Weekly Medical News Newsletter - 20 April 2011

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ADHD News
P2D Bioscience Lead ADHD Drug Demonstrates Efficacy In Preclinical Testing	13 Apr 2011

Aid / Disasters News
WFP Opens Up Critical Humanitarian Corridor To Western Libya	19 Apr 2011
"Liquefaction" Cited As Key To Much Of Japanese Earthquake Damage	19 Apr 2011
Red Cross Responds After Tornadoes, Wildfires Leave Devastation Across The South	19 Apr 2011
USDA Offers Food Safety Tips For Flooding And Power Outages For States In The Southeast And Midwest United States	18 Apr 2011
Red Cross Provides Relief To Areas Hit By Tornadoes	18 Apr 2011
Twitter And Natural Disasters: Crisis Communication Lessons From The Japan Tsunami	16 Apr 2011
Funding Shortfall Threatens Food Assistance To Millions Of Poor Afghans	15 Apr 2011
For Tsunami Survivors, Higher Exposure To Trauma Delays Recovery	14 Apr 2011
UNMC Invites Public To Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Effort Planning For Japan	13 Apr 2011
Views Of Long-Term Effects Of Oil Spill Differ Between Louisiana, Florida Residents	13 Apr 2011

Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
High Rates Of Substance Abuse Exist Among Veterans With Mental Illness	19 Apr 2011
Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site Leads To 35 Percent Reduction In Overdose Deaths	19 Apr 2011
Mixing Red Bull And Alcohol To Stay Awake At Parties Can Be A Dangerous Combination	19 Apr 2011
Hungover Surgeons' Performance Today Undermined By Yesterday's Booze	18 Apr 2011
Vancouver Safe Injection Site Proves Beneficial Against Overdose	18 Apr 2011
Another Reason Not To Binge Drink Alcohol	18 Apr 2011
Previous-Day Alcohol Consumption Appears To Affect Surgical Skills On Virtual Reality Simulator	18 Apr 2011
Energy Drink Plus Alcohol Cocktail Raises Risks Linked To Drinking More Than Alcohol By Itself	17 Apr 2011
Parental Alcoholism Carries Risk For Offspring To Develop The Same According To Population-Based Study	17 Apr 2011
Alcohol-Dependence Impulsivity Linked To Brain Anomalies	17 Apr 2011
Alcohol Use Disorders Exacerbate Health Care-Associated Infections	16 Apr 2011
Mixing Energy Beverages With Alcohol May Be Riskier Than Drinking Alcohol Alone	16 Apr 2011
Most Substance-Dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health	15 Apr 2011
Keeping Beer Fresh Longer	14 Apr 2011
Drinking And Dying In Russia: Stanford Research Casts Sober Light On Russia's Mortality Crisis	14 Apr 2011
Substance-Abusing Women Offenders Benefit From Community-Based Aftercare Program Once Leaving Prison	14 Apr 2011
Repeated Ethanol Exposure Enhances Synaptic Plasticity In A Key Area In The Brain	13 Apr 2011
'Building Capacity, Redressing Neglect' On Harm Reduction	13 Apr 2011

Allergy News
Food Allergies And Restaurant Staff	15 Apr 2011
Allergy Sufferers Contend With Longer Allergy Season	13 Apr 2011
Chicago Drops From 83 To 78 On "Worst Place To Live With Spring Allergies" List	13 Apr 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
Do You Have Alzheimer's? First Guidelines Since 1984 Released	19 Apr 2011
Identifying Alzheimer's During The Early Stages Of The Disease	19 Apr 2011
Jamie Darling Leading The Charge For Team Alzheimer's Society At Launch Of Bupa Great Yorkshire Run, UK	19 Apr 2011
New Criteria And Guidelines For The Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease Published For First Time In 27 Years	19 Apr 2011
New Department Of Defense Program To Fund Research Relevant To Both The Alzheimer's And Military Communities	18 Apr 2011
Inability To Spot Deception, Irony, Lies, Or Sarcasm Might Be Initial Sign Of Dementia	18 Apr 2011
Study Shows Inability To Detect Sarcasm, Lies, May Be Early Sign Of Dementia	17 Apr 2011
Alzheimer's Community Commends Those Members Of Congress Who Fought To Stave Off Cuts To Research Funding In Budget Deal, Calls For Greater Investment	15 Apr 2011
Alzheimer's Onset Preceded By Brain Shrinkage Ten Years Before	15 Apr 2011
Changes In The Brain Could Be Detected Decade Before Alzheimer's Symptoms Are Seen	14 Apr 2011
Experimental Alzheimer's Disease Drugs Might Help Patients With Nerve Injuries	14 Apr 2011
Brain Starts Shrinking Nearly A Decade Before Alzheimer's Appears	14 Apr 2011
Treating High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes May Lower Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease	14 Apr 2011
Brain Structure Changes Indicate Risk For Developing Alzheimer's Disease	14 Apr 2011
Quanterix Discovers Link Between Heart Attack-Induced Hypoxia And Suspected Alzheimer's Disease Pathway	13 Apr 2011
Constricted "Life Space" Linked With Alzheimer's Disease	13 Apr 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
Pfizer Announces Top-Line Results Of Third Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of Tofacitinib (CP-690,550) In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis	18 Apr 2011
FDA Approves ACTEMRA(R) (Tocilizumab) For The Treatment Of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA)	18 Apr 2011
FDA Approves Actemra To Treat Rare Form Of Juvenile Arthritis	16 Apr 2011
Illusion Can Halve The Pain Of Osteoarthritis, Scientists Say	15 Apr 2011
Injectable Gel Could Spell Relief For Arthritis Sufferers	13 Apr 2011

Asbestos / Mesothelioma News
Following A Path To A Potential Therapy For NF2, A Rare Tumor Disorder	16 Apr 2011
Society Disappointed With Asbestos Announcement, Canada	15 Apr 2011

Autism News
A Frequent Cause Of Intellectual Disability Is Non-Hereditary Genetic Problems	19 Apr 2011
Co-Morbidity Of Autism And Epilepsy Examined	15 Apr 2011
Scientists Discover "Thunder" Protein That Regulates Memory Formation	15 Apr 2011
$770,000 For Gastrointestinal Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders Awarded By Autism Speaks	14 Apr 2011
Why Does Brain Development Diverge From Normal In Autism Spectrum Disorders?	13 Apr 2011

Back Pain News
Physiotherapy From Onset Of Back Pain Can Alleviate Future Back Problems	19 Apr 2011

Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News
Anti-Terror Patrol Randomizing System Begins Trials In Boston Harbor	15 Apr 2011

Biology / Biochemistry News
Idera Pharmaceuticals Publishes Data Demonstrating Novel Gene-Silencing Oligonucleotide (GSO) Technology	19 Apr 2011
DFG Senate Commissions Issue Statement On Biomaterial Banks For Research	19 Apr 2011
Polarized Microscopy Technique Shows How Proteins Are Arranged	19 Apr 2011
Polarized Microscopy Technique Shows New Details Of How Proteins Are Arranged	18 Apr 2011
Is Lunar Dust Harmful To Humans?	15 Apr 2011
Precipitation, Predators May Be Key In Ecological Regulation Of Infectious Disease	14 Apr 2011
New App For SciVerse Launched By Elsevier, EMBL And University Of Copenhagen	14 Apr 2011
Discovery Of Long-Sought Fossil Mammal With Transitional Middle Ear	14 Apr 2011
Preparing For A Cool Life - Seasonal Changes In Lipid Composition	14 Apr 2011
Online Tool Joins Elsevier's Expanding Stable Of Digital Workflow Solutions To Improve Scientific Research	13 Apr 2011

Bipolar News
New Approach To Bipolar Mood Swings	19 Apr 2011
Catharine Zeta-Jones Treated For Bipolar Disorder In Clinic	14 Apr 2011

Blood / Hematology News
Widespread, Risky Use Of Clotting Drug On Non-Hemophilia Patients	19 Apr 2011
April 17 Is World Hemophilia Day: Be Inspired, Get Involved!	18 Apr 2011
Majority Of People With Bleeding Disorders Globally Do Not Have Access To Adequate Treatment	14 Apr 2011
Baxter Supports New Advocacy In Action Initiative To Assist People Living With Bleeding Disorders To Achieve And Maintain Access To Care	14 Apr 2011
Safety Of Stored Blood Among Chief Concerns For Transfusion Medicine Community	14 Apr 2011

Bones / Orthopedics News
Novartis Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Joicela (lumiracoxib), Europe	19 Apr 2011
Study Finds Decrease In Length Of Hospital Stay After Hip Replacement, But Increase In Hospital Readmissions	19 Apr 2011
Nanofiber Spheres Show Promise For Knee Cartilage Repair	18 Apr 2011
Pelvic-Repair Device Developed By UT Southwestern Surgeons Enables Minimally Invasive Trauma Surgery	18 Apr 2011
Courses Setting Highest Standards In Diagnostic Training Created By IOF- ISCD Collaboration	17 Apr 2011
LSP Bio Launches RenehaVis™ And SportVis™ In The UK	15 Apr 2011
European Medicines Agency Concludes Class Review Of Bisphosphonates And Atypical Fractures	15 Apr 2011
IOF Calls For Further Research Into Changes In Fracture Rate Incidence And To Determine The Future Socio-Economic Burden Of Fragility Fractures	13 Apr 2011

