Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 7 October 2008

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Tuesday 7 October 2008

Pediatricians More Likely To Report Obvious Medical Errors To Parents

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

Pediatricians have a wide range of approaches towards disclosing medical errors to patients and their families, and they may be less likely to disclose this information if the errors are less obvious to parents, according...
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Risk Decreased With Use Of Fan

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

Using a fan while an infant is sleeping in a room with inadequate ventilation can decrease the risk of that infant dying of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a report released on October 6, 2008 in Archives...
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Flu Vaccine Did Not Reduce Children's Hospitalizations Or Outpatient Visits

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

In children under the age of five, the influenza vaccine was not associated with decreased hospitalizations or physician visits in two recent flu seasons, according to an article released on October 6, 2008 in Archives of...
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Childhood Bipolar Disorder Could Extend Into Young Adulthood

Brain Response To Negative Comments Observed In Social Phobia Patients

How And Why Certain Children Receive Chronic Peer Abuse

Other Medical and Health News for 7 October*

Study Finds No Income Level Differences In Children Receiving Free Drug Samples, Indicates Samples Could Increase Children's Health Risks

CQ's Carey Discusses Passage Of Mental Health Parity Legislation, Veterans' Bills, Other Extensions Of Health Programs

HHS 'Preparing Revised Rule' On HIV-Positive Visitors To U.S., Letter To Editor Says

Obama Criticizes McCain's Health Care Proposal, Saying It Will Increase Taxes, Cause Some Employers To Drop Worker Health Plans

California Could Lose Federal Funding For Family Planning Program Unless It Begins Verifying Immigration Status Of Participants

Advocate Calls On Tennessee Jail To Conduct HIV Tests, Condom Distribution

President Bush Signs $700B Financial Bailout Bill That Includes Mental Health Parity Provisions

Gov. Crist's Cover Florida, Two Other State Health Programs Delayed

Gold Mines In Kenyan Community Create Challenges For HIV/AIDS Awareness Efforts, IRIN/PlusNews Reports

Public Health Response To Natural Disasters Maximized By Portable Imaging System

Wheezing And Asthma In Young Children: Under Recognized, Under Diagnosed And Under Treated

Inherited Disorders And Copy Number Changes In Human Alpha-Globin Genes

Shire Announces Results From An Analysis Of LIALDA And Asacol For The Treatment Of UC

The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) Today Welcomed Phil Hope As New Minister For Care Services, UK

Pharmaceutical Safety Company Shares Insight Into European Quality Assurance Regulations

News From The American Chemical Society

Creation Of The Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network

The Future Of Interventional Cardiology Presented At TCT 2008

Medtronic And Scoliosis Research Society Provide Free Scoliosis Screening Kits To More Than 13,000 School Nurses

Infant's Life And Health At Risk In Post-Term Pregnancies, UCSF Studies Show

Pastors Who Took Part In Sunday Pulpit Protest Reported To IRS

Louisiana Gov. Jindal's Administration To Work With Bush Administration On Medicaid Overhaul

Women In Namibia Call For Efforts To Improve Sexual Rights, Curb Spread Of HIV

ADHD Stimulant Treatment May Decrease Risk Of Substance Abuse In Adolescent Girls

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Oct.7, 2008

2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowships Announced

AMPAKINE Compound, CX717, Achieves Primary Endpoints In Second Phase IIa Respiratory Depression Study In Germany

New Look At The Causal Relationship Between Antibiotic Use And C. Difficile Infections

Johns Hopkins And AANP Lead Evidence-Based Performance Improvement Initiative To Deliver Tangible Benefits In Constipation Treatment & Outcomes

Battling Cancer, One Cell At A Time

Unigene Initiates Phase I Clinical Study For Oral PTH

Publication Of Implementation Of Breast Health Guidelines For Developing Countries

Oral Cancer Drug REVLIMID(R) Receives Marketing Authorization From Health Canada For Treatment Of Multiple Myeloma

Brazilian Acai Berry Antioxidants Absorbed By Human Body

ImClone Announces Merger Agreement With Eli Lilly At $70 Per Share

SLC2A9 Is A High-Capacity Urate Transporter In Humans, Discovered By Researchers

Rifaximin Demonstrates Highly Statistically Significant Results In Prevention Of Hepatic Encephalopathy In Pivotal Phase 3 Study

In Mouse Model Of Premature Aging Disorder Anti-cancer Drug Prevents, Reverses Cardiovascular Damage

