Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 6 May 2009

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Wednesday 6 May 2009

Study Shows Why Some Artery Plaques Are Deadlier Than Others

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new US study found why a very small proportion of arterial plaques become deadly and lead to heart attack or stroke and why the vast majority others stay benign and apparently do no harm...
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Researchers Working On Faster Ways To Detect And Attack H1N1 Flu Virus

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Amid increasing speculation that the H1N1 (swine flu) virus is likely to disappear over the summer months only to return in the next flu season, various groups of US researchers are working on a faster way to detect and attack it...
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What Is The Mediterranean Diet? What Are The Benefits Of The Mediterranean Diet?

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Traditionally, Western Europe has two broad nutritional approaches - the Northern European and Southern European. The Mediterranean Diet is Southern European, and more specifically focuses on the eating habits of the people...
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Mild Prematurity Aggravates Risk Of Medically Attended Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

The Order Of Vaccine Injections Has An Effect On The Pain´s Feedback In Infants

Other Medical and Health News for 6 May*

Expert Panel Finds That SOAPP® Is Likely To Be Helpful For Assessing Opioid Addiction Risk

Swine Flu Daily Update Issued At: 11am Tuesday 5 May 2009, Wales

Blogs Comment On Souter Retirement, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Other Topics

High Health Care Costs Affecting Insured U.S. Residents

Some Massachusetts Hospitals Being Negatively Affected By Recession

HIV-Positive People At Increased Risk Of New Flu Strain, WHO Says

Neighborhood Factors Might Influence Whether Asian-Americans Smoke, Study Finds

Stowers Researchers Develop Whole Genome Sequencing Approach For Mutation Discovery

PTSD, Alcohol Problems Co-Occur In Returning Troops

UNICEF Deeply Concerned At Impact On Children Of Recent Fighting In Southern Sudan

Children In Wales 'Missing Out' On Their Childhood

Teachers' Ignorance Is Putting Children With Asthma At Risk, UK

892,000 Oregonians Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care In 2009

135,000 Alaskans Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care In 2009

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval Of Avastin For Brain Cancer (Glioblastoma) That Has Progressed Following Prior Therapy

Exercise Is The Best Medicine

What Breast Cancer Patients Don't Know About Mastectomy Options Can Cause Lifelong Disfigurement

During National Osteoporosis Awareness Month, Spotlight Is On Innovative Minimally Invasive Procedures To Help People With Osteoporosis

Safeguard Biosystems' Test For Influenza A Viruses Enables Mass Surveillance

New Kansas Gov. Parkinson Emphasizes Similarities With Sebelius On Abortion-Rights Issues

Obama To Release Budget Proposal Details On Thursday, Including Plans For 'Integrity' Initiatives For Medicaid, Medicare

Florida House Sends KidCare Expansion Legislation To Gov. Crist

New Jersey Lawmakers Lobby Against Plan To Close No-Cost HIV Testing Clinic

Blacks, Hispanics More Concerned About Alzheimer's Diseases Than Whites, Survey Finds

RN 'Super Union' Takes Next Step In Building Strong National Voice For Nurses With Focus On Organizing

AAMC-Backed Bill To Improve Access, Reduce Physician Shortage Introduced In Senate

Groups Call On President, Congress To Address Health Disparities In Health Reform

Bad Economy Blamed For Women Delaying Pregnancy And Annual Check-UpNew Gallup Survey Reveals Disturbing Trends

Mother's Day Is May 10-Make Time For Your Own Health

Study Shows That Genetic Make-Up Influences Biased Economic Decision-Making

Teens Need Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care, Sex Ed

Increasing Awareness And Control Of Blood Pressure By Computer-Based Phone Calls

Ob-Gyns Urged To Tackle Patient Safety Issues Head-On

Database To Assist Researchers Around The Globe In Combating Infectious Disease

Maternal Health Must Become A Priority In Developing Countries

Estrogen Controls How The Brain Processes Sound

What Separates Dangerous Blood Vessel Plaques From Benign Ones?

Fly Study Suggests That Gene May 'Bypass' Disease-Linked Mitochondrial Defects

Inhaler Misuse Warning For World Asthma Day

Stanford Scientists Explore New Way To Change Cell's Identity

Approval In Canada Expands The Market For The Candela QuadraLASE

Alaska Gov. Palin Voices Support For Parental Involvement Ballot Measure

Medicare Will Not Pay For Genetic Tests To Determine Best Warfarin Dosage, According To Proposed Decision

UAW Planning To Sell Chrysler Stock Obtained From Bankruptcy Deal To Fund VEBA

Eliminating Rhode Island's HIV Test Signature Requirement Would Boost Prevention, Treatment Efforts, Opinion Piece Says

