Rheumatoid arthritis raises heart death risk
• Arthritis • Feb 03 05
Rheumatoid arthritis seems to raise the risk of silent heart disease in patients, even before they are diagnosed with the chronic condition, U.S.…
Bush signals tougher embryo research limits
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
U.S. President George W. Bush plans to press for even stricter limits on human embryo research and has no intention of softening restrictions…
St. Louis Rams hit with drug-resistant bacteria
• Skin Care • Feb 03 05
During the 2003 football season, several members of the St. Louis Rams were diagnosed with skin infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant microbe called MRSA,…
Welders show elevated rate of Parkinson symptoms
• Neurology • Feb 03 05
Welders may have a higher-than-average rate of Parkinson’s disease symptoms, the results of a new study suggest.
Researchers found that among more…
Poverty worsening HIV among U.S. black women
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 03 05
Poverty, unemployment and other socioeconomic factors are helping to fuel a growing HIV problem among black women, a U.S. study released on Thursday suggests.
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Kidney disease tied to mental impairment
• Urine Problems • Feb 03 05
Menopausal women with chronic kidney disease have lower scores on tests of mental proficiency (cognitive function) than those without chronic kidney disease, according to…
Drug use in strict Singapore waning, gov’t says
• Drug News • Feb 03 05
Drug use in Singapore is waning after aggressive police crackdowns netted a “high society” cocaine ring last year and targeted synthetic “club drugs,” such…
Bexxar effective first-line treatment for lymphoma
• Drug News • Feb 03 05
The Bexxar therapeutic regimen (GlaxoSmithKline), which combines the anti-CD20 antibody tositumomab with radioactive iodine, can induce prolonged remissions in patients with follicular lymphoma when…
Whooping cough kills six Afghans, 200 ill - paper
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
Six Afghans have been killed by an outbreak of whooping cough in the remote central province of Ghor, a government newspaper said on Thursday.
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BP control key to preeclampsia prevention
• Pregnancy • Feb 03 05
In pregnant women with high blood pressure, both the top measure (systolic) and the bottom measure (diastolic) of blood pressure are important predictors of…
U.S. to double AIDS-fighting support to Haiti
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 03 05
U.S. funding to fight HIV/AIDS will nearly double to $40 million this year in Haiti, where the United Nations says one in 10…
Stroke risk rises if stroke survivors stop aspirin
• Neurology • Feb 03 05
The risk of having another stroke is tripled within one month if aspirin therapy is discontinued, Swiss researchers reported here at the American Stroke…
Jury orders Brown & Williamson to pay $22 mln
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 03 05
A jury in Independence, Missouri on Wednesday ordered Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. to pay $22 million to the family of a 73-year-old woman…
Canada’s blood supply wins top marks in study
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
Canada’s blood supply, rocked by a public health disaster in the 1980s when thousands were infected by tainted blood, is now one of the…
Highest number of road deaths in U.S. on 4th July
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
More people are killed in road accidents in the United States on July 4th, Independence Day, than any other day of the year, researchers…
Vietnam appeals for help in bird flu fight
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
Vietnam said on Thursday it has appealed for international help in its desperate battle against a rapidly spreading outbreak of bird flu, which has…
Vaccine program reduces chickenpox deaths
• Children's Health • Feb 03 05
Since the universal childhood varicella vaccination program was implemented in the United States in 1995, there has been a sharp decline in chickenpox-related deaths,…
European cancer patients using alternative therapy
• Cancer • Feb 03 05
Whether it is herbs, homeopathy or vitamin and mineral supplements, more than one third of cancer patients in Europe use alternative medicines.
Usage varies…
NY officials bar rabbi from circumcision ritual
• Infections • Feb 03 05
New York City health officials have gone to court to stop a rabbi from performing a type of ritual circumcision they believe may have…
England gets cleaner but London remains filthy
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
While parks and leafy lanes are getting cleaner, a survey published on Wednesday showed that London still holds the ignoble title as the dirtiest…
Silica issue clouds outlook for asbestos bill
• Public Health • Feb 03 05
A bill to establish a $140-billion asbestos compensation fund was undergoing a rewrite on Wednesday after warnings that a provision affecting claims for silica,…
Two New York Men Diagnosed With Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease
• Infections • Feb 03 05
A rare sexually transmitted disease that can scar the genitals has been found in two patients in New York, and the strain is the…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Attacks the Heart
• Arthritis • Feb 03 05
A new study confirms the strong link between rheumatoid arthritis and life-endangering congestive heart failure.
The 165 Minnesota residents in the study with rheumatoid…
Gilead HIV Combo Beats Glaxo Drug in Trial
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 03 05
Gilead Sciences on Thursday said preliminary data from a 48-week trial show that two of its two drugs, Viread and Emtriva, were better able…
Rheumatoid arthritis patients at higher risk for unrecognized heart disease and cardiac sudden death
• Arthritis • Feb 03 05
People with rheumatoid arthritis not only have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than those in the general population, but they have more…