2006

February

• US says Medicare drug costs lower than expected

• Does Alcohol Labelling Encourage Sensible Drinking?

• Married, happy and rich, means you should look young!

• New bird flu vaccine works in mice

• 48 Hour Access Target for UK Sexual Health Clinics Impossible

• Gene Variation Increases SIDS Risk in African Americans

• Anger may set the stage for injury

• Brain scan may separate lies from the truth

January

• Men More Prone to Maladies When Mad

• Parents Happier with Alternative to Liquid Meds for Tonsillectomy

• Another use for statins - treating rheumatoid arthritis

• Vaccine against ricin safe and effective

• Headache, Sleep Problems Connected in Children

• Unplanned Quit Attempts More Likely to Succeed

• BRCA1 gene inhibits estrogen and progesterone

• New research has implications for treating muscular dystrophy

• Computers estimate emotions

• U.N. studies lower mortality rate in Turkish bird flu

• Flu vaccine safe for arthritis patients

• African-American girls have a better chance of survival as premature babies

• First large-scale bird flu genome study

• New biochip predicts evolution of inflammatory bowel disease

• Britain says sexual health will be a key priority

• Student doctors call for ban on drug company bribes

• Drug used worldwide doubles risk of kidney failure

• FDA wants asthma drug withdrawn

• Bird flu viruses carry unique genes, study finds

• Swedish chain challenges state drug sale monopoly

• Machine Works Best for Treating Sleep Apnea, but Few Prefer It

• Uterine artery embolization shortens hospital stay but increases minor complications

• New Treatment for Bleeding Ulcers Reduces Surgery, Death Rates

• Glaxo hopes for pandemic flu vaccine by yr-end

• Scientists solve puzzle of flu virus replication

• Sex calms nerves before public speaking

• Treatment of Down Syndrome in Mice Restores Nerve Growth in Cerebellum

• Coffee May Protect Against Disease

• Sex harassment affects most college students

• New research helps in war against international drugs trade

• WHO says Asian states too slow in reporting bird flu

• Roche says now shipping Tamiflu to all markets

• Tonsillectomy Surgical Procedures Compared for Post-operative Pain

• Nalbuphine safe, effective for severe chronic pain

• Aspirin may be safe after bleeding in the brain

• Discovery of gene that causes Meckel-Gruber syndrome

• Racial and ethnic differences in nicotine metabolism exist among adolescent smokers

• WHO update on avian influenza in Indonesia

• Effect of Viagra on visual performance

• Gene therapy to turn off Parkinson’s

• UK sees 35% increase in cosmetic surgery in 2005

• UK cost watchdog backs limited Alzheimer drug use

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