2005

June

• UK doctors highlight over-the-counter drug risks

• Exercise boosts sex life in men with heart failure

• Surgery may help sleep disorder in young children

• Pain management program useful for low back pain

• Rat poison deemed “potential agent of terror”

• Fungal pesticides may reduce malaria transmission

• Genes in male-pattern baldness identified

• Prompt seizure therapy may have no long-term benefit

• Tracleer helps PAH patients with scleroderma

• Bristol-Myers says drug slows joint damage in RA

• More research needed on painkiller safety

• Houston man sues Pfizer for Viagra blindness

• Lipitor does not prevent narrowing in heart valve

• China battles new outbreak of deadly bird flu

• Morphine fails to control pain in preterm infants

• Many parents unclear on genetic testing results

• Aspirin raise bleeding risk

• Vancouver may urge Canada to legalize marijuana

• Genes affect women’s ability to reach orgasm

• Raisins inhibit dental plaque bacteria

• Cynicism starts at a tender age

• Sterility following vasectomy may take time

• Drugs preserve fertility of girls receiving chemo

• Coping skills affect life after breast cancer

• Low-level jobs linked with increased heart risk

• Some chronic disorders more common in Gulf War vets

• Capsaicin lozenge may prevent aspiration in elderly

• Viagra ingredient approved for hypertension

• Darifenacin safely controls overactive bladder

• Slips, falls in tub common cause of kids’ injuries

• With Vioxx gone, pain drug prices jump

• LCMV spread through organ donation

• West Nile sprays did not contaminate people

• Addictive drugs given to US sleep deprived

• Docetaxel lowers death rate for breast cancer

• No sex advantage seen with sub-total hysterectomy

• Drugs reduce breast cancer deaths

• Breath analyzer detects lung cancer

• Japan’s fertility rate hits postwar low

• Breastfed kids show lower blood pressure

May

• Link between painkillers and breast cancer unclear

• Removing tonsils may help kids with asthma

• Access to trauma centers often limited in US

• Sixth Norwegian dies of Legionnaire’s disease

• Osteoporosis care skimpy for African Americans

• Moms of IVF-induced multiples often have the blues

• Smoking ups risk of age-related eye disorder

• Keep a sharp eye on prostate ca to avoid treatment

• Cancer seen in family members of asbestos workers

• Home test spots breathing trouble in heart failure

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