Weekly Medical News Newsletter - 4 February 2008

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** ABORTION News **

Tiller's Attorneys Appeal Ruling Denying Motion To Prevent Grand Jury From Examining Medical Records
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95952.php

Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri, First Lady Participate In Antiabortion Rally
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95955.php

Ind., S.D., Pa. Take Actions On Physician, Pharmacy Regulation Bills For Contraception, Abortion
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95829.php

Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Appointment Of Former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor In Debate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95828.php

Chinese Supplier Of Mifepristone To U.S. Linked To Tainted Drug Case
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95826.php

Sexually Conservative Lifestyle Led By More Religious Women Means They Are Less Likely To Seek An Abortion
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95751.php

Giuliani Should Have Promoted His Support For Abortion Rights, Opinion Piece Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95670.php

Actions Taken On Abortion-Related Legislation In New Hampshire, South Dakota
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95486.php

Tiller Attorneys Ask Kan. Court To Block Subpoenas For Records Of 2,000 Women Who Sought Abortions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95482.php

Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond To Guttmacher Report Finding A Decline In U.S. Abortion Rate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95340.php

Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Appeal For Minors' Abortion Records From Planned Parenthood Clinic
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95338.php

House Republicans Introduce Sonogram Measure
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95336.php

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** AID / DISASTERS News **

French Naval Escorts Assure WFP Food Supplies To Somalia; Denmark Takes Over
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96074.php

Africa Action Releases New Report On International Failure To Protect Darfur
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95842.php

Global Experts Convene To Discuss Emotional Trauma Caused By Disasters
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95527.php

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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **

Adolescent Drinking Influenced By Parental Drinking
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96052.php

Chronic Drinking Can Lead To Severe Pneumonia After Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96051.php

Children Prenatally Exposed To Alcohol May Be Identified By Eye Blinks
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96050.php

Effects On Drinking Differ By Gender: Study On Drinking By Hispanics Along The Texas-Mexico Border
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96049.php

Popular Music Often Exposes Children To Positive Portrayals Of Drug And Alcohol Use, Pitt School Of Medicine Study Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95800.php

Two Proteins Linked To Nicotine Addiction
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95909.php

NIDA Research Reveals Subconscious Signals Can Trigger Drug Craving
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95874.php

Does The Desire For Drugs Begin Outside Awareness? NIDA Research Reveals Subconscious Signals Can Trigger Drug Craving Circuits
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95441.php

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** ALLERGY News **

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins And World Allergy Organization Launch New Online Journal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96091.php

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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **

Free Personal Care: Alzheimer Scotland Welcomes Recommendations From Audit Scotland
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96105.php

Estrogen Like Compound May Reduce Risk For Alzheimer's In Mice
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95991.php

An Apple A Day Keeps Dementia Away
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95960.php

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Deep Brain Stimulation Techniques To Help Alzheimer's Patients, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95741.php

Making Dementia A National Health Priority In Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95740.php

Medivation Plans To Initiate Pivotal Confirmatory Phase 3 Trial Of Dimebon(TM) For Alzheimer's Disease In Second Quarter Of 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95345.php

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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **

Graham Norton Stamps Out Stress: Samaritans Stress Down Day Campaign, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95777.php

New Movement Aims To Inspire One Million Young People To Get 'Selfcentered': Connect To Authentic Inner Selves, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95565.php

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** ARTHRITIS News **

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor Visits Lack Depression Assessment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96016.php

Gene Linked To Increased Risk Of Developing Inflammatory Arthritis May Also Increase Patients' Risk Of Dying From Cardiovascular Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95919.php

Rheumatic Complaints Not Just A Problem For The Western World
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95873.php

Bone Medical Developing Potentially First Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug To Treat Both IL6 And TNF, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95401.php

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** AUTISM News **

Infants Eliminate Mercury In Vaccines Faster Than Previously Thought - It Does Not Have Time To Build Up In Babies' Bodies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96003.php

Supporting Brain Imaging Studies Of Children With Autism And Dyslexia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95880.php

Accelerated Head Growth Can Predict Autism Before Behavioral Symptoms Start
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95655.php

Teaching Autistic Children To Safely Cross The Road Using Virtual Reality
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95424.php

Virtual Reality Teaches Autistic Children To Cross Streets Safely
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95361.php

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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **

A Systematic Change In Dreams After 9/11/01
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95938.php

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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **

RNA-Based Methods For Developmental Studies Are Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96075.php

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96032.php

News From The Journal Of Biological Chemistry
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96030.php

Surveying The Ecological Genetics Of Freshwater Bacteria
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96026.php

Spread Of Humans And Diseases Revealed By Globetrotting Black Rat Genes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96020.php

First High-Resolution Digital Mouse Brain Atlas Designed For Web Applications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96010.php

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Features RNA-Based Methods For Developmental Studies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96007.php

Calcium Homeostasis Aids Protein Folding As A Therapy For Enzymes Gone Awry In Lysosomal Storage Diseases
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95795.php

Junior Doctors 'Don't Understand Lab Tests' - Clinical Biochemists Urge Review Of Curriculum, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95944.php

Novel Solutions To Fundamental Biological Problems Discovered By Systems Biologist
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95773.php

Using Mathematical Model Scientists Find That Generalists Can Thrive
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95768.php

Student Research Recognized At UH Contest
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95764.php

Whether Ambitious Males Float Or Flounder Is Decided By The Females
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95753.php

Destination Arctic Seed Vault For African Seed Collection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95723.php

How Enzymes Break Down Cellulose; Study By Iowa State Researcher
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95721.php

iPlant Collaborative Will Unite Scientists Across Disciplines
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95714.php

Immune Surveillance Similarities In Animals And Plants
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95915.php

Disputed Total Synthesis Of Quinine By Woodward And Doering Confirmed
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95908.php

Environmental Epigenetics Has Potential For Preventing And Treating Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95832.php

Biologists Create Wiring Diagram Of Cell Division
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95825.php

Conspicuous Social Signaling Drives The Evolution Of Chameleon Color Change
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95802.php

Revolution In Understanding Of Ion Channel Regulation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95698.php

5 Million Dollars From Former City Of Hope Scientist Names New Academic Center At City Of Hope
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95667.php

News From The Biophysical Journal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95612.php

Understanding Microbes For Use As Climate Engineers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95605.php

Gene Expression Differences In Mice Fed Human And Chimp Diets
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95551.php

Researchers Can Now Determine When A Human Was Born By Looking Into The Eyes Of The Dead
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95549.php

News From The American Chemical Society
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95457.php

Love And Faithfulness Are Not Necessarily Dictated By The Same Cerebral Mechanisms
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95404.php

Race Against Time To Save Tasmanian Devils
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95391.php

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** BIPOLAR News **

New Analysis Demonstrates Efficacy Of Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) Maintenance Treatment For Bipolar I Disorder
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95622.php

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** BIRD FLU / AVIAN FLU News **

Information Session For Owners Of Small Flocks And Pet Birds, Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96102.php

Bird Flu Affects Half Of Bangladesh Districts
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96040.php

Information Session For Owners Of Small Flocks And Pet Birds, Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95755.php

New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Tested By University Of Pittsburgh Scientists
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95513.php

Government Helps Protect Backyard Birds From Avian Influenza
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95416.php

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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **

Observational Data Show Transfusion Patterns In Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia Patients Receiving Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95979.php

Archemix Earns Milestone Payment From Initiation Of Phase 1 Clinical Trial By Nuvelo
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95891.php

Smiths Medical Receives 510(k) Clearance On Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System(R) Devices
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95887.php

Romiplostim Trials For Treatment Of Dangerous Blood Disorder
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95876.php

TargeGen Announces Initiation Of Clinical Trial Of JAK2 Inhibitor TG101348 In Myeloproliferative Disease Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95804.php

Progress Toward An Alternative For EPO: Gas6 Offers Remedy Where EPO Fails Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95772.php

Moderated Symptoms Of Beta-Thalassemia And Gene Variant Linked
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95728.php

Nuvelo Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of Thrombin Inhibitor, NU172
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95644.php

Results Of Pilot Study Of Treatment For Deep Vein Thrombosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95608.php

Surface Logix Achieves Objectives With SLx-4090 In Phase 2a Clinical Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95519.php

Myriad Genetics Announces Completion Of Phase 1 Trial Of Anti-Thrombin Drug MPC-0920
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95478.php

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** BONES / ORTHOPAEDICS News **

Bone Medical Positive New Data From Oral Osteoporosis Drug Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95858.php

Porous Structures Help Boost Implant Tissue Integration
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95654.php

Stem Cells Treatment For Brittle Bones In The Womb, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95403.php

Velcura Therapeutics, Inc. Can Begin Clinical Trials Following Successful Investigational New Drug Application To U.S. FDA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95342.php

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** BREAST CANCER News **

Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer Comes Late For Women In Gentrifying Neighborhoods
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95916.php

BRCA1 Mutation Linked To Breast Cancer Stem Cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95882.php

