Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 1 July 2009

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Wednesday 1 July 2009

Wal-Mart Breaks Ranks To Support Obama Bid For Employers To Provide Health Insurance

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has stunned other big employers by revealing it had broken ranks to openly support the White House plan to mandate employers to provide health insurance to employees; the central plank of President...
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Vegetarians Have Lower Cancer Risk, UK Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A 12-year study that followed over 60,000 Britons, half of whom were vegetarian, suggests that vegetarians had a lower risk of developing cancer than meat-eaters. However, more studies are needed before we can use this...
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Heart Attack Patient Treated With Own Heart Stem Cells In Clinical Trial

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Doctors at a heart center in the US announced yesterday that the first of 24 heart attack patients taking part in a clinical trial has successfully undergone a procedure where his own heart tissue was used to grow...
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What Is Stammering, Stuttering? What Causes Stammering, Stuttering?

What Is Croup? What Causes Croup?

Intubation For Emergency Airway Control In Critically Ill Patients Is Safer With Ketamine As A Sedative

Other Medical and Health News for 1 July*

Pregnancy Rates Unaffected By Single Thawed Embryo Transfer After PGD

Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows

Innovative Technology Shatters The Barriers Of Modern Light Microscopy

Reich: Obama Must Increase Pressure To Reform Health Care

Prevention Does Not Necessarily Provide Expected Cost Savings

Doctor Testifies About Botched Prostate Treatment At VA Hospital

Denmark Patient First To Develop Resistance To Tamiflu

'Impossible' For Pakistan To Achieve Maternal, Infant MDGs, Doctors Say

Condom Distribution Program In Los Angeles County Jail Might Be Expanded

Shedding New Light On The Causes Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome And Its Effect On Brothers

The 'Other' Cruciate Ligament: Newer Treatments For PCL Tears

Barriers Hinder EMS Workers From Using Best Resuscitation Practices

Possible Benefit From Online Genetic Testing For Lung Cancer

Infants Should Be Screened For Hip Trouble

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis And Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents

IOM Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities Report

Bio-Inspired Cilia Mix Medical Reagents At Small Scales

Emerging Techniques Put A New Twist On Ankle Repair

Geriatrician Available To Discuss New Research On Falls In Older Adults

Widespead And On The Increase - Vitamin D Deficiency

Forest Biotechnology Obstructed By Anti-Biotech Groups

Brain Section Multitasks, Handling Phonetics And Decision-Making

Improving Math Education In Early Childhood

Measurements Fail To Identify TB Patients Who Could Benefit From Shorter Treatment Course

Health And Safety Executive Warns Of Dangers In Failing To Maintain Plant Equipment After Driver's Death, UK

Orszag Talks About Personal Choice, MedPAC And CBO Scores

Health Centers Get $850 Million For Infrastructure Improvements

Doctors Increasingly Perform Online Visits

British Medical Journal Examines Recent Progress In Treating Neglected Diseases

Iowa's Criminal HIV Transmission Law Examined

BVA Asks Defra To Abandon Separation Of Animal Health From Animal Welfare

Salmonella And E. Coli Bacteria Found In Packets Of Shelled Nuts

Association Between Reduced Ovarian Reserve And Increased Risk Of Trisomic Pregnancy

Daily Sex Helps To Reduce Sperm DNA Damage And Improve Fertility

UCB And Biogen Idec Discontinue Phase II Clinical Trial Of CDP323

Latest Swine Flu Advice, UK

Genetic And Chromosomal Abnormalities In Embryos Detected By New Test

Discovery Of Neural Stem Cell Differentiation Factor

Heatwave Advice For Diabetics

Better Diagnosis Of Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria: New Method Developed By Researchers From Helmholtz Center For Infection Research, Germany

Two Thirds Of People With Diabetes Not Receiving Vital Health Checks, UK

Accelerated Fertility Treatment Leads To Shortened Time To Pregnancy And Cost Savings

Statement By HANYS' President Daniel Sisto Regarding The State Department Of Health Hospital-Acquired Infection Report

Using Clinical Pathways In Joint Replacement Treatment

Secrets Of Scorpion Venom Revealed By Genetic Analysis

Top Hospitals For Women's Health/Maternity Care Have Lower Mortality/Morbidity: HealthGrades Study

Celiac Disease Four Times More Common Than In 1950s

Lower Empathic Responses To Outsiders' Pain Shown By Imaging Study

Blogs Comment On Supreme Court Decisions, Obama Administration, Other Topics

News Examines Lawmakers' Contributions In Health Reform Debate

New Labor Ads Focus On Health Benefits Tax

HHS Rescinds Controversial Medicaid Regulations

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Grameen Foundation, Google, MTN Launch Cell Phone Applications To Help Ugandans Get Health, Other Information

Pharmacy Allergy Screening Service At Hampton Court Flower Show

Also In Global Health News: Developing Country Agriculture; MDR-TB In Pakistan, HIV/AIDS Funding In Ghana; Rwandan Religious Groups Fighting Disease;

Washington State Nurse-Midwife Receives The Hattie Award, American College Of Nurse-Midwives' Highest Honor

Karen Burgin, CNM, MA, Named To American College Of Nurse-Midwives Fellowship

Oral Health Center Has Focus On Disease As A Whole

Can Video Games Boost Thinking Skills In Elderly?

