Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 6 October 2008

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Monday 6 October 2008

Nobel Prize Goes To Three Europeans For Discovering HPV And HIV

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Harald zur Hausen of Germany for establishing that human papilloma viruses (HPV) cause cervical cancer. He gets half of the prize, and the other half is shared by two...
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Lung Diseases From Solid Fuels And Smoking Will Kill 83 Million In China

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Research from the US predicts that if smoking and solid fuel use in homes continues in China they will cause a total of 83 million deaths between 2003 and 2033 and that only large-scale interventions stand a chance of reducing this number...
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32 Cases Of Salmonella Linked To Microwaving Raw Chicken

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a public health alert on Friday after 32 people in 12 different states appeared to have contracted Salmonellosis from eating...
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Landmark UPLIFT Study Shows That Spiriva Improves Lung Function And Reduces Exacerbations And Mortality In COPD

Other Medical and Health News for 6 October*

Health Plans' Quality Of Care Improved In Some Areas In 2007, NCQA Report Says

American Indians Have Higher Stroke Rate Than Others, Study Finds

Urgent Funding Needed To Reach The 2010 Measles Goal

National Primary Care Week Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Guernsey District Nurse Struck Off For Wholly Inappropriate Behaviour

Mental Health America Hails Approval Of Federal Parity Legislation

Blogs Comment On Palin; USAID Cut Of Contraceptives To Marie Stopes; U.S. Abortion Rights; 'Born Alive' Bill Ad

Pennsylvania Governor Revises Health Insurance Expansion Proposal

Health Workers Cannot Refuse To Provide Treatment To HIV-Positive People, India's Supreme Court Rules

Two Studies Provide Important Insights Into The Risk Of Suicide In Cancer Patients

Midwives Put Their Message In The Mail

Concord Grape Juice Has No Significant Impact On Body Weight

Israeli Device Could Replace Anticoagulants In Surgery - Non-invasive Mobile Compression System That Helps Keep The Blood Circulating In The Limbs

Privatizing Canada's Health Care Is Not The Answer: Lessons From The USA, Prominent US Physician Discusses Her Perspective In CMAJ

Study Shows PillCam(R) ESO Reduces Prison Health Care Costs By 90% For Cirrhotic Patients

Cortex's AMPAKINE Compound, CX717, Achieves Primary Endpoints In 2nd Phase IIa Respiratory Depression Study In Germany

Discovery Of Receptor's Function Could Halt Blinding Diseases, Stop Tumour Growth, Preserve Neurons After Trauma Or Stroke

Angela Browning MP Urges Colleagues To Ensure Better Future For People With Autism, UK

Look Out For Latex In Unexpected Places

Editorial Endorses Michigan Embryonic Stem Cell Research Initiative

Florida Regulators Try To Determine Specifics Of New Law That Allows Some Adults To Stay On Parents' Health Policies Up To Age 30

HIV-Positive Women In Nepal Call For Greater Assistance From Government

New York Presbyterian Hospital Showcases Latest Advances And Techniques In Head And Neck Surgery

Minimally Invasive Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy - Live Dual Language Webcast: From South Miami Hospital: October 15

How The Altered Behavior Of Integrins Can Prompt Metastatic Movement In Tumor Cells

More Research Needed To Make Good On Biofuel Promise, Experts Say

Obese Diners Choose Convenience And Overeating At Chinese Buffets

Shift In Bald Eagle Diet Linked To Sea Otter Decline

Premier International Meeting Highlights Breakthrough Research To Defeat Cancer Before It Starts, Washington, DC, November 16-19, 2008

Salix Presents New Phase II Data Evidence Demonstrating The Clinical Utility Of Rifaximin In Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Allsup Introduces Health Discount Program To Millions Of People With Disabilities, USA

A Little Alcohol Goes A Longer Way In Women Than In Men-in Good Ways And Bad, From The Harvard Heart Letter

Goudge: Proper Training In Forensic Pathology Key To Avoiding Future Tragedy - Royal College Sets Standards To Address The Need, Canada

Study Finds Computer Software As Effective As Second Radiologist

Revolution Health, Waterfront Media Merge To Compete With WebMD

HIV Cases Increasing Among Women, MSM In Rural China, Study Says

Disparities In Head And Neck Cancer Patients Survival Rates

Major Study Of Opiate Use In Children's Hospitals Provides Simple Steps To Alleviate Harm

