Consumer Fireworks Found to Cause Preventable Injury to Children in U.S.
• Children's Health • Jul 03 06
Conscientious parents would not knowingly hand their children dangerous explosive devices to play with and yet every Fourth of July thousands purchase firecrackers and…
Antihistamine Identified as Potential Antimalarial Drug
• Infections • Jul 03 06
The allergy medication astemizole could have another life as a potential treatment for malaria, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Johns…
Fewer injuries at World Cup say FIFA
• Public Health • Jul 03 06
A clampdown on tackling from behind and the less frequent use of the elbow have contributed to a fall in the number of injuries…
Bird flu claims 40th human victim in Indonesia
• Flu • Jul 03 06
A World Health Organisation laboratory test has confirmed a 5-year-old Indonesian boy who died last month was infected with bird flu, a health ministry…
More birds with H5N1 found in China but details are guesswork!
• Flu • Jul 03 06
According to Chinese officials another outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus in birds has been found in the northwestern region of the country.
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Training may cut female soccer players’ knee risks
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 03 06
Adding injury-prevention exercises to soccer practice may help prevent a common knee ligament injury in female athletes, study findings suggest.
The small study, of…
Alaska utility workers may get flu drug priority
• Flu • Jul 03 06
Utility workers in Alaska’s biggest city may get priority doses of scarce supplies of antiviral medicines in the case of a bird flu pandemic…
Stopping SARS viruses from reproducing
• Infections • Jul 03 06
In times of the “bird flu” SARS seems to be no threat anymore. This notion is deceptive. Experts assume that viruses causing the severe…
Enter hospital at your peril
• Public Health • Jul 03 06
As many as two dozen patients at a British hospital have died after contracting the virulent stomach bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff).
An elderly…
For Men, Catheter Type Makes a Huge Difference
• Urine Problems • Jul 03 06
It’s one of the things about a hospital stay that men loathe, and that infectious bacteria love: the urinary catheter. Now, a new study…
Parents Advised to Use Minimum Dose to Treat Childhood Fever
• Children's Health • Jun 30 06
Parents should be advised to use the minimum dose necessary when treating a child with fever, say researchers in an editorial in this week’s…
Taking Medicine Regularly (Even Placebo) Is Good for You
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 30 06
People who take their medicine regularly, even dummy (placebo) medicine, have a lower risk of death than those with poor adherence, finds a study…
FDA grants accelerated approval for Sprycel (dasatinib)
• Drug News • Jun 30 06
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Sprycel (dasatinib), a new oral treatment for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia…
Stopping SARS viruses from reproducing
• Infections • Jun 30 06
In times of the “bird flu” SARS seems to be no threat anymore. This notion is deceptive. Experts assume that viruses causing the severe…
Biomarker Reduces Length of Antibiotic Treatment
• Infections • Jun 30 06
For hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), lower measurements of procalcitonin, a biomarker of infection, can reduce the length of antibiotic treatment by an…
A red light for surgeries in supermarkets and a green light for better food labelling
• Surgery • Jun 29 06
Doctors in Britain are objecting to plans for walk-in clinics to be set up in supermarkets.
The Department of Health in its efforts to…
New guidelines for healthy swimming
• Public Health • Jun 29 06
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching the world’s first-ever international guidelines on how to create safe places to swim and bathe.
The guidelines…
Canadian task force targets trans fats
• Fat, Dietary • Jun 29 06
A Canadian government task force is recommending strict regulation to reduce the amount of harmful trans fats in foods.
The Trans Fat Task Force…
When it comes to honesty the eyes have it!
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 29 06
According to researchers in the UK people behave in a more honest fashion when they think they are being watched.
In an interesting experiment…
Lifestyle changes can affect heartburn symptoms
• Bowel Problems • Jun 29 06
Patients have been known to hug Lauren Gerson, MD, so overjoyed are they at hearing her words. What does she say to them? Go…
New discovery boosts basic understanding of prion infections
• Infections • Jun 29 06
Brittleness is often seen as a sign of fragility. But in the case of infectious proteins called prions, brittleness makes for a tougher, more…
That Conk on the Head Could Be a Concussion
• Trauma & Injuries • Jun 28 06
You’re playing a pick-up game of basketball and get hit in the head with the ball. The jolt leaves you feeling slightly dizzy and…
Measuring Your Life Expectancy
• Public Health • Jun 28 06
With the first baby boomers entering their 60s, issues of life expectancy and quality of life are more important than ever. There’s plenty of…
FDA approves Exelon to treat dementia of Parkinson’s disease
• Drug News • Jun 28 06
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Exelon (rivastigmine tartrate) for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia (chronic loss or impairment of…
FDA gives tentative approval for generic pediatric AIDS drug
• Drug News • Jun 28 06
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the tentative approval of the generic version of Abacavir Sulfate Oral Solution, 20 mg (base)/mL manufactured…