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Wednesday 8 October 2008

Adults Should Exercise Aerobically For At Least 2.5 Hours A Week Says US Government

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US government's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its first ever guidelines for physical activity for Americans that say adults should have 2.5 hours of moderate physical aerobic exercise a...
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Evidence That Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk Among Gay And Bisexual Men Is Unclear

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a new analysis of previous research, investigators from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they found insufficient evidence that circumcision reduced the risk of HIV and other sexually...
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New Prenatal Blood Test For Down Syndrome

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists have developed a non-invasive way to detect chromosomal disorders such as Down Syndrome in a fetus that only needs a sample of the pregnant woman's blood and therefore does not carry the risk of miscarriage of more invasive methods...
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Cognitive Deficits And Sleep-breathing Disorders In Children

Families More Satisfied When Life Support Withdrawal Is Prolonged

Other Medical and Health News for 8 October*

Georgia Officials Plan To Expand HMO Fee To Fund Medicaid, PeachCare

Newly Insured Massachusetts Residents Continue To Seek Routine Care At EDs

Bali Foundation Calls For Increased Testing To Curb HIV Among Male Sex Workers

Blogs Comment On HHS Rule, Palin, Rape Exceptions

Financial Troubles Leading Many To Forgo Mental Health Care

Increasing Number Of STIs Put Fiji Youth At Risk Of HIV/AIDS, Health Official Says

Private Conversations Between Pediatricians, Teenage Patients, 'Important,' Opinion Piece Says

Musician Annie Lennox, Irish Prime Minister Speak At Conference About HIV/AIDS, Children Worldwide

Formoterol For Asthma: Evidence Of Serious Adverse Effects

Avoid Halloween Horrors With Food Allergy Safety Tips From The AAAAI

Probiotic Bacteria Don't Make Eczema Better - And May Have Side Effects

Symptoms Of Major Depression Relieved By St. John's Wort

The American Red Cross Increases Aid To Haiti

An Epidemiologic Study Of Microscopic Colitis In Turkey

San Bernardino County Physician Who Helps Lower-Income Patients Assumes Presidency Of The California Medical Association

Advanced Medical Optics Receives FDA Approval For Healon D® Viscoelastic For Ophthalmic Surgery

Why Should Prednisolone Suppress Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury?

Calling For Nominations For The First BMJ Group Awards

BJOG Release: The Effects Of A First Miscarriage On Future Pregnancies

The Pathogenesis Of Liver Damage Induced By Ethanol

National Cancer Institute Again Awards Competitive Grant To Indiana University Melvin And Bren Simon Cancer Center

The Influence of Tumor Removal on the Serum Level of Carbohydrate's Antibody

Genetic Finding Implicates Innate Immune System In Major Cause Of Blindness

Trauma And The Brain, Mind And Body: International Conference

Parties Support Strong Action On Lung Health

Climate Change Will Affect Public Health: A Call To Action

Young, Insured Cancer Patient's Parents Risk Bankruptcy For Treatment

Federal Government's Demands On Calif. Family Planning Program 'Wasteful,' Editorial Says

Federal Government Joins Medicare Lawsuit Against DME Supplier McKesson

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Columnist Discusses Panel Focusing On Impact Of Georgia Health Policies On Minorities

Advanced New LA County-USC Trauma Center Redefines Resuscitation Through Integrating Mounted Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Roche NimbleGen Multiplex CGH Arrays Enable Detection Of Exonic Deletions And Duplications Associated With Muscular Dystrophy And Cystic Fibrosis

Fake Proof Personality Test Devised By U Of T

Hispanics Hospitalized At Higher Rates For Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Than Whites In Both Wealthy And Poor Communities, USA

Predicting Success Of Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation Aided By Novel Imaging Approach

EMEA Half-year Report For 2008 Shows Activities To Be On Target, With A Marked Increase In The Provision Of Scientific Advice, Europe

Atomic-Resolution Views Suggest Function Of Enzyme That Regulates Light-detecting Signals In Eye

Archus Orthopedics Performs First Facet Replacement Procedure With An Artificial Disc

Belt And Braces Approach May Prevent Deep Vein Thromboses

Combatting Bad Breath: Mouthrinses Work, But Some Cause Temporary Staining

Healing May Be Delayed By Burn Treatment Cream

Neotropix(R) Announces Expansion Of On-going Clinical Trial For Adult Neuroendocrine Cancers

Urine Leakage Prevented Before And After Pregnancy By Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises

