Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 18 June 2009

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Thursday 18 June 2009

Vaccine Maker To Give 100 Million Swine Flu Shots To WHO

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Sanofi-aventis, a French global healthcare company that makes vaccines announced on Wednesday that it will be giving the World Health Organization (WHO) 100 million doses of vaccine for H1N1 swine flu so it can distribute...
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Scientists Discover Possible Link Between Missing DNA And Neuroblastoma, A Deadly Childhood Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Discovering for the first time that copy number variation or CNV, where a strip of DNA is duplicated or missing, may increase risk of developing cancer, US scientists found a link between a particular CNV and...
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Jumping Genes Challenge Assumptions About Genetic Diseases Such As Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Jumping genes do their jumping while the embryo is growing and not when sperm and eggs are developing, according to a new study by US scientists which challenges current assumptions about the timing of when mobile DNA...
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What Is Gastroenteritis? What Is Food Poisoning?

What Is Mental Health? What Is Mental Disorder?

Use Of Lenalidomide In Patients With Multiple Myeloma Having Already Received At Least Two Previous Therapies Approved By NICE, UK

Early Switch From Cyclosporine To Sirolimus After Renal Transplantation Produces Sustained Improvement In Renal Function

Other Medical and Health News for 18 June*

AARP: Shaheen-Collins Bill Will Keep Americans Healthier And Out Of The Hospital

TR BioSurgical, LLC Develops Breakthrough Osteoarthritis Implant

AHRQ News And Numbers: Childbirth Injuries Fall Sharply But More Could Be Prevented

Wrong Type Of Help From Parents Could Worsen Child's OCD

HeartWorks Simulation - A Breakthrough In Education For Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists

Premier Healthcare Alliance Recognizes Nation's Top Hospitals For Commitment To High-quality Patient Care, Operational Efficiency

Parkinson's Disease Society Joins Forces With Healthy Interactions To Launch New Education Programme

Dutch Ambulance Service First To Purchase ZOLL Integrated Automated Compression-Defibrillation System

BioMimetic Therapeutics Submits First Two PMA Modules To FDA

Continuing VA Endoscope Contamination Problem Unacceptable, Says The American Legion

Stanford Medical Center Announces $100,000 Planning Grant For Community Response To Teen Depression And Suicide

Program To Prevent Behavioral Health Crises Earns National Honor

VaxInnate Reports Positive Results From Preclinical Testing Of Swine Flu Vaccine Developed Using Novel Technology

American Association For Cancer Research CEO Margaret Foti Receives Honorary M.D. From The University Of San Pablo CEU

Transatlantic Co-Operation Leads To Major Scientific CMOS (sCMOS) Technology Breakthrough

Pharmaceutical Companies Are Ready For The H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

Senate Health Committee To Begin Reform Mark Up Today, Finance To Follow Next Week

Recession And Budget Cuts Hit Children Especially Hard

A Long To-Do List For FDA Chief Hamburg

Los Angeles County Health Officials Retract Report About HIV Cases In Adult Film Industry

Advocates Speculate On Release Of White House 'Common Ground' Reproductive Health Policies

$7.7B For H1N1 Included In House War-Spending Bill; India Says Developed Countries Can Do More To Prevent Spread

Globe And Mail Examines RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Trials In Kenyan Town

Opinion: World Must Work Together To Stop Human Trafficking

Also In Global Health News: Bubonic Plague; Deworming, Measles Vaccination Campaigns; African Science

Sen. Sessions To Give Floor Speeches On Judiciary As GOP Prepares For Sotomayor Debate

Lawmakers Tout Legislation To Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Among Younger Women At High Risk

Lack Of Access To Contraception Persists In Nigeria, Study Finds

Classifying Antiabortion-Rights Crimes As 'Terrorism' Unnecessary, USA Today Opinion Piece States

Evanger's Dog And Cat Food Company Formally Addresses FDA Action

The Lancet Calls For Improvements To Epilepsy Services, UK

Many Floors In U. S. Homes Have "Measurable" Levels Of Pesticides

New Evidence That Vinegar May Be Natural Fat-fighter

Health Reform Price Tag Has Dems Scrambling To Lower Cost

Ex-Senate Leaders Craft Bipartisan Health Care Compromise

Obama Plan To Cut Hospital Payments Draws Ire

Lobbyists Strike At Wellness Programs

Budget Cuts For Minnesota Health Care Programs, Again

A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

Wisconsin Issues HIV/AIDS Nonprofit Directives For Corrective Action; Clients Protest Service Inadequacies

Columnist Examines Group's Effort To Urge CVS To Keep All Condoms Unlocked In Stores

Continued International Investment, Decreased Discrimination Key To Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Says U.N. Secretary-General

Endocrine Society Unveils First-Ever Scientific Statement

Newsweek Magazine Reporters Win Second Annual Endocrine Society Award For Excellence In Science And Medical Journalism

Biomarkers In Cardiovascular Endocrinology: The Endocrine Society's 2009 Corporate Liaison Board Forum

