Weekly Medical News Newsletter - 27 July 2011

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ADHD News
Kids With ADHD More Likely To Be Hit By A Car	25 July 2011
As New Data Wave Begins, A Gene Study In One Disease Finds Mutations In An Unrelated Disease	21 July 2011

Aid / Disasters News
Using Logistics, Analytics In Humanitarian Relief	24 July 2011
World's First 'Home Grown' African First-Aid Guidelines	20 July 2011

Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Returning Veterans' Alcohol Abuse Addressed In Virtual Reality Study	26 July 2011
Amy Winehouse's Death And No To Rehab; What Is Substance Abuse?	25 July 2011
Study Of Prion Diseases And Alzheimer's To Benefit From $600,000 Research Grants	24 July 2011
Prescription Pain Medication Addiction Prevalent Among Chronic Pain Patients	22 July 2011
Successful Lab Tests On A Potential Vaccine For Heroin Addiction	21 July 2011
Study Dispels Myths About Medication Borrowing In Urban Populations	21 July 2011
Scripps Research Scientists Create Vaccine Against Heroin High	21 July 2011
Drinking Guidelines Regarding The Risk Of Cancer May Be Inadequate	20 July 2011

Allergy News
Allergist Available To Discuss How Excessive Heat Affects Breathing	22 July 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Anavex Presents Data On Neuroprotective Evidence For ANAVEX 2-73,lead Compound For Alzheimer's Disease	26 July 2011
Potential Dual Utility Of ANAVEX 2-73 In Both Amyloid And Tau Pathology	26 July 2011
Study Reveals Brain Differences Between Humans And Chimpanzees Linked To Aging	26 July 2011
The Risk Factors For Vascular Cognitive Impairment Are Generally The Same As For Stroke	22 July 2011
Advance In Obtaining More Effective Treatment Against Chronic Illnesses	22 July 2011
Patients With Alzheimer´s Disease (AD) Benefit From Combination Therapy - Latest Study Results Presented At ICAD	21 July 2011
3 Flutemetamol Abstracts Featured At The 2011 Alzheimer's Association International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease	21 July 2011
Inherited Alzheimer's Detected 20 Years Before Dementia	21 July 2011
Drug Improves Brain Function In Condition That Leads To Alzheimer's	21 July 2011
Inherited Alzheimer's Detectable 20 Years Before Dementia	21 July 2011
New Study Shows Evidence Of Lower Rate Of Hippocampal Shrinkage In Alzheimer's Disease Patients Treated With Aricept(R)	20 July 2011
International Survey Highlights Great Public Desire To Seek Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's	20 July 2011
Alzheimer's Association Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards To Four Researchers	20 July 2011
New Global Model Of Alzheimer's Risk Suggests A 25 Percent Reduction In Presumed Risk Factors Could Lower Alzheimer's Cases By 3 Million Worldwide	20 July 2011
Lilly Presents Follow-Up Data On Semagacestat To Assist Future Alzheimer's Disease Research	20 July 2011
Falls May Be Early Sign Of Alzheimer's	20 July 2011
Precise Measurements Of Cholesterol Transport Rates Give New Hope For Alzheimer's Treatment	20 July 2011

Anxiety / Stress News
Change & Anxiety; Supporting Students Through Transitions	23 July 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Blue Collar Workers Work Longer And In Worse Health Than Their White Collar Bosses	25 July 2011
New Study Links High Rates Of Osteoarthritis In Athletes To Femur Damage During Adolescence, As A Result Of Participation In High-Intensity Sports	20 July 2011

Asbestos / Mesothelioma News
Erionite In North Dakota Roads May Increase Risk Of Mesothelioma	26 July 2011

Autism News
Weak Synchronization In Brain May Be A Marker For Autism	26 July 2011
Potential Therapies For Autism, Inherited Intellectual Disability	22 July 2011
New Clinical Trial To Examine Medication To Treat Social Withdrawal In Fragile X And Autism Patients	20 July 2011

Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News
Global Bioterrorism Threat Analyzed For World Animal Health Office	26 July 2011
The Wide-Ranging Psychological Impacts Of The 9/11 Tragedy - 10 Years Later	26 July 2011
The Killing Of Bin Laden Worsened Americans' Views Of US Muslims	22 July 2011

Biology / Biochemistry News
Scientists Find New Components For Protein Transport	26 July 2011
Shuttle Service In Cells	26 July 2011
Common Drugs Initiate A Molecular Pas De Quatre At The Surface Of The Cell Membrane	25 July 2011
Complex Proteins In 3D Thanks To Simple Heat-Loving Fungus	22 July 2011
Cell Microencapsulation For Therapeutic Purposes	22 July 2011

Bipolar News
When Positive Emotion Is Bad In Bipolar Disorder	25 July 2011

Blood / Hematology News
Discovery Of Elusive Gene That Makes Platelets Grey	26 July 2011
AstraZeneca Brilinta Blood Thinner FDA Approved; Boxed Warning	21 July 2011
Evolution Provides Clue To Blood Clotting	21 July 2011
Schools Failing Pupils With Sickle Cell Disease	21 July 2011

Bones / Orthopedics News
Highly Sensitive Method To Assess The Extent Of Titanium Leaks From Implants	26 July 2011
Brain Chemical That Causes Injured Muscles To Mistakenly Grow Bones	22 July 2011

