Medical News Today: Health News for Friday 30 March 2012

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Friday 30 March 2012

"Backpacking" Bacteria Ferry Nano-Medicines

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Scientists looking for ways to get minute doses of drugs, so-called "nano-medicines", into the right places in the human body have turned to "backpacking" bacteria to ferry the cargo... [read article]

Huge Cancer Knowledge Resource Made Public

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

Bringing the goal of personalized medicine a step closer, scientists who design anti-cancer treatments and clinical trials now have access to a huge cancer knowledge resource, thanks to a collaboration between industry and academia... [read article]

Organ Transplant Fluid May Be Contaminated, UK

Written by Catharine Paddock PhD

The Department of Health in England says that Viaspan, a manufactured fluid used to preserve some donor organs when they are moved, could have been contaminated with the bacterium, Bacillus cereus since last July... [read article]

Motor Neurone Disease Sees Stem Cell Breakthrough

Giving Birth Takes Longer Than It Did Half A Century Ago

Many Medical Implants Have Never Been Safety Tested

Roche's Trastuzumab Emtansine Has Positive Results Against Metastatic Breast Cancer

Calls To Increase Testing of EU Doctors, NHS Managers Ignore them, UK

Intralesional PV-10 Treatment Shows Promise For Some Melanoma Patients

Commercially Confidential Information And Personal Data - Europeans Agree Common Approach

E.coli Bacteria Help Produce Faster And Cheaper Medications

Elderly Falls - Emergency Services Responses Vary Widely, UK

How Insurance Status Influences Emergency Department Visit Rates

Can Early Temporary HIV Treatment Delay Start Of Long Term Therapy?

Using Incentives To Encourage Adherence To Health Interventions

Atrial Fibrillation Patients On Warfarin Have Low Risk of Residual Stroke

Using Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Interventions - Study

Not Enough Qualified Eye Doctors Globally

Early Autoimmune Therapy Helps Autoimmune Epilepsy Patients

1 In 88 Children May Have A Form Of Autism

New Cancer Rates In Adults Fell And In Children Rose, USA

Other Medical and Health News for 30 March*

Sleep Deprivation Does Not Disturb Interventionist Performance

Children Who Develop Asthma Have Lung Function Deficits As Neonates

Greater Health Risks Faced By Asian Canadian LGB Teens

Degree Of Lifetime Stress Exposure Linked To Inflammation In Heart Disease

In Breast Cancer, Protein 'Jailbreak' Helps Cancer Cells Live

Federal Agencies Should Take Advantage Of Opportunities To Promote Integration Of Primary Care And Public Health

Accidental Ingestion Of Wire Grill Brush Bristles Has Led To The Need For Surgery

Heavy Drinkers Should Be Advised By GPs To Keep A Daily Record Of Their Drinking

Knowing The Nutritional Content Of Foods Doesn't Equate To Healthy Eating

Diagnostic Hope For Children's Cancer Following Discovery Of Genetic Abnormality

Genetic Basis Of Tropical Foot And Leg Lymphedema Identified

BMI Not Found To Play A Role In Surgical Complications Or In Survival

Potential New Way Of Preserving Fertility For Boys Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Public Health Researchers Outline Obstacles Standing In The Way Of Cancer Prevention

Weight Loss And Increased Fitness Slow Decline Of Mobility In Adults

In Hospitals With Pay-For-Performance Programs, No Improvement In Patient Outcomes Seen

First Volume Of The Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia Made Public

The Health Of Obese Diabetic Mice Improved By Compounds In Hops

Adjuvanted Flu Vaccine Associated With Child Narcolepsy In Finland

Memory Consolidation Damaged By Sleep Disturbance

Food Ingredients That Cause Milk Allergy May Be Missed By Standard Test

Recurring Breast Cancer Diagnosed A Year Earlier With New, More Sensitive Blood Test

The Annual Cost Of Autism Has More Than Tripled To $126 Billion In The U.S. And Reached £34 Billion In The U.K.

Yesterday's Late Headlines

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Thursday 29 March 2012

Ancestor Lucy Lived With Tree-Climbing Cousins

Heart Attack - Immediate Glucose Dose Reduced Fatality

Personalized Cancer Therapy - Profiling Genetic Changes

Ipilimumab May Slow Brain Tumors In Melanoma Metastases

What Are The Leading Causes Of Cancer Deaths In India?

Aggressive Prostate Cancer Tumors Controlled By Botanical Formula

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