Rare sexual syndrome needs more research
• Sexual Health • Mar 24 06
Doctors called on Friday for more research into a very rare, poorly understood syndrome that is the opposite of the most common sexual…
Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk
• Public Health • Mar 23 06
Texas has begun sending undercover agents into bars to arrest drinkers for being drunk, a spokeswoman for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said on…
Smoking increases risk of impotence
• Sexual Health • Mar 23 06
Forget the Marlboro man - new research shows that smoking, often marketed as a symbol of virility, increases the risk of impotence.
“Men who…
Reebok recalls bracelets over lead poisoning
• Public Health • Mar 23 06
Reebok International is recalling about 300,000 promotional bracelets after a child reportedly died of lead poisoning after swallowing one, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Panel backs new warnings on ADHD drugs
• Drug Abuse • Mar 23 06
U.S. advisers on Wednesday called for new information about psychiatric and heart risks on the labels of attention deficit drugs but stopped short of…
Tolterodine safe in men with overactive bladder
• Urine Problems • Mar 23 06
Tolterodine treatment, sold in the US under the name of Detro, is part of a class of medications called antimuscarinics, which prevent bladder contractions,…
Artificial bone generated by computer
• Public Health • Mar 23 06
This technology takes its lead from nature: Bones are masterpieces of lightweight construction that can withstand immense stresses.
Under the hard external layer sits…
Nexium Can Reduce Stomach Ulcer in High Risk Patients
• Bowel Problems • Mar 23 06
Results from two clinical trials, to be published in the April 2006 edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, indicate that NEXIUM® (esomeprazole magnesium)…
Early diagnosis important in muscle disorder
• Children's Health • Mar 23 06
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of dermatomyositis (JDM) in children is important, researchers report. Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disorder in which the immune system…
Experts seek to contain Azeri bird flu outbreak
• Flu • Mar 23 06
A bird flu outbreak in Azerbaijan that has killed five young people seems to have stabilized, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday,…
The birth of words: Ten-month-olds learn words through perceptual salience
• Children's Health • Mar 22 06
Infants are listening and learning their first words as young as 10 months, but they are only learning the words for objects that are…
Bird flu can’t spread easily in humans
• Flu • Mar 22 06
Scientists said on Wednesday they may have uncovered why the H5N1 avian flu that is so lethal in birds has not been able to…
Children’s earliest words stem from what interests them
• Children's Health • Mar 22 06
A child’s first word is always a time for celebration. Whether it’s “ma,” “da,” or “cookie,” the fact that your child has begun to…
Newly identified human bocavirus may be associated with pneumonia
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 22 06
The newly identified human bocavirus was found in nearly 5 percent of pneumonia patients in rural Thailand, mostly in very young children. Researchers from…
Older women most successful at quitting smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 22 06
Women who are 65 years old or older are better at quitting smoking than their male counterparts, and new findings show the older men…
Poor nations need help fighting bird flu
• Flu • Mar 22 06
Fewer than three dozen nations are capable of the early detection and quick response needed to contain rapidly spreading bird flu and other viruses…
Africa must do more to fight TB
• Public Health • Mar 22 06
Africa has reacted too slowly to tuberculosis, an infectious disease that kills thousands of people with HIV and AIDS on the continent every year,…
Study confirms that the children with dental decay are not underweight in comparison to their peers
• Children's Health • Mar 22 06
New evidence from pediatric dentists at the University at Buffalo has shown that, contrary to previous findings, most young children with decayed “baby” teeth…
Penile surgery effective for neurologic impairment
• Urine Problems • Mar 21 06
Surgical implant of a penile prosthesis to treat erectile dysfunction or urinary incontinence can be safely performed in neurologically impaired patients, according to a…
U.S. screening for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in migratory birds
• Flu • Mar 21 06
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns, Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton and Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt have moved to…
ADHD drug use in US rose among ages 20-44: study
• Drug News • Mar 21 06
The use of attention deficit drugs rose nearly 19 percent among adults between the ages 20 to 44 in 2005, while the use of…
Stigma, denial delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis: survey
• Neurology • Mar 21 06
Concern over stigma and denial can delay the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease for years, which means that patients do not receive treatment that could…
Mammography rates better with shared care
• Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 21 06
If follow-up mammography is an indicator of quality breast cancer care, then older survivors who receive shared care-provided by both a primary care physician…
Finasteride combined with oral contraceptives may improve female hair loss
• Gender: Female • Mar 21 06
Finasteride, a medication approved to treat hair loss in men, may also improve the condition in women when combined with oral contraceptives, according to…
Discovery of Pivotal Pathway to Regulating Inflammatory Arthritis
• Arthritis • Mar 21 06
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered that blocking an intracellular signaling enzyme in a key pathway…