Right-brain strokes harder to diagnose
• Neurology • Jul 29 05
The findings from a study in Germany suggest that because of differences in symptoms, Strokes affecting the right side of the brain…
Many stroke patients aren’t treated for hypertension
• Neurology • Jul 29 05
Although there is evidence that Stroke patients with high or even normal blood pressure can benefit from drug therapy to lower their…
Good bacteria useful for ulcerative colitis
• Bowel Problems • Jul 28 05
Consuming a mixture of eight good, or “probiotic,” bacteria reduces symptoms in patients with Ulcerative colitis that doesn’t respond to conventional medications,…
Ethiopia feeding program still having trouble
• Public Health • Jul 28 05
Problems with an Ethiopian program to help 5 million chronically hungry people by giving them cash and food in exchange for work is creating…
More US mad cow mistakes raise credibility concerns
• Public Health • Jul 28 05
A series of mishaps and confusion over U.S. testing for mad cow disease raise questions about the government’s credibility and could undermine efforts to…
Japan male population shrinks, first time on record
• Gender: Male • Jul 28 05
Japan’s male population shrank for the first time on record in the year to March 31, while its total population grew a scant 0.04…
Death toll from China pig disease rises to 24
• Public Health • Jul 28 05
The death toll in an outbreak of pig-borne disease in the southwest Chinese province of Sichuan has risen to 24, with another 117 thought…
Acupuncture may improve sperm quality
• Alternative Medicine • Jul 27 05
Acupuncture may have a role as a treatment for certain types of male infertility, researchers suggest.
They report, in the medical journal Fertility and…
Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
• Gender: Female • Jul 27 05
Osteoporosis is a major public health burden.
The most devastating outcome of Osteoporosis is fracture, which results in increased morbidity and mortality. These…
Illegal Drug Trade Yields 10-15bn Dollars Yearly in Russia
• Drug News • Jul 27 05
The illegal drugs trade in Russia yields annually 10-15bn dollars. These figures were cited today at a news conference by the head of the…
Children “damaged” at UK asylum centre
• Children's Health • Jul 27 05
Children held at Britain’s largest immigration detention centre are being “damaged” because of their incarceration, the prisons watchdog said on Wednesday.
A report by…
Progesterone cream may deliver high hormone dose
• Gender: Female • Jul 27 05
Women who use over-the-counter progesterone creams could be exposed to hormone levels comparable to those used in a form of Hormone replacement…
Face Transplant Takes Leave of Science Fiction
• Surgery • Jul 27 05
In an emergency room at a Finnish hospital, a man lay unconscious on an operating table as surgeons labored to reattach the hand he…
Patch increases sexual desire in menopausal women
• Menopause • Jul 26 05
Treatment with a patch containing the hormone testosterone can increase sexual desire and activity in women who experience reduced sexual desire after surgical removal…
Omeprazole better than other drugs for indigestion
• Bowel Problems • Jul 26 05
As a treatment for upset stomach, omeprazole, sold under the trade names Prilosec and Rapinex, provides superior relief to that achieved with ranitidine, sold…
Vitamin D doesn’t slow bone loss in black women
• Gender: Female • Jul 26 05
The use of vitamin D supplements does not appear to slow bone loss in healthy, postmenopausal black women, according to the results…
U.S. court rules Union Pacific must cover contraception
• Public Health • Jul 25 05
A federal judge ruled that Union Pacific must provide prescription contraceptive benefits to its unions’ women employees, health advocates said on Monday.
A U.S.…
Havana on health alert after eight children die
• Children's Health • Jul 24 05
Cuban health authorities urged Havana residents on Sunday to take extra hygiene precautions as they investigate the deaths of eight children from an unknown…
Mysterious disease kills 17 in southwest China
• Public Health • Jul 24 05
Authorities in southwest China are investigating a mysterious disease that has killed 17 farm workers and left 41 others ill after they handled sick…
Indonesia to send blood samples for bird flu test
• Flu • Jul 24 05
Blood samples from two Indonesians hospitalised in Jakarta will be tested for the bird flu virus even though initial results showed both…
Pfizer planned reorganization will result in a “net reduction” of jobs
• Public Health • Jul 22 05
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer told the 1,300 full-time employees at its San Diego research unit yesterday that a planned reorganization will result in a “net…
Language training helps stroke patients speak
• Neurology • Jul 22 05
People who’ve experienced a Stroke can lose the ability to use or understand speech, a problem known as aphasia. Now, new research suggests that…
Japan’s women set long life record for 20th year
• Gender: Female • Jul 22 05
Japanese women had a life expectancy of 85.59 years in 2004, making them the world’s longest living group for the 20th consecutive year, the…
Signs point to global influenza oubreak
• Public Health • Jul 22 05
Indonesia’s first human bird flu case, coupled with more birds dying elsewhere including Russia, are signs a long-dreaded global influenza pandemic may be approaching,…
Emergency contraception via vagina may be feasible
• Fertility and pregnancy • Jul 21 05
The results of a preliminary study suggest that administration of emergency contraception through the vagina could be an effective alternative to oral administration -…