Medical News Today: Health News for Monday 23 November 2009

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Monday 23 November 2009

Opiate Painkillers May Encourage Spread Of Cancer

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

New research from the US adds weight to the growing body of evidence that opiate-based painkillers like morphine, which has been used to treat postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two hundred years, encourage cancer cells to grow and spread...
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Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Spread Among Hospital Patients In Wales, UK

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

There is evidence that a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread from person to person in a South Wales hospital in the UK and it appears that some of them acquired the illness while in hospital...
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Gene Silencing To Boost Biological Drug Yields

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

An American biotech company is planning to use a new technique called RNA interference (RNAi) to boost yields of biological drugs by improving the performance of drug-producing cell cultures...
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What Is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning? What Causes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

Advanced Biliary-Tract Cancers: Promising New Drug Regimen

Other Medical and Health News for 23 November*

10 Years Of Meningitis C Vaccine: Outstanding Health Protection Measure Of The Past Decade

Atrium Announces 100th Patient Was Enrolled In The ICARUS Trial

Luxembourg National Screening Program Invests In Sectra MicroDose Mammography

Point-of-Care Testing Becomes Crucial As STD Cases Among Younger Set Continue To Rise

Collective Depression Syndrome Among Asylum-Seeking Detainees Highlighted In New Paper Published By Dove Medical Press

Racial Disparity In Colon Cancer Survival Not Easily Explained

Researchers Track Down Protein Responsible For Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Polyps

Day Care May Double TV Time For Young Children

Exposure To Traffic Pollution And Indoor Allergens Multiplies Risk Of Asthma In High-Risk Kids

Fuel Oil And Traffic Pollution May Increase Risk Of Respiratory Problems In Inner-City Children

Gene Mismatch Influences Success Of Bone Marrow Transplants

Origin Agritech Announces Final Approval Of World's First Genetically Modified Phytase Corn

HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Senate Confirmation Of Pamela Hyde As Administrator, Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration

Pfizer Receives FDA Approval For Geodon(R) (Ziprasidone HCI) Capsules For The Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder In Adults

FDA Approves Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer's Revatio(R) (Sildenafil) For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

POZEN Announces Start Of Enrollment For PA32540 Phase 3 Program

European CHMP Formally Adopts Negative Opinion On Oncophage(R)

Genasense(R) Given As High-Dose IV Infusion With Chemotherapy Shows Promising Activity In Advanced Melanoma

FDA Extends NDA Review For Exalgo™ Extended-Release Tablets

Veracruz, Mexico, Approves Law Defining Conception As Start Of Life; Mexican Congress To Consider Constitutional Abortion Ban

Columnists, Cancer Groups Weigh In On Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

Tax Provisions In Senate Health Bill Draw Scrutiny

Lawmakers At Health Reform Crossroads

White House And Bishops At Odds Over Abortion

House Moves To Block Doctors' Medicare Pay Cuts

California Issues Strict Rules For Health Professionals With Addiction Problems

USAID Nominee Visits Capitol Hill

Antibiotic Resistance A Growing Problem, Particularly In Southern, Eastern Europe

Dispensing Prescription Drugs In 3-Month Supplies Reduces Drug Costs By A Third

Texas Doctors: "Senate Health Plan Bad Medicine For Our Patients"

APhA Applauds The Senate For Inclusion Of Expanded Patient Access To Medication Therapy Management Services

American Geriatrics Society Lauds Senate Health Reform Bill Provisions That Would Significantly Improve Healthcare For Older Adults

Victorian Pharmacists Say Thank You To Quiet Achievers, Australia

The Medical Protection Society Welcomes The Relaunch Of Being Open

Camano Island Man Indicted For Scheme To Steal And Sell Diabetic Supplies

Seven Major Organizations Urge Senate To Stop A Health Reform Filibuster

ImmuPharma Announces Final Results Of PhaseIIb Study Of LUPUZOR™ In Lupus

SaBTO Recommends Use Of P-Capt(R) Prion Reduction Filter To Protect Children From VCJD Blood Transmission

HPA Statement On Possible Transmission

Senate Confirms Hamilton To Federal Appeals Court

U.S. 'Took Too Long' To Lift HPV Vaccination Requirement For Immigrants, Editorial States

