FDA Nod Won’t Guarantee Drug Safety
• Drug Abuse • Sep 04 04
A 60-year-old woman with degenerative disk disease recently came into Dr. Allen Lebovits’ Manhattan office with a complaint. This time, the grievance wasn’t about…
Fish on Prozac
• Food & Nutrition • Sep 04 04
Potential for human drugs polluting waterways and short circuiting aquatic biochemistry will be the topic of a speech Saturday night in Lanesboro.
Ira Adelman…
Drug Therapy for Obesity
• Obesity • Sep 04 04
Obesity is a common health problem in the United States, and effective treatment is challenging. Obesity is associated with an increased mortality rate and…
Chinese to get easier access to ED drugs
• Drug News • Sep 04 04
Chinese ED (erectile dysfunction) patients will soon have easier access to the “magic pills” that can cure the condition.
Small and medium-sized hospitals can…
Metabolic syndrome not limited to obese people
• Endocrinology • Sep 03 04
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of problems that can raise the risk of heart disease, is often associated with obesity, but new research indicates that…
New drug helps with Parkinson’s movement problems
• Neurology • Sep 03 04
An experimental drug called safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson’s disease, researchers report.
“Safinamide is a novel (nerve-protecting drug) combining several…
Fertility OK after tubal pregnancy treatment
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 03 04
Treatment with the drug methotrexate to end a tubal pregnancy does not appear to have any significant impact on future fertility, French researchers report.
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Beriberi seen after teen gastric bypass
• Children's Health • Sep 03 04
The nutritional disorder, beriberi - caused by lack of vitamin B1 in the diet - can appear in teens who have undergone gastric bypass…
Hip protectors may stop fractures, save money
• Gender: Female • Sep 03 04
Padded undergarments designed to cushion a fall may offer an inexpensive way to prevent hip fractures in the elderly, according to a new report.
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Too much caffeine ups risk of kidney stones
• Urine Problems • Sep 03 04
People who are prone to kidney stones should limit their caffeine intake, new research suggests.
When investigators gave people with a history of kidney…
Long-term safety of low-carb diets unclear
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Sep 03 04
Too many questions remain unanswered regarding the long-term effects of low-carbohydrate diets for doctors to recommend them to their patients, according to a report…
Cancer patients expect many treatment side effects
• Cancer • Sep 03 04
People facing the prospect of cancer treatment typically expect to suffer numerous side effects - often more than is actually likely - a study…
Drinking in middle age tied to impaired thinking
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 03 04
People who drink alcohol frequently in middle age are twice as likely as less regular drinkers to develop mild mental impairments later in life,…
Malaria drug found effective against SARS
• Drug News • Sep 03 04
The anti-malaria drug chloroquine could be used to treat the SARS respiratory illness which killed hundreds of people last year, virologists at the Belgian…
Chiropractic correction may slow MS, Parkinson’s
• Neurology • Sep 03 04
Chiropractic correction of trauma-induced injury to the upper spine may halt or reverse the progression of both multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease symptoms,…
Cialis could top Viagra sales by 2006
• Drug News • Sep 02 04
Viagra is one of the best-selling drugs in the world and one of the most famous brand names ever.
But a report in…
New Published Data from Lilly ICOS Describe Efficacy of Cialis in Difficult-to-Treat Prostatectomy P
• Libido • Sep 02 04
Newly published clinical data on Cialis(R) (tadalafil) published in the September issue of the Journal of Urology show that 62 percent of…
Vioxx study finds arthritis drug increases heart attack risk
• Drug Abuse • Sep 02 04
An FDA financed study presented at an epidemiologists conference in Bordeaux, France on August 25, 2004 suggested Vioxx patients have a 50 percent greater…
Physical symptoms with depression may persist
• Depression • Sep 02 04
Patients with depression often have physical symptoms such as pain or stomach problems, and these are less likely to clear up with antidepressant treatment…
Melatonin may prevent migraines
• Migraine • Sep 02 04
Melatonin, which is widely used as a sleep-aid, is also effective for migraine prevention, according to findings from a small trial.
Melatonin is secreted…
Sonography uncovers testes tumors in infertile men
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 02 04
It’s not uncommon to discover testicular cancer in men when they are examined by ultrasound during an evaluation for infertility, Israeli researchers report. They…
Obese kids more likely to have bowel problems
• Bowel Problems • Sep 02 04
Obese children appear to be at risk of both constipation and lack of bowel control, new research reports.
The U.S. investigators found that nearly…
Leptin shots may restore menstruation
• Endocrinology • Sep 02 04
A small experiment has concluded that twice-daily injections of the hormone leptin, best known to regulate appetite and weight, can jump-start an idling reproductive…
Loud music can cause lung collapse
• Respiratory Problems • Sep 02 04
Blasting music can be hard on the ears and the neighbors, and now researchers say it can also pack enough punch to collapse a…
Fast-acting insulin helps with diabetes emergency
• Emergencies / First Aid • Sep 02 04
A fast-acting type of insulin called lispro is a safe and effective treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when…