Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 24 June 2009

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Wednesday 24 June 2009

South Pole Doctor And Cancer Survivor Who Treated Herself 10 Years Ago Dies

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A US doctor who diagnosed and treated herself for breast cancer while stationed in the South Pole during the winter of 1999, was then rescued and survived, has died. Dr Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, aged 57 and a native of...
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Longevity And Mediterranean Diet Link Could Be Due To Specific Foods

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from scientists in the US and Greece suggests that the health and longevity effects of the Mediterranean Diet are more strongly influenced by certain foods such as not eating too much meat, drinking moderate...
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Midlife Migraine With Aura Linked To Brain Lesions In Later Life

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An international team of researchers found that middle-aged women who had migraines with aura (perceptual disturbance that may precede or accompany the migraine such as a strange light or smell, or disturbed balance or...
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What Is Narcolepsy? What Causes Narcolepsy?

What Are Genital Warts? What Causes Genital Warts?

Likelihood Of Placental-Site Trophoblastic Tumors Linked To The Amount Of Time Since Related Pregnancy

Lower Cancer Risk For Obese Women Who Underwent Weight-Loss Surgery

Other Medical and Health News for 24 June*

Ex-Child Soldiers: From Victims Of War To Protagonists Of Peace

Faith Group Leaders Come Together To Support 'Wall Of Life'

Minister Aglukkaq Announces Re-Appointments To The Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Governing Council

FDA Seeks Public Input On Transparency

Lupus Foundation Of America Seeks Proposals For Research Studies On Childhood Lupus And Stem Cell Transplantation

Vacci-Test Receives U.S. Approval For FoodChekTM-E.Coli Test

Crucell Announces Positive Results Of Phase II Rabies Monoclonal Antibody Combination Clinical Study In Philippines

MorphoSys Reports Filing For Phase 1b/2a Trial For Its Lead Program MOR103 In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Addex Partner Starts First-Ever Clinical Trial Of An MGluR Positive Allosteric Modulator

Being Overweight, Obese During Early Adulthood Associated With Greater Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer

Obama's Proposal To Redirect Abstinence-Only Funding Renews 'Culture-War Battle,' Washington Times Columnist States

Opinion Piece Examines If Abortion Access Should Ever Be Restricted

Blogs Comment On Senate Resolution On Antiabortion Violence, Role Of Midwives In Health Reform, Other Topics

Promoting Innovation And Leadership In The Allied Health Professions (AHPs)

Ambulance Of Tomorrow Unveiled

IFPMA Announces Johnson & Johnson As New Member Company

Nurses To Speak Out At County Budget Hearing Wednesday

ACOG Refines Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines

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ADPH Recognizes Three Hospitals For Newborn Screening Reliability, Alabama, USA

Celebs Turnout For Child Stroke Survivor

AMCP Endorses Bipartisan Follow-On Biologics Legislation

Men Lack Sympathy For Rape Victims

Older Eyewitnesses May Be Unreliable

Looking Criminal Could Get You Arrested

Psychologists Examine Role Of Control In Domestic Violence

Promiscuous Men More Likely To Rape

Obama Team Ready To Start Health Reform Rally

Lawmakers Look For New Taxes, Cuts To Pay Reform Bill

Dodd Stretched Thin On Finance And Health Roles

Firms Tweak Benefit Plans In District Of Columbia And Baltimore Area

A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

CNN Profiles 'Generation' Of Teenagers, Young Adults Born With HIV

Houston Task Force To Target Hispanic Residents For HIV Testing

World Bank Report Predicts Contracting Global Economy Will Hurt Poorest Countries

Award Nominations Sought For Excellence In Child Abuse Prevention, Oklahoma State Department Of Health

Sotomayor Nomination Lacks Controversy GOP Had Hoped To Generate

Antiabortion Group's National Convention Focuses On 'Common Ground' In Abortion-Rights Debate

Missouri Judge Approves Summary, Cost Estimate For Abortion Ballot Proposal

New York Times Column Examines Experiences Of Nurse-Midwife

New Disability Learning Activities For GPs

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Visa Laws; Pakistan Polio Campaign; Cigarette Taxes In China; Clean Water In Uganda

African Scientists Ask Developed Countries For Greater Investment In African Research

Number Of Polio Cases In Nigeria Decreases, Some States Still Showing Low Immunizations Rates

