Even a late exercise start cuts heart risks
• Diabetes • Mar 11 05
Adopting a regular exercise routine for the first time late in life reduces the development of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes,…
AIDS pioneer calls for ‘therapeutic’ vaccine
• AIDS/HIV • Mar 11 05
Scientists should first develop a so-called therapeutic vaccine to treat people already infected with HIV before moving on to a preventative one, the…
Vietnam Agent Orange victims slam U.S. verdict
• Public Health • Mar 11 05
The dismissal of a case in the United States that accused chemical companies of war crimes by supplying the U.S. military with Agent Orange…
Older siblings smarter, Norwegian study shows
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 11 05
First born children in Norway get better education and as adults are more successful in the job market than younger siblings, a Norwegian-U.S. study…
Azilect cuts disability in Parkinson’s - study
• Neurology • Mar 11 05
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s drug Azilect reduces disability in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease , according to new research published on Friday.
Professor…
Red tape hampers UK patient care, doctors say
• Public Health • Mar 11 05
Red tape and bureaucracy are undermining the role of family doctors in Britain and hampering the care of patients, according to a survey published…
Study participants want to know the results
• Cancer: Breast • Mar 11 05
People who participate in clinical studies are interested in how the trials turn out, results of a small pilot study suggest.
Although many researchers…
Blacks get less aggressive heart attack treatment
• Heart • Mar 11 05
The gap is narrowing, but African Americans who suffer a Heart attackare still getting less aggressive treatment compared with whites, according to a…
China close to production of ‘safe’ genetic rice
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 11 05
As early as this year, China could start commercial production of a new breed of genetically engineered rice.
If adopted, it would be…
Some “senior moments” are signs of epilepsy
• Epilepsy • Mar 11 05
Memory blanks, losing train of thought, temporary confusion - all are often chalked up to “senioritis” once people reach a certain age. But…
English cancer plan making progress -auditor
• Cancer • Mar 11 05
A 10-year campaign to cut cancer deaths in England is having positive effects, though more remains to be done, a public spending watchdog said…
HIV infections on rise among UK heterosexuals
• AIDS/HIV • Mar 11 05
HIV infections acquired through heterosexual intercourse are increasing in the UK, but still represent a minority of all new cases, according to an article…
US hepatitis outbreaks tied to use of test devices
• Infections • Mar 10 05
Improper use of blood sugar testing devices likely fueled a string of Hepatitis B outbreaks in U.S. nursing homes that killed two people…
Red tape and risk frustrate Kyoto’s CDM scheme
• Public Health • Mar 10 05
One of the Kyoto Protocol’s main tools for curbing greenhouse gas emissions is struggling to take off as projects get bogged down in red…
Eczema drugs carry cancer risk, US FDA says
• Drug Abuse • Mar 10 05
Two eczema creams - Novartis’s Elidel and Fujisawa’s Protopic - must carry a strong warning of cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Exhaled nitric oxide predicts asthma relapse
• Asthma • Mar 10 05
Among asthmatic children who are in clinical remission, measuring the amount of nitric oxide in their breath could help predict how likely they are…
U.S. Senator says FDA too cozy with drugmakers
• Public Health • Mar 10 05
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has grown too close to the drug companies it regulates, raising questions about whether its acting director should…
Los Angeles clinic used wrong drug for syphilis
• Drug Abuse • Mar 10 05
Over a period of 5 years, a clinic in Los Angeles used a non-recommended preparation of penicillin to treat nearly 700 syphilis patients and…
Tobacco still being used by athletes, coaches
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 10 05
Many student athletes, particularly football and baseball players, in Mississippi’s junior and senior high schools, use tobacco - as do their coaches -…
Type of lip piercing can cause receding gums
• Dental Health • Mar 10 05
A form of lip piercing in which people place a stud in the middle of the bottom lip where it meets the chin…
Hip socket instability raises osteoarthritis risk
• Arthritis • Mar 10 05
Older adults with a developmental abnormality of the hip socket that makes the joint unstable are more than four times more likely than unaffected…
Medieval plague may explain resistance to HIV
• Infections • Mar 10 05
The persistent epidemics of haemorrhagic fever that struck Europe during the Middle Ages provided the selection pressures that have made 10 percent of Europeans…
EU ministers want tough post-Kyoto emission
• Public Health • Mar 10 05
European Union environment ministers on Thursday proposed developed nations make sweeping cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions in the years following 2012, when the…
Gene variant linked to age-related eye problem
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 10 05
A variation of a gene called CFH appears to increase the risk of developing Age-related macular degeneration, a potentially blinding deterioration of the…
Bulgaria to ban some GMOs, harmonise with EU
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 10 05
Bulgaria’s parliament will pass a law on Friday banning the production of some genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to harmonise the Balkan state’s legislation with…