Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 9 October 2009

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Friday 9 October 2009

Many Healthy Foods Are Also The Ones Most Likely To Cause Foodborne Outbreaks, US

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Many healthy food such as eggs, leafy greens and tuna are among the top 10 foods regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that are most likely to cause outbreaks of foodborne illness, according to a consumer...
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Retrovirus Linked To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the US have discovered that a high proportion of people with the debilitating neuroimmune disease Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), have a retrovirus called XMRV in their blood...
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Shingles Raises Risk Of Stroke

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in Taiwan found that people who had shingles had a higher risk of having a stroke than people who did not have it. They said more attention should be paid to shingles patients who have other risk factors for...
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What Is Gilbert Syndrome? What Causes Gilbert Syndrome?

HPV Vaccination: Including Boys In The Programs Would Not Be Cost-Effective

What Is Hypoglycemia? What Causes Hypoglycemia?

According To Expert, Screening All Patients For MRSA Is 'Unethical'

Type Of Treatment For Miscarriage Does Not Have An Effect On Long Term Fertility

Other Medical and Health News for 9 October*

Five Questions For Steven Tovian, PhD - American Psychological Association

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis May Involve A Form Of Sudden, Rapid Aging Of The Immune System

Scans Show Learning 'Sculpts' The Brain's Connections

Higher Cataract Rebate A Mirage, Australia

Mental Health - Greater Awareness And More Funding Needed, Australia

Vaccinating Boys Against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Not Cost-Effective

Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Wins 2009 Nobel Prize For Chemistry

High Reporting Is A Sign Of Safety

Lpath's ISONEP Is Well Tolerated At All Dose Levels In A Phase 1 Trial In Wet-AMD Patients

Urodynamix Launches UroNIRS 2000TM Pilot Program With Cardinal Health

10,600 Nebraskans Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

Muscular Dystrophy Association Applauds New Federal Support For Neuromuscular Diseases

65,000 Missourians Lost Health Coverage In 2009 Due To Increased Unemployment

FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Ready-to-Eat Sandwich Manufacturer

NIH Director Francis Collins To Address 3,000 Cystic Fibrosis Experts At International Conference In Minneapolis

RCN Issues Guidance On Coping With A Drop In Income

Inconsistent State Regulations Allow Insurers To Deny Coverage For Domestic Abuse Survivors

CBO: Finance Bill Price Tag Estimated At $829 Billion Over 10 Years

House Republicans, Disputatious Democrats Discuss Health Reform Bills

Coburn Opposes Medicare Part B Premiums Freeze, McCain Calls Drug Pact 'Unsavory'

Hospital Ethics Panels Help Families Make Difficult Decisions

Health Care Varies Significantly Among States, Study Finds

'Tens Of Thousands' Of Pregnant Indian Women Die From 'Preventable Causes,' Report Says

U.S. Should Provide More Leadership In Finding TB Vaccine, Opinion Piece Says

Senate HELP Comm. Approves Surgeon General Nominee Benjamin

Number Of Reported Rape Cases Hits 20-Year Low

Senate Finance Committee Could Vote Within Days, Still Looking For White House Guidance

Obama, Health Care Regain Ground In Public Opinion Polls

Children On Medicaid Still Face Difficulty Getting Dental Care

Study Suggests Better Health Care Improves Cognitive Development For Kids

Today's Editorials And Opinions

BMJ News Examines Outcomes Of U.N. Human Development Index

News Organizations Examine Guatemalan Drought, Malnutrition

Also In Global Health News: Uganda Malaria Efforts; Child Mortality In Vietnam; Refugee Health; U.S. Aid To Somalia; HIV In South Africa

Symposium On Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine Oct. 14 -15

Preventing Sudden Death In Sports By Means Of Genetic Testing: Study Launched

Study Results Suggest New Approaches For Preventing Type 1 Diabetes

Use Of Archived Specimens In Biomarker Studies

Study Pinpoints Key Mechanism In Brain Development, Raising Question About Use Of Antiseizure Drug

Scientists Decipher The 3-D Structure Of The Human Genome

Cervical Cancer Prevention Efforts Should Prioritize Vaccinating Pre-Adolescent Girls And Continued Cervical Cancer Screening

Exercise Improves Body Image For Fit And Unfit Alike, UF Study Finds

Long-Held Theory About Biological Clocks Overturned By U-M Discovery

Genetic Testing Guidelines For Melanoma Are Developed

Women With Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels

Cambridge Heart To Exhibit At Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association 2009 Annual Meeting October 9th-11th

