Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 9 February 2009

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Monday 9 February 2009

Testicular Cancer Risk Linked To Marijuana Smoking

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new US study suggests there is a link between marijuana use and elevated risk of the most aggressive form of testicular cancer, with frequent and long term users having the highest risk...
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FDA Approves First Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Catheters

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Last Friday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved the first ablation catheters for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, one of the most common forms of arrhythmia or abnormal heart rhythms...
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CDC Confirms First Case Of Marburg Fever In Colorado

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

After repeat testing, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed at the end of last month that a man treated last year in a Colorado hospital had contracted Marburg hemorrhagic fever, the first known...
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Other Medical and Health News for 9 February*

Smoke Alarms Save Lives

Emergency Kits Distributed In Arkansas May Contain Tainted Peanut Butter, FEMA

Small Stones Found In Recalled Frozen Beef Products

ASH Compares Critics Of Link Between Smoking Bans And Dramatic Heart Attack Reductions AIDS Dissidents WHo Deny Link Between HIV And AIDS

MS Patients Treated With TYSABRI(R) Remain Free Of Disease Activity For Two Years, According To Data Published In The Lancet Neurology

Awards For Drug Discovery Research For Frontotemporal Dementia Announced

National Eating Disorders Association Wages War Against Eating Disorders During 2009 NEDAwareness Week

President Signs Bill Expanding Dental Care Coverage In Health Insurance Program For Low-Income Children

Texas DSHS Warns Of Recalled Emergency Meals

Taro Receives FDA Warning Letter Following Inspection Of Its Canadian Manufacturing Facility

Rite Aid Announces Voluntary Recall Of Peanut Products

France Biotech Reports A 79% Fall In Equity Investments In French Biotech Companies In 2008

CMA Praises SCHIP Signing, Calls On State Lawmakers To Cover Kids By Matching Federal Commitment

Professor Pekka Puska Attends The World Economic Forum In Davos To Help Put Noncommunicable Diseases On The Global Health Agenda

Unison Calls For Good Leadership To Save Stagnant Trust, UK

NMC Welcomes Final Council Member, UK

Doctors Without Borders And Sweco Form Partnership

Attorney General Martha Coakley Appaulds President Obama For Lifting Bush-Era Restrictions On Health Insurance For Low-Income Children

Initial Plans For New Mental Health Units In Cardiff Approved, UK

NHS Ready For PROM Date, UK

NPA Responds To Cardio And Vascular Coalition Green Paper

Tinnitus Forum Takes To The Blogosphere, UK

Boots Centre For Innovation Brings New Permanent Hair Reduction Technology To The Home

Delta Dental Foundation Grant Supports Oral Cancer Research At The University Of Michigan

FDA Grants Marketing Approval To NAVISTAR(R) THERMOCOOL(R) Catheter For Atrial Fibrillation

ADDING MULTIMEDIA ATryn(R) (Antithrombin [Recombinant]) Approved By The FDA

ME Association Fully Supports Legal Challenge To The NICE Guideline On ME/CFS, UK

Can Stem Cell "Memories" Of DNA Damage Delay Cancer And Age-related Conditions?

$3m For Promising New Fibrosis Drug

Logic For Ordering Diagnostic Tests To Assist Clinicians Investigate Patients With First Episode Schizophrenia

Cost Implications Of Specific And Non-specific Treatment For Young People At Ultra High Risk Of Developing A First-episode Of Psychosis

Clinical Practice And Research Activities For Early Psychiatric Intervention At Japanese Leading Centers

Smoking Accelerates Cell Aging

Women Spending Five Minutes On Contraception And Worrying About Pregnancy New Fpa Research Shows

Future Physicians Praise Obama Administration For Swift Action On SCHIP Legislation

Experts Call For Greater Collaboration Between Clinicians And Researchers To Improve The Outlook For Ovarian Cancer Patients

Liraglutide Lowers Blood Sugar And Weight In Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Critical Dose Medicines And Brand Substitution: Issues With Anti-epileptic Drugs

55% Of HIV-positive Asylum Seekers Wait Over Four Years For Immigration Decisions

Launch Of Stelara(R), Offers Psoriasis Patients Significant And Visible Results Maintained With Just Five Doses A Year

Gaza Strip Families Give First Clue To Condition Causing Blindness And Tooth Decay

Put An End To Excessive Legal Costs, Says Medical Defence Union, UK

Mathematical Models Reveal How Organisms Transcend The Sum Of Their Genes

Suicidal Thoughts In Army Vets 'Under The Radar,' Says Specialist

Enhanced CNAP Monitor Monitors Peri-operative Fluid Levels Using Non-invasive Pulse Pressure Variation

