Asthma, Emphysema Drug May Weaken Bones
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
Long-term use of a drug commonly used to treat asthma and emphysema may lead to the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis.
Researchers found…
Estrogen patch helps men with prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 16 04
For men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, treatment with estrogen delivered by a skin patch not only has the desirable effect of lowering male…
FDA Approves New Insomnia Drug
• Drug News • Dec 16 04
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new drug for people with insomnia.
The agency approved the sale of Lunesta, made…
Testosterone ups bone density in transsexuals
• Endocrinology • Dec 16 04
A small study of female-to-male transsexuals shows that testosterone therapy at “male” dosages significantly increases bone mineral density.
While the female hormone estrogen is…
WHO Aims To Curb Cervical Cancer
• Cancer • Dec 16 04
Almost a quarter million women worldwide die from cervical cancer each year although the disease is largely preventable, the U.N. health agency said Thursday.
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Cervical cancer an “epidemic” in poor countries
• Cancer • Dec 16 04
Health agencies on Thursday called for tackling cervical cancer which has taken on epidemic proportions in developing countries from Brazil to India due to…
Drug Reduces Restless Legs Syndrome
• Neurology • Dec 16 04
A medication used to treat Parkinson’s disease is showing promise in treating people with restless legs syndrome, according to a new study.
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Doctors feeling pain of lawsuits
• Public Health • Dec 16 04
Following a trend that is reshaping health care across the state, a number of doctors at Southeast Georgia Health System are “deselecting” privileges, opting…
Size of social circle tied to women’s heart health
• Gender: Female • Dec 16 04
An older woman’s risk of dying from heart disease may be related to the number of family and social relationships she has, a new…
New breast cancer risk genes found
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 16 04
Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Bee products fight tumors in mice, study shows
• Cancer • Dec 16 04
Honeybees could be keeping a cornucopia of anti-cancer compounds in their hives, early research in mice suggests.
Researchers in Croatia found that bee products…
Citrus pectin might help prevent cancer
• Cancer • Dec 15 04
Pectin is a soluble but hard-to-digest fiber found in most plants. Modified citrus pectin (sold as MCP) is pectin that’s been extracted from orange…
A trainer at your fingertips
• Emergencies / First Aid • Dec 15 04
Want to calculate your BMI, heart rate or caloric needs? With a fitness cellphone, all that is easily accessible.
We are all about our…
Calories in juice still count
• Dieting • Dec 15 04
Though nutritious, some varieties contain more sugar than soda does. Kids should drink water for their thirst, some dietitians say.
Americans have long been…
Prolonged lead exposure linked to cataracts in men
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 15 04
Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in older houses, drinking-water pipes and other sources appears to increase men’s risk of cataract development.
“This research…
A tablet of melatonin a day may keep migraines at bay
• Migraine • Dec 15 04
For the last 10 years, I have awakened three or four times a week between 2 and 4 a.m. with a migraine.
I…
Imaginary friends can boost maturity
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 15 04
Toddlers often have imaginary friends. But mental health professionals have long believed that school-age children rarely do and that if they do, immaturity or…
Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s decline seen similar
• Neurology • Dec 15 04
People with Parkinson’s disease who develop dementia have a decline in mental abilities similar to the rate seen in people with Alzheimer’s disease…
Heart attack, stroke risk spikes after infection
• Heart • Dec 15 04
Acute infection can apparently trigger a heart attack or stroke in susceptible individuals, British investigators report. However, the cardiovascular risk does not appear to…
Marriage keeps you healthy, U.S. study shows
• Gender: Male • Dec 15 04
Marriage keeps you healthy, even though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.
Married people are less likely to smoke,…
Drug makers, online sellers meet in Manitoba
• Drug News • Dec 15 04
Hoping to head off a costly regulatory crackdown, Internet pharmacists in Manitoba are calling on Ottawa to change the laws governing their business.
After…
University Drive pharmacist denies a student birth control
• Gender: Female • Dec 15 04
Earlier this semester, a University of Massachusetts student went to the CVS pharmacy on University Drive, where a pharmacist refused to fill her prescription…
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Early Ritalin may alter later brain function
• Neurology • Dec 15 04
When rats are treated with Ritalin at an early age, they are more likely to exhibit “behavioral despair” as adult animals, Harvard researchers report.
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‘Salvage’ prostate surgery has improved
• Urine Problems • Dec 15 04
For men with prostate cancer that recurs after radiation therapy, ‘salvage’ surgery to remove the prostate can lead to long-term cancer control, New…