Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 2 October 2009

Medical News Today provides hourly health news sourced and written by our own dedicated team.

Health News Headlines

Friday 2 October 2009

Genetic Manipulation Helped Mice Live Longer And Stay Healthy

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the UK found that by manipulating the genes of laboratory mice they could mimic the effect of calorie restriction and extend the mammals' lifespan by up to 20 per cent as well as reduce the number of...
[read article]

Cancer Vaccine Girl Died Of Malignant Chest Tumor

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The death of 14-yearl-old British schoolgirl Natalie Morton shortly after receiving an HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer was due to a large malignant tumor in her chest and not due to the vaccine...
[read article]

Stillbirths And Infant Deaths Related To Smoking During Pregnancy And Socioeconomic Inequalities

Written by Stephanie Brunner

New research published on bmj.com today reports that addressing the problem of smoking during pregnancy may help to reduce the socioeconomic inequalities in stillbirths and infant deaths by as much as 30 to 40 percent...
[read article]

Research Indicates People Over 65 Should Take High Dose Of Vitamin D To Prevent Falls

No Link Between Smoking Cessation Drug And Increased Risk Of Self Harm Or Depression

Current Life Expectancy Trends And Challenges: Will We Live To Be 100 Years?

Other Medical and Health News for 2 October*

Food Companies Guilty Of Misleading People With Health Claims, Says Which?

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Welcomes Brown's Commitment To Innovation And Cancer Care

Cooling Treatments Can Reduce Brain Damage Caused By Birth Asphyxia

American Journal Of Public Health: October 2009 Supplement Release On Influenza Preparedness

Genetic Conflict In Fish Led To Evolution Of New Sex Chromosomes

Researcher Uncovers Potential Key To Curing Tuberculosis

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Receives $2.1 Million Federal Grant To Support Hispanic Center Of Excellence

New Tools Help Emergency Planners Select Care Facilities During Disasters

Drug Resistance Weakening Revenue Lines Of Antibiotic Products

MiCardia(R) Announces Issuance Of Ninth US Patent In Structural Heart Disease -- "Shape Memory Devices And Methods For Reshaping Heart Anatomy"

Report: House Health Reform Bill Will Greatly Improve Health Care In Louisiana For Families, Seniors, Businesses, And Children

Australian Medical Association Urges Fast Tracking Of Expanded Itern Training Places

Vets Welcome Step Towards Badger Cull In Wales

American Nurses Association Awarded Funding To Boost Immunization Rates For Nurses And Public

Report: House Health Reform Bill Will Greatly Improve Health Care In Connecticut For Families, Seniors, Businesses, And Children

Array BioPharma To Present Clinical Results On Diabetes Drug At European Diabetes Meeting

FDA Approves Additional Use For IUD Mirena To Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding In IUD Users

American Veterinary Medical Foundation And Pfizer Animal Health Team Up To Award Up To $2 Million In Scholarships To Veterinary Students Through 2012

Tens Of Thousands Of Indonesians Forced To Flee Homes After Deadly Quake

More Doctors For Medical Card Holders To Choose From, Ireland

Antiabortion Protester's Alleged Killer Deemed Unfit For Trial

Deeds, McDonnell Vie For Women's Votes In Va. Gubernatorial Race

Column: The Public Option Contradiction

Last Finance Hurdle: How To Pay For Overhaul

House Democratic Leaders Work To Bridge Divisions In Ranks

New Health Care Ads Hit The Airwaves

Pharmacies Sue States They Say Underpaid Them For Prescription Drugs

Illegal Immigrants Receive Offers To Return Home For Their Health Care

States Grapple With Budgets, Quality And Compliance; California Offers Cautionary Tale For Lawmakers

Earthquakes Create Chaos In Indonesia, Samoas

Opinions: Bridging The Divide To Stop The Spread Of HIV; Ending Future World Hunger

Fighting Spread Of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Using Parasite Bacteria

Expression Of Specific Genes Increases Lung Cancer Risk

Lifespan In Flies Extended By 'Anti-Atkins' Low Protein Diet

Heart Attack And Stroke Prevented In Large, Diverse Population By Bundling 2 Low-Cost Heart Drugs

Keeping Hepatitis C Virus At Bay After A Liver Transplant

New Approach To Targeting The Hidden Reservoir Of HIV

Retinoic Acid May Alleviate Ulcerative Colitis And Similar Irritable Bowel Diseases

Chip-Based And Mobile Blood Diagnosis

Cutting Deaths In Construction - Glasgow Event Aims To Reduce Risks, UK

New Rules Protect Patients' Genetic Information

Secretary Sebelius Releases New Success Story Report: Health Information Technology Strengthens Care In Rural Communities

Chronic Disease Management In The Spotlight, Australia

Editorial Says Restricting Abortion Coverage Under Health Reform Would Be 'Improper Government Intrusion'

GOP Congressman Calls Obama 'Enemy Of Unborn Humanity' Over Abortion-Rights Stance

Analysis: Can What Killed California Health Reform Strike Again?