Breast Cancer News
Record Number Of Abstracts Submitted To CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	26 July 2011
Scientists Develop New Therapy For HER2-Positive Breast Cancer	26 July 2011
Ovarian And Breast Cancer Counseling And Testing Not Offered According To Guidelines In Physician Practices	25 July 2011
Pharmalucence Announces FDA Approval For Use Of Sulfur Colloid Injection To Locate Lymph Nodes In Breast Cancer Patients	25 July 2011
Blacks Less Likely To Survive Advanced Breast Cancer Regardless Of Radiation Therapy	25 July 2011
Mismatch Between Cancer Genetics Counseling And Testing Guidelines And Physician Practices	25 July 2011
Sigma® Life Science Launches Genetically Modified Human Cell Lines For Breast Cancer Research	23 July 2011
Breast Cancer Screening Should Start At 40, And Be Offered Annually, Says American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists	21 July 2011
New Breast Cancer Drug: Promising Results Of PI3K Inhibitor Study Discussed At ASCO Annual Meeting	21 July 2011
Weight Has Strongest Effect On Hormones That Raise Breast Cancer Risk	21 July 2011
ACR, SBI Support Updated ACOG Recommendations That Women Begin Annual Mammograms At Age 40	21 July 2011

Cancer / Oncology News
Opening Of Pilot Clinical Trial In Synovial Sarcoma	26 July 2011
Oncologists And Primary Care Physicians Differ In How Best To Care For America's 12 Million Cancer Survivors	26 July 2011
Specialized Regulatory T Cell Stifles Antibody Production Centers	26 July 2011
Universal Donor Immune Cells	26 July 2011
Hugo Chavez Has Chemotherapy In Cuba And Returns To Venezuela	24 July 2011
Taiho Pharmaceutical Announces Results Of Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial With Novel Antitumor Agent TAS-102	23 July 2011
Cleveland Area Brain Cancer Patients Now Testing Revolutionary Personalized Immune Therapy For Cancer	22 July 2011
Taller People Have Higher Cancer Risk	21 July 2011
Researchers Able To Precisely Simulate The Inhibition Of Genes With New Cancer Drugs	20 July 2011
A New Therapy Without Side Effects Could Improve Dramatically Chemotherapy	20 July 2011
Molecular Basis For DNA Breakage Identified By Scientists	20 July 2011

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Important Risk Factors Discovered For Death And Transplantation In Children With Heart Muscle Disease	26 July 2011
Research Review Suggests Almonds Contain Nutrients That Provide Cardioprotective Effects	25 July 2011
FDA Approves New Medicine BRILINTA™ (Ticagrelor) For Use In The US	21 July 2011
FDA Panel Endorses Sapien Heart Valve For Inoperable Patients	21 July 2011
Clinical Trials Likely Soon For Gene Therapy To Reverse Heart Failure	21 July 2011
An Aspirin A Day Will Keep Heart Attack Away	21 July 2011

Caregivers / Homecare News
Reducing Turnover By Subsidizing Wages At Long-Term Care Facilities	25 July 2011

Colorectal Cancer News
KRAS Diagnostic Test That Assists With Personalized Treatment Of Colorectal Cancer Receives CE Mark	22 July 2011

Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News
Rodents' Workouts And Diets May Hold Health Benefits For Humans With Heart Failure And Diabetes	22 July 2011

Conferences News
KOL & Stakeholder Engagement USA- Coming Soon!	21 July 2011

Dentistry News
The Use Of Twitter For Public Health Surveillance Of Dental Pain	20 July 2011

Depression News
Depression Statistics From Around The Globe	26 July 2011
Association Between Small Hippocampus And Depression In The Elderly: Risk Factor Or Shrinkage?	20 July 2011
Greater Risk Of Relapse In Patients Who Use Anti-Depressants	20 July 2011

Dermatology News
Fault In Immune Memory Causes Atopic Eczema And Psoriasis	23 July 2011
Humans May Benefit From Research On Dolphins' 'Remarkable' Recovery From Injury	22 July 2011

Diabetes News
Intensive Glucose Lowering Treatment Makes No Difference To All Cause Mortality For Diabetes Type 2 Patients	26 July 2011
Improving Diabetes Care For Older African-Americans Using New Data-Based Strategies And Treatment Models	26 July 2011
Worries Over Diabetes Mortality Rates In Status Aboriginal Adults	26 July 2011
Summer Time Foot Care, Special Awareness Needed For Diabetes Patients	26 July 2011
Lack Of Access To Blood Testing Supplies A Worry For Many UK Diabetes Type 2 Patients	25 July 2011
Blood Glucose Control Measurements Help Predict Cardiovascular Disease Event Risk In Diabetes Patients	25 July 2011
Parenting Style Impacts Type 1 Diabetes Control In Children, Adolescents	25 July 2011
Shedding Light On Diabetes Trends In Alberta	24 July 2011
Isis Initiates Phase 1 Study Of ISIS-PTP1BRx To Treat Type 2 Diabetes	23 July 2011

Endocrinology News
Harmful Effects Of Hypothyroidism On Maternal And Fetal Health Drive New Guidelines For Managing Thyroid Disease In Pregnancy	26 July 2011
Testosterone Deficiency And Replacement Therapy In Men	20 July 2011