2008 American Society Of Breast Disease Pathfinder Lectures
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95781.php

Study Links Quality Of Breast Cancer Care And Physician Characteristics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95571.php

Breast Cancer Treatment Is Reduced To One Week
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95518.php

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Opens Enrollment In Phase II Clinical Trial Of Bavituximab In Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95517.php

Protein Hormone In Body Fat Clue To Breast Cancer Spread
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95438.php

MiR-373 Could Be Indicator Of Breast Cancer Metastasis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95435.php

Intervention Program Boosts Health Of Breast Cancer Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95357.php

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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **

February 4th Is World Cancer Day - AICR Offers Free Prevention Information To Millions Of Americans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96104.php

HPV-Linked Oral Cancer In Men Increasing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96053.php

Early Detection Critical In Treating Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96025.php

Grants Awarded To Study Cancer Care Access Among Asians, Improve Diabetes Care Among Minorities; Fashion Show Aims To Raise Cardiac Health Awareness
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95972.php

UCLA Cancer Center Researchers Discover Biomarkers That Predict Lung Cancer Patient Response To Drug Therapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95929.php

Widespread Vitamin And Mineral Use Among Cancer Survivors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95973.php

Capitalizing On The Unique Qualities Of Radioisotope To Prolong Lives Of Brain Tumor Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95766.php

The International Myeloma Foundation Says New Treatment Regimen For Older Patients Could Soon Be Approved In Europe
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95700.php

Tigris Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Study Of AFP-464 In Patients With Solid Tumors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95643.php

News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95610.php

Synta And GlaxoSmithKline Announce Elesclomol Granted Orphan Drug Designation By The FDA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95590.php

Leading US Cancer Researcher Receives New Swedish Science Prize
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95589.php

pSivida Pancreatic Cancer Study Results Released
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95583.php

Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Weekend Set For February 1-3, 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95451.php

The Cancer Research Institute Unites Cancer Vaccine Consortium And Cancer Vaccine Collaborative
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95439.php

EntreMed Presents Interim Results For Phase 2 Carcinoid Tumor Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95347.php

Study Shows Coronado Biosciences' Bcl-2 Inhibitor, Apogossypol, Is More Efficacious, Less Toxic Than Gossypol In Animal Models
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95346.php

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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **

Watching Football Can Break Your Heart
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96071.php

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval For Endeavor(R) Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96061.php

European Medicines Agency Recommends Approval Of Novel Oral Anticoagulant, Dabigatran Etexilate (Pradaxa®)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95998.php

Relief For Diseased Hearts
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95994.php

Abbott 'Goes Red' To Educate Bay Area Women About Heart Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95981.php

Patients With Metabolic Disorder Show Comparable Or Better Results In Treatment Of Hypertension With Diuretics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95974.php

First Patients Treated In Cytori's Stem & Regenerative Cell Heart Attack Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95888.php

Spectators' Emotional Stress Linked To Heart Attacks
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95789.php

Study Finds Patients Diagnosed With Coronary Heart Disease Continue Poor Diets
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95770.php

Compugen Announces In-Vivo Results For Two Peptide Anti-Inflammatory And Cardio-Protective Drug Candidates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95738.php

Heart Attack Response And Cardiac Damage Predicted By Gene
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95734.php

Rush University Medical Center To Utilize Radio Frequency Identification Technology From Mobile Aspects
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95730.php

New Research Shows That IPods Do Not Interfere With Cardiac Pacemakers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95661.php

Study Analyzes Best Approach For Treating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95652.php

Phosphagenics Reports Superior Pre Clinical Cholesterol Results From APA 01 And Atorvastatin Combination
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95642.php

Acorda Therapeutics Announces Successful Thorough QT Study Of Fampridine-SR
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95596.php

Toxic Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Can Affect Heart Muscle
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95591.php

AngioScore Obtains Japanese Approval For AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95588.php

Rite Aid Pharmacists Have A Heart For Those Who Want To Stay Heart Healthy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95564.php

The Medicines Company's Angiox(R) Receives European Authorization For Expanded Use In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95550.php

Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval To Add Transapical Delivery System To U.S. Clinical Trial Of Transcatheter Heart Valve
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95523.php

EaglePicher Technologies Introduces First Implantable Medical Cell Designed Specifically For Monitoring Applications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95471.php

Medtronic Announces Exclusive Licensing Of Arbor Surgical Technologies Pericardial Heart Valve
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95444.php

Downsized Heart Aids Bypass Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95355.php

Novadaq Data Presented At 2008 Society Of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95352.php

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** CAREGIVERS / HOMECARE News **

Proposed Legislation Takes Aim At Soaring Nursing Home Liability Costs In Tennessee
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96084.php

Assisted Living Federation Of America Challenges Presidential Candidates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95869.php

New Episode Of The Senior Care Podcast By LivHOME Focuses On Caring For Seniors With Dementia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95727.php

UNISON Calls For Recruitment Drive For Homecare Workers In Light Of Commission For Social Care Inspection, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95604.php

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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **

Finding That Oral Contraceptive Use Reduces Ovarian Cancer 'Worth Celebrating,' Opinion Piece Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95671.php

HiFi DNA Tech Questions FDA In Lawsuit - 'Why HPV DNA PCR Is Acceptable For Gardasil(R) Approval, But Not Acceptable For Safe Vaccination?'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95573.php

E.U. Agency Will Not Change HPV Vaccine Gardasil Label
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95339.php

Mouse Model Shows The Role Of Cell Signalling In Growth Of Cervical Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95038.php

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** CHOLESTEROL News **

Phase 1 Studies Show Promise Of QuatRx's Novel Compound, Sobetirome, For Lowering LDL Cholesterol Levels
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95520.php

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** CLINICAL TRIALS / DRUG TRIALS News **

Amgen Statement On Aranesp Manuscript In The Journal Of Clinical Oncology
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95555.php

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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **

Risk Of Colorectal Polyps May Be Doubled By Smoking
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96018.php

Wild-type KRAS Colorectal Tumours Respond To Panitumumab
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95949.php

AVEO Initiates Phase 1b Combination Clinical Trial Of Novel Triple VEGF Receptor Inhibitor AV-951 In Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95834.php

Genomic Health Announces Identification Of Genes Associated With Colon Cancer Recurrence Across Multiple Studies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95344.php

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** COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE / ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE News **

Osteopathy Celebrates 10 Years Of Regulated Practice, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95750.php

2008 Natural Products Expo West Proves 'Organic' And 'Sustainability' Are Hot, Bucking Economic Trends
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95570.php

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** CONFERENCES News **

Sustainable Development Conference
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95733.php

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** COSMETIC MEDICINE / PLASTIC SURGERY News **

Laser Surgery Damage Is More Than Skin Deep, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95785.php

Fatal Infections In Critically Ill Patients May Be Caused By Cosmetic Products
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95709.php

Mentor Announces Completion Of Subject Enrollment Into Phase IIIb Pivotal Trial For Botulinum Toxin Type A
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95705.php

What Is Mesotherapy Treatment You Ask?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95640.php

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** CYSTIC FIBROSIS News **

Rural Equal To City In Cystic Fibrosis Treatment, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95759.php

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Reports Upward Trend For Key Health Outcomes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95343.php

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** DENTISTRY News **

Mobile Anesthesiologists Announces New Option In Dental Anesthesia For The Chicago Dental Community
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95558.php

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** DEPRESSION News **

FDA Warns Of Suicide Risk With Antiepileptic Drugs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96057.php

Study Sheds Light On Link Between Depression, Risky Behavior Among Juvenile Offenders
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95415.php

Middle-Aged Misery Spans The Globe, Researchers Find
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95390.php

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** DERMATOLOGY News **

Long-Term Improvement Of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Shown In Ustekinumab Phase 3 Data
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96039.php

New Findings Show Enbrel Significantly Reduced Levels Of C-reactive Protein
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96035.php

Alternative Treatments Show Promise With Hard-To-Treat Foot Problems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96029.php

MUSC Spin Off Company To Test Regenerative Wound Healing Gel
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95977.php

How Scratching An Itch Affects The Brain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95928.php

Dermatologists Can Offer Top Tips To Help Keep Lips In Tip Top Shape
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95822.php

Acne And Rosacea Getting You Down? Laser, Light And Cosmetic Treatments Give Patients A Much Needed Boost
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95821.php

New Technology And Improved Techniques Arm Dermatologists With Tools To Minimize Facial Scars From Skin Cancer Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95820.php

Most Organ Transplant Patients Are Unaware Of Their Increased Risk For Skin Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95819.php

Don't Let Hair Loss Tangle You Up: Dermatologists Can Identify Common Hair Disorders And Offer Solutions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95818.php

Research Confirms Genetic Skin Barrier Defect Linked To Eczema
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95817.php

Frequent Hand Washing Puts Health Care Workers At Increased Risk For Irritant Contact Dermatitis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95816.php

Keep Father Time From Marching On: New Laser Treatments Offer Gentle And Effective Skin Resurfacing In A Flash
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95815.php

