Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 1 October 2009

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Thursday 1 October 2009

More People Receiving HIV Treatment In Low And Middle Income Countries, Report

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new joint report shows that more than four million people in low and middle income coutries were receiving life-saving treatment for HIV at the end of 2008, representing over one third more than the year before and a...
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US Breast Cancer Deaths Falling But Not For African Americans

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Despite it being the most common cancer among women, death rates due to breast cancer continue to fall in the US, except for African Americans, where the rate remains steady. A new American Cancer Society report, Breast...
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Exposure To Tobacco In Unborn Linked To Increased Risk Of Psychotic Symptoms In Later Adolescence

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new UK study suggests that exposure to tobacco while in the womb is linked to an increased risk of a child developing psychotic symptoms during their teens. The study was the work of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol...
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Smart Drugs: Should There Be Routine Doping Tests For Exam Students?

Analysis Of National General Practitioner Patient Survey Data In England

Other Medical and Health News for 1 October*

Rite Aid Launches Its Annual Year-Round Campaign To Help Patients Manage Diabetes

Accessible And Ready To Help: Walgreens Celebrates Its Pharmacists During October's American Pharmacists Month

Resonant Medical To Exhibit Clarity System At Canada's Top Radiation Oncology Conference

Positive Interim Data From Minnow Medical Peripheral Artery Disease Trial Presented At TCT 2009 Conference

Breaking A Sweat Reduces Breast Cancer Risk, Says Stroller Strides

Preventing Medical Errors: Avoid Blame Game, But Punish Habitual Offenders

Johns Hopkins And USC Win $10.4 Million To Study Cancer Epigenome

Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Reduces Need For Surgery By Almost Half

Platelet-Rich Plasma: Does It Work?

New NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Examines Public's Views Of The Role Of Health Care Interest Groups In The Health Care Debate

Statewide Survey Finds Hospitals Forced To Cut Critical Services And Thousands Of Jobs

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Terms Of Reference For Independent Investigation Into Godstone Farm E.coli O157 Outbreak Agreed

Scientists Confirm Rare Genetic Mutations That Ramp Up Bowel Cancer Risk

Eleven Health & Consumer Groups Urge Federal Court To Reject Tobacco Companies' Lawsuit Against FDA Tobacco Regulation Law

Earlier Diagnosis Of HIV Urged By Sexual Health Experts

Most Smokers Make Multiple Quit Attempts Before They Quit Smoking For Good

FDA Issues Strategic Plan For Risk Communication

Focussing On Manufacturing Breakthroughs

Cardiac Stem Cell Trial Seeks To Treat Some Heart Attack Patients

Drug Companies Called On To Pool HIV Patents

VeriChip Corporation Announces Phase II Development Of In Vivo Glucose-Sensing RFID Microchip With RECEPTORS LLC

More Women Having Second Breast Removed After Cancer To Prevent Recurrence, Study Finds

Senate Health Overhaul Plan Offers Employers Penalties, Rewards

Finance Panel Continues March To The Floor, Considers A Number Of Health Bill Amendments

Public Feels Its Voice Is Not Heard In Debate, Poll Finds

Health Care TV Ads Top $100 Million

New Reports Examine State Health Costs And Medicaid Enrollment

Today's Opinions And Editorials

BMJ Examines New Strategy For Universal Healthcare In Asia Pacific

Heading For Controlled Movement Of Molecules

Researching The Cause Of Programmed Cell Death

Older Children Found To Be Most At Risk From Malaria

Reducing Breast Cancer Risk By Vigorous Exercise

IT Equipment Can Harbor Hospital Infections

Hospital Mortality: Complications Are Not Best Predictor

Resolving Competing Requests: Consciousness Is The Brain's Wi-Fi, Study Suggests

Scientists Find New Research On The Brain And Fear That Could Help Victims Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Physician-Assisted Suicide Does Not Increase Severity Of Depression, Grief Among Family Members

Building More Latrines: Peer Pressure Better Than Financial Assistance

Clinical Trial Launched In India To Improve Treatment For People Bitten By Rabid Animals

Securing Biological Select Agents And Toxins Will Require Developing A Culture Of Trust