Epilepsy News
Successful Brain Surgery For Severe Epilepsy	22 July 2011

Eye Health / Blindness News
For Patients With Inherited Blindness, Drug Shown To Improve Sight	26 July 2011
Finding It Harder To See The Wood For The Trees: Changes In Attention And Visual Perception Are Correlated With Aging	26 July 2011
Retinal Cells Thoughts To Be The Same Are Not, Biologist Says	26 July 2011
R-Tech Ueno: Protocol Amendment Of A Phase I Clinical Study Of RK-023 For The Treatment Of Hypotrichosis Of The Eyelashes	25 July 2011
Inotek Pharmaceuticals To Expand Phase 2 Clinical Trial In Glaucoma Based On Promising Preliminary Results	22 July 2011

Fertility News
Men May Be Taking The Pill As An Alternative To Condoms Soon	25 July 2011
Male Infertility Tied To Common Gene Mutation That Lets Sperm Get Zapped By Female Immune System	22 July 2011
Key To Male Infertility May Be Sperm Coat Protein	21 July 2011

Fibromyalgia News
Prepared Patient, When Pain Doesn't End	20 July 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Students Study Neuraminidase-sialic Acid Interactions In Combating Flu	26 July 2011

GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of REMICADE® For Treatment Of Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis	22 July 2011
Lialda® (Mesalamine) Now Approved In U.S. For Maintenance Of Remission Of Ulcerative Colitis	20 July 2011
Standard Three-Drug H. Pylori Therapy Beats Newer Four-Drug Regimens In Latin America Study	20 July 2011

Genetics News
New Strategy Developed To Uncover Structural Variations Of Human Genomes	26 July 2011
Epigenetic 'Memory' Key To Nature Versus Nurture	25 July 2011
Successful Completion Of A Promising Next-Generation Sequencing Project	24 July 2011
DNA Sequencing Technique Using Semiconductors Developed - Low Cost, Portable And Scalable	23 July 2011
Secondhand Gene Enables House Mice To Resist Poison	23 July 2011
Rhesus Macaque: Whole Sequence Variation Map Reveals Insight Into Evolutionary Studies	23 July 2011
Chromosome Number Changes In Yeast	22 July 2011
Seventh And Eighth Bases Of DNA Identified By UNC Researchers	22 July 2011
Proteins Enable Essential Enzyme To Maintain Its Grip On DNA	22 July 2011
Digital Camera Chip May Hold Key To Cheap, Fast Human DNA Sequencing	22 July 2011
The World's Most Advanced Genetic Map	21 July 2011
Animal Model Sheds Light On Rare Genetic Disorder, Major Signaling Pathway	21 July 2011
Babies Born To Stressed Pregnant Mothers More Likely To Be Prone To Stress Themselves	20 July 2011
Spanish Fabry Disease Patients Appear To React Differently To The Rest Of Europe	20 July 2011
Engineering Excitable Cells For Studies Of Bioelectricity And Cell Therapy	20 July 2011
Chinese Wolfberry Genome Project Launched By BGI And National Wolfberry Engineering Research Center	20 July 2011

Heart Disease News
Investing In The Future With Heart Disease Prevention	26 July 2011
Cardiovascular Injury From Oxidative Stress Special Symposium In AJMS	26 July 2011
Predictors Of Dying Suddenly Versus Surviving Heart Attack Identified	26 July 2011
Multaq (Dronedarone) Has Higher Death, Stroke And Heart Failure Risk For Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation, FDA Warning	24 July 2011
FDA Approves New Medicine Brilinta™ (Ticagrelor) For Use In The US	22 July 2011
Montifiore Einstein Surgical Team Trained To Implant Total Artificial Heart	22 July 2011

HIV / AIDS News
Lives And Money Could Be Saved In South Africa By Treating HIV Sooner	26 July 2011
Linking HIV-Infected Patients To HIV And Narcology Care	24 July 2011
Clinical Tests For Medicines Made From Plants	22 July 2011
ViroStatics CEO, Franco Lori, MD, Presents Late Breaker On Novel AV-HALT HIV Therapy At The 2011 International AIDS Society Pathogenesis Conference	21 July 2011
Gilead's Investigational Antiretroviral Elvitegravir Once Daily Non-Inferior To Raltegravir Twice Daily At 48 Weeks	21 July 2011
New Data From Study Roll-Out Provides Further Evidence That Male Circumcision Is Effective In Preventing HIV In Men	21 July 2011
Boosted REYATAZ Proves As Effective In Women Living With HIV As Men	21 July 2011
New Trends In HIV Cure Research	21 July 2011
Challenges In The Delivery Of Sustained Antiretroviral Therapy In Developing Countries	20 July 2011
EDURANT™ 96-Week Phase 3 Safety And Efficacy Data Presented At International AIDS Society Conference	20 July 2011
Providing HIV Patient Care Via Clinic Nurses Rather Than Hospital Doctors Clinically Successful, Cost Effective	20 July 2011
In Sub-Saharan Africa Only One-Third Of HIV-Positive Patients Remain In Care Before Starting Treatment	20 July 2011
First-Ever European Peer Support Programme Launches To Empower And Improve The Quality Of Life For Women Living With HIV	20 July 2011
Virtual Media Centre To Be Launched By The International AIDS Society To Support Opioid Substitution Therapy In Eastern Europe And Central Asia	20 July 2011
Grant Of More Than $26 Million Will Support AIDS Vaccine Research At Emory Vaccine Center And Yerkes National Primate Research Center	20 July 2011
$1M To Expand HIV/AIDS Patient Care Services	20 July 2011
NIH Grant To Develop And Test New Drugs To Block HIV Infection	20 July 2011
New Drug Development Program To Address Treatment Needs Of Children With HIV/AIDS Launched By DNDi	20 July 2011

