Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 18 November 2009

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Wednesday 18 November 2009

FDA Approves New Drug For Pain That Persists After Shingles

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), an often excruciating pain that can persist for weeks...
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Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Show Hardening Of Arteries Is Not A Modern Disease

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An international team of scientists who took CT scans of mummified bodies of people who lived in Egypt up to 3,500 years ago found evidence to suggest that hardening of arteries, a risk factor for heart attacks and...
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Vaccine To Treat Nicotine Addiction Steps Closer To Market As Companies Agree Option Deal

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An experimental vaccine called NicVAX, designed to treat nicotine addiction that works by stopping the drug from reaching the brain, moved a step closer to the market when the vaccine developer Nabi Biopharmaceuticals...
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Other Medical and Health News for 18 November*

As Smoking Rates Rise, Electronic Cigarettes Offer Viable Alternative To Harmful Combustible Tobacco

Obesity Rates Will Continue To Increase, Drive Health Care Costs In Pennsylvania Over Next Decade, According To New Study

ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Encouraging Clinical Data With Its IMGN901 Compound In The Treatment Of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance To Market The AMID StaplerTM For Hernia Repairs

Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Recommends No Impediments To Breast Cancer Screening

Stanford Hospital Aims To Identify Early Patients With Delirium

Results From Phase 2b Study On Atrial Fibrillation Agent Reviewed At American Heart Association

Pfizer Submits New Pediatric Data For Lipitor(R) (Atorvastatin) To The European Medicines Agency (EMEA)

Movea Reveals SmartMotion™ Developer Solution, Accelerating Deployment Of Motion-Sensing Solutions For Healthcare, Sports And Physical Therapy

GP Groups United On Collaborative Care, Australia

Vitrolife Receives Research Grant From VINNOVA For Development Of The Clinical Stem-Cell Media Of Tomorrow

American Diabetes Association Convenes 3rd Annual Disparities Conference

OmniComm's TrialMasterTM EDC Solution Selected By Leading Medical Device Manufacturer For Phase IV Cardiovascular Device Study

Basilea's Toctino(R) Receives Marketing Authorization In Canada

MethylGene Reports Favorable Phase I Data For MGCD265 In Solid Tumors At The AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference

Broncus Reports Early EASE Trial Results For Airway Bypass With Exhale(R) Drug-Eluting Stents

HHS, Financial Services FY '09 Spending Bill Expected To Be Included In Small Omnibus

Opinion Pieces, Editorial Comment On Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform

KHN Column: Is Fear Of Flu Shifting The Goal Posts?

White House Deal With Drug Makers May Be Unraveling

Effect Of Abortion Restrictions In Health Bill May Be Less Than Advocates Fear

Business Opponents Of Health Overhaul Ramp Up Advertising

Polls Find Deep Divisions On Health Care Reform

Study Finds Uninsured Trauma Patients Much More Likely To Die In ER

AIDS Advocates Ask White House To Send Money South

FAO Head 'Not Satisfied' With Omission Of Hunger Eradication Deadline From Summit Declaration

Senate Committee To Markup Foreign Aid Reform Bill

Also In Global Health News: Global Corruption; HIV Vaccine; Smoking; DRC Aid

University Of Montreal Study Reveals Danger To Fetus Of Certain Drugs

Canadians Finding It Tough To Shake The Salt Habit

TAU Develops Dissolving Dressing For Wounds Packed With Infection-Fighting Antibiotics

New Study Ushers In Spring-Time For Slow Inactivation

When It Comes To Brains Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better

25-Year Review Shows Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective In Extreme Cases

World's First Delivery Of Intra-Arterial Avastin Directly Into Brain Tumor

Newer Heart Devices Significantly Improve Survival, Complication Rate And Quality Of Life

Increased Obesity Hindering Success At Reducing Heart Disease Risk

Students With A Lower Socioeconomic Background Benefit From Daily School Physical Activity

Sessions To Attempt Filibuster Of Appeals Court Nominee Hamilton; Vote Likely To Proceed

Marie Stopes Discusses Birth Control With Islamic Leaders In Afghanistan

Technology To Help Elderly People Stay Healthy At Home

Liberals Push Reid To Stand By Public Option In Health Bill

As Senate Debate Approaches, Partisans Step Up Volume

Wisconsin Town Has Highest Rate Of Living Wills, Lowest Cost Of Care

Startling New Mammogram Guidelines Incite Debate About Risk, Cost

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Report Calls For Refocusing Health Spending In Developing Countries To Save Children's Lives

