Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 6 October 2009

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Tuesday 6 October 2009

Over 1% Of US Children Have An Autism Spectrum Disorder

Written by Christian Nordqvist

According to a report published in the journal Pediatrics, 1 in every 91 children aged between 3 and 17 years is estimated to have an autism spectrum disorder in the United States...
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What Is Uveitis? What Causes Uveitis? What Is Iritis?

Written by Stephanie Brunner

Uveitis is the inflammation of the uvea (or uceal tract), which is the middle layer of the eye. The uvea extends toward the front of the eye and consists of the iris (colored part of the eye), choroid layer (layer of tissue...
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High Blood Pressure Is The Leading Preventable Cause Of Premature Death In China

Written by Stephanie Brunner

An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that high blood pressure (hypertension) causes more than 1 million premature deaths in China, and over 2 million total deaths...
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What Is An Ingrown Toenail? What Causes An Ingrown Toenail?

Other Medical and Health News for 6 October*

Study Shows DuraPrep Solution May Be Superior To Chlorhexidine In Preventing Surgical-Site Infections

General Mills Joins Unprecedented Coalition To Help Reduce Obesity

Vivaldi Biosciences Inc. Announces Issuance Of US Patent For Influenza Vaccines

Direct Flow Medical Presents Twelve Month Clinical Results With Their Percutaneous Aortic Valve System At TCT

Pico-Tesla Starts Phase III Clinical Trial Of Its Proprietary Magnetic (Magneceutical™) Therapy For Parkinson's Disease

PEGINTRON(R) Receives A Recommendation For Approval From FDA Advisory Committee For A New Application In Melanoma

MD Biosciences Expansion To Increase Capacity In Pre-Clinical Drug Discovery Services And Products For Inflammatory And Neurological Diseases

ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) Receives Marketing Authorisation In Europe For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes

Children "Lobby" For Food Allergies In U.S. Congress

Priority Health Expands Medicare Advantage For 2010

Orexo Confirms FDA Acceptance Of Abstral Filing

Universal Detection Technology Inks Deal With U.S. Department Of Commerce To Become Featured Exporter Of Anthrax Detection Equipment In France

Health Plans Collaborate On Landmark Initiative To Reduce Time, Expense For Physician Office Practice "Paperwork"

Australian Medical Association Congratulates Professor Elizabeth Blackburn

The Lupus Foundation Of America Urges Key Stakeholders To Implement Report Recommendations

Peak Surgical And Medtronic Announce Global Distribution Agreement For The Ear, Nose, And Throat Market

Were People In The UK Ever Really That Concerned Swine Flu?

FDA Orders Postmarket Surveillance Studies On Certain Spinal Systems

UNICEF Rapid Response Team On The Ground In Samoa

Radiofrequency Energy Technique As Effective As Tonsillectomy Surgery

Nicotine-Induced Activation Of Head And Neck Cancers May Be Inhibited By Curcumin

Caregivers And Physicians Need Education About Battery Ingestion In Children

Southerners And Women Most Frequent Outpatients For Rhinosinusitis

Hearing Loss Risk In Men Can Be Reduced By Higher Folates, Not Antioxidants

Elevated Lymphotoxin Expression In Liver Leads To Chronic Hepatitis And Causes HCC

UNC Study Pinpoints Gene Controlling Number Of Brain Cells

Global Death Toll: 1 Million Premature Babies Every Year

N.J. Gubernatorial Candidates Battle For Independent Female Voters

Senate Democratic Leaders Prepare For Floor Action On Health Bills; Public Plan Still The Flashpoint

San Francisco's Public Option Receives High Marks

Nursing Home Industry: New Funding Reductions Will Force Closures

Incentives Move Doctors To E-Prescribe; Hospitals Slow To Join HIT Exchanges

Today's Editorials And Opinions

U.N. Officials Highlight Need For Vaccine Assistance To Poor Countries

In Vocal Health Issues For Inner City Children, Hoarseness Predominates

Judging Facial Beauty Among Races

Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery Can Boost Quality Of Life For Patients

GI Tract Conditions Common In Patients With Sleep Apnea

Future Medicare Savings Could Partly Offset Costs Of Expanding Health Care Coverage

Rethinking Design To Keep Children Safe

Air Pollution May Trigger Appendicitis

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, October 6, 2009

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Nearly 3 Times As Likely To Occur In Men

New Target For Treating Leukemia Identified By Inventive Combination Of Research Approaches

Nonallergic Rhinitis Symptoms More Severe Than Allergic Rhinitis

New Recommendations On Hoarseness For Primary Care Physicians

Chin Augmentation May Be Recommended For Nose Job Recipients

Obama Moves More Slowly Than Bush On Judicial Nominees, AP Reports

Will Insurers Balk At Weakening Of Individual Insurance Mandate?

