High-carb diet may increase breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • Aug 10 04
A diet high in carbohydrates may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, researchers report. In a study of Mexican women, those…
Fatty acids show opposite effects on prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 10 04
The fatty acids found in fish may slightly lower a man’s risk of prostate cancer, but another type of fatty acid found in a…
Spouse distress can hamper heart patient’s recovery
• Depression • Aug 09 04
The spouses of heart attack sufferers may be more likely than patients themselves to suffer depression or anxiety in the aftermath - a fact…
High-fiber diet helps spare gallbladder
• Dieting • Aug 09 04
Reducing the risk of gallstones by eating a diet high in fiber, particularly the “insoluble” type found in whole-wheat products and corn bran, may…
Jobs with little mental challenge may up Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Aug 09 04
People who spent most of their lives in jobs that involve little brain work appear more likely to eventually develop Alzheimer’s disease, according…
Breast tumors more aggressive in African Americans
• Cancer • Aug 09 04
Features of aggressive breast tumors, including alterations in the tumor suppressor gene p53, are more common among African American women than among white women,…
Ammonia may raise salivary gland cancer risk
• Cancer • Aug 09 04
New research raises the possibility that exposure to ammonia in air pollution may increase the risk of salivary gland cancer, a rare cancer for…
Blood vessel changes predict high blood pressure
• Heart • Aug 09 04
Structural changes in small blood vessels may precede the development of severe high blood pressure, findings from the Blue Mountains Eye Study in Australia…
Short-term hormone therapy may benefit some women
• Endocrinology • Aug 09 04
While several reports in the last few years have linked hormone replacement therapy with adverse effects, such as an increased risk of heart disease…
Preterm boys more prone to brain damage
• Brain • Aug 09 04
Babies born prematurely show the effects years later, with parts of their brains significantly smaller than normal when they are 8 years old, U.S.…
Some elderly are given inappropriate drugs
• Drug News • Aug 09 04
One in five elderly Americans filled prescriptions for drugs deemed inappropriate for older patients, according to a study of 1999 insurance claims reported on…
Biofeedback helps reduce steroid use by asthmatics
• Asthma • Aug 09 04
Biofeedback training aimed at increasing heart rate variability appears to allow asthma patients to reduce the amount inhaled steroid drugs they need to control…
Uninsured patients flood U.S. emergency rooms
• Emergencies / First Aid • Aug 09 04
Patients lacking health insurance are flooding U.S. emergency rooms, many seeking routine care that they should get elsewhere, a group representing government-funded clinics reported…
Nigeria Polio Could Be Halted by Year-End
• Infections • Aug 08 04
The United Nations said it was confident of stopping the spread of polio in Nigeria by the end of the year as it races…
Prozac Found in Britain’s Drinking Water
• Drug News • Aug 08 04
Traces of the anti-depressant Prozac have been found in Britain’s drinking water supply, setting off alarm bells with environmentalists concerned about potentially toxic effects.
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Lipitor cleared for heart attack prevention claim
• Weight Loss • Aug 06 04
Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday said U.S. regulators have allowed the company to advertise that Lipitor (atorvastatin) cuts the risk of myocardial infarction.
The New…
Chinese companies to make Viagra variant after Pfizer loses patent
• Drug News • Aug 06 04
Chinese pharmaceutical makers are planning to jointly produce a local variant of Viagra after Pfizer Inc of the US lost its patent protection in…
Radiation therapy info on Internet deemed poor
• Cancer • Aug 06 04
The content and quality of patient-oriented information on the Internet about a modern radiation treatment strategy are generally poor, say researchers from the University…
Parkinson’s-Alzheimer’s link seen unlikely
• Neurology • Aug 06 04
It has been thought that there might be a genetic link between Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, but that seems not to be the…
Parkinson’s drug linked to heart valve damage
• Neurology • Aug 06 04
Heart valve disease appears to be relatively common in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with pergolide (Permax), according to results of a new study. Evidence…
Antioxidants don’t protect heart of male smokers
• Heart • Aug 06 04
Neither vitamin E nor beta-carotene supplements protect male smokers against heart disease. The antioxidants may actually be harmful, cardiologists report in the European Heart…
Bowel ‘pacemaker’ relieves severe constipation
• Bowel Problems • Aug 06 04
A condition called “total colonic inertia” leads to severe constipation, but a device similar to a heart pacemaker can relieve the problem, an Egyptian…
Fear of terror may raise heart disease risk
• Gender: Female • Aug 06 04
Israeli women who are extremely afraid of terrorism appear to have higher levels of a marker of blood vessel inflammation, a sign they may…
Newer heart surgeons as safe as older hands
• Surgery • Aug 06 04
Heart patients heading for surgery can be reassured that they are in safe hands with a newly appointed surgeon.
The patient mortality rate among…
New study offers hope for Alzheimer’s treatment
• Brain • Aug 06 04
Early treatment of brain lesions associated with Alzheimer’s disease can halt and even reverse the course of the mind-erasing ailment, according to authors of…