Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Weekly Medical News Newsletter - 6 January 2009

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** ADHD News **

Child's ADHD Diagnosis Is Tied To Mother's Health Status
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134161.php

Transcendental Meditation Reduces ADHD Symptoms Among Students: New Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134242.php

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** AID / DISASTERS News **

"Top Ten" Humanitarian Crises Reveal Growing Insecurity, Neglected Health Needs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134285.php

Zimbabwe: Chaos In New Cholera Outbreak, Reports Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134174.php

Doctors Without Borders Releases 11th Annual "Top Ten" List
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134173.php

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** ALCOHOL / ADDICTION / ILLEGAL DRUGS News **

Department Promoting Early Substance Use Screening Process
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134341.php

Risk Takers, Drug Abusers Driven By Decreased Ability To Process Dopamine
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134281.php

Hospitality Industry Called On To Offer Free Non-alcoholic Drinks For Designated Drivers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134235.php

New Strategies For The New Year: Resolving To Break An Addiction? Help From Harvard Medical School
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134213.php

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** ALLERGY News **

Nothing To Sneeze At: Real-time Pollen Forecasts - Journal Analytical Chemistry
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134192.php

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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Suggesting That Sleep Disorder May Be An Early Sign Of Dementia Or Parkinson's Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134324.php

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Suggesting That Sleep Disorder May Be An Early Sign Of Dementia Or Parkinson's Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134283.php

Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134156.php

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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **

Expectant Brains Help Predict Anxiety Treatment Success
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134359.php

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** ARTHRITIS / RHEUMATOLOGY News **

Can-Fite Completed Patient Enrollment For The Confirmatory Phase IIb Trial In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With CF101
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134295.php

Pegloticase BLA Filing Accepted For Priority Review By FDA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134245.php

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** AUTISM News **

Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Oklahoma Announces Autism Benefits
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134246.php

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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **

DNA Nanotubes May Soon Find Their Way Into A New Generation Of Ultra-Tiny Electronic And Biomedical Innovations
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134372.php

Hawai'i DOH Launches Enhanced Online Licensing For Clinical Laboratory Professionals
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134343.php

Study Shows Competition Not Climate Change Led To Neanderthal Extinction
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134231.php

When Does Optional Participation Allow The Evolution Of Cooperation?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134202.php

Sperm Morphology And Sperm Velocity In Passerine Birds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134200.php

Mothers Produce Less Aggressive Sons With Altered Immunity When There Is A Threat Of Disease During Pregnancy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134198.php

Producing A More Effective Oral Form Of A Powerful Disease-fighting Protein - Bioconjugate Chemistry Journal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134160.php

What Is The Effect Of Fluoxetine On Mast Cell?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134119.php

New Technique Is Quantum Leap Forward In Understanding Proteins
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134100.php

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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **

FDA Approves Most Comprehensive System To Test Donated Blood For HIV, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134313.php

Bioreactors Might Solve Blood-Platelet Supply Problems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134127.php

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** BONES / ORTHOPAEDICS News **

Replacing Your Total Hip Replacement
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134353.php

MRI Emerges As Vital Resource In Treatment Of Back Pain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134352.php

Singapore Is First In Asia To Use Limb-lengthening Technology For Those Wanting To Be Taller
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134277.php

Study Investigates The Cost Effectiveness Of Spinal Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134243.php

ACE-011 Phase 1 Results Published In The Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134186.php

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** BREAST CANCER News **

Immutep Announces Positive Interim Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy Trial In Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134393.php

Cyclophilin B Is A Possible New Target For Treating Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134301.php

UPCI Researcher Receives Grant To Study Breast Cancer Biomarkers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134273.php

Medicare Rebate For Breast MRI, Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134238.php

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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **

Novel Glioblastoma Mouse Model Developed By Salk Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134379.php

Dormant Cancer Cells Rely On Cellular Self Cannibalization To Survive
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134356.php

Using Gold Particles To Release Multiple Drugs In A Controlled Fashion - Nanoparticles Could Treat Cancer And Other Diseases
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134323.php

Study Links Molecule To Muscle Maturation, Muscle Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134322.php

Writing Chemotherapy Orders On The Day Of Administration And Improved Communication Could Reduce Medication Errors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134321.php

Johns Hopkins Scientists Pull Protein's Tail To Curtail Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134320.php