Hypertension News
Kidney Dopamine Regulates Blood Pressure, Life Span	21 July 2011

Immune System / Vaccines News
Chicken Pox Eradicated? Varicella Vaccine Proven To Do The Job	25 July 2011
Signaling Molecule Identified As Essential For Maintaining A Balanced Immune Response	23 July 2011
Signaling Molecule Identified As Essential For Maintaining A Balanced Immune Response	23 July 2011
Distinct Immune Responses Promoted By Skin Sentry Cells	22 July 2011
Genethon And Children's Hospital Boston Get FDA Approval For A Wiskott Aldrich Gene Therapy Trial	22 July 2011
Idera Reports Clinical Hold On Proposed Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of IMO-3100	21 July 2011

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
U.N. World Hepatitis Day; Disease Kills One Million People Each Year	26 July 2011
Mexican Papayas Recalled Due To Salmonella Scare	25 July 2011
Combating Hospital-Acquired Infections, Deadly Food Poisoning And Bioterrorism Toxins	25 July 2011
Naturally Produced By The Body, Nitric Oxide Disrupts Salmonella's Metabolism	25 July 2011
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Targets Opponents' Cell Walls And Immunizes Itself Against Its Own Weapons	25 July 2011
First Measles Case Appears In Mexico, Said To Come From France	23 July 2011
SDSU, Boehringer Ingelheim Team Up Against Enterotoxic E. Coli	23 July 2011
Finding That Identical Virus, Host Populations Can Prevail For Centuries Has Implications For Human Viral Diseases	23 July 2011
Hospitalization More Hazardous Than Flying On A Plane	22 July 2011
Polio Eradicated By 2012? Not So Fast Experts Say	22 July 2011
New Glandular Fever, Gene And MS Links, Australia	22 July 2011
Nasal Spray Responsible For Hospital Bacteria Outbreak	22 July 2011
Targeting Toxin Trafficking	22 July 2011
Improving Understanding Of Bacterial Resistance Against Commonly Used Antibiotics Using Computer Simulations	22 July 2011
News From The Journal MBio	22 July 2011
Scientists Of Munster Publish Their Prospective Genomic Characterization Of The EHEC 2011 Outbreak	21 July 2011
Pseudomonas Deploys A Toxin Delivery Machine To Breach Cell Walls Of Rivals Without Hurting Itself	21 July 2011
Infection Prevention Guide Released By CDC	20 July 2011
Quick Test To Diagnose Bacterial Or Viral Infection Developed By Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev Researchers	20 July 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Habit Formation In Smartphone Users Exposed By Study	26 July 2011
New Study Shows Online Interaction Necessary For Many Users' Health	26 July 2011
Synthetic Biologists Use Software To Customize Protein Production	25 July 2011
New Study Finds Images Placed In Front Of Smartphone Screen Increase Visual Discomfort	24 July 2011
Seeing The S-Curve In Everything	22 July 2011
Study Shows More Than Half Of All College Students Have Been 'Sexted'	22 July 2011
E-health Records Should Play Bigger Role In Patient Safety Initiatives, Researchers Advocate	20 July 2011
Mobile Medical Apps Supervision By FDA, Agency Seeking Input	20 July 2011

Liver Disease / Hepatitis News
Pharmasset Announces Final SVR Data From PROTON Trial With PSI-7977 In Subjects Infected With Hepatitis C Infection Genotype 2 Or 3	23 July 2011
'Victrelis'(R) (boceprevir) Authorised In The European Union	22 July 2011
Recommendations For Hepatitis B Vaccination For Health Care Students Not Always Acted Upon	22 July 2011
Hepatitis C Transmitted By Unprotected Sex Between HIV-Infected Men	22 July 2011
Scavenger Cells Accomplices To Viruses	22 July 2011
Population-Based Study Finds Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk Of Both Major Types Of Primary Liver Cancer	21 July 2011
Study Suggests Obesity Accelerates Progression Of Cirrhosis	21 July 2011

Lung Cancer News
SBRT For Medically Inoperable Early Stage Lung Cancer A Key Topic For Elekta Presenters At Lung Cancer Conference	20 July 2011
A Driving Force Behind The Spread Of An Aggressive Type Of Lung Cancer Identified By Cancer Biologists	20 July 2011

Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News
Predicting Second Cancers After Radiation For Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma	25 July 2011
Researchers Discover Possible Drug Targets For Common Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	20 July 2011
Genes Vital To Preventing Childhood Leukemia Identified By Research	20 July 2011

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
New Multiferroic Mechanism Could Lead To Next-Generation Memory And Sensing Devices	26 July 2011
Easily Portable And Implantable Artificial Lung Could Be In Use In Clinical Trials Within 10 Years	26 July 2011
DNA Helps Glucose Meters Measure More Than Sugar - Medical Diagnostics And Environmental Monitoring	25 July 2011
Nephros Receives 510k Approval To Market Additional Ultrafiltration Products	23 July 2011
Bringing Promising Bioscience Discoveries To Market	20 July 2011

