Vietnam detects 3 cases of drug-resistant swine flu
• Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Vietnam has detected three cases of swine flu that were resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, but an expert said there was no evidence…
Sickest swine flu patients require heroic measures
• Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Once swine flu patients are sick enough to need hospital care, they decline very fast, requiring ventilators and advanced treatments that quickly strain scarce…
Critical illness from 2009 H1N1 in Mexico associated with high fatality rate
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Critical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had…
H1N1 critical illness can occur rapidly; predominantly affects young patients
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low…
Prediction model superior to traditional criteria in bladder treatment decision
• Surgery • • Urine Problems • Oct 12 09
A statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy. The analysis,…
Dyslexia varies across language barriers
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Oct 12 09
Chinese-speaking children with dyslexia have a disorder that is distinctly different, and perhaps more complicated and severe, than that of English speakers. Those differences…
Six steps to diagnosing Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 10 09
If a parent or other family member has started to show signs of dementia or possible Alzheimer’s disease, you may feel overwhelmed and unable…
‘Swine Flu Parties’ Or Intentionally Catching H1N1 a Very Bad Idea, Says Expert
• Swine Flu • Oct 09 09
The idea is too risky and acting on it could compromise public health – yet talk continues of “swine-flu parties,” where people intentionally mix…
Award Recognizes 30 Years of Anti-smoking Work
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 09 09
An international award has today been given to the University of Adelaide’s Professor Konrad Jamrozik, who has spent the past 30 years campaigning against…
Canada bans fruit-flavored cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 09 09
Canada has banned the manufacture, importation and sale of most flavored cigarettes and small cigars, which have been slammed as little more than an…
Swine flu sent more Australia, NZ patients to ICU
• Swine Flu • Oct 09 09
Swine flu sent 722 people into intensive care units during the winter months in Australia and New Zealand, far more than during a normal…
US flu study confirms H1N1 more serious in youth
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 09 09
A study of people who became seriously ill and died with the new pandemic swine flu confirms it is hitting a younger population than…
How do you know you have the flu?
• Flu • Oct 09 09
Vaccination programs against H1N1 swine flu are under way in the United States, China and Australia and will begin soon in parts of Europe.
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Britain to start swine flu vaccinations this month
• Flu • • Public Health • Oct 08 09
Britain will start a mass vaccination programme against the deadly H1N1 swine flu before the end of the month and hospital patients will…
Long-term risks of Viagra® use unclear
• Drug Abuse • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Oct 08 09
The popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra® is associated with a number of side effects, but data on long-term harms are still lacking, according to…
Walking helpful after a stroke: research
• Stroke • Oct 08 09
People who suffer a stroke can substantially improve their ability to get around independently if they take walks a few times a week,…
Scientists take step toward simple and portable tuberculosis tests for developing world
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 08 09
Two billion people worldwide carry the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), and most of them do not even know they are infected. This is…
Elderly immune system needs a boost
• Immunology • Oct 08 09
Elderly cancer patients need a combination of treatments tailor-made to their specific needs to successfully combat the disease. The challenge is to boost their…
Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing
• Obesity • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 08 09
Overweight individuals are not just at greater risk of having sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB), they are also likely to suffer greater consequences, according to new research.
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Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Oct 08 09
Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new…
Calling All Smokers: Cell Phones Could Help You Quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 07 09
Hooked on your cell phone and cigarettes? Fortunately, your mobile device could help you kick the nicotine habit, according to a new review from…
Exercise Training After Stroke Helps Patients Walk Faster, Longer
• Neurology • • Stroke • Oct 07 09
An updated Cochrane review finds that stroke patients who participate in a post-stroke walking program walk faster, longer and more independently than non-exercisers.
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Genetic mutation a strong indicator of age-related hearing loss risk
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 07 09
Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new…
Health in low-income countries: Outsourcing and cash incentives may help
• Public Health • Oct 07 09
Contracting private providers of healthcare services and giving cash incentives to patients are two strategies that have been proposed to increase access to healthcare…
Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis work, but which is best?
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 07 09
More studies that directly compare the effectiveness of different biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are needed, say Cochrane Researchers. The researchers reviewed all…