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Medical News Today: 02-07-2005
President Bush might not have said so, but he supports Big Pharma's agenda to prevent prescription drug importation from Canada, Says DoctorSolve - President Bush's State of the Union address last night didn't mention affordable prescription drugs... click link for more info.
Fifteen companies that operate more than 400 restaurants in California have agreed to post signs warning their customers of possible mercury exposure from eating fish, settling a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General Bill Lockyer (D) in April 2003, officials said on Friday, the… Virginia House Approves Measure Requiring Fetal Anesthesia To Be Offered for Abortion Procedures Beyond 20 Weeks
The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday approved 72-20 a bill… (San Francisco Chronicle Examines 'Intense Debate' in Democratic Party Over Abortion-Rights Issue
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President Bush's fiscal year 2006 budget proposal is expected to include spending increases for abstinence-only education and global health initiatives, including HIV/AIDS programs, but eliminate or reduce spending on other health care programs, according to documents obtained by the… http://www... click link for more info.
St Jude study shows the level of this DNA in the blood appears to directly reflect the ability of the transplant recipient's thymus gland to process donated stem cells and turn them into effective T cells - Measuring the quantity of a certain type of immune cell DNA in the blood could help physicians predict whether a bone marrow stem cell transplant will successfully restore a population of infection-fighting cells called T lymphocytes in a child... click link for more info.
The USA's largest and oldest consumer-led vaccine safety organization, the National Vaccine Information Center, is calling a bill introduced into Congress by Senators Gregg and Frist entitled "Protecting America in the War on Terror Act of 2005" (S... click link for more info.
Ingenta, the technology and services provider for the publishing and information industries, and Infotrieve, Inc, a provider of content software technology and information services, today announced an expanded partnership that will enable Ingenta-hosted content to be indexed by Infotrieve's full-text crawler... click link for more info.
Online Course is Based on TWC's Patient Active Guide to Living With Ovarian Cancer - The Wellness Community(R) (TWC), an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support and education for all people with cancer and their loved ones, announced today that it launched a free online continuing education course for oncology nurses around the Patient Active Guide to Living With Ovarian Cancer program... click link for more info.
The Metabolic Syndrome has become a very attractive target of drug development by large as well as small, highly specialized companies... click link for more info.
During American Heart Month, a New Study Adds to the Body of Research on Almonds' Healthy Heart and Weight Benefits - Crunchy, handy almonds have been sighted in many new breakfast, snack, and salad products as research continues to show their healthful qualities... click link for more info.
The Public Library of Science [PLoS] applauds the US National Institutes of Health [NIH] for today's announcement that it expects all of its grantees to make articles arising from their NIH-funded research freely available online in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central... click link for more info.
A new network to help modernise radiotherapy research throughout the UK is being launched today which will bring a host of benefits to cancer patients... click link for more info.
On TV medical shows, doctors yell "clear!" and revive patients who are struck with cardiac arrest... click link for more info.
Therapy is quicker, less invasive than IV therapy - Oral rehydration therapy, or giving fluids by mouth, is equally effective as giving intravenous fluids to young children dehydrated by common stomach and intestinal inflammations, according to a new study by emergency medicine physicians... click link for more info.
A pro-inflammatory protein activated by bacteria in the colon plays a key role in the development of experimental colitis in mice - a mouse-version of human Crohn's disease - according to research by scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine... click link for more info.
Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502; OTC: TKPHF) announced today that Takeda and Syrrx Inc... click link for more info.
Twice as many boys as girls are referred to medical specialists for evaluation of short stature or poor growth, according to a new study... click link for more info.
Study shows larger babies have higher risk of certain cancers in adulthood - Babies who weighed more at birth had higher rates of digestive and lymphatic cancers in adulthood, according to a new study published February 7, 2005 in the online edition of the International Journal of Cancer, the official journal of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC)... click link for more info.
There may be more reason than ever to drink your milk and eat your fruits and vegetables... click link for more info.
Genetic diversity, age, and cultural experience all contribute to the sensory worlds of children and their parents - Variation in a taste receptor gene influences taste sensitivity of children and adults, accounting for individual differences in taste preferences and food selection, report a team of researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center... click link for more info.
Research confirms how early-life events shape later physiology - Underscoring the value of good prenatal care, new research suggests that early infection may create a cognitive vulnerability that appears later during stress on the immune system... click link for more info.
Pegasys becomes the first and only hepatitis C treatment indicated for patients suffering from both HIV and HCV - The European Commission has approved Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD)) in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in clinically stable patients co-infected with HIV... click link for more info.
All Takeda employees in the world express their deepest sympathy and condolences to all those affected by this disaster... click link for more info.
During week 3 (January 16-22, 2005)*, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States... click link for more info.
UK - New research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) shows an upsurge in consumers making an effort to cut down on how much salt they eat and changing their shopping behaviour... click link for more info.
Cases of mumps have continued to rise across England and Wales with the numbers notified to the Health Protection Agency for the first four weeks of 2005 reaching 4891... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - NTT (TSE: 9437) has announced positive results of its current trials of remote pathological diagnosis co-conducted with its subsidiary NTT-Resonant and Iwate Medical University... click link for more info.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day is observed each year on February 7 to call attention to the disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the black population in the United States... click link for more info.
Raising awareness about women's health concerns will be the focus of a public awareness campaign launched today by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the nation's oldest women's health organization... click link for more info.
New York, NY - Below is a statement from Robert M Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center, regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) release of draft coverage criteria for wheelchairs and scooters... click link for more info.
Los Angeles - Odds are, most people don't know their ejection fraction, or even what it is - but knowing this number could help protect against sudden cardiac death... click link for more info.
Manipal Alumnus and Consultant at Manipal Heart Foundation to receive award for medical excellence by Harvard - Bangalore - Renowned Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon Dr KM Cherian, a Manipal Alumnus and Consultant at Manipal Heart Foundation, will receive award for medical excellence given by Harvard Medical International... click link for more info.
The only independent birthing center in Washington, DC, almost closed last week because of a "perfect storm of financial troubles," the… http://www... click link for more info.
Alcohol interferes with how brain cells communicate with one another, resulting in the lack of coordination, grogginess, impaired memory and loss of inhibitions associated with drunkenness... click link for more info.
Officials from the DeKalb County, Ga, school district say that a "controversial" federally funded abstinence-only sex education curriculum that is being introduced in eighth grade health classes was never correctly approved by the school board, the…... click link for more info.
The Arizona House Health Committee on Wednesday approved 7-2 a bill…... click link for more info.
President Bush has no intention of relaxing restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research and plans to pursue "stricter limits" on all human embryo research, an unnamed senior administration official said on Thursday…... click link for more info.
The following summarizes news about malpractice-related developments in seven states... click link for more info.
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