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mongabay.com Health News IndexResearchers Discover Protein Signatures for Prostate Cancer - 22-September-2005A new study shows that testing blood samples for antibodies that target prostate cancer cells may help identify patients with early stages of the disease. In the September 22, 2005, issue of New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report the findings may lead to a new test that could complement the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test in detecting early stage prostate cancer. NIH press release FDA Approves First Pediatric Generic AIDS Drug - 20-September-2005 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the approval for marketing of several generic versions of drugs that treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Previously, the products had been only tentatively approved and were not available in the United States because patent or market exclusivity blocked their approval. FDA Emerging Staph Strains Found to be Increasingly Deadly - 7-September-2005 A study of how the immune system reacts to strains of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — emerging strains that sicken otherwise healthy people, or so-called “community-acquired” infections — has shown for the first time that these strains are more deadly and better at evading human immune defenses than more common S. aureus strains that originate in hospitals and other health-care settings. NIH release Anti-Cancer Drugs has promise for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome - 1-September-2005 Bethesda, Maryland — In a surprising development, a research team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has found that a class of experimental anti-cancer drugs also shows promise in laboratory studies for treating a fatal genetic disorder that causes premature aging. NIH release Fruit fiber may help protect against second-hand smoke effects - 1-September-2005 A new study finds early life exposure to second-hand smoke can produce life-long respiratory problems. The study of 35,000 adult non-smokers in Singapore found that those who lived with a smoker during childhood had more respiratory problems, including chronic cough. Study participants who reported eating more fruit and soy fiber as adults seemed to be protected against some of the negative health effects often associated with early tobacco exposure. NIH release NIH Looks at Genomics of Inflammation from Severe Injury - 1-September-2005 When it comes to inflammation, too much of a good thing can be deadly. In some severely injured patients, this normal healing process can develop into a lethal, whole-body response, including bloodstream infection (sepsis) and multiple organ failure. How and why inflammation turns from healing to harming is still mysterious, so doctors can’t accurately predict how each injured patient will fare. NIH release Fake Lipitor Manufacturers Indicted - 1-September-2005 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, today announced the indictments of 11 individuals, a drug repacker, and two wholesale distributors in cases related to the sale of Lipitor, a popular cholesterol reducing drug. FDA release Chimps and Humans Very Similar at the DNA Level - 1-September-2005 The first comprehensive comparison of the genetic blueprints of humans and chimpanzees shows that our closest living relatives share perfect identity with 96 percent of our DNA sequence, an international research consortium reported today. NIH release New Influenza Vaccine Ready for Flu Season - 1-September-2005 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Fluarix, an influenza vaccine for adults that contains inactivated virus. Fluarix is approved to immunize adults 18 years of age and older against influenza virus types A and B contained in the vaccine. Influenza is also commonly called the flu. FDA release BSE-infected cow born in Texas - result of FDA investigation - 31-August-2005 The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have completed their investigations regarding a cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in June 2005. The agencies conducted these investigations in collaboration with the Texas Animal Health Commission and the Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service. FDA release Non-invasive therapy for cancer may be possible with future nanotechnology - 30-August-2005 Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have created highly magnetized nanoparticles based on metallic iron that could one day be used in a non-invasive therapy for cancer in which treatment would begin at the time of detection. Virginia Commonwealth University release Food safety tips after Hurricane Katrina - 30-August-2005 As Hurricane Katrina hits Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants area residents to be prepared for the aftermath. FDA is providing important tips to help people affected by this storm to protect their health and food supply. FDA release Cancer vaccine work continues at Baylor - 26-August-2005 A special stretch of genetic material may turn off the immune suppression that stymies attempts to fight cancer with a vaccine, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine at Houston. Baylor College of Medicine news release New dye may offer noninvasive early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease - 26-August-2005 MIT scientists have developed a new dye that could offer noninvasive early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a discovery that could aid in monitoring the progression of the disease and in studying the efficacy of new treatments to stop it. MIT news release Teenage drivers more reckless with young male passenger in front seat - 26-August-2005 Teenage drivers-both