Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 14 October 2009

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Wednesday 14 October 2009

Worldwide Rates Of Abortion And Unintended Pregnancy Falling

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

According to a new report from a sexual health organization, worldwide rates of abortion and unintended pregnancy are falling in both the developed and the developing world, primarily due to increased use of...
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In Some Respects Minimally Invasive Prostate Surgery Is Riskier Say Researchers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from the US suggests that while radical prostatectomy by minimally invasive procedures, including robot-assisted, may shorten the time patients spend in hospital and decrease hospital complications, they may...
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Decline In Other Cognitive Skills May Precede Memory Loss In Alzheimer's

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study from a center for Alzheimer's research in the US suggests that cognitive skills other than memory, for example visuospatial skills that help us work out how objects relate to each other in three dimensions as...
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What Is Glue Ear? What Causes Glue Ear?

What Is Glandular Fever? What Causes Glandular Fever? What Is Infectious Mononucleosis?

What Is Glomerulonephritis? What Causes Glomerulonephritis?

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Over Half Of The Deaths Occur While Co-Sleeping

Other Medical and Health News for 14 October*

NCPA: Pharmacy Provisions In Senate Finance Committee Health Care Reform Bill Benefit Patients, Lower Costs, Deserve Support

H1N1 Flu Vaccine Requires Pediatricians To Change EMR Software System Requirements

Pall Mobile Water Treatment Systems Provide Emergency Drinking Water To Earthquake Victims In Padang, Indonesia

Diabetes Care Shifting To Earlier, Expanded Insulin Use, Scientia Advisors Finds

Bioengineered Stem Cells May Offer New Hope For Pancreatic Cancer Patients

2 Million Dollars Stimulus Grant To Fund Research On Wireless Patient Monitoring

Allergic Disease Costs NHS Scotland £130 Million A Year And Is "Worse Than In England"

AHIP Statement On Passage Of Senate Finance Committee Legislation

CMS Proposes New Rules For Medicare Advantage And Prescription Drug Plans To Better Serve Beneficiaries

Physical Therapists Play Integral Role In Prevention, Risk Reduction, And Treatment Of Painful And Often Irreversible Side Effect Of Cancer Treatment

More Research Needed On Blast Induced Traumatic Brain Injury And Vestibular Pathology In US Military Service Members

Health Protection Agency Joins Forces With UN And WHO To Launch Strategy For Safer Hospitals

Caleco Pharma Corp. Announces Initiation Of Clinical Studies Of Lamiridosin (a Dietary Supplement)

Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. David B. Samadi Discusses The Benefits Of Surgery For Organ Confined Prostate Cancer

Sirona Biochem Says New Obesity Data Shows It's On The Right Path

United Hayek Set To Radically Change The MRI Landscape; Much Cheaper MRI Scans To Come

Australian Nursing Federation Calls For Long Term Health Care Strategy, Australia

CT Scans Show Patients With Severe Cases Of H1N1 Are At Risk For Developing Acute Pulmonary Emboli

Local Charity Calls For People Living With HIV Across The County To Give Their Views At A Major HIV Conference In Eastbourne

TAU Uses An Earlier Generation Antibiotic To Repair Genes And Slow Polyp Growth

No Such Thing As 'Junk RNA,' Say Pitt Researchers

First-Of-Kind Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts' Performance

Premium Car Research & Cow Dung Point To New High Tech Disease Diagnosis

University Of Iowa Pharmaceuticals Passed Pre-Approval Inspection For Aseptically Filled Sterile Drug Product

Risk Of Asthma Increased By Impaired Foetal Growth

New Weight Loss Program Helps Overweight Children

New York Times Series Examines Risks Of Infertility Treatments

Blogs Comment On Catholics' Support For Health Reform, Chicago 'Bubble Zone' Law, Other Topics

Senate Finance Committee To Vote Today On Health Care Reform Overhaul

House, Senate Democrats To Face Off Over Health Taxes

K Streeters Must Choose Sides As Health Debate Nears Showdown

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Treads Reform Line Between Dems And Republicans

Prescription Drug Ads Drive Up U.S. Health Costs

States Eye Budget Cuts And Health Reform

Global Food Price Increases Are 'Realistic Possibility,' FAO Says At High-Level Forum

News Outlets Examine East African Drought

Also In Global Health News: Ban Addresses Women's Health; Afghanistan's Health Services; PMI Africa Grants; Q&As