School Vending Machines Dole Out Excess Calories, Fat - USA

Galenea And Otsuka Pharmaceutical Extend & Expand Schizophrenia Research Collaboration

Cholera In Iraq - Update, World Health Organization

Diabetes Forecast Takes A Look Back And A Step Forward

Anchorage Daily News Examines Efforts Throughout Alaska To Mandate Comprehensive Sex Education

Supreme Court To Hear Case On Product Liability For Pharmaceutical Companies

Studies Examine Ability Of Antiretroviral Maraviroc To Control HIV Viral Loads

Vice Presidential Debate Includes References To Health Care

New York Times Examines California HIV Testing Bill

Report Looks At Racial, Ethnic Disparities In Self-Rated Health Status Among Those With Or Without Disabilities

CaridianBCT Initiates Clinical Trial For Whole Blood Process With Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Technology

Severely Obese Benefit Greatly From A Little Bit Of Exercise

Mental Health Advocates, Lawmakers Push For House To Pass Bailout Bill That Includes Mental Parity

U.S. Attorney Reports Increase In Number Of South Florida Medicare Fraud Prosecutions

CDC Releases Updated Estimates About HIV Prevalence In U.S.; Agency Says 1.1 Million People Living With Virus

Erie County, Pa., Community Organizations Respond To Report On Racial Health Disparities By Improving Health Care Access, Editorial States

Children's Asthma Affected By Parental Expectations

Breast Cancer Remains Threat For Older Women

Free Prescription Drug Samples Given To Children Might Be Unsafe

PanGenetics To Initiate Clinical Study Of CD40 Antagonist Antibody In Psoriatic Arthritis

Topline Results From Phase III Study Evaluating The Combination Of Avastin And Tarceva As 2nd-Line Treatment For Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Federal Medicaid Funding For Calif. Family Planning Program Reduced Over Undocumented Count

New Partnership Integrates Vibration Therapy Into Stem Cell Procedures

Physician Joins The American Medical Association To Lead Initiatives In Health Care Disparities And Patient And Physician Health

UCF In First-of-Its-Kind $54 Million National Study To Examine Environmental And Genetic Factors Of Childhood Diseases

ResMed Announces First Major Study To Investigate How Breathing Difficulties During Sleep Affect Heart Failure Patients

Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy Says Study

Americans Still View Healthcare Reform As A Top Priority For The New President, Despite Current Dominance Of Economic Issues

PHR Salutes APA Policy Banning Psychologists From Illegal U.S. Interrogations

Efforts To Appear Unbiased Lead To Misunderstandings Between The Races, Studies Find

Landmark Victory: Mental Health Parity Is Now Law, USA

New Test Could Help Catch Serious Infections In Babies

WHO To Hold Public Hearing On Ways Of Reducing The Harmful Use Of Alcohol

New Olympus DP72 Microscope Digital Camera For Unrivalled Speed And Clarit

Top Researchers Appointed To Lead The Way In Health And Social Care Research, UK

Welsh Pharmacies To Provide Allergy Screening Services

AARP And Consumers Union Convene Expert Panel On Role Of Research In Health Care Reform, USA

National Institutes Of Health Launches ClinicalTrials.gov Results Database

National Institutes Of Health Went Tobacco-Free Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Parkinson's Disease Information Added To NIHSeniorHealth Web Site

Yale Receives Additional $10.7 Million For Largest Study Ever On How Genes And Environment Affect Children's Health

American Public Health Association Applauds Congress For Passing Long-Overdue Mental Health Legislation, USA

Election Brief Reviews Current, Future Medicare Issues; Snapshots Examine Relationship Between Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Employee Compensation

Efforts, Events Seek To Improve Health Of Pacific Islanders, Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Among Blacks, Offer Support For Hispanic Nurses, Other

Leading US Phase I Cancer Center Opens Site In Madrid, Spain - START Center For Cancer Care

UK Women With Breast Cancer At Risk Of Missing Out On Optimal Care

Healthcare Industry Leaders Call For Improved Prevention Of Catheter Infections

Medical Student Gender And Self-Confidence - Females Underestimate Their Abilities And Males Tend To Overestimate Theirs

