Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 4 October 2009

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Sunday 4 October 2009

Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Shows Promise As Lasting Dermal Filler

Written by Jill Stein

The investigational injectable filler 2.5% polyacrylamide hydrogel (AquamidR) is as effective and well tolerated as hyaluronic acid (HA, RestylaneR), for the correction of nasolabial folds, according to pivotal data released...
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Patients' Groups Across Europe Call For Prostate Cancer To Be Higher On Health Agendas

Written by Susan Mayor PhD

Prostate cancer should be higher on government health agendas recognising its importance as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, urges a call to action launched recently by Europa Uomo, a coalition of patients' groups across Europe...
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Differentiating Interstitial Cystitis From Similar Conditions Commonly Seen In Gynecologic Practice

Written by Philip M. Hanno, MD

UroToday.com - Symptoms characteristic of IC have been reported to occur in more than 2% of women. Far more common conditions can result in confounding symptomatology. Dr. Jeffrey Dell and colleagues from Knoxville...
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Impact Of Surgical And Medical Castration On Serum Testosterone Level In Prostate Cancer Patients

What Is Frozen Shoulder? What Causes Frozen Shoulder? What Is Adhesive Capsulitis?

Other Medical and Health News for 4 October*

Provectus Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of PV-10 For Liver Cancer

Baylor Health Care System To Transform South Dallas Recreation Center Into New Diabetes Institute

Childhood Cancer Survivors Exercise Less, Increasing Diabetes Risk

Fight Diabetic Non-Healing Wounds Lying Down

Urologic Oncology Services Expanded At Cancer Institute Of NJ

Get The Facts On The H1N1 (Swine) Flu

FDA Transparency Task Force To Hold 2nd Public Meeting On Ensuring That Agency Information Is Useful, Understandable, Accessible

Comment For The BMJ On Figures Showing That 25% Of People Hospitalised With Swine Flu Have Asthma, UK

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Finance's Marathon Markup Complete As Senators Look Forward To Panel Vote And Floor Action

New Articles To Protect Vulnerable Populations During An Influenza Pandemic Published In Special Issue Of American Journal Of Public Health

National Community Pharmacists Association Applauds House Of Representatives For Passing Bill Maintaining Seniors' Access To Durable Medical Equipment

New American Medical Association Video Answers Physicians' Health-Reform Questions

Teleconference Discussion Of Results From Cocaine Vaccine Study

Researchers From Roswell Park Cancer Institute Use Forensic Techniques To Personalize Medicine For Breast Cancer Patients

University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Researchers Receive V Foundation Award For Lung Cancer Clinical Trials

UPMC Shadyside School Of Nursing Receives National League For Nursing Center Of Excellence Designation

New Study Evaluates Surgical Masks Vs. N95 Respirators For Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Workers

Baxter Receives EMEA Positive Opinion For CELVAPAN H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

Avexa Closes ATC's Phase III Trial To Evaluate Data

Massachusetts General Hospital Selects Elekta As New Vendor For Complete Cancer Treatment Solution

Honor Society Of Nursing Recognizes Researcher For Significant Contributions To Geriatric Care

DexCom™ Receives CE Mark Approval For The SEVEN(R) PLUS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Titan Announces Award Of NIH Grant For Probuphine(R) Clinical Development

American Kidney Fund Launches National Gala, The Hope Affair, To Spotlight Impact Of Chronic Kidney Disease

Publix Pharmacies To Compound Tamiflu Into Oral Suspension

Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Files SNDA Submission For Clonicel To Treat ADHD

Updated Advaxis Phase I Survival Data Indicates Long-Term Immune Protection

Halozyme Presents Phase 2 Results For Regular Insulin-PH20 Confirming Faster Insulin Absorption And Superior Glucose Control

CVRx(R) Enrolls First Patient In HOPE4HF™ Clinical Trial

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