Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 22 June 2009

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Monday 22 June 2009

Iran Reports First Confirmed Case Of H1N1 Swine Flu

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The Ministry of Health in Iran has reported the country's first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu, in a 16 year-old Iranian boy who lives in the US and was visiting Iran. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health...
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London Surgeon Pioneering Scarless Abdominal Surgery Using Belly Button

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A London surgeon is pioneering a new way to remove abdominal organs through the belly button using an approach called single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) which requires only a 10 mm cut in the navel to allow entry...
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Green Tea Compounds Reduced Prostate Cancer Markers, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US researchers found that men with prostate cancer who consumed a mix of polyphenols found in green tea experienced a significant reduction in serum markers such as PSA, VGF and VEGF that predict the progression of prostate cancer...
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Heart Patients Are Twice As Likely To Quit Smoking With Intensive In-Hospital Support

Cisplatin/S-1 Offers Important Benefits Over Treatment Standard In Advanced Gastric Cancer

What Is A PET Scan? How Does A PET Scan Work?

What Is Hemophilia? What Causes Hemophilia?

What Is Psychology? What Are The Branches Of Psychology?

Growing Concern Over MRSA Transmission Between Pets And Their Owners

Other Medical and Health News for 22 June*

Economic Crisis Heightens Financial Fallout For Bereaved

Study Finds That Tobacco Companies Changed Design Of Cigarettes Without Alerting Smokers

Research Explores Interactions Between Nanomaterials, Biological Systems

Athletes, Spectators Faced Unprecedented Air Pollution At 2008 Olympic Games

Important Symbol Of Pollution Is Broken Down By Microbes

Generation Of A Severe Memory-Deficit Mutant Mouse By Exclusively Eliminating The Kinase Activity Of CaMKIIalpha

Fate In Fly Sensory Organ Precursor Cells Could Explain Human Immune Disorder

Withdrawal Of Co-proxamol Linked To Reduction In Suicides And Accidental Poisonings, UK

Experts Disagree On Whether Healthy People Should Take Brain Boosting Drugs

DNA Template Could Explain Evolutionary Shifts

Transplant Drug Stimulates Immune Memory

Using Math To Take The Lag Out Of Jet Lag

EUROPACE Raises Remote Monitoring Profile

MRSA Transmission Between Dogs/Cats And Humans: An Increasing Problem

Amarillo Biosciences Announces Completion Of Screening Process For Influenza Study In Australia

New Homeopathic Spray Offers Fast, Short-Term Relief From Nicotine Cravings

Big Disparities In The Treatment Of Arrhythmias Across Europe

Implanted Defibrillators: New Recommendations For Drivers With ICDs

AARP Applauds House Health Care Reform Legislation

Inoperable Colon Cancer Responds To New Treatment

Atrial Fibrillation In Endurance Athletes Still Poses Problems For Sports Cardiologists

BioLineRx Initiates Phase I/II Trial Of BL-5010, A Novel Formulation For The Non Surgical Removal Of Skin Lesions

Merck & Co., Inc. Statement On Medicare Part D Assistance

Memory Impairment Predicts Alzheimer's Disease

Heart Failure Patients With Cognitive Impairment Have Higher Mortality Risk

Organizations Partner For HIV Testing Initiative In Staten Island, N.Y.

New York Agency Loses Grant To Expand Services For Families Affected By HIV/AIDS

Oculus Innovative Sciences Announces Preliminary Results From 40-Patient Feasibility Study For Treatment Of Acne With The Microcyn(R) Technology

Study Shows Teen Contraception Use Declining, Level Of Sexual Activity Unchanged

Democrats Promote Sotomayor's 'Mainstream Record'; GOP Senators Seek More Documents

Test For Strep Bacteria In Pregnant Women Misses More Cases Than Expected, Study Shows

Abstinence-Only Movement Seeking Relevancy In Face Of Potential Funding Cuts, Opinion Piece States

Blogs Comment On Planned Parenthood Ad Campaign, Sex-Selective Abortion, Other Topics

Covidien Features New Devices For Minimally Invasive Surgery And Soft Tissue Repair At ASMBS 2009

Researchers Uncover Approach For Possibly Eradicating HIV Infection

Fresenius Endorses PEAK Campaign Efforts To Reduce Dialysis Patient Mortality

150 Days: Obama's Silence On AIDS Remains Deafening

Sports & Orthopaedic Specialists Launch Program To Prevent ACL Injury And Enhance Performance

Global Health Programmes Improve Specific Health Outcomes But Can Constrain Health Systems Of Poor Countries

Riding The Subway May Be Harmful To Our Hearing

Sensory Impairment Among Older U.S. Workers Raises Risk Of Injury

Women's First-trimester Working Conditions Impact Infant Birthweight

The Battle For CRTC2: How Obesity Increases The Risk For Diabetes

No More Test Tubes On Four Feet? EPA Moves Toward Animal-free Toxicity Tests

Oxon Hill Man Selected For MDA National Advisory Group

Member Support Helps Breakthrough In Decriminalisation Of Dispensing Errors Campaign

Thousands Of Federal Workers Now Protected From Secondhand Smoke Exposure

The Department Of Health And Human Services Teams Up With The White House And The Ad Council To Launch New Fatherhood Public Service Campaign

HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group Calls For Condom Use In Los Angeles County Adult Film Industry; County Response To HIV Cases Questioned

