Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 6 November 2009

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Friday 6 November 2009

Variation In Bacterial Populations From Person To Person Surprises Researchers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A team of US scientists that has developed the first map of bacterial diversity across nearly 30 sites of the human body from hair, to ears, nostrils, mouth, armpits, intestines, navels, backs of knees and soles of the...
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Kellogg To Stop Immunity Claims On Rice Krispies, US

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Kellogg , the global cereal and convenience food producer based in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA, has announced it is going to stop putting claims on its US packets of Rice Krispies that say the cereal supports children's immunity...
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What Is Graves' Disease? What Causes Graves' Disease?

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease in which the patient's own immune system attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to produce too much thyroxine. Thyroxine (T4) is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that has four...
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Less Brain Injury For Infants Starved Of Oxygen At Birth With Therapeutic Cooling And Accurate MRI Prognosis (TOBY Trial)

Other Medical and Health News for 6 November*

University Of Central Florida Med Students Volunteer To Help Sick Kids, Families In Community On Saturday

SAVI Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Is A 'Unique Solution,' Study Finds

ERYtech Pharma Starts Its Pivotal Clinical Trial For GRASPA(R) In Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Guided Therapeutics Non-Invasive Cervical Cancer Detection Device Trial Confirms Current Tests Miss Disease; Create High False Positive Rates

Electronic Cigarette Association Urges Unbiased Evaluation Of E-cigarettes As Debate Intensifies Around These Devices

Entest BioMedical, Inc. Sees Substantial Opportunities In Treatment Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

New Support Showing Immunoglobulin Supplementation Enhances Immune System

FDA Approves Gloucester Pharmaceuticals' ISTODAX(R) For Patients With Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma

FDA Approves Labeling Update For REYATAZ(R) Capsules To Include 96-Week Data For Previously Untreated HIV-1 Infected Adult Patients

HHS Orders Intravenous Antiviral Flu Medication To Help Patients Hospitalized With 2009 H1N1

Ossulin™ Oral Insulin Data To Be Presented At The San Francisco Diabetes Congress On November 6, 2009

Collaborative Arrangements To Have Central Role In New Nurse Practitioner And Midwife Legislation, Australia

Publication Of An Integrated Workforce Planning Strategy For The Health Services, Ireland

Theravance And Astellas Announce The Commercial Launch Of VIBATIVTM (telavancin) In The United States

Ag Biotech Industry Stands Behind IRM Program

Patient Deaths In Hospitals Cost Nearly $20 Billion

Air Pollution Increases Infants' Risk Of Bronchiolitis

New Statement Outlines ATS Positions On Research, Education, Advocacy

Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise In Treating Precancerous Vulvar Growths, Study Says

Wis. Sex Education Bill Advances; Requires Instruction On Contraception

Saturday Night Vote Set On House Health Reform Bill

CBO: GOP Health Bill Would Cut Deficit Somewhat, Do Little To Expand Coverage

Doctors Scrutinize Defensive Medicine, Surgeons Oppose Senate Reform Bill

GOP Lawmakers Seek To Explore Health Reform's Impact On FEHBP

DOJ Investigates Alleged Fraud By Drugmakers; Sanctions On WellCare Lifted

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

MSF Calls For Sustained Commitment To Global HIV/AIDS Funding

Key Player Identified In Cascade That Leads To Hypertension-Related Kidney Damage

Magnetic Nanoparticles To Simultaneously Diagnose, Monitor And Treat

2 Children Suffering From Adrenoleukodystrophy Saved Thanks To The ELA Association

Research Study Of Near Vision

New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response To HIV And Prostate Cancer

Thyroid Journal Publishes Newly Revised Guidelines For Managing Thyroid Cancer

TAU's Smart I.V. Device To Save Lives At Disaster Sites

Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-Income Adolescents

Record Number Of Researchers, Advocates, Parents Drawn To Autism Consortium Symposium For Autism Update

