Health and Medical News Headlines for September 5, 2009

The New Back-to-School Ritual: Quarantines

As colleges welcome students back, they are keeping those infected with the H1N1 virus at a safe distance.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2009 | 2:02 am

Survival Prolonged In Mouse Model Of Rare Brain Disease By Transplanted Human Stem Cells

A new study finds substantial improvement in a mouse model of a rare, hereditary neurodegenerative disease after transplantation of normal human neural stem cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Plants In Classrooms Increase Student Satisfaction

In today's frenetic world, many urban dwellers spend more than 80% of the day indoors. Bringing nature in to living spaces by enhancing homes and offices with ornamental plants has become another popular facet of the move to "green" our lives.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

NCI Renews Fox Chase / Penn Ovarian Cancer "SPORE" Grant For A Third Five-Year Term

National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed a $11.5 million Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer, which supports multidisciplinary research at Fox Chase Cancer Center and the University of Pennsylvania. First approved in 1999, this marks the third five-year term for the Fox Chase-Penn Ovarian SPORE.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Periurethral Suspension Technique Results In Greater Continence Rates After Radical Prostatectomy

The September issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article and a video in the Surgery in Motion section by Vipul R. Patel et al, showing that the periurethral suspension technique results in significantly greater continence rates at 3 months after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

For Building Human Cooperation, Carrots Are Better Than Sticks

Rewards go further than punishment in building human cooperation and benefiting the common good, according to research published this week in the journal Science by researchers at Harvard University and the Stockholm School of Economics. While previous studies have focused almost exclusively on punishment for promoting public cooperation, here rewards are shown to be much more successful.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

INTUNIV (Guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets For ADHD In Children And Adolescents Approved By FDA

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for INTUNIV™ (guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Leptin-Serotonin Pathway Offers New Clues For Obesity And Osteoporosis Prevention

New research from Columbia University Medical Center has illuminated a previously unknown leptin-serotonin pathway in the brain that simultaneously promotes appetite and bone mass accrual. The research, which explains how leptin - well-known appetite-suppressing hormone - acts in the brain, is published in the Sept. 4 issue of Cell.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

The Secrets Of The Lowly Ground Beetle Could Lead To Better Tissue Engineering

Insects are about to be analyzed in a new way by a host of Virginia Tech engineering faculty. They will be using some fancy state-of-the-art equipment, such as a kilometer-long synchrotron x-ray light source, which might be enough to scare any bug. And first up will be beetles, grasshoppers and silk moths because they have some endearing characteristics.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Virginia Tech's Proposed Next Generation Nano-CT System Will Enhance Nano-Scale Research

In 1991, Ge Wang produced the first paper on spiral cone-beam computed tomography (CT), now an imaging technique used in the mainstream of the medical CT field. Wang, known as a pioneer in this field, and his colleagues have been awarded more than $1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Torture Reports Rose Despite UN Convention: Study

Newly published research suggests that government use of torture has increased worldwide despite international norms discouraging it. The study, published in The Journal of Legal Studies, found that between 1985 and 2003, reports of state-sponsored torture collected by the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Senate Chairman Says Health Care Bill Is Coming

Senator Max Baucus, who heads a key committee, said that he would soon lay down a proposal for a sweeping overhaul.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2009 | 12:56 am

Young Adults Swelling Ranks of Uninsured

Americans ages 19 to 24 represent the highest percentage of the medically uninsured, a study has found.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2009 | 12:53 am

Resurfacing, a Critic Stirs Up Debate Over Health Care

Former Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey of New York has been weighing in and giving fodder to health plan opponents.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2009 | 12:52 am

Vital Signs: Awareness: Clinical Trial Rule Is Widely Ignored

Many researchers are ignoring a requirement that they register proposed clinical trials in a government database as a condition for publishing their results, a new study shows.

Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2009 | 12:29 am

Patient Money: How to Manage Dental Costs, With or Without Insurance

Prevention and planning can save patients a lot of money, as can spacing out procedures and using dental school clinics.

