University of Michigan Ends its Live Dog Lab Thanks to You

Donate Now Join PCRM Renew Your Membership Ryan Merkley Manager of Humane Education Programs rmerkley@pcrm.org Visit the SaveMichiganDogs.org Facebook Cause Read more about TraumaMan Subscribe to future PCRM e-mail communications Dear PCRM supporter, Your activism just made a huge difference. Six weeks ago we called on you to help end the cruel and unnecessary use of live dogs in the University of Michigan’s trauma training course. Thousands of you took action—and the school listened! Today, the University of Michigan announced that it will use only simulators in the Advanced Trauma Life Support course. You have sent more than 20,000 e-mails to University of Michigan (U-M) administrators, asking them to use nonanimal training methods in their Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course. The school’s Graduate Medical Education Committee recently met and decided that it agrees with you. No dogs or other animals will be killed in the school’s ATLS course, according to a university statement.   Your hard work helped end animal suffering and improve medical education in Michigan. Now we need your help to do the same thing in New Jersey. While more than 90 percent of United States and Canadian facilities no longer use animals for ATLS training, University Hospital in Newark, part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), continues to use live pigs for its course, despite the availability of nonanimal alternatives like the TraumaMan System from Simulab. The hospital’s next ATLS course is scheduled for March 13. Please e-mail, call, or write to UMDNJ president William Owen Jr., M.D., and politely ask him to end animal use in University Hospital’s ATLS course. Being polite is the most effective way to help these animals. Send an automatic e-mail. William Owen Jr., M.D. President University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 65 Bergen St., Room 1535 University Heights Newark, NJ 07107-3007 Phone: 973-972-4400 E-mail: wfowenmd@umdnj.edu Learn more about the TraumaMan System. If you have any questions, please contact me at rmerkley@pcrm.org. Thanks so much for your help! Best regards,   Ryan Merkley Manager of Humane Education Programs
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Abortion News
Plan To Offer Second-Trimester Abortions 'Gives Women Choice' That Law Guarantees, Opinion Piece Says	23 Feb 2009
West Virginia Legislators Propose Nearly Three Dozen Abortion-Related Bills	23 Feb 2009
State Committees Advance Bills To Require Reporting Of Abortion Data, Ultrasounds	20 Feb 2009
Glamour Examines Emotions, Stigma Associated With Abortion	19 Feb 2009
Alaska Gov. Palin Faces Increased Scrutiny Post-Election; Abortion-Related Bills On Agenda	19 Feb 2009
Catholic Church Continues Postcard Campaign To Rally Opposition To Freedom Of Choice Act	18 Feb 2009

Acid Reflux / GERD News
Diagnosis Of Chest Pain With Foregut Symptoms	20 Feb 2009

Aid / Disasters News
Government Of Canada Works With Saskatchewan To Help Prevent Drug Use Among The Province's Youth	23 Feb 2009
Hudson River Rescue Aided By Science	23 Feb 2009
Sri Lanka: More Children Victims Of The Conflict, Says UNICEF	19 Feb 2009
British Red Cross Is 'First Class', UK	18 Feb 2009
Raging Cholera Is Tip Of Zimbabwe's Humanitarian Crisis	18 Feb 2009

Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Ignoring Scientific Advice About Illegal Drugs In Favour Of Politically And Morally Motivated Judgements Wont Send The Right Signal To Young People	20 Feb 2009
Injections Of Licorice Ingredient Show Promise As Treatment For Cocaine Addiction	19 Feb 2009
Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction Identified By Stanford Scientists	18 Feb 2009
Medical Prescription Of Heroin Does Not Pose Neighborhood Risk	18 Feb 2009
No Link Found Between Heroin Clinics And Crime	18 Feb 2009

Allergy News
'Take Action, Prevent Reactions' At FAAN's Annual Food Allergy Conferences	21 Feb 2009
Peanut Allergy Desensitization Trial Successful	20 Feb 2009

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
A Revolutionary "Non-toxic" Model For Alzheimer's	21 Feb 2009
Alzheimer's Disease: Discovery Of Brain Protein May Be Clue To Treatment	20 Feb 2009
A Drug Could Improve The Memory Of Those With Alzheimer's Disease	20 Feb 2009
Parental Dementia May Lead To Problems In Offspring	19 Feb 2009
Alzheimer's May Trigger Cell Death Mechanism	19 Feb 2009
Soybean Product Fights Abnormal Protein Involved In Alzheimer's Disease	19 Feb 2009
Mechanisms That Prevent Alzheimer's Disease: Enzymatic Activity Plays Key Role	17 Feb 2009
Alzheimer's Society Comment On Whether Second-hand Smoke Is Linked To Cognitive Impairment	17 Feb 2009

Anxiety / Stress News
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder And The Female Soldier	21 Feb 2009
Specialized Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Available For People With PTSD And Serious Mental Illness	21 Feb 2009

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
A Step Closer To Healing Arthritis Caused By Traumatic Injury	23 Feb 2009
Arthritis And Total Knee Replacements: New Study Still Finds Racial Disparity in Treatment	20 Feb 2009
In Arthritis Patients, Inhibiting Proteins May Prevent Cartilage Breakdown	20 Feb 2009
Nutra Pharma Announces Publication Of Positive Results Of ReceptoPharm Arthritis Study	19 Feb 2009
Type Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication May Be Associated With Increased Risk For Shingles	18 Feb 2009
Arthritis Drug Linked To Shingles Risk	18 Feb 2009

Autism News
DWP Minister Replies To UKAF On Autism And Winter Fuel Poverty	23 Feb 2009
Landmark Victory For Autism Campaigners, UK	23 Feb 2009
Results Reported For The Study Of Fluoxetine In Autism (SOFIA) Announced By Autism Speaks	20 Feb 2009
Robot Playmates Monitor Emotional State Of Children With ASD	18 Feb 2009
Exhibition Showcases Autism Talents	17 Feb 2009

Back Pain News
Only Exercise Prevents Low-Back Problems: Clinical Trials' Review	23 Feb 2009

Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News
Support For Suicide Attacks Spurred By Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion	21 Feb 2009
Scientists Develop Resource To Study Animal Aging	18 Feb 2009
Nationally Funded Nerve Gas Program: Veterinary College, Luna Innovations Partner	17 Feb 2009

Biology / Biochemistry News
Government Of Canada Releases Draft Risk Assessments For Substances Included In Batch 5 Of The Chemical Management Plan	23 Feb 2009
Safer Nanoparticles Spotlight Tumors, Deliver Drugs	23 Feb 2009
How Cellular Protein Detects Viruses And Sparks Immune Response	22 Feb 2009
Female Fruit Flies Sick From Mating	22 Feb 2009
Focusing On Nanotechnology At American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 22-26	21 Feb 2009
Origins Of Complex Structure Explained By University Of Montreal Scientists	21 Feb 2009
New Partnership Announced Between Oxford Journals And The International Society For Computational Biology	21 Feb 2009
Life Secret Exposed: Scientists Unlock Mystery Of Molecular Machine	20 Feb 2009
Tuning In On Cellular Communication In The Fruit Fly	20 Feb 2009
Key Cellular Factor That Regulates Length Of Actin Filaments Identified By Brandeis Scientists	20 Feb 2009
A New Platform For Using The Zebrafish In Scientific Research	20 Feb 2009
TAU Chemists Explore Sweat As The "Fingerprint Of The Future"	19 Feb 2009
Major Biomedical Engineering Showcase And Career Fair To Be Hosted By NJIT	19 Feb 2009
Study Shows Roots Can Regenerate In Microgravity	19 Feb 2009
Applied Biosystems And Baylor College Of Medicine Summarize Contributions To First Data Release Of 1000 Genomes Project	18 Feb 2009
Shedding New 'Light' On Fascinating Rhythms Of The Circadian Clock	18 Feb 2009
Structural Biologist Recognized For Research On Molecular Motor Structure And Function	18 Feb 2009
Synthetic Biology Yields Clues To Evolution And The Origin Of Life	17 Feb 2009

Bipolar News
Schering-Plough Submits Response To FDA For SAPHRIS(TM) (asenapine) In The Acute Treatment Of Both Schizophrenia And Bipolar I Disorder	21 Feb 2009

Bird Flu / Avian Flu News
Novavax Reports Positive Preclinical Results For A Novel, Broadly Cross-Protective H5N1 Pandemic Influenza Virus-like Particle (VLP) Vaccine Candidate	20 Feb 2009

Blood / Hematology News
UK Blood Inquiry Blames Procrastination For "Horrific Human Tragedy"	23 Feb 2009
Haemophilia Society Welcomes The Launch Today Of The Archer Report Into Contaminated Blood And Blood Products	23 Feb 2009
Eltrombopag Raises Platelet Blood Cell Count And Decreases Bleeding In Patients With Clotting Cell Shortage	20 Feb 2009
10-State Project To Study Methods To Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections In Hospital ICUs	20 Feb 2009
The Future Staffing Model For Clinic Services, Canadian	19 Feb 2009
Genetic Tests May Improve Dosing Of Widely Used Anti-Clotting Drug	19 Feb 2009
TrimGen Corporation Received FDA 510(k) Approval For Warfarin Genotyping Kit	19 Feb 2009
Genetic Information Can Improve Dosing Of Popular Anticoagulant	19 Feb 2009
Published Data Confirms VIDAZA(R) Significantly Extends Survival In Patients With The Malignant Condition MDS	19 Feb 2009
Haemophilia Society Demands Urgent Action On VCJD Blood Transmission, UK	18 Feb 2009

Bones / Orthopaedics News
New Study Finds Blacks Still Lag In Obtaining Total Knee Replacements	23 Feb 2009
Winter Weather, The Elderly, Osteoporosis And Foot And Ankle Fractures - AOFAS Takes A Look At The Connections	23 Feb 2009
Judicial Review On NICE Guidance For The Primary And Secondary Prevention Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (TAG 160 And 161)	23 Feb 2009
National Osteoporosis Society Welcomes Court Judgement	22 Feb 2009
A Synthetic Peptide That Enhances Bone Growth Patented By Brookhaven Lab And BioSET, Inc.,	21 Feb 2009
CONBRIZA Receives Positive CHMP Opinion For The Treatment Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis In Women At Increased Risk Of Fracture	20 Feb 2009
High Court Victory For Osteoporosis Patients - NICE Guidance To Be Re-Evaluated In Light Of Court Ruling, UK	20 Feb 2009
Women Who Consume Olive Oil Preserve Their Bone Mass Better	20 Feb 2009
New Ultrasound Device May Lead To Early Prediction Of Bone Loss	20 Feb 2009
IlluminOss Announces First Human Case Utilizing Its Innovative Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System Technology	20 Feb 2009
When Can I Drive After Hip Replacement Surgery? 200 Patients Needed For Study, UK	19 Feb 2009
The International Osteoporosis Foundation Joins ECCEO9 At Leading International Meeting In Athens	19 Feb 2009
SCAN: Delivering Bone Disorder Diagnosis, Fracture Healing	19 Feb 2009
Cardo Medical Announces Femur-First Versatility With Its Uni-Compartmental Knee System	19 Feb 2009
Rice Researcher Sees Link To Cardiovascular Disease, Osteoporosis	19 Feb 2009
New Rules For Bone And Skin Products - Human Tissue Authority, UK	19 Feb 2009
PRMC Recognized For Clinical Excellence In Orthopedics And General Surgery	18 Feb 2009
'Impacts Of New Paradigms On Skeletal Health Assessment: A Joint ISCD-IOF Meeting'	18 Feb 2009
Kick Start To Development Of Innovative Knee Repair Device Based On Silk Technology	17 Feb 2009
Duloxetine Significantly Reduced Osteoarthritis Knee Pain In New Study	17 Feb 2009

Breast Cancer News
Innovation For Women's Health - The New MRI Breast Scanner From Siemens	22 Feb 2009
Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer On Letter Criticising Breast Screening In Today's Times, UK	22 Feb 2009
Concerns Over Minimally Invasive Surgery For Breast Cancer	20 Feb 2009
Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment For Breast Cancer Gives Cause For Concern	20 Feb 2009
Breakthrough's Comment On New Cancer Waiting Times Statistics For Scotland	19 Feb 2009
New Study Reports Improved Patient Outcomes For Breast Cancer Patients	19 Feb 2009
Agendia Publishes Direct Evidence That MammaPrint Predicts Benefit Of Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer	19 Feb 2009
Breast Cancer Survivors At Higher Risk Of Recurrence With Use Of Synthetic Steroid	19 Feb 2009
In Flurry Of Studies, Researcher Details Role Of Apples In Inhibiting Breast Cancer	18 Feb 2009
Transporter Could Help Breast Cancer Cells Commit Suicide	18 Feb 2009
Use Of Breast MRI To Supplement Standard Imaging: New Guidelines	17 Feb 2009

Cancer / Oncology News
Calcium Associated With Lower Risk Of Cancer In Women	23 Feb 2009
Roswell Park Examines 50 Years Of Cancer In An American Indian Population	23 Feb 2009
Productivity Costs Of Cancer Mortality In The United States: 2000-2020	23 Feb 2009
Data Published In The Lancet Oncology Further Substantiates VIDAZA's Extended Survival Benefit For MDS Patients	22 Feb 2009
Targeting Cancer Cells Only	20 Feb 2009
NCCS, UCLA, Wellpoint, And Genentech Launch Initiative To Provide Coordinated Follow-Up Care For People Surviving Cancer	20 Feb 2009
Discovery Boosts Cancer Radiation Therapy Effectiveness	20 Feb 2009
A New Discovered Mutation Can Hold The Key To Treat A Large Number Of Different Cancers	20 Feb 2009
Tiny Tool To Control Growing Blood Vessels Opens New Potential In Tumor Research	20 Feb 2009
Independent Report Suggests Further Enhancements To NICE Methodology To Improve Evaluation Process For Cancer Medicines, UK	20 Feb 2009
A Potential Molecular Target For Biotherapy Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas	20 Feb 2009
Brain Tumor Patients May Benefit From Blood Pressure Compound	20 Feb 2009
Potential For Personalising Treatment Of Infant Osteosarcoma	20 Feb 2009
Two Gene Mutations Linked To Most Common Brain Cancers - And Longer Survival	19 Feb 2009
Cancer Research UK Launches First Super Cancer Centre In Birmingham	19 Feb 2009
In The Most Lethal Brain Cancer Newly Discovered Gene Could Be A Prime Target	19 Feb 2009
New Analysis Shows Liver Cancer Incidence Has Tripled Since 1970s, But Survival Rates Improving	19 Feb 2009
Racial Gap In Cancer Deaths Almost Unchanged Since 1981, Study Finds	19 Feb 2009
Stanford University Uses Fluidigm Integrated Fluidic Circuits To Help Identify The Source Of Cancer Stem Cell's Resistance To Radiation	19 Feb 2009
Argenta Discovery And PRECOS Establish Cancer Drug Discovery Alliance	19 Feb 2009
Survival Rates Still Low Even Though Cancer Death Rates Dropping Among African Americans	19 Feb 2009
Johns Hopkins Researchers Discover How Critical Cancer Gene Controls Nutrient Use	19 Feb 2009
Frost & Sullivan Says, Innovative Therapies Needed To Deal With The Rapid Spread Of Cancer In Europe	18 Feb 2009
BioAlliance Pharma Files For European Marketing Authorization For Ondansetron RapidFilm™ In Supportive Care In Cancer	18 Feb 2009
Nano-Hydrogels Capable Of Detecting Cancer Cells Developed By University Of The Basque Country Team	18 Feb 2009
Ginsburg Released From Hospital After Procedure Shows Cancer Has Not Spread	18 Feb 2009
American Association For Cancer Research Lauds Senator Arlen Specter For Leadership In The Fight Against Cancer	18 Feb 2009
Novozymes Biopharma And Upperton Limited Granted European Patent For Oncology Technology	18 Feb 2009
Researchers Isolate Protein Domain Linked To Tumor Progression	18 Feb 2009
Dosing Begins In Phase 1 Clinical Study Evaluating NKTR-105 In Cancer Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors	18 Feb 2009
Estrogen Found To Increase Growth Of The Most Common Childhood Brain Tumor	18 Feb 2009
Tumor Suppressor May Attenuate Fibrotic Disease	18 Feb 2009
Cancer Survivors Less Likely To Be In Employment	18 Feb 2009
Public Cancer Center Becomes First In South-East Asia To Introduce RapidArc Radiotherapy Treatments From Varian Medical Systems	17 Feb 2009
Research Could Ring The Changes To Hospital Appointments - Telephone Follow-Up Consultations For Cancer Patients	17 Feb 2009
Curing Kids' Cancer Announces 2008 Pediatric Cancer Research Grants	17 Feb 2009
Nexavar Provides Significant Overall Survival Benefit In Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer Across Multiple Geographic Regions	17 Feb 2009
France Gives First Approval For Named Patient Supply Of Cerepro(R)	17 Feb 2009
First Immune 'Danger Receptor' Found	17 Feb 2009
Sandoz Receives European Commission Approval For Biosimilar Filgrastim	17 Feb 2009

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Heart Valve Procedure To Help Patients Who Cannot Have Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare, England	23 Feb 2009
Department Of Justice Joins Lawsuits Filed Over Alleged Illegal Marketing Of Heart Failure Medication Natrecor	23 Feb 2009
Hit Your Peak For Heart Research UK	22 Feb 2009
SYNTAX Defines Borders Between CABG And PCI With TAXUS Drug Eluting Stents	21 Feb 2009
Drugs Just As Good And Much Cheaper Than Stents For Delayed Treatment Of Heart Attacks	20 Feb 2009
Risk Of Travelling By Air Is Low For Most Heart Patients, Says BHF	20 Feb 2009
Atritech To Participate In Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Presentation At American College Of Cardiology Meeting	20 Feb 2009
New Genomic Markers Associated With Risk Of Heart Disease And Early Heart Attack	20 Feb 2009
In Late Treatment Of Heart Attacks Stenting Not Necessary	19 Feb 2009
Society Of Chest Pain Centers Will Host Annual Conference For Coronary Health Care Professionals	19 Feb 2009
New Quality Measure Assessing Aspirin Use To Prevent Cardiovascular Events Added To HEDIS 2010	19 Feb 2009
Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation By Merck Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Niacin Receptor Agonist	19 Feb 2009
Adoption Of PCI In AMI Patients To Drive Drug-Eluting Stent Use	19 Feb 2009
Cordex Pharma Submits To The FDA An Amended Special Protocol Assessment For ATPace	19 Feb 2009
New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Results From Boston Scientific's Landmark SYNTAX(TM) Trial	19 Feb 2009
FDA Clears New Immune Response Claim For The CryoValve(R) SG Pulmonary Human Heart Valve	18 Feb 2009
Genetic Suppression Protects From Chronic Cardiac Insufficiency In Animal Tests	18 Feb 2009
Identification Of Process For Expansion And Division Of Heart Cells Could Provide Key To Regenerative Therapies	18 Feb 2009
CYPHER SELECT(R) Plus Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Now Approved In The European Union For Treatment Of Patients With Diabetes	17 Feb 2009
Selective Use Of Early Revascularization Can Benefit Elderly Patients	17 Feb 2009
Periodontitis And Myocardial Infarction: A Shared Genetic Predisposition	17 Feb 2009
Researchers Identify Novel Genetic Markers Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack	17 Feb 2009
Experimental Antiarrhythmic Drug Reduces Death Rate In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation	17 Feb 2009
Hormone Linked To High Blood Pressure & Blood Vessel Disease In African Americans	17 Feb 2009
American Heart Association EMS Survey Uncovers Deficiencies In Response, Treatment And Transfer Of Patients With Most Deadly Heart Attacks	17 Feb 2009

Caregivers / Homecare News
Further Investment Necessary In Prevention And Control To Protect Elderly Residents From Infections	22 Feb 2009

Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News
Jhpiego's Single Visit Approach Discussed In Reproductive Health Matters	23 Feb 2009
In UK Incidence Rates Of Cervical Cancer Linked To Deprivation	21 Feb 2009
Hispanic, Black Women In California Receive Cervical Cancer Vaccine At Lower Rates, Study Finds	20 Feb 2009
European Medicines Agency Recommends Continued Vaccination With Gardasil	20 Feb 2009
Dentists Identify Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Lesion	20 Feb 2009
LUMA Cervical Imaging System Installed In Edina At Minnesota Gynecology	19 Feb 2009
In California 1 In 4 Adolescent Girls Has Received HPV Vaccine	19 Feb 2009

CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News
Haemophiliac Died With But Not From Variant CJD	17 Feb 2009
vCJD Abnormal Prion Protein Found In A Patient With Haemophilia At Post Mortem	17 Feb 2009

Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News
Questions Of Ethics And Quality Cloud Globalization Of Clinical Trials	19 Feb 2009
Moving Clinical Trials Overseas Tests The System's Safety, Efficacy	19 Feb 2009
Experts From Molecular Imaging, Regulatory Agencies And Pharmaceutical Industry Come Together To Advance Multi-Center Drug Development Trials	18 Feb 2009

Colorectal Cancer News
East Lancs Welcomes Life-Saving Cancer Screening, England	19 Feb 2009
Genetic Identification Of Marker In Lymph Nodes Appears Associated With Risk Of Colorectal Cancer Recurrence	18 Feb 2009
Biomarker Predicts Disease Recurrence In Colorectal Cancer	18 Feb 2009
Avantis Medical Systems Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance For The Third Eye(R) Retroscope(R) For Improved Polyp Detection In The Colon	18 Feb 2009
Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Risk By A Quarter	17 Feb 2009