Scalp Psoriasis - Dermipsor Signs Strategic Drug Development Collaboration With VA Boston Research Institute, Inc

Company To Sequence 1,000 Human Genomes In 2009 For $5,000 Each

Once-Daily VYVANSE(R) Significantly Improved ADHD Symptoms In One Of The Largest Controlled Stimulant Trials In Adults With ADHD

Pope Benedict Reiterates Church's Opposition To Contraception Use

Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Lack Of Health Insurance Among Home Health Aides

Ugandan President Museveni Calls For Increased HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies, Particularly For MTCT

The Effectiveness Of Probiotics In IBS

Novel Way Cells Are Disrupted In Cancer Traced By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Scientists

In Language-Learning Environment Girls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting

Endoscopic Therapy May Offer An Alternative To Surgery

UC San Diego Bioengineers Fill Holes In Science Of Cellular Self-Organization

Health Care And The US Presidential Election

Graduate Medical Education Leadership Summit

3-Dl Computer Model Finds Surface Tension Drives Segregation Within Cell Mixtures

Less Tobacco Exposure Required In Women To Increase Colon Cancer Risk

Alternatives For Radiation Of Low-Grade Brain Tumors Found By Pediatric Study

What Happened To Health Care Reform In The Presidential Campaign?

Summer Is Peak Season For Diagnosis Of Esophagus Disorder According To New Study

InnovationRx Launches Medication Adherence Awareness Campaign In California

New National Statistics Reveal More Drug Addicts In Treatment - And They Are Staying The Course, UK

Vitamin D Deficiency Common In Patients With IBD, Chronic Liver Disease

Genetic Variant Plays Role In Cleft Lip

Award-Winning Short Film On Pediatric Clinical Research Provides Parents With Answers

Calif. Parental Notification Measure Might Be 'Bulletproof' If Challenged In Courts, S.J. Mercury News Reports

CMS To Announce New Medicare Anti-Fraud Efforts, Including Some That Target Miami-Dade County

Nobel Prize For Medicine Awarded To Discoverers Of HIV

Millions In Federal Health-Care Dollars Could Be Saved By CRC Screening Before Medicare Eligibility Age

Labeling Errors Tackled By Mayo Clinic Study

Unmet Need Common Among Patients With Advanced Illness

New Therapeutic Treatment Approach Improves Survival In Esophageal Cancer Patients

Mayo Clinic Collaborates To Advance Crohn's Treatment

Detection Of Polyps During Colonoscopy Improved By New Screening Technologies

The Importance Of Bowel Prep And Effectiveness Of Colonoscopy Highlighted By New Studies

Newspapers Examine Infighting Among Catholics Over Which Party Better Reflects Church Teachings

Children Enrolled In Medicaid Have More Untreated Tooth Decay, Witnesses Say

Paper Examines Potential Effects Of Public Health Insurance Program

Tarrant County, Texas, Groups Working Together To Address High Infant Mortality Rate, Especially Among Blacks, Opinion Piece Says

Phase III Study Showed Rituxan Combined With Chemotherapy Improved Progression-Free Survival In Patients With Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

VIVUS Announces The Weight Loss Effects Of Qnexa In Type 2 Diabetes - Shows Weight Loss Of 17 Pounds In 28 Weeks

New Stanford Diagnostic Test For Rare Leukemia Seems To Provide Faster Results, Study Finds

Lokey Gives 75 Million Dollars To Create Nation's Largest Stem Cell Research Center At Stanford

Colorectal Cancer Risk Increased By Metabolic Syndrome

Several Newspapers Examine Effect New President Would Have On Supreme Court, Roe V. Wade

Supreme Court To Hear Case On Whether FDA Approval Of Rx Protects Manufacturers From Liability Lawsuits Filed In State Courts

Editorials Examine New Medicare Rule Ending Payments For Preventable Errors

Advocates Fail To Win Passage Of American Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Bill

Access To DNA Created By Early-Stage Gene Transcription

Home Fires Lead To Serious Injury, Death And Property Loss, USA

Electronic Prescription Service - Practical Advice For Pharmacies Using Release 1

Patent Awarded To LSUHSC For Compound Inhibiting Cancer And Other Diseases

Primary Care Records Improve Public Health Information, NHS Information Centre And QResearch Project, UK

