Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 26 October 2009

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Monday 26 October 2009

New Study Suggests Millions Of American Kids May Not Have Enough Vitamin D, Especially Non-Whites

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new nationally representative study suggests that millions of children in the US between the ages of 1 and 11 don't have enough vitamin D, and that non-whites, such as black and Hispanic children are especially at risk...
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Scientists Discover Promising New Way To Treat Uncontrolled Internal Bleeding

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Scientists in the US have discovered that antibodies can block the action of proteins that contribute to uncontrolled internal bleeding following traumas like those sustained in car crashes and battlefield injuries, and...
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H1N1 Swine Flu A National Emergency In The US

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Last Friday, President Obama of the United States signed a national state of emergency declaration for H1N1 swine flu which allows healthcare systems to implement disaster plans in a fast-track way should normal capacity...
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Impact Of Surgical And Medical Castration On Serum Testosterone Level In Prostate Cancer Patients

Low-Dose Colchicine (Colcrys) Is Rapid, Effective Treatment For Acute Gout Flares

Genetically-Inherited Sight Disorder: Gene Therapy Can Improve Eyesight, Especially In Children

Other Medical and Health News for 26 October*

New Hearing Aid Options: Looking Good And Sounding Better

Race And Gender Can Influence Risk Of Colorectal Cancer

Probiotic Is Effective Treatment For Colitis In Mice

Women And Midwives Gather In Belfast To Discuss The Future Of Midwifery, UK

Quality Associates Processing H1N1 Swine Flu Consent Forms For The Maryland Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene

Positive Data From Two Investigator-Initiated Studies With Santarus' ZEGERID To Be Presented At ACG

Direct Payments Set To Put More People In Control Of Healthcare, UK

A Novel Gene-Silencing Protein Offers New Possibilities For Treatment Of Cancer And Genetic Disorders

California Physicians Support Seasonal And H1N1 Flu Immunizations For All Health Care Workers

The American Association Of Kidney Patients At The Center For Medicaid And Medicare Bundled Prospective Payment System Town Hall Meeting

ProMetic To Report Results Of PBI-1402 Data At Upcoming Annual Meeting Of American Society Of Nephrology

Capture Medical Billing Videos Help Physicians Code For H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine

NCKU: Prof. Huey-Lang Yang Received The "2009 TWAS Prize In The Agricultural Sciences"

HHS Awards $17 Million In A New National Initiative To Fight Health Care-Associated Infections

The Medicines Company Announces Positive CHMP Opinion For Angiox(R) For Use In Heart Attack Patients Undergoing Emergency Heart Procedures

TransMolecular's 131I-TM601 Shown To Improve Survival In Recurrent Malignant Glioma

Orthovita Announces Presentation Of Cortoss Clinical Study Results At The 2009 Congress Of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting

High Urinary Levels & Urothelial Expression Of Hepatocarcinoma-intestine-pancreas/pancreatitis-associated Protein In Those With Interstitial Cystitis

FDA Issues Guidance For Quick-Med Technologies' Exclusive Wound Dressing With PDADMAC

Temptime Donates Vaccine Vial Monitors To Support WHO Distribution Of H1N1 Vaccine To Developing Countries Most In Need

Why Are Pretreatment Prostate-specific Antigen Levels And Biochemical Recurrence Poor Predictors Of Prostate Cancer Survival?

Update On Duloxetine For The Management Of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Clues To Visual Variant Alzheimer's; Myopia And Diabetic Retinopathy Risk

News From Plastic Surgery 2009

Dengue Fever Research In Leuven Funded By Wellcome Trust

New Challenges In Treating Preemies' Vision; Doctors Listen To Glaucoma Patients To Improve Multi-Ethnic Urban Clinic

Vision Exam Offers Early Clues To Atypical Alzheimer's; Does Being Nearsighted Reduce Diabetics' Risk Of Retinopathy?

