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Medical News Today: 01-14-2005
If you eat lots of red and processed meat over the long term you may be significantly increasing your chances of developing cancer of the colon and rectum, says Dr Michael J Thun, American Cancer Society, USA... click link for more info.
An FDA panel is debating whether to approve changing the status of Mevacor, a statin, so that it can be bought over-the-counter (without a prescription)... click link for more info.
According to an article in The Lancet, one third of the world's population will be suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension) by the year 2025, that is, 1... click link for more info.
In the 2000 census, 36... click link for more info.
There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of the disease which is Britain's biggest killer - a special survey reveals today... click link for more info.
Canadian Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today released details of the new Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada... click link for more info.
The BDA (British Dental Association) today gave 'in principle' backing to the Government's decision to delay further the implementation of a new contract for NHS dentistry... click link for more info.
Later this month, millions of Muslims around the world will journey to Mecca for Hajj... click link for more info.
New figures published by Dr Foster in this week's BMJ (British Medical Journal) outline drug and alcohol related harm in the population of England... click link for more info.
The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, today reminded those travellers leaving for the annual Hajj Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca to get their quadrivalent meningitis jab before they leave if they haven't already done so... click link for more info.
UK Health Secretary, John Reid, publishes new guidance for the NHS - Millions of people with asthma, diabetes and other long-term conditions could soon be receiving information by text messages and emails on how to stay fit and healthy, or even picking up health advice at their local barbers... click link for more info.
B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults and is characterized by the progressive accumulation of mature B lymphocytes in the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic tissues... click link for more info.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered the molecular sequence of events in mice that turn a juvenile heart into an adult heart capable of responding to increased workloads... click link for more info.
Researchers have discovered that deletion of a specific gene permits the proliferation of new hair cells in the cochlea of the inner ear -- a finding that offers promise for treatment of age-related hearing loss... click link for more info.
A class of anti-seizure medications slows the rate of aging in roundworms, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St... click link for more info.
Following a long-term collaborative effort, scientists have deciphered the genomes of two strains of a fungus that can lead to brain swelling and death in those with compromised immune systems... click link for more info.
Finding how the fowl-borne bacteria Campylobacter jejuni makes at least a million Americans miserable for a week each year is on the plates of two Medical College of Georgia microbiologists... click link for more info.
The Georgia Medicaid program reduced its prescription-drug costs by $20... click link for more info.
More efficient ways of managing triage, scheduling and routing of patients through Los Angeles County/USC Hospital could trim delays dramatically and relieve overcrowded conditions, according to a team of engineers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering... click link for more info.
After Delay In Planned Announcement - In a letter sent Tuesday to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Dr... click link for more info.
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center oncologists are testing the effectiveness of a new drug against pancreatic cancer that targets the cancer from two directions... click link for more info.
Professor Ricardo Azevedo's research on the simplicity of cell lineages explained in Nature magazine - Shedding light upon evolution, a University of Houston professor studying cell lineages now finds surprising simplicity in the logic of animal development... click link for more info.
Researchers at Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital have shed new light on the activation of a protein key to the development of cancers, particularly breast and prostate cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States... click link for more info.
Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) are less likely to be discharged from the hospital with a prescription for an ACE inhibitor and other recommended medications if they are treated by a non-cardiologist, according to a study written by pharmacists at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and published January 15 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy... click link for more info.
Despite spread of virus to Sudan and Saudi Arabia, ministers optimistic about wiping out paralysing disease - Following a year in which Africa grappled with an escalating polio epidemic, ministers of health of the key affected countries today concluded that the spread of polio was slowing in most countries... click link for more info.
Despite spread of virus to Sudan and Saudi Arabia, ministers optimistic about wiping out paralysing disease - Following a year in which Africa grappled with an escalating polio epidemic, ministers of health of the key affected countries today concluded that the spread of polio was slowing in most countries... click link for more info.
Camping Stove Technology Has Big Potential for Breathing Therapies - PARI Innovative Manufacturers has licensed Vapore, Inc... click link for more info.
MedQuist Inc announces the release of SpeechQ for Radiology(TM), an innovative speech recognition solution designed specifically for radiology medical reporting... click link for more info.
The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) should release to the public the report to HRSA on newborn screening from the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), the March of Dimes said today... click link for more info.
Results of the first study ever to assess efficacy across all symptoms commonly experienced during a migraine attack found that treatment with ZOMIG(R) (zolmitriptan) Nasal Spray produced a significantly higher rate of total symptom relief, defined as freedom from pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound, at one hour after the first dose compared to placebo... click link for more info.
Practical Insights on Preventing and Treating Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease - The American Diabetes Association announced the launch of a new tabloid publication, DOC News, for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who manage the care of those with and at risk for diabetes... click link for more info.
GenoMed, Inc, a Next Generation DM(TM) (Disease Management) company which finds disease-causing genes in order to improve patient outcomes, announced today that it has filed a patent application on two genes linked to common cancers... click link for more info.
January is Thyroid Awareness Month - Every time you look in the mirror, a key to your well-being is staring back at you: your thyroid gland... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Terumo has announced that it has begun marketing PTCA Catheter OTW-1 Ryujin OTW, its proprietary catheter designed for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure... click link for more info.
The diversity of life varies predictably with climate and is greatest where it is warm and wet (the humid tropics)... click link for more info.
A scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has published the results of an EPA-funded clam embryo study that supports her hypothesis that, when combined, the pollutants bromoform, chloroform, and tetrachloroethylene-a chemical cocktail known as BCE-can act synergistically to alter a key regulator in nerve cell development... click link for more info.
Milky, turquoise-colored "dead zones," some as large as the U... click link for more info.
Why do women, on average, live five years longer than men? Scientists say that a woman's heart goes on performing just as well, even when she is old, while a man's heart loses 25% of its pumping power by the time he reaches the age of 70... click link for more info.
Internet health information is beyond the reach of most elderly people because they have never been online... click link for more info.
The FDA has told Pfizer that some of its ads for Celebrex and Bextra were misleading... click link for more info.
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