2005

May

• Older Adults and Health

• Hepatitis A test often misleading

• Poor vision may speed mental decline in elderly

• Remicade reduces rheumatoid arthritis damage

• Month of birth influences menopause age - study

• Carbon monoxide often damages heart

• Mali jails 11 for refusing child polio vaccination

• Kids may struggle to hit slow-moving balls

• Strenuous activity may slow prostate cancer

• U.S. lawmakers get serious about health care IT

• Early prostate cancer surgery improves survival

• US Medicare to help look for drug side effect

• Fat-fighting drugs are a far riskier business

• ACE inhibitors helpful in heart and kidney disease

• Beer or wine, both raise blood pressure

• U.S. warns of injuries from implanted stimulator

• Osteoporosis risk high for breast cancer survivors

• Lack of info sharing hampers bird flu tracking

• Moms pregnant with boys may be less forgetful

• US kids with high lead levels not being re-tested

• Diabetics need hours of insulin after pizza

• New drug lowers markers of heart attack risk

• Drug protects brain from low blood flow

• Aborted Alzheimer’s vaccine on right track: study

• Glaucoma Patients Playing Dangerous Game to Make Their Drops Last Longer

• Girls aged 10 are taking the Pill

• Skipped Pap test behind many cervical cancers

• Test to spot early ovarian cancer

• Exercise ‘slows prostate cancer’

• Ecstasy can block cancer growth

• Mothers need more advice on nutrition - study

• Osteoporosis drug treats pain during intercourse

• Abdominal fat tied to higher stroke risk

• Soda, sleeping pills tied to nighttime heartburn

• Cholesterol drug may slow Alzheimer’s disease

• AstraZeneca ulcer drug off limits for US forces

• Low-fat dairy foods may lower diabetes risk in men

• Cocaine use seems to weaken coronary arteries

• Blood test accurately detects early ovarian cancer

• Aspirin may improve recovery after heart bypass

• Even mild Alzheimer’s may impede decision-making

• Confusion about cost may lower mammogram rates

• Britons unaware of breastfeeding benefits: survey

• Washington state government to press for drug imports

• Watson anemia drug ad was misleading, US FDA says

• Genital herpes vaccine making progress

• Drug combos up survival for heart disease patients

• Morphine for chest pain worsens death risk - study

• FDA OKs Glaxo’s drug for restless legs syndrome

• Questions raised about Vioxx promotion

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