Obesity doesn’t make asthma worse for kids
• Children's Health • Nov 16 04
Although it’s established that overweight kids are more likely to develop asthma, new research suggests that obesity has little impact on the…
Estrogen helps with endometriosis pain
• Pain • Nov 16 04
The benefits of the standard drugs used to treat pain caused by endometriosis are improved when the woman is also treated with estrogen and…
New drug may be better than aspirin for diabetics
• Diabetes • Nov 16 04
A drug called picotamide appears to be a more effective blood-thinner than aspirin for people with diabetes, according to an Italian study.
Previous research…
Short-term ozone pollution raises mortality risk
• Public Health • Nov 16 04
When ozone goes up in cities, even for short periods at levels below current regulatory standards, so does the death rate, according to an…
Outpatient tonsillectomy safe for most children
• Children's Health • Nov 16 04
Kids who need their tonsils removed can be in and out of the hospital on the same day, in many cases, Spanish doctors report.
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Estrogen blocks caffeine’s anti-Parkinson’s effect
• Public Health • Nov 16 04
In women who’ve passed menopause, use of estrogen replacement determines whether drinking caffeine protects against Parkinson’s disease or not, new research indicates.
Numerous…
Laser therapy improves rosacea skin sensitivity
• Skin Care • Nov 16 04
Laser treatment that destroys small blood vessels relieves the facial skin sensitivity that often accompanies rosacea, doctors in Sweden report.
Dr. Solbritt Lonne-Rahm, at…
Medicare seeks to lure private HMOs back
• Public Health • Nov 16 04
Medicare is working to entice insurers back into the fold after years in which private plans fled from the federal health insurance program for…
SARS seen re-emerging in China, but no epidemic
• Public Health • Nov 15 04
SARS is expected to emerge in China again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as the world’s most populous country is better prepared…
Women more likely to have penicillin allergy
• Allergies • Nov 15 04
Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they’re allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported…
Five or more repeat c-sections seen OK
• Gender: Female • Nov 15 04
There is no added risk to the mother or baby when a woman has five or more repeat cesarean deliveries compared with three or…
US FDA allows tracking tags on drug bottles
• Drug News • Nov 15 04
Viagra, OxyContin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug…
Pfizer pulling ‘wild thing’ Viagra ads
• Drug News • Nov 15 04
Pfizer Inc. has begun pulling two television advertisements for its Viagra impotence drug after U.S. officials said the “wild thing” ads made unsubstantiated…
Toy companies make getting off the couch fun
• Obesity • Nov 15 04
The battle of the bulge has expanded into the toy aisles.
As more American adults dabble in fad diets and the obesity rate…
Australia backyards, not beach, higher cancer risk
• Cancer • Nov 15 04
Australians are more at risk of contracting deadly skin cancer in their home backyards gardening, barbecuing or simply hanging out the washing than on…
Too much vitamin C not good for diabetics’ hearts
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 15 04
Older women with diabetes who take high doses of vitamin C for the sake of their hearts may be doing more harm than good,…
Wrist splints helpful for inflammatory arthritis
• Arthritis • Nov 15 04
For people with inflammatory arthritis affecting the wrist, using a wrist splint can reduce pain and improve strength, Canadian researchers have shown.
Previous reports…
High-dose steroids up heart disease risk greatly
• Heart • Nov 15 04
Treatment with high doses of medicinal steroids (aka, glucocorticoids) more than doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease, new research suggests.
Many people have to…
Nebulizers improve asthma outcomes in kids
• Asthma • Nov 15 04
Following an asthma flare-up, children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go…
US birth rate for young teens lowest since 1946
• Public Health • Nov 15 04
The birth rate among adolescent and young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the 1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the…
New U.S. trial starts of tailored cancer treatment
• Cancer: Lung • Nov 15 04
Researchers who found a genetic pattern that predicts who will be helped by a revolutionary new lung cancer drug said on Monday…
Drinking during pregnancy can hurt babies’ IQ
• Pregnancy • Nov 15 04
Some babies who do not have full-blown fetal alcohol syndrome can still develop IQ problems, a new study indicates.
Mothers who drink heavily during…
Hong Koing probes mystery infection in children in hospital
• Infections • Nov 15 04
Health authorities in Hong Kong are investigating the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness that has infected 28 children in a hospital.
Tests conducted…
Merck decided against 2000 Vioxx study
• Drug News • Nov 15 04
Top executives at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller…
Be Careful If You Are Diagnosed With Glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Nov 14 04
For decades, ophthalmologists have relied on a simple test “air puff” to check for high pressure inside the eye, often an early warning of…