Child Abuse Raises Risk Of Illness In Adulthood

More Than Two Million Seniors Treated For Falls In Hospital Emergency Departments

Immune Cell Entry Into The Pancreatic Islets Key To Understanding Type 1 Diabetes Origins

Geisinger Physician To Chair Pediatric Obesity Symposium

Clinicians Map Group At High Risk For Aggressive, 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer

Protective Role For Copper In Alzheimer's Disease

Elderly Immune System Needs A Boost

Breakthrough In Lab On Chip For Fast Cancer Detection And Therapy

New Online Distance Learning Database Focuses On International Development

The Great Debate At PAC, Australia

House Energy And Commerce Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Breast Cancer Bills

South Korean Women Fight Stigma Against Single Mothers

Research Advances Presented At 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium

CBO Score A Score For Baucus, But Others Balk

GOP Continues Health Reform Opposition, Quotes Concerned Democrats

Industry Executives Say Health Reform Won't Be Lasting Cure

AMCP's 2009 Educational Conference In San Antonio, Texas

Minority Groups Gear Up To Push For Health Care Reform

Revised AMCP Format For Formulary Submissions Released

North Carolina To Penalize Smokers, The Obese; States Face Medicaid Cliff

Chinese Health Experts Look To Control Spread Of H1N1 In Country's Remote Regions

RCN Response To Alzheimer's Society Survey On Drug Prescribing

Public Lecture At UC Riverside To Focus On Evolutionary Struggle With Cancer

Alaska Dentist Among 10 Americans Chosen To Receive National Award For Improving The Oral Health Of Barrow's Residents

Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Trial Of Personal Health Budgets, UK

DrugScope Responds To NTA Figures On Drug Treatment

U.S. Medical Schools, Teaching Hospitals Continue To Drive Local Economies

Leading Psychologists Share Latest Research With Students In London

Scotland's Students Invited To Hear From Top Psychologists In Edinburgh

UN Flash Appeal Of Nearly $75 Million For Assistance To Victims Of Ketsana/Ondoy

Knowledge Boosts Pain Killing Drugs

Vets Welcome TB Eradication Group For England Progress Report

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging Proves Cost-Effective For Pre-Surgical Planning Of Patients With Known Cancer Diagnosis

Immune Cell Entry Into The Pancreatic Islets Key To Understanding Type 1 Diabetes Origins

ProUroCare Medical Completes Multiple Site Clinical Study For Imaging Prostate Abnormalities

Outcomes Registry In Heart Attack Patients To Generate Numerous Studies; Data Quality Ensured Through Velos Clinical Research Management System

Leptin Linked With More Aggressive Thyroid Cancer In Middle Eastern Region

Liver Cells Grown From Patients' Skin Cells Could Lead To Treatment Of Liver Diseases

For Kidney Disease Patients, Staying Active Might Mean Staying Alive

Creighton One Of Eight Recognized For Vaccination Mandate

Scientists Awaiting The Mutation Of H1N1

Countries Slow To Use Lifesaving Diarrhea Treatments For Children

Cooling Patients After CPR Can Reduce Brain Damage, Boost Recovery

Senate Finance Comm. Health Reform Vote Expected Tues.; CBO Scores Bill At $829B

New Jersey Seeks Federal Permission To Expand Medicaid Family Planning Coverage

Details, Caveats Of CBO Cost Estimates Emerge

Americans Cut Back On Health Care, Consumers Union Finds

Cincinnati Lawyer Among 10 Americans Chosen To Receive National Award For Working To Ensure Access To Health Care

Providing Mental Health Care To The Underserved

2009 Community Health Leaders Award For Work To Reduce Obesity

2009 Community Health Leaders Award For Recruiting Disadvantaged Youth Into The Medical Profession

Retired Arizona Nurse Among 10 Americans Chosen To Receive National Award For Her Work To Address The Needs Of Elderly Native Americans

Arizona Disability Advocate Among 10 Americans To Receive National Award In Recognition Of His Service To People With Disabilities

Texas Women's Health Activist Among 10 Americans Chosen To Receive National Leadership Award

Leader In Stroke Treatments Honored By American Neurological Association, University Of Maryland

Relypsa Initiates Phase 2b Clinical Trial Of RLY5016 For The Prevention Of Hyperkalemia In Heart Failure Patients

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals' AEOL 10150 Protects Lungs Against Mustard Gas Exposure In Animal Studies

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Data Presentations At The American Society Of Nephrology (ASN) Renal Week Meeting

