Health News for Tuesday 10 November 2009 from Medical News Today

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Tuesday 10 November 2009

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New Study Challenges Established Ideas About Long And Short Term Memory

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in the UK are challenging the long-established idea that our brains use different mechanisms for making long and short term memories: they suggest that while some mechanisms are separate, other mechanisms are shared...
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Yoga Linked To Healthy Heart

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in India who compared the heart rate variability of men who practised yoga regularly and men who did not, concluded that practising yoga was associated with a healthier heart because the heart rate variability of the yoga practitioners showed evidence of stronge.....
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Researchers Discover Immune Cells That Prevent Asthma In Mice

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

Researchers in Belgium have discovered that a type of immune cell previously not well understood helped mice from developing an allergic reaction to certain airborne particles that can trigger asthma: they suggest these cells, called lung interstitial macrophages (IMs), may .....
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Are Medical Students Well Prepared?

Improved Recurrence-Free Survival With Capecitabine, But Increased Adverse Events

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New Medicare Benefit To Provide Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With Education On Treatment Options

ChemGenex Announces FDA Accepts NDA For Omapro™ (Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate) And Grants The Filing Priority Review Status

Phadia Introduces New Food Allergy Diagnostic Tools To Meet The Needs Of Allergists

Methodist Specialty And Transplant Hospital Reaches National Milestone With 50th Paired Kidney Exchange Transplant

A Novel Study Discovers A New Communication System Between Streptococci

Are You At Risk For Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

To Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers, A New Drug Harnesses Stem Cells Inside Us All

Sea Lake Threat Again Shows Need For Action On Victorian Rural Hospital Crisis

Experts Available To Discuss Psychological Needs In The Military

Reduced Muscle Strength Associated With Risk For Alzheimer's Disease

Exposure To Several Common Infections Over Time May Be Associated With Risk Of Stroke

Study Examines Quality And Duration Of Primary Care Visits

Fewer Emergency Patients Seen Within Recommended Time Frame

Mood Improves On Low-Fat, But Not Low-Carb, Diet Plan

Children With Autism More Likely To Have Handwriting Problems

UC San Diego Announces New Center For Migration And Health

EUROECHO 2009, The World's Foremost Congress On Echocardiography And Imaging Techniques, 9 - 12 December In Madrid.

Judgement In Favour Of NICE On Judicial Review Of Abatacept For Rheumatoid Arthritis Guidance

The American Diabetes Association Applauds Congress For Their Tireless Commitment To Reforming The Nation's Health System

Chance Of Pregnancy Doubled By 3 IVF Attempts

Women With Asthma Feel Worse

Discussing Adverse Events With Patients Improves How They Rate Their Hospital Care

The Leading Risk Factor Of Left Atrial Enlargement During Aging Is Obesity

Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Men And Women Reduced By Popular Anti-Platelet Therapy

MSU Finds National Anti-Gun Violence Program Largely Successful

Using Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy, Walking Ability Restored In Rats With Neck Injuries

Article In December Issue Of European Urology Focuses On Health Of Infertile Men

Onset Medical Receives U.S. FDA Marketing Clearance For The SoloPath™ TransFemoral Endovascular Access Catheter

The Importance Of Language Support For Children With Autism

Some Malignant Tumors Can Be Shut Down After All, CSHL Study Shows

Robotic Repair For Vaginal Prolapse Has Significant Benefits, Mayo Researchers Find

Heart Health Boosted By Yoga

Scientists Create A 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages

Chicago Tribune Examines Long Debate Over Illinois Law On Parental Notification For Abortion

Democrats Face More Challenges After House Health Reform Vote

Narrow House Vote Is Prologue To Senate Health Reform Battle

Health Bill Triggers Some Complaints From Industry, Though Some Will Benefit

Needle Exchanges Could Be Limited Under Congressional Bill

Costly ER Bills Raise Questions, Concerns

Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

H1N1 Cases Increase In China, Japan; Afghanistan Attempts To Contain Virus

VOA News Examines Conculsion Of MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference

New Research Finds Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions

Interstitial Macrophages: Immune Cells That Prevent Asthma

Targeting PKC-theta Protein: A Way To Inhibit Harmful Immune Responses?

