N. Carolina firm recalls chicken over listeria fear
• Infections • Jul 02 04
A North Carolina-based chicken processor is recalling about 404,730 pounds of chicken products over possible Listeria contamination, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on…
Insulin pumps help children control diabetes - study
• Diabetes • Jul 02 04
Insulin pumps appear to work better than the newest long-acting insulin therapy in helping children with juvenile type-1 diabetes to maintain healthy blood…
Capri islanders test remote heart monitor
• Heart • Jul 02 04
Remote heart monitoring devices that can transmit data to call centres could help save lives in remote areas if an experimental system being…
SARS may raise risk of tuberculosis
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 02 04
The discovery of tuberculosis (TB) in two patients with SARS raises concern that the latter disease may somehow increase susceptibility to the former, according…
Body composition measurements found accurate
• Fat, Dietary • Jul 02 04
New research verifies the accuracy of several measures used to estimate the minimum weight that’s acceptable and healthy for college athletes.
In recent…
Vacuum-assisted birth as safe as forceps delivery
• Childbirth • Jul 02 04
When a woman has a difficult delivery, the obstetrician may resort to forceps or a vacuum device to pull the baby through the birth…
Lidocaine patch helps with diabetes pain
• Diabetes • Jul 02 04
A skin patch containing the anesthetic lidocaine appears to be a useful treatment for the hand and foot pain often experienced by people with…
Pfizer, FDA warn about fake Viagra in California
• Drug Abuse • Jul 01 04
U.S. regulators warned on Wednesday that fake versions of Pfizer Inc.‘s impotence pill Viagra had been found in two retail pharmacies in California.
The…
Coffee doesn’t seem to affect heart attack deaths
• Heart • Jul 01 04
Coffee drinkers probably don’t have to worry that they might not fare well if they have a heart attack. Self-reported coffee consumption does not…
Smokers, drinkers show gene changes in mouth cells
• Cancer • Jul 01 04
Many healthy people who smoke or drink may have a genetic alteration in the cells of the mouth and throat that could signal an…
Poor diabetes control may fuel mental decline
• Diabetes • Jul 01 04
Elderly women with diabetes are significantly more likely to decline mentally over the years than women without diabetes, and poor control of blood sugar…
Spa-goers beware: inspections often find problems
• Public Health • Jul 01 04
More than half of public spa inspections performed at various sites in the US uncovered some type of violation that could potentially affect users’…
Antioxidant diminishes birth defects, in mice
• Drug Abuse • Jul 01 04
Pregnant mice given alcohol produce offspring with limb malformations, but giving the animals an antioxidant with the alcohol reduces the number and severity of…
Flu vaccination benefits elderly
• Flu • Jul 01 04
Influenza vaccination reduces hospitalizations and deaths due to respiratory disease in older individuals, according to a new report.
Results from clinical trials suggest that…
China blames SARS outbreak on lab workers
• Infections • Jul 01 04
China’s Health Ministry has blamed this year’s outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome on several people at the country’s Center for Disease Control and…
Genetic faults may boost passive smoke asthma risk
• Asthma • Jul 01 04
Genetic defects can increase a child’s risk of developing asthma from second-hand smoke, German scientists said on Thursday.
The defects they discovered involve an…
Steroids may improve tendon repair after surgery
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 01 04
Anabolic steroids are against the rules for professional athletes, but preliminary research suggests that steroids may help repair a shoulder injury that affects many…