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28 February 2004

27 February 2004

Mix of Chemicals Plus Stress Damages Brain, Liver in Animals and Likely in Humans

Depression And Back Pain

Heart Health Conference Major Agreement

HRT risks could have been revealed earlier

Value of animal experiments concerns

Drinking extra fluids during a cold may not be ideal

New findings on memory

Schizophrenia earlier diagnosis improves results

Genentech colon cancer drug approved by FDA

MMR jab is good for my child say 88% of parents

Breast cancer detection improving as screening advances

Birth problems an Cerebrovascular disease link

Subcutaneous Eethetrexate More Effective With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Surrogate births, Japan debates

Fully funded NHS continuing care before hospital assessment

Couple take US Health Department to court over buying drugs abroad

Does animal research contribute to human medicine?

Medicare Bill 66% of seniors confused about it

HRT heart disease risks first published in 1997

John Hopkins settles lawsuit with $2.6m payment

26 February 2004

Chemists 'put the twist' on protein building block

Texas nonprofit corporation launches vaccine information service

Domino liver transplant by Australian doctors

Causes of childhood leukaemia

HIV blocked by monkey protein

Free radicals theory questioned, as is cause of cancer and arthritis

Breast cancer and weight gain close link

Oral sex mouth cancer risk link

Breast screening in UK - National figures

Detox Diets Warning by Doctors

Obesity drug uses African remedy

Anti-MMR parents threatened with being branded child abusers

Smoking, drinking, tea, coffee and reduced fertility

Tax fatty foods and ban public smoking, says report

Kids who find it hard to sleep, effective treatment

Superbug MRSA deaths up 1400% in a decade

Thin babies diabetes risk higher

General Ophthalmic Services, national UK report

Yellow fever emergency in Liberia

Tiny robot activated by microscopic living heart muscle

Japanese drug merger shows competitive pressure

Quick and easy asthma test FENO

Novartis Aventis talk about tie-up

Glaxo's sex drug gives men 12 hours' stamina

Birth control patch works better than pill

25 February 2004

Positive results for novel, patient-controlled transdermal system

Antibiotic shows promise in spinal cord injuries treatment

Direct link between CBP gene and lymphoma

How much water do we need?

HRT and Deafness Link

Removing both breasts reduces cancer risk by 90%

Children's menu makes you fat

Canadian health care system will collapse, say leaders

IVF offered to UK women on NHS

Blair to blame if we have a measles epidemic, says UK newspaper

Migraine sufferers benefit from epilepsy drug

NHS will not meet future expectations say 500 hospital consultants in UK

Ear piercing and permanent disfigurement

Converting research into commercial reality

ADHD research to improve diagnosis

Atkins style Ketogenic diet improves adolescent diabetes

Heart failure patients benefit enormously from walking

Adolescent Brains Show Reduced Reward Anticipation

BMA welcomes call for UK government leadership on public health

Embryonic pig cell transplants halt rat diabetes

New Tool Measures Children's Own Health Perceptions

Mechanism between areas of the brain and continence

24 February 2004

Clue to new treatments for lymphoma, breast and colon cancers

Antibiotics not necessary for children with simple skin abscess

Anti Jet-Lag Diet

Children's waistlines growing

Smoke free areas do not work

Bird flu in Taiwan in six more farms

Bird Flu in USA more dangerous than originally thought

Babies should be weaned off the bottle at 12 months

AIDS threat growing throughout Europe - WHO

HRT Asthma Link

FDA warns Minnesota Website About Canadian Drugs

Crohn's and MS breakthrough

Flu vaccines reduce death rates by 40%

3 apples a day keeps your heart risk away

Europe bans American live chicks and eggs

American health clubs target 9-13 year olds

Good bacteria reduce child allergy development

Diabetes mellitus: an update for healthcare professionals

Women less likely to tell doctors about all their medications

HDL - The quiet cholesterol?

Left Vs. Right Hemisphere Strokes

Genetically modified fish could damage ecology

Global oral health report - WHO

50% of Americans will get sex disease by 25 years of age

23 February 2004

A protein is strong indicated of heart disease

Hunger improves your taste buds

How good is the chickenpox vaccine

Hot flashes skin lotion approved by FDA

AIDS and European Union Enlargement

Does your office make you ill?

MMR Autism Link Study Attacked by UK Chief Medical Officer

Diabetes and mental decline in older women

Libido drug to increase sex drive in men

Organic milk helps kids concentrate better and behave better

Addiction cravings due to lack of a protein

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME Guidelines for Management of it

Non-Invasive Blood Sugar Monitoring Device

Heading a soccer ball could damage your neck

What gifts are you giving doctors? US asks Drug Companies

Cells that grow on Silicon?

