Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 21 October 2008

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Tuesday 21 October 2008

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study found that the suicide rate in the US is rising for the first time in ten years and the steepest rise appears to be among white middle aged women. The study was carried out by co-author Dr Susan P Baker and...
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40 Per Cent Of Parents Mistaken About Children's Weight

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Research from Australia suggests that more than four in ten parents don't know if their children are under or overweight and because of this they are unlikely to help their children correct their weight and the children...
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Heart Attack Risk 30 Per Cent Higher With Western Diet

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A global study led by researchers in Canada found that compared to a prudent diet high in fruit and vegetables, a Western style diet that is high in meat, eggs, fried foods and salty snacks, raises the risk of having a...
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Skybridge Foundation Psychiatrist Calls For American Policymakers To Consider Implementing Recommendations From A British Report

Non-AIDS Deaths In HIV Positive Patients Linked To Inflammation And Coagulation Markers

Coronary Heart Disease Associated With Markers Of Kidney Dysfunction

STD E-Cards: Aiding Transmission Of Information

Other Medical and Health News for 21 October*

AP/Washington Times Examines Rhode Island Proposal To Cap Medicaid Spending

U.S. Has No 'Cause For Celebration' Over CDC Report On Infant Mortality, Editorial States

Obesity Likely Contributing To Older, Minority Women's Increased Risk For Arthritis, Study Finds

Medicaid Costs Projected To Grow By 7.9% Annually, According To CMS Report

Letters To Editor Discuss Wall Street Journal Article Reporting On Charity Hospitals Moving To Suburban Areas

Indian Country Today Examines Issues Affecting Reauthorization Of American Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Requiring HPV Vaccine For U.S. Immigrants Imposes Costs, Inhibits Freedom Of Choice, Opinion Piece Says

Florida Gov. Crist Announces Six Insurance Companies To Offer Coverage In Cover Florida Program

HIV Increasing Among MSM In Hong Kong; Researchers Call For Improved Prevention Efforts

Angelis Launches First UK Insurance Cover For Treatment Carried Out Abroad

Tomophase To Exhibit First In-Vivo Cross-Sectional Images Of Pulmonary Stenting Using Proprietary OCT System

Parliamentary Minister To Speak At Sixth Annual Action Duchenne Conference In London

Jasper Wireless Helps Activ4Life Launch Its Solution For Patients' Post-Operative Care - Transmits Report On Patient's Health To Clinician

Palin A 'Galvanizing Force' For Antiabortion Rights Republican Voters, Opinion Piece Says

Wall Street Journal Examines Health Care Industry's Adoption Of Information Technology

Sacramento Bee Examines Efforts To Address HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics

Our Hands Aren't Always As Clean As We Say They Are

Maryland Receives Youth Suicide Prevention Grant

National Experts To Speak At Health Disparities Conference, Minnesota

Another Human Case Of West Nile Virus In Mississippi

October Marks Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month - Mississippi State Dept Of Health

DHSS Proposes New Rules At N.J.A.C. 8:57-3 Governing The New Jersey Immunization Information System

North Dakota Department Of Health Urges North Dakotans To Test Their Homes For Radon

Elder Abuse Prevention Month Activities Highlight An Under-reported But Growing Problem

Depomed Initiates Second Phase 3 Trial In Menopausal Hot Flashes

Illumina Launches GenomeStudio™ Data Analysis Software

Kansas AG Files Papers Defending Investigation Of Abortion Provider Tiller

Autism Advocates Push States To Require Insurers To Cover Autism Behavioral Therapy

Groups Launch Internet-Based 'Living Quilt' To Increase Awareness About HIV/AIDS Among Women In Southern U.S.

