Australia cigarette packs to show graphic photos
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 25 04
Australian smokers will soon have to look at the picture of a cancer-ridden lung or a gangrenous foot missing toes each time they light…
Painkillers may slow healing after shoulder surgery
• Pain • Jun 25 04
Anti-inflammatory drugs commonly used to relieve pain after shoulder surgery may impair healing, new animal research suggests.
Rats that were treated with anti-inflammatory drugs…
Many dieting girls short on vital nutrients
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Jun 25 04
Many adolescent girls try to control their weight in ways that may leave them deficient in calcium, iron and other essential nutrients, a new…
Waxman: U.S. imposes new limits on scientists
• Public Health • Jun 25 04
The U.S. government is making it harder for scientists to speak to their global colleagues and restricting who can attend an upcoming major AIDS…
HIV+ Man Charged Over Unsafe Sex
• AIDS/HIV • Jun 24 04
A 32-year-old man has been charged with intentionally exposing at least 17 women to the AIDS virus after he ignored an order from health…
Happy women have healthier hearts, scientists say
• Gender: Female • Jun 24 04
Happily married women tend to have healthier hearts than those who are lonely or unhappy, scientists said on Wednesday.
A 10-year study of 600…
Overweight women overestimate physical activity
• Weight Loss • Jun 24 04
Young women, especially those who are overweight, tend to overestimate their levels of physical activity, according to a new study.
After losing weight, however,…
Acrylamides pose little risk, panel decides
• Cancer • Jun 24 04
Acrylamides, a family of chemicals recently found in cooked foods, which are known to cause cancer in rats, pose little threat to the U.S.…
Care needed for terminal cancer patients’ distress
• Depression • Jun 24 04
People dying of cancer often suffer depression and other forms of emotional distress, but early treatment might be able to lessen these symptoms, according…
Better access to cheap drugs best way to fight AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • Jun 24 04
Improving access to cheap anti-HIV drugs is the best way to battle the global AIDS epidemic, but the window of opportunity is closing,…
Eat more oily fish and be healthy, say food experts
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 24 04
Eating up to four portions of oily fish a week poses little risk of a build up of toxins in the body and gives…
Women and kids should strictly limit fish
• Fertility and pregnancy • Jun 24 04
Children, pregnant women, and women who are planning to become pregnant should strictly limit their intake of fish and avoid some types altogether to…
More Americans now surviving cancer than In 1970s
• Cancer • Jun 24 04
The number of Americans who live at least five years after a cancer diagnosis has risen sharply since the mid-1970s due to increased screening,…
Vietnam, doctors welcome U.S. AIDS funding
• AIDS/HIV • Jun 23 04
Vietnam and doctors battling the spread of AIDS welcomed the inclusion of the Southeast Asian country in Washington’s $15 billion plan to combat the…
Close female friends help women through depression
• Depression • Jun 23 04
Nearly all women say they get depressed, stressed or anxious at some point in their lives, and most turn to their female friends…
Exercise boosts teen girls’ bones
• Gender: Female • Jun 23 04
Exercise, not calcium, may have the strongest effect on growing bones in adolescent girls, researchers report.
In a decade-long study, calcium intake was…
WHO warns on unsafe use of alternative medicines
• Alternative Medicine • Jun 23 04
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday sounded the alarm about the unregulated and often unsafe use of alternative medicines ranging from acupuncture to…
Natural decaf with all the taste and no buzz
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 23 04
Help could soon be on the way for coffee lovers who crave the aroma and taste but can’t handle the caffeine.
Brazilian scientists…
Black tea may help get blood circulating
• Anemia • Jun 23 04
A cup of black tea may give a quick boost to blood flow to the heart, the results of a small study suggest.
In…
Low-carb fad seen as unhealthy and a rip-off
• Dieting • Jun 23 04
Popular low-carbohydrate diets are leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-off industry of “carb-friendly” products, health experts and consumer advocates said on…
How teens face stress may affect diabetes control
• Diabetes • Jun 22 04
The approach teenage diabetics take to coping with problems may help determine how well they manage their disease, according to a new study.
Researchers…
Woman with human form of mad cow disease dies in US
• Infections • Jun 22 04
A Florida woman suffering from the only known case in the United States of the human form of mad cow disease has died, her…
Tongue piercing entails infection risks
• Dental Health • Jun 22 04
A woman developed a serious infection one week after piercing her tongue, demonstrating one of the risks of the procedure, according to experts.
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Cool head may mean calm heart
• Neurology • Jun 22 04
Young adults who keep a cool head under stress may be less likely to develop high blood pressure as they age, U.S. researchers said…
Sex life can improve when obese men lose weight
• Obesity • Jun 22 04
Exercise and weight loss may improve sexual function in obese men, researchers in Italy report.
In a new study of more than 100 obese…