Breast Cancer News
New Digital Method For Breast Cancer Prognosis	19 Apr 2011
Keep A Breast Launches Non Toxic Revolution Campaign	18 Apr 2011
Get Your Body Back After Breast Cancer	18 Apr 2011
New Test Identifies Cancer Patients To Benefit From 10p-A-Day Diabetes Drug	14 Apr 2011
Healthy Breast Cells Help Kill Cancer Cells	14 Apr 2011
Breast Cancer Surgery: The Sentinel Node Dilemma	13 Apr 2011
SAVI Breast Brachytherapy Safe For Women With Breast Implants, Study Says	13 Apr 2011
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Provides Alternative For Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer	13 Apr 2011

Cancer / Oncology News
Minimizing Side Effects From Chemoradiation Could Help Brain Cancer Patients Live Longer	19 Apr 2011
A Cancer Marker And Treatment In One?	19 Apr 2011
International Group Of Experts Calls For Long-term Support For Research To Fully Evaluate The Health Consequences Of The Chernobyl Accident	19 Apr 2011
Taking Aim At Tumors: Novel Way Of Studying Cancer May Inspire New Treatments	19 Apr 2011
ASHP Advantage Launches National Initiative On Optimizing Bone Health In Cancer Patients	19 Apr 2011
How Inflammation Can Lead To Cancer	19 Apr 2011
Cell Of Origin Found For Squamous Cell Cancer	19 Apr 2011
Biotech Synergy Acquires Multi-Epitope NSCLC Cancer Vaccine Phase 2 Positive Assets And Related Patents	19 Apr 2011
EU Grant For Targeted Therapy In Renal Cell Cancer	19 Apr 2011
A Joint Tumour Marker In Man And Dog	19 Apr 2011
Macmillan Responds To NICE's Decision Not To Recommend Everolimus As A Treatment For Advanced Kidney Cancer	19 Apr 2011
More Than $6 Million To Be Awarded To Promising Cancer Researchers At The ASCO Annual Meeting	19 Apr 2011
Promising Sugar-Based Vaccine May Aid Fight Against Deadly Bug	19 Apr 2011
New Dubin Breast Center At Mount Sinai Raises The Standard For Comprehensive Cancer Care	18 Apr 2011
Sandia And UNM Lead Effort To Destroy Cancers	18 Apr 2011
First Womb Cancer Genome Scan Reveals Prostate Cancer Link	18 Apr 2011
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' Cancer Vaccine: Safety And Preliminary Efficacy Results For Glioblastoma Trial Presented At AAN Annual Meeting	18 Apr 2011
Several Cancers Are Underrepresented In Clinical Trials	16 Apr 2011
Researchers Unlock Key To Personalized Cancer Medicine Using Tumor Metabolism	15 Apr 2011
NCKU And NRC Made Innovative Cancer Diagnostic And Treatment Discoveries	15 Apr 2011
First Patient Enrolled In Isofol Medical's Initial Trial With Modufolin(R) For Treatment Of Neoadjuvant Rectal Cancer	15 Apr 2011
Authors Do Battle In BioEssays Over Controversial TOFT Theory Of Cancer Versus SMT Model	15 Apr 2011
Following Cancer Prevention Guidelines Lowers Risk Of Death From Cancer, Heart Disease, All Causes	15 Apr 2011
Study Suggests Enzyme Crucial To DNA Replication May Provide Potent Anti-Cancer Drug Target	15 Apr 2011
Acceleron Pharma And GlaxoSmithKline Present First-in-Human Trials Data At American Association For Cancer Research 2011 Meeting	14 Apr 2011
Computer Models Used To Study Protein Involved With Cancer, Aging And Chronic Disease	14 Apr 2011
UCSD Is Natl. Study Site For Cancer Immunotherapy	14 Apr 2011
Living While Dying - Learning To Live In The Face Of Cancer	13 Apr 2011
Headsmart Campaign Launches To Make Britain More Brain Tumour Aware, UK	13 Apr 2011
Locally Developed Cancer Fighting Drug Moves One Step Closer To Clinical Trial	13 Apr 2011
Boosting The Immune System To Fight Cancer	13 Apr 2011
Esophageal And Oral Cancers In Mice Caused By Loss Of Cell Adhesion Protein; Findings Might Lead To Targets For Therapy, Early Detection	13 Apr 2011

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Study Adds Weight To Link Between Calcium Supplements And Heart Problems	19 Apr 2011
News From Annals Of Internal Medicine: April 19, 2011	19 Apr 2011
Simple Injection Could Limit Damage From Heart Attacks And Stroke	19 Apr 2011
Gamma Therapeutics Awarded Phase II NIH Small Business Innovation Research Grant To Develop GammaCoeur™, A Novel CVD Risk Test	19 Apr 2011
Study Of Nonsurgical Heart Valve Replacement	18 Apr 2011
Minorities Born With Heart Defects At Higher Risk Of Dying In Early Childhood Than Whites	18 Apr 2011
New Possibilities For Treating Patients With Vascular Disease	18 Apr 2011
New Patient Guidelines For Heart Devices	17 Apr 2011
Patients With Heart Device Can Safely Undergo Non-Cardiac Surgery	16 Apr 2011
Exercise Prescribed For Cardiac Rehabilitation	15 Apr 2011
Research Sheds Light On Aortic Aneurysm Growth, Treatment In Marfan Syndrome	14 Apr 2011
Short-Term, High-Fat Diet May Initiate Protection During Heart Attack	14 Apr 2011
ZOLL Propaq MD Monitor/Defibrillator And Propaq M Monitor Granted Approval By Health Canada	13 Apr 2011
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online: April 11, 2011	13 Apr 2011

Caregivers / Homecare News
Home Care, Assisted Living Boosted By U.S. Life Expectancy Increase	18 Apr 2011

Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News
Girls Failing To Complete HPV Vaccine Course, Australia	19 Apr 2011

Cholesterol News
OB/GYNs Find Diagnostic Value In VAP(R) Cholesterol Test	15 Apr 2011
Dispelling Myths Surrounding Dietary Cholesterol	14 Apr 2011

Cleft Palate News
Technology Used To Assess How People View Faces With A Cleft Lip And Palate	15 Apr 2011

Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News
Inclusion Of Surrogate & Shorter Endpoints Will Ensure Faster Clinical Trials In Oncology	13 Apr 2011

Colorectal Cancer News
Publication Of Survival Benefit In Leading Journal Emphasizes Importance Of Erbitux In 1st Line MCRC	19 Apr 2011
Growth Of Human Tumor Cells Inhibited By Small Molecules	13 Apr 2011
New Educational Booklet Helps Patients Prepare For Colonoscopy	13 Apr 2011

Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News
New Vitamin D-fortified Food Could Battle Widespread Need For The Sunshine Vitamin	18 Apr 2011
Dietary Supplement Industry Hosts First Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing For The 112th Congress	18 Apr 2011

Conferences News
Future Pharma	19 Apr 2011
Scottish Conference Considers Issues Of Ageing With HIV	14 Apr 2011
UCLA School Of Nursing To Present Important Research Findings At The Western Institute Of Nursing Conference, April 13-16 In Las Vegas	13 Apr 2011
Record Attendance As The Best In Health Care Gather For Networking And Professional Development At The AMGA 2011 Annual Conference	13 Apr 2011

COPD News
Large Study Finds ICS Therapy Reduces Pneumonia Mortality	15 Apr 2011
Experimental Treatment For COPD In Development	14 Apr 2011

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
Teens And Plastic Surgery	19 Apr 2011
Non-Invasive Extenders Are Better Than Surgery For Penile Lengthening	18 Apr 2011
Bullying Pushes 7-year Old To Opt For Plastic Surgery On Her Ears	16 Apr 2011

Cystic Fibrosis News
Flash Mob Your Way To Supporting Children With Cystic Fibrosis	13 Apr 2011

Dentistry News
Dentists In Northern Ireland Need At Least 7 Per Cent Increase To Expenses Element To Meet Running Costs The BDA Warns	19 Apr 2011
Advancing Oral Health In America And The Call To Prioritize Oral Health Research - AADR Applauds IOM Report	17 Apr 2011
Exclusive Distribution Agreement For CarieScan PRO In China	15 Apr 2011
Dentists Urged To Respond To The Government's Red-Tape Challenge, UK	15 Apr 2011
MRSA Discovered On Braces, UK	13 Apr 2011
New Evidence That Chronic Ulcerative Stomatitis Is An Autoimmune Disease	13 Apr 2011

Depression News
Targeting Depression Can Help Diabetes Patients Improve Overall Health	19 Apr 2011
New Drug Offers Hope For Depression	19 Apr 2011
Early Studies Show Anti-Depressants Boost Brain Cells After Injury	19 Apr 2011
Adults Who Have Lost A Loved One Due To Suicide Needed For Complicated Grief Study At Pitt	18 Apr 2011
New Data Show No Negative Long-Term Effect In Cognitive Function In Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Treated With NeuroStar TMS Therapy(R)	15 Apr 2011
GPs Need To Understand That There's More To Depression	15 Apr 2011
Suicides Rise When Economy Does Badly, And Fall When It Does Well	14 Apr 2011

Dermatology News
Taro Receives FDA Approval For Imiquimod Cream, 5%	19 Apr 2011
For Testing Skin Cream, Synthetic Skin May Be As Good As The Real Thing	19 Apr 2011
Nabriva Reports Positive Results From Phase II Trial Of Pleuromutilin Antibiotic BC-3781 In ABSSSI	18 Apr 2011
ULURU Inc. Announces Commercial Exhibit And Scientific Presentations At The SAWC/WHS National Wound Symposium	16 Apr 2011
ARTAS System Receives FDA Clearance For Ground-Breaking Technology Treating Hair Loss	15 Apr 2011

