Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 2 July 2009

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Thursday 2 July 2009

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FDA Panel Votes To Restrict Acetaminophen

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Tuesday to recommend new restrictions on the popular pain relief drug acetaminophen (known in many other countries as paracetamol), which is found...
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Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Many Common Genetic Variants Says International Research Consortium

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study by a large international consortium found that many common genetic variants contribute up to a third of a person's risk of inheriting schizophrenia and many of the same DNA variations are also involved in bipolar disorder...
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Wal-Mart Backs Employer Mandate On Insurance
"In a major break with most other large companies, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Tuesday told the White House that it supports requiring employers to provide health insurance to workers, a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's...
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Other Medical and Health News for 2 July*

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Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Saint Barnabas Medical Center Is Only Hospital In New Jersey To Offer Clinical Trial For The Treatment Of Recurrent Chest Wall Breast Cancer

Provectus Pharmaceuticals Completes Patient Accrual In Initial Phase 2 Study Of PH-10 For Atopic Dermatitis

Illinois Department Of Public Health Director Offers Tips For A Safe And Healthy Holiday Weekend

Connecticut Health Department Urges Food Safety When Grilling Outdoors

Governor Rell: State Of Connecticut To Receive $3.75 Million Grant To Enhance Heath Care Access For At-Risk Mothers

Occupational Therapist Suspended For Lack Of Competence

How Do I Know If I Need Knee Replacement Surgery?

HCL Welcomes Government Proposals For More Flexible NHS, UK

New UK Drive To End Malaria Deaths

Minimise Risks Of Phone Consultations, Warns Summons, Scotland

IPS Examines Obstetric Fistula In Southern Senegal

NARAL Endorses Sen. Gillibrand's 2010 Bid For Full Senate Term

Michigan Report Shows Decline In Teen Pregnancy, Improvement In Prenatal Care

New Poll Suggests Slim Majority Favors Obama Plan

Two Doctors Share Their Expectations For Health Reform

Colorado Medicaid Cuts Some Services For Developmentally Disabled

New Product For Pfizer Specialty Takes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension To Heart

Alzheimer's Research Yields Potential Drug Target

An Increase In Indigenous Medical Students Will Help Close The Gap, Australia

MorphoSys And The University Of Melbourne File New Patent Applications In MOR103 Program

State Senior And Disabilities Services Responds To Federal Review

Texas Department Of State Health Services Urges Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Precautions

Longevity Of Dental Fillings May Be Increased By Nanotechnology

Sepracor Provides Update On Clinical Trials For SEP-225289 And LUNESTA(R) Pediatrics

Sucampo Reports Top-Line Results Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Cobiprostone For Prevention Of NSAID-Induced Gastrointestinal Injuries

Immune System Link To Schizophrenia Identified By UCLA Collaboration

Schizophrenia Linked For First Time To Chromosome Region In Study Led By Stanford Scientists

Pfizer Updates CHANTIX(R) (varenicline) Labeling In The United States

Liver Transplantation After Drug Induced Acute Liver Failure Examined By Study

Take Care Health Systems Expands Treatment For Skin Conditions And Minor Injuries

Study Examines PEPFAR Efforts In Zambia

Franken To Be Seated As Minn. Senator, Will Serve On HELP, Judiciary Committees

Antiabortion-Rights Groups To Reintroduce Colorado Personhood Initiative

Congressional Recess: Senators Talk Health Reform With Voters, Staffs Toil On Bills

Ad Update: Religious Groups Back Reform, Unions Target Senators' Tax Plans

Veterans Affairs Provides Underused Monthly Pension Benefit While Medicaid Receives Increased Attention

Editorial Urges Broader HIV Testing In South Carolina, Across Nation

UCB And Biogen Idec Discontinue Phase II Clinical Trial Of CDP323 - Analysis Showed No Clinically Relevant Benefit For Patients

For Research On Protective Effects Of Fish Oil In Stroke LSUHSC MD/PHD Student Awarded NIH Grant

Hospital-Acquired Infections Tied To Nurse Staffing Ratios

The United Nations To Launch "Texting4Health" In Uganda

2009 Dr. Paul Janssen Award For Biomedical Research Won By Axel Ullrich

Prime Minister Pledges Action On Maternal Mortality, UK

$500,000 Gruber Neuroscience Prize Awarded To Hall, Rosbash And Young

UPMC Sports Medicine Urges Sedentary, Over-40 Adults To Enroll In 'Start' Fitness Program

$500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize Awarded To Cancer Geneticist Janet Davison Rowley

