Aspirin saves lives of cancer patients suffering heart attacks, despite fears of bleeding
• Cancer • • Drug News • • Heart • Jan 22 07
Many cancer patients who have heart attacks often are not treated with life saving aspirin given the belief in the medical community that they…
Calcium during breast-feeding may guard mom’s teeth
• Dental Health • • Dieting • • Fertility and pregnancy • Jan 22 07
Women who breast-feed may need to be careful about getting enough calcium to keep their teeth and gums healthy, new animal research suggests.
In…
Smoking ups risk of virus-related Hodgkin lymphoma
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 22 07
Smoking increases the risk of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in general and the risk of Epstein-Barr virus-positive Hodgkin’s lymphoma in particular, a study published in…
More than 25% unhappy with broken nose repair
• Surgery • Jan 17 07
Many patients who undergo the standard procedure for fixing a broken nose are not satisfied with the results, a new study from Hong Kong…
Stroke risk higher in less well-educated women
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jan 16 07
A study involving Swedish women indicates that the risk of stroke has a marked inverse correlation with years of education, European researchers report in…
Study Finds Association Between Tobacco Smoking and Increased Risk of TB
• Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 16 07
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that causes an estimated 2 million deaths each year. The majority of those deaths occur in developing countries,…
Spinal manipulation may not be safe for children
• Children's Health • Jan 15 07
A new research review suggests that chiropractic spinal adjustments in children carry a risk of injury, with sometimes severe consequences.
Though researchers found only…
A Second Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Jan 15 07
Researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar Peter St George-Hyslop have identified a new genetic risk factor associated with the…
Newly Released Prisoners at High Risk for Death
• Public Health • Jan 11 07
Prisoners who have been recently released from prison have a high death rate, especially in the first two weeks after release, a new study…
Cough and cold remedies may be lethal to infants
• Children's Health • Jan 11 07
After investigating the deaths of three infants between 1 and 6 months of age linked to cough and cold medication use, officials with the…
More in US say formula is “as good as” breast milk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 11 07
A growing number of Americans incorrectly believe that infant formula is as good as breast milk, white more are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with mothers…
Red Wine and White Wine May be Just as Healthful
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Public Health • Jan 10 07
Before you enjoy that bottle of wine for your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner and touch glasses, you may really be toasting to your health.
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Multiple sclerosis risk linked to mononucleosis
• Neurology • Jan 10 07
Individuals who have had infectious mononucleosis have an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), even 30 years after infection, according to findings published…
Genes, lifestyle raise macular degeneration risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 08 07
New research suggests that one’s genetic make-up interacts with two modifiable risk factors - obesity and smoking - to multiply the risk of developing…
Overweight 9-year-old girls at heart risk
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 08 07
Girls as young as age 9 who are overweight are at heightened risk for serious short-term and long-term health problems that put them at…
Alzheimer gene kicks in only in old age
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jan 08 07
A gene that predisposes its carriers to Alzheimer’s disease - APOE4 - appears to be active only in old age and has nothing to…
Liquids make up 22 percent of American diet
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 08 07
Americans who have made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight should start thinking about more than what they eat, a beverage industry survey…
For Kids with High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Dec 28 06
High blood pressure may seem like something that only adults get, after years of smoking, overeating and little exercise. But children can develop it…
Multipronged strategy subdues cancer pain
• Cancer • • Pain • Dec 28 06
For most patients with advanced cancer, pain can be controlled when it is approached by specialists with different areas of expertise, according to report…
Hospitals cut medicine tube infections in study
• Infections • • Surgery • • Urine Problems • Dec 28 06
Hospitals in Michigan nearly eliminated often-deadly infections involving tubes that deliver fluids and medicine to patients by stressing better hygiene and other preventive steps,…
Hereditary stroke more common in women
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Dec 28 06
Women are more likely than men to inherit an increased risk of having a stroke, new research indicates.
The findings, which appear in the…
A Reason Why Video Games Are Hard to Give Up
• Children's Health • Dec 26 06
Kids and adults will stay glued to video games this holiday season because the fun of playing actually is rooted in fulfilling their basic…
Longevity Gene Also Protects Memory, Cognitive Function
• Brain • • Public Health • Dec 26 06
A gene variation that helps people live into their 90s and beyond also protects their memories and ability to think and learn new information,…
Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks of Artery Tears and Stroke
• Stroke • Dec 26 06
Methamphetamine use may be associated with increased risks of major neck artery tears and stroke, according to an article published in the December 26,…
Genetic Mechanism Helps Explain Chronic Pain Disorders
• Genetics • • Pain • Dec 25 06
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that commonly occurring variations of a gene trigger a domino effect in…