Pediatricians not doing enough to stop parental smoking
• Children's Health • Aug 31 06
Parental smoking is a pediatrician’s business, experts say, yet many are reluctant to tell parents to stop smoking and offer little support for efforts…
Solution to Bacterial Mystery Promises New Drugs
• Drug News • Aug 31 06
A 25-year quest to identify the first biochemical step that many disease-causing bacteria use to build their membranes has led to a discovery that…
Fruit and veggie juice help prevent Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Aug 31 06
A new study suggests that drinking fruit and vegetable juices frequently may significantly cut the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers in the United…
Acupuncture relieves chronic low back pain
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 31 06
The largest study to date of acupuncture for chronic low back pain has found the treatment eases the pain, improves back function and is…
Jawbone trouble rare with osteoporosis drugs
• Gender: Female • Aug 31 06
Despite reports about the risk of jawbone deterioration among individuals taking certain osteoporosis drugs, most patients are not at risk, according to the latest…
New microchip enables quick diagnosis of flu strains
• Flu • Aug 30 06
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may…
Researchers say cut bird flu deaths by transfusions
• Flu • Aug 30 06
Scientists in the U.S. say that research suggests that transfusions of blood products might help to cut deaths in the event of a bird…
British tourist in Hong Kong has mad cow disease
• Infections • Aug 30 06
A British tourist in Hong Kong has been struck down with what appears to be mad cow disease.
The 23-year-old man who was visiting…
Blacks less apt to respond to hepatitis C therapy
• Infections • Aug 30 06
African American adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are less likely to respond to standard combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin, a…
COPD affects up to 1 in 10 adults over age 40
• Respiratory Problems • Aug 30 06
Worldwide, up to 10 percent of adults aged 40 and older have lung impairment consistent with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to…
Elderly patients at risk of malnourishment
• Public Health • Aug 30 06
Elderly patients in hospital are at risk of becoming malnourished because nurses do not have enough time to help with feeding, Age Concern said…
Ortho-McNeil to lower the price of contraceptive pills and patches
• Drug News • Aug 30 06
Ortho-McNeil - which supplies contraceptives to the majority of family planning clinics nationwide - on Thursday announced it will lower the price of its…
Common Sleep Disorder Hinders School Performance
• Children's Health • Aug 28 06
A good night’s sleep is critical to doing well in school because your child will be rested and can pay more attention in class…
Age-related hearing loss may be genetic
• Genetics • Aug 28 06
Researchers at the University of Antwerp have discovered that hearing loss is linked to flaws in a specific gene.
Hearing loss is very common…
Vietnam fights bird flu yet again
• Flu • Aug 28 06
Animal health officials in Vietnam say they have detected the H5N1 bird flu virus on a small duck farm, this second case within a…
Computer Assisted Neuro-Rehabilitation Devices Way of the Future
• Neurology • Aug 28 06
After experiencing a stroke or brain injury, the simplest movements like putting one foot in front of the other or lifting an arm to…
British babies to get vaccine against meningitis
• Infections • Aug 28 06
Babies in the UK will soon be given a vaccination against the pneumococcal disease meningitis as part and parcel of the standard infant immunisation…
Physical rehab helpful for teens with scoliosis
• Children's Health • Aug 28 06
A program of physical rehabilitation can improve lung function in adolescents with scoliosis, researchers in Brazil report.
Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of…
Switch off TV and switch on your memory
• Brain • Aug 28 06
Turning off the television, picking up a crossword and eating more fish could be the key to a better memory, an Australian survey has…
Why Are So Many People Dying on Everest?
• Public Health • Aug 25 06
Why are so many people dying on Mount Everest, asks doctor and climber, Andrew Sutherland in this week’s BMJ?
It used to be thought…
Researchers Restore Memory Lost in Mice With Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Aug 25 06
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have successfully restored normal memory and synaptic function in mice suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published…
Preventive Measures May Reduce Risk of Jawbone Deterioration in Women Taking Osteoporosis Drugs
• Gender: Female • Aug 25 06
Media reports on a connection between certain bone-strengthening drugs and the death of bone tissue in the jaw have raised concerns for many women,…
Scientists Learn More About How Roughage Keeps You “Regular”
• Dieting • Aug 25 06
If you ever wondered just how a high-fiber diet helps keep you, well, “regular,” scientists may have the answer.
Their results suggest that as…
Study Demonstrates Effect of Helmet Laws
• Public Health • Aug 25 06
According to a study by Jeffrey Coben, M.D., a researcher at West Virginia University, states that do not require motorcycle riders and passengers to…
One in 10 teenage girls self-harm, study shows
• Children's Health • Aug 25 06
One in 10 teenage girls deliberately harm themselves each year and the problem is far more widespread than previously thought, according to a study…