Health News for Thursday 19 November 2009 from Medical News Today

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Thursday 19 November 2009

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Levels Of Bad Cholesterol Falling In US, But Still Too Many Unscreened And Untreated

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

A new study published this week found that the proportion of American adults with high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol fell by around one third between 1999 and 2006, but concluded that too many are still not being screened or treated for the condition...
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US Mammogram Policy Will Not Change Says Health Secretary

Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD

US secretary for Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a statement saying that the government policy on what age routine screening mammograms should begin has not changed, following a recent task force recommendation that routine screening mammograms should start at ag.....
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What Is Bone Cancer (Sarcoma)? What Causes Bone Cancer?

Written by Stephanie Brunner

Bone cancer is an uncommon cancer that begins in a bone. It can originate in any bone in the body, but the long bones that make up the arms and legs are most commonly affected. Several types of bone cancer exist...
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Other Medical and Health News for 19 November

Prediction Of Shortage Of Intensive Care Beds For Children With Swine Flu (UK)

Exelixis Reports Encouraging Phase 1 Data For The PI3K Inhibitor Xl147 (SAR245408) In Combination With Erlotinib At The AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference

Spineology Receives FDA Clearance For Capture™ Facet Screw System

Arizona Medtech Company's Technology Breakthrough The First To Achieve FDA Approval For See/Treat Ultrasound

Genentech And Biogen Idec Receive A Complete Response From The FDA For Rituxan For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support The Safety And Effectiveness Of Prevnar 13™ Vaccine For The Prevention Of Invasive Pneumococcal Diseas

ImmuPharma PLC: Encouraging Final Phase IIb Results Seen With LUPUZOR™ In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Varian Medical Systems To Showcase The Latest X-Ray Image Detectors And X-Ray Tubes At The MEDICA 2009 International Trade Fair

St. Jude Medical To Present At The 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference

62-Year-Old Man Becomes First Patient In China Implanted With Rechargeable Neurostimulator For Chronic Pain

Metabolic Effects Significantly Lower With INVEGA(R) Compared To Olanzapine

U.S. Farmers Continue To Favor Biotech Crop Varieties

BIO Announces Presidents Bill Clinton And George W. Bush To Provide Keynote At 2010 BIO International Convention

Agriculture Secretary Discusses Importance Of Addressing Child Hunger, Health And Nutrition

Baby's Sleep Position Is The Major Factor In 'Flat-Headedness'

Secretary Sebelius Statement On New Breast Cancer Recommendations

Linkage Biosciences Unveils LinkSeqTM -- A Revolutionary New Tool For Immunogenetic Testing

European Antibiotic Awareness Day

Some Physicians Say New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Unlikely To Alter Their Practices

Docs Worry Reform Angst Is Tainting Medicare Pay 'Fix'

House Vote On Abortion Amendment Continues To Cause Democratic Divisions

AARP Tells GOP It Won't Reverse Support For Democrats' House Health Bill

Seniors Struggle With Drug Costs While Congress Debates Medicare 'Doughnut Hole"

Some Small Businesses Are Scaling Back Or Ending Health Coverage

Sen. Grassley Prods Med Schools About Medical Journal Ghostwriting Practices

U.S. To Consider Purchasing Some Food Aid Locally, Acting USAID Head Says At World Food Summit

Also In Global Health News: Sleeping Sickness; Aid For Philippines; U.S., China In Africa; Polio Eradication In Afghanistan; Ethiopia Famine

Vardenafil: A Potential Drug To Protect Gastric Mucosa

Can EP4 Agonist Alleviate Gastric Lesions?

Concerns About Outdoor Second-Hand Smoke

Structural Changes In Brain May Help Offset Loss Of Vision And Strengthen Other Senses

Millennium Initiates First Clinical Trial With The First Oral Proteasome Inhibitor

Study Supports Use Of MTWA Test As Predictor Of Sudden Cardiac Death

Breast Cancer Campaign: New Breast Cancer Research Funding For Belfast

CytRx To Initiate Phase 2 Clinical Trial With INNO-206 In Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer

Senate Ends Debate On Hamilton, Could Vote To Confirm This Week

Opinion Pieces Comment On Stupak Amendment, Health Reform

CLASS Act, Individual Mandate Draw New Attention To Health Bills

Poll Shows Fractured Public Opinion; Dems Claim 'Widespread' Support For Health Bills

House Medicare 'Doc Fix' Vote Likely Thursday Amid Disputes About Cost, Role In Health Reform

Senate Approves Budget For Veterans Programs

Tempest Over New Mammography Guidelines Affect Health Legislation, Insurance Coverage

A Selection Of Today's Opinions And Editorials

WHO To Launch Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign In West Africa

Unexplained Liver Hemorrhage After Metastasis Radiofrequency Ablation

Sex Roles Asks What's Eating The Breadwinners?

