Fast response best strategy vs anthrax - scientists
• Public Health • Dec 15 04
Rapid response with antibiotics would be a more effective way of handling an anthrax terror attack than a preemptive mass vaccination program, scientists said…
New rabies vaccine promising for wildlife
• Drug News • Dec 15 04
Scientists from Pennsylvania are pleased with initial studies of a live, but greatly weakened, rabies virus vaccine designed for the immunization of raccoons, stray…
Low iron levels may contribute to ADHD
• Children's Health • Dec 15 04
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to have iron deficiency, according to the results of a small study. The researchers suggest that such kids…
Britain warns of contraband cigarettes danger
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 15 04
Britain is facing a flood of illegal cigarettes that pose potentially fatal health risks, the government said on Wednesday as it launched a…
No stampede out of retiree health plans - study
• Public Health • Dec 15 04
Big U.S. businesses will in general maintain retiree health benefits next year despite fears they would be cut to compensate for benefits to the…
Risk seen in vaginal birth after caesarean - study
• Childbirth • Dec 15 04
Women who try to give birth naturally after having had a Caesarean face a slightly higher risk of serious medical problems, according to a…
Taiwan finds two strains of bird flu
• Flu • Dec 15 04
Taiwan has discovered two strains of avian flu in migratory birds in the northern part of the island, the first cases to be found…
Conjoined twins seek life-saving surgery in Canada
• Childbirth • Dec 15 04
Conjoined twins from Zimbabwe will undergo tests in Toronto to see whether they can survive a life-saving operation to separate them, Canadian doctors said…
Body may keep a dormant cancer in check - study
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 15 04
Tumor cells found in the blood of breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest that the body may have ways…
New Rules Allow More People To Get Flu Shots
• Public Health • Dec 15 04
San Diego County health officials are relaxing regulations to allow more adults and children to receive the flu vaccine.
The relaxed recommendations now allow…
Some Women Use Test To Determine Whether To Seek Chemotherapy
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 15 04
New research finds a genetic test can predict, for some patients, whether breast cancer will return after treatment.
Researchers tested key genes in…
Air around indoor pools may harm kids’ lung cells
• Children's Health • Dec 15 04
Children who make regular visits to an indoor pool may develop damage to a type of lung cell that helps prevent airway inflammation,…
Saliva can be used to detect oral cancer
• Cancer • Dec 15 04
Saliva can be used to diagnose whether someone has oral cancer and may also be a reliable indicator of other cancers and diseases, researchers…
Eye surgeons withdraw appeals against collusion finding
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 15 04
Five eye surgeons and the Opthalmological Society have withdrawn their appeals against a High Court ruling that they banded together to stop the use…
Danish kids drunkest in Europe, Turks most sober
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 14 04
Danish youngsters get drunk the most, their Czech peers like to smoke cannabis, the Irish are more prone to binge-drinking and young Turks are…
Mammography every two years may be OK after 50
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 14 04
In women who are at least 50 years of age, there is no increase in late-stage breast cancer when screening mammography is…
Heart patch pulses like the real thing
• Heart • Dec 14 04
Pulsing transplanted heart cells with electrical current helps them grow into mature cardiac cells, bringing doctors closer to a grow-your-own heart patch, U.S. researchers…
Today’s produce may contain fewer nutrients
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 14 04
Compared to 50 years ago, today’s fruits and vegetables carry smaller amounts of some key nutrients, including protein, calcium and vitamin C, according to…
Higher risk with two-drug hypertension therapy:study
• Heart • Dec 14 04
Women treated for high blood pressure with a drug combination that included a calcium channel blocker had a higher risk of death than…
Hard contact lenses temporarily slow myopia
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 14 04
Hard contact lenses are associated with a slower rate of progression of myopia in children compared with soft contact lenses, researchers at Ohio State…
Osteoporosis overlooked in prostate cancer patients
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 14 04
Doctors generally do not take measures to prevent or treat osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass, in men with prostate cancer being treated…
Zoo workers risk exposure to nonhuman primate virus
• Infections • Dec 14 04
Zoo workers who come in close contact with nonhuman primates, such as apes and monkeys, are at increased risk for exposure to simian virus…
Blood pressure after exercise may predict heart risk
• Heart • Dec 14 04
Systolic blood pressure, the upper number in a blood-pressure reading, during the recovery period after exercise stress testing may help predict the risk of…
Docs Hope New Drugs Will Treat Colon Cancer
• Cancer • Dec 14 04
BALTIMORE - Doctors hope new drugs will bring new hope to treating colon cancer.
Every year, doctors diagnose thousands of people with colon cancer,…
New cancer treatment
• Cancer • Dec 14 04
Cancer sufferers will have a better quality of life, thanks to the introduction of a new form of treatment, a Dundee specialist said today.