Zinc shortage may underlie serious vision problem
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 09 04
Scientists have learned that zinc plays an important role in the normal function of rhodopsin, a protein in the eye implicated in retinitis…
Health premiums still outpacing inflation
• Public Health • Sep 09 04
The rate of increase in health insurance premiums slowed slightly in 2004, according to a new survey, but health costs continue to rise five…
Eating red meat ups diabetes risk in older women
• Diabetes • Sep 09 04
Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to…
Merck’s Vioxx Gets OK for Child Arthritis
• Arthritis • Sep 08 04
Merck said Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its arthritis drug Vioxx for treating juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
The FDA’s decision allows…
Weighy Management and Obesity
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Sep 08 04
Obesity increases your risk of many diseases including hypertension, heart disease and even cancer. Obesity can increase your risk of Type II diabetes by…
Antidepressant Approved for Diabetes Pain
• Drug News • Sep 08 04
Cymbalta, newly approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat major depression, has been granted an additional FDA nod to combat diabetic…
Pancreatic cancer Non-Drug Pain Treatment
• Pain • Sep 08 04
Non-drug therapies may also be helpful in treating the pain from pancreatic cancer and improving the patient’s ability to perform normal activities. These therapies…
Pain in Pancreatic Cancer Can Be Controlled
• Pain • Sep 08 04
The management of pain for patients with pancreatic cancer is one of the most important aspects of their care. Pain is a common symptom…
What’s the Difference Between a Brand Name Drug and a Generic Drug?
• Drug News • Sep 08 04
Drugs are complex substances, and they may have as many as three different names: chemical, generic, and brand. Chemical names are long and difficult…
Prescription Pain Relievers
• Pain • Sep 08 04
What Are the Different Kinds of Prescription Pain Relievers?
For many years, the most widely used prescription pain relievers have been narcotics. Narcotics…
Drug makers create U.S. database for trial results
• Drug News • Sep 08 04
The drug industry, fighting off criticism for hiding data from negative studies, unveiled on Tuesday a database for firms to voluntarily provide summarized results…
Personality affects effectiveness of stents
• Heart • Sep 08 04
Stents that keep clogged coronary arteries open may be wonder of modern medicine, but how well they work seems to depend at least in…
Cancer docs say Medicare won’t cover drug costs
• Cancer • Sep 08 04
Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors’ offices that provide cancer chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key…
Helium-oxygen mix helpful in asthma, COPD attacks
• Asthma • Sep 08 04
Breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen (He-O2) is beneficial for people suffering acute episodes of asthma, as well as for people with chronic…
Chernobyl children have normal mental function
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 08 04
The low level of radiation that occurred after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 did not appear to affect the…
Air pollution stunts lung development in teens
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 08 04
Long-term exposure to air pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children’s Health Study indicate.
Previous studies of the effects of…
Night light suspected in rise in child leukemia
• Cancer • Sep 08 04
A growing body of evidence linking increased night light to certain types of cancer has led researchers to suspect it could be connected to…
Common cold virus causes polio symptoms in mice
• Infections • Sep 08 04
A common cold virus closely related to the virus that causes polio can produce polio symptoms in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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College binge drinking worse than feared
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 08 04
College students may down as many as 24 alcoholic drinks in a row when they party - far more than any previous studies have…
Cell transplants for diabetes 60 pct successful
• Diabetes • Sep 08 04
Just under 60 percent of diabetes patients who have received an experimental transplant of pancreatic cells are able to live without insulin injections a…
Federal judge bans enforcement of U.S. abortion law
• Public Health • Sep 08 04
A federal court on Wednesday ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department…
Parents not to blame for hyperactive kids
• Neurology • Sep 08 04
Children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not disrupting their school classes or their neighborhoods because of poor parenting, UK scientists said…
Report questions alcohol’s heart-healthy effects
• Heart • Sep 08 04
The idea that light to moderate alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
Analyzing…
Enbrel seems to be effective for severe sciatica
• Arthritis • Sep 08 04
The anti-rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel may relieve symptoms of acute, severe sciatica - pain that radiates down the leg from a pinched or inflamed…
Botox helps children with cerebral palsy
• Children's Health • Sep 08 04
Children with cerebral palsy often suffer from uncontrolled drooling, but this can be reduced with an injection of Botox, researchers report
They also found…