Study Points to Better Numbing Medicine for Kids Getting IV Sticks
• Children's Health • Jul 31 06
When a child needs to be treated with IVs, numbing the skin in advance can help ease or eliminate the pain of needle insertion,…
Magnetic stimulation of brain aids stroke recovery
• Stroke • Jul 31 06
Strong magnetic fields applied to the head can help stroke patients whose movements are impaired, researchers report.
The procedure is called repetitive transcranial magnetic…
FDA, Barr to meet on “morning-after pill” status
• Drug News • Jul 31 06
U.S. health regulators will meet immediately with Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. about the over-the-counter status of the Plan B contraceptive known as the “morning-after pill,”…
FDA warns against use of high-strength hydrogen peroxide to treat serious diseases
• Drug News • Jul 31 06
The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. has issued a warning against drinking or injecting high-strength hydrogen peroxide products to treat serious diseases…
New Treatment for Age Related Macular Degeneration
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 28 06
Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently began offering a new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that may improve, and in some cases restore,…
Teen in Thailand dies from bird flu caught from fighting cockrel
• Flu • Jul 28 06
A teenage boy has become the first victim in over seven months to die of bird flu in Thailand.
The World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Play in Early Childhood Helps Stunted Children
• Children's Health • Jul 28 06
Effects of psychosocial stimulation and dietary supplementation in early childhood on psychosocial functioning in late adolescence: follow-up of randomised controlled trial BMJ Online First
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Police arrest “Viagra gang” suspect
• Drug Abuse • Jul 28 06
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing anti-impotence drugs from dozens of pharmacies in the past year and were seeking his accomplice…
Honey more effective than antibiotics
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 27 06
A household remedy millennia old is being reinstated: honey helps the treatment of some wounds better than the most modern antibiotics.
For several years…
How much and what the eye tells the brain
• Neurology • Jul 27 06
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human retina can transmit visual input at about the same rate as…
New Formulations Improve Sunscreen Effectiveness
• Dermatology • Jul 27 06
First developed in 1928, sunscreen continues to evolve as research yields new insight into the best ways to protect the skin from the damage…
Teen in Thailand dies from bird flu caught from fighting cockrel
• Flu • Jul 27 06
A teenage boy has become the first victim in over seven months to die of bird flu in Thailand.
The World Health Organisation (WHO)…
A Balancing Act: Hormones and the Skin
• Skin Care • Jul 27 06
Throughout her life, a woman may blame many things on her hormones: unpredictable emotions, weight gain and even changes in her skin, hair and…
New group B strep test for newborn babies approved
• Drug News • Jul 27 06
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new test studied at the University of Florida that could lead to better screening for…
Simple policies could control a smallpox epidemic
• Infections • Jul 27 06
A series of simple public health policies would be able to effectively contain the spread of smallpox if it were released into a population,…
COX-2 inhibitors prescribed to reduce gastrointestinal toxicity prior to the market withdrawals
• Drug News • Jul 27 06
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been the most popular treatment for arthritis - despite their association with gastrointestinal (GI) complications, including bleeding ulcers and…
New sunscreen protects against both UVA and UVB rays
• Public Health • Jul 27 06
People will now be able to get better protection from the sun with a new sunscreen recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug…
Babies finding early voice through sign language
• Children's Health • Jul 27 06
Nine-month-old Alexandra lets her mother know when she is hungry. Andrew, 11 months, makes it clear he wants some milk.
They may be too…
Improving Adolescent Nutrition in Bangladesh and Tanzania
• Children's Health • Jul 26 06
While a great deal of research has been conducted on child and adult malnutrition in developing countries, there are only a handful of studies…
Low-dose Glaxo bird flu vaccine seen ready in 2007
• Drug News • Jul 26 06
A bird flu vaccine for humans that uses only a very low dose of active ingredient has proved effective in clinical tests and could…
Improving Livestock Trade and Human Livelihoods in Africa
• Public Health • Jul 26 06
In many parts of Africa, livestock are not only a source of food, but also an underutilized trading commodity. Working with international and…
Response to overdose among injection drug users
• Drug Abuse • Jul 26 06
Intravenous drug users are likely to experience or witness a drug overdose, but they don’t know how to deal with one when it happens.
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Midlife physical activity and mobility in older age
• Public Health • Jul 26 06
More physical activity in midlife translates to more physical mobility in old age, researchers conclude in a new study of older adults living in…
Simple test spots athletes at risk of ankle sprains
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 26 06
A simple test - basically standing on one leg with eyes closed - can help identify whether or not an athlete is at risk…
WHO to observe Chinese tests on 2003 bird flu case
• Flu • Jul 26 06
China has invited UN experts to observe its tests to verify findings by eight Chinese scientists that a man who died in late 2003…