Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 17 June 2009

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Wednesday 17 June 2009

Cooking Carrots Whole Preserves More Anti-Cancer Properties, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by UK scientists showed that cooking carrots whole preserves their anti-cancer properties better than cooking them sliced or diced. The study was the work Dr Kirsten Brandt and researcher Ahlam Rashed at the...
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New Strain Of H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Identified In Brazil

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in Brazil say they have isolated and identified a new strain of the A(H1N1) swine flu virus from a patient who was hospitalized in São Paulo in April and who has since made a complete recovery...
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Certain Cold Remedies Linked To Loss Of Sense Of Smell Warns FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised consumers yesterday not to use certain cold remedies under the Zicam label because they have received over 100 reports linking the products to loss of sense of smell...
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Government Plan Could Sacrifice Equality For Choice In The NHS, UK

Reduced Risk Of Stroke, Further Heart Attack And Death For Patients After A Heart Attack Or Unstable Angina With Oral Rivaroxaban

Likelihood Of Having Breast And Cervical Screening Associated To Wealth And Ethnicity

What Is Skin Cancer? What Is Melanoma?

What Are Kidney Stones? What Causes Kidney Stones?

Other Medical and Health News for 17 June*

Hatwig Receives American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Award Of Excellence

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Awards Viso-Gurovich Honorary Membership

Statins Don't Lower Risk Of Pneumonia In Elderly

Founder Of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Commemorated In Tunbridge Wells

Putting A Name To A Face May Be Key To Brain's Facial Expertise

Online Obituaries Are Changing The Way We Publicly Remember The Dead And How Newspapers Cover Deaths

Society Responds To The Draft Pharmacy Order 2009 Consultation Results

New Report Outlines Current, Future Impacts Of Climate Change

Community Pharmacists Are No Longer On Shortage Occupation List

Rare Disorder Gives Modelers First Glimpse At Immune System Development

UK Autism: MPs Impressed With UK Autism Foundation's Achievements

Advanced Practice Strategies Launches New Online Course Targeted At Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage

Attorney Tom Keegan Argues Obama's Proposed Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Reform Will Not Reduce Health Care Costs In New York

BVA And BSAVA Welcome European Commission Announcement To Extend The PETS Derogation

Cyclist Tackles Amazing Feat To Raise Money For The American Lung Association

Strengthening The Foundation Of Social Security

UPMC's Institute For Rehabilitation And Research To Host Open House At New UPMC Mercy Location

Utopia Honors Michelle Harris With Its Fifth Annual "Caregiver Of The Year" Award

CBO: Proposal Would Pound Budget, Dent Number Of Uninsured

Washington Post Details Six Senators To Watch On Health Care; Politics Of Fear Gain Prominence

Sebelius: Single-Payer Health Care Not In Plans

G.E. Offers Loans For E-Health Record Purchases

Patients Peeved About Cleveland Clinic 'Facility Fee'

California Group To Boost HIV Prevention Measures In Adult Film Industry

Groups Mark Day Of The African Child, Highlight Improvement In Children's Survival, Work To Be Done

Maternal, Child Health Lag Behind Other Millennium Development Goals, Study Finds

Relief Efforts For Displaced People In Pakistan Barely Coping, Report Says

Opinion: U.S. Should Double Global Maternal, Child Health Spending; Ban, Chan Want 'Global Solidarity'; Resources For Diabetes, HIV/AIDS

Also In Global Health News: Health Allocations In Pakistan; Uganda Gets Malaria Drugs, Malnutrition Examined; Clean Water In Dominican Republic

Obama Adviser Jarrett Praises Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor, Responds To Critics

Fertility Treatments Becoming More Common, Costly To Health Care System, CDC Says

USA Today Examines Low Popularity Of Vasectomies Compared With Female Sterilization Methods

NOW Election Highlights Debate Over Strategy For Future Of Feminist Movement

Blogs Comment On Women's Health Disparities, Sotomayor Nomination, Other Topics

FDA Advises Consumers Not To Use Certain Zicam Cold Remedies

FDA Taking Steps To Improve Contact Lens Safety

ASHP, ASHP Foundation Launch Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative

