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Addictions RSS FeedsRights Groups In Uganda Call On Country To Pass Legislation To Curb Violence Against Women, Address HIV/AIDS Issues - Human rights groups in Uganda recently called on the government to pass a bill aimed at addressing domestic violence against women that often results from issues related to HIV/AIDS, Uganda's New Vision reports....Feed Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows More U.S. Residents Unable To Pay Medical Bills - More than 40% of working age adults in the U.S. had difficulty paying medical bills or accumulated medical debt last year, compared with about 33% in 2005, according to a Commonwealth Fund study released Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. For the study, researchers analyzed data from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, conducted in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.... Cellular Ringtone Launched In India To Promote Condom Use, Curb Spread Of HIV - The BBC World Service Trust has produced a cellular phone ringtone in India that says "condom, condom" to promote safer sex and curb the spread of HIV in the country, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 8/19).... CMS Releases National Hospital Quality Measures, Mortality Rates On USA Today, Agency Web Sites - CMS on Wednesday for the first time released mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries at individual hospitals on its Hospital Compare Web site, USA Today reports. CMS also added more than two dozen new measures of quality to the site. The data were given to USA Today early "to reach the widest possible audience," according to USA Today.... More Brown Fat To Fight Obesity? - Two teams of researchers have discovered clues to the way mammals make and use white and brown fat cells that could lead to treatments for obesity and weight loss; for instance it could be that boosting brown fat cell production at the expense of white cells could increase the calorie burning as opposed to the calorie storing side of the body's energy balancing system.... Poll Examines Public's Issues Paying For Health Care, Views On Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans - "Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008," Kaiser Family Foundation: The poll found that one-quarter of U.S. residents see paying for health care as a "serious problem," with those in the poorest health and the uninsured reporting greater difficulty.... Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama Discusses Single-Payer Health Care System - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) earlier this week during a town hall meeting on the economy in Albuquerque, N.M., discussed prospects for the implementation of a single-payer health care system over time, the Wall Street Journal's "Washington Wire" reports.... Nine Health Insurance Companies Submit Proposals For 'Cover Florida' Program - Nine health insurers have submitted proposals to participate in Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) new "Cover Florida" program, which aims to provide basic, low-cost health coverage to about four million uninsured state residents, the St. Petersburg Times reports.... Opinion Pieces Address Presidential Candidates' Responses To Abortion Rights Issues At Saddleback Forum - Six opinion pieces recently addressed comments on abortion made by presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at a forum moderated by the evangelical minister Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on Saturday. Summaries of the opinion pieces appear below.~ E.J.... Study Looks At Literacy Intervention To Improve Asthma-Related Health Outcomes Among Minority Youth - "The Impact of Literacy Enhancement on Asthma-Related Outcomes AmongUnderserved Children" (.pdf), Journal of the National Medical Association: The study looks at whether improving literacy among children with low rates of literacy would influence asthma-related health outcomes.... Report Finds 60,000 KCHIP-Eligible Kentucky Children Lack Coverage, Urges Enrollment Boost - More than 60,000 of Kentucky's estimated 93,000 uninsured children are eligible for KCHIP, the state's version of SCHIP, but are not enrolled, according to a report released on Monday by Kentucky Voices for Health, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. KCHIP is available to children of families with annual incomes less than 200% of the federal poverty level.... WSJ Examines Increasing Use, Concerns Over Breast Surgery Using Fat Augmented With Stem Cells - The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined procedures increasingly being conducted in Japan and Europe and developed in the U.S. that use a combination of fat and adult stem cells for breast reconstruction and augmentation.... Fight Against HIV/AIDS Pandemic At 'Frustrating Yet Tantalizing Turning Point,' Editorial Says - The fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic is at a "frustrating yet tantalizing turning point," as was "evidenced" at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City earlier this month, a San Francisco Chronicle editorial says.... U.S. District Court Judge Temporarily Blocks Medi-Cal Cuts - A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles temporarily blocked implementation of a proposed 10% cut to Medi-Cal payments for doctors, dentists and pharmacies, stating the changes would violate federal laws and reduce the quality of medical care for millions of people, the Sacramento Bee reports (Yamamura/Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 8/20). The state Legislature in February approved the $1.... Census