Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 27 October 2008

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Monday 27 October 2008

Rheumatoid Arthritis On The Rise Among American Women

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists presenting findings of their research at a conference in the United States at the weekend said they found evidence that after four decades of decline, rheumatoid arthritis was on the rise among American women...
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NICE Recommends Physical Activity To Boost Mental Health Of Older People

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence has issued new guidelines for health professionals on how to encourage older people to engage in more physical activity as a way to boost their mental health; one...
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Purple GM Tomatoes Could Fight Cancer And Increase Life Span

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A team of scientists from the UK and other European countries has created a genetically modified (GM) purple tomato that in a pilot test significantly extended the life span of cancer-susceptible mice that were fed the new...
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Other Medical and Health News for 27 October*

Motivation Is Key To Beat The Inactivity Crisis, Says 'Take To The Streets'

Sen. Edward Kennedy Works To Craft Bipartisan Legislation That Would Provide All U.S. Residents With Affordable Health Coverage

Chinese HIV/AIDS, Human-Rights Advocate Hu Jia Wins E.U. Award

Opinion Piece Calls For Evidence-Based Approach To Health Care, Citing Success In Baseball

Efforts Seek To Raise Hepatitis B Awareness Among Asian-Americans, Address Minority Infant Mortality Disparities, More

Ophthotech Enrolls First Patient In A Phase I Complement (Anti-C5) Inhibitor Trial For Macular Degeneration

GPC Biotech Presents New Pre-Clinical Data On RGB-286638 Broad-Spectrum Kinase Inhibitor At EORTC-NCI-AACR Meeting

Artimplant: Start-Up Of US-Based Study For Treatment Of Rotator Cuff Tears With Artelon(R) Tissue Reinforcement

Launch And Funding Of Carmat SAS, An Innovative Start-Up Developing An Artificial Heart

Targanta Presents Efficacy And Safety Data For Oritavancin For Gram-Positive Complicated Skin And Skin Structure Infections (cSSSI)

Progenics Reports Positive Interim Phase 2 Results For Two Dosage Forms Of Novel HIV Therapy PRO 140

Dental Pain - Oral P38 Inhibitor Demonstrates Significant Analgesic Benefit And Systemic Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Physicians Discuss Ethnic Minority Health Disparities At Conference

Prescription Drugs Cost More In Poor Areas In The USA

Caregivers In A Pickle - Research At American Public Health Association Meeting

Activity And Aging

Smoking Behavior--Influenced By What Others Think

Eating In A Grab And Go World

MicroRNAs Make For Safer Cancer Treatments

Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Increase, Treatments Reduce Heart Attack Risk In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

British Government Announces Plans For Compulsory Sex Education In Public Schools

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments Related To Health Care Issues In Presidential Election

Former Botswana President Mogae's Recent Award 'Testimony' To Good Governance, Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Editorial Says

Support For California Parental Notification Measure Shows Slight Edge In Latest Poll

Study Examines E-Cards Used To Alert People Of Exposure To HIV, Other STIs

American Prospect Examines Emergence Of Abortion Rights As A Campaign Issue

Pharmaceutical Industry Spends More Than $13M On Ads 'Thanking' Lawmakers Who Supported SCHIP Legislation

Program Provides Teachers In Papua New Guinea With HIV/AIDS Training

HealthSouth Lawsuit Against UBS Settled For A Total Of $133 Million

Compdata Surveys Expands Healthcare Survey

Epilepsy Foundation Seeking Signatures

Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project - First And Largest Research Study Of Its Kind To Understand What Causes Epilepsy

The Future Of Anti-Microbials Is Here

High Flu Vaccine Dose Boosts Immune Response In Elderly

Palin Candidacy Fuels Discussion On Role Of Abortion Rights In Defining Feminism

Rep. Stark Urges CMS To Block New Medicare Advantage Sales Commissions Rules, Saying They Will Promote 'Churning'

Caribbean Needs To Increase Efforts Against HIV/AIDS, U.N. Official Says

MRSA Is More Prevalent In Paediatric Healthcare Than Previously Thought - Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK

NICE Launches New And Updated Guides To Support Effective Commissioning Of Services, UK

