Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06
University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times…
Leicester breakthrough in eye disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 13 06
Researchers at the University of Leicester have identified for the first time a gene which causes a distressing eye condition. Their discovery, as reported…
New observations on properties of water
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 13 06
Recent research on the properties of water reveals information relevant for cloud physics and even cryopreservation science
Experimental studies conducted by Ph.D. Anatoli Bogdan…
Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06
Tobacco company-sponsored anti-smoking advertising aimed at youths not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, according…
Study finds oysters can take heat and heavy metals, but not both
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 13 06
Pollution is bad for the sea life and so is global warming, but aquatic organisms can be resilient. However, even organisms tough enough to…
Fear of migraine destroys quality of life for men
• Migraine • Dec 11 06
The unpredictability of symptoms and apprehension associated with living with migraine is limiting mens’ lives, according to research from Griffith University’s Genomics Research Centre.
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Gas on your mind
• Brain • Dec 11 06
Scientists at the University of Leicester are to gain a greater insight into the workings of the human mind…through the study of a snail’s…
New research shows big improvement in survival after stroke
• Stroke • Dec 11 06
A new research report by The George Institute for International Health, in collaboration with Auckland City Hospital and The University of Auckland, has revealed…
Genetic Map Offers New Tool for Malaria Research
• Infections • Dec 11 06
An international research team announced today the completion of a genome-wide map that charts the genetic variability of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.…
California wildfires making children sick?
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Dec 11 06
The wildfires that swept through Southern California in 2003 may have caused wheezing and other respiratory problems in many children, even those without asthma,…
Novartis says leukemia drug helps when Gleevec fails
• Drug News • Dec 11 06
Novartis AG said on Monday its experimental leukemia drug works in about half of all patients who develop resistance to Gleevec, the leading drug…
Ireland to ban sale of cigarettes in 10-packs
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 11 06
Ireland will ban the sale of cigarettes in packs of less than 20 from May 31 in a bid to discourage children from…
Merck, Vertex leukemia drug shows promise in trial
• Cancer • • Drug News • Dec 11 06
An experimental drug from Merck & Co. showed effectiveness in treating certain types of leukemia that have proven resistant to both Novartis AG’s Gleevec…
Smokers Risk More Painful and Progressive Osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 07 06
Smokers risk more painful and progressive osteoarthritis than non-smokers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Osteoarthritis is…
New research identifies gene important for nicotine’s effects on the brain
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 05 06
New research identifies an important gene that influences several aspects of nicotine-induced behaviors in the brain. The study, funded by National Institutes of Drug…
Kids see too many anti-impotence ads: doctors
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 05 06
Children should be exposed to fewer television ads for anti-impotence drugs and need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught in general, the leading…
Pfizer stops all Torcetrapib trials
• Drug News • Dec 05 06
On December 2, 2006, FDA was notified that Pfizer will suspend a large, Phase 3 trial evaluating the investigational cardiovascular therapy torceptrapib/atorvastatin (T/A) due…
Tea aids recovery of radiation damaged skin
• Skin Care • Dec 05 06
A team of American and German researchers have discovered that tea extracts can help reduce the skin damage caused by cancer radiation therapy.
The…
Fortified Milk Reduces Morbidity in Preschool Children
• Children's Health • Dec 04 06
Consumption of milk fortified with specific micronutrients - zinc, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E - significantly reduce diarrhea and…
Smoking May Harm Male Fertility
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 06
Smoking may hamper a man’s fertility, according to a small study funded by cigarette company Philip Morris.
Scientists at the University of Buffalo…