Medical News Today: Health News for Wednesday 25 November 2009

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Wednesday 25 November 2009

Lack Of Energy-Regulating Gene Caused Mice To Become Obese And Insulin Resistant

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A team of scientists in the US found that mice lacking a gene that is involved with and controls enzymes that regulate energy production in cells became obese and insulin resistant even though they ate less and exercised...
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MRSA Entering US Hospitals Via Outpatients Is On The Increase

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study suggests that community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is on the rise in US hospitals, and is adding to rather than replacing the type of MRSA that arises within hospitals, the...
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What Are Chilblains (Pernio)? What Causes Chilblains?

Written by Stephanie Brunner B.A.

Chilblains also known as chilblain, pernio and perniosis are small, itchy swellings on the skin, which are not painful at first, but can become painful - they are acral ulcers; ulcers affecting the extremities...
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What Is Chronic Kidney Failure? What Causes Chronic Kidney Disease?

Direct Link Between High Salt Intake And Stroke And Cardiovascular Disease

Other Medical and Health News for 25 November*

Foot Ulcers Can Pose Great Threat To Diabetics

Geisinger Ranked On InformationWeek 500 List For Sixth Time

Unacculturated Hispanics In US At Higher Risk For HIV

Dr. Brian McDowell Presents Clinical Study Results At Society Of Chiropodists And Podiatrists Annual Conference 2009

Ipsen Initiates An Advanced Endometrial Cancer Program With BN83495, Its First-in-Class Steroid Sulfatase Inhibitor First Patient Dosed In Phase II

Gloucester Pharmaceuticals To Present Positive Results From Multiple Studies Of ISTODAX(R) At The ASH Annual Meeting

Swish And Enviro-Solutions To Launch SDC-Based Disinfectants In Canada And US

CytRx Announces Plan To Initiate A Phase 2 Clinical Trial With INNO-206 In Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas

LFB's Recombinant Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Is Granted Orphan Drug Status In Europe For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Synexus Leads The Way In South Africa With Vital Paediatric Vaccines Trial

Children's Climate Forum

Ohr Pharmaceutical Data Review Supports The Strong Potential Of Its Lead Drug OHR/AVR118 For Cachexia

More Than 218,000 Doctors Now Have A Licence To Practise, UK

Latest USDA Study Shows State Participation Rates For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Vary Widely

Husband's Studies Lead To Clinical Trial - Multiple Sclerosis Society

MDRNA Expands RNAi Bladder Cancer Program With The Vancouver Prostate Centre

Montgomery County, Md., Crisis Pregnancy Center Disclosure Bill Too Limited, Washington Post Editorial Says

Health On The Hill - Nov. 23, 2009

Public Ponders Fairness Of 'Cadillac' Tax, Affordability Issues

Insurers Under Fire For Denials Of Care, Inadequate Coverage

Medical Advances Abound While Reports About Medical Errors Persist

HIV Peaked In 1996, According To The United Nations

Over 33M People Worldwide Living With HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS/WHO Report Finds

Bloomberg Examines Sec. Of State Clinton's Focus On Women

News Outlets Examine Conditions Of Refugees In Yemen, Malnutrition, Cholera Risks

Also In Global Health News: Home HIV Treatment; Voluntary Testing In Kenya; Women/HIV Scorecard; Global Fund Zimbabwe Grant; Contraceptives In Tanzani

Rep. Kennedy Instructed To Refrain From Communion Over Support For Abortion Rights

Blogs Comment On Health Reform, Abortion Coverage, New Cancer Screening Recommendations

Senate Democrats Brace For Heavy Health Reform Work

Senate Personalities Shape, Debate Health Reform Bill

Hospital Officials Report Job Cuts, Concern About Possible Effects Of Reform

Poll: Women In Their 40's Will Still Get Mammograms, Despite New Guidelines

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Africa Region Leaders Meet To Discuss H1N1 Procurement, Distribution

IPS Examines Next Year's UNGASS On MDGs, Improvements In Maternal Health

News Outlets Examine Sanitation In Ethiopia, Liberia

Therapy 32 Times More Cost Effective At Increasing Happiness Than Money

Research Into Lung Disease Requires Better Investment, Focus: Lung Association

Plastic Surgeons Respond To Proposed Cosmetic Surgery Tax

Scientists Reveal 'Protector' Gene Behind 50-fold Increase In Number Of Bowel Tumours

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation To Benefit From Holiday Film Promotion

FDA Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Sharkco Seafood International Inc.

