Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 25 June 2009

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Thursday 25 June 2009

Obese And Overweight Young Adults At Greater Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UA scientists looking at the link between BMI over a lifetime and the risk of developing pancreatic cancer found that overweight and obese young adults are more likely to develop the disease, and also that older adults...
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Scientists Discover Protein That Stops Cancer Spread

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in the US have discovered that cancer tumors that don't spread to other parts of the body secrete a protein called prosaposin and that metastatic tumors, which do spread, don't secrete much of it...
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Iraq Reports First Cases Of H1N1 Swine Flu

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Iraqi health authorities confirmed yesterday that six people recently returned from the US have tested positive for H1N1 epidemic or swine flu, making this the first lab confirmed cases in the country...
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What Is Strep Throat? What Is Sore Throat?

There Is A Need For Standardized Antibiotic Prescribing Across Europe To Battle Resistance

Other Medical and Health News for 25 June*

Healthcare Reform Expert And Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle To Address NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference

NACDS To Honor Len DeMino At NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference As Industry Icon Announces Retirement As Consultant To The Association

NACDS Supports Delaying The Implementation Of The GS1 DataBar Technology

New Organic Logo Will Provide More Opportunities For Organic Producers

On Eve Of Healthcare Rallies, Forums: Nurses, Progressive Democrats Seek Stepped Up Action For Real, "Robust" Reform

Cold Blooded Criminals Use Violence Indiscriminately, UK

NPA Offers Private PGD Opportunity To Members - Seasonal Flu Vaccination

NPA Holds Health Inequalities Summit

Nearly Half Of Heart Attack Patients Treated By Primary Angioplasty

Recession Forcing People With Asthma To Skip Vital Medicines

Thousands Of Older People Dying Prematurely From Cancer, Say Researchers

FDA Approves Generic Prescription-Only Version Of Plan B Emergency Contraceptive For Women Ages 17 And Under

American Lung Association Teams With The AAAAI To Award Research Grants To Study Allergic Respiratory Disease

First Report On Ethnicity And Cancer Published

Young Diabetes UK Supporters Wow The BBC

Volunteer Achievement Awards 2009 - Nominations Needed, UK

Apthera Receives Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) From FDA For Pivotal Phase III Trial Of NeuVax In Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Michigan Retailers Free Rx Card Can Help Seniors

DrugScope: NTA Naloxone Pilot Scheme Can Help Reduce Drug-related Deaths, UK

Lawmakers, Spouses Ties To Health Industry Shape Views

Hospitals May Strike Deal To Save $200 Billion

Washington Post Interviews Atul Gawande

Massive Medicare Fraud Case Highlights Miami's Increased Enforcement

A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

Ventura County, Calif., HIV/AIDS Center At Risk Of Being Affected By Proposed State Budget Cuts

Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky Religious Groups Join Efforts To Encourage HIV Testing

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Annual Survey Of UK Local Authority Baseline Fee Rates 2009/10

Newly Released Nixon Tapes Reveal Reaction To Roe V. Wade

Also In Global Health News: Children With HIV/AIDS; Leishmaniasis Treatment; ITNs In Tanzania; U.S. Malaria Fight; PEPFAR Safe Injection Funds

Namibia Close To Reaching Some MDGs

Lancet Infectious Diseases Examines Spread Of XDR-TB

Lancet Examines Obama's Pledge To Fight HIV/AIDS

NewsHour Features Two Health Experts On President Obama's Global Health Initiative

New Approach To Treating Heart Attacks Reduces Risk Of Life-Threatening Complications

Employee Involvement Programs Key To Workplace Diversity

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Defeat A Treatment-Resistant Type Of Cancer

CEMACH Release: New Results On The Perinatal Mortality Rate

Time To Consider Expanding Prescribing Rights

Human Term Placenta A New Abundant Source Of Hematopoietic Cells

Nominations Sought For PSA Awards For Excellence

Business Groups Note Faults In House Democrats' Overhaul Plan

Poll: Most Want Health Reform But Fear Its Side Effects

Counting Of Uninsured Americans A Difficult Task

Colorado Rural Co-Ops Provide Example For Health Care System Proposal

House Approves Bill To End Delay In Veteran Care

Requirements For Using E-Health Begin To Emerge; Public Input Needed, Experts Say

California Medicaid Providers Win Legal Challenge

Men, Young And Unmarried Ignore Skin Cancer Warnings

Baptist Conference Addresses HIV/AIDS In Black Community

HHS Awards $35M Contract To Company In Hopes Of Faster Flu Vaccine Production

New 18 Week Arthritis Commissioning Pathway, UK

Senate GOP Escalates Criticism Of Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor In Speeches

