Waddies.com Link Exchange Directory

Alcohol Treatment Program Houston Memorial Hermann - Breakthroughs Every Day Serving the greater Houston community for over a century, Memorial Hermann specializes in The Right Step.

Dna Ancestry Tests If you want to discover your genetic history and where you came from, you've found the right place. We do testing for genetic genealogy, DNA ancestry test, autosomal DNA test.

---

Addictions Related Articles

Mechanism For Dental Pain Uncovered By OHSU School Of Dentistry - Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry (http://www.ohsu.edu/sod) have discovered a novel function of the peptide known as Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in the development of the trigeminal nerve....

Knee Replacement Boosts Mobility, Physical Ability In Patients - A study published in a recent issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism found that knee replacement is effective at restoring the mobility and physical functioning of the knee and relieving patients of the irrepressible pain and significant restrictions on quality of life caused by osteoarthritis....

Research Sheds Light On How The Nerve Supply To The Cardiovascular System Is Established During Development - Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry (http://www.ohsu.edu/sod) have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. The finding could someday play a significant role in the prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and high blood pressure....

Alliance For Pediatric Quality Supports New ANSI-Approved Standard For Child Health Passed By HL7 - Many electronic health record systems are built with the adult patient in mind. So when a child goes to his or her primary care doctor -- whether in the hospital or at the physician's office -- the fields in the child's electronic health record system are not pediatric-specific....

Discovery Of Gene That Increases Susceptibility To Crohn's Disease - Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, along with colleagues at other Canadian and Belgian institutions, have discovered DNA variations in a gene that increases susceptibility to developing Crohn's disease....

Steady Rates Of Obesity Not Good Enough - Australian Medical Association - Today's news that the rate of childhood obesity in Australia has not increased in the last decade must not detract from the urgent need to reduce childhood obesity. Research results released today by the University of South Australia found that obesity rates among children levelled off in the late 1990s and have remained steady since....

UCB And WILEX To Enter Into Strategic Alliance To Develop UCB's Preclinical Oncology Portfolio - UCB Pharma S.A. (UCB) and WILEX AG, a company specialising in the development of drugs and diagnostic agents for cancer (WILEX), today announced that they have agreed to enter into a strategic partnership. WILEX will acquire world-wide rights to develop UCB's entire preclinical oncology portfolio, comprising two small-molecule programmes and three antibody programmes....

Whole Genome Study Reveals Clues To Solving The Mystery Behind Kawasaki Disease - A study looking at the entire human genome has identified new genes that appear to be involved in making some children more susceptible to Kawasaki disease, according to a new international study published January 9 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics....

Before Mating Mosquitoes Create Harmonic Love Song, a Cornell Study Finds - That pesky buzz of a nearby mosquito is the sound of love, scientists have known for some time. But a new Cornell study reports that males and females flap their wings and change their tune to create a harmonic duet just before mating....

Terrence Higgins Trust Launches Let's Get Tested - A New Film Competition For 15-25 Year Olds, UK - Sexual health and HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), in partnership with Abbott, has launched an exciting new competition called Let's Get Tested. The competition, which closes on February 28th, aims to highlight the importance of sexual health by asking young people aged 15 - 25 to make a short film about getting regularly tested for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)....

City Patients Urged To Have Their Say, UK - Sheffield GPs are urging patients to have their say on out of hours healthcare in the city, following a reported 16% increase in calls to the NHS Direct 24-hour phoneline over the Christmas period....

Flu Dampens Web Users Enthusiasm For Sex, UK - Colds and flu have overtaken sex as the number one most viewed asthma trigger on the Asthma UK website for the first time since the updated site went live, 3 years ago. There is no doubt that the recent outbreak of flu is behind the change, widely reported to have depleted workforces across the country in the first week back to the office....

Plan To Cover The Uninsured Through Medicare - With health reform high on the agenda of the incoming Congress and President, a new analysis of legislative proposals - including the plans of President-elect Barack Obama and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) - shows that several proposals already put forth could substantially redu...

Folic Acid Supplements Help To Prevent Certain Birth Defects For Which Hispanic Women Have Increased Risk - Twenty-one percent of Hispanic women are consuming enough folic acid to prevent certain birth defects before becoming pregnant, compared with more than 40% of white women, the North Denver News reports. Consuming adequate amounts of the dietary supplement before becoming pregnant can help prevent neural tube birth defects -- serious defects of the spine and brain....