Human Milk And Blood Serum SRMs For Contaminant Measurements Issued By National Institute Of Standards And Technology

Mental Health America Establishes Regional Policy Council To Strengthen State Advocacy Work

Post-Surgery Distress In Children Eased By Hormone Treatment

Closer Working Between GPs And Community Pharmacists Would Save Lives And Improve NHS Cost Effectiveness And Care Quality

Virus-Gene Therapy Combination Being Tested Against Melanoma

Memory Decline In Mice Reversed By Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor

The Multiple Health Benefits Of Dairy Foods Examined By New Science Review

PLoS Medicine Editorial Argues For Water Access To Be Considered Human Right

Lautenberg Announces Nearly $17 Million For 20 Health Centers Across New Jersey

Funding, Restrictions Keep WFP From Reaching Millions Of Hungry North Koreans

POZEN Submits New Drug Application For VIMOVO™ (PN 400)

Medarex To Receive Milestone Payment For The Approval Of Ilaris For The Treatment Of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome

IOM Panel's Comparative Effectiveness Report Includes Pregnancy Prevention Measures

XenoPort Reports Positive Results From A Phase 2 Trial Of Arbaclofen Placarbil In Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Spasticity

Evidence Challenges Effectiveness Of Embryo Screening For Older Women

New York Times Editorial Lauds Appointment Of White House Adviser On Violence Against Women

White House Refines Health Reform Message

Questions Linger Over Pharmaceutical Deal Agreement To Cut Costs

Red Cross Offers Helpful Water Safety Tips As Holiday Weekend Approaches

Texas Medical Association Agrees: Texas Children Need Access To Health Care

Drug Industry Increases Lobbying Efforts And Targets Democrats

Pharmacies Urged To Register From 1 - 31 July 2009 To Receive Early-bird Payment

White House Officials Used Twitter, Ashton Kutcher To Promote HIV Testing Day

Benefits Of Anti-TB Plan Would Dwarf Costs In Sub-Saharan Africa

Targeting Human And Animal Diseases In Africa: Research Network Wins Approximately £5.7 Million

University Of Queensland To Provide Ipswich Healthcare Boost With $2.5m Super Clinic, Australia

Intervention Program Targets Siblings

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promising Results For Some Patients With Cerebral Palsy

African Institutions Lead International Consortia In $49 Million Initiative

When Husbands Work In US, Mexican Wives' Mental Health Dives

New Jersey Leaders Detail Savings For Health Reform

Prostate-Specific Antigen: To Test Or Not To Test, From Harvard Men's Health Watch

Gefitinib Receives European Licence For The Treatment Of Lung Cancer For Patients With EGFR Activating Mutation Positive Tumours

Eisai And Pfizer Decide Not To Appeal NICE Decision And Call For An Expedited Review Of Guidance For Alzheimer's Disease

Cook Medical Introduces The Guardia™ Pro Protective Embryo Transfer Catheter

Burgess Response To President Obama's Answer To His Question On Medical Liability Reform

Successful Initial Safety Tests For Genetically-modified Rice That Fights Allergy - Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry

Scientists Uncover Patterns Of Genetic Changes In Mental Retardation

Potential New Drugs: 970 Million And Still Counting - Journal Of The American Chemical Society

Brittle Table Salt Can Stretch Like Taffy In The Nanoworld - Nano Letters

Once-A-Month Pill For Both Fleas And Ticks In Fido And Fluffy - Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry

Also In Global Health News: HIV & TB; ITN Program; DRC's Health System

Other "-Caines" Often Replace Novocaine In The Dentist's Office - Chemical & Engineering News

No Evidence That WHO-recommended Treatment For Insecticide Poisoning Improves Survival

Seasonal Hunger Devastating And Under Recognized

What Should Be Human Right

Pregnancy Complications May Increase Autism Risk

No 'Empty Nest Syndrome' For Parents In Rural Thailand

Chlamydia Infection - The Most Commonly Reported Sexually Transmitted Infection In Europe - ECDC Issues Chlamydia Control Guidance

Kenya Malaria Study Shows One-Third Of Patients Receive ACTs

Roche To Offer Developing Countries Discounted Tamiflu

Nineteen House Dems Plan To Vote Against Health Reform If Abortion Funding Is Included

New Study Shows Many Unplanned Quit Smoking Attempts Are Successful

Avalere Estimates Medicare Part D 'Donut Hole' Will Be Obsolete In 2023

Cord Blood Awareness Month: Understanding Still Low, Despite Medical Advancements

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Clinical Trial Update On Therapeutic Effects Of Combined Treatment With Ribavirin And Tiazofurin

New Report Finds Obesity Epidemic Increases, Mississippi Weighs In As Heaviest State

Newborn ICUs Seeing More Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections

Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Reverse Metabolic Syndrome In Obese Teens

Study Rewrites Textbook On Key Genetic Phenomenon

A Combination Of Common Genetic Variations Can Lead To Schizophrenia

New Treatment For Receding Gums: No Pain, Lots Of Gain

Complaints By The Elderly Valuable Information Or Trivialities?

