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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 12-16-2004
A pregnant Tennessee woman who enrolled in federally funded research in hopes of saving her soon-to-be-born son from getting AIDS died last year when doctors continued to give her an experimental drug regimen despite signs of liver failure, government memos...
Confirming what many couples already knew, a government study concludes it's healthy to be married. Sure, the majority of husbands pack on some extra pounds. But overall, married people are sick less often and more active. They smoke and drink...
Federal officials backed away yesterday from the findings of two major studies on birth control pills, saying that the research was flawed and that a new analysis shows there is no evidence that oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart...
TFood and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications. . . The New York Times - December 16, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/business/16sleep.html?oref=login...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said Wednesday that early detection -- and not a pre-exposure vaccination -- is the key to limiting an outbreak of anthrax. . . CNN.com - December 15, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/15/anthrax.detect/index.html...
Every other year may be enough for women over 50 to have a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. . . CNN.com - December 15, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/15/health.mammograms.reut/index.html...
The inability to identify 10 everyday smells - from smoke to soap - can be used to predict Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test and better than a brain...
Women who have delivered a baby by Caesarean section face a small risk of complications that could endanger the baby if they attempt a vaginal delivery the next time, a large new study has found. . . The Washington Post...
Retirees who receive health benefits from their former employers saw premiums shoot up an average of 25 percent this year, a new study says. . . The New York Times - December 14, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/politics/15health.html?oref=login...
The government's chief of AIDS research rewrote a safety report on a U.S.-funded drug study to change its conclusions and delete negative information. . . Foxnews.com - December 15, 2004 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141515,00.html...
. . .The findings, scheduled to be published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate that vaccination of wildlife hosts may be a promising ecologically based strategy to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases...
. . .Researchers found that men with high levels of lead in the tibia, the larger of the two leg bones below the knee, had a 2.5-fold increased risk for cataract, the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment. ....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today important new information on side effects associated with the use of Bextra, a COX-2 selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) which is indicated for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and dysmenorrhea (menstrual...
One in every 10 people with major depression may carry a particular variant of a gene that makes it difficult to respond to most common antidepressant medicines, according to a new study. . . The Baltimore Sun - December 14,...
A New Type of Pharmacist Seeks to Help People Manage Complex Drug Regimens. The Catch: Someone Has to Pay. . . The Washington Post - December 14, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61040-2004Dec13.html...
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