PAHO Board To Discuss 'Revolving Fund' Vaccine System

Merck Partners With Non-Profit For Neglected Diseases Initiative

1.02B Chronically Hungry People Worldwide, U.N. Says

H1N1 Spread Continues Worldwide; First Death In Asia Confirmed

Take Precautions To Prevent Heat Illnesses, Alabama Dept. Of Health

Kohl Bill Would Save Consumers $3.5 Billion Per Year, According To FTC, USA

Connecticut Department Of Public Health Announces 5th Connecticut Resident Dies Due To Novel H1N1 Influenza

Connecticut Department Of Public Health Implements Plan To Limit The Spread Of Novel H1N1 Influenza In Youth Camps

Kansas Department Of Health And Environment Advises Kansans To Take Precautions For Heat-Related Illness

Maryland Reports First H1N1 Flu-Related Death, USA

New Jersey Department Of Health Confirms Fifth Novel H1N1-Related Death, USA

New Mexico Department Of Health Announces Second Hantavirus Case In NM This Year

Health Officials Report 22 New H1N1 Swine Flu Cases In Mississippi

Rhode Island Dept. Of Health Applauds New Tobacco Law, USA

House Dems To Open Hearings Amid Controversy Over Finances, Public Plan

Senators Debate Public Plan, Co-ops For Health Overhaul

Dental Health Advocates Want To Sink Teeth Into Health Care Reform

Details Remain Unclear On Medicare Drug Deal

Some Governors Oppose Medicaid Expansion Proposals

E-health Enables More Personalized Medicine; Group Fights For Digital Patient Rights

Good Bet In Market Pullback: Health-Care Shares

Media Looks At County-Level HIV, AIDS Map Data

Maine CDC Issues Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Advisory For Those Opening Their Summer Camps, USA

Free Mammograms Available Through Minnesota Department Of Health - Newly Enrolled Women Will Also Receive A $20 Bonus

Migraines With Aura In Middle Age May Be Associated With Late Life Brain Lesions

HIV Antibody Tests Unreliable For Early Infections In Teens

Biomarkers Predict Brain Tumor's Response To Therapy

Care Management Reduces Depression And Suicidal Thoughts In Older Primary Care Patients

Radiation Dose Drastically Reduced During Whole Chest MDCT

Researchers Develop New And Efficient Breast Biopsy Technique

Researchers Develop Game For HIV+ Youth

Telemedicine Stroke Program Saves Woman

Award-winning Accu-Chek Website Launches In The UK

HealthCare Insight(R) Launches StopHealthCareFraud.com

Gene Theory For Depression Is Now Discredited

Center For Vision Restoration Of UPMC And Pitt Receives Multi-Million Dollar Gift To Be Matched By UPMC

British Medical Association Scotland Calls For An End To The Ridiculous Pricing Of Alcohol

Protect Children From The Allure Of Smoking, Say Doctors

Burgess Calls Partisan, Behind-Closed-Door Deals On Health Care Reform Disservice To Americans

Australian Medical Association To Work With Government On Nurse Legislation

Mesoblast Limited's First Patients In Bone Marrow Transplant Trial Show Earlier Engraftment

Volunteers Needed For QUT Eye Study, Australia

GE Healthcare's Online Sepsis Education Program Stresses Early Recognition And Care

Melanopsin And Sleep Modulation: A Bright Future For Light Therapy?

Successful Neurosurgery With Transcranial MR-guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Statins Can Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease, According To New Study

Learning More About The Placebo Effect

New Therapy Found To Prevent Heart Failure

Underweight And Extremely Obese Die Earlier Than People Of Normal Weight, Study Finds

ADHD Genes Found; Known To Play Roles In Neurodevelopment

Medical Study Establishes First-Ever Long-Term Benefits For Macular Degeneration Sufferers Using Macular Health Vitamin Supplement

Biovista Inc. Announces Positive Efficacy Results In A Pre-Clinical Trial Of Its BVA-601 Repositioned Drug For Epilepsy

MADIT-CRT Trial Meets Primary Endpoint

NUCYNTA(TM) (tapentadol) CII Immediate Release Tablets Now Available For Relief Of Moderate To Severe Acute Pain

HCPC Calls For Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence To Prescription Drug Regimens

New EPI Healthcare Study By June O'Neill Shows Uninsured 'Crisis' Wildly Overestimated

New Vaccine From Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Is First For Canine Influenza Virus

CorNova(R) Receives CE Mark Approval For Valecor Platinum(R) Coronary Stent System

Promise For Treating Low Back Pain - Radiofrequency A Trusted Technique With A New Application

America's Silent Crisis: Addiction -- Downturn Fuels Rising Drug And Alcohol Abuse, Phoenix House Study Reveals

Electronic Medical Record Technology Uptake Faces Challenges

Abbott Receives CE Mark For Company's Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Advancing Leadership Position

Better Hearing With Bone Conducted Sound

Afghani Children Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress

How To Text Message And Avoid Pain

Early Infection And Protection Against Allergies?