FDA Grants Priority Review For Schering-Plough's Peginterferon Alfa 2b For The Adjuvant Treatment Of Patients With Stage III Melanoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95806.php

Palomar To Debut New Technology At The American Academy Of Dermatology Annual Meeting
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95649.php

Tips For Dry Winter Skin, From The Harvard Health Letter
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95525.php

Innovation Driving Opportunities For Active Transdermal Drug Delivery Analysis By Greystone Associates Reveals Market And Technology Factors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95388.php

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** DIABETES News **

Bra Size Link To Diabetes, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96070.php

Randox Introduces A Range Of 25 Liquid And Ready-To-Use Protein Assays
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95946.php

Galvus(R), A New Treatment For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Receives European Approval For Label Update Paving The Way For EU Launches
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95931.php

Diabetes UK Calls For Traffic-light Food Labelling
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95920.php

Blood Vessels Struggle To Relax In Diabetics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95890.php

Medtronic Announces FDA Approval Of CGMS(R) IPRO(TM) Continuous Glucose Recorder
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95736.php

4th Annual - Diabetes Conference 2008 - 18th To 20th February 2008, London
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95672.php

Gastric Surgery Link To Diabetes Treatment, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95637.php

Diabetes In Older Americans Rising
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95536.php

Swim The Channel For Diabetes UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95453.php

Anti-Inflammatory Drug Improves Glycemia, Lowers Inflammation In Obese, Young Adults
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95456.php

Autoimmunity Center To Be Established At University Of Colorado Denver
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95405.php

Caffeine Increases Blood Sugar In People With Type 2 Diabetes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95380.php

Anti Inflammatory Drug May Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95360.php

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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **

Over The Counter Eardrops May Cause Hearing Loss Or Damage
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95350.php

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** EATING DISORDERS News **

Promising Results For Treating Anorexia Nervosa With Deep Brain Stimulation - International Neuromodulation Society
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95868.php

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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **

Treatment In Specialist Centres Increases Surgery Success Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95779.php

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** EPILEPSY News **

FDA Alerts Doctors About Suicide Risk Of Antiepileptic Drugs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95824.php

Epilepsy Hospitalizations Rise After 8-Year Decline, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95686.php

Epileptic Seizures In Adults Cut Using Modified Atkins Diet
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95341.php

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** ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION / PREMATURE EJACULATION News **

Cook Medical Launches Online Destination To Educate Physicians And Patients On A Leading Form Of Erectile Dysfunction
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95867.php

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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **

Retired Optician And AMD Patient's Story After Taking Macushield Eye Supplements, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95930.php

Lux Granted Fast Track Designation For LX201 For Corneal Transplant Rejection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95894.php

NeoMedix Offers Innovative Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95885.php

Vision Researchers Query FDA About Updating Requirements For Drug Approval
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95845.php

One-A-Day Eye Vitamin For Age Related Macular Degeneration
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95837.php

Animal Model Of Macular Degeneration Paves Way For Development Of Cures
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95756.php

First Six Grant Recipients Announced - The Shaffer Fund For Innovative Glaucoma Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95746.php

Anemia Treatment May Be A Double Edged Sword
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95658.php

World Glaucoma Day Set For March 6th
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95646.php

Paradigm Medical Industries To Market Proprietary Electrophysiology Device For Early Detection Of Glaucoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95575.php

Contact Lens Care Solutions Inadequately Tested With Outdated And Irrelevant Fungus Strain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95417.php

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** FERTILITY News **

Risk Of Congenital Heart Defects Higher Among IVF Twins
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95877.php

New Center For Reproduction And Infertility Research At Illinois Funded By National Institutes Of Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95406.php

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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **

Tracking How Drug Changes, Blocks Flu Virus
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96013.php

Influenza Virus In Norway Resistant Against Oseltamivir (Tamiflu(R))
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95945.php

Oseltamivir Resistance In European Influenza Viruses - Update
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95922.php

New MedBasics Family Health Centers Responds To Flu Threat By Offering Free Vaccinations
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95710.php

Researchers Discover New Target For Preventing And Treating Flu
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95653.php

Mask Wearing Students Take To Campus Starting This Week
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95528.php

Oseltamivir Resistance In European Influenza Viruses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95450.php

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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **

IDEV Technologies Inc. Receives 510(k) Clearance For New SUPERA(TM) Biliary Stent Delivery Catheter
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96087.php

Protecting Against And Stopping The Spread Of Noroviruses In 6 Simple Steps
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95906.php

YDH Leads Country's Training For Bowel Cancer Surgeons, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95786.php

Tranzyme Pharma Receives IND Clearance For Its Oral Ghrelin Agonist, TZP-102, For The Treatment Of Gastroparesis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95737.php

New Class Of Highly Selective 5-HT4 Receptor Agonists Provides The Next Generation Of GI Treatments
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95626.php

New Study Confirms Safety Of Novel Oncology Product For Treatment Of Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95533.php

Smaller Pancreatic Tumors Greatly Increase Prognosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95353.php

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** GENETICS News **

Cause Of A Rare Developmental Disorder Clarified By Researchers At The Institute Of Molecular Pathology In Vienna
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95913.php

Trigger Gene For Muscle Development Discovered By Oregon Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95904.php

Genomatix Takes A Lead In Next Generation Sequencing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95898.php

Distributing The Work Of Evolution Between Men And Women With The Help Of Gene Variants
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95896.php

Genetic Mutations May Contribute To Preterm Birth Risk - Previously Undiscovered Mutations Linked To Blood Clots And Inflammation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95801.php

Ottawa Team Identifies Genes That Increase Heart Disease Risk, Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95788.php

Single, Common Ancestor Found For Blue-Eyed Humans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95715.php

Why Cells That Become Sperm And Ova Can't Copy Their Own Genes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95579.php

Factors Contributing To DNA Mutations Explored By Scientists
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95430.php

In Vivo Visualization Of Alternative Splicing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95393.php

Genetic Variant Impairs Glycogen Synthesis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95039.php

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** GOUT News **

Pop Goes The Question Of Gout
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96073.php

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** HEALTH INSURANCE / MEDICAL INSURANCE News **

Employers Discover A Better Way To Pay For Health Care Benefits, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96089.php

State House Committee Attempting To Block Gov. Blunt's Insure Missouri Program From Beginning
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95963.php

Sens. Clinton, Obama Discuss Health Care Proposals During Democratic Presidential Debate In Los Angeles
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95959.php

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent CMS Developments
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95958.php

Labor Unions 'Vociferous Opponents' Of Health Insurance Mandates, Opinion Piece Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95850.php

Washington Post Examines Implications Of California Health Care Reform Bill Failure
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95843.php

Large Business Association Releases Plan To Overhaul U.S. Health Care System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95838.php

Portugal To Introduce A Bundled Rate For Hemodialysis Treatment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95722.php

Time For A Check Up...Of Your Insurance Coverage
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95716.php

UnitedHealth Group Issues Statement Regarding California Department Of Insurance Exam Findings
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95708.php

California Regulators Issue $3.5M Fine Against UnitedHealth Subsidiary For Alleged Claims Processing Violations
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95685.php

Study Finds Improvements In Access To Health Care For Minority Children
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95676.php

Defeat Of California Health Care Legislation Highlights Difficulties States Face In Establishing Universal Coverage
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95675.php

California Medical Association Says State Regulators' Actions Against UnitedHealth/PacifiCare Encouraging, But Bad Behavior By Insurers Must Stop
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95600.php

Some Employers Switching To Stipends For Non-Group Coverage
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95498.php

CBO Director Orszag Calls For Improvements In CMS Demos, More Data From Insurers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95496.php

California Senate Committee Rejects Plan To Overhaul State Health Care System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95489.php

RNs Praise Courageous Vote By Senate Committee On Badly Flawed Healthcare Bill, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95418.php

Editorials Address Threat To Veto Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Bill
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95377.php

New Mexico Gov. Richardson Might Compromise With Health Care Coalition On Legislation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95372.php

California Health Care Overhaul Legislation Could Fail In Senate Committee On Monday
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95370.php

Washington Post Examines 'Small But Growing Number' Of U.S. Residents With Major Health Problems Reaching Insurance Coverage Limits
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95367.php

Washington Post Examines Lack Of Congressional Action On Health Insurance Tax Deduction Proposal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95366.php

Senate Finance Committee Members Call For CMS Collaboration On Quality Reporting Plans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95363.php

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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **

Variety Of Approaches Help Children Overcome Auditory Processing And Language Problems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95775.php

Determining How The Brain Selectively Interprets Sound
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95546.php

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** HIV / AIDS News **

European Advisory Committee Endorses Pediatric Formulation Of Abbott's Antiretroviral Kaletra
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95970.php

Drug Maker Aurobindo Receives $17M Contract From India's AIDS Control Organization
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95969.php

Volunteers From Virginia HIV/AIDS Group Lobby Legislators To Increase HIV Prevention, Education Funds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95968.php

