Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 19 November 2008

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Wednesday 19 November 2008

Cancer Drug Avastin Raised Risk Of Blood Clots, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new analysis of randomized controlled trials of the widely used new generation cancer drug bevacizumab (marketed by Roche and Genentech as Avastin) found it was linked to an increased risk of deep vein blood clots or...
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TB Patient Gets New Windpipe Made With Own Stem Cells

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A 30-year old Columbian woman living in Spain whose airway was damaged from tuberculosis is the first person in the world to receive a new airway engineered from tissue that was grown from her own stem cells which means she...
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Gingko Biloba Not Effective Against Alzheimer's

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A randomized clinical trial involving over 3,000 elderly people in the US found that the popular herbal supplement Gingko biloba fared no better than placebo at preventing dementia or Alzheimer's disease...
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Community Factors Predict Reconstruction After Mastectomy

No Differences Found In Trauma Patient Care Among Patients Of Different Ethnicities

Other Medical and Health News for 19 November*

Senate Democrats Introduce Economic Stimulus Package With Additional Federal Medicaid Funds For States

Louisiana Gov. Jindal Unveils 'Louisiana Health First' Medicaid Overhaul Plan

Officials Say More Rwandan Children Receiving Access To HIV/AIDS Services; New Strategies To Be Discussed At Pediatric Conference

Sen. Edward Kennedy Plans To Introduce Universal Health Care Bill

Spending On Direct-To-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Decreases, Study Finds

Global HIV Testing Campaign Launched In Cambodia, Uganda

Blogs Comment On Proposed HHS Conscience Rule, Evangelical Support For Obama, Midwife Care

Diabetes Cost U.S. $218B In 2007, Report Finds

Indian Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Remains 'Major Obstacle' In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Piot Says

Catholic Bishops Set To Challenge Obama On Abortion-Rights Policy, Opinion Piece Says

Growing Number Of Companies Provide On-Site Health Care Services For Workers

China Increasingly Using Condoms In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Wall Street Journal Reports

ZIOPHARM Oncology Presents Positive Data From Studies Of Palifosfamide

Children's Hospital Boston Receives $25 Million Gift For World's First And Only Center For Study Of Rare Diseases

PharmaMar Receives "Supporting A Cure In Our Time" Sarcoma Foundation Of America Award For Commitment With Research In Soft Tissue Sarcoma

FDA Approves Lumen Biomedical's FiberNet Embolic Protection System For Carotid Artery Stenting

New U.S. Army Mosquito Control Technology Licensed For Deployment Against Dengue

First Retinal Prosthesis Study Of Its Kind Seeks To Partially Restore Vision To The Blind

PAION Announces Successful Completion Of Phase I Study With The Sedative/Anaesthetic CNS 7056

California Diabetes & Family Medicine Experts Respond To Study Showing Diabetes-related Costs Are $218 Billion Annually

California Dental Hygienists Urge Greater Awareness Of "Meth Mouth" As An Early Indicator Of Abuse

UnitedHealth Group To Provide Immediate Resources For Those Affected By The Southern California Wildfires

New Study Highlights Rising Number Of Type 2 Diabetes Patients In U.S., Increasing Complexity Of Treatments

Poll Shows Social Issues Other Than Abortion Led Religious Voters Toward Obama

Coalition Of National Organizations Urges Steps To Reduce Health Care Costs, Improve Quality

Several Recent Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Health Care Reform

Fitch Revises Merck & Co.'s Ratings Outlook To Negative

Merck & Co. Inc. Announces Voluntary Delisting From Philadelphia Stock Exchange

NeuroNexus Technologies And Philips Partner To Research Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Devices For Central Nervous System Disorders Treatment

More Than Half Of Consumers Going To Doctors Less Due To Rising Healthcare Costs, According To CheckMD Survey

New Certification In Medical Publications Planning Reinforces Professional Credibility And Integrity

Two New Compounds Show Promise For Destroying Breast Cancer Tumors - University Of Central Florida

Patients Experienced Nearly A 70% Reduction In Pain When Using MPM Medical's Regenecare Wound Care Gel

New Jersey Dept. Of Health And Senior Services Proposes New Rules And Amendments At N.J.A.C. 8:20, Establishing The Birth Defects Registry

Oregon - Central And Southern Oregon Hardest Hit By Economic Downturn

Metastatic Melanoma - Provectus Adds 6th Center To Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of PV-10

APR Applied Pharma Research And Fidia Farmaceutici Receive IND Approval From FDA For A New NSAID Matrix Patch Product

Observers Expect Obama To Reverse Polices Blocking International Family Planning Aid

CMS Will Not Cover Weight-Loss Surgeries For Non-Obese Diabetes Patients

New York Times Editorial Calls U.S. Chronic Disease Care 'Abysmal'

Black, Less-Educated Women Less Likely To Undergo Breast Reconstruction Surgery After Mastectomy, Study Finds

Division Of Aging And Adult Services Announces Credit Fraud Alert For Clients Affected By Stolen Laptop, North Carolina

Facial Scars On Men Increase Their Attractiveness

North Carolina State Spending On A Community-based Mental Health Program Drops 50% In One Year

