Catholic Spain authorises stem cell research
• Neurology • Oct 29 04
Spain’s Socialist government authorised research with embryonic stem cells on Friday, the latest in a string of laws set to rile the Catholic church.
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Midlife obesity predicts future stroke risk in men
• Obesity • Oct 29 04
A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or…
Medical society advises on teen cosmetic surgery
• Surgery • Oct 29 04
In the midst of the rise of the reality makeover show, recent statistics have shown that U.S. teenagers are increasingly turning to adult cosmetic…
New breast implant set for trials
• Surgery • Oct 29 04
A British firm has announced plans to develop breast implants using a synthetic biomaterial which it claims will make them safer and feel…
Smaller drug packets bring down UK suicide rate
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 29 04
Selling painkillers in smaller sized packs has slashed the number of suicides caused by overdoses in Britain by almost 25 percent, a study released…
Depression costs China $3.6 bln annually - report
• Depression • Oct 29 04
Depression costs China at least 30 billion yuan (US$3.6 billion) in lost productivity a year, in a country where the problem is often…
When Patients Wake Up During Surgery!
• Surgery • Oct 28 04
Experts disagree on how best to prevent the problem
Facing surgery to remove her right eye, Carol Weihrer was taking it in stride.
“I…
Stress makes you forget
• Depression • Oct 28 04
How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they’ve forgotten some important event or errand?
Well, now at least…
New drug helps control type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • Oct 28 04
Long-term use of exenatide, an experimental diabetes drug derived from lizard saliva, reduces blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes who…
High-fat diet could be harmful for the brain
• Dieting • Oct 28 04
Trans-fats are the worst culprits, suggests a new study.
A high-fat diet could harm the brain. And trans-fats, such as those found in margarine,…
Drug side-effects place treatment scale up at risk, says Ugandan HIV expert
• AIDS/HIV • Oct 28 04
One of Africa’s leading HIV doctors says that efforts to scale up antiretroviral treatment in sub-Saharan Africa risk being undermined by inadequate preparation throughout…
WHO wants house smoke addressed
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 28 04
The World Health Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland, says smoke from home stoves and fires in developing countries is a major cause of death and…
Low-carb diet best at producing weight loss
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Oct 28 04
An Atkin’s-type diet that is low in carbohydrates produces much greater weight loss than the low-calorie, low-fat diet currently endorsed by the US National…
Snoring may affect kids’ mental abilities
• Children's Health • Oct 28 04
Five-year-old children who snore or have sleep apnea - the more serious disorder in which breathing stops intermittently while they sleep- score worse on…
Mammograms not helpful for most women over 80
• Cancer: Breast • Oct 28 04
Breast cancer screening in the US is common among women 80 years of age or older, but it is of little benefit to…
Sleep Debt Affects Female Fertility Too
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 28 04
How well you sleep or don’t sleep can seriously alter the balance of hormones in your body and can also disrupt your sleep/wake cycle,…
Testosterone Tied to Memory
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 28 04
Prostate cancer patients who were deprived of it forgot things faster than healthy men.
Men who are given testosterone-deprivation treatment for prostate cancer forget…
Experiments point to new way to combat Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Oct 28 04
Researchers may have hit upon a strategy to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease - although the technique has only been tested in the lab…
Nurse-Researcher Picks Accurate, Safest Thermometer
• Flu • Oct 28 04
Whether it’s a nurse trying to monitor a post-surgical patient’s temperature or a mom trying to see if her child is running a fever,…
Herbal, Nutritional Supplements Linked to Ocular Side Effects
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 28 04
An estimated 42 percent of Americans use herbal medicines or nutritional supplements. Many people taking these products and their physicians are unaware of the…
Puberty Gene May Be Linked to Obesity
• Obesity • Oct 28 04
A gene that delays female puberty and may be linked to obesity has been identified by Oregon Health & Science University researchers. Experiments with…
Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction
• Drug Abuse • Oct 28 04
Many people view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem. Parents, teens, older adults, and other members of the community tend to…
More Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Oct 28 04
There’s been a dramatic change in the national breast cancer surveillance statistics. Until now, statistics showed that one in eight women is likely to…
Arafat collapses, health worsens
• Public Health • Oct 28 04
Yasser Arafat collapsed Wednesday night, was unconscious for about 10 minutes and remained in a “very difficult situation,” Palestinian officials said. A team of…
Singapore scientists invent drug-dispensing contact lens
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 28 04
Scientists in Singapore have invented a contact lens capable of releasing precise amounts of medication to treat glaucoma and other eye diseases, doing away…