Weekly Medical News Newsletter - 21 July 2011

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Acid Reflux / GERD News
Pitt Study: Esophageal Cancer Risk Higher In Medically Treated GERD Patients With Fewest Symptoms	19 July 2011

Aid / Disasters News
World's First 'Home Grown' African First-Aid Guidelines	20 July 2011
Gates Donates Millions To Toilet Science; Global Sanitation Advance	19 July 2011
Measles And Water-Borne Disease Outbreaks In Horn Of Africa And Kenya Worries World Health Organization	17 July 2011
Discovery Of Airglow Signature Preceding Tsunami Could Lead To An Early-Warning System	16 July 2011
African Pandemics Reach Breaking Point; Cholera, Measles Rampant	15 July 2011

Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Drinking Guidelines Regarding The Risk Of Cancer May Be Inadequate	20 July 2011
Ecuador Bans Alcohol Following Deaths From Poisoning	18 July 2011
Binging Alcohol Abuse Leads To Loss Of Working Memory In Teens	18 July 2011
Chinese Culture Encourages Binge Drinking In Middle Aged Men	18 July 2011
Problem Adolescent Drinking Spurred By Response To Alcohol, Peers, Expectancies, And Coping	18 July 2011
Left And Right Ventricles Of The Heart React Differently To Low Amounts Of Alcohol	18 July 2011
Two-Way Link Between Stress And Alcohol	18 July 2011
Binge Drinking In Adolescence Poses Threat To Spatial Working Memory	18 July 2011
Recreational Drugs Sold As Bath Salts Causing Serious Public Health Concern, USA	17 July 2011
Binge Drinking Damages Teenage Girls' Brains More Than Boys'	17 July 2011
Crack Cocaine Use May Be Predicted By Current, Not Prior, Depression	17 July 2011
Research Offers Hope For Treatment Of Cocaine Addiction	16 July 2011

Alzheimer's / Dementia News
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
50% Of Alzheimer's Cases Preventable With Lifestyle Changes	19 July 2011
Study Reveals That Over Half Of Alzheimer's Cases May Be Preventable	19 July 2011
New Study Shows Nearly Half Of Newly Diagnosed Mild Alzheimer's Disease Patients Also Suffer From Apathy And Depression	19 July 2011
Alzheimer's Association® TrialMatch™ Connects More Than 2,500 People With Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Nationwide	19 July 2011
Women At The Center Of The Global Alzheimer's Epidemic	19 July 2011
Satori Pharmaceuticals Demonstrates Its Approach To Modulating Gamma-Secretase Effective In Reducing Plaque-Forming Amyloid Beta Peptide	19 July 2011
Single Brain Trauma May Direct Lead To Alzheimer's Disease Over Time	19 July 2011
How A Gene Linked To Both Alzheimer's Disease And Type 2 Diabetes Works	19 July 2011
Mild Cognitive Impairment A Risk Factor For Retired NFL Players	18 July 2011
Falls More Common In Early Alzheimer's	18 July 2011
News From The 2011 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, Paris, France July 16-21	18 July 2011
Speeding Drug Development With Center For Comprehensive Alzheimer's Disease Research At Gladstone	18 July 2011
Retinal Imaging And Frequency Of Falls May Point To Early Alzheimer's	17 July 2011
Natural Chemical Found In Grapes May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease By Decreasing Neurotoxins In The Brain	16 July 2011
Grape Seed May Ward Off Alzheimer's	16 July 2011
Alzheimer's Disease Signs Identified With PET Scan	14 July 2011
Rice University Lab's Light-Switching Complex Attaches Itself To Amyloid Proteins, 'Lighting Up' Alzheimer's Roots	14 July 2011
Caring For Overall Health May Protect Against Dementia	14 July 2011
Keeping Up Your Overall Health May Keep Dementia Away	14 July 2011

Anxiety / Stress News
Predicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder With 8-Question Survey	19 July 2011
Leaders Have Higher Levels Of Stress Hormones In Their Bodies	14 July 2011
Omega-3 Reduces Anxiety And Inflammation In Healthy Students	14 July 2011

Arthritis / Rheumatology News
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
New Use For An Old Drug: Chloroquine Finding May Lead To Treatments For Arthritis, Cancer, And Other Diseases	19 July 2011

Autism News
New Clinical Trial To Examine Medication To Treat Social Withdrawal In Fragile X And Autism Patients	20 July 2011

Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News
Funding To Develop Crystals For Detecting Nuclear Threats	18 July 2011
Computational Models And Algorithms Cast Fresh Light On Terrorism In India	17 July 2011

Biology / Biochemistry News
Scientists Extend Conventional Click Chemistry To Living Cells	19 July 2011
Hastings Center's Work On Ethics Of Medical Research With Animals Supported By New Grant	19 July 2011
Time-Lapse Video Reveals Never-Before-Seen Bioelectric Pattern	19 July 2011
Nanotech: Injections Or Sampling? New "Molecular Syringes" Under Testing	18 July 2011
Monitoring Single-Cell Interactions In Real-Time	18 July 2011
New Clues To The Structural Dynamics Of BK Channels	17 July 2011
New Understanding Of Biomarkers Could Lead To Earlier Diagnosis Of Fatal Diseases	14 July 2011
Working With Plants To Study Circadian Rhythms	14 July 2011
New Programs Of Excellence To Study Sugar Molecules	14 July 2011

Bird Flu / Avian Flu News
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Demonstrates Positive Immune Responses In Phase I Clinical Trial Of SynCon™ H5N1 Influenza Vaccine	14 July 2011

Blood / Hematology News
Thalidomide Analog Appears Worthy Opponent Of Sickle Cell Disease	19 July 2011
Discovery Opens New Options For Improving Blood Transfusions	18 July 2011
Single Drug And Soft Environment Can Increase Platelet Production	14 July 2011

Bones / Orthopedics News
Painful Legacy Of Teen Sports	19 July 2011
Genetic Basis Discovered For Muscle Endurance In Animal Study	19 July 2011
Study Identifies Patients At Increased Risk Of Morbidity And Mortality After Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery	14 July 2011

Breast Cancer News
Promising Results From New Anti-Cancer Agents For Treating Aggressive Breast Cancers	19 July 2011
Key Metabolic Pathway Implicated In Intractable Form Of Breast Cancer	19 July 2011
In HER2-Postive Breast And Brain Cancer Patients Trastuzumab And Chemotherapy Improved Survival	18 July 2011
Roche To Submit Breast Cancer Drug Pertuzumab In USA And Europe Later This Year	15 July 2011
Camels At The Root Of Potential New Cancer Gene Therapy	15 July 2011
Altered Metabolic Pathway In ER-Negative Breast Cancer May Provide New Target for Treatment	15 July 2011

Cancer / Oncology News
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
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: July 18, 2011	19 July 2011
Researchers Develop Compound To Block Signaling Of Cancer-Causing Protein	18 July 2011
Cancer Rates Rise In Middle-Aged, UK	18 July 2011
Seattle Children's Opens New Center For Childhood Cancer Research	16 July 2011
More Frequent Cancer Screening Is Required To Update Patient's Family History Of Cancer Every 5-10 Years	15 July 2011
The Complexity Of Glue Molecule's Role In Cancer Revealed By Stem Cell Study	15 July 2011
Cancer Studies Less Likely Than Other Research Fields To Make Data Available For Reuse	14 July 2011
Growth Of Neuroblastoma Cancer Cells Inhibited By Progesterone	14 July 2011
Novel Compound Selectively Kills Cancer Cells By Blocking Their Response To Oxidative Stress	14 July 2011
Link Between Immune System Suppression And Blood Vessel Formation In Tumors	14 July 2011
42% Of People Will Get Cancer Says Leading UK Health Charity	14 July 2011

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News
Soy Legume May Lower Blood Pressure According To Small Study	19 July 2011
Pediatric Cardiologists Not Always Accurate In Interpreting ECG Results For Young Athletes	17 July 2011
Safer Cardiac CT For Children Thanks To Newer Techniques	17 July 2011
St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval Of First And Only Combined FFR And OCT System	15 July 2011
Biosense Webster Enrolls First Patient In Groundbreaking SMART-AF Trial	15 July 2011
Researchers Develop A New Low-Energy Defibrillation Method	15 July 2011

Caregivers / Homecare News
Much-Needed Break To Family Caregivers Provided By Adult Day Care Services	19 July 2011

Cholesterol News
'Good' Cholesterol Raised By Experimental Drug, May Impact Diabetes Control	19 July 2011
New Target For Lowering Cholesterol	19 July 2011

Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News
QUT Technology Offers Remarkable Healing Touch For Venous Ulcers	18 July 2011
'Humanized' Mice - A New Way To Study Side Effects Of New Drugs Before They Reach Clinical Trials	14 July 2011