Global Alliance For Chronic Diseases Announces Targets

Coed College Housing Connected To Frequent Binge Drinking

Immediate, Aggressive Spending On HIV/AIDS Could End Epidemic

Explanation For Rapid Maturation Of Neurons At Birth Found By Duke Researchers

GAVI's Impact On Vaccine Market Is Bringing Down Prices

Heart Failure Patients' Salt Consumption Lowered By Family Partnership, Education Interventions

Patient Vs. Clinician Adverse Symptom Reporting

For Diabetic Patients With Heart Disease, Drug Therapy More Cost-Effective Than Angioplasty

Heart Failure Patients With Kidney Dysfunction Don't Recover Well After Hospital Discharge

In Their Own Words: Kids Offer Advice On H1N1 Flu

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. Receives CE Mark Clearance For The MAGECTM System For The Treatment Of Spinal Scoliosis

Researchers Discover Heart Disease In 3,500-Year-Old Mummies

States Take Action To Reduce Risk Factors For Preterm Birth

Revised Guidelines Say Most Women Can Begin Mammograms At Age 50

At-Risk College Students Reduce HBP, Anxiety, Depression Through Transcendental Meditation

STI Rates Increase Among Mississippi Teens

Egyptian Mummies Reveal Heart Disease As Ancient Affliction

Blogs Comment On Abortion Issues In Health Reform, HPV Vaccinations For Immigrants

Senate Democrats Wait For CBO Score, Work To Keep Votes

Medicare Doctor Payment "Fix" Could Slip, Jeopardizing AMA Support For Health Reform

FDA Approves New Drug Treatment For Long-Term Pain Relief After Shingles Attacks

New Technology Drives Therapies For Older Patients, Those With Alzheimer's

State Health Plans In Washington, Kansas Face Challenges

FDA And Everyday Health Collaborate To Expand Reach Of Consumer Health Information

Annals Of Internal Medicine Publishes New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Minister Brady Opens The Bealtaine Festival 2010 Network Day, Ireland

Minister For Health And Children, Ms Mary Harney T.D., Acknowledges The Significance Of The 2nd European Antibiotic Awareness Day On 18th November

Health, Policy Experts Gather For 3-Day Conference On Family Planning

China, WHO To Collaborate On Flu Research Center

Thalidomide: Solving The 50-Year-Old Puzzle

Acetaminophen-Related Liver Damage May Be Prevented By Common Herbal Medicine

InterMune Announces Modification To On-Going Phase 2b Study Of ITMN-191 In Patients With Chronic HCV Infection

American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: Continuous Flow Heart Pump Improves Survival More Than Pulsatile Type

American Heart Association Late Breaking Clinical Trial Report: High Dose Of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Effective In Heart Failure Patients

American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: Tailoring Drug Dose To Heart Failure Patients' Response More Effective

Destination Therapy Trial Data Demonstrate Superiority For HeartMate II(R) Over HeartMate(R) XVE

New Consortium Paves The Way For Improved Treatment Of Hypertension And Associated Vascular Complications

FDA Clears The First Rapid Test To Detect Bacteria In Pooled Platelets

NeurogesX To Hold Conference Call To Discuss FDA Approval Of Qutenza(TM) (capsaicin) 8% Patch For Treatment Of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Cancer Patients And Doctors Report Drug Side Effects Differently, But When Combined Improve Reporting Of Adverse Events

Cancer-Fighting Drugs Delivered Right To The Tumor

Need For Emergency Airway Surgery For Hard-to-Intubate Patients Reduced

Engineering Researcher Part Of Team That Discovers How To Capture Tumor Cells In Bloodstream

Detonating Tumor Killer Drug In Cancers On Command

Tulane Cancer Center To Begin Novel Clinical Trial For Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Drug

Monetary Gain And High-risk Tactics Stimulate Activity In The Brain

Some Obese People Perceive Body Size As OK, Dismiss Need To Lose Weight

Symptoms Of Depression Improved By Motivational "Women-Only" Cardiac Rehab

Heart-Health Benefits Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Affected By Method Of Cooking

Five Exercises Reduce Neck Pain Of Women Office Workers

Advocacy Groups Increase Efforts To Oppose Abortion Coverage Restrictions In Senate Health Reform Bill

MS Is More Aggressive In Children But Slower To Cause Disability Than In Adults

American Society Of Breast Diseases Continues To Support Annual Mammograms For Women Over 40

Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALS, Also Known As Lou Gehrig's Disease