Medical Practice Management News
Hospitals' Honor Roll And Best Record Keeping Ranked; Lists Here	20 July 2011

Medical Students / Training News
Medical Students Set A Shining Example During National Blood Donor Week, Australia	22 July 2011

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News
$23M Savings In Program Integrity For Iowa Medicaid	22 July 2011
AARP: Generic Drug Prices Fall For Fifth Consecutive Year	21 July 2011

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
Researchers Exploring Keys To Melanoma Progression	21 July 2011
Questioning The Benefit Of PET In Malignant Melanoma	21 July 2011
Some Cutaneous HPV Types May Be Involved In Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Development	20 July 2011

Men's health News
Attractive Dads Have More Grandchildren	21 July 2011

Menopause News
Hormone Therapy Post Chemo Aids Menstrual Cycles In Cancer Victims	20 July 2011

Mental Health News
New PTSD Guidelines Potentially Making Care Easier For Vets	26 July 2011
AMA Survey - Family Doctors Say Budget Cuts Seriously Disadvantage Mental Health Patients, Australia	20 July 2011
Suicide Rates Among Mental Health Patients Revealed	20 July 2011

Multiple Sclerosis News
Biogen Idec Receives Conditional Approval In The European Union For FAMPYRA(R) To Improve Walking In Adults With Multiple Sclerosis	25 July 2011
Myelin Influences How Brain Cells Send Signals	22 July 2011
Disease-Modifying Drugs For Multiple Sclerosis Not Cost-Effective At Present	21 July 2011
MS Drugs Help, But Come At High Cost	21 July 2011
Daval International Announces Completion Of Phase II Trial For The Treatment Of Bladder Dysfunction With AIMSPRO(R) In Secondary Progressive MS	20 July 2011
Start Of In-Patient Clinical Trials With NT-KO-003, The First Neuroprotective Drug For Multiple Sclerosis Without Immunosuppressive Effects	20 July 2011

Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News
Clinical Trial Of Molecular Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy Yields Significant Positive Results	26 July 2011
Hope For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients Using A Targeted Antisense Therapy	25 July 2011
MS Medications Cost 67% More In US Than Canada, UK, Germany	21 July 2011

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Human Brain Shrinks With Age, While Chimp Brain Does Not	26 July 2011
RhinoChill IntraNasal Cooling System Rapidly And Effectively Reduces Brain Temperature In Neurologically Injured Patients	26 July 2011
Autopsies Of Athletes Reveal Characteristic Brain Changes In Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy	26 July 2011
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: July 25, 2011	26 July 2011
Isoflurane May Protect Brain After Intracranial Hemorrhage	26 July 2011
Identification Of The Cellular Mechanisms Of Traumatic Brain Injury Offers New Hope For Treatment In Veterans Wounded By Explosions	25 July 2011
Cellular Stress Can Induce Yeast To Promote Prion Formation	25 July 2011
Hyperbaric Oxygen Tested For Aggressive Brain Cancer	23 July 2011
Getting A Grip On Grasping	23 July 2011
Specialist Cells Prune Connections Between Neurons	22 July 2011
Gardening In The Brain	22 July 2011
Time-Lapse Imaging Charts The Change Taking Place In Brain Circuitry During Development	22 July 2011
Researchers Influence Activity Of Nerve Cells With Laser Light	22 July 2011
Researchers Create The First Artificial Neural Network Out Of DNA	21 July 2011
Fast Prediction Of Axon Behavior	21 July 2011

Nursing / Midwifery News
Researchers, Clinicians Invited To Apply For Grants From American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses	20 July 2011

Nutrition / Diet News
Food Labeling System Effective For One Sixth Of US Consumers	26 July 2011
McDonald's Makes Apple Move Towards Healthier And Happier Kids Meals	26 July 2011
Eating Fat When Sad Really Does Lift Mood	26 July 2011
Startling New Truth About Sugar	26 July 2011
Increasing Vegetable Intake By Hiding Vegetables In Children's Foods	26 July 2011
More Food, More Often, Being Eaten Away From Home By US Kids	26 July 2011
Spanish Researchers Discover A Novel And Potent Antioxidant	23 July 2011
DNA Tests By High School Students Reveal Unlisted Ingredients In Teas And Herbal Brews	23 July 2011
Raw Meat And Poultry With Added Sodium Will Be Easier To Identify, Says USDA	22 July 2011
Chickens Help Raise Ugandans From Poverty	22 July 2011
Gulf Seafood Tested For Safety	22 July 2011
Statistical Press Notice: National Diet And Nutrition Survey: Headline Results From Years 1 And 2 Combined (2008/09 - 2009/10)	21 July 2011
A Rich New Source Of Heart-Healthy Food Ingredients - Seaweed	21 July 2011
Bon Appétit! Here Are Your Top 10 Best And Worst Foods In America	20 July 2011
Fast Food Posted Calories, Can You Count On Them? Blame Portions?	20 July 2011

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
Our Guts Could Be Harboring The Culprits And Cures For Obesity	26 July 2011
A View Of How Fatty Foods Makes You Feel Less Sad	26 July 2011
Eating Location Increasingly Important Factor In Diet Of American Children	25 July 2011
How Toxicity Of Fatty Acids Links Obesity And Diabetes	24 July 2011
Stronger Social Safety Net Leads To Decrease In Stress, Childhood Obesity	22 July 2011
Liver, Belly Fat May Identify High Risks Of Heart Disease In Obese People	22 July 2011
Obesity Rate 30% In 12 States Of The US	20 July 2011
Stress Testing With Myocardial Perfusion Imaging May Not Be Needed As Part Of Workup For Bariatric Surgery Candidates	20 July 2011
Food May Act Physiologically Like A 'Drug Of Choice' For Some	20 July 2011

