Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 23 October 2008

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Thursday 23 October 2008

MS Damage May Be Reversed By Leukemia Drug

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the UK found that alemtuzumab, a drug initially developed to treat leukemia, stopped the advance of multiple sclerosis (MS) in patients with early stage active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)...
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Genome Study Finds 26 Lung Cancer Genes

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US scientists working on the largest study ever to map the genetic changes involved in lung adenocarcinoma have identified 26 genes that are frequently mutated in this most common form of lung cancer, further increasing...
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Thyroid Disorders Linked To Glaucoma

Written by Peter M Crosta

Research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology finds that people with thyroid disorders may have a higher likelihood of developing the eye disease glaucoma...
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Patient Groups Tackle Stigma Attached To Bipolar Disorder And Other Mental Illnesses With New Tools

Effects Of Fatness And Fitness On White Blood Cell Counts

Other Medical and Health News for 23 October*

Break The Dental Impasse - Australian Healthcare And Hospitals Association

U.S. Medical School Enrollment Reaches Record High, Officials Remain Concerned About Meeting Demand

Florida Agency Recommends Expansion Of Medicaid Pilot Program Despite Gov. Crist's Request To Cut Agency Budgets

Breast Cancer Mortality Gap Grows Between White, Black Women In Chicago, Report Says

Uninsured Not Responsible For Emergency Department Overcrowding, Study Find

Lilly To Set Aside $1.42B To Settle Federal Medicaid Fraud Charges Related To Zyprexa

Socioeconomic Status Plays Role In Whether Patients Receive Appropriate Treatment For Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Study Finds

More Than 2M Uninsured Children Have At Least One Parent Who Is Enrolled In Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage, According To Study

Some U.S. Residents Cut Back On Prescription Drugs To Save Money

IAVI Announces Funding For Taiwan HIV/AIDS Research Team

GCPj - Good Clinical Practice Journal - Held A Glittering Awards Ceremony To Highlight The Very Best In Clinical Trials Worldwide

Educating Young People With Diabetes - World Diabetes Day 14 November

Research Targets Diabetes-Related Eye Conditions

Get The 'Inside Track' To US Pharmaceutical CGMPS & Approvals - Seminar, Cambridge, England

New York Times Columnist Discusses Best Practices For Breast Health

Health Insurers Look To Open Banks As More People Enroll In Health Savings Accounts

Study Finds Rates Of Depression Vary By Occupational Industry, Gender

Medical Device Industry Optimistic About 2009 Despite Global Economic Worries - Emergo Group Finds

Asuragen Adds NuGEN Ovation(R) Systems To Gene Expression Profiling Menu For RNA Amplification And Target Preparation

OsDx Hip BMD Stand-Alone X-Ray Image-Processing Software System To Estimate Hip Bone Mineral Density Gets FDA Clearance

Redpoint Bio Develops Method Of Measuring And Classifying Bitterness In Broad Range Of Orally Aversive Pharmaceuticals

China Clinical Development Summit Highlights New Opportunities For Western Pharma, Biotech And CROs At Major Industry Event

Exelixis Reports Positive Phase 1 Data For PI3K Inhibitor XL147 At EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

ZymoGenetics Presents Interim IL-21 Phase 2 Results In Renal Cell Cancer

Earlier-stage, Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma - Antigenics Submits Oncophage(R) Application For European Approval

Laws Requiring Ultrasounds Before Abortions Create 'Ethical Quandary' For Providers, Slate Opinion Piece Says

Aetna To Partner With Microsoft On New Online Personal Health Records Program For Members

NPR's 'News And Notes' Examines Work Of Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

PharmaMar Presents New Data Of Zalypsis(R) And Irvalec(R) In Pediatric, Solid Tumours And Lymphoma

Telmisartan (Micardis) As Effective As Ramipril But With Better Long-term Tolerability In High-risk Cardiovascular Asian Patients

IU School Of Medicine Honors Scientist Who Revealed Immune System Secrets

Aileron Advances First Stapled Peptide Drug Candidate That Targets Newly-Discovered BAX Activation Mechanism

Pfizer Completes Settlement Agreements With State Attorneys General Regarding Its NSAID Pain Medications

Nymox Nears Completion Of New One Year U.S. Study Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Drug

Bisphenol A Found To Have No Reproductive And Developmental Effects At Low Doses, According To Gradient

Latest Faith-Based Pharmacy Opens In Virginia, Refuses To Dispense Contraception

Many Small Businesses Do Not Offer Health Insurance To Employees Because Of Cost Issues, Survey Finds

Women's Health Advocates Call For New Approaches To Preventing HIV/AIDS

Light Shed On Motor Neuron Diseases Like ALS Folowing Gene Discovery

Validation Of Blood Brain Barrier Vector Technology Data Presented At EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

12 Finalist Teams In Collegiate Inventors Competition Vie For Cash Prizes Awarded For Nation's Best Collegiate Inventions

