As Turks struggle with bird flu experts say it will be controlled
• Flu • Jan 10 06
As local officials were sealing off parts of the major cities of Ankara and Istanbul and thousands of birds were being culled, Guenael Rodier,…
Erectile dysfunction may be sign of coming heart disease
• Sexual Health • Jan 10 06
Most wives would say their husbands are notoriously bad about avoiding the doctor’s office. Erectile dysfunction (ED) might be the only problem that prompts…
Uterine fibroid embolization shows high rate of long-term symptom control
• Urine Problems • Jan 10 06
In the first long term study of patients receiving uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) for the relief of symptoms from fibroid tumors 73% report continued…
Avian Flu Transmission to Humans May Be Higher Than Thought
• Flu • Jan 09 06
A new study suggests that there is an association between direct contact with dead or sick poultry and flu-like illness in humans and that…
Kids learn about STD’s when they are getting diagnosed with them
• Sexual Health • Jan 09 06
Most sexually active teenage girls know relatively little about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) until it is too late, according to a paper by Carnegie…
Method Fosters Improved Oral Feeding in Infants with Robin Sequence
• Childbirth • Jan 09 06
In fewer than 11 days, infants with moderate to severe breathing problems significantly improved their oral feeding with the help of feeding-facilitating techniques…
Many Parents Unaware of RSV: Tips on This Winter-Borne Virus
• Children's Health • Jan 09 06
Although respiratory syncytial virus (commonly known as RSV) affects almost all children at least once before they are two years old, many parents may…
Raising alcohol prices does not always reduce sales
• Public Health • Jan 09 06
Both research and policy initiatives tend to support increasing the prices of alcohol beverages as a way of reducing alcohol sales and related problems.…
Evidence supports combination therapy for achieving remission of early rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • Jan 09 06
A chronic and potentially crippling inflammatory disorder, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) progressively wears away the cartilage and bone.
Joint erosions are routinely seen within 6…
Death by drink on the rise in the UK
• Public Health • Jan 09 06
According to a new study Britain now has experienced the sharpest increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in western Europe; and that not…
Travelers in Russia warned about bird flu in Turkey
• Flu • Jan 09 06
Following the confirmation by officials that two children and one adult have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in Turkey’s capital…
New Procedure Offers Hope to Patients at High Risk for Recurrent Stroke
• Stroke • Jan 07 06
Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are the first in the New York City metropolitan area to successfully implant into the brain arteries…
Viagra packages to include anti-counterfeit tags
• Drug News • Jan 07 06
Pfizer Inc., in a move to thwart counterfeit Viagra, on Friday said it has included special radio frequency identification tags on all packages of…
Smoking parents can still keep kids from starting
• Children's Health • Jan 06 06
Parents who can’t kick the smoking habit themselves can nevertheless convince their children not to start, a new study shows.
Researchers found that a…
Scientists in uphill battle to fight bird flu
• Flu • Jan 06 06
Fighting the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is all the more difficult because experts are still figuring out how best to use Tamiflu, believed…
Risk factors for nongonococcal urethritis
• Urine Problems • Jan 06 06
Oral sex may be a risk factor for nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases affecting both men and women,…
Promising new therapy for ulcerative colitis
• Bowel Problems • Jan 06 06
For people with the chronic disease ulcerative colitis, life can be limited to few social functions and trips away from home.
A promising new…
Lipid Marker Linked to Worsening of Kidney Disease
• Urine Problems • Jan 06 06
In patients with mild to moderate kidney disease, measuring levels of a protein called apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) can accurately predict the long-term risk…
Women more vulnerable to effects of alcohol use
• Gender: Female • Jan 06 06
Although women consume less alcohol than men, they are more susceptible to some of the negative medical consequences of alcohol use, such as cirrhosis…
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak kills 11 - state media
• Infections • Jan 06 06
Four people have died in a second cholera outbreak in the last two weeks in Zimbabwe, bringing the death toll to 11, state…
Many quake survivors grapple with trauma
• Public Health • Jan 06 06
Pakistani earthquake survivor Shameen Akhtar orders her husband every day to dig up their three daughters.
The girls were killed in the October 8…
Cell phones tied to family tension
• Gender: Male • Jan 05 06
The round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study…
Teens often suffer emotional distress after injury
• Children's Health • Jan 05 06
Many teens who suffer a traumatic injury will subsequently develop mental health problems, but few will see a doctor or other health care professional…
Ariel Sharon Suffers Significant Stroke
• Stroke • Jan 05 06
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a significant hemorrhagic stroke today, according to a hospital here. He had been scheduled to undergo repair of…
Statins do not prevent cancer, study says
• Drug News • Jan 04 06
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do prevent heart attacks and may offer other health benefits, but contrary to popular belief the blockbuster drugs do not prevent…