Health and Medical News Headlines for August 9, 2008

Should Lie-Detector Tests Be Used To Monitor Convicted Sex Offenders?

In the September edition of Legal and Criminological Psychology, Forensic Psychiatrist Professor Don Grubin and Professor Gershon Ben-Shakhar argue the cases for and against the use of polygraph testing of convicted sex offenders. Polygraph, or lie detector tests, monitor physiological responses such as heart rate.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Minister Welcomes Madden Report On Patient Safety As Roadmap To Drive Improvements In Patient Care, Ireland

The Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney TD welcomed the report of the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance entitled "Building a culture of patient safety". The Minster said "This is the first report of its kind and it makes far reaching recommendations which when implemented will impact very positively on patients and their families.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

HSE Prosecutes Essex Companies Following Multiple Breaches Of Asbestos Safety Laws, UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a stark warning about managing the risks from asbestos, following its prosecution of a two companies in Essex, after workers in their employment were exposed to asbestos containing materials. R Maskell Ltd of Loughton, Essex was fined Â£150,000 with costs of Â£30,000 at Ipswich Crown Court today (6th August).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

House Votes to Let F.D.A. Regulate Tobacco

The House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would give the F.D.A. new power to regulate tobacco products.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:07 am

Two Widely Used Infertility Treatments Fail in Study

For couples with unexplained infertility, artificial insemination and a drug stimulating ovulation are no better than simple counseling, scientists said.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:04 am

Single Pill Combinations Diovan HCT® And Exforge® Approved In US As First-line Treatments For High Blood Pressure

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two single-pill combination medications, Diovan HCT® (valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide) and Exforge® (amlodipine and valsartan), as initial or 'first-line' therapies in patients likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood pressure goals.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Leading Aids Experts Urge Greater Focus On Behavior-Change Programs To Prevent HIV

In a new report released today, an international panel of AIDS experts calls on global leaders to aggressively expand HIV prevention programs aimed at reducing high-risk behaviors, including unsafe sex and drug use.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Understanding Cytokine Interactions

Evidence, the revolutionary new biochip system now available, measures 12 analytes simultaneously human samples, with a sample throughput of 1296. This enables a snapshot of these cytokines in action, enabling elucidation of complex interactions.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Predator Virus Attacks Lethal E. Coli At Source

Researchers at The Evergreen State College in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Texas A&M have been working to increase food safety by reducing the populations of E. coli in the guts of sheep and cattle. The goal of the research is to increase understanding of the complex predator-prey relationship between bacteria (the prey) and bacteriophages (the viral predator).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Abbott Study Shows Investigational Heat-Stable Norvir® Tablet Provides Similar Drug Levels To Current Norvir Capsule

Abbott presented pivotal data at the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) in Mexico City showing that its investigational Norvir® (ritonavir) tablet and the current soft-gelatin capsule provide similar levels of drug in the blood.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Surgical Approaches To The Repair Of Urinary Rectal Fistula

UroToday.com - In most cases, urinary rectal fistulas will involve bladder to rectum, prostatic urethra to rectum, or in some cases membranous urethra to rectum. Fistulas can be congenital or acquired; the acquired fistulas will be covered in this lecture. As such, treatment must be very individually administered.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Renal Stone Disease: Treatment For The 21st Century

UroToday.com - Renal calculus disease is one of the most ancient afflictions of mankind and remains a common cause for both office and emergency room urologist's visits. Approximately one of eight Caucasian patients forms a urinary tract stone within their lifetime. The recurrence rate for these patients is about 50% in the ensuing decade.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am

Dear Parents: Your Child Is Fat (Time.com)

Time.com - A new plan by English schools to keep parents informed about their children's weight draws fire for being too soft
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 5:05 am

Feng shui masters turn 'wheel of fortune' in Singapore's favour

Officials in Singapore have changed the direction of the world's biggest observation wheel because feng shui masters said it was taking good fortune away from the city, a report said on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 4:51 am

Should Clinical Trials Be Outsourced? (Time.com)

Time.com - Western drug makers are increasingly outsourcing human clinical drug trials - and India is getting the lion's share of the market. Is it putting millions at risk?
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 4:05 am

Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The standard screening test for prostate cancer may not be accurate for obese men, leaving them more vulnerable to the disease, and surgery is less likely to be effective for them, a new pair of studies found.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A protein produced by fat cells may play a pivotal role in increasing an older American's risk for a heart attack even if they are losing weight, a new report says.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A new method of freezing damaged cells in the esophagus to prevent them from turning cancerous is being used by gastroenterologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Seeking Better Laws on H.I.V.

