Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 15 May 2009

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Friday 15 May 2009

WHO Says New H1N1 Virus Did Not Come From A Lab

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The World Health Organization (WHO) have refuted the suggestion made by Australian virologist Adrian Gibbs that the new A/H1N1 influenza virus that has infected over 6,000 people around the world was accidentally made in a...
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Ginger Reduces Chemotherapy Nausea, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Taking ginger supplements with standard anti-vomiting drugs beforehand can reduce the nausea that often accompanies chemotherapy treatment by 40 per cent according to a new US study...
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Discretionary Fortification Of Junk Food With Vitamin And Mineral Could Be Approved By Health Canada

Written by Stephanie Brunner

Health Canada considers permitting vitamin and mineral (iron, calcium etc.) additives in high-calorie food products of all sorts, such as potato chips, energy bars, fruit flavored drinks...
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What Is The Difference Between Diabetes 1 And Diabetes 2?

What Is Hypertension? What Causes Hypertension?

My Prostate Cancer Operation - A Personal Diary

Other Medical and Health News for 15 May*

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Wednesday 13 May 2009, Wales

Old Diabetes Drug Teaches Experts New Tricks

WFP Providing Meals To Thousands Of Sri Lankans Fleeing Civil Conflict

Identification Of Key Proteins Needed For Ovulation

LAM Patients Participate In Clinical Trials To Help Others, Not Themselves, Study Shows

Take The Sex Survey During National Condom Week, UK

New Therapy Improves Chances Of Living Disease-free With Difficult-to-treat Childhood Cancer

Genetic Factors Play Lead Role For Adolescent Crime Victims

Stem Cell Transplant In Mouse Embryo Yields Heart Protection In Adulthood

Medtronic Completes Enrollment In International Post-Market Study Of Resolute Drug-Eluting Stent

Parental Guidelilnes, Consequences May Be Why Fewer Black Teens Smoke Than Whites

Yale Launches Global Health Initiative

SANE Australia Announces Book Of The Year Award

SRI International To Screen Drugs That Fight 2009 H1N1 Influenza A

'Pro-choice Community' Should Find New 'Way Of Talking About Reproductive Freedom,' Opinion Piece Says

Vietnamese HIV/AIDS Department Announces Funding For Prevention Efforts

Senate Democrats Meet With White House Adviser To Craft Response To Republican Criticism On Health Reform

Editorials React To Trustees' Report On Medicare Insolvency

Report Finds Racial Disparities In Prescription Drug Access, Use, Regimen Adherence

First Woman APA President Honored For Leadership In Medicine

Statistical Press Notice: GP Extended Opening Hours - Monthly Update, UK

Exploring Mobility For Disabled Children

Allergy Awareness - National Allergy Week 11-15 May 2009, UK

Caring With Confidence Launched, England

Expanded Practice Offers Greater Choice For Dental Patients In Williton

Putting The Patient In Control Next Stage In Personal Healthcare Budgets Announced, UK

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Tuesday 12 May 2009, Wales

Clinical Trial At The Cancer Institute Of New Jersey Focuses On New Treatment Combination For Most Common Type Of Non-Invasive Breast Cancer

New Dentists Just Part Of The Solution To Problems, Says BDA

Association For The Treatment Of Tobacco Use And Dependence Supports The FDA Ban Of 'Electronic' Cigarettes

Physicians Spend The Equivalent Of Nearly Three Work Weeks On Health Plan Interactions

Virtual Doctors Visits Satisfactory For Both Patients And Clinicians

Perceived Cancer Risks May Not Reflect Actual Risks Or Prevention Needs

Quality Of Care Delivery In Colorectal Cancer Improved By Educational Initiatives

Five Multiple Sclerosis Research Centres Established

The Lasting Effects Of Center-Based Care And Insensitive Parenting

Study Links Recurrence Of Abnormal Cervical Cells To Age, Treatment Type

About 20% Of Surveyed Sex Workers Who Use Drugs In Irish Capital Living With HIV, Report Finds

Health Subcommittee Considers Bill To Eliminate Pre-Emption For Medical Devices

Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond To Health Care Reform Issues

California Ballot Measures Would Have Negative Effect On Health Care Access For Children, Immigrants, Minority Advocacy Groups Say

Policies On Organ Donation After Cardiac Death Vary Considerably Among Children's Hospitals

Phase III Trial Shows Addition Of A New Agent Causes Big Reduction In Nausea And Vomiting After Chemotherapy

Sexual Violence Against Girls In Africa Linked To STD Incidence, Pregnancy Complications, Miscarriage And Depression

Does Mom Know When Enough Is Enough?

