Senate Kills Bid to Allow Drug Imports

2007/05/07 06:48:09

The Senate Monday passed a measure that would require U.S. health officials to monitor the safety an...

Warning Signs of Inhalant Abuse

2007/05/07 05:07:37

May edition of Pediatrics details for parents and pediatricians the warning signs of inhalant abuse....

Brazil Threatens to Bypass Patent on AIDS Drugs

2007/05/04 12:09:58

Brazil's President threatens to override patent if Merck will not give his country the same purchase...

Gene Variant Raises Risk of Heart Attack

2007/05/04 05:16:15

Two new studies show that a common gene variant of a certain chromosome raises risk for heart diseas...

Hormone Therapy May Protect Against Dementia

2007/05/03 13:14:20

Researchers found that hormone therapy taken right after menopause may protect against dementia...

Ah-Choo! Preventing Seasonal Allergies in Children

2007/05/03 04:00:20

Forty percent of U.S. children have seasonal allergies. What you can do to prevent and treat the sco...

FDA: Antidepressant Makers Should Warn Teens of Suicide Risk

2007/05/02 12:25:38

Young adults beginning treatment with antidepressants should be warned about an increased risk of su...

Secondhand Smoke Doubles Risk for Dementia

2007/05/02 11:04:46

A new study suggests that people who live with a smoker for more than thirty years have a 30 percent...

Cholesterol Drugs Fight Lung Cancer

2007/05/07 06:09:03

A study from the veterans Administration shows that people, even smokers, who take statin drugs for ...

Study: Ceiling Heights Affect How People Think

2007/05/07 03:15:55

Research finds that high ceilings encourage speculative thought; low ceilings encourage detailed ana...

Peruvians Drink Frog Smoothies to Gain Potency

2007/05/04 10:58:37

Take bean broth, honey, aloe vera, root extract and one freshly killed frog, drop it all in a blende...

Pentagon Panel Warns Troops Face Risk of Mental Problems

2007/05/04 02:24:25

Pentagon panel says troops are at greater risk of mental health problems with repeated deployments t...

Brain Surgery Ends Laughing Seizures in 3-Year-Old

2007/05/03 04:44:03

Surgeons removed a tumor from a 3-year-old's brain to stop a rare condition that leads to laughing s...

Doctors Attempt to Cure Blindness by Injecting Eye with Gene

2007/05/02 12:34:47

British doctors are attempting to cure blindness from a rare sight disorder by using gene therapy th...

Washington Court Overturns Medical Marijuana Conviction

2007/05/02 12:02:13

A motel owner who said he grew marijuana to treat his glaucoma met the definition of a 'qualifying p...