Vitamin A Deficiency Linked to Major Intestinal Surgery
• Surgery • Jun 14 06
Major intestinal surgery, including stomach reduction for obesity, may boost the chances of subsequent vitamin A deficiency, suggests a small study published ahead of…
Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
• Alternative Medicine • Jun 14 06
Evidence suggests acupuncture reduces the symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a Mayo Clinic study.
Fibromyalgia is a disorder considered disabling by many, and is…
Non-Hispanic Blacks Have Best Hearing in U.S.
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 14 06
Non-Hispanic black adults in the U.S. have on average the best hearing of the three most prevalent race-ethnic groups in the nation, a new…
A Sweet Solution for Alzheimer’s Disease?
• Neurology • Jun 13 06
Certain variants of a simple sugar ameliorate Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. Although the new studies are…
New Study Helps Stroke Patients Walk Correctly Again
• Stroke • Jun 13 06
For patients who have experienced a stroke, learning to walk again can be challenging, but even with rehabilitation, walking correctly is even more difficult.…
UK scientists call for more research into bird flu
• Flu • Jun 13 06
British scientists called on Tuesday for more research into how avian flu is spread from wild birds to domestic poultry.
The proposal is among…
Novartis diabetes drug effective in combo study
• Drug News • Jun 13 06
Vildagliptin, an investigational diabetes drug made by Novartis AG, significantly reduced blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes when given in combination…
Lung Function Test Underused in Patients with COPD
• Respiratory Problems • Jun 12 06
At least two thirds of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do not receive lung function testing that is recommended for the accurate…
Gene Mutation May Influence Age at Onset of Parkinson’s Disease
• Neurology • Jun 12 06
The number of mutations in a gene previously found to be associated with early-onset Parkinson’s disease may influence the age at which the condition…
Wife pays her husband 1,000 USD to have his baby
• Public Health • Jun 12 06
Young Russian woman Marina always considered she was unlucky in every period of her life. Being a child, she fractured her arm three times…
For some women, exercise lessons menopause symptoms
• Menopause • Jun 12 06
Once at the mercy of hourly hot flashes, Margaret Corino has been keeping them at bay with regular trips to the gym.
When the…
FDA cracks down on fake drugs
• Drug News • Jun 12 06
A draft policy from the FDA’s counterfeit drug task force, concerns drugs marketed in the United States that do not have required FDA approval…
Coffee may lower alcohol-related liver disease
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 12 06
Coffee may help protect against the development of cirrhosis of the liver as a result of heavy drinking, new research suggests. Even so, say…
Migraine Headaches & Sexual Desire May be Linked
• Headaches • Jun 09 06
Contrary to the popular cliche, “Not tonight, I have a headache,” new research suggests that not all headache sufferers avoid sexual activity. In fact,…
Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis Infection
• Infections • Jun 09 06
Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered one way that a hardy disease-causing bacteria could be surviving in the lungs of chronically infected cystic fibrosis…
School anti-bullying programs work: study
• Children's Health • Jun 09 06
School programs that aim to stop bullying do work, but they need to be a long-term part of the curriculum, new research suggests.
In…
Breast milk eases addicted newborns’ withdrawal
• Children's Health • Jun 09 06
Babies of drug-dependent mothers are born with the same addiction, and have to go through withdrawal. The severity of symptoms is reduced, Australian researchers…
Mild lipid abnormalities common before arthritis
• Arthritis • Jun 09 06
During the years leading up to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, levels of cholesterol and other blood fats are often abnormal, investigators in the…
Idaho’s first case of West Nile virus for 2006
• Infections • Jun 09 06
West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes from Gem County on May 31, prompting health officials to remind people to ‘Fight the Bite’ of…
Leading medical ethicist says legalise all euthanasia
• Public Health • Jun 08 06
A leading medical ethicist in the UK says voluntary and non-voluntary euthanasia should be legalised in Britain.
Professor Len Doyal, Emeritus Professor of Medical…
Road deaths a global epidemic, says report
• Public Health • Jun 08 06
Road deaths are a global epidemic on the scale of malaria and tuberculosis and world leaders must do more to address the issue, a…
Unbelievable - three die from tuberculosis in the UK
• Public Health • Jun 08 06
Unbelievable though it may seem in this day and age, three elderly people living in a home for the aged have apparently died of…
Dancing helps boys with ADHD
• Children's Health • Jun 08 06
Dance therapy can be a successful method for reaching children and adolescents with problems. This has been shown in a research project at Karlstad…
Lawsuits filed over Lipitor side effects
• Drug News • Jun 08 06
Two men who believe they suffered lasting muscle damage from taking the popular anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor are suing medication’s maker, Pfizer Inc., claiming the…
Hypnosis may improve irritable bowel disorder
• Bowel Problems • Jun 08 06
The severity of symptoms and the quality of life for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) improve substantially with hypnotherapy, according to a new…