Increasing Age Of Mothers In Spain Leads To Rise In Mortality Rates

New e-Science Service Could Accelerate Cancer Research

Lack Of Sleep Could Be More Dangerous For Women Than Men

Chromosomal Problems Affect Nearly All Human Embryos; Discovery May Explain Low Fertility Rates In Humans

Cancer Survivors At Greater Risk Of Birth Complications; Special Monitoring Needed

Will IVF Work For A Particular Patient? The Answer May Be Found In Her Blood

Study Indicates Support Group Attendance Improves Post-Surgical Weight Loss

Government "No Leg To Stand On" Over Refusalto Compensate Tainted Blood Victims - Willott, UK

Microbial Analysis, Micropatterning Methods Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Availability Of IVF Treatment In UK Still Poor Compared With Rest Of Europe

Drinkaware's Response To Public Health Commission Report About Health Messages, UK

BMA Reaffirms Opposition To Assisted Suicide, UK

VYVANSE CII Provided Significant Efficacy At 14 Hours After Administration In Adults With ADHD In An Adult Simulated Workplace Environment

Schering-Plough Announces Phase II And III Data For Corifollitropin Alfa

Neupro(R), The Only Transdermal Patch For Restless Legs Syndrome, Now Available In The UK

Appeal For Cancer Patients To Trial New Nail Damage Remedy

Swine Flu Daily Update Issued At: 11am Tuesday 30 June 2009, Wales

Important Modulator Of Immune Cell Entry Into The Brain Discovered

New Drug That Could Dramatically Speed Up The Elimination Of River Blindness Across Africa Begins Clinical Trial

New Survey Shows That Welsh Patients Are Happy With Their GPs

Teva Announces Approval And Launch Of Tri-Lo Sprintec Tablets

Pfizer Discontinues Phase 3 Trial Of Sutent(R) In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

FDA Approves Feraheme™ To Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia In Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Drug & Alcohol Action Team Uses SAS To Tackle Drugs And Save Lives By Improving Joined-Up Delivery

New Nutritional Supplement BioShield-Radiation(R) First To Offer Radiation Protection In Pill Form

CytRx Files Report With The FDA In Response To The Partial Clinical Hold On Its Phase 2b Arimoclomol ALS Trial

DeCODE-led Megastudy Finds New Genetic Clues To Causes Of Schizophrenia

Peregrine Awarded European Patent For Innovative Labeling Technology Featured In New Study In The Journal Of Nuclear Medicine

Men And Women Find Cosmetic Surgery Appealing When They Suffer Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity

Acidic Drinks Worse For Teeth Than Whitening

The Mystery Of Why HIV Patients Are More Susceptible To TB Infection Solved By Harvard Scientists

Swedish Discovery May Provide New Treatments For Alcohol Dependence

Biological 'Fountain Of Youth' Discovered In New World Bat Caves

Echo-Location In Humans Developed By Spanish Scientists

Study Provides Greater Understanding Of Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria

Examining The Risk Of Tuberculosis From Arthritis Medication

History Of Periodontitis Linked To Cerebrovascular Disease In Men

Parkinson's Disease Alters Patient's Ability To Learn From Rewards While Treatment Affects Ability To Learn From Negative Outcomes

Mechanics Of Bacteria Colonies Measured By New Lab-On-A-Chip

Aclasta(R) (zoledronic Acid 5mg) Approved In EU To Treat Steroid Induced Osteoporosis In Men And Post-menopausal Women

Food For Thought: Report Published Into The UK's Health

Advanced Prostate Cancer - New Review On PROSTVAC(TM) Published By Key Investigators From NCI

Heatwave Warning Issued - Level 3, UK

MPs Debate 'Blatant Discrimination' Of Oyxgen Users, UK

COAG Should Maintain Focus On Improving Indigenous Health, Australia

Don't Throw Swine Flu Parties, Say Northern Ireland Doctors

Colorectal Cancer - MDC Researchers Identify Genetic Markers For Metastasis Formation

WFP Operation In DPRK Under-Funded

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