Glasgow-based Researchers Develop 'Ground-Breaking' Blood Test

MS Pushed Up The Agenda At Party Conferences

First Scottish Hospital Installs Artis Zee Interventional Imaging System - Radiographers And Cardiologists Highlight Improved Workflow

UK Dt. For International Development Governance And Transparency Fund Supports Global Drive To Hold Countries Accountable To HIV/AIDS Universal Access

Patients In Minimally Conscious State May Feel Pain And Need Painkilling Treatment - The Lancet Neurology

'Hygiene Hypothesis' Linked To Diabetes Prevention In JDRF Funded Study

Global Health Partner AB: New Treatment Options For Swedish Patients With Cardiac Fibrillation

French Biotechnology Industry Remains Contrasted And Is Shaken By International Financial Turbulence

New Book Explores Lives Of Women Shoplifters, Sex Workers

New Prenatal Down Syndrome Test Less Risky Than Amniocentesis, Say Stanford/Packard Scientists

Higher Risk Of Stroke-Causing Brain Lesions In African-Americans

Mortality Target Monitoring - Update To Include Data For 2007, UK

Novacta Therapeutics Achieves 1st Milestone From Wellcome Trust's Strategic Translational Award For A New Treatment For C. Difficile Infection

ResMed Calls For Treatment Standards For Type 2 Diabetes And OSA

New Review Supports Use Of Formoterol In Children And Adolescents With Asthma

DKMS, Whole Foods And The Deerfield Community Band Together To Help Save Chicago Father In Need Of A Bone Marrow Transplant

Frontiers In Cancer Prevention Research Meeting To Be Hosted By AACR

New Book Explores The Science Of Food

Lance Armstrong To Receive American Association Of Cancer Institutes' Public Service And Advocacy Award

Links Between US Navy Sonar And Whale Strandings

GeneThera Offered World Wide Rights To E.coli Vaccine From The University Of New Mexico

Treating Unresectable Liver Metastases From Melanoma - Investigator Presents On Delcath Systems Phase III Trial Experience

Identification Of Proteins Involved In Blood Vessel Dysfunction In Type 2 Diabetes

Improved Drug Discovery Using Nanoscopic Screening Process

Scientist Aims To Improve Chemotherapy Breast Cancer Treatments, University Of Wolverhampton

Parents Foster Significant Misperceptions Of Children's Weight

APhA Urges Consumers To Talk To Their Pharmacist During American Pharmacists Month (APhM)

Some Skin Infections May Be Prevented By Oral Vitamin D

Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis

Autoimmune Disease May Be Triggered By Neurotransmitter Defect

Information Session For Backyard Poultry Flock Owners, Canada

Genetic Link To Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reported In The Lancet

The Perils Of Pre-Existing Conditions And The Struggle Of 29-Year-Old Critical Care Nurse

RN Cares For Physician Husband But Cannot Believe Costs

Human Growth Hormone (hGH): Biosimilar Pricing Is Not Enough, Convenience Will Mandate

Cancer Experts: Everyday Changes Protect Against Breast Cancer

Human Evolution Is Over, Says UCL Academic

Anxious Pregnant Women Are More Likely To Have Asthmatic Children

Even Foetuses Are Harmed By Air Pollution

Market Globalisation Is An Indirect Threat To Our Lungs - Fumigation Of Freight Containers Under Scrutiny

Orphan Genetic Disease Believed To Affect Ten Times More Children Than Previously Thought

WHO Sends Medications And Medical Supplies To Earthquake Stricken Area Of Kyrgyzstan

Burst Appendix Or Stomach Flu? Experts Say Doctors And Parents Can Sort Out Symptoms With A Checklist

Revealing Metastatic Movements In 3-D

In Wake Of Hurricane Ike, APS Sets Aside $50,000 To Help Students, Post-Docs,

University Of Queensland Guest Speaker - Multiple-channel Cochlear Implant Pioneer - Brings Music To The Ears

50 Percent Lower Risk Of Heart Attacks Linked To Pneumococcal Vaccine

Researchers At Rush Seek To Block Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease With Novel Medication That Targets The Source

Research Provides Hope For Thousands Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Watchdog Rates Mental Health Trust 'Good' For Financial Management, UK

Royal College Of Nursing To Launch Dignity Practice Support Pack And Dignity Influencing Resource

National Pharmacy Association Highlights Community Pharmacy Contribution To Flu Vaccination, UK

