Pill camera spots polyps in small intestine
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 16 05
A tiny swallowable camera-in-a-capsule is more effective than standard imaging methods in identifying intestinal polyps in the small intestine, according to results presented at…
Vietnam reports first human bird flu case in a month
• Flu • May 16 05
A 52-year-old Vietnamese man who ate chicken that had died of a disease has been infected with the H5N1 bird flu…
Cholesterol drugs may reduce breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • May 16 05
Women taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, such as Lipitor or Mevacor, seem to have sharply lower chances of developing breast cancer, according to…
MRI + mammogram best for screening high-risk women
• Cancer: Breast • May 16 05
Combining Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with mammography is the best way to detect breast cancer in women who are genetically…
Some people get delayed cancer care-studies
• Cancer: Breast • May 16 05
Many U.S. cancer patients are getting delayed or substandard care for their disease and are dying earlier as a consequence, according to several studies…
Each year, thousands of kids hurt on trampolines
• Children's Health • May 16 05
Trampoline-related injuries are on the rise once again among children and adolescents, new study findings show.
Within the last decade, the number of U.S.…
Tests for human WNV vaccine are promising
• Infections • May 14 05
Early tests of a vaccine for West Nile virus are promising, a Cambridge biotech company said Wednesday.
Dr. Thomas Monath, chief scientist…
Experimental cancer drugs show much promise
• Drug News • May 14 05
A new generation of experimental cancer drugs is poised to upstage current hotshots by attacking the multiple methods tumors use to grow and spread,…
Virtual reality may speed recovery after stroke
• Neurology • May 13 05
After someone has had a brain-damaging Stroke, playing virtual reality games seems to encourage the brain to reorganize to compensate for the damage, and…
MMR vaccine not linked to Crohn’s disease
• Bowel Problems • May 13 05
Since the introduction of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in the UK in 1988, there has been no increase in the occurrence of…
Lancet calls for big jump in global cigarette tax
• Cancer: Lung • May 13 05
Governments around the world should increase taxation on cigarettes by 50 percent a year to combat booming lung cancer rates, The Lancet medical…
Lung cancer drug helps majority in study
• Cancer: Lung • May 13 05
An experimental drug to treat lung cancer appeared to benefit two-thirds of patients who used it, according to a study presented on Friday…
Genentech drug slows progression of lung cancer
• Cancer: Lung • May 13 05
Patients with lung cancer who took Genentech Inc.‘s cancer drug Avastin in combination with chemotherapy took longer to relapse than patients who…
Femara bests tamoxifen in breast cancer trial
• Cancer: Breast • May 13 05
For postmenopausal women with hormone-driven breast cancer, follow-on treatment with Femara is more effective in preventing recurrence of cancer than is tamoxifen,…
U.S. probe sought of memo on “morning-after” pill
• Gender: Female • May 13 05
Two U.S. Senate Democrats called for an investigation on Thursday into whether a memo from a Christian doctor influenced regulators’ rejection of over-the-counter sales…
Cambodian bird flu suspect hospitalised in Vietnam
• Flu • May 13 05
A young Cambodian woman has been hospitalised in Vietnam after showing symptoms of the bird flu virus that has killed 52 people…
Bird flu found in Indonesian pigs
• Flu • May 13 05
Bird flu has infected pigs in Indonesia, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday, raising fears of a wider outbreak in the world’s…
Penn. judge rescinds $1.4 mln fen-phen verdict
• Public Health • May 13 05
Wyeth Thursday said a Philadelphia judge rescinded a verdict against the drugmaker, in which the company had been ordered to pay three Utah women…
Florida Doctors Credit Hurricane for Wave of Births
• Pregnancy • May 13 05
Doctors in Florida say they think they know what’s behind a small baby boom that’s about to hit the state.
Oral contraceptives boost herpes shedding
• Gender: Female • May 13 05
For women with Genital herpes, taking oral contraceptives can double the likelihood of actively shedding the virus and so passing on the…
Breast cancer recurrence in Japanese women
• Cancer: Breast • May 13 05
The rate of breast cancer recurrence is much lower among women of Japanese descent than among women in the general U.S. population,…
Leprosy originated in Africa or Near East - study
• Infections • May 13 05
Leprosy, a disease widely believed to have been spread out of India, in fact appears to have originated in Africa or…
Breast cancer survival
• Cancer: Breast • May 13 05
Modern treatments have significantly boosted the 15-year survival rate for breast cancer, researchers say.
A scientific study has found that modern drug…
Cataract surgery may improve driving ability
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 13 05
Surgery for cataracts can help older drivers see the road more clearly, and may get some former drivers behind the wheel again,…
Chinese medicine ignites American’s hope
• Chinese Medicine • May 13 05
Fifteen years after being left mute and seriously brain damaged in a car accident, Washington woman Corrie Anna has travelled to Shanghai in search…