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Medical News Today: 12-15-2004
Last night, in a chaotic attempt to save legislation which has been fifteen years in the making, the UK Government offered assurances that amendments in the Lords would not allow the Mental Capacity Bill to "authorise any decision where the motive is to kill"... click link for more info.
Thanks to a laudable initiative by the BBC2 Science Team, a programme will be shown tomorrow evening at prime time (UK) as part of the 'If' series, presenting the case for and against the use of stem cells from a cloned embryo... click link for more info.
UK Health Secretary John Reid will address a meeting of top scientists from home and abroad today in the latest move in the fight against MRSA... click link for more info.
The NHS should not carry out laser eye surgery to correct short or long sight, an advisory body has said... click link for more info.
The rate of systolic blood pressure (SBP) recovery after exercise stress testing can help predict the risk of acute myocardial infarction, according to a new study... click link for more info.
Few Employers Say They Will Drop Coverage In 2006 When Medicare Drug Law Is Implemented - As businesses struggle to control rising retiree health costs, they are asking their retirees to pay more and plan to do so again in 2005, according to a new survey of many of the nation's largest employers conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates... click link for more info.
Anger and other negative emotions may be triggers for ischemic stroke, according to a study published in the December 14 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology... click link for more info.
Scientists in the United States have devised a new test to see whether a person is likely to develop dementia... click link for more info.
More widely available and better used inhalers have seen a drop in hospital admissions of chidren with asthma, according to new research... click link for more info.
Life expectancy at birth could reach 100 over the next two generations, according to new research... click link for more info.
The risks from vaginal delivery after a prior Cesarean delivery are low, but are slightly higher than for a repeat Cesarean delivery... click link for more info.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued guidance on laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the treatment of refractive errors (short and long-sightedness) to determine whether it is safe enough and works well enough for routine use within the NHS... click link for more info.
Starting Tuesday, December 14, 2004, an alliance of renowned experts, institutions and non-governmental organisations will launch the 'Free by 5' declaration and present it to the World Bank, aid donors, the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNAIDS and many other parties... click link for more info.
A new study shows hydrotherapy, or water exercise, may improve strength and mobility in patients with osteoarthritis... click link for more info.
Based on findings of a recent study researchers say Lipid-lowering drugs can be started when a patient is in the hospital or at a follow-up appointment with a doctor... click link for more info.
Following twelve recent cases of malaria, mainly amongst European and North American visitors to the Dominican Republic, the Health Protection Agency (UK) 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.
The Management Board of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has nominated Mrs Zsuzanna Jakab, a senior public health official from Hungary, to be the Centre's first Director... 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.
UK Health Minister Stephen Ladyman today launched an exemplar on acquired brain injury to show how the increasing number of children surviving meningitis, brain tumours and road traffic accidents can get better care... click link for more info.
The Government of Canada has proposed amendments designed to improve the regulatory environment for pharmaceuticals by establishing more predictable and stable rules relating to the protection of intellectual property... click link for more info.
Canada's Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh, reaffirming his commitment to openness and transparency, today released Health Canada's 2003-2004 Summary Report of inspections of clinical trials... click link for more info.
Asthma UK's London Marathon organisers are aiming to field the charity's biggest team yet in next year's 26-mile running challenge... click link for more info.
Leaders in government, health care and business are coming together to promote Togo's largest healthcare initiative to date, starting this week with the help of the American Red Cross and other international health and social organizations... click link for more info.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL) announced today that the Company has received approval from the U... click link for more info.
SPASM Survey Reveals Physicians' Views on Causes and Treatment of Acute Back Pain - The results of a survey of physicians confirm that, as snow begins to fall, the incidence of acute back pain or muscle spasm increase significantly... click link for more info.
GlaxoSmithKline today announced that it has reached an agreement with Corixa Corporation to acquire worldwide rights and responsibilities related to the manufacturing, development and commercialization of the BEXXAR® therapeutic regimen... click link for more info.
Pharmaceuticals, Inc... click link for more info.
Abbott announced today it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for its oral agent Xinlay? (atrasentan), to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of Xinlay for the treatment of metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer, an advanced stage of the disease that no longer responds to hormone treatment and has spread to other parts of the body, such as the bone... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Five Japanese pharmaceuticals jointly announced December 14 that they have received additional approval for the administration of morphine hydrochloride injection (10mg and 50mg) from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as of December 7... click link for more info.
Researchers at Melbourne University, Australia have developed a non-invasive skin test which is very good at identifying people with early Alzheimer's disease... click link for more info.
Domestic violence is a significant and preventable cause of injury to women... click link for more info.
Previous research has implicated the brain's opioid system in the development of alcohol-use disorders... click link for more info.
Galanin is one of several neuropeptides known to increase food intake... click link for more info.
Cigarette smoking also independently causes damage to multiple brain regions-- Roughly 80 percent of alcohol-dependent individuals report smoking regularly... click link for more info.
Researchers have found that due to concerns about risks and side effects, women at high risk for developing breast cancer are choosing not to take tamoxifen, the first and only drug approved by the U... click link for more info.
Scientists have uncovered a link between a family of genes and abnormalities of the immune system that are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a devastating disease that affects over 1 million Americans... click link for more info.
An analysis of a sample of Ayurvedic herbal medicine products found that 20 percent contained metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic at levels that could be toxic if taken as directed, according to a study in the December 15 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Tight work deadlines can raise the risk of suffering a heart attack six-fold, a new study claims... click link for more info.
CDC Director Julie Gerberding at a recent Institute of Medicine meeting in Washington, D... click link for more info.
USA Today on Tuesday examined suggestions from experts in the public health, industry, government and academic sectors on how to strengthen the national flu vaccine supply to prevent shortages such as the one affecting the United States this season... click link for more info.
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