Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 7 May 2009

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Thursday 7 May 2009

Swine Flu Has Only Half Genetic Markers Seen In Previous Pandemic Strains

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The new H1N1 "swine flu" strain that is spreading around the world and is nearly at pandemic alert level, has only half the key genetic markers found in previous pandemic strains, said US researchers yesterday...
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Fanapt Schizophrenia Drug Gets FDA Approval

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fanapt tablets (iloperidone) made by Patheon Inc of Mississauga, Ontario, for Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc of Rockville, Maryland, for the treatment of adults with...
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H1N1 Flu Vaccine: WHO Says 1 To 2 Billion Doses Could Be Produced

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Should global vaccine production be required, then 1 to 2 billion doses could be made to combat the new H1N1 flu virus, said officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, just before the global health...
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What Is Endometriosis? What Causes Endometriosis?

1,893 Confirmed Swine Flu Cases Worldwide, Including 31 Deaths

What Is The Atkins Diet? What Are The Benefits Of The Atkins Diet?

What Is The Zone Diet? What Are The Benefits Of The Zone Diet?

Children Who Suffered Bullying Are More Likely To Develop Psychotic Symptoms In Early Adolescence

Other Medical and Health News for 7 May*

Young Anorexia Patients Needed For Two Stanford/Packard Studies

TCGRx Launches Innovative Tablet-Splitting Device For Pharmacies And Patients

VeroScience Announces FDA Approval Of Cycloset For Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

Impax Receives Final FDA Approval For Generic Depakote(R) Extended-Release 250mg Tablets

Burzynski Research Institute Announces Positive Results Of Phase II ANP Clinical Trial

New Methods For Combating The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

North Carolina, Oregon Legislatures Take Action On Sex Education Bills

Ghana's Justice Minster Calls For Workplace HIV, TB Policies

More Michigan Doctors Report Full Practices, Survey Finds

The Kin Structure Of Sexual Interactions

University Of Miami Seeking Participants For National Study On Hispanic Health

THT Offers Young People In London Grants To Talk To Their Peers About Sex

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Honors Members For Practice Excellence And Leadership

AVI BioPharma Announces Department Of Defense Funding To Accelerate Development Of AVI-4658 For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Teach Your Children Well: Focused, Happier Kids Grow Up To Be Healthier Adults, Study Finds

International Midwives' Day - The World Needs Midwives Now More Than Ever

Public Lacks Awareness Of Lupus And Its Life-Threatening Complications - May Is National Lupus Awareness Month

Cytokinetics Presents Non-Clinical Data From Its Smooth Muscle Contractility Program At The American Society Of Hypertension

BioElectronics Completes Menstrual Pain Clinical Study

Endocyte Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of EC0489 For Treatment Of Refractory Or Metastatic Solid Tumors

The Not-So-Silent Crisis: 49% Of North Americans Put Their Hearing At Risk Every Week, Yet Majority Go Untested For Years

Update On Confirmed Swine Flu Cases: 07 May 2009, UK

Senate Introduces Legislation To Increase Access To Physical Therapist Services

Amarin Receives Special Protocol Assessment Agreement From The FDA For Phase 3 Cardiovascular Trial

ACADIA And Biovail Announce Completion Of Enrollment In First Pivotal Phase III Trial With Pimavanserin In Patients With Parkinson's Disease Psychosis

Entellus Medical® Announces First Enrollment In FinESS™ Registry To Assess Symptomatic Status Of Rhinosinusitis Treatment Over Time

Phadia Joins Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics In Calling For National Institutes of Health Guidelines-Level Care For All People With Ast

FDA Approves New Influenza Vaccine Production Facility

Louisiana House Panel Scraps Provider 'Conscience' Bill; Sponsor Could Reintroduce Next Week

Australia Harm Reduction Strategies Serve As Model For Other Countries, UNAIDS Official Says

Delaware Bill Would Allow All Parents To Enroll Children In State-Sponsored Health Plan