Colorectal Cancer News
Study Shows That Screening New Colon Cancer Patients For Lynch Syndrome Would Be Cost-Effective	19 July 2011
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: July 19, 2011	19 July 2011
Research Reveals That Significantly More Genetic Mutations Lead To Colon Cancer	16 July 2011

Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News
The Mystery Of Kava Toxicity Remains Unsolved	14 July 2011

Conferences News
World's Largest AIDS Conference Begins In Rome With Strategy, Facts	19 July 2011
Pharma Innovation Asia 2011 Conference, 1-2 December, 2011, Shanghai, China	18 July 2011
Pricing And Reimbursement In The United Kingdom During Significant Healthcare Reform - Conference	18 July 2011
Unmet Medical Need Forum, UK	18 July 2011
Translating Oncology Therapies From The Lab To Proof Of Concept - Conference	18 July 2011

COPD News
National Strategy To Transform Care For Millions With Respiratory Disease, UK	19 July 2011

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
Surgeons' Civility In Operating Room Benefits Patients, Reduces Costs	19 July 2011
Improving Surgical Outcomes For Children, Cancer Patients At UT	14 July 2011

Crohn's / IBD News
Research Into IBD, LCPD In Westies May Contribute To Human Disease Research	19 July 2011

Cystic Fibrosis News
New Invasive Diagnostic Procedure Seems To Be Of No Advantage Over Current Standard Procedure In Infants With Cystic Fibrosis	15 July 2011

Dentistry News
The Use Of Twitter For Public Health Surveillance Of Dental Pain	20 July 2011
Millions Of Children, Seniors And Minorities Not Receiving Essential Dental Care, USA	16 July 2011
Rapid Prototyping Comes To Dentistry	15 July 2011
Extended Medicaid Dental Care? Millions' Oral Health Badly Lacking	14 July 2011

Depression News
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
Forest Laboratories, Inc. And Pierre Fabre Medicament Announce Positive Phase III Results With Levomilnacipran In Patients With MDD	18 July 2011

Diabetes News
Massive Enzyme Footballs Control Sugar Metabolism	19 July 2011
The Benefit Of Blood Glucose Lowering To Near-Normal Levels Remains Unclear	17 July 2011
Surgeons Pioneer New Ways To Treat Diabetes	16 July 2011
Diabetes Drug Dapagliflozin May Cause Bladder And Breast Cancers, Says FDA	15 July 2011
NICE Turns Down Lucentis (Ranibizumab) For Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment, UK	15 July 2011
Dentists Can Identify People With Undiagnosed Diabetes	15 July 2011
Diabetes Outcomes, Health Improved By Health-Care Model	14 July 2011
Adult-Derived Stem Cells Could Pave The Way For New Treatment Of Diabetes	14 July 2011

Ear, Nose and Throat News
Researchers Developing Synthetic Material To Revitalize Damaged Vocal Cords	15 July 2011

Eating Disorders News
Abundant Food Choices May Overwhelm Brain, Reinforce Overeating, UF Researchers Say	19 July 2011

Endocrinology News
Testosterone Deficiency And Replacement Therapy In Men	20 July 2011

Epilepsy News
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Begins Phase III Study Of Intranasal Midazolam For Rescue Treatment Of Seizure Clusters In Epilepsy Patients	19 July 2011
Texas Children's Hospital Pioneers Use Of MRI-guided Laser Surgery For Revolutionary New Epilepsy Treatment	19 July 2011
Women With Epilepsy Suffer Greater Seizure Frequency During Anovulatory Cycle	15 July 2011

Eye Health / Blindness News
Pfizer Limited Withdraws Its Application For An Extension Of The Indication For Macugen (Pegaptanib Sodium), Europe	19 July 2011
Charity Calls For Action On Home Safety For People With Sight Loss	19 July 2011
In A Surprising Finding, Vitamin C Is Found To Prolong Proper Functioning Of Retinal Cells	18 July 2011
Eye Tracking Of Infants Reveals Speed Limit On Babies' Vision	15 July 2011
Optimizing Eyesight: New System For Measuring And Improving Human Vision	15 July 2011
New Human Embryonic Stem Cell Study For Dry AMD And Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy	14 July 2011

