Dutch dioxin scare spreads to France and Spain
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Nov 09 04
France and Spain were hit on Tuesday by a dioxin contamination scare that has forced the closure of almost 200 Dutch farms after the…
Breastfeeding linked to lower arthritis risk
• Arthritis • Nov 09 04
Women who breastfeed are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than women who don’t, according to a new report.
“Lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis…
India drug firm pulls antiretrovirals from WHO list
• Drug News • Nov 09 04
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that Indian drug maker Ranbaxy had voluntarily withdrawn all of its antiretroviral AIDS drugs from the…
Newer beta-blocker seen safer for diabetics
• Diabetes • Nov 09 04
A beta-blocker blood pressure medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member of the…
Botox found not to help prevent migraines
• Migraine • Nov 09 04
Contrary to earlier reports, injections of botulinum toxin A - better known as Botox - do not seem to prevent migraine headaches occurring, according…
Obesity, child mortality slowing US health gains
• Obesity • Nov 08 04
Rising obesity rates and the number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on health gains for the American population, according…
Glucosamine no benefit for knee arthritis
• Arthritis • Nov 08 04
Evidence continues to mount that glucosamine, while generally safe, is not effective in treating osteoarthritis of the knee.
In the latest study, Dr. Tim…
Alzheimer’s drug helpful for people with MS
• Neurology • Nov 08 04
Donepezil, a drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, seems to improve the memory of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report…
Syndrome predicts heart disease in healthy adults
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have…
Air travel may be risky for lung disease patients
• Respiratory Problems • Nov 08 04
For people with lung problems, the air quality found in commercial airliners can produce a drop in blood oxygen below recommended levels, Australian…
Counseling can prevent depression recurrence
• Depression • Nov 08 04
After being treated with standard medications, patients who undergo a type of counseling called cognitive behavior therapy have a much lower rate of relapse…
Outsourced heart study shows cheap drugs can help
• Drug News • Nov 08 04
A heart-drug trial that was “outsourced” to India and China - an approach many industries are taking to save money - demonstrates the…
Red, processed meats up diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Nov 08 04
Red meats and processed meats such as hot dogs appear to increase the risk of diabetes, as does a heavily “Western” diet, according to…
Different exercise makes for different effects
• Fat, Dietary • Nov 08 04
People too fat or too weak to start normal exercise may get surprising benefits from a downhill stroll, Austrian researchers reported on Sunday.
Hiking…
Obesity as unhealthy as heart failure -study
• Obesity • Nov 08 04
Very obese people are as unhealthy, and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
A…
Pollution, cold snaps linked with heart death
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Cold snaps and air pollution can trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day out may help heart disease develop in…
Flu season slow so far, official says
• Public Health • Nov 08 04
The U.S. influenza season is starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation…
Steelband musicians may suffer hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 08 04
After years of entertaining crowds during annual Carnival festivals and other celebrations in the Caribbean and elsewhere, steelpan players are likely to experience hearing…
St. John’s Wort may interfere with cancer drug
• Cancer • Nov 08 04
The herb St. John’s Wort, used as an alternative therapy for mild depression, may hinder the effectiveness of a newer type of cancer…
Message on a bottle - Heineken backs drink restraint
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 04
Heineken NV is introducing messages encouraging “responsible drinking” on its bottles and cans worldwide, the Dutch brewer said on Monday.
The world’s fourth-largest brewer…
Drug duo slows heart failure in African Americans
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Adding the drugs isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine to conventional therapy for advanced heart failure increases survival and improves quality of life in black patients,…
Poor footwear ups diabetes-related amputation risk
• Diabetes • Nov 08 04
Among people with diabetes, wearing inadequate footwear triples the risk of lower-leg amputation, according to a report from Barbados.
Prompted by anecdotal reports of…
Exercise curbs diabetes more for some than others
• Diabetes • Nov 08 04
Despite similar levels of physical activity, white women appear to have a greater reduction in their risk of developing diabetes than women of…
Use of acetaminophen, NSAIDs, linked to hypertension
• Pain • Nov 06 04
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the School of Public Health (SPH) have shown that regular, frequent consumption of painkillers containing acetaminophen…
Radiation After Prostate Surgery Prolongs Lives
• Cancer: Prostate • Nov 06 04
Among men who have undergone radical surgery for advanced prostate cancer, early radiation therapy improves long-term survival, according to a report from Italy.
Dr.…