After Aneurysm Coiling Routine Testing Carries Low Risk

World AIDS Day Marks 20th Anniversary Of Solidarity

Antiabortion Movement Divided As Some Groups Shift Focus From Banning Abortion To Reducing Procedures

Survey Shows Most Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Understand Prescription Drug Benefit 'Doughnut Hole' Coverage Gap

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Togo Begins Distributing No-Cost Antiretrovirals, Government Says

Dancing Droplets

Critical Gap In Global Health Covered By Primate Disease Field Guide

New Approach To Screen Individuals For Early Alzheimer's Disease

New Ph.D. Path Linking Laboratory And Population Sciences Created By Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award

Anorexia Shown To Impair Adolescent Bone Development

Nontoxic Nanoparticle Can Deliver And Track Drugs

Positive Preclinical Data On Novel, Proprietary Molecule, RDC-1036, Designed To Improve Outcomes For Patients Taking Opioid Analgesics

Governor Jindal And DHH Secretary Levine Announce "Louisiana Health First," Effort To Create A Sustainable System Of Quality Health Care

Helping Nursing Home Staff Become Comfortable With Residents' Sexual Expression

UC San Diego Researchers Report On How To Improve Long-Term Learning

Free Nicotine Patches Now Available To Massachusetts Veterans And Their Families

Spike In Hospital Visits For Respiratory Illnesses During Southern California Wildfires

Musculoskeletal Center Wins $2.2 Million For Drug Safety

NIMH Grant Awarded To Rutgers Center For Behavioral Health Services, Criminal Justice Research

North Carolina Paramedics Take First Place In International Event

Development Of New Cranberry Helps Growers Increase Production, Improve Quality And Meet Growing Year-Round Demand For Popular Health Food

New York Times Examines Controversy Over Proposed HHS Conscience Rule

FDA Scientists Allege Coercion In Medical Device Approval Process, House Panel Investigates

Connecticut Gov. Rell Keeps HUSKY Kids Insurance Program Separate From Adult Coverage Program

Tanzania Media Houses Launch HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies

JDRF Funded Research Shows Promise For Prevention, Reversal Of Type 1 Diabetes

Care Services Minister, Phil Hope Launches More 'Pacesetters' To Reduce Health Inequalities, UK

Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 16 - 22 November 2008, University Hospital Of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

Manage Your Dental Professional Registration With A Click Of The Mouse - General Dental Council, UK

Michelson Diagnostics To Demonstrate Prototype Hand-Held OCT Probe At BIOS 09

The Quality And Outcomes Framework Is One Government Target That Truly Benefits Patients, Says British Medical Association

Crohn's Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances

Drug Information Association (DIA) Opens New Office In China

An Impending Crisis In The Provision Of Histopathology Expertise For Mouse Functional Genomics - Journal Of Pathology

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Establishes 13 New National And International Doctoral Training Groups

Exercise Helps Increase Production Of Neural Stem Cells In Mice Brains

Consumer Health Sciences Presents Groundbreaking Data On The Impact Of Prediabetes

New Research Finds Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Amendments Spark Distress Among GLBT Adults And Families

Noninvasive, Removable Medical Device Results In Substantial Weight Loss And Glucose Normalization In A Preclinical Model Of Obesity

Cancer-Killing Cells Tracked Over Prolonged Period Using New Imaging Technique

Schizophrenia: Brain Compound 'Throws Gasoline Onto The Fire'

United Nations World Food Programme Operational Update - Eastern Congo

Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers May Be Lowered By Broccoli

Government And Industry In Drug Price Deal, Informs Department Of Health, UK

The Psychology Of Deja Vu

Innovative Birth Control Method: A Low-Dose, Once-Weekly Contraceptive Patch, Phase 3 Trials

Bringing Rats And Humans Together In The Study Of Distraction And Inattention

Elderly Cancer Survivors' Ability To Function Improved By Home-Based Interventions

Autism Help For Social Care Professionals - National Autistic Society, UK

Australia/New Zealand Join Forces On New Treatment Guidelines For Melanoma

A Quarter Of Children Who Sleep Fewer Than 10 Hours A Night Become Overweight By The Age Of 6

13 New Tumor-Suppressor Genes In Liver Cancer Identified By Cold Spring Harbor Science Teams

Angiomax Significantly Reduces Initial Hospital Compared To Conventional Therapy In Moderate And High- Risk Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients

Breast Cancer Prevention Differences In Postmenopausal Women Following Calorie Restriction And Exercise

Promising Researchers Honored With Second Annual New York Academy Of Sciences Blavatnik Awards For Young Scientists

Crafting Your Image For Your 1,000 Friends On Facebook Or MySpace

Adult Male Circumcision Not Linked To Sexual Dysfunction

AACR Cancer Prevention Meeting: Georgetown University Medical Center Research Summaries

Study Investigates Non-Surgical Placement Of A Gore-tex Type Device In The Heart To Stop Recurrent Strokes And Mini-Strokes

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Receives Strong Interest In Third Year Of Funding

Global Well-Being: Issues At Intersection Of Climate Change And Health

Gates Foundation Awards Grant For Development Of A Database To Accelerate Discovery Of New Therapies Against Tuberculosis

International Health Research Gets Boost With NIH Grant To Create Bioethics Master's Degrees At Indiana And Moi Universities, USA

Lloydspharmacy Launches Dog-Pedometer, England

HHS Opens Offices Of The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) In China

Beware Of The Silent Killer, HSE's Reminder During CO Awareness Week, UK

HSE Chair Speaks At TUC Conference 'Health And Safety And Worker Involvement', UK

Will Glaucoma Be The First Neurodegenerative Disease To Be Cured?

