No link seen between painkillers, enlarged prostate
• Urine Problems • Apr 05 12
In contrast to some recent research, a new study finds no evidence that men who use aspirin or ibuprofen are at any lower risk…
New batch of fake Avastin reached U.S. via Britain
• Drug Abuse • Apr 05 12
A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped through Britain by UK-based middlemen,…
Heightened sensitivity to cheap, high-calorie food is linked with obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 05 12
Obesity is increasing worldwide in adults and children and is currently viewed by many as one of the most serious threats to public health.…
WTO dents U.S. ban on clove cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 12
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dealt a blow to a U.S. law barring the sale of clove-flavored cigarettes to discourage children from smoking,…
Ammonia used in many foods, not just “pink slime”
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 05 12
Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub “pink…
Abbott hepatitis C combo impressive in small study
• Infections • Apr 05 12
A combination of experimental oral hepatitis C treatments being developed by Abbott Laboratories led to cure rates higher than 90 percent in previously untreated…
How fat are your lab mice?
• Fat, Dietary • Apr 04 12
Researchers are increasingly aware that fat in some parts of the body is more harmful than fat in other places. To help determine how…
Red wine, fruit compound could help block fat cell formation
• Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 04 12
A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow…
Step stool helps shorter rescuers do better CPR
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Apr 04 12
Amid all the technology used in hospitals to keep critically ill people alive, doctors are looking at whether the low-tech step stool can make…
Common antibiotics tied to eye emergencies: study
• Drug Abuse • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 04 12
A common class of antibiotics was linked to a higher risk of so-called retinal detachment - when the light-sensitive tissue in the eye separates…
Whooping cough vaccine fades in pre-teens: study
• Children's Health • • Infections • Apr 04 12
During a whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, immunized children between eight and 12 years old were more likely to catch the bacterial…
Marijuana advocates vow to reopen “Princeton of Pot” after raid
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 04 12
Medical marijuana advocates on Tuesday vowed to reopen a San Francisco-area college devoted to cannabis cultivation and known as the “Princeton of Pot” a…
Our brains on food: From anorexia to obesity and everything in between
• Brain • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 03 12
The brains of people with anorexia and obesity are wired differently, according to new research. Neuroscientists for the first time have found that how…
Can a Ray of Sunshine Help the Critically Ill
• Public Health • Apr 03 12
Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning of the body’s autoimmune…
Chronic Stress Feeds Common Cold, Study Finds
• Neurology • Apr 03 12
Stress makes the common cold more miserable and harder to kick by letting inflammation linger, a new study found.
Men and women who had…
Sugar And High Fructose Corn Syrup Are Equally As Toxic
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 02 12
Nowadays, sugar is more common in households and our diet than salt. We use it widely throughout our meals and beverages, not to mention…
US obesity ‘higher than thought’
• Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 02 12
The obesity problem in the US may be much worse than previously thought, according to researchers.
They said using the Body Mass Index or…
Illumina board rejects sweetened Roche offer
• Drug News • Apr 02 12
Illumina Inc said on Monday that its board unanimously rejected Roche Holding’s increased offer to buy the genetic sequencing company for $51 per share,…
New Guidelines Focus on Early RA Treatment
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 02 12
As a response to the rapidly changing world of rheumatoid arthritis treatment, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued an update to its…
Post-Stroke Depression Undertreated
• Depression • • Stroke • Apr 02 12
Many patients with persistent depression following stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are not receiving the treatment they need, a study suggested.
Of the…
Epigenetic changes in twins of dieting mothers increases risk of obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Apr 02 12
If you’re expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published online in…
Scientists uncover clue to preventing, and possibly reversing, rare childhood genetic disease
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 02 12
Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease…
Measles-containing vaccines not linked with increased risk of febrile seizures in kids 4-6
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 02 12
Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according…
Aging accelerates brain abnormalities in childhood onset epilepsy patients
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Apr 02 12
New research confirms that childhood onset temporal lobe epilepsy has a significant impact on brain aging. Study findings published in Epilepsia, a peer-reviewed journal…