Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 4 October 2008

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Saturday 4 October 2008

Diagnosis From Sick Leave Improves Prediction Of Mortality

Written by Peter M Crosta

More attention should be paid to the health of employees who frequently take sick leave for long durations, according to a study published on bmj.com. Researchers found that compared to colleagues who do not take...
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Obese People, Normal Weight People, And Behavior At The Chinese Buffet

Written by Peter M Crosta

Behavior at the buffet is quite different between normal weight diners and overweight diners according to a recent study by Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. The research, published in the journal Obesity, finds that...
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Link Found Between Energy Insecurity And Food Insecurity

Written by Peter M Crosta

An article published in the October 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics finds that infants and toddlers are more likely to experience food insecurity, negative health hospitalizations, and developmental risks if they...
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HIV Monitoring Strategies For Countries With Limited Resources

Other Medical and Health News for 4 October*

Musicians Use Both Sides Of Their Brains More Frequently Than Others

Scientists Identify A Molecule That Coordinates The Movement Of Cells

Architectural Code Of Caffeine's Main Target In The Body Finally Cracked

Leapfrog Hospital Survey Ranks Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Of UPMC One Of Top Hospitals In Nation

Center For Nanoscale Science, Penn State, Receives $13.2 Million NSF Grant For Materials Research

Dunn Foundation Gives Rice $3M For Collaborative Research Grants

'Science Of Learning Center' Receives NSF Awards Of $12 Million For Three More Years Of Innovation

Temple Psychologists Honored For Contributions To Psychology

Increasing Significance Of Medical Case Reports: Innovative Journal Leads The Way

Minocycline As A Promising Drug For Patients With Fragile X Syndrome Proposed By UCR Researchers

Tribal Culture In The Workplace

Research Investment In Australia Failing Mental Health

Reduce Obesity By Making Metabolism More Inefficient

First Glimpse Of A Key DNA Repair Protein At Work

Major Grant To Bolster Epigenomics Research Awarded To Broad Institute

Grants Will Fund 11 Translational Breast Cancer Research Studies

5-Year, $52.7 Million Award Supports Broad Array Of Cancer Research

Better Insights Needed Into Failure Mechanisms Of Hip Replacements

Scientists Establish New Blood Test To Better Evaluate Prostate Cancer

BioMS Medical's Phase III U.S. Multiple Sclerosis Trial Receives Positive Safety Review From Data Safety Monitoring Board

Western Reserve Heart Care Opens Vascular Laboratory To Diagnose And Treat Arterial Disease In Hudson

Total Or Near Total Thyroidectomy In Patients With Multifocal Micropapillary Cancer May Reduce The Risk Of Cancer Recurrence

Researchers Identify Tumor Marker For Aggressive Thryoid Cancer

Endocrine Society Releases Clinical Practice Guideline On Pediatric Obesity

Combined Minimally Invasive Procedures Offer New Option For Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis

Program Offers Lifeline To Those Lost In The Transition From Cancer Patient To Cancer Survivor

Researchers Identify Genes Associated With Increased Gout Risk

For Tighter Abs, Look To Core Strengthening

Many Receptor Models Used In Drug Design May Not Be Useful After All

BIPAI Opens New Children's AIDS Center In Uganda

Parents' Fears, Confusion Over Autism Confirmed By Survey

GSK Update On FDA Review Of Promacta® (eltrombopag)

Genentech Issues Dear Healthcare Provider Letter Regarding A Reported Case Of PML In A Raptiva Patient

DeCODE Files IND For DG071, A Novel PDE4 Modulator Being Developed For Alzheimer's And Other Cognitive Disorders

Uroplasty Enrolls First Patients In Urgent(R) PC Clinical Trial

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

Are Patients Who Often Go To The Doctor Different From The Others?

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