Study Finds ICDs Extend The Lives Of Heart Attack Survivors By An Entire Year

Can Happiness Be Inherited?

ACSM Addresses U.S. And World Business Community At NASDAQ Stock Market Close

A Surprise 'Spark' For Pre-Cancerous Colon Polyps

Alzheimer's Society Comment - Care Quality Commission Survey Reveals Malnutrition In Hospitals

New Tool Could Help Predict Dementia In Older People

CMA Supports Senate Move To Expand Health Care Coverage Access To A Doctor Must Be Protected

Common Genetic Variant Explains Why Some Women Find It More Difficult To Quit Smoking During Pregnancy

Filling The Gap Between The ER And The Family Doctor: Urgent Care Centers

The End Of The Line For Existing Stem Cell Research?

Chemotherapy Chosen By More Older Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer

First Cases Of Novel H1N1 Influenza Identified In Etowah And Mobile Counties

Survival Predictors May Help Customize Treatment Options For Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Children Who Are Depressed, Anxious Or Aggressive In First Grade Risk Being Victimized Later On

Lawsuit Filed Over Gene Patent

Youths Use Drink Labels To Choose Strongest Drink At Lowest Cost, Australia

Vigils Held Worldwide To Protest Jailing Of Iranian Physicians Who Addressed HIV/AIDS

New Mums At Rotherham Hospital Were Given Goody Bags This Week To Help Promote Breastfeeding Awareness Week, UK

Budget Bravely Battles Medical Workforce Training And Education Issues

Senate Health, Education, Labor And Pensions Committee Advances Hamburg's Nomination As FDA Commissioner

Statistical Press Notice - Direct Access Audiology Referral To Treatment (RTT) Times Data February 2009, England

Missouri Legislature Passes Bills That Impose Levies On Health Care Providers To Generate Additional Federal Medicaid Funding

Giving Early Physical And Occupational Therapy To Critically Ill Patients Leads To Better Outcomes

NEJM Perspective Provides Overview Of Recent Health Reform Action

UK Travellers Could Pay The Price For Paradise - More Brits Considering Long Haul Trips But Ignoring The Threat Of Malaria

ERK1 And ERK2 Activities Are Key To Ovarian Functions And Fertility

Women Previously Diagnosed With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia At Higher Risk For Recurrence And Invasive Cancer

Sharing Cancer Genetic Test Results With Children

Diet And Exercise Intervention Helps Older, Overweight Cancer Survivors Reduce Functional Decline

Expert Consensus On Catheter Ablation Of Ventricular Arrhythmias

Low And High Levels Of Hormone In Men With Heart Failure Associated With Increased Risk Of Death

Aspirin Appears To Be Associated With Lower Risk Of Stroke For Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

Aspirin And Secondary Prevention In Peripheral Artery Disease - A Perspective For The Early 21st Century

Inflammation-Regulating Protein May Prove Relevant To Controlling Sepsis

Adolescents At Risk Of Developing Psychosis Benefit From Early And Network-Oriented Care

Review: Long-term Use Of Lymphoma Drug Extends Lives

Inexpensive TENS Unit Can Ease Labor Pain

A Surprise "Spark" For Pre-Cancerous Colon Polyps

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Healthy Teen Weight Behaviors Linked To Regular Self-Weighing

Immigration Changes Will Deprive UK Of Doctors, Says BMA Leader

Komen Continues Grant Funding To Tissue Bank At Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

Advance In Detecting Melamine-adulterated Food

Association For Psychological Science Annual Convention

New Insights Into The Mystery Of "High Risk Platelets" From Diabetic Donors

Prevention Program Helps Teens Override A Gene Linked To Risky Behavior

Veterinarians At High Risk For Viral, Bacterial Infections From Animals

Accumetrics, Inc. Announces 1000th Patient Enrolled In GRAVITAS Trial

Fathers Respond To Teens' Risky Sexual Behavior With Increased Supervision

Doctors Welcome Review Of Mental Health Services

State Assembly Approves Hayashi Legislation To Protect Consumers From Insurance Policy-Rescission

ACMG Joins Lawsuit Challenging Patents On Breast Cancer Genes

Health Budget Fails Those Most In Need

Synosia Therapeutics Begins Phase I Trial Of A New Generation Treatment For Cognitive Impairment In Alzheimer's Disease And Schizophrenia