Source: NYT > Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 11:34 pm

FDA Sets Action Date of April 23, 2010 for Review of Pixantrone NDA

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 11:30 pm

For Your Health, Froot Loops

A seal meant to flag healthier food has been granted to the likes of Froot Loops and full-fat mayonnaise, alarming nutritionists.

Source: NYT > Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 11:08 pm

Basra alcohol ban triggers fear among Christians

Alcohol vendors among the shrinking Christian community of Iraq's mostly Shiite southern oil hub of Basra fear for their future after city councillors banned the sale of alcohol. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:52 pm

Health Tip: Help Prevent Yeast Infections (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While yeast infections usually can be treated easily with medication, there are steps you can take to prevent them altogether.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Health Tip: When Dementia Is Treatable (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease or brain damage from stroke are thought to be irreversible, some forms of memory loss may respond to treatment.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are recommending that officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia rethink their efforts to combat obesity in children because the current strategies -- emphasizing healthy diets and exercise -- aren't working.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

U.S. Issues Swine Flu Guidelines for Day-Care Programs (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Since children under the age of 5 are at particular risk for complications from the H1N1 swine flu, U.S. health officials issued new guidelines Friday designed to limit the spread of the virus in early childhood programs, such as day-care centers and Head Start programs.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Blueberry juice with a little added bacteria may one day help people fight obesity and diabetes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Waist-Hip Ratio Good Gauge of Obesity in Elderly, Study Shows (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Among the elderly, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better determinant of obesity than body mass index, say researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm

Calls for 'war' in Indonesia-Malaysia dance spat

Simmering anger in Indonesia over Malaysia's "theft" of a traditional dance is spurring unlikely calls for war in the latest spat between the two traditionally testy neighbours. The...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 8:59 pm

Contraception myths 'widespread'

A survey suggests contraception myths may be widespread, with some reports of cling film or even kebabs being used as substitutes.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 6:23 pm

Funny ha-ha

Turning mental illness into material for stand-up
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 6:03 pm

UPDATE 1-GHL reaches new share buyback deal with holders

NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - GHL Acquisition Corp on Friday said it reached new agreements to repurchase more than 2.4 million of its shares so it can vote those shares in favor of its proposed takeover...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 5:36 pm

Amnesty urges Sudan to withdraw charges in 'trouser trial'

Amnesty International on Friday called on the Sudanese government to withdraw the charges against a woman journalist who risks 40 lashes for wearing trousers. As a court in Khartoum...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 5:32 pm

Thousands around world rally against Hugo Chavez

Thousands of people around the world voiced their opposition to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez on Friday with protests held in Colombia, across Europe, and even the heart of the Venezuelan...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 5:30 pm

Co-founder leaves Google-backed DNA testing startup 23andMe to launch Alzheimers foundation

SAN FRANCISCO - The direct-to-consumer genetic testing startup backed by Google Inc. is losing its co-founder months after the search giant upped its investment. Mountain View-based...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 5:10 pm

America's Registered Nurses Applaud New Institute of Medicine H1N1/Swine Flu Safety Recommendations -- and Call on CDC to Maintain Stringent Safety Guidelines

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 5:04 pm

Ex-administrator of NY surgery clinic where man died during liposuction pleads guilty to fraud

NEW YORK - The former administrator of a Manhattan cosmetic surgery clinic where a man died while undergoing liposuction pleaded guilty to fraud charges Friday, a decade after authorities
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm

Disney-Marvel deal has $140 mln termination fee

LOS ANGELES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Marvel Entertainment Inc would have to pay the Walt Disney Co a termination fee of $140 million if it terminates a proposed merger with Disney, according to a securities...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Sep 2009 | 4:44 pm

Biomarker Panel Accurately Predicts Intracranial Pathology in Mild TBI

A logistic model combining the biomarkers BNP, D-Dimer, and S100B is linked to both high sensitivity and high negative value for identifying patients with mild TBI at risk for intracranial pathology.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:15 pm

Day care centers urged to be vigilant against flu (AP)

AP - Will you start seeing thermometers at day care centers? The government is urging the nation's 360,000 child care providers to be vigilant about sending home children who may have the flu and the main symptom to check for is a fever.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 3:15 pm

