Take Medications as Directed, Reduce Overall Healthcare Costs
• Public Health • Feb 09 06
Spend the money on medications now and save close to $4,000 in annual healthcare costs.
So says a new study of older adults who…
U.S. reviewing safety of Bayer heart-surgery drug
• Drug Abuse • Feb 09 06
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged doctors to limit the use of Bayer AG’s Trasylol heart-surgery drug while the agency reviews…
Saw palmetto does nothing for enlarged prostates
• Urine Problems • Feb 09 06
Saw palmetto berry extract, an herbal supplement used by millions of men to treat the bothersome symptoms of an enlarged prostate, is largely ineffective…
UK reports third ‘mad cow’ case from transfusion
• Infections • Feb 09 06
A third case of variant-CJD - the human form of mad cow disease - associated with a blood transfusion has recently been diagnosed in…
Sex: It’s costly but worth it. Just ask a microbe
• Sexual Health • Feb 08 06
The next time you mutter about the high cost of relationship maintenance, take comfort in knowing that microbes share your pain. In the first…
Tiniest babies can become functional young adults
• Children's Health • Feb 08 06
Once they reach their early 20s, people who were born at extremely low birthweight (ELBW) in the late 1970s and 1980s have almost as…
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical announce availability of 2 mg Abilify (aripiprazole)
• Drug News • Feb 08 06
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced two newly available options of Abilify (aripiprazole) - a 2 mg tablet strength and…
FDA grants fast track status for ViroPharma’s Maribavir
• Drug News • Feb 08 06
ViroPharma Incorporated has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for maribavir, an oral antiviral drug candidate…
New technology for accelerating development of vaccines against H5N1 flu
• Flu • Feb 08 06
Technology that enables scientists to identify targets for the development of vaccines against viruses such as H5N1 in weeks rather than months has entered…
Women more sensitive to pain during periods of low estrogen
• Pain • Feb 08 06
Several recent studies have found that women are more sensitive to pain during periods of low estrogen.
Now researchers are going one step further…
Discovery of the molecular mechanism that inhibits HCV replication in vitro
• Infections • Feb 08 06
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 170 million people worldwide and leads to both acute and chronic liver diseases. Since its discovery…
Low-Fat Diet Has Little Effect on Reducing Risk of Breast Cancer
• Dieting • Feb 08 06
A major study that includes nearly 50,000 women followed over 8 years indicates that a diet low in fat, but high in fruit, vegetables…
Merck rushed unsafe Vioxx to market, lawyer argues
• Drug News • Feb 08 06
Merck & Co. Inc. rushed the painkiller Vioxx to market despite knowing its potential health dangers, an attorney said on Monday in opening arguments…
Some kids gain weight after adenotonsillectomy
• Children's Health • Feb 08 06
After having their tonsils and adenoids out because of obstructed breathing during sleep, some children tend to become overweight. The reason may be a…
Anticholinergic drugs may lead to mild mental impairment in elderly
• Drug News • Feb 07 06
Anticholinergic drugs may lead to mild cognitive (mental) impairment in elderly people, finds a study published online by the British Medical Journal.
These drugs…
Poor kidney function ups death risk in heart failure
• Urine Problems • Feb 07 06
Impaired kidney function raises the risk of death and hospital admission in patients with chronic heart failure, even among those patients with fairly…
Levitra effective for ED due to spinal cord injury
• Neurology • Feb 07 06
The impotence drug Levitra is helpful for men who have erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by spinal cord injury, according to a report in the…
Alzheimer disease has a genetic cause in up to 80 percent of cases
• Neurology • Feb 07 06
Alzheimer disease has a genetic cause in up to 80 percent of cases, according to a University of Southern California- led study of nearly…
Poverty early in life may set into motion a consistent pattern of antisocial behaviours
• Children's Health • Feb 07 06
Children in low-income families start off with higher levels of antisocial behaviour than children from more advantaged households. And if the home remains poor…
Alzheimer’s highly inherited, twins study finds
• Neurology • Feb 07 06
The largest study to date of twins and Alzheimer’s disease indicates that inheritance may play a role in nearly 80 percent of cases, researchers…
Teens fight less if they think parents disapprove
• Children's Health • Feb 07 06
Adolescents who get the message from their parents that violence is not an acceptable way to resolve conflict are less likely to get into…
Call for public health intervention to treat young injection drug users infected with the hepatitis
• Public Health • Feb 07 06
In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, scientists from New York City, Baltimore, Seattle, and San Diego called for an…
French face transplant woman grateful for new life
• Surgery • Feb 07 06
The Frenchwoman who underwent the world’s first partial face transplant said on Monday she was grateful to now have a face “like everybody else”…
Injury risks posed by paper shredders
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 07 06
As our environments change over time with technology, pediatric emergency specialists are continuously challenged to observe possible trends and prevent more injuries by educating…
Xenical OTC
• Drug News • Feb 07 06
The FDA’s approval of the weight loss drug Xenical as an over-the-counter medication will be a boon to its manufacturer, but a potential problem…