Great Progress In Heart Disease Gene Research, But More To Do, Says BHF

Seat Belt Manual Launched By UN Road Safety Group

Statement In Relation To The NICE Appraisal Consultation Document That Does Not Recommend Torisel (R) (temsirolimus) For Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Conservatives Criticize Obama's Justice Department Picks Over Support For Abortion Rights

Birth Of Octuplets Raises Concerns About Fertility Ethics, Editorial Says

Sen. Wyden Says He Would Not Oppose Consideration As Nominee For HHS Secretary; Rep. DeLauro Possible Nominee, Some Say

Report Illustrates Potential Difficulties People With Serious Illnesses Face In Maintaining Affordable Health Coverage, Paying For Health Care

WellCare Pulling Out Of Florida Medicaid Pilot In Two Counties, Citing Too-Low Reimbursements

MMWR Looks At Increase In HIV Cases, Risk Factors Among Black MSM In Jackson, Miss.

Uganda Procures Antiretroviral Treatment For 350,000 HIV-Positive People, Health Minister Says

Editorial Suggests Black Parents Learn More About Advances In Medical Research

'Gut Feelings' May Actually Reflect A Reliable Memory

Gene Variants Associated With Early Heart Attack Identified By International Study

Scientists Deconstruct Cell Division

In Alzheimer's Models Growth Factor Protects Key Brain Cells

Multiple Genes Implicated In Autism - Discovery Could Lead To Drugs Targeting Gene Interactions

Imaging For Low-Back Pain Without Indication Of Serious Underlying Conditions Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes

Governments Must Focus On Price, Availability And Affordability To Tackle Alcohol Misuse, Not Just Education

Huge Attendance At Autism Sunday Service In London

National Stroke Awareness Campaign Launched, UK

Nutra Pharma Subsidiary, ReceptoPharm, Files Patent Application For Novel Treatment Of Arthritis Using RPI-78

Obama's 'Common Ground' Approach Attempts To Appeal To Both Sides Of Abortion Debate

Fertility Drugs Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Ovarian Cancer, Study Says

Obama Reverses Bush Administration Policy Directive That Restricted States' Abilities To Expand CHIP To Children In Higher-Income Families

Bipartisan Group Of Senators Seeks To Eliminate As Much As $100 Billion From Economic Stimulus Package

Army's January Suicide Rate Could Be Highest Monthly Total Ever

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

French First Lady To Travel To Burkina Faso As Global Fund Goodwill Ambassador

Studies Released At Conference Examine Racial, Ethnic Cancer Disparities

Security Issues With Wireless Drug Control

The Shortsightedness Of Youth

It's The Hard Work That Fosters Responsibility In Teen Programs

Study Finds Teenagers Willing To Help Their Parents

The Inactivity Of Preschoolers Amid Rising Childhood Obesity

Do Children Understand How Feelings Affect School Performance?

New Treatment Hope For Prostate Cancer

Improving Global Mental Health In World First Initiative

Improving Drug Design By Measuring Molecules

Maintaining Healthy Teeth And Gums Is A Wise Investment

While Focusing On Heart Disease, Researchers Discover New Tactic Against Fatal Muscular Dystrophy

Discovery Of A New Gene Silencing Platform

Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Cancer Surgery

Wisconsin Hospital Board Approves Plan To Offer Second-Trimester Abortions

Blogs Comment On Global Women's Health, Pregnant Women Support Act, Stimulus Package, Other Topics

Sens. Kennedy, Baucus Pledge Commitment To Health Care Reform In Letter To Obama, Urge Quick Selection Of HHS Secretary

Medical Care, Other Services Have Improved For Immigrant Children

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Budget News In Two States

National HIV/AIDS Monitoring Important In MENA Region, UNAIDS Report Says

Including HIV, STI Prevention Funding In Stimulus Will Contribute 'Directly, Quickly' To Economy, Opinion Piece Says

Efforts, Initiatives Seek To Address Health Disparities Among Minorities

Canada-Wide Study On Slow Progressors To Investigate New Treatments For HIV

Hormones Expert Gustafsson To Lead Center For Nuclear Receptors And Cell Signaling At UH And Methodist

Detecting Suicidal Thoughts In Army Vets

New Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Study Funded By OCRF And GCF

For The First Time Proof-Of-Concept Data Released By Complete Genomics For Its Sequencing Technology

Greater Happiness May Result From Buying Experiences, Not Possessions

Determining How 'Gene Switch' Works: Using Tuberculosis Bacteria To End 25-Year Quest

Anti-Oxidants In The Diet Shown To Halt Vision-Destroying Conditions In Two Types Of Blindness

Guideline For Treating Chronic Non-Cancer Pain With Opioid Medications

Polymer Research May Help Keep Food And Drugs Safer And Other Materials Fresher Longer

Prioritizing Health-Care Reform Components

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