Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 19 June 2009

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Friday 19 June 2009

Discarded Fallopian Tubes Could Be Rich Source Of Stem Cells, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Fallopian tubes normally discarded after hysterectomies and other procedures could become rich potential sources for mesenchymal stem cells which like other types of stem cell can be coaxed to develop into a variety of...
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Swine Flu Expected To Continue Through The Summer, US

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Health officials said on Thursday that it looks like the novel H1N1 swine flu virus will continue to spread in the US through the summer months, and then resurge in the autumn...
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Watchdog May Sue Bayer Over Claim That Vitamin Pill Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US consumer watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has informed Bayer Healthcare that it will sue them and file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) if they continue to claim that the...
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No Improvement In Detecting Cervical Cancer With Addition Of HPV Test In Cervical Screening Programme In The UK

Other Medical and Health News for 19 June*

New Polls Find Support For Health Reform, Fear Of Costs

Next Year's Rising Health Costs May Not Be Slowed By Reform

Delaware HIV/AIDS Organization Forced To Close After 28 Years

Northeast Colorado Conference Discusses HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Findings

Clinic Serving People Living With HIV In Northern Virginia Opens

PEPFAR Funds Used To Encourage Swaziland Couples To Get Tested Together

Also In Global Health News: Measles Vaccine; Drug Discovery; Child, Maternal Health; HIV/AIDS Programs

Obama To Replace Bush Bioethics Panel To Redirect Focus Toward Practical Policy Matters

'Marketplace' Examines Women's Decisions To Have Children During Recession

Study Links Drop In Teen Contraception Use To Abstinence-Only Policies, NYT Editorial States

Johns Hopkins Scientists Out A Gene For Gout

Recent Survey Suggests Complications With Permanent Fillers - 1 In 4 UK Surgeons Have Seen Patients With Complications

Nationwide Telemedicine Networks Are Essential For Successful Health Care Reform

Traumatic Brain Injury Caused By Exposure To Explosive Blast Presents Critical Challenge

Actual Imaging Use Far Below President's Recommend 95 Percent Utilization Rate For Medicare

China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company Announces Completion Of Registration Trial Of Its Leading Narcotic Drug For The Treatment Of Cough

BIO Commends Senate Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship's SBIR Reauthorization

National Medical Societies Offer Tips To Prevent Injuries; Children Often Victims

FDA Grants The Medicines Company Pediatric Exclusivity For Angiomax(R)

Republicans Scold HELP Democrats Over Reform Bill's Price Tag, Government Control

Doctors Cautiously Signal They'll Work With Obama

Bingaman, Wyden Among Key Health Reform Lawmakers In The News

A Selection Of Recent Studies And Surveys

Illinois Program Uses Text Messaging To Encourage HIV Testing

New Resuscitation Trolley Will Save Lives

Uganda To Distribute ITNs To All Citizens

U.S. Recommits To Improving Health, Education In Nigeria

NYT/CBS News Poll Examines Public Opinion On Sotomayor, Shows Support For Abortion Rights

Mont. Planned Parenthood Challenges Lack Of Contraceptive Coverage In Children's Health Program

A New Regulator For Pharmacy, UK

Malpractice Suits, Other Factors Contribute To Rise In Caesarean Births, Experts Say

University Of Mainz Supports Anti-Aging & Preventive Medicine Congress

Emergency Prescribing - A Change For Dentists

Autism Bill Forging Ahead, UK

New Guidelines To Standardise Access Criteria For IVF Treatment

Welsh Assembly Government Written Statement - National Social Services Conference 2009, Wales

Swine Flu Media Bulletin Issued At: 11am Wednesday 17 June 2009, Wales

Southampton Asthma Researchers Win Share Of EU Grant, UK

Timeline For Health Legislation Slips As HELP, Finance Committees Hit Snags

Johns Hopkins Neuroscientists Watch Memories Form In Real Time

Former Senate Majority Leaders Outline Health Care Compromise

Proposed Budget Cuts Worry Hospitals

Lost Molecule Is Lethal For Liver Cancer Cells In Mice

Spend More, Get Less? The Health Care 'Conundrum'

Free Clinics Affected By Primary Care Physician Shortage

EPA Declares First-Ever Public Health Emergency In Montana

A Selection Of Thursday's Editorials And Opinions

British Global Health Advocate Says He Was Denied Entrance Into U.S. Because Of HIV Status

Save Sight Now To Reduce Costs Later

Proposed California Budget Cuts To State HIV/AIDS Programs Will 'Cost Lives', Opinion Piece Says

Will Digital Switchover Switch Off Radio For Blind People?

