Too much iron, alcohol a bad mix for the heart
• Heart • Apr 29 05
Women who like a beer with their steak may want to exercise moderation, if new research findings are correct.
In a study of more…
Male hormones may help women after hysterectomy
• Libido • Apr 29 05
Women who feel less sexy after a hysterectomy may get a boost from a seemingly unlikely source - testosterone, new research reports.
U.S. investigators…
Judge sees Vioxx lawsuit lasting rest of decade
• Drug Abuse • Apr 29 05
The lawsuits against Merck & Co. Inc. for the alleged damages caused by its painkiller Vioxx are expected to last up to five years,…
Arthritis symptoms worse in African Americans
• Arthritis • Apr 29 05
African Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis report more severe disease and more disability than whites with the disease, a new study shows.
“Clinicians have to…
High-risk individuals may opt for lung cancer test
• Cancer: Lung • Apr 29 05
Individuals who are at high risk of developing lung cancer should consider having a test for the disease, according to the recommendations of cancer…
Obesity may raise risk of stillbirth, infant death
• Fertility and pregnancy • Apr 29 05
Women who are obese before becoming pregnant seem to have a higher risk of stillbirth and of having an infant die soon after birth,…
Womb cancer risk varies by HRT type
• Cancer • Apr 29 05
Certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increase a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer, research suggests.
HRT replaces the natural…
FDA OKs new drug for type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • Apr 29 05
A drug derived from lizard saliva has been approved by U.S. regulators to treat Diabetes in patients who have not responded to other treatments,…
Lilly stops pediatric trial of sepsis drug
• Drug News • Apr 28 05
Eli Lilly and Co. has halted a study of its drug Xigris in children because the medicine was no more effective than a placebo…
Disfiguring eye disease dampens mood
• Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 28 05
Individuals with moderate to severe Graves ophthalmopathy often have significant mood disturbances, according to a new report.
Graves disease triggers…
Failure to adopt new drugs fuels rise of malaria
• Infections • Apr 28 05
New drug-resistant strains of Malaria could thwart global efforts to halve malaria deaths by 2010 unless major players in the fight against the disease…
Yearly check for prostate cancer best
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 28 05
Extending the Prostate cancer screening interval to 2 or 4 years would substantially delay the detection of advanced prostate cancers, new research…
Death toll from Angola Marburg outbreak tops 250
• Public Health • Apr 28 05
The death toll in Angola’s Marburg epidemic has topped 250, but medical experts said on Thursday they were confident the world’s worst outbreak…
Ageing global population spurs increase in cancer
• Cancer • Apr 28 05
An ageing population has fuelled a rise in cancer and contributed to a doubling in breast and lung cancer cases in the…
Job rates lower for people with arthritic diseases
• Arthritis • Apr 28 05
New research shows that people with Rheumatoid Arthritis and similar joint diseases have lower-than-average employment rates - though the impact the disorders have on…
Anxiety common among testicular cancer survivors
• Cancer • Apr 28 05
Long-term survivors of Testicular cancer appear to be at increased risk of Anxiety disorder, a study shows.
Researchers had…
Former small babies later struggle to give birth
• Childbirth • Apr 28 05
Women who were very small babies at birth may be less likely to have babies themselves, according to study findings.
Swedish researchers found that…
North Europeans lead healthier but shorter lives
• Public Health • Apr 28 05
North Europeans are healthier and wealthier than their southern cousins, but people in Mediterranean countries live longer regardless, a European survey showed on Thursday.
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Roche’s breast cancer drug gets more positive data
• Cancer: Breast • Apr 28 05
Herceptin, a breast cancer drug developed by Roche and its U.S. biotechnology arm Genentech Inc., helps women fight an aggressive form of…
Scientists identify new compound to fight SARS
• Infections • Apr 28 05
A team of scientists in Hong Kong has discovered a new class of compounds can effectively stop the deadly SARS virus from replicating and…
Respiratory virus poses significant risk to elderly
• Infections • Apr 27 05
In elderly adults and patients with cardiopulmonary disease, infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an illness on a par with influenza A,…
High blood pressure staves off muscle pain
• Pain • Apr 27 05
High blood pressure may help protect against chronic Muscle pain in the back and elsewhere, according to a report…
Two drugs lower cholesterol better than one
• Heart • Apr 27 05
Treatment with the combination of the drugs ezetimibe and simvastatin, sold as one pill called Vytorin, is more effective than atorvastatin (Lipitor) at lowering…
Second cancers common after childhood cancer
• Cancer • Apr 27 05
The good news is that children who are treated for soft tissue sarcomas are surviving longer than they have in the past. However, this…
Vitamin D does not prevent fractures in the elderly
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 27 05
Giving vitamin D and calcium supplements to elderly patients who have Osteoporosis does not prevent them breaking bones, researchers said on Thursday.
People with…