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Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:48 pm

AIDS vaccine focus shifts after disappointments (Reuters)

Reuters - A global AIDS vaccine conference this week will seek fresh strategies against the HIV virus, with experts weighing the value of basic laboratory research against large-scale human clinical trials after a string of disappointments.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:31 pm

TSOD's Frank Whyte Provides Communication Skills Training for the National Institutes of Health

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Senetek Affirms Strong Financial Position

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AMERIGROUP Names Five New Members to National Advisory Board on Improving Healthcare Services for Seniors and People With Disabilities

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USGI Announces Key Management Appointments

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COSEHC and OnePartner Join Forces to Improve Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes

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Proteon Therapeutics to Present New Data on PRT-201 at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Annual Symposium in Washington, D.C., October 13, 2008

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New dads can get serious blues, too

Rob Sandler comforted his infant son as he lifted him out of the crib, cooing in his ear while he walked to the living room. Two months ago, he might have handed the baby off to his wife and then found an excuse to leave the house. "Honestly, it felt like when I was at home, the walls became very, very close in," Sandler said. Sandler's anxiety was more than cabin fever: He has a male version of postpartum depression.

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MetLife Foundation Begins new Phase of Award-Winning Parenting Skills Campaign in Collaboration With the Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R)

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AstraZeneca Survey: Physicians Play Critical Role in Helping Patients Take Medicines as Prescribed

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Emirates Health Plan Gains Global Reach with HTH Worldwide

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Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Quick tumor removal and immunotherapy can reverse the progress of a newly recognized neurological disease called anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis (ANRE), a new study says.
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Scient'x Strengthens Global Management Team

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One-two gene punch ups men's baldness odds

About one in seven men has a combination of genes -- one new and one first discovered in 2001 -- that increases his risk of male pattern baldness sevenfold, compared to men without the combination.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:59 pm

Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations (AP)

AP - The nation's leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:44 pm

EU tells music lovers to turn down MP3 players (AP)

AP - The European Union told music lovers Monday to turn down the volume of MP3 players, saying they risk permanent hearing loss from listening too long at maximum levels.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:44 pm

Seeds Of Optimism In Iraq's Mental Health Provision

University of Leicester psychiatrist Dr Mohammed Al-Uzri flies to Iraq on 15th October for the third National Conference on Mental Health which aims to help to develop mental health strategy for the next five years.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Almost 60% Of Europeans Never Heard Of Neuropathic Pain (NeP), Which Affects 22 Million People

Alarmingly, nearly sixty per cent of Europeans have never heard of neuropathic pain (NeP), 1a a debilitating nerve condition that affects approximately 22 million people, 2,3 according to new surveys carried out amongst the general public and patients across Europe.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

National Patient Choice Survey Latest Results - Department Of Health, UK

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Report on the National Patient Choice Survey, May 2008, England, and provisional headline results of the July 2008 survey The main findings of the May survey are: -- The percentage of patients recalling being offered
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Medtronic's Third‐Generation Endeavor® Resolute Drug‐Eluting Stent Maintains Strong Efficacy And Safety Profile At Two Years

Of those treated with the Endeavor® Resolute drug‐eluting stent (DES) from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), in the RESOLUTE IDE trial only two patients required repeat procedures - a remarkably low 1.5 percent rate of target lesion revascularization (TLR) - at two years following implant, according to data released today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Former Bond Girl Ursula Andress Urges Women To Say "Doctor: No" To Osteoporosis

Results of a new international survey announced today highlighted a radical shift in women's attitudes towards osteoporosis, the bone-weakening disease. The traditional view of osteoporosis patients as frail and vulnerable women is shattered by an international survey of 500 doctors and 1,000 women in five countries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Obese Teenagers Face Higher Metabolic Syndrome Risk In South America Than Europe

Obese teenagers are much more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome - which can lead to heart disease - if they live in Brazil than Italy, according to a study in the October issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Convincing Results Of Solianis' Multisensor System In Home-Use Trial

Solianis' multisensor system for non-invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring is currently being tested by diabetic patients in the home and work environment. 12 patients have completed a 10-day trial aimed at assessing system reliability. Results indicate that the system tracks glucose in home-use settings and is sensitive to hypoglycemic glucose excursions.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program Awarded Joint Commission Certification As A Primary Stroke Center

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

CEO Roundtable On Cancer Offers "Common Language" To Jump Start Cancer Clinical Trials

Potentially life-lengthening cancer therapies could enter clinical trials and ultimately reach cancer patients dramatically faster thanks to legal contract language created by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit group of cancer-fighting CEOs.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

Treatment Of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis 2008: Can We Make Evidence-Based Decisions?

UroToday.com - BPS may be a heterogeneous spectrum of diseases rather than a single, easily identifiable disorder. It is still poorly defined, and different experts have varying perceptions as to what it is about.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am

From BBC Health

Reducing your risk of heart disease with a healthy diet
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Oct 2008 | 10:47 am

China dairy sued over infant's toxic milk death (AP)

AP - The family of a baby whose death has been blamed on toxic milk filed suit against one of China's largest dairies Monday, while another dairy ensnared in the scandal said it was a victim of unscrupulous subcontractors.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Oct 2008 | 10:28 am

Sore eyes

Binocular instability can make vision tiring and painful
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Oct 2008 | 9:36 am

More using prescription drugs to boost brain power

Increasing numbers of people are using prescription drugs to boost alertness and brain power, raising safety and ethical concerns, say experts.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Oct 2008 | 9:08 am

Sudden deaths

Undiagnosed heart problems take toll on the young
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:29 am

Study Warns of Hearing Loss From Music Players

A scientific study for the European Union found that listening to personal music players at high volume can threaten permanent hearing loss.


Source: NYT > Health | 13 Oct 2008 | 6:09 am

Doubling of Vitamin D for Children Is Urged

To meet the new recommendation of 400 units daily, millions of children will need to take vitamin D supplements each day.


Source: NYT > Health | 13 Oct 2008 | 5:32 am

China milk scandal companies apologize (Reuters)

Reuters - Three Chinese dairy companies have publicly apologized for their involvement in a toxic milk scandal that has killed at least four children and led to Chinese-made products pulled from shelves around the world.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Oct 2008 | 3:04 am

'Nanotech search' for antibiotics

UK researchers are using microscopic "nanoprobes" to find new drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Oct 2008 | 11:54 pm

Mother industry

UK couples heading to India to solve fertility problems
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Oct 2008 | 11:53 pm

Gene scan to predict hair loss

Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have been uncovered by researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Oct 2008 | 11:39 pm

Music fans 'risk losing hearing'

Up to 10% of people have their MP3 players too loud and risk permanent hearing loss, a study suggests
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Oct 2008 | 11:39 pm

Premature Ejaculation: It's Not in Your Head

In fact, the propensity is genetically determined.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Oct 2008 | 6:12 pm

Market fall takes a toll on traders

October 12, 2008 Oct. 12--As the fi nancial crisis rocks Wall Street, executives and traders there are being rocked as well, with some turning to alcohol and drugs and others just walking away from the profession and even from New York, a psychologist who treats them said.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 12 Oct 2008 | 3:36 pm