Diabetes News
Cycling To Help Stop Diabetes	19 Apr 2011
Artificial Pancreas To Be The Key Technology Driver For The Diabetes Care Devices Market	19 Apr 2011
Albertson's LLC Joins Diabetes Prevention And Control Alliance To Help Tackle National Diabetes Crisis	19 Apr 2011
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 18, 2011	19 Apr 2011
Is Type 2 Diabetes An Autoimmune Disease?	19 Apr 2011
Roche Launches EMR Interface For VA To Facilitate Diabetes Management	19 Apr 2011
Elderly Diabetes Patients With Very Low Glucose Levels Have Slightly Increased Risk Of Death	19 Apr 2011
Health Of Canadians At A Tipping Point - Canadian Diabetes Association	18 Apr 2011
Bydureon™ Recommended For Approval In Europe	18 Apr 2011
Victoza® Meta-Analysis Shows Greater Blood Sugar Control At All Baseline A1C Levels When Compared To Other Therapies	16 Apr 2011
Halozyme's Ultrafast Insulin Generates Faster-In And Faster-Out Profile For Type 1 Diabetes Patients Using Insulin Pumps	16 Apr 2011
Cornerstone Health Care, Anceta, And Humedica Present Initiatives Focused On Improving Diabetes Patient Care	16 Apr 2011
Combination Bydureon For Diabetes Gets Positive Opinion In Europe	16 Apr 2011
Artificial Pancreas Shows Promise In Overnight Glucose Control For Adults With Diabetes Type 1	15 Apr 2011
Lixisenatide Significantly Reduces Blood Sugar Levels Without Increasing Hypoglycaemia In Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes On Sulfonylureas	15 Apr 2011
VictozaR Meta-analysis Shows Greater Blood Sugar Control At All Baseline A1C Levels When Compared To Other Therapies	15 Apr 2011
New ACE Survey Shows People With Type 2 Diabetes Experience Low Blood Sugar During Typical Daily Activities	15 Apr 2011
People With Type 2 Diabetes Experience Low Blood Sugar During Typical Daily Activities: New ACE Survey	15 Apr 2011
Aggressive Glycemic Control In Diabetic CABG Patients Does Not Improve Survival	15 Apr 2011
How Can Metabolic Surgery Cure Diabetes So Fast?	15 Apr 2011
Artificial Pancreas May Improve Overnight Control Of Diabetes In Adults	14 Apr 2011
Devon Medical Products Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For ArterioFlow™ Pump That Treats Diabetic Foot, Peripheral Arterial Disorders	14 Apr 2011
dermaPACE Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial Results For Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment To Be Presented At The SAWC Spring 2011	13 Apr 2011
AANEM Joint Guideline Documents Scientific Best Practice	13 Apr 2011

Ear, Nose and Throat News
Tinnitus Caused By Too Little Inhibition Of Brain Auditory Circuits, Pitt-Led Study Says	19 Apr 2011
Patients Appear To Adjust And Learn To Cope With Loss Or Reduced Sense Of Smell	18 Apr 2011
Virtual Surgery Shows Promise In Personalized Treatment Of Nasal Obstruction	18 Apr 2011
Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery Effective In Children	13 Apr 2011

Endocrinology News
PH Values Control Formic Acid Metabolism In Bacterium	16 Apr 2011
Amylin Announces Data Showing Metreleptin's Long-Term Efficacy In Patients With Lipodystrophy	15 Apr 2011
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces Teva New Drug Application For Bio-T-Gel™	14 Apr 2011
ENDO 2011 On Track To Be The Largest-Ever Annual Meeting Of The Endocrine Society	13 Apr 2011

Epilepsy News
Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy Common In Idiopathic Autism Associated With Early Seizure Onset And Cognitive Impairment	19 Apr 2011
Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy Common In Idiopathic Autism	19 Apr 2011
Topamax Weird Smell Triggers Johnson & Johnson Recall	15 Apr 2011
New Drug May Reduce Seizures In Epilepsy	14 Apr 2011
Canada Researcher Awarded $130,000 Epilepsy Research Grant	14 Apr 2011
Survey Reveals PatientsLikeMe(R) Helps People With Epilepsy Improve Seizure Understanding And Medication Adherence	13 Apr 2011
Link Between Fragile X Syndrome And Epilepsy: New Clue Found	13 Apr 2011

Eye Health / Blindness News
AMD Alliance Issues Global Call To Action To Improve Care Of Patients With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)	19 Apr 2011
Operation Eyesight Calls For Canada To Be A Leader In Eye Health Care	19 Apr 2011
FDA Grants Priority Review For VEGF Trap-Eye For The Treatment Of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration	19 Apr 2011
Eye Physicians Need To Expand Their Tool Box To Include Molecular Medicine In The Form Of Low-Cost Nutrition-Based Interventions	17 Apr 2011
Annual Eye Exams Not Cost-Effective For People With Diabetes And At Low Risk Of Diabetic Retinopathy Progression	15 Apr 2011
Neurotech's NT-501 Implant Demonstrates Statistically Significant Photoreceptor Preservation In Patients With Retinal Degenerative Disease	15 Apr 2011
InSite Vision Updates Special Protocol Assessment Submission To FDA For Phase 3 Trial Of AzaSite Plus™ And DexaSite™	15 Apr 2011
Researchers Make First Bioartificial Organ In Spain	15 Apr 2011
Ophthalmology Faculty To Be Launched By Faculty Of 1000	14 Apr 2011
RegeneRx Reports New Statistically Significant Data Confirming Repair Of Corneal Damage In Dry Eye Model	14 Apr 2011
Most Eye Injuries From Spray Cans Suffered By Children	14 Apr 2011

Fertility News
New Study Finds Stronger Regulations Of In Vitro Fertilization May Save Lives	14 Apr 2011
Regulations Restricting The Number Of Embryos To Be Transferred During IVF May Save Lives	14 Apr 2011
Improvements In Embryonic Preimplantation Genetic Screening Techniques	14 Apr 2011

Fibromyalgia News
Pico-Tesla Reports Promising Results From Pilot Study Of Magneceutical(R) Therapy For Fibromyalgia	14 Apr 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News
Landmark Agreement Improves Global Preparedness For Influenza Pandemics	18 Apr 2011

GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News
Enterologics, Inc. To Develop Probiotics As Biologic Drugs For Gastrointestinal Diseases	19 Apr 2011
Celiac Disease Resolution Passes Senate Floor Test	19 Apr 2011

Genetics News
Extraordinary DNA Repair Safeguards Genome Integrity	19 Apr 2011
Decoding Human Genes Is The Goal Of A New Open-Source Encyclopedia	19 Apr 2011
Important Genetic Tools For Diagnosing Lethal Disease And For Counseling Mutation Carriers In Affected Families	19 Apr 2011
Possible New Treatment For Fatal Childhood Disease Identified By Innovative Screening Method	19 Apr 2011
Study Finds Parents Favor Predictive Genetic Tests For Children	18 Apr 2011
Parents Likely To Embrace Predictive Genetic Testing For Their Children If Offered, Study Finds	18 Apr 2011
Computational Theoretical Scientists Get A First Look At The Mechanics Of Membrane Proteins	18 Apr 2011
Scientists Assemble Genes Involved In Regulating Olfaction In The Antennae Of A Moth	17 Apr 2011
The Structure Of FEN1, A Key Player In DNA Replication And Repair, Deciphered By A Berkeley Lab-Led Team	17 Apr 2011
New Legal Model Proposed To Counter Red Tape, Boost Participation In DNA Sample Research	15 Apr 2011
New DNA Nanoforms Take Shape	15 Apr 2011
Identification Of Genes That Control 'Aging' Steroid	15 Apr 2011
Non-Lethal Way Of Switching Off Essential Genes In Mice Perfected By CSHL Team	15 Apr 2011
Gene Expression Altered By Low Doses Of Penta-Brominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants	14 Apr 2011
The TET1 Enzyme Steers Us Through Fetal Development And Fights Cancer	14 Apr 2011
Evolution Points To Genes Involved In Birth Timing	14 Apr 2011
New Genetic Tool Helps Researchers To Analyse Cells' Most Important Functions	13 Apr 2011
Developing A Tool For Identification Even Using Very Degraded DNA Samples	13 Apr 2011

Gout News
Teijin Pharma Expands Global Market For TMX-67 (febuxostat) - Turkey, Mexico, Caribbean, Middle East And North Africa	18 Apr 2011

Headache / Migraine News
Book Offers Physical, Spiritual Help To Migraine Sufferers	14 Apr 2011
Researchers Find Botox Eases Painful Spinal Headaches	14 Apr 2011

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
Study Finds High-Deductible Health Plans Pose No Special Risks To The Medically Vulnerable	19 Apr 2011
Statement By HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Regarding Selected Medical Benefits	18 Apr 2011
CMA Urges Common Sense In Improving Patient Outcomes	18 Apr 2011
AG Coakley Determines That Compensation Of Board Members At Non-Profit Health Insurers Is Not Justified	15 Apr 2011

Hearing / Deafness News
Are GPs Preventing Patients From Hearing Properly? UK	19 Apr 2011