Bureau Report Finds Women Having Fewer Children, Giving Birth Later In Life - More U.S. women in their early 40s do not have children, and women who are having children are having fewer than ever before, according to a Census Bureau report released Monday, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According to the report, from 1976 to 2006 the percentage of women ages 40 to 44 with no children doubled from 10% to 20%.... HIV/AIDS Advocates In Delaware Call For Federal Funding That Targets Poverty In Fight Against Disease - Although federal funding to support state organizations in Delaware in the fight against HIV/AIDS is helping to address the disease among blacks -- who make up 67% of the state's HIV-positive population -- some advocates say the prevalence of the disease among blacks would be closer to that of whites if more resources were used to target poverty, the Wilmington News Journal reports. The Rev.... States Consider Legislation To Restrict Access To Physician Prescribing Information For Data Mining Companies - A number of states have begun to consider legislation that would restrict access to physician prescribing information for data mining companies as part of a "backlash against pharmaceutical marketing efforts," the AP/Arizona Republic reports.... New York Times Examines Development, Advertising Of HPV Vaccines - In the last two years, cervical cancer has gone from an "obscure killer confined mostly to developing countries" to the "West's disease of the moment" through the "lightning-fast" transition of new human papillomavirus vaccines from development to "must-have injection[s]" in the U.S. and Europe, the New York Times reports.... South Carolina Initiative Provides HIV Medications, Follow-Up Treatment To Sexual Assault Survivors - Two not-for-profit groups in South Carolina have launched an initiative to provide sexual assault survivors in three counties with post-exposure prophylaxis medications and follow-up care in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV, the Myrtle Beach Sun-News reports.... Many Older Adults Cannot Find Most Beneficial Prescription Drug Plan On Medicare Web Site, Study Finds - About three-fourths of older adults with basic computer skills could not find the most beneficial prescription drug plan on the Medicare Web site, and could not take the necessary steps to enroll to receive home health care services, according to a study published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.... 'Narrative' Of Presidential Candidates On Abortion Issues Changing, Washington Post Reports - The "narrative" of presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) on abortion appeared to have been set with Obama as the abortion-rights supporter and McCain as the abortion-rights opponent, but those impressions have been "altered" since Saturday's forum moderated by influential evangelical minister Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif.... US Hospital Death Rates For Different Conditions Now Online - The US Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) has enhanced the government's Hospital Compare website to include death rates for the past two years from pneumonia as well as from heart attack and heart failure for individual hospitals throughout the country, making it easier for pati... Clinical-Scale Generation Of Functional Red Blood Cells From Human Embryonic Stem Cells - Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT") (OTC: ACTC.PK) reported that it is feasible to differentiate and mature human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into functional oxygen-carrying red blood cells (RBCs) under conditions suitable for scale-up.... Bristol-Myers Squibb And PDL BioPharma Enter Global Alliance To Develop Novel Treatment For Multiple Myeloma - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced an agreement for the global development and commercialization of PDL BioPharma's anti-CS1 antibody, elotuzumab, previously known as HuLuc63, currently in Phase I development for multiple myeloma.... Pharmavite LLC Says Vitamin B Study Published In JAMA Is Flawed; Vitamins Meant For Prevention, Not Disease Treatment - Pharmavite LLC, maker of Nature Made® vitamins, urged caution against making final judgment on B vitamins for prevention and heart health. The most recent study titled "Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated with Homocysteine-Lowering B Vitamins After Coronary Angiography," is published in the August 20, 2008 edition of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).... Diagnosing Skin Cancer By Smell - Scientists in the US have found that skin cancer has a distinctive smell that can be detected by sensitive laboratory equipment and they hope the discovery opens the door to developing a new non-invasive way to diagnose basal cell carcinoma and other cancers of the skin using "odor profiles".... California Pharmacists Association Applauds District Court Halt Of Medi-Cal Cuts - A Federal District Court in Los Angeles ordered the state of California to stop the ten percent cuts in Medi-Cal reimbursement payments to healthcare providers. The Court found that pharmacies and other Medi-Cal providers and patients were being irreparably harmed as a result of the cuts and that the providers had show a likelihood of success on the merits.... Allogeneic, "Off-The-Shelf", Stem Cells Are Safe And Effective For Cervical Spine Fusion - Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), announced that its allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", cell therapy product was safe and highly effective in preclinical trials for interbody fusion of the cervical spine in the neck.... Safer Radiation - The words radiation and radioactivity cause unwarranted fear, argues Zbigniew Jaworowski of the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection in Warsaw, Poland.... Significant Long Term Benefit For Low Back Pain Revealed By Major Study - A major study led by a Southampton researcher has found significant evidence that the Alexander Technique can provide long-term benefit for people with chronic or recurrent low back pain. The study, one of the first of its kind, is being published online today by the BMJ at BMJ.com.... Research Indicates No Justification For Denying Obese Patients Knee Replacements - Research by scientists at the MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with colleagues at the universities of Bristol, Oxford and Keele, has shown that there is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery.... Prepared Patient: Retail Clinics - Health Care On Aisle One - You've got that telltale tickle in your throat again, and you're pretty sure it's not just another cold. But your doctor's office says the next open appointment is in two weeks. You're traveling for business in another city. You don't have a primary care physician to call. You're self-employed and don't have health insurance.... Study Shows Link Between Spanking And Physical Abuse - Spanking has been, and still is, a common method of child discipline used by American parents.... Polyketals May Improve Treatment Of Inflammatory Diseases - A family of biodegradable polymers called polyketals and their derivatives may improve treatment for such inflammatory illnesses as acute lung injury, acute liver failure and inflammatory bowel disease by delivering drugs, proteins and snips of ribonucleic acid to disease locations in the body.... Five Tips: Music Students Should Guard Against Injury - As another school year begins, music students should remember that injuries aren't just for athletes. Largely because of the intense rehearsal and repetitive motion required, 89 percent of musicians suffer pain and injury, most commonly involving the hand, elbow and shoulder. Young students are especially at risk.... Biofeedback Contributes To Gold Medal Performance - When Abhinav Bindra took home the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, he not only earned the first individual medal ever for India, he also demonstrated how biofeedback training can be an integral part of performance optimization at the highest level.... Researcher Aims To 'Unmask' Cancer Cells To Trigger Body's Immune System - Cancer cells are deadly traitors, good cells gone bad. They evade the body's defense systems, passing themselves off as organisms that pose no threat. But researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Eshelman School of Pharmacy are working on a way to blow their cover. Moo J. Cho, Ph.D.... Guideline: Surgery May Be Considered For Extreme Face Pain - A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds surgery may be considered for people who suffer from extreme, electric shock-like pain in their face and do not respond well to drugs. The guideline on treating trigeminal neuralgia is published in the August 20, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.... New Insights Into The Regulation Of PTEN Tumor Suppressor Function - The PTEN tumor suppressor gene controls numerous biological processes including cell proliferation, cell growth and death. But PTEN is frequently lost or mutated; in fact, alteration of the gene is so common among various types of human cancer that PTEN has become one of the most frequently mutated of all tumor suppressors.... Neurosurgeon Available For Comments About Aneurysms - Dr. Anand Germanwala, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, is available to reporters to comment on aneurysms, including mechanisms, national statistics and new therapies. He can also define and explain the sometimes controversial issue of "brain death.... The Effect Of Opinion Clustering On Disease Outbreaks - Many high income countries currently experience large outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases such as measles despite the availability of highly effective vaccines. There is growing evidence that belief systems, rather than access to vaccines, are the primary barrier to vaccination in such countries.... Positive Findings Published On Emergent Technology For Treating Chronic Pain - Peer-reviewed safety and efficacy data on Electrical Twitch Obtaining Intramuscular Stimulation (eToims(R)), successfully applied to patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain appeared in the August/September issue of Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology. The findings reported by University of Pennsylvania associated physicians Jennifer Chu, M.D.... Tired All The Time? It May Be Sleep Apnea - Repetitive blockages of the airway, called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), can reduce airflow or cause breathing to stop. When this happens, frequent brief awakenings can leave a person feeling excessively sleepy during the day, even though they believe they have had a full night's sleep.... Taming Your Temper: Learning To Turn Down The Heat - You're late for work, your toddler spilled jam on your suit and now your car won't start. How do you deal with the rising anger? Whether you brush it off and move on, or lash out in frustration, how you deal with anger affects not only yourself, but also your spouse, your children and even your career.... PTC124 Shows Promising Activity In Cystic Fibrosis; Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Data Published In The Lancet - New phase 2 data published today in The Lancet show that the investigational oral drug PTC124 demonstrates activity in nonsense-mutation cystic fibrosis (CF). The data show that treatment with PTC124 results in statistically significant improvements in the chloride channel function of patients with nonsense-mutation CF.... BioVex Announces Regulatory Clearance To Commence A Clinical Study With ImmunoVEX HSV2; A Vaccine Candidate For Genital Herpes - BioVex Inc, a biotechnology company developing clinical stage treatments for cancer and the prevention of infectious disease, announced the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has accepted BioVex's Clinical Trial Application to conduct a Phase I clinical study testin... Enobia Pharma Initiates Clinical Testing Of Enzyme Replacement Therapy To Treat Hypophosphatasia - Enobia Pharma, an emerging biotech company focused on developing novel therapeutics for serious bone disorders, announced that the first patient in its clinical program for hypophosphatasia has been dosed.... STEMCELL Technologies Introduces AggreWell?400 For Standardized Embryonic Stem Cell And Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research - STEMCELL Technologies, a leader in specialty cell culture media, cell separation products and ancillary reagents for stem cell research, today announced the release of the AggreWell?400 plates, a revolutionary tool for researchers using embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (ESC and iPSC).... Alabama's Infant Mortality Rate Increases In 2007 - Alabama's 2007 infant mortality rate of 10.0 deaths per 1,000 live births was considerably higher than the 2006 infant mortality rate of 9.0. The infant mortality rate for white infants increased from 6.7 to 8.0, the highest rate in more than a decade. For black infants, the rate increased from 14.3 to 14.6. For Hispanic infants, who may be of any race, the rate was up slightly from 7.... DRE Veterinary Distributes All-In-One Veterinary Dental Cart - DRE Veterinary, a premier veterinary equipment company, is distributing the Scale-Aire, a mobile veterinary dental cart. It comes fully-equipped with a built-in ultrasonic scaler, polisher/drill, air-water syringe, and a compressed air system.... World-Class MS Information At The Touch Of A Button - People affected by the debilitating neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) now have world-class information at their fingertips thanks to a UK first by the MS Society.... Updated Advisory On Peritoneal Dialysis Now Available, USA - The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to announce the availability of its updated Advisory on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD). This brochure is part of AAKP's "Advisory" series which provides information on the importance of adequate dialysis. The Advisory on Peritoneal Dialysis helps patients understand how PD adequacy is measured.... BJOG Release: Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy During Pregnancy - Smoking during pregnancy is known to increase the risk of stillbirth and pregnancy complications. To assist in smoking cessation, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is commonly prescribed but there is little information about the effects of NRT on a pregnant woman and her baby.... Workers In Small Companies Less Likely To Kick In Cash For Health Coverage, USA - Among workers at small, private sector-companies, only about half - 48 percent - who had single-person health insurance in 2005 were required to contribute to monthly premiums, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.... New AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills, USA - Hospitals can now identify the most important strengths and weaknesses in their disaster response plans using a new tool from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Ensuring that hospitals are prepared to respond appropriately during any type of disaster situation - manmade or natural - is a priority for HHS.... Institute Scientist Receives Global Award To Aid The Fight Against Prostate Cancer - The Institute of Cancer Research's scientist, Dr Gerhardt Attard has just been awarded a Young Investigator Award by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) for his ongoing work into developing the prostate cancer drug abiraterone.... American Veterinary Medical Association New Orleans Convention Succeeds As A Meeting Of Veterinarians - For the almost 8,000 conventioneers in attendance at the 145th annual American Veterinary Medical Association convention in New Orleans July 19-22, just about everyone heard two magic words-"Thank you.... Mountain Medicine And High Altitude Physiology Course - December 5th-7th sees the 10th Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology Course, set in the dramatic scenery of Plas Y Brenin, the National Mountain Centre in Capel Curig, Gwynedd, North Wales.... Schools And Colleges Invent Healthcare Products For 'Siemens Healthcare Challenge' - 'Think up and prototype the next big product in healthcare.' This was the challenge that Siemens recently set schools and colleges in the Surrey area close to its headquarters as part of the 'Siemens and Institution of Engineering and Technology Engineering in Healthcare Challenge.... Five Ways To Get More Fruit And Veg - World Cancer Research Fund - A recent report from the Fresh Produce Consortium has suggested that just 12 per cent of us are having at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. As well as all the other health benefits, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables probably reduces risk of cancer.... 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