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

Flu / Cold / SARS News
2011-2012 Flu Vaccines Approved By FDA	18 July 2011
Novartis Begins Shipment Of Fluvirin® Seasonal Influenza Vaccine To US Customers For 2011-2012 Influenza Season	18 July 2011
Don't Pass On H1N1 Fearing Guillain-Barre Researchers Ask Public	14 July 2011
Dangerous Progeny Can Result When Flu Strains 'Hook Up'	14 July 2011
Study Points To New Approach To Influenza's Antiviral Resistance	14 July 2011

GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News
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
Sacral Nerve Stimulation Provides Hope For Millions Of People Suffering From Bowel Incontinence	19 July 2011
Optimer Launches DIFICID™ (Fidaxomicin) Tablets For Treatment Of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea In Patients 18 Years Of Age And Older	19 July 2011
Lialda(R) (Mesalamine) Now Approved In U.S. For Maintenance Of Remission Of Ulcerative Colitis	18 July 2011
Why Men Are At Higher Risk For Stomach Cancer	14 July 2011

Genetics News
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
Unrealistic Expectations By The Public Of Personalized Medicine	19 July 2011
'Cord-Stopper' Protein Complex Makes Chromosomes Easier To Move	19 July 2011
Genetic Research Confirms That Non-Africans Are Part Neanderthal	18 July 2011
Discovery Of New Gene For Intellectual Disability	18 July 2011
Deeper Insight Into Gene Regulation Will Be Provided By Novel DNA Sequencer For MDC's Systems Biology	18 July 2011
New Insights Into The Structure Of L-Calcium Calcium Channel Provided By Timothy-Syndrome Mutations	17 July 2011
Genome Research Publishes First Studies Utilizing Collaborative Cross Mice	17 July 2011
Genes: Ready, Go!	16 July 2011
How The Protein U2AF Builds MRNA For Protein Production	15 July 2011
The Unfolding 'SAGA' Of Transcriptional Co-Activators	15 July 2011
Scientists Unveil New Tools For Rewriting The Code Of Life	15 July 2011
New Mechanism In The Regulation Of Human Genes	15 July 2011
Algorithm Provides New Insights Into Evolutionary Exodus Out Of Africa	15 July 2011

Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News
Success Of Massachusetts Health-Care Reform May Steer National Debate	18 July 2011
Health Insurance Premiums Depend On Where You Live	16 July 2011
Children With Public Health Insurance Less Likely To Receive Comprehensive Primary Care	16 July 2011

Hearing / Deafness News
Another Danger Of Secondhand Smoke Hearing Loss	19 July 2011

Heart Disease News
Married Men Faster At Getting Help For Heart Attacks	19 July 2011
Coronary Heart Disease Goes Unrecognized	15 July 2011
Pre-Participation ECGS Not The Most Accurate Method To Predict Cardiovascular Disease In Young Athletes	14 July 2011
New Method Defibrillates Heart With Much Less Electricity And Pain	14 July 2011
Heart Failure, Doing What Your Doctor Says Works	14 July 2011

HIV / AIDS News
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
Merck's ISENTRESS(R) (Raltegravir) In Combination Therapy Demonstrated Efficacy In A Phase II Study In Previously Untreated Adults With HIV-1	19 July 2011
Near Normal Lifespan Achieved In Africa With HIV Therapies	19 July 2011
Partners Of Bacterial Vaginosis Sufferers At Increased Risk Of HIV	19 July 2011
Development Of A Vaginal Gel And PrEP Lead To Calls For A Combination Of Biomedical And Non Biomedical Approaches To HIV Prevention Policy	19 July 2011
Scientists Use Live Bacteria To Fight HIV	19 July 2011
New Data Showed Minimal Potential For Drug Interaction Between Cholesterol Drug LIVAZO And A Common Antiretroviral Therapy	18 July 2011
SEEK Announces Clinical Proof Of Efficacy In HIV Vaccine Phase Ib/II Human Trial	18 July 2011
Informed-Consent Documents Should Be Shortened, Simplified	16 July 2011
Lancet Column Calls For Immediate Expansion Of Global HIV Strategy	15 July 2011
Structural Factors Integral To Understanding Girls' Vulnerability To HIV In Sub-Saharan Africa	15 July 2011
Once Daily Pill Shows Promising Results In Preventing Heterosexual HIV Transmission	14 July 2011
The Existence Of 'Trial Effect' In HIV Clinical Trials Confirmed By New Study	14 July 2011
Microbicide Trials Network Statement On The Partners PrEP Study And The CDC's TDF2 Study: VOICE Study Will Continue	14 July 2011
HIV Infection Prevented By HIV Medications In Pivotal Study In Africa	14 July 2011
Expanded Research Effort To Seek Cure For AIDS	14 July 2011
Fellowships Awarded For Outstanding Research In Drug Use And HIV	14 July 2011

Huntingtons Disease News
AMPK Amplifies Huntington's Disease	19 July 2011

Hypertension News
Link Between Soy/Milk Protein Dietary Supplements And Lower Blood Pressure	19 July 2011
Hypertensive Patients With CAD Risk Increase Of Adverse Events With Long-Term NSAID Use	14 July 2011

Immune System / Vaccines News
Tumor Suppressor Protein Is A Key Regulator Of Immune Response And Balance	19 July 2011
The Mechanism That Keeps White Blood Cell Activity At A Minimum Until The Specific Immune Response Is Needed	19 July 2011

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
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
Scientists Define Structure Of Astrovirus For Juvenile Diarrhea	19 July 2011
Bacteria Use Batman-Like Grappling Hooks To 'Slingshot' On Surfaces	19 July 2011
Mechanism Behind Virally-caused Vomiting Identified	19 July 2011
Bacterial Infections Detected With High Sensitivity And Specificity By New Contrast Agents	19 July 2011
AiCuris' Novel HSV Compound AIC316 Shows Efficacy In Phase II	18 July 2011
Vegas Baby; Legionnaire's Disease Reported, What Is It?	15 July 2011
Scientists Explore Alternative To Antibiotics	15 July 2011
Confirmation That Novel Adenovirus Infects Both Humans And Monkeys	15 July 2011
Genome Blueprint For Horse And Human Vaccines	15 July 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
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
Keeping It Simple: Increasing Complexity Of Models Does Not Necessarily Increase Their Accuracy	19 July 2011
Coriell Institute Teams With IBM To Advance Personalized Medicine	19 July 2011
Grant To Create Mind-Machine Interface	17 July 2011
Drchrono, Electronic Health Record Platform On The IPad, Closes $675,000 Second Round Of Funding	15 July 2011
Games For Health: Research, Development, And Clinical Applications - Groundbreaking New Journal On The Applications Of Digital Games To Human Health	15 July 2011
Computation Of Gene Migration Helps Predict Movement Of Disease	14 July 2011
IMobot Modular Robot Technology Licensed	14 July 2011
Neurons Connected To Computers To Decipher The Enigmatic Code Of Neuronal Circuits	14 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

Lupus News
Glaxo's Revolutionary Lupus Treatment Benlysta Now EU Approved	15 July 2011

Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News
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
14 Leading Edge Studies Shared By John Theurer Cancer Center Researchers Shared At Recent ASCO Meeting	19 July 2011
Publication Of New Meta-Analysis Examining Lack Of Efficacy Of Interleukin-2 As Monotherapy In AML Remission Maintenance	18 July 2011
Lymphoma Drug Shrinks Tumors In Dogs, Could Lead To Human Treatment	18 July 2011
BioMarin Initiates Phase 1 Trial For BMN 673 In Patients With Advanced Hematological Malignancies	16 July 2011
Identification Of Protein May Help Diagnose And Treat Lymphoma In Humans And Canines	15 July 2011
Bone Marrow Transplant Survival More Than Doubles For Young High-Risk Leukemia Patients	15 July 2011

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
Bringing Promising Bioscience Discoveries To Market	20 July 2011
Home Medical Devices Should Be Easy-To-Use And Caregivers Well-Trained	19 July 2011
Seeing Internal Organs With Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein	19 July 2011
Innovative Treatment Bed On The Way To The Marketplace	16 July 2011
Potential For New Biocompatible Electronics Using Soft Memory Technology	15 July 2011

Medical Practice Management News
Hospitals' Honor Roll And Best Record Keeping Ranked; Lists Here	20 July 2011
UCLA Receives Six UC Health Quality Grants To Improve Hospital Care	14 July 2011

Medical Students / Training News
Girls On Top At Google Science Fair	14 July 2011

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News
AARP To The President: "Medicare Is Not A Welfare Program."	18 July 2011
PCMA Hails Introduction Of Bipartisan Legislation To Increase The Use Of Generic Drugs In Medicaid	16 July 2011
New Medicare-covered Fall Prevention Program For Seniors Unveiled	14 July 2011

Melanoma / Skin Cancer News
Some Cutaneous HPV Types May Be Involved In Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Development	20 July 2011
Early-Stage Melanoma Tumors Contain Clues To Metastatic Potential	15 July 2011
YERVOY™ (Ipilimumab) Approved For The Treatment Of Previously-Treated Advanced Melanoma In The EU	15 July 2011
YERVOY™ (Ipilimumab) Approved For The Treatment Of Previously-Treated Advanced Melanoma In The EU	14 July 2011

Men's health News
Married Men Seek Treatment Sooner For Heart Attacks	19 July 2011

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

Mental Health News
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

MRSA / Drug Resistance News
Tea Time; Drinking Beverage May Half MRSA Superbug Nostril Infection	14 July 2011
Research Provides Insight Into New Drug Resistance In Hospital Microbes	14 July 2011

Multiple Sclerosis News
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

Neurology / Neuroscience News
No Increase In Commonest Preventable Cause Of Intellectual Disability Over 20 Years	19 July 2011
Single Traumatic Brain Injury May Prompt Long-Term Neurodegeneration	19 July 2011
'Wave Of Death' Is Not A Herald Of Brain Death	19 July 2011
A New Piece Of The Puzzle In The Development Of Our Nervous System Uncovered	16 July 2011
Meditation Practice May Have Potential To Change Brain's Physical Structure	15 July 2011
Therapy Adds Life, Lessens Pain In Brain Cancer Patients	15 July 2011
Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Abilities Impaired By Brain Cancer Treatment	14 July 2011
Research Reveals Brain Network Connections	14 July 2011
Human Skin Cells Converted Into Neurons	14 July 2011
Demystifying 'Fountain Of Youth' In The Adult Brain Has Implications For Human Therapy	14 July 2011
Brain Damage Leading To Object Agnosia	14 July 2011
Stem Cell Treatment May Restore Cognitive Function In Patients With Brain Cancer	14 July 2011
Researchers Restore Breathing After Spinal Cord Injury In Rodent Model	14 July 2011

Nursing / Midwifery News
Researchers, Clinicians Invited To Apply For Grants From American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses	20 July 2011
California Nurse Staffing	16 July 2011

Nutrition / Diet News
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
Mmm, Mmm Good? Campbell Soup's New Strategy: More Sodium	19 July 2011
Fork Size Is Everything; Bigger Silverware To Contol Weight Loss	18 July 2011
Bigger Bites Means Eating Less, So Go For A Bigger Fork	17 July 2011
Once-a-Day Grapefruit Study Sees Marked Impact On Health Indicators	15 July 2011
High Levels Of Disease-Fighting Antioxidants Discovered In Two Species Of Neotropical Blueberries	15 July 2011
Nutritional Use Discovered For Dry Onion Skin	15 July 2011
No Single Approach Will Solve America's Obesity Epidemic	14 July 2011

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News
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
Study Finds Personality Plays Role In Body Weight	19 July 2011
Improving Body Image Helps Us To Lose Weight	18 July 2011
In-Shell Pistachio Consumption Decreases Calorie Intake	18 July 2011
Weight-Loss Surgery Cost-Effective For All Obese	15 July 2011
Key Function Of Antiobesity Hormone Is Modulation Of Inhibitory Output	14 July 2011
No Magic Bullet To Improve Diet, Stem Obesity Epidemic	14 July 2011

Ovarian Cancer News
Study Reveals Cancer Stem Cells Recruit Normal Stem Cells To Fuel Ovarian Cancer	19 July 2011

Pain / Anesthetics News
Convergence Pharmaceuticals Announces Start Of Phase II Study For Its Selective Nav 1.7 Blocker CNV1014802	19 July 2011
Discovery Of Atomic Structure For A Sodium Channel That Generates Electrical Signals In Living Cells Has Far Reaching Implications In Medicine	14 July 2011

Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
New Hospice Foundation Of America Program Focuses On Cultural Diversity And Hospice Care	16 July 2011
Talking About Faith Increases Hospital Patients' Overall Satisfaction	14 July 2011

Parkinson's Disease News
Parkinson's Patients Get No Benefit From Antidepressants Sertraline Or Mirtazapine, But Have More Side Effects	19 July 2011
Parkinson's Disease: Mutation In VPS35 Gene Linked To Late-Onset	18 July 2011
Genetic Mutation Linked To Parkinson's Disease	16 July 2011
Link Between Parkinson's Disease And A Mutation In A Protein-Sorting Gene	15 July 2011

