Air pollution may slightly increase SIDS risk
• Children's Health • Jun 08 04
High levels of common air pollutants may cause a slight increase in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, new research shows.
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Immune therapy stops diabetes in mouse study
• Diabetes • Jun 08 04
Using one type of immune system cell to turn off another stopped type-1 diabetes in mice, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
The study suggests…
Study charts big changes in kids’ meal patterns
• Dieting • Jun 07 04
Children’s meal patterns - including when and where they eat - changed substantially between the 1970s and 1990s, according to a study of Louisiana…
Pfizer’s Lipitor halves stroke risk in diabetics
• Diabetes • Jun 07 04
Pfizer Inc.‘s cholesterol fighter Lipitor halved the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes in a study and cut cardiovascular events, including heart attacks,…
Computers may help kids get ready for school
• Children's Health • Jun 07 04
Experience with computers may give young children a head start when it comes to being prepared for pre-school and beyond, according to the results…
New drugs chip away at cancer
• Cancer • Jun 07 04
Little by little, new targeted therapies are helping cancer patients live longer, even if they do not offer miraculous cures, researchers said on Sunday.
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Reagan focused attention on Alzheimer’s research
• Brain • Jun 07 04
One of Ronald Reagan’s greatest legacies is one he may not have been fully aware that he created: focusing attention on the disease that…
Novartis diabetes drug promising in mid-stage test
• Diabetes • Jun 07 04
An experimental Novartis AG diabetes drug significantly reduced blood sugar for a prolonged period during a mid-stage clinical trial, the company reported on Sunday.
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Teens’ TV watching leads to disrupted sleep later
• Children's Health • Jun 07 04
Teenagers who spend 3 hours a day or more in front of the television are at risk of developing sleep problems later in life,…
Studies suggest statins cut cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Jun 07 04
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may prevent various forms of cancer, including prostate and colon cancer, two teams of researchers said this week.
Israelis who…
Heart drugs help diabetics
• Diabetes • Jun 06 04
Drugs commonly prescribed for high blood pressure and heart disease may lower mortality rates in people with diabetes, even if they show no signs…
Obesity’s effect on mammograms
• Obesity • Jun 06 04
Obese women who have mammograms are much more likely to receive abnormal readings from the tests than are women of ordinary weight, a…
Treatments boost lung cancer survival
• Cancer: Lung • Jun 06 04
In findings doctors say could save the lives of thousands of lung cancer patients a year, two new studies reported here Saturday show that…
Announcement of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • Jun 06 04
Known as “the Great Communicator,” the nation’s 40th president - who died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93 following a decade-long…
About Phentermine
• Drug News • Jun 05 04
What do Phentermine capsules or tablets do?
Phentermine is an appetite suppressant used for the short-term treatment of obesity. When…
Vardenafil (Levitra) Can Work When Sildenafil (Viagra) Fails
• Gender: Male • Jun 05 04
Men who have failed treatment with sildenafil (Viagra) may respond to another phosphodiesterase inhibitor, vardenafil (Levitra), according to findings presented here May 18th…
Problems with Sexual Function Not Uncommon in Britain
• Urine Problems • Jun 04 04
Problems with sexual function appear to be common among the British population with approximately 40 to 54% of women and 22 to 34% of…
Cialis European Label Changed to Include Effectiveness up to 36 Hours
• Gender: Male • Jun 04 04
Lilly ICOS LLC (NYSE: LLY and Nasdaq: ICOS) announced today that the European Commission has adopted changes to the European label for Cialis® (tadalafil),…
Levitra Starts To Work In As Early As Ten Minutes In Men With Erectile Dysfunction
• Gender: Male • Jun 04 04
According to the results of a new study, some men with erectile dysfunction (ED) can now achieve an erection in as few as…
What is erectile dysfunction?
• Gender: Male • Jun 04 04
When a man can’t get an erection to have sex or can’t keep an erection long enough to finish having sex, it’s called erectile…
Intranasal Melanocortin Receptor Agonist Effective in Erectile Dysfunction
• Gender: Male • Jun 04 04
An investigative intranasal melanocortin receptor agonist - PT-141 - is effective for treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to findings presented here May 11th…
Vitamin C may worsen arthritis, study finds
• Arthritis • Jun 04 04
High doses of vitamin C may worsen arthritis, at least in guinea pigs, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
The finding by a team at…
Aetna joins other insurers in obesity fight
• Weight Loss • Jun 04 04
Health insurers, spurred on by employers grappling with billions of dollars in costs due to obese employees, are increasingly subsidizing programs such as Weight…
State study suggests national child obesity problem
• Obesity • Jun 04 04
Forty percent of public schoolchildren in Arkansas are overweight, and nearly one in four is obese, a sign that obesity among children nationwide is…
Scientists say develop new SARS tracing method
• Infections • Jun 04 04
Scientists in Singapore said on Friday they had developed a faster method of detecting strains of the SARS virus.
A new chip containing a…