|
Insurance & Litigation
•
|
Tools & Information
•
•
•
|
|
 Back to New York Times Health News Archives
New York Times Health News: 04-10-2006
The use of shock waves to pulverize kidney stones increases the risk for diabetes and high blood pressure.
Nearly 1 in 7 adults in New York City described their mental health as being frequently "not good," compared with 1 in 10 adults nationally.
The study suggests that the payoff for government funding of basic research in the life sciences is greater than previously thought.
Health experts hope to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, which causes lymph nodes to swell, within a generation.
Although tests of an immune stimulant in monkeys showed no significant trouble, all six human subjects nearly died.
With the new Medicare drug program, thousands who take pills to fight cancer have found themselves with new bills to pay for their essential medicines.
|
|
