Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 13 October 2009

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Tuesday 13 October 2009

Cancer Passes From Mother To Unborn Child

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A team of scientists from Japan and the UK has published a paper describing a case of a mother with cancer passing the disease to her unborn child and how they proved it. The study was the work of first author Takeshi...
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Own Stem Cells Help Boy With Rare Condition Grow New Cheekbones

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

In a groundbreaking tissue engineering procedure, doctors in the US used the patient's own stem cells to help a 14-year old boy with a rare rare genetic condition that left him with underdeveloped and partly missing cheekbones grow new facial bone...
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Most Critical And Fatal Cases Of 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Initial Outbreak Were Healthy Adolescents And Young Adults

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A cluster of new studies examining intensive care unit (ICU) cases of 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) swine flu in the initial outbreak of the disease in Mexico, Canada, and then later in Australia and New Zealand, has once again...
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Action Plan To Rebuild The Health-care System In Zimbabwe

Other Medical and Health News for 13 October*

Aspyra To Demonstrate Teleradiology And Interoperabilty With AccessRAD RIS/PACS At RSNA 2009

Major New York State Health Plans Now Using Enroll NY™ For Medicaid Leads

Consumer Groups Urge Senate To Keep Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency In Health Care Reform

European Patent Office To Issue Patent To Phyton Biotech Covering Methods Of Making Taxanes - Compounds Useful In Cancer Treatment

Governor Schwarzenegger Protects Adult Consumers' Access To E-Cigarettes

Two HSPH Professors Honored With Election To Institute Of Medicine For Their Scientific Contributions

Urban 'Corner Stores' Can Contribute To Child Obesity

Pediatric Intervention Could Prevent Potentially Fatal Autoerotic Asphyxiation

In-Home Audio Self-Hypnosis May Reduce Chronic Stomach Pain

Preparing Psychologically For Bushfires - Updated Resource For The Public, Australia

Scholarships To Support Postgraduate Clinical Psychology Students, Australia

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Scientists Solve 100-year Cancer Puzzle

Antisoma's AS1411 Gains US And EU Orphan Drug Status For Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Drew Altman And Stuart Appelbaum To Be Honored At Medicare Rights Center's 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

Fielding Offends Nurses And Midwives, Australia

Loss Of Tumor Supressor Gene Essential For Transformation Of Benign Nerve Tumors Into Deadly Type Of Sarcoma

Tobacco Research Reveals The Packet Racket

Veterinary Group's Congressional Agenda Focuses On Workforce Issues

Study Looks At Clinical Trial That Tested Estrogen-Plus-Progestin Combination

In Bladder Treatment Decision, Prediction Model Superior To Traditional Criteria

LSUHSC's Dr. John England Plays Key Role In Developing New ALS Treatment Guidelines

Culture Is More Important Than Genes To Altruistic Behavior In Large-Scale Societies

Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death Increased By Gene Mingling

Children Can Greatly Reduce Abdominal Pain By Using Their Imagination: UNC Study

Phone-Based Counseling Is The Focus Of A Teen Smoking-Cessation Trial, First To Achieve Significant Quit Rates

Hope For Millions Who Suffer From Arthritic Pain

Clifford B. Saper, M.D., Ph.D., BIDMC Chairman Of Neurology, Elected To Institute Of Medicine

RNA Repair System In Bacteria Discovered By Researchers

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter From FDA For FUSILEV(R) In Advanced Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Bioalliance Pharma Announces Phase I Trial For Fentanyl Lauriad(R) And The Submission Of A Clonidine Lauriad(R) Phase II Clinical Trial Application

Fear Of Mentally Ill Is Misplaced: Stranger Homicide By People With Schizophrenia Is Rare And Unpredictable

Cross Party Group Examines Health Care Support Workers, Wales

Over 100,000 Canadian Youth Introduced To Science Through CIHR's Synapse Program

During An Epidemic, Should Noninvasive Ventilation Be Considered A High-Risk Procedure?

At Top-Rated Hospitals There Is A 52 Percent Lower Chance Of Dying: HealthGrades Study

FDA Awards $17.5 Million In Grants To Further Food And Feed Safety

FDA Approves Berinert To Treat Abdominal Attacks, Facial Swelling Associated With Hereditary Angioedema

Rochester-Led Parkinson's Study Pays Off Again, 2 Decades Later

Health Economics Model Shows Cervarix(R) Cross-Protective Efficacy Could Provide Greater Cost Reductions Than Protection Against Genital Warts

New Wave Of Talking Therapy Sites For World Mental Health Day, UK

Sociologist David Mechanic Receives Institute Of Medicine's 2009 Sarnat Prize In Mental Health

Opinion: Improving U.S. Foreign Assistance; Revisiting U.S. Food Aid

Also In Global Health News: HIV Immigration Rules; Global Fund Aid In Kenya; Water Shortage In Yemen; Testing For TB

Mice Made Leaner By Inhibiting The Cellular Process Autophagy

Nurses Blast Latest Price Gouging Threat By Insurance Giants, "Massive Public Bailout Apparently Not Enough"

Phosphorylation Of Alpha-synuclein - A Balancing Act In Parkinson's Disease

First H1N1 Influenza Nasal Mist Vaccine Shipments Arrive In Alabama

New Findings Of Autism-Associated Synapse Alterations Lead To Coveted NIH Grant For Stanford Scientist

