Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 16 November 2008

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Sunday 16 November 2008

Safer, More Reliable Electroshock Weapons
Electroshock weapons - such as stun guns and other similar devices that temporarily incapacitate a person by delivering a high-voltage, low-current electric shock - have helped law enforcement officers safely subdue...
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Cancer Treatment May Result In Bone Loss
New cross-Canada study in Journal of Clinical Oncology outlines risks A new cross-Canada study has found that breast and prostate cancer treatment can foster bone loss. In the online edition of the Journal of Clinical...
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Tool To Help Disoriented Pilots Being Developed By Space Researchers
Not knowing which way is up can have deadly consequences for pilots. This confusion of the senses, called spatial disorientation, is responsible for up to 10 percent of general aviation accidents in the United States, with...
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Other Medical and Health News for 16 November*

Smoking's Effect On Nurses' Health, Death Rates Revealed By UCLA Study

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Diseases Could Be Halted By Protecting Neurons

Higher Stress Hormones Found In Children Distressed By Family Fighting

Families, Friends, Schools And Neighborhoods Contribute To Adolescent Alcohol Misuse

Key To Children's Stress Levels In Child Care Is Their Relationships With Caregivers

Serious Teen Violence May Be Explained By 'Cascading Effect' Of Childhood Experiences

Preschoolers Taught Reading Skills, Getting Along With Others In New Program

International, Online Collaboration For Nanotechnology Standards

NYU Biologist Bonneau Named Among 20 "Visionary" Scientists Under 40 By Discover Magazine

New Findings Offer Fresh Hope To Men With Prostate Cancer That Has Returned After Attempted Cure

Association Of Body Weight To Smoking And Mental Health Differs By Gender

Intimate Partner Violence Increases Risk For Maternal Maltreatment Of Children

New Data, New Directions In Management Of Mood And Anxiety Disorders - 8th International Forum For Mood And Anxiety Disorders Congress

PCMA: New Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Patients Are Skipping Care Due To Costs, USA

AMPAKINE(R) Compounds May Protect From Drug-induced Respiratory Depression While Still Allowing The Sedative Or Analgesic To Continue Working

Patents Issued For Inotek Pharmaceuticals' Lead Clinical Compounds In Glaucoma And Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

The Forgotten Cancer - European Patient Group Formed

Ferumoxytol Resubmission Designated Complete, Class 1 Response By FDA - Iron Deficiency Anemia In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

GARDASIL(R) Demonstrated Efficacy In Preventing HPV-Related Disease In Males In Phase III Study

Enrollment In EMERALD 1 Complete, 3rd Of 4 Phase 3 Clinical Trials Of Hematide™ To Treat Anemia In Chronic Renal Failure Patients

American Medical Association Offers Healthy Tips To Lighten Up Thanksgiving Meals

MDS Analytical Technologies Announces Availability Of New High-Throughput Method To Detect Melamine In Food

Pharmaceutical Companies Need To Speed Up Transformation To Meet Changing Market Dynamics, Says Ernst & Young Report

Local Teaching Physician Develops A Stethoscope To Simulate Body Sounds, Ideal For Teaching Facilities

Cleveland Clinic Recognizes Circulating Tumor Cell Technology As Top Medical Innovation For 2009

Novartis Brings "diabetes To Light", Unites With International Diabetes Federation To Show Commitment And Raise Awareness For Diabetes

New One-Stop Diabetic Rheumatology Clinic Is First In UK

Screening Those At Risk Of Developing Diabetes - New Study Highlights Potential For Cost Effective NHS Policy, UK

Larry King And Health Leaders Address Child And Adult Obesity In Our Communities

Treatment Of Patients After Failed High Intensity Focused Ultrasound And Radiotherapy For Localized Prostate Cancer

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors Of The Genitourinary Tract--Single Entity Or Continuum?

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