For Tumor Detection Bevacizumab Better Than Gold Standard Imaging

New Light Shed On Lung Cancer By Large-Scale Genetic Study

Detroit News Examines Support For Embryo Adoption Among Proponents, Opponents Of Stem Cell Research

Cost Estimates For Health Care Proposals Of Major Presidential Candidates 'Almost Meaningless,' New York Times Reports

Bush At International Development Summit Urges Continued Foreign Assistance In Face Of Global Economic Crisis

HPC Publishes Fees Consultation Key Decisions, UK

Marketing Authorization Application For Lipsovir(R) Submitted To European Regulatory Authorities

Study Published In NEJM Shows K-ras Gene Mutation Status May Affect Response To ERBITUX(R) Treatment

UK Teen Suicide Rates Falling

Climate-Connected Disease To Be The Focus Of Google Grant To Researchers

Treatment Evaluation To Help Emphysema Sufferers Breathe Easier

Potential Reversal Of Leukemia By Silencing A Protein

High-Dose Hormone Treatment Might Reduce Risk For PTSD

Depression Following A Heart Attack Increases Risk Of Death Or Readmission

Catholics Becoming More Divided In Presidential Elections, Bergen Record Reports

U.S. Hospitals Increasingly Collaborate To Provide Needed Services

Study Examines Effects Of Medicaid Proof-of-Citizenship Requirements; Report Examines Measures To Improve Children's Health Coverage; More

Cancer Groups Collaborate For Initiative To Boost Number Of Minority Oncologists

U.S. Medical School Enrollment Reaches Record High; Enrollment Up Among Hispanic Students

New Ultrasound Screening Criteria For Diagnosing Polycystic Kidney Disease Proposed By Researchers

Variant CJD And Blood Transfusion

WHO Researchers' Call To Action On Childhood Environmental Health

NHS Meets Key Commitments On Waiting And Progress On Tackling Infections - 18 Weeks Commitment Met Five Months Early, UK

Streamlining Brain Signals For Speed And Efficacy

Inducible And Selective Erasure Of Memories In Mice

American Diabetes Association, European Association For The Study Of Diabetes Publish Consensus Algorithm For Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Response In Advanced Bowel Cancer Predicted By Gene Expression Pattern

Different Psychosocial Factors Predict Adoption, Maintenance Of Physical Activity Program

World's First Blood-Based Diagnostic Test For Human Appendicitis - FDA 510(k) Clinical Trial Progress For AppyScore

Studying A Brain As It Learns To See

Unwrapping The Elements Of Life

Could Brain Abnormality Predict Drug Addiction?

Novel Insulin Formulation Provides For Glucose-regulated Insulin Delivery

Neotropix(R) Announces Presentation Of Relevant Preclinical Results Of NTX-010 In Pediatric Oncology Models

Universal Detection Technology To Commence The Marketing Of Its Ricin Detection Equipment To The Agriculture Industry

Cohort Study Funded By Helmholtz

Drug Offers Hope For Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers - Not Only Does It Stop The Disease, Research Indicates It May Restore Lost Function

Donor Cells For Immune Therapy For Patients With Leukaemia

Link Between Gene Variations And Cancer Survival Revealed By U Of MN Study

Soybeans No Longer A Musical Fruit? Victory Over Soy's 'flatulence Factor' - Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry

Brain Mechanism Predicts Ability To Generalize

Toward Non-invasive Disease Diagnosis With "wellness Cards" - Analytical Chemistry Journal

Revealing Secrets Of "African Sleeping Sickness" - ACS Chemical Biology

For Anti-Tobacco Ads To Be Effective They Need To Either Scare Or Disgust Viewers, Not Both MU Study Reveals

World's Smallest Hand-held Instrument For Detecting Health And Safety Threats - Analytical Chemistry Journal

Talks From Leaders In Environmental Chemistry To Be Webcast On Oct. 24

Global Health And Infectious Diseases: NIAID Scientists To Speak On Range Of Infectious Disease Topics At Major Scientific Meeting

New Web Site Devoted To Canine Heart Disease - A Leading Cause Of Death In Dogs

Hewlett-Packard Helps Healthcare Providers Go Digital

New Consultation Recognises Value Of NHS General Practice, Says BMA Scotland

Biotechniques Wins Silver In Editorial Awards

Scientists Unlock Secret Of Death Protein's Activation - May Lead To Drugs That Force Cancer Cells To Self-destruct

Statistical Press Notice - NHS Referral To Treatment (RTT) Times Data August 2008, UK

Family Planning Association Reacts To Government Announcement To Make PSHE Statutory

Learning Modules On Research And Evidence-Based Practice Now Available

Early Trial Of New Multi-Kinase Inhibitor Shows Impressive Activity In Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Study Finds BRAF Mutations In Colorectal Cancer Cause Resistance To Anti-EGFR Therapy

Test Shown To Reduce Mortality By 42% For Patients With Hospital-Acquired Enterococcus Faecium Bloodstream Infections