Genetic Baldness Test Complies With The European Directive On In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices

Transatlantic Research And Healthcare Alliance Announced Between Yale University, UCL And Yale-New Haven Hospital

Increase In Donors Is Good News, Say Doctors, But More Needs To Be Done

Hundreds More Transplants, But More Organ Donors Still Needed, UK

1994 Group Comments On UK's 'stunning Achievement' In The World University Rankings

High-Fat Diet Impairs Muscle Health Before Impacting Function

Radiation Costs Vary Widely By Delivery

Geisinger To Provide Patients Access To Physicians' Notes

Patients With Vaccine Allergy May Be Safely Vaccinated

Clinicians Map Group At High Risk For Aggressive, 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer

Unequal Access: Hispanic Children Rarely Get Top-notch Care For Brain Tumors

Experts To Examine New Treatment Options For Vascular Anomalies

Computer Simulations Validate Treatment Targets For Lung Cancer

The Incidence Of Children Living With Substance-Misusing Parents In The UK Is Considerably Underestimated

Nature Publication: Genome-Wide Study Of Autism

Strategy For Mismatched Stem Cell Transplants Triggers Protection Against Graft-vs.-Host Disease

For Creating A Molecular Roadmap For Chronic Lung Diseases NHLBI Awards $11 Million

NIH Grant Will Boost Electron Microscopy At Brandeis, Detect Protein Clumps In Neurodegenerative Diseases

M. D. Anderson Team Chosen To Help Navigate Cancer Genome Atlas

Responsive Teaching To Be Tested By Parents With Autistic Infants At Case Western Reserve University In New Study

Protecting Humans And Animals From Diseases In Wildlife

University Of Guam Cancer Research Center Receives $8M Grant

$16.7 Million Awarded To Hutchinson Center Scientists For Stem Cell Research

The UK's Public Sector And Industry Unite To Attack Obesity And Heart Disease

Improving The Lives Of Torture Victims From Around The World

University Of Utah iPhone 'Apps' Visualize Human Anatomy

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group's Subsidiary Applies For Phase II Grant From NCI For The Development Of Immuno-Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine

Baxter Receives European Commission Approval For CELVAPAN H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

Nutra Pharma Announces Nyloxin Rx, A Prescription Analgesic For The Treatment Of Severe (Stage 3) Chronic Pain

Idera Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of IMO-2125, A TLR9 Agonist, In Combination With Ribavirin For Chronic Hepatitis C Virus

Zelos Therapeutics Initiates Clinical Study Of First US Injectable Equivalent To Forteo(R) (teriparatide)

LiveData Wins SBIR Phase II Grant To Develop Integrated Clinical "Plug And Play" Environment For Patient Safety System

New Link Found Between Osteoporosis And Coeliac Disease

Home Health Care Nursing: Injury And Hazards Are A Growing Concern

INFORMS Meeting Paper Says Specialty Hospitals Cherry-Pick Patients, Exaggerate Success

Study Examines Ethical Dilemmas Of Medical Tourism

Ten Minute Talk Boosts Breast Cancer Awareness Six Fold

Scientists Create Nerve Cell Connections In Vitro Using Artificial Substances, A Major Advance Towards Nerve Cell Repair

Celiac Disease Is A Silent Killer-Phadia To Launch Two New, Technologically-Advanced Diagnostic Tests

New Dental Registration Plan Against Patients' Interests, Say Dentists

Reform Of Organ Donation And Transplantation Service Is Helping To Save More Lives

APP Pharmaceuticals Receives Approval For Sumatriptan Succinate Injection, USP

Reverse Medical Corporation Achieves Milestone Of Human Use With The ReStoreTM Microcatheter In Acute Ischemic Stroke

STEMCELL Technologies Inc. Introduces MethoCult(R) Express For Cord Blood Banks And Transplant Centers

California Dental Hygienists' Association Offers H1N1 Flu Prevention Tips For Patients & Oral Health Professionals

Study Supports Rapid And Aggressive Blood Pressure Reduction As A Treatment Option In Patients With Hemorrhagic Stroke

ibody Science™ Honors Breast Cancer Survivors During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Enzyme May Be A Key To Alzheimer's-Related Cell Death

Heartburn Drugs Deemed Safe For Fetuses According To Ben-Gurion University Researchers

4 National Groups Of Surgeons Respond To The Institute Of Medicine's Recommendation

Needle Biopsy Is Gold Standard For Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Surgeons' Unanimous Consensus

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