Cancer docs say Medicare won’t cover drug costs
• Cancer • Sep 08 04
Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors’ offices that provide cancer chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key…
Helium-oxygen mix helpful in asthma, COPD attacks
• Asthma • Sep 08 04
Breathing a mixture of helium and oxygen (He-O2) is beneficial for people suffering acute episodes of asthma, as well as for people with chronic…
Chernobyl children have normal mental function
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 08 04
The low level of radiation that occurred after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 did not appear to affect the…
Air pollution stunts lung development in teens
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 08 04
Long-term exposure to air pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children’s Health Study indicate.
Previous studies of the effects of…
Night light suspected in rise in child leukemia
• Cancer • Sep 08 04
A growing body of evidence linking increased night light to certain types of cancer has led researchers to suspect it could be connected to…
Common cold virus causes polio symptoms in mice
• Infections • Sep 08 04
A common cold virus closely related to the virus that causes polio can produce polio symptoms in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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College binge drinking worse than feared
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 08 04
College students may down as many as 24 alcoholic drinks in a row when they party - far more than any previous studies have…
Cell transplants for diabetes 60 pct successful
• Diabetes • Sep 08 04
Just under 60 percent of diabetes patients who have received an experimental transplant of pancreatic cells are able to live without insulin injections a…
Federal judge bans enforcement of U.S. abortion law
• Public Health • Sep 08 04
A federal court on Wednesday ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department…
Parents not to blame for hyperactive kids
• Neurology • Sep 08 04
Children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not disrupting their school classes or their neighborhoods because of poor parenting, UK scientists said…
Report questions alcohol’s heart-healthy effects
• Heart • Sep 08 04
The idea that light to moderate alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
Analyzing…
Enbrel seems to be effective for severe sciatica
• Arthritis • Sep 08 04
The anti-rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel may relieve symptoms of acute, severe sciatica - pain that radiates down the leg from a pinched or inflamed…
Botox helps children with cerebral palsy
• Children's Health • Sep 08 04
Children with cerebral palsy often suffer from uncontrolled drooling, but this can be reduced with an injection of Botox, researchers report
They also found…
Home environment changes may relieve asthma
• Asthma • Sep 08 04
Inner-city families can help relieve children’s asthma symptoms by making simple changes in their homes. Such steps include using pillow covers that are impermeable…
Antihistamine spray eases seasonal allergies
• Allergies • Sep 07 04
Astelin nasal spray may be effective for people with seasonal allergies who still have symptoms when they take Allegra, according to a new study.
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Alzheimer drug doesn’t help chronic fatigue
• Brain • Sep 07 04
Treatment with Reminyl (galantamine), a drug used for Alzheimer’s disease, does not improve the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), new research indicates.
CFS…
Older epilepsy drugs have birth defect risk
• Epilepsy • Sep 07 04
Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said…
Vitamin D often high in Crohn’s disease patients
• Bowel Problems • Sep 07 04
Contrary to expectations, people with the inflammatory bowel condition Crohn’s disease are likely to have excessive levels of the active form of vitamin D…
Kids, watch out for Salmonella from reptiles
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Despite warnings, a considerable number of young Michigan children catch Salmonella from pet reptiles, a new study shows.
Between January 2001 and June 2003,…
Stored smallpox vaccine effective after dilution
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Even when diluted, the Aventis Pasteur smallpox vaccine (APSV), which has been in frozen storage since the 1950s, yields a high rate of successful…
Height doesn’t influence kids’ popularity
• Flu • Sep 07 04
Parents of a short child who believe growth hormone therapy will better his or her social life may be mistaken, new study findings suggest.
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Low fitness may outweigh obesity as heart risk
• Obesity • Sep 07 04
Staying fit may be more important than staying trim for a woman’s risk of heart disease - but the opposite appears true when it…
Dry-on nontoxic lotion suffocates head lice
• Children's Health • Sep 07 04
A dermatologist in Menlo Park, California, has developed a treatment for head lice that does not use toxic chemicals, and doesn’t require nit removal.…
Vietnam says bird flu kills boy
• Infections • Sep 07 04
Vietnam said on Tuesday initial tests showed a 14-month-old boy died from bird flu, but it was unclear if the child was infected with…
AstraZeneca’s Crestor Drug Beats Lipitor in Study
• Drug News • Sep 06 04
AstraZeneca Plc’s cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor performed better than Pfizer Inc’s Lipitor in an AstraZeneca-funded study of patients with metabolic syndrome, according to results released…