Study Looks At Mental Health Effects Of Perceived Racism Among Young Children

Link Discovered Between Hot Flashes And Lower Bone Density In Women

Blocking Errant Protein Could Stem Runaway Brain Activity In Schizophrenia

NPA Meets Home Secretary About Business Opportunity - Biometric Recording

Traffic Light Nutrition Labels Preferred By Consumers

Probiotics May Help Ward Off Obesity: Study In Pregnant Women

Children With Asthma In Northern Ireland 'Missing Out' On Their Childhood

Tongue And Pharyngeal Exercises May Benefit Patients With Mild To Moderate OSA

Asthma Self-Management Programs Improve Drug Adherence, Disease Control

FDA Approves Fanapt To Treat Schizophrenia

Attitudes Toward Tobacco Industry Linked To Smoking Behavior

271,000 Montanans Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care In 2009

Nearly 1.3 Million Wisconsinites Are In Families That Will Spend More Than 10 Percent Of Their Income On Health Care In 2009

New Issue Of MAMBO Magazine Raises Questions About Faith And Sexual Health

THT Offers Young People In Yorkshire And The Humber Grants To Talk To Their Peers About Sex, UK

Research Shows Pilot CPD Schemes Successful

Bristol Palin Named Ambassador For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Group

Stigma Preventing Some HIV-Positive Women In Kenya From Following Recommended Infant Feeding Practices

WellCare Agrees To Pay $80 Million To Settle Florida Medicaid, CHIP Fraud Charges

JAMA Commentaries Discuss Health Care Reform; Report Links Health, Education Levels

Kaiser Permanente Gives UCLA Hispanic Physician Recruitment Program $2M

In Gene Identification, Random Picks Better Than Complicated Process

Asthma Risk In British Bakeries, UK

Minority Groups Pick Up Worst European Eating Habits

Hairdressers Wave Goodbye To Bad Hand Days, UK

Tumor Growth Neutralized In Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy

Sleep Apnea May Not Be Closely Linked To Heart Failure Severity

Insurance "Concession" To Stop Charging Women More Doesn't Go Far Enough

Why Females Do Not Fare As Well As Men In Undergoing Angioplasty For Heart Attacks

Postpartum Depression Is Top Priority For New ACOG President

Benefits Of Anti-Clotting Medications Reduced By Common Heartburn Drugs

Robotic Surgery Gains Traction In Gynecology

Reassurance On Drug Eluting Stent Safety Provided By SCAAR Registry

The Risks Of Vaccine Refusal Should Be Highlighted By Health-Care Providers

Comparative-Effectiveness Research Must Be Implemented To Be Useful

Gene Key To Alzheimer's-Like Reversal In Mice Identified By MIT-Led Team

Office Of Women's Health Celebrates National Women's Health Week

Help After Disasters From Mini Helicopters

UH Professor Employs Auto Industry Tools For Tumor Therapy

Lawsuits Over Urinary Incontinence Treatment Highlight Debate Over FDA Device Approval Process

Lesotho Government, UNICEF, European Union Launch Pilot Program To Provide Financial Support To AIDS Orphans

Jersey Girl Study On Pre-Teen Girls Expanded - Effort Seeks Clues On Environmental And Nutritional Impact On Future Breast Cancer Development

Tenet Reports First Quarter Profit, Fewer Hospital Admissions

Secretary Sebelius Highlights Two New Reports On Health Care Quality, Says Improving Quality Is Key Component Of Health Reform

Georgia Governor Signs Bill To Restructure State's Health Services

Wiley-Blackwell Announces Launch Of Asian Journal Of Endoscopic Surgery

American Association For Cancer Research Announces New Editor-in-Chief Of Cancer Research

Treatment For Extreme Nausea, Vomiting During Pregnancy

180 Million People Now Have A European Health Insurance Card In Their Pocket

Africaid Welcomes The Launch Today Of The Foreign Policy Centre's Report - Women And Children First: Leadership And The HIV & AIDS Crisis In Africa

