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Weekly Medical News Newsletter - 1 January 2008
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| Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News | |
| Cognitive, Genetic Clues Identified In Imaging Study Of Alcohol Addiction | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Brain Imaging And Genetic Studies Link Thinking Patterns To Addiction | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Brief Intervention Helps Emergency Patients Reduce Drinking | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia News | |
| AD, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, And A Lipoprotein Receptor | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Fish Oil Is A Deterrent Against Alzheimer's Disease | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Arthritis News | |
| MorphoSys Files Clinical Trial Application To Initiate First Phase 1 Clinical Study Of Its MOR103 Program For Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Autism News | |
| Atomic Structure Of Proteins Altered In Autism | 01 Jan 2008 |
| Pitt Autism Center Of Excellence Receives 9.6 Million Dollars NIH Grant | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News | |
| Fast Acting Cyanide Antidote Discovered Cure Likely To Benefit Firefighters, Industrial Workers, Victims Of Terrorism | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Blood / Hematology News | |
| FDA Approves Voluven To Treat Serious Blood Volume Loss During And After Surgery | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Risk Of HIV, West Nile Virus, E Coli Transmission May Be Reduced Through Improved Blood Screening Methods | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Bones / Orthopaedics News | |
| Cyclists: Keep On Pedaling But Beware Below | 26 Dec 2007 |
| English-Language Journal On Musculoskeletal Surgery Joins Springer's Expanding Orthopedics Program | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Cardiovascular / Cardiology News | |
| Physician-Scientist Urges Improved Drug Regulation To Ensure Heart Safety Of Non-Heart Drugs | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy Closer To Reality | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Patient With AIDS Finds Heart-Assit Device Is An Option When Transplant Is Not | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Expert Evidence To House Of Lords Committee States Aspirin Of Doubtful Value To Prevent DVT | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Caregivers / Homecare News | |
| Statement From Larry Minnix, President & CEO, AAHSA On The Alliance For Healthcare Reform Hearing "Nursing Home Reforms: Twenty Years After OBRA '87" | 31 Dec 2007 |
| Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News | |
| Fujirebio: Researchers Identify Indicator Of Ovarian Cancer | 30 Dec 2007 |
| National Cervical Cancer Coalition Stresses Importance Of Screening And Prevention During January Cervical Health Awareness Month | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News | |
| Cambridge Who's Who Recognizes Dr. Serena M. Bordes For Excellence In Naturopathic Treatment And Oriental Medicine | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Susan Samueli Center Research Shows Acupuncture Can Lower Blood Pressure As Much As 40 Percent | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News | |
| Men Need More Botox Than Women | 29 Dec 2007 |
| New Ingredients In Drug-Like Anti-Aging Products Improve Skin | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Dermatology News | |
| Advanced BioPhotonics Inc. Updates Clinical Results In Pigmented Lesions Of The Skin Trial | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Medimix International To Support Melanoma Metastasis Research | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Sun Safe Over Sun Tan - Australian Medical Association | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Boston University Medical Center Researcher Honored | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Endocrinology News | |
| Biogen Idec Announces First Startup In Its Innovation Incubator | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Eye Health / Blindness News | |
| Laser Eye Surgery For High Myopia Works Well In Long Term, Study | 31 Dec 2007 |
| Man Of Vision Is Congressman Murtha For Championing Blinded Soldiers | 29 Dec 2007 |
| LASIK Works Well, According To Long-Term Study Of Highly Myopic Patients | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Cost Of Glaucoma Medications May Impact Treatment | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Doctors Now Do It Though The Eyelid | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Fertility News | |
| New Year, New Baby: Holiday Wishes Come True For Two Couples Looking To Start Families In '08 | 31 Dec 2007 |
| Genetics News | |
| Study Maps Life In Extreme Environments | 28 Dec 2007 |
| New Plant Study Reveals A 'Deeply Hidden' Layer Of The Transcriptome | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Copy Number Variation May Stem From Replication Misstep | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Skin Color Evolution In Fish And Humans Generated By Same Genetic Machinery | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News | |
| Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of North Carolina Waives Copayments On Drugs For Chronic Conditions | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Cigna President Letter Regarding Liver Transplant Tragedy | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Hearing / Deafness News | |
| Hearing Fine Tuned By Cholesterol | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News | |
| Listeria Warning To Massachusetts Milk Consumers | 31 Dec 2007 |
| CDC Tries To Find Those Who Were Near TB Infected Women On Flight 293 | 31 Dec 2007 |
| The Challenges Of Chagas Disease - Grim Outlook Or Glimmer Of Hope? | 26 Dec 2007 |
| IT / Internet / E-mail News | |
| Roll Out Of Digital Technology Revolutionises NHS Patient Care In England | 29 Dec 2007 |
| President Bush Signs Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Including National Institutes Of Health Research Access Provision | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Lung Cancer News | |
| Lung Cancer Researchers Honored With The "NEW" Hope Now Awards | 01 Jan 2008 |
| FASgen Announces New Research Discoveries In Lung Cancer | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Marital Status Doesn't Affect Lung Cancer Survival | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Einstein Researcher Receives $100,000 Grant For Lung Cancer Research | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Lymphoma / Leukemia News | |
| Interim Safety Analysis Supports Continuation Of Allos Therapeutics' Pivotal Phase 2 PROPEL Trial Of PDX In Patients With Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Medical Devices News | |
