Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 22 October 2009

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Thursday 22 October 2009

Ex Drummer Of Rock Band KISS Speaks In Public About His Breast Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Peter Criss, the 63-year old ex drummer and founding member of rock band KISS is talking to various media outlets this month, National Breast Cancer Awareness month, about how he was diagnosed and successfully treated for breast cancer last year... [read article]

Older Workers Less Stressed Because They Are The "Healthy Survivors" Says UK Report

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

UK experts who conducted a review of research on work-related stress found that while fewer older workers report high stress levels compared to their younger counterparts, this could be because they are the healthy "survivors" of the workplace... [read article]

From Chewing Gum To Chocolate: 76 Innovations To Improve Global Health Backed By Gates Foundation

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding 76 projects using innovative ideas from chewing gum to chocolate to improve global health, and that of developing countries in particular, to the tune of 100,000 US dollars each... [read article]

Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Can Be Treated With Lower-Dose Dexamethasone

What Is Fever (Pyrexia)? What Causes Fever?

Other Medical and Health News for 22 October*

GE Healthcare To Purchase Assets Of ONI Medical Systems, Inc., Provider Of World's Only High-Field Dedicated Extremity MRI Scanners

Secretaries Sebelius, Duncan To Attend Screening Of New "Sid The Science Kid" Flu Vaccination Special Episode

Endocyte Presents Data On EC145 In Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer Before The European Society Of Gynaecologic Oncology

CDC Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices Votes For Permissive Use And For Vaccines For Children Funding For GARDASIL(R) For Boys And Young Men

EDGE Medical Devices Launches Plasma Flat-Panel Digital Radiography Detector And Universal Retrofit Kit

PPD Dermatology To Present At Second Annual Boston Biotech R&D Conference

Halozyme Announces Roche Doses First Patient In Phase 3 Clinical Trial With Subcutaneous Herceptin(R)

Experts Applaud Physical Activity Guidelines Bill

Physicians Have Less Respect For Obese Patients, Study Suggests

BIO Welcomes West Virginia BioScience Association To Industry Council

The Honorable Al Gore To Deliver Keynote Address At 2010 BIO International Convention

'Close Call' Birth Underlines Need For Pambula Maternity Unit. Australia

New Figures Underline Urgent Need For Action On "Appalling Shortage" Of Rural Doctors, Australia

Obama Administration Expands Efforts To Improve School Meals And Children's Health

News Note: Comparative Effectiveness Grants In Genomic And Personalized Medicine Announced

HHS To Create A National Resource Center For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Elders

$3.7 Million NIH Grant Will Fund Study On Stem Cells Derived From ALS Patients

Safety And Health Awareness Day In Billericay To Help Prevent Farmyard Accident, UK

Protecting Healthy Cells From Radiation Damage

How Normal Cells Influence Tumor Growth

Light At Night Linked To Symptoms Of Depression In Mice

Study Conclusively Ties Rare Disease Gene To Parkinson's

Restoring More Functions After Neurological Injury With The Help Of Tailored Physical Therapy

Emotional Balance: Two Brain Structures Key, Especially In Threatening Situations

Growing Cartilage From Stem Cells

Research Into Specific Cells And Circuitry Affected By Addiction May Help Guard Against Relapse

The 'Golden Rule' Of Pairing Wines And Foods - A Scientific Basis

Potential New Biobased Adhesives From Spider Web Glue

Scientists Develop A New Forensic Technique To Speed Up The Identification Of More Than 2,000 Missing Persons In Kosovo During Former Yugoslavia War

Harvard Scientists Bend Nanowires Into 2-D And 3-D Structures

Impact Of Stress On Male Fertility Highlighted By Fetal Study

New Target For Assessing Genes Linked To Autism

Co-Dependence' Exploited To Kill Treatment-Resistant Tumor Cells

Standards For A New Genomic Era

Journal Of Vision Article Suggests Potential Treatment For Blindsight Patients

Novo Nordisk Announces Upcoming Launch Of NovoPen Echo(TM), A Unique New Insulin Pen For Children With Diabetes

Millennium Initiates Phase II Trial For Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

CRINONE(R) 8% Is Equally Effective And Significantly Better Tolerated Than Intramuscular Progesterone; Similar Pregnancy Rates And Outcomes Reported

American Cancer Society Plans To Shift Message About Benefits Of Screening For Breast, Other Cancers

Researchers Defend HIV Vaccine Study As Full Results Show More Modest Benefit In Some Groups