Dyslexia Varies Across Language Barriers

The Stroke Association And Siemens Launch Stroke For Stroke 2010

Heart Function Preserved By Suppressing A Gene In Mouse Model

Best Treatments To Help ALS Patients Live Longer, Easier: New Guidelines

Partner Abuse Leads To Wide Range Of Health Problems

More Than Two Million Children In Tajikistan Vaccinated Against Measles And Rubella

Device Using Radio Waves To 'See' Through Walls Could Help Police, Firefighters, Elderly, Retailers

BestWeek: Industry Eyes Plan For Government-Run LTC Program In Health Reform

OptumHealth Brings Medical Experts Together To Explore Advancements In Fetal, Neonatal And Pediatric Care

ReachMD XM 160 Announces Two New Radio Programming Series - Featuring The New England Journal Of Medicine

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. Updates Progress On The Company's New Opportunities In COPD, Tumor Banking And Cancer Treatment

Ironing Out The Genetic Cause Of Hemoglobin Problems

American Pharmacists Association Arms Consumers With Resources To Keep Better Track Of Their Medications

Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis Identifies 22 Regions Associated With Blood Cell Traits

Young 'Invincibles,' Small Businesses Worry About Proposed Mandates

Female Lawmakers Shape Health Care With Their Own Stories

Employers Offering More High-Deductible Plans This Enrollment Season

Joint NMC And Royal College of Nursing Statement On Margaret Haywood High Court Verdict

'Modern' Patients Help Drive Up Health Care Costs

Even With Early Shortages, Public Opinion Is Conflicted About Getting The Swine Flu Vaccine

Some Scientists Question Results Of Recent HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial

States Experiment With Reform, But Gaps Suggest Some National Changes Needed

DMAS Training Program At PAC, Australia

Today's Selection Of OpEds: Cutting Health Costs

Low, Middle-Income Countries Could Receive Donated H1N1 Vaccine Shipments By November, WHO Says

APESMA Boost For Pharmacists' Support Service, Australia

New U.S. Agricultural Research Institute Launched; Global Food Aid Examined

News Outlets Examine Efforts To Improve Sanitation Worldwide

R&D Pharmaceutical Industry Moves Quickly To Provide Emergency Aid After Natural Disasters Across Asia & The Pacific

IFPMA Salutes Québec's New Biopharmaceutical Strategy

Effects Of Aspirin And Folic Acid On Inflammation Markers For Colorectal Adenomas

A Cell That Resembles A Pigment-Producing Skin Cell Triggers Atrial Fibrillation

Tregs Predict Outcome Of West Nile Virus Infection

Sickle Cell Anemia Complications Can Be Reduced With Targeted Treatments

New Report Reveals Inequality Of Patient Access Across Europe To Innovative Treatments For Rheumatoid Arthritis

'Real-World' Study Finds That Obesity Doubles The Risk Of Conditions Associated With Heart Disease

Recombinant TSH Shown To Be Cost-Effective In Canada

Metabolic Syndrome And Disease Costly In Working Population

Primary Care: Health Bills Don't Address Physician Shortage Concerns

Health On The Hill

Thrombolysis For Stroke Saves Money After Five Years

Insurers Change Course, Attack Health Care Reform, Predict Huge Premium Increases

Senate Finance Members Weigh Their Health Bill Votes

Governor Vetoes Vital Patient Protection

Benefits Of Health Overhaul Won't Be Immediate

Lawmakers' Support For Health Reform Not Necessarily Based On Constituent Needs, Study Finds

Congressional -- And Political -- Agenda Tied To Outcome Of Health Care Reform

Obama Highlights GOP Reform Supporters; Capitol Hill Battle Grinds On

CBO Score On Baucus Bill Is Bogus; Price Tag Low Because Access Is Not Protected

Texas Medical Association Urges Cornyn To Continue Fight To Fix What's Wrong, Keep What's Good In U.S. Health Care

States Struggle With Medicaid Issues

Physician Shortage Worries Rural Communities But Gets Little Attention In Health Bills

Arena Pharmaceuticals' Lorcaserin To Be Featured In Multiple Presentations At Obesity 2009

Doctors Use Patient's Own Stem Cells To Grow Facial Bone In Groundbreaking Procedure

Celling Technologies Launches The Res-Q Adult Stem Cell Device To Complement Regenerative Medicine Portfolio

Celator(R) Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment Early In Phase 2 Study Of CPX-351 In Newly Diagnosed AML

Electronic Brachytherapy A Viable Option For Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)

Raptor Pharmaceutical Reports Positive Interim Phase 2a Clinical Data In Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

New Survey Shows Devastating Impact Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain On Intimate Relations

Clinical Remissions In Three Otherwise Intractable Cancers Signal The Progress Of Targeted Genetic Medicine

Researchers Present 'a Novel, Automated, Efficient Environmental Disinfection Technology That Significantly Reduces C. Difficile, VRE And MRSA

Guardian Provides 100% Coverage For Swine Flu Vaccine

Regulatory Leader In OASIS Documentation Introduces OASIS-C Products

Iowa's Largest Health System Launches First-in-the-Nation Statewide Electronic Prescribing

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Introduces Innovation-Enabling Solutions Across The Spectrum Of Surgery At ACS

Looming Medicare Cuts Threaten Medical Care For Illinois Seniors

AvMed Covers H1N1 Flu Vaccine For Members

U-M Doctor Working To Get Neurologists In The Game When It Comes To Sports Injuries

Texas State Tests Potential New Cancer-Fighting Weapon

Surgeons Discover A Visceral Fat Hormone That Could Protect Against Life-threatening Sepsis

Helping Patients In Pain: An ASN Podcast On Palliative Care

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