The Protein Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation In Prion-Infected Neuronal Cells Which May Promote Prion-Dependent Diseases

Identifying The Factors Related To Bile Output And Reduction Of Serum Bilirubin After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage

The Antifibrotic Effects Of Green Tea

Findings That Should Speed The Development Of Drugs For Parkinson's Disease

Is Hepatic Differentiation Of Embryonic Stem Cells Induced By Valproic Acid And Cytokines?

An Overactive Immune Response Linked To Viral Infections Among Elderly

Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette Smokers

Women At Risk From Vitamin A Deficiency

Stanford/Packard Study In Mice Suggests New Down Syndrome Treatment

PanGenex Expands Clinical Trial Sites After Promising Pre-Clinical Data About Lower Coronary Arterial Calcium Scores In Cardiac Patients

Reid Set To Release Health Reform Bill; Stupak Threatens To Kill Final Bill If Abortion Coverage Included

Stupak Amendment 'Diminishes Women, New Yorker Opinion Piece Says

Senate Health Reform Bill Timeline Slipping, Reid Plans Caucus Meeting Today

Some House Democrats Face Questions About House Bill Positions; Outside Groups Defend Vulnerable 'Yes' Votes

Too Much Salt, Not Enough Exercise

States Mull How Medicaid Expansion Might Affect Budgets

White House Reports Billions Lost In Improper Payments For Medicare, Other Government Programs

Doctors Are No Better Than Patients At Facing Up To Personal End-Of-Life Care, UK

Managed Care Pharmacy Experiential Education Directory Is Now Available

APA Presses Congress To Block Cuts In Medicare Payments To Physicians

Royal College Of Nursing Responds To The Queen's Speech, UK

Generic And Brand-Name Drug Makers Face Off

Study Says 43 Percent Of Americans Could Be Obese By 2018 - Costing $344 Billion Annually

FDA Announces New Warning On Plavix: Avoid Use With Prilosec/Prilosec OTC

FDA Takes Action Against Dairy Farm And Owner

GAVI Alliance Drives Down Pentavalent Vaccine Costs, Data Shows

More Beds Without Enough Nurses Doesn't Make Sense - Australian Nursing Federation

U.S. Health Officials Testify Before Senate Committee About H1N1 Vaccine Campaign

Opinions: Fighting TB; Currency Transaction Tax

BVA'S 8-point Plan For Responsible Use Of Antimicrobials, UK

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worse For Toddlers, Obese Children

Radiation Breakthrough Gives Breast Cancer Patients Hope In Single Dose

Zydena Is Efficacious In Once Daily Dosing For Erectile Dysfunction/Positive BPH Results

Results From Two Phase II Trials Add To Understanding Of Ticagrelor (BRILINTA(TM)) And How It Works In The Body

Merz Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval Of Post-stroke Upper Limb Spasticity Indication For Xeomin(R) In The EU

Epiphany Announces Positive Results From Its Phase 2b Trial In Shingles

CNSBio Inc. To Present Latest Clinical Trial Data For CNSB015 At Neuropathic Pain Conference In San Francisco

Scientific Link To Autism Identified

Have Egg Allergy? You May Still Be Candidate For Flu Vaccines, Says Allergist

Good News On Multiple Sclerosis And Pregnancy

Overexpression Of Sodium/Calcium Exchanger Protein Alone Did Not Cause Heart Failure

Cognitive Dysfunction Reversed In Mouse Model Of Down's Syndrome

In A Flash: New Flash CT Reduces Radiation Dose By Up To 90%

Five Tips For Surviving The Holidays

Easing Needle Anxiety

People With Type D Personalities Experience More Health Problems

Immune System Activated In Schizophrenia

Don't Let The Flu Ruin Your Holiday

International Event At Queen's Focuses On Male Infertility

Mental Health America Endorses Nomination Of Chai Feldblum As EEOC Commissioner

CDC Lifts HPV Vaccination Requirement For Young Female Immigrants

Bill Requiring Baltimore Crisis Pregnancy Centers To Post Disclaimers Moving Through City Council

School-based H1N1 Influenza Clinics To Begin For K-3 Students, Alabama

Health Overhaul Triggers Debate About What Lies Ahead For The Children's Health Program

Clinical Budgeting And Contracting Excellence Strategies That Empower Investigators And Support Patient Enrollment 7-8 Dec, 2009, Princeton New Jersey