| Great Potential For Swedish Medical Technology | 30 Dec 2007 |
| World's Only Ultrafast Electron Microscope Takes 4-D "movies" Of Molecules | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Medical Malpractice / Litigation News | |
| AMS Health Sciences, Inc. Seeks Bankruptcy Protection, USA | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Medical Students / Training News | |
| Confidential Treatment Programs For Physicians With Mental Illness - Statement Of American Medical Student Association | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News | |
| Medicare Health And Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Expected To Experience Smooth Transition To 2008 - Medicare & Medicaid Services | 31 Dec 2007 |
| AARP Calls Medicare Bill "Woefully Inadequate" | 31 Dec 2007 |
| Uninsured Who Then Get Medicare Coverage Have Improved Health | 26 Dec 2007 |
| MRI / PET / Ultrasound News | |
| SonoSite Begins Customer Shipments Of S Series Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Tools | 28 Dec 2007 |
| MRSA / Drug Resistance News | |
| Increased Risk Of Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli In Poultry Workers | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Muscular Dystrophy / ALS News | |
| New Clinical Trial Results Show How Personalized Medicine Will Alter Treatment Of Genetic Disorders | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Neurology / Neuroscience News | |
| Intensive Training Post-spinal Cord Injury Can Stimulate Repair In Brain And Spinal Cord | 29 Dec 2007 |
| The Science Of Shivering Revealed By OHSU Researchers | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Girl In Coma | 27 Dec 2007 |
| APP And Neuronal Migration | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Calcium And Vesicle Recruitment At The Calyx Of Held | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Mutations Protein Called Dynein May Cause Inherited Neuropathy - May Provide Clues To Better Treatments | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Stimulating Muscles May Improve Musician's Dystonia | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Some People Can Hear A Color Or Smell A Sound | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Nursing / Midwifery News | |
| AACN Establishes The Commission On Nurse Certification To Oversee The Credentialing Of Clinical Nurse Leaderssm | 31 Dec 2007 |
| New York State Nurses Association Disaffiliates From The United American Nurses | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News | |
| Overeating Could Be Due To Lack Of Brain Chemical Caused By Faulty Gene | 31 Dec 2007 |
| More Than One Third Of Americans Cannot Separate Help From Hype | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Bad Breath More Prevalent In Overweight People, TAU Study Finds | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Pain / Anesthetics News | |
| Newly Formed Council Issues Statement On Healthcare Provider Gaps Related To Education And Management Of Fibromyalgia Syndrome | 31 Dec 2007 |
| Pediatrics / Children's Health News | |
| UNICEF In Latin America And Caribbean Looks Ahead, Behind At Challenges | 01 Jan 2008 |
| Public Policy Fails To Address The Effects Of Media Violence On Children | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Kids Of Abused Moms Have Greater Health Needs | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News | |
| Plan To Put Europe At Forefront Of Medicines Research Has UK Backing | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Cheaper Drugs Now Closer To Realization With New DropArray Technology | 28 Dec 2007 |
| "Generics: The Right Choice For Better Health" Is Theme Of GPhA's 2007 Annual Meeting | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Pharmacy / Pharmacist News | |
| Way A Drug Concentration Is Expressed Affects Dosing Errors | 01 Jan 2008 |
| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News | |
| Pregnant Women And Newborns To Have AIDS Test In New Jersey | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Psychology / Psychiatry News | |
| Social Structure Of Prison Communities Studied By University Of Missouri-Columbia | 30 Dec 2007 |
| Subliminal Messages Can Influence Us In Surprising Ways | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Experts Debate The Role Of Psychology In Interrogations | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News | |
| Renowned German University Hospital Chooses Sectra For Hospital-Wide Radiology | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Respiratory / Asthma News | |
| Publication Of The INSPIRE Study Results | 30 Dec 2007 |
| New Therapy Reduces Mortality In Patients With Severe COPD | 30 Dec 2007 |
| COPD Patient Benefits From Treatment With Seretide | 28 Dec 2007 |
| New Drug Targets May Fight Tuberculosis, Bacterial Infections In Novel Way | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Schizophrenia News | |
| INVEGA™ Shows Favorable Long Term Safety Profile In A One Year Study Of Patients With Schizophrenia | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Smoking / Quit Smoking News | |
| Quit Smoking - A Healthy Start To 2008, Australia | 31 Dec 2007 |
| New Report Challenges Idea That Snuff Is A "safer" Substitute For Cigarettes | 29 Dec 2007 |
| China: 540 Million People Exposed To Secondhand Smoke | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Sports Medicine / Fitness News | |
| Sport&Health Clubs: Holiday Fitness Poses Perfect Test For New Year's Resolutions, USA | 30 Dec 2007 |
| When Arthritis Inflames The Big Toe… Which Athletes Are Vulnerable? | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Stroke / Neuroprotection News | |
| High Triglycerides, Other Cholesterol Raise Risk Of Stroke | 27 Dec 2007 |
| People Who Suffer From Transient Neurological Attacks May Have A Higher Risk For Stroke | 26 Dec 2007 |
| Veterinary News | |
| Some Pet Birds May Have Avian Chlamydiosis And Pose Risk To Humans | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Vacuuming Fleas Is A 'One-Way Trip' | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News | |
| Handling Pesticides Associated With Greater Asthma Risk In Farm Women | 29 Dec 2007 |
| Bangladesh To Dramatically Expand Technology That Doubles Efficiency Of Urea Fertilizer Use | 28 Dec 2007 |
| USDA Opens New Agricultural Trade Office In China | 27 Dec 2007 |
| Women's Health / Gynecology News | |
| Federally Funded Study Shows More Women Can Avoid Hysterectomy For Common Problem | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics Conducting Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial With DCVax(R)-L At University Of Pennsylvania | 28 Dec 2007 |
| More Pressure On Women As Workplace Opportunities And Stresses Increase | 27 Dec 2007 |
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