Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 13 October 2008

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Monday 13 October 2008

'All About Diabetes' Information Hub Launched In Medical News Today

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Medical News Today has launched a diabetes information hub called All About Diabetes - a comprehensive information centre covering a wide range of aspects of the condition. The content consists of a mixture of texts, images...
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Sexually Transmissible Infections And Prostate Cancer Risk

Written by Urotoday

UroToday.com - Circulating antibodies against infectious agents and self-reported history of syphilis and gonorrhea represent an individual's cumulative lifetime exposure or past infections, and thus are particularly suited...
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Brief Examines State Efforts To Expand Coverage To Children
"Covering All Kids: States Setting the Pace," National Health Policy Forum: The issue brief examines state efforts to expand health coverage, especially to children, in the absence of a national solution...
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Other Medical and Health News for 13 October*

Tennessean Editorials, Opinions Discuss FDA Investigation Drug List

Regular Exercise Can Help Prevent Chronic Illness, Reduce Health Care Costs, HHS Secretary Leavitt Writes

Empowering People Living With HIV/AIDS Can Address Poverty In Nigeria, Advocate Says

Rwanda's Women Unite To Save Mothers' Lives

Some Patients Binging On Botox - Asking For Treatment They Do Not Need

Indiana Health Industry Forum To Hold Cancer/Oncology Summit

Kamada Reports Positive Phase II Data With Inhaled AAT In Cystic Fibrosis

35% Of Annual New HIV Infections In Spain Occur Among Immigrants, Researcher Says At Conference

Panel Discusses How Asian Migrant Women Are Vulnerable To HIV

Washington Post Examines Mental Health Parity Law

HIV Drug Resistance Spreading In China, Researcher Says

New Virus From Arenaviridae Family In South Africa And Zambia - World Health Organization

Medicare's Online Tools Will Help Beneficiaries With Prescription Drug And Health Plan Choices For 2009, USA

Doctors Without Borders Protests Comments By Bernard Kouchner In Jerusalem

International Community Failing Civilians In North Kivu, Congo - Doctors Without Borders

Efforts Address Health Care Inequities, Offer No-Cost Care To Hispanics, Create Media Health Awareness Projects Targeting Immigrants

Who Will Voters Choose To Tackle Nation's Health Care Problems? USA

Pandemic Flu Models Improve Food, Quarantine Strategies

FDA Licenses For Marketing New Therapy For Rare Genetic Disease

FDA Approves Rapaflo For The Treatment Of Symptoms Due To An Enlarged Prostate Gland

FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit For Employees In The Food Industry

FDA Licenses Drug To Prevent Joint Damage In Children With Hemophilia A

Medical Research Council Funds New Centre To Make Medicines Safer, UK

Intravesical Chondroitin Sulphate Shows Promise For Treatment Of Bladder Pain Syndrome

Treatment Of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis 2008: Can We Make Evidence-Based Decisions?

CEO Roundtable On Cancer Offers "Common Language" To Jump Start Cancer Clinical Trials

Obese Teenagers Face Higher Metabolic Syndrome Risk In South America Than Europe

Almost 60% Of Europeans Never Heard Of Neuropathic Pain (NeP), Which Affects 22 Million People

Convincing Results Of Solianis' Multisensor System In Home-Use Trial

National Patient Choice Survey Latest Results - Department Of Health, UK

Seeds Of Optimism In Iraq's Mental Health Provision

Former Bond Girl Ursula Andress Urges Women To Say "Doctor: No" To Osteoporosis

Medtronic's Third-Generation Endeavor® Resolute Drug-Eluting Stent Maintains Strong Efficacy And Safety Profile At Two Years

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program Awarded Joint Commission Certification As A Primary Stroke Center

New Informa Journal Article Clarifies Understanding Of Post-Operative Visual Loss

Pennsylvania Proposal To Extend Coverage For Uninsured Fails

Amgen Issues Statement On Court Of Appeals Ruling That Affirms Preliminary Injunction Against Roche

Long-Term Assessment Of Prostate Cancer Progression Free Survival

Testosterone Therapy In Hypogonadal Men And Potential Prostate Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review

The Case For Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Starting At Age 40

Wisconsin's Biotechnology & Medical Device Association Applauds Historic Genomic Research Initiative

California Pharmacists Association Urges Consumers To Talk To Their Pharmacist During American Pharmacists Month

Single NX-1207 Dose Significantly Improved BPH Symptom Scores And Significantly Reduced Prostate Size After 90 Days

FDA To Continue Review Of Alogliptin NDA - New Treatment Option For Diabetes Type 2 Patients

Our Kid Gets Under The Skin Of Manchester's Medical History

First Paramedic Course To Use Second Life

Credit Crunch May Make Couples Delay Trying To Start A Family, Which May Lead To More Fertility Problems

University Of Brighton And National Pharmacy Association Team Up To Offer "University Interact", UK

New Survey Reveals How The Credit Crunch Is Affecting Our Mental Health, UK

Politics Of Health Care Explored In New Issue Of Stanford Medicine Magazine

Walgreen Co. Announces Retirement Of Jeffrey Rein As Chairman And CEO - Board Names Alan McNally Chairman And Acting CEO

Revenue Recognition Principles Negatively Impact The Biotechnology Industry, New Study Confirms