Yemen's Low Education Levels, High Poverty Rates Increasing HIV/AIDS Risk, Experts Say - High poverty rates and low education levels are contributing to increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Yemen, especially among commercial sex workers, according to some experts, IRIN/PlusNews reports....

MSM Involved With HIV/AIDS Organization In Senegal Sentenced To Eight Years In Jail - A Senegalese court on Wednesday sentenced nine men who have sex with men to eight years in jail -- the highest sentence of its kind ever handed down in the country -- AFP/News24.com reports. The men were arrested in December 2008 and charged with "indecent conduct and unnatural acts and membership of a criminal organization....

Perspective Discusses Health Care Cost Containment; Kaiser Family Foundation President, CEO Discusses Prospects For Health Reform - "Money and the Changing Culture of Medicine," New England Journal of Medicine: In the perspective, Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Jerome Groopman, a hematologist-oncologist at the med...

Proposed Colorado Hospital Fee Could Fund Expansion Of Health Coverage To 200,000 State Residents - A proposal that would require Colorado hospitals to pay a per-patient fee to the state could fund health coverage for an additional 200,000 state residents, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports. The office of Gov. Bill Ritter (D) and the Colorado Hospital Association are continuing to negotiate a fee, but CHA board members support the plan, according to CHA President Steven Summer....

PBS 'NewsHour With Jim Lehrer' Series Examines Health Care Challenges For Obama, Congress - PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" recently aired a three-part series on the health care challenges that face President-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress. Summaries of the three segments of the series appear below....

Senate HELP Committee To Hold Hearing Today On Nomination Of Daschle As New HHS Secretary - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) on Thursday is scheduled to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for a hearing to consider his nomination by President-elect Barack Obama for HHS secretary, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. The committee, chaired by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass....

Some Asian Immigrant Families Use Technology To Select Male Children, Studies Say - Some Asian immigrant families are using U.S. medical technology to have sons instead of daughters, possibly because of cultural beliefs valuing sons, according to new research from two independent teams of economists, the San Jose Mercury News reports....

Elective C-Sections Before 39 Weeks Associated With Increased Risks To Infants, Study Says - About one-third of elective caesarean section deliveries are performed before 39 weeks' gestation, which increases risks to infants, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports....

The NanoKTN Supports The European Commission's Investment In Information Communication Technology - 1.8 billion euros invested to encourage new developments and research into ICT The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, has announced its support for the 1.8bn euros that has been made available by the European Commission, through their Information Communications Technology (ICT) fund....

False Economy Could Be A Criminal Waste Of Money, UK - New health and safety laws coming into effect in January promise to make penalties for lapses in health and safety much tougher for businesses and individuals. The Health and Safety (Offences) Act will come into effect on 16th January 2009 and intends to "deter those tempted to break the law, and â?¦deal appropriately with those who do commit offences....

Papua New Guinea Officials Report Another Murder Following Accusations Of Witchcraft, Spreading HIV - Officials in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday reported that a woman had been burnt alive at the stake after reportedly being accused of witchcraft, which often is linked to AIDS-related deaths in the country, AFP/Arab Times reports (AFP/Arab Times, 1/7)....

Drug Industry To Launch Ad Campaign In Attempt To Align With Democrats' Health Care Goals - The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America on Thursday is launching a multi-million dollar advertising campaign promoting health coverage for all U.S. residents as the industry aims to "burnish its image and align itself rhetorically with the health reform goals of President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress," the Washington Post reports....

Getting Through Those Winter Blues, UK - Long cold nights and dull dark days - the British winter isn't fun for anyone. Travelling to and from work in the dark and spending all day cooped up in an artificially lit office can send some people into a downwards spiral of exhaustion, depression and anxiety. These symptoms, often referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) are thought to be a direct result of a lack of sunlight....

New Health And Social Care Commissioner Appointed For London - Ann Lloyd has been appointed to the post of Health and Social Care Commissioner for London at the Appointments Commission, it was announced today....

Healthy Ageing: The Role Of Nutrition & Lifestyle, UK - Want to hear about which foods may slow the ageing process? How to protect against Alzheimer's disease in later life? What impact your diet can have on skin ageing, arthritis and bone health? The British Nutrition Foundation conference on 13th January 2009 is all about what to eat to hold back the years....