Heart Disease News
Genes Involved In Embryonic-Heart Development Identified: Findings Important To Understanding Congenital Heart Defects	19 Apr 2011
Simple Injection Could Limit Damage From Heart Attacks And Stroke	19 Apr 2011
Short-Term, High-Fat Consumption May Be Beneficial To The Heart	14 Apr 2011
Heart Disease Risk Factors Linked To Cognitive Decline	13 Apr 2011
Tart Cherries May Reduce Inflammation, Risk Factors For Heart Disease	13 Apr 2011
Heart And Stroke Survivors Urge Congress To Increase Funding For Medical Research And Support Legislation To Help Combat Childhood Obesity	13 Apr 2011

HIV / AIDS News
AHF: Gilead Must Halt FDA Approval Of Truvada As HIV Prevention After PrEP Study In Women Fails	19 Apr 2011
Five-Year, $10 Million Grant For U Of M Scientist To Direct Innovative HIV Research Program	19 Apr 2011
Virco's Electronic Health Record AVIGA™ Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group	19 Apr 2011
Gilead HIV Drug Ineffective In Africa; Studies Halted	18 Apr 2011
Walk For Life This June To Support People Living With HIV, UK	15 Apr 2011
Juvenile Offenders Need Better HIV Prevention Interventions	15 Apr 2011
President Of El Salvador To Lend Support To UN High Level Meeting On AIDS	15 Apr 2011
San Francisco's HIV Rate Could Be Cut Sharply With Expanded Treatment, Study Predicts	14 Apr 2011
U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men Have Escalated Risk Of HIV-Related Mortality	14 Apr 2011
Access To Mental Health Drugs Among Vulnerable Populations Living With HIV Is Affected By State-Level Factors	14 Apr 2011

Hypertension News
EDARBI (azilsartan Medoxomil), Now Available In U.S. Pharmacies For Patients With Hypertension	15 Apr 2011
New Study Identifies Possible Cause Of Salt-Induced Hypertension	15 Apr 2011

Immune System / Vaccines News
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces Pancreatic And Prostate Cancer Vaccine License	19 Apr 2011
Announcing The Results Of National Study Of Parental Concerns About Childhood Vaccines	19 Apr 2011
TGA Issues Precautionary Advice About Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine, Australia	18 Apr 2011
Duke Human Vaccine Institute Signs Research Agreement To Develop Pandemic Virus Vaccines	15 Apr 2011
Novel Therapy Improves Immune Function In Teen With Rare Disease	15 Apr 2011
European Medicines Agency Recommends Lifting Of Suspension Of Octagam	14 Apr 2011
CEL-SCI Corporation's Chief Scientific Officer To Present Data Supporting Innovative Treatments For Cancer At World Vaccine Congress On April 14th	14 Apr 2011
iBioLaunch™ Technology Versatility Confirmed In Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications	14 Apr 2011
Phoenix Healthcare Finds Physician Practices Are More Apt To Switch Suppliers As The Market Grows And Needs Change	13 Apr 2011

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
IFPMA Supports Principles Of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Decision	18 Apr 2011
Tick Lyme Disease Off Your Holiday List	14 Apr 2011
NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Receives Bloomberg School Goodermote Humanitarian Award	14 Apr 2011
An Advance For A Newborn Vaccine Approach	14 Apr 2011
Toad Brains Brimming With Powerful Germ-Fighters	14 Apr 2011
"Getting To Zero:" Medline's Erase Cauti Program Helps Hospitals Reduce Catheter Use By 20 Percent	13 Apr 2011
Food Safety Researchers Target Lesser-Known E. coli Types	13 Apr 2011
Fluorescent Test System To Hunt For Deadly Bacteria	13 Apr 2011

Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News
Peppermint Earns Respect In Mainstream Medicine	19 Apr 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Vicor Technologies Receives FDA Clearance Of 510(k) For Its PD2i(R) Nonlinear Algorithm And Software To Be Used In Cardiovascular Disease Testing	19 Apr 2011
Physician Using Ingenix CareTracker Becomes One Of The First In The U.S. To Demonstrate Meaningful Use Of Health IT	19 Apr 2011
Thought-Controlled, Hands-Free Computer For The Disabled Developed By Ben-Gurion University Students	19 Apr 2011
Brainlab Harnesses The Cloud With Quentry™ - Global Medical Network Offers Secure Data Sharing And Collaboration	19 Apr 2011
Medtronic Launches New, Enhanced Midas Rex E-Institute® Website For Residents, Surgeons, And Healthcare Staff	18 Apr 2011
MPS Welcomes Much Needed Guidance For Doctors On Patient Recordings, UK	18 Apr 2011
2,000 Practices Using EClinicalWorks Are Ready For Meaningful Use	15 Apr 2011
Launch Of New Global Portal For Cyber-Physical Systems Research	15 Apr 2011
Elsevier/MEDai Predictive Analytic Solutions Chosen By Lovelace Health Plan	15 Apr 2011
Decisions On Fire Sprinkler Systems For Homes Aided By Free Online Tool	15 Apr 2011
Informatics Experts Visit Members Of Congress To Discuss Informatics Needs Of The Emerging Workforce	14 Apr 2011
TAU Scientists Give Computers "Hindsight" To Anticipate The Future	14 Apr 2011
Lister Technologies Shares Best Practices In Business Intelligence For Hospitals	13 Apr 2011
Cloud Computing Speeds Trauma Care	13 Apr 2011
Rice University Students Develop Diagnostic Game To Help Kids Balance	13 Apr 2011

Litigation / Medical Malpractice News
Boy's Wrong Wandering Eye Operated On, Then Other Eye Without Consulting Parents	19 Apr 2011
MDU Members Seek Advice With Rights And Wrongs Of Recording Patients, UK	18 Apr 2011

Liver Disease / Hepatitis News
Fatty Liver Disease Can Lead To Heart Attack	18 Apr 2011
Quest Diagnostics Launches Hepatitis C Virus Therapy Test Based On IL28B Gene Variants	18 Apr 2011
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Transgene And ChronTech Pharma To Collaborate On Heterologous Prime-Boost Therapeutic Vaccination Against Hepatitis C	18 Apr 2011
Liver Cell Infusion Performed For First Time In The United States On Child With Life-Threatening Disorder	16 Apr 2011
Limiting Carbs, Not Calories, Reduces Liver Fat Faster	16 Apr 2011
More Support Needed To Cut HCV Toll	16 Apr 2011
Aerobic Exercise May Improve Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	14 Apr 2011
New Compounds Show Promise Against Hepatitis C Infection	13 Apr 2011

Lung Cancer News
Study Demonstrates A Significant Increase In Lung Nodule Detection With Riverain Medical's SoftView Chest X-Ray Application	19 Apr 2011
High-Risk Donor Lungs Can Now Be Safely Used For Transplant Due To The Toronto XVIV0 Lung Perfusion System	14 Apr 2011
NIH Funds Investigation Of Inhaled Lung Cancer Treatment	13 Apr 2011
Precision Therapeutics' ChemoFx® Demonstrates Significant Role In Selection Of Chemotherapy Doublets In Non Small Cell Lung Cancer	13 Apr 2011

Lupus News
Lupus Foundation Of America And RN.com Launch New Lupus Education Program	14 Apr 2011

Lymphology/Lymphedema News
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Report Finds Lymphoedema Services Are Not Meeting Breast Cancer Patients' Needs	15 Apr 2011

Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News
Discovery Of Relationship Between Proteins May Impact Development Of Cancer Therapies	19 Apr 2011
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval For New Manufacturing Process For ONCASPAR® (Pegaspargase) Primary Ingredient	19 Apr 2011
Possible New Approach To Treating Deadly Leukemia In Babies	13 Apr 2011
4SC Announces Treatment Of First Patient In Phase I TOPAS Study With The Selective HDAC Inhibitor 4SC-202	13 Apr 2011
Cancer Specialist At Children's Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $1.7 Million From NCI	13 Apr 2011

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
Medtronic Introduces The Marrowmax™ Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle Kit	19 Apr 2011
Portland Surgeon Completes Nation's First SPIDER(R) Microlap Gastric Band	19 Apr 2011
FDA Approves New Portable Device That Stops Brain Tumor Growth	18 Apr 2011
McSleepy Developer Uses "KIS" To Increase Precision And Safety Of Intubation	17 Apr 2011
New Audit Commission List Of 'Ineffective' Clinical Procedures "Indiscriminate And Damaging", Says Leading Patient And Medical Device Coalition, UK	15 Apr 2011
VisualSonics VevoStrain Technology Provides Earlier Access To Left Ventricular Dysfunctions	15 Apr 2011
St. Jude Medical Announces Approval Of ShockGuard(TM) Technology With New DecisionTx(TM) Programming For Unify And Fortify Implantable Defibrillators	15 Apr 2011
FDA's Medical Device Review Scrutinized At Senate Hearing	14 Apr 2011
Zynex Prepares For First Clinical Evaluation Of Blood Volume Monitor Medical Device	13 Apr 2011
Tufts Biomedical Engineer Fiorenzo Omenetto Named Guggenheim Fellow	13 Apr 2011

Medical Students / Training News
International Training To Assist Governments Of 5 African Nations In Detecting Poor-Quality Drugs	19 Apr 2011
Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Education Of Tasmania's Medical Students, Australia	19 Apr 2011
Training Future Doctors To Enlist Patients As Partners In Care	15 Apr 2011
COES Students Receive Prestigious NSF Fellowships	13 Apr 2011
Looking After The Health Of Doctors, Australia	13 Apr 2011
In Medical Teaching And Health Care, Social Context Matters	13 Apr 2011

