Best health news articles 10 2008

	ANMUM Materna prenatal milk recalled from China Fonterra China today announced a voluntary recall of one batch of prenatal milk sold in China under the ANMUM Materna brand name. Pregnancy - Fonterra, China
	Heart patients should be screened, treated for depression Heart patients should be screened for depression -- a common condition that can profoundly affect both prognosis and quality of life -- according to the American Heart Association's first scientific statement on depression and coronary heart disease. Depression - American Heart Association, USA
	Breakfast cereals are excessively sugary Are you one of those adults who keep a box of Frosted Flakes or Froot Loops hidden in the cupboard? Such sugary cereals are heavily marketed to children, to the tune of about $229 million advertising dollars per year. But an estimated 58 percent of "children's" cereals are consumed by the over-18 crowd. Nutrition - Consumers Union, USA
	23andMe announces breast cancer initiative 23andMe, Inc., the industry leader in personal genetics, announced that it is embarking on a world-wide effort to assemble the largest cohort of women whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer and to build an infrastructure, based on genetics, that will accelerate consumer-based research of the disease. Breast cancer - 23andMe, USA
	NAPHS welcomes passage of mental health parity The following is a statement from Mark Covall, Executive Director, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems on passage of The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008: Mental health - National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, USA
	$19 Million to M. D. Anderson for breast cancer research The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has received nearly $19 million in grants from Susan G. Komen for the Cure® as part of that organization's new initiative to fast-track promising research to benefit breast cancer patients. Breast cancer - University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
	Air pollution may increase risk of appendicitis Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando, suggests a novel connection. Appendicitis - American College of Gastroenterology, USA
	UN hails recipients of Nobel Prize for discovering HIV The United Nations has applauded the awarding of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine to two French scientists for their discovery of HIV and for their subsequent pioneering research into the virus. HIV - UN News Centre, USA
	Gut bacteria helps control body weight and obesity A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has found in a mouse study. Obesity - UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
	New drug alemtuzumab for multiple sclerosis patients A drug which was developed in Cambridge and initially designed to treat a form of leukaemia has also proven effective against combating the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis - University of Cambridge, UK
	New genes identified linked to lung cancer Working as part of a multi-institutional collaboration, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have assembled the most complete catalog to date of the genetic changes underlying the most common form of lung cancer. Lung Cancer - Washington University School of Medicine, USA

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