Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 30 June 2009

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Tuesday 30 June 2009

Doctors Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children Should Consider Irritability A Symptom, Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from the US adds to mounting evidence that when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children doctors and clinicians should consider irritability as a possible symptom...
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E Coli Confirmed In Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough Says FDA

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday, June 29, that it had found E. coli O157:H7 in a sample of prepackaged Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough that had been collected at the Nestlé factory...
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Researchers Describe History Of Swine Flu And Warn About Using Extinct Viruses

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a leading medical journal this week US researchers describe the 90-year history of swine flu and warn about working with "freezer" viruses, which they suspect is how an H1N1 virus that closely resembles a temporarily...
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Survival Of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Does Not Improve With Interferon Gamma-1b Treatment

What Is Cosmetic Surgery? What Is Plastic Surgery?

What Is Scurvy? What Causes Scurvy?

Other Medical and Health News for 30 June*

System Accurately Predicts Spread Of H1N1

Ablynx Announces A Novel Preclinical Development Candidate Targeting IL6R

FDA Confirms E. Coli O157:H7 In Prepackaged Nestlé Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough

HHS Rescinds Medicaid Regulations

Retinopathy Of Prematurity Diagnosis Time Significantly Reduced Using Telemedicine

'Awakenings' That Occur With Popular Sleep-Aid Ambien May Be Explained By GUMC Study

Swine Flu And The Influenza Virus In 1918

The 90-Year Evolution Of Swine Flu

Researchers Say Stress In The Womb Can Last A Lifetime

Combating Blood Flukes By Using Gene Map

Study Of First Wave Of Swine Flu Requires Revised Public Health Strategies According To ASU Scientist

N.C. Bill Gives Students 'Vital Access' To Accurate Sex Education Instruction, Editorial States

Health Care Ads Leave Washington, Follow Lawmakers Home During Break

A Painless Way To Hold Down Health Costs?

News Reports Examine Patients Unable To Pay Health Bills In Kenya's "Cash Starved" Hospitals; "Bad Shape" Of Uganda's Facilities

New York Times Examines One American's Efforts To Help Pakistanis With Health Care

HIV Rates Increasing In Salt Lake County, Utah

Critical Medicare Benefit In Jeopardy

Chair Of General Pharmaceutical Council Is Welcomed By Society

Amarillo Biosciences And CytoPharm Announce Start Of Enrollment For Hepatitis C Study In Taiwan

Lance Armstrong Foundation And American Cancer Society Announce International Partnership To Fight Global Cancer Burden

Diabetes UK's Measure Up Roadshow Is A Success

Patient-Centered Research Report Sent To Congress Outlining Research Priorities

Members Announced For The MHRA's Agency Board

Research Finds Bodybuilders With Similar Body Image Concerns, Whether Or Not They Use Steroids

Endocrine Society Issues Position Statement On Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

New Biomarker Method Could Increase The Number Of Diagnostic Tests For Cancer

Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology Conference, Stockholm, Stockholm, October 26-28, 2009

Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Awarded $1.67 Billion Patent Jury Verdict From Abbott Laboratories

Baxter To Acquire Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Business From Edwards Lifesciences

Varian Medical Systems Acquires Assets Of IKOEmed And IKOEtech; Acquisition To Add Software For Accelerating Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

Study Could Help Target New Pancreatitis Treatments

Mandated IVF Coverage Would Reduce Likelihood Of High-Order Multiples, Opinion Piece Says

Democrats Are Increasingly Confident About Reform

Stimulus Money Working For Homeless Teenagers' Health In Colorado

U.S. Vaccine Advisory Committee Considers Response To H1N1 Spread

U.S.-Backed Program Trains Iraqi Women To Be Nursing Aids

HIV Diagnoses Among Men In New Orleans Growing, Large Increases Reported Among Blacks

Durban Calling - Royal College Of Nursing

RCP's Response To Lord Darzi's Report, High Quality Care For All, Our Journey So Far.

Intestinal Cells Surprisingly Active In Pursuit Of Nutrition And Defense

Canada Continues To Work With National And International Partners To Manage The Spread Of The H1N1 Flu Virus

First Baby Is Born After A New Technique

Finding The Best Heart Disease And Stroke Treatments For Patients With Diabetes Using New Tool

Study: Furosemide Has Health Benefits For Thoroughbred Racehorses

Gene Increases Risk Of Cancer

Babies' Intestines Protected By Magic Ingredient In Breast Milk

Science Magazine Spotlights 20 Years Of CF Research

Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition: From Human Bite To Robot Jaws

APEX Guides: Helping PBC Leaders To Become World Class Commissioners

Female Human Embryos Adjust The Balance Of X Chromosomes Before Implantation

Who Goes Abroad For Fertility Treatment And Why?