Test-Bed Project For New DNA Sequencing Technologies

Cleanup Of Iraqi Nuclear Facilities, Rad Waste, With Help of Sandia

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine, Oct. 21, 2008

Health And Human Services Hosts Public Forum On Foster Care - Nebraska Foster Youth Council

Unveiling Of The World's Most Advanced Microscope, So Powerful It Can Probe The Spaces Between Atoms

Connecticut Department Of Public Health Recognizes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

SNM Hails CMS Decision To Consider Expanding Reimbursement For Cancer

Governor Rell, A Breast Cancer Survivor, Promotes Awareness Of Early Detection Of Breast Cancer, Connecticut

Delaware's Vision For Developing Structures To Respond To The Needs Of The Aging Population, USA

Why America Needs A New Kind Of Forecasting

Physician Recruitment Grants Awarded - Wyoming Department Of Health's Rural And Frontier Health Division, USA

Production Of New Compounds For Drug Discovery Aided By New $11 Million Center

Breast Cancer Death Rates Declining In Wisconsin, But More Screening Needed, USA

Contact Lenses Are Home To Pathogenic Amoebae

Stop Flu At School Vaccination Clinics Begin, Hawaii

Creating Unique Health ID Numbers Would Improve Health Care Quality, Efficiency, According To Study

Iowa Red Ribbon Week - Raising Awareness And Support Of A Drug-free Lifestyle

USA Today Examines Rifts Among Social Conservatives, Moderates In Kansas GOP

BlueCross BlueShield Association President Serota Discusses Proposal To Expand Health Insurance, Reduce Costs

Health Workers In New York State Call For Change In HIV Testing Requirements

New TB Test Reveals Patients At Risk, Says Study

Estimate Of Lives Lost Due To Delay In Antiretroviral Drug Use For HIV/AIDS In South Africa

News From The American Chemical Society Oct. 15, 2008

Higher Risk Of Fractures In Heart Failure Patients

Heart Attack Risk Increased Globally By 'Western' Diet

Media Examine State Ballot Initiatives Seen As Potential Challenges To Roe

Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama Says GOP Nominee McCain Would Make 'Drastic Cuts' In Medicare; McCain Campaign Disputes Charge

Researchers At HIV/AIDS Vaccine Conference Discuss New Methods, Ongoing Trials

European Nutrition For Health Alliance : Malnutrition Is Europe's Silent Killer - Challenge Not Limited To The Developing World

THE SAGE GROUP Reports That In 2007 Approximately 2.8 Million People In W Europe Suffered From Critical Limb Ischemia

Cook Medical Announces The North American Launch Of Advance(R) 18LP PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter

Acceleron Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial For ACE-031 To Treat Diseases Involving Muscle Loss

Biomedical Research Highlights Of AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition In Boston, Oct. 19-24

Ariad Announces Start Of Phase 2 Clinical Study Of Oral Deforolimus In Patients With Prostate Cancer

Geron Initiates Clinical Trial Of GRN163L In Combination With Bortezomib And Dexamethasone In Patients With Multiple Myeloma

AMAG Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter From FDA For Ferumoxytol

Washington Post Examines Growing Rift Among Catholics Over Abortion Rights

Boston-Area Safety-Net Hospitals To Lose Some Reimbursements For Charity Care

Obama's Campaign Discusses Candidate's Plans For Addressing HIV/AIDS In U.S.

Physicians Favor Stem Cell Research; Disagree On Ethical Issues At The Heart Of The Debate

Immune Damage To Harbor Seals Caused By Mercury Pollution

Unique View Into The Jihadist Mind Provided By New Book

Remicade(R) (Infliximab) Is More Likely To Induce Steroid-Free Remission And Mucosal Healing Compared With Azathioprine

Cleaning Up Dirty Water With Orange Peel

Patients To Refer Themselves For NHS Treatment, UK

Young Women's Attitudes About Tanning Can Be Altered By Educational Materials And May Reduce Skin Cancer

Link Between Increased Rate Of Hemangiomas And Rise In Number Of Low Birth Weight Infants In US

Google.org Battles Bugs & Viruses - Announces More Than $14 Million In Grants To Partners Working To Predict And Prevent The Next Pandemic

Ruthenium In A Clinch

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital And Stanford Hospital Unveil Future Of Medicine - Project Architects Present Vision

Editorial In Surgical Neurology Urges Scientists To Clarify Possible Increased Brain Cancer Risk Caused By Use Of Cell Phones

Oct. 29 Stanford Forum Explores War's Effect On Health Care, Medicine

Identification Of Type Of Vaccine That Holds Promise In Protecting Against TB

Teva Announces FDA Approval And Commercial Launch Of Fentanyl Transdermal System

Statins Reduce Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease According To New Long-Term Prospective Study