Epping GP Surgery Named 'Practice Of The Year' For Its Patient Access System, UK

ROTATEQ® Receives WHO Pre-Qualification - Significant Step In Merck's Efforts To Expand Global Access To Rotavirus Vaccine

Gloucester, Mass., School Committee Votes To Allow School To Distribute Contraception

Blood Pressure Variability And Classification Of Prehypertension And Hypertension In Adolescence

Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Health Care Issues In New Jersey Congressional Races

General Motors Retirees Lose Company Health Care Coverage, Will Receive $300 Monthly To Purchase Coverage

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Discovery Of Fat-Regenerating 'Stem Cells' In Mice

Landmark Study Unlocks Stem Cell, DNA Secrets To Speed Therapies

Data Presented By MedImmune At AAP National Conference & Exhibition Demonstrating Burden Of RSV Disease

Access To Psychological Support And Self-Management Courses Could Ease The Emotional Burden Of Arthritis/Rheumatism, Survey Says

Investigation Of Histopathologic Changes In The Ureter Walls In Experimental Congenital Obstructive Uropathy

New Properties Of Skin Stem Cells

Mesoblast Limited First Patients Treated With Adult Stem Cells For Congestive Heart Failure

Smell Is 'Noisy' And 'In Shades Of Grey' - Scientists Debunk Ancient Lock-And-key Theory

USA Teen Vaccination Coverage Increasing, But Below 2010 Goals - Survey Provides First Estimates For HPV Vaccination

Laparoscopic Extravesical Ureteral Reimplantation: Technique

To Cohen And Forget? Evaluation Of Postoperative Imaging Studies After Transtrigonal Ureteric Reimplantation For Vesicoureteric Reflux In Children

BBC Headroom Is Cracking Up For World Mental Health Day

Nanotechnology Boosts War On Superbugs

Approval From The Swedish Medical Products Agency To Start A Clinical Trial Using A Xenogenic PSA DNA Vaccine

Cinryze™ Receives FDA Approval For Prophylaxis Against Hereditary Angioedema Attacks

Poll Of Younger Religious Voters Shows Culture War Over Issues Including Abortion May Be Fading

LabCorp Illegally Marketing Ovarian Cancer Test Without FDA Approval, Agency Says

Blogs Comment On Obama's Abortion Stance; Supreme Court; Access To Contraception

In Growing 80-Plus Population Study Finds Stroke-Prevention Surgery To Be Safe

Experts Say Insufficient Exercise Recommended For Children

Mitochondria And Tumor Formation In Stem Cells Linked

The Relationship Between Laryngopharyngeal Reflux And Reflux Esophagitis

Leading Drug Database To Be Housed At U-M

Is CT-Colonoscopy A Valuable Tool To Detect Colorectal Cancer?

Treating Short Bowel Syndrome: A New Alternative

Can Genetic Information Be Controlled By Light?

Differentiating Between Macro-Regenerative Nodules And Hepato-Carcinoma

Professional Society Web Sites Free Of Commercial Sponsorship Provide Patients With Reliable Information Before Having An Operation

Abdominal Venous Thrombosis Risk Factors

Governor Doyle Announces Historic Genomic Research Collaboration

Focusing On Food Security Around The Globe On World Food Day

UCSB Center Helps Land $24M National Center To Study Environmental Impacts Of Nanotechnology

Laser Photoablation Of Renal Pelvic Tumours

Lifestyle And Testicular Dysfunction: A Brief Update

Transcorporal Artificial Urinary Sphincter Placement For Incontinence In High-risk Patients After Treatment Of Prostate Cancer

One In Four Teenage Girls Received HPV Vaccine In Its First Full Year Of Distribution, CDC Says

Oregon Appellate Court Rules Frozen Embryos Can Be Destroyed In Divorce Case

Chance For Supreme Court Nominations Is 'Sleeper Issue' Of Presidential Campaign, Opinion Piece Says

McClatchy Examines McCain's Health Care Proposal

Drug Companies Plan To Invest In HIV/AIDS Drug Development, Improve Access, U.N. Secretary-General Says

Women's Independence Necessary To Address HIV/AIDS In Uganda, Opinion Piece Says

More Arizona Hispanics Uninsured In 2005 Than Whites, New Census Analysis Finds

North Carolina County Officials Face Lawsuit After Denying Permit To Build Health Clinic Expected To Serve Low-Income Residents

Important Clue To Learning Deficit In Children With Autism Discovered By M.I.N.D. Institute Researchers

$5.8m Grant Received By Boston Medical Center To Improve Quality Of Life Of Older Americans

Using Electrons To Treat Organic Seeds

Viral Vector In Stem Cell Reprogramming Eliminated By Yamanaka

Prestigious Magnet Designation Earned By Geisinger Medical Center

Evidence Linking Bisphenol A To Diabetes And Heart Disease In Adults

Making Sense Of Health Statistics

Why Could Ethyl Pyruvate Attenuate Severe Acute Pancreatitis?

Hospital For Special Surgery Finds Statins Could Help Some Women Have A Healthy Pregnancy

Discovery Of Crucial Control In Long-Lasting Immunity

Partnership To Develop Next Generation Of HIV Vaccines

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