Scientists Pull Protein's Tail To Curtail Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134304.php

Replacing Old Blood With New Increases The Odds For Survival, TAU Researchers Find
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134297.php

Errors Involving Chemotherapy Medications Common In Outpatient Cancer Treatment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134271.php

Cleveland BioLabs Reports Advances In Curaxin Anticancer Program
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134269.php

SciClone Announces First Patient Enrolled In Phase 2 Clinical Trial Using SCV-07 To Prevent Oral Mucositis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134207.php

Grape Seed Extract Kills Cancer Cells In Lab
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134311.php

Vitamin Supplements Do Not Reduce Cancer Risk, More Evidence
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134310.php

A New Light On Tumor Immunotherapy For Gastric Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134110.php

UCSB Scientists Show How Certain Vegetables Combat Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134108.php

People More Likely To Attend Cancer Screening Close To Christmas And Birthdays
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134052.php

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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **

Gene Therapy Reversed Heart Damage In Heart Failure
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134249.php

New Plans To Improve Prevention Of Vascular Disease, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134278.php

Innovative Gene Therapy Approach To Prevent Amputations In Patients Suffering Severe Peripheral Artery Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134233.php

Phase IIa Clinical Trial Results Relating To CK-1827452 In Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy And Angina
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134228.php

X-GEN Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval For AcetaZOLAMIDE For Injection USP
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134204.php

Sucampo Initiates Phase 1 Study Of SPL-017 For Peripheral Arterial Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134180.php

Apolipoprotein(a): A Natural Regulator Of Inflammation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134144.php

Molecular Insight's Zemiva™ Demonstrates Ability To Significantly Improve Early Diagnosis Of The Chest Pain Patient In The Emergency Department
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134135.php

Medistem Files IND For Endometrial Regenerative Cells In Treatment Of Critical Limb Ischemia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134107.php

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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **

Department Of Health Recognizes January As Cervical Health Awareness Month
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134355.php

January Is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month - Commonwealth Of Kentucky
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134345.php

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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **

Merck Serono: Study Published In JCO Shows Erbitux Enhances Efficacy In MCRC Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Tumors In 1st-Line Setting
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134394.php

Inflammation Contributes To Colon Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134302.php

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** CYSTIC FIBROSIS News **

Cystic Fibrosis Patients' Self-assessment Of Health Can Predict Prognosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134211.php

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** DENTISTRY News **

Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Bone Death In Jaw
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134381.php

Dentist Links Fosomax-type Drugs To Jaw Necrosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134360.php

Oral Health: Prevention Is Key
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134275.php

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** DEPRESSION News **

Well-Developed Community Mental-Health Services Are Associated With Lower Suicide Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134197.php

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** DIABETES News **

Expanding Festive Waistlines Put Thousands At Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134291.php

100,000 People With Diabetes Call '999' A Year
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134290.php

Andromeda Biotech Announces Successful Phase III Interim Results Of Its Lead Product, DiaPep277 For Type 1 Diabetes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134276.php

Diamyd Medical: New Study Application To Vaccinate Against Juvenile Diabetes With Diamyd®
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134187.php

Updated Labelling For Diabetes Drug Actos And Risk Of Heart Failure, Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134176.php

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** EAR, NOSE AND THROAT News **

FDA Issues Complete Response Letter To Ipsen For Dysport® Biologics License Application For Treatment Of Cervical Dystonia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134294.php

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** ENDOCRINOLOGY News **

Bionovo Publishes Discoveries In Predictable Tissue Selectivity For Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators Platform
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134351.php

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** EYE HEALTH / BLINDNESS News **

FDA Announces Class I Recall Of Ophthalmic Surgical Device
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134391.php

Bright Lights, Not So Big Pupils
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134317.php

Purchasing Contact Lenses Online
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134217.php

The Discovery Eye Foundation Recommends Eye Care As A New Year's Resolution
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134212.php

Resolvyx Announces Initiation Of Phase I/II Clinical Trial Of Novel Resolvin Therapeutic RX-10045 In Patients With Dry Eye
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134181.php

FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Approval For New Ophthalmic Product Enabled By InSite's DuraSite® Technology
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134133.php

FDA Approves Alcon's AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® +3.0 D Intraocular Lens - New Lens Corrects For Cataracts With Presbyopia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134111.php