Missouri Expands Health Services For Low-Income Women - Missouri has expanded a program to provide state-funded women's health services -- including pelvic exams, cancer screenings and family planning services -- to low-income women without private health insurance, the AP/Washington Examiner reports. The program is available to women ages 18 to 55 with incomes up to 185% of the federal poverty level....

Teen Birth Rate Increases In 26 States In 2006; Rates Highest In South - Teen birth rates increased in 26 states in 2006, according to federal data released on Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Today reports. According to USA Today, the data show "widespread statistically significant increases for 2006, the most recent year for which data are available....

'Eating For Health In Care Homes': An Essential One Day Course, UK - The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is recognised as a leading independent and international body - dedicated to the promotion, practice and protection of public health. The RSPH is holding a one day course providing essential guidance on the nutritional needs of older people....

New Stem Cells Help Body Repair Itself - UK scientists have discovered a way of fooling bone marrow into making extra adult stem cells, opening the door to new treatments that stimulate the body to produce it own repair kit of stem cells to mend damaged heart tissue or even a broken bone....

Exciting New Developments Announced For Beyond Boundaries Live 2009, UK - Beyond Boundaries Live, the UK's leading event for people with disabilities, has undergone a major transformation following this year's event. The 2009 show is set to be the biggest and best yet as it moves to Farnborough's FIVE venue and extends both its exhibitor and feature content....

International Medical Interpreters Association Publishes Guide To Medical Translations - The publication of a new guide on medical translation was announced today. The IMIA Guide to Medical Translation is the second in a series of guides to be published by the International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA). The publication underwent a peer-review process and is intended to be a short primer on the topic. The new publication can be downloaded at http://www....

New Malaria Drug May Meet Resistance Says Expert - This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the first malaria drug to contain artemisinin, a wormwood derivative from China that has proven effective for malaria in Africa and Asia....

Next-Generation GRII Receptor Antagonist Prevents/Reverses Weight Gain Linked To Olanzapine Use - Active Ingredient In Zyprexa(R) - Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT) announced results from two preclinical studies conducted as part of its collaboration with Eli Lilly. The data demonstrate that CORT 108297 has the potential to both reduce weight gain caused by olanzapine and to prevent weight gain caused by initiation of treatment with olanzapine....

Despite Faster FDA Review New Drug Development Still Takes 8 Years, According To Tufts CSDD - While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development times, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. The average time for the FDA to approve new drugs declined to 1....

What Does The Recession Mean For Pharmaceutical Prices: New Cutting Edge Information Report - Recessionary times put tremendous pressure on everyone -- consumers, companies, governments -- to spend less. All spending is scrutinized. Even the seemingly recession-proof pharmaceutical industry cannot escape this type of scrutiny....

Marshall Edwards, Inc. Granted Investigative New Drug For Triphendiol - Marshall Edwards, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSHL) announced that it has been granted an Investigative New Drug (IND) approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to undertake clinical studies with triphendiol as a chemosensitising agent in combination with gemcitabine....

Despite Best Intentions -- Most Americans Do Not Make Comprehensive Life Plans For Healthy Living - A new survey of American adults reveals that three-quarters (74.8%) report feeling positive about their overall health, despite the fact that a majority of them also report having a serious disease or being at risk for serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes and heart disease....

OR-Live Presents: 20 Years Later . . . The Evolution Of Lap Chole - Join surgeons, Drs. Joseph Amaral, Paul Curcillo, Santiago Horgan, and Barry McKernan, for a free one-hour live webcast highlighting minimally invasive techniques and advances in minimally invasive gallbladder surgery....

Wellcome Trust Awards £4.1 Million To Achoagen For Proprietary Neoglycosides For Treatment Of Multidrug Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria And MRSA - Achaogen, an emerging biopharmaceutical company addressing the issue of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections through the discovery and development of innovative broad-spectrum antibiotics, today announced that it has received a £4.1 million Seeding Drug Discovery award from the Wellcome Trust....

The Camden Group Outlines Major Healthcare Industry Trends And Challenges For 2009 - The Camden Group, one of the nation's leading healthcare advisory firms, announced its annual forecast of major trends and challenges in the nation's healthcare industry....