Senate Democrats Continue Pursuit Of Insurers' Antitrust Exemption

Poll: Rising Concern Over Cost, Quality Of Reformed Health System

Obama's Success On Reform Hinges On Health Care Team Of 6

Small Businesses Could Benefit From Insurance Exchanges

Budget Hawks Block Reid's Push For 'Doc Fix'

AIDS Vaccine Not As Effective As First Thought, Scientists Say

Insurers' Stocks Bruised By Reform Efforts Despite Earnings

Funding Cuts Continue To Plague State Health Programs

106M Infants Worldwide Received Vaccines Last Year, Coverage Gaps Remain, Report Says

FAO Plans Broad Reforms For World Food Security Committee

Guardian Examines How Uganda's Drought, Food Shortages Affect HIV-Positive People

Transgenic Mouse Models In Drug Metabolism And Transport: Free AAPS Webinar

Adult Working Memory May Be Impaired By Amphetamine Use In Adolescence

Discovery Of Trigger For Deadly Food Toxin

New Risk Assessment Tools Save Businesses Time And Money, UK

How Mobile DNA Survives And Thrives In Plants And Animals - New Research

HSE Board Member Honoured With Lifetime Achievement Award, UK

Omnibus Package Likely Needed To Wrap Up FY 2010 Spending Bills, Senate Appropriations Chair Says

New York Times Examines High Risks Of H1N1 In Pregnant Woman

Advocates Urge Action Now On Medicare Doctor Payment Bill

Harry Reid Faces Public Option Dilemma

Independent Panel To Rein In Health Costs Gaining Support

White House Offer On Malpractice Finds Takers; Obama Tells Dems To 'Focus'

Health Reform Triggers Analysis Of The Lobbying 'Revolving Door,' Spending Reports

Health Reform Bills Maintain Some Type Of Insurance 'Age Rating'

Explainers And Studies On Health Insurance

European Countries Dramatically Underfunding TB Research

Enrollment In Medical School Rises Slightly As Physician Demand Also Increases

Health Canada Approves Pandemic H1N1 Flu Vaccine For Canadians

Pharmaceutical Company Coupons To Help Patients Buy Drugs May Raise Insurance Premiums

The National Database Of Nursing Quality Indicators(R) Reaches 1500 Hospitals

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

SciClone Announces Enrollment Of First Patient In Its Phase 2 Trial Of SCV-07 In Hepatitis C

Media Outlets Examine How AIDS Vaccine Trial Results Will Shape Future Studies

EU Policies Threaten Developing Countries Drug Supplies, Report Says

Opinion: Fighting World Hunger; U.S. Leadership On Global Issues

Also In Global Health News: Nigeria Global Fund Grant; Pakistani Refugees; Guinea Violence

Poll: Three-Fourths Of Massachusetts Physicians Support Continuing State's Health Reform Law

Feelings Of Stigmatization May Discourage HIV Patients From Proper Care

HPV Vaccine Hurts Less Than Expected

El Paso County Serves As A Model For Obesity Prevention

Important New Rheumatology Resource Unveiled

Depression In Older Cancer Patients Can Be Effectively Treated

Women Veterans Less Likely To Report Pain Than Male Counterparts

Childhood Risk Factors For Developing Substance Dependence

Maternal Smoking May Increase Newborns' Discomfort

Elsevier Selected As New Publisher Of The Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Spinal Cord Repair May Be Hindered By Damaging Inflammatory Response

Highlights From The 158th Acoustical Society Of America Meeting In San Antonio

E-Learning Opportunity To Specifically Focus On Trials Of Biologics

CDC Advisory Committee To Weigh Whether To Recommend Vaccinating Boys Against HPV

Pelosi To Include Public Option In House Health Reform Bill; Obama Touts Reform At DNC Speech

AAMC Applauds Administration, Congress For Recovery Act NIH Funding; Urges Significant Annual Budget Increases To Sustain Momentum

ACOG Recommends Vaginal Hysterectomy As Approach Of Choice

Dr. John Kitzhaber On Reforming Health Care

Focus On Nutrition, Physical Activity And Safety This Halloween

NAMI Calls For Increase In NIH Funding

House Lawmakers Laud New CBO Score Of $871 Billion, Including A Public Option

Lifestyle Changes Remain Important In Fighting Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

'Life-Changing' MS Drug Could Save NHS £300 Million A Year, UK

Liver Transplant Patients May Hold Secret To Preventing Blindness

Developing Heart Cells For Study And Treatment Of Cardiovascular Disease

Medicare Reopens Competitive Bidding Program For Medical Equipment And Supplies

Halloween Scares For Children With Allergies And Asthma

Global Health Experts Report Childhood Vaccines At All-time High, But Access Not Yet Equitable