Tasmanian Premier has Lung Cancer and Calls Himself an Idiot

Experimental blood without consent in 20 hospitals

SARS giant law suit of $600 million by woman in Toronto

Women who were sexually abused as children more likely to smoke

Why astronauts suffer bone loss

The more kids you have the fatter you are likely to be

Researchers produce a hairier mouse

A step further in Type 1 diabetes treatment

Kidney transplant patients who develop diabetes show poor short-term outcomes

22 February 2004

Hormone stops bone loss in the body

HIV Drug to protect baby may harm mother

W Africa mobilizes for final assault against polio

Hair dye and cancer link

Low carb revolution takes hold beyond dieters

Sleep disorder cured by simple throat surgery

What goes wrong with the heart's power system during heart failure

Mad cow in Japan, tenth case confirmed

UK - Public health campaigns are a waste of money

Breast cancer growth linked to drop in protein level

RF Catheter Ablation: An Innovative Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation

21 February 2004

Orange juice fortified with plant sterols lowers bad cholesterol

Blue collar workers more likely to smoke, less able to give up

Secondary complications and restoration of function in Spinal Cord Injury

Protein Inhibits Cell Growth, Contributes to Breast Cancer

Fast fix as effective as full surgery for post-hysterectomy sagging vagina

Research that led to MMR autism link, inquiry called for in UK

UK new services for people with family history of cancer

Diabetics should monitor their leg health

Drug Addiction, Learning Share Common Brain Protein

Estrogen Protects the Colon Against Cancer

Cholesterol-lowering drug greatly reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack

Cholesterol absorption through the gut can be reduced

New mad cow case in Japan?

Maggots prescribed by British doctors for infected wounds

Anthrax vaccine serious side-effects kept from soldiers who were vaccinated

20 February 2004

New moms weight loss classes work well

Are predators good for human health

Asthma Improves Greatly with Individual Management Plans

Neonatal outcome still poor after membrane rupture in pregnancy

Therapeutic footwear insoles reduce amputation rate

CT scan-cancer link shown to be highest in Japan

Recent outbreaks of cholera in Africa - WHO

Russian drug addicts could reach 35m in a decade

Kidney cancer vaccines protect against disease returning

Aspirin and asthma attack risks for asthmatics

Ebola scare at Fort Detrick, USA

Avian flu H5N1 stopped by flu drug Relenza

Cats have bird flu in Thailand

Schizophrenia and gluten link, new study

Nutrigenomics - Dietary advice based on your unique genetic make up

19 February 2004

Breast cancer survivors benefit from exercise

Stillbirths linked to low weight babies

Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 26 - WHO

Probiotic supplements can help to prevent colon cancer

350 coins found in patient's belly

Scientists overpower cancer's drug defences

Korea to Stop Cloning With Human Eggs

Dolly the sheep cloners apply for cloning human cells licence

Black death vaccine developed to counter possible bioterrorism

Seven hours sleep is better than eight, you live longer

Doctors everywhere failing to diagnose sickest hospital patients?

Pain in exercise is a sign something is wrong

Bird Flu experts meet in Bangkok to control spread of bird flu

Flu strain of this year added to next flu vaccine, says FDA

NHS to be first major public sector user of broadband

Lung cancer vaccine kills disease completely in some patients

How the brain processes sight, sound and touch may need updating

Tomatoes and their health benefits, new study

China's ban of wild bird trade applauded by veterinarians and wildlife experts

Predicting of spread of disease made easier with new system

Placebos provide pain relief

Poor oral health strongly linked to heart disease

18 February 2004

TB vaccine trials start

Stem cells of adults repair nerves

Cell fusion to repair organs and deliver cancer vaccines

US Campaign to Get Kids Active is Working

Hodgkin's disease, regular aspirin lowers risk

Genetically enhanced athletes?

Diarrhoea test identifies bugs in one hour

Insomnia, new milk is the cure

Prescription fraud down 60% in UK over four years

Chicken pox vaccine wears off somewhat within a year but lasts 8 years

Premature ejaculation pill may be here in three years

Avian flu, we might not be able to control it

AIDS in Eastern Europe could undermine its economic development

UN text on AIDS in Eastern Europe

What type lives over 100 years?

DHEA accelerates growth rate of human neural stem cells

Fertile women judge other women's looks more harshly

Rise in autism due to change in diagnostic practice?

