Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 9 May 2009

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Saturday 9 May 2009

Avastin (bevacizumab) Approved By FDA For Treatment Of Aggressive Brain Cancer

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) approved Avastin (bevacizumab) for patients with GBM (glioblastoma multiforme) whose cancer carries on progressing after standard therapy...
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USA Health Budget Puts Reform First, Says Department Of Health And Human Services

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary, USA, highlighted fundamental reforms in President Obama´s 2010 HHS budget. Sebelius cited the rapidly rising cost of health care in the USA and the huge pressures that...
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British Scientists Produce First Genetic Fingerprint Of Swine Flu Virus Infecting Humans In Europe

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The novel A (H1N1) swine flu virus´ whole genetic sequence will be studied together with other genetic data in order to gain a better understanding of how it behaves and infects humans...
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First Human Dies Of Swine Flu In Canada, 242 Total Confirmed Human Infections

Other Medical and Health News for 9 May*

Brain Cell Mechanism For Decision Making Also Underlies Judgment About Certainty

X-Rays Help Predict Permanent Bone Damage From Bisphosphonates

One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound In Phase I Clinical Trials

New Moms Find Both Support And Anxiety As A Group

Shedding Light On The Mechanisms Of Early Stage Liver Reperfusion Injury

New Study Reveals The Financial Effects Of Stroke In China

'Tremendous' Impact Of Smoking On Mortality And Cardiovascular Disease: 30-year Follow-Up Study

Current Multi-Omponent Vaccines May Need Reworking, According To Study

Diabetes Experts Issue New Recommendations For Inpatient Glycemic Control - Call For Systemic Changes In Hospitals Nationwide

Autism Studies Presented At Mid-Atlantic Research Consortium Meeting

United Spinal Association Reports Positive Results Of Stem Cell Transplantation To Treat Multiple Sclerosis: Study May Be Key To Unlocking A Cure

New Data Shows AZOR(R) (amlodipine And Olmesartan Medoxomil) Significantly Improves 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure

RAPAFLO(TM) (silodosin) Provides Rapid And Sustained Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Symptom Relief In As Little As Three Days

$100,000 Grand To Explore Long-Range Olfactory Repellents For Malaria-Transmitting Mosquitoes

Transforming Safety-Net Clinics Into Medical Homes In 5 States In New National Initiative

A Fungus To Blunt Mosquitoes' Sense Of Smell

$1M HUD Grant To Study Green Healthy Housing

Focusing On The HIV Virus: £1.7M Award To Develop Nanotechnology For Use In Health Care

ASGE Recognizes 68 Endoscopy Units For Quality And Safety Through Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program

Author Declan Walsh Honored With National Leadership Award In Palliative Medicine

Fully Updated And Revised Medical And Veterinary Entomology

TAU Investigates MicroRNA And Its Role In Human Disease

IOF Launches Educational Slide Kit To Enhance Understanding Of FRAX®

Early Detection Is Key In Dementia

Although Genetically Engineered Mice Don't Get Obese, They Do Develop Gallstones

Neurological Diseases Major Discovery

The Economics Of Undiagnosed Diabetes

New Research Nets The True Economic Costs Of Global Mosquito-Borne Illness

Computer Simulation At The Duodenal Stump After Gastric Resection

Keeping Rescue Workers Safe

Can Polypectomy Be Performed Without Interruption Of Anticoagulation?

Rocket 'Eruca Sativa': A Potential Anti-Ulcer Herb Medicine

Trial Of Device That Reshapes Enlarged, Leaky Heart Valve Shows Intriguing Early Results

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