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News
AARP Endorses Bipartisan Bill To Improve Care For People In Medicare	15 Apr 2011
AARP Calls On Lawmakers To Oppose Unbalanced Budget Proposal	15 Apr 2011
New Flexibility For States To Improve Medicaid And Implement Innovative Practices	14 Apr 2011
Canadian Doctors For Medicare: U.S. Physicians Urge Federal Leaders To Restore Commitment To Medicare	14 Apr 2011
Statement Of Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker On President Obama's Framework For The Federal Budget	14 Apr 2011
Statement On President Obama's Fiscal Responsibility Proposal	14 Apr 2011
CMA Applauds The President's Goal Of Protecting Medicare	14 Apr 2011
Accountable Care Organizations Have Potential To Curb Costs And Improve Health Care	14 Apr 2011

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
Whole-Exome Sequencing Of Skin Cancer: Study Is The Most Comprehensive View Of Melanoma's Genetic Landscape	16 Apr 2011
Blood Test Could Predict Metastasis Risk In Melanoma	16 Apr 2011
Blood Test Could Predict Metastasis Risk In Melanoma	15 Apr 2011

Men's health News
Executive Med-Club Launches To Provide Bay Area Men With Solutions To Age Old Health Problems	13 Apr 2011

Menopause News
The Incidence Of Early Menopause Is On The Rise, Says New Review	18 Apr 2011
'Apples A Day' Advice Rooted In Science	13 Apr 2011

Mental Health News
Culture Shift Needed To Address Sickness Absence In Police Service, UK	19 Apr 2011

MRI / PET / Ultrasound News
Russian Ministry Of Health Finances Innovative Ultrasound Systems For Public Healthcare	19 Apr 2011
St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval Of Accent MRI Pacemaker System	19 Apr 2011
United Imaging Healthcare Leverages Samplify's Analog Front-End Solutions To Deliver New Portable Ultrasound System With Superior Image Quality	19 Apr 2011
Siemens Sets The Standard For Image Quality At AIUM 2011	15 Apr 2011
Sharpened Focus, Improving The Numbers, Utility Of Medical Imaging	15 Apr 2011
Imaging3, Inc. Outlines FDA Resubmission Strategy For Its 3D Real-Time Imaging Device	13 Apr 2011

MRSA / Drug Resistance News
New In Vitro Study Data Show That Wound Dressing With Silver Kills MRSA And Other 'Superbugs' Resistant To Antibiotics	16 Apr 2011
Multi-Drug-Resistant Staph Found In Nearly 1 In 4 Samples Of Meat And Poultry: US Nationwide Study	15 Apr 2011
VA Infection Control Practices Featured In New England Journal Of Medicine	14 Apr 2011
Evaluation Of 18 Intensive Care Units Finds Increased Prevention Efforts May Not Reduce Spread Of Hospital-Based Bacteria	14 Apr 2011
Challenges In Stemming The Spread Of Resistant Bacteria In Intensive Care	14 Apr 2011
Hope For Stemming Staph Infections Following Discovery Of 2 New Genes	13 Apr 2011
Antibiotic Resistance Can Be Reversed By Honey	13 Apr 2011

Multiple Sclerosis News
Biogen Idec Receives Positive Opinion From The CHMP And Authorisation From Health Canada On AVONEX PEN	19 Apr 2011
First Oral Treatment For Highly Active Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Provides New Choice For UK Patients Failing On Injections	19 Apr 2011
Common Virus, Low Sunlight Exposure May Increase Risk Of MS	19 Apr 2011
Scripps Research Scientists Develop Compound That Effectively Halts Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis	19 Apr 2011
First Oral Treatment For Highly Active RRMS Provides New Choice For UK Patients Failing On Injections But Not Severe For For Infusion Therapy	18 Apr 2011
CHMP Recommends Updating TYSABRI Labeling With Anti-JC Virus Antibody Status As A Third Factor To Further Stratify Risk Of PML	18 Apr 2011
Five-year Alemtuzumab Phase 2 Data Shows Large Percentage Of MS Patients Remain Free Of Clinically-Active Disease	15 Apr 2011
Trophos Presents Data At The American Academy Of Neurology On SMA And MS	15 Apr 2011
Critical MS Data Presented By Mount Sinai Researchers At American Academy Of Neurology Meeting	15 Apr 2011
Higher CCSVI Prevalence Confirmed In MS, But Meaning Of Findings Remains Unclear	14 Apr 2011
University Of Pennsylvania Researcher Awarded $240,000 For Multiple Sclerosis Research	14 Apr 2011
Oral Drug For MS Cut Relapses, Progression In Trial	13 Apr 2011

Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News
Gene Identified That Could Hold The Key To Muscle Repair	19 Apr 2011

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Brain Analysis Predicts Learning	19 Apr 2011
Effects Of Obesity On The Brain: First Evidence Of Sex-Related Differences In The Brain's White Matter Structure	19 Apr 2011
New Study Examines Brain Processes Behind Facial Recognition	19 Apr 2011
Australian Center Readies Brain Research Program For Addition Of Elekta MEG System	19 Apr 2011
FDA Approval Of Brain Aneurysm Device Gives Jefferson Neurosurgeons Another Life-Saving Tool	19 Apr 2011
Study Questions Preoperative MRI Screening For Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	18 Apr 2011
Brain Bypass Surgery Sparks Restoration Of Lost Brain Tissue	18 Apr 2011
More Game Time Lost By NHL Players With Recurrent Concussion	18 Apr 2011
FDA Approves The NovoTTF-100A System For The Treatment Of Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Brain Tumors	16 Apr 2011
FDA Approves New Medical Device For Form Of Brain Cancer	16 Apr 2011
FDA Approves New Treatment For Large Brain Aneurysms	16 Apr 2011
Rehab For The Brain After Traumatic Injuries	16 Apr 2011
Neurosurgeon Pushes Brain Bypass To New Heights	15 Apr 2011
What Our Eyes Can't See, The Brain Fills In	15 Apr 2011
Gene Find Could Aid Nerve Repair	15 Apr 2011
Lab Tests Show Stimulation Improves Potential To Learn New Skills	15 Apr 2011
Studying The Neurological Basis For Embarrassment Could Lead To Ways To Predict, Prevent And Treat Neurodegenerative Disease	15 Apr 2011
Rising Star Of Brain Found To Regulate Circadian Rhythms	14 Apr 2011
Non-Drug Therapy To Reduce Tics In Tourette Syndrome	14 Apr 2011
New Device For Placing Brain Implants Tested By UCSF Neurosurgeons	14 Apr 2011
Covidien Announces DuraSeal(TM) Exact Spine Sealant Receives FDA Approval	14 Apr 2011
Study Links Inflammation In Brain To Some Memory Decline	14 Apr 2011
Breakthrough May Aid Treatment Of Learning Impairments, Strokes, Tinnitus And Chronic Pain	14 Apr 2011
FDA Approves New Treatment For Large Brain Aneurysms	14 Apr 2011
Medyssey Spine Receives 510(k) Clearance For Its LP Cage(TM) Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion System	14 Apr 2011
Identification Of Protein Biomarkers Offers Promise For Children With Deadly Brainstem Gliomas	14 Apr 2011
AAN And AAN Foundation Award $2.4 Million For Brain Research Fellowships	14 Apr 2011
Scripps Research Scientists Identify Mechanism Of Long-Term Memory	14 Apr 2011
Traumatic Brain Injury Shows Strong Link To Depression, But Treatments Lack Study	13 Apr 2011
Co-Recipients Of 11th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize - Catherine Dulac, Cori Bargmann	13 Apr 2011
Tafamidis, An Oral, Investigational Compound For The Treatment Of TTR-FAP Sustained A Slowing Of Disease Progression Over 30 Months	13 Apr 2011
Abnormal Disease Pathway In Dystonia Identified	13 Apr 2011
Allen Institute For Brain Science Announces First Comprehensive Gene Map Of The Human Brain	13 Apr 2011
Iraqi Refugees At High Risk Of Brain And Nervous System Disorders	13 Apr 2011
Filters That Reduce 'Brain Clutter' Identified	13 Apr 2011

Nursing / Midwifery News
Sutter Roseville, Auburn Faith RNs Approve New Contract	18 Apr 2011
Nurses Welcome Government's New Trade Policy, Australia	15 Apr 2011
Canadian Association Of Midwives Calls On All Federal Political Parties To Include Midwifery In Their Health Care Platforms	14 Apr 2011
MSNA Nurses Vote To Authorize Second Strike - EMMC Still Not Committed To Patient Safety	14 Apr 2011
Lack Of Specialist Nurses Affects Patients Care, Wales	13 Apr 2011
ANA Joins Partnership For Patients	13 Apr 2011
Indiana Public Health Nurse Wins ANA Immunity Award For Leadership Of Mandatory School Immunization Program	13 Apr 2011