New Study Validates Positive Family Impact Of Kids' Turn Services

Aetna Introduces Individual Medicare Supplement Plans In Virginia

Can-Fite Initiates Preparatory Work For Psoriasis Phase III Trial With CF101

FDA Delays Decision On HPV Vaccine Cervarix

Public Health Insurance Option Necessary For Reform Efforts To Help Women, Opinion Piece Says

Challenges, Optimism Remain For Senators After Public Option Amendments Fail

Obama's Turn To Retake Lead On Health Reform Nears

Reconciliation: A Health Reform End-Run With Its Own Obstacles

GAO: Medicaid Wastes Millions On Phony Prescriptions For Painkillers

National E-Health Network Remains Industry Challenge

State Budget Cuts Continue To Erode Medicaid Programs, New And Old Models Gain Traction

Reports: Climate Change Effects Could Increase Hunger In Developing Countries By 2050

A Call To Action: Leadership Requirede In Primary Care

Scientists Discover A New Way To Read The Histone Code By Studying Streamlined Sperm

Study Shows Clear Benefits For Infants And Mothers For Treating Even Mild Gestational Diabetes

Risk Of Heart Disease Increased By Prenatal Exposure To Flu Pandemic

Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome?

FDA Issues Draft Guidance On Risk Evaluation And Mitigation Strategies

Progressive Infantile Scoliosis Responds Well To A Series Of Casts, Study Finds

Swine Flu: Racing Against The Clock To Distribute H1N1 Flu Vaccine

Natural Hormone Enables Plants To Rid Themselves Of Pesticide Residues

Taking Sharper Aim At Stomach Ulcer Bacteria

A Potential New Imaging Agent For Early Diagnosis Of Most Serious Skin Cancer

Top Interventional Radiologists, Neurointerventionists Explore Stroke Care Through CLOTS

First Virtual Conference Hosted By Wiley-Blackwell

Judge Blocks 'Informed Consent,' Some Other Provisions Of Ariz. Abortion Law, Allows Waiting Period

Red Cross Helping American Samoa Tsunami Victims

Obstetricians' Complication Rates Vary By Residency Program, Study Finds

Senate Committee Rejects Public Insurance Option

House Leaders Work To Bring Health Bill Below $900 Billion

Jindal To GOP: Time To Say 'Here's What We're For'

AMCP Seeks To Build List Of Managed Care Sites That Provide Experiential Learning For Student Pharmacists

Responsible Pharmacist Guidance FAQs Produced By National Pharmacy Association

Oral Pill Fingolimod Reduces Relapses And Disability Progression

Better Use Of Medicare Data Could Help Cut Costs

Federal Employees Can Expect Increase In Their Health Care Costs

More Than Four Million HIV-positive People Now Receiving Life-saving Treatment

Injectible H1N1 Vaccine Ships Ahead Of Schedule In U.S.

Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman On The Adoption Of Security Council Resolution 1888 On Sexual Violence In Conflict

Royal College of Nursing Issues New Guidance On Internet Usage

Over 4M People Living In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Have Access To ART, U.N. Report Says

HIV Testing Must Be Normalised To Stop The Spread Of Disease

Also In Global Health News: Tanzania's Development Initiatives; Disease Surveillance In West Africa; Water, Sanitation In Kenya, Malawi; More

EMD Serono Submits Application For Cladribine Tablets As A Potential Oral Short-Course Multiple Sclerosis Therapy In The United States

Incept BioSystems Initiates First Human Clinical Trial Of Its SMART Embryo Culture System For In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

InteKrin Therapeutics Presents Positive INT131 Phase 2b Results At The 45th Annual European Association For The Study Of Diabetes Meeting

Amicus Therapeutics Announces Plan To Initiate Phase 1 Study Of AT2220 For Pompe Disease

MacuSight(R) Provides Clinical Development Update For Perceiva(TM)

Results Reported For Exploratory Phase 2 Study Of Nexavar In Combination With Chemotherapeutic Agent Paclitaxel

UCF Athletes Set Example While Getting Protected Against Flu

WellCare To Cover H1N1 Vaccine Administration Costs For Medicaid And Medicare Advantage Members

Urologists, Radiologists, Patients Benefit From New Clinical Prostate Visualization System

Department Of Health Details Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Plan For PA

Aprima And MednetwoRx Partner To Provide Electronic Health Records And Remote Hosting Option To Physician Practices

