Pfizer Stomach-Cancer Drug Succeeds in Trial
• Drug News • Feb 08 05
Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting…
Dolly’s Creator Granted Human Cloning License
• Genetics • Feb 08 05
The scientist who created Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal, was granted a license Tuesday to clone human embryos for medical research.
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Helena children’s hospital sued over alleged sex assault
• Public Health • Feb 08 05
The guardian of a teenage girl who allegedly had a sexual relationship with one of her caregivers during her stay at a children’s psychiatric…
Nicotine Won’t Slow Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Feb 08 05
lthough earlier research has suggested nicotine decreases the brain plaque associated with Alzheimer’s disease, results of a new mouse study point to the opposite…
Mothers Urged to Breastfeed Longer
• Children's Health • Feb 08 05
Citing ongoing research that points to the benefits of breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued a revised policy statement that recommends…
Kyoto global warming pact begins next week
• Public Health • Feb 08 05
A landmark U.N. plan to curb global warming comes into force next week despite a U.S. pullout and with many countries way off course…
Several Flu Shot Clinics Open This Week
• Public Health • Feb 08 05
Several flu shot clinics are being held this week across New Mexico.
The first is today at the Alamosa Public Health Office, at 6900…
No, nicotine probably doesn’t ward off Alzheimer’s
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 07 05
The final excuse for smoking - that it might reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease - has just been stubbed out, findings…
Black asthma patients seen less responsive to drugs
• Asthma • Feb 07 05
Steroid therapy for asthma appears to be less effective for African Americans than whites, which may help explain why asthma often seems more severe…
US foreign aid up for HIV/AIDS, Millennium funds
• Public Health • Feb 07 05
U.S. foreign aid would rise 10.7 percent under the proposed White House budget released on Monday, with more money to fight HIV/AIDS and help…
Marijuana may change blood flow to brain
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 07 05
Marijuana smokers develop changes in the flow of blood to the brain, which may explain why smoking marijuana can impair thinking and memory, according…
Cuba, land of long cigars, bans smoking in public
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 07 05
Cuba, which evokes images of cigar-chomping revolutionaries, banned smoking in public places on Monday - an uphill struggle in a country synonymous with fine…
Bush seeks 20 pct more to protect US food supply
• Public Health • Feb 07 05
The Bush administration asked Congress on Monday for a 20 percent or $30 million increase in fiscal 2006 to protect the nation’s food supply…
Full hospitals turn away patients
• Public Health • Feb 07 05
Ambulances have been queuing outside two major hospital forced to close to all but critically-ill patients because of a bed crisis.
A Gwent NHS…
IBM Offers Software to Avert Public Health Crises
• Public Health • Feb 07 05
IBM on Monday will unveil software it developed in coordination with U.S. health agencies and private hospitals that makes it easier for health care…
Bone density returns after teens stop Depo-Provera
• Drug News • Feb 07 05
The long-acting injected contraceptive Depo-Provera, popular among adolescent women, produces a significant drop in bone mineral density - but it seems to rebound once…
Kevorkian Back in Prison After Surgery
• Public Health • Feb 07 05
Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is back in prison after undergoing surgery for a double hernia, his attorney said Monday.
Mayer Morganroth said Kevorkian returned…
How an AIDS-Related Cancer Unleashes Inflammation
• Cancer • Feb 07 05
Although new HIV treatments have drastically reduced the incidence of Kaposi’s sarcoma in developed countries, it remains a health threat in many developing countries.…
Pope to Stay at Hospital
• Public Health • Feb 07 05
Pope John Paul II will stay at hospital for a few more days, the Vatican has announced Monday.
The pontiff, aged 84, was rushed…
Clues on cancer from a zebrafish model of melanoma
• Cancer • Feb 07 05
Melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is an epidemic among cancers; it claims thousands of lives every year. Despite advances in cancer…
Conventional TB tests fail millions, say health experts
• Infections • Feb 07 05
Eight-year-old Simon Njeri was in and out of hospital much of last year until his mother, Teresa, went to a drop-in centre in Kayole,…
Mom’s asthma, allergies may up risk of autism
• Pregnancy • Feb 07 05
Women with asthma and/or allergies around the time of pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for having a child affected by autism, researchers…
Former Governor Recovering After Surgery
• Surgery • Feb 07 05
Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.
Thompson, 68, complained of…
Genetic ‘Sweet Tooth’ Wears Off with Age - Study
• Children's Health • Feb 07 05
Children genetically predisposed to favor sugary foods may lose their “sweet tooth” as adults, a finding that could explain why children may be at…
Chinese scientists develop bird flu vaccine - media
• Drug News • Feb 07 05
Scientists in China have developed a bird flu vaccine for poultry and mammals that can fend off the deadly virus and help stop its…