Nutrition / Diet News
48 Million US Cases Of Food-Borne Illness In 2010 Push Industry Toward RFID-Enabled Food Safety Systems, According To ABI Research	18 Apr 2011
New Fully Automated Vitamin D Assay Submitted For FDA Clearance	16 Apr 2011
One Quarter Of U.S. Poultry And Meat Tainted With Resistant Bacteria	15 Apr 2011
Apples Significantly Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels In Older Women	14 Apr 2011
When It Comes To Phytonutrient Consumption In Daily Diet, Older Adults Doing Better Than Younger	14 Apr 2011
Study Suggests Metabolic Syndrome Significantly Less Prevalent In Vegetarians	14 Apr 2011
The School Food Revolution: The Healthy Changes In School Cafeterias You Haven't Seen On TV	14 Apr 2011
Greater Concentrations Of Furan In Coffee Capsules	14 Apr 2011
Dietary Supplement Usage Grew From 40% To 53% Of US Population From 1994 To 2006	13 Apr 2011
Food Safety In Canada Is Lax And Needs Better Oversight, Says CMAJ	13 Apr 2011
Ghrelin Enhances Sense Of Smell	13 Apr 2011
One In Four Households Goes Without Healthy Food, Australia	13 Apr 2011

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
Pregnant Woman's Diet Affects Child's Obesity Risk	19 Apr 2011
Clarifying The "Obesity Paradox"	19 Apr 2011
Parents Want More Physical Activity At School For Kids	19 Apr 2011
Call To Turn Easter Bunny Into A Healthy Lifestyle Pin-Up	16 Apr 2011
Ban Weight Loss Drug Tied To Kidney, Liver Damage Says Consumer Group	15 Apr 2011
Diet Plus Exercise Is Better For Weight Loss Than Either One Alone	14 Apr 2011
Community-Wide Programs To Encourage Exercise Might Fall Short	14 Apr 2011
Can Nudging Help Fight The Obesity Epidemic?	14 Apr 2011
Weight Alone Can Cause Obese Individuals To Suffer From Social Anxiety Disorder	14 Apr 2011
NHS Confederation Comments On Bariatric Surgery Report	14 Apr 2011
How Discrimination Hurts: Lack Of Fair Treatment Leads To Obesity Issues	13 Apr 2011
Among Other Benefits Weight Loss Also Improves Memory	13 Apr 2011
Maternal Stress During Pregnancy May Affect Child's Obesity	13 Apr 2011

Ovarian Cancer News
Study Links Form Of Ovarian Cancer To Fallopian Tube	19 Apr 2011
Experimental Drug Inhibits Cell Signaling Pathway And Slows Ovarian Cancer Growth In Pre-Clinical Models	15 Apr 2011

Pain / Anesthetics News
America's Drug Abuse Epidemic, Obama's Administration Announces Action Plan	19 Apr 2011
Repeated Use Of Pain Relief Puffer May Damage Liver	16 Apr 2011
Paradigm Management Services Reduces The Cost Of Pain Cases By 40.9%	13 Apr 2011

Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
Should DNR Rules Apply To Life Prolonging Surgeries, Procedures?	19 Apr 2011

Pancreatic Cancer News
Aduro BioTech Licenses GVAX Pancreas From BioSante Pharmaceuticals To Develop A Therapeutic Vaccine In Conjunction With CRS-207 For Pancreatic Cancer	19 Apr 2011
Helping Pancreatic Cancer Surgeons Make Tiebreaker Decisions	15 Apr 2011
Pancreatic Cancer Drugs Sutent And Afinitor Recommended By FDA Advisory Committee	13 Apr 2011
FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support The Favorable Benefit-Risk Profile Of SUTENT(R) In Unresectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)	13 Apr 2011
Novartis Drug Afinitor® Recommended By FDA Oncology Advisory Committee For Approval To Treat Advanced NET Of Pancreatic Origin	13 Apr 2011

Parkinson's Disease News
Former Attorney General Reno Helps UF Open Center For Movement Disorders And Neurorestoration	19 Apr 2011
Mutated Gene Found In Dog Disease The Same In Humans, MU Researchers Find	19 Apr 2011
RECOVER Analyses Highlighted Need To Address Motor, Sleep And Other Non-Motor Symptoms Of Parkinson's Disease	14 Apr 2011
Boston Researcher Receives $240,000 To Further Research Into Parkinson's Disease	14 Apr 2011
New Data Demonstrate GE DaTscan Affects The Diagnosis/Management Of Parkinson's	13 Apr 2011
University Of Maryland Study Finds Benefit Of Low Intensity Exercise To Improve Walking For People With Parkinson's Disease	13 Apr 2011
Investigational Drug May Reduce Involuntary Movements In People With Parkinson's Disease	13 Apr 2011

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Quality Of Parent-Toddler Relationships Could Affect Risk For Childhood Obesity	19 Apr 2011
Routine Rotavirus Vaccination In Brazil Has Reduced Diarrhea Deaths In Children	19 Apr 2011
Children's Doctors Team Up Across State Lines To Fight Disease	19 Apr 2011
Family Violence Among Adolescents Less Likely When They Feel That They Matter	19 Apr 2011
Study Finds Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometry Accurate On Newborns	19 Apr 2011
Study Links Social Environment To Increased Risk For Suicide Attempts In Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Youth	18 Apr 2011
Predictive Genetic Tests For Kids Welcomed By Most Parents	18 Apr 2011
Airway Abnormalities Appear To Be Uncommon Among Well-Appearing Babies With Apparent Life-Threatening Events	18 Apr 2011
Study Documents PBDE Flame Retardant Levels In Children	16 Apr 2011
Cognitive Scientists Find That Parents' 'Um's' And 'Uh's' Help Toddlers Learn New Words	15 Apr 2011
National Childrenswear Survey - First Results On Changes In Children's Body Shape For 20 Years	15 Apr 2011
The Death Of A Child Whose Head Became Wedged Between The Side Ladder And Mattress Of His Bunk Bed Leads To A Call For Tighter Standards	15 Apr 2011
Nationwide Children's Hospital Accepted To Neonatal Research Network	14 Apr 2011
2.6 Million Babies Stillborn In 2009	14 Apr 2011
Status Quo, Benefits Of Online Learning In Canada	14 Apr 2011
UT Southwestern Pediatricians Launch Landmark Children's Health Study	13 Apr 2011

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News
New Study: Generics Account For 78% Of All Retail Prescriptions	19 Apr 2011
Crystallics - A New Company With A Long History In Pharmaceutical Development	19 Apr 2011
Creating Patient-centric Pharma Firm - Insights Of Eli Lilly, MSD And Sanofi-aventis	19 Apr 2011
House Judiciary Committee's Patent Reform Bill Is In Need Of Reform, Says BIO	18 Apr 2011
Congress Must Maintain Commitment To Advanced Biofuels And Renewable Fuel Standard, BIO Says	14 Apr 2011
Report Highlights Benefits Of Biotech Crops	14 Apr 2011
Superior Outcomes Are Driving Wider Adoption Of Orthobiologics	13 Apr 2011
Bruker Announces Two Major Orders For Novel High-Field 395 GHz Solid State DNP-NMR Systems In Canada And Germany	13 Apr 2011
Leaders In Science, Advocacy To Judge 2011 Biotech Humanitarian Award	13 Apr 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
ASHP Applauds BPS For Action On Future Pharmacy Specialties	19 Apr 2011
CMAJ Calls On Federal Government To Protect Canadians From Unsafe Drugs	18 Apr 2011
NACDS Highlights Pharmacy's Efforts To Prevent And Curb Prescription Drug Diversion In Statement To U.S. House Panel	18 Apr 2011
Pharmacy At The Heart Of Scotland's Health	15 Apr 2011
Some Pharmaceuticals Flown On Space Missions May Have Their Potency Compromised	15 Apr 2011
Pharmacists - Key In Mental Health Care Delivery, Australia	15 Apr 2011
NACDS Partners With HHS On New Initiative That Includes Efforts To Help Patients Take Medications As Prescribed To Prevent Hospital Readmissions	14 Apr 2011
AHRQ News And Numbers: Medication Side Effects, Injuries, Up Dramatically	13 Apr 2011
Carmel Pharma: The Largest Ever Published Study On The Efficacy Of A Closed-System Drug Transfer Device	13 Apr 2011

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News
ESHRE Sets Standards For Cross Border Reproductive Care	19 Apr 2011
Rare Placental Lesion Connected To Adverse Perinatal Outcomes	19 Apr 2011
Smoking Second Biggest Cause Of Stillbirth, UK	19 Apr 2011
Blood Test To Predict Premature Birth	19 Apr 2011
Severe Nausea And Vomiting Of Pregnancy Should Be Treated With Appropriate Medication	18 Apr 2011
WSU Researchers Confirm Key Feature Of Age-Related Miscarriages And Birth Defects	15 Apr 2011
Domestic Violence And Pregnancy	15 Apr 2011
No Link Found Between Overall Wellbeing Of Newborns And More Interventions At Delivery	14 Apr 2011
BJOG Release: Link Found Between Mental Health Problems And A Fear Of Childbirth	14 Apr 2011
2.6 Million Stillbirths Globally Each Year, Over 7,000 Each Day, Many Of Them Needless	14 Apr 2011
Queen's Researchers Pioneer Needle-Free Test For Premature Babies	14 Apr 2011
Link Between Prenatal Exposure To Certain Pollutants And Behavioral Problems In Young Children	13 Apr 2011
Omega-3 Consumed During Pregnancy Curbs Risk For Postpartum Depression Symptoms	13 Apr 2011

Preventive Medicine News
Experts Question Whether Preventive Drugs Are Value For Money	19 Apr 2011
Dietary, Lifestyle Changes Can Significantly Reduce Triglycerides	19 Apr 2011
High-Tech, High-Touch Health Promotion Benefits Older Workers	15 Apr 2011

