Cold bug tied to heart attack in younger men - study
• Heart • Apr 13 05
A common cold bug could cause heart attacks in younger men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
The findings add to a growing body of…
Kids risk head injury on the golf course
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 13 05
As the ranks of young golfers grow, hospitals may start seeing more head injuries in children and teens caused by swinging clubs…
Egypt “two-head” baby is eating normally - doctor
• Surgery • Apr 13 05
An Egyptian baby who had surgery two months ago to remove the head of an undeveloped twin is eating normally, one of her doctors…
GMO rice sold in central China markets -Greenpeace
• Public Health • Apr 13 05
Genetically modified rice is being sold in markets in the central Chinese province of Hubei, even though the authorities have not yet approved…
French parliament adopts ‘end of life’ law
• Public Health • Apr 13 05
France’s parliament has approved a law that will allow terminally ill patients to opt for death instead of further treatment, but which supporters…
U.S. panel rejects Inamed silicone breast implants
• Cancer: Breast • Apr 13 05
Inamed Corp. narrowly failed to convince a U.S. panel on Tuesday that its silicone breast implants are safe enough to win U.S. approval and…
Marburg outbreak not likely a global threat
• Public Health • Apr 13 05
An outbreak of deadly Marburg virus in Angola is probably not a global threat but international experts are working to bring it under control,…
Vitamin C may reduce pregnancy complication
• Pregnancy • Apr 12 05
If a pregnant woman’s waters break too early, her unborn baby can be put in danger of complications. The risk of this happening,…
Racial gap seen in genetic testing and counseling
• Cancer • Apr 12 05
African-American women are less likely than white women to undergo genetic testing for cancer risk, investigators report.
Dr. Katrina Armstrong at the University of…
Combo vaccine less effective than mono version
• Infections • Apr 12 05
A vaccine aimed at preventing both pneumococcal disease and meningitis elicits a lower immune response against the meningitis bug than does the…
Polio eradication close, but cash and clout needed
• Public Health • Apr 12 05
With just a little more cash and a lot more political clout, polio could become the second dread disease to be wiped off the…
Antibodies may help Alzheimer’s, study finds
• Neurology • Apr 12 05
Antibodies that attack the amyloid protein believed responsible for Alzheimer’s disease may offer a new way to treat the brain-destroying…
Promising multiple sclerosis treatments on the way
• Neurology • Apr 12 05
The suspension of sales of promising multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri earlier this year was devastating to disease sufferers, but it has opened…
EU mulls 1 bln euro bird flu drug fund
• Public Health • Apr 12 05
The European Union should be able to dip into a 1 billion euro disaster fund to buy emergency vaccines and antiviral drugs if there…
Aetna stops paying Bextra drug claims
• Drug Abuse • Apr 12 05
Health insurer Aetna Inc. said on Monday it is not paying any claims for Bextra, a pain reliever that the FDA requested to be…
Sen Specter to introduce asbestos bill shortly
• Public Health • Apr 12 05
The Republican author of a plan to create a U.S. fund to compensate asbestos victims said on Monday he expected to introduce…
Activists attack ethics of Pfizer AIDS drug trial
• Drug News • Apr 12 05
A clinical study into an experimental AIDS pill made by Pfizer Inc, the world’s biggest drugmaker, should be halted because it offers…
Study: Brand drug prices outpace inflation
• Drug News • Apr 12 05
U.S. prices for brand-name drugs on average rose at 2.5 times the rate of inflation last year, while generic drug prices remained flat, according…
Meat, milk from clones look normal, study finds
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 12 05
Meat and milk from cloned cattle are virtually identical to the same products from prize animals bred the old-fashioned way, researchers in Japan and…
After kidney graft, heart failure may improve
• Urine Problems • Apr 12 05
Patients with end-stage kidney disease and advanced heart failure who undergo a kidney transplant tend to see an improvement in their heart function, researchers…
Celgene says Revlimid delays multiple myeloma
• Cancer • Apr 12 05
Celgene Corp. on Monday said initial results from two pivotal-stage trials show that its blood cancer drug Revlimid (lenalidomide) in combination with
U.S. firms pursue stem-cell research plans-WSJ
• Public Health • Apr 12 05
Some large companies in the United States are pursuing plans to study stem cells drawn from early stage human embryos, The Wall Street Journal…
‘Placebo effect’ weak in chronic fatigue
• Neurology • Apr 12 05
Despite assumptions to the contrary, people with Chronic fatigue syndrome - a mysterious illness for which there is no objective test…
Older hearts benefit from fish, soy oil
• Heart • Apr 12 05
In elderly people, omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish and soy oil increase a measure of heart-healthiness called heart rate variability, a small study…
Statins may cut stroke disability, deaths
• Drug News • Apr 12 05
The cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins - such as Lipitor (also known as simvastatin) or Zocor (simvastatin) - have the potential to prevent long-term…