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Self-Regulation Game Helps Preschool-Age Children In Different Countries Improve Academically	20 July 2011
Toddlers Okay To Share Bed Longer But Still Watch Out For SIDS	18 July 2011
Ride With Gramps; Parents Of Parents Safer Drivers For Child Safety	18 July 2011
Underserved Children's Physical Activity Predicted By Environmental Factors	17 July 2011
New Technology Allows Disabled Children To Explore Their Creative Side	16 July 2011
Facebook Stunner: Child's Kawasaki Disease Mystery Solved By Users	16 July 2011
$95 Million Awarded To 278 School-Based Health Center Programs, USA	15 July 2011
Hypoallergenic Baby Formula Claims Challenged	15 July 2011
It's Not Too Early To Get Your Child's School Physical	15 July 2011

Pharmacy / Pharmacist News
CHPA Commends Effort To Expand Efficient, Self-Healthcare Options By Reinstating OTC Eligibility Under Flexible Spending Arrangements	16 July 2011

Pregnancy / Obstetrics News
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
Drug Speeds Up Slow Labor But Doesn't Prevent C-Sections	15 July 2011

Primary Care / General Practice News
Study Findings Reveal New Massachusetts Model Significantly Outperforms Current Fee-For-Service System	18 July 2011
Ways For Physicians To Individualize The Cost-Effectiveness Of Treatments	14 July 2011

Prostate / Prostate Cancer News
23 Patients With Organ Confined Low Risk Prostate Cancer Have Been Treated In Clinical Trials Using The ExAblate(R) Non-Invasive Prostate System	14 July 2011
Short-Term Hormone Therapy Plus Radiation Therapy Increases Survival For Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer	14 July 2011
Lycopene May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer In African Americans	14 July 2011

Psychology / Psychiatry News
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
Women More Likely To Send Sexually Explicit Text Messages Than Men	19 July 2011
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...	19 July 2011
Researchers Find Neural Signature Of 'Mental Time Travel'	19 July 2011
Adolescents With A Positive Outlook On Life May Have Better Health In Their Adult Years	19 July 2011
The Source Of Empathy In The Brain Explored By Researchers	18 July 2011
Study Depicts How Charisma Can Emerge From The Psychology Of Followers	18 July 2011
Study Finds No Difference In Women's And Men's Self-Esteem In Youth And Early Adulthood	17 July 2011
Stereotypes About Leadership Still Pose Barriers To Women's Advancement	16 July 2011
The Best Motivating Factors For Pursuing A Shared Goal Such As Giving	16 July 2011
Positive Feelings Improve Consumer Decision-Making Abilities	15 July 2011
Fork Size Affects Amount Of Food Consumed In Restaurants	15 July 2011
Does Chinese Chocolate Taste Better Than Swiss? Depends On When You Find Out	15 July 2011
Appearance And Motion Are At Odds	15 July 2011
Abnormal Brain Ultrasounds In Premature Infants Indicate Future Risk Of Psychiatric Disorders	15 July 2011
When Optimism Is Down Then People Look For Psychotherapy	15 July 2011
When The Brain Remembers But The Patient Doesn't	15 July 2011
A Study On The Psychological Adaptation Of Adopted Children	14 July 2011

Public Health News
Reinventing The Toilet For Safe And Affordable Sanitation	20 July 2011
$38.9 Million To Help Translate Science Into Treatment	20 July 2011
University Of Pittsburgh Receives $67.3 Million To Translate Science Into Therapies	19 July 2011
Survey Finds That The Value Of Hospital Environmental Services Is Linked To Efficiency Not Expenses	19 July 2011
Bed Bugs Prompt US Insurers To Offer New Plans	19 July 2011
NHS Saves Thousands After Cracking Down On Prescription Fraud, UK	18 July 2011
New Testing Methods And Knowledge To Be Used To Develop Updated Standards To Improve Suits For Fighting Wildfires	15 July 2011
Telling People To Drink Eight Glasses Of Water A Day Is "Debunked Nonsense", Doctor Argues	14 July 2011
British Medical Association Reacts To Government Response To The Public Health White Paper Consultation For England	14 July 2011
Baby Boomers' Aging Future Studies Reveal All; Optimism, Drugs	14 July 2011

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News
White Paper On IMRT Safety Published By ASTRO	15 July 2011

