Male hormones not tied to women’s libido
• Libido • Aug 08 05

Although recent reports have apparently shown that testosterone seems to affect women’s interest in sex, their levels of male hormones - androgens -… Male hormones not tied to women’s libido   

 
 

Study questions extent of autism in the U.S.
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 08 05

Government figures that have been cited to prove that autism is rapidly increasing in the United States are not reliable and thus… Study questions extent of autism in the U.S.   

 
 

TV is bad for children’s education, studies show
• Children's Health • Aug 08 05

The more time children spend watching television the poorer they perform academically, according to three studies published on Monday.

Excessive television viewing has been… TV is bad for children’s education, studies show   

 
 

Acupuncture may do little for fibromyalgia
• Pain • Aug 08 05

Acupuncture appears to relieve the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia no better than sham acupuncture procedures, according to new… Acupuncture may do little for fibromyalgia   

 
 

Family therapy may help boys who bully
• Children's Health • Aug 05 05

Aggressive teenage boys can be helped through family therapy to rein in some of their anger and improve their relationships with others, according… Family therapy may help boys who bully   

 
 

DHEA may be no help for fibromyalgia
• Arthritis • Aug 05 05

The hormone supplement DHEA may be a popular choice for people with fibromyalgia, but a new study finds no evidence it actually… DHEA may be no help for fibromyalgia   

 
 

Keeping ovaries at hysterectomy may boost survival
• Gender: Female • Aug 04 05

For a woman who undergoes hysterectomy for benign disease such as Fibroids, leaving both ovaries in place has long-term survival… Keeping ovaries at hysterectomy may boost survival   

 
 

Alzheimer toxin may be key to slowing disease
• Neurology • Aug 04 05

Australian scientists say they have identified a toxin that plays a key role in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, raising hope that a drug… Alzheimer toxin may be key to slowing disease   

 
 

Obese arthritis patients have lower death rates
• Arthritis • Aug 04 05

A study of almost 800 patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis has come to the paradoxical conclusion that a higher body mass index (BMI)… Obese arthritis patients have lower death rates   

 
 

Amphetamines may slow Parkinson’s disease
• Neurology • Aug 04 05

Amphetamines, including the party drug Ecstasy, have reversed the effects of Parkinson’s disease in mice, a new study suggests.

Their finding does… Amphetamines may slow Parkinson’s disease   

 
 

Bone loss puts older women at risk of tooth loss
• Dental Health • Aug 04 05

The combination of gum disease and thinning bones may put postmenopausal women at particular risk of tooth loss, new research shows.

Researchers… Bone loss puts older women at risk of tooth loss   

 
 

New cleaning process reduces hospital risk of vCJD
• Infections • Aug 03 05

A new cleaning process can reduce the risk of hospital transmission of the human form of mad cow disease, scientists said on Wednesday.

Doctors… New cleaning process reduces hospital risk of vCJD   

 
 

Parents’ smoking may discolor kids’ gums
• Dental Health • Aug 03 05

If parents needed one more reason to quit smoking, a new study may provide it. Secondhand smoke, according to Japanese researchers, may discolor… Parents’ smoking may discolor kids’ gums   

 
 

Bird flu could spread to European Russia - ministry
• Flu • Aug 03 05

A strain of the bird flu virus dangerous to humans found in Siberia may spread to the heavily populated European part of Russia, where… Bird flu could spread to European Russia - ministry   

 
 

Mail order drugs could save U.S. billions
• Public Health • Aug 02 05

Ordering prescription drugs by mail rather than at a store pharmacy could save the nation’s insurance program for the elderly and disabled up to… Mail order drugs could save U.S. billions   

 
 

Schizophrenia risk rises for babies born in famine
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 02 05

Children born during China’s 1959-61 famine were twice as likely to develop schizophrenia, confirming a link between nutritional deficiency and the mental… Schizophrenia risk rises for babies born in famine   

 
 

Pfizer to add warning to Celebrex
• Drug News • Aug 02 05

Pfizer Inc. on Monday said the label of its Celebrex arthritis drug has been changed to add a prominent warning of possible cardiovascular risks,… Pfizer to add warning to Celebrex   

 
 

Altered sense of smell may point to Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Aug 02 05

A 10-item smell identification test seems to be useful for finding out if people with mild mental impairment are at increased risk of developing… Altered sense of smell may point to Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Girls abused by dates at higher STD risk
• Children's Health • Aug 01 05

Adolescent girls who have been shoved, hit, forced into any sexual activity or otherwise physically or sexually abused by a date are more likely… Girls abused by dates at higher STD risk   

 
 

EU agency recommends UCB’s Keppra for child use
• Epilepsy • Aug 01 05

Belgian drug maker UCB said on Monday a European committee had approved the use of its Keppra drug on children four years of age… EU agency recommends UCB’s Keppra for child use   

 
 

Medicaid cutbacks painful as US states push reforms
• Public Health • Aug 01 05

It was a Monday in late July and Mary Foster was almost out of medicine.

Because of new state Medicaid cutbacks that took effect… Medicaid cutbacks painful as US states push reforms   

 
 

Netherlands sees no threat from Russian bird flu
• Flu • Aug 01 05

The Dutch farm ministry played down fears on Monday that a strain of bird flu found in Russia could spread to the Netherlands, saying… Netherlands sees no threat from Russian bird flu   

 
 

Cholera outbreak kills 58 in Guinea-Bissau
• Infections • Aug 01 05

Cholera has killed 58 people in Guinea-Bissau since the middle of June and infected more than 4,000 others, with the disease spreading… Cholera outbreak kills 58 in Guinea-Bissau   

 
 
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