New FDA Records Obtained By Judicial Watch Indicate 28 Deaths Related To Gardasil In 2008

Partner Relationship As A Buffer Against Stress

Need Something? Talk To My Right Ear!

Pet Bedding Company Fined After Migrant Worker Injured In Shredder, UK

The Emotional Cost Of Nursing

New Research Discovers Link Between Smoking And Brain Damage

New Electron Microscopy Images Reveal The Assembly Of HIV

Psychotherapy Of Depression Changes Biological Parameters?

What Is The Risk Of Obesity While Taking Antidepressant Drugs?

Cerebrospinal Fluid Shows Alzheimer's Disease Deterioration Much Earlier

'We Want Sex, Not AIDS'

Chain Reaction Of The Immune System Frozen

Schizophrenic's Automatic Pilot Still Works

The UK's 'taste Dialects' Defined For The First Time

Melatonin - The Fountain Of Youth?

Fish Protein Link To Controlling High Blood Pressure, New Study

Prostate Cancer Translational Research In Europe Meeting: Search For Biomarkers Continues

Toxic Molecule May Help Birds 'See' North And South

Midget Plant Helps Researchers Learn How To Design New Crops

Close Relationship Between Past Warming And Sea-Level Rise

National Community Pharmacists Association's Statement On Medicare Part D Cost-Savings Plan

The Bazelon Center Welcomes President Obama's Pledge To People With Mental Disabilities On Olmstead's 10th Anniversary

Merck & Co., Inc. And Drugs For Neglected Diseases Initiative Collaborate To Find Treatments For World's Most Neglected Tropical Diseases

Potent Metastasis Inhibitor Identified - Could Curb A Cancer's Deadliness

Markers Of Inflammation Are More Strongly Associated With Fatal Than Non-fatal Cardiovascular Events In The Elderly

New Lasers Drive Powerful Applications

Best Clinical Management For H5N1 Infection Debated

Some Patients Are Not Notified Of Abnormal Test Results

Less Frequent Social Activity May Be Associated With Motor Function Decline In Older Adults

Leicester Geneticists Unearth The Roots Of Human Genetic Variation

Total Knee Replacement Appears Cost-Effective In Older Adults

Older Men With Breathing Problems During Sleep More Likely To Have Irregular Heartbeats

How Adolescent Girls Manage Stress

Menarini International Operations Luxembourg Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Factive (gemifloxacin), Europe

BloodCenter Of Wisconsin's New Genetic Test Identifies People At High Risk For Developing Inherited Form Of Leukemia

FDA Approves Cambia™ For Migraine

RegeneRx Working With U.S. Military To Test Tβ4 Against Exposure To Chemical Agents In The Eye

Provectus Pharmaceuticals To Offer Compassionate Use Of PV-10 For Non-Visceral Indications In Cancer Patients

Shire Selects SAS(R) Drug Development To Handle Clinical Trials Data

Survey Of Independent Imaging Centers Reveals That Diagnostic Radiology Networks Play A Critical Role In Channeling Patients

Micronics Receives Patent On Rapid Thermocycling Methodology For Molecular Diagnostics

Biogen Idec Announces First Patient Enrolled In The Global Phase III Study Of PEGylated Interferon Beta-1a For Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

SOMO•INSIGHT Clinical Study Detects First Cancer In Mammographically Negative Breast Screening Patient At OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

National Jewish Health And Ceragenix Announce Compound Shows Promise For Treating Potentially Lethal Viral Infections

Patients, Caregivers Can Learn To Manage Diabetes At Rite Aid Clinics June 23, 25

Unspoken Memories Of Holocaust Survivors Find Silent And Nonpathological Expression

Successful Neurosurgery With Transcranial MR-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Statins Can Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease, According To New Study

Citizens In 34 Countries Show Implicit Bias Linking Males More Than Females With Science

Leading Scientists And Scholars Urge Action On Climate Issues

International Society For Pharmaceutical Engineering Asks Pharma Professionals To Share Their Knowledge

Fasting During Ramadan Is Safe For Stroke Patients

Mimic-effect: Video Therapy Helps Stroke Patients

American Medical Association Stands With President Obama At Historic Bill Signing On Tobacco Regulation

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