Cancer Preventive Effect For Statins Indicated By Study

Discovery Of Specific Small RNA Pathways That Protect Germ Line From Transposons

Merck Serono Launches Glucophage(R) Powder (innovative Powder Formulation Of Metformin) For Type 2 Diabetes In First European Countries

Theory Shows Mechanism Behind Delayed Development Of Antibiotic Resistance

Minimally Invasive Operations With Olympus Equipment Honored By American Urological Association

Examining TLR4 Influences Of B Cell Response

Swine Flu Fears Generate Interest In UV Disinfection Technologies ... Again

Study Of Relationships Between Adult Children And Parents

Discovery Of RNA Snippet That Helps Make Individuals Remarkably Alike

Revision Of EU Legislation On The Protection Of Laboratory Animals: European Parliament Vote Is A Step In The Right Direction

Infection By Hepatitis C Virus Prevented By Novel Antibody

University Of Iowa College Of Medicine Graduate Elected National President Of American Medical Student Association

K-State Researcher: Poverty Is Rooted In US Education System

Reducing Future Food Crises By Improving Water Use

Effective Implementation, Public Education Efforts Keys To Success Of Mental Health Parity Law

Results Showing Burden Of RSV Disease Presented At Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting

Newspapers Examine Souter's Impact On Supreme Court Decisions

Congress Not Likely To Pass Permanent Medicare Physician Payment Fix This Year

Mental Health Prescriptions Increased By 73% Among Adults, 50% Among Children From 1996-2006, Study Finds

Off-Label Uses Of Drugs Should Be Approved For Very Ill Patients, Opinion Piece States

Recent Criticism Of Washington, D.C.'s Whitman-Walker Could 'Undermine' Clinic, Editorial Says

Sustainable Interventions Key To Successful Schistosomiasis Control

New Gene May Provide Breast Cancer Diagnostic Marker

Humans, Not Climate, Driving Increased Dengue Risk In Australia

Acid-Loving Archaeon Reads DNA With Enzyme Strikingly Similar To Our Own

News From The May Issue Of CHEST

Scientists See ATP Open The Door

A Model For Public Health Preparedness: Flu Pandemic In Prison

Does New Swine Flu Virus Kill By Causing A 'Cytokine Storm'?

Oral Rivaroxaban Better Than Subcutaneous Enoxaparin For Preventing Blood Clots After Knee Replacement (Record4 Study)

Drinkers Not Only Zone Out - But Also Are Unaware That They Do So

Study Finds Particles, Molecules Prefer Not To Mix

Concerns Raised Over Dietary Supplements

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch Of Phase 2B Clinical Trials In South Africa Of Its Oral Insulin Capsule

Better Use Of Diagnostic Tests Needed To Address Global Burden Of Disease

CT Scans Increase Cancer Risk Estimates In Multiply-Imaged Emergency Department Patients

Sustainable Intervention Key To Ongoing Schistosomiasis Control

Obstetrical Unit At Yale-New Haven Hospital Achieves Dramatic Improvement In Patient Safety

Researchers Find Gene For Rare Anemia; Discover Surprising Function In Haemoglobin Process Along The Way

Targeting Tumors Using Tiny Gold Particles

The Asthma Drug Facility Brings Down Cost Of Effective Asthma Drugs For Low- And Middle-Income Countries

Dental Protection - Tools For Improvement

Promising Research Project Suggests That Probiotics May Be Able To Help You Keep Fit And Slim

Gene Alterations Are Associated With Better Response To Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer

Latest Finance Committee Roundtable On Health Care Reform To Examine Public Plan Option

Upside-Down World: DNA Protecting Protein Helps Cancer Drug To Kill Cells

Understanding A Target Of Quinoline Drugs

Sen. Schumer Proposes Holding Public Health Insurance Option To Same Standards, Rules As Private Insurers

The Structure Of A Giant Virus

AP/Miami Herald Examines Potential Use Of H1N1 Vaccine

Global Functional Atlas Of Escherichia Coli Encompassing Previously Uncharacterized Proteins

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Group Differences In The Heritability Of Items And Test Scores

Iran's Health Ministry Releases Figures On HIV/AIDS Cases

Study Of Breast Cancer Risk Factors In Young Women Suggests Risk Assessment And Prevention Should Start Much Earlier In Life

Arsenic In Drinking Water And Cancer Risk: Study

National Institute For Health And Clincal Excellence (UK) Launches New Online Evidence Service To Improve Health And Patient Care

Ethnicity Affects Timing And Access To Cardiac Care

Hypothyroidism In Women Associated With Liver Cancer

Patients With Resolved Hepatitis C Likely Still Contagious According To Study

Social Networking For Terrorists

Poorer Breast Cancer Outcomes Persist For African-American Women

Research Analyzes Repeat Surgery For Patients Suffering From Recurrent And Painful Trigeminal Neuralgia

