States urged to spend more to cut smoking rate
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 11 04
The U.S. government’s effort to cut the adult smoking rate to 12 percent or less by 2010 will fail unless most states increase funding…
Sperm donation children want to learn about donor
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 11 04
Children conceived through open-identity sperm donation are interested in contacting the donor but do not want to intrude in his life, researchers said on…
Alternative Medicine: Loss
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 11 04
Time is the great healer of grief. Loss is one experience we have all had and come out of with either emotional scars or…
FDA Recalls Chinese Herbal Supplements
• Chinese Medicine • Nov 11 04
Chinese Herbal Supplements Recalled, Contain Carcinogen Linked to Kidney Disease
A New York City company is recalling two Chinese herbal supplements because they…
Vitamin E in high doses called unsafe
• Drug Abuse • Nov 11 04
New study finds increased risk of dying, though critics say data analysis is flawed
High doses of vitamin E, which millions of…
Low LDL-Cholesterol at Time of Myocardial Infarction Means Higher Long-Term Mortality
• Heart • Nov 11 04
Patients with low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol at the time of a myocardial infarction (MI) have decreased 3-year survival, according to data…
Prozac Use Weakens, Shrinks Young Bones
• Drug News • Nov 11 04
You may remember how relieved I was, about a month ago, the FDA had finally begun to force drug companies to stamp their antidepressants…
Study Shows That Splitting Prescription Drugs Is Safe and Much Cheaper
• Drug News • Nov 11 04
A Florida pharmacist has hit upon an antidote to the skyrocketing cost of some prescription drugs: splitting the tablets in half.
David Parra, a…
Study Acquits Heartburn’s Usual Suspects
• Bowel Problems • Nov 11 04
Finds coffee, tea, alcohol aren’t culprits, but salt is
If you suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the disorder more commonly known as heartburn,…
Vitamin E High doses may increase risk of death
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
Because vitamin E is an antioxidant, it kinda makes sense that it should be good for you, and some studies have hinted that it…
Vitality - Herbal remedies for the common cold
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 11 04
The common cold is an inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and often caused by viral infection. This is the most common disease seen…
WHO committee recommends approval for genetically altering smallpox virus
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
A World Health Organization committee has recommended approval for genetically altering the smallpox virus to make it easier to determine whether drugs to tackle…
WHO Recommends Smallpox Virus Alteration
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
An influential World Health Organization committee is sending shock waves through the scientific community with its recommendation that researchers be permitted to conduct genetic-engineering…
World Health Organization Turns to Internet to Help Prostitutes Fight HIV/AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 11 04
The U.N. health agency Thursday said it plans to use the Internet to help prostitutes in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
Launching its…
WHO wants global system for tracking clinical trials
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will seek support for a system to keep track of clinical trials at its Ministerial Summit on Health Research…
WHO Calls for Improved Delivery of Health Care in Developing World
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
Less should be spent on biotechnology and more on finding the best ways to deliver proven medical treatment in the developing world. So say…
SARS Vaccine May Not Be Available Soon
• Drug News • Nov 11 04
A SARS vaccine is unlikely to be available soon because few drug companies want to invest in a product that may have no demand…
Almost 100 infected by mumps accross Ireland
• Infections • Nov 11 04
Almost 100 people are now infected with mumps in three different outbreaks across the country, more than three times the amount at this time…
Diabetes care ‘failing targets’
• Diabetes • Nov 11 04
Diabetes patients in Derbyshire are being let down by the health service, according to a report.
The charity Diabetes UK claims some…
Pensioner abandoned at hospital
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
A pensioner was abandoned at a hospital’s casualty department with a note from his family stating “we can’t cope”, it emerged today.
The…
YASSER ARAFAT DIES IN PARIS HOSPITAL, AGED 75
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat died today in a Paris hospital at the age of 75.
The announcement was made by senior Palestinian representative senior…
Scotland to ban smoking in public places
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 11 04
The Scottish Executive has announced its intention to introduce comprehensive smoke-free legislation in public places.
Since announcing the news of the ban on…
Antidepressant helps kids with social anxiety
• Depression • Nov 11 04
A commonly used antidepressant appears to help kids with social anxiety disorder, which causes them to become extremely distressed by ordinary social situations, new…
Tobacco industry hid smoking dangers - report
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 10 04
The tobacco industry for many years claimed that it was unaware of biological evidence that smoking is harmful to health, but that was untrue…
Star anise tea can be toxic to infants
• Children's Health • Nov 10 04
Tea made from Chinese star anise - a traditional treatment for colic - should not be given to infants, because contaminants may have toxic…