An Official End To WorkChoices - ANF Celebrates

Judge To Hear Arguments On S.D. Abortion Law Requiring Statement That Procedure Ends Human Life

Small Businesses Wary Of Health Care Legislation

Sometimes Insurance No Match For Health Costs

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Studies Examine Cigarette Smuggling In Poor Countries, Deaths Due To Alcohol Abuse In Russia

President Obama Releases Statement, Video Urging U.S. Residents To Get Tested For HIV

HIV Testing Can Save Thousands Of Lives, CDC Official Says

Psychiatric Facilities Encouraged To Use "Mystery-Patients" To Improve Services

Creating The Virtual Human

The Teaching And Learning Of Writing Is The Focus Of Journal Special Edition

Vietnamese Drug Authority Teams With United States Standards-Setting Organization

Study On Psychological Impact Of Mass Shootings

Heart Disease Researcher Wins Scholarship

Cancer Therapies: How Much Is Life Worth? The $440 Billion Question

Eat Right, Stay Bright This Winter

Isotopes, The Atomic Clues Used To Solve Crimes, Date Ancient Artifacts And Identify Chemicals

Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth

University Of Minnesota Research Finds Teens Who Believe They'll Die Young Are More Likely To Engage In Risky Behavior

Scottish Government Listens To Nursing Voice

RCN Response To 'Building Britain's Future'

News From The American Chemical Society, June 24, 2009

Running Faster On High-Grade Oil: Mouse Study

Response To Healthcare For London Consultation Results

New Ovarian Transplantation Technique Gives Greatly Improved Results In This Delicate Operation

Catholic Hospital System Ends Joint Venture With Mass. Insurer Over Differences On Abortion

Reform Questions Continue To Loom

88% Of Chronic Phase Patients With Ph+ CML Who Are Intolerant Or Resistant To Glivec Are Still Alive At 2 Years When Treated With Tasigna

Scientists Receive £4.3 Million For Pioneering Asthma And Allergy-Prevention Research, London

C-Section Births Cause Genetic Changes That May Increase Odds For Developing Diseases In Later Life

Major Medical Groups Back Comp Effectiveness Legislation

Personalized Anti-Cancer Vaccine, BiovaxID(R), Targeting B-Cell Lymphomas Available In Europe On A Named-Patient Basis

In South Florida, Risk Of Unemployment Would Accompany Health Reform Benefits

Radiotherapy Services In England: Good Progress But Still Work To Do

Newsweek, Boston Globe Examine Ways To Combat Mosquito-Borne Illness

NACDS, NCPA Endorse Rep. Mike Ross' Medication Therapy Management Legislation

Also In Global Health News: Malawi ARV Program; Health Care In Gaza; Pneumonia Vaccine In Kenya; South African Pregnant Women And HIV; More

NACDS Retail Advisory Board Explores Social Networking Opportunities To Engage Consumers

UC Irvine To Fire Nurse Who Questioned Unsafe Patient Care Practices

Leave Fireworks To The Professionals This Fourth Of July

American Optometric Association Approves Optometric Board Certification At Annual Meeting

Prevent Injuries By Handling Fireworks With Care

Nebraska Health Officials Promote Weeklong HIV Testing, Awareness Effort

European Society Of Cardiology Congress 2009: 29 August To 2 September, 2009

New Centre In London To Accelerate Personalized Mental Health Care

Four Out Of 106 Heart Replacement Valves From Pig Hearts Failed

Could Estrogen Improve Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury, Shock?

New MRI Technique Could Mean Fewer Breast Biopsies In High-Risk Women

Medicare Part D Healthy For Enrollees

A "Fresh Start" To Summer; New Program Offers Personalized Physician-assisted Approach To Losing Weight

European Medicines Agency Update On Safety Of Insulin Glargine

Government Must Take Care Not To Raise Expectations Beyond What NHS Can Deliver - The King's Fund, UK

Top Food Scientist To Target Hidden Fish Allergens, Pork, With New Tests

Novel Epigenetic Markers Of Melanoma May Herald New Treatments For Patients

RADAR Welcomes Harper's Challenge To End Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Conditions In Parliament, UK

