Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 8 May 2009

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Friday 8 May 2009

Non-Smokers Live Longer And Have Healthier Hearts, 30-Year Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers who investigated the health and lifestyle habits of 54,000 Norwegians 30 years after recruiting them on a study found that the non-smokers lived longer and had better cardiovascular health than the smokers...
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Drugs That Target HDAC2 Gene Reversed Alzheimer's In Mice

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Building on earlier research where mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease regained long-term memories and the ability to learn, US researchers have now pinpointed the exact gene involved and shown that drugs that target...
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Swine Flu Danger Of Complacency Says UK Health Minister

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Alan Johnson, UK Secretary of State for Health said yesterday that while the public response to the flu threat has been good, there is now a "danger of complacency". Johnson and Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson...
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What Is Weight Watchers? What Are The Benefits Of Weight Watchers?

Swine Flu 2,371 Officially Confirmed Cases In 24 Countries, Including 42 Deaths In Mexico And 2 Deaths In The USA

Data Does Not Indicate Glucosamine Damages The Liver

What Is The Raw Food Diet? What Are The Benefits Of The Raw Food Diet?

Women Stopping Antidepressant Medication For Premenstrual Syndrome Experience Relapse

Other Medical and Health News for 8 May*

Homicidal Poisoning Rising, More Likely In Infants And Elderly

Phase 3 Data On VIVUS' Qnexa To Be Presented At 17th European Congress On Obesity

Dynavax Presents Data From Novel Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate

Control Risks Advises Clients To Review Their Pandemic Contingency Plans As Swine Flu Spreads

New Survey: Economic Conditions Taking Toll On Family Caregivers And Their Ability To Provide Care

Agios Pharmaceuticals Highlights Extensive Cancer Metabolism Research At AACR

Depression, Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Anxiety & Autism Information Now More Available!

Opinion Pieces Encourage Obama To Look Outside Judiciary, Consider Women For Supreme Court Pick

Two Government Reports Show Little Progress In Improving Patient Safety; Reducing Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities

South Carolina Health Coverage, Cigarette Tax Bill Stalls In State Senate

Scientists Receive Grant To Develop Hand-Held Self-Monitoring Test For HIV Viral Loads

Yolo County, Calif., Delays Vote To Restrict County Health Services To Undocumented Immigrants

Study Examines Effectiveness Of Hypertension Treatment And Intervention At The Community - Level Revealing Many Are Poorly-Controlled

Key Learnings From Recent Hypertension Clinical Trials: What Do We Know Now?

Glucose To Glycerol Conversion Regulated By Long-lived Yeast Provides Equivalent Anti-Aging Effects To Calorie Restriction

In Greenland Constant Sunlight Linked To Summer Suicide Spike

Breast Cancer Conference Highlights

Consumers More Likely To Identify Healthy Food Using Traffic Light Nutrition Labels

Expression Of Infrared Fluorescence Engineered In Mammals

Vibration Plate Machines May Aid Weight Loss And Trim Abdominal Fat

The Rise In Body Weight In The United States Explained By Increased Food Intake Alone

Proof Of The Cardiovascular Benefits Of Daily Exercise In School Children

License From Saladax Biomedical Is Foundation Of New Molecular Oncology Test Launched By Myriad Genetics

The Benefits Of Exercise In Cardiovascular Disease -- And Even In Heart Failure

Positron Joint Venture Receives FDA Approval For AttriusTM Scanner Product Line

Neways Helps Raise Funds For Polio Vaccinations

Risk Factor Reductions In The Population Lead To Massive Decline In Rates Of Coronary Death In Iceland

Allergan Comments On FDA Requested Class Labeling For Botulinum Toxin Treatments In Connection With Approval Of DYSPORT(R)

A Phase IIb Study Testing The Combination Of Methotrexate And CF101 In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Failed To Achieve Primary Efficacy Endpoint

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights State Medicaid Developments

Obama's Notre Dame Address 'Most Consequential Intervention' Over Religion's Role In Politics, Columnist Says

Obama To Propose $17B In Budget Cuts

New Jersey Should Continue Efforts To Provide No-Cost HIV Testing, Editorial Says

American Association For Cancer Research Opens Nominations For Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Award

3D Visualiziation Of Virus Replication

Glivec(R) Is The First Adjuvant Treatment Approved In The UK To Delay Return Of Gastrointestinal Cancer After Surgery

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring And Staging In Children Can Identify Key Risk Factors For Future Cardiovascular Disease

Longest On-Going Study Of Hypertension In Youth Confirms Impact Of Environmental Factors On Hypertension

Is Dephytinization From Infant Cereals Beneficial To Nutrition Absorption?

