Brain surgery for epilepsy holds up long-term
• Epilepsy • Jun 14 05
After temporal lobectomy for epilepsy, half of patients are seizure free 30 years later, according to a study from the National Institute…
Psychological distress common in heart patients
• Heart • Jun 14 05
Many people with heart failure or who have had a Heart attack suffer from psychological distress, yet only about one third of…
Expert panel urges limited use of J&J heart drug
• Drug Abuse • Jun 14 05
A panel of heart experts has recommended limited use of Johnson & Johnson’s heart drug Natrecor (nesiritide) and backed the company’s plan to conduct…
Viagra helps childhood lung condition
• Drug News • Jun 14 05
The impotence drug Viagra, originally developed to treat Heart disease, may help children with a serious heart-lung condition - pulmonary arterial hypertension…
Cholera detected in Kabul
• Public Health • Jun 14 05
Authorities have detected 30 cases of cholera among more than 2,500 instances of acute diarrhoea in the Afghan capital Kabul, but there…
Calcium, vitamin D may help prevent PMS
• Menopause • Jun 14 05
Among thousands of 27- to 44-year-old women involved in the ongoing Nurses’ Health Study II, those who consumed the most vitamin D and calcium-rich…
UK doctors highlight over-the-counter drug risks
• Drug News • Jun 14 05
Patients and health professionals need more training about the potential risks of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, which are being taken in increasing quantities, British doctors…
Exercise boosts sex life in men with heart failure
• Heart • Jun 13 05
Moderate exercise may help boost sexual function in men with heart failure, according to a review of studies on the topic..
The results may…
Surgery may help sleep disorder in young children
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 11 05
In children under the age of three who have Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), removal of the tonsils and When conducted by physiotherapists, a pain management program that includes exercise advice and strategies to overcome psychosocial barriers is a suitable alternative to physical…
A type of rat poison, which is illegal in the United States, has the potential to be used in an intentional mass poisoning…
Mosquitoes carrying a Malaria parasite that were exposed to surfaces coated with fungus-based pesticides had a dramatically reduced ability to transmit malaria, according to…
Researchers in Germany have found that variations in a gene related to male sex hormones may be at the root of male-pattern After a seizure, early intervention with anticonvulsant drugs appears to have little effect on the long-term prognosis of epilepsy, British researchers report…
Tracleer has shown positive long-term impact in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), the drug-maker…
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Thursday that a late-stage trial showed its experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis drug abatacept slowed the progression of joint damage in…
British scientists called for more research on Friday into the safety of painkillers after finding more evidence some may increase the risk of…
A Houston man filed a lawsuit this week in federal court against Pfizer, claiming he suffered Blindness after taking its best-selling impotence…
The popular cholesterol-reducing drug Lipitor made by Pfizer does not prevent obstruction of the heart valve that leads to the aorta, the body’s largest…
China has discovered a strain of bird flu that is deadly to humans at a farm in the far western region of Xinjiang, the…
Morphine is no better than inactive placebo in preventing pain during procedures performed on preterm infants, according to new study findings. This issue is…
Many parents who learn their hearing-impaired child does not carry genetic mutations in either of two genes commonly linked to hearing problems remain confused…
Aspirin therapy has proven useful in preventing Heart attacks, but even very low doses of the drug taken regularly pose a bleeding…
Vancouver, the West Coast Canadian city whose drug-treatment programs have drawn the wrath of U.S. officials, may press the federal government to legalize and…
Women who have difficulty reaching orgasm can blame it on their genes. Like Heart disease, anxiety and depression, scientists discovered in a…
Pain management program useful for low back pain
• Backache • Jun 11 05
Rat poison deemed “potential agent of terror”
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jun 11 05
Fungal pesticides may reduce malaria transmission
• Infections • Jun 11 05
Genes in male-pattern baldness identified
• Gender: Male • Jun 11 05
Prompt seizure therapy may have no long-term benefit
• Epilepsy • Jun 11 05
Tracleer helps PAH patients with scleroderma
• Drug News • Jun 11 05
Bristol-Myers says drug slows joint damage in RA
• Arthritis • Jun 10 05
More research needed on painkiller safety
• Drug News • Jun 10 05
Houston man sues Pfizer for Viagra blindness
• Drug Abuse • Jun 09 05
Lipitor does not prevent narrowing in heart valve
• Heart • Jun 09 05
China battles new outbreak of deadly bird flu
• Flu • Jun 09 05
Morphine fails to control pain in preterm infants
• Pain • Jun 08 05
Many parents unclear on genetic testing results
• Genetics • Jun 08 05
Aspirin raise bleeding risk
• Heart • Jun 08 05
Vancouver may urge Canada to legalize marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 08 05
Genes affect women’s ability to reach orgasm
• Orgasm • Jun 08 05