Tests compare drugs for hepatitis
• Drug News • Jun 30 05
Swiss drugmaker Roche’s brand of interferon can help control Hepatitis B, a potentially deadly liver infection, better than a competitor’s drug can,…
Remember the sunglasses, eye doctors say
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 30 05
Anyone heading outdoors for time in the sun should remember to shield their eyes as well as their skin from the sun’s rays, eye…
Spam can help prod people to better health
• Public Health • Jun 30 05
E-mail spam can be good for you if it comes as a steady stream of e-mails nagging about healthy habits, Canadian researchers said on…
US warns Endo on sales material for pain patch
• Drug Abuse • Jun 29 05
Some Endo Pharmaceuticals sales material for the Lidoderm pain patch was misleading because it contained unsupported effectiveness claims and omitted important information about risks,…
Hypertension, old age up nighttime urination
• Urine Problems • Jun 29 05
After age 60, people are more likely to have to get up at least twice in the middle of the night to urinate -…
Canada to control bulk sales of drugs to U.S.
• Drug News • Jun 29 05
Canada will draw up legislation giving it the right to ban the bulk sale of prescription drugs and other medicines to the United…
UK to save on generic medicines bill
• Drug News • Jun 29 05
The British government expects to save about 300 million pounds ($545 million) a year on the cost of generic medicines to the state…
Italians ‘bribe’ sons to stay home into their 30s
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 29 05
More than 80 percent of Italian men aged between 18 and 30 still live with their parents and a new study says it is…
Facial profile predicts sleep apnea-study
• Respiratory Problems • Jun 29 05
People with a steep jaw line and a crowded or narrowed air passage at the back of the throat are at increased risk of…
Exercise therapy may aid hip arthritis
• Arthritis • Jun 29 05
Strength training may help ease the pain and immobility caused by hip Arthritis, a new study suggests.
Researchers in The Netherlands found…
Illegal drug trade a world force
• Drug News • Jun 29 05
Annual worldwide illegal drug sales are greater than the gross domestic product of 88 percent of the countries in the world, the U.N. said…
Mother’s milk helps prevent myopia
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 28 05
Children who are breastfed are about fifty percent less likely to be short sighted, Singapore researchers said on Tuesday.
Docosahexaenoic acid or…
Straws may save soda lovers’ teeth
• Dental Health • Jun 28 05
People who savor their soft drinks may save their teeth some wear and tear by using a strategically placed straw, according to a new…
Medicare Won’t Cover Some Anxiety Drugs
• Public Health • Jun 27 05
When the federal government’s new prescription drug benefit kicks in next year, it will not cover a category of drugs commonly used to treat…
Exercise reverses arthritis-related wasting
• Arthritis • Jun 27 05
Progressive resistance training can help patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis who experience muscle wasting, researchers report.
“Generalized muscle wasting in rheumatoid arthritis is common although…
Kids’ 5-in-1 vaccination seen safe, effective
• Children's Health • Jun 27 05
Vaccinating infants against five diseases in one shot works just as well as separate injections, with no higher rate of side effects, Italian investigators…
Arthritis of the Hand? - Turn to a Hand Surgeon
• Arthritis • Jun 25 05
Arthritis may affect any joint in the body, but it is most visible when it strikes the hands and fingers. If you suffer from…
Even Infants Can Suffer Strokes
• Children's Health • Jun 25 05
The brain attacks strike seemingly healthy babies, according to new study findings. Parents of newborns often worry their babies may choke, or not feed…
Men’s stress also affects infertility therapy
• Fertility and pregnancy • Jun 24 05
infertility-related stress in men as well as women may have an effect on treatment success, according to new study findings.
“Our results clearly demonstrate…
More than three-quarters of docs believe in God
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 24 05
The majority of doctors believe in God and attend religious services, and more than half say their religious beliefs affect how they practice medicine,…
Heroin users show Alzheimer’s-like brain changes
• Neurology • Jun 24 05
Young people who abuse heroin may suffer brain damage similar to what’s seen in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to…
High Tuberculosis Reinfection Rates in South Africa
• Infections • Jun 24 05
Tuberculosis attributable to reinfection occurs four times as often as new tuberculosis in South Africa, according to a report in the June…
$5.1 billion could save 6 million children
• Public Health • Jun 24 05
Six million children who die each year from preventable diseases could be saved if richer nations gave another $5.1 billion a year, according to…
Severe migraines do not need narcotic pain drugs
• Migraine • Jun 24 05
Patients who show up in the ER with severe migraines are often given narcotic drugs to control their pain, but new research…
Botox useful for preventing frequent migraines
• Migraine • Jun 23 05
Botulinum toxin A (Botox) injections can help prevent migraines in patients who have headaches almost every day, according to a new report.
“Our study…