Johnson & Johnson unit minimized risks of drug - report
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 26 04
Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, notified doctors that it minimized the risks of a popular drug for schizophrenia in promotional…
Gene variants may make women see red, and burgundy
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 26 04
A new gene study may help explain why she sees crimson, vermillion and tomato, but it’s all just red to him.
In an analysis…
States cut health insurance for 145,000 kids
• Public Health • Jul 26 04
Some 145,000 poor children were dropped from a U.S. federal-state health insurance plan in the second half of 2003, with more than half…
California death shows dramatic march of West Nile
• Infections • Jul 26 04
West Nile virus has claimed its first death in California, evidence of the disease’s unrelenting march across America since entering the country through…
EU launches key Africa AIDS research center
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 26 04
The European Union Monday launched a research center in South Africa to help Africa fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
The diseases…
Thai bird flu suspects cleared, more areas hit.
• Infections • Jul 26 04
Two Thai children suspected of contracting bird flu were cleared of having the H5N1 variant that can infect humans, Health Ministry spokeswoman Nitaya Chanruang…
Oral Contraceptives - Yasmin
• Pregnancy • Jul 25 04
Estrogen and Progestin (Oral Contraceptives)
Important Warning - Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious side effects from oral contraceptives, including heart attacks,…
Clinical Depression And African Americans
• Depression • Jul 25 04
Anyone can have clinical depression. However, cultural background plays a large role in how the symptoms of depression are reported and interpreted, and consequently,…
Possible Side Effects of EFFEXOR XR
• Depression • Jul 24 04
EFFEXOR XR may cause side effects in some people. In clinical studies, few people had to stop taking EFFEXOR XR because of side effects.
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Can EFFEXOR XR Make a Difference for Me?
• Depression • Jul 24 04
EFFEXOR XR may help you get back to feeling the way you used to-before the symptoms of depression started to interfere with your life.
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Benefits of EFFEXOR XR
• Depression • Jul 24 04
EFFEXOR XR may help you get back to feeling the way you used to-before the symptoms of depression started to interfere with your life.
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How EFFEXOR XR Works
• Depression • Jul 24 04
EFFEXOR XR is a prescription medication used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder, allowing you to get back to your…
Heavy Drinking Raises Breast Cancer Risk
• Cancer: Breast • Jul 24 04
A new study has confirmed that heavy drinking increases the risk of breast cancer, particularly among premenopausal women.
However, the Danish research also found…
Anxiety treatment - Buspirone
• Depression • Jul 23 04
The attempt to develop an efficacious antianxiety agent with no abuse potential resulted in the development of azaperone class of compounds. Currently, Buspirone is…
More travelers should get typhoid shots, CDC says
• Infections • Jul 23 04
Travelers to high-risk areas should receive typhoid fever vaccinations even if they plan to stay for only a few weeks, according to a…
Yes, weather ups headache, but less than you think
• Headaches • Jul 23 04
Certain weather conditions indeed appear to increase the risk of migraine, but people still tend to overestimate weather’s influence on their headache, new research…
Xenical linked to kidney stone formation in rats
• Drug News • Jul 23 04
If animal studies apply to humans, people taking the anti-obesity drug Xenical might have an increased likelihood of developing kidney stones, especially if they…
Achilles surgery may not help function in diabetes
• Diabetes • Jul 23 04
A surgical procedure sometimes offered to people with diabetes to reduce their risk of foot ulcers may have drawbacks.
Because of nerve damage…
Meningitis vaccine can provide lasting protection
• Brain • Jul 23 04
The meningitis C vaccine program introduced in the UK in 1999 has been successful in bringing down disease rates. Now, new research indicates that…
Celebrex Prevents Abnormal-Cell Spread
• Cancer: Lung • Jul 23 04
Researchers in Houston are studying an arthritis drug to see whether it can reverse lung damage caused by years of smoking.
They say…
Thailand has two suspected human bird flu cases
• Infections • Jul 23 04
Thailand is testing two children for possible infection with bird flu, which has erupted again after devastating Asian poultry flocks earlier this year, officials…
Dutch abortion ship to fight gov’t travel ban
• Gender: Female • Jul 23 04
A Dutch floating abortion clinic banned from sailing abroad after controversial visits to Ireland and Poland pledged on Friday to take the Dutch government…
Report warns against overregulating health care
• Public Health • Jul 23 04
Lawmakers should resist piling too many regulations on the U.S. health care industry and try instead to foster more competition, antitrust authorities said on…
One drug safer than two after stroke
• Heart • Jul 23 04
Following a stroke, treatment with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel) can help prevent future strokes and heart attack. Now, new research shows that Plavix…
Unwanted support in breast cancer may be harmful
• Cancer: Breast • Jul 23 04
Although support from family and friends is important for women battling breast cancer, support that comes in unwanted ways may do more harm than…