Calendar may influence diagnosis of kids’ diabetes
• Diabetes • Nov 11 04
Some seasonal patterns in when a diagnosis of type I insulin- dependent diabetes is made in school-age children may reflect the parents’ response…
Mom-to-be’s epilepsy drug may affect baby
• Epilepsy • Nov 11 04
Children born to mothers with epilepsy who took the anti-seizure medication valproate during pregnancy have an increased risk of developmental delay and cognitive…
Obesity linked to leukemia in older women
• Obesity • Nov 11 04
Being obese more than doubles the risk of a type of leukemia - acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) - in older women, according to…
Genetic technique used to cut cholesterol
• Heart • Nov 11 04
Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way that could one day be used to treat a…
Breastfeeding may lower childhood leukemia risk
• Children's Health • Nov 11 04
Breastfeeding for even a few months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a new research review suggests.
The analysis of…
Shunning peanuts may up risk of allergy recurrence
• Allergies • Nov 11 04
Children who outgrow an allergy to peanuts but continue to avoid peanuts may be at risk of seeing the allergy reappear, a new study…
WHO urges more flu vaccine efforts before pandemic
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday pressed drug makers to accelerate work on a vaccine against an influenza pandemic that could kill millions…
Singapore facing AIDS epidemic
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 11 04
Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic, with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a…
New York City joins Illinois in seeking flu vaccine
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
New York City joined Illinois’ effort on Wednesday to acquire hundreds of thousands of doses of scarce flu vaccine from Europe, though U.S. regulatory…
States urged to spend more to cut smoking rate
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 11 04
The U.S. government’s effort to cut the adult smoking rate to 12 percent or less by 2010 will fail unless most states increase funding…
Sperm donation children want to learn about donor
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 11 04
Children conceived through open-identity sperm donation are interested in contacting the donor but do not want to intrude in his life, researchers said on…
Alternative Medicine: Loss
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 11 04
Time is the great healer of grief. Loss is one experience we have all had and come out of with either emotional scars or…
FDA Recalls Chinese Herbal Supplements
• Chinese Medicine • Nov 11 04
Chinese Herbal Supplements Recalled, Contain Carcinogen Linked to Kidney Disease
A New York City company is recalling two Chinese herbal supplements because they…
Vitamin E in high doses called unsafe
• Drug Abuse • Nov 11 04
New study finds increased risk of dying, though critics say data analysis is flawed
High doses of vitamin E, which millions of…
Low LDL-Cholesterol at Time of Myocardial Infarction Means Higher Long-Term Mortality
• Heart • Nov 11 04
Patients with low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol at the time of a myocardial infarction (MI) have decreased 3-year survival, according to data…
Prozac Use Weakens, Shrinks Young Bones
• Drug News • Nov 11 04
You may remember how relieved I was, about a month ago, the FDA had finally begun to force drug companies to stamp their antidepressants…
Study Shows That Splitting Prescription Drugs Is Safe and Much Cheaper
• Drug News • Nov 11 04
A Florida pharmacist has hit upon an antidote to the skyrocketing cost of some prescription drugs: splitting the tablets in half.
David Parra, a…
Study Acquits Heartburn’s Usual Suspects
• Bowel Problems • Nov 11 04
Finds coffee, tea, alcohol aren’t culprits, but salt is
If you suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the disorder more commonly known as heartburn,…
Vitamin E High doses may increase risk of death
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
Because vitamin E is an antioxidant, it kinda makes sense that it should be good for you, and some studies have hinted that it…
Vitality - Herbal remedies for the common cold
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 11 04
The common cold is an inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and often caused by viral infection. This is the most common disease seen…
WHO committee recommends approval for genetically altering smallpox virus
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
A World Health Organization committee has recommended approval for genetically altering the smallpox virus to make it easier to determine whether drugs to tackle…
WHO Recommends Smallpox Virus Alteration
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
An influential World Health Organization committee is sending shock waves through the scientific community with its recommendation that researchers be permitted to conduct genetic-engineering…
World Health Organization Turns to Internet to Help Prostitutes Fight HIV/AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • Nov 11 04
The U.N. health agency Thursday said it plans to use the Internet to help prostitutes in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
Launching its…
WHO wants global system for tracking clinical trials
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will seek support for a system to keep track of clinical trials at its Ministerial Summit on Health Research…
WHO Calls for Improved Delivery of Health Care in Developing World
• Public Health • Nov 11 04
Less should be spent on biotechnology and more on finding the best ways to deliver proven medical treatment in the developing world. So say…