UNAIDS Aims To Provide HIV Prevention, Treatment Programs To 80% Of IDUs In Asia, UNAIDS Asia-Pacific Director Says At Conference
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95965.php

IRIN/PlusNews Examines Ritual In Guinea-Bissau Believed To Prevent Spread Of HIV
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95967.php

Three African Countries To Launch Pilot PEPFAR Programs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95966.php

Researchers Seek To Deny HIV Its Safe Havens In The Human Body
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95921.php

Argos Therapeutics Publishes Novel Approach To Amplifying HIV Genes For Personalized Immunotherapy Treatments For HIV
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95892.php

Philippines Congress Allocates $18M To Fight HIV/AIDS, TB
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95860.php

Jamaican Government Launches Initiative To Support HIV-Positive People, Substance Users, Assault Survivors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95859.php

HIV-Positive Teachers In Kenya's Central Province Develop Program To Fight Virus Among Teachers, Students
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95857.php

HIV/AIDS Advocates Calling For Increased Funding For PEPFAR, Investment In New Initiatives
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95856.php

Needle-Exchange Pilot Program Launches In Camden, N.J.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95855.php

About 600,000 Adults Ages 18-49 Living With HIV In U.S., National Center For Health Statistics Data Say
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95854.php

HIV/AIDS Advocacy Groups, Scientists React To Swiss Claim About Antiretrovirals, HIV Transmission
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95853.php

ADVENTRX To Present ANX-201 Preclinical Data At Keystone Symposia HIV Pathogenesis Conference
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95807.php

Research Using Thermo Fisher Scientific RNA Interference Technology Unveils Potential New Targets For HIV Drugs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95805.php

Ugandan Pharmaceutical Plant Begins Production Of Generic Antiretrovirals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95697.php

Number Of New HIV Cases In South Korea Decreasing, Report Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95696.php

950 New HIV Cases In Nairobi, Kenya, Caused By Recent Violence, Sexual Assault, Official Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95695.php

Integration Of Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Antiretroviral Services Could Reduce HIV/AIDS Cases In Africa, Experts Say
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95694.php

Pfizer To License Antiretroviral To IPM For Reformulation As Microbicide
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95692.php

Education, Prevention, Treatment, Testing - Essential Tools To Combat HIV
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95636.php

New Report Provides Information On HIV Prevalence In The U.S. Household Population
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95633.php

Bush Wants Zero New Funding For Global AIDS Programs, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95585.php

5th Mexican Gay Youth March Aimed To Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95510.php

Brazil To Distribute 19.5 Million Condoms During Carnival
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95509.php

Ugandan President Museveni Says That HIV/AIDS Efforts Should Target At-Risk Groups
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95508.php

Number Of HIV Cases Among Elderly In Puerto Rico Increasing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95507.php

Texas Officials Studying Needle-Exchange Program; District Attorney Says People Distributing Needles Do Not Have Immunity
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95506.php

Bush In State Of The Union Address Calls On Congress To Allocate $30B For PEPFAR
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95505.php

Virtual Human In HIV Drug Simulation, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95468.php

'More Needs To Be Done' To Curb Spread Of HIV In Washington, D.C., Opinion Piece Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95384.php

U.S. Patent Office's Rejection Of Gilead's Antiretroviral Patents Might Affect Applications In India
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95383.php

South Dakota Senate Approves Legislation That Would Require People Convicted Of Intentionally Spreading HIV To Register As Sex Offenders
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95382.php

Advocates In Sierra Leone Call On Religious Leaders To Take Lead On Raising HIV/AIDS Awareness
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95381.php

Czech Republic Records Increase In Number Of People Living With HIV/AIDS
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95379.php

Politicians, Business Executives, Advocates Call For Increased Funding For U.N. Millennium Development Goals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95378.php

Abbott's Kaletra(R) And Aluvia(R) (lopinavir/ritonavir) New Lower-Strength Tablet For Pediatric Use Receives Positive Opinion From EMEA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95349.php

Lipid Sciences Announces Positive HIV Program Results
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95332.php

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** HYPERTENSION News **

The 'Silent Killer' Severe Hypertension Is Still On The Loose
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95910.php

Diuretics Most Effective Blood Pressure Medication For People With Metabolic Syndrome
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95427.php

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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **

Timing Of Interleukin-7 Therapy Enhances T Cell Immunity
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96004.php

Protein From Herpes Virus Serves As Potent Vaccine Enhancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95924.php

A Pathway Discovered To Turn Off Immune System Cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95901.php

Kiadis Pharma Announces Successful Completion Of Rhitol(TM) Phase II Clinical Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95812.php

New Patent Awarded For Vaccine Adjuvant Technology That Elicits Robust Immunity
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95796.php

Controversial Preservative In Vaccines Excreted By Babies Quicker Than Originally Thought
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95711.php

DNA Vaccines: Precision Tools For Activating Effective Cancer Immunity
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95620.php

DOR BioPharma Reports Achievement Of Two-Year Stability Milestone For RiVax(TM), Its Vaccine Against Ricin Toxin
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95477.php

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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **

Pooled Phase 3 Study Of Nplate(TM) (Romiplostim) In Adult Patients With Chronic ITP Published In The Lancet
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96083.php

GlaxoSmithKline Files Pneumococcal Paediatric Vaccine In The EU
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96043.php

Research Investigates Friendly Bacteria For Babies, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95948.php

Tuberculosis In Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95769.php

Targeting Gut Bugs Could Revolutionise Future Drugs, Say Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95995.php

Poxvirus Potency Uncovered In New Atomic Map
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95984.php

Teams Uncover More About How Poxviruses Evade The Immune System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95823.php

New IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines Recommend NOXAFIL(R) (Posaconazole) For Antifungal Prophylaxis In Certain High Risk Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95810.php

Blacks Twice As Susceptible And More Likely To Die Of Severe Sepsis Than Whites
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95462.php

Veterinary Health Services Key To Preventing And Controlling Human And Animal Diseases
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95771.php

Aethlon Medical Files Blood Contaminant Patent
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95725.php

Genetic Link To Human Herpes Susceptibility Revealed By Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95412.php

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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **

Supercomputer Powers Tool To Reveal Hidden Interactions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96012.php

Nature Publishing Group Launches Nature India
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95879.php

IFPMA Creates "MyPortal" To Allow Users To Request E-mail Alerts When New Clinical Trials In Specified Areas Are Posted On The Web
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95743.php

New Democrat Coalition Announces Health Task Force To Tackle E-Prescribing, Other Issues
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95681.php

Gene Logic To Provide EPA Access To Software And Databases To Explore Strategies For Chemical Toxicity Screening
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95577.php

Opinion Piece Addresses OMB's 'Unwillingness To Embrace Change,' Recommends Overhaul
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95504.php

ARRS Partners With BioMed Central To Add More Than 4,000 More Images To GoldMiner(TM)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95421.php

Home Diagnostic Kits Misleading Patients, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95324.php

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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **

In Chronic Hepatitis C Silymarin Does Not Affect Virus Activity Or ALT Levels
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96009.php

Studies Test Noninvasive Alternatives To Liver Biopsy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96008.php

Predicting Liver Cancer Survival With The Help Of Molecules
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95726.php

MIGENIX To Add 600mg Daily Celgosivir Dose To Phase II Viral Kinetics Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95811.php

Risk Of Hepatitis C-Related Liver Damage Increased By Regular Marijuana Use
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95434.php

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** LUNG CANCER News **

Biomarkers Discovered That Predict Lung Cancer Patient Response To Therapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95925.php

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** LUPUS News **

Heart Disease Is A Major Complication Of Lupus - February Is National Heart Month
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96062.php

When Kidney's Ability To Clean Its Own Filters Breaks Down, Disease Likely
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95587.php

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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **

Genesis Of Adult Leukemia Being Mapped
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95993.php

How Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type-1 Causes Leukemia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95706.php

Promising Drugs For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma May Change European Market Dynamics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95548.php

Kidney Cancer Drug Attacks A Major Type Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95531.php

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** MEDICAL DEVICES News **

For Measuring Treatment Response PET Superior To Standard Evaluation Tools
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96027.php

Radiation Exposure Safe In Balloon Catheter-Based Sinus Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96024.php

New Adhesive Is First To Mimic Quick Catch And Rapid Release Traits Of A Gecko's Foot
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95574.php

Calling For Medical Device Information To Better Serve Patients And Doctors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95865.php

Stentys Bifurcated Stent Is Successfully Implanted For The First Time At The Rotterdam ThoraxCenter
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95831.php

DNA Is Blueprint, Contractor And Construction Worker For New Structures
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95767.php

GPS Used To Study How Children Find Their Way Around
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95763.php

First-Of-Its-Kind Research To Identify Individuals At High Risk Of Heart Attack Or Stroke 2-3 Years Before Occurrence
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95760.php

Nanofibers Made In Complex Shapes And Unlimited Lengths Using New Process
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95757.php

Alliance To Increase Robotics Education And Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95754.php

New Liquid Treatment For Wide-Neck Brain Aneurysm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95749.php