Conferences News
Penn's Positive Health Lecture Series: World Health Organization Chair To Deliver Inaugural Address	18 Feb 2009
Conference To Explore Altruism, Sociality In Mammals	18 Feb 2009

COPD News
One Thing Leads To Another In Exacerbations In COPD	22 Feb 2009
Reata's Antioxidant Inflammation Modulator Shows Promise For COPD In Study Published In Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences	22 Feb 2009
Alkermes Announces Initiation Of Phase 2a Clinical Study Of ALKS 27 For The Treatment Of COPD	20 Feb 2009
Chronic Bronchitis Among Non-Smokers In China	19 Feb 2009

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
World-Renowned Plastic Surgeons Share Knowledge And Experience	20 Feb 2009
Syneron(TM) Partners With The American Academy Of Cosmetic Physicians To Train LipoLite(TM) And Laser LipoSculpture Physicians	19 Feb 2009

Crohn's News
Stem Cell Treatment For Crohn's Disease	21 Feb 2009

Cystic Fibrosis News
Gilead Receives Response From U.S. FDA On Company's Request For Formal Dispute Resolution For Aztreonam For Inhalation Solution	22 Feb 2009
Forcing Evolution: Boosting Its Infectivity Turns Benign Virus Into Good Gene Therapy Carrier For Cystic Fibrosis	17 Feb 2009

Dentistry News
Women Only: Cramps, Bloating And Now, Tooth Erosion?	19 Feb 2009
First Interventional CT Scanner For Dental Implants In The USA	19 Feb 2009
British Government Urged To Put Money Where The Mouth Is To Curb Mouth Cancer	18 Feb 2009
3 Million Get Their Teeth Into DIY Dentistry	18 Feb 2009
Oral Health Foundation Awards 4 M Dollars In Grants	18 Feb 2009
BDA Reaction To ITV Tonight Programme, UK	17 Feb 2009
Counterfeit Toothbrushes Found On The Canadian Market	17 Feb 2009

Depression News
Risk Factors For Suicidal Events Found Among Adolescents With Treatment-Resistant Depression	19 Feb 2009
Anti-Social Behavior In Girls Predicts Adolescent Depression Seven Years Later	19 Feb 2009

Dermatology News
Public Health Concerns As More Turn To 'Tan Jabs'	19 Feb 2009
Study Evaluates Types Of Skin Diseases Among Military Personnel Who Were Evacuated From Combat Zones	17 Feb 2009

Diabetes News
Drugs Database Mined For New Diabetes Treatment	23 Feb 2009
Help Reshape The English Education System For Children With Diabetes	19 Feb 2009
One In Five Augustans With Type 2 Diabetes Mistakenly Believe That Being Obese Or Overweight Can Positively Impact Their Disease	19 Feb 2009
Are Chocolate And Coffee Good For You? Diabetes Forecast Looks At The Pros And Cons Of Controversial Foods	19 Feb 2009
Understanding Of How To Control Islet Cell Growth May Benefit Diabetes Research	19 Feb 2009
GSK Initiates Phase III Programme For Novel Type 2 Diabetes Medication, Syncria(R) (albiglutide)	18 Feb 2009
Nurse Shortages Endanger Children With Diabetes, UK	17 Feb 2009
Insulin Analogues: What's All The Fuss?	17 Feb 2009

Ear, Nose and Throat News
Video Imaging Provides Dynamic View Of Airway Obstruction In Those With Sleep Breathing Disorder	17 Feb 2009
Many Children With Hearing Loss Also Have Eye Disorders	17 Feb 2009

Eating Disorders News
Charity Responds To PM Gordon Brown's Statement On Eating Disorders, UK	21 Feb 2009
Dentists Often First To Spot Eating Disorders In Patients	19 Feb 2009

Eczema / Psoriasis News
FDA Advises Public Of Serious Adverse Event With Psoriasis Drug Raptiva	22 Feb 2009
European Medicines Agency Recommends Suspension Of The Marketing Authorisation Of Raptiva (efalizumab)	20 Feb 2009

Endocrinology News
Dallas Scientists Discover Statins May Falsely Indicate Thyroid Problems	20 Feb 2009

Epilepsy News
Taurine: Key To The Visual Toxicity Of An Anti-Epileptic Drug For Children?	18 Feb 2009

Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News
Sciele Pharma, Inc. Announce Completion Of Patient Recruitment For Global Phase III Trial Of PSD502 For Premature Ejaculation	20 Feb 2009

Eye Health / Blindness News
Ophthalmic Imaging Systems Comments On Potential Impact Of U.S. Government's Stimulus Package On Electronic Health Records Market	23 Feb 2009
Vitamin B And Folic Acid May Reduce Risk Of Age-Related Vision Loss	23 Feb 2009
Visionary Eyecare Initiative To Benefit Millions In Slumdog Millionaire Setting	20 Feb 2009
Device Helps Prevent Complete Vision Loss And Eliminate Dependence On Systemic Immunosuppression For Rare, But Potentially Devastating, Eye Condition	20 Feb 2009
Reducing Onset Of Eye Disease By 20 Percent By Diet Alone	19 Feb 2009
New Options Available For Ophthalmologists To Avoid Wrong Site Surgery	19 Feb 2009
Eye Specialist Sees Improvement For His Patients Following Approval Of Macular Degeneration Drug Lucentis, England	19 Feb 2009
Lux Biosciences Initiates Phase 1 Study Of LX214, A Development Candidate For Dry Eye Syndrome	19 Feb 2009
Saving The Vision Of Millions: ORNL, UT Project	19 Feb 2009
How New Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Understand How We See	17 Feb 2009
GOC Warns, "Renew Your Registration Now Or Face £20 Penalty", UK	17 Feb 2009
Health Care Opportunities, Responsibilities, Challenges To Be Addressed At UH Lecture	17 Feb 2009
Study Exposes Multiple Failings In Long-Term Support For Sight Loss, UK	17 Feb 2009

Fertility News
Male Infertility Associated With Testicular Cancer	23 Feb 2009
Fertility Industry Fuels 'Ambivalence' Toward Fatherhood Role Of Sperm Donors, WSJOpinion Piece Says	23 Feb 2009
New York Times Examines New Studies That Attempt To Identify Effects Of IVF On Infants	18 Feb 2009

Fibromyalgia News
Is It Just Pain...or Is It Fibromyalgia?	18 Feb 2009

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Latino Flu Project Fights "El Gripe" According To The Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment	23 Feb 2009
Arizona Teen Dies From Influenza	23 Feb 2009
Universal Flu Drug Breakthrough	23 Feb 2009
Lab-Made Proteins That Neutralize Multiple Strains Of Seasonal And Pandemic Flu Identified By Scientists	23 Feb 2009
Calling For Increased Research In Flu Transmission To Prepare For Pandemic Flu Outbreak	20 Feb 2009
Get Well Soon - Without Antibiotics, UK	18 Feb 2009
Flu Activity Increases In The U.S.	18 Feb 2009
Chicago Flu Outbreak Proves It's Not Too Late To Get Vaccinated	17 Feb 2009

GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News
Mail And Electronic Reminders May Increase Colon Cancer Screening	23 Feb 2009
New Guidance Following Laxative Errors In NHS, UK	20 Feb 2009
Should Intra-Abdominal Pressure Measurement Be A Routine For All Pancreatitis Patients?	20 Feb 2009
The Most Effective Therapy For Low-Dose Aspirin Induced Peptic Ulcer	20 Feb 2009
Does The TIPS Placement Alter Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase Activity?	18 Feb 2009
Supplement Of Probiotics Provides A New Therapy For Ulcerative Colitis	18 Feb 2009
What Is The Suppressing Effect Of The PPAR-gamma Ligands On Stomach Cancer Cells?	18 Feb 2009
An Adjuvant Chemotherapeutic Agent In Gastric Cancer Therapy	18 Feb 2009

Genetics News
Canada Would Benefit From Investing In Personalized Medicine	22 Feb 2009
'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul	20 Feb 2009
Avoiding Incorrect Dosing Of A Common Drug Using Genetic Profiles	19 Feb 2009
Cracking The Species Code For Plants	18 Feb 2009
Evolutionary History Of Modern Humans In Africa Presented At AAAS Annual Meeting	18 Feb 2009

Headache / Migraine News
Migraine Sufferers May Benefit From Closure Of Patent Foramen Ovale	17 Feb 2009
Does Gene Show Link Between Migraine And Stroke Or Heart Attacks?	17 Feb 2009

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
El Pasoans Driven Across The Borderfor Healthcare Due To Lack Of Insurance, According To Researchers AtUT School Of Public Health	23 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries	23 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights State Budget Developments	23 Feb 2009
Costs For Individual Health Policies Increasing, As More People Are Looking For Private Coverage	23 Feb 2009
Employers Expect Health Care Cost Increases To Hold Steady At 6% This Year, According To Survey	23 Feb 2009
Record Of Kansas Gov. Sebelius On Health Care In State Could Indicate Actions As HHS Secretary	23 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Potential Effects Of Recently Enacted Economic Stimulus Package	23 Feb 2009
New York Times Examines Meetings Among Leading Health Care Debate Figures	23 Feb 2009
South Dakota Bill Would Require Contraception Coverage; Critics Argue Mandate Will Increase Costs	23 Feb 2009
Sebelius Might Be Reluctant To Take HHS Secretary Position, Washington Post Reports	23 Feb 2009
CHIP Law Could Expand Coverage To 400,000 Documented Immigrant Children	20 Feb 2009
NEJM Perspectives Examine Effects Of Economic Recession, Economic Stimulus Plan On U.S Health Care System; Report Discusses Cost-Savings	20 Feb 2009
Massachusetts Needs Health Care System Based On 'Real Market Forces,' According To Op-Ed	20 Feb 2009
Two California Insurers Charge Premiums That Exceed State-Issued Rates For Some Policies	20 Feb 2009
Negotiations Continue Between Automakers, UAW Over VEBA Contributions	20 Feb 2009
WellPoint Reaches Agreement To End Use Of Database To Determine Payments For Out-of-Network Medical Services	20 Feb 2009
Economic Stimulus Package Increases Affordability, Accessibility Of Health Insurance Under COBRA	20 Feb 2009
Commonwealth Fund Unveils Comprehensive Reform Recommendations That Include New Public Insurance Plan, National Insurance Exchange	20 Feb 2009
Kansas Gov. Sebelius Emerging As Top Choice For HHS Secretary, Advisers Say	20 Feb 2009
New Health Reform Strategy Would Insure Everyone, Improve Health And Slow Spending Growth	20 Feb 2009
New York Times Examines 'Young Invincibles'	19 Feb 2009
Obama Narrows List Of Candidates For Nominee For FDA Commissioner To Two	19 Feb 2009
Hospital Admissions And Bills Rising For Uninsured Americans	19 Feb 2009
Massachusetts Regulators Propose Tracking Student Medical Billing Issues	18 Feb 2009
GM, UAW Not Expected To Reach Agreement On VEBA Payments By Tuesday Deadline	18 Feb 2009
State, Local Governments Face Estimated $1T In Unfunded Health Care Obligations For Retired Civil Workers, According To USA Today Survey	18 Feb 2009
Washington Post Examines HHS, Health Care Reform Efforts After Daschle's Withdrawal	18 Feb 2009
Congress Approves $787B Economic Stimulus Package; Obama To Sign Bill Into Law Today	18 Feb 2009
Absence Of HHS Secretary Stalls Health Agenda, Advocates Say	18 Feb 2009
Personal Private Medical Insurance Launched By NPA Insurance	17 Feb 2009
Early Data Suggests Health Savings Accounts Are Gaining Popularity And May Cut Healthcare Costs, USA	17 Feb 2009

Hearing / Deafness News
Surprising Behavior Of Teens Shown In New IPod Listening Study	21 Feb 2009
Vitamin Supplements May Protect Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss	18 Feb 2009
'Languages Without Ancestors' Explored By Experts During The 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting	17 Feb 2009

Heart Disease News
1000th Patient Receives Clot-Busting Heart Attack Treatment, South East England	23 Feb 2009
Innovative Team Approach Brings Man Back From The Dead Twice	20 Feb 2009
Fat Tissue Around Blood Vessels Inflamed By High-Fat Diets, This Contributes To Heart Disease	20 Feb 2009
MiCardia(R) Announces Worlds' First Dynamic Heart Valve Repair On A Beating Heart	18 Feb 2009
Women Not Getting Prompt Emergency Treatment	18 Feb 2009
Risk Of Stroke, Heart Disease In Women Lowered By Mediterranean Diet	18 Feb 2009
Be Light Hearted, UK	17 Feb 2009
Heart Charity Urges People To Help Fight UK's Biggest Killer	17 Feb 2009

HIV / AIDS News
California Group Hosts Conference, Starts Database To Spread HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Black Teenagers	23 Feb 2009
Kaiser Family Foundation Releases Data About HIV/AIDS In U.S.	23 Feb 2009
HIV/AIDS Prevention Efforts 'Must Include Efforts To Encourage Sexual Abstinence Among Youth,' Letter To Editor Says	23 Feb 2009
HIV/AIDS Becoming China's Leading Deadly Infectious Disease 'Lends Added Urgency' To Sex Education Campaign, Editorial Says	23 Feb 2009
Economic Crisis In Southeast Asia Could Lead To Unsafe Migration Patterns, Increase Risk Of HIV/AIDS, Officials Say	23 Feb 2009
New CDC HIV Report Presents Unclear Picture, But Suggests Names Reporting, Testing Are Working	22 Feb 2009
GeoVax Starts Injections For Phase 2a Human HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trial In USA	21 Feb 2009
Brighton's Students Fight AIDS	21 Feb 2009
Latin American Media Companies Announce HIV/AIDS Partnership	20 Feb 2009
Vancouver Anti-Drug Efforts Might Increase Area's HIV Risk, Advocates Say	20 Feb 2009
Russia Recorded More Than 50,000 New HIV Cases In 2008, Health Official Says	20 Feb 2009
Decline In Zimbabwe's Health System Could Spur Increase In HIV/AIDS Cases, MSF Report Says	20 Feb 2009
HIV/AIDS Leading Deadly Infectious Disease In China In 2008, Health Ministry Report Says	20 Feb 2009
Asian Health Officials Warn That Without Intervention, HIV Cases Will Increase Among MSM In Region	20 Feb 2009
DrugScope Responds To Publication Of NICE Guidelines On Needle And Syringe Programmes, UK	20 Feb 2009
A 454 Sequencing Study Reveals New Insights In Drug Resistance And Tropism Associated With The New HIV Integrase And Entry Inhibitor Therapy Classes	20 Feb 2009
Terrence Higgins Trust In Aberdeen Asks People To Walk On Fire And Help Raise Funds	19 Feb 2009
Gene Therapy Study Shows Method Is Safe, Somewhat Beneficial, Researchers Report	19 Feb 2009
Brazil To Target Older Women In Prevention Campaign, Increase Condom Distribution During Carnival Season	19 Feb 2009
MSM Given High Priority In HIV Prevention Strategy, Hong Kong Official Says	19 Feb 2009
Boston Globe Profiles HIV/AIDS Researcher Walker	19 Feb 2009
Texas Bill Would Make HIV Screening Part Of Routine Care	19 Feb 2009
Researcher Helps Discover A Way To Prevent The HIV Ability To Mutate	19 Feb 2009
AIDS Top Killer In China	19 Feb 2009
454 Sequencing Identifies Early Stage HIV Drug Resistance-- Low-level Mutations May Have Significant Impact On Clinical Outcomes	19 Feb 2009
Animal Studies Show Protection Against HIV In One-Third Of Subjects Vaccinated	18 Feb 2009
HIV Prevention Among Young People, Lesotho And UNICEF	18 Feb 2009
Kaiser Family Foundation Webcast To Feature Live Q&A With Global Fund Executive Director Kazatchkine	18 Feb 2009
Next PEPFAR Administrator Should Always Consider 'Necessity Of Placing Public Health Practice Ahead Of Partisanship,' Letter To Editor Says	18 Feb 2009
Washington, D.C., HIV/AIDS Administration Has 'Long Way To Go' To 'Gain Confidence Of City Residents,' Editorial Says	18 Feb 2009
Wisconsin Advocacy Group Files Lawsuit Against Medical Clinic For Allegedly Refusing To Perform Surgery On HIV-Positive Woman	18 Feb 2009
Uganda's Ministry Of Health To Reintroduce Female Condoms	18 Feb 2009
Australia, Indonesia Sign Agreement To Expand HIV/AIDS Services In Jakarta	18 Feb 2009
Chicago Hospital Continues Program Offering No-Cost HIV Tests	18 Feb 2009
Blogs Comment On PEPFAR Administrator, Managing Herpes, Male Contraceptives	18 Feb 2009
HIV Treatment Test Closer To Manufacture With New $7.3 Million Grant	18 Feb 2009
New Study Debunks Misconceptions About Barriers To The CDC's HIV Testing Recommendations	17 Feb 2009

Hypertension News
European Medicines Agency Recommends New Contraindication And Warning For Rasilez And Other Aliskiren Medicines	20 Feb 2009
For Predicting Cardiovascular Risk, Systolic And Diastolic Blood Pressures Together More Useful	20 Feb 2009
Egg-Irony: High Cholesterol Food May Reduce Blood Pressure	19 Feb 2009

Immune System / Vaccines News
VGX Pharma Proprietary DNA Vaccines Delivered With Electroporation Achieve Immune Responses Superior To Recombinant Adenovirus Serotype 5 Vectors	20 Feb 2009
Fourth Annual Global Immunization Meeting Opens In New York	19 Feb 2009
Sanofi Pasteur Dengue Vaccine Enters Pediatric Efficacy Clinical Study	19 Feb 2009
Tumor Suppressor Could Someday Regulate Fibrotic Diseases	18 Feb 2009
Renewed Immunization Efforts Aim To Make Sudan "Polio Free"	17 Feb 2009

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
Study Of Genzyme Oral Compound For Gaucher Disease Meets Primary Endpoint	23 Feb 2009
New Initiative To Tackle Leading Killer Of Children	23 Feb 2009
Genzyme Receives Positive Opinion On Myozyme From CHMP	22 Feb 2009
Food Safety Is In Farm Worker's Hands	21 Feb 2009
NTU Seals Global Partnerships On Environmental Sciences R&D	21 Feb 2009
Academy Award Recognition For India's Fight To Eradicate Polio	20 Feb 2009
APIC Advocates For HAI Funding In Stimulus Bill	20 Feb 2009
PURE Bioscience Announces Brazilian Regulatory Approval For SDC-Based Hospital Grade Disinfectants	20 Feb 2009
Standardized Language For Describing Microbes In Special Issue Of BMC Microbiology Spotlights	20 Feb 2009
Online Collaboration Identifies Bacteria	20 Feb 2009
To Evade Our Immune System Meningitis Bacteria Dress Up As Human Cells	20 Feb 2009
Childhood Chicken Pox Could Affect Oral Health Years Later	20 Feb 2009
Type Of Strep Infection Increases Over Three-Year Period For Black Infants, Remains Steady For White Infants, Report Finds	19 Feb 2009
Engineered Bacterium Churns Out Two New Key Antibiotics	19 Feb 2009
Phase 1 Trial Begins For Investigational New Drug For MDR Gram-negative Infections	19 Feb 2009
Antibacterial Plaster Could Put A Clean Sheen On Walls	17 Feb 2009
Enzyme Design Dramatically Speeded Up By Duke Software	17 Feb 2009
Researchers Decipher Protective Shield Used By Hundreds Of Viruses	17 Feb 2009
Potential Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax	17 Feb 2009
A New Way That Bacteria Evolve Into Something That Can Make You Sick	17 Feb 2009
New Research Identifies Faster Detection Of Viruses	17 Feb 2009

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Avoid RSI With The Alexander Technique RSI Awareness Day: 27 February, UK	23 Feb 2009
Computerized Mobile Health Support Systems	23 Feb 2009
Open Access To Scientific Papers May Not Guarantee Wide Dissemination	23 Feb 2009
World Health Organization Designates Regenstrief Institute	23 Feb 2009
Project Launched To Improve Health Care In Developing Countries Through Mobile, Computer Technology	23 Feb 2009
Not-for-Profit Massachusetts EHealth Collaborative To Create For-Profit Subsidiary To Help Companies Adopt Health IT	23 Feb 2009
L.A.B.Trade Fair And Conference For Analysis, Bio And Laboratory Equipment In The UK (October 27-29 2009, Birmingham)	22 Feb 2009
Pollutants, Disease And Biological Weapons Detected By Tiny "Lab-On-A-Chip"	18 Feb 2009
HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Economic Stimulus Package As Key To Healthcare Transformation	18 Feb 2009
Two-Armed Nanorobotic Device To Maneuver World's Tiniest Particles	17 Feb 2009
Mediware Helps Reduce Risk Of Disease Transfer In NICU	17 Feb 2009

Litigation / Medical Malpractice News
Marler Clark Fights Peanut Corp Bankruptcy On Behalf Of California Child Sickened In Salmonella Outbreak	22 Feb 2009
Correcting And Replacing: Marler Clark Files Salmonella Lawsuit On Behalf Of Las Vegas Child Sickened By Peanut Butter	22 Feb 2009

Liver Disease / Hepatitis News
Aethlon Medical Announces Completion Of 30-Day Hepatitis-C Treatment Study	22 Feb 2009
For The First Time, Doctors Can Predict Which Hepatitis B Patients Have The Highest Chance To Achieve Treatment Success With Pegasys	21 Feb 2009
University Of Edinburgh And Castle Craig Hospital Launch Pilot Study For Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy In The Treatment Of Alcoholic Liver Disease	20 Feb 2009
Proteasome Inhibition Affects Epigenetic Mechanisms	20 Feb 2009
Abbott And Enanta Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Trial On ABT-450 HCV Protease Inhibitor	19 Feb 2009
HepaLife™ Plans For Phase III Clinical Trial For HepaMate™ Bioartificial Liver System	18 Feb 2009
Biochemical Markers For Non-Invasive Assessment Of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis	18 Feb 2009
Romark Announces Presentation Of New Data For Controlled Release Nitazoxanide In Chronic Hepatitis C	18 Feb 2009
Gene Linked To Aggressive Progression Of Liver Cancer Identified By Researchers	18 Feb 2009
GABAergic: A Promising Molecular Target For Liver Cancer Therapy	18 Feb 2009
A Potential Marker Of Increased Histological Activity In Hepatitis C Virus Infection	18 Feb 2009
Iron Overload: An Important Co-Factor In The Development Of Liver Disease In Alcoholics	18 Feb 2009
When Acute Hepatitis Develops Into Chronic Hepatitis	18 Feb 2009
In Mouse Model, Targeting The Protein AEG1 Impairs Human Liver Cancer Growth	17 Feb 2009
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Online Early Table Of Contents: Feb. 16, 2009	17 Feb 2009

Lung Cancer News
Infectious Agent May Impact Lung Cancer	21 Feb 2009

Lupus News
Stimulus Bill Includes NIH Funding For Research; LFA Advocates To Bring Focus On Lupus	19 Feb 2009

Lymphology/Lymphedema News
Blood Testing Identifies Abnormal Cells Up To Six Years Prior To Leukemia Diagnosis	21 Feb 2009
Update On Lymphoma Drug Trial: Potential Breakthrough For T- Cell Lymphoma Patients With Drug That Mimics A Vitamin	20 Feb 2009

Lymphoma / Leukemia News
High-Throughput Genotyping Of AML Patients For A Key Immune Receptor May Significantly Improve Treatment Outcome	20 Feb 2009
Vidaza(R) Demonstrates Unprecedented Overall Survival In Intermediate-2 And High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Also Acute Myeloid Leukaemia	18 Feb 2009
Drug Doubles Survival Of Patients With Preleukaemia	18 Feb 2009
Indicator That Warns Leukemia Is Progressing To More Dangerous Form Uncovered By Scientists	18 Feb 2009
Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Vorinostat MSD (vorinostat)	17 Feb 2009

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Pipette Tip Packaging Systems	23 Feb 2009
Data Shows Maxorb(R) Extra Ag Capable Of Sustaining Antimicrobial Activity For Up To 21 Days	23 Feb 2009
Laser Treatment Clinical Trial Misses Primary Endpoint	23 Feb 2009
Democratic Lawmakers Plan To Reintroduce Legislation To Overturn Supreme Court Decision On Medical Device Liability	23 Feb 2009
Revolutions Medical Receives 510K FDA Clearance To Market Rev Vac Safety Syringe	22 Feb 2009
Cardinal Health 303, Inc. Signs Amended Consent Decree With FDA	22 Feb 2009
FDA Has Reduced Enforcement Of Standards For Medical Device Laboratories, Report Finds	19 Feb 2009
UTSA Wins $500,000 To Develop Biosensor And Regenerative Medicine Ph.D. Program	19 Feb 2009
New White Paper Stresses Importance Of Understanding Materials For The Medical Device Industry	19 Feb 2009
Tolerance To Prescription Drugs Using On-The-Spot DNA Analysis	18 Feb 2009
First Endoscopic Ultrasound Processor For Digestive And Pulmonary Diseases Introduced By Olympus	17 Feb 2009

Medical Students / Training News
Indiana University School Of Medicine To Advance 'More Doctors For Indiana' Plan With State Legislators	23 Feb 2009
Medical Students View The NHHRC Interim Report As A Healthy Start, Australia	20 Feb 2009
CLSI Releases Guidelines For Training And Competence Assessment	20 Feb 2009
New Qualifications To Increase Health And Hygiene, NVQs In Cleaning And Support Services , United Kingdom	18 Feb 2009
Hospitals Apply Lessons Learned In The Airline Industry To Improve Operating Room Safety	18 Feb 2009
Weekly Free Clinic Opened By Health Sciences Students	18 Feb 2009

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News
Study Shows Disparities In Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Medicare Beneficiaries	23 Feb 2009
Pfizer Ordered To Pay Wisconsin $9M For Defrauding Medicaid Program	23 Feb 2009
Medicare Patients Do Not Receive Powerful Acute Stroke Drug In Most U.S. Hospitals	22 Feb 2009
President Obama Should Continue Efforts For Bipartisanship To Pass Health Care, Other Proposals, Op-Ed States	20 Feb 2009
Medicaid Reform Efforts Underway In Louisiana And Rhode Island	20 Feb 2009
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Gaps Persist Between Whites And Non-whites	20 Feb 2009
Analysis Examines Shifting Financing Of Care For Dual Eligibles From Medicaid To Medicare; Study Details Effects Of 2005 Missouri Medicaid Cuts	19 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Children's Health Coverage News In Arkansas, Nebraska	19 Feb 2009
Houston Chronicle Examines Funding Problems For Texas Nursing Homes	19 Feb 2009
Beneficiaries, Advocates Criticize Connecticut Gov. Rell's Proposed Changes To HUSKY	19 Feb 2009
Community Pharmacists Launch Grassroots Lobbying Campaign	19 Feb 2009
Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Measure Into Law	19 Feb 2009
Preventive Medicaid Coverage For Women Could Reduce Low-Weight Births, Lower Costs, Report Says	19 Feb 2009
CQ's Carey Discusses Economic Stimulus, Salmonella Outbreak, Health Care Reform	18 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues In State Of The State Addresses	18 Feb 2009
Louisiana Legislature Will Not Consider Medicaid Program Overhaul Without Federal Waiver	18 Feb 2009
CMS Will Cover Bariatric Surgery For Morbidly Obese Medicare Beneficiaries Who Have Type 2 Diabetes	18 Feb 2009
Cost-Conscious Customers Compare Prices In Global Recession	17 Feb 2009
News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, 16-Feb-2009	17 Feb 2009

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
Fewer, Smaller Skin Cancer Tumors After Blocking Protein	18 Feb 2009
Sun-Safe Pool Policies Appear Related To Sun Safety Behaviors Among Pool Staff	17 Feb 2009

Mental Health News
On 100th Anniversary, Mental Health America Declares "It´s Time For Mental Health"	20 Feb 2009
Fit For Work Pilots On The Right Track, UK	19 Feb 2009
Research Into Impact Of Mental Activity On Memory Loss	18 Feb 2009
Linden House Welcomes Healthcare Commission Spot Checks On Patient Safety And Service Quality	18 Feb 2009
Watchdog Warns East Yorkshire Mental Health Hospital To Improve The Safety Of Patients	17 Feb 2009
Don't Forget The Side Effects When Erasing Memories, UK	17 Feb 2009
Congressional Resolution Honors Mental Health America On 100th Anniversary	17 Feb 2009

MRI / PET / Ultrasound News
MRI Accidents Report 270% Increase Over 4 Years. Available Solutions Must Be Deployed	19 Feb 2009
The Medtech Company THERACLION Obtains 8.5 Million Euros In Research And Development Funding From OSEO	19 Feb 2009

MRSA / Drug Resistance News
Central-Line-Associated MRSA Infections Declined By 50% In Hospital Intensive Care Units Over 10 Years, According To Study	19 Feb 2009
Study Indicates Some MRSA Infections In ICU Patients Have Been Decreasing In Recent Years	18 Feb 2009
Sanofi Pasteur Starts A Phase II Study Of A Vaccine Against Clostridium Difficile	17 Feb 2009
Antimicrobial Resistance In Clinics, Hospitals And At Home	17 Feb 2009

Multiple Sclerosis News
Biopartners To Appeal The CHMP's Negative Opinion On Its Novel Interferon Beta-1a	22 Feb 2009
Young Smokers Increase Risk For Multiple Sclerosis	21 Feb 2009
Can Breastfeeding Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Relapses?	20 Feb 2009
Cyclists Pedal To Create A World Free Of MS In 25th Anniversary BP MS 150 Bike Ride	19 Feb 2009
Research Brings New Hope To Multiple Sclerosis Patients	19 Feb 2009
ArGentis Receives Orphan Drug Designation For European Union	18 Feb 2009
FDA Agrees To Fast Review For Oral Drug Being Tested For MS	17 Feb 2009

Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News
Treatment Of First Patient In Systemic Clinical Trial Of AVI-4658 For Treatment Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	23 Feb 2009
Neuralstem's ALS Trial On Clinical Hold	21 Feb 2009

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Child Abuse Causes Lifelong Changes To DNA Expression And Brain	23 Feb 2009
Study Indicates How We Maintain Visual Details In Short Term Memory	23 Feb 2009
Short-Term Memory Decoded With FMRI	23 Feb 2009
Research Published In Genetics May Open Doors To Entirely New Types Of Treatments For Conditions Ranging From Addiction To Schizophrenia	23 Feb 2009
Children And Young Adults At High Risk Of Epilepsy For Many Years After Traumatic Brain Injury	23 Feb 2009
Anti-Aging Pathway Enhances Cell Stress Response	20 Feb 2009
Spinal Kinetics Implants First M6(R)-L Artificial Lumbar Disc	20 Feb 2009
Echoes Discovered In Early Visual Brain Areas Play Role In Working Memory	20 Feb 2009
Two Gene Mutations Linked To Most Common Brain Cancers And Longer Survival	19 Feb 2009
How One And The Same Nerve Cell Reacts To Two Visual Areas	19 Feb 2009
How Inflammatory Disease Causes Fatigue	19 Feb 2009
Staying Mentally Active But Not Prolonged TV Viewing Linked To Lower Memory Loss	18 Feb 2009
Can Exercising Your Brain Prevent Memory Loss?	18 Feb 2009
Update Of Long-Term Data On Brain Cancer Patients Receiving DCVax(R)-Brain Continues To Show Striking Improvements In Delay Of Disease And Survival	18 Feb 2009
Temple Research Finds An ADHD Drug Could Help Individuals With Aphasia Regain Language Abilities.	18 Feb 2009
Unique InterX(R) Neurostimulation Technology Available From Mobilis	17 Feb 2009

Nursing / Midwifery News
National Nurses Week (NNW) 2009 Celebrates Nurses' Building A Healthy America	23 Feb 2009
Nurses To Tackle Social Exclusion, UK	23 Feb 2009
RCN Welcomes Appointment Of New NHS Confederation Chief Executive	23 Feb 2009
New Guidelines Will Help Patients Plan Their Future Care	23 Feb 2009
Midwives Applaud House Introduction Of Medicare Equity Legislation	20 Feb 2009
NMC Responds To EU Workforce Consultation	20 Feb 2009
Three Nursing Unions Announce Merger	20 Feb 2009
Plans To Involve Patients In Local Healthcare Decisions Are Failing, UK	19 Feb 2009
More Hospitals Establish Residency Programs For New Nurses To Help Address Shortage	19 Feb 2009
AACN Applauds Congress For Enacting The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act That Includes Funding Nursing Education	18 Feb 2009
Historic Pact Creates Largest RN Union Ever In U.S.	18 Feb 2009
NHHRC Interim Report Makes Good Sense, But Some Barriers To Health Reform Remain, Australia	17 Feb 2009
Nurses To Be Consulted On Assisted Suicide, UK	17 Feb 2009

Nutrition / Diet News
Prostate Cancer And Vegetable Consumption	23 Feb 2009
Pancakes - Making A Meal Of It, All Year Round	22 Feb 2009
Rite Aid Updates List Of Products Included In February 6 Voluntary Peanut Product Recall	22 Feb 2009
Peanut Product Recall Taken Over By Texas Dept Of Health After PCA-Plainview Fails To Respond	21 Feb 2009
Health Care Providers Urged To Address Unhealthy Teen Dieting	21 Feb 2009
Students Power Up With School Breakfast	20 Feb 2009
Metagenics CEO: Peanut Butter Scare Highlights The Need For Extra Caution In Food Safety	18 Feb 2009
ThermaFreeze Successfully Completes FDA Compliance Testing With Intertek For Consumer Use Of ThermaFreeze(R) Ice Pads	17 Feb 2009
Analysts Find Growing Threat Of Food Counterfeiting: Contamination Outpacing International Regulatory Systems	17 Feb 2009
Dangerously Low Vitamin D Levels In Arab-American Women	17 Feb 2009
Skippy(R) Peanut Butter Is NOT Included In The Peanut And Peanut Product Recall	17 Feb 2009
Eggs Pack Protein, Power, Strength And Energy Say Food and Sports Scientists	17 Feb 2009

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
Alabama Receives Grant To Combat Obesity	23 Feb 2009
Health Groups, Insurance Companies Form Coalition To Fight Childhood Obesity	23 Feb 2009
SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Announces FDA Approval To Market Its SMART DilatorTM	18 Feb 2009
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine Feb. 17, 2009	17 Feb 2009
The Endocrine Society Holds Capitol Hill Briefing On Latest Obesity Research And Treatment Advances	17 Feb 2009
Weight Loss Improves Fatty Liver Disease	17 Feb 2009
Regulating Commercial Weight-loss Programs - Editorial, CMAJ	17 Feb 2009

Ovarian Cancer News
Endocyte Begins Phase II Clinical Trial Of Ec145 For Treatment Of Women With Ovarian Cancer	20 Feb 2009
Milton Keynes Hospital Helps Fund New Research To Fight Cancer, England	18 Feb 2009

Pain / Anesthetics News
Managing The Debilitating Effects Of Chronic Pain - Podcast	22 Feb 2009
Diversion Of Prescription Drugs Undertreatment Of Pain	20 Feb 2009
QRxPharma Initiates Second Comparative Study For MoxDuo(TM) IR Dual-Opioid(TM) Pain Therapy	20 Feb 2009
Non-Traditional Therapy Is Effective As Pain Management, MU Researcher Demonstrates	18 Feb 2009
St. Jude Medical Welcomes Introduction Of Legislation To Help People Suffering From Pain	17 Feb 2009

Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
Compassion & Choices Launches Nation's Only Patient-Centered Care Web Site	21 Feb 2009
Sheffield Man To Give Back To Children's Hospice Which Will Care For His Ill Son	18 Feb 2009

Parkinson's Disease News
Calculating Gene And Protein Connections In A Parkinson's Disease Model	23 Feb 2009
Parkinson's Disease Foundation Awards $300,000 In Bridge Funding For Innovative Research Projects	21 Feb 2009
Depomed Initiates Phase I Trial For DM-1992 Program In Parkinson's Disease Following Positive Results Of Preclinical Studies	19 Feb 2009
UT Receives Michael J. Fox Award To Develop Parkinson's Vaccine	18 Feb 2009
Family History Of Melanoma Linked To Parkinson's Disease	17 Feb 2009
Groundbreaking Paper Publishes Long Term Results Of A Successful Phase I Clinical Trial To Treat Parkinson's Disease	17 Feb 2009

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
IKEA Social Initiative Adds $48 Million To UNICEF's Child Health Programme	23 Feb 2009
New Nutrition Policy For Northern States Of Sudan To Strengthen Child Health, Reduce Mortality	23 Feb 2009
Wide Range Of Human Health And Environment Topical Sessions To Be Featured In Toxicology Program	23 Feb 2009
Efforts, Initiatives Seek To Address Infant Mortality, High Blood Pressure Awareness Among Blacks, Extend Employer-Sponsored Coverage To Hispanics	23 Feb 2009
Southern California First 5 Commissions Address Children's Most Unmet Health Care Need	22 Feb 2009
Easing A Child's Fear Of Dental Visits	22 Feb 2009
Increased Physician Awareness To Reduce Injuries And Neglect In Children Recommended By MU Researchers	20 Feb 2009
Five-Year, $10M Wisconsin Initiative Seeks To Reduce Infant Mortality Rates	19 Feb 2009
States Expand Newborn Screening For Life-Threatening Disorders	19 Feb 2009
Troubled Youths Struggle After Time In Detention Center	19 Feb 2009
How Do Secure Mother-Child Attachments Predict Good Friendships?	18 Feb 2009
IPI Expands Consortium Of Leading Children's Hospitals With Addition Of Two Nationally Recognized Pediatric Institutions	17 Feb 2009
CMA Praises Changes In HIT Funding That Will Allow Many California Pediatricians To Participate	17 Feb 2009
RCN Welcomes Child Health Strategy, UK	17 Feb 2009

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
KMR Group Announces Biologics R&D Study	23 Feb 2009
IBM Study: Biopharmaceutical Companies Risk Delays In Producing Targeted Treatment Solutions When They Fail To Partner	23 Feb 2009
Drug Truths: Dispelling The Myths About Pharm R&D	20 Feb 2009
APR Acquires A New Drug Delivery Nanotechnology Platform Providing Innovative Treatment Solutions For Critical Diseases	20 Feb 2009
Hot Topic Sessions To Highlight Drug Information Association's 21st Annual Euromeeting	18 Feb 2009
Extensive Publication Bias For Phase I Drug Trials	18 Feb 2009
Pharmaceutical Package - An Opportunity To Demonstrate Commitment To The Safety Of Europe's Citizens	17 Feb 2009
Roche Reinstated To ABPI Membership, UK	17 Feb 2009

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
NPA Welcomes Increased Clarity On CPD Recording	19 Feb 2009
Study Researches Ways Of Getting Drug Information To Consumers	18 Feb 2009
EU Pharmaceutical Package - An Opportunity To Demonstrate Commitment To The Safety Of Europe's Citizens	18 Feb 2009
RPSGB Launches New Report And Award On Medicines Safety, UK	18 Feb 2009
Society Launches Pharmacy Practice Framework	17 Feb 2009
Freedom Of Information - NPA Information Leaflet Updated, UK	17 Feb 2009

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News
ACOG Issues New Guidelines On Managing Stillbirth	23 Feb 2009
Ob-Gyns Urged To Help Reduce Health Disparities For Rural Women	23 Feb 2009
Health Of Mothers And Babies Must Remain Paramount, Says Australian Medical Association	23 Feb 2009
New Mothers To Benefit From Increased Access To Key Breastfeeding Information Resource	18 Feb 2009
New Focus On Women In Evolution From Anthropologist's Studies Of Childbirth	18 Feb 2009
Midwives At Southampton, England, Helping Women Who Have Previously Had A Caesarean Section To Choose A Normal Birth For Their Next Baby	17 Feb 2009

Primary Care / General Practice News
In-Flight Emergency Doctors Reassured By Medical Defence Union	20 Feb 2009
Health Commission Overlooks "Priority Number One" For Rural Health, Australia	19 Feb 2009
A Healthy Health System Means Access To General Practice College Of GPs Response To National Health And Hospitals Reform Commission Report	19 Feb 2009
Physician Concerns About Zagat Survey Ratings Unwarranted, Editorial States	19 Feb 2009
Prevention Programs Welcomed By Emergency Medical Professionals	19 Feb 2009
Primary Care Trusts Need To Manage Budgets, Not Bribe Doctors, UK	18 Feb 2009
Internists Issue Policy Statements On Critical Roles Of Physicians And Nurse Practitioners In Improving Access To Care	18 Feb 2009
New York Times Examines Physicians Criticism Of Zagat Ratings	18 Feb 2009
AMA'S Award-Winning Newspaper Expands Online Content For Physicians	18 Feb 2009
Roles Of Physicians And NPs In Improving Access To Care: Internists Issue Policy Paper	18 Feb 2009
Summit On Integrative Medicine: IOM Convenes Feb. 25-27	18 Feb 2009
College Of GPs Response To National Health And Hospitals Reform Commission Report, Australia	17 Feb 2009
For Off-Label Prescribing, Doctors' Resources May Be Incomplete, Unclear	17 Feb 2009

Prostate / Prostate Cancer News
Antioxidant Activity Of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Antagonists In LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Line	23 Feb 2009
Prostate Cancer Treatment Milestone: 1600th Patient Treated Internationally With Sonablate(R) 500 HIFU	22 Feb 2009
When Should Prostate-Specific-Antigen (PSA) Testing Be Stopped?	21 Feb 2009
European Commisssion Grants Ferring Pharmaceuticals Approval Of FIRMAGON(R) (Degarelix) For Treatment Of Prostate Cancer	20 Feb 2009
Prostate Specific Antigen Testing May Be Unnecessary For Some Older Men	20 Feb 2009
GTx Announces Toremifene 80 Mg NDA Accepted For Review By FDA	20 Feb 2009
GTx Announces Toremifene 80 Mg NDA Accepted For Review By FDA	19 Feb 2009
Pioneering HDR Brachytherapy Treatment - Enables Prostate Cancer Patients To Avoid Overnight Hospital Stay	18 Feb 2009
Compound Can Distinguish Between Benign, Localized And Metastatic Prostate Cancer	17 Feb 2009
Sylvester Researcher Uncovers Potential Therapeutic Target For Prostate Cancer	17 Feb 2009

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Ruby Wax & Professor Richard Wiseman To Feature At Psychology For All Event On 14th March 2009	23 Feb 2009
Get A Flavour Of Psychology At A FREE Public Event	23 Feb 2009
It Must Be Risky If It's Hard To Say	23 Feb 2009
Study Reveals That We Tend To Ignore Simple Items While Pursuing Goals	23 Feb 2009
Making Sense Of Sentences: How We Think Before We Speak	23 Feb 2009
FDA Approves Humanitarian Device Exemption For Deep Brain Stimulator For Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	21 Feb 2009
The Liberating Effects Of Losing Control	21 Feb 2009
34th Annual Review Course In Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Training Session For The Oral Exams	20 Feb 2009
Medtronic Receives FDA HDE Approval To Commercialize The First Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy For A Psychiatric Indication In The USA	20 Feb 2009
Violent Media Desensitize Viewers To The Pain Of Others: U-M Study	20 Feb 2009
Phenomenon Occurring In Over A Third Of North American Shootings Involving Police: "Suicide By Cop"	20 Feb 2009
Dreams Can Carry More Weight Than Conscious Thoughts, Say Researchers	18 Feb 2009
Psychiatrist Sheds New Light On Darwin's 'extraordinary Creativity'	18 Feb 2009
Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents Predicted By Peer Victimization In Middle And High School	18 Feb 2009
Psychologist Says There Is No 'Right' Way To Cope With Tragedy	18 Feb 2009
Four Questions For Bertha Holliday, PHD - American Psychological Association	17 Feb 2009
Five Questions For John Dovidio, PHD - American Psychological Association	17 Feb 2009
Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy Getting Into Daily Clinical Practice?	17 Feb 2009

Public Health News
Health Care Bills Suffer Conspiracy Of Silence	23 Feb 2009
38 People Died In UK Last Year In Construction Refurbishment, Repair And Maintenance Projects	23 Feb 2009
Arsenic Detection Using Toenails	23 Feb 2009
BMA Launches Campaign To Promote Fair Trade Of Medical Supplies Ahead Of Fair Trade Fortnight, UK	23 Feb 2009
New Jersey Hospitals Experiencing Financial Difficulties Because Of Recession, Survey Shows	23 Feb 2009
President Obama To Release FY 2010 Budget Proposal On Thursday	23 Feb 2009
Improving Malaysian Public Health	22 Feb 2009
Stanford Hospital And Clinics Maintains No. 1 Ranking In General Surgery	22 Feb 2009
Mede Achieves HFMA Peer Review Approval Status	22 Feb 2009
ICR Announces Date For Global GCP Certification Exam	21 Feb 2009
New Scheme Launched To Help People On Sick Leave Back To Work, UK	21 Feb 2009
One Benefit Of Economic Recession? Shark Attacks Decline Worldwide	21 Feb 2009
New Laparoscopic Technique Uses Only One Incision	20 Feb 2009
Investing In Personalized Medicine Will Benefit Canada	20 Feb 2009
Largest Regional Health Survey In The U.S. Releases Philadelphia Data	20 Feb 2009
Patient Dies From Lassa Fever At A London Hospital	19 Feb 2009
Money For New Equipment For The Ambulance Service, Wales	19 Feb 2009
Improving Healthcare Around The World: Yale Launches Global Health Leadership Institute	19 Feb 2009
Lords EU Committee To Publish Report On Cross-Border Healthcare Provision	19 Feb 2009
In-Flight Medical Events Are Increasingly Frequent As More People With Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Fly	19 Feb 2009
In U.S., Health Habits Improving, But Uphill Climb Remains	18 Feb 2009
SHM's Project BOOST Expands Its Reach	18 Feb 2009
Launching The First EU Health Prize For Journalists, Part Of The Europe For Patients Campaign	18 Feb 2009
Study Shows Patients Unable To Read Or Understand Their Rights	18 Feb 2009
Washington State Report Shows Disparity In Mortality Rates By Race, Ethnicity, Gender	18 Feb 2009
Maryland Commission Urges Laws Ensuring, Expanding Hospitals' Obligations To Provide Charity Care	18 Feb 2009
Cleveland Clinic To Enter Agreement With MinuteClinic In Ohio	18 Feb 2009
Can The Courts Enforce Access To Health?	18 Feb 2009
Being Able To Arrange Date For Operation During Very First Outpatient Visit, England	17 Feb 2009
Australian Medical Association Statement On The Interim NHHRC Report	17 Feb 2009
Survival After Surgical Complications Appears Better At Teaching Hospitals For Whites But Not Blacks	17 Feb 2009
Recession Associated With Increases In Minority Victims Of Crime	17 Feb 2009
Watchdog Calls On NHS To Get Responses To Complaints 'Right First Time' And Learn Lessons From Them, UK	17 Feb 2009
Safety Concerns Over Wheelchair When Being Used As A Seat In A Motor Vehicle	17 Feb 2009
Approved Code Of Practice (ACOP) On Confined Spaces, UK	17 Feb 2009
Diary Note For 23 Feb - HSE To Launch New Campaign, UK	17 Feb 2009
AAMC Says Economic Stimulus Will Improve Nation's Physical And Fiscal Health	17 Feb 2009
Getting Ahead In World Class Commissioning	17 Feb 2009

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News
Radiographer From Musgrove Wins National Award	23 Feb 2009
Society Of Interventional Radiology's 34th Annual Scientific Meeting	23 Feb 2009
Varian Medical Systems Has Received CE Mark For Proton Therapy System	20 Feb 2009
Advice On The Land Disposal Of Solid Radioactive Waste	19 Feb 2009

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News
Vitrolife: Swemed Sense™ Approved By The American Food And Drug Administration	18 Feb 2009
NICE Publishes Six New Commissioning Guides, UK	18 Feb 2009

Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News
Advanced Arm Dynamics Develops All-New Silicone Skin Protection For Upper Extremity Amputees	22 Feb 2009
Recession, Job Losses Hit Those With Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup	18 Feb 2009

Respiratory / Asthma News
Climate Change Brings Hotter Days, Increased Hospitalizations For Respiratory Problems	22 Feb 2009
New Prognostic Indicator For Patients With IPF	22 Feb 2009
American Lung Association Of New England Launches Online Asthma Control Test	21 Feb 2009
Indoor Air Pollution Increases Asthma Symptoms	20 Feb 2009
Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act Of 2009 Introduced In 111th U.S. Congress	20 Feb 2009
GSK Announces Plan To Reduce Drug Prices In Developing Countries, Suggests Patent Pool To Create Drugs For Neglected Diseases	19 Feb 2009
Asthma Drugs Need To Be Maintained For Continued Benefit	18 Feb 2009
Novavax Presents Favorable Results From Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Program At World Health Organization Conference	18 Feb 2009
Asthma UK Comment On Study Showing That Children Born In Areas With Increased Traffic-related Pollution May Be At Greater Risk Of Developing Asthma	17 Feb 2009
Traffic-Related Air Pollution Linked To Repeated Hospital Encounters For Asthma	17 Feb 2009

Schizophrenia News
How Microscopic Changes To Brain Cause Schizophrenic Behavior In Mice	21 Feb 2009

Seniors / Aging News
White Patients Have Better Surgical Survival Than Blacks In Teaching Hospitals	17 Feb 2009

Sexual Health / STDs News
Reproductive Medicine And Biology To Be Published By Springer: Agreement With Three Japanese Scientific Societies Signed	22 Feb 2009
Young Spaniards Use Condoms To Prevent Pregnancy Not Diseases	21 Feb 2009
Future Of Abstinence-Only Education Unclear Under New Administration, Congress	18 Feb 2009
Priligy™ (Dapoxetine) Receives First Regulatory Approvals For The Treatment Of Premature Ejaculation (PE) In Finland And Sweden	17 Feb 2009
New One Stop Web Site Offers Advice On Contraception And Sexual Health For Young People In Somerset, UK	17 Feb 2009

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Genes Important To Sleep Found By NC State Study	23 Feb 2009
AFP Imaging Announces Newtom VGi - The Next Generation CB3D For The ENT And Sleep Apnea Market	20 Feb 2009

Smoking / Quit Smoking News
Quit Advice For Somerset Smokers Now Comes At The Click Of A Button, England	23 Feb 2009
Smoking - Teens Hold The Key To Quitting	20 Feb 2009
Government Of Canada Works With Nunavut To Help Curb Smoking Among Aboriginal Youth In The Territory	19 Feb 2009
Smoking: A Greater Cause Of Premature Death Than Poverty, Scottish Study Finds	18 Feb 2009
Study Targets Smoking 'Hot Spot'	18 Feb 2009
The Risks Of Smoking - Regardless Of Social Class And Gender	18 Feb 2009
ASHP Publishes New Therapeutic Position Statement On Cessation Of Tobacco UseSociety Encourages Active Role For Pharmacists	17 Feb 2009
Vitamin E May Decrease And Increase Mortality Of Male Smokers With High Dietary Vitamin C Intake	17 Feb 2009
Survey Reveals True Extent To Which Smoking Can Affect Relationships And Family Life	17 Feb 2009

Sports Medicine / Fitness News
Steroids Linked To Musculoskeletal Injuries In Retired NFL Players	21 Feb 2009
ACSM Announces New Partnership To Promote "Physically Active Citizenry" Worldwide	18 Feb 2009
State Policies Can Help Increase Opportunities For Physical Activity, Prevent Childhood Obesity Within Communities	18 Feb 2009

Statins News
UCSF Study Finds Statins Pay Off On A Health-Policy Level	20 Feb 2009

Stem Cell Research News
StemCells, Inc. Comments On PLoS Medicine Article Concerning Cell Transplants In Russia	23 Feb 2009
Vikram Juneja, UC San Diego Senior Named Churchill Scholar For Extraordinary Undergraduate Research	23 Feb 2009
Scientists Await Action From Obama To Reverse Bush Policies On Embryonic Stem Cell Research	20 Feb 2009
Turning Stem Cells Into Blood Vessels	19 Feb 2009
Pluristem Therapeutics To Present At Italian CREM Workshop Focused On Placental-Derived Cells	18 Feb 2009
Obama Weighing Order To Lift Restrictions On Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Adviser Says	18 Feb 2009
An Executive Order On Stem Cell Research Is Forthcoming: Presidential Adviser David Axelrod	18 Feb 2009
Stem Cell Therapy Boy Develops Tumors	18 Feb 2009
Singapore Research Organisations Team Up To Advance Drug Discovery Using Brain Tumor Stem Cells	18 Feb 2009
Case Report Of A Brain And Spinal Tumor Following Human Fetal Stem Cell Therapy	18 Feb 2009
Newly Discovered Mechanisms Control The Number Of Cerebral Cells At The Embryonic Development Stage	17 Feb 2009
An Inexhaustible Source Of Neural Cells	17 Feb 2009

Stroke News
Ambulance Service Expertise Helps To Launch National Campaign	23 Feb 2009
SonoLysis Clot Busting Ultrasound Therapy Demonstrates Promising Results For Treatment Of Stroke Patients	22 Feb 2009
Results Of NeuroThera Effectiveness And Safety Trial - 2 (NEST-2) Presented At International Stroke Conference 2009	21 Feb 2009
After A Stroke Women Are Less Likely To Receive Critical Care, MSU Researchers Find	21 Feb 2009
Less Awareness Of Stroke Warning Signs Found In People At High Risk Of Stroke	21 Feb 2009
Possible Link Between Number Of Fast-Food Restaurants In Neighborhood And Stroke Risk	21 Feb 2009
Stroke In Low-To-Middle Income Countries Has Doubled In 40 Years And Common Risk Factors Do Not Explain Greater Stroke Burden In Low-Income Countries	21 Feb 2009
Tea Reduces Risk Of Stroke, New Research Finds	20 Feb 2009
Older Women Fare Better, Live Longer Than Men After First "Mini Stroke"	20 Feb 2009
Unhealthy Lifestyle More Than Doubles Stroke Risk	20 Feb 2009
Emergency Department Wait Times For Stroke Patients Vary By Race, Study Finds	20 Feb 2009
CRESTOR Cuts Risk Of Stroke By Nearly Half In JUPITER Study	20 Feb 2009
Unhealthy Living Doubles Stroke Risk, Study	20 Feb 2009
Clot-Buster Boosts Survival, Decreases Disability For Deadly Subset Of Stroke	20 Feb 2009
Ultrasound And TPA Effective For Stroke According To Study	20 Feb 2009
Stroke Patients Who Reach Hospitals Within "Golden Hour" Twice As Likely To Get Clot-busting Drug	20 Feb 2009
Misdiagnosis Of Some Young Adult Stroke Patients In ER	19 Feb 2009
Stroke Physical Disability May Be Reduced By Robotic Therapy Years Later	19 Feb 2009
Prevent Stroke By Using Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy	19 Feb 2009
Trust Helps Pioneer Stroke Care Course, East Sussex, England	19 Feb 2009
Stroke Conference: New York Researcher Receives Top Honor, Four Others Recognized	19 Feb 2009
Nurse's Mini Stroke Came With No Warning - If It Happens To You, Act Quickly	18 Feb 2009
Southampton General Hospital Has Become One Of The First In The Region To Offer A 24/7 Dedicated Stroke Service, England	17 Feb 2009
Coffee Slightly Reduced Stroke Risk In Women	17 Feb 2009

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Youngest Surviving Heart Transplant Patient In The UK	23 Feb 2009
Rare, Nearly Fatal Illness Brings Shattered Family Back Together	20 Feb 2009
Gene Mutation Increases Drug Toxicity, Rejection Risk In Pediatric Kidney Transplants	19 Feb 2009
Six Donor-Recipient Pairs Interchange Kidneys In Simultaneous, Multistate Procedure	18 Feb 2009
Researchers Explore New Driver Of Transplant Rejection: Platelets	18 Feb 2009
Fifth U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Heads Home To NY	18 Feb 2009
Canadian Blood Services Launches Living Donor Paired Exchange Registry	17 Feb 2009

Tropical Diseases News
To Enhance Its Survival Malaria Parasite Zeroes In On Molecule	21 Feb 2009
Malaria Parasite Survival May Rely On Targeting Key Amino Acid	19 Feb 2009
Researchers Use Tools To Predict Risk From Mosquito-Borne Disease	19 Feb 2009
Sanofi Pasteur Dengue Vaccine Enters Pediatric Efficacy Clinical Study	19 Feb 2009
Outbreak Of Deadly Virus Predicted By NASA Study	18 Feb 2009
Local Climate Influences Dengue Transmission	17 Feb 2009

Tuberculosis News
Older People Suffer Delayed Tuberculosis Treatment In Taiwan	20 Feb 2009
BJOG Release: Study Highlights Lack Of Awareness About TB In Pregnancy	18 Feb 2009
Chicago Tribune Examines Efforts To Control TB Among U.S. Immigrants From Mexico	18 Feb 2009

Urology / Nephrology News
Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Study With Tolterodine And Darifenacin In Healthy Participants > Or = 50 Years	23 Feb 2009
Does Hydronephrosis On Preoperative Axial Imaging Predict Worse Outcome For Those Undergoing Nephroureterectomy For Upper-Tract Urothelial Carcinoma?	23 Feb 2009
Urethral Diverticulum: A New Complication Associated With Tension-Free Vaginal Tape	23 Feb 2009
Bacteria In Urinary Infections Make Burglar's Tools	21 Feb 2009
High Flux Hemodialysis Prolongs Survival In Many Patients With CKD	21 Feb 2009
Metabolomics Reveals Potential Drug Targets For Bacteria Causing Urinary Tract Infections	20 Feb 2009
Shorter Wait Means Longer Life For Kidney Transplant Candidates	19 Feb 2009
Kidney Disease Affects Response To Blood Thinner	19 Feb 2009
Drug Combination Reduces Kidney Disease Risk In Diabetics	19 Feb 2009
Bioniche Phase II Bladder Cancer Trial Results Published In The Journal Of Urology	19 Feb 2009

Vascular News
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) A Lady Killer?	23 Feb 2009
Gore Recognizes Physicians As "Pioneers In Performance" For Exceptional Work In The Field Of Endovascular Therapy	22 Feb 2009
Pharmacists Well-Placed To Deliver Vascular Checks, UK	22 Feb 2009
Drug A-002 Could Be Effective Anti-Atherosclerotic Agent	20 Feb 2009
Bard Receives FDA Approval For The LifeStent(R) Vascular Stent	19 Feb 2009
Groundbreaking Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Performed In Manchester	18 Feb 2009

Veterinary News
Rabid Fox In Baldwin County Prompts Reminders To Immunize Pets	23 Feb 2009
Weaving A Web For Food Safety, American Veterinary Medical Association	19 Feb 2009
American Researchers Who Say That Loneliness Is Bad For Your Health Are Dead Right, UK	19 Feb 2009
New Test To Identify Illegal Steroids In Cattle	19 Feb 2009
Veterinary Study Finds Aggressive Owners Have Aggressive Dogs	19 Feb 2009

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
Unexploded Munitions In Oceans Linked To Cancer-Causing Toxins	21 Feb 2009
CWP Welcomes Plans To Slash NHS Carbon Footprint	19 Feb 2009
Veterinarians Developing Model To Help Producers, Vets Make Cattle More Comfortable	18 Feb 2009
Air Quality Improves When Live Plants Introduced	18 Feb 2009
The Air We Breathe And Water We Drink May Be More Harmful Than We Realize According To Carlos Crespo's Research Team	18 Feb 2009

Women's Health / Gynecology News
Follow-Up Study Finds Female Genital Mutilation Among Israel's Negev Bedouins Has Virtually Disappeared	23 Feb 2009
Boston Globe Examines Rwandan Rape Survivors Photo Series	23 Feb 2009
Blogs Comment On Bristol Palin, Stimulus Package, Potential HHS Secretary Nominees	23 Feb 2009
Time.com Examines Catholic Church's Efforts To Defeat Freedom Of Choice Act	23 Feb 2009
N.D. Lawmakers Advance Bills Extending Rights To Fertilized Eggs, Easing Parental Consent Mandates	20 Feb 2009
Pope Meets Briefly With Pelosi, Urges Catholic Lawmakers To 'Protect Life'	20 Feb 2009
Women's, Minority Groups Raise Concern Over 'Comparative Effectiveness' Provision In Stimulus Bill	19 Feb 2009
Women's Rights Advocates In China Hope Sec. Of State Clinton Will Address Violations	19 Feb 2009
Possible Restoration Of UNFPA Funding Spurs Debate Over China's Family Planning Policies	19 Feb 2009
Provider Refusal Rule Provokes Early Reproductive Rights Clashes For Obama Administration	19 Feb 2009
Provisions In Stimulus Draws Concern About Care For Women, Minorities	18 Feb 2009
To Help NIH Prioritize Women's Health Research, WU Hosts Public Hearing, Conference	18 Feb 2009

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A New Kind of Hospital and a Different Way of Viewing Diabetes

Can you imagine a hospital where the floors are carpeted, so you feel soothed and protected? Where the doors open silently so as not to jar your nerves? Where vending machines are filled with fresh fruits, and the healthier the meal in the cafeteria, the less it costs? How about elevator doors covered in exotic floral motifs, or a diabetes center where you never wait more than ten minutes to be seen?

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Human to Animal Cloning Has Problems

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human stem cells for therapeutic applications for more than a decade. The shortage of human donor eggs has led to efforts to substitute animal oocytes. However, a new study published online in Cloning and Stem Cells, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., demonstrates that animal oocytes lack the capacity to fully reprogram adult human cells. (The paper is available free online at www.liebertpub.com/clo.)

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Letter to the Editor: Who’s to Blame for the Shortage of CDEs?

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You are right when you wrote that CDE's were becoming an endangered species, but were you aware that the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) is part of the problem?

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Liraglutide Best at Reducing A1c’s When Used in a Two-Drug Combo

Data from a phase 3 study of the Novo Nordisk drug liraglutide shows that when it is used in combination with glimepiride, it is more effective at reducing A1c's than glimepiride by itself or glimepiride in combination with the drug rosiglitazone. 

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A Kit Full of Help for Families of Kids Newly Diagnosed With Type 1

Sanofi-aventis U.S. and Children with Diabetes have announced the arrival of a multimedia resource, called the KidCare Kit, which gives families the tools and information they need to get through the challenging first 30 days after a diagnosis of type 1.  

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Team Type 1 Expands to a Family of Five

Over the past few years, Team Type 1, a team of elite and professional cyclists living with type 1 diabetes, has competed in races like the Tour of Georgia and the AT&T Austin Downtown Criterium, and it has twice won the ultra-endurance, 3,052 mile Race Across America (RAAM).   