Democrats Shoot Down Republican Abortion Amendment, Others Pass

Capitol Hill Personalities Play A Key Role In How Health Bills Are Taking Shape

CBO Estimate Left Out Hospital Exemption; Baucus Savings Likely Lower

Study: Medicaid Enrollment Surges, Threatening State Budgets

Fact Check: Canadian Vs. U.S. Systems; AARP Claims

EMRs May Help Doctors Spot Or Predict Abuse

U.N. Security Council Adopts Resolution Condemning Sexual Violence

New Global Campaign Aims To Reduce Child Mortality

FDA Alert: New USP Standards For Heparin Products Will Result In Decreased Potency

UAB-Based National Pediatric Disease Expert Says Protect Children First With H1N1 Flu Vaccine

Report: House Health Reform Bill Will Greatly Improve Health Care In North Carolina For Families, Seniors, Businesses, And Children

Estrogen Required In The Making Of The Male Brain

Cells Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reverse Retinal Degeneration

Protein Discovered That Enhances Long-Term Memory By Controlling Rest Intervals

Gene Behind Malaria-Resistant Mosquitoes Identified By Scientists

Combined Molecular Imaging Technique Effectively Evaluates And Predicts Course Of Common Uterine Cancer

Rising Tide: The Impact Of Dementia On Canadian Society

Senate Finance Comm. Rejects Abortion Coverage Restrictions; House Abortion Debate Continues

The Need To Know - PAC Examines Heart Patients And Their Medications, Australia

Abortion-Rights Group Challenges Okla. Bill Requiring Detailed Reporting On Abortion Procedures

Slate Columnist Saletan Claims Arguments For Abortion Coverage Are Anti-Health Reform

Health Care Reform Bill In Finance Committee Could Be Finalized Friday

President Obama Announces Recovery Act Grants For Medical Research

Senate Finance Members Consider Amendment That Would Require Lawmakers 'To Walk The Walk' Regarding Reform Proposals

For Those Confused About Health Reform - A Fresh Wave Of Primers

Three Additional Alabama Deaths Linked To 2009 H1N1 Influenza

Reid's Medicaid Deal For Nevada Draws Criticism

Teens With Chronic Diseases Often Have Expensive, Uncertain Coverage

Doctors Can Be Frustrated, Confused By Health Care System

Today's Opinions And Editorials

American Psychiatric Foundation Sponsors National Distribution Of WLIW21's Award-Winning Mental Health Series Healthy Minds

News Outlets Continue To Examine Findings Of U.N. HIV/AIDS Progress Report

Also In Global Health News: U.S. Food Aid Declines; Agriculture In Zimbabwe; U.S.-Backed ITN Network; Reducing Maternal Mortality; DNDi Expands; More

AVMA Promotes Dr. Heather Case To Director Of The Scientific Activities Division

Food Security Challenges To Be Addressed As Experts Gather At McGill University

Alcoholism's Effect On Sleep Persists During Long Periods Of Sobriety

Sanofi Pasteur Announces Results Of U.S. Clinical Trials In Adults Following One Dose Of Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine

Prostate Cancer Study Results Published On Patients Treated With CyberKnife Radiosurgery

Data On VIVUS' Qnexa To Be Featured At European Association For The Study Of Diabetes Annual Meeting

Newly Published Phase III Data Show Novartis Drug Sandostatin® LAR Depot Reduced Risk Of Disease Progression By 66% In Advanced NET Patients

Medicago Begins Human Clinical Testing With Its Avian Flu Pandemic Vaccine

Solace Therapeutics, Inc. Announces CE Mark Approval

Many Women Are Unaware Of A Key Factor In Breast Cancer Treatment

Pregnancy And Childbirth Are Becoming More Complicated

Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises Can Help Manage Urinary Incontinence In Older Women

Report Offers Guidance For Prescribing Popular Memory-Boosting Drugs To Healthy Adults