Low-level magnetic fields causes DNA damage in rat brain cells

How genes linked to complexity in animals

Stem cells turn into beating heart cells

Inactivated influenza virus vaccines effective in children

17 February 2004

Drug development - the future

Tumor cell-specific therapy

HIV exhausts the immune system through chronic non-specific activation

Surgery safer at teaching hospitals

New insight into HIV vaccine development

Virtual play boosts disabled children's self-image

Clues to How Cells Migrate in Embryos

Hair Dye Use Increases Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Young People Prone to Type 2 Diabetes Exhibit Alterations in Mitochondrial Activity

Recurrent Ovarian Cancer - Promising Results from New Drug

Diabetes and Alzheimer's - Possible Mechanism Link

Heart patient's lives saved by cheap four-drug combo

Does funding influence clinical trial results

Asthma Crisis - UK Tops the World

Atkins was not obese, says widow

Bird flu in Japan again?

Chronic cough affects women worse

Brain stays young into old age if you stay physically fit

Atkins diet dangerous for kids, says top child nutritionist

Blood pressure pills, beware of diabetes risk

Dengue fever in Indonesia - 77 dead

Brain cancer treatment, new scan could predict response

Breast cancer risk and antibiotics, link

UK Health Minister announces modernisation of pathology services

Cord Blood Cells Proven to Differentiate Into Heart Muscle and Brain Cells

Elderly Women With Depression More Prone to Heart Disease

Vegetarians less likely to get colorectal cancer

HIV Vaccine Test - First Ever

Bird flu found among pet chickens in Japan

Gum disease and stroke link

Japanese schools move poultry away from schools over bird flu fears

Depression - Mind and Body Connection

Bird Flu in Japan, origin a mystery

16 February 2004

Cloning - mice cloned from mature olfactory neurons

Limitless supply of human nerve cells

Evolution - a new perspective using genetics

Alzheimer's - how fats damage neurons

Alcoholism risk related to genetics, alcohol sensitivity, and behavior

Co-existing alcohol-use and psychiatric disorders - Promising new treatment

Problem drinking among young people - what works best?

Proteomics and alcoholism research

Alzheimer's - how medicines reduce interference with learning and memory

Cancer - New time bomb vaccine

Schwarzenegger - Activists tell him to stop smoking

HRT - Many women who dropped out should have stayed on HRT

Fertility - Calcium link

Breast cancer and antibiotic link?

Beware microbes in your shower

Japan Bird Flu - Swift Action Effective

Medical marijuana test inhaler

Ultrasound kills cancer cells in bursts of two-second roasts

Tuna and autism for unborn child - link?

Stutterers may be helped with anti-psychotic drug

Inhaled insulin a reality?

Hormone protects bones

Genetic enhancement in competitive sports

Ozone level rise increases mortality rates

Stroke patients helped by cooling helmets?

Free fruit and vegetables for toddlers (UK)

15 February 2004

HIV drug may destroy hidden HIV

Schizophrenia and lead in the womb - link

10 patients stopped breathing under one nurse's care

Skin cancer, new way to detect its spread

US desire for diesel is a risk for public health

Bird flu, death toll reaches 20

Pessimists make more money than optimists

Obesity and asthma - No link in kids

Modest weight loss helps patients with chronic liver disease

Woman grows 7 inches in height after 2 years of surgery

Cystic Fibrosis - fatty acid clue

Face transplants coming soon

Viagra for women

Carb quality matters - reduces diabetes risk

14 February 2004

Endometriosis - Breast cancer drug helps treatment

UK NHS on track to meet waiting list targets

Joint replacements - take cod liver oil and reduce the need for them

70% Cure Rate Among Malaysian Children With Cancer

More Patients Going In For Home Dialysis

Nipah-like virus in Bangladesh

Cloning success in S Korea could influence discussions in Japan

Overweight? Most S Koreans aged 50+ are overweight

What's it like when both husband and wife are doctors?

Atkins medical report - should not have gone public

Placebos - ethical and effective ways of giving them

Food - New method to asses its risk

Blood and marrow stem cell transplants database now available online

Vaccine Safety - How well do scientists communicate with the public?

Anthrax can thrive and reproduce in soil

Becoming a doctor in the UK - Advice

13 February 2004

Brain injury recovery speeded up by marrow cells hormone

Eliminating persistent fungal infections

Longevity gene on verge of being tracked down?

Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease - benefits

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy - Information

Estrogen Plus Progestin and the Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Aggressive personality types could be 'born to smoke'

Endometriosis - A promising new treatment for - Aromatase inhibitors

Stress at work made worse by drinking coffee

Motherly love and romantic love not so different?