48% Of Nurses Injured By Needles While 34% Fear Contracting HIV Or Hepatitis

Olympus Introduces New AU480 Clinical Chemistry Analyser - Optimal Results With Minimal Maintenance

Improved Access To After Hours Medical Services Welcomed, Australian Medical Association

Prognosis After Attempted Suicide Impaired By Psychiatric Disorder

New Technologies Gearing Up To Meet Rising Demand For Vital Malaria Drugs

Decision-Making Abilities Hindered By Stress In Rat Model

Elderly Cancer Survivors' Physical Function Improved By Home-Based Diet And Exercise Intervention

Mothers See Flu As Serious Health Threat, But Often Don't Get Their Families Vaccinated

Analysis Suggests That Improvements In Kidney Function In Patients Treated With Lipitor Strongly Correlate With A Reduced Risk Of Cardiovascular Event

Cultures On Different Page When It Comes To 'Informed Consent', CQ University Australia

Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery

Fluorescence Used To Develop Method For Detecting Mercury In Fish, Dental Amalgam

Vitamin Boosts Immunity Against Skin Cancer

Cancer Survival Rates Impact Type Of Web Communities Used By Patients

Cognitive Workouts For Sports Champions Developed By Universite De Montreal Researchers

Rats Identify Specific Sounds In Noisy Environments, Help Researcher To Understand Human Hearing

Patients Use Touchscreen Technology To Record Pain And Distress

A Post-code Lottery Still Exists For Cancer Patients With "exceptional Circumstances"

Elderly People Requires Better Fire Prevention

Future Generation Of Antibiotic Users To Be Taught The Dangers Of Inappropriate Prescribing

Leaflet For Patients To Coincide With European Antibiotic Awareness Day Unveiled By The Welsh Assembly Government

"Tan Jab" Is An Unlicensed Medicine And May Not Be Safe - Warns Medicines Regulator

Baby Friendly Is Best For St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, England

Youngminds Calls For Extra Support For 18-25 Year Olds With Mental Health Problems, UK

New Opportunities For Industry And Business Scientists, UK

Welsh Assembly Government Statement On Safeguarding Vulnerable Children In Wales

World-First Network Linking Experts In Proteomics And Metabolomics

Who You Gonna Call? GMC Launches Complaints Website For Patients

Re-Launched Allergy Screening Service Hits The Airwaves, National Pharmacy Association, UK

Survival In Breast Cancer Patients Boosted By Intervention Program

Wind Turbines, Trucks And Train Announcements: Managing Noise For A Healthy Environment - Noise Update, Aston University, Birmingham

High Dose Chemotherapy Significantly Prolongs Survival For Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Avoid Hospital Visits If You Have Had Diarrhea And Vomiting Symptoms During Last 48 Hours, Say Bristol Hospitals, England

Talking Health: Political Promises

Magnetically Steered Irrigated Tip Cardiac Catheter For Treatment Of Irregular Heart Rhythms Now Available Throughout The European Union

Poor Understanding Of Medicare Leads To Worse Healthcare Access

National Pharmacy Association Responds To Patients Association Pharmacy Report, UK

Somerset Mental Health Trust Will Support Armed Services Personnel, England

Metabolex Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of MBX-8025

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Announces Top-Line Results From The Bicifadine Phase 2b Study For Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Delcath Systems Granted Orphan-Drug Designations For Cutaneous And Ocular Melanoma

Long-Term TITAN Study Evaluates PREZISTA(R)/ritonavir Vs. Lopinavir/ritonavir As Part Of HIV Combination Therapy In Treatment-Experienced Adults

Study Finds Cost Of Diabetes In The United States Exceeds $217 Billion

Prevent A Common Childhood Foot Problem

42 Top U.S. Scientists And Specialists Explore Cutting-Edge Innovations To Defend America From Dangerous Zoonotic Diseases

Individuals With HIV Have Higher Risk Of Non-AIDS Cancers

Study Shows How Social Support May Protect Brain During Stroke

Teaching Breast Health Early To Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality In D.C.

Lower Socioeconomic Status Decreases Chances Of Early Detection And Survival Of Colorectal Cancer

ER/PR Negative Tumors Associated With Insurance Status

International Team Finds Gene Associated With Epilepsy

Experts Say New Tobacco Product Targets Young Adults

Money Motivates Doctors To Reduce Ethnic Differences In Heart Disease Treatments

First Simulation Of The The Ageing Process

Alcohol Sponsorship Linked To Hazardous Drinking In Sportspeople

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