IBM says it’s encouraged by health study it commissioned
• Public Health • Nov 04 04
A study of 126,000 IBM employees commissioned by the world’s largest computer company found that workplace conditions did not cause cancer or other…
“Gene gun” vaccine prevents allergy in mice
• Allergies • Nov 03 04
Vaccination with the DNA of substances that trigger allergies, using a “gene gun,” can prevent the over-production of the type of antibodies that cause…
Reduced-dose flu shot method seems protective
• Infections • Nov 03 04
Young, healthy individuals given a low dose of influenza vaccine by injection under the skin rather than into a muscle develop a vigorous antibody…
Mass antibiotic treatment may wipe out trachoma
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 03 04
A single population-wide dose of antibiotic can virtually eliminate the blinding disease trachoma, a study said on Wednesday, although other researchers warned high levels…
Pot of ancient Roman cosmetic cream found UK
• Cosmetics • Nov 03 04
When it comes to cosmetics, the ancient Romans knew what they were doing.
Scientists have unearthed a small tin canister dating back to…
Drug may prevent heart disease in diabetics
• Diabetes • Nov 03 04
Diabetics can prevent heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin, even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels,…
Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
• Bowel Problems • Nov 03 04
Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two most severe digestive afflictions. They cause life impairing symptoms, necessitate long-term dependence on powerful drugs, and…
One-sided brain stimulation improves Parkinson’s
• Neurology • Nov 03 04
For people with advanced Parkinson’s disease, electrical stimulation through an electrode implanted in one side of the brain produces long-lasting improvements in movement…
Arthritic joints stand up to intensive exercise
• Arthritis • Nov 03 04
Long-term high-intensity exercise does not accelerate the progression of joint damage in the hands and feet of people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a…
Checking foot temperature may curb diabetic sores
• Diabetes • Nov 03 04
Patients with diabetes who are high risk for developing leg and foot ulcers - and the infection and amputation that can result -…
Many older adults drink too much
• Gender: Male • Nov 03 04
Between one-quarter and one-half of adults in their 50s and 60s drink more than the recommended amount of alcohol, putting them at risk of…
Medicare boosts payments for doctors, hospitals
• Public Health • Nov 03 04
U.S. physicians, as well as hospitals that provide outpatient services, will receive higher payments next year from the Medicare health insurance program, government officials…
Reading lessons may change adult dyslexics’ brains
• Brain • Nov 03 04
Remedial reading lessons can not only help adults with dyslexia build their reading skills, but may also spur changes in brain activity associated…
FDA delays response to prescription drug lawsuit
• Public Health • Nov 03 04
The Food and Drug Administration has postponed its response to Vermont’s first-in-the-nation lawsuit seeking to overturn the FDA’s ban on the importation of prescription…
Drug Therapy Delayed for Blacks With HIV
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 03 04
White doctors routinely delay treatment of HIV-positive black patients, a new finding that adds to a growing body of research that suggests a…
Home monitors underestimate kids’ blood pressure
• Children's Health • Nov 03 04
Home blood pressure measurements do not seem to reflect readings obtained with ambulatory monitors in children and adolescents, according to a new report.
In…
Dutch close 140 livestock farms over dioxin scare
• Public Health • Nov 03 04
The Dutch agriculture ministry on Wednesday temporarily shut 140 cattle, pig, sheep and goat farms after cancer-causing dioxin was discovered in milk produced by…
Viagra May Help Women With Rare Heart Problem
• Gender: Female • Nov 03 04
Can a lifestyle drug also be a life-saving drug?
An announcement last week by the Pfizer Company, who makes Viagra, says they are hopeful…
Teens exercise less as they become adults
• Children's Health • Nov 03 04
Many teens do not get enough exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or computer screen. Yet, the few…
Optimism May Lower Heart Disease Risk
• Heart • Nov 03 04
Seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty may pay off in terms of a longer, healthier life, according to new research.
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Obesity Changes Heart Muscle
• Obesity • Nov 03 04
Being overweight or obese can hurt the heart, even in people who don’t have heart disease .
New research from Australia spotlights…
Cancer Drug Experiments Getting Safer for Humans
• Cancer • Nov 03 04
Early studies of experimental cancer drugs appear to be getting safer, according to a study that found a sharp drop in patient deaths…
Surgery receives flu vacines for vulnerable patients
• Surgery • Nov 03 04
THOUSANDS of flu jabs are available for patients at Tam’s Brig Surgery.
And this week medical staff have appealed to them to make sure…
Cholera kills 1,663 in Africa so far this year
• Public Health • Nov 03 04
Cholera outbreaks have hit three more African countries, bringing the number of people killed by the disease across the continent this year to 1,663,…
California voters back $3 billion stem cell measure
• Public Health • Nov 03 04
A controversial California ballot measure that would fund a decade of stem cell research with $3 billion in state money was headed for a…