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Medical News Today: 02-08-2005
The first step in a drive to make chlamydia screening available in high street pharmacies across the country is now underway, Public Health Minister Melanie Johnson announced today... click link for more info.
University of Toronto researchers have discovered an ample source of stem cells in an uncharted part of the umbilical cord, providing new hope for bone marrow transplants and tissue repair... click link for more info.
1 in 4 district nurses and healthcare assistants participating in a recent survey have observed elder abuse during the course of their work in the last year... click link for more info.
This serious form of congenital heart disease, known as AV heart block, develops when a certain type of antibody is transferred from the mother to the foetus during pregnancy... click link for more info.
New book examines the exciting new field of neuroinformatics - Understanding the structure, function, and development of the brain in health and disease represents one of the great scientific challenges of our time... click link for more info.
A team of researchers at the University of Bristol, UK, is developing a revolutionary new test to detect breast cancer at an early stage... click link for more info.
A new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center provides the most direct evidence to date that preventing gum disease could significantly improve your chances of avoiding vascular problems... click link for more info.
Obese children who get kidney transplants tend to be younger, shorter and on dialysis longer than their leaner peers, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics... click link for more info.
New technology can screen for multiple agents simultaneously; has potential applications for clinical medicine, biodefense, vaccine development, blood product industry - February 7, 2005 - Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Genome Center have designed and developed a sensitive new diagnostic technology platform, called "Mass Tag PCR," that can simultaneously screen for multiple infectious agents... click link for more info.
While Prescription Cost Increases Have Moderated, Radiology Costs Grow Almost 20% a year, According to New Research from HealthLeaders-InterStudy - HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care industry intelligence, finds that health plans are taking steps to rein in the cost of radiology... click link for more info.
Today began India's first-ever human clinical trial of an investigational vaccine candidate designed to prevent HIV/AIDS... click link for more info.
CardioTech International, Inc (Amex: CTE) today announced that the Vision (TM) Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) equipment is being used at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center in Orange County, which has one of the nation's oldest transfusion-free surgery programs... click link for more info.
An overwhelming majority of NHS workers are in favour of organ transplantation, according to a national survey of healthcare professionals... click link for more info.
Findings could lead to new treatment based on individual genetic profiles - Children who suffer from acute asthma attacks share a genetic profile that appears to be unique to these children, according to a new study by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center... click link for more info.
As new developments in the search for an HIV vaccine take place, vaccine researchers from around the world are joining forces to accelerate progress towards an effective and safe HIV vaccine, with the full and equal involvement of countries most affected by the AIDS epidemic... click link for more info.
Product label updated to include ovarian cancer progression, survival and response data -The U... click link for more info.
UNICEF Calls on Governments to Honour Commitment to End the Discriminatory and Harmful Practice - UNICEF today reiterated its call on governments to move swiftly to stop the harmful practice of female genital mutilation and cutting... click link for more info.
Map of human genetic variation will speed search for disease genes - The International HapMap Consortium, boosted by an additional $3... click link for more info.
An Indiana University physician and nurse at Riley Hospital for Children have written a book containing both medical and practical everyday advice for families who have children who are HIV positive... click link for more info.
The Australian government today considered implementation of the election commitment for 12... click link for more info.
Findings press need for early treatment to help prevent strokes - A UC Irvine Stroke Center study reveals how plaque in the main neck artery plays a critical role in creating blood clots that greatly increase the risk of stroke... click link for more info.
Chocolate, wine and romance aren't just the quickest ways to your true love's heart... click link for more info.
An Illinois judge on Friday ruled that a couple whose frozen embryo was accidentally discarded by a fertility clinic has the right to file a wrongful death suit, a ruling that could "frustrate" the future of fertility clinics and stem cell research, the… http://www... click link for more info.
A new form of treatment for lymphoma that takes a fraction of the time of traditional chemotherapy with fewer side effects caused tumors to shrink in 95 percent of patients, a new study by researchers at the http://www... click link for more info.
Physicists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a neural circuit in rats that could provide a powerful model for understanding a neurological condition known as blepharospasm-uncontrolled eye blinking that affects 50,000 people in the U... click link for more info.
New Mexico state Sen Nancy Rodriguez (D) on Wednesday introduced legislation… (Birds' brains more similar to those of mammals than previously thought
The brains of birds appear to be more similar to those of mammals than previously thought... click link for more info.
Scientists in the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University have developed a new diagnostic tool that can quickly and objectively identify disordered auditory processing of sound, a problem associated with learning impairments in many children... click link for more info.
The Cameroon Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that it has suspended a "controversial" clinical trial that is testing the antiretroviral drug Viread, which is known generically as tenofovir, to determine if it can reduce the risk of HIV infection… http://www... click link for more info.
In 2003, women constituted 28% of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases in the United States; approximately 69% of those cases were among non-Hispanic black women (1)... click link for more info.
The severity of possible infection and the effectiveness of a vaccine weighed heavily in the decision-making process for parents reporting their views on childhood vaccination for sexually transmitted diseases... click link for more info.
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Scientists have discovered a molecular marker linked to retroviruses in the blood of people affected by motor neuron disease (MND), according to a study published in the Feb 8 issue of the journal Neurology... click link for more info.
Following the tsunami, a detailed overview of the area specific transmission levels is essential in assessing the risk of malaria in Sri Lanka... click link for more info.
The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland have joined forces to help the public take part in the NI Government's current consultation on whether to ban smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces... click link for more info.
Campaign targets primary care staff, midwifery, radiography andmental health workers - UK Health Minister John Hutton today launched the NHS Careers 2005advertising campaign to encourage more people to join the NHS... click link for more info.
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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