With Hot Coffee, We See A Warm Heart, Yale Researchers Find

Dalton Pharma Services And Myelin Repair Foundation Enter Into Chemistry Collaboration

ILADS President Calls For More Comprehensive Dialogue To Prevent Chronic Lyme Disease

MS Patients Have Significant And Sustained Reduction In Disability And Risk Of Relapse On Alemtuzumab Versus Approved Therapy, Rebif(R)

Sie Foundation Launches Campaign To Expand Research By Government And Private Sector For Down Syndrome

Consumers Looking To Sustainable Food Production To Feed Global Population

First Armless Person In The World To Pilot An Aircraft Using Only Her Feet While Earning Her Pilot's License Along The Way

Adapting To Life With The Risk Or Reality Of Genetic Disease: Genetic Counselors Suggest Ways To Help Patients Cope

Are You Phonagnosic - Born Without The Ability To Recognise Voices?

Berg Insight Says 14.1 Million Machines Will Be Connected To Mobile Networks In Europe At The End Of 2008

Enabling The Blind To Find Their Way

High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Shows Increased Immune Response Among Adults 65 Years Of Age And Older

The Union Announces A Successful Trial Of A TB Candidate Vaccine To Prevent Tuberculosis Among HIV-infected Patients

Physical Therapy Will Play Key Role In Nancy Reagan's Recovery From Recent Fall

Gene Found Activated In 70% Of Prostate Cancer Cases, Report George Washington University Medical Center Scientists

Recovery Of Sexual Function Following Radical Prostatectomy: Self-Reports At Postoperative Year One

Solifenacin Treatment Of Patients With Severe Overactive Bladder Symptoms: Effects On Diary-Based And Patient-Reported Outcomes

Varian Medical Systems Announces Milestone 1000th On-Board Imager Installation Four Years After Introduction

Use Of Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) To Treat Overactive Bladder

Cultured Milk, Yogurt, And Dairy Intake In Relation To Bladder Cancer Risk In A Prospective Study Of Swedish Women And Men

Help For Young People With Eating Disorders, UK

Care For Children And Adolescents Living With Diabetes

South Dakota Hospital Will Send Letter To Physicians Outlining Supporters' Position On Abortion Ban Measure

L.A. Times Opinion Pieces Examine Experiences Of States With Parental Notification Laws

About Half Of U.S. Physicians Surveyed Say They Routinely Prescribe Placebos, Study Finds

Black Women In Oklahoma Face More Obstacles To Early Prenatal Care Than White Women, Report Finds

Oxybutynin Chloride Topical Gel For Overactive Bladder: Effects Of Showering, Sunscreen And Person-to-Person Transference

Inspire Announces New Data From Denufosol Phase 3 Program At North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference

ARIAD Presents Preclinical Data On Kinase Inhibitor, AP24534, Demonstrating Mechanism-Based Activity In Solid Tumors

Brain Tumour Patients Are Hailing 2008 As The Year For Optimism

Anticancer Drugs Are Often Used Off-Label In Children And Adults, Particularly For Palliative Care

Patients Benefit From New Sutureless Eye Surgery Technique, Bristol, England

Pelvic Floor Muscle Retraining: Quantitative, Experimental, Randomized Pilot Study

Health Warning To Guerrilla Gardeners? United Kingdom

Veterinary Medicines Information Leaflet Available From The National Pharmacy Association, UK

Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev Researchers Help Find That Hypnosis Can Induce Synesthesia

Care Services Minister Shaping The Future Of Care And Support In London, England

Eating Whole Grains Lowers Heart Failure Risk, According To New Study

New Book Opens Eyes To East Timor

Sensitive Ultrasound To Spot Early-Stage Cancer

Darifenacin's Effectiveness In OAB Wet Patients As Measured By Dry Days

Study Shows ENBREL(R) (etanercept) More Effective Than A DMARD In The Treatment Of Symptoms Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

Decreasing Catheter Associated UTIs (CAUTIs): Our Journey

Coverage Of Indiana University Research At American Public Health Association Meeting

Pfizer To Present Data On New Approaches To Pain And Inflammation Treatment At ACR Meeting

Targanta Presents Preclinical In Vivo Data Demonstrating Activity Of Oritavancin Against Clostridium Difficile Infection

