US nutrition aid needs better food, report finds
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 27 05
A US government program to supplement the diets of poor women and children needs substantial revision to encourage eating more whole grains, fruits and…
Walking rehab may boost stroke patients’ confidence
• Neurology • Apr 27 05
Therapy aimed at improving walking ability after a Stroke may also give a boost to patients’ self-confidence, study findings suggest.
Canadian researchers found that…
Exercise slows Alzheimer’s disease in mice
• Neurology • Apr 27 05
Regular exercise can slow the development of Alzheimer’s disease by changing the way brain-damaging proteins take up residence in the…
Parents’ age tied to risk of oral birth defects
• Genetics • Apr 27 05
New research suggests that the older parents are, the higher the risk that their child will be born with a Cleft…
Irish court delays ruling in Roche acne drug case
• Drug Abuse • Apr 27 05
A judge said on Wednesday he would rule later this year on whether an Irish man who believes the acne drug Accutane caused his…
Arizona surrogate mother gives birth to quintuplets
• Childbirth • Apr 27 05
An Arizona woman who agreed to be a surrogate mother for a couple unable to have children gave birth to five baby boys on…
Genentech drug helps post-surgery breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Apr 26 05
Genentech Inc. said on Monday its breast cancer drug Herceptin improved survival in certain women with early-stage cancer who underwent surgery.
The…
Gallstones linked with cardiovascular disease
• Heart • Apr 26 05
Patients with coronary Heart disease appear to be at increased risk of developing gallstones, Mexican researchers report.
We have found a “strong association between…
Consumer ads boost doctors’ scripts - study
• Public Health • Apr 26 05
Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs seems to increase the likelihood that physicians will prescribe those drugs, according to a study in the April 27th…
Exercise as good as surgery for shoulder injury
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 26 05
Surgery is not superior to graded exercise training for treatment of rotator cuff injury, according to results of a comparative trial conducted in Denmark.
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Stop aspirin five days before surgery
• Drug News • • Heart • • Surgery • Apr 26 05
People who take aspirin on a regular basis for Heart disease should stop the drug 5 days before elective surgery to ensure that their…
Genes may predict response to diabetes drug
• Diabetes • Apr 26 05
How well a person with type 2 diabetes responds to the anti-diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) may depend upon his or her genetic…
Drug combo curbs nausea of chemotherapy
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 26 05
For cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy that includes cisplatin, the combination of two drugs is better than one for curbing acute cisplatin-induced nausea…
Many women wait weeks for a mammogram
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 26 05
Many Mammogram facilities in the U.S. are facing staffing shortages, which, if left unaddressed, may further limit women’s access to mammograms and…
Chernobyl thyroid cancer detection scheme at risk
• Public Health • Apr 26 05
A program to detect Thyroid cancer in areas contaminated in the Chernobyl nuclear accident is at risk due to dwindling donor funds…
WHO hopeful about beating Angola’s Marburg Virus
• Public Health • Apr 26 05
U.N. World Health Organization officials say they are optimistic about the chances of controlling Angola’s deadly Marburg virus outbreak as public health messages reach…
Best to eat like the Greeks after heart disease
• Heart • Apr 26 05
People with Heart disease who stick to a so-called Mediterranean diet - heavy on fish and vegetables, and low on saturated fats - tend…
Longs drugs to move meth ingredient behind counter
• Drug News • Apr 26 05
Pharmacy chain Longs Drug Stores Corp. said on Monday it would move products used to create the illegal drug methamphetamine behind the pharmacy counter…
Vietnam bird flu puzzle has many missing pieces
• Flu • Apr 26 05
The Hanoi Hilton’s club sandwich no longer features chicken.
The chief bird flu fighter in the northern Thai Binh province, where a cluster of…
Japan cellphone firms find no DNA damage from waves
• Public Health • Apr 26 05
Japan’s four mobile operators said on Tuesday a joint study they conducted found no evidence that radio waves from mobile phones harm body cells…
Combo therapy lowers blood clot risk after stroke
• Neurology • Apr 25 05
Treatment with aspirin plus clopidogrel (sold in the US under the tradename Plavix) is more effective than aspirin alone in reducing tiny blood clots…
Sleep patterns linked to diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Apr 25 05
Sleeping for less than six hours or for more than nine hours each night is associated with an increased risk of Diabetes and impaired…
Hepatitis C can be sexually transmitted
• Infections • Apr 25 05
The virus that causes Hepatitis C (HCV) can be sexually transmitted and the risk is directly related to the frequency of intercourse,…
Malaria costs Africa more than $12 bln/year
• Public Health • Apr 25 05
Most of the one million deaths caused by Malaria each year occur in Africa, where the disease costs the continent $12 billion a year,…
J&J changes heart drug label to show mortality risk
• Drug News • Apr 25 05
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it had revised the label of its Natrecor (nesiritide) to indicate it increased the risk of death within…