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Medical News Today: 01-12-2005
Newly appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham, will speak out for the Tsunami affected children in a UNICEF TV campaign urging support for the organisation's work to meet their immediate and long term needs... click link for more info.
The governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, would like to see private insurers manage a large part of Florida's Medicare Program... click link for more info.
Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, has called for mental health to be given a higher political priority in Europe... click link for more info.
St Paul, Minn, USA - The care of rural stroke patients was improved when an urban stroke center offered telephone assistance in treatment, according to a study published in the January 11 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology... click link for more info.
St Paul, Minn, USA - Corticosteroids can be beneficial in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and can be offered as a treatment option, according to the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society in a new practice guideline published in the January 11 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology... click link for more info.
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that taking an over-the-counter (OTC) cold and flu remedy poses little risk for most people, but for the 65 million Americans with high blood pressure this may not be true... click link for more info.
Sanofi-aventis announced today that the European Commission has approved 2 new indications for Taxotere® (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate for treatment of breast cancer... click link for more info.
First microarray-based diagnostic test for detection of genetic variations that can influence drug efficacy and adverse drug reactions - Roche announced today that its first microarray-based test, the AmpliChip CYP450 Test, has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for diagnostic use in the United States... click link for more info.
Landmark survey finds only 10 percent of undiagnosed men are very familiar with the signs and symptoms of enlarged prostate - New York, NY - Whether leading his team on the gridiron at Notre Dame and with the Washington Redskins or offering pro football commentary on ESPN, Joe Theismann's play calling has always commanded respect... click link for more info.
Recent Study Reveals 80 Percent of Reported Sinus Headache Sufferers May Actually Have Migraines - Research Triangle Park, NC - With the holidays now over and a new year beginning, millions of Americans are resolving to take control of their health... click link for more info.
Leverkusen, Germany / London, UK - Bayer HealthCare (BHC) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) [LSE and NYSE: GSK] today announced an agreement under which GSK's Levitra® (vardenafil HCl) co-promotion rights have transferred back to Bayer in certain markets outside the U... click link for more info.
Approximately 36 million uninsured Americans will be eligible to receive meaningful savings on a wide range of brand-name and generic prescription products through the Together Rx Access Card program, launched today by 10 companies... click link for more info.
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott announced today that Australian researchers now have the opportunity to access A$70 million in international research funding each year and to lead international research teams as part of the Human Frontier Science Program... click link for more info.
UK Health Minister Rosie Winterton today announced the membership of a new advisory group responsible for advising the Government on how the new draft Mental Health Bill should be implemented... click link for more info.
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: SVNT), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs today announced the completion of patient dosing in a Phase 2 clinical trial of Puricase(R), a poly(ethylene glycol) ("PEG") conjugate of recombinant porcine uricase (urate oxidase), for the treatment of severe, refractory gout... click link for more info.
Total WFP (World Food Program) Food Aid Delivered to Date - 9,407 metric tons - Total People Receiving Food Aid - 1,057,000INDONESIA• Regarding news reports that aid agencies would need permission from Indonesian authorities to work outside the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh and the port of Meulaboh, WFP has not yet received any official notification... click link for more info.
The chairman of the BMA (British Medical Association) in Scotland has this week written to the Presiding Officer suggesting that the Scottish Parliament smoking room for staff and MSPs be closed and replaced with a drop in smoking cessation support centre for staff and MSPs who wish to give up the habit... click link for more info.
Contrary to findings in previous studies, new research that includes a large group of women found no link between eating fruits and vegetables and a subsequent decreased risk for breast cancer, according to a study in this week's JAMA... click link for more info.
High consumption of red and processed meat over a long period of time is associated with an increased risk for a certain type of colon cancer, according to a study in the January 12 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
New research involving more than one million people indicates that having high fasting serum glucose levels and diabetes are risk factors for several major cancers, according to a study in the January 12 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Nearly 40 US Army Rangers returning from Afghanistan in 2002 may have contracted malaria because of inadequate use of preventive measures, according to a study in the January 12 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
The likelihood of a large number of future cases of vCJD remains small claim researchers from Imperial College London... click link for more info.
Elevated blood sugar levels and diabetes are risk factors for developing several types of cancer and mortality, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea... click link for more info.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings study finds small tumors detectable with gamma camera - Using a new specially designed gamma camera for breast imaging, Mayo Clinic researchers report in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings their success with a system they call molecular breast imaging... click link for more info.
RelayHealth Corporation, the USA's premier provider of reimbursed online doctor-patient communication services, today announced a three-year licensing agreement with CPPN the physician/provider managed care organization of Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan... click link for more info.
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory has publicly released a prototype of the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database CTD aims to advance understanding about the impact of environmental chemicals on human health... click link for more info.
Washington - A new report by the National Academies' National Research Council on the health effects of perchlorate, a chemical that in high doses can decrease thyroid function in humans and that is present in many public drinking-water supplies, says daily ingestion of up to 0... click link for more info.
A little anxiety can be a good thing when it comes to cancer symptoms according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St... click link for more info.
'Nanoshells' enhance sensitivity to chemical detection by factor of 10 billion - HOUSTON, Jan... click link for more info.
When people think of jobs that use temporary workers, doctors are probably not one of the first careers to come to mind... click link for more info.
20-year study at Columbia University Medical Center is first to highlight increased risk of depression across three generations - NEW YORK, NY, January 10, 2005 - Nearly 60 percent of children whose parents and grandparents suffered from depression have a psychiatric disorder before they reach their early teens, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI)... click link for more info.
The next time you're at a party with the love of your life, don't spend a lot of time trying to identify other couples in love - chances are, you aren't very good at it... click link for more info.
The European Union (EU) has designated the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation as a center of excellence... click link for more info.
Forest Laboratories, Inc announced today that Campral(R) (acamprosate calcium) Delayed- Release Tablets are now available to physicians, patients and pharmacies nationwide... click link for more info.
UK - The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has issued a draft report reviewing advice about vitamin A... click link for more info.
Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update - Week ending December 25, 2004-Week 51 The following information may be quoted (CDC) Synopsis: During week 51 (December 19-25, 2004)*, influenza activity continued to increase mostly in the eastern United States... click link for more info.
In the immediate aftermath of the Tsunami in South East Asia many people with diabetes may be struggling to get access to the medication they need to keep them alive... click link for more info.
Medical Research Council Scientists are to play a key role in a new European project costing 12... click link for more info.
UK - Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have uncovered an important clue to understanding the origins of the AIDS epidemic... click link for more info.
A new study published in the January, 2005 issue of PLoS Medicine shows that a combination of wide access to AIDS treatment and strong national prevention activities could avert 10 million deaths in Africa by 2020... click link for more info.
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