Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 26 May 2009

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Tuesday 26 May 2009

Unvaccinated Children At Higher Risk Of Whooping Cough

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from the US suggests that children whose parents won't let them be vaccinated are 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to children who are fully immunized...
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Gene Links Gum Disease And Heart Attack Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in Germany have discovered a gene that links the gum disease periodontitis and increased risk of coronorary heart disease (CHD) and although they don't yet fully understand the underlying mechanism of the link...
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New H1N1 Cases Continue To Rise Worldwide

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cases of the new H1N1 swine flu virus are continuing to rise, with more countries infected and 5 more deaths in Mexico, where the vast majority of fatal cases have occurred so far...
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What Are Fibroids? What Are The Treatments For Fibroids?

Other Medical and Health News for 26 May*

News From The American Chemical Society, May 20, 2009

For Smokers Trying To Quit, Computer-Based Programs May Be The Answer

Sandra R. Gordon Wins Golden Trumpet Award From The Publicity Club Of Chicago

New Survey Reveals Mums Blame Back Pain On Children And Buggies

Navitar Optics Used In Military Applications For Over Sixty Years

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Into Impact Of Vitamin D On Brain Performance

Medimix International To Exhibit At American Society of Clinical Oncology AGM

Number Of Therapeutic Peptides In Clinical Study Has Nearly Doubled Since The 1990s, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug Development

Matrox, QUBYX And Datacolor Support 13-bit Calibration And Luminance Uniformity Correction For Medical Displays

Amy Vega Takes A Novel Approach To Nursing Education

MIT Robotic Therapy Holds Promise For Cerebral Palsy--Devices Can Help Children Learn To Grasp And Manipulate Objects

Zebrafish Provide A Model For Cancerous Melanoma In Humans

Research Into Genetic Neurological Disorders Will Benefit From New Mouse Model

Poor Attention In Kindergarten Predicts Lower High School Test Scores, UC Davis Researchers Find

Mystery Of Potentially Fatal Reaction To Smallpox Vaccine Unlocked By La Jolla Institute

David Van Day Flies In For Charity Tea Party - Alzheimer's Society

Nervous System May Be Culprit In Deadly Muscle Disease

Alzheimer's Society Comment On New Data Observing The Cost Effectiveness Of Aricept (donepezil)

Immune Genes Adapt To Parasites

Fear Of Family Reaction Is Barrier To Treatment For Depressed Teens

Country GP Uses Household Drill To Save Boy…and Shows Why Helicopters Cannot Replace Local Doctors, Australia

ProtecSom's Texaal Cotton Keeps Allergies Undercover

Cambridge Consultants Advises Cambridge University's Tech Transfer Arm On IP Strategy

Under-Use Of Hospice Care By Many Terminally Ill Patients: Study

Stay On Par This Golf Season, Injury Free

Identification Of Genetic Variants Affecting Age At Menopause Could Help Improve Fertility Treatment

Government Responds To Archer Inquiry

Families Of Sudden Unexplained Death Victims Should Receive Comprehensive Cardiogenetic Testing

Discovery Of Shared Genetic Link Between The Dental Disease Periodontitis And Heart Attack

Haemophilia Society React To Government Response To The Archer Report

'Floppy Baby' Syndrome: Australian Team Reveals World-First Discovery

How Genetics Influences Humans When Choosing A Mate

Head Movement Is More Important Than Gender In Nonverbal Communication, Psychologists Find

National Association of Chain Drug Stores Announces New ECON 09 Lineup For Marketplace Conference In Boston

Viral Meningitis Warning For This Bank Holiday Weekend And Summer

The Lung Association Celebrates Quitters For World No Tobacco Day 2009

UNICEF Condemns Looting Of Life-saving Humanitarian Supplies In Jowhar, Somalia

Health Canada Informs Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women Not To Take Vitamin Maxum Matragen And/or Maxum Multi Vite Supplements

Brain-Behavior Disconnect In Cocaine Addiction

Guidelines Needed For Informing Patients Of Medical Errors

Comparison Between Fee Capitation And Fee-For-Service Primary Care

Positive Clinical Trial Results Take Center Stage At American Academy Of Neurology Meeting

Heart Muscle Protein Can Replace Its Missing Skeletal Muscle Counterpart To Give Mice With Myopathy A Long And Active Life

Testing Well Water Annually Recommended To Reduce Health Risks To Children

Ending Big Tobacco's Quest For Its Next Generation Of Smokers Now In Hands Of The U.S. Senate

Easier Way To Identify A Child's High Blood Pressure Created By Pediatrician

Focusing On The More Lethal Form Of The Cancer Rhabdomyosarcoma

Physical Therapists Advocate On Capitol Hill For Access To Rehabilitative Services

National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Offers Guidelines For Management Of Serious Spine Injuries On The Athletic Playing Field