Stress May Make You Itch

Efficacy/Safety Of Silodosin For Signs And Symptoms Of BPH: Pooled Results Of Two Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies

ROTATEQ(R) Substantially Reduced Rotavirus-Related Hospitalizations And Emergency Room Visits Combined In New U.S. Observational Study

New Medicines Threatened By Credit Crunch

Johns Hopkins And National Fibromyalgia Association Launch Fibromyalgia Educational Initiative To Bridge Chasm In Diagnosis And Care

The Building Of The Blood-Brain Barrier

Exercise-Induced Fatigue In Muscular Dystrophies May Be Explained By Study

Unilever U.S. Applauds New Uniform Food Labeling System For American Consumers

Exploring Caffeine Intake In Women With OAB And Mental Health Disease

Spiration, Inc. Receives First FDA Approval For Bronchial Valve

Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics & Policy: Workshop At UD, Nov. 10-11

Omrix Patient Enrollment Will Resume In Fibrin Pad U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial In Mild To Moderate Bleeding

National Vaccine Information Center Says Government Denies Gardasil Risks

Blogs Comment On Hyde Amendment, Faith-Based Pharmacy, Colorado Ballot Measure

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Congressional, Gubernatorial Election News Related To Health Care

Studies Look At Medicaid Proof-of-Citizenship Requirements, Depression Treatment Among Black Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Rapid HIV Testing In The ER Boosts Diagnoses, Screening

How Women With Lupus Can Increase Chance For Healthy Pregnancies

Acute Cardiac Care 2008

Engineering Viruses As Safe Tools For Cancer Treatment

Newborns Offered Important Flu Protection By Vaccinating Family Members

Psoriatic Arthritis: First International Guidelines For Treatment

Risk Factors For Congenital Cryptorchidism In A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

Does Prostate Growth Confound Prostate Specific Antigen Velocity? Data From The Baltimore Longitudinal Study Of Aging

Prognostic Value Of Her-2/Neu And DNA Index For Progression, Metastasis And Prostate Cancer-Specific Death After Radical Prostatectomy

Therapeutic Starvation And Autophagy In Prostate Cancer: A New Paradigm For Targeting Metabolism In Cancer Therapy

Immune Response Boosted In Elderly By High Dose Of Flu Vaccine

Novel Biologic Model For Percutaneous Renal Surgery Learning And Training In The Laboratory

A Randomized Clinical Trial Of Lidocaine Jelly For Prevention Of Inadvertent Retrograde Stone Migration During Pneumatic Lithotripsy Of Ureteral Stone

Investigation Of A Novel Degradable Ureteral Stent In A Porcine Model

Health Benetits From Purple Tomatoes

The American Society Of Human Genetics Honors Dr. Haig Kazazian As 2008 Allan Award Recipient

Pediatric Oncology Research Boosted By $330,000 Funding Of Scholar At Case Western Reserve

Rejected People Better Able To Spot Fake Smiles

Educating Chief Residents About Addiction At Boston Medical Center

Reducing Health Disparities At The American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting And Exposition

Discovery Of New Genetic Disease That Causes Toxic Bile Damage To The Liver

Attempted Suicide 4 Times More Likely In Youth From Poor Neighborhoods

How Children With Down Syndrome Learn

Quicker, More Accurate Evaluation For Cystic Fibrosis Patients Promised By New Test

International Champion For Children With Disabilities: GUMC Researcher To Receive Award From HHS

Neuroscience Information Framework To Be Led By UC San Diego

New Molecules With Many Branches Will Help Unleash Potential Of Nanotechnology

Drinking Your Vegetables May Be A Solution To Bridging The Vegetable Gap

AACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award To Be Presented To Meyskens

Researchers At The Orthopedic Clinic Of Heidelberg University Hospital Honored For Novel Technology That Helps Paraplegic Pianists

New Treatment Targets Result From First Comprehensive Genomic Study Of The Common Cold

Urban Dwellers' Vulnerability To Heat In Face Of Climate Changes

Abstracts On RSV And Influenza Presented By MedImmune At 48th Annual ICAAC/46th Annual IDSA Meeting

Increasing Incidence Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In Women

American College Of Rheumatology 2008 Annual Meeting Highlights

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