Genetic Test Brings Baby Joy

Cost Of Obesity To Local Health Services Revealed, UK

Number Of Patients On Dialysis Set To Double In Next Ten Years, But Already The NHS Can't Cope, UK

Research Attributes Lack Of HIV/AIDS Vaccine To Use Of Chimpanzees

British Lung Foundation Supports Beyond Smoking Kills Report

Health And Safety Executive Announces Top Communications Role, UK

Red Wine May Lower Lung Cancer Risk

Empatic™ Shows Long-Term Weight Loss, Improved Quality Of Life Contrave(R) Reduces Rate Of Metabolic Syndrome By Half

C. Difficile Infection Not Always Associated With Antibiotic Use, CMAJ

Traumatic Brain Injury Common Amongst Homeless People, CMAJ

U Of T Researchers Reveal Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Contributes To Cancer

Outbreak Of E. Coli O157:H7 In The United States And Related Cases In Ontario

Occasional Memory Loss Tied To Lower Brain Volume

Microwave Ovens Need Added Safety Controls

TAK-390MR Demonstrated Higher Healing Rates Compared To Lansoprazole As The Severity Of Erosive Esophagitis Grade Increased

UNLV, NSC Partner On Effort To Improve Nurse Retention And Patient Care With Online Education

Task Force Finds Several Methods Equally Effective For Colorectal Cancer Screening

American Association For Homecare Pushes For More Effective Anti-Fraud Actions For Medicare

Just Been Diagnosed With Diabetes? Now What? New Book

Thinking Outside The Box The Vital Role Of Outdoor Time In Physical Activity Guidelines Implementation

Landmark Discovery Of 'Engine' That Drives Cell Movement

Results From A Multidisciplinary Analysis LIALDA(R) (mesalamine) And Asacol(R) (mesalamine) For The Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis At The ACG Meeting

Today's Research: Tomorrow's Health: Experimental Biology 2009 Meets In New Orleans April 18-22

Disinfectants Can Make Bacteria Resistant To Treatment

Cancer Stories: How Telling The Tale Impacts The Illness, November 6-8, Indiana University School Of Medicine

Obese Women's Efforts To Get Exercise Hampered By Mental Barriers

Connecticut State Department Of Education Grades Schools On Health Promotion

Bavarian Nordic Announces Positive Mature Phase II Results From Newly Acquired Prostate Cancer Vaccine

Structure Of Important Neurological Receptor Defined By Scripps Research Scientists

CeloNova BioSciences To Showcase The CE-Marked CATANIA(TM) Coronary Stent System Featuring NanoThin Polyzene(R)-F At TCT Debut

Health Insurance And The U.S. Presidential Election

Guidelines For The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Dementia

Oral Anticancer Drug CP-4126 Enters Clinical Phase I Study

Ironwood And Collaborators Present Preclinical Data Demonstrating That Cyclic GMP Alleviates Intestinal Pain

'Friendly' Bacteria Can Benefit Health Throughout The Lifecycle

Consensus Document Outlines Practical Steps For Reducing Gastrointestinal Risks Of Antiplatelet And NSAID Use

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Presents Data On Its Proprietary Formulation Of Naltrexone Sustained Release (SR) Used In Contrave(R)

Dendreon Announces Interim Data From Phase 3 PROVENGE IMPACT Trial

CIMZIA(R) (certolizumab Pegol) Reduces Intestinal Lesions And Induces Endoscopic Improvement In Crohn's Patients

Genaera Corporation Reports Phase 1 Data For Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) At The North American Association For The Study Of Obesity Annual Meeting

New Findings Show Efficacy Of REMICADE(R) Compared With Azathioprine In Treatment Of Crohn's Disease According To First-of-its Kind Study

Data From Multiple Clinical Trials Of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R Stent(TM) To Be Presented At TCT 2008

Focus On Clostridium Difficile: Surveillance And Infection Control Strategies Newsletter

New Survey Shows Pregnant Women Unaware, Misinformed About Flu Shot Benefits During Pregnancy

Using A Fan During Sleep May Reduce Infants' SIDS Risk, Kaiser Permanente Study Shows

Large Study Shows Stool DNA Testing For Colorectal Cancer Has Potential, But Challenges Remain

New Study Examines Effectiveness Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

Researchers Explore Issues Related To Multiple Myeloma Treatment

African Americans May Be At Higher Risk Of Stroke Causing Brain Lesions

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