Pharmacists' Role In Medication Management Featured In NQF Webinar

GOP Returns Fire On Comp Effectiveness, Health Reform

MedPAC Questions Spending But Comes Up Short On Solutions

New Medicare Rules On Oxygen Suppliers Worry Patients

National Nurses Movement Launches Ad Campaign For Nurse TV Shows

MountainView Hospital RNs File To Join National Nurses Movement

Veterans Affairs Department Expands Coverage Amid Patient Safety Concerns

Case Study: Paying For Health Care In A Recession

Parents Ask Lawmakers To Keep Kids In Mind During Reform Debate

In A Major Address On Health Care Reform President Obama Cites Pharmacists InPush For Coordinated Care

A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

Delaware State Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Reducing Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission

Albany, Ga., Health Officials Recommend Residents Be Tested For HIV

U.N. Secretary-General, WHO Director-General Appeal For Continued Investment In Global Health

Improve Communication With Your Healthcare Practitioner With The AGS Foundation For Health In Aging's New Health Tip Sheet

Government's Response To The Pharmacy Order 2009 Consultation - National Pharmacy Association Responds

6 'Major Health Agencies' Form Alliance To Address Chronic Diseases In Developing Countries

VOA News Examines International HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting

Briefing To Examine U.S. Strategy For Combating Malaria Around The World

UNICEF Highlights Child Survival On The Day Of The African Child

New Machel Report Calls For Urgent Action To Protect Children Affected By Armed Conflict

PBS' 'NOW' Examines Violence In Antiabortion-Rights Movement, Features Online Debate

Luminex Launches Two New Cystic Fibrosis Tests In Europe

'Cannabis Alters Human DNA' - New Study

Eli Lilly And Company Announces New Drug Discovery Initiative

All Party Parliamentary Group For Parkinson's Disease Announces Report & Parkinson's Disease Society Launches Fair Care For Parkinson's

UCLA Cancer Researchers Develop Model That May Help Identify Lung Cancer Stem Cells

British Medical Association Response To Claims Of Strike Action Over Flu

ECRI Institute Calls For Allocating Comparative Effectiveness Funds For A National Patient Library

Diabetes Experts Sound Caution Over Extended Role Of New Drugs, UK

University Of Central Florida Researcher's Nanoparticles Could Someday Lead To End Of Chemotherapy

Computer Cooling Technology To Help Diagnose Digestive Disorders

Study Finds Autistics Better At Problem-solving

Merseyside Nurse Jailed For 9 Months For Fraud

Premier Healthcare Alliance To Highlight Suppliers Dedicated To Healthcare Quality And Efficiency Improvement, Innovation

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Study Finds Fast Food Not A Weighty Problem For Kids

Lack Of Spectacles Costs $427 Billion

Outstanding Canadians Tireless In Their Efforts To Help Those Living With Dementia

Social Care Workforce Not Ready To Deliver Dementia Care - MPs

Medical Students, Pew Find Improvement In Medical School Pharmaceutical Conflict-Of-Interest Policies, But Many Lag

Obama Takes Public Plan Case To Doctors, Push-Back Continues

Seven Steps To Patient Safety Welcomed By Medical Protection Society

California Budget Committee Votes To Reduce Proposed Cuts To HIV/AIDS Programs

Dangerous College Drinking: Prevention Is Possible, Studies Suggest

NASAC Statement On The Occasion Of The G8+5 Summit In L'Aquila, Italy

MUHC Researcher Awarded $500,000 To Study Pathogenesis Of Infectious Disease

American Dental Association, The Forsyth Institute Collaborate To Pilot Evidence-Based Dentistry Training Course

Monsoon Season Will Bring Japanese Encephalitis

FDA Appointed Arthritis Advisory Committee Recommends U.S. Food And Drug Administration Approval For KRYSTEXXA(TM) For Refractory Chronic Gout

Sparta Systems(TM) Outlines Tips And Tactics To Prepare For EMDR Mandate

HEALTHPOINT-Sponsored Venous Leg Ulcer Clinical Trial Enrolls First Subject For Second Phase II Study

