Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 2 April 2009

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Thursday 2 April 2009

Technology Giants GE And Intel Invest $250 Million In Telehealth Development

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

General Electric and Intel are forming a Healthcare Alliance and investing 250 million dollars to develop and market new "telehealth" technologies that will help patients with chronic diseases and their doctors manage...
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Countries Pledge To Fight Drug Resistant TB At Beijing Meeting

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

On Wednesday, government ministers and senior officials from 27 countries pledged to intensify efforts to control the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) following warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Experts Question Benefits Of Breast Cancer Screening

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US experts aiming to promote better-informed decision making in healthcare have questioned the benefits of mammography for breast cancer screening, saying that to save one life, nearly 3,000 women have to be tested...
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What Is Gout? What Causes Gout?

National Health Service Reduces Acute Hospital Beds By 10% In Three Years, England

Vaccine´s Safety Petition For Clearer Language

Other Medical and Health News for 2 April*

Illinois Law Allowing Uninsured Hospital Patients To Pay Reduced Fees Takes Effect

Republicans' Alternative Budget Makes Health Care Affordable, Accessible, According To Opinion Piece

New York Times Examines HIV/AIDS Treatment Access In Myanmar

Protein Grown In Tobacco Plant Could Result In Low-Cost Microbicide, Study Says

Papua New Guinea Defense Force To Distribute 43M Condoms Nationwide

Scotland To Launch Inquiry Into Contaminated Blood Products That Spread HIV, Other Diseases

160,000 Children In Ghana Orphaned By HIV/AIDS, Commission Says

HIV Vaccine Development Faces Several Scientific Obstacles, Fauci Says In Opinion Piece

Minnesota Study Confirms Local Somali Children More Likely Than Others To Be Enrolled In Autism Classes

Family, Peers Affect Culturally Diverse Teenagers' Preventive Health Behaviors, Study Finds

HHS Secretary Nominee Sebelius Reports Tax Error As Confirmation Hearings Continue

Abortion-Rights Groups Criticize Va. Gov. Kaine For Support Of 'Choose Life' License Plates

Antiabortion-Rights Groups Turn To Video, Online Media To Rally Support

New York Times Examines Hormonal Effects Of Menopause, Available Treatments

Obama's Actions On 'Life Issues' Give Catholic Supporters 'Second Thoughts,' Washington Post Opinion Piece Says

Illinois Bill Would Ensure Patients Are Informed Of 'Full Range' Of Medical Options, Editorial Says

California Physicians Say Proposed Medicare Advantage Payment Changes Would Limit Care For Seniors

Gov. Sebelius Tells Senate Panel That Health Reform Would Be Her 'Mission' If Confirmed As HHS Secretary

UnitedHealth Group Officials Testify About Use Of Ingenix Database At Senate Hearing

American Medical Association Launches Twitter Profile To Share News And Information

House Panel Hears Testimony On Bill Banning Patent Settlement Payments To Delay Generic Drug Competition

Walgreen Offers No-Cost Clinic Visits For Unemployed, Uninsured U.S. Residents

More Americans Being Hospitalized Because Of Eating Disorders

Public Back Patient-held Records Initiative, UK

Childhood Abuse Associated With Psychosis In Women

JAMA Article Recommends That Medical Groups Refuse Most Industry Funding

Simple Lessons Change Teenage Attitudes To Mental Illness

Hospitals Increase DVT Prevention Efforts After Medicare Threatens To Cut Payments

AHIP Rallies Support Of Physician Groups Against CMS' Estimated 2010 Medicare Advantage Payment Rates

Applied Cytometry Showcases Flow Cytometry Data Analysis Software At UKNSCN

Back Pain Treatment Needs To Catch Up With Evidence: Exercise And Other Proven Treatments Are Underused

Pain Meds Are Most Common Cause Of Death After Spinal Fusion Surgery: Middle-Aged Men With Disk Degeneration At Highest Risk

Vegetarians Face Increased Risk Of Eating Disorders

Blood Protein May Hold Key To Stopping Tumor Growth In Cancer Patients

Endovascular Repair Safer, More Successful For Some Aneurysms

Rapidly Mutating Yeast Causing More Infections

Coming Face To Face With Autism

New Study To Investigate Growth Of Noroviruses

6 Out Of Every 10 University Students Present "mathematical Anxiety" Or Fear Of This Subject, According To A Study

"UK Teen Binge Drinking Is Serious And Chronic"

