Traffic may trigger heart attack
• Heart • Oct 21 04
Being in traffic, either in an automobile or on public transportation, increases the risk of heart attack in susceptible individuals, German researchers report.
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Blood pressure drugs’ benefits similar for blacks
• Heart • Oct 21 04
As a treatment for high blood pressure in black patients, no drug is really better than another at reducing the risk of death and…
Want to lose weight? Watch those portion sizes
• Weight Loss • Oct 21 04
New study findings suggest that controlling portion sizes may be the fastest route to Weight Loss.
The research shows that the “direct route…
Mom’s weight linked to rising rate of large babies
• Childbirth • Oct 21 04
The proportion of babies born weighing more than 4 kilograms (a little under 9 pounds) has increased significantly over the past decade in Sweden,…
Caesarean birth may raise allergy risk in babies
• Childbirth • Oct 21 04
Being born by Caesarean section may increase a baby’s risk of suffering from food allergies and diarrhoea in the first year of life, German…
Some supplements can damage eyes
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 21 04
Many herbal remedies and nutritional supplements can damage the eyes, including some alternative therapies that are used by people trying to correct eye problems,…
Vioxx-type drugs may not have same risk - regulator
• Pain • Oct 21 04
Pain relievers in the same class as Vioxx may not carry the same cardiovascular risk as the blockbuster drug that was withdrawn from the…
Colorado man gets Web-arranged kidney transplant
• Surgery • Oct 21 04
A 58-year-old Colorado man received a new kidney on Wednesday in the first transplant operation in the United States using an organ found on…
Annan backs stem cell studies, differs with Bush
• Public Health • Oct 21 04
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday endorsed scientific studies that involve the cloning of human embryos, differing with the Bush administration’s push for a…
Headache treatment
• Headaches • Oct 20 04
Many Americans suffer from headaches of all kinds. Now, one doctor says something usual as a tender area in your mouth, which could be…
Cancerous drug found in chicken
• Cancer • Oct 20 04
An alert has been issued after the discovery of a potentially cancer causing drug in organic chicken.
Traces of a nitrofuran, a banned…
Egg ‘transplants’ women have babies
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 20 04
A group of infertile women have given birth to 20 children after doctors performed a form of transplant surgery on their eggs.
The technique,…
Hospital sorry for disease death
• Respiratory Problems • Oct 20 04
A hospital trust has admitted liability for the death of a cancer patient who died of Legionnaires’ disease traced to a showerhead in a…
Heart attack woman ‘waited 2 hours’
• Heart • Oct 20 04
An 84-year-old great-grandmother who was suffering chest pains had to wait two hours for a response from her GP out-of-hours service, it has been…
Anti skin cancer ingredient in toothpaste and mouthwash, Sanguinarine
• Cancer • Oct 20 04
Sanguinarine, commonly found in toothpaste and many mouthwashes, protects the body from developing skin cancer. Sanguinarine is an antibacterial and antifungal ingredient. It is…
Get the Facts on Infertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 20 04
Infertility is officially defined as the inability to conceive a viable pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. This “official” definition, however, does not…
Pfizer says net profit leaps 50 percent
• Drug News • Oct 20 04
Pfizer, the world’s biggest drugs company, said quarterly net profit leapt 50 percent as it halved production costs, predicting a strong but challenging outlook.
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Asia-Pacific Region Risks ‘AIDS Crisis’, UNAIDS Says
• AIDS/HIV • Oct 20 04
The Asia-Pacific region risks an “AIDS crisis similar in scale to Africa’s” unless national governments and regional institutions “step up” efforts to fight HIV/AIDS,…
Study finds breast cancer test unreliable
• Cancer: Breast • Oct 20 04
There are several methods available to detect breast cancer, but new research finds one may not be effective.
Ductal lavage is a procedure that…
New Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation Shows Promise
• Surgery • Oct 20 04
A minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat atrial fibrillation - the most common form of heart rhythm abnormality - works as well as…
First-pregnancy factors tied to breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • Oct 20 04
New research provides more evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to a first pregnancy, influence a woman’s risk of breast cancer.
The latest…
Breast cancer screening test deemed inaccurate
• Cancer: Breast • Oct 20 04
A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
Ductal lavage involves irrigating the milk ducts -…
Nervous system anomaly seen in Gulf War syndrome
• Neurology • Oct 20 04
Veterans with Gulf War syndrome appear to have subtle damage to the involuntary part of the nervous system, likely caused by low-level exposure to…
Poor, uninsured don’t fill emergency rooms—study
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 20 04
A new study on emergency rooms disputes the common wisdom that the poor and uninsured are filling them up.
In fact, more than 80…
Coke vs. Pepsi test shows logos ‘brand’ the brain
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 20 04
Whether people prefer Coke or Pepsi is not just a matter of taste. Knowing which one they are drinking apparently influences their preference, new…