Real-Time Observation Sheds New Light On Multiple Sclerosis

Progress Towards 'Optical Biopsy' For Breast Cancer

Enforcement Of Illinois Parental Notification Law Blocked Again

Texas Planned Parenthood Clinic Files Temporary Injunction Against Former Director

James Capretta's Column: The President Should Be Opposing The House Bill

Democrats Must Clear Remaining Hurdles On Path To Health Vote

AARP, Key Retirees' Lobby, To Endorse Democrats' Health Bill

Democrats Weigh Impact Of Election Results On Health Reform

Study Reiterates That U.S. Health Quality Trails Spending Compared With Other Countries

New FDA Program Targets Drug Dosage Errors

States Struggle With Immigrants' Care And Funding Mental Hospitals

Climate Change Is Biggest Global Health Threat To Children, Report Says

AVMA Updates H1N1 Flu Resources For Pet Owners, Veterinarians

Ten Cancer Research UK Scientists Become EMBO Elect

FDA Warns Consumers On Sexual Enhancement Products

FDA And FSIS Collaborate To Improve Tracing Of Unsafe Food Products

FDA Health Alert For Certain Pet Treats Made By Pet Carousel

The House Republican Health Reform Alternative: Worse Than The Status Quo

Volcanic Area Of Sicily Has Higher Incidence Of Thyroid Cancer

Beyond Medicine: Addressing Broader Roots Of Illness In Health Care Reform

Journal Of Public Health Management & Practice Calls For Growth In Public Health Workforce

Reid Pushes For Vote On Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton Before Veteran's Day

Mass. Town Rejects Ballot Initiative To Overturn School Contraception Policy

ACSM Survey Predicts 2010 Fitness Trends

Health Overhaul Outlook: Could Delays Jeopardize The Reform Effort?

Doctors Encourage Minority And Disadvantaged Students To Overcome Obstacles, Become Physicians

Senators Make Health Reform Positions Known

Study: Public Opinion On Health Care Reform Has Echoes Of 1994

College Students Increasingly Seek Campus Health Care

Containment Standards For Facilities Handling Aquatic Animal Pathogens

Consumers In Search Of Saving Money Should Reconsider Prescription Drug Choices

RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical Center

Lack Of Evidence A Problem For Policymakers, Doctors And Patients

Malaria Experts Discuss Eradication At MIM Conference

Health Officials Address U.S. H1N1 Vaccine Supply

Wall Street Journal Examines Big Pharma's 'Growing Interest' In Emerging-Market Vaccine Development, Production

RCN Welcomes 'common-sense' Approach To Health Education In Schools, UK

Also In Global Health News: Kenya Child Mortality; DRC Rape; Cape Verde Dengue Outbreak; Guatemala Malnutrition; East Africa Flooding

NCEPOD Highlights Importance Of Training And Safe Staffing Levels - Royal College Of Nursing, UK

Early Scents Really Do Get 'Etched' In The Brain

Punishing Success In Tackling AIDS

Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb

Inappropriate Clothing Prevents Children Playing Outside

Helix BioPharma Corp. Completes Enrollment In Its Phase II Trial Of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b In Patients With Ano-Genital Warts

Pivotal Data Published In The Journal Cancer Demonstrate That TREANDA Induced Durable Responses In Relapsed Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise In Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Amgen Announces Overall Survival Results For Vectibix(R) In First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

New Published Study Shows Masimo Rainbow SET(R) Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) Reliably Determines Carbon Monoxide Levels In The Blood

Chelation Therapy Drug Found Safe And Beneficial For Children With Autism

ARKRAY, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance For New GLUCOCARD(R) Vital(TM) Blood Glucose Monitoring System

Custom Spine Receives 510k Clearance Of Regent ACP

Sunesis' Voreloxin Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Four Steps To Immunize An Organization Against H1N1: New Study By Info-Tech Research Group

Small Increases In Phosphorus Mean Higher Risk Of Heart Disease

Plastic Surgeons Offer Microsurgery Technique For Breast Reconstruction, Tummy Tuck After Mastectomy

Polycystins: Proteins That Regulate The Cellular Barometer

Does Prostate-specific Antigen Velocity Help In Early Detection Prostate Cancer?