Squeezed Crystals Deliver More Volts Per Jolt
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95747.php

Integration Of Host Tissue With Implants Boosted By Porous Structures
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95731.php

Ascension Orthopedics Launches The TITAN(TM) Humeral Resurfacing Device World Wide
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95648.php

Polymers For Manufacturing Medical Devices - The Latest Developments
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95623.php

Cheap, Portable Medical Tests Soon Available With Lab On A Chip Development
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95618.php

New Robotics Will Revolutionize Industry And Services World, FATRONIK-Tecnalia Experts Say
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95617.php

New Decontamination System Kills Anthrax Rapidly Without Lingering Effects
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95616.php

UK Technology Focuses On Safety
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95606.php

Frankfurt's Research Centre For Neurotechnology Paves The Way For A New Generation Of Artificial Vision Systems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95601.php

Powerful New Networking Technique Improves Gene Discovery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95580.php

Material Created To Repel Liquids
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95578.php

Surgical Scarring Reduced By Biodegradable Film
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95566.php

Comparing Digital Mammography And Film Mammography
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95561.php

The World's First 'Operation' Gown
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95553.php

MesoDerm(R) Eliminates Needles And Painful Hypodermic Treatments
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95540.php

FDA Cannot Meet Requirements For Inspections Of Medical Device Manufacturing Facilities, GAO Report Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95501.php

Findings By Stanford Researchers Give Boost To Potential Biomedical Applications Of Nanotubes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95464.php

Bringing MRI/NMR To Microreactors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95455.php

Semiconductor Manufacturing, Packaging May Be Improved By New Polymer: Implications For Biotechnology Devices
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95432.php

Single UV Photons Detected By Tiny Avalanche Photodiode
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95414.php

Research Program In Catastrophic Deformation Launched By University Of Chicago
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95410.php

New Imager Zeroes In On Small Breast Tumors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95400.php

New Test Detects The Most Prevalent Respiratory Viruses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95398.php

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** MEDICAL MALPRACTICE / LITIGATION News **

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Care-Related Funding In Delaware, Georgia Budget Proposals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95687.php

Nottingham Nurse Struck Off For Drug Errors, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95607.php

South Carolina Collaborative Announces Plan To Cover 160,000 Uninsured Residents
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95491.php

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** MEDICAL STUDENTS / TRAINING News **

U.S. Medical Schools Face Uncharted Territory In Expansion Efforts
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96103.php

Partnership Extends Funding For Bioscience Summer Internship
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95703.php

Twenty Ontario Council Of University Libraries Benefit From Expansion Of Resources With Springer EBooks
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95586.php

Queensland Home Of Student Leaders In 2008, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95665.php

Science Misses Out In Postgraduate Boom, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95466.php

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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **

TMA Unveils The "Texas Medicare Manifesto"
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96098.php

Alameda County Seniors And Disabled People Get Affordable And Convenient Health Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96090.php

Second Economic Stimulus Bill Could Include Medicaid Funding Increase
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95961.php

Number Of U.S. Residents Enrolled In Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Increases By 6.2% This Year; CMS Reduces Benefit Cost Estimates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95957.php

President Bush's $3T FY 2009 Budget Would Freeze Domestic Spending, Seek Nearly $200B In Savings From Federal Health Programs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95956.php

Reports Examine Extra MA Benefits, Link Between Technological Changes And Health Care Spending
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95964.php

In Unfolding Budget Debate, Alliance To Spotlight Flawed MedPAC Policy Guidance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95980.php

New York Gov. Spitzer Seeks To Expand SCHIP, Create Health Care Program Hotline
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95848.php

Robert Ball, Architect Of Medicare, Dies In Maryland
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95847.php

Senate Committee Passes Economic Stimulus Bill Without Medicaid Funding Increase
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95846.php

Senate Finance Committee Seeks To Reduce Payments, Impose Restrictions On Some MA Plans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95844.php

Proposed Medicare Cuts Will Harm Hospitals While Helping Insurance Industry, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95839.php

President Bush To Call For Large Cuts In Medicare Spending Growth, Major Medicaid Savings
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95835.php

Samples Used To Study Medicare Coverage Differ Significantly From Actual Medicare Population
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95794.php

Lautenberg Bill To Cap Tricare Health Care Costs For Military, Guard, Reserves, Retirees And Families Signed Into Law, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95790.php

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing To Review Efforts To Expand SCHIP In 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95683.php

Statement On CMS Announcement Regarding Phase I Of Medicare Health Support - DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95682.php

House Passes Economic Stimulus Package Without Medicaid Funding; Senator To Introduce Amendment To Include Funding In Senate Package
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95678.php

President Punts On Medicare, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95537.php

Four Out Of Five Voters Favor Stronger Medicare Coverage For Wheelchairs, Oxygen, And Other Home Medical Equipment And Services
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95515.php

Media Accounts Of Recent Study On Health Care Spending 'Wrong,' Opinion Piece States
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95503.php

Health Affairs Web Exclusive Examines State Coverage Expansions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95502.php

House Speaker Pelosi Discusses Health Care Initiatives, Other Democratic Priorities For 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95495.php

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights SCHIP Developments In Louisiana, Utah
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95492.php

CMS Proposes Stronger Protections For Beneficiaries Using Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, And Supplies, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95433.php

Opinion Pieces Address President Bush's Upcoming State Of The Union Address
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95376.php

Kaiser Family Foundation Releases New Data On Medicare Drug Plans, Report On MA Special Needs Plans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95375.php

CQ's Carey Discusses Second SCHIP Override Vote, Economic Stimulus Package, Entitlement Spending Task Force
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95374.php

Hospital Groups Object To Expansion Of Medicare Auditing Program, Saying Contingency Fees Encourage Auditors To Be Too Aggressive
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95364.php

Coalition Calls For State Medicaid Aid In Economic Stimulus Package
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95362.php

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** MENTAL HEALTH News **

The Effects Of Multiple Deployments On Soldiers And Their Families
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95744.php

Global Suicide Risk Factors Appear Consistent
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95875.php

Taoiseach And Minister For Health And Children Announce The Office For Disability And Mental Health And The Office For Older People, Ireland
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95752.php

Don't Use Mental Health Legislation To Lock Untreatable People Away, Says Doctors, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95693.php

Mind Comments On A New Report That Shows Patients Are Living In Fear
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95609.php

Tennessean Examines Group That Provides Mental Health Services To Immigrants, Refugees
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95385.php

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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **

Medical Imaging Embedded Systems Expertise Expands, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95934.php

EPIX Pharmaceuticals Reaches Agreement With FDA On Protocol, Initiates Re-Read Of Vasovist(TM) Phase 3 Images
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95864.php

Positron Emission Tomography Superior To Standard Evaluation Tools In Measuring Response To Treatment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95465.php

Overcoming Challenging Delivery Of MRI Magnets - New Access Road Built Especially For The Bulky And Heavy Delivery, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95625.php

Toshiba Receives FDA Clearance For Vantage Titan MR System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95594.php

Escalon(R) Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance For VascuView(TM) Visual Ultrasound System For Assisted Vascular Access
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95522.php

FDA Grants Medtronic Approval To Begin Clinical Trial Of First Pacemaker System Designed For Safe Use In MRI Machines
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95445.php

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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **

Tamiflu Resistance Among Some Influenza Flu Virus Samples In Europe
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95996.php

Cepheid Receives Health Canada Medical Device License For Xpert MRSA(TM) Test And GeneXpert(R) System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95524.php

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** MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY / ALS News **

Polyplus-Transfection Has Produced The First GMP-quality Clinical Batch Of Its Nucleic Acid Transfer Agent
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95933.php

Welsh Demand Stronger Muscle Services, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95632.php

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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **

Paralysis Outbreak In Meat Workers Handling Pigs' Brains
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96117.php

Disease Progression In ALS Slowed By Targeting Astrocytes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96041.php

Identification Of Brain Region That Can Be Stimulated To Reduce The Cognitive Deficits Of Sleep Deprivation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96028.php

Determination Of Important Neurotransmitter Regulator Structure
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96015.php

Gene Essential For Prenatal Development Of Nervous System Characterized By Trainor Lab
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96011.php

Brain Tumor Research Boosted By Simons Foundation Grant
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96005.php

Amyloid As A Depot For The Formulation Of Long-Acting Drugs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95793.php

Dr. Vivian Cheung, Genetics Researcher At Children's Hospital, Selected As Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95729.php

Protein In Common Virus Linked To Aggressive Brain Tumors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95987.php

Different Patterns Of Brain Activity Exhibited By Creative And Noncreative Problem Solvers, Study Reveals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95568.php

Man's Memory Returns
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95918.php

Why Is Scratching So Relieving?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95899.php

Ipsen: FDA Accepts For Filing A Biologics License Application (BLA) For Dyspor(R) In Cervical Dystonia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95881.php

Major Genetics Breakthrough Achieved By Scientists
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95863.php