Data Show Wisconsin Has Lowest AIDS Death Rate In Nation, Group Says

Clinical Data, Inc. Announces Approval Of Generic Name Vilazodone, First In A New Class Of Experimental Treatments For Depression

Somnia Anesthesia: 3rd Study Confirms Anesthesia Improves Cancer Detection In Colonoscopies

Lancet Studies Examine Aspects Of Global Health Funding

H1N1 Flu Update: U.S. Flu Funds; South Africa Confirms First Case; EU Encouraged To Coordinate Pandemic Vaccine Policy

Some Call For More Action At Conclusion Of Pacific Health Summit

HIV-Positive Cambodians Evicted From Phnom Penh Homes

Reproductive Health Bill Could Reduce Maternal Mortality In Philippines

Economist Examines 'Snail-Fever' In China

BBC Examines River Blindness Program In Sub-Saharan Africa

Recent Releases: PEPFAR And IDUs; Economic Crisis And Health; Human-Rights And Pharmaceutical Companies

National Pest Management Association Separates Pest Myths From Pest Facts

U.N. Human Rights Council Adopts 'Landmark' Maternal Mortality Resolution

Majority Of School Nutrition Programs Now Offer Vegetarian School Lunches

Young Leaders Head For Junior 8/G8 Summit In Rome

RCN Responds To Report On NHS Pay Modernisation In England

Staff Praised As Infections Continue To Fall, UK

Beth Israel Patients To Get A Look At Online Doctors' Notes

Weekly Stroke Clinics 'Not Capable' Of Meeting Minimum Standards

Nationwide Health IT Expansion Could Create Jobs

Race Disparities Plague Treatment And Outcomes In Health Care

Shortage Of Family Physicians Troubles States, ERs

Bartering For Health Care Increases Amid Economic Woes

More Acute Consultants Means Shorter Hospital Stays

Texas "Medical Home" Provides Personal And Coordinated Health Care

A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

Government Of Canada Acts To Help Ensure Soft Vinyl Toys, Child-Care Articles And Other Consumer Products Are Safer

National Cancer Research Institute Launches Template For Sharing Research Data And Samples

FDA Warns Consumers Not To Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough

Howard County Pharmacy Owner Indicted For Health Care Fraud

MDA Cancels Remainder Of Nationwide Summer Camp Program To Protect Children From Swine Flu

European Medicines Agency Launches Public Consultation On New Transparency Policy

GM Crops - The Elephant In The Room? - Sustainable Agriculture Still Low Down On EU Climate Change Agenda

Turkish Ministry Of Health Purchases Two CyberKnife(R) Systems - Expands Patient Access To The Benefits Of Whole Body Radiosurgery

1.02 Billion People Hungry - One Sixth Of Humanity Undernourished - More Than Ever Before

Indiana University School Of Medicine Researchers Develop Promising New Cancer Diagnostic Marker

Troubled Waters: Low Apalachicola River Flow May Hurt Gulf Fisheries

The Possible Roles Of Solar Ultraviolet-B Radiation And Vitamin D In Reducing Case-Fatality Rates From The 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic In EU

Three To Six Months To Lose Weight Gained In Pregnancy Is Normal

Physician Leaders Seek Help From Congress To Improve Health Care For Border Patients

TMA Applauds Governor Perry For Protecting Medical Liability Reforms

MPS Warns Junior Trainee Doctors To Tighten Good Practice When Administering Botox

ISMP Launches First Self Assessment Of Automated Dispensing Cabinet Safety

Canada And U.S. Reach Agreement To Create More Opportunities For Organic Producers

Healthcare Advocates To Protest Secretary Sebelius Visit

Facing Congressional Squabbling, President Pushes For Reform

Health Care 101: Key Challenges In The Debate

Private Insurers Step Into Spotlight On Health Care Reform

As Reform Stalls, Senators Scramble To Scale Back Or Cut Costs

Finance Committee Seeks To Trim Cost Of Bill

Frank, Dodd, Grassley Speak Their Minds

NY Times Interview With Sebelius: "I'm Very Encouraged"

Disabled Children Missing Out On Basic NHS Care, UK

Call For Primary Care Reform From AAFP, ACP And AOA

Autonomous Robot Detects Shrapnel

Improved Method Developed To Test Carcinogen Risk

Aerobically Unfit Young Adults On Road To Diabetes In Middle Age

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Appear To Impact AMD Progression

New Mass Spectrometric Method Allows Fast And Comprehensive Analysis Of Metabolites

Could Older Population Have Enough Exposure To Past H1N1 Flu Strains To Avoid Infection?

Anxious Parents Misdiagnose Milk Formula Intolerance

Link Between Light Touch And Merkel Cells Solves 100-year Mystery

Proceedings Of NIAID Workshop On Immunity To Malaria Published

Another JDRF Partner Moves Research Forward With Collaboration Agreement For Diabetes Treatment

McGill University Receives Almost $63 Million Under CFI Program To Support Five Research Projects

Role Of Overweight Status On Stone-Forming Risk Factors In Children: A Prospective Study

Survival In Prostate Cancer Patients >/=70 Years After Radical Prostatectomy And Comparison To Younger Patients

Postoperative PSA And PSA Velocity Identify Presence Of Prostate Cancer After Various Surgical Interventions For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Zinc Levels In Seminal Plasma Are Associated With Sperm Quality In Fertile And Infertile Men

The Use Of Short Tandem Repeat Profiling To Characterize Human Bladder Cancer Cell Lines

Copy Number Analysis Indicates Monoclonal Origin Of Lethal Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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