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Down-Staged Liver Cancer Associated With Good Post-Transplant OutcomesPatients with liver cancer can become viable candidates for transplantation if their tumors respond to treatment, a new study suggests. This report is in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am Living Donor Liver Transplants May Drastically Decrease Mortality From Liver FailurePatients with acute liver failure (ALF) could be saved by a transplant from a living donor (LDLT), according to a new study in the September issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. The recent experience of U.S. patients shows that recipient mortality rates and donor morbidity rates are acceptable. The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am Advice For Muslims With Asthma During RamadanAlthough Islamic rules state that people with chronic conditions are permitted not to fast, some Muslims with asthma still chose to observe Ramadan and many may consider using an inhaler to be breaking the fast.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Tiny Ancestral Remnant Lends Developmental Edge To HumansSubtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless generated keen interest amongst evolutionary biologists. In findings published online in the September 5 edition of the journal Science, researchers from the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Early And Accurate Detection Of Bowel Cancer With RanplexCRC - Detects 28 Polymorphisms Associated With Colorectal Cancer In A Single Stool SampleRanplexCRC is a diagnostic test that can detect 28 polymorphisms associated with colorectal cancer in a single stool sample. It does not require a hospital visit or dietary restrictions, while having greater sensitivity than the currently used Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) screening test.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am eHealthMe.com Offers New Look At Statin Side Effects Study, More Research May Be NeededIn 2004, the FDA sponsored a study on occurrences of rhabdomyolysis, a sometimes deadly side effect of cholesterol-lowering statins, generally believed to be rare after the withdrawal of cerivastatin. The FDA study looked at patients using statins for a period of one year, with results showing that only 0.44 in 10,000 patients will develop this sometimes life-threatening condition.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am An Advance On New Generations Of Chemotherapy And Antiviral DrugsResearchers are describing progress toward developing a new generation of chemotherapy agents that target and block uncontrolled DNA replication - a hallmark of cancer, viral infections, and other diseases - more effectively than current drugs in ways that may produce fewer side effects. Their article is scheduled for the Aug. 27 issue of ACS' Biochemistry, a weekly journal.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Two-Thirds Of Adult Americans Willing To Pay Higher Taxes To Fund Chronic Disease Prevention Programs, Survey FindsMore than two-thirds of adult Americans agree that the U.S. healthcare system needs to put more emphasis on chronic disease preventive care than on treatment, and they're willing to pay higher taxes to fund those programs, according to a new survey by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Rasilez(R), First-In-Class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Lowers High Blood Pressure More Effectively Than Diuretic In Obese PatientsNew clinical data analysis confirms that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in obese patients with high blood pressure compared to the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) alone1.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Smoking Cessation Reduces Cardiovascular Risks In Patients With CKDNearly 47.5 million Americans currently smoke, and the habit is one that increases the risk and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with CKD also develop cardiovascular issues as the disease worsens, and researchers are calling for more studies that will help reduce cardiovascular mortality in this patient group.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am High petrol prices see bikes gain ground in the NetherlandsThe Dutch rely ever more on the humble bike for transport as pollution concerns and high petrol prices give new impetus to traditional pedal power in the only country with more bicycles...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:15 am In Sudan tob trends, the 'Hummer' may be the new 'Ocampo'Fashion-conscious women in Sudan anxious to look their best for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are scouring the capital in search of this season's must-have item -- which may not even...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Sep 2008 | 6:09 am Game on for Homeless World Cup football in AustraliaA windswept pitch overshadowed by grim apartment blocks in inner-city Melbourne is about as far from Europe's famous soccer grounds as you can get, both geographically and in terms of...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:19 am HKG's wheelchair champion sets out to fend off ChinaHong Kong's Yu Chui Yee fenced her way to four gold medals at the Paralympic Games in 2004 but she faces an epic battle in Beijing as she sets out to defend her titles against new-comers...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Sep 2008 | 5:05 am MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed to breast-conserving surgery.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Sep 2008 | 4:38 am 20 Drugs the FDA Is WatchingThe first new quarterly report identifies adverse drug effects that are under FDA investigation.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Sep 2008 | 1:47 am Young 'ignorant on mental health'Almost half of all teenagers cannot name a single mental health condition, according to a poll of schoolchildren.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:26 am Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly'A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Sep 2008 | 12:07 am Genomic Health Announces Data Supporting Use of Oncotype DX(R) to Accurately Assess HER2 Gene Expression in Breast Cancer PatientsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Indians on design revival quest showcased in ParisSix young Indian designers on a common quest to marry ancestral tradition with contemporary design are being showcased at Europe's biggest home fair in Paris this week. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 4:18 pm Paralympic Athletes Add Equality to Their GoalsMany Paralympians criticize the U.S. Olympic program for giving them fewer benefits than Olympians receive.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:04 pm Judge to Unseal Documents on the Eli Lilly Drug ZyprexaA federal judge in Brooklyn decided to unseal confidential materials about Eli Lilly’s top-selling antipsychotic drug, citing questions about the way drugs are approved for new uses.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and PureOlogy to Host First Annual 'NOCC and PureOlogy's Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer'Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:00 pm Stroke recovery'I can dance better than I can walk'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:37 pm
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