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Medical News Today: 12-01-2004
The stress of experiencing racial discrimination is "at least partly" responsible for the disproportionate number of black women who deliver low-birthweight infants in the United States, according to a study published Monday in the American Journal of Public Health, the Chicago Sun-Times reports... click link for more info.
Women who consume large quantities of dairy products -- particularly milk -- are more likely to develop invasive ovarian cancer than women who consume small amounts of dairy products, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the New York Post reports (Hoffmann, New York Post, 11/30)... click link for more info.
The introduction of more patient choice could lead to hospital closures, according to the British Medical Association (BMA)... click link for more info.
A new cancer treatment that could add years onto the lives of lung cancer patients is to be trialled across the UK... click link for more info.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to Active Biotech's candidate drug TTS CD3 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer... click link for more info.
Pharmaceutical sales organizations spend about $150,000 per primary care rep and $330,000 per specialty drug rep, according to a report published by pharmaceutical intelligence firm Cutting Edge Information... click link for more info.
A scientific review article published in today's Journal of the American College of Nutrition supplement reports that leucine, an essential amino acid found in high quality protein like eggs, potentially provides a weight loss advantage during dieting by helping to reduce loss of lean tissue, promote loss of body fat, and stabilize blood glucose levels... click link for more info.
On December 1, registered nurses and hospital workers will strike for one day at 13 Sutter hospitals throughout Northern California... click link for more info.
Used in France since 1957 as an alternative form of flu prevention, Dolivaxil(TM) Flu Season Defense has provided the United States with what might be the most unique alternative yet to the flu vaccine shortage... click link for more info.
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced today that it initiated dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial for APD125, its novel drug candidate for the treatment of insomnia and the second Arena-discovered compound to enter the clinic this year... click link for more info.
A new study from The Pennsylvania State University shows that just one serving of peanuts or peanut butter a day can help children and adults meet requirements for nutrients often lacking in American diets... click link for more info.
The American Lung Association today applauded Peru for becoming the 40th nation to formally ratify the world's first treaty aimed at curbing the death and disease use and urged the Bush Administration to immediately seek U... click link for more info.
The number of people in the UK with asthma has risen to 5,200,000, according to research commissioned by Asthma UK... click link for more info.
Holidays can be a particularly stressful time for everyone... click link for more info.
In his speech to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) conference in Birmingham (UK) today, Health Secretary John Reid announced that three new products had been identified that could potentially help in the fight against MRSA in hospitals... click link for more info.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) for its proposed Clean Air Mercury Rule... click link for more info.
Lifts, buses, cars, motorised scooters, people movers in airports and metro stations, all of these are intended to make our daily life ever easier... click link for more info.
Women binge drinkers are to be targeted by a new cinema advertising campaign... click link for more info.
Beware: suspicious callers purporting to work for the MHRA - In October the MHRA alerted industry associations to a suspicious caller purporting to work for the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency)... click link for more info.
Children with AIDS are dying needlessly because of a lack of suitable and adapted medicines... click link for more info.
Overall, the AIDS pandemic remains undefeated... click link for more info.
Nearly 50% of women treated for urinary stress incontinence with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) say it is a complete success, according to new research... click link for more info.
Women represent the fastest growing segment of the population living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean, and new efforts are urgently needed to halt the spread of the epidemic in the female population, representatives of ten United Nations agencies said today... click link for more info.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses in the United States among children and adults... click link for more info.
Remove Vitera-XT from shelves, federal agency advises - Despite FDA's ban on ephedra-containing products which went into effect in April of this year, some manufacturers are apparently still attempting to sell such products... click link for more info.
First fixed-dose combination of oxycodone, ibuprofen indicated for short-term management of moderate to severe pain... click link for more info.
Holiday travelers will soon clog the nation's highways and inundate its airports in numbers not seen in recent years... click link for more info.
Prospective cohort study of cannabis use, predisposition for psychosis, and psychotic symptoms in young people BMJ Online FirstFrequent cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood increases the risk of psychotic symptoms later in life, according to a new study published on bmj... click link for more info.
More than 37 million people are living with HIV and almost half of them are women... click link for more info.
World AIDS Day is an important opportunity to remember those lost to AIDS... click link for more info.
AIDS stands for Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome... click link for more info.
World AIDS Day is a time to strengthen our commitment to battle the HIV/AIDS epidemic... click link for more info.
While "headline-grabbing," multimillion-dollar medical malpractice verdicts "have become an important rallying cry" for tort reform advocates, such awards often are reduced through settlements... click link for more info.
Tokyo, Japan, Dec 1, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko KK (TSE: 4004; "SDK") has developed sodium ascorbyl 2-phosphate 6-palmitate, a new type of stabilized vitamin C effective for wrinkle care... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Toshiba Corporation (TSE: 6502) has announced the development of a highly sensitive electrochemical DNA chip that is able to detect DNA at very low concentrations... click link for more info.
The Australian Government says the national depression initiative Beyond Blue will conduct research into the links between teenage alcohol consumption and depression... click link for more info.
Professor Bob Fryer will take up new position to champion learning across the NHS - UK Health Minister John Hutton today announced that, in conjunction with the creation of the new NHS Institute for Learning, Skills and Innovation, Professor Bob Fryer will take up a new post in the Department as National Director for Widening Participation in Learning... click link for more info.
Women who experience recurring miscarriages do not need to receive treatments aimed at controlling the level of natural killer cells in their wombs, say researchers based on findings of a recent study ... click link for more info.
If you are pregnant and on bed rest you are at higher risk of bone loss, say researchers in a new study... click link for more info.
School nurses should be aware that parental strife and other stressful events can precipitate asthma attacks in children, according to a new study... click link for more info.
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