FDA approves Atripla for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults
• Drug News • Jul 13 06
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences have announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of Atripla (efavirenz 600 mg/ emtricitabine 200…
Warning Signs for Potential Re-Abuse of Children Identified
• Children's Health • Jul 13 06
Doctors have identified a set of warning signs that could increase an abused child’s risk of further abuse.
The findings are based on evidence…
Lack of sleep associated with obesity in both children and adults
• Sleep Aid • Jul 12 06
Research by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that sleep deprivation is associated with an almost a two-fold increased risk…
Dental “grills” hard on the teeth and gums
• Dental Health • Jul 12 06
Dental grills may bring a lot of “bling” to a smile, but wearing these devices can cause lasting damage, warns Dr. Matt Messina, consumer…
Children with chronic otitis media have biofilms in their middle ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jul 12 06
Direct evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of children who suffer from chronic ear infections, according to a…
Cut Your Risk of Kidney Stones This Summer
• Urine Problems • Jul 12 06
Think summer and you might think cookouts and baseball. You probably don’t think about kidney stones - but you should. Kidney stones are more…
Practice builds brain connections for babies learning language, how to speak
• Brain • Jul 11 06
Experience, as the old saying goes, is the best teacher. And experience seems to play an important early role in how infants learn to…
Emphasis on Performance Measures May Lead to Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 11 06
Patients with suspected pneumonia may receive antibiotics unnecessarily as a result of hospital and physician efforts to meet certain performance measures. The Centers for…
Improving Outcomes for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
• Neurology • Jul 11 06
Patients with Parkinson’s disease who are undergoing a treatment known as deep brain stimulation may benefit from the direct involvement of a neurologist with…
First trial to investigate effects of cannabinoids on progression of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Jul 11 06
Clinicians from across the UK have now embarked on the world’s first trial to investigate whether cannabis derivatives could play a role in slowing…
Healthier lifestyles may reduce women’s stroke risk
• Stroke • Jul 11 06
Women who abstain from smoking, drink alcohol moderately, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight for their height and eat a healthy diet are less…
Preventing gum disease would save teeth and money
• Dental Health • Jul 11 06
Severe gum disease is associated with increased health care costs for not only dental care but also inpatient hospital care, according to a…
FDA says open to more flexible clinical trials
• Drug News • Jul 11 06
U.S. regulators are preparing guidelines telling drug makers how they can streamline the testing of experimental medicines by conducting more flexible clinical trials, a…
Emphysema less severe in black smokers: study
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 11 06
Emphysema is less severe in black smokers than in their white counterparts, researchers reported on Monday.
This suggests that blacks respond differently to cigarette…
Roswell Park research aids development of myeloma drug
• Drug News • Jul 11 06
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) researchers played a leading role in clinical studies which led to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of…
Smoking Increase Risk of age-related macular degeneration
• Neurology • Jul 11 06
Researchers in Boston studied elderly male twins and found that those who smoke or have a history of smoking had an increased risk of…
Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females
• Genetics • Jul 10 06
UCLA researchers report that thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females - something never detected to this degree.…
New Reflux Disease Technology More Comfortable, Not More Effective
• Bowel Problems • Jul 10 06
A wireless device that measures the acidity of stomach contents backwashed into the esophagus allows patients to avoid some of the nose pain and…
Natural Approach to Immune Regulation May Help Transplant Patients
• Immunology • Jul 10 06
A molecule expressed during pregnancy seems to turn down the immune system, making it more tolerant of welcome visitors such as a fetus or…
First case of bird flu in Spain
• Flu • Jul 10 06
According to Spanish agriculture officials the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus recorded in Spain has been found in a wild…
Brits to trial bird flu vaccine on humans
• Flu • Jul 10 06
The British drug company PowderMed has applied for permission to conduct the first trial in Britain of a vaccine against the avian flu virus.
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Older dads seem to have sicklier babies
• Children's Health • Jul 10 06
Findings from a recent study indicate that new fathers in their 40s and 50s are slightly more likely to have an infant with…
Conjoined twin critical after separation surgery
• Surgery • Jul 10 06
One of the conjoined twin girls separated from her sister in a lengthy operation last week is apparently in a critical condition.
The 11-month-old…
Turkey must get tough on violence against women
• Public Health • Jul 10 06
Turkey must do more to combat violence against women as part of its bid to join the European Union, the European Commission’s representative in…
US report faults FDA post-approval study tracking
• Drug News • Jul 10 06
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not know the status of many post-approval studies promised by drug makers and does not make tracking…