Leyla Hannbeck Appointed National Pharmacy Association Head Of Information, UK

Studies Suggest Parental Monitoring Can Help Decrease Adolescent Marijuana Use

Statement Of The European Society Of Human Reproduction And Embryology On The European Commission Proposal Of Viral Screening In Assisted Reproduction

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Scientists Guide Immune Cells With Light And Microparticles

Recovering With 4-Legged Friends Requires Less Pain Medication

New Products To Treat Neglected Diseases Are On The Rise, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug Development

New Combination Therapy Could Deliver Powerful Punch To Breast Cancer

Atrium Announces The Release Of Interim Results From COBEST Clinical Study

Sirona Biochem Says New Results From Big Pharma Shows Why SGLT2 Sugar Blockers Are A Major Opportunity In Fighting Diabetes

Society Applauds Move To Decriminalise Dispensing Errors, UK

Physician Teaches Miami Plastic Surgeons Via Tele-Surgery

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Updated Positive Clinical Data From Phase 2 Trial Of Picoplatin In Colorectal Cancer

Mersana Therapeutics Provides Clinical Update From Ongoing Phase 1 Study Of XMT-1001 In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Smoking Causes Blindness

New Study Heralds Use Of Blood Biomarkers To Predict Preeclampsia

Cytori Completes Enrollment In International Breast Cancer Reconstruction Study; Interim Data To Be Presented Dec. 12

Statement By WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran On The World Food Summit And Feeding The Hungry Billion

Patient Receives World's First Delivery Of Intra-arterial Avastin Directly Into A Malignant Brain Tumor

The Challenge For Biostatistics Is In Measuring The Quality Of Life As Regards Health

Some Prescription Meds Can Harm Fetus

USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Will Result In Countless Unnecessary Breast Cancer Deaths Each Year

AMA, AARP And MOAA Call For Passage Of House Medicare Reform Bill, Vote Expected This Week On H.R. 3961

Annals Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology To Be Published By Elsevier

Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective In Extreme Cases Of Bone Infection

Inhibition Of GRK2 Is Protective Against Acute Cardiac Stress Injuries

LA Biomed Study Finds Medication Improves Health Of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Previous Seasonal Flu Infections May Provide Some Level Of H1N1 Immunity

Recent Developments At Burnham Institute For Medical Research, November 2009

Nanotechnology Team Discover How To Capture Tumor Cells In Bloodstream

Investigational Neurostimulation Device Aims To Reduce Stroke Damage

Antioxidant Found In Vegetables Has Implications For Treating Cystic Fibrosis

Nanoparticles Used In Common Household Items Caused Genetic Damage In Mice

Analyzing Structural Brain Changes In Alzheimer's Disease

British Dental Association Calls For NICE Evaluation Of Decontamination Evidence Base, UK

Ask Your Pharmacist Event Held In Belfast

International Psoriasis Council Hosts Second Educational Symposium To Increase Global Knowledge Of Psoriasis

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Comments On Boehringer Ingelheim Clinical Test Results In Treatment Of Female Sexual Dysfunction

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization To Roche´s Assay For 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

Rite Aid Makes Medicare Part D Planning Easy For Patients And Caregivers

Foodborne Illness: An Acute And Long-term Health Challenge For The 21st Century

Stem Cells Improve Heart Function In Patients With Cardiomyopathy

Research On College Students' Drinking Beliefs And Behavior

Seattle Genetics Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial Of Antibody-Drug Conjugate SGN-75

Petascale Computing Tools Could Provide Deeper Insight Into Genomic Evolution

Health Net Reminds Medicare Beneficiaries They Can Count On Health Affordability And Value With Company's 2010 Medicare Advantage Health Plans

$3 Million In Federal Stimulus Grants To Improve Human Health

BrainStorm Stem Cell Therapy Technology Possesses Promising Potential For The Future Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis

Winston Laboratories, Inc. Announces Positive Top-line Results Of Phase II Clinical Trial Of Civamide Patch

Indiana University Receives NIH Grant To Improve Health Care In East Africa

Erbitux Recognized By ASCO As A 2009 Major Cancer Advance As First SCCHN Treatment To Improve Survival In 30 Years

Pitt Researcher To Co-Direct National Consortium On Facial Birth Defects

FDA Discusses Neuromed NDA Application For Exalgo

$100 Million NHLBI 'Bench To Bassinet' Effort In Congenital Heart Disease

Aradigm Doses First Patient In Long-Term Phase 2 Study Of A Novel Inhaled Ciprofloxacin Formulation For The Management Of Respiratory Infections

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