Births To Unmarried Women Increasing In U.S., Driven By Women In 20s, 30s, Report Shows

Many Americans Support Increased Domestic Funding To Address HIV/AIDS, Report Says

Herpes Drug Acyclovir Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV Transmission, Does Slow HIV Progression, Study Says

Senate Finance Committee To Discuss Public Plan Options; House Energy And Commerce Committee Discusses State, Regional Plans

Prescription Drug Use Dropped In 2008, Though Spending Increased, Medco Research Indicates

Sebelius Statement On New Medicare Trustees' Report

Cystathionase Regulated By Farnesoid X Receptor

Dynavax Awarded Grant To Support Development Of TLR Inhibitors In Skin Diseases

POZEN Receives Decision From AstraZeneca To File PN 400 NDA

Scientists Discover How Thalidomide Causes Limb Defects

Boehringer Ingelheim To Present New Phase II Clinical Data On Two Lead Oncology Compounds At ASCO 2009

Genomic Health's Oncotype DX(R) Colon Cancer Test Predicts Individualized Recurrence Risk For Stage II Colon Cancer Patients

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation Of Forodesine Data At The 45th Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology

Trubion Announces Acceptance Of Three Presentations On Its TRU-016 Product Candidate At The 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

Can New Surgery Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment?

Metabolic Solutions Development Company Announces Preliminary Results From Phase IIa Clinical Trial

Boston Scientific Data Show Real-World Survival Rates For Implantable Cardiac Device Patients Exceed Rates From Clinical Trials

New MADIT II Clinical Data Analysis Shows Long-Term Survival Benefit For Implantable Defibrillator Therapy

VIA Pharmaceuticals Announces Complete Enrollment In FDG-PET Phase 2 Study Of VIA-2291 In Cardiovascular Patients

Medarex Announces Primary Endpoint Achieved In MDX-1100 Anti-IP-10 Antibody Phase 2 Trial For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cadence Pharmaceuticals Submits Acetavance New Drug Application For The Treatment Of Acute Pain And Fever

Study First To Evaluate Prevalence, Impact Of Off Label Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer

Study Points Toward Relationship Between Cancer Stem Cells And Prognosis In Primary Breast Cancer

Gene Hunters Target Child Kidney Failure

Keeping Diabetes Under Control Still Difficult For Many Americans

Cloud Computing Brings Cost Of Protein Research Down-to-earth

Obama To Review Court Picks Over Weekend

Abortion-Rights Opponents Using 'Crass Tactics' To Protest Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Opinion Piece Says

A Feasible, Simple And Convenient Model For Study Of Rectal Carcinoma

Early Study Data Shows Hypnotherapy Boosts Quality Of Life And Health For Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Breakthrough In The Treatment Of Bacterial Meningitis

Artificial Simulator Of The Human Nervous System Created To Aid Research Into Diseases And Test New Medicines

Interventional Radiology: From Sidelines To Mainstream For Patients

Health Savings Account Enrollment Reaches Eight Million

HANYS Calls On Legislature To Pass Measure To Help Families Prevent Health Care Decision Nightmares

Chief Medical Officer Otis Brawley Responds To Medicare Decision On CT Colonography

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives European Medicines Agency Approval To Proceed With Phase 3 Development Of OnaltaTM

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces The FDA Has Lifted Its Clinical Hold On The Phase IIb Stroke Trial

China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company Acquires A Novel Menstrual Pain Drug

"Being Gay Is Only Part Of Who You Are" Is The Message At Relaunched LGBT Youth Group In Telford And Shropshire

Hot Flashes May Prompt Closer Look At Bone Health

A "Light Bulb" Moment For People With Dementia

Pfizer To Present New Clinical Data Highlighting Customized Treatment Approaches For Difficult-To-Treat Cancers

ViraCor Laboratories Launches Ultrasensitive JC Virus Test

Cellerant Therapeutics Announces Dosing Of First Patient In A Phase 1 Trial Of CLT-008 For Hematological Malignancies

ZymoGenetics Reports Encouraging Preliminary Results From Phase 2 Study Of IL-21 In Metastatic Melanoma Conducted By NCIC

Alkermes Initiates Two New Clinical Trials Of ALKS 33

Clinical Data, Inc. Expands FAMILION(R) Long QT Syndrome Test By Doubling The Number Of Genes

St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval Of Accent RF And Anthem RF Pacemakers Equipped With Wireless Technology

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