Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 12 October 2009

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Monday 12 October 2009

Researchers Discover How Some Infectious Bacteria Evade Destruction And Survive In Human Cells

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers from France and the US have discovered a way in which bacteria that cause disease by invading human cells escape destruction by cellular processes that normally mop up and destroy unwanted foreign agents...
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Bioengineers Make Three Dimensional Living "Heart Patch"

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

By imitating the way embronic stem cells grow into heart muscle, bioengineers from the US say they have completed the first step toward growing a living three dimensional "heart patch" that has the potential to repair heart tissue...
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Juggling Boosts Brain Connections

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers the UK found that learning to juggle boosts brain connections by making structural changes in the white matter of the brain. They hope the study will help develop new treatments for diseases such as multiple...
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What Is Giardiasis? What Causes Giardiasis?

What Is Bladder Cancer? What Causes Bladder Cancer?

Inexpensive Locally Produced Oral Cholera Vaccine Proven Safe And Effective

Other Medical and Health News for 12 October*

John P. Hussman Institute For Human Genomics Forms Scientific Collaboration With Life Technologies To Advance Autism Research

Don't Underestimate Seasonal Flu - Remember To Get Your Annual Flu Jab, Says Department Of Health, UK

New York Stem Cell Foundation-Druckenmiller Fellow Lead Author On Groundbreaking Study That Finds Safer New Way To Turn Adult Cells Into Stem Cells

More Infants Surviving Pre-Term Births Results In Higher Rates Of Eye Problems

Noncorrectable Vision Problems Associated With Shorter Lifespan In Older Adults

Urate In Blood And Spinal Fluid May Predict Slower Decline In Patients With Parkinson's Disease

Declines In Other Thinking And Learning Skills May Precede Memory Loss In Alzheimer's Disease

Investigation Of Contaminated Heparin Syringes Highlights Medication Safety Issues

Healthy Neighborhoods May Be Associated With Lower Diabetes Risk

Researchers At University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine Identify Gene Responsible For Regulating Optic Nerve Regeneration

Discovery Of Genetic Defect May Lead To Better Treatments For Common Gut Diseases

Environment Agency Serves Suspension Notice Following Trent Cyanide Pollution

Most H1N1 Patients With Respiratory Failure Treated With Oxygenating System Survive Illness

Critical Illness From 2009 H1N1 In Mexico Associated With High Fatality Rate

H1N1 Critical Illness Can Occur Rapidly; Predominantly Affects Young Patients

Vets Welcome TB Eradication Group For England Progress Report

Researcher Receives Major Grant For Research Targeting Tuberculosis

Proactive, Personalized Telephone Counseling Can Help Teen Smokers To Quit

One In Five Europeans Is Regularly Exposed To Sound Levels At Night That Could Significantly Damage Health

New Dental Registration Plan Against Patients' Interests, Say UK Dentists

Deeds Losing Advantage In Va. Gov. Race, Latest Poll Shows

President Of Consumers Union Calls Health Reform 'Vital'

News Media Examine Health Reform Roles Of Snowe, Voinovich, Gregg

Are Doctors To Blame? NPR Reports On What Drives Up Medical Costs

Arizona Clinic Stops Accepting Medicare, Some Penn. Medicare Advantage Plans Cancelled

Health Policy Research Roundup

Clinical Trial Reveals Cholera Vaccine Is Safe, Offers Protection For Up To 2 Years

Recent Releases In Global Health

Charities Join Prime Minister To Send United Message On Breast Cancer, UK

British Medical Journal Group Provides Authoritative Update On Swine Flu Vaccination

Hybrigenics' Inecalcitol Shows Promising Preclinical Results Against Hormone-dependent Prostate Cancer

Vaccinating Men With Gardasil Not Cost Effective, Study Finds

Blogs Comment On Oklahoma Abortion Law, New Female Condom, Other Topics

Health Industries: Changes Could Kill Health Reform Bill

House Leaders Discuss Taxing Insurers To Help Finance Health Care

Caring For Alzheimer's Patients Proves Costly

Nursing Homes And Adult Care Centers Deal With Mental Health Issues

VOA News Examines U.S. Global Health Funding

SciDev.Net Examines African Network For Drugs And Diagnosis Innovation

CD4 Cell Count Key Predictive Risk Factor For Both Aids-Defining And Non-Aids-Defining Cancers In Patients With HIV

30 Senate Dems Demand Public Option In Health Reform Legislation

Three-Quarters Of Indian Maternal Deaths Preventable, Study Finds

Senate Finance Committee Plans Tuesday Vote As Lawmakers Crunch Numbers

House Dems Seek Health Bill Support From Liberals, Women, And Even Republicans

Hospital-Insurer Tug Of War Leaves Patients In Middle

The 'Turbocharged' Health IT Industry

Agriculture Investment In Developing Countries Must Increase By 50% To Feed 9.1B People By 2050, FAO Report Says

AP Examines H1N1 Surveillance By U.S., WHO

Association Between Mediterranean Diet And Reduced Risk Of Depression

Bioengineers Develop New Strategy For Mending Broken Hearts

Common HPV Genotypes In Northern India Identified, Vaccination Encouraged

Swine Flu And Asthma: NIH Prepares To launch 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial In People With Asthma

NIH Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trials In HIV-Infected Pregnant Women

Detection Of Ultra-Low Concentrations Of Cancers And Other Clinical Targets

UCSD Researchers Pave The Way For Effective Liver Treatments

Common Herbicides And Fibrates Block Nutrient-Sensing Receptor Found In Gut And Pancreas

Geography, Education And Economic Status Affect Treatment For Early Invasive Breast Cancer

Implementation Of Acute Care Surgery Service Provides More Timely Patient Care

Cancer Drug Is No Different In Effectiveness As Gold Standard Treatment For Macular Degeneration

How RNA Polymerase II Gets The Go-Ahead For Gene Transcription

Dems Court Women's Support For Health Reform As Female Sens. Tout Legislation In Floor Speeches

Chicago City Council Restricts Protesters Near Medical Clinics

Lawmakers Renew Demands For Public Option In Health Bill

Catholic Bishops Call For Changes In Health Care Legislation

Patients Sue Insurers For Denying Transplants

State Governments Start Swine Flu Vaccine Campaign

Today's Editorials And Opinions

Haiti, Dominican Republic Leaders Aim To Eradicate Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis By 2020, Funding Unclear

NIH Women's Health Public Forum And Scientific Workshop In Chicago

69 Grants To Support A Broad Spectrum Of Scientific Research

$26 Million Federal Stimulus Grant For Biomedical Research Received By UT's Eric Boerwinkle

New NIH-Funded Consortium For Studying Immune Disorders To Be Led By UCSF

Medical Center Researchers Honored For Excellence

Award Recognises 30 Years Of Anti-Smoking Work

Therapeutic Hypothermia Journal Announced By Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

In Visit To Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY Gov. Paterson Renews Commitment To Stem Cell Research

Increased Levels Of Muellerian-Inhibiting Substance Could Mean Greater Breast Cancer Risk

Lessons Learned From H1N1 Virus Pandemic

Receptor Activated Exclusively By Glutamate Discovered On Tongue

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