Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 6 June 2009

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Saturday 6 June 2009

Global Confirmed Swine Flu Cases Exceed 21,000, Including 125 Deaths

Written by Christian Nordqvist

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and some local more up-to-date reports, the total number of confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection has exceeded 21,000, including 125 deaths in Mexico, USA, Canada, Chile and Costa Rica...
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Erectile Dysfunction Might Be Associated With Chronic Periodontal Disease: Two Ends Of The Cardiovascular Spectrum

Written by Yehuda Zadik, DMD MHA

UroToday.com - Together with Drs. Heruti, Bechor, Justo and Galor, we studied 815 Israeli male adults of whom 305 had complete data and were included in the statistical analysis. In the analyzed population, 2...
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What Is Dandruff? What Causes Dandruff?

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Dandruff affects the scalp and causes flakes of skin to appear - it is a common condition. Our skin cells are forever renewing themselves. When the skin cells on our scalp are renewed the old ones are pushed to the surface and out of the scalp...
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Other Medical and Health News for 6 June*

Researchers Develop An Intelligent Chip Which Regulates Diabetes

Middle-aged Women Experience More Stress But Have Lower Blood Pressure

New Protein Center Opens At The University of Copenhagen

Advance In Bowel Cancer Test Research

WORLD'S First Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Performed At Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Amgen Grant To Study Treatments For Older Leukemia Patients Received By Loyola Fellow

In First Wave Of Stimulus Funding, MSU Researchers Receive $400,000

Prestigious French Award For Heart Research Won By Olson

High Population Density Triggers Cultural Explosions

Report: Reconstructing The Evolution Of Laughter In Great Apes And Humans

Three Surgeons In East Texas Are Successfully Integrating A Novel Stem Cell Procedure For Spine Surgeries

New Survey Shows Americans Strongly Support Guaranteed Dental Coverage In Healthcare Reform

Palomar Receives FDA Over-The-Counter Clearance For A Home Use Wrinkle Removal Laser Device

CEL SCI Collaborators Demonstrate Novel L.E.A.P.S. Vaccines Immunize Mice Against Tuberculosis Antigens And Suggest Potential To Treat Swine Flu

Baylor Dallas Opens Nation's First Neurosurgical OR Suite Featuring BrainSUITE IMRI, GE Healthcare MR Surgical Technology

Large, Long-Term Study Shows Avandia Has No Increased Overall Cardiovascular Risk Compared To Other Commonly Used Diabetes Medicines

Spain's Regional Extremadura Government Launches Electronic Prescription System With IBM

People With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Particularly Vulnerable To Effects Of Tobacco Use And Dependence

NEJM Study Points To New Era In Hepatitis C Treatment

Hypospadias, A Birth Defect Of The Male Urethra, Is Not Increasing In New York State, As Earlier Reported

New Anesthesia Technique Lets Patients Cooperate During Carotid Surgery

Ginkgo Reduces Neuropathic Pain In Animal Studies

Advanced Image Analysis Can Provide Better Risk Assessment In Hardening Of The Arteries

New Imaging Technique: Toward Spinal Cord Regeneration?

Jellyfish Shed Fluorescent Light On How The Brain Works

Spanish Study Finds Bullies Have Harassed 14 Percent Of Workers Over Past 6 Months

Critical Marker Of Response To Gemcitabine In Pancreatic Cancer Identified By Jefferson Researchers

Clues To How Adrenal Cancer Forms

MRSA Present In One In Four Nursing Home Residents In The UK

New Hope For HIV-1 Eradication From 'Shock And Kill' Research

The Importance Of Preventing Congestion In Heart Failure

Bridging The Mouse-Human Gap With Engineered Pig Stem Cells

New Genetic Immune Disorder In Children Discovered By Scientists

Youth Gang Members Feel Safe Despite Increased Danger, MSU Research Finds

Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan

Why Don't All Insurance Plans Cover Ankle Replacements When The FDA Has Approved Them?

Cancer Vaccine Efficacy Enhanced Using Anti-Diabetic Drug Metformin

News From The June Issue Of CHEST

New Way To Enhance Stem Cells To Stimulate Muscle Regeneration Discovered By Ottawa Scientists

Gene For Deadly Inherited Lung Disease Identified By Scientists

Discovery Of Tiny Protein-Activator Responsible For Brain Cell Damage In Huntington Disease

A New Lead For Autoimmune Disease

Team Uncovers The Molecular Basis For The Regulation Of Blood Clotting

Role For Innate, Not Adaptive, Immunity Revealed By Autoinflammatory Disease Model

$1.7 Million Grant To Study Stem Cells In Intervertebral Discs Of The Spine Received By Jefferson

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