Angola says Marburg outbreak coming under control
• Infections • Apr 18 05
Angolan officials believe the world’s worst Marburg virus epidemic is coming under control in the north of the country where the war-shattered infrastructure has…
Bad days for South Korea’s men with blood type B
• Public Health • Apr 18 05
Lee Sung-san is a 24-year-old South Korean student looking for love and hoping that the women he is wooing don’t ask him for his…
Vietnam sees a long fight against bird flu
• Flu • Apr 18 05
The bird flu virus that has killed 36 people in Vietnam may not be contained until 2007 because the way it is spreading still…
Waist size indicates risk of diabetes - study
• Diabetes • Apr 15 05
Waist size is a good indicator of a person’s risk of becoming insulin resistant, an early stage in the development of Diabetes and Heart…
Benito Enterprises announces the release of a new non-prescription pain relief product
• Drug News • Apr 15 05
Benito Enterprises, parent company of Lazarus Labs, producers of Phentramin ™ the original non-prescription alternative to prescription weight loss drugs such as Phentermine, announces…
Pessimism raises dementia risk, study finds
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 15 05
Pessimistic, anxious and depressed people may have a higher risk of dementia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
A study of…
Roche’s Avastin works in third type of cancer
• Cancer • Apr 15 05
Cancer drug Avastin also works in treating breast tumors, the third cancer in which the novel medicine has been found to show a benefit,…
Marburg spreads but Angola isolation ward empty
• Infections • Apr 15 05
A 400-bed isolation ward set up at the epicenter of a deadly outbreak of Marburg disease in Angola is empty, shunned by families loath…
Depression increases mortality risk in diabetics
• Diabetes • Apr 15 05
The results of a new study confirm that people with diabetes are prone to depression. The findings also show that depression significantly increases the…
Two-thirds of lethal H2N2 flu samples destroyed - WHO
• Public Health • Apr 15 05
Some two-thirds of the 3,700 laboratories worldwide that received samples of a killer flu virus in test kits have destroyed them as instructed, the…
Medicaid costs controversy continues
• Public Health • Apr 15 05
A leading Democratic governor on Thursday lashed out at the U.S. federal government’s efforts to force states to pay more of the bill for…
Constipation common among infants and toddlers
• Children's Health • Apr 15 05
Constipation is common among children up to 2 years old, according to the results of a recent study. However, dietary changes and…
Golfers’ yips may be movement disorder: Study
• Neurology • Apr 15 05
Yips, a condition that plagues professional and amateur golfers alike and leaves them unable to complete a Stroke , may be a movement disorder…
Weight loss reduces risk for gout
• Weight Loss • Apr 15 05
Being obese, gaining weight since young adulthood, high blood pressure and taking a diuretic “water pill’ are all linked to an increased…
UK shortage of MMR vaccine sparks mumps fear
• Infections • Apr 15 05
A shortage of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine has forced Britain to prioritise supplies for routine childhood immunization, at the expense of catch-up…
Worm eggs improve bowel disorder
• Bowel Problems • Apr 15 05
Ingesting the eggs of Trichuris suis, an intestinal worm, appears to be a safe and effective treatment for active Ulcerative colitis,…
Clothes, not sunscreen, deter nevi on kids’ skin
• Cancer • Apr 15 05
Slathering sunscreen on children does not seem to keep them from developing moles, but putting a T-shirt on over their bathing suits may, a…
Vigorous activity may lessen arthritis disability
• Arthritis • Apr 15 05
Older people with Arthritis are more likely to hang on to good physical function if they exercise on a regular basis,…
Auto workers union backs U.S. asbestos fund plan
• Public Health • Apr 15 05
A plan to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund picked up an important labor endorsement on Wednesday from the United Auto…
Women undergo fewer tests for stroke than men
• Neurology • Apr 15 05
Women are less likely to undergo the standard diagnostic tests for Stroke than men, according to a study of nearly 400 stroke patients in…
WHO issues travel advice on Marburg-hit Angola
• Public Health • Apr 15 05
Travellers to Angola, where Marburg disease has killed 210 people, should avoid close contact with ill people and countries may wish to screen returning…
China arrests 15 in AIDS blood donor scandal
• AIDS/HIV • Apr 15 05
China has arrested 15 people for involvement in illegal blood-selling schemes blamed for widespread HIV/AIDS infections in the 1990s, the China Daily…
Pharmacies may be forced to dispense birth control
• Gender: Female • Apr 14 05
In response to a growing number of reports of women whose birth control prescriptions were denied by pharmacists on moral grounds, US Senators…
Psychological therapy can help maltreated children
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 14 05
Psychological counseling does seem to help heal the scars of child abuse and neglect, though the extent to which family therapy prevents future abuse…
Herbal remedies for arthritis can be risky
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 14 05
People with arthritis are more likely than others to be using herbal remedies, and this increases the chances of serious interactions with prescribed medications,…