Medtronic Completes Early Enrollment In U.S. Study Of Endurant Abdominal Aortic Stent Graft

Catching Criminals, Recapture $60 Billion Lost Every Year To Medicare & Medicaid Fraud

Influenza Cases Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) Supply Protocol Update 6 May 2009

Age Concern And Help The Aged Urge People To Take Small Steps To Help The Environment, UK

Revised Guidance For Tanning Salons And Their Customers

Seven Additional Probable Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) Cases Identified

Alabama Adopts CDC Guidelines For Schools Regarding H1N1 (Swine) Flu

Chesley's Hypertensive Disorders In Pregnancy

New: Essentials Of Stem Cell Biology

Cambridge Consultants Brings The 'Connected Patient' Concept To Life

Swine Flu: Action And Response From The Cochrane Library

It's Still Money That Counts In Health And Well-Being In Old Age

Vaccine For H1N1 Flu Virus In Swine Developed By Iowa State University Researcher

Government Pledges 1.6m Pounds For Macmillan's National Cancer Survivorship Initiative

UF Biologists Join World Experts In Experiment To Explore Flu Origins

WARF Signs License Agreement With Pfizer For Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Nurses Expected To Assess Mothers With Mental Health Issues Despite Lack Of Guidance And Formal Training

Novagali Pharma Announces FDA Clearance Of IND For Phase III Of Catioprost(R), Its Cationic Emulsion Of Latanoprost In Patients With Glaucoma

Benitec Limited (ASX:BLT) Announce An Update On The City Of Hope Human Trial In San Diego, USA

GPs Call For NT Children Protection Law To Be Reviewed

Transatlantic Alliance Supports Breast Cancer Research

Lactate Test Made Easy

Stop Confusing The Consumer, Says British Heart Foundation

Positive Preclinical Data For Fourth Drug Candidate - CP-4200

FDA Approves New Medtronic Left Heart Lead For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices

Health Insurers Offer To End Practice Of Charging Women Higher Premiums For Individual Policies

Agile Therapeutics Presents Additional Data At ACOG Meeting On Lead Contraceptive Patch Now Entering Phase 3

Obama Proposes $63B Global Health Initiative Over Six Years

AHIP President, CEO Says Health Insurance Industry Would Accept Stronger Federal Regulation, Stop Charging Women Higher Premiums Than Men

President Obama Discusses Health Reform Prospects With House Democrats

Expert: Parents Can Help Alleviate Children's Fears About Flu Outbreak

IU Researchers Target Telomeres To Attack Tumors

Study Shows Strength Training Beneficial For Young Athletes Importance Of A Well-designed, Adult Supervised Strength Program Emphasized

Adolescent Growth Plate Injuries May Be Related To Overuse

The Global Network For Neglected Tropical Diseases Applauds President Obama's Commitment To Help Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

Patients Living With Someone Before Stroke More Likely To Be Discharged Home

The Latest On Autism Causes And Treatments Being Reported At International Meeting For Autism Research

RealWomen On Health! Internet-Based Radio Show Breaks Down Barriers For Women Surviving Breast Cancer

$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant Received By SRI International To Combat Antibiotic Resistance In Tuberculosis

UPCI Launches Clinical Trial For Patients With Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancers

Pre-operative Genetic Testing May Improve Treatment For Thyroid Cancer Patients, Pitt Study Finds

Little Or No Evidence For Some Swine Flu Interventions, And Direct Communications From Health Agencies To Doctors Needed

Higher Financial Burden Of Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment In The U.S. South: New Federal Study

Laminitis: Obese Horses And Ponies In Greater Danger

Student Designs New Software For Stroke Patients

Toumaz Technology Successfully Delivers Technology Platform For Collaborative EU-funded DIAdvisor ™ Clinical Trial

NIH/National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious DiseasesNIH Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study Commemorates 25 Years Of Discovery

'Portfolios Of The Poor' Offers Rare Look At The Financial Lives Of The World's Poor

