Health and Medical News Headlines for September 5, 2008

When sex becomes an addiction

"Californication" star David Duchovny made headlines for voluntarily entering rehab last week. But it wasn't for drugs or alcohol. It was for another dependency, one that affects millions of Americans but is seldom discussed: sex addiction.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:03 pm

The Common Cold: Myths and Facts

Surprising truths about the common cold.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:01 pm

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Partnership for a Drug-Free America Introduce New Methamphetamine Prevention Program

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Hooper Holmes Health and Wellness to Present at the 2008 Integrated Care Summit

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

SARcode and Sunesis Announce Start of Phase 1 Clinical Trial in Ocular Inflammatory Diseases

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Buys Down Royalties for Peyronie's Disease

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Somanetics Corporation to Release Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Host Conference Call September 17, 2008

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Expression Genetics' EGEN-001 Named One of 10 Most Promising Oncology Products by Windhover

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Immigrants From India, Pakistan Face U.S. Prostate, Breast Cancer Risks

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

New wheelchair

Reinventing the wheel to help disabled people
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:47 am

Team sports blamed for health gap

Too much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am

Mozart and Metallica fans kindred spirits: research

Heavy metal fans and lovers of classical music have more in common than they like to think, according to research published Friday by a university in Edinburgh. Although fans
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am

Penn Treaty to Sell Agency Subsidiary

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

[video] Dr. Andrew Brooks, CEO of Cardo Medical Discusses Completion of Merger on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Hearing risk for festival goers

Festival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing, a leading charity has warned.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:37 am

Foreign dentistry

Touting the Hungarian option
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:11 am

DJs criticised for drink comments

A report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 7:07 am

Call to curb tobacco marketing

Campaigners and researchers have urged ministers to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:58 am

Down's signs 'seen in stem cells'

Scientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndrome
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:36 am

Music tastes link to personality

Musical taste and style is closely related to personality type, according to new research from a Scottish university.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:05 am

U.S. FDA Staff Note Deaths in Pfizer Bone Drug Study

Osteoporosis patients who received a low dose of an experimental Pfizer Inc pill were more likely to die within five years than others who got a placebo, U.S. drug reviewers said in an analysis released on Thursday.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 11:50 pm

Delayed Patch Test Reading Useful for Some Allergies

Reading an allergic patch test beyond the customary 5 days may identify certain allergies missed by the earlier reading, according to a report in the August issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 11:44 pm

Parechoviruses Linked With Meningitis and Sepsis-Like Illness in Children

Human parechoviruses are an important viral cause of sepsis-like illness and meningitis in young children, according to Dutch researchers.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 11:07 pm

Brazil Rejects Gilead's AIDS Drug Patent

Brazil has rejected a patent request for an AIDS drug made by U.S. firm Gilead, opening the way for cheaper, generic versions to be used in the country's fight against the disease.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 11:02 pm

BioMS Multiple Sclerosis Drug Gets FDA Fast Track

Canadian biotechnology company BioMS Medical Corp said on Thursday its lead drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis was granted fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:59 pm

Amphipathic DNA Polymers Show Potential as a Topical HSV Microbicide

Amphipathic DNA polymers have broad-spectrum activity against herpesviruses and show potential as topical microbicidal agents, according to a report in the August issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 10:56 pm

High Frequency Voltage Transients Linked With Cancer Incidence

Exposure to high frequency voltage transients appears to be associated with an increased incidence of a number of different cancers, according to findings published in the August issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:55 pm

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use

The U.S. review covered the period from 1999 to 2004
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:25 pm

Non-Hospital Baby Abductions on the Rise

Study highlights the value of education and media involvement
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:24 pm

Stroke Incidence Declines Among Diabetics in Sweden

For the first time, researchers are reporting a reduction in the incidence of stroke in this population.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:21 pm

FDA Approvals: Nplate, Aloxi, Vidaza

The FDA has approved romiplostim subcutaneous injection (Nplate), an oral capsule formulation of palonosetron HCl (Aloxi), and an expanded indication for azacitidine injection (Vidaza).
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm