No reason to panic over flu vaccine problem
• Infections • Aug 29 04
Contamination in a British factory that supplies flu vaccine to the United States is expected to cause some delays but no shortage of flu…
Birth Control: What You Need to Know
• Gender: Female • Aug 21 04
Being a teen means making decisions about a lot of things, from what sport you play to whether you want to go to college.…
Japanese Women Shun The Pill
• Fertility and pregnancy • Aug 21 04
Five years ago Japanese women’s rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight…
Baby aspirin plus Vioxx raises ulcer risk
• Drug Abuse • Aug 20 04
By themselves, low-dose aspirin and the painkiller Vioxx are usually safe for the stomach, but together they can spell trouble, a new study indicates.
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Candor about donor conception may aid family ties
• Fertility and pregnancy • Aug 20 04
Parents who conceive using donated sperm often opt not to tell the child. But a small study suggests that choosing to be open about…
Heart risks ‘acceptable’ with breast cancer chemo
• Cancer: Breast • Aug 20 04
Some types of chemotherapy are known to be potentially damaging to the heart, but for most women with breast cancer the benefits appear to…
West Nile symptoms can last a year or more
• Infections • Aug 20 04
Convalescence after West Nile virus infection can be protracted, particularly for older adults, researchers in New York have found. Physical, cognitive and functional impairments…
Cholesterol drug prevents heart disease in diabetics
• Diabetes • Aug 20 04
Diabetics can ward off heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor (atorvastatin), even if they do not have particularly high…
Nicotine patch helps teens cut back on cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 20 04
Nicotine replacement therapy can help teens quit or at least cut back on smoking, research suggests.
In a study of teenage smokers who used…
FDA sees changes to antidepressant labels
• Drug News • Aug 20 04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in…
Breathing training helps with cystic fibrosis
• Respiratory Problems • Aug 20 04
In a new study, eight weeks of high-intensity training focused on the muscles that control breathing dramatically improved lung function and exercise capacity in…
Kids do OK emotionally with patch for lazy eye
• Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 20 04
Children with “lazy eye” - technically called amblyopia - may resist wearing an eye patch or glasses to correct the condition, but these treatments…
Drugs helpful for boys with breast enlargement
• Children's Health • Aug 20 04
Many teenage boys experience some degree of enlargement of the breasts around the time of puberty. When the condition is troublesome, anti-estrogen drugs seem…
Memantine cost-effective for severe Alzheimer’s
• Drug News • Aug 20 04
The cost of treating patients with moderately severe to severe Alzheimer’s disease with the drug memantine are more than offset by overall savings, European…
Hysterectomy not tied to urinary incontinence
• Gender: Female • Aug 20 04
Among women treated for heavy menstrual bleeding, those who undergo a vaginal hysterectomy do not appear to have an increased risk of urinary incontinence,…
New diabetes drug doesn’t increase weight
• Diabetes • Aug 20 04
Insulin, Glucotrol, and drugs like Avandia and Actos are all effective treatments for diabetes, but they can produce weight gain. In contrast, an experimental…
Careful watching OK for some prostate cancers
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 19 04
Some men with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread may not need to undergo treatment, as long as a watchful eye is kept on their…
High intake of linoleic acid may cut cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 19 04
In a study of middle-aged men, high intake of linoleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid found in certain plants and vegetables, seemed to lower…
Possible West Nile cases from dialysis - CDC
• Infections • Aug 19 04
In a new report, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Georgia Division of Public Health describe what may be…
Even short smoking breaks might lower heart risk
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 19 04
In chronic smokers who stop smoking, there is a rapid increase in the number of circulating cells that aid in the repair of the…
Fuel stations may pose child cancer risk
• Cancer • Aug 19 04
Living near a fuel station may quadruple the risk of acute leukemia in children, research published on Thursday showed.
French scientists who carried…
Counseling prevents STDs in those most at risk
• AIDS/HIV • Aug 19 04
Even a couple brief sessions with a counselor may help prevent cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among people at greatest risk,…
Older boys really are a bad influence, study finds
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 19 04
Parents who forbid their daughters to date older boys may be on the right track. A study published on Thursday finds that teenage girls…
New genetic link found to SIDS
• Genetics • Aug 19 04
A collection of genes involved in early development may help explain why black babies are more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome than…
Study finds no proof cannabis induces schizophrenia
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 19 04
There is no scientific proof that cannabis use induces schizophrenia, Dutch scientists say, questioning recent research and an argument the Dutch government uses to…