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Medical News Today: 10-15-2004
New research shows prolonged use of moblie phones increases the chances of developing acoustic neuroma by up to four times... click link for more info.
Diabetes, disaster preparedness, injury prevention, immunization and health promotion are priority areas for joint work along the U... click link for more info.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are marking World Rural Women's Day on 15 October 2004 by drawing attention to indoor air pollution - one of the major causes of death and disease in the world's poorest countries... click link for more info.
The NHS should resist the temptation to reorganise and merge primary care trusts in the belief that it would bring benefit to patients, argue researchers in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
Following the withdrawal of the painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug rofecoxib (Vioxx), researchers in this week's BMJ argue that patients would be safer if drug companies disclosed adverse events before licensing... click link for more info.
Women are more likely to develop urinary incontinence if their mother or older sisters are incontinent, finds a study from Norway in this week's BMJ... click link for more info.
NHS Directors have this week been briefed on new procedures to tackle infections in hospitals and reduce rates of MRSA... click link for more info.
Many Britons are suffering from malnutrition because of their poor diet, a leading nutritionist has warned... click link for more info.
Winter deaths during 2003/04 were at their lowest point for six years, official figures reveal... click link for more info.
UK - A third of patients in acute medical wards are mentally incapable of consenting to treatment, according to a new study... click link for more info.
The first national conferences for NHS Directors of Infection Prevention and Control were held this week in Leeds and London... click link for more info.
FDA likely could not approve influenza vaccine manufactured in Canada or Germany for use in the United States in time to address the shortage for the current flu season, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson said on Thursday, despite comments from President Bush on Wednesday in the presidential debate that indicated such a possibility, the New York Times reports (Pollack, New York Times, 10/15)... click link for more info.
Democratic presidential nominee Sen... click link for more info.
In response to the impact of HIV/AIDS on Latinos in the United States and throughout the world, more than 130 U... click link for more info.
A gel has been created which protects women from getting AIDS during sexual intercourse when the man does not wear a condom... click link for more info.
PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative is a focused vaccine development program created in 1999 through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation... click link for more info.
For the first time ever it seems that a new malaria vaccine can protect children from infection and death from malaria, say scientists who are conducting a large scale malaria vaccine trial in Mozambique... click link for more info.
The number of injecting drug users catching infections such as hepatitis C is increasing, according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA)... click link for more info.
Many patients are confused by changes in out-of-hours GP cover, according to the Liberal Democrat shadow health secretary... click link for more info.
New Government guidelines will aim to give patients a greater choice over care home accommodation, according to health minister Stephen Ladyman... click link for more info.
US Surgeon General Dr Richard H Carmona,, warned today in a new report that by 2020, half of all American citizens older than 50 will be at risk for fractures from osteoporosis and low bone mass if no immediate action is taken by individuals at risk, doctors, health systems, and policymakers... click link for more info.
US HHS Secretary Tommy G Thompson sent a letter to the Attorney General of each state today urging them to thoroughly investigate reports of price gouging involving the flu vaccine and to prosecute those found to be taking advantage of the vaccine shortage... click link for more info.
High-priority providers to get flu vaccine supplies first; hospital pharmacies report shortages, attempted price gouging... click link for more info.
Concern is growing that the UK government's new flagship foundation trusts could be risking standards of care by abandoning traditional methods of appointing senior doctors... click link for more info.
Women academics in medical education and research have spoken out against a 'culture of prejudice' which keeps them from achieving senior positions, in a report published today (15 October 2004) by the British Medical Association... click link for more info.
Two-thirds of consultants on the recently introduced contract are satisfied with their new terms and conditions, according to interim results from a BMA (British Medical Association) survey published today (15/10/04)... click link for more info.
Leica Microsystems sets new standards in surgical operating microscopy in cooperation with BrainLABThe cooperation between Leica Microsystems and BrainLAB has reached a new dimension by the recently launched new navigation system Vector Vision 7... click link for more info.
Pleural effusions are a possible warning sign for mesothelioma and other diseases... click link for more info.
One of two different teams of Harvard University scientists planning to produce cloned human embryos for disease research has formally applied for permission with the university's ethnical review board, the Boston Globe reports... click link for more info.
Officials for California-based Chiron Wednesday announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an informal investigation into issues of disclosure related to problems at Chiron's influenza vaccine manufacturing plant in Liverpool, England, after British regulatory officials last week suspended for three months the plant's license, the New York Times reports (Dash, New York Times, 10/14)... click link for more info.
St Jude study shows running on exercise wheels protects adult mice from effects of MPTP, a toxin that destroys the same part of the brain damaged in people with Parkinson's diseaseExercise might one day provide a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical way to protect adults against the onset of symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD)... click link for more info.
Researchers have found altered gene activity in people who suffer from major depression, a discovery that may one day help doctors better diagnose and treat the condition... click link for more info.
Northwestern University has received a major grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to advance technologies in the field of islet cell replacement for the treatment of type 1 diabetes... click link for more info.
False memories are the controversial subject of hotly contested arguments about the validity of repressed memories that can surface years after a traumatic event and about the credibility of eyewitness accounts in criminal trials... click link for more info.
Collaborations between the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany and the University of Houston are providing impetus for polymers research developments that range from improving display devices to genetic profiling... click link for more info.
The first Chinese-American Frontiers of Science symposium was held at the Beckman Center in Irvine, California, from August 28 to August 30, 1998... click link for more info.
There might be more to sports in college than building team spirit and camaraderie... click link for more info.
In a recent one-year study following the care of patients over the age of 51 who had been seen at a hospital for an acute fracture, researchers at Tufts and other institutions found that few of these patients were treated for osteoporosis... click link for more info.
The US Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis was released on October 14th... click link for more info.
A group of promising cancer-fighting compounds derived from a substance used in ancient Chinese medicine will be developed for potential use in humans, the University of Washington announced today... click link for more info.
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