Health and Medical News Headlines for October 24, 2008

Varian Medical Systems Announces Milestone 1000th On-Board Imager Installation Four Years after Introduction

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Hosts Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO of National Hispanic Medical Association

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Scleroderma Foundation Launches ECHO National Education Campaign at American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

New Study Shows Drinking Your Vegetables May Be a Solution to Bridging the Vegetable Gap

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Sponsors Five Points of Life Ride in Raritan

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Technique for Rapidly Reprogramming Adult Cells Into Stem Cells Published in PLoS Biology

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:57 am

SenesTech, Inc. Initiates Research Field Trials for ContraPest(R) in Indonesia

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am

'One-stop' embryo test unveiled

UK scientists have developed a 'universal' genetic embryo test which can detect almost all inherited conditions.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 11:38 am

Texts tackle HIV in South Africa

Free text messages to mobile phones will soon be helping encourage South Africans to get tested for HIV.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 10:23 am

From BBC Health

How to avoid catching a cold this winter
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:54 am

Want to make friends? Give them a hot drink

People are more likely to judge strangers as welcoming and trustworthy when they are holding a hot cup of coffee, research shows.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:39 am

All in the mind?

Testing whether out-of-the-body experiences exist
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:04 am

Cold Virus Found To Manipulate Genes

Sneezing, runny nose and chills? You might blame the human rhinovirus (HRV), which causes 30 to 50 percent of common colds. But in reality, it's not the virus itself but HRV's ability to manipulate your genes that is the true cause of some of the most annoying cold symptoms.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Depression May Increase Exacerbations, Hospitalizations In COPD

It is well known that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer from depression and anxiety, but according to new research, depression and anxiety may actually cause increased hospitalizations and exacerbations.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Cone Shell Toxin Offers New Hope For Chronic Pain Sufferers

Better chronic pain relief could be possible in the future, according to research announced today by scientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute. Neuropathic and chronic pain is typically caused by injury to the nerves, resulting in uncontrolled activation of pain pathways, and affects one in five Australians of working age.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

X-Ray Inspection System Of Glass In Glass Jars That You Can Rely On To Protect Your Brand

Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray has announced the launch of the GlassCheK Quad - a revolutionary new detection system for monitoring high risk products in glass jars. Developed using the company's market-leading X-ray expertise, it represents a breakthrough in modern product inspection.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

GSK Receives Positive Opinion For Alli(R) (orlistat 60 Mg) As A Non-prescription Weight Loss Aid In Europe

Thursday 23 October 2008, London GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced today that alli (orlistat 60 mg) has received a positive opinion as a non-prescription product from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). This means the product will now be proposed for final approval by the European Commission and marketing authorisation could be granted in the coming months.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

SuperGen's MP-470 Demonstrates Clinical Tumor Regression When Combined With Standard Of Care Chemotherapy

SuperGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPG), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies, today presented data on MP-470, its lead product candidate, and four additional posters, at the 20th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics" in Geneva, Switzerland.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Development Puts An End To The Evolution Of Endless Forms

Researchers have put forward a simple model of development and gene regulation that is capable of explaining patterns observed in the distribution of morphologies and body plans (or, more generally, phenotypes).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Launches Phase 1A Trials Of Its Insulin Suppository

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB), a developer of alternative drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received approval from the South Africa Medicines Control Council (MCC) to begin conducting Phase 1A trials on eight healthy human volunteers for ORMD 0802, the company's newly developed insulin suppository.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Ariad Presents Preclinical Data On Deforolimus And Bicalutamide In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today presented preclinical data on the investigational mTOR inhibitor, deforolimus, alone or in combination with the anti-androgen agent, bicalutamide, in models of prostate cancer. This investigational study shows that the combination inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cell lines in various model systems.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Yale Hosts An Exploration Of The Roots Of Social Psychology

How do we make moral decisions, pick friends and lovers, and develop empathy for the feelings of others? An international group of renowned scientists who study the behavior of mankind's closest relatives will try to answer these and other fundamental questions at the Evolution of Social Psychology workshop to be held at Yale Nov. 7-9.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 24 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am

Oxford says cancer drug may increase patient survival (Reuters)

Reuters - Oxford BioMedica said on Friday a cross-trial analysis of its experimental drug TroVax in colorectal, renal and prostate cancer showed a positive correlation between immune response and patient survival.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2008 | 8:24 am

Doctor and Patient: Stories in the Service of Making a Better Doctor

Narrative medicine employs short stories, poems and essays to build empathy in young doctors.

Source: NYT > Health | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:55 am

Recipes for Health: Warm Potato Salad With Goat Cheese

You can use Yukon golds, fingerlings or red bliss potatoes for this warm, creamy salad.

Source: NYT > Health | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:48 am

Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos

Half of all doctors in the U.S. regularly prescribe placebos to patients despite professional rules that forbid the practice, according to a nationwide survey.

