Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 13 June 2009

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Saturday 13 June 2009

Lanreotide Confers Multiple Benefits In Acromegaly Patients

Written by Jill Stein

WASHINGTON D.C. - Most patients with acromegaly who are switched to the long-acting somatostatin analogue lanreotide (SomatulineR Depot) injection from initial treatment with octreotide cite a preference for lanreotide as...
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How African American Men Decide Whether Or Not To Get Prostate Cancer Screening

Written by Randy A. Jones, PhD, RN

UroToday.com - Prostate Cancer Screening among African Americans. Our manuscript that was published in Cancer Nursing, revealed an important topic in how African American men decided whether or not to get a prostate cancer screening...
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What Is Pulmonary Embolism? What Causes Pulmonary Embolism?

Written by Peter Crosta M.A.

An embolism - from the Greek émbolos meaning "stopper" or "plug" - is the term that describes a condition where an object called an embolus is created in one part of the body, circulates throughout the body, and then blocks...
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Other Medical and Health News for 13 June*

Expert: Adults Need To Revisit Childhood Vaccinations

Boosting Newborns' Immune Responses

Patching Gaps In Global Pneumococcal Vaccination

Nurse Researchers Toil To Curb Spread Of Infectious Disease

Doctors And Software Engineers Pioneer An Advanced Sepsis Detection And Management System

SLU Explores Best Ways To Use Standard TB Vaccine

Experts On Modeling Infectious Disease Spread

Total Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery Is Feasible, Shows Satisfactory Results

Asymptomatic Perioperative Myocardial Injury Affects Vascular Outcomes

Hormone May Help Combat Frailty In Older Women

Testosterone Replacement For Men With Low Testosterone Improves Liver Function, Metabolic Syndrome

Appetite-Stimulating Hormone Is First Potential Medical Treatment For Frailty In Older Women

A Research Group Focus On Neurobiology Of Parkinson's Disease An The Early Detection Of The Disease

UK Tops The List Of 213 Countries At Extreme Risk To The Spread Of Swine Flu

Unique Study Into Health And Wellbeing Of Older People

Computer System For Dementia Patients

New Test From Quest Diagnostics Helps Physicians Choose HIV Antiretroviral Therapy In Patients With History Of Drug Resistance

FDA Accepts Final Section Of NDA Filing For LUCASSIN(R)

Transcept Pharmaceuticals Announces Expected FDA Extension Of Regulatory Review Period For Intermezzo(R)

New Studies Presented At European Society Of Anaesthesia Further Validate Masimo PVI(TM) For Noninvasive And Continuous Fluid Monitoring

LA Eye Surgeon Performs 8 Corneal Transplants In Syria

Maricopa Integrated Health System Reports 90 Percent Reduction In Pressure Ulcers

New Treatment Option At The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center Provides Hope For Inoperable Tumors

No Time For Complacency In Pandemic Planning: Aon

New Studies Show Nursing Workforce Critical To Success Of Health Reform

New MedPredict Report Reveals Top Alzheimer's Experts' Insights On Diagnostics And Treatments In Development Pipeline

Novo Nordisk Convenes Policy And Clinical Experts At Diabetes Media Summit

Nearly 9 In 10 Seniors Satisfied With Medigap

Amyloid Aggregations And Tau Pathology Reflected By Cortical Thickness In The Default Network Of MCI And AD

The Rewarding Aspects Of Music Listening Involve The Dopaminergic Striatal Reward

Neural Substrates Of Controlled And Automatic Processes Involved In Empathy For Pain

Behavioral And Neural Effects Of Bihemispheric Brain Stimulation On Stroke Recovery

Two Day Treatment Of Auditory Hallucinations By High Frequency RTMS Guided By Cerebral Imaging: A 6 Months Follow-up Study

'Taking Up A Dialogue' With The Brain: Letter Decoding From Single-trial Brain Signals

Estrogens Do Not Protect Against Cardiovascular Death For Transsexuals

Demand For Integrated Vascular Residency Training Outweighs Positions

Parkinson's Treatment May Be Enhanced By Wii-Hab

A New Way The Body Fights Fungal Infection Discovered By Researchers At Case Western Reserve

University Of Michigan And University Of Utah Lead Study Of Therapeutic Hypothermia

To Promote Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Partners With South American Universities

Nutricia Launches Nutra Neocate, Weaning Product Designed For Cows' Milk Protein Allergy

New Book About Women's Health Looks At The Good And Evil Of Hormones

Cell Self Digestion Pathway Is Mechanism Behind Cancer Tumor Suppression

Vaccine Design For Deadly Rotavirus May Be Improved By New Images

UCLA Study Discovers Enzyme That Controls 'Bad' Cholesterol

Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Found In Adults, Especially Women

Early Signs Of Cardiovascular Disease Increased By Childhood Obesity

Link Between Successful Weight Loss And Vitamin D Levels

Rosiglitazone Does Not Harm Bone Healing If Combined With Metformin In Rats

Link Between Symptoms Of Depression In Obese Children And Elevated Cortisol

With A Doctor's Help Obese Women With PCOS Can Lose Weight

Bacterial 'Sex' Causes Antibiotic Resistance

Teens' Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes Reduced By Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery

Fatness In Blacks Overestimated By Widely Used Body Fat Measurements

Moderately Reduced Carbohydrate Diet Keeps People Feeling Full Longer

Individuals Who Apply Pesticides Are Found To Have Double The Risk Of Blood Disorder

Simulation Game Helps Students Learn Dental Implant Procedures

A Case Of Cecal Volvulus

The Beneficial Effects Of Pregnancy And Childbearing On Arthritic Conditions May Be More Long-Term Than Previously Understood

The Risk Factors For Sporadic Colorectal Cancer

New Treatment Strategy Offers Hope To RA Patients Who Failed All Other Therapies

Myeloid Proteins Reflect Disease Activity And Treatment Response In Familial Mediterranean Fever

Lack Of Information Fuels Cancer Screening Fears According To Review Covering Nearly 6,000 Women

Subclinical Markers Predict Relapse In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Post Methotrexate Withdrawal

Explaining A Dog's 'Guilty Look'

Exercise Improves Functional And Psycological Ability And Reduces Steroid Need In Rheumatoid Arthritis

A Real-Life Example Of Humans' Dual Vision System

Protecting Against Obesity And Atherosclerosis By Blocking A Muscle Growth-Limiting Hormone

When Added To Diet And Exercise, Exenatide Promotes Weight Loss

Muscle May Be Protected From Atrophy By A Natural Hormone

Stress Makes Your Hair Go Gray

Cancer May Be Stopped In Its Tracks By MicroRNA Replacement Therapy

Why Smoking Increases The Risk Of Heart Disease And Strokes

Errors In Trauma Management Reduced By Employing Air Traffic Control Tracking Method

Segregation Decreases Access To Surgical Care For Minorities, Study Finds

Colorectal Surgery Risk Determined By New American College Of Surgeons Risk Calculator

Preparing For Worst-Case Scenarios

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