CRi Oosight(TM) Instrument Crucial In IVF Breakthrough Demonstrating A Correlation Between Non-Invasive Egg Metrics And Pregnancy

URAC And CARF International Announce New Survey Tool For Health Care Case Management Studies

Value Of Genetic Testing For Preventing Blood Clots Unproven, According To New AHRQ Study

A Growing Number Of Brits Cross The Atlantic For Donor Egg IVF Treatment At Shady Grove Fertility Center

FDA Clears Hologic R2(TM) DigitalNow(TM) HD Software Application

Red Cross, CDC Ready Country For Emergency Threats

Global Med Technologies(R) Licenses Transfusion Software Solution To Nationwide Healthcare System

Scientists Find Faster, Cheaper Way To Identify Cancer Causing Genes

President's Remarks Point To Value Of Pharmacists On Patient Care Teams

Measuring Brain's Memory Centers May Help Predict Alzheimer's

Expert On College Alcohol Abuse And Prevention Available To Speak On New Study

Summer Is Time For Lightning Safety

Study Pinpoints Links Of Depression With Chronic Pain

Fibromyalgia Patients Show Decreases In Gray Matter Intensity

Cupping Therapy Alleviates Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain

Test Detects Molecular Marker Of Aging In Humans

Normal Development Of Cells With Abnormal Numbers Of Nuclei

Bacteria Can Induce A Harmful Immune Response

Blood-Borne Molecule Helps Regulate Blood-Vessel Integrity

Reengineering A Food Poisoning Microbe To Carry Medicines And Vaccines

Colleges, Communities Combat Off-Campus Student Drinking

College Drinking Problems, Deaths On The Rise

Mapping Gene Expression With Gene Expression Atlas

Health Research Agencies Form Global Alliance To Curb Humanity's Most Fatal Diseases

Regular Exercise And A Healthy Diet Build Stronger Bones

Pharma Enhances Patient Recruitment Methods Through Industry Site Level Dataset

Henry Ford Health System Adopts Healthy Interactions Conversation Map(R) Education Program As Standard Curriculum In Diabetes Education

Sylvester Breast Cancer Researchers Win Prestigious Department Of Defense Grant To Expand Study Of African-American Women

36 Patents Worldwide On New British Invention That Destroys H1N1 Swine Flu Virus In Minutes

Data Presented At Society Of Nuclear Medicine 2009 Annual Meeting Supports Potential Of Peregrine's Cotara(R) For The Treatment Of Brain Cancer

Abbott Initiates Trial Of Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Building Upon Superior Outcomes From SPIRIT Family Of Trials

Study Demonstrates Efficacy Of Pitavastatin In Elderly Patients

CeNeRx BioPharma Obtains Rights To Novel Drug Candidate For Prevention And Treatment Of Neurodegeneration Disorders

MacroGenics And Lilly Achieve Targeted Patient Enrollment In PROTEGE, A Global Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial Of Teplizumab In Type 1 Diabetes

Three Rivers Announces Positive Results From Phase 3 DIRECT Trial Of Once-Daily INFERGEN(R) With Ribavirin In Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Failures

Mayo Genomic Discovery: Protecting Kidney Function During Heart Failure

Mean New MicroRNA Data Analysis Method Gives Sharper Results

Therapeutic Delivery Of A Gene To Dysfunctional Nerves

Bacteria Are First Sensed By Cells Lining Blood Vessels, Not Immune Cells

New Support For A Controversial Mechanism Underlying An Irregular Heart Beat

Inflammatory Molecules Promote Liver Scarring

Protein Regulates Movement Of Mitochondria In Brain Cells

Toward An 'Electronic Nose' To Sniff Out Kidney Disease In Exhaled Breath

The Downside Of Microtubule Stability - Study Shows Stalled Microtubules Might Be Responsible For Some Cases Of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Indiana U. Expert Says Nation's Physicians Support National Health Insurance

Global Network Formed To Improve Hearing Implant Outcomes

UCSF And Abbott Launch Viral Discovery Center At Mission Bay

New Book: Are Everyday Products From Cosmetics To Household Cleaners Causing The High Rates Of Breast Cancer?

