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Bird flu experiments pose threat, researchers warn Harvard and Yale researchers called Tuesday for an end to animal research into bird flu, worrying that the virus could escape and trigger a global epidemic. Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, said he ...
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| Mice Run for Fun, Not Just Work, Research Shows Every once in a while, science asks a simple question and gets a straightforward answer. In this case, yes, they will. And not only mice, but also rats, shrews, frogs and slugs. True, the frogs did not exactly run, and the slugs probably ended up on the wheel by ...
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| Could Sleep Apnea Affect Your Hearing? TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea may not only affect the quality of your sleep. New research suggests that the sleep disorder may be linked to hearing loss as well. The study found that sleep apnea was associated with hearing ...
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Faster vaccination saves lives, money during flu pandemic NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Shortening the time between the start of a severe flu outbreak and mass vaccination saves lives and money, suggests new research. Traditional methods, such as washing hands and wearing face masks, are also effective at ...
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| US health insurers say Gilead hepatitis C drug too costly (Reuters) - The leading U.S. health insurance trade group on Tuesday hit out at the extremely high cost of new specialty medicines, accusing drugmakers of taking advantage of the insurance system by pricing products at unsustainable levels. The latest salvo ...
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Amgen drug for allergy asthma shows promise in early tests An experimental compound from Amgen Inc. succeeded in blunting allergic asthma attacks by blocking a protein newly found to cause symptoms, researchers said. The drug, called AMG 157, focuses on a signaling protein known as thymic stromal ...
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Entyvio Approved for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Entyvio (vedolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with moderate-to-severe forms of two gastrointestinal conditions -- ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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| Newborns of heavy mothers at risk for breathing problems NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies of overweight and obese mothers are more likely to have oxygen-deprivation problems at birth, according to a new study. The heavier a woman is, the greater the risks to her newborn, researchers found. “Maternal ...
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Study shows anitbiotics are wrongly prescribed for bronchitis “I need her to fix me,” Jackson said. "Some type of medicine, some type of antibiotic... some type of something." "There's a lot of pressure to fix people, and there's a lot of pressure to please people." said Dallas physician Dr. Donna Casey. "They think if they ...
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Vitamin C good for newborn in pregnant smokers NEW YORK — Maternal smoking during pregnancy adversely affects the health of newborns in many ways, but taking vitamin C supplements may improve lung function and decrease incidence of wheezing in babies born to pregnant smokers, a study ...
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Two-thirds of Americans have HPV: study WASHINGTON: More than two-thirds of healthy US adults are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to genital warts and in some cases, cancer, researchers said on Tuesday. The findings are based on tissue samples from 103 people, ...
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| Reports of Chest Pain Down For Whites, But Not Blacks TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Older Americans and whites reported less chest pain or discomfort (angina) in the past two decades, but there was no such drop among blacks, a new study shows. Angina is often the first sign of a heart problem ...
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Minnesota Bans Antibacterial Triclosan Minnesota is banning the germ killer triclosan, which is found in many soaps and body washes. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill on Friday, but the ban won't take effect until January 2017. State senator John Marty, who sponsored the bill, said that the ...
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8000 new born babies die everyday globally LONDON: With nearly 8 lakh new born babies dying every year in India, the country holds the dubious distinction of having the highest number of such deaths globally. A comprehensive review led by Professor Joy Lawn of the London School of Hygiene and ...
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58 percent Delhiites battle high cholestrol levels 58 percent Delhiites battle high cholestrol levels While a majority of the Indian population battles malnutrition, the residents of Delhi battle high cholesterol levels. A study suggests that almost 58 percent of Delhiites have high cholesterol levels, and this ...
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New compound helps reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice Researchers have developed a molecular compound that restored learning, memory and appropriate behavior in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. The paper, authored by a team of scientists led by Susan Farr, Ph.D., research professor of geriatrics at ...
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| Minnesota tops in senior health, study says The healthiest state to be a senior citizen is Minnesota and the worst is Mississippi, according to a new report that examines the health of people over 65. For the second year in a row, United Health Foundation, a Minnesota non-profit, has examined publicly ...
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Patients Lose When Doctors Can't Do Good Physical Exams Doctors at a Northern California hospital, concerned that a 40-year-old woman with sky-high blood pressure and confusion might have a blood clot, order a CT scan of her lungs. To their surprise, the scan reveals not a clot but large cancers in both breasts that ...
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| Many older Americans hooked on prescription drugs Prescription drug misuse growing problem with seni...: Hundreds of thousands of seniors are affected as record numbers of risky prescriptions are being written for older patients. Written by. USA TODAY. Filed Under. News · Updates. More seniors are ...
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Weight Bias Plagues US Elections Overweight political candidates tend to receive fewer votes than their thinner opponents, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University weight bias expert. While past research has found weight discrimination in schools, businesses, ...
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New sunscreen proven to help prevent non-melanoma cancers VIRGINIA BEACH -- Beach season is here and just in time for summer, there's a groundbreaking sunscreen on the market promising to be a triple threat when it comes to sun protection. Triple Protection Factor 50 or TPF 50 became available just this month.
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Incumbent McConnell looks ahead to November Monday marked the eve of the 2014 primary election in Kentucky, but you wouldn't have known it by listening to Republican Mitch McConnell during a campaign stop in Owensboro. McConnell, who happens to be running in today's primary against challenger ...
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MRSA lives for a week on seat-back pockets in airplanes, research shows If you've ever sat cheek by jowl with that sneezing, coughing guy on a crowded airplane, stewing about how he was going to ruin your vacation by spraying viruses and bacteria all over you, here's something to take your mind off your worries. But not in a good ...
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