Annan Special Envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa Expected On Sunday
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
The United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis is to visit Angola on February 20-26 to analyse the matter…
West Africa launches anti-polio drive
• Public Health • Feb 21 05
Three West African countries at the center of a polio epidemic launched an immunization drive on Sunday to help stop the spread of the…
Amgen’s Enbrel ad goes too far, US FDA says
• Drug News • Feb 21 05
An Amgen television ad for its psoriasis drug Enbrel is misleading and plays down the drug’s very serious risks, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Heart attack care may be worse for women
• Heart • Feb 21 05
Previous reports have found that although women are less likely to experience a heart attack than men, they are more likely to die…
Parenting: Jumping
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 21 05
At every age, your child is learning new skills and reaching milestones, but a toddler’s physical development is particularly impressive, as they learn to…
Electrical stimulation stops epileptic seizures
• Epilepsy • Feb 21 05
People with epilepsy, especially those who don’t respond to anti-seizure medication, may one day be helped with a kind of brain pacemaker.
Researchers have…
Skim milk linked to acne among teen girls
• Skin Care • Feb 21 05
It may not be the chocolate and pizza that threatens many teenage girls’ complexion. Milk - skim milk, in particular - may be the…
Waist circumference predicts heart disease risk
• Heart • Feb 21 05
The circumference of your waist correlates more closely with several known risk factors for heart disease than does your body mass index (BMI) -…
New tool predicts benefit of mammograms
• Cancer: Breast • Feb 21 05
If every woman aged between 50 and 79 got a mammogram every year, it would reduce deaths from breast cancer by 37 percent,…
AIDS Vaccine Research Funds Getting Scarce
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 21 05
U.S. funding for AIDS vaccine research is tightening, the government’s top HIV expert warned Monday, even as he said scientists still must overcome a…
Heart Attack Warning Signs
• Heart • Feb 21 05
The warning signs of heart attack might seem obvious, but the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says many people take a “wait-and-see” attitude…
Waist Circumference Better Than BMI at Predicting Cardiac Risk
• Heart • Feb 21 05
Waist circumference (WC) correlates more strongly with several known cardiovascular risk factors than does body mass index (BMI), according to a report in…
Mayo Clinic researcher calls for improved newborn screening
• Genetics • Feb 21 05
A Mayo Clinic physician and researcher today reported that a combination of the latest technology and double-tiered analysis could improve genetic screening for newborns…
Steroids Risky Treatment for Brain Injury
• Brain • Feb 21 05
Steroid medications commonly used to reduce inflammation caused by traumatic head injuries may actually boost the risk of death, a new report suggests.
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Wine Divine For Women’s Hearts
• Gender: Female • Feb 21 05
Wine, but not beer or spirits, helps women’s hearts keep a healthy beat, according to a Swedish study.
The study involved 102 women under…
Budget tightening for AIDS vaccine studies
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 21 05
U.S. funding for AIDS vaccine research is tightening, the government’s top HIV expert warned Monday, even as he said scientists still must overcome a…
Lower MI Survival in Women May Be Due to Poorer Management
• Heart • Feb 21 05
Previous reports have found that mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) is greater for women than for men. Now, Scottish researchers suggest that this may…
New Procedure Eases Spinal Cord Fracture Pain
• Pain • Feb 21 05
A new treatment is offering quick relief to people with osteoporosis and fractures of the spinal cord. The new procedure is called kyphoplasty, it’s…
Nevada Proposes Helping Problem Gamblers
• Public Health • Feb 20 05
Linda C. finally sought help for her compulsive gambling after she came home from a devastating night at a Las Vegas casino and, staring…
Your Knee Pain: Is it Chondromalacia?
• Pain • Feb 20 05
Chondromalacia, technically termed chondromalacia patellae, is the most common cause of chronic knee pain. The condition is also called the patellofemoral syndrome.
Softening of…
Biochemical marker aids prognosis in liver transplant patients
• Surgery • Feb 20 05
A new study on whether the model used to identify patients most in need of a liver transplant can be improved upon found that…
The history and controversy behind post-menopausal hormone therapy
• Menopause • Feb 20 05
There is a widespread controversy regarding the risks and benefits of hormone therapy (HT) for post-menopausal women with no end in sight. Roughly 45…
What’s the Most Popular Cosmetic Procedure?
• Cosmetics • Feb 20 05
A flood of reality television shows and media coverage on plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures may have inspired millions to opt for the growing…
California researchers help map human genetic variation across populations
• Genetics • Feb 20 05
Computer scientists at two research centers affiliated with the University of California have teamed with biologists from Perlegen Sciences, Inc., to map key genetic…
Free chlamydia testing in pharmacies - questions need addressing
• Public Health • Feb 20 05
The British Government’s pilot scheme offering free chlamydia testing in pharmacies is to be applauded but a number of issues need to be resolved…