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** FERTILITY News **

Building Work Starts On The Largest IVF Facility In The NHS, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134383.php

Schering-Plough Announces European Submission Of Fertility Medicine Corifollitropin Alfa
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134314.php

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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **

Scientists Isolate Genes That Made 1918 Flu Lethal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134248.php

1918 Flu Killed Millions Because Of Three Genes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134303.php

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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **

Antioxidants Offer Pain Relief In Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134373.php

A New Light On The Anti-tumor Mechanisms Of Scutellaria Barbata
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134334.php

What Is The Pathogenesis Of C. Jejuni-related Disease?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134332.php

Is Bismuth A Safe Medicine For The Treatment Peptic Ulcer Disease?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134331.php

The Prevalence Of Gluten-sensitive Enteropathy In Iron-deficient Anemia Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134330.php

New Candidate To Prevent Inflammation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134300.php

Mild-to-moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis - Salix Receives FDA Complete Response Letter For Balsalazide Tablet
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134293.php

A New Screening Test For Chronic Abdominal Pain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134268.php

Acute Gastric Injury Due To High-dose Analgesics?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134267.php

How To Enhance Non-thermal Effects Of Ultrasound
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134266.php

What Are Protective Effects Of Anti-ricin A-chain Aptamer?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134241.php

Researchers Find Chink In The Armor Of Viral 'Tummy Bug'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134126.php

What Is The Clinical Character Of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134118.php

Molecular Events Involved In Liver Regeneration
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134117.php

Molecular Events Involved In Liver Regeneration
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134113.php

A Potential Drug For Ischemia/Reperfusion Related Liver Injury
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134112.php

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** GENETICS News **

How Much Do Genetic Covariances Alter The Rate Of Adaptation?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134201.php

Invitrogen Launches Solutions To Simplify DNA And RNA Workflows On Next-Generation Sequencing Systems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134185.php

Researchers Successfully Used The 454 Sequencing System For Sensitive Detection Of HIV Tropism
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134182.php

How Chromosomes Meet In The Dark - Switch That Turns On X Chromosome Matchmaking
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134155.php

Genome-wide Association Studies Must Account For Ancestry
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134149.php

Krumlauf Lab Demonstrates Modulation Of Gene Expression By Protein Coding Regions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134109.php

NIST Guides Genetic Genealogy Labs Toward Improved Accuracy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134099.php

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** HEARING / DEAFNESS News **

The First Portable System For Measuring The Damage To Hearing In Cetaceans
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134307.php

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** HEART DISEASE News **

Safe New Therapy For Genetic Heart Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134280.php

Genetic Variation In Young Heart Attack Patients Results In Anticlotting Drug Clopidogrel Being Less Effective
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134229.php

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** HIV / AIDS News **

ESTEVE And IRSICAIXA Sign Partnership Agreement For The Development Of A Vaccine Aimed To Eradicate AIDS In The Next 10 Years
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134252.php

Sierra Leone AIDS Director Praises AHF For "One Million Tests/World AIDS Day 2008" Campaign
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134163.php

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** HYPERTENSION News **

New High Blood Pressure Gene Discovered
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134255.php

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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **

New Congenital Neutropenia Syndrome And Causative Gene Mutation Identified By Scientists
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134370.php

UT Public Health Researchers Find Link To Severe Staph Infections
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134104.php

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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **

Novartis Strengthens Vaccine Pipeline With Agreement For Novel CMV Vaccines Candidate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134253.php

Preventive Antibiotic Use Reduced ICU Deaths
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134319.php

Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134171.php

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** IRRITABLE-BOWEL SYNDROME News **

Discovery Could Improve Understanding Of Ulcerative Colitis, Lead To New Therapies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134378.php

GeneThera Will Test Milk And Dairy Products Due To Evidence Linking Johne's Disease To IBS And Crohn's Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134210.php

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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **

Henry Ford Hospital Taps EHealth Global To Integrate External Medical Record Collection With Enterprise-wide EMR Solution
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134205.php

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** LITIGATION / MEDICAL MALPRACTICE News **

Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Recovers $4.65 Million For Massachusetts Medicaid Program In Cephalon Off-Label Marketing Investigation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134272.php

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** LIVER DISEASE / HEPATITIS News **

A Rigorous Method For Liver Biopsy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134333.php

