Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 17 November 2008

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Monday 17 November 2008

Vitamin E And C Don't Change Cancer Risk, Long Term Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A large-scale long term study taking up to ten years and involving older American men found that Vitamin E and Vitamin C were no different to placebo in protecting against cancer...
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First Ovary Transplant Woman Gives Birth

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A 39-year old woman who had the world's first whole ovary transplant gave birth to a healthy daughter in a private London hospital last week after undergoing pioneering new treatment developed in the US that allowed her to...
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Nearly All Fast Food In The US Uses Corn

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Using a carbon isotope to identify the type of feed eaten by the animals whose meat goes into hamburgers, and the oil used to cook fries, researchers were able to establish that nearly all fast food consumed in the US relies on corn agriculture...
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Other Medical and Health News for 17 November*

Massachusetts Public Health Council Approves Measure To Curb Teaching Hospitals' Expansion Into Suburbs

Newspapers Examine Possible HIV/AIDS Treatment Through Bone Marrow Transplant

Blogs Comment On Bishops Conference, Religious Right, Obama Administration

Arizona Rejects Ballot Measure To Make Mandated Health Coverage Illegal

South African Advocacy Group Calls For Increased HPV Vaccinations Of HIV-Positive Women

Illinois Supreme Court Orders State To Restart Payments To Medicaid Providers; New Hampshire Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Medicaid Lawsuit

Migrants In Southeast Asia Highly Vulnerable To HIV, Report Says

Medtronic Receives European Approval For World's First Pacing System Designed, Tested And Approved For MRI

Increase In Unplanned Pregnancies, Abortions In Indian City Linked To Ban On Over-the-Counter EC Sales

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicare Drug Benefit Open Enrollment News

Chilean Lawmakers Call For Investigation Of HIV/AIDS Situation

SciClone Agreement With FDA On Special Protocol Assessment For Phase 3 Thymalfasin Trial In Stage IV Melanoma

Hepatitis C Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Delivered By Inovio Biomedical's Electroporation Technology Reduces Viral Load By Up To 99.7%

Environment Causes Increase In Multiple Sclerosis Among Women Only

BMA Scotland "Disappointed" As Taskforce Rejects Changes To Organ Donation System

Skin Cancer - Study Shows Novel Light Device Detects Cancerous Lesions From Normal Tissue

TOSHIBA Dramatically Advances Biosensor Technology

Four-type HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) Is Also Effective In Men

Nutra Pharma Announces Provision Of RPI-78M Under Compassionate Release To Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) Patients

British Study Shows Possible Explanation For Tamoxifen Resistance In Some Breast Cancer Patients

Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Health Care Delays For Patients Without Health Insurance

Bush Receives Humanitarian Award For HIV/AIDS, Health Efforts In Africa

500-Patient Study Measuring Cognitive Processing Efficiency During Migraine Attacks

Soy Protein's Ability To Lower Cholesterol Confirmed, Possible Mechanism Of Action Described

Obesity Rates Continue To Climb Throughout The Western World

Tackling Bone Rot From Inside The Genes

World Medical Association Launches New Programme To Equip Physicians For Leadership On Health Care Reform

Government Welcomes Taskforce Report On Organ Donation, UK

Organ Donation Taskforce Response - Presumed Consent Should Not Be Ruled Out, Says British Medical Association

Finds One In Every Three Hispanic Households Has A Family Member Caring For An Older Loved One, USA

Roche, Merck Serono And Abbott Join Forces In Biotechnology Cluster Rhine-Neckar (BioRN)

Michigan Antiabortion Advocates Vow To Fight On Despite Election Day Losses In State

Briefs Highlight Issues Involving Integration Of Mental Health Services In Health Reform; Statehealthfacts.org Adds New, Updated Data; More

Efforts, Grants Seek To Raise Cancer Awareness Among Alaska Natives, Educate Elderly Hispanics On Diabetes Management, Target Infant Mortality

NPR Examines Efforts By Religious Right To Regroup After Election Setbacks

CVS, Rite Aid Will Provide Language Services For Non-English-Speaking Customers Filling Prescriptions In New York State

Opinion Pieces Address Placebo Study

New York Times Columnist Discusses Barriers Faced By Minority Physicians

Rep. Maloney Predicts Obama Will Reinstate Funding For U.N. Population Fund

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights News About State Budgets

Delaware Report Issues Grades For Racial Health Disparities

Cardiosphere-Derived Stem Cells More Effective At Treating Heart Attack Than Purified Stem Cells

Colesevelam HCl Lowered LDL Cholesterol In Pediatric Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

VCA Animal Hospitals Offering Free Boarding For Pets Affected By Southern California Fires

The Medical Equipment Industry Faces Tough Changes To Comply With REACH Legislation, Europe

UN Agencies Join Forces To Bring Weather Insurance To Rural Poor People

Breaking Study Supports Noninvasive Central Blood Pressure As A Treatment Target

OncoVAX, Other Vaccines Provide Hope For Colorectal Cancer Treatment, Prevention

Synthetic Typhoid Fever Vaccine, Safer And More Economical Approach Against A Major Infectious Disease

Promising Proof-of-Concept Data For Lpath's Ocular Drug Candidate ISONEP(TM) Published

The Truth About Sweeteners - Moms Express Nutrition Concerns, Yet Real Culprits Overlooked

Intravail(R) Drug Delivery Technology Provides Unmatched Non-Invasive Delivery Of An Anti-Obesity Peptide

CNS Response Provides Poster Review Regarding The Use Of SSRIs In Children And Adolescents

The USA Is Still The Preferred Market For Launching New Medical Products

Asthma - ZaBeCor's Investigational New Drug Application Approved By The FDA

Study Shows Half Of Individual Health Insurance Policy Holders Paid Under $130 Per Month, USA

CMPI Responds To Katie Couric And CBS Evening News' Coverage Of Vaccines And Autism Myth

A Big Bunch Of Tomatoes?