Market Forces Need To Be Put In Service Of Patients

Study On The Investigational Use Of Macugen In Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy Published In The British Journal Of Ophthalmology

The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Uses IDBS To Improve Understanding Of Childhood Diseases

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Highlights Bepreve(TM) Clinical Data At The American College Of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 2009 Annual Meeting

Isis Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Data For ISIS 113715 In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports 61% Objective Response Rate In 46-Patient Bavituximab Phase II Trial In Advanced Breast Cancer

USAID Launches Emerging Pandemic Threats Program

FDA Taps Prescription Data To Track Treatment Of H1N1 And Other Flu Viruses

Obese Women Who Gain More Than 15 Pounds In Pregnancy Retain Nearly Half The Weight A Year Later

CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Cervarix To Prevent Cervical Cancer In Girls And Young Women

American Cancer Society Stands By Its Screening Guidelines; Women Encouraged To Continue Getting Mammograms

Leaders In Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Acquire Non Surgical Spine Therapy Pioneer

AACE Releases New Diabetes Algorithm For Treatment Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers Gain Gates Foundation Support For Coffee Ring Stain Diagnostics For Malaria

Gordon Brown Gets Serious About Diabetes, UK

EMBO Welcomes 66 Leading Life Scientists As Members

Professor Studies How Older People Regulate Emotions

Winner Of First Healthcare Administrator Award Announced By APIC

Practice Fusion Identifies 300,000 High-Risk Patients For H1N1 Influenza Vaccine, In-line With CDC Pandemic Guidelines

On-X Life Technologies Completes Enrollment In High-Risk Patient Group Of Low-Anticoagulation Trial

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive LibiGel(R) Safety Data In Phase III Program

Identifying The Metabolism Of A Healthy Embryo Could Improve Infertility Treatment

In Vitro Fertilization Insurance Coverage Yields Fewer Multiple Births, Yale Researchers Find

Exercise Therapy Best For Knee Pain

Concern Over Alcohol Use Among UK South Asians

Occupational Therapists Need More Training In Sight Loss, Says New Study

Further Evidence To Back Extension Of Treatment Window For Stroke To 4.5 Hours (ECASS III Study)

Use Of Omega-3 With Treatment For Depression In Patients With Heart Disease Does Not Appear To Provide Benefit

Diagnosis Of Cardiovascular Disease Associated With Risk Of Subsequent Hip Fracture

Comparison Finds Considerable Differences On Estimates Of Future Physician Workforce Supply

Major Swine Flu Outbreak At U.S. Air Force Academy Affords Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior

Innovative University Of Queensland Program Helps Treat Depression And Obesity, Australia

The British Tinnitus Association Advises On Latest Research

Swine Flu Return May Cause Rise In MRSA, Warns Influential Expert Group

New Research Examining Essential Drugs, Emerging Botanicals Supported By USP Awards

Rice, UT-Austin Team Wins Stimulus Funds To Study Influenza A

Malaria Vaccine Bid Attracts Gates Foundation Support

K-State's Thomas A. Wright Named A Fellow Of The American Psychological Association

Montreal Researcher, Physician And Teacher Phil Gold To Be Inducted Into The Canadian Medical Hall Of Fame

'Doctor Of The Heart: My Life In Medicine,' By Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., Just Published

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers To Benefit From Consistency And Clarity

Institute Of Medicine Recommends More Fruits And Vegetables For School Meals, United Fresh Applauds

Teva Comments On Positive Results Of Phase III Trial In MediWound's Debrase(R)

Older Workers Are The Healthy 'Survivors' Of The Workplace

Improving Infertility Treatment By Identifying The Metabolism Of A Healthy Embryo

Potential Blood Test For Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease

Negative Expectations Might Produce Negative Behaviors In Teens

Older Workers Spend Less On Necessities And Health Care

First Patient Enrolled In Phase 3 Trials Of Genzyme Oral Capsule For Gaucher Disease

57-Year-Old Plainfield Man Relieved Of Constant Migraine Pain Following New Cutting Edge Nerve Procedure

Hope On World Osteoporosis Day - New Drug In Development

Cook Medical Unveils An Integrated Line Of New Devices To Improve Peripheral Arterial Disease Patient Outcomes

University Of Southern Nevada Announces Plan To Launch A Doctor Of Dental Medicine Program In Utah

Cosmetic Enhancement Center Of New England Acquires New "Cutting Edge" Facial Rejuvenation Laser Technology; Total FX UltraPulse By Lumenis

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