Medical News Today: Health News for Tuesday 27 October 2009

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Tuesday 27 October 2009

Even A Few Cigarettes A Day Reduces Artery Health In Young Adults

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study from Canada suggests that even light smoking in otherwise healthy young people damages the arteries, reducing their bodies' ability to deal with physical stress such as exercise, running to catch a bus or climbing stairs...
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Least Healthy Cereals Are The Ones Most Aggressively Marketed To Children, US Study

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research being presented at an obesity conference this week found that the cereals that are most frequently and aggressively marketed directly to American children as young as 2 were also the least healthy...
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Diagnosis Of Fatigue Is Complex

Written by Stephanie Brunner

A Dutch study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reports that patients who consult with their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses, however the incidence of serious illness is low...
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Replication Of Prostate Cancer Risk Loci In A Japanese Case-Control Association Study

What Is Anal Itching? What Is Itchy Bottom? What Causes Anal Itching?

Screening And Antenatal Diagnoses Of Down's Syndrome

A Canadian Study Reveals Higher Than Expected Death Rates And Short Life Expectancy Among The Homeless And Marginally Housed

Other Medical and Health News for 27 October*

AACP Celebrates First-Ever American Pharmacy Educator Week

In Medical First, Packard Children's Orthopedic Surgeon Implants High-Tech Artificial Bone In Three-Year-Old's Arm

NERI To Be Coordinating Center For NHLBI's New Bench To Bassinet Program, Which Will Support Excellence In Pediatric Heart Disease Research

Losing While Cruising To The Store

Patient First In North Texas To Receive Newest-generation Heart Failure Device

HHS And Sesame Workshop Release 13 New Flu Prevention Radio PSAs Featuring Governors And Elmo

Aluminum Exposure From Intravenous Feeding Solutions May Be Associated With Future Bone Loss

Many Children Have Suboptimal Vitamin D Levels

AHIP Statement On Government-Run Plan

AMA Urges Senate To Pass Preventative Health Agency Bill, Australia

Local Authority Permits Partial Reopening Of Godstone Farm, UK

AVI BioPharma Presents Updated Safety Data From Ongoing Systemic Trial Of AVI-4658 At 7th Annual Action Duchenne International Conference

Apogee Technology Announces The Publication Of An Article On Intradermal Immunization In The Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences

Yale Researchers Awarded Grant To Develop Treatment Of Williams Syndrome

Diagnoses Of Fatigue In Primary Care Patients, Canada

Guidance On Patient Record Confidentiality, UK

26 New Research Projects Launched Totaling $9.2 Million To Propel Multiple Sclerosis Research

American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Inducts UCLA Physician As New President

The Pain Of Torture Can Make The Innocent Seem Guilty

A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dark Matter Of The Genome

Voice Strain In Teachers, Especially Females

What Causes Blood Cells To Deform, And How Does Deformation Affect Blood Flow?

New York Times Examines Debate Over Philippine Bill To Increase Contraception Access

Diagnosis Of Digestive Disease Impacted By Emerging Imaging Modalities

New Bowel Prep Approaches Evaluated By Researchers

Sperm May Play Leading Role In Spreading HIV

Chemosensitivity Of Cancer Cells Depends On Their Protein Dependency

New Procedure For Acid Reflux/GERD

Gene That 'Cancer-Proofs' Rodent's Cells Discovered By Scientists

Improving Cognitive Skills With Music

Onset Of Schizophrenia Triggered By Faulty 'Wiring' In The Brain

Cigarettes Seem Less Attractive To Smokers Following Exercise

Diet And Hydration Of Sportspeople Improve During Competition, According To Thesis

Delay In Follow-Up Among African-American Women Receiving Abnormal Breast Finding

Protecting Against Age-Related Vision Loss With Blue Light-Filtering Lenses

Location Of Body Fat Affects Risk Of Blood Clots

Vitamin D Deficiency Prevented By Weekly And Biweekly Vitamin D2

Release Of First National And Evidence-Based Guidelines For Brain Cancer

Weather Patterns Help Predict Dengue Fever Outbreaks

Driven To Drink By Your Genes

LX211 Highlighted As Potential Disease Modifying Therapy For Noninfectious Uveitis