TIBCO Speeds Drug Discovery For Chemists

Plymouth Hospitals To Lead Cancer Surgery Training Programme, England

Major Research Project Reveals Advances In School Healthy Eating, England

HIV'S Disguises No Match For 'Bionic Assassins'

Joined Up Care Services Would Better Protect Children At Risk - New Local Government Network, England

Cosmetic Patients: Are We Meeting Cosmetic Patients'Needs? Providing Optimal Satisfaction In Facial Rejuvenation

American Diabetes Association Recognizes World Diabetes Day

New Research Shows Knowledge Of HPV And Vaccination Could Improve Cervical Screening Attendance

Huge Variation In Healthy Life Years From The Age Of 50 In The 25 EU Countries - The Lancet

Luteal Phase Bleeding Does Not Accurately Predict Ongoing Pregnancy In IVF

HHS Secretary Highlights Contributions Of Health IT Advisory Panel, USA

Nymox Reports Positive New Results In 59 Week Study Of Drug For Enlarged Prostate

First Time A Statin's Kidney Benefits Linked To Reduced Cardiovascular Events

HIV Testing For Global 'One Million Tests' Campaign Begins During Cambodia's National Water Festival

Medtronic Completes Enrollment Ahead Of Schedule In Key Trial Of Endeavor(R) Resolute Drug-Eluting Stent

Covered Stent Use Minimized By European Health Care Reforms, According To Millennium Research Group

Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Explores Exercise Intervention For Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers

First Pivotal Trials Begin For Boehringer Ingelheim's Novel Triple Angiokinase Inhibitor Vargatef™ (BIBF 1120)

Dronedarone (Multaq) Reduced The Incidence And Duration Of Hospitalization In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

STEP Study Shows HIV Vaccine From Merck Does Not Protect Against HIV Infection

Scientists Self-Censor In Response To Political Controversy

Neuroscience Information Framework In The Spotlight In Neuroinformatics Special Issue

Pelvis Dated To 1.2 Million Years Ago Shows Our Ancestors Were Born With Bigger Heads

New Equipment To Make Cancer Treatment Safer Unveiled By NPL

"BrainNavigator" Unveiled By Elsevier At 'Neuroscience 2008'

New Data On Cancer Diagnostic Presented By Arbor Vita

Toehold For HIV's Assault On Brain Identified By Researchers

Denial In Drug Addiction May Be Explained By 'Insight' Deficit

Biodel Reports Protective Effects Of VIAject™ Insulin On Microvascular Function In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Cytopia Doses First Brain Cancer Patient In Phase Ib/II Study

New Zealand Medical Association Welcomes Appointment Of New Health Minister

Start Of Phase III Trial On The Anti-influenza Drug CS-8958

Why HIV Treatment Makes People So Susceptible To Heart Disease And Diabetes

Main Reason Teens Get Sunburnt "I Forgot To Protect Myself"

Novel Oral Anticoagulant, ATI-5923, Promises Potential Benefits Over Leading Treatment

Pfizer Launches Global Regenerative Medicine Research Unit

WHO And Health Partners Lead Massive Cholera Response In Eastern DRC

December 08 Nutrition Bulletin Now Available Online - British Nutrition Foundation

International Foodborne Disease Stakeholder Event Assessing The Impact Of Food Contamination On Health

World Toilet Day: The Royal Society For Public Health Asks 'How Healthy Are Our Loos'?

Messageboard Launch For People With Diabetes - Diabetes UK

Democratic Lawmakers Call For Medicaid Funding To Be Included In Economic Stimulus Bill

PhRMA To Launch Ad Campaign Lauding Free-Market Health Care System; SEIU Pushes For Health Reform

Labor Unions Launch Campaign To Highlight CVS' Alleged Improper Promotion Of Costly Diabetes Treatment

HIV/AIDS Advocates In Philippines Call For Passage Of Reproductive Health Bill

Depression Screening May Not Benefit Heart Disease Patients

Test Identifies Toxic Platinum And Palladium Without Time-Consuming Sample Pretreatment

Happy People Read/Socialize, Unhappy People Watch TV, According To Study

International Research Effort To Study Autism Joined By UIC

Scientists In UK See Clearer Picture Of Fetal Development With The Help Of Chicks

Affordable Medicine Plan Goes Global

The Genetics Of Aging And Cancer Resistance

Protein Compels Ovarian Cancer Cells To Cannibalize Themselves

Absence Of Medicaid Coverage Impacts Neonatal Male Circumcision Rates

Zimbabwe - World Food Programme Feeds 2 Million In October But Forced To Cut Rations In November

Cardium's InnerCool Announces New Tissue-Specific UroCool(TM) System For Use In Prostate Surgeries

Men Ignorant About True Risk Of Fake Medicine

Program For Kids With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Receives Prestigious National Award, Western Psychiatric Institute And Clinic

Bullying UK Wins TalkTalk Innovation In The Community Awards

Autism: Lee Scott MP Shortlisted For E-Politix Disability Champion Award, UK

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