New ISO Standard For Spinal Disc Implants Will Help Reduce Suffering Of Back Pain Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95774.php

Memory May Be Improved By Deep Brain Stimulation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95762.php

Learning And Memory Modulated By Newborn Brain Cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95732.php

Explaining Chemotherapy Associated Nausea
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95659.php

Unravelling Cerebrovascular Disease, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95624.php

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95559.php

Probable Cause Identified Of Age Differences In Stimulant Response
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95554.php

Surprisingly Few Auditory Neurons May Be Involved In Zeroing-in On A Particular Sound
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95541.php

Signaling Networks That Control Neuron Function Mapped By Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95397.php

Drug Helps Brain Tumor Patients Live Longer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95354.php

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** NURSING / MIDWIFERY News **

AACN And AONE Announce Plans For Nurse Manager Certification Exam - Partnership Follows Launch Of Nurse Manager Orientation Program
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96081.php

Nurse Practitioners Good For Health Reform - Australian Nursing Federation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96060.php

ANF Welcomes Health Ministers' Focus On Primary Care, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96059.php

Nurse Practitioner Study Highlights Health Inefficiencies, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96058.php

Largest National Conference For Nurse Practitioners Of All Specialties
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95576.php

Nancy Menzel On Research Team Given Award Of Excellence In Public Health Training From The US Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95664.php

Medical Careers Institute Introduces Bachelor Of Science Degree In Nursing, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95562.php

Nurse Practitioners Hamstrung And Patients Disadvantaged: Study, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95543.php

ACNM Supports Study Of Effectiveness And Outcomes Of Care Of Advanced Practice Nursing, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95420.php

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** NUTRITION / DIET News **

Journal Of The American Dietetic Association February 2008 Highlights
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96023.php

Families Could Spend Less And Eat A Healthier Diet
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96014.php

Bacon, Eggs, Toast: As Many Omega 3´s As A Piece Of Salmon?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95992.php

The UV Foundation Announces February Is 'Vitamin D Deficiency Month'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95982.php

Tackling Triglycerides: 8 Ways To Solve A Big Fat Problem
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95814.php

Hunger Could Be Alleviated And Rural Development Bolstered By African Fruits, Resulting In Environmental Stability
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95765.php

The Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Reduced By Fruit Consumption
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95748.php

UK Prison Study To Investigate Link Between Diet And Behavior
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95598.php

Celebrate American Heart Month By Eating Red
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95567.php

Group Aid Improves Diet, May Cut Diabetes Risk In American Indian Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95534.php

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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **

Anti-Obesity Prescriptions Pass The Million Mark, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96066.php

Bone Mineral Content Continues To Increase In Obese Adolescents During Weight Loss
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95978.php

Discussion Of The Controversial Bestseller, 'Good Calories, Bad Calories'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95718.php

Drugs Or Slimming Groups? Solving The Prescription Dilemma, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95827.php

"Lose Weight Gain Life": New Website For Patients Seeking Information On Obesity Surgery, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95799.php

Obesity Prescription Numbers Pass One Million After Eightfold Increase In Eight Years, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95776.php

Sensei And Humana Inc. Join Forces To Offer Humana Associates Innovative Program For Weight Loss
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95560.php

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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **

Over-Use Of Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Lead To Complications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96017.php

Axiom Worldwide To Present Prospective And Retrospective Clinical Data On Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression At Las Vegas Seminar
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95883.php

African Americans Less Likely To Choose Epidurals For Post Operative Pain Relief
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95813.php

Centene Corporation To Promote Physician Participation In National Back Pain Recognition Program
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95739.php

BioLineRx Presents Pre-Clinical Data Demonstrating That BL-1021 Is Safe And Effective In Treating Neuropathic Pain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95592.php

Research Into Inflamation, Sensory Neurons And Low Back Pain Receives $1.7 Million
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95582.php

Antidepressants Unproven As Treatment For Low Back Pain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95535.php

Study Showing Differences In Access To Pain Treatment Illustrates Overall Issue Of Health Disparities, Opinion Piece Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95512.php

Single Genetic Change Blocks Morphine Dependency
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95408.php

Improved Understanding Of Pain With The Help Of The Naked Mole-Rat
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95387.php

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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **

Industry Teams Receive Awards From Michael J. Fox Foundation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95895.php

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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **

Phthalates From Baby Care Products Detectable In Infants' Urine
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96118.php

More Than One-Quarter Million Infants Hospitalized For Infectious Diseases: New Federal Study In Pediatrics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95951.php

The Neural Basis Of "Number Sense" In Young Infants
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95792.php

Increase In Survival Rates Of Extremely Premature Infants At London Hospital
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95927.php

Pollutant Fear For Heated Baby Bottles
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95914.php

<i>dermaCM</i> Completes Study On Nanotechnology Taste-Masking For Use In Beverage And Pharmaceutical Applications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95719.php

Down Syndrome Advocates Increase Efforts To Educate Medical Groups, Pregnant Women About Condition
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95668.php

Unlocking The Potential For Newborn Screening Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95660.php

HD Videoconferencing Links Critical Care Newborns From Rural Hospitals To Tertiary Care Facilities, Specialists
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95656.php

Cough And Cold Medicines Put 7,000 American Children A Year In The Emergency Department
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95542.php

Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Widens, Report Shows
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95511.php

Wisconsin Appeals Court Rules Newborn Infant Qualifies As Inpatient Under Federal Law
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95483.php

Breast Milk 'Protects Against Allergies'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95479.php

American Academy Of Pediatrics Calls For Cancellation Of ABC's "Eli Stone " Premiere
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95458.php

CDC Study Estimates 7,000 Pediatric Emergency Departments Visits Linked To Cough And Cold Medication, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95429.php

Sex, Drugs Top Issues Parents Want Doctors To Discuss With Kids
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95359.php

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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **

Corgenix AspirinWorks(R) Test Now Offered Through Quest Diagnostics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96094.php

Clinical Data, Inc. To Present At The Toxicogenomics And Personalized Medicine Symposium At The New York Academy Of Sciences
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96092.php

Study Finds Lack Of Evidence To Support Draconian Efforts To Weaken Patent Rights, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96056.php

BIO To Launch Nation's First Forum Connecting Early-Stage, Private Biotech Companies With Venture Partners, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96055.php

Study Of Successful Drug Targets Could Hasten Development Of New Medications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95988.php

Potential Range Of Drugs That Are Cheaper And More Available Following Pharmaceutical Breakthrough
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95917.php

France's Alsace Region Unites Life Science And Healthcare Aid Agencies Under Single Banner, "Alsace Biovalley(TM)"
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95690.php

RSE Wins Three Inaugural Alibaba Goldfinger Awards
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95679.php

ABPI Hails Opportunity To Consolidate Pharmacy Representation, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95638.php

ISMP Survey Shows Unnecessary Risks Still Exist With Automated Dispensing Cabinets
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95613.php

Applications Sought For BPC 2008 Practice Research Conference Award, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95448.php

Call For Nominations: Glaxosmithkline International Achievement Award 2008, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95447.php

Applications Invited For BPC 2008 Conference Science Medal, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95446.php

EPA Recognizes GE Healthcare Among Nation's Leading Green Power Purchasers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95423.php

Merck, Schering-Plough Offer Explanation For Delay In Release Of Vytorin Study Results
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95369.php

Los Angeles Times Examines Problems With Pharmaceutical Industry Focus On 'Blockbuster' Medications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95368.php

Pharmacy Professor Hunting Killer Diseases With Novel Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95358.php

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** PHARMACY / PHARMACIST News **

Society Launches Consultation On Threshold Criteria, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96064.php

CCA Calls For Wide Ranging Measures In Pharmacy White Paper, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95787.php

Study Validates Medication Therapy Management Principles
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95712.php

Statement From GPhA President And CEO Kathleen Jaeger On The President's State Of The Union Address, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95514.php

Government Accepts RPSGB Stance On Future Pharmacy Body, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95449.php

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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **

New Strategy Helps Reduce Errors In Obstetrical Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96038.php

Gene Linked To Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96037.php

Genetic Mutation Increases Risk Of Preterm Birth
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95947.php

New Strategy Helps Reduce Errors In Obstetrical Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95950.php

Epsom Salts Reduces Risk Of Cerebral Palsy In Preterm Babies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95803.php

Results Of Largest US Study Of Pre-Conceptional Folic Acid Supplementation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95701.php

Viruses For A Healthy Pregnancy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95603.php

Some Scientists Questioning Folic Acid Fortification, Baltimore Sun Reports
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95488.php

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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **

Doctors Have No Confidence In NHS Database, Says BMA News Poll, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96079.php

Doctors' Gifts Unwrapped By Medical Defence Union, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95932.php

Employer Coalition Launching Initiative To Provide Physicians Bonuses For Improving Patient Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95840.php

New Zealand Medical Association Slams Talk Of "Capped Fees"
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95666.php

Report Confirms Key Role Of GPs In Primary Health Care, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95544.php