A Guide: How The Health Bills Might Affect Consumers

Policy Flashpoints Fuel Reform Debate

GOP And Industry Groups Quick To Decry Senate Health Bill

Poll: Majority Of Americans Support Medical Malpractice Reform

Spending To Treat Obesity's Health Effects Will Quadruple In Next Decade

UNICEF Report Highlights Gains In Child Health, While 1B Still Lack Essential Services

The Economist Examines Attention To World's Food Supply

Recent Releases In Global Health

Access To Electronic Health Records Data Safeguarded By Novel K-Anonymity Algorithm

Deciphering The Metabolism Of Sexual Assault Drug

Noninvasive Down Syndrome Tests Enhanced By Ultrasound

Identification Of Reasonable Alternative To Invasive Biopsy Of Palpable Breast Lesions With Benign Imaging Features

Very Common Condition In Women That Often Goes Undiagnosed Now Identifiable By Medical Imaging Technique

In The Evaluation Of Pediatric Patients With Complicated Pneumonia, Chest Ultrasound As Useful As Chest CT

Simple Blood Test Could Reduce Repeat Breast MRI Scans In Premenopausal Women With Irregular Periods

Increasing Long-Term Survival In Patients With Severe Liver Cancer

Medication Plus Parent Training Improves Behavioral Problems In Children With PDD

National Survey Of US Hospitals Shows Information Technology Has Yielded Neither Administrative Efficiencies Nor Cost Savings

Saving The Single Cysteine: New Antioxidant System Found

Role Of Gene In Tumor Development, Growth And Progression Identified By Researchers

European Society Of Cardiology To Give Talks On Diabetes In Three Cities In China

Generating RNA Molecules In Water, Just Like Old Times

From Toxic Dust And Algae To Ill Winds From Africa

Reid Schedules Vote To Move Reform Bill To Floor As Abortion Debate Continues

Family Planning, No-Cost Condom Distribution Could Reduce Global Warming, UNFPA Says

Blogs Comment On Abortion Coverage, Abstinence-Only Funding In Senate Health Reform Bill, Other Topics

It's Saturday Night For Senate Test Vote On Health Reform

'Botax' On Cosmetic Surgery Questioned

Olbermann Ties Free Clinics To Health Reform

Guidelines On Cancer Screenings Spark Debate

Health Policy Research Roundup

News Outlets Examine Malaria Drug Resistance, Hope For Malaria Eradication In Africa

Lancet Examines Uganda's Child-Health Volunteers

Tufts Questionnaire Study Reveals Half Of Barn Workers Surveyed Experience Cough Or Other Ailments

Carvedilol Shown To Have Unique Characteristics Among Beta Blockers

Discovery By Biologists Of Bacterial Defense Mechanism Against Aggressive Oxygen

New Type Of Immune Cells Discovered That Regulate Inflammation In Chronic Diseases

Study Of Possible Link Between Childhood Abuse And Early Cellular Aging

First Map Of Chromosome Terminals Of Higher Fungi

Many Pregnant Women Avoid HIV Screening In Africa

Bone Implant Offers Hope For Skull Deformities

New Research Into The Mechanisms Of Gene Regulation

Rating Aggressive And Delinquent Behavior In Pre-Adolescence

New Link Discovered Between Insulin And Core Body Temperature

Highlighting Racial Disparities Increases Coverage And Effectiveness Of Health News

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

Studying Ways To Use Robots To Encourage People To Be Active

Case Western School Of Medicine Receives RWJF Grant To Establish A Public Health Research Network

Science News From Weill Cornel: November 2009

NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds To Focus More Research On Health And Safety Of Nanomaterials

National Awards Recognize Outstanding Contributors To Health Research

Bioreactor For Bone Tissue Engineering Wins Professor Venture Fair

Immunology Expert At Children's Hospital Receives APS Prize For Patient-oriented Research

Neuroeducation Book Released By Dana Foundation And Johns Hopkins

A Mobile Phone Or An MP3 Player Tells If You're Sleeping Soundly

Therapy 32 Times More Cost Effective At Increasing Happiness Than Money

Special Sessions Announced For World Congress On Osteoporosis 2010 - IOF WCO - ECCEO10

Effect Of Real-Time CPR Feedback Reported At Resuscitation Science Symposium

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