RCN Responds To Publication Of Lord Darzi's Progress Report

Management Agreement With The International Society Of Therapeutic Ultrasound Announced By AIUM

Whiskered Robot Rat Unveiled By Researchers

The European Association For The Study Of The Liver Renews Publishing Partnership With Elsevier

AVMA Applauds U.S. House Of Representatives For Introducing Veterinary Public Health Legislation

FDA Seeks Public Input On Tobacco Regulation

Immediate Tendonitis Relief Following Rotator Cuff Treatment

Australia's Chief Nurse Wins ICN Presidency

Patients With Moderate To Severe Periodontitis Need Evaluation For Heart Disease Risk

Is Midline Or Transverse Incision Better For Abdominal Surgery?

Safe And Successful Fertility Treatment Possible In Women With Cystic Fibrosis

AGTC And National Neurovision Research Institute Collaborate, Funding Research In Two Genetic Retinal Diseases

Using The Internet To Help Young Smokers Quit

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Targets Hospitals Needing Cord Blood Storage

Seeking Solutions To The Chronic Nursing Shortage In Canada And The US

PPD Confirms Takeda Receives FDA Complete Response For Alogliptin

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards $2.7M To 7 Top Young Clinical Investigators

Caregivers May Benefit From Adult Day Care

SCOTUS Ruling Reversing Decision From Sotomayor's Court Not Expected To Affect Nomination

Cook Medical Introduces The Guardia™ Pro Protective Embryo Transfer Catheter

CytRx Reports Favorable Progress Update For Its Pivotal Phase 2 Trial With Tamibarotene As A Third-Line Treatment For Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

ABRAXANE Approved For Advanced Breast Cancer Patient Treatment In Quebec

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Comments On Study Showing No Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer In Women Using Testosterone For Low Libido

Teva And Antares Announce FDA Approval Of Needle-Free Injector Product For Administration Of Tev-Tropin(R) (Human Growth Hormone)

UK Dementia Research Funding Must Triple, Say Experts

Chicago Public Schools To Launch Education, Treatment Program To Curb Chlamydia, Gonorrhea

Lawmakers Seek Price Tag They Can Agree On

Group Wants Legislators' Pledge To Read Entire Health Care Bill

Study Says High-Cost Cancer Drugs Have Little Benefit, Strain Health System

Five Communities Selected For Alabama Physical Activity And Nutrition Grant

In Poll, Massachusetts Voters Critical Of Health Reform

GPs Encouraged By Government's Vision For Practice-Based Commissioning But Barriers Still Hamper Progress

HHS To Propose Removal Of HIV From List Preventing Foreigners U.S. Entry

Opinion: Boston Globe Columnist Examines Arguments Against DDT Use In Uganda

New Data: Efficacy And Responder Analyses Of Divigel(R) (estradiol Gel) 0.1 Percent For The Treatment Of Menopause

Calixa Therapeutics Announces Initiation Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Its Antibiotic, CXA-101, In Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

Roche Diabetes Care Announces Unique Coaching Program For Diabetes Educators As Part Of Long-Term Commitment To Fight The Disease

Lung Cancer Alliance Releases Updated 2009 Facts About Lung Cancer

Surgeons Warn: Skateboarding Tough On Feet, Ankles

Research Shows Possibility Of Vaccine For Ear Infections

Re-Do Your Family Barbeque: Experts Offers Tips On Grilling To Reduce Cancer Risks

Secondhand Smoke Threatens Casino Workers' Health

Even At High Doses, Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Cannot By Themselves Cause Patients To Develop Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

Strategies For Lower Extremity PAD Compared

Metabolic Factors May Play A Role In Risk For Breast Cancer

Researchers Find A Way To Reduce Patient Radiation Dose During Pulmonary CT Angiography

Fighting Tuberculosis With Anti-inflammatory Drugs Shown Possible In Animal Studies

Statistical Press Notice - General Practice Patient Survey 2008-09 National Results, UK