Physicians Can Update Evidence-Based Medical Information Using Elsevier's WiserWiki
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95599.php

California Primary Care Association Responds To Senate Health Committee Vote
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95552.php

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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **

Outcomes Vary For Prostate Cancer Patients Choosing Surgery; Overall, No Treatment Proven Superior
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96076.php

Long Term Urinary Sequelae Following 125 Iodine Prostate Brachytherapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96047.php

Randomized Clinical Trial Of A Family Intervention For Prostate Cancer Patients And Their Spouses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96045.php

Researchers Develop Successful Test Vaccine That Prevents Development Of Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95942.php

Prostate Cancer - Simple Urine Test Leads To More Accurate Diagnoses, Fewer False-positive Results
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95941.php

Beyond The Abstract A Phase II Clinical Trial Of Sorafenib In Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96001.php

Beyond The Abstract Detection Of Prostate Specific Antigen Coupled To Immunoglobulin M In Prostate Cancer Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95999.php

New, Non Invasive Prostate Cancer Test Beats PSA In Detecting Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95989.php

Improved Prediction Of Prostrate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95704.php

Links Between Prostate, Cadmium, Zinc Investigated By Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95724.php

Prostate Cancer Not Linked To Sex Hormones
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95662.php

Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Press Program Announced
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95630.php

B-K Medical And Advanced Medical Diagnostics Collaborate On The Introduction Of HistoScanning Technology For The Prostate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95581.php

Prostate Cancer Risk Not Linked With Circulating Sex Hormones In The Blood
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95572.php

$5 Million Gift To Support Nanomedicine Research For Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95547.php

Nanomedicine Research For Prostate Cancer Supported By 5 Million Dollars Gift From Prostate Cancer Foundation And David H. Koch
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95538.php

Men Should Make Their Own Decision About Prostate Cancer Screening
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95419.php

Genetic Alteration That Triggers Prostate Cancer In Mice And Man Confirmed By Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95395.php

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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **

Prime Minister Rudd's Apology To The Stolen Generations An Important Step, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96068.php

Building A Code Of Research Ethics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96006.php

Why Don't Chimpanzees Like To Barter Commodities?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95871.php

How To Really Talk To Your Therapist: Four Collaborative Steps
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95866.php

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Submission Of Complete Response To FDA Approvable Letter For LUVOX(R) CR
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95808.php

Combat Brain Injury Symptoms Could Be Post Traumatic Stress, Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95641.php

Fatalistic Beliefs And Unethical Behavior
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95584.php

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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **

New Radio System For Medical Helicopters Will Improve Emergency Care For Patients, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96095.php

American Public Health Association Scores Members Of Congress On Public Health Voting Record
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96082.php

Nine New Hospitals For BMI Healthcare - Transaction With Nuffield Hospitals Completes, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96080.php

HHS Secretary Awards Health Leaders With Special Distinction For Improving Quality And Value Of Health Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96077.php

Good Leadership And Management Are Keys To Avoiding Failings In Patient Safety, Says Healthcare Watchdog, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96069.php

GHI/HIP Conversion Approval Must Include Improved HMO Performance, Penalties For HMO Misconduct, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96067.php

Dr. Mirta Roses Sworn In For 2nd Term At PAHO, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96063.php

Can World Prize Competitions Foster More Equitable Drug Research And Development?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96034.php

Focus On The Connection Between Human Health And That Of Wetlands
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96019.php

Studies Show Blacks More Likely Than Whites To Leave Hospice For Life-Extending Treatment, Also More Likely To Have Severe Sepsis, Die From Infection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95971.php

One In Five D.C. Residents Does Not Have Regular Access To Care, Report Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95962.php

Taking The Pulse Of The Nation: The Latest Findings From The Health Survey For England
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95943.php

In The 21st Century How Will Government Spur Technological Innovation ?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95889.php

Are Markets Of Biodiversity And Equity In Trade An Illusion?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95758.php

ACP Calls On Candidates To Create Improved US Health-Care System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95923.php

How Federal Government Evaluates Efficiency Of Research At EPA, Other Agencies: Changes Needed
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95878.php

Health IT Will Lead To Safer, More Efficient Care, Leavitt Writes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95851.php

Reports Examine Economy's Effect On Health Care, State Trends In Family Planning Funding
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95849.php

Top Hospitals Have 27% Lower Mortality, Annual Study Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95841.php

More Than Three-Fourths Of Voters Believe Next President Can Have Influence On Health Care Costs, Poll Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95836.php

BMA Response To Government Plans Aimed At Reducing Prisoner Re-offending, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95798.php

Workplace Health Low Priority For Businesses Despite Value Of Employee Wellbeing, Says New Report, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95778.php

Polycarbonate Plastic Bottles Release Potentially Harmful Chemicals After Contact With Hot Liquids
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95761.php

HSE Publishes Societal Risk Consultation Findings, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95745.php

American Red Cross Launches 2008 National Public Service Advertising Campaign
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95742.php

Report Compares Health Of Asians With Other Racial, Ethnic Groups
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95699.php

Commentary Discusses Improving Patient Safety; Reports Examine State Efforts To Expand Coverage
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95691.php

Washington State Health Care Associations Announce Resolution To Stop Charges For Preventable Medical Errors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95689.php

Nevada Shifts Oversight Of J-1 Visa Program, Will Address Abuses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95688.php

Sens. McCain, Clinton Win Florida Presidential Primaries
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95684.php

Experts, Lawmakers Call For Increased FDA Funding To Address Agency Problems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95680.php

Increased Health Care Costs, Aging Population Pose Long-Term Financial Concerns, Comptroller General Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95677.php

CSCI Report Shows Glaring Inconsistencies In Care And Support For Vulnerable Adults That Must Be Addressed, Says King's Fund, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95631.php

A Concept For Cost-Benefit Assessment Methods In The German Health Care System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95619.php

CMA Statement On Health Reform, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95602.php

Seat Belt Use In The Rear Seats Of Cars Almost Halves Risk of Death
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95563.php

Three Out Of Four Americans View Health As Their Personal Symbol Of Success
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95556.php

Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Clinton Promotes Health Care Proposal To Attract Hispanic Voters
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95497.php

President Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill With Veterans' Health Care Funds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95494.php

President Bush Addresses Health Care, Entitlement Programs In Final State Of The Union Address
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95493.php

Louisiana Charity Hospital System Receives Exemption From State Hiring Freeze
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95490.php

Overrule Your Budget Office, Mr. President - By Newt Gingrich And David Merritt, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95474.php

GMCtoday January/February 2008 Issue Is Published, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95454.php

Learning Lessons From Evolution To Improve National Security
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95460.php

Presidential Candidates' Platforms Reflect Sharp Differences In Perspectives Of Democratic And Republican Primary Voters On Health Care Problems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95459.php

Mary Caferro Of Montana Is Recognized For Her Work In Social Justice, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95440.php

The Environmental Protection Agency Takes First Step In Filling Nanotech Information Gaps
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95437.php

Three MSF Aid Workers Killed In Serious Incident In Kismayo, Somalia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95431.php

Rhondda Landlord Prosecuted For Carrying Out His Own Gas Work, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95413.php

HSE Warning After Council Prosecution, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95411.php

HIMSS Analytics Doubles The Number Of Free Benchmark Reports Given To Healthcare Organizations
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95409.php

Survey Reveals Surgical Patients Enter Theatre Cold; May Be At Increased Risk Of Wound Infection And Longer Hospital Stays, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95389.php

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues In State Of The State Addresses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95373.php

Commission Recommends That New Jersey Help 'Financially Viable,' 'Essential' Hospitals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95371.php

Sen. Obama Wins South Carolina Presidential Primary; 25% Of Voters Cite Health Care As Most Important Issue
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95365.php

Medical Graduates From Low Income Countries Must Remain Free To Emigrate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95040.php

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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **

CIS-US Announces Approval Of Generic Version Of Choletec(R) Kit For The Preparation Of Technetium Tc-99m Mebrofenin
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95886.php

New HCPCS Reimbursement Code For Implantable Radiation Dosimeter Makes DVS(R) Accessible To More Cancer Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95702.php

Defense Department Funds Study Of Drug That May Prevent Radiation Injury
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95425.php

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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **

Larynx Preservation Preferred Over Total Laryngectomy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95985.php

Efforts To Eliminate Tuberculosis In U.S. By 2010 Fall Far Short Of Benchmarks; Greater Outreach To Immigrants, Global Efforts Needed
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95463.php

Lungs' Mast Cells Could Provide New Treatment Target For Asthma, Other Respiratory Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95529.php

Inverseon Announces Positive Phase IIa Asthma Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95521.php

Topigen Pharmaceuticals Initiates European Phase 2 Clinical Study Of TPI ASM8 In Patients With Asthma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95467.php

Snoring Affects Development Of Chronic Brochitis, Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95472.php

NCPA Offers Free Respiratory Care Certificate Program - Online Program Helps Pharmacists Expand Niche Services
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95392.php

More Than A Matter Of Degree: Severe Asthma May Be A Different Form Of The Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95386.php

