Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 25 May 2009

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Monday 25 May 2009

Alarming Rise In Deadly Skin Cancer Cases, UK

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

There has been an alarming rise in new cases of the deadliest form of skin cancer in the UK, with binge tanning cited as a main reason, said a leading cancer charity. The number of UK people diagnosed with malignant...
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Being Overweight With Heart Risk In Mid Life Followed By Weight Loss Linked To More Illness And Higher Risk Of Death Later

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in Finland who tracked the health of over 1,000 men from middle age into old age found that being overweight and having high risk of cardiovascular disease in middle age followed by weight loss as they got...
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Tighter Surveillance Of Swine Flu In Pigs Needed Worldwide Says CDC

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that there is a "global need for more systemic surveillance of influenza viruses in pigs", during a press briefing where they explained the findings of a recent...
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Other Medical and Health News for 25 May*

Blogs Comment On Supreme Court Pregnancy Leave Ruling, Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Other Topics

Feminine Looking Guys Win In The Long Term

Brighton Students Complete NPA "University Interact" Course, UK

RCP President Responds To Publication Of NHS Alcohol Statistics Compendium, UK

Tamed Virus Wipes Out Cancer Safely

Deadly Skin Cancer Cases Hit Record High

FDA Approves Samsca To Treat Hyponatremia

Opinion Pieces, Editorials Comment On Obama's Notre Dame Commencement Speech

Queensland Government Funds Univeristy Of Queensland Cancer Fight

Chagas Disease Not Addressed By World Health Assembly

Schizophrenia Does Not Increase Risk Of Violent Crime

SYMBICORT(R) Added To Tiotropium Provided Clinically Significant Benefits For Patients With Severe COPD

New Data Demonstrate Advanced Features Of Hydrofiber(R) Technology

Couples To Rely On Male Contraceptive For New Trial, UK

Dystonia: Isolated Through Ignorance

Almirall Announces Filing Sativex(R) - For Treatment Of Spasticity In Multiple Sclerosis - Regulatory Submission

How Does Partial Knee Replacement Surgery Differ From Total Knee Replacement?

Strategies Evolving As Retractable Safety Syringe Suppliers Strive For Traction

CMA To Governor: Medi-Cal Cuts A Step In Wrong Direction

RCOG Releases New Model For Medical Revalidation

IFPMA Director General Michael D. Boyd's Remarks At WHO-UN Meeting With Vaccine CEOs

NAMI Applauds America's Exemplary Psychiatrists

NHS Finances In Better Shape But Action Needed Now To Prepare For Leaner Years From 2011, UK

Focus On Rise In Teen Pregnancy 'Obscures More Fundamental Problem' Of Out-of-Wedlock Births, Opinion Piece Says

Senate Approves Supplemental Spending Bill With Funds For Flu Pandemic

Reducing Medical Residents' Hours Would Cost $2.5B Annually, Study Says

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

London Health Service Begins Offering Rapid HIV Tests

Efforts Fund Breast Cancer Services For Minorities; Seek To Address Health Disparities; Call For HIV Testing Among Asians, Pacific Islanders

A Potential Drug For Liver Carcinoma

An Efficient Approach To Monitoring Gastrointestinal Microflora Changes

Three Quarters Of People Say Cancer Affected Their Sexual Relationship

Depuy Mitek Launches Small Joint Anchors Now Pre-Loaded With Orthocord(R) - Small, Strong And Secure Solutions For Soft Tissue Fixation

Combined Data From Four Large-Scale Studies Demonstrate The Efficacy And Tolerability Of Seroquel In Bipolar Depression

American Science And Engineering, Inc. Receives $25 Million Follow-on Order For Z Portal And OmniView Systems To Secure Critical Infrastructure

InVitria To Unveil Powerful Cell Culture Media Component ZAP-CHO

Somerset's Diabetic Eye Screening Service Exceeds National Screening Targets, UK

New Contraceptive Device Developed By Weill Cornell Researchers Is Designed To Prevent Sexual Transmission Of HIV