The Consumption Of Melatonin, A Natural Hormone Secreted By The Own Human Body, Regulates Sleep Better Than Somniferous

Biosensor To Help Enlist Cancer Resistance Fighters?

No Advantage To Off-Pump CABG

Haunted By War, Researchers Speak About PTSD For Remembrance Day

Campaign Launches To Sound Alarm About The Misuse Of Prescription Drugs Among Teens

Rule For House Health Reform Bill To Include Ellsworth Language On Abortion Coverage

CDC Study Links Premature Births, High Infant Mortality In U.S.

Nun Suspends Abortion-Rights Advocacy After Reprimand

Mental Health America Praises House Health Reform Bill

UK Puts Mental Health Of Refugees And Asylum Seekers At Risk

Commonwealth Fund Study Reinforces Primary Care's Role In Delivering Better Health Services For Less

THT Launches New Online Counselling Service For The LGBT Community, UK

New Study Reveals Women Have Difficulties Identifying When They Are Most Fertile, UK

World Diabetes Day - 14 November (Ways You Can Cover The UN Day In Your Country And Globally)

Scleroderma - A Simple Blood Test Could Save Lives

Health Minister Welcomes Torfaen's Hearty Lives Initiative, UK

AACR To Host Frontiers In Cancer Prevention Meeting

NHS Confederation Responds To Findings Of The Commonwealth Fund Survey

Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. And Histostem Korea Announce Providing Hematopoietic Stem Cell To Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Study Suggests Dentists Can Identify Patients At Risk For Fatal Cardiovascular Event

Research Findings Key For Understanding, Interpreting Genetic Testing For Long QT Syndrome

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Can Reduce Violence And Promote Safer Schools

New Data On Bendamustine Offers Hope To Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients Resistant To Standard Therapy

Researchers Explore New Ways To Prevent Spinal Cord Damage Using A Vitamin B3 Precursor

Pressure On To Tackle Stress As Business Loses Out, UK

American Association Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Nineteen Other Surgical Groups Call For Changes To Senate Health Legislation

'Clever Cleaning' The Way To Beat Hospital Superbugs, UK

Workplace Stress - Examine The Causes Says UNISON, UK

Study Suggests Handedness May Affect Body Perception

Psychologists Suggest Ways To Include The Aging Population In The Technology Revolution

Children's Networks Exposed Young Viewers To 76 Percent More Food Commercials Per Hour Than Other Networks

Evidence Continues To Brew, But Questions Remain About Green Tea's Cancer Prevention Ability

Pediatric Physicians More Likely To Accept The Salve Of Religion When Medicine Has Failed The Patient

Quest For More Rapid Technology To Screen Blood Samples

New Human Immunology Research Awards To Help Fight Emerging Infectious Diseases Announced By NIAID

NIAID Awards Five-Year, $56 Million Contract To Continue Study Of Asthma In Inner-city Children

Inappropriate Sepsis Therapy Leads To Fivefold Reduction In Survival

Women With Asthma May Benefit From Oral Contraceptives

Acetaminophen May Be Linked To Asthma In Children And Adults

US Lagging In Access, Quality, HIT Use According To International Survey Of Physicians In 11 Countries

Familial Alzheimer Disease Network Enrolling, Making First Move Toward Clinical Trials

First-Ever Leading Calcium Supplement To Help Support Bone and Heart Health

New Developments Improve Food Allergy Management

Higher Health Insurance Costs Force Doctors To Talk About Money With Patients

New TMS Clinic At Rush University Medical Center Offers Non-Invasive Treatment For Major Depression

NMC Launches First Annual Devolved Dialogue In Scotland

Nurses And Midwives To Receive Whistleblowing Guidance From Regulator, UK

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