2004

September

• Antibiotics sold illegally in Hispanic NYC stores

• Mental decline predicts injury in elderly

• A couple of drinks good for memory

• Two schizophrenia drugs tied to small diabetes risk

• Arsenic may have role in leukaemia treatment

• Medicare to cover more implanted heart devices

• WHO sees tobacco control pact taking effect in 2005

• Breathing disorder linked with blood-related hormone

• Thai leader orders campaign to wipe out bird flu

• WHO launches campaign to reduce childbirth deaths

• Bush policies hurt kids: pediatrician group

• FDA eases rules on drug manufacturing

• Regular stretching may improve sports performance

• Gene may sway fish oil’s breast cancer benefit

• Vietnam vets more prone to drug-related deaths

• Needle exchange users take fewer HIV risks

• Family trend seen with diabetic kidney disease

• Half of Internet “Viagra” could be fake: study

• Cats, cockroaches, dampness, fungi linked to asthma

• Candles spark a growing number of fires in U.S.

• Massage therapy eases many cancer patients’ ills

• US health insurance costs rise faster than wages

• No sign Thai bird flu transmission sustained: WHO

• Experimental vaccine may help smokers quit

• Chiron promises US flu vaccine safe and available

• Topical drug best for smallpox vaccine side effects

• Anakinra useful for severe type of spinal arthritis

• Counseling may beat sleeping pills for insomnia

• Psychosocial factors may affect diabetes risk

• Exercise test predicts heart disease in “healthy” men

• Restless legs common among pregnant women

• Diet during pregnancy linked with leukemia in child

• Herbal therapy can interfere with prescription drugs

• Living in the suburbs can make you sick

• Thai suspected bird flu case fans human link fear

• Ancient virus protein linked to multiple sclerosis

• Group urges review of new U.S. statin drug advice

• Snow peas blamed for diarrhea outbreak

• Dogs sniff out bladder cancer

• First baby born after ovarian tissue transplant

• Virus not linked to type of lung cancer

• Playing “boy” games helps girls, and vice versa

• Advice as good as physiotherapy for back pain: study

• Race doesn’t affect survival after angioplasty

• Children of teen mothers have raised suicide risk

• Good form can take pain out of raking leaves

• Skipping diabetes meds ups risk of hospitalization

• Face-lifts safe for healthy elderly

• HIV infection disclosure to partner can vary

• Hormone effects unlikely with asthma drug

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