Florida on guard for West Nile outbreak after Charley
• Infections • Aug 19 04
Floridians are being urged to drain standing pools of water to cut the risk of an outbreak of West Nile or other mosquito-borne disease…
Mass hysteria strikes small rural U.S. high school
• Neurology • Aug 19 04
Ten healthy female students at a rural, co-ed North Carolina high school had repeated bouts of seizures, swooning and hyperventilation over a four-month period…
Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics
• Epilepsy • Aug 19 04
Treatment with the anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research suggests.
Unlike existing drugs for…
Late start may delay toilet training
• Children's Health • Aug 19 04
The average age when children are successfully toilet trained is going up, and new research has identified certain factors related to this trend.
Children…
Extended rehab after hip fracture can improve function
• Trauma & Injuries • Aug 18 04
In elderly patients with hip fracture, six months of outpatient rehabilitation and progressive resistance training is better than home exercise in improving physical performance…
Anti-pollen cream helps with hay fever
• Flu • Aug 18 04
A cream that blocks allergic substances from entering the nose seems to reduce symptoms in patients with hay fever, new research shows. The cream,…
Sex change can cause headache
• Headaches • Aug 18 04
New research involving male-to-female transsexuals lends further credence to the theory that sex hormones are involved in migraine generation, physicians report in the medical…
High blood pressure outside clinic increases risk
• Heart • Aug 18 04
Physicians should be on the lookout for signs of increased risk for high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients referred for moderate hypertension, but who…
Lung cancer different in nonsmokers
• Cancer: Lung • Aug 18 04
Among individuals who develop lung cancer, there appear to be differences between smokers and nonsmokers in survival rates and in individuals patient characteristics, researchers…
Test gauges sugar control in diabetics
• Diabetes • Aug 18 04
The GlycoMark test, which measures a chemical called anhydroglucitol, is useful for checking blood sugar levels in diabetics, researchers report. As senior researcher Mark…
Scientists make malaria drug based on herbal remedy
• Chinese Medicine • Aug 18 04
Scientists have created a synthetic drug that could offer new hope in the fight against malaria.
Nearly two billion people live in areas…
Stress test may miss early heart disease
• Heart • Aug 18 04
Stress tests to detect blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.…
Troubled kids more likely to become smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 18 04
First graders who misbehave in school may be more likely to be regular smokers as young adults, according to new study findings.
After following…
Low vitamin B12 raises risk of birth defect
• Childbirth • Aug 18 04
Mothers with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood are at increased risk of having an infant with spina bifida - a birth…
Exercise may beat fatigue in prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 18 04
Staying active through moderate walking may help prevent fatigue in men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a UK study shows.
Cancer patients commonly…
Diet, reduced salt pack pressure-lowering punch
• Dieting • Aug 18 04
A new report provides more evidence that a low-fat diet full of fruits and vegetables, but little salt, can lead to a significant drop…
U.S. asks Chiron to develop bird flu vaccine
• Infections • Aug 17 04
Chiron Corp. has won a contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird flu that can infect people and “has the…
Prozac plus counseling best for depressed teens
• Depression • Aug 17 04
For depressed adolescents, Prozac plus cognitive-behavioral counseling is more effective than either treatment alone for relieving symptoms and reducing suicidal thinking, new research…
Swimming can cause fluid build-up in lungs
• Respiratory Problems • Aug 17 04
Even for healthy people, swimming can lead to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs, called pulmonary edema.
New research suggests that difficulty breathing…
Californians ask feds to return their marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 17 04
A group of 38 California medical marijuana patients filed legal motions on Tuesday asking the federal government to give them back their pot worth…
Vaccine patch protects against anthrax, in mice
• Infections • Aug 17 04
Immunization through the skin, using a patch, protects mice against normally lethal inhaled doses of anthrax bacteria, according to a new report.
Patch vaccination…
Growth hormone increases height of short kids
• Endocrinology • Aug 17 04
Children who are short for no apparent medical reason get a boost in height from growth hormone shots, the results of a clinical trial…
Cutting fat, boosting fruit may fight weight gain
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Aug 17 04
Modifying the consumption of different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up over time, new research suggests.
The six-year study found that adults…
Gulf War syndrome may be in the genes
• Genetics • Aug 17 04
Chronic fatigue among Gulf War veterans seems to be associated with a particular variant of the DCP1 gene, according to new research.
The gene…
Illinois helps residents import prescription drugs
• Drug News • Aug 17 04
Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators’ objections to imported drugs,…