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Surgeons Remove Healthy Kidney in Innovative Way

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Abortion News
Providing Second-Trimester Abortions At Madison, Wisc., Surgery Center 'Appropriate,' Legal, Editorial Says	16 Feb 2009
Palin Responds To Campaign Seeking Donations To Planned Parenthood During Presidential Election	16 Feb 2009
Abortion Ban Legislation Advances To Floor Of Arkansas House	13 Feb 2009
Ariz. Antiabortion Bill Combines Previously Vetoed Provisions	13 Feb 2009
RU-486 Provides Private, Personal Abortion Method, Opinion Piece Says	12 Feb 2009
GP Survey Calls Whole Department Of Health Abortion Strategy Into Question, Says CMF	12 Feb 2009
Antiabortion Ultrasound Bills Under Way In Several State Legislatures	11 Feb 2009
Lawmakers Pursue Limited Action On Abortion, Family Planning	10 Feb 2009
Ginsburg Cancer Prompts Speculation Over Replacements; Editorial Praises Justice's 'Candor'	10 Feb 2009

Aid / Disasters News
Bushfire Victims In Our Thoughts - Australian Nursing Federation	12 Feb 2009
Orthopedics Experts From Rush University Medical Center Travel To India To Perform Knee Replacements For Impoverished Patients	11 Feb 2009

Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Startling Numbers Of Active-Military Personnel Engaging In Frequent Binge Drinking	14 Feb 2009
A Method For Detecting 23 Drugs And Medicines In Saliva Has Been Developed	13 Feb 2009
Growing Up With Heroin-Addicted Parent: Girls More Resilient Than Boys	13 Feb 2009
DrugScope Responds To Advisory Council's Review Of Ecstasy, UK	13 Feb 2009
Genetic Risk For Substance Use Can Be Neutralized By Good Parenting	12 Feb 2009
Government Of Canada To Work With Ontario And Ottawa To Prevent Substance Abuse Among Youth In The National Capital	11 Feb 2009
Elle Macpherson Leads Support For The 1st Children Of Alcoholics Week	11 Feb 2009

Allergy News
Peanut Product Recall Spurs Six In Ten Americans To Take Steps To Reduce Risk Of Sickness	16 Feb 2009
Avamys A New Nasal Spray For Allergic Rhinitis To Ease Both Nose And Eye Symptoms In An Award Winning Device	11 Feb 2009
More Europeans Likely To Suffer From Ragweed Allergy	10 Feb 2009
Researchers Test New Botanical Drug That Could Silence Peanut Allergies	10 Feb 2009

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Second-hand Smoke Linked To Cognitive Impairment	15 Feb 2009
New Target For Medicine To Combat Alzheimer's - VIB Scientists Confirm Protein's Key Role	13 Feb 2009
New Study Provides Insight Into Ways Organ Systems Outside The Brain May Affect Alzheimer's Disease	13 Feb 2009
New Target For Medicine To Combat Alzheimer's: VIB Scientists Confirm Protein's Key Role	13 Feb 2009
Conflicts Of Interest In Recruiting Research Participants; Controversy Over Alzheimer Patients As Research Subjects	12 Feb 2009
New Method To Stimulate The Immune System May Be Highly Effective At Reducing Amyloid Burden In Alzheimer's Disease	12 Feb 2009
Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Benefits Of 'brain Training' Products	12 Feb 2009
MRI Shows Brain Atrophy Pattern That Predicts Alzheimer's	11 Feb 2009
Ligand Earns $1 Million Milestone Payment On Progress Of Drug Candidate For Alzheimer's Disease	11 Feb 2009
Mediterranean Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Cognitive Impairment	10 Feb 2009
Applause For National Dementia Strategy From Actress June Brown MBE, UK	10 Feb 2009
Tests May Predict Driving Safety In People With Alzheimer's Disease	10 Feb 2009

Anxiety / Stress News
Britain's Control Orders And Detention Regime Cause Devastating Impact On Families, Report Reveals	15 Feb 2009
Stress Can Be The Cause Unexplained Chest Pain	10 Feb 2009

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
New Surgical Option For Wrist Arthritis	14 Feb 2009

Autism News
UK Autism Song 'Open Every Door' Aired On Radio Stations	16 Feb 2009
US Court Rejects Claims That Vaccines Caused Autism	13 Feb 2009
UKAF Supports Cheryl Gillan MP's Autism Bill	12 Feb 2009
Rett Syndrome: Study Suggests Molecule Can Reverse Some Symptoms	11 Feb 2009
Autism Consortium Members Publish In PNAS: Mechanism, Treatment For Rett Syndrome -- Top Cause Autism Girls	10 Feb 2009
Lack Of Specific Gene Plays Role In Autism: Discovery By Case Western Reserve Researchers	10 Feb 2009

Back Pain News
'Alarming Increase' In Prevalence Of Chronic Low-Back Pain: UNC Study	10 Feb 2009

Biology / Biochemistry News
Intelligent Molecules That Seek-And-Destroy Diseased Cells	16 Feb 2009
Study Shows Molecular Motors In Cells Work Together	16 Feb 2009
A Tribute To Darwin: What Biology And Evolution Can Teach Us About Our Safety	16 Feb 2009
Big And Small Nanoparticles Affect Most Genes Similarly	16 Feb 2009
Artificial Cells, Simple Model For Complex Structure	16 Feb 2009
During AAAS Nano-Biotechnology Session Panel Ponders Healthy Donuts, Education	16 Feb 2009
Nanoparticle "Smart Bomb" Targets Drug Delivery To Cancer Cells	14 Feb 2009
Pioneering Research Work On Molluscs Nacre Opens New Doors For Its Possible Use In Biomedicine	14 Feb 2009
Darwin's Legacy: Natural Selection As An Organizing Principle In Science - Conference	14 Feb 2009
NSERC At 2009 Annual Meeting Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science (AAAS)	13 Feb 2009
Intrepid Explorers And The Search For The Origin Of Species	13 Feb 2009
CLSI Publishes Guideline For Analysis And Presentation Of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data	13 Feb 2009
Potential Anti-Obesity And Anti-Cancer Drugs: Groundbreaking Study On Complex Movements Of Enzymes	13 Feb 2009
Pubic Hair Provides Evolutionary Home For Gorilla Lice	13 Feb 2009
New Insights Into Cell Migration And Tissue Morphogenesis In Zebrafish	12 Feb 2009
Alliance Between Arizona's TGen And Michigan's Van Andel Research Institute To Promote Worldwide Science And Health	12 Feb 2009
New Nano Reauthorization Bill Includes Crucial Safety Research Mandates	12 Feb 2009
2008 AAAS Public Understanding Of Science And Technology Award Received By Biologist Kenneth R. Miller	12 Feb 2009
American Chemical Society Weekly News - Feb. 4, 2009	11 Feb 2009
Caltech Scientists Discover Self-Regulating Molecular "Transformers" Control The Intracellular Delivery Of Proteins	11 Feb 2009
Aldehyde Tags Put Chemical Modifications Where They're Needed	10 Feb 2009
The Interscutularis Muscle Connectome	10 Feb 2009
Active-Site Inhibitors Of MTOR Target Rapamycin-Resistant Outputs Of MTORC1 And MTORC2	10 Feb 2009
Biologists Find Gene Network That Gave Rise To First Tooth	10 Feb 2009

Bipolar News
FDA Issues Complete Response Letter For RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) For Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder	12 Feb 2009
Study Suggests New Treatment Approach May Be Needed For Management Of Depression In Some People With Bipolar Disorder	12 Feb 2009
FDA Issues Complete Response Letter For RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) For The Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder	11 Feb 2009

Bird Flu / Avian Flu News
Avian Influenza Confirmed In Second Flock In British Columbia	13 Feb 2009

Blood / Hematology News
Cord Blood Transplantation, Even Unrelated And Mismatched, Can Still Help Children With Deadly Conditions	16 Feb 2009
Warfarin Does Not Reduce Catheter-Related Or Other Thromboses In Cancer Patients, So New Treatments Are Needed (Warp Study)	13 Feb 2009
Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of IB1001 For The Treatment Of Hemophilia B	13 Feb 2009
Spring Seminar - Pernicious Anaemia	12 Feb 2009
Abbott Receives FDA Clearance For New CELL-DYN(R) Emerald(TM) Hematology Instrument	12 Feb 2009
Daxor Announces Publication In The American Journal Of Surgery Concerning Blood Volume In Critically Ill Surgical Patients	12 Feb 2009
FDA Issues Early Communication About A Safety Review Of Xigris	11 Feb 2009

Bones / Orthopaedics News
Rise In Use Of Common Osteoporosis Drugs Among Canadian Seniors	13 Feb 2009
Early Switch From IV To Oral Meds Is Effective For Children With Acute Bone Infection	13 Feb 2009
JFK Memorial Hospital Announces Availability Of Personalized Partial Knee Resurfacing System For Patients	13 Feb 2009
Fracture Healing Accelerated By Cell Injections	12 Feb 2009
Punch Up Your Martial Arts Practice	11 Feb 2009

Breast Cancer News
Text Messaging Contributes To Improved Attendance For Breast Screening In Tower Hamlets, England	16 Feb 2009
Two Genes Play Crucial Role In Breast Cancer - Blocking Genes Prevent Metastasis	15 Feb 2009
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Opens £4.2m London Research Unit To Find Treatments For Aggressive Type Of Breast Cancer	13 Feb 2009
Bone Drugs Could Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer Spreading, Recurring, Study Finds	13 Feb 2009
Spanish Scientists Confirm Extra Virgin Olive Oil Helps To Combat Breast Cancer	13 Feb 2009
Pediatric Hodgkin's Disease Survivors Face Increased Breast Cancer Risk	12 Feb 2009
Celsion Commences Pivotal Phase I/II Study Of ThermoDox(R) In The Treatment Of Recurrent Chest Wall Breast Cancer	12 Feb 2009
Bone Drug May Help Fight Breast Cancer As Part Of Therapy	12 Feb 2009
Breakthrough's Comment On New Research On HRT And Breast Cancer Risk	12 Feb 2009
Pregnancy Does Not Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death, Study Says	11 Feb 2009
Global HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Trial Opens In NJ	11 Feb 2009
Breast Cancer Treatment Personalized By New Genomic Test	10 Feb 2009
New Test For Breast Cancer Will Help Guide Treatment Choices	10 Feb 2009
Although Pregnancy Can Delay Diagnosis And Treatment, It Has No Impact On Breast Cancer	10 Feb 2009

Cancer / Oncology News
Curis Announces Genentech's Initiation Of Pivotal Phase II Trial Of GDC-0449 In Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma	16 Feb 2009
Teens With Cancer Present Unique Psychological Issues	16 Feb 2009
Marie Curie Chief Exec To Chair End Of Life Board	15 Feb 2009
Nubia Munoz And Sir Richard Peto Awarded The Brupbacher Prize For Cancer Research	15 Feb 2009
'Normalizing' Tumor Vessels Leaves Cancer More Benign	14 Feb 2009
New Spectroscopy Technique May Help Detect Nanoscopic Changes To Pancreatic Cells To Reveal Cancer	14 Feb 2009
New Generation Of Cancer Treatments To Be Highlighted At Public Lecture, University Of Leicester	13 Feb 2009
New Mechanism Involved In Tumor Development Discovered That Could Lead To An Innovative Treatment	13 Feb 2009
Phase 1 Trial Of Quadramet In Combination With Velcade Shows Positive Results	12 Feb 2009
NCI-Penn Collaboration Finds Targeted Immune Cells Shrink Tumors In Mice	12 Feb 2009
Paul Weller Set To Perform At Cancer Research UK's Sound & Vision 2009	11 Feb 2009
Liz McClarnon Gets Fashion Pulses Racing For Cancer Research UK	11 Feb 2009
Cancer Research UK's Race For Life 2009 - Every Woman Is Invited	11 Feb 2009
Race And Ethnicity Affect Use Of Hospice In Advanced Cancer Patients	11 Feb 2009
Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism That Make Cancer Tumors Grow	11 Feb 2009
Vermillion Presents Critical Data From Its OVA1 Clinical Trial	11 Feb 2009
Nature Reviews Publishes Article About Jennerex's Multi Mechanistic Cancer Therapeutic	11 Feb 2009
Camouflaging Of Viral DNA Could Be Crucial Step In Progression Of Cancers	11 Feb 2009
Marylanders Can Support Cancer Fund This Tax Season, USA	10 Feb 2009
FDA Approves Clinical Studies Of A Novel Anti-Cancer Drug, CDC7 Inhibitor, Developed By Italian Researchers	10 Feb 2009
Early Cancer Detection Now In 3-D	10 Feb 2009
Greater Risk Of Mortality In Black Women With Uterine Cancers	10 Feb 2009
Multivitamins Have No Impact On Risk Of Cancer Or Heart Disease In Postmenopausal Women, Study Finds	10 Feb 2009
Frequent And/Or Long-Term Users Of Marijuana At Increased Risk Of Testicular Cancer	10 Feb 2009
EntreMed Presents Initial Clinical Results For ENMD-2076	10 Feb 2009
Aspirin Cuts Stomach Cancer Risk	10 Feb 2009
New ASCO Guide Helps Patients And Doctors Communicate About High Cost Of Cancer Care	10 Feb 2009

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Osiris Reports Positive Two-Year Data On Stem Cell Treatment For Acute Myocardial Infarction	16 Feb 2009
Potential Atherosclerosis Drug Exhibits No Harmful Side-Effects In Liver	16 Feb 2009
Heart Attack Patient Deaths Reduced By Emergency Treatment Strategies, Better Communication	15 Feb 2009
New Vascular Channel On Medical News Today	14 Feb 2009
Pennsylvania Cardiologists Advancing Knowledge Of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation	13 Feb 2009
Regenocyte Therapeutic Reports Successful Treatment Of Cardiomyopathy With Stem Cells	13 Feb 2009
Transoma Medical Receives FDA Marketing Clearance For Sleuth AT™ Implantable Cardiac Monitoring System	13 Feb 2009
Boston Scientific Begins Clinical Trial Enrollment For NEW Everolimus-eluting Stent	13 Feb 2009
"Listen To Your Heart This Valentines Day" Says GP	12 Feb 2009
World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Trial To Take Place In Louisville	12 Feb 2009
New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Results From The Landmark ATHENA Trial With Multaq(R) (dronedarone) In Atrial Fibrillation	12 Feb 2009
New Procedure Is Prospective Option For Patients Too Frail For Open-Heart Surgery	12 Feb 2009
FDA Approves First Ablation Catheters For The Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation	11 Feb 2009
Integrated IT Solution For Cardiology From Siemens: Hospital In Peine Interfaces Cardiac Cath Lab With Image Archiving And Reporting System	11 Feb 2009
Simple Blood Test May Predict Risk Of Heart Attack	11 Feb 2009
Gore Receives FDA Approval For Modification To GORE TAG(R) Thoracic Endoprosthesis	11 Feb 2009
GORE Flow Reversal System Cleared By FDA	11 Feb 2009
Patients Treated By Experienced Doctors In Experienced Hospitals Most Likely To Survive	10 Feb 2009
Method To Combat Congenital Heart Disease In Children Developed By UC San Diego Engineer	10 Feb 2009
Valentine's Day Indulgences Can Be Heart Healthy	10 Feb 2009

Caregivers / Homecare News
Caregivers Not Receiving The Help They Need	13 Feb 2009

Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. Reports Preliminary Findings From FDA Pivotal Clinical Trial	12 Feb 2009

Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News
Clinical Trials Workshop Maps Out Strategy For Effective Drug Development Studies	10 Feb 2009

Colorectal Cancer News
Scientists Confirm Lower Risk Of Colon Cancer Linked To Exercise	13 Feb 2009
Drug That Can Prevent Colon Cancer Development Discovered In Mouse Model	13 Feb 2009
Exercise Lowers Risk Of Colon Cancer	13 Feb 2009

Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News
Fish Oil Alternatives To Farmed Fish Feed May Alleviate Global Seafood Shortage	13 Feb 2009
New Reference Material Can Improve Testing Of Multivitamin Tablets	13 Feb 2009
Most Complementary Medicines Have No Effect For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis; Picture More Hopeful For Osteoarthritis Patients	10 Feb 2009

COPD News
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation Feb. 9, 2009	11 Feb 2009
Treatment For COPD - BioMarck Pharmaceuticals Awarded $990,000 Grant By National Institutes Of Health	10 Feb 2009
COPD May Be Worsened By Body's Defenses In Smokers	10 Feb 2009

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
Latest Findings From Hair, Skin, Color And Shaving At AAAS Annual Meeting	16 Feb 2009
Auto-circler Device (Tercan Device) For Marking A Vertical Scar Mammaplasty	15 Feb 2009
RHAMM Holds Promise For The Elimination Of Wrinkles And Skin Rejuvenation Without Surgery Or Neurotoxin Injections	13 Feb 2009

Dentistry News
Several Adults Have Tried To Remove Their Own Teeth With Pliers, Says Somerset Dental Health Advisor, England	15 Feb 2009
Durability Of Dental Fillings Improves If The Enzyme Activity Of Teeth Is Inhibited	13 Feb 2009
Zila Completes First Phase Of Global Marketing Initiatives For Oral Cancer Screening Product, ViziLite(R) Plus	13 Feb 2009
ClassOne Orthodontics Announces Revolutionary New Orthodontic Product Line Proven To Dramatically Improve Oral Hygiene: SeLECT Defense™	13 Feb 2009
American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Releases 2009 Official Guide To Dental Schools	12 Feb 2009
Survey Finds Smile Is 'Most Attractive' Physical Feature	12 Feb 2009
Inhibitex Completes Phase I Clinical Trials For FV-100 And Selects Lead HCV Compounds For Advanced Preclinical Studies	11 Feb 2009
February Recognized As National Children's Oral Health Month, Tips From Mississippi State Department Of Health	10 Feb 2009
High Barriers To Dental Care Exist For 12 Million Children	10 Feb 2009

Depression News
UT Southwestern Performs First Local Implant In Deep Brain Stimulation Study For Depression	13 Feb 2009
Low Cholesterol, Depression Linked To Early Death	11 Feb 2009

Dermatology News
MEDIHONEY(TM) Dressings Shown To Help Improve Outcomes Of Non-Healing Venous Leg Ulcers In Recent Case Series	14 Feb 2009
Fat Synthesizing Enzyme Is Key To Healthy Skin And Hair, Gladstone Scientists Find	14 Feb 2009
Hope For 14 Million Rosacea Sufferers: Pyratine-XR(TM) Study To Be Presented At South Beach Symposium	13 Feb 2009
Renew Medica Appoints Ascension To Highlight Emotional Benefits Of Skin Enhancements	12 Feb 2009
FDA And International Serious Adverse Events Consortium Release First Data On Genetic Basis Of Adverse Drug Events	11 Feb 2009
Study Demonstrates Restylane(R) Effect Lasted 18 Months In 97% Of Patients With One Repeat Injection	11 Feb 2009
Winston Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Top-line Results Of Phase I Clinical Trial Of Civamide Patch	11 Feb 2009
Vitamin B12 Identified As An Effective Canker Sore Therapy By BGU Researchers	10 Feb 2009

Diabetes News
American Diabetes Association Applauds Congress On Passing The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act	16 Feb 2009
Efforts, Events Seek To Raise Health Awareness Among Minorities	16 Feb 2009
Diabetes Research Expert Available	14 Feb 2009
Diabetics Should Take Extra Precautions Against Kidney Damage	14 Feb 2009
Fighting Diabetes: It All Starts With You	14 Feb 2009
Is It Safe For The Blind To Use Insulin Pens?	14 Feb 2009
Vibrating Insoles Found To Improve Standing Balance In Persons With Diabetic Neuropathy	14 Feb 2009
Fresh Vegetables, Fruits Reduce Diabetes Risk	14 Feb 2009
Scientists Discover Leptin Can Also Aid Type 1 Diabetics	14 Feb 2009
Mechanism For Type 2 Diabetes Revealed By Stem Cell Researchers	14 Feb 2009
Surprising Interactions Of Diabetes Mellitus And Sepsis	14 Feb 2009
Link Between Higher Blood Sugar Levels And Lower Brain Function In Diabetics, Study Shows	13 Feb 2009
Obesity-Related Cardiovascular Damage Prevented By Decreasing Insulin Resistance	12 Feb 2009
New Advertising Campaign Coming Soon, UK	12 Feb 2009
Retinal Screening Still Not On Target, UK	12 Feb 2009
Diabetes UK Launches Kids' Activity Sheets	12 Feb 2009
NHS Failing People With Diabetes, UK	12 Feb 2009
Fellowship To Advance Type 1 Diabetes Research	11 Feb 2009
Arete Therapeutics Initiates Phase IIa Clinical Trial For AR9281, A Novel S-EH Inhibitor To Treat Type 2 Diabetes	11 Feb 2009
Genaera Presents Preliminary Phase 1b Data For Trodusquemine (MSI-1436)	11 Feb 2009
ARKRAY USA Receives FDA Clearance On GLUCOCARD(R) 01-mini Blood Glucose Monitoring System	10 Feb 2009

Ear, Nose and Throat News
Innovative Pharyngeal PH Measurement System Now Available To Physicians In The EU	10 Feb 2009
Viralytics Commences Head And Neck Cancer Trial With CAVATAK™	10 Feb 2009

Eczema / Psoriasis News
Ustekinumab Reduces Symptoms Of Psoriatic Arthritis And Diminishes Skin Lesions Compared With Placebo	13 Feb 2009
Ustekinumab In The Treatment Of Psoriatic Arthritis: Investigational Study Published	12 Feb 2009

Endocrinology News
Findings Raise New Questions About Evolution Of Hormones In Mammals	16 Feb 2009
How And Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better Than Weight	14 Feb 2009
Thyroxine Is The Only Treatment For Primary Hypothyroidism	11 Feb 2009

Epilepsy News
Onset Of Poly-Spike Complexes In A Mean-Field Model Of Human EEG And Its Application To Absence Epilepsy	16 Feb 2009
Epilepsy Treatment - VIMPAT (lacosamide), Given Scottish Medicines Consortium Approval	13 Feb 2009
Fewer Vagal Nerve Stimulation Operations In Scotland Than England And Wales	13 Feb 2009
VIMPAT (lacosamide) - New Epilepsy Treatment - Given Scottish Medicines Consortium Approval	10 Feb 2009

Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News
A Satisfying Sex Life Eludes Around Two In Three Men	15 Feb 2009
VIVUS Initiates Second Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Of Avanafil For Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction	12 Feb 2009

Eye Health / Blindness News
Eye Disease Experts Present New Research On Vision	16 Feb 2009
The UK Leading The Way In Corneal Research	16 Feb 2009
Foundation Fighting Blindness Honors Outstanding Individuals At 7th ANNUAL "For The Love Of Sight" Valentine's Party	15 Feb 2009
Eye Movement Involuntary Maybe, But Certainly Not Random	14 Feb 2009
OPKO To Present Data On Next Generation Anti-Angiogenic VEGF165b-Sparing SiRNA At Association For Research And Vision In Ophthalmology Meeting	12 Feb 2009
Vigorous Exercise May Help Prevent Vision Loss	12 Feb 2009
Don't Let An Eye Injury Ruin Your Valentine's Day	11 Feb 2009
2009 President's Award Presented To Rohit Varma, MD	11 Feb 2009
The 2009 Shaffer Prize For Innovative Glaucoma Research	11 Feb 2009
Immunosuppressant Medication May Be Cost-Effective For Dry Eye Syndrome	10 Feb 2009

Fertility News
Unexplained Infertility: The Culprit Could Be Celiac Disease - Now Much Easier To Diagnose With A New Home Screening Test	16 Feb 2009
Peers Honor Research Revealing Connection Between Cancer Therapies And Sterility	16 Feb 2009
WSJ Examines Potential Of Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis To Select For Physical Traits	13 Feb 2009
New York Times Examines Increasing Scrutiny Of Fertility Industry After Octuplet Birth	13 Feb 2009
Octuplet Fertility Doctor Has Low Success Rate, Considered Controversial In Field	12 Feb 2009
USA Today Editorial, Opinion Piece Examine Issues Related To Octuplet Birth	11 Feb 2009
Promega And Celsis In Vitro Technologies To Offer More Reliable Solutions For ADME/Tox Testing In Primary Hepatocytes	11 Feb 2009
Opinion Pieces Examine Ethical Issues Related To Birth Of Octuplets	10 Feb 2009
Calif. Medical Board Launches Investigation Of Fertility Doctor Involved In Octuplet Pregnancy	10 Feb 2009
Fertility Expert Calls Birth Of Octuplets 'Criminal'	10 Feb 2009

Flu / Cold / SARS News
NVIC Says BMJ Review Demonstrates Medical Journal Bias Toward Pharma-Sponsored Influenza Vaccine Studies	16 Feb 2009
Publication Of Flu Vaccines Studies In Prestigious Journals Are Determined By The Sponsor	13 Feb 2009
Scientists Unravel Genetic Codes And Family Trees Of Common Cold Viruses	13 Feb 2009
Sequences Capture The Code Of The Common Cold	13 Feb 2009
New Study Compares Avian Flu With A Notorious Killer From The Past	12 Feb 2009
Antiviral-Resistant Influenza Strain Indentified In North Dakota	10 Feb 2009
Influenza Is Beginning To Rise In Massachusetts, USA	10 Feb 2009
Kids And Their Families Are Hit Hardest During Flu Season, According To Thomson Reuters Study	10 Feb 2009
Wisconsin Receives High Marks For Pandemic Flu Preparedness	10 Feb 2009

GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News
New Method Protects Anacidic Stomachs From Carcinogenic Acetaldehyde	15 Feb 2009
Genta Submits Randomized Study Of Tesetaxel In Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer To FDA For Special Protocol Assessment	13 Feb 2009
Costs Of Digestive Diseases Has Grown To More Than $141 Billion A Year: NIH Report	12 Feb 2009
N. Carolina Has More Norovirus Cases	10 Feb 2009

Genetics News
454 Life Sciences And Max Planck Institute Complete Draft 1X Sequence Of Neanderthal Genome	16 Feb 2009
New Data Suggest 'Jumping Genes' Play A Significant Role In Gene Regulatory Networks	16 Feb 2009
Insights Into Human Genetic Makeup Provided By Mixed Population	16 Feb 2009
'On-Off Switches' In Genomes Pinpointed In Next Gen Sequencing Technology	15 Feb 2009
Major Breakthrough May Lead To Better Drugs For Diabetes, Other Diseases	14 Feb 2009
Completion Of Draft Version Of The Neanderthal Genome	13 Feb 2009
Roles Of DNA Packaging Protein Revealed By Scientists	13 Feb 2009
Narrowing Search For Behavior-Related Genes In People With Williams Syndrome	13 Feb 2009
Study Demonstrates How It Might Be Possible To Restore The Function Of A Mutant Gene Without Altering DNA	13 Feb 2009
Rather Than Face Testing Choices, Parents May 'Avoid Pregnancy'	13 Feb 2009
Infidelity 'Myth' Challenged By Y Chromosome And Surname Study	13 Feb 2009
Did Increased Gene Duplication Set The Stage For Human Evolution?	12 Feb 2009

Gout News
FDA Approves ULORIC(R) (febuxostat) For The Chronic Management Of Hyperuricemia In Patients With Gout	16 Feb 2009

Headache / Migraine News
Have Migraine? Bigger Waistline May Be Linked	13 Feb 2009

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
Arizona's First Things First Initiative Plans To Spend $91 Million To Expand Children's Health Care, Other Programs	16 Feb 2009
Connecticut Gov. Rell's Budget Proposal Would Eliminate Office Of The Healthcare Advocate	16 Feb 2009
Washington Post Examines Wal-Mart's Shift In Health Coverage For Employees	16 Feb 2009
National Coalition On Health Care Names Ralph Neas As New CEO	16 Feb 2009
Vacant HHS Secretary Position Could Delay Obama Administration's Ability To Set Policy	16 Feb 2009
Maryland Insurance Administration Releases Guide To Ensure 'Concierge' Practices Are Not Acting As Insurance Providers	13 Feb 2009
'NewsHour' Examines Experiences Of Newly Unemployed Who Have Lost Health Insurance	13 Feb 2009
Anthem Blue Cross Announces Settlements With California Insurance Department Over Rescinded Health Insurance Policies; Health Net Announces Settlement	13 Feb 2009
ACP Commends Congress For Including Health Care Reform In Economic Stimulus Legislation	12 Feb 2009
Texas Medical Association Joins AMA In Lawsuit Against Aetna, Cigna	12 Feb 2009
Cigna To Launch Online Tool To Estimate Out-Of-Pocket Costs For Members In Advance	12 Feb 2009
Health Insurance Cost, Access A Top Concern For Small Businesses	12 Feb 2009
Two Additional Candidates Emerge For HHS Secretary, White House Office Of Health Reform Director	12 Feb 2009
The Politico Examines Five 'Crucial Harbingers' In Health Care Reform Debate	12 Feb 2009
Without Changes To Federal Policy, Number Of Uninsured U.S. Residents Could Increase To 54M In 2019, According To CBO	12 Feb 2009
Senate, House Begin Negotiations Over Economic Stimulus Package	12 Feb 2009
AHIP Statement On AMA Lawsuit	12 Feb 2009
Millions Of Workers Who Lost Their Jobs Are Without Health Insurance, USA	11 Feb 2009
Obama Should Consider Canadian Health Care System 'Hardships' When Developing Overhaul Plan, Editorial States	11 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries	11 Feb 2009
Witnesses At Senate Committee Hearing Call On Congress To Reauthorize Indian Health Care Improvement Act	11 Feb 2009
New Federal Tobacco Tax Could Hinder States' Efforts To Offset Budget Gaps, Fund Programs	10 Feb 2009
Kansas Gov. Sebelius Among Top Choices For HHS Secretary, Obama Administration Officials Say	10 Feb 2009
Senators Reach Compromise On Stimulus Package, Clearing Way For A Vote	10 Feb 2009

Hearing / Deafness News
Among Topics Covered At International Conference Of ENT Researchers - Battling Noise With Nutrients	10 Feb 2009

Heart Disease News
Father Of World's Only FDA & CE Approved Total Artificial Heart Dies At 97	16 Feb 2009
NEJM Publishes Results From The Landmark ATHENA Trial With Multaq(R) (dronedarone) In Atrial Fibrillation	15 Feb 2009
New Research Reveals Link Between HIV Antiretroviral Medications And Heart Attacks	13 Feb 2009
BJOG Release: Heart Disease Linked To Increase In Maternal Death In The UK	13 Feb 2009
Research And Markets: Cell Therapy To Become A New Lease Of Life For The Heart In The Future	12 Feb 2009
FSA Launches Saturated Fat Campaign To Help Prevent Heart Disease, The UK's Biggest Killer	12 Feb 2009
Alice Jacobs, Boston Medical Center Cardiologist Receives Drake Award	11 Feb 2009
In Month Of The Heart, Scientists Identify Better Way To Predict Heart Disease Risk	11 Feb 2009
Reports Show High Quality Of Cardiac Surgical Care In Massachusetts	10 Feb 2009

HIV / AIDS News
Anti HIV Gene Therapy Trial Promising	16 Feb 2009
Governments Of Lesotho And Japan, And UNICEF And Young People Join Hands To Prevent HIV Among Teens	16 Feb 2009
Promising Treatment For HIV Infection And Viral Cancers: Radioimmunotherapy	16 Feb 2009
Biomedical Approaches To HIV/AIDS Prevention Considered At UCSF Symposium	16 Feb 2009
HIV Combination Prevention Programs Should Be Evidence-Based, Lancet Opinion Piece Says	16 Feb 2009
Study Links Acid Produced From Gum Disease With HIV	16 Feb 2009
Higher Mortality Seen Among HIV-Positive People Who Miss Clinic Appointments, Study Says	16 Feb 2009
French First Lady Bruni-Sarkozy Concludes First Trip To Burkina Faso As Global Fund Ambassador	16 Feb 2009
Thai Ministry Of Health Predicts More Than 10,000 New HIV Cases In 2009	16 Feb 2009
Report Documents Role Of Education In HIV Prevention Efforts In Ghana	16 Feb 2009
Disparities Exist Among Races In AIDS Mortality	13 Feb 2009
HIV/AIDS Preventive Vaccine Of Mymetics: Green Light From EU To Start Phase I Human Clinical Study	13 Feb 2009
New HIV/AIDS Research Directions Show Promise, NEJM Editorial Says	13 Feb 2009
Male Circumcision Should Be Considered Part Of Efforts To Curb Spread Of HIV, Former Botswana President Mogae Says	13 Feb 2009
New Initiatives Aim To Reduce Spread Of HIV Among Couples In Kenya	13 Feb 2009
Women's HIV/AIDS Coalition In Malawi Encourages Participation In Farming Program, Better Nutrition Practices	13 Feb 2009
Global Financial Crisis Should Not Affect HIV/AIDS Funding, Sidibe Says	13 Feb 2009
Starting HAART Earlier Might Reduce Mortality Rates, Study Says	13 Feb 2009
New York City Health Department To Promote Condom Use On Facebook Social Networking Site	13 Feb 2009
Progenics Selects Subcutaneous Form Of PRO 140, A Novel HIV Antibody Therapy, For Further Development	12 Feb 2009
AHF's World AIDS Day Testing Campaign Tests 1.5M People; Finds 61,000 HIV+	12 Feb 2009
South Korea Records Increasing Number Of New HIV Cases	12 Feb 2009
Champions For HIV-Free Generation Officials Visit Mozambique; Mogae Urges For Increased Action Against Disease	12 Feb 2009
Efforts To Help Children Affected By HIV/AIDS Should Focus On Families, Report Says	12 Feb 2009
Montagnier Emphasizes Importance Of HIV Prevention Amid Efforts To Develop Vaccine, Cure	12 Feb 2009
HIV-Positive People Might Benefit From Early Treatment, Study Presented At CROI Indicates	12 Feb 2009
PREZISTA(R) Now Available For Pediatric Patients Six Years Of Age And Older As Part Of HIV Combination Therapy	12 Feb 2009
IL-2 Immunotherapy Fails To Benefit HIV-Infected Individuals Already Taking Antiretrovirals	12 Feb 2009
Benefits, Potential Cost-Effectiveness Forecasted By Model Of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Against HIV	12 Feb 2009
New Course Helps People With HIV In East Sussex Become Experts In Their Condition, UK	12 Feb 2009
Pediatric HIV/AIDS 'Preventable Tragedy,' Opinion Piece Says	11 Feb 2009
New Orleans Program Will Provide HIV, STI Testing, Treatment To Inmates	11 Feb 2009
The Australian Examines HIV/AIDS In Papua New Guinea	11 Feb 2009
PBS Program Examines Impact Of Global Economic Crisis On Health Funding	11 Feb 2009
Experimental Microbicide Gel Offers Some Protection Against HIV Transmission, Study Finds	11 Feb 2009
New Prevention Strategy May Significantly Reduce HIV Infections	11 Feb 2009
Biomedical Research Center Opens In Liverpool, UK	11 Feb 2009
HIV Gene Therapy Trial Data Presented By Penn Medicine At CROI 2009	11 Feb 2009
Increasing Diversity Of HIV Strains Impacts Diagnostic Test Accuracy	11 Feb 2009
Phase III Studies Showed ISENTRESS(R) In Combination Therapy Provided Significant Viral Load Reductions	11 Feb 2009
New Role For Faith Leaders In Fight Against HIV/AIDS	11 Feb 2009
Microbicide Gel For HIV Protection Shows Promise In Large-Scale Study In Women	10 Feb 2009
Condom Price Increases In Ukraine Cause Concern About Spread Of HIV, Other STIs	10 Feb 2009
UNAIDS Urges Asia-Pacific Law Enforcement To Become Involved In Fight Against HIV/AIDS	10 Feb 2009
AP/Los Angeles Times Examines Efforts To End Unsafe Injection Practices That Could Spread HIV, Other Diseases	10 Feb 2009
Maine Lawmakers Vote Against Bill To Include HIV Status In Shared Medical Records	10 Feb 2009
San Francisco Launching Program To Identify New HIV Infections Within Two To Three Months	10 Feb 2009
HIV Disproportionately Affecting Blacks In U.S., Fauci Says	10 Feb 2009
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces PRO 2000 Found To Show Promise In Large HIV Prevention Study	10 Feb 2009
New PRO2000 HIV-Prevention Findings Important Milestone On Path Toward Development Of Effective Vaginal Microbicide	10 Feb 2009
Sequoia Pharmaceuticals Presents Proof Of Clinical Concept Of SPI-452, A Novel Pharmacokinetic Enhancer	10 Feb 2009
Data Suggests New Antigen Antibody Combo Test Useful For High Volume Public Health Screening	10 Feb 2009

Hypertension News
Blood Pressure Of People With Metabolic Syndrome Is More Sensitive To Salt Intake	16 Feb 2009
Discovery That Common Gene Variants Increase Risk Of Hypertension May Lead To New Therapies	16 Feb 2009
China Pharma Holdings, Inc. Announces Clinical Trials Already Underway For Candesartan	12 Feb 2009
Hypertension - AstraZeneca Secures Approval For Two New Dosage Strengths Of Atacand Plus	10 Feb 2009
New Study Evaluates Role Of Clinic Environment In Health-care Disparities	10 Feb 2009
Control Of High Blood Pressure Continues To Improve In England	10 Feb 2009

Immune System / Vaccines News
Cyto Pulse And The Center For Vaccine Development Received IRB Approval For A Phase I Tolerability Study Of Easy Vax	12 Feb 2009
'Five-in-One' Vaccine Increases On-Time Immunization In Children	12 Feb 2009
Health Experts Urge Return Of Prevention And Wellness Funding To Stimulus	11 Feb 2009
Repeated Mass Vaccination Campaigns Needed To Reduce Measles Deaths And Illness In Africa	10 Feb 2009

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
Researchers At The University Of Georgia Discover Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Disease	16 Feb 2009
Leading Oxford Science Team Solve Structure Of Biological Protein - An Important Step In Developing New Therapies To Treat Viruses	16 Feb 2009
Increased Risk Of Exposure To Contagious Staph Bacteria To Swimmers At Public Beaches	16 Feb 2009
First Image Using Cryo-Electron Tomography Of The Pathogens Causing Borreliosis / New Features Of Various Pathogen Types Identified	16 Feb 2009
Herpesvirus: To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate Scientists Weigh Risks And Benefits	14 Feb 2009
Hidden Threat Stalking Many Diarrhea Patients In Developing-World	14 Feb 2009
Life-Saving Puzzle Launched To Help Beat Meningitis	13 Feb 2009
Enzon Discontinues Further Development Of RhMBL	12 Feb 2009
February 28th Is Rare Disease Day	12 Feb 2009
Sticky Antibodies Block Prion Disease	12 Feb 2009
New Test For Mysterious Metabolic Diseases Developed At Stanford/Packard	11 Feb 2009
Potential Key To Lyme Disease Identified By UT Southwestern Scientists	10 Feb 2009
Creation Of First Crystal Structure Of An Intermediate Particle In Virus Assembly	10 Feb 2009
Hsp90-Antifungal Combo Compromising Fungi In Immunocompromised	10 Feb 2009
ViroPharma Reports Results Of Phase 3 Clinical Trial For Maribavir In Bone Marrow Transplant Patients	10 Feb 2009
State Health Officials Confirm 7 Cases Of Salmonella Related To Current Outbreak, Indiana	10 Feb 2009

Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News
Mutation That Causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identified By Scientists At Scripps Research	12 Feb 2009

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Running Rodents And Tapping Fingers Produce Electricity Using Nanogenerators	16 Feb 2009
NCI Interactive Tool That Helps Older U.S. Residents Assess Their Risk For Colon Cancer Does Not Include Information For Blacks, Hispanics	16 Feb 2009
$1 Million Project For Improved Sensor Technology Which Could Someday Keep Tabs On Terrorists By Remote Control	15 Feb 2009
Human Sixth Sense Program: First Singapore-Illinois Collaboration	15 Feb 2009
Required Online Course Provides Diabetes Education, Tools To Fight Obesity	14 Feb 2009
'Electronic Specimens' For Medical Research Provided By Biobanks	14 Feb 2009
BioImagene Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For IScan Digital Pathology Hardware	13 Feb 2009
Study Shows Brain Exercises Improve Memory And Processing Speed	13 Feb 2009
Unique New Tool For Analyzing And Comparing Data - Created By Berkeley Lab Scientists	13 Feb 2009
Dangerous Printer Particles Identified	12 Feb 2009
Revolutionizing Nano-Device Fabrication Using Amorphous Metals	12 Feb 2009
Welsh NHS Trust Data Loss Could Easily Have Been Avoided	12 Feb 2009
Robotic Problem Solving For Mars Has Implications For Disaster Settings	11 Feb 2009
'Smart Packaging' Created By URI Partnership To Alert Consumers, Grocers When Refrigerated Foods Spoil	11 Feb 2009
Kohl Amendment To Stimulus Promotes Common Sense In Implementation Of Health IT	11 Feb 2009
With WPI's Launch Of 'The Connected Lab,' Biology Students Share Data In Real Time For The Benefit Of The Whole Class	11 Feb 2009
Clinicians Override Most Electronic Medication Safety Alerts	11 Feb 2009
Wireless-Based Sensor System Could SAVE Lives	10 Feb 2009
Letters To The Editor Address EHR Funding In Stimulus Package	10 Feb 2009
Limbless Association Launches New Website, Providing Information, Advice And Support To The Limb-Loss Community	10 Feb 2009

Litigation / Medical Malpractice News
Statement From DHHS Sec. Lanier Cansler On Patient Abuse Incidents At Central Regional Hospital - North Carolina	10 Feb 2009
Attorney General Martha Coakley Enters Agreement With Bayer Corporation Resolving Allegations Of Deceptive Advertising Of Oral Contraceptive	10 Feb 2009

Liver Disease / Hepatitis News
Doctors Can Now Predict Which Hepatitis B Patients Have The Highest Chance To Achieve Treatment Success With Pegasys(R)	16 Feb 2009
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Announces Funding Of More Than $1.17 Million To Bridge Gaps In Hepatitis C Awareness, Prevention And Care In China	16 Feb 2009
For Patients With Cirrhosis, Inflammation May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Problems	13 Feb 2009
Rosetta Genomics Reports First Ever In-Vivo Efficacy Data For A Systemic MicroRNA Therapeutic For Liver Cancer	13 Feb 2009
Putting A Name To Liver And Intestinal Flukes	11 Feb 2009
A Novel Diagnostic Target In The Hepatitis C Virus Genome	11 Feb 2009
Cirrhosis Study Finds Inflammation May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Problems	10 Feb 2009
Treatment For Viral Hepatitis And Liver Cancer: Oncostatin M Shows Promise	10 Feb 2009

Lung Cancer News
Researchers Develop New Platinum Based Anti Tumor Compound	12 Feb 2009

Lupus News
UCLA To Host Lupus Symposium	16 Feb 2009
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company Announces Negative Results Of Interim Efficacy Analysis For Riquent Phase 3 ASPEN Trial	16 Feb 2009
Results Of First Interim Efficacy Analysis For Riquent Phase 3 ASPEN Trial: Continuation Of The Trial Is Futile	13 Feb 2009

Lymphoma / Leukemia News
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) And Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Partner To Fund $500,000 In Cancer Stem Cell Research Grants	16 Feb 2009
Device Aims To Decrease Wait Period For Patients Needing Immunotherapy	14 Feb 2009
CHOC Children's Joins ExCell Pivotal Study For Leukemia And Lymphoma Patients As Only Pediatric Site On West Coast	13 Feb 2009
Rituximab Maintenance Therapy Improves Survival In Patients With Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma	11 Feb 2009
Improved Understanding Of How Leukemia Develops: First Genome-Wide Expression Analysis	10 Feb 2009

