Health and Medical News Headlines for July 21, 2008

Gene Profiles Might Help Guide Lung Cancer Care (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A sweeping genetic analysis suggests that the activity of certain genes might someday allow doctors to predict which lung cancer patients need more aggressive therapies and which do not.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:01 pm

Health Tip: If Your Child Wears Glasses (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child has been prescribed glasses, you may have a difficult time getting your child to wear them.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:01 pm

Light therapy toothbrush 'to beat plaque'

A mouthwash allows plaque-causing bacteria to be destroyed using nothing more than a bright light.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2008 | 12:53 pm

Navigating ups, downs of perimenopause

Lisle Nolan started noticing the symptoms four months ago: headaches, mood swings and a menstrual cycle that was out of whack. "It's the exact same symptoms as my period, but I get them every two weeks," said Nolan, 46. She went online to research what was going on, but it was her gynecologist who confirmed the diagnosis: perimenopause.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jul 2008 | 12:14 pm

Committees Pass Bills Boosting Global Family Planning Funding; Senate Strikes 'Global Gag' Rule

A House subcommittee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee this week approved fiscal year 2009 foreign assistance bills that "irked" some conservatives because they include more money for family planning programs and loosen restrictions on how the money can be spent, CQ Today reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

Senate Appropriations Committee Passes $119.7B FY 2009 Military Construction-VA Spending Bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 29-0 to approve a $119.7 billion fiscal year 2009 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, CongressDaily reports (Kreisher, CongressDaily, 7/18). The bill would provide $1 billion more in total spending than a version of the legislation passed on June 24 by the House Appropriations Committee and $28.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

Delegates At Conference Discuss Ways To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Support Pediatric Care In Central Asia

Delegates from Central Asian countries, United Nations agencies and aid groups recently met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss methods of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and supporting pediatric HIV/AIDS care in the region, Kazakhstan's Kazinform reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm

ChromaDex Licenses Green Chemistry Technology to Manufacture a New Class of Super Fruit Compounds

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jul 2008 | 11:55 am

GeoPharma Adds India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Korea as New Distribution Channels for Mucotrol(TM)

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jul 2008 | 11:55 am

HealthMedia Launches First-Ever Binge Eating Campaign and Intervention to Take on Nation's Top Eating Disorder

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jul 2008 | 11:40 am

Shire Ltd.: Robin Buchanan to Step Down as Non-Executive Director on Completion of Term of Office

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jul 2008 | 11:11 am

Cepheid to Webcast Analyst Event

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am

GeneNews launches world's first blood test for colorectal cancer screening

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am

NHS fit camp

Obese children shape up
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:35 am

Animal tissue rejection advance

Scientists have found a way to overcome the problem of the human body rejecting animal parts used in transplants.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:17 am

Fear over pandemic disease effort

More needs to be done to protect against outbreaks of infectious diseases, a Lords report says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:11 am

New York Restaurants Can Be Fined For Not Showing Calories

As of midnight last Friday, big chain restaurants in New York City can now be fined between 200 and 2,000 dollars if they do not show calorie counts on their menus. Since May, city health inspectors have had the authority to cite restaurants that did not comply with the new ruling, but the right to fine them has only just come into force.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

The Genetics Of The White Horse Unraveled

The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular trait and show that white horses carry an identical mutation that can be traced back to a common ancestor that lived thousands of years ago.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Mechanism That Governs Adhesion Between Cells And Therefore Their Capacity To Move Discovered

A study performed by researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), in collaboration with researchers at the Instituto de BiologÃa Molecular of the CSIC, reveal a mechanism that controls the movement of cells in a tissue by regulating cell adhesion.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Class Of Antibiotics Can Enhance Gene-silencing Tool

A way to turn off one gene at a time has earned acceptance in biology laboratories over the last decade. Doctors envision the technique, called RNA interference, as a tool to treat a variety of diseases if it can be adapted to humans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Human Progenitor Cells Grow Blood Vessels In Mice

US scientists have successfully grown new, functioning blood vessels in mice by implanting them with progenitor cells extracted from human blood and bone marrow. They said this is an important step in developing new treatments for growing tissue.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Foreign Operations Bill That Includes HIV/AIDS, Millennium Challenge Funding

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 28-1 to approve a $36.6 billion foreign operations bill (HR 2764) that would provide "substantial funding boosts" for HIV/AIDS-related programs, CongressDaily reports (Kivlan, CongressDaily, 7/18).The Senate bill was approved one day after the House State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee cleared its version.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Singapore to examine kidney trading (AP)

AP - Singapore is considering legalizing kidney trading to help meet demand for kidney transplants, the city-state's health minister said Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2008 | 9:56 am

Seizuring truckers still on road, study shows

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 21 Jul 2008 | 8:43 am

Drug restores speech in Alzheimer's; experts worry (Reuters)

Reuters - Alzheimer's patients given a popular rheumatoid arthritis drug showed seemingly dramatic improvements in a small study, but some doctors worried that the early findings will raise premature hopes in patients and their families.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2008 | 7:09 am

Trying to Save by Increasing Doctors’ Fees

Paying physicians to devote more time to their patients, insurers hope to scale back costly treatments later.

Source: NYT > Health | 21 Jul 2008 | 7:08 am

WHO says Asia should act against tuberculosis (AP)

AP - The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent forms of the disease could spread if they fail to do so.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Jul 2008 | 5:46 am

Drink venues' conduct condemned

Alcohol retailers in England are routinely guilty of "irresponsible and harmful practices", a government report finds.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Jul 2008 | 4:37 am

Senate Votes to Repeal Ban on HIV-Infected Visitors and Immigrants

The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the law barring HIV-infected visitors and immigrants from the country, an action applauded by numerous human rights organizations.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:56 am

Maintenance With Infliximab Effective in Crohn's Disease

Patients with Crohn's disease who are in remission after treatment with infliximab and immunosuppressives can safely go on to infliximab monotherapy, according to Belgian researchers.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:54 am

Low Levels of Hyperglycosylated HCG Linked to Pregnancy Failures

Low levels of hyperglycosylated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG-H) at implantation may be responsible for many pregnancy failures, according to a new report.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:52 am

Furosemide Inhalation Can Alleviate Dyspnea in COPD

Inhalation of furosemide relieves exertional dyspnea in some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a report by researcher in Canada.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:50 am

Female Gender and Smoke Exposure Predict Asthma Response to Montelukast

In children with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids and requiring rescue medication, responsiveness to the leukotriene blocker montelukast is increased in those exposed to tobacco smoke and tends to be greater in girls than in boys, according to investigators at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:48 am

Electrothermal Vessel Sealing Effective During Mastectomy

An electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system (LigaSure Precise, Valleylab) reduces operative time and appears to be effective in women undergoing modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection, according to Greek researchers.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:46 am

Computer Assistance Increases Cost of Cholecystectomy

Although a robotic-assisted approach to laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and achieves an outcome comparable to that of the standard laparoscopic technique, the extra cost does not appear to be justified, according to Swiss researchers.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:44 am

Burch Colposuspension Provides Long-Term Control of Stress Incontinence

Two years after sacrocolpopexy, women who were also treated with prophylactic Burch colposuspension were significantly less likely to experience stress incontinence than were women who were not treated with Burch colposuspension, according to a study by U.S. researchers published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:42 am

Anal HPV Infection Common in Heterosexual Men

Roughly one in four heterosexual men have anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and, in many cases, an oncogenic type is present, according to a report in the June 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 1:39 am

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