Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 18 May 2009

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Monday 18 May 2009

Mother Gives Birth To Twins With Different Fathers, US

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

11-month old Dallas-born twins Justin and Jordan have different fathers, a phenomenon known as heteropaternal superfecundation that is so rare there are only a handful of documented cases in the world...
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Japan's Cases Of New H1N1 Flu Surge Over Weekend

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The number of confirmed cases of new A/H1N1 swine flu in Japan surged over the weekend, when health officials reported earlier today, Monday, that at least 121 people have tested positive, said a report in the Associated Press (AP)...
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Genetic Fitness May Explain Why Intelligent People Are Often Healthier

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK and US researchers found that more intelligent people are often healthier, and suggest that this could be due to what they describe as a genetic "fitness factor" whereby both body fitness (health) and brain fitness...
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What Is Lyme Disease? What Are Symptoms Of Lyme Disease?

Establishment Of Five New Multiple Sclerosis Research Centres In Canada

Other Medical and Health News for 18 May*

President Obama Needs To Rethink His Call To Defund Current Abstinence Education Programs - National Abstinence Education Association

Veterinary Students Face Financial And Mental Health Pressures

New Method Significantly Improves Treatment Of Severe Heart Condition, Canadian-led Study Finds

Brian Andrew Tully Argues Physicians' Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment Is Not A Good Model For End-Of-Life Care Planning

Limbal Stem Cells - To Be Or Not To Be?

Oklahoma Antiabortion Lawmakers Try To Revive Vetoed Bill To Ban Stem Cell Research

Senate Finance Committee Holds Second Closed-Door Meeting On Health Care Reform; Details Of House Energy And Commerce Committee Overhaul Plan Leaked

Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission Approves 1.77% Increase In Hospital Rate

Public Hearing Examines Issues Faced By Children In Thailand, Including HIV/AIDS, Lack Of Sex Education

Coalition For Quality & Patient Safety Of Chicagoland PSO Taps ECRI Institute PSO For Support

Parents Concerned, But Confused About How To Fix Childhood Obesity

St. Jude Medical Announces Results From STAR-AF Trial

The Ozone Man Treats Xaverian High School To Prevent Spread Of Contaminated Swine Flu Within Its Indoor Environments

"Bunions….A Local Study Changes The Standard Of Care."

DMAA Supports 2009 Almanac Of Chronic Disease, Participates In Document's Release With Partnership To Fight Chronic Disease

Call For 'Radical Overhaul' Of Funding Of Long-Term Care In The UK

Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Announces 59 Projects For Funding

Missouri Senate Approves Additional Requirements To Informed Consent Law For Abortion

Obama Campaign Contributors Being Asked To Donate To Effort Supporting Health Care Reform

Washington State Drops Budget Provision That Would Have Cut Medicaid Pharmacy Payments

Lambda Legal Files Suit Against Assisted-Living Facility For Allegedly Discriminating Against HIV-Positive Resident

Obesity Charity Launches First Awareness Week

Second European Country To Commence Cerepro(R) Treatment On Named Patient Basis, England

Brits Are Europe's Angriest People, Says New Poll But All We Do Is Bite Our Lips, Says British Association Of Anger Management, United Kingdom

General Opitcal Council Consults On 2010-2015 Strategy, UK

Agreements Secured For Pre-Pandemic Vaccine For The UK

New Indicators Will Help Drive Quality Improvement In The NHS, UK

Australian Medical Association: Rural Health A Bright Spot In Budget

OptumHealth Provides Free Counseling Help Line For People In Missouri And Oklahoma Affected By Tornadoes

ChemGenex To Present Pivotal Data In T315I Positive CML Patients As Oral Presentation At ASCO

Investigational Drug Shows Promise As Treatment For Overexposure To Common Cancer Chemotherapy

SPRYCEL(R) (Dasatinib) Shows Potential As Treatment For Prostate Cancer

CardioNet Announces Launch Of Clinical Indicator For Sleep Disorders

UCB's Cimzia(R) Approved In The U.S. For Adult Patients Suffering From Moderate To Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

Long-Term Medtronic Device Registry First To Show How Implantable Heart Devices Work In Real-World Clinical Practice

HHS To Award $1.79 Billion To Help People Living With HIV/AIDS

Obama Names NYC Health Commissioner Frieden Next CDC Director

President Obama Picks New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden For CDC Director

Chicago Tribune Examines Use Of Urgent Care Centers

New Jersey Senator Proposes Plan To Avert HIV/AIDS Drug Copayments

Efforts Seek To Address Health Disparities Among Minorities

Heart Charity Calls For The Government To Try Harder On Palliative Care

UPMC Cardiovascular Institute Recruiting For Severe Coronary Heart Disease Study

Cheryl Gillan's Autism Bill Passes Crucial Milestone

Cempra Pharmaceuticals Closes $46 Million Series C Financing

Cambridge Consultants To Showcase Inhaler Design And Development Process At RDD 2009, Europe

Health Care Providers And Activists Join Forces In Philadelphia To Call For "A More Perfect Health Care System"

Parent Consent For Storage And Use Of Newborn DNA Should Be Required

Sepracor Pharmaceuticals Ltd Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Lunivia (eszopiclone)

Medtronic Demonstrates Positive Results On First Pacemaker Designed For Use With MRI

New Promise For Sleeping Sickness Treatment

Milestone Robotic Prostatectomy For NJ Surgeon

Insured Immigrants Have Lower Medical Expenses Than Insured US-born Citizens

Elderly Persons Living With A Spouse Report Better Preventive Care Use Than Those Living Alone Or With Children