'Youth And Crime' Author To Speak On Young People In Conflict With The Law

NASA Technology To Transform ER Diagnosis

Sen. Sessions Signals GOP Resistance To Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

Obama's Call For 'Empathy' In Supreme Court Justice Reflects 'Understanding Of Judicial Role,' Opinion Piece Says

Cardium Announces Completion Of Patient Recruitment In Phase 2b Clinical Trial Of Excellarate(TM) For The Potential Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Boston Scientific Welcomes Publication Of HORIZONS AMI Trial Results In New England Journal Of Medicine

New Studies Show Popular Heartburn Medications Moderate The Effect Of Taking Widely Prescribed Heart Drug

Paloma Pharmaceuticals Presents At The Association For Research In Vision And Ophthalmology 2009 Meeting

Pierre Fabre Dermatologie Starts Clinical Trials On A Beta-Blocker To Treat Severe Infantile Haemangioma

D-Pharm Submits Investigational New Drug Application And Special Protocol Assessment To The FDA For Phase III Trial Of DP-b99 In Acute Stroke Patients

Study Reported Tadalafil Taken Once Daily Improved Erectile Function In Men With ED And Sexual Quality Of Life In Couples

NeoStem Files Patent Application For Cosmetic Stem Cell Face Lift Technology And Expands Stem Cell Collection Network Into New Jersey

Successful Phase I/II Clinical Trial Results From Cancer Patients Treated With Anti-Cancer Drug From Axelar AB

Anthera's Varespladib Meets Primary Endpoint In Phase 2 FRANCIS Trial For The Treatment Of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Results Released From Largest Randomized Comparison Of Drug-Eluting Stents And Bare-Metal Stents Ever Performed

Tear Research Focused On Contact Lens Risks, Benefit

New Evidence Ties Gene To Alzheimer's

Genes Found To Play A Role In Breast Cancer's Spread To The Brain

New Universal Breast Cancer Marker Predicts Recurrence And Clinical Outcome

Open Wide: New Incision-Free Procedure Helps Patients Achieve Weight Loss

Camphor-containing Products May Cause Seizures In Children

PTSD Can Surface Up To 2 Years After Trauma

UVA Brain Cancer Trials Lead To FDA Accelerated Approval Of Medication

American Lung Association Commemorates World Asthma Day By Helping People With Asthma To Gain Better Control Of Their Symptoms

Once-Daily Oral Xarelto Significantly More Effective At Reducing Blood Clots Than Twice Daily Subcutaneous, Enoxaparin

Spectranetics Makes Pre-IDE Submission To FDA For The Treatment Of In-Stent Restenosis In The Legs

Leading Vaccine Discovery Expert Joins The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

May Is National Stroke Awareness Month

MIDIRS Calls For Urgent Action In Raising Funds For Safer Motherhood In Ethiopia

Scientists From Applied Biosystems First To Sequence Entire Human Genome In Single Run At 17-fold Coverage

Ark's Trinam(R) Awarded Fast Track Status By FDA

Work Begins To Eliminate Mixed Sex Accommodation In NHS, UK

Minimally Invasive Operations With Olympus Equipment Honoured By American Urological

Scott Watkin Named As The Department Of Health's New Co-National Director For Learning Disabilities, UK

Wales Rated Poorly On Preventing Childhood Accidents

New National Director For NHS Flu Resilience Appointed

Take Immediate Action When Dealing With Children At Risk Of Abuse Or Neglet, British Medical Association Advises Doctors

La Jolla Institute Announces 2.0 Launch Of Major Database To AID Vaccine Development Worldwide

American Association For Cancer Research Hosts Successful 100th Annual Meeting In Denver

Miller School Researchers Publish Findings On Kaposi's Sarcoma

Grunenthal Submits European Marketing Authorisation Application For Centrally Acting Analgesic Tapentadol

MRSA Activists Rally For World MRSA Day

FDA Approves Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Fanapt(TM) For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia

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