The 17th International AIDS Conference ended in Mexico City with a call for the reversal of laws that criminalize and stigmatize groups at risk for H.I.V.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Aug 2008 | 3:09 am

AUDIO from Medialink and Kellogg: 'Special' Help for Swimsuit Season

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 2:10 am

Neonatal Dried Blood Spot CMV Level Tied to Hearing Loss

In newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, there is an association between viral load on dried blood spot cards and sensorineural hearing loss, according to UK researchers.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Aug 2008 | 2:08 am

Lab Test Predicts Mortality in Dialysis Patients

An elevated serum level of alkaline phosphatase is associated with an increased risk of death in patients on maintenance hemodialysis, according to a report in the July 30th online issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Aug 2008 | 2:05 am

CPAP Improves Vasodilatation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/hypopnea Syndrome

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy improves endothelial-dependent and -independent vasodilatation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), according to a report in the July Thorax.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Aug 2008 | 1:54 am

COPD in Asthma Patients Adds Significantly to Disease Burden

Patients with COPD and concomitant asthma and COPD are sicker and use more medical services than asthma patients, according to findings published in the July issue of Chest.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Aug 2008 | 1:52 am

Adsorptive Carbon Product Ameliorates Anal Fistulas in Crohn's Disease

AST-120, an oral spherical adsorptive carbon preparation, is useful for controlling intractable anal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease (CD), according to a report in the July issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Aug 2008 | 1:47 am

Rabies from bats suspected in Venezuela deaths (AP)

AP - At least 38 Warao Indians have died in remote villages in Venezuela, and medical experts suspect an outbreak of rabies spread by bites from vampire bats. Laboratory investigations have yet to confirm the cause, but the symptoms point to rabies, according to two researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and other medical experts.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 1:35 am

Chromos obtains interim order in connection with arrangement, announces annual and special meeting of shareholders and confirms mailing of information circular

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 1:35 am

Rabies from bats suspected in Venezuela deaths

At least 38 Warao Indians have died in remote villages in Venezuela, and medical experts suspect an outbreak of rabies spread by bites from vampire bats. Laboratory investigations have...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 12:10 am

Watson Announces Limited Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Aug 2008 | 11:39 pm

Gene hooks smokers at first puff

Puffing on a first cigarette is a rite of passage for many, but whether it is enjoyable may be down to genes, research finds.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Aug 2008 | 11:06 pm

Aids conference ends with warning

An international Aids conference ends with a warning that funding commitments for treatment may not be met.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Aug 2008 | 10:59 pm

Cash bonus

Poor families get reward for sending children to school
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Aug 2008 | 10:48 pm

FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix (AP)

AP - Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Aug 2008 | 10:13 pm

Gene raises risk of lifetime smoking habit: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - For most people, the first experimental drags on a cigarette bring on nausea, coughing and other signals from the brain that say, "Turn back. This is a bad idea." But...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:56 pm

PD-Rx Completes Call for Preferred A Stock

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:50 pm

Whole Foods recalling possibly contaminated beef

Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold between June 2 through Aug. 6 because the beef might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The company has received reports that...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:49 pm

Gift cards key to new AIDS prevention strategy (AP)

AP - Could the AIDS virus be stopped with gift cards? Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local gay opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safe sex.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:46 pm

CDC: 1 percent of adults have active epilepsy

An estimated one percent of adults have active epilepsy, and many of them are getting insufficient treatment, according to a 19-state survey released Thursday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:43 pm

Mergent, Inc. Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Infectious Disease and HealthShares(TM) Composite Indexes

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:32 pm

Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years

Researchers say mothers milk makes for even-keeled kids
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:12 pm

More Women Needed, Says American Association of Neurological Surgeons Report

Women make up more than half of medical school classes today, but few are choosing neurosurgery.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:04 pm

Clomiphene, Unstimulated Intrauterine Insemination May Not Be Effective in Increasing Fertility

A randomized controlled trial shows that use of clomiphene citrate or unstimulated intrauterine insemination is no more effective than expectant management in increasing fertility in couples.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

High Fasting Plasma Free Fatty Acids May Increase Risk for Preterm Delivery

A prospective, observational cohort study shows that pregnant women with elevated levels of fasting plasma free fatty acids are at increased risk for preterm delivery.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 May Predict Death in Patients Starting Hemodialysis

A prospective cohort study shows that in patients beginning hemodialysis, an increased level of fibroblast growth factor 23 hormone is linked with mortality.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Hypertension, Other Risk Factors Identified for Small-for-Gestational-Age Births

A study shows that in pregnant women, chronic hypertension, young or older maternal age, and recurrent early spontaneous abortions are linked to an increased risk for small-for-gestational-age births.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Signalife Announces Intent to Withdraw From AMEX and Trade on the OTCBB

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Aug 2008 | 8:57 pm

Gift cards used in AIDS prevention effort

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 8:41 pm

'Cultural competency' in health care urged

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 7:07 pm

What next?

The challenges ahead in HIV and Aids care
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Aug 2008 | 5:36 pm

Study casts doubt on fertility treatments

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 4:55 pm

Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long

Smokers were 8 times more likely than never-smokers to report 'buzz' with first cigarette
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 4:19 pm

Tackling taboos

India's vulnerable find freedom in condoms
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Aug 2008 | 4:09 pm

McConaughey details life as father

Actor Matthew McConaughey, 38, still wears the hospital ID bracelet from the birth of his son, Levi Alves McConaughey, who was born on July 7. McConaughey spoke about his life as a father with CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Aug 2008 | 3:37 pm

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