Source: NYT > Health | 24 Oct 2008 | 7:11 am

Australian food companies agree not to push junk on kids (AFP)

AFP - Major Australian food and drink manufacturers Friday agreed not to advertise junk food during children's television programs, as they face growing public pressure about childhood obesity.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2008 | 3:58 am

Survey: Half of US doctors use placebo treatments (AP)

AP - About half of American doctors in a new survey say they regularly give patients placebo treatments usually drugs or vitamins that won't really help their condition. And many of these doctors are not honest with their patients about what they are doing, the survey found.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2008 | 3:58 am

HIV scare puts Mo. school in uncertain territory (AP)

AP - Students at a suburban St. Louis high school headed to the gymnasium for HIV testing this week after an infected person told health officials as many as 50 teenagers might have been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2008 | 3:57 am

Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 23, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am

Midwest high school copes with HIV scare

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 24 Oct 2008 | 1:52 am

'Fart gas' link to blood pressure

The gas best known for being the cause of "stink bomb" smells may also control blood pressure, say US researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:30 am

The New Old Age: The Immediate Cause of Death

To some medical researchers, no one ever dies of old age.

Source: NYT > Health | 24 Oct 2008 | 12:13 am

Waiting for the doctor... and waiting and waiting

Waiting hours past your appointment for your doctor is frustrating. But there is something you can do. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has these tips when your doctor keeps you waiting...and waiting...and waiting.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:08 pm

Nev. agency links 114 hepatitis cases to 2 clinics (AP)

AP - Investigators think they've identified almost everyone who may have contracted the potentially deadly hepatitis C virus at two Las Vegas outpatient medical clinics, a top public health official said Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Oct 2008 | 10:40 pm

FDA Approvals: Seroquel XR, Risperdal Consta, Cinryze

The FDA has approved new indications for quetiapine fumarate extended-release tablets, a new site of administration for risperidone injection, and a C1-esterase inhibitor derived from human plasma.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

Binge Drinking Linked to Stroke Risk

A prospective cohort study shows that a pattern of binge drinking is an independent risk factor for all strokes and ischemic stroke.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

Once-Monthly Oral Ibandronate May Be Helpful for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

A study shows that in women aged 55 to 80 years, once-monthly oral ibandronate for 12 months is associated with improved hip and spine bone mineral density and strength.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

Guidelines Issued for Management of Low Back Pain

The American College of Physicians and American Pain Society issued clinical guidelines for the management of low back pain.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

New ACC/AHA Guidelines on Perioperative CV Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery

The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have issued updated guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care of cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

Counseling Interventions Recommended to Promote and Support Breast-Feeding

The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued updated guidelines and evidence review recommending counseling interventions during pregnancy and after birth to promote and support breast-feeding.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

Psychosocial Factors Predict Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease

A cohort trial shows that anger in men and long-term stress in men and women predict the progression from prehypertension to hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm

Hydrogen Sulfide Discovered to Be a Major Player in The Regulation of Blood Pressure

Nitric oxide, it turns out, is not alone in controlling blood-pressure levels. A new study points to hydrogen sulfide, a gas responsible for some noxious smells, as a major physiologic vasodilator and regulator of blood pressure.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:52 pm

Court Lifts Injunction That Keeps Endeavor From Rapid Exchange: Medtronic Mum on Plans

Currently, Endeavor is the only DES in the US that cannot be used with the newer delivery system.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:40 pm

Tissue-Friendly Polymer Particles Promising as Anti-Inflammatory Drug Carrier in Acute MI

Injections of the drug-ferrying microparticles in a rat model were followed by signs of reduced inflammation and improved cardiac function.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Oct 2008 | 8:33 pm

Oral hygiene curbs pneumonia risk in elderly (Reuters)

Reuters - Among nursing home residents, having a nursing aide help them maintain good oral hygiene lowers the odds of them dying from pneumonia, a study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:58 pm

Scientists try to stop hunger with retooled foods (AP)

AP - Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:43 pm

Sanofi-Aventis withdraws anti-obesity drug from sale in Europe (AFP)

AFP - EU authorities suspended sales of pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis' anti-obesity drug Acomplia across the continent Thursday, the firm announced, adding that it had not ruled out a worldwide halt.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Oct 2008 | 7:18 pm

The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure

The smelly rotten-egg compound in farts controls blood pressure in mice.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 23 Oct 2008 | 6:52 pm

Mich. ad likens stem-cell work to Tuskegee study (AP)

AP - A television ad created by opponents of a ballot measure that would allow embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan likens such work to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Oct 2008 | 6:36 pm

Study: Warm hands do make warm hearts

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Oct 2008 | 6:29 pm

Risk of preterm birth up if mom is depressed

Depressed moms-to-be are more likely than nondepressed women to have a preterm birth, and the worse their mood, the greater their risk, says a new study published in Human Reproduction. In fact, women in the study who were severely depressed during early pregnancy more than doubled their risk of giving birth to premature babies.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Oct 2008 | 5:31 pm

Study: Lyme Disease Was Imported

New research shows that the pathogen responsible for the ailment originated overseas.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 23 Oct 2008 | 5:06 pm

Anti-obesity drug use suspended

Doctors should not prescribe anti-obesity drug rimonabant because of a risk of psychiatric problems, a watchdog warns.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Oct 2008 | 4:55 pm

The Editors

Medical research trials - which, and when, to report?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Oct 2008 | 3:44 pm

Leukemia drug gives hopes to MS sufferers

Researchers in Britain say they have found that a drug used to treat leukemia can halt and even reverse the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Source: CNN.com - Health | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:41 pm

Forgetting easy when your brain fights itself

October 23, 2008 Oct. 23--Ever forget to drop off dry cleaning on the way to work? This minor error of memory may be evidence of two competing parts of the brain, one that harbors habits, and another involved in learning.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 23 Oct 2008 | 1:36 pm

Red Bull to Ritalin

Would you take a pill so you could concentrate better?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Oct 2008 | 11:11 am

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