Expanded Indications, Novel Targets Driving Activity In Autoimmune Disease Therapeutics

Recommending Cost-Effective Hepatitis C Treatment, Educational And Substance Abuse Programs For The US Prison Population

Edwards Lifesciences' New Transcatheter Heart Valve Data Demonstrate Positive Results

Study Shows Group Bragging Betrays Insecurity

New Maturation Inhibitor Drugs May Provide Solution To HIV Treatment Conundrum

Johns Hopkins Researchers Detect Sweet Cacophony While Listening To Cellular Cross-talk

Individual Budgets Can Provide Better Care, Says New Report, UK

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients' Survival Affected By Socioeconomic And Treatment Factors

Workshop To Raise Awareness Of Dyslexia, East Kent, England

South Africa In Grip Of Strangulation Spate

HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) Data Shows Fistula Healing For Up To 3 Years In Patients With Moderate To Severe Crohn's Disease

Insomnia In Breast Cancer May Be Predicted By Respiratory Rhythms

Female Spiders Benefit From Killing And Consuming Males In Nature

Getting To Grips With The Complexity Of Disease Proteins

How Social Ranking Affects Choice Behaviour

Glucose Formation By The Liver Altered By Low-Carb Diets

Hormone Normalization Shows Encouraging Effects In Documented Clinically Deficient Men/Women

Stress Tests To Confirm Need For Cardiac Stent Not Occurring In Most Patients, New Study Finds

PricewaterhouseCoopers Issues Report On What Employers Want From Health Insurers - Small Employers Less Satisfied

Evidence-Based Drug Therapy In Acute Heart Attacks

ORLive Presents: Nipple Sparing Mastectomy With Reconstruction Surgery For Breast Cancer; Preserves Entire Nipple-Areola Complex

InfoMedics Survey Clearly Demonstrates Gap Between Doctors' Orders And Patient Prescription Behaviors

Lpath Initiates Dosing In Phase 1 Trial For AMD - First Time Bioactive Lipid Antibody Has Been Dosed In Human Eye

X PRIZE Foundation To Help Fight Tuberculosis Worldwide With Gates Foundation Support

Link Between T Cell Response To New Melanoma Antigen And Relapse-Free Survival

How Neuronal Activity Leads To Alzheimer's Protein Cleavage

Making A Good Anti-Leukemia Drug Even Better

According To Cutting Edge Information, Companies Now Outsource Less Of Clinical Development Budget

ICS Software, Ltd.'s CheckMedicare.com Informs Doctors If Their Patients Opt Out Of Medicare

Cleveland BioLabs Doses First Healthy Volunteer In Initial Safety Study For Protectan CBLB502

Daxor Announces Publication Of Clinical Study Involving Anemia And Heart Failure

Moss-In-Prisons Project Helps Promote Sustainable Living

Two Fixation Points Needed For Face Recognition

Moles' Poor Eyesight Genetically Explained

Addex Parkinson's Product Progressing In Early Clinical Trials

ONI BioPharma Inc. Announces Successful Antibiotic Synthesis Using DPOLT(TM) Technology

Focus On Women: Advances In Breast Health Presented By Bon Secours St. Francis Health System

Danish Study Validates Combined Cyclical Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) With Monthly Menstrual Bleed

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - AVI-4658 Recommended For Orphan Drug Status In EU

Patient Safety Authority Supports 'International Infection Prevention Week'

Cardium Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance Of InnerCool's RapidBlue(TM) Endovascular System

Heart Function Bolstered In Animal Studies By Drug-Embedded Microparticles

Gay And Lesbian Medical Association Announces 2008 Achievement Awards, USA

ECRI Institute Announces New Service To Benchmark Medical Equipment Operations

British Medical Association Comment On Patient Self-Referral To Physiotherapists

Provision Of Safe Water And Toilets Is Best Route To Reducing World Poverty: UN University

Canada Still Exporting Asbestos To Developing Countries

New Survey Reveals Consumers Wary Of Prescription Switches

Hot On The Heels Of The Mad Cow Pathogen - First Synthetic Anchored Prion

'Dry Cleaning Effect' Explained By Forgetful Yale Researcher

Digesting The Termite Digestome - A Way To Make Biofuels?