Study Finds ACL Reconstruction On The Rise

Breast Milk Should Be Drunk At The Same Time Of Day That It Is Expressed

Researchers Develop A Software For Clinical Use To Early Detect Multiple Sclerosis

Severe Stress Can Cause Stroke

Treatment Of Severe Burn Injuries

How To Reduce Hospital Stays And Increase Patient Satisfaction

The Most Advanced Solution For The Reduction Of Stretch Marks Based On TriPollar(R) Technology Presented At The Upcoming EADV Congress

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Broadens Medicare Options With New Medicare Advantage PPO Product

New Report Finds Hospital Beds Could Run Out In 15 States If 35 Percent Of Americans Get H1N1

Vanderbilt Lung Cancer Trial For Never Smokers Goes Online

New Insights Revealed On Cell Division And Cancer

Vitamin D's Role In Preventing Asthma Studied In Pregnant Women

AACR To Host Frontiers In Basic Cancer Research Meeting

Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Acute Renal Failure Expand Donor Pool

Teenagers And ACL: Tears Common And Additional Surgery Likely

Wrist Fracture Patients Less Likely To Be Evaluated For Osteoporosis

Tai Chi Can Help People With Diabetes Lower Glucose Levels

Statement By World Food Programme Executive Director, Josette Sheeran, On Spate Of Natural Disasters In Asia

Conference To Share Cutting Edge Developments In Dementia Research

Natural Disasters In Asia And The Pacific Underscore The Urgency For A Meaningful Climate Change Agreement

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Nuffield Council On Bioethics Report

CARD Brings Experts Together For Rochester New York Autism Conference

GP Patient Survey A "Reliable And Valid" Way To Reward Doctors, Say Researchers

British Heart Foundation Recommends Eating Oily Fish For Heart Health

Fragile Roofing Warning After Firm Fined For Newcastle Worker's Seven-metre Fall, UK

Senate Must Not Bow To Tobacco Industry By Amending C-32: Lung Association Says

Positive Trend Found For Diabetic Eye Health; Macular Degeneration Linked To Heart Disease; How Poor Vision Impacts Social, Economic Success

Corthera's Relaxin Receives FDA Fast Track Designation For The Treatment Of Acute Heart Failure

'Stranger Danger' Fears Keep Inner-City Kids Home, Study Finds

Epigenomics Of Cognitive Decline Is Focus Of $5.5 Million NIH Grants To Rush

Whole-Genome Sequencing In Children With Autism Funded By Stimulus Grant

Cancer Genome Atlas Grant Awarded To UNC

Platelet Recovery Treatments To Be Developed Using $16.8 Million Grant

New Book Promises Solution For Teaching Evolution Without Conflict

Malignant Brain Tumors: Chemotherapy Alone Is Just As Effective As Radiation / New Positive Prognostic Factor Found

New Study Reports On Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment And Its Use In Sports Medicine; Cautions More Investigation Needed

In Child Pain Relief, Antidepressant And Placebo Found To Be Equally Effective

Adults Who Ate Sweets Every Day In Childhood Are At Increased Risk Of Aggression

Higher Survival Rate Among Intoxicated Trauma Patients

Treating Even Mild Diabetes In Pregnancy Carries Significant Benefit

Total Nutraceutical Solutions Mushroom Study Reveals Increased Biologic Survival

Covidien Receives FDA Clearance For Its Mallinckrodt™ TaperGuard™ Evac Endotracheal Tube

New Study In The Journal Pediatrics(R) Reports Results Showing Superior Efficacy Of Spinosad Head Lice Treatment As Compared To Permethrin

Summit Ear, Nose & Throat Now Offers New FinESS™ Sinus Treatment For Chronic Sinusitis

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' Antibody Shows Promise In Detecting Pancreatic And Lung Cancer In Serum Test

NIAID To Fund Development Of Emergent BioSolutions' Advanced Anthrax Vaccine Candidate

Increase In 'academic Doping' Could Spark Routine Urine Tests For Exam Students

* Updated hourly, headlines marked as POPULAR are based upon the number of times they are viewed. Those marked as TOP RATED are based upon visitor ratings. Finally, those shown as NEW were published in the last hour.

< -- View news for 1 October 2009

View news for 3 October 2009 -- >

View other days' news for:
October: 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

View news for any date:

Add Our Health News Headlines to your news reader:

Contact Our News Editors

For any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form.

Please send any medical news or health news press releases to:

Back to front page

List of All Medical Articles

Terms and Conditions


News Archive [link] Web Wikipedia Medical Dictionary [link]

Swine Flu Updates