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals News
Sapien Heart Valve That Avoids Open Heart Surgery Impresses FDA Reviewers But Safety Concerns Remain	19 July 2011

Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News
New Driving Simulator For Rehabilitation Created By Clemson And DriveSafety	14 July 2011

Respiratory / Asthma News
Heartburn Treatment May Extend Survival In IPF Patients	20 July 2011
FDA Approves Boostrix To Prevent Tetanus, Diphtheria, And Pertussis In Older People	19 July 2011
Telomere Length Linked To Emphysema Risk	18 July 2011
Shortened Telomere Length Linked To Higher Emphysema Risk	15 July 2011
Asthma Placebo "As Effective As Active Drug" Study Unveils	15 July 2011
Studying The Placebo Effect In Asthma Patients Receiving Bronchodilator Treatment vs Placebo Treatments vs. No Treatment At All	14 July 2011

Restless Legs Syndrome News
New Gene Identified For Restless Legs Syndrome	15 July 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Obesity Is Baby Boomers' Main Health Problem	19 July 2011
University Of Dayton Study Overturns 250-Year-Old Belief About Effects Of Age, Repeated Injury On Tissue Regeneration	19 July 2011
Increased Surveillance Of Nursing Home Residents Following Changes In Medication May Decrease Falls	18 July 2011
The Secret To Successful Aging	15 July 2011
African-Americans More Prone To Pressure Ulcers In Nursing Homes	14 July 2011

Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News
New Evidence Of Age-Related Decline In The Brain's Master Circadian Clock	20 July 2011
Transcept Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter From FDA On Intermezzo® New Drug Application	16 July 2011

Smoking / Quit Smoking News
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
Hearing Loss In Teens Linked To Second Hand Smoke Exposure	18 July 2011
Smoking In Kids' Movies Continues To Decline, CDC	15 July 2011

Sports Medicine / Fitness News
Helping Your Child Choose The Right Sport	19 July 2011

Stem Cell Research News
Cancer Cells And Stem Cells Share Same Origin	19 July 2011
New Way Of Growing Enough Adult Stem Cells For Therapeutic Use With Nanoscale Plastic	18 July 2011
New Technique Boosts Efficiency Of Blood Cell Production From Human Stem Cells	16 July 2011
Precision Gene Targeting In Stem Cells Corrects Disease-Causing Mutations	16 July 2011

Stroke News
Clinical Trial Of New Stem Cell Therapy For Use In Patients Up To 19 Days After Stroke	15 July 2011
Neurologist Urges Awareness, Action To Fix Disparities In Stroke Care	14 July 2011

Swine Flu News
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology	20 July 2011
Future Swine Flu Vaccination Shortages Could Be Reduced By Breath Test	15 July 2011

Transplants / Organ Donations News
UCLA Launches Program To Provide Face, Hand And Abdominal Wall Transplants	16 July 2011
Researchers Discover Why Stored Blood May Become Less Safe For Transfusion As It Ages	16 July 2011

Tropical Diseases News
Making Blood-Sucking Deadly For Mosquitoes	19 July 2011
Preventing Malaria Deaths In The Developing World - With Smelly Socks?	14 July 2011

Tuberculosis News
Many TB Tests Lead To Misdiagnoses, Warns World Health Organization	20 July 2011

Urology / Nephrology News
Your Risk Of Kidney Disease Mortality Doubles If You Have A Large Waist	19 July 2011

Vascular News
Vascular Disease Management Increasingly Important	20 July 2011
Recent Evidence-Based Vascular Medicine	20 July 2011

Veterans / Ex-Servicemen News
HUD, VA To Provide Permanent Housing And Support To Thousands Of Homeless Vets	15 July 2011

Veterinary News
Badger Cull Supported By Science, Say Vets, UK	19 July 2011

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
New Threshold Values For Fine Particulates At The Workplace	20 July 2011
Pollution 'Butterfly' From Fires In Central Africa Measured By NASA's Aura Satellite	18 July 2011
Tiny Diesel Fume Particles Raise Risk Of Heart Attacks	15 July 2011
Most Americans Are Not Prepared To Ensure Food Safety During Power Outages	15 July 2011
Localised Reactive Badger Culling Raises Bovine Tuberculosis Risk, New Analysis Confirms	15 July 2011
Tiny Chemical Particles Emitted By Diesel Exhaust Fumes Could Raise The Risk Of Heart Attacks As Well As Damaging Lungs	14 July 2011

Women's Health / Gynecology News
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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