Depression Causes Heart Disease in Women
• Depression • Nov 06 04
U.S. researchers said young women with a history of depression are twice as likely to have a metabolic syndrome that raise the risk of…
High Protein Diet May Affect Female Fertility
• Dieting • Nov 06 04
Eating a high protein diet may make it more difficult for women to conceive, American researchers said on Monday.
Dr David Gardner, of the…
Georgia girl with rare disease doesn’t know pain - literally
• Pain • Nov 06 04
Ashlyn Blocker’s parents and kindergarten teachers all describe her the same way: fearless. So they nervously watch her plunge full-tilt into a childhood deprived…
Hair Loss and Its Causes
• Gender: Male • Nov 06 04
What is the normal cycle of hair growth and loss?
At any one time, about 10 percent of the hair on your scalp is…
Low Back Pain: Tips on Pain Relief and Prevention
• Backache • Nov 06 04
What can cause low back injuries?
Many things can cause low back injuries-muscle strain or spasm, sprains of ligaments (which attach bone to bone),…
Headache glossary
• Headaches • Nov 06 04
Abdominal Migraine - A type of migraine that mainly occurs in childhood, characterized by abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes diarrhea, but with little…
Dopamine limits learning in Parkinson’s patients
• Neurology • Nov 05 04
Dopamine is the mainstay of treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease, but it comes with a down side. Dopamine-based therapy impairs the brain’s ability…
Pre-pregnancy multivitamins prevent prematurity
• Pregnancy • Nov 05 04
Women who take multivitamins before becoming pregnant are less likely to give birth to premature babies, new study findings suggest.
According to the research,…
U.S. food labels need calorie clarity - FDA chief
• Dieting • Nov 05 04
How much did that afternoon snack cut into your daily allowance of calories?
The U.S. government wants food companies to make the answer clear…
Mutant mice help shed light on tobacco addiction
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 05 04
Genetically altered mice that are unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down exactly how people become addicted to smoking, U.S. researchers said…
Does Arafat have AIDS?
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 05 04
With still no public diagnosis, some suggesting HIV may be cause
With doctors claiming they have still not diagnosed Yasser Arafat despite a…
Diabetic moms can have normal-weight babies
• Gender: Female • Nov 05 04
Pregnant women with diabetes tend to have overly large babies, which isn’t good for either party. An Israeli team has now shown that…
New drug looks good for treating overactive bladder
• Urine Problems • Nov 05 04
Once-daily treatment with a drug called solifenacin improves all the major symptoms of overactive bladder, according to a UK study.
“I think it…
Scientists uncover how bee venom eases arthritis
• Arthritis • Nov 05 04
Bee stings have long been known to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been…
Fly control does not stop ulcer bug infection
• Children's Health • Nov 05 04
The stomach bug H. pylori has come to be seen as the cause of most if not all stomach ulcers, but just why so…
Vision problems slow recovery from hip fracture
• Eye / Vision Problems • Nov 05 04
Nearly one-quarter of elderly people undergoing rehabilitation following hip fracture have failing eyesight, and this impairment appears to impede their recovery, according to new…
Preschool exercise varies, influences kids’ habits
• Children's Health • Nov 05 04
Some preschools encourage more physical activity than others, and all have a strong influence on how active students are in their daily lives,…
Overweight women may have longer labor
• Gender: Female • Nov 05 04
Women who are overweight or obese before becoming pregnant generally spend a longer time in labor than thinner women do, a new study…
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium await dioxin results
• Public Health • Nov 05 04
The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium are awaiting results of tests on whether animals and meat have been contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin after discovering it…
China’s capital installs SARS early-warning system
• Public Health • Nov 05 04
China’s capital, Beijing, has imposed an early-warning system for infectious diseases, anticipating a possible return of the SARS virus as winter sets in, the…
Lawyers to meet next week on Merck’s Vioxx - NYT
• Drug Abuse • Nov 05 04
Drugs giant Merck & Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of…
Efficacy of blood pressure drug questioned
• Drug News • Nov 05 04
A leading drug used by millions of people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as…
Cancer center will offer state-of-the-art services
• Public Health • Nov 05 04
Sutter Health Network’s plans to rebuild, replace, and expand part of Northern California’s health-care infrastructure have come to Solano County.
Representatives from the health-care…
6,000 flu shots offered to most vulnerable North Coast residents
• Public Health • Nov 05 04
About 6,000 North Coast residents who are most vulnerable to the flu will be inoculated against the virus this weekend at five clinics stretching…
A founder of James Graham Brown Cancer Center dies
• Public Health • Nov 05 04
Joseph S. Chalfant, a founder of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, died Thursday at his home in New Albany, Ind., after a…