Hepatitis C antibodies may be slow to appear
• Infections • Mar 29 05
The findings of a long-term study of injection drug users newly infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) show that antibodies to the…
EU seeks advice on long-term effects of GMO crops
• Public Health • Mar 29 05
The European Commission wants to know how genetically modified (GMO) crops might affect human and animal health in the longer term, eight years after…
Social factors affect prostate cancer therapy
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 29 05
Being married increases the likelihood that a man will choose prostate surgery or radiation therapy rather than “watchful waiting” in the event of a…
Obstetric anal sphincter injury can worsen over time
• Gender: Female • Mar 29 05
Anal function after anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery may worsen over time and with subsequent vaginal deliveries, according to a report from Sweden.
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Fasting may have anticancer effects on cells
• Cancer • Mar 29 05
Cutting calories by fasting every other day may make cells less prone to becoming cancerous, the results of a study in mice suggest.
Scientists…
Ireland celebrates success of smoking ban
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 29 05
Ireland’s pioneering Smoking ban has won widespread support despite fears it would put pubs out of business, antismoking group ASH said on Tuesday.
The…
Stretching before exercise may not always be best
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 29 05
Although stretching is part of the warm-up routine of athletes everywhere, the practice may actually be counterproductive in certain cases, research suggests.
Most people…
NY jury awards $17.1 million in sick smoker case
• Cancer: Lung • Mar 29 05
A New York jury on Monday ordered Philip Morris to pay $17.1 million in punitive damages to a woman who accused the company of…
Raw food vegans thin but healthy, study finds
• Dieting • Mar 29 05
People on strict raw food vegetarian diets are thin but healthy, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Although nutritionists and the food industry have warned…
Schiavo to undergo autopsy to end debate: lawyer
• Public Health • Mar 29 05
The husband of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo has ordered an autopsy after she dies to silence allegations his plan to cremate her body…
Pfizer Endometriosis Pain Drug Gets OK’d
• Drug News • Mar 29 05
Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday it has received U.S. regulatory approval to sell a drug to treat the pain associated with endometriosis,…
New MRI Scan May Help Gauge Brain Cancer Treatment
• Cancer • Mar 29 05
A special type of MRI scan could help doctors and patients decide quickly whether treatment for brain tumors is doing…
Special Acupuncture Lowers Blood Pressure—Study
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 29 05
A specialized acupuncture treatment that uses low levels of electrical stimulation can lower blood pressure dramatically in rats, U.S. researchers reported on…
Risk factors explain racial breast cancer patterns
• Cancer: Breast • Mar 28 05
The differences in breast cancer rates among various racial and ethnic groups can be largely explained by the presence of breast cancer…
Children of working moms fare equally well
• Children's Health • Mar 28 05
Good news for multitasking moms: children whose mothers work outside of the home are on par with their peers who have stay-at-home moms in…
Bird flu kills quail in Indonesia’s Central Java
• Flu • Mar 28 05
The bird flu virus has killed thousands of quail on Indonesia’s main island of Java since February, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. H.R.…
Zimbabwe’s war on AIDS threatened by cash crunch
• Public Health • Mar 28 05
Zimbabwe, one of the countries worst hit by the AIDS, is not getting enough money to fight the epidemic, the main U.N.…
Schiavo case sparks sympathy, scorn among Dutch
• Public Health • Mar 28 05
The fight in the United States over the life of the severely brain damaged women Terri Schiavo has sparked intense interest in the Netherlands…
Japan court ruling raises questions on life support
• Public Health • Mar 28 05
A Japanese court ruling handing a suspended sentence to a doctor who removed a comatose patient’s breathing tube and injected him with muscle…
AIDS virus destroys immune cells fast-studies
• AIDS/HIV • Mar 28 05
Within days of infection, the AIDS virus destroys more than half of the immune cells that might recognize and help fight it…
Exercise key to longevity for type 2 diabetics
• Diabetes • Mar 28 05
Staying active at work and during leisure time may help reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease or any other cause for men…
Loteprednol effective for hay fever
• Flu • Mar 28 05
Loteprednol etabonate nasal spray, at a dose of 400 micrograms daily, is more effective than placebo in controlling the symptoms of hay fever, or…
British cardinal compares abortion to Nazi eugenics
• Public Health • Mar 28 05
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic has compared abortion to the eugenics of Nazi Germany, in comments which seem certain to push the…
Colon cancer tests should begin earlier in blacks
• Cancer • Mar 28 05
The American College of Gastroenterology now recommends that Colorectal cancer screening begin at age 45 for African-Americans, instead of age 50, which is recommended…
Heroin use hits poorest in Ugandan slums
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 28 05
John Mirembe has stolen his father’s expensive four-wheel-drive Land Cruiser and is selling it piece by piece to fund his heroin-Smoking addiction.
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