HRT benefits outweigh risks

Autistic brain sees unfamiliar people and objects in the same way

chizophrenia - Seroquel improves quality of life in first episode

Toxic molecules - Counting them - Laser method

Health Groups Recommend Temporary Suspension Of Pediatric Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Dose

Diabetics - cell transplant gives new future

MMR vaccine and autism - No link - Major Study

Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 23 - WHO

12 February 2004

Sexual reproduction seriously damaged by smoking

Hope for people infected with HIV and Hepatitis C

30 cloned human embryos - South Korea

Medicines that talk to you may be here soon

Patient Satisfaction With Dialysis

Medical potential of a snail

A broken heart can kill you

Blood pressure influences stroke outcome

Woman has $8000 breast implant, runs off without paying - Italy

Bird flu cannot be passed from person to person - WHO

Help for long-term medical patients in S Korea

New test tells how much you drank weeks ago

Dosing keys to vaccine's success against melanoma

Preventing Childhood Asthma With New Eczema Drug

Cod Liver Oil really can slow the onset of osteoarthritis - proof

Diabetes doubles risk of liver disease and liver cancer

Stop smoking services in UK - statistics

Bird flu strain in Norway, mild strain in wild duck

Charities to make breast cancer (BRCA2) gene freely available across Europe

AIDS has created 11.5 million orphans in Africa

Antibiotic eardrops causing drug-resistant bacteria

11 February 2004

Cancer clues - new direction

Gene mutation in US started 13 generations ago - German immigrant

Animal behavior - new automated monitoring technique

Skeletal muscles in embryos and adults - Key to building them

Obesity rise alarming, say UK doctors

Sharon has kidney stone treatment

Delaware - bird flu virus spreads to second farm

Toxins found in 50% of breakfast cereals and some baby foods

David Beckham Has One Leg Shorter Than The Other

Copper may starve cancer

Nevirapine plus zidovudine to prevent perinatal HIV in Thailand

Genetic mutation doesn't protect against HIV and plague

Human embryonic stem cells may promise medical advances

Infant mortality rate rises in USA, first time in 45 years

Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 21 - WHO

10 February 2004

Brain areas that process reality

Gene therapy that melts away the fat

What is going on in the brain of a dyslexic

Prenatal exposure to mercury can impair child's brain function

Free condoms during Brazil's carnival

Alternative medicines to ovarian cancer - study

Drug License Confusion, Vets Scared to Use Ketamine - Russia

New treatment for 'Wake up Stroke'

Quality of patient care, focus for UK NHS 2005-06

Women smokers run twice lung cancer risk than men

Beta-carotene, Vitamin C and Selenium protect against childhood asthma

Risperdal(R) Consta(R) significantly reduces the need for institutional psychiatric care

What the surgeons left behind inside the patient

Don't take your alzheimer's drug at bedtime

Vitamin injections protect bones (in osteoporosis)

50% of Europeans will have an allergy by 2015

Breast cancer drug for bipolar affective disorder

WHO guidelines for medicinal plants - $60 billion industry

Visual and auditory needs of elderly drivers

New guidelines aimed at improving patient safety

New Once-A-Week Patch Alleviates Menopausal Hot Flashes/Night Sweats

Atkins died a fat man

Women with high levels of iron triple diabetes risk

US teens drinking lots of fizzy, dentists shudder

Angry people have more gum disease

Atkins widow furious at leaked obesity report of husband

Chocolate good for the heart?

09 February 2004

4th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Urges African Americans To Get Tested, Educated, Involved

UK and Irish experts at loggerheads regarding skin cancer

AIDS - culprit is not injections, it is unsafe sex

Human mortality rate of bird flu doubles in seven years

New brain memory mechanism controlling the formation of lasting memories

What is the genetic reason for fat bottoms (ample behinds)?

Stroked most commonly happen in the morning

Men and women feel more pain when it comes from a man

Preventing organ rejection

UK is 25,000 nurses short - and numbers could increase

Is persistent childhood wheezing inherited?

Let women buy morning-after-pill in advance, say experts

A positive attitude does not help cancer outcome

50% of UK people have high cholesterol levels

Survivors of childhood cancers - variations in levels of long-term care

Fort Lauderldae to become USA's holistic health destination - $102m makeover of former Cleveland Clinic

Do vaccines which have a mercury preservative cause Autism?

