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Medical News Today: 11-14-2004
A new vaccine works as a contraceptive on monkeys without undermining their ability to copulate, say researchers - could this be the beginnings of a contraceptive vaccine for male humans that does not affect their sex drive or prowess? Male monkeys that experienced a strong immune response after being injected with the protein eppin maintained the ability to copulate with female monkeys but did not impregnate any of them, a finding that could lead to the development of a new male contraceptive, according to a study published in the Nov... click link for more info.
Depressive symptoms also improved with statin plus cholinesterase inhibitor in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to study presented at heart meeting... click link for more info.
Communities throughout the USA are experiencing whooping cough (pertussis) outbreaks - the worst in 40 years... click link for more info.
A continental plan to eliminate rubella in the Americas is advancing and should reach its target of 2010, experts at a Pan American Health Organization technical meeting said here today... click link for more info.
Being obese more than doubles the risk of acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) in older women, according to a US study... click link for more info.
In 2002, a total of 45,800,000 US adults (22... click link for more info.
Newly elected Republicans Melissa Bean (D-Ill... click link for more info.
The UK's biggest brewer, Scottish & Newcastle, has announced plans to label its cans and bottles with a health warning... click link for more info.
Conceptions among girls under 16 in England and Wales fell slightly between 2001 and 2002, official figures reveal... click link for more info.
When used with a trans dermal nicotine patch, nortriptyline, an antidepressant medication, may aid in smoking cessation, according to a study... click link for more info.
After two years on a drug that affects the pleasure center of the brain, obese patients had reason to feel good: Their bellies shrank, their cholesterol improved and their insulin levels moved toward normal, according to research presented Tuesday in New Orleans... click link for more info.
Smoking a cigarette while drinking a cup of coffee may damage your heart more than either vice alone, according to a new study published in the 2 November 2004 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology... click link for more info.
Smoking will be banned in public places in Scotland from 2006... click link for more info.
Association Adopts 20 New Policies, Including Calls to Ensure Access to Influenza Vaccinations and for Improvements in Transportation and Nutrition Labeling to Combat Obesity The American Public Health Association concludes its 132nd Annual Meeting here today where nearly 14,500 public health professionals from around the world came together to share the latest in public health research and practice... click link for more info.
A conference on air pollution has been told that 40 per cent of Perth children suffer from asthma by the time they reach six years of age... click link for more info.
The first national survey of attitudes to sun protection shows half of Australians still associate a suntan with being healthy... click link for more info.
Most people who know someone with migraine are aware that the condition, which affects an estimated 28 million Americans, can cause severe, disabling pain, disrupting sufferers' lives... click link for more info.
Remember when Grandma used to say 'don't go out in the cold; you'll get sick"? It turns out that she was right for a small number of people who have a condition called familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS), in which individuals are afflicted by rash, fever, joint pain and flu-like symptoms after exposure to cold conditions as mild as an air-conditioned room or fall breeze... click link for more info.
Salt Lake City-Vision researchers at the University of Utah's John A... click link for more info.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), hardening of the arteries in the leg, is a marker for premature cardiovascular events and vascular-related death... click link for more info.
Most Americans don't get enough bone-strengthening vitamin D, especially in winter, says registered dietitian Beth Kitchin, R... click link for more info.
Chapped, peeling lips are a cold-weather woe... click link for more info.
Investigators are presenting abstracts on preliminary findings in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and other immunologic disorders at the ACAAI Annual Meeting, Nov... click link for more info.
Investigators are presenting abstracts on preliminary findings in disease management for allergies to drugs, food, insect stings and other immunologic disorders at the ACAAI Annual Meeting, Nov... click link for more info.
Australian researchers will receive a $222 million funding boost over the next five years for research into the nation's major health problems, including cancer and heart disease... click link for more info.
The Heinrich Wieland Prize has been jointly awarded to Professor Raphael Mechoulam, Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Professor Roger Nicoll the University of California, San Francisco for their research into cannabis and endocannobinoids... click link for more info.
Elan Corporation, plc and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Mayo) jointly announced today that they have entered into an agreement related to each party's Alzheimer's disease research efforts... click link for more info.
Pfizer Inc said a New York Times article published today draws unsubstantiated conclusions about the cardiovascular safety of its COX-2 medicine Bextra and is based on information that has not been published in a medical journal or subject to independent scientific review... click link for more info.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), announced that the Company had filed an ANDA with the US FDA for Zidovudine Tablets, 300 mg, last week... click link for more info.
Roche announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has approved Pegasys for the treatment of hepatitis C patients with persistently "normal" liver enzymes... click link for more info.
The European Commission is seeking the views of workers' and employers' representatives on how best to tackle the growing problem of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)... click link for more info.
During week 43 (October 24 - October 30, 2004)*, influenza activity was low in the United States... click link for more info.
HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, who previously said he did not expect to be in his position when the new Medicare law takes effect, last week indicated that his future in President Bush's second-term Cabinet is undecided, the Washington Post reports in Al Kamen's "In The Loop" column... click link for more info.
We still do not know what exactly killed Yasser Arafat - it is still a mystery... click link for more info.
The use of needles to monitor blood glucose levels could become a thing of the past thanks to technology being developed in Western Australia... click link for more info.
Smoking and a high dietary salt intake significantly increase the risk of acid reflux, but tea and alcohol, often thought to be culprits, seem to have little impact, finds a large study in Gut... click link for more info.
Health Development Agency publishes first local figures revealing unacceptable differences across the countryNew figures published today by the Health Development Agency reveal the extent of the smoking epidemic blighting the nation... click link for more info.
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) will be presenting awards for quality in family medicine this week at its Annual General Meeting in London... click link for more info.
Women seeking a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) have an increased risk of complications that require hospital management and will benefit from in-hospital care provided by midwife/obstetrician teams, according to new research published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology... click link for more info.
Hearing set to determine if the US will be better prepared for next year's flu season(Washington, DC) Chairman Larry Craig announced today that the U... click link for more info.
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