Obese children turn to surgery
• Weight Loss • Oct 31 04
An operation to reduce the stomach’s size is the last resort in the fight against weight gain.
Eric Decker knew at age five that…
More hospitals join smoking ban
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 04
Smoking will be banned at three more hospitals in northern New South Wales from today.
The new rules will apply at Ballina, Byron Bay…
Chinese cancer patients reach 1.8 mln
• Cancer • Oct 31 04
An official from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention says that the number of cancer patients reaches 1.8 million in China, or…
New cancer drug boosts hopes
• Cancer • Oct 31 04
A new drug to help treat patients diagnosed with a devastating form of cancer will be available within months, its makers say.
Alimta is…
Nutritious food is right choice to stay healthy
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 31 04
Food is the one aspect of our lives with which we all have a common love affair. Nowadays, unlike Oliver Twist, there is…
Cancer-free ‘designer babies’ get approval
• Cancer • Oct 31 04
People with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in future generations,…
Hope for asbestos cancer victims
• Cancer • Oct 31 04
A new treatment for a type of lung cancer that leaves its victims with little hope of long-term survival will become available in the…
FDA checking out French flu shot producer
• Public Health • Oct 30 04
U.S. regulators told Illinois officials Friday they will examine a flu vaccine manufactured in France before clearing it for use by state residents.
A…
Some antibiotic resistance threat in hospitals could yield to hand washing
• Public Health • Oct 30 04
Johns Hopkins researchers report potentially life-threatening hospital infections with bacteria resistant to the antibiotic methicillin can occur even if patients havent been treated with…
Ducks pose further bird flu risk for humans-WHO
• Infections • Oct 29 04
Ducks also spread bird flu, increasing the risk to humans from a virus that has killed 32 people in Thailand and Vietnam this year,…
Focused ultrasound treats gynecologic problem
• Gender: Female • Oct 29 04
Vulvar dystrophy is a common gynecologic disorder usually involving white lesions on tissues of the vulva that are often accompanied by intense itching. Currently,…
Safety measures protect kids on Halloween
• Children's Health • Oct 29 04
Simple precautions such as adding reflective tape to costumes and accompanying young children as they go from door to door will help families avoid…
African-American men do well after prostatectomy
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 29 04
After undergoing prostate removal because of localized cancer, African-American men have better recovery of sexual and urinary function than do non-Hispanic white men, researchers…
Alaskans to vote on legalizing marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 29 04
Voters in Alaska will decide on Tuesday whether to make their state the first in the country to legalize the sale, possession or use…
Kentucky health departments receive more flu vaccine
• Public Health • Oct 29 04
Kentucky health departments were among the first to receive an additional supply of flu vaccine to compensate for the vaccine that was taken off…
Older women with heart disease gain from exercise
• Gender: Female • Oct 29 04
Aerobic and strength training improve overall fitness and quality of life for older women with coronary artery disease, the results of a small Canadian…
Monkeypox can cause range of illnesses in humans
• Infections • Oct 29 04
In June 2003, the first outbreak in the Western hemisphere of human monkeypox infection occurred in the midwestern United States. Close contact with…
Painful sweating reported after wart removal
• Pain • Oct 29 04
US researchers describe a man who experienced episodes of painful sweating in the face that occurred spontaneously or when eating certain foods.
The man’s…
Cell transplants restore lost skin color
• Skin Care • Oct 29 04
Transplantation of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes appears to be a safe and effective treatment for vitiligo, in which patches of skin lose their coloration,…
Laser and ultrasound help wounds heal, in rats
• Surgery • Oct 29 04
Laser therapy and ultrasound promote wound healing, Turkish researchers have shown in animal experiments.
In the study, 124 rats with experimental back wounds…
Muslim Clerics Help Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness
• AIDS/HIV • Oct 29 04
Kyrgyz organizations are increasingly joining forces to achieve progress in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Earlier this year, the Kyrgyz Football Federation began…
Testosterone boost may help men with lung disease
• Respiratory Problems • Oct 29 04
Men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - which includes a number of lung problems such as emphysema that make breathing difficult - may…
A man’s weight may affect his fertility
• Gender: Male • Oct 29 04
Being either too thin or too heavy may lower a man’s sperm count, in some cases enough to impair fertility, researchers report.
In a…
U.S. finds 5 million more flu shot doses - HHS
• Public Health • Oct 29 04
The United States has found 5 million doses of influenza vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline Plc in Germany and ID Biomedical in Canada and is trying…
Chief Justice Rehnquist Released From Hospital
• Cancer • Oct 29 04
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was released Friday from the hospital and is recovering at home from treatment for thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court…