Dutch re-open some farms after dioxin scare
• Drug News • Nov 12 04
The Dutch authorities on Friday re-opened 96 livestock farms out of nearly 200 it had sealed off as a precaution after discovering cancer-causing dioxin…
Smoking and salt bad for stomach reflux
• Bowel Problems • Nov 12 04
People who smoke or use high amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease…
HIV rate higher than expected in London drug users
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 12 04
Due possibly to public health strategies implemented in the late 1980s, England had some of the lowest rates of HIV and hepatitis C virus…
“Kangaroo care"good for all premature infants: experts
• Childbirth • Nov 12 04
Continuous skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her premature infant appears to help them to thrive just as well as traditional care in…
Britain on public health warpath, targets smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 12 04
The British government will launch a long-awaited policy paper on public health next week with plans to curb public smoking, tackle obesity and…
Cholesterol drugs may not reduce risk of dementia
• Neurology • Nov 12 04
New study findings suggest that the cholesterol-lowering drugs know as “statins” do not appear to lower the risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, except…
Paxil appears to be effective for OCD in kids
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 12 04
Paxil is a safe and effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents, according to the results of a short-term study published…
Plaques cut survival in young heart attack patients
• Heart • Nov 12 04
Blood vessel plaques and the heart’s pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who’ve suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
The…
Blood transfusions at birth often unneeded
• Childbirth • Nov 12 04
A significant proportion of blood transfusions given to mothers around the time of birth may be unnecessary, Canadian researchers report in the journal Obstetrics…
Response to hepatitis C therapy can last for years
• Infections • Nov 12 04
A sustained response to successful treatment with interferon for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can persist for up to 12 years, according to a…
Tadalafil may interact with prostate medication
• Urine Problems • Nov 12 04
Tadalafil may increase the blood pressure-lowering effects of doxazosin, which is commonly prescribed for the treatment of enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia…
Chinese herb lowers cholesterol in new way
• Chinese Medicine • Nov 11 04
Berberine, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, lowers LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and works in a way that is distinct from statin drugs like…
Black-white differences in HIV care seen in US
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 11 04
The level of care given to black patients with HIV in the US seems to depend on the whether the doctor is black or…
Patch plus pill ups chances of quitting smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 11 04
Smokers can double the likelihood of kicking the habit by using the antidepressant drug nortriptyline along with a nicotine patch, new research indicates.
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DHEA cuts abdominal fat in elderly
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Nov 11 04
DHEA is a popular dietary supplement among older people, but its positive or negative effects are unclear. Now, there’s scientific proof that DHEA has…
Botox-type drug helpful for vaginal spasm disorder
• Gender: Female • Nov 11 04
About one woman in every 100 may suffer from vaginismus, a painful condition in which muscles around the vagina go into involuntary spasm with…
Calendar may influence diagnosis of kids’ diabetes
• Diabetes • Nov 11 04
Some seasonal patterns in when a diagnosis of type I insulin- dependent diabetes is made in school-age children may reflect the parents’ response…
Mom-to-be’s epilepsy drug may affect baby
• Epilepsy • Nov 11 04
Children born to mothers with epilepsy who took the anti-seizure medication valproate during pregnancy have an increased risk of developmental delay and cognitive…
Obesity linked to leukemia in older women
• Obesity • Nov 11 04
Being obese more than doubles the risk of a type of leukemia - acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) - in older women, according to…
Genetic technique used to cut cholesterol
• Heart • Nov 11 04
Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way that could one day be used to treat a…
Breastfeeding may lower childhood leukemia risk
• Children's Health • Nov 11 04
Breastfeeding for even a few months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a new research review suggests.
The analysis of…
Shunning peanuts may up risk of allergy recurrence
• Allergies • Nov 11 04
Children who outgrow an allergy to peanuts but continue to avoid peanuts may be at risk of seeing the allergy reappear, a new study…
WHO urges more flu vaccine efforts before pandemic
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday pressed drug makers to accelerate work on a vaccine against an influenza pandemic that could kill millions…
Singapore facing AIDS epidemic
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 11 04
Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic, with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a…
New York City joins Illinois in seeking flu vaccine
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
New York City joined Illinois’ effort on Wednesday to acquire hundreds of thousands of doses of scarce flu vaccine from Europe, though U.S. regulatory…