Tibotec, TB Alliance Join To Expedite Development Of Promising TB Drug

Siemens Launches 'Decibels For Life' - New Campaign Aims For Hearing Awareness And Instrument Innovation

Ambulance Service Makes Progress Against Tougher Response Time Targets

NHS Meets Target To Cut C. Difficile Infections Two Years Ahead Of Schedule, UK

Access To IVF Increases As New Guidance Makes System Fairer

Purdue-developed Tool Can Get Most Pollution Control For The Money

Sotomayor Signals Support For Roe V. Wade In Meetings With Senators

House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY10 Funding Measure

Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline Will Donate Influenza Vaccines To WHO

Stroke Survivors Report Loss Of Sexual Desire, Blurred Gender Roles, Anger And Fatigue

New Supplement May Help Slow Sight Loss In Elderly

British Public Putting Their Eyesight At Risk

AACAP Applauds AMA's Support For Universal Vaccinations

AICR And Giant Food Encourage Consumers To Shop For Health, Eat For Life

Pharmacists Have Solutions To Help Address Recommendations In The Leaders' Project Health Care Reform Report

Study Finds Association Between Sudden Death And Stimulant Medications Among Children And Adolescents

Fatherhood Influences Men In Mental Health Decisions

WHO And UNICEF Call For Strengthened Risk Reduction Measures To Protect Hospitals And Schools From The Impact Of Disasters

Long-Suffering Rohingya In Bangladesh Face Unacceptable Abuse

Canada And China Renew Plan Of Action For Cooperation In Health For 2009-2011

Pharmaceutical Company Manager Sentenced For Off-Label Marketing

American Nurses Association Now On Facebook, Linkedin

THT Hits Target For Chlamydia Testing In Barking & Dagenham, But Must Get A Quarter Of Under 25s Testing By 2010

Critical Need For Safe Staffing Levels In Aged Care, Australia

Announcing National MS And Parkinson's Disease Registries Act

GENEART Supports The UK HIV Vaccine Consortium (UK HVC) In Developing A DNA Vaccine Candidate Against HIV

Study Highlights Poor Egg Hygiene In UK Restaurants And Takeaways

American Cancer Society To Recognize Corporate Employers Changing The Course Of The Cancer Fight

Statement On Health And Safety In Schools, UK

State Experts Discuss Health Care Reform Efforts And Lessons At PFCD Event

Heritage Valley Health System Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record

House Bill To Provide Cancer Patients With Solution For Quality Cancer Care Within An Equitable Medicare Model

Unique Collaboration Between TB Alliance And Tibotec To Accelerate Tuberculosis Drug Development

Bioheart To Introduce Improved Heart Failure Monitoring Systems At Heart Failure Nurses Annual Meeting

Elekta Provides VMAT And Radiosurgery Solutions For New Jersey Health System

National Council On Aging And Medicare Diabetes Screening Project Launch New Program To Educate Seniors About Medicare's Benefits For Diabetes

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Act Receives Senate Support

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Calls For Blood Cancer Research Program At The Department Of Defense

August Is National Children's Vision And Learning Month

Varian's RapidArc Radiotherapy Technology Enables Pioneering Cancer Treatments At Top Dutch Oncology Center

Zysolin(TM) Pre-clinical Data Supports Once-a-day Dosing In Humans

Nearly Half Of Older Patients Projected To Die While Waiting For Kidney Transplant

Medical Insurance Documents Shed Light On Kidney Transplant Patients' Health

Antibiotics Take Toll On Beneficial Microbes In Gut

No Proof Found That Genetic Testing Helps Prevent Blood Clots

Obesity May Reduce Brain Gray Matter In Postmenopausal Women

Researchers Edit Genes In Human Stem Cells

Omega 3 Fatty Acids Appear To Impact AMD Progression

3D Printing For New Tissues And Organs

Oxoid Tests Allow Rapid Diagnosis Of The Majority Of Causes Of Gastroenteritis

Promising Biomarker And Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene Identified For Colorectal Cancer

St Gallen Consensus 2009: A Radically Different Approach To Treating Early Breast Cancer

NICE Approves Use Of Lenalidomide In Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Have Received Two Or More Previous Therapies

Addition Of HPV Test To UK Cervical Screening Programme No Better At Detecting Cervical Cancer

National Patient Safety Agency Outlines Ways To Improve Patient Safety For Children And Young People

UC Davis Researchers Visualize Formation Of A New Synapse

Yale Researchers Suggests Gene Inhibition May Help Normalize Type 2 Diabetes

University Of Queensland Centre Aims To Uncover The Health Benefits Of Trail Bike Riding

