Quitting Smoking Improves Lung Function Considerably
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 14 06
For smokers with asthma, quitting smoking can improve lung function test scores by more than 15 percent in less than two months.
The findings…
What’s Wrong with Selling Kidneys?
• Public Health • Jul 14 06
Doctors in this week’s BMJ debate the issue of selling kidneys.
A personal view article, published earlier this month, asked what’s wrong with a…
People with Sweet Tooth Eat More Fruit
• Dental Health • Jul 13 06
People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to…
Bayer’s takeover offer for Schering AG complete
• Drug News • Jul 13 06
Bayer’s public takeover offer for Schering AG has been completed. Following expiration of the additional acceptance period, Bayer now has control of 92.4 percent…
Diuretic use implicated in gout attacks
• Arthritis • Jul 13 06
Taking a diuretic or ‘water pill’ for heart failure or to lower blood pressure seems to more than triple the risk of suffering recurrent…
Multiple mutations in Indonesian bird flu strain
• Flu • Jul 13 06
Multiple mutations have been found in the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed seven family members in Indonesia although scientists are unsure of their…
Roche wins rights to two Tamiflu Web sites
• Public Health • Jul 13 06
Swiss drugmaker Roche won the rights on Thursday to two Tamiflu-related Web sites in the 32nd dispute resolved by the United Nations on Web…
Online sexual enhancement products risky: FDA
• Drug News • Jul 13 06
Some sexual enhancement products sold on the Internet contain the same ingredients as prescription drugs such as Viagra and are not only illegal but…
Dietary fish oils may lower risk of eye disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 13 06
Contrary to some past studies, new research suggests that intake of fatty acids found in fish may help prevent age-related maculopathy, a deterioration of…
FDA approves Atripla for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults
• Drug News • Jul 13 06
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences have announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of Atripla (efavirenz 600 mg/ emtricitabine 200…
Warning Signs for Potential Re-Abuse of Children Identified
• Children's Health • Jul 13 06
Doctors have identified a set of warning signs that could increase an abused child’s risk of further abuse.
The findings are based on evidence…
Lack of sleep associated with obesity in both children and adults
• Sleep Aid • Jul 12 06
Research by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that sleep deprivation is associated with an almost a two-fold increased risk…
Dental “grills” hard on the teeth and gums
• Dental Health • Jul 12 06
Dental grills may bring a lot of “bling” to a smile, but wearing these devices can cause lasting damage, warns Dr. Matt Messina, consumer…
Children with chronic otitis media have biofilms in their middle ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jul 12 06
Direct evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of children who suffer from chronic ear infections, according to a…
Cut Your Risk of Kidney Stones This Summer
• Urine Problems • Jul 12 06
Think summer and you might think cookouts and baseball. You probably don’t think about kidney stones - but you should. Kidney stones are more…
Practice builds brain connections for babies learning language, how to speak
• Brain • Jul 11 06
Experience, as the old saying goes, is the best teacher. And experience seems to play an important early role in how infants learn to…
Emphasis on Performance Measures May Lead to Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 11 06
Patients with suspected pneumonia may receive antibiotics unnecessarily as a result of hospital and physician efforts to meet certain performance measures. The Centers for…
Improving Outcomes for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
• Neurology • Jul 11 06
Patients with Parkinson’s disease who are undergoing a treatment known as deep brain stimulation may benefit from the direct involvement of a neurologist with…
First trial to investigate effects of cannabinoids on progression of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Jul 11 06
Clinicians from across the UK have now embarked on the world’s first trial to investigate whether cannabis derivatives could play a role in slowing…
Healthier lifestyles may reduce women’s stroke risk
• Stroke • Jul 11 06
Women who abstain from smoking, drink alcohol moderately, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight for their height and eat a healthy diet are less…
Preventing gum disease would save teeth and money
• Dental Health • Jul 11 06
Severe gum disease is associated with increased health care costs for not only dental care but also inpatient hospital care, according to a…
FDA says open to more flexible clinical trials
• Drug News • Jul 11 06
U.S. regulators are preparing guidelines telling drug makers how they can streamline the testing of experimental medicines by conducting more flexible clinical trials, a…
Emphysema less severe in black smokers: study
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 11 06
Emphysema is less severe in black smokers than in their white counterparts, researchers reported on Monday.
This suggests that blacks respond differently to cigarette…
Roswell Park research aids development of myeloma drug
• Drug News • Jul 11 06
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) researchers played a leading role in clinical studies which led to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of…
Smoking Increase Risk of age-related macular degeneration
• Neurology • Jul 11 06
Researchers in Boston studied elderly male twins and found that those who smoke or have a history of smoking had an increased risk of…