Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 2 March 2009

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Monday 2 March 2009

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The type A seasonal flu virus (a subtype of the H1N1 strain) appears to be developing increasing restistance to the most widely used flu drug in the US, Tamiflu (generic name oseltamivir)...
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Obese Children Should Have Gastric Bands To Manage Diabetes Says UK Expert

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A UK expert is recommending, on the basis of a study, that obese children from the age of 15 onwards who have weight-related diabetes should have gastric bands fitted to make their stomachs much smaller so they lose weight...
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Stem Cell Breakthrough: Pluripotency Without Using Viruses

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists from Canada and the UK have found a new way to create stem cells without using viruses to introduce genetic material into the nuclei to make the cells pluripotent, instead they insert four genes that reprogram...
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Drugs Facilitate More Than 20% Of Sexual Assaults

New Urgent Care Centres Could Swamp GP Practices With Unresolved Cases, UK

GP Practices Losing Patients And Staff To Local Polyclinic, Bradford, England

Other Medical and Health News for 2 March*

Pitt Study Finds Children Of Bipolar Parents Have Increased Risk Of Psychiatric Disorders

WorldCare Clinical Expands Early-Stage And Phase II Clinical Trial Capabilities With Introduction Of New Collect, Ready, Hold Service Offering

Avian Influenza In Poultry On Premises In East Of England

Regular Screening For Colorectal Cancer Remains Effective In Preventing And Detecting Disease Early

Prescription Charges Review - NPA Evidence, UK

New Award Reinforces Commitment To Research, UK

Synchronized Polio Campaign Kicks Off Across Eight Countries In West Africa

Leading Health Organisations Join Forces To Launch Research Academy, UK

New OnLine System To Provide Canadians With Quicker Access To Safe Natural Health Products

Pluristem Therapeutics Receives FDA Clearance To Begin "First-In-Human" Placenta-Derived Stem Cell Clinical Trial

Orexo: Orexo's AbstralTM Receives Two Further Large EU Market Approvals In France And Spain

FDA Requires Boxed Warning And Risk Mitigation Strategy For Metoclopramide-Containing Drugs

President's Budget Makes A Big, Positive Contribution To Health Care Reform

Lupus Foundation Of America Advocates Say 50 Years Without A New Treatment Is Too Long To Wait

Darwin's "One Special Difficulty"

Threshold Parameters For A Model Of Epidemic Spread Among Households And Workplaces

£20.7m For Capital Improvements In The NHS

COMVAC5(R), Single Shot Pentavalent Combination Vaccine Containing Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus And Hepatitis B, And Haemophilus Influenza Type

Be Aware Of Limitations In Clinical Software Systems

Announcement Of EMEA Authorisation Of Celgene's VIDAZA (Azacitidine) For Treatment Of MDS And AML

World Health Organization Regional Office For Europe

Insulin Drug Study Shows Significant Improvements In More Than 52,000 Diabetic Patients

Educational Materials For New Mothers May Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome, CMAJ Study Shows

Doctors Support Tough Action To Address Scotland's Destructive Relationship With Alcohol

Stoudemire Injury Highlights Importance Of Recognizing Retinal Detachments

Open Your Eyes To Healthy Eating Habits

Renal Professor In Call To Broaden Research Into Long-term Kidney Transplant Failures

Incarcerated Juveniles Belong In Juvenile Facilities

Manic Episodes Linked To Desire For Fame, UK

Where Is The Light? Bayesian Perceptual Priors For Lighting Direction

Network-based Diffusion Analysis: A New Method For Detecting Social Learning

We Age Because We Grow

PENTAX Announces Book To Benefit Childhood Cancer Research

Cougar Biotechnology Announces Presentation Of Positive CB7630 (Abiraterone Acetate) Phase II Data At ASCO 2009 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Cell Genesys Announces Final Results From Phase 3 Program Of GVAX Immunotherapy For Prostate Cancer

Dr. Brian Durie Receives The Prestigious Waldenström's Award In Recognition Of His Many Contributions To The Field Of Multiple Myeloma

Wyeth's 7-valent Vaccine For Pneumococcal Disease Registered In Russia

President Obama Signs 2009 Proclamation Naming March "Red Cross Month"

State Senate Introduces Bill To Protect Pennsylvania's Patients And Nurses

Bavarian Nordic Reports Further Data On PROSTVAC(TM)

The Lancet Oncology Warns Against Eroding Patient Confidentiality

Two Food Additives With Previously Unrecognized Estrogen-Like Effects - Chemical Research In Toxicology

New Test For Detecting Fake Organic Milk - Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry

"Silver Nanoparticle" Microscope May Shed New Light On Cancer, Bone Diseases - Nano Letters

AAMC Pleased That Health Care Reform Is Top Priority In Obama Budget

Plastic Responses Of Male Drosophila Melanogaster To The Level Of Sperm Competition Increase Male Reproductive Fitness

Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration And The Future Of C4 Crops For Food And Fuel

The Effect Of Sterilizing Diseases On Host Abundance And Distribution Along Environmental Gradients

