Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 20 November 2008

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Thursday 20 November 2008

Open Season For Medicare Part D Enrollment

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

From November 15th to the end of December is "open season" for American senior citizens to sign up for another year to benefit from the federal government program known as Medicare Part D designed to help eligible older...
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American Teenager Survives 4 Months Without Heart

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A 14-year old American girl was kept alive for 118 days without a heart while waiting for a second heart transplant at a hospital in Florida; surgeons fitted a custom-made artificial heart after removing the first...
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Genetic Testing For Diabetes Type 2 Still In Its Infancy

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Genetic testing for type 2 diabetes is still in its infancy, said researchers who did a US study that compared risk assessment based on screening for gene variants with more traditional risk factors like weight, blood pressure and blood sugar...
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Other Medical and Health News for 20 November*

President-Elect Obama Likely To Pick CBO Director Orszag As Director Of U.S. Office Of Management And Budget

Board Adopts Recommendations To Overhaul Oregon Health Care System

PEPFAR 'Most Impressive' Of Bush's Efforts In Africa, Opinion Piece Says

Automaker Bankruptcies Would Require Taxpayers To Pay $3B Annually For Health Care, UAW President Gettelfinger Says

Most Massachusetts Physicians Surveyed Practice 'Defensive Medicine,' Which Could Be Driving Up State Health Care Costs

Lesotho's HIV Testing Program Has Not Met Goals, Groups Say

Sen. Kennedy Taps Senators To Lead Various Working Groups Aimed At Improving U.S. Health Care

Panel Of Experts Warns FDA Of Frequent Use Of Antipsychotics In Children

Misconceptions Continue To Contribute To Discrimination Against HIV-Positive People In China, UNAIDS Official Says

Breast Cancer Drug Raises Blood Clot Risk, Should Have 'Black Box' Warning, JAMA Study Says

Federal Appeals Court Upholds New Hampshire Law Prohibiting Sales Of Physicians' Prescribing Histories

Gannett Desert Sun Examines Antiretroviral Isentress

Walgreens Offers Assistance In Sorting Through Changes To Medicare Part D Plans

Innovative Drugs-of-Abuse Testing System Announced By Philips And Concateno

Successfull Completion Of Phase I Development Of In Vivo Glucose Sensing RFID Microchip

Red Cross Awards Inaugural Humanitarian Prizes

Gore Receives Approval To Market GORE EXCLUDER(R) AAA Endoprosthesis And GORE TAG(R) Thoracic Endoprosthesis In Canada

Bovie Medical Corporation Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance To Market SEER Tissue Resection Device

Randomized Phase 2 Study Of IMC-A12 For HER2-Expressing Advanced Breast Cancer Commences Patient Enrollment

Children Of Centenarians Live Longer, Have Lower Risk Of Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes

GenVec Announces Interim Survival Data In Pivotal Trial Of TNFerade™ In Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Despite Absence Of BRCA Mutations, Study Finds

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Examines Challenges Facing Independent Pharmacies

Study Finds HIV-Positive People Taking Some Antiretrovirals Are At Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Heart Disease

Relapsed Ovarian Cancer - Submitted New Drug Application To FDA For Trabectedin

Mending NHS Commissioning, UK

Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study

'Hospital Of The Future' Report Urges Major Changes

AARP: Value Of Family Caregiving Hits $375 Billion, More That Medicaid Spending, USA

General Optical Council Registration Fees Go Up For First Time In Four Years - UK

Depuy Mitek Launches Healix™ Br With Biocryl(R) Rapide™, Leading U.S. Biocomposite Material For Shoulder, Knee Implants

General Opital Council News - 20th November, 2008

Abortion No Longer A 'Wedge Issue' In Western States, Opinion Piece Says

AARP Hires Outside Investigator To Examine Sales Of Limited-Coverage Plans

Higher Risk Of Certain Cancers Being Recorded In HIV-Positive People

Lower Alcohol Limit Needed To Reduce Deaths On Our Roads, Says British Medical Association

GOP Lawmakers Say China Should Not Receive UNFPA Funds, Cite Recent Coercive Abortion Case

GE To Partner With Medical Institutions, Spend $200M Over Five Years To Develop Electronic Systems For Medical Information, Patient Records

Study Examines Effect Of Medicaid Payment Delays On Physician Participation

Study Looks At How Medicare Beneficiaries' Familiarity With The Program Affects Their Access To Care

Media Violence Cited As 'Critical Risk Factor' For Aggression

Evidence Of Gulf War Syndrome Isolated By Deep Brain Mapping

Invitrogen Launches In Vivo RNAi Delivery Reagent - Products To Simplify And Enable Research On All Sequencing Platforms