We Are Less Disturbed By Racism Than We Predict - Psychologists in Canada and the US suggest that people predict they will feel worse than they actually do after witnessing racial abuse and that while they think or say they would take action, they actually respond with indifference when faced with an act of racism. This is despite the fact that being labelled as a racist has become a powerful stigma in our society today....

Biomechanics In Design: Arc Trainer Maximizes Workout Without Discomfort - Millions of people will flock to the gym to conquer their New Year's resolutions in the coming weeks all in an attempt to lose weight and improve their overall health. For most, achieving these goals in the least stressful way and in less time will be just as important....

Research Shows Combined Use Of A Robot And Virtual Reality System Improve Walking Speed And Distance Post-Stroke - Patients who've had a stroke and were rehabilitated using a robot to navigate virtual reality environments walked faster and a greater distance following physical therapy compared to those trained with the robot alone, according to researchers at the UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions....

Saving One Of Our Own - "I have to save him. I don't want his daughter to be left with those lasting images,'" Dr. Ali Denktas remembers thinking as his team worked feverishly to save a patient, a fellow physician, a fellow father. Just two hours before, it had been an ordinary June day for Dr. William Daily, assistant professor of anesthesiology at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston....

Tuberculosis Bacteria Co-Opt Body's Defenses To Gain Foothold - Tuberculosis bacteria can commandeer the body's defenses in the early stages of infection and redirect them for their own offensive strategies, according to results reported today in the scientific journal, Cell. The dense granulomas characteristic of TB were originally thought to thwart infection by walling-off newly invading tuberculosis bacteria and preventing their spread....

'Stroke Belt' Deaths Tied To Non-Traditional Risk Factors - Southerners die from stroke more than in any other U.S. region, but exactly why that happens is unknown. A new report by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Vermont underscores that geographic and racial differences are not the sole reasons behind the South's higher stroke death rate....

Growth Of New Brain Cells Requires 'Epigenetic' Switch - New cells are born every day in the brain's hippocampus, but what controls this birth has remained a mystery....

Professor Explores Schistosomiasis Elimination In NEJM Perspective - In the January 8, 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), schistosomiasis expert Charles H. King M.D....

Novel Vaccine Taking Aim At Cancer Cell "Sweet Spot" - Molecules of sugar sitting on the surface of cancer cells are keys to the development of a new vaccine aimed at both treating and stopping the spread of certain types of cancers called carcinomas, which include prostate, breast, ovarian and lung, among others....

New Clues To Mystery Childhood Illness: Kawasaki Disease - A study looking at the entire human genome has identified new genes that appear to be involved in making some children more susceptible to Kawasaki disease (KD), a serious illness that often leads to coronary artery disease, according to a new international study published in PLoS Genetics....

Why Bladder Cancer Is Deadlier For Some - Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to results published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer....

Economic Downturn Impacting Women's Ability To Plan For Long-Term Care Costs, New Survey Finds - The current economic downturn has affected women's ability to plan and prepare for expensive long-term care costs, such as nursing home stays, according to a new survey released by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). The survey, conducted by StrategyOne on behalf of AHIP, found that 60 percent of women say the economy has affected their ability to plan for future long-term care costs....

U.S. Continues To Lag Behind European Countries In Teen Sexual Health - Cleveland Sex Ed Initiative Takes Promising Science-Based Approach - Advocates for Youth, a Washington-based non-profit focusing on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, has released an analysis showing that teen sexual health outcomes in the U.S. lag far behind those in France, Germany, and the Netherlands The U.S. teen birth rate, for example, is nearly nine times higher than that in the Netherlands, and four times higher than that in France and Germany....

Heart Hospital Of Austin First In World To Use New Device For Blocked Arteries - The Heart Hospital of Austin is the first hospital in the world to use the new Stereotaxis RF PowerAssert(TM) Magnetic Guidewire to successfully treat chronic total occlusions (CTOs), or complete blockages in patients with peripheral artery disease. Austin Heart interventional cardiologist, Frank Zidar, M.D....

Study Finds More Effective Treatment For Pneumonia Following Influenza - Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated a more effective treatment for bacterial pneumonia following influenza....

Lung Cancer Alliance Applauds New Legislation Funding Lung Cancer Research - Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-California (LCA-CA), hailed California Assembly Member Tom Torlakson (D-11th District) for his continued leadership in introducing legislation providing funding for lung cancer research. For the third consecutive year, legislation that would fund lung cancer research is being considered in the California Legislature....