males and females-were more likely to tailgate and exceed the speed limit if there was a teenage male passenger in the front seat, according to a study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. NIH release Misoprostol as a treatment for miscarriage instead of surgery - 26-August-2005 drug first used to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers in people taking certain types of painkillers offers an alternative to surgery after miscarriage, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health and other research institutions. NIH release Brain chemical with key role in substance abuse identified - 25-August-2005 New research performed in rats suggests that orexin, a brain chemical involved in feeding behavior, arousal, and sleep, also plays a role in reward function and drug-seeking behavior. NIH release 100 hundred billion bases of the genetic code sequenced - 22-August-2005 Public Collections of DNA and RNA Sequence Reach 100 Gigabases. NIH release Newly Discovered Gene Sheds Light on Causes of Cancer, Rare Disease - 22-August-2005 Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Causes of Rare Disease, Cancer. NIH release Protease enzyme found to cause cancer - 15-August-2005 Cell surface enzyme can trigger the formation of tumor cells. International Food Policy Research Institute Release New Stem Cell Research Centers Funded by NIH - 9-August-2005 Human embryonic stem cells have properties that make them uniquely valuable for studying virtually any cellular process. Despite their promise for research and therapeutic purposes, stem cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory and scientists do not know how to reliably direct them to become a specific cell type. NIH release Site explains how smell and taste decline with age - 8-August-2005 Thirty percent of older Americans between the ages of 70 and 80 and two out of three older Americans over age 80 experience problems with their sense of smell. Problems with taste, although less common, also frequently occur in older adults. Now accurate, up-to-date information about the important senses of smell and taste is available in a senior-friendly format at http://www.nihseniorhealth.gov. Visitors to the site can learn about how these senses work, how smell and taste decline with age or illness, and what older adults can do to cope with the loss of these senses. NIH release Americans support HIV vaccine, but fear trial participation - 8-August-2005 A survey of U.S. adults has found that a majority believe that HIV vaccines are the best hope for controlling the global AIDS epidemic and are confident such vaccines can be made. But while most of those surveyed felt it personally important to help support HIV vaccine research, a majority expressed reluctance to support a friend or family member’s participation in an HIV vaccine clinical trial. NIH release FDA warning on mercury in fish may be misleading consumers -- WSJ - 1-August-2005 A EPA/FDA advisory on fish consumption may be misleading to consumers according to an article published today in the THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. The article suggests that "limits set in the advisory may exceed safe levels for some people, judging by a mercury risk assessment that the EPA produced on its own years earlier." FDA release Defective Gene Linked to Two Inherited Immune Deficiencies - 4-August-2005 Defective Gene Linked to Two Inherited Immune Deficiencies. AP Infants’ Oral Drops Safety Alert from FDA - 2-August-2005 Infants’ Oral Drops Safety Alert from FDA. FDA Release More than half of Americans have allergies says new study - 4-August-2005 More than fifty percent of the U.S. population tested positive to one or more allergens, according to a large national study. The new findings, based on data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), shows that 54.3% of individuals aged 6-59 years old had a positive skin test response to at least one of the 10 allergens tested. AP The human genome and cancer, workshop looks at ties - 30-July-2005 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have agreed to examine the best approaches to achieve the goal of building a comprehensive collection and analysis of mutations found in human cancers. What follows is a set of questions and answers released for the NCI/NHGRI Workshop, "Toward a Comprehensive Genomic Analysis of Cancer." FDA release Basmati rice seized by FDA - 29-July-2005 Basmati rice seized by FDA. FDA release Baytril Approval Withdrawn by FDA for Treating Infections in Poultry - 29-July-2005 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Lester Crawford is announcing the Agency's final decision to no longer allow distribution or use of the antimicrobial drug enrofloxacin for the purpose of treating bacterial infections in poultry. This ruling does not affect other approved uses of the drug. This animal drug belongs to a class of drugs known as fluoroquinolones and is marketed under the name Baytril by Bayer Corporation. FDA release Watch out for fake Lipitor warns FDA - 29-July-2005 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting U.S. residents to the recent recall of a batch of counterfeit "Lipitor" (atorvastin) sold in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The medicine is used to treat high cholesterol. FDA release FDA shuts down Pharmakon Labs of Florida - 28-July-2005 FDA shuts down Pharmakon Labs of Floridas. FDA release Agroterrorism vigilance; govt agencies team with private sector - 28-July-2005 Agroterrorism vigilance; govt agencies team with private sector. FDA release XML / RSS feed | current news | archive Health News index | News index News index | RSS | Add to MyYahoo! Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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