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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 02-20-2006
Like pouring Drano directly on a clog, doctors dramatically improved stroke survival by dripping a clot-dissolving drug right onto a blockage choking off the brain's blood supply. Many patients given this experimental treatment had stunning recoveries within a day, often...
Women who use the Ortho Evra birth-control patch face twice the risk of developing blood clots than those who take the pill, the patch's manufacturer said late Thursday, citing recent company-funded research. . . FOXNews.com - February 17, 2006 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185208,00.html...
Maryland biotech company A&G Pharmaceutical is working to create a breast cancer testing kit to help determine patient treatment options, while generating profits for the venture capital-backed company. A&G anticipates its biopsy staining kit will soon be one of the...
Humans risk being overrun by diseases from the animal world, according to researchers who have documented 38 illnesses that have made that jump over the past 25 years. That's not good news for the spread of bird flu, which...
Europe is stepping up efforts to fight bird flu as Indian officials and farm workers cull hundreds of thousands of chickens in a bid to stave off the spread of the deadly H5N1 virus. About 700,000 fowl will be killed...
The first vaccine designed to prevent infection with the lethal Ebola virus has passed initial safety tests in humans and has shown promising signs that it may protect people from contracting the disease, government scientists reported Friday. . . CNN.com...
. . .With four cases confirmed or suspected, her family represents one of the largest clusters of bird flu among humans in the world. It is also notable in sharing a characteristic with nearly all the other family clusters: Those...
Government medical researchers said yesterday that they would spend $14 million over three years to probe the genetic causes of breast and prostate cancer. The "Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility" project will first review 2,500 DNA samples to identify the...
Taking estrogen does not reduce postmenopausal women's risk of a non-fatal heart attack or dying from coronary heart disease, although some data suggest it might protect women in their 50s, according to the final report on the subject from a...
The deadly strain of bird flu has killed 135 swans on the Iranian part of the Caspian Sea coast, the government said Tuesday. . . USATODAY.com - February 14, 2006 http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-02-14-iran-bird-flu_x.htm...
Even before babies learn to talk they have a bit of a grasp of math, according to new research concluding that infants may have an abstract sense of numerical concepts. The research, published in this week's edition of "Proceedings of...
For the first time, doctors in some U.S. states will be able to view a comprehensive electronic history of a patient's medication use, pharmacy officials announced Monday as part of an effort to move the nation to digital health records....
The deadly bird flu has reached Western Europe, with Italy and Greece announcing Saturday they had detected the H5N1 strain of the virus in dead swans, while the European Union confirmed the presence of the deadly strain in Bulgaria. ....
In a reversal of past trends, teenage girls are trying marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes at higher rates than boys, the White House drug czar said Thursday. The findings from a new government analysis come even as teen drug use is...
Ritalin and other stimulant drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should carry the strongest warning that they may be linked to an increased risk of death and injury, federal health advisers said Thursday. . . CNN.com - February 10, 2006...
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