Incontinence linked to depression in women
• Urine Problems • Sep 07 05
Women with moderate-to-severe Urinary Incontinence are two or three times more likely to be seriously depressed than continent women, according…
Exercise and healthy diet slow memory loss
• Neurology • Sep 07 05
An active lifestyle and a healthy, fish-rich diet are not only good for your heart, they may also help tackle the memory…
Bird flu pandemic a question of when, not if
• Flu • Sep 07 05
The world is going to face a pandemic of the bird flu strain lethal to humans, and Thailand is the only nation in South…
Epilepsy patients may be prone to bipolar disorder
• Epilepsy • Sep 07 05
Bipolar symptoms appear to be more prevalent among people with epilepsy than among those with other chronic medical conditions, new research…
Detecting swallowing problems prevents pneumonia
• Bowel Problems • Sep 06 05
The rate of pneumonia is lower in hospitals that have formal screening programs to detected swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia) in Stroke…
Rheumatoid arthritis may be becoming milder
• Arthritis • Sep 06 05
If anything good can be said about having Rheumatoid Arthritis, it may be that the condition is likely to be less severe than…
Heart checks could avoid 1 in 10 cot deaths
• Childbirth • Sep 05 05
As many as one in 10 cases of Sudden infant death syndrome could be avoided by early screening for a heart problem…
Long-term prognosis of migraine favorable
• Migraine • Sep 05 05
New research indicates that a high percentage of patients with migraine or tension-type headaches experience remission on long-term follow-up.
Tiotropium cuts COPD flare-ups
• Respiratory Problems • Sep 05 05
Treatment with the tiotropium (Spiriva) can reduce exacerbations of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may, as a result, reduce healthcare utilization among…
Bacteria may put sewage treatment workers at risk
• Infections • Sep 02 05
Exposure to bacterial toxins may cause flu-like symptoms, breathing problems and skin reactions in some workers at sewage treatment plants, a study has found.
…Canadian study slams costly “me-too” medicines
• Drug News • Sep 02 05
Governments and insurers around the world are wasting money on expensive “me-too” drugs that offer no substantial benefit over existing products, Canadian researchers reported…
Eight percent of US kids have ADHD
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 02 05
Just under 8 percent of U.S. children ages 4 to 17 had ever been diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2003,…
Bird flu ebbs in Kazakhstan and Russia
• Flu • Sep 02 05
The outbreak of the bird flu strain dangerous to humans is dying out in sprawling ex-Soviet neighbours Kazakhstan and Russia thanks to quarantine and…
British teacher sparks row on dyslexia
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 02 05
A British professor sparked a row on Friday by saying that Dyslexia - a condition that affects millions of people worldwide -…
Drug reduces hot flashes in breast cancer patients
• Drug Abuse • Sep 02 05
Gabapentin, an anti-seizure drug, can reduce hot flashes in women being treated for Breast cancer by 46 percent, according to…
UK scientists suggest India may be source of BSE
• Infections • Sep 02 05
Mad cow disease may have originated from animal feed contaminated with human remains washed ashore after being floated downriver in Indian funerals, British scientists…
Slow-release drug eases epilepsy burden
• Epilepsy • Sep 02 05
For people with epilepsy who take the anti-seizure medicine carbamazepine, switching from an immediate-release form of the drug to an extended-release formulation…
Artery disease seen with sleep-breathing disorder
• Neurology • Sep 02 05
Otherwise healthy middle-aged people with Obstructive sleep apnea - a disorder in which they frequently stop breathing for brief periods while they…
Genentech eye drug works as combo, has side effect
• Drug News • Sep 02 05
An experimental eye drug from Genentech Inc. and Novartis AG, when used in combination with an established drug, helped forestall blindness in an early-stage…
Novartis drug aids bones in Paget’s disease
• Drug News • Sep 01 05
A dose of the Novartis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) halted bone deterioration and abnormal bone growth for at least one year in about 95…
Kansas City grand jury indicts 11 in Lipitor scam
• Drug Abuse • Sep 01 05
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted three Midwestern businesses and 11 individuals in a conspiracy to sell illegal counterfeit drugs, including Lipitor, Pfizer’s…
Anti-smoking groups seek tougher tobacco sanctions
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 01 05
Anti-Smoking and health groups have urged that cigarette makers be required to fund a long-term, $4.8 billion-a-year, anti-smoking program if the U.S. government prevails…
Japanese doctor adds insult and injury to patient
• Drug Abuse • Sep 01 05
“Trust me, I’m a doctor” wouldn’t describe one Japanese doctor who has landed in hot water after hitting and abusing a patient during surgery.
…Encephalitis death toll in northern India nears 400
• Infections • Sep 01 05
The death toll from a raging Encephalitis epidemic in northern India is nearing 400 with about a dozen people, mostly children, dying…
Anti-poverty campaign leaving women behind
• Public Health • Sep 01 05
Many women fall through the cracks of the global campaign against poverty because they are more likely than men to hold jobs that pay…