Last Step Leading To Blood Cell Formation Elucidated

Test Allows Early Detection Of Vision Problems In Infants With Hemangiomas Of Eyelids

Suppressing The Compulsion To Steal: An Opiate Receptor Blocker Shows Promise In Treating Kleptomania

Roche To Introduce New LightCycler MRSA Advanced Test In The EU

Significantly More Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Quit Smoking Using Chantix/Champix® (Varenicline) Compared With Placebo

Senate, House Members Reintroduce Bill To Provide Doctors With Unbiased Information About Prescription Drugs

Electromagnetic Communication Between Cells - Signals Pass Through Glass

Kohl's Statement On JAMA Article Suggesting Professional Medical Associations Reject Drug & Device Industry Funding, USA

Yale Stem Cell Researchers Awarded $4 Million In State Grants

Prime Minister Gordon Brown Responds To Autism Campaigner On World Autism Awareness Day

MEC Dynamics Corp Receives FDA Clearance For New Avie™ A1c Point-of-Care Test

Landmark Study In The New England Journal Of Medicine Shows HPV Testing Significantly Reduces Deaths From Cervical Cancer

Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital Selects SIS Anesthesia

Combat Injuries: A Matter Of Life And Death

Upcoming Symposium To Bridge The Gap Between Osteoporosis Research And Its Applications To Clinical Practice With Focus On Secondary Osteoporosis

Ovarian Cancer Screening Not Catching Early Disease

Procedure Improves Health Of Cancer Patients

Anemia Treatment Improves Heart Structure And Quality Of Life In Kidney Disease Patients

Making The List- Disparities In Kidney Transplant Waiting Lists

Is Intervention Beneficial For Brain Vessel Malformations?

World Autism Awareness Day Is April 2; Experts Available

New Report On Embryonic Stem Cell Research: What Are The Next Steps?

Occupational Therapists Help People With Arthritis Regain Their Zest For Life

Some Radiation Therapy Treatments Can Decrease Fertility; Patients Should Be Counseled On Fertility Preservation Options

Researchers Discover New Fat-Fighting Pathway

Scientists Propose New Theory Of Autism

Scientists Identify Gene Linked To Deadly Disorder In Newborns

Health Choices Predict Cancer Survival

Balancing Hormones May Help Prevent Preterm Births

Serious Vision Problems In Urban Preschoolers Rare But Not That Rare

Researchers Find Marker For Severity In Adult Brain Cancer

Royal Society Launches Inquiry Into The Long-term Prospects For UK Science And Innovation, UK

Independent Study Corroborates Prana's Strategy To Treat Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Muscular Dystrophy Association Launches New Venture Philanthropy

Interleukin Genetics Presents Research Linking Vertebral Fractures To Gene Variations In Asian Women With Osteoporosis

Altrazeal(TM) Clinical Evidence To Be Presented At The American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) National Clinical Conference 2009

Blood, Marrow Drive Offers Hope For Baseball Player, 15

Legislation Aims To Increase Access To Physical Therapist Services By Eliminating Physician Referral Requirement

Study Suggests Treatment With Paliperidone ER Significantly Improves Symptoms Of Schizoaffective Disorder

Doctors At Henry Ford Health System Treat Ovarian, Prostate, Lung, And Other Forms Of Cancer Using Novalis Tx(TM) Platform For Radiosurgery

Pennsylvania Department Of Health Urges Greater Awareness Of, Testing For Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Smokers Have Greater Incentive To Quit, As Big Tobacco Tax Hike Goes Into Effect

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Bill Receives Preliminary Funding

Groundbreaking Research Begins For Pancreatic And Lung Cancers

Lack Of Awareness Of Eye Health Risk Associated With Diabetes Poses Blinding Threat To Millions

New Mobile Mammography Unit Offers Residents Of Rural Northern Louisiana First-Ever Access To Free Breast Cancer Screening Exams

Beating A Global Killer: HIV/AIDS

Dealing With Dwarfism

Healing A Shoulder Separation

In Two Weeks, Top CEOs From U.S. And Aboard Tackle Obama's Health Reform Plans At 6th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 14-16, Washington

Easter Seals Notes April's Autism Awareness Month To Highlight Services Available To Families Living With Autism

Conservative Alliance Outlines 6 Deal-Killers For National Health Reform

Senators Boxer, Collins Reintroduce Legislation To Provide Quality Care For Older Americans

Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits Up To $6.5 Million In Funding For Critical Challenges In Parkinson's Disease

Childhood Abuse Associated With Onset Of Psychosis In Women

InSite Vision Receives Regulatory Approval For AzaSite(R) In Canada

How Does Microglia Examine Damaged Synapses?

