Bush prods Congress on medical liability limits
• Public Health • Aug 25 06
President George W. Bush on Tuesday renewed his call for Congress to curb medical malpractice lawsuits and signed an executive order aimed at providing…
Scottish smoking ban hits pub drink sales -survey
• Public Health • Aug 25 06
Scotland’s five-month-old smoking ban has reduced pubs’ drink sales by over 10 percent, a trade body said on Wednesday, giving investors an indication of…
Teaching the Art of Aromatherapy to Soothe and Heal
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 25 06
A bubble bath that improves memory. A kitchen cleaner that wards off nausea and energizes. A scented handkerchief that calms a patient entering…
Scientists propose sharing genetic data on bird flu
• Flu • Aug 25 06
Leading scientists called on Thursday for the establishment of a global consortium to share genetic data from bird flu cases, deemed vital for tracking…
China faces shortage of traditional medicines
• Chinese Medicine • Aug 25 06
China is facing a shortage of herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine due to soaring demand and lack of seeds, the official Xinhua…
Childhood allergies on the rise
• Children's Health • Aug 25 06
The prevalence of childhood allergies, such as hayfever, have increased over the past decade in many countries of the world, especially among younger age…
Group asks US FDA to stop sales of hormone combo
• Drug News • Aug 23 06
U.S. health officials should halt sales of estrogen and testosterone combinations made by Solvay SA and Breckenridge Pharmaceutical to treat hot flashes, a women’s…
Cigarettes and alcohol worse than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 22 06
When it comes to danger, cigarettes and alcohol beat ecstasy, LSD and cannabis, according to a league table of the harm they cause.
The…
No matter how you do it tobacco is a killer
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 22 06
Regardless of how you do it, smoked or chewed, firsthand or secondhand, it seems all kinds of tobacco cause heart attacks.
In a large…
Childhood Sleep Apnea Linked to Brain Damage, Lower IQ
• Sleep Aid • Aug 22 06
In what is believed to be the first study showing neural changes in the brains of children with serious, untreated sleep apnea, Johns…
Chewing gum which fights tooth decay
• Dental Health • Aug 22 06
Consumers will soon be able to buy a chewing gum which contains friendly bacteria which can help prevent tooth decay.
A chemical company have…
Intestinal surgery can affect eyes years later
• Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 22 06
Surgery on the intestines can lead to the malabsorption of vitamin A, and this in turn can create eye problems years or even decades…
New warnings on ADHD drugs
• Drug Abuse • Aug 22 06
Several drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder must include new warning information about the risk of heart problems and psychotic behavior, U.S. health…
New methods for screening nanoparticles and interaction with human cells
• Public Health • Aug 22 06
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles - particles with…
Brain Swelling Key to Reducing Stroke Fatalities
• Stroke • Aug 21 06
A research team at the University of Adelaide, Australia has found a way to reduce brain swelling, the most common cause of death after…
Croatia arrests local doctor in rare bribe arrest
• Public Health • Aug 21 06
Croatian police have arrested a prominent local surgeon suspected of taking a 5,000 euro ($6,400) bribe from a patient in a rare crackdown on…
Survivors of Childhood Polio Do Well Decades Later As They Age
• Public Health • Aug 21 06
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that years after experiencing childhood polio, most survivors do not experience declines greater than expected in their elderly counterparts,…
$1M Myers Fellowship brings US research techniques to Melbourne
• Public Health • Aug 21 06
The Howard Florey Institute’s inaugural Allan and Maria Myers Travel Fellowship has been awarded to world renowned neuroscientist, Prof Gerard Shaw, from the McKnight…
Chagas’ disease needs more research attention
• Infections • Aug 18 06
The international research community needs to focus more attention on Chagas’ disease - an infectious disease that kills 50,000 people a year, states an…
All forms of tobacco use or exposure are harmful
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 18 06
All forms of tobacco exposure - smoking, chewing or inhaling second hand smoke - increase the risk of heart attack up to three times,…
Cause of Ischemic Stroke Analyzed for the First Time
• Stroke • Aug 18 06
In contrast to traditional beliefs that stroke-causing clots derived from arterial and cardiac sources are distinctly different, a new UCLA study shows they…
Nursing-Home Hospice Care Reduces End-of-Life Hospitalizations
• Public Health • Aug 18 06
Nursing-home residents in hospice care have about half the chance of being admitted to a hospital in their last 30 days of life compared…
Chinese Men Putting Wives at Risk of Early Death by Smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 18 06
Chinese men are putting their wives at increased risk of long-term illness and early death by smoking, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.
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Lessons from SARS May Help Prepare for Bird Flu
• Flu • Aug 18 06
Lessons learnt from SARS epidemics in China may help us prepare for new epidemics, such as human avian flu, say experts in this week’s…
Anthrax in Children Difficult to Detect and Treat
• Infections • Aug 18 06
Difficulties in diagnosing anthrax may lead to dangerous delays in caring for children infected with this often-deadly disease, according to a new report from…