N30 Pharma Announces Successful Initiation Of Human Studies With N30-201
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95348.php

Researchers At Peoria Pulmonary Associates To Study Airway Bypass Procedure For Emphysema
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95331.php

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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **

Schizophrenia And Healthcare: Survey Finds Treatment Barriers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95530.php

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** SENIORS / AGING News **

Penn Physician Recommends "Mobile Polling" At Senate Hearing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96031.php

Knowing Your Rights In Respect Of Local Authority Care Services And Support, When Entering A Care Home, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95784.php

CSCI Report Shows Social Care System Is At Breaking Point As Help The Aged Welcomes Government Review Of Eligibility, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95614.php

Chrysler Group Offers Buyouts, Early Retirement Packages To 13,000 Employees
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95499.php

Physically Active People Age More Slowly
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95484.php

Step Into Spring For Help The Aged, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95407.php

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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **

NanoBio Corporation Presents Preclinical And Interim Clinical Data On Topical Treatments For Herpes Labialis And Onychomycosis At AAD 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95976.php

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) For LibiGel(R) In FSD
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95735.php

Study Finds Genetic Link To Herpes Susceptibility
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95356.php

Increase In Contraceptive Costs At Colleges Reaching Crisis Level, Advocates Say
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95335.php

New Guidelines From Fpa To Make Contraceptive Services Men-friendly, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95325.php

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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application For SILENOR(TM) For The Treatment Of Insomnia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96088.php

Study Concludes A Daytime Nap Can Benefit A Person's Memory Performance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96022.php

Four Days Of REM Sleep Deprivation Contributes To A Reduction Of Cell Proliferation In Rats
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96021.php

Periodic Leg Movements Predict Total Sleep Time In Older People With Cognitive Impairment And Sleep Disturbance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95939.php

Respiratory Disturbances During Sleep Increase Significantly With Age, Even In Healthy Individuals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95937.php

Chronic Insomnia Can Predict Future Functioning Of Adolescents
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95935.php

Changes In Narcoleptics' Skin And Core Body Temperatures Affect Their Vigilance And Sleepiness
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95940.php

Four Days Of REM Sleep Deprivation Contributes To A Reduction Of Cell Proliferation In Rats
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95936.php

Election 2008: Sleep Deprivation A Tough Opponent For Presidential Candidates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95782.php

Somnomed Receives FDA Approval For New SMH Biomaterial - Can Now Be Used To Make Dental Sleep Devices In The USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95545.php

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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **

Philip Morris International Spin-Off Could Have Devastating Health Effects In Developing Nations
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96065.php

New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96054.php

Suicide Behavior FDA Public Health Advisory For Chantix - Smoking Cessation Drug
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95997.php

State Health Department Ad Campaign Urges Doctors: 'Don't Be Silent About Smoking'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95983.php

USA: New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95911.php

Infant Deaths Probe Points To Smoking During Pregnancy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95907.php

Global Initiative To Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95797.php

Dramatic Change In UK Spending Habits Shows The Decline Of Smoking
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95635.php

165,000 Smokers Quit Following The Introduction Of The Smoking Ban, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95634.php

Link Between Smoking And SIDS Explained By New Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95593.php

DNA Markers Of Cigarette Smoking
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95557.php

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worsens Cystic Fibrosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95532.php

Global Initiative To Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95526.php

China: Beijing Will Expand Non-smoking Policy For Olympic Games
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95476.php

More Smokers Kicking The Habit In England With Help Of NHS Services
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95473.php

Big Increase In Quitters Following Introduction Of Smokefree England
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95470.php

Since Soviet Collapse The Number Of Russian Women Smokers Has Doubled
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95422.php

India: Health Minister Tells Bollywood Stars To Stop Smoking
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95329.php

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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **

Weight Is Easier Gained Than Lost When Exercise Is Inconsistent
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96096.php

Founder Of Bikram ''Hot'' Yoga To Present All-Day Benefit Yoga Seminar In San Diego
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96086.php

Connection Found Between Inactive Lifestyles And Accelerated Aging
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95975.php

Surgex(TM) Becomes The First And Only BSCG (Banned Substance Control Group) Certified Product Which Is Clinically Proven Effective In Sports Recovery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95516.php

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** STATINS News **

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Scrutiny Over Benefit Of Using Statins
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95500.php

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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **

Historic Breakthrough In Fighting Children's Batten Disease As China Stem Cells Give New Lease On Life To 6 Year Old California Boy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95647.php

Preparing For Clinical Trials In Stem Cell Therapy Studies For Stroke, Cerebral Palsy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95611.php

Bush In State Of Union Calls For Cloning Ban, Funding For Stem Cell Research Using Skin Cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95487.php

Arius Completes Pre-IND Meeting With FDA For Lead CD44 Cancer Stem Cell Program
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95351.php

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** STROKE / NEUROPROTECTION News **

M's Science Corporation Initiated European Phase 2 Study In Stroke Recovery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95897.php

Physicians Still Hopeful About Desmoteplase For The Treatment Of Acute Ischemic Stroke Despite Negative Results
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95650.php

Stem Cell Transplants May Benefit Stroke Victims
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95428.php

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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **

Designation Of High-Volume Heart Transplant Hospitals Needs To Be Reviewed
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95615.php

Doctors Report Transplant Breakthrough
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95443.php

Fact Sheet - Safety Of Cells, Tissues And Organs (CTO) For Transplantation, Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95436.php

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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **

Signs Of Resistance Seen In The Onchocerciasis Parasite
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95902.php

Trials Begin For Malaria Vaccine Using 'Chimpanzee Virus'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95870.php

Nigerian Children At Government Schools Suffer High Burden Of Intestinal Worms
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/94955.php

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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Flomax(R) Capsules
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96093.php

Healthcare Providers Direct, Inc. Announces First Accurate And Effective Rapid Point-of-Care Screening Test For Microalbuminuria
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96085.php

Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis In 25 Children
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96048.php

Mechanisms Of Hemostatic Failure During Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: Review Of Food And Drug Administration Database
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96046.php

Lymph Node Density Is Superior To TNM Nodal Status In Predicting Disease Specific Survival After Radical Cystectomy For Bladder Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96044.php

Nexavar&reg; Approved For The Treatment Of Kidney Cancer In Japan
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96042.php

Beyond The Abstract Urethral Diverticulum After Endoscopic Urethrotomy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96002.php

Abnormal Expression Of Differentiation Related Proteins And Proteoglycan Core Proteins In The Urothelium Of Patients With Interstitial Cystitis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/96000.php

Akorn, Inc. Announces FDA Approval Of Calcitriol Injection, 1 Mcg/mL And 2 Mcg/mL
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95900.php

AMAG Pharmaceuticals Provides Clinical Information On Ferumoxytol As An Intravenous Iron Replacement Therapeutic In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95884.php

Urinary Dysfunction Troubles Men Who Undergo Prostate Removal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95673.php

Intensive Insulin Therapy Protects Kidneys In Critically Ill Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95657.php

American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) Symposium To Highlight Innovative Approaches In Patient Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95394.php

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** VETERINARY News **

Practical Guide To Caring For Your Pet Ferret - British Veterinary Association, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95621.php

British Veterinary Association Congress 2008 - Vets In A Changing Environment, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95469.php

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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **

Freshwater Fish Invasions The Result Of Human Activity
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95791.php

Diminishing Water Flow In The West Caused By Humans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95893.php

'Tweaking' A Strain Of E. coli To Provide A Potential Source Of Energy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95569.php

Gene Guards Grain-producing Grasses So People And Animals Can Eat
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95852.php

New Report Underscores Need For Congressional Action To Limit Antibiotic Use In Animal Agriculture
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95645.php

Agriculture Is Changing The Chemistry Of The Mississippi River
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95539.php

Beachgoers Who Stay High And Dry May Stay Healthier
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95481.php

The United States Helps Indian Farmers Compete Globally
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95461.php

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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **

Iowa Initiative To Reduce Unintended Pregnancies Announces $11.5M Grant To UNI
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95954.php

30% Of Ill. Sex Education Teachers Untrained, Many Do Not Discuss Contraception, Study Says
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95953.php

Diabetes Increases Risk Of Heart Disease Death For Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95990.php

Abuse History Affects Pain Regulation In Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95986.php

Two-Thirds Of Illinois Public Schools Provide Comprehensive Sex Education According To Survey:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95926.php

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility BlackBerry Edition
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95862.php

Women Petition Law Banning Contraceptive In Clinics In Manila, Philippines
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95833.php

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation, Proposals In Colo., Mich., N.J., N.M.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95830.php

New York Times Publishes Several Women's Health-Related Articles
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95674.php

Group Launches Letter-Writing Campaign To Protect Custom-Made Hormones For Menopause
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95669.php

Radius Announces Launch Of RAD1901 Clinical Program For The Treatment Of Hot Flashes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95651.php

Actions Taken On Women's Health-Related Legislation In Maine, Washington State
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/95485.php

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