Swine Flu Update Issued On Monday 29 June 2009, Wales

Increased HIV Risk To Black Gay Men

Second Gene Linked To Familial Testicular Cancer

Journal Of Nuclear Medicine Named Top Imaging Journal

Pregnancy Rates In Older Women With Poor Prognosis Greatly Improved By New, Less Invasive Genetic Test

DuoCort: New Chronotherapy For Adrenal Insufficiency

Triathletes' Sperm Being Damaged By High Levels Of Cycling Training

Majority Of U.S. Residents Support Confirming Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor, Poll Finds

HOPE Welcomes Autism Bill's Progress Following First Reading In The Lords, UK

White House Remains Open To Taxing Health Benefits, Obama Plans Town Hall Meeting

Long-Term Care Program Would Provide Revenue - At First

Complications Early In Pregnancy Or In Previous Pregnancies Adversely Affect Existing Or Subsequent Pregnancies

Microproteinuria: Indicator To Monitor CNI-Related Nephrotoxicity In Liver Transplant Recipients?

Does Preoperative Biliary Drainage Influence The Outcome Of Resectional Surgery For Ampullary Carcinoma?

Rat Model Of Hepatic Encephalopathy And Prehepatic Portal Hypertension

Human Gastric Cancer: A Potent And Selective Anti-Tumor Agent

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation To Treat Psychiatric Diseases

Surgeons Use USGI Medical's Incisionless Operating Platform To Reduce Pouch, Stoma Size In Gastric Bypass Patients

Yaupon Therapeutics Completes Patient Enrollment For Pivotal Phase 2 Study Of Clearazide For Treatment Of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma

DeCODE Discovers A Gene Linked To Risk Of Kidney Stones And Osteoporosis

DOR BioPharma Announces Publication Of OrBec(R) Clinical Pulmonary Data In Bone Marrow Transplantation

AcelRx Announces Positive Phase 2 Results From A Study Of ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTabs In Treating Post-Operative Pain

Vantia Therapeutics' Lead Candidate VA106483 Demonstrates Positive Anti-diuretic Effect In Phase IIa Trial In Nocturia

Sosei And Vectura Announce Start Of Phase III Clinical Study With NVA237

Takeda Receives FDA Complete Response Letter For Alogliptin, An Investigational Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes

Changing Paradigms In Hereditary Angioedema: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis And Treatment

AACE Response To Insulin Glargine Cancer Risk Articles In Diabetologia

AlphaRx And Gaia BioPharma Report Positive Efficacy Results In A Pre-Clinical Trial Of GAI-122 Injectable Nano-emulsion For Post-operative Delirium

Sinovac Receives Revised Approvals For Panflu

Scientists Tackle Viral Mysteries

Data Shows Incisionless Procedure Reverses Weight Gain

Scientists Map Genome For Parasite Causing Widespread Infections

New Detector Promises Earlier Detection Of Viral Infections

Statement From The IDF Related To Studies Published In Diabetelogia Suggesting Possible Link Between Insulin Glargine And Cancer

New Electrodes May Help Amputees And Paralyzed Control Bionic Limbs

BMA Scotland Celebrates 10 Years Of Devolution

Data Demonstrates Long-Term Reduction In Seizure Frequency With Novel Once Daily Anti-Epileptic Zebinix(R)

BMA Leader Urges Government To Stop "Playing Around" With The Health Service, UK

Light Therapy Offers New Hope For Breast Cancer Patients

Neupro(R) (rotigotine Transdermal Patch) Can Now Be Prescribed To All Patients With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease In Europe

Health Services Will Disappear, Warns Northern Ireland Doctor

Company Recalls Various Products Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination

Biolex Therapeutics Announces Completion Of Enrollment In SELECT-2 Phase 2b Trial Of Locteron(R) In Chronic Hepatitis C

Lorus Announces Publication Of A Novel Analytical Method Confirming The Pharmacological Action Of Its Anticancer Drug LOR-2040

FDA Grants LUCAS™ 2 Chest Compression System 510(k) Clearance In The United States

DFine Europe GmbH Accepts Terms Of Preliminary Injuction Issued By German Court For Medtronic GmbH

Tennessee Nurse-Midwife Honored With Esteemed Award

14.3 Million Midwives, Nurses And Doctors Demand Action On Maternal Deaths At July G8 Summit

Keep Transport Services Public Warn Unions, UK

GP Bodies Support Guidelines For Use Of Patient Records In Medical Research

MedImmune Funds Study To Help Gain Insights Into Full Burden Of RSV Disease Among Premature Infants

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