Endocrine Society Announces 2009 Laureate Award Winners

New DVD Helps Doctors Managing Difficult Issues

Cancer Immunotherapy Can Use Small Numbers Of Stem-Like Immune Cells To Destroy Large Tumors In Mice

New Treatments Should Be Introduced Gradually To Avoid Later Problems, Says Expert

Africa Marks Day Of The African Child

New All-Natural Capsaicin-Based, Zinc-Free Nasal Spray Is Effective In Relieving Symptoms Of Allergic Rhinitis

CNN, The Independent, VOA News Examine Technology, Health Systems In Developing Countries

Major Scots Study Tackles Bowel Disease In Kids

BioElectronics Announces Pivotal Clinical Study On Musculoskeletal Disorders

HearAtLast Combats Hearing Loss Epidemic With Future Sonics Atrio Ear Buds

American Cancer Society Forum To Address Cancer's Economic Impact On The Workforce

Loan Repayment Legislation Includes Physical Therapists As Frontline Providers

Diabetes UK Pinpoints Key Research In South Asian People

Diabetes UK Showcases User Involvement Initiative At Healthcare Innovation Expo

Infant Medicine Feeder Delivers Incorrect Dose

Obama Administration Faces Increasing Challenges To Health Reform

Flamingo Hoist Causes Elderly And Disabled To "Drop To The Floor"

Moderates Wooed In House As They Cross Party Lines To Shape Health Legislation

House Bill May Target Drugmakers' Advertising Tax Breaks

NHS Confederation Responds To Care Quality Commission Report On Standards

Insurers Refuse To Stop Canceling Some Sick Patients' Policies

Med Schools Improve Conflict Of Interest Policies, But Widespread Problems Remain

New York Doctors Race To Abide By In-Office Surgery Rules

EPA Announces Public Health Emergency In Libby, Montana

UN Secretary-General, World AIDS Campaign And UNAIDS Launch World AIDS Day Theme Of 'Universal Access And Human Rights'

St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Approval Of The Cool Point Irrigation Pump

Baylor Health Care System Receives $8M From French Government To Develop HIV Treatment

Expert Available To Discuss Alternative Cold Remedies, FDA Advice On Zicam

How Much Chronic Depression With Medical Disorders Affect Work Performance?

It Is Better To Be In The Hospital For Treating Bulimia Nervosa?

Pneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Child Deaths In Developing Countries

Histamine Affects Alcohol-related Behaviour

What The Immune System Reveals About Breast Cancer

Disclosing Your Feelings May Help The Course Of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From A Randomized Clinical Trial

May Developmental Experiences Explain "unexplained" Medical Symptoms?

They Are Young And Need The Job: A Second Chance For Dangerous T-cells

Written Welsh Assembly Government Statement On Measles And MMR, Wales

NHS Trust Focuses On Staff Health

JustAnswer And Glaucoma Research Foundation Help Individuals See The Light In Preventing Blindness

Glaucoma Research Foundation Appoints Candler Gibson Director Of Development

June Is Brain Injury Awareness Month In Canada

Growing Insecurity Forces MSF To Leave Its Largest Health Center In Somalia

Ladyhawke To Play A Special "one Ticket" Gig - Winner Gets To Invite 400 People From Social Network

New Legislation Seeks To Boost Participation In Clinical Trials For Rare Diseases

Don't Forget Your Condoms At Swansea Pride, Says Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru

Do I Know You From Somewhere? How Humans Recognise Kin

Paladin Labs Announces Canadian Launch Of Twinject(R) TwinpackTM For Anaphylaxis

New Study Finds 1 In 4 Multiple Sclerosis Patients With High Out-of-Pocket Costs Not Filling Prescriptions

Prostate Cancer Patient Receives First RapidArc Radiotherapy Treatment At Major Danish Hospital

More Vigilant Monitoring For Seizures Among ICU Patients Encouraged

Key Found To How Tumor Cells Invade The Brain In Childhood Cancer

Gene Findings Are Revealing Reasons For Neuroblastoma Risk

For Father's Day: Five Survival Tips For First-time Dads

Roux-en-Y Weight Loss Surgery Raises Kidney Stone Risk

Research Uncovers Clues To Virus-Cancer Link

Structures From Immune System's Oldest Branch Shed Light On A Range Of Diseases

Bicycle Helmet Laws For Kids Effective But Not Yet The Norm

Migraines, Pregnancy And Stroke

Predicting Fatal Fungal Infections

New Cortex Study Uncovers How We Recognize What Is True And What Is False

The UGR Hill House The First Research Laboratory To Study Risk Conducts When Driving Motorcycles

Massague: "We Have Discovered The First Genes Intervening In Brain Metastasis"

Discovery Of The Cell's Water Gate May Lead To New Cancer Drugs

Protein In The Envelope Enclosing The Cell Nucleus A New Piece Of The Puzzle In Research On Cancer And Stem Cells?

