Raspberries - a better source of antioxidants
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 31 06
Antioxidants are believed to have substantial health benefits and raspberries in particular are a good source. In fact, raspberries may have 10 times more…
Weight-bearing Sports Build Bone Strength in Girls
• Children's Health • Mar 31 06
For adolescent girls, sports such as soccer - which combines weight-bearing exercise with repetitive impact from running and jumping - have the greatest effect…
Malaria, mosquitoes and man - breaking a deadly cycle
• Infections • Mar 31 06
Malaria kills a child every thirty seconds in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to recent estimates. It is a huge problem currently threatening over 40% of…
FDA Approves Relenza for Prevention of Seasonal Flu
• Drug News • Mar 31 06
The FDA, which had already approved Relenza (zanamivir for inhalation) for treatment of seasonal flu, has okayed it for prevention as well in adults…
Full-scale experiment designed to bring about tooth decay
• Dental Health • Mar 31 06
In 1947-1949 a group of mental patients in Sweden were used as subjects in a full-scale experiment designed to bring about tooth decay. They…
Hormone Can Predict Hypertension and Potential Death Or Survival
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 31 06
Measuring levels of a hormone called brain natriuretic peptide in individuals with serious lung disease can predict the presence of pulmonary hypertension and…
Woman Shares Personal Story of Clinical Trials Participation
• Gender: Female • Mar 31 06
Before the 1990s, women were excluded from most major medical research studies. The exclusion was based on liability concerns and a historical belief by…
Health experts meet in Asia to discuss preventing deadly childhood diseases
• Children's Health • Mar 30 06
The deadly diseases pneumonia and meningitis kill an estimated 1.8 million children under the age of 5 years across the globe every year. Of…
GlaxoSmithKline announces start of clinical trials to test two pandemic vaccines against the H5N1
• Drug News • Mar 30 06
GlaxoSmithKline has announced the start of an international clinical trial program to test two pandemic vaccines against the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza…
Teens life quality affected by a lack of sleep
• Children's Health • Mar 29 06
According to a new survey of teenagers across the U.S., many of them are losing out on quality of life because of a lack…
Student-Led Research Suggests Video Games Play Role in Pain Relief
• Pain • Mar 29 06
A group of Wheeling Jesuit University undergraduate students report that playing sports and fighting video games produces a dramatic level of pain distraction.
“Our…
Bird flu hits India again
• Flu • Mar 29 06
Officials in India say seven new cases of bird flu have been reported in the western state of Maharashtra, the site of two earlier…
First U.S. Trial of DMD Gene Therapy Under Way
• Genetics • Mar 29 06
The first U.S. human gene therapy trial directed at Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was launched yesterday at Columbus (Ohio) Children’s Hospital, the Muscular Dystrophy…
EMLA cream effective for premature ejaculation
• Urine Problems • Mar 28 06
EMLA, an anesthetic cream, is effective in treating premature ejaculation, according to a report by researchers in Turkey.
“Topical EMLA cream alone seems…
Regulation needed for fertility industry: expert
• Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 28 06
Fertility treatment is a multibillion-dollar global industry that needs regulation to protect infertile couples and assure equal access to treatment, a leading American economist…
Advair may improve COPD survival: clinical trial
• Drug News • Mar 28 06
Advair improves survival rates for patients with chronic obstruction pulmonary disorder (COPD), the drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s announced on Tuesday, but the improvement fell just…
Mononucleosis increases risk of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Mar 28 06
Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), resulting in infectious mononucleosis, which primarily effects adolescents and young adults, more than doubles the risk of developing multiple…
Flu vaccination program could save more than 6,500 lives
• Flu • Mar 28 06
To increase influenza vaccinations rates among the elderly - those ages 65 and over who are at high risk for influenza-related mortality - the…
Ocean Vesivirus found in human blood samples
• Infections • Mar 28 06
A virus of ocean origin that can cause a range of diseases in several animal species has been found in human blood samples. The…
Sweden finds mink infected with bird flu virus
• Flu • Mar 28 06
Swedish veterinarians have identified a mink with an aggressive form of the H5 bird flu virus and had the mammal put down, the National…
Study shows patients regain hand function when given cortical stimulation with rehab
• Neurology • Mar 28 06
Sending tiny electric pulses to a part of the brain controlling motor function helps ischemic stroke survivors regain partial use of a weakened hand,…
Tobacco plants being used to produce human albumin
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 28 06
Human serum albumin (HSA) is the intravenous protein most commonly used in the world for therapeutic ends. It is employed to stabilise blood volume…
Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome - new syndrome in women not much fun!
• Sexual Health • Mar 27 06
A new syndrome affecting women has been identified by doctors; the sexual condition tentatively named ‘Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome’, (PSAS), has as its primary…
Infant snoring may harm cognitive development
• Children's Health • Mar 24 06
Infants who snore so loudly that they wake themselves have lower scores on standardized mental development tests, a study shows. The study also hints…
Risky sex more likely for young men with positive body images
• Sexual Health • Mar 24 06
Young men who feel good about their looks are more likely than their peers with a less positive body image to engage in risky…