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure Helps Teenagers Suffering From Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)

Intrathecal Medication Therapy Effective For Painful Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Caused By Shingles

Deep Brain Stimulation Found To Be Effective In Children With Treatment-Resistant Generalized Primary Dystonia

Molecular Markers May Help Physicians Predict Severity Of Prostate Cancer

$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant Received By Vanderbilt University

Medtronic Introduces The Vertex Select™ Reconstruction System Occipitocervical Module

Medtronic Introduces The Peek Prevail™ Device For Neck Surgery

Seven INBRE Awards Enhance Research Infrastructure, Foster Collaboration

Late Motherhood Boosts Family Lifespan - Same Genes Linked To Longevity And Births After Age 45

MedImmune Awards Five Fellowship Research Grants To Advance Viral Respiratory Disease Research

It's Worth The Risk To Get Relief, IBS Patients Say In New Study

New Book Summarizes Current Knowledge On The Biology Of The Vertebrate Skeleton

Helping Children And Teens Cope With Fear And Uncertainty Of Swine Flu

New Ocean Current Data To Improve Search And Rescue Activities

NCPA Commends Senators Tester, Roberts For Proposal To Exempt Pharmacies From Medicare Part B DMEPOS Surety Bond Requirement

Physicians Alerted To Latest Clinical Information On H1N1 Flu By Unique Electronic Strategy

Visual Perception Deficits Linked To Clinical Depression By TAU Brain Research

Designing Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer: Research Opens Up New Horizons

1 Million Euros EU Funding For Chinese Medicine Research

Acute Kidney Injury Common After Liver Transplantation

New Program Aims To Help Save Young Athletes From Sudden Death

Take 10 For Mental Health In May

Results Shown In BioCancell Compassionate Use Trial Using BC-819 For Treatment Of Renal Cancer

X-spine Announces New FDA Clearance Of Spinal Implant System

Continued Use Of Deadly Tobacco Encouraged By FDA Position: Electronic Cigarette Debate Heats Up

CT Scans Increase Cancer Risk Estimates In Multiply-Imaged Emergency Department Patients

Asthma Coaching Can Reduce Hospitalizations In Some Children

Children's Characteristics May Determine Response To Asthma Drug

MedImmune Presents New Data Demonstrating Increased Risk For Medically Attended RSV In Late-Preterm Infants

Newer Antidepressants Not Always Better

Research Shows Why Certain Arterial Plaques Can Turn Deadly

Clinical Trial Helps Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Verify Internationally Adopted Children's Immunization Records

Novel Gene Predicts Local Recurrence In Early-Onset Breast Cancer

Panic Or Prudence? Law Professor Assesses Reactions To The Public-Health Responses To Influenza A (H1n1)

Cortical Brain Stimulation Offers Hope To People With Treatment-Resistant Major Depression

Fluorescence-Guided Tumor Resection And MRI Enhancement Show Potential For Improved Outcome In Brain Tumor Surgery

Sen. Sessions Takes Specter's Judiciary Committee Post, Says GOP Filibuster Unlikely

Senate HELP Committee Moves Up FDA Commissioner-Designate Hamburg's Confirmation Hearing Due To H1N1 Outbreak

Inspire Initiates Phase 2 Program With AzaSite(R) For The Treatment Of Blepharitis

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Features Protein Analysis Methods, Viral Vectors

Electronic Prescribing Systems Boost Efficiency, May Lead To Improved Quality Of Care

Salt Intake And Hypertension

Gore Receives FDA Clearance For GORE BIO-A Fistula Plug

Injectable Testosterone May Provide Effective Male Contraception

EMBL Scientists Develop First Fully Automated Pipeline For Multiprotein Complex Production

Weizmann Institute Scientists Show White Blood Cells Move Like Millipedes

Battle Of The Sexes Spills Into Orthopedic Supply Aisle

Stopgap DNA Repair Needs A Second Step

Unprecedented Use Of DDT Concerns Experts

IU Research Suggests Thinking About The Positive

SuperGen's MP-470 Demonstrates Clinical Benefit In Lung Cancer Patients

Higher Cardiac Arrest Survival Following More Compressions, Fewer Interruptions

Rexahn Reports Positive Preliminary Findings In ZoraxelTM Clinical Trial To Treat Erectile Dysfunction

RegeneRx Receives Australian Patent For Treating Eye Disorders With Tβ4

Study Shows Texting While Driving Can Be Deadly

Why Parents Miss Their Children's Immunization Visits

Breast Health Center Gives TGen New Research Opportunities

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