During Tough Economic Times Parents Find Ways To Focus On Child Health - PTAs Awarded For Creative Efforts To Keep Kids Healthy

AstraZeneca Announces European SEROQUEL XR Submission For The Treatment Of Generalised Anxiety Disorder

3.6% Annual Growth In The Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Drug Market Will Be Driven By The Continued Dominance Of Rituxan/MabThera

Is Tobacco Use A Disease?

Third Eye(R) Retroscope(R) Improved Polyp Detection By Thirteen Percent

Heart Attack Patients Benefit From Quality Of Care Indicators, Canada

Primary Care Support Increases Breastfeeding Rates

Discovery Of Access Code For Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus

Millin Associates Creates Cutting-Edge Software For Hospitals And Outpatient Clinics To Combat Medical Claim Denials

Interim Phase II Results Support Efficacy Of CB7630 (Abiraterone Acetate) In Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients

Pfizer Reaches Agreements In Principle To Resolve Litigation Involving Its NSAID Pain Medications - $894 Million Settlements

Ankle, Feet Most Commonly Injured During High School Basketball

Ann Keen And Mike Richards Lead Fight For The Rights Of Teenage Cancer Patients, UK

Diabetes Growth Doubles In A Year, UK

Deputy Minister Urges People To Get Their Flu Jab At The Local GP Surgery, Wales

New Book Examines The 'Age Of Paranoia'

New Guidelines Set To Help Improve Services For Adults With Diabetes, Wales

Parents' Perception Of Whether Their Children Are Under Or Overweight: More Than 4 In 10 Are Wrong

AUK Accredited Allergy Screening Service In Association With The National Pharmacy Association, UK

A Smear Campaign Against Cervical Cancer, Federation Of Medical Women Of Canada

Women's Contraceptive Perceptions And Realities Don't Match Up

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Breast SPORE Renewal Rewards Research

Protection For People And Pets By Vaccine Based On A Bird Flu Virus

Nation's Economic Downturn Threatens Continuity Of Care For Chronic Conditions, USA

Targeted Cell Delivery To The Cervical Spinal Cord Is A Promising Strategy To Slow Loss Of Motor Neurons In ALS

Texas Woman's University, Memorial Hermann Hospital System And VISICU Integrate EICU Simulation Into Nursing Education

Achilles Heel Of Common Childhood Tumor Identified By Researchers

Gladstone Scientists Identify Role Of Fatty Acids In Alzheimer's Disease

Intercell Making Strides Towards Imminent Approval Of Its Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine In The United States

TorreyPines Therapeutics Begins Dosing In A Phase I Multiple Dose Clinical Trial Of NGX426, Oral Prodrug Of Tezampanel

ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) Studies To Be Featured At American College Of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting

FDA Defers Final Action On Milnacipran New Drug Application

GeoVax's DNA And MVA Vaccines Shipped To HIV Vaccine Trials Network For Use In The Upcoming Phase 2a Trial

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Enrollment In First Stage Of Bavituximab Phase II Lung Cancer Trial

Thermogard XP(TM) Studies To Be Presented At American Society Of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Announces Phase 2a Clinical Trial Initiation In Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

FDA Approves Orphan Drug Status For Revolutionary Cancer Drug For Children

Cardium Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance Of InnerCool's RapidBlue(TM) Endovascular System

Economic Slump Heightens Need For Provider Vigilance In Care Of Chronically Ill

Nation's Economic Downturn Threatens Continuity Of Care For Chronic Conditions

Consumer Warning: Halloween Eye Wear Accessory May Permanently Damage Eyes

Isolagen To Host Investor Conference Call To Present An Analysis Of The Data From Phase III Wrinkle Studies

Some Disabilities Remain Hidden After Stroke, Researcher Says

Can Exercise Prevent A Severe Stroke?

Education Protects Against Pre Alzheimer's Memory Loss

Sun Damaged Skin Responds Well To Laser Treatment

Suicidal Stunt Is Immune Cells' Normal Rite Of Passage

Birth Control Has Long Term Effect On Hormone Exposure

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