Fertilizer may be root of big Colombia coca plants
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 07 04
Giant coca plants said to resist herbicides and yield eight times more cocaine may be due to extra fertilizer, not a drug cartel’s genetic…
Calif. bill seeks return on stem cell research
• Public Health • Dec 07 04
A California state senator introduced legislation on Monday to make sure the state reaps a return on its controversial $3 billion stem cell…
Arab media should help knock AIDS taboos
• AIDS/HIV • Dec 07 04
Media in the Middle East and North Africa, with one of the fastest AIDS growth rates, needs to help combat the epidemic by…
Birth month seen linked to multiple sclerosis risk
• Neurology • Dec 07 04
People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.
An analysis…
HHS buys ‘experimental’ Glaxo flu vaccine
• Public Health • Dec 07 04
U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the importation of up to 4 million doses of influenza vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, bringing the U.S. total…
School program can help identify asthma early
• Asthma • Dec 07 04
A screening process in a preschool education program can help identify children who probably have asthma, according to researchers.
“Few studies have addressed asthma…
Teens with diabetes may face future bone frailty
• Diabetes • Dec 07 04
Despite normal growth and maturation, young people with type 1 diabetes appear to lag in bone development, researchers report.
“Puberty is a critical time…
Docs see costs in limiting teens’ confidentiality
• Public Health • Dec 07 04
Legislation recently passed in Texas limits adolescents’ ability to obtain confidential reproductive health care services. Although the goal is to curtail adolescent sexual activity,…
Fingertip test points to early heart disease
• Heart • Dec 07 04
People with abnormalities in the microvessels supplying blood to the heart - an early stage of coronary heart disease - often show abnormal blood…
Serious Accident Sends One Woman to the Hospital
• Trauma & Injuries • Dec 07 04
Police say 28-year old Alejandra Martinez was south-bound on arrow avenue at a high rate of speed when she ran a stop sign…
Breast Cancer test offer
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 07 04
Free Nhs breast cancer screening is under way in Ammanford, thanks to Breast Test Wales. More than 2,400 women will be invited to attend…
Millennium says Velcade works in all myeloma stages
• Drug News • Dec 07 04
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Monday said studies show that its drug Velcade is effective for patients at all stages of the bone marrow cancer…
Obstetric analgesia
• Pain • Dec 06 04
Non-pharmacological treatment
Non-drug options available to women in labour, include prepared childbirth training, TENS therapy and physical therapy. Women should be given a…
Celebrex not as bad for heart as Vioxx
• Drug News • Dec 06 04
Celebrex (celecoxib) does not raise the risk of heart attack to the extent that Vioxx (rofecoxib) does, according to an early online release from…
US Medicare lays out regions for coverage
• Public Health • Dec 06 04
U.S. Medicare officials said on Monday they will divide U.S. coverage areas into 26 regions as part of the agency’s efforts to have private…
Fatherhood can follow fix of teens’ testis problem
• Fertility and pregnancy • Dec 06 04
An abnormality of the blood vessels in the testis can lead to infertility, but a new report shows that fertility can be saved when…
Babies unused to sleeping face-down seen at risk
• Children's Health • Dec 06 04
Since the “Back to Sleep” campaign to prevent SIDS, many babies have always slept on their backs - but new research suggests that maybe…
Thompson says more money needed for U.S. food safety
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 06 04
Outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Monday said he was “still not comfortable” about the safety of the U.S. food…
Botox useful for leaky bladder
• Urine Problems • Dec 06 04
Treatment with Botox (botulinum-A toxin) can help women with urge incontinence, a type of urine leakage resulting from involuntary contractions of the bladder muscles,…
Many abused kids don’t get mental health services
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 06 04
Abused and neglected children who are removed from their homes or otherwise become involved in the child welfare system have a high rate of…
Flu season off to slower start, CDC chief says
• Flu • Dec 06 04
This year’s flu season has started slowly in the United States, where there are concerns about a shortage of vaccine caused by production problems…
Antimicrobial may harm developing nervous system
• Neurology • Dec 06 04
Prolonged exposure to a germ killer widely used in industry and in household and personal care products, stunts the growth of developing nerves in…
Sleep loss may rev up appetite
• Neurology • Dec 06 04
Consistently getting a good night’s sleep may be one of the answers to maintaining a healthy weight, if early research findings are correct.
The…
Teens suffer the bulk of ice hockey injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Dec 06 04
Nearly half of all people who visit the emergency room after an ice hockey injury are teenagers, suggesting that efforts to prevent these…
US to buy investigational flu vaccines
• Public Health • Dec 06 04
The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has finalized a…