BVA Meets Proposed Veterinary Union To Share Information

The Nation Column Traces Advocates' Role In Health Reform Debate Leading Up To Stupak Amendment

Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act Of 2009

Poll Shows Most Women Plan To Begin Mammograms At Age 40

Univ. Of Nebraska Board Of Regents Votes To Maintain Current Embryonic Stem Cell Policy

NICE To Publish Final Guidance On Topotecan For The Treatment Of Small-cell Lung Cancer And Preliminary Recommendations For Bevacizumab

Ad Audit: Congress' Former Fiscal Expert Attacks Health Overhaul Effort

KHN Column: Answers From Iowa

Groups Revived On Both Sides Of Abortion Issue In Senate Reform Fight

Feeding The Clock

Alzheimer's Study Leads To Better Drug For Infections

New Medicare Rules On Home-Oxygen Affect Patients, Businesses

Will Vaccines Change The Face Of Cancer Treatment?

KiobrinaTM Shows Positive Phase II Results In Preterm Infants

New Cancer Target For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Featured In Nature Medicine

Shire Submits European Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) For Velaglucerase Alfa For The Treatment Of Type 1 Gaucher Disease

Biolaxy Secures IND Approval For Oral Insulin

AEterna Zentaris Announces Positive Results For Phase 2 Study With LHRH-Receptor Targeted Cytotoxic Conjugate AEZS-108 In Endometrial Cancer

River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One Third In At Risk Populations In Six Countries

ASTMH Symposium Showcases Efforts To Meet The Need For New Medicines To Treat Infectious Diseases In Developing Countries

H1N1 Pandemic May Have Peaked In October In U.S., According To Quest Diagnostics

Case Studies Offer Inside Look At Effective Ways To Address Global Health Challenges

US Labor Department's OSHA Issues Compliance Directive To Address Flu Prevention For Health Care Workers

Experts Examine Possible Links Between Climate Change And Infectious Disease Transmission

Artemisinin Resistance Threatens Efforts To Control Malaria

Obesity May Have Adverse Role In HIV Treatment

Chronic Pain Found To Increase Risk Of Falls In Older Adults

Tulane University Surgeon Pioneers 'Scarless' Thyroid Surgery

Why Some Vaccines May Require A Booster

Organ Transplant Pioneers Celebrate Baylor Regional Transplant Institute's 25th Anniversary

New Tool For Helping Pediatric Heart Surgery

Molecule Discovered That Makes Obese People Develop Diabetes

A Sticky Solution For Identifying Effective Probiotics

It Can Be Predicted The Reaction Obese Patients Will Have To A Diet

Abortion-Rights Groups Mobilize To Fight Restrictions On Abortion Coverage In Health Reform

New York Times Explores How Task Force Reached Controversial Mammogram Recommendations

Why Some Vaccines May Require A Booster

It's Time For A ''Third Wave'' Of Malaria Activism To Tackle Drug Shortages

New Study Finds MRSA On The Rise In Hospital Outpatients; Seven-fold Increase In Potentially Lethal Superbug

Common Genetic Contributions To Plasma Lipoprotein Profile Determined By Large Scale, Genome-wide Genetic Analysis

As Influenza Cases Rise In Europe, Experts Urge Uptake Of H1N1 Vaccine

Infectious Diseases Society Of America Urges Development Of New Antibiotics To Address Global Drug Resistance Crisis

Blood Tests For Hallucinations, Delusions May Be Available In Future, Indiana University Researchers Predict

Other Illnesses, Body Weight Do Not Explain Racial Disparities In Colon Cancer Survival, UAB Researchers Say

HHS Announces Plans To Make $80 Million Available To Support Health IT Workforce

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant May Help Lung, Heart Disorders

