Allergy agony begins early
• Allergies • Feb 24 05
The sky is blue, and so am I.
Pollen kicks off my allergies, which means that when Seattle’s skies aren’t dripping, my nose…
Tourette Syndrome For Laughs?
• Neurology • Feb 24 05
Protesting against the exploitation of Tourette Syndrome (TS) for laughs in the media, the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) is mounting a vigorous campaign…
US officials lost trust during 2001 anthrax attacks
• Public Health • Feb 23 05
Postal workers exposed to anthrax during a series of attacks in 2001 felt they were not helped by U.S. health officials and lost trust…
Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Breast Milk
• Childbirth • Feb 23 05
A chemical used to make rocket fuel that’s particularly toxic to children has been found in all samples of women’s breast milk tested throughout…
Short-Term Celebrex Safe Against Cirrhosis
• Drug News • Feb 23 05
A ray of hope may be emerging for the makers of cox-2 inhibitors, the class of drugs under such intense scrutiny at last week’s…
Hepatitis C rate may be underestimated in UK
• Infections • Feb 23 05
More than half a million people in Britain may be infected with hepatitis C - two or three times the official estimates - a…
Blood Pressure Drug Approved to Counter Heart Failure
• Drug News • Feb 23 05
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the AstraZeneca blood pressure drug Atacand to reduce the risk of death and hospitalization from heart…
Marijuana-like Ingredient Could Slow Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Feb 23 05
By suppressing inflammation in the brain, a synthetic marijuana compound could potentially offer some protection against Alzheimer’s disease, Spanish scientists report.
The researchers,…
Clotting agent improves stroke survival
• Neurology • Feb 23 05
Most strokes occur due to a blockage in the blood vessels that feed the brain, but some arise when these vessels rupture. Now, new…
Gene mutations tied to less invasive breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Feb 23 05
Mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have been linked to invasive forms of breast cancer, and new research suggests that they are also…
US government paying ever more health costs - report
• Public Health • Feb 23 05
Within a decade, the public sector will be paying nearly half the cost of U.S. health care, which is also swallowing an ever-larger chunk…
Avoiding Kidney Stones
• Urine Problems • Feb 23 05
During the past 20 years, the incidence of kidney stones has been increasing in the United States.
Up to 10 percent of men and…
Once-a-day morphine helps with cancer pain
• Pain • Feb 23 05
A new once-a-day morphine formulation appears to provide better control of cancer pain than an earlier twice-daily version of the agent, according to Canadian…
Opioids safely curb chronic back pain: study
• Backache • Feb 23 05
Opioid therapy can provide significant pain relief for patients with chronic back pain due to non-cancerous disorders of the spine and is unlikely…
Drinking Triples Injury Risk
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 23 05
There’s more evidence that overindulging in drink can have very serious consequences: A new study finds drinkers are three times more likely to die…
Ectopic pregnancy
• Pregnancy • Feb 23 05
Ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants in tissue outside of the uterus and the placenta and fetus begin to develop there. The…
World must act on bird flu or face pandemic - U.N.
• Public Health • Feb 23 05
The world is overdue an influenza pandemic and it must act swiftly to prevent one being triggered by bird flu now endemic in parts…
Asian Bird flu raises risk of global flu pandemic
• Flu • Feb 23 05
Scientists fear the avian flu that has killed 46 people in Asia could be the strain that will cause the next global pandemic but…
U.S. drug czar likens fighting drugs to terror
• Public Health • Feb 23 05
The United States should employ some of the techniques it is using to fight international terrorism in its war on drugs, U.S. drug czar…
Bird flu in flies no threat to animals, humans - expert
• Flu • Feb 23 05
Flies can carry the bird flu virus which has killed 46 people in Asia but there is no evidence they can spread the killer…
Feeding must continue for Florida woman - court
• Public Health • Feb 23 05
A Florida court ordered on Tuesday that a severely brain-damaged woman must continue to be fed, shortly after an appeals court said her…
Asia’s bird flu here to stay, FAO says
• Public Health • Feb 23 05
Asia’s deadly bird flu will persist for many years and a global effort is needed to stop the virus from spreading and prevent a…
Britons at risk of diabetes know little of disease
• Diabetes • Feb 23 05
Britons who have a high risk of developing diabetes know very little about the illness and are vulnerable to serious complications, health experts said…
U.S. parents talking less to kids about drugs
• Children's Health • Feb 23 05
The number of U.S. parents talking to their teenagers about drugs has dropped, perhaps reflecting the more relaxed attitudes of a generation that came…
Rugby gear not much use against injury: study
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 23 05
Rugby players are not known for their concern over safety, and a new study shows that the sparse protective gear they do wear…