Fractures less likely for black women than whites
• Gender: Female • May 03 05
Black women are 30 to 40 percent less likely to sustain a fracture than white women, at every level of bone density, researchers…
Cell damage stiffens arteries after menopause
• Menopause • May 03 05
Cell-damaging substances known as oxygen free radicals may be to blame for hardening of the arteries that often occurs in women later in life,…
Not all heart patients get best treatment - study
• Heart • May 03 05
Many Heart failure patients in Europe are not getting the best treatment because doctors are not following prescription guidelines, researchers said on Tuesday.
In…
Prostate cancer counseling should include partners
• Cancer: Prostate • May 03 05
Including wives and partners in the care of men with Prostate cancer could help couples fare better in the long run, according…
Severe asthma treatment: need for characterising patients
• Asthma • May 03 05
Asthma is readily diagnosed in most cases and usually responds to inhaled corticosteroids with or without long-acting ? agonists, theophyllines, or leukotriene-receptor antagonists, adjusted…
German lawmakers want to ban smoking for drivers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 03 05
Several German lawmakers want to ban Smoking while driving, saying it’s hazardous.
“The dangers of causing an accident rise drastically when you smoke and…
Diabetes control crucial after heart attack
• Diabetes • May 03 05
For people with type 2 diabetes who suffer a Heart attack , keeping their blood sugar levels under control has a…
Workplace asthma under scrutiny
• Asthma • May 03 05
Scientists have developed a database which aims to uncover the scale of the problem of occupational Asthma in the north east of Scotland. A strain of polio that’s hit parts of Africa and the Middle East appears almost identical to one that has reached Indonesia,…
The centuries-old practice of swaddling may help young infants sleep more soundly, and could potentially protect against Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS),…
In the best documented effort to date, researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have successfully…
Heart disease, now considered an affliction of the wealthy Western world, is going to be a top killer soon in the developing world, researchers…
The World Health Organization said progress has been made fighting Malaria since 2000 but the disease still kills 1 million people yearly. An increasing…
Findings from two large trials suggest that the bladder-control drug Detrol (known generically as tolterodine) is no better than inactive “placebo” for treating Increasing evidence suggests that transcendental meditation may not only reduce stress, but also may help adults with high blood pressure to live…
Supervised programs that include stretching and strengthening exercises are more likely than other types of therapy to relieve chronic low back pain…
Though low-fat diets have long been advocated for lowering High Cholesterol levels, a study published Monday points up the importance of replacing…
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that high doses of vitamin C might counteract some of the negative effects…
American women of Japanese descent treated for early-stage breast cancer are less likely to suffer a recurrence of the disease than women…
Dietary supplementation with omega-3 and other fatty acids appears to reduce the educational and behavioral problems of children with a condition termed developmental…
Scientists in Hong Kong and Britain have discovered a gene responsible for hearing, a breakthrough that could eventually lead to a cure for congenital…
If an expectant mother can’t quit cigarettes, she might counter some of the bad effects by taking extra vitamin C, if an…
Hospital-acquired infections are worsening in the United States, according to a report issued on Monday. And the problem of such infections provides a good…
omen with a high risk of breast cancer are declining to take tamoxifen because they are afraid of side effects, even though the drug…
Women who like a beer with their steak may want to exercise moderation, if new research findings are correct. In a study of more…
Polio in Indonesia; First Time in Decade
• Public Health • May 03 05
Swaddling may help babies sleep soundly
• Children's Health • May 03 05
Adult heart-muscle cells to divide and multiply ...
• Heart • May 03 05
Heart disease: No. 1 killer in poorer nations
• Heart • May 03 05
Progress made in malaria fight
• Public Health • May 02 05
Detrol no aid for leaky bladder in kids: report
• Urine Problems • May 02 05
Meditation calms the mind, lengthens life: study
• Heart • May 02 05
Stretching, strengthening ease chronic back pain
• Backache • May 02 05
Low-fat, veggie-based diet lowers high cholesterol
• Dieting • May 02 05
Vitamin C may cut pregnant smoking risks
• Pregnancy • May 02 05
Japanese Women Show Lower Incidence of Breast Cancer Recurrence
• Cancer: Breast • May 02 05
Fatty acids may help kids’ behavior problems
• Children's Health • May 02 05
Scientists find deafness gene through mutant mice
• Genetics • May 02 05
Smoking moms-to-be may do well to take vitamin C
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 02 05
Medical errors edging up in US, study finds
• Public Health • May 02 05
Some women wary of breast cancer drug -study
• Cancer: Breast • May 01 05
Too much iron, alcohol a bad mix for the heart
• Heart • Apr 29 05