Dynavax Announces Termination Of Partnership With Merck For HEPLISAV™ Hepatitis B Vaccine - All Rights Revert To Dynavax
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134167.php

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** LUNG CANCER News **

Lung Cancer Cells Activate Inflammation To Induce Metastasis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134316.php

In Lung Cancer, Silencing One Crucial Gene Disrupts Normal Functioning Of Genome
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134336.php

In Lung Cancer, Silencing One Crucial Gene Disrupts Normal Functioning Of Genome
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134040.php

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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **

EU Grants VIDAZA® Full Marketing Authorization For The Treatment Of Patients With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes And Acute Myeloid Leukaemi
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134120.php

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** MEDICAL DEVICES / DIAGNOSTICS News **

Flu Season Is Here: How To Detect Symptoms Of Viral Myocarditis In Children And Young Adults
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134296.php

A Breakthrough In Diagnosis Of Enteric Lesions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134121.php

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** MEDICAL STUDENTS / TRAINING News **

American Medical Student Association Applauds Pharmaceutical Industry For Voluntary Ban; Continues To Call For Federal Regulation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134388.php

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** MEDICARE / MEDICAID / SCHIP News **

It's A GO! New Jersey State Combines Medicaid Waivers For Seniors & Adults With Physical Disabilities
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134363.php

CMS Strengthens Efforts To Fight Medicare Waste, Fraud And Abuse
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134289.php

Medicare Reminds Beneficiaries To Review Their Prescription Drug Coverage And Health Plan Needs For 2009
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134288.php

Study Shows Correlation In New Mexico Between Childhood Immunization Rates And Medicaid Enrollment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134230.php

Medicaid Benchmark Plans And Co-payment Final Rules Released
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134196.php

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** MENTAL HEALTH News **

Missing In Action: 'Where Is The New National Mental Health Plan?' Asks SANE Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134232.php

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** MRI / PET / ULTRASOUND News **

FDA Approves First Imaging Agent To Enhance Scans Of Blood Flow - Helps Detect Possible Blood Vessel Problems
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134168.php

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** MRSA / DRUG RESISTANCE News **

MRSA At Record Low For The Chesterfield Royal Hospital, England
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134386.php

Reducing Otolaryngic Surgical Infection Rates By Pre-Screening For MRSA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134375.php

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** MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS News **

CXCL1 Decreases Severity Of Multiple Sclerosis-like Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134299.php

Teva Introduces New Thinner 29-Gauge Needle For COPAXONE® Pre-Filled Syringe
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134134.php

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** MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY / ALS News **

Potential Therapy For Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134279.php

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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **

Researchers Link Blood Sugar To Normal Cognitive Aging
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134306.php

"Mitochondrial Dysfunction In Neurological Diseases" 6th Meeting In "Emergence & Convergence" Series
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134292.php

Researchers At Columbia University Medical Center Link Blood Sugar To Normal Cognitive Aging
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134282.php

UC Davis Researchers Find Molecule That Targets Brain Tumors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134262.php

StemCells, Inc. Receives FDA Approval To Initiate Clinical Trial Of HuCNS-SC® Cells In A Myelin Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134184.php

Blood Sugar Linked To Decline Of Memory And Cognitive Health In Older People
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134309.php

Alnylam Publishes Pre-Clinical Research On Direct CNS Delivery Of RNAi Therapeutics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134165.php

Motor Nerve Targeting To Limb Muscles Is Controlled By Ephrin Proteins
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134157.php

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics' Cancer Vaccine Demonstrates Immune Response Against Brain Cancer In Clinical Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134136.php

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134124.php

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** NURSING / MIDWIFERY News **

University Of California RNs Authorize Strike As Nurses Protest Eroding Staffing Conditions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134284.php

Royal College Of Nursing Wins Over £5 Million In Compensation For Members In 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134237.php

Benedictine University Launches New Online Program, Master Of Science In Nursing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134148.php

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** NUTRITION / DIET News **

Debunking The Detox Myth
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134385.php

Five Tips To Help Families Eat Right On A Budget In 2009
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134305.php

Brides To Be Should Say 'I Do' To A Daily Multivitamin With Folic Acid
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134247.php

Another Reason To Avoid High-fat Diet - It Can Disrupt Our Biological Clock, Say Hebrew University Researchers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134216.php