TAU Finds That A Destructive Protein Is Also Essential For Normal Brain Function

Groups Of Clinicians With Real Budgets Hold Key To Affordable, Patient-centred And Clinician Led NHS, Says Report

The Only H1N1 Vaccine Available For Swine Produced And Shipped By Iowa State Researcher

We Just Need Your Name - Diabetes UK

Beardsworth(R) Selects OmniComm Systems' TrialMasterTM Solution For The Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Of A Phase II Vaccine Study

Push For Complementary Medicines To Be In All Medical, Pharmacy Curricula, Australia

What B Cells Can Tell Us About Certain Cancers And Autoimmune Diseases

Scientists Create Model Of A Blood Disorder

Protein From Pregnancy Hormone May Prevent Breast Cancer

Baby Boomers Getting More Hip Injuries

News From The November Issue Of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Speeding Development Of Drug Treatments For Heart Failure With University Of Minnesota Invention

Amid The Flu Epidemic, Don't Forget RSV In Young Children

Osteoporosis And Flaxseed Oil

Urban Sprawl Delays Ambulance Arrival In The U.S.

The Unanticipated Results Of Aid

Severe And Chronic Pain In Multiple Areas Associated With Increased Risk Of Falls In Older Adults

Most Top Medical Journals Have Conflict Of Interest Policies Available For Public Review

Research Reveals Exactly How Coughing Is Triggered By Environmental Irritants

IV Drug Administration During Treatment For Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Does Not Appear To Improve Long-Term Survival

Comparison Of High Vs. Low Hospital Volume For Angioplasty Finds Little Difference In Mortality Rates

Menopause-Cardiology Consensus Statement On Cardiovascular Disease And On HRT

Australian First MRI Incubator To Improve Outcomes For Newborns With Brain Impairment

Study Finds Medical 'Pay For Performance' Programs Help Improve Care - But Not Always

Team-Based Care Involving A Pharmacist Improves Blood Pressure Control

Multiple Sclerosis May Be Triggered By Factors From Common Human Bacteria

Why Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk

Children Who Lack Continuity With A Regular Health Care Provider Miss Needed Services

Genome-wide Association Studies In Developing Countries Raise Important New Ethical Issues

Scientists Watch As Peptides Control Crystal Growth With 'Switches, Throttles And Brakes'

AIDS Research Reveals A Lack Of Family-Planning Programs In Uganda

Multiple Health Concerns Surface As Winter, Vitamin D Deficiences Arrive

Computational Microscope Peers Into The Working Ribosome

Link Between Exposures To Metals And Diesel Emissions In Air And Respiratory Symptoms In Children

Helping Preschoolers To Achieve Asthma Control

Greater Risk Of Major Medical Errors When Surgeons Are Burned Out, Depressed

Alcohol In Pregnancy And Child Behaviour Problems Linked In New Study

Cell Death After Stroke: New Understanding About Mechanism Leads To Possible Therapy

Upcoming Clinical Trial Of New Cancer Target For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

New Role Of IDH1 Gene Mutation In Brain Cancer Revealed By Cancer Metabolism Discovery

Nature-Inspired Probes To Sample Fluid Inside Cells

Measuring And Modeling Blood Flow In Malaria

Skin's Healthy Balance Maintained By Surface Bacteria

Early Cardiovascular Risk Revealed By Vioxx Trial Data

Versatility Of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells

Fuel Vapor Heightens Aggression, Likely Aggravates Road Rage

In Wales Children Unaffected By Smoking Ban Consequences

TV Time For Young Children May Be Doubled By Daycare May, Study Finds

Falls Among Elderly And Sedatives, Mood-Altering Drugs Linked: UBC Study

Drug Ads Ineffective For Boosting Sales, Could Cost Taxpayers: UBC-Harvard Study

Insomnia Prevalent Among Cancer Patients Who Receive Chemotherapy

Arsenic Biomethylation Required For Oxidative DNA Damage

New Discovery About The Formation Of New Brain Cells

Women At Increased Risk Of Dementia If Prone To Collecting Fat Around The Middle

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