Consumers Making Effort To Buy Healthy Foods But Buyer Beware: "Zero" Isn't Always Zero

Premier Healthcare Alliance Receives National Recognition For Environmental Excellence For Seventh Consecutive Year

Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center Launches Advanced Preventive Women's Clinic For Women With Menopause Symptoms Who Are At Risk For Heart Disease

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Recent Health Reform Developments

GM Bankruptcy Plan Would Use Stock Worth 39% Of Firm To Fund Half Of VEBA Obligation

New Maryland Law Requires Insurers To Provide Incentives For EHR Adoption

Majority Of HIV-Positive Pregnant Women In Developing World Lack Access To PMTCT Services, Report Says

Vaginal Ring Could Protect Against HIV, Researcher Says

Indian Health Service Releases $500 Million In Stimulus Funding To Improve Health Care For American Indian, Alaska Native Communities

The Development Of Mechanosensitivity

Modifiable Hip Fracture Complications Contribute To Mortality, Institute For Aging Research Finds

A Novel Marker Of Colorectal Carcinoma

First Choice Of Renal Function Tests In Hepatectomy Patients

Is There Any Association Between COX2 And Colon Cancer?

Why The Thumb Of The Right Hand Is On The Left Hand Side

The Challenges Of Avian Influenza Virus: Mechanism, Epidemiology And Control

How Superbugs Control Their Lethal Weapons

Yeast Missing Sex Genes Undergo Unexpected Sexual Reproduction

P[acman]-Generated Fruit Fly Gene 'Library': A New Research Tool

Innovative Treatment Approach Offers New Hope For Eczema Sufferers With Moderate To Severe Disease

International Team Of Scientists Announces The Discovery Of A Remarkably Complete, 47-Million-Year-Old Primate Fossil

Innovative Medicines Initiative Provides 246 Million Euros To Support Public-private Research Cooperation For The Faster Development Of Innovative Med

Cole Foundation Injects $2.5 Million To Bolster Leukemia Research

Penn Medicine Honored For Its Historic Role In The History Of Microbiology

People By Nature Are Universally Optimistic, According To Study

The Dangers Of 'Extreme' College Drinking And A Sensation-Seeking Disposition

Recognizing 'Intoxication'

A Person's High Or Low Response To Alcohol Says Much About Their Risk For Alcoholism

In Women With DCIS, Protein Predicts Development Of Invasive Breast Cancer: Penn Study

No Change In Pharmacokinetics Of ADHD Medication VYVANSE CII When Coadministered With Prilosec

Novel Herbal Therapy For Men At High Risk Of Prostate Cancer: Results Of Phase I Trial

Sen. Baucus Says Health Care Overhaul Will Cover About 95% Of Citizens, Will Not Cover Undocumented Immigrants

President Obama Reverses Bush Policy Preventing Consumers From Suing Product Makers In State Courts

Connecticut House Approves Two Health Insurance Pooling Bills

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of North Carolina 'Double-Crossing' Obama With Attack Ads, Krugman Says

Boxers Holyfield, Retta To Participate In HIV/AIDS Charity Fight In Ethiopia

Health Care Reform Likely Will Not Provide Coverage To Undocumented Immigrants, Sen. Baucus Says

Issue Brief Examines Disparities In Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Children

Additional "Unsuspected" Breast Cancers Not Seen On Mammography Or Ultrasound Detected By Breast MRI

Reluctancy In Canadian Men To Consult Mental Health Services

Swine Flu: New 3-D Structural Model Of Critical H1N1 Protein Developed

Discovery Of Molecular Cause Of Alzheimer's Disease Could Bring Early Diagnosis, Treatment Closer

Link Between Low Levels Of Vitamin D And Common Vaginal Infection In Pregnant Women

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