TOCCATA Clinical Study - Multi-Center European Safety Study On Groundbreaking Technology For The Treatment Of Atrial Arrhythmias

Hope That Stem Cells May Heal Damaged Hearts

LHRH Agonists Show Considerable Promise In Early Breast Cancer

CaridianBCT And American Red Cross Sign Strategic Agreement On Automated Blood Collection Technology

New Fitness Pedometers No Longer Tied To The Hip With Ability To Be Worn In Multiple Locations On The Body And Function At Multiple Orientations

Los Angeles Times Examines Issues Surrounding Leftover Embryos

Vision And Touch In Relation To Foraging And Predator Detection: Insightful Contrasts Between A Plover And A Sandpiper

Chemical Disguise As Particular Caste Of Host Ants In The Ant Inquiline Parasite Niphanda Fusca (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

MedPAC Examines Factors Contributing To Health Spending Growth

Wall Street Journal Examines Cultural Taboos That Influence Minority Patients' Cancer Care

Geneart AG From Regensburg Wins 2008 EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD

Mesalamine Granules Maintain Remission In Ulcerative Colitis Patients Who Switch From Another 5-ASA

AtheroGenics Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Clinical Trial Of A Genetically Tailored Therapy For Female Baldness To Start

FDA Approved Use Of REYATAZ (R) Boosted With Ritonavir, In Combination Therapy, For Previously Untreated HIV-1 Infected Adult Patients

LifeSource Cryobank Only Company In U.S. To Extract And Store Stem Cells Directly From Bone Marrow

RTI Biologics Launches Bovine Pericardium Membrane Implant For Dental Applications

Highlights Of The Australasian Sleep Confernce, Adelaide 2-4th October

Luna Developing Improved MRI Agent To Detect, Diagnose And Treat Brain Cancers

Lumen Biomedical Receives FDA Clearance Of Embolectomy System For Treatment Of Peripheral Artery Disease

Researcher Wins Nobel Prize For Discovering HPV, Cervical Cancer Link

Juvenile Starlings Exposed To Embryonic Corticosterone Have Enhanced Flight Performance

When Microbes And Consumers Determine The Limiting Nutrient Of Autotrophs: A Theoretical Analysis

A Thin-Shelled Reptile From The Late Triassic Of North America And The Origin Of The Turtle Shell

Acting CMS Administrator Weems Announces Efforts To Reduce Medicare Fraud In Seven States

Genetic Differences Might Explain Why Blacks Tend To Have More Severe, Difficult-To-Treat Asthma, Study Finds

Understanding Eating Habits In Children Could Help Stave Off Unhealthy Relationships With Food

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Associated With Reduced Breast Cancer Risk In Largest Review Of Its Kind

Commercialization Of LifeTide™ SW 5 GHRH Gene Therapy Product For Pigs In Australia

Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Trial Launched At Moores UCSD Cancer Center

Biothera Completes Enrollment Of First Arm Of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Trial

How Fatty Foods Curb Hunger

Even Occasional Smoking Can Impair Arteries

Eden Spine Receives CE Mark For Its Nonfusion Wellex™ Interspinous Process Medical Device

Identification Of Gene Variant That Causes Sinus Node Disease

Testing Interactions Of Black Cohosh And Tamoxifen Using Unique Model Of Breast Cancer

FDA Clears 3D X-Ray Orthopedic Imaging System, 'sterEOS', Enabling Routine Weight-Bearing And 3D Examination Of Spine At Ultra-Low Radiation Dose

Mentally Ill In Australia Smoke At 4 Times The Rate Of General Population

6th World Rett Syndrome Congress Gathers Researchers From Around The Globe

HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines For Americans, USA

Bush In Speech Tells Voters That 'Judges Matter'

Artiodactyl "success" Over Perissodactyls In The Late Palaeogene Unlikely To Be Related To The Carotid Rete

Telencephalon Enlargement By The Convergent Evolution Of Expanded Subventricular Zones

Indirect Genetic Effects And The Evolution Of Aggression In A Vertebrate System

New York Times Examines Business Organizations' Concerns About McCain's Health Care Proposal

UNAIDS Launches Shared Database To Bolster HIV/AIDS Technical Support Coordination

25 New Awards To Develop Radiation Countermeasures Announced By NIAID

Biodiversity In Tropical Seas May Yield Drugs, Biofuels

Gut Reaction To Arsenic Exposure Simulated By Scientists

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Probing The Mechanism Of Asymmetry In Meiotic Cell Division At Rong Li Lab

Supreme Court Denies Review Of Several Abortion-Related Cases

Testing Thayer's Hypothesis: Can Camouflage Work By Distraction?

