Medical News Today: Health News for Thursday 1 March 2012

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Thursday 1 March 2012

First Quadrivalent Vaccine Against Seasonal Flu Wins FDA Approval

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

On Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved FluMist Quadrivalent, a vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza in people aged 2 to 49 years. This is the first quadrivalent flu vaccine, that is one... [read article]

Iceman Oetzi's DNA Shows He Was Predisposed To Heart Problems

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

An initial genetic analysis of a 5,000-year-old mummy that has become known as Oetzi the Tyrolean Iceman, reveals he was predisposed to cardiovascular diseases. The finding appears to be confirmed by the fact scientists... [read article]

Man's Head Reshaped With Fat From His Stomach

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Hang onto that belly fat, it may come in useful! In a UK first, surgeons at King's College Hospital in London, have taken fat from a man's stomach and injected it into his head to help reshape it... [read article]

Selenium Supplements May Harm Not Help

DEA Extends Emergency Regulation On Spice And K2 Ingredients

Concussion A Serious Hazard For Teenagers

Irregular Heartbeat Can Accelerate Mental Decline

Spinal Cord Stimulation Efficiency Boosted With Implanted Device With Three Columns Of Electrodes

Breast Cancer Repeat Surgery Less Likely If Pathologist Present During First Operation

Meditation Helps Memory Loss Patients

Flu Tests Good At Diagnosing Flu, Bad At Ruling In Out

Improving Glucose Control Without Raising Hypoglycemia Risk, New Drug Shows Promise

Many Mental Illness Cases Linked To Recent Violence

Craving For Pain Drug Possible Without Misuse

Sleeping Pills Linked To Death And Cancer Risk

Other Medical and Health News for 1 March*

Public Health Data Reveals Obesity, Hypertension, And Diabetes Prevalence In Cleveland Neighborhoods

Cognitive Development In Childhood Generally Not Influenced By Gestational Weight Gain

Language Development Predicted In Children

The Heart's Oxygen Supply Chilled By Cold Air

Activating The Visual Cortex Improves Our Sense Of Smell

Investigating A Newly Emerging Staph Strain

Traits Of Autism, Schizophrenia Compared

Cell Study May Aid Bid For Motor Neuron Therapies

Digital Cognitive Training Improves Brain Function And Behavior For People With Schizophrenia

Paternal Components In Fruit Flies And Humans May Contribute To Fertilization And Embryonic Development

10 Principles For Clean Air Released Ahead Of Review Of Air Quality Legislation To Tackle Invisible Killer

An Epigenetic Culprit Discovered In Memory Decline

Industry Support For Continuing Medical Education Remains Essential In Europe

Resident Memory T Cells Prevalent In The Skin Are More Protective In Fighting Infection Than Central Memory T Cells In The Bloodstream

Symptoms Of Myelofibrosis Relieved By Ruxolitinib

In Alzheimer's Disease, Mitochondrial Dysfunction Present Before Memory Loss

Heart Function May Improve With Mitral Valve Repair During Bypass Surgery

Muscle Loss Prevented In Mice, Despite Disease And Inactivity

The Majority Of Women With Bulimia Reach Highest-Ever Weight After Developing The Disorder

Some Children With Autism May Benefit From A Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet

Diagnosing Cirrhosis From Recurrent Hepatitis C Accurately With Ultrasound Technology

Nurses Key In Helping New Cancer Patients Overcome Fears

Bacterium Fine-Tunes Proteins For Enhanced Functionality

Same Sex Twins - Finding Out If They Are Identical Or Not

Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries Reduced When Pathology Evaluations Done On-Site

Coordination Between The Eyes And Arms Has Implications For Rehabilitation, Prosthetics

Sperm Research And The "Lily Of The Valley Phenomenon"

Deceptive Advertising And How The Brain Responds

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators For Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Clinical Guide

New Therapies Likely Following New Discoveries Relating To Depression

Optogenetic Tool Elucidated

Food Intake And Energy Dictated By Molecular Duo

Echocardiographic Diagnosis Of Rheumatic Heart Disease: First International Guidelines

The Harmful Effects Of Infants Prenatally Exposed To Ecstasy

Researchers Test Sugary Solution To Alzheimer's

Researchers Help Discover New HIV Vaccine-Related Tool

Potential Solution To Melanoma's Resistance To Vemurafenib

Breast Cancer May Regress When Hormone Therapy Ceases

Minimally Invasive Treatments That Will Change Modern Medicine

Another Mechanism Discovered By Which Sulforaphane Prevents Cancer

"Lab On A Chip" Device Invented To Study Malaria

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