Three more Britons die after contracting H1N1 flu
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 07 09
Three more Britons including two children have died after contracting the H1N1 flu virus, taking to seven the number of people in Britain who…
Argentines question government as flu spreads
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 07 09
Argentines are questioning the government’s handling of an H1N1 flu outbreak that has killed 60 people amid confusion over the number of cases and…
Influenza monitoring by the US military
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 07 09
The recent global swine flu outbreak has underscored the critical need for good surveillance and rapid access to epidemiological data. The US military, starting…
Low birth weight linked to long-term respiratory problems
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 07 09
Infants who weigh less than five and a half pounds at birth often enter the world with a host of medical complications, including respiratory…
Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • Jul 06 09
When left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or…
Cases of swine flu ‘could top 100,000 a day by August’
• Swine Flu • Jul 04 09
New cases of swine flu could top more than 100,000 a day by the end of August, ministers have warned, as they admitted they…
Michael Jackson Could Have Been Saved
• Public Health • Jul 04 09
Michael Jackson’s famed health guru, Deepak Chopra, tells The Daily Beast’s Gerald Posner about his grief, his own medical dealings with the singer—and how…
WHO warns swine flu ‘unstoppable’
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 04 09
The UN’s top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide…
Why Is Wal-Mart Endorsing Employer Mandated Healthcare?
• Public Health • Jul 04 09
Wal-Mart and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) sent a joint letter to President Obama on Tuesday telling him they endorse requiring large companies…
The Real Reasons We Overeat
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jul 04 09
Few would take exception to the assertion that obesity is an enormous health problem in the United States. There is less agreement, however, on…
Eating Disorders Lead to Stomach Problems
• Alternative Medicine • • Bowel Problems • • Chinese Medicine • Jul 03 09
Uncontrolled Diet
There is an ancient Chinese saying: “To let children be healthy, offer them one-third of hunger and one-third of cold.” “One-third…
Childhood Arthritis: Common but Preventable Consequence of Lyme Disease
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 03 09
When left untreated, children infected with Lyme disease can experience many severe complications as a result including arthritis, problems with the heart or central…
Tick, Tick, Tick…Lyme Season has Begun, Physician Warns
• Public Health • Jul 03 09
The persistent cool and damp weather in the Northeast this spring put many outdoor activities on hold. With the weather finally improving, many people…
Mass transit noise may threaten passengers’ hearing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Hair Loss • Jul 03 09
Noise from public transportation, especially subways, may be loud enough to harm some passengers’ hearing, a new study suggests.
The study, which measured noise…
New flu may not spread like regular flu: studies
• Flu • Jul 03 09
The new H1N1 influenza strain may be just a little less catching than seasonal flu, but seems a little better able to cause stomach…
Hong Kong finds first case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 03 09
Hong Kong’s health department said on Friday it had detected a case of human swine influenza virus that was resistant to Tamiflu, the…
Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 03 09
Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report.
Both being overweight and wetting the…
Fertility drug combo promising in older women
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • Jul 03 09
The combination of two drugs - Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age…
Drug curbs severe facial pain: study
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pain • Jul 03 09
Results of a small study suggest that the drug pregabalin (sold as Lyrica) can reduce stabbing facial pain and other symptoms stemming from a…
Anti-TNF therapy safe for rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 03 09
When used at the recommended doses, treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) drugs, a relatively new class of drugs for RA treatment does not…
Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jul 02 09
Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more…
Milk at breakfast may mean less hunger at lunch
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 02 09
Having a glass of skim milk instead of fruit juice at breakfast may help people feel more full all the way up to lunch,…
Using the Internet to help young smokers quit
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 02 09
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation…
Suicide warning issued for two anti-smoking drugs
• Drug Abuse • Jul 02 09
U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong “black box” warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the…
CPAP reduces death risk in stroke patients with OSA
• Respiratory Problems • • Stroke • Jul 02 09
The results of a new study confirm there is an increased risk of death in patients who have had a stroke and who have…