Woman’s weight nearly halved after growth removed
• Urine Problems • Jun 04 04
A Tanzanian doctor said on Friday he had removed a growth six times the weight of an average healthy baby from the uterus of…
Imagining helps in remembering medication - study
• Diabetes • Jun 04 04
Teaching patients to imagine taking their medications helps them to remember to do so later, researchers reported on Friday.
Older adults who spent a…
More Britons than ever living with heart disease
• Heart • Jun 04 04
Fewer people are dying from it but more Britons than ever before are living with coronary heart disease, the British Heart Foundation said…
Scientists Still Looking for Fat-Fighting Pill
• Drug News • Jun 04 04
Scientists are unlikely to find one magic pill for shedding pounds and an effective obesity-fighter may not help people lose weight, but rather just…
Milk powder suspected in China mass poisoning.
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 04 04
Just weeks after fake milk power killed at least 13 Chinese babies, 80 children were rushed to hospital with high fever and symptoms of…
Lotion takes the sting out of jellyfish encounters
• Skin Care • Jun 04 04
Just in time for summer, researchers say an over-the-counter lotion sold as a jellyfish repellant does indeed seem to render the beachgoer’s nemesis powerless…
Think about statins for every diabetic - group
• Diabetes • Jun 04 04
Almost everyone with diabetes should consider taking a statin drug to lower cholesterol, even if they already have low cholesterol levels, the American Diabetes…
Junk about one-third of U.S. diet
• Fat, Dietary • Jun 03 04
Junk foods such as sugary sodas and chips make up nearly one-third of calories in the U.S. diet, researchers said.
A study of…
Obese Kids At Risk For Diabetes
• Diabetes • Jun 03 04
A study of very obese children suggests half may have a worrisome cluster of health conditions that increase their risk of developing diabetes and…
New Drugs Improve Survival After Colon Cancer Surgery
• Cancer • Jun 03 04
Two drugs can help extend the lives of people with colon cancer, the third most common type of tumor in the United States, medical…
Vaccine critics attack mercury report
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
Several members of Congress who believe that vaccines can cause autism in children criticized an official report meant to lay such fears to rest,…
Yo-Yo Diets An Immune System Risk
• Dieting • Jun 03 04
A new study has found that “yo-yo dieting” � repeatedly losing, then regaining weight � may harm a woman’s immune system.
The study by…
Obesity: Small Steps Help
• Weight Loss • Jun 03 04
For the obese, a small loss may be a big victory.
Evidence is building that really heavy people may be able to greatly improve…
Obesity rising among poor in developing world- study
• Obesity • Jun 03 04
Obesity, once a problem chiefly in the world’s richest countries, is increasingly prevalent among poor and less educated women in developing nations, a study…
New drugs often give patients problems
• Drug Abuse • Jun 03 04
A considerable number of people who are prescribed drugs for a newly diagnosed condition such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis, soon…
Schizophrenia families not shielded from cancer
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
A number of previous studies have documented a low rate of cancer in patients with schizophrenia. However, the results of a large study conducted…
Moderate alcohol use not bad after heart attack
• Heart • Jun 03 04
Drinking up to 10 alcoholic beverages a week does not increase the risk of heart failure in patients who’ve had a heart attack, new…
Pipe smoking carries high cancer risk - study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 03 04
Pipe smokers have five times the risk of lung cancer and nearly four times the risk of throat cancer as people who use no…
Mental illness undertreated globally, study shows
• Brain • Jun 03 04
Mental disorders from severe depression to uncontrolled anger are surprisingly common around the world, and most of the worst cases are not being treated,…
Fewer women than men take aspirin for heart health
• Heart • Jun 03 04
Despite evidence that an aspirin a day can ward off heart attacks, many high-risk people - especially women - are not taking the drug,…
Obesity ups kids’ health risk more than expected
• Obesity • Jun 03 04
Obese children are more likely than previously thought to develop a cluster of health conditions that put them at increased risk of diabetes and…
Full moon doesn’t trigger epileptic seizures
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
Contrary to what many people believe, a full moon does not cause seizures in patients with epilepsy, new research indicates. However, non-epileptic type seizures…
Hoarders show unique brain pattern, study finds
• Brain • Jun 03 04
New research into the brain patterns of compulsive hoarders shows the disorder may have been misclassified and victims could be getting the wrong treatment,…
Antidepressant use in teens seen as effective
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
A U.S. study has found that the antidepressant Prozac helps teenagers overcome depression far better than talk therapy, but that a combination of the…
In-flight radiation no big worry for pregnant women
• Pregnancy • Jun 03 04
The earth’s atmosphere blocks most cosmic rays, but at higher altitudes exposure increases. Nonetheless, pregnant women who occasionally travel by air can be assured…