Early Research Into The Role Of Vitamin D Suggests It May Ease Symptoms Of MS

People Looking For Information On Cancer Say Variety Is Key, UK

Medtronic Receives FDA Warning Letter Following Inspection Of Its Mounds View, Minn. Facility

Groups At High Risk Of H1N1 Influenza A Should Avoid Travelling To 2009 HAJJ

World Food Programme Calls For Citizen Action To Feed The One Billion Hungry

Two Thirds Of Brits Do Not Know The Difference Between Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes

Hospital Report Cards Do Not Appear To Result In Significant Improvements

Scientists Find Molecular Trigger That Helps Prevent Aging And Disease

NHS Confederation Statement On The Queen's Speech

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week Warning To Rogue Gas Fitters, UK

Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth

Media Coverage Of New Mammography Guidelines Confusing To Some, Says Expert

Five Tips For Surviving The Holidays

HHS Employs New Tougher Standards In Calculation Of Improper Medicare Payment Rates For 2009

Don't Add An ER Visit To Your Holiday Plans

Tackling Diabetes Bullying, UK

Aldagen Announces Clinical Data For ALD-201 For Ischemic Heart Failure Presented At AHA

Crestor® Reduced Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Women By Nearly Half In New Analysis Of Jupiter Study

Sangamo BioSciences Provides Update On Phase 1 Safety Trial Of SB-728-T For HIV/AIDS

Endologix Receives IDE Approval For Fully Percutaneous Approach To EVAR

Abortion Rights At Center Of Debate In Mass. Senate Race

Ending The 'Endless Adolescence': U.Va. Psychologists Tell How In New Book

Collaboration With University Of Washington Aims To Prevent Dementia, Including Alzheimer's

HHMI Announces 4-Year Grant For Innovative Biomedical Training

NIH Awards $8.5 Million For Research On Pharmaceuticals For Children

Anacor Initiates Phase I Clinical Development For AN3365 - A Novel Antibiotic For The Treatment Of Gram-Negative Infections

Pluristem Therapeutics Announces Three Month Follow-Up Data From The First Patient To Receive PLX-PAD

Alkermes Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study Of ALKS 33 For The Treatment Of Alcohol Dependence

NeoPharm Presents The Phase I Data For Patients With Metastatic Solid Tumors

Global Monitoring System Will Tell Whether HIV-Reduction Goals For 2015 Will Be Met

Vitamin B Niacin Offers No Additional Benefit To Statin Therapy In Seniors Already Diagnosed With Coronary Artery Disease

Researchers Discover Antibody Receptor Identity, Propose Renaming Immune-System Gene

Halifax Researcher Wins 'Nobel Prize' Of Pharmaceutical Research

Easing Needle Anxiety

Avoiding Panic In Pandemics

Demand For Charitable Health Care Increased During Past Year, Says Statewide Survey Of Pennsylvania Physicians

ED Drug Improves Heart's Pumping Action In Young Patients With Single-Ventricle Disease

Free Personal Care For Older People In Their Own Home, UK

American Red Cross Launches "Gifts That Save The Day" Holiday Campaign

New Nursing Education Standards Address The Care Of People With Dementia

The King's Fund Statement On The Free Personal Care Bill, UK

Nutrigenomics Researchers Replicate Gene Interaction With Saturated Fat

NC State Researchers Advance Understanding Of Stem Cells

Studies Suggest Males Have More Personality

Depression As Deadly As Smoking, But Anxiety May Be Good For You

Are Teenagers Wired Differently Than Adults?

Immune Cells On The Move

Cells That Control Inflammation In Chronic Disease

Highlights Of NHLBI-Supported Research Presented At American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions

New Neuroimaging Analysis Technique Identifies Impact Of Alzheimer's Disease Gene In Healthy Brains

MU Occupational Therapy Professor Says Recovery From Brain Injuries Can Last A Lifetime

Night Beat, Overtime And A Disrupted Sleep Pattern Can Harm Officers' Health

Transplanting People's Own Stem Cells Into Heart Lessens Pain, Improves Ability To Walk

Oscar Pistorius' Artificial Limbs Give Him Clear, Major Advantage For Sprint Running

Why Consumers Turn To Alternative Medicine

Family Caregivers, Simple Touch Techniques Reduce Symptoms In Cancer Patients

To Eat Or Not To Eat? Mental Budgets Help Control Consumption

Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement To Medical Imaging

Projects Designed To Advance Understanding Of Molecular Networks

"Guided Care" Receives Award For Innovation In Practice Improvement

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