Taking a ‘statin’ soon after heart attack helpful
• Heart • Dec 02 04
Heart attack survivors might do well to begin treatment with a statin drug - such as Lipitor or Zocor - as soon as…
Moderate alcohol use linked to fewer heart plaques
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 02 04
Drinking one or two alcoholic beverages per day seems to reduce plaque buildup in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, new…
Smoking, drinking get respite in Irish budget
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 02 04
Irish smokers and drinkers fond of a local pint had some of the chill taken out of their winter after a national budget that…
Anti-parasite drugs effective in mothers, children
• Drug News • Dec 02 04
New data show anti-parasite drugs are effective in combating mortality, anemia and malnutrition in pregnant women and young children suffering from intestinal worms, the…
Prescription drug use at record high for Americans
• Drug News • Dec 02 04
Americans, long considered one of the most medicated peoples in the world, are swallowing more pills than ever, according to a report released on…
UK could have best health system in world - US expert
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Britain is on course to surpass the United States and could have the best health system in the world, an American health strategist said…
Carbon pollution blamed for heart damage
• Heart • Dec 02 04
Air pollution clearly causes immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are harder…
Red meat ups risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • Dec 02 04
Eating a relatively large amount of red meat every day appears to increase the risk of inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, new study…
After ulcer-bug clearance, appetite hormone rises
• Endocrinology • Dec 02 04
The stomach bug H. pylori is responsible for most ulcers, but it can usually be eradicated with medication. However, many people who undergo this…
Multiple births a health risk: Canadian study
• Childbirth • Dec 02 04
Women pregnant with twins, triplets or quadruplets are at greater risk of serious health complications than are women carrying just one fetus, according to…
Shark cartilage for cancer called ‘pseudoscience’
• Cancer • Dec 02 04
The promotion of ground-up shark cartilage as a cancer “cure” over the last decade has come at the expense of cancer patients and sharks…
Tanzania elderly increasingly at HIV risk - report
• AIDS/HIV • Dec 02 04
Ignorance, cultural practises and poverty are increasingly exposing the elderly in Tanzania to HIV infection, a report by HelpAge International said on Thursday.
The…
HIV+ Children Used As Experimental Conduits For AIDS Medications
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Who would stick a needle full of vomit-inducing experimental drugs in an HIV positive Hispanic baby? According to the BBC, a rogue drug testing…
Doctors question safety of U.S. drugs
• Drug News • Dec 02 04
Many experts say the FDA approves drugs too quickly to guarantee safety.
BOSTON (AP) - In a sharp pivot, many medical authorities are questioning…
Abstinence programs stretch the facts - Post
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only sex-education courses frequently receive inaccurate or misleading information, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
According to a congressional…
Brushing Teeth Could Save Lives In Nursing Homes
• Dental Health • Dec 02 04
Something as simple as brushing teeth could help save lives in nursing homes.
Medical research being published in the journal, Chest, points to dental…
Pakistani woman’s AIDS campaign breaks taboos
• Public Health • Dec 01 04
Talking about sex is virtually taboo in Pakistan’s male-dominated conservative Islamic society, so for a woman openly to declare herself HIV positive is to…
Body fat reduces ability to control blood pressure
• Heart • Dec 01 04
In response to a stressful event, it is normal for a person’s blood pressure to rise and then fall after the event. Now,…
Diabetes in midlife linked to later dementia
• Diabetes • Dec 01 04
Middle-aged people with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia in old age than people without diabetes, according to a new…
Marijuana use linked to psychosis
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 01 04
Young people who smoke marijuana are at increased risk for developing psychosis, new research shows. The risk is particularly high for people who are…
Drug may ease Alzheimer’s-related memory defects
• Neurology • Dec 01 04
If experiments in mice with a form of Alzheimer’s disease are any indication, treatment with a drug called rolipram appears to produce lasting improvement…
Rates of HIV testing, diagnosis hold steady in US
• AIDS/HIV • Dec 01 04
The rates of HIV testing and HIV/AIDS diagnosis in the US have not changed much in recent years - about 1 in 10 people…
Radiologist sees dual use for colon scans
• Heart • Dec 01 04
Scanning a patient’s colon for cancerous polyps also offers an opportunity to assess the risk of a heart attack by checking for calcium…
Mexico-born adults prone to severe chickenpox
• Childbirth • Dec 01 04
Mexican-born adults living in the U.S. apparently have higher rates of complications with chickenpox infection than do U.S.-born adults, according to a new report.
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Asthma in UK children quadrupled since 70s - study
• Asthma • Dec 01 04
Asthma rates among UK children have quadrupled since the 1970s and more than doubled in the past decade, according to a study published on…