Second Course of Alefacept Often Successful for Plaque Psoriasis Even if First Course Fails
• Skin Care • Feb 21 05
Chronic plaque psoriasis patients who do not improve on their initial treatment with the targeted agent alefacept appear to respond well to a second…
Psychiatric Disorders Greatly Underdiagnosed in Hospital Emergency Departments
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 21 05
New research offers dramatic evidence of how psychiatric disorders are underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments, affecting an increasing number of Americans who rely on…
Aczone (Dapsone) Data Demonstrates Reduction in Number, Severity of Acne Lesions
• Drug Abuse • Feb 21 05
QLT Inc. announces data from three clinical studies presented at the American Academy of Dermatology conference in New Orleans demonstrating that the Company’s acne…
How It Really Pays To Be Healthy
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
If people won’t take steps to optimize their health for all the obvious reasons - as if living a longer, pain-free life and slowing…
Regular Cannabis Use May Increase Risk Of Stroke
• Neurology • Feb 21 05
Regular users of cannabis could be putting themselves at risk of stroke, while they are still young, indicates a case report, published in the…
Exercise good for diabetics, but can be a challenge
• Diabetes • Feb 21 05
During a game in her junior year, Ithaca College field hockey player Sarah Gibble knew something wasn’t right.
“I started to feel very out…
Sky City Hurt by Smoking Ban
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 21 05
NEW ZEALAND - As reported by the New Zealand Stuff: “Shares in Sky City Entertainment group fell by nearly 3 per cent on news…
Bird Flu Could Become Epidemic
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
The Earth may be on the brink of a worldwide epidemic from a bird flu virus that may mutate to become as deadly and…
Make your day with a breakfast
• Dieting • Feb 21 05
Skipping food in the morning is the worst thing for your body. Christine Doyle explains how to avoid those mid-morning drops in energy without…
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry in the ‘New’ EU Countries Presents Considerable Potential,
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
Strategic Analysis of the Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry in the ‘New’ EU Countries -
In contrast to subdued growth in the…
Mouse “model” of AIDS mimics human disease
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 21 05
AIDS research has been hampered because mice, which usually provide an excellent model for studying human disease, cannot be infected with HIV. Now, researchers…
Migraine linked to increase in heart risk factors
• Migraine • Feb 21 05
People who suffer from migraines have a higher cardiovascular risk profile than similar people who don’t have these debilitating headaches, according to a new…
Camera-mounted spectacles may restore sight - EU
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 21 05
A small camera mounted on spectacles and connected to the optical nerve could restore the sight of thousands of people suffering from deterioration of…
Environmental change may be boosting diseases - UN
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
Environmental changes wrought by population movement, destruction of habitats and other factors may be behind a resurgence of infectious diseases, a United Nations study…
Over 500 Untrained Nurses Uncovered
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
The National Association of Angolan Nurses (ANEA) in the Central Huambo Province is concerned about the recent employment of 513 untrained nurses who practice…
US approves treatment for smallpox shot reaction
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
A product taken from the blood of people who have been vaccinated for smallpox was approved on Friday to use to treat reactions…
Baby Staying In Hospital Sustains Head Injuries
• Brain • Feb 21 05
An 8-month old girl remains in critical condition after suffering severe head injuries at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Police said a nurse reported…
Kids often skip asthma drugs
• Asthma • Feb 21 05
Children with asthma who are prescribed daily medication frequently miss scheduled doses, investigators report in the Journal of Pediatrics. Authors of a second paper…
Tummy-time helps infants’ heads stay round
• Children's Health • Feb 21 05
Leaving newborns on their tummies for a few minutes at a time helps prevent their heads from becoming misshapen, a concern if they spend…
Annan Special Envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa Expected On Sunday
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
The United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis is to visit Angola on February 20-26 to analyse the matter…
West Africa launches anti-polio drive
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
Three West African countries at the center of a polio epidemic launched an immunization drive on Sunday to help stop the spread of the…
Amgen’s Enbrel ad goes too far, US FDA says
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
An Amgen television ad for its psoriasis drug Enbrel is misleading and plays down the drug’s very serious risks, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Heart attack care may be worse for women
• Heart • Feb 21 05
Previous reports have found that although women are less likely to experience a heart attack than men, they are more likely to die…
Parenting: Jumping
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 21 05
At every age, your child is learning new skills and reaching milestones, but a toddler’s physical development is particularly impressive, as they learn to…
Electrical stimulation stops epileptic seizures
• Epilepsy • Feb 21 05
People with epilepsy, especially those who don’t respond to anti-seizure medication, may one day be helped with a kind of brain pacemaker.
Researchers have…