NSAIDs Prevent Early Sign Of Alzheimer Disease In Mice

Silver (And Copper) Antimicrobial Bullets To Kill Bacteria

Ideal Nanoparticle Cancer Therapies Surf The Bloodstream

Enhancing Drug Delivery In Gut Using Nano Bubble Gum

Replacing Amalgam In Fillings

Sterilizing Devices With Plasma-In-A-Bag

News From The Annals Of Family Medicine November/December 2009

Link Between Depression And Osteoporosis

Alcohol Industry Should Prove No Harm In Funding Of Sports

Biomoda Honors Veterans With Pledge To Lower Rate Of Lung Cancer

More Battles Lie Ahead As Health Reform Debate Swings Back To Senate

Opinion Pieces Address Women's Health Issues In Health Reform Debate

With House Hurdle Cleared, Democrats Reflect On Health Bill Compromises

Obesity Among Other Issues Debated In Health Reform

Cao Gives Dems Lone GOP Vote For Health Overhaul

China Seeks Its Own Health Reforms

Access To Health Care: Neighboring Communities Suffer Differently

Washington Insurance Program May Be A National Model, Massachusetts May Expand Autism Services

U.S., U.N. Perspectives On Food Aid To Somalia Examined

Mouse Study Sheds Light On Hearing Loss In Older Adults

Kenya To Launch MSM Survey To Help Control Spread Of HIV

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New Study Measures Hookah Use Among Florida Teens

Molecular Targets And Cancer Therapeutics International Conference

Indiana University School Of Medicine Receives National Women In Medicine Leadership Award

Population Movement Can Be Critical Factor In Dengue's Spread

ASHP Applauds Inclusion Of Pharmcists' Services In Affordable Health Care For America Act

Age-Specific Evaluation Of HPV DNA Testing Vs. Cytology Screening

Detecting Overall Survival Benefit Derived From Progression-Free Survival In Cancer

Transplantation Of Stem Cells Alleviates Side Effects Of Radiotherapy In Rats

Indigenous Males - Improving Their Health For Longer Lives And A Better Quality Of Life, Australia

Growing Animal Penile Erectile Tissue In Lab May Benefit Patients

CDC Report Finds Comprehensive Sex Education Programs Effective

Facility Closings Limit Access To Abortion Services In Cape Cod, Mass., Area

Should Health Insurance Companies Be Allowed To Sell Individual Policies Across State Lines?

ASCO Releases Annual Progress Report On Top Cancer Research Advances

Additional Groups Of Alabamians Can Now Receive Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine

CASLPA Supports National Veterans' Week November 5-11, 2009, Canada

AMCP Releases Summary Of Proposed Medicare Part D Rule

UNICEF Executive Director Raises Child Health And Child Rights In Mali

House Bill Abortion Deal Creates A New Set Of Reform Challenges

Obama Applauds House Health Bill Passage, Urges Quick Senate Action

Minister Aglukkaq Announces Appointment To Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission, Canada

Age Rating To Continue Under Health Care Bills

American Veterinary Medical Association Issues Statement About Importance Of Upcoming International Animal Welfare Symposium

Military And VA Struggle With Mental Health And Other Health Care Issues

FDA Issues 2009 FDA Food Code

FDA Approves Drug Treatment For Rare Cancer

Employees Face Rising Health Care Costs During Open Enrollment Season

African Science Academy Development Initiative Conference Focuses On Maternal, Newborn, And Child Health; Ghana Academy Celebrates 50th Anniversary

WHO Report Calls For Improved Health Care For Women, Girls

FDA-Approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer In Mice

Back Pain Permanently Sidelines Soldiers At War

Teenage Obesity Linked To Increased Risk Of MS

Hundreds Of Genes Distinguish Patients Likely To Survive Advanced Melanoma

Amyloid Beta Protein Gets Bum Rap

Scientists Successfully Reprogram Blood Cells To Correct Lysosomal Storage Disease

Dermatologists Can Help Separate Fact From Fiction For Sun Exposure, Sunscreen And Vitamin D