Low Doses Of Melamine Not Associated With Severe Kidney Problems In Children
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134191.php

Grape Seed Extract Kills Laboratory Leukemia Cells, Proving Value Of Natural Compounds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134016.php

Please, Sir, I'm Stuffed - Did Oliver Really Need More?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134053.php

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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **

Study Links Obesity To Elevated Risk Of Ovarian Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134392.php

Trying To Eat Less Becomes More Important To Fend Off Middle Age Weight Gain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134358.php

Keep Your New Year's Resolution To Lose Weight
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134342.php

Can't Chalk It Up To "Baby Fat"
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134250.php

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** OVARIAN CANCER News **

Minimizing Obesity's Impact On Ovarian Cancer Survival
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134263.php

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** PAIN / ANESTHETICS News **

Introducing Abstral(R). Innovative Drug Delivery Technology For Rapid Breakthrough Cancer Pain Management
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134215.php

King Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating T-62 As A Treatment For Neuropathic Pain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134151.php

Study First To Pinpoint Why Analgesic Drugs May Be Less Potent In Females Than In Males
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134123.php

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** PARKINSON'S DISEASE News **

Toxicity Mechanism Identified For Parkinson's Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134374.php

Parkinson's Disease Plays Havoc With Common Orthopaedic Conditions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134354.php

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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **

Effectiveness Of Prenatal Diagnosis Of Congenital Heart Defects, South Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134261.php

South Asian Children From Relatively Well Off Families More Likely To Die In Intensive Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134220.php

Family Rejection Of Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Children Linked To Poor Health In Early Childhood
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134209.php

First Patient Enrolled In Open-Label, Switchover Trial Of PrGCD For The Treatment Of Gaucher Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134166.php

Childhood Anxiety Disorders Can And Should Be Treated, According To UT Southwestern National Expert
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134147.php

Virginity Pledge Teens Just As Sexually Active But Use Less Protection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134254.php

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** PHARMA INDUSTRY / BIOTECH INDUSTRY News **

Pharmaceutical Companies Seek Clarity On Evidence Needed For Drug Label Change
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134368.php

Pfizer Tops Annual "Most Effective" Sales Force Ranking, According To Study By GfK Market Measures
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134178.php

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** PHARMACY / PHARMACIST News **

Clinical Pharmacists Can Reduce Drug Costs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134106.php

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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **

Resolve To Make Folic Acid A Daily Habit This Year - Tennessee Department Of Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134367.php

ADHS Stresses Importance Of Folic Acid For Young Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134327.php

Published Reports Inaccurate Concerning Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134219.php

The Woman's Hospital Of Texas Makes Milestone, Delivers 9,000th Baby Of The Year
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134208.php

Trial Establishes New Data Regarding Safety Of Artemisinin Combination Therapy For Pregnant Women With Malaria
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134141.php

Poor Maternal Health Care Widespread In Eastern Burma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134140.php

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Greater Rates Of Cesarean Sections
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134125.php

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** PRIMARY CARE / GENERAL PRACTICE News **

Economic Downturn To Increase Pressure On General Practice, Warn GP Managers In The UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134103.php

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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **

Family History Of Prostate Cancer Does Not Affect Some Treatment Outcomes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134357.php

Why Prostate Cancer Patients Fail Hormone Deprivation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134318.php

GTx Submits New Drug Application For Toremifene 80 Mg For Prevention Of Bone Fractures In Men With Prostate Cancer On Androgen Deprivation Therapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134338.php

Two Compounds In The Trofex™ Prostate Cancer Molecular Imaging Program Specifically Target Prostate Cancer Cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134337.php

Why Prostate Cancer Patients Fail Hormone Deprivation Therapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134335.php

FDA Approves Drug For Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134286.php

FDA Approves Ferring Pharmaceuticals' Degarelix (Generic Name) For Treatment Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134153.php

Gay And Bisexual African-American Men Have The Lowest Use Of Prostate Testing
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134146.php

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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **

Why Are (the Best) Women So Good At Chess? Participation Rates And Gender Differences In Intellectual Domains
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134199.php

Rice Psychologist Identifies Area Of Brain Key To Choosing Words
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134145.php

Homelessness Is Not Just A Housing Problem
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134142.php

