Johnson & Johnson withdraws 300 stents from market
• Drug News • Jan 13 05
Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it has voluntarily withdrawn 300 of its Cypher stents from the US market after determining that the coating…
Imperfect adherence to HIV therapy fuels resistance
• AIDS/HIV • Jan 13 05
Among HIV-infected adults who have not been previously treated with HIV drugs who start on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), less than perfect adherence…
Fears ease over disease risk in tsunami zone - U.N.
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
Fears that the Indian Ocean tsunami could unleash epidemics that would double the death toll are fading as access to clean water improves,…
EPA to review possible health risks of Teflon
• Heart • Jan 13 05
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday a panel of scientists will help it determine the health risks to humans of a chemical…
Clinic asks Australian lawmakers to donate sperm
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
Politicians in one Australian state have been asked to lend a hand and become sperm donors to help arrest dwindling supplies at an in-vitro…
Guidelines tackle emotional side of cancer
• Cancer • Jan 13 05
Leading cancer organizations are focusing new attention on a problem that is often overlooked when treating cancer: the anxiety and Depression that can affect…
Radioactive procedures can set off new alarms
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
Most seasoned travelers know that their watches and belt buckles can set off airport metal detectors.
A recent study also shows that patients who…
Federal nutritional guidelines reshaped
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 13 05
Look at a plate. Imagine fruits and vegetables filling half of it.
That’s right. Half of the plate for every meal. Half of the…
Most medicines carry risks
• Drug Abuse • Jan 13 05
Few health issues have been more confusing than the barrage of news reports over the past three months linking popular pain relievers -Vioxx, Celebrex,…
Doctors dispute Blues discount
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
Michigan doctors want protection from being terminated from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan insurance plans while a judge decides whether the insurer wrongly…
Medicare preventive care is urged
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
Government and health organization leaders Monday urged Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of new preventive benefits, saying the emphasis on prevention will save lives…
Studies tie disease, eating habits
• Dieting • Jan 13 05
Two studies shed new light on the link between diet and cancer, bolstering evidence that red meat may raise colorectal cancer risks but…
Britain’s Brown unveils $10 bln plan to beat AIDS
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
British finance minister Gordon Brown unveiled a $10 billion plan to revitalise the fight against AIDS on Thursday, saying his scheme might be the…
Antiviral drugs can be less costly than flu shots
• Drug News • Jan 13 05
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the saying goes - but it may not always hold true when it comes…
Causes of death differ in blacks and whites in US
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
In 2002, three of the ten leading causes of death differed between blacks and whites in the US, reflecting disparities in health care, according…
Prostate cancer treatment poses bone risk - study
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 13 05
An increasingly popular prostate cancer treatment also makes bones brittle and may be responsible for over 3,000 fractures each year in the United States,…
More research needed on alternative therapies - IOM report
• Alternative Medicine • Jan 13 05
More research is needed to show that alternative therapies such as acupuncture and herbal supplements work, and this may mean changing laws that protect…
Bird flu kills 18-year-old in Vietnam
• Flu • Jan 13 05
Vietnam confirmed on Thursday that an 18-year-old woman was killed by bird flu, and state-run media reported infection of another 35-year-old as health officials…
Eating disorder, type 1 diabetes a dangerous mix
• Diabetes • Jan 13 05
Despite the importance of nutrition in managing type 1 diabetes, eating disorders and unhealthy weight-control tactics are not uncommon in young women with the…
Kids need outside playtime, researchers say
• Children's Health • Jan 13 05
Unstructured outdoor playtime, which seems to be steadily disappearing, needs to be restored to children’s lives, researchers say.
“The public’s main concern right now…
Taser says study shows stun guns safe for heart
• Drug News • Jan 13 05
Taser International on Thursday said a study in a cardiology journal found that products such as the company’s stun guns are not dangerous to…
FDA warns Pfizer over painkiller ads
• Drug News • Jan 13 05
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Pfizer Inc. that television and print advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra misled consumers, according…
New warnings added to US group’s drug safety site
• Drug Abuse • Jan 13 05
Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen expanded its drug safety Web site worstpills.org on Wednesday to include more warnings about side effects, drug interactions and…
Metronidazole/nystatin effective for vaginosis
• Gender: Female • Jan 13 05
For the treatment of vaginal bacterial infections, ovules containing the combination of metronidazole plus nystatin are significantly more effective than metronidazole gel, according to…
Dutch retailer pulls kids’ handset on health fears
• Public Health • Jan 13 05
A Dutch electronics retail chain this week withdrew a mobile phone aimed at children between the ages of four and eight after British…