Dueling bus tours crisscross political landscape

Activists on both sides of the U.S. political divide have taken their shows on the road -- via bus.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 2:16 pm

CDC: High-risk kids need first H1N1 shots

Children with high-risk medical conditions or disabilities should be among the first to be vaccinated against H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Thursday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 2:06 pm

Black and Hispanic MSM Report Fewer Casual Partners Than White MSM

White, HIV-positive, gay-identified, and substance-using MSM should be considered priority populations for targeted interventions to reduce high-risk sexual behaviors.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:39 pm

Glaxo's cancer vaccine inches toward approval (AP)

AP - Federal regulators said Friday that a GlaxoSmithKline vaccine prevents the leading cause of cervical cancer in women, bringing the company one step closer to competing with Merck's blockbuster Gardasil, which has controlled the U.S. market for three years.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 1:33 pm

Young Women With STDs at Triple Risk for HIV Infection

A diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease carries a 3-fold higher risk for HIV infection within 10 years in young women, giving health care providers a counseling tool for safe sexual practices.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 12:49 pm

Teen who cries blood gets help from experts

Calvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic: His eyes were streaming tears of blood. And so began the teen's medical odyssey.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 12:09 pm

Allergy injectors are 'liberating and daunting'

Nine-year-old Masaki Hada, like other people with severe, life-threatening allergies, carries around an epinephrine auto-injector -- also known as an Epipen. It holds the promise of life even as it burdens the owner with thoughts of mortality.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 12:06 pm

Lightning Bolt

Just how fast is it possible for a man to run?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 11:12 am

Brain Scans Often Unnecessary

Study finds that fMRI can do more harm than good.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 11:02 am

FDA: Merck's Gardasil stops genital warts in boys (AP)

AP - Merck's blockbuster vaccine Gardasil, which is already used to prevent cervical cancer in women, also stops viruses that cause genital warts in men, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:44 am

Quadriceps Strength Linked to Lower Risk for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

: In a cohort study, quadriceps strength did not predict the occurrence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis in either sex but predicted lower incidence of painful or stiff knee osteoarthritis in women.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:44 am

Increased Sedentary Time Predicts Insulin Resistance Independent of Time Spent on Physical Activity

Increased time spent sedentary is prospectively associated with elevated fasting insulin levels regardless of the amount of time spent in moderate and vigorous-intensity physical activity.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:40 am

New HIV Vaccine Target Identified

An analysis of broadly neutralizing antibodies from an HIV-infected donor has identified a new target for HIV vaccines, according to a report in the September 3rd issue of Sciencexpress.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:33 am

Beta-Blocker Use Linked to Cataracts

Beta-blocker use, both oral and topical, is associated with an increased incidence of cataracts and cataract surgery, according to research from Australia.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:33 am

Oral Contraceptives Lower Risk of Urinary Incontinence Symptoms

Women of child-bearing age who use oral contraceptives face a lower risk for lower urinary tract dysfunction than women of similar ages who do not, say researchers from Sweden.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:27 am

California Leaders Back Health Program for the Poor

In a bipartisan deal, lawmakers voted to levy a tax on insurance companies to help maintain a health coverage plan for needy children.

Source: NYT > Health | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:14 am

How greens may protect the heart

Researchers discover a possible reason why green vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower are good for the heart.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Sep 2009 | 10:06 am

Chlamydia Vaginal Infection Linked to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Women diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis infection are at increased risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease. Hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease, however, is rare irrespective of C. trachomatis infection.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:57 am

UK Health System Changes Did Not Boost Inequity in Waiting Times

Recent reforms in the UK's National Health Service, such as the introduction of patient choice and provider competition, did not increase inequity between socioeconomic groups in surgical waiting times, new research suggests.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Sep 2009 | 9:57 am

U.S. Conservatives Attack UNESCO's Sex-Ed Guidelines (Time.com)

Time.com - UNESCO wants kids to learn the basics of sex ed at a younger age. But what the organization sees as a way to slow the spread of HIV and the rate of unwanted pregnancies, U.S. conservatives are attacking as a plot to promote masturbation and abortion
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 4 Sep 2009 | 8:45 am

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