La. Legislature Approves Provider 'Conscience' Bill; Gov. Expected To Sign Measure

Calif. Budget Cuts Threaten Prenatal Health Program For Women, Teens

Federal Legislation Needed To Improve Oversight Of In Vitro Fertilization, Opinion Piece States

Ministers Seek Views On Rural Health Plan For Wales

Campaigners Put HIV Testing On The Parliamentary Agenda, UK

Malaria Cases Reported In Cambodian Public Facilities Drop More Than 50%

IRIN Examines PEPFAR Funding Of IDU Programs

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Drug May Prolong Survival In Melanoma Patients

Acucela's Novel Visual Cycle Modulator Demonstrates Promise As A Treatment For Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Spectranetics Receives CE Mark Approval For ThromCat(R)XT

Compugen Announces Positive Therapeutic Effects Of Novel Peptide In Animal Model Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium Scientific Workshop - Report From Sixth Annual Meeting Now Available

New Cervical Cancer Campaign, UK

Groundbreaking Artificial Heart Implanted At UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School And Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Jazz Pharmaceuticals And UCB Announce Second Phase III Study Of Sodium Oxybate In Patients With Fibromyalgia Meets Primary Endpoints

UC Davis Grant Zeroes In On Novel Asthma Diagnosis, Treatment

Does Synthetic Biology Need Synthesized Ethics?

AARP President: House Bill Makes "Substantial Progress" Toward Health Care Reform, USA

Sleep Helps Build Long-Term Memories - Picower Institute Study Strengthens Link Between Sleep, Memory Formation

New Drug Targeting Cancer Weakness Shows Great Promise

Almost Half UK Hospitals Not Equipped To Deal With Critical Out Of Hours Care

New Study Shows About 60% Remain Diabetes-Free 5 To 16 Years After Gastric Bypass

Latest Erbitux Data On Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Presented At WCGIC Underline Benefits In Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Tumors

Shire Launches New UK Adherence Programme Aimed At Patients Taking Daily Calcium And Vitamin D3 Supplementation

Obama, Health Insurers Clash On Public Plan

Baucus Takes Center Stage As Health Reform Deal Maker

Biotechnology Reports Biochemical Findings From Phase IIa Study With Hypertension Vaccine CYT006-AngQb

Study Uncovers How Tiny Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Damage Fetal Brain

Migraine And Increased Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease: Migraine Frequency Plays A Role

Gastrin Plays Significant Role In Helicobacter-Induced Stomach Cancer

Study Pinpoints Novel Cancer Gene And Biomarker

Soaring Summer Temperatures Spell Danger: What To Do To Protect Yourself

Qercetin Increases Endurance Without Regular Exercise Training

New Analysis Examines Fraud In Both Private And Public Health Insurance Markets

CPhA Applauds Efforts To Help Seniors Afford Prescription Medications

Osiris Therapeutics Reports Interim Data For COPD Stem Cell Study

Advaxis Engages The Numoda Corporation To Oversee Phase II Clinical Trials Of ADXS11-001

Cardiologists' Study Shows Red Yeast Rice Cuts Cholesterol

Study Finds Cogent's Hospitalist Programs Result In Profoundly Low Hospital Readmission Rates

St. Jude Medical Applauds MADIT-CRT Trial

Caldera Medical Announces FDA Clearance Of Novel Treatment For Pelvic Organ Prolapse

New Data Proves Effectiveness Of Medtronic Insertable Cardiac Monitor In Detecting AF, Most Common Heart Rhythm Disorder

Specialized Solutions For Brain Mapping And Soft Tissue Imaging

Phase Forward Introduces Empirica™ Study, Major New Release Of Clinical Trials Signal Detection Solution

Canon U.S.A. Introduces The CR-1 Mark II Digital Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera For Eyecare Professionals

Resolvyx Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial Of Novel Resolvin, RX-10001, For Asthma And Inflammatory Diseases

MDVIP Launches Preventive Medicine Pilot Program For Uninsured In Northern Virginia

City University London Joins Forces With Linking London And Six London Institutions To Improve Access To Nursing Courses, UK

Eupean Action Against Rare Cancers

Major Head, Neck And Shoulder Pain Study Targets Region With Nearly Five Million Inhabitants

New Faster-Acting Prostate Cancer Drug Hailed As "Significant Advance" In Improving Quality Of Life For Patients, UK

