Women more likely to have penicillin allergy
• Allergies • Nov 15 04
Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they’re allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported…
Five or more repeat c-sections seen OK
• Gender: Female • Nov 15 04
There is no added risk to the mother or baby when a woman has five or more repeat cesarean deliveries compared with three or…
US FDA allows tracking tags on drug bottles
• Drug News • Nov 15 04
Viagra, OxyContin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug…
Pfizer pulling ‘wild thing’ Viagra ads
• Drug News • Nov 15 04
Pfizer Inc. has begun pulling two television advertisements for its Viagra impotence drug after U.S. officials said the “wild thing” ads made unsubstantiated…
Toy companies make getting off the couch fun
• Obesity • Nov 15 04
The battle of the bulge has expanded into the toy aisles.
As more American adults dabble in fad diets and the obesity rate…
Australia backyards, not beach, higher cancer risk
• Cancer • Nov 15 04
Australians are more at risk of contracting deadly skin cancer in their home backyards gardening, barbecuing or simply hanging out the washing than on…
Too much vitamin C not good for diabetics’ hearts
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 15 04
Older women with diabetes who take high doses of vitamin C for the sake of their hearts may be doing more harm than good,…
Wrist splints helpful for inflammatory arthritis
• Arthritis • Nov 15 04
For people with inflammatory arthritis affecting the wrist, using a wrist splint can reduce pain and improve strength, Canadian researchers have shown.
Previous reports…
High-dose steroids up heart disease risk greatly
• Heart • Nov 15 04
Treatment with high doses of medicinal steroids (aka, glucocorticoids) more than doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease, new research suggests.
Many people have to…
Nebulizers improve asthma outcomes in kids
• Asthma • Nov 15 04
Following an asthma flare-up, children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go…
US birth rate for young teens lowest since 1946
• Public Health • Nov 15 04
The birth rate among adolescent and young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the 1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the…
New U.S. trial starts of tailored cancer treatment
• Cancer: Lung • Nov 15 04
Researchers who found a genetic pattern that predicts who will be helped by a revolutionary new lung cancer drug said on Monday…
Drinking during pregnancy can hurt babies’ IQ
• Pregnancy • Nov 15 04
Some babies who do not have full-blown fetal alcohol syndrome can still develop IQ problems, a new study indicates.
Mothers who drink heavily during…
Hong Koing probes mystery infection in children in hospital
• Infections • Nov 15 04
Health authorities in Hong Kong are investigating the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness that has infected 28 children in a hospital.
Tests conducted…
Merck decided against 2000 Vioxx study
• Drug News • Nov 15 04
Top executives at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller…
Be Careful If You Are Diagnosed With Glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Nov 14 04
For decades, ophthalmologists have relied on a simple test “air puff” to check for high pressure inside the eye, often an early warning of…
Atkins diet can harm
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Nov 14 04
PEOPLE who stay on the high-protein Atkins diet for too long could be harming their heart, kidneys and bones, Australian doctors have warned.
The…
Vaccine Stops Food Allergy in Dogs
• Allergies • Nov 14 04
Dogs with allergies to peanuts, milk and wheat experienced sharply fewer reactions after being vaccinated for those specific food allergens, researchers in California report.
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Natural Solutions for Acne
• Allergies • Nov 14 04
Conventional approaches to treating acne is to use antibiotics merely focus on treating the symptoms and virtually never address the cause. For resistant acne…
Drug Company’s Greed Coming Around to Bite Them
• Drug News • Nov 14 04
Merck faces not only Congressional and Justice Department investigations, but also potentially thousands of personal-injury lawsuits that could tie the company up in litigation…
Fight Childhood Obesity to Help Prevent Diabetes, Say WHO & IDF
• Diabetes • Nov 14 04
Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, and more than 17…
New Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients
• Neurology • Nov 14 04
Advances in treatment may slow dementia’s progression
Watching a loved one slowly succumb to the memory-robbing illness known as Alzheimer’s disease can be devastating.
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Officials Face Off on European Flu Vaccine
• Flu • Nov 14 04
From the sunny south to the chilly north, lines of those waiting outside clinics for flu shots may be slightly shorter this weekend because…
Vaccine stops virus tied to cervical cancer
• Cancer • Nov 12 04
It’s one of the most common cancers in women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year, but scientists said on…
Euthanasia distorts medical ethics, Pope says
• Public Health • Nov 12 04
Pope John Paul called euthanasia a distortion of medical ethics on Friday, saying doctors should not decide “who can live and who must die.”
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