US army food… just add urine
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 22 04
The US military has devised a way to ensure its troops in battle need never go hungry - with dried food that can be…
Heat therapy said to hold promise in breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Jul 22 04
Therapy that “cooks” small tumors could soon provide an alternative to surgery for women in the early stages of breast cancer, according to one…
Fish prevents deadly heart rhythms
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 22 04
Eating fish can reduce the risk of abnormal heartbeats that can be deadly, say US researchers.
But it must be baked or broiled, not…
Alzheimer’s drug did not improve cognition, Elan Corp. says
• Brain • Jul 22 04
Elan Corp. and Wyeth said on Wednesday that an experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment did not improve cognition in patients, but it did reduce…
Two Alzheimer’s drugs show potential - U.S. studies
• Brain • Jul 22 04
Two experimental Alzheimer’s drugs have the potential to prevent or halt the progress of the brain-wasting disease, doctors said on Wednesday.
Both focus on…
Second possible UK case of vCJD transfer via blood
• Childbirth • Jul 22 04
Britain extended restrictions on blood donations on Thursday after a second person was suspected of being infected with the human form of mad cow…
Cholesterol Drug OK For Kids
• Children's Health • Jul 21 04
Statin drugs, prescribed to millions of American adults to ward off heart attacks and strokes, can safely reduce cholesterol levels and even reverse narrowing…
Protein sports drink may boost endurance
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 21 04
A sports drink with a shot of protein may give endurance athletes some extra juice, new research suggests.
The study of 15 male cyclists…
The point of drinking is to get drunk?
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 21 04
Germans are Europe’s worst binge drinkers with almost one in five believing “the point of drinking is to get drunk,” according to a survey…
Over 100 Tajiks feared to have typhoid - doctor
• Infections • Jul 21 04
Over 100 people are thought to have caught typhoid in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe after heavy rains cut water supplies to the city of 1…
Bush signs law to develop drugs against bioterror
• Public Health • Jul 21 04
President Bush signed legislation on Wednesday aimed at encouraging the development of drugs and vaccines to negate the impact of attacks using biological and…
People with heart failure are living longer
• Heart • Jul 21 04
Over the last two decades, the occurrence of heart failure has remained stable but survival has improved considerably - although not uniformly across different…
‘Good’ cholesterol protects women against dementia
• Gender: Female • Jul 21 04
For women, maintaining high levels of “good” HDL cholesterol may be one of the most effective strategies for fending off Alzheimer’s disease, according to…
Imclone to seek Erbitux OK for head, neck cancer
• Cancer • Jul 21 04
ImClone Systems Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Tuesday they plan by the second quarter of 2005 to ask U.S. regulators to…
Easing the Pain
• Headaches • Jul 21 04
The pain of an unremitting headache may not be the stuff of sensational headlines, yet in terms of the cost to human productivity and…
Lawmakers seek probe of disagreements at FDA
• Depression • Jul 21 04
Two Republican lawmakers on Tuesday asked for an investigation into how health regulators handled internal disagreements such as the conflicting views over the risks…
Gene defect found in some SIDS cases
• Genetics • Jul 20 04
A faulty gene may be responsible for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as crib or cot death, U.S. researchers…
Nurse visits may aid blood pressure control
• Heart • Jul 20 04
Frequent visits to a nurse may help people gain better control over their high blood pressure, study findings suggest.
Researchers in Brazil found that…
Nigerian state to restart polio immunization
• Infections • Jul 20 04
Nigeria’s Muslim-run Kano state said it would restart polio immunizations on Tuesday after tests proved vaccines safe, ending fears its eight-month ban would allow…
AIDS drugs may fight cervical cancer, study finds
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 20 04
Drug cocktails used to control the AIDS virus may also work to prevent cervical cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
It is not clear…
FDA to revise drug review letters
• Public Health • Jul 20 04
A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal aims to provide clearer explanations for companies whose medicines do not win immediate approval, the agency…
The Anti-Alzheimer’s Diet
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 19 04
Eating vegetables like broccoli and spinach may help older women retain some memory abilities later on, while avoiding obesity in middle age lowers the…
Drug delays but does not prevent Alzheimer’s
• Brain • Jul 19 04
A popular Alzheimer’s drug appears to delay the onset of the disease among patients with memory loss although does not prevent it, researchers announced…
WHO urges bird flu protections for humans
• Infections • Jul 19 04
Outbreaks of a deadly bird flu in Asia require tough precautions against the emergence of a new virus strain that could sweep through the…
Stronger pot raising concerns in US
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 19 04
Alarmed by reports that marijuana is becoming more potent than ever and that children are trying it at younger and younger ages, U.S. officials…