Ovarian Cancer Cells Destroyed By New Platinum-Phosphate Compounds

Gentium Provides An Update On The Phase 3 Treatment Trial Of Defibrotide For Severe Veno-Occlusive Disease

TaconicArtemis Announces Publication In PNAS: Inducible Gene Silencing In Transgenic Rats Via RNAi

Quintiles, SAS Announce Development Of First-Ever Clinical Trials Statistical Programming Certification

Time Magazine Examines Potential Clash Between Obama Administration, Vatican Over Abortion Rights

Many Primary Care Physicians Unsatisfied With Profession, Survey Finds

Medicare Must Be Addressed Before U.S. Can Overhaul Health Care System, Opinion Piece States

Maryland Conference Addresses Issue Of Providing Culturally Competent Health Care Services

The Government's Obesity Strategy, More Of The Same Rhetoric - British Medical Journal

Implementing A Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends

Biomedical Research Profits From The Exploration Of The Deep Sea

Pocket-Sized Echocardiograph Provides Quick And Qualitative Assessment

Adults Need Vaccines Too

Benefits Of Early HIV Testing And Treatment For Infected Infants

Fears Over Asthma Misdiagnosis Lead To British Lung Foundation Calls For Mass Retesting

Flexible Electronics For Medical Sensors

Adult Stem Cells - Biology And Clinical Applications Conference, Griffith University, Australia

Brown Physicists Explain How Bacteria Swim

Stem Cell Pilot Study Tackles Devastating Genetic Paraplegia

BioTime CEO Dr. Michael West Discusses State Of Stem Cell Industry Under Obama Administration At Wisconsin Academy Of Sciences, Arts, And Letters

Improving Your Fitness And Environmental Impact With Support And Encouragement From Your Cell Phone

Pfizer Drops Application To Switch Viagra 50mg To Non-Prescription Status In Europe

FDA Advisory Committee Provides Opinion On Oritavancin For The Treatment Of Complicated Skin And Skin Structure Infections

News From The American Chemical Society, Nov. 19, 2008

Biotechnology Industry Organization Congratulates Former Senator Tom Daschle On His Nomination To Serve As HHS Secretary

How Brain Interprets Natural Scenes: Carnegie Mellon Theory Of Visual Computation

Discovery Of Extensive Use Of Illicit Alcohol

Diabetes I And II In Mouse Model Treated By Garlic Chemical Tablet

Stem Cell Collection For Parkinson's Disease Therapy: Jefferson Researchers Define Ideal Time

Genfit: New Phase I Clinical Trials With High-Dose Confirm The Excellent Tolerance Of GFT505 In Healthy Volunteers

New Medicare Advantage Marketing Rules Will Help People Make More Informed Healthcare Choices, Allsup Says

AMSA Receives Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation To Empower New Generation Of Primary Care Leaders

Trailblazing Scheme Celebrates Quarter Century Of Funding The Best Science

Medtronic Launches New Medical Device In U.S. To Improve Treatment Of Aortic Aneurysms

Who Owns Your Genes? Expert Debate At National Scientific Meeting

Older People Should Have The Flu Jab This Winter, Warn Experts - British Medical Journal

Jumonjd3: A Molecular Key For Unlocking Neuronal Stem Cell Fate

More Than 100 Scientific Abstracts Presented By GU/GUMC Researchers At Neuroscience 2008

Investigational Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Treatment, TMC435 - Promising Study Results

Technology May Provide Means Of Testing Anti-Aging Drugs

Tibotec Begins European Enrollment For Phase 3 Trial Of Telaprevir In HCV Patients Who Failed Prior Treatment

NHS Sight Tests Top 11 Million After 14 Per Cent Rise Since 2002-03, Report Shows, England

2nd Annual Stem Cell Symposium At UNSW, Australia

Physicians Should Closely Monitor Elderly Patients With Kidney Damage And Look For Signs Of Organ Failure

During Global Crisis Brits Rate Pets' Health Above Their Own

Peripheral Fat Breakdown Undermined By Bad Cholesterol

Potential To Improve Heart And Stroke Treatments Following Enzyme Discovery

Increase Focus On Disability, Or Targets For Millennium Development Goals Will Not Be Met, Says Global Health Expert

A Healthy Diet On A Slim Food Budget - Tips From Rush University Medical Center

Reducing African Meningitis Epidemics With The Help Of UCAR Weather Forecasts

The Effects Of Carpal Tunnel On Hand Dexterity Studied By ASU Researchers, Funded By NIH Grant

Janet Rossant To Deliver Annual Dame Anne McLaren Memorial Lecture - National Stem Cell Network

Statement By Former Speaker Of The House And Center For Health Transformation Founder Newt Gingrich On Tom Daschle's Selection For HHS Secretary

The Toxicity Of Wildfire Smoke

Higher Protein Meals Help Keep The Fat Away

Causes Of Bone Loss In Breast Cancer Survivors Identified By Study

Memory Mission Explores New Territory In Neuroscience

Lymphoma Association Launches New Short Film

British Tinnitus Association Announces Record Funding Donation For Tinnitus Research

Multiple Sclerosis Trust Stresses The Importance Of Reliable Health Information

British Psychological Society Response To Government Announcement Of New Advisory Council On Children's Mental Health And Psychological Well-Being

E-Detailing And ROI: Planning, Metrics, And Best Practices

Air Pollution Forecasting Offered To Those With Breathing Problems, European Union

Researching Next-Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Devices For The Treatment Of Central Nervous System Disorders

Sex Education Forum Investigates Sexual Health Services In Further Education And Sixth Form Colleges, UK

Patient Information Could Be Left To Haemorrhage From Mobile Devices, Survey Shows

Climate Change Will Force More People Into Food Poverty, Says Chartered Institute Of Environmental Health

Stem Cell Research In Cardiology - A Report By Research And Markets

Tissue Genesis Applies CE Mark To Its Adult Stem Cell Isolation System

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

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections - Enrollment Begins In Exploratory Phase II Trial Of NovaBay's Lead Aganocide Compound, NVC-422

Joint Biomarker Research Related To Insulin Resistance And Diabetes - Metabolon And Joslin Diabetes Center

New Imaging Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells Over Prolonged Period In First-Ever Stanford Case Study

Study Published In Archives Of Surgery Demonstrated Benefit Of ENTEREG(R) (alvimopan) In Postoperative Ileus

New Study Reaffirms Quick-Med's NIMBUS(R) Technology Poses No Threat Of Bacterial Resistance

Primary Care Provides Patients With Better Outcomes At Lower Cost, Urgent Need To Prevent Shortages Of Primary Care Physicians

AVMA Launches "Chew On This" Podcast Series On Food Safety

Despite Warm Temperatures, Arizona Confirms First Flu Case Of The Season

Rise In Diabetes Among American Indian Youth Focus Of New National Education Program For Tribal Schools

AARP Statement On Former Senator Tom Daschle HHS Secretary Nomination

National Community Pharmacists Association Encourages Member Pharmacists To Consider Refraining From Selling Tobacco Products

Women Dominate Hospitalizations For Chest Pain With No Known Cause

Canada's Top Health Researchers To Be Recognized

Health Information Technology Issues Tackled By UT Trainees

New Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Agreement Must Make Patients The Priority

New HIV Infections Could End In United States In 30 Years

Alps Bio Cluster - Development Of The First European Transalpine Biotech And Medtech Network

Global Research Leaders To Speak At UK's National Stem Cell Conference

Pharmos Announces Clinical Results From Phase 2a Trial Of Topical Diclofenac NanoEmulsion Cream

New Insight Into The Controls On A Go To Enzyme

GEN Reports On The Trend Toward Predictive Toxicogenomics

Memory Pharmaceuticals Achieves Enrollment Goal For Phase 2 Study Of MEM 3454 In Cognitive Impairment Associated With Schizophrenia

Sosei And NeuroSolutions Present Further Data On NSL-043/SD118 At The Society For Neuroscience 38th Annual Meeting

SyntheMed Announces FDA Clearance Of SinusShield(TM)

Mexican Department Of Public Health To Launch Screening For Papillomavirus, Cause Of Cervical Cancer

Study Suggests Need For More Aggressive Outpatient Monitoring Of Patients' Hearts When Cause Of Stroke Is Unclear

Study Suggests Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death

Survival Of Head And Neck Cancer Patients Is Greatly Affected By Coexisting Ailments

Kidney Injury Puts Elderly Individuals At High Risk For Developing Serious Kidney Disease

Very Low Birth Weight Is A Risk Factor For One Cause Of CKD

Neurons Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Muscle Function After Injury

Common Virus Helps Quality Of Life For Sarcoma Patients Says Cancer Expert

Scientists Are High On Idea That Marijuana Reduces Memory Impairment

Researchers Define Ideal Time For Stem Cell Collection For Parkinson's Disease Therapy

Cedars Sinai Researchers Present New Findings At Neuroscience Meetings

ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage In Children

New Compounds Aimed At Muscular Dystrophy

Overuse Of Narcotics And Barbiturates May Make Migraine Worse

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