Vaccinating Children May Be Effective At Helping Control Spread Of Influenza

Brain Detects Happiness More Quickly Than Sadness

New Data Demonstrate Potential For Early Detection Of Alzheimer's Disease Using New Diagnostic Technology, Which Could Lead To Improved Treatment

Another McGill/JGH Breakthrough Opens Door To Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis

New Communication Technologies Help Cardiac Patients Improve Their Prognosis

Cells Are Like Robust Computational Systems, Carnegie Mellon-Led Team Reports

Opioid-Induced Hibernation Protects Against Stroke

Farmed Fish May Pose Risk For Mad Cow Disease

Greater Boston Unites To Transform Health Care

Association For Molecular Pathology Comments To The SACGHS

AMP Urges Inclusion Of Molecular Diagnostic Tests In Comparative Effectiveness Research

Government Of Canada Supports Research To Help Address Medical Isotope Shortage

17 Of America's Most Promising Scientists Selected As 2009 Pew Scholars In The Biomedical Sciences

Powe Award Supports Research On How Enzymes Enable The Pathogenicity Of 2 Human Disease Organisms

British Lung Foundation Ambassador Liz Dawn To Meet Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP

Schools Failing Children With Sickle Cell

Rising Attendance For GI Cancer Congress Attests To Importance And Impact

National Advisory Board Meeting

GW Expands Cannabinoid Research In The Field Of Diabetes And Metabolic Disease

Phase II Trial Demonstrates Elacytarabine May Increase Survival Threefold In Patients With Late-Stage Leukaemia

Epeius Biotechnologies' Rexin-G Receives FDA Fast Track Designation For The Treatment Of Pancreatic Cancer

CuraGen Announces Expansion Of CR011-vcMMAE Phase II Trial In Advanced Breast Cancer

Xanodyne Receives Approval From The U.S. Food And Drug Administration For ZIPSOR(TM) (diclofenac Potassium) Liquid Filled Capsules

Novel Light-Sensitive Compounds Show Promise For Cancer Therapy

Analysis Does Not Support Association Between Genetic Marker, Stress And Risk Of Depression

Peripheral Nerve Repair With Fat Precursor Cells Led To Wider Nerves And Less Muscle Atrophy

Trans Fats Hinder Multiple Steps In Blood Flow Regulation Pathways

UCF Researcher's Nanoparticles Could Someday Lead To End Of Chemotherapy

Study Finds Autistics Better At Problem-Solving

Neighborhood Violence Affects Disadvantaged Youth And The Influence Of Family And Religion On Youth Delinquency

NHSBT Named A Winner In IT Awards For Electronic Offering System

Potential For Noninvasive Brain Tumor Treatment

Do ADHD Drugs Cause Sudden Death?

Research Proves Tai Chi Benefits For Arthritis

AARP Biologics Study Based On Fuzzy Math, Flawed Assumptions

Dad's Overworked And Tired While Mom's Potentially Fired

Good News For Some Hard-To-Treat Hepatitis C Patients

FTC Report On Biosimilars Is Fundamentally Flawed

Study Gives Clues To Increasing X-Rays' Power

King Khalid University Hospital Links State-Of-The-Art Medical Imaging Applications With Aruba Networks' 802.11n Solution From ASACO-IT

New Mechanism Fundamental To The Spread Of Invasive Yeast Infections Identified

Law Study To Improve Doctors' End-Of-Life Decisions

Contur Software Adds Further Chemistry Tools To Web-Based ELN

Cancer Specialists Back New Treatment For UK Patients

Statins Don't Lower Risk Of Pneumonia In Elderly

Over Half Of UK Believes A Pandemic Outbreak Could Be Realised, Says Survey By 21C

American Career College's Ontario Campus Approved To Offer Respiratory Therapy Program

MiCardia® Announces First U.S. Implant

Income, Education, Important Factors In Heart Disease Risk

Mercury In Mackenzie River Delta Dramatically Higher Than Previously Believed

Process Begins To Define "Meaningful Use" Of Electronic Health Records

Preventing Spread Of Infectious Diseases Is Everyone's Responsibility

Analysis Of Drug-Eluting Stents Data Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy In On-And-Off-Label Use

Quintiles Increases Capacity To Manage Clinical Studies For Diseases Including Malaria, HIV And Tuberculosis

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

Research Debunks Perception That State Or National Lines Offer Protection From Swine Flu

Fluidigm Introduces New TOPAZ(R) Protein Crystallization Chip That Provides A "Screen To Beam" Solution

PhytoMedical's Anti-Cancer Compound Development Advancing After A Series Of Highly Favorable Test Results

Sanomedics Pioneers Home Health Monitoring On Two Continents

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Announces Final Lomitapide (AEGR-733) Phase II Data

When Summer Vacation Is Far From A Vacation

Moisture And Humidity Tips From DampRid May Aid Allergy Suffers

ARYx Therapeutics Inc. Updates Progress With Tecarfarin EmbraceAC Study

Clear Innova Launches Innovative Radiology Information System

Aposense(R) Imaging Agent Detects Early Cell Death Induced By Radiation In Patients With Brain Metastases

QuantRx Announces FluoroPharma To Present Phase I Study Results Of Novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Tracer

Less Invasive CT-Scan Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Method Shows Good Accuracy

Therapy Helps Improve Outcomes For Patients With Severe Sepsis

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