School anti-bullying programs work: study
• Children's Health • Jun 09 06
School programs that aim to stop bullying do work, but they need to be a long-term part of the curriculum, new research suggests.
In…
Breast milk eases addicted newborns’ withdrawal
• Children's Health • Jun 09 06
Babies of drug-dependent mothers are born with the same addiction, and have to go through withdrawal. The severity of symptoms is reduced, Australian researchers…
Mild lipid abnormalities common before arthritis
• Arthritis • Jun 09 06
During the years leading up to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, levels of cholesterol and other blood fats are often abnormal, investigators in the…
Idaho’s first case of West Nile virus for 2006
• Infections • Jun 09 06
West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes from Gem County on May 31, prompting health officials to remind people to ‘Fight the Bite’ of…
Leading medical ethicist says legalise all euthanasia
• Public Health • Jun 08 06
A leading medical ethicist in the UK says voluntary and non-voluntary euthanasia should be legalised in Britain.
Professor Len Doyal, Emeritus Professor of Medical…
Road deaths a global epidemic, says report
• Public Health • Jun 08 06
Road deaths are a global epidemic on the scale of malaria and tuberculosis and world leaders must do more to address the issue, a…
Unbelievable - three die from tuberculosis in the UK
• Public Health • Jun 08 06
Unbelievable though it may seem in this day and age, three elderly people living in a home for the aged have apparently died of…
Dancing helps boys with ADHD
• Children's Health • Jun 08 06
Dance therapy can be a successful method for reaching children and adolescents with problems. This has been shown in a research project at Karlstad…
Lawsuits filed over Lipitor side effects
• Drug News • Jun 08 06
Two men who believe they suffered lasting muscle damage from taking the popular anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor are suing medication’s maker, Pfizer Inc., claiming the…
Hypnosis may improve irritable bowel disorder
• Bowel Problems • Jun 08 06
The severity of symptoms and the quality of life for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) improve substantially with hypnotherapy, according to a new…
Child restraints safer in a crash than seat belts
• Children's Health • Jun 08 06
In a car crash, toddlers and other young children are less likely to be killed if they ride in a booster seat or use…
China issues new warning over milk powder
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 08 06
China’s top food safety office has issued a warning about unsafe milk powder, two years after fake milk formula led to the deaths of…
FDA official urged halt to Ketek trial on kids
• Drug News • Jun 08 06
A U.S. health official last month called for French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to halt clinical trials of its antibiotic Ketek in children because the drug…
How many men have osteoporosis?
• Gender: Male • Jun 08 06
Though it’s much more common in women, osteoporosis can strike men too, often with debilitating consequences.
Until recently, male-oriented research into the disease lagged…
Aggressive teens more likely to try tobacco, pot
• Children's Health • Jun 07 06
Among young adolescents, aggression is linked to a likelihood of experimenting with cigarettes or marijuana for the first time, while impulsivity confers a greater…
Rights activists rip US detainee medical guidance
• Public Health • Jun 07 06
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled its most comprehensive guidance to date for medical professionals in dealing with detainees, but rights activists denounced it for…
Tuberculosis Drug May Cure Parkinson’s-Like Illness
• Drug News • Jun 07 06
Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat tuberculosis apparently cures patients of a Parkinson’s-like illness suffered by thousands of mineworkers, welders and…
Pneumonia can be treated effectively in nursing homes
• Infections • Jun 07 06
There may be no advantage to taking nursing home residents to hospital for treatment of pneumonia.
They can do as well if they receive…
Health education helps African American smokers quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 07 06
The first clinical trial to focus on light smokers shows that African Americans are motivated to quit more by completing health education than by…
Pediatric Genomics Project to Hunt Genes Behind Common Childhood Diseases
• Children's Health • Jun 07 06
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is launching an ambitious program to identify the genes responsible for common childhood diseases. Making use of advanced automated…
Gene therapy used to accelerate muscle regeneration
• Neurology • Jun 06 06
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have successfully used gene therapy to accelerate muscle regeneration in experimental animals with muscle damage, suggesting this…
Smoking cessation messages miss Asian Americans
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 06 06
Cigarettes are a particular problem among Asian-American immigrants, where smoking has been estimated to be more than 10 percent above the national average.
Yet…
Severe fatigue common in adolescent girls
• Children's Health • Jun 06 06
One in five adolescent girls may suffer from severe fatigue, according to a new survey.
“It is very intriguing that we found such a…
Back-Over Injuries to Children Greater with Trucks, Minivans
• Children's Health • Jun 06 06
Every year Utah children are seriously injured and killed when they’re hit by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. But a child is…
Spinal stimulation helps some dialysis patients
• Urine Problems • Jun 06 06
For hemodialysis patients with very poor circulation in their legs, spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and increases quality of life, according to Italian researchers.
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