Expert highlights public health problem posed by colorectal cancer
• Public Health • Nov 03 05
Colorectal cancer is a significant public health problem for which differing treatment regimes hold different benefits in associated efficacy, safety and tolerability, according to…
Exercise is good for multiple sclerosis, but it must be done correctly
• Neurology • Nov 03 05
Aerobic exercise is thought to help persons with multiple sclerosis fight fatigue, the most common symptom of the disease. Yet
Fertile women most attractive to men
• Fertility and pregnancy • Nov 02 05
According to researchers at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, women with high levels of the sex hormone oestrogen have prettier…
‘Morning-After Pill’ still no decision by FDA
• Drug News • Nov 02 05
At the end of the two-month comment period on the “morning-after pill” Plan B, there is no indication when or how the
Brand-name prescription drug prices rise
• Drug News • Nov 02 05
Prices for brand name prescription drugs most commonly used by older patients rose at nearly twice the rate of inflation during the second…
Tongues have a taste for fatty food
• Fat, Dietary • Nov 02 05
According to a new study French scientists say our tongues have an ability to detect fat in the diet which may explain our love…
Americans Treated Suboptimally for Obstructive Lung Disease
• Respiratory Problems • Nov 02 05
Americans with asthma and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are getting suboptimal care, according to an analysis of health care delivery in communities with…
Bird flu drug combo could extend supplies
• Drug News • Nov 02 05
Doctors are saying that because of the scarcity of Tamiflu, presently being stockpiled by governments in the event of an influenza pandemic, supplies could…
Bush Asks for $7.1 Billion for ‘Super Flu’ Plan
• Public Health • Nov 01 05
President Bush asked Congress today for $7.1 billion in emergency funds to pay for a three-point “super-flu” plan to combat the threat of an…
Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with constipation may have a significant impact on absenteeism
• Bowel Problems • Nov 01 05
A new study shows that treating Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation may have a significant impact on absenteeism from work, as well as…
New way to generate genetically altered influenza virus
• Flu • Nov 01 05
In the event of an influenza pandemic, the world’s vaccine manufacturers will be in a race against time to forestall calamity.