Pain / Anesthetics News
Avandia May Help Prevent Neuropathic Pain	26 July 2011
Misuse Of Pain Medication Is Pathway To High-Risk Behaviors	25 July 2011
Study Reveals Chronic Pain In Homeless People Not Managed Well	25 July 2011
Boca Pharmacal Receives FDA Approval On Hydrocodone Bitartrate And Acetaminophen Oral Solution	23 July 2011
New Ouchless™ Needle Collection Revolutionizes Wrinkle Treatments With State-of-the-Art Pain Reducing Technology	22 July 2011
Is Anesthesia Dangerous?	22 July 2011
UF Study Strengthens Concerns About Long-Term Use Of Certain Painkillers	21 July 2011

Pancreatic Cancer News
Benign Or Cancerous? Gene Test Predicts Cancer Potential In Pancreatic Cysts	21 July 2011

Parkinson's Disease News
Cedars-Sinai Movement Disorders Expert On International Task Force For Dystonia Treatment	22 July 2011
Deep Brain Stimulation Can Transform Lives Of Those With Parkinson's, Essential Tremor	21 July 2011
New Parkinson's Gene Has Been Identified	21 July 2011

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Pregnancy Hormone Has Unprecedented, Powerful Effect On Spinal Muscular Atrophy	26 July 2011
Excluding Children From Discussions About Their Hospital Care Causes Unnecessary Distress	25 July 2011
Homelessness More Common Among Gay, Bisexual Teens, US Study	25 July 2011
Vaccinated Children Vs. Unvaccinated Children -- What Are The Risks?	23 July 2011
An Important Back-to-School Health Routine	23 July 2011
Working Mothers And The Effects On Children	23 July 2011
Low Newborn Apgar Score Linked To Lower Academic Achievement At Age 16	22 July 2011
Dangerous Pets; Tiny Frogs Spreading Salmonella To Your Kids	22 July 2011
Among The Homeless, GLB Teens Are More Likely To Live Away From Their Families	22 July 2011
Parental Military Deployment Has Detrimental Affect On Adolescent Boys	22 July 2011
Children's Medical Center Receives National Certification For Seven Disease-Management Programs	22 July 2011
Collaboration Encourages Equal Sharing In Children But Not In Chimpanzees	22 July 2011
Exploring The Limits Of Children's Healthcare, What's The Reality Of Providing Care To All?	21 July 2011
Self-Regulation Game Helps Preschool-Age Children In Different Countries Improve Academically	20 July 2011

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
New Understanding Of How Particles Separate In Liquids Could Have Impact On Drug Suspensions	25 July 2011
All-In-One Drug Screening Platform Launched At Singapore Screening Centre	24 July 2011
Bristol-Myers Squibb To Acquire Amira Pharmaceuticals	22 July 2011
Pfizer To Acquire Icagen	21 July 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
Heat And Pollution Advisory Prescriptions From Loyola Medical Experts	21 July 2011

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News
Diabetes-Obesity Combo In Pregnancy A Major Risk Factor	26 July 2011
C-sections Rise 25% In Seven Years, USA	24 July 2011
Women May Be Able To More Efficiently Fight Off Prenatal Infections Following Manipulation Of An Immune Suppressive Cell Type	24 July 2011
Nicotine Raises Fetus Risk Of Hypertension And Heart Disease Later In Life	22 July 2011
Coming To America: Teach Your Daughter How To Breast Feed Babies?	20 July 2011
Research On Maternal And Newborn Co-sleeping Practices Is World First, Australia	20 July 2011
How Early Human Embryo Acquires Its Shape, Shown By Scientists For First Time	20 July 2011

Primary Care / General Practice News
New Resource For Physicians: Comprehensive Immigrant And Refugee Health Guidelines	26 July 2011
Family Doctors Need Support To Provide Vital After Hours Care To Local Communities, Australia	22 July 2011

Prostate / Prostate Cancer News
Scientists Discover New Pathway To Potential Therapies For Advanced Prostate Cancer	26 July 2011
Zytiga(R) Receives Positive Regulatory Recommendation In The European Union For Treatment Of Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer	25 July 2011
Adamis Prostate Cancer Drug APC-100 Granted A Patent In US	22 July 2011

Psychology / Psychiatry News
The Evolution Of Human Generosity	26 July 2011
Trend May Help Explain Decline In Marriage Rate, Particularly Among Young Adults	26 July 2011
Mothers Have A Stronger Tendency To Mimic Their Daughters' Consumption Behavior Than Vice Versa	26 July 2011
Exercise Has Numerous Beneficial Effects On Brain Health And Cognition, Review Suggests	26 July 2011
Stress-Relieving Tips For Families Living With A Serious Medical Condition	25 July 2011
To Be Successful, Health-Care Reform Must Involve Psychologists, Medical Providers, Educate Patients	24 July 2011
Difficulty In Access To Outpatient Psychiatric Care In Boston Has National Implications	23 July 2011
Unhappy People Avoid Eye Contact - New Research	22 July 2011
Do We Buy Cosmetics Because They Are Useful Or Because They Make Us Feel Good?	22 July 2011
Risk Taking Depends On Whether Participants Recalled Past Episode Of Good Or Bad Luck And Whether They Washed Their Hands	22 July 2011
Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction, And Productivity - A Virtuous Cycle?	22 July 2011
Visual Perception Can Be Skewed By Memories	21 July 2011
Players Of Rock-Paper-Scissors Are Natural Copycats	21 July 2011
Urge To Imitate Is So Ingrained, Odds Of Winning At Rock-Paper-Scissors Are Higher With Eyes Closed	20 July 2011
Time And Numbers Mix Together In The Brain	20 July 2011
Evolution Of The Evolutionarily Minded	20 July 2011