Don't Put Your Eye Health In Jeopardy This Halloween

UNICEF Pakistan Responds To New Wave Of Displaced Children And Families From South Waziristan

Government Of Canada Announces Tobacco Cessation Programs For Mount Royal University Students And Staff

Minister Aglukkaq Announces Re-Appointment Of John Hamm As Chair Of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada's Board Of Directors

FDA Authorizes Emergency Use Of Intravenous Antiviral Peramivir For 2009 H1N1 Influenza For Certain Patients, Settings

American Psychological Association Applauds Congress For Passage Of Matthew Shepard And James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act

Quality Candidates For National Boards Sought - Royal Pharmaceutical Society Of Great Britain

Gene Therapy Can Restore Eyesight In People With A Genetically-Inherited Sight Disorder, Especially Children

Canon U.S.A. Showcases The CX-1 Mydriatic/Non-Mydriatic Hybrid Digital Retinal Camera At The American Academy Of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting

Flexible And Rigid Cystoscopy In Women

Convenient Creation And Use Of Suturing Supplies For Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy

Exelixis And Bristol-Myers Squibb Report New Phase 2 Data For XL184 In Patients With The Most Common And Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer

BloodCenter Of Wisconsin And Partners Commence Phase II Study Of Innovative Use Of RFID Technology

Biochemical Recurrence Rate In Patients With Positive Surgical Margins At Radical Prostatectomy With Further Negative Resected Tissue

Obama Won't Tout Massachusetts Health Coverage Plan During Trip Today

Recent Health Policy Studies And Analyses

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

Northwestern Research Finds Antidepressant Drugs Aim At Wrong Target

Teaching About The Risks Factors For Stroke

New Microscopic Technique Reveals Previously Unseen Molecules In Color

Trembling Hands And Molecular Handshakes

Critical Role Of The Bone Microenvironment In Cancer Metastases - Treating Bone Metastases In Prostate Cancer Patients

Randomized Trial Of External Beam Radiotherapy Versus Cryoablation In Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer: Quality Of Life Outcomes

An Audit Of Nephroureterectomy For Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Probiotic Found To Be Effective Treatment For Colitis In Mice

Latest Analysis Confirms Suboptimal Vitamin D Levels In Millions Of US Children

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Reversed In Mouse Models

Promising New Path For Treating Traumas: Discovery By OMRF Scientists

Master Regulator Found For Regenerating Nerve Fibers In Live Animals

Pinpointing When Rates Of Binge Eating Converge Across Races

Rare Mutation Linked To Autism Now Also Linked To Schizophrenia Risk

How Carbon Nanotubes Can Affect Lining Of The Lungs: Study

Some Diseases More Common In Children Of Older Fathers: Testicular Tumors May Explain Why

Treating ROP In Tiny Preemies; Better Glaucoma Follow-Up In Urban Clinic

Column Examines Republican Lead In Va. Gov. Race

Blogs Comment On Health Reform, 'Common Ground' Abortion Policies, Cancer Screenings, Other Topics

As House Lawmakers Near Vote On Health Bill, Controversies Linger

Poll: Public Expects Big Changes Sooner Than Congress Plans

Illegal Immigrants, Though Excluded From Government Insurance, Remain Part Of Health Debate

Report: Quality Of Care For Insured Americans Slipped In 2008

Congress Reauthorizes Ryan White Care Act - Funding For HIV/AIDS

Washington Independent Examines QDDR Process, Implications For State Dept., USAID

Melinda Gates Shares Thoughts On U.S. Global Health Efforts

Correlation Between Incidental Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease And Carotid Atherosclerosis

How Does Emodin Protect Rat Liver From Fibrogenesis?

