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Medical News Today: 01-26-2005
More Than 1,300,000 TKA Procedures Are Performed annually - ThermoGenesis Corporation (Nasdaq: KOOL) announced today that Dr... click link for more info.
Partnerships Across All Sectors Are Driving Treatment Scale Up - By the end of 2004, 700 000 people living with AIDS in developing countries were receiving antiretroviral (ART) treatment thanks to the efforts of national governments, donors and other partners... click link for more info.
Couples embarking on the journey of starting a family are often disappointed when they don't conceive right away... click link for more info.
America's Largest AIDS Group Urges PEPFAR Officials to Quickly Incorporate Less Costly ARVs Regimens From Aspen Pharmacare Into Ambitious Global AIDS Treatment Efforts - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the largest US-based AIDS organization with free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Central America and Asia, welcomed the news today that the United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved generic AIDS drugs produced by South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare... click link for more info.
Myths and misconceptions abound when it comes to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to the 2005 PremCal MAP Survey (Men's Attitudes of PMS Survey)... click link for more info.
Free Booklet Shows How Eating Soup Can Help You to Feel Satisfied and Lose Weight - With the release of the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines, the government is encouraging Americans to, among other things, be more mindful of their caloric intake, eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and exercise regularly... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Riken has announced that its researchers have discovered a key to elucidate a formulation mechanism of the brain (lateralization) at the molecular level, in collaboration with researchers of University College London... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Sanyo Electric (TSE: 6764) has announced that it has confirmed a unique property of electrolytic water... click link for more info.
The most comprehensive report in to the health effects of the 1988 Lowermoor water contamination incident was published in draft form today and concludes that it is unlikely that the chemicals involved in the incident would have caused any delayed or persistent health effects... click link for more info.
The latest Health Protection Agency report on the occupational exposure of healthcare workers (HCWs) to bloodborne viruses (BBVs) shows that nine healthcare workers were infected with hepatitis C through needlestick injuries over the last six years, with seven reported between July 2003 and June 2004... click link for more info.
During week 1 (January 2-8, 2005)*, influenza activity continued to increase mostly in the eastern United States... click link for more info.
The first meeting will take place today of the Identification Committee convened by the European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik to recommend the composition of the governing body of a future European Research Council... click link for more info.
Researchers in South Wales (UK) are investigating the possibility that a chemical called Diindolylmethane (DIM), which is usually found in broccoli, sprouts and cabbage, could help to prevent cervical cancer... click link for more info.
UNICEF today welcomed the major new contributions from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Government of Norway to global immunization programs, totaling more than $1 billion over ten years... click link for more info.
Socially and economically disadvantaged preschool children with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a condition where the child can not breathe well during sleep, should benefit from surgical treatment to improve not only their breathing and sleep, but also their learning... click link for more info.
The airways of individuals with asthma are characterised by an exaggerated response to inhaled external stimuli, leading to reduction in airway calibre... click link for more info.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease that carries a poor prognosis... click link for more info.
There has been a documented increase of asthma world-wide during the last 40 years... click link for more info.
The world's first hearing system featuring hearing devices that 'talk' to each other - A breakthrough system featuring synchronised hearing instruments will offer improved hearing for millions of Britons who suffer from hearing loss in both ears... click link for more info.
NHS hospitals across England will today get help from the Health Development Agency (HDA) on kicking the habit to become smokefree... click link for more info.
The UK Department of Health today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness about the need for egg and sperm donation... click link for more info.
Gwendolyn P Quinn, Ph D, member of the Cancer Prevention & Control Program at the H... click link for more info.
An article published online by The Lancet yesterday (Tuesday January 25, 2005) describes how health initiatives have led to Arab and Israeli cooperation in the Middle East... click link for more info.
New Data Confirm Aggressive Program Works - Fifteen years after California launched its tobacco control program and 10 years after passage of an unprecedented statewide smoke-free workplace law, new data released today show that smoking among youth continues to decline and that Californians approve of the state's smoke-free efforts... click link for more info.
The Indiana University Cancer Center's newest clinic seeks to administer hope for the mind along with cancer treatment for the body... click link for more info.
Rapid enzyme-free platform allows robust gene identification without gene amplification - Researchers at Nanosphere, Inc... click link for more info.
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.
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered a way to overcome one of the major hurdles in gene therapy for cancer: its tendency to kill normal cells in the process of eradicating cancer cells... click link for more info.
New research on calcium and bone development suggests that efforts to prevent osteoporosis, generally considered a geriatric disease among women, could actually start before puberty... click link for more info.
Instant tea, one of the most popular drinks in the United States, may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St... click link for more info.
A new study suggests that a number of African Americans are distrustful of the government's role in the origin and treatment of HIV/AIDS - and that African American men who have such beliefs also have more negative attitudes toward condoms and use them less consistently... click link for more info.
Findings highlight need for improved doctor/ patient communication about important preventive therapy - Preliminary survey results released today by the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) found that 43% of U... click link for more info.
A new study by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center provides insight into why some men develop aggressive prostate cancer that becomes resistant to hormone-withdrawal therapy, a common form of treatment... click link for more info.
Parts of the human brain think about the same word differently, at least when it comes to prepositions, according to new language research in stroke patients conducted by scientists at Purdue University and the University of Iowa... click link for more info.
Jack E Dixon, Professor and Dean of Scientific Affairs at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2005 ASBMB-Merck Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in biochemistry and molecular biology... click link for more info.
What gives radio better sound can help block out background noise, increase tonal recognition in many hearing devices - There's a reason why we listen to music on the FM dial of our radios - it just sounds better than it does on AM... click link for more info.
Rice University bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been awarded the prestigious Marshall R Urist Award by the Orhopaedic Research Society... click link for more info.
Supermarket bakery workers are at considerable risk of developing work related asthma according to researchers from Imperial College London and the Royal Brompton Hospital... click link for more info.
This workshop, one of a series being held around the nation, will involve local participants -- including journalists, government officials, emergency managers, scientists, and engineering experts -- in a simulated response to a terrorist attack in their hometown... click link for more info.
Racial and ethnic disparities in youths' violent behavior can be largely explained by three factors -- the types of neighborhoods where young people live, the marital status of their parents, and whether they are first- or second-generation immigrants -- according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Public Health... click link for more info.
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