Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 26 June 2009

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Friday 26 June 2009

UK Watchdog Calling For Clearer Labelling Compared A Supermarket Salad To A Big Mac

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A UK consumer watchdog that is campaiging for clearer food labelling analysed a selection of pre-packed salads from high street supermarkets and found that while many provided the recommended "5 a day", they varied widely...
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Alcohol Contributes To 1 In 25 Deaths Worldwide

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Research led by scientists in Canada suggests that alcohol is a factor in 1 in 25 deaths worldwide, prompting calls that an international framework is needed to reduce the harm that alcohol is causing to global health...
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Air Traffic Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth in Southern California, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by scientists in California concluded that exposure to local traffic-generated air pollution is linked to an increased risk of preeclampsia and preterm births in Southern Californian women...
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What Is Polio (poliomyelitis)? What Causes Polio?

Promising New Drug Combination For Patients With Sleeping Sickness

Other Medical and Health News for 26 June*

CWRU Receives 5 Million Dollars From Ohio Third Frontier Commission

College Nursery Closures Set To Spiral, Say Unions, UK

Cimzia(R), The Only PEGylated Anti-TNF, Recommended For Approval In The EU For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers Identify A Novel Mechanism That Could Be Targeted To Prevent Cancer Spread

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre Pioneering Work Leads To Patient Trial Of New Generation Cancer Drug

The American Diabetes Association Celebrates The Recognition Of Gary Branham And John Griffin

Would You Know What To Do In A Mental Health Emergency?

BIO Comments On White House Letter On Biosimilars

BIO Comments On Medicare Drug Discount Agreement Announced By PhRMA, The White House And Senate Finance Committee

Controversial Cancer Stem Cells Offer New Direction For Treatment

Disease Prevention Not Necessarily A Money Saver

Report: Health Industry Spends Upwards Of $1.4 Million A Day On Lobbyists

Older Doctors Stay On Job Amid Primary Care Shortage

Authorities Crackdown On Major Medicare Fraud In Detroit

Massachusetts Cuts Health Coverage By $115 Million

A Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

Coalition Commits To Addressing HIV/AIDS In Three U.S. Cities

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Virginia Abortion Ban

N.C. Senate Approves Bill To Offer Contraception, STI Information In School Sex Education Courses

New York Times Examines Program To Help Orphans Survive 'Fragile Days Of Infancy'

H1N1 Confirmed In Three More African Countries; Cambodia, Indonesia Confirm First Cases

IFRC Issues Renewed Appeal For Resources To Help Food Insecure People In Horn Of Africa

University Of Rochester Medical Center Receives HANYS' 2009 Community Health Improvement Award

2009/039 NICE Guidance Recommends Lenalidomide For Multiple Myeloma

2009/040 NICE Issues Final Guidance On The Use Of Cetuximab For The Treatment Of Head And Neck Cancer

2009/041 NICE Welcomes New Non-Executive Director To Its Board

Mylan Receives FDA Approval For Additional Strength Of Generic Restoril(R)

Study Challenges Routine Use Of MRI Scans To Evaluate Breast Cancer

European Medicines Agency Recommends First Marketing Authorisation For Cell-Based Medicine That Repairs Femoral Condyle Cartilage Defects

Enzyme Fights Mutated Protein In Inherited Parkinson's Disease

Obama Reaches Out To Governors On Health Care

House Democrats: 'We Will Fight' Any Plan Without Public Option

U.S. Hospitals Feeling The Squeeze During Economic Recession

GE, Big Vendors Corner EMR Market; Smaller Vendors Explore Health 2.0

A Selection Of Recent Studies And Surveys

Bronx Campaign Boosts HIV Testing; Fauci Issues Statement Regarding National Testing Day

Florida Newspaper Examines Impact Of HIV/AIDS On Black Community

Countries Address Financial Crisis, Burden On Developing Nations At U.N. Financial Summit

Democratic Female Senators Praise Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor

FDA Approves Generic Version Of Emergency Contraception Pills

Examines Effects Of Maternal Mortality On Infants In Tanzania

Arizona Senate Approves Two Bills Related To Abortion Rights

Ohio Comprehensive Sex Education Program Improves Knowledge Of Safer-Sex Practices, Study Finds