Overweight Women May Find Accessing Healthcare Difficult And Stressful

Hospital Discharges To Home Health, Nursing Homes Increasing, USA

Attorney General Martha Coakley And 33 Other Attorneys General Announce $60 Milion Settlement With Pfizer

Family Planning Association Reacts To The Dropping Of Abortion Amendments From The HFE Bill, UK

Commissions Now Set To Develop Medical Workforce Solutions - New Zealand Medical Association

Now Time For Billions On Beds - Australian Medical Association

South Coast Mothers Deserve Obstetric Certainty And Quality - Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

New Understanding Of How We Remember Traumatic Events

Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT) City Of Hope Human HIV Trial Update

Statement On University Of Cambridge Miltiple Sclerosis Drug Study

Texas Heart Institute(R) At St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital First In Texas To Use Revolutionary, Minimally Invasive Graft For Aortic Aneurysms

President Bush Signs The Stephanie Tubbs-Jones Congressional Gift Of Life Medal Act Into Law

Chubby Babies Born To Overweight Mums

Underlying Cause Of Multiple Sclerosis Targeted By Alemtuzumab

New Drug Class To Combat Alzheimer's Being Developed By UIC Researchers

Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force Reports On Progress Toward Reducing The Black-White Disparity

Cancer Patients' Response To Chemotherapy Improved By Eating Fruit And Vegetables

National Patient ID Would Violate Patient Privacy Rights, Says Citizens' Council On Health Care, USA

Epilepsy: A New Relationship Between Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor And Inflammatory Signaling

Discovery Of Mediator In Communication Between Neurons And Muscle Cells

American Nephrology Nurses' Association Hosts Successful Fall Meeting In Chicago

Unraveling The Genetic Picture Of Lung Cancer

ANNA Publishes New Edition Of Scope And Standards For Advanced Practice In Nephrology Nursing

Two Companies Fined £44,500 After Man Paralysed In Fall At Work, UK

Survey Company Prosecuted As HSE Campaign To Raise Awareness Of Asbestos Danger Begins, UK

The Real Winners Of Election 2008: Canadians Who Want Better Lung Health

Information Session For Owners Of Backyard Poultry Flocks

Four-Year-Old Boy At The End Of His Insurance Rope

Study Shows How Antibiotic Sets Up Road Block To Kill Bacteria

National Pharmacy Association Chief Executive Calls For Unity At Unichem Convention

A Vision For Mental Health In The Future, UK

People With Chronic Illness "Terrified" By Welfare Reform Proposals, UK

Pharmacy Bodies' Joint Submission To The Conservative Party Health IT Policy Review, UK

Extra Cash From Government Program Linked To Higher Risk Of Adult Obesity

Philips And King's College London To Work Together On Developing New Ways To Improve Diagnosis And Treatment Of Cardiovascular Disease

The Agenda For DDL19 - Drug Delivery to the Lungs

Major Charity Coalition Responds To Dept. Health Individual Budget Report, UK

Factors Of Successful Aging The Focus Of Staying Sharp In New York City

Gene Mutation Key To Alcohol Tolerance In Worm Model

British Red Cross On-Line Membership Reaches 50,000 - Corporate First Aid Skills

Institute Of Clinical Research Poster Abstracts Open For 30th Anniversary Conference - Innovation, Research And Operational

Criteria For Adult Liver Transplant Eligibility

FDA Approves Astellas' Vaprisol(R) (Conivaptan Hydrochloride Injection) Premixed In 5% Dextrose For The Treatment Of Hyponatremia

Clinical Study Of Intermezzo(R) For The Treatment Of Middle Of The Night Awakening Published In SLEEP

NeurogesX Submits NDA For NGX-4010 Dermal Capsaicin Patch For Treatment Of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

AdvanDx's PNA FISH(TM) Test Shown To Reduce Mortality By 42% For Patients With Hospital-Acquired Enterococcus Faecium Bloodstream Infections

Persistent Vaccination Effect Of GRAZAX(R) After Completion Of Treatment

Poniard Announces Positive Incremental Efficacy And Safety Data From Ongoing Phase 2 Picoplatin Trial In Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

Poniard Announces Positive Incremental Efficacy And Safety Data From Phase 2 Picoplatin Trial In Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

U.S. Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Approves PREZISTA(R) Once-Daily As Part Of Combination Therapy For Treatment-Naive Adults With HIV-1

Safety Alert From The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Foot Pain? You May Have Diabetes

Dysphagia Expert Creates Tool That's Easy To Swallow

Acupuncture Used For Animal Ailments

Being In Debt May Increase Risk For Preterm Delivery In Some Women

Hernia Repair Through Vagina, Global First

Six Illnesses Common Among Older Americans Cost $196 Billion

Sudden Cardiac Death Number One Risk For Patients On Dialysis

Study Confirms Best Way To Transport Youth With Football Neck Injuries

Scientists Find New Genes Linked To Lung Cancer

Landmark Genomic Study Of Lung Cancer Published In Nature

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