Underactive thyroid tied to heart disease
• Endocrinology • Aug 10 04
It’s fairly common for people to have an under-functioning thyroid with no obvious ill-effects - a condition called subclinical hypothyroidism - but now…
US finds 2003 road deaths fewer than first thought
• Public Health • Aug 10 04
Fewer deaths than initially projected for the second half of 2003, helped by more seat belt use, pushed overall U.S. highway fatalities down for…
Fewer deaths than initially projected for the second half of 2003, helped by more seat belt use, pus
• Public Health • Aug 10 04
A vaccine prevents most cases of the chickenpox, and even when the vaccine fails, children tend to have a less severe case of the…
HK scientists sound alert on another bird flu virus
• Infections • Aug 10 04
A bird flu virus commonly found in chickens in Hong Kong’s markets could mutate and jump more easily to humans, possibly leading to the…
Diet, exercise offset heart risk at menopause
• Heart • Aug 10 04
A woman’s risk of developing heart disease rises considerably when she reaches menopause, but a healthy lifestyle can do much to reduce the risk,…
Breast cancer operations rare for most U.S. surgeons
• Cancer: Breast • Aug 10 04
Most women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are operated on by surgeons who perform relatively few of these operations each year,…
Many children experience growing pains
• Pain • Aug 10 04
Approximately one in three children between the ages of 4 and 6 develops growing pains, according to new research.
Previous estimates of the frequency…
High-carb diet may increase breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • Aug 10 04
A diet high in carbohydrates may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, researchers report. In a study of Mexican women, those…
Fatty acids show opposite effects on prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 10 04
The fatty acids found in fish may slightly lower a man’s risk of prostate cancer, but another type of fatty acid found in a…
Spouse distress can hamper heart patient’s recovery
• Depression • Aug 09 04
The spouses of heart attack sufferers may be more likely than patients themselves to suffer depression or anxiety in the aftermath - a fact…
High-fiber diet helps spare gallbladder
• Dieting • Aug 09 04
Reducing the risk of gallstones by eating a diet high in fiber, particularly the “insoluble” type found in whole-wheat products and corn bran, may…
Jobs with little mental challenge may up Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Aug 09 04
People who spent most of their lives in jobs that involve little brain work appear more likely to eventually develop Alzheimer’s disease, according…
Breast tumors more aggressive in African Americans
• Cancer • Aug 09 04
Features of aggressive breast tumors, including alterations in the tumor suppressor gene p53, are more common among African American women than among white women,…
Ammonia may raise salivary gland cancer risk
• Cancer • Aug 09 04
New research raises the possibility that exposure to ammonia in air pollution may increase the risk of salivary gland cancer, a rare cancer for…
Blood vessel changes predict high blood pressure
• Heart • Aug 09 04
Structural changes in small blood vessels may precede the development of severe high blood pressure, findings from the Blue Mountains Eye Study in Australia…
Short-term hormone therapy may benefit some women
• Endocrinology • Aug 09 04
While several reports in the last few years have linked hormone replacement therapy with adverse effects, such as an increased risk of heart disease…
Preterm boys more prone to brain damage
• Brain • Aug 09 04
Babies born prematurely show the effects years later, with parts of their brains significantly smaller than normal when they are 8 years old, U.S.…
Some elderly are given inappropriate drugs
• Drug News • Aug 09 04
One in five elderly Americans filled prescriptions for drugs deemed inappropriate for older patients, according to a study of 1999 insurance claims reported on…
Biofeedback helps reduce steroid use by asthmatics
• Asthma • Aug 09 04
Biofeedback training aimed at increasing heart rate variability appears to allow asthma patients to reduce the amount inhaled steroid drugs they need to control…
Uninsured patients flood U.S. emergency rooms
• Emergencies / First Aid • Aug 09 04
Patients lacking health insurance are flooding U.S. emergency rooms, many seeking routine care that they should get elsewhere, a group representing government-funded clinics reported…
Nigeria Polio Could Be Halted by Year-End
• Infections • Aug 08 04
The United Nations said it was confident of stopping the spread of polio in Nigeria by the end of the year as it races…
Prozac Found in Britain’s Drinking Water
• Drug News • Aug 08 04
Traces of the anti-depressant Prozac have been found in Britain’s drinking water supply, setting off alarm bells with environmentalists concerned about potentially toxic effects.
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Lipitor cleared for heart attack prevention claim
• Weight Loss • Aug 06 04
Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday said U.S. regulators have allowed the company to advertise that Lipitor (atorvastatin) cuts the risk of myocardial infarction.
The New…
Chinese companies to make Viagra variant after Pfizer loses patent
• Drug News • Aug 06 04
Chinese pharmaceutical makers are planning to jointly produce a local variant of Viagra after Pfizer Inc of the US lost its patent protection in…
Radiation therapy info on Internet deemed poor
• Cancer • Aug 06 04
The content and quality of patient-oriented information on the Internet about a modern radiation treatment strategy are generally poor, say researchers from the University…