Stem cells may protect brain, nervous system
• Neurology • Jul 13 05
Stem cells may protect the brain and nervous system against damage from tumours and conditions such as multiple sclerosis, researchers at Milan’s…
High BP worsens impact of stroke on brain function
• Neurology • Jul 13 05
In women who suffer a Stroke, high blood pressure before the event predicts greater declines in cognitive function afterward, results of a…
Male fertility not harmed by phthalates
• Gender: Male • Jul 13 05
Contrary to earlier reports, everyday exposure to phthalates - chemical plasticizers used extensively in household products and in certain medical products - may not…
Ethiopia children at risk of malnutrition
• Public Health • Jul 13 05
Up to 170,000 children in Ethiopia could die from severe malnutrition this year if donor countries fail to provide sufficient funding for food, water…
Thousands get infected in Pennsylvania Hospitals
• Public Health • Jul 13 05
More than 11,000 people caught some sort of infection in Pennsylvania hospitals last year and nearly 1,800 died from them, according to a report…
Ex-tiny babies at risk for reduced fitness levels
• Children's Health • Jul 12 05
When infants born prematurely at extremely low birth weight (ELBW) and term-born normal-weight infants reach late adolescence, they show significant differences in aerobic fitness,…
Angola says high birth rate will strain resources
• Public Health • Jul 12 05
Angola’s population will surge by more than 30 percent to 20 million by 2015, straining a country recovering from decades of war, the planning…
Without hormones, menopause symptoms return
• Menopause • Jul 12 05
Many women who stop taking hormone replacement therapy experience a recurrence of menopausal symptoms, but tapering off the drugs or drinking fluids…
Statins Fail to Hold Off Alzheimer’s in Study
• Neurology • Jul 11 05
Popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins did not protect elderly people from Alzheimer’s or other kinds of dementia, a study…
Parkinson’s drugs tied to compulsive behaviors
• Neurology • Jul 11 05
Dopamine agonist drugs, which are used to control movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease, may lead to pathological gambling and other compulsive…
Would you Adam and Eve it?
• Brain • Jul 11 05
Men and women act differently because their brains are built differently, says Chloe Rhodes
The physical differences between men and women have long been…
Shedding a pound may ease stress on arthritic knees
• Arthritis • Jul 11 05
For overweight people hobbled by knee arthritis, losing even one pound can diminish the stress the knees take with every step, a new study…
Lamictal cuts effectiveness of the pill
• Drug News • Jul 11 05
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has issued a “Dear Doctor” letter advising that its anti-epilepsy drug Lamictal (lamotrigine) can reduce the effectiveness of
Drugmakers aim for new kind of cholesterol drug
• Drug News • Jul 11 05
AstraZeneca Plc has signed a deal with Avanir Pharmaceuticals to develop a new kind of drug that may reverse cholesterol build-up inside blood vessels.
…Takeda may extend sleeping pill’s use for AD
• Drug News • Jul 11 05
Japan’s biggest drug maker, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, said on Monday it is on track to release a sleeping pill as early as September…
Four Local Hospitals Rated Among the Top
• Public Health • Jul 11 05
U.S. News And World Report has ranked four Cincinnati’s hospitals among the best in the nation, with Children’s Hospital Medical Center rated eighth nationwide…
Impotence Drugs Linked to Blindness, FDA Warns
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 11 05
Viagra and two other popular impotence drugs may cause sudden blindness in one eye in rare cases, the Food and Drug Administration said in…
Jury Selection to Start in Vioxx Case
• Drug Abuse • Jul 11 05
Merck & Co. has vowed to defend itself against more than 3,800 pending state and federal lawsuits alleging it knew its popular painkiller, Vioxx,…
AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, Novo Nordisk, Abbott Laboratories and TAP Gain Ground As Novartis Holds
• Drug News • Jul 11 05
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. retained its first-place ranking while several other pharmaceutical companies achieved higher ratings in meeting the overall needs of managed care pharmacy…
Blindness Warning Given to US Viagra Users
• Drug Abuse • Jul 11 05
THE US government has warned that the anti-impotence drug Viagra could make you go blind.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered that warnings…
Killer Infections Warned in South Africa
• Infections • Jul 11 05
Professor Anthony MBewu, the president of the Medical Research Council, predicted this week that hospital-acquired infections, a global public-health problem, will reach the scale…
Japan finds fresh case of bird flu
• Flu • Jul 11 05
A fresh case of bird flu has been confirmed on a chicken farm neighbouring earlier outbreaks discovered in eastern Japan late last month, a…
Ovantra, new product for increased libido in women
• Gender: Female • Jul 08 05
OVANTRA’s proprietary formulation is one of the most effective female sexual enhancement products on the market today. Only pharmaceutical-grade ingredients become part of the…
Acupuncture may ease knee arthritis, for a while
• Arthritis • Jul 08 05
For people with Osteoarthritis of the knee, 8 weeks of acupuncture significantly decreases pain and improves function compared with sham
‘Morning-after’ pill doesn’t increase unsafe sex
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jul 08 05
Allowing ‘morning-after’ contraceptive pills to be sold over the counter does not increase their use, suggesting that easy availability does not lead to an…