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Medical News Today: 10-10-2004
Arsene Wenger, manager of the UK's top football (soccer) club, reckons some European clubs are doping their players with erythropoietin (EPO) without the players' consent... click link for more info.
Fertility experts say new evidence pointing to the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and fertility is good news for couples... click link for more info.
Starting this month Canadian and British scientists will begin collaborating on a study to examine human appetite-controlling hormones with a view to finding out what will increase PYY, a powerful hormone in the human body which dramatically diminishes appetite... click link for more info.
Ranbaxy Science Foundation today announced its Annual Research Awards for the year 2002 & 2003 to Indian Scientists in recognition of outstanding original research contributions made by them in the field of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences... click link for more info.
A new report written by staff from English Nature and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reviewed 76 studies and found that there is more wildlife on organic farms than on conventional farms... click link for more info.
Although hand hygiene is one of the most important activities in preventing healthcare-associated infections, many observational studies have demonstrated that physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers are poorly adhering to it... click link for more info.
The Ministry of Health of Honduras and a Support Group for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine have signed an agreement to compile data and evaluate the possibility of using new vaccines against rotavirus in that country... click link for more info.
It swallows, breathes, salivates and knocks back fizzy drinks like there is no tomorrow... click link for more info.
USA - The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the release of the fifth issue of the Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research... click link for more info.
What does the withdrawal mean for adults and children suffering from orthopedic and rheumatic conditions, sports injuries or joint replacement surgery? Merck's voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx® is causing concern among patients afflicted by a variety of orthopedic and rheumatic conditions... click link for more info.
Pharmacists are responding to unprecedented demand for the flu vaccine in the wake of the current shortage... click link for more info.
WHAT: Toll-Free Pharmacists-On-Call Hotline Available1-877-2 MY-MEDS(1-877-269-6337) WHEN: Tuesday October 12 and Tuesday October 19, 2004 8:30 a... click link for more info.
USA - A new report issued today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that surgery for extremely obese patients who have tried and failed to lose weight with exercise and diet may be more effective for weight reduction... click link for more info.
More than 150,000 children in the United States are affected by rheumatic diseases such as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, and systemic vasculitis... click link for more info.
Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have found a way to see proteins in cells that have been tagged by a molecular "sticky note" called ubiquitin... click link for more info.
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside have identified one of the key enzymes that trigger programmed cell death, an important process plants undergo in fighting off bacterial, fungal or viral infections... click link for more info.
Chemists at Emory University, USA, have made an important advance in harnessing the ability of bacteria to make new molecules, and their discovery could eventually lead to the creation of naturally decaffeinated coffee plants... click link for more info.
For the first time in humans, researchers have shown that eating a low-salt diet can protect the arteries against stiffening in patients with resistant hypertension (uncontrolled on three or more medications)... click link for more info.
Researchers evaluated the cardiovascular changes that occur when people take modafinil (Provigil), a wakefulness-promoting drug that treats daytime sleepiness associated with sleep apnea (brief periods of recurrent cessation of breathing during sleep), sleep disorders associated with working a night or rotating shift, and narcolepsy (a condition that induces excessive drowsiness and unintended sleep episodes during the day)... click link for more info.
Patients without time for a facelift or intimidated by surgery now have more minimally invasive options that produce effective results... click link for more info.
Presentation at American Society of Plastic Surgeons annual scientific meetingEach year, devastating illness or injury results in life-altering reconstructive plastic surgery for many... click link for more info.
Research to develop new and improved treatments for cancer was given a further boost with the announcement of $1... click link for more info.
The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) has temporarily suspended Chiron Vaccines licence to manufacture Fluvirin influenza vaccine at its Speke factory, for a period of 3 months with immediate effect... click link for more info.
The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, has announced new measures to tackle the rise of tuberculosis in Britain, a serious but treatable infectious disease... click link for more info.
Guidance from the British Medical Association's Ethics Department and from the Association of Forensic Physicians July 2004http://www... click link for more info.
A half day seminar for General Practitioners and their Practice Managers organised by the BMA Leeds office together with ACAS as a service to the members of the BMA... click link for more info.
According to a new study the healthiest environment for your child at bedtime would be a pitch-black room as researchers say increased light at night may put children at risk for leukemia... click link for more info.
USA - Medicare patients with chronic illnesses receive "significantly different" levels of treatment in hospitals ranked "best" by U... click link for more info.
Angola - which has the lowest HIV prevalence of any Southern African nation -- recently has recorded a "sharp rise" in the number of HIV-positive people living in the country, Angolan Health Minister Albertina Hamukwaya told the Portuguese state television station RTP Africa on Wednesday, AFP/News24... click link for more info.
A rural Florida community -- where researchers in 1986 determined that heterosexual sex and not mosquitoes was the primary transmission route of HIV -- continues to have high HIV prevalence, although prevention programs might have helped lower the rate over the years, according to a study published in the Sept... click link for more info.
Vice President Dick Cheney drew a "sharp rebuke" from Florida Democrats at a press conference Thursday for saying during Tuesday's vice presidential debate that he was "not aware" that HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects African-American women, the Miami Herald reports (Clark/Robinson, Miami Herald, 10/8)... click link for more info.
New research suggests that moderate red wine consumption may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by half... click link for more info.
An Indigenous health group says urgent action is needed to make the Northern Territory more attractive for general practitioners... click link for more info.
New country-by-country data reveals alarmingly slow progress on reducing child deaths despite the availability of proven, low-cost interventions, a UNICEF survey revealed today... click link for more info.
USA - HHS Secretary Tommy G Thompson today approved a five-county North Carolina demonstration plan to make it easier for individuals with developmental disabilities or cognitive impairments to remain in their own homes by giving them greater control over a broad array of Medicaid services... click link for more info.
Children whose mothers were exposed to several widely available solvents during pregnancy score lower on language and behavior tests than children whose mothers were not exposed to solvents during pregnancy, according to a study published in the Oct... click link for more info.
Four Democratic senators on Thursday introduced legislation (S 2933) that would require prescription drug and medical device manufacturers to register clinical trials of their products in a public database before they begin testing and then report the results, the New York Times reports... click link for more info.
Several weeks before Merck pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market for safety reasons, FDA officials "silenced" an agency researcher who concluded that high doses of Vioxx should not be prescribed or used because it increased the risk of cardiovascular problems, Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday, AP/Long Island Newsday reports... click link for more info.
The Doctor's Reform Society and consumer groups have accused the Australian Medical Association (AMA) of being blinded by self interest in its assessment of the health policies of each major party... click link for more info.
Research to develop new and improved treatments for cancer was given a further boost today with the announcement of £1... click link for more info.
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