Teen Smoking Linked To Drinking And Drug Use

Many Football Players Begin Practice Dehydrated

Study Asks, Protection Or Peril? Gun Possession Of Questionable Value In An Assault

Screening Over Thirty Years For Healthy Hearts

Blood As A Cure

WCMC-Q Hosts Expert Presentations On Flu And H1N1

New Markers Discovered For The Early Detection Of Type 1 Diabetes

New Knowledge About Bone Marrow Transplants Can Help Leukemia Patients

Senate Finance Committee Rejects Public Option, Approves Sex Education Amendments During Markup

Swine Flu And Meningitis: A Serious Threat To Hajj Pilgrims- Health Experts Warn, UK

Combined Drug Treatment More Effective Than Either Alone At Reducing Neuropathic Pain

New Miniature, Portable GE Ultrasound Allows For Rapid Diagnosis, Procedures At Patient's Bedside

PolyMedix Initiates Dosing In Phase 1B Clinical Study Of Novel Anticoagulant Antagonist Compound

Metabolomics Used To Discover Biomarkers For Periodontal Disease

ImThera Medical To Begin European Clinical Trials In Belgium

Plexxikon Announces First Patient Dosed In First Of Two Pivotal Trials Of PLX4032 For Metastatic Melanoma

MabCure Inc. Produces Monoclonal Antibodies Against Colorectal Cancer

Response Genetics Inc. Announces Nationwide Launch Of New Gastric Cancer Diagnostic Test To Help Physicians Tailor Therapy For Patients

Synta Pharmaceuticals Initiates Fourth Trial Of STA-9090, A Novel Synthetic Small Molecule Hsp90 Inhibitor

Walgreens Launches National Initiative For 90-Day Prescriptions At Community Pharmacies

Acrux Announces Successful AXIRON™ Phase III Trial Results

Spectranetics Submits 510(k) Application To Food And Drug Administration Seeking Clearance For The Treatment Of In-Stent Restenosis In The Legs

Dynavax Initiates Phase 3 Registration Trial In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients For HEPLISAVTM Hepatitis B Vaccine

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Gordon Brown's 'Free Personal Home Care'

A Chinese Hepatitis B Health-Related Quality Of Life Questionnaire

Do People Consider Lost Earnings When Valuing Illness?

Economic Evaluation Guidelines: Is Anyone Listening?

Transferability: International Differences In Value-For-Money

California Nurses Association/NNOC Issues Policy On H1N1 Flu Vaccination: Encourage, Don't Mandate

Devil Will Be In Detail Of Surprising Move On Personal Care - The King's Fund, UK

Coupling Electrosurgery With Mass Spectrometry For Real-Time Identification Of Tumor Tissues

Diabetics Should Self-monitor Blood Glucose

Baltimore City Public Schools Honored For Healthy Menu

Story Of 100-Year Quest For Elusive Malaria Vaccine: Book By UCR Biologist

Less Than 50 Percent Of Men And Women With Depression See A Doctor For Treatment

Integrated Treatment For Veterans With Chronic Pain And Posttraumatic Stress Developed By Researchers

Scientists Discover Clues To What Makes Human Muscle Age

Study Of Genes, Toxic Metals In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Launched By UT Houston, Jamaica Researchers

Breast Cancer Targeted By Revolutionary Statewide UC Collaboration

The Health Care System Understood By Less Than Half Of Medical Students

Radon Confirmed As Second Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer By Study In Spain And Romania

Shedding Light On Kidney Repair And Disease: Australian Study

Study Shows More Corn For Biofuels Would Hurt Water

UK Lab Finds New Natural Way To Collect Stem Cells - Through Teeth

UN Highlights Efforts To Curb Climate Change In Asia And The Pacific Against Backdrop Of Bangkok Talks

Research Award To Fund Plant-grown Drugs, Australia

Yale Recruits Evolution Experts To Launch Microbial Diversity Institute

Hypertension And Diabetes Are Concern In Long-Term Care Of Liver Transplant Patients

Mabthera(R) (Rituximab) Approved In UK For Relapsed And Difficult-To-Treat Patients With Most Common Leukaemia

Statement By World Food Programme Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On Devastation In The Philippines Following Deadly Storm

Masitinib - Targeted Therapy For Cancers, Inflammatory Diseases And Neurological Indications

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