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Medical News Today: 01-10-2005
INDIANAPOLIS - Treatment for spinal cord injury leading to paralysis continues to stymie physicians but a clinical trial at the Indiana University School of Medicine reported in the January issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery - Spine may point researchers in a positive direction... click link for more info.
Studies show choosing foods high in water and fiber content is key - As many people search labels for low amounts of everything from fat grams to calories, a recent scientific review says there are two nutrients that serve them well in high quantities - water and fiber - the main characteristics of low-energy density foods 1... click link for more info.
A woman's chances of getting pregnant with IVF is only about 4% when she reaches the age of 42, say researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA... click link for more info.
Plaid Cymru's Shadow Health Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM said that a holistic approach is needed from the Labour Assembly Government to tackle the issue of the hospital superbug MRSA... click link for more info.
Consultation on the NHS Pension Scheme Review for England and Wales starts today (10/01/05) with the publication of the long awaited consultation document... click link for more info.
The UK Government, today, launched the second phase of a national drive to recruit more people to work in the social care work sector... click link for more info.
The girl who two weeks ago was reported to have contracted bird flu in Viet Nam has died, say authorities... click link for more info.
A new generation of airport-style surgery centres - with a nationwide fleet of mobile operating theatres using 'docking bays' - is being planned to help the NHS deliver surgery closer to the community... click link for more info.
Olive oil contains Oleic Acid - it seems that Oleic Acid is the important ingredient that protects women from breast cancer... click link for more info.
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Needle-Free Delivery Option Exclusive to Saizen(R) Available for Patients - Serono Inc, the US affiliate of Serono (virt-x:SEO and NYSE: SRA), announced today the availability of Saizen(R) [somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection] for use in the treatment of patients with adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD), following its FDA approval... click link for more info.
People with more copies of a gene that helps to fight HIV are less likely to become infected with the virus or to develop AIDS than those of the same geographical ancestry, such as European Americans, who have fewer copies of the gene, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... click link for more info.
According to the 2004 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, lifetime inhalant use for 8th graders increased significantly in the past year with more than 17 percent reporting having purposely inhaled potentially toxic vapors often found in common household products... click link for more info.
New York - Many of the 6,400,000 older adults and people with disabilities whose prescription drugs are covered by Medicaid will be without critical medications when their Medicaid drug coverage is terminated in January 2006, unless the federal government adopts stop-gap measures to ensure continuity, a new study prepared by the Medicare Rights Center reports... click link for more info.
The Health Protection Agency has prepared a leaflet to inform and reassure patients about the correct use of patient data in the monitoring and surveillance of certain diseases... click link for more info.
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that proposals to improve the poor oral health of Northern Ireland will require an increased focus on public health, a culture change in the way dentistry is provided and improved funding... click link for more info.
A new measure to ensure that scientific research is properly funded and the UK's research base is put on a secure and sustainable footing was announced today... click link for more info.
Unexploded military material in Afghanistan cause more injuries and deaths than landmines especially among children, according to research published on bmj... click link for more info.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of stroke, especially ischaemic stroke, finds a review of trials published on bmj... click link for more info.
Mums to be have known for some time that what they eat when pregnant affects their unborn child but now scientists believe that the diet of our mothers during pregnancy may even affect our predisposition to illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure in late life... click link for more info.
Japanese scientists from the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research say a key mutant gene seems to raise the risk of osteoarthritis... click link for more info.
The pharmaceutical industry is playing a major role in providing relief to those affected by the Asian tsunami disaster, both in terms of medicines and cash donations... click link for more info.
Proposals to establish a worldwide register of clinical trials on new prescription-only medicines are being fully endorsed by the UK-based pharmaceutical industry, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) announced today... click link for more info.
Smith & Nephew Endoscopy today announced the launch of the GTS System for use in arthroscopic soft tissue reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee... click link for more info.
The financial barriers to a career in medicine are growing, the BMA says today (Friday 7 January 2005), as new figures show the average fifth year medical student is in debt by £19,248 - 16% higher than last year - and many owe more than £30,000... click link for more info.
Kivexa (abacavir/lamivudine), the first once-a-day, fixed-dose combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) with potent and durable virological control and a low risk of cross resistance, launches in the UK... click link for more info.
A NHS (UK) team has returned from a fact-finding visit to America as part of a pioneering project of developing virtual-training for Notts nurses... click link for more info.
BMA Cymru Wales is launching an all Wales petition calling on Her Majesty's Westminster Government to give powers to the National Assembly for Wales to ban smoking in public places... click link for more info.
UK - Following the theme General Practice for a Cosmopolitan Age, this year's conference will focus on the past, present and future contributions international family doctors offer to British medicine... click link for more info.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) joins all Americans and the international community in mourning the tragic loss of life that has occurred as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunamis... click link for more info.
Responding to the Secretary of State for Health, John Reid's, report on 7th January 2005 on NHS and Independent Treatment Centres, the Chairman of the BMA's Consultants' Committee, Dr Paul Miller, warned that the centres were destabilising NHS hospitals... click link for more info.
Total WFP Food Aid Delivered to Date, 7,854 metric tons - Total People Receiving Food Aid, 1,032,500 - Total Dead, 165,347 - Total Displaced, 1,775,264 - INDONESIA• Shooting erupted at 3:00 a... click link for more info.
US researchers have uncovered reasons why the Mediterranean diet, with its high intake of oleic acid-rich olive oil, seems to protect against breast cancer... click link for more info.
Fewer than half of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer had received a screening procedure at least six months prior to their diagnosis, according to a new study... click link for more info.
In the first study of its kind, researchers say half of patients undergoing stem cell transplantation exhibit signs of delirium, but the warning signs are subtler and can be easily missed by clinicians... click link for more info.
Nelson Mandela continues to be an icon in the struggle against HIV and AIDS through his unwavering and outspoken stance on stigma and discrimination towards those living with and affected by the epidemic... click link for more info.
Results of an international study in this week's issue of The Lancet suggest that pegylated interferon alpha offers the best treatment option for people with chronic hepatitis B infection... click link for more info.
Results of a UK study published online today (Friday 7 January 2005) suggest that the widely practised approach of isolating intensive-care patients infected with MRSA does not reduce cross-infection... click link for more info.
A new family of genes called Novel Structure Proteins (NSP) discovered by researchers in the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine in Temple University's College of Science and Technology could have the potential for predicting the possibility of tumor growth in a patient... click link for more info.
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