Canadian Synchrotron Conference Sheds Light On New Biomedical Research

CRFB Applauds President Obama's Focus On Paying For Health Care Reform

President Obama Receives Warm Welcome From AMA Physicians

Weaknesses In Product Development And High Research Costs For Pharmaceutical Companies Provide Opportunities For Biotech Companies

British Medcial Journal Group Produces Authoritative Guide And Courses On Swine Flu For Medical Professionals Across The World

Are Environmental Contaminants Endangering The Fertility Of Future Generations?

New Radiotherapy Technique Proven Safe, Less Toxic For Cancer Patients, University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Study Finds

HydroCision Introduces The "Walk In/Walk Out" Option For Treatment Of Herniated Discs

Conference Invite: Unique Conference Specifically For Family Members Of OCD Sufferers, UK

Nearly One Half Of All Deaths On The Road Are Pedestrians, Cyclists And Motorcyclists, New WHO Study Reveals

NCB Chief Executive Awarded A Knighthood

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Monday 15 June 2009, Wales

Complaints Of Fatigue And Tiredness In People With OSA Improve With CPAP Treatment

Gene Evolution Process Discovered

Hebrew University Research Leads To Advanced Trials Of New Cancer Treatment

Researchers Develop Key Brake For Immune Cells In Petri Dish -- Hope For Easier Organ Transplantation?

Novel Discovery In Dendritic Cell Signalling Pathways Pave The Way For New Therapeutic Targets

Who Director General Calls For Fairness In International Policies

Scientists Identify Gene Vital To Early Embryonic Cells Forming A Normal Heart And Skull

Premier Healthcare Alliance, GNYHA Ventures Identify More Than $317 Billion In Hospital Cost Savings

Could Hormones Explain Gender Differences In Neurological Disease?

Boston University Biomedical Engineer Wins Hartwell Foundation Grant To Create Pediatric Blood Vessel Grafts That Grow With The Child

Annals Of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet For June 16, 2009, Issue

Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer

Temple Podiatry Receives NIH Grant To Develop Personalized, Visual Diabetes Education Program

NIH Funds $9.5 Million For Research On HIV And The Human Innate Immune System

New Center Of Excellence Targets Reducing Disparities In Cancer Care And Outcomes

Survey Finds More Than Half Of Metro Manila Citizens Inhale Second-Hand Smoke Every Day

Defeating Nicotine's Double Role In Lung Cancer

Vaporized Viral Vector Shows Promise In Anti-Cancer Gene Therapy

SANE Launches Website For Teens In Families Affected By Mental Illness, Australia

Impact Of Young Londoners' Alcohol Misuse Revealed, England

Indiana University Expert Says Nation's Physicians Support National Health Insurance

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chemists Develop Distributed Drug Discovery: Finding Drugs For Neglected Diseases

How Consumers Continue Enjoying Their Favorite Experiences

Israeli Startup CLT Partners With Dutch Erasmus Medical Centre To Develop A Cure For Atrial Fibrillation

Pluristem Therapeutics Receives European Regulatory Approval For Placental-Derived Stem Cell Clinical Trial

ExonHit Announces Last Patient Out For EHT 0202 Phase IIa Study In Alzheimer's

Celgene Announces Positive Top Line Data From Randomized Controlled Phase II Study Of Apremilast In Psoriatic Arthritis

Somnia Anesthesia: 3rd Study Confirms Anesthesia Improves Outcomes In Colonoscopies

OSI Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance Of Tarceva Supplemental New Drug Application For Review By The U.S. Food And Drug Administration

Fertility Centers Of Illinois Crystal Lake Location Expands To Offer Holistic Treatments

Cameron Health Announces CE Mark Of The Minimally Invasive Totally Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator For Treatment Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

New Animal Study Of Rexahn's Serdaxin™ Shows Drug's Promise To Treat Anxiety And Depression With Minimal Side Effects

NanoViricides, Inc. Eye Drug Testing Has Begun

Researchers Piece Together More Of The Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Code

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