bayer's Novel Oral Anticoagulant Xarelto(R) (Rivaroxaban) Gets European Licence

Abuse And Violence: Working With Our Patients In General Practice, Third Edition, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

New Resource Gives General Practice Teams Support In Managing Human Errors, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

Case For Universal Free School Meals Now Clear

Get Moving For Mental Health, UK

New Advisory Group To Develop National Dementia Plan, Wales

Local Young People To Receive Chlamydia Tests Through The Post, UK

Improving Care For Children With Long Term Health Needs, UK

The Medical Protection Society's Spr Conference Receives An Overwhelming Response

New University To Create Centre Of Excellence In South And West London

Helena Bonham Carter Is New Patron Of Action Duchenne, The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Charity, UK

Ark Secures Reimbursement For Neuropad(R) From UK NHS Business Services Authority, UK

Intestinal Response To Infection Driven By DNA Of Good Bacteria

Bristol MP And Health Minister Opens City's New Sexual Health Centre, England

Train More GPs To Arrest Ageing Trend, Says Australian Medical Association

How Can Physicians Recognize Depression At Early Stages? A New Method Is Suggested

American Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene Annual Meeting

Preclinical Findings Highlight Novel Approach To Maximizing DsiRNAs In Rheumatoid Arthritis; Data Appear Published By Molecular Therapy

Houston Celebrates Planet Earth

RegeneRx To Develop RGN-457 For Cystic Fibrosis

Reduction Of Frown Lines - Mentor Corporation Announces Completion Of PurTox(R) 3A Study

'From The Web To Human Diseases,' UH Talk Uncovers Network Similarities

Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema - Results From The Six-Month Interim Readout Of The Human PK Iluvien Study

Developing An Analytic Tool To Assist In Accurately Identifying Leukemia Stem Cells

Brain Health Will Be The Focus Of Staying Sharp

Ten Percent Screened In European Phase III Study Of Diamyd® Diabetes Vaccine

Family Symposium Focuses On Hispanic Families

Idera Pharmaceuticals Announces Preliminary Data From Phase 2a Clinical Study Of IMO-2055 Monotherapy In Renal Cell Carcinoma

Apthera Announces Optimal Dose And Schedule Of NeuVax For Phase III Clinical Trial In Breast Cancer

Ore Pharmaceuticals Begins Clinical Trial Of GL1001 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Drug Candidate's First Multiple Dose Trial

New Catheter-less Technique May Ease The Pain And Discomfort Of Prostate Cancer Recovery

Midwives Honored During National Midwifery Week - "Choose A Midwife" Message Reaches Women, USA

EuropaBio Welcomes The Outcomes Of The High Level Pharmaceutical Forum And Calls For A Seamless Policy Framework To Support Patients And Research

Private Health Plan Spending Growth Slows In Minnesota, Report Finds

Agreement To Raise Indigenous Doctor Numbers And Improve Indigenous Health, Australia And New Zealand

Pharmaleads' Lead Candidate For Pain, PL37, Enters Phase I

DOT Therapy: Newest Breakthrough Technology In Laser Skin Resurfacing

Johns Hopkins University Researchers To Clinically Assess Rosetta Genomics' MiRview(TM) Squamous Assay

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Initiates First Clinical Trial Of OREX-003 For The Mitigation Of Antipsychotic Associated Weight Gain

Access Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data On The Company's Angiolix(R) Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody

Xalieve(TM) Gains Momentum As Calabar AB Launches A Phase II Repeated Dose Study In Dry Mouth Patients

Circassia Initiates Further Phase II Clinical Study Of Toleromune(R) Anti Allergy Technology

A New Look At Heart Disease

Where You Live Matters When You're Seriously Ill; State By State Report Card Shows Midwest Leads, South Lags

New Poll Shows American's Stress Levels Rising

Journal: Scientists Identify Successful 'Anti' Antibiotic That May Help Curb Rising Staph Infections

What HIV Needs: Identification Of Human Factors May Yield Novel Therapeutic Targets For HIV

Research Team Discovers Brain Pathway Responsible For Obesity

Liver Disease On The Rise, But New Treatments Coming

Car Or Pedestrian How We Can Follow Objects With Our Eyes

When A Light Goes On During Thought Processes

The Role Of Stem Cells In Renewing The Cornea

VTT, Turku University Hospital And Gothenburg University Studying How Gut Microbes Affect On Progression Of Type 1 Diabetes

What Happens When We Ask Autistic Persons What Is Wrong With Them?

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