EMEA Grants Clinuvel New Orphan Drug - For Solar Urticaria - Designation

ProFibrix Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial Of Its Lead Topical Hemostat Product Fibrocaps(TM)

Mate Selection: How Does She Know He'll Take Care Of The Kids

Matthew Lehman Of SPRI Clinical Trials Speaks On Designing Trials For Success At The Trout Group Investor Relations Seminar

Studies Highlight A Revolutionary New Method Of Treating Post-Operative Bruising

New Biological Therapy Ilaris(R) Approved In US To Treat Children And Adults With CAPS, A Serious Life-Long Auto-Inflammatory Disease

Innocoll Announces Provisional Findings From Its Three Phase 2 Clinical Trials Investigating CollaRx(R) GENTAMICIN TOPICAL

New Safety Regulations Drive Greater Need For Resources And Expertise At Every Stage Of Clinical Development

Glybera(TM) Shows Long-Term Health Benefits

New Bisphenol A Study Is Of Very Limited Relevance To Human Health

Cancer Treatment Centers Of America(R) Studies Treatment That Aims Chemotherapy Directly At Ovarian Cancer Cells

Enzyme Doesn't Act Alone In Atrial Fibrillation

Shape Matters In The Case Of Cobalt Nanoparticles

NIST Researchers 'All Aglow' Over New Test Of Toxin Strength

Nonstick And Laser-safe Gold Aids Laser Trapping Of Biomolecules

Israeli Scientists Show Bacteria Can Plan Ahead

Researchers Compare Different Systems Of Measuring Treatment Intensity In Hypertension Care

UBC Researchers Develop New Method To Study Gambling Addictions

St. Gallen Consensus 2009: A Radically Different Approach To Treating Early Breast Cancer

Study Finds Reproductive Health Effects From Low Doses Of Bisphenol-A

Fallopian Tubes Offer New Stem Cell Source

Pitt Team Reports In Nature That Unique Portion Of Enzyme Fights Lung Infection

Local Food Environments Can Lead To Obesity

Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Have Increased Risk Of Stroke And Transient Ischemic Attack

Researchers Make Progress Toward Early Identification Of Muscular Dystrophy

International Workshop: Infant Formula Adulteration With Melamine Underscores Need For Better Detection Methods

Houston Endowment Will Fund Study To Prepare For Next Big Storm

University Of Houston Diesel Testing Center Teams With State Transportation Agency To Cut Emissions

Cellular Telephones To Expand Knowledge Of Health Behaviors And Microorganisms In Adolescent Males

NIH Resources Grant Extended For The National Resource For Aplysia

Protecting The Food Crops Of The Future

Does Intercessory Prayer For Sick People Actually Help Heal Them?

CytRx's Tamibarotene Demonstrates Statistically Significant Anti-Tumor Activity In Animal Trial For Multiple Myeloma

Patients Beat High Blood Pressure With IDEAL LIFE Remote Health Monitoring

Ligand Initiates Clinical Trial With The Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator LGD-4033, A Potential Treatment Of Muscle And Bone Disorders

Study Supports Validity Of Test That Indicates Widespread Unconscious Bias

Antigenics' QS-21 Adjuvant Enters Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of GlaxoSmithKline's Malaria Vaccine

Scientists Sequence Genome Of The N2-Fixing, Soil-Living Bacterium Azotobacter Vinelandii

Beating The Radar: Getting A Jump On Storm Prediction

Toshiba America Medical Systems Selected By The Premier Healthcare Alliance To Highlight Commitment To Healthcare Quality Improvement, Innovation

'Life Force' Linked To Body's Ability To Withstand Stress

Digital Mammography And Clinical Review Display Units Energising The European Markets For Medical Imaging Display Monitors, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Antisense Therapeutics Drug ATL1101 Enhances Effect Of Existing Chemotherapy Treatment On Prostate Tumors

Cytokinetics Announces The Initiation Of A First-Time-in-Humans, Phase I Clinical Trial Of CK-2017357

Arrayit Corporation Addresses Flu Pandemic

NIST, DOD, Intelligence Agencies Join Forces To Secure US Cyber Infrastructure

Fungal Toxin Mystery Solved Using Biolog's Phenotype MicroArrayTM Technology

Polyomavirus Infection In Merkel Cell Carcinoma Is Associated With Better Outcomes

Survivors Of Childhood Central Nervous System Cancer Face Persistent Risks As Adults

Risk Of Liver Cancer In Women With Hepatitis B Virus Infection Varies With Number Of Pregnancies

Promising Biomarker And Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene Identified For Colorectal Cancer

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