Home environment changes may relieve asthma
• Asthma • Sep 08 04
Inner-city families can help relieve children’s asthma symptoms by making simple changes in their homes. Such steps include using pillow covers that are impermeable…
Antihistamine spray eases seasonal allergies
• Allergies • Sep 07 04
Astelin nasal spray may be effective for people with seasonal allergies who still have symptoms when they take Allegra, according to a new study.
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Alzheimer drug doesn’t help chronic fatigue
• Brain • Sep 07 04
Treatment with Reminyl (galantamine), a drug used for Alzheimer’s disease, does not improve the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research indicates.
CFS…
Older epilepsy drugs have birth defect risk
• Epilepsy • Sep 07 04
Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said…
Vitamin D often high in Crohn’s disease patients
• Bowel Problems • Sep 07 04
Contrary to expectations, people with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s disease are likely to have excessive levels of the active form of vitamin D…
Kids, watch out for Salmonella from reptiles
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Despite warnings, a considerable number of young Michigan children catch Salmonella from pet reptiles, a new study shows.
Between January 2001 and June 2003,…
Stored smallpox vaccine effective after dilution
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Even when diluted, the Aventis Pasteur smallpox vaccine (APSV), which has been in frozen storage since the 1950s, yields a high rate of successful…
Height doesn’t influence kids’ popularity
• Flu • Sep 07 04
Parents of a short child who believe growth hormone therapy will better his or her social life may be mistaken, new study findings suggest.
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Low fitness may outweigh obesity as heart risk
• Obesity • Sep 07 04
Staying fit may be more important than staying trim for a woman’s risk of heart disease - but the opposite appears true when it…
Dry-on nontoxic lotion suffocates head lice
• Children's Health • Sep 07 04
A dermatologist in Menlo Park, California, has developed a treatment for head lice that does not use toxic chemicals, and doesn’t require nit removal.…
Vietnam says bird flu kills boy
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Vietnam said on Tuesday initial tests showed a 14-month-old boy died from bird flu, but it was unclear if the child was infected with…
AstraZeneca’s Crestor Drug Beats Lipitor in Study
• Drug News • Sep 06 04
AstraZeneca Plc’s cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor performed better than Pfizer Inc’s Lipitor in an AstraZeneca-funded study of patients with metabolic syndrome, according to results released…
G. Bush and Prescription Drugs Prices
• Drug News • Sep 06 04
In December 2003, Bush signed the new Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act into law. Many seniors expected it to provide much needed relief…
Kids with fetal alcohol syndrome need stable homes
• Children's Health • Sep 06 04
Children born with fetal alcohol syndrome are less likely to get in trouble with the law or to have behavioral problems in later years…
Diabetes triples risk of heart failure for women
• Diabetes • Sep 06 04
Diabetes triples the likelihood that postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease will develop heart failure, according to a study published Monday.
“For many…
Heart remodels itself after coronary treatment
• Heart • Sep 06 04
When coronary arteries become clogged, the main left chamber of the heart enlarges and the muscular walls become thicker in an effort to compensate…
Smoking and drinking are bad for semen
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 06 04
Look out, men - smoking and drinking alcohol may affect the quality of your semen.
A group of investigators from Argentina found that men…
Enbrel especially helpful for early arthritis
• Arthritis • Sep 06 04
People recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis appear to benefit more from Enbrel treatment than patients with long-standing arthritis, researchers report.
Dr. Scott W. Baumgartner…
West Nile fever more severe than formerly thought
• Infections • Sep 06 04
West Nile fever is not simply a 3- to 6-day disease with limited symptoms, but rather a severe illness that can incapacitate people for…
Patients who leave hospice often live quite a while
• Public Health • Sep 06 04
Although hospices are meant to care for patients who are expected to die within six months, some who are admitted are eventually discharged -…
Medicare payments for U.S. elderly to rise 17 pct
• Public Health • Sep 06 04
Older Americans will have to pay about 17 percent more next year - the largest increase in Medicare’s history - for their government-run health…
Secrecy barring doctors from cancer data - charity
• Cancer • Sep 06 04
A combination of industry secrecy, lack of money and shortage of time is keeping the results of many clinical cancer trials locked away and…
WHO launches bid to boost elderly healthcare
• Public Health • Sep 06 04
The World Health Organization launched an initiative on Monday to improve medical services for the elderly in a bid to tackle the growing public…
Test for RNA in stool may spot colon cancer
• Cancer • Sep 06 04
The presence of RNA for the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a…
Inflated diet ads
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Sep 04 04
“Buyer beware” is the message consumers should remember when purchasing dietary supplements for weight loss, says Judith S. Stern, vice president of the American…