UK Health Minister urges A&E matrons to claim their £10,000

Phase I Clinical Trial of Breast Cancer Vaccine

Impact Of Psoriasis - New Study

Treatment that blocks the devastating effects kidney damage has on bones

Do not use clingfilm as condoms - Health experts tell teenagers

Vaccines (mercury) and Autism - Link? More information

Cleanser separates DNA for genetic analysis more cheaply

Why does stress kill?

Boost for European Zebrafish Research

Scientists created a new kind of mouse

Surgery + inserting heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdomen - improves survival rates

Natural breast implants from stem cells and woman's own fat - Japan

Infants who have fevers become children with fewer allergies

Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 20 - WHO

Don't let your baby watch too much TV, say Japanese experts

08 February 2004

Reducing TB With Ultraviolet Light

French ban on Red Bull (drink) upheld by European Court

Hospital wards noise levels compromise patient's recovery

Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 19 -WHO

Fat women run greater health risks when they become pregnant

Japan - Doctor apologizes for conducting preimplantation genetic diagnoses

Korean Researchers Find Mechanism of Tumor Suppressor Genes

UK doctor struck of the medical register for child porn

Yeast mutations offer window into human disease

Tired doctors making prescription errors - UK

The dangers of mercury to our health - Nevada, USA

New technology allows sharper better ultrasound views of fetal images

Neurotoxin treats bladder dysfunction successfully

Japan, Malaysia and Singapore Ban U.S. Poultry

There is no human-to-human bird flu strain - WHO

07 February 2004

The 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society

New mathematical algorithms might help diagnose cancer

German scientists mastermind a backwards-moving molecular motor

Can manual techniques do away with episiotomies?

Brain injuries in newborns due to infections, not delivery

Women over 55 have 20% chance of stroke during lifetime - more than men

Metabolic syndrome and stroke - close link

Pesticide exposure among agricultural workers

New drive to tackle rise in sexual diseases in the UK

Blood transfusions may spread mad cow disease

Takeda Wing to Open at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes

Two-headed baby dies after operation - blood refused to clot

Effective way of burning fat without exercise - Japanese breakthrough

Excessive Sweating - Effective New Treatment - Botulinum Toxin Type A

Skin's immunity helped with a little stress

Middle schoolers need more sleep and are not getting it

US kills 12,000 chickens in bird flu scare

First case of human mad cow disease (VCJD) found in Saudi Arabia

06 February 2004

Netherlands - Two centres for infectious diseases established

The more doctors comply to company policy the less patients like them

Nitroglycerin - Popular drug for chest pain may provoke blood vessel damage

Study on how acupuncture treats cardiovascular ailments

Why did 1918 flu pandemic kill 20 million people?

UK - NHS reference costs and national tariff published today

Child Passenger Deaths Involving Drinking Drivers - Study - USA

Since 1987 obesity has tripled in the UK

Higher blood pressure readings at clinics than at home, even after treatment � The White Coat Effect

Avian influenza A(H5N1) - WHO update 18

$44m needed for health and water projects in Liberia

China's bird flu outbreak continues to spread

S Africa's fight against HIV/AIDS gets major boost from USA

Number of kids affected by wheat intolerance under-estimated

We make natural killer cells, they are not born

Many healthy people carry Listeria, it thrives in the gall bladder

Prostate test does not help men fare better

What are birth risks after caesarean section? New study

Overeating and carbs are making Americans fatter than ever - CDC says

05 February 2004

UK NHS advertises for patients

Promising relief in cancer pain - Puffer fish biotoxin

Guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women

Groundbreaking book on medical mistakes

Joint Effort Against Leishmaniasis (Oriental Boil)

How does a baby's sleep develop over time?

Australian body attempts to address misconceptions about depression

WHO - Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 17

Jimmy Carter calls for urgency in the fight to eradicate guinea-worm disease in W Africa

What Causes Erectile Dysfunction? What you can do.

Controlling Asthma - Advice for Patients and Parents

Clot breakthrough - UK and German scientists

Common causes of angrogen excess in women - new study shows treatment can reduce symptoms

Three UK schoolchildren catch Tuberculosis from their teacher

Bird flu vaccine within months, say Australian scientists

Link between low testosterone levels and depression in older men

The Triggers of Type 1 Diabetes - New Study

Can Yoga Clear the Arteries?

Why some people never feel cold while others never get warm

New project to reduce dust mite hopes to reduce asthma

04 February 2004

Survival of heart attack victims influenced by distance to nearest hospital

How much does snoring wake the snorer up in his sleep

Plant developed that produces anti-carcinogen

Is persistent inflammation a risk factor for the development of colon cancer?

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