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Medical News Today: 10-06-2004
Senator Craig calls for elderly and children to be vaccinated first(Washington, DC) Just one week after being reassured by corporate and federal officials that the United States would have a record supply of flu vaccine available, the Chairman of the U... click link for more info.
A new product has been launched to monitor the accuracy of pulse oximeter sensors... click link for more info.
More than half of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis do not stay on their prescribed bisphosphonate therapy,1,2 resulting in lesser gains in bone mineral density (BMD) and, potentially, an increased risk for fractures compared to women who stay on therapy as directed,3 according to findings presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR)... click link for more info.
Research has discovered that eight out of ten women take some form of medication during pregnancy without seeking medical advice first... click link for more info.
UK - "The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) fully understands why this announcement may cause concern... click link for more info.
VAT (purchase tax) on over-the-counter contraceptives should be axed to help reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce unwanted pregnancies, according to Government advisors... click link for more info.
Sunscreens that filter ultraviolet-A and ultraviolet-B are effective in protecting against ultraviolet-induced lupus erythematosus, new research suggests... click link for more info.
Children who take little exercise are at higher risk of devloping chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in later life than their more active peers, according to a new study... click link for more info.
UK - A pharmaceutical company complained in July 2004 about Levemir advertising issued by Novo Nordisk Limited... click link for more info.
More decision-making will be devolved to the frontline of the NHS with GP practices directly commissioning care and services tailored to the specific needs of their patients, Health Minister John Hutton announced today... click link for more info.
A UK-wide challenge is being launched today to add one million more "lifesavers" to the NHS Organ Donor Register during the next 12 months, bringing hope to thousands... click link for more info.
President Bush on Monday in Iowa criticized the health care plan of Democratic presidential nominee Sen... click link for more info.
An "alarming rise" in HIV prevalence among African and Caribbean immigrants in Canada has caught health officials "off guard" and prompted warnings that local governments "have failed to protect some of the country's most marginal communities," the Toronto Globe and Mail reports... click link for more info.
A team of researchers in Canada has found that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) can be easier to control than previously thought... click link for more info.
A Conservative government would ban smoking in public places if companies failed to adopt voluntary bans, according to the shadow health spokesman, Andrew Murrison... click link for more info.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised to make the NHS respond directly to the needs of patients by increasing their control over when and where they are treated... click link for more info.
The director of communications for drug research and information body DrugScope has raised concerns that the current NHS drug rehabilitation system forces patients into private care... click link for more info.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised to make the NHS respond directly to the needs of patients by increasing their control over when and where they are treated... click link for more info.
All GP practices in England will have the right to hold an indicative budget for commissioning health services from April 2005... click link for more info.
Clearly, the loss of the Chiron flu vaccine poses a serious challenge to our vaccine supply for the upcoming flu season... click link for more info.
CDC was notified by Chiron Corporation that none of its influenza vaccine (Fluvirin®) would be available for distribution in the United States for the 2004-05 influenza season... click link for more info.
British Health Authorities have pulled the plug on the manufacturing licence of the Chiron Corporation (three month suspension), a huge exporter of the flu vaccine... click link for more info.
Researchers at Vermont University, USA, have found that all women on HRT containing oestrogen and progestin have double the risk of developing venous thrombosis (blood clots)... click link for more info.
Young women at low risk for coronary heart disease and cardiovascular diseases have a lower long-term death rate from these diseases and all other causes compared with those with higher risk levels, according to an article in the Oct... click link for more info.
Receiving a blood transfusion is associated with a greater risk of death for patients with acute coronary syndromes, such as a myocardial infarction (heart attack), according to a study in the October 6 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Differences between racial/ethnic groups for times to treatment for a heart attack may be largely attributable to the differences between hospitals to which the patients are admitted, according to a study in the October 6 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Women who take the hormone therapy estrogen plus progestin have double the risk for venous thrombosis, a type of blood clot, according to an article in the October 6 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Young women at low risk for coronary heart disease and cardiovascular diseases have a lower long-term death rate from these diseases and all other causes compared with others with higher risk factor levels, according to an article in the October 6 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Results from a University of Pittsburgh study evaluating intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for breast cancer indicate that IMRT results in a lower dose of radiation to healthy breast tissue when compared to standard radiation... click link for more info.
Treating benign tumors outside the brain with CyberKnife Frameless Radiosurgery resulted in significant improvement in symptoms and minimal toxicity, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers presented today at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Atlanta... click link for more info.
International symposium showcases promise of cancer vaccine developmentVaccines that harness the exquisite specificity of a patient's own immune system to detect and attack cancer cells have long been a dream of cancer immunologists... click link for more info.
Boosting the blood count - in effect, curing anemia - in conjunction with radiation therapy won't help patients with head and neck cancer fare any better than with radiation alone, says a national study led by Jefferson Medical College researchers... click link for more info.
Kills more cells than high dose radiationA new study shows that lower doses of radiation elude a damage detection "radar" in DNA and actually kill more cancer cells than high-dose radiation... click link for more info.
Testosterone, the hormone responsible for a man's sex drive, may help him recover from a stroke, according to preliminary animal research at Saint Louis University... click link for more info.
Spitting into a cup or licking a diagnostic test strip could someday be an attractive alternative to having your blood drawn at the doctor's office... click link for more info.
Patients suffering from diseases as varied as Type II diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and dozens of lesser known maladies have one thing in common: they suffer from a large build up of amyloids, tissue that's created when millions upon millions of misfolded proteins stick together and form a mass that the body can't get rid of on its own... click link for more info.
Postmenopausal women are weaker, as measured by grip and pinch tests, than women who have not entered menopause, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology... click link for more info.
With two new grants totaling $2... click link for more info.
Exercise Increases Bone Mass: Start Early For Long-Lasting Effects; Running And Jumping In Childhood And AdolescenceMechanical loading through exercise builds bone strength and this effect is most pronounced during skeletal growth and development, according to Charles H... click link for more info.
Nerve cells with a mutant calcium channel don't communicate as effectively as those with a normal calcium channel, according Saint Louis University research that is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition the week of Oct... click link for more info.
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