Vietnam finds new case of human bird flu
• Flu • Dec 30 04
A 16-year-old Vietnamese girl has been infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus and her condition is stable, a doctor said on Thursday.
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Writing Your Birth Plan
• Childbirth • Dec 29 04
Why write a birth plan?
Writing a birth plan can help you feel in control of your birth. By writing out such a…
Drug Treats Painful Side Effect of Chemotherapy
• Drug News • Dec 29 04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Amgen intravenous drug Kepivance (palifermin) to prevent mucositis, a common side effect among blood…
Longer-Term Sleeping Pill Approved
• Drug News • Dec 29 04
Current sleeping pills shouldn’t be used for more than seven to 10 days, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends, citing the possibility that…
West Nile vaccine produces immunity in mice
• Infections • Dec 29 04
Mice injected with a purified structural protein from the West Nile virus (WNV) develop immunity against infection, new research shows.
The findings suggest…
Job may affect chances of surviving after a stroke
• Neurology • Dec 29 04
After having a stroke, people with lower incomes and blue-collar jobs seem to be more likely to die in the next year or two…
If parents think kids will drink, they likely will
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 29 04
Parents who believe their young teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those…
Genital herpes vaccine promising in animal studies
• Allergies • Dec 29 04
A vaccine based on a genetically modified strain of herpes simplex virus 2 - the type usually responsible for genital infections - rapidly induces…
New drug approved for childhood leukemia
• Drug News • Dec 29 04
Genzyme Corp. announced Wednesday that its drug Clolar has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of children…
Italy cafe owners vow to rebel against smoking ban
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 29 04
Italy’s cafe and restaurant owners said on Wednesday they would defy a smoking ban that comes into force in the new year requiring them…
Pregnancy possible after fibroid treatment
• Pregnancy • Dec 29 04
One of the newest treatments for fibroids, a procedure called uterine artery embolization (UAE) that cuts off blood to the benign tumors, is usually…
Methotrexate in early pregnancy may not cause defects
• Drug Abuse • Dec 29 04
Methotrexate is a potent drug that induces abortion at high doses, and is used at low doses to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. There…
Plastic wrapping help preemies stay warm
• Children's Health • Dec 29 04
Polyethylene wrapping can help prevent heat loss by very premature infants when they’re born, a Canadian group of researchers report.
Dr. Barbara Schmidt of…
Kids’ sleep disorders linked with problem behavior
• Children's Health • Dec 29 04
Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with higher rates of behavioral problems in children, researchers report.
Sleep-disordered breathing covers a range of conditions, from snoring to…
Symptoms predict when spinal manipulation may work
• Backache • Dec 29 04
For people with lower back pain, a set of five criteria seem to predict whether spinal manipulation is likely to help them, according to…
Working while ill increases risk of heart attack
• Heart • Dec 28 04
Men who never take a sick day even though they’re not in good health may be setting themselves up for a heart attack,…
Metapneumovirus an emerging cause of kids’ illness
• Infections • Dec 28 04
Human metapneumovirus was first identified as a cause of respiratory infection in 2001. It now appears to be infecting more and more children, Italian…
Diabetes drugs might treat multiple myeloma
• Cancer • Dec 28 04
In the lab, multiple myeloma cells are killed by drugs similar to existing anti-diabetes drugs like Avandia or Actos, according to researchers…
Wealthy school systems more likely to spot autism
• Public Health • Dec 28 04
Children with signs of autism are more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder in wealthier school districts, results of a new study show.
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Drug improves symptoms of diabetic nerve damage
• Drug News • Dec 28 04
People with diabetes are prone to develop nerve damage that causes numbness, tingling or pain - which may reduce awareness of skin damage…
UN says post-tsunami disease could kill thousands
• Trauma & Injuries • Dec 28 04
Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO)…
Quitting smoking quickly benefits heart patients
• Heart • Dec 28 04
Smokers with coronary heart disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators report.
Smoking…
Gay and straight men alike in body image hang-ups
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 28 04
Both gay and heterosexual men are equally likely to aspire to an unattainable body type, or to harbor a distorted image of their…
“Watchful waiting” OK for some prostate cancers
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 28 04
New research shows that it’s possible to identify men with slowly progressive or latent prostate cancer, reflected by prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels that…
State issues new flu shot priority list
• Flu • Dec 28 04
Infectious disease specialist Michael T. Jelinek has not seen a single case of the flu this year.
“It’s really too soon to say,” he…