Rapid test during labor may cut HIV transmission
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 12 04
A rapid test to detect HIV in women during labor could help doctors prevent mothers passing the virus to their babies, scientists said on…
Cholesterol levels lowered for heart patients
• Heart • Jul 12 04
People who have recently had a heart attack should lower their “bad cholesterol” to rock-bottom levels, according to new guidelines issued Monday.
“The concept…
AIDS vaccine still years away, researchers say
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 12 04
An AIDS vaccine is still years away even under the most optimistic scenario and scientists may have to go back to the drawing-board if…
Ethnic disparity seen in institutionalizing elders
• Brain • Jul 12 04
Hispanic women who care for older relatives with dementia may delay placing their relatives in nursing homes longer than white caregivers, new research suggests.
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Yo-yo weight loss may impair immunity
• Drug News • Jul 12 04
Frequent intentional weight loss may have significant long-term detrimental effects on the immune system, study results show, while maintaining a healthy weight benefits immune…
U.S. AIDS policy likely to face protests
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 11 04
As the man in charge of the Bush administration’s $15 billion plan to treat millions of HIV-infected people in underdeveloped nations, Randall Tobias might…
HIV tests OK during childbirth
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 11 04
Government research shows a rapid HIV test can be used on women during childbirth, results that doctors hope will help reduce HIV infections in…
New Clue to SIDS Puzzle Found
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 09 04
Although the cause of SIDS deaths remains unknown, a new study sheds light on what researchers suspect will be an important clue that could…
Senator’s tearful plea helps pass suicide bill
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 09 04
For a few moments on Thursday, the only sounds in the U.S. Senate chamber were the sobs of a grieving father.
Oregon Republican Gordon…
Teens seeing too many magazine alcohol ads: report
• Children's Health • Jul 09 04
Teenagers may be more likely than adults of legal drinking age to come across alcohol ads in their favorite magazines, new research suggests.
The…
UV light may give frequent tanners a lift
• Skin Care • Jul 09 04
For frequent tanners, the tanning bed may offer more than a bronzed skin. The ultraviolet (UV) radiation used in indoor tanning may actually…
Stress boosts immunity, but only in the short term
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 09 04
A short burst of stress appears to help the body fight off infections, but chronic stress may produce the opposite effect, according to a…
New HIV therapy shows promise
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 09 04
Researchers may finally be on track to fight the AIDS virus by blocking a long-elusive target, an HIV enzyme called integrase. An experimental drug…
Top U.S. AIDS official discusses new Vietnam funding
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 09 04
Vietnam is expected to receive about $10 million in HIV/AIDS funds under a $15 billion U.S. program, with prevention and treatment as the main…
Mutant syphilis strain resists common cure
• Infections • Jul 08 04
A fast-spreading mutant strain of syphilis has proved resistant to the antibiotic pills that are offered to some patients as an alternative to painful…
Women with genital pain have low pain threshold
• Pain • Jul 08 04
The cause of vulvodynia - painful discomfort in the vulva - is unknown, but researchers have now found that women with the condition are…
Drug guards child’s heart in cancer therapy -study
• Heart • Jul 08 04
A drug made by Pfizer Inc. can protect young cancer patients’ hearts from the ravages of chemotherapy and keep them from developing serious cardiac…
Hong Kong official resigns over SARS
• Infections • Jul 08 04
Bowing to pressure over a slow response to SARS, Hong Kong’s health secretary resigned yesterday and took the blame for the crisis that killed…
China culls 20,000 chickens to contain bird flu
• Infections • Jul 08 04
China culled more than 20,000 chickens in central Anhui province to isolate a new outbreak of bird flu, a local official said on Thursday,…
Specialized foster care curbs teen violence
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 08 04
An expert panel is recommending that a specialized form of foster care be an option for teens who are particularly likely to engage in…
Test predicts prostate cancer death, study says
• Cancer: Prostate • Jul 08 04
The PSA blood test widely used to detect prostate cancer can also predict who is most likely to die from the disease, researchers said…
Depression ups risk of ‘metabolic syndrome’
• Depression • Jul 08 04
Women who have had an episode of depression have increased odds of having “metabolic syndrome” - a cluster of conditions such as abdominal obesity,…
No Law Broken In Rx Cost Row
• Public Health • Jul 08 04
Bush administration officials broke no laws in withholding from Congress estimates of the cost of the new Medicare law, says an internal investigation made…
U.S. clears new use for robot-like surgical device
• Surgery • Jul 08 04
Intuitive Surgical Inc. won U.S. approval to market its robot-like surgical device for use in coronary artery bypass surgery, U.S. regulators said on…
Asian AIDS crisis, prevention in focus at Bangkok
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 08 04
Asia’s rapidly growing AIDS crisis, the latest advances in lifesaving drugs and stalled efforts to get them to millions of people in need will…