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• British Fertility Society Issues New Guidelines On The Use Of Acupuncture And...
  The British Fertility Society has issued new guidelines in the journal Human Fertility on the use of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in fertility treatment. The guidelines found that there is currently no evidence that having acupuncture o...
  
  
• During Pregnancy Acupuncture Found To Lessen Depression Symptoms, Stanford St...
  Acupuncture appears to be an effective way to reduce depression symptoms during pregnancy, according to a first-of-its-kind study from Stanford University School of Medicine researchers...
  
  
• Society Reacts To House Of Commons Science And Technology Committee Report In...
  The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Chief Scientific Advisor Jayne Lawrence says; "We are delighted that the committee has agreed with our recommendation that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should not allow homeopa...
  
  
• Traditional Chinese Practitioner Found Guilty Of Medicines Act Offences
  A traditional Chinese practitioner today received a two-year conditional discharge at the Old Bailey after pleading guilty to five offences of the Medicines Act 1968. Susan Wu, who worked at the 'Chinese Herbal Medical Centre' in Chelmsford, Esse...
  
  

Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

• Identifying Patient-Relevant Outcomes In Metastatic Prostate Cancer
  While subjective patient-reported outcomes, such as scores from health-status questionnaires, have become an integral part of clinical trials, there is also a need to identify what specific outcomes are the most important ones to target in a given...
  
  
• Tumors May Respond To Extreme And Moderate Heat
  Aided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option, according to early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: ...
  
  
• Maryland Legislation Introduced To Prohibit Indoor Tanning For Minors
  New Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably linked to increased risk of developing the disease. Sena...
  
  

Diabetes News From Medical News Today

• The American Diabetes Association Encourages Community Organizations To Join ...
  The American Diabetes Association announced today their efforts to further engage community organizations across the country in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications through the Association's Stop Diabetes movem...
  
  
• Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality News And Numbers: High Cholesterol...
  Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 - about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ N...
  
  
• Diamyd Medical: Diamyd US Phase III Study Well Under Way
  Diamyd Medical (STO:DIAMB)(Pink Sheets:DMYDY) announces today that one hundred study participants have been included in the ongoing US Phase III study, DiaPrevent. The global Phase III program with the company's lead drug candidate Diamyd® has the...
  
  

Dermatology News From Medical News Today

• Maryland Legislation Introduced To Prohibit Indoor Tanning For Minors
  New Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably linked to increased risk of developing the disease. Sena...
  
  
• New Hope To Vitiligo Patients Offered By Skin Transplant
  In the first study of its kind in the United States, Henry Ford Hospital showed that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo. Henry Ford researchers followed 23 patients for up to six months after surgery and found that...
  
  
• Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Unveils CYTOMIMIC? Technology At ...
  Building on decades of research into how the body's electrical field affects skin regeneration, scientists at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., have discovered how to harness the power of bioelectricity to help improve skin rejuvenation...
  
  

 

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• Online Dating as Honest as Real Life (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- For the millions looking for love on the Internet, the nagging question remains: Is my virtual paramour the person they say they are?
  
  
• Health Highlights: March 11, 2010 (HealthDay)
  HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: