Topical drug best for smallpox vaccine side effects
• Drug News • Sep 28 04
A variety of potentially serious infections can occur after immunization with the smallpox vaccine. Now, findings from an animal study suggest that a topical…
Anakinra useful for severe type of spinal arthritis
• Arthritis • Sep 28 04
The anti-rheumatic drug anakinra is an effective treatment for patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a serious type of arthritis that commonly affects the spine, according…
Counseling may beat sleeping pills for insomnia
• Depression • Sep 27 04
People with chronic insomnia are more likely to find relief with a few sessions of psychological counseling than with sleeping pills, especially in the…
Psychosocial factors may affect diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Sep 27 04
Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study…
Exercise test predicts heart disease in “healthy” men
• Heart • Sep 27 04
Exercise testing with a treadmill (ETT) can predict heart disease in men with no apparent symptoms, new research shows. Moreover, ETT provides useful information…
Restless legs common among pregnant women
• Pregnancy • Sep 27 04
During pregnancy, one in four women will experience restless legs syndrome, Italian researchers report.
The current study is not the first to make…
Diet during pregnancy linked with leukemia in child
• Pregnancy • Sep 27 04
Women who eat a diet rich in vegetables and protein during pregnancy may lower the risk of leukemia in their child, new research findings…
Herbal therapy can interfere with prescription drugs
• Alternative Medicine • Sep 27 04
A long-used herbal drug taken to lower cholesterol may interfere with nearly 60 percent of all prescription drugs, including the popular anti-cholesterol drugs called…
Living in the suburbs can make you sick
• Headaches • Sep 27 04
Living in the suburbs may have once been part of the American dream but it can lead to high blood pressure, arthritis and headaches,…
Thai suspected bird flu case fans human link fear
• Infections • Sep 27 04
Thailand, rattled by fears a girl passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the deadly…
Ancient virus protein linked to multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Sep 27 04
Syncytin, a virus protein that has been around for millions of years, may play a role in the nerve damage that occurs with multiple…
Group urges review of new U.S. statin drug advice
• Heart • Sep 26 04
Consumer advocates backed by some prominent doctors and researchers on Thursday questioned a new U.S. policy recommending wider use of statin drugs to lower…
Snow peas blamed for diarrhea outbreak
• Bowel Problems • Sep 26 04
Several cases of food poisoning that occurred in Pennsylvania earlier this year represent the first time infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis (cyclosporiasis) has…
Dogs sniff out bladder cancer
• Cancer • Sep 26 04
The acute sense of smell that makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder…
First baby born after ovarian tissue transplant
• Pregnancy • Sep 26 04
A Belgian woman has given birth to the first baby born after an ovarian tissue transplant, a medical breakthrough that brings hope to young…
Virus not linked to type of lung cancer
• Cancer: Lung • Sep 26 04
Infection with simian virus 40 (SV40) plays little or no role in the development of mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs…
Playing “boy” games helps girls, and vice versa
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 26 04
Ten-year olds who spend more time engaging in activities typically associated with their gender tend to have more stereotypical academic interests, skills and characteristics…
Advice as good as physiotherapy for back pain: study
• Pain • Sep 26 04
Routine physiotherapy seems to be no better than expert advice at relieving mild lower back pain, British researchers reported on Friday.
Although patients…
Race doesn’t affect survival after angioplasty
• Surgery • Sep 26 04
There is no difference in survival between black and white patients with heart disease who undergo angioplasty, a procedure to open blocked heart blood…
Children of teen mothers have raised suicide risk
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 26 04
Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other…
Good form can take pain out of raking leaves
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 26 04
If the job of raking the leaves falls to you, experts advise approaching it like a sport: warm up, cool down and watch your…
Skipping diabetes meds ups risk of hospitalization
• Diabetes • Sep 26 04
Type 2 diabetic patients who take their oral medications only part of the time have an increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year…
Face-lifts safe for healthy elderly
• Skin Care • Sep 26 04
Elderly men and women trying to turn back the clock should not be denied a face-lift based on age alone, according to researchers.
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HIV infection disclosure to partner can vary
• AIDS/HIV • Sep 23 04
Whether or not HIV-infected intravenous drug users (IDUs) disclose their status to their sex partners depends on different factors, according to a report in…
Hormone effects unlikely with asthma drug
• Asthma • Sep 23 04
The inhaled drug fluticasone propionate is unlike to cause major hormone disturbances in patients with severe asthma, according to a report in the Annals…