Eleventh-Hour Lobbying Campaigns Hope To Lower Costs To Industry

Lawmakers Eye Medicare Cuts To Offset Reform Costs -- Much To Seniors' Dismay

Ending Insurance Discrimination, Closing Coverage Gaps Proving Difficult In Reform Efforts

Politics, Payment Plans And Potential Lawsuit Costs

News Outlets Examines Health Impact Of Disasters In Indonesia, Samoa, Philippines

Also In Global Health News: World Bank Budget Concerns; Ethiopia Prepares For Malaria Surge; Malnutrition In Yemen; Malaria Prevention In Africa

Understanding A Cell's Split Personality Aids Synthetic Circuits

Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis Have Increased Incidence Of Other Chronic Illnesses

Photodynamic Therapy Effective For Certain Head And Neck Cancers

Tai Chi May Be An Effective Treatment For Dizziness, Balance Issues

Minimally Invasive Procedure Effective For Treating Snoring

Alternative Medicine Use Increasing For Patients Suffering With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Outcome For Organ Transplant Recipients Can Be Improved By Prompt Diagnosis Of Ear Infections

Spread Of A Childhood Cancer Aided By Mutated FGFR4 Protein

Although Child Burn Injuries Are Down Significantly, An Alarming Number Of Children Are Still Being Injured

Stanford Analyses Of Flu Pandemics Project Savings From Earlier Vaccinations

Stanford/Packard Scientist Shows Body's Circadian Rhythm Tightly Entwined With Blood Sugar Control

Tissue Regeneration Promoted By Enhanced Stem Cells

Sens. Wyden, Rockefeller Undecided On Finance Committee Reform Bill As Vote Nears

Uninsured By Choice: A 'Calculated Risk'

House Leaders 'Tantalizingly Close' To Finalizing Bill - But Work Still Remains

Costs Of Health Bills, Health Care Under Scrutiny

Reform Effort Could Expand Drug Coverage, Affordability

Obama Discreetly Lobbying For Public Option In Senate Health Bill

New York Health Workers Protest H1N1 Vaccine Mandate

$40B Needed To 'Dramatically' Reduce Millions Of Child Deaths Annually, Report Says

BBC Examines 'Huge Imbalance' Between Funding For HIV/AIDS, Other Health Needs In Uganda

Keep Your Home Safe From Fire To Prevent Painful Burn Injuries

Children And Adolescents Still Not Getting Enough Calcium

Senate Hearing On Steroids And Sports Supplements: Increased Enforcement, Resources Key, Says NPA

Inovio Biomedical Demonstrates Protective Immune Responses Against Novel H1N1 (2009) Influenza Virus In Ferret Model

Two Phase III Studies Of Lucentis Show Early And Sustained Improvement In Vision In Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion

Inovio Biomedical Therapeutic Cervical Cancer Vaccine Demonstrates Safety And Immunogenicity In Clinical Trial

UNICEF: Without A Protective Environment, It's A Harsh Life For Children

Minister Aglukkaq Announces Appointment To The Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Governing Council

Mexico Hosts High Level North American Meeting In Response To 2009 Influenza A (H1N1)

Team Finds A Better Way To Watch Bacteria Swim

231 New Genes Associated With Head And Neck Cancer Revealed By Study

USDA Joins FDA Efforts On New Food Safety Regulations

Patients With Allergic Rhinitis And Obstructive Sleep Apnea Plagued By Stress, Fatigue

Vitamin D Expert Receives Award From North American Menopause Society

Novel Breast Tissue Feature May Predict Woman's Cancer Risk

Improve Patient Safety By Reducing Diagnostic Errors

New Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center And MSKCC Imaging Center Opens

