Urgent changes are needed at the World Health Organization
• Public Health • May 31 06
Urgent changes are needed at the World Health Organization (WHO) to revitalise its role as global public-health agency, states Richard Horton, Editor of The…
New approach allows closer look at smoker lungs
• Respiratory Problems • May 30 06
Aided by a powerful imaging technique, scientists have discovered they can detect smoking-related lung damage in healthy smokers who otherwise display none of the…
COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes may be blocked by pain medications
• Drug News • May 30 06
COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes may be blocked by pain medications such as Advil and Vioxx in a more complex manner than was previously understood,…
Early deprivation has long-lasting effects: study
• Children's Health • May 29 06
Severe malnourishment and other forms of deprivation for sustained periods during a child’s early years may have lasting consequences on his or her…
WHO ships Tamiflu to Indonesia just in case
• Public Health • May 29 06
A Hong Kong laboratory officially recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the latest four cases of bird flu infection in humans…
Moms, Dads Worry as Summer Season Begins
• Children's Health • May 29 06
Memorial Day marks the start of summer fun for America’s teens - and, according to a new survey, the start of a season of…
Two more bird flu cases confirmed in Indonesia
• Flu • May 29 06
Two more Indonesians have been confirmed as infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus, a health official said on Monday, citing results from a…
Music can help patients cope with chronic pain
• Alternative Medicine • May 29 06
Researchers in the U.S. have confirmed that listening to music can have a significant positive impact on the perception of chronic pain.
Previous studies…
China to make Olympics a smoke-free zone
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 29 06
China vowed on Monday to organise a “non-smoking” Olympic Games, but health officials admitted that changing the habits of 350 million smokers would be…
WHO says Indonesian bird flu cluster does not show virus has mutated
• Flu • May 26 06
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that despite the cluster of seven members from the same Indonesian family dying of bird flu this month,…
New Clinical Trial to Examine Ways to Improve Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
• Urine Problems • May 26 06
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are working on ways to improve the results of a non-surgical method to treat fibroids.…
Senior FDA staff left out of contraceptive ruling
• Drug News • May 26 06
The former U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief shut out two senior agency officials from a decision to indefinitely postpone action on Barr Pharmaceuticals…
Misuse of ADHD drugs sends thousands each year to seek emergency hospital treatment
• Drug Abuse • May 26 06
Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have estimated that problems with the drugs used to…
Identification of molecule that links both sides of the brain
• Brain • May 26 06
A Queensland Brain Institute-led team has identified a molecule that plays a key role in establishing the major nerve connections between each side of…
Bird flu doing the rounds, back again in China
• Flu • May 26 06
According to official sources in China an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has been detected among wild birds in the remote far-western Qinghai province…
Cognitive therapy improves irritable bowel syndrome
• Bowel Problems • May 26 06
Four sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, combined with a take-home workbook, result in a greater than 70 percent improvement in symptoms of irritable bowel…
“Sleeper effect” of cigarettes can last for years
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 25 06
Trying just one cigarette may not be so harmless for non-smokers after all. Scientists have found that a single cigarette has a “sleeper effect”…
Chocolate may boost brain power
• Brain • May 24 06
Chocolate lovers rejoice. A new study hints that eating milk chocolate may boost brain function.
“Chocolate contains many substances that act as stimulants, such…
Research may lead to new treatments for intestinal disorders
• Bowel Problems • May 24 06
University of Minnesota researchers have found a group of cells in the intestinal system of mice that are proven to turn on T-cells, cells…
Video games help surgeons hone their skills
• Surgery • May 24 06
According to a new study it is suggested that prior to carrying out surgery, surgeons might benefit from playing video games.
The research has…
USDA closely monitoring bird flu in Indonesia
• Flu • May 24 06
The spread of bird flu believed to have occurred among humans in Indonesia will not trigger any change in the U.S. government’s plan for…
Compulsion to Smoke After One Cigarette Can Lie Dormant More Than Three Years
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 24 06
The compulsion to smoke after having tried just one cigarette can lie dormant for more than three years, indicating a “sleeper effect,” reveals a…
How to Protect Yourself from Bird Flu
• Flu • May 23 06
News media are full of scary headlines about the H5N1 bird flu virus and the possibility that it might spread among the human population.…
Women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease fare worse than men
• Respiratory Problems • May 23 06
Women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) fare worse than men both in terms of the severity of their disease and their quality of…
Tension headache may actually be temporomandibular muscle and joint disorder
• Headaches • May 23 06
People whose recurrent headaches have been diagnosed as tension-related actually may be suffering from temporomandibular muscle and joint disorder, or TMJD, a study headed…