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Contracts With Aphios To Develop Nanotech Combination Therapy For Certain Cancers

Halozyme Begins Phase 1 Clinical Study With PEGPH20 In Cancer Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors

KAI Pharmaceuticals Expands KAI-1678 Development Program, Initiating A Phase 2a Study For Neuropathic Pain

Twenty Members Of Congress Join The Humana Foundation In American Horsepower ChallengeSM To Fight Childhood Obesity

Sepracor Announces Submission Of STEDESA™ New Drug Application To FDA For Adjunctive Treatment Of Epilepsy

Top Canadian Prize Goes To Stanford Scientist Lucy Shapiro For Bringing Cell Biology Into Three Dimensions

The Human Cost Of Alcohol - Doctors Speak Out, BMA Scotland

Compassion Fatigue: Impact On Healthcare Providers Of Caring For The Terminally Ill

Manchester Airport Launches Free Autism Guide, England

EP Agriculture Committee Vote On The EU Directive On The Protection Of Laboratory Animals

Mental Health Services Failing Young And Old, UK

New Report Shows Record Number Of Medicines In Development To Treat Leading Causes Of Cancer

Waters Corporation Announces The Purchase Of UPLC/MS Systems By The National Cancer Institute For Advanced Metabolomics Research

GSK Submits TYVERB(R)/TYKERB(R) (lapatinib) For First-Line Treatment Of Metastatic Breast Cancer In Europe, US

Abbott Initiates U.S. Study Of Absolute Pro(TM) Peripheral Stent System For Iliac Artery Disease

Harvest Technologies Announces Interim Study Results From Critical Limb Ischemia Trial In Chennai India

Medical Defence Union Launches Guide To New Complaints Procedure

Molecular Biomimetics: Nanotechnology And Bionanotechnology . Utilizing Genetically Engineered Peptides

Mimicking Biopolymers On A Molecular Scale: Nano(bio)technology Based On Engineered Proteins

Buyer Beware: Touching Something Increases Perceived Ownership

As Good As It Gets: Octogenarian Muscles Don't Get Stronger With Exercise

Maine Standards Releases Improved VALIDATE(R) Thyroid Test Sets

New Insights Into How Brain Responds To Viral Infection

Results Of Two Randomized Controlled Studies On Vasomedical EECP Therapy Presented At The American College Of Cardiology (ACC) 58th Annual Scientific

Blood Test For Brain Injuries Gains Momentum

What's In Your Water?: Disinfectants Create Toxic By-Products

GE Healthcare Announces Data From Phase III Study Of AdreView™ In Heart Failure Patients

IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference, Brussels, Belgium, May 7-9, 2009

CSHL Neuroscientists Propose Project To Comprehensively Map Mammalian Brain Circuits

Lupus Foundation Of America (LFA) Applauds Launch Of New Lupus Awareness Campaign

Study Details Strategy For Boosting Ranks Of Black HIV/AIDS Researchers

Lantheus Medical Imaging Presents Phase I Study Results Of Novel PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tracer At ACC

Plavix(R) Plus Aspirin More Effective Than Aspirin Alone In Preventing Major Vascular Events In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Significantly More Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Quit Smoking Using Chantix/Champix(R) (Varenicline) Compared With Placebo

Zosano Pharma, Inc. To Present Positive Phase 2 Results Of Its Transdermal Patch For Osteoporosis

Invatec Introduces AMPHIRION DEEP™ Long Balloon To More Easily Access And Treat Arteries Below The Knee

Roche NimbleGen CGH Microarrays Further Our Understanding Of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

American Medical Association Unveils Electronic Prescribing Online Learning Center

Learning Curve: Tricks To Resist Temptation

Optical Illusions: Variety Makes Us Perceive Smaller Quantities

Men Are The Weaker Sex

Self-Healing Of Voids In The Wax Coating On Plant Surfaces

Novocell Awarded Seminal Stem Cell Patent

Guided By Expectations: Different Approaches Lead To Different Conclusions

New Zenith(R) TX2(R) TAA Endovascular Graft With Pro-Form™ Offers Enhanced Control And Safety During Thoracic Aneurysm Repair

WHO Buruli Ulcer Strategy To Focus On Early Detection And Early Treatment

Stand Up For Autism: World Autism Awareness Day - 2 April 2009

ContextVision AB: ContextVision Unveils First Real-Time Volumetric Ultrasound Image Enhancement Tool

Cardima Receives CE Mark Approval For Its Surgical Ablation Probe With Stabilization Sheath

South Africa: 1,500 People Celebrate Launch Of AHF's New Free AIDS Clinic Location In Umlazi

West Nile Virus Studies Show How Star-Shaped Brain Cells Cope With Infection

First Lawsuit In Salmonella-Tainted Sprout Outbreak Filed By Marler Clark

What Makes Consumers Choose Local Brands Over Global Ones?