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
First Use Of New Subcutaneous Heart Monitor	16 Feb 2009
Correcting And Replacing Electronic Sensor Technology's ZNose(R) Provides Early Detection	16 Feb 2009
VGX Pharmaceuticals Announces Filing Of Device Master File Amendment With The FDA For CELLECTRA Device - Intradermal Electroporation (ID-EP)	16 Feb 2009
Da Vinci(R) Surgical System Robot And Blue Man Group To Invade This Year's Boston FIRST Robotics Competition	16 Feb 2009
Edwards Lifesciences Receives CE Mark For New Transfemoral Transcatheter Valve Delivery System	15 Feb 2009
RELAY(R) Thoracic Stent Trial Hits Halfway Mark - Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms In Adult Patients	15 Feb 2009
Medical Design Concept Shows Spring's Potential To Enhance CMC Implant Performance	13 Feb 2009
Quicker And Safer Way Of Attaching The Tubes That Hospital Patients Have Going Into Them	13 Feb 2009
Life Work Of Kurt Amplatz, M.D. Honoured By $50 Million Gift To U Of M Children's Hospital	11 Feb 2009

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News
Medicare Announces Final Coverage Policy For Bariatric Surgery As A Diabetes Treatment For Certain Individuals	16 Feb 2009
New Study Measures Effects Of Medicare Part D On Prescription Drug Use, Cost Sharing For Senior Beneficiaries	16 Feb 2009
Utah Joint Resolution Would Eliminate Medicaid Qualified Asset Tests	16 Feb 2009
CMS Announces Tentative Decision To End Medicare Coverage For Virtual Colonoscopies	16 Feb 2009
Coalition To Launch Ad Campaign To Thank Lawmakers For Votes On CHIP Expansion Bill, Promote Efforts On Health Care Reform	16 Feb 2009
Final Vote On $789B Economic Stimulus Package Expected Today	16 Feb 2009
Demonstration Projects Of Coordinated Care Programs For Medicare Beneficiaries With Chronic Illnesses Find That Most Do Not Show Benefit, USA	15 Feb 2009
NEJM Perspectives Examine Physicians' Shift To Larger-Group Practices, Medicare Physician Payment System	13 Feb 2009
Federal Government Action On Louisiana Medicaid Program Overhaul Plan Not Expected During State's Current Legislative Session	13 Feb 2009
GM Reducing Health Care Benefits For Retired Salaried Workers Younger Than Age 65 Who Are Eligible For Medicare	13 Feb 2009
Congress Reaches Deal On $789.5B Economic Stimulus Package	13 Feb 2009
Congress Reaches Deal On Stimulus That Includes $90B For Medicaid, $19B For Health IT	13 Feb 2009
CMA Calls On Congress To Provide Medicaid Funding Needed For California's Growing Number Of Poor And Unemployed	13 Feb 2009
Illinois Hospital Assessment Plan Stalled Because Of Blagojevich's Legal Troubles, State Money Shortage	12 Feb 2009
Group Details Plan To Help Prevent Medicare Fraud, Abuse Related To Durable Medical Equipment	12 Feb 2009
Coordinated Care Programs Fail To Realize Medicare Savings, Patient Health Benefits, Study Finds	12 Feb 2009
Final Negotiations Begin On Stimulus That Includes Billions For Medicaid, Health IT	12 Feb 2009
Attack On Medicare Rebates For Clinical Psychology Unfounded	12 Feb 2009
Expansion Of Medicare Coverage For Off-Label Cancer Drugs Drives Up Cost, NYT Editorial States	11 Feb 2009
CQ's Carey Discusses CHIP, Economic Stimulus, Effects Of Daschle Withdrawal	11 Feb 2009
Senate To Vote On Economic Stimulus Package Today	11 Feb 2009
Advocacy Groups Attack Possible HHS Nominee Tennessee Gov. Bredesen Over Medicaid Cuts	11 Feb 2009
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues In State Of The State Addresses	10 Feb 2009
Michigan Hospitals Face 'Fiscal Crisis' Because Of Recession, Uncompensated Care Costs, Report Finds	10 Feb 2009
UnitedHealth Group Begins Pilot Program In Arizona To Test Medical Home Model Of Health Care	10 Feb 2009
54% Of Unemployed People In Families With Incomes Below 200% Of Poverty Level Are Uninsured	10 Feb 2009

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
Electro-Optical Sciences Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Landmark MelaFind(R) Pivotal Trial	15 Feb 2009
Discovery By NYU Langone Medical Center Researchers That Micro RNA Plays A Key Role In Melanoma Metastasis	10 Feb 2009

Men's health News
NERI To Launch First Multi-National Observational Registry For Men Diagnosed With Testosterone Deficiency	13 Feb 2009

Menopause News
Study Examines Effects Of Exercise On Quality Of Life In Postmenopausal Women	10 Feb 2009

Mental Health News
Beta-Blocker Erases Bad Memories	16 Feb 2009
More Effort Needed To Prevent Mental, Emotional, And Behavioral Disorders In Young People	16 Feb 2009
Inept Policy Impacts On Mental Health, Medical Journal Of Australia	15 Feb 2009
Medical Defence Union Urges Government Not To Water Down Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards, UK	13 Feb 2009
Mental Health America Launches Online Collection Of Creative Works By Mental Health Consumers	13 Feb 2009
Health Minister Welcomes HIW Reports Into Gwent Maternity And Mental Health Services	12 Feb 2009
New Jersey Lawmakers Need To Address Cultural Competency In Health Care, Other Areas, Opinion Piece Says	11 Feb 2009

MRI / PET / Ultrasound News
New Imaging Center To Help Make Better Diagnoses, Evaluate Drug Effectiveness	12 Feb 2009
'Mind Reading' Helps Disabled Children	10 Feb 2009
Increasing Understanding And Use Of Imaging Techniques For Neuroscience Research	10 Feb 2009

Multiple Sclerosis News
Oral Laquinimod For Multiple Sclerosis Granted Fast Track Status By FDA	16 Feb 2009
Award-winning Documentary Screens Next Week, MS Society UK	11 Feb 2009

Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News
Here's Johnny, Award-Winning Documentary Following Effects Of MS	13 Feb 2009

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Analysis Of Intramuscular EMG Signals	16 Feb 2009
Neural Field Dynamics With Local And Global Connectivity And Time Delay	16 Feb 2009
Time-Delayed Feedback In Neurosystems	16 Feb 2009
Delays In Activity Based Neural Networks	16 Feb 2009
Compensating Time Delays With Neural Predictions: Are Predictions Sensory Or Motor?	16 Feb 2009
Effects Of Neuromuscular Lags On Controlling Contact Transitions	16 Feb 2009
Delay Effects In The Human Sensory System During Balancing	16 Feb 2009
Introduction To Delay Effects In Brain Dynamics	16 Feb 2009
New Light Shed On Connection Between Brain And Loneliness	16 Feb 2009
K2M Receives 510(k) Clearance For Its Tifix CAYMAN Plate Systems	15 Feb 2009
Researchers: Guillain-Barre Syndrome After HPV Vaccine Needs Monitoring	14 Feb 2009
Baboons And Pigeons Shown To Be Capable Of Higher-Level Cognition In Behavioral Studies	14 Feb 2009
Using Multiple Senses In Speech Perception	13 Feb 2009
How Our Brain Processes Negative Statements	13 Feb 2009
Neural Circuitry Of Near-Misses May Explain The Allure Of Gambling	12 Feb 2009
Mikai(R) Introduces New Minimally Invasive Falena(R) Interspinous Device To Treat Common Degenerative Spinal Disorders	12 Feb 2009
A Look At Romantic Love On Life Lines Podcast - For Valentine's Day	12 Feb 2009
Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. Announces Plans For Additional Oxycyte(R) Phase II Clinical Trials	12 Feb 2009
Event At NSF Offers The Latest From Researchers On STEM Learning, And The Best Approaches For Teaching STEM Subjects	11 Feb 2009
Mayo Clinic Research Shows That Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory	11 Feb 2009
Brain-Injured Patients Can Relearn Emotions, And Regain Ability To Understand Facial Expressions	10 Feb 2009
Noninvasive Screening Test May Detect Narrowing In Intracranial Stents According To Study By Rush University Medical Center	10 Feb 2009
Mediterranean Diet Associated With Lower Risk Of Cognitive Impairment	10 Feb 2009
Study Suggests Possible Treatment For Neurological Disorder Rett Syndrome	10 Feb 2009

Nursing / Midwifery News
RCN: Survey Shows That Nurses Need Admin Support Now More Than Ever, UK	16 Feb 2009
Lack Of Healthcare Information Threatens Patient Safety, Say Leading Health Agencies, UK	16 Feb 2009
Unite Fears That Government Has Dropped School Nurse Pledge, England	15 Feb 2009
Introducing The "International Journal Of Nursing And Midwifery"	12 Feb 2009
Work Of PA Center For Health Careers Eases Pennsylvania's Nursing Shortage	12 Feb 2009
RCN Announces Akinsanya Award 2009 Shortlist	11 Feb 2009
100+ Arizona Registered Nurses Demand "Patient Safety Now!"	11 Feb 2009
St. Rose Dominican Nurses Demand Justice: Overturn The Fraudulent Vote, We Want Out Of SEIU!	11 Feb 2009

Nutrition / Diet News
Multiple Brands Of Trail Mix And Fruit And Nut Trail Mix Recalled As Part Of Nationwide Peanut Corporation Of America Recall	16 Feb 2009
The American Diabetes Association Provides Tips For Heart Healthy Eating	16 Feb 2009
Study Provides Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten In Moderation	16 Feb 2009
Shedding Light On The Evolution Of The Human Diet	13 Feb 2009
Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs	12 Feb 2009
RCN Welcomes Recommendations For Improvements To Nutritional Care	11 Feb 2009
Latest Research Challenges Myths About Sugars And Health	11 Feb 2009
£13 Billion Cost Of Malnutrition Must Be Tackled	10 Feb 2009
Food Facts Asia Issue 34 - The Frenzy Over Food Additives	10 Feb 2009
Good Nutrition Is Essential For Good Health, Says Help The Aged, UK	10 Feb 2009
Multivitamins Don't Change Cancer Or Heart Risk In Postmenopausal Women	10 Feb 2009
Kansas Programs Awarded Funding To Improve Support For Employed Breastfeeding Women	10 Feb 2009
State Health Officials Warn Hoosiers Of Extensive Peanut Butter Recall List	10 Feb 2009

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
Obesity During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk Of Birth Defects	15 Feb 2009
How Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Against Liver Damage And Insulin Resistance	15 Feb 2009
Obesity, A Major Risk Factor For Diabetes And Other Ills, Targeted By Study	14 Feb 2009
Weight Loss More Effective Than Intensive Insulin Therapy	14 Feb 2009
MyActivity Pyramid Created By MU Fitness Expert To Help Adults Exercise	14 Feb 2009
14th World Congress Of The International Federation For The Surgery Of Obesity	13 Feb 2009
Evolutionary Link To Modern-Day Obesity, Other Problems	13 Feb 2009
Fructose Sweetened Drinks Increase Nonfasting Triglycerides In Obese Adults	13 Feb 2009
New Obesity Staging System May Help Doctors Measure Up	12 Feb 2009
"Obesity Problems Begin Before Conception"	11 Feb 2009
Researchers Discover Molecular Causes For Pathologically Elevated Blood Fat Levels In Obesity	10 Feb 2009
Parents Are Role Models When It Comes To Teen Obesity	10 Feb 2009
New Diagnoses May Provide Window Of Opportunity For Health Behavior Change	10 Feb 2009

Ovarian Cancer News
Biomarker Combination And Risk Of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (Roma(TM)) Demonstrates Accuracy In Detecting Ovarian Cancer	12 Feb 2009

Pain / Anesthetics News
New Fibromyalgia Channel On Medical News Today	14 Feb 2009
First Multiple Dose Clinical Trial Of TorreyPines Therapeutics' Oral Compound NGX426 Demonstrates Compound Is Safe And Well-Tolerated	12 Feb 2009
American Pain Society And American Academy Of Pain Medicine Recommendations Help Physicians Treat Chronic Non-Cancer Pain	12 Feb 2009
Area Twins Needed For Pain Sensitivity Study	12 Feb 2009
Medtronic Applauds Introduction Of The National Pain Care Policy Act To Address Therapy Access For Patients	12 Feb 2009
New Book Written By Anesthesiologist - Before The Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia	11 Feb 2009
Debiopharm And Pharmaleads Sign License Agreement For Debio 0827 Or PL37 In Treatment Of Chronic Pain Conditions	10 Feb 2009

Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
New Grief Group Offers Support To Family And Caregivers	16 Feb 2009
Compassion & Choices Urges 7 Principles For "Patient-Centered Care" To Guide Health Care Reform, Improve End-of-life Care & Expand Choice	13 Feb 2009
Guide To End-Of-Life Care	12 Feb 2009
Race And Ethnicity Affect Use Of Hospice Services Among Patients With Advanced Cancer	12 Feb 2009
Recommendation That Adolescents Should Be Involved In End-Of-Life Medical Decisions	10 Feb 2009

Parkinson's Disease News
Technology Brings Us Closer To Early Diagnosis Of Parkinson's Disease	16 Feb 2009

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Brook Welcomes Child Health Strategy, UK	16 Feb 2009
Moral Dilemmas In Treating Babies Born At The Borderline Of Viability	15 Feb 2009
Ministers Asked To Clarify Health Visitor Numbers In New Children's Plan, UK	15 Feb 2009
Troubling Trend In Early Education - All Work And No Play	15 Feb 2009
Diabetes, Other Childhood Diseases Probed By National Children's Study	14 Feb 2009
NIH Funded Longitudinal Study Follows San Antonio Gang Members Into Young Adulthood	14 Feb 2009
Ministers Asked To Clarify Health Visitor Numbers In New Children's Plan	13 Feb 2009
NCB Welcomes Government's First Ever Child Health Strategy - 'Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures', UK	13 Feb 2009
Early Child Gesture Show Important Link To School Preparedness - Differences Discovered Based On Social Economic Status	13 Feb 2009
Government Doubles Funding For Disabled Children - Child Health Strategy Welcomed - But Only Local Implementation Will Deliver, UK	13 Feb 2009
Vision For A 21st Century Children's Health Service, UK	13 Feb 2009
Report Makes Recommendations For Improving Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities In Kansas	13 Feb 2009
One Million Campaign - Global Campaign In Support Of A Woman's Right To Breastfeed Launched	11 Feb 2009
Voiding Cystourethrogram In The Diagnosis Of Vesicoureteric Reflux In Children With Antenatally Diagnosed Hydronephrosis	11 Feb 2009
Epidemiological Features Of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease Among Inpatients At Children's Hospitals In The United States, 2001-2006	11 Feb 2009
Irish Kids Weigh 24 Kilos More Today Than In 1948	10 Feb 2009

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
Physicians Continue To Limit Sales Rep Access	15 Feb 2009
New Bill Would Limit Pharma's Anti-Generics Arsenal, According To Cutting Edge Information	15 Feb 2009
Drug Discovery And Diagnostics Take Major Step Forward	14 Feb 2009
Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement On Mead Johnson Nutrition Company IPO	13 Feb 2009
FDA Awards Absorption Systems Phase I SBIR Grant For CellPort Technologies™	12 Feb 2009
Life Science Labs Reacting To The Economic Crisis	12 Feb 2009
New Study Shows Large Volumes Of Cellulosic Biofuels Can Be Sustainably Produced By 2030	12 Feb 2009
UCB Sells Anti-Haemorrhagic Drug To Eumedica	12 Feb 2009
Pfizer: The Best-Looking Or Biggest Boy In The Playground?	11 Feb 2009
Pfizer To Disclose All Payments Over $500 Made To Medical Personnel Who Prescribe Drugs	11 Feb 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Sen. Grassley's Efforts To Overhaul Pharmaceutical Industry, FDA	11 Feb 2009
Bayer Reaches Settlement With 27 Attorneys General Over Misleading Birth Control Ads	11 Feb 2009
Biotechnology Industry Is Expected To Rebound, According To BIO/Thomson Reuters Investor Perception Study	11 Feb 2009
Gilead Announces Data Demonstrating Pharmacokinetic Boosting Activity Of GS 9350	11 Feb 2009
MD Biosciences Releases Human Collagen Type I (CI) ELISA	11 Feb 2009
Genentech Urges Shareholders To Take No Action With Respect To Unsolicited Tender Offer From Roche	11 Feb 2009
Stanford-Scotland Photonics Innovation Collaboration	10 Feb 2009
Glasgow Company Recognised As Most Promising New Life Science Company In Scotland	10 Feb 2009

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
Study Reveals High Level Of Adverse Drug Reactions In Hospitals	15 Feb 2009
Spending For Prescription Pain Medicines Has Tripled In 10 Years	13 Feb 2009
Pharmacists To Get Access To Patients' Electronic Records, UK	13 Feb 2009
RPSGB Responds To Pharmacists Gaining Access To Patient Care Records, UK	12 Feb 2009
Edinburgh Company Recognised For Leading Contribution To Life Science In Scotland	10 Feb 2009
Amazing Images Reveal Mummy Not Seen For 3,000 Years	10 Feb 2009
National Pharmacy Association Meets New NHS Cooperation And Competition Panel	10 Feb 2009

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News
The Safety Of Ureteroscopy During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis	15 Feb 2009
TV News Coverage Reports On InnerCool's CoolBlue System Treatment Of Cardiac Shock Patient Following Childbirth At Rush Hospital, Chicago	15 Feb 2009
Fewer Adverse Outcomes With Private Hospital Births	15 Feb 2009
Few Women Follow Healthy Lifestyle Guidelines Before Pregnancy	13 Feb 2009
Innovative Scientists Aim To Predict And Prevent Preterm Birth	12 Feb 2009
Hispanic Teenagers In Utah Have Higher Birth Rate Than Other Teens, Report Finds	12 Feb 2009
Home Pregnancy Tests Can Lead To Better Prenatal Care	12 Feb 2009
Study Links Birth Defects To Obesity In Pregnancy	11 Feb 2009

Primary Care / General Practice News
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries	16 Feb 2009
GPs And Hospital Consultants Need To Work Closer Together For The Greater Good Of The NHS - Says BMA Cymru, Wales	15 Feb 2009
General Practice Support For Bush Fire And Flood Victims, Australia	13 Feb 2009
Internists Commend House And Senate For Including 'Down Payment' On Health Care Reform In Economic Stimulus Legislation	13 Feb 2009
Physician Work Conditions Contribute To Challenges In Providing Quality Care To Minority Patients, Study Finds	11 Feb 2009
AP/Contra Costa Times Examines Trend To Provide Patients With More Detailed, Unbiased Information About Treatment	11 Feb 2009
American Medical Association, Others File Lawsuits Against Aetna, Cigna Alleging Physician Payment Deficiencies	11 Feb 2009
GP Extended Opening Hours - Monthly Update, UK	11 Feb 2009
Thirty Of LA BioMed Physician-Scientists Honored	11 Feb 2009
AARP On Health Care Scare Tactics: Health Research Investment Helps Doctors Give Best Possible Care To Patients	11 Feb 2009
Pfizer To Publicly Disclose Payments To U.S. Physicians, Healthcare Professionals And Clinical Investigators	11 Feb 2009
GP Extended Opening Hours - Monthly Updat, United Kingdom	10 Feb 2009

Prostate / Prostate Cancer News
Bone Turnover Markers As Predictive Tools For Skeletal Complications In Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treated With Zoledronic Acid	15 Feb 2009
Psychosocial Factors Associated With An Increased Frequency Of Prostate Cancer Screening In Men Ages 40 To 79 Years: The Olmsted County Study	15 Feb 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Of Resistance Or Aerobic Exercise In Men Receiving Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer	15 Feb 2009
New Method To Monitor Disease Status Of Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer, The Lancet Oncology	15 Feb 2009
Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer	14 Feb 2009
Androgen Ablation Augments Prostate Cancer Vaccine Immunogenicity Only When Applied After Immunization	14 Feb 2009
Visually Directed Transrectal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound For The Treatment Of Prostate Cancer: A Preliminary Report On The Italian Experience	14 Feb 2009
Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection (Extended Vs Standard) And Prostate Cancer	14 Feb 2009
Discovery Of New Biomarker For Fatal Prostate Cancer	14 Feb 2009
Can The Mediterranean Diet Prevent Prostate Cancer?	13 Feb 2009
NeoPharm Submits Application For A Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase II Study Of LE-DT For Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer	13 Feb 2009
Discovery Of New Prostate Cancer Marker In Urine	13 Feb 2009
Scientists Hopeful Of Simple Urine Test For Prostate Cancer	12 Feb 2009
Metabolite Linked To Aggressive Prostate Cancer Discovered By Researchers	12 Feb 2009
Researchers Discover Metabolite Linked To Aggressive Prostate Cancer	12 Feb 2009
Miraculins Announces Improved Detection Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer With Combination Of PSP94 And Free Over Total PSA Ratio	12 Feb 2009
Circulating Tumor Cells As Indicators Of Prostate Cancer Status	11 Feb 2009
News From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Feb. 10, 2009	11 Feb 2009
Role Of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen And Pepsinogen C Tissue Expression As An Adjunctive Method To Prostate Cancer Diagnosis	11 Feb 2009
Flaxseed Supplementation (Not Dietary Fat Restriction) Reduces Prostate Cancer Proliferation Rates In Men Presurgery	11 Feb 2009
Low Dose Combinations Of 2-Methoxyestradiol And Docetaxel Block Prostate Cancer Cells In Mitosis And Increase Apoptosis	11 Feb 2009
Usefulness Of The 2005 International Society Of Urologic Pathology Gleason Grading System In Prostate Biopsy And Radical Prostatectomy Specimens	11 Feb 2009
Health-Related Quality Of Life After Permanent I-125 Brachytherapy And Conformal External Beam Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer	11 Feb 2009
Appropriate Candidates For Hemiablative Focal Therapy Are Rarely Found Among Men Selected For Radical Prostatectomy In Contemporary Cohort	11 Feb 2009