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** PUBLIC HEALTH News **

Hospitals Consult On Proposal To Become An NHS Foundation Trust - Lincolnshire, England
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134384.php

Department Of Health Surveys New Mexicans To Improve Their Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134364.php

Resolutions For Healthy Families In A Healthy Montana - By Eat Right Montana
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134347.php

Central United States Earthquake Consortium And CDC To Host Post-Earthquake Public Health And Medical Issues Course In Arkansas
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134328.php

Nebraska DHHS Offers Low-Cost Radon Test Kits - January Is Radon Action Month
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134325.php

Study Confirms Gender Differences In Production Of Doctoral Theses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134308.php

Connecticut Department Of Public Health Urges Residents To Consider Their Health When Choosing A New Year's Resolution
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134340.php

Flowering Plants Speed Post-surgery Recovery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134265.php

Public Health Challenges Are Not The Only Health Challenges For Scotland In 2009, Warns Scotland's Top Doctor
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134257.php

Be Realistic About Your Health Resolutions For 2009
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134234.php

New Survey Tool Assesses Provider Satisfaction With Population Health Management
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134225.php

NHS Unprepared For Drop In Doctors' Hours In 2009, British Medical Association Warns
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134218.php

Molecular Testing Will Be Routine Part Of Patient Treatment By 2010, Says New Report
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134206.php

Key Senators Commit To Healthcare Reform, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134195.php

Healthcare Reform Issue Briefs Stress Integration Of Mental Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134194.php

Change.Gov Offers Opportunity For Public Input, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134193.php

Alaska Tribal Health Consortium Uses Innovative Technology To Analyze Native Health Issues Across The State
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134164.php

Health Plan Restraints May Keep Patients From Choosing Quality Care
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134162.php

Plan To Improve Pathology Services Across Wales
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134137.php

New Report Highlights Dramatic Change In U.S. Drug Spending Trends, Policy Implications
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134132.php

Text Messaging May Be A Sign That The Young Person Can Be Discharged
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134054.php

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** RADIOLOGY / NUCLEAR MEDICINE News **

Earlier, Individualized Treatment Of Thyroid Cancer Enabled By Molecular Imaging
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134371.php

Fat Tissue Is Sensitive To Irradiation
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134298.php

Adipose Stem & Regenerative Cell Clinical Study Underway For Treatment Of Chronic Radiation Injury
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134183.php

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** REGULATORY AFFAIRS / DRUG APPROVALS News **

MHRA - Brief Summary Of Reclassifications That Have Been Approved In The Past 12 Months, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134387.php

FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills - Agency Seeks Recall Of Products That Pose Serious Health Risks
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134169.php

AVI BioPharma Announces FDA Clears IND Applications For Clinical Trials Of RNA Therapeutic Agents For Treatment Of Ebola And Marburg Viruses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134105.php

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** RESPIRATORY / ASTHMA News **

What If The Treatment Doesn't Work: Nailing Steroid Resistant Asthma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134382.php

Diseases To Watch For In 2009 Include Hantavirus
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134344.php

Fungal Pill Could Provide Asthma Relief For 150,000 UK Sufferers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134258.php

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** SCHIZOPHRENIA News **

Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Seroquel® Tablets
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134114.php

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** SENIORS / AGING News **

Cold Weather Brings Hypothermia Threat - Oregon Department Of Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134365.php

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** SEXUAL HEALTH / STDS News **

Popular New Year's Resolutions Also Promote Urologic/Sexual Health
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134361.php

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** SLEEP / SLEEP DISORDERS / INSOMNIA News **

The High Societal, Economic Burden Of Insomnia Shown By Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134377.php

Factors Other Than Central Sleep Apnea May Contribute To Poor Sleep Quality In Heart-Failure Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134376.php

Sleep Disorder May Be Early Sign Of Dementia Or Parkinson's Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134158.php

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** SMOKING / QUIT SMOKING News **

Pennsylvania Department Of Health Encourages Smokers To Put Quitting At Top Of Resolution List
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134366.php

Physicians Key In Helping People Quit Smoking - But Most People Don't Ask Their Physician
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134362.php

Smoking Cessation Program For Veterans Off To Big Start - Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134346.php

Colorado QuitLine Offers Tobacco Users Hundreds Of Dollars In Valuable Service And Product To Quit For The New Year
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134329.php

