Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 20 November 2009

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Friday 20 November 2009

Blocking Tissue Stiffening Enzyme Could Be Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A team of scientists from the US and the UK have shown that blocking an enzyme called lysyl oxidase (LOX) that causes tissue to stiffen reduces the likelihood of abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue turning into...
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Peruvian Gang Killed People To Sell Their Fat Say Police

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Police in Peru have arrested four people, three men and a woman, whom they allege are members of a gang suspected of killing up to 60 people in order to extract their body fat to sell for thousands of dollars a litre to...
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What Is Laryngeal Cancer (Cancer Of The Larynx)? What Causes Laryngeal Cancer?

Written by Sy Kraft - B.A.

Laryngeal Cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the larynx. The larynx, also called the voice box, is a short passageway shaped like a triangle that lies just below the pharynx in the neck...
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Burns Patients Awaiting Skin Grafts: Human Embryonic Stem-Cells Could Be Used To Generate Temporary Skin

Other Medical and Health News for 20 November*

Anika Therapeutics Receives European CE Mark Approval For "ELEVESS Light"

Advanced Cell Technology Files IND With FDA For First Human Clinical Trial Using Embryonic Stem Cells To Treat Eye Disease

Sucampo Receives Marketing Authorization For Amitiza(R) In Switzerland For Treatment Of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Holds Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference

KineMed Receives An Investigator-Initiated Study Grant To Further Explore Mechanism(s) Of Action Associated With Welchol® In Type 2 Diabetes Melli

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support The Claim That SPIRIVA(R) HandiHaler(R) Reduces COPD Exacerbations

Statement By Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Of Health And Human Services On The Great American Smokeout

$10 Million In Grants Aimed At Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids In Health Care To Be Awarded

Help Is Available For Smokers Who Want To Quit: A Message From Dr. Howard Koh

Sweet! Sugared Polymer A New Weapon Against Allergies And Asthma

No Time For Complacency On Swine Flu - Australian Medical Association

Leeds Research Finds New Piece Of BSE Puzzle

Brain Disease "Resistance Gene" Could Offer Insights Into CJD

AHIP Statement On The Letter Regarding Health Care Costs

AHIP Statement On The Release Of Proposed Senate Legislation

International Operation Combats The Online Supply Of Counterfeit And Unlicensed Medicines

AMA Urges Safety And Common Sense In Schoolies Week, Australia

Stopping Tissue Stiffening Is Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers

Antiabortion-Rights Groups Announce Plan To Oppose Proposed Nevada 'Personhood' Ballot Measure

Baltimore Bill Requiring CPCs To Post Disclaimers Provides Women With 'Key Information,' Opinion Piece Says

Reid Advances Dems' Health Reform Effort With Release Of Senate Bill

Democrats Continue Efforts To Win Over Moderates

Daschle Still Making Voice Heard On Health Care

Lawmakers Call For Inquiry Into Pharmaceutical Company Price Hikes

World Summit On Food Security Wraps Up

For World Toilet Day, News Outlets Examine Poor Sanitation Conditions Around World

Op-Eds: HIV Travel Ban; Improving Sanitation; Counterfeit Drugs

Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Involved In World AIDS Day

Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus A Risk Factor For Gallbladder, Biliary And Pancreatic Cancer?

Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Cancer

Giant Snails Could Address Malnutrition

Yale Researchers Target Tick Saliva In Their Search For Lyme Disease

Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1

A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma Symptoms May Be Mother's Depression

Potential Strategy To Help Generate HIV-Neutralizing Antibodies

Exome-Sequencing Might Help Identify Genetic Cause Of Thousands Of Disorders

Cardiovascular Systems Enrolls First Patient In CALCIUM 360 Degree Clinical Trial

Altair Therapeutics Announces Commencement Of A Multi-Center Phase IIa Clinical Trial Of Inhaled AIR645 To Treat Asthma

Federal Lawsuit Filed Over N.J. High School's Decision To Bar Student From Joining Antiabortion-Rights Protest

Columnists, Rep. Stupak Comment On Abortion Restrictions In House Health Reform Bill

Political Cartoon: 'Heavy Reading'

Senate Leaders Consider Timeline For Health Bill Votes

A Look At How Key Provisions Compare In The House And Senate Bills

Insurers Say They Won't Alter Mammogram Coverage Despite New Guidelines

A Selection Of Today's Opinions And Editorials

Family Planning Drive Launched During Conference In Uganda

Pfizer, DNDi Partner To Identify NTD Drugs; Sanofi-Aventis, Medicines For Malaria Launch Drug Study

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Grants; Africa's Water Resources; Sex Workers In Malawi

FDA Takes Action Against Maryland Veal Calf Dealer

The Reid Proposal Makes Health Insurance Premiums More Affordable For The Middle Class

Economics, Neuroscience And Hormones Workshop

Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological Cancers

American Nurses Association Backs New Report Describing Effects Of Coal Pollution On Health

Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Oxford Involved In World AIDS Day

Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Bristol Involved In World AIDS Day

Mathematical Abilities Examined In Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker On The House Vote To Repeal Medicare Pay Cuts For Doctors

New Antioxidant Compounds Have Been Identified In Foods Such As Olive Oil, Honey And Nuts Using Two Analytical Techniques

Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?

