Cholesterol pills and grapefruit don’t mix
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 02 04
aking certain cholesterol-lowering drugs at the same time as grapefruit juice can increase the risk of potentially life-threatening muscle toxicity, British regulators warned on…
Hong Kong people still most stressed in Asia
• Depression • Nov 02 04
Asians are feeling under less stress these days but Hong Kong is an exception with levels almost unchanged, a new survey showed…
Roche’s cancer drug works for arthritis
• Arthritis • Nov 02 04
A new study shows that Swiss drug maker Roche AG’s cancer treatment MabThera, called Rituxan in the US, helps ease the symptoms of rheumatoid…
Coffee, cigarette combo is extra hard on arteries
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 02 04
People who like to start the day with coffee and a cigarette may be doing particular damage to their arteries, new research suggests.
Acupuncture may help kids’ nasal allergies
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 02 04
Acupuncture does seem to help lessen the misery of chronic nasal allergies in children as young as 6, a new study indicates.
China bans cooking of civet cat to prevent SARS
• Infections • Nov 02 04
China has banned the cooking and selling of civet cat to prevent a return of SARS, state media said on Tuesday, quoting the…
Tamoxifen lowers risk of cardiovascular disease
• Heart • Nov 02 04
Five years of tamoxifen in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer appears to reduce mortality due to coronary heart disease by more than…
Bayer Cancer Drug Can Be Combined with Other Drugs
• Drug News • Nov 02 04
Bayer AG’s key experimental anti-cancer drug BAY 43-9006 can be combined with other anti-cancer agents, according to results from a Phase I trial, the…
Researchers Announce Breakthrough In Tuberculosis Prevention
• Infections • Nov 01 04
British medical researchers have developed a new powerful vaccine against tuberculosis. It’s the first new T-B vaccine in 80 years and is believed to…
Flu vaccine summit set to deal with threat of pandemic
• Public Health • Nov 01 04
The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit meeting of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing…
FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim to Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
• Heart • Nov 01 04
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the availability of a qualified health claim for monounsaturated fat from olive oil and reduced risk…
“High levels” of bacteria found in bottled water
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 01 04
Bottled mineral water, generally considered purer than tap water, is often contaminated with bacteria and fungi, a Dutch researcher warned Monday.
Schizophrenia drug calms disruptive children
• Children's Health • Nov 01 04
Risperdal, a drug used to treat schizophrenia, appears to be safe and effective for treating disruptive behavior in children with developmental disorders, Canadian researchers…
‘Superbug’ can be passed on in breast milk
• Gender: Female • Nov 01 04
Breast milk has been identified as the source of the ‘superbug’ known as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) In two outbreaks among newborns in…
Babies’ excessive crying may signal later problems
• Children's Health • Nov 01 04
Healthy infants older than three months who cry incessantly for no apparent reason may be at risk for lower IQ and behavior problems in…
New drug blocks anthrax toxin in animals
• Infections • Nov 01 04
A synthetic protein called ToxBlox protects animals from anthrax infection and death, according to data reported Sunday in Washington, DC, at a meeting of…
Despite vaccines, whooping cough creeps back
• Public Health • Nov 01 04
Whooping cough is making a comeback 40 years after most industrialized countries started vaccinating children, and the culprit seems to be weakening effects of…
World unprepared for avian flu, experts warn
• Infections • Nov 01 04
The current U.S. flu vaccine shortage shows perfectly how poorly the world is prepared to handle the next global epidemic of influenza, health experts…
Grumpy British bosses need more sleep - study
• Neurology • Nov 01 04
A quarter of Britain’s bosses are likely to be in a bad mood at work because of too little sleep, research released on…
New childhood vaccine helps elderly, too - experts
• Infections • Nov 01 04
A new vaccine used in U.S. children since 2000 has slashed deadly pneumococcal bacteria infections in older adults, experts said on Sunday.
Rare Disease Prevents Georgia Girl From Feeling Pain
• Pain • Nov 01 04
Ashlyn Blocker’s parents and kindergarten teachers all describe her the same way: fearless. So they nervously watch her plunge full-tilt into a childhood deprived…
Cancer-stricken US Supreme Court chief fails to attend hearing
• Cancer • Nov 01 04
The US Supreme Court’s chief justice, William Rehnquist, failed to turn up Monday for the first day of court hearings since undergoing cancer treatment…
Roche’s Tamiflu works against bird flu strain-study
• Infections • Nov 01 04
Roche AG’s Tamiflu anti-influenza drug has been proven to work against H5N1, the strain of the avian flu virus that the World Health…
Merck tried to bury Vioxx concerns for years
• Drug News • Nov 01 04
Internal e-mails and other documents from Merck & Co. show the company fought for years to keep safety concerns from undermining the drug’s commercial…
FDA: Olive oil may fight heart disease
• Fat, Dietary • Nov 01 04
The monounsaturated fat in olive oil may reduce the chances of suffering coronary heart disease, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday, opening the…