Primary Care / General Practice News
No Going Back On Clinical Commissioning	19 Apr 2011
Social Media Makes It Harder For Doctors To Maintain Professionalism	19 Apr 2011
Funding Opportunities To Assist General Practice Research - 2011 RACGP Foundation Grants Applications Now Open! Australia	15 Apr 2011
The Unique Pivotal Role Of Doctors In The Australian Health System	14 Apr 2011
New Adverse Incident Reporting System To Reduce Risk Of Error And Improve Patient Safety In Denmark	13 Apr 2011
GP Surgeries Hit By Rise In Violent Crime, UK	13 Apr 2011
Guidance To Help Doctors In Wales Understand New Responsibilities When Responding To Concerns	13 Apr 2011

Prostate / Prostate Cancer News
Active Biotech And Ipsen Enter Into A Broad Partnership For The Co-Development And Commercialization Of TASQ In Uro-Oncology	18 Apr 2011
International Prostate Cancer Expert Dr. David Samadi Discusses Cardiac Drug Digoxin And Its Positive Effect On Reducing Prostate Cancer Risk	14 Apr 2011
A Canadian First - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Innovation At The CHUM	14 Apr 2011
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Leads Multi-Center Trial Examining New Diagnostic And Screening Tools For Prostate Cancer	14 Apr 2011
Risk Of Death Not Increased By Closely Monitoring Of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, With Biopsy	13 Apr 2011

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Men Tend To Leap To Judgement Where Women See More Shades Of Grey - New Study	19 Apr 2011
Distress Caused By The Loss Of Favorite TV Shows	19 Apr 2011
Climate Change Psychology, Coping And Creating Solutions	19 Apr 2011
A Screening Test For Cognitive Therapy?	19 Apr 2011
European College Of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP); To Advance The Science Of The Brain, Promote Better Treatment And Enhance Brain Health	19 Apr 2011
Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth Suicides Lower In Supportive Environments	18 Apr 2011
Why We Don't See What's Right In Front Of Our Eyes - The Invisible Gorilla	18 Apr 2011
How Beliefs Shape Effort And Learning	17 Apr 2011
First Impressions Are Generally Accurate But It Is Critical For Us To Recognize When They May Be Lacking	17 Apr 2011
Compassion, Not Sanctions, Is Best Response To Workplace Anger	15 Apr 2011
General Social Survey Shows That Happiness Takes A Hit Because Of Personal Finances	15 Apr 2011
Women Have More Intense Emotions Than Men When Conflict Arises Within The Couple	15 Apr 2011
Serotonin, A Critical Chemical For Human Intimacy And Romance	15 Apr 2011
Teachers-based Intervention Provides Stress Resistance In War-Exposed Children	15 Apr 2011
The Likelihood Of Being Granted Parole Can Be Influenced By Judges' Lunch And Snack Breaks	14 Apr 2011
When Conflict Arises Within A Couple More Intense Emotions Are Experienced By Women	14 Apr 2011
Are Your Values Right Or Left? The Answer Is More Literal Than You Think	14 Apr 2011
Vicarious Embarrassment At Others' Flaws Is Associated With Neural Activation In The Pain Matrix	14 Apr 2011
Negative Image Of People Produces Selfish Actions	13 Apr 2011
Under Pressure Product Experts Can Get The Facts Wrong According To UBC Study	13 Apr 2011
There Is Hope For Personality Disorders, But Treatment May Require Different Levels Of Care	13 Apr 2011

Public Health News
Minister For Health Welcomes HIQA Report On Mallow General Hospital, Ireland	19 Apr 2011
Resignation After American College Of Surgeons President 'Demeans Women' In Editorial	19 Apr 2011
Priority Health Is Reducing Health Care Costs By Eliminating Fraud And Abuse	19 Apr 2011
When Is A Medicine Not A Medicine? The Real Price Of Cutting Corners: Endangered Patients And Increased Costs	19 Apr 2011
First Global Body Of Junior Doctors Formed Under Auspices Of WorldMedical Association, UK	19 Apr 2011
Flame Retardants Detected In Peregrine Falcon Eggs	19 Apr 2011
Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Patients Twice As Likely To Die Within 30 Days Of Surgery	19 Apr 2011
Regulator Tells Severn Heights Nursing Home It Failed To Protect The Safety And Welfare Of People Who Use Its Services, UK	18 Apr 2011
Cautious Patient Foundation Announces New Grants Program To Improve Patient Safety And Quality Of Healthcare	18 Apr 2011
HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Senate Confirmation Of Dr. Nils Daulaire As United States Representative On The Executive Board Of The WHO	18 Apr 2011
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Associated With Poor Surgical Outcomes Even For Non-Emergency Procedures	18 Apr 2011
Health Status Of Migrant Workers In Canada	18 Apr 2011
Jeremy Berg And Norman Neureiter Honoured By American Chemical Society With Public Service Award	15 Apr 2011
Cornyn Introduces Bill To Lower Health-Care Costs For American Families	15 Apr 2011
Risk-Benefit Data Does Not Always Lead To Informed Decision-Making	15 Apr 2011
Worksite Wellness Pays Off For Employers	15 Apr 2011
Targeting Top 911 Callers Can Trim Cost, Improve Patient Care	15 Apr 2011
Humedica Debuts A Novel Product Module: Humedica Clinical Value Matrix, Connecting Clinical Outcomes With Resource Utilization	14 Apr 2011
Boehringer Ingelheim Receives 2011 AMGA Distinguished Corporate Partner Award	14 Apr 2011
Tackling Unacceptable Variation Key To Improving Health Care	14 Apr 2011
In Canada's Response To Youth Homelessness, Family Largely Ignored	14 Apr 2011
Study Reveals Difference In ICU Care Between The US And UK Reflect Extremes Of Bed Availability	14 Apr 2011
CQC Reports Concerns With Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK	14 Apr 2011
Widespread Variations In Rates Of Surgery Are Unfair And Inefficient, New Study Finds, UK	14 Apr 2011
President Offers More Balanced Approach To Fixing The Federal Budget Deficit	14 Apr 2011
CASLPA Celebrates World Voice Day April 16	14 Apr 2011
CDC Study Finds Suicide Rates Rise And Fall With Economy - Study Looks At Suicide Rates From 1928 - 2007	14 Apr 2011
Repeal Of Prevention And Public Health Fund Is Unacceptable	14 Apr 2011
Difference In ICU Care Between The U.S. And U.K. Reflect Extremes Of Bed Availability	14 Apr 2011
Reducing Low Clinical Value Treatments Could Free Up £500 Million A Year To Be Spent On Better Care For Patients, UK	14 Apr 2011
VHA Inc. Launches Target Zero Initiative In Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan And Ohio To Eliminate Serious Patient Safety Events	13 Apr 2011
Staff And Care Users Given Control Of Social Care, UK	13 Apr 2011
For A Less Biased Study, Try Randomization	13 Apr 2011
Crime Victims' Institute Study Looks At Gangs And Victimization	13 Apr 2011
New Computer Tool Forecasts Icing Hazards, Improves Aviation Safety	13 Apr 2011
Public Relatively Unconcerned About Nanotechnology Risks, Study Finds	13 Apr 2011
New National Patient Safety Initiative Highlights Patient Harm In Hospitals, Puts Pressure On Boards	13 Apr 2011
Partnership For Patients To Improve Care And Lower Costs For Americans	13 Apr 2011
Patterns In Firefighter Fatalities Revealed By Comprehensive UGA Study	13 Apr 2011
When It Comes To Quality, New Poll Shows Americans Give U.S. Health Care Low Grades	13 Apr 2011
Health Plans Join Partnership To Promote Patient Safety, Lower Hospital Readmissions	13 Apr 2011
SHM Signs On To HHS "Partnership For Patients Pledge"	13 Apr 2011

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News
Unnecessary Imaging Exams In Emergency Rooms Reduced By CD Image Import	19 Apr 2011
Hitachi Medical Systems America Announces FDA Clearance Of Its SCENARIA™ 64-Slice CT System	15 Apr 2011
Fukushima Workers Should Store Own Blood For Future Stem Cell Contingency If Radiation Exposure Was High	15 Apr 2011
Jefferson Doctors Strengthen Case For High-Dose Radiotherapy Technique After Radical Prostatectomy	13 Apr 2011
Brachytherapy, The Official Journal Of ABS, Expands To 6 Issues In 2011	13 Apr 2011

Respiratory / Asthma News
Award For Cutting-Edge Research In Translational Bioinformatics For UTMB's Bhavnani	19 Apr 2011
Asthma Triggers Thrive This Autumn, Australia	18 Apr 2011
For Allergy And Asthma Sufferers, A Change In Diet Can Be A Key To Comfort	18 Apr 2011
New Therapeutic Target Identified For Asthma, COPD And Other Lung Disorders	18 Apr 2011
Link Between Childhood Eczema, Hay Fever And Adult Allergic Asthma	16 Apr 2011
Large Study Finds ICS Therapy Reduces Pneumonia Mortality	16 Apr 2011
New Guidelines On Managing Childhood Asthma Released	16 Apr 2011
Integrative Medicine, Spirituality Improves Outcomes In Urban Adolescents With Asthma	15 Apr 2011
Harvard Clinical Research Institute Initiates Comparative Effectiveness Study To Evaluate Asthma Therapies In Black Patients	13 Apr 2011

Restless Legs Syndrome News
New Research Links Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) To Cardiovascular Disease	15 Apr 2011
New Data Show Low Incidence Of Augmentation Of Restless Legs Syndrome With 5-Year Neupro(R) (Rotigotine) Treatment	14 Apr 2011