Regional Pharmacy Chain Discovers Billing Overcharges And Voluntarily Repays Massachusetts Medicaid Program

Beware The Silent Assassin - Diabetes UK Launches Hard-Hitting Campaign

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Suggesting Women Are Missing Out On Aromatase Inhibitors, UK

RACGP Announces Winners Of 2008 Alan Chancellor Award And NHMRC's NICS Evidence Into Action Prize, Australia

First Comprehensive Results From The UPLIFT Trial Revealed At The ERS Annual Congress In Berlin - Authors Reaffirm Tiotropium's Safety

Lupus Foundation Of America's Live Webchat To Discuss Reproductive Health And Lupus

Physio-Control Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For LIFEPAK(R) 20e Defibrillator/Monitor

New Publication Shows Cleviprex™ Provides More Precise Blood Pressure Control In Cardiac Surgery Patients

CLSI Publishes Guideline For Characterization And Qualification Of Commutable Reference Materials For Laboratory Medicine

International Myeloma Foundation Receives Health Impact Award For Exceptional Service To Myeloma Patients And Community

ArQule Achieves Clinical Milestone In MiT Trial With ARQ 197 - Confirmed Tumor Response In Clear Cell Sarcoma Leads To Expanded Trial

NeuroMetrix Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For UNIVERSAL(TM) Electrodes Used In The Performance Of Nerve Conduction Studies

Merck Discontinues Development Of Investigational Medicine Taranabant For Obesity

Biothera Develops New Method For Analyzing Beta Glucan Structure

Progenics Announces Progress And Presentations In HIV Therapy Program - Enrollment For PRO 140 Phase 2 Clinical Studies Completed

Walgreens September Sales Rise 10.0 Percent In Comparison To 2007

StemCells, Inc. Receives NIH Grant To Pursue Cell-Based Therapeutic For Hepatitis C

Burger King(R) Goes Trans Fat Free, USA

H. Pylori Bacteria May Help Prevent Some Esophageal Cancers

First European Diploma In Respiratory Medicine - Inaugural Examination Held On Saturday At 18th ERS Congress, Berlin

Extensively Resistant Tuberculosis: A Ray Of Hope Is Announced In Berlin - Breakthrough By German And Italian Researchers

The Online Cough Clinic's Spectacular Success: Check Out Your Chronic Cough On The Internet, With Expert Advice At Your Fingertips!

New Hope For Treatment Of Severe Emphysema: Minimally Invasive Metal Implant Makes Its First Appearance At Berlin Congress

Solarium Regulation In The Spotlight, Medical Journal Of Australia

Incomplete Medical Records After Major Surgery, Medical Journal Of Australia

The Eyes Have It - Concerns About Ophthalmic Medications - Medical Journal Of Australia

Ozone Controls Failing To Protect Human Health And The Environment, Warns The Royal Society

Phasing Out Smoking And Solid Fuel Use In China Could Avert 32 Million Deaths In Next 25 Years

NIH Selects Case Western Reserve University To Participate In National Children's Study

U.S. Bans Contraceptive Supplies To British Family Planning Group Working In Africa

MedPAC Hearing Panelists Call For Residency Programs To Move Away From Hospital-Centered Care, Toward Treatment Of Chronic Illnesses

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

National Science Foundation Grants Clemson Professors Award To Develop Nanoprobes

Millions Of Deaths Expected From The Burning Of Solid Fuel In Homes In China

Natural Compounds That Could Slow Blood Vessel Growth

Growing Role Of Molecular Diagnostics Reported In Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Safer Buildings Are Goal Of New Code Changes Based On Recommendations From NIST WTC Investigation

$500,000 NSF Grant To Discover The Learning Algorithm Of The Brain Received By NYU's Courant Institute

Newly Identified Cells Make Fat

The Effects Of Disclosing Financial Interests On Participation In Medical Research

Grants To Expand Disease-Focused Stem Cell Research Received By Einstein And Montefiore

How Much Are You Really Exercising?

Kids Lured By Corner Stores On Morning Commute

Reading Can Help Obese Kids Lose Weight

Form Of Crohn's Disease Traced To Disabled Gut Cells

Regulating Energy Supply To The Brain During Fasting

PV-10 Treatment For Metastatic Melanoma Well-Tolerated By Patients - Evidence Of "Bystander Effect" Observed In Phase 1 Trial

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