Pain Response To Heat Reduced By Comfort Food

Low-Income Females At A Disadvantage For Surviving Breast Cancer

Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer In Mice Earlier Than Current Methods

Triggers In Cells' Transition From Colitis To Cancer Discovered By UF Researchers

Widely Sought Molecular Key To Understanding P53 Tumor Suppressor Gene Discovered By Singapore Scientists

Berkeley Researchers Get First Look At Gene-Silencing Human RISC-Loading Complex

How Stem Cells Yield Functional Regions In 'Gray Matter'

25 Years After 'Bubble Boy' SCID Kids Leading Healthy, Normal Lives

Initial Research Shows Glucose Levels May Be Measured Painlessly With Light In The Eye

Female Lawmakers Use Personal Health Battles To Shape Views On Legislation

Medical Specialty In 'Mammology' Needed To Improve Breast Cancer Care, Experts Argue In New York Times Opinion Piece

Political Cartoon: 'Choose Your Own Health Insurance Adventure'

Democrats Attack Insurers' Claim That Health Premiums Will Rise

Is Universal Coverage Goal 'Slipping Away?'

Mayo's Decision To Limit Patients Makes It A Poor Model, Critics Say

Aetna Ends Two Medicare Advantage Programs While A Medicare Experiment Grabs Attention

More Employers Demand Workers Prove Dependents Are Eligible For Coverage

African Leaders, Chirac Unite To Fight Fake Drug Manufacturing, Distribution

Studies Examine H1N1 Treatment, Outcome Differences In Mexico, Canada

Used Hotel Soaps Help Prevent Disease In Developing Countries

Risk Of Congenital Malformations In Fetus Doubled By Medications That Block Folic Acid In Pregnancy

In Over 50 Percent Of Randomized Clinical Trials For Cardiovascular Disease The Race Of Each Participant Not Reported

Improving Understanding Of The Pathogenesis Of H1N1 Virus Using Medical Imaging

Rip Currents Pose Greater Risk To Swimmers Than To Shoreline

Rapid Vaccine Rollout Effective In Reducing Infection Rates, Shown By H1N1 Simulation Modeling

Current Safety Equipment May Not Be Adequate For Nanoprotection

Candidates For New HIV Drugs Found By Pitt Researchers

Parts Of The Genetic Programs That Determine Programmed Cell Death In Plants And Animals Are Actually Evolutionarily Related

Transcendental Meditation Reduces Stress, Improves Mental Health Among Women With Breast Cancer

Self-Esteem In Overweight And Underweight Women Affected By Media Exposure

Candy Bar Or Healthy Snack? Free Choice Not As Free As We Think

Can Social Networking Help Consumers Get Healthier?

Diminished Proactive Attention Exoerienced By Action Video Game Players

Dems Criticize Insurance Industry Study Showing Higher Consumer Costs Under Health Reform

Recent Pew Survey On Abortion Views 'Presents A Challenge' For Obama, Opinion Piece Says

UNICEF Alarmed By Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation In Northern Yemen

Smokers' Helpline Services Launched For Yukon, Canada

Government Of Canada Launches H1N1 Preparedness Guide

Town Hall In Iqaluit Tackles Vaccine Myths, Canada

Children's Dental Care Gets Boost In Health Reform Plans

CRT To Licence Telomere Targeting Agents To Pharminox For Drug Development

Approaching Today's Finance Panel Vote, Predictions Take The Spotlight

UCL Becomes Home To London's First Cancer Research UK Centre

States Have Initiated Tort Reform Experiments

FDA Acts To Halt Marketing Of Unapproved Codeine Sulfate Tablets

Financial Advisers Help Wealthy Americans Navigate Medicare

Historic Senate Finance Committee Vote Moves Health Reform Toward Passage

Health Plans Get Lukewarm Response, According To Consumer Reports' Survey

Insurance Lobby's Critique Of Senate Health Reform Bill "Gives Hypocrisy A Bad Name"

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Chemical Approach For Treating Retinal Degenerative Diseases

Medical School: Beyond The Books

Some Benefit In Team Rehab For Hip Surgery Patients

Could The Hot Stuff In Chili Peppers Ease Your Tingling Nerve Pain?

