Aspirin Could Prevent Common, Dangerous Condition of Pregnancy
• Pregnancy • Mar 21 05
Low-dose aspirin therapy may be effective in the treatment of pre-eclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy condition, suggests a new study led by Queen’s…
Computer test accurately detects early Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Mar 21 05
Researchers have developed a more accurate version of a standard test to detect dementia and cognitive impairment that takes only about 10…
Scientists in Kenya to push African vaccine research
• Drug News • Mar 21 05
Africa risks missing out on the rewards of a revolution in science unless it can win a bigger slice of funding for diseases like…
Control of childhood asthma often overestimated
• Asthma • Mar 21 05
Children with Asthma and their parents often overestimate the level of disease control and commonly restrict activities to control symptoms, according to the results…
Rubella eliminated from United States, CDC
• Infections • Mar 21 05
Rubella, a viral infection that once caused tens of thousands of birth defects and deaths in a single outbreak, has been eliminated…
Seizure drug may be harmful during pregnancy
• Pregnancy • Mar 21 05
Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy may be raising their baby’s risk of severe birth defects, according to…
Biggest study of GMO finds impact on birds, bees
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 21 05
The world’s biggest study to date on the impact of genetically modified (GMO) crops on wildlife found birds and bees are more likely to…
Woman kills herself so blind sons can see
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 21 05
An Indian woman committed suicide so her two blind sons could receive her eyes and see, a newspaper reported Monday.
But doctors say the…
Activists worried about EU climate change resolve
• Public Health • Mar 21 05
Environmental groups voiced concern on Monday that European leaders would water down proposals that seek sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by developed nations…
Hysterectomy linked to higher risk of heart disease
• Gender: Female • Mar 21 05
Women who have undergone hysterectomy appear to be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), new research shows. However, the procedure itself…
Court rejects Philip Morris $9 million award appeal
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 21 05
The U.S Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Altria Group Inc.‘s Philip Morris USA in a California case involving $9 million in…
Measles outbreak kills 76 in northeastern Nigeria
• Infections • Mar 21 05
At least 76 people, most of them children, have died and hundreds been hospitalized following an outbreak of measles in the northeastern…
Some seafood can harm nervous system
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 21 05
Fish may be “brain food,” but some seafood can harbor natural toxins that have potentially serious effects on the nervous system, researchers…
Juvenile arthritis linked to lower bone mass
• Arthritis • Mar 21 05
Children who have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) experience smaller gains in bone mass than do healthy children, according to a report in…
“Naked Chef” puts junk food high on UK election menu
• Public Health • Mar 21 05
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s high-profile campaign against junk food has made school lunches an election issue in Britain, where obesity rates are growing faster…
When it comes to chocolate, order dark, not white
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 21 05
Dark chocolate - but not white chocolate - may help reduce blood pressure and boost the body’s ability to metabolize sugar from food, according…
EU states overruled on GMOs by own deadlock
• Public Health • Mar 21 05
Europe could see a series of new biotech foods quietly approved with no influence from EU governments if they cannot escape from years of…
Most think U.S. Congress wrong on Schiavo case
• Public Health • Mar 21 05
Americans broadly and strongly disapprove of the intervention by Congress in the case of Terri Schiavo - and most believe lawmakers are using her…
Britain off course on domestic CO2 emissions targets
• Public Health • Mar 21 05
Britain will miss its own target on cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions but will meet its Kyoto Protocol commitments, according to projections released on…
Genes predict stroke risk with sickle cell anemia
• Anemia • Mar 21 05
Researchers have come up with a genetic test that is highly accurate in predicting strokes in patients with sickle cell…
UK seeks cannabis health checks
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 21 05
The British government said on Saturday it had asked for an assessment of its decision to ease the rules on cannabis after…
Federal court reviewing Schiavo right-to-die case
• Public Health • Mar 21 05
The fate of a brain-damaged Florida woman was back in the courts on Monday after President Bush signed emergency legislation aimed at prolonging the…
How is stroke recovery managed?
• Neurology • Mar 20 05
Reducing Risk Factors for Another Stroke
Patients should begin all measures, including any medications and life-style changes needed to prevent another Stroke…
What are the surgical procedures for preventing or treating stroke?
• Neurology • Mar 20 05
Carotid Endarterectomy to Prevent Ischemic Stroke
Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure used to clean out and open up the narrowed carotid…
Atrial Fibrillation and Its Treatments
• Neurology • Mar 20 05
The object of treatment for Atrial Fibrillation is to prevent blood clots from forming by first restoring and then maintaining normal