Fatal Injuries To Workers In Britain At Record Low, UK

HIV-Positive Students In Taiwan; U. K. Commitment To Zimbabwe; Scientists Discover Faster, Cheaper HIV Test, How Schistosomiasis Drug Works

Factories Urged To Put Safety First After Greater Manchester Company Ignores Rules For Eight Years

San Francisco Chronicle Profiles U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

Avoidable Workplace Accidents Claim Nine Lives In North East, UK

HANYS Presents Its Top Honor, The Distinguished Service Award, To New York State's Health Care Auxilians

Healthcare Association Of New York State Announces Pinnacle Awards For Quality And Patient Safety

Lloydspharmacy Reveals Britons Play Russian Roulette With Worlds Deadliest Disease

Study Reports Early Diagnosis Of Mental Disorders From New Computer Test

Healthcare Outcome Boost Needs Better Studies

NCPA To Congress: Health Reform Should Empower Community Pharmacies To Improve Patient Outcomes, Reduce Costs

Junior Doctors Across The NHS On Course To Meet New Working Time Target, UK

Staggering Cost Of Vision Loss In Canada Underscores Urgent Need For Vision Health Plan, Says New Report

Cancer Survivors: Exercise Guidelines Are Coming

Minimal Important Differences In Melanoma-Related Quality Of Life

Bosentan Is Cost-Effective For Patients With Moderate PAH

MountainView RN Election Set July 21-22

Innovative Educational Program Designed To Improve Care For Growing Number Of Older Adults Expands To Three More Schools

American Psychiatric Association Endorses Commitment To Closing The Medicare "Doughnut Hole"

Thousands At Risk From Hidden Heart Condition

U.S. Marshals Seize Drug Products Manufactured By Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. FDA Acts To Prevent Repeated Drug Quality Problems

Obama Leaves Door Open To Tax On Health Benefits

Senators Fear Health Reform Could Endanger Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Insurers Underpaid 'Billions' In Health Claims

Senators Call For Changes At VA Amid Health Lapses

Major League Diabetes

Massachusetts Officials Issue Directive That Seeks To Streamline HIV Testing Consent Process

Chembio Awarded Three-Year $3MM NIH SBIR Phase II Grant To Complete DPP(R) Test For Human Leptospirosis

Catastrophic Sports Injury Report Released

Selenium Intake May Worsen Prostate Cancer In Some

Vitamin-A Derivative Provides Clues To Better Breast Cancer Drugs

MicroRNAs Help Control HIV Life Cycle

Voice Box Can Be Preserved, Even With The Largest Cancers

Researchers Draft 3-D Protein Map To Aid Stroke, Cancer Research

What Should A Teenage Girl Do If She Finds A Lump In Her Breast?

SonoSite Introduces Innovative Delivery Of Ultrasound Education Using IPhone™ Application

Medtronic Announces Two Worldwide Clinical Trials To Study Medical Device Interventions For Stroke

Medtronic Microdebrider Turbinoplasty Is A Significantly More Effective, Long-Term Treatment Than Coblation® Radiofrequency For Nasal Obstruction

Three New Quality Resource Guides Added To MetLife's Dental Continuing Education Program

Second U.S. Independent Laboratory Confirms That Oculus Innovative Sciences' Microcyn(R) Technology Effective At Inactivating H1N1 Swine Flu

Vetericyn Inc. Launches Equine Wound & Infection Product Utilizing FDA-Cleared Technology

Policy Win For Independent Health Workforce And Training, Australia

ASTRO Accepting Grant Applications From Illinois Cancer Support Organizations

Possible Government Rethink On NHS Private Finance Initiative Welcomed By UNITE, UK

A Handful Of Peanuts Will Do You Good, Says British Heart Foundation

New Drive To Save Lives From Venous Thromboembolism In Hospital Patients, UK

Improving The Management Of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease - Roche Enzymatic Creatinine Assay For Specific And Reliable Results

HPV Testing For Cervical Screening Investigated

Parents And Researchers To Receive Top Honors At International Conference On Bipolar Disorder

UPMC Surgeon Performs 2,000th Prostate Cancer Surgery In Pittsburgh

Blood Pressure Cuff Could Help Improve The Success Of Kidney Transplants

European Medicines Agency Recommends Withdrawal Of Dextropropoxyphene-containing Medicines