The Portable PT100 Noncontact Tonometer May Offer An Accurate And Convenient Alternative To Goldmann Applanation Tonometry

Statistical Press Notice: A&E Statistics - Quarterly Update, UK

Notre Dame Controversy, Supreme Court Selection Test Obama's 'Balancing Act,' NYT Reports

Medical Expulsive Therapy As An Adjunct To Improve Shockwave Lithotripsy Outcomes: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

Potential Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor May Face Criticism For Comments On Gender, Ethnicity

Opposition To Abortion Rights 'Purity Test For Remaining In GOP Inner Circle,' Opinion Piece Says

Industry Groups Say White House Overstated Pledge To Reduce Health Spending Growth

House, Senate Committees Approve Bills That Include Influenza Pandemic Funds

GM, UAW Nearing Deal To Use Company Stock For Half Of VEBA Obligation, Sources Say

PIH Founder Farmer Discussing Possible Appointment To Coordinate U.S. Global Health Initiatives, Boston Globe Reports

Rates Of Sexually Transmitted Infections In Allegheny County, Pa., Disproportionately High Among Blacks, Officials Say

Increasing ICS Compliance: The Voice May Be Recorded, But The Results Are Real

NECT Added To WHO Essential Medicines List As Combination Treatment Against Sleeping Sickness

What Is The Difference Between Hip Resurfacing And Total Hip Replacement?

Critical Health (Booth C3) Launches Innovative Diabetic Retinopathy Progression Biomarker Software Solution, RetmarkerDR, In The European Market

New Survey Of GPs Reveals Support For Continued Focus On Cholesterol-lowering In QOF1, UK

Nucletron Releases Comprehensive Film-and Volume-Based Planning System For Wide Variety Of Brachy Solutions

Going Gluten Free?: The Critical Test Everyone Needs To Have BEFORE They Try The Latest Celebrity Endorsed Diet

Charity Action Duchenne Combines Social Networking With E-commerce For Innovative New Website

All Global Announces Panel Expansion In The U.S. And Europe

The Dawn Of A New Era In Cancer Treatment

The European Biotech Industry Applauds UK Efforts To Place Industrial Biotech At The Center Of A Low Carbon Economy

GOP Letter To Obama Urges 'Common Ground' On Health Reform, Restrictions On Abortion Funding

Blogs Comment On Birth Control Affordability, Abortion Waiting Periods, Patient Rights, Other Topics

Pfizer To Give Away 70 Of Its Most Widely Prescribed Drugs To Those Who Lost Jobs

Opinion Pieces Discuss Whether Current Efforts To Fix Health Costs Will Produce Sufficient Savings

Insured Immigrants Have Lower Medical Costs Than U.S.-Born Citizens, Study Finds

Patients With Aggressive Lymphoma Benefit From Two Targeted Therapies

An Entirely New Direction For RNAi Delivery - The Future Of Personalized Cancer Treatment

Early Onset Of Prostate Cancer May Be Predicted By Genetic Marker

Women With Breast Cancer Cope Better Following Program Focused On Body, Mind And Spirit

Two New Studies On Circadian Rhythms

Progress Toward Artificial Tissue

Juggling Cells Using High-Precision Laser Tweezers

2-Week Course Of Sleep Aid Increases CPAP Adherence In OSA Patients At 6 Months

Pirfenidone May Help Lung Function In IPF Patients According To Large Clinical Trial

Study Sees Transient Heart Dysfunction In Some Long-Distance Runners

Sodium Channel Blocker Shows Promise As A Potential Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis

Link Between Sleep And Weight Control

Self-Treatment Results In Lower Overall Health Care Costs For COPD Sufferers

DNA Damage From Environmental Exposures May Occur In As Little As Three Days

Launch Of Lung Health Check On WebMD Announced By COPD Foundation

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Sexual Violence Aimed At Girls, Women In Swaziland Linked To High HIV/AIDS Risk, Other Health Issues, Report Says

Medical Acoustics Highlights Of The 157th ASA Meeting, May 18-22 In Portland

Linus Pauling Prize For Health Research Won By Vitamin D Expert Dr. Michael Holick

Second Edition Of 'Medical Ultrasound Safety' Released By AIUM

New Avatar Technology Combines Advances In Artificial Intelligence And Computer Image Rendering

Global Health Promotion And Health Education The Focus Of Special Journal Issues

GenWay Biotech Obtains Exclusive Rights To AMDL's DR-70 Cancer Test In US And Canada

The First French Software Program Enabling 'Action Through Thought' - OpenViBE

Efficacy Of CT Scans For Chest Pain Diagnosis Validated By Long-Term Study Results

Worse Cancer Outcomes For Transplant Patients, Analysis Shows

Triple Drug Combination Is Promising Option To Treat Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

Drug That Targets Vasculature Growth Attacks Aggressive Thyroid Cancer

The Medical Consequences Of Police Use Of Force During Restraint: Two Studies

Chance Of Fetal Complications Following Accidents Not Increased By Automobile Restraints

Ambulance Diversion Studied

Low Oxygen Levels In Prostate Tumors Can Predict Recurrence: Long-Term Study

Emerging Health Care Crisis In The Developing World: Gram-Negative Rods Discovered In Two Philippine Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Brain Neural Circuit Formation Requires Identification Of A Key Molecular Pathway

Glutamine Supplements Show Promise In Treating Stomach Ulcers

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