Heart Attack Hospitalizations Drop After US City Bans Smoking, CDC
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134349.php

Clinical Practice Guideline For Smoking Cessation In A Public Antenatal Care Setting
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134260.php

Tobacco Firm Used Extensive Strategy To Undermine Secondhand Smoke Policy In China
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134139.php

Tobacco Company Scientist Gained Access To WHO Collaborating Center
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134138.php

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** SPORTS MEDICINE / FITNESS News **

Getting A Good Deal On Gym Membership
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134389.php

Gardening Provides Recommended Physical Activity For Older Adults
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134264.php

Weight Bearing Exercise In Adolescence Best For Strong Bones In Older Age
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134223.php

Fatigue Alters In Vivo Function Within And Between Limb Muscles During Locomotion
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134203.php

Treadmill Desks Improves Cognitive Function, Unlike Low Carb Diets
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134150.php

Protein Sports Drinks Proven To Give Best Performance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134122.php

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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **

New Device Couples, Fuses Cells For Stem Cell Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134380.php

Composition Of Matter Patent Covering Adipose-Derived Stem And Progenitor Cells Issued
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134339.php

December Issue Of Cell Features NIDA-Funded Study That Focuses On The Generation Of Stem Cell Lines In Rats
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134270.php

Technique For Creating Authentic Rat Embryonic Stem Cells Published In Cell
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134244.php

Publication Of Research On Use Of Umbilical Cord Blood In Growing Undifferentiated Embryonic Stem Cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134226.php

Hebrew University Scientists Succeed Through Stem Cell Therapy In Reversing Brain Birth Defects
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134214.php

Stem Cells May 'ignite' Bowel Cancer Development
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134172.php

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** STROKE News **

Smokers With Stroke In The Family 6 Times More Likely To Have Stroke Too
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134315.php

Study Examines Impact Of Managed Care On Stroke Prevention Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134251.php

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** TRANSPLANTS / ORGAN DONATIONS News **

Transplant Program At UT Southwestern University Hospital Recognized For Increasing Organ Donor Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134369.php

Study Shows Machine Perfusion Significantly Improves Transplant Results
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134312.php

New Year's Resolution: Make 2009 The Year Of Donation - UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134239.php

Prevention Of Organ Rejection In Stable Kidney Transplant Patients - LCP-Tacro™ Moves Into Clinical Phase 3
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134221.php

Better Antifreezes To Preserve Donor Organs For Transplantation - Journal Of The American Chemical Society
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134159.php

Cancer Drug Effectively Treats Transplant Rejections
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134154.php

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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **

Dengue Fever Could Be Controlled Via Mosquito Parasite
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134348.php

PAHO, IDB And Sabin Refine Fight Against Neglected Diseases In Latin America And Caribbean
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134236.php

How To Fight Malaria By Changing The Environment - MIT Computer Modeling Finds Leveling Land Can Help Control Disease's Spread
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134224.php

All Party Parliamentary Group On Malaria And Neglected Tropical Diseases Launches Its Fourth Report On Delivery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134143.php

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** TUBERCULOSIS News **

Text Messages Could Help Tuberculosis Drug Compliance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134274.php

Bovine TB Infection Still Threatens Human Health In The UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134222.php

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** UROLOGY / NEPHROLOGY News **

UC Davis Discovery Offers Hope For Treating Kidney Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134102.php

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** VETERINARY News **

FDA Prevents Two Dairies From Adulterating Animal Drugs And Food
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134390.php

Texas DSHS To Resume Annual Wintertime Rabies Bait Drop Jan. 7
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134326.php

FDA Continues To Receive Complaints About Chicken Jerky Products, Says American Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134256.php

PharmaCom BioVet, Inc. Begins Nationwide Rollout Of Advanced Veterinary Oncology Centers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134227.php

Caution To Dog Owners About Chicken Jerky Products - FDA, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134177.php

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** WATER - AIR QUALITY / AGRICULTURE News **

Latest Statistics On Deaths Highlight Dangers Of The Agricultural Industry, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134287.php

NY City Health Department Launches Effort To Study Neighborhood Air Quality
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134179.php

EPA Makes Decision To Designate Areas Not Meeting Standards For Fine Particle Pollution, USA
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134175.php

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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **

Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Women's Health - Australia
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134259.php

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