Eye doctors see red over spooky movie
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 23 05
Indian eye doctors have asked a court to ban a movie in which the heroine sees ghosts after a cornea transplant, saying it will…
AstraZeneca’s Crestor has many side effects
• Drug Abuse • May 23 05
AstraZeneca’s cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor has more than twice the side effects of rival statin drugs, including deaths, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Adverse effects…
Rheumatoid arthritis Patients much information on their disease as they can get
• Arthritis • May 20 05
Most people with Rheumatoid Arthritis want as much information on their disease as they can get, though many leave treatment decisions to their…
Yoga may help improve pregnancy outcome
• Alternative Medicine • May 20 05
The practice of yoga during pregnancy seems to improve birth weight and reduce prematurity and overall complications, Indian researchers report.
Dr. Shamanthakamani Narendran, from…
Elderly might not benefit from regular aspirin
• Heart • May 20 05
A daily baby aspirin is often recommended by doctors to help prevent Heart attackss or Stroke, but for people over 70 years…
FDA approves Depomed’s urinary tract treatment
• Urine Problems • May 20 05
Specialty drugmaker Depomed Inc. Friday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its extended-release antibiotic Proquin XR as a treatment for
Prostate condition often causes lingering worries
• Cancer: Prostate • May 20 05
Many men with a little understood prostate condition called non-bacterial prostatitis have persistent concerns about their health, even after their symptoms improve,…
Better care means better blood pressure control
• Heart • May 20 05
It’s well known that there are racial differences in how well high blood pressure is controlled, but this may be not so…
Kylie Minogue to have breast surgery this week
• Cancer: Breast • May 19 05
Pop diva Kylie Minogue is undergoing medical tests in the Australian city of Melbourne in preparation for breast cancer surgery later this…
Physiotherapy may not reduce knee arthritis pain
• Arthritis • May 19 05
A multifaceted physiotherapy program involving functional exercises, massage, and knee taping is no better than regular visits to a therapist at reducing pain…
Black cohosh extract relieves hot flashes
• Gender: Female • May 19 05
An extract of the herb, black cohosh, marketed as Remifemin, is effective in relieving menopausal symptoms, German researchers report.
The herbal compound works best…
Vaccine for cervical cancer virus promising
• Drug News • May 19 05
An experimental vaccine designed to protect against the virus responsible for Cervical cancer performed well in a late-stage trial, drugmaker Merck & Co., said…
Serious infection higher in people with asthma
• Asthma • May 19 05
People with Asthma face twice the risk of developing deadly pneumococcal disease and health officials should consider recommending vaccination to reduce the danger, according…
Glittering gold may aid in vision, LCD screens
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 18 05
Gold could be used to help restore vision and improve the performance of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens thanks to its ability to capture…
Aspirin can relieve acute migraine
• Migraine • May 18 05
Individuals who suffer from acute migraine headaches are likely to find relief with aspirin, according to results of a new study.
“Aspirin…
Latinos have earlier Alzheimer’s onset
• Neurology • May 18 05
Onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms is apparent some 7 years sooner in US mainland Latinos than in their white non-Latino compatriots, a…
Breast cancer drug study halted after two deaths
• Cancer: Breast • May 18 05
A test using two chemotherapy agents to treat breast cancer was halted after two women in the study died, French…
Treating teen drug problem alone may not be enough
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 18 05
Teenagers being treated for alcohol and drug problems may fare better when they also receive therapy for other mental health conditions they may have,…
Plague vaccine shows promise in animals
• Drug News • May 18 05
As part of a 5-year multimillion-dollar federal bio-defense initiative, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina are working on…
Vertex says drug quickly treats hepatitis C
• Drug News • May 17 05
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Tuesday said half of Hepatitis C patients taking a specific dose of its experimental drug in an early-stage…
Polio outbreak could cripple 200 in Yemen - WHO
• Public Health • May 17 05
A polio epidemic raging through Yemen, with 63 confirmed cases so far, is expected to paralyse 200 children before coming under control,…
World health body drags feet on cheap drugs - MSF
• Public Health • May 17 05
The United Nations’ global health watchdog is dragging its feet in approving cheap, effective medicines for the poor to combat AIDS, Malaria…
Liver transplants work better from live donor - study
• Surgery • May 17 05
Children who receive a section of transplanted liver from a live donor have a better chance of survival than those whose organ comes…
Vietnam man has bird flu, 2nd in a month - report
• Flu • May 17 05
A 58-year-old Vietnamese man has been infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media reported on Tuesday, the country’s second human case in…
Alcohol harms women’s brains faster than men’s
• Brain • May 17 05
Although women are generally less likely than men to become dependent on alcohol, they appear to develop alcoholic brain damage more rapidly…