Study Confirms Benefits Of Mobile Health Screening Program To Help Diagnose At-Risk Populations

Low Blood Pressure Levels May Increase Cardiovascular Risk Among Patients With Heart Disease Despite Substantial Lowering Of LDL-Cholesterol

Patients Satisfied With Going Online To Get Blood Pressure In Line

President's Budget Eliminates Funding For Effective Abstinence Education Programs

Transmission Of MRSA And Clostridium Difficile Through Dogs

Stigma Increases Likelihood That Drug Users Reoffend

Ipsogen Launches A New Test To Guide Hormonotherapy Prescription In Breast Cancer

Rush University Medical Center Experts Use Robotic Technology To Perform Minimally Invasive Hysterectomies

Palin Family Has 'Done Enough Damage Already' In Attempts To Combat Teen Pregnancy, Opinion Piece Says

Senate HELP Committee To Hold Confirmation Hearing On FDA Commissioner Nominee

Supporters, Opponents Of Comparative Effectiveness Research 'Gearing Up' To Clash Over Planned Efforts, New York Times Reports

$10.4B Increase In NIH Funding Could Increase HIV/AIDS Research, Bloomberg Reports

Obama's $63B Global Health Initiative 'Will Sustain' PEPFAR, Editorial Says

Incidence Of PML With Tysabri In Multiple Sclerosis Lower Than Previously Thought

Government Pledges £1.6m For Macmillan's National Cancer Survivorship Initiative, UK

UK Adopts New Growth Charts Based On Breast-Fed Babies

Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use (CHMP) Recommends Approval Of Novo Nordisk's Victoza(R) (Liraglutide) For Type 2 Diabetes

International Diabetes Federation Launches New And Improved Website

The Uk's Abandoned Children - Barnardo's Response To HBAI Statistics

Breaking New Stem Cell Research Unlocks Unknown Therapies

New Advances In Tackling Airways Disease Highlighted - Leicester Is World-Leading Centre For Research And Treatment Relating To Respiratory Health

Up To One In Six Older People Living At Home Face Malnutrition Risk, Sweden

Community-Based Mental Health Programs Improve Youth Performance And Save Millions In School Costs

Comprehensive, In-Depth Reference Book On Neuromodulation

The Center For The Biology Of Chronic Disease Highlights Anti-Cancer Activities Of The Food Extracts Quercetin, EGCG, Glycyrrhizin

Association Of British Healthcare Industries Responds To New NHS Commercial Operating Model

How Deadly Pediatric Disorder Develops In Brain

2009 Medicare Operations, Bidding, And Implementation Conference On Tuesday, May 12, 2009

GOP Should Use Supreme Court Debate To 'Explain' Its Views To Public, Rove Writes In Opinion Piece

Proportion Of Children In Japan Continues To Decline As Birth Rates Remain Low

Tee Simulator Makes The Echocardiogram Easier For Surgical Patients

NICE Appraisal Consultation Document Does Not Recommend Funding Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) For Advanced Liver Cancer Patients

Step Change In NHS Commercial Expertise

BSAVA Congress - Young Veterinary Network Prize Winners

Ensure Flu Pandemic Plans In Place, Urges Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland

European Congress On Anti-Aging & Aesthetic Medicine Comes To Mainz!

