US homes need carbon monoxide detectors, CDC says
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
More than 15,000 Americans get sick from carbon monoxide every year and the odorless, toxic gas kills 480 people, the Centers for Disease Control…
U.S. cancer survival rates rising - report
• Cancer • Jan 20 05
More Americans than ever before are surviving cancer and rates in general are falling, mostly because fewer people are smoking, the American Cancer Society…
US birth raises asthma risk for Mexican Americans
• Respiratory Problems • Jan 20 05
Mexican Americans who are born in the US are at least twice as likely as those born in Mexico to develop asthma, according to…
UK scientists find natural human mosquito repellent
• Endocrinology • Jan 20 05
British researchers have found chemicals produced by the human body that repel mosquitos, which could lead to a natural, odorless bug spray.
Scientists…
Tea extract more benefit than the brew
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 20 05
A green tea extract may pack a stronger antioxidant punch than the beverage itself does, new research suggests.
The findings, say the study authors,…
Rats “born to run” show how fitness extends life
• Heart • Jan 20 05
Rats that were “born to run” not only outpaced their less-talented cousins but also were naturally less prone to heart disease, a finding that…
Bird flu kills Vietnam teenager, virus fears rise
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
An 18-year-old girl has died of bird flu in southern Vietnam and the first confirmed human infection in the country’s north has raised concerns…
U.S. cites poor water quality on more airliners
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
The U.S. government has found for the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was…
Hormone drug eases breast pain for some women
• Menopause • Jan 20 05
Premenopausal women who suffer from breast pain may find relief with a drug called goserelin, or Zoladex, which blocks the female hormone estrogen,…
Plastic component boosts prostate cancer cells
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 20 05
An estrogen-like chemical widely used in the production of plastic food containers called bisphenol A (BPA) can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer…
Evolution of bird flu virus may favor pandemic
• Flu • Jan 20 05
The bird flu virus endemic in Asia appears to be evolving in ways that increasingly favor the start of a deadly human influenza outbreak,…
US Health nominee seeks changes in care for poor
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
President George W. Bush’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, Mike Leavitt, called on Wednesday for changes in the nation’s Medicaid program for…
Illness may help mad cow agent spread, study finds
• Infections • Jan 20 05
The agent that transmits mad cow and related diseases may spread further in the body of an animal suffering from certain illnesses, scientists said…
Medicare to pay for more heart devices
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
Medicare will soon fund implantable heart devices for thousands more patients, after publication of a landmark study finding the devices can save more…
Spain’s Catholic Church reaffirms condoms immoral
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
Spain’s Catholic bishops on Wednesday moved to quell a controversy sparked when a prelate suggested his Church had relaxed its opposition to condoms to…
Dual infection may cause serious lung disease
• Infections • Jan 20 05
Infants who become infected with both respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus are prone to develop severe inflammation of the small airways of the…
New gene could be a master switch for cancer
• Genetics • Jan 20 05
Scientists have discovered a new cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular master switch for the disease.
Dubbed the Pokemon gene, it…
South Africa medics, activists stand by AIDS drug
• AIDS/HIV • Jan 20 05
Health officials and activists fighting AIDS in South Africa on Thursday stood by a key drug, nevirapine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Calif. Democrats say state health care a priority
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
Creating a state-run health care system for all Californians will be a high legislative priority this year, the state’s top lawmaker said on Wednesday…
Pomegranate extract blocks skin tumors in mice
• Cancer • Jan 20 05
Pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) can block skin tumor formation in mice exposed to a cancer-causing agent, according to a report in the International Journal…
Cancer Bigger Killer Than Heart Disease For Most Americans
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday. The good news…
Cancer-blaster shoots for Valley
• Cancer • Jan 20 05
Local developer Gopal Kris Kapoor is backing a New Jersey company’s plans to build a $200 million outpatient cancer treatment center and hotel…
New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Thailand
• Public Health • Jan 20 05
A new outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu has been detected in Thailand, prompting the government to declare a high alert throughout…
FDA approves automated hepatitis C virus assay on ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay system
• Drug News • Jan 20 05
Bayer HealthCare, Diagnostics Division, a member of the Bayer Group announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company’s automated…
Yoga helps concentration, improves health
• Alternative Medicine • Jan 20 05
Relaxing as quickly as possible might sound contradictory, but Kris Ladau’s yoga students spend up to an hour a day, three days a week…