Researchers Discover Mechanism That Helps Humans See In Bright And Low Light

For SAD Sufferers, Cognitive Behavior Better Than Light Therapy At Preventing Recurrence

Study Examines Mastectomy And Breast-conserving Surgery Rates

Anticancer Drug Improves Survival And Treatment For Patients With Advanced Bladder Cancer

Bioluminescence Imaging Used For Eye Cancer Detection

Robot Saves Patient's Transplanted Lung

New Nanotech Sensor Developed With Medical, Chemistry Applications

Discovery Reveals Gene Activity Networks That Let Tumors Thrive And Suggests New Modes Of Therapy

Students Share Findings From The Frontiers Of Biomedical Research

Blunkett Backs Call For Increase In Brain Tissue Donation To Beat Dementia

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Department Of Health Survey Into Attitudes Towards Growing Older

Senate Finance Committee Holds Vote On Health Reform Bill

New York Times Examines Antiabortion-Rights Street Protesters

U.N. Head Praises Progress Since 1994 Cairo Population Conference, Says Work Remains

Cherokee County Death Linked To 2009 H1N1 Influenza

New Legislation Would Codify NIH Guidelines On Stem Cell Research, Funding, Washington Post Editorial Says

Alexandra Burke Gives Young Diabetes Campaigners A Voice, UK

Foundation School Body Fined After Student Loses Six Fingers And Both Thumbs In Art Class, UK

Hand Nailed To Pallet Prompts Prosecution, UK

Merseyside Motorcyclist's Life-threatening Injuries Prompt Farm Safety Warning, UK

Tate And Lyle Fined £270,000 For Health And Safety Breach Following Worker's Death, UK

Tricks And Tips For A Safe Halloween

Princeton University Study Reveals The Crucial Role Of DispersinB(R) Substrate To Bacterial Cell Surface Interaction In Biofilm Formation

ImmuneRegen BioSciences(R) Initiates Homspera(R) Studies Against Global Influenza Threat

ASHP Survey Reveals Hospital Workers Concerned About Flu Vaccines

Challenges For NHS Dental Commissioning Must Be Addressed, Say Research And Report

Minimally Invasive Device Approved To Treat Liver Cancer, Fibroids, Tumors, And Bleeding

New Brain Stimulation Treatment May Offer Hope For Those With Treatment Resistant Depression

DIATHERIX Laboratories Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization For The Detection Of The Influenza A H1N1-09 Pandemic Flu

BIOSAFE Launching In A New Specially-Treated Facemask Effective Against H1N1 Influenza

Sinovac Receives Certificate Of Approval To Distribute Panflu (H5N1) Vaccine In Hong Kong

Surgeons Identify Molecular Pathway That May Help Target Future Therapies Against Tumor Angiogenesis

Increasing Severity Of Bicycle Injuries Leads To Concerns About Cycling Infrastructure

Genetic Analysis May Help Physicians Individualize Treatment Of Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Flu Vaccinations Test Public Health Readiness

Telemedicine May Help Rural Trauma Surgeons Avoid Medical Errors And Unnecessary Patient Transfers

Z-Medica Introduces QuikClot(R) Trauma Pad™ Hemostatic Dressing

Depomed Reports Results From Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials Evaluating Non-Hormonal Therapy For Menopausal Hot Flashes

Synta Pharmaceuticals Announces Updated Elesclomol SYMMETRYSM Data Presented At Melanoma XIII

NiTi Surgical Solutions Introduces Investigational Bowel Anastomosis Device At American College Of Surgeons Annual Meeting

GlaxoSmithKline Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Zunrisa (casopitant Mesilate)

Working After Retirement Leads To Better Health, According To National Study

Need For Routine Intervention In Patients With Renovascular Disease Questioned By Study

As Population Ages, Canadian Blood Supply Future Uncertain: Study

Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy Shows Some Advantages, But Also Higher Rate Of Certain Complications

Study Suggests Mastectomy Not Being Overused For Breast Cancer Treatment

Dysfunctional Protein Dynamics Behind Neurological Disease?

Discovery Of New Cancer Gene

Less Invasive Procedure For Repair Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm May Reduce Short-Term Risk Of Death

Venous Leg Ulcer Dressings: Study Identifies Significant Savings

Working Overnights By Attending Physicians Not Associated With Significantly Increased Risk Of Procedure Complications The Next Day

More Than $30 Million In Stimulus Funds Received By NYU Langone Medical Center Researchers

New Effort To Battle Antibiotic Resistance Rallies Researchers Throughout Harvard University

An Action Plan For Zimbabwe

Case Western Reserve University Receives $20.5 Million

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