Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 21 May 2009

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Thursday 21 May 2009

Enormous Increase In NHS Spending On Management Consultants, UK

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The amount of money PCTs (primary care trusts) are spending on management consultants has risen enormously, according to Pulse. In comparison to two years ago, the amount PCTs spend during the last financial year on external...
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Swine Flu Has Struck 41 Countries, 11,034 Cases, Including 85 Deaths

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the number of swine flu A(H1N1) cases has risen to 11,034, while the total number of deaths has reached 85. All deaths have occurred in four countries: Mexico, USA, Canada and Costa Rica...
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What Is Health? What Does Good Health Mean?

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,". Hale comes from the Proto-Indo-European root kailo, meaning "whole, uninjured, of good omen"...
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What Is Ovulation? What Is The Ovulation Calendar?

Other Medical and Health News for 21 May*

Bayer Schering Pharma Presents Positive Results Of Phase II Study With Riociguat

Boston Scientific Welcomes Launch Of Syntax Score Website

Limiting Work Hours Of Medical Residents Could Cost $1.6 Billion Annually, Study Finds

Academy Makes Recommendations To Build Clinical Academic Capacity

New NHS Focus On Audiology Brings Faster Hearing Aid Treatment

Lowell Elementary Closes Due To High Rate Of Influenza Like Illness

Fighting Human Trafficking By Genetic Identification

New Data From Endeavor-II Challenges Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Eluting Stents

DNA Deletion Makes Swedish Chlamydia 'Invisible'

Opinion Pieces Comment On Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Abortion Debate

U.S. Residents To Pay Greater Share Of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage In 2009, Report Finds

Columns Discuss Health Reform Efforts

Georgia Receives More Than $60M In Ryan White Funding

California Primary Care Physician Shortage Affecting Clinics That Serve Minority Populations

Older Volunteers' Perceived Benefits Vary With Program Traits

First Multidisciplinary Center For The Treatment Of Asthma Opens In The Midwest

Strong Immune Response To New SiRNA Drugs In Development May Cause Toxic Side Effects

Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression Pilot Study Demonstrates Sustained Improvement In Depression Symptoms

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment Could Be Improved By Protein That Suppresses Androgen Receptors

Melbourne Researchers Break Through On Schizophrenia

Appetite Increased By Action Of Ghrelin Hormone Leading To Accumulation Of Abdominal Fat

Study Shows EVISTA(R) Improves Patient Compliance In Osteoporosis Management

Osteoporosis Drug Heritage Continues Ahead Of 10th Anniversary

3-D Structures With 'DNA Origami'

Safe For Passengers With Lung Disease To Travel By Air

New Slow-Release Hydrogen Sulfide Donating Molecule May Hold Key To Development Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Changes To Maternity System Needed, New Zealand

Regulating The Sugar Factory In Diabetes

Outcome Of Children Born After Fertility Treatment, Embryo Freezing: Two Studies

Risk Of Dialysis Access Failure Reduced By Combination Of Aspirin And Anti-Clotting Drug

Drop In U.S. Births Began Before Recession, Census Data Show

Oxoid Provides Free Infection Control Seminar In The UK

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Recent Health Reform Developments

Comparative Effectiveness Necessary To Weigh New Drugs Against Old Ones, Opinion Piece Says

HIV/AIDS, Gay Rights Advocate McFarlane Dies

Cambodia Health Officials Expand HIV/AIDS Prevention Education To Primary Schools

Investigation Urgently Needed Into Treatment Of Mentally Ill Immigration Detainees At California Facility, Editorial States

Hosting Olympics Boosts Host Country's Medal Haul Before And Afterwards

Vitamin D May Have Key Role In Helping Brain Work Well In Later Life

Comfrey Root Extract Ointment Relieves Back Pain Fast

Despite Positive Response, GP Practices Face 'devastating' Cuts In Funding As A Result Of Patient Access Survey, Says BMA Scotland

Yale Team Identifies Key To Potential New Treatment For Allergy-Induced Asthma

Leading NGOS Call For International Action To Combat Epidemic Of Non-Communicable Diseases

IOM Report Calls For Big Boost In Global Health

Use Science To Convince Teens A Sober Prom Is Better, American Association for the Advancement of Science Says

Rush University Commencement Ceremony, June 13 At The UIC Pavilion

Discovery Of Important Role For Junk DNA

Physicians Can Lead Health Care Reform Through Payment And Delivery System Reforms

Medical-Surgical Nurses To Meet In DC For Annual Convention

When Managed By Specialty Pharmacy, MS Patients More Compliant With Medications

Nanoparticles In Environment Estimated By Novel Approach

Shire Announces Study Results Of The Effects Of INTUNIV™ Extended Release On Secondary Measures In Children With ADHD And Oppositional Symptoms