Researchers Show New Antioxidant Could Help Treat Cardiovascular Disease

Viral Meningitis Warning As Heatwave Predicted, UK

New Measures To Promote Quality In Darzi's One Year On Progress Report, UK

General Optical Council Highlights Importance Of Student Supervision, UK

Quality Of GP Consultations Drives High Patient Satisfaction, UK

Inovio Biomedical, National Microbiology Laboratory, And University Of Pennsylvania To Evaluate Candidate DNA Vaccines Against "Swine" Influenza A

New Ovarian Transplant Technique Could Expand Use Of Procedure To Preserve Fertility

Divisions Plague Dems As Obama Recruits New Allies, Governors

Study Identifies Biomarker That Safely Monitors Tumor Response To New Brain Cancer Treatment; Paves The Way To Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Doctors Concerned That NHS Will Fail To Achieve New Hours Limit, Scotland

Flawed Patient Survey Will See Millions In Funding Lost To General Practice, Says BMA, UK

70% Of Brits Do Not Practice 'Safe Sun'

Extending The Shelf Life Of Antibody Drugs

Sutent Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival For Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumours

Peptic Ulcer Bacterium Alters The Body's Defence System

Family Doctors Condemn Cuts To Funding, Northern Ireland

New Data Supports Significant Economic And Clinical Value Of MENOPUR(R) In IVF

Medical Experts Call For Greater Use Of Gastric Banding For Obese People With Type 2 Diabetes

First Human Receives Cardiac Stem Cells In Clinical Trial To Heal Damage Caused By Heart Attacks

VIMPAT (lacosamide) Significantly Improved Partial-onset Seizure Control, Increased Seizure Freedom Rates And Enhanced Patient Function

K2M Launches CASPIAN Spinal System To Address Cervico-Thoracic Pathologies

British Veterinary Assoicaiton Asks DEFRA To Abandon Separation Of Animal Health From Animal Welfare

PARI LC Plus And PRONEB Ultra Used In Two Perforomist Studies On Improving COPD Therapies

Enigma Diagnostics Announces Successful Evaluation Of The Enigma FL By The UK's Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Amira Pharmaceuticals Announces Initial Positive Phase 1 Clinical Data For AM211, A Novel Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Respiratory Diseases

First Human Receives Cardiac Stem Cells In Clinical Trial To Heal Damage Caused By Heart Attacks

PROLOR Biotech Awarded Two U.S. Patents For Its Longer-Acting Human Growth Hormone And Longer-Acting Erythropoietin

Cephalon Submits NUVIGIL Supplemental New Drug Application For The Treatment Of Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Jet Lag Disorder

Laughter - The Best Medicine? Spain Hosts The Most Renowned International Symposium On Sense Of Humor And Its Applications

CDC, National Chlamydia Coalition Partner To Raise Awareness, Testing Rates

BMA Scotland Chairman Urges MSPs Not To Play Politics With Public Health

Landmark Data Presented At The British Society For Allergy And Clinical Immunology Shows Hay Fever Vaccine Could Be A Reality

Hunt For Blood Test To Determine Melanoma Survival Rates

XCounter Announces Positive Results Following Independent Clinical Evaluation Of XC Mammo -3T Prototype

Link Discovered Between Sexual Health And Vibrator Use

New Figures Highlight Hidden Human Cost Of Alcohol Misuse In Scotland

Brain Functions That Can Prevent Relapse Improve After A Year Of Methamphetamine Abstinence

Physically Active Elderly People Showed Healthier Cerebral Blood Vessels Than Those Who Are Not Active

Studying The Anti-Cancer Capabilities Of A Special Purple Sweet Potato

Medical Device Development: Stanford Researchers Publish Comprehensive Model

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy June Issue Study Highlights

Activities That Get Children 2 Months To 48 Months Talking Are Most Conducive To Language Acquisition

Previously Confidential Study Results Released On Amputee Sprinter Oscar Pistorius

TAU Develops Superior Method For Coating Orthopaedic And Dental Implants

Better Classification And Treatment Of Juvenile Arthritis Via Gene Expression

European Urology July Issue Reviews Prostate Screening Studies

Toxic Chemicals Affect Steroid Hormones Differently In Humans And Invertebrates

Key Culprits In Lupus Revealed By Scripps Research Scientists

Office Of Tobacco Control Welcomes Removal Of All Tobacco Advertising From Retail Premises, Ireland

Cardiac Function Improved By Early Heart Attack Therapy With Bone Marrow Extract

How The Body Adapts To Exercise At Altitude And How Hypoxia Affects Muscle And Nerve Responses

Improved Communication Encourages Patients To Seek Colorectal Cancer Screening, Study Finds

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