Learning Decreases Heterospecific Courtship And Mating In Fruit Flies

Conservation And Conflicts Between Endangered Desert Fishes

'Ask The Experts' To Feature Obama And McCain Advisers On Health Reform Plans

Opinion Piece Examines Public Health Issues In Russia, Including HIV/AIDS, TB

Mayo Clinic Estimates New, Tiny, Super-sensitive Probe Could Cut Colon Polyp Removal In Half

PharmaCom BioVet, Inc. Announces Corporate Vision To Research, Treat And Compassionately Care For Companion Animals Afflicted With Cancer

Sorafenib Treatment Appears To Benefit Older Renal Cancer Patients

Health And Social Care Sector Helps Training Service Reach Anniversary Milestone, UK

Speeding Up Cardiac Patients' Wait Times For Life-Saving Procedures - VHA's Cardiac Performance Dashboard

Walgreens Informs Customers On New Children's Dosing Directions For Over-the-Counter Cough And Cold Products

Streamlining Clinical Trials - Participants Motivated By Potential Of Innovative Treatment

Tamoxifen Chemoprevention Associated With Earlier Diagnosis Of ER-Negative Breast Cancer

Annual NIH Conference: Presentation Of New Research On Family-Based HIV Prevention

Continuing Medical Education For Physicians

All Counterterrorism Programs That Collect And Mine Data Should Be Evaluated For Effectiveness

Human Microbiome Project Awards Funds For Technology Development, Data Analysis And Ethical Research

The Recruitment Of Different Compartments Within A Muscle Depends On The Mechanics Of The Movement

Metabolic Ageing In Individual Zebra Finches

The Optical Sensitivity Of Compound Eyes - Theory And Experiment Compared

Increase In Size Of Ozone Hole

Major Quality Systems Seminar Prescribes The 'Inside Track' To American Pharmaceutical Gmps & Approvals

Major Research Project Highlights The Changing Face Of Nurses In Films Over The Last 100 Years

Compassion Meditation May Improve Physical And Emotional Responses To Psychological Stress

Early Mobility Better Than Bed Rest For ICU Patients

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Oct. 7

New Data Demonstrates SYMBICORT TURBUHALER SMART Reduces Exacerbations In Asthma Patients And Helps To Control The Disease

Diagnostics Waiting Times & Activity Data: Month Ending August 2008, UK

Consultation On Patient Mobility In The EU

PET Scans In Oncology - Not Always The Answer

Lowering Cholesterol - Small Changes = Big Difference, Without Medicines

Many Factors To Consider In Getting Treatment Right For ADHD

Fighting Diabetes by Killing 'Angry' Immune Cells In Fat

IMULAN Creates Clinical Website For Veterinarians

Attorney General Martha Coakley And 32 Other Attorneys General Announce Record $62 Milion Settlement With Drug Company

Research Reveals Training And Cost Are Holding Back Dentists From Offering Dental Implants

RACGP Launches New Service To Support Wellbeing Of Australia's GPs

DNA Could Reveal Your Surname - Research By University Of Leicester Has Implications For Forensics As Well As Genealogy

Vocal Cues Of Ovulation In Human Females

Why Are There So Few Smart Mammals (but So Many Smart Birds)?

Diversity And Depletions In Continental Carnivore Guilds: Implications For Prioritizing Global Carnivore Conservation

Ingredient In Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger Pangs

Patients And Caregivers Benefit From End-Of-Life Conversations

DFG President Congratulates Harald Zur Hausen On The Nobel Prize For Medicine

Looking Forward, Looking Back, The Journey Of General Practice, 11-12 October, Hobart, Tasmania

Compliance For Life™ Medication Dosing Reminders Go Global

Roswell Park Physician To Lead National Study For Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

Medipattern's B-CAD(R) Increases Diagnostic Accuracy On Small Breast Cancer Lesions By 44%

HealthHonors' Innovative Technology Platform Adopted By AstraZeneca - Program Will Help Patients Take Their Medicines As Prescribed

University Of Houston Examines Ability Of Sweat Patches To Monitor Bone Loss - $780,000 NASA Study Could Aid Longer Space Missions

OneWorld Health Sends Delegates To The UK To Discuss The Control And Treatment Of Diarrheal Diseases In The Developing World