No Soap? Then Hand Washing Is A Waste Of Time

Urology: South Eastern European Meeting In Belgrade On 9 And 10 October, 2009

Improving Patient Care By Designing Drugs And Their Antidotes Together

Women's Health Advocates Use Health Reform To Tackle Gender Biases In Coverage

American Red Cross Helps Meet Needs In Asia Pacific Disasters

Slate Column Examines Research On False Rape Accusation Rates

Southwest Airlines Delivers "Comfort" To Americans Displaced By Disasters

Snowe, Some Democrats Hesitate To Support Finance Reform Package

Medicaid Expansion Proposal Continues To Worry Governors

Parliamentary Secretary For Health, Mark Butler, To Open PAC09, Australia

Health Reform A Chance For Mental Health Care Changes

SHM's Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Targets Hyperglycemia

Primary Care Shortage Worsens And An Illinois Clinic Experiments With A Program To Train More Nurses

Faced With Federal Prosecution, MountainView Agrees To Stop Harassment Of RNs In Settlement With Labor Board

Challenges Surround The Calculation Of Costs Associated With Illegal Immigrant Care

More Than 1 Million Babies Worldwide Born Prematurely Die In First Month, Study Says

MSF Calls On Drug Companies To Pool HIV Patents

ADF Tackles Binge Drinking Head On, Australia

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Presents AzedraTM 12-Month Efficacy Data From Phase I Clinical Trial In Neuroendocrine Tumors

Surescripts(R) To More Than Double The Number Of Physicians Using E-Prescribing In 2009

The Nation's Orthopaedic Surgeons Join Provider-led Electronic Prescribing Initiative

FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of PEGINTRON(R) For The Adjuvant Treatment Of Stage III Malignant Melanoma

ThromboGenics Announces Results From A Phase IIa Trial Evaluating Microplasmin For The Treatment Of Diabetic Macular Edema (MIVI II DME)

Study Suggests That NGAL Identifies Acute Kidney Injury Early In ICU Patients

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results From Phase II Bavituximab Lung Cancer Trial

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation Of Caldolor Data At American Academy Of Pain Management Meeting

Expert Panel Of Pediatric Liver Specialists Publishes Recommendations For Monitoring And Referral Of Children With Chronic Hepatitis B Infections

Oral Cancer Foundation To Donate Screening Devices To Free Clinics

Gilbert Hospital To Begin Dialysis Care

Americans United For Life Responds To New Pew Poll Results Showing Dramatic Drop In Support For Abortion

Fewer U.S. Schools Selling Less Nutritious Food And Beverages

Butler Hospital Leads National Study Of Deep Brain Stimulation For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Elekta Impac Software Selected To Present At Electronic Health Records Symposium

First Direct Information About The Prion's Molecular Structure Reported

Researchers Identify Gene That Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis

Breast Reconstruction Varies By Race

Drivers With Parkinson's Disease At Higher Risk Of Crashes In Low Visibility

New Jersey Cancer Center Helps Develop Nationwide Prostate Consortium

End Of Life Spikes In Brain Waves: Physiological Markers For The Often Reported Near Death Experience?

Are You At Risk For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Taking The Guess Work Out Of Predicting Pain Relief For Patients With Back Pain And Sciatica

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Shows Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery

Addition Of Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy To Standard Radiosurgery Results In Worse Learning And Memory Function For Patients With Brain Tumours

Emergency Departments Do Not Provide Timely Care For All Patients

1994 Group Launches Microsite On US Chronicle Of Higher Education Campus Viewpoints

New Book Helps Pharmacists Prepare For Role In H1N1 And Other Public Health Crises

Completion Of Reform To The Healthcare Regulatory Bodies, UK

New National Study Finds Decrease In Rate Of Pediatric Burns

Study Pinpoints Gene Controlling Number Of Brain Cells

Protein "Key" Research May "Unlock" Nicotine Addiction

Einstein To Develop Anti-HIV Drug Delivery System

University of Virginia Researchers Ready To Help Revolutionize Medical Care Worldwide

Sister Study Exceeds Recruitment Goal: Now The Real Work Begins

American Psychiatric Association Honors Texas Congressman With Highest Award In Advocacy

The British Psychological Society Supports World Mental Health Day 2009

Cancer Research UK And AstraZeneca To Accelerate Biomarker Research

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