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• Obesity • Jul 16 04
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• Drug News • Jul 16 04
10mg Lexapro appears to be very effective for depression symptoms and the side effects of Lexapro 10mg are minor and short lasting. This is…
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• Drug News • Jul 16 04
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• Drug News • Jul 16 04
Depression arising from imbalances in brain chemicals can disrupt your life. Fortunately, there are drugs that can correct these imbalances and bring your life…
Red wine compound may extend life - report
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 15 04
The compound that makes red wine a healthful drink may also hold the secret to a longer life, scientists reported on Wednesday.
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Therapy offers Alzheimer’s hope to Japan’s elderly
• Brain • Jul 15 04
Sachiko Murase is a changed woman.
A year ago, Alzheimer’s disease was so advanced in her that she could hardly recognise a pencil. Now,…
Mandela warns of TB ‘death sentence’ in AIDS war
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 15 04
The global war on AIDS could be lost if the world ignores tuberculosis, often a death sentence for people infected with HIV, former South…
Americans abandoning low-carb diets - survey
• Dieting • Jul 15 04
So much for the low-carbohydrate lifestyle.
More than half of all U.S. consumers who have tried following diets that eschew carbs such as bread…
Customized vaccines help delay cancer death
• Cancer • Jul 15 04
An anti-cancer vaccine made with a patient’s own brain tumor has helped several sufferers live much longer than expected, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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New “toaster size” AIDS test to speed diagnosis
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 15 04
Scientists at the University of Texas have developed a mobile HIV testing laboratory that experts say should speed up diagnosis and treatment of AIDS…
Mexico Set to OK Glaxo Children’s Vaccine
• Children's Health • Jul 15 04
Mexican regulators are to approve this week a new vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline against rotavirus, a disease that causes diarrhea and kills up to 600,000…
Gates ups AIDS gift to $150 million
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 15 04
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Thursday it will give an additional $50 million to the United Nations’s global fund to fight AIDS,…
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• Heart • Jul 15 04
More than half of elite professional cyclists apparently have an enlarged heart chamber, a new study from France indicates.
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Experts urge work on anti-HIV gels
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 15 04
Experts called Thursday for urgent work on HIV-killing gels that could help protect women who can’t rely on condoms, while democracy icon Nelson Mandela…
Sex workers want voice in HIV/AIDS prevention
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 15 04
Sex workers, tired of being blamed for spreading AIDS, said Thursday they could help fight the deadly disease but were being shunned by governments…
Infant blindness boosts music ability
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 14 04
Infants who go blind at a very young age develop musical abilities that are measurably better than those who lose their sight later in…
U.S. fights criticism at AIDS conference
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 14 04
The United States on Wednesday rejected a call at the International AIDS Conference for a $1 billion contribution next year to the global…
Gulf War veterans show fertility problems - study
• Fertility and pregnancy • Jul 14 04
Veterans of the first Gulf War are showing signs of fertility problems compared with armed forces colleagues who did not serve there, according to…
FDA finds fake, subpotent drugs online
• Drug Abuse • Jul 14 04
A Web site advertising “Canadian generic” drugs shipped fake, contaminated or substandard versions of three commonly prescribed medicines, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday.
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Thais to launch AIDS drug for children in 2005
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 14 04
Thailand will launch a children’s version of its three-in-one generic antiretroviral pill next year to simplify treatment of HIV-infected youngsters, the state drug agency…
Feminization of AIDS spurs need for microbicide
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 14 04
The increasing toll on women from the AIDS epidemic has spurred research for a protective gel or cream and one could be on the…
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• AIDS/HIV • Jul 14 04
The AIDS epidemic has robbed 15 million children of one or both parents and reversed a trend toward fewer orphans driven by better health…
Late childbirth lowers ovarian cancer risk
• Fertility and pregnancy • Jul 14 04
At last, a health benefit to having children late in life - it seems to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers reported…
Football deaths: injuries 3, heat stroke 0
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 14 04
For the second year running, no football player in the U.S. died of heat stroke last year, according to an annual survey of injuries…
FDA lawyer collaborated with drug firms - lawmaker
• Public Health • Jul 14 04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top lawyer has inappropriately intervened in a number of civil lawsuits on behalf of drug and medical device…