High Risk For Heart Disease And Stroke In Obese Individuals Medicated To Control Blood Pressure And Cholesterol

News From Plastic Surgery 2009

New Research Shows Clean Smells Unconsciously Promote Moral Behavior

Concurrent Imaging Of Metabolic And Electric Signals In The Heart

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Of Congressional Health Reform Bills Highlights Key Similarities, Differences, Impacts, And Costs

Older African Americans Need To Be Educated About The Benefits Of Flu Vaccine

Possible New Underlying Cause Of MS Investigated By Neurologists

Adiponectin Found In Body Fat May Hold The Key To Preventing And Treating Sepsis

Adolescents' Gambling A Part Of A Cluster Of Problem Behaviors

A Pollen Extract (Cernilton) In Patients With Inflammatory Chronic Prostatitis-chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - Phase III Study

Age At Orchiopexy And Testis Palpability Predict Germ And Leydig Cell Loss: Clinical Predictors Of Adverse Histological Features Of Cryptorchidism

Do Women With Pure Stress Urinary Incontinence Need Urodynamics?

Washington, D.C., Students Disapprove Of Sex Education Program, Survey Finds

Benefits, Risks Of Cancer Screenings 'Not Always Clear,' NYTColumnist Says

New Study Will Examine Weight-Gain Limits For Obese Pregnant Women

Senate Leaders Close To Including A Version Of Public Option In Health Bill

Chasm Between Insurers And Reform Supporters Grows

New Law Speeds Up VA's Beleaguered Budget Process

GM Salaried Workers To Receive Only High-Deductible Plans

Health Care Changes Forcing Companies To Adapt, Could Cost Doctors

Campaign To End Pediatric HIV/AIDS Launched In Africa

Philippines Calls For Help To Address Disease Outbreak In Storms' Aftermath

Cleavage Rejuvenation, Do-It-Yourself Lasers, Botox® Breast Lift - Hype Or Reality?

Possible Weight-Gain From Long-Term Treatment With Proton Pump Inhibitor

Is Duodenal Biopsy Necessary In Celiac Disease Diagnosis For Children And Adults?

Results Of Transgenic Mouse Study Directly Applicable To Human Breast Cancer Tumor Study

Heart And Stroke Foundation Bestows First Ever Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award

Study Establishes That Women Do Have The Same Heart Attack Symptoms As Men

Older Adults Benefit From Aerobic Exercise Which Improves Elasticity Of Arteries

South Asian Canadians Failing To Get Exercise Message

For Severe Migraine Headaches, Surgery Potentially The Best Option

Children With Congenital Blindness Able To See Following Just 1 Shot Of Gene Therapy

Racial Differences In Trust And Regular Source Of Patient Care And The Implications For Prostate Cancer Screening Use

Antiabortion-Rights Dems Continue To Debate Abortion Restrictions In Health Reform Bill

FEC Will Not Appeal Ruling In Campaign Finance Suit Brought By EMILY's List

Dr. Anthony Falcon: We're Facing A Catastrophic Situation On The Border

Senate Negotiators Wrestle With Employer Mandate, Unemployed Have Mixed Feelings On Health Bills

The Evolution Of Employer-Sponsored Insurance

Wellness And Prevention Mostly Absent In Health Reform Bills

Experienced Criminals Find New Opportunities In Medical Fraud

Officials Question Validity Of Community Research Center Cancer Studies

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Media Examines U.S., Mexico H1N1 Vaccine Campaigns, Health Effects Of Handwashing In Bolivia

Recent Releases In Global Health

Second Of Three Lectures This Fall On Application Of Evolutionary Ideas By Biologist Theodore Garland

Advancing Personalized Medicine In Rheumatoid Arthritis

Multimillion-Dollar Research Center For Social And Cognitive Networks To Be Lead By Rensselaer

Grant Brings Real-World Science To Boston Classrooms

$75 Million Pandemic Warning System

Two New Perinatal Bioethics Awards Established By March Of Dimes

The Prevention, Treatment And Diagnosis Of Eye Disease: ARVO Foundation And Pfizer Ophthalmics Honor Carl B. Camras With Translational Research Award

Professor Suzanne Cory Awarded 2009 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

Challenges In Biomarker And Drug Development Tackled By Workshop

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