Schizophrenia News
L-lysine May Help Schizophrenia Sufferers Cope	17 Apr 2011
Brain Cells Recreated From Skin Cells To Study Schizophrenia Safely	14 Apr 2011
Filters That Reduce 'Brain Clutter' Identified	14 Apr 2011
Patients' Own Cells Yield New Insights Into The Biology Of Schizophrenia	14 Apr 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Marine Organisms With Eternal Life Can Solve The Riddle Of Aging	19 Apr 2011
Alzheimer's Society Comment On Which? Report On Care Homes, UK	19 Apr 2011
Physical Activity Improves Walking Capacity In Chilean Elderly	19 Apr 2011
Aging And The Bilingual Brain	19 Apr 2011
Hospitalized Seniors Suffer Temporary Memory Loss	15 Apr 2011
Obama Pledges His Budget Plan Will Keep America's Promise To Seniors	14 Apr 2011
US Justice Department Honors UCI's Efforts To Prevent Elder Abuse	13 Apr 2011
Modest Vitamin/Mineral Deficiencies May Increase Age-Related Disease	13 Apr 2011

Sexual Health / STDs News
Young People Happy With Their Sexual Experiences But Many Take Risks	19 Apr 2011
Comparison Between Newer Oral Contraceptive And Older Birth-Control Pills Finds Both Safe For Gall Bladder	19 Apr 2011
Researchers Seeking A Vaccine Find Genital Herpes More Virulent In Africa Than In US	15 Apr 2011
Research Shows How Tansy May Be Used To Treat Herpes	15 Apr 2011
Safer-Sex Ed For Women Increases Condom Use, Might Reduce Partners	13 Apr 2011
Dangerous Genital Herpes May Be Hidden, Get Checked!	13 Apr 2011

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
European Medicines Agency Recommends Interim Measures For Pandemrix	15 Apr 2011
Teen Drivers Who Start School Earlier In The Morning Involved In More Crashes	15 Apr 2011
A Sleep Strategy Commonly Used By Night Nurses Throws Off Their Circadian Clocks	15 Apr 2011

Smoking / Quit Smoking News
Joint Pharmacy And Pharma Initiative Improves Patient Adherence Rates By 20%	19 Apr 2011
Study Finds Thirdhand Smoke Poses Danger To Unborn Babies' Lungs	19 Apr 2011
Discarded Cigarette Butts Harmful To Marine And Freshwater Fish	18 Apr 2011
New Joint Commission Educational Tool Helps Hospitals Create A Smoke-Free Campus	14 Apr 2011

Sports Medicine / Fitness News
J&J Teams With Safe Kids USA To Protect Young Athletes	19 Apr 2011
Study Examines Rate And Severity Of Head Injuries In Professional Hockey	19 Apr 2011
Safe Kids USA And Johnson & Johnson Aim To Help Parents And Coaches Protect Young Athletes On And Off The Field	19 Apr 2011
Exercise Is Just What The Doctor Ordered	18 Apr 2011
Expert Underscores Health Risks Of Sitting Still	18 Apr 2011
Endurance Athletes At Heightened Risk For Gut Problems	18 Apr 2011
Ban Bodychecking In Youth Hockey To Prevent Concussions	18 Apr 2011
Choice For Colleges Pay Athletes, Or Give Them A Solid Education	16 Apr 2011
Helmet Monitors Lead The Way To Fewer Brain Injuries In Football	16 Apr 2011
For All-Day Metabolism Boost, Try Interval Training	15 Apr 2011
Online Fitness Programs Growing In Popularity	15 Apr 2011
Exercise Is Medicine For The Brain, Too	15 Apr 2011
Less Is More In Latest Footwear Trends	15 Apr 2011
For Wrestlers, 'Weight Cutting' Has Psychological Effects	14 Apr 2011
Protein Plus Mixed-Carb Drink Improves Endurance In Women Athletes	14 Apr 2011

Stem Cell Research News
Long-Term Studies Find Enhanced Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplants To Be Safe	19 Apr 2011
Taking Blood From Fukushima Radiation Workers To Prepare For Future Stem Cell Transplants In Case They Are Exposed To High Doses Of Radiation	15 Apr 2011

Stroke News
Improved Recovery Of Motor Function After Stroke	19 Apr 2011
Stroke Survival Among Seniors Better In Sociable Neighborhoods	16 Apr 2011
Dabigatran Etexilate Recommended For Approval In Atrial Fibrillation For Stroke Prevention In Europe	15 Apr 2011
Stroke Survival Better In Supportive Neighborhoods, But Stroke Incidence Not Affected	15 Apr 2011
Stroke Survival Among Seniors Better In Sociable Neighborhoods	15 Apr 2011
Innovative Medical Technologies Help To Rehabilitate Patients' Mental And Physical Abilities	14 Apr 2011
Hope For Victims Of Brain Haemorrhage	13 Apr 2011
Darren Huckerby, Norwich City Football Club And Aviva - A Winning Formation For The Stroke Association! UK	13 Apr 2011
Research Collaboration Aims To Help Stroke Sufferers	13 Apr 2011

Transplants / Organ Donations News
Rejection Of Transplanted Organs May Be Prevented With The Help Of Marine Animals	15 Apr 2011
High-Risk Lungs Can Now Be Safely Transplanted Thanks To Toronto XVIV0 Lung Perfusion System	14 Apr 2011

Tropical Diseases News
"SMS For Life" Rolled-Out Nationwide In The United Republic Of Tanzania - Improving Access To Essential Malaria Treatments On World Malaria Day	18 Apr 2011
Millions Suffering From Parasite Infection Could Benefit From Safer Treatment	15 Apr 2011

Urology / Nephrology News
New Biomarker Test Allows Early Detection Of Adverse Prognosis After Acute Kidney Injury	18 Apr 2011
Hopkins Team Discovers How DNA Changes	15 Apr 2011
Statins May Protect Against Kidney Complications Following Elective Surgery	15 Apr 2011
Antibody Response May Lead To Narrowed Arteries And Organ Rejection	15 Apr 2011
Study Examines New Treatment For Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections	14 Apr 2011
Beech Tree Labs' Urinary Incontinence Trial Begins	14 Apr 2011
Anti-Aging Hormone Klotho Inhibits Renal Fibrosis, Cancer Growth	14 Apr 2011
Bundling Is Perceived As Negative By Many Nephrologists, And Is Impacting The Management Of Renal Anemia, According To A Recent Report From BioTrends	13 Apr 2011
Potential New Strategy To Reduce Catheter Blockage	13 Apr 2011

Vascular News
Draft Guidance From NICE Set To Ease The Pain For People With Peripheral Arterial Disease	14 Apr 2011
Pluristem Announces Encouraging Six-Month Follow-Up Results Of Its Phase I Critical Limb Ischemia Clinical Trials	13 Apr 2011
Onset Medical Announces New Patent For SoloPath™ Endovascular Access Catheter	13 Apr 2011

Veterinary News
During Lab Animal Week Animal Defenders International Asks People To Consider The Lack Of Science Behind The Suffering	18 Apr 2011
American Veterinary Medical Association Launches MyVeterinarian.com, An Online Search Tool For Pet Owners	13 Apr 2011

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
Satellite Tracking Of Sea Turtles Reveals Potential Threat Posed By Manmade Chemicals	19 Apr 2011
Rotary Clubs And International Relief & Development Convene International Summit On Water In Developing Countries 2011	19 Apr 2011
USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day By Announcing Projects To Improve Water Quality And Benefit Rural Residents	18 Apr 2011
Environmental 'Tipping Points' May Be Determined By Human Rules	17 Apr 2011
Online Calculator Allows Households Around The Country To Track - And Try To Reduce - Carbon Footprint	17 Apr 2011
$14 Million For MU, Texas A&M To Study Food Efficiency In Cattle, Bovine Respiratory Disease	17 Apr 2011
Stirling Strain Of Nile Tilapia Is First Aquaculture Species To Have Its Genome Sequenced	15 Apr 2011
Mystery Of Fatal Lung Tumour In Sheep Starts To Unravel, UK	15 Apr 2011
Genetically Modified Bacteria Filters Out Toxic Vapors	15 Apr 2011
Seeking An Alternative To Antibiotics In Poultry: Dietary Yeast Extracts Tested	15 Apr 2011
United States And Qatar Sign Food Security Memorandum Of Understanding	15 Apr 2011
Polluted Air Leads To Disease By Promoting Widespread Inflammation	14 Apr 2011
Removing Radioactive Contaminants From Drinking Water Using Material Developed By NC State	14 Apr 2011
Protecting Jet Engines From Volcanic Ash	14 Apr 2011
Nitrogen Threatens Europe's Wildlife	14 Apr 2011

Women's Health / Gynecology News
International Study Finds New Link Between Mother's Pregnancy Diet And Offspring's Chances Of Obesity	19 Apr 2011
Clinicians Need To Be Aware Of Surgical Risks From Obesity In Gynaecology	18 Apr 2011
Risk Of Gallbladder Disease Virtually The Same With Newer And Older Types Of Birth Control Pills	18 Apr 2011
Program Empowers Women To Embrace Their Range	15 Apr 2011
Women More Likely To Self-medicate	15 Apr 2011
Bruised And Betrayed: Women And Domestic Violence	14 Apr 2011
Two Physicians From Women & Infants Honored By APGO	14 Apr 2011
Moderate Exercise Improves Brain Blood Flow In Elderly Women	13 Apr 2011

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