Slovenia latest EU country hit with bird flu
• Flu • Feb 17 06
Slovenia became the latest European Union country to detect H5N1 bird flu and others awaited results on Thursday as an EU medical expert said…
Scientists map brain area that may help find human brain stem cells
• Brain • Feb 17 06
A study led by a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon has provided the first comprehensive map of a part of the adult human brain containing astrocytes,…
Genome data may contain small but significant errors
• Genetics • Feb 17 06
Since the genome sequence of the bacterial pathogen Haemophilus influenzae was published in 1995, the genetic code of many other large, complex, medically, and…
Study takes in-depth look at fathering in families
• Gender: Male • Feb 17 06
A study published in the current issue of Family Process provides an in-depth look at fathering in families with young children and finds that…
Diagnosing whooping cough in young children
• Infections • Feb 17 06
Whooping cough (pertussis) is most easily diagnosed in young children because they develop a characteristic cough - paroxysms of coughing followed by a long…
Alzheimer’s Disease Progresses More Rapidly in Highly Educated People
• Neurology • Feb 16 06
High levels of education may help ward off Alzheimer’s disease, but they also speed up its progression once developed, reveals research in the Journal…
Vatican urged to reopen debate on birth control
• Public Health • Feb 16 06
Encouraged by Pope Benedict’s encyclical on love, a Roman Catholic bishop and a group of Christian intellectuals in France are urging the Vatican to…
Prescriptions for Headache Almost Twice as Likely in Middle Aged Women
• Headaches • Feb 16 06
Family doctors are almost twice as likely to prescribe drugs to middle aged women with headache as they are to men of the same…
Calcium and Vitamin D supplememts of limited benefit to older women
• Gender: Female • Feb 16 06
According to researchers at Stanford University Medical Center, older women who regularly take calcium and Vitamin D marginally decrease their risk of hip fractures.
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Spouse in the hospital ups partner’s death risk
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 16 06
Elderly men and women face an increased risk of death after a spouse’s hospitalization, a study of more than 1 million people shows.
“People…
Short spell of Celebrex may be safe for IBD
• Drug News • Feb 16 06
In a study of patients with dormant ulcerative colitis, a 14-day course of the selective COX-2 inhibitor, Celebrex (celecoxib), did not cause disease exacerbation.…
Mystery disease blinds Amazon children in Brazil
• Children's Health • Feb 16 06
Researchers are scrambling to discover what is blinding children in the Amazon city of Araguatins in the remote northern Brazilian state of Tocantins, health…
A new way of recognising DNA
• Public Health • Feb 16 06
Scientists led by Mike Hannon at the University of Birmingham and Miquel Coll at the Spanish Research Council in Barcelona have discovered a new…
New FDA report says earlier meetings w/FDA make drug review process more efficient
• Drug News • Feb 16 06
The FDA has released a new report that takes carefully examines the way the agency reviews applications for drugs and biologics that have not…
Risk Takers May Have Lower Rates of Parkinson’s Disease
• Neurology • Feb 16 06
Risk takers may have lower rates of Parkinson’s disease, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative…
Researchers Find Better Way to Deliver Gene Therapy
• Genetics • Feb 16 06
While gene therapy continues to be a promising area of medicine, a major drawback of this kind of treatment can spell failure for…
WHO to take action against fake drug racket
• Drug Abuse • Feb 16 06
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for international action against fake and mislabelled medicines.
Along with the pharmaceutical industry it plans to launch…
Music therapy helps sick babies
• Children's Health • Feb 15 06
A project led by a researcher from the University of Western Sydney has found that music therapy can help sick babies in intensive care…
Abdominal fat raises risk of gallstones in women
• Bowel Problems • Feb 15 06
Central fat, as measured by abdominal circumference or waist-to-hip ratio, is associated with an increased risk of gallbladder removal or “cholecystectomy” among women, researchers…
Testosterone ups quality of life in men with AD
• Neurology • Feb 15 06
A testosterone patch can improve the quality of life for men with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but it seems to have little effect on cognition,…
Significant Behavioral Problems in Immunodeficient Children
• Children's Health • Feb 15 06
Children with pediatric immunodeficiency disorders (PIDDs) have an increased risk of behavioral and emotional difficulties according to a study published this month in Annals…
Some patients with glaucoma have higher pressure at night
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 15 06
Some patients with glaucoma appear to have higher pressure in their eyes during sleep at night than during the day when it is usually…
Herbal supplements and plastic surgery don’t mix well
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 15 06
Natural herbal supplements are supposed to help boost our immune systems, give us more energy and make us generally healthier.
However, many of these…
After puberty, girls at higher risk of insomnia
• Children's Health • Feb 14 06
Adolescent girls appear to be at greater risk of insomnia after they begin menstruation, a study has found, suggesting that hormonal changes play a…
Penis enlargement surgery a waste of time: study
• Surgery • Feb 14 06
Thanks to the incessant spam, it’s become the most hyped of all operations but researchers said on Tuesday that most men who have had…