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Medical News Today: 12-04-2004
Protecting microtubule "highways" may lead to novel therapies, study shows - Parkinson's disease may be caused by an environmental-genetic double whammy on the neurons that produce dopamine, the neurotransmitter that controls body movement, a new study has shown... click link for more info.
People could be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria from breathing the air from concentrated swine feeding facilities, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health... click link for more info.
System helps physicians prevent radiation-induced skin injuries to patients - The threading of slender catheters and stents through arteries to deliver treatments to the heart, the brain and elsewhere in the body has produced nothing short of a medical revolution... click link for more info.
Seven papers that expand upon recent research into the origin of tetrapods and their invasion of the land during the Devonian period appear in the September/October 2004 issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology... click link for more info.
Cited as Champion of Lung Health, Cleaner Air, Tobacco Control - The American Lung Association today honored Rep Chris Van Hollen (D-8th MD) by presenting him with a special award for his outstanding leadership in helping all Americans breathe easier... click link for more info.
Two initiatives that will boost the UK's research and development effort, announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Pre-Budget Report, have been welcomed by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)... click link for more info.
Stressful events in a child's life can increase the risk of them having an asthma attack by almost five times, according to a new study... click link for more info.
David Lewis knew he had diabetes... click link for more info.
Britain's medical negligence system is 'in the dark ages', according to a senior doctor... click link for more info.
The decision to provide women with the morning after pill over the counter has failed to reduce the UK's abortion rate, new figures reveal... click link for more info.
UK - Following twelve recent cases of malaria, mainly amongst European and North American visitors to the Dominican Republic, the Health Protection Agency is reminding travellers about the importance of protecting themselves against malaria when travelling to parts of the world where malaria is commonplace, including the Dominican Republic... click link for more info.
During week 46 (November 14-20, 2004)*, influenza activity overall was low in the United States... click link for more info.
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) have been the subject of a great deal of investigation in recent years... click link for more info.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a part of the National Institutes of Health, announces an interactive Web site that shows-on maps-the amount and location of certain toxic chemicals released into the environment in the United States... click link for more info.
In addition to being at-risk for various health conditions, obese people may also be cutting their chance of being accurately diagnosed during medical imaging... click link for more info.
Women who are pregnant with two or more fetuses are at an increased risk of developing serious health complications, compared with women pregnant with just one fetus, according to a study published in the December issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reuters reports (Reuters, 12/1)... click link for more info.
The percentage of Florida residents without health insurance increased to 20% this year from 17% in 1999, according to a survey presented to the state Senate health committee Wednesday, the Miami Herald reports... click link for more info.
New unpublished research conducted by researchers at CDC and the National Cancer Institute likely will conclude that the number of annual obesity-related deaths in the United States "pales in comparison" to the 435,000 annual tobacco-related deaths and "undercut[s] claims of a recent surge" in obesity-related deaths... click link for more info.
HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson is expected "within days" to announce his resignation and likely will be replaced by CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, according to an unnamed Republican with ties to the Bush administration, the New York Times reports (Stevenson/Drew, New York Times, 12/3)... click link for more info.
The New York Times on Friday examined the removal from the 2005 omnibus appropriations bill of a "seemingly modest" $50 million request for funding for health care information technology, which some say "raises questions about the [Bush] administration's commitment" to modernizing the health system... click link for more info.
Gilead Sciences on Tuesday said it hopes that the European Union within the next three or four months will approve its once-daily, fixed-dose combination antiretroviral drug Truvada, and the company is planning a "product rollout," the Oakland Tribune reports (Simmers, Oakland Tribune, 12/1)... click link for more info.
Germany in 2005 plans to give the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria more than double the amount it pledged in 2004, fund officials announced on Friday, Agence France-Presse reports... click link for more info.
Canada will provide about $105 million in new funding for HIV/AIDS programs directed at women around the world, International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll announced on Wednesday to coincide with World AIDS Day, the CP/Canada... click link for more info.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday met with a group of 11 Haitian teenagers in the capital city of Port-au-Prince to discuss the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic and promised to continue to publicly discuss Haiti's fight against the disease, the Miami Herald reports... click link for more info.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have utilized an animal model to trace how the virus that causes AIDS in humans may enter and spread throughout the body following an oral exposure... click link for more info.
Roughly 200,000 houses in St... click link for more info.
The rate of gun-related eye injuries in the United States has remained stable for several years, ending an earlier period of decline, according to UAB researchers... click link for more info.
Living kidney donation skyrocketed after the introduction of less-invasive surgical techniques for removing left-side kidneys... click link for more info.
More than 11 million children in developing countries die every year from preventable illness, while as many as 500 000 women don't survive during pregnancy or childbirth... click link for more info.
The European Commission is seeking input from the public on the measures to be included in a new comprehensive European action plan to reduce air pollution... click link for more info.
Diovan® (valsartan), a powerful, first-line high blood pressure agent, has received its first European marketing authorization from the Medical Products Agency (MPA) of Sweden to treat patients at high risk following a recent heart attack... click link for more info.
Supporting Data Show Significant Reduction of Joint and Skin Symptoms in Psoriatic Arthritis - Centocor, Inc, announced today that the U... click link for more info.
Over the years, GlaxoSmithKline has supported many trials conducted by the Paediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Group (PACTG), one of the pre-eminent organizations in the world for evaluating treatments for HIV -infected children and adolescents... click link for more info.
AstraZeneca today announces two new business milestones for SEROQUEL (quetiapine), an atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness)... click link for more info.
Doctors have warned that urgent action is needed to deal with rapidly rising rates of tuberculosis in the UK... click link for more info.
Sustained improvement is being delivered across the NHS with waiting lists falling at record levels, continued falls in the number of premature deaths from the big killer diseases and increasing patient satisfaction rates for health services, NHS Chief Executive Sir Nigel Crisp reported today... click link for more info.
A disturbing new trend in suicide pacts involving strangers meeting over the internet (cybersuicide) is emerging, warns a consultant psychiatrist in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Guidance about the use of chaperones for intimate examinations is difficult to implement fully in general practice, according to a study published on bmj... click link for more info.
The level of medication errors in sick children might be substantially higher than previously estimated, according to a study in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Five years after accident and emergency departments were found to be lacking in essential services for children, many still fail to meet the minimum standards, says a study on bmj... click link for more info.
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