Australia scientists grow adult stem cells from nose
• Public Health • Mar 24 05
With the help of the Catholic Church, Australian researchers have successfully grown adult stem cells harvested from the human nose, avoiding the ethical and…
What to do about menopause? Even experts confused
• Menopause • Mar 24 05
Menopause does not usually cause severe symptoms apart from hot flashes, and little is known about alternatives to hormone replacement therapy with…
Haze hangs over Singapore as air quality worsens
• Public Health • Mar 24 05
A layer of smoke descended over Singapore on Thursday, blown from Southeast Asia’s pockets of raging bush fires and causing the island’s…
Calif. high court dismisses stem cell challenge
• Public Health • Mar 24 05
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two lawsuits that sought to block the state’s publicly financed $3 billion stem cell research program approved…
Labor pain ‘catastrophizing’ predicts the blues
• Pain • Mar 23 05
Women who catastrophize labor pain - that is, they have an exaggerated negative orientation to pain - are likely to adjust less readily to…
Non-removable cast heals diabetic foot ulcers
• Diabetes • Mar 23 05
For diabetic patients with foot ulcers, wrapping a standard removable cast walker with a cohesive bandage improves compliance with the…
Charities plead with Sweden for asylum kids
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
The Red Cross and Save the Children urged Sweden on Wednesday not to deport about 150 children seeking asylum and suffering from a rare…
Sleep apnea ups risk of sudden death at night
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 23 05
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition in which airways become blocked during sleep and breathing stops for brief periods, are more likely…
Stem cells may turn into neurons
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
Given the right environment, stem cells derived from bone marrow may have the potential to form full-fledged neurons, researchers in Norway report.
Previous studies…
Heart disease patients often skip flu shots
• Heart • Mar 23 05
Only one in three people with cardiovascular disease report receiving an influenza vaccination in the past year, a new study shows. In addition to…
Singapore bans AIDS concert, citing gay artists
• AIDS/HIV • Mar 23 05
Singapore has rejected an application for a concert by a local AIDS support group, citing concern over its gay performers following a…
Testosterone suppression speedily reversed
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 23 05
Men with more advanced prostate cancer often undergo treatment to reduce levels of testosterone, which drives tumor growth. Now, a new study…
UK scientists to probe need for monkey research
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
British scientists are to take the world’s first hard look at whether monkeys should continue to be used in biological and medical research.
The…
China frees SARS hero after months of house arrest
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
A doctor who blew the whistle on China’s SARS cover-up in 2003 has been freed from months of house arrest but is barred from…
Gaddafi says will not release Bulgarian nurses
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday rejected calls from the West for the release of Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for injecting children with…
U.N. declares meningitis outbreak in Darfur
• Infections • Mar 23 05
The United Nations has declared a meningitis outbreak in Sudan’s troubled North Darfur state with 27 suspected cases and 2 deaths, a…
Return to sport after ACL tear questionable
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 23 05
Many athletes expect to return to sports like basketball and soccer after tearing a knee ligament, but it might not be in…
Interest in living wills surges amid Schiavo case
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
The case of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman at the center of a political and legal battle over her care, has sparked renewed…
Myanmar denies bird flu report, but on alert
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
Myanmar is on alert against Asia’s deadly bird flu, officials said on Wednesday, denying a report of a possible outbreak of the virus in…
FDA seizes potentially deadly hospital beds
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, citing a risk of suffocation, said on Tuesday it ordered the seizure of enclosed hospital beds made by…
Skin cancer rates in UK could triple -scientists
• Cancer • Mar 23 05
Rates of the deadliest form of skin cancer could triple in the next 30 years if Britons do not protect themselves from…
Strength training may aid older men with diabetes
• Diabetes • Mar 23 05
A couple workouts with weights per week may help older men manage their Diabetes, even if they don’t lose weight, a small study suggests.
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Myanmar asked to check bird flu report - FAO
• Flu • Mar 23 05
The United Nations food agency has asked Myanmar authorities to check a report of a possible outbreak of Asia’s deadly bird flu in the…
Medicare offers counseling to help smokers quit
• Public Health • Mar 23 05
Older Americans who want to quit Smoking can receive counseling through Medicare to help them kick their tobacco habit, but only if they suffer…
Caffeine won’t make the heart flutter
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 22 05
Moderate caffeine consumption does not appear to trigger an abnormal rhythm of the atria, the upper chambers of the heart, new research…