Evidence supports combination therapy for achieving remission of early rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • Jan 09 06
A chronic and potentially crippling inflammatory disorder, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progressively wears away the cartilage and bone.
Joint erosions are routinely seen within 6…
Death by drink on the rise in the UK
• Public Health • Jan 09 06
According to a new study Britain now has experienced the sharpest increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in western Europe; and that not…
Travelers in Russia warned about bird flu in Turkey
• Flu • Jan 09 06
Following the confirmation by officials that two children and one adult have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in Turkey’s capital…
New Procedure Offers Hope to Patients at High Risk for Recurrent Stroke
• Stroke • Jan 07 06
Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are the first in the New York City metropolitan area to successfully implant into the brain arteries…
Viagra packages to include anti-counterfeit tags
• Drug News • Jan 07 06
Pfizer Inc., in a move to thwart counterfeit Viagra, on Friday said it has included special radio frequency identification tags on all packages of…
Smoking parents can still keep kids from starting
• Children's Health • Jan 06 06
Parents who can’t kick the smoking habit themselves can nevertheless convince their children not to start, a new study shows.
Researchers found that a…
Scientists in uphill battle to fight bird flu
• Flu • Jan 06 06
Fighting the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is all the more difficult because experts are still figuring out how best to use Tamiflu, believed…
Risk factors for nongonococcal urethritis
• Urine Problems • Jan 06 06
Oral sex may be a risk factor for nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases affecting both men and women,…
Promising new therapy for ulcerative colitis
• Bowel Problems • Jan 06 06
For people with the chronic disease ulcerative colitis, life can be limited to few social functions and trips away from home.
A promising new…
Lipid Marker Linked to Worsening of Kidney Disease
• Urine Problems • Jan 06 06
In patients with mild to moderate kidney disease, measuring levels of a protein called apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) can accurately predict the long-term risk…
Women more vulnerable to effects of alcohol use
• Gender: Female • Jan 06 06
Although women consume less alcohol than men, they are more susceptible to some of the negative medical consequences of alcohol use, such as cirrhosis…
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak kills 11 - state media
• Infections • Jan 06 06
Four people have died in a second cholera outbreak in the last two weeks in Zimbabwe, bringing the death toll to 11, state…
Many quake survivors grapple with trauma
• Public Health • Jan 06 06
Pakistani earthquake survivor Shameen Akhtar orders her husband every day to dig up their three daughters.
The girls were killed in the October 8…
Cell phones tied to family tension
• Gender: Male • Jan 05 06
The round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study…
Teens often suffer emotional distress after injury
• Children's Health • Jan 05 06
Many teens who suffer a traumatic injury will subsequently develop mental health problems, but few will see a doctor or other health care professional…
Ariel Sharon Suffers Significant Stroke
• Stroke • Jan 05 06
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a significant hemorrhagic stroke today, according to a hospital here. He had been scheduled to undergo repair of…
Statins do not prevent cancer, study says
• Drug News • Jan 04 06
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do prevent heart attacks and may offer other health benefits, but contrary to popular belief the blockbuster drugs do not prevent…
Outcome of bleeding stroke poor with aspirin use
• Stroke • Jan 03 06
In a Finnish study of 208 patients who suffered a stroke caused by a ruptured blood vessel and bleeding in the brain, regular use…
Up to 35 children die of pneumonia in Pakistan
• Children's Health • Jan 03 06
Up to 35 children have died of pneumonia in three mountain villages in Pakistani Kashmir since last week after heavy snowfalls in which temperatures…
Cheerleading Injuries Found to Be Significant Source of Injury to Girls
• Trauma & Injuries • Jan 03 06
First-of-its-kind research conducted by staff of the Center for Injury Research and Policy in the Columbus Children’s Research Institute at Columbus Children’s Hospital…
Guidelines Needed to Help Care for Children During Emergencies
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jan 03 06
Evidence-based guidelines for the care of children in emergency situations should be developed and distributed to international relief organizations, according to researchers from the…
Crohn’s disease ups risk of intestinal cancer
• Bowel Problems • Jan 02 06
Patients with Crohn’s disease - an inflammation of the digestive tract that affects a half million Americans, many age 15 to 35 years -…