Higher body weight may curb response to steroid puff
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 10 06
Individuals with asthma who are overweight may not respond as well to inhaled steroids as their leaner counterparts, a study hints. However, higher body…
Concern Over Rapid Rise of Chronic Kidney Disease
• Urine Problems • Mar 09 06
Chronic kidney disease is rising rapidly worldwide and is becoming a global healthcare problem, warn experts in this week’s BMJ.
In the United Kingdom,…
High narcotic use among headache sufferers
• Headaches • Mar 09 06
A new analysis of nearly 6.2 million insured patients shows that migraine was under diagnosed and often untreated.
Also concerning, was that when patients…
Mediterranean diet has anti-inflammatory effects
• Dieting • Mar 09 06
Sticking to a Mediterranean diet, high in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats, lowers levels of inflammation in the elderly, as reflected…
Gene regulation separates humans from chimps
• Genetics • Mar 09 06
How can humans and chimpanzees, who share about 99 percent of the same genes be so different?
Scientists in the United States and Australia…
The Viagra of heart drugs now available in the UK
• Drug News • Mar 08 06
Patients in the UK suffering from a rare life-threatening heart condition, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), could soon be offered a new treatment.
Drug company…
Belgian treated for bird flu symptoms in Brussels
• Flu • Mar 08 06
A Belgian who had been visiting China has been admitted to hospital in Brussels with symptoms of bird flu, the Belgian Food Agency, a…
Relationship between periodonta treatment and overall cost of care for several diseases
• Dental Health • Mar 08 06
Chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary artery disease (CAD), and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) have been associated with periodontal disease.
The association between…
Swedish theory suggests treatment for Avian Influenza Infection
• Flu • Mar 08 06
Chemotherapy for a disorder of the immune system may - at least in theory - be effective against severe human avian influenza infection, this…
Major biomarker candidates for Alzheimer’s disease explored
• Neurology • Mar 08 06
Alzheimer’s disease - specific biomarkers clearly are needed for the differential diagnosis of cognitive impairment in the elderly.
What sets age-related disorders like hypertension,…
Makeup Doesn’t Benefit Women with Severe Facial Blemishes
• Cosmetics • Mar 08 06
Using makeup to cover a severe facial blemish may not improve the quality of a woman’s life, a new study suggests.
It did not…
Widowhood ups death risk for whites, not blacks
• Gender: Female • Mar 08 06
Research has long shown that older adults face a higher risk of death soon after losing a spouse. But a new study suggests that…
Chocolate milk could be key to longer life
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 07 06
The popular saying goes that 70 is the new 60 and 60 is the new 50, unfortunately for much of New Zealand’s ageing population…
Scientists find brain function most important to maths ability
• Brain • Mar 07 06
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have discovered the area of the brain linked to dyscalculia, a maths learning disability. The finding shows that…
Sushi may be bad for health
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 07 06
Sushi is more popular than ever, but eating sushi “has become the new Russian roulette” in terms of safety, a group campaigning against mercury…
Potential new treatment for Huntington and Parkinson patients
• Neurology • Mar 07 06
A potential new treatment for neurodegenerative disorders, which seems to be able to reduce the toxic protein aggregates characteristic of many of these diseases,…
TV may not cause kids’ attention disorders
• Children's Health • Mar 06 06
In contrast to an earlier finding, it does not appear children who watch a lot of television wind up with behavior problems in school,…
Anti-inflammatory effect of beer
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 06 06
Scientists at Innsbruck Medical University have succeeded in demonstrating the anti-inflammatory effect of beer extracts.
In vitro experiments conducted at the Division of Biological…
Expert Warns of Overuse of Over-the-Counter Pain Medication
• Drug News • Mar 06 06
Acetaminophen is generally a safe and effective medication, one that is used by millions of people every day to treat minor aches and pains…
Women say a good marriage is not about money
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 06 06
According to researchers in the U.S. as far as women and marriage are concerned the single most important factor for most wives was their…
Mosquito virus kills 78 in a month - Indian ocean fears epidemic
• Infections • Mar 06 06
While the rest of the world panics about bird flu, the islands of Mauritius, Réunion and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean are in…
Cost for Growth Hormone Therapy Doesn’t Measure Up
• Endocrinology • Mar 06 06
For children with Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS) - a condition of unknown origin that causes kids to grow well below the normal height range…
Topical therapies show promise for Psoriasis
• Skin Care • Mar 06 06
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition characterized by thick, red, scaly patches that itch and bleed, not only makes the activities of daily life difficult,…
Next-generation drug development: risky and costly, but worth it
• Drug News • Mar 06 06
Generic drugs, which drive a $40 billion dollar generics industry expected to hit $60 billion by 2007, account for 53% of all prescriptions filled…
5,000 rare diseases need drugs, but Europe only approves a handful each year
• Public Health • Mar 06 06
Only seven per cent of drug applications for treating people with rare diseases were approved in Europe between 2000 and 2004, despite the fact…