Public Health News
Man Tries To Fix Hernia With Butter Knife And Lit Cigarette	26 July 2011
Accident Protection In The Windshield	26 July 2011
7 Blockbusters' Patents Expire Soon - Drug Prices Will Plummet For Millions Of People	26 July 2011
Transition Of Care Programs After Hospital Discharge Reduce Readmission Rates	25 July 2011
Catholic Health Australia Apologizes For Forced Adoptions	25 July 2011
Sanitation Pioneer Praised By African Governments For Life-Saving Work Over 3 Decades	25 July 2011
Test Developed For Classifying Force Used In Bottle Stabbings	25 July 2011
New Scottish Radon Map Published	21 July 2011
Ridding The Environment Of Pharmaceutical Waste Not As Easy As It Seems, Warns TAU Researcher	21 July 2011
Avoiding Being A Lion's Dinner By Watching The Moon	21 July 2011
Reinventing The Toilet For Safe And Affordable Sanitation	20 July 2011
$38.9 Million To Help Translate Science Into Treatment	20 July 2011

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News
Better Protection Of Human Subjects Involved In Research Proposed By HHS, USA	24 July 2011
Animals Containing Human Material: Time To Review The Ethics Say UK Scientists	22 July 2011

Respiratory / Asthma News
New Avenues Open Up For Mesothelioma Targeted Therapy	26 July 2011
Asthma Risk Lower In Breastfed Babies	25 July 2011
Study Up For A Sneeze And Wheeze-Free School Year	23 July 2011
Decreased Risk Of Asthma In Breastfed Babies	22 July 2011
Luminex Corporation Receives U.S. FDA Clearance For New, Front Line Respiratory Viral Panel Test	22 July 2011
Lungs A Casualty Of War For Iraq Soldiers; Rare Bronchiolitis ID'd	21 July 2011
Tobacco Smoke Exposure Increases Severity Of Bronchiolitis In Babies	21 July 2011
Heartburn Treatment May Extend Survival In IPF Patients	20 July 2011

Restless Legs Syndrome News
Just Restless Or Restless Legs?	21 July 2011

Schizophrenia News
Schizophrenia Patients May Benefit From Cancer Drugs	21 July 2011
UAB Launches New Schizophrenia Studies Targeting Glutamate	21 July 2011

Seniors / Aging News
After An Emergency, Comprehensive Care Is Best For Older Patients	23 July 2011
Effective Aging Studies Require Minority Participants	22 July 2011
Study Finds 1 In 3 Michigan Seniors Can't Afford Basics	22 July 2011
About 75 Percent Of Senior Households Have Little Or No Buffer Against Trauma	21 July 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News
Study Finds Sexual Anxiety, Personality Are Predictors Of Infidelity	26 July 2011
Researchers Discover Gene Required To Maintain Male Sex Throughout Life	21 July 2011
Chlamydia Findings Could Yield New Therapeutic Approaches That Might Turn A Natural Infection Into A Vaccination	21 July 2011

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
Interrupted Sleep Impairs Memory	26 July 2011
Zebrafish Research Could Enable Us To Repair Our Circadian System	22 July 2011
New Evidence Of Age-Related Decline In The Brain's Master Circadian Clock	20 July 2011

Smoking / Quit Smoking News
FDA Clears X-22 IND For Phase II-B Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial	22 July 2011
Safety Concerns Regarding Usage And Future Implications Of New Nicotine Delivery Products	21 July 2011
New Information On Varenicline (Champix) Inconclusive: NPS, Australia	20 July 2011
How Maternal Smoking Or Nicotine Use Increases The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease In Later Life	20 July 2011

Sports Medicine / Fitness News
Eating Before Swimming May Be Dangerous, After All	25 July 2011
Young Skateboarders At Risk For Concussions And Fractures	23 July 2011
Positive Sporting Experiences Key For Children's Development	22 July 2011
Impact That Caused Football Player's Broken Neck Captured By Real-Time Data Recording	22 July 2011

Statins News
Mail-Order Pharmacy For New Statin Prescriptions Achieve Better Cholesterol Control In First 3-15 Months Of Therapy	22 July 2011

Stem Cell Research News
Long-Lasting Recombinant Factor VIII Therapy - Potential To Significantly Reduce The Burden Of Treatment For People With Hemophilia A	26 July 2011
Scientists Complete First Genome Mapping Of Molecule Found In Human Embryonic Stem Cells That May Regulate Gene Expression	22 July 2011
Method To Create Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Improved	21 July 2011

