Other diseases often neglected in cancer survivors
• Cancer • Sep 13 04
Compared with people who’ve never had cancer, those who survive cancer are less likely to get recommended care for a variety of medical conditions,…
Implantable lens for nearsightedness wins US OK
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 13 04
U.S. regulators on Monday approved an implantable contact lens that corrects nearsightedness and offers an alternative to laser surgery.
The U.S. Food and Drug…
Driving errors seen in early Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurology • Sep 13 04
Even mild Alzheimer’s disease may interfere with some seniors’ ability to follow basic driving instructions, according to study findings released Monday.
In comparison to…
Sept. 11 set off heart disturbances far and wide
• Heart • Sep 13 04
In the month following the September 11th, 2001 attacks, there was a spate of heart rhythm disturbances in cardiac patients - even those living…
Pregnant women with asthma symptoms face risks
• Asthma • Sep 13 04
Women with moderate to severe symptoms of asthma during pregnancy are more likely to develop preeclampsia than women with no asthma symptoms, the results…
US cancer institute starts nanotechnology drive
• Cancer • Sep 13 04
The U.S. National Cancer Institute announced a new five-year plan on Monday to develop the use of tiny tools to fight cancer, saying nanotechnology…
Lazy eye unlikely to hinder job prospects
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 13 04
The latest findings from the Australian Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) suggest that lazy eye, or amblyopia, does not diminish a person’s employment prospects.
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Many women get first mammogram, delay further ones
• Cancer: Breast • Sep 13 04
Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening,…
Hepatitis B vaccine linked to increased MS risk
• Neurology • Sep 13 04
Immunization with the synthetic hepatitis B vaccine may be associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, according to review of a UK…
Egg freezing shows promise as fertility technique
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 13 04
Deep-freezing embryos has been routine for some time, to give infertile couples reproduction choices in various situations, but freezing unfertilized eggs has proven difficult.
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Depression derails diabetics’ self-care
• Diabetes • Sep 13 04
People with diabetes who are depressed are less likely to watch what they eat, to exercise, and to take their medications, researchers report.
“Major…
FDA approval for chewable ADHD tablets
• Drug News • Sep 11 04
Alliant Pharmaceuticals has announced FDA approval of Methylin Chewable Tablets and Methylin Oral Solution for the treatment of ADHD. The two products are the…
WTC rescue workers’ health suffering, government says
• Depression • Sep 10 04
Nearly half of the more than 1,000 screened rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory,…
MMR vaccination not linked to autism, yet again
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 10 04
New research shows that measles-mumps-rubella vaccination does not raise the risk of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), such as autism.
The current report is the…
U.S. Congress passes teen suicide prevention bill
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 10 04
The U.S. Congress on Thursday easily passed a bill to help prevent teen suicide, legislation named for a senator’s son who took his own…
Inventor of PSA cancer test says it’s overused
• Cancer: Prostate • Sep 10 04
For many men, a routine PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has become an annual ritual. Now the developer of the test…
Chickenpox vaccine saves millions in hospital costs
• Children's Health • Sep 10 04
The recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 1995 that all children in the US be given the chickenpox vaccine seems to…
Removing kids’ tonsils often not very helpful
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 10 04
For children with mild throat infections or enlarged tonsils or adenoids, surgery to remove the offending tissues offers no major clinical benefits over a…
Ephedra-free weight-loss aids may also carry risks
• Weight Loss • Sep 10 04
A botanical used in some weight-loss products as a substitute for now-banned ephedra may possibly pose health risks of its own. And it may…
Mental distress common in adults with arthritis
• Arthritis • Sep 10 04
Many adults with arthritis suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from the Centers…
New “guided missile” targets breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Sep 10 04
In mice carrying specimens of human breast cancer, treatment with a genetically engineered mini-antibody, or “diabody,” laden with a radioactive isotope significantly impeded the…
Fibrate plus Avandia may lower “good” cholesterol
• Diabetes • Sep 10 04
Some people with diabetes have an unexpected decrease in HDL (“good”) cholesterol when they take fenofibrate to reduce triglyceride levels, along with an insulin…
Light at Night Might Be a Cancer Risk
• Cancer • Sep 09 04
It could disrupt the body’s normal hormone production, some researchers suggest.
Could electric light pose a cancer threat?
It might seem like the…
Bush apparently mixes up words in speech
• Public Health • Sep 09 04
President George W. Bush apparently mixed up his words Monday while delivering his usual campaign speech about the rising cost of health care.
“We…
Turmeric may protect against leukemia -scientist
• Cancer • Sep 09 04
Turmeric, a spice used extensively in Asia as a key ingredient of curry, may be protecting children against leukemia, a scientist said on Thursday.…