2006

May

• Parents in favor of research on children

• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Linked to Serious Infections and Cancers

• Well-functioning lungs reduce risk of dementia

• Who should get influenza vaccine?

• NIH Ethicists Argue for New Bird Flu Priorities

• Kids with Sting Reaction Don’t Always Go to Hospital

• Full Year of Treatment Helps Infants and Children with Toxoplasmosis

• Cardiovascular Disease Costs UK Economy £ 29 Billion a Year

• Many Parents of Junior Athletes Adversely Affect Their Child’s Development

• Experts say Vioxx poses risks long after patients stop taking it

• Bird flu - the battle could be over

• What is it about grapefruit juice that affects some drugs?

• Studies Unclear Whether Spinal Cement Procedure Improves Back Pain

• Alcoholism boosts risk of severe pneumonia

• FDA sets strong warnings for asthma drug labels

• FDA approves Pfizer drug to help smokers

• US experts say rising infections cause for concern

• Most adverse drug reactions not reported in UK

• Researchers improve delivery of health care for pediatric patients

• Teamwork lacking in the OR: study

• Women attracted to men who like children: study

• Ultrasound allows precise tendonitis treatment

• Genetic analysis of opioid-induced hyperalgesia

• Elderly skip cholesterol and blood pressure drugs

• Antiviral Drugs May Help Relieve Nerve Pain Related to Shingles

• Apartment Dwellers Face Higher Injury Risk

• Restrictive diet unlikely to ease acid reflux

• Nursing home admission predictable in middle-age

• Simple measures could stop 2 million baby deaths

• Statins may improve circulation in the eye

• Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny

• Coma Misrepresented in Movies

• Japanese smokers pay more for healthcare

• Mothers use evasive action to protect sick children from smoking fathers

• Childhood Arthritis Raises Risk of Broken Bones

• New anti-smoking ads to start in Tasmania

• Brain study shows the waiting is the hardest part

• Belly fat tied to gallbladder removal in women

• Nevada launching Web site for Canada drug imports

• Some Ethnic Groups More Susceptible to Adverse Drug Reactions

• H5N1 Threat Puts Human Flu Back in Spotlight

• Scots get serious about underage smoking

• Tamiflu can prevent mortality in mammals

• Vioxx risks can occur within 2 weeks: Canada study

• Relaxing effect of music enhanced during pauses

• Chamomile plus warfarin:a potentially dangerous mix

• Novartis wins $220 mln U.S. flu vaccine contract

• Genetics might explain why some people get bird flu

• The Psychiatric Dimension of Epilepsy

• Saint Louis University hunt for a Hepatitis C vaccine

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