The Difficulties Of Early Identification Of Dementia

Economic Recession Prompting California Women To Seek Health Care In Clinics

Senate HELP Panel Begins Mark Up Of Bill Placing Tobacco Under FDA Oversight

Vermont Legislature Passes Law Regulating All Drug/Device Company Marketing, Requiring Disclosure Of Gifts To Doctors

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Coalition Urges Continued Funding For Research Amid Economic Crisis

Vitamin D Found In Fish Boosts Brain Power

World Health Assembly Forced To Postpone Decision On Viral Hepatitis

Victorian Invention A Watchful Approach To Parkinson's

Sylentis Presents New Data On Its Compounds For The Treatment Of Glaucomas And Dry Eye Syndrome At ARVO Congress

Governments Should Increase Efforts To Reduce Stigma, Improve Access To HIV Services Among MSM, UNAIDS Executive Director Sidibe Says

Parents Needed To Help Curb Teenage Births Among Hispanics, Group Says

World's Largest Bariatric Surgery Patient Database Exceeding 120,000 Patients Will Support Best Practices Development

Medtronic's Corevalve Shows Subclavian Access Success In Patients Contraindicated For Femoral Approach

New HIV Saliva Test Delivers Results In Just 20 Minutes, UK

Official Launch Of A European Obesity Day Online Survey

Promising Robotic Therapy For Cerebral Palsy

Surgical Mask And Respirator Use Should Be Encouraged During Swine Flu Outbreak

Employing People With Autism Could Save The UK Economy Billions Each Year

Even Mildly Abnormal Blood Sugar Levels During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Ambulance Phone Triage System Misses More Than 50% Of Stroke Patients

Swine Flu And Levels Of Arsenic Exposure Explored

The Therapeutic Process Of Mother-Infant Psychotherapy

Sleep Apnea Widely Undiagnosed Among Obese Type 2 Diabetics

Care For School Children With Diabetes May Be Improved By Telemedicine

Westernization Associated With Potentially Harmful Sun Habits Among Asian Americans

Web-Based Consultations May Reduce Referrals To Dermatologists

Thyroid And Parathyroid Surgery Outcomes May Be Worse In Pregnant Women

Study Examines Trends In Gallbladder Cancer Over Four Decades

Surgery, Oral Devices Associated With Improvement In Sleep Breathing Disorder

Diagnosing Gastro-related Disease Becomes Even Simpler

Oral Evidence Continues On The Tobacco And Primary Medical Services Bill, Scotland

Nanobiotix Reports Exciting Preclinical Results Using Its NanoXray™ Therapeutics Technology To Destroy Tumors

GOP House Members Send Obama Letter Asking Him To Reinstate 'Conscience' Rule

Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Reaches $22 Million Medicaid Fraud Settelement From Eli Lilly

Evidence Grows For Multiple Drug Therapy Use With Tracleer(R) (bosentan) As First Line Therapy

New Democrat Coalition Proposes Independent Panel To Oversee Comparative Effectiveness Research

World Leading Nutritional Specialist Attends Hospitalar 2009

Researchers Uncover Proteins Underlying Devastating Brain Diseases

New Jersey Senate, Assembly Panels Advance Autism Coverage Bill

The Formula For Sustainable Healthcare Reform

HIV/AIDS Advocates React To Obama's Proposed Global Health Initiative

Free AMA Webinar To Help Physicians Access Stimulus Funds For HIT

Mechanism That Allows Influenza Virus To Evade The Body's Immune Response Revealed By USC Researchers

Medication Used To Treat Urination Difficulties For Men Associated With Higher Risk Of Ophthalmic Complications Following Cataract Surgery

SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Stent System More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery In Patients With Complex Artery Disease

Thousands Of Pennsylvania Graduates Need Health Insurance Options

Medicaid Health Plans Provide Cost Savings To States And High Quality And Value To Beneficiaries, New Analysis Shows

Americans Who Don't Know They Have Diabetes Incur $18 Billion In Health Expenses Each Year

National Public Health Organizations Brief Capitol Hill On H1N1

New Study Reveals Wide Variations In Depression Diagnoses Among Ethnic Groups

U.S. Health Care System Fails To Protect Patients From Deadly Medical Errors

Nexavar Approved In Japan For The Treatment Of Advanced Liver Cancer

Why Do People With Down Syndrome Have Less Cancer?