Children Denied Immunizations At Increased Risk Of Whooping Cough

NHS Confederation Responds To Public Accounts Committee Report On NHS Funding

Swine Flu (H1N1) Infectivity To Increase Markedly And Lethality To Remain Low According To Latest Replikin Peptide Genomic Data

Sanofi Pasteur Receives Order From U.S. Government To Produce New Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine

Survey Suggests Higher Risk Of Falls Due To Dizziness In Middle Aged And Older Americans

Workshop Develops Research Roadmap For Focused Ultrasound Treatment Of Brain Disorders

Two Types Of Urgency - Overactive Bladder - Urgency Is Not Just Urgency

Inflammation Clue To Fragile Bones In Muscular Dystrophy

UCD Researchers Reveal Six New Genome Sequences And Fundamental Insights To The Candida Fungus Family

Long-Term Changes In Bone Mineral Density And Predicted Fracture Risk In Patients Receiving Androgen-Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer

Diet To Reduce Mild Hyperoxaluria In Patients With Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation: A Pilot Study

Sensitivity To NNKOAc Is Associated With Renal Cancer Risk

Intraoperative Radioguidance With A Portable Gamma Camera: New Technique For Laparoscopic Sentinel Node Localisation In Urological Malignancies

Internal Audit Of A Comprehensive IMRT Program For Prostate Cancer: A Model For Centers In Developing Countries?

Women Over 55 Underestimate Risk Of Fracture

Vitamin D May Lessen Age-related Cognitive Decline

New Regulatory Opportunities For The EU: Rules For How Rules Are To Be Followed

New Strategies For Cell Therapy To Regenerate Damaged Heart

New Red Cross Survey Shows Nearly 50 Percent Of People Have Had A Drowning Scare In Their Lifetime

NASCAR Fans Boost Blood Donations

Pharmaceutical Marketing Society Launches New Digital Media Awards 2009

Sleep Deprivation: A Health Hazard Yet To Be Taken Seriously

HSE Warns Employers About The Safety Of Equipment After Worker's Hand Is Damaged By Rotating Blades, UK

Joseph P. Vande Griend Receives 2009 APhA Clinical Research Paper Award

Clinical Lab Market In China Booming Despite Recession

QIAGEN Launches Novel Product Enabling Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnostics And Cancer Detection

Jay Keasling Receives Inaugural Biotech Humanitarian Award

Two-Year Data Reinforce Effect Of ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) In Inhibiting Progression Of Joint Damage And Improving Physical Function In Arthritis

Some Neural Tube Defects In Mice Linked To Enzyme Deficiency

More To Second Life Than Just Sex

Menopause Transition May Cause Trouble Learning

Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence

Growing Retail Clinic Trend Makes Few Inroads In Poor, Underserved Areas

Elderly Women With 'Dowager's Hump' May Be At Higher Risk Of Earlier Death

Prevalence Of Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) Symptoms In Adult Women In The General Population In Japan

Prostate Cancer-Derived Urine Exosomes: A Novel Approach To Biomarkers For Prostate Cancer

Polymorphism In Endostatin, An Angiogenesis Inhibitor, And Prostate Cancer Risk And Survival: A Prospective Study

Award For Pioneering Stem Cell Research To Mend Broken Bones

Siblings Of Children With Cancer Feel Left Out

Bacteria With A Built-in Thermometer

Report Calls Tennessee's Barebones Health Plan A Bad Model For Other States To Follow

New Guide Explains Prosecutions For HIV Transmission

Cytokinetics To Present Phase IIa Clinical Trials Data On CK-1827452 At The 2009 Heart Failure Congress Of The European Society Of Cardiology

D.C. Federal Court Rules People With Diabetes Cannot Be Denied Employment Based On Disease Management

Explore London's Hidden Past And Support Diabetes UK

New Research Claims Cholesterol Drug Could Reduce Risk Of Amputations In People With Diabetes

Lower Blood Glucose Levels Reduce Heart Disease Risk, Says New Research

NICE Issues Guidance To Help Assess And Treat Children With Gastroenteritis

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

GMC Consults On Extending The Use Of Consensual Disposal In Fitness To Practise Cases

GMC Consults On The Management Of Fitness To Practise Cases

BPA, Chemical Used To Make Plastics, Found To Leach From Polycarbonate Drinking Bottles Into Humans Exposure To BPA May Have Harmful Health Effects

HHS Takes Additional Steps Toward Development Of Vaccine For The Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

$5 Million Gift Funds New Cancer Research Initiative

Obama Administration Launches Food Safety Working Group Website

Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Program Receives Healthcare Informatics Magazine's 2009 Innovator Award

States To Pursue New Integrated Care Approaches For Dual Eligibles

Baxter Announces Findings From Premix Heparin IV Bag Investigation Related To Beebe Medical Center Adverse Event Reports

Philips Introduces Three New Products To Improve Performance And Patient Comfort For Hospital And Home Ventilation

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