Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 4 July 2009

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Saturday 4 July 2009

What Is Psychotherapy? What Are The Benefits Of Psychotherapy?

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Psychotherapy consists of a series of techniques for treating mental health, emotional and some psychiatric disorders. Psychotherapy helps the patient understand what helps them feel positive or anxious, as well as accepting...
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33,902 Swine Flu A(H1N1) Cases Including 170 Deaths In USA

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed in its weekly update on Friday evening, 3rd July, 2009, that the total number of confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection stands at 33,902, including 170 deaths...
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Total Swine Flu A(H1N1) Human Infection Cases Reach 7,447 In The United Kingdom

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK, informed yesterday 3rd July, 2009, in its weekly update that the total number of confirmed human cases of Swine Flu A(H1N1) infection has reached 7,447...
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Other Medical and Health News for 4 July*

Watson Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval For Generic PLAN B(R)

Loneliness Among Older People, Study

Rampant Helper Syndrome Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA

Homeopathy At Risk Of Being Lost In Translation

Working Towards An Optical Integrated Circuit

The Very First All Spanish "Surgery Robot" Is Now Operating In Malaga

Double Success For Instituto Gulbenkian De Ciencia Scientists Working On Chromosome Segregation

Questioning The Credibility Of Some Published Clinical Trials

Work With Tiny Worm Could Point To New Treatments For Human Brain Disorders

Study Identifies How Tamoxifen Stimulates Uterine Cell Growth And Cancer

Locust Study Points Toward New Treatment For Stroke And Migraine

Particles Held For On-Chip Analysis By Integrated Optical Trap

More Loneliness, Anxiety Experienced By Overweight Kids, MU Study Finds

Connection Between Cancer And Human Evolution Revealed By Ben-Gurion U. Researchers

Pilot Study Confirms That Children With Autism Need To Be Taught In Smaller Groups

UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied To Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury

BioCis Pharma Reports Positive Phase IIa Clinical Results In Atopic Dermatitis

ThromboGenics And BioInvent Start Recruitment Of Second 100 Patient Cohort In Phase II DVT Prophylaxis Study With TB-402

Childhood Arthritis: Common But Preventable Consequence Of Lyme Disease

Sound Imaging: Clever Acoustics Help Blind People See The World

Healthy Sex Life After A Cardiac Event

"Jumping Gene" Diminishes The Effect Of A New Type 2 Diabetes Risk Gene

First Ten-Year Follow-Up Shows That Treatment With AVONEX® Leads To Long-Term Benefits In Early Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Mri Data Showing Tysabri® Promoted Remyelination Presented At The 61st Annual Meeting Of The American Academy Of Neurology

ONGLYZA™ (Saxagliptin) Receives Positive Opinion In Europe For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

Phase III Study Showed Lucentis Improved Vision In Patients With Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

Bausch & Lomb Vision Care Strengthens Its Commitment To ReNu® Brand And The Eye Care Community

Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots

Cost-Effectiveness Of HPV Vaccination In The Netherlands

Cutting Calories May Be Key To Evolutionary Fitness

Sleep Duration Associated With Variations In Levels Of Inflammatory Markers In Women

Center Receives Grant Renewal For Hypertension And Vascular Disease Studies

A Group Of Proteins Highly Effective At Killing Bacteria And Which Could Hold The Key To Developing New Types Of Antibiotics To Be Studied

Hemophilia Research Award Received By Keri Smith, Ph.D., UT Scientist

Eye Disorder Research Benefits From Grant

Liverpool To Strengthen Health Research In Africa

Deadly Leukemia Stem Cells Found And Eliminated By New Targeted Therapy

Methane-Producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA

Sexist Jokes Favor The Mental Mechanisms That Justify Violence Against Women

Research4Life: Research Output In Developing Countries Reveals 194 Percent Increase In Five Years

Call For Public Debates On Future Uses Of Stem Cells Lead By Bioethicists

UCLA Scientists Find Molecular Differences Between Embryonic Stem Cells And Reprogrammed Skin Cells

Novel Role Of Gene May Provide Key To Treating Liver And Neurodegenerative Diseases

Improving The Biomarker Pipeline For Early Cancer Detection

Mouse Study Shows PET Can Measure Effectiveness Of Novel Breast Cancer Treatment

Hepatitis B Virus Mutations May Predict Risk Of Liver Cancer

Stanford Bioethicist And Colleagues Call For Federal Regulation Of Genetic Ancestry Testing

Diabetic Retinopathy Stopped By Natural Compound

Study Shows The Negative Side To Positive Self-Statements In Self-Help Books

Why Some People Stayed Behind When Hurricane Katrina Struck

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