Kicking The Smoking Habit Improves Surgical Outcomes

Tobacco Smoke Has Harmful Impact On Asthma, Rhinitis And Immunity

The World's Most Common Operation

Survey Says: Fewer Americans Using Mental Health Professionals To Manage Stress

APA Survey Raises Concern About Parent Perceptions Of Children's Stress

Seattle Residents Continue To Report High Levels Of Stress

Association For Molecular Pathology's 15th Annual Meeting And Exhibits

House Approves Health Reform Bill After Adopting Stupak Amendment Barring Abortion Coverage In Private, Public Subsidized Plans

Red Cross Making Preparations As Tropical Storm Ida Heads Toward Gulf Coast

Lagging Funding From U.S., Other Countries Threatens HIV/AIDS Progress, Doctors Without Borders Says

Canadian Lung Association Pays Tribute To Dr. Peter Macleod

Health Policy Experts Review The House Vote

Statement By CNA/NNOC Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro On The House Bill On Healthcare

Mental Health America Partners With Prescription Audio To Donate $5M In PTSD Treatment Products To Veterans, Active Duty, Families, Providers

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital And UF Proton Therapy Institute To Begin Proton Therapy Clinical Trial

GW Lecturer Dan R. Hawkins, Jr. To Receive The 2009 APHA Award For Excellence

For Young Boys With Cancer, A Possible Option To Preserve Fertility

Form Of Mercury In Older Dental Fillings Unlikely To Be Toxic

AUTM Announces Global Health Initiative, Endorses Principles

U-M Receives $1.8 Million To Develop Therapy For Neuropathic Pain

Dual Task Test Could Help Diagnose Dementia

Dr. Deborah E. Powell, Of The University Of Minnesota Medical School, Becomes AAMC Chair

AHA Statement On House Passage Of Health Reform Bill

Teenage Obesity Linked To MS

Cytokinetics Announces Advancement Of CK-2017357 In Phase I Clinical Trials

Patients With More Difficult To Treat Forms Of Hepatitis C Are Half As Likely To Treat The Disease

Bay IVF Specialists To Restrict Number Of Embryos Transferred

For Young Boys With Cancer, Testicular Tissue Banking May Be Option To Preserve Fertility

Asthmatx Presents Impact Of Bronchial Thermoplasty On Allergy Practices At ACAAI Annual Meeting

New Study About Prostatitis In The Journal Of Urology Shows Increasing Evidence That Chronic Prostatitis Is A Muscle Tension Disorder

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Highlights Bepreve(TM) Clinical Data At The 2009 Annual Meeting Of The American College Of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)

Pennsylvania Department Of Health Updates H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Effort

NexBio(R) Presents Data Showing Anti-Asthma Activity Of DAS181 (Fludase(R)) At ACAAI 2009

New Study Reveals Handwriting Is Real Problem For Children With Autism

Kicking The Smoking Habit Improves Surgical Outcomes

Geisinger Program To Help Rural Veterans Takes Shape

What Celebrity Names Can Reveal About The Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease

AACR, NCI And EORTC To Host Molecular Targets And Cancer Therapeutics International Conference

New Certified Membership Standards Introduced For Geriatric Care Management Profession

United States Olympic Committee Announces D.I.S.C. Sports And Spine Center As An Official Medical Services Provider

Memory Lapses In Our Immune System Revealed

OssulinTM, A Novel Oral Insulin Product, Shows Promising Bioavailability For Advancing Diabetes Therapy

EpiCept Corporation Announces Health Canada Accepts Ceplene(R) Application For Review

Cook Medical Drives Industry Innovation At 23rd Congress Of The Japanese Society Of Endourology And ESWL

Researchers Show How To Divide And Conquer 'social Network' Of Cells

'Escaped' Proteins Add To Hearing Loss In Elderly, University Of Florida Researchers Found

Early Menopause No Predictor Of Hip Fracture

Study Pinpoints The Price Of Popularity

ADEA's Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., To Receive Herbert W. Nickens Award From The Association Of American Medical Colleges

Call For Unified Approach To HIV/AIDS And Sexual And Reproductive Health

1st Symposium On Scale Up Of Oral Solid Dosage Forms

How Young Is TOO Young For Cosmetic Surgery? UK

Having Mental Illness Does Not Make People More Accepting, Research Shows

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