IADR Awards Anthony Fauci Honorary Membership

Hythiam Announces Results Of Two Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Studies On Impact Of Prometa(R) Treatment Program For Alcohol Dependence

Taking Cues: Sometimes Environmental Cues Can Activate Thrifty Behavior

Combination Adult Stem Cell Therapy Improves Severe Limb Ischemia

FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Accelerated Approval Of Avastin For Previously Treated Brain Cancer (Glioblastoma)

Depuy Spine And Advanced Technologies And Regenerative Medicine, Llc, Begin Testing Genetically Engineered Human Protein For Degenerative Disc Disease

Researchers Question Effectiveness Of Warning Labels On Over-The-Counter Drugs

New Tests Provide New Insight Into Why Patients Are In Heart Failure

Obtaining Biogas From Food Industry Waste

By Shutting Down Inflammation, Agent Reverses Damage From Spinal Cord Injury In Preclinical Studies

IPTA 5th Congress On Pediatric Transplantation To Be Held April 18 -- 21, 2009 In Istanbul, Turkey

Full Disclosure: People Will Make Healthier Choices If Restaurants Provide Nutritional Data

Three Prize Winners Awarded In Elsevier's Article 2.0 Contest

LUX DS Awarded Funding From The Technology Strategy Board - Light Based Technology For The Dental Field

Coronary Angiography May Improve Outcomes For Cardiac Arrest Patients, Pitt Study Finds

Multi-Colored Uniforms Improve Perceptions Of Hospital Nurses Among Children And Parents

Landscape Found To Influence Spread Of Malaria In Amazon

New Booklet To Help Third Sector Providers Of Social Care Services Face A Host Of New Challenges And Opportunities, UK

New Pilots Announced To Bring Health And Social Care Together, UK

Wheat Curl Mite Might Require Non-Chemical Control

New Law Comes Into Force To Strengthen Protection Of Vulnerable People, UK

Bad Mix Of Bacterial Remnants And Genetics Leads To Arthritis

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards, UK

Self Healing Behaviour In Man-made Engineering Materials: Bio-inspired But Taking Into Account Their Intrinsic Character

Bionics In Textiles: Flexible And Translucent Thermal Insulations For Solar Thermal Applications

Micro-, Nano-, And Hierarchical Structures For Superhydrophobicity, Self-Cleaning And Low Adhesion

Combination Therapy Benefits People With Quivering Heart

BMA Responds To Review Body Report On Doctors' Pay, UK

AARP Urges Congress To Lower Prescription Drug Prices

Researchers Successfully Create Computer-Simulated Model For Evaluating Artificial Pancreas

Endometriosis Association And Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine Extend Groundbreaking Partnership

Low Birth Weight Linked To Heart Disease And Diabetes

Mental Health Needs Must Not Be Neglected After A Disaster

AACAP And AAP Advocate Removal Of Financial Barriers To Children's Mental Health Services

Medtronic Announces International Market Release Of Driver Sprint Rx Coronary Stent System

Housing For Homeless Alcoholics Can Reduce Costs To Taxpayers

AMA: Don't Abandon Families Mr Rudd

CT Scans: Too Much Of A Good Thing Can Be Risky

Can Weight-loss Surgery Improve Patient's Sex Life? Yes, Especially For Men With Obesity-related Erectile Dysfunction

Online Training For GPs Focuses On Advance Care Planning, Australia

Study Finds Link Between Seasons And Declines In Exercise Patterns Over Time

American Dental Education Association Presents Presidential Citations

Sihoun Hahn, M.D., Ph.D., FACMG Is The 2009-2010 Luminex/ACMGF Award Recipient

Immature Laminin Receptor Protein, As A Cancer Immunogen

Focus On The Future: Long-term Goals Help Us Resist Unhealthy Urges

Burgess Bill Requiring More Transparency In Health Insurance Plans Passes House, USA

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