Global Cancer Prevention Report Comment

NICE Guidelines Recommend Use Of Stent Grafts For Treatment Of AAA

Paper In New 'Psychosis' Journal Shows Many Patients Do Better Without Psychiatric Drugs

BMS Pulls AIDS Diarrhea Ad Campaign, Says AHF

Research And Markets: Lymphoma Drug Pipeline Update 2009

Ethics Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against Brownback Over Antiabortion Letter

Catholic Officials Should Enforce Church's Stance On Abortion, Rick Santorum Writes In Opinion Piece

West Virginia To Move Forward With Medicaid Expansion

Kaiser Family Foundation President, CEO Examines U.S. Residents' Opinions About Health Care Reform

FDA Halts Reviews Of Pending Ranbaxy Applications, Cites Fraudulent Lab Tests

Campaign In Mozambique Aims To Increase Awareness About Sexual Abuse Of Girls, Prevent Spread Of HIV

Efforts, Events Seek To Address Health Disparities Among Minorities

Virtual Way To Study Human Behavior

Running May Provide More Benefits To Bones Than Resistance Training, MU Study Finds

Surface Water Contaminated With Salmonella More Common Than Thought

New Advice For The Treatment Of Cough And Colds In Children, UK

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Receives $2.2 Million Grant To Examine Mechanisms Of Acute Inflammation

USC Researchers Identify Gene Variant Associated With Both Autism And Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

Many Middle-Aged And Older Americans Not Getting Adequate Nutrition

Looking On The Bright Side: Biased Attention And The Human Serotonin Transporter Gene

Telomere Dynamics Rather Than Age Predict Life Expectancy In The Wild

Individual Differences In Distance Perception And Fear Of Heights

(DH) NHS Cancer Waiting Times Figures, October To December 2008, UK

Teen Binge Drinking: What Do Professionals Say? UK

(DH) Combined Stats Press Notice - Inpatient And Outpatient Waiting Figures, NHS Cancelled Operations, NHS Critical Care Beds, UK

Arizona Committee Approves Antiabortion Bill; Democrats Boycott Debate, Vote

Washington Post Examines How Retiree Health Benefits Affect Automakers

Coalition Targeting Nursing Shortage Will Take Aim At Education, Funding

Some Researchers Call For National Registry Of Cardiac Devices To Track Effectiveness, Reliability

Chicago Hospital Group Settles Class Action Lawsuit That Claimed Uninsured Patients Were Overcharged

Researchers To Ask FDA Panel To Require Rx Drug 'Fact Boxes' On Some Advertisements

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Obama's FY 2010 Budget Emphasizes Commitment To PEPFAR, Increases Resources For Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment

Colo. Senate Passes Bill Requiring HIV Testing For Pregnant Women

Purdue University Professor Seeks To Reduce Health Disparities Among Blacks

Biotechnological Applications For Genome Sequencing Of Fungus

Improving Understanding Of Parkinson's Disease With The Help Of Yeast

Orthopedic Discoveries Presented At Scientific Meeting

Alcohol Types And Socioeconomic Status Are Associated With Barrett's Esophagus Risk

Cognitive Abilities May Be Affected By Childhood Sleep Problems Persisting Through Adolescence

Evaluation Of Supplement Intake Finds Many Middle-Aged And Older Americans Are Not Getting Adequate Nutrition

Vegetable-Based Drug Could Inhibit Melanoma

Underlying Sleep Problem Linked To Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder In Children

As Temperatures Rise Dog Bites Become A Particular Threat To Young Children

Greater Risk Of Death In Patients With GI Bleeding Admitted On The Weekend

Study Shows Potential For Resolving Type 2 Diabetes With Bariatric Surgery - 90% Of All Diabetics Overweight Or Obese

Obama Proposes $3.6T Spending Plan; Includes Option To Expand Medicaid Family Planning

Calif. Poll Shows Growing Support For Parental Notification Law, Support For Family Planning

Blogs Comment On Brownback Letter, Obama Budget Plan, Guttmacher Family Planning Report, Other Topics

President Obama's Budget Proposal Includes Broad Changes To Health Care System

President Obama Announces Start Of Economic Stimulus Package's COBRA Subsidies

AP/Miami Herald Examines Physician House Calls

California Faces $48.2B In Unfunded Health Benefits For Retirees

Obama Names Director For Office Of National AIDS Policy

VOA News Profiles HIV/AIDS Counselor Who Works In Washington, D.C.

American Indian Leaders Weigh In On Federal Cigarette Tax Increase

Brain Tumor Research Center A Lasting Legacy At Barrow

Study Of Prostate Cancer Risk Factors Funded At UIC By $3 Million Award

Fighting HIV/AIDS In The Lab And On The Phone With Cutting-Edge AmfAR Grants

'Stay Dry' Tested To Help Men With Incontinence Problems From Prostate Cancer Treatments

Innovation Task Force Calls On Senate And President Obama To Approve House-passed FY09 Omnibus Bill

Study Shows Benefits Of Hormone Found In Fat Tissue

Teaching Hospital Halves Its Rate Of Premature Births, Researchers Find

Exercise Associated With Eating More

Researchers Piggyback To Safer Reprogrammed Stem Cells

Self-Digestion As A Means Of Survival

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