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Mouse Study Reveals Genetic Component Of Empathy	15 Feb 2009
Psychoactive Compound Activates Mysterious Receptor	13 Feb 2009
Thrill-Seeking Behavior May Be Based In The Brain	13 Feb 2009
When Material Items Are The Best Option: New Happiness Research	13 Feb 2009
Research Finds Internal Choices Are Weaker Than Those Dictated By The Outside World	12 Feb 2009
Immediate Support Strategies For Bushfire Survivors	12 Feb 2009
Fire Disasters Cause Psychological Stress	12 Feb 2009
Catch The Love Bug -- And Keep It	11 Feb 2009

Public Health News
RCN Echoes Call To Improve Healthcare In Prisons UK	16 Feb 2009
Committee For Advanced Therapies (CAT) Elects Chair And Vice-chair, Europe	16 Feb 2009
The Mount Sinai Hospital And GE Healthcare Collaborate To Improve Patient Flow And Asset Management	16 Feb 2009
UnitedHealth Group Statement On Passage Of Economic Recovery Bill	16 Feb 2009
Sacramento County, Calif., Passes Measure To Require Proof Of Citizenship To Receive Medical Care From Clinics	16 Feb 2009
IRS Study Finds Wide Variation In Amount, Type Of Charity Care Not-for-Profit Hospitals Provide	16 Feb 2009
The Hill Examines How Lack Of HHS Secretary Affects Federal Policy	16 Feb 2009
American Public Health Association Applauds Congress For Stimulus Bill Compromise; Health Provisions Are Step In Right Direction	15 Feb 2009
National Health Service Should Take More Sophisticated Approach To Risk In Attempt To Prevent Cardio-vascular Disease, UK	15 Feb 2009
Wales To Host Europe's First Centre For Nanohealth	15 Feb 2009
Chemical Society's President Praises Congress; Urges Continued Support For Science, Energy Funds	15 Feb 2009
Statistical Press Notice: A&E Statistics - Quarterly Update, UK Department Of Health	15 Feb 2009
Canadian Avalanche Fatality Patterns Differ Markedly From European Deaths	15 Feb 2009
WHO Asks For People's Opinion On Its News Bulletin	15 Feb 2009
The Obama Effect: Researchers Cite President's Role In Reducing Racism	15 Feb 2009
Retail Clinics In Line With Obama's Health Reform	14 Feb 2009
Protest On Thursday In Philadelphia Urges CVS To End Practice Of Locking Condoms In Display Cases	13 Feb 2009
Millions Around World To Observe Rare Disease Day	13 Feb 2009
Glimmer Of Warmth For Pensioners, As Fuel Poverty Consultations Launched, UK	13 Feb 2009
After A Health Crisis: A Window Of Opportunity For Major Lifestyle Changes	13 Feb 2009
Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center Set To Open On February 17	12 Feb 2009
Maryland Bill Would Restrict Hospitals' Debt Collection Practices For Charity Care	12 Feb 2009
City Awards First Workplace Wellbeing Hallmark, UK	12 Feb 2009
New Zealand Medical Association Calls For Pathology Service Concerns To Be Addressed	12 Feb 2009
AHIMA Supports National Priority Partnership Priorities And Goals	12 Feb 2009
FDA Posts Quarterly Reports Of Potential Drug Safety Issues	11 Feb 2009
Slips, Trips And Falls Are No Joke, UK	11 Feb 2009
Who Cares? Support The Building Of A New Surgical Centre At Musgrove Park, UK	11 Feb 2009
Newspapers Examine Govs. Sebelius, Bredesen As Possible HHS Secretary Nominees	11 Feb 2009
Stimulus Bill Promises To Ration Medical Treatment And Call It "Effective Care", USA	11 Feb 2009
Street Lighting Can Be Low Cost Way To Prevent Traffic Accidents	11 Feb 2009
Happy Hospitals Make Happy Patients	10 Feb 2009
Government £42 Million Bail-Out For Charities 'Not Enough', UK	10 Feb 2009
Reform Of Health Professions' Regulators, UK	10 Feb 2009
Patrick Administration Issues Grants Worth Nearly $33M To Financially Struggling Hospitals In Massachusetts	10 Feb 2009
Largest Public Hospital In New Orleans Remains Closed Since Hurricane Katrina In 2005	10 Feb 2009
Public Health Association Urges Congress To Include Public Health Provision In Stimulus Bill	10 Feb 2009
Physicians May Face Challenging Workplace Conditions In Clinics Serving Minority Patients	10 Feb 2009
AARP Survey Finds Middle-Aged & Older Americans Struggling In Economy	10 Feb 2009
Beware Of The Dangers From Kerosene Heater Use, Kentucky Dept Of Health	10 Feb 2009
Donated Prescription Drugs Aid Thousands Of Iowans	10 Feb 2009

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News
Construction Of A Selective Uranium-Binding Protein Has Potential To Treat Uranium Poisoning	14 Feb 2009
At ECR 2009 In Vienna, March 6-10, Sectra Focus On Solutions For Important Radiology Trends	10 Feb 2009
ARRS And ACR Governing Boards Reach Agreement In Principle For A Strategic Integration	10 Feb 2009

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News
FDA Approves First Gout Drug For 40 Years	16 Feb 2009
Draft Code Of Conduct For Doctors: A Set Of Laws With Major Flaws? Australia	15 Feb 2009

Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News
New Surgical Technique Shows Promise For Improving Function Of Artificial Arms	15 Feb 2009
Below-Knee Cast Or Aircast Best For Faster Recovery From Severe Ankle Sprain	13 Feb 2009
New TMR Surgery Helps Patients Control Prosthetic Arms	11 Feb 2009
Tibion Introduces PK100 Bionic Leg Orthosis At APTA's Combined Sections Meeting In Las Vegas	11 Feb 2009

Respiratory / Asthma News
Asthma UK Comment On 21st Century Children's Health Service	15 Feb 2009
NHS, UK Sees Financial Benefits From Treating Asthma With NIOX MINO	15 Feb 2009
Aerocrine: Treating Asthma With NIOX MINO(R) Offers Cost Savings For The UK Healthcare System	13 Feb 2009
"Asthma Warning In Wake Of Bushfires"	13 Feb 2009
The Largest Scale Study So Far On Asthma Genetics Sheds Light On Disease Mechanisms	12 Feb 2009
Fluid Buildup In Lungs Is Part Of The Damage Done By The Flu	11 Feb 2009
Long-Term Use Of Popular Inhalers Increases Risk Of Pneumonia For COPD Patients	10 Feb 2009

Schizophrenia News
Schizophrenia: It's Not Just "in The Genes"; The Environment May Also Matter	15 Feb 2009
Patients With Schizophrenia At Increased Risk Of Metabolic Syndrome	15 Feb 2009
First-Time Mothers At A Greater Risk Of Psychosis In The Month Following Childbirth	11 Feb 2009
Postnatal Psychosis More Common In Older First-time Mothers	10 Feb 2009

Seniors / Aging News
Creating Intelligent Home Environment For Seniors	16 Feb 2009
The Association For Gerontology In Higher Education Congratulates New Fellows, Awardees	16 Feb 2009
Elderly Immigrants Affected By Worsening Economy, Often Ineligible For Many Federal Benefits	13 Feb 2009
Kohl's Statement On False Claims That Stimulus Will "Ration" Health Care, USA	12 Feb 2009
Older Adults Say Cash Might Motivate Them To Walk	11 Feb 2009
Volunteer Work In Grade Schools Produces Persistent Health Benefit For Older Women	10 Feb 2009
Effectiveness Of $80 Million Per Year 'Brain Exercise' Products Industry Questioned By Study	10 Feb 2009
Fort Worth, Texas Center To Serve As Health, Social Service Resource Center For Elderly Hispanics	10 Feb 2009

Sexual Health / STDs News
Hawaii House Committee Passes Bills To Reject Title V Funding, Require Comprehensive Sex Education	16 Feb 2009
Teenage Pregnancy And Young Parents - Statement By CEO Of Brook Services, UK	15 Feb 2009
Victims Of Child Maltreatment Have Increased Risk For STDs	15 Feb 2009
Text Campaigns Support Sexual Health Initiatives In London	13 Feb 2009
Sexual Health Promotion Is Low Among People With Serious Mental Illnesses, Despite Higher Risk	13 Feb 2009
New York Times Examines 'Unusual' FDA Order Requiring Corrections To Yaz Ad Campaign	12 Feb 2009
Had Unprotected Sex And Worried You Might Be Pregnant? Get Help From NHS Direct's New Online Contraception Checker, UK	12 Feb 2009
Sexual Assault Prevention Programs The Focus Of Health Promotion Practice Special Issue	12 Feb 2009
Antony Cotton And THT Say Get It On This Valentine's Day, UK	12 Feb 2009
Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL) Topical Microbicide Field Receives A Boost With Human Efficacy Result	10 Feb 2009
Researchers Pursue Vaccine Strategy To Combat Sexually Transmitted Disease	10 Feb 2009
UNICEF: Female Genital Cutting Must Stop	10 Feb 2009

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Using Wakefulness Tests To Detect Daytime Sleepiness In Drivers May Be Unreliable, Study Finds	16 Feb 2009
Discovery Of Behavorial Link Between Insomnia And Tension-Type Headaches	16 Feb 2009
Evaluation Study Reveals SLEEPTRACKER(R) Nearly As Effective In Gathering Specific Sleep Data As Advanced Sleep Lab Equipment	15 Feb 2009
Why Sleep Is Needed To Form Memories	13 Feb 2009
Sleeping Brain Is Still Hard At Work: Mechanisms For Consolidation Of Cortical Plasticity	12 Feb 2009
Controversial Study To Test Link Between Insomnia And Sleep Apnea	10 Feb 2009

Smoking / Quit Smoking News
Second-Hand Smoke Could Cause Dementia	13 Feb 2009
Truth Campaign Prevented Almost Half A Million Teens From Smoking	13 Feb 2009
Smoking Prevention Campaign Saving Billions In Smoking Related Care	13 Feb 2009
Workers Paid To Quit Smoking	12 Feb 2009
Casual Smoking Is Not A Good Idea In The Frat House Or The White House	12 Feb 2009
First Brain Study Reveals Benefits Of Exercise On Quitting Smoking	12 Feb 2009
Washington Post Examines Virginia Governor's Anti-Smoking Proposals, Effect Of Smoking On State	11 Feb 2009
Smokers Putting Their Loved Ones At Risk Of Heart Attacks, Says British Heart Foundation	11 Feb 2009
One In Three Smokers Would Quit For Sake Of Pets, US Study	10 Feb 2009
Bar Workers Who Smoke Also Benefit From Smoking Ban	10 Feb 2009

Sports Medicine / Fitness News
Aiming To Keep Sports Injury Free - 'Back2Sports', New Ebook	16 Feb 2009
Help The Aged Responds To The Government's New Physical Activity Strategy	12 Feb 2009
With A National Health Care Shortage And Increased Need For Patient Care, Athletic Trainers Fill A Necessary Niche As "Physician Extenders"	12 Feb 2009
Government Plan - Get Millions Moving, UK	11 Feb 2009
Physical Activity Guidelines Are Too Confusing, Say Researchers	10 Feb 2009

Statins News
Ongoing Statin Therapy Associated With Lower Risk Of Death	10 Feb 2009

Stem Cell Research News
Molecules Self-Assemble To Provide New Therapeutic Treatments	16 Feb 2009
Deathly Awakening Of Stem Cells By Interferon	14 Feb 2009
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? Maybe Someday With Stem Cells Made From Your Skin	13 Feb 2009
Using Cotton Candy To Create Routes For Blood-flow	13 Feb 2009
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics' Consultant To Assist With Final Regulatory Preparations Towards Clinical Trials For ALS Patients Based On Stem Cells	11 Feb 2009
Chemotherapy-related White Blood Cell Depletion - Application For Phase I, Open-Label, Single-Ascending-Dose, Safety Study Of HYC750	10 Feb 2009

Stroke News
Launch Of Stem Cell Study For Acute Stroke Patients, UT Houston	16 Feb 2009
Major Shake Up Of London Stroke And Trauma Services Will Save Hundreds Of Lives	13 Feb 2009
New Report Highlights Better Ways Of Delivering Stroke Care And Improving Outcomes For Patients	13 Feb 2009
The Growing Epidemic Of Stroke In Women	11 Feb 2009
Better Late Than Never In Stroke Therapy	10 Feb 2009
National Stroke Awareness Campaign Launched, UK	10 Feb 2009

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Study Proves Longer Prophylactic Therapy With Valcyte Increases Protection Against CMV - Most Serious Viral Infection Affecting Transplant Patients	16 Feb 2009
Experts In Pediatric Transplantation From Around The Globe To Convene At International Congress	12 Feb 2009
Bone Marrow Transplant Patients May Benefit From New Immune Research	12 Feb 2009
Study Hints At New Approaches To Prevent Transplant Rejection	11 Feb 2009
Dialysis-or-Death Play Who Lives? To Feature Transplant Recipient	11 Feb 2009

Tropical Diseases News
Malaria Patterns May Be Altered By Climate Change	16 Feb 2009
Chronic Infection May Add To Developing-world Deaths - MIT Study Points To Hidden Threat Stalking Many Diarrhea Patients	15 Feb 2009
Safer Dengue Vaccines	14 Feb 2009
Discovery Of Protein Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Disease	14 Feb 2009
Researchers Determine How Mosquitoes Survive Dengue Virus Infection	13 Feb 2009
William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Won By UC Davis Malaria Researcher Win Surachetpong	11 Feb 2009
Could Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Have A Role In Controlling Malaria?	11 Feb 2009

Tuberculosis News
A Revolution In TB Screening	13 Feb 2009
MIT Project Uses Personal Digital Assistants To Track TB Data - Test Results Reach Doctors An Average Of 15 Days Faster	11 Feb 2009
A Database Of TB Drug Resistance Mutations	11 Feb 2009

Urology / Nephrology News
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy For Central Tumors: Analysis Of Perioperative Outcomes And Complications	15 Feb 2009
Factors Influencing Renal Function Reduction After Partial Nephrectomy	15 Feb 2009
MicroRNAs And Cancer: Current State And Future Perspectives In Urologic Oncology	15 Feb 2009
Immunohistochemical Basis For Adjuvant Anti-Angiogenic Targeted Therapy For Renal Carcinoid: Initial Case Report	15 Feb 2009
Dietary Education Program For Patients With Kidney Disease Appears Effective For Reducing Serum Phosphorus Levels	15 Feb 2009
Avosentan May Slow Progression Of Diabetic Kidney Disease	14 Feb 2009
Chewing Gum Helps Treat Hyperphosphatemia In Kidney Disease Patients	13 Feb 2009
AVEO Pharmaceuticals Announces Oral Presentation Of Data From AV-951 Phase 2 Clinical Trial At The 2009 Genitourinary Symposium	13 Feb 2009
The Cancer Institute Of New Jersey Offers Trial Of Targeted Agent In Bladder Cancer	12 Feb 2009
Healthy People With High Urinary Protein Levels Have Elevated Kidney Disease Risk	12 Feb 2009
Hypertension Drug Dramatically Reduces Proteinuria In Kidney Disease Patients	12 Feb 2009
Histological Evaluation Of Cold Versus Hot Cutting: Clinical Impact On Margin Status For Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy	11 Feb 2009
Infantile Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele: A Not So Benign Condition	11 Feb 2009
Association Between The Frequency Of Disposable Diaper Changing And Urinary Tract Infection In Infants	11 Feb 2009
How To Combine The Molecular Profile With The Clinicopathological Profile Of Urothelial Neoplastic Lesions	11 Feb 2009

Vascular News
Deciphering The Body's Healing Secrets	14 Feb 2009
Free Informational Talk On Therapies For Heart And Vascular Diseases, March 11 At Rush University Medical Center	12 Feb 2009
BIOTRONIK Announces CE Mark And First Successful Clinical Case With TRIGNUM Flux Magnetic Irrigated Gold Tip Catheter	12 Feb 2009
Micrus Endovascular Initiates VISSIT Trial With Pharos Vitesse Balloon Expandable Stent	12 Feb 2009
FDA Approves Orphan Drug ATryn To Treat Rare Clotting Disorder	11 Feb 2009

Veterinary News
Can Monkeys Choose Optimally When Faced With Noisy Stimuli And Unequal Rewards?	13 Feb 2009
Food Safety Program Receives Emergency Funding From Stakeholders, Still At Risk Of Closure	11 Feb 2009
Peanut Butter Salmonella Infects Dog In Oregon	10 Feb 2009
Dogs 'Not To Blame' For Baby Death, Says Animal Behaviour Expert	10 Feb 2009

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
Hand-Held Water Sanitizer For A Thirsty World Developed By Iowa Student Engineers	16 Feb 2009
Lautenberg To Chair Key Environmental Subcommittee, USA	13 Feb 2009
Water And Environment Technology Center To Be Funded By NSF	11 Feb 2009
Minnesota State Agencies To Sample Groundwater, Soil And Drinking Water Supplies Possibly Affected By Firefighting Foams	10 Feb 2009

Women's Health / Gynecology News
Social Support During Breast-Feeding Helps Humans Have More Children	16 Feb 2009
Blogs Comment On Global Health, State Ultrasound Bills, Natural Family Planning Research, Other Topics	16 Feb 2009
Surgical Evaluation Improves Women's Cancer Outcome	14 Feb 2009
ACOG Applauds Congressional Introduction Of Women's Health Care Reform Plan	13 Feb 2009
Black Women With Endometrial Cancer Less Likely To Survive Than White Women, Study Finds	12 Feb 2009
House Passes Bill Extending FMLA Protections To Flight Crews	12 Feb 2009
Women's Multivitamin Study: Predictable Results And A Waste Of Valuable Research Funds, Says Alliance For Natural Health	12 Feb 2009
Blogs Comment On Obama Faith-Based Initiatives, State Reproductive Health Developments	11 Feb 2009
Studies Released At Cancer Disparities Conference Examine Women's Health Issues	10 Feb 2009
Kansas Gov. Sebelius Possible Replacement For Daschle As HHS Secretary Nominee	10 Feb 2009

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Show Me the Love

Cards, gifts, chocolates, flowers, and romantic gestures. Isn't that what Valentine's Day is supposed to be about? My husband Brian and I had been going on that theory until 2002, when the holiday had the audacity to come around again one month after our son Danny was diagnosed with diabetes. That year, we woke up, wished each other Happy Valentine's Day and started talking about blood sugar levels, carbohydrates, insulin, exercise and pharmacies. We hit those same topics during the day by phone, and although we vaguely planned to go out for dinner, by evening Danny wasn't feeling well, and we spent part of the night on the phone to Children's Hospital. We did remember to kiss goodnight before we collapsed into a restless sleep, but were poised for the alarm to wake us, so we could test Danny's blood sugar levels again at midnight.

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Young Adults and Health Insurance

Editor's note: We recently received the following heartbreaking letter. The article that follows was first published in May, 2006. Little has changed.

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Marrow Cells Heal Neuropathy in Mice

Bone marrow cells that the body normally uses to restore blood vessels can be cultured to stop neuropathy and restore nerve function in diabetic mice, according to researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Alaskan Runner Raises $12,000 for Diabetes

Mansour Alzaharna is known to his neighbors in Barrow, Alaska, as the deli and food court manager at the local Alaska Commercial store, according to The Arctic Sounder, a newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska. Every year, the parent company of the AC store for which Alzaharna works sends a team of runners to the Walt Disney World Marathon, in which runners speed through the four Disney theme parks in Orlando, Florida, to raise money for charitable causes.  This year, Alzaharna was among them, and he raised $12,000 for the American Diabetes Association in the process. 

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Facing Tough Times, the ADA Cuts Its Workforce by 10 Percent

Responding to a slowdown in fundraising and cuts in federal funding of diabetes research, the Alexandra, Virginia-based American Diabetes Association has eliminated 86 staff positions, about 10 percent of its workforce.

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Scientists Find a Major Culprit in Pancreatic Beta Cell Loss

Keep this letter-number sequence in mind: CXCL10. You'll probably be reading a lot more about it. 

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This is Your Brain on Insulin

Remember that public service advertisement that showed a frying egg and then announced, "This is your brain on drugs"? Well, now American researchers think that insulin might be able to shield that brain from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. 

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Program Teaches Florida Kids To Choose a Healthy Lifestyle in an Entertaining Way

Try Running Kids, a company whose mission is to teach children to live a healthy lifestyle through adventure-based interactive educational entertainment (edutainment) programs in the classroom, recently announced its "Journey To Fitness" series. It has launched in schools across 12 counties throughout Florida and is growing rapidly.

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