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Medical News Today: 12-06-2004
Low-carb dieters have faced their fair share of criticism in recent years from opponents who deem their way of life as unhealthy... click link for more info.
Being able to examine internal organs through the use of endoscopy has been a major advance in the prevention, detection and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, such as ulcers, cancer, and internal bleeding... click link for more info.
Scientists at Pittsburg University have indicated that some unborn babies could be at risk from shampoos and hand lotions containing Methylisothiazoline if their mothers use them during pregnancy... click link for more info.
The UK Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease... click link for more info.
The first annual white paper on the nation's low birthrate contains little new information, but it nevertheless should function as a wake-up call for the nation... click link for more info.
Australian Medical Association (AMA) Vice President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today the Government's decision to purchase sufficient influenza vaccine for the next three seasons is good health planning... click link for more info.
Dear Colleague I am writing to tell you the advice of the CSM on the safe use in adults of SSRI antidepressants in the light of CSM's Expert Working Group Report on SSRIs and new advice in relation to the antidepressant venlafaxine (Efexor)... click link for more info.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued guidelines for the NHS on the treatment and care of people with depression and anxiety... click link for more info.
The UK Government's Christmas drink-drive campaign is launched today with the leading message "it takes less than you think for your driving to be impaired"... click link for more info.
Lester Crawford, Acting Commissioner for the FDA, has agreed to meet Charles Grassley about the FDA's handling of safety concerns regarding Vioxx... click link for more info.
If you eat lots of red meat you may be doubling your chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis, say researchers from the University of Manchester, UK... click link for more info.
British doctors are to get new guidelines regarding the prescribing of anti-depressants for people with mild to moderate depression... click link for more info.
Michelle Lynn Torgerson was selling flu shots at $20 each at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, to students... click link for more info.
An estimated 850,000--950,000 persons in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including 180,000--280,000 who do not know they are infected (1)... click link for more info.
December is America's National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (3D Month), which is supported by public- and private-sector organizations devoted to preventing impaired-driving crashes... click link for more info.
Researchers from Sydney University, Australia, have found that your risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is reduced after high exposure to sunlight... click link for more info.
Some health workers went on strike at 13 Stutter Health Hospitals, California... click link for more info.
An antimicrobial agent found in many shampoos and hand lotions and widely used in industrial settings inhibits the development of particular neuron structures that are essential for transmitting signals between cells, according to a University of Pittsburgh study presented today at Cell Biology 2004, the 44th annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology... click link for more info.
An experimental drug under development by Bristol-Myers Squibb is showing early promise in reversing the signs and symptoms of patients whose chronic myeloid leukemia failed to respond to Gleevec, which is considered the standard of treatment for the disorder... click link for more info.
A University of Minnesota Cancer Center study indicates natural killer cells obtained from a family member and artificially stimulated may provide renewed hope for some patients who have advanced acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a highly fatal cancer of the bone marrow, that has become resistant to standard treatment with chemotherapy... click link for more info.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped early a clinical trial studying whether children with sickle cell anemia at high risk for stroke could at some point after a minimum of 30 months (range 30-91 months) safely stop receiving the periodic blood transfusions that prevent strokes... click link for more info.
The 10% of children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke need ongoing blood transfusions to reduce their risk, according to a study at 25 sites in North America... click link for more info.
Gene mutations that impair the ability of photoreceptor cells to properly dispose of waste - and as a result cause the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa - have been identified by vision researchers at the University of Utah's Moran Eye Center... click link for more info.
An oral targeted therapy gentle enough to be used by patients in their 70s or 80s is showing benefit in treating high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a pre-leukemic disorder that can progress to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH)... click link for more info.
The type of physical activity you can do after a heart attack depends on-- how severe the attack was, and -- how much damage has been done... click link for more info.
Health Canada is advising consumers taking the sedative Novo-Lorazem to check their bottles for pills of a different shape and size, after a report alerted Health Canada to the presence of Novo-Glyburide (an oral hypoglycemic) pills in certain Novo-Lorazem bottles... click link for more info.
Canadian Health Minister welcomes plans by Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association to take action against pharmacists who don't follow provincial medical standardsHealth Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today welcomed plans by the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association -- despite opposition from some quarters -- to take action against pharmacists in that province who knowingly fill prescriptions contrary to provincial medical standards... click link for more info.
Secretary of Health and Human Services US Department of Health and Human Services, Resigned 3rd December, 2005... click link for more info.
"As Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson has been a remarkable champion for the health protection of every American... click link for more info.
Sir Tom McKillop, Chief Executive of AstraZeneca, was awarded the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) annual Centenary Medal at the Society's London headquarters in Belgrave Square on 30th November... click link for more info.
Science and the English legal system are fundamentally incompatible, Chris Pamplin, editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses, writes in Chemistry & Industry magazine... click link for more info.
Natural honey-bee products such as propolis, royal jelly, caffeic acid, honey and venom may have applications in cancer treatment and prevention, say Croatian researchers in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture this month... click link for more info.
The authorities in Singapore say they are seriously considering bringing in compulsory HIV tests for couples planning to get married... click link for more info.
Jean Pierre Garnier, head of GlaxoSmithkline, says the FDA should have stronger powers - forcing pharmaceutical companies to carry out further tests on already approved drugs... click link for more info.
The world's first SARS vaccine has passed its phase 1 clinical tests with flying colours, say Chinese authorities (Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health and the State Food and Drug Administration) today... click link for more info.
This discussion of potassium is presented in the hope that one of its readers will consider performing an experiment establishing the effect of potassium on rheumatoid arthritis... click link for more info.
Cyberonics, Inc (Nasdaq: CYBX) announced today that Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy will be featured in 25 presentations at the annual American Epilepsy Society (AES) Meeting, taking place December 3 through 8 in New Orleans, LA... click link for more info.
The holidays can be a joyous time of year, filled with beautiful home décor, parties with friends and visits to family homes... click link for more info.
Scientists have discovered that even extremely small amounts of environmental estrogens - chemical compounds found in pesticides, plastics and detergents, as well as phytoestrogens from sunflower seeds, soybeans and alfalfa sprouts - can cause major changes in endocrine cells, possibly leading to disruption of vital chemical messenger systems in humans and animals... click link for more info.
For far too many people, the first sign of heart disease is frightening chest pain, a rip-roaring heart attack, or a stroke... click link for more info.
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