Acupuncture May Reduce Vomiting Directly After Chemotherapy
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 25 06
Acupuncture can reduce the likelihood of vomiting 24 hours after chemotherapy, according to a new review of recent studies - in which participants also…
Genetic clue found to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Neurology • Apr 24 06
According to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States, there may well be a genetic reason why…
Foreign doctors up in arms over new UK immigration rules
• Public Health • Apr 24 06
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK appears to stagger from one crisis to another, and now hundreds of overseas doctors have staged…
Forearm support reduces pain linked to computer use
• Pain • Apr 21 06
Providing forearm support is an effective way to prevent musculoskeletal disorders of the upper body and helps reduce upper body pain associated with computer…
Fitness sausages
• Fat, Dietary • Apr 21 06
German sausage might be very popular, but that tasty exterior conceals a lot of fat. Together with a master butcher, the Fraunhofer Institute for…
Teenage girls prioritise travel, study and home ownership above marriage and motherhood
• Children's Health • Apr 21 06
The majority of teenaged girls who participated in a Massey study of family life prioritised travel, study and home ownership above marriage and motherhood.
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Australia’s medicines regulator close to decision on herceptin
• Drug News • Apr 21 06
Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is considering a recommendation by its expert committee, the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC), to conditionally…
Surgical robot makes prostate removal safe for obese men
• Urine Problems • Apr 21 06
The use of a robotic system could make surgery for prostate cancer an option for thousands of obese men who might otherwise be turned…
Deaths From Accidental Prescription Drug Overdose on Rise in New Mexico
• Drug Abuse • Apr 20 06
Accidental overdose deaths in New Mexico caused by prescription drugs increased at a higher rate than those caused by illegal drugs such as heroin…
Most People With Arthritis Don’t Get Enough Exercise
• Arthritis • Apr 20 06
People with arthritis don’t exercise enough, and more than a third of adults with arthritis don’t exercise at all, according to a study in…
Drug helps treat dehydration in children: study
• Children's Health • Apr 20 06
Giving the anti-vomiting drug Zofran to children dehydrated by viral gastroenteritis helps them recover, but emergency room doctors may be overusing the quick-dissolving tablets,…
Dental amalgam not linked to ill effects in kids
• Dental Health • Apr 19 06
Mercury-containing amalgam used to fill cavities in kids’ teeth appears to have no adverse intellectual, neurological, or behavioral effects, according to two reports in…
Music Quiets Pain After Surgery
• Pain • Apr 19 06
Medication is the best, first choice to treat pain following surgery, but music may be a good complement to pain-relief drugs, according to a…
Bubonic plague confirmed in Los Angeles woman
• Infections • Apr 19 06
Los Angeles County health officials have confirmed a case of bubonic plague in an adult woman. This is the first human case of plague…
Calcium supplements may be little help for healthy kids
• Children's Health • Apr 19 06
There’s little question that most kids get too little calcium, but a new review of evidence casts doubt on the value of supplements and…
Herbals Effective for Low-Back Pain in the Short Term
• Backache • Apr 19 06
The herbal preparations devil’s claw, white willow bark and cayenne plasters may be as effective as pain medication for short-term low back pain and…
No Strong Evidence for Treating Strong Breath
• Respiratory Problems • Apr 19 06
Despite widespread use of mouthwashes, breath mints, sprays, chewing gums and mechanical tongue cleaning, research is inconclusive about which method is most effective at…
Less chance of Alzheimer’s when you follow a Mediterranean diet
• Neurology • Apr 18 06
Researchers in the U.S. say that eating a typical Mediterranean diet with lots of fruit, vegetables, legumes, cereals, some fish and alcohol, and little…
Smoking causes far more cancer deaths in Asian-Americans than previously thought
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 18 06
Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese American males living in California die of cancer at three times the rate of South Asian females in California,…
Less antibiotic use in food animals leads to less drug resistance in people
• Infections • Apr 18 06
Australia’s policy of restricting antibiotic use in food-producing animals may be linked with lower levels of drug-resistant bacteria found in its citizens, according to…
Hypertension Drug Reverses Death of Cells
• Drug News • Apr 18 06
Purdue University researchers have identified a drug commonly used to treat hypertension that may also reverse damage from spinal cord injuries, cancer and…
Possible alternatives found for Vioxx and Celebrex
• Drug News • Apr 18 06
According to Canadian and American researchers they have identified one reason why drugs like Celebrex and Vioxx - once popular for the treatment of…
Development and validation of a smoking media literacy scale for adolescents
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 17 06
Most smokers pick up the habit as adolescents, drawn to cigarettes, in part, by advertisements featuring attractive models in playful poses, or cool movie…
First gene therapy human trial in the United States for a form of muscular dystrophy under way
• Genetics • Apr 17 06
The clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) tests the safety and effectiveness of a therapy that was developed over two decades by scientists…
Soymilk proves a popular option for lactose intolerant students
• Dieting • Apr 17 06
Offering soymilk to elementary school students boosts the number of children who select a calcium-rich beverage in the lunch line and reduces the amount…