California's Physicians And Seniors Urge Congress To Protect Access To Care By Strengthening Medicare

HHS Sec. Sebelius Says New Mammogram Guidelines Will Not Change Federal Policies

Antiabortion-Rights Advocates Protest 'Bubble Zone' Ordinance Outside Chicago Clinics

Pharmacy Graduate Of The Year Announced, Australia

QLD Pharmacy's Top Award Goes To Professor Beverley Glass, Australia

PSA Reconfirms Commitment To Government's Health Reforms, Australia

Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment Reversal

The American Optometric Association And Digital Healthcare, Inc. Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Reid Tries To Balance Many Interests In Senate Health Bill

CBO: Senate Health Bill Would Reduce Deficit $130 Billion Over A Decade

Sports Nutrition And Dietary Supplements Discussed At Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing

Senate Bill Draws Immediate Reactions From GOP, Interest Groups

White House Backing Medicare 'Doc Fix' Bill

Kansas Pilot Program To Use Electronic Medical Records To Coordinate Care

Light And Color: Healthcare Lighting Presented By Siemens

Goosby Says PEPFAR Remains Among 'Highest Priorities' Of Obama Administration, Welcomes Partnership With South African President Zuma

UNFPA Report Highlights Relationship Between Family Planning, Women's Health And Climate Change

FDA Issues 22 Warning Letters To Web Site Operators

Toward Explaining Why Hepatitis B Hits Men Harder Than Women

Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Food Poisoning At Thanksgiving

COLD-FX(R) Maker Broadens Its Scientific Direction: Launches Pilot Trial Of New Formulation LIP-01 Geared To Lowering Cholesterol And Lipids

American Diabetes Association Launches New Diabetes.org, Building A Community Of Help, Hope And Support

Dynavax Completes Enrollment Of First Cohort Of Patients In Phase 1b Clinical Trial For Hepatitis B Therapy

NICE Appraisal Of Sorafenib For Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Islet Cell Transplantation In Scotland

Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-Dependent

Results Presented From First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach To Treating Atrial Fibrillation At American Heart Association Scientific Sessions

Curemark Opens Patient Enrollment For Autism Treatment At Three More Clinical Trial Sites

VerifyNow(R) System Highlighted In POPular Study Comparing Platelet Reactivity Tests

Adamas Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Study For Triple-Combination Antiviral Drug Therapy In Immune Compromised Patients

Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results Of A Clinical Study Testing Symphony(TM) TCGM System In Patients With Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes

AFFiRiS AG: Interim Analysis Of Clinical Phase I Data Triggered Decision To Move Alzheimer's Vaccine Candidate AD02 Into Clinical Phase II Testing

Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient Safety

Esteemed Endorsements Recognize Promising Future Of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)

WaferGen To Introduce New Service For Gene-Expression Profiling Using The SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System

Reid Unveils Senate Health Reform Bill With Less Restrictive Abortion Provision Than Final House Measure

Surgery Not Linked To Memory Problems In Older Patients

Got The Flu? You Might Pass It On To Your Pet

EFA Highlights The Urgent Need For Change And A Comprehensive European Strategy To Fight Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

'Chemofog' Takes Toll On Cancer Patients, Australia

Reflux Esophagitis Due To Immune Reaction, Not Acute Acid Burn

Prevalence Of High LDL, Or 'Bad' Cholesterol Levels Decreases In U.S.

Treatment With Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancer, Death

Study Examines Challenges Of Diagnosing Neurofibromatosis Type 1-like Syndrome

Telephone-Delivered Care For Treating Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Appears To Improve Outcomes

Genzyme Announces Results Of Phase 2/3 Trial Of Advanced Phosphate Binder

U-M Opens New Research Studies For Emphysema & Other COPD

Alnylam Presents New Pre-clinical Data On ALN-VSP, An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Liver Cancer

Clinical Data, Inc. Initiates Phase III Trial Of Stedivaze For Cardiac Stress Testing

New Cancer Research Tool: Roche's CIM-Plate 16 Enables Real-Time Analysis Of Cell Migration On The XCELLigence System

With Pets Also Vulnerable To The Flu, PurinaCare(R) Pet Health Insurance Extends Coverage For The H3N8 (Dog Flu) Treatment

Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening

Inovio Biomedical Universal DNA Vaccine For Chikungunya Virus Demonstrates Protective Antibody Responses In Monkey Model

Miller School Researchers Present Findings At AHA Scientific Sessions

Pivotal Study For PSD502--The First Potential Treatment For Premature Ejaculation

Immunologist At Children's Hospital Receives Daland Prize For Patient-Oriented Research

New Certified Reference Materials Offer Greater Certainty In Monitoring 3 Therapeutic Medications

'Fly Paper' To Capture Circulating Cancer Cells

How Viruses Destroy Bacteria

Residential Design For Persons With Neurological Disability

Saliva Proteins Change As Women Age

Why Hepatitis B Hits Men Harder Than Women

Elevated Pollution Levels Near Regional Airports, A Hidden Threat

Paralysis In Animals Triggered By New On-Off 'Switch' - Reversed With A Beam Of Light

GEN Reports On Enhancing The Applications Of QPCR

Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness

Pew Health Group Statement On Senate Mark Up Of The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)

Grants From Michael J. Fox Foundation Awarded To BIDMC Scientists For Parkinson's Research

New Toxicity Testing Approach Could Make Chemo Drugs Safer

According To The Statistical Analysis Of Fossils 'Hobbits' Are A New Human Species

Promising Pharmaceutical Agents Emerge As Sports Doping Products

Innovative Therapy That Offers New Hope For Borderline Personality Disorder

University College Hospital In London Introduces Treatments Delivering Faster Form Of Radiotherapy

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd Withdraws Its Application For An Extension Of Indication For Abilify (aripiprazole), Europe

Regulate Sunbeds Say Doctors, British Medical Association Northern Ireland

Drug Studied As Possible Treatment For Spinal Injuries

New Chemical May Play Key Role In Hospital Superbugs' Battle, UK

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