Supply Shortages Of Cerezyme And Fabrazyme - Priority Access Forpatients Most In Need Of Treatment Recommended

Inhaled Growth Hormone Safe For Children Deficient In This Key Protein

ThromboGenics' Microplasmin Phase III Program Progressing According To Schedule

Insmed Announces Results Of IPLEX(TM) Phase II Trial In Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy

Sanofi Pasteur Responds To Nation's Need For Hib Vaccine With Increased Supply

National Survey Shows 70% Of Women Have Experienced A Sexual Health Issue

New Gene Discovery Links Obesity To The Brain

More Gene Mutations Linked To Autism Risk

Kidney Damage From Medical Imaging Procedures Can Cause Long-Term Health Problems

"Nature" And "Nurture" Variables Early Predictors Of AMD

Groin Injuries May Be More Serious Than A Pulled Muscle

Migraines More Prevalent In Women

STAT3 Protein Found To Play A Key Role In Cancer

ATS, ERS Jointly Issue Asthma Assessment Guidelines

CPAP Treatment Linked To Lower Mortality In Stroke Patients With OSA

Large-Scale Analysis Finds Bariatric Surgery Relatively Safe

Measuring Intellectual Disability

Broad Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy

Stromal Marker For Breast Cancer Progression Identified

Carbon Monoxide Prevents Clotting

Blood Flow In Alzheimer's Disease

Expression Of Myoglobin In Human Cancers

Tummy Troubles -- Gastrin Key In Bacterial-Induced Stomach Cancer

Climbing The Ladder To Longevity: Critical Enzyme Pair Identified

Imaging The Hypnotized Brain: Neural Mechanisms Of Suggested Paralysis

New Mechanism For Amyloid Beta Protein's Toxic Impact On The Alzheimer's Brain

International Collaboration By Scientists Culminates In Novel Ion Channels Database

Goal Of Good Quality Medicines Advanced By New USP Agreement With 9 ASEAN Countries

University Of Miami Receives Grant To Improve Maternal And Infant Health In Haiti

NYU Langone Medical Center Awarded NIH Grants Totaling $1,560,000

South London Healthcare Trust Announces Partnership With NHS Institute For Innovation And Improvement In Its Drive For Clinical Excellence

Poll Reveals Doctors' Concerns About Commercialisation Of NHS, UK

Evidence That Cognitive Therapy Is Of No Value In Schizophrenia

Frankenman International Ltd Secures FDA Clearance For Its Entire CHEX Range Of Surgical Staplers

New Gene For Autism Gives Hope For Future

Study Finds People Residing In Poor Communities Not Benefiting From Recent Drop In Colorectal Cancer

Important Genetic Variation Connected To Malaria Resistance

Irritability Should Be Considered When Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children

Older Kidney Transplant Patients Should More Often Consider Live Donors

Scripps Research Scientists Observe Human Neurodegenerative Disorder In Fruit Flies

Gene Predicts How Brain Responds To Fatigue, Human Study Shows

Nicotine Dependence Remains Prevalent Despite Recent Declines In Cigarette Use

CSHL Scientists Harness Logic Of 'Sudoku' Math Puzzle To Vastly Enhance Genome-Sequencing Capability

New Detectors For Nuclear, Radiological Material In Cargo Should Not Be Acquired Until Testing Deficiencies Fixed, Cost-Benefit Analysis Completed

How Mitochondria Get Their Membranes Bent

Study Shows US Seniors 'Smarter' Than English Seniors

Smoking More Than 5 Cigarettes A Day Provokes Migraine Attacks

Proteins In Gel

Social Class, Gender And Ethnic Group Determine Adolescents' Sexual-Affective Education

Neurological Differences Support Dyslexia Subtypes

The Differences In Reflux Esophagitis Between African-Americans And Non-Hispanic Whites

High Cancer Levels In Wildlife Should Concern Humans, Says WCS

New Publication Shows Index Insurance Has Potential To Help Manage Climate Risks And Reduce Poverty

Dry Autumns And Winters May Lead To Fewer Tornadoes In The Spring, Says UGA Researcher

New Piece Found In Colorectal Cancer Puzzle

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