Survival After Heart Attack Improves In Younger Women

Antiabortion-Rights Advocates Push 'Personhood' Ballot Measures In Missouri, Nevada

Fixing The Flaw In Emergency Planning

Integrated Care's Drawback: It Could Lead To Health Monopolies

Opinions: Africa Food Aid; International Violence Against Women Act; Brain Drain

Also In Global Health News: Ghana, Nigeria Global Fund Grants; CDC Director On Global Health Role; African Peacekeepers And HIV/AIDS

American Academy Of Ophthalmology President Leads Alliance Work To Rebuild Healthcare In Iraq

Examining Genetic Variations Among The Huichol Population Of Mexico

Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents

FDA Approves New Treatment For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Senator Reid's Proposal Augurs Well For Passing Health Reform This Year

Cellular Pathway By Which Alcohol May Promote Cancer Progression Identified By Scientists

News Briefs From Plastic Surgery 2009

Preventative Health Agency Vital For Nation's Health, Australia

Novel Findings Shed Light On How N-type Channel Function Is Modified By Lipids

Animals Now Picking Up Bugs From People, Study Shows

Peripheral Artery Disease - Angina In The Legs? Time To Alert Patients And Physicians

European Drug Agency To Weigh Risks/Benefits Of Tysabri -- Cites 23 Cases Of PML

Cardiology Team Clears The Way For Lifesaving Breast Cancer Treatment

Breast Cancer Incidence In Spain Drops In Early 2000s After Decades Of Increasing Rates

Emergency Planning: Fixing The Flaw

Canine Heroes Enable Gastroenterologists To Put Their Skills To The Test In Combat Zone

Cooperative Diagnostics Launches New Diagnostic Test For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated Virus

Increase In Down Syndrome Offset By Better Screening

Okla. Abortion Laws Spur High-Profile Court Battles Over State Restrictions

Lobbying To 'Tweak' Health Reform Bills Heats Up

Health Care Legislation Benefits Insurers, But Annual Profits Are Not So Hot

Health Care Bills Could Leave Millions Uninsured

Unions Worry About 'Cadillac' Tax On Expensive Health Insurance

In The House, Democrats Opposed To Abortion Threaten Reform Bill

Medicare Fraud: One Of The Most Profitable Crimes In U.S.

Failure To Fix Medicare Doctor Payments Highlights Perennial Problem

Report Finds Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Of Waste In U.S. Healthcare System

Small Businesses Face Higher Premiums, Push For Access To 'Exchanges'

Health IT Opportunities Abound, Some Studies Question Value

A Selection Of Today's Opinions And Editorials

Re-launched TeamCOPD.ca Website Profiles COPDers And Supporters And Showcases The Coast 2 Coast Challenge Event

Post-Storm Conditions In Philippines Continue To Threaten Health

AP Looks At USAID Administrator Vacancy

Congressional Hearing Addresses International Violence Against Women Act

Eden Health Board To Consider Replacement Director As Fight To Save San Leandro Hospital Intensifies: Tuesday

Observer Examines Calls For Reworking Health Spending Focus In Africa

Tuesday: Registered Nurses To Picket Sutter/CPMC Event For Fair Contract, Healthcare Justice

Inhibikase Therapeutics Discusses New Platform For Infectious Disease Pharmaceuticals At BIOCOM 2009

Nutrisystem And The American Diabetes Association Form A Strategic Alliance To Promote The Importance Of Weight Loss For People With Type 2 Diabetes

Clinical Trial Promotes New Standards For Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Barrett's Esophagus Patients Have Same Survival Rates As General Population, Says New Mayo Clinic Study

Ineffective Pain Care Costs Americans More Than $100 Billion Annually

New "Schizophrenia Gene" Prompts Researchers To Test Potential Drug Target

Alcohol Activates Cellular Changes That Make Tumor Cells Spread

Discovery Of Thoracic Spine Abnormality Resolves Undiagnosed Pain Primarily In Younger Women

New Bcl-2 Inhibitor Shows Promise In Cell Death In Prostate Cancer

Increased Stroke Risk From Birth Control Pills

Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss In Alzheimer's Disease?

Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Effective Treatment For Tourette Syndrome

Handling Of Abortion During Floor Health Reform Debate Undecided, House Leadership Says

Report Shows Quality Of Health Care Unimproved In 2008, Chlamydia Testing Remains Low

Head Of Kansas Medical Licensing Board Resigns; Had Led Charges Against Abortion Provider Tiller

Hospital Gives Medicare Patients Cash Back For Surgery

Fight Erupts Over Health Insurance Rates For Businesses Employing More Women

Senate Health Bill Could Come This Week, 'Compromise' Public Option Now Seems Likely

House Democratic Leaders Huddle On Public Insurance Option

Dodd And Lieberman: The Tale Of Two Connecticut Senators

Workers Face Tough Insurance Choices Amid Rising Premiums

Swine Flu 'Emergency' Declaration Could Mean Expedited Care

Comparing Low Pressure Versus High Pressure Pneumoperitoneum During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - Study

Symptoms Of BPS/IC May Complicate Treatment Algorithm Of Patients Presenting With Other Urogynecologic Disorders

New Studies Explore Connection Between High Stress And High Exposure Jobs And GI Disorders

For Bigger Athletes: Potential Future Health Risks

Possible Link Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment And Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Technologies To Advance Diagnosis By Colonoscopy

New Combination Therapy Looks Promising Against Ulcer Bacteria

Capsule Endoscopy Safe For Patients With Implantable Cardiac Devices

Asian Women Experience Less Pain In Labor

For African Americans, Women And Latinos, Higher Risk Of Gastrointestinal Diseases May Mean More Vigilance, Earlier Screenings

Surgery, Illness Do Not Increase Cognitive Decline For Older Patients

Changes In Brain Chemicals Mark Shifts In Infant Learning

Deadly Stomach Infection Rising In Community Settings, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

Families With 'Genes Of Death' Can Be Identified And Helped At New Montefiore-Einstein Center For Cardiogenetics

Catheter Delivered Valve May Help People With Heart Defects Avoid Multiple Surgeries

New Study Results Analyzed The Use Of KAPIDEX(TM) (dexlansoprazole) For Nighttime Heartburn In Adults With Non-Erosive GERD

CREON(R) (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules Improves Digestive Outcomes In Adults With Chronic Pancreatitis

New Studies Demonstrate Benefits Of Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy And Colectomy When Compared To Open Surgery

PTC Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Ataluren (PTC124(R)) In Patients With Hemophilia

Teenagers Difficult To 'Capture' For Vaccinations; Rates On Rise Overall, But Still Low

Engineering Center To Probe Forces That Cause Cancer To Spread

Physical Scientists To Apply Laws Of Physics In Cancer Fight

If You Have Thought About Giving Blood Someday, Someday Is Today

AMD Medication Raises Eye Pressure In Some Patients; Low-cost Vision Testing Could Benefit Millions Worldwide

ASCO Launches International Cancer Corps

Psychologists Argue Behaviour Change Can Help Halt Climate Change

Kids Spoon-Fed Marketing And Advertising For Least Healthy Breakfast Cereals

Heart Attacks Become More Common But Less Often Fatal In Women

Fitness Levels Decline With Age, Especially After 45

Partners In Weight Loss Success May Help African-Americans Shed More Pounds

Advances In Screening Have Offset An Increase In Down's Syndrome

Study Reveals High Death Rates And Short Life Expectancy Among The Homeless And Marginally Housed

Holocaust Survivors At Higher Risk For All Cancers

Rethinking The Antibody-dependent Enhancement Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Model

Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Effective At Reducing HIV Resistance In Mothers And Babies Following Mother-to-child Transmission

Strategies To Reduce HIV Treatment Dropout Rates Would Be Cost-effective And Improve Survival Chances

Packages Of Care For Alcohol Use Disorders In Low- And Middle-Income Countries

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