Alan Johnson Issues Call To Arms On Children's Asthma Treatment - 10 Years Of Progress On Health Inequalities

Sen. Grassley Says He Is Confident President Obama Wants Bipartisan Agreement On Health Reform

New Fever Detecting System Could Help Contain Spread Of Swine Flu

Survey Examines Wait Times For Appointments With Specialists In 15 U.S. Cities

Universal Flu Vaccine To Be Featured At ILSI-Biomed Exhibition In June

New Israeli-Developed Pig Disease Monitor Could Help Avert Swine Flu

NEJM Perspectives Examine Comparative Effectiveness Research

What Are The Advantages Of Minimally Invasive Surgery For Hip Replacement?

Africa Prepares For Possible H1N1 Flu Outbreak Amid Concerns About HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases

National Patient Choice Survey Latest Results, England

Issue Briefs Examine Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities Among Low-Birthweight Infants, Asthma Diagnoses

Titan Announces FDA Approval Of Fanapt™ (Iloperidone) For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia

New Research Under Way To Study Treatment For Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder

Too Much Of A Good Thing

Biological, Psychological And Social Factors Influence Individual Pain Differences

Language Barrier Means Later Health Care For Chinese Immigrant Children

Electronic Health Record Use Can Vary By Race

$3M From NIDA To Support Effective Prevention, Treatment And Service Strategies For Drug Abusing Youth And Adults

No Insurance? No Colonoscopy

New Study Finds Job Loss Can Make You Sick

Emerging Infectious Diseases Tracked By Online Surveillance Tool

New Bacs On Beads™ Technology For Rapid Detection Of Chromosomal Abnormalities Demonstrated

MOSAIQUES And U.S. FDA Describe Detection Of Drug-Induced Side Effects In Early Phase Animal Models

Is 'Gecko Vision' The Key To The Multifocal Contact Lens Of The Future?

Senators Boxer, Bond And Kennedy Reintroduce Legislation To Assist Arthritis Patients

Massage Actually Impairs Blood Flow To The Muscle After Exercise

White House Begins Discussions On Strategies To Prevent Unintended Pregnancy

Roswell Park First In New York State To Offer Advanced Gamma Knife Technology

High U.S. Fertility Rate Unusual Among Industrialized Countries, Opinion Piece Says

Bupa Accused Of Bullying Tactics Over Physiotherapist's Fees Which Will Restrict Patient Choice

Reps. Burgess, Gene Green Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Promote Transparency In Health Care Costs

Israel, PA And Jordan Cooperate As Flu Threat Grows

Cockroaches And Allergens In Schools Reduced By Integrated Pest Management

Children's Activity Levels Not Influenced By More PE Time In School

New Studies Find Babies To Be Brainier Than Many Imagine

Focused, Happier Kids Grow Up To Be Healthier Adults, Study Finds

Different Dialects Understood By Children As Young As 19 Months

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Highlights Bepreve(TM) Clinical Data At The Association For Research In Vision And Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2009 Annual Meeting

National Hemovigilance Pilot Program Launches To Track Adverse Events Associated With Blood Transfusion

PEAK Surgical Announces Positive Fascia Incision Healing Results From Preclinical Study Of PEAK PlasmaBlade(TM) For Gynecologic Surgery

Arcion Therapeutics' Topical Pain Candidate, ARC-4558, Significantly Reduces Pain Caused By Diabetic Neuropathy

Cardium Reports On New Excellarate(TM) Product Formulations To Expand Commercialization Potential Into Multiple Wound Healing Applications

Diatherix Laboratories Releases First Clinically Available Test For Confirmation Of The Swine Flu Virus

Three Clinical Presentations On Tapentadol Extended Release Tablets For Chronic Pain Featured At 2009 American Pain Society Annual Meeting

Results From Phase 3 EQUATE Trial Of VIVUS' Qnexa Highlighted At European Congress On Obesity

New Diagnostic TB Test Expected To Provide More Efficient Results

Kidney Disease Patients Reap Rewards Of Prevention

More Pills/Less Quality Of Life For Kidney Patients

Low Blood Sugar: A Killer For Kidney Disease Patients?

Some Breast Cancer Patients Do Not Benefit From ALN Dissection

Nearly 25 Million U.S. Women Treated For High Blood Pressure

Preventable Admissions Cost Hospitals Billions

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