Study Stresses Importance Of Exercise On Bone Health - Jumping And Running Identified As Best Physical Activity For Bone Development

Study Finds Skin Cancer Rates Higher Among Athletes

For Many Young Adults, No Health Insurance, No Regular Doctor, USA

Spherix Announces Positive Phase 2 Study Results

Conatus Pharmaceuticals Initiates A Second Phase 2 Clinical Trial For The Treatment Of Hepatitis

Preclinical Proof-of-Concept Studies Published For Novavax Seasonal Influenza Virus-Like-Particle Vaccine

Glenmark's Novel Molecule For Diabetes, Melogliptin To Enter Phase III Trials

Living Cell Technologies' Diabetes Clinical Trial Authorized By New Zealand Government

Diabetes: It's Connection To Oral Health

First Coast Medicare To Provide Case By Case Reimbursement For The Renessa(R) Treatment For Incontinence In Women

Veran Medical Enables Breakthrough 4D Navigation To Cancer Lesions At University Of Virginia Hospital

Intercell Supports The Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination Recommendations Of CDC's Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices

Pre-Diabetes Costs Nation $25 Billion Annually In Extra Medical Care, New Data Show

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, The Most Common Childhood Cancer, Is Curable Without Preventive Cranial Radiation

CEL-SCI Files Patent Application To Support Company's Treatment For More Virulent Strain Of H1N1 Swine And Other Influenza Viruses

Breast Fed Babies Weaned Later Than Formula Fed Babies

Molecular Typesetting -- Proofreading Without A Proofreader

Mouse Model Of Parkinson's Reproduces Nonmotor Symptoms

Study Shows Chronix Technology Using Serum DNA Can Identify Early Presence Of Disease

A New Take On Growth Factor Signaling In Tamoxifen Resistance

Common ECG Finding May Indicate Serious Cardiac Problems

Changes In Brain Architecture May Be Driven By Different Cognitive Challenges

Anxiety's Hidden Cost

Disney Elevates Heterosexuality To Powerful, Magical Heights

UCF Team's Advanced Nerve Cell System Could Help Cure Diabetic Neuropathy, Related Diseases

A Canada-Wide Technology Platform For Mapping The Human Interactome

Emory Researchers Announce Phase III Study Of Progesterone For Traumatic Brain Injury

$19 Million To Washington University Scientists To Decode Microbe DNA And Explore Links To Disease

NJIT Membrane Separation Technologies Expert To Receive Upcoming Top Honor

AOSSM Presents Prestigious Research Awards

McGill Conference Examines Impact Of Economic Crisis On The Hungry

Sociologists To Explore 'The New Politics Of Community' In San Francisco Aug. 7-11

New Goal To Get More People With Learning Disabilities Into Work, UK

Joint Commission Offers Seasonal Flu Immunization Strategies

Study Investigates DNA Of Sleep

Scientists Block Ebola Infection In Cell-Culture Experiments

Morning People And Night Owls Show Different Brain Function: University Of Alberta Study

Ability To Literally Imagine Oneself In Another's Shoes May Be Tied To Empathy

U Of M Study Finds New Insight On Therapy For A Devastating Parasitic Disease

Ontario Women Live Longer But Don't Prosper: Study

Meckel's Diverticulum Masked By Intermittent Recurrent Subocclusive Episodes

Adenoviral Vector Specifically Targeted To EphA2 Receptor In Pancreatic Cancer Cells

How To Confirm The Causes Of Iron Deficiency Anemia In Young Women

Is 31P MRS A Useful Tool For Evaluating Early Acute Hepatic Radiation Injury?

Lack Of Happiness Hormone Serotonin In The Brain Causes Impaired Maternal Behavior In Mice

Migraines With Aura In Midlife Associated With Increased Prevalence Of Brain Lesions In Older Age

Marking Anorexia With A Brain Protein

Heart Electrical Conduction Abnormality Believed Not To Be Serious May Pose Cardiovascular Risks

Antibiotic Prescribing Should Be Standardized Across Europe To Help Tackle Resistance

Ageing Brains Show Great Promise For Rejuvenation

Self-Monitoring And POC Diabetes Tests Reveal Potential For Significant Growth, Boosting The European Diabetes Diagnostics Market

Research Says Modern Work-Related Stress Damages National Output More Than 1970s Strikes

New Glaucoma Treatment To Be Piloted, Wales

Monitoring Bone Density In Older Women Is Unnecessary And Potentially Misleading

University Of Hawaii At Manoa Professor Co-Authors Article About Weight And Relationships

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