Stroke News
Brain Damage From Stroke Reduced With Natural Protein Given Up To 12 Hours Later	26 July 2011
Targeting The Inflammatory Aspect Of Stroke May Extend Time To Prevent Brain Damage	26 July 2011
Don't Worry Be Happy And Lower Your Stroke Risk	23 July 2011
Large-Scale Observational Study Links Optimism To Lower Risk Of Stroke	22 July 2011
Patients Suffering Stroke Will Be Able To Recover Using An Assistive Robot And Videogames	21 July 2011

Swine Flu News
Single-Dose H1N1 Vaccine Not Reliable Protection For Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients	26 July 2011
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology	20 July 2011

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Elimination Of National Kidney Allocation Policy Improves Minority Access To Transplants	21 July 2011

Tropical Diseases News
A New Target To Inhibit Malaria And Toxoplasmosis Infection	26 July 2011
Catching The West Nile Virus In Action	25 July 2011
Successful Strategy Used Against Asian Tiger Mosquito	25 July 2011

Tuberculosis News
Stop Using Blood Tests For TB Say WHO	23 July 2011
Many TB Tests Lead To Misdiagnoses, Warns World Health Organization	20 July 2011

Urology / Nephrology News
Antibiotic Beats Cranberry Capsules In Preventing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections - Antibiotic Resistance A Concern	25 July 2011
IV Fluids May Reduce Severity Of Kidney Failure In Kids With E. Coli Infection	23 July 2011

Vascular News
Sapheon Completes Enrollment In 30-Patient Study Of Novel Vein Disease Treatment	22 July 2011
In Rabbit Studies, Gene Therapy Delivered Once To Blood Vessel Wall Protects Against Atherosclerosis	21 July 2011
Vascular Disease Management Increasingly Important	20 July 2011
Recent Evidence-Based Vascular Medicine	20 July 2011

Veterans / Ex-Servicemen News
Risk Factor Pathways Identified For PTSS In Female And Male Veterans	26 July 2011

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
Models Show Coho Salmon At Risk In US Urbanizing Watersheds	26 July 2011
New Threshold Values For Fine Particulates At The Workplace	20 July 2011

Women's Health / Gynecology News
Antibiotics For Urinary Tract Infection Better Than Nature's Cranberries	26 July 2011
Few Women In War-Torn Lands Have Access To Contraceptives	21 July 2011
Women Should Get Free Prescription Birth Control, Report To US Govt	20 July 2011
Changes In Bone Density In Oral Contraceptive Users Depends On Age And Hormone Dose	20 July 2011
Breastfeeding Difficulties Increase Risk Of Postpartum Depression	20 July 2011

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The Dangers of Asbestos In The Home

By Jon Thomson

There's an incredibly harmful material lingering in most of our own homes and workplaces, silently doing serious damage to our health and also, oftentimes, truly putting our live in danger. Its name is Asbestos, and even though it's a frightening thing to find it's also not too difficult to eradicate.

It is a fibrous element that is resistant to both chemical and heat, Asbestos is once loved and lavished upon each and every building by builders and manufacturers alike, creating tiles and insulating homes. Its unnecessary use before implies that it's often still found in older buildings or outdated building materials in spite of the serious attempts of late to get rid of it.

Various life threatening diseases such as lung cancer are widely known to be caused by asbestos exposure, asbestosis and mesothelioma; the discovery of asbestos is never something to act slowly and gradually upon. Direct contact causes asbestos warts while airborne asbestos particles are causing cancer, all of which can range from benign to deadly, there's really absolutely no reason to NOT have your own home or workplace subjected to testing.

In addition, asbestos removal must stick to a lot of governmental restrictions, needing a lot of paper work to satisfy insurance firms. For the reason that asbestos can be so dangerous and even though it could be attractive to cut corners perhaps among the riskiest things on this planet for you to be skimpy on. A professional asbestos removal company doesn't only extensively get rid of all asbestos particles out of your home, nonetheless they'll also allow you to complete pretty much everything paperwork properly and accurately.

If you've found, or think you've found, asbestos throughout your home then there really isn't any justification to seek the easy or cheap route out, specially when you recognize simply how much harm these components continues to be and still is doing to your health and the health of your family and friends.

About the Author:

Jon Thomson works for Elysion. He designs and constructs juliet balcony structures as well as architectural staircases.

NCI Cancer Bulletin for July 26, 2011

July 26, 2011 • Volume 8 / Number 15 Read the NCI Cancer Bulletin The latest issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin is now available at http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin. Keep up to date on the latest research and advances in the prevention, treatment, and understanding of cancer. Commentary Read This Issue Guest Commentary: Toward a New Understanding of Cancers in Adolescents and Young Adults »  Cancer Research Now: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers »  Features Read This Issue Uncovering the Biology of Cancers in Adolescents and Young Adults »  Clinical Trials Offer a Path to Better Care for AYAs with Cancer »  For Many Young Cancer Survivors, Late Effects Pose Lasting Problems »  AYAs Are Not Alone: Confronting Psychosocial Challenges of Cancer »  A Conversation with Matthew Zachary: The Young Adult Cancer Movement »  Highlights Read This Issue Breast Cancer Cells Found by Immunochemistry in Sentinel Nodes Not Associated with Survival »  Radiation Plus Short-Term Hormone Therapy Improves Survival of Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer »  In Hodgkin Lymphoma Study, Side Effects Distinguish Treatments »  Updates Read This Issue FDA Update »  Notes »