CMS Acknowledges Legal Concerns With Definition Of 'Multiple Source Drug', USA

Journal Of Biological Chemistry Article Gives Insight Into Molecular Mechanisms That Influence Tumor Progression And Metastasis

Turning Cancer Friend Into Cancer Foe

New Lab Manual Focuses On Essential Methods For Purifying And Characterizing Proteins

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

The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative Gets New Compounds For Early-Stage TB Drug Pipeline

Government Response To Health Select Committee Report On Dental Services Published, UK

Discovery Of Protein Which Plays A Key Role In Normal Development Of Nervous System Has Potential To Treat Spinal Cord, Other Nerve Injuries

Members Of European Parliament Call For Development Of European Action Plan On Alzheimer's Disease

Awareness Campaign - To Dispel Myths About Mood Disorders - Mood Disorders Association Of Ontario

MPS Welcomes The NPSA's Guidance On Significant Events Audits, UK

Children Left At Hospitals - Two Instances Of Safe Haven Law On Sunday, Nebraska

Rethink Welcomes New Mental Health Minister, UK

11 Million Pounds Boost For Dental Hospitals, UK

Online Game 'Color My Pyramid' Battles Obesity In DC Schools

Volunteer Therapists And Counsellors Needed To Help Homeless People This Christmas, UK

Biologists, Educators Hold Symposium And Special Workshop At National Biology Teachers Meeting In Memphis, Tenn.

Health Tip Of The Week: I Walk, You Walk And We'll All Walk

A Step Closer To A Groundbreaking, Lifesaving TB Vaccine

Occupational Therapy Lecturer Wins National Teaching Award

Biological 3-D Problem Solved By Egg Whites

Cancer Research UK Forges Links With Sony BMG And Live Nation For Abbey Road Event 'Sound & Vision'

Homecare Sector Welcomes New Skills Academy For Social Care, UK

New Online Travel Calculator To Encourage Kids To Walk To School, Scotland

Wound Treatment - News From The Cochrane Library: Burn Treatment Cream May Delay Healing And Honey Helps To Heal Wounds

Levels Of Key Hormone During First Trimester Of Pregnancy Could Lead To Earlier Diagnosis Of Gestational Diabetes

Mental Welfare Commission For Scotland Expresses Concerns For Young People In Adult Psychiatric Wards

USCOM Monitor Improves Management Of Children With Septic Shock

CEL-SCI Enters Agreement With National Institutes Of Health Clinical Center To Determine The Molecular Basis Of Multikine Anti Tumor Effect

Alba Therapeutics Presents New Data For Larazotide Acetate At The 2008 American College Of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting

Study Shows EUFLEXXA(R) Patients Report Significant Improvements In Osteoarthritis Of The Knee Pain Over A Six Month Period

Ardea Biosciences Presents Preclinical Anti-Inflammatory Data On Its Lead MEK Inhibitor, RDEA119, At The ACG 2008 Annual Meeting

BN ImmunoTherapeutics Announces Positive Mature Phase II Results From Newly Acquired Prostate Cancer Vaccine

CIMZIA(R) (Certolizumab Pegol) Provides Long-Term Benefit Without Dose Escalation In Crohn's Disease Patients

Data Show Aerovance's Aerovant(TM) Inhalation Powder Is Well Tolerated In Asthma Patients

Ironwood And Forest Present Positive Phase 2b Study Results For Linaclotide In Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation

Cepheid Announces CE IVD Release Of First On-Demand Test For Van A/van B Genes Most Associated With Hospital-Acquired VRE Infection

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment In First Stage Of Its Second Bavituximab Phase II Breast Cancer Trial

Reliant Technologies Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance Of New Handpieces For Skin Resurfacing And Surgical Applications

Update: The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative Begins Work On New Compounds To Fill Early-Stage TB Drug Pipeline

APA Poll Finds Economic Stress Taking Toll On Women, Hispanics

Is "Ticker Shock' Taking A Toll On Your Heart?

New Target For Obesity-Related Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers Provide New Insights Into Common Alterations Of ERG Oncogene In Prostate Cancer

Researchers Unravel New Aspects Of The Male Hormone (Androgen) Receptor Regulation In Prostate Cancer

Center For Prostate Disease Research Reports New Prognostic Utility Of PCA3 Molecular Urine Test

New Light On Link Between Snoring And Cognitive Deficits In Children

Withdrawal Of Life Support Often An Imperfect Compromise

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