Side Discrepancy Errors In Radiology Reports Rare But Often Clinically Significant

Clinical Trial Tests Protein To Reduce Angina Pain

Lifestyle Program For Patients With COPD Is Health And Cost Effective

Protein From Algae Shows Promise For Stopping SARS

Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline In Asthma And COPD

Team Tracks Nanotube Cancer Killers In Live Tissue

Identifying Pathways In The Brain To Understand The Underlying Molecular Mechanism Of Huntington's Disease

Prepared Patient: Managing Mental And Medical Illness

Advanced Preventive Women's Clinic For Women With Menopause Symptoms Who Are At Risk For Heart Disease

Bone Marrow Cell Therapy May Be Beneficial For Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Substance Abuse Appears To Be An Important Factor In Increased Risk Of Violent Crime By Persons With Schizophrenia

Combination Therapy Appears Helpful For Short-Term Treatment Of Insomnia; Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Be Better For Long-Term

Better Cardiorespiratory Fitness Related To Lower Risk Of Death, Cardiovascular Disease

Republicans To Introduce Health Reform Plan That Would Establish State Health Insurance Exchanges, Provide Tax Credits

Let's Talk About Sex, Doctor Macmillan Launch Sex And Cancer Campaign

Stentys Establishes U.S. Operations In Princeton, N.J.

AccuVein Launches First Portable, Non-Contact Vein Illumination Device

New Clinical Research Organization Established In West Palm Beach, Florida

James W. Saxton Presents On Electronic Medical Records At National Physician Insurers Conference

New UK Developed Anti-Bacterial Drug {Metallo-Porphyrin} Unveiled At Leading European Microbiology Congress

TORY Dental Plans A 'Waste Of Money' Says UK's Leading Oral Health Charity

Broncus Introduces Innovative Bronchoscopic Tools To Be Used In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lung Diseases

Sol-Gel Anti-Acne Clinical Study Shows Significantly Improved Efficacy And Safety

European Paediatric Influenza Analysis (EPIA) Group Formed To Quantify The Burden Of Seasonal Influenza In Children In Europe

Novel Mechanism Of Action Of Corticosteroids In Allergic Diseases

Revealing A Surprising Link Between Diabetes And Alzheimer's Disease

Medtronic And Lilly Form Alliance To Provide Solutions For Diabetes Management

AnaSpec Introduces Line Of Membrane Potential Fluorescent Probes

Campaign Welcome Parliamentary Report Exposing Serious Failings In Treatment For Alcohol Dependents Across England

Brain Takes Just 200 Milliseconds To Interpret Facial Expressions

Home-visit Interventions Result In Decreased Behavioral Problems In Infants Born To Young American Indian Mothers

MitraClip(R) Therapy Data Demonstrate Clinical Benefit In High-Risk Patients With Mitral Regurgitation

Myelin Removal Beads: Premium Efficiency For Neural Cell Separations And Antibody Stainings

Obama Starts Interviewing Supreme Court Candidates

Abstinence-Only Sex Education Debate Has High Financial Stakes, Washington Times Opinion Piece Says

Sexual Transmission Of HIV Prevented By New Contraceptive Device

Swedish University President Awarded Prestigious Distinction

The Largest Single-site Children's Hospital In The UK Is Opening On 11th June On Manchester's Oxford Road

Research In The Bolivian Rainforest Suggests Ancient, Shared Roots Of Feeding Behaviours In Monkeys And Humans

Doctors And Patients Welcome Older People Health Debate By Local Politicians, Northern Ireland

Global Experts To Convene In Dubai For Second Anti-Aging Congress

UK's First Essenza Complements MRI Service At London Bridge Hospital

Hospital To Promote Job Opportunities At Royal Bath And West Show

World Hepatitis Day 2009: 5 Years For The EU To Rescue The Liver!

Which Country Ranks Highest In Biotech Innovation

Food Manufacturers Must Step Up To The Plate And Reduce Salt Levels, Says Heart Charity

Optical Bodies Warn, "Don't Cut Corners On Contact Lens Care During Recession"

Somerset's Midwives Can Now Offer Women A New Early Pregnancy Support Service, UK

Protein Identified As Critical To Insulating The Body's Wiring Could Also Become Treatment Target

Mycamine(R) Now Available In 13 EU Markets For Treatment Of Serious Fungal Infections

Enzyme-Equipped Liposomes Embedded In Polymer Capsules As A Novel Biomedical Transport System

Regardless Of Family History, HRT-Breast Cancer Risk Stays Same

Quality Measures Improve Outcomes More Than Hospital Volume Alone

Landmark Kidney Cancer Data Published By The Journal Of Clinical Oncology

Blood Tests And Better Communication Skills Could Cut Over-prescribing Of